{"schemaVersion":"1","contentVersion":"2026-11-02.1","slug":"controls-home-account","updated":"2026-09-29","title":"Home, sign-in & account controls","summary":"Learn what each navigation link, account action, and first-prompt control does.","category":"Control reference","minutes":11,"prerequisites":["Open the named screen in Rumata. Available controls may depend on your account, permissions, and resource state."],"sections":[{"id":"navigation","title":"Application navigation","blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Use these links to move between account pages."},{"type":"table","headers":["Control","What it does"],"rows":[["Rumata logo / Home / Back to Home / Go to Homepage / Return to the Main Realm","Return to [Home](https://app.rumata.dev/), where you can start work or open a factory."],["Back to Workspace on a missing page","Open the workspace route. You may need to select a factory again."],["Factories","Jump to the factory cards on [Home](https://app.rumata.dev/)."],["Usage / Usage Dashboard","Open your account allowances, current workloads, and usage history."],["Invitations","Review group invitations sent to your account. An empty list means you have no pending invitations."],["Profile","Review your account information, membership date, current plan, and plan features. Your name and email are read-only on this page."],["Upgrade plan / Upgrade Plan","Open [Pricing](https://app.rumata.dev/pricing) to compare subscriptions and AI credit packs. Opening [Pricing](https://app.rumata.dev/pricing) does not buy anything."],["Accessibility / Privacy / Support","Open the relevant Rumata policy or contact page."],["Open application menu","On a narrow screen, open the navigation drawer. Choose a destination or close the drawer to return to the page."],["Skip to main content","Keyboard users can skip repeated navigation and move directly to the page content."],["Documentation / Read the guide","Open Rumata’s documentation for the current screen. The control reference explains individual buttons; Technical details adds developer information."],["Cookie settings → Necessary only","Keep optional cookies off while retaining storage needed for the application to work."],["Cookie settings → Allow optional / Details","Allow optional cookies, or open the policy’s cookie explanation before deciding."],["Toggle theme","Switch between light and dark appearance. Your project data stays unchanged."]]}]},{"id":"first-prompt-controls","title":"The Home prompt composer","blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Choose the context before sending the first request. A project owns your application resources; a factory is the workspace used to build them."},{"type":"table","headers":["Control","What it does"],"rows":[["Prompt field","Describe what you want to build. Include who will use it, what they need to do, and the smallest result you want first."],["Shift + Return","Add a new line to your prompt without sending it."],["Select project / Project: [name]","Open the project picker and choose an existing project. Registration provisions your first private project; this picker has no create action. For another application, send a new Home prompt in the same project. For a separate project or an empty picker, follow [project setup](/guides/create-project#project)."],["Project search field","Narrow the available project list. Project names and descriptions help you choose the right one."],["Close in the project picker","Dismiss the picker without selecting a different project."],["Plan / Build (first prompt mode)","Switch the initial mode. [Plan](/guides/controls-home-account#first-prompt-controls) asks for an approach; [Build](/guides/controls-home-account#first-prompt-controls) asks Rumata to implement it. Review the selected label before sending."],["Factory Settings","Choose the coding agent and workspace persistence settings for the factory. [Save settings](/guides/controls-factory#factory-details) keeps the selected setup; Cancel discards unsaved choices."],["Send","Submit the prompt and enter the factory workspace. It stays disabled until the required input and readiness conditions are met; an empty composer cannot be sent."]]}]},{"id":"factory-cards","title":"Factory cards","blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Each card opens a workspace for building an application. [Factories](/guides/controls-home-account#navigation) share your subscription."},{"type":"table","headers":["Control","What it does"],"rows":[["Factory card / name","Open that factory with its conversations, preview, and product tools."],["Frontend deployed / Frontend not deployed","Show the factory’s frontend deployment state and open the associated deployment information or controls. A development preview and a deployed frontend are separate."],["Delete [factory name]","Open the deletion confirmation. Review whether owned resources will also be removed, and cancel if you only meant to close the factory."]]}]},{"id":"account-menu","title":"Account menu and password changes","blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"[Open account menu](/guides/controls-home-account#account-menu) is beside your avatar. Password changes and logout affect your account session."},{"type":"table","headers":["Control","What it does"],"rows":[["Open account menu","Show your current identity and the [Profile](https://app.rumata.dev/profile), [Usage Dashboard](https://app.rumata.dev/usage), [Invitations](https://app.rumata.dev/invitations), [Change password](/guides/controls-home-account#account-menu), and [Log out](/guides/controls-home-account#account-menu) actions."],["Change password","Open a form asking for the current password, a new password, and confirmation. This is not the password-reset flow for your Google account."],["Current password","Enter the existing Rumata password. An incorrect value is reported beside this field."],["New password / Confirm new password","Enter the replacement password twice. The two new values must match."],["Update password / Updating…","Submit the password change. Wait for success or the displayed error before trying again. The button is disabled while the request is in progress."],["Close in Change password","[Close](/guides/controls-home-account#account-menu) the dialog and clear its password fields without submitting."],["Log out / Sign out","End the current Rumata sign-in session. Save or finish any work that depends on the session before signing out."]]}]},{"id":"sign-in-registration","title":"Sign-in and registration","blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The signed-out form can differ from the account screens above. Use the identity that owns your projects or received your invitation."},{"type":"table","headers":["Control","What it does"],"rows":[["Sign in / Create an account / Login / Register","Switch between existing-account login and new-account registration. Switching the form does not create an account."],["Full name","Enter your name for a new account."],["Email","Enter a valid email address. If an account already exists, sign in rather than registering a duplicate."],["Password / Choose a password","Enter your password. The registration form requires at least eight characters."],["Show password / Hide password","Reveal or mask the password locally so you can check what you typed."],["Terms and Privacy consent","Review the linked policies and select the consent checkbox before completing registration."],["Verification challenge","Complete the anti-abuse verification if it is shown. Registration remains unavailable until you complete any required challenge."],["Continue with Google","Open Google sign-in and choose the account you want to use with Rumata. Complete any required consent or approval steps."],["Sign in / Create account submit button","Submit the displayed form. Read field errors or the page message if access is not granted."],["Explore examples","From the approval-pending page, open the examples linked by Rumata while access is being reviewed."],["View subscription plans","When the account needs a subscription, open [Pricing](https://app.rumata.dev/pricing) to choose a plan."]]}]}],"technical":[],"related":["getting-started","workspace","controls-factory","controls-billing","collaboration"],"sources":["Live app.rumata.dev Home, Profile, Invitations, account menu and password dialog, September 6 2026","kondor_frontend/rumata_studio/src/components/auth","kondor_frontend/rumata_studio/src/pages/RegisterPage.tsx","kondor_frontend/rumata_studio/src/components/chat/input/ChatInputNoFactory.tsx"],"audience":"general","media":[{"src":"https://docs.rumata.dev/media/tutorial/first-prompt.jpg","width":700,"height":161,"alt":"Rumata Home prompt composer with an unsent Thai-learning website idea.","caption":"Describe what people should be able to do, check the project and mode, then send when ready. This demonstration was not sent.","sectionId":"first-prompt-controls"}],"video":{"sectionId":"first-prompt-controls","title":"Watch: draft a prompt (not submitted)","src":"https://docs.rumata.dev/media/tutorial/write-first-prompt.mp4","captions":"https://docs.rumata.dev/media/tutorial/write-first-prompt.vtt","poster":"https://docs.rumata.dev/media/tutorial/prompt-poster.jpg","width":1400,"height":722,"description":"A 14-second capture of typing in the real [Home](https://app.rumata.dev/) chat box, slowed for reading. No prompt is submitted.","transcript":["On [Home](https://app.rumata.dev/), describe the website you want in everyday language.","Add the important details: lessons, pronunciation audio, and an optional alphabet path.","Next, choose a project, keep [Plan](/guides/controls-home-account#first-prompt-controls) mode, and send. This demo leaves the prompt unsent."]},"url":"https://docs.rumata.dev/guides/controls-home-account"}