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AI Connections

AI Connections

An AI connection stores the credentials for an AI provider. It is used at flow-execution time by the Classify (AI) node to categorize data with a language model.

Three different "AI" features

This page is about the connection — the configured credentials for an AI provider, used by the runtime Classify (AI) node. That is separate from the editor-time FactoryThread Assistant, which helps you author and does not run when your Flow executes.

Provider​

FactoryThread connects to OpenAI. (It does not currently support other providers or custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints.)

Setup​

  1. Enter your API Key (required).
  2. Choose a Model — GPT-4o Mini or GPT-4 from the list, or type any OpenAI model name. If you leave it blank, FactoryThread uses a sensible default.
  3. Optionally set a connection Timeout.
  4. Click Test Connection — FactoryThread validates the key and confirms the chosen model is available.

Your API key is encrypted at rest and never shown again after entry.

What it powers​

The AI connection is used by the Classify (AI) node inside a Flow, which sends each row to the model to categorize it (for example, tagging free-text maintenance notes as Mechanical, Electrical, or Process). See Function nodes for the Classify node.

Next steps​