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Adding Your License Key

Every Slate Tracker desktop agent needs a license key to talk to the cloud, process images through our vision engine, and sync corrections to the dashboard. Without a key, the agent runs in offline preview mode only: it watches the folder but does not process images.

1. Find your license key

Sign in to the cloud dashboard at dashboard.slate-tracker.com. Open Settings, then License keys.

You will see one row per active key, showing:

  • The key itself (click the copy icon to copy it to your clipboard).
  • The machine name and operating system using that key, if any.
  • The last time it called home.
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License keys page in the cloud dashboard.

If you do not yet have a key, click Generate new key. Each subscription plan includes a set number of seats; see Pricing for current limits.

2. Paste it into the agent

You have two options.

Option A: in the agent UI

  1. Open Slate Tracker on your machine.
  2. Go to Settings, then Account.
  3. Paste the key into the License key field.
  4. Click Save.

Within a second the connection indicator should switch from grey to green.

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Account settings panel in the desktop agent.

Option B: edit config.yaml directly

The desktop agent stores its settings in config.yaml in the agent data directory:

  • Windows: %APPDATA%\SlateTracker\config.yaml
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/SlateTracker/config.yaml

Open the file in a text editor and find the license section. Replace the placeholder with your key:

license:
  key: "stk_live_5fH...your...key...here"

Save the file. The agent picks up the change within a few seconds and restarts its cloud connection.

3. Confirm it is active

In the desktop agent, look at the bottom status bar. It should read:

licensed: full plan, 4830 of 5000 images this month

If it reads unlicensed or invalid key, see Desktop Agent Cannot Reach the Cloud.

Moving a key to a different machine

You can release a seat from the cloud dashboard:

  1. Open Settings, License keys.
  2. Find the machine that should be released.
  3. Click Release seat.

The seat is freed instantly, but the old agent will continue running until it next tries to reach the cloud. It will then deactivate itself.

What happens if you go over your quota

The agent keeps watching but will queue rather than process new images. Already filed images stay where they are. Upgrade your plan in Billing, or wait for the monthly reset. See Pricing for limits.