# Agent settings

> Model, reasoning effort, access control, data handling, and the rest of an agent's configuration.

Source: https://docs.runbear.io/agents/settings

Last updated: 2026-08-26

The **Settings** tab holds the configuration that is not instructions, knowledge,
or tools. Which sections appear depends on the agent's runtime.

## Model

Choose the model the agent runs on:

| Model            | Best for                                       | Relative cost       |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| Claude Opus 5    | Complex analysis, research, nuanced writing    | Highest             |
| Claude Sonnet 5  | General-purpose work, coding, problem-solving  | Medium              |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Quick answers, high volume, routine operations | Lowest              |
| GPT-5.6 Sol      | The strongest reasoning of the GPT-5.6 tiers   | Highest             |
| GPT-5.6 Terra    | Balanced capability across most work           | Medium              |
| GPT-5.6 Luna     | Fast, inexpensive, latency-sensitive work      | Lowest              |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro   | Long-context reasoning and agentic workflows   | Managed Gemini rate |

A more capable model is not automatically a better agent. If an agent mostly
answers from a knowledge base, the cheapest tier usually matches the most
expensive one on answer quality while consuming a fraction of the credits. See
[billing and credits](/administration/billing-and-credits.md).

## Reasoning

Agents on models that support extended reasoning expose an effort setting. Higher
effort improves multi-step work and tool sequencing, and costs more credits per
message. Leave it low for lookup-style agents.

## Access control

By default every member of the organization can use an agent. Switching access to
**restricted** limits it to the members you list.

Restricting an agent controls who can use it in the dashboard and in channels. It
does not retroactively hide conversations that already happened.

## Data handling

Organizations entitled to HIPAA mode can set an agent's data handling mode. In
HIPAA mode the agent runs on a restricted processing path; agents left on the
standard mode are unchanged.

The mode is chosen per agent, and it appears in the create dialog as well, so a
new agent starts in the right mode instead of being switched afterward.

## Long-term memory

Memory is on by default and is documented on its own page.

[Memory](/agents/memory.md)

## Message insights

Enabling message insights turns on the per-message analysis behind the
**Activity** tab, which groups what users ask and surfaces recurring topics.

## Response feedback

Controls whether the agent invites reaction-based feedback on its replies. The
reactions collected here are what the [analytics](/administration/analytics.md)
dashboard reports as user feedback.

## Related

- [Instructions](/agents/instructions.md)
- [Billing and credits](/administration/billing-and-credits.md)
- [Members and roles](/administration/members-and-roles.md)