# Connect an agent account

> Use an agent subscription or supported API credential for your work.

Source: https://usefiretower.com/docs/accounts

## Before you start

[Add a worker](https://usefiretower.com/docs/machines) and install the agent you want to use. Have your subscription sign-in ready.

Screenshots show the desktop app with sample data.

## 1\. Choose your agent

Open **Customize → Agents**. Expand the agent, then select **Connect an account**. If an account is already connected, select **Connect another account**.

![Agents page: expand an agent to find its account connections](https://usefiretower.com/product/setup-account-page-light.webp)

Agents page: expand an agent to find its account connections. Select to enlarge.

## 2\. Sign in to your subscription

Give the connection a clear name, such as **Engineering · Primary**. Follow the sign-in method shown for your agent.

### Claude Code

Run `claude setup-token` on your own computer. Sign in with the intended Claude account, paste the resulting token into Firetower, then select **Connect account**.

![Name the Claude Code account and paste its setup token](https://usefiretower.com/product/setup-account-token-light.webp)

Name the Claude Code account and paste its setup token. Select to enlarge.

Connecting Codex instead

Name the account and select **Continue to sign in**.

![Start Codex’s browser sign-in](https://usefiretower.com/product/setup-account-codex-start-light.webp)

Start Codex’s browser sign-in. Select to enlarge.

Open the displayed sign-in address. Enter the code and approve access with the intended Codex account. Return to Firetower and wait for **Account connected**.

![Approve the Codex device code in your browser](https://usefiretower.com/product/setup-account-codex-code-light.webp)

Approve the Codex device code in your browser. Select to enlarge.

## 3\. Choose the default

At **Account connected**, check the identity. Leave **Use by default for new work** selected if this should be your usual account, then select **Done**.

![Confirm the account and choose whether to use it by default](https://usefiretower.com/product/setup-account-confirm-light.webp)

Confirm the account and choose whether to use it by default. Select to enlarge.

## 4\. Check the saved connection

The account now appears under the agent. Confirm it says **Connected**. New work can use this account; existing runs keep their current account.

![The saved account appears in the agent’s account list](https://usefiretower.com/product/setup-account-saved-light.webp)

The saved account appears in the agent’s account list. Select to enlarge.

Next: [configure fallback](https://usefiretower.com/docs/fallback) or [share an account](https://usefiretower.com/docs/shared-accounts).