> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.forepost.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Account & sign-in

> How authentication works in Forepost, and how to manage your account.

Forepost uses [Clerk](https://clerk.com) for authentication. That gives you passwordless email links, OAuth providers (Google, GitHub, etc., when enabled), and proper session management out of the box.

## Signing in

Visit [app.forepost.ai](https://app.forepost.ai). The Clerk-rendered sign-in card appears.

* **First time?** Enter your email; you'll receive a sign-up link or code. Once verified you land in the onboarding wizard.
* **Returning?** Same email; same flow. After sign-in you go straight to your last-viewed surface (defaults to Daily Brief).

## Email verification

The email address you sign up with is automatically marked **verified** by Clerk after the first link click. This matters because:

* Forepost's Daily Brief sends to a verified address only. You can't subscribe to a different inbox unless that inbox is also verified on your Clerk account. (Add additional verified addresses in your account settings.)
* The check is enforced server-side. If you change the brief subscription email to one that isn't verified, the save returns a 403.

## Signing out

Click your name + initials in the bottom-left corner of the app, then **Sign out**. Three things happen:

1. Your Clerk session is invalidated.
2. The local cache (last brief, draft chat messages, etc.) is wiped from your browser.
3. You're returned to the sign-in screen.

## Account settings (Clerk-managed)

Forepost doesn't yet expose a dedicated account-management page. To change your email, password, or 2FA, click the **Manage account** entry in the Clerk user menu (or visit `clerk.forepost.ai`'s account portal). Forepost reads the change automatically on your next request.

## Multi-device

Sign in from another browser or device with the same email, you see the same workspace.

## Sharing a workspace

Workspaces support multiple users. Owners can invite Admins (full collaborators) or Members (scoped to a department) from **Settings → Team → Teammates**. See [Teammates](/help/teammates) for roles, scoping, and invite mechanics.

## Deleting your account

The right-to-erasure path is currently manual. Email [privacy@forepost.ai](mailto:privacy@forepost.ai) with the subject *Account deletion request*. Within 30 days:

* Your Clerk user is deleted.
* Your workspace, subscriptions, metrics history, archived briefs, and rate-limit counters are removed from the worker's database.

A formal in-app delete-account flow is on the roadmap.

## Why Clerk

Trust posture: passwordless auth, server-side JWT verification with explicit reason codes on failure, JWKS rotation honoured automatically, 1-hour key TTL. The server cannot accept a Clerk JWT issued for any *other* application, only `app.forepost.ai`. ([Security](/reference/security) for the deeper view.)