Roles and Daily Use 

Practical guidance for editors, administrators, and stakeholders using AI Foundation (EXT:ns_t3af) in daily workflows.

For administrators 

Daily responsibilities:

  • Keep provider API keys valid in AI Foundation > AI Providers.
  • Maintain the default provider and model selections.
  • Monitor usage statistics across all configured AI providers in AI Foundation > AI Usage and the Dashboard.
  • Keep credentials and access permissions under control.

Admin checklist 

  1. Confirm a default provider is enabled in AI Providers.
  2. Run Test connection on critical provider rows.
  3. Test extension-dependent AI features in your connected modules.
  4. Review provider usage statistics regularly (requests, tokens, and consumption) for cost and rate control.

For editors 

Editors usually do not configure providers directly. They can use the built-in AI Agent (toolbar Ask AI Agent or Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+K) and features from child extensions that depend on AI Foundation.

When AI features fail in a backend module:

  • Retry once.
  • Capture exact error text.
  • Inform the administrator with module and page context.

For non-technical stakeholders 

AI Foundation helps organizations by:

  • Reducing duplicated AI integration work across extensions.
  • Centralizing provider and model governance.
  • Improving consistency of AI capabilities across teams.

What to expect operationally 

  • Some providers have rate limits and temporary outages.
  • Model behavior can differ between providers and versions.
  • Usage statistics cover configured AI providers from a centralized view and may be cached (not always real-time).

Known boundaries 

  • No standalone frontend plugin is provided by this extension.
  • Backend UI includes the AI Agent and AI Foundation modules; additional editor workflows come from dependent extensions.