Accounts
Shape account for AI, and GitHub sign-in for remotes.
Shape has two sign-in flows. They do different jobs and do not replace each other.
Shape account
Your Shape account unlocks cloud AI: chat, edits, indexing, and model selection.
- Open the avatar menu in the titlebar.
- Choose Sign in to Shape.
- Finish in the browser, then return to the app.
Local editing, Git, and the terminal work without a Shape account. Sign out from the same menu.
Paid models use credits. The app may show remaining credits for convenience; allow/deny for each request is decided on the server. See Models and Pricing.
GitHub sign-in
GitHub sign-in authenticates Git against GitHub remotes. It is separate from your Shape account.
- Open the avatar menu.
- Under GitHub, choose Sign in with GitHub.
- Authorize Shape in the browser.
Use it for fetch/push without repeated HTTPS prompts. Sign out only clears remote auth; local commits stay on disk.
Comparison
| Shape account | GitHub | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | AI, models, credits, PR summarize | Push/pull, Git Manager PRs and Actions |
| Needed for local editing | No | No |
| Needed for AI chat | Yes | No |
Needed for git push to GitHub | No | Recommended |
| Needed for Git Manager GitHub lists | No | Yes |