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Windows only. The Desktop Agent runs on Windows. Step-by-step installation screenshots are being finalized and will be added in a documentation update.
The Starfort Desktop Agent runs in the background on a Windows PC and transparently enforces your company’s Guard Policies on the AI tools employees use.

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What you’ll need

  • A Windows PC.
  • The Desktop Agent installer provided by your administrator.
  • A Company Access Key — depending on how your administrator packaged the installer, you may not need this (see below).

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Two delivery models

Your administrator builds the installer in one of two ways, and this is the only difference you’ll notice at install time:
  • Key pre-baked into the package — the key is already inside the installer. The Agent runs automatically after installation with no key to enter.
  • Key not included — you enter the Company Access Key once, on the Agent’s first launch (your admin issues it in Desktop Agent settings).

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Overview

1

Run the installer

Install the Agent provided by your administrator.
2

First launch generates an Agent ID

The first time it runs, the Agent creates a unique Agent ID and stores it permanently and securely on your PC. You never enter or manage this yourself.
3

Register

If your package didn’t include the key, register with your Company Access Key — see Register the Desktop Agent.
4

Use AI normally

Once registered and assigned to a project, the Agent protects your AI usage automatically — see How it works.