# AI permissions

> One setting that decides what every AI may do on your site, including Ownsite AI.

**AI permissions** is one set of rules for every AI: the ChatGPT, Claude or Kiro you connect, and Ownsite AI in your app. You don't choose again for each new AI. The sign-in page simply shows these rules.

## Three parts

Each part changes with one tap and saves right away (you see **Saved** at the top right).

| Part | Choices |
|---|---|
| **Home** (and your other pages) | Off · Read only · Can change, asks before publishing · Everything |
| **Blog** | Off · Read only · Can change, asks before publishing · Everything |
| **Journal** | Off · Read only · Can write |

**Can change, asks before publishing** means an AI can make new versions and new pages, write drafts, and change categories and the blog's look. Anything that changes what visitors see, like publishing a version, turning a page off, or publishing or unpublishing a post, waits for your confirmation. See [Confirming AI actions](https://docs.ownsite.me/approvals). **Everything** means it doesn't ask.

For the journal, the most an AI can get is **Can write**: it can read and write, but never delete an entry.

## Defaults

| Part | Default |
|---|---|
| Home | Can change, asks before publishing |
| Blog | Can change, asks before publishing |
| Journal | Off |

## Changes apply at once

Changes apply right away, even to an AI that is already connected. You never need to reconnect. For example, set the journal back to **Off**, and the AI cannot read it the next time it tries.

## One AI at a time

Below the settings is the list of connected AIs, including Ownsite AI, with when each was last used. Press **···** next to one:

- **Own settings**: give this AI less than the rest, for example "Claude: blog read only". An AI's own settings can only be lower than the general ones, never higher. Choose **Follow site settings** to go back.
- **Disconnect**: it can no longer touch your site, starting now.

See also: [Who can change what](https://docs.ownsite.me/rules).