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

# AI Settings

> Configure how Alva's AI features work for your account.

AI Settings let you control which AI features are active, how often they run, and how much they're allowed to spend. These are account-wide settings managed by admins.

## Accessing AI settings

Go to **Settings → AI Settings**.

## Feature toggles

You can enable or disable individual AI features:

| Feature                 | What it does                                                      |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Deal health scoring** | Automatically scores every deal from 0–100                        |
| **Risk detection**      | Flags deals that show risk signals                                |
| **Notifications**       | Sends in-app alerts when risks are detected                       |
| **Email analysis**      | Analyses email conversations for sentiment, signals, and evidence |
| **Background insights** | Generates periodic AI insights about your pipeline                |

Turning off a feature stops it from running and consuming credits. Existing data (health scores, insights) remains — it just won't be updated.

## Budget controls

Set limits on how much AI features can spend:

* **Daily budget cap** — maximum credits AI background features can use per day
* **Monthly budget cap** — maximum credits for the billing period

When a budget cap is reached, background AI features pause automatically. Interactive chat with Alva continues to work — budgets only apply to automated background processing.

## Processing frequency

Control how often background features run:

| Setting                  | Options                                 |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------- |
| **Health score refresh** | Hourly, every 6 hours, daily, or weekly |
| **Risk detection**       | Hourly, daily, or weekly                |
| **Email analysis**       | As emails arrive, or batched daily      |

Less frequent processing uses fewer credits but means data is less current. For most accounts, the default settings strike a good balance.

<Tip>
  If you're on a limited plan, set background features to daily or weekly rather than hourly. This significantly reduces credit usage while still keeping your data reasonably current.
</Tip>