The eLLM Admin Console

What this product is for

While everyday users ask questions in the chat, administrators need to configure the system, control access, watch usage, and keep records for compliance. The admin console brings all of that together: reports, an audit log, model management, permissions, API keys, system settings, connected tools, and shared skills.

Main features

• Reports: usage trends, top questions, coverage gaps, and per-group activity.
• Audit log: a filterable, exportable record of activity, including which model answered each query.
• Models: register and manage the local and cloud AI models the assistant can use.
• Permissions: grant capabilities to groups.
• API keys: issue keys so external services can use eLLM.
• Settings: internet search, company context, relevance tuning, upload size limit, and cloud governance.
• MCP services: connect tools the assistant can use, and control approvals.
• Skills: manage organisation-wide prompt-priming skills.
• Developer feedback: an optional in-app bug and idea capture area (off by default).

How to use it

Signing in

• Open the admin console web address for your organisation. It is a different address from the main chat (commonly the same host with a different port).
• Sign in with an account that is a member of the admin group.
• You arrive at the console, with each section reachable from the navigation.

Accounts that are not in the admin group are refused access to the entire console.

Choosing a theme

Like the chat, the console offers a light and a dark theme, toggled in the sidebar or on the login page. The choice is remembered in your browser and shared with the main chat.

Common tasks

• See how ELLM is being used: open Reports.
• Investigate a specific query or keep a compliance record: use the Audit log.
• Add a new AI model: use the Models page.
• Let a group upload documents: grant the capability on the Permissions page.
• Connect an external service: issue an API key.
• Turn on web search or set company context: use Settings.

Things to know

• The console is for admin-group accounts only. Everyone else is turned away.
• The console is reached through the same secure gateway as the rest of eLLM; its internal port is not exposed directly.
• Changes such as model registration and settings take effect without restarting the system.
• The developer feedback area is hidden unless it has been deliberately switched on, and it should stay off in production.

Troubleshooting

• I get a "forbidden" message: your account is not in the admin group. Ask another administrator to add you.
• I can't find a page mentioned in another article: some sections, like developer feedback, only appear when enabled.
• My theme looks different here than in chat: the preference is per browser; if you are on a different browser or device, set it again.

Frequently asked questions

Is the admin console the same app as the chat?

No. It is a separate console at its own address, but it shares your login and theme preference.

Who can use it?

Only members of the admin group.

Do changes need a restart?

Most do not. Models, settings, and tool changes take effect live.

Summary

The admin console is the control centre for eLLM. From one place, administrators manage models, permissions, access keys, settings, tools, and skills, and review reports and an audit log. The articles in this section explain each part in detail.