⚡ The Short Answer
Yes. Search Atlas Coworker in Slack is powered by the same Atlas Agent you use inside the platform. When you ask Coworker to research, analyze, or carry out a task, that work is treated like any other Atlas Agent request, so it can draw from your Atlas Agent Credits. Where you start the request (the platform or Slack) does not change which balance is used.
Credit usage depends on the work involved, not just the number of messages. Simple questions generally use less than long, multi-step tasks.
🤖 What Coworker Is
Search Atlas Coworker lets you talk to the Atlas Agent from Slack. Instead of opening the platform, you can ask questions, request insights, and trigger actions from the channel or direct message where your team already works.
🔍 What Typically Uses Credits
- Multi-step tasks: Requests that need the Agent to gather data, analyze it, and produce a result.
- Action requests: Asking the Agent to execute something for you, such as running an analysis or generating content.
- Large or broad requests: Asking about many pages, keywords, or sites in a single message.
- Follow-ups and retries: Each new request that triggers more Agent work can add to your usage.
💬 What Usually Uses Less
- Short, specific questions with a clear answer.
- Requests focused on one site, page, or keyword.
- Questions you can answer yourself from a report already in the platform.
These are general guidelines. Exact usage varies by the complexity of each request.
📈 How to Check Your Credit Balance
- Log in to your Search Atlas account.
- Open the area of the platform that shows your plan and Atlas Agent Credit usage.
- Review your remaining balance and your renewal or reset date.
- Check again after a heavy Agent session to see how much those requests used.
Checking the balance before and after a typical Slack session is a good way to learn what your own workflow costs.
💡 Tips to Make Your Credits Last Longer
- Be specific: Name the site, page, or keyword you care about. Focused prompts avoid unnecessary work.
- Combine related asks: One well-written request is often better than several short, overlapping ones.
- Avoid repeat requests: Scroll back in the Slack thread before re-asking something the Agent already answered.
- Use reports for simple lookups: If the data is already in a dashboard or report, view it there and save the Agent for analysis and action.
- Break up large jobs: Start with one section or a small sample and expand once the results look right.
- Share results in the thread: Teammates can read the Agent's answer rather than asking the same question again.
🛠️ What to Do If You Are Running Low
- Check your balance and reset date in the platform.
- Prioritize the tasks that matter most before the next reset.
- Tighten your prompts using the tips above.
- Review your plan options if you rely on the Atlas Agent heavily and regularly run out.
❓ Common Questions
Do Slack and in-platform Agent requests share one balance? Yes. They use the same Atlas Agent Credits.
Does every Slack message use credits? Not necessarily. Credits are tied to Agent work, so the amount depends on the request.
Can my teammates' Coworker requests affect my balance? If they use Coworker on the same account, their requests count toward the shared account balance.
Can I see which request used the most credits? Compare your balance before and after a request to estimate its cost.
🙋 Need More Help?
If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be instantly connected with a member of our team. They can review your account's credit usage and answer questions specific to your plan.