Getting started
What is Aperium?
What is Aperium?
Hillspire’s own internal AI platform. It does the everyday things you’d expect from ChatGPT or Claude — drafting, summarizing, answering questions — plus it can securely reach our real internal systems (email, contracts, CRM, finance, and more) and act on real data, on your behalf. See Connected AI for what that changes.
Do I need to install anything?
Do I need to install anything?
No. Aperium runs entirely in your web browser.
How do I get access?
How do I get access?
Aperium lives at hillspire.app.aperium.ai. Sign in with your Hillspire login and bookmark it — Aperium does not appear as an Okta tile today, so the bookmark is your front door. You’ll also get the link in your onboarding email.
What's the first thing I should do?
What's the first thing I should do?
Sign in, follow the short onboarding, and connect Google first — it powers the Command Center daily overview (your calendar, emails, and suggested replies). Full walkthrough in Getting started.
Which tool should I use — Aperium, ChatGPT, or Claude?
What's the default?
What's the default?
Aperium-first. Use it for everyday chat and anything that touches Hillspire’s systems or data — that’s the thing it can do that the others can’t. Reach for Claude / Claude Code only for what Aperium can’t do yet: working with files on your own computer, writing or running code, and pushing deployments.
How do I decide in the moment?
How do I decide in the moment?
Two quick questions:
- Is it about our systems or data, or just general chat and writing? → Aperium.
- Do you need files on your own machine, code you write and run, or a deployment? → Claude / Claude Code, for now.
Can I move my custom GPT or saved prompt into Aperium?
Can I move my custom GPT or saved prompt into Aperium?
Yes. A personal custom GPT or saved prompt — say, a “contract reviewer” that flags missing indemnification language or non-standard payment terms — can become an Aperium agent or skill with the same instructions and judgment. Porting it gets you two upgrades for free: it becomes shareable with your whole team, and it can reuse live connections — instead of pasting text in, the skill can pull the real document from where it already lives (Drive, Malbek) and act on it.
Models & cost
Are there usage or token limits?
Are there usage or token limits?
No limits today. There may be some in the future, but for now use it freely.
There are several models — which should I pick?
There are several models — which should I pick?
You can switch the model per task. Three tiers, in plain terms:
The picker offers the usual Anthropic and OpenAI model families. When in doubt, the mid-range default is the right call.
Connections — what it can reach
What systems can Aperium connect to?
What systems can Aperium connect to?
Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Salesforce, Malbek (contracts), NetSuite, Odoo, Atlassian (Jira/Confluence), Procore, BigQuery, and more. See Connected AI for the full picture.
How do I connect one?
How do I connect one?
In the onboarding flow or the Integrations page, pick a system and authorize it. Start with read-only access and upgrade to write access later, once you’re comfortable.
What if the system I need isn't there?
What if the system I need isn't there?
Ask the Aperium team in #aperium-hillspire-users — it can usually be added.
Security & permissions
Is my data safe? Does Aperium act as me?
Is my data safe? Does Aperium act as me?
Yes. Connections use OAuth — in plain terms, you sign in to each system yourself, and Aperium then acts as you. It can only see and do what your own account is already allowed to. It can’t see anything you couldn’t see yourself, and your access in each system carries over unchanged.
What data is OK to put in?
What data is OK to put in?
Because Aperium is our internal, connected platform, it’s a safer place for internal work than a public chatbot. Still, verify before you trust or forward anything, and apply the same care you’d give any sensitive data — MNPI, PII, and client or portfolio information — under Hillspire’s normal data-handling standards.
What it can (and can’t) do
What is Aperium great at, and where is it weak?
What is Aperium great at, and where is it weak?
Great at: drafting, summarizing, extracting, explaining, and — uniquely — pulling from and acting on our real systems. Weaker at: precise math and guaranteeing accuracy (always verify figures and quotes). It also can’t work with files on your own computer or run code. A human stays accountable for anything you act on.
The building blocks
Agent, skill, artifact, automation — what do these mean?
Agent, skill, artifact, automation — what do these mean?
- Agent — a chat session pre-loaded with background and context for a job or role.
- Skill — a saved, reusable routine the AI can follow (and reuse across sessions).
- Artifact — a saved, shareable dashboard or report you can refine in plain English.
- Automation — a task set to run on a schedule (for example, a Monday-morning summary).
- Shared / group assets — agents and skills an admin shares with a whole team; when the owner improves one, everyone gets the newest version automatically.
Getting help
Where do I get technical support?
Where do I get technical support?
The #aperium-hillspire-users Slack channel.
Something broke or a session misbehaved — what do I do?
Something broke or a session misbehaved — what do I do?
Use the Share button to share the whole chat thread into the support channel, so someone can see exactly what happened.
Where do team-specific or operational questions go?
Where do team-specific or operational questions go?
Functional working channels are being set up per team.
The per-team Slack channel plan is not yet confirmed.
Is there training?
Is there training?
Yes — live sessions, recordings, and reference guides, as part of the AI literacy program.
Accounts
Can I connect more than one account for the same system?
Can I connect more than one account for the same system?
Not yet — today it’s one connection per system. Multi-account support is in progress.