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

# Log out

> End your Alysium session from the main app's avatar menu. Logging out does not delete a named account or saved agents, or cancel a paid offer.

End your Alysium session from the main app's avatar menu. Logging out does not delete a named account or its saved agents, and does not cancel a paid offer.

A guest session needs extra care: logging out ends access to its temporary chats. If you want to keep them connected to an account, follow [Use Alysium as a guest](https://docs.alysium.ai/getting-started/use-alysium-as-a-guest.md) before ending that session.

This guide covers the main app sidebar. A website widget has separate **Account** navigation; use [Visitor accounts and saved history](https://docs.alysium.ai/widget-visitors/visitor-accounts-and-saved-history.md) for its account options.

**Already have the avatar menu open?** Continue with [End the session](#end-the-session).

## Open the avatar menu

1. Open [Chat](https://app.alysium.ai/chat) if you need the main app.
2. Open app navigation if the sidebar is hidden.
3. Select the avatar/user menu at the bottom of the sidebar.
4. Continue with [End the session](#end-the-session).

Chat opens the main app's conversation area for named accounts and guests. Use the current browser session when ending its access.

## End the session

1. Select **Log Out**.
2. If a guest warning appears, follow [Choose at the guest warning](#choose-at-the-guest-warning).
3. If logout has begun, wait for the app to leave the signed-in session.

For a named account, selecting Log Out starts logout without the guest warning. No settings-save action is needed.

## Choose at the guest warning

The warning says that ending the temporary session loses access to its chats. Choose the outcome you intend:

| Action | What to do next |
| - | - |
| **Stay signed in** | Keeps the session. Follow [Use Alysium as a guest](https://docs.alysium.ai/getting-started/use-alysium-as-a-guest.md) to finish account creation or sign-in before logging out. |
| **Log out anyway** | Ends the session. Wait for logout to finish. |

You do not need to log out to find the account-creation flow.

## Return later or resolve a problem

Open [Sign in](https://app.alysium.ai/auth/login) when you want to return to a named account. Use [Delete your account or your data](https://docs.alysium.ai/getting-started/delete-your-account-or-your-data.md) for deletion, rather than treating logout as that action.

If the menu is missing, check that you are in the main app. On a small screen, open navigation before looking for the avatar. If logout reports a problem, preserve the exact message for [Get help from a person](https://docs.alysium.ai/help/get-help-from-a-person.md).


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