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

> ## Agent Instructions
> Unkey is two separate products. Compute builds, deploys, and runs apps behind a gateway. API Management issues API keys, enforces rate limits, manages identities and permissions, and reports usage. Say which product a page belongs to; a reader can use either without the other.
> Every Unkey API endpoint is an HTTP POST to https://api.unkey.com/v2/{service}.{procedure} with a root key in the Authorization: Bearer header. Root keys are workspace scoped.
> Error codes have the form err:{system}:{category}:{specific} and each has a page at /errors/{system}/{category}/{specific}.
> The word environment means production or preview in Compute. Rate limiting has four meanings on this site; the glossary lists them.

# Use Unkey with Claude Code

> Add the Unkey MCP servers and docs to Claude Code with one command each.

You need a root key for your assistant. See [Create a root key](/docs/platform/ai-coding/mcp-servers#create-a-root-key).

## Add the Unkey server

<Steps titleSize="h3">
  <Step title="Set your root key">
    Export the key in the shell you start Claude Code from, or add it to your shell profile.

    ```bash theme={"system"}
    export UNKEY_ROOT_KEY="unkey_..."
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add the server">
    ```bash theme={"system"}
    claude mcp add --transport http unkey "https://mcp.unkey.com/mcp/v2" \
      --header 'Mcp-Unkey-V2-Bearer:${UNKEY_ROOT_KEY}'
    ```

    Keep the single quotes. Claude Code saves `${UNKEY_ROOT_KEY}` as written and reads the variable each time it connects, so the key isn't stored in its config.

    To add the Compute server instead, use its URL:

    ```bash theme={"system"}
    claude mcp add --transport http unkey-compute "https://mcp.unkey.com/mcp/compute" \
      --header 'Mcp-Unkey-V2-Bearer:${UNKEY_ROOT_KEY}'
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check the connection">
    ```bash theme={"system"}
    claude mcp list
    ```

    The server shows **Connected**. Inside a session, run `/mcp` to see its status and tools.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The server is added for you in the current project. Add `--scope user` to use it in every project, or `--scope project` to save it to `.mcp.json` so your team gets it too. Each person then sets `UNKEY_ROOT_KEY` to their own key.

## Add the docs

```bash theme={"system"}
claude mcp add --transport http unkey-docs "https://www.unkey.com/docs/mcp"
```

Claude Code can then search these docs when you ask about Unkey.

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Try some prompts" icon="message" href="/docs/platform/ai-coding/mcp-servers#try-it">
    Example requests for keys, analytics, and deployments.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Fix connection problems" icon="wrench" href="/docs/platform/ai-coding/mcp-servers#fix-connection-problems">
    What to check when the server doesn't connect.
  </Card>
</Columns>