# Latchkey

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Inject API credentials into local agent requests.

**[Full documentation](https://docs.imbue.com/latchkey)**

## Quick example

```bash # User stores the credentials. latchkey auth set slack -H "Authorization: Bearer xoxb-your-token"

# Agent makes http calls. latchkey curl -X POST 'https://slack.com/api/conversations.create' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"name":"something-urgent"}' ```

## Overview

Latchkey is a command-line tool that injects credentials into curl commands.

- `latchkey services list` - List third-party services (Slack, Google Workspace, Linear, GitHub, etc.) that are supported out-of-the-box. - (In simple cases, `latchkey services register` can be used to add basic support for a new service at runtime.) - `latchkey curl <arguments>` - Automatically inject credentials into your otherwise standard curl calls to HTTP APIs. - Credentials must already exist (see below). - `latchkey auth set <service_name> <curl_arguments>` - Manually store credentials for a service as arbitrary curl arguments. - `latchkey auth browser <service_name>` - Open a browser login pop-up window and store the resulting API credentials. - This also allows agents to prompt users for credentials. - Only some services support this option.

Latchkey is primarily designed for AI agents. By invoking Latchkey, agents can utilize user-provided credentials or prompt the user to authenticate, then continue interacting with HTTP APIs using standard curl syntax. No custom integrations or embedded credentia