INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

unkey_create_api

Create a new API namespace to issue keys under.

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://unkey.usefulapi.io/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for unkey_create_api and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Potential side effects detected · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.unkey-mcp]
url = "https://unkey.usefulapi.io/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unkey-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://unkey.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: unkey-mcp
Remote MCP URL: https://unkey.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unkey-mcp": {
      "url": "https://unkey.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "unkey-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://unkey.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "unkey-mcp",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://unkey.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

unkey_liveness — Check that the Unkey API is reachable and the root key works.
unkey_get_key — Fetch a key's metadata by its key id — name, owner, permissions, credits, rate limits and whether it is enabled.
unkey_whoami_key — Given a plaintext API key, return which key it is and its metadata — without spending credits or recording a verification.
unkey_get_api — Fetch an API namespace by id.
unkey_list_api_keys — List every key issued under one API, optionally narrowed to a single customer by externalId.
unkey_list_identities — List identities — the end users or organisations your keys belong to.
unkey_get_identity — Fetch a single identity with its metadata and shared rate limits.
unkey_list_permissions — List the permissions defined in the workspace.