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Unkey

Use Unkey with AI apps and agents through Vercel Connect. Follow a complete setup guide for secure runtime access.

Create Connector

  1. Install the skill

    $ npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill vercel-connect

  2. Connect to Unkey

    Via CLIVercel Dashboard(opens in new tab)
    $ vercel connect create unkey --name acme-unkey

  3. Use its data in agents(opens in new tab) and apps(opens in new tab)

    import { getToken } from '@vercel/connect';
    

    const userId = 'user_123';
    

    const token = await getToken('unkey/acme-unkey', {
      subject: { type: 'user', id: userId },
    });

Use Unkey in apps and agents

Issue and verify API keys, enforce rate limits, and query usage.

Read the Unkey developer docs(opens in new tab)

Why use Vercel Connect with Unkey?

  • Credentials on demand

    Request Unkey credentials only when your application or agent needs them instead of copying secrets into application code.

  • Access for the right subject

    Support both user-authorized and app-scoped Unkey access from the same connection layer.

  • Centralized credential management

    Manage Unkey credentials in one place and retrieve them through a consistent runtime API.

  • Vercel-native controls

    Bind connections to the projects and environments that need them while Vercel OIDC authenticates each runtime request.

Use Unkey with your stack

Follow a complete setup for the Connect SDK or a supported agent framework.

Add Unkey to an existing Vercel application with the Connect SDK.

  1. Install the Connect SDK

    npm install @vercel/connect

  2. Create the Unkey connector

    Run these commands from the project that will use the connection.

    vercel link
    vercel connect create unkey --name acme-unkey
    vercel env pull

  3. Request Unkey credentials

    app/api/route.ts
    import { getToken } from '@vercel/connect';
    

    const userId = 'user_123';
    

    const token = await getToken('unkey/acme-unkey', {
      subject: { type: 'user', id: userId },
    });

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