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api-key-auth-setup skill

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This skill guides api key auth setup with step-by-step guidance, generates production-ready configurations, and validates outputs against standards.

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---
name: "api-key-auth-setup"
description: |
  Configure api key auth setup operations. Auto-activating skill for API Development.
  Triggers on: api key auth setup, api key auth setup
  Part of the API Development skill category. Use when working with APIs or building integrations. Trigger with phrases like "api key auth setup", "api setup", "api".
allowed-tools: "Read, Write, Edit, Bash(curl:*), Grep"
version: 1.0.0
license: MIT
author: "Jeremy Longshore <[email protected]>"
---

# Api Key Auth Setup

## Overview

This skill provides automated assistance for api key auth setup tasks within the API Development domain.

## When to Use

This skill activates automatically when you:
- Mention "api key auth setup" in your request
- Ask about api key auth setup patterns or best practices
- Need help with api development skills covering rest, graphql, openapi, authentication, and api design patterns.

## Instructions

1. Provides step-by-step guidance for api key auth setup
2. Follows industry best practices and patterns
3. Generates production-ready code and configurations
4. Validates outputs against common standards

## Examples

**Example: Basic Usage**
Request: "Help me with api key auth setup"
Result: Provides step-by-step guidance and generates appropriate configurations


## Prerequisites

- Relevant development environment configured
- Access to necessary tools and services
- Basic understanding of api development concepts


## Output

- Generated configurations and code
- Best practice recommendations
- Validation results


## Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution |
|-------|-------|----------|
| Configuration invalid | Missing required fields | Check documentation for required parameters |
| Tool not found | Dependency not installed | Install required tools per prerequisites |
| Permission denied | Insufficient access | Verify credentials and permissions |


## Resources

- Official documentation for related tools
- Best practices guides
- Community examples and tutorials

## Related Skills

Part of the **API Development** skill category.
Tags: api, rest, graphql, openapi, swagger

Overview

This skill automates api key authentication setup for API development and integration projects. It delivers step-by-step configurations, production-ready code snippets, and validation checks to get API key auth running securely and quickly. The skill auto-activates on triggers like "api key auth setup" and is designed for REST, GraphQL, and OpenAPI workflows.

How this skill works

The skill inspects the requested platform and stack, then generates tailored configuration, middleware, and example client code for issuing, validating, and rotating API keys. It enforces common best practices (scoping, rate limits, storage, and rotation) and runs lightweight validation checks against common standards and specs. Output includes config files, code samples, security recommendations, and error-handling guidance.

When to use it

  • Setting up API key auth for a new REST or GraphQL API
  • Migrating existing auth to a centralized API key approach
  • Generating secure sample server and client code for API key issuance and validation
  • Adding key rotation, scoping, or rate-limiting policies to an API
  • Validating OpenAPI/Swagger definitions that reference API key security schemes

Best practices

  • Store keys securely: use environment variables or managed secrets stores, never commit keys to source control
  • Limit scope and lifetime: issue keys with minimal privileges and expiration where possible
  • Use transport security: require TLS for all key transmission and endpoints
  • Implement rate limits and monitoring: detect abuse and enforce quotas per key
  • Provide rotation and revocation endpoints: support key replacement and immediate revocation

Example use cases

  • Generate server middleware and configuration snippets for Express, Flask, or FastAPI that validate API keys in headers or query params
  • Create OpenAPI securitySchemes entries and example clients for testing API key flows
  • Produce a key issuance endpoint with scoped permissions, expiry, and basic audit logging
  • Add guidance and config for storing keys in AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or similar
  • Validate an existing API definition for missing auth requirements and produce remediation steps

FAQ

Can this skill create production-ready keys and secrets?

It generates production-ready code and configuration patterns but does not provision secrets in your environment; use the generated instructions with your secret management system to create real keys.

Which frameworks and specs are supported?

I provide patterns and examples for popular frameworks (Express, Flask, FastAPI) and for OpenAPI/Swagger and GraphQL; if you need another stack, request a specific target and I will tailor the output.