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# Authentication

> To connect Adgentic MCP Server, you must sign up to the Adgentic Publisher Platform and get an ADGENTIC_API_KEY.

<Card title="1) Sign up on Adgentic Publisher Platform" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square" href="https://publisher.adgenticplatform.com/" arrow="true">
  Create an account to access the dashboard.
</Card>

<Card title="2) Obtain your ADGENTIC_API_KEY" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square" href="https://publisher.adgenticplatform.com/access/api-keys/" arrow="true">
  Go to <em>API Keys</em> tab in the publisher platform and create a new key.
</Card>

<Card title="3) Provide your ADGENTIC_API_KEY either:">
  <ul>
    <li>
      Per call:
      <code>api\_key: \<YOUR\_KEY></code>
    </li>

    <li>
      Or as an environment variable:

      <Tabs>
        <Tab title="macOS / Linux (bash, zsh)">
          <CodeBlock language="bash">export ADGENTIC\_API\_KEY=\<YOUR\_KEY></CodeBlock>
        </Tab>

        <Tab title="Windows (CMD)">
          <CodeBlock language="bash">set ADGENTIC\_API\_KEY=\<YOUR\_KEY></CodeBlock>
        </Tab>

        <Tab title="Windows (PowerShell)">
          <CodeBlock language="bash">\$Env:ADGENTIC\_API\_KEY=\<YOUR\_KEY></CodeBlock>
        </Tab>
      </Tabs>
    </li>
  </ul>
</Card>

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