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Model authentication: OAuth, API keys, and setup-token	Debugging model auth or OAuth expiry Documenting authentication or credential storage	Authentication

Authentication

Hanzo Bot supports OAuth and API keys for model providers. For Anthropic accounts, we recommend using an API key. For Claude subscription access, use the long‑lived token created by claude setup-token.

See /concepts/oauth for the full OAuth flow and storage layout.

Recommended setup (API key, any provider)

If you’re running a long-lived gateway, start with an API key for your chosen provider. For Anthropic specifically, API key auth is the safe path and is recommended over subscription setup-token auth.

1. Create an API key in the Anthropic Console.
2. Put it on the gateway host (the machine running hanzo-bot gateway).

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="..."
hanzo-bot models status

3. If the Gateway runs under systemd/launchd, prefer putting the key in ~/.hanzo/bot/.env so the daemon can read it:

cat >> ~/.hanzo/bot/.env <<'EOF'
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=...
EOF

Then restart the daemon (or restart your Gateway process) and re-check:

hanzo-bot models status
hanzo-bot doctor

If you’d rather not manage env vars yourself, the onboarding wizard can store API keys for daemon use: hanzo-bot onboard.

See Help for details on env inheritance (env.shellEnv, ~/.hanzo/bot/.env, systemd/launchd).

Anthropic: setup-token (subscription auth)

If you’re using a Claude subscription, the setup-token flow is supported. Run it on the gateway host:

claude setup-token

Then paste it into Hanzo Bot:

hanzo-bot models auth setup-token --provider anthropic

If the token was created on another machine, paste it manually:

hanzo-bot models auth paste-token --provider anthropic

If you see an Anthropic error like:

This credential is only authorized for use with Claude Code and cannot be used for other API requests.

…use an Anthropic API key instead.

Anthropic setup-token support is technical compatibility only. Anthropic has blocked some subscription usage outside Claude Code in the past. Use it only if you decide the policy risk is acceptable, and verify Anthropic's current terms yourself.

Manual token entry (any provider; writes auth-profiles.json + updates config):

hanzo-bot models auth paste-token --provider anthropic
hanzo-bot models auth paste-token --provider openrouter

Automation-friendly check (exit 1 when expired/missing, 2 when expiring):

hanzo-bot models status --check

Optional ops scripts (systemd/Termux) are documented here: /automation/auth-monitoring

claude setup-token requires an interactive TTY.

Checking model auth status

hanzo-bot models status
hanzo-bot doctor

Controlling which credential is used

Per-session (chat command)

Use /model <alias-or-id>@<profileId> to pin a specific provider credential for the current session (example profile ids: anthropic:default, anthropic:work).

Use /model (or /model list) for a compact picker; use /model status for the full view (candidates + next auth profile, plus provider endpoint details when configured).

Per-agent (CLI override)

Set an explicit auth profile order override for an agent (stored in that agent’s auth-profiles.json):

hanzo-bot models auth order get --provider anthropic
hanzo-bot models auth order set --provider anthropic anthropic:default
hanzo-bot models auth order clear --provider anthropic

Use --agent <id> to target a specific agent; omit it to use the configured default agent.

Troubleshooting

“No credentials found”

If the Anthropic token profile is missing, run claude setup-token on the gateway host, then re-check:

hanzo-bot models status

Token expiring/expired

Run hanzo-bot models status to confirm which profile is expiring. If the profile is missing, rerun claude setup-token and paste the token again.

Requirements

• Anthropic subscription account (for claude setup-token)
• Claude Code CLI installed (claude command available)