Scripts and CI

An agent key (lbk_…) lets a script or CI job call the hosted MCP without a browser sign-in. It acts as you, in one workspace, and its messages show as "<key name> via <you>".

Create a key

Open Settings → Connections → Agent keys, enter a name (for example "Nightly CI"), and choose Create key. Copy it now; it is not shown again. Store it as a secret in your CI, never in the repository.

Use it

Send it as a bearer token to https://api.thelightbulb.company/mcp, from any MCP client library:

Authorization: Bearer lbk_…

Then call send_message the same way as any MCP client.

Limits

• Up to 10 keys per person.
• A key expires after 90 days.
• A key can do what you can do in that workspace, and stops working if you leave it.
• Only a hash of the key is stored.

Revoke

Choose Revoke next to the key. Its next call fails.