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Unkey API Management MCP. Control, audit, and manage developer keys with natural language.

Unkey API Management lets your AI agent handle all developer key operations. You can create new keys, check if an existing key is valid, update credentials, and manage the entire lifecycle of your API access directly from conversation. Stop switching between dashboards to audit usage or revoke old tokens.

Unkey API Management MCP is compatible with Claude Claude
Unkey API Management MCP is compatible with ChatGPT ChatGPT
Unkey API Management MCP is compatible with Cursor Cursor
Unkey API Management MCP is compatible with Gemini Gemini
Unkey API Management MCP is compatible with Windsurf Windsurf
Unkey API Management MCP is compatible with VS Code VS Code
Unkey API Management MCP is compatible with JetBrains JetBrains
Unkey API Management MCP is compatible with Vercel Vercel
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Give Claude and any AI agent real-world access

Generate New Keys

The agent creates fresh API keys for users, assigning them custom metadata or prefixes.

Verify Key Status

It checks if a provided key is active and reports its current usage limits or remaining credits.

Manage Key Lifecycles

You can list all existing keys for an API, update their details, or permanently delete them.

Monitor Usage Data

The agent retrieves detailed analytics showing how your developers are actually using the service over time.

Inspect APIs

It pulls up a list of all defined APIs and shows their specific configuration details.

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What AI agents can do with Unkey API Management: 8 Tools

These tools let you programmatically create new keys, check key validity, list APIs, and pull detailed usage reports on demand.

Make your AI actually useful.

Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.

Start using Unkey API Management MCP

Create Api Key

This tool generates and issues a brand new API key for your users to use.

Revoke Api Key

It permanently deletes an existing API key, immediately removing all access rights...

Get Api Details

You can use this to pull up specific configuration details for any defined API...

Get Verification Analytics

This tool retrieves detailed usage stats, allowing you to see how often and how much...

List Apis

It pulls up a comprehensive list of every API that has been defined in your Unkey...

List Api Keys

This function displays all active and inactive keys linked to a specific API ID you provide.

Update Api Key

You can change details on an existing key, such as its metadata or usage limits, without revoking it.

Verify Api Key

This tool instantly confirms if a given API key is currently valid and active for...

Security and governance baked right in.

Pick your AI client below to get set up. Just create a Vinkius account, subscribe, and you're instantly up and running. We handle the entire backend infrastructure, delivering out-of-the-box support for HTTPS Streamable, SSE, and OAuth2—zero messy routing required.

Unkey API Management MCP is compatible with Claude

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Unkey API Management integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

Choose How to Get Started

Build a custom MCP for your own tools, or connect a ready-made integration from our catalog.

Build Your Own

Turn any API into an MCP. Import a spec, define Agent Skills, or deploy with MCPFusion.

  • Import from OpenAPI, Swagger, or YAML specs
  • Create Agent Skills with progressive disclosure
  • Deploy to edge with MCPFusion framework
  • Built in DLP, auth, and compliance on each call
  • Real time usage dashboard and cost metering
  • Publish to catalog or keep private
Start building

Make Your AI Do More

Start with Unkey API Management, then connect any of our 5,200+ other servers whenever your AI needs more. One click, no limits.

  • Use this MCP plus 5,200+ others, all in one place
  • Add new capabilities to your AI anytime you want
  • Connections are secured and governed automatically
  • Track usage and costs across all your servers
  • Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
  • New servers added to the catalog weekly
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The headache of manual API audits and cleanup

Today, managing developer credentials feels like a scavenger hunt. You open the dashboard to list APIs; then you navigate to a second panel just to check usage analytics; if something is wrong, you have to copy a key ID, switch tabs, and finally go somewhere else to revoke it. This multi-step process means missing keys or slowing down critical fixes.

With this MCP, the entire process happens in conversation. You tell your agent to audit an API's usage, and it pulls together the list of APIs, the key analytics, and the ability to revoke them—all without you ever leaving the chat window. It’s centralized control.

Unkey API Management gives you total command over your keys

The tedious steps of listing all APIs, then manually checking each key's status against a separate usage spreadsheet, are gone. The agent handles the full sequence: `list_apis` to see what exists, and `get_verification_analytics` to know who is using it.

Now, managing your entire API ecosystem feels like asking a knowledgeable teammate for help. You get precise actions done instantly.

What Unkey API Management MCP does for your AI

Managing APIs shouldn't mean juggling a dozen separate panels. This MCP connects your agent to Unkey, giving it direct control over your entire API infrastructure. You can treat key management like chatting with an engineer—just tell your AI client what you need done. For instance, if a developer loses their credentials, the agent instantly verifies if the key is good and checks its remaining usage credits without you leaving your chat window.

Need to audit who's using what? The agent pulls detailed verification analytics for you. Whether you’re auditing keys or checking an API configuration, this MCP centralizes that oversight. By connecting Unkey through Vinkius, you give your AI client a single point of truth for all things related to key issuance and usage tracking.

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Frequently asked questions about Unkey API Management MCP

How do I use the Unkey API Management MCP to check if a key works? +

You run verify_api_key and provide the token you want checked. The agent immediately tells you if it's valid, who owns it, and how many credits are left.

Can I use Unkey API Management to find out what APIs exist? +

Yes, just ask the agent to list_apis. It will retrieve a complete rundown of every API endpoint defined in your project for you.

If I need to delete an old key, which tool do I use? Is it Unkey API Management? +

Use the revoke_api_key tool. It permanently deletes access rights for that specific key immediately.

How do I get usage data from Unkey API Management MCP? +

You run get_verification_analytics. This pulls detailed stats showing how developers have used the service over a specified period.

Does this MCP let me create new keys for users? +

Yes, you use the create_api_key tool to generate fresh API keys and assign them specific metadata or ownership details.