Dashboard-issued MCP API keys

Most users will connect via OAuth — Claude and ChatGPT handle it in-app. But if you’re writing a terminal client, a CI script, a webhook, or anything that can’t do OAuth, you can issue a long-lived API key from the SHINE dashboard.

Create a mcp key

1. Go to shineai.io/mcp-api-keys in your SHINE account.
2. Click Create key.
3. Name it (e.g. cli-local).
4. Pick scopes (answers:read, search:read).
5. Pick a rate limit tier (Pro by default).
6. Click Create.

The raw key appears once. Copy it immediately — it won’t be shown again. If you lose it, revoke and create a new one.

Use the key

Send it as a bearer token on every /v1/mcp request:

curl https://mcp.shineai.io/v1/mcp \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer shine_sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -X POST \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

Revoke

From the same dashboard page, click Revoke on the key. Access stops instantly.

Format

Dashboard keys have the format shine_sk_live_<32-char base62>. They’re SHA-256 hashed before storage — SHINE cannot recover a lost key, you must revoke and recreate.