# Quickstart

> Switch developer mode on, make a key, paste the prompt into your agent and make your first call, in five minutes.

Markdown twin of https://panlytics.net/developers/quickstart (last updated 2026-10-25). Every page of the Panlytics developer docs is listed at https://panlytics.net/developers/llms.txt, and all of them are in one file at https://panlytics.net/developers/llms-full.txt. The site guide is https://panlytics.net/llms.txt.

## Before you start

You need a Panlytics company account. Two things must be true before you can make a key:

1. **Developer mode is on for your company.** Only the CEO can switch it on.
2. **Your role holds "Make keys for programs and AI agents".** The CEO holds it already. Only the CEO can give it to another role, on the Roles page.

If you are the CEO, you can do every step below yourself.

## 1. Switch developer mode on

The CEO opens the organisation's settings (the **Settings** row in the rail, or the organisation switcher) and picks **Developer** under **Your organisation** (`/settings/organisation/developer`). In the panel called **Developer mode**:

1. Switch **Developer mode** on.
2. Choose **How long a key works**, from 1 to 5 hours. One hour is the default.
3. Press **Save**.

Switching developer mode on asks for a recent sign-in. If you signed in a while ago, Panlytics asks you to confirm your password or passkey first.

> [!WARNING]
> Switching developer mode off later revokes every key in the company at once. That is the quickest way to stop every program and agent.

## 2. Make a key

Open your own settings from the account menu and pick **Developer** (`/settings/developer`). The row only shows when your role holds the ability. In the panel called **Make a key**:

1. Give the key a label you will recognise later, such as "Claude Code on my laptop".
2. Press **Make a key**.

A dialog called **Your new key** opens. It shows two things:

- **The agent prompt**: everything an AI agent needs, with the key inside it.
- **The key on its own**: for a program or a script.

> [!DANGER]
> This is the only time the key is shown. Panlytics keeps only a fingerprint of it and cannot show it again. Copy what you need before you press **I have copied it**.

Making a key also asks for a recent sign-in, and you can hold at most five live keys at once.

## 3. Give it to your agent

If you use an AI agent, press **Copy the prompt** and paste the whole prompt into the agent's chat. The prompt tells the agent who it acts as, where to call, when the key ends and the rules it must follow. [Connect an AI agent](https://panlytics.net/developers/connect-an-ai-agent) shows where it goes in each tool.

If you are writing a program, copy the key on its own and put it in an environment variable rather than in a file:

```bash title="Terminal"
export PANLYTICS_KEY="pan_..."
```

## 4. Make your first call

`GET /v1/me` answers with who the key acts as, which shops it reaches, what it may do and when it ends.

```bash title="curl"
curl https://panlytics.net/api/v1/me \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PANLYTICS_KEY"
```
```python title="Python"
import os
import requests

answer = requests.get(
    "https://panlytics.net/api/v1/me",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['PANLYTICS_KEY']}"},
    timeout=30,
)
answer.raise_for_status()
print(answer.json())
```
```typescript title="TypeScript"
const answer = await fetch("https://panlytics.net/api/v1/me", {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.PANLYTICS_KEY}` },
});
if (!answer.ok) throw new Error(`${answer.status}: ${(await answer.json()).code}`);
console.log(await answer.json());
```

A `200` with your own name in `user.name` means the key works. A `401` means the key is wrong or has ended: make a new one. Every field of the answer is described on the [GET /v1/me](https://panlytics.net/developers/api/me) page.

## What to read next

- [Keys and rotation](https://panlytics.net/developers/security/keys): when keys end and how to make a fresh one without stopping your work.
- [Rate limits](https://panlytics.net/developers/security/rate-limits): 120 calls a minute per key.
- [Errors](https://panlytics.net/developers/security/errors): every code an answer can carry.