AI Terminal - API help

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Hi all,

I hope someone can help. I am just trying to get the AI Terminal working but I keep getting API error issues. Below is what message I was given by the AI. However there is no options for API keys where it says and if I do create an API key it doesnt connect or reference it.

  1. Get your API key from the LimaCharlie web UI:

    • Go to your organization settings → API Keys

    • Create a new key with at least dr.read, insight.read permissions

  2. Configure it — depending on your setup, either:

    • Set the LC_API_KEY environment variable

    • Or run /lc-essentials:init-lc to initialize credentials

      The .mcp.json file (which was in the git status as deleted) is what would contain the MCP server credentials. That’s the root cause — it was deleted.

      The issue is clear: The .mcp.json file that configures the LimaCharlie MCP server (including your API credentials) was deleted from the repository. Without it, the MCP server can’t authenticate.

      To fix this, you need to recreate the MCP configuration with your LimaCharlie credentials:

      1. Get your LimaCharlie API key:

        • Log into app.limacharlie.io

        • Go to your user profile (top right) → Access Tokens or API Keys

        • API keys are user-level, not per-organization — look under your profile/account settings, not org settings

      2. Recreate the .mcp.json in /workspace/marketplace/plugins/lc-essentials/ — you can run /lc-essentials:init-lc or provide me your API key and I can set it up

      3. Alternatively, check if the key is set as an environment variable — run: echo $LC_API_KEY

What is the correct way of getting this to work?

Thank you.

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Hi Mohammed,

I’m not sure I follow what you tried (I don’t see the messages you mention at the beginning).

By trying to get AI Terminal work, I assume you mean you are in LimaCharlie web app, and want to access AI Terminal. When you do so, you have two options to authenticate:

  1. with subscription (Claude Pro/Max) option - this takes you through OAuth flow
  2. with API Key - this is a key you can generate on Anthropic platform settings page.

Is any of these the flow you are trying to get working?

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