Setup Guide

Get Your API Keys

Step-by-step instructions for connecting social media platforms

YouTube Instagram Twitter/X OpenRouter

⚡ Easiest Option: Interactive Wizard

Let the wizard guide you through setup with automatic browser opening and validation.

npx kai-api-setup
YouTube
⭐ Easy - 5 min View skill →
1

Go to Google Cloud Console

Create a project and enable the YouTube Data API v3

Open Google Cloud Console
2

Create an API Key

In Credentials → Create Credentials → API Key. Copy the key (starts with AIza...)

# Add to your environment
export YOUTUBE_API_KEY=your_key_here
3

Start Using

In Claude, just ask: "Get my YouTube stats for channel UC..."

💡 Tip

The interactive wizard npx kai-api-setup can do steps 1-2 automatically.

Instagram
⭐⭐ Medium - 10 min View skill →
1

Create Meta Developer App

Go to Meta for Developers and create a new app

Open Meta Developer Portal
2

Add Instagram Basic Display

In your app, click "Add Product" → "Instagram Basic Display" → "Set Up"

3

Generate Access Token

Go to "User Token Generator" and click "Generate Token"

# Add to your environment
export INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_token_here
Twitter / X
⭐⭐ Medium - 10 min View skill →
1

Apply for Twitter Developer Account

Sign up at the Twitter Developer Portal

Open Twitter Developer Portal
2

Create a Project and App

Go to Dashboard → Create Project → Create App. Get your API Key and Secret.

# Add to your environment
export TWITTER_API_KEY=your_key
export TWITTER_API_SECRET=your_secret
OpenRouter (AI Image Generation)
⭐ Easiest - 2 min View skill →
1

Sign up on OpenRouter

Create an account and get your API key

Get OpenRouter Key
2

Copy your API Key

# Add to your environment
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_key_here
Manual Environment Setup
1

Create .env file

Create a .env file in your project root or home directory

# ~/.kai/.env
YOUTUBE_API_KEY=your_key
INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_token
TWITTER_API_KEY=your_key
TWITTER_API_SECRET=your_secret
OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_key
2

Or use shell exports

# Add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc
export YOUTUBE_API_KEY=xxx
export INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN=xxx
3

Reload shell

source ~/.zshrc # or ~/.bashrc