--- title: "Seed CLI `--local` auth from the current Kody session without a second interactive OAuth: returns a one-shot `kody_bc..." method: POST path: "/v1/tokens/bootstrap" tags: ["tokens"] --- # Seed CLI \`--local\` auth from the current Kody session without a second interactive OAuth: returns a one-shot \`kody_bc... `POST /v1/tokens/bootstrap` ## Request - Base URL: `https://api.kody.codes` - URL: `https://api.kody.codes/v1/tokens/bootstrap` - Auth: HTTP bearer Seed CLI `--local` auth from the current Kody session without a second interactive OAuth: returns a one-shot `kody_bc_…` bootstrap code plus a CLI command that includes required lifetime flags. The CLI redeems the code over HTTPS for a scoped `kody_at_…` (never returned here). Prefer this over `tokenCreate` for interactive agents already on MCP. Do not paste API tokens into chat. Interactive desktop humans who already ran `kody login` can skip this. CI/headless may still mint `kody_at_` directly. Tokens require an explicit lifetime: lifetime "short" (3600s idle / 86400s max) or "long" (1209600s idle / 7776000s max), or both idle_ttl_seconds (60-1209600) and max_lifetime_seconds (up to 7776000). Each successful request slides expires_at forward, never past max_expires_at. At most 500 active tokens per account; a new mint reclaims the active token(s) with the least remaining life (sooner of idle deadline and absolute expiry), never the caller's own token. Org permission: none (touches no org data). ## Request body - object - `name` string: Label for the eventual API token (default `kody-cli-bootstrap`). - `scopes` string[]: Org-permission scopes for the eventual `kody_at_` (default: pre-P4 local-execute parity — `org:execute` + `org:read` + package/integration/secret/email/job/app/memory use scopes — plus `package:write` and `token:delete`). There is no write-implies-read hierarchy. `package:read`: Read saved packages and package-backed resources. `package:execute`: Execute saved packages. `package:write`: Change saved packages and package-backed resources. `package:delete`: Delete saved packages. `package:publish`: Publish packages to the community catalog. `package:manage_access`: Manage package access grants. `app:read`: Read package apps. `app:execute`: Run package apps. `app:write`: Granted `app:write` in this org. `app:delete`: Granted `app:delete` in this org. `app:manage_access`: Granted `app:manage_access` in this org. `job:read`: Read package jobs and workflow runs. `job:execute`: Run package jobs. `job:write`: Granted `job:write` in this org. `job:delete`: Granted `job:delete` in this org. `job:manage_access`: Granted `job:manage_access` in this org. `secret:use`: Use secrets without reading plaintext. `secret:read`: Granted `secret:read` in this org. `secret:write`: Change existing secrets (plaintext is never returned). `secret:delete`: Granted `secret:delete` in this org. `secret:manage_access`: Granted `secret:manage_access` in this org. `integration:use`: Use connected integrations. `integration:read`: Read OAuth integrations and connected MCP servers. `integration:write`: Granted `integration:write` in this org. `integration:delete`: Granted `integration:delete` in this org. `integration:manage_access`: Granted `integration:manage_access` in this org. `memory:read`: Read memories and MCP server instructions. `memory:write`: Change existing memories. `memory:delete`: Granted `memory:delete` in this org. `memory:manage_access`: Granted `memory:manage_access` in this org. `email:read`: Read inboxes and messages. `email:send`: Send email. `email:write`: Granted `email:write` in this org. `email:delete`: Granted `email:delete` in this org. `email:manage_access`: Granted `email:manage_access` in this org. `package:create`: Create saved packages. `app:create`: Granted `app:create` in this org. `job:create`: Granted `job:create` in this org. `secret:create`: Create new secrets. `integration:create`: Granted `integration:create` in this org. `memory:create`: Create new memories. `email:create`: Granted `email:create` in this org. `org:read`: Read this org’s profile, members, and billing summary. `org:write`: Change this org’s profile and settings. `org:delete`: Delete this org. `org:execute`: Run execute and local CapabilityProxy hops for this org (API tokens need this scope; CLI `kody login` OAuth is a separate credential). `search:read`: Run unified Kody search. `member:read`: Read org members. `member:write`: Invite and change org members. `member:delete`: Remove org members. `team:read`: Read teams. `team:write`: Create and change teams. `team:delete`: Delete teams. `billing:read`: Read billing and plan. `billing:write`: Change billing and plan. `audit:read`: Read the org audit log. `token:read`: List and inspect API tokens. `token:delete`: Revoke API tokens. - `lifetime` 'short' | 'long': Required unless idle_ttl_seconds and max_lifetime_seconds are both set. `short` = 1h idle / 24h max. `long` = 14d idle / 3mo max. Single-task agents should use `short`. - `idle_ttl_seconds` integer: Seconds without use before the eventual token expires. Required with max_lifetime_seconds when lifetime is omitted. - `max_lifetime_seconds` integer: Absolute lifetime cap for the eventual token in seconds. Required with idle_ttl_seconds when lifetime is omitted. - `redeem_ttl_seconds` integer: How long the one-shot bootstrap code stays redeemable (default 600). ## Response `200` Success. - object - `bootstrap_code` string, required: One-shot code for the CLI (`kody_bc_…`). Not an API token. Pass it to `npx @kodycodes/cli auth bootstrap --code … --lifetime short` — do not paste a `kody_at_` into chat. - `expires_at` string, required: Absolute redeem deadline (ISO-8601). - `cli_command` string, required: Ready-to-run CLI command that redeems the code into a local `KODY_API_TOKEN` store entry without a second interactive OAuth. Includes the required lifetime flags. - `name` string, required - `scopes` string[], required - `idle_ttl_seconds` integer, required - `max_lifetime_seconds` integer, required ## Other responses - `400`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`. - `401`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`. - `403`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`. - `404`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`. - `409`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`. - `413`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`. - `429`: Too many requests (edge IP/token limit) or an entitlement / plan-cap limit. Wait at least `Retry-After` seconds before retrying. - `500`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`. - `503`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`. - `default`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`. --- [API](https://skmtc.dev/kody/apis/kody-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/kody/apis/kody-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/kody/apis/kody-api/revisions/a020ecedb82b?raw)