clay-install-auth

tessl install github:jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill clay-install-auth

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Install and configure Clay SDK/CLI authentication. Use when setting up a new Clay integration, configuring API keys, or initializing Clay in your project. Trigger with phrases like "install clay", "setup clay", "clay auth", "configure clay API key".

Review Score

80%

Validation Score

11/16

Implementation Score

73%

Activation Score

90%

Clay Install & Auth

Overview

Set up Clay SDK/CLI and configure authentication credentials.

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+
Package manager (npm, pnpm, or pip)
Clay account with API access
API key from Clay dashboard

Instructions

Step 1: Install SDK

# Node.js
npm install @clay/sdk

# Python
pip install clay

Step 2: Configure Authentication

# Set environment variable
export CLAY_API_KEY="your-api-key"

# Or create .env file
echo 'CLAY_API_KEY=your-api-key' >> .env

Step 3: Verify Connection

// Test connection code here

Output

Installed SDK package in node_modules or site-packages
Environment variable or .env file with API key
Successful connection verification output

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
Invalid API Key	Incorrect or expired key	Verify key in Clay dashboard
Rate Limited	Exceeded quota	Check quota at https://docs.clay.com
Network Error	Firewall blocking	Ensure outbound HTTPS allowed
Module Not Found	Installation failed	Run `npm install` or `pip install` again

Examples

TypeScript Setup

import { ClayClient } from '@clay/sdk';

const client = new ClayClient({
  apiKey: process.env.CLAY_API_KEY,
});

Python Setup

from clay import ClayClient

client = ClayClient(
    api_key=os.environ.get('CLAY_API_KEY')
)

Resources

Next Steps

After successful auth, proceed to clay-hello-world for your first API call.