Anthropic Setup Guide

Provides your agent with access to Claude models using your own API key.

Prerequisites

• An Anthropic account with API access at console.anthropic.com

Step 1: Create an API Key

1. Go to console.anthropic.com/settings/keys
2. Click Create Key
3. Name the key (e.g., "Carapace Agent")
4. Copy the key (starts with sk-ant-) — it's shown only once

Step 2: Connect in Carapace

1. Go to Dashboard > Connections
2. Find Anthropic and click Connect
3. Paste the API key
4. Click Save Credentials

Credential Fields Reference

Gotchas

Key shown only once: If you lose the key, create a new one. Old keys can be deleted from the console.

Usage limits: Anthropic enforces usage-based rate limits that scale with your account tier. New accounts start with lower limits.

See Also

• Anthropic Console
• Anthropic API documentation