Title: Claude Code

URL Source: https://docs.shipp.ai/platform-guides/claude-code/

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description: Create an app with Shipp using Claude Code
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[ Skip to content](#tell-claude-code-to-use-shipp) 

* [  How to Shipp ](../../how-to/)
* [  API Reference ](../../api-reference/)
* [  Guides ](../)
* [  Final Step - Test the Connection ](#final-step-test-the-connection)
* [  Blink ](../blink/)
* [  Replit ](../replit/)
* [  Go To Shipp Dashboard ](https://platform.shipp.ai)

* [  Final Step - Test the Connection ](#final-step-test-the-connection)

# Claude Code

## Tell Claude Code to use Shipp[¶](#tell-claude-code-to-use-shipp "Permanent link")

Tell Claude to use the skill

Claude promptCLI

`[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-1)Use the skill for Shipp, download from https://shipp.ai/SKILL.md
`

`[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-1)mkdir -p ~/.codex/skills/shipp && curl -fsSL "https://shipp.ai/SKILL.md" > ~/.claude/skills/shipp/SKILL.md
`

This lets Claude know it should use Shipp as the real-time data layer for your app.

   

Instruct Claude

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## Add Shipp API Key to your project[¶](#add-shipp-api-key-to-your-project "Permanent link")

### Create your Shipp Account[¶](#create-your-shipp-account "Permanent link")

[Sign up to Shipp](https://platform.shipp.ai/signup). Once logged in, you can manage data connections & API access. 

What is an API? 

It's how your Agent & the app you create will communicate with Shipp. API is an acronym for _Application Programming Interface_

   

Sign Up to Shipp

### Get your Shipp API Key[¶](#get-your-shipp-api-key "Permanent link")

In the Shipp dashboard, go to API Keys and copy your API Key

   

Obtain your Shipp API Key

### Add key to .env[¶](#add-key-to-env "Permanent link")

Return to your **terminal**

Navigate to your project

`[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-1)cd <My Project Path>
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Now add your API Key to the .env file.

`[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-1)echo 'SHIPP_API_KEY=shipp-live-123-your-api-key' > .env
`

More than likely, Claude is using the variable name `SHIPP_API_KEY`. If you have any authentication issues, ask claude to verify that the key is correctly set.

API Keys are Secret!

Do not paste the key anywhere but the .env file.

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## Final Step - Test the Connection[¶](#final-step-test-the-connection "Permanent link")

Claude is resourceful and likely needs to iterate a few times. Instruct Claude to test the integration and verify your app works.

   

Claude is cooking

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MCP Server 

Claude supports MCP servers to make building more productive. We're working to make this process even easier for you.

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