Generate Test API Key

Generate a test API key for the Lab Nocturne Images API.

Invocation

/generate-key — also triggered naturally (e.g. "get me an image storage API key", "set up image hosting", "I need somewhere to host images").

Instructions

1. Resolve the base URL

printenv LABNOCTURNE_BASE_URL

Use the output if set, otherwise default to https://images.labnocturne.com.

2. Generate the key

Run:

curl -s -w '\n%{http_code}' <base_url>/key

Parse the last line as the HTTP status code and everything before it as the response body.

3. Handle the response

Success (HTTP 200) — the response body is:

{
  "api_key": "ln_test_...",
  "type": "test",
  "message": "Test key created! ...",
  "limits": {
    "max_file_size_mb": 10,
    "storage_mb": 100,
    "bandwidth_gb_per_month": 1,
    "rate_limit_per_hour": 100
  },
  "docs": "https://images.labnocturne.com/docs"
}

Present to the user:

• API Key: the api_key value
• Type: the type value
• Limits: list each limit from the limits object in human-readable form
• How to use: tell the user to set export LABNOCTURNEAPIKEY=<api_key> in their shell so other skills (/upload, /files, /stats, /delete) pick it up automatically

Error — key generation rarely fails. If it does, tell the user the error message and suggest trying again in a moment. If the server returns a non-JSON response or unexpected HTTP status, the API may be temporarily unavailable.