These three things solve different problems and should not be conflated.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.terminaluse.com/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
API Keys
API keys authenticate calls to the Terminal Use API from your app, backend, or automation. Use API keys when you want to:- create tasks
- manage agents, filesystems, and projects
- call the SDK from your application
Webhook Keys
Webhook keys are for verifying inbound webhook delivery from Terminal Use. The CLI surface for these istu keys, and it manages webhook keys specifically, not general API auth keys.
See List Webhook Keys.
Environment Secrets
Environment secrets are runtime environment variables attached to an agent environment such asproduction or preview.
Use them for:
- provider credentials
- database URLs
- external service tokens
tu env add, tu env ls, tu env get, tu env rm, tu env pull, and tu env import.
The Important Distinction
| Surface | Used for |
|---|---|
| API key | Calling Terminal Use APIs |
| Webhook key | Verifying Terminal Use webhooks |
| Environment secret | Supplying runtime config to deployed agents |