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name: lindy-install-auth description: | Install and configure Lindy AI SDK/CLI authentication. Use when setting up a new Lindy integration, configuring API keys, or initializing Lindy in your project. Trigger with phrases like "install lindy", "setup lindy", "lindy auth", "configure lindy API key". allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:), Bash(pip:), Grep version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io

Lindy Install & Auth

Overview

Set up Lindy AI SDK and configure authentication credentials for AI agent automation.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+
• Package manager (npm, pnpm, or pip)
• Lindy account with API access
• API key from Lindy dashboard (https://app.lindy.ai)

Instructions

Step 1: Install SDK

# Node.js
npm install @lindy-ai/sdk

# Python
pip install lindy-sdk

Step 2: Configure Authentication

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

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

Step 3: Verify Connection

import { Lindy } from '@lindy-ai/sdk';

const lindy = new Lindy({ apiKey: process.env.LINDY_API_KEY });
const agents = await lindy.agents.list();
console.log(agents.length > 0 ? 'Connected!' : 'No agents yet');

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 Lindy dashboard
Rate Limited	Exceeded quota	Check quota at https://app.lindy.ai
Network Error	Firewall blocking	Ensure outbound HTTPS allowed
Module Not Found	Installation failed	Run npm install or pip install again

Examples

TypeScript Setup

import { Lindy } from '@lindy-ai/sdk';

const lindy = new Lindy({
  apiKey: process.env.LINDY_API_KEY,
});

// Verify connection
const me = await lindy.users.me();
console.log(`Connected as: ${me.email}`);

Python Setup

from lindy import Lindy

client = Lindy(api_key=os.environ.get('LINDY_API_KEY'))

# Verify connection
me = client.users.me()
print(f"Connected as: {me.email}")

Resources

• Lindy Documentation
• Lindy Dashboard
• Lindy API Reference

Next Steps

After successful auth, proceed to lindy-hello-world for your first AI agent.