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Getting Started
Learn what Toolcog is and get up and running in minutes.
- What is Toolcog? A universal API bridge that gives AI access to 100,000+ operations across hundreds of services through three API meta-tools.
- Quick Start Get from zero to your first AI-powered API call in under 2 minutes.
- Authenticated Requests Experience seamless on-demand authorization when AI needs access to your services.
AI Clients
Connect Toolcog to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI clients.
- MCP Set up Toolcog with any MCP-compatible application.
- Claude.ai Set up Toolcog with Claude.ai for AI-powered API access in your browser.
- Claude Code Set up Toolcog with Claude Code CLI for AI-powered API access in your terminal.
- Claude Desktop Set up Toolcog with Claude Desktop for AI-powered API access.
- ChatGPT Set up Toolcog with ChatGPT for AI-powered API access.
- Cursor Set up Toolcog with Cursor IDE for AI-powered API access.
- Continue Set up Toolcog with Continue, the open-source AI code assistant.
- Windsurf Set up Toolcog with Windsurf, Codeium's AI-powered IDE.
- VS Code Set up Toolcog with VS Code for AI-powered API access.
- GitHub Copilot Set up Toolcog with GitHub Copilot for AI-powered API access.
- Gemini Set up Toolcog with Google Gemini for AI-powered API access.
- Grok Set up Toolcog with Grok for AI-powered API access.
Agent SDKs
Build AI agents with Toolcog using popular SDKs and frameworks.
- Anthropic SDK Integrate Toolcog with the Anthropic SDK for programmatic AI-powered API access.
- OpenAI SDK Integrate Toolcog with the OpenAI Agents SDK for programmatic AI-powered API access.
- Vercel AI SDK Integrate Toolcog with the Vercel AI SDK for AI-powered API access in Next.js apps.
- LangChain Integrate Toolcog with LangChain for AI agents with universal API access.
- LlamaIndex Integrate Toolcog with LlamaIndex for AI agents with universal API access.
How It Works
Learn how AI discovers, learns, and calls APIs.
- API Tools How AI discovers and calls APIs through Toolcog.
- Semantic Search How AI-generated intents enable semantic discovery of API operations.
- Interface Synthesis How Toolcog synthesizes complete, executable interfaces from OpenAPI specs—optimized for how LLMs actually think.
- Hygienic Execution How Toolcog keeps everything in its right place—parameters isolated, credentials scoped, operations constrained.
Authorization
Grant AI secure access to APIs with OAuth and API keys.
- Authorization Flow The on-demand authorization flow that lets AI request exactly the access it needs, exactly when it needs it.
- OAuth Services How Toolcog handles OAuth authorization for services like GitHub, Google, and Stripe.
- API Keys How to use API key authentication for services that don't support OAuth.
- Vault Linking How to share credentials across sessions and devices.
- Manage Credentials View, revoke, and manage your connected services.
Catalogs
Create API catalogs with sources, overrides, and variables.
- What Are Catalogs? Catalogs define what operations are discoverable—from the standard catalog to custom scopes.
- Creating a Catalog Step-by-step guide to creating your first custom catalog.
- Adding Sources Add sources to your catalog and filter which operations are included.
- Uploading APIs Add your own OpenAPI specs to make them usable by AI.
- Overrides Fix and customize API specs with overrides for authentication, descriptions, and more.
- Variables Pass client-provided parameters when connecting to catalogs for multi-tenant scenarios.
Organizations
Manage teams, shared resources, and organization accounts.
Security
Learn about zero-knowledge credential protection and audit trails.
Reference
Technical specifications, override types, and error codes.