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Authenticate MCP requests

MCP uses a workspace credential beginning with al_. Apify provider credentials remain in ActorConsole; do not put them in your AI client.

Choose the matching transport

Local stdio: set ACTORCONSOLE_API_KEY and API_BASE_URL in the server's client configuration.
Hosted HTTP: send Authorization: Bearer with the workspace credential on each request to your operator's MCP URL.

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MCP / guide 23 of 27

MCP uses a workspace credential beginning with al_. Apify provider credentials remain in ActorConsole; do not put them in your AI client.

Local stdio: set ACTORCONSOLE_API_KEY and API_BASE_URL in the server's client configuration.
Hosted HTTP: send Authorization: Bearer with the workspace credential on each request to your operator's MCP URL.