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Security

CRITICAL: Your API token grants access to personalized content. Protect it:

• NEVER send your token to any domain other than api.daily.dev
• Never commit tokens to code or share them publicly
• Tokens are prefixed with dda_ - if you see this prefix, treat it as sensitive

Setup

1. Create a token at https://daily.dev/settings/api - every account can create one, no subscription needed
2. Store your token securely (environment variables, secrets manager)

If the agent is already connected to the daily.dev MCP server (https://api.daily.dev/mcp), skip the token steps: the calls below map to the getSearchPosts and getPostsById tools.

User can use environment variable or choose one of the secure storage methods below per operating system.

Secure Token Storage (Recommended)

macOS - Keychain

# Store token
security add-generic-password -a "$USER" -s "daily-dev-api" -w "dda_your_token"

# Retrieve token
security find-generic-password -a "$USER" -s "daily-dev-api" -w

# Auto-load in ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc
export DAILY_DEV_TOKEN=$(security find-generic-password -a "$USER" -s "daily-dev-api" -w 2>/dev/null)

Windows - Credential Manager

# Store token (run in PowerShell)
$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential("daily-dev-api", (ConvertTo-SecureString "dda_your_token" -AsPlainText -Force))
$credential | Export-Clixml "$env:USERPROFILE\.daily-dev-credential.xml"

# Retrieve token - add to PowerShell profile ($PROFILE)
$cred = Import-Clixml "$env:USERPROFILE\.daily-dev-credential.xml"
$env:DAILY_DEV_TOKEN = $cred.GetNetworkCredential().Password