hive-build-onboarding — Get a Hive API Key

Get the user from "no key" to a verified working key without the secret ever appearing in chat, logs, screenshots, or committed files.

Hive uses passwordless magic-link auth — no username/password, no credit card to start. Free Demo tier: 10,000 credits/month, 30 req/min.

Path 1 — browser sign-in (preferred)

If the user has a browser available on the same machine as their terminal:

npx -y -p hive-intelligence@latest hive init --browser

What happens: