---
{
  "id": "platform.creator.cli-linking",
  "topic": "creator",
  "title": "Linking Arinova CLI to Creator Console",
  "locale": "en",
  "version": "2026-09-02",
  "summary": "Creator API keys connect local Arinova CLI workflows, either by manual one-time key entry or a validated local callback.",
  "content": "Open Creator Console's API Keys page to create a CLI key. Newly issued keys start with `ari_cli_` and are shown only when created, so copy the value immediately and run `arinova-cli auth set-key {key}` in the local terminal. The key list later shows metadata and supports revocation, not recovery of the original secret. Treat the value as a credential and never put it in a bundle, source control, chat message, or screenshot.\n\nArinova CLI may instead open `/creator/cli-auth` with a localhost callback, nonce, and state. The page validates the callback, creates a key, and returns it to that local flow. Opening the same route from Creator Console without callback parameters provides the manual linking view. Only loopback HTTP callback hosts with an explicit port and `/callback` path are accepted.\n\nSpace, Theme, and Plugin bundles require local preparation or build steps before ZIP upload. Sticker authoring is available in the web app, although the optional creator CLI guide also covers sticker workflows. Painter albums and Experts use their web authoring surfaces. For deeper command-by-command help, the Creator Guide persona can be rented from Agent Hub and then selected in the Creator assistant.\n",
  "aliases": [
    "link Arinova CLI",
    "creator API key",
    "ari_cli_ key",
    "arinova-cli auth set-key",
    "local bundle workflow",
    "CLI login"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "creator",
    "cli",
    "api-key",
    "bundles"
  ],
  "relatedActions": [],
  "relatedActionPrefixes": [
    "arinova.creator."
  ],
  "url": "https://docs.arinova.ai/en/kb/creator/cli-linking/"
}
---

Open Creator Console's API Keys page to create a CLI key. Newly issued keys start with `ari_cli_` and are shown only when created, so copy the value immediately and run `arinova-cli auth set-key {key}` in the local terminal. The key list later shows metadata and supports revocation, not recovery of the original secret. Treat the value as a credential and never put it in a bundle, source control, chat message, or screenshot.

Arinova CLI may instead open `/creator/cli-auth` with a localhost callback, nonce, and state. The page validates the callback, creates a key, and returns it to that local flow. Opening the same route from Creator Console without callback parameters provides the manual linking view. Only loopback HTTP callback hosts with an explicit port and `/callback` path are accepted.

Space, Theme, and Plugin bundles require local preparation or build steps before ZIP upload. Sticker authoring is available in the web app, although the optional creator CLI guide also covers sticker workflows. Painter albums and Experts use their web authoring surfaces. For deeper command-by-command help, the Creator Guide persona can be rented from Agent Hub and then selected in the Creator assistant.