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After signing in, your API key appears on the Dashboard. It starts with arch_. Paste it below to personalize the examples in this guide.
# Save as an environment variable
export ARCH_API_KEY="arch_your_key_here"
Let's hit the search-web endpoint — the simplest way to see Arch Tools in action. 5 credits per call.
curl -X POST https://archtools.dev/v1/tools/search-web \
-H "x-api-key: $ARCH_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query": "latest AI news", "limit": 3}'
{
"results": [
{
"title": "OpenAI Launches GPT-5 With...",
"url": "https://example.com/gpt5",
"snippet": "OpenAI today announced..."
}
],
"credits_used": 5,
"credits_remaining": 245
}
Try it now — paste the curl command into your terminal. You should see real search results come back instantly.
The Playground lets you test the platform interactively — pick a tool, tweak parameters, and see live results with generated code snippets.
Or jump straight to the Quick-Start Code Generator to get a working code snippet in Python, Node.js, or curl for any tool.
Open Playground →Add Arch Tools to Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf as native MCP tools. Paste this into your editor's MCP config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"archtools": {
"url": "https://arch-tools-mcp.onrender.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
For detailed setup instructions, see the full MCP setup guide.