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Cogny Authentication

Authentication

Cogny secures its APIs with apiKey, http, and oauth2 across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

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Methods: apiKey, http, oauth2 Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in: header

Security Schemes

bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
apiKeyHeader apiKey
· in: header (X-API-Key)
oauth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: openapi/cogny-openapi.yml
docs: https://cogny.com/docs/api-overview-authentication
key_prefixes:
  live: sk_live_
  test: sk_test_
  mcp_anonymous: cogny_lite_
agent_registration:
  protocol: auth.md
  register_uri: https://app.cogny.com/api/agent/auth
  skill: https://cogny.com/auth.md
  note: Anonymous registration returns a cogny_lite_* Bearer key in one round trip (no browser).
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  - oauth2
  api_key_in:
  - header
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
schemes:
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: Bearer API key. Production keys are prefixed sk_live_, test keys sk_test_. MCP-issued
    anonymous keys are prefixed cogny_lite_.
  sources:
  - openapi/cogny-openapi.yml
- name: apiKeyHeader
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-API-Key
  description: Legacy API-key header (equivalent to Bearer).
  sources:
  - openapi/cogny-openapi.yml
- name: oauth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://cogny.com/api/mcp/oauth/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://cogny.com/api/mcp/oauth/token
    scopes: 4
  description: OAuth 2.1 (DCR + PKCE) for MCP clients.
  sources:
  - openapi/cogny-openapi.yml

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