> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hyreagent.fun/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Access

> Gateway API keys are issued manually to selected partners. Here's how to request one and what you get.

The HYRE LLM Gateway is **invite-only for integrations**. We don't do open self-serve signup for provider keys — every key is provisioned manually so we know who is on the other side, can size caps to your workload, and agree billing up front.

## Request an API key

<Steps>
  <Step title="Reach out">
    DM [@Cryptoeights on X](https://x.com/Cryptoeights) or open an issue on [GitHub](https://github.com/Hyre-agent). Include:

    * **Who you are** — project name, website, team contact
    * **What you're building** — how HYRE fits as your LLM provider
    * **Expected volume** — requests/day and rough token volume, which models you need
    * **Billing preference** — prepaid credits or partner invoicing (below)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review">
    We review requests case by case. Agent platforms, DeFi products, and crypto-native apps are the best fit.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Key delivery">
    Approved partners receive a `hyre_gw_*` key over a private channel, along with the daily caps and billing terms configured for it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Key types

|                    | Standard key                                               | Partner key                                          |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Best for**       | Single product using HYRE as its LLM backend               | Platforms and marketplaces re-selling HYRE inference |
| **Billing**        | Prepaid USDC credits (Solana), drawn per request           | Unmetered at request time, invoiced out-of-band      |
| **Daily caps**     | 10,000 requests/day and \$50/day by default (customizable) | No metering caps                                     |
| **Usage tracking** | Per-key daily usage counters                               | Full retail cost logged per request for invoicing    |

## Limits and fair use

* Default caps are **10,000 requests/day** and **\$50 spend/day** per key. Hitting either returns `429` with a machine-readable `limit` object — see [Limits & Errors](/gateway/limits-and-errors).
* Caps are per key and reset at midnight UTC. Need more? Ask — caps are configurable per key.
* Keys can be revoked or rotated at any time. If your key leaks, contact us immediately for a rotation.

## Key security

* Treat `hyre_gw_*` keys like any provider secret: environment variables or a secret manager, never in client-side code or a public repo.
* The gateway stores only a SHA-256 hash of your key — we cannot recover a lost key, only rotate it.

<Note>
  Just want to use HYRE models yourself (not as a provider inside a product)? The [hyreagent.fun dashboard](https://hyreagent.fun) has self-serve PAYG with prepaid USDC credits, and the gateway accepts keyless [x402 per-call payments](/payment/x402-protocol).
</Note>