Clay Install Auth

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Onboarding to Clay
• Connecting data providers
• Configuring API keys
• Setting up webhook endpoints for programmatic data flow

Example prompts

• “install clay”
• “setup clay”
• “clay auth”
• “/clay-install-auth”

Requirements

• A credential in CLAY_API_KEY
• A credential in APOLLO_API_KEY
• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code
• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash(curl:*), Bash(npm:*), Grep

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

1. 1Get Your Clay API Key (Enterprise Only)
2. 2Configure Webhook Inbound Source
3. 3Connect Data Provider API Keys
4. 4Create .env for Local Integration Code
5. 5Verify Webhook Authentication

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cfae287. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • Read
  • Write
  • Edit
  • Bash(curl:*)
  • Bash(npm:*)
  • Grep

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • curl
  • jq

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

  • api.clay.com

  Also links to:

  • university.clay.com
  • clay.com

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

  • CLAY_API_KEY
  • APOLLO_API_KEY
  • CLEARBIT_API_KEY
  • HUNTER_API_KEY

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

• Compatibility

  Designed for Claude Code

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Clay Install Auth loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 89 tokens; SKILL.md has 527 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~89

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

• NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:102

  ### Step 4: Create .env for Local Integration Code

• NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:105

  # .env — for local scripts that interact with Clay

• NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:143

  Ls, provider credentials, and any local `.env` contents out of

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit cfae287, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 527 words, ~1,516 tokens.

name

clay-install-auth

description

Set up Clay account access, API keys, webhook URLs, and provider connections. Use when onboarding to Clay, connecting data providers, configuring API keys, or setting up webhook endpoints for programmatic data flow. Trigger with phrases like "install clay", "setup clay", "clay auth", "configure clay API key", "connect clay providers".

allowed-tools

Read, Write, Edit, Bash(curl:*), Bash(npm:*), Grep

compatibility

Designed for Claude Code

version

1.14.0

license

MIT

author

Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>

tags

saas, clay, api, authentication

# Store your Clay API key securely
export CLAY_API_KEY="clay_ent_your_api_key_here"

# Verify with a test lookup (Enterprise API)
curl -s -X POST "https://api.clay.com/v1/people/enrich" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLAY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "test@example.com"}' | jq .

# Store your table's webhook URL
export CLAY_WEBHOOK_URL="https://app.clay.com/api/v1/webhooks/your-unique-id"

# Send a test record to your Clay table
curl -X POST "$CLAY_WEBHOOK_URL" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "jane@acme.com",
    "first_name": "Jane",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "company": "Acme Corp",
    "title": "VP of Sales"
  }'

# .env — for local scripts that interact with Clay
CLAY_API_KEY=clay_ent_your_key          # Enterprise API (if applicable)
CLAY_WEBHOOK_URL=https://app.clay.com/api/v1/webhooks/abc123  # Table webhook
CLAY_WORKSPACE_ID=ws_your_workspace     # Found in Settings > Workspace

# Provider keys (optional — for direct provider calls outside Clay)
APOLLO_API_KEY=your_apollo_key
CLEARBIT_API_KEY=your_clearbit_key
HUNTER_API_KEY=your_hunter_key

# Send authenticated webhook data
curl -X POST "$CLAY_WEBHOOK_URL" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Webhook-Secret: your-shared-secret" \
  -d '{"email": "test@acme.com", "source": "auth-verification"}'

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/.curated/clay-install-auth of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cfae287