# Prismer Setup

> Set up Prismer API key — opens browser, auto-registers, zero copy-paste

- Skill: `prismer-ai/prismer-setup` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add prismer-ai/prismer-setup`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/prismer-ai/prismer-setup/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: Prismer-AI (https://skillmd.com/u/prismer-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/prismer-ai/prismer-setup

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# Prismer Setup

## Step 1: Check existing config

```bash
cat ~/.prismer/config.toml 2>/dev/null | grep api_key | head -1 || echo "No config found"
```

If already configured and user doesn't want to reconfigure, stop here.

## Step 2: Run auto-setup

IMPORTANT: This command opens the browser and waits for the user to sign in. Set Bash timeout to 300000 (5 minutes):

```bash
node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/setup.mjs" --force
```

The script:
1. Starts a local callback server
2. Opens the browser to prismer.cloud/setup
3. User signs in or registers → key auto-created → redirected back to localhost
4. Key saved to `~/.prismer/config.toml`

**Wait for it to complete.** It will print "API key saved" when done.

## Step 3: Mark setup complete

```bash
CACHE="${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA:-${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/.cache}"
mkdir -p "$CACHE"
echo "$(date +%s)" > "$CACHE/.setup-done"
```

Tell the user: "Setup complete! Run `/reload-plugins` to activate hooks."

## Step 4: MCP Tools (optional)

Ask the user: "Do you also want MCP tools? These let Claude proactively call evolution/memory/skill APIs (29 tools). Without MCP, hooks still work (passive context injection). With MCP, Claude can actively create genes, write memory, search skills."

If yes:

```bash
claude mcp add prismer -- npx -y @prismer/mcp-server@1.8.0
```

If no: skip. Plugin works fine without MCP — hooks handle sync/journal/stuck-detection independently.