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Connecting agents: Laioutr MCP, Documentation MCP, permissions, the organisation's own LLM key

# Connecting agents: MCP, permissions and LLM key

14 min

Two servers make a project operable for AI: the Laioutr MCP gives agents access to the Studio, media and content collections of a project, and the Documentation MCP answers questions from the docs in the IDE. This lesson shows sign-in with OAuth, how the permissions of the signed-in account apply, how API keys differ and how the organisation's own LLM key is added.

## Key takeaways

- Laioutr MCP and Documentation MCP serve different purposes.
- The agent has exactly the permissions of the signed-in account.
- The MCP does not publish. Publishing stays with a person.

## Read more

- [Connect Laioutr MCP to an AI assistant](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/connect-laioutr-mcp-to-an-ai-assistant)5 min

  Laioutr MCP connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another MCP client to Laioutr projects via OAuth. Once Laioutr has enabled it, signing in with the Laioutr account is enough; no API key is needed.
- [Create and manage API keys](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/create-and-manage-api-keys)6 min

  API keys are created in the organisation settings under API keys. An organisation key authenticates the CLI and CI/CD, a restricted key gives an external application access to one project's media only.
- [Working safely with agents](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/working-safely-with-agents)4 min

  Agents work through Laioutr MCP in the same Studio document as the team, with the rights of the signed-in account. Work stays safe with small, clear requests, a review in Studio and the rule that a person always publishes.

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