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# Authentication

#### **EolasEdge - Two Modes Available**

**Option A: Keychain Authentication (Recommended - Full Features)**

* Automatically generates credentials on first run
* Stores securely in OS keychain (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager, Linux Secret Service)
* **Available Tools**: All 13 tools including trading + blockchain operations

**Option B: Legacy Environment Variables (Trading Only)**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eolas-edge-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["eolas-edge-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "EOLAS_API_KEY": "ed25519:your_api_key",
        "EOLAS_API_SECRET": "your_api_secret",
        "EOLAS_ACCOUNT_ID": "your_account_id"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

**EolasReach - Environment Variables Required**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eolas-reach-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["eolas-reach-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CREATOR_BID_API_KEY": "your_creator_bid_api_key",
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "your_telegram_bot_token"
      }
    }
  }
}
```