Developer Portal

The Developer Portal at app.archerprotocol.com/developer is your control center for connecting external tools to Archer Protocol. Create API keys, monitor usage, manage transaction approvals, and track compute unit billing.

API Keys

API keys authenticate your MCP client or external application with Archer's backend.

Creating a Key

1. Navigate to the Developer Portal in the Archer webapp

2. Click Create API Key

3. Configure:

   • Name — a label for your reference (e.g., "Claude Code - local dev")

   • Scopes — permissions for this key (read, quote, swap, bridge, send)

   • Spend Limit — optional USD cap for transaction operations

   • Expiry — optional expiration date

4. Copy the raw key immediately — it is shown only once

The portal displays a connection snippet with ready-to-paste config for Claude Code, Cursor, and other clients.

Key Format

API keys follow the format arch_xxxx... where arch_ is the prefix. The portal shows the prefix for identification but never displays the full key after creation.

Scopes

Scope	Allows
read	Token lookups, price checks, balance queries
quote	Swap and bridge quotes (no execution)
swap	Prepare swap transactions
bridge	Prepare bridge transactions
send	Prepare send/transfer transactions

Revoking a Key

Click Revoke on any active key. This is immediate and permanent — the key stops working instantly.

Transaction Approvals

When an MCP client prepares a transaction (swap, bridge, or send), a Pending Approval appears in the Developer Portal.

Approval Lifecycle

1. PENDING — Transaction prepared, waiting for your review

2. APPROVED — You signed the transaction; it's been submitted on-chain

3. REJECTED — You rejected the transaction

4. EXPIRED — Transaction expired before you acted (typically 60-90 seconds for swap quotes)

Reviewing a Transaction

Each pending approval shows:

• Tool name — which operation (swap, bridge, send)

• Human summary — plain-English description of what will happen

• Chain — which blockchain

• Wallet address — which of your wallets will sign

• Transaction details — the unsigned transaction data

• Expiry — how long before the quote expires

Click Approve to sign with your Privy embedded wallet, or Reject to cancel.

Usage Tracking

The Developer Portal tracks all API operations:

• Total calls and success rate

• Calls by tool — which tools are used most

• Daily timeline — usage over time

• Recent calls — last operations with latency and error details

• Per-key metrics — usage broken down by API key

Compute Units (CU) Billing

Every operation consumes Compute Units. Your account has a free monthly CU allowance based on your tier:

Tier	Price	Monthly CU	CU Rate	TVR Fee
FREE	Free	2,500	$0.0002/CU	0.15%
VIBE BUILDER	$19/mo	150,000	$0.000127/CU	0.10%
PRO	$79/mo	1,000,000	$0.000079/CU	0.08%
ENTERPRISE	Custom	Custom	Negotiated	0.05%

CU costs include:

• Infrastructure CU — base cost per tool call (see Tools Reference)

• AI CU — LLM inference costs (varies by model tier: economy, standard, premium)

• TVR Fee — percentage of transaction value routed on-chain (swap/bridge/send)

View your current period's usage, remaining balance, and billing history in the Developer Portal.