Connect

Bring your client to quotum. Start with a seat key or a Pay as you go project key.

Choose your call path

Seat key

Sign with the seat wallet on Your seat, then copy the key under Other apps. Supply it locally as QUOTUM_SEAT_KEY.

PAYG project key

Use an invite or a funding wallet holding at least 0.1% of QUOTUM supply, seat stake included. Check intake before sending USDG.

PAYG quickstart

Wallet

x402 per-request intake is closed. Do not sign a per-request payment.

Wallet payment status

Never print or commit a key. Never share a wallet private key or seed.

Hermes

Install the quotum provider plugin. Use a seat key or a Hermes key in QUOTUM_SEAT_KEY.

hermes plugins install qvotvm/hermes-quotum --enable

Verify setup

Get the key from Your seat, Other apps. After one small test call, run hermes usage.

A reply checks the key. Run hermes usage to read cap, spend and bell time.

Keys renew seven days before expiry. An auth error can mean renewal or revocation. Fetch a new key and copy your config again.

Shared project-client setup

Claude Code, Codex and Cursor: use the shared instructions to connect your project’s client. Keep your coding tool’s own model backend.

No native install or backend configuration command is documented for these clients.

The docs cover a project client using a seat key or a Pay as you go project key.

Read connection docs

Project client guidance

The shared setup connects your project’s client to the Venice API. It keeps your coding tool’s own backend. Read the shared instructions before setting a key.