---
title: "Unkey Open Source API Key Management and Rate Limiting Platform"
description: "Unkey is an open-source developer platform for managing API keys, rate limiting, and usage analytics. It provides a fast, globally distributed key verification system that integrates into any API with minimal code changes."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/unkeyed/unkey"
category:
  - "Security & Verification"
framework:
  - "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "unkeyed/unkey"
  github_stars: 5224
---

# Unkey Open Source API Key Management and Rate Limiting Platform

Unkey is an open-source developer platform for managing API keys, rate limiting, and usage analytics. It provides a fast, globally distributed key verification system that integrates into any API with minimal code changes.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/unkey-api-key-management-rate-limiting/)