> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.antimetal.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Honeycomb

> Create a Honeycomb Management API key for Antimetal

## Overview

This guide walks you through creating a Honeycomb Management API key to enable the Antimetal integration. Antimetal uses the key to query your datasets, traces, and triggers through Honeycomb's MCP server.

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  Go to the Honeycomb integration setup in the Antimetal dashboard.
</Card>

## Prerequisites

* A Honeycomb team with [Honeycomb Intelligence](https://docs.honeycomb.io/security-compliance/honeycomb-intelligence/) enabled
* Team owner permission, which is required to create a Management API key

## Setup

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open API key settings">
    Log in to Honeycomb and go to **Account > Team Settings > API Keys**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a Management API key">
    Click **Create Management API Key** and name it `Antimetal`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Grant read scopes">
    Select the **Model Context Protocol** and **Environments** scopes, and grant **Read** on both. No write scopes are needed.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy the Key ID and Key Secret">
    Copy both the **Key ID** and the **Key Secret**.

    <Warning>The secret is shown only once. Save it securely.</Warning>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Share the key with Antimetal">
    Provide the key in the Antimetal UI in `KEY_ID:KEY_SECRET` format.

    <Tip>Antimetal selects the US (`mcp.honeycomb.io`) or EU (`mcp.eu1.honeycomb.io`) endpoint automatically based on your account.</Tip>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Permissions and Access

Antimetal uses a read-only Management API key scoped to Model Context Protocol and Environments. It is restricted to listing and reading datasets, running queries, and analyzing columns. No write operations are performed.

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