Authentication - RCIntel

All RCIntel API endpoints (except health checks and the public payer directory) require an API key in the X-API-Key header. This is not a Bearer token.

curl https://api-dev.rcintell.com/v1/knowledge/resolve \
  -H "X-API-Key: kp_test_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ccn":"170001","cpt":"99213","payer":"Medicare"}'

Key types (Stedi-style)

Type	Prefix	Host	How you get it
Test	`kp_test_`	`https://api-dev.rcintell.com`	Sign up or the playground (free)
Production	`kp_live_`	`https://api.rcintell.com`	Upgrade / pay-as-you-go, then mint a production key

Test keys are rejected on production. Production keys are rejected on the test API. The playground never puts a live key in the browser. It mints a kp_test_ key server-side.

MCP

Same credential as REST:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rcintel": {
      "url": "https://api-dev.rcintell.com/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "X-API-Key": "kp_test_..." }
    }
  }
}

Production MCP: https://api.rcintell.com/v1/mcp with kp_live_.