Setup Guide

🧠 Connect Your AI

Step 3: Connect Your AI Subscription

Mission Control is bring-your-own-AI. Pick a provider, connect it once, and your squad runs on it. We don't mark up tokens.

Pick your provider

ProviderPricingBest for
ChatGPTFlat-rate ($100-$200/mo)Predictable monthly cost. Recommended.
ClaudePay-as-you-go (Extra Usage)You already have an Anthropic billing account.
MiniMaxSubscriptionMiniMax Coding Plan.
Z.AISubscriptionGLM Coding Plan API key.

You pick the provider on the setup page. This guide explains how to get whichever credential the page asks for.


Before you start

  1. Get a ChatGPT Plus ($20/mo) or Pro ($200/mo) subscription
  2. Enable "Device code authorization for Codex" in your ChatGPT Security settings

How it works

  1. On the setup page, click ChatGPT
  2. Submit the form. Your workspace provisions first.
  3. After provisioning, the success screen shows a device code and an authorization link
  4. Open the link, paste the code, click Approve
  5. Done. No tokens to copy or store on your end.

ChatGPT issues OAuth credentials directly to your workspace. No API key handling.


Claude (Extra Usage required)

⚠️ Heads up: As of April 4, 2026, Claude subscriptions no longer cover third-party usage like Mission Control. You need Extra Usage enabled, billed at API prices. For flat-rate, use ChatGPT.

Get your setup token

  1. Subscribe to Claude Max at claude.ai/settings/billing and enable Extra Usage
  2. Open a terminal in FULL SCREEN and run:
npx @anthropic-ai/claude-code setup-token
  1. Browser opens. Click Approve to authorize.
  2. Token appears in your terminal, starting with sk-ant-oat01-...
  3. Copy the entire token and paste it on the setup page

Token format

sk-ant-oat01-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

⚠️ Copying tips:

  • If the terminal window is narrow, the token may wrap onto two lines. Copy the entire token.
  • Paste into a text editor first, remove any extra spaces or line breaks, then copy that into the setup page.
  • The token should be one continuous string with no line breaks.

Alternative: Anthropic API key

You can also paste an Anthropic API key directly (starts with sk-ant-api03-...) for pay-per-token billing without the Claude Pro/Max subscription path. Pick API key instead of Setup token on the setup page.

Platform notes

# Mac (Terminal):
npx @anthropic-ai/claude-code setup-token

# If you get permission errors (EACCES), don't run npx with sudo -
# fix the npm cache ownership once, then re-run the command:
sudo chown -R $(whoami) ~/.npm
# Windows (PowerShell):
npx @anthropic-ai/claude-code setup-token

# If npx isn't recognized:
npm exec @anthropic-ai/claude-code setup-token

MiniMax

How it works

  1. Subscribe to the MiniMax Coding Plan
  2. On the setup page, click MiniMax and submit the form
  3. Your workspace provisions first
  4. After provisioning, connect your MiniMax account in AI Tokens with one click

Z.AI

Get your API key

  1. Subscribe to the GLM Coding Plan
  2. Create an API key at Z.AI API Keys
  3. On the setup page, click Z.AI and paste the API key

Troubleshooting

IssueProviderSolution
ChatGPT device code rejectedChatGPTEnable "Device code authorization for Codex" in ChatGPT Security settings
Provisioning succeeds but ChatGPT auth never appearsChatGPTReconnect from AI Tokens in the dashboard
npx not foundClaudeInstall Node.js first, then re-run
Browser doesn't openClaudeCopy the URL from your terminal and paste manually
"Not subscribed"ClaudeConfirm Claude Max is active and Extra Usage is enabled
Claude token expiredClaudeRe-run npx @anthropic-ai/claude-code setup-token for a fresh one
Z.AI key rejectedZ.AIConfirm you're on the GLM Coding Plan, not the standard Z.AI API
Stuck or unsureAnyEmail support@missioncontrolhq.ai