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
| Provider | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT ⭐ | Flat-rate ($100-$200/mo) | Predictable monthly cost. Recommended. |
| Claude | Pay-as-you-go (Extra Usage) | You already have an Anthropic billing account. |
| MiniMax | Subscription | MiniMax Coding Plan. |
| Z.AI | Subscription | GLM Coding Plan API key. |
You pick the provider on the setup page. This guide explains how to get whichever credential the page asks for.
ChatGPT (recommended)
Before you start
- Get a ChatGPT Plus ($20/mo) or Pro ($200/mo) subscription
- Enable "Device code authorization for Codex" in your ChatGPT Security settings
How it works
- On the setup page, click ChatGPT
- Submit the form. Your workspace provisions first.
- After provisioning, the success screen shows a device code and an authorization link
- Open the link, paste the code, click Approve
- 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
- Subscribe to Claude Max at claude.ai/settings/billing and enable Extra Usage
- Open a terminal in FULL SCREEN and run:
npx @anthropic-ai/claude-code setup-token
- Browser opens. Click Approve to authorize.
- Token appears in your terminal, starting with
sk-ant-oat01-... - 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
- Subscribe to the MiniMax Coding Plan
- On the setup page, click MiniMax and submit the form
- Your workspace provisions first
- After provisioning, connect your MiniMax account in AI Tokens with one click
Z.AI
Get your API key
- Subscribe to the GLM Coding Plan
- Create an API key at Z.AI API Keys
- On the setup page, click Z.AI and paste the API key
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Provider | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT device code rejected | ChatGPT | Enable "Device code authorization for Codex" in ChatGPT Security settings |
| Provisioning succeeds but ChatGPT auth never appears | ChatGPT | Reconnect from AI Tokens in the dashboard |
npx not found | Claude | Install Node.js first, then re-run |
| Browser doesn't open | Claude | Copy the URL from your terminal and paste manually |
| "Not subscribed" | Claude | Confirm Claude Max is active and Extra Usage is enabled |
| Claude token expired | Claude | Re-run npx @anthropic-ai/claude-code setup-token for a fresh one |
| Z.AI key rejected | Z.AI | Confirm you're on the GLM Coding Plan, not the standard Z.AI API |
| Stuck or unsure | Any | Email support@missioncontrolhq.ai |