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# Create provider connection

> Creates a new provider connection with an encrypted API key. The key is encrypted at rest and never returned in responses. Admins can set platform=true to create a platform connection (created_by=NULL).




## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml post /provider-connections
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Hill90 API
  description: Hill90 platform API — agent management and lifecycle operations.
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
  - url: /
    description: Relative (behind Traefik reverse proxy)
security: []
paths:
  /provider-connections:
    post:
      summary: Create provider connection
      description: >
        Creates a new provider connection with an encrypted API key. The key is
        encrypted at rest and never returned in responses. Admins can set
        platform=true to create a platform connection (created_by=NULL).
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - name
                - provider
                - api_key
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                provider:
                  type: string
                  description: Provider identifier (e.g., openai, anthropic)
                api_key:
                  type: string
                  description: Provider API key (encrypted at rest, never returned)
                api_base_url:
                  type: string
                  description: Custom API base URL (optional)
                platform:
                  type: boolean
                  description: >-
                    Admin-only. If true, creates a platform connection
                    (created_by=NULL) accessible to all platform models.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Connection created
        '400':
          description: Invalid input
        '401':
          description: Not authenticated
        '403':
          description: Requires user role
        '409':
          description: Duplicate connection name
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

````