Learn where your license key goes and what your agent writes with it.
Most of the catalog is free and open source on GitHub, open to contributions. Other components require a one-time license that will also give you access to all upcoming features forever.
License key
Only required for pro components.
Put the key in a git-ignored .env.local at the root of your project:
ATELIER_PRO_KEY=<your-license-key>${ATELIER_PRO_KEY} and never sees the value.You never have to write this yourself unless you install manually or set up MCP. Your agent adds the @atelier entry to components.json the first time you install a pro component:
{
"registries": {
"@atelier": {
"url": "https://www.atelier-ui.com/r/{name}.json",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer ${ATELIER_PRO_KEY}"
}
}
}
}Installing a free component writes the same entry without the header, as a plain string. Replace that string with the object above, or every pro install answers 401.
An entry pointing at an empty ATELIER_PRO_KEY stops every install, free components included.