generated: '2026-10-05'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://docs.looot.ai/changelog/v0-4-0-oauth-by-button
sources:
- https://docs.looot.ai/changelog/v0-4-0-oauth-by-button
- https://docs.looot.ai/get-started/quickstart-web
- https://docs.looot.ai/get-started/quickstart-cli
- https://docs.looot.ai/get-started/quickstart-mcp
description: Authentication uses OAuth2 with a token that the client stores and sends in the Authorization header as a Bearer token.
schemes:
- type: oauth2
  name: OAuth
  evidence: Sign in looot login Opens a link and a code in your browser. Approve it on looot.ai and the CLI saves your token.
  flows:
  - authorization_code
  how_to_obtain: Open a browser link, approve the sign‑in on looot.ai, and the client saves the returned token.
- type: http-bearer
  name: Bearer token
  evidence: The client keeps its own token and renews it in the background; you never copy a key.
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Obtained via the OAuth sign‑in flow described above.
docs: https://docs.looot.ai/changelog/v0-4-0-oauth-by-button