How to Connect Your Broker Key to Cipher
Connecting a broker key to the Cipher platform is a one time setup step that takes roughly five minutes and unlocks every Cipher analytic without a data subscription.
How do you connect a broker key to the Cipher platform?
A trader generates an API key inside the broker account, opens the Cipher settings panel, pastes the key, and saves. The Cipher platform validates the key against the broker immediately and reports whether the option chain entitlement attached to that account is active and usable.
What permissions does the Cipher platform need?
The Cipher platform needs market data read access covering option chains and quotes. Trading permission is not required and is not requested. A trader who prefers maximum caution can issue a read only key, and every Cipher analytic continues to function normally.
What happens if a broker key stops working?
The Cipher platform surfaces an explicit connection error rather than silently serving stale numbers, because a stale positioning read is more dangerous than no read at all. Rotating the key inside the broker account and pasting the replacement restores access immediately.
Frequently asked questions
Which brokers does the Cipher platform support?
Supported broker connections are listed inside the Cipher settings panel and are extended over time. The Obsidian desk confirms current support in the Discord server before a member subscribes.
Can I revoke the key later?
Yes. Revoking the key inside the broker account immediately ends Cipher access to that account, with no action required on the Obsidian side.