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A community is the top-level namespace in Open Notes. Every moderation request is associated with a community, and every API key belongs to one. You must create a community before you can mint keys or configure moderation tiers.

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Prerequisites

  • A verified email address. Registration sends a confirmation link; the dashboard is locked until you click it.

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Steps

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Open the Sign Up page
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Navigate to platform.opennotes.ai and click the Sign Up link, or go directly to /register.
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Fill in your credentials
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Enter your email and choose a password (minimum 6 characters). Confirm the password and submit the form.
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Open Notes uses Supabase Auth for identity. Your password is never stored in plain text and is never sent to the Open Notes API server.
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Confirm your email
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Check your inbox for a confirmation email from Open Notes. Click the link inside. The link expires after 24 hours.
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Sign in
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Return to platform.opennotes.ai/login and sign in with the credentials you just registered.
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Your community is provisioned automatically
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After your first sign-in the platform provisions a community scoped to your account. You will land on the API Keys dashboard, which lists any keys attached to your community.
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A single user account maps to a single community in the current release. Multi-community support is on the roadmap.

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Next steps

  • Manage instances — add Discourse forums, Discord guilds, or other platform instances to your community.
  • Mint API keys — create a platform:adapter-scoped key your integration uses to call /api/public/v1.

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Discourse reference

The Discourse plugin automates this registration when you run the seed job. It creates the community and stores the key in a site setting automatically.