> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.orthogonal.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Orthogonal

> Connect your agent to a catalog of paid tools and APIs.

Orthogonal connects your agent to a catalog of paid tools. Search for a tool, run it, and pay per request. No per-provider accounts to manage.

## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Search">
    Describe what you need, or browse the [catalog](https://orthogonal.com/discover). Search returns matching tools with their price.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run">
    Run the tool. Orthogonal connects to the provider for you and returns the result.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pay per request">
    Every response includes the price. You pay only for the calls you make.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Connect

Three ways to connect. All reach the same catalog. See the [Quickstart](/quickstart) for the two-minute version.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="MCP Server">
    Add to Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP client:

    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "orthogonal": {
          "url": "https://mcp.orthogonal.com"
        }
      }
    }
    ```

    <Card title="MCP setup" icon="plug" href="/mcp/setup">
      Per-client steps and the tool list
    </Card>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="CLI">
    ```bash theme={null}
    npm install -g @orth/cli
    export ORTHOGONAL_API_KEY=orth_live_your_key
    orth search "web scraping"
    ```

    <Card title="CLI reference" icon="terminal" href="/cli">
      All commands and flags
    </Card>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="API">
    ```bash theme={null}
    curl -X POST 'https://api.orthogonal.com/v1/search' \
      -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
      -d '{"prompt": "web scraping"}'
    ```

    <Card title="API reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/introduction">
      Every endpoint and parameter
    </Card>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>


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