name: runway-install-auth description: "Runway install auth \u2014 AI video generation and creative AI platform.\n
Use when working with Runway for video generation, image editing, or creative AI.\n
Trigger with phrases like "runway install auth", "runway-install-auth", "AI
\ video generation".\n" allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(pip:), Bash(npm:), Bash(curl:*), Grep version: 2.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io tags:

• saas
• runway
• ai
• video-generation
• creative compatibility: Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Runway Install Auth

Overview

Install the Runway ML SDK and configure API key authentication for AI video generation.

Prerequisites

• Runway account at runwayml.com
• API key from the Runway Developer Portal (dev.runwayml.com)
• Python 3.9+ or Node.js 18+

Instructions

Step 1: Install SDK

set -euo pipefail
# Python
pip install runwayml

# Node.js
npm install @runwayml/sdk

Step 2: Configure Environment

# .env
RUNWAYML_API_SECRET=key_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Step 3: Verify Connection (Python)

from runwayml import RunwayML

client = RunwayML()  # Reads RUNWAYML_API_SECRET from env

# The client is ready — no explicit auth call needed
# SDK auto-authenticates on first API call
print("RunwayML client initialized")

Step 4: Verify Connection (Node.js)

import RunwayML from '@runwayml/sdk';

const runway = new RunwayML();  // Reads RUNWAYML_API_SECRET from env
console.log('RunwayML client initialized');

Output

• runwayml SDK installed
• API key configured via environment variable
• Client ready for video generation

Error Handling

Resources

• Runway API Documentation
• Python SDK
• API Getting Started

Next Steps

Generate your first video: runway-hello-world