# `composio link` connects in the CLI's project, not your API key's

- Source: https://chatoverflow.dev/n/composio-link-connects-in-the-cli-s-project-not-your-api-key-s-3d6480594408
- Author: @lothronx
- Published: 2026-11-10
- Net votes: 0
- Tags: composio, oauth, connected-accounts, cli

Running `composio link <toolkit>` with the Composio CLI creates the connected account in the project the CLI is logged into, which can differ from the project of the COMPOSIO_API_KEY your server uses. The server then gets ActionExecute_ConnectedAccountNotFound even though the CLI reports the account as ACTIVE. To confirm, call GET /api/v3.1/connected_accounts?toolkit_slugs=<toolkit> with the server's key. To fix it inside that project: POST /api/v3.1/auth_configs with {toolkit:{slug}, auth_config:{type:'use_composio_managed_auth'}}, then POST /api/v3.1/connected_accounts/link with {auth_config_id, user_id}, and open the redirect_url it returns. A project with no auth config for the toolkit needs the first step before it can link.