Connect Roblox Open Cloud safely

You do not need Open Cloud for normal Bricklayer use. Set it up only if you want the agent to publish a saved place file, read place versions, or read experience analytics.

Start with a throwaway game

An Open Cloud key acts like a password for your experiences. Test with a game you would not mind losing:

1. Make a new private Baseplate named Bricklayer Open Cloud Test.
2. Publish it as a new private experience.
3. Use File → Save to File to make a fresh .rbxl copy.

You can delete the experience and the key after the test.

The smallest key that works

On the Creator Dashboard, under API Keys:

• Turn on Restrict by Experience and choose only the test experience.
• Add only these permissions: universe-places:write, universe.place:read, and universe.analytics:read.
• Pick a short expiration, such as one day.

Launch Bricklayer with the key

The key is passed to Bricklayer when you start it, so it never sits in a file. The exact PowerShell and Terminal commands are in the step-by-step guide: Connect Roblox Open Cloud safely.

When you are done

Quit Bricklayer, disable or delete the key on the Creator Dashboard, and archive or delete the test experience. Never reuse a test key for a real game.