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here.now static site hosting

Publish static sites to {slug}.here.now; anonymous sites expire after 24 hours, so get an account API key (email code flow) for permanent sites.

Researched · not yet run liveLast researched 25 October 2026 · here.now · provider site

Researched, not yet run live. Built from the provider’s official pages (linked below). A person hasn’t walked this flow end to end yet, so check each step against the source.
Do this with verapliJSON for agents

Steps

Steps marked “human step” are ones only you can do: verapli never signs in, submits, pays or accepts terms for you.

  1. Request a sign-in code

    The agent sends the person's email to POST /api/auth/agent/request-code; here.now emails the person a code. The person decides whether to proceed.

    • Guided by hand
    • Human step: You press submit

  2. Enter the emailed code to get an API key

    The person reads the code from their inbox and submits it to POST /api/auth/agent/verify-code themselves, which returns an API key (hnk_…). verapli stores it as HERENOW_API_KEY in the user's own files only.

    • Guided by hand
    • Human step: You enter a 2-step code
    • After: Request a sign-in code

  3. Publish the site

    Call POST /api/v1/publish with the file list, upload each file to its presigned URL, then POST /api/v1/publish/<slug>/finalize; share the returned siteUrl.

    • Official API
    • After: Enter the emailed code to get an API key

Terms and gotchas

Plain-English summary, not legal advice. Each card links its source.

Can cost moneyThe rules say

Anonymous sites (no API key) expire after 24 hours; use an account key for anything that must stay up. [1]

What you end up with

Env varSecretFormatWhat it is
HERENOW_API_KEYsecrethnk_…here.now account API key (Bearer).

Pricing

  • Free tier: 10 GB storage, 500 sites, 1 custom domain, 60 publishes per hour (account required).
  • Costs: Hobby $4/month; Developer $20/month.

Source [2]

For agents

The same entry as JSON: /api/v1/entries/herenow/hosting · requirements /api/v1/requirements/herenow/hosting · terms /api/v1/terms/herenow/hosting.

Remote MCP (read-only, no auth)
claude mcp add --transport http verapli https://verapli.com/mcp

> "What do I need for here.now static site hosting, and how long will it take?"
  → tools/call requirements { "provider_id": "herenow/hosting" }

Sources

  1. here.now docs Static sites only (no server code or database); anonymous publishing expires after 24 hours; API key via agent email flow (POST /api/auth/agent/request-code then verify-code) or Stripe Projects (sets HERENOW_API_KEY); keys start hnk_, up to 50 per account, Bearer auth; three-step publish API (publish, upload, finalize); X-HereNow-Client header; save key to ~/.herenow/credentials with 0600. · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
  2. here.now pricing Free $0 with account, 10 GB storage, 500 sites, 1 custom domain, 60 publishes per hour; Hobby $4/month; Developer $20/month. · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
  3. Stripe Projects provider catalogue Here.now is listed in the Stripe Projects catalogue as herenow/hosting (Hosting, CDN, Storage). · accessed 25 October 2026 · official

Provider rules change. This page is generated from verapli registry version 2026.1025.387; spotted something out of date? Tell us. here.now is not affiliated with verapli.