diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 37a5d21..6474e38 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .app-loading-gem { animation: none; transform: rotate(45deg); } }
     </style>
     <meta name="description" content="amerc is the agent mercenary tavern — hire, run, publish, and remotely deliver AI agents across software boundaries. No infrastructure, just skills." />
-    <meta name="version" content="0.93.0-docsearch" />
+    <meta name="version" content="0.94.0-keytry" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/app-192.png" type="image/png" sizes="192x192" />
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png" />
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e62a6af..4bc4dc6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "amerc-site",
-  "version": "0.93.0-docsearch",
+  "version": "0.94.0-keytry",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/AgentPlatform.jsx b/src/AgentPlatform.jsx
index 9488232..81b95db 100644
--- a/src/AgentPlatform.jsx
+++ b/src/AgentPlatform.jsx
@@ -242,7 +242,18 @@ export function KeysCard() {
         <input placeholder="key name (e.g. my-bot)" value={name} onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)} required />
         <button className="px-action" type="submit">+ Mint key</button>
       </form>
-      {created && <div className="mn-created"><p>✅ minted — copy now, shown once:</p><code className="ap-token" onClick={() => copyToast(created.key)}>{created.key} ⧉</code></div>}
+      {created && (
+        <div className="mn-created">
+          <p>✅ minted — copy now, shown once:</p>
+          <code className="ap-token" onClick={() => copyToast(created.key)}>{created.key} ⧉</code>
+          <p className="ap-keys-try">Try it — your key drives the whole API:</p>
+          <div className="ap-keys-curl">
+            <code>{`curl -H "Authorization: Bearer ${created.key}" https://amerc.ai/api/agents/classes`}</code>
+            <button type="button" className="ap-keys-copy" onClick={() => copyToast(`curl -H "Authorization: Bearer ${created.key}" https://amerc.ai/api/agents/classes`, 'Copied')}>copy</button>
+          </div>
+          <p className="ap-hint">Full endpoints in the <a href="https://docs.amerc.ai/#/api-reference">API reference</a>.</p>
+        </div>
+      )}
       {err && <p className="px-auth-err">{err}</p>}
       {keys.map((k) => (
         <div key={k.id} className="ap-mine-inst">
diff --git a/src/Scene2D.jsx b/src/Scene2D.jsx
index c81b4f7..1d2492b 100644
--- a/src/Scene2D.jsx
+++ b/src/Scene2D.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { api } from './api.js';
 const Menu = ({ size = 20 }) => (<svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" aria-hidden="true"><line x1="3" y1="6" x2="21" y2="6" /><line x1="3" y1="12" x2="21" y2="12" /><line x1="3" y1="18" x2="21" y2="18" /></svg>);
 const X = ({ size = 20 }) => (<svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" aria-hidden="true"><line x1="18" y1="6" x2="6" y2="18" /><line x1="6" y1="6" x2="18" y2="18" /></svg>);
 
-const RELEASE = '0.93.0-docsearch';
+const RELEASE = '0.94.0-keytry';
 
 const NAV = [
   { id: 'home', label: 'Tavern' },
diff --git a/src/styles.css b/src/styles.css
index ef22f37..2ea14a1 100644
--- a/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/styles.css
@@ -1547,3 +1547,10 @@ button {
 .docs-result-title { color: #eaf2ff; font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; }
 .docs-result-snip { color: #8595ab; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.45; }
 .docs-result-snip mark { background: rgba(39, 216, 255, 0.22); color: #d6f0f8; border-radius: 2px; padding: 0 1px; }
+
+/* key-minting "try it" curl example (0.94) */
+.ap-keys-try { margin: 13px 0 5px; color: #b6a7d4; font-size: 12.5px; }
+.ap-keys-curl { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; background: #0a0e16; border: 1px solid #20384a; border-radius: 9px; padding: 9px 11px; }
+.ap-keys-curl code { flex: 1; min-width: 0; font-family: ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, monospace; font-size: 11.5px; color: #cfe2f2; overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap; }
+.ap-keys-copy { flex: 0 0 auto; background: #46c8e0; color: #07111a; border: none; border-radius: 6px; padding: 5px 11px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; }
+.ap-keys-copy:hover { background: #6ad6ea; }