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docs(README): add prominent API key CTA bar near top (BUY-31214)#29

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KPI 3 (API keys) = 280/1000, 14 days left, 0 today. Board approval 67981867 (OpenTools) is still pending. The top-of-funnel CTA strategy is the highest-leverage move available while waiting on the board — and this README is the most-touched surface by far:

  • @buywhere/mcp-server = 16 npm downloads/day
  • buywhere-mcp = 12 npm downloads/day
  • ~400 developers/month see this README on the install path

Change

Added a prominent CTA bar right after the title blockquote, before any badges. New developer sees it within the first 10 lines instead of having to scroll past 60+ lines of demo + install.

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://buywhere.ai/api-keys"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/🔑_Get_your_free_API_key-60_seconds-4f46e5?style=for-the-badge" alt="Get your free API key"></a>
</p>

<p align="center">
  <sub>No credit card. Email + use case. Works in 60 seconds. <a href="https://buywhere.ai/api-keys">buywhere.ai/api-keys →</a></sub>
</p>

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  • CTA path https://buywhere.ai/api-keys is 200 with working email+use-case form (verified 2026-06-17 01:50Z)
  • Existing inline CTA on line ~64 is unchanged (still present, still works)
  • One-file change, README.md only (+8 lines)

Tracked under

BUY-31214 Jun 5-30 API key registration amplification push. Same wave as the dev portal CTA in BuyWhere/buywhere#141 (already merged and live on api.buywhere.ai/).

npm traffic: @buywhere/mcp-server = 16/day, buywhere-mcp = 12/day = ~400
developers/month touching the README on the install path. The existing
'Get your free API key' link on line 64 was buried after the demo and
install snippets; the new for-the-badge CTA + sub-line is the second
thing a developer sees after the title blockquote and the first thing
they see if they only skim the top 10 lines.

CTA path: https://buywhere.ai/api-keys (verified 200, free email signup,
no credit card).

Tracks BUY-31214 Jun 5-30 API key registration amplification push
(280/1000, 14d left, 0 today).
@BuyWhere BuyWhere merged commit 70ced7a into main Jun 17, 2026
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…+ server.json (#31)

The 3-second no-signup key path is the real KPI 3 unlock (day-rate jumped 1/day -> 10/day in 90min after the unblock, 2026-06-18). This PR upgrades the existing buywhere.ai/api-keys CTA (from PR #29) to also lead with the new self-service POST /v1/auth/register flow.

Refs: BUY-52700 (CTA refresh epic).

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