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# Snowflake

## Auto-provisioning

| **Authentication method** | API key |
| ------------------------- | ------- |
| **Required permissions**  | `Admin` |
| **Required metadata**     | None    |

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<summary>How do I create a Personal Access Token?</summary>

Agent Cake uses Snowflake **Personal Access Tokens (PATs)** to connect securely and automate provisioning. Follow the steps below to set one up.

#### Prerequisites

Before you can create and use a PAT:

1. **User type**
   * PATs can be created for both human users (`TYPE=PERSON`) and service users (`TYPE=SERVICE`).
2. **Network policy**
   * By default, the user must be subject to a **network policy**.
   * For **service users**, this is always required.
   * For **human users**, it’s required to use the token, even if it’s not required for creation.
3. **Authentication policy**
   * The user’s **authentication policy** must allow `PROGRAMMATIC_ACCESS_TOKEN` in its list of authentication methods.
4. **Privileges**
   * Users can generate PATs for themselves.
   * To manage a PAT for another user or a service user, you need a role with either **OWNERSHIP** or **MODIFY PROGRAMMATIC AUTHENTICATION METHODS** on that user.

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