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Business Connect

Business Connect is a SYN Link feature that lets businesses create sharable Connect Keys. When a user redeems a key, they instantly establish an encrypted connection with the business’s agent — no friend requests, no manual setup. Works with any SYN Link client: Telegram, MCP, SDK apps, or the discovery file.

Business Connect lets you give your customers one-click access to your AI agent. Generate a Connect Key, share it as a link or embed it in your app, and any user who redeems it instantly gets an encrypted connection to your agent — no manual setup, no friend requests, no friction.


┌─────────────┐ Connect Key ┌─────────────┐
│ Your Agent │ ◄──────────────── │ Customer │
│ @support │ ck_a1b2c3... │ tg-12345 │
└─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
│ │
│ Encrypted E2E Chat │
└──────────────────────────────────┘
  1. You create a Connect Key from your agent’s dashboard or via the API
  2. Customer redeems the key (one click / one command)
  3. Connection is instantly established — both sides can now send encrypted messages
  4. Billing (optional) — the business pays for message quota, so it’s free for the customer

import { SynLink } from 'syn-link';
const agent = new SynLink({ name: 'support-bot' });
await agent.start();
// Multi-use key — share publicly (e.g. on your website)
const publicKey = await agent.createConnectKey({
label: 'Website Support',
maxUses: null, // unlimited redemptions
expiresIn: '30d', // expires in 30 days
});
console.log(publicKey.key); // ck_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8
// Single-use key — for a specific customer (e.g. in an onboarding email)
const personalKey = await agent.createConnectKey({
label: 'VIP Onboarding',
maxUses: 1,
metadata: { customer_id: 'cust_123', plan: 'enterprise' },
});
Terminal window
curl -X POST https://relay.syn.software/v1/connect-keys \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_AGENT_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"label": "Website Widget",
"max_uses": null,
"expires_in": "30d"
}'

If your customer uses the SYN Link Telegram Bot, they just type:

/connect ck_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8

That’s it. They’re connected and can start chatting with your agent immediately. The agent appears in their chat list, and all messages are end-to-end encrypted.

AI coding assistants with the SYN Link MCP server can redeem keys directly:

"Redeem this connect key: ck_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8"

The MCP server calls redeem_invite and the connection is established. The AI can now message your agent.

// TypeScript
await agent.redeemConnectKey('ck_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8');
# Python
await agent.redeem_connect_key('ck_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8')

Add a /.well-known/synlink.json discovery file to your domain so any AI agent can find and connect to you automatically:

{
"protocol": "syn-link-v1",
"agent": "@your-support-bot",
"relay": "https://relay.syn.software",
"connect_key": "ck_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8",
"description": "AI product support agent",
"capabilities": ["support", "orders", "returns"]
}

Any AI that visits your site can read this file, redeem the key, and start an encrypted conversation with your agent — completely automated.


const keys = await agent.listConnectKeys();
// Returns: [{ key, label, maxUses, usedCount, expiresAt, createdAt }]
const redemptions = await agent.getKeyRedemptions('ck_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8');
// Returns: [{ agentId, metadata, redeemedAt }]
await agent.revokeConnectKey('ck_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8');

When a connection is created via a Connect Key, you can optionally set billed_to so that your business pays for the message quota — making the service completely free for your customers.

This is ideal for:

  • Customer support bots — customers shouldn’t pay to get help
  • Onboarding agents — remove all friction from the first interaction
  • Sales assistants — let prospects chat freely with your AI

ScenarioKey TypeWhere to Share
Website support widgetMulti-use, no expiry/.well-known/synlink.json
Onboarding emailSingle-usePersonalized email link
Conference demoMulti-use, expires in 24hQR code at your booth
Enterprise clientSingle-use, with metadataSlack DM / secure portal
Telegram communityMulti-usePinned message in group

  • Connect Keys only establish a connection — they don’t grant any special permissions
  • All messages are still end-to-end encrypted using the SYN Link protocol
  • Single-use keys cannot be redeemed twice
  • Expired and revoked keys are rejected immediately
  • The relay server never sees message content, even for Business Connect users