Onboarding

Create your Souma account, set up your workspace, and start scanning AI outputs in minutes.

Step 1: Create your account

Head to the onboarding page to get started. You can sign up with email and password or use Google sign-in.

Fill in your profile details:

• Name - Your full name
• Email - Your work email address
• Password - Minimum 8 characters (a password strength indicator will guide you)
• Terms of Service - Review and accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Step 2: Set up your workspace

After creating your account, you'll configure your workspace. This tells Souma about your organization so we can tailor the compliance experience:

• Company name - Your organization or team name
• Company size - Select your team size
• Industry - Choose the industry you operate in (e.g. media, education, software) to help us prioritize relevant policy sources
• **Use case** - Select what you'll use Souma for: Content Provenance, Right-to-Use Verification, or both

Step 3: Verify your email

A 6-digit verification code will be sent to your email address. Enter it on the verification screen to confirm your account.

• Codes expire after 15 minutes
• You can request a new code if the first one expires

Google sign-in: If you signed up with Google, email verification is handled automatically and this step is skipped.

Step 4: Generate your first API key

Once verified, you'll be prompted to create your first API key. Give it a name (e.g. "Production Key" or "Development Key") and select the scopes you need:

Important: Your raw API key is only displayed once at creation. Copy it immediately and store it securely.

# Store your API key as an environment variable
SOUMA_API_KEY=sk_prod_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

You can skip this step and create API keys later from Dashboard > Settings > API Keys.

Step 5: Go live

After completing the wizard, click "Go to Dashboard" to land on your Pulse dashboard. Your workspace is now ready.

Next steps

• RtU Integration - Add Right-to-Use compliance checking