In addition of what was mentioned by Denitsa, check out your .env if there is something like:
ORCHESTRATE_INSTANCE_URL=https://api.dl.watson-orchestrate.ibm.com/instances/2025...
ORCHESTRATE_API_KEY=<API Key>
ORCHESTRATE_ENV_NAME=<env name>
WO_DEVELOPER_EDITION_SOURCE=orchestrate
WO_INSTANCE=https://api.dl.watson-orchestrate.ibm.com/instances/2025....
WO_API_KEY=<API Key>
And before you use "orchestrate chat start", you should run something like:
set -a
source .env 2>/dev/null || true
set +a
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon November 24, 2025 07:32 AM
From: Maurizio Caronni
Subject: Error in my first agent on wx.o ADK and Developer Edition - Failed to exchange API key - No scheme supplied
dear all
I have successfully installed orchestrate ADK and also Developer Edition.
I created a new agent via yaml and imported it.
Trying the chat (orchestrate chat start) of Developer Edition I get thi
I have encountered an error. Please try again. (Error: Failed to exchange API key / credentials for token: Invalid URL '': No scheme supplied. Perhaps you meant https://?)
could you help me?
regards
Maurizio
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