langflow api-key not usable for backend on deployed server

[tedgoddard]

Bug Description

│   292 │   │   │   additionalInfo = ''                                                                      │
│   293 │   │   │   if sys.platform == 'linux':                                                              │
│   294 │   │   │   │   additionalInfo = '\nOn Linux, you can run `sudo apt-get install xclip`,              │
│ ❱ 295 │   │   │   raise PyperclipException('Pyperclip could not find a copy/paste mechanism fo             │
│   296 │   │                                                                                                │
│   297 │   │   if _IS_RUNNING_PYTHON_2:                                                                     │
│   298 │   │   │   def __nonzero__(self):                                                                   │

Even though this is a CLI command, it attempts to find a desktop clipboard via pyperclip. The fallback should be to write the api-key to stdout (and it is up to the admin to ensure they do that securely).

Reproduction

1. run the command langflow api-key in docker or over ssh

Expected behavior

langflow api-key should be functional for remotely deployed systems.

Who can help?

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Operating System

Linux ml-langflow-backend-deployment-6866479878-7wbxx 6.12.63 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Jan 22 00:56:26 UTC 2026 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Langflow Version

1.8.1

Python Version

None

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