# Upstash Redis Start

> Scratch Redis, 72h, no signup

**Subcategory:** Upstash  
**License:** MIT  
**Source:** https://github.com/upstash/skills/blob/main/skills/upstash-redis-start/SKILL.md

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## When it is useful

Provision a zero-config, no-signup, temporary Upstash Redis database for an AI agent with a single POST to https://upstash.com/start-redis, with no account, API key, or SDK setup required. Use when an agent needs scratch Redis right now and the user has not provided credentials, for short-term memory across tool calls, conversation history, a sub-agent work queue, ranked recall, or a quick prototype or demo. Covers idempotent creation and re-fetching credentials, calling the database through the body-style REST API or the official SDKs, and telling the user how to claim it. The database lives 3 days unless the user claims it; not for production data, PII, or secrets.

## The Catch

scratch Redis, no signup. Temporary; not production. Free path: start-redis 72h no-signup.