diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 921ecaca7..e5813b5d1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Status: unreleased.
 - Skills: add missing dependency metadata for GitHub, Notion, Slack, Discord. (#1995) Thanks @jackheuberger.
 - Docs: add Render deployment guide. (#1975) Thanks @anurag.
 - Docs: credit both contributors for Control UI refresh. (#1852) Thanks @EnzeD.
+- Onboarding: add Venice API key to non-interactive flow. (#1893) Thanks @jonisjongithub.
 - CI: increase Node heap size for macOS checks. (#1890) Thanks @realZachi.
 - macOS: avoid crash when rendering code blocks by bumping Textual to 0.3.1. (#2033) Thanks @garricn.
 - Browser: fall back to URL matching for extension relay target resolution. (#1999) Thanks @jonit-dev.
diff --git a/src/cli/program/register.onboard.ts b/src/cli/program/register.onboard.ts
index 281464b6f..ee9d5ccd2 100644
--- a/src/cli/program/register.onboard.ts
+++ b/src/cli/program/register.onboard.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function registerOnboardCommand(program: Command) {
     .option("--mode <mode>", "Wizard mode: local|remote")
     .option(
       "--auth-choice <choice>",
-      "Auth: setup-token|claude-cli|token|chutes|openai-codex|openai-api-key|openrouter-api-key|ai-gateway-api-key|moonshot-api-key|kimi-code-api-key|synthetic-api-key|codex-cli|gemini-api-key|zai-api-key|apiKey|minimax-api|minimax-api-lightning|opencode-zen|skip",
+      "Auth: setup-token|claude-cli|token|chutes|openai-codex|openai-api-key|openrouter-api-key|ai-gateway-api-key|moonshot-api-key|kimi-code-api-key|synthetic-api-key|venice-api-key|codex-cli|gemini-api-key|zai-api-key|apiKey|minimax-api|minimax-api-lightning|opencode-zen|skip",
     )
     .option(
       "--token-provider <id>",
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export function registerOnboardCommand(program: Command) {
     .option("--zai-api-key <key>", "Z.AI API key")
     .option("--minimax-api-key <key>", "MiniMax API key")
     .option("--synthetic-api-key <key>", "Synthetic API key")
+    .option("--venice-api-key <key>", "Venice API key")
     .option("--opencode-zen-api-key <key>", "OpenCode Zen API key")
     .option("--gateway-port <port>", "Gateway port")
     .option("--gateway-bind <mode>", "Gateway bind: loopback|tailnet|lan|auto|custom")
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ export function registerOnboardCommand(program: Command) {
             zaiApiKey: opts.zaiApiKey as string | undefined,
             minimaxApiKey: opts.minimaxApiKey as string | undefined,
             syntheticApiKey: opts.syntheticApiKey as string | undefined,
+            veniceApiKey: opts.veniceApiKey as string | undefined,
             opencodeZenApiKey: opts.opencodeZenApiKey as string | undefined,
             gatewayPort:
               typeof gatewayPort === "number" && Number.isFinite(gatewayPort)
diff --git a/src/commands/onboard-non-interactive/local/auth-choice.ts b/src/commands/onboard-non-interactive/local/auth-choice.ts
index 6762fb7d2..02e0a75b9 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard-non-interactive/local/auth-choice.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard-non-interactive/local/auth-choice.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   applyOpencodeZenConfig,
   applyOpenrouterConfig,
   applySyntheticConfig,
+  applyVeniceConfig,
   applyVercelAiGatewayConfig,
   applyZaiConfig,
   setAnthropicApiKey,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   setOpencodeZenApiKey,
   setOpenrouterApiKey,
   setSyntheticApiKey,
+  setVeniceApiKey,
   setVercelAiGatewayApiKey,
   setZaiApiKey,
 } from "../../onboard-auth.js";
@@ -272,6 +274,25 @@ export async function applyNonInteractiveAuthChoice(params: {
     return applySyntheticConfig(nextConfig);
   }
 
+  if (authChoice === "venice-api-key") {
+    const resolved = await resolveNonInteractiveApiKey({
+      provider: "venice",
+      cfg: baseConfig,
+      flagValue: opts.veniceApiKey,
+      flagName: "--venice-api-key",
+      envVar: "VENICE_API_KEY",
+      runtime,
+    });
+    if (!resolved) return null;
+    if (resolved.source !== "profile") await setVeniceApiKey(resolved.key);
+    nextConfig = applyAuthProfileConfig(nextConfig, {
+      profileId: "venice:default",
+      provider: "venice",
+      mode: "api_key",
+    });
+    return applyVeniceConfig(nextConfig);
+  }
+
   if (
     authChoice === "minimax-cloud" ||
     authChoice === "minimax-api" ||