diff --git a/agentops/__init__.py b/agentops/__init__.py
index 260330ab..909cedd2 100755
--- a/agentops/__init__.py
+++ b/agentops/__init__.py
@@ -69,3 +69,11 @@ def add_tags(tags: List[str]):
 
 def set_tags(tags: List[str]):
     Client().set_tags(tags)
+
+
+def get_api_key() -> str:
+    return Client().api_key
+
+
+def set_parent_key(parent_key):
+    Client().set_parent_key(parent_key)
diff --git a/agentops/client.py b/agentops/client.py
index 8c2fa188..a124a2d4 100644
--- a/agentops/client.py
+++ b/agentops/client.py
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ def end_session(self,
         self._worker = None
 
     def create_agent(self, agent_id: str, name: str):
-        self._worker.create_agent(agent_id, name)
+        if self._worker:
+            self._worker.create_agent(agent_id, name)
 
     def _handle_unclean_exits(self):
         def cleanup(end_state: Optional[str] = 'Fail', end_state_reason: Optional[str] = None):
@@ -293,3 +294,15 @@ def handle_exception(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
     @property
     def current_session_id(self):
         return self._session.session_id
+
+    @property
+    def api_key(self):
+        return self.config.api_key
+
+    def set_parent_key(self, parent_key):
+        if self._worker:
+            self._worker.config.parent_key = parent_key
+
+    @property
+    def parent_key(self):
+        return self.config.parent_key
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f3afbe60..c502b7f5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "agentops"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 authors = [
   { name="Alex Reibman", email="areibman@gmail.com" },
   { name="Shawn Qiu", email="siyangqiu@gmail.com" },