CLI commands
ak login
Log in to AgentKit
ak login
Log in to AgentKit
Synopsis
What it does: Authenticate with agentkit-web using a license key device activation, email OTP, or a user API key.
Who it's for: Users installing paid remote kits.
When to use it: Before installing or updating licensed remote kits.
Examples: ak login --license-key ak_license_... --no-interactive ak login --email you@example.com ak login --api-key ak_live_... --no-interactive
What changes on disk: Writes a CLI registry session for email/API-key login or an App device session for license-key activation to ~/.agentkit/auth/session.json. Raw credentials are not persisted.
Output modes: pretty default on TTY (colors, ASCII markers) plain auto when stdout piped or --no-interactive json --json (single-object envelope, NDJSON-safe)
Exit codes: 0 success 1 runtime error 2 invalid flags 3 user-cancel (SIGINT, prompt-cancel)
ak login [flags]Options
--api-key string AgentKit user API key from your web profile
--device-name string Device name for --license-key activation (default: hostname)
--email string Email address for OTP login
-h, --help help for login
--json Emit machine-readable JSON (implies --no-interactive)
--license-key string AgentKit license key for device activation
--no-interactive Disable interactive prompts (CI-safe)
-q, --quiet Suppress non-error output on stderr
--registry-url string AgentKit registry base URL (default: $AGENTKIT_REGISTRY_URL, then dev/staging https://staging.agentkit.best or release https://agentkit.best)
-V, --verbose Extra diagnostic output on stderr (loses to --quiet)
-y, --yes Assume yes for all promptsSEE ALSO
- ak - AgentKit CLI