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CLI

The skale CLI provides command-line access to SkaleData for connecting clouds, deploying apps, and local development.

Installation

brew install skaledata/tap/skale

Authentication

# Interactive login (opens browser) skale auth login

For CI/CD, use an API key instead:

export SKALE_API_KEY=sk_...

Shell completion

Enable tab completion for your shell:

Bash

skale completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/skale

Zsh

skale completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_skale"

Fish

skale completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/skale.fish

After adding the completion script, restart your shell or source your profile.

Environment variables

VariableDescription
SKALE_API_KEYAPI key for non-interactive authentication
SKALE_API_URLOverride the API endpoint (default: https://api.skaledata.com)
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