--- title: CLI reference description: "The cui binary — operate Cuitty installs from the terminal." section: Reference order: 3 updatedAt: 2026-04-27 slug: reference/cli --- # CLI reference `cui` is the official command-line companion. It wraps the REST API for everyday operator tasks. ## Install ```bash curl -fsSL https://releases.cuitty.com/cli/install.sh | sh ``` ## Auth ```bash cui login --portal https://app.cuitty.com cui logout cui whoami ``` ## Projects ```bash cui project list cui project create cui project use cui project keys create ``` ## Modules ```bash cui audit list --project --since 24h cui logs tail --project --service api cui deploys list --env production cui costs report --period 2026-04 ``` ## Send a one-off event ```bash cui send audit \ --actor alice@example.com \ --action secret.rotate \ --resource stripe.live_key ``` ## Self-hosted operator commands ```bash cui admin migrate # Run pending migrations cui admin backup # Snapshot Postgres + libSQL cui admin verify-chain # Verify the audit-chain integrity ```