generated: '2026-08-04'
method: searched
source: https://docs.crusoecloud.com/installing-the-cli
docs: https://docs.crusoecloud.com/installing-the-cli
reference: https://docs.crusoecloud.com/reference/cli
repository: https://github.com/crusoecloud/cli
name: crusoe
description: >-
  First-party command-line interface for managing Crusoe Cloud infrastructure — VMs, storage,
  networking, and orchestration — backed by the same Crusoe Cloud API Gateway REST API.
install:
- manager: homebrew
  platform: macos
  command: brew install crusoecloud/cli/crusoe
  upgrade: brew upgrade crusoe
- manager: apt
  platform: linux
  command: sudo apt install crusoe
  setup: echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://apt.fury.io/crusoe/ * *" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/fury.list
  upgrade: sudo apt upgrade crusoe
- manager: yum
  platform: linux
  command: sudo yum install <path_to_crusoe_rpm.rpm>
  source: https://github.com/crusoecloud/cli/releases/latest
- manager: manual
  platform: windows
  source: https://github.com/crusoecloud/cli/releases/latest
  note: download crusoe_Windows_$PLATFORM.tar.gz, untar, add binary to PATH
configuration:
  command: crusoe config init
  file: ~/.crusoe/config
  format: ini profiles
  variables:
  - default_project
  - access_key_id
  - secret_key
  - ssh_public_key_file
  profile_switching:
    env: CRUSOE_PROFILE
  environment_overrides:
  - CRUSOE_DEFAULT_PROJECT
  - CRUSOE_ACCESS_KEY_ID
  - CRUSOE_SECRET_KEY
  note: >-
    The Crusoe Cloud MCP server and the Terraform provider read the same ~/.crusoe/config profile, so
    configuring the CLI configures all three.
commands:
- name: config
  subcommands: [init, get, set]
  description: Create and inspect the local profile that holds API keys and the default project.
- name: whoami
  description: Print the currently authenticated user; the canonical smoke test after install.
key_flows:
- name: First-run setup
  steps:
  - Install the binary with brew/apt/yum or from a GitHub release
  - Create an API access key ID and secret key in the console Security page
  - Run `crusoe config init` and supply the keys plus a default project
  - Run `crusoe whoami` to confirm authentication
- name: Create a VM
  docs: https://docs.crusoecloud.com/quickstart/creating-a-vm
help:
  command: crusoe --help
support: https://docs.crusoecloud.com/resources/support
x-evidence:
  fetched: '2026-08-04'
  urls:
  - https://docs.crusoecloud.com/installing-the-cli
  - https://github.com/crusoecloud/cli
  http_status: 200
  note: >-
    The full per-command reference lives behind the docs site's CLI reference page; only the commands
    explicitly published in the install/configure guide are recorded above. No command surface was
    invented.