1. Workflows
  2. Install and Authenticate

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 20+
  • npm
  • A Docsalot account with access to a team/documentation

Install

npm install -g docsalot-cli
docsalot --version

Discover commands

Most users and coding agents start here:

docsalot --help

Then inspect a specific command group:

docsalot auth --help
docsalot docs --help

Authenticate

For local development, start an interactive login from the terminal. The CLI prints a URL, you open it in your browser, and once approved you are logged in automatically.

docsalot auth login
docsalot auth whoami --json

For CI or secure scripting, use token login via stdin:

echo "$DOCSALOT_API_TOKEN" | docsalot auth login --from-stdin

Install coding-agent skill

Install Docsalot’s dedicated CLI skill so your coding agent can automatically learn CLI workflows and command patterns.

docsalot skills install

docsalot skills install detects your coding agent and installs the skill in the correct local skills directory.

Manage API tokens from CLI

docsalot auth api-token set --token <YOUR_TOKEN>
docsalot auth api-token list
docsalot auth api-token remove --id <TOKEN_ID>

Verify access

docsalot docs list --json

If list returns your documentations, auth is configured correctly.