# cli auth login

cli auth login — Micro CLI reference.

Command reference for **CLI v1.0.0**. [Release source](https://github.com/micro-so/micro-cli/blob/v1.0.0/docs/cli_auth_login.md).

Interactively configure authentication credentials

## Synopsis

Interactively configure authentication credentials for cli.
Secret credentials are stored in the OS keychain when available,
with a config file fallback.

All fields are optional — press Enter to skip any field you don't need.
Use the configure command for both authentication and global parameters.

```
cli auth login [flags]
```

## Options

```
  -h, --help   help for login
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --agent-mode             Enable structured errors and default TOON output for AI coding agents. Automatically enabled when a known agent environment is detected (CLAUDE_CODE, CURSOR_AGENT, etc.). Use --agent-mode=false to disable.
      --api-key x-api-key      Public API key generated from Micro settings. Sent as the x-api-key header and validated by AWS API Gateway in front of the service.
      --color string           Control colored output: auto (color when output is a TTY), always, or never. Respects NO_COLOR and FORCE_COLOR env vars. (default "auto")
  -d, --debug                  Log request and response diagnostics to stderr
      --dry-run                Preview the request that would be sent without executing it (output to stderr)
  -H, --header stringArray     Set a custom HTTP request header (format: "Key: Value"). Can be specified multiple times.
      --include-headers        Include HTTP response headers in the output
  -q, --jq string              Filter and transform output using a jq expression (e.g., '.name', '.items[] | .id')
      --no-interactive         Disable all interactive features (auto-prompting, explorer auto-launch, TUI forms)
  -o, --output-format string   Specify the output format. Options: pretty, json, yaml, table, toon. (default "pretty")
      --server string          Select a server by index (for indexed servers) or name (for named servers)
      --server-url string      Override the default server URL
      --timeout string         HTTP request timeout (e.g., 30s, 5m, 100ms)
      --usage                  Print the CLI Usage schema in KDL format
```

## SEE ALSO

* [cli auth](/docs/reference/cli/auth)	 - Manage authentication credentials