The Clerk command-line interface.
brew install clerk/stable/clerknpm install -g clerkUsage: clerk [options] [command]
Clerk CLI
Options:
-h, --help Display help for command
--input-json <json> Pass command options as a JSON string, @file.json, or -
for stdin
--mode <mode> Force interaction mode (human or agent). Defaults to
auto-detect based on TTY.
-v, --version Output the version number
--verbose Show detailed output (enables debug messages)
Commands:
api [options] [endpoint] [filter] Call any Clerk API endpoint (200+; `clerk api ls` to browse)
apps Manage your Clerk applications
auth Manage authentication
completion [shell] Generate shell autocompletion script
config Manage instance configuration
deploy Deploy a Clerk application to production
disable Disable Clerk features on the linked instance
doctor [options] Check your project's Clerk integration health
enable Enable Clerk features on the linked instance
env Manage environment variables
help [command] Display help for command
impersonate|imp [options] [user] Impersonate a Clerk user
init [options] Initialize Clerk in your project
link [options] Link this project to a Clerk application
mcp Manage the Clerk remote MCP server connection for AI editors and CLIs
open Open Clerk resources in your browser
telemetry Control CLI usage telemetry (status, disable, enable)
unlink [options] Unlink this project from its Clerk application
update [options] Update the Clerk CLI to the latest version
users [options] Manage Clerk users
webhooks Stream webhook events to a local handler and verify their signatures
whoami [options] Show the current logged-in user and linked application
bird Play Clerk Bird, a Flappy Bird game in your terminal
The Clerk CLI collects usage telemetry: command name, flag names, duration, outcome,
environment signals (OS, install method, terminal), a random machine identifier — and
your workspace and app IDs when a project is linked. It never collects command
arguments, option values, file paths, or personal data. The first run only shows a
disclosure notice and sends nothing (CI environments send from the first run), and
clerk --verbose prints every event before it is sent. Shell completion (clerk completion <shell> and the __complete helper behind Tab) sends nothing at all.
See https://clerk.com/docs/telemetry for details.
Opt out with clerk telemetry disable, or by setting CLERK_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
(the standard DO_NOT_TRACK=1 also works). clerk telemetry status shows the
effective state and why.