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Install the CLI, authenticate with an API key, and run your first command.
The CLI is a separate, optional download — not required for normal (human, UI-based) use of AEP. Grab the build for your OS from the CLI download page:
The CLI authenticates with an API key, not your browser session or account password — agents and automation can't do an interactive login. Generate one from Account Settings → API Keys → New Key, give it a name and an expiry, and copy it once (it won't be shown again).
Set it in your shell environment or CI secrets vault:
Point the CLI at whichever AEP surface you're licensed for. Today that's the Desktop App; Self-Managed and SaaS connectors light up once each ships (see the CLI product page's Connect by Surface section for the full breakdown).
From here, the CLI can trigger skill runs, poll for completion, and retrieve output — the same actions available in AEP, callable from a script or CI step instead of a click.