Installation - BoxCrew

Install

cd cli
pnpm install
pnpm build

The CLI binary is bx. Create a global alias for convenience:

alias bx="node /path/to/cli/dist/index.js"

Authenticate

bx login

This opens your browser to the BoxCrew dashboard. An API key is created automatically and sent back to the CLI — no copy-pasting required. How it works:

The CLI starts a temporary local HTTP server
Opens https://boxcrew.ai/cli-auth?port=PORT in your browser
An API key named “CLI” is created and sent back
The key is stored in the CLI config

Flag	Description	Default
`--api-url <url>`	Override the API URL	`https://api.boxcrew.ai`
`--frontend-url <url>`	Override the frontend URL	`https://boxcrew.ai`

For SSH sessions, CI/CD, or environments without a browser:

bx login --paste

This prompts you to paste an API key manually. Create one first in the dashboard under Settings > API Keys.

Environment variables

Variable	Description
`BOXCREW_API_URL`	Override the BoxCrew API URL
`BOXCREW_FRONTEND_URL`	Override the BoxCrew frontend URL

Logout

bx logout

Removes stored credentials from the CLI config.