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The nowrun CLI is the engine behind every deploy. It’s designed to be run by an AI agent, which discovers the full command surface from the built-in skill and from nowrun help — so your agent always knows exactly what to do and how to do it.

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Installation

Your agent installs the CLI with a single command:
Python 3.8 or higher is required.

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Exploring commands

To see every available command, run:
To get detailed help for a specific command, run:
Your agent uses both of these at runtime to discover the full command surface without needing a hardcoded list.

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Command reference

Add --json to any command for machine-readable output.

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The skill and MCP server

When nowrun login is run, it installs two key components:
  • The nowrun skill — teaches your AI agent about all available CLI commands and how to use them.
  • The nowrun docs MCP server — nowrun-docs, hosted at https://nowrun.io/docs/mcp. Your agent queries it to read the documentation while it works. It serves docs only; commands are run through the CLI.
Together, these mean your agent never needs a hardcoded command list. It discovers everything at runtime, adapting automatically as the CLI evolves.
Because the CLI is agent-driven, the full command surface is intentionally discovered at runtime. Your agent uses nowrun help and nowrun <command> -h to learn what’s available — this means the agent always uses the latest commands, even ones added after this page was written.

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Next steps

  • nowrun login: authenticate the CLI through your browser and install the skill + MCP server.
  • nowrun deploy: deploy an Android APK or HTML5 bundle to a live, browser-accessible URL.