# Layers CLI (/docs/cli)



The `layers` CLI connects your local project to the Layers growth
engine. It authenticates with your Layers account, detects how your
app is built, generates SDK instrumentation that an AI coding tool
(or you) can apply, and gives you a quick status view of content and
ads.

The binary is named `layers`. (Some older internal docs call it
`lx` — that name is not what the installed command is.)

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  <Card title="Install" href="/docs/cli/install" description="Homebrew, shell script, or direct download." />

  <Card title="Authenticate" href="/docs/cli/auth" description="`layers login` to pair the CLI with your account." />

  <Card title="Projects & setup" href="/docs/cli/projects" description="Initialize a local project, switch orgs, pick a default project." />
</Cards>

## Day-to-day [#day-to-day]

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  <Card title="Command reference" href="/docs/cli/reference" description="Every `layers` subcommand." />
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