CLI

Daytona provides command-line access to core features for interacting with Daytona Sandboxes, including managing their lifecycle, snapshots, and more.

The CLI reference lists all commands supported by the daytona command-line tool, complete with a description of their behavior, and any supported flags. You can access this documentation on a per-command basis by appending the --help/-h flag when invoking daytona.

Installation

Install the Daytona CLI to interact with Daytona sandboxes from the command line.

brew install daytonaio/cli/daytona

Trust the tap once so routine brew upgrade keeps the Daytona CLI up to date. Recent Homebrew versions require third-party taps to be explicitly trusted; without it, a bare brew upgrade skips the Daytona tap and the CLI goes stale:

brew trust daytonaio/cli

To upgrade the Daytona CLI to the latest version:

brew upgrade daytonaio/cli/daytona

Alternatively, install directly without Homebrew:

For Apple Silicon (arm64):

sudo curl -fL https://github.com/daytona/clients/releases/latest/download/daytona-darwin-arm64 -o /usr/local/bin/daytona && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/daytona

For Intel (amd64):

sudo curl -fL https://github.com/daytona/clients/releases/latest/download/daytona-darwin-amd64 -o /usr/local/bin/daytona && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/daytona

After installing the Daytona CLI, use the daytona command to interact with Daytona sandboxes from the command line.

daytona

Daytona CLI

daytona [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona
`--version`	`-v`	Display the version of Daytona

daytona archive

Archive a sandbox

daytona archive [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona autocomplete

Adds a completion script for your shell environment

daytona autocomplete [bash|zsh|fish|powershell] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona create

Create a new sandbox

daytona create [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--auto-archive`		Auto-archive interval in minutes (0 means the maximum interval will be used)
`--auto-delete`		Auto-delete interval in minutes (negative value means disabled, 0 means delete immediately upon stopping)
`--auto-stop`		Auto-stop interval in minutes (0 means disabled)
`--context`	`-c`	Files or directories to include in the build context (can be specified multiple times)
`--cpu`		CPU cores allocated to the sandbox
`--disk`		Disk space allocated to the sandbox in GB
`--dockerfile`	`-f`	Path to Dockerfile for Sandbox snapshot
`--env`	`-e`	Environment variables (format: KEY=VALUE)
`--gpu`		GPU units allocated to the sandbox
`--label`	`-l`	Labels (format: KEY=VALUE)
`--memory`		Memory allocated to the sandbox in MB
`--name`		Name of the sandbox
`--network-allow-list`		Comma-separated list of allowed CIDR network addresses for the sandbox
`--network-block-all`		Whether to block all network access for the sandbox
`--public`		Make sandbox publicly accessible
`--snapshot`		Snapshot to use for the sandbox
`--target`		Target region (eu, us)
`--user`		User associated with the sandbox
`--volume`	`-v`	Volumes to mount (format: VOLUME_ID_OR_NAME:MOUNT_PATH)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona delete

Delete a sandbox

daytona delete [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Delete all sandboxes
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona docs

Opens the Daytona documentation in your default browser.

daytona docs [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona exec

Execute a command in a sandbox

daytona exec [SANDBOX_ID | SANDBOX_NAME] -- [COMMAND] [ARGS...] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--cwd`		Working directory for command execution
`--timeout`		Command timeout in seconds (0 for no timeout)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona info

Get sandbox info

daytona info [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona list

List sandboxes

daytona list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--cursor`	`-c`	Cursor for pagination
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--limit`	`-l`	Maximum number of items per page
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona login [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--api-key`		API key to use for authentication
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona logout

Logout from Daytona

daytona logout [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona mcp

Manage Daytona MCP Server

daytona mcp [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona mcp config

Outputs JSON configuration for Daytona MCP Server

daytona mcp config [AGENT_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona mcp init

Initialize Daytona MCP Server with an agent (currently supported: claude, windsurf, cursor)

daytona mcp init [AGENT_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona mcp start

Start Daytona MCP Server

daytona mcp start [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona organization

Manage Daytona organizations

daytona organization [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona organization create

Create a new organization and set it as active

daytona organization create [ORGANIZATION_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona organization delete

Delete an organization

daytona organization delete [ORGANIZATION] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona organization list

List all organizations

daytona organization list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona organization use

Set active organization

daytona organization use [ORGANIZATION] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona preview-url

Get signed preview URL for a sandbox port

daytona preview-url [SANDBOX_ID | SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--expires`		URL expiration time in seconds
`--port`	`-p`	Port number to get preview URL for (required)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona snapshot

Manage Daytona snapshots

daytona snapshot [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona snapshot create

Create a snapshot

daytona snapshot create [SNAPSHOT] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--context`	`-c`	Files or directories to include in the build context (can be specified multiple times). If not provided, context will be automatically determined from COPY/ADD commands in the Dockerfile
`--cpu`		CPU cores that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes (default: 1)
`--disk`		Disk space that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes in GB (default: 3)
`--dockerfile`	`-f`	Path to Dockerfile to build
`--entrypoint`	`-e`	The entrypoint command for the snapshot
`--image`	`-i`	The image name for the snapshot
`--memory`		Memory that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes in GB (default: 1)
`--region`		ID of the region where the snapshot will be available (defaults to organization default region)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona snapshot delete

Delete a snapshot

daytona snapshot delete [SNAPSHOT_ID | SNAPSHOT_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Delete all snapshots
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona snapshot list

List all snapshots

daytona snapshot list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--limit`	`-l`	Maximum number of items per page
`--page`	`-p`	Page number for pagination (starting from 1)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona snapshot push

Push local snapshot

daytona snapshot push [SNAPSHOT] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--cpu`		CPU cores that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes (default: 1)
`--disk`		Disk space that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes in GB (default: 3)
`--entrypoint`	`-e`	The entrypoint command for the image
`--memory`		Memory that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes in GB (default: 1)
`--name`	`-n`	Specify the Snapshot name
`--region`		ID of the region where the snapshot will be available (defaults to organization default region)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona ssh

SSH into a sandbox

daytona ssh [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--expires`		SSH access token expiration time in minutes (defaults to 24 hours)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona start

Start a sandbox

daytona start [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona stop

Stop a sandbox

daytona stop [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--force`	`-f`	Force stop the sandbox using SIGKILL
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona version

Print the version number

daytona version [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona volume

Manage Daytona volumes

daytona volume [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona volume create

Create a volume

daytona volume create [NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--size`	`-s`	Size of the volume in GB
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona volume delete

Delete a volume

daytona volume delete [VOLUME_ID_OR_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona volume get

Get volume details

daytona volume get [VOLUME_ID_OR_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona volume list

List all volumes

daytona volume list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

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