# E2B CLI (/docs/cli)

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Related: [API key](/docs/api-key.md), [Billing & limits](/docs/billing.md), [Running commands in sandbox](/docs/commands.md), [Cookbook](/docs/cookbook.md), [Filesystem](/docs/filesystem.md), [Overview](/docs/mcp.md)

E2B CLI is a command line tool that allows you to manage and interact with sandboxes and [templates](/docs/template/quickstart).

## Installation [#installation]

**Using Homebrew (on macOS)**

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      ```bash  terminal 
      brew install e2b
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**Using NPM**

You can install E2B CLI using the following command:

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      ```bash  terminal 
      npm i -g @e2b/cli
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