> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://checkfu.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# CLI access in private alpha

> Understand when Checkfu CLI examples are available and choose a source-checkout or HTTP alternative.

Checkfu is in private alpha. There is currently **no self-service public CLI
installation channel**. The CLI artifact is not published for general download,
and these docs do not provide an installation command.

The public [Agent authoring workflow](/guides/author-an-agent-project) is useful as a format and authority reference, but its commands still require one of the authorized paths below. Without CLI access, use the [HTTP API reference](/reference/overview) and typed OpenAPI schemas; do not substitute an unlisted package install.

## When CLI examples apply

Commands beginning with `checkfu` assume that you already have CLI access through
an explicitly authorized alpha arrangement. The examples describe the supported
command surface; they do not authorize or initiate artifact delivery. MCP setup
through `checkfu connect` is available only after that CLI access is established.

## Use an available path

* **Contributors and local evaluators:** work from a Checkfu source checkout and
  follow [Run Checkfu from source](/getting-started/local-development). That workflow
  uses `pnpm exec checkfu` and does not depend on a customer installation channel.
* **API-first integrations:** call the documented public contract directly from
  your backend. Start with the [HTTP API reference](/reference/overview); the
  OpenAPI document and ordinary HTTP examples do not require the CLI.
* **MCP clients:** once CLI access is established, follow the
  [MCP server setup](/reference/mcp) to register the endpoint without writing a
  secret into the client configuration.

This access statement is the canonical availability boundary for CLI examples.
It will change only when an external distribution channel is explicitly approved.