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

# CLI Overview

> Command-line tool for scaffolding and deploying Pipecat bots

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Scaffold Projects" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/api-reference/cli/create">
    Create new phone or web/mobile bots with interactive setup
  </Card>

  <Card title="Run Behavioral Evals" icon="vial-circle-check" href="/api-reference/cli/eval">
    Test your agents with scripted scenarios and an LLM judge
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deploy to Cloud" icon="rocket" href="/api-reference/cli/cloud/auth">
    Push your bots to production with one command
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Requirements

* Python 3.11 or later

## Installation

The CLI ships with `pipecat-ai` as the optional `cli` extra. Install it globally with [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/):

```bash theme={null}
uv tool install "pipecat-ai[cli]"
```

Verify installation:

```bash theme={null}
pipecat --version
```

<Tip>All commands can use either `pipecat` or the shorter `pc` alias.</Tip>

This gives you `pipecat create` and `pipecat init`. The `cloud` command is provided by a separate package that you co-install with `--with`:

```bash theme={null}
# Add deploy commands
uv tool install "pipecat-ai[cli]" --with pipecatcloud
```

## Commands

**[`pipecat init`](/api-reference/cli/init)** - Make a project agent-ready by writing the Pipecat coding-agent guide (built in)
**[`pipecat create`](/api-reference/cli/create)** - Scaffold new projects with interactive setup (built in)
**[`pipecat eval`](/api-reference/cli/eval)** - Run behavioral evals against your agents
**[`pipecat cloud`](/api-reference/cli/cloud/auth)** - Deploy and manage bots on Pipecat Cloud (requires `pipecatcloud`)

## Getting Help

View help for any command:

```bash theme={null}
pipecat --help
pipecat init --help
pipecat create --help
pipecat eval --help
pipecat cloud --help
```

## Next Steps

<Card title="Create Your First Bot" icon="rocket" href="/api-reference/cli/create">
  Scaffold a new project with pipecat create
</Card>