How does the CLI authenticate?

With the same API key you use for the MCP server, found in your dashboard's API settings — no separate login is required.

Can I use these tools in CI/CD without exposing my API key in code?

Yes. Store your API key as a GitHub Secret and reference it in your workflow, so it never appears in your repository.

What can I do from the CLI?

Restart, stop, and start applications, view logs and status, and create or restore backups by ID — the same operations available from the dashboard.

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Developer tools

Operate Shard Cloud from your terminal, editor, and CI/CD pipeline

Use the Shard Cloud CLI, VS Code extension, and GitHub Actions to manage applications and databases where your development work already happens.

Get started How it works

Tools that meet you in your workflow

8 commands

application commands

VS Code

editor integration

GitHub Actions

CI/CD integration

Terminal

direct platform access

Connected outcomes

Manage infrastructure without leaving your workflow

Control deployments, inspect live services, and automate routine operations with tools designed for the places developers already work.

Explore capabilities

Control services from the terminal

Use the CLI to check status, view logs, restart services, create backups, restore, or remove an application by ID.

Keep platform context in VS Code

Manage applications and databases, stream logs, monitor resources, and work with .shardcloud configuration directly in the editor.

Automate releases with GitHub Actions

Run Shard Cloud commands from workflows so deployments, backups, restarts, and other operations become part of your CI/CD pipeline.

Built to integrate

Developer tools for the full deployment workflow.

Use command-line control, editor integration, and GitHub automation with the same Shard Cloud resources.

Shard Cloud CLI

Operate applications directly from the terminal with simple commands.

VS Code extension

Manage applications and databases, view logs, and monitor resources from VS Code.

.shardcloud support

Get IntelliSense, validation, hover docs, and file completion for configuration files.

GitHub Actions

Deploy and operate applications from GitHub workflows.

Secure authentication

Store your Shard Cloud API key in GitHub Secrets instead of workflow files.

Documentation

Choose the integration that fits your workflow.

Each tool connects directly to Shard Cloud, from local terminal commands to editor controls and automated deployments.

Shard Cloud CLI

Interact with your applications directly from the terminal.

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VS Code extension

Manage applications and databases, stream logs, monitor CPU and RAM, and use .shardcloud editor support.

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GitHub Actions

Deploy to Shard Cloud from GitHub workflows with the CLI-powered action.

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Progressive setup

Start local. Automate when you are ready.

Choose the interface that fits the work, then keep the same platform controls from development through deployment.

Get started

Install a tool

Start with the CLI, VS Code extension, or GitHub Action for your workflow.

Authenticate securely

Use your Shard Cloud API key through the relevant integration settings or GitHub Secrets.

Operate with confidence

Deploy, inspect, and manage services without changing the way your team works.

From connection to the first decision, in one flow.

Frequently asked questions

How this resource works in practice.

Yes. The CLI, VS Code extension, and GitHub Actions integration are free on every plan, including Basic.

Ready to move forward

Bring Shard Cloud into the tools your team already uses.

Choose a developer tool, connect it securely, and keep your platform operations close to the code.

Get started See how it works

Guided setup with no commitment

Free on every plan
The CLI, VS Code extension, and GitHub Actions integration cost nothing extra.

Secrets, not workflow files
Store your API key in GitHub Secrets instead of committing it.

Install the CLI
Authenticate with your API key and run your first command.

Connected ecosystem

Connects to the workflow your team already uses

GitHub

Connect repositories and keep every release linked to its source code.

Docker

Ship your own images with a consistent process across environments.

PostgreSQL

Connect data and applications without losing operational service context.

Shard Edge

Bring caching, TLS, and global delivery closer to your users.

Shard AI

Investigate signals and execute actions with workspace context and approval.

OpenTelemetry

Connect standardized signals to expand visibility whenever needed.

Source, data, delivery, and automation stay connected so your team can operate without switching context.

Explore connected resources

Build on Core

Start with the plan built for your next production service.

Launch your first application with the Core plan, then keep deployment, operations, and connected resources in one place.

Start with Core

Operate Shard Cloud from your terminal, editor, and CI/CD pipeline

Manage infrastructure without leaving your workflow

Control services from the terminal

Keep platform context in VS Code

Automate releases with GitHub Actions

Developer tools for the full deployment workflow.

Shard Cloud CLI

VS Code extension

.shardcloud support

GitHub Actions

Secure authentication

Choose the integration that fits your workflow.

Shard Cloud CLI

VS Code extension

GitHub Actions

Start local. Automate when you are ready.

How this resource works in practice.

Bring Shard Cloud into the tools your team already uses.

Connect your AI client too.

MCP server

Connects to the workflow your team already uses

GitHub

Docker

PostgreSQL

Shard Edge

Shard AI

OpenTelemetry

Start with the plan built for your next production service.