# respira auth — authentication commands

> Reference for respira auth login, logout, status, and whoami. Browser handshake, keychain storage, CI environments.

Source: https://www.respira.press/cli/docs/commands/auth

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## login

```
respira auth login [--no-browser]
```

Opens a browser, performs the handshake with respira.press, and stores the API key in your OS keychain. Use `--no-browser` to print the URL instead.

## logout

```
respira auth logout
```

Removes the stored key from the keychain and any fallback file.

## status

```
respira auth status
```

Shows whether you're authenticated, your plan tier, and remaining rate-limit quota.

## whoami

```
respira auth whoami
```

Prints the authenticated account's email and workspace.