Quickstart
Get Keel running against your first repository in about five minutes. You will install the CLI, connect a repo, and cut your first release with health signals attached.
Updated Jul 18, 2026 · 5 min read
Install the CLI
The CLI is the fastest way to wire Keel into an existing project. It works on macOS, Linux, and Windows, and it never needs root.
curl -fsSL https://keel.app/install.sh | shkeel loginThe CLI stores its token in your system keychain, never in a file on disk. Rotating the token from the workspace settings signs out every device at once.
Connect a repository
Run init inside the repo you ship most often. Keel reads your default branch, finds your deploy workflow, and proposes a release setup you can edit before anything goes live.
keel initkeel connect githubkeel release cut v0.1.0That is the whole loop. The release appears in your workspace with its own health signals, and every teammate can watch the rollout from the Releases view.