CLI

The daytona command-line tool provides access to Daytona’s core features including managing Snapshots and the lifecycle of Daytona Sandboxes. View the installation instructions by clicking here.

This reference lists all commands supported by the daytona command-line tool complete with a description of their behaviour, and any supported flags. You can access this documentation on a per-command basis by appending the --help/-h flag when invoking daytona.

daytona

Daytona CLI

daytona [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona
`--version`	`-v`	Display the version of Daytona

daytona autocomplete

Adds a completion script for your shell environment

daytona autocomplete [bash|zsh|fish|powershell] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona docs

Opens the Daytona documentation in your default browser.

daytona docs [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona login [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--api-key`		API key to use for authentication
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona logout

Logout from Daytona

daytona logout [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona mcp

Manage Daytona MCP Server

daytona mcp [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona mcp config

Outputs JSON configuration for Daytona MCP Server

daytona mcp config [AGENT_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona mcp init

Initialize Daytona MCP Server with an agent (currently supported: claude, windsurf, cursor)

daytona mcp init [AGENT_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona mcp start

Start Daytona MCP Server

daytona mcp start [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona organization

Manage Daytona organizations

daytona organization [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona organization create

Create a new organization and set it as active

daytona organization create [ORGANIZATION_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona organization delete

Delete an organization

daytona organization delete [ORGANIZATION] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona organization list

List all organizations

daytona organization list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona organization use

Set active organization

daytona organization use [ORGANIZATION] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona sandbox

Manage Daytona sandboxes

daytona sandbox [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona sandbox create

Create a new sandbox

daytona sandbox create [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--name`		Name of the sandbox
`--auto-archive`		Auto-archive interval in minutes (0 means the maximum interval will be used)
`--auto-delete`		Auto-delete interval in minutes (negative value means disabled, 0 means delete immediately upon stopping)
`--auto-stop`		Auto-stop interval in minutes (0 means disabled)
`--class`		Sandbox class type (small, medium, large)
`--context`	`-c`	Files or directories to include in the build context (can be specified multiple times)
`--cpu`		CPU cores allocated to the sandbox
`--disk`		Disk space allocated to the sandbox in GB
`--dockerfile`	`-f`	Path to Dockerfile for Sandbox snapshot
`--env`	`-e`	Environment variables (format: KEY=VALUE)
`--gpu`		GPU units allocated to the sandbox
`--label`	`-l`	Labels (format: KEY=VALUE)
`--memory`		Memory allocated to the sandbox in MB
`--name`		Name of the sandbox
`--network-allow-list`		Comma-separated list of allowed CIDR network addresses for the sandbox
`--network-block-all`		Whether to block all network access for the sandbox
`--public`		Make sandbox publicly accessible
`--snapshot`		Snapshot to use for the sandbox
`--target`		Target region (eu, us)
`--user`		User associated with the sandbox
`--volume`	`-v`	Volumes to mount (format: VOLUME_NAME:MOUNT_PATH )
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona sandbox delete

Delete a sandbox

daytona sandbox delete [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Delete all sandboxes
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona sandbox info

Get sandbox info

daytona sandbox info [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona sandbox list

List sandboxes

daytona sandbox list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--limit`	`-l`	Maximum number of items per page
`--page`	`-p`	Page number for pagination (starting from 1)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona sandbox start

Start a sandbox

daytona sandbox start [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona sandbox stop

Stop a sandbox

daytona sandbox stop [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona snapshot

Manage Daytona snapshots

daytona snapshot [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona snapshot create

Create a snapshot

daytona snapshot create [SNAPSHOT] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--context`	`-c`	Files or directories to include in the build context (can be specified multiple times). If not provided, context will be automatically determined from COPY/ADD commands in the Dockerfile
`--cpu`		CPU cores that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes (default: 1)
`--disk`		Disk space that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes in GB (default: 3)
`--dockerfile`	`-f`	Path to Dockerfile to build
`--entrypoint`	`-e`	The entrypoint command for the snapshot
`--image`	`-i`	The image name for the snapshot
`--memory`		Memory that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes in GB (default: 1)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona snapshot delete

Delete a snapshot

daytona snapshot delete [SNAPSHOT_ID] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Delete all snapshots
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona snapshot list

List all snapshots

daytona snapshot list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--limit`	`-l`	Maximum number of items per page
`--page`	`-p`	Page number for pagination (starting from 1)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona snapshot push

Push local snapshot

daytona snapshot push [SNAPSHOT] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--cpu`		CPU cores that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes (default: 1)
`--disk`		Disk space that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes in GB (default: 3)
`--entrypoint`	`-e`	The entrypoint command for the image
`--memory`		Memory that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes in GB (default: 1)
`--name`	`-n`	Specify the Snapshot name
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona version

Print the version number

daytona version [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona volume

Manage Daytona volumes

daytona volume [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona volume create

Create a volume

daytona volume create [NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--size`	`-s`	Size of the volume in GB
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona volume delete

Delete a volume

daytona volume delete [VOLUME_ID] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona volume get

Get volume details

daytona volume get [VOLUME_ID] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona volume list

List all volumes

daytona volume list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona