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The Checkly CLI gives you a JavaScript/TypeScript-native workflow for coding, testing and deploying synthetic monitoring at scale, from your code base. The Checkly CLI comes with native @playwright/test support. No lock-in, just write standard *.spec.ts files.

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Starting your first project

Get started by installing the CLI using the following command which will guide you through the required steps to set up a fully working example.
Terminal
npm create checkly@latest
Now, login to your Checkly account or sign up for a new account right from the terminal.
Terminal
npx checkly login
After this, let’s dry run the Checks in your new project against the global Checkly infrastructure.
Terminal
npx checkly test
This should report the following output to your terminal 
Running 4 checks in eu-west-1.

src/__checks__/api.check.ts
  ✔ Books API (222ms)
src/__checks__/home.check.ts
  ✔ Home page (24s)
  ✔ Login Check (5s)
src/__checks__/multi-step-spacex.check.ts
  ✔ SpaceX MS (4s)

4 passed, 4 total
Lastly, you deploy your Checks and related alert channels to Checkly, so we run your checks around the clock.
Terminal
npx checkly deploy
You just created your entire synthetic monitoring setup with API and Playwright-based Browser Checks from your code base! Open up your Checkly dashboard and you should see your check, ready to start monitoring around the clock. For a custom installation check out our installation docs.

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Using Agents, AI IDEs and Copilots

Checkly is designed to work with Agents, AI IDEs, and Copilots. You can use your preferred provider to generate code for API Checks, Browser Checks and all other constructs.

Checkly Skills

Install Checkly Skills and let AI agents generate Checkly monitoring code for you.

Checkly Rules

Include the Checkly Rules in your conversations to generate Checkly monitoring code for you.

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Integrating with CI/CD

After kicking the tires, you should delegate the testing and deploying of your checks to your CI/CD pipeline. Check our docs on setting up the Checkly CLI with your favourite CI/CD platform.
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GitHub Actions

Run the Checkly CLI from GitHub Actions, export summary reports and integrate with mono repos
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GitLab CI

Run the Checkly CLI from GitLab CI pipelines, using separate e2e-test and deploy jobs.
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Jenkins

Run the Checkly CLI from a Jenkins pipeline using a Jenkinsfile.