# CI tokens for the CLI

October 5, 2026 · Console

The CLI no longer needs a person at a browser. Create a token on the console's CLI page and set it as `LAYOUT_CLI_TOKEN`, and every command runs without `layout login`. It is sandbox only, shown once, and revocable.

`layout init` picks or creates your application, keeps its sandbox key, runs a test order and prints the environment variables to save. `layout listen` now forwards your sandbox events with no webhook endpoint, so you can test a receiver on your own machine before you deploy one.

## Why it matters

An agent asked to integrate Layout can now go from install to a placed sandbox order on its own.

## What to do

Update with `npm i -g @layoutplatforms/cli`. See [CI tokens](https://developer.layout.link/reference/cli#ci-tokens).

## Breaking changes

None.