Install and authenticate the SmallForce CLI

Install the npm package globally:

npm install --global smallforce
smallforce --help

Or run the latest published package without a global installation:

npx smallforce --help

Set the organization API key in the environment and verify which organization it authenticates:

export SMALLFORCE_API_KEY="sf_..."
smallforce org get

The production backend defaults to https://backend.smallforcehq.com. Local or staging environments can override it with SMALLFORCE_BACKEND_URL or --backend-url.

Global options

Option	Purpose
`--api-key <key>`	Override `SMALLFORCE_API_KEY` for one command
`--backend-url <url>`	Override `SMALLFORCE_BACKEND_URL`
`--json`	Print stable machine-readable output
`--text`	Force human-readable output
`--format text\|json`	Select an output format explicitly
`--help`	Show the current command contract
`--version`	Print the installed CLI version

Do not place API keys directly in scripts, documentation, chat messages, or version-controlled files. Prefer environment or secret-management facilities.