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qBraid-CLI
Universal command line interface for interacting with all parts of the qBraid platform.
The qBraid CLI is a versatile command-line interface tool designed for seamless interaction with qBraid cloud services and quantum software management tools.Initially exclusive to the qBraid Lab platform, the CLI now supports local installations as well. This enhancement broadens access to features like qBraid Quantum Jobs, enabling direct, pre-configured access to QPUs from IonQ, Oxford Quantum Circuits, QuEra, Rigetti, and IQM, as well as on-demand simulators from qBraid, AWS, IonQ, QuEra, and NEC. See pricing for more.

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Getting Started

The qBraid-CLI comes pre-installed and pre-configured in qBraid Lab: For help, see qBraid Lab User Guide: Getting Started.

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Local Setup

If you prefer to use qBraid-CLI on your local machine, you can install it from PyPI with: 
pip install qbraid-cli
To manage qBraid environments using the CLI, you must also install the envs extra: 
pip install 'qbraid-cli[envs]'
After installation, you must configure your account credentials to use the CLI locally:
  1. Create a qBraid account or log in to your existing account by visiting account.qbraid.com
  2. Copy your API Key token from the left side of your account page:
  3. Save your API key from step 2 in local configuration file ~/.qbraid/qbraidrc using:
$ qbraid configure
Important for Windows Users: If you encounter a warning like: 
WARNING: The script qbraid.exe is installed in 'C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.<version>\LocalCache\local-packages\Python<version>\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
You need to add the directory containing qbraid.exe to your system’s PATH.
  1. Copy the directory path provided in the warning.
  2. Follow these steps:
  • Open the Start Menu, search for “Environment Variables,” and select “Edit the system environment variables.”
  • In the System Properties window, click the Environment Variables button.
  • Under “User variables,” locate the Path variable, click Edit, and add the copied directory.
  1. Save the changes and restart your terminal.

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Basic Commands

$ qbraid
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- Use 'qbraid --help' to see available commands.

- Use 'qbraid --version' to see the current version.

Reference Docs: https://qbraidco.mintlify.app/cli/user-guide/overview
A qBraid CLI command has the following structure: 
$ qbraid <command> <subcommand> [options and parameters]
For example, to list installed environments, the command would be: 
$ qbraid envs list
To view help documentation, use one of the following: 
$ qbraid --help
$ qbraid <command> --help
$ qbraid <command> <subcommand> --help
For example: 
$ qbraid --help

Usage: qbraid [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

The qBraid CLI.

Options
  --version                     Show the version and exit.
  --install-completion          Install completion for the current shell.
  --show-completion             Show completion for the current shell, to copy it or customize the installation.
  --help                        Show this message and exit.

Commands
  account                       Manage qBraid account
  admin                         CI/CD commands for qBraid maintainers.
  configure                     Configure qBraid CLI options.
  account                       Manage qBraid account.
  chat                          Interact with qBraid AI chat service.
  devices                       Manage qBraid quantum devices.
  envs                          Manage qBraid environments.
  files                         Manage qBraid cloud storage files.
  jobs                          Manage qBraid quantum jobs.
  kernels                       Manage qBraid kernels.
  pip                           Run pip command in active qBraid environment.
To get the version of the qBraid CLI: 
$ qbraid --version
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