# Stellar CLI

The command line interface to Soroban smart contracts. It allows you to build, deploy, and interact with smart contracts; configure identities; generate key pairs; manage networks; and more.

Install Stellar CLI as explained in [Setup](https://developers.stellar.org/docs/build/smart-contracts/getting-started/setup.md#install-the-stellar-cli). For examples on how to use the Stellar CLI, please see [Stellar CLI Guides](https://developers.stellar.org/docs/tools/cli/cookbook.md).

The auto-generated comprehensive reference documentation is available [here](https://developers.stellar.org/docs/tools/cli/stellar-cli.md).