# chainctl auth configure

URL: https://edu.chainguard.dev/platform/chainctl/chainctl-docs/chainctl_auth_configure.md
Last Modified: September 18, 2026
Tags: chainctl, Reference, Product

 chainctl auth configure Configure a local tool to authenticate to Chainguard.
Synopsis Configure a local tool to authenticate to Chainguard.
Each subcommand writes credentials where its tool looks for them, using your current Chainguard session. With –pull-token it writes a longer-lived credential instead, for environments that cannot run an interactive login (CI systems, build servers, etc.).
Options inherited from parent commands --api string The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --audience string The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --config string A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly. --console string The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev") --force-color Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY. -h, --help Help for chainctl --issuer string The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev") --log-level string Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR") -o, --output string Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide] -v, --v int Set the log verbosity level. SEE ALSO chainctl auth	- Auth related commands for the Chainguard platform. chainctl auth configure docker	- Configure a Docker credential helper chainctl auth configure npm	- Configure npm credentials for Chainguard Libraries for JavaScript