Install the Dovetail CLI (

dt

)

dt

Installation

Option 1: Global install via npm (recommended)

npm install -g @heydovetail/dt

dt --version

Option 2: One-off use via npx

npx @heydovetail/dt <command>

Initial setup

export DOVETAIL_API_KEY="your-api-key"  # from your workspace Settings > API
dt init

dt init

dt doctor

When to use

• Before running any

  dt

  commands for the first time
• When setting up a new machine or CI environment
• Use global install when

  dt

  will be called repeatedly
• Use npx for one-off or ephemeral environments

Troubleshooting

command not found: dt

npm config get prefix

<prefix>/bin

PATH

sudo npm install -g @heydovetail/dt

dt doctor

DOVETAIL_API_KEY

dt.json