> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.app.strix.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Start a CLI sign-in > Start the OAuth 2.0 device authorization flow (RFC 8628). The response contains a user code and a verification URL. Show both to the user, then poll POST /cli/login/poll with the device code. This endpoint does not require authentication. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi.json post /cli/login openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Strix API version: 1.0.0 description: >- Public REST API for the Strix autonomous penetration testing platform. Manage scans, vulnerabilities, assets, schedules, API tokens, and webhooks. servers: - url: /api/v1 description: Strix v1 API security: - BearerAuth: [] tags: - name: Scans description: Launch, monitor, and manage security scans. - name: Vulnerabilities description: View and triage discovered vulnerabilities. - name: Assets description: Domains and repositories registered for scanning. - name: Schedules description: Recurring scan schedules (Pro plan). - name: Tokens description: Manage API tokens for authentication. - name: Webhooks description: Configure webhook subscriptions for real-time event notifications. - name: Organization description: Workspace configuration for the authenticated organization. - name: Members description: Manage organization members and roles. - name: Invitations description: List and revoke organization invitations. - name: PR Reviews description: Automated security review of pull requests. - name: Connectors description: Network connectors for scanning internal/private targets. - name: Knowledge description: >- Organization knowledge base: documents, policies, and repo profiles that steer the agent. - name: Uploads description: Upload source/code/documentation archives for whitebox scans. - name: Integrations description: Third-party integrations (GitLab, Bitbucket, ticketing). - name: Chat description: Conversational agent sessions. - name: Analytics description: Aggregate dashboard analytics. - name: Test Users description: >- Per-domain test accounts (with optional MFA) the agent authenticates as during scans. - name: License description: Self-hosted license state, entitlements, and aggregate usage. - name: Supply Chain description: >- SBOM inventory, supply-chain findings, scans, and policy for connected repositories. - name: CLI description: >- Device authorization endpoints that let the Strix CLI and coding agents sign in and receive an API token. - name: Billing description: Credit balance, agent-payable top-ups, and automatic top-up settings. - name: Workspaces description: List, create, and switch workspaces. paths: /cli/login: post: tags: - CLI summary: Start a CLI sign-in description: >- Start the OAuth 2.0 device authorization flow (RFC 8628). The response contains a user code and a verification URL. Show both to the user, then poll POST /cli/login/poll with the device code. This endpoint does not require authentication. operationId: startCliLogin responses: '200': description: Device authorization created. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CliDeviceAuthorization' '429': description: Too many requests from this client. Wait and retry. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError' security: [] components: schemas: CliDeviceAuthorization: type: object properties: device_code: type: string description: >- Code the CLI uses to poll for tokens. Never show this code to the user. user_code: type: string description: Short code the user confirms in the browser. verification_uri: type: string description: URL where the user enters the user code. verification_uri_complete: type: string description: URL with the user code prefilled, suitable for opening in a browser. expires_in: type: integer description: Seconds until the device authorization expires. interval: type: integer description: Minimum seconds to wait between polls. required: - device_code - user_code - verification_uri - verification_uri_complete - expires_in - interval ErrorResponse: type: object properties: detail: type: string description: Human-readable explanation of the error. code: type: string description: >- Stable machine-readable error code. `insufficient_scope` means the token does not hold the scope that this endpoint requires. required_scope: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiV1Scope' description: >- Scope that the caller must add to the token. Returned with the `insufficient_scope` code. docs: type: string format: uri description: Documentation page that explains how to resolve the error. required: - detail ApiV1Scope: type: string enum: - scans:read - scans:write - vulnerabilities:read - vulnerabilities:write - dependencies:read - schedules:read - schedules:write - assets:read - assets:write - organizations:read - organizations:write - members:read - members:write - invitations:read - invitations:write - webhooks:read - webhooks:write - tokens:write - audit:read - pr_reviews:read - pr_reviews:write - connectors:read - connectors:write - knowledge:read - knowledge:write - uploads:write - integrations:read - integrations:write - chat:read - chat:write - scans:message - analytics:read - llm:read - llm:write - test_users:read - test_users:write - license:read - supply_chain:read - supply_chain:write - billing:read - billing:write responses: InternalError: description: Internal server error. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' securitySchemes: BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- API token obtained from the Tokens endpoint or CLI device login. Include as `Authorization: Bearer `. Requests made with a managed CLI session also include `X-Strix-Workspace: ` to pin a process to the workspace it started in; recovery endpoints report the current workspace after a concurrent switch. ````