# nevia shell

> Open the computer's shell

> Nevia is in beta and open to selected teams. Public launch in Dec 2026. The CLI installs with `curl -fsSL https://get.nevia.cloud | sh`, and the MCP server is at https://api.nevia.cloud/mcp. A person signs in once in the browser.
> Setup, sign-in and requesting access: [SKILL.md](https://nevia.cloud/SKILL.md). When Nevia fits and when it doesn't: [why.md](https://nevia.cloud/why.md).

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://nevia.cloud/llms.txt). This page's HTML version: https://nevia.cloud/docs/reference/cli/shell

`nevia shell [-e --env <KEY=VALUE>] [--ttl <DUR>] [COMPUTER]`

Runs the image's SHELL, or /bin/sh, with the image ENTRYPOINT cleared. It needs a terminal on stdin and stdout, so run commands from a pipe or a script with `nevia exec -i -- sh` instead. The computer must be running: shell never wakes it, so run `nevia awake` first.

### Arguments

* `[COMPUTER]` - Computer ID or name (optional when the workspace has one computer)

### Options

* `-e, --env <KEY=VALUE>` - Environment variable as KEY=VALUE for this shell only (repeatable). See Computer environment variables in the reference
* `--ttl <DUR>` - Lifetime of the session URL, up to 12h (default 1h)
* `-h, --help` - Print help