golem-cloud-account-setup

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Setting up a Golem Cloud account from scratch. Use when creating a Golem Cloud account, authenticating with Golem Cloud via the CLI, setting up a cloud profile, or deploying to Golem Cloud for the first time.

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Setting Up a Golem Cloud Account

Both golem and golem-cli can be used — all commands below work with either binary. The golem binary is a superset that includes a built-in local server.

Overview

Golem Cloud is the hosted version of Golem. To deploy agents to Golem Cloud you need:

A GitHub account (used for OAuth2 authentication)
A cloud CLI profile configured in the Golem CLI
A Golem Cloud account (created automatically on first authentication, or manually)

Step 1: Create a Cloud Profile

The CLI ships with a built-in cloud profile that points to https://release.api.golem.cloud with OAuth2 authentication. You can use it directly:

golem -C profile get          # Show the built-in cloud profile

If you need a custom cloud profile (e.g., for a different cloud endpoint):

golem profile new my-cloud --url https://release.api.golem.cloud --set-active

When no --static-token is provided, the profile uses OAuth2 (GitHub) authentication — a browser window will open on first use.

Step 2: Authenticate

Authentication happens automatically the first time you run a command against the cloud profile. The CLI will:

Open a GitHub OAuth2 authorization URL in your browser
Wait for you to authorize the Golem Cloud application on GitHub
Store the resulting token in your profile configuration (~/.golem/config.json)

To trigger authentication explicitly:

golem -C account get          # Triggers OAuth2 flow if not yet authenticated

The CLI displays:

┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
│       Authenticate with GitHub         │
│                                        │
│  Visit the following URL in a browser  │
│                                        │
└────────────────────────────────────────┘
https://github.com/login/device
──────────────────────────────────────────
Waiting for authentication...

Follow the URL, authorize the application, and the CLI will complete automatically.

Step 3: Manage Your Account

After authentication, you can manage your Golem Cloud account:

golem -C account get                                                # View account info
golem -C account update "My Name" "me@example.com"                  # Update name/email
golem -C account new "Team Account" "team@example.com"              # Create additional account

Step 4: Create and Manage API Tokens

For programmatic access (CI/CD, scripts), create static API tokens:

golem -C api-token list                                             # List existing tokens
golem -C api-token new                                              # Create a new token (default: expires 2100-01-01)
golem -C api-token new --expires-at 2025-12-31T00:00:00Z            # Create with custom expiry
golem -C api-token delete <TOKEN_ID>                                # Delete a token

golem api-token new prints the token secret once, including when using structured output such as --format json. Store that value securely; it cannot be retrieved later.

Use a static token in a profile for non-interactive environments:

golem profile new ci-cloud --url https://release.api.golem.cloud --static-token "<TOKEN_SECRET>" --set-active

Step 5: Configure Your Application for Cloud Deployment

In your golem.yaml, add a cloud environment:

environments:
  local:
    default: true
    server: local
    componentPresets: local
  cloud:
    server: cloud
    componentPresets: cloud

Then deploy with:

golem -C deploy               # Deploy to cloud using the cloud environment

Or explicitly:

golem -e cloud deploy         # Deploy using the named "cloud" environment

Using the `-C` and `-L` Shortcuts

Flag	Effect
`-C` / `--cloud`	Use the `cloud` environment (or `cloud` profile if no manifest)
`-L` / `--local`	Use the `local` environment (or `local` profile if no manifest)

These shortcuts work with any command:

golem -C component list       # List components on Golem Cloud
golem -C agent list           # List agents on Golem Cloud
golem -L deploy               # Deploy to local server

Golem Cloud Console

Golem Cloud also provides a web management console at console.golem.cloud for visual management of components, agents, and deployments.

Quick Start Summary

# 1. Authenticate with Golem Cloud (opens browser for GitHub OAuth2)
golem -C account get

# 2. Deploy your application to the cloud
golem -C deploy

# 3. Interact with your cloud agents
golem -C agent list

Related Skills

Load golem-profiles-and-environments for detailed profile, environment, and preset configuration
Load golem-deploy for deployment commands and flags