ark login

Authenticate as a creator to publish packages to the Ark registry. Your token is stored locally and used automatically by ark publish.

Syntax

Usage

ark login

Login flow

Terminal

$ ark login

  Ark — Login

  Token: ark_479d444b-09ac-4038-...

  Verifying...

  ✓ Logged in as Jane Doe (jane@example.com)

Already logged in

Terminal

$ ark login

  Ark — Login

  Already logged in as Jane Doe (jane@example.com)
  Run ark logout to switch accounts.

Secure storage. Your token is stored in ~/.ark/credentials with 600 permissions (owner-only read/write). It is never sent anywhere except the Ark registry API.

Getting a creator token

Creator tokens are issued when you join the Ark creator program. Apply at getark.dev/creators.

→ ark publish — submit your package after login
→ ark logout — remove stored credentials