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This command is marked as unstable and may change in future releases.

phala instances <command> [options]

Manage app instances

Option	Description
`-h, --help`	Show help information for the current command
`-v, --version`	Show CLI version
`--api-token TOKEN, --api-key TOKEN`	API token for authenticating with Phala Cloud
`-j, --json, --no-json`	Output in JSON format
`--interactive`	Enable interactive mode for commands that support it
`--cvm-id <value>`	CVM identifier (UUID, app_id, instance_id, or name)
`--profile PROFILE`	Temporarily use a different auth profile for this command
`--api-version <value>`	API version to use (e.g. 2025-10-28, 2026-01-21)

phala instances --help

Command	Description
`ls`	List instances of an app
`add`	Create a new instance under an existing app
`rm`	Delete one or more app instances by VM UUID