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Command: `phala ssh-keys add`

phala ssh-keys add [options]

Add a local SSH public key to your account

Option	Description
`--name <value>`	Name for the SSH key (default: key file name)
`--key-file <value>`	Path to SSH public key file (default: ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub or ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)

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. 2026-01-21, 2026-05-22, 2026-06-23)
`--timeout SECONDS`	Request timeout in seconds (default 60)

phala ssh-keys add

phala ssh-keys add --name my-laptop --key-file ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub