# arc license

Arc agent documentation

Manage the Arc license

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## arc license

Manage the Arc license

```text
usage: arc license [-h] {show,verify,activate,deactivate} ...

positional arguments:
  {show,verify,activate,deactivate}
    show                Print the current license state (offline check)
    verify              Ask the license server whether the key is still valid
                        (informational — never changes anything)
    activate            Activate this machine with a license key
    deactivate          Free this machine's activation slot

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

```

### Argument defaults

| Argument | Required | Default | Choices |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

## arc license show

Print the current license state (offline check)

```text
usage: arc license show [-h]

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

```

### Argument defaults

| Argument | Required | Default | Choices |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

## arc license verify

Ask the license server whether the key is still valid (informational — never changes anything)

```text
usage: arc license verify [-h] [--base-url BASE_URL]

options:
  -h, --help           show this help message and exit
  --base-url BASE_URL

```

### Argument defaults

| Argument | Required | Default | Choices |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--base-url` | no | "http://127.0.0.1:6969" | — |

## arc license activate

Activate this machine with a license key

```text
usage: arc license activate [-h] [--base-url BASE_URL] [--yes] key

positional arguments:
  key                  the license key from your purchase email

options:
  -h, --help           show this help message and exit
  --base-url BASE_URL
  --yes, -y            skip the confirmation prompt

```

### Argument defaults

| Argument | Required | Default | Choices |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `key` | yes | null | — |
| `--base-url` | no | "http://127.0.0.1:6969" | — |
| `--yes, -y` | no | false | — |

## arc license deactivate

Free this machine's activation slot

```text
usage: arc license deactivate [-h] [--base-url BASE_URL] [--yes]

options:
  -h, --help           show this help message and exit
  --base-url BASE_URL
  --yes, -y            skip the confirmation prompt

```

### Argument defaults

| Argument | Required | Default | Choices |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--base-url` | no | "http://127.0.0.1:6969" | — |
| `--yes, -y` | no | false | — |