# Essential commands

> The uip CLI commands you run most often, from signing in to inspecting Orchestrator.

These are the commands you or your agent can run directly during setup and day-to-day work. Most build, run, and publish commands are issued by your coding agent on your behalf as it carries out a task.

## Commands you run often

| Command | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `uip --help` | Lists the available commands and global options. |
| `uip login` | Signs in interactively to `cloud.uipath.com` through your browser. |
| `uip login --authority "https://alpha.uipath.com"` | Signs in to a specific environment instead of the default. |
| `uip login -it` | Signs in and lets you choose a tenant interactively. |
| `uip login -t TenantName` | Signs in and selects a tenant by name. |
| `uip skills install` | Installs or refreshes UiPath skills for the coding agents on your machine. |
| `uip or --help` | Shows the Orchestrator commands, such as folders, assets, and jobs. |

## Getting help for any command

Every command accepts `--help`, which describes its subcommands and options. When you are unsure what a command supports, append `--help` to it — for example, `uip skills install --help`.

For the complete reference, see the [UiPath CLI documentation](https://docs.uipath.com/uipath-cli).