---
title: 'connect - CLI command'
description: 'Connect workspace to Nx Cloud'
---

# connect

Connect workspace to Nx Cloud

## Usage

```shell
nx connect
```

Install `nx` globally to invoke the command directly using `nx`, or use `npx nx`, `yarn nx`, or `pnpm nx`.

## Options

| Option            | Type    | Description                                                                              |
| ----------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--generateToken` | boolean | Explicitly asks for a token to be created, do not override existing tokens from Nx Cloud |
| `--help`          | boolean | Show help                                                                                |
| `--verbose`       | boolean | Prints additional information about the commands (e.g., stack traces)                    |
| `--version`       | boolean | Show version number                                                                      |