# clerk deploy: guided, resumable, agent-ready

When we [released the CLI](https://clerk.com/changelog/2026-04-22-clerk-cli.md), we said we were hard at work on deploy. It's ready for you to use today: `clerk deploy` is now available in the [Clerk CLI](https://clerk.com/cli), taking your application from development to production with a single command.

![A clerk deploy session showing the plan and production domain prompt](./deploy-example.png)

Run `clerk deploy` from a linked project and the CLI walks you through everything production needs:

- **Production instance**: Creates a production instance from your development configuration and prompts for your production domain

- **DNS records**: Displays the [CNAME records](https://clerk.com/glossary.md#cname-custom-domains-auth) to add at your DNS provider, and can export them as a DNS zone file you can import at any compatible provider

- **[OAuth](https://clerk.com/glossary.md#oauth) credentials**: Detects the [social connections](https://clerk.com/glossary.md#social-login) enabled in development and prompts for production Google and Apple credentials, including importing a Google Cloud Console JSON file or pointing at your Apple `.p8` key. Other providers are flagged for setup in the Clerk Dashboard

- **Verification**: Checks DNS, SSL, and email DNS in one loop and reports exactly what's still pending

## Built for agents

In a non-TTY context, or with `--mode agent`, `clerk deploy` emits a read-only JSON handoff describing the current deploy state instead of prompting.

```bash
$ clerk deploy status --mode agent
```

## Get started

Update to the latest CLI, link your project if you haven't already, and deploy:

```bash
$ clerk update
$ clerk link
$ clerk deploy
```

Read the [full documentation](https://clerk.com/docs/cli.md) for all commands and options.