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# AWS CLI

The [AWS Command Line Interface](<https://aws.amazon.com/cli/>) is mainly required for its [SSO authentication command](<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/sso/index.html>).

```
brew install awscli
```

You can also refer to [AWS' guide for installing AWS CLI](<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html>)

Also install `session-manager` either through [Homebrew session-manager](<https://aws.amazon.com/cli/>) for Mac or the general [AWS installation instruction](<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-working-with-install-plugin.html>) for other platforms. `session-manager` is used by `ok forward` to connect to your database remotely.

## Verification

Confirm both tools resolve on your `PATH`:

```
aws --version
session-manager-plugin --version
```

Each command prints the version it installed. A `command not found` error means that tool did not install — repeat its step above.