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# Nx CLI and CI Access Tokens

The permissions and membership define what developers can access on nx.app but they don't affect what happens when you run Nx commands in CI. To manage that, you need to provision CI access tokens in Workspace settings / Manage CI access tokens.
The permissions and membership define what developers can access on nx.app but they don't affect what happens when you run Nx commands in CI. To manage that, you need to provision CI access tokens in your workspace settings, under the `CI access tokens` tab.

![CI Access Tokens Settings Page](/nx-cloud/recipes/ci-access-tokens-settings.png)

## Access Types

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### Read Only Access

The `read-only` access tokens will only read from the remote cache. Task results will not be stored in the remote cache for other machines or CI pipelines to use.
The `read-only` access tokens will only read from the remote cache. New task results will not be stored in the remote cache, but cached results can be downloaded and replayed for other machines or CI pipelines to use. This option allows for the benefit of leveraging remote cache hits and also the added security of not allowing machines without proper permissions from adding entries into the remote cache.

### Read & Write Access

The `read-write` access tokens allows task results to be stored in the remote cache for other other machines or CI pipelines to download and replay.

## Setting CI Access Tokens

You can configure an access token in CI by setting the `NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN` environment variable. `NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN` takes precedence over any value in your `nx.json`.
You can configure an access token in CI by setting the `NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN` environment variable. `NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN` takes precedence over any authentication method in your `nx.json`.

The following example shows how to set the `NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN` environment variable in a GitHub Actions workflow. You will need to add the `secrets.NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN` secret to your repository based on instructions provided by your CI provider.

```yml {% fileName=".github/workflows/ci.yml" highlightLines=["29-32"] %}
name: CI
# ...
env:
NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN }}

jobs:
main:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps: ...
```
### Legacy methods of setting CI Access Tokens
#### Using CI Access Tokens in nx.json
We do not recommend that you commit an access token to your repository but older versions of Nx do support this and if you open your `nx.json`, you may see something like this:
We **do not recommend** that you commit an access token to your repository but older versions of Nx do support this and if you open your `nx.json`, you may see something like this:

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Nx >= 17" %}
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{% /tabs %}

{% callout type="warning" title="Nx Cloud authentication is changing" %}
From Nx 19.7 new workspaces are connected to Nx Cloud with a property called `nxCloudId` instead, and we recommend developers use [`nx login`](/ci/reference/nx-cloud-cli#npx-nxcloud-login) to provision their own local [personal access tokens](/ci/recipes/security/personal-access-tokens).
From Nx 19.7 new workspaces are connected to Nx Cloud with a property called `nxCloudId` instead, and we recommend developers use [`nx login`](/ci/reference/nx-cloud-cli#npx-nxcloud-login) to provision their own local [personal access tokens](/ci/recipes/security/personal-access-tokens) for user based authentication.
{% /callout %}

## Using `nx-cloud.env`
#### Using `nx-cloud.env`

You can set an environment variable locally via the `nx-cloud.env` file. Nx Cloud CLI will look in this file to load custom configuration like `NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN`. These environment variables will take precedence over the configuration in `nx.json`.
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When you run [`npx nx login`](/ci/reference/nx-cloud-cli#npx-nxcloud-login) you will be directed to the Nx Cloud app where you will be required to create an account and login. A new personal access token will be provisioned and saved in a local configuration file in your home folder (the location of this will be displayed when login is complete and varies depending on OS).

### View your Personal Access Tokens

You can view your personal access tokens in the Nx Cloud app by navigating to your profile settings. Click your user icon in the top right corner of the app and select `Profile`.

![Profile Settings](/nx-cloud/recipes/profile-page.png)

From there, click on the `Personal access tokens` tab.

![Personal Access Tokens](/nx-cloud/recipes/personal-access-tokens-profile.png)

### Manually create a Personal Access Token

Personal access tokens can also be manually created in the Nx Cloud app. Navigate to your profile settings and click on the `Personal access tokens` tab. Select `New access token`, enter a name for the token and click `Generate Token`. The token will be displayed on the screen and can be copied to your clipboard.

You can then use [nx-cloud configure](/ci/reference/nx-cloud-cli#npx-nxcloud-configure) in your terminal to set the token in your local configuration file.

## Permissions

There are two types of permissions that can be granted to users.
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