Install

Skyvern has three installation paths: the Python SDK (cloud API), the TypeScript SDK (cloud API), and self-hosted via pip or Docker Compose.

Option 1: Python SDK (Cloud)

Requires Python 3.11, 3.12, or 3.13.

pip install skyvern

Get an API key from app.skyvern.com and set it:

export SKYVERN_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

Option 2: TypeScript SDK (Cloud)

npm install @skyvern/client

Set the API key:

export SKYVERN_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

Option 3: Self-Hosted via pip

Installs the full local server and UI. Requires Python 3.11+.

pip install "skyvern[all]"
cp .env.example .env   # edit as needed
skyvern quickstart

Then open http://localhost:8080 in your browser.

Option 4: Self-Hosted via Docker Compose

No Python install required. Spins up Postgres, the API, and the UI together.

git clone https://github.com/skyvern-ai/skyvern.git
cd skyvern
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -d

Then open http://localhost:8080.

Environment Variables

Variable	Purpose
SKYVERN_API_KEY	Cloud API key (cloud SDK path)
SKYVERN_TELEMETRY	Set to false to disable telemetry (self-hosted)

Template / Boilerplate

No dedicated starter repository is provided. The GitHub repo itself (github.com/Skyvern-AI/skyvern) contains example workflows in the examples/ directory.