# Add Keyshade to your project

Initialize keyshade in your local project:

1. Run `keyshade init`

   ```shell
   keyshade init
   ```
2. Select the workspace
3. Select the project
4. Enter the private key that you downloaded after creating the project
5. Select the environment

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Alternatively, you can do all of that in a single command:

```shell
keyshade init --workspace <workspace slug> --project <project slug> --environment <environment slug> --private-key <private key>
```

Once done, it will generate a `keyshade.json` file in your project root. This contains all the information the CLI needs to connect to your keyshade project.

```json
{
  "workspace": "my-workspace-630",
  "project": "my-app-3",
  "environment": "default-223",
  "quitOnDecryptionFailure": false
}
```