# Helix 0.104.0: Login required for core commands

> Running `helix init`, `helix dev`, and `helix deploy` now requires authentication, automatically prompting login when needed.

- Released: 18 Aug 2026 (2026-08-18)
- Packages: @trayai/helix-cli@0.104.0

## Headline changes

### Changed: `helix init`, `helix dev`, and `helix deploy` now require you to be logged in - they start the…

You no longer need to run `helix login` separately before starting work. If you run `helix init`, `helix dev`, or `helix deploy` without an active session, the CLI automatically starts the login flow for you. This means fewer steps to get going, but also means these commands will not run in unauthenticated contexts - keep this in mind for CI scripts that previously skipped login.

Docs: https://helix.tray.ai/documentation/reference/cli/auth/

## Other changes

### Added

- The CLI now collects usage analytics for the `init`, `login`, `dev`, and `deploy` commands to help…

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Canonical: https://helix.tray.ai/documentation/releases/01040/
This file: https://helix.tray.ai/documentation/releases/01040.md
The full changelog: https://helix.tray.ai/documentation/releases.md