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+# Safe to run Admin CLI
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+This repository is used for both the terraform provider, and for the safe to run admin API command line.
+
+To run the CLI you first need to build it:
+
+```make build```
+
+This will generate a binary called 'safe_to_run_admin_api' which is executable