# Step 1: Install the Greengrass Development Kit CLI
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The [Greengrass Development Kit CLI (GDK CLI)](greengrass-development-kit-cli.md) provides features that help you develop custom Greengrass components. You can use the GDK CLI to create, build, and publish custom components.

If you haven't installed the GDK CLI on your development computer, complete the following steps to install it.

**To install the latest version of the GDK CLI**

1. On your development computer, run the following command to install the latest version of the GDK CLI from its [GitHub repository](https://github.com/aws-greengrass/aws-greengrass-gdk-cli).

   ```
   python3 -m pip install -U git+https://github.com/aws-greengrass/aws-greengrass-gdk-cli.git@v1.6.2
   ```

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   ```
   gdk --help
   ```

   If the `gdk` command isn't found, add its folder to PATH.
   + On Linux devices, add `/home/{{MyUser}}/.local/bin` to PATH, and replace {{MyUser}} with the name of your user.
   + On Windows devices, add `{{PythonPath}}\\Scripts` to PATH, and replace {{PythonPath}} with the path to the Python folder on your device.