# Global CLI The Electrode Native global client is installed globally on your machine using the `npm install -g electrode-native` command. * The global client is a lightweight client that contains the `ern` binary. * When you enter an `ern` command in your terminal, the command first passes through the global client before reaching the local client. * The global client role is used to bootstrap first-time platform installation as well as redirect commands to the currently activated local client version. * The global client is rarely updated. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://native.electrode.io/v0.36/reference/index-7/global-cli.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.