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+# The VulnCheck CLI
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+`vc` is access to the VulnCheck API on the command line.  It brings index browsing and backup management to the terminal.
+<img src="https://vulncheck.com/logo.png" align="right" alt="VulnCheck Logo" width="200" />
+
+Current repository health
+[![Lint](https://github.com/vulncheck-oss/cli/actions/workflows/lint.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/vulncheck-oss/cli/actions/workflows/lint.yml)
+[![Tests](https://github.com/vulncheck-oss/cli/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/vulncheck-oss/cli/actions/workflows/test.yml)