# cy2 - Deprecated {% hint style="warning" %} Cypress introduced a breaking change in version 12. Please use`cypress-cloud` integration package. cy2 is deprecated. {% endhint %} `cy2` is an [NPM package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/cy2) that Integrates Cypress with alternative cloud services like Sorry Cypress or Currents by setting the environment variable `CYPRESS_API_URL.` The command passes down to cypress all the CLI flags, so you can just use it instead of `cypress` ```bash $ npm install -g cy2 $ export CYPRESS_API_URL="https://sorry.yourdomain.com/" $ cy2 run --record --key XXX --parallel --ci-build-id `date +%s` ``` * Running the command above will invoke your default cypress version with the flags you've provided. It will also modify the internal cypress configuration to use a different API URL. * If no URL is provided, it will use the default `cypress` package configuration * On Windows set `CYPRESS_API_URL` in the CMD shell with `set CYPRESS_API_URL=https://sorry.yourdomain.com/` (Don't use quotes (`"`) because the Windows CMD takes them literally unlike the Linux shells) {% hint style="warning" %} MacOS Ventura users: Running \`cy2\` in an interactive shell can fail with `EPERM: operation not permitted` unless you need to explicitly allow the shell app to modify other applications. Add the shell app of your choice to the allowed list. **Mac OS Settings > Privacy and Security > App Management** cy2 EPERM - adding shell to App Management allowed list {% endhint %} ***