[id='counters']
:context: cli
= Working with Counters
Counters provide atomic increment and decrement operations that record the
count of objects.

.Prerequisites
* Start the {brandname} CLI.
* Connect to a running {brandname} cluster.

include::{topics}/proc_cli_creating_counters.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::{topics}/proc_cli_adding_counter_deltas.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// Restore the parent context.
ifdef::parent-context[:context: {parent-context}]
ifndef::parent-context[:!context:]
