generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.aztec.network/developers/docs/cli/aztec_cli_reference
notes: >-
  The `aztec` CLI is the first-party toolchain for Aztec smart-contract and network
  development. It wraps the bundled Noir compiler (exposed as `aztec-nargo`) and the
  Barretenberg prover so that `aztec compile`/`aztec test` produce complete artifacts
  (contract development should use the aztec wrappers rather than `nargo`/`bb` directly).
  Installed via the aztec-up installer; the binary itself is distributed as the @aztec
  toolchain (see packages/).
install:
- method: installer
  command: "bash -i <(curl -sL https://install.aztec.network)"
- method: version-manager
  command: aztec-up
  subcommands:
  - aztec-up install <version>
  - aztec-up use <version>
  - aztec-up list
reference: https://docs.aztec.network/developers/docs/cli/aztec_cli_reference
command_groups:
- group: project
  commands: [new, init, compile, test, codegen, update, example-contracts, inspect-contract, profile]
- group: profiling
  commands: [profile flamegraph, profile gates]
- group: network
  commands: [start, block-number, get-block, get-node-info, get-logs, sequencers, prover]
- group: l1
  commands: [deploy-l1-contracts, deploy-new-rollup, bridge-erc20, get-l1-addresses, get-l1-balance, add-l1-validator, remove-l1-validator, generate-l1-account]
- group: governance
  commands: [deposit-governance-tokens, execute-governance-proposal, propose-with-lock, advance-epoch, fast-forward-epochs]
- group: keys
  commands: [generate-keys, generate-bls-keypair, generate-p2p-private-key, generate-secret-and-hash, generate-bootnode-enr]
key_flows:
- "Scaffold a project: aztec new / aztec init"
- "Compile contracts (produces complete artifacts incl. AVM transpilation): aztec compile"
- "Test contracts against a local network: aztec test"
- "Run a local sandbox / node: aztec start"
- "Generate TypeScript bindings from compiled artifacts: aztec codegen"