generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.chia.net/cli/
cli:
  binary: chia
  official: true
  description: >-
    First-party command-line interface bundled with the chia-blockchain reference
    implementation. Drives the full node, wallet, farming, plotting, keys, and the
    RPC client. The GUI ships the same binary (chia) inside the Chia.app / Chia
    desktop bundle.
  install:
    - method: pip
      command: pip install chia-blockchain
    - method: desktop-bundle
      note: >-
        Installed with the Chia GUI; on macOS at
        /Applications/Chia.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/daemon/chia,
        on Windows at ...\Chia\resources\app.asar.unpacked\daemon\chia.exe
  command_groups:
    - name: wallet
      summary: Manage wallets, balances, and transactions
    - name: keys
      summary: Generate, add, show, and delete key material
    - name: plots
      summary: Create, check, and manage plots
    - name: plotters
      summary: Advanced / alternative plotter configuration
    - name: plotnft
      summary: Manage plot NFTs (pooling)
    - name: farm
      summary: Manage and summarize farming
    - name: show
      summary: Display node / blockchain state
    - name: start
      summary: Start service groups (node, farmer, wallet, ...)
    - name: stop
      summary: Stop running services
    - name: configure
      summary: Modify the node configuration
    - name: data
      summary: DataLayer management
    - name: db
      summary: Database maintenance (upgrade, backup)
    - name: rpc
      summary: Invoke RPC endpoints from the command line
    - name: dev
      summary: Developer / debugging tools
    - name: version
      summary: Print the installed version