generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.chia.net/guides/simulator-user-guide/
docs:
  - https://docs.chia.net/guides/simulator-user-guide/
  - https://docs.chia.net/reference-client/rpc-reference/simulator-rpc/
summary: >-
  Chia ships a first-party local blockchain simulator for testing without real
  XCH. It runs a private chain where the developer controls block production,
  giving a full test environment plus a Simulator RPC to drive it.
sandbox:
  name: Chia Simulator
  type: local-simulated-chain
  install: chia dev sim create
  networks:
    - name: mainnet (production)
      note: real XCH, live network
    - name: testnet (public test network)
      note: faucet-funded TXCH test coins on the public testnet
    - name: simulator
      note: fully local private chain, developer-controlled block farming
  capabilities:
    - Auto-farm or manually farm blocks on demand (`chia dev sim farm`)
    - Pre-funded developer wallet on genesis for spending tests
    - Time / block-height advancement by farming empty blocks
    - Simulator RPC to create coins, farm blocks and inspect state
  simulator_rpc: https://docs.chia.net/reference-client/rpc-reference/simulator-rpc/
notes: >-
  No fixed "magic" test card/token values are published (Chia is not a card
  acquirer); the simulator instead gives a controllable private chain. Testnet
  TXCH is obtained from the public testnet faucet. Nothing here is fabricated.