generated: '2026-08-04'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://github.com/digital-asset (org repository listing), the Daml SDK docs, and
  https://docs.digitalasset.com/registry/get-started/quickstart
note: >-
  Digital Asset ships developer CLIs for the Daml/Canton platform layer. There is no CLI for
  the Utilities / Token Standard HTTP APIs themselves — those are consumed over HTTP or via
  the SDKs in packages/digital-asset-packages.yml.
clis:
- name: daml
  kind: sdk-cli
  description: >-
    The Daml SDK assistant — the primary developer CLI for the platform. Creates projects,
    builds Daml packages into DARs, runs a local ledger and the Navigator/Studio tooling, and
    generates language bindings.
  install:
  - method: dpm
    note: The Daml Package Manager is the current installer for the SDK.
  - method: script
    command: "curl -sSL https://get.daml.com/ | sh"
    note: Historical installer for the Daml SDK.
  repository: https://github.com/digital-asset/daml
  official: true
  command_groups:
  - {group: "daml new / daml init", purpose: scaffold a Daml project}
  - {group: "daml build", purpose: compile Daml source into a DAR package}
  - {group: "daml start", purpose: run the local sandbox ledger plus the JSON API and UI}
  - {group: "daml sandbox", purpose: run a local in-memory ledger}
  - {group: "daml codegen", purpose: generate Java / TypeScript / JS bindings from a DAR}
  - {group: "daml test / daml script", purpose: run Daml Script test scenarios}
  - {group: "daml damlc", purpose: invoke the underlying Daml compiler directly}
  caveat: >-
    Command groups are recorded from the Daml SDK's documented developer workflow. The
    subcommand surface was not enumerated from a `--help` capture in this pass, so treat the
    list as the documented shape rather than an exhaustive reference.
- name: dpm
  kind: package-manager
  description: "Package manager for Digital Asset components — installs and pins SDK and Canton component versions."
  repository: https://github.com/digital-asset/dpm
  language: Go
  official: true
  assembly_repo: https://github.com/digital-asset/dpm-assembly
  assembly_note: "Assembles and releases the SDK, including the Daml Package Manager itself."
- name: darsyncer
  kind: operations-tool
  description: "Synchronizes and vets DARs to a participant node."
  repository: https://github.com/digital-asset/darsyncer
  language: Go
  official: true
  relevance: >-
    Directly relevant to the Registry release flow — adopting a new Registry release requires
    the new Daml packages to be uploaded and vetted on the operator's validator node.
- name: canton
  kind: node-console
  description: >-
    The Canton binary ships an interactive administration console for participant and
    synchronizer nodes (bootstrap scripts, party allocation, DAR upload, connectivity).
  repository: https://github.com/digital-asset/canton
  official: true
related_artifacts:
  packages: packages/digital-asset-packages.yml
  sandbox: sandbox/digital-asset-sandbox.yml