generated: '2026-08-16'
method: searched
source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GalaChain/sdk/main/chain-cli/README.md
docs: https://docs.galachain.com/latest/chaincode-deployment/
name: galachain
binary: galachain
package: '@gala-chain/cli'
package_url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@gala-chain/cli
version: 3.1.11
repository: https://github.com/GalaChain/sdk/tree/main/chain-cli
framework: oclif
install:
- method: npm
  command: npm install -g @gala-chain/cli
global_flags:
- flag: --json
  description: Emit machine-readable JSON output. Present on every command, which makes
    the CLI scriptable end to end.
- flag: --log-level
  values: [debug, info, warn, error]
- flag: --mnt
  description: Target the mainnet/managed deployment path (deploy and info).
commands:
- group: project scaffolding
  commands:
  - name: init
    signature: galachain init PATH
    description: Scaffold a new GalaChain chaincode project at the given path.
  - name: help
    signature: galachain help [COMMAND]
    description: Display help for galachain, or for one command.
- group: local network
  commands:
  - name: 'network:up'
    aliases: [network-up]
    signature: galachain network-up
    description: Bring up a local Hyperledger Fabric network for chaincode development
      and integration testing.
  - name: 'network:prune'
    aliases: [network-prune]
    signature: galachain network-prune
    description: Tear down and clean the local Fabric network.
  - name: logs
    signature: galachain logs
    description: Stream logs from the running local network / deployed chaincode.
- group: keys and signing
  commands:
  - name: keygen
    signature: galachain keygen FILE
    description: Generate a secp256k1 key pair and write it to FILE. This is how a
      developer produces the private key that signs DTOs and the deploy credential.
  - name: 'dto:sign'
    aliases: [dto-sign]
    signature: galachain dto:sign KEY DATA
    description: Sign a DTO with a private key, producing the `signature` property that
      the gateway REST API requires on every write. Flags -o output path, -d derive
      only, -s treat KEY as a raw hex string.
  - name: 'dto:verify'
    aliases: [dto-verify]
    signature: galachain dto:verify KEY DATA
    description: Verify a signed DTO against a public key.
- group: deployment
  commands:
  - name: register
    signature: galachain register [DEVELOPERPRIVATEKEY]
    description: Register a developer identity with the GalaChain deployment service
      before a chaincode can be submitted.
  - name: deploy
    signature: 'galachain deploy IMAGETAG [DEVELOPERPRIVATEKEY]'
    description: Deploy a chaincode Docker image to GalaChain (testnet by default, mainnet
      with --mnt). Chaincode is submitted for automated review before it runs.
  - name: info
    signature: galachain info [DEVELOPERPRIVATEKEY]
    description: Report the status of the developer's deployed chaincode.
key_flows:
- name: zero to deployed chaincode
  steps:
  - galachain init ./my-project
  - galachain network-up
  - galachain keygen ./dev-private-key
  - galachain register ./dev-private-key
  - 'galachain deploy registry.image.name:latest ./dev-private-key'
  - galachain info ./dev-private-key
  docs: https://docs.galachain.com/latest/from-zero-to-deployment/
- name: sign a gateway request offline
  steps:
  - galachain keygen ./testkey
  - galachain dto:sign ./testkey dto.json -o=output/path
  - galachain dto:verify ./publicKey dto.json
  note: The signed DTO is then POSTed directly to a gateway contract endpoint such as
    https://gateway-mainnet.galachain.com/api/asset/token-contract/TransferToken.