generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://docs.kadena.io/reference/kadena-cli
notes: >-
  Kadena ships two first-party CLIs on npm. @kadena/kadena-cli is the general
  blockchain interaction tool; @kadena/pactjs-cli generates TypeScript types from
  Pact modules. Binaries are catalogued in packages/kadena-packages.yml.
clis:
- name: kadena-cli
  binary: kadena
  package: "@kadena/kadena-cli"
  install:
  - npm install -g @kadena/kadena-cli
  docs: https://docs.kadena.io/reference/kadena-cli
  description: >-
    Terminal tool to manage accounts, keys, networks, and to build, sign, and send
    transactions to Chainweb nodes.
  command_groups:
  - name: account
    summary: Create and manage Kadena accounts (add, fund, details, list).
  - name: key
    summary: Generate and manage key pairs and HD wallets.
  - name: wallet
    summary: Create and manage local wallets.
  - name: tx
    summary: Build, sign, test, and send transactions (command templates).
  - name: dapp
    summary: Scaffold a new dapp project.
  - name: networks
    summary: Configure and manage network profiles (mainnet, testnet, devnet).
  - name: config
    summary: Manage CLI configuration.
- name: pactjs-cli
  binary: pactjs
  package: "@kadena/pactjs-cli"
  install:
  - npm install -D @kadena/pactjs-cli
  docs: https://docs.kadena.io/reference/kadena-client
  description: >-
    Generates TypeScript type definitions for Pact modules so @kadena/client gives
    code completion for module functions and capabilities.
  command_groups:
  - name: generate
    summary: Generate type definitions from a contract, a running node, or a Pact file.
  - name: retrieve-contract
    summary: Fetch a deployed contract's interface from a node for type generation.