generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/mediachain/aleph
notes: >-
  First-party CLIs shipped by Mediachain Labs. The project is archived/defunct
  (last releases 2017); commands documented here reflect the published README
  and npm/PyPI packages, not a live hosted service.
clis:
  - name: mcclient
    package: aleph (npm)
    install: npm install -g aleph
    binary: mcclient
    description: >-
      Command-line wrapper around the HTTP API exposed by a `concat` Mediachain
      node. Connects by default to a local node at http://localhost:9002; the
      target node is overridden with the global `--apiUrl` / `-p` flag.
    global_flags:
      - flag: "--apiUrl / -p"
        description: URL of the remote node's HTTP API (default http://localhost:9002).
    commands:
      - id
      - ping
      - publish
      - query
      - status
    source: https://github.com/mediachain/aleph
  - name: mediachain
    package: mediachain-client (PyPI)
    install: pip install mediachain-client
    binary: mediachain
    description: Mediachain reader command-line interface (legacy oldchain client).
    source: https://github.com/mediachain/oldchain-client