generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.nil.foundation/nil/reference/cli-reference/
name: "=nil; CLI (nil)"
description: >-
  First-party command-line tool for interacting with the =nil; cluster, abstracting over
  the JSON-RPC API. Can be integrated into a CI/CD pipeline.
repository: https://github.com/NilFoundation/nil_cli
docs: https://docs.nil.foundation/nil/tools/nil-cli/usage/
reference: https://docs.nil.foundation/nil/reference/cli-reference/
install:
  - method: shell
    command: "curl -fsSL https://github.com/NilFoundation/nil_cli/raw/master/install.sh | bash"
config:
  file: config.yaml
  override_flag: "--config"
  commands:
    - "nil config init"
    - "nil config set KEY VALUE"
    - "nil config get KEY"
    - "nil config show"
commands:
  - name: block
    description: Retrieve a block from the cluster.
  - name: completion
    description: Generate shell autocompletion scripts.
  - name: config
    description: Manage CLI configuration (RPC endpoint, keys).
  - name: contract
    description: Interact with contracts on the cluster.
  - name: help
    description: Display help information.
  - name: keygen
    description: Generate new keys or derive them from a hex private key.
  - name: message
    description: Retrieve a message (transaction) from the cluster.
  - name: minter
    description: Interact with the currency/token minter.
  - name: receipt
    description: Retrieve a transaction receipt from the cluster.
  - name: system
    description: Request system-wide (cluster) information.
  - name: wallet
    description: Interact with wallets / smart accounts on the cluster.