generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://radicle.dev/guides (rad(1) manual) + heartwood rad.1.adoc
name: rad
description: >-
  The Radicle CLI (`rad`) is the primary first-party tool for the Radicle
  peer-to-peer code collaboration stack. It manages profiles and keys, runs the
  local node, and publishes/collaborates on repositories, issues and patches.
requirements:
- git >= 2.34.0
- ssh-agent (or RAD_PASSPHRASE)
install:
- method: script
  command: "curl -sSf https://radicle.xyz/install | sh"
- method: releases
  url: https://files.radicle.dev/releases/latest
commands:
- name: auth
  summary: Create/manage a Radicle profile and key pair; adds key to ssh-agent.
- name: self
  summary: Show profile information (DID, NID, home directory).
- name: init
  summary: Initialize/publish the current Git repository to the Radicle network.
- name: clone
  summary: Clone a repository from the network by RID.
- name: seed
  summary: Seed (host/replicate) a repository on your node.
- name: ls
  summary: List repositories in local storage.
- name: inspect
  summary: Inspect a repository's identity, refs and metadata.
- name: node
  summary: Control the local node (status, start, logs, connect).
- name: id
  summary: Manage repository identity and delegates (see rad-id(1)).
- name: patch
  summary: Create, list and manage patches / change proposals (see rad-patch(1)).
notes: >-
  git-remote-rad(1) provides the Git remote helper that integrates rad with
  standard git push/pull. See individual man pages (rad-id, rad-patch) in the
  heartwood repository for full command surfaces.