generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/silklabs/silk/blob/master/README.md
name: Silk CLI
summary: >-
  The Silk Command Line Interface (silk-cli) is the unified tool for building and
  deploying Silk programs to a Silk device or emulator. Silk is an open-source IoT
  platform (Android + a Node.js layer) that lets developers write IoT applications
  in JavaScript. Distributed via npm under the MIT license; last published circa 2017.
binary: silk
package: silk-cli
install:
- method: npm
  command: npm install -g silk-cli
- method: npm
  component: emulator
  command: npm install -g silk-emulator
commands:
- command: silk init <program_name>
  description: Scaffold a new Silk program.
- command: silk run
  description: Build and deploy the program to a connected Silk device or emulator.
prerequisites:
- adb devices  # verify device connectivity (Android Debug Bridge)
docs: https://github.com/silklabs/silk/tree/master/docs/tutorial