generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://thru.org/docs/cli-reference/overview/
name: thru
description: First-party Thru command-line interface for configuring RPC endpoints,
  managing keys and accounts, deploying and testing on-chain programs, working with
  ABIs, tokens, the .thru name service, and the faucet.
install:
  - method: npm
    command: npm i -g thru
    notes: Installs a prebuilt binary for macOS, Windows, and Linux; no Rust toolchain required.
  - method: deb
    command: Download and install the .deb package from the Thru GitHub release (Debian/Ubuntu x64).
    url: https://github.com/Unto-Labs/thru/releases
configuration:
  file: ~/.thru/cli/config.yaml
  rpc_base_url: https://rpc.alphanet.thru.org
  notes: Default RPC endpoint is the public Alphanet endpoint; keys are stored locally in the config file.
command_groups:
  - group: account
    purpose: Create and inspect on-chain accounts (thru account create <name>).
  - group: abi
    purpose: ABI tooling — analyze, bundle, codegen, flatten, reflect, prep-for-publish.
  - group: debug
    purpose: Debugging helpers against deployed behavior.
  - group: dev
    purpose: Devkit management — thru dev toolchain install, thru dev sdk install c.
  - group: faucet
    purpose: Deposit to or withdraw from the faucet program to fund test accounts.
  - group: keys
    purpose: Keypair management (thru keys generate <name>).
  - group: name-service
    purpose: .thru name service operations.
  - group: network
    purpose: Network configuration, profiles, and endpoint selection.
  - group: program
    purpose: Deploy, upgrade, and manage on-chain programs.
  - group: registrar
    purpose: .thru domain registry — initialize registry, purchase domain, renew lease, claim expired domain.
  - group: rpc
    purpose: Raw RPC calls (e.g. thru getversion, thru --json getversion).
  - group: token
    purpose: Token operations.
  - group: transaction
    purpose: Build, sign, submit, and inspect transactions.
  - group: uploader
    purpose: Upload flows for program and data publishing.
  - group: utility
    purpose: Miscellaneous helper commands.
  - group: wrapped-thru
    purpose: Wrapped Thru token operations.
key_flows:
  - name: Devkit setup
    steps: [npm i -g thru, thru dev toolchain install, thru dev sdk install c, thru getversion]
  - name: First account
    steps: [thru keys generate default, thru account create default]
  - name: Fund a test account from the faucet
    steps: [thru faucet withdraw default 1000]
global_flags:
  - --json
  - --fee-payer
notes:
  - The install workflow is documented as changing frequently until v1.0.0.
docs: https://thru.org/docs/cli-reference/overview/