generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source:
- https://linera.dev/developers/getting_started.html
- https://github.com/linera-io/linera-protocol
name: Linera CLI
binary: linera
description: >-
  The `linera` command-line tool is the primary way developers interact with
  the Linera protocol: it manages the local wallet, claims microchains on the
  Testnet, deploys and operates applications, and runs the local node service
  (which exposes a GraphQL API to frontends). The binary is built from the
  linera-protocol repository / installed via crates.io as documented in the
  Linera getting-started guide.
install:
  - method: source
    command: git clone https://github.com/linera-io/linera-protocol
    note: Build from source with cargo; the canonical developer path.
  - method: cargo
    note: >-
      Install from crates.io per the current linera.dev getting-started guide
      (the exact crate/version tracks the active Testnet).
command_groups:
  - name: wallet
    purpose: Initialize and manage the local Linera wallet and its keys.
  - name: net
    purpose: Spin up a local test network of validators for development.
  - name: service
    purpose: Run the node service that exposes a GraphQL endpoint for chain state.
  - name: project
    purpose: Scaffold, build, and publish Linera applications (Wasm bytecode + app state).
  - name: faucet / wallet request-chain
    purpose: Claim a microchain and request tokens from the Testnet faucet.
key_flows:
  - Initialize a wallet against a Testnet faucet, then claim a microchain.
  - Build a Wasm application and publish its bytecode, then create an application instance.
  - Run `linera service` locally to query and mutate chain state over GraphQL.
notes: >-
  Command surface is grounded in the Linera developer manual; consult
  linera.dev for the exact subcommands and flags for the current release.