CLI

This section provides reference information for Substrate command-line tools.

Command entry point	Description
archive	Index and store all blocks, state, and transaction data for a Substrate-based chain in a relational SQL database.
memory-profiler	Collect information about memory allocation and the behavior of blockchain applications over time.
node-template	Start and manage a Substrate node preconfigured with a subset of commonly-used FRAME pallets.
polkadot-launch	Launch a local Polkadot test network.
polkadot-apps	Interact with Polkadot or a Substrate node using a browser.
sidecar	Use a REST service to interact with blockchain nodes built using FRAME.
srtool	Build WASM runtime in a deterministic way, allowing continuous integration pipelines and users to produce a strictly identical WASM runtime.
subkey	Generate and manage public and private key pairs for accounts.
subxt	Submit extrinsics to a Substrate node using RPC.
try-runtime	Query a snapshot of runtime storage to retrieve state.
tx-wrapper	Publish chain specific offline transaction generation libraries.