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AlgoKit CLI

Installation

Section titled “Installation”

bash curl -fsSL https://cli.algokit.io/install.sh | bash

The install script handles installing uv and Python automatically. Legacy installation methods via brew, winget, and snap are also available — see the official installation guide.

Quick Start

Section titled “Quick Start”
Terminal window
# Verify installation
algokit --version


# Create a new project from a template
algokit init


# Start a local Algorand network
algokit localnet start


# Explore the network with lora
algokit explore

Features

Section titled “Features”

Init

Quickly scaffold new Algorand projects from official templates or community templates.

LocalNet

Spin up a local isolated Algorand network for development and testing.

Compile

Compile Algorand Python and other smart contract languages to AVM bytecode.

Deploy

Deploy smart contracts to LocalNet, TestNet or MainNet with a single command.

Tasks

Perform blockchain operations: send, sign, mint, transfer assets and more.

Generate

Generate typed clients and other code artifacts for your Algorand project.