Utila CLI

The Utila CLI is a command-line tool for interacting with the Utila API. With it, you can:

• Manage vaults, transactions, and other API resources
• Set up devices and retrieve key shares for transaction signing
• Sign transactions
• Run the Utila Co-Signer to support automated workflows

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The Utila CLI can be run on any environment, including local machines, virtual machines, and cloud servers.

CLI Command Groups

The CLI commands are organized into groups, each focused on a specific domain:

• vaults – Manage vaults (e.g. list)
• devices – Manage devices (e.g. list, register)
• keys – Work with keys and key shares (e.g. list, download)
• transactions – Sign transactions (e.g. sign)
• cosigner – Run the co-signer service
• auth – Configure authentication (e.g. list, add-service-account-credentials)
• config – Manage CLI configuration

For a full list of commands use the --help flag.

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To get help for a specific group of commands or any command you can also specify the --help flag. For example:

utila auth --help

Next Steps

Now that you have an overview of the Utila CLI, proceed with the following steps to get started:

• Authentication - A full explanation, with examples, on authentication using the CLI.
• Device and Key Shares Setup Guide - A guide to set up a device and key shares for signing transactions.
• Utila Co-Signer - A full explanation about the Utila Co-Signer, used for automated transaction signing.
• Co-Signer Setup Guide - A guide to set up and run the Utila Co-Signer.