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ShiftLayer LLC

The Official CLI for
Hypertensor Ecosystem

Build, manage, and interact with the Hypertensor ecosystem
directly from your terminal. Fast, intuitive, and powerful.

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$ pip install htcli
Collecting htcli...
Downloading htcli-x.x.x-py3-none-any.whl
✓ Installing dependencies...
✓ Installation complete.
$ htcli --version
htcli v1.0.0
Developed by ShiftLayer LLC
$ htcli wallet list
No wallets found.
Run:
htcli wallet generate-coldkey

About Hypertensor

A Blockchain Coordination Layer
For Decentralized AI.

Hypertensor is a Substrate-based network for coordinating AI subnets, operators, validators, staking, consensus, and governance. htcli is the terminal interface for working with that network without leaving your development environment.

  • 01

    Subnets

    Register and activate specialized networks of compute and services.

  • 02

    Nodes

    Join infrastructure to subnets and track active participation.

  • 03

    Stake

    Coordinate economic security through direct and delegated staking.

  • 04

    Validators

    Register validators and manage delegate reward settings.

Core Functionalities

A Complete System Toolkit

HT CLI offers direct access to every core transaction and query layer of the native chain. No intermediate server middleware required.

  • CORESECURE

    Wallet Management

    Create, restore, inspect, and manage cryptographic cold & hot key pairs locally with enterprise AES protection.

    $ htcli wallet <>
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    Subnet Operations

    Register custom validation parameters, query block subnets, register models, and configure on-chain weights.

    $ htcli subnet <>
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    Node Management

    Spawn, daemonize, monitor, and configure miner nodes or high-performance validation routers directly.

    $ htcli node <>
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    Staking Options

    Delegate staking coins, inspect compound interest APY yields, and retrieve delegator parameters dynamically.

    $ htcli stake <>
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    Governance Votes

    Review network upgrade propositions, formulate improvement budgets, and cast consensus votes.

    $ htcli governance <>
  • CORESECURE

    Chain Ledger Queries

    Interact directly with the peer ledger. Look up transactions hashes, blocks height, addresses index, or gas.

    $ htcli chain <>

OPERATIONAL BLUEPRINT

Operator Lifecycle Workflow

From package retrieval to mining execution, follow this optimized terminal connector schematic to build on Hypertensor.

Stage 1 of 7 PyPI Package

Install HTCLI

Get the stable toolkit directly from Python Package Index. Supported on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

bash — step-1_output

Reference

Simple Commands.
Powerful Results.

HTCLI offers direct access to every core transaction and query layer of the native chain. No intermediate server middleware required.

ht — hypertensor cli
Usage: htcli [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]... Hypertensor Blockchain CLI - Manage subnets, wallets, and chain operations. Options: -c, --config PATH Configuration file path -e, --endpoint TEXT Blockchain endpoint -v, --verbose Verbose output -f, --format TEXT Output format (table/json/csv) \[default: table] Commands: config Initialize and manage configuration. wallet Generate and manage coldkey/hotkey wallets. subnet Register and manage subnets and models. node Register, list, and monitor subnet nodes. stake Add, remove, and delegate stake. chain Query chain info, blocks, and accounts. consensus Submit consensus proposals and attestations. governance Set on-chain network parameters. overwatch Register and manage overwatch nodes. validator Register validators and manage delegation.

OPERATOR REASONS

Why Engineers Choose HTCLI

From installation to network operations, HTCLI provides a fast, consistent, and powerful command-line experience for interacting with the Hypertensor ecosystem.

  • Unified Experience

    No fragmentation. Instantly manage wallets, delegate hotkey stakes, verify block telemetry, and submit consensus upgrades from one cohesive namespace interface.

  • Automation Ready

    Out-of-the-box support for strict JSON parse options (--json), structured environment configurations, and non-blocking daemon modes tailored for CI/CD operators.

  • Built for Operators

    Meticulously architected for decentralized validators, ledger operators, subnets owners, and system integrations teams working on the Hypertensor ecosystem.

DASHBOARDS & TELEMETRY

See HTCLI in Action

Interactive terminal reports compiled from real validation epochs on the ShiftLayer consensus framework. Click to enlarge details.

  • wallet-overview.sh — ShiftLayer Protocol
    $ htcli wallet generate-coldkey --name master-key
    Creating master-key ECDSA coldkey...
    Coldkey address: 0xBbCdFE56402109104dcA757B0B644035Ac3Fd321
    Creating proxy validation hotkey...
    Hotkey address: 0x71C7656EC7ab88b098defB751B7401B5f6d8976F
    [OK] Encrypted local credentials secured with AES-256.
    Wallet Operations
  • consensus-yuma.sh — ShiftLayer Protocol
    $ htcli consensus params --subnet 7
    Querying Yuma Consensus protocol weights...
    Validator Slot UID: 42
    Target Agreement Score: 90.85%
    Recycled Stake Rate: Interconnected [60.0% epoch yield]
    [ACTIVE] Node performing at peak consensus density.
    Consensus Metrics
  • overwatch-daemon.sh — ShiftLayer Protocol
    $ htcli overwatch monitor --wallet master-key
    --- Overwatch Daemon ---
    Uptime: 24h 12m 5s | Sync-State: Live (Diff=0blocks)
    Latency: 12ms to ShiftLayer consensus gateway
    CPU Load: 20% | Temp: 42°C
    [HEAL] Heartbeat broadcast to all subnets.
    Overwatch Performance
  • validator-yield.sh — ShiftLayer Protocol
    $ htcli validator register --hotkey master-hot --delegate-rate 10 --coldkey master-key
    Verifying coldkey ownership of hotkey for ShiftLayer...
    Delegate rate: 10% accepted
    Broadcasting commitment to epoch blocks...
    [SUCCESS] Validator registered :: validator_id 11. Register nodes with --validator-id 11
    Staking Analytics

QUICK INSTALL

STABLE PIP CONFIGURATION

Install the lightweight client compiler on your local machine instantly via standard pip.

Read the repo Documentation Hub
Installation Node Console V1.0.0 stable
$ pip install htcli

Community

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