# a4-cli
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Command-line tool for building, deploying, and managing Arete stream stacks.
## Installation
```bash
cargo install a4-cli
```
### From Source
```bash
git clone https://github.com/AreteA4/arete.git
cd arete
cargo install --path cli
```
## Quick Start
```bash
# Initialize project
a4 init
# Authenticate
a4 auth login
# Build explicit artifacts and deploy the exact manifest
cargo build
a4 up .arete/MyStack.stack-manifest.json
```
The deployment returns operational bindings for the exact StackManifest.
## Command Overview
| `a4 init` | Initialize project |
| `a4 program build <idl>` | Build a portable ProgramSpec |
| `a4 stack compose` | Compose ProgramSpecs and aliased LiveSpecs |
| `a4 up <manifest>` | Deploy an exact StackManifest |
| `a4 status` | Show project overview |
| `a4 stack list` | List all stacks |
| `a4 stack show <name>` | Show stack details |
| `a4 stack rollback <name>` | Rollback to previous version |
## Daily Workflow
```bash
# Make changes to your stack, rebuild
cargo build
# Deploy
a4 up .arete/MyStack.stack-manifest.json
# Check status
a4 status
```
## Stack Commands
### `a4 stack list`
List all stacks with deployment status:
```
STACK STATUS VERSION URL
settlement-game active v3 wss://settlement-game.stack.arete.run
token-tracker active v1 wss://token-tracker.stack.arete.run
```
### `a4 stack show <name>`
Show detailed information:
```bash
a4 stack show settlement-game
```
Shows: entity info, deployment status, version history, recent builds.
### `a4 stack push [name]` (legacy)
Push a legacy configured composite input. This compatibility path is retained
only through **August 31, 2026**:
```bash
a4 stack push # Push all
a4 stack push settlement-game # Push one
```
### `a4 stack versions <name>`
Show version history:
```bash
a4 stack versions settlement-game --limit 10
```
### `a4 stack rollback <name>`
Rollback to a previous version:
```bash
a4 stack rollback settlement-game # Previous version
a4 stack rollback settlement-game --to 2 # Specific version
```
### `a4 stack delete <name>`
Delete a stack:
```bash
a4 stack delete settlement-game
```
## Deployment
### `a4 up <manifest>`
Deploy one exact local StackManifest:
```bash
a4 up .arete/MyStack.stack-manifest.json
a4 up .arete/MyStack.stack-manifest.json --branch staging
a4 up .arete/MyStack.stack-manifest.json --preview
```
Composite `.stack.json` is an input-only compatibility adapter through **August
31, 2026**. New deployments use the manifest path.
## Authentication
```bash
a4 auth login # Login
a4 auth logout # Logout
a4 auth whoami # Verify with server
```
Credentials: `~/.arete/credentials.toml`
## Registry Exploration
Exploration uses the same deployment-pinned install descriptors as `a4
install`, so the reported StackManifest, LiveSpec, AST, and Program Release
identities are the ones an installation will consume.
```bash
a4 explore # List stacks
a4 explore programs # List complete installable programs
a4 explore stack ore --json # Exact stack descriptor summary
a4 explore program spl-token --json # Accounts, instructions, and release
```
Legacy stack forms remain valid:
```bash
a4 explore ore
a4 explore ore OreRound
```
Every JSON explore response includes `schemaVersion`. Stack exploration shows
LiveSpec aliases without flattening multi-live compositions and includes only
the views selected by the exact StackManifest. If descriptor assembly fails,
the command reports the deployment/publication problem instead of falling back
to a different AST.
## SDK Generation
```bash
a4 install ore-stack-abc123 --ts # Install a published hosted stack SDK
a4 install ore-stack-abc123 --rust # Install a published hosted Rust stack SDK
a4 install program spl-token --ts # Install a published hosted program SDK
a4 sdk list # List available stacks
a4 sdk create --manifest .arete/MyStack.stack-manifest.json --ts
a4 sdk create --manifest .arete/MyStack.stack-manifest.json --rust
a4 sdk create --program-spec .arete/token.program-spec.json --program-only --ts
```
SDK generation writes local source and does not publish a package.
## Configuration
**File:** `arete.toml`
```toml
[project]
name = "my-project"
[sdk]
output_dir = "./generated"
# Legacy composite inputs (compatibility only through August 31, 2026)
[[stacks]]
name = "my-game"
stack = ".arete/SettlementGame.stack.json"
```
For most projects, you only need:
```toml
[project]
name = "my-project"
```
New SDK and deployment workflows pass an explicit StackManifest path.
## Endpoint and DNS Handoff
Live, Program Read, chain, and transaction endpoints are independent bindings.
Operators map them through their chosen DNS/CDN provider and publish generated
SDK packages manually. Hosted TypeScript composition output preserves the full
Solana gateway descriptors and exports a `create<StackName>HostedSession`
helper. That helper creates authenticated chain and transaction transports from
the generated bindings; the generic composition helper still requires explicit
transports.
## Environment Variables
| `ARETE_API_URL` | Override API endpoint |
## Troubleshooting
| `Not authenticated` | Run `a4 auth login` |
| `Stack not found` | Check `a4 stack list` |
| `StackManifest not found` | Run `cargo build` and use the generated manifest path |
| `Build failed` | Check `a4 status` for build details |
## License
Apache-2.0