Tari Ootle CLI

The official command-line interface for developing and publishing Tari smart contract templates on the Tari Ootle (Layer-2) network.

Installation

cargo install tari-ootle-cli

Or build from source:

cargo build --release

The binary is named tari.

Commands

tari create

Creates a new workspace for a Tari template project. Scaffolds a Cargo workspace with project configuration and lets you choose from available project templates.

tari create my-project

Aliases: new

tari add

Generates and adds a new Tari WASM template crate. Can be used inside an existing workspace or standalone.

tari add MyTemplate

Aliases: generate, gen

tari publish

Publishes a compiled Tari template to a network. Handles WASM compilation, fee estimation, balance verification, and submission.

tari publish --account myaccount MyTemplate

Aliases: deploy

Options:

• -a, --account - Account to use for publishing fees
• -c, --custom-network - Custom network name (must match project config)
• -y, --yes - Skip confirmation prompt
• -f, --max-fee - Maximum fee limit
• --project-folder - Project folder path (defaults to current directory)
• --binary - Path to a pre-compiled WASM binary (skips build step)

Configuration

The CLI uses two configuration layers:

• Global config (~/.local/share/tari_cli/tari.config.toml) - Template repositories and default account
• Project config (tari.config.toml in project root) - Network settings and project-level defaults

Override config values at runtime with -e:

tari -e "default_account=myaccount" publish MyTemplate

Prerequisites

• Rust toolchain with wasm32-unknown-unknown target
• A running Tari Wallet Daemon for publishing