Alpen CLI

alpen is a command-line wallet for managing Bitcoin and Alpen funds and interacting with the Strata bridge.

Install official binaries

Official release archives for Linux (x86-64), macOS (Apple silicon), and Windows (x86-64) are available from GitHub Releases. Each release includes a SHA256SUMS file and build-provenance attestations. Verify the downloaded archive against SHA256SUMS before running it.

Install from source

The repository pins its Rust toolchain in rust-toolchain.toml.

cargo install --locked --git https://github.com/alpenlabs/alpen-cli --bin alpen

To build the checked-out source instead:

cargo build --release --locked --bin alpen

Configuration

Run the configuration command to locate or update the CLI configuration:

alpen config

The configuration selects the Bitcoin backend and network parameters used by the wallet. Network parameters must match the deployed ASM and OL configuration.

List the available commands with:

alpen --help

Security

This software manages wallet seed material and can authorize transactions. Verify downloaded release artifacts before running them and protect the host on which the CLI is used. Report vulnerabilities according to SECURITY.md.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

This project is dual-licensed under the MIT and Apache 2.0 licenses.