Command-line reference

aurenctl is the AUREN wallet and chain tool for the terminal. Run it as node bin/aurenctl.js …, or ./auren ctl … (the launcher), or AUREN-Node.exe ctl … from the Windows app.

Global flags

Flag	Meaning
`--network devnet\|testnet\|mainnet`	which network (default testnet)
`--from <key name>`	which wallet signs
`--simulate`	preview only, send nothing
`--no-wait`	do not wait for the block
`--tip <AUR>`	pay an extra tip

Amounts are in AUR (up to 9 decimals). Passwords are read from the AUREN_PASSWORD environment variable or prompted.

Wallets

aurenctl keys new me          # create an encrypted wallet named "me"
aurenctl keys import me --seed <64 hex>
aurenctl keys list
aurenctl keys show me         # addresses on every network
aurenctl keys export me       # prints the recovery key. Keep it private

Look things up

aurenctl status
aurenctl balance me --network testnet     # a key name, address or name.aur
aurenctl account <address>
aurenctl block 100
aurenctl tx <hash>
aurenctl validators
aurenctl fees
aurenctl params

Send and stake

aurenctl send alice.aur 5 --from me
aurenctl delegate <validator> 100 --from me
aurenctl undelegate <validator> 50 --from me
aurenctl claim <validator> --from me

Names and name endings

aurenctl domain register alice --years 2 --from me
aurenctl domain register bob.david --from me
aurenctl domain resolve bob.david
aurenctl domain target alice <address> --from me
aurenctl domain transfer alice <address> --from me
aurenctl domain record alice text:url https://example.com --from me
aurenctl domain primary alice --from me

aurenctl tld list
aurenctl tld show david
aurenctl tld register david --price 5 --share 80 --from me
aurenctl tld register brand --closed --from me     # only you can register names
aurenctl tld policy david --price 2 --share 70 --from me
aurenctl tld transfer david <address> --from me

See Names, domains and your own TLD.

Node rewards

aurenctl node info
aurenctl node register --payout <address> --from me
aurenctl node unregister --from me

Normally you just run auren join <network> --earn. See Node rewards.

Account security

aurenctl security set --guardians a,b --threshold 2 --delay-blocks 43200 --daily-limit 100 --from me
aurenctl security cancel --from me
aurenctl recovery approve <account> <new public key hex> --from me
aurenctl recovery cancel --from me

Smart contracts

aurenctl evm deploy --data @contract.bin --from me
aurenctl evm send 0xADDRESS --data 0xCALLDATA --value 1 --from me
aurenctl evm call 0xADDRESS --data 0xCALLDATA
aurenctl evm code 0xADDRESS

Governance

aurenctl gov list
aurenctl gov vote 3 yes --from me
aurenctl gov propose --title "Lower the minimum fee" --description "…" --set minBaseFee.compute=1 --from me

Validators

aurenctl validator create --cons-pub <hex> --moniker mynode --commission 5 --amount 10000 --from me
aurenctl validator unjail --from me

See Validators.

Faucet (devnet and testnet)

aurenctl faucet <address>

The `auren` launcher

auren join testnet                  # run a node
auren join testnet --earn           # run a node and earn AUR
auren join testnet --earn <address> # rewards go to this address
auren status --network testnet
auren ctl <any aurenctl command>

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