macOS
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Install btcli with Homebrew, Nix
Bittensor command-line tool. Version 9.23.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-19. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#btcli.
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Linux
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nix profile install nixpkgs#btclinixpkgs package indexes · btcli · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
overview
Package summary
Bittensor command-line tool
Project links
Commands and aliases
- btcli
history
Project history and usage
btcli is the command-line client for the Bittensor network. It packages wallet, subnet, staking, delegation, governance, and node-management workflows into a terminal tool distributed through PyPI, Homebrew, and source installs.
Project history
The standalone opentensor/btcli repository began with public commits in July 2024 and an MIT-licensed README for the Bittensor CLI. Its first listed tag in the local git history is v8.0.0 in September 2024.
The README frames btcli as a tool for common Bittensor operations: creating wallets, registering subnets or neurons, delegating TAO, viewing Senate proposals, and voting.
Adoption history
btcli adoption follows Bittensor ecosystem adoption rather than classic Unix utility adoption. The official README documents installation from PyPI, Homebrew, and source, plus use with the broader bittensor SDK through the bittensor[cli] extra.
The Homebrew formula gives macOS users a package-manager path alongside Python packaging, which matters because the README recommends Homebrew-installed Python/OpenSSL on macOS.
How it is used
Users run btcli to manage Bittensor wallets, chain configuration, subnet and neuron registration, staking and delegation, and governance voting. The tool reads common defaults from ~/.bittensor/config.yml, stores wallet material under ~/.bittensor/wallets, and supports command-level help with --help.
Why package nerds care
btcli is interesting as a blockchain-network CLI crossing Python packaging and Homebrew. It is young compared with the other tools in this batch, but it shows how Web3 and AI-network projects ship operational CLIs into general-purpose package managers for developer onboarding.
Timeline
- 2024: Public git history for opentensor/btcli starts with README and Typer-related commits.
- 2024: v8.0.0 appears as an early standalone btcli tag.
- 2026: The repository history shows v9.23.1, indicating active release cadence.
Related projects
- The README links btcli to the Bittensor SDK repository, the btwallet repository, and the Bittensor whitepaper.
- The bittensor[cli] Python extra is documented as a way to install btcli alongside the SDK.
Sources
- Local git history from https://github.com/opentensor/btcli shows first commits in 2024, tag v8.0.0 in 2024, and tag v9.23.1 in 2026.
- Official README describes btcli as the Bittensor CLI and lists wallet, subnet, staking, delegation, Senate proposal, and voting operations: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opentensor/btcli/main/README.md
- Official README documents PyPI, Homebrew, source, and SDK-extra installation paths: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opentensor/btcli/main/README.md
- Package-manager adoption from source_facts.package-manager.
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for btcli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.bittensor/config.yml~/.bittensor/btcli.yaml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.bittensor/wallets
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
btcli | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version9.23.2
manager updated2026-07-19
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:btcli |
|---|---|
| Version | 9.23.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://docs.learnbittensor.org/btcli |
| Last updated | 2026-07-19T18:46:05+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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source trail
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Used sources
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
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- pkg.so package database
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