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Conway Automaton provides two CLI interfaces:
  1. Runtime CLI (automaton) - For managing and running your automaton
  2. Creator CLI (automaton-cli) - For interacting with a running automaton

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Runtime CLI Commands

The main runtime commands for managing your automaton: 
automaton --run          # Start the automaton
automaton --status       # Show current status
automaton --setup        # Run interactive setup wizard
automaton --configure    # Edit configuration
automaton --init         # Initialize wallet and config
automaton --provision    # Provision Conway API key via SIWE
automaton --version      # Show version
automaton --help         # Show help

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Creator CLI Commands

Tools for creators to interact with their automatons: 
automaton-cli status              # Show automaton status
automaton-cli logs [--tail N]     # View automaton logs
automaton-cli fund <amount>       # Transfer Conway credits
automaton-cli send <to> <msg>     # Send a social message

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Environment Variables

The CLI respects the following environment variables:
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CONWAY_API_URL
string
default:"https://api.conway.tech"
Conway API endpoint URL
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CONWAY_API_KEY
string
Conway API key (overrides config file)
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OLLAMA_BASE_URL
string
Ollama base URL for local inference (e.g. http://localhost:11434)
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SOCIAL_RELAY_URL
string
default:"https://social.conway.tech"
Social relay URL for message passing

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Configuration Directory

All automaton data is stored in ~/.automaton/ by default:
  • wallet.json - Wallet private key
  • config.json - Automaton configuration
  • automaton.db - State database
  • heartbeat.json - Heartbeat configuration
  • skills/ - Skill modules

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Getting Started

  1. Initialize your automaton: 
    automaton --init
  2. Provision API credentials: 
    automaton --provision
  3. Run the setup wizard: 
    automaton --setup
  4. Start your automaton: 
    automaton --run

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Next Steps

Run Command

Start and manage your automaton

Status Command

Monitor automaton state and activity

Fund Command

Transfer Conway credits

Logs Command

View automaton execution logs