bittensor-cli

What it is and what it does

Bittensor CLI is a command-line tool for interacting with the Bittensor platform, a decentralized network for machine learning. It provides commands to manage wallets, register neurons and subnets, delegate stake, view and vote on governance proposals, and perform other blockchain operations. The tool is built on async-substrate-interface for chain communication and includes visualization capabilities via plotille and plotly.

However, this package is no longer maintained. The repository is archived, and the maintainers have explicitly superseded it with the `bittensor` package (Bittensor 11), which includes an updated `btcli` command. Existing v9 releases remain installable but will receive no further updates or support. New projects should install the `bittensor` package instead.

Use it for:

• Create and manage Bittensor wallets (coldkeys and hotkeys) for securing TAO tokens and network identity.
• Register a neuron or subnet on the Bittensor network to participate in the decentralized AI marketplace.
• Delegate TAO tokens to validators and monitor staking rewards and network participation.
• View and vote on Senate governance proposals to influence network protocol decisions.
• Query network state, metagraph data, and blockchain information for monitoring and analysis.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Command-line interface for managing Bittensor platform operations including wallet creation, subnet registration, delegation, and governance voting.

No—do not install this package. It is explicitly superseded and abandoned. The maintainers recommend installing the `bittensor` package instead, which includes the current `btcli` and receives active development. Existing v9 releases remain available but will not be updated, and compatibility with the evolving Bittensor network is not guaranteed.

Install

bittensor-cli on PyPI

pip install bittensor-cli

uv add bittensor-cli

poetry add bittensor-cli

Installing bittensor-cli

Before you install

Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel, but the package is abandoned—the repository is archived and no further releases are planned. The maintainers explicitly recommend installing the newer `bittensor` package instead, which supersedes this version.

License in practice

MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it legally safe to adopt for most projects.

Quickstart

pip install bittensor-cli
btcli --version
btcli wallet create --wallet.name my_wallet

Requires Python 3.10 or later; macOS users should install Python via Homebrew rather than using the preinstalled version due to LibreSSL incompatibility.

Verify before relying

• Whether existing v9 installations remain functional as the Bittensor network evolves and the newer bittensor package diverges.
• Specific compatibility of this CLI version with current Bittensor network state and subnet configurations.

Package facts

Evidence: bittensor_cli-9.23.2-py3-none-any.whl

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