CLI Commands
Getting started
antseed seller setup Initialize seller onboarding
antseed buyer start Start the buyer proxy
In normal use, you configure the node once with antseed seller setup or antseed config ..., then start it later with antseed seller start or antseed buyer start without repeating flags every time. Secrets such as API keys stay in env vars; provider definitions, services, pricing, capabilities, unit billing, and baseUrl live in ~/.antseed/config.json.
Providing (selling)
antseed seller start Start providing AI services
antseed seller start --base-rpc-url <url>
Use a custom Base RPC URL for this run
antseed seller register Register peer identity on-chain (ERC-8004)
antseed seller stake <amount> Stake USDC as a provider (min $10)
antseed seller unstake Withdraw staked USDC
antseed seller emissions claim Claim accumulated seller payouts
Buying (consuming)
antseed buyer start Start the buyer proxy
antseed buyer start --router <name> Start the buyer proxy with a non-default router
antseed buyer deposit Show funding address + QR; incoming USDC deposits automatically (gasless)
antseed buyer sweep Gaslessly sweep hot-wallet USDC into deposits (fixed relay fee)
antseed buyer deposit --onchain <usdc> Direct on-chain deposit from the hot wallet (requires ETH for gas)
antseed buyer withdraw <amount> Withdraw USDC from deposits
antseed buyer activity Activity summary: tokens, spend history, savings, channels, claimable ANTS
antseed buyer balance Check wallet and deposit balance
antseed network browse Browse peers, models, and pricing (same catalog as /v1/models)
Network and monitoring
antseed seller status Show seller status
antseed seller doctor Diagnose the announced seller endpoint
antseed buyer status Show buyer status
antseed metrics serve Serve Prometheus-compatible buyer/seller metrics
antseed config Manage config file
antseed peer <peerId> View a peer's profile
antseed profile Manage your peer profile
antseed buyer channels List payment channels
antseed seller emissions info View epoch info and ANTS emissions
antseed network bootstrap Run a dedicated DHT bootstrap node
antseed buyer connection Manage connection settings
antseed dev Run seller + buyer locally for testing
Service configuration
antseed config seller add-service <provider> <serviceId> supports:
| Option | Purpose |
|---|---|
--upstream <model> | Map the public service ID to an upstream model ID |
--input, --cached, --output | Token prices in USD per million tokens |
--categories <csv> | Discovery tags |
--capabilities <json> | Model hints such as context window, input modalities, reasoning, and tool use |
--unit-billing-models <json> | Per-protocol non-token billing, currently used by openai-images |
--base-url <url> | Set the provider-wide upstream base URL |
antseed config seller add-service openai flux.1-schnell \
--upstream "black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-schnell" \
--input 0 --output 0 \
--capabilities '{"inputs":["text","image"]}' \
--unit-billing-models '{"openai-images":{"version":1,"components":[{"unit":"output_images","priceUsd":0.003}]}}'
antseed seller setup exposes the same capability and unit-billing fields interactively. antseed seller start warns if unit billing is configured for a plugin that does not support it. Image services are not health-probed because a meaningful probe would incur an upstream generation charge.
Before deploying this CLI version to sellers, follow the metadata v12 upgrade order: upgrade buyers first, then sellers.