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# Tempo CLI

The `tempo` binary works with the Tempo API, Tempo Wallet, paid HTTP requests, and Tempo nodes from your terminal.

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## Install

```bash [Terminal]
curl -fsSL https://tempo.xyz/install | bash
```

The launcher installs each command's extension the first time you run it. Run `tempoup` to update, and `tempo --version` to check the installed version.

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## Commands

| Command | Use it for |
| --- | --- |
| [`tempo api`](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/cli/api) | Signing in to the Tempo API, creating API keys, and calling any endpoint. |
| [`tempo wallet`](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/cli/wallet) | Using Tempo Wallet: balances, funding, access keys, service discovery, and payment sessions. |
| [`tempo request`](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/cli/request) | Making HTTP requests that pay automatically with [MPP](https://mpp.dev/overview). |
| [`tempo download`](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/cli/download) | Downloading chain snapshots for a faster initial node sync. |
| [`tempo node`](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/cli/node) | Running a Tempo RPC or validator node. |

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## Set up your agent

Paste this into your AI agent to set up Tempo Wallet CLI and start making paid requests:

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```bash [Claude Code]
claude -p "Read https://tempo.xyz/skills/wallet/SKILL.md and set up tempo"
```

```bash [Amp]
amp --execute "Read https://tempo.xyz/skills/wallet/SKILL.md and set up tempo"
```

```bash [Codex CLI]
codex exec "Read https://tempo.xyz/skills/wallet/SKILL.md and set up tempo"
```
:::

See [Let an agent pay for services](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/wallet/recipes#let-an-agent-pay-for-services) for the installed skills and spending limits.

## Common flags

Run any command with `--help` to see its flags. Wallet and request extensions also provide `--schema` for JSON command schemas and `--format toon` for compact output. Preview paid requests with `--dry-run` and cap them with `--max-spend`; these payment flags do not apply to node commands.