Validator CLI - v1.2.0

Installation

Requirements

• Linux x86_64 machine
• Access the latest version at https://github.com/skalenetwork/validator-cli/releases

1. Download the executable

   VERSION_NUM={put the version number here} && sudo -E bash -c "curl -L https://github.com/skalenetwork/validator-cli/releases/download/$VERSION_NUM/sk-val-$VERSION_NUM-`uname -s`-`uname -m` >  /usr/local/bin/sk-val"

2. Apply executable permissions to the binary

   sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/sk-val

CLI Usage

Initialize Validator CLI

Download SKALE Manager contracts info and set the node of the network

sk-val init

Required Arguments

• --endpoint/-e is the RPC endpoint of the node in the network where SKALE Manager is deployed [http or https]
• --contracts-url/-c is the URL to SKALE Manager contracts ABI and addresses
• -w/--wallet is the type of the wallet that will be used to sign transactions. Must be of type software, sgx, or hardware.

Note

If you want to use the SGX wallet you need to initialize it first (see SGX commands).

Usage Example

sk-val init -e ws://geth.test.com:8546 -c https://test.com/manager.json --wallet software

SGX Commands

Init

This command creates an SGX Wallet.

sk-val sgx init [SGX_SERVER_URL]

Optional Arguments

• --force/-f rewrites the current sgx wallet data
• --ssl-port specifies the port that is used by the sgx server to establish a TLS connection

Info

This command prints information about the SGX Wallet.

sk-val sgx info

Optional Arguments

• --raw prints info in plain JSON

Validator Commands

Register

Registers as a new SKALE validator.

sk-val validator register

Required Arguments

• --name/-n is the validator name
• --description/-d is the validator description
• --commission-rate/-c is the commission rate in percentage form
• --min-delegation is the minimum delegation amount that the validator will accept

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.
• --yes the confirmation flag may be set in advance

Usage Example

sk-val validator register -n test -d "test description" -c 20 --min-delegation 1000 --pk-file ./pk.txt

List

Lists all available validators.

sk-val validator ls

Optional Arguments

• --wei/-w can be used to show the amount of tokens in wei

Delegations

Returns a list of delegations for a given validator id.

sk-val validator delegations [VALIDATOR_ID]

Required Parameters

1. VALIDATOR_ID is the id of the validator. This is a numeric value.

Accept Pending Delegations

This command will accept pending delegations by delegation Id.

sk-val validator accept-delegation --pk-file ./pk.txt

Requirement Arguments

• --delegation-id is the id of he delegation request to accept

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.
• --yes the confirmation flag may be set in advance

Accept All Pending Delegations

Caution

This will accept ALL pending delegations associated with this validator address. A list with all pending delegations will be shown first. The executor will need to confirm the operation.

sk-val validator accept-all-delegations ./pk.txt

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.

Validator Linked Addresses

Lists the linked addresses for the validator address.

sk-val validator linked-addresses [ADDRESS]

Required Parameters

1. ADDRESS is the Ethereum address of the validator

Link Address

Links a node address to the validator account.

sk-val validator link-address [ADDRESS] [NODE_SIGNATURE] --pk-file ./pk.txt

Required Parameters

1. ADDRESS is the Ethereum address that will be linked
2. NODE_SIGNATURE is the signature of the node that you can get using the skale node signature command from the SKALE Node CLI

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.
• --yes the confirmation flag may be set in advance

Unlink Address

Unlinks a node address from the validator account.

sk-val validator unlink-address [ADDRESS] --pk-file ./pk.txt

Required Parameters

1. ADDRESS is the Ethereum address that will be unlinked

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.
• --yes the confirmation flag may be set in advance

Validator Info

Shows info about a given validator.

sk-val validator info [VALIDATOR_ID]

Required Parameters

1. VALIDATOR_ID is the validator id to lookup

Output Includes:

1. Validator Id
2. Validator Name
3. Validator Address
4. Validator Fee Rate (in percentage form)
5. Minimum Delegation Amount (SKL)
6. If the validator is accepting new delegation requests

Withdraw Fee

Withdraws earned fees to a specified address.

sk-val validator withdraw-fee [RECIPIENT_ADDRESS] --pk-file ./pk.txt

Required Parameters

1. RECIPIENT_ADDRESS is the address to transfer the bounties too

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.
• --yes the confirmation flag may be set in advance

Set Minimum Delegation Amount (MDA)

Sets new minimum delegation amount for the validator.

sk-val validator set-mda [NEW_MDA] --pk-file ./pk.txt

Required Parameters

1. NEW_MDA is the new mda value

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.
• --yes the confirmation flag may be set in advance

Request Address Change

Requests a change of Ethereum Address for the validator.

sk-val validator change-address [ADDRESS] --pk-file ./pk.txt

Required Parameters

1. ADDRESS is the validator Ethereum address

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.
• --yes the confirmation flag may be set in advance

Confirm Address Change

Confirms a requested address change for the validator.

sk-val validator confirm-address [VALIDATOR_ID] --pk-file ./pk.txt

Required Parameters

1. VALIDATOR_ID is the ID of the associated validator

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.
• --yes the confirmation flag may be set in advance

Earned Fees

Retrieves the earned fee amount for the validator address.

sk-val validator earned-fees [ADDRESS]

*Required Parameters

1. ADDRESS is the validator address to check

Optional Arguments

• --wei can be used to show the amount in wei

Holder Commands

Delegate

Delegate tokens to a validator

sk-val holder delegate

Required Arguments

• --validator-id is the id of the validator to delegate to
• --amount is the amount of SKL tokens to delegate
• --delegation-period is the delegation period in months [Set to 2]
• --info to request info on the delegation

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.

Delegations

Use to list out all delegations for an address.

sk-val holder delegations [ADDRESS]

Required Parameters

1. ADDRESS is the Ethereum address of the SKL token holder

Optional Arguments

• --wei/-w to show amounts in wei

Cancel Pending Delegation

Use to cancel a pending delegation request.

sk-val holder cancel-delegation [DELEGATION_ID]

Required Parameters

1. DELEGATION_ID is the id of the delegation to cancel

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.

Request Undelegation

Request undelegation which goes into affect at the end of the undelegation period.

sk-val holder undelegate [DELEGATION_ID]

Required Parameters

1. DELEGATION_ID is the id of the delegation to cancel

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.

Withdraw Bounty

Withdraws a bounty to the specified address

sk-val holder withdraw-bounty [VALIDATOR_ID] [RECIPIENT_ADDRESS] --pk-file ./pk.txt

Required Parameters

1. VALIDATOR_ID is the id of the validator
2. RECIPIENT_ADDRESS is the Ethereum address to have the bounty sent too

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --gas-price allows the executor to specify the gas price value in gwei for a transaction. If not specified, the average gas price of the network will be double and set.
• --yes confirmation flag can be used to auto execute

Locked

Shows the amount of locked tokens for an address.

sk-val holder locked [ADDRESS]

Required Parameters

1. ADDRESS is the Ethereum address of the SKL token holder

Optional Arguments

• --wei/-w to show amounts in wei

Earned Bounties

Reads the amount of earned bounties by a token holder for a single validator.

sk-val holder earned-bounties [VALIDATOR_ID] [ADDRESS]

Required Parameters

1. VALIDATOR_ID is the id of the validator
2. ADDRESS is the Ethereum address of the SKL token holder

Optional Arguments

• --wei/-w to show amounts in wei

Wallet Commands

Setup Ledger

Note

This only works if you are using a Ledger Wallet.

sk-val wallet setup-ledger

Required Arguments

• --address-index is the index of the wallet to use (starts at 0)
• --keys-type is the type of Ledger keys whether live or legacy

Send ETH Tokens

Executes a transfer of ETH tokens to a specific address.

sk-val wallet send-eth [ADDRESS] [AMOUNT]

Required Parameters

1. ADDRESS is the Ethereum receiver address (e.g to)
2. AMOUNT is the amount of ETH tokens to send

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --yes confirmation flag can be used to auto execute

Usage Example

sk-val wallet send-eth 0x01C19c5d3Ad1C3014145fC82263Fbae09e23924A 0.01 --pk-file ./pk.txt --yes

Send SKL Tokens

Executes a transfer of SKL tokens to a specific address.

sk-val wallet send-skl [ADDRESS] [AMOUNT]

Required Parameters

1. ADDRESS is the Ethereum receiver address (e.g to)
2. AMOUNT is the amount of ETH tokens to send

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --yes confirmation flag can be used to auto execute

Usage Example

sk-val wallet send-skl 0x01C19c5d3Ad1C3014145fC82263Fbae09e23924A 0.01 --pk-file ./pk.txt --yes

Self-Recharging Wallet Commands

Balance

Shows the balance of the validator self-recharging wallet.

sk-val srw balance [VALIDATOR_ID]

Required Parameters

1. VALIDATOR_ID is the ID of the validator

Optional Arguments

• --wei/-w shows the amount in wei

Usage Example

sk-val srw balance 1 --wei

Recharge Wallet

Recharges the validator SRW wallet (amount in ETH).

sk-val srw recharge [AMOUNT]

Required Parameters

1. AMOUNT is the amount of ETH tokens to send

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --yes confirmation flag can be used to auto execute

Usage Example

sk-val srw recharge 0.1 --pk-file ./tests/test-pk.txt

Withdraw

Withdraw ETH from validator SRW (amount in ETH).

sk-val srw withdraw [AMOUNT]

Required Parameters

1. AMOUNT is the amount of ETH tokens to send

Optional Arguments

• --pk-file is a path to a file with private key (only supported for software wallet type)
• --yes confirmation flag can be used to auto execute

Usage Example

sk-val srw withdraw 0.1 --pk-file ./tests/test-pk.txt

Exit Codes

Code	Explanation
0	Everything is OK
1	General error exit code
3	Bad API response
4	Script execution error
5	Transaction error
6	Revert error