slimctl

The slimctl command-line tool for operating SLIM. It lets you start and manage SLIM nodes, inspect connections and routes, manage Controller configuration, and interact with the Channel Manager — all from a single binary.

Usage

slimctl [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>

Commands

Command	Aliases	Description
slim	s	Start and manage a local SLIM node
node	n, instance, i	Interact directly with a SLIM node
controller	c, ctrl	Interact with the SLIM Control Plane
channel-manager	cm	Interact with the Channel Manager
bench	—	Benchmark SLIM messaging performance
config	—	Manage slimctl client configuration
version	—	Print version and build information

Options

Flag	Short	Default	Description
--config	—	~/.slimctl/config.yaml	Path to slimctl configuration file
--server	—	(varies by command)	gRPC API endpoint (host:port)
--timeout	—	15s	gRPC request timeout (e.g. 30s, 1m)
--basic-auth-creds	-b	—	Basic auth credentials (username:password)
--tls.ca_file	—	—	Path to TLS CA certificate
--tls.cert_file	—	—	Path to client TLS certificate
--tls.key_file	—	—	Path to client TLS private key
--tls.insecure_skip_verify	—	false	Use TLS but skip certificate verification

The default value of --server depends on which command is used:

Command	Default server
slim, node	127.0.0.1:46358
controller	127.0.0.1:50051
channel-manager	127.0.0.1:10356

Most options can also be set via environment variables or a config file.