The Arcade CLI
The Arcade CLI is a command-line that allows you to manage your Arcade deployments, generate, test, and manage your toolkits, and more.
This same package contains the SDK that you will use to build your own toolkits.
Installation
Like all python packages, the Arcade CLI needs to be installed within the python virtual environment you are using for your Arcade development environment.
Python + uv
Terminal
# install uv: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/
uv venv --seed
source .venv/bin/activate
Now that your python virtual environment is activated, you can install the Arcade CLI with the following command:
uv
bash uv pip install arcade-ai Usage
Terminal
Usage: arcade [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
╭─ Options ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --version -v Print version and exit. │
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ User ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ login Log in to Arcade Cloud │
│ logout Log out of Arcade Cloud │
│ dashboard Open the Arcade Dashboard in a web browser │
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╭─ Tool Development ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ new Create a new toolkit package directory │
│ show Show the installed toolkits or details of a specific tool │
│ chat Start a chat with a model in the terminal to test tools │
│ evals Run tool calling evaluations │
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╭─ Launch ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ serve Start tool server worker with locally installed tools │
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╭─ Deployment ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ deploy Deploy toolkits to Arcade Cloud │
│ worker Manage deployments of tool servers (logs, list, etc) │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯You can learn more about any of the commands by running arcade <command> --help, e.g. arcade new --help.
arcade login
Terminal
Usage: arcade login [OPTIONS]
Log in to Arcade Cloud
╭─ Options ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --host -h TEXT The Arcade Cloud host to log in to. │
│ [default: cloud.arcade.dev] │
│ --port -p INTEGER The port of the Arcade Cloud host (if running locally). │
│ [default: None] │
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯arcade logout
Terminal
Usage: arcade logout [OPTIONS]
Log out of Arcade Cloud
╭─ Options ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯arcade dashboard
Terminal
Usage: arcade dashboard [OPTIONS]
Open the Arcade Dashboard in a web browser
╭─ Options ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --host -h TEXT The Arcade Engine host that serves the dashboard. │
│ [default: api.arcade.dev] │
│ --port -p INTEGER The port of the Arcade Engine. │
│ [default: None] │
│ --local -l Open the local dashboard instead of the default remote │
│ dashboard. │
│ --tls Whether to force TLS for the connection to the Arcade │
│ Engine. │
│ --no-tls Whether to disable TLS for the connection to the │
│ Arcade Engine. │
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯arcade new
Terminal
Usage: arcade new [OPTIONS] TOOLKIT_NAME
Create a new toolkit package directory. Example: arcade new my_toolkit
╭─ Arguments ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ * toolkit_name TEXT The name of the toolkit to create [required] │
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╭─ Options ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --dir TEXT tools directory path │
│ [default: current directory] │
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯arcade show
Terminal
Usage: arcade show [OPTIONS]
Show the installed toolkits or details of a specific tool
╭─ Options ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --toolkit -T TEXT The toolkit to show the tools of │
│ [default: None] │
│ --tool -t TEXT The specific tool to show details for │
│ [default: None] │
│ --host -h TEXT The Arcade Engine address to show the tools/toolkits │
│ of. │
│ [default: api.arcade.dev] │
│ --local -l Show the local environment's catalog instead of an │
│ Arcade Engine's catalog. │
│ --port -p INTEGER The port of the Arcade Engine. │
│ [default: None] │
│ --tls Whether to force TLS for the connection to the Arcade │
│ Engine. If not specified, the connection will use TLS │
│ if the engine URL uses a 'https' scheme. │
│ --no-tls Whether to disable TLS for the connection to the │
│ Arcade Engine. │
│ --debug -d Show debug information │
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯arcade chat
Terminal
Usage: arcade chat [OPTIONS]
Start a chat with a model in the terminal to test tools
╭─ Options ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --model -m TEXT The model to use for prediction. │
│ [default: gpt-4o] │
│ --stream -s Stream the tool output. │
│ --prompt TEXT The system prompt to use for the chat. │
│ [default: None] │
│ --debug -d Show debug information │
│ --host -h TEXT The Arcade Engine address to send chat requests to. │
│ [default: api.arcade.dev] │
│ --port -p INTEGER The port of the Arcade Engine. │
│ [default: None] │
│ --tls Whether to force TLS for the connection to the Arcade │
│ Engine. If not specified, the connection will use TLS if │
│ the engine URL uses a 'https' scheme. │
│ --no-tls Whether to disable TLS for the connection to the Arcade │
│ Engine. │
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯arcade evals
Terminal
Run tool calling evaluations
╭─ Arguments ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ directory [DIRECTORY] Directory containing evaluation files │
│ [default: .] │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ Options ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --details -d Show detailed results │
│ --max-concurrent -c INTEGER Maximum number of concurrent evaluations │
│ (default: 1) │
│ [default: 1] │
│ --models -m TEXT The models to use for evaluation (default: │
│ gpt-4o). Use commas to separate multiple models. │
│ [default: gpt-4o] │
│ --host -h TEXT The Arcade Engine address to send chat requests │
│ to. │
│ [default: localhost] │
│ --cloud Whether to run evaluations against the Arcade │
│ Cloud Engine. Overrides the 'host' option. │
│ --port -p INTEGER The port of the Arcade Engine. │
│ [default: None] │
│ --tls Whether to force TLS for the connection to the │
│ Arcade Engine. If not specified, the connection │
│ will use TLS if the engine URL uses a 'https' │
│ scheme. │
│ --no-tls Whether to disable TLS for the connection to the │
│ Arcade Engine. │
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯arcade serve
Terminal
Usage: arcade serve [OPTIONS]
Start tool server worker with locally installed tools
╭─ Options ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --host TEXT Host for the app, from settings by default. │
│ [default: 127.0.0.1] │
│ --port -p INTEGER Port for the app, defaults to │
│ [default: 8002] │
│ --no-auth Disable authentication for the worker. Not │
│ recommended for production. |
| --reload Enable auto-reloading when toolkit or server files |
| change. │
│ --otel-enable Send logs to OpenTelemetry │
│ --mcp Run as a local MCP server over stdio │
│ --debug -d Show debug information │
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯arcade deploy
Terminal
Usage: arcade deploy [OPTIONS]
Deploy toolkits to Arcade Cloud
╭─ Options ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --deployment-file -d TEXT The deployment file to deploy. │
│ [default: worker.toml] │
│ --host -h TEXT The Arcade Engine host to register the worker │
│ to. │
│ [default: api.arcade.dev] │
│ --port -p INTEGER The port of the Arcade Engine host. │
│ [default: None] │
│ --tls Whether to force TLS for the connection to the │
│ Arcade Engine. If not specified, the connection │
│ will use TLS if the engine URL uses a 'https' │
│ scheme. │
│ --no-tls Whether to disable TLS for the connection to │
│ the Arcade Engine. │
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯arcade worker
Terminal
Usage: arcade worker [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
Manage deployments of tool servers (logs, list, etc)
╭─ Options ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --host -h TEXT The Arcade Engine host. │
│ [default: api.arcade.dev] │
│ --port -p INTEGER The port of the Arcade Engine host. │
│ [default: None] │
│ --tls Whether to force TLS for the connection to the Arcade │
│ Engine. │
│ --no-tls Whether to disable TLS for the connection to the Arcade │
│ Engine. │
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ Commands ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ list List all workers │
│ enable Enable a worker │
│ disable Disable a worker │
│ rm Remove a worker │
│ logs Get logs for a worker │
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