icp-cli ☆

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Description:
Development tool for building and deploying canisters on ICP

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Feb 4, 2026

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: blockchain web3 cli smart-contracts dfinity decentralized

Install: brew install icp-cli

About:
The ICP CLI is the official command-line interface for the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP). It provides developers with a comprehensive suite of tools to create, manage, build, and deploy canisters (smart contracts) directly from their terminal. Its main value is streamlining the entire development workflow for decentralized applications (dApps) on the ICP blockchain.

Key Features:

Create, build, and deploy canisters (smart contracts)
Manage cycles (fuel for canisters) and identities
Interact with deployed canisters via candid UI or direct calls
Local network simulation for development and testing
Support for multiple programming languages (Motoko, Rust)

Use Cases:

Developing and deploying decentralized applications (dApps) on ICP
Managing canister lifecycles, upgrades, and interactions
Local prototyping and testing of ICP smart contracts before mainnet deployment

Alternatives:

dfx – dfx is the older, now-deprecated CLI tool; icp-cli is its modern, unified successor.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Feb 4, 2026 10:06pm		0	META	5a9a144a