Boundless CLI

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Working with the boundless CLI
• Submitting proofs
• Managing provers
• Staking rewards

Example prompts

• “/boundless-cli”

Requirements

• A credential in REQUESTOR_PRIVATE_KEY
• A credential in PROVER_PRIVATE_KEY

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

1. 1CLI flags
2. 2Environment variables (e.g. REQUESTOR_RPC_URL)
3. 3Config files (~/.boundless/secrets.toml, config.toml)
4. 4Network defaults (built-in contract addresses)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 93e971a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  No URLs in SKILL.md.

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

  • REQUESTOR_PRIVATE_KEY
  • PROVER_PRIVATE_KEY
  • BENTO_API_KEY
  • REWARD_PRIVATE_KEY
  • STAKING_PRIVATE_KEY

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Boundless CLI loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 361 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~81

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.8k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~4.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from boundless-xyz/boundless at commit 93e971a, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© boundless-xyz). 361 words, ~1,771 tokens.

name

boundless-cli

description

How to use the Boundless CLI — the primary interface for the Boundless ZK proof marketplace. Covers requestor, prover, and rewards commands, config, env vars, and the monorepo structure. Use when working with the boundless CLI, submitting proofs, managing provers, staking rewards, or navigating the codebase.

boundless requestor setup              # Interactive setup wizard
boundless requestor config             # Show configuration status
boundless requestor submit             # Submit a proof request (offer + input + image)
boundless requestor submit-file        # Submit a proof request from a YAML file
boundless requestor status             # Check request status
boundless requestor get-proof          # Download proof journal and seal
boundless requestor verify-proof       # Verify a completed proof
boundless requestor deposit            # Deposit funds into the market
boundless requestor withdraw           # Withdraw funds from the market
boundless requestor balance            # Check deposited balance

boundless prover setup                 # Interactive setup wizard
boundless prover config                # Show configuration status
boundless prover deposit-collateral    # Deposit collateral
boundless prover withdraw-collateral   # Withdraw collateral
boundless prover balance-collateral    # Check collateral balance
boundless prover lock                  # Lock a request
boundless prover fulfill               # Fulfill proof requests
boundless prover execute               # Execute proof via zkVM
boundless prover benchmark             # Run benchmark suite
boundless prover slash                 # Slash a prover for failed request
boundless prover generate-config       # Generate broker/compose configs

boundless rewards setup                # Interactive setup wizard
boundless rewards config               # Show configuration status
boundless rewards stake-zkc            # Stake ZKC tokens
boundless rewards balance-zkc          # Check ZKC balance
boundless rewards staked-balance-zkc   # Check staked ZKC balance
boundless rewards epoch                # Get current epoch info
boundless rewards power                # Check reward power
boundless rewards prepare-mining       # Prepare mining work log
boundless rewards submit-mining        # Submit mining work updates
boundless rewards claim-mining-rewards # Claim mining rewards
boundless rewards claim-staking-rewards # Claim staking rewards
boundless rewards delegate             # Delegate rewards
boundless rewards get-delegate         # Get current delegate
boundless rewards list-staking-rewards # List staking rewards by epoch
boundless rewards list-mining-rewards  # List mining rewards by epoch
boundless rewards inspect-mining-state # Inspect mining state file

boundless requestor setup
boundless prover setup
boundless rewards setup

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Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in .claude/skills/boundless-cli of boundless-xyz/boundless.

• SKILL.md
• references/architecture.md
• references/cli-reference.md
• references/conventions.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 93e971a