Binary / CLI

Tycho Client CLI installation documentation

When to use the binary client

The binary client is recommended for 2 situations:

• For a quick setup, to consume data from Tycho Indexer direct on a terminal

• To consume data from Tycho Indexer on apps developed in languages where there isn't a native tycho client available (e.g: any languages apart from Rust and Python). For the supported languages, please check the Rust Clientor Python Clientdocs.

Installing Tycho-client

This guide provides two methods to install Tycho Client:

1. Install with Cargo (recommended for most users)

2. Download pre-built binaries from GitHub Releases

Method 1: Install with Cargo

Prerequisites

• Cargo

• Rust 1.84.0 or later

cargo install tycho-client

Method 2: Download from GitHub Releases

Step 1: Download the pre-built binary

For a simple, setup-free start, download the latest tycho-client binary release that matches your OS/architecture on GitHub.

💡 Tip: Choose the latest release unless you need a specific version.

Step 2: Extract the binary from the tar.gz

Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where the file was downloaded. Run the following command to extract the contents:

tar -xvzf tycho-client-aarch64-apple-darwin-{version}.tar.gz

Step 3: Link the binary to a directory in your system's PATH (recommended):

// Ensure the binary is executable:
sudo chmod +x tycho-client
// Create symlink
sudo ln -s $(pwd)/tycho-client /usr/local/bin/tycho-client

Additional info on adding to PATH

NOTE: This command requires /usr/local/bin to be included in the system's PATH. While this is typically the case, there may be exceptions.

If /usr/local/bin is not in your PATH, you can either:

1. Add it to your PATH by exporting it:

export PATH"/usr/local/bin:$PATH"

1. Or create a symlink in any of the following directories (if they are in your PATH):

/bin
/sbin
/usr/bin
/usr/sbin
/usr/local/bin
/usr/local/sbin

Step 4: Verify Installation

tycho-client --version
tycho-client 0.54.0 # should match the latest version published on GitHub

You should see the Tycho Client version displayed. If you need more guidance, contact us via Telegram

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Using Tycho Client

Running the client

Step 1: Setting up API Key

If you're connecting to our hosted service, please follow our Authentication to get an API Key. Once you have a key, export it using an environment variable

export TYCHO_AUTH_TOKEN={your_token}

or use the command line flag

tycho-client --auth-key {your_token}

Step 2: Consume data from Tycho Indexer

Now, you're all set up!

Before consuming the data, you first need to choose which protocols you want to track. You can find a list of#available-protocols here. For example, to track the Uniswap V2 and V3 pools on Mainnet, with a minimum value locked of 100 ETH, run:

tycho-client --exchange uniswap_v2 --exchange uniswap_v3 --min-tvl 100 --tycho-url 
tycho-beta.propellerheads.xyz

Or skip secure connections entirely with --no-tls for local setups [coming soon].

Debugging

Since all messages are sent directly to stdout in a single line, logs are saved to a file: ./logs/dev_logs.log. You can configure the directory with the --log-dir option.

Configuring the client

For more details on using the CLI and its parameters, run:

tycho client --help

For extended explanation on how each parameter works, check our Usageguide.