Cardano Cli Wallets

cardano-cli-wallets

> This is a guidance skill. It provides templates and explanations but does not execute commands. For execution, use cardano-cli-wallets-operator.

When to use

• Learning how to create payment/stake keys and addresses
• Understanding wallet structure and UTxO model
• Getting copy-paste command templates

Operating rules (must follow)

• Confirm network (mainnet vs preprod/preview) before providing commands
• Never execute commands—only provide templates
• Include verification steps in every template
• Keep secrets out of examples

Docker fallback mode

If cardano-cli is not installed locally, use the wrapper script in this skill folder to run cardano-cli inside Docker (the Cardano node container images include the CLI).

chmod +x {baseDir}/scripts/cardano-cli.sh
{baseDir}/scripts/cardano-cli.sh version

Notes:

• The wrapper mounts your current directory into the container as /work so files like pparams.json, tx.body, datum.json work normally.
• If you have a local node socket, set CARDANO_NODE_SOCKET_PATH before running so query commands work.
• Override the image with CARDANO_DOCKER_IMAGE=ghcr.io/intersectmbo/cardano-node:.

Workflow

1) Identify network

• Ask for mainnet or preprod/preview and magic number
• Determine CLI style (era-prefixed vs legacy) via doctor

2) Provide key generation template ```bash # Create wallet directory mkdir -p wallet && cd wallet

# Generate payment keys cardano-cli conway address key-gen \ --verification-key-file payment.vkey \ --signing-key-file payment.skey

# Generate stake keys cardano-cli conway stake-address key-gen \ --verification-key-file stake.vkey \ --signing-key-file stake.skey

# Secure keys chmod 600 *.skey ```

3) Provide address building template ```bash # Build base address (payment + stake) cardano-cli conway address build \ --payment-verification-key-file payment.vkey \ --stake-verification-key-file stake.vkey \ --out-file base.addr \ --testnet-magic 1 # or --mainnet

# Build enterprise address (payment only) cardano-cli conway address build \ --payment-verification-key-file payment.vkey \ --out-file enterprise.addr \ --testnet-magic 1 ```

4) Provide UTxO query template ``bash cardano-cli conway query utxo \ --address $(cat base.addr) \ --testnet-magic 1 ``

5) Wallet dossier output format `` === Wallet Dossier === Network: preprod (magic 1) Base Address: addr_test1... Enterprise Address: addr_test1... Payment VKey Hash: abc123... Stake VKey Hash: def456... Files: payment.vkey, payment.skey, stake.vkey, stake.skey ``

Examples

Example: Create preprod wallet

User request: "Create a wallet for preprod testing"

Response:

# === Preprod Wallet Setup ===

# 1. Create directory
mkdir -p ~/cardano/preprod-wallet && cd ~/cardano/preprod-wallet

# 2. Generate payment keypair
cardano-cli conway address key-gen \
  --verification-key-file payment.vkey \
  --signing-key-file payment.skey

# 3. Generate stake keypair
cardano-cli conway stake-address key-gen \
  --verification-key-file stake.vkey \
  --signing-key-file stake.skey

# 4. Build base address
cardano-cli conway address build \
  --payment-verification-key-file payment.vkey \
  --stake-verification-key-file stake.vkey \
  --out-file base.addr \
  --testnet-magic 1

# 5. Secure keys
chmod 600 *.skey

# 6. Display address for funding
echo "Fund this address from faucet:"
cat base.addr

# 7. Verify (after funding)
cardano-cli conway query utxo \
  --address $(cat base.addr) \
  --testnet-magic 1

Safety / key handling

• Never paste .skey contents into chat
• Prefer offline key generation for real funds
• Lock permissions: chmod 600 *.skey
• Avoid cloud sync for key directories

References

• shared/PRINCIPLES.md (repo)
• Cardano Docs: Keys and Addresses

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: Flux-Point-Studios
• Source: Flux-Point-Studios/cardano-agent-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.