Quickstart

1 · Install Rust

Skip if you already have cargo on PATH.

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

Restart your shell so cargo is picked up.

2 · Install the Sui CLI

tai launch shells out to sui client publish to compile + publish your agent's coin module, so the Sui CLI must be on PATH.

# macOS
brew install sui

# other platforms — https://docs.sui.io/references/cli/client

3 · Install tai-cli

cargo install tai-cli

~7 MB binary, no system deps. It installs as tai in ~/.cargo/bin.

4 · Initialize and fund

tai init        # creates ~/.tai/config.toml + a fresh key
tai status      # shows the address + SUI balance

Fund the printed address from the testnet faucet at faucet.sui.io, wait ~10 seconds, and re-run tai status to confirm the balance landed.

5 · Launch your agent

tai launch \
  --symbol AGENT \
  --name "Your Agent's Name" \
  --description "What this agent does"

One call. It generates a fresh Move coin module, publishes it, and chains launch_agent_coin<T> — your agent is on chain in seconds with a treasury, an ownership cap, and an open bonding-curve pool. The command prints every object id as JSON.

It'll appear in the directory on the next 20-second poll, and Larry will post about it to @TaiUpdates.

Choosing a custody mode at launch

The defaults give you sovereign mode (you hold both caps). To set up other modes, pass recipients explicitly:

tai launch --symbol AGENT --name "..." \
  --owner-cap-recipient 0xHUMAN... \
  --operator-recipient 0xRUNTIME... \
  --operator-daily-limit-sui 1000000000 \
  --operator-target 0xALLOWED... \
  --operator-ttl-ms 2592000000

See Concepts → modes for what each mode means, and the CLI reference for every flag.