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Radicle

radicle

Peer-to-peer code collaboration stack.

Runs as rad|macOS, Linux, Windows|radicle.xyz

Command form

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Clone a repository by ID, list replicated repositories, or start the local node. Auth, issues, patches and identity commands are not covered.

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otty gui radicle

rad clone

Clone a repository

Clone a Radicle repository by its rad: ID.

Clone a repositoryExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Repository ID*
string
Seeding scope
string
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Clone a repository
ridscope
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Repository ID
A rad:z… identifier.
string · positional 0
Seeding scope
followed limits updates to peers you follow; the default subscribes to all peers.
string
--scopefollowed

rad ls

List repositories

List repositories replicated on this node.

List repositoriesExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Include all locally available repositories
--all
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
List everything
all
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Include all locally available repositories
boolean
--all

rad node start

Start the node

Start the local Radicle node; it runs in the foreground unless daemonized.

Start the nodeExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Run in the background
--daemon
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Start in the background
daemon
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Run in the background
boolean
--daemon
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
man
$ rad clone rad:z3gqcJUoA1n9HaHKufZs5FCSGazv5 behavior can be changed by passing *--scope followed* when cloning.
manualmaster 2026-10-27

github.com

man
You can see all replicated and locally-available repositories using: $ rad ls --all
manualmaster 2026-10-27

github.com

man
$ rad node start This will start the node in the foreground. Simply add *--daemon* to run the node in the background.
manualmaster 2026-10-27

github.com

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