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Starter templates
Contracts & Appchains
92+
GitHub stars
29k+
Command usages
and growing...
Environment Setup
With one command, install all the technologies needed to get started with Polkadot development.
Project Scaffolding
Scaffold your solution in seconds. Choose from a variety of smart contract or appchain templates.
Launch Polkadot Networks
Launch local Polkadot networks, including system parachains and cross-chain channels, in seconds.
Smart Contract Interaction
Interact with your smart contract and test its functionality, without leaving your terminal.
Testing & Debugging
Pop up your smart contract or appchain locally to test and debug. Pop CLI will setup your local nodes for you.
Easy Deployment
Pop up your smart contract to a production chain. Only one command needed.
Pop CLI integrates:
Roadmap
Pop CLI is building out first class support for Polkadot appchains and smart contracts.
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MVP
- Parachain Instantiation
- Parachain Templates
- Environment Setup
- Analytics
- Documentation
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Building + Deploying
- Parachains
- Contracts
- Analytics
- Documentation
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Maintenance + Messaging
- Pallet Instantiation
- Polkadot SDK Updates
- XCM Configuration Templates
- Analytics
- Documentation
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Testing
- Benchmarking
- Migration Testing
- XCM Testing
- Analytics
- Documentation
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vNext
- Evolution
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Changelog
Watch this space as Pop CLI continues to evolve...
November 2025
v0.11.0 Released
- ink! version `v6.0.0-beta` by default
- `pop call chain` can read constants and storage.
- `pop up` can fetch `polkadot-omni-node` and the `eth-rpc` binary in contracts.
October 2025
v0.10.0 Released
- New Ethereum ↔️ Substrate address conversion with pop convert
- Improved `pop build spec`.
- `pop call` improvements for contracts.
August 2025
v0.9.0 Released
- Launch chains easier without the need for a configuration file.
- Refactor of the naming parachain into chain.
- Trigger benchmarks for multiple pallets at once from the command line.
- New interactive `pop new` flow.
