LearnCard CLI

LearnCard CLI is an easy to use node REPL that instantiates a Learn Card wallet for you and gives you all the tools you need to easily play around with the Learn Card SDK!

Usage

npx @learncard/cli

# Optionally specify a deterministic seed to instantiate the wallet with
npx @learncard/cli 1b498556081a298261313657c32d5d0a9ce8285dc4d659e6787392207e4a7ac2

Holder Continuity Export

The CLI also provides REPL helpers from @learncard/holder-continuity for holder-controlled continuity exports. These helpers create a standard ZIP with a readable manifest and encrypted payload files for keys, credentials, presentations, consent records, and status-list snapshots.

const password = await getLearnCardBundlePassword();

await exportLearnCardBundle(learnCard, {
    out: './learncard-export.zip',
    password,
});

const freshWallet = await initLearnCard({ seed: '0'.repeat(64), network: true });
await importLearnCardBundle('./learncard-export.zip', {
    password,
    wallet: freshWallet,
    verifyBeforeImport: true,
});

const restoredWallet = await restoreLearnCardFromBundle('./learncard-export.zip', { password });

getLearnCardBundlePassword() prompts without echoing the password into the REPL, which avoids saving it in REPL history. You can still pass a password string directly for local scripts.

restoreLearnCardFromBundle(...) decrypts the exported seed and returns a wallet with the original DID. It does not upload bundle payloads or recreate index records; use importLearnCardBundle(...) when copying credentials into another wallet.

If you omit the first argument, the CLI exports the default learnCard wallet it created at startup:

const password = await getLearnCardBundlePassword();
await exportLearnCardBundle({ out: './learncard-export.zip', password });

Lower-level helpers are also available in the REPL:

const password = await getLearnCardBundlePassword();
await createLearnCardBundle(learnCard, { password });
await readLearnCardBundle('./learncard-export.zip', { password });

For the data model and portability caveats, see Holder Continuity and the @learncard/holder-continuity package BUNDLE_SPEC.md.

Getting Started

Run npx @learncard/cli to boot up the CLI - you should see this screen in your terminal!

From within the CLI, you should be able to start playing around with a basic LearnCard. When the CLI boots up, it creates a default LearnCard called learnCard that you can interact with.

Basic Usage

View your wallet's DID

One of the easiest ways to interact with your LearnCard is to get its DID:

learnCard.id.did();
// 'did:key:z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6'

learnCard.id.did('pkh:sol');
// 'did:pkh:sol:G4Ky3gTVPE9a54o2DrJsAJW1yVRDHYqCni61MSJv8Dgi'

learnCard.id.did('tz');
// 'did:tz:tz1Y2Rg8ofGpdGpRqHfix3yy4J6qqK19NE5h'

learnCard.id.did('pkh:tz');
// 'did:pkh:tz:tz1Y2Rg8ofGpdGpRqHfix3yy4J6qqK19NE5h'

If your LearnCard is initialized to support more DID methods, such as did:web, you could retrieve the corresponding DID through this function.

Basic Verifiable Credential Issuance & Verification Flow

Once the CLI has booted up, you can start issuing credentials. Try a basic Verifiable Credential issuance and verification flow, for example:

// Create a new, unsigned test Verifiable Credential
const unsignedVerifiableCredential = learnCard.invoke.getTestVc();
/**
{
  '@context': [ 'https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1' ],
  id: 'http://example.org/credentials/3731',
  type: [ 'VerifiableCredential' ],
  issuer: 'did:key:z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6',
  issuanceDate: '2020-08-19T21:41:50Z',
  credentialSubject: { id: 'did:example:d23dd687a7dc6787646f2eb98d0' }
}
*/

// Then, issue the credential to yourself (i.e. sign the credential to turn it into a verifiable credential)
const signedVerifiableCredential = await learnCard.invoke.issueCredential(
    unsignedVerifiableCredential
);
/** 
{
  '@context': [ 'https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1' ],
  id: 'http://example.org/credentials/3731',
  type: [ 'VerifiableCredential' ],
  credentialSubject: { id: 'did:example:d23dd687a7dc6787646f2eb98d0' },
  issuer: 'did:key:z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6',
  issuanceDate: '2020-08-19T21:41:50Z',
  proof: {
    type: 'Ed25519Signature2018',
    proofPurpose: 'assertionMethod',
    verificationMethod: 'did:key:z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6#z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6',
    created: '2022-09-30T15:33:51.015Z',
    jws: 'eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..NkaBWEFT2JCU1ZjMSGmbL72EPhVsAsLykAHULee2uh8YdqBqJbti_FmplQQvGnPDy80pbrFRA-IYQQUx11ISCw'
  }
}
**/

// Then, verify the credential!
// This verifies that the credential is valid, has not been tampered with, and was issued by the correct DID
await learnCard.invoke.verifyCredential(signedVerifiableCredential);
/**
[
  { status: 'Success', check: 'proof', message: 'Valid' },
  {
    status: 'Success',
    check: 'expiration',
    message: 'Valid • Does Not Expire'
  }
]
**/

Basic Verifiable Presentation Issuance & Verification Flow

Now, take the signedVerifiableCredential you created in the VC issuance flow above, and try wrapping it into a Verifiable Presentation, and verifying it.

// Get an unsigned, test Verifiable Presentation template containing your signed VC
const unsignedVerifiablePresentation = await learnCard.invoke.newPresentation(signedVerifiableCredential);
/**
{
  '@context': [ 'https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1' ],
  type: [ 'VerifiablePresentation' ],
  holder: 'did:key:z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6',
  verifiableCredential: {
    '@context': [ 'https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1' ],
    id: 'http://example.org/credentials/3731',
    type: [ 'VerifiableCredential' ],
    credentialSubject: { id: 'did:example:d23dd687a7dc6787646f2eb98d0' },
    issuer: 'did:key:z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6',
    issuanceDate: '2020-08-19T21:41:50Z',
    proof: {
      type: 'Ed25519Signature2018',
      proofPurpose: 'assertionMethod',
      verificationMethod: 'did:key:z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6#z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6',
      created: '2022-09-30T15:33:51.015Z',
      jws: 'eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..NkaBWEFT2JCU1ZjMSGmbL72EPhVsAsLykAHULee2uh8YdqBqJbti_FmplQQvGnPDy80pbrFRA-IYQQUx11ISCw'
    }
  }
}
**/

// Issue (sign) the Verifiable Presentation 
const verifiablePresentation = await learnCard.invoke.issuePresentation(unsignedVerifiablePresentation);
/**
{
  '@context': [ 'https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1' ],
  type: [ 'VerifiablePresentation' ],
  verifiableCredential: {
    '@context': [ 'https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1' ],
    id: 'http://example.org/credentials/3731',
    type: [ 'VerifiableCredential' ],
    credentialSubject: { id: 'did:example:d23dd687a7dc6787646f2eb98d0' },
    issuer: 'did:key:z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6',
    issuanceDate: '2020-08-19T21:41:50Z',
    proof: {
      type: 'Ed25519Signature2018',
      proofPurpose: 'assertionMethod',
      verificationMethod: 'did:key:z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6#z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6',
      created: '2022-09-30T15:33:51.015Z',
      jws: 'eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..NkaBWEFT2JCU1ZjMSGmbL72EPhVsAsLykAHULee2uh8YdqBqJbti_FmplQQvGnPDy80pbrFRA-IYQQUx11ISCw'
    }
  },
  proof: {
    type: 'Ed25519Signature2018',
    proofPurpose: 'assertionMethod',
    verificationMethod: 'did:key:z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6#z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6',
    created: '2022-09-30T15:41:39.175Z',
    jws: 'eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..iOAHkQiIp5fi9IiuKIxCAnTQ-A7BL8cbCVAF_-pwDr5uvewWHuk1UISoElVSzeDxBO_OjsjDJ4qZeowwZ4WEDA'
  },
  holder: 'did:key:z6MkuWb1dvhvime3BZdiuRGi1Q41o4h4hS5ZUizwBiGw3SU6'
}
**/

// Verify the Verifiable Presentation has not been tampered with.
await learnCard.invoke.verifyPresentation(verifiablePresentation);
/**
{ checks: [ 'proof' ], warnings: [], errors: [] }
**/

Initialize more LearnCards

At any point, you can initialize additional LearnCards in the CLI, which can be helpful for testing cross-wallet flows:

// Initialize an empty LearnCard (cannot sign credentials)
const emptyLC = await initLearnCard();

// Initialize a new LearnCard with deterministically seeded key material
const seededLC = await initLearnCard({ seed: 'abc123' });

Check out the docs on initializing LearnCards for more ways to create a LearnCard.

And beyond!

There is a ton of functionality exposed through the CLI. Explore the Usage Examples in LearnCard Wallet SDK:

Usage Examples