DeepBook CLI. Watch, Make & Take the Sui Market

Operate the deepbook CLI for DeepBook reads (REST/SSE), global ~/.deepbook config/account management, on-chain spot trading, top-level swap execution, balance-manager ops, and margin trading.

DeepBook CLI Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to use deepbook end to end: market data, wallet/config setup, and on-chain execution (spot, swap, manager, margin).

Installation

Check if deepbook is installed:

bash

deepbook --version

If not, install it:

bash

npm install -g deepbook-cli

Setup

1. Work from the deepbook-cli project directory.
2. Ensure ~/.deepbook/config.json exists (auto-created on first run).
3. Configure global defaults in ~/.deepbook (works from any path).
4. Optional one-off overrides can still be provided via global flags.

mainnet/testnet are aliases used consistently for both provider-side reads/streams and on-chain RPC.

Global flags

• --json
• --provider <name>
• --base-url <url>
• --stream-base-url <url>
• --network <mainnet|testnet>
• --rpc-url <url>
• --private-key <suiprivkey>
• --address <address>
• --manager <id>
• --trade-cap <id>

Available commands

• Top-level:

  • deepbook providers
  • deepbook pools
  • deepbook orderbook <pool> (alias: deepbook book <pool>)
  • deepbook trades <pool>
  • deepbook ohlcv <pool>
  • deepbook stream ...
  • deepbook spot ...
  • deepbook swap ...
  • deepbook margin ...
  • deepbook manager ...
  • deepbook config ...
  • deepbook account ...

• deepbook config:

  • show
  • set-network <network>
  • set-provider <provider>
  • set-rpc-url <network> <url>
  • set-address <address>
  • set-trade-cap <id>
  • set-read-key [apiKey]
  • set-stream-key <pool> [apiKey]
  • set-provider-base-url <network> <url>
  • set-provider-stream-base-url <network> <url>
  • import-key [privateKey]

• deepbook account:

  • details
  • list
  • balance
  • import <alias> [privateKey]
  • use <alias>

• deepbook stream:

  • trades <pool>

• deepbook spot:

  • pools
  • buy <pool>
  • sell <pool>
  • limit <pool>

• deepbook swap:

  • base-for-quote <pool>
  • quote-for-base <pool>

• deepbook margin:

  • pools
  • managers
  • deposit <pool>
  • market <pool>
  • limit <pool>
  • position <pool>
  • close <pool>

• deepbook manager:

  • ls
  • create
  • deposit
  • withdraw
  • balance

Command cheat sheet (required args/options)

• deepbook providers

• deepbook pools

• deepbook orderbook <pool>

• deepbook trades <pool>

• deepbook ohlcv <pool>

• deepbook stream trades <pool>

• deepbook spot pools

• deepbook spot buy <pool> --quantity <value> [--price <value>] [--manager <id>]

• deepbook spot sell <pool> --quantity <value> [--price <value>] [--manager <id>]

• deepbook spot limit <pool> --side <buy|sell> --price <value> --quantity <value> [--manager <id>]

• deepbook spot limit <pool> --cancel <id> [--manager <id>]

• deepbook config show

• deepbook config set-network <mainnet|testnet>

• deepbook config set-provider <surflux>

• deepbook config set-rpc-url <mainnet|testnet> <url>

• deepbook config set-address <address>

• deepbook config set-trade-cap <objectId>

• deepbook config set-read-key [apiKey] (or --stdin)

• deepbook config set-stream-key <pool> [apiKey] (or --stdin)

• deepbook config set-provider-base-url <mainnet|testnet> <url>

• deepbook config set-provider-stream-base-url <mainnet|testnet> <url>

• deepbook config import-key [privateKey] (or --stdin, optional --alias)

• deepbook account details

• deepbook account list

• deepbook account balance [--coin <SUI|USDC|DEEP|coinType>]

• deepbook account import <alias> [privateKey] (or --stdin)

• deepbook account use <alias>

• deepbook swap base-for-quote <pool> --amount <value>

• deepbook swap quote-for-base <pool> --amount <value>

• deepbook margin pools

• deepbook margin managers

• deepbook margin deposit <pool> --coin <BASE|QUOTE|DEEP|coinKey> --amount <value> [--margin-manager <id>]

• deepbook margin market <pool> --side <buy|sell> --quantity <value> [--margin-manager <id>]

• deepbook margin limit <pool> --side <buy|sell> --price <value> --quantity <value> [--margin-manager <id>]

• deepbook margin position <pool> [--margin-manager <id>]

• deepbook margin close <pool> [--margin-manager <id>] + either:

  • --full
  • OR --side <buy|sell> --quantity <value>

• deepbook manager ls

• deepbook manager create

• deepbook manager deposit --coin <key> --amount <value> [--manager <id>]

• deepbook manager withdraw --coin <key> --amount <value> [--manager <id>]

• deepbook manager balance --coin <key> [--manager <id>]

Key margin close flags

• deepbook margin close <pool> --full --withdraw
• deepbook margin close <pool> --full --non-reduce-only
• deepbook margin close <pool> --side <buy|sell> --quantity <q> --reduce-only --no-repay

Swap vs spot market buy

• Swap (deepbook swap quote-for-base) is a direct pool swap with exact-input semantics.
• Spot market buy (deepbook spot buy <pool> --quantity ...) is an orderbook market order and uses a balance manager.
• CLI output now includes execution.kind and execution.type/direction so the mode is explicit.

Safety defaults

• Prefer --dry-run first for all state-changing commands.
• Validate pool key and manager object ID before placing/canceling orders.
• SUI-involved deposit/collateral paths split from gas coin inside the transaction automatically.
• Never print or log private keys.
• Margin manager type safety:
  • Margin managers are generic typed objects: MarginManager<Base, Quote>.
  • The margin manager type must match the exact pool pair being traded.
  • Example: MarginManager<DEEP,USDC> works with DEEP_USDC, not DEEP_SUI.
• Margin manager resolution behavior:
  • If --margin-manager is omitted, CLI auto-selects a compatible manager for that pool, or creates one in-transaction if none exists.
  • If --margin-manager is provided, CLI treats it as explicit and strict: it must match signer + pool; no fallback or auto-create is performed.
• Internal margin fee buffer behavior:
  • Margin market/limit orders auto-deposit a fee buffer before placing the order.
  • With --no-pay-with-deep, buffer is deposited in trade asset collateral (base for sell, quote for buy).
  • Without --no-pay-with-deep, buffer is deposited as DEEP into the margin manager.
• Full-close quantity normalization:
  • deepbook margin close <pool> --full now auto-normalizes inferred quantity to pool lot-size/min-size.
  • If reduce-only full close cannot satisfy lot-size exactly, CLI auto-switches to non-reduce-only and rounds up, then repays debt in the same transaction.
  • If user explicitly passes --reduce-only, CLI keeps reduce-only semantics and errors when full close cannot be represented as a valid lot-size quantity.

End-to-end spot trading flow (fund -> buy -> withdraw)

Use this when executing a real spot trade through a balance manager.

1. Discover balance managers:
   • deepbook manager ls
2. If none exist, create one:
   • deepbook manager create
3. Deposit quote coin to manager (for DEEP_SUI buy, fund SUI):
   • deepbook manager deposit --coin SUI --amount 1 --manager <id>
4. Optional balance check:
   • deepbook manager balance --coin SUI --manager <id>
5. Simulate buy first:
   • deepbook spot buy DEEP_SUI --quantity 38 --manager <id> --no-pay-with-deep --dry-run
6. Execute live buy:
   • deepbook spot buy DEEP_SUI --quantity 38 --manager <id> --no-pay-with-deep
7. Withdraw purchased asset to signer address (or explicit recipient):
   • deepbook manager withdraw --coin DEEP --amount 38 --manager <id>
   • optional recipient: --recipient <address>
8. Verify manager balance:
   • deepbook manager balance --coin DEEP --manager <id>

Spot trade troubleshooting

• MoveAbort ... balance_manager::withdraw_with_proof code=3 means manager available balance is too low.
• This includes fees/reserved amounts, not just raw deposited balance.
• For spot buys, ensure quote coin is funded in manager (for DEEP_SUI, quote is SUI).
• If fees are attempted in DEEP and manager lacks DEEP, either deposit DEEP or pass --no-pay-with-deep.
• When manager is omitted, CLI resolves dynamically:
  • one manager found -> uses it
  • none found -> error
  • multiple found -> require --manager <id>

Typical workflow

1. Inspect pools/orderbook (deepbook spot pools, deepbook margin pools, deepbook orderbook ...).
2. Confirm manager ID (deepbook manager ls).
3. Simulate order (deepbook spot buy ... --dry-run).
4. Execute live order (same command without --dry-run).
5. Monitor with deepbook orderbook --watch and deepbook stream trades ....