Developer Resources

Convex Tools

Everything you need to explore, build, test, and deploy

Sandbox

01

Interactive REPL to run Convex Lisp queries and transactions on the testnet. Try examples, inspect state, and observe Juice costs.

Explorer

02

Explore the Convex network, view transactions, blocks, and network activity in real-time.

Convex Desktop

03

Desktop application for power users and developers. Interact as a wallet and run local test networks.

REST API

04

Access Convex network data and functionality through comprehensive REST API endpoints.

CLI Tool

05

Command-line interface for interacting with the network, managing accounts, and deploying contracts.

Convex SDK

06

Libraries for multiple programming languages to build applications on Convex.

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Quick Start

Get up and running with the Convex CLI

1

Install Java 21+

java --version

Download from Eclipse Temurin or Oracle JDK

2

Download convex.jar

curl -O https://convex.world/convex.jar

Or download from the CLI documentation

3

Run the CLI

java -jar convex.jar

See full CLI docs for commands and setup aliases

Ready to build?

Explore the documentation for in-depth guides and API references.