> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.multisig.ledger.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.multisig.ledger.com/guides/cli-guides/cli-overview.md).

# CLI Overview

The Ledger Enterprise Multisig CLI (`lem`) is a command-line interface that lets you operate Safe multisig wallets directly from your shell. Query Safes, propose transactions, collect signatures, and execute on-chain using either a Ledger hardware device or a software signer.

`lem` covers the full Safe transaction lifecycle and produces structured JSON on stdout for every command, which makes it equally suitable for:

* **Human operators** automating recurring treasury operations or scripting incident response.
* **AI agents** that need a discoverable, predictable, machine-parseable surface for Ledger Multisig.

It is the same Ledger-secured multisig platform documented in the [API Overview](https://help.multisig.ledger.com/) and [Guides](https://help.multisig.ledger.com/guides), exposed through a different surface.

### What you can do

| Area               | Commands                                                                |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Signer setup       | `lem` connect, `lem` config show, `lem` config path                     |
| Query Safes        | `lem` safe scan, `lem` safe info, `lem` safe balances, `lem` safe nonce |
| Query transactions | `lem` tx list, `lem` tx show                                            |
| Sign & execute     | `lem` tx propose, `lem` tx sign, `lem` tx execute                       |

With these commands you can run the **entire** Safe transaction lifecycle, from proposal to on-chain execution, without ever leaving the shell. See **Proposing, signing & executing** for the end-to-end walkthrough.

### Architecture

`lem` is a thin wrapper around the same components used by the existing TypeScript and Python guides:

* The **Safe API Kit** for Transaction Service reads and proposals.
* The **Safe Protocol Kit** for transaction creation, signing, and on-chain execution.
* The **Ledger Device Management Kit** for hardware signing over USB.

All operations target Ledger's hosted Transaction Service, so any Safe or transaction you touch via `lem` appears in the [Ledger Enterprise Multisig UI](https://app.multisig.ledger.com/) and in API queries, and vice versa. The JSON output of every command is the same shape returned by the underlying SDK / REST API, so anything you can build with the SDKs you can build with the CLI.

### Supported networks

The CLI supports the same chains as the rest of the platform. See [Supported Networks](https://help.multisig.ledger.com/supported-networks). At the time of writing:

| Network                    | Chain ID |
| -------------------------- | -------- |
| Ethereum Mainnet           | 1        |
| Optimism                   | 10       |
| BSC                        | 56       |
| Base                       | 8453     |
| Arbitrum                   | 42161    |
| Ethereum Sepolia (testnet) | 11155111 |

### Next steps

* **Installation**
* **Quickstart**