Validator Commands

This is a comprehensive reference for Helix validator-related commands.

Node Management

Command	Description
nuklaid start	Start the Helix node
nuklaid status	Check node status
nuklaid tendermint show-node-id	Output the node's ID
nuklaid tendermint show-validator	Show your validator public key
nuklaid tendermint unsafe-reset-all	Reset node state (Be careful here)

Validator Operations

Command	Description
nuklaid tx staking create-validator	Create a new validator
nuklaid tx staking edit-validator	Edit your validator properties
nuklaid tx staking delegate	Delegate tokens to a validator
nuklaid tx staking redelegate	Redelegate tokens to another validator
nuklaid tx staking unbond	Unbond tokens from a validator
nuklaid tx slashing unjail	Unjail a jailed validator

Staking Queries

Command	Description
nuklaid query staking validators	List all validators
nuklaid query staking validator <addr>	View validator details
nuklaid query staking delegation	Query a delegation
nuklaid query staking delegations-to <val-addr>	List all delegations to a validator
nuklaid query staking params	Show staking parameters

Distribution Commands

Command	Description
nuklaid query distribution rewards	Check your accumulated rewards
nuklaid query distribution commission	Check a validator commission
nuklaid query distribution params	Show distribution parameters
nuklaid tx distribution withdraw-rewards	Withdraw staking rewards
nuklaid tx distribution withdraw-all-rewards	Withdraw all rewards
nuklaid tx distribution withdraw-validator-commission	Withdraw validator commission

Slashing Commands

Command	Description
nuklaid query slashing params	Show slashing parameters
nuklaid query slashing signing-info	Show your validator signing info

Consensus Status

Command	Description
nuklaid query tendermint-validator-set	List validators in the active set
nuklaid query block	Get block details at height (or latest)
nuklaid query tx	Query a transaction by hash

Configuration

Each Helix node has two primary configuration files:

config.toml

Contains CometBFT-specific settings:

cat ~/.nuklai/config/config.toml

Key settings:

• moniker: Your node name
• persistent_peers: Persistent P2P connections
• timeout_commit: Block time target
• priv_validator_key_file: Validator key location
• external_address: Public endpoint for P2P discovery

app.toml

Contains app-specific settings:

cat ~/.nuklai/config/app.toml

Key settings:

• minimum-gas-prices: Minimum acceptable gas price
• pruning: State pruning configuration
• API server settings (api section)
• gRPC configuration (grpc section)

Common Command Flags

Flag	Description
--from	Signing key name
--keyring-backend	Keyring backend (test, os, file)
--chain-id	Chain ID
--gas	Gas limit (auto for automatic)
--gas-prices	Gas price (e.g. 0.025nai)
--gas-adjustment	Adjustment factor for auto gas (e.g. 1.5)
--broadcast-mode	sync, async, or block
--home	Config/data directory