nostr army knife

this repository contains two things:

a command-line tool for decoding and encoding nostr entities and talking to relays

Install with go install github.com/fiatjaf/nak.

It pairs nicely with https://github.com/blakejakopovic/nostcat using unix pipes.

examples

~> nak decode nsec1aqc5q5l8da0l7u6gra4p5xhleclngezlpsgd7z5dx07cpu8sxf2shqgn6y
{
  "pubkey": "5b36b874b2b983197ba4be80553b2e4b6db2895a04567cea0aa47585b2e0c620",
  "private_key": "e8314053e76f5fff73481f6a1a1affce3f34645f0c10df0a8d33fd80f0f03255"
}

~> nak event -c hello --sec e8314053e76f5fff73481f6a1a1affce3f34645f0c10df0a8d33fd80f0f03255
{"id":"ed840ef37a40cce4f4b8c361e5df13457ad664209cf4a297fd7df7e84fdd32e0","pubkey":"5b36b874b2b983197ba4be80553b2e4b6db2895a04567cea0aa47585b2e0c620","created_at":1683201092,"kind":1,"tags":[],"content":"hello","sig":"304a87dbbdf986a187eb9417316cfe3d6f8f31793ba20c9c6d7e4ebeeefe950d6ecba6098c201b7170c04e27c2f920d607a90f5c8763c35ac806dce37df1d05d"}
~> nak event -c hello --sec e8314053e76f5fff73481f6a1a1affce3f34645f0c10df0a8d33fd80f0f03255 wss://relay.stoner.com wss://nos.lol wss://nostr.wine wss://atlas.nostr.land wss://relay.damus.io
{"id":"54a534647bdcd2751d743fea4fc9eee5dba613887d69425f0891d9c2f82772a5","pubkey":"5b36b874b2b983197ba4be80553b2e4b6db2895a04567cea0aa47585b2e0c620","created_at":1684895417,"kind":1,"tags":[],"content":"hello","sig":"81a14cfe628fab6cd6135bb66f6e8b3bb4bfce4f666462a1303fdfbc9038fd141e73db3fe7e774a8f023fc70622c50a67d4fa41d3d09806c78f051985c11e0bd"}
publishing to wss://relay.stoner.com... failed: msg: blocked: pubkey is not allowed to publish to this relay
publishing to wss://nos.lol... success.
publishing to wss://nostr.wine... failed: msg: blocked: not an active paid member
publishing to wss://atlas.nostr.land... failed: msg: blocked: pubkey not admitted
publishing to wss://relay.damus.io... success.

~> nak decode nevent1qqs29yet5tp0qq5xu5qgkeehkzqh5qu46739axzezcxpj4tjlkx9j7gpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet5sh59ud
{
  "id": "a2932ba2c2f00286e5008b6737b0817a0395d7a25e9859160c195572fd8c5979",
  "relays": [
    "wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net"
  ]
}

~> nak req -a a2932ba2c2f00286e5008b6737b0817a0395d7a25e9859160c195572fd8c5979 -k 1 -a e8b487c079b0f67c695ae6c4c2552a47f38adfa2533cc5926bd2c102942fdcb7
["REQ","nak",{"kinds":[1],"authors":["a2932ba2c2f00286e5008b6737b0817a0395d7a25e9859160c195572fd8c5979","e8b487c079b0f67c695ae6c4c2552a47f38adfa2533cc5926bd2c102942fdcb7"]}]

~> nak req -k 1 -l 1 --stream wss://relay.stoner.com
{"id":"1d73832917bf5a72276c53e9246c28b97225b51cd5735843434f7756fc0ddead","pubkey":"3bf0c63fcb93463407af97a5e5ee64fa883d107ef9e558472c4eb9aaaefa459d","created_at":1684894689,"kind":1,"tags":[["p","bcbeb5a2e6b547f6d0c3d8c16145f7bb94f3639ec7ecbcfe50045dbb2eede70b","wss://nos.lol","artk42"],["e","b5af6815c8d89a7d5b6201b9e624fbd5389fca3337ba2dc05c6187234a7c1bd5","wss://nos.lol","root"],["e","5795e27aff0a459a30c64a61a32c43d968cd19c8f1926cf01fc02e9da7c56f2b","wss://nos.lol","reply"],["client","coracle"]],"content":"Because that makes no sense.","sig":"3ee5b2b26ec6b116ef1a6b1c10bc7e56674a3c36841814f68b57f63259f3d78e23629d4599afe67e72c220e27b4b0966cc51adc1da808c8c6111dedb531ac0c3"}

documentation

~> nak --help
NAME:
   nak - the nostr army knife command-line tool

USAGE:
   nak [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]

COMMANDS:
   req      generates encoded REQ messages and optionally use them to talk to relays
   count    generates encoded COUNT messages and optionally use them to talk to relays
   event    generates an encoded event and either prints it or sends it to a set of relays
   decode   decodes nip19, nip21, nip05 or hex entities
   encode   encodes notes and other stuff to nip19 entities
   help, h  Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --help, -h  show help

~> nak event --help
NAME:
   nak event - generates an encoded event and either prints it or sends it to a set of relays

USAGE:
   nak event [command options] [arguments...]

DESCRIPTION:
   example usage (for sending directly to a relay with 'nostcat'):
       nak event -k 1 -c hello --envelope | nostcat wss://nos.lol
   standalone:
       nak event -k 1 -c hello wss://nos.lol`,

OPTIONS:
   --envelope   print the event enveloped in a ["EVENT", ...] message ready to be sent to a relay (default: false)
   --sec value  secret key to sign the event (default: the key '1')

   EVENT FIELDS

   --content value, -c value                        event content (default: hello from the nostr army knife)
   --created-at value, --time value, --ts value     unix timestamp value for the created_at field (default: now)
   --kind value, -k value                           event kind (default: 1)
   --tag value, -t value [ --tag value, -t value ]  sets a tag field on the event, takes a value like -t e=<id>
   -e value [ -e value ]                            shortcut for --tag e=<value>
   -p value [ -p value ]                            shortcut for --tag p=<value>

~> nak req --help
NAME:
   nak req - generates encoded REQ messages and optionally use them to talk to relays

USAGE:
   nak req [command options] [relay...]

DESCRIPTION:
   outputs a NIP-01 Nostr filter. when a relay is not given, will print the filter, otherwise will connect to the given relay and send the filter.

   example usage (with 'nostcat'):
       nak req -k 1 -a 3bf0c63fcb93463407af97a5e5ee64fa883d107ef9e558472c4eb9aaaefa459d | nostcat wss://nos.lol
   standalone:
       nak req -k 1 wss://nos.lol

OPTIONS:
   --bare    when printing the filter, print just the filter, not enveloped in a ["REQ", ...] array (default: false)
   --stream  keep the subscription open, printing all events as they are returned (default: false, will close on EOSE)

   FILTER ATTRIBUTES

   --author value, -a value [ --author value, -a value ]  only accept events from these authors (pubkey as hex)
   --id value, -i value [ --id value, -i value ]          only accept events with these ids (hex)
   --kind value, -k value [ --kind value, -k value ]      only accept events with these kind numbers
   --limit value, -l value                                only accept up to this number of events (default: 0)
   --since value, -s value                                only accept events newer than this (unix timestamp) (default: 0)
   --tag value, -t value [ --tag value, -t value ]        takes a tag like -t e=<id>, only accept events with these tags
   --until value, -u value                                only accept events older than this (unix timestamp) (default: 0)
   -e value [ -e value ]                                  shortcut for --tag e=<value>
   -p value [ -p value ]                                  shortcut for --tag p=<value>


OPTIONS:
   --bare    when printing the filter, print just the filter, not enveloped in a ["REQ", ...] array (default: false)
   --stream  keep the subscription open, printing all events as they are returned (default: false, will close on EOSE)

   FILTER ATTRIBUTES

   --author value, -a value [ --author value, -a value ]  only accept events from these authors (pubkey as hex)
   --id value, -i value [ --id value, -i value ]          only accept events with these ids (hex)
   --kind value, -k value [ --kind value, -k value ]      only accept events with these kind numbers
   --limit value, -l value                                only accept up to this number of events (default: 0)
   --since value, -s value                                only accept events newer than this (unix timestamp) (default: 0)
   --tag value, -t value [ --tag value, -t value ]        takes a tag like -t e=<id>, only accept events with these tags
   --until value, -u value                                only accept events older than this (unix timestamp) (default: 0)
   -e value [ -e value ]                                  shortcut for --tag e=<value>
   -p value [ -p value ]                                  shortcut for --tag p=<value>

~> nak count --help
NAME:
   nak count - generates encoded COUNT messages and optionally use them to talk to relays

USAGE:
   nak count [command options] [relay...]

DESCRIPTION:
   outputs a NIP-45 request. Mostly same as req.

   example usage (with 'nostcat'):
       nak count -k 1 -a 3bf0c63fcb93463407af97a5e5ee64fa883d107ef9e558472c4eb9aaaefa459d | nostcat wss://nos.lol
   standalone:
       nak count -k 1 wss://nos.lol

OPTIONS:
   --bare    when printing the filter, print just the filter, not enveloped in a ["COUNT", ...] array (default: false)
   --stream  keep the subscription open, printing all events as they are returned (default: false, will close on EOSE)

   FILTER ATTRIBUTES

   --author value, -a value [ --author value, -a value ]  only accept events from these authors (pubkey as hex)
   --id value, -i value [ --id value, -i value ]          only accept events with these ids (hex)
   --kind value, -k value [ --kind value, -k value ]      only accept events with these kind numbers
   --limit value, -l value                                only accept up to this number of events (default: 0)
   --since value, -s value                                only accept events newer than this (unix timestamp) (default: 0)
   --tag value, -t value [ --tag value, -t value ]        takes a tag like -t e=<id>, only accept events with these tags
   --until value, -u value                                only accept events older than this (unix timestamp) (default: 0)
   -e value [ -e value ]                                  shortcut for --tag e=<value>
   -p value [ -p value ]                                  shortcut for --tag p=<value>

~> nak decode --help
NAME:
   nak decode - decodes nip19, nip21, nip05 or hex entities

USAGE:
   nak decode [command options] <npub | nprofile | nip05 | nevent | naddr | nsec>

DESCRIPTION:
   example usage:
       nak decode npub1uescmd5krhrmj9rcura833xpke5eqzvcz5nxjw74ufeewf2sscxq4g7chm
       nak decode nevent1qqs29yet5tp0qq5xu5qgkeehkzqh5qu46739axzezcxpj4tjlkx9j7gpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet5sh59ud
       nak decode nprofile1qqsrhuxx8l9ex335q7he0f09aej04zpazpl0ne2cgukyawd24mayt8gpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqz8thwden5te0dehhxarj94c82c3wwajkcmr0wfjx2u3wdejhgqgcwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3exzarf9e3k7mgnp0sh5
       nak decode nsec1jrmyhtjhgd9yqalps8hf9mayvd58852gtz66m7tqpacjedkp6kxq4dyxsr

OPTIONS:
   --id, -e      return just the event id, if applicable (default: false)
   --pubkey, -p  return just the pubkey, if applicable (default: false)
   --help, -h    show help


~> nak encode --help
NAME:
   nak encode - encodes notes and other stuff to nip19 entities

USAGE:
   nak encode command [command options] [arguments...]

DESCRIPTION:
   example usage:
       nak encode npub <pubkey-hex>
       nak encode nprofile <pubkey-hex>
       nak encode nprofile --relay <relay-url> <pubkey-hex>
       nak encode nevent <event-id>
       nak encode nevent --author <pubkey-hex> --relay <relay-url> --relay <other-relay> <event-id>
       nak encode nsec <privkey-hex>

COMMANDS:
   npub      encode a hex private key into bech32 'npub' format
   nsec      encode a hex private key into bech32 'nsec' format
   nprofile  generate profile codes with attached relay information
   nevent    generate event codes with optionally attached relay information
   naddr     generate codes for NIP-33 parameterized replaceable events
   help, h   Shows a list of commands or help for one command

OPTIONS:
   --help, -h  show help

written in go using go-nostr, heavily inspired by nostril.

a toolkit for debugging all things nostr as a webpage:

written in scala with calico and snow