Requirements

By use case

Read-only commands (Node.js only)

These commands work with just Node.js installed:

• bake login — local keypair management
• bake use — switch clusters
• bake whoami — show active wallet(s) and cluster
• bake stats — program activity stats
• bake logs — view program logs
• bake decode — decode transactions/accounts

Requirements:

• Node.js ≥ 18
• Network access to Cookie Chain RPC

Build & deploy commands

These commands require the full Solana/Anchor toolchain:

• bake init — scaffold new Anchor project
• bake deploy — build, deploy, and register on-chain
• bake rollback — rebuild and redeploy a previous entry
• bake prove --rebuild — full reproducibility proof

Requirements:

• Node.js ≥ 18
• Rust (via rustup)
• Solana CLI (Agave)
• Anchor CLI
• Git

Audit commands

• bake audit — static analysis via Radar
• bake deploy --require-audit — deploy gated on clean audit

Requirements:

• All build requirements above
• Radar (curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/auditware/radar/main/install-radar.sh | bash)
• Docker (running)

Fork commands

• bake fork — clone a program into local validator

Requirements:

• Node.js ≥ 18
• Solana CLI

Windows-specific

On Windows, bake auto-relays Anchor/Solana commands through WSL. You need:

• Windows 10/11 with WSL 2 enabled
• Ubuntu distribution in WSL
• Rust, Solana CLI, and Anchor installed inside WSL (not on Windows)

See Windows & WSL Setup for step-by-step instructions.

Checking your environment

bake doctor

This runs a comprehensive check of your environment and reports pass/warn/fail for each requirement.