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Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kaleidoswap.com/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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Channel Operations

The channel group covers direct Lightning channel management against your local node.
CommandPurpose
kaleido channel listList current channels
kaleido channel open <peer>Open a channel to a peer
kaleido channel close <channel-id>Close a channel
Peer arguments use pubkey@host:port format.

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Open A Channel

kaleido channel open 03abc...@peer.host:9735 --capacity 100000
Notable options:
  • --capacity
  • --push-msat
  • --asset-id
  • --asset-amount
  • --push-asset-amount
  • --public or --private
  • --with-anchors
  • --fee-base-msat
  • --fee-proportional-millionths
Example colored channel: 
kaleido channel open 03abc...@peer.host:9735 \
  --capacity 100000 \
  --asset-id rgb:abc... \
  --asset-amount 5000

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LSP Channel Orders

Use channel order when you want KaleidoSwap’s LSP flow instead of manually opening a peer channel.

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Subcommands

CommandPurpose
kaleido channel order create <client-pubkey>Create a channel order
kaleido channel order get <order-id>Fetch status and details
kaleido channel order decide <order-id>Submit a rate decision
kaleido channel order estimate-feesEstimate opening fees

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Create an order

kaleido channel order create 03abc... \
  --lsp-balance 1000000 \
  --client-balance 500000
Useful options:
  • --confirmations
  • --funding-within
  • --expiry-blocks
  • --refund-address
  • --announce or --private
  • --asset-id
  • --lsp-asset-amount
  • --client-asset-amount
  • --rfq-id
  • --email
Example colored channel order: 
kaleido channel order create 03abc... \
  --lsp-balance 1000000 \
  --client-balance 500000 \
  --asset-id rgb:xyz... \
  --lsp-asset-amount 5000 \
  --client-asset-amount 2000

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LSP Metadata

The lsp subgroup exposes server metadata and network details:
CommandPurpose
kaleido channel lsp infoShow LSP information and available options
kaleido channel lsp network-infoShow network metadata for the LSP
These commands are useful before creating orders or when wiring client defaults.

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Practical Sequence

kaleido channel lsp info
kaleido node swap pubkey
kaleido channel order estimate-fees --lsp-balance 1000000 --client-balance 500000
kaleido channel order create 03abc... --lsp-balance 1000000 --client-balance 500000
See Market And Swaps for server-side trading flows that often run alongside channels and liquidity management.