Noxly

Noxly is an encrypted chat client for the terminal. Built for developers, operators, and power users who want private and decentralized messaging without leaving the command line.

It is built using SuiNS for identity, Walrus for Storage, Seal for encryption and Sui for coordination.

Installation

Install Noxly globally with your preferred package manager.

npm install -g noxly

Or with Bun:

bun install -g noxly

Verify the installation:

noxly --version

Quick Start

Import your Sui account:

noxly account import

Send a message:

noxly send alice "hello man"

Read messages with a user:

noxly history alice

CLI Commands

Noxly can be used entirely from the command line without opening the interactive TUI.

Messaging

| Command | Description | |---|---| | noxly send <user> "message" | Send a message (auto-creates DM if needed) | | noxly dm <user> "message" | Alias for send | | noxly history <user> | List messages with a user | | noxly hist <user> | Alias for history | | noxly channels | List all conversations | | noxly ch | Alias for channels |

User format accepts "username" or "@username" — SuiNS lookup is automatic.

Examples:

noxly send alice "hello"
noxly send @bob "hey there"
noxly history bob
noxly channels

Account Management

| Command | Description | |---|---| | noxly account list | List all imported accounts | | noxly account ls | Alias for list | | noxly account show | Show active account details | | noxly account switch <name> | Switch to another account | | noxly account import | Import a Sui private key | | noxly account delete <name> | Remove an account |

You can identify accounts by SuiNS name or address (full or partial).

Examples:

noxly account list
noxly account show
noxly account switch bob
noxly account switch 0xabc123...

Legacy Aliases

| Command | Equivalent to | |---|---| | noxly import-key | noxly account import | | noxly import-private-key | noxly account import | | noxly account import | noxly account import |

TUI

Start the interactive terminal UI:

noxly

Inside the app, use commands from the composer:

:dm name
:group room member member2
:add name
:file /path/to/file optional message
:sync
:help
:q

Features

• Terminal-native encrypted messaging
• SuiNS-based identity
• Direct and group conversations
• File attachments
• Local account management with encrypted key storage
• Keyboard-first workflow
• CLI or TUI — use Noxly however you prefer

Why Noxly

You'll know once you need it.

Requirements

• Node.js 20 or newer, or Bun
• A terminal with Unicode support
• A Sui account
• A SuiNS profile for identity-based messaging

Development

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-org/noxly.git
cd noxly

Install dependencies:

npm install

Run the app locally:

npm run dev

Build the package:

npm run build

Security

Noxly is designed around local account control and encrypted communication. Keep your private keys safe and never share your local configuration directory.

License

Apache License 2.0