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Mempool CLI

Mempool CLI is a Go-based terminal visualizer for Bitcoin mempool activity. It connects to the mempool.space API endpoint to render blocks in a terminal and includes transaction search by ID and details for a selected block.

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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use it for terminal-based checks of Bitcoin mempool activity, transaction IDs, or selected block details.

Who it is for

  • Bitcoin users who want to inspect mempool blocks from a terminal.
  • Developers who prefer a command-line interface for transaction lookup and block details.

Documented uses

  • View Bitcoin mempool blocks in a terminal.
  • Search for and track a transaction using its ID.
  • Open details for a selected block.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

  • It connects to the mempool.space API endpoint; custom API endpoint support is listed as a TODO.
  • The README documents a Docker launch, pre-built releases, and a Go development install.
  • The README warns that the software is under development and may break.
  • The repository lists an MIT license.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Start Mempool CLI with Docker

Launch the documented terminal visualizer using Docker.

Before you start

  • Docker

Steps

  1. Run the command below in a terminal.

    Documented command
    docker run -it mempool/mempool-cli

  2. Use f to open transaction search, or select a block to view its details.

  3. Press Ctrl+C to quit.

Expected outcome

A terminal view of Bitcoin mempool blocks with transaction search and block-detail interactions.

Guide limitations

  • The README warns that the software is under development and things may break.
  • Custom API endpoints are listed as a TODO.
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16 October 2026
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