Creating a Market

Creating a Market via CLI

Create a new Kamino lending market using the Kamino Manager CLI. Market creation is a CLI operation — there is no UI for deploying new markets.

Before starting, complete the CLI Installation & Setup guide. Commands require a .env file with ADMIN (path to market owner keypair) and RPC configured.

CLI Modes

All commands support different execution modes:

Mode	Description
`inspect`	Preview the transaction without executing
`simulate`	Test the transaction simulation on-chain
`execute`	Execute the transaction immediately
`multisig`	Generate a multisig proposal for the operation

Always start with simulate to verify transactions before running with execute.

Network Selection

By default, all commands run against mainnet and no additional flag is needed. To target a different network:

--staging — Use the staging program ID
--devnet — Use the devnet program ID

Create the Market

1

Run Create Command

yarn kamino-manager create-market --mode execute

For testing, add the --staging or --devnet flag to use the appropriate program ID.

2

Save Market Address

Save the market address from the command output. This address is required for all subsequent market operations.

Next Steps

After creating your market, proceed to Initial Setup to add reserves and transfer ownership to a multisig.

Learn More

For the complete CLI reference, see Market Operations — CLI and CLI Installation & Setup.

Market creation is not available via the TypeScript SDK. The SDK supports reading market data and building lending transactions. Market creation is an admin operation available via the Kamino CLI.

To create a market, use the Kamino CLI tab above.For reading market data after creation, see Market Data.

Learn More

For the full SDK reference, see Borrow — SDK and the SDK examples on GitHub.

Market creation is not available via the REST API. The Kamino API supports reading market and reserve data. Market creation is an admin operation available via the Kamino CLI.

To create a market, use the Kamino CLI tab above.For reading market data after creation, see Market Data.

Learn More

For the full API reference, see API Reference.

Getting Started

Management

Data & API

Reference