Use the CLI

Start with installation and your first module. These guides cover the next steps:

• Run and inspect modules: choose exports, pass arguments, inspect metadata, watch files, and reuse compiled code
• Build a standalone executable: package a module with Go or TinyGo so it runs without an installed Wago command
• Profile and debug a workload: reproduce traps, collect a checked workload, and read timing or CPU reports
• Configure Wago: keep project settings and compiler options consistent

Find the right command

wago run --help
wago module --help
wago build --help
wago compile --help
wago run --help-optimizations

run executes Wasm. build saves a host-specific .wago artifact for later use by Wago. compile produces a standalone executable containing the runtime and precompiled guest code.

For machine-readable inspection, add --json to validate, module imports, module exports, or module capabilities. The available flags depend on the selected runtime's platform and build profile; use its help output when a flag is missing.