// Section 14.4 · Operate
The Command Surface
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parallelix-node <command> [options]
probe Detect hardware + Ollama; print the tier it maps to
init [--wallet 0x..] Generate the node key + config; print nodeKeyHash (--force overwrites)
models [pull <name>] List local Ollama models, or pull one
start --node-id <id> Run the daemon: attach, heartbeat (uptime), serve inference, return PoE
[--gpu|--cpu] [--model m]
service --node-id <id> Install as a background service (systemd/launchd): 24/7, auto-restart
[--gpu|--cpu]
verify Run diagnostics; print remediation hints
status Print local node state (address, nodeKeyHash, tier, contracts)
logs Tail the node log (~/.parallelix/node.log)
version Print the binary version
Each command is documented with synopsis, flags, what it does, and example output in the CLI Command Reference tutorial (Part XVII).