# CLI Reference

The `tinker` command-line tool manages training runs, checkpoints, and model weights.

## **tinker** \[ _OPTIONS_\] _COMMAND_

**Global Options** (available on all commands):

- `-f, --format [table|json]` — Output format (default: table)
- `-h, --help` — Show this message and exit

**Commands:**

- [`tinker run`](https://tinker-docs.thinkingmachines.ai/tinker/cli/run/) — List and inspect training runs
- [`tinker checkpoint`](https://tinker-docs.thinkingmachines.ai/tinker/cli/checkpoint/) — List, download, publish, and manage checkpoints

### tinker version

Show the installed Tinker SDK version.

```
$ tinker version
tinker 0.16.1
```