---
title: "staking"
description: "Staking operations for validators and delegators"
source: https://docs.genlayer.com/api-references/genlayer-cli/staking/staking
last_updated: 2026-03-27
---

# staking

Staking operations for validators and delegators

### Usage

`$ genlayer staking [options] [command]`

### Arguments

- `[command]`

### Options

| Short | Long | Description | Required | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | :---: | --- |
| -h | --help | display help for command | No |  |

### Subcommands

- `genlayer wizard` — Interactive wizard to become a validator
- `genlayer validator-join` — Join as a validator by staking tokens
- `genlayer validator-deposit` — Make an additional deposit to a validator wallet
- `genlayer validator-exit` — Exit as a validator by withdrawing shares
- `genlayer validator-claim` — Claim validator withdrawals after unbonding period
- `genlayer validator-prime` — Prime a validator to prepare their stake record for the next epoch
- `genlayer prime-all` — Prime all validators that need priming
- `genlayer set-operator` — Change the operator address for a validator wallet
- `genlayer set-identity` — Set validator identity metadata (moniker, website, socials, etc.)
- `genlayer delegator-join` — Join as a delegator by staking with a validator
- `genlayer delegator-exit` — Exit as a delegator by withdrawing shares from a validator
- `genlayer delegator-claim` — Claim delegator withdrawals after unbonding period
- `genlayer validator-info` — Get information about a validator
- `genlayer delegation-info` — Get delegation info for a delegator with a validator
- `genlayer epoch-info` — Get current epoch and staking parameters
- `genlayer active-validators` — List all active validators
- `genlayer quarantined-validators` — List all quarantined validators
- `genlayer banned-validators` — List all banned validators
- `genlayer validators` — Show validator set with stake, status, and voting power
- `genlayer validator-history` — Show slash and reward history for a validator (default: last 10 epochs)