> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://initialabs-chore-prettier-tooling.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

Weave is a CLI tool designed to make working with Initia and its Interwoven
Rollups easier. Instead of dealing with multiple tools and extensive
documentation, developers can use a single command-line interface for the entire
development and deployment workflow.

Its primary purpose is to solve several key challenges:

1. **Infrastructure Management:** Weave can handle all critical infrastructure
   components within the Interwoven Rollup ecosystem:
   * Initia node setup and management (including state sync and chain upgrade
     management)
   * Rollup deployment and configuration
   * OPinit bots setup for the Optimistic bridge
   * IBC Relayer setup between Initia L1 and your Rollup
2. **Built for both local development and production deployments:** Weave
   provides
   * Interactive guided setup for step-by-step configuration and
   * Configuration file support for automated deployments
3. **Developer Experience:** Not only does it consolidate multiple complex
   operations into a single CLI tool, but it also changes how you interact with
   the tool to setup your configuration.

## How experience with Weave is different

Here are some of the key features that make it stand out:

1. **Tooltip support in each step:** Users can toggle Tooltip on and off in each
   step by pressing `Ctrl + T` to get more information about the current step
   they are on.

   We give you the right amount of information at the right time. Less time
   spent on googling and finding the information you need.

2. **Ability to go back to the previous step (for most steps):** Weave allows
   you to go back to the previous step in the setup process by pressing
   `Ctrl + Z`. This is particularly useful when you make a mistake in the setup
   process and need to correct it. Please note that this is not available for
   all steps.

3. **Simple service management:** Weave provides a simple command to start,
   stop, restart a service just like how you would do it with `systemctl` or
   `launchctl`. It also provides a `log` command to view the logs of the
   service.

   In essence, every infra-service you set up can be managed with the following
   commands:

   ```bash theme={null}
   weave <service-name> start, stop, restart, log
   ```

Get started with Weave now by following this
[installation guide](/developers/developer-guides/tools/clis/weave-cli/installation).