> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.cheqd.io/product/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.cheqd.io/product/advanced/tooling.md).

# Advanced Tooling

Alternative ways of using cheqd's identity functionality.

We have a series of advanced tooling options for developers that want to dig deeper into our code or build in different ways.

## Get started

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>cheqd Cosmos CLI</strong></mark></td><td>Use the Cosmos CLI to create DIDs and DID-Linked Resources for testing purposes.</td><td><a href="/product/advanced/tooling/cheqd-node-cli.md">cheqd Cosmos CLI for identity</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Direct integration</strong></mark></td><td>Build a direct integration with the ledger code for the greatest flexibility.</td><td><a href="/product/advanced/tooling/advanced.md">Direct interaction with ledger code</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>VDR tools CLI</strong></mark></td><td>Build on Evernym's VDR tools (with cheqd support now outdated).</td><td><a href="/product/advanced/tooling/vdr-tools.md">VDR Tools CLI with cheqd (deprecated)</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Demo wallet</strong></mark></td><td>Spin up a demo wallet for testing purposes, or fork our existing work.</td><td><a href="/product/advanced/tooling/demo-wallet.md">Demo Wallet for Identity Setup</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>MCP Server</strong></mark></td><td>Setup a Cheqd MCP Server to power your AI Agent.</td><td><a href="/product/getting-started/ai-agents/trust-registry/setup-mcp.md">Setup and Configure MCP Server</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Alternatives

For more simple ways of integrating with cheqd, take a look at:

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>cheqd Studio</strong></td><td><em>Low complexity</em></td><td>Customers can easily integrate cheqd's identity functionality into their existing applications through hitting simple REST APIs using cheqd Studio. </td><td><a href="https://3569764573-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPVAMvpKH7PYzvXA6u6Cn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-05373999e5cc46e68153f83e634325b25f40feea%2Fcredential-service-image.png?alt=media">credential-service-image.png</a></td><td><a href="/product/getting-started/studio.md">Get Started with cheqd Studio</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Software Development Kits (SDKs)</strong></td><td><em>Moderate complexity</em></td><td>To have greater customisability, customers can customers can build identity solutions through a set of SDKs to meet different technical stacks and requirements.</td><td><a href="https://3569764573-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPVAMvpKH7PYzvXA6u6Cn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f0853d989f29d73e460f6e8b08e0989a9f97b6b4%2FSDKs-image.png?alt=media">SDKs-image.png</a></td><td><a href="/product/sdk/understanding-sdks.md">Choosing the right SDK</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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