diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 28118db6..6b3279c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ BINARY ?= gravity_node
 FEATURE ?=
 MODE ?= release
 
-BIN_DIRS := gravity_node bench kvstore
+BIN_DIRS := gravity_node gravity_cli bench kvstore
 BIN_PATHS := $(addprefix bin/, $(BIN_DIRS))
 
 ifeq ($(MODE),release)
@@ -15,13 +15,22 @@ endif
 
 CARGO_FEATURES := $(if $(FEATURE),--features $(FEATURE),)
 
-.PHONY: all $(BIN_DIRS) clean
+.PHONY: all cluster $(BIN_DIRS) clean
 
 all: $(BINARY)
 
+# Convenience target: build everything the cluster/ scripts need.
+# `make init`, `make genesis`, and `make deploy` all require gravity_cli in
+# addition to gravity_node, so this target is the one-shot build for anyone
+# following the cluster deployment or local-devnet docs.
+cluster: gravity_node gravity_cli
+
 gravity_node:
 	RUSTFLAGS="--cfg tokio_unstable" cargo build -p gravity_node $(CARGO_FLAGS) $(CARGO_FEATURES)
 
+gravity_cli:
+	cargo build -p gravity_cli $(CARGO_FLAGS) $(CARGO_FEATURES)
+
 bench:
 	cargo build -p bench $(CARGO_FLAGS) $(CARGO_FEATURES)
 
diff --git a/cluster/example/1_node/cluster.toml b/cluster/example/1_node/cluster.toml
index b7a3b9d9..e0187998 100644
--- a/cluster/example/1_node/cluster.toml
+++ b/cluster/example/1_node/cluster.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ waypoint_path = "./output/waypoint.txt"
 [[nodes]]
 id = "node1"
 role = "genesis"
-source = { github = "Galxe/gravity-sdk", rev = "main" }
+source = { project_path = "../" }
 host = "127.0.0.1"
 validator_port = 6180
 vfn_port = 6190
diff --git a/cluster/example/1_node_distinct_roles/cluster.toml b/cluster/example/1_node_distinct_roles/cluster.toml
index 9eab258b..2dbd3f69 100644
--- a/cluster/example/1_node_distinct_roles/cluster.toml
+++ b/cluster/example/1_node_distinct_roles/cluster.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ waypoint_path = "./output/waypoint.txt"
 [[nodes]]
 id = "node1"
 role = "genesis"
-source = { github = "Galxe/gravity-sdk", rev = "main" }
+source = { project_path = "../" }
 host = "127.0.0.1"
 validator_port = 6180
 vfn_port = 6190
diff --git a/cluster/example/3_node/cluster.toml b/cluster/example/3_node/cluster.toml
index 269ce496..75de2be4 100644
--- a/cluster/example/3_node/cluster.toml
+++ b/cluster/example/3_node/cluster.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ waypoint_path = "./output/waypoint.txt"
 [[nodes]]
 id = "node1"
 role = "genesis"
-source = { github = "Galxe/gravity-sdk", rev = "main" }
+source = { project_path = "../" }
 host = "127.0.0.1"
 validator_port = 6180
 vfn_port = 6190
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ reth_p2p_port = 12024
 [[nodes]]
 id = "node2"
 role = "genesis"
-source = { github = "Galxe/gravity-sdk", rev = "main" }
+source = { project_path = "../" }
 host = "127.0.0.1"
 validator_port = 6181
 vfn_port = 6191
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ reth_p2p_port = 12025
 [[nodes]]
 id = "node3"
 role = "genesis"
-source = { github = "Galxe/gravity-sdk", rev = "main" }
+source = { project_path = "../" }
 host = "127.0.0.1"
 validator_port = 6182
 vfn_port = 6192
diff --git a/cluster/example/3_node_1_vfn/cluster.toml b/cluster/example/3_node_1_vfn/cluster.toml
index b4ee1c82..4eb63003 100644
--- a/cluster/example/3_node_1_vfn/cluster.toml
+++ b/cluster/example/3_node_1_vfn/cluster.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ waypoint_path = "./output/waypoint.txt"
 [[nodes]]
 id = "node1"
 role = "genesis"
-source = { github = "Galxe/gravity-sdk", rev = "main" }
+source = { project_path = "../" }
 host = "127.0.0.1"
 validator_port = 6180
 vfn_port = 6190
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ reth_p2p_port = 12024
 [[nodes]]
 id = "node2"
 role = "genesis"
-source = { github = "Galxe/gravity-sdk", rev = "main" }
+source = { project_path = "../" }
 host = "127.0.0.1"
 validator_port = 6181
 vfn_port = 6191
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ reth_p2p_port = 12025
 [[nodes]]
 id = "node3"
 role = "genesis"
-source = { github = "Galxe/gravity-sdk", rev = "main" }
+source = { project_path = "../" }
 host = "127.0.0.1"
 validator_port = 6182
 vfn_port = 6192
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ reth_p2p_port = 12026
 [[nodes]]
 id = "vfn1"
 role = "vfn"
-source = { github = "Galxe/gravity-sdk", rev = "main" }
+source = { project_path = "../" }
 host = "127.0.0.1"
 vfn_port = 6193
 rpc_port = 8548
diff --git a/cluster/example/3_node_distinct_roles/cluster.toml b/cluster/example/3_node_distinct_roles/cluster.toml
index 9d9a9990..a3a526bb 100644
--- a/cluster/example/3_node_distinct_roles/cluster.toml
+++ b/cluster/example/3_node_distinct_roles/cluster.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ waypoint_path = "./output/waypoint.txt"
 [[nodes]]
 id = "node1"
 role = "genesis"
-source = { github = "Galxe/gravity-sdk", rev = "main" }
+source = { project_path = "../" }
 host = "127.0.0.1"
 validator_port = 6180
 vfn_port = 6190
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ reth_p2p_port = 12024
 [[nodes]]
 id = "node2"
 role = "genesis"
-source = { github = "Galxe/gravity-sdk", rev = "main" }
+source = { project_path = "../" }
 host = "127.0.0.1"
 validator_port = 6181
 vfn_port = 6191
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ reth_p2p_port = 12025
 [[nodes]]
 id = "node3"
 role = "genesis"
-source = { github = "Galxe/gravity-sdk", rev = "main" }
+source = { project_path = "../" }
 host = "127.0.0.1"
 validator_port = 6182
 vfn_port = 6192