Labcoat documentation

Labcoat is the Rust-native CLI for building, testing, and operating Alkanes smart contracts on Labcoat Network, a managed local Bitcoin regtest. It connects project scaffolding, native tests, WebAssembly builds, wallets, deployment, calls, simulation, and decoded traces.

Labcoat Network is Labcoat’s local, private, resettable Alkanes network. It runs Bitcoin regtest under the hood. It is not Signet.

Early-stage software for local Alkanes development. Interfaces may change before 1.0; mainnet deployment controls are not production-ready.

labcoat init hello-alkane
cd hello-alkane
labcoat test
labcoat up

Pick your path

• Install Labcoat on macOS or Linux.
• Follow the quick start from an empty directory to a deployed contract.
• Integrate an AI agent through MCP or JSON envelopes.
• Read the generated CLI reference.
• Review stability and releases before pinning automation.

The supported interface

The labcoat executable is the public interface. Internal Rust crates may evolve, but CLI commands, labcoat/v1/* JSON envelopes, and MCP tools are designed for automation.

Every JSON error includes a stable code, a human-readable message, and a recovery hint naming the next useful command.