Labcoat documentation

Labcoat is a Rust-first CLI for building Alkanes smart contracts on Bitcoin. It owns project scaffolding, native tests, WebAssembly compilation, the local devnet, wallets, deployments, contract calls, simulation, and decoded traces.

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.

The supported interface

The labcoat binary 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.