Aptos NPM MCP

# How to Manage a Move Smart Contract Development The following doc outlines the guidelines on how to set up and manage a smart contract deployment on Aptos. 1. Install the `aptos cli` on your local machine, to check if `aptos` is already installed try running in your terminal ```bash aptos --version ``` That should output something like ```bash aptos 7.2.0 ``` 2. Set up an admin account to deploy the contract with ```bash aptos init --network <dapp_network> ``` 2a. Make sure the account is funded following the [how_to_fund_an_account_on_aptos guide](../management/how_to_fund_an_account_on_aptos.md) ### Compiling Compile the Move package to make sure all works ```bash aptos move compile --named-addresses <named_address>=<your_address> ``` ### Testing Run Unit Tests: ```bash aptos move test ``` ## Deployment Deploy the compiled code to an object via the command: ```bash aptos move deploy-object --address-name <named_address> --assume-yes ``` Store the object address output from the publish cli command in the configured `.env` file. ### Transfer and upgrade code in an existing package Now you can upgrade the code with the designated admin account, as shown below. Replace <named_address> with the existing named address. Replace <code_object_addr> with the address of the object hosting the code. ```bash aptos move upgrade-object --address-name <named_address> --object-address <code_object_addr> --assume-yes ```