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aztec-wallet

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Run cli-wallet commands against a live Aztec network. Deploy contracts, send transactions, query state, bridge funds, and manage accounts.

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Aztec Wallet

Run @aztec/cli-wallet commands against a live Aztec network. Handles network resolution, cli-wallet installation, account setup, and alias management automatically.

Known Networks

NetworkRPC EndpointNotes
next-nethttps://nextnet.aztec-labs.comRuns nightly from next branch
testnethttps://rpc.testnet.aztec-labs.comRuns nightly from v4-next branch

Custom RPC URLs (starting with http:// or https:// or IP addresses) are also accepted. If an IP address is provided without a port assume a default port of 8080.

Step 1: Parse User Request

Determine from the user's message:

  • Network: A known name from the table above, or a custom RPC URL
  • Command: What the user wants to do — deploy, send, call, bridge, account setup, etc.
  • Private key (optional): defaults to 0xc140de (schnorr account, salt 0)

If the request is ambiguous, ask the user to clarify.

Step 2: Resolve RPC URL

  • Known network name → look up from the table
  • Unknown network → ask the user for their RPC URL
  • Custom URL → use directly

Do NOT run any bash commands (no curl, no version query). The agent handles that.

Step 3: Delegate to Agent

Spawn the aztec-wallet agent with a structured prompt:

FIRST: Read .claude/agents/aztec-wallet.md for full operational instructions.

Then execute the following:

NETWORK: <network-name or "custom">
RPC_URL: <resolved-url>
WORKING_DIR: /tmp/aztec-wallet-<network-name>/
PRIVATE_KEY: <hex, default 0xc140de>
SALT: 0

COMMAND: <what the user wants to do, in natural language or as a cli-wallet command>

The agent will query the node version, install the matching cli-wallet, set up the account, and execute the command.

IMPORTANT — shared WORKING_DIR: When spawning multiple agents (e.g. different accounts on the same network), they must ALL use the same WORKING_DIR (/tmp/aztec-wallet-<network-name>/). Do NOT create per-agent directories. Per-account isolation is already handled by INSTANCE_HASH inside the agent, which creates separate data_$INSTANCE_HASH subdirectories based on the private key and salt. Sharing the working dir also avoids redundant npm installs.

Alias Conventions

The cli-wallet has a persistent alias system. Use it consistently:

  • Account alias: default for the auto-created account, or user-provided names
  • Contract alias: lowercase artifact name without "Contract" suffix (e.g. TokenContract → token)
  • Aliases are prefixed by type when used: accounts:default, contracts:token
  • When the user says "the token contract" or "on token", interpret as alias contracts:token
  • When the user says "transfer to Grego", figure out from context which contract and function they mean

Examples

  • /aztec-wallet testnet status → show L2 address, balance, known contracts (no tx sent)
  • /aztec-wallet testnet deploy TokenContract → deploy Token, alias as token
  • /aztec-wallet testnet send mint_to_public on token --args <addr> 1000 → mint tokens
  • /aztec-wallet testnet call balance_of_public on token --args <addr> → read balance
  • /aztec-wallet testnet send mint_to_private on token --args <addr> 1000 → mint tokens to private balance
  • /aztec-wallet testnet send transfer on token --args <recipient> 150 → private transfer (register recipient first)
  • /aztec-wallet testnet bridge 1000 to <address> → bridge Fee Juice (requires Sepolia ETH on L1)
  • /aztec-wallet next-net setup-account → create account, show L2 address for bridging
  • /aztec-wallet https://my-rpc.com deploy ./path/to/artifact.json → custom RPC + custom contract

Notes on Private Transfers

  • The recipient does not need their account deployed on-chain to receive private tokens
  • The sender must register-sender <recipient-address> before sending private tokens
  • The recipient will need a deployed account to later spend those tokens
  • bridge-fee-juice requires Sepolia ETH on the L1 address — it won't work with an unfunded key