diff --git a/scripts/deploy_local.sh b/scripts/deploy_local.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fe3084f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deploy_local.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+cd "$ROOT_DIR"
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source scripts/validate_env.sh .env.local standalone deployment
+
+mkdir -p abis
+
+: "${SOROBAN_RPC_URL:=http://localhost:8000/soroban/rpc}"
+: "${STELLAR_NETWORK:=standalone}"
+
+echo "Building COMEBACKHERE contracts for local standalone network via $SOROBAN_RPC_URL"
+# Build from the contracts repo (sibling directory)
+(cd ../COMEBACKHERE-contracts && cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --release)
+
+cat > abis/deployed.local.json <<JSON
+{
+  "network": "$STELLAR_NETWORK",
+  "rpc_url": "$SOROBAN_RPC_URL",
+  "invoice_contract_id": "${INVOICE_CONTRACT_ID:-C...}",
+  "treasury_contract_id": "${TREASURY_CONTRACT_ID:-C...}",
+  "compliance_contract_id": "${COMPLIANCE_CONTRACT_ID:-C...}",
+  "generated_at": "$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")"
+}
+JSON
+
+echo "Local contract deployment metadata written to abis/deployed.local.json"
+echo "Replace placeholder IDs with actual deployed contract IDs before backend integration."
+
+genenv() {
+  if [ -f .env.local ]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+    set -a
+    source .env.local
+    set +a
+  fi
+}
+
+genenv
+
+export STELLAR_NETWORK="${STELLAR_NETWORK:-standalone}"
+export INVOICE_CONTRACT_ID="${INVOICE_CONTRACT_ID:-C...}"
+export TREASURY_CONTRACT_ID="${TREASURY_CONTRACT_ID:-C...}"
+export COMPLIANCE_CONTRACT_ID="${COMPLIANCE_CONTRACT_ID:-C...}"
+
+scripts/export_deployed_addresses.sh
diff --git a/scripts/export_deployed_addresses.sh b/scripts/export_deployed_addresses.sh
index 78fe990..6403a87 100755
--- a/scripts/export_deployed_addresses.sh
+++ b/scripts/export_deployed_addresses.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
 #
 # Optional:
 #   DEPLOYED_ADDRESSES_FILE — override output path (default: artifacts/addresses.json)
+#   DEPLOYED_ADDRESSES_ENV  — override shell env output path (default: artifacts/addresses.env)
 set -euo pipefail
 
 ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 OUT_FILE="${DEPLOYED_ADDRESSES_FILE:-$ROOT_DIR/artifacts/addresses.json}"
+ENV_FILE="${DEPLOYED_ADDRESSES_ENV:-$ROOT_DIR/artifacts/addresses.env}"
 EXAMPLE_FILE="$ROOT_DIR/artifacts/addresses.json.example"
 
 : "${STELLAR_NETWORK:?STELLAR_NETWORK is required}"
@@ -47,6 +49,14 @@ PY
 
 echo "Deployed addresses written to $OUT_FILE"
 
+echo "Writing shell exports to $ENV_FILE"
+cat > "$ENV_FILE" <<EOF
+export STELLAR_NETWORK="$STELLAR_NETWORK"
+export INVOICE_CONTRACT_ID="$INVOICE_CONTRACT_ID"
+export TREASURY_CONTRACT_ID="$TREASURY_CONTRACT_ID"
+export COMPLIANCE_CONTRACT_ID="$COMPLIANCE_CONTRACT_ID"
+EOF
+
 # ── Schema validation against addresses.json.example ─────────────────────────
 if [[ ! -f "$EXAMPLE_FILE" ]]; then
   echo "WARNING: $EXAMPLE_FILE not found; skipping schema validation." >&2
diff --git a/scripts/validate_env.sh b/scripts/validate_env.sh
index eac1362..0718ad7 100755
--- a/scripts/validate_env.sh
+++ b/scripts/validate_env.sh
@@ -119,7 +119,12 @@ if ! require_any_var "Set SOROBAN_RPC_URL (or RPC_URL) to your Soroban RPC endpo
   :
 fi
 
-if ! require_var "SOROBAN_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE" "Set SOROBAN_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE to the network passphrase for the target network."; then
+# Allow legacy/README env variable name for network passphrase.
+if [[ -z "${SOROBAN_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE:-}" && -n "${NETWORK_PASSPHRASE:-}" ]]; then
+  export SOROBAN_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE="$NETWORK_PASSPHRASE"
+fi
+
+if ! require_any_var "Set SOROBAN_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE (or NETWORK_PASSPHRASE) to the network passphrase for the target network." "SOROBAN_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE" "NETWORK_PASSPHRASE"; then
   :
 fi