Recommendations and operator checklist (R1–R24)
Purpose: Single checklist for all recommendations from REMAINING_COMPONENTS_TASKS_AND_RECOMMENDATIONS Part 2. Use when deploying, verifying, or operating.
Related: CONTRACT_DEPLOYMENT_RUNBOOK | BLOCKSCOUT_VERIFICATION_GUIDE | MASTER_SECRETS_INVENTORY | COMPLETE_REQUIRED_OPTIONAL_RECOMMENDED_INDEX.md (full plan: required / optional / recommended).
Verification and source of truth (R1–R3)
| # |
Action |
When |
| R1 |
Verify every deployed contract on Blockscout (Forge Verification Proxy or BLOCKSCOUT_VERIFICATION_GUIDE) |
After each deployment when Blockscout is reachable |
| R2 |
Keep CONTRACT_ADDRESSES_REFERENCE and ADDRESS_MATRIX_AND_STATUS updated; reconcile duplicate .env entries |
When new contracts are deployed or deprecated |
| R3 |
Run ./scripts/verify/check-contracts-on-chain-138.sh [RPC]; fix any MISSING/EMPTY |
Periodically or after deploy |
Security and secrets (R4–R7)
| # |
Action |
When |
| R4 |
Do not use CCIPWETH9Bridge at 0x89dd...; use only 0x971c... and set CCIPWETH9_BRIDGE_CHAIN138 in env |
Always; see runbook § Deprecated bridge |
| R5 |
Never commit .env or private keys; use MASTER_SECRETS_INVENTORY; rotate any exposed keys |
Always |
| R6 |
API keys in .env.example — Done (placeholders) |
— |
| R7 |
Restrict deployer key and RPC admin access (RPC_URL_138) to operators who need them |
Access review |
Deployment (R8–R11)
| # |
Action |
When |
| R8 |
Set RPC_URL_138 (Core); run from LAN/VPN if 192.168.11.x not reachable |
Before deploy |
| R9 |
Use GAS_PRICE=1000000000 (or current min) on Chain 138; see CONTRACT_DEPLOYMENT_RUNBOOK |
Every forge script/create on 138 |
| R10 |
Phased core: 01_DeployCore first, set env, then 02_DeployBridges; alltra-lifi: MerchantSettlementRegistry before WithdrawalEscrow |
Deploy order |
| R11 |
If tx stuck, manage nonce; see DEPLOYMENT_STRATEGY_EVALUATION |
Troubleshooting |
Documentation and runbooks (R12–R13)
| # |
Action |
When |
| R12 |
Keep CONTRACT_DEPLOYMENT_RUNBOOK, BLOCKSCOUT_VERIFICATION_GUIDE, BLOCKSCOUT_FIX_RUNBOOK in sync with scripts and Blockscout URL |
After script or URL changes |
| R13 |
When deploying to mainnet or other chains, document addresses in CONTRACT_ADDRESSES_REFERENCE or chain-specific doc; update ADDRESS_MATRIX_AND_STATUS |
Per-chain deploy |
Automation and CI/CD (R14–R16)
| # |
Action |
When |
| R14 |
Run run-contract-verification-with-proxy.sh after deployments when Blockscout reachable from CI |
CI after deploy |
| R15 |
Consider single script: check env → deploy → verify → update config (COMPREHENSIVE_RECOMMENDATIONS § Infrastructure) |
Automation |
| R16 |
Use .env.development / .env.staging / .env.production or JSON configs per chain |
Config hygiene |
Monitoring and operations (R17–R18)
| # |
Action |
When |
| R17 |
Monitor critical bridge/oracle events (TransferInitiated, TransferCompleted, price updates); see COMPREHENSIVE_RECOMMENDATIONS § Monitoring |
Ongoing |
| R18 |
Ensure Blockscout (VMID 5000) is up and /api reachable; see EXPLORER_API_ACCESS, BLOCKSCOUT_FIX_RUNBOOK |
Health checks |
Testing and quality (R19–R20)
| # |
Action |
When |
| R19 |
Run forge test in smom-dbis-138 and alltra-lifi-settlement before deploying; run integration tests where available |
Pre-deploy |
| R20 |
NatSpec on public contract functions (verification and tooling) |
Code quality |
Configuration and DNS (R21–R22)
| # |
Action |
When |
| R21 |
When The Order is deployed: NPMplus proxy host; document in RPC_ENDPOINTS_MASTER and ALL_VMIDS_ENDPOINTS; replace SANKOFA_CUTOVER_PLAN TBDs |
Sankofa/The Order go-live |
| R22 |
Document or configure blocks #2–#6 in NETWORK_ARCHITECTURE and NETWORK_CONFIGURATION_MASTER (or mark reserved); see NETWORK_PLACEHOLDERS_DECISION |
When decided |
Quick wins (R23)
| # |
Action |
When |
| R23 |
Scripts: add progress indicators; add --dry-run where missing; extend config validation (IMPLEMENTATION_CHECKLIST). Done: run-completable-tasks-from-anywhere.sh has Step 1/4–4/4; validate-config-files.sh, run-e2e-flow-tasks-full-parallel.sh, run-all-operator-tasks-from-lan.sh support --dry-run. |
Script updates |
Token mapping (R24)
| # |
Action |
When |
| R24 |
Keep config/token-mapping.json as single source of truth for 138↔Mainnet; when adding tokens update token-mapping.json and optionally CHAIN138_TOKEN_ADDRESSES; see TOKEN_MAPPING_AND_MAINNET_ADDRESSES |
Adding tokens |
Key commands: See REMAINING_COMPONENTS_TASKS_AND_RECOMMENDATIONS Part 3.
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