diff --git a/contract/scripts/deploy-contract.js b/contract/scripts/deploy-contract.js
index 460ad3fb..31877871 100755
--- a/contract/scripts/deploy-contract.js
+++ b/contract/scripts/deploy-contract.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const options = {
   service: { type: 'string', default: 'agd' },
   workdir: { type: 'string', default: '/workspace/contract' },
   deploy: { type: 'string', multiple: true },
+  deploygen: { type: 'string', multiple: true },
 };
 /**
  * @typedef {{
@@ -27,10 +28,11 @@ const options = {
  *   service: string,
  *   workdir: string,
  *   deploy: string[],
+ *   deploygen?: string[],
  * }} DeployOptions
  */
 
-//TODo make help test
+// TODo make help test
 const Usage = ` 
 deploy-contract [options] [--install <contract>] [--eval <proposal>]...
 
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ const generateDeployArtifact = async (path, name, { readFile, writeFile }) => {
   // string replace for contract name
   const finalFile = hideImportExpr(template.replace('_CONTRACT_NAME_', name));
 
-  //write result to bundles/deploy-name.js
+  // write result to bundles/deploy-name.js
   return writeFile(`bundles/deploy-${name}.js`, finalFile);
 };
 
@@ -120,6 +122,15 @@ const main = async (bundleDir = 'bundles') => {
 
   const stem = path => basename(path).replace(/\..*/, '');
 
+  if (flags.deploygen) {
+    for (const contractEntry of flags.deploygen) {
+      const name = stem(contractEntry);
+      const generatedCoreEval = `bundles/deploy-${name}-entry.js`;
+      // TODO: fix
+      await generateDeployArtifact(generatedCoreEval, name, fsp);
+    }
+  }
+
   // deploy in one step
   if (flags.deploy) {
     for await (const contractEntry of flags.deploy) {
diff --git a/contract/src/auto-deploy.template.js b/contract/src/auto-deploy.template.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e018981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contract/src/auto-deploy.template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// @ts-check
+import { allValues } from './objectTools.js';
+import {
+  AmountMath,
+  installContract,
+  startContract,
+} from './platform-goals/start-contract.js';
+
+const { Fail } = assert;
+
+const contractName = '_CONTRACT_NAME_'; // for pattern match
+const IST_UNIT = 1_000_000n;
+
+/**
+ * Core eval script to start contract
+ *
+ * @param {BootstrapPowers } permittedPowers
+ * @param {*} config
+ *
+ */
+export const deployContract = async (permittedPowers, config) => {
+  console.log('core eval for', contractName);
+  const {
+    // must be supplied by caller or template-replaced
+    bundleID = Fail`no bundleID`,
+  } = config?.options?.[contractName] ?? {};
+
+  const installation = await installContract(permittedPowers, {
+    name: contractName,
+    bundleID,
+  });
+
+  await startContract(permittedPowers, {
+    name: contractName,
+    startArgs: {
+      installation,
+    },
+  });
+
+  console.log(contractName, '(re)started');
+};
+
+/** @type { import("@agoric/vats/src/core/lib-boot.js").BootstrapManifestPermit } */
+export const permit = harden({
+  consume: {
+    startUpgradable: true, // to start contract and save adminFacet
+  },
+  installation: {
+    consume: { [contractName]: true },
+    produce: { [contractName]: true },
+  },
+  instance: { produce: { [contractName]: true } },
+  // generate issuer/brand
+});
+
+export const main = deployContract;