# wighawag/hardhat-deploy

hardhat deployment plugin

Repository: https://github.com/wighawag/hardhat-deploy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hardhat-deploy
Homepage: https://rocketh.dev/hardhat-deploy/
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: deployment, ethereum, hardhat, solidity
Last push: 2026-08-20T11:47:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2358, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1265, forks 322 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:10.916814+00:00)

## What it is
hardhat-deploy is a Hardhat plugin for replicable smart contract deployments and easy testing on Ethereum-compatible networks. It is powered by the framework-agnostic rocketh system and provides declarative, modular deployment tracking with named accounts, deterministic deployments, and library linking.

## Use cases
- deploy solidity contracts to ethereum networks with hardhat
- make contract deployments replicable across test and production networks
- track and manage smart contract deployments per network
- deploy upgradeable contracts behind proxies
- reuse deployment state in tests
- run deterministic CREATE2 deployments

## When to choose
- you use Hardhat for Ethereum smart contract development and need structured, repeatable deployments
- you want deployment artifacts saved and reusable across tests and networks
- you need named accounts, proxy deployment, or deterministic addresses

## When to avoid
- you use Foundry, Truffle, or another toolchain instead of Hardhat
- you need a general-purpose CI/CD tool unrelated to smart contracts
- you want a framework-agnostic deployer without Hardhat (consider rocketh directly)

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, testing, developer-tools
- domain: blockchain, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: hardhat, ethereum, solidity, smart-contracts, replicable-deployments, rocketh, automation, nodejs

## Member repositories
- wighawag/hardhat-deploy (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.916814+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:04:01.072466+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wighawag/hardhat-deploy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.916814+00:00, sha d41568038ef8)
  - homepage: https://rocketh.dev/hardhat-deploy/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:16:22.309190+00:00, sha 3bf7895ed08a)
  - site_page: https://rocketh.dev/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T12:16:22.318131+00:00, sha 5d0406c8556a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.