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Ensure Plutus V4 scripts can be deserialised by cardano-cli

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Since Sep 23, 2026.

  • #1452 by @carbolymer — open

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Description

enhancement

Summary

cardano-api 11.7.0.0 and the ledger define Plutus V4. The CLI needs to be able to read a PlutusScriptV4 text envelope and use it as a witness everywhere the transaction commands accept a Plutus script.

Acceptance criteria

  • A PlutusScriptV4 text envelope is accepted by every --*-script-file option in the transaction commands: spending, minting, withdrawal, certificate, vote and proposal witnesses.
  • --*-plutus-script-v4 flags exist for all reference script witness kinds, alongside the existing v2 and v3 flags.
  • Golden tests cover a V4 text envelope through transaction build-raw in the Dijkstra era, and help.cli is regenerated for the new flags.

Versions

  • cardano-cli master at 94c0bf1ed
  • cardano-api 11.7.0.0
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Haskell
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