diff --git a/scripts/circuit_prep.sh b/scripts/circuit_prep.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+set -x
+
+CIRCUIT=`basename $1`
+POWER="${2:-12}"
+CURVE="${3:-bn128}"
+
+POTPREFIX=pot${POWER}_${CURVE}
+
+if [ ! -f ${POTPREFIX}_final.ptau ]
+then 
+    snarkjs powersoftau new $CURVE $POWER ${POTPREFIX}_0000.ptau -v
+    snarkjs powersoftau contribute ${POTPREFIX}_0000.ptau ${POTPREFIX}_0001.ptau --name="First contribution" -v -e="random text"
+    snarkjs powersoftau verify ${POTPREFIX}_0001.ptau
+    snarkjs powersoftau beacon ${POTPREFIX}_0001.ptau ${POTPREFIX}_beacon.ptau 0102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f101112131415161718191a1b1c1d1e1f 10 -n="Final Beacon"
+    snarkjs powersoftau prepare phase2 ${POTPREFIX}_beacon.ptau ${POTPREFIX}_final.ptau -v
+    snarkjs powersoftau verify ${POTPREFIX}_final.ptau
+fi
+
+# phase 2
+circom $1.circom --r1cs --wasm
+
+snarkjs groth16 setup ${CIRCUIT}.r1cs ${POTPREFIX}_final.ptau ${CIRCUIT}_0000.zkey
+snarkjs zkey contribute ${CIRCUIT}_0000.zkey ${CIRCUIT}_0001.zkey --name="1st Contributor Name" -v -e="another random text"
+snarkjs zkey verify ${CIRCUIT}.r1cs ${POTPREFIX}_final.ptau ${CIRCUIT}_0001.zkey
+snarkjs zkey beacon ${CIRCUIT}_0001.zkey ${CIRCUIT}_final.zkey 0102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f101112131415161718191a1b1c1d1e1f 10 -n="Final Beacon phase2"
+