diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ebd9319..d3a1b44 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zerodev/orchestra",
-  "version": "0.0.9",
+  "version": "0.0.10",
   "description": "",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/command/index.ts b/src/command/index.ts
index 500cf63..4025f2f 100644
--- a/src/command/index.ts
+++ b/src/command/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ import {
 
 export const program = new Command()
 
+const fileOption = [
+    "-f, --file <path-to-bytecode>",
+    "file path of bytecode to deploy, a.k.a. init code, or a JSON file containing the bytecode of the contract (such as the output file by Forge), in which case it's assumed that the constructor takes no arguments."
+] as [string, string]
+
 program
     .name("zerodev")
     .description(
@@ -73,10 +78,7 @@ program
 program
     .command("compute-address")
     .description("Compute the address to be deployed")
-    .option(
-        "-f, --file <path-to-bytecode>",
-        "file path of bytecode to deploy, a.k.a. init code"
-    )
+    .option(...fileOption)
     .option("-b, --bytecode <bytecode>", "bytecode to deploy")
     .option(
         "-s, --salt <salt>",
@@ -114,10 +116,7 @@ program
     .description(
         "Deploy contracts deterministically using CREATE2, in order of the chains specified"
     )
-    .option(
-        "-f, --file <path-to-bytecode>",
-        "file path of bytecode to deploy, a.k.a. init code"
-    )
+    .option(...fileOption)
     .option("-b, --bytecode <bytecode>", "bytecode to deploy")
     .option(
         "-s, --salt <salt>",
@@ -169,10 +168,7 @@ program
     .description(
         "check whether the contract has already been deployed on the specified networks"
     )
-    .option(
-        "-f, --file <path-to-bytecode>",
-        "file path of bytecode used for deployment, a.k.a. init code"
-    )
+    .option(...fileOption)
     .option("-b, --bytecode <bytecode>", "deployed bytecode")
     .option(
         "-s, --salt <salt>",
diff --git a/src/utils/file.ts b/src/utils/file.ts
index e835ff2..4356b8f 100644
--- a/src/utils/file.ts
+++ b/src/utils/file.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,35 @@
 import fs from "fs"
 import path from "path"
+import { encodeDeployData } from "viem"
 
 export const readBytecodeFromFile = (pathToBytecode: string): string => {
-    return fs
+    const content = fs
         .readFileSync(path.resolve(process.cwd(), pathToBytecode), "utf8")
         .replace(/\n+$/, "")
+
+    // Check if this is a JSON file.
+    // If it is, we assume that it's a compilation artifact as outputted by Forge.
+    if (pathToBytecode.endsWith(".json")) {
+        try {
+            const json = JSON.parse(content)
+            return (
+                encodeDeployData({
+                    abi: json.abi,
+                    bytecode: json.bytecode,
+                    args: []
+                    // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: reason
+                }) as any
+            ).object
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(
+                `Error: Failed to parse JSON file ${pathToBytecode}.\nPlease ensure that this is a compilation artifact as outputted by tools such as Forge.`
+            )
+            console.error(error)
+            process.exit(1)
+        }
+    } else {
+        return content
+    }
 }
 
 export const writeErrorLogToFile = (chainName: string, error: Error): void => {