diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d490d90..e1f00e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@0xmetropolis/metal",
-  "version": "0.8.3",
-  "description": "Smart contract visualization tool.",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
+  "description": "Smart contract deployment tool.",
   "author": "Metropolis (@0xmetropolis)",
   "bin": {
     "metal": "./bin/run"
diff --git a/src/commands/preview.ts b/src/commands/preview.ts
index 0572733..3da5629 100644
--- a/src/commands/preview.ts
+++ b/src/commands/preview.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,13 @@ async function validateInputs({ _: [, scriptPath], 'chain-id': chainId }: Handle
 }
 
 // @dev pulls any args from process.argv and replaces any fork-url aliases with the preview-service's fork url
-export const configureForgeScriptInputs = ({ rpcUrl }: { rpcUrl: string }): string[] => {
+export const configureForgeScriptInputs = ({
+  rpcUrl,
+  previewId,
+}: {
+  rpcUrl: string;
+  previewId: string;
+}): string[] => {
   // pull anything after `metal preview <path>` as forge arguments
   let forgeArguments = process.argv.slice(3);
   // rewrap function signatures in quotes, ex: --sig "run()"
@@ -123,6 +129,14 @@ export const configureForgeScriptInputs = ({ rpcUrl }: { rpcUrl: string }): stri
   if (!forgeArguments.includes('--broadcast')) forgeArguments.push('--broadcast');
   if (!forgeArguments.includes('--slow')) forgeArguments.push('--slow');
 
+  if (forgeArguments.includes('--verify') || forgeArguments.includes('--verifier-url'))
+    throw Error(
+      'Must verify contracts against the metal backend, please do not include --verify or --verifier-url flags',
+    );
+  forgeArguments.push(
+    `--verify --verifier-url ${METAL_SERVICE_URL}/contracts/verification/${previewId} --etherscan-api-key null`,
+  );
+
   return forgeArguments;
 };
 
@@ -137,7 +151,7 @@ export const sendDataToMetalService = async (
         ? authenticationStatus.access_token
         : undefined;
 
-    let headers: HeadersInit = {
+    const headers: HeadersInit = {
       'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     };
     if (authToken) headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${authToken}`;
@@ -192,6 +206,7 @@ export const handler = async (yargs: HandlerInput) => {
   logInfo(`Running Forge Script at ${forgeScriptPath}...`);
   const foundryArguments = configureForgeScriptInputs({
     rpcUrl: yargs['UNSAFE-RPC-OVERRIDE'] ?? rpcUrl,
+    previewId,
   });
 
   await runForgeScriptForPreviewCommand(foundryArguments);
diff --git a/src/utils/foundry.ts b/src/utils/foundry.ts
index 530cff2..8597a77 100644
--- a/src/utils/foundry.ts
+++ b/src/utils/foundry.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ const mutateForgeMessages = (msg: string | number | bigint | boolean | object):
   // search the output for messages that should be filtered
 
   if (msgAsString.includes('Sending transactions')) return '';
+  if (msgAsString.includes('Total Paid')) return '';
   if (msgAsString.includes('txes (') && msgAsString.includes('[00:0')) return '';
   else if (msgAsString.includes('ONCHAIN EXECUTION COMPLETE & SUCCESSFUL.'))
     return msgAsString.replace('ONCHAIN EXECUTION COMPLETE & SUCCESSFUL.\n', '');
@@ -246,7 +247,12 @@ const watchForgeOutput = (
   const magicEmojis = ['🧙', '🪄', '🧚', '✨'];
 
   stdout.on('data', (chunk: any) => {
-    // if the chunk contains the succes label, then it's related to a transaction
+    if (chunk.toString().includes('Start verification for')) {
+      logInfo('Submitting contract verification to metal ⛓️...\n\n');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // if the chunk contains the success label, then it's related to a transaction
     if (chunk.toString().includes('[Success]Hash')) {
       // increment the transaction counter
       state.transactionCounter++;
@@ -256,11 +262,12 @@ const watchForgeOutput = (
           state.transactionCounter +
           '...',
       );
-    } else {
-      // otherwise, use the normal filter flow
-      const msg = mutateForgeMessages(chunk);
-      if (msg) logInfo(msg);
+      return;
     }
+
+    // otherwise, use the normal filter flow
+    const msg = mutateForgeMessages(chunk);
+    if (msg) logInfo(msg);
   });
 };