diff --git a/scripts/request-app-deployment.sh b/scripts/request-app-deployment.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+RECORD_FILE=tmp.rf.$$
+CONFIG_FILE=`mktemp`
+
+rcd_name=$(jq -r '.name' package.json | sed 's/null//' | sed 's/^@//')
+rcd_app_version=$(jq -r '.version' package.json | sed 's/null//')
+
+cat <<EOF > "$CONFIG_FILE"
+services:
+  cns:
+    restEndpoint: '${CERC_REGISTRY_REST_ENDPOINT:-http://console.laconic.com:1317}'
+    gqlEndpoint: '${CERC_REGISTRY_GQL_ENDPOINT:-http://console.laconic.com:9473/api}'
+    chainId: ${CERC_REGISTRY_CHAIN_ID:-laconic_9000-1}
+    gas: 550000
+    fees: 200000aphoton
+EOF
+
+if [ -z "$CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN" ]; then
+  authority=$(echo "$rcd_name" | cut -d'/' -f1 | sed 's/@//')
+  app=$(echo "$rcd_name" | cut -d'/' -f2-)
+  CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN="crn://$authority/applications/$app"
+fi
+
+APP_RECORD=$(laconic -c $CONFIG_FILE cns name resolve "$CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN" | jq '.[0]')
+if [ -z "$APP_RECORD" ] || [ "null" == "$APP_RECORD" ]; then
+  echo "No record found for $CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+cat <<EOF | sed '/.*: ""$/d' > "$RECORD_FILE"
+record:
+  type: ApplicationDeploymentRequest
+  version: 1.0.0
+  name: "$rcd_name@$rcd_app_version"
+  application: "$CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN@$rcd_app_version"
+  dns: "$CERC_REGISTRY_DEPLOYMENT_SHORT_HOSTNAME"
+  deployment: "$CERC_REGISTRY_DEPLOYMENT_CRN"
+  config:
+    env:
+      CERC_WEBAPP_DEBUG: "$rcd_app_version"
+  meta:
+    note: "Added by CI @ `date`"
+    repository: "`git remote get-url origin`"
+    repository_ref: "${GITHUB_SHA:-`git log -1 --format="%H"`}"
+EOF
+
+cat $RECORD_FILE
+RECORD_ID=$(laconic -c $CONFIG_FILE cns record publish --filename $RECORD_FILE --user-key "${CERC_REGISTRY_USER_KEY}" --bond-id ${CERC_REGISTRY_BOND_ID} | jq -r '.id')
+echo $RECORD_ID
+
+rm -f $RECORD_FILE $CONFIG_FILE