diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3810ea..2876846 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ rome facts programs devnet         # Solana program ids for a network
 rome cookbook cpi-recipe           # the CPI account-rules + SDK encoders (grounded addresses)
 rome cookbook patterns lending     # which example repo + guide fits a goal
 rome cookbook errors "Custom(1)"   # decode a Rome failure → cause + fix (the error taxonomy)
+rome preset foundry hadrian        # ready Rome network config for foundry / hardhat + the quirks
 rome call hadrian 0x… "balanceOf(address) returns (uint256)" 0x…   # read a contract (no key)
 rome doctor hadrian --address 0x…  # preflight: chain live? RPC reachable? program set? wallet funded?
 rome tx hadrian 0x…                # diagnose a tx: EVM receipt + the Solana settlement tx(s) + a Via link
diff --git a/src/core/capabilities.ts b/src/core/capabilities.ts
index a24d9d1..6c7ce83 100644
--- a/src/core/capabilities.ts
+++ b/src/core/capabilities.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { fundHandler, bridgeHandler } from "./bridge.js";
 import { doctor } from "./doctor.js";
 import { diagnoseTx } from "./tx.js";
 import { verifyHandler } from "./verify.js";
+import { getPreset } from "./presets.js";
 import { type Deps } from "./deps.js";
 
 export interface ArgSpec {
@@ -171,6 +172,15 @@ export const CAPABILITIES: Capability[] = [
     (a) => diagnoseTx(a.chain, a.hash),
   ),
 
+  // ── preset: ready Rome toolchain config (read; CLI + MCP) ──
+  verbCap(
+    "preset",
+    "preset",
+    "Emit a ready Rome network config for your toolchain + the Rome quirks. e.g. rome preset foundry hadrian",
+    [{ name: "tool", required: true, description: "foundry or hardhat" }, chainArg],
+    (a) => getPreset(a.tool, a.chain),
+  ),
+
   // ── fund / bridge: the "from home" on-ramp (CCTP USDC inbound). CLI-only actions. ──
   verbAction(
     "fund",
diff --git a/src/core/presets.ts b/src/core/presets.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5034e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/presets.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { getChainFacts } from "./facts.js";
+
+// `preset <foundry|hardhat> <chain>` — emit a ready Rome network config for the EVM
+// toolchain, plus the Rome quirks. Extend-don't-duplicate: builders keep Foundry/Hardhat;
+// this just injects the right RPC/chainId + the caveats. Read-only, sourced from the registry.
+
+export interface PresetResult {
+  tool: "foundry" | "hardhat";
+  chainId: number;
+  filename: string;
+  config: string;
+  notes: string[];
+}
+
+const romeNotes = (chainId: number): string[] => [
+  "Deploy scripts: run `forge script --skip-simulation` — Rome's execution diverges from forge's local simulation. `forge create` and `cast` work as-is.",
+  "Gas: Rome charges the EXACT gas used; `eth_estimateGas` over-predicts (often 10-50×). Don't hard-fail or size budgets off a high estimate — a native transfer is ~1.48M gas, not 21k.",
+  "App writes go through `submitRomeTx` (@rome-protocol/sdk) for the correct Rome fee path, not a raw signed tx.",
+  `Chain id: ${chainId}.`,
+];
+
+export function getPreset(tool: string, chain: string | number): PresetResult {
+  const t = tool.trim().toLowerCase();
+  const c = getChainFacts(chain);
+  const slug = c.name.toLowerCase().split(/\s+/).pop() ?? String(c.chainId); // "hadrian"
+  const camel = `rome${slug.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${slug.slice(1)}`; // "romeHadrian"
+
+  if (t === "foundry") {
+    return {
+      tool: "foundry",
+      chainId: c.chainId,
+      filename: "foundry.toml",
+      config: `[rpc_endpoints]\nrome-${slug} = "${c.rpcUrl}"\n\n# deploy: forge create --rpc-url rome-${slug} ...   (scripts: add --skip-simulation)`,
+      notes: romeNotes(c.chainId),
+    };
+  }
+  if (t === "hardhat") {
+    return {
+      tool: "hardhat",
+      chainId: c.chainId,
+      filename: "hardhat.config.ts",
+      config: `networks: {\n  ${camel}: {\n    url: "${c.rpcUrl}",\n    chainId: ${c.chainId},\n  },\n}`,
+      notes: romeNotes(c.chainId),
+    };
+  }
+  throw new Error(`Unknown preset tool "${tool}". Supported: foundry, hardhat.`);
+}
diff --git a/test/presets.test.ts b/test/presets.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5347ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/presets.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { getPreset } from "../src/core/presets.js";
+import { CAPABILITIES } from "../src/core/capabilities.js";
+import { buildMcpTools } from "../src/mcp.js";
+
+// `preset <foundry|hardhat> <chain>` — a read that emits a ready Rome network config
+// (RPC + chainId) plus the Rome quirks a builder needs (forge --skip-simulation, the
+// estimateGas caveat). Sourced from the registry; on CLI + MCP.
+
+describe("getPreset — Rome toolchain config", () => {
+  it("foundry: emits an rpc_endpoints entry with the real RPC + the skip-simulation quirk", () => {
+    const p = getPreset("foundry", "hadrian");
+    expect(p.tool).toBe("foundry");
+    expect(p.chainId).toBe(200010);
+    expect(p.filename).toBe("foundry.toml");
+    expect(p.config).toContain("https://hadrian.testnet.romeprotocol.xyz/");
+    expect(p.config).toContain("rpc_endpoints");
+    expect(p.notes.join(" ")).toMatch(/skip-simulation/i);
+  });
+
+  it("hardhat: emits a networks entry with url + chainId", () => {
+    const p = getPreset("hardhat", "hadrian");
+    expect(p.tool).toBe("hardhat");
+    expect(p.filename).toMatch(/hardhat\.config/);
+    expect(p.config).toContain("chainId: 200010");
+    expect(p.config).toContain("https://hadrian.testnet.romeprotocol.xyz/");
+  });
+
+  it("resolves the chain by id/name/slug and errors on an unknown tool", () => {
+    expect(getPreset("foundry", 200010).chainId).toBe(200010);
+    expect(() => getPreset("truffle", "hadrian")).toThrow(/foundry|hardhat/i);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("preset is a read capability on MCP", () => {
+  it("registered as a read verb + present on the MCP surface", () => {
+    const cap = CAPABILITIES.find((c) => c.id === "preset.preset");
+    expect(cap?.kind).toBe("read");
+    expect(cap?.requiresKey).toBe(false);
+    expect(new Set(buildMcpTools().map((t) => t.name)).has("preset")).toBe(true);
+  });
+});