diff --git a/examples/testing-suite/package.json b/examples/testing-suite/package.json
index 089e7587..a87691f4 100644
--- a/examples/testing-suite/package.json
+++ b/examples/testing-suite/package.json
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@bitauth/libauth": "^3.1.0-next.2",
     "cashc": "^0.11.0",
-    "cashscript": "^0.11.0",
-    "url-join": "^5.0.0"
+    "cashscript": "^0.11.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@jest/globals": "^29.7.0",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.14",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "tsx": "^4.19.2",
-    "typescript": "^5.7.3"
+    "typescript": "^5.7.3",
+    "url-join": "^5.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/testing-suite/tasks/index.ts b/examples/testing-suite/tasks/index.ts
index e04ce9cf..93de020a 100644
--- a/examples/testing-suite/tasks/index.ts
+++ b/examples/testing-suite/tasks/index.ts
@@ -3,17 +3,58 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 import { URL } from 'url';
 import urlJoin from 'url-join';
 
+interface CompilationCacheItem {
+  mtime: number;
+}
+
 export const compile = (): void => {
-  const directory = new URL('../contracts', import.meta.url);
-  const result = fs.readdirSync(directory)
+  const cacheDirectory = new URL('../cache', import.meta.url);
+  fs.mkdirSync(cacheDirectory, { recursive: true });
+  const cacheFile = new URL('../cache/cashc.json', import.meta.url);
+  let compilationCache: Record<string, CompilationCacheItem> = {};
+  if (fs.existsSync(cacheFile)) {
+    compilationCache = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(cacheFile, { encoding: 'utf-8' }));
+  }
+
+  const artifactsDirectory = new URL('../artifacts', import.meta.url);
+  fs.mkdirSync(artifactsDirectory, { recursive: true });
+
+  const contractsDirectory = new URL('../contracts', import.meta.url);
+  const result = fs.readdirSync(contractsDirectory)
     .filter((fn) => fn.endsWith('.cash'))
-    .map((fn) => ({ fn, contents: fs.readFileSync(new URL(urlJoin(directory.toString(), fn)), { encoding: 'utf-8' }) }));
+    .map((fn) => ({ fn, contents: fs.readFileSync(new URL(urlJoin(contractsDirectory.toString(), fn)), { encoding: 'utf-8' }) }));
 
   result.forEach(({ fn, contents }) => {
-    const artifact = compileString(contents);
+    const mtime = fs.statSync(new URL(urlJoin(contractsDirectory.toString(), fn))).mtimeMs;
+    if (!compilationCache[fn] || compilationCache[fn].mtime !== mtime) {
+      console.log(`Compiling ${fn}...`);
+      const artifact = compileString(contents);
 
-    fs.writeFileSync(new URL(`../artifacts/${fn.replace('.cash', '.json')}`, import.meta.url), JSON.stringify(artifact, null, 2));
+      exportArtifact(artifact, new URL(`../artifacts/${fn.replace('.cash', '.artifact.ts')}`, import.meta.url));
+      compilationCache[fn] = { mtime };
+    }
   });
+
+  // Write the updated cache back to the file
+  fs.writeFileSync(cacheFile, JSON.stringify(compilationCache, null, 2), { encoding: 'utf-8' });
+};
+
+export const exportArtifact = (obj: object, outPath: string | URL): void => {
+  const toTs = (value: any): string => {
+    // First, stringify the object with indentation
+    let json = JSON.stringify(value, null, 2);
+
+    // Remove quotes from object keys where valid (simple JS identifiers)
+    json = json.replace(
+      /"([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)":/g,
+      '$1:'
+    );
+
+    return json;
+  };
+
+  const content = `export default ${toTs(obj)} as const;`;
+  fs.writeFileSync(outPath, content, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
 };
 
 switch (process.argv[2]) {