diff --git a/cli/tests/ion-create-deactivate.sh b/cli/tests/ion-create-deactivate.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+# Create and use temp directory if does not already exist
+dir=did-ion-test
+if test -d "$dir"
+then
+	printf 'Directory already exists: %s\n' "$dir" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+mkdir "$dir"
+cd "$dir"
+
+# Generate initial update keypair and initial recovery keypair
+didkit generate-secp256k1-key > 1-u.jwk
+didkit generate-secp256k1-key > 1-r.jwk
+# Construct Create operation with initial public keys
+didkit did-create ion -r 1-r.jwk -u 1-u.jwk | tee 1-create.json
+# Get long-form and short-form DID from Create operation
+longdid=$(didkit did-from-tx < 1-create.json)
+shortdid=$(echo -n "$longdid" | sed 's/:[^:]*$//')
+didsuffix=$(echo -n "$shortdid" | sed 's/.*://')
+echo "Sidetree DID Suffix: $didsuffix"
+echo "DID (long-form/unpublished): $longdid"
+echo "DID (short-form/canonical): $shortdid"
+
+# Now that the DID suffix is set, rename the directory to it.
+cd ..
+mv "$dir" "$didsuffix"
+cd "$didsuffix"
+
+# Submit Create operation
+export DID_ION_API_URL=http://localhost:3000/
+read -p "Press enter to submit Create operation. " _
+didkit did-submit-tx < 1-create.json
+
+# Construct Deactivate operation to add verification key to DID document
+didkit did-deactivate "$shortdid" -k 1-r.jwk | tee 2-deactivate.json
+# Submit operation
+read -p 'Press enter to submit Deactivate operation. ' _
+if ! didkit did-submit-tx < 2-deactivate.json
+then
+	# Provide retry in case submission failed, e.g. because the
+	# create operation has not yet been processed.
+	read -p 'Press enter to retry Deactivate operation. ' _
+	didkit did-submit-tx < 2-deactivate.json
+fi
diff --git a/cli/tests/ion-create-recover.sh b/cli/tests/ion-create-recover.sh
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+++ b/cli/tests/ion-create-recover.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+# Create and use temp directory if does not already exist
+dir=did-ion-test
+if test -d "$dir"
+then
+	printf 'Directory already exists: %s\n' "$dir" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+mkdir "$dir"
+cd "$dir"
+
+# Generate initial update keypair and initial recovery keypair
+didkit generate-secp256k1-key > 1-u.jwk
+didkit generate-secp256k1-key > 1-r.jwk
+# Construct Create operation with initial public keys
+didkit did-create ion -r 1-r.jwk -u 1-u.jwk | tee 1-create.json
+# Get long-form and short-form DID from Create operation
+longdid=$(didkit did-from-tx < 1-create.json)
+shortdid=$(echo -n "$longdid" | sed 's/:[^:]*$//')
+didsuffix=$(echo -n "$shortdid" | sed 's/.*://')
+echo "Sidetree DID Suffix: $didsuffix"
+echo "DID (long-form/unpublished): $longdid"
+echo "DID (short-form/canonical): $shortdid"
+
+# Now that the DID suffix is set, rename the directory to it.
+cd ..
+mv "$dir" "$didsuffix"
+cd "$didsuffix"
+
+# Submit Create operation
+export DID_ION_API_URL=http://localhost:3000/
+read -p "Press enter to submit Create operation. " _
+didkit did-submit-tx < 1-create.json
+
+# Generate new update keypair and recovery keypair for recover operation
+didkit generate-secp256k1-key > 2-u.jwk
+didkit generate-secp256k1-key > 2-r.jwk
+
+# Construct Recover operation
+didkit did-recover "$shortdid" -R 1-r.jwk -r 2-r.jwk -u 2-u.jwk | tee 2-recover.json
+# Submit operation
+read -p 'Press enter to submit Recover operation. ' _
+if ! didkit did-submit-tx < 2-recover.json
+then
+	# Provide retry in case submission failed, e.g. because the
+	# create operation has not yet been processed.
+	read -p 'Press enter to retry Recover operation. ' _
+	didkit did-submit-tx < 2-recover.json
+fi
diff --git a/cli/tests/ion-create-update-svc.sh b/cli/tests/ion-create-update-svc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8e8a7053
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+++ b/cli/tests/ion-create-update-svc.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+export DID_ION_API_URL=http://localhost:3000/
+
+if false; then
+
+# Create and use temp directory if does not already exist
+dir=did-ion-test
+if test -d "$dir"
+then
+	printf 'Directory already exists: %s\n' "$dir" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+mkdir "$dir"
+cd "$dir"
+
+# Generate initial update keypair and initial recovery keypair
+didkit generate-secp256k1-key > 1-u.jwk
+didkit generate-secp256k1-key > 1-r.jwk
+# Construct Create operation with initial public keys
+didkit did-create ion -r 1-r.jwk -u 1-u.jwk | tee 1-create.json
+# Get long-form and short-form DID from Create operation
+longdid=$(didkit did-from-tx < 1-create.json)
+shortdid=$(echo -n "$longdid" | sed 's/:[^:]*$//')
+didsuffix=$(echo -n "$shortdid" | sed 's/.*://')
+echo "Sidetree DID Suffix: $didsuffix"
+echo "DID (long-form/unpublished): $longdid"
+echo "DID (short-form/canonical): $shortdid"
+
+# Now that the DID suffix is set, rename the directory to it.
+cd ..
+mv "$dir" "$didsuffix"
+cd "$didsuffix"
+
+
+# Submit Create operation
+read -p "Press enter to submit Create operation. " _
+didkit did-submit-tx < 1-create.json
+
+else
+
+cd EiD9XruTmYlnZNAqYMjKDSosqnHkAHuw8GeR8nIGpr7nCg
+shortdid=did:ion:test:EiD9XruTmYlnZNAqYMjKDSosqnHkAHuw8GeR8nIGpr7nCg
+
+fi
+
+# Construct DID URL for new service endpoint
+svc="$shortdid#svc-1"
+
+# Construct Update operation to add verification key to DID document
+didkit did-update -U 1-u.jwk -u 2-u.jwk \
+	set-service "$svc" \
+	-t DIDKitDemoService \
+	-e https://demo.didkit.dev/ \
+	| tee 2-update.json
+# Submit Update operation
+read -p 'Press enter to submit Update operation. ' _
+if ! didkit did-submit-tx < 2-update.json
+then
+	read -p 'Press enter to retry submit operation. ' _
+	didkit did-submit-tx < 2-update.json
+fi
+
diff --git a/cli/tests/ion-create-update-vm.sh b/cli/tests/ion-create-update-vm.sh
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+++ b/cli/tests/ion-create-update-vm.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+# Create and use temp directory if does not already exist
+dir=did-ion-test
+if test -d "$dir"
+then
+	printf 'Directory already exists: %s\n' "$dir" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+mkdir "$dir"
+cd "$dir"
+
+# Generate initial update keypair and initial recovery keypair
+didkit generate-secp256k1-key > 1-u.jwk
+didkit generate-secp256k1-key > 1-r.jwk
+# Construct Create operation with initial public keys
+didkit did-create ion -r 1-r.jwk -u 1-u.jwk | tee 1-create.json
+# Get long-form and short-form DID from Create operation
+longdid=$(didkit did-from-tx < 1-create.json)
+shortdid=$(echo -n "$longdid" | sed 's/:[^:]*$//')
+didsuffix=$(echo -n "$shortdid" | sed 's/.*://')
+echo "Sidetree DID Suffix: $didsuffix"
+echo "DID (long-form/unpublished): $longdid"
+echo "DID (short-form/canonical): $shortdid"
+
+# Now that the DID suffix is set, rename the directory to it.
+cd ..
+mv "$dir" "$didsuffix"
+cd "$didsuffix"
+
+# Submit Create operation
+export DID_ION_API_URL=http://localhost:3000/
+read -p "Press enter to submit Create operation. " _
+didkit did-submit-tx < 1-create.json
+
+# Generate verification key to be added to DID document
+didkit generate-secp256k1-key > 2-v.jwk
+# Construct DID URL for new verification method
+vm="$shortdid#key-1"
+
+# Generate new update key keypair
+didkit generate-secp256k1-key > 2-u.jwk
+# Construct Update operation to add verification key to DID document
+didkit did-update -U 1-u.jwk -u 2-u.jwk \
+	set-verification-method "$vm" -k 2-v.jwk \
+	--authentication --assertionMethod -t JsonWebKey2020 \
+	| tee 2-update.json
+# Submit Update operation
+read -p 'Press enter to submit Update operation. ' _
+if ! didkit did-submit-tx < 2-update.json
+then
+	read -p 'Press enter to retry submit operation. ' _
+	didkit did-submit-tx < 2-update.json
+fi
+