diff --git a/docs/builder/get-started/your-first-smart-contract/create.md b/docs/builder/get-started/your-first-smart-contract/create.md
index b5d37c2..c950678 100644
--- a/docs/builder/get-started/your-first-smart-contract/create.md
+++ b/docs/builder/get-started/your-first-smart-contract/create.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ cd ../increment-note
 miden build
 ```
 
-This compiles the Rust contract code into Miden assembly, making it ready for deployment and interaction.
+This compiles the Rust contract code into a `.masp` package file, making it ready for deployment and interaction.
 
 ## Understanding the Counter Account Contract
 
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ These imports provide:
 - **`StorageMap`**: Key-value storage within account storage slots
 - **`StorageMapAccess`**: Needed for reading storage values (`get_count` function)
 
+:::note[`felt` vs `Felt`]
+`Felt` is the field element type representing values in the Goldilocks prime field (p = 2^64 - 2^32 + 1). `felt!(1)` is a compile-time macro that creates `Felt` values from integer literals with compile-time range validation. Currently `felt!` only accepts values up to 2^32 (compiler limitation); for larger values use `Felt::from_u64_unchecked()`.
+:::
+
 #### Contract Structure Definition
 
 ```rust
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ struct CounterContract {
 }
 ```
 
-The `#[component]` attribute marks this as a Miden component. The `count_map` field is a `StorageMap` stored in a named storage slot of the account. In v0.13, storage slots are identified by name rather than explicit index numbers — the slot name is derived automatically from the component's package name and field name (e.g., `miden::component::miden_counter_account::count_map`).
+The `#[component]` attribute marks this as a Miden account component. The `count_map` field is a `StorageMap` stored in a named storage slot of the account. In v0.13, storage slots are identified by name rather than explicit index numbers — the slot name is derived automatically from the component's package name and field name (e.g., `miden::component::miden_counter_account::count_map`).
 
 **Important**: Storage slots in Miden hold `Word` values, which are composed of four field elements (`Felt`). Each `Felt` is a 64-bit unsigned integer (u64). The `StorageMap` provides a key-value interface within a single storage slot, allowing you to store multiple key-value pairs within the four-element word structure.
 
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ The `CounterContract` implementation defines the external interface that other c
 let key = Word::from_u64_unchecked(0, 0, 0, 1);
 ```
 
-Both functions use the same fixed key `[0, 0, 0, 1]` to store and retrieve the counter value within the storage map. The `Word::from_u64_unchecked` constructor creates a `Word` from four `u64` values. This demonstrates a simple but effective storage pattern.
+Both functions in the counter contract use the same fixed key `[0, 0, 0, 1]` to store and retrieve the counter value within the storage map. The `Word::from_u64_unchecked` constructor creates a `Word` from four `u64` values. This demonstrates a simple but effective storage pattern.
 
 ## Understanding the Increment Note Script
 
diff --git a/docs/builder/get-started/your-first-smart-contract/deploy.md b/docs/builder/get-started/your-first-smart-contract/deploy.md
index c6a5f36..65543a8 100644
--- a/docs/builder/get-started/your-first-smart-contract/deploy.md
+++ b/docs/builder/get-started/your-first-smart-contract/deploy.md
@@ -86,14 +86,21 @@ cargo run --bin increment_count --release
 Account ID: V0(AccountIdV0 { prefix: 14134910893364381952, suffix: 3644349760121494784 })
 Sender account ID: "0xd85b347218c5a80052dbd47b2f36ad"
 Counter note hash: "0xf0e821396a896eb9983e682bc056021d57ddcaa43082f34597bf9e026421e566"
-Note publish transaction ID: "0xc6f080855724402cadf26650ffe993fe97a127a8f6c9c82ec621960e936e6d732
+Note publish transaction ID: "0xc6f080855724402cadf26650ffe993fe97a127a8f6c9c82ec621960e936e6d732"
+Trace with id 240 emitted at step 2679 in context 2666
+Trace with id 252 emitted at step 2689 in context 2666
+... (trace output omitted)
 Consume transaction ID: "0x2d1d8510e546ce0fbc22fa7d1a82322259d73cd1d7e0ca86622d0be70fab0548"
-Account delta: AccountDelta { account_id: V0(AccountIdV0 { prefix: 7255964780328958976, suffix: 2724050564200846336 }), storage: AccountStorageDelta { values: {}, maps: {0: StorageMapDelta({LexicographicWord(Word([0, 0, 0, 1])): Word([0, 0, 0, 1])})} }, vault: AccountVaultDelta { fungible: FungibleAssetDelta({}), non_fungible: NonFungibleAssetDelta({}) }, nonce_delta: 1 }
+Account delta: AccountDelta { ... storage: AccountStorageDelta { ... maps: {0: StorageMapDelta({...: Word([0, 0, 0, 1])})} }, ... nonce_delta: 1 }
 ```
 
+:::note
+The `Trace with id ... emitted at step ...` lines are debug output from the Miden VM and can be safely ignored. Your actual account IDs and transaction IDs will differ from this example.
+:::
+
 </details>
 
-Congratulations, you have successfully deployed the Counter Contract to the Miden Testnet, and incremented its count by one!
+Congratulations, you have successfully deployed the Counter Contract to the Miden Testnet, and incremented its count by one! You can verify your transaction on [MidenScan](https://testnet.midenscan.com) by searching for your transaction ID.
 
 ### What Happens During Execution
 
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@ let note_package = Arc::new(
 The `build_project_in_dir()` function:
 
 - Takes the path to your contract's Rust source code
-- Compiles the Rust code into Miden assembly
+- Compiles the Rust code into a Miden package (`.masp` file)
 - Generates a package containing the compiled contract bytecode and metadata
 - This is equivalent to manually running `miden build` in each contract directory