diff --git a/src/CodingContractGenerator.ts b/src/CodingContractGenerator.ts
index 32328c59e..79c331653 100644
--- a/src/CodingContractGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/CodingContractGenerator.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ export function generateRandomContractOnHome(): void {
   serv.addContract(contract);
 }
 
+export const generateDummyContract = (problemType: string): void => {
+  if (!CodingContractTypes[problemType]) throw new Error(`Invalid problem type: '${problemType}'`);
+  const serv = Player.getHomeComputer();
+
+  const contractFn = getRandomFilename(serv);
+  const contract = new CodingContract(contractFn, problemType, null);
+  serv.addContract(contract);
+};
+
 interface IGenerateContractParams {
   problemType?: string;
   server?: string;
@@ -176,7 +185,7 @@ function getRandomServer(): BaseServer {
   return randServer;
 }
 
-function getRandomFilename(server: BaseServer, reward: ICodingContractReward): string {
+function getRandomFilename(server: BaseServer, reward: ICodingContractReward = { name: "", type: 0 }): string {
   let contractFn = `contract-${getRandomInt(0, 1e6)}`;
 
   for (let i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
diff --git a/src/Netscript/RamCostGenerator.ts b/src/Netscript/RamCostGenerator.ts
index 08edc907f..d23905de7 100644
--- a/src/Netscript/RamCostGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/Netscript/RamCostGenerator.ts
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ const codingcontract = {
   getData: RamCostConstants.ScriptCodingContractBaseRamCost / 2,
   getDescription: RamCostConstants.ScriptCodingContractBaseRamCost / 2,
   getNumTriesRemaining: RamCostConstants.ScriptCodingContractBaseRamCost / 5,
+  createDummyContract: RamCostConstants.ScriptCodingContractBaseRamCost / 5,
+  getContractTypes: RamCostConstants.ScriptCodingContractBaseRamCost / 5,
 } as const;
 
 // Duplicate Sleeve API
diff --git a/src/NetscriptFunctions/CodingContract.ts b/src/NetscriptFunctions/CodingContract.ts
index a95dbe0ec..a2f0d150a 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptFunctions/CodingContract.ts
+++ b/src/NetscriptFunctions/CodingContract.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { CodingContract } from "../CodingContracts";
 import { CodingAttemptOptions, CodingContract as ICodingContract } from "../ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions";
 import { InternalAPI, NetscriptContext } from "../Netscript/APIWrapper";
 import { helpers } from "../Netscript/NetscriptHelpers";
+import { codingContractTypesMetadata } from "../data/codingcontracttypes";
+import { generateDummyContract } from "../CodingContractGenerator";
 
 export function NetscriptCodingContract(): InternalAPI<ICodingContract> {
   const getCodingContract = function (
@@ -39,7 +41,6 @@ export function NetscriptCodingContract(): InternalAPI<ICodingContract> {
         // Convert answer to string.
         const answerStr = typeof answer === "string" ? answer : JSON.stringify(answer);
         const creward = contract.reward;
-        if (creward === null) throw new Error("Somehow solved a contract that didn't have a reward");
 
         const serv = helpers.getServer(ctx, hostname);
         if (contract.isSolution(answerStr)) {
@@ -112,5 +113,12 @@ export function NetscriptCodingContract(): InternalAPI<ICodingContract> {
         const contract = getCodingContract(ctx, "getNumTriesRemaining", hostname, filename);
         return contract.getMaxNumTries() - contract.tries;
       },
+    createDummyContract:
+      (ctx: NetscriptContext) =>
+      (_type: unknown): void => {
+        const type = helpers.string(ctx, "type", _type);
+        generateDummyContract(type);
+      },
+    getContractTypes: () => (): string[] => codingContractTypesMetadata.map((c) => c.name),
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/PersonObjects/Player/PlayerObjectGeneralMethods.ts b/src/PersonObjects/Player/PlayerObjectGeneralMethods.ts
index 8a7ecd60b..403363c50 100644
--- a/src/PersonObjects/Player/PlayerObjectGeneralMethods.ts
+++ b/src/PersonObjects/Player/PlayerObjectGeneralMethods.ts
@@ -1109,7 +1109,11 @@ export function queueAugmentation(this: PlayerObject, name: string): void {
 }
 
 /************* Coding Contracts **************/
-export function gainCodingContractReward(this: PlayerObject, reward: ICodingContractReward, difficulty = 1): string {
+export function gainCodingContractReward(
+  this: PlayerObject,
+  reward: ICodingContractReward | null,
+  difficulty = 1,
+): string {
   if (reward == null || reward.type == null) {
     return `No reward for this contract`;
   }
diff --git a/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts b/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts
index 0850bdd7e..f8b4d4cb3 100644
--- a/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts
+++ b/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts
@@ -3251,6 +3251,24 @@ export interface CodingContract {
    * @returns How many attempts are remaining for the contract.
    */
   getNumTriesRemaining(filename: string, host?: string): number;
+
+  /**
+   * Generate a dummy contract.
+   * @remarks
+   * RAM cost: 2 GB
+   *
+   * Generate a dummy contract on the home computer with no reward. Used to test various algorithms.
+   *
+   * @param type - Type of contract to generate
+   */
+  createDummyContract(type: string): void;
+
+  /**
+   * List all contract types.
+   * @remarks
+   * RAM cost: 2 GB
+   */
+  getContractTypes(): string[];
 }
 
 /**