diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/CMakeLists.txt b/barretenberg/cpp/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ca963d4f87..65176f7c421 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ set(BARRETENBERG_TARGET_OBJECTS
     $<TARGET_OBJECTS:sumcheck_objects>
     $<TARGET_OBJECTS:transcript_objects>
     $<TARGET_OBJECTS:translator_vm_objects>
-    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:ultra_honk_objects>)
+    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:ultra_honk_objects>
+    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:vm_objects>)
 
 add_library(
     barretenberg
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/bb/main.cpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/bb/main.cpp
index b49d6f95908..fa91f8f3667 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/bb/main.cpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/bb/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+#include "barretenberg/bb/file_io.hpp"
+#include "barretenberg/common/serialize.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/dsl/types.hpp"
+#include "barretenberg/honk/proof_system/types/proof.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/plonk/proof_system/proving_key/serialize.hpp"
+#include "barretenberg/vm/avm_trace/AvmMini_execution.hpp"
 #include "config.hpp"
 #include "get_bn254_crs.hpp"
 #include "get_bytecode.hpp"
@@ -12,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <barretenberg/dsl/acir_proofs/acir_composer.hpp>
 #include <barretenberg/dsl/acir_proofs/goblin_acir_composer.hpp>
 #include <barretenberg/srs/global_crs.hpp>
+#include <cstdint>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
@@ -506,6 +511,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         if (command == "prove_and_verify_goblin") {
             return proveAndVerifyGoblin(bytecode_path, witness_path) ? 0 : 1;
         }
+
         if (command == "prove") {
             std::string output_path = get_option(args, "-o", "./proofs/proof");
             prove(bytecode_path, witness_path, output_path);
@@ -528,6 +534,23 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         } else if (command == "vk_as_fields") {
             std::string output_path = get_option(args, "-o", vk_path + "_fields.json");
             vk_as_fields(vk_path, output_path);
+        } else if (command == "avm_prove") {
+            std::string avm_bytecode_path = get_option(args, "-b", "./target/avm_bytecode.bin");
+            std::string output_path = get_option(args, "-o", "./proofs/avm_proof");
+            std::vector<uint8_t> call_data_bytes{};
+
+            if (flag_present(args, "-d")) {
+                auto const call_data_path = get_option(args, "-d", "./target/call_data.bin");
+                call_data_bytes = read_file(call_data_path);
+            }
+
+            srs::init_crs_factory("../srs_db/ignition");
+
+            std::vector<fr> const call_data = many_from_buffer<fr>(call_data_bytes);
+            auto const avm_bytecode = read_file(avm_bytecode_path);
+            auto const proof = avm_trace::Execution::run_and_prove(avm_bytecode, call_data);
+            std::vector<uint8_t> const proof_bytes = to_buffer(proof);
+            write_file(output_path, proof_bytes);
         } else {
             std::cerr << "Unknown command: " << command << "\n";
             return 1;
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm/avm_trace/AvmMini_execution.cpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm/avm_trace/AvmMini_execution.cpp
index 9a5f8f5a396..53019fb77ce 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm/avm_trace/AvmMini_execution.cpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm/avm_trace/AvmMini_execution.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "AvmMini_execution.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/common/serialize.hpp"
+#include "barretenberg/common/throw_or_abort.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/proof_system/circuit_builder/generated/AvmMini_circuit_builder.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/vm/avm_trace/AvmMini_common.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/vm/avm_trace/AvmMini_instructions.hpp"
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ std::vector<Instruction> Execution::parse(std::vector<uint8_t> const& bytecode)
         pos += AVM_OPCODE_BYTE_LENGTH;
 
         if (!Bytecode::is_valid(opcode_byte)) {
-            throw std::runtime_error("Invalid opcode byte: " + std::to_string(opcode_byte));
+            throw_or_abort("Invalid opcode byte: " + std::to_string(opcode_byte));
         }
 
         const auto opcode = static_cast<OpCode>(opcode_byte);
@@ -64,12 +65,12 @@ std::vector<Instruction> Execution::parse(std::vector<uint8_t> const& bytecode)
 
         if (Bytecode::has_in_tag(opcode)) {
             if (pos + AVM_IN_TAG_BYTE_LENGTH > length) {
-                throw std::runtime_error("Instruction tag missing at position " + std::to_string(pos));
+                throw_or_abort("Instruction tag missing at position " + std::to_string(pos));
             }
             in_tag_u8 = bytecode.at(pos);
             if (in_tag_u8 == static_cast<uint8_t>(AvmMemoryTag::U0) || in_tag_u8 > MAX_MEM_TAG) {
-                throw std::runtime_error("Instruction tag is invalid at position " + std::to_string(pos) +
-                                         " value: " + std::to_string(in_tag_u8));
+                throw_or_abort("Instruction tag is invalid at position " + std::to_string(pos) +
+                               " value: " + std::to_string(in_tag_u8));
             }
             pos += AVM_IN_TAG_BYTE_LENGTH;
         }
@@ -109,8 +110,8 @@ std::vector<Instruction> Execution::parse(std::vector<uint8_t> const& bytecode)
                 operands_size = 20;
                 break;
             default:
-                throw std::runtime_error("Instruction tag for SET opcode is invalid at position " +
-                                         std::to_string(pos) + " value: " + std::to_string(in_tag_u8));
+                throw_or_abort("Instruction tag for SET opcode is invalid at position " + std::to_string(pos) +
+                               " value: " + std::to_string(in_tag_u8));
                 break;
             }
         } else {
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ std::vector<Instruction> Execution::parse(std::vector<uint8_t> const& bytecode)
         }
 
         if (pos + operands_size > length) {
-            throw std::runtime_error("Operand is missing at position " + std::to_string(pos));
+            throw_or_abort("Operand is missing at position " + std::to_string(pos));
         }
 
         // We handle operands which are encoded with less than 4 bytes.
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm/avm_trace/AvmMini_execution.hpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm/avm_trace/AvmMini_execution.hpp
index ae041f65bb0..6c31f52d040 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm/avm_trace/AvmMini_execution.hpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm/avm_trace/AvmMini_execution.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class Execution {
 
     static std::vector<Instruction> parse(std::vector<uint8_t> const& bytecode);
     static std::vector<Row> gen_trace(std::vector<Instruction> const& instructions, std::vector<FF> const& calldata);
-    static bb::HonkProof run_and_prove(std::vector<uint8_t> const& bytecode, std::vector<FF> const& calldata);
+    static bb::HonkProof run_and_prove(std::vector<uint8_t> const& bytecode,
+                                       std::vector<FF> const& calldata = std::vector<FF>{});
 };
 
 } // namespace avm_trace
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