diff --git a/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/deploy.rs b/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/deploy.rs
index ad44fc0b0..1ec17d1e7 100644
--- a/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/deploy.rs
+++ b/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/deploy.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::Parser;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-/// Create a new Forc project in an existing directory.
+/// Deploy an index asset bundle to a remote or locally running indexer server.
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 pub struct Command {
     /// URL at which to upload index assets
diff --git a/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/init.rs b/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/init.rs
index baf64c9ea..b366d249d 100644
--- a/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/init.rs
+++ b/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/init.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::Parser;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-/// Create a new Forc project in the current directory.
+/// Create a new indexer project in the current directory.
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 pub struct Command {
     /// Name of index
diff --git a/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/new.rs b/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/new.rs
index ad0913a10..e6b1206bc 100644
--- a/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/new.rs
+++ b/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/new.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::Parser;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-/// Create a new Forc project in an existing directory.
+/// Create a new indexer project in a new directory.
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 pub struct Command {
     /// Name of index
diff --git a/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/start.rs b/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/start.rs
index 0f30e0334..d31b6e875 100644
--- a/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/start.rs
+++ b/plugins/forc-index/src/commands/start.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::Parser;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-/// Create a new Forc project in an existing directory.
+/// Start a local indexer service.
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 pub struct Command {
     /// Log level passed to the Fuel Indexer service.
diff --git a/plugins/forc-index/src/ops/forc_index_deploy.rs b/plugins/forc-index/src/ops/forc_index_deploy.rs
index 65e40487d..83b406d28 100644
--- a/plugins/forc-index/src/ops/forc_index_deploy.rs
+++ b/plugins/forc-index/src/ops/forc_index_deploy.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::cli::DeployCommand;
+use crate::{cli::DeployCommand, utils::extract_manifest_fields};
 use reqwest::{
     blocking::{multipart::Form, Client},
     header::{HeaderMap, AUTHORIZATION},
@@ -10,45 +10,6 @@ use std::io::{BufReader, Read};
 use std::path::Path;
 use tracing::{error, info};
 
-fn extract_manifest_fields(
-    manifest: serde_yaml::Value,
-) -> anyhow::Result<(String, String, String, String)> {
-    let namespace: String = manifest
-        .get(&serde_yaml::Value::String("namespace".into()))
-        .unwrap()
-        .as_str()
-        .unwrap()
-        .to_string();
-    let identifier: String = manifest
-        .get(&serde_yaml::Value::String("identifier".into()))
-        .unwrap()
-        .as_str()
-        .unwrap()
-        .to_string();
-    let graphql_schema: String = manifest
-        .get(&serde_yaml::Value::String("graphql_schema".into()))
-        .unwrap()
-        .as_str()
-        .unwrap()
-        .to_string();
-    let module: serde_yaml::Value = manifest
-        .get(&serde_yaml::Value::String("module".into()))
-        .unwrap()
-        .to_owned();
-    let module_path: String = module
-        .get(&serde_yaml::Value::String("wasm".into()))
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            module
-                .get(&serde_yaml::Value::String("native".into()))
-                .unwrap()
-        })
-        .as_str()
-        .unwrap()
-        .to_string();
-
-    Ok((namespace, identifier, graphql_schema, module_path))
-}
-
 pub fn init(command: DeployCommand) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut manifest_file = fs::File::open(&command.manifest).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
         panic!(