diff --git a/scripts/download-ledger.sh b/scripts/download-ledger.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Download the production constitutional ledger via flyctl.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+APP="${FLY_APP:-slug-constitution}"
+REMOTE="${JSONL_PATH:-/data/ledger.jsonl}"
+OUT="${1:-ledger.jsonl}"
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$OUT")"
+fly sftp get "$REMOTE" "$OUT" -a "$APP"
+wc -c "$OUT" | awk -v f="$OUT" '{print "wrote", $1, "bytes to", f}'
diff --git a/scripts/wipe-ledger.sh b/scripts/wipe-ledger.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Truncate the production ledger and restart so the in-memory store reloads empty.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+APP="${FLY_APP:-slug-constitution}"
+REMOTE="${JSONL_PATH:-/data/ledger.jsonl}"
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" != "--yes" ]]; then
+  echo "This will erase ${REMOTE} on ${APP} and restart the machine." >&2
+  echo "Re-run with --yes to confirm." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+fly ssh console -a "$APP" -C "sh -c 'truncate -s 0 ${REMOTE} && wc -c ${REMOTE}'"
+fly apps restart "$APP"
+echo "wiped ${REMOTE} on ${APP} and restarted"