diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 95a9b33a7..b3d77bb11 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,3 +44,6 @@ temp/**
 
 # database backups (local exports)
 backups/
+
+# wrangler local state (do not commit)
+.wrangler/
diff --git a/scripts/migrate-latest.mjs b/scripts/migrate-latest.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c13eeac7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/migrate-latest.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import { readdirSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+
+const MIGRATIONS_DIR = join(process.cwd(), 'sql', 'migrations');
+const DB_NAME = 'united-tattoo';
+const useRemote = process.argv.includes('--remote');
+
+// Gather UP migration files (exclude *_down.sql), sorted lexicographically
+const files = readdirSync(MIGRATIONS_DIR)
+  .filter((f) => f.endsWith('.sql') && !f.endsWith('_down.sql'))
+  .sort();
+
+if (files.length === 0) {
+  console.log('No migration files found in sql/migrations.');
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+for (const f of files) {
+  const full = join(MIGRATIONS_DIR, f);
+  const args = ['d1', 'execute', DB_NAME, '--file', full];
+  if (useRemote) args.splice(2, 0, '--remote');
+  console.log(`\nApplying migration: ${f}${useRemote ? ' [--remote]' : ''}`);
+  const res = spawnSync('wrangler', args, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  if (res.status !== 0) {
+    console.error(`Migration failed for ${f}. Aborting.`);
+    process.exit(res.status ?? 1);
+  }
+}
+
+console.log('\nAll migrations applied successfully.');
+