diff --git a/scripts/docker-prep.sh b/scripts/docker-prep.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6ff573e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/docker-prep.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# docker-prep.sh — Pack @bytelyst/* packages as tarballs for Docker/CI builds.
+# Delegates to the universal prep-consumer.sh in learning_ai_common_plat.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./scripts/docker-prep.sh          # prep for docker build
+#   ./scripts/docker-prep.sh --restore # undo package.json changes
+#
+# Prerequisites:
+#   cd ../learning_ai_common_plat && pnpm build
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+COMMON_PLAT="${REPO_ROOT}/../learning_ai_common_plat"
+PREP_SCRIPT="${COMMON_PLAT}/scripts/prep-consumer.sh"
+
+if [ ! -f "$PREP_SCRIPT" ]; then
+  echo "❌ Cannot find prep-consumer.sh at $PREP_SCRIPT"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Consumers in this repo that use file: refs to @bytelyst/* packages
+CONSUMERS=(web)
+
+MODE="${1:-}"
+
+for consumer in "${CONSUMERS[@]}"; do
+  TARGET="${REPO_ROOT}/${consumer}"
+  if [ ! -d "$TARGET" ]; then
+    echo "⚠️  Skipping ${consumer} — directory not found"
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$MODE" == "--restore" ]]; then
+    bash "$PREP_SCRIPT" "$TARGET" --restore
+  else
+    bash "$PREP_SCRIPT" "$TARGET"
+  fi
+done
+
+if [[ "$MODE" != "--restore" ]]; then
+  echo ""
+  echo "✅ Docker prep complete. Restore with: ./scripts/docker-prep.sh --restore"
+fi
diff --git a/web/.gitignore b/web/.gitignore
index d2097c8..bb7deba 100644
--- a/web/.gitignore
+++ b/web/.gitignore
@@ -43,3 +43,7 @@ yarn-error.log*
 # typescript
 *.tsbuildinfo
 next-env.d.ts
+
+# Docker prep (generated by prep-consumer.sh)
+.docker-deps/
+package.json.bak