diff --git a/apps/web/scripts/migrate-posts.ts b/apps/web/scripts/migrate-posts.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index af5d656..0000000
--- a/apps/web/scripts/migrate-posts.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-import { getPayload } from "payload";
-import configPromise from "../payload.config";
-import fs from "fs";
-import path from "path";
-import { parseMarkdownToLexical } from "@mintel/payload-ai";
-
-function parseMatter(content: string) {
-  const match = content.match(/^---\n([\s\S]*?)\n---\n([\s\S]*)$/);
-  if (!match) return { data: {}, content };
-  const data: Record<string, any> = {};
-  match[1].split("\n").forEach((line) => {
-    const [key, ...rest] = line.split(":");
-    if (key && rest.length) {
-      const field = key.trim();
-      let val = rest.join(":").trim();
-      if (val.startsWith("[")) {
-        // basic array parsing
-        data[field] = val
-          .slice(1, -1)
-          .split(",")
-          .map((s) => s.trim().replace(/^["']|["']$/g, ""));
-      } else {
-        data[field] = val.replace(/^["']|["']$/g, "");
-      }
-    }
-  });
-  return { data, content: match[2].trim() };
-}
-
-async function run() {
-  const payload = await getPayload({ config: configPromise });
-  const contentDir = path.join(process.cwd(), "content", "blog");
-  const files = fs.readdirSync(contentDir).filter((f) => f.endsWith(".mdx"));
-
-  for (const file of files) {
-    const filePath = path.join(contentDir, file);
-    const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
-    const { data, content: body } = parseMatter(content);
-
-    const slug = file.replace(/\.mdx$/, "");
-    console.log(`Migrating ${slug}...`);
-
-    try {
-      const existing = await payload.find({
-        collection: "posts",
-        where: { slug: { equals: slug } },
-      });
-
-      const lexicalBlocks = parseMarkdownToLexical(body);
-      const lexicalAST = {
-        root: {
-          type: "root",
-          format: "",
-          indent: 0,
-          version: 1,
-          children: lexicalBlocks,
-          direction: "ltr",
-        },
-      };
-
-      // Handle thumbnail mapping
-      let featuredImageId = null;
-      if (data.thumbnail) {
-        try {
-          // Remove leading slash and find local file
-          const localPath = path.join(
-            process.cwd(),
-            "public",
-            data.thumbnail.replace(/^\//, ""),
-          );
-          const fileName = path.basename(localPath);
-
-          if (fs.existsSync(localPath)) {
-            // Check if media already exists in Payload
-            const existingMedia = await payload.find({
-              collection: "media",
-              where: { filename: { equals: fileName } },
-            });
-
-            if (existingMedia.docs.length > 0) {
-              featuredImageId = existingMedia.docs[0].id;
-            } else {
-              // Upload new media item
-              const fileData = fs.readFileSync(localPath);
-              const { size } = fs.statSync(localPath);
-
-              const newMedia = await payload.create({
-                collection: "media",
-                data: {
-                  alt: data.title || fileName,
-                },
-                file: {
-                  data: fileData,
-                  name: fileName,
-                  mimetype: fileName.endsWith(".png")
-                    ? "image/png"
-                    : fileName.endsWith(".jpg") || fileName.endsWith(".jpeg")
-                      ? "image/jpeg"
-                      : "image/webp",
-                  size,
-                },
-              });
-              featuredImageId = newMedia.id;
-              console.log(`  ↑ Uploaded thumbnail: ${fileName}`);
-            }
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.warn(
-            `  ⚠ Warning: Could not process thumbnail ${data.thumbnail}`,
-          );
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (existing.docs.length === 0) {
-        await payload.create({
-          collection: "posts",
-          data: {
-            title: data.title || slug,
-            slug,
-            description: data.description || "",
-            date: data.date
-              ? new Date(data.date).toISOString()
-              : new Date().toISOString(),
-            tags: (data.tags || []).map((t: string) => ({ tag: t })),
-            content: lexicalAST as any,
-            featuredImage: featuredImageId,
-          },
-        });
-        console.log(`✔ Inserted ${slug}`);
-      } else {
-        await payload.update({
-          collection: "posts",
-          id: existing.docs[0].id,
-          data: {
-            content: lexicalAST as any,
-            featuredImage: featuredImageId,
-          },
-        });
-        console.log(`✔ Updated AST and thumbnail for ${slug}`);
-      }
-    } catch (err: any) {
-      console.error(`✘ FAILED ${slug}: ${err.message}`);
-      if (err.data?.errors) {
-        console.error(
-          `  Validation errors:`,
-          JSON.stringify(err.data.errors, null, 2),
-        );
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  console.log("Migration complete.");
-  process.exit(0);
-}
-
-run().catch(console.error);
diff --git a/apps/web/scripts/seed-blog-posts.ts b/apps/web/scripts/seed-blog-posts.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 46cc965..0000000
--- a/apps/web/scripts/seed-blog-posts.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-import { getPayload } from "payload";
-import configPromise from "../payload.config";
-import fs from "fs";
-import path from "path";
-import { parseMarkdownToLexical } from "@mintel/payload-ai";
-
-function extractFrontmatter(content: string) {
-  const fmMatch = content.match(/^---\s*\n([\s\S]*?)\n---/);
-  if (!fmMatch) return {};
-  const fm = fmMatch[1];
-  const titleMatch = fm.match(/title:\s*"?([^"\n]+)"?/);
-  const descMatch = fm.match(/description:\s*"?([^"\n]+)"?/);
-  const tagsMatch = fm.match(/tags:\s*\[(.*?)\]/);
-
-  return {
-    title: titleMatch ? titleMatch[1] : "Untitled Draft",
-    description: descMatch ? descMatch[1] : "No description",
-    tags: tagsMatch
-      ? tagsMatch[1].split(",").map((s) => s.trim().replace(/"/g, ""))
-      : [],
-  };
-}
-
-async function run() {
-  try {
-    const payload = await getPayload({ config: configPromise });
-    console.log("Payload initialized.");
-
-    const draftsDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "content/drafts");
-    const publicBlogDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "public/blog");
-
-    if (!fs.existsSync(draftsDir)) {
-      console.log(`Drafts directory not found at ${draftsDir}`);
-      process.exit(0);
-    }
-
-    const files = fs.readdirSync(draftsDir).filter((f) => f.endsWith(".md"));
-    let count = 0;
-
-    for (const file of files) {
-      console.log(`Processing ${file}...`);
-      const filePath = path.join(draftsDir, file);
-      const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
-
-      const fm = extractFrontmatter(content);
-      const lexicalNodes = parseMarkdownToLexical(content);
-      const lexicalContent = {
-        root: {
-          type: "root",
-          format: "" as const,
-          indent: 0,
-          version: 1,
-          direction: "ltr" as const,
-          children: lexicalNodes,
-        },
-      };
-
-      // Upload thumbnail if exists
-      let featuredImageId = null;
-      const thumbPath = path.join(publicBlogDir, `${file}.png`);
-      if (fs.existsSync(thumbPath)) {
-        console.log(`Uploading thumbnail ${file}.png...`);
-        const fileData = fs.readFileSync(thumbPath);
-        const stat = fs.statSync(thumbPath);
-
-        try {
-          const newMedia = await payload.create({
-            collection: "media",
-            data: {
-              alt: `Thumbnail for ${fm.title}`,
-            },
-            file: {
-              data: fileData,
-              name: `optimized-${file}.png`,
-              mimetype: "image/png",
-              size: stat.size,
-            },
-          });
-          featuredImageId = newMedia.id;
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.log("Failed to upload thumbnail", e);
-        }
-      }
-
-      const tagsArray = fm.tags.map((tag) => ({ tag }));
-
-      const slug = fm.title
-        .toLowerCase()
-        .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "-")
-        .replace(/(^-|-$)/g, "")
-        .substring(0, 60);
-
-      // Check if already exists
-      const existing = await payload.find({
-        collection: "posts",
-        where: { slug: { equals: slug } },
-      });
-
-      if (existing.totalDocs === 0) {
-        await payload.create({
-          collection: "posts",
-          data: {
-            title: fm.title,
-            slug: slug,
-            description: fm.description,
-            date: new Date().toISOString(),
-            tags: tagsArray,
-            featuredImage: featuredImageId,
-            content: lexicalContent,
-            _status: "published",
-          },
-        });
-        console.log(`Created CMS entry for ${file}.`);
-        count++;
-      } else {
-        console.log(`Post with slug ${slug} already exists. Skipping.`);
-      }
-    }
-
-    console.log(
-      `Migration successful! Added ${count} new optimized posts to the database.`,
-    );
-    process.exit(0);
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error("Migration failed:", e);
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-}
-
-run();