diff --git a/docs/production-deployment.md b/docs/production-deployment.md
index 8b7cea6..7a53cac 100644
--- a/docs/production-deployment.md
+++ b/docs/production-deployment.md
@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@ precedence when both are set. After a verified Studio candidate is explicitly pr
 selects a prior verified manifest), recreate the OCRKit container to download and verify the selected
 model before serving traffic. No per-release server environment edit is required.
 
+Run the controlled rollout from the deployment host with a public, non-private
+smoke image:
+
+```sh
+uv run python training/scripts/production_rollout.py --smoke-image ./smoke.png
+```
+
+The command reads the stable channel and manifest before recreation, runs
+`docker compose up --no-build --force-recreate`, waits for health, verifies the
+exact loaded `model_version` and unchanged manifest hash, and runs an authenticated
+local smoke request. It prints only the version, manifest identity, and pass/fail
+summary. If it fails, select a previous verified manifest with
+`training/scripts/rollback_model_channel.py` and rerun the same rollout command.
+
 After deployment, verify `https://ocr.owbastion.com/health` anonymously. Recognition
 endpoints require `Authorization: Bearer <OCRKIT_API_TOKEN>` and are called only by the
 platform Worker. Do not place the service token, evidence keys, screenshots, or OCR payloads
diff --git a/tests/test_production_rollout.py b/tests/test_production_rollout.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a98d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_production_rollout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from training.scripts.production_rollout import compose_command, validate_health, validate_target
+
+
+def test_target_requires_immutable_manifest_identity() -> None:
+    target = validate_target(
+        {
+            "channel_key": "models/pp-ocrv6-small/channels/stable.json",
+            "manifest_key": "models/pp-ocrv6-small/2026.08.24/manifest.json",
+            "model_version": "2026.08.24",
+            "manifest_sha256": "a" * 64,
+        }
+    )
+
+    assert target["model_version"] == "2026.08.24"
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="outside"):
+        validate_target({**target, "manifest_key": "other/model/manifest.json"})
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="stable model channel"):
+        validate_target({**target, "channel_key": "models/pp-ocrv6-small/channels/candidate.json"})
+
+
+def test_health_must_match_stable_target() -> None:
+    target = {
+        "channel_key": "models/pp-ocrv6-small/channels/stable.json",
+        "manifest_key": "models/pp-ocrv6-small/2026.08.24/manifest.json",
+        "model_version": "2026.08.24",
+        "manifest_sha256": "a" * 64,
+    }
+    validate_health({"ok": True, "model_version": "2026.08.24"}, target)
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="does not match"):
+        validate_health({"ok": True, "model_version": "old"}, target)
+
+
+def test_compose_rollout_recreates_without_rebuilding() -> None:
+    command = compose_command(Path("docker-compose.production.yml"), Path(".env"), "up", "-d", "--no-build", "--force-recreate", "ocrkit")
+
+    assert command[-5:] == ["up", "-d", "--no-build", "--force-recreate", "ocrkit"]
+    assert "--build" not in command
diff --git a/training/scripts/production_rollout.py b/training/scripts/production_rollout.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1b0443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/training/scripts/production_rollout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Callable
+
+
+TARGET_SCRIPT = r'''
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+
+import boto3
+
+bucket = os.environ["OCRKIT_R2_DEFAULT_BUCKET"]
+channel_key = os.getenv("OCRKIT_MODEL_RELEASE_CHANNEL_KEY") or "models/pp-ocrv6-small/channels/stable.json"
+if channel_key != "models/pp-ocrv6-small/channels/stable.json":
+    raise RuntimeError("production rollout requires the stable model channel")
+client = boto3.client(
+    "s3",
+    endpoint_url=os.environ["OCRKIT_R2_ENDPOINT_URL"],
+    aws_access_key_id=os.environ["OCRKIT_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID"],
+    aws_secret_access_key=os.environ["OCRKIT_R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"],
+    region_name=os.getenv("OCRKIT_R2_REGION_NAME", "auto"),
+)
+channel_bytes = client.get_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=channel_key)["Body"].read()
+channel = json.loads(channel_bytes)
+manifest_key = channel["manifest_key"]
+manifest_bytes = client.get_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=manifest_key)["Body"].read()
+manifest = json.loads(manifest_bytes)
+version = manifest["version"]
+expected_key = f"models/pp-ocrv6-small/{version}/manifest.json"
+if manifest_key != expected_key:
+    raise RuntimeError("stable manifest key does not match its version")
+print(json.dumps({
+    "channel_key": channel_key,
+    "manifest_key": manifest_key,
+    "model_version": version,
+    "manifest_sha256": hashlib.sha256(manifest_bytes).hexdigest(),
+}, separators=(",", ":")))
+'''
+
+HEALTH_SCRIPT = r'''
+import json
+from urllib.request import urlopen
+
+with urlopen("http://127.0.0.1:8000/health", timeout=5) as response:
+    print(response.read().decode())
+'''
+
+SMOKE_SCRIPT = r'''
+import json
+import mimetypes
+import os
+import uuid
+from pathlib import Path
+from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+
+image_path = Path(os.environ["OCRKIT_ROLLOUT_SMOKE_IMAGE"])
+token = os.environ["OCRKIT_API_TOKEN"]
+payload = image_path.read_bytes()
+boundary = "----ocrkit-rollout-" + uuid.uuid4().hex
+body = (
+    f"--{boundary}\r\n"
+    "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"smoke.png\"\r\n"
+    "Content-Type: image/png\r\n\r\n"
+).encode() + payload + f"\r\n--{boundary}--\r\n".encode()
+request = Request(
+    "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v1/ocr/challenge",
+    data=body,
+    headers={
+        "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
+        "Content-Type": f"multipart/form-data; boundary={boundary}",
+    },
+    method="POST",
+)
+with urlopen(request, timeout=30) as response:
+    print(response.read().decode())
+'''
+
+
+def compose_command(compose_file: Path, env_file: Path, *args: str) -> list[str]:
+    return ["docker", "compose", "--env-file", str(env_file), "-f", str(compose_file), *args]
+
+
+def json_output(stdout: str, label: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    for line in reversed(stdout.splitlines()):
+        try:
+            payload = json.loads(line)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            continue
+        if isinstance(payload, dict):
+            return payload
+    raise RuntimeError(f"{label} did not return a JSON object")
+
+
+def validate_target(target: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, str]:
+    required = ("channel_key", "manifest_key", "model_version", "manifest_sha256")
+    if any(not isinstance(target.get(name), str) or not target[name] for name in required):
+        raise RuntimeError("stable channel target is incomplete")
+    if not target["manifest_key"].startswith("models/pp-ocrv6-small/"):
+        raise RuntimeError("stable manifest is outside the OCRKit model prefix")
+    if target["channel_key"] != "models/pp-ocrv6-small/channels/stable.json":
+        raise RuntimeError("production rollout requires the stable model channel")
+    return {name: str(target[name]) for name in required}
+
+
+def validate_health(health: dict[str, Any], target: dict[str, str]) -> None:
+    if health.get("ok") is not True:
+        raise RuntimeError("OCRKit health check did not report ok")
+    if health.get("model_version") != target["model_version"]:
+        raise RuntimeError("OCRKit loaded model_version does not match the stable channel target")
+
+
+def run_checked(command: list[str], *, label: str, runner: Callable[..., subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]] = subprocess.run) -> str:
+    result = runner(command, text=True, capture_output=True, check=False)
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"{label} failed with exit code {result.returncode}")
+    return result.stdout
+
+
+def read_target(compose_file: Path, env_file: Path, service: str, runner: Callable[..., subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]]) -> dict[str, str]:
+    stdout = run_checked(
+        compose_command(
+            compose_file,
+            env_file,
+            "run",
+            "--rm",
+            "--no-deps",
+            "--quiet-pull",
+            "--entrypoint",
+            "python",
+            service,
+            "-c",
+            TARGET_SCRIPT,
+        ),
+        label="stable channel read",
+        runner=runner,
+    )
+    return validate_target(json_output(stdout, "stable channel read"))
+
+
+def read_health(compose_file: Path, env_file: Path, service: str, runner: Callable[..., subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    return json_output(
+        run_checked(
+            compose_command(compose_file, env_file, "exec", "-T", service, "python", "-c", HEALTH_SCRIPT),
+            label="health check",
+            runner=runner,
+        ),
+        "health check",
+    )
+
+
+def wait_for_health(
+    compose_file: Path,
+    env_file: Path,
+    service: str,
+    target: dict[str, str],
+    timeout_seconds: int,
+    runner: Callable[..., subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]],
+    sleeper: Callable[[float], None] = time.sleep,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout_seconds
+    last_error = "service did not become healthy"
+    while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+        try:
+            health = read_health(compose_file, env_file, service, runner)
+            validate_health(health, target)
+            return health
+        except RuntimeError as exc:
+            last_error = str(exc)
+            sleeper(min(5, max(0, deadline - time.monotonic())))
+    raise RuntimeError(last_error)
+
+
+def smoke(
+    compose_file: Path,
+    env_file: Path,
+    service: str,
+    image: Path,
+    target: dict[str, str],
+    runner: Callable[..., subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]],
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if not image.is_file():
+        raise RuntimeError(f"smoke image does not exist: {image}")
+    remote_image = f"/tmp/ocrkit-rollout-smoke-{os.getpid()}.png"
+    run_checked(
+        compose_command(compose_file, env_file, "cp", str(image), f"{service}:{remote_image}"),
+        label="smoke fixture copy",
+        runner=runner,
+    )
+    try:
+        stdout = run_checked(
+            compose_command(
+                compose_file,
+                env_file,
+                "exec",
+                "-T",
+                "-e",
+                f"OCRKIT_ROLLOUT_SMOKE_IMAGE={remote_image}",
+                service,
+                "python",
+                "-c",
+                SMOKE_SCRIPT,
+            ),
+            label="OCR smoke test",
+            runner=runner,
+        )
+        response = json_output(stdout, "OCR smoke test")
+        if response.get("model_version") != target["model_version"]:
+            raise RuntimeError("OCR smoke response model_version does not match the stable channel target")
+        if response.get("ok") is not True:
+            raise RuntimeError("OCR smoke response did not report ok")
+        return response
+    finally:
+        runner(
+            compose_command(
+                compose_file,
+                env_file,
+                "exec",
+                "-T",
+                service,
+                "python",
+                "-c",
+                f"from pathlib import Path; Path({remote_image!r}).unlink(missing_ok=True)",
+            ),
+            text=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+            check=False,
+        )
+
+
+def rollout(
+    compose_file: Path,
+    env_file: Path,
+    service: str,
+    image: Path,
+    timeout_seconds: int,
+    runner: Callable[..., subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]] = subprocess.run,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    target_before = read_target(compose_file, env_file, service, runner)
+    run_checked(
+        compose_command(compose_file, env_file, "up", "-d", "--no-build", "--force-recreate", service),
+        label="OCRKit container recreation",
+        runner=runner,
+    )
+    health = wait_for_health(compose_file, env_file, service, target_before, timeout_seconds, runner)
+    target_after = read_target(compose_file, env_file, service, runner)
+    if target_after != target_before:
+        raise RuntimeError("stable channel target changed during rollout")
+    smoke_response = smoke(compose_file, env_file, service, image, target_before, runner)
+    return {
+        "model_version": target_before["model_version"],
+        "manifest_key": target_before["manifest_key"],
+        "manifest_sha256": target_before["manifest_sha256"],
+        "health": health,
+        "smoke": {"ok": smoke_response.get("ok"), "model_version": smoke_response.get("model_version")},
+    }
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Recreate OCRKit from the stable model channel and verify the loaded model.")
+    parser.add_argument("--compose-file", type=Path, default=Path("docker-compose.production.yml"))
+    parser.add_argument("--env-file", type=Path, default=Path(".env"))
+    parser.add_argument("--service", default="ocrkit")
+    parser.add_argument("--smoke-image", required=True, type=Path)
+    parser.add_argument("--timeout-seconds", type=int, default=300)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    if not args.compose_file.is_file():
+        raise SystemExit(f"compose file does not exist: {args.compose_file}")
+    if not args.env_file.is_file():
+        raise SystemExit(f"deployment env file does not exist: {args.env_file}")
+    if args.timeout_seconds < 1:
+        raise SystemExit("--timeout-seconds must be positive")
+    try:
+        result = rollout(args.compose_file, args.env_file, args.service, args.smoke_image, args.timeout_seconds)
+    except RuntimeError as exc:
+        raise SystemExit(f"OCRKit model rollout failed: {exc}") from exc
+    print(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()