diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d5133b..d4754cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -183,6 +183,17 @@ Notes for `dv reset git`:
 - Syncs with the upstream branch.
 - Reinstalls dependencies and runs migrations.
 
+### dv catchup
+Bring a container up to date: reset core to its upstream branch, reset and update each plugin that has its own git repository, reinstall dependencies, and migrate both databases.
+
+```bash
+dv catchup [--name NAME] [-y]
+```
+
+Notes:
+- The confirmation lists every repo that will be reset. `-y` skips the prompt.
+- Plugins bind-mounted from the host (`dv new --plugin-local`) are never touched: they are the host's working copy, and a reset inside the container would discard uncommitted work on the host.
+
 ### dv console
 Open an interactive Rails console in a running or stopped Discourse container.
 
diff --git a/internal/cli/catchup.go b/internal/cli/catchup.go
index 45c9ba2..f4205d8 100644
--- a/internal/cli/catchup.go
+++ b/internal/cli/catchup.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cli
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -66,14 +67,23 @@ func catchupRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Warning: failed to discover plugin repos: %v\n", err)
 		pluginOutput = ""
 	}
-	var plugins []string
+	var discovered []string
 	for _, line := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(pluginOutput), "\n") {
 		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
 		if line != "" {
-			plugins = append(plugins, line)
+			discovered = append(discovered, line)
 		}
 	}
 
+	// A bind-mounted plugin (dv new --plugin-local) is the host's checkout:
+	// resetting it inside the container discards work on the host.
+	mounts, err := docker.GetContainerMounts(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Warning: failed to inspect container mounts: %v\n", err)
+		mounts = nil
+	}
+	plugins, mounted := splitMountedPlugins(discovered, workdir, mounts)
+
 	// Confirmation prompt
 	skipConfirm, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("yes")
 	if !skipConfirm {
@@ -84,6 +94,7 @@ func catchupRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		for _, p := range plugins {
 			fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "  - %s\n", p)
 		}
+		printMountedPlugins(cmd, mounted)
 		fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "")
 		yes, err := promptYesNo(cmd.InOrStdin(), cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Continue? (y/N): ")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -93,6 +104,8 @@ func catchupRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Aborted.")
 			return nil
 		}
+	} else {
+		printMountedPlugins(cmd, mounted)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Catching up in container '%s'...\n", name)
@@ -105,6 +118,35 @@ func catchupRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// splitMountedPlugins separates discovered plugin repos (relative to workdir,
+// "plugins/<name>") into those catchup may reset and those whose directory is
+// a container mount. A mounted plugin is the host's working copy and is never
+// reset.
+func splitMountedPlugins(plugins []string, workdir string, mounts []docker.Mount) (reset, mounted []string) {
+	destinations := make(map[string]bool, len(mounts))
+	for _, m := range mounts {
+		destinations[path.Clean(m.Container)] = true
+	}
+	for _, p := range plugins {
+		if destinations[path.Clean(path.Join(workdir, p))] {
+			mounted = append(mounted, p)
+		} else {
+			reset = append(reset, p)
+		}
+	}
+	return reset, mounted
+}
+
+func printMountedPlugins(cmd *cobra.Command, mounted []string) {
+	if len(mounted) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Plugins left alone (bind-mounted from the host):")
+	for _, p := range mounted {
+		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "  - %s\n", p)
+	}
+}
+
 func buildCatchupScript(workdir string, plugins []string) string {
 	lines := []string{
 		"set -euo pipefail",
diff --git a/internal/cli/catchup_test.go b/internal/cli/catchup_test.go
index d6ba348..556a68e 100644
--- a/internal/cli/catchup_test.go
+++ b/internal/cli/catchup_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package cli
 import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+
+	"dv/internal/docker"
 )
 
 func TestBuildCatchupScript_CoreOnly(t *testing.T) {
@@ -142,3 +144,40 @@ func TestBuildCatchupScriptWaitsForPostgresBeforeMigrations(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("catchup must abort when PostgreSQL readiness times out")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSplitMountedPlugins_LeavesBindMountedPluginsAlone(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	plugins := []string{"plugins/discourse-ai", "plugins/second-brain"}
+	mounts := []docker.Mount{{Host: "/home/me/work/second-brain", Container: "/var/www/discourse/plugins/second-brain"}}
+
+	reset, mounted := splitMountedPlugins(plugins, "/var/www/discourse", mounts)
+
+	if len(reset) != 1 || reset[0] != "plugins/discourse-ai" {
+		t.Errorf("cloned plugin should be reset: %v", reset)
+	}
+	if len(mounted) != 1 || mounted[0] != "plugins/second-brain" {
+		t.Errorf("bind-mounted plugin must be left alone: %v", mounted)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSplitMountedPlugins_IgnoresUnrelatedMounts(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	mounts := []docker.Mount{{Host: "/home/me/.ssh", Container: "/home/discourse/.ssh"}}
+	reset, mounted := splitMountedPlugins([]string{"plugins/discourse-ai"}, "/var/www/discourse", mounts)
+
+	if len(reset) != 1 || len(mounted) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("unrelated mounts must not exclude plugins: reset=%v mounted=%v", reset, mounted)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSplitMountedPlugins_NoMounts(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	reset, mounted := splitMountedPlugins([]string{"plugins/a", "plugins/b"}, "/var/www/discourse", nil)
+
+	if len(reset) != 2 || len(mounted) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("without mounts every plugin is reset: reset=%v mounted=%v", reset, mounted)
+	}
+}