diff --git a/.serena/memories/backend/core.md b/.serena/memories/backend/core.md
index 34a272dedc..d815f69070 100644
--- a/.serena/memories/backend/core.md
+++ b/.serena/memories/backend/core.md
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ Backend RPC command areas without focused memories include access tokens, binfil
 
 Database migrations live in `backend/src/app/migrations/`; pure SQL migrations are under `backend/src/app/migrations/sql/`. SQL filenames conventionally start with a sequence and verb/table description, e.g. `0026-mod-profile-table-add-is-active-field`. Applied migrations are tracked in the `migrations` table.
 
+For interactive PostgreSQL access with correct dev defaults, use `tools/psql`; to dump
+the current DDL schema, use `tools/db-schema` (see `mem:tools/psql`).
+
 For deeper details on transaction semantics, advisory locks, Transit vs JSON helpers, and dev/test DB URLs: `mem:backend/rpc-db-worker-subtleties`.
 
 ## Background tasks
diff --git a/.serena/memories/critical-info.md b/.serena/memories/critical-info.md
index 23881c6f89..33ccf8a8ad 100644
--- a/.serena/memories/critical-info.md
+++ b/.serena/memories/critical-info.md
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ module. You can read it from `mem:<MODULE>/core`
    tmux session lifecycle, MinIO provisioning, or anything in `manage.sh`'s
    `*-devenv` commands, read `mem:devenv/core`.
 - `tools/` contains standalone dev utilities: `nrepl-eval.mjs` (backend REPL eval),
-  `paren-repair.bb` (delimiter-error fixer, see `mem:tools/paren-repair`), and
+  `paren-repair.bb` (delimiter-error fixer, see `mem:tools/paren-repair`),
+  `psql` / `db-schema` (PostgreSQL client and schema dump wrappers, see `mem:tools/psql`), and
   `taiga.py` / `gh.py` (issue management helpers).
 - `experiments/` contains standalone experimental HTML/JS/scripts; treat it as non-core unless the user explicitly asks about it.
 - `sample_media/` contains sample image/icon media and config used as fixtures/demo material; do not infer app behavior from it.
diff --git a/.serena/memories/tools/psql.md b/.serena/memories/tools/psql.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c502b4c1e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.serena/memories/tools/psql.md
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# PostgreSQL client wrapper
+
+`tools/psql` is a wrapper around the `psql` command with defaults preconfigured
+for the Penpot development environment.
+
+## When to use
+
+- Running SQL queries against the dev database (`penpot`) or test database
+  (`penpot_test`).
+- Inspecting table structures, running migrations manually, or debugging
+  database state.
+- Any time you need PostgreSQL access and want the correct host/user/password
+  without typing them each time.
+
+## How to use
+
+```bash
+# Interactive session (penpot database)
+tools/psql
+
+# Interactive session (penpot_test database)
+tools/psql --test
+
+# Inline query (penpot)
+tools/psql -c "SELECT 1"
+
+# Inline query (penpot_test)
+tools/psql --test -c "SELECT 1"
+
+# Override defaults
+tools/psql -h other-host -U other-user -d other-db
+
+# Pipe SQL from a file
+tools/psql -f some-query.sql
+```
+
+All standard `psql` flags are passed through after the wrapper's own flags.
+
+## Defaults
+
+| Setting  | Default    | Env override       |
+|----------|-----------|---------------------|
+| Host     | `postgres` | `PENPOT_DB_HOST`  |
+| User     | `penpot`   | `PENPOT_DB_USER`  |
+| Password | `penpot`   | `PENPOT_DB_PASSWORD` |
+| Database | `penpot`   | `PENPOT_DB_NAME`  |
+
+## See also
+
+`tools/db-schema` — a companion script that dumps the current DDL schema
+using `pg_dump --schema-only`, with the same defaults and `--test` flag.
diff --git a/tools/db-schema b/tools/db-schema
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6cf2a8c710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/db-schema
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HOST="${PENPOT_DB_HOST:-postgres}"
+USER="${PENPOT_DB_USER:-penpot}"
+PASSWORD="${PENPOT_DB_PASSWORD:-penpot}"
+DB="${PENPOT_DB_NAME:-penpot}"
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --test)
+            DB="penpot_test"
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --host|-h)
+            HOST="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --user|-U)
+            USER="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --db|-d)
+            DB="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        *)
+            break
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+export PGPASSWORD="$PASSWORD"
+exec pg_dump -h "$HOST" -U "$USER" -d "$DB" --schema-only --no-owner --no-privileges "$@"
diff --git a/tools/psql b/tools/psql
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..03dee3be19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/psql
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HOST="${PENPOT_DB_HOST:-postgres}"
+USER="${PENPOT_DB_USER:-penpot}"
+PASSWORD="${PENPOT_DB_PASSWORD:-penpot}"
+DB="${PENPOT_DB_NAME:-penpot}"
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --test)
+            DB="penpot_test"
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --host|-h)
+            HOST="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --user|-U)
+            USER="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --db|-d)
+            DB="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        *)
+            break
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+export PGPASSWORD="$PASSWORD"
+exec psql -h "$HOST" -U "$USER" -d "$DB" "$@"