diff --git a/scripts/gen_checksums.sh b/scripts/gen_checksums.sh
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+++ b/scripts/gen_checksums.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Generate SHA256 checksums for release assets
+# Usage: ./scripts/gen_checksums.sh [directory]
+
+TARGET_DIR=${1:-"./dist"}
+
+if [ ! -d "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Directory $TARGET_DIR does not exist."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Generating SHA256SUMS for assets in $TARGET_DIR..."
+cd "$TARGET_DIR" || exit 1
+
+# Exclude existing SHA256SUMS file if it exists
+find . -maxdepth 1 -type f ! -name "SHA256SUMS" -exec sha256sum {} + > SHA256SUMS
+
+echo "Done. SHA256SUMS created in $TARGET_DIR"
+cat SHA256SUMS
+
diff --git a/scripts/generate_locale_template.py b/scripts/generate_locale_template.py
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+++ b/scripts/generate_locale_template.py
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+import json
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def clear_values(d):
+    """Recursively replace all string values with empty strings in a dictionary."""
+    if isinstance(d, dict):
+        return {k: clear_values(v) for k, v in d.items()}
+    return ""
+
+
+def main():
+    # Paths are relative to the workspace root where Taskfile is run
+    en_path = os.path.join("meshchatx", "src", "frontend", "locales", "en.json")
+    out_path = "locales.json"
+
+    if not os.path.exists(en_path):
+        print(f"Error: Source file not found at {en_path}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    try:
+        with open(en_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            en_data = json.load(f)
+
+        template = clear_values(en_data)
+
+        with open(out_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            json.dump(template, f, indent=4, ensure_ascii=False)
+
+        print(
+            f"Successfully generated {out_path} with all keys from {en_path} (empty values)."
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error generating locale template: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()