diff --git a/docs/operations.md b/docs/operations.md
index 5c664eb..6258b50 100644
--- a/docs/operations.md
+++ b/docs/operations.md
@@ -1352,6 +1352,25 @@ backup destination remains an operational requirement.
 ## Rollback boundary
 
 The release image is immutable and migrations run as a separate one-shot role.
+
+If the main workspace contains intentional tracked edits that must not enter
+the release (for example local agent instructions), run the same workflow from
+an exact clean detached worktree instead of stashing, discarding, or silently
+including those edits:
+
+```bash
+./scripts/production-release-clean.sh plan whoneedhelp
+
+WNH_PRODUCTION_RELEASE_CONFIRM='whoneedhelp.com:EXACT_COMMIT' \
+  ./scripts/production-release-clean.sh apply whoneedhelp
+```
+
+The wrapper selects the current `HEAD`, creates a task-owned detached worktree,
+runs `production-release.sh` there with the original immutable artifact root,
+and removes the worktree on success, failure, or interrupt. The underlying
+release still requires the exact production confirmation and any applicable
+forward-only migration confirmation. It does not stash, reset, stage, commit,
+or copy changes from the main workspace.
 Before a schema rollout, create and restore-test a current backup. Application
 rollback and database migration rollback are separate decisions: do not run an
 Ecto down migration merely because an image is rolled back. Inspect the exact
diff --git a/scripts/production-release-clean.sh b/scripts/production-release-clean.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9cfacb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/production-release-clean.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+umask 077
+
+ROOT=$(CDPATH='' cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")/.." && pwd)
+action=${1:-plan}
+ssh_target=${2:-whoneedhelp}
+
+case "$action" in
+  plan | apply) ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: $0 [plan|apply] [SSH_TARGET]" >&2
+    exit 2
+    ;;
+esac
+
+for command in git mktemp realpath; do
+  command -v "$command" >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+    echo "Required command is unavailable: $command" >&2
+    exit 2
+  }
+done
+
+candidate=$(git -C "$ROOT" rev-parse --verify HEAD)
+artifact_root=${WNH_PRODUCTION_RELEASE_ARTIFACT_ROOT:-"$ROOT/output/releases"}
+case "$artifact_root" in
+  /*) ;;
+  *)
+    echo "WNH_PRODUCTION_RELEASE_ARTIFACT_ROOT must be an absolute path." >&2
+    exit 2
+    ;;
+esac
+mkdir -p "$artifact_root"
+artifact_root=$(realpath --canonicalize-existing "$artifact_root")
+
+worktree_root=${WNH_PRODUCTION_RELEASE_WORKTREE_ROOT:-"$ROOT/output/release-worktrees"}
+case "$worktree_root" in
+  /*) ;;
+  *)
+    echo "WNH_PRODUCTION_RELEASE_WORKTREE_ROOT must be an absolute path." >&2
+    exit 2
+    ;;
+esac
+mkdir -p "$worktree_root"
+worktree_root=$(realpath --canonicalize-existing "$worktree_root")
+chmod 700 "$worktree_root"
+
+checkout=$(mktemp -d "$worktree_root/${candidate}.XXXXXX")
+rmdir "$checkout"
+worktree_added=false
+
+cleanup() {
+  local status=$?
+  trap - EXIT HUP INT TERM
+  if [[ "$worktree_added" == true ]]; then
+    git -C "$ROOT" worktree remove --force "$checkout" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  fi
+  if [[ -d "$checkout" ]]; then
+    rmdir "$checkout" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  fi
+  exit "$status"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+trap 'exit 129' HUP
+trap 'exit 130' INT
+trap 'exit 143' TERM
+
+worktree_added=true
+git -C "$ROOT" worktree add --quiet --detach "$checkout" "$candidate"
+
+[[ -z "$(git -C "$checkout" status --porcelain --untracked-files=no)" ]] || {
+  echo "The detached release checkout is unexpectedly dirty." >&2
+  exit 2
+}
+[[ "$(git -C "$checkout" rev-parse --verify HEAD)" == "$candidate" ]] || {
+  echo "The detached release checkout does not match the selected commit." >&2
+  exit 2
+}
+
+printf 'Release candidate: %s\n' "$candidate"
+printf 'Clean detached checkout: %s\n' "$checkout"
+printf 'Artifact root: %s\n' "$artifact_root"
+
+(
+  cd "$checkout"
+  WNH_PRODUCTION_RELEASE_ARTIFACT_ROOT="$artifact_root" \
+    ./scripts/production-release.sh "$action" "$ssh_target"
+)
diff --git a/scripts/quality.sh b/scripts/quality.sh
index 225e44a..12c3311 100755
--- a/scripts/quality.sh
+++ b/scripts/quality.sh
@@ -1557,6 +1557,7 @@ docker run --rm \
   --workdir /src \
   "$PYTHON_IMAGE" python test/scripts/install_production_external_monitor_test.py
 python3 test/scripts/production_release_artifact_root_test.py
+python3 test/scripts/production_release_clean_test.py
 docker run --rm \
   --volume "$ROOT/ops/external-boundaries/mock_server.py:/src/mock_server.py:ro" \
   "$PYTHON_IMAGE" python -c \
diff --git a/test/scripts/production_release_clean_test.py b/test/scripts/production_release_clean_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f6b34e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/production_release_clean_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import textwrap
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+WRAPPER = ROOT / "scripts" / "production-release-clean.sh"
+
+
+class ProductionReleaseCleanTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.base = Path(self.tempdir.name)
+        self.project = self.base / "project"
+        self.scripts = self.project / "scripts"
+        self.scripts.mkdir(parents=True)
+        shutil.copy2(WRAPPER, self.scripts / WRAPPER.name)
+        (self.scripts / WRAPPER.name).chmod(0o755)
+        self.capture = self.base / "capture.txt"
+        self.artifacts = self.base / "artifacts"
+        self.worktrees = self.base / "worktrees"
+
+        self.write_inner_script(exit_code=0)
+        (self.project / "README.md").write_text("committed\n", encoding="utf-8")
+        self.run_command(["git", "init", "--quiet"])
+        self.run_command(
+            ["git", "config", "user.email", "release-test@example.invalid"]
+        )
+        self.run_command(["git", "config", "user.name", "Release test"])
+        self.run_command(["git", "add", "."])
+        self.run_command(["git", "commit", "--quiet", "-m", "fixture"])
+        self.commit = self.run_command(["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"]).stdout.strip()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.tempdir.cleanup()
+
+    def run_command(self, command, *, check=True, env=None):
+        return subprocess.run(
+            command,
+            cwd=self.project,
+            env=env,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=check,
+        )
+
+    def write_inner_script(self, *, exit_code):
+        inner = self.scripts / "production-release.sh"
+        inner.write_text(
+            textwrap.dedent(
+                f"""\
+                #!/usr/bin/env bash
+                set -euo pipefail
+                printf '%s\\n' \\
+                  "pwd=$PWD" \\
+                  "status=$(git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no)" \\
+                  "args=$*" \\
+                  "commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \\
+                  "artifact_root=${{WNH_PRODUCTION_RELEASE_ARTIFACT_ROOT}}" \\
+                  >"${{WNH_TEST_CAPTURE}}"
+                exit {exit_code}
+                """
+            ),
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
+        inner.chmod(0o755)
+
+    def environment(self):
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        env.update(
+            {
+                "WNH_TEST_CAPTURE": str(self.capture),
+                "WNH_PRODUCTION_RELEASE_ARTIFACT_ROOT": str(self.artifacts),
+                "WNH_PRODUCTION_RELEASE_WORKTREE_ROOT": str(self.worktrees),
+            }
+        )
+        return env
+
+    def assert_release_worktree_removed(self):
+        self.assertEqual(list(self.worktrees.iterdir()), [])
+        worktree_list = self.run_command(
+            ["git", "worktree", "list", "--porcelain"]
+        ).stdout
+        self.assertNotIn(str(self.worktrees), worktree_list)
+
+    def test_runs_exact_commit_from_clean_checkout_without_touching_dirty_file(self):
+        dirty = self.project / "README.md"
+        dirty.write_text("user-owned change\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        result = self.run_command(
+            [str(self.scripts / WRAPPER.name), "plan", "production-alias"],
+            env=self.environment(),
+        )
+
+        captured = self.capture.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        self.assertIn("status=\n", captured)
+        self.assertIn("args=plan production-alias", captured)
+        self.assertIn(f"commit={self.commit}", captured)
+        self.assertIn(f"artifact_root={self.artifacts}", captured)
+        self.assertIn(f"Release candidate: {self.commit}", result.stdout)
+        self.assertEqual(dirty.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), "user-owned change\n")
+        self.assert_release_worktree_removed()
+
+    def test_failed_inner_release_preserves_exit_status_and_removes_worktree(self):
+        self.write_inner_script(exit_code=23)
+        self.run_command(["git", "add", "scripts/production-release.sh"])
+        self.run_command(["git", "commit", "--quiet", "-m", "failing fixture"])
+
+        result = self.run_command(
+            [str(self.scripts / WRAPPER.name), "apply", "production-alias"],
+            env=self.environment(),
+            check=False,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 23)
+        self.assert_release_worktree_removed()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()