diff --git a/DEPLOYMENT.md b/DEPLOYMENT.md
index c54568b..6d0eebf 100644
--- a/DEPLOYMENT.md
+++ b/DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -190,6 +190,66 @@ systemctl status buildfor_life_ops
 journalctl -u buildfor_life_ops -f
 ```
 
+### Maintenance reminders timer
+
+The app records `next_due_at` on every time-based maintenance schedule but does not poll itself. A daily systemd timer runs `pnpm run reminders:check`, which scans for schedules entering the 7-day warning window or already overdue and fans out via the existing in-app + email + Matrix notifier. Re-runs are idempotent — `maintenance_reminders_sent` deduplicates per `(schedule, kind, due_at)`.
+
+`/etc/systemd/system/buildfor_life_ops-reminders.service`:
+
+```ini
+[Unit]
+Description=buildfor_life_ops maintenance reminder cron
+After=postgresql.service network.target
+Wants=postgresql.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+User=ops
+Group=ops
+WorkingDirectory=/home/ops/buildfor_life_ops
+EnvironmentFile=/home/ops/buildfor_life_ops/.env
+Environment=NODE_ENV=production
+ExecStart=/home/ops/.local/share/fnm/aliases/default/bin/pnpm run reminders:check
+```
+
+`/etc/systemd/system/buildfor_life_ops-reminders.timer`:
+
+```ini
+[Unit]
+Description=Run buildfor_life_ops maintenance reminders daily
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=*-*-* 06:00:00
+Persistent=true
+Unit=buildfor_life_ops-reminders.service
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
+```
+
+Enable:
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+sudo systemctl enable --now buildfor_life_ops-reminders.timer
+sudo systemctl list-timers buildfor_life_ops-reminders.timer
+```
+
+**First-run protocol** to avoid a deluge of stale alerts on day one:
+
+```bash
+# Inspect what would fire without notifying.
+sudo -iu ops bash -lc 'cd ~/buildfor_life_ops && pnpm run reminders:check -- --dry-run'
+
+# If the count is reasonable, run normally — the timer will pick up subsequent
+# windows automatically. Or, if you want a clean slate, mark everything
+# currently-due as already-notified (no fan-out), so day-one alerts only
+# new breaches:
+sudo -iu ops bash -lc 'cd ~/buildfor_life_ops && pnpm run reminders:check -- --backfill'
+```
+
+Logs end up in `journalctl -u buildfor_life_ops-reminders.service`. Each run prints a single JSON line (`{ ok, scanned, fired, skippedDedup, noRecipients, ... }`) so `journalctl --output=cat | grep '"ok":true' | jq` gives a clean trend view.
+
 ## 11. Reverse proxy (nginx)
 
 `/etc/nginx/sites-available/buildfor_life_ops`:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 475e3c7..f02c9dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "db:studio": "drizzle-kit studio",
     "db:seed": "tsx scripts/seed/system-asset-types.ts",
     "create-user": "tsx scripts/create-user.ts",
+    "reminders:check": "tsx scripts/maintenance-reminders.ts",
     "prepare": "husky || true"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/maintenance-reminders.ts b/scripts/maintenance-reminders.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd05a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/maintenance-reminders.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import 'dotenv/config';
+import { pool } from '../src/lib/server/db/client';
+import {
+	runRemindersOnce,
+	type RunResult
+} from '../src/lib/server/services/maintenance-reminders';
+
+function stripSurroundingQuotes(s: string | undefined): string | undefined {
+	if (!s || s.length < 2) return s;
+	const first = s[0];
+	const last = s[s.length - 1];
+	if ((first === "'" && last === "'") || (first === '"' && last === '"')) {
+		return s.slice(1, -1);
+	}
+	return s;
+}
+
+function readArg(flag: string, fallback?: string): string | undefined {
+	const i = process.argv.indexOf(flag);
+	return stripSurroundingQuotes(i >= 0 ? process.argv[i + 1] : fallback);
+}
+
+function hasFlag(flag: string): boolean {
+	return process.argv.includes(flag);
+}
+
+async function main(): Promise<void> {
+	const soonRaw = readArg('--soon-days', '7') ?? '7';
+	const soonDays = Number.parseInt(soonRaw, 10);
+	if (!Number.isFinite(soonDays) || soonDays < 0 || soonDays > 365) {
+		console.error('--soon-days must be an integer in [0, 365]');
+		process.exit(2);
+	}
+	const companyId = readArg('--company');
+	const dryRun = hasFlag('--dry-run');
+	const backfill = hasFlag('--backfill');
+
+	if (dryRun && backfill) {
+		console.error('--dry-run and --backfill are mutually exclusive');
+		process.exit(2);
+	}
+
+	const startedAt = new Date();
+	let result: RunResult;
+	try {
+		result = await runRemindersOnce({ companyId, soonDays, dryRun, backfill });
+	} catch (e) {
+		console.error(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: (e as Error).message }));
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
+
+	const out = {
+		ok: true,
+		startedAt: startedAt.toISOString(),
+		durationMs: Date.now() - startedAt.getTime(),
+		soonDays,
+		companyId: companyId ?? null,
+		...result
+	};
+	// Single-line JSON so journald/grep handle it cleanly.
+	console.log(JSON.stringify(out));
+}
+
+main()
+	.catch((e) => {
+		console.error(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: (e as Error).message }));
+		process.exitCode = 1;
+	})
+	.finally(async () => {
+		await pool.end().catch(() => {});
+	});