diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1e8e95069cfe..b73f4b80d19a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Dependency installations and lockfiles
-Gemfile.lock
+/Gemfile.lock
 .bundle/
 /*/vendor/bundle/
 /*/lib/bundler/man/
diff --git a/seed_lockfiles.rb b/seed_lockfiles.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b2f9ed58558e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/seed_lockfiles.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# seed_lockfiles.rb
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ruby seed_lockfiles.rb --continue --size 15 --push
+
+require 'optparse'
+require 'fileutils'
+
+options = {
+  batch_index: 0,
+  batch_size: 15,
+  auto_continue: false,
+  push: false
+}
+
+OptionParser.new do |opts|
+  opts.banner = "Usage: ruby seed_lockfiles.rb [options]"
+
+  opts.on("-s", "--size N", Integer, "Number of libraries in the batch (default: 15)") do |s|
+    options[:batch_size] = s
+  end
+
+  opts.on("-i", "--index N", Integer, "Manual batch index (0-indexed)") do |i|
+    options[:batch_index] = i
+  end
+
+  opts.on("-c", "--continue", "Automatically resume from the first unseeded library") do
+    options[:auto_continue] = true
+  end
+
+  opts.on("-p", "--push", "Create a branch, commit (but do not push automatically to allow review)") do
+    options[:push] = true
+  end
+end.parse!
+
+# 1. Discover all libraries
+all_gems = Dir.glob("*/").map { |d| d.chomp('/') }.select do |dir|
+  File.exist?(File.join(dir, "#{dir}.gemspec"))
+end.sort
+
+# 2. Filter unseeded & eligible libraries
+unseeded_gems = all_gems.select do |dir|
+  lockfile_path = File.join(dir, "Gemfile.lock")
+  
+  # Skip if it already has a lockfile physically present
+  next false if File.exist?(lockfile_path)
+  
+  # Ask Git directly if this path is ignored
+  is_ignored = system("git check-ignore -q #{lockfile_path}")
+  
+  next false if is_ignored
+  
+  true
+end
+
+puts "🔍 [Seeder] Found #{unseeded_gems.size} eligible libraries (no lockfile AND not .gitignored)"
+
+if unseeded_gems.empty?
+  puts "🎉 All eligible libraries have been seeded!"
+  exit 0
+end
+
+if options[:auto_continue]
+  puts "⏭️  [Seeder] --continue flag detected."
+  options[:batch_index] = 0
+end
+
+start_offset = options[:batch_index] * options[:batch_size]
+batch_gems = unseeded_gems[start_offset, options[:batch_size]]
+
+if batch_gems.nil? || batch_gems.empty?
+  puts "❌ [Seeder] Batch index #{options[:batch_index]} is out of bounds!"
+  exit 1
+end
+
+branch_name = "chore/seed-lockfiles-#{Time.now.to_i}"
+puts "📦 [Seeder] Batch targets #{batch_gems.size} gems:"
+batch_gems.each { |g| puts "   - #{g}" }
+
+# 3. Create branch if requested
+if options[:push]
+  system("git checkout main && git pull", exception: true)
+  system("git checkout -b #{branch_name}", exception: true)
+end
+
+# 4. Generate lockfiles SEQUENTIALLY
+batch_gems.each_with_index do |gem_name, i|
+  puts "⏳ [#{i + 1}/#{batch_gems.size}] Seeding #{gem_name}..."
+
+  Dir.chdir(gem_name) do
+    # Run bundle lock synchronously 
+    system("bundle lock", exception: true)
+  end
+
+  # Stage the file sequentially so we safely avoid Git index lock conflicts
+  system("git add #{gem_name}/Gemfile.lock", exception: true) if options[:push]
+end
+
+# 5. Commit if requested
+if options[:push]
+  commit_msg = "chore(lockfiles): seed Gemfile.lock for #{batch_gems.size} libraries\n\nGems included in this batch:\n" + batch_gems.map { |g| "- #{g}" }.join("\n")
+  File.write(".git/COMMIT_EDITMSG", commit_msg)
+  system("git commit -F .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG", exception: true)
+  File.delete(".git/COMMIT_EDITMSG")
+
+  puts "\n✅ Batch committed to local branch #{branch_name}!"
+  puts "👉 You can now review the commit and push it:"
+  puts "    git push -u origin #{branch_name}"
+else
+  puts "\n✅ Batch seeded locally. Run with --push to automatically branch and commit."
+end