diff --git a/utils/seed.ts b/utils/seed.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5416dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/seed.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { db } from "../src/lib/server/db/db";
+import { tasks, taskTypes } from "../src/lib/server/db/schema/tasks";
+import { faker } from "@faker-js/faker";
+import logger from "../src/lib/server/logger";
+
+async function resetDatabase() {
+  logger.info("Resetting database...");
+  // Delete in reverse order of creation to respect foreign key constraints
+  await db.delete(tasks);
+  await db.delete(taskTypes);
+  logger.info("Database reset complete.");
+}
+
+async function seedDatabase(count: number) {
+  logger.info(`Seeding database with ${count} tasks...`);
+
+  // 1. Seed Task Types
+  const insertedTaskTypes = await db.insert(taskTypes).values([
+    { name: "Product Change", prefix: "PC" },
+    { name: "Task", prefix: "TA" },
+  ]).returning();
+  logger.info(`Seeded ${insertedTaskTypes.length} task types.`);
+
+  if (insertedTaskTypes.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error("Task type seeding failed. Cannot seed tasks.");
+  }
+
+  // 2. Seed Tasks
+  const newTasks = [];
+  const usedTaskIds = new Set<number>();
+  for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    let randomId: number;
+    do {
+      randomId = Math.floor(100000 + Math.random() * 900000);
+    } while (usedTaskIds.has(randomId));
+    usedTaskIds.add(randomId);
+
+    newTasks.push({
+      // task_id with a guaranteed unique 6 digit number
+      taskId: randomId.toString(),
+      // a random phrase in each description
+      description: faker.lorem.sentence(),
+      // open_date with a valid date
+      openDate: faker.date.recent({ days: 30 }).toISOString(),
+      // a random paragraph in body
+      body: faker.lorem.paragraphs(3),
+      // other fields as needed
+      type: faker.helpers.arrayElement(insertedTaskTypes).id,
+      status: faker.helpers.arrayElement(["Todo", "In Progress", "Done", "Canceled"]),
+      priority: faker.helpers.arrayElement(["Low", "Medium", "High", "Urgent"]),
+    });
+  }
+
+  // 3. Insert the new tasks in chunks to avoid exceeding driver limits
+  logger.info(`Inserting ${newTasks.length} tasks in chunks...`);
+  const chunkSize = 500;
+  let totalInserted = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < newTasks.length; i += chunkSize) {
+    const chunk = newTasks.slice(i, i + chunkSize);
+    const inserted = await db.insert(tasks).values(chunk).returning();
+    totalInserted += inserted.length;
+    logger.info(`  ... inserted chunk ${Math.floor(i / chunkSize) + 1}, ${totalInserted}/${newTasks.length} tasks`);
+  }
+  logger.info(`Seeding complete. Total tasks inserted: ${totalInserted}.`);
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const mode = process.argv[2];
+
+  // Default count if no flag is provided
+  let count = 20;
+
+  // Find and parse the --count flag
+  const countArg = process.argv.find((arg) => arg.startsWith("--count="));
+  if (countArg) {
+    const countValue = parseInt(countArg.split("=")[1], 10);
+    if (!isNaN(countValue) && countValue > 0) {
+      count = countValue;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (mode === "reset") {
+    await resetDatabase();
+  } else if (mode === "seed") {
+    // Seeding implies a reset first for a clean slate
+    await resetDatabase();
+    await seedDatabase(count);
+  } else {
+    logger.error('Invalid mode. Use "seed" or "reset".');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  logger.info("Script finished.");
+}
+
+main().catch((e) => {
+  logger.error(e, "An error occurred during the script execution.");
+  process.exit(1);
+});
\ No newline at end of file