diff --git a/ops/build-image.sh b/ops/build-image.sh
index b1342c3..4fff106 100755
--- a/ops/build-image.sh
+++ b/ops/build-image.sh
@@ -1,28 +1,35 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Build a Docker image locally.
+# Build a Docker image. If an image name is provided, builds multi-arch and pushes to registry.
+# Otherwise builds locally for the current platform only.
 #
-# Usage (interactive — prompts for missing values):
+# Usage (interactive):
 #   ./ops/build-image.sh
 #
-# Usage (non-interactive — all values as positional args):
-#   ./ops/build-image.sh <tag> <image>
+# Usage (non-interactive):
+#   ./ops/build-image.sh <tag> [image]
 #
-# Example:
-#   ./ops/build-image.sh v1.0 registry.example.com/myorg/myapp
+# Examples:
+#   ./ops/build-image.sh                                        # prompts for tag and image
+#   ./ops/build-image.sh v1.0                                   # prompts for image
+#   ./ops/build-image.sh v1.0 registry.example.com/org/myapp   # local only (no push)
+#   ./ops/build-image.sh v1.0 ""                                # local build, no push
 
 set -eu
 
 ROOT_DIR=$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)
 
-command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "error: docker not found in PATH" >&2; exit 1; }
+die() { echo "error: $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "docker not found in PATH"
 
 DEFAULT_TAG=$(git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo dev)
 
 ask() {
+    # $1=varname  $2=prompt  $3=default
     if [ -n "$3" ]; then
         printf "%s [%s]: " "$2" "$3" >&2
     else
-        printf "%s: " "$2" >&2
+        printf "%s (leave empty to build locally only): " "$2" >&2
     fi
     read -r _val
     eval "$1=\"\${_val:-$3}\""
@@ -39,9 +46,46 @@ else
     ask IMAGE     "Image" ""
 fi
 
-echo "building ${IMAGE}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
-docker build \
-    -f "${ROOT_DIR}/Dockerfile" \
-    -t "${IMAGE}:${IMAGE_TAG}" \
-    -t "${IMAGE}:latest" \
-    "${ROOT_DIR}"
+if [ -n "${IMAGE}" ]; then
+    # multi-arch build + push
+    docker buildx version >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "docker buildx not available"
+
+    PLATFORMS="${PLATFORMS:-linux/amd64,linux/arm64}"
+    BUILDER_NAME="jukebox-multiarch"
+
+    if ! docker buildx inspect "${BUILDER_NAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "creating buildx builder: ${BUILDER_NAME}"
+        docker buildx create \
+            --name "${BUILDER_NAME}" \
+            --driver docker-container \
+            --bootstrap
+    fi
+    docker buildx use "${BUILDER_NAME}"
+
+    echo "building and pushing ${IMAGE}:${IMAGE_TAG} (${PLATFORMS})"
+    docker buildx build \
+        --platform "${PLATFORMS}" \
+        --file "${ROOT_DIR}/Dockerfile" \
+        -t "${IMAGE}:${IMAGE_TAG}" \
+        -t "${IMAGE}:latest" \
+        --push \
+        "${ROOT_DIR}"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "pushed:"
+    echo "  ${IMAGE}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
+    echo "  ${IMAGE}:latest"
+else
+    # local build only
+    echo "building locally (no push)"
+    docker build \
+        --file "${ROOT_DIR}/Dockerfile" \
+        -t "jukebox-maker:${IMAGE_TAG}" \
+        -t "jukebox-maker:latest" \
+        "${ROOT_DIR}"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "built:"
+    echo "  jukebox-maker:${IMAGE_TAG}"
+    echo "  jukebox-maker:latest"
+fi
diff --git a/ops/push-image.sh b/ops/push-image.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3b16483..0000000
--- a/ops/push-image.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Build a multi-arch Docker image and push it to a container registry.
-#
-# Usage (interactive — prompts for missing values):
-#   ./ops/push-image.sh
-#
-# Usage (non-interactive — all values as positional args):
-#   ./ops/push-image.sh <tag> <image>
-#
-# Example:
-#   ./ops/push-image.sh v1.0 registry.example.com/myorg/myapp
-#
-# Assumes docker is already logged in to the target registry.
-
-set -eu
-
-ROOT_DIR=$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)
-
-die() { echo "error: $*" >&2; exit 1; }
-
-command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "docker not found in PATH"
-command -v git    >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "git not found in PATH"
-docker buildx version >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "docker buildx not available"
-
-DEFAULT_TAG=$(git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo dev)
-PLATFORMS="${PLATFORMS:-linux/amd64,linux/arm64}"
-
-ask() {
-    if [ -n "$3" ]; then
-        printf "%s [%s]: " "$2" "$3" >&2
-    else
-        printf "%s: " "$2" >&2
-    fi
-    read -r _val
-    eval "$1=\"\${_val:-$3}\""
-}
-
-if [ $# -ge 2 ]; then
-    IMAGE_TAG="$1"
-    IMAGE="$2"
-elif [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
-    IMAGE_TAG="$1"
-    ask IMAGE "Image" ""
-else
-    ask IMAGE_TAG "Tag"   "${DEFAULT_TAG}"
-    ask IMAGE     "Image" ""
-fi
-
-echo ""
-echo "image    : ${IMAGE}"
-echo "tag      : ${IMAGE_TAG}"
-echo "platforms: ${PLATFORMS}"
-echo ""
-
-BUILDER_NAME="jukebox-multiarch"
-if ! docker buildx inspect "${BUILDER_NAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "creating buildx builder: ${BUILDER_NAME}"
-    docker buildx create \
-        --name "${BUILDER_NAME}" \
-        --driver docker-container \
-        --bootstrap
-fi
-docker buildx use "${BUILDER_NAME}"
-
-docker buildx build \
-    --platform "${PLATFORMS}" \
-    --file "${ROOT_DIR}/Dockerfile" \
-    -t "${IMAGE}:${IMAGE_TAG}" \
-    -t "${IMAGE}:latest" \
-    --push \
-    "${ROOT_DIR}"
-
-echo ""
-echo "pushed:"
-echo "  ${IMAGE}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
-echo "  ${IMAGE}:latest"