diff --git a/bin/omakub-sub/migrate.sh b/bin/omakub-sub/migrate.sh
index 58cfea61..371d11a3 100644
--- a/bin/omakub-sub/migrate.sh
+++ b/bin/omakub-sub/migrate.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,88 @@
 cd $OMAKUB_PATH
-last_updated_at=$(git log -1 --format=%cd --date=unix)
-git pull
 
+# Path to the local migrations tracking file
+MIGRATIONS_FILE=~/.config/omakub/migrations.txt
+
+# Check if the migrations file exists
+if [ ! -f "$MIGRATIONS_FILE" ]; then
+  if gum confirm "It appears you don't have a migrations file. Do you want to create it?"; then
+    echo "Running utils/dump-migrations.sh..."
+    # Assuming utils/dump-migrations.sh is in the same directory or in PATH
+    # Adjust the path if necessary, e.g., "$OMAKUB_PATH/utils/dump-migrations.sh"
+    if [ -f "$OMAKUB_PATH/utils/dump-migrations.sh" ]; then
+      sh "$OMAKUB_PATH/utils/dump-migrations.sh"
+    else
+      echo "Error: utils/dump-migrations.sh not found."
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Create the migrations tracking file if it doesn't exist
+touch "$MIGRATIONS_FILE"
+
+# Load the list of already executed migrations
+EXECUTED_MIGRATIONS=()
+while IFS= read -r line; do
+  EXECUTED_MIGRATIONS+=("$line")
+done < "$MIGRATIONS_FILE"
+
+# Update the local repository with the latest changes from the remote repository
+git pull > /dev/null
+
+# Iterate through all shell script files in the migrations directory
 for file in $OMAKUB_PATH/migrations/*.sh; do
+  # Extract just the filename without the directory path
   filename=$(basename "$file")
+  
+  # Remove the .sh extension to get the migration timestamp
+  # Migration files are named with Unix timestamps (e.g., 1747474348.sh)
   migrate_at="${filename%.sh}"
 
-  if [ $migrate_at -gt $last_updated_at ]; then
-    echo "Running migration for $migrate_at"
-    source $file
+  # Check if this migration has already been executed by looking for its timestamp
+  # in the EXECUTED_MIGRATIONS array
+  already_executed=false
+  for executed in "${EXECUTED_MIGRATIONS[@]}"; do
+    if [[ "$executed" == "$migrate_at" ]]; then
+      already_executed=true
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+
+  # Check if we should run this migration
+  should_run=false
+  migration_reason=""
+
+  # Only use the recorded migrations file to determine if migration should run
+  if $already_executed; then
+    should_run=false
+    migration_reason="already executed (recorded in migrations file)"
+  else
+    should_run=true
+    migration_reason="not found in migrations record"
+  fi
+
+  # Skip this migration if we shouldn't run it
+  if ! $should_run; then
+    # echo "Migration $migrate_at skipped: $migration_reason"
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  # Display which migration is being executed
+  echo "Running migration for $migrate_at"
+  
+  # Run the migration and only record it if it succeeds
+  if source "$file"; then
+    # Record this migration as executed by adding its timestamp to the migrations file
+    echo "$migrate_at" >> "$MIGRATIONS_FILE"
+    echo "Migration $migrate_at executed successfully and recorded."
+  else
+    echo "Migration $migrate_at failed. Not recording as executed."
   fi
 done
 
+# Clear the shell messages (clear the terminal)
+clear
+
 cd -
+# End of script
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diff --git a/utils/add-migration.sh b/utils/add-migration.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ef1e9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/add-migration.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to generate a new empty .sh file named with the current Unix timestamp
+# in a specified directory.
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+# Set to true to use a more human-readable date format (YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.sh)
+# Set to false to use Unix timestamp (e.g., 1718359027.sh)
+USE_HUMAN_READABLE_DATE=false
+
+# --- Script Logic ---
+
+# Check if a directory argument is provided
+# if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+#   echo "Usage: $0 <directory_path>"
+#   echo "Example: $0 /home/joel/migrations"
+#   exit 1
+# fi
+
+# TARGET_DIR="$1"
+TARGET_DIR="${HOME}/.local/share/omakub/migrations"
+
+# Check if the provided path actually exists and is a directory
+if [ ! -d "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "Error: Directory '$TARGET_DIR' does not exist or is not a directory."
+  sleep 2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if the directory is writable
+if [ ! -w "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "Error: Directory '$TARGET_DIR' is not writable. Please check permissions."
+  sleep 2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Generate the filename
+if [ "$USE_HUMAN_READABLE_DATE" = true ]; then
+  # Human-readable format: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.sh
+  FILENAME="$(date +'%Y%m%d_%H%M%S').sh"
+else
+  # Unix timestamp format (seconds since epoch): 1718359027.sh
+  # This matches the pattern you initially provided.
+  CURRENT_TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)
+  FILENAME="${CURRENT_TIMESTAMP}.sh"
+fi
+
+FULL_PATH="${TARGET_DIR}/${FILENAME}"
+
+# Check if a file with this name already exists (optional, as touch handles it)
+# Timestamps are generally unique enough, but good for awareness.
+if [ -e "$FULL_PATH" ]; then
+  echo "Warning: File '$FULL_PATH' already exists. Touch will update its timestamp."
+fi
+
+# Create the empty file
+if touch "$FULL_PATH"; then
+  echo "Successfully created empty file: $FULL_PATH"
+  # You can optionally make it executable if these are typically scripts to be run
+  # chmod +x "$FULL_PATH"
+  # echo "Made file executable: $FULL_PATH"
+else
+  echo "Error: Failed to create file '$FULL_PATH'."
+  sleep 2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# exit 0
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diff --git a/utils/dump-migrations.sh b/utils/dump-migrations.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4635d99f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/dump-migrations.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# filepath: /home/joel/.local/share/omakub/bin/omakub-sub/dump-migrations.sh
+# This script initializes ~/.config/omakub/migrations.txt with the migration timestamps
+# from all migration scripts in $OMAKUB_PATH/migrations/*.sh, sorted in ascending order.
+
+set -e
+
+# Ensure ~/.config/omakub exists
+mkdir -p ~/.config/omakub
+
+# Path to the migrations tracking file
+MIGRATIONS_FILE=~/.config/omakub/migrations.txt
+
+# Clear the migrations file if it exists
+> "$MIGRATIONS_FILE"
+
+# Find all migration scripts, extract their timestamps, sort, and write to the file
+for file in "$OMAKUB_PATH"/migrations/*.sh; do
+  filename=$(basename "$file")
+  migrate_at="${filename%.sh}"
+  # Only add if it's a valid number (timestamp)
+  if [[ "$migrate_at" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "$migrate_at"
+  fi
+done | sort -n > "$MIGRATIONS_FILE"
+
+echo "Migrations dumped to $MIGRATIONS_FILE"