diff --git a/local/scripts/check-pipe2-init-invariant.sh b/local/scripts/check-pipe2-init-invariant.sh
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+++ b/local/scripts/check-pipe2-init-invariant.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+project_root="$(git -C "$script_dir" rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+file_path="$project_root/local/sources/base/init/src/service.rs"
+
+if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
+    c_reset=$'\033[0m'
+    c_red=$'\033[31m'
+    c_green=$'\033[32m'
+    c_yellow=$'\033[33m'
+else
+    c_reset=''
+    c_red=''
+    c_green=''
+    c_yellow=''
+fi
+
+ok() { printf '%sOK%s: %s\n' "$c_green" "$c_reset" "$*"; }
+warn() { printf '%sWARN%s: %s\n' "$c_yellow" "$c_reset" "$*"; }
+fail() { printf '%sFAIL%s: %s\n' "$c_red" "$c_reset" "$*" >&2; }
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<EOF
+Usage: $(basename "$0") [--strict]
+
+Static check for panic-on-pipe regressions in local/sources/base/init/src/service.rs.
+
+Options:
+  --strict   Also fail on any unwrap() or expect() inside local/sources/base/init/
+  -h, --help Show this help
+EOF
+}
+
+strict=0
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    case "$arg" in
+        --strict) strict=1 ;;
+        -h|--help) usage; exit 0 ;;
+        *) fail "unknown argument: $arg"; usage; exit 2 ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [[ ! -f "$file_path" ]]; then
+    fail "missing file: $file_path"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+pipe_line=""
+if pipe_line=$(grep -nE '\.unwrap_or_else.*panic.*pipe' "$file_path" | head -1); then
+    line_no="${pipe_line%%:*}"
+    fail "pipe panic still present at line $line_no: ${pipe_line#*:}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+panic_count=$(grep -o 'panic!' "$file_path" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
+expect_count=$(grep -o '\.expect(' "$file_path" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
+warn "panic! count: $panic_count"
+warn ".expect( count: $expect_count"
+
+if (( strict )); then
+    unwrap_count=$(grep -R -o '\.unwrap()' "$project_root/local/sources/base/init" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
+    if (( unwrap_count > 0 || expect_count > 0 )); then
+        fail "strict mode failed: unwrap()/expect() found under init/"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+ok "no panic-on-pipe in init/service.rs"