diff --git a/api/claims.py b/api/claims.py
index 2416ca0..749e5d0 100644
--- a/api/claims.py
+++ b/api/claims.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 from fastapi import Depends
 from .auth import require_key
 from . import store
+import json
+
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
@@ -17,7 +19,6 @@ class ClaimIn(BaseModel):
 @router.post("/claims", dependencies=[Depends(require_key)])
 async def submit(body: ClaimIn):
     def _run():
-        import json
         lbl = json.load(open(f"{body.claim_dir}/label.json"))
         pol = lbl["policy"]
         rec = extract_claim(body.claim_dir).model_dump()
@@ -83,3 +84,15 @@ def _resume():
         human_decision=final, approver=body.approver,
         was_override=(body.decision == "override"))
     return {"claim_id": claim_id, "status": "decided", "final_decision": final}
+
+
+@router.post("/admin/reset", dependencies=[Depends(require_key)])
+def reset_demo():
+    # restore every seeded claim to "pending" (clears human decisions)
+    d = store._read()
+    for cid, c in d.items():
+        c["status"] = "pending"
+        c.pop("human_decision", None)
+        c.pop("approver", None)
+    store._write(d)
+    return {"reset": len(d)}
diff --git a/scripts/seed_demo.py b/scripts/seed_demo.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a728dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/seed_demo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import json
+from services.ingest.extractor import extract_claim
+from services.agents.run import start_claim
+from api import store
+
+DEMO = ["claim_0000", "claim_0007", "claim_0009",
+        "claim_0022", "claim_0038"]   # a varied, interesting set
+
+for cid in DEMO:
+    cdir = f"data/generated/{cid}"
+    lbl = json.load(open(f"{cdir}/label.json"))
+    pol = lbl["policy"]
+    rec = extract_claim(cdir).model_dump()
+    state = {...}                       # same state build as the API
+    tid, recommendation = start_claim(state)
+    # store as PENDING with the recommendation cached — no re-run on view
+    store.upsert(cid, thread_id=tid, status="pending",
+                 recommendation=recommendation, evidence=rec)
+    print("seeded", cid, recommendation["decision"])