diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c1bd829..9edcae8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     "test:watch": "vitest",
     "migrate": "ts-node-esm src/backend/db/migrate.ts",
     "workflow:run": "ts-node scripts/run-workflow.ts",
-    "workflow:schedule": "ts-node scripts/schedule-workflow.ts"
+    "workflow:schedule": "ts-node scripts/schedule-workflow.ts",
+    "workflow:health-check": "ts-node scripts/check-workflow-health.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.18.2",
diff --git a/scripts/check-workflow-health.ts b/scripts/check-workflow-health.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd02adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-workflow-health.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ts-node
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
+
+type WorkflowOverallStatus = 'idle' | 'running' | 'blocked' | 'failed' | 'completed';
+
+type WorkflowStatusFile = {
+  overallStatus?: string;
+};
+
+const DEFAULT_STATUS_PATH = path.join(process.cwd(), 'status', 'workflow-status.json');
+const HEALTHY_STATES = new Set<WorkflowOverallStatus>(['running', 'completed', 'idle']);
+const UNHEALTHY_STATES = new Set<WorkflowOverallStatus>(['failed', 'blocked']);
+
+function getStatusPathFromArgs(argv: string[]): string {
+  for (let i = 0; i < argv.length; i += 1) {
+    if (argv[i] === '--status' && argv[i + 1]) {
+      return argv[i + 1];
+    }
+  }
+  return DEFAULT_STATUS_PATH;
+}
+
+async function readOverallStatus(statusPath: string): Promise<string> {
+  const raw = await fs.readFile(statusPath, 'utf8');
+  const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as WorkflowStatusFile;
+  return String(parsed.overallStatus ?? '').trim();
+}
+
+export async function checkWorkflowHealth(statusPath = DEFAULT_STATUS_PATH): Promise<number> {
+  try {
+    const overallStatus = await readOverallStatus(statusPath);
+
+    if (HEALTHY_STATES.has(overallStatus as WorkflowOverallStatus)) {
+      console.log(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, status: overallStatus }));
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (UNHEALTHY_STATES.has(overallStatus as WorkflowOverallStatus)) {
+      console.log(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, status: overallStatus }));
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+    console.log(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, status: overallStatus || 'unknown', error: 'unknown_status' }));
+    return 1;
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+    console.log(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: 'status_read_failed', message }));
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
+
+if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
+  const statusPath = getStatusPathFromArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
+  checkWorkflowHealth(statusPath).then((code) => {
+    process.exitCode = code;
+  });
+}