diff --git a/tools/restore_databases.sh b/tools/restore_databases.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Restore Postgres and Qdrant databases from S3 backups
+# Usage: ./restore_databases.sh [DATE]
+# Example: ./restore_databases.sh 20251219
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Configuration - read from environment or use defaults
+BUCKET="${S3_BACKUP_BUCKET:-equistamp-memory-backup}"
+PREFIX="${S3_BACKUP_PREFIX:-Daniel}/databases"
+REGION="${S3_BACKUP_REGION:-eu-central-1}"
+PASSWORD="${BACKUP_ENCRYPTION_KEY:?BACKUP_ENCRYPTION_KEY not set}"
+
+# Target services - adjust for your environment
+POSTGRES_HOST="${POSTGRES_HOST:-localhost}"
+POSTGRES_PORT="${POSTGRES_PORT:-5432}"
+POSTGRES_USER="${POSTGRES_USER:-kb}"
+POSTGRES_DB="${POSTGRES_DB:-kb}"
+QDRANT_URL="${QDRANT_URL:-http://localhost:6333}"
+
+# Date to restore (default: list available backups)
+DATE="${1:-}"
+
+# Temp directory for downloads
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+trap "rm -rf ${TEMP_DIR}" EXIT
+
+log() {
+    echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $*"
+}
+
+error() {
+    echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] ERROR: $*" >&2
+}
+
+# List available backups
+list_backups() {
+    log "Available PostgreSQL backups:"
+    aws s3 ls "s3://${BUCKET}/${PREFIX}/" --region "${REGION}" | grep "postgres-" | awk '{print "  " $4}' | sort -r | head -10
+
+    echo ""
+    log "Available Qdrant backups:"
+    aws s3 ls "s3://${BUCKET}/${PREFIX}/" --region "${REGION}" | grep "qdrant-" | awk '{print "  " $4}' | sort -r | head -10
+}
+
+# Restore PostgreSQL
+restore_postgres() {
+    local date=$1
+    local s3_path="s3://${BUCKET}/${PREFIX}/postgres-${date}.sql.gz.enc"
+    local sql_file="${TEMP_DIR}/postgres_restore.sql"
+
+    log "Checking if Postgres backup exists: ${s3_path}"
+    if ! aws s3 ls "${s3_path}" --region "${REGION}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        error "Postgres backup not found: ${s3_path}"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    log "Downloading and decrypting Postgres backup..."
+    if ! aws s3 cp "${s3_path}" - --region "${REGION}" | \
+         openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -pbkdf2 -pass "pass:${PASSWORD}" | \
+         gunzip > "${sql_file}"; then
+        error "Failed to download/decrypt Postgres backup"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    log "Postgres backup decrypted ($(du -h "${sql_file}" | cut -f1))"
+
+    # Check if we can connect to postgres
+    log "Testing PostgreSQL connection..."
+    if ! PGPASSWORD="${PGPASSWORD:-}" psql -h "${POSTGRES_HOST}" -p "${POSTGRES_PORT}" -U "${POSTGRES_USER}" -d "${POSTGRES_DB}" -c "SELECT 1" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        error "Cannot connect to PostgreSQL at ${POSTGRES_HOST}:${POSTGRES_PORT}"
+        error "Set PGPASSWORD environment variable or check connection settings"
+        log "SQL dump saved to: ${sql_file}"
+        log "You can restore manually with: psql -h ${POSTGRES_HOST} -U ${POSTGRES_USER} -d ${POSTGRES_DB} < ${sql_file}"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    log "Restoring to PostgreSQL..."
+    if PGPASSWORD="${PGPASSWORD:-}" psql -h "${POSTGRES_HOST}" -p "${POSTGRES_PORT}" -U "${POSTGRES_USER}" -d "${POSTGRES_DB}" < "${sql_file}"; then
+        log "PostgreSQL restore completed successfully"
+        return 0
+    else
+        error "PostgreSQL restore failed (some errors may be expected for existing objects)"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Restore Qdrant
+restore_qdrant() {
+    local date=$1
+    local s3_path="s3://${BUCKET}/${PREFIX}/qdrant-${date}.snapshot.enc"
+    local snapshot_file="${TEMP_DIR}/qdrant_restore.snapshot"
+
+    log "Checking if Qdrant backup exists: ${s3_path}"
+    if ! aws s3 ls "${s3_path}" --region "${REGION}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        error "Qdrant backup not found: ${s3_path}"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    log "Downloading and decrypting Qdrant backup..."
+    if ! aws s3 cp "${s3_path}" - --region "${REGION}" | \
+         openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -pbkdf2 -pass "pass:${PASSWORD}" \
+         > "${snapshot_file}"; then
+        error "Failed to download/decrypt Qdrant backup"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    log "Qdrant backup decrypted ($(du -h "${snapshot_file}" | cut -f1))"
+
+    # Check if Qdrant is reachable
+    log "Testing Qdrant connection..."
+    if ! curl -sf "${QDRANT_URL}/readyz" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        error "Cannot connect to Qdrant at ${QDRANT_URL}"
+        log "Snapshot saved to: ${snapshot_file}"
+        log "You can restore manually by uploading to Qdrant"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    log "Uploading snapshot to Qdrant..."
+    local upload_response
+    if ! upload_response=$(curl -sf -X POST "${QDRANT_URL}/snapshots/upload?wait=true" \
+         -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
+         -F "snapshot=@${snapshot_file}" 2>&1); then
+        error "Failed to upload snapshot to Qdrant: ${upload_response}"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    log "Snapshot uploaded, recovering..."
+
+    # Extract the snapshot filename from the response
+    local snapshot_name
+    if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        snapshot_name=$(echo "${upload_response}" | jq -r '.result.name // empty')
+    else
+        snapshot_name=$(echo "${upload_response}" | grep -o '"name":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4)
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "${snapshot_name}" ]; then
+        log "Upload response: ${upload_response}"
+        log "Snapshot uploaded but could not extract name. Check Qdrant manually."
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    log "Recovering from snapshot: ${snapshot_name}"
+    if curl -sf -X PUT "${QDRANT_URL}/snapshots/recover" \
+         -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+         -d "{\"location\": \"file:///qdrant/snapshots/${snapshot_name}\"}" >/dev/null; then
+        log "Qdrant restore completed successfully"
+        return 0
+    else
+        error "Qdrant recovery failed"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Main
+main() {
+    if [ -z "${DATE}" ]; then
+        log "No date specified. Listing available backups..."
+        echo ""
+        list_backups
+        echo ""
+        log "Usage: $0 <DATE>"
+        log "Example: $0 20251219"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    log "Starting database restore for date: ${DATE}"
+    echo ""
+
+    local postgres_result=0
+    local qdrant_result=0
+
+    # Restore Postgres
+    echo "=========================================="
+    echo "  PostgreSQL Restore"
+    echo "=========================================="
+    if ! restore_postgres "${DATE}"; then
+        postgres_result=1
+    fi
+    echo ""
+
+    # Restore Qdrant
+    echo "=========================================="
+    echo "  Qdrant Restore"
+    echo "=========================================="
+    if ! restore_qdrant "${DATE}"; then
+        qdrant_result=1
+    fi
+    echo ""
+
+    # Summary
+    echo "=========================================="
+    echo "  Summary"
+    echo "=========================================="
+    if [ $postgres_result -eq 0 ] && [ $qdrant_result -eq 0 ]; then
+        log "All database restores completed successfully"
+        exit 0
+    elif [ $postgres_result -ne 0 ] && [ $qdrant_result -ne 0 ]; then
+        error "All database restores failed"
+        exit 1
+    else
+        error "Some restores failed (Postgres: ${postgres_result}, Qdrant: ${qdrant_result})"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+main
diff --git a/tools/restore_files.py b/tools/restore_files.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Restore Fernet-encrypted file backups from S3.
+
+Usage:
+    # List available backups
+    python restore_files.py --list
+
+    # Restore a specific backup
+    python restore_files.py emails.tar.gz.enc --output ./restored_files
+
+    # Restore from local file
+    python restore_files.py /path/to/backup.tar.gz.enc --output ./restored_files
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import base64
+import hashlib
+import io
+import os
+import sys
+import tarfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import boto3
+from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
+
+
+def get_cipher(password: str) -> Fernet:
+    """Create Fernet cipher from password (same derivation as backup.py)."""
+    key_bytes = hashlib.sha256(password.encode()).digest()
+    key = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(key_bytes)
+    return Fernet(key)
+
+
+def list_backups(bucket: str, prefix: str, region: str) -> list[str]:
+    """List available encrypted file backups in S3."""
+    s3 = boto3.client("s3", region_name=region)
+
+    try:
+        response = s3.list_objects_v2(Bucket=bucket, Prefix=prefix)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error listing S3 bucket: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return []
+
+    backups = []
+    for obj in response.get("Contents", []):
+        key = obj["Key"]
+        if key.endswith(".tar.gz.enc"):
+            name = key.split("/")[-1]
+            size_mb = obj["Size"] / (1024 * 1024)
+            modified = obj["LastModified"].strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+            backups.append(f"{name:40} {size_mb:8.2f} MB  {modified}")
+
+    return backups
+
+
+def download_from_s3(
+    bucket: str, prefix: str, filename: str, region: str
+) -> bytes | None:
+    """Download encrypted backup from S3."""
+    s3 = boto3.client("s3", region_name=region)
+    key = f"{prefix}/{filename}"
+
+    try:
+        print(f"Downloading s3://{bucket}/{key}...")
+        response = s3.get_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=key)
+        return response["Body"].read()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error downloading from S3: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return None
+
+
+def decrypt_and_extract(
+    encrypted_data: bytes, password: str, output_dir: Path
+) -> bool:
+    """Decrypt Fernet-encrypted tarball and extract contents."""
+    cipher = get_cipher(password)
+
+    try:
+        print("Decrypting...")
+        decrypted = cipher.decrypt(encrypted_data)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Decryption failed: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        print("Check that BACKUP_ENCRYPTION_KEY is correct", file=sys.stderr)
+        return False
+
+    print(f"Decrypted {len(decrypted)} bytes")
+
+    try:
+        print(f"Extracting to {output_dir}...")
+        output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        tar_buffer = io.BytesIO(decrypted)
+        with tarfile.open(fileobj=tar_buffer, mode="r:gz") as tar:
+            tar.extractall(output_dir)
+        print("Extraction complete")
+        return True
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Extraction failed: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return False
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Restore Fernet-encrypted file backups from S3"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "backup",
+        nargs="?",
+        help="Backup filename (e.g., emails.tar.gz.enc) or local path",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--output",
+        "-o",
+        type=Path,
+        default=Path("./restored_files"),
+        help="Output directory for restored files",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--list", "-l", action="store_true", help="List available backups")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--bucket",
+        default=os.getenv("S3_BACKUP_BUCKET", "equistamp-memory-backup"),
+        help="S3 bucket name",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--prefix",
+        default=os.getenv("S3_BACKUP_PREFIX", "Daniel"),
+        help="S3 prefix",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--region",
+        default=os.getenv("S3_BACKUP_REGION", "eu-central-1"),
+        help="AWS region",
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Get encryption key
+    password = os.getenv("BACKUP_ENCRYPTION_KEY")
+    if not password and not args.list:
+        print("Error: BACKUP_ENCRYPTION_KEY environment variable not set", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # List mode
+    if args.list:
+        print(f"Available backups in s3://{args.bucket}/{args.prefix}/:\n")
+        backups = list_backups(args.bucket, args.prefix, args.region)
+        if backups:
+            print("Name                                     Size        Modified")
+            print("-" * 70)
+            for backup in backups:
+                print(backup)
+        else:
+            print("No encrypted backups found")
+        return
+
+    # Restore mode
+    if not args.backup:
+        parser.print_help()
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Check if it's a local file or S3 key
+    local_path = Path(args.backup)
+    if local_path.exists():
+        print(f"Reading local file: {local_path}")
+        encrypted_data = local_path.read_bytes()
+    else:
+        # Download from S3
+        encrypted_data = download_from_s3(
+            args.bucket, args.prefix, args.backup, args.region
+        )
+        if not encrypted_data:
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Decrypt and extract
+    if decrypt_and_extract(encrypted_data, password, args.output):
+        print(f"\nFiles restored to: {args.output.absolute()}")
+    else:
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()