diff --git a/scripts/README.md b/scripts/README.md
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+# Utility scripts
+
+This folder contains utility scripts that are used on the HPC to monitor the queues and start models on the HPC.
+
+*upload_download.sh* - This script will download and start 2 singulatiry containers (if not already started) and tail the output logs.
+*model_launcher.sh* - This script will check if any models are needed to be run and start them. This will launch about 1 pipeline for every 10 waiting jobs.
+
+Both scripts require a files called secrets.sh to be in the same folder. If it does not exist, it will print a message if it does not exist.
diff --git a/scripts/download_upload.sh b/scripts/download_upload.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ ! -e secrets.sh ]; then
+    cat <<EOF
+Missing secrets.sh file. Please create one with the following variables:
+
+# required variables
+export CDR_TOKEN=this_is_a_secret_received_from_cdr
+export RABBITMQ_URI=amqp://username:password@server.url:5672/%2F
+export MONITOR_URL=https://server.url/monitor/queues.json
+# using a specific version of the pipeline
+export PIPELINE=pr36
+EOF
+    exit 0
+fi
+source secrets.sh
+
+# PIPELINE VERSION
+if [ -z "${PIPELINE}" ]; then
+    PIPELINE=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/DARPA-CRITICALMAAS/uiuc-pipeline/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name | sed 's/^v//')
+fi
+
+# CDR VERSION
+if [ -z "${CDR}" ]; then
+    CDR=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/DARPA-CRITICALMAAS/uiuc-cdr/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name | sed 's/^v//')
+fi
+
+# print versions
+echo "PIPELINE : $PIPELINE"
+echo "CDR      : $CDR"
+
+# download images if they don't exist
+if [ ! -e criticalmaas-downloader_${CDR}.sif ]; then
+    apptainer pull --force criticalmaas-downloader_${CDR}.sif docker://ncsa/criticalmaas-downloader:${CDR}
+    rm -f criticalmaas-downloader_latest.sif
+    ln -s criticalmaas-downloader_${CDR}.sif criticalmaas-downloader_latest.sif
+fi
+if [ ! -e criticalmaas-uploader_${CDR}.sif ]; then
+    apptainer pull --force criticalmaas-uploader_${CDR}.sif docker://ncsa/criticalmaas-uploader:${CDR}
+    rm -f criticalmaas-uploader_latest.sif
+    ln -s criticalmaas-uploader_${CDR}.sif criticalmaas-uploader_latest.sif
+fi
+if [ ! -e criticalmaas-pipeline_${PIPELINE}.sif ]; then
+    apptainer pull --force criticalmaas-pipeline_${PIPELINE}.sif docker://ncsa/criticalmaas-pipeline:${PIPELINE}
+    rm -f criticalmaas-pipeline_latest.sif
+    ln -s criticalmaas-pipeline_${PIPELINE}.sif criticalmaas-pipeline_latest.sif
+fi
+
+# make folders
+mkdir -p data output logs/downloader logs
+
+# start images if not running
+if [ -z "$(apptainer instance list | grep criticalmaas-downloader)" ]; then
+    apptainer instance run \
+        --pid-file criticalmaas-downloader.pid \
+        --no-home \
+        --contain \
+        --bind ./data:/data \
+        --env "RABBITMQ_URI=${RABBITMQ_URI}" \
+        criticalmaas-downloader_latest.sif \
+        criticalmaas-downloader \
+            python /src/CM_B_downloader.py
+fi
+if [ -z "$(apptainer instance list | grep criticalmaas-uploader)" ]; then
+    apptainer instance run \
+        --pid-file criticalmaas-uploader.pid \
+        --no-home \
+        --contain \
+        --bind ./output:/output \
+        --env "RABBITMQ_URI=${RABBITMQ_URI}" \
+        --env "CDR_TOKEN=${CDR_TOKEN}" \
+        criticalmaas-uploader_latest.sif \
+        criticalmaas-uploader \
+            python /src/uploader.py
+fi
+
+# showing log files
+echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "Showing log files, press Ctr-C to exit"
+echo "tail -f ~/.apptainer/instances/logs/${HOSTNAME}/${USER}/criticalmaas-*"
+echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+tail -f ~/.apptainer/instances/logs/${HOSTNAME}/${USER}/criticalmaas-*
diff --git a/scripts/model_launcher.sh b/scripts/model_launcher.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ ! -e secrets.sh ]; then
+    cat <<EOF
+Missing secrets.sh file. Please create one with the following variables:
+
+# required variables
+export CDR_TOKEN=this_is_a_secret_received_from_cdr
+export RABBITMQ_URI=amqp://username:password@server.url:5672/%2F
+export MONITOR_URL=https://server.url/monitor/queues.json
+# using a specific version of the pipeline
+export PIPELINE=pr36
+EOF
+    exit 0
+fi
+source secrets.sh
+
+# start monitoring process queues
+while [ 1 == 1 ]; do
+    LOG="$(date) :"
+    SKIP="\n"
+    for queue in golden_muscat icy_resin; do
+        RUNNING=$(squeue --name=${queue} --user ${USER} --noheader | wc -l)
+        JOBS=$(curl -s ${MONITOR_URL}?search=$queue | jq -r '.[0].total')
+        NEEDED=$(( (JOBS + 9) / 10 ))
+        NEEDED=$(( $NEEDED > 5 ? 5 : ${NEEDED} ))
+        if [ $RUNNING -lt $NEEDED ]; then
+            echo -en "${SKIP}Starting another pipeline for $queue. "
+            SKIP=""
+            sbatch --job-name ${queue} "/projects/bbym/shared/CDR_processing/pipeline_processing_003/${queue}_launcher.bash"
+        fi
+        LOG="${LOG} [$queue : Running=$RUNNING jobs=$JOBS need=$NEEDED]  "
+    done
+    echo -ne "${LOG}  \r"
+    sleep 1
+done