diff --git a/src/app/_components/ScriptsGrid.tsx b/src/app/_components/ScriptsGrid.tsx
index 47dbd4c..4326153 100644
--- a/src/app/_components/ScriptsGrid.tsx
+++ b/src/app/_components/ScriptsGrid.tsx
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export function ScriptsGrid() {
             {scriptCardsData?.error || 'Unknown error occurred'}
           </p>
           <div className="mt-4 text-xs text-gray-400">
-            <p>Make sure to set the REPO_URL environment variable.</p>
-            <p>Example: REPO_URL="https://github.com/username/repo"</p>
+            <p>No JSON files found in scripts/json directory.</p>
+            <p>Use the "Resync Scripts" button to download from GitHub.</p>
           </div>
         </div>
         <button
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 91d5c17..f11a223 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default function Home() {
                     : 'text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700'
                 }`}
               >
-                GitHub Scripts
+                Script Library
               </button>
               <button
                 onClick={() => setActiveTab('local')}
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/scripts.ts b/src/server/api/routers/scripts.ts
index 4a6080b..a8a0462 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/scripts.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/scripts.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { createTRPCRouter, publicProcedure } from "~/server/api/trpc";
 import { scriptManager } from "~/server/lib/scripts";
 import { gitManager } from "~/server/lib/git";
 import { githubService } from "~/server/services/github";
+import { localScriptsService } from "~/server/services/localScripts";
 
 export const scriptsRouter = createTRPCRouter({
   // Get all available scripts
@@ -58,12 +59,12 @@ export const scriptsRouter = createTRPCRouter({
       return scriptManager.getScriptsDirectoryInfo();
     }),
 
-  // GitHub-based script routes
-  // Get all script cards from GitHub repo
+  // Local script routes (using scripts/json directory)
+  // Get all script cards from local directory
   getScriptCards: publicProcedure
     .query(async () => {
       try {
-        const cards = await githubService.getScriptCards();
+        const cards = await localScriptsService.getScriptCards();
         return { success: true, cards };
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error in getScriptCards:', error);
@@ -75,11 +76,11 @@ export const scriptsRouter = createTRPCRouter({
       }
     }),
 
-  // Get all scripts from GitHub repo
+  // Get all scripts from local directory
   getAllScripts: publicProcedure
     .query(async () => {
       try {
-        const scripts = await githubService.getAllScripts();
+        const scripts = await localScriptsService.getAllScripts();
         return { success: true, scripts };
       } catch (error) {
         return {
@@ -90,12 +91,12 @@ export const scriptsRouter = createTRPCRouter({
       }
     }),
 
-  // Get script by slug from GitHub repo
+  // Get script by slug from local directory
   getScriptBySlug: publicProcedure
     .input(z.object({ slug: z.string() }))
     .query(async ({ input }) => {
       try {
-        const script = await githubService.getScriptBySlug(input.slug);
+        const script = await localScriptsService.getScriptBySlug(input.slug);
         if (!script) {
           return {
             success: false,
@@ -113,20 +114,26 @@ export const scriptsRouter = createTRPCRouter({
       }
     }),
 
-  // Resync scripts from GitHub repo
+  // Resync scripts from GitHub repo to local directory
   resyncScripts: publicProcedure
     .mutation(async () => {
       try {
-        const scripts = await githubService.getAllScripts();
+        // First, try to get scripts from GitHub
+        const githubScripts = await githubService.getAllScripts();
+        
+        // Save scripts to local directory
+        await localScriptsService.saveScriptsFromGitHub(githubScripts);
+        
         return { 
           success: true, 
-          message: `Successfully synced ${scripts.length} scripts`,
-          count: scripts.length
+          message: `Successfully synced ${githubScripts.length} scripts from GitHub to local directory`,
+          count: githubScripts.length
         };
       } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error in resyncScripts:', error);
         return {
           success: false,
-          error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Failed to resync scripts',
+          error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Failed to resync scripts. Make sure REPO_URL is set.',
           count: 0
         };
       }
diff --git a/src/server/services/localScripts.ts b/src/server/services/localScripts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..871b387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/services/localScripts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { readFile, readdir, writeFile, mkdir } from 'fs/promises';
+import { join } from 'path';
+import type { Script, ScriptCard } from '~/types/script';
+
+export class LocalScriptsService {
+  private scriptsDirectory: string;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.scriptsDirectory = join(process.cwd(), 'scripts', 'json');
+  }
+
+  async getJsonFiles(): Promise<string[]> {
+    try {
+      const files = await readdir(this.scriptsDirectory);
+      return files.filter(file => file.endsWith('.json'));
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error reading scripts directory:', error);
+      throw new Error('Failed to read scripts directory');
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getScriptContent(filename: string): Promise<Script> {
+    try {
+      const filePath = join(this.scriptsDirectory, filename);
+      const content = await readFile(filePath, 'utf-8');
+      return JSON.parse(content) as Script;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Error reading script file ${filename}:`, error);
+      throw new Error(`Failed to read script: ${filename}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getAllScripts(): Promise<Script[]> {
+    try {
+      const jsonFiles = await this.getJsonFiles();
+      const scripts: Script[] = [];
+
+      for (const filename of jsonFiles) {
+        try {
+          const script = await this.getScriptContent(filename);
+          scripts.push(script);
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error(`Failed to parse script ${filename}:`, error);
+          // Continue with other files even if one fails
+        }
+      }
+
+      return scripts;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error fetching all scripts:', error);
+      throw new Error('Failed to fetch scripts from local directory');
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getScriptCards(): Promise<ScriptCard[]> {
+    try {
+      const scripts = await this.getAllScripts();
+      
+      return scripts.map(script => ({
+        name: script.name,
+        slug: script.slug,
+        description: script.description,
+        logo: script.logo,
+        type: script.type,
+        updateable: script.updateable,
+        website: script.website,
+      }));
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error creating script cards:', error);
+      throw new Error('Failed to create script cards');
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getScriptBySlug(slug: string): Promise<Script | null> {
+    try {
+      const scripts = await this.getAllScripts();
+      return scripts.find(script => script.slug === slug) || null;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error fetching script by slug:', error);
+      throw new Error(`Failed to fetch script: ${slug}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async saveScriptsFromGitHub(scripts: Script[]): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      // Ensure the directory exists
+      await mkdir(this.scriptsDirectory, { recursive: true });
+
+      // Save each script as a JSON file
+      for (const script of scripts) {
+        const filename = `${script.slug}.json`;
+        const filePath = join(this.scriptsDirectory, filename);
+        const content = JSON.stringify(script, null, 2);
+        await writeFile(filePath, content, 'utf-8');
+      }
+
+      console.log(`Successfully saved ${scripts.length} scripts to ${this.scriptsDirectory}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error saving scripts from GitHub:', error);
+      throw new Error('Failed to save scripts from GitHub');
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Singleton instance
+export const localScriptsService = new LocalScriptsService();