diff --git a/applications/audit_generator/local_handler/docker-compose.yml b/applications/audit_generator/local_handler/docker-compose.yml
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index 000000000..cc3f89fc9
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+++ b/applications/audit_generator/local_handler/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version: "3.9"
+
+services:
+  audit-generator-lambda:
+    build:
+      context: ../../../
+      dockerfile: applications/audit_generator/handler/Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "9001:8080"
+    env_file:
+      - ../../../.env
diff --git a/applications/audit_generator/local_handler/invoke_local_lambda.py b/applications/audit_generator/local_handler/invoke_local_lambda.py
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index 000000000..14d1339a3
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+++ b/applications/audit_generator/local_handler/invoke_local_lambda.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import json
+import requests
+
+HOST = "localhost"
+PORT = "9001"
+
+LAMBDA_URL = f"http://{HOST}:{PORT}/2015-03-31/functions/function/invocations"
+
+payload = {
+    "Records": [
+        {
+            "messageId": "test-message-id",
+            "body": json.dumps(
+                {
+                    "task_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
+                    "sub_task_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002",
+                    "hubspot_deal_id": "500311510234",
+                }
+            ),
+        }
+    ]
+}
+
+response = requests.post(LAMBDA_URL, json=payload)
+
+print("Status code:", response.status_code)
+print("Response:")
+print(response.text)
diff --git a/applications/audit_generator/local_handler/invoke_local_orchestrator.py b/applications/audit_generator/local_handler/invoke_local_orchestrator.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edc7bb8f4
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+++ b/applications/audit_generator/local_handler/invoke_local_orchestrator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Run AuditGeneratorOrchestrator directly, bypassing @subtask_handler.
+
+Loads credentials from the repo-root .env file so no DB task/subtask rows
+are needed.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+import boto3
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3]
+load_dotenv(REPO_ROOT / ".env")
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_ROOT))
+
+from utilities.logger import setup_logger
+
+setup_logger()
+
+from infrastructure.postgres.config import PostgresConfig
+from infrastructure.postgres.engine import make_engine, make_session
+from infrastructure.s3.s3_client import S3Client
+from orchestration.audit_generator_orchestrator import AuditGeneratorOrchestrator
+from orchestration.audit_generator_unit_of_work import AuditGeneratorUnitOfWork
+
+HUBSPOT_DEAL_ID = "505712829658"
+
+boto3_client: Any = boto3.client  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+s3_client = S3Client(
+    boto_s3_client=boto3_client("s3"),
+    # bucket=os.environ["S3_BUCKET_NAME"],
+    bucket="retrofit-energy-assessments-dev",
+)
+
+engine = make_engine(PostgresConfig.from_env(os.environ))
+
+
+def session_factory() -> Any:
+    return make_session(engine)
+
+
+def uow_factory() -> AuditGeneratorUnitOfWork:
+    return AuditGeneratorUnitOfWork(session_factory)
+
+
+print(f"Running AuditGeneratorOrchestrator for deal: {HUBSPOT_DEAL_ID!r}")
+AuditGeneratorOrchestrator(
+    hubspot_deal_id=HUBSPOT_DEAL_ID,
+    s3_client=s3_client,
+    uow_factory=uow_factory,
+).run()
+print("Done")