diff --git a/scripts/update-nomos-rev.sh b/scripts/update-nomos-rev.sh
index 5c3deb6..e697725 100755
--- a/scripts/update-nomos-rev.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-nomos-rev.sh
@@ -13,31 +13,41 @@ usage() {
 Usage:
   scripts/update-nomos-rev.sh --rev <git_rev>
   scripts/update-nomos-rev.sh --path <local_dir>
+  scripts/update-nomos-rev.sh --unskip-worktree
 
 Notes:
   --rev   sets NOMOS_NODE_REV and updates Cargo.toml revs
-  --path  sets NOMOS_NODE_PATH (clears NOMOS_NODE_REV) for local checkout
+  --path  sets NOMOS_NODE_PATH (clears NOMOS_NODE_REV) and patches Cargo.toml to use a local nomos-node checkout
+  --unskip-worktree clears any skip-worktree flag for Cargo.toml
   Only one may be used at a time.
 EOF
 }
 
 REV=""
 LOCAL_PATH=""
+UNSKIP_WORKTREE=0
 while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
   case "$1" in
     --rev) REV="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;;
     --path) LOCAL_PATH="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;;
+    --unskip-worktree) UNSKIP_WORKTREE=1; shift ;;
     -h|--help) usage; exit 0 ;;
     *) echo "Unknown arg: $1" >&2; usage; exit 1 ;;
   esac
 done
 
+if [ "${UNSKIP_WORKTREE}" -eq 1 ] && { [ -n "${REV}" ] || [ -n "${LOCAL_PATH}" ]; }; then
+  echo "Use --unskip-worktree alone." >&2
+  usage
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${REV}" ] && [ -n "${LOCAL_PATH}" ]; then
   echo "Use either --rev or --path, not both" >&2
   usage; exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ -z "${REV}" ] && [ -z "${LOCAL_PATH}" ]; then
+if [ -z "${REV}" ] && [ -z "${LOCAL_PATH}" ] && [ "${UNSKIP_WORKTREE}" -eq 0 ]; then
   usage; exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -58,6 +68,26 @@ ensure_env_key() {
 ensure_env_key "NOMOS_NODE_REV" "# NOMOS_NODE_REV="
 ensure_env_key "NOMOS_NODE_PATH" "# NOMOS_NODE_PATH="
 
+maybe_unskip_worktree() {
+  local file="$1"
+  if git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" update-index --no-skip-worktree "${file}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  fi
+}
+
+maybe_skip_worktree() {
+  local file="$1"
+  if git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" update-index --skip-worktree "${file}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  fi
+}
+
+if [ "${UNSKIP_WORKTREE}" -eq 1 ]; then
+  maybe_unskip_worktree "Cargo.toml"
+  echo "Cleared skip-worktree on Cargo.toml (if it was set)."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${REV}" ]; then
   echo "Updating nomos-node rev to ${REV}"
   # Update versions.env NOMOS_NODE_REV entry, clear NOMOS_NODE_PATH if present.
@@ -75,6 +105,11 @@ rev = sys.argv[2]
 cargo_toml = root / "Cargo.toml"
 txt = cargo_toml.read_text()
 txt = txt.replace("\\n", "\n")
+txt = re.sub(
+    r'(?ms)^\[patch\."https://github\.com/logos-co/nomos-node"\].*?(?=^\[|\Z)',
+    "",
+    txt,
+)
 txt = re.sub(
     r'(git = "https://github\.com/logos-co/nomos-node\.git", rev = ")[^"]+(")',
     r"\g<1>" + rev + r"\2",
@@ -82,6 +117,7 @@ txt = re.sub(
 )
 cargo_toml.write_text(txt.rstrip() + "\n")
 PY
+  maybe_unskip_worktree "Cargo.toml"
 else
   echo "Pointing to local nomos-node at ${LOCAL_PATH}"
   if [ ! -d "${LOCAL_PATH}" ]; then
@@ -95,6 +131,81 @@ else
     -e "s/^#?[[:space:]]*NOMOS_NODE_REV=.*/# NOMOS_NODE_REV=${CURRENT_REV}/" \
     "${ROOT_DIR}/versions.env"
   rm -f "${ROOT_DIR}/versions.env.bak"
+
+  # Generate a patch block for all nomos-node crates we depend on.
+  PYTHON_BIN="${PYTHON_BIN:-python3}"
+  if ! command -v "${PYTHON_BIN}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ERROR: python3 is required to patch Cargo.toml for local paths" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  "${PYTHON_BIN}" - "$ROOT_DIR" "$LOCAL_PATH" <<'PY'
+import json
+import pathlib
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+root = pathlib.Path(sys.argv[1])
+node_path = pathlib.Path(sys.argv[2])
+
+targets = [
+    "broadcast-service", "chain-leader", "chain-network", "chain-service",
+    "common-http-client", "cryptarchia-engine", "cryptarchia-sync",
+    "executor-http-client", "groth16", "key-management-system-service",
+    "kzgrs", "kzgrs-backend", "nomos-api", "nomos-blend-message",
+    "nomos-blend-service", "nomos-core", "nomos-da-dispersal",
+    "nomos-da-network-core", "nomos-da-network-service", "nomos-da-sampling",
+    "nomos-da-verifier", "nomos-executor", "nomos-http-api-common",
+    "nomos-ledger", "nomos-libp2p", "nomos-network", "nomos-node",
+    "nomos-sdp", "nomos-time", "nomos-tracing", "nomos-tracing-service",
+    "nomos-utils", "nomos-wallet", "poc", "pol", "subnetworks-assignations",
+    "tests", "tx-service", "wallet", "zksign",
+]
+
+try:
+    meta = subprocess.check_output(
+        ["cargo", "metadata", "--format-version", "1", "--no-deps"],
+        cwd=node_path,
+    )
+except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
+    sys.stderr.write(f"Failed to run cargo metadata in {node_path}: {exc}\n")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+data = json.loads(meta)
+paths = {}
+for pkg in data.get("packages", []):
+    paths[pkg["name"]] = str(pathlib.Path(pkg["manifest_path"]).parent)
+
+patch_lines = ['[patch."https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node"]']
+missing = []
+for name in targets:
+    if name in paths:
+        patch_lines.append(f'{name} = {{ path = "{paths[name]}" }}')
+    else:
+        missing.append(name)
+
+cargo_toml = root / "Cargo.toml"
+txt = cargo_toml.read_text()
+txt = txt.replace("\\n", "\n")
+txt = re.sub(
+    r'(?ms)^\[patch\."https://github\.com/logos-co/nomos-node"\].*?(?=^\[|\Z)',
+    "",
+    txt,
+)
+txt = txt.rstrip() + "\n\n" + "\n".join(patch_lines) + "\n"
+cargo_toml.write_text(txt)
+
+if missing:
+    sys.stderr.write(
+        "Warning: missing crates in local nomos-node checkout: "
+        + ", ".join(missing)
+        + "\n"
+    )
+PY
+
+  # Avoid accidentally committing the local patch block.
+  maybe_skip_worktree "Cargo.toml"
+  echo "Local nomos-node patch applied; Cargo.toml marked skip-worktree (run --unskip-worktree to clear)."
 fi
 
 echo "Done. Consider updating Cargo.lock if needed (cargo fetch)."