diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/Cargo.toml b/crates/proof-of-sql/Cargo.toml
index c2be7d100..3c791fc42 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ blitzar = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 bumpalo = { workspace = true, features = ["collections"] }
 bytemuck = { workspace = true }
 byte-slice-cast = { workspace = true }
+clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 curve25519-dalek = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
 chrono = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
 derive_more = { workspace = true }
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ zerocopy = { workspace = true }
 alloy-sol-types = { workspace = true }
 arrow-csv = { workspace = true }
 blitzar = { workspace = true }
-clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 criterion = { workspace = true, features = ["html_reports"] }
 merlin = { workspace = true }
 opentelemetry = { workspace = true }
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ std = ["snafu/std"]
 [lints]
 workspace = true
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "commit-utility"
+path = "utils/commit-utility/main.rs"
+
 [[example]]
 name = "hello_world"
 required-features = ["test"]
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/utils/commit-utility/main.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/utils/commit-utility/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..970c03c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/utils/commit-utility/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+//! Utility to deserialize and print a commitment from a file or stdin.
+use clap::Parser;
+use curve25519_dalek::ristretto::RistrettoPoint;
+use proof_of_sql::{
+    base::commitment::TableCommitment,
+    proof_primitive::dory::{DoryCommitment, DynamicDoryCommitment},
+};
+use snafu::Snafu;
+use std::{
+    fs::File,
+    io::{self, Read, Write},
+};
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+struct Cli {
+    /// Input file (defaults to stdin)
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    input: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Output file (defaults to stdout)
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    output: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Commitment scheme (e.g. `ipa`, `dynamic_dory`, `dory`)
+    #[arg(long)]
+    scheme: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
+enum CommitUtilityError {
+    #[snafu(display("Failed to open input file '{}'", filename))]
+    OpenInputFile { filename: String },
+
+    #[snafu(display("Failed to read from input file '{}'", filename))]
+    ReadInputFile { filename: String },
+
+    #[snafu(display("Failed to read from stdin"))]
+    ReadStdin,
+
+    #[snafu(display("Failed to create output file '{}'", filename))]
+    CreateOutputFile { filename: String },
+
+    #[snafu(display("Failed to write to output file '{}'", filename))]
+    WriteOutputFile { filename: String },
+
+    #[snafu(display("Failed to write to stdout"))]
+    WriteStdout,
+
+    #[snafu(display("Failed to deserialize commitment"))]
+    DeserializationError,
+
+    #[snafu(display("Unknown scheme: '{}'", scheme))]
+    UnknownScheme { scheme: String },
+}
+
+type CommitUtilityResult<T, E = CommitUtilityError> = std::result::Result<T, E>;
+
+fn main() -> CommitUtilityResult<()> {
+    let cli = Cli::parse();
+
+    // Read input data
+    let input_data = match &cli.input {
+        Some(input_file) => {
+            let mut file =
+                File::open(input_file).map_err(|_| CommitUtilityError::OpenInputFile {
+                    filename: input_file.clone(),
+                })?;
+            let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+            file.read_to_end(&mut buffer)
+                .map_err(|_| CommitUtilityError::ReadInputFile {
+                    filename: input_file.clone(),
+                })?;
+            buffer
+        }
+        None => {
+            let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+            io::stdin()
+                .read_to_end(&mut buffer)
+                .map_err(|_| CommitUtilityError::ReadStdin)?;
+            buffer
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Deserialize commitment based on the scheme
+    let human_readable = match cli.scheme.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+        "dynamic_dory" | "dynamic-dory" => {
+            let commitment: TableCommitment<DynamicDoryCommitment> =
+                postcard::from_bytes(&input_data)
+                    .map_err(|_| CommitUtilityError::DeserializationError)?;
+            format!("{commitment:#?}")
+        }
+        "dory" => {
+            let commitment: TableCommitment<DoryCommitment> = postcard::from_bytes(&input_data)
+                .map_err(|_| CommitUtilityError::DeserializationError)?;
+            format!("{commitment:#?}")
+        }
+        "ipa" | "innerproductargument" => {
+            let commitment: TableCommitment<RistrettoPoint> = postcard::from_bytes(&input_data)
+                .map_err(|_| CommitUtilityError::DeserializationError)?;
+            format!("{commitment:#?}")
+        }
+        _ => {
+            return Err(CommitUtilityError::UnknownScheme {
+                scheme: cli.scheme.clone(),
+            });
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Write output data
+    match &cli.output {
+        Some(output_file) => {
+            let mut file =
+                File::create(output_file).map_err(|_| CommitUtilityError::CreateOutputFile {
+                    filename: output_file.clone(),
+                })?;
+            file.write_all(human_readable.as_bytes()).map_err(|_| {
+                CommitUtilityError::WriteOutputFile {
+                    filename: output_file.clone(),
+                }
+            })?;
+        }
+        None => {
+            io::stdout()
+                .write_all(human_readable.as_bytes())
+                .map_err(|_| CommitUtilityError::WriteStdout)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}