diff --git a/demo_sharding.sh b/demo_sharding.sh
index 17697fff75..bf33c712f8 100644
--- a/demo_sharding.sh
+++ b/demo_sharding.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 
+set -u
 
-export RUST_LOG=DEBUG
-INITIAL_SHARDS=1
+export RUST_LOG=INFO
+INITIAL_SHARDS="${INITIAL_SHARDS:-1}"
 PAGESERVERS=8
 FINAL_SHARDS=8
-STRIPE_SIZE=2048
-SCALE=10
-ARGS=--release
+STRIPE_SIZE=128
+SCALE=100
+export BUILD_ARGS=--release
+ARGS="${BUILD_ARGS} -q"
 RUST_LOG=info
 
 TENANT_ID=1f359dd625e519a1a4e8d7509690f6fc
diff --git a/demo_split_4.sh b/demo_split_4.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe6183f03e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo_split_4.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+FINAL_SHARDS=4
+TENANT_ID=1f359dd625e519a1a4e8d7509690f6fc
+ARGS=--release -q
+
+cargo neon $ARGS endpoint stop ep-main
+
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant shard-split --shard-count=$FINAL_SHARDS
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant status
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant migrate --tenant-id=$TENANT_ID-0004 --id=1
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant migrate --tenant-id=$TENANT_ID-0104 --id=2
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant migrate --tenant-id=$TENANT_ID-0204 --id=3
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant migrate --tenant-id=$TENANT_ID-0304 --id=4
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant status
+
+cargo neon $ARGS endpoint start ep-main
diff --git a/demo_split_8.sh b/demo_split_8.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8391587490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo_split_8.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+FINAL_SHARDS=8
+TENANT_ID=1f359dd625e519a1a4e8d7509690f6fc
+ARGS="--release -q"
+
+cargo neon $ARGS endpoint stop ep-main
+
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant shard-split --shard-count=$FINAL_SHARDS
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant status
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant migrate --tenant-id=$TENANT_ID-0008 --id=1
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant migrate --tenant-id=$TENANT_ID-0108 --id=2
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant migrate --tenant-id=$TENANT_ID-0208 --id=3
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant migrate --tenant-id=$TENANT_ID-0308 --id=4
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant migrate --tenant-id=$TENANT_ID-0408 --id=5
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant migrate --tenant-id=$TENANT_ID-0508 --id=6
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant migrate --tenant-id=$TENANT_ID-0608 --id=7
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant migrate --tenant-id=$TENANT_ID-0708 --id=8
+cargo neon $ARGS tenant status
+
+cargo neon $ARGS endpoint start ep-main