diff --git a/scripts/mcp_and_decompress.sh b/scripts/mcp_and_decompress.sh
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/scripts/mcp_and_decompress.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+INFILES=${@:1:$#-1}
+OUTDIR=${@:$#}
+
+for INFILE in $INFILES; do
+    if [[ $INFILE == *.gz ]]; then
+        OUTFNAME=$(basename $INFILE .gz)
+        pigz -dc $INFILE > "$OUTDIR/$OUTFNAME"
+    elif [[ $INFILE == *.zst ]]; then
+        OUTFNAME=$(basename $INFILE .zst)
+        zstd -d $INFILE -o "$OUTDIR/$OUTFNAME"
+    else
+        OUTFNAME=$(basename $INFILE)
+        cp $INFILE "$OUTDIR/$OUTFNAME"
+    fi
+done