diff --git a/tools/finalization/README.md b/tools/finalization/README.md
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+++ b/tools/finalization/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Finalization tools
+This folder contains automation and CI scripts for [finalizing](https://go/android-finalization) Android before release.
+
+## Automation:
+1. [Environment setup](./environment.sh). Set values for varios finalization constants.
+2. [Finalize SDK](./finalize-aidl-vndk-sdk-resources.sh). Prepare the branch for SDK release. SDK contains Android Java APIs and other stable APIs. Commonly referred as a 1st step.
+3. [Finalize Android](./finalize-sdk-rel.sh). Mark branch as "REL", i.e. prepares for Android release. Any signed build containing these changes will be considered an official Android Release. Referred as a 2nd finalization step.
+4. [Finalize SDK and submit](./step-1.sh). Do [Finalize SDK](./finalize-aidl-vndk-sdk-resources.sh) step, create CLs, organize them into topic and send to Gerrit.
+  a. [Update SDK and submit](./update-step-1.sh). Same as above, but updates the existings CLs.
+5. [Finalize Android and submit](./step-2.sh). Do [Finalize Android](./finalize-sdk-rel.sh) step, create  CLs, organize them into topic and send to Gerrit.
+  a. [Update Android and submit](./update-step-2.sh). Same as above, but updates the existings CLs.
+
+## CI:
+Performed in build targets in Finalization branches.
+1. [Finalization Step 1 for Main, git_main-fina-1-release](https://android-build.googleplex.com/builds/branches/git_main-fina-1-release/grid). Test [1st step/Finalize SDK](./finalize-aidl-vndk-sdk-resources.sh).
+2. [Finalization Step 1 for UDC, git_udc-fina-1-release](https://android-build.googleplex.com/builds/branches/git_udc-fina-1-release/grid). Same but for udc-dev.
+3. [Finalization Step 2 for Main, git_main-fina-2-release](https://android-build.googleplex.com/builds/branches/git_main-fina-2-release/grid). Test [1st step/Finalize SDK](./finalize-aidl-vndk-sdk-resources.sh) and [2nd step/Finalize Android](./finalize-sdk-rel.sh). Use [local finalization](./localonly-steps.sh) to build and copy presubmits.
+4. [Finalization Step 2 for UDC, git_udc-fina-2-release](https://android-build.googleplex.com/builds/branches/git_udc-fina-2-release/grid). Same but for udc-dev.
+5. [Local finalization steps](./localonly-steps.sh) are done only during local testing or in the CI lab. Normally these steps use artifacts from other builds.
+
+## Utility:
+[Full cleanup](./cleanup.sh). Remove all local changes and switch each project into head-less state. This is the best state to sync/rebase/finalize the branch.
diff --git a/tools/finalization/build-step-1-and-2.sh b/tools/finalization/build-step-1-and-2.sh
index 1b749b106f..a5aba0806b 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/build-step-1-and-2.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/build-step-1-and-2.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ function finalize_main_step12() {
     # SDK codename -> int
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-aidl-vndk-sdk-resources.sh
 
-    # Platform/Mainline SDKs build and move to prebuilts
-    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/localonly-finalize-mainline-sdk.sh
+    # ADB, Platform/Mainline SDKs build and move to prebuilts
+    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/localonly-steps.sh
 
     # REL
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-sdk-rel.sh
diff --git a/tools/finalization/localonly-finalize-mainline-sdk.sh b/tools/finalization/localonly-steps.sh
similarity index 93%
rename from tools/finalization/localonly-finalize-mainline-sdk.sh
rename to tools/finalization/localonly-steps.sh
index 2b77c5dbbd..6107b3e090 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/localonly-finalize-mainline-sdk.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/localonly-steps.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-function finalize_locally_mainline_sdk() {
+function finalize_locally() {
     local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
 
@@ -23,5 +23,4 @@ function finalize_locally_mainline_sdk() {
     "$top/prebuilts/build-tools/path/linux-x86/python3" -W ignore::DeprecationWarning "$top/prebuilts/sdk/update_prebuilts.py" --local_mode -f ${FINAL_PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION} -e ${FINAL_MAINLINE_EXTENSION} --bug 1 1
 }
 
-finalize_locally_mainline_sdk
-
+finalize_locally
diff --git a/tools/finalization/update-step-1.sh b/tools/finalization/update-step-1.sh
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index 0000000000..fd07b7b22a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/finalization/update-step-1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Script to perform a 1st step of Android Finalization: API/SDK finalization, update CLs and upload to Gerrit.
+
+set -ex
+
+function update_step_1_changes() {
+    set +e
+    repo forall -c '\
+        if [[ $(git status --short) ]]; then
+            git stash -u ;
+            repo start "$FINAL_PLATFORM_CODENAME-SDK-Finalization" ;
+            git stash pop ;
+            git add -A . ;
+            git commit --amend --no-edit ;
+            repo upload --cbr --no-verify -o nokeycheck -t -y . ;
+        fi'
+}
+
+function update_step_1_main() {
+    local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
+    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
+
+
+    local m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
+
+    # vndk etc finalization
+    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-aidl-vndk-sdk-resources.sh
+
+    # update existing CLs and upload to gerrit
+    update_step_1_changes
+
+    # build to confirm everything is OK
+    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m
+}
+
+update_step_1_main
diff --git a/tools/finalization/update-step-2.sh b/tools/finalization/update-step-2.sh
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+++ b/tools/finalization/update-step-2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Script to perform a 2nd step of Android Finalization: REL finalization, create CLs and upload to Gerrit.
+
+function update_step_2_changes() {
+    set +e
+    repo forall -c '\
+        if [[ $(git status --short) ]]; then
+            git stash -u ;
+            repo start "$FINAL_PLATFORM_CODENAME-SDK-Finalization-Rel" ;
+            git stash pop ;
+            git add -A . ;
+            git commit --amend --no-edit ;
+            repo upload --cbr --no-verify -o nokeycheck -t -y . ;
+        fi'
+}
+
+function update_step_2_main() {
+    local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
+    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
+
+    local m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
+
+    # prebuilts etc
+    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-sdk-rel.sh
+
+    # move all changes to finalization branch/topic and upload to gerrit
+    update_step_2_changes
+
+    # build to confirm everything is OK
+    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m
+}
+
+update_step_2_main