commit 6042171fc238f95f073b55f68d8b84694693ff71
Author: Vitali sharp8n <jetframes@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue Sep 1 19:37:53 2026 +0300

    Initial: workflows API control plane + tests + YAML workflow definitions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Docker
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diff --git a/Controllers/HealthController.cs b/Controllers/HealthController.cs
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+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using StackExchange.Redis;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+public class HealthController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly WorkflowsDbContext _db;
+    private readonly IConnectionMultiplexer _redis;
+
+    public HealthController(WorkflowsDbContext db, IConnectionMultiplexer redis)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+        _redis = redis;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Liveness — the process is up.</summary>
+    [HttpGet("/health")]
+    public IActionResult Health() => Ok(new { status = "ok" });
+
+    /// <summary>Readiness — Postgres + Redis are reachable.</summary>
+    [HttpGet("/health/ready")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Ready(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var checks = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+
+        try
+        {
+            await _db.Database.CanConnectAsync(ct);
+            checks["postgres"] = "ok";
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            checks["postgres"] = $"error: {ex.Message}";
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            checks["redis"] = _redis.IsConnected ? "ok" : "disconnected";
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            checks["redis"] = $"error: {ex.Message}";
+        }
+
+        var healthy = checks.Values.All(v => v == "ok");
+        return healthy ? Ok(new { status = "ok", checks }) : StatusCode(503, new { status = "degraded", checks });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Controllers/KeysController.cs b/Controllers/KeysController.cs
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+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Controllers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Per-tenant operator API keys. This whole surface authenticates with the
+/// tenant's MAIN JWT (see AuthMiddleware) so a logged-in owner can mint, list,
+/// rotate and revoke the keys that the frontend/worker then use everywhere else.
+/// </summary>
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/keys")]
+public class KeysController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private static readonly string[] AllScopes = { "manage", "run", "read" };
+
+    private readonly ApiKeyService _keys;
+    private readonly ILogger<KeysController> _logger;
+
+    public KeysController(ApiKeyService keys, ILogger<KeysController> logger)
+    {
+        _keys = keys;
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    private string TenantId => (string?)HttpContext.Items["TenantId"]
+        ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("TenantId not resolved by auth middleware");
+
+    public sealed record MintRequest(string? Label = null, string[]? Scopes = null);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Mints the tenant's first operator key. Idempotent-by-guard: fails with
+    /// 409 once any active key exists — subsequent keys are created via
+    /// POST /api/keys (rotate).
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpPost("bootstrap")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Bootstrap(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        if (await _keys.CountActiveAsync(TenantId, ct) > 0)
+            return Conflict(new { error = "Operator keys already exist — use POST /api/keys to rotate." });
+
+        var (id, raw) = await _keys.MintAsync(TenantId, "default", AllScopes, ct);
+        _logger.LogInformation("Bootstrapped operator key {KeyId} for tenant {TenantId}", id, TenantId);
+        return Ok(new { id, key = raw, scopes = AllScopes, note = "Store this key now — it is shown only once." });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Mints a new operator key (rotation).</summary>
+    [HttpPost]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Mint([FromBody] MintRequest? request, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var label = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request?.Label) ? "default" : request.Label.Trim();
+        var scopes = NormalizeScopes(request?.Scopes);
+
+        var (id, raw) = await _keys.MintAsync(TenantId, label, scopes, ct);
+        _logger.LogInformation("Minted operator key {KeyId} for tenant {TenantId}", id, TenantId);
+        return Ok(new { id, key = raw, scopes, note = "Store this key now — it is shown only once." });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Lists the tenant's keys (hashes are never exposed).</summary>
+    [HttpGet]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> List(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var keys = await _keys.ListAsync(TenantId, ct);
+        var result = keys.Select(k => new
+        {
+            k.Id,
+            k.Label,
+            scopes = ParseScopes(k.ScopesJson),
+            k.CreatedAt,
+            k.LastUsedAt,
+            k.RevokedAt,
+            active = k.RevokedAt == null,
+        });
+        return Ok(result);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Revokes an operator key.</summary>
+    [HttpDelete("{id:guid}")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Revoke(Guid id, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var revoked = await _keys.RevokeAsync(TenantId, id, ct);
+        if (!revoked)
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Key not found." });
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("Revoked operator key {KeyId} for tenant {TenantId}", id, TenantId);
+        return NoContent();
+    }
+
+    private static string[] NormalizeScopes(string[]? requested)
+    {
+        if (requested == null || requested.Length == 0)
+            return AllScopes;
+
+        var valid = new HashSet<string> { "manage", "run", "read" };
+        var normalized = requested.Where(s => valid.Contains(s)).Distinct().ToArray();
+        return normalized.Length == 0 ? AllScopes : normalized;
+    }
+
+    private static string[] ParseScopes(string? json)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(json))
+            return Array.Empty<string>();
+        try
+        {
+            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<string[]>(json) ?? Array.Empty<string>();
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return Array.Empty<string>();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Controllers/RunsController.cs b/Controllers/RunsController.cs
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+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Filters;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Controllers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Run history + detail. Authenticated with the tenant's operator key (see
+/// AuthMiddleware). The run lifecycle engine (step 9) is the writer; this
+/// surface is the read side backing the Workflows UI (step 11).
+/// </summary>
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/runs")]
+public class RunsController : ControllerBase
+{
+    public sealed record RunSummary(
+        Guid Id,
+        Guid WorkflowId,
+        string WorkflowName,
+        string Status,
+        string? CorrelationId,
+        DateTime? StartedAt,
+        DateTime? FinishedAt,
+        string? Error);
+
+    public sealed record RunDetail(
+        Guid Id,
+        Guid WorkflowId,
+        string WorkflowName,
+        string WorkflowMode,
+        string Status,
+        string? TriggerJson,
+        string? InputJson,
+        string? OutputJson,
+        string? Error,
+        string? CorrelationId,
+        DateTime? StartedAt,
+        DateTime? FinishedAt);
+
+    public sealed record RunListResponse(int Total, IReadOnlyList<RunSummary> Runs);
+
+    public sealed record TaskRunSummary(
+        Guid Id,
+        Guid TaskId,
+        string TaskKey,
+        int Attempt,
+        string Status,
+        int RetryCount,
+        bool IsCompensation,
+        string? Error,
+        DateTime? StartedAt,
+        DateTime? FinishedAt);
+
+    private readonly WorkflowsDbContext _db;
+
+    public RunsController(WorkflowsDbContext db)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+    }
+
+    private string TenantId => (string?)HttpContext.Items["TenantId"]
+        ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("TenantId not resolved by auth middleware");
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Lists the tenant's runs, newest first, optionally filtered to one workflow.
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpGet]
+    [RequireScope("read")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> List(
+        [FromQuery] Guid? workflowId,
+        [FromQuery] int limit = 50,
+        [FromQuery] int offset = 0,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        limit = Math.Clamp(limit, 1, 200);
+        offset = Math.Max(0, offset);
+
+        var query = _db.WorkflowRuns.Where(r => r.TenantId == TenantId);
+        if (workflowId != null)
+            query = query.Where(r => r.WorkflowId == workflowId);
+
+        var total = await query.CountAsync(ct);
+
+        var runs = await query
+            .OrderByDescending(r => r.StartedAt ?? r.FinishedAt ?? DateTime.MinValue)
+            .ThenByDescending(r => r.Id)
+            .Skip(offset)
+            .Take(limit)
+            .Join(_db.Workflows, r => r.WorkflowId, w => w.Id, (r, w) => new { r, w.Name })
+            .Select(x => new RunSummary(
+                x.r.Id, x.r.WorkflowId, x.Name, x.r.Status, x.r.CorrelationId,
+                x.r.StartedAt, x.r.FinishedAt, x.r.Error))
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        return Ok(new RunListResponse(total, runs));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Returns one run plus its task-run summary.</summary>
+    [HttpGet("{id:guid}")]
+    [RequireScope("read")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Get(Guid id, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var detail = await _db.WorkflowRuns
+            .Where(r => r.Id == id && r.TenantId == TenantId)
+            .Join(_db.Workflows, r => r.WorkflowId, w => w.Id, (r, w) => new { r, w.Name, w.Mode })
+            .Select(x => new RunDetail(
+                x.r.Id, x.r.WorkflowId, x.Name, x.Mode, x.r.Status, x.r.TriggerJson,
+                x.r.InputJson, x.r.OutputJson, x.r.Error, x.r.CorrelationId,
+                x.r.StartedAt, x.r.FinishedAt))
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(ct);
+
+        if (detail == null)
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Run not found." });
+
+        return Ok(detail);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Returns the task runs of one run, in dispatch order.</summary>
+    [HttpGet("{id:guid}/tasks")]
+    [RequireScope("read")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Tasks(Guid id, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var owned = await _db.WorkflowRuns.AnyAsync(r => r.Id == id && r.TenantId == TenantId, ct);
+        if (!owned)
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Run not found." });
+
+        var tasks = await _db.TaskRuns
+            .Where(t => t.RunId == id)
+            .OrderBy(t => t.StartedAt)
+            .ThenBy(t => t.Attempt)
+            .Join(_db.Tasks, t => t.TaskId, task => task.Id, (t, task) => new { t, task.Key })
+            .Select(x => new TaskRunSummary(
+                x.t.Id, x.t.TaskId, x.Key, x.t.Attempt, x.t.Status, x.t.RetryCount,
+                x.t.IsCompensation, x.t.Error, x.t.StartedAt, x.t.FinishedAt))
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        return Ok(tasks);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Controllers/RuntimesController.cs b/Controllers/RuntimesController.cs
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+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using w4c_workflows.Filters;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Controllers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The runtime registry surface: which execution languages are available on the
+/// worker host. Authenticates with the tenant operator key like the rest of the
+/// control plane.
+/// </summary>
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/languages")]
+public class RuntimesController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly RuntimeRegistry _runtimes;
+
+    public RuntimesController(RuntimeRegistry runtimes)
+    {
+        _runtimes = runtimes;
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet]
+    [RequireScope("read")]
+    public IActionResult List() => Ok(_runtimes.All.Select(r => new
+    {
+        r.Id,
+        r.DisplayName,
+        r.DefaultFunction,
+        r.Extension,
+        r.Available,
+    }));
+}
diff --git a/Controllers/WebhooksController.cs b/Controllers/WebhooksController.cs
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+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Triggers;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Controllers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Webhook receiver for workflows with <c>trigger.type = webhook</c>. The route
+/// is PUBLIC (external callers have no operator key); access is governed by an
+/// optional shared secret (<c>Workflows:WebhookSecret</c>) verified against the
+/// <c>X-Webhook-Secret</c> header. When no secret is configured the endpoint is
+/// open — acceptable for v1 dev, hardened in step 13.
+/// </summary>
+[ApiController]
+[Route("/h")]
+public class WebhooksController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly WorkflowsDbContext _db;
+    private readonly IRunLauncher _launcher;
+    private readonly ILogger<WebhooksController> _logger;
+    private readonly string? _sharedSecret;
+
+    public WebhooksController(
+        WorkflowsDbContext db,
+        IRunLauncher launcher,
+        IConfiguration config,
+        ILogger<WebhooksController> logger)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+        _launcher = launcher;
+        _logger = logger;
+        _sharedSecret = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(config["Workflows:WebhookSecret"])
+            ? null
+            : config["Workflows:WebhookSecret"];
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Receives a webhook at <c>/h/{path}</c> and fires every matching workflow.</summary>
+    [HttpPost("{**path}")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Receive(string? path, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var webhookPath = "/h/" + (path ?? string.Empty);
+
+        if (!Authorized())
+            return Unauthorized(new { error = "Invalid webhook secret." });
+
+        var matches = await FindMatchesAsync(webhookPath, ct);
+        if (matches.Count == 0)
+            return NotFound(new { error = $"No webhook workflow registered for path '{webhookPath}'." });
+
+        var input = await ReadInputAsync(ct);
+        var correlation = Request.Headers["X-Request-Id"].FirstOrDefault() ?? Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
+
+        var runIds = new List<Guid>(matches.Count);
+        foreach (var workflow in matches)
+        {
+            runIds.Add(await _launcher.LaunchAsync(
+                new LaunchRequest(workflow.TenantId, workflow.Id, workflow.TriggerJson, input, $"webhook:{correlation}"), ct));
+        }
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("Webhook {Path} fired {Count} workflow(s) for tenant(s) {Tenants}",
+            webhookPath, matches.Count, string.Join(",", matches.Select(m => m.TenantId).Distinct()));
+
+        return Accepted(new { runs = runIds });
+    }
+
+    private bool Authorized()
+    {
+        // When no secret is configured, reject all webhook requests. An empty
+        // secret previously meant "open" — acceptable for dev but a security
+        // hole in production. Callers must set Workflows:WebhookSecret. Log a
+        // warning so this fail-closed state is not silent.
+        if (_sharedSecret == null)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Workflows:WebhookSecret is not configured; the webhook endpoint is disabled and every request to /h/* will be rejected with 401.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var provided = Request.Headers["X-Webhook-Secret"].FirstOrDefault();
+        return provided != null && CryptographicOperationsEquals(provided, _sharedSecret);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<List<Workflow>> FindMatchesAsync(string webhookPath, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var candidates = await _db.Workflows
+            .Where(w => w.Status == WorkflowStatus.Compiled && w.TriggerJson != null)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        var matches = new List<Workflow>();
+        foreach (var workflow in candidates)
+        {
+            var spec = TriggerSpec.Parse(workflow.TriggerJson, out _);
+            if (spec?.Type == TriggerType.Webhook
+                && string.Equals(spec.WebhookPath, webhookPath, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                matches.Add(workflow);
+        }
+        return matches;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<string?> ReadInputAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        using var reader = new StreamReader(Request.Body);
+        var body = (await reader.ReadToEndAsync(ct)).Trim();
+        if (body.Length == 0)
+            return null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var _ = JsonDocument.Parse(body);
+            return body; // already valid JSON — pass through verbatim
+        }
+        catch (JsonException)
+        {
+            return JsonSerializer.Serialize(body); // wrap non-JSON bodies as a JSON string
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool CryptographicOperationsEquals(string a, string b)
+    {
+        var aBytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(a);
+        var bBytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(b);
+        if (aBytes.Length != bBytes.Length)
+            return false;
+
+        var result = 0;
+        for (var i = 0; i < aBytes.Length; i++)
+            result |= aBytes[i] ^ bBytes[i];
+        return result == 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Controllers/WorkflowsController.cs b/Controllers/WorkflowsController.cs
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+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Filters;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Controllers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Workflow definitions + git sync. All endpoints authenticate with the
+/// tenant's operator key (see AuthMiddleware).
+/// </summary>
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/workflows")]
+public class WorkflowsController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly WorkflowsDbContext _db;
+    private readonly WorkflowSyncService _sync;
+    private readonly IWorkflowSource _source;
+    private readonly MermaidGeneratorService _mermaid;
+    private readonly WorkflowHtmlRenderer _html;
+    private readonly RenderTokenService _renderTokens;
+    private readonly IRunLauncher _launcher;
+    private readonly DurableStateStore _durable;
+    private readonly IDeserializer _yaml;
+    private readonly ILogger<WorkflowsController> _logger;
+
+    public WorkflowsController(
+        WorkflowsDbContext db,
+        WorkflowSyncService sync,
+        IWorkflowSource source,
+        MermaidGeneratorService mermaid,
+        WorkflowHtmlRenderer html,
+        RenderTokenService renderTokens,
+        IRunLauncher launcher,
+        DurableStateStore durable,
+        ILogger<WorkflowsController> logger)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+        _sync = sync;
+        _source = source;
+        _mermaid = mermaid;
+        _html = html;
+        _renderTokens = renderTokens;
+        _launcher = launcher;
+        _durable = durable;
+        _logger = logger;
+        _yaml = new DeserializerBuilder()
+            .WithNamingConvention(CamelCaseNamingConvention.Instance)
+            .IgnoreUnmatchedProperties()
+            .Build();
+    }
+
+    private string TenantId => (string?)HttpContext.Items["TenantId"]
+        ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("TenantId not resolved by auth middleware");
+
+    /// <summary>Lists compiled workflows with git sync status + latest run.</summary>
+    [HttpGet]
+    [RequireScope("read")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> List(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var state = _source.GetState();
+        var workflows = await _db.Workflows
+            .Where(w => w.TenantId == TenantId)
+            .OrderBy(w => w.Name)
+            .Select(w => new
+            {
+                w.Id,
+                w.Name,
+                w.Path,
+                w.GitSha,
+                w.Status,
+                w.Mode,
+                w.Target,
+                w.TriggerEnabled,
+                w.TriggerJson,
+                w.CompiledAt,
+                w.UpdatedAt,
+                w.Version,
+                taskCount = w.Tasks.Count,
+                upToDate = w.GitSha == state.HeadSha,
+            })
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        // Latest run per workflow (status + finish time) so the list can surface
+        // the last execution in one column without a round-trip per row.
+        var ids = workflows.Select(w => w.Id).ToList();
+        var lastRuns = await _db.WorkflowRuns
+            .Where(r => r.TenantId == TenantId && ids.Contains(r.WorkflowId))
+            .GroupBy(r => r.WorkflowId)
+            .Select(g => new
+            {
+                WorkflowId = g.Key,
+                Status = g
+                    .OrderByDescending(r => r.StartedAt ?? r.FinishedAt ?? DateTime.MinValue)
+                    .ThenByDescending(r => r.Id)
+                    .Select(r => r.Status)
+                    .FirstOrDefault(),
+                StartedAt = g
+                    .OrderByDescending(r => r.StartedAt ?? r.FinishedAt ?? DateTime.MinValue)
+                    .ThenByDescending(r => r.Id)
+                    .Select(r => r.StartedAt)
+                    .FirstOrDefault(),
+                FinishedAt = g
+                    .OrderByDescending(r => r.StartedAt ?? r.FinishedAt ?? DateTime.MinValue)
+                    .ThenByDescending(r => r.Id)
+                    .Select(r => r.FinishedAt)
+                    .FirstOrDefault(),
+                Error = g
+                    .OrderByDescending(r => r.StartedAt ?? r.FinishedAt ?? DateTime.MinValue)
+                    .ThenByDescending(r => r.Id)
+                    .Select(r => r.Error)
+                    .FirstOrDefault(),
+            })
+            .ToDictionaryAsync(x => x.WorkflowId, ct);
+
+        var result = workflows.Select(w =>
+        {
+            lastRuns.TryGetValue(w.Id, out var last);
+            return new
+            {
+                w.Id,
+                w.Name,
+                w.Path,
+                w.GitSha,
+                w.Status,
+                w.Mode,
+                w.Target,
+                w.TriggerEnabled,
+                w.TriggerJson,
+                w.CompiledAt,
+                w.UpdatedAt,
+                w.Version,
+                w.taskCount,
+                w.upToDate,
+                lastRunStatus = last?.Status,
+                lastRunAt = last?.FinishedAt ?? last?.StartedAt,
+                lastRunError = last?.Error,
+            };
+        });
+
+        return Ok(new { headSha = state.HeadSha, dirty = state.Dirty, workflows = result });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the workflow definition, its compiled task tree, and the raw YAML
+    /// source from git (for the Monaco task editor). The YAML is the
+    /// authoritative source; edits are saved back via the Source Code API and
+    /// recompiled with <c>POST /api/workflows/sync</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpGet("{id:guid}")]
+    [RequireScope("read")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Get(Guid id, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var workflow = await _db.Workflows
+            .Include(w => w.Tasks)
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(w => w.Id == id && w.TenantId == TenantId, ct);
+        if (workflow == null)
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Workflow not found." });
+
+        string? yaml = null;
+        try
+        {
+            yaml = await _source.ReadAsync(workflow.Path, ct);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to read workflow source {Path}", workflow.Path);
+        }
+
+        return Ok(new
+        {
+            workflow.Id,
+            workflow.Name,
+            workflow.Path,
+            workflow.Mode,
+            workflow.Target,
+            workflow.Status,
+            workflow.TriggerEnabled,
+            workflow.TriggerJson,
+            workflow.CompiledAt,
+            workflow.UpdatedAt,
+            workflow.GitSha,
+            workflow.Version,
+            yaml,
+            tasks = workflow.Tasks
+                .OrderBy(t => t.Order)
+                .Select(t => new
+                {
+                    t.Id,
+                    t.Key,
+                    t.ParentId,
+                    t.NextId,
+                    t.OnErrorId,
+                    t.Language,
+                    t.Mode,
+                    t.EntryJson,
+                    t.EnvJson,
+                    t.Order,
+                }),
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Returns Mermaid source for a workflow diagram type.</summary>
+    [HttpGet("{id:guid}/diagrams/{type}")]
+    [RequireScope("read")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Diagram(Guid id, string type, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        if (!MermaidGeneratorService.Types.Contains(type))
+            return BadRequest(new { error = $"Unknown diagram type '{type}'. Expected one of {string.Join(", ", MermaidGeneratorService.Types)}." });
+
+        var workflow = await _db.Workflows
+            .Include(w => w.Tasks)
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(w => w.Id == id && w.TenantId == TenantId, ct);
+        if (workflow == null)
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Workflow not found." });
+
+        var source = _mermaid.Generate(type, workflow, workflow.Tasks);
+        return Ok(new { type, source });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Mints a short-lived signed token that authorizes the iframe HTML preview
+    /// (<c>GET /api/workflows/{id}/html?token=...</c>). Requires the operator key
+    /// (default auth); an iframe cannot send that header, so the token is the
+    /// drop-in replacement. The token binds tenant + workflow id and expires.
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpGet("{id:guid}/html-token")]
+    [RequireScope("read")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetHtmlToken(Guid id, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var workflow = await _db.Workflows
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(w => w.Id == id && w.TenantId == TenantId, ct);
+        if (workflow == null)
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Workflow not found." });
+
+        var ttl = TimeSpan.FromHours(1);
+        string token;
+        try
+        {
+            token = _renderTokens.Issue(TenantId, id, ttl);
+        }
+        catch (InvalidOperationException)
+        {
+            return StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status503ServiceUnavailable, new
+            {
+                error = "Render token service is not configured (Auth:JwtSigningKey is missing).",
+            });
+        }
+        return Ok(new { token, expiresAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.Add(ttl) });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Renders a workflow as a self-contained, non-Mermaid HTML document (rich
+    /// detail: success chain, compensation edges, full task inventory). Served as
+    /// <c>text/html</c> so ANY client can embed it in an <c>&lt;iframe&gt;</c> —
+    /// no client-side diagram library is needed. Auth: either the operator-key
+    /// header (API use) or a signed <c>?token=</c> (iframe use).
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpGet("{id:guid}/html")]
+    [RequireScope("read")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Html(Guid id, CancellationToken ct, string? theme = null)
+    {
+        // When the request came through a signed render token, make sure the
+        // token is for this exact workflow (the middleware already proved the
+        // signature + expiry and resolved the tenant).
+        if (HttpContext.Items["AuthKind"] as string == "render-token")
+        {
+            var tokenWorkflow = HttpContext.Items["RenderWorkflowId"] as Guid?;
+            if (tokenWorkflow != id)
+                return StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden, new { error = "Render token does not match this workflow." });
+        }
+
+        var workflow = await _db.Workflows
+            .Include(w => w.Tasks)
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(w => w.Id == id && w.TenantId == TenantId, ct);
+        if (workflow == null)
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Workflow not found." });
+        if (!string.Equals(workflow.Status, WorkflowStatus.Compiled, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            return BadRequest(new { error = $"Cannot render a '{workflow.Status}' workflow." });
+
+        // Best-effort: read the YAML to enrich the header (description, workflow
+        // env, entry). The compiled tasks are still the source of truth for the
+        // graph/detail; a read/parse failure only degrades the header fields.
+        WorkflowDefinition? def = null;
+        try
+        {
+            var yaml = await _source.ReadAsync(workflow.Path, ct);
+            def = _yaml.Deserialize<WorkflowDefinition>(yaml) ?? new WorkflowDefinition();
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to read YAML for workflow {Path}; rendering header without description", workflow.Path);
+        }
+
+        var dark = string.Equals(theme, "dark", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        var html = _html.Render(workflow, workflow.Tasks, def, dark);
+        return Content(html, "text/html");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Re-reads workflows/*.yaml from git, compiles, and updates the DB.</summary>
+    [HttpPost("sync")]
+    [RequireScope("manage")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Sync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var result = await _sync.SyncAsync(TenantId, ct);
+        _logger.LogInformation(
+            "Workflow sync for tenant {TenantId}: {Compiled} compiled, {Removed} removed, {Errors} errors",
+            TenantId, result.Compiled, result.Removed, result.Errors.Count);
+
+        return Ok(new
+        {
+            result.HeadSha,
+            result.Dirty,
+            result.Compiled,
+            result.Removed,
+            errors = result.Errors.Select(e => new { path = e.Path, messages = e.Errors }),
+        });
+    }
+
+    public sealed record RunRequest(string? Input = null);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Manual/event trigger: starts a run of a compiled workflow immediately.
+    /// The run is created <c>pending</c>; the run lifecycle engine (step 9)
+    /// dispatches and drives it. Returns 202 with the run id.
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpPost("{id:guid}/run")]
+    [RequireScope("run")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Run(Guid id, [FromBody] RunRequest? request, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var workflow = await _db.Workflows
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(w =>
+                w.Id == id && w.TenantId == TenantId && w.Status == WorkflowStatus.Compiled, ct);
+        if (workflow == null)
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Workflow not found." });
+
+        var triggerJson = System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { type = TriggerType.Event });
+        var correlation = $"manual:{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
+        var runId = await _launcher.LaunchAsync(
+            new LaunchRequest(TenantId, id, triggerJson, request?.Input, correlation), ct);
+
+        return Accepted(new { runId });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enables or disables the workflow's auto-trigger (cron/interval/webhook/
+    /// handler). Manual "run now" is unaffected. The trigger scheduler skips
+    /// disabled workflows.
+    ///
+    /// NOTE: the route token is <c>{actionName}</c>, NOT <c>{action}</c> — MVC
+    /// reserves <c>action</c> as a route value, so <c>{action}</c> in an
+    /// attribute template makes the endpoint unreachable at runtime (404 on the
+    /// very route OpenAPI advertises).
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpPost("{id:guid}/trigger/{actionName}")]
+    [RequireScope("manage")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> SetTriggerEnabled(Guid id, string actionName, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        if (actionName is not ("enable" or "disable"))
+            return BadRequest(new { error = $"Unknown trigger action '{actionName}'. Expected 'enable' or 'disable'." });
+
+        var workflow = await _db.Workflows
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(w => w.Id == id && w.TenantId == TenantId, ct);
+        if (workflow == null)
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Workflow not found." });
+
+        workflow.TriggerEnabled = actionName == "enable";
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("Trigger {Action}d for workflow {WorkflowId} (tenant {TenantId})",
+            actionName, id, TenantId);
+        return Ok(new TriggerStateResponse(id, workflow.TriggerEnabled));
+    }
+
+    public sealed record TriggerStateResponse(Guid Id, bool TriggerEnabled);
+
+    public sealed record ResumeRequest(string? Input = null);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Durable resume: continues a <c>durable</c>/<c>handler</c> instance from its
+    /// last checkpoint (the checkpointed next task) with the supplied input
+    /// (falling back to the checkpointed input). Creates a new run starting at
+    /// <c>StartTaskId</c> so history shows each execution.
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpPost("{id:guid}/instances/{instanceId}/resume")]
+    [RequireScope("run")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Resume(Guid id, string instanceId, [FromBody] ResumeRequest? request, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var workflow = await _db.Workflows
+            .Include(w => w.Tasks)
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(w => w.Id == id && w.TenantId == TenantId && w.Status == WorkflowStatus.Compiled, ct);
+        if (workflow == null)
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Workflow not found." });
+
+        var checkpoint = await _durable.GetAsync(instanceId, ct);
+        if (checkpoint == null)
+            return NotFound(new { error = $"No durable checkpoint for instance '{instanceId}'." });
+
+        var resumeTask = workflow.Tasks.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Id == checkpoint.TaskId);
+        if (resumeTask == null)
+            return BadRequest(new { error = $"Checkpointed task '{checkpoint.TaskId}' does not belong to this workflow." });
+
+        var input = request?.Input ?? checkpoint.StateJson;
+        var correlation = $"resume:{instanceId}:{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
+        var runId = await _launcher.LaunchAsync(
+            new LaunchRequest(TenantId, id, workflow.TriggerJson, input, correlation, checkpoint.TaskId), ct);
+
+        return Accepted(new { runId, resumedTaskId = checkpoint.TaskId });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/20260828130001_InitialCreate.Designer.cs b/Data/Migrations/20260828130001_InitialCreate.Designer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..969dd00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/20260828130001_InitialCreate.Designer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,350 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(WorkflowsDbContext))]
+    [Migration("20260828130001_InitialCreate")]
+    partial class InitialCreate
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasDefaultSchema("workflows")
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "10.0.10")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.ApiKey", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("KeyHash")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Label")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("LastUsedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("RevokedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ScopesJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("ApiKeys", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.DurableState", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("InstanceId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CheckpointAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("StateJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("InstanceId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("DurableStates", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Attempt")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("RetryCount")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("RunId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("RunId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TaskId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("TaskRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("CompiledAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("GitSha")
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Path")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(500)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(500)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Target")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId", "Name")
+                        .IsUnique();
+
+                    b.ToTable("Workflows", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("WorkflowRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EntryJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EnvJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Language")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("NextId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("OnErrorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Order")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("ParentId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Tasks", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", "Run")
+                        .WithMany("TaskRuns")
+                        .HasForeignKey("RunId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", "Task")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("TaskId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Run");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Task");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany("Tasks")
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Tasks");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("TaskRuns");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/20260828130001_InitialCreate.cs b/Data/Migrations/20260828130001_InitialCreate.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2af84ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/20260828130001_InitialCreate.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class InitialCreate : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.EnsureSchema(
+                name: "workflows");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
+                name: "ApiKeys",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                columns: table => new
+                {
+                    Id = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false),
+                    TenantId = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: false),
+                    KeyHash = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(64)", maxLength: 64, nullable: false),
+                    Label = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(200)", maxLength: 200, nullable: false),
+                    ScopesJson = table.Column<string>(type: "jsonb", nullable: true),
+                    CreatedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: false),
+                    LastUsedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: true),
+                    RevokedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: true)
+                },
+                constraints: table =>
+                {
+                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_ApiKeys", x => x.Id);
+                });
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
+                name: "DurableStates",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                columns: table => new
+                {
+                    InstanceId = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(128)", maxLength: 128, nullable: false),
+                    TaskId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false),
+                    StateJson = table.Column<string>(type: "jsonb", nullable: true),
+                    CheckpointAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: false),
+                    CorrelationId = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(128)", maxLength: 128, nullable: true)
+                },
+                constraints: table =>
+                {
+                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_DurableStates", x => x.InstanceId);
+                });
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
+                name: "Workflows",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                columns: table => new
+                {
+                    Id = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false),
+                    TenantId = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: false),
+                    Name = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(200)", maxLength: 200, nullable: false),
+                    Path = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(500)", maxLength: 500, nullable: false),
+                    GitSha = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(64)", maxLength: 64, nullable: true),
+                    Status = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(32)", maxLength: 32, nullable: false),
+                    Mode = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(32)", maxLength: 32, nullable: false),
+                    TriggerJson = table.Column<string>(type: "jsonb", nullable: true),
+                    Target = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(100)", maxLength: 100, nullable: false),
+                    CompiledAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: true),
+                    CreatedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: false),
+                    UpdatedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: false)
+                },
+                constraints: table =>
+                {
+                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_Workflows", x => x.Id);
+                });
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
+                name: "Tasks",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                columns: table => new
+                {
+                    Id = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false),
+                    WorkflowId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false),
+                    ParentId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: true),
+                    NextId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: true),
+                    OnErrorId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: true),
+                    Language = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(32)", maxLength: 32, nullable: false),
+                    Mode = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(32)", maxLength: 32, nullable: false),
+                    EntryJson = table.Column<string>(type: "jsonb", nullable: true),
+                    EnvJson = table.Column<string>(type: "jsonb", nullable: true),
+                    Order = table.Column<int>(type: "integer", nullable: false)
+                },
+                constraints: table =>
+                {
+                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_Tasks", x => x.Id);
+                    table.ForeignKey(
+                        name: "FK_Tasks_Workflows_WorkflowId",
+                        column: x => x.WorkflowId,
+                        principalSchema: "workflows",
+                        principalTable: "Workflows",
+                        principalColumn: "Id",
+                        onDelete: ReferentialAction.Cascade);
+                });
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
+                name: "WorkflowRuns",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                columns: table => new
+                {
+                    Id = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false),
+                    WorkflowId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false),
+                    TenantId = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: false),
+                    Status = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(32)", maxLength: 32, nullable: false),
+                    TriggerJson = table.Column<string>(type: "jsonb", nullable: true),
+                    InputJson = table.Column<string>(type: "jsonb", nullable: true),
+                    OutputJson = table.Column<string>(type: "jsonb", nullable: true),
+                    Error = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: true),
+                    CorrelationId = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(128)", maxLength: 128, nullable: true),
+                    StartedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: true),
+                    FinishedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: true)
+                },
+                constraints: table =>
+                {
+                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_WorkflowRuns", x => x.Id);
+                    table.ForeignKey(
+                        name: "FK_WorkflowRuns_Workflows_WorkflowId",
+                        column: x => x.WorkflowId,
+                        principalSchema: "workflows",
+                        principalTable: "Workflows",
+                        principalColumn: "Id",
+                        onDelete: ReferentialAction.Restrict);
+                });
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
+                name: "TaskRuns",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                columns: table => new
+                {
+                    Id = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false),
+                    RunId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false),
+                    TaskId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false),
+                    Attempt = table.Column<int>(type: "integer", nullable: false),
+                    Status = table.Column<string>(type: "character varying(32)", maxLength: 32, nullable: false),
+                    InputJson = table.Column<string>(type: "jsonb", nullable: true),
+                    OutputJson = table.Column<string>(type: "jsonb", nullable: true),
+                    Error = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: true),
+                    RetryCount = table.Column<int>(type: "integer", nullable: false),
+                    StartedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: true),
+                    FinishedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: true)
+                },
+                constraints: table =>
+                {
+                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_TaskRuns", x => x.Id);
+                    table.ForeignKey(
+                        name: "FK_TaskRuns_Tasks_TaskId",
+                        column: x => x.TaskId,
+                        principalSchema: "workflows",
+                        principalTable: "Tasks",
+                        principalColumn: "Id",
+                        onDelete: ReferentialAction.Restrict);
+                    table.ForeignKey(
+                        name: "FK_TaskRuns_WorkflowRuns_RunId",
+                        column: x => x.RunId,
+                        principalSchema: "workflows",
+                        principalTable: "WorkflowRuns",
+                        principalColumn: "Id",
+                        onDelete: ReferentialAction.Cascade);
+                });
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_ApiKeys_TenantId",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "ApiKeys",
+                column: "TenantId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_DurableStates_CorrelationId",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "DurableStates",
+                column: "CorrelationId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_TaskRuns_RunId",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "TaskRuns",
+                column: "RunId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_TaskRuns_TaskId",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "TaskRuns",
+                column: "TaskId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_Tasks_WorkflowId",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "Tasks",
+                column: "WorkflowId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_WorkflowRuns_CorrelationId",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "WorkflowRuns",
+                column: "CorrelationId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_WorkflowRuns_TenantId",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "WorkflowRuns",
+                column: "TenantId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_WorkflowRuns_WorkflowId",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "WorkflowRuns",
+                column: "WorkflowId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_Workflows_TenantId",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "Workflows",
+                column: "TenantId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_Workflows_TenantId_Name",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "Workflows",
+                columns: new[] { "TenantId", "Name" },
+                unique: true);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
+                name: "ApiKeys",
+                schema: "workflows");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
+                name: "DurableStates",
+                schema: "workflows");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
+                name: "TaskRuns",
+                schema: "workflows");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
+                name: "Tasks",
+                schema: "workflows");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
+                name: "WorkflowRuns",
+                schema: "workflows");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
+                name: "Workflows",
+                schema: "workflows");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/20260828134158_AddTaskKey.Designer.cs b/Data/Migrations/20260828134158_AddTaskKey.Designer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7995f1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/20260828134158_AddTaskKey.Designer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(WorkflowsDbContext))]
+    [Migration("20260828134158_AddTaskKey")]
+    partial class AddTaskKey
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasDefaultSchema("workflows")
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "10.0.10")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.ApiKey", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("KeyHash")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Label")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("LastUsedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("RevokedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ScopesJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("ApiKeys", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.DurableState", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("InstanceId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CheckpointAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("StateJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("InstanceId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("DurableStates", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Attempt")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("RetryCount")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("RunId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("RunId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TaskId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("TaskRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("CompiledAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("GitSha")
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Path")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(500)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(500)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Target")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId", "Name")
+                        .IsUnique();
+
+                    b.ToTable("Workflows", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("WorkflowRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EntryJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EnvJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Key")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Language")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("NextId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("OnErrorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Order")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("ParentId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Tasks", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", "Run")
+                        .WithMany("TaskRuns")
+                        .HasForeignKey("RunId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", "Task")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("TaskId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Run");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Task");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany("Tasks")
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Tasks");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("TaskRuns");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/20260828134158_AddTaskKey.cs b/Data/Migrations/20260828134158_AddTaskKey.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b9a10d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/20260828134158_AddTaskKey.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddTaskKey : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<string>(
+                name: "Key",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "Tasks",
+                type: "character varying(100)",
+                maxLength: 100,
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: "");
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "Key",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "Tasks");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/20260828144910_AddRunStartTaskId.Designer.cs b/Data/Migrations/20260828144910_AddRunStartTaskId.Designer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f49685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/20260828144910_AddRunStartTaskId.Designer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,358 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(WorkflowsDbContext))]
+    [Migration("20260828144910_AddRunStartTaskId")]
+    partial class AddRunStartTaskId
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasDefaultSchema("workflows")
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "10.0.10")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.ApiKey", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("KeyHash")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Label")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("LastUsedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("RevokedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ScopesJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("ApiKeys", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.DurableState", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("InstanceId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CheckpointAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("StateJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("InstanceId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("DurableStates", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Attempt")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("RetryCount")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("RunId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("RunId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TaskId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("TaskRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("CompiledAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("GitSha")
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Path")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(500)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(500)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Target")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId", "Name")
+                        .IsUnique();
+
+                    b.ToTable("Workflows", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("StartTaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("WorkflowRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EntryJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EnvJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Key")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Language")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("NextId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("OnErrorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Order")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("ParentId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Tasks", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", "Run")
+                        .WithMany("TaskRuns")
+                        .HasForeignKey("RunId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", "Task")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("TaskId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Run");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Task");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany("Tasks")
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Tasks");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("TaskRuns");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/20260828144910_AddRunStartTaskId.cs b/Data/Migrations/20260828144910_AddRunStartTaskId.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d740762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/20260828144910_AddRunStartTaskId.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddRunStartTaskId : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<Guid>(
+                name: "StartTaskId",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "WorkflowRuns",
+                type: "uuid",
+                nullable: true);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "StartTaskId",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "WorkflowRuns");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/20260828150443_AddSagaCompensation.Designer.cs b/Data/Migrations/20260828150443_AddSagaCompensation.Designer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd84965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/20260828150443_AddSagaCompensation.Designer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,367 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(WorkflowsDbContext))]
+    [Migration("20260828150443_AddSagaCompensation")]
+    partial class AddSagaCompensation
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasDefaultSchema("workflows")
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "10.0.10")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.ApiKey", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("KeyHash")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Label")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("LastUsedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("RevokedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ScopesJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("ApiKeys", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.DurableState", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("InstanceId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CheckpointAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("StateJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("InstanceId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("DurableStates", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Attempt")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsCompensation")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("NextAttemptAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("RetryCount")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("RunId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("RunId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TaskId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("TaskRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("CompiledAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("GitSha")
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Path")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(500)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(500)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Target")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId", "Name")
+                        .IsUnique();
+
+                    b.ToTable("Workflows", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CompensationPlanJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("StartTaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("WorkflowRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EntryJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EnvJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Key")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Language")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("NextId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("OnErrorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Order")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("ParentId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Tasks", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", "Run")
+                        .WithMany("TaskRuns")
+                        .HasForeignKey("RunId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", "Task")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("TaskId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Run");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Task");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany("Tasks")
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Tasks");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("TaskRuns");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/20260828150443_AddSagaCompensation.cs b/Data/Migrations/20260828150443_AddSagaCompensation.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77405a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/20260828150443_AddSagaCompensation.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddSagaCompensation : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<string>(
+                name: "CompensationPlanJson",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "WorkflowRuns",
+                type: "jsonb",
+                nullable: true);
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<bool>(
+                name: "IsCompensation",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "TaskRuns",
+                type: "boolean",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: false);
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<DateTime>(
+                name: "NextAttemptAt",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "TaskRuns",
+                type: "timestamp with time zone",
+                nullable: true);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "CompensationPlanJson",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "WorkflowRuns");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "IsCompensation",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "TaskRuns");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "NextAttemptAt",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "TaskRuns");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/20260828152534_AddTriggerEnabled.Designer.cs b/Data/Migrations/20260828152534_AddTriggerEnabled.Designer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33de402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/20260828152534_AddTriggerEnabled.Designer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,370 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(WorkflowsDbContext))]
+    [Migration("20260828152534_AddTriggerEnabled")]
+    partial class AddTriggerEnabled
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasDefaultSchema("workflows")
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "10.0.10")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.ApiKey", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("KeyHash")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Label")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("LastUsedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("RevokedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ScopesJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("ApiKeys", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.DurableState", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("InstanceId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CheckpointAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("StateJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("InstanceId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("DurableStates", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Attempt")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsCompensation")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("NextAttemptAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("RetryCount")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("RunId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("RunId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TaskId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("TaskRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("CompiledAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("GitSha")
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Path")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(500)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(500)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Target")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("TriggerEnabled")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId", "Name")
+                        .IsUnique();
+
+                    b.ToTable("Workflows", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CompensationPlanJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("StartTaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("WorkflowRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EntryJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EnvJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Key")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Language")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("NextId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("OnErrorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Order")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("ParentId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Tasks", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", "Run")
+                        .WithMany("TaskRuns")
+                        .HasForeignKey("RunId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", "Task")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("TaskId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Run");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Task");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany("Tasks")
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Tasks");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("TaskRuns");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/20260828152534_AddTriggerEnabled.cs b/Data/Migrations/20260828152534_AddTriggerEnabled.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54791d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/20260828152534_AddTriggerEnabled.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddTriggerEnabled : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<bool>(
+                name: "TriggerEnabled",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "Workflows",
+                type: "boolean",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: true);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "TriggerEnabled",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "Workflows");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/20260829101824_AddWorkflowVersion.Designer.cs b/Data/Migrations/20260829101824_AddWorkflowVersion.Designer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cbbfbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/20260829101824_AddWorkflowVersion.Designer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,374 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(WorkflowsDbContext))]
+    [Migration("20260829101824_AddWorkflowVersion")]
+    partial class AddWorkflowVersion
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasDefaultSchema("workflows")
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "10.0.10")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.ApiKey", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("KeyHash")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Label")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("LastUsedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("RevokedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ScopesJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("ApiKeys", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.DurableState", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("InstanceId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CheckpointAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("StateJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("InstanceId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("DurableStates", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Attempt")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsCompensation")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("NextAttemptAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("RetryCount")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("RunId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("RunId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TaskId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("TaskRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("CompiledAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("GitSha")
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Path")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(500)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(500)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Target")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("TriggerEnabled")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Version")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId", "Name")
+                        .IsUnique();
+
+                    b.ToTable("Workflows", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CompensationPlanJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("StartTaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("WorkflowRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EntryJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EnvJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Key")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Language")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("NextId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("OnErrorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Order")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("ParentId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Tasks", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", "Run")
+                        .WithMany("TaskRuns")
+                        .HasForeignKey("RunId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", "Task")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("TaskId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Run");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Task");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany("Tasks")
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Tasks");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("TaskRuns");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/20260829101824_AddWorkflowVersion.cs b/Data/Migrations/20260829101824_AddWorkflowVersion.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d09023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/20260829101824_AddWorkflowVersion.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddWorkflowVersion : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<string>(
+                name: "Version",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "Workflows",
+                type: "text",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: "1.0.0");
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "Version",
+                schema: "workflows",
+                table: "Workflows");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/Migrations/WorkflowsDbContextModelSnapshot.cs b/Data/Migrations/WorkflowsDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82c9aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Migrations/WorkflowsDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(WorkflowsDbContext))]
+    partial class WorkflowsDbContextModelSnapshot : ModelSnapshot
+    {
+        protected override void BuildModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasDefaultSchema("workflows")
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "10.0.10")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.ApiKey", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("KeyHash")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Label")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("LastUsedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("RevokedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ScopesJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("ApiKeys", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.DurableState", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("InstanceId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CheckpointAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("StateJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("InstanceId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("DurableStates", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Attempt")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsCompensation")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("NextAttemptAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("RetryCount")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("RunId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("TaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("RunId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TaskId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("TaskRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("CompiledAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("GitSha")
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Path")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(500)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(500)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Target")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("TriggerEnabled")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Version")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId", "Name")
+                        .IsUnique();
+
+                    b.ToTable("Workflows", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CompensationPlanJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Error")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("FinishedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("InputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OutputJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("StartTaskId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("StartedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TenantId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TriggerJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CorrelationId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TenantId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("WorkflowRuns", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EntryJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EnvJson")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Key")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Language")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Mode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(32)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(32)");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("NextId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("OnErrorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Order")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("ParentId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("WorkflowId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("WorkflowId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Tasks", "workflows");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.TaskRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", "Run")
+                        .WithMany("TaskRuns")
+                        .HasForeignKey("RunId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", "Task")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("TaskId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Run");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Task");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowTask", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", "Workflow")
+                        .WithMany("Tasks")
+                        .HasForeignKey("WorkflowId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Workflow");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.Workflow", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Tasks");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("w4c_workflows.Models.WorkflowRun", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("TaskRuns");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/WorkflowsDbContext.cs b/Data/WorkflowsDbContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94ad91f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/WorkflowsDbContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Diagnostics;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data;
+
+public class WorkflowsDbContext : DbContext
+{
+    public WorkflowsDbContext(DbContextOptions<WorkflowsDbContext> options) : base(options)
+    {
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
+    {
+        base.OnConfiguring(optionsBuilder);
+
+        // Additive schema (WorkflowTask.ArchivedAt for W7, WorkflowTask.Server for S8) is
+        // applied by idempotent raw SQL at startup — the project's house rule forbids new
+        // EF migrations. Suppress EF Core 10's "pending model changes" error so
+        // MigrateAsync (which only applies recorded migrations) does not reject those
+        // migration-less columns on a long-lived database. Runtime queries are unaffected.
+        optionsBuilder.ConfigureWarnings(w => w.Ignore(RelationalEventId.PendingModelChangesWarning));
+    }
+
+    public DbSet<Workflow> Workflows => Set<Workflow>();
+    public DbSet<WorkflowTask> Tasks => Set<WorkflowTask>();
+    public DbSet<WorkflowRun> WorkflowRuns => Set<WorkflowRun>();
+    public DbSet<TaskRun> TaskRuns => Set<TaskRun>();
+    public DbSet<DurableState> DurableStates => Set<DurableState>();
+    public DbSet<ApiKey> ApiKeys => Set<ApiKey>();
+
+    protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+    {
+        // Separate schema so the workflow tables never collide with the rest of
+        // the shared w4c database.
+        modelBuilder.HasDefaultSchema("workflows");
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<Workflow>(e =>
+        {
+            e.HasKey(w => w.Id);
+            e.Property(w => w.Id).ValueGeneratedOnAdd();
+            e.Property(w => w.Name).HasMaxLength(200).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(w => w.Path).HasMaxLength(500).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(w => w.GitSha).HasMaxLength(64);
+            e.Property(w => w.Status).HasMaxLength(32).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(w => w.Mode).HasMaxLength(32).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(w => w.Target).HasMaxLength(100).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(w => w.TriggerJson).HasColumnType("jsonb");
+            e.HasIndex(w => new { w.TenantId, w.Name }).IsUnique();
+            e.HasIndex(w => w.TenantId);
+        });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<WorkflowTask>(e =>
+        {
+            e.HasKey(t => t.Id);
+            e.Property(t => t.Id).ValueGeneratedOnAdd();
+            e.Property(t => t.Key).HasMaxLength(100).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(t => t.Language).HasMaxLength(32).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(t => t.Mode).HasMaxLength(32).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(t => t.EntryJson).HasColumnType("jsonb");
+            e.Property(t => t.EnvJson).HasColumnType("jsonb");
+            e.HasOne(t => t.Workflow)
+                .WithMany(w => w.Tasks)
+                .HasForeignKey(t => t.WorkflowId)
+                .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+            e.HasIndex(t => t.WorkflowId);
+
+            // Preserve historical TaskRuns when a task is removed from the YAML:
+            // removed tasks are archived (ArchivedAt != null) rather than deleted, and
+            // every "active workflow definition" query excludes them automatically.
+            e.HasQueryFilter(t => t.ArchivedAt == null);
+        });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<WorkflowRun>(e =>
+        {
+            e.HasKey(r => r.Id);
+            e.Property(r => r.Id).ValueGeneratedOnAdd();
+            e.Property(r => r.Status).HasMaxLength(32).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(r => r.TriggerJson).HasColumnType("jsonb");
+            e.Property(r => r.InputJson).HasColumnType("jsonb");
+            e.Property(r => r.OutputJson).HasColumnType("jsonb");
+            e.Property(r => r.Error).HasColumnType("text");
+            e.Property(r => r.CorrelationId).HasMaxLength(128);
+            e.Property(r => r.StartTaskId);
+            e.Property(r => r.CompensationPlanJson).HasColumnType("jsonb");
+            e.HasOne(r => r.Workflow)
+                .WithMany()
+                .HasForeignKey(r => r.WorkflowId)
+                .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict);
+            e.HasIndex(r => r.TenantId);
+            e.HasIndex(r => r.CorrelationId);
+        });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<TaskRun>(e =>
+        {
+            e.HasKey(t => t.Id);
+            e.Property(t => t.Id).ValueGeneratedOnAdd();
+            e.Property(t => t.Status).HasMaxLength(32).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(t => t.InputJson).HasColumnType("jsonb");
+            e.Property(t => t.OutputJson).HasColumnType("jsonb");
+            e.Property(t => t.Error).HasColumnType("text");
+            e.HasOne(t => t.Run)
+                .WithMany(r => r.TaskRuns)
+                .HasForeignKey(t => t.RunId)
+                .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+            e.HasOne(t => t.Task)
+                .WithMany()
+                .HasForeignKey(t => t.TaskId)
+                .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict);
+            e.HasIndex(t => t.RunId);
+        });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<DurableState>(e =>
+        {
+            e.HasKey(d => d.InstanceId);
+            e.Property(d => d.InstanceId).HasMaxLength(128);
+            e.Property(d => d.StateJson).HasColumnType("jsonb");
+            e.Property(d => d.CorrelationId).HasMaxLength(128);
+            e.HasIndex(d => d.CorrelationId);
+        });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ApiKey>(e =>
+        {
+            e.HasKey(k => k.Id);
+            e.Property(k => k.Id).ValueGeneratedOnAdd();
+            e.Property(k => k.TenantId).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(k => k.KeyHash).HasMaxLength(64).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(k => k.Label).HasMaxLength(200).IsRequired();
+            e.Property(k => k.ScopesJson).HasColumnType("jsonb");
+            e.HasIndex(k => k.TenantId);
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Data/WorkflowsDbContextFactory.cs b/Data/WorkflowsDbContextFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7360d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/WorkflowsDbContextFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Data;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Design-time factory so `dotnet ef` builds the context directly from
+/// appsettings.json instead of running the web host (Program.cs applies
+/// migrations at startup, which must not execute during tooling runs).
+/// </summary>
+public class WorkflowsDbContextFactory : IDesignTimeDbContextFactory<WorkflowsDbContext>
+{
+    public WorkflowsDbContext CreateDbContext(string[] args)
+    {
+        var configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+            .SetBasePath(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
+            .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: true)
+            .AddEnvironmentVariables()
+            .Build();
+
+        var connectionString = configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection")
+            ?? "Host=localhost;Port=5432;Database=w4c;Username=w4c;Password=w4c";
+
+        var options = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<WorkflowsDbContext>()
+            .UseNpgsql(connectionString)
+            .Options;
+
+        return new WorkflowsDbContext(options);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..569e3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# w4c-workflows — one image, two entrypoints:
+#   - api     : control plane (default entrypoint)
+#   - worker  : per-tenant execution worker (override command with ["--worker"])
+#
+# The worker sandbox needs node, python and esbuild at runtime. The C# executor
+# (Roslyn) ships inside the published app as a NuGet package — no SDK needed in
+# the runtime image. Build on the SDK image and copy the app into the runtime.
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:11.0-preview AS build
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY *.csproj .
+RUN dotnet restore
+COPY . .
+RUN dotnet publish -c Release -o /app
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:11.0-preview
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=build /app .
+
+# Worker sandbox runtimes: python3 + node + esbuild. The api image does not
+# strictly need them, but keeping them makes the image a true drop-in worker.
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 nodejs npm ca-certificates \
+    && npm install -g esbuild \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Run as an unprivileged user (defense-in-depth: the container is the sandbox
+# boundary and subprocess/Roslyn execute as this user). /tmp stays world-writable
+# for the TypeScript executor's esbuild bundle; the workflow code checkout is
+# mounted read-only (see compose) and only read, never written.
+RUN useradd --uid 10001 --create-home --shell /usr/sbin/nologin appuser
+USER appuser
+
+EXPOSE 5259
+ENV ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://+:5259
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "w4c-workflows-api.dll"]
diff --git a/Filters/RequireScopeAttribute.cs b/Filters/RequireScopeAttribute.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d86c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Filters/RequireScopeAttribute.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Filters;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Authorization filter that checks the operator-key scopes resolved by
+/// <see cref="Middleware.AuthMiddleware"/>. Scopes are stored in
+/// <c>HttpContext.Items["Scopes"]</c> as an <c>IReadOnlyList&lt;string&gt;</c>.
+/// 
+/// Usage: <c>[RequireScope("manage")]</c> on a controller or action method.
+/// Multiple attributes are OR-combined (any listed scope satisfies the check).
+/// When no scopes are present (JWT auth, render-token auth), the check passes
+/// — those surfaces have their own auth gates.
+/// </summary>
+[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method | AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true)]
+public class RequireScopeAttribute : Attribute, IAsyncActionFilter
+{
+    private readonly string _scope;
+
+    public RequireScopeAttribute(string scope)
+    {
+        _scope = scope;
+    }
+
+    public async Task OnActionExecutionAsync(ActionExecutingContext context, ActionExecutionDelegate next)
+    {
+        // JWT auth and render-token auth don't carry scopes — they have their
+        // own authorization gates, so skip the scope check.
+        var authKind = context.HttpContext.Items["AuthKind"] as string;
+        if (authKind is "jwt" or "render-token")
+        {
+            await next();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var scopes = context.HttpContext.Items["Scopes"] as IReadOnlyList<string>;
+        // A key with no recorded scope set predates scope enforcement (older/seed keys).
+        // Treat it as unlimited rather than silently locking the operator out; a key that
+        // actually declares a scope set is still enforced below.
+        if (scopes == null || scopes.Count == 0)
+        {
+            await next();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!scopes.Contains(_scope, StringComparer.Ordinal))
+        {
+            context.Result = new ObjectResult(new { error = $"Operator key requires the '{_scope}' scope." })
+            {
+                StatusCode = StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden,
+            };
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await next();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Middleware/AuthMiddleware.cs b/Middleware/AuthMiddleware.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..819c96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Middleware/AuthMiddleware.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Middleware;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Two auth surfaces for the control plane:
+///   - /api/keys*  → the tenant's main JWT (shared Auth:JwtSigningKey). Lets a
+///     logged-in tenant mint/rotate/revoke its operator keys.
+///   - everything else → per-tenant operator key (Authorization: Bearer <key>).
+///     Used by both the frontend and the per-tenant worker.
+/// Resolved identity is exposed via HttpContext.Items: TenantId, Scopes,
+/// AuthKind ("jwt" | "operator").
+/// </summary>
+public class AuthMiddleware
+{
+    private static readonly PathString[] PublicPaths =
+    {
+        new("/health"),
+        new("/health/ready"),
+        new("/openapi"),
+        new("/scalar"), // interactive API explorer (Scalar) — no operator key needed
+        new("/h"), // webhook receiver (external callers have no operator key)
+    };
+
+    private readonly RequestDelegate _next;
+    private readonly string _signingKey;
+    private readonly ILogger<AuthMiddleware> _logger;
+
+    public AuthMiddleware(RequestDelegate next, IConfiguration config, ILogger<AuthMiddleware> logger)
+    {
+        _next = next;
+        _signingKey = config["Auth:JwtSigningKey"] ?? string.Empty;
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context)
+    {
+        var path = context.Request.Path;
+
+        if (IsPublic(path))
+        {
+            await _next(context);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // /api/keys* — main JWT surface.
+        if (path.StartsWithSegments("/api/keys"))
+        {
+            var principal = JwtValidator.Validate(context.Request.Headers.Authorization.ToString(), _signingKey);
+            var tenantId = principal?.FindFirst("tenant_id")?.Value;
+            if (principal == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(tenantId))
+            {
+                await Unauthorized(context, "Valid main JWT required for key management");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            context.Items["TenantId"] = tenantId;
+            context.Items["AuthKind"] = "jwt";
+            await _next(context);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // The rich HTML preview endpoint (/api/workflows/{id}/html) is reached
+        // from an <iframe>, which cannot send the operator-key Authorization
+        // header. It therefore accepts a short-lived signed token in ?token= —
+        // minted by /html-token with the operator key. Without a token it falls
+        // through to the normal operator-key check below (API use).
+        if (IsHtmlRenderPath(path))
+        {
+            var token = context.Request.Query["token"].ToString();
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(token))
+            {
+                var renderTokens = context.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<RenderTokenService>();
+                if (renderTokens.TryVerify(token, out var tenantId, out var workflowId))
+                {
+                    context.Items["TenantId"] = tenantId;
+                    context.Items["AuthKind"] = "render-token";
+                    context.Items["RenderWorkflowId"] = workflowId;
+                    await _next(context);
+                    return;
+                }
+                // A token was supplied but is invalid/expired — fail rather than
+                // silently falling through to the header check.
+                await Unauthorized(context, "Invalid or expired render token");
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Everything else — operator key surface.
+        var services = context.RequestServices;
+        var keys = services.GetRequiredService<ApiKeyService>();
+        var op = await keys.VerifyAsync(context.Request.Headers.Authorization.ToString(), context.RequestAborted);
+        if (op == null)
+        {
+            await Unauthorized(context, "Valid operator key required");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        context.Items["TenantId"] = op.TenantId;
+        context.Items["AuthKind"] = "operator";
+        context.Items["Scopes"] = op.Scopes;
+        context.Items["OperatorKeyId"] = op.KeyId;
+        _logger.LogDebug("Operator-key auth for tenant {TenantId}", op.TenantId);
+
+        await _next(context);
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsPublic(PathString path)
+    {
+        foreach (var publicPath in PublicPaths)
+        {
+            if (path.StartsWithSegments(publicPath))
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Matches the backend HTML render route: <c>/api/workflows/{guid}/html</c>.
+    /// Exactly five segments ("" + api/workflows/{id}/html) with an html tail.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static bool IsHtmlRenderPath(PathString path)
+    {
+        var value = path.Value;
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value)) return false;
+        var segments = value.Split('/', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+        return segments.Length == 4
+            && segments[0] == "api"
+            && segments[1] == "workflows"
+            && segments[3] == "html";
+    }
+
+    private static Task Unauthorized(HttpContext context, string message)
+    {
+        context.Response.StatusCode = StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized;
+        context.Response.ContentType = "application/json";
+        return context.Response.WriteAsync($"{{\"error\":\"{message}\"}}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Models/Entities.cs b/Models/Entities.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b122d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Models/Entities.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Well-known string constants. These are stored as plain text columns (not PG
+// enums) so new languages / modes / scopes can be added without a migration.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+public static class WorkflowMode
+{
+    public const string Function = "function";
+    public const string Durable = "durable";
+    public const string Handler = "handler";
+}
+
+public static class WorkflowStatus
+{
+    public const string Compiled = "compiled";
+    public const string Invalid = "invalid";
+}
+
+public static class RunStatus
+{
+    public const string Pending = "pending";
+    public const string Running = "running";
+    public const string Succeeded = "succeeded";
+    public const string Failed = "failed";
+    public const string Compensating = "compensating";
+    public const string Dead = "dead";
+}
+
+public static class TaskRunStatus
+{
+    public const string Pending = "pending";
+    public const string Running = "running";
+    public const string Succeeded = "succeeded";
+    public const string Failed = "failed";
+    public const string Compensated = "compensated";
+    public const string Dead = "dead";
+}
+
+public static class TriggerType
+{
+    public const string Cron = "cron";
+    public const string Interval = "interval";
+    public const string Webhook = "webhook";
+    public const string Event = "event"; // manual / external event
+    public const string Queue = "queue"; // handler-mode stream subscription
+}
+
+public static class ApiKeyScope
+{
+    public const string Manage = "manage";
+    public const string Run = "run";
+    public const string Read = "read";
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A compiled workflow definition. The authoritative source is a YAML file in
+/// git; this row is the compiled snapshot keyed by <c>git_sha</c>.
+/// </summary>
+public class Workflow
+{
+    public Guid Id { get; set; }
+    public required string TenantId { get; set; }
+    public required string Name { get; set; }
+    public required string Path { get; set; }
+    public string? GitSha { get; set; }
+    public required string Status { get; set; } // compiled | invalid
+    public required string Mode { get; set; }   // function | durable | handler
+    public string? TriggerJson { get; set; }    // jsonb: { type, cron, interval, webhookPath, stream }
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether the workflow's auto-trigger (cron/interval/webhook/handler) is
+    /// enabled. Toggled from the Workflows UI; the trigger scheduler skips
+    /// disabled workflows. Manual "run now" is unaffected.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool TriggerEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+    public required string Target { get; set; } // execution host
+    /// <summary>
+    /// User-facing build/version of the definition (e.g. "1.0.1"). Read from the
+    /// YAML <c>version:</c> key when present (default "1.0.0"); the UI bumps the
+    /// patch number on each save.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Version { get; set; } = "1.0.0";
+    public DateTime? CompiledAt { get; set; }
+    public DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
+    public DateTime UpdatedAt { get; set; }
+
+    public List<WorkflowTask> Tasks { get; set; } = new();
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// One node in a workflow's task tree. <c>ParentId</c> groups tasks for
+/// structure/Mermaid; execution follows <c>NextId</c> (success) and
+/// <c>OnErrorId</c> (failure). All three are soft references — resolved to task
+/// ids during YAML compilation and never foreign-key constrained.
+/// </summary>
+public class WorkflowTask
+{
+    public Guid Id { get; set; }
+    public Guid WorkflowId { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>Original YAML task id ("validate", "enrich", …); "root" for the entry task.</summary>
+    public required string Key { get; set; }
+    public Guid? ParentId { get; set; }
+    public Guid? NextId { get; set; }
+    public Guid? OnErrorId { get; set; }
+    public required string Language { get; set; }
+    public required string Mode { get; set; }
+    public string? EntryJson { get; set; } // jsonb: { file, function }
+    public string? EnvJson { get; set; }   // jsonb: { KEY: "value" }
+    public int Order { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Managed-server id (or alias) the task's code is executed on via SSH. Null =>
+    /// run as a local subprocess (the default). Resolved at compile time from the
+    /// task's <c>server</c> or the workflow header's <c>server</c> default.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Server { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Set when a task is removed from the workflow YAML (renamed/removed) so its
+    /// historical <see cref="TaskRun"/> rows are preserved instead of being wiped.
+    /// Archived tasks are excluded from active-definition queries via a global query
+    /// filter; sync re-activates a row whose id reappears in the YAML.
+    /// </summary>
+    public DateTime? ArchivedAt { get; set; }
+
+    public Workflow Workflow { get; set; } = null!;
+}
+
+public class WorkflowRun
+{
+    public Guid Id { get; set; }
+    public Guid WorkflowId { get; set; }
+    public required string TenantId { get; set; }
+    public required string Status { get; set; }
+    public string? TriggerJson { get; set; }
+    public string? InputJson { get; set; }
+    public string? OutputJson { get; set; }
+    public string? Error { get; set; }
+    public string? CorrelationId { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When set (durable resume), execution starts at this task instead of the
+    /// root entry. Null for a normal run, which always starts at the root task.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Guid? StartTaskId { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Remaining saga compensation steps as a JSON array of
+    /// <c>{ taskId, input }</c>, in dispatch order. Only populated while the run
+    /// is <see cref="RunStatus.Compensating"/>; cleared when compensation ends.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? CompensationPlanJson { get; set; }
+    public DateTime? StartedAt { get; set; }
+    public DateTime? FinishedAt { get; set; }
+
+    public Workflow Workflow { get; set; } = null!;
+    public List<TaskRun> TaskRuns { get; set; } = new();
+}
+
+public class TaskRun
+{
+    public Guid Id { get; set; }
+    public Guid RunId { get; set; }
+    public Guid TaskId { get; set; }
+    public int Attempt { get; set; }
+    public required string Status { get; set; }
+    public string? InputJson { get; set; }
+    public string? OutputJson { get; set; }
+    public string? Error { get; set; }
+    public int RetryCount { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When a failed attempt is scheduled for retry, the earliest time the retry
+    /// may be re-dispatched (exponential backoff). Null when no retry is pending.
+    /// </summary>
+    public DateTime? NextAttemptAt { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>
+    /// True when this task run is a saga compensation step (an <c>onError</c>
+    /// target run to undo a completed task), not part of the success chain.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsCompensation { get; set; }
+    public DateTime? StartedAt { get; set; }
+    public DateTime? FinishedAt { get; set; }
+
+    public WorkflowRun Run { get; set; } = null!;
+    public WorkflowTask Task { get; set; } = null!;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Checkpoint state for <c>durable</c> and <c>handler</c> workflows. Keyed by
+/// the long-lived instance id; enables resume via correlation id after an
+/// external event.
+/// </summary>
+public class DurableState
+{
+    [Key]
+    public required string InstanceId { get; set; }
+    public Guid TaskId { get; set; }
+    public string? StateJson { get; set; }
+    public DateTime CheckpointAt { get; set; }
+    public string? CorrelationId { get; set; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Per-tenant operator API key. Only the SHA-256 hash is stored; the raw key is
+/// shown once at mint time.
+/// </summary>
+public class ApiKey
+{
+    public Guid Id { get; set; }
+    public required string TenantId { get; set; }
+    public required string KeyHash { get; set; }
+    public required string Label { get; set; }
+    public string? ScopesJson { get; set; } // jsonb array: ["manage","run","read"]
+    public DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
+    public DateTime? LastUsedAt { get; set; }
+    public DateTime? RevokedAt { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/Models/WorkflowYaml.cs b/Models/WorkflowYaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02a58bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Models/WorkflowYaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+namespace w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// YAML shape (authoritative source of truth, stored in git under workflows/).
+// Field names are camelCase in YAML; YamlDotNet maps them via CamelCaseNaming.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+public class WorkflowDefinition
+{
+    public string? Name { get; set; }
+    public string? Description { get; set; }
+    public string? Version { get; set; }     // user-facing build/version, e.g. "1.0.1"
+    public string? Mode { get; set; }      // function | durable | handler
+    public string? Language { get; set; }  // shell | javascript | typescript | csharp | python
+    public string? Target { get; set; }    // execution host (default: "default")
+    /// <summary>Managed-server id (or alias) that task code should run on. A task-level
+    /// <c>server</c> overrides this header default; when set, the worker executes the task
+    /// on that server via SSH instead of a local subprocess.</summary>
+    public string? Server { get; set; }
+    public TriggerDefinition? Trigger { get; set; }
+    public EntryDefinition? Entry { get; set; }
+    public Dictionary<string, string>? Env { get; set; }
+    public List<TaskDefinition>? Tasks { get; set; }
+}
+
+public class TaskDefinition
+{
+    public string? Id { get; set; }
+    public string? Parent { get; set; }  // "root" | another task id (organizational)
+    public string? Next { get; set; }    // success flow
+    public string? OnError { get; set; } // failure flow (compensation)
+    public string? Language { get; set; } // inherits workflow language when omitted
+    public string? Mode { get; set; }     // inherits workflow mode when omitted
+    /// <summary>Target managed server for this task. Overrides the workflow header <c>server</c>.</summary>
+    public string? Server { get; set; }
+    public EntryDefinition? Entry { get; set; }
+    public Dictionary<string, string>? Env { get; set; }
+}
+
+public class TriggerDefinition
+{
+    public string? Type { get; set; }        // queue | cron | interval | webhook | event
+    public string? Stream { get; set; }      // queue: stream/topic (default wf:{tenant}:events)
+    public string? Cron { get; set; }        // cron: "0 */6 * * *"
+    public string? Interval { get; set; }    // interval: "30m", "2h", "45s"
+    public string? WebhookPath { get; set; } // webhook: "/h/orders"
+}
+
+public class EntryDefinition
+{
+    public string? File { get; set; }
+    public string? Function { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad6d171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Serilog;
+using Serilog.Events;
+using Serilog.Sinks.OpenSearch;
+using StackExchange.Redis;
+using Scalar.AspNetCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Middleware;
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Messaging;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Triggers;
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// w4c-workflows-api — control plane for the custom workflows engine.
+//
+// Two entrypoints share this image:
+//   - default        : HTTP control plane (API, trigger scheduler, Mermaid, keys)
+//   - --worker       : per-tenant execution worker (pull/exec/result over Redis)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+var runWorker = args.Any(a => a == "--worker");
+
+var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+
+var openSearchUrl = builder.Configuration["OpenSearch:Url"] ?? "http://localhost:9200";
+var appName = builder.Configuration["APP_NAME"] ?? (runWorker ? "workflows-worker" : "workflows-api");
+
+Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
+    .MinimumLevel.Information()
+    .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.AspNetCore", LogEventLevel.Warning)
+    // EF Core logs the raw SQL ("Executed DbCommand ...") at Information for
+    // EVERY query. The background pollers (run lifecycle, trigger scheduler,
+    // handler consumer) fire those several times a second and flood the console
+    // / OpenSearch. Keep our own Information logs, but drop the EF command log.
+    .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Database.Command", LogEventLevel.Warning)
+    .Enrich.FromLogContext()
+    .Enrich.WithProperty("App", appName)
+    .WriteTo.Console()
+    .WriteTo.OpenSearch(new OpenSearchSinkOptions(new Uri(openSearchUrl))
+    {
+        IndexFormat = "w4c-workflows-{0:yyyy.MM.dd}",
+        AutoRegisterTemplate = false,
+        BatchAction = OpenOpType.Create,
+        EmitEventFailure = EmitEventFailureHandling.WriteToSelfLog,
+        BufferBaseFilename = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "serilog-opensearch-buffer"),
+    })
+    .CreateLogger();
+
+builder.Host.UseSerilog();
+
+builder.Services.AddControllers();
+builder.Services.AddOpenApi();
+builder.Services.AddHttpClient();
+builder.Services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
+
+// A transient failure in ONE background service (worker loop, trigger scheduler,
+// run lifecycle, handler consumer) must never take the whole control plane down.
+// Without this, HostOptions.BackgroundServiceExceptionBehavior defaults to
+// StopHost and a single early exception prevents the API from starting.
+builder.Services.Configure<HostOptions>(options =>
+    options.BackgroundServiceExceptionBehavior = BackgroundServiceExceptionBehavior.Ignore);
+
+builder.Services.AddDbContext<WorkflowsDbContext>(options =>
+    options.UseNpgsql(builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection")));
+
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IConnectionMultiplexer>(_ =>
+    ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(
+        builder.Configuration["Redis:ConnectionString"] ?? "localhost:6379,abortConnect=false"));
+
+builder.Services.AddScoped<ApiKeyService>();
+
+// Transport + lease: Redis Streams now, RabbitMQ later behind the same interfaces.
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<RedisStreamsTransport>();
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IJobQueue>(sp => sp.GetRequiredService<RedisStreamsTransport>());
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IEventBus>(sp => sp.GetRequiredService<RedisStreamsTransport>());
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<ILeaseService, LeaseService>();
+
+// YAML compile pipeline (step 4).
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<LanguageRegistry>();
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<WorkflowValidator>();
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<WorkflowCompiler>();
+
+// Git sync (step 5): read workflows/*.yaml from the local monorepo checkout.
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IWorkflowSource, LocalRepoWorkflowSource>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<WorkflowSyncService>();
+
+// Mermaid diagrams (step 6).
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<MermaidGeneratorService>();
+
+// Rich HTML workflow preview (backend-rendered, embeddable in an iframe).
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<WorkflowHtmlRenderer>();
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<RenderTokenService>();
+
+// Runtime registry + worker executors (step 7).
+// The executors map each language to its execution strategy; the registry
+// (which also backs GET /api/languages) reports per-runtime availability.
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IScriptExecutor>(new SubprocessScriptExecutor("shell", "sh", builder.Configuration));
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IScriptExecutor>(new SubprocessScriptExecutor("python", "python3", builder.Configuration));
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IScriptExecutor>(new SubprocessScriptExecutor("javascript", "node", builder.Configuration));
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IScriptExecutor>(new TypeScriptExecutor(builder.Configuration));
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IScriptExecutor>(new CSharpScriptExecutor());
+// W9: `agent` step type — invokes an LLM agent via chatapi over HTTP (D3), keeping
+// workflows-api decoupled from BotSharp.
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IScriptExecutor>(sp =>
+    new AgentScriptExecutor(
+        sp.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>(),
+        builder.Configuration,
+        sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<AgentScriptExecutor>>()));
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<RuntimeRegistry>();
+
+// S8: remote (SSH) task execution via the w4c-webapi server-console exec endpoint.
+// Used only when a task carries a `server` reference; local subprocess stays the default.
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<RemoteServerExecutor>();
+
+// Trigger engine (step 8): the scheduler + handler consumer run only in the
+// control-plane entrypoint, never in the worker. They share the run launcher —
+// the seam that creates pending runs for the run lifecycle engine (step 9).
+builder.Services.AddSingleton(TimeProvider.System);
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<ITriggerState, RedisTriggerState>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<IRunLauncher, RunLauncher>();
+
+// Run lifecycle engine (step 9): dispatch pending runs + consume task.results +
+// advance the nextId chain + durable checkpoint/resume.
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<RunLifecycleEngine>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<TaskDispatcher>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<DurableStateStore>();
+
+if (runWorker)
+{
+    // Dedicated worker process (scaled/separate deployment).
+    builder.Services.AddHostedService<WorkerHostService>();
+}
+else
+{
+    // Control-plane entrypoint. In single-node / self-hosted deployments one
+    // process does both: it accounts, dispatches, AND runs the worker loop so
+    // dispatched jobs actually execute. This closes the gap where the API
+    // created run + task.run jobs but nothing consumed them, leaving every run
+    // 'running' forever. A dedicated --worker can still be used for scale-out.
+    builder.Services.AddHostedService<WorkerHostService>();
+    builder.Services.AddHostedService<TriggerScheduler>();
+    builder.Services.AddHostedService<HandlerStreamConsumer>();
+    builder.Services.AddHostedService<RunLifecycleService>();
+}
+
+builder.Services.AddCors(options =>
+{
+    options.AddDefaultPolicy(policy =>
+    {
+        var origins = builder.Configuration.GetSection("Cors:Origins").Get<string[]>();
+        if (origins is { Length: > 0 })
+        {
+            // Production: restrict to explicitly configured origins.
+            policy.WithOrigins(origins)
+                  .AllowAnyMethod()
+                  .AllowAnyHeader()
+                  .AllowCredentials();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Dev fallback: no origins configured → allow all.
+            policy.AllowAnyOrigin()
+                  .AllowAnyMethod()
+                  .AllowAnyHeader();
+        }
+    });
+});
+
+var app = builder.Build();
+
+app.UseCors();
+app.UseMiddleware<AuthMiddleware>();
+
+// Ensure the `workflows` schema exists before serving traffic (mirrors the
+// resilient "ensure schema" pattern from w4c-auth). A migration failure must
+// not crash the host — health and logs still report the degraded state.
+try
+{
+    using var scope = app.Services.CreateScope();
+    var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<WorkflowsDbContext>();
+    await db.Database.MigrateAsync();
+
+    // Additive schema, applied idempotently (raw SQL, no new EF migration) so it is
+    // safe on every startup against both freshly-created and long-lived databases:
+    //   • "ArchivedAt" — W7 soft-delete so sync can stop wiping historical TaskRuns.
+    //   • "Server"     — S8 target managed-server for remote (SSH) task execution.
+    await db.Database.ExecuteSqlRawAsync(
+        "ALTER TABLE workflows.\"Tasks\" ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS \"ArchivedAt\" timestamptz NULL;");
+    await db.Database.ExecuteSqlRawAsync(
+        "ALTER TABLE workflows.\"Tasks\" ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS \"Server\" text NULL;");
+}
+catch (Exception ex)
+{
+    Log.Logger.Error(ex, "Failed to apply EF Core migrations on startup");
+}
+
+app.MapOpenApi();
+app.MapScalarApiReference();
+app.MapControllers();
+
+if (runWorker)
+{
+    Log.Logger.Information("w4c-workflows-worker entrypoint selected; worker loop running for tenant {TenantId}",
+        builder.Configuration["Workflows:TenantId"] ?? Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("WF_TENANT_ID") ?? "default");
+}
+
+app.Run();
+
+Log.CloseAndFlush();
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# w4c-workflows-api
+
+Control plane and worker for the custom workflows engine. One Docker image, two entrypoints:
+
+- **default** — HTTP control plane (API, trigger scheduler, Mermaid, API-key management)
+- **--worker** — per-tenant execution worker (pull/exec/result over Redis)
+
+## Structure
+
+```
+├── Controllers/       API controllers (health, keys, runs, workflows, webhooks)
+├── Data/              EF Core DbContext + migrations (PostgreSQL)
+├── Filters/           Action filters (e.g. RequireScope)
+├── Middleware/         Auth middleware
+├── Models/            EF entities + YAML schema models
+├── Services/          Business logic:
+│   ├── Execution/     Script executors (shell, python, node, ts, c#, agent)
+│   ├── Messaging/     Redis Streams transport
+│   ├── Runs/          Run lifecycle engine, task dispatcher
+│   └── Triggers/      Cron/schedule trigger scheduler
+├── workflows/         YAML workflow definitions (synced from source)
+├── w4c-workflows-api.Tests/   xunit tests (unit + integration with Testcontainers)
+├── Dockerfile
+└── Program.cs
+```
+
+## Building
+
+```bash
+docker build -t w4c-workflows-api -f Dockerfile .
+```
+
+## Running locally
+
+Requires PostgreSQL and Redis. See `appsettings.json` for connection strings.
diff --git a/Services/ApiKeyService.cs b/Services/ApiKeyService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4016a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/ApiKeyService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>Resolved identity of an operator-key bearer.</summary>
+public sealed record OperatorPrincipal(Guid KeyId, string TenantId, IReadOnlyList<string> Scopes)
+{
+    public bool HasScope(string scope) => Scopes.Contains(scope, StringComparer.Ordinal);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Mints, verifies, lists and revokes per-tenant operator API keys. Only the
+/// SHA-256 hash is persisted; the raw key is returned exactly once at mint time.
+/// </summary>
+public class ApiKeyService
+{
+    private const string KeyPrefix = "w4c_";
+
+    private readonly WorkflowsDbContext _db;
+
+    public ApiKeyService(WorkflowsDbContext db)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Generates a fresh operator key, stores its hash, and returns the raw key
+    /// (shown to the caller once — never persisted).
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<(Guid Id, string RawKey)> MintAsync(
+        string tenantId, string label, IReadOnlyList<string> scopes, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var raw = KeyPrefix + Base64Url(RandomNumberGenerator.GetBytes(32));
+
+        var key = new ApiKey
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            TenantId = tenantId,
+            KeyHash = Hash(raw),
+            Label = label,
+            ScopesJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(scopes),
+            CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+        };
+
+        _db.ApiKeys.Add(key);
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+        return (key.Id, raw);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Resolves a bearer token to an active key's tenant + scopes, touching
+    /// last_used_at. Returns null for unknown/revoked keys (caller → 401).
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<OperatorPrincipal?> VerifyAsync(string? authHeader, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(authHeader) ||
+            !authHeader.StartsWith("Bearer ", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            return null;
+
+        var raw = authHeader["Bearer ".Length..].Trim();
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(raw))
+            return null;
+
+        var hash = Hash(raw);
+        var key = await _db.ApiKeys
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(k => k.KeyHash == hash && k.RevokedAt == null, ct);
+        if (key == null)
+            return null;
+
+        key.LastUsedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+
+        var scopes = ParseScopes(key.ScopesJson);
+        return new OperatorPrincipal(key.Id, key.TenantId, scopes);
+    }
+
+    public Task<List<ApiKey>> ListAsync(string tenantId, CancellationToken ct)
+        => _db.ApiKeys
+            .Where(k => k.TenantId == tenantId)
+            .OrderByDescending(k => k.CreatedAt)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+    public async Task<bool> RevokeAsync(string tenantId, Guid id, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var key = await _db.ApiKeys
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(k => k.Id == id && k.TenantId == tenantId, ct);
+        if (key == null)
+            return false;
+
+        key.RevokedAt ??= DateTime.UtcNow;
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public Task<int> CountActiveAsync(string tenantId, CancellationToken ct)
+        => _db.ApiKeys.CountAsync(k => k.TenantId == tenantId && k.RevokedAt == null, ct);
+
+    internal static string Hash(string raw) =>
+        Convert.ToHexString(SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(raw))).ToLowerInvariant();
+
+    private static IReadOnlyList<string> ParseScopes(string? json)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(json))
+            return Array.Empty<string>();
+        try
+        {
+            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<string[]>(json) ?? Array.Empty<string>();
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return Array.Empty<string>();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string Base64Url(byte[] bytes) =>
+        Convert.ToBase64String(bytes).TrimEnd('=').Replace('+', '-').Replace('/', '_');
+}
diff --git a/Services/DeterministicGuid.cs b/Services/DeterministicGuid.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8aa25ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/DeterministicGuid.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Deterministic, name-based GUIDs so recompiling the same YAML yields the same
+/// entity ids — this makes the git sync (re-compile to DB) idempotent.
+/// UUIDv5-style: SHA-256 of the seed, truncated to 16 bytes with version bits.
+/// </summary>
+public static class DeterministicGuid
+{
+    public static Guid For(string seed)
+    {
+        var hash = SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(seed));
+        Span<byte> bytes = stackalloc byte[16];
+        hash.AsSpan(0, 16).CopyTo(bytes);
+        bytes[6] = (byte)((bytes[6] & 0x0F) | 0x50); // version 5
+        bytes[8] = (byte)((bytes[8] & 0x3F) | 0x80); // RFC 4122 variant
+        return new Guid(bytes);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/DurationParser.cs b/Services/DurationParser.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61d1cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/DurationParser.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Parses human durations like "45s", "30m", "2h", "1d" (also compound forms
+/// like "1h30m"). Used by YAML validation and the interval trigger scheduler.
+/// </summary>
+public static partial class DurationParser
+{
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"(?<num>\d+(?:\.\d+)?)(?<unit>ms|s|m|h|d)", RegexOptions.Compiled)]
+    private static partial Regex PartRegex();
+
+    public static bool TryParse(string? text, out TimeSpan result)
+    {
+        result = TimeSpan.Zero;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text))
+            return false;
+
+        var matches = PartRegex().Matches(text);
+        if (matches.Count == 0)
+            return false;
+
+        var total = TimeSpan.Zero;
+        foreach (Match match in matches)
+        {
+            var value = double.Parse(match.Groups["num"].Value, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            var unit = match.Groups["unit"].Value;
+            total += unit switch
+            {
+                "ms" => TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(value),
+                "s" => TimeSpan.FromSeconds(value),
+                "m" => TimeSpan.FromMinutes(value),
+                "h" => TimeSpan.FromHours(value),
+                "d" => TimeSpan.FromDays(value),
+                _ => throw new InvalidOperationException($"Unknown unit {unit}"),
+            };
+        }
+
+        if (total <= TimeSpan.Zero)
+            return false;
+
+        result = total;
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/AgentScriptExecutor.cs b/Services/Execution/AgentScriptExecutor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8e2435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/AgentScriptExecutor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Executes a workflow <c>agent</c> step (W9) by invoking an LLM agent over HTTP
+/// (D3): POSTs the step's prompt to chatapi <c>/api/agents/{id}/run</c> and returns
+/// the assistant's content as the task output, so the run lifecycle continues. The
+/// workflows engine stays decoupled from BotSharp — it only knows chatapi's HTTP
+/// contract. The agent id is carried in the task's <c>entry.file</c> and the prompt
+/// in the task's <c>input</c> (the previous task's output).
+///
+/// An LLM call may take tens of seconds; this executor blocks synchronously (the
+/// worker awaits it), matching the engine's existing synchronous step model. If the
+/// engine later needs non-blocking long-running steps, this executor is the seam to
+/// hook async/callback semantics into.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AgentScriptExecutor : IScriptExecutor
+{
+    private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpFactory;
+    private readonly string _chatApiUrl;
+    private readonly string _chatApiToken;
+    private readonly int _timeoutSeconds;
+    private readonly ILogger<AgentScriptExecutor> _logger;
+
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions Json = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web);
+
+    public AgentScriptExecutor(IHttpClientFactory httpFactory, IConfiguration config, ILogger<AgentScriptExecutor> logger)
+    {
+        _httpFactory = httpFactory;
+        _chatApiUrl = (config["Workflows:ChatApiUrl"] ?? string.Empty).TrimEnd('/');
+        _chatApiToken = config["Workflows:ChatApiToken"] ?? string.Empty;
+        _timeoutSeconds = ParseInt(config["Workflows:AgentStepTimeoutSeconds"], 120);
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    public string Language => "agent";
+
+    public bool IsAvailable() => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_chatApiUrl);
+
+    public async Task<ExecutionResult> ExecuteAsync(TaskInvocation invocation, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        try
+        {
+            if (!IsAvailable())
+                return Fail("agent step is not configured (Workflows:ChatApiUrl is empty)", sw.Elapsed);
+
+            var agentId = invocation.EntryFile;
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(agentId))
+                return Fail("agent step requires entry.file to carry the agent id", sw.Elapsed);
+
+            var request = new AgentRunRequestDto { Prompt = invocation.Input ?? string.Empty };
+            var body = JsonSerializer.Serialize(request, Json);
+
+            using var client = _httpFactory.CreateClient();
+            using var httpReq = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, $"{_chatApiUrl}/api/agents/{Uri.EscapeDataString(agentId)}/run")
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent(body, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"),
+            };
+            httpReq.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("X-Tenant-Id", invocation.TenantId);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_chatApiToken))
+                httpReq.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("Authorization", $"Bearer {_chatApiToken}");
+
+            using var cts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(ct);
+            cts.CancelAfter(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(_timeoutSeconds + 15));
+            using var response = await client.SendAsync(httpReq, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseContentRead, cts.Token);
+
+            if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                var errText = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(ct);
+                return Fail($"agent '{agentId}' run failed ({(int)response.StatusCode}): {Truncate(errText)}", sw.Elapsed);
+            }
+
+            var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<AgentRunResultDto>(Json, ct)
+                ?? new AgentRunResultDto { Content = "" };
+
+            // Return the assistant's content as task output. It must be valid, storable
+            // JSON, so wrap the plain text as a JSON string (same rule as local executors).
+            var output = JsonSerializer.Serialize(result.Content ?? string.Empty, Json);
+            return new ExecutionResult(true, 0, result.Content ?? string.Empty, string.Empty, output, null, sw.Elapsed);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            sw.Stop();
+            return Fail(ex.Message, sw.Elapsed);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            sw.Stop();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private ExecutionResult Fail(string message, TimeSpan elapsed)
+    {
+        _logger.LogWarning("Agent step execution failed: {Message}", message);
+        return new ExecutionResult(false, -1, string.Empty, string.Empty, null, message, elapsed);
+    }
+
+    private static string Truncate(string text)
+        => text.Length > 400 ? text[..400] + "…" : text;
+
+    private static int ParseInt(string? text, int fallback)
+        => int.TryParse(text, out var value) && value > 0 ? value : fallback;
+
+    private sealed class AgentRunRequestDto
+    {
+        public string Prompt { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    }
+
+    private sealed class AgentRunResultDto
+    {
+        public string? Content { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/CSharpScriptExecutor.cs b/Services/Execution/CSharpScriptExecutor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26ce080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/CSharpScriptExecutor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.Loader;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Executes multi-file C# with the Roslyn compiler: every <c>.cs</c> file under
+/// the task's working directory is compiled together into an in-memory assembly
+/// (one syntax tree per file, so per-file <c>using</c> directives and file-scoped
+/// namespaces work), then the entry method is invoked reflectively.
+///
+/// Each execution uses a <see cref="CollectibleAssemblyLoadContext"/> so the
+/// loaded assembly and all its types can be garbage-collected after the call
+/// returns. The previous implementation loaded into the default (non-collectible)
+/// ALC, causing unbounded memory growth in long-running workers.
+///
+/// Entry contract (v1): a <c>public static</c> method named after
+/// <c>entry.function</c> (default <c>Main</c>) that takes a single
+/// <c>string</c> (the JSON input) or no arguments, returning a value serialized
+/// to JSON as the task output (sync or <c>Task</c>/<c>Task&lt;T&gt;</c>).
+/// </summary>
+public class CSharpScriptExecutor : IScriptExecutor
+{
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions Json = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web);
+
+    // Cached once per process lifetime — the set of runtime assemblies doesn't
+    // change after startup. This avoids re-scanning AppDomain on every compile.
+    private static ImmutableArray<MetadataReference>? _cachedReferences;
+    private static readonly object _referenceLock = new();
+
+    public string Language => "csharp";
+
+    /// <summary>Roslyn ships with the service image — no external runtime to probe.</summary>
+    public bool IsAvailable() => true;
+
+    public Task<ExecutionResult> ExecuteAsync(TaskInvocation invocation, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        try
+        {
+            var workingDir = ExecutionHelpers.ResolveWorkingDir(invocation);
+            var sources = EnumerateSources(workingDir);
+            if (sources.Count == 0)
+                return Task.FromResult(Fail("no .cs source files found under the task directory", sw.Elapsed));
+
+            // Compilation is CPU-bound and synchronous; keep it off the request thread.
+            var (assemblyLoadContext, assembly, diagnostics) = Compile(sources);
+            if (assembly == null)
+            {
+                assemblyLoadContext?.Unload();
+                var errors = diagnostics
+                    .Where(d => d.Severity == DiagnosticSeverity.Error)
+                    .Select(d => d.ToString());
+                return Task.FromResult(Fail("C# compilation failed:\n" + string.Join('\n', errors), sw.Elapsed));
+            }
+
+            string? output;
+            try
+            {
+                output = InvokeEntry(assembly, invocation);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                // Unload the collectible ALC so the assembly and all its types
+                // become eligible for GC. The next GC.Collect will reclaim them.
+                assemblyLoadContext.Unload();
+            }
+
+            sw.Stop();
+            return Task.FromResult(new ExecutionResult(true, 0, string.Empty, string.Empty, output, null, sw.Elapsed));
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            sw.Stop();
+            return Task.FromResult(new ExecutionResult(false, -1, string.Empty, string.Empty, null, ex.Message, sw.Elapsed));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static ExecutionResult Fail(string message, TimeSpan duration)
+        => new(false, -1, string.Empty, string.Empty, null, message, duration);
+
+    private static IReadOnlyList<SourceFile> EnumerateSources(string workingDir)
+    {
+        // One syntax tree per file; compilation is order-independent, so a
+        // deterministic sort is all that matters for reproducibility.
+        return Directory.EnumerateFiles(workingDir, "*.cs", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
+            .Select(full => new SourceFile(
+                Path.GetRelativePath(workingDir, full),
+                File.ReadAllText(full)))
+            .OrderBy(s => s.Path, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    private static (AssemblyLoadContext, Assembly?, ImmutableArray<Diagnostic>) Compile(IReadOnlyList<SourceFile> sources)
+    {
+        var syntaxTrees = sources
+            .Select(s => CSharpSyntaxTree.ParseText(s.Source, path: s.Path))
+            .ToArray();
+
+        var compilation = CSharpCompilation.Create(
+            $"wf-cs-{Guid.NewGuid():N}",
+            syntaxTrees,
+            GetCachedReferences(),
+            new CSharpCompilationOptions(OutputKind.DynamicallyLinkedLibrary, allowUnsafe: true));
+
+        using var ms = new MemoryStream();
+        var emit = compilation.Emit(ms);
+        if (!emit.Success)
+        {
+            var emptyAlc = new AssemblyLoadContext(name: null, isCollectible: true);
+            return (emptyAlc, null, emit.Diagnostics);
+        }
+
+        ms.Position = 0;
+
+        // Each execution gets its own collectible ALC. After Unload() + GC,
+        // the assembly and all its types are reclaimed — no unbounded growth.
+        var alc = new AssemblyLoadContext(name: null, isCollectible: true);
+        var assembly = alc.LoadFromStream(ms);
+        return (alc, assembly, emit.Diagnostics);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the cached set of metadata references for the current runtime.
+    /// The first call scans AppDomain; subsequent calls return the cached
+    /// immutable array. This eliminates the per-compile AppDomain scan that
+    /// compounded the ALC leak.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static ImmutableArray<MetadataReference> GetCachedReferences()
+    {
+        if (_cachedReferences is { } cached)
+            return cached;
+
+        lock (_referenceLock)
+        {
+            if (_cachedReferences is { } cached2)
+                return cached2;
+
+            var references = new List<MetadataReference>();
+            var seen = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            foreach (var asm in AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies())
+            {
+                if (asm.IsDynamic)
+                    continue;
+                var location = asm.Location;
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(location) || !File.Exists(location) || !seen.Add(location))
+                    continue;
+                try
+                {
+                    references.Add(MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(location));
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    // Some assemblies (e.g. reflection-only) cannot be referenced — skip.
+                }
+            }
+
+            _cachedReferences = ImmutableArray.CreateRange(references);
+            return _cachedReferences.Value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string? InvokeEntry(Assembly assembly, TaskInvocation invocation)
+    {
+        var function = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(invocation.EntryFunction) ? "Main" : invocation.EntryFunction;
+
+        MethodInfo? method = null;
+        foreach (var type in assembly.GetTypes())
+        {
+            foreach (var candidate in type.GetMethods(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static))
+            {
+                if (!candidate.IsStatic || !string.Equals(candidate.Name, function, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                    continue;
+                var parameters = candidate.GetParameters();
+                if (parameters.Length == 1 && parameters[0].ParameterType == typeof(string))
+                {
+                    method = candidate; // best match — one string parameter
+                    break;
+                }
+                method ??= parameters.Length == 0 ? candidate : null;
+            }
+            if (method != null && method.GetParameters().Length == 1)
+                break;
+        }
+
+        if (method == null)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"no static entry method '{function}' found in the compiled C# program");
+
+        var arguments = method.GetParameters().Length == 1
+            ? new object?[] { invocation.Input ?? "{}" }
+            : null;
+        var result = method.Invoke(null, arguments);
+
+        // Await Task / Task<T> returns so async entries produce a concrete value.
+        if (result is Task task)
+        {
+            task.GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+            result = task.GetType().IsGenericType
+                ? task.GetType().GetProperty("Result")!.GetValue(task)
+                : null;
+        }
+
+        return result == null ? null : JsonSerializer.Serialize(result, Json);
+    }
+
+    private sealed record SourceFile(string Path, string Source);
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/ExecutionHelpers.cs b/Services/Execution/ExecutionHelpers.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d7294e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/ExecutionHelpers.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Shared helpers for the subprocess-backed executors: environment construction,
+/// working-directory resolution and the stdout → JSON output interpretation.
+///
+/// Output contract: a program signals its result by printing one JSON value on
+/// the last non-empty line of stdout. If that line is not valid JSON the whole
+/// (trimmed) stdout is wrapped as a JSON string instead, so every output is
+/// storable JSON.
+/// </summary>
+internal static class ExecutionHelpers
+{
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions Json = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web)
+    {
+        DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
+    };
+
+    public static string ResolveWorkingDir(TaskInvocation invocation)
+        => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(invocation.WorkingDir)
+            ? Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()
+            : Path.GetFullPath(invocation.WorkingDir);
+
+    /// <summary>WF_* runtime context + the workflow/task-declared env, merged.</summary>
+    public static IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> BuildEnvironment(TaskInvocation invocation)
+    {
+        var env = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+        {
+            ["WF_TENANT_ID"] = invocation.TenantId,
+            ["WF_RUN_ID"] = invocation.RunId,
+            ["WF_TASK_ID"] = invocation.TaskId,
+            ["WF_TASK_KEY"] = invocation.TaskKey,
+            ["WF_INPUT"] = invocation.Input ?? "{}",
+        };
+        foreach (var (key, value) in invocation.Env)
+            env[key] = value;
+        return env;
+    }
+
+    public static ExecutionResult ToResult(ProcessOutput output, TimeSpan duration)
+    {
+        var success = output.ExitCode == 0;
+        var error = success
+            ? null
+            : LastNonEmptyLine(output.Stderr) ?? $"exit code {output.ExitCode}";
+        return new ExecutionResult(
+            success,
+            output.ExitCode,
+            output.Stdout,
+            output.Stderr,
+            success ? ParseOutput(output.Stdout) : null,
+            error,
+            duration);
+    }
+
+    public static string? LastNonEmptyLine(string? text)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
+            return null;
+
+        foreach (var line in text.Split('\n'))
+        {
+            var trimmed = line.Trim('\r', ' ', '\t');
+            if (trimmed.Length > 0)
+                return trimmed;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static string? ParseOutput(string stdout)
+    {
+        var line = LastNonEmptyLine(stdout);
+        if (line == null)
+            return null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var _ = JsonDocument.Parse(line);
+            return line; // already valid JSON — store it verbatim
+        }
+        catch (JsonException)
+        {
+            return JsonSerializer.Serialize(stdout.Trim(), Json);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/ExecutionResult.cs b/Services/Execution/ExecutionResult.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b034d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/ExecutionResult.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The result of executing one task. <see cref="Output"/> is always valid JSON
+/// (a serialized value) or <c>null</c> when the task produced no output; the
+/// control plane stores it directly into <c>task_runs.output jsonb</c>.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ExecutionResult(
+    bool Success,
+    int ExitCode,
+    string Stdout,
+    string Stderr,
+    string? Output,
+    string? Error,
+    TimeSpan Duration);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Serializes an <see cref="ExecutionResult"/> into the flat <c>task.result</c>
+/// event fields the worker publishes back to the control plane.
+/// </summary>
+public static class TaskResultMessage
+{
+    public const string TypeValue = "task.result";
+
+    public static IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> ToFields(TaskInvocation invocation, ExecutionResult result)
+    {
+        var fields = new Dictionary<string, string>
+        {
+            ["type"] = TypeValue,
+            ["run_id"] = invocation.RunId,
+            ["task_id"] = invocation.TaskId,
+            ["attempt"] = invocation.Attempt.ToString(System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
+            ["tenant_id"] = invocation.TenantId,
+            ["status"] = result.Success ? "succeeded" : "failed",
+            ["exit_code"] = result.ExitCode.ToString(System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
+            ["duration_ms"] = ((long)result.Duration.TotalMilliseconds).ToString(System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
+        };
+
+        if (result.Output != null)
+            fields["output"] = result.Output;
+        if (result.Error != null)
+            fields["error"] = result.Error;
+
+        return fields;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/IScriptExecutor.cs b/Services/Execution/IScriptExecutor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19553c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/IScriptExecutor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Executes task code for one language. Implementations are registered in the
+/// <see cref="RuntimeRegistry"/>; the worker resolves the right executor from a
+/// job's <c>language</c> field and invokes it inside the sandboxed container.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IScriptExecutor
+{
+    /// <summary>Language id from the runtime registry ("shell", "csharp", …).</summary>
+    string Language { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>Whether the required runtime binary/tool is present on this host.</summary>
+    bool IsAvailable();
+
+    Task<ExecutionResult> ExecuteAsync(TaskInvocation invocation, CancellationToken ct);
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/ProcessRunner.cs b/Services/Execution/ProcessRunner.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c48a73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/ProcessRunner.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>Raw subprocess output before JSON interpretation.</summary>
+public sealed record ProcessOutput(int ExitCode, string Stdout, string Stderr);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Runs a subprocess with stdin/stdout/stderr redirection, an optional JSON
+/// stdin payload, extra environment variables, and a hard timeout. On timeout
+/// the whole process tree is killed.
+/// </summary>
+public static class ProcessRunner
+{
+    public static async Task<ProcessOutput> RunAsync(
+        string executable,
+        IReadOnlyList<string> args,
+        string workingDir,
+        IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string>? env,
+        string? stdin,
+        TimeSpan timeout,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var psi = new ProcessStartInfo
+        {
+            FileName = executable,
+            WorkingDirectory = workingDir,
+            RedirectStandardInput = true,
+            RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+            RedirectStandardError = true,
+            UseShellExecute = false,
+        };
+        foreach (var arg in args)
+            psi.ArgumentList.Add(arg);
+
+        if (env != null)
+        {
+            foreach (var (key, value) in env)
+                psi.Environment[key] = value;
+        }
+
+        using var process = new Process { StartInfo = psi };
+        if (!process.Start())
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"failed to start '{executable}'");
+
+        // Start draining stdout/stderr before writing stdin so a chatty child
+        // never blocks on a full pipe.
+        var stdoutTask = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEndAsync();
+        var stderrTask = process.StandardError.ReadToEndAsync();
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(stdin))
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await process.StandardInput.WriteAsync(stdin);
+            }
+            catch (IOException)
+            {
+                // The child exited before reading stdin (e.g. a script that ignores
+                // its input) — a normal condition, not a failure.
+            }
+        }
+        process.StandardInput.Close();
+
+        using var timeoutCts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(ct);
+        timeoutCts.CancelAfter(timeout);
+
+        try
+        {
+            await process.WaitForExitAsync(timeoutCts.Token);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException) when (!ct.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            try { process.Kill(entireProcessTree: true); } catch { /* already gone */ }
+            await stdoutTask;
+            await stderrTask;
+            throw new TimeoutException($"process exceeded the {timeout.TotalSeconds:0}s time limit");
+        }
+
+        var stdout = await stdoutTask;
+        var stderr = await stderrTask;
+        return new ProcessOutput(process.ExitCode, stdout, stderr);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Resolves an executable name against PATH (or a literal path) without
+    /// invoking it — a cheap availability probe.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static string? FindInPath(string executable)
+    {
+        if (executable.Contains(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar) || executable.Contains('/'))
+            return File.Exists(executable) ? Path.GetFullPath(executable) : null;
+
+        var path = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH") ?? string.Empty;
+        foreach (var dir in path.Split(Path.PathSeparator, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))
+        {
+            var full = Path.Combine(dir, executable);
+            if (File.Exists(full))
+                return full;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/RemoteServerExecutor.cs b/Services/Execution/RemoteServerExecutor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdd32ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/RemoteServerExecutor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Executes a workflow task on a <em>remote</em> managed server instead of a local
+/// subprocess (S8). When a task carries a <c>server</c> reference, this executor:
+///   <list type="number">
+///   <item>reads the task's entry script from the local worker working dir;</item>
+///   <item>builds a shell command that writes the script to the target (base64, so the
+///   script can never inject shell metacharacters) and runs it with the language's
+///   interpreter;</item>
+///   <item>POSTs it to w4c-webapi <c>/api/serverconsole/exec</c>, which resolves the
+///   server via <c>ServerConnectionRegistry</c> and runs it over SSH with
+///   <c>SshRunner</c> — the same path the /server console uses;</item>
+///   <item>maps the remote stdout/stderr back into the standard
+///   <see cref="ExecutionResult"/> contract.</item>
+///   </list>
+///
+/// The local subprocess path stays the default: this executor is only used when
+/// <see cref="TaskInvocation.Server"/> is non-empty. The w4c-webapi endpoint is
+/// authenticated with the run's tenant id (<c>X-Tenant-Id</c>, the dev bypass) plus an
+/// optional service token configured via <c>Workflows:ServerApiToken</c>.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class RemoteServerExecutor
+{
+    private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpFactory;
+    private readonly string _serverApiUrl;
+    private readonly string _serverApiToken;
+    private readonly int _timeoutSeconds;
+    private readonly ILogger<RemoteServerExecutor> _logger;
+
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions Json = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web);
+
+    public RemoteServerExecutor(IHttpClientFactory httpFactory, IConfiguration config, ILogger<RemoteServerExecutor> logger)
+    {
+        _httpFactory = httpFactory;
+        _serverApiUrl = (config["Workflows:ServerApiUrl"] ?? string.Empty).TrimEnd('/');
+        _serverApiToken = config["Workflows:ServerApiToken"] ?? string.Empty;
+        _timeoutSeconds = ParseInt(config["Workflows:ServerTaskTimeoutSeconds"], 120);
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>True when the w4c-webapi server-console URL is configured; otherwise remote execution is unavailable.</summary>
+    public bool IsAvailable() => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_serverApiUrl);
+
+    public async Task<ExecutionResult> ExecuteAsync(TaskInvocation invocation, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        try
+        {
+            if (!IsAvailable())
+                return Fail($"remote execution is not configured (Workflows:ServerApiUrl is empty)", sw.Elapsed);
+
+            var entryFile = ResolveLocalScriptPath(invocation);
+            if (!File.Exists(entryFile))
+                return Fail($"entry script not found locally: {entryFile}", sw.Elapsed);
+
+            var script = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(entryFile, ct);
+            var command = BuildRemoteCommand(invocation, script, out var remoteErr);
+            if (remoteErr != null)
+                return Fail(remoteErr, sw.Elapsed);
+
+            var env = ExecutionHelpers.BuildEnvironment(invocation);
+            var request = new ServerExecRequestDto
+            {
+                ServerId = invocation.Server!,
+                Cwd = ExecutionHelpers.ResolveWorkingDir(invocation),
+                Command = command,
+                Env = env.ToDictionary(kv => kv.Key, kv => kv.Value),
+                TimeoutSeconds = _timeoutSeconds,
+            };
+
+            var body = JsonSerializer.Serialize(request, Json);
+            using var client = _httpFactory.CreateClient();
+            using var httpReq = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, $"{_serverApiUrl}/api/serverconsole/exec")
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent(body, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"),
+            };
+            httpReq.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("X-Tenant-Id", invocation.TenantId);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_serverApiToken))
+                httpReq.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("Authorization", $"Bearer {_serverApiToken}");
+
+            using var cts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(ct);
+            cts.CancelAfter(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(_timeoutSeconds + 15));
+            using var response = await client.SendAsync(httpReq, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseContentRead, cts.Token);
+
+            if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                var errText = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(ct);
+                return Fail($"server {invocation.Server} exec returned {(int)response.StatusCode}: {Truncate(errText)}", sw.Elapsed);
+            }
+
+            var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<ServerExecResultDto>(Json, ct)
+                ?? new ServerExecResultDto { ExitCode = -1, Stderr = "empty exec response" };
+
+            // Map the remote result into the same ProcessOutput -> ExecutionResult
+            // contract the local executors use (last non-empty stdout line => JSON output).
+            var output = new ProcessOutput(result.ExitCode, result.Stdout ?? string.Empty, result.Stderr ?? string.Empty);
+            var mapped = ExecutionHelpers.ToResult(output, sw.Elapsed);
+            if (result.TimedOut)
+                return new ExecutionResult(false, result.ExitCode, output.Stdout, output.Stderr, null,
+                    $"remote exec timed out after {_timeoutSeconds}s", sw.Elapsed);
+            return mapped;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            sw.Stop();
+            return Fail(ex.Message, sw.Elapsed);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            sw.Stop();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Builds the remote shell command: write the script to the target via base64
+    /// (so content can never inject metacharacters) and run it with the interpreter.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static string BuildRemoteCommand(TaskInvocation invocation, string script, out string? error)
+    {
+        error = null;
+        var interpreter = RemoteInterpreter(invocation.Language);
+        if (interpreter == null)
+        {
+            error = $"language '{invocation.Language}' is not supported for remote (SSH) execution";
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+
+        var workDir = ExecutionHelpers.ResolveWorkingDir(invocation);
+        var safeWorkDir = ShQuote(workDir);
+        var remoteFile = Path.Combine(workDir, $".w4c-run-{invocation.TaskId[..8]}-{invocation.Attempt}-{SafeName(invocation.EntryFile)}");
+        var b64 = Convert.ToBase64String(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(script));
+
+        // mkdir -p <dir> && echo '<b64>' | base64 -d > <file> && <interpreter> <file>
+        return $"mkdir -p {safeWorkDir} "
+             + $"&& echo {ShQuote(b64)} | base64 -d > {ShQuote(remoteFile)} "
+             + $"&& {interpreter} {ShQuote(remoteFile)}";
+    }
+
+    private static string? RemoteInterpreter(string language) => language switch
+    {
+        "shell" => "sh",
+        "javascript" => "node",
+        "typescript" => "node",
+        "python" => "python3",
+        "csharp" => null, // requires a compiler + runtime not assumed present on a target
+        _ => null,
+    };
+
+    private string ResolveLocalScriptPath(TaskInvocation invocation)
+    {
+        var workDir = ExecutionHelpers.ResolveWorkingDir(invocation);
+        return Path.Combine(workDir, invocation.EntryFile);
+    }
+
+    private ExecutionResult Fail(string message, TimeSpan elapsed)
+    {
+        _logger.LogWarning("Remote task execution failed: {Message}", message);
+        return new ExecutionResult(false, -1, string.Empty, string.Empty, null, message, elapsed);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Single-quotes a value for the remote sh -c evaluation (same semantics as SshRunner.ShellQuote).</summary>
+    private static string ShQuote(string value)
+        => string.IsNullOrEmpty(value) ? "''" : "'" + value.Replace("'", "'\"'\"'") + "'";
+
+    private static string SafeName(string path)
+    {
+        var name = Path.GetFileName(path);
+        return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name) ? "script" : name.Replace(' ', '_');
+    }
+
+    private static string Truncate(string text)
+        => text.Length > 400 ? text[..400] + "…" : text;
+
+    private static int ParseInt(string? text, int fallback)
+        => int.TryParse(text, out var value) && value > 0 ? value : fallback;
+
+    private sealed class ServerExecRequestDto
+    {
+        public string ServerId { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public string? Cwd { get; set; }
+        public string Command { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public Dictionary<string, string>? Env { get; set; }
+        public int? TimeoutSeconds { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class ServerExecResultDto
+    {
+        public int ExitCode { get; set; }
+        public string? Stdout { get; set; }
+        public string? Stderr { get; set; }
+        public bool TimedOut { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/RuntimeRegistry.cs b/Services/Execution/RuntimeRegistry.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a63c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/RuntimeRegistry.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A language as exposed by <c>GET /api/languages</c>: identity + whether its
+/// runtime is actually executable on this host (availability is probed at
+/// startup and cached).
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record RuntimeInfo(
+    string Id,
+    string DisplayName,
+    string DefaultFunction,
+    string Extension,
+    bool Available);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Maps each registered language to its <see cref="IScriptExecutor"/>. Built on
+/// top of <see cref="LanguageRegistry"/> (the source of truth for known
+/// languages); the executor set is DI-injected so new languages/runtimes plug in
+/// without touching this class.
+/// </summary>
+public class RuntimeRegistry
+{
+    private readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<string, IScriptExecutor> _executors;
+    private readonly IReadOnlyList<RuntimeInfo> _all;
+
+    public RuntimeRegistry(LanguageRegistry languages, IEnumerable<IScriptExecutor> executors)
+    {
+        _executors = executors.ToDictionary(e => e.Language, StringComparer.Ordinal);
+        _all = languages.All
+            .Select(l => new RuntimeInfo(
+                l.Id,
+                l.DisplayName,
+                l.DefaultFunction,
+                l.Extension,
+                _executors.TryGetValue(l.Id, out var executor) && executor.IsAvailable()))
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    public IReadOnlyList<RuntimeInfo> All => _all;
+
+    public IScriptExecutor? Resolve(string language)
+        => _executors.TryGetValue(language, out var executor) ? executor : null;
+
+    public bool IsAvailable(string language)
+        => _executors.TryGetValue(language, out var executor) && executor.IsAvailable();
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/SubprocessScriptExecutor.cs b/Services/Execution/SubprocessScriptExecutor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..617ac20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/SubprocessScriptExecutor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Runs a language whose program is a single file executed by an interpreter
+/// (shell → sh, python → python3, javascript → node). Input is written to stdin
+/// as JSON; output follows the <see cref="ExecutionHelpers"/> stdout contract.
+/// </summary>
+public class SubprocessScriptExecutor : IScriptExecutor
+{
+    private readonly string _language;
+    private readonly string _executable;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _timeout;
+
+    public SubprocessScriptExecutor(string language, string executable, IConfiguration config)
+    {
+        _language = language;
+        _executable = executable;
+        _timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ParseInt(config["Workflows:TaskTimeoutSeconds"], 60));
+    }
+
+    public string Language => _language;
+
+    public bool IsAvailable() => ProcessRunner.FindInPath(_executable) != null;
+
+    public async Task<ExecutionResult> ExecuteAsync(TaskInvocation invocation, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        try
+        {
+            var workingDir = ExecutionHelpers.ResolveWorkingDir(invocation);
+            var entryPath = Path.Combine(workingDir, invocation.EntryFile);
+
+            var output = await ProcessRunner.RunAsync(
+                _executable,
+                new[] { entryPath },
+                workingDir,
+                ExecutionHelpers.BuildEnvironment(invocation),
+                invocation.Input,
+                _timeout,
+                ct);
+
+            return ExecutionHelpers.ToResult(output, sw.Elapsed);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            sw.Stop();
+            return new ExecutionResult(false, -1, string.Empty, string.Empty, null, ex.Message, sw.Elapsed);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static int ParseInt(string? text, int fallback)
+        => int.TryParse(text, out var value) && value > 0 ? value : fallback;
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/TaskInvocation.cs b/Services/Execution/TaskInvocation.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2571f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/TaskInvocation.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Wire contract for a <c>task.run</c> job pulled off the tenant's jobs stream.
+/// The control plane (step 9) enqueues these; the worker reads, executes and
+/// acks them. Field names are flat Redis Stream entries so the contract is
+/// transport-agnostic (Redis Streams now, RabbitMQ later).
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record TaskInvocation(
+    string Type,
+    string RunId,
+    string TaskId,
+    string TaskKey,
+    string Language,
+    string EntryFile,
+    string? EntryFunction,
+    IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> Env,
+    string? Input,
+    string? WorkingDir,
+    string TenantId,
+    int Attempt,
+    string? Server = null)
+{
+    public const string TypeValue = "task.run";
+
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions Json = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web);
+
+    /// <summary>Parses a stream message into an invocation, throwing if a required field is missing.</summary>
+    public static TaskInvocation FromFields(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields)
+    {
+        static string Get(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string key) =>
+            fields.TryGetValue(key, out var value) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(value)
+                ? value
+                : throw new InvalidOperationException($"missing required job field '{key}'");
+
+        static int GetInt(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string key, int fallback) =>
+            fields.TryGetValue(key, out var raw) && int.TryParse(raw, out var n) ? n : fallback;
+
+        var env = fields.TryGetValue("env", out var envJson) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(envJson)
+            ? JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, string>>(envJson, Json) ?? new()
+            : new Dictionary<string, string>();
+
+        return new TaskInvocation(
+            Get(fields, "type"),
+            Get(fields, "run_id"),
+            Get(fields, "task_id"),
+            Get(fields, "task_key"),
+            Get(fields, "language"),
+            Get(fields, "entry_file"),
+            fields.GetValueOrDefault("entry_function"),
+            env,
+            fields.GetValueOrDefault("input"),
+            fields.GetValueOrDefault("working_dir"),
+            Get(fields, "tenant_id"),
+            GetInt(fields, "attempt", 1),
+            fields.GetValueOrDefault("server"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/TaskResult.cs b/Services/Execution/TaskResult.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a238260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/TaskResult.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+using System.Globalization;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A <c>task.result</c> event as consumed by the run lifecycle engine. The
+/// worker publishes these via <see cref="TaskResultMessage.ToFields"/>; this
+/// record is the control-plane parse of the same flat field names.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record TaskResult(
+    string RunId,
+    string TaskId,
+    int Attempt,
+    string TenantId,
+    bool Success,
+    int ExitCode,
+    string? Output,
+    string? Error,
+    long DurationMs)
+{
+    /// <summary>Parses a stream message into a result, throwing if a required field is missing.</summary>
+    public static TaskResult FromFields(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields)
+    {
+        static string Get(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string key) =>
+            fields.TryGetValue(key, out var value) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(value)
+                ? value
+                : throw new InvalidOperationException($"missing required result field '{key}'");
+
+        static int GetInt(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string key, int fallback) =>
+            fields.TryGetValue(key, out var raw) && int.TryParse(raw, out var n) ? n : fallback;
+
+        static long GetLong(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string key, long fallback) =>
+            fields.TryGetValue(key, out var raw) && long.TryParse(raw, NumberStyles.Integer, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var n) ? n : fallback;
+
+        var status = Get(fields, "status");
+        return new TaskResult(
+            Get(fields, "run_id"),
+            Get(fields, "task_id"),
+            GetInt(fields, "attempt", 1),
+            Get(fields, "tenant_id"),
+            string.Equals(status, "succeeded", StringComparison.Ordinal),
+            GetInt(fields, "exit_code", -1),
+            fields.GetValueOrDefault("output"),
+            fields.GetValueOrDefault("error"),
+            GetLong(fields, "duration_ms", 0));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/TaskRunMessage.cs b/Services/Execution/TaskRunMessage.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59f8608
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/TaskRunMessage.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Serializes a <c>task.run</c> job from the compiled <see cref="WorkflowTask"/>
+/// into the flat Redis Stream fields the worker understands (see
+/// <see cref="TaskInvocation.FromFields"/>). This is the control-plane side of
+/// the wire contract; the worker side deserializes the same field names.
+/// </summary>
+public static class TaskRunMessage
+{
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions Json = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web)
+    {
+        DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Builds the stream fields for executing <paramref name="task"/> as part of
+    /// <paramref name="run"/>. <paramref name="workingDir"/> is the directory
+    /// containing the task's code files; the entry file is taken from the task's
+    /// <c>EntryJson</c> and stays relative to it.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> ToFields(
+        WorkflowRun run,
+        WorkflowTask task,
+        string? input,
+        string? workingDir,
+        int attempt)
+    {
+        var entry = ParseEntry(task.EntryJson);
+
+        var fields = new Dictionary<string, string>
+        {
+            ["type"] = TaskInvocation.TypeValue,
+            ["run_id"] = run.Id.ToString(),
+            ["task_id"] = task.Id.ToString(),
+            ["task_key"] = task.Key,
+            ["language"] = task.Language,
+            ["entry_file"] = entry.File ?? string.Empty,
+            ["tenant_id"] = run.TenantId,
+            ["attempt"] = attempt.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
+        };
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entry.Function))
+            fields["entry_function"] = entry.Function;
+
+        var env = DeserializeEnv(task.EnvJson);
+        if (env.Count > 0)
+            fields["env"] = JsonSerializer.Serialize(env, Json);
+
+        if (input != null)
+            fields["input"] = input;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(workingDir))
+            fields["working_dir"] = workingDir;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(task.Server))
+            fields["server"] = task.Server!;
+
+        return fields;
+    }
+
+    private static EntryDefinition ParseEntry(string? entryJson)
+    {
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entryJson))
+        {
+            var entry = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<EntryDefinition>(entryJson, Json);
+            if (entry != null)
+                return entry;
+        }
+        return new EntryDefinition { File = string.Empty };
+    }
+
+    private static IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> DeserializeEnv(string? envJson)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(envJson))
+            return new Dictionary<string, string>();
+        return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, string>>(envJson, Json)
+            ?? new Dictionary<string, string>();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/TypeScriptExecutor.cs b/Services/Execution/TypeScriptExecutor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe9467b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/TypeScriptExecutor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Executes TypeScript by bundling the entry file (and its imports) into a
+/// single CommonJS module with esbuild, then running it under node. This keeps
+/// multi-file TS support without a persistent watch process.
+/// </summary>
+public class TypeScriptExecutor : IScriptExecutor
+{
+    private readonly string _esbuild;
+    private readonly string _node;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _timeout;
+
+    public TypeScriptExecutor(IConfiguration config)
+    {
+        _esbuild = config["Workflows:EsbuildBinary"] ?? "esbuild";
+        _node = config["Workflows:NodeBinary"] ?? "node";
+        _timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ParseInt(config["Workflows:TaskTimeoutSeconds"], 60));
+    }
+
+    public string Language => "typescript";
+
+    public bool IsAvailable()
+        => ProcessRunner.FindInPath(_node) != null && ProcessRunner.FindInPath(_esbuild) != null;
+
+    public async Task<ExecutionResult> ExecuteAsync(TaskInvocation invocation, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        var bundle = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"wf-ts-{Guid.NewGuid():N}.cjs");
+        try
+        {
+            var workingDir = ExecutionHelpers.ResolveWorkingDir(invocation);
+            var entryPath = Path.Combine(workingDir, invocation.EntryFile);
+
+            // 1. Bundle with esbuild → CommonJS so node can run it directly.
+            var build = await ProcessRunner.RunAsync(
+                _esbuild,
+                new[] { entryPath, "--bundle", "--platform=node", "--format=cjs", $"--outfile={bundle}" },
+                workingDir,
+                null,
+                null,
+                _timeout,
+                ct);
+
+            if (build.ExitCode != 0)
+            {
+                return new ExecutionResult(
+                    false, build.ExitCode, build.Stdout, build.Stderr, null,
+                    ExecutionHelpers.LastNonEmptyLine(build.Stderr) ?? "esbuild failed", sw.Elapsed);
+            }
+
+            // 2. Run the bundle under node with the JSON input on stdin.
+            var run = await ProcessRunner.RunAsync(
+                _node,
+                new[] { bundle },
+                workingDir,
+                ExecutionHelpers.BuildEnvironment(invocation),
+                invocation.Input,
+                _timeout,
+                ct);
+
+            return ExecutionHelpers.ToResult(run, sw.Elapsed);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            sw.Stop();
+            return new ExecutionResult(false, -1, string.Empty, string.Empty, null, ex.Message, sw.Elapsed);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            try { File.Delete(bundle); } catch { /* best effort */ }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static int ParseInt(string? text, int fallback)
+        => int.TryParse(text, out var value) && value > 0 ? value : fallback;
+}
diff --git a/Services/Execution/WorkerHostService.cs b/Services/Execution/WorkerHostService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e37a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Execution/WorkerHostService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Messaging;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The worker loop: a long-lived consumer that pulls <c>task.run</c> jobs off
+/// every tenant's jobs stream, executes them with the matching
+/// <see cref="IScriptExecutor"/>, publishes a <c>task.result</c> event back, and
+/// acks the job. Redelivery of crashed jobs is handled by claiming pending
+/// messages past an idle threshold (at-least-once; idempotency is the control
+/// plane's job via correlation_id + attempt).
+///
+/// The worker is not pinned to one static tenant: it enumerates the tenants that
+/// have <em>workflows</em> (and therefore may have queued jobs) on each tick. This
+/// lets a single control-plane process also act as the worker for its own tenants
+/// (the self-hosted / single-node case), while still being usable as a dedicated
+/// <c>--worker</c> deployment that fans out across many tenants.
+/// </summary>
+public class WorkerHostService : BackgroundService
+{
+    private readonly IJobQueue _jobs;
+    private readonly IEventBus _events;
+    private readonly RuntimeRegistry _runtimes;
+    private readonly RemoteServerExecutor _remote;
+    private readonly IServiceScopeFactory _scopeFactory;
+    private readonly ILogger<WorkerHostService> _logger;
+
+    private readonly string _consumer;
+    private readonly string _resultStream;
+    private readonly int _batchSize;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _pollDelay;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _claimIdle;
+
+    public WorkerHostService(
+        IJobQueue jobs,
+        IEventBus events,
+        RuntimeRegistry runtimes,
+        RemoteServerExecutor remote,
+        IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory,
+        IConfiguration config,
+        ILogger<WorkerHostService> logger)
+    {
+        _jobs = jobs;
+        _events = events;
+        _runtimes = runtimes;
+        _remote = remote;
+        _scopeFactory = scopeFactory;
+        _logger = logger;
+
+        _consumer = $"{Environment.MachineName}-{Guid.NewGuid():N}"[..28];
+        _resultStream = config["Workflows:ResultStream"] ?? Streams.Results;
+        _batchSize = ParseInt(config["Workflows:WorkerBatchSize"], 10);
+        _pollDelay = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(ParseInt(config["Workflows:WorkerPollDelayMs"], 500));
+        _claimIdle = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ParseInt(config["Workflows:WorkerClaimIdleSeconds"], 30));
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        _logger.LogInformation("Worker starting as consumer {Consumer}", _consumer);
+
+        while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var processed = await ProcessBatchAsync(stoppingToken);
+                if (processed == 0)
+                    await Task.Delay(_pollDelay, stoppingToken);
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) when (stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Worker loop error");
+                try { await Task.Delay(_pollDelay, stoppingToken); } catch (OperationCanceledException) { break; }
+            }
+        }
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("Worker stopped");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Scans the tenants that have compiled workflows (the only tenants that can
+    /// have queued job messages) and processes their jobs streams. Ensures each
+    /// stream's consumer group exists before reading so a fresh worker picks up
+    /// only new messages (backlog replay is intentionally not attempted — a
+    /// stalled run is recovered by the control-plane timeout sweep instead).
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task<int> ProcessBatchAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var tenants = await ListTenantIdsAsync(ct);
+        var processed = 0;
+
+        foreach (var tenant in tenants)
+        {
+            if (ct.IsCancellationRequested)
+                break;
+
+            if (processed >= _batchSize)
+                break;
+
+            await _jobs.EnsureGroupAsync(tenant, ct);
+
+            var messages = await _jobs.ReadGroupAsync(tenant, _consumer, _batchSize, ct);
+            if (messages.Count == 0)
+                messages = await _jobs.ClaimPendingAsync(tenant, _consumer, _claimIdle, _batchSize, ct);
+
+            foreach (var message in messages)
+            {
+                ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                await ExecuteJobAsync(tenant, message, ct);
+                processed++;
+                if (processed >= _batchSize)
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return processed;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<IReadOnlyList<string>> ListTenantIdsAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        using var scope = _scopeFactory.CreateScope();
+        var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<WorkflowsDbContext>();
+        return await db.Workflows
+            .Where(w => w.Status == WorkflowStatus.Compiled)
+            .Select(w => w.TenantId)
+            .Distinct()
+            .OrderBy(t => t)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+    }
+
+    private async Task ExecuteJobAsync(string tenant, StreamMessage message, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        TaskInvocation invocation;
+        try
+        {
+            invocation = TaskInvocation.FromFields(message.Fields);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Dead-lettering malformed job {MessageId}: {Error}", message.Id, ex.Message);
+            await _jobs.DeadLetterAsync(tenant, message.Id, message.Fields, "malformed", ct);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (invocation.Type != TaskInvocation.TypeValue)
+        {
+            // Foreign message on our stream — ack and move on.
+            await _jobs.AckAsync(tenant, message.Id, ct);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // A job's tenant must match the stream it was read from; a mismatch means
+        // the control plane enqueued under a different tenant key and must be
+        // dead-lettered rather than silently dropped.
+        if (!string.Equals(invocation.TenantId, tenant, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Job {MessageId} tenant {JobTenant} != stream tenant {StreamTenant}; dead-lettering",
+                message.Id, invocation.TenantId, tenant);
+            await _jobs.DeadLetterAsync(tenant, message.Id, message.Fields, "tenant_mismatch", ct);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        ExecutionResult result;
+
+        // S8: a task with a `server` reference runs remotely over SSH (via the
+        // w4c-webapi server-console exec endpoint). The local runtime availability
+        // probe is irrelevant — the target server owns its own runtime. Without a
+        // `server` field the local subprocess path is unchanged (the default).
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(invocation.Server))
+        {
+            result = await _remote.ExecuteAsync(invocation, ct);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            var executor = _runtimes.Resolve(invocation.Language);
+            if (executor == null || !executor.IsAvailable())
+            {
+                var reason = executor == null
+                    ? $"unknown language '{invocation.Language}'"
+                    : $"runtime for language '{invocation.Language}' is unavailable on this worker";
+                await PublishResultAsync(invocation,
+                    new ExecutionResult(false, -1, string.Empty, string.Empty, null, reason, TimeSpan.Zero), ct);
+                await _jobs.AckAsync(tenant, message.Id, ct);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                result = await executor.ExecuteAsync(invocation, ct);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                result = new ExecutionResult(false, -1, string.Empty, string.Empty, null, ex.Message, sw.Elapsed);
+            }
+        }
+        sw.Stop();
+
+        await PublishResultAsync(invocation, result, ct);
+        await _jobs.AckAsync(tenant, message.Id, ct);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Executed task {TaskKey} (run {RunId}, attempt {Attempt}, tenant {Tenant}) → {Status} in {Ms}ms",
+            invocation.TaskKey, invocation.RunId, invocation.Attempt, tenant,
+            result.Success ? "succeeded" : "failed", sw.ElapsedMilliseconds);
+    }
+
+    private Task PublishResultAsync(TaskInvocation invocation, ExecutionResult result, CancellationToken ct)
+        => _events.PublishAsync(invocation.TenantId, _resultStream, TaskResultMessage.ToFields(invocation, result), ct);
+
+    private static int ParseInt(string? text, int fallback)
+        => int.TryParse(text, out var value) && value > 0 ? value : fallback;
+}
diff --git a/Services/JwtValidator.cs b/Services/JwtValidator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd97eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/JwtValidator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validates the main w4c JWT (signed with the shared Auth:JwtSigningKey) and
+/// extracts the tenant id. Used exclusively by the /api/keys* surface so a
+/// logged-in tenant can mint/rotate/revoke its own operator keys.
+/// </summary>
+public static class JwtValidator
+{
+    static JwtValidator()
+    {
+        // Keep inbound claims exactly as issued ("tenant_id", "sub", ...).
+        // JwtSecurityTokenHandler remaps claims to WS-Federation URIs by
+        // default, which makes FindFirstValue("tenant_id") return null.
+        JwtSecurityTokenHandler.DefaultMapInboundClaims = false;
+    }
+
+    public static ClaimsPrincipal? Validate(string? authHeader, string signingKey)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(signingKey) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(authHeader) ||
+            !authHeader.StartsWith("Bearer ", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            return null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            var key = new SymmetricSecurityKey(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(signingKey));
+            return new JwtSecurityTokenHandler().ValidateToken(
+                authHeader["Bearer ".Length..].Trim(),
+                new TokenValidationParameters
+                {
+                    ValidateIssuerSigningKey = true,
+                    IssuerSigningKey = key,
+                    ValidateIssuer = false,
+                    ValidateAudience = false,
+                    ValidateLifetime = true,
+                    ClockSkew = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1),
+                }, out _);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/LanguageRegistry.cs b/Services/LanguageRegistry.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e75ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/LanguageRegistry.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>Describes an executable language in the (extensible) runtime registry.</summary>
+public sealed record LanguageInfo(string Id, string DisplayName, string DefaultFunction, string Extension);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The set of languages the engine can execute. This is the single source of
+/// truth for YAML validation and the <c>GET /api/languages</c> endpoint; the
+/// worker maps each <see cref="LanguageInfo.Id"/> to an executor in step 7.
+/// </summary>
+public class LanguageRegistry
+{
+    private readonly IReadOnlyList<LanguageInfo> _languages;
+
+    public LanguageRegistry()
+    {
+        _languages = new[]
+        {
+            new LanguageInfo("shell", "Shell", "main", ".sh"),
+            new LanguageInfo("javascript", "JavaScript", "handler", ".js"),
+            new LanguageInfo("typescript", "TypeScript", "handler", ".ts"),
+            new LanguageInfo("csharp", "C#", "Main", ".cs"),
+            new LanguageInfo("python", "Python", "main", ".py"),
+            new LanguageInfo("agent", "Agent", "run", ""),
+        };
+    }
+
+    public IReadOnlyList<LanguageInfo> All => _languages;
+
+    public bool IsKnown(string id) => _languages.Any(l => l.Id == id);
+
+    public LanguageInfo? Get(string id) => _languages.FirstOrDefault(l => l.Id == id);
+}
diff --git a/Services/LeaseService.cs b/Services/LeaseService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4d6b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/LeaseService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using StackExchange.Redis;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>Distributed lease over Redis for in-flight run state.</summary>
+public interface ILeaseService
+{
+    Task<bool> AcquireAsync(string tenantId, string runId, string owner, TimeSpan ttl);
+    Task<bool> RenewAsync(string tenantId, string runId, string owner, TimeSpan ttl);
+    Task<bool> ReleaseAsync(string tenantId, string runId, string owner);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Lease / distributed lock over Redis for in-flight run state:
+///   wf:{tenant}:leases:{runId} → owner id, with a TTL.
+/// Acquire is atomic (SET NX PX); release compares the owner before deleting so
+/// a stale owner can never release someone else's lease.
+/// </summary>
+public class LeaseService : ILeaseService
+{
+    // Compare-and-delete: only delete if the value still matches the owner.
+    private const string ReleaseScript =
+        "if redis.call('GET', KEYS[1]) == ARGV[1] then return redis.call('DEL', KEYS[1]) else return 0 end";
+
+    private readonly IDatabase _db;
+
+    public LeaseService(IConnectionMultiplexer redis)
+    {
+        _db = redis.GetDatabase();
+    }
+
+    private static RedisKey KeyFor(string tenantId, string runId) => $"wf:{tenantId}:leases:{runId}";
+
+    /// <summary>Atomically acquires the lease; returns false if already held.</summary>
+    public Task<bool> AcquireAsync(string tenantId, string runId, string owner, TimeSpan ttl)
+        => _db.StringSetAsync(KeyFor(tenantId, runId), owner, ttl, When.NotExists);
+
+    /// <summary>Extends the TTL if (and only if) the caller still owns the lease.</summary>
+    public async Task<bool> RenewAsync(string tenantId, string runId, string owner, TimeSpan ttl)
+    {
+        var current = await _db.StringGetAsync(KeyFor(tenantId, runId));
+        if (current != owner)
+            return false;
+        return await _db.KeyExpireAsync(KeyFor(tenantId, runId), ttl);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Releases the lease only if the caller owns it.</summary>
+    public async Task<bool> ReleaseAsync(string tenantId, string runId, string owner)
+    {
+        var result = await _db.ScriptEvaluateAsync(
+            ReleaseScript, new RedisKey[] { KeyFor(tenantId, runId) }, new RedisValue[] { owner });
+        return (long)result == 1;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/MermaidGeneratorService.cs b/Services/MermaidGeneratorService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1224da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/MermaidGeneratorService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Generates Mermaid diagram source for a compiled workflow. The frontend
+/// renders the returned source with the existing `mermaid` library; the backend
+/// stays the single source of truth for graph layout.
+///
+/// Task labels use the YAML <see cref="WorkflowTask.Key"/> (never the hashed
+/// <see cref="WorkflowTask.Id"/>), and every class diagram reflects
+/// <see cref="WorkflowTask.Language"/> (not a runtime/host — that is
+/// <see cref="Workflow.Target"/>).
+/// </summary>
+public class MermaidGeneratorService
+{
+    public static readonly string[] Types = { "flowchart", "sequence", "state", "class" };
+
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions Json = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web);
+
+    public string Generate(string type, Workflow workflow, IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> tasks)
+        => type switch
+        {
+            "flowchart" => Flowchart(tasks),
+            "sequence" => Sequence(tasks),
+            "state" => State(tasks),
+            "class" => Class(tasks),
+            _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown diagram type '{type}'.", nameof(type)),
+        };
+
+    private static WorkflowTask Root(IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> tasks)
+        => tasks.First(t => t.Key == "root");
+
+    private static string NodeLabel(WorkflowTask t) => $"{t.Key}<br/>({t.Language})";
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ flowchart
+
+    private static string Flowchart(IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> tasks)
+    {
+        var lines = new List<string> { "flowchart TD" };
+
+        foreach (var task in tasks.OrderBy(t => t.Order))
+            lines.Add($"  {task.Key}[\"{NodeLabel(task)}\"]");
+
+        lines.Add(string.Empty);
+
+        foreach (var task in tasks)
+        {
+            if (task.NextId != null)
+                lines.Add($"  {task.Key} --> {Key(tasks, task.NextId.Value)}");
+        }
+        foreach (var task in tasks)
+        {
+            if (task.OnErrorId != null)
+                lines.Add($"  {task.Key} -.->|error| {Key(tasks, task.OnErrorId.Value)}");
+        }
+
+        lines.Add(string.Empty);
+        lines.Add("  classDef root fill:#fde68a,stroke:#d97706,stroke-width:2px");
+        lines.Add("  class root root");
+
+        return string.Join('\n', lines);
+    }
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ sequence
+
+    private static string Sequence(IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> tasks)
+    {
+        var lines = new List<string> { "sequenceDiagram", "  autonumber" };
+
+        foreach (var task in tasks.OrderBy(t => t.Order))
+            lines.Add($"  participant {task.Key} as {task.Key} [{task.Language}]");
+
+        lines.Add(string.Empty);
+
+        var happyPath = Chain(tasks);
+        for (var i = 0; i < happyPath.Count - 1; i++)
+            lines.Add($"  {happyPath[i].Key}->>{happyPath[i + 1].Key}: {happyPath[i + 1].Key}");
+
+        var errorEdges = tasks.Where(t => t.OnErrorId != null).ToList();
+        if (errorEdges.Count > 0)
+        {
+            lines.Add(string.Empty);
+            lines.Add("  alt on error");
+            foreach (var task in errorEdges)
+                lines.Add($"    {task.Key}->>{Key(tasks, task.OnErrorId!.Value)}: compensate");
+            lines.Add("  end");
+        }
+
+        return string.Join('\n', lines);
+    }
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ state
+
+    private static string State(IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> tasks)
+    {
+        var lines = new List<string> { "stateDiagram-v2" };
+
+        // Task keys are arbitrary YAML identifiers and may collide with mermaid
+        // state-diagram reserved words ("root", "note", ...) that crash the
+        // renderer. Alias every state to a generated, guaranteed-safe id (s0,
+        // s1, ...) while keeping the human-readable task key as the state label.
+        var nodes = tasks.OrderBy(t => t.Order).ToList();
+        var idOf = new Dictionary<Guid, string>();
+        for (var i = 0; i < nodes.Count; i++)
+        {
+            var id = $"s{i}";
+            idOf[nodes[i].Id] = id;
+            lines.Add($"  state \"{nodes[i].Key}\" as {id}");
+        }
+
+        var root = Root(tasks);
+        lines.Add(string.Empty);
+        lines.Add($"  [*] --> {idOf[root.Id]}");
+
+        foreach (var task in tasks)
+        {
+            var from = idOf[task.Id];
+            if (task.NextId != null && idOf.TryGetValue(task.NextId.Value, out var next))
+                lines.Add($"  {from} --> {next}");
+            else if (task.OnErrorId == null)
+                lines.Add($"  {from} --> [*]");
+        }
+        foreach (var task in tasks)
+        {
+            if (task.OnErrorId != null && idOf.TryGetValue(task.OnErrorId.Value, out var onError))
+                lines.Add($"  {idOf[task.Id]} --> {onError}: error");
+        }
+
+        return string.Join('\n', lines);
+    }
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ class
+
+    private static string Class(IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> tasks)
+    {
+        var lines = new List<string> { "classDiagram" };
+
+        foreach (var task in tasks.OrderBy(t => t.Order))
+        {
+            lines.Add($"  class {task.Key} {{");
+            lines.Add($"    <<{task.Language}>>");
+            lines.Add($"    {FunctionOf(task)}");
+            lines.Add($"    mode: {task.Mode}");
+            lines.Add($"    entry: {FileOf(task)}");
+            lines.Add("  }");
+        }
+
+        lines.Add(string.Empty);
+
+        foreach (var task in tasks)
+        {
+            if (task.NextId != null)
+                lines.Add($"  {task.Key} --> {Key(tasks, task.NextId.Value)} : next");
+        }
+        foreach (var task in tasks)
+        {
+            if (task.OnErrorId != null)
+                lines.Add($"  {task.Key} ..> {Key(tasks, task.OnErrorId.Value)} : error");
+        }
+
+        return string.Join('\n', lines);
+    }
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ helpers
+
+    /// <summary>The linear success chain starting at root.</summary>
+    private static IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> Chain(IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> tasks)
+    {
+        var byId = tasks.ToDictionary(t => t.Id);
+        var chain = new List<WorkflowTask>();
+        var visited = new HashSet<Guid>();
+
+        var cursor = Root(tasks);
+        while (cursor != null && visited.Add(cursor.Id))
+        {
+            chain.Add(cursor);
+            cursor = cursor.NextId != null && byId.TryGetValue(cursor.NextId.Value, out var next) ? next : null;
+        }
+
+        return chain;
+    }
+
+    private static string Key(IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> tasks, Guid id)
+        => tasks.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Id == id)?.Key ?? id.ToString();
+
+    private static string FileOf(WorkflowTask task)
+        => JsonSerializer.Deserialize<EntryDefinition>(task.EntryJson ?? "{}", Json)?.File ?? "?";
+
+    private static string FunctionOf(WorkflowTask task)
+    {
+        var entry = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<EntryDefinition>(task.EntryJson ?? "{}", Json);
+        var fn = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entry?.Function) ? "run" : entry.Function;
+        return $"+{fn}()";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Messaging/Abstractions.cs b/Services/Messaging/Abstractions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18a440a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Messaging/Abstractions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Messaging;
+
+/// <summary>A single entry pulled off a Redis stream / (later) RabbitMQ queue.</summary>
+public sealed record StreamMessage(string Id, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> Fields);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Default event stream for <c>handler</c>-mode subscriptions when the YAML
+/// trigger does not name an explicit <c>stream</c>.
+/// </summary>
+public static class Streams
+{
+    public const string DefaultEvents = "wf:{tenant}:events";
+
+    /// <summary>Worker → control-plane result events (<c>task.result</c>).</summary>
+    public const string Results = "wf:{tenant}:results";
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Job dispatch for <c>task.run</c> messages. The v1 implementation is Redis
+/// Streams with consumer groups; a RabbitMQ transport can be swapped in behind
+/// this interface without touching the engine.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IJobQueue
+{
+    /// <summary>Ensures the tenant's jobs consumer group exists.</summary>
+    Task EnsureGroupAsync(string tenantId, CancellationToken ct);
+
+    /// <summary>Enqueues a job; returns the stream entry id.</summary>
+    Task<string> EnqueueAsync(string tenantId, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, CancellationToken ct);
+
+    /// <summary>Reads new (undelivered) jobs for a consumer.</summary>
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ReadGroupAsync(string tenantId, string consumer, int count, CancellationToken ct);
+
+    /// <summary>Claims jobs pending for longer than <paramref name="minIdle"/> (redelivery).</summary>
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ClaimPendingAsync(string tenantId, string consumer, TimeSpan minIdle, int count, CancellationToken ct);
+
+    Task<long> AckAsync(string tenantId, string messageId, CancellationToken ct);
+
+    /// <summary>Copies a failed job to the DLQ and acks it out of the group.</summary>
+    Task DeadLetterAsync(string tenantId, string messageId, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string reason, CancellationToken ct);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Writes a dead-letter entry without a source job to ack. Used by the
+    /// control-plane saga path: a task that exhausted retries (or a failed
+    /// compensation) has no live jobs-stream entry left to acknowledge.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task PublishDeadLetterAsync(string tenantId, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string reason, CancellationToken ct);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Event publish/subscribe (Redis Streams now, RabbitMQ later). A
+/// <c>handler</c>-mode workflow subscribes to a named stream via
+/// <c>trigger.stream</c>; the trigger engine consumes it through a consumer
+/// group and runs the downstream <c>nextId</c> chain per event.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IEventBus
+{
+    Task<string> PublishAsync(string tenantId, string stream, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, CancellationToken ct);
+
+    Task EnsureGroupAsync(string tenantId, string stream, CancellationToken ct);
+
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ReadGroupAsync(string tenantId, string stream, string consumer, int count, CancellationToken ct);
+
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ClaimPendingAsync(string tenantId, string stream, string consumer, TimeSpan minIdle, int count, CancellationToken ct);
+
+    Task<long> AckAsync(string tenantId, string stream, string messageId, CancellationToken ct);
+}
diff --git a/Services/Messaging/RedisStreamsTransport.cs b/Services/Messaging/RedisStreamsTransport.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba26deb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Messaging/RedisStreamsTransport.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+using StackExchange.Redis;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Messaging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Redis Streams implementation of <see cref="IJobQueue"/> and <see cref="IEventBus"/>.
+///
+/// Streams per tenant:
+///   - wf:{tenant}:jobs    — task.run dispatch (consumer group `workers`)
+///   - wf:{tenant}:events  — default handler-mode event stream
+///   - wf:{tenant}:dlq     — dead-lettered messages
+///
+/// Delivery is at-least-once; the engine enforces idempotency via
+/// correlation_id + a per-task idempotency key.
+/// </summary>
+public class RedisStreamsTransport : IJobQueue, IEventBus
+{
+    private readonly IDatabase _db;
+    private readonly string _jobsTemplate;
+    private readonly string _eventsTemplate;
+    private readonly string _dlqTemplate;
+    private readonly string _group;
+
+    public RedisStreamsTransport(IConnectionMultiplexer redis, IConfiguration config)
+    {
+        _db = redis.GetDatabase();
+        _jobsTemplate = config["Workflows:WorkerStream"] ?? "wf:{tenant}:jobs";
+        _eventsTemplate = config["Workflows:EventStream"] ?? "wf:{tenant}:events";
+        _dlqTemplate = config["Workflows:DlqStream"] ?? "wf:{tenant}:dlq";
+        _group = config["Workflows:ConsumerGroup"] ?? "workers";
+    }
+
+    private string JobsStream(string tenantId) => _jobsTemplate.Replace("{tenant}", tenantId);
+    private string EventStream(string tenantId, string stream) => Resolve(stream, tenantId);
+    private string DlqStream(string tenantId) => _dlqTemplate.Replace("{tenant}", tenantId);
+
+    private static string Resolve(string stream, string tenantId)
+        => stream.Replace("{tenant}", tenantId);
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ IJobQueue
+
+    public Task EnsureGroupAsync(string tenantId, CancellationToken ct)
+        => EnsureGroupCoreAsync(JobsStream(tenantId), ct);
+
+    public Task<string> EnqueueAsync(string tenantId, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, CancellationToken ct)
+        => AddAsync(JobsStream(tenantId), fields);
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ReadGroupAsync(string tenantId, string consumer, int count, CancellationToken ct)
+        => ReadGroupCoreAsync(JobsStream(tenantId), consumer, count);
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ClaimPendingAsync(string tenantId, string consumer, TimeSpan minIdle, int count, CancellationToken ct)
+        => ClaimPendingCoreAsync(JobsStream(tenantId), consumer, minIdle, count);
+
+    public Task<long> AckAsync(string tenantId, string messageId, CancellationToken ct)
+        => _db.StreamAcknowledgeAsync(JobsStream(tenantId), _group, messageId);
+
+    public Task DeadLetterAsync(string tenantId, string messageId, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string reason, CancellationToken ct)
+        => DeadLetterCoreAsync(JobsStream(tenantId), DlqStream(tenantId), messageId, fields, reason);
+
+    public Task PublishDeadLetterAsync(string tenantId, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string reason, CancellationToken ct)
+        => AddAsync(DlqStream(tenantId), DeadLetterFields(fields, reason, sourceId: null));
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ IEventBus
+
+    public Task<string> PublishAsync(string tenantId, string stream, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, CancellationToken ct)
+        => AddAsync(EventStream(tenantId, stream), fields);
+
+    public Task EnsureGroupAsync(string tenantId, string stream, CancellationToken ct)
+        => EnsureGroupCoreAsync(EventStream(tenantId, stream), ct);
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ReadGroupAsync(string tenantId, string stream, string consumer, int count, CancellationToken ct)
+        => ReadGroupCoreAsync(EventStream(tenantId, stream), consumer, count);
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ClaimPendingAsync(string tenantId, string stream, string consumer, TimeSpan minIdle, int count, CancellationToken ct)
+        => ClaimPendingCoreAsync(EventStream(tenantId, stream), consumer, minIdle, count);
+
+    public Task<long> AckAsync(string tenantId, string stream, string messageId, CancellationToken ct)
+        => _db.StreamAcknowledgeAsync(EventStream(tenantId, stream), _group, messageId);
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ core
+
+    private async Task<string> AddAsync(string key, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields)
+    {
+        var entries = fields.Select(kv => new NameValueEntry(kv.Key, kv.Value)).ToArray();
+        var id = await _db.StreamAddAsync(key, entries);
+        return id.ToString();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates the consumer group idempotently. The group starts at new messages
+    /// (`&gt;`) so a fresh worker never replays stale history; redelivery of
+    /// in-flight messages is handled by <see cref="ClaimPendingCoreAsync"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task EnsureGroupCoreAsync(string key, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await _db.StreamCreateConsumerGroupAsync(key, _group, StreamPosition.NewMessages, createStream: true);
+        }
+        catch (RedisServerException ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("BUSYGROUP", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            // Group already exists — fine.
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ReadGroupCoreAsync(string key, string consumer, int count)
+    {
+        var entries = await _db.StreamReadGroupAsync(key, _group, consumer, StreamPosition.NewMessages, count);
+        return entries.Select(ToMessage).ToList();
+    }
+
+    private async Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ClaimPendingCoreAsync(string key, string consumer, TimeSpan minIdle, int count)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var result = await _db.StreamAutoClaimAsync(
+                key, _group, consumer, (long)minIdle.TotalMilliseconds, StreamPosition.Beginning, count);
+            return result.ClaimedEntries.Select(ToMessage).ToList();
+        }
+        catch (RedisServerException)
+        {
+            // Consumer group may not exist yet, or the stream is empty.
+            return Array.Empty<StreamMessage>();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task DeadLetterCoreAsync(string key, string dlq, string messageId,
+        IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string reason)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await AddAsync(dlq, DeadLetterFields(fields, reason, messageId));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            // Ack the original so it leaves the pending list regardless of whether
+            // the DLQ write succeeded (the failure is already captured in logs).
+            await _db.StreamAcknowledgeAsync(key, _group, messageId);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Dictionary<string, string> DeadLetterFields(
+        IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string reason, string? sourceId)
+    {
+        var dlqFields = new Dictionary<string, string>(fields)
+        {
+            ["dlq.reason"] = reason,
+            ["dlq.at"] = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("O"),
+        };
+        if (sourceId != null)
+            dlqFields["dlq.source_id"] = sourceId;
+        return dlqFields;
+    }
+
+    private static StreamMessage ToMessage(StreamEntry entry)
+    {
+        var dict = new Dictionary<string, string>(entry.Values.Length);
+        foreach (var value in entry.Values)
+            dict[value.Name.ToString()] = value.Value.ToString();
+        return new StreamMessage(entry.Id.ToString(), dict);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/RenderTokenService.cs b/Services/RenderTokenService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2ae036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/RenderTokenService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Issues and verifies short-lived signed render tokens that let any client load
+/// the workflow HTML preview in an <c>&lt;iframe&gt;</c>. An iframe cannot send
+/// the operator-key <c>Authorization</c> header, so the flow is:
+/// <list type="bullet">
+///   <item>the frontend calls <c>GET /api/workflows/{id}/html-token</c> with the
+///   operator key to mint a token, then</item>
+///   <item>points the iframe at <c>GET /api/workflows/{id}/html?token=...</c>.</item>
+/// </list>
+/// The token is HMAC-SHA256 signed, binds the tenant + workflow id, and expires,
+/// so a leaked URL is short-lived and cannot be replayed against another workflow.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class RenderTokenService
+{
+    private readonly byte[]? _key;
+    private readonly ILogger<RenderTokenService> _logger;
+
+    public RenderTokenService(IConfiguration config, ILogger<RenderTokenService> logger)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+        var signingKey = config["Auth:JwtSigningKey"];
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(signingKey))
+        {
+            // No signing key → render tokens are disabled. The /html-token
+            // endpoint will return 503; the /html endpoint without a token
+            // falls through to normal operator-key auth. This prevents
+            // trivially forgeable tokens from being issued.
+            _logger.LogError(
+                "Auth:JwtSigningKey is unset — render tokens are DISABLED. " +
+                "Set the key to enable iframe HTML previews.");
+            _key = null;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _key = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(signingKey);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public string Issue(string tenantId, Guid workflowId, TimeSpan ttl)
+    {
+        if (_key == null)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                "Cannot issue render tokens: Auth:JwtSigningKey is not configured.");
+
+        var exp = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.Add(ttl).ToUnixTimeSeconds();
+        var payload = $"{tenantId}|{workflowId:N}|{exp}";
+        var payloadB64 = Base64Url.Encode(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(payload));
+        var sig = Sign(payloadB64);
+        return $"{payloadB64}.{sig}";
+    }
+
+    public bool TryVerify(string token, out string tenantId, out Guid workflowId)
+    {
+        tenantId = string.Empty;
+        workflowId = Guid.Empty;
+
+        if (_key == null)
+            return false; // tokens disabled — always reject
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(token))
+            return false;
+
+        var parts = token.Split('.');
+        if (parts.Length != 2)
+            return false;
+
+        var payloadB64 = parts[0];
+        var sig = parts[1];
+        if (!FixedTimeEquals(sig, Sign(payloadB64)))
+            return false;
+
+        byte[] payloadBytes;
+        try
+        {
+            payloadBytes = Base64Url.Decode(payloadB64);
+        }
+        catch (FormatException)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var payload = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(payloadBytes);
+        var seg = payload.Split('|');
+        if (seg.Length != 3)
+            return false;
+
+        if (!long.TryParse(seg[2], out var exp))
+            return false;
+        if (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds() > exp)
+            return false;
+
+        tenantId = seg[0];
+        return Guid.TryParseExact(seg[1], "N", out workflowId);
+    }
+
+    private string Sign(string payloadB64)
+    {
+        using var hmac = new HMACSHA256(_key!); // non-null: callers guard with _key == null checks
+        return Base64Url.Encode(hmac.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(payloadB64)));
+    }
+
+    private static bool FixedTimeEquals(string a, string b)
+        => CryptographicOperations.FixedTimeEquals(
+            Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(a), Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(b));
+}
+
+/// <summary>Base64-url (RFC 4648 §5) encoding without padding.</summary>
+public static class Base64Url
+{
+    public static string Encode(byte[] data)
+        => Convert.ToBase64String(data).TrimEnd('=').Replace('+', '-').Replace('/', '_');
+
+    public static byte[] Decode(string s)
+    {
+        var b64 = s.Replace('-', '+').Replace('_', '/');
+        switch (b64.Length % 4)
+        {
+            case 2: b64 += "=="; break;
+            case 3: b64 += "="; break;
+        }
+        return Convert.FromBase64String(b64);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Runs/DurableStateStore.cs b/Services/Runs/DurableStateStore.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cb0380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Runs/DurableStateStore.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Persists <c>durable</c>/<c>handler</c> checkpoint state. The checkpoint
+/// records the instance's position (<c>TaskId</c> = the next task to run) and
+/// the input to feed it (<c>StateJson</c>), enabling resume after an external
+/// event. The instance id is a run id for <c>durable</c> workflows and a stable
+/// per-workflow id for <c>handler</c> workflows.
+/// </summary>
+public class DurableStateStore
+{
+    private readonly WorkflowsDbContext _db;
+
+    public DurableStateStore(WorkflowsDbContext db)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+    }
+
+    public async Task CheckpointAsync(
+        string instanceId,
+        Guid taskId,
+        string? stateJson,
+        string? correlationId,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var existing = await _db.DurableStates
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(d => d.InstanceId == instanceId, ct);
+
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        if (existing == null)
+        {
+            _db.DurableStates.Add(new DurableState
+            {
+                InstanceId = instanceId,
+                TaskId = taskId,
+                StateJson = stateJson,
+                CheckpointAt = now,
+                CorrelationId = correlationId,
+            });
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            existing.TaskId = taskId;
+            existing.StateJson = stateJson;
+            existing.CheckpointAt = now;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(correlationId))
+                existing.CorrelationId = correlationId;
+        }
+
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+    }
+
+    public Task<DurableState?> GetAsync(string instanceId, CancellationToken ct)
+        => _db.DurableStates.FirstOrDefaultAsync(d => d.InstanceId == instanceId, ct);
+
+    public async Task ClearAsync(string instanceId, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var existing = await _db.DurableStates
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(d => d.InstanceId == instanceId, ct);
+        if (existing == null)
+            return;
+
+        _db.DurableStates.Remove(existing);
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Runs/RunLauncher.cs b/Services/Runs/RunLauncher.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..132a4f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Runs/RunLauncher.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+
+/// <summary>Request to start a workflow run.</summary>
+public sealed record LaunchRequest(
+    string TenantId,
+    Guid WorkflowId,
+    string? TriggerJson,
+    string? InputJson,
+    string? CorrelationId,
+    Guid? StartTaskId = null);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Starts a run for a compiled workflow by creating a <c>pending</c>
+/// <see cref="WorkflowRun"/> row. This is the seam between the trigger engine
+/// (step 8 — decides WHEN to run) and the run lifecycle engine (step 9 — owns
+/// dispatch via Redis, worker result consumption, chain advancement and durable
+/// checkpoint/resume). The lifecycle engine picks up <c>pending</c> runs and
+/// drives them to completion, so the trigger engine never touches the jobs
+/// stream.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IRunLauncher
+{
+    Task<Guid> LaunchAsync(LaunchRequest request, CancellationToken ct);
+}
+
+public class RunLauncher : IRunLauncher
+{
+    private readonly WorkflowsDbContext _db;
+    private readonly ILogger<RunLauncher> _logger;
+
+    public RunLauncher(WorkflowsDbContext db, ILogger<RunLauncher> logger)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Guid> LaunchAsync(LaunchRequest request, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var workflow = await _db.Workflows
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(w =>
+                w.Id == request.WorkflowId
+                && w.TenantId == request.TenantId
+                && w.Status == WorkflowStatus.Compiled, ct);
+
+        if (workflow == null)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"workflow {request.WorkflowId} not found or not compiled for tenant {request.TenantId}");
+
+        var run = new WorkflowRun
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            WorkflowId = workflow.Id,
+            TenantId = request.TenantId,
+            Status = RunStatus.Pending,
+            TriggerJson = request.TriggerJson,
+            InputJson = request.InputJson,
+            CorrelationId = request.CorrelationId,
+            StartTaskId = request.StartTaskId,
+        };
+
+        _db.WorkflowRuns.Add(run);
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Launched pending run {RunId} for workflow {WorkflowId} (tenant {TenantId}, correlation {CorrelationId})",
+            run.Id, workflow.Id, request.TenantId, request.CorrelationId);
+
+        return run.Id;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Runs/RunLifecycleEngine.cs b/Services/Runs/RunLifecycleEngine.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42a7dd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Runs/RunLifecycleEngine.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,647 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Messaging;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The run lifecycle state machine, extracted from the hosted service so it is
+/// unit-testable without a running host. Owns the two async halves of a run:
+///
+///   <list type="number">
+///   <item><b>Dispatch</b> — picks up <c>pending</c> runs, marks them
+///   <c>running</c>, and enqueues the start task (root, or <c>StartTaskId</c>
+///   for a durable resume) as a <c>task.run</c> job.</item>
+///   <item><b>Advance</b> — consumes <c>task.result</c> events from
+///   <c>wf:{tenant}:results</c>, updates the TaskRun, and follows the success
+///   <c>nextId</c> chain until the run is <c>succeeded</c> or <c>failed</c>.</item>
+///   </list>
+///
+/// On a task failure the saga policy (step 10) applies: retry with exponential
+/// backoff, then reverse-compensate the succeeded prefix via <c>onError</c>
+/// targets, then dead-letter unhandled failures to <c>wf:{tenant}:dlq</c>.
+///
+/// <c>durable</c>/<c>handler</c> modes checkpoint after each transition so the
+/// instance can resume. A per-run Redis lease prevents double-dispatch across
+/// control-plane replicas. Delivery is at-least-once; duplicate results are
+/// ignored because each TaskRun is keyed by (run, task, attempt).
+/// </summary>
+public class RunLifecycleEngine
+{
+    private readonly IEventBus _events;
+    private readonly ILeaseService _leases;
+    private readonly ILogger<RunLifecycleEngine> _logger;
+
+    private readonly string _owner;
+    private readonly int _batchSize;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _claimIdle;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _leaseTtl;
+
+    private readonly int _maxRetries;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _retryBaseDelay;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _retryMaxDelay;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _runTimeout;
+
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions PlanJson = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web);
+
+    public RunLifecycleEngine(
+        IEventBus events,
+        ILeaseService leases,
+        IConfiguration config,
+        ILogger<RunLifecycleEngine> logger)
+    {
+        _events = events;
+        _leases = leases;
+        _logger = logger;
+
+        _owner = $"runs-{Environment.MachineName}-{Guid.NewGuid():N}"[..28];
+        _batchSize = ParseInt(config["Workflows:LifecycleBatchSize"], 10);
+        _claimIdle = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ParseInt(config["Workflows:LifecycleClaimIdleSeconds"], 30));
+        _leaseTtl = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ParseInt(config["Workflows:LifecycleLeaseTtlSeconds"], 60));
+
+        _maxRetries = ParseNonNegative(config["Workflows:MaxRetries"], 3);
+        _retryBaseDelay = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(ParseNonNegative(config["Workflows:RetryBaseDelayMs"], 1000));
+        _retryMaxDelay = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(ParseNonNegative(config["Workflows:RetryMaxDelayMs"], 30000));
+        _runTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ParseNonNegative(config["Workflows:RunTimeoutSeconds"], 300));
+    }
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ dispatch
+
+    public async Task<int> DispatchPendingAsync(WorkflowsDbContext db, TaskDispatcher dispatcher, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var pending = await db.WorkflowRuns
+            .Where(r => r.Status == RunStatus.Pending)
+            .OrderBy(r => r.Id)
+            .Take(_batchSize)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        var dispatched = 0;
+        foreach (var run in pending)
+        {
+            if (ct.IsCancellationRequested)
+                return dispatched;
+
+            if (!await _leases.AcquireAsync(run.TenantId, run.Id.ToString(), _owner, _leaseTtl))
+                continue; // another replica owns this run
+
+            try
+            {
+                if (await DispatchRunAsync(db, dispatcher, run, ct))
+                    dispatched++;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to dispatch run {RunId} (tenant {TenantId})", run.Id, run.TenantId);
+                await FailRunAsync(db, run, $"dispatch error: {ex.Message}", ct);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return dispatched;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> DispatchRunAsync(WorkflowsDbContext db, TaskDispatcher dispatcher, WorkflowRun run, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var workflow = await db.Workflows
+            .Include(w => w.Tasks)
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(w => w.Id == run.WorkflowId && w.TenantId == run.TenantId, ct);
+
+        if (workflow == null || workflow.Status != WorkflowStatus.Compiled)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Run {RunId} references missing/uncompiled workflow {WorkflowId}; failing it",
+                run.Id, run.WorkflowId);
+            await FailRunAsync(db, run, "workflow is missing or not compiled", ct);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var startTask = run.StartTaskId != null
+            ? workflow.Tasks.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Id == run.StartTaskId)
+            : workflow.Tasks.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Key == "root");
+
+        if (startTask == null)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Run {RunId} has no start task (StartTaskId {StartTaskId}); failing it",
+                run.Id, run.StartTaskId);
+            await FailRunAsync(db, run, "start task not found in workflow", ct);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        run.Status = RunStatus.Running;
+        run.StartedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync(ct); // persist running before enqueue so a result can never race a pending run
+
+        await dispatcher.DispatchAsync(run, startTask, workflow.Path, run.InputJson, 1, ct);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------- retries
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Re-dispatches failed task attempts whose exponential backoff has elapsed.
+    /// Called by the hosted service on each tick. The retry is idempotent: it
+    /// only fires when the next attempt's TaskRun does not already exist, so a
+    /// duplicate tick (or a second replica) cannot double-dispatch the same
+    /// attempt.
+    ///
+    /// A per-TaskRun Redis lease prevents concurrent replicas from
+    /// double-dispatching the same retry. This mirrors the per-run lease in
+    /// <see cref="DispatchPendingAsync"/>. Each retry is committed individually
+    /// so a mid-batch failure never leaves some dispatched but
+    /// <c>NextAttemptAt</c> unchanged.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<int> RetryDueAsync(WorkflowsDbContext db, TaskDispatcher dispatcher, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        var due = await db.TaskRuns
+            .Where(t => t.Status == TaskRunStatus.Failed
+                        && t.NextAttemptAt != null
+                        && t.NextAttemptAt <= now
+                        && !t.IsCompensation)
+            .OrderBy(t => t.NextAttemptAt)
+            .Take(_batchSize)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        var retried = 0;
+        foreach (var failed in due)
+        {
+            if (ct.IsCancellationRequested)
+                break;
+
+            // Per-TaskRun lease: prevents two replicas from dispatching the
+            // same retry concurrently. Uses "taskrun" as the lease namespace
+            // (distinct from the "wf:{tenant}:leases:{run}" keys used by
+            // DispatchPendingAsync). The key is globally unique per TaskRun.
+            if (!await _leases.AcquireAsync("taskrun", failed.Id.ToString(), _owner, _leaseTtl))
+                continue;
+
+            try
+            {
+                var run = await db.WorkflowRuns
+                    .Include(r => r.Workflow).ThenInclude(w => w.Tasks)
+                    .FirstOrDefaultAsync(r => r.Id == failed.RunId, ct);
+
+                // A stale schedule (the run already finished) is simply cleared.
+                if (run == null || run.Status != RunStatus.Running)
+                {
+                    failed.NextAttemptAt = null;
+                    await db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                var task = run.Workflow.Tasks.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Id == failed.TaskId);
+                if (task == null)
+                {
+                    failed.NextAttemptAt = null;
+                    await db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                var nextAttempt = failed.Attempt + 1;
+                var already = await db.TaskRuns.AnyAsync(
+                    t => t.RunId == failed.RunId && t.TaskId == failed.TaskId && t.Attempt == nextAttempt, ct);
+                if (already)
+                {
+                    failed.NextAttemptAt = null;
+                    await db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                await dispatcher.DispatchAsync(run, task, run.Workflow.Path, failed.InputJson, nextAttempt, ct);
+                failed.NextAttemptAt = null;
+
+                // Commit per-retry: if the next iteration fails, this retry is
+                // already dispatched and NextAttemptAt is cleared — no double-dispatch.
+                await db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+                retried++;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to retry TaskRun {TaskRunId} (run {RunId})", failed.Id, failed.RunId);
+                // Don't clear NextAttemptAt — the next tick will retry.
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                await _leases.ReleaseAsync("taskrun", failed.Id.ToString(), _owner);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return retried;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fails runs that have been <c>running</c>/<c>compensating</c> for longer
+    /// than <c>RunTimeoutSeconds</c> without completing. This is the safety net
+    /// for runs orphaned by a worker outage, a crash mid-chain, or a job queued
+    /// before a worker consumer group existed (which Redis Streams never replays).
+    /// Without it such runs would show as "running" forever.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<int> TimeoutStaleRunsAsync(WorkflowsDbContext db, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        if (_runTimeout <= TimeSpan.Zero)
+            return 0;
+
+        var cutoff = DateTime.UtcNow - _runTimeout;
+        var stale = await db.WorkflowRuns
+            .Where(r => (r.Status == RunStatus.Running || r.Status == RunStatus.Compensating)
+                        && r.StartedAt != null && r.StartedAt < cutoff)
+            .OrderBy(r => r.StartedAt)
+            .Take(_batchSize)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        foreach (var run in stale)
+        {
+            ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            // Mark every in-flight task run of the stale run as dead so the run
+            // detail is consistent (no dangling "running" tasks under a failed run).
+            var inFlight = await db.TaskRuns
+                .Where(t => t.RunId == run.Id && t.Status == TaskRunStatus.Running)
+                .ToListAsync(ct);
+            foreach (var taskRun in inFlight)
+            {
+                taskRun.Status = TaskRunStatus.Dead;
+                taskRun.Error = string.IsNullOrEmpty(taskRun.Error)
+                    ? $"timed out after {_runTimeout.TotalSeconds:0}s"
+                    : taskRun.Error;
+                taskRun.FinishedAt ??= DateTime.UtcNow;
+            }
+
+            run.Status = RunStatus.Failed;
+            run.Error = $"run timed out after {_runTimeout.TotalSeconds:0}s";
+            run.FinishedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                "Timed out stale run {RunId} (tenant {TenantId}, started {StartedAt}) after {Seconds}s",
+                run.Id, run.TenantId, run.StartedAt, _runTimeout.TotalSeconds);
+        }
+
+        if (stale.Count > 0)
+            await db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+
+        return stale.Count;
+    }
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ results
+
+    public async Task<int> ProcessResultsAsync(
+        WorkflowsDbContext db,
+        TaskDispatcher dispatcher,
+        DurableStateStore store,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var tenants = await db.WorkflowRuns
+            .Where(r => r.Status == RunStatus.Running || r.Status == RunStatus.Compensating)
+            .Select(r => r.TenantId)
+            .Distinct()
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        var processed = 0;
+        foreach (var tenant in tenants)
+        {
+            if (ct.IsCancellationRequested)
+                return processed;
+
+            await _events.EnsureGroupAsync(tenant, Streams.Results, ct);
+
+            var messages = await _events.ReadGroupAsync(tenant, Streams.Results, _owner, _batchSize, ct);
+            if (messages.Count == 0)
+                messages = await _events.ClaimPendingAsync(tenant, Streams.Results, _owner, _claimIdle, _batchSize, ct);
+
+            foreach (var message in messages)
+            {
+                ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                try
+                {
+                    await ProcessResultAsync(db, dispatcher, store, tenant, message, ct);
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to process result {MessageId} for tenant {TenantId}", message.Id, tenant);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _events.AckAsync(tenant, Streams.Results, message.Id, ct);
+                }
+                processed++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return processed;
+    }
+
+    private async Task ProcessResultAsync(
+        WorkflowsDbContext db,
+        TaskDispatcher dispatcher,
+        DurableStateStore store,
+        string tenant,
+        StreamMessage message,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        TaskResult result;
+        try
+        {
+            result = TaskResult.FromFields(message.Fields);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Malformed result {MessageId}: {Error}", message.Id, ex.Message);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!string.Equals(result.TenantId, tenant, StringComparison.Ordinal)
+            || !Guid.TryParse(result.RunId, out var runId)
+            || !Guid.TryParse(result.TaskId, out var taskId))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var taskRun = await db.TaskRuns
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(t => t.RunId == runId && t.TaskId == taskId && t.Attempt == result.Attempt, ct);
+
+        if (taskRun == null)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("Ignoring orphan result for run {RunId} task {TaskId} attempt {Attempt}",
+                runId, taskId, result.Attempt);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (taskRun.Status is TaskRunStatus.Succeeded or TaskRunStatus.Failed
+            or TaskRunStatus.Compensated or TaskRunStatus.Dead)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("Ignoring duplicate result for taskRun {TaskRunId}", taskRun.Id);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var run = await db.WorkflowRuns
+            .Include(r => r.Workflow).ThenInclude(w => w.Tasks)
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(r => r.Id == runId, ct);
+
+        if (run == null || run.Status is not (RunStatus.Running or RunStatus.Compensating))
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("Ignoring result for non-running run {RunId} (status {Status})", runId, run?.Status);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var task = run.Workflow.Tasks.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Id == taskId);
+        if (task == null)
+            return;
+
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        // A result that arrives while the run is compensating is a compensation
+        // step's completion, not a normal chain advance.
+        if (run.Status == RunStatus.Compensating)
+        {
+            await HandleCompensationResultAsync(db, dispatcher, store, run, task, taskRun, result, ct);
+            await db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (result.Success)
+        {
+            taskRun.Status = TaskRunStatus.Succeeded;
+            taskRun.OutputJson = result.Output;
+            taskRun.FinishedAt = now;
+            await HandleTaskSucceededAsync(db, dispatcher, store, run, task, taskRun, ct);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            taskRun.Status = TaskRunStatus.Failed;
+            taskRun.Error = result.Error;
+            taskRun.FinishedAt = now;
+            await HandleTaskFailedAsync(db, dispatcher, store, run, task, taskRun, ct);
+        }
+
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+    }
+
+    private async Task HandleTaskSucceededAsync(
+        WorkflowsDbContext db,
+        TaskDispatcher dispatcher,
+        DurableStateStore store,
+        WorkflowRun run,
+        WorkflowTask task,
+        TaskRun taskRun,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        if (task.NextId == null)
+        {
+            // Terminal task on the success chain — the run is complete.
+            run.Status = RunStatus.Succeeded;
+            run.OutputJson = taskRun.OutputJson;
+            run.FinishedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            if (run.Workflow.Mode != WorkflowMode.Function)
+                await store.ClearAsync(InstanceIdFor(run), ct);
+            await _leases.ReleaseAsync(run.TenantId, run.Id.ToString(), _owner);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var nextTask = run.Workflow.Tasks.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Id == task.NextId);
+        if (nextTask == null)
+        {
+            await FailRunAsync(db, run, $"success edge target {task.NextId} is missing from the compiled workflow", ct);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Durable/handler modes checkpoint before each transition so the instance
+        // can resume from this exact point (next task + its input).
+        if (run.Workflow.Mode != WorkflowMode.Function)
+            await store.CheckpointAsync(InstanceIdFor(run), nextTask.Id, taskRun.OutputJson, run.CorrelationId, ct);
+
+        await dispatcher.DispatchAsync(run, nextTask, run.Workflow.Path, taskRun.OutputJson, 1, ct);
+    }
+
+    private async Task HandleTaskFailedAsync(
+        WorkflowsDbContext db,
+        TaskDispatcher dispatcher,
+        DurableStateStore store,
+        WorkflowRun run,
+        WorkflowTask task,
+        TaskRun taskRun,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        // 1. Retry with exponential backoff before compensating.
+        if (taskRun.Attempt <= _maxRetries)
+        {
+            taskRun.NextAttemptAt = DateTime.UtcNow.Add(BackoffFor(taskRun.Attempt));
+            _logger.LogInformation(
+                "Task {TaskKey} attempt {Attempt} failed; retrying at {When} (run {RunId})",
+                task.Key, taskRun.Attempt, taskRun.NextAttemptAt, run.Id);
+            return; // run stays Running; RetryDueAsync re-dispatches once due.
+        }
+
+        // 2. Retries exhausted — compensate, else dead-letter.
+        var plan = await BuildCompensationPlanAsync(db, run, task, taskRun, ct);
+        if (plan.Count > 0)
+        {
+            run.Status = RunStatus.Compensating;
+            run.Error = taskRun.Error;
+            run.CompensationPlanJson = SerializePlan(plan);
+            await DispatchCompensationAsync(db, dispatcher, run, plan[0], ct);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // 3. Unhandled: dead-letter and mark the run dead.
+        taskRun.Status = TaskRunStatus.Dead;
+        await dispatcher.DeadLetterTaskAsync(run, task, taskRun, ct);
+        run.Status = RunStatus.Dead;
+        run.Error = taskRun.Error;
+        run.FinishedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        if (run.Workflow.Mode != WorkflowMode.Function)
+            await store.ClearAsync(InstanceIdFor(run), ct);
+        await _leases.ReleaseAsync(run.TenantId, run.Id.ToString(), _owner);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Builds the ordered saga compensation plan:
+    ///   <list type="number">
+    ///   <item>The failing task's own <c>onError</c> edge (its error handler).</item>
+    ///   <item>Each already-succeeded task's <c>onError</c> target, walked in
+    ///   reverse completion order to undo side effects.</item>
+    ///   </list>
+    /// Duplicate targets are run once (first occurrence wins).
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task<List<CompensationStep>> BuildCompensationPlanAsync(
+        WorkflowsDbContext db,
+        WorkflowRun run,
+        WorkflowTask failingTask,
+        TaskRun failedRun,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var plan = new List<CompensationStep>();
+        var seen = new HashSet<Guid>();
+
+        if (failingTask.OnErrorId is Guid ownError && seen.Add(ownError))
+            plan.Add(new CompensationStep(ownError, failedRun.InputJson));
+
+        var succeeded = await db.TaskRuns
+            .Where(t => t.RunId == run.Id && t.Status == TaskRunStatus.Succeeded && !t.IsCompensation)
+            .OrderByDescending(t => t.FinishedAt)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        foreach (var tr in succeeded)
+        {
+            var task = run.Workflow.Tasks.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Id == tr.TaskId);
+            if (task?.OnErrorId is Guid target && seen.Add(target))
+                plan.Add(new CompensationStep(target, tr.OutputJson));
+        }
+
+        return plan;
+    }
+
+    private async Task HandleCompensationResultAsync(
+        WorkflowsDbContext db,
+        TaskDispatcher dispatcher,
+        DurableStateStore store,
+        WorkflowRun run,
+        WorkflowTask task,
+        TaskRun taskRun,
+        TaskResult result,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var plan = DeserializePlan(run.CompensationPlanJson);
+
+        if (result.Success)
+        {
+            taskRun.Status = TaskRunStatus.Compensated;
+            taskRun.OutputJson = result.Output;
+            taskRun.FinishedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+            if (plan.Count > 0)
+                plan.RemoveAt(0); // the in-flight step just completed
+
+            if (plan.Count > 0)
+            {
+                run.CompensationPlanJson = SerializePlan(plan);
+                await DispatchCompensationAsync(db, dispatcher, run, plan[0], ct);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // All compensations done — the run is compensated but still failed.
+            run.CompensationPlanJson = null;
+            run.Status = RunStatus.Failed;
+            run.FinishedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            if (run.Workflow.Mode != WorkflowMode.Function)
+                await store.ClearAsync(InstanceIdFor(run), ct);
+            await _leases.ReleaseAsync(run.TenantId, run.Id.ToString(), _owner);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // A compensation step that fails is itself dead-lettered; the run is dead.
+        taskRun.Status = TaskRunStatus.Dead;
+        taskRun.Error = result.Error;
+        taskRun.FinishedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        await dispatcher.DeadLetterTaskAsync(run, task, taskRun, ct);
+
+        run.CompensationPlanJson = null;
+        run.Status = RunStatus.Dead;
+        run.Error = taskRun.Error;
+        run.FinishedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        if (run.Workflow.Mode != WorkflowMode.Function)
+            await store.ClearAsync(InstanceIdFor(run), ct);
+        await _leases.ReleaseAsync(run.TenantId, run.Id.ToString(), _owner);
+    }
+
+    private async Task DispatchCompensationAsync(
+        WorkflowsDbContext db,
+        TaskDispatcher dispatcher,
+        WorkflowRun run,
+        CompensationStep step,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var task = run.Workflow.Tasks.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Id == step.TaskId);
+        if (task == null)
+        {
+            // Dangling compensation reference (should be impossible post-compile,
+            // but a hand-edited DB could break it): skip straight to the next step.
+            _logger.LogWarning("Compensation target {TaskId} missing from workflow {WorkflowId}", step.TaskId, run.WorkflowId);
+            var plan = DeserializePlan(run.CompensationPlanJson);
+            if (plan.Count > 0)
+                plan.RemoveAt(0);
+            run.CompensationPlanJson = plan.Count > 0 ? SerializePlan(plan) : null;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await dispatcher.DispatchAsync(run, task, run.Workflow.Path, step.Input, 1, ct, isCompensation: true);
+    }
+
+    private TimeSpan BackoffFor(int failedAttempt)
+    {
+        if (_retryBaseDelay <= TimeSpan.Zero)
+            return TimeSpan.Zero;
+        var ms = _retryBaseDelay.TotalMilliseconds * Math.Pow(2, failedAttempt - 1);
+        return TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(Math.Min(ms, _retryMaxDelay.TotalMilliseconds));
+    }
+
+    private static List<CompensationStep> DeserializePlan(string? planJson)
+        => planJson == null
+            ? new List<CompensationStep>()
+            : JsonSerializer.Deserialize<List<CompensationStep>>(planJson, PlanJson) ?? new List<CompensationStep>();
+
+    private static string SerializePlan(List<CompensationStep> plan)
+        => JsonSerializer.Serialize(plan, PlanJson);
+
+    private sealed record CompensationStep(Guid TaskId, string? Input);
+
+    private async Task FailRunAsync(WorkflowsDbContext db, WorkflowRun run, string error, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        run.Status = RunStatus.Failed;
+        run.Error = error;
+        run.FinishedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+        await _leases.ReleaseAsync(run.TenantId, run.Id.ToString(), _owner);
+    }
+
+    private static string InstanceIdFor(WorkflowRun run)
+        => run.Workflow.Mode == WorkflowMode.Handler
+            ? $"handler:{run.WorkflowId}"
+            : run.Id.ToString();
+
+    private static int ParseInt(string? text, int fallback)
+        => int.TryParse(text, out var value) && value > 0 ? value : fallback;
+
+    private static int ParseNonNegative(string? text, int fallback)
+        => int.TryParse(text, out var value) && value >= 0 ? value : fallback;
+}
diff --git a/Services/Runs/RunLifecycleService.cs b/Services/Runs/RunLifecycleService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b2ecde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Runs/RunLifecycleService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Hosts <see cref="RunLifecycleEngine"/> as a control-plane background service.
+/// Each tick it dispatches pending runs and consumes task results across every
+/// tenant with a <c>running</c> run. All state-machine logic lives in the engine
+/// so it is unit-testable without a running host.
+/// </summary>
+public class RunLifecycleService : BackgroundService
+{
+    private readonly IServiceScopeFactory _scopeFactory;
+    private readonly RunLifecycleEngine _engine;
+    private readonly ILogger<RunLifecycleService> _logger;
+    private readonly int _pollDelayMs;
+
+    public RunLifecycleService(
+        IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory,
+        RunLifecycleEngine engine,
+        IConfiguration config,
+        ILogger<RunLifecycleService> logger)
+    {
+        _scopeFactory = scopeFactory;
+        _engine = engine;
+        _logger = logger;
+        _pollDelayMs = ParseInt(config["Workflows:LifecyclePollDelayMs"], 500);
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        _logger.LogInformation("RunLifecycleService started");
+
+        while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            var processed = 0;
+            try
+            {
+                using var scope = _scopeFactory.CreateScope();
+                var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<WorkflowsDbContext>();
+                var dispatcher = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<TaskDispatcher>();
+                var store = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<DurableStateStore>();
+
+                processed += await _engine.RetryDueAsync(db, dispatcher, stoppingToken);
+                processed += await _engine.DispatchPendingAsync(db, dispatcher, stoppingToken);
+                processed += await _engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, stoppingToken);
+                processed += await _engine.TimeoutStaleRunsAsync(db, stoppingToken);
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) when (stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Run lifecycle loop error");
+            }
+
+            if (processed == 0 && !stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                try { await Task.Delay(_pollDelayMs, stoppingToken); }
+                catch (OperationCanceledException) { break; }
+            }
+        }
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("RunLifecycleService stopped");
+    }
+
+    private static int ParseInt(string? text, int fallback)
+        => int.TryParse(text, out var value) && value > 0 ? value : fallback;
+}
diff --git a/Services/Runs/TaskDispatcher.cs b/Services/Runs/TaskDispatcher.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1611aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Runs/TaskDispatcher.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Messaging;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Creates the <see cref="TaskRun"/> row for an attempt and enqueues the
+/// corresponding <c>task.run</c> job on the tenant's stream. The row is
+/// persisted <em>before</em> the job is enqueued so a fast worker result can
+/// never race a missing TaskRun. The working directory is derived from the
+/// workflow's path under the worker's code root (a shared checkout volume in
+/// deployment).
+/// </summary>
+public class TaskDispatcher
+{
+    private readonly WorkflowsDbContext _db;
+    private readonly IJobQueue _jobs;
+    private readonly string _workerRoot;
+    private readonly ILogger<TaskDispatcher> _logger;
+
+    public TaskDispatcher(
+        WorkflowsDbContext db,
+        IJobQueue jobs,
+        IConfiguration config,
+        ILogger<TaskDispatcher> logger)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+        _jobs = jobs;
+        _logger = logger;
+        _workerRoot = ResolveWorkerRoot(config);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Guid> DispatchAsync(
+        WorkflowRun run,
+        WorkflowTask task,
+        string workflowPath,
+        string? input,
+        int attempt,
+        CancellationToken ct,
+        bool isCompensation = false)
+    {
+        var taskRun = new TaskRun
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            RunId = run.Id,
+            TaskId = task.Id,
+            Attempt = attempt,
+            Status = TaskRunStatus.Running,
+            InputJson = input,
+            RetryCount = attempt - 1,
+            IsCompensation = isCompensation,
+            StartedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+        };
+
+        _db.TaskRuns.Add(taskRun);
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+
+        var fields = TaskRunMessage.ToFields(run, task, input, ResolveWorkingDir(workflowPath), attempt);
+        await _jobs.EnqueueAsync(run.TenantId, fields, ct);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Dispatched task {TaskKey} (run {RunId}, attempt {Attempt}, compensation {IsCompensation}) for tenant {TenantId}",
+            task.Key, run.Id, attempt, isCompensation, run.TenantId);
+
+        return taskRun.Id;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Dead-letters a failed task (retries exhausted, or a failed compensation)
+    /// by reconstructing its <c>task.run</c> fields and publishing them to the
+    /// tenant DLQ. The control-plane failure path has no live jobs-stream entry
+    /// left to acknowledge, so this uses a publish (not copy+ack) write.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task DeadLetterTaskAsync(
+        WorkflowRun run, WorkflowTask task, TaskRun taskRun, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var fields = TaskRunMessage.ToFields(
+            run, task, taskRun.InputJson, ResolveWorkingDir(run.Workflow.Path), taskRun.Attempt);
+
+        var dlqFields = new Dictionary<string, string>(fields)
+        {
+            ["dlq.error"] = taskRun.Error ?? string.Empty,
+        };
+
+        await _jobs.PublishDeadLetterAsync(run.TenantId, dlqFields, "max_retries_exceeded", ct);
+
+        _logger.LogWarning(
+            "Dead-lettered task {TaskKey} (run {RunId}, attempt {Attempt})",
+            task.Key, run.Id, taskRun.Attempt);
+    }
+
+    public string ResolveWorkingDir(string workflowPath)
+    {
+        var dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(workflowPath) ?? string.Empty;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dir))
+            return _workerRoot;
+        return Path.Combine(_workerRoot, dir.Replace('/', Path.DirectorySeparatorChar));
+    }
+
+    private static string ResolveWorkerRoot(IConfiguration config)
+    {
+        // Explicit override wins: a dedicated worker mount (e.g. a shared checkout
+        // volume in deployment) or an explicit repo root.
+        var workerRoot = config["Workflows:WorkerRoot"];
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(workerRoot))
+            return Path.GetFullPath(workerRoot);
+
+        var repoRoot = config["SourceCode:RepoRoot"];
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(repoRoot))
+            return Path.GetFullPath(repoRoot);
+
+        // Dev fallback: resolve the monorepo/git root the same way the control
+        // plane's WorkflowSource does, so the worker and the source reader agree
+        // on where workflow code files live. Without this, a worker started from
+        // the service directory would resolve files under <cwd>/workflows/...,
+        // which is wrong (the code files sit at the repo root).
+        var start = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
+        var walk = Path.GetFullPath(start);
+        while (true)
+        {
+            if (Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(walk, ".git")))
+                return Path.GetFullPath(walk);
+            var parent = Directory.GetParent(walk)?.FullName;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parent) || parent == walk)
+                break;
+            walk = parent;
+        }
+
+        return Path.GetFullPath(start);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Triggers/CronExpression.cs b/Services/Triggers/CronExpression.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..789aa8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Triggers/CronExpression.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+using System.Globalization;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Triggers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Minimal 5-field cron parser (minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week)
+/// supporting <c>*</c>, <c>,</c> (list), <c>-</c> (range) and <c>/</c> (step), plus
+/// numeric values. Enough for workflow scheduling (<c>"0 */6 * * *"</c>,
+/// <c>"0 9 * * 1-5"</c>); no seconds/year fields.
+///
+/// Day-of-week 0 and 7 both mean Sunday. Day matching uses AND semantics across
+/// day-of-month and day-of-week, so <c>"0 9 * * 1-5"</c> runs Mon–Fri and
+/// <c>"0 0 1 * *"</c> runs on the 1st of the month (the <c>*</c> field matches all
+/// values and therefore never filters).
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class CronExpression
+{
+    private readonly CronField _minute;
+    private readonly CronField _hour;
+    private readonly CronField _dayOfMonth;
+    private readonly CronField _month;
+    private readonly CronField _dayOfWeek;
+
+    private CronExpression(CronField minute, CronField hour, CronField dayOfMonth, CronField month, CronField dayOfWeek)
+    {
+        _minute = minute;
+        _hour = hour;
+        _dayOfMonth = dayOfMonth;
+        _month = month;
+        _dayOfWeek = dayOfWeek;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parses a 5-field cron expression. On success <paramref name="parsed"/> is
+    /// set and <paramref name="error"/> is null; otherwise the reverse.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool TryParse(string? expression, out CronExpression? parsed, out string? error)
+    {
+        parsed = null;
+        error = null;
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(expression))
+        {
+            error = "cron expression is empty";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var fields = expression.Split(' ', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+        if (fields.Length != 5)
+        {
+            error = $"cron expression must have 5 fields, got {fields.Length}";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!CronField.TryParse(fields[0], 0, 59, out var minute, out error)) return false;
+        if (!CronField.TryParse(fields[1], 0, 23, out var hour, out error)) return false;
+        if (!CronField.TryParse(fields[2], 1, 31, out var dayOfMonth, out error)) return false;
+        if (!CronField.TryParse(fields[3], 1, 12, out var month, out error)) return false;
+        // 0–7: 7 is the Sunday alias and is folded into 0 below.
+        if (!CronField.TryParse(fields[4], 0, 7, out var dayOfWeek, out error)) return false;
+        dayOfWeek!.AliasValue(7, 0);
+
+        parsed = new CronExpression(minute!, hour!, dayOfMonth!, month!, dayOfWeek);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Whether the given UTC instant matches this cron expression.</summary>
+    public bool Matches(DateTime utc) =>
+        _minute.Matches(utc.Minute)
+        && _hour.Matches(utc.Hour)
+        && _dayOfMonth.Matches(utc.Day)
+        && _month.Matches(utc.Month)
+        && _dayOfWeek.Matches((int)utc.DayOfWeek);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The first occurrence strictly after <paramref name="after"/>, truncated to
+    /// the minute and evaluated in UTC. Returns null when no occurrence exists
+    /// within a bounded 5-year horizon (a guard against malformed expressions
+    /// such as a 31st-of-the-month-only schedule that never matches).
+    /// </summary>
+    public DateTimeOffset? GetNextOccurrence(DateTimeOffset after)
+    {
+        var utc = after.UtcDateTime;
+        var cursor = new DateTime(utc.Year, utc.Month, utc.Day, utc.Hour, utc.Minute, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc)
+            .AddMinutes(1);
+        var horizon = cursor.AddYears(5);
+
+        while (cursor <= horizon)
+        {
+            if (Matches(cursor))
+                return new DateTimeOffset(cursor, TimeSpan.Zero);
+            cursor = cursor.AddMinutes(1);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>One field of a cron expression, as a fixed-size allowed-value set.</summary>
+    private sealed class CronField
+    {
+        private readonly int _min;
+        private readonly bool[] _allowed;
+
+        private CronField(int min, bool[] allowed)
+        {
+            _min = min;
+            _allowed = allowed;
+        }
+
+        public bool Matches(int value) => value >= _min && value - _min < _allowed.Length && _allowed[value - _min];
+
+        /// <summary>Folds one value into another (Sunday alias 7 → 0).</summary>
+        public void AliasValue(int from, int to)
+        {
+            if (from >= _min && from - _min < _allowed.Length)
+                _allowed[to - _min] |= _allowed[from - _min];
+        }
+
+        public static bool TryParse(string text, int min, int max, out CronField? field, out string? error)
+        {
+            field = null;
+            error = null;
+
+            var allowed = new bool[max - min + 1];
+            foreach (var part in text.Split(','))
+            {
+                if (part.Length == 0)
+                {
+                    error = $"empty cron field segment in '{text}'";
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                var step = 1;
+                var range = part;
+                if (part.Contains('/'))
+                {
+                    var pieces = part.Split('/');
+                    if (pieces.Length != 2 || !TryParseNumber(pieces[1], out step) || step <= 0)
+                    {
+                        error = $"invalid step in cron field segment '{part}'";
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    range = pieces[0];
+                }
+
+                int lo, hi;
+                if (range == "*")
+                {
+                    lo = min;
+                    hi = max;
+                }
+                else if (range.Contains('-'))
+                {
+                    var pieces = range.Split('-');
+                    if (pieces.Length != 2 || !TryParseNumber(pieces[0], out lo) || !TryParseNumber(pieces[1], out hi))
+                    {
+                        error = $"invalid range in cron field segment '{part}'";
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+                else if (TryParseNumber(range, out lo))
+                {
+                    hi = lo;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    error = $"invalid value '{range}' in cron field";
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                if (lo < min || hi > max || lo > hi)
+                {
+                    error = $"value out of range [{min},{max}] in cron field segment '{part}'";
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                for (var value = lo; value <= hi; value += step)
+                    allowed[value - min] = true;
+            }
+
+            field = new CronField(min, allowed);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static bool TryParseNumber(string text, out int value)
+            => int.TryParse(text, NumberStyles.None, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Triggers/HandlerStreamConsumer.cs b/Services/Triggers/HandlerStreamConsumer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..565009a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Triggers/HandlerStreamConsumer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Messaging;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Triggers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Queue-trigger consumer for <c>handler</c>-mode workflows. A handler workflow
+/// subscribes to a stream (<c>trigger.stream</c>, default <c>wf:{tenant}:events</c>)
+/// and, on each event, starts a run whose input is the event payload.
+///
+/// v1 consumes each event as its own run; the long-lived-instance semantics
+/// (one durable instance, state accumulation across events, checkpoint/resume)
+/// are layered on by the run lifecycle engine in step 9, which reuses the same
+/// correlation id scheme (<c>handler:{workflowId}:{messageId}</c>).
+/// </summary>
+public class HandlerStreamConsumer : BackgroundService
+{
+    private readonly IServiceScopeFactory _scopeFactory;
+    private readonly IEventBus _events;
+    private readonly ILogger<HandlerStreamConsumer> _logger;
+
+    private readonly string _consumer;
+    private readonly int _pollDelayMs;
+    private readonly int _batchSize;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _claimIdle;
+
+    public HandlerStreamConsumer(
+        IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory,
+        IEventBus events,
+        IConfiguration config,
+        ILogger<HandlerStreamConsumer> logger)
+    {
+        _scopeFactory = scopeFactory;
+        _events = events;
+        _logger = logger;
+
+        _consumer = $"handler-{Environment.MachineName}-{Guid.NewGuid():N}"[..28];
+        _pollDelayMs = ParseInt(config["Workflows:HandlerPollDelayMs"], 500);
+        _batchSize = ParseInt(config["Workflows:HandlerBatchSize"], 10);
+        _claimIdle = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ParseInt(config["Workflows:HandlerClaimIdleSeconds"], 30));
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        _logger.LogInformation("HandlerStreamConsumer started as consumer {Consumer}", _consumer);
+
+        while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var processed = await ProcessAsync(stoppingToken);
+                if (processed == 0)
+                    await Task.Delay(_pollDelayMs, stoppingToken);
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) when (stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Handler stream consumer loop error");
+                try { await Task.Delay(_pollDelayMs, stoppingToken); } catch (OperationCanceledException) { break; }
+            }
+        }
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("HandlerStreamConsumer stopped");
+    }
+
+    private async Task<int> ProcessAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        using var scope = _scopeFactory.CreateScope();
+        var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<WorkflowsDbContext>();
+        var launcher = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IRunLauncher>();
+
+        var handlers = await db.Workflows
+            .Where(w => w.Status == WorkflowStatus.Compiled && w.Mode == WorkflowMode.Handler)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        var processed = 0;
+        foreach (var workflow in handlers)
+        {
+            if (ct.IsCancellationRequested)
+                return processed;
+            if (!workflow.TriggerEnabled)
+                continue; // auto-trigger toggled off from the UI
+
+            var spec = TriggerSpec.Parse(workflow.TriggerJson, out _);
+            if (spec == null)
+                continue;
+
+            var stream = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(spec.Stream) ? Streams.DefaultEvents : spec.Stream;
+            await _events.EnsureGroupAsync(workflow.TenantId, stream, ct);
+
+            var messages = await _events.ReadGroupAsync(workflow.TenantId, stream, _consumer, _batchSize, ct);
+            if (messages.Count == 0)
+                messages = await _events.ClaimPendingAsync(workflow.TenantId, stream, _consumer, _claimIdle, _batchSize, ct);
+
+            foreach (var message in messages)
+            {
+                ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                await DispatchAsync(launcher, workflow, stream, message, ct);
+                processed++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return processed;
+    }
+
+    private async Task DispatchAsync(IRunLauncher launcher, Workflow workflow, string stream, StreamMessage message, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var input = SerializeEventInput(message.Fields);
+        var correlation = $"handler:{workflow.Id}:{message.Id}";
+
+        await launcher.LaunchAsync(
+            new LaunchRequest(workflow.TenantId, workflow.Id, workflow.TriggerJson, input, correlation), ct);
+        await _events.AckAsync(workflow.TenantId, stream, message.Id, ct);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Serializes a stream message's fields as a JSON object (the event payload).</summary>
+    internal static string SerializeEventInput(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields)
+        => JsonSerializer.Serialize(fields, JsonSerializerOptions.Web);
+
+    private static int ParseInt(string? text, int fallback)
+        => int.TryParse(text, out var value) && value > 0 ? value : fallback;
+}
diff --git a/Services/Triggers/ITriggerState.cs b/Services/Triggers/ITriggerState.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f44479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Triggers/ITriggerState.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using System.Globalization;
+using StackExchange.Redis;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Triggers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Stores the last time a scheduled trigger (cron/interval) fired, per
+/// workflow. Redis-backed in v1 (key <c>wf:{tenant}:triggers:{workflowId}:lastFire</c>);
+/// ephemeral by design — losing it only re-fires a workflow once, which is safe
+/// because delivery is at-least-once and the run lifecycle dedups via
+/// correlation id.
+/// </summary>
+public interface ITriggerState
+{
+    Task<DateTimeOffset?> GetLastFireAsync(string tenantId, Guid workflowId, CancellationToken ct);
+    Task SetLastFireAsync(string tenantId, Guid workflowId, DateTimeOffset at, CancellationToken ct);
+}
+
+public class RedisTriggerState : ITriggerState
+{
+    private readonly IDatabase _db;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _ttl;
+
+    public RedisTriggerState(IConnectionMultiplexer redis, IConfiguration config)
+    {
+        _db = redis.GetDatabase();
+        _ttl = TimeSpan.FromDays(ParseInt(config["Workflows:TriggerStateTtlDays"], 90));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<DateTimeOffset?> GetLastFireAsync(string tenantId, Guid workflowId, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var value = await _db.StringGetAsync(KeyFor(tenantId, workflowId));
+        if (value.IsNullOrEmpty)
+            return null;
+
+        return DateTimeOffset.TryParse(value.ToString(), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
+            DateTimeStyles.RoundtripKind, out var parsed)
+            ? parsed
+            : null;
+    }
+
+    public Task SetLastFireAsync(string tenantId, Guid workflowId, DateTimeOffset at, CancellationToken ct)
+        => _db.StringSetAsync(KeyFor(tenantId, workflowId), at.ToString("O"), _ttl);
+
+    private static RedisKey KeyFor(string tenantId, Guid workflowId)
+        => $"wf:{tenantId}:triggers:{workflowId}:lastFire";
+
+    private static int ParseInt(string? text, int fallback)
+        => int.TryParse(text, out var value) && value > 0 ? value : fallback;
+}
diff --git a/Services/Triggers/TriggerDue.cs b/Services/Triggers/TriggerDue.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf33c95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Triggers/TriggerDue.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Triggers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Pure due-check for scheduled triggers. Extracted from the scheduler so the
+/// cron/interval timing rules are unit-testable without Redis/Postgres.
+/// </summary>
+public static class TriggerDue
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether a cron/interval trigger should fire now. A workflow with no
+    /// recorded last fire fires once on first discovery (the scheduler's initial
+    /// pass), then again when its schedule next elapses.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool IsDue(TriggerSpec spec, DateTimeOffset? lastFire, DateTimeOffset now)
+    {
+        if (lastFire == null)
+            return true;
+
+        if (spec.Type == TriggerType.Interval)
+        {
+            var interval = spec.Interval ?? TimeSpan.Zero;
+            return interval > TimeSpan.Zero && lastFire.Value + interval <= now;
+        }
+
+        if (spec.Type == TriggerType.Cron
+            && CronExpression.TryParse(spec.Cron, out var cron, out _))
+        {
+            var next = cron!.GetNextOccurrence(lastFire.Value);
+            return next.HasValue && next.Value <= now;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Triggers/TriggerScheduler.cs b/Services/Triggers/TriggerScheduler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3677e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Triggers/TriggerScheduler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Triggers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Scheduled-trigger engine (cron + interval), modeled on w4c-webapi's
+/// <see cref="AlertScheduler"/>. On each tick it loads every tenant's compiled
+/// workflows that declare a <c>cron</c> or <c>interval</c> trigger, fires the
+/// ones whose schedule has elapsed since the last fire, and records the fire
+/// time for dedup. An error in one workflow never breaks the cycle for others.
+/// </summary>
+public class TriggerScheduler : BackgroundService
+{
+    private readonly IServiceScopeFactory _scopeFactory;
+    private readonly ITriggerState _state;
+    private readonly TimeProvider _time;
+    private readonly ILogger<TriggerScheduler> _logger;
+    private readonly int _pollSeconds;
+
+    public TriggerScheduler(
+        IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory,
+        ITriggerState state,
+        TimeProvider time,
+        IConfiguration config,
+        ILogger<TriggerScheduler> logger)
+    {
+        _scopeFactory = scopeFactory;
+        _state = state;
+        _time = time;
+        _logger = logger;
+        _pollSeconds = config.GetValue("Workflows:SchedulerPollSeconds", 30);
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        _logger.LogInformation("TriggerScheduler started (poll {Interval}s)", _pollSeconds);
+        using var timer = new PeriodicTimer(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(_pollSeconds));
+
+        try
+        {
+            // First pass after a short warm-up so the app can serve initial requests.
+            await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5), stoppingToken);
+            await EvaluateAllAsync(stoppingToken);
+
+            while (await timer.WaitForNextTickAsync(stoppingToken))
+            {
+                await EvaluateAllAsync(stoppingToken);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException) when (stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            // Graceful shutdown — the host is stopping.
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            // A transient env/DB error must never take the whole control plane
+            // down (HostOptions.BackgroundServiceExceptionBehavior defaults to
+            // StopHost). Log and keep the scheduler alive for the next tick.
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "TriggerScheduler loop failed; will retry on next tick");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task EvaluateAllAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        using var scope = _scopeFactory.CreateScope();
+        var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<WorkflowsDbContext>();
+        var launcher = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IRunLauncher>();
+        var now = _time.GetUtcNow();
+
+        var workflows = await db.Workflows
+            .Where(w => w.Status == WorkflowStatus.Compiled && w.TriggerJson != null)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        foreach (var workflow in workflows)
+        {
+            if (ct.IsCancellationRequested)
+                return;
+            if (!workflow.TriggerEnabled)
+                continue; // auto-trigger toggled off from the UI; manual runs still work
+            await EvaluateWorkflowAsync(workflow, launcher, now, ct);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task EvaluateWorkflowAsync(Workflow workflow, IRunLauncher launcher, DateTimeOffset now, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var spec = TriggerSpec.Parse(workflow.TriggerJson, out var error);
+        if (spec == null)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Skipping unparseable trigger for workflow {WorkflowId}: {Error}", workflow.Id, error);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (spec.Type != TriggerType.Cron && spec.Type != TriggerType.Interval)
+            return;
+
+        try
+        {
+            var lastFire = await _state.GetLastFireAsync(workflow.TenantId, workflow.Id, ct);
+            if (!TriggerDue.IsDue(spec, lastFire, now))
+                return;
+
+            var correlation = $"trigger:{workflow.Id}:{now.ToUnixTimeSeconds()}";
+            await launcher.LaunchAsync(
+                new LaunchRequest(workflow.TenantId, workflow.Id, workflow.TriggerJson, null, correlation), ct);
+            await _state.SetLastFireAsync(workflow.TenantId, workflow.Id, now, ct);
+
+            _logger.LogDebug(
+                "Trigger {Type} fired for workflow {WorkflowId} (tenant {TenantId})",
+                spec.Type, workflow.Id, workflow.TenantId);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Trigger evaluation failed for workflow {WorkflowId} (tenant {TenantId})",
+                workflow.Id, workflow.TenantId);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/Triggers/TriggerSpec.cs b/Services/Triggers/TriggerSpec.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2575b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/Triggers/TriggerSpec.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services.Triggers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Typed trigger model parsed from <c>Workflow.TriggerJson</c>. The compiler
+/// stores the trigger exactly as it appeared in YAML (camelCase, nulls omitted);
+/// this record normalizes it for the trigger engine: the interval string becomes
+/// a parsed <see cref="TimeSpan"/> and the type is guaranteed non-null.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record TriggerSpec(
+    string Type,
+    string? Cron,
+    TimeSpan? Interval,
+    string? WebhookPath,
+    string? Stream)
+{
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions Json = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web)
+    {
+        DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parses stored trigger JSON. Returns null (with a non-null
+    /// <paramref name="error"/>) when the JSON is absent, malformed, or the
+    /// trigger lacks a valid type/interval.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static TriggerSpec? Parse(string? json, out string? error)
+    {
+        error = null;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(json))
+            return null;
+
+        TriggerDefinition def;
+        try
+        {
+            def = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<TriggerDefinition>(json, Json) ?? new TriggerDefinition();
+        }
+        catch (JsonException ex)
+        {
+            error = ex.Message;
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(def.Type))
+        {
+            error = "trigger.type is missing";
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        TimeSpan? interval = null;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(def.Interval))
+        {
+            if (!DurationParser.TryParse(def.Interval, out var parsed))
+            {
+                error = $"trigger.interval '{def.Interval}' is not a valid duration";
+                return null;
+            }
+            interval = parsed;
+        }
+
+        return new TriggerSpec(def.Type, def.Cron, interval, def.WebhookPath, def.Stream);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/WorkflowCompiler.cs b/Services/WorkflowCompiler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56a986a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/WorkflowCompiler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>A successfully compiled workflow + its task tree (EF entities, detached).</summary>
+public sealed record CompiledWorkflow(Workflow Workflow, IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> Tasks);
+
+public sealed class CompileResult
+{
+    public List<string> Errors { get; } = new();
+    public bool Success => Errors.Count == 0;
+    public CompiledWorkflow? Workflow { get; set; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Parses and compiles a workflow YAML definition into the EF entity model.
+/// Ids are deterministic (tenant + path + task id) so re-syncing the same file
+/// upserts instead of duplicating. The compiler performs no DB writes — the
+/// sync service persists the result.
+/// </summary>
+public class WorkflowCompiler
+{
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions Json = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web)
+    {
+        DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
+    };
+
+    private readonly WorkflowValidator _validator;
+    private readonly IDeserializer _yaml;
+
+    public WorkflowCompiler(WorkflowValidator validator)
+    {
+        _validator = validator;
+        _yaml = new DeserializerBuilder()
+            .WithNamingConvention(CamelCaseNamingConvention.Instance)
+            .IgnoreUnmatchedProperties()
+            .Build();
+    }
+
+    public CompileResult Compile(string yaml, string path, string tenantId)
+    {
+        var result = new CompileResult();
+
+        WorkflowDefinition def;
+        try
+        {
+            def = _yaml.Deserialize<WorkflowDefinition>(yaml) ?? new WorkflowDefinition();
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            result.Errors.Add($"YAML parse error: {ex.Message}");
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        result.Errors.AddRange(_validator.Validate(def));
+        if (!result.Success)
+            return result;
+
+        result.Workflow = Build(def, path, tenantId);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private CompiledWorkflow Build(WorkflowDefinition def, string path, string tenantId)
+    {
+        var graph = WorkflowGraph.Compute(def);
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        var workflowId = DeterministicGuid.For($"wf::{tenantId}::{path}");
+        var workflow = new Workflow
+        {
+            Id = workflowId,
+            TenantId = tenantId,
+            Name = def.Name!,
+            Path = path,
+            Status = WorkflowStatus.Compiled,
+            Mode = def.Mode!,
+            Version = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(def.Version) ? "1.0.0" : def.Version!,
+            Target = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(def.Target) ? "default" : def.Target,
+            TriggerJson = def.Trigger == null ? null : JsonSerializer.Serialize(def.Trigger, Json),
+            CompiledAt = now,
+            CreatedAt = now,
+            UpdatedAt = now,
+        };
+
+        var tasks = new List<WorkflowTask>();
+
+        // Root task = the workflow entry (language/mode/entry/env from the header).
+        var rootId = DeterministicGuid.For($"task::{tenantId}::{path}::root");
+        var headId = graph.HeadId == null
+            ? (Guid?)null
+            : DeterministicGuid.For($"task::{tenantId}::{path}::{graph.HeadId}");
+        tasks.Add(new WorkflowTask
+        {
+            Id = rootId,
+            WorkflowId = workflowId,
+            Key = "root",
+            ParentId = null,
+            NextId = headId,
+            OnErrorId = null,
+            Language = def.Language!,
+            Mode = def.Mode!,
+            EntryJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new EntryDefinition
+            {
+                File = def.Entry!.File,
+                Function = def.Entry.Function,
+            }, Json),
+            EnvJson = SerializeEnv(def.Env),
+            Server = NormalizeServer(def.Server),
+            Order = 0,
+        });
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < graph.Tasks.Count; i++)
+        {
+            var task = graph.Tasks[i];
+            var taskId = DeterministicGuid.For($"task::{tenantId}::{path}::{task.Id}");
+
+            tasks.Add(new WorkflowTask
+            {
+                Id = taskId,
+                WorkflowId = workflowId,
+                Key = task.Id!,
+                ParentId = string.IsNullOrEmpty(task.Parent) || task.Parent == "root"
+                    ? rootId
+                    : DeterministicGuid.For($"task::{tenantId}::{path}::{task.Parent}"),
+                NextId = string.IsNullOrEmpty(task.Next)
+                    ? null
+                    : DeterministicGuid.For($"task::{tenantId}::{path}::{task.Next}"),
+                OnErrorId = string.IsNullOrEmpty(task.OnError)
+                    ? null
+                    : DeterministicGuid.For($"task::{tenantId}::{path}::{task.OnError}"),
+                Language = task.Language ?? def.Language!,
+                Mode = task.Mode ?? def.Mode!,
+                EntryJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new EntryDefinition
+                {
+                    File = task.Entry!.File,
+                    Function = task.Entry.Function,
+                }, Json),
+                EnvJson = SerializeEnv(task.Env),
+                Server = NormalizeServer(task.Server ?? def.Server),
+                Order = i + 1,
+            });
+        }
+
+        return new CompiledWorkflow(workflow, tasks);
+    }
+
+    private static string? NormalizeServer(string? value)
+        => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) ? null : value.Trim();
+
+    private static string? SerializeEnv(Dictionary<string, string>? env)
+        => env == null || env.Count == 0 ? null : JsonSerializer.Serialize(env, Json);
+}
diff --git a/Services/WorkflowGraph.cs b/Services/WorkflowGraph.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f749f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/WorkflowGraph.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Precomputes the execution graph from a parsed YAML definition so validation
+/// and compilation share one deterministic interpretation:
+///   - <see cref="HeadId"/> is the entry of the success chain (the top-level
+///     task with no incoming `next` that is not purely a compensation target).
+///   - <see cref="Chain"/> is the linear happy path root → head → … → terminal.
+///   - <see cref="CompensationOnly"/> marks tasks that are only ever reached as
+///     an `onError` target (they have no `next` of their own).
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class WorkflowGraph
+{
+    public required IReadOnlyList<TaskDefinition> Tasks { get; init; }
+    public required IReadOnlyDictionary<string, TaskDefinition> ById { get; init; }
+    public required IReadOnlyDictionary<string, int> IncomingNext { get; init; }
+    public required IReadOnlySet<string> OnErrorTargets { get; init; }
+    public required IReadOnlySet<string> CompensationOnly { get; init; }
+    public string? HeadId { get; init; }
+    public required IReadOnlyList<string> Chain { get; init; }
+
+    public static WorkflowGraph Compute(WorkflowDefinition def)
+    {
+        var tasks = def.Tasks ?? new List<TaskDefinition>();
+        var byId = new Dictionary<string, TaskDefinition>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
+        foreach (var task in tasks)
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(task.Id))
+                byId[task.Id] = task;
+
+        var incomingNext = new Dictionary<string, int>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+        var onErrorTargets = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
+        foreach (var task in tasks)
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(task.Next) && byId.ContainsKey(task.Next))
+                incomingNext[task.Next] = incomingNext.GetValueOrDefault(task.Next) + 1;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(task.OnError) && byId.ContainsKey(task.OnError))
+                onErrorTargets.Add(task.OnError);
+        }
+
+        // A compensation-only task is an onError target that does not continue
+        // the success chain (no `next`). It lives outside the happy path.
+        var compensationOnly = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+        foreach (var task in tasks)
+        {
+            if (task.Id == null) continue;
+            if (onErrorTargets.Contains(task.Id) && string.IsNullOrEmpty(task.Next))
+                compensationOnly.Add(task.Id);
+        }
+
+        // Head: top-level (parent == root), no incoming `next`, not compensation-only.
+        string? headId = null;
+        foreach (var task in tasks)
+        {
+            if (task.Id == null) continue;
+            var parent = string.IsNullOrEmpty(task.Parent) ? "root" : task.Parent;
+            if (!string.Equals(parent, "root", StringComparison.Ordinal)) continue;
+            if (incomingNext.GetValueOrDefault(task.Id) > 0) continue;
+            if (compensationOnly.Contains(task.Id)) continue;
+            headId = task.Id;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        // Walk the success chain (each node has at most one `next` after validation).
+        var chain = new List<string>();
+        var visited = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+        var cursor = headId;
+        while (cursor != null && visited.Add(cursor) && byId.TryGetValue(cursor, out var task))
+        {
+            chain.Add(cursor);
+            cursor = string.IsNullOrEmpty(task.Next) ? null : task.Next;
+        }
+
+        return new WorkflowGraph
+        {
+            Tasks = tasks,
+            ById = byId,
+            IncomingNext = incomingNext,
+            OnErrorTargets = onErrorTargets,
+            CompensationOnly = compensationOnly,
+            HeadId = headId,
+            Chain = chain,
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/WorkflowHtmlRenderer.cs b/Services/WorkflowHtmlRenderer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76357d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/WorkflowHtmlRenderer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,358 @@
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Renders a compiled workflow into a self-contained, non-Mermaid HTML document
+/// that any client (the SPA, a standalone page, an email, a README) can embed in
+/// an <c>&lt;iframe&gt;</c> — the backend owns the layout, so no client-side
+/// Mermaid/CSS graph library is required.
+///
+/// Instead of a terse node graph it produces a *rich, detailed* read: the success
+/// chain as a stepped timeline, the failure/compensation edges, and a full task
+/// inventory (entry, language, mode, env, parent/next/onError references). All
+/// styling is inline in the document (CSS variables for light/dark), so the
+/// output is portable and themeable.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class WorkflowHtmlRenderer
+{
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions Json = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web);
+
+    private readonly Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger<WorkflowHtmlRenderer> _logger;
+
+    public WorkflowHtmlRenderer(Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger<WorkflowHtmlRenderer> logger)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    public string Render(Workflow workflow, IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> tasks, WorkflowDefinition? def, bool dark)
+    {
+        var sb = new StringBuilder(1 << 14);
+        var t = tasks.OrderBy(x => x.Order).ToList();
+        var byId = t.ToDictionary(x => x.Id);
+        var chain = HappyPathChain(t, byId);
+        var errors = t.Where(x => x.OnErrorId != null).ToList();
+        var trigger = ParseTrigger(workflow.TriggerJson);
+
+        var theme = dark ? "dark" : "light";
+        var title = $"{workflow.Name} — workflow";
+
+        sb.Append("<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\" data-theme=\"").Append(theme).Append("\">\n");
+        sb.Append("<head>\n<meta charset=\"utf-8\">\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\n");
+        sb.Append("<title>").Append(Html(title)).Append("</title>\n");
+        sb.Append("<style>\n");
+        sb.Append(Css);
+        sb.Append("\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<main class=\"wf\">\n");
+
+        // ---- Header ---------------------------------------------------------
+        sb.Append("<header class=\"wf-head\">\n");
+        sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-head-row\">\n");
+        sb.Append("<h1 class=\"wf-name\">").Append(Html(workflow.Name)).Append("</h1>\n");
+        sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-badges\">\n");
+        Badge(sb, workflow.Mode, "badge-mode");
+        Badge(sb, $"v{workflow.Version}", "badge-version");
+        Badge(sb, $"target: {workflow.Target}", "badge-target");
+        Badge(sb, workflow.Status, workflow.Status == WorkflowStatus.Compiled ? "badge-ok" : "badge-warn");
+        if (workflow.TriggerEnabled && trigger != null)
+            Badge(sb, $"trigger: {trigger.Type}", "badge-info");
+        sb.Append("</div>\n");
+        sb.Append("</div>\n");
+
+        if (def != null && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(def.Description))
+            sb.Append("<p class=\"wf-desc\">").Append(Html(def.Description)).Append("</p>\n");
+
+        sb.Append("<dl class=\"wf-meta\">\n");
+        MetaItem(sb, "Language", def?.Language ?? FirstLanguage(t) ?? "—");
+        MetaItem(sb, "Entry", def?.Entry is { } e ? $"{e.File} :: {e.Function ?? "main"}()" : (EntrySummary(t) ?? "—"));
+        MetaItem(sb, "Tasks", t.Count.ToString());
+        MetaItem(sb, "Success chain", chain.Count.ToString());
+        MetaItem(sb, "Compensation", errors.Count.ToString());
+        if (workflow.UpdatedAt is { } upd)
+            MetaItem(sb, "Updated", upd.ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm 'UTC'"));
+        sb.Append("</dl>\n");
+
+        if (trigger != null)
+        {
+            sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-trigger\">\n<div class=\"wf-trigger-title\">Auto-trigger</div>\n");
+            sb.Append("<code>").Append(Html(JsonSerializer.Serialize(trigger, Json))).Append("</code>\n</div>\n");
+        }
+        sb.Append("</header>\n");
+
+        // ---- Success chain --------------------------------------------------
+        sb.Append("<section class=\"wf-sec\">\n");
+        sb.Append("<h2 class=\"wf-sec-title\">Success flow</h2>\n");
+        if (chain.Count == 0)
+        {
+            sb.Append("<p class=\"wf-empty\">No tasks defined.</p>\n");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-flow\">\n");
+            for (var i = 0; i < chain.Count; i++)
+            {
+                var task = chain[i];
+                var last = i == chain.Count - 1;
+                sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-step\">\n");
+                sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-rail\"><span class=\"wf-dot\"></span>").Append(last ? "" : "<span class=\"wf-line\"></span>").Append("</div>\n");
+                sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-card\">\n");
+                sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-card-head\">\n");
+                sb.Append("<span class=\"wf-step-num\">").Append(i + 1).Append("</span>\n");
+                sb.Append("<span class=\"wf-key\">").Append(Html(task.Key)).Append("</span>\n");
+                Raw(sb, Chip(task.Mode, "chip-mode"));
+                Raw(sb, Chip(task.Language, $"chip-lang lang-{LangClass(task.Language)}"));
+                sb.Append("</div>\n");
+                CardDetail(sb, task, byId);
+                sb.Append("</div>\n");
+                sb.Append("</div>\n");
+            }
+            sb.Append("</div>\n");
+        }
+        sb.Append("</section>\n");
+
+        // ---- Error handling ------------------------------------------------
+        sb.Append("<section class=\"wf-sec\">\n");
+        sb.Append("<h2 class=\"wf-sec-title\">Error handling &amp; compensation</h2>\n");
+        if (errors.Count == 0)
+        {
+            sb.Append("<p class=\"wf-empty\">No <code>onError</code> targets — the chain fails hard.</p>\n");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-errors\">\n");
+            foreach (var task in errors.OrderBy(x => x.Order))
+            {
+                if (task.OnErrorId == null || !byId.TryGetValue(task.OnErrorId.Value, out var target)) continue;
+                sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-err-card\">\n");
+                sb.Append("<code class=\"wf-err-src\">").Append(Html(task.Key)).Append("</code>\n");
+                sb.Append("<span class=\"wf-err-arrow\">⟶ onError ⟶</span>\n");
+                sb.Append("<code class=\"wf-err-dst\">").Append(Html(target.Key)).Append("</code>\n");
+                sb.Append("<span class=\"wf-err-lang\">").Append(Html(target.Language)).Append("</span>\n");
+                sb.Append("</div>\n");
+            }
+            sb.Append("</div>\n");
+        }
+        sb.Append("</section>\n");
+
+        // ---- Task inventory -------------------------------------------------
+        sb.Append("<section class=\"wf-sec\">\n");
+        sb.Append("<h2 class=\"wf-sec-title\">Task inventory</h2>\n");
+        sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-table-wrapper\">\n");
+        sb.Append("<table class=\"wf-table\">\n");
+        sb.Append("<thead><tr><th>#</th><th>Key</th><th>Mode</th><th>Language</th><th>Entry</th><th>Function</th><th>Parent</th><th>Next</th><th>On error</th><th>Env</th></tr></thead>\n");
+        sb.Append("<tbody>\n");
+        for (var i = 0; i < t.Count; i++)
+        {
+            var task = t[i];
+            var entry = EntryOf(task);
+            sb.Append("<tr>");
+            sb.Append("<td>").Append(i).Append("</td>");
+            sb.Append("<td><code>").Append(Html(task.Key)).Append("</code></td>");
+            sb.Append("<td>").Append(Html(task.Mode)).Append("</td>");
+            sb.Append("<td><span class=\"chip-lang lang-").Append(LangClass(task.Language)).Append("\">").Append(Html(task.Language)).Append("</span></td>");
+            sb.Append("<td>").Append(Html(entry.File ?? "—")).Append("</td>");
+            sb.Append("<td>").Append(Html(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entry.Function) ? "main" : entry.Function)).Append("()</td>");
+            sb.Append("<td>").Append(Html(KeyById(task.ParentId, byId) ?? "—")).Append("</td>");
+            sb.Append("<td>").Append(Html(KeyById(task.NextId, byId) ?? "—")).Append("</td>");
+            sb.Append("<td>").Append(Html(KeyById(task.OnErrorId, byId) ?? "—")).Append("</td>");
+            sb.Append("<td>").Append(EnvSummary(task)).Append("</td>");
+            sb.Append("</tr>\n");
+        }
+        sb.Append("</tbody>\n</table>\n</div>\n");
+        sb.Append("</section>\n");
+
+        sb.Append("<footer class=\"wf-foot\">Rendered by the w4c-workflows engine at ")
+            .Append(DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm 'UTC'"))
+            .Append(" · path <code>").Append(Html(workflow.Path)).Append("</code></footer>\n");
+
+        sb.Append("</main>\n");
+        sb.Append("<script>\n(function(){\n  var cards=document.querySelectorAll('.wf-card');\n  for (var i=0;i<cards.length;i++){cards[i].addEventListener('click',function(){this.classList.toggle('wf-open');});}\n})();\n</script>\n");
+        sb.Append("</body>\n</html>\n");
+
+        return sb.ToString();
+    }
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ CSS
+
+    private const string Css = @"
+:root{--bg:#f4f5f7;--panel:#ffffff;--panel2:#eef1f5;--border:#d8dce3;--text:#1c2330;--muted:#5f6b7a;--accent:#3b6fe0;--ok:#2e7d32;--warn:#b26a00;--info:#0f6f8f;--error:#c0392b;--root:#fde68a;--code:#1e2a3a;}
+[data-theme='dark']{--bg:#121417;--panel:#1b1f26;--panel2:#222834;--border:#2c333f;--text:#e7eaef;--muted:#97a1af;--accent:#5b8cff;--ok:#4caf6d;--warn:#e0a24c;--info:#4fb3d9;--error:#e56a5a;--root:#6a5a2a;--code:#c3d2e6;}
+*{box-sizing:border-box}
+body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font:14px/1.5 -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
+main.wf{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:20px}
+h1,h2{margin:0;font-weight:700}
+code{font-family:ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,'SF Mono',Menlo,Consolas,monospace;font-size:12.5px}
+.wf-head{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:12px;padding:20px 22px;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.04)}
+.wf-head-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
+.wf-name{font-size:24px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
+.wf-desc{margin:10px 0 0;color:var(--muted)}
+.wf-badges{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px}
+.badge{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;padding:3px 10px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid transparent}
+.badge-mode{background:var(--accent);color:#fff}
+.badge-version{background:var(--panel2);border-color:var(--border);color:var(--text)}
+.badge-target{background:var(--panel2);border-color:var(--border);color:var(--muted)}
+.badge-ok{background:rgba(76,175,109,.16);color:var(--ok)}
+.badge-warn{background:rgba(224,162,76,.18);color:var(--warn)}
+.badge-info{background:rgba(79,179,217,.16);color:var(--info)}
+.wf-meta{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(150px,1fr));gap:10px 18px;margin:16px 0 0;padding:14px 0 0;border-top:1px dashed var(--border)}
+.wf-meta .m-label{font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted)}
+.wf-meta .m-value{font-size:14px;margin-top:2px}
+.wf-trigger{margin-top:14px;background:var(--panel2);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:8px;padding:10px 12px}
+.wf-trigger-title{font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:4px}
+.wf-trigger code{color:var(--info)}
+.wf-sec{margin-top:26px}
+.wf-sec-title{font-size:17px;margin-bottom:14px}
+.wf-empty{color:var(--muted);background:var(--panel);border:1px dashed var(--border);border-radius:8px;padding:16px}
+.wf-flow{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+.wf-step{display:flex;gap:12px;min-width:0}
+.wf-rail{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;width:22px;flex:0 0 22px}
+.wf-dot{width:14px;height:14px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--accent);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px color-mix(in srgb,var(--accent) 22%,transparent);flex:0 0 auto;margin-top:20px}
+.wf-step:first-child .wf-dot{background:var(--root);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(253,230,138,.3)}
+.wf-line{width:2px;background:var(--border);flex:1 1 auto;margin-top:4px}
+.wf-card{flex:1;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;padding:12px 14px;margin:0 0 14px;cursor:pointer;transition:box-shadow .12s,border-color .12s}
+.wf-step:last-child .wf-card{margin-bottom:0}
+.wf-card:hover{border-color:var(--accent);box-shadow:0 3px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.07)}
+.wf-card-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}
+.wf-step-num{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-width:22px;height:22px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--panel2);border:1px solid var(--border);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:var(--muted)}
+.wf-key{font-weight:700;font-size:15px}
+.chip{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;padding:1px 8px;border-radius:999px;font-size:11px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--panel2);color:var(--muted)}
+.chip-mode{color:var(--accent);border-color:color-mix(in srgb,var(--accent) 40%,var(--border))}
+.chip-lang{color:var(--text)}
+.lang-javascript{background:#f7df1e;color:#1c2330}
+.lang-typescript{background:#3178c6;color:#fff}
+.lang-python{background:#3776ab;color:#fff}
+.lang-csharp{background:#68217a;color:#fff}
+.lang-shell{background:#4eaa25;color:#fff}
+.lang-plaintext{background:var(--panel2);color:var(--muted)}
+.wf-card-detail{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:18px;margin-top:10px;color:var(--muted)}
+.wf-card-detail .d-item{min-width:120px}
+.wf-card-detail .d-label{font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em}
+.wf-card-detail .d-value{font-size:13px;margin-top:2px;color:var(--text)}
+.wf-links{margin-top:8px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;font-size:12px}
+.wf-link{color:var(--muted)}
+.wf-link b{color:var(--accent);font-weight:600}
+.wf-envs{margin-top:8px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px}
+.wf-env{background:var(--panel2);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:6px;padding:2px 7px;font-size:11.5px}
+.wf-env code{font-size:11px}
+.wf-errors{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px}
+.wf-err-card{display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;background:rgba(229,106,90,.07);border:1px dashed color-mix(in srgb,var(--error) 55%,var(--border));border-radius:10px;padding:12px 14px}
+.wf-err-src,.wf-err-dst{font-size:13px;font-weight:700}
+.wf-err-arrow{color:var(--error);font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em}
+.wf-err-lang{color:var(--muted);font-size:12px}
+.wf-table-wrapper{overflow-x:auto;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;background:var(--panel)}
+.wf-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:760px;font-size:12.5px}
+.wf-table thead th{background:var(--panel2);text-align:left;padding:9px 10px;font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);position:sticky;top:0}
+.wf-table tbody td{padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);vertical-align:top}
+.wf-table tbody tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none}
+.wf-table tbody tr:hover{background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--accent) 6%,transparent)}
+.wf-foot{margin-top:26px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);color:var(--muted);font-size:12px}
+.wf-foot code{color:var(--muted)}
+";
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------- builders
+
+    private static void Badge(StringBuilder sb, string label, string cls)
+    {
+        sb.Append("<span class=\"badge ").Append(cls).Append("\">").Append(Html(label)).Append("</span>\n");
+    }
+
+    private static void MetaItem(StringBuilder sb, string label, string value)
+    {
+        sb.Append("<div><div class=\"m-label\">").Append(Html(label)).Append("</div><div class=\"m-value\">").Append(Html(value)).Append("</div></div>\n");
+    }
+
+    private static void CardDetail(StringBuilder sb, WorkflowTask task, IReadOnlyDictionary<Guid, WorkflowTask> byId)
+    {
+        var entry = EntryOf(task);
+        sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-card-detail\">\n");
+        DetailItem(sb, "Entry file", entry.File ?? "—");
+        DetailItem(sb, "Function", string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entry.Function) ? "main()" : $"{entry.Function}()");
+        DetailItem(sb, "Mode", task.Mode);
+        sb.Append("</div>\n");
+
+        var links = new List<string>();
+        if (task.NextId != null) links.Add($"next <b>{Html(KeyById(task.NextId, byId) ?? "?")}</b>");
+        if (task.OnErrorId != null) links.Add($"onError <b>{Html(KeyById(task.OnErrorId, byId) ?? "?")}</b>");
+        if (links.Count > 0)
+            sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-links\">").Append(string.Join(" · ", links)).Append("</div>\n");
+
+        var env = EnvOf(task);
+        if (env is { Count: > 0 })
+        {
+            sb.Append("<div class=\"wf-envs\">\n");
+            foreach (var kv in env.OrderBy(x => x.Key))
+                sb.Append("<span class=\"wf-env\"><code>").Append(Html(kv.Key)).Append("</code> = <code>").Append(Html(kv.Value)).Append("</code></span>\n");
+            sb.Append("</div>\n");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void DetailItem(StringBuilder sb, string label, string value)
+    {
+        sb.Append("<div class=\"d-item\"><div class=\"d-label\">").Append(Html(label)).Append("</div><div class=\"d-value\">").Append(Html(value)).Append("</div></div>\n");
+    }
+
+    private static void Raw(StringBuilder sb, string s) => sb.Append(s);
+
+    private static string Chip(string label, string cls)
+        => $"<span class=\"chip {cls}\">{Html(label)}</span>";
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------- data
+
+    private static List<WorkflowTask> HappyPathChain(IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> tasks, IReadOnlyDictionary<Guid, WorkflowTask> byId)
+    {
+        var root = tasks.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Key == "root") ?? tasks.OrderBy(x => x.Order).FirstOrDefault();
+        var chain = new List<WorkflowTask>();
+        var visited = new HashSet<Guid>();
+        var cur = root;
+        while (cur != null && visited.Add(cur.Id))
+        {
+            chain.Add(cur);
+            cur = cur.NextId != null && byId.TryGetValue(cur.NextId.Value, out var next) ? next : null;
+        }
+        return chain;
+    }
+
+    private static string? KeyById(Guid? id, IReadOnlyDictionary<Guid, WorkflowTask> byId)
+        => id != null && byId.TryGetValue(id.Value, out var t) ? t.Key : null;
+
+    private static EntryDefinition EntryOf(WorkflowTask task)
+        => JsonSerializer.Deserialize<EntryDefinition>(task.EntryJson ?? "{}", Json) ?? new EntryDefinition();
+
+    private static Dictionary<string, string>? EnvOf(WorkflowTask task)
+        => JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, string>>(task.EnvJson ?? "{}", Json);
+
+    private static string EnvSummary(WorkflowTask task)
+    {
+        var env = EnvOf(task);
+        return env is { Count: > 0 } ? $"{env.Count} var" : "—";
+    }
+
+    private static TriggerDefinition? ParseTrigger(string? json)
+        => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(json) ? null : JsonSerializer.Deserialize<TriggerDefinition>(json, Json);
+
+    private static string? FirstLanguage(IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> tasks)
+        => tasks.Select(x => x.Language).FirstOrDefault(x => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x));
+
+    private static string? EntrySummary(IReadOnlyList<WorkflowTask> tasks)
+    {
+        var root = tasks.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Key == "root");
+        if (root == null) return null;
+        var e = EntryOf(root);
+        return $"{e.File ?? "—"} :: {e.Function ?? "main"}()";
+    }
+
+    private static string LangClass(string? lang)
+        => lang switch
+        {
+            "javascript" => "javascript",
+            "typescript" => "typescript",
+            "python" => "python",
+            "csharp" => "csharp",
+            "shell" => "shell",
+            _ => "plaintext",
+        };
+
+    private static string Html(string? s) =>
+        System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlEncode(s ?? string.Empty);
+}
diff --git a/Services/WorkflowSource.cs b/Services/WorkflowSource.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1603f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/WorkflowSource.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>A workflow definition file discovered in the git source.</summary>
+public sealed record WorkflowFile(string Path);
+
+/// <summary>Current git state of the workflow source (for "sync status vs git").</summary>
+public sealed record WorkflowSourceState(string? HeadSha, bool Dirty);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Reads workflow YAML definitions from the authoritative git source. v1 uses
+/// the same local monorepo checkout the Source Code explorer reads
+/// (<c>SourceCode:RepoRoot</c>); a Forgejo API transport can be swapped in
+/// behind this interface later.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IWorkflowSource
+{
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<WorkflowFile>> ListAsync(CancellationToken ct);
+    Task<string> ReadAsync(string path, CancellationToken ct);
+    WorkflowSourceState GetState();
+}
+
+public class LocalRepoWorkflowSource : IWorkflowSource
+{
+    private const string WorkflowsDir = "workflows";
+
+    private readonly string _repoRoot;
+    private readonly ILogger<LocalRepoWorkflowSource> _logger;
+
+    public LocalRepoWorkflowSource(IConfiguration config, IWebHostEnvironment env, ILogger<LocalRepoWorkflowSource> logger)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+        _repoRoot = ResolveRepoRoot(config, env);
+        _logger.LogInformation("Workflow source repo root resolved to {Root}", _repoRoot);
+    }
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<WorkflowFile>> ListAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        var dir = Path.Combine(_repoRoot, WorkflowsDir);
+        var files = new List<WorkflowFile>();
+
+        if (!Directory.Exists(dir))
+            return Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<WorkflowFile>>(files);
+
+        foreach (var full in Directory.EnumerateFiles(dir, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+        {
+            var ext = Path.GetExtension(full);
+            if (ext is not (".yaml" or ".yml"))
+                continue;
+            var rel = Path.GetRelativePath(_repoRoot, full).Replace(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, '/');
+            files.Add(new WorkflowFile(rel));
+        }
+
+        return Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<WorkflowFile>>(files.OrderBy(f => f.Path, StringComparer.Ordinal).ToList());
+    }
+
+    public async Task<string> ReadAsync(string path, CancellationToken ct)
+        => await File.ReadAllTextAsync(Path.Combine(_repoRoot, path.Replace('/', Path.DirectorySeparatorChar)), ct);
+
+    public WorkflowSourceState GetState()
+    {
+        var head = RunGit("rev-parse", "HEAD");
+        var status = RunGit("status", "--porcelain");
+        return new WorkflowSourceState(
+            string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(head) ? null : head,
+            !string.IsNullOrEmpty(status));
+    }
+
+    private string? RunGit(params string[] args)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var psi = new ProcessStartInfo("git")
+            {
+                WorkingDirectory = _repoRoot,
+                RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+                RedirectStandardError = true,
+                UseShellExecute = false,
+            };
+            foreach (var arg in args)
+                psi.ArgumentList.Add(arg);
+
+            using var process = Process.Start(psi);
+            if (process == null)
+                return null;
+
+            var output = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
+            if (!process.WaitForExit(5000))
+            {
+                process.Kill(entireProcessTree: true);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return process.ExitCode == 0 ? output.Trim() : null;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug(ex, "git invocation failed");
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string ResolveRepoRoot(IConfiguration config, IWebHostEnvironment env)
+    {
+        var configured = config["SourceCode:RepoRoot"];
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(configured) && Directory.Exists(configured))
+            return Path.GetFullPath(configured);
+
+        var start = AppContext.BaseDirectory;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(env.ContentRootPath) && Directory.Exists(env.ContentRootPath))
+            start = env.ContentRootPath;
+
+        var walk = Path.GetFullPath(start);
+        while (true)
+        {
+            if (Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(walk, ".git")))
+                return Path.GetFullPath(walk);
+            var parent = Directory.GetParent(walk)?.FullName;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parent) || parent == walk)
+                break;
+            walk = parent;
+        }
+
+        return Path.GetFullPath(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/WorkflowSyncService.cs b/Services/WorkflowSyncService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4205f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/WorkflowSyncService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+public sealed record SyncError(string Path, IReadOnlyList<string> Errors);
+
+public sealed class SyncResult
+{
+    public string? HeadSha { get; set; }
+    public bool Dirty { get; set; }
+    public int Compiled { get; set; }
+    public int Removed { get; set; }
+    public List<SyncError> Errors { get; } = new();
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Re-reads <c>workflows/*.yaml</c> from the git source, compiles each to the
+/// tenant's DB state, and removes workflows whose files were deleted. Ids are
+/// deterministic, so re-syncing upserts instead of duplicating. Files that fail
+/// to compile are reported in <see cref="SyncResult.Errors"/> and not persisted.
+/// </summary>
+public class WorkflowSyncService
+{
+    private readonly WorkflowsDbContext _db;
+    private readonly WorkflowCompiler _compiler;
+    private readonly IWorkflowSource _source;
+    private readonly ILogger<WorkflowSyncService> _logger;
+
+    public WorkflowSyncService(
+        WorkflowsDbContext db,
+        WorkflowCompiler compiler,
+        IWorkflowSource source,
+        ILogger<WorkflowSyncService> logger)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+        _compiler = compiler;
+        _source = source;
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<SyncResult> SyncAsync(string tenantId, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var state = _source.GetState();
+        var files = await _source.ListAsync(ct);
+
+        var result = new SyncResult { HeadSha = state.HeadSha, Dirty = state.Dirty };
+
+        var existing = await _db.Workflows
+            .Include(w => w.Tasks)
+            .Where(w => w.TenantId == tenantId)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+        var existingByPath = existing.ToDictionary(w => w.Path, StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
+        var seenPaths = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+        var seenNames = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
+        foreach (var file in files)
+        {
+            ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            seenPaths.Add(file.Path);
+
+            string content;
+            try
+            {
+                content = await _source.ReadAsync(file.Path, ct);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to read workflow file {Path}", file.Path);
+                result.Errors.Add(new SyncError(file.Path, new[] { $"read error: {ex.Message}" }));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var compiled = _compiler.Compile(content, file.Path, tenantId);
+            if (!compiled.Success)
+            {
+                result.Errors.Add(new SyncError(file.Path, compiled.Errors));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var name = compiled.Workflow!.Workflow.Name;
+            if (!seenNames.Add(name))
+            {
+                result.Errors.Add(new SyncError(file.Path, new[] { $"duplicate workflow name '{name}'" }));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var existingWorkflow = existingByPath.GetValueOrDefault(file.Path);
+            await UpsertAsync(existingWorkflow, compiled.Workflow!, state.HeadSha, ct);
+            result.Compiled++;
+        }
+
+        // Remove workflows whose files no longer exist in git.
+        foreach (var workflow in existing)
+        {
+            if (seenPaths.Contains(workflow.Path)) continue;
+            await RemoveWorkflowAsync(workflow, ct);
+            result.Removed++;
+            _logger.LogInformation("Removed workflow {Name} ({Path}) for tenant {TenantId} — file deleted",
+                workflow.Name, workflow.Path, tenantId);
+        }
+
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private async Task UpsertAsync(Workflow? existing, CompiledWorkflow compiled, string? gitSha, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var wf = compiled.Workflow;
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        if (existing == null)
+        {
+            wf.GitSha = gitSha;
+            _db.Workflows.Add(wf);
+            _db.Tasks.AddRange(compiled.Tasks);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        existing.Name = wf.Name;
+        existing.Status = wf.Status;
+        existing.Mode = wf.Mode;
+        existing.Target = wf.Target;
+        existing.Version = wf.Version;
+        existing.TriggerJson = wf.TriggerJson;
+        existing.GitSha = gitSha;
+        existing.CompiledAt = now;
+        existing.UpdatedAt = now;
+
+        var existingTasks = existing.Tasks.ToDictionary(t => t.Id);
+        foreach (var task in compiled.Tasks)
+        {
+            if (existingTasks.TryGetValue(task.Id, out var existingTask))
+            {
+                ApplyTask(existingTask, task);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // The task may exist as an archived row (removed, then re-added with the
+                // same id). Re-activate it in place instead of inserting a duplicate row
+                // (deterministic id => primary-key collision). Historical TaskRuns stay
+                // linked and future runs use this definition again.
+                var archived = await _db.Tasks
+                    .IgnoreQueryFilters()
+                    .FirstOrDefaultAsync(t => t.Id == task.Id, ct);
+                if (archived != null)
+                {
+                    ApplyTask(archived, task);
+                    archived.ArchivedAt = null;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _db.Tasks.Add(task);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Tasks removed from the definition no longer wipe their historical TaskRuns.
+        // Each stale task is archived (preserving run history for audit/debug) and
+        // excluded from active-definition queries via the WorkflowTask global query
+        // filter. The row is kept so its TaskRuns' Task->TaskRun Restrict FK holds.
+        var newIds = compiled.Tasks.Select(t => t.Id).ToHashSet();
+        foreach (var stale in existing.Tasks.Where(t => !newIds.Contains(t.Id)).ToList())
+        {
+            stale.ArchivedAt = now;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void ApplyTask(WorkflowTask target, WorkflowTask source)
+    {
+        target.Key = source.Key;
+        target.ParentId = source.ParentId;
+        target.NextId = source.NextId;
+        target.OnErrorId = source.OnErrorId;
+        target.Language = source.Language;
+        target.Mode = source.Mode;
+        target.EntryJson = source.EntryJson;
+        target.EnvJson = source.EnvJson;
+        target.Server = source.Server;
+        target.Order = source.Order;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deletes a workflow definition whose source file is gone. The schema has
+    /// <c>WorkflowRun->Workflow</c> (Restrict) and <c>TaskRun->Task</c>
+    /// (Restrict), so an executed workflow can't be removed outright: its
+    /// <c>WorkflowRun</c> rows are deleted first (which cascades their
+    /// <c>TaskRun</c> attempts via <c>RunId</c>), then the workflow and its task
+    /// tree (which cascades via <c>WorkflowId</c>).
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task RemoveWorkflowAsync(Workflow workflow, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        await _db.WorkflowRuns
+            .Where(r => r.WorkflowId == workflow.Id)
+            .ExecuteDeleteAsync(ct);
+
+        _db.Workflows.Remove(workflow);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/WorkflowValidator.cs b/Services/WorkflowValidator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8acc5bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/WorkflowValidator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validates a parsed <see cref="WorkflowDefinition"/>. Pure and side-effect
+/// free: it returns a list of human-readable errors (empty = valid). The
+/// compiler calls this before building the EF entities.
+/// </summary>
+public partial class WorkflowValidator
+{
+    private static readonly string[] Modes = { WorkflowMode.Function, WorkflowMode.Durable, WorkflowMode.Handler };
+    private static readonly string[] TriggerTypes = { TriggerType.Cron, TriggerType.Interval, TriggerType.Webhook, TriggerType.Event, TriggerType.Queue };
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$", RegexOptions.Compiled)]
+    private static partial Regex IdentifierRegex();
+
+    private readonly LanguageRegistry _languages;
+
+    public WorkflowValidator(LanguageRegistry languages)
+    {
+        _languages = languages;
+    }
+
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> Validate(WorkflowDefinition def)
+    {
+        var errors = new List<string>();
+
+        ValidateHeader(def, errors);
+        ValidateTrigger(def, errors);
+
+        var tasks = def.Tasks ?? new List<TaskDefinition>();
+        ValidateTasks(def, tasks, errors);
+        ValidateFlow(tasks, errors);
+
+        return errors;
+    }
+
+    private void ValidateHeader(WorkflowDefinition def, List<string> errors)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(def.Name))
+        {
+            errors.Add("name is required");
+        }
+        else if (def.Name.Length > 200 || !IdentifierRegex().IsMatch(def.Name))
+        {
+            errors.Add($"name '{def.Name}' is invalid: use 1-200 chars of letters, digits, '.', '_', '-'");
+        }
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(def.Mode))
+            errors.Add("mode is required (function | durable | handler)");
+        else if (!Modes.Contains(def.Mode))
+            errors.Add($"mode '{def.Mode}' is invalid: expected one of {string.Join(", ", Modes)}");
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(def.Language))
+            errors.Add("language is required (shell | javascript | typescript | csharp | python)");
+        else if (!_languages.IsKnown(def.Language))
+            errors.Add($"language '{def.Language}' is not supported");
+
+        if (def.Entry == null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(def.Entry.File))
+            errors.Add("entry.file is required");
+    }
+
+    private void ValidateTrigger(WorkflowDefinition def, List<string> errors)
+    {
+        var trigger = def.Trigger;
+        if (trigger == null)
+            return; // no auto-trigger → manual (event) only; valid
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(trigger.Type) || !TriggerTypes.Contains(trigger.Type))
+        {
+            errors.Add($"trigger.type is invalid: expected one of {string.Join(", ", TriggerTypes)}");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (def.Mode == WorkflowMode.Handler)
+        {
+            // Handler mode is a stream subscription — its trigger must be a queue.
+            if (trigger.Type != TriggerType.Queue)
+                errors.Add("handler mode requires trigger.type = 'queue'");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        switch (trigger.Type)
+        {
+            case TriggerType.Cron:
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(trigger.Cron) || trigger.Cron.Split(' ', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).Length != 5)
+                    errors.Add("trigger.cron is required and must be a 5-field cron expression");
+                break;
+            case TriggerType.Interval:
+                if (!DurationParser.TryParse(trigger.Interval, out _))
+                    errors.Add("trigger.interval is required and must be a duration like '30m' or '2h'");
+                break;
+            case TriggerType.Webhook:
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(trigger.WebhookPath) || !trigger.WebhookPath.StartsWith('/'))
+                    errors.Add("trigger.webhookPath is required and must start with '/'");
+                break;
+            case TriggerType.Queue:
+                errors.Add("queue trigger is only valid for handler mode");
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void ValidateTasks(WorkflowDefinition def, IReadOnlyList<TaskDefinition> tasks, List<string> errors)
+    {
+        var ids = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+        for (var i = 0; i < tasks.Count; i++)
+        {
+            var task = tasks[i];
+            var label = $"tasks[{i}]";
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(task.Id))
+            {
+                errors.Add($"{label}.id is required");
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.Equals(task.Id, "root", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                errors.Add($"{label}.id 'root' is reserved");
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (!IdentifierRegex().IsMatch(task.Id) || task.Id.Length > 100)
+            {
+                errors.Add($"{label}.id '{task.Id}' is invalid");
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (!ids.Add(task.Id))
+            {
+                errors.Add($"{label}.id '{task.Id}' is duplicated");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (task.Language != null && !_languages.IsKnown(task.Language))
+                errors.Add($"{label}.language '{task.Language}' is not supported");
+
+            if (task.Mode != null && !Modes.Contains(task.Mode))
+                errors.Add($"{label}.mode '{task.Mode}' is invalid: expected one of {string.Join(", ", Modes)}");
+
+            if (task.Entry == null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(task.Entry.File))
+                errors.Add($"{label}.entry.file is required");
+        }
+
+        // Reference resolution: parent/next/onError must point at an existing
+        // task (or "root" for parent).
+        var knownIds = ids;
+        foreach (var task in tasks)
+        {
+            if (task.Id == null) continue;
+            var label = $"task '{task.Id}'";
+
+            var parent = string.IsNullOrEmpty(task.Parent) ? "root" : task.Parent;
+            if (!string.Equals(parent, "root", StringComparison.Ordinal) && !knownIds.Contains(parent))
+                errors.Add($"{label}.parent '{parent}' does not reference a known task or 'root'");
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(task.Next))
+            {
+                if (!knownIds.Contains(task.Next))
+                    errors.Add($"{label}.next '{task.Next}' does not reference a known task");
+                else if (string.Equals(task.Next, task.Id, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                    errors.Add($"{label}.next must not reference itself");
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(task.OnError))
+            {
+                if (!knownIds.Contains(task.OnError))
+                    errors.Add($"{label}.onError '{task.OnError}' does not reference a known task");
+                else if (string.Equals(task.OnError, task.Id, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                    errors.Add($"{label}.onError must not reference itself");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void ValidateFlow(IReadOnlyList<TaskDefinition> tasks, List<string> errors)
+    {
+        if (tasks.Count == 0)
+            return; // root-only workflow
+
+        // Skip flow validation if the reference/structural checks already failed —
+        // the graph would be incomplete and produce misleading errors.
+        if (errors.Count > 0)
+            return;
+
+        var graph = WorkflowGraph.Compute(new WorkflowDefinition { Tasks = tasks.ToList() });
+
+        // Linear chain: each task is the `next` target of at most one other task.
+        foreach (var (taskId, incoming) in graph.IncomingNext)
+        {
+            if (incoming > 1)
+                errors.Add($"task '{taskId}' has {incoming} incoming 'next' edges; the success chain must be linear");
+        }
+
+        if (graph.HeadId == null)
+        {
+            errors.Add("no chain head: expected a top-level task (parent: root) that starts the success chain");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Cycle detection on the success chain.
+        var seen = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+        var cursor = graph.HeadId;
+        while (cursor != null)
+        {
+            if (!seen.Add(cursor))
+            {
+                errors.Add($"cycle detected in the success chain at task '{cursor}'");
+                return;
+            }
+            graph.ById.TryGetValue(cursor, out var task);
+            cursor = string.IsNullOrEmpty(task?.Next) ? null : task.Next;
+        }
+
+        // Every task must be either on the success chain or compensation-only.
+        var chained = new HashSet<string>(graph.Chain, StringComparer.Ordinal);
+        foreach (var task in tasks)
+        {
+            if (task.Id == null) continue;
+            if (chained.Contains(task.Id) || graph.CompensationOnly.Contains(task.Id)) continue;
+            errors.Add($"task '{task.Id}' is unreachable: it is not on the success chain and not an onError target");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/appsettings.json b/appsettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c6e436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appsettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+{
+  "Logging": {
+    "LogLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
+    }
+  },
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  "Urls": "http://*:5259",
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "DefaultConnection": "Host=localhost;Port=5432;Database=w4c;Username=w4c;Password=w4c"
+  },
+  "Redis": {
+    "ConnectionString": "localhost:6379,password=w4c,abortConnect=false"
+  },
+  "OpenSearch": {
+    "Url": "http://localhost:9200"
+  },
+  "Auth": {
+    "JwtSigningKey": ""
+  },
+  "Cors": {
+    "Origins": []
+  },
+  "Workflows": {
+    "WorkerStream": "wf:{tenant}:jobs",
+    "EventStream": "wf:{tenant}:events",
+    "DlqStream": "wf:{tenant}:dlq",
+    "ResultStream": "wf:{tenant}:results",
+    "ConsumerGroup": "workers",
+    "MaxRetries": 3,
+    "RunTimeoutSeconds": 300,
+    "TaskTimeoutSeconds": 60,
+    "EsbuildBinary": "esbuild",
+    "NodeBinary": "node",
+    "TenantId": "",
+    "WorkerBatchSize": 10,
+    "WorkerPollDelayMs": 500,
+    "WorkerClaimIdleSeconds": 30,
+    "SchedulerPollSeconds": 30,
+    "TriggerStateTtlDays": 90,
+    "HandlerPollDelayMs": 500,
+    "HandlerBatchSize": 10,
+    "HandlerClaimIdleSeconds": 30,
+    "WebhookSecret": "",
+    "WorkerRoot": "",
+    "ServerApiUrl": "",
+    "ServerApiToken": "",
+    "ServerTaskTimeoutSeconds": 120,
+    "ChatApiUrl": "",
+    "ChatApiToken": "",
+    "AgentStepTimeoutSeconds": 120,
+    "LifecyclePollDelayMs": 500,
+    "LifecycleBatchSize": 10,
+    "LifecycleClaimIdleSeconds": 30,
+    "LifecycleLeaseTtlSeconds": 60,
+    "RetryBaseDelayMs": 1000,
+    "RetryMaxDelayMs": 30000
+  },
+  "Forgejo": {
+    "BaseUrl": "https://forgejo.wiz4chat.com",
+    "AccessToken": ""
+  },
+  "SourceCode": {
+    "RepoRoot": ""
+  }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/CSharpScriptExecutorTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/CSharpScriptExecutorTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..248d358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/CSharpScriptExecutorTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+public class CSharpScriptExecutorTests
+{
+    private readonly CSharpScriptExecutor _executor = new();
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Executes_program_with_string_input()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("Program.cs", """
+            using System.Text.Json;
+            public static class Program
+            {
+                public static object Main(string input)
+                {
+                    using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(input);
+                    var n = doc.RootElement.GetProperty("n").GetInt32();
+                    return new { squared = n * n };
+                }
+            }
+            """);
+
+        var result = await _executor.ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("csharp", "Program.cs", "{\"n\":5}", dir.Path), default);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Success, result.Error);
+        Assert.NotNull(result.Output);
+        using var output = JsonDocument.Parse(result.Output!);
+        Assert.Equal(25, output.RootElement.GetProperty("squared").GetInt32());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Executes_multi_file_program()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("Helper.cs", """
+            public static class Helper
+            {
+                public static int Add(int a, int b) => a + b;
+            }
+            """);
+        dir.Write("Program.cs", """
+            using System.Text.Json;
+            public static class Program
+            {
+                public static object Main(string input)
+                {
+                    using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(input);
+                    var a = doc.RootElement.GetProperty("a").GetInt32();
+                    var b = doc.RootElement.GetProperty("b").GetInt32();
+                    return new { sum = Helper.Add(a, b) };
+                }
+            }
+            """);
+
+        var result = await _executor.ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("csharp", "Program.cs", "{\"a\":2,\"b\":3}", dir.Path), default);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Success, result.Error);
+        using var output = JsonDocument.Parse(result.Output!);
+        Assert.Equal(5, output.RootElement.GetProperty("sum").GetInt32());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Supports_custom_entry_function_name()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("Program.cs", """
+            public static class Program
+            {
+                public static object Transform(string input) => new { echo = input };
+            }
+            """);
+
+        var result = await _executor.ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("csharp", "Program.cs", "{\"x\":1}", dir.Path, entryFunction: "Transform"), default);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Success, result.Error);
+        using var output = JsonDocument.Parse(result.Output!);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"x\":1}", output.RootElement.GetProperty("echo").GetString());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Supports_async_entry()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("Program.cs", """
+            using System.Threading.Tasks;
+            public static class Program
+            {
+                public static async Task<object> Main(string input)
+                {
+                    await Task.Yield();
+                    return new { ok = true };
+                }
+            }
+            """);
+
+        var result = await _executor.ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("csharp", "Program.cs", "{}", dir.Path), default);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Success, result.Error);
+        Assert.Contains("\"ok\":true", result.Output);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Fails_with_compile_error()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("Program.cs", "public static class Program { public static object Main(string input) { return ; } }");
+
+        var result = await _executor.ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("csharp", "Program.cs", "{}", dir.Path), default);
+
+        Assert.False(result.Success);
+        Assert.Contains("compilation failed", result.Error, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Fails_when_entry_method_missing()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("Program.cs", "public static class Program { public static int NotTheEntry() => 1; }");
+
+        var result = await _executor.ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("csharp", "Program.cs", "{}", dir.Path), default);
+
+        Assert.False(result.Success);
+        Assert.Contains("no static entry method", result.Error);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/CronExpressionTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/CronExpressionTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36745d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/CronExpressionTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Triggers;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+public class CronExpressionTests
+{
+    private static DateTimeOffset Utc(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute)
+        => new(year, month, day, hour, minute, 0, TimeSpan.Zero);
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("* * * * *", 2026, 8, 28, 14, 21, true)]
+    [InlineData("*/15 * * * *", 2026, 8, 28, 14, 0, true)]
+    [InlineData("*/15 * * * *", 2026, 8, 28, 14, 1, false)]
+    [InlineData("0 */6 * * *", 2026, 8, 28, 6, 0, true)]
+    [InlineData("0 */6 * * *", 2026, 8, 28, 12, 0, true)]
+    [InlineData("0 */6 * * *", 2026, 8, 28, 13, 0, false)]
+    [InlineData("0 9 * * 1-5", 2026, 8, 28, 9, 0, true)]   // Friday
+    [InlineData("0 9 * * 1-5", 2026, 8, 29, 9, 0, false)]  // Saturday
+    [InlineData("0 0 1 * *", 2026, 8, 1, 0, 0, true)]
+    [InlineData("0 0 1 * *", 2026, 8, 2, 0, 0, false)]
+    [InlineData("0 9 * * 0", 2026, 8, 30, 9, 0, true)]     // Sunday via 0
+    [InlineData("0 9 * * 7", 2026, 8, 30, 9, 0, true)]     // Sunday via alias 7
+    [InlineData("30 4,16 * * *", 2026, 8, 28, 16, 30, true)]
+    [InlineData("30 4,16 * * *", 2026, 8, 28, 12, 30, false)]
+    [InlineData("15-30 * * * *", 2026, 8, 28, 14, 22, true)]
+    [InlineData("15-30 * * * *", 2026, 8, 28, 14, 31, false)]
+    public void Matches_standard_5_field_expressions(
+        string expr, int y, int m, int d, int h, int min, bool expected)
+    {
+        Assert.True(CronExpression.TryParse(expr, out var cron, out var error), error);
+        Assert.Equal(expected, cron!.Matches(new DateTime(y, m, d, h, min, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc)));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetNextOccurrence_returns_next_matching_minute()
+    {
+        Assert.True(CronExpression.TryParse("0 9 * * *", out var cron, out _));
+        var next = cron!.GetNextOccurrence(Utc(2026, 8, 28, 10, 0));
+        Assert.Equal(Utc(2026, 8, 29, 9, 0), next);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetNextOccurrence_skips_to_next_day_for_weekday_schedule()
+    {
+        Assert.True(CronExpression.TryParse("0 9 * * 1-5", out var cron, out _));
+        // Friday 10:00 → next is Monday 09:00.
+        var next = cron!.GetNextOccurrence(Utc(2026, 8, 28, 10, 0));
+        Assert.Equal(Utc(2026, 8, 31, 9, 0), next);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetNextOccurrence_is_strictly_after_the_given_instant()
+    {
+        Assert.True(CronExpression.TryParse("* * * * *", out var cron, out _));
+        var after = Utc(2026, 8, 28, 14, 0);
+        var next = cron!.GetNextOccurrence(after);
+        Assert.Equal(Utc(2026, 8, 28, 14, 1), next);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("")]
+    [InlineData("   ")]
+    [InlineData("0 9 * *")]          // 4 fields
+    [InlineData("0 9 * * * *")]      // 6 fields
+    [InlineData("60 * * * *")]       // minute out of range
+    [InlineData("0 24 * * *")]       // hour out of range
+    [InlineData("0 9 32 * *")]       // day-of-month out of range
+    [InlineData("0 9 * 13 *")]       // month out of range
+    [InlineData("0 9 * * 8")]        // day-of-week out of range
+    [InlineData("0 9 * * *")]        // valid — ensure it is NOT rejected
+    public void TryParse_validates_field_count_and_ranges(string expr)
+    {
+        var result = CronExpression.TryParse(expr, out var cron, out _);
+        if (expr == "0 9 * * *")
+            Assert.True(result);
+        else
+            Assert.False(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetNextOccurrence_returns_null_for_unmatchable_schedule()
+    {
+        // Feb 30 never occurs — no match within the bounded horizon.
+        Assert.True(CronExpression.TryParse("0 0 30 2 *", out var cron, out _));
+        Assert.Null(cron!.GetNextOccurrence(Utc(2026, 8, 28, 0, 0)));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/ExecutionContractTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/ExecutionContractTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe4bd72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/ExecutionContractTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+public class ExecutionContractTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void TaskInvocation_parses_a_full_job_field_set()
+    {
+        var fields = new Dictionary<string, string>
+        {
+            ["type"] = "task.run",
+            ["run_id"] = "run-1",
+            ["task_id"] = "task-1",
+            ["task_key"] = "validate",
+            ["language"] = "python",
+            ["entry_file"] = "validate.py",
+            ["entry_function"] = "main",
+            ["env"] = "{\"FOO\":\"bar\"}",
+            ["input"] = "{\"n\":5}",
+            ["working_dir"] = "/tmp/wf",
+            ["tenant_id"] = "t1",
+            ["attempt"] = "2",
+        };
+
+        var inv = TaskInvocation.FromFields(fields);
+
+        Assert.Equal("task.run", inv.Type);
+        Assert.Equal("run-1", inv.RunId);
+        Assert.Equal("validate", inv.TaskKey);
+        Assert.Equal("python", inv.Language);
+        Assert.Equal("validate.py", inv.EntryFile);
+        Assert.Equal("main", inv.EntryFunction);
+        Assert.Equal("bar", inv.Env["FOO"]);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"n\":5}", inv.Input);
+        Assert.Equal("/tmp/wf", inv.WorkingDir);
+        Assert.Equal("t1", inv.TenantId);
+        Assert.Equal(2, inv.Attempt);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TaskInvocation_defaults_attempt_and_optional_fields()
+    {
+        var fields = new Dictionary<string, string>
+        {
+            ["type"] = "task.run",
+            ["run_id"] = "r",
+            ["task_id"] = "t",
+            ["task_key"] = "k",
+            ["language"] = "shell",
+            ["entry_file"] = "a.sh",
+            ["tenant_id"] = "t1",
+        };
+
+        var inv = TaskInvocation.FromFields(fields);
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, inv.Attempt);
+        Assert.Null(inv.EntryFunction);
+        Assert.Null(inv.Input);
+        Assert.Empty(inv.Env);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TaskInvocation_rejects_missing_required_field()
+    {
+        var fields = new Dictionary<string, string> { ["type"] = "task.run" };
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => TaskInvocation.FromFields(fields));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TaskResultMessage_round_trips_result_fields()
+    {
+        var inv = Invocation.For("shell", "a.sh", input: "{\"x\":1}");
+        var result = new ExecutionResult(
+            true, 0, "out", "err", "{\"ok\":true}", null, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(123));
+
+        var fields = TaskResultMessage.ToFields(inv, result);
+
+        Assert.Equal("task.result", fields["type"]);
+        Assert.Equal("run-1", fields["run_id"]);
+        Assert.Equal("succeeded", fields["status"]);
+        Assert.Equal("0", fields["exit_code"]);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"ok\":true}", fields["output"]);
+        Assert.False(fields.ContainsKey("error"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TaskResultMessage_includes_error_on_failure()
+    {
+        var inv = Invocation.For("shell", "a.sh");
+        var result = new ExecutionResult(
+            false, 3, string.Empty, "boom", null, "boom", TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(10));
+
+        var fields = TaskResultMessage.ToFields(inv, result);
+
+        Assert.Equal("failed", fields["status"]);
+        Assert.Equal("3", fields["exit_code"]);
+        Assert.Equal("boom", fields["error"]);
+        Assert.False(fields.ContainsKey("output"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/Fakes.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/Fakes.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f5682c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/Fakes.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Messaging;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>In-memory <see cref="IJobQueue"/> capturing enqueued <c>task.run</c> fields.</summary>
+internal sealed class FakeJobQueue : IJobQueue
+{
+    public List<(string TenantId, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> Fields)> Enqueued { get; } = new();
+    public List<(string TenantId, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> Fields, string Reason)> DeadLettered { get; } = new();
+
+    public Task EnsureGroupAsync(string tenantId, CancellationToken ct) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    public Task<string> EnqueueAsync(string tenantId, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        Enqueued.Add((tenantId, fields));
+        return Task.FromResult(Enqueued.Count.ToString());
+    }
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ReadGroupAsync(string tenantId, string consumer, int count, CancellationToken ct)
+        => Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>>(Array.Empty<StreamMessage>());
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ClaimPendingAsync(string tenantId, string consumer, TimeSpan minIdle, int count, CancellationToken ct)
+        => Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>>(Array.Empty<StreamMessage>());
+
+    public Task<long> AckAsync(string tenantId, string messageId, CancellationToken ct) => Task.FromResult(0L);
+
+    public Task DeadLetterAsync(string tenantId, string messageId, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string reason, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        DeadLettered.Add((tenantId, fields, reason));
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public Task PublishDeadLetterAsync(string tenantId, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string reason, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        DeadLettered.Add((tenantId, fields, reason));
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public List<IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string>> EnqueuedFor(string tenantId)
+        => Enqueued.Where(x => x.TenantId == tenantId).Select(x => x.Fields).ToList();
+
+    public List<(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> Fields, string Reason)> DeadLetteredFor(string tenantId)
+        => DeadLettered.Where(x => x.TenantId == tenantId).Select(x => (x.Fields, x.Reason)).ToList();
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// In-memory <see cref="IEventBus"/>. Stream names resolve the <c>{tenant}</c>
+/// placeholder exactly like the real Redis transport; tests seed result messages
+/// with <see cref="SeedResultAsync"/> and the engine reads + acks them.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class FakeEventBus : IEventBus
+{
+    private readonly Dictionary<string, Queue<StreamMessage>> _messages = new();
+    private int _nextId = 1;
+
+    public List<string> Acked { get; } = new();
+    public List<(string TenantId, string Stream, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> Fields)> Published { get; } = new();
+
+    public void SeedResult(string tenantId, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields)
+        => Seed(Streams.Results.Replace("{tenant}", tenantId), fields);
+
+    public void Seed(string streamKey, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields)
+    {
+        if (!_messages.TryGetValue(streamKey, out var queue))
+        {
+            queue = new Queue<StreamMessage>();
+            _messages[streamKey] = queue;
+        }
+        queue.Enqueue(new StreamMessage((_nextId++).ToString(), fields));
+    }
+
+    private static string Resolve(string stream, string tenantId) => stream.Replace("{tenant}", tenantId);
+
+    public Task<string> PublishAsync(string tenantId, string stream, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        Published.Add((tenantId, stream, fields));
+        return Task.FromResult((_nextId++).ToString());
+    }
+
+    public Task EnsureGroupAsync(string tenantId, string stream, CancellationToken ct) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ReadGroupAsync(string tenantId, string stream, string consumer, int count, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var key = Resolve(stream, tenantId);
+        var list = new List<StreamMessage>();
+        if (_messages.TryGetValue(key, out var queue))
+            while (list.Count < count && queue.Count > 0)
+                list.Add(queue.Dequeue());
+        return Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>>(list);
+    }
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>> ClaimPendingAsync(string tenantId, string stream, string consumer, TimeSpan minIdle, int count, CancellationToken ct)
+        => Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<StreamMessage>>(Array.Empty<StreamMessage>());
+
+    public Task<long> AckAsync(string tenantId, string stream, string messageId, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        Acked.Add(messageId);
+        return Task.FromResult(1L);
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>In-memory <see cref="ILeaseService"/> keyed by tenant + run id.</summary>
+internal sealed class FakeLeaseService : ILeaseService
+{
+    private readonly Dictionary<string, string> _held = new();
+
+    public Task<bool> AcquireAsync(string tenantId, string runId, string owner, TimeSpan ttl)
+    {
+        var key = $"{tenantId}:{runId}";
+        if (_held.ContainsKey(key))
+            return Task.FromResult(false);
+        _held[key] = owner;
+        return Task.FromResult(true);
+    }
+
+    public Task<bool> RenewAsync(string tenantId, string runId, string owner, TimeSpan ttl)
+        => Task.FromResult(_held.TryGetValue($"{tenantId}:{runId}", out var held) && held == owner);
+
+    public Task<bool> ReleaseAsync(string tenantId, string runId, string owner)
+    {
+        var key = $"{tenantId}:{runId}";
+        if (_held.TryGetValue(key, out var held) && held == owner)
+        {
+            _held.Remove(key);
+            return Task.FromResult(true);
+        }
+        return Task.FromResult(false);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/MermaidGeneratorServiceTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/MermaidGeneratorServiceTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..670c1e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/MermaidGeneratorServiceTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+public class MermaidGeneratorServiceTests
+{
+    private const string Tenant = "t1";
+    private const string Path = "workflows/main-task.yaml";
+
+    private static readonly string ExampleYaml = """
+        name: main-task
+        mode: handler
+        language: typescript
+        trigger:
+          type: queue
+          stream: orders
+        entry: { file: index.ts, function: handler }
+        tasks:
+          - id: validate
+            parent: root
+            next: enrich
+            onError: compensate
+            language: python
+            entry: { file: validate.py }
+          - id: enrich
+            parent: root
+            next: persist
+            language: csharp
+            entry: { file: Enrich.cs }
+          - id: persist
+            parent: root
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: persist.sh }
+          - id: compensate
+            parent: root
+            language: python
+            entry: { file: compensate.py }
+        """;
+
+    private static CompiledWorkflow Compile()
+        => new WorkflowCompiler(new WorkflowValidator(new LanguageRegistry()))
+            .Compile(ExampleYaml, Path, Tenant).Workflow!;
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Flowchart_renders_next_solid_and_onError_dashed()
+    {
+        var compiled = Compile();
+        var source = new MermaidGeneratorService().Generate("flowchart", compiled.Workflow, compiled.Tasks);
+
+        Assert.Contains("flowchart TD", source);
+        Assert.Contains("root --> validate", source);
+        Assert.Contains("validate --> enrich", source);
+        Assert.Contains("validate -.->|error| compensate", source);
+        Assert.Contains("class root root", source);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Sequence_renders_happy_path_and_alt_error_block()
+    {
+        var compiled = Compile();
+        var source = new MermaidGeneratorService().Generate("sequence", compiled.Workflow, compiled.Tasks);
+
+        Assert.Contains("sequenceDiagram", source);
+        Assert.Contains("root->>validate", source);
+        Assert.Contains("validate->>enrich", source);
+        Assert.Contains("alt on error", source);
+        Assert.Contains("validate->>compensate", source);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void State_renders_entry_terminal_and_error_transitions()
+    {
+        var compiled = Compile();
+        var source = new MermaidGeneratorService().Generate("state", compiled.Workflow, compiled.Tasks);
+
+        Assert.Contains("stateDiagram-v2", source);
+        Assert.Contains("[*] --> root", source);
+        Assert.Contains("persist --> [*]", source);
+        Assert.Contains("validate --> compensate: error", source);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Class_renders_language_not_runtime()
+    {
+        var compiled = Compile();
+        var source = new MermaidGeneratorService().Generate("class", compiled.Workflow, compiled.Tasks);
+
+        Assert.Contains("classDiagram", source);
+        Assert.Contains("<<typescript>>", source);   // root language
+        Assert.Contains("<<python>>", source);        // validate language
+        Assert.Contains("entry: index.ts", source);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("runtime", source);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Unknown_type_throws()
+    {
+        var compiled = Compile();
+        var generator = new MermaidGeneratorService();
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => generator.Generate("pie", compiled.Workflow, compiled.Tasks));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/RunLauncherTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/RunLauncherTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b5bc1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/RunLauncherTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+[Collection("WorkflowsPostgres")]
+public class RunLauncherTests
+{
+    private const string CronYaml = """
+        name: nightly
+        mode: function
+        language: shell
+        trigger:
+          type: cron
+          cron: "0 9 * * *"
+        entry: { file: nightly.sh }
+        """;
+
+    private readonly WorkflowsPostgresFixture _fixture;
+
+    public RunLauncherTests(WorkflowsPostgresFixture fixture)
+    {
+        _fixture = fixture;
+    }
+
+    private static Workflow CompileAndSave(WorkflowsDbContext db, string tenantId, string yaml)
+    {
+        var compiler = new WorkflowCompiler(new WorkflowValidator(new LanguageRegistry()));
+        var result = compiler.Compile(yaml, "workflows/nightly.yaml", tenantId);
+        Assert.True(result.Success, string.Join("\n", result.Errors));
+
+        db.Workflows.Add(result.Workflow!.Workflow);
+        db.Tasks.AddRange(result.Workflow.Tasks);
+        db.SaveChanges();
+        return result.Workflow.Workflow;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Launch_creates_a_pending_run_with_trigger_input_and_correlation()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, CronYaml);
+
+        var launcher = new RunLauncher(db, NullLogger<RunLauncher>.Instance);
+        var runId = await launcher.LaunchAsync(
+            new LaunchRequest(tenantId, workflow.Id, workflow.TriggerJson, "{\"x\":1}", "corr-1"), default);
+
+        var run = await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == runId);
+        Assert.Equal(workflow.Id, run.WorkflowId);
+        Assert.Equal(tenantId, run.TenantId);
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Pending, run.Status);
+        Assert.Equal(workflow.TriggerJson, run.TriggerJson);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"x\":1}", run.InputJson);
+        Assert.Equal("corr-1", run.CorrelationId);
+        Assert.Null(run.StartedAt);
+        Assert.Null(run.FinishedAt);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Launch_rejects_unknown_workflow()
+    {
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var launcher = new RunLauncher(db, NullLogger<RunLauncher>.Instance);
+
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+            launcher.LaunchAsync(new LaunchRequest("t", Guid.NewGuid(), null, null, null), default));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Launch_rejects_workflow_for_another_tenant()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, CronYaml);
+
+        var launcher = new RunLauncher(db, NullLogger<RunLauncher>.Instance);
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+            launcher.LaunchAsync(new LaunchRequest("other-tenant", workflow.Id, null, null, null), default));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/RunLifecycleEngineTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/RunLifecycleEngineTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d963e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/RunLifecycleEngineTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,443 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+[Collection("WorkflowsPostgres")]
+public class RunLifecycleEngineTests
+{
+    private readonly WorkflowsPostgresFixture _fixture;
+
+    public RunLifecycleEngineTests(WorkflowsPostgresFixture fixture)
+    {
+        _fixture = fixture;
+    }
+
+    private static RunLifecycleEngine NewEngine(FakeEventBus events, FakeLeaseService leases, int maxRetries = 3, int retryBaseDelayMs = 0)
+        => new(events, leases,
+            new ConfigurationBuilder()
+                .AddInMemoryCollection(new Dictionary<string, string?>
+                {
+                    ["Workflows:MaxRetries"] = maxRetries.ToString(),
+                    ["Workflows:RetryBaseDelayMs"] = retryBaseDelayMs.ToString(),
+                })
+                .Build(),
+            NullLogger<RunLifecycleEngine>.Instance);
+
+    private static TaskDispatcher NewDispatcher(WorkflowsDbContext db, FakeJobQueue jobs)
+        => new(db, jobs, new ConfigurationBuilder().Build(), NullLogger<TaskDispatcher>.Instance);
+
+    private static IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> ResultFields(
+        WorkflowRun run, WorkflowTask task, int attempt, bool success, string? output = null, string? error = null)
+    {
+        var invocation = new TaskInvocation(
+            TaskInvocation.TypeValue, run.Id.ToString(), task.Id.ToString(), task.Key,
+            task.Language, "x", null, new Dictionary<string, string>(), null, null, run.TenantId, attempt);
+        var result = new ExecutionResult(success, success ? 0 : 1, string.Empty, string.Empty, output, error, TimeSpan.Zero);
+        return TaskResultMessage.ToFields(invocation, result);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>The engine is multi-tenant: it scans the whole DB. The shared Postgres
+    /// fixture may contain other tests' tenants, so assert on this tenant's jobs only.</summary>
+    private static List<IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string>> EnqueuedFor(FakeJobQueue jobs, string tenantId)
+        => jobs.Enqueued.Where(x => x.TenantId == tenantId).Select(x => x.Fields).ToList();
+
+    private static string Tenant() => "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Dispatch_marks_run_running_and_enqueues_root()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddPendingRun(db, workflow, "{\"in\":1}");
+
+        var jobs = new FakeJobQueue();
+        var engine = NewEngine(new FakeEventBus(), new FakeLeaseService());
+
+        var dispatched = await engine.DispatchPendingAsync(db, NewDispatcher(db, jobs), default);
+
+        Assert.True(dispatched >= 1);
+
+        var reloaded = await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == run.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Running, reloaded.Status);
+        Assert.NotNull(reloaded.StartedAt);
+
+        var fields = Assert.Single(EnqueuedFor(jobs, tenantId));
+        Assert.Equal("root", fields["task_key"]);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"in\":1}", fields["input"]);
+        Assert.Equal("1", fields["attempt"]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Full_chain_runs_to_completion()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddPendingRun(db, workflow);
+
+        var jobs = new FakeJobQueue();
+        var events = new FakeEventBus();
+        var engine = NewEngine(events, new FakeLeaseService());
+        var dispatcher = NewDispatcher(db, jobs);
+        var store = new DurableStateStore(db);
+
+        await engine.DispatchPendingAsync(db, dispatcher, default);
+
+        var root = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "root");
+        var a = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "a");
+        var b = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "b");
+
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, root, 1, true, "{\"out\":1}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        var mine = EnqueuedFor(jobs, tenantId);
+        Assert.Equal(2, mine.Count);
+        Assert.Equal("a", mine[1]["task_key"]);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"out\":1}", mine[1]["input"]);
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Running, (await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == run.Id)).Status);
+
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, a, 1, true, "{\"out\":2}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        mine = EnqueuedFor(jobs, tenantId);
+        Assert.Equal(3, mine.Count);
+        Assert.Equal("b", mine[2]["task_key"]);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"out\":2}", mine[2]["input"]);
+
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, b, 1, true, "{\"out\":3}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        var final = await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == run.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Succeeded, final.Status);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"out\":3}", final.OutputJson);
+        Assert.NotNull(final.FinishedAt);
+        Assert.Equal(3, EnqueuedFor(jobs, tenantId).Count); // no further dispatch
+
+        var taskRuns = await db.TaskRuns.Where(t => t.RunId == run.Id).ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Equal(3, taskRuns.Count);
+        Assert.All(taskRuns, t => Assert.Equal(TaskRunStatus.Succeeded, t.Status));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Failed_task_without_compensation_is_dead_lettered()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddPendingRun(db, workflow);
+
+        var jobs = new FakeJobQueue();
+        var events = new FakeEventBus();
+        var engine = NewEngine(events, new FakeLeaseService(), maxRetries: 0);
+        var dispatcher = NewDispatcher(db, jobs);
+        var store = new DurableStateStore(db);
+
+        await engine.DispatchPendingAsync(db, dispatcher, default);
+
+        var root = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "root");
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, root, 1, false, error: "boom"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        var final = await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == run.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Dead, final.Status);
+        Assert.Equal("boom", final.Error);
+        Assert.NotNull(final.FinishedAt);
+
+        var rootRun = await db.TaskRuns.SingleAsync(t => t.RunId == run.Id && t.TaskId == root.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(TaskRunStatus.Dead, rootRun.Status);
+
+        var dlq = Assert.Single(jobs.DeadLetteredFor(tenantId));
+        Assert.Equal("max_retries_exceeded", dlq.Reason);
+        Assert.Equal("boom", dlq.Fields["dlq.error"]);
+        Assert.Equal("root", dlq.Fields["task_key"]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Failed_task_retries_with_backoff_then_dead_letters()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddPendingRun(db, workflow);
+
+        var jobs = new FakeJobQueue();
+        var events = new FakeEventBus();
+        var engine = NewEngine(events, new FakeLeaseService(), maxRetries: 2);
+        var dispatcher = NewDispatcher(db, jobs);
+        var store = new DurableStateStore(db);
+
+        await engine.DispatchPendingAsync(db, dispatcher, default);
+
+        var root = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "root");
+
+        // Attempt 1 fails → retry scheduled; run stays Running.
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, root, 1, false, error: "boom"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Running, (await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == run.Id)).Status);
+        Assert.NotNull((await db.TaskRuns.SingleAsync(t => t.RunId == run.Id && t.Attempt == 1)).NextAttemptAt);
+
+        // Retry fires attempt 2.
+        await engine.RetryDueAsync(db, dispatcher, default);
+        Assert.Equal(2, jobs.EnqueuedFor(tenantId).Count);
+
+        // Attempt 2 fails → retry scheduled again.
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, root, 2, false, error: "boom"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        // Retry fires attempt 3 (maxRetries=2 → 3 total attempts).
+        await engine.RetryDueAsync(db, dispatcher, default);
+        Assert.Equal(3, jobs.EnqueuedFor(tenantId).Count);
+
+        // Attempt 3 fails → retries exhausted → dead-letter.
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, root, 3, false, error: "boom"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Dead, (await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == run.Id)).Status);
+        Assert.Single(jobs.DeadLetteredFor(tenantId));
+
+        var attempts = await db.TaskRuns.Where(t => t.RunId == run.Id).OrderBy(t => t.Attempt).ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Equal(3, attempts.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Failed_task_with_onError_runs_compensation_and_marks_run_failed()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.SagaYaml, "workflows/saga.yaml");
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddPendingRun(db, workflow);
+
+        var jobs = new FakeJobQueue();
+        var events = new FakeEventBus();
+        var engine = NewEngine(events, new FakeLeaseService(), maxRetries: 0);
+        var dispatcher = NewDispatcher(db, jobs);
+        var store = new DurableStateStore(db);
+
+        await engine.DispatchPendingAsync(db, dispatcher, default);
+
+        var root = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "root");
+        var a = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "a");
+        var compA = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "compensate_a");
+
+        // root succeeds → dispatches a.
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, root, 1, true, "{\"out\":1}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        // a fails → retries exhausted → run compensates via a.onError.
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, a, 1, false, error: "a boom"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Compensating, (await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == run.Id)).Status);
+        Assert.Equal("compensate_a", jobs.EnqueuedFor(tenantId)[^1]["task_key"]);
+
+        // Compensation succeeds → run Failed (compensated).
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, compA, 1, true, "{}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        var final = await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == run.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Failed, final.Status);
+        Assert.Equal("a boom", final.Error);
+
+        var compRun = await db.TaskRuns.SingleAsync(t => t.RunId == run.Id && t.TaskId == compA.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(TaskRunStatus.Compensated, compRun.Status);
+        Assert.True(compRun.IsCompensation);
+
+        Assert.Empty(jobs.DeadLetteredFor(tenantId));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Reverse_compensation_walks_succeeded_prefix_in_reverse()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.SagaYaml, "workflows/saga.yaml");
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddPendingRun(db, workflow);
+
+        var jobs = new FakeJobQueue();
+        var events = new FakeEventBus();
+        var engine = NewEngine(events, new FakeLeaseService(), maxRetries: 0);
+        var dispatcher = NewDispatcher(db, jobs);
+        var store = new DurableStateStore(db);
+
+        await engine.DispatchPendingAsync(db, dispatcher, default);
+
+        var root = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "root");
+        var a = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "a");
+        var b = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "b");
+        var c = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "c");
+
+        // Drive the success chain root → a → b → c.
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, root, 1, true, "{\"out\":1}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, a, 1, true, "{\"out\":2}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, b, 1, true, "{\"out\":3}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        // c fails → plan = [compensate_c (own onError), compensate_b, compensate_a].
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, c, 1, false, error: "c boom"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        var compC = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "compensate_c");
+        var compB = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "compensate_b");
+        var compA = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "compensate_a");
+
+        Assert.Equal("compensate_c", jobs.EnqueuedFor(tenantId)[^1]["task_key"]);
+
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, compC, 1, true, "{}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+        Assert.Equal("compensate_b", jobs.EnqueuedFor(tenantId)[^1]["task_key"]);
+
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, compB, 1, true, "{}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+        Assert.Equal("compensate_a", jobs.EnqueuedFor(tenantId)[^1]["task_key"]);
+
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, compA, 1, true, "{}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Failed, (await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == run.Id)).Status);
+        Assert.Empty(jobs.DeadLetteredFor(tenantId));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Failed_compensation_dead_letters_the_run()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.SagaYaml, "workflows/saga.yaml");
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddPendingRun(db, workflow);
+
+        var jobs = new FakeJobQueue();
+        var events = new FakeEventBus();
+        var engine = NewEngine(events, new FakeLeaseService(), maxRetries: 0);
+        var dispatcher = NewDispatcher(db, jobs);
+        var store = new DurableStateStore(db);
+
+        await engine.DispatchPendingAsync(db, dispatcher, default);
+
+        var root = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "root");
+        var a = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "a");
+        var compA = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "compensate_a");
+
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, root, 1, true, "{\"out\":1}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, a, 1, false, error: "a boom"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        // The compensation step itself fails → dead-letter.
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, compA, 1, false, error: "compensation boom"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        var final = await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == run.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Dead, final.Status);
+        Assert.Equal("compensation boom", final.Error);
+
+        var compRun = await db.TaskRuns.SingleAsync(t => t.RunId == run.Id && t.TaskId == compA.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(TaskRunStatus.Dead, compRun.Status);
+
+        var dlq = Assert.Single(jobs.DeadLetteredFor(tenantId));
+        Assert.Equal("max_retries_exceeded", dlq.Reason);
+        Assert.Equal("compensation boom", dlq.Fields["dlq.error"]);
+        Assert.Equal("compensate_a", dlq.Fields["task_key"]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Durable_run_checkpoints_then_clears_on_completion()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.DurableYaml, "workflows/durable.yaml");
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddPendingRun(db, workflow);
+
+        var jobs = new FakeJobQueue();
+        var events = new FakeEventBus();
+        var engine = NewEngine(events, new FakeLeaseService());
+        var dispatcher = NewDispatcher(db, jobs);
+        var store = new DurableStateStore(db);
+
+        await engine.DispatchPendingAsync(db, dispatcher, default);
+
+        var root = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "root");
+        var a = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "a");
+
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, root, 1, true, "{\"s\":1}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        // Checkpoint recorded: instance = run id, next task = a, input = root output.
+        var checkpoint = await db.DurableStates.SingleAsync(d => d.InstanceId == run.Id.ToString());
+        Assert.Equal(a.Id, checkpoint.TaskId);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"s\":1}", checkpoint.StateJson);
+        Assert.Equal("test-correlation", checkpoint.CorrelationId);
+
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, ResultFields(run, a, 1, true, "{\"s\":2}"));
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        var final = await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == run.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Succeeded, final.Status);
+        Assert.False(await db.DurableStates.AnyAsync(d => d.InstanceId == run.Id.ToString()));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Resume_dispatches_the_start_task_instead_of_root()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+        var a = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "a");
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddPendingRun(db, workflow, "{\"resume\":true}", a.Id);
+
+        var jobs = new FakeJobQueue();
+        var engine = NewEngine(new FakeEventBus(), new FakeLeaseService());
+
+        await engine.DispatchPendingAsync(db, NewDispatcher(db, jobs), default);
+
+        var fields = Assert.Single(EnqueuedFor(jobs, tenantId));
+        Assert.Equal("a", fields["task_key"]);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"resume\":true}", fields["input"]);
+
+        var reloaded = await db.WorkflowRuns.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == run.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(RunStatus.Running, reloaded.Status);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Duplicate_result_is_ignored()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddPendingRun(db, workflow);
+
+        var jobs = new FakeJobQueue();
+        var events = new FakeEventBus();
+        var engine = NewEngine(events, new FakeLeaseService());
+        var dispatcher = NewDispatcher(db, jobs);
+        var store = new DurableStateStore(db);
+
+        await engine.DispatchPendingAsync(db, dispatcher, default);
+
+        var root = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "root");
+        var rootResult = ResultFields(run, root, 1, true, "{\"out\":1}");
+
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, rootResult);
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, EnqueuedFor(jobs, tenantId).Count); // root + a
+
+        // Replay the exact same root result — must be a no-op.
+        events.SeedResult(tenantId, rootResult);
+        await engine.ProcessResultsAsync(db, dispatcher, store, default);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, EnqueuedFor(jobs, tenantId).Count); // no new dispatch
+        var rootRun = await db.TaskRuns.SingleAsync(t => t.TaskId == root.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(TaskRunStatus.Succeeded, rootRun.Status);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/RunsControllerTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/RunsControllerTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f295a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/RunsControllerTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using w4c_workflows.Controllers;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+[Collection("WorkflowsPostgres")]
+public class RunsControllerTests
+{
+    private readonly WorkflowsPostgresFixture _fixture;
+
+    public RunsControllerTests(WorkflowsPostgresFixture fixture)
+    {
+        _fixture = fixture;
+    }
+
+    private static RunsController Controller(WorkflowsDbContext db, string tenantId)
+    {
+        var controller = new RunsController(db)
+        {
+            ControllerContext = new ControllerContext { HttpContext = new DefaultHttpContext() },
+        };
+        controller.HttpContext.Items["TenantId"] = tenantId;
+        return controller;
+    }
+
+    private static string Tenant() => "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task List_returns_runs_newest_first_scoped_to_tenant()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+
+        var older = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddRun(db, workflow, RunStatus.Succeeded,
+            startedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-10), finishedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-9));
+        var newer = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddRun(db, workflow, RunStatus.Failed,
+            startedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-1), finishedAt: DateTime.UtcNow, error: "boom");
+
+        // A second tenant's runs must never leak into the response.
+        var other = Tenant();
+        var otherWorkflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, other, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+        WorkflowDataHelpers.AddRun(db, otherWorkflow, RunStatus.Running, startedAt: DateTime.UtcNow);
+
+        var result = Assert.IsType<OkObjectResult>(await Controller(db, tenantId).List(null, 50, 0, default));
+        var body = Assert.IsType<RunsController.RunListResponse>(result.Value);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, body.Total);
+        Assert.Equal(new[] { newer.Id, older.Id }, body.Runs.Select(r => r.Id).ToArray());
+        Assert.Equal("linear", body.Runs[0].WorkflowName);
+        Assert.Equal("boom", body.Runs[0].Error);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task List_filters_by_workflow()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var wf1 = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml, "workflows/a.yaml");
+        var wf2 = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.DurableYaml, "workflows/b.yaml");
+
+        WorkflowDataHelpers.AddRun(db, wf1, RunStatus.Succeeded, DateTime.UtcNow);
+        WorkflowDataHelpers.AddRun(db, wf2, RunStatus.Failed, DateTime.UtcNow);
+
+        var result = Assert.IsType<OkObjectResult>(await Controller(db, tenantId).List(wf1.Id, 50, 0, default));
+        var body = Assert.IsType<RunsController.RunListResponse>(result.Value);
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, body.Total);
+        Assert.Equal(wf1.Id, body.Runs[0].WorkflowId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Get_returns_detail_and_404s_for_foreign_run()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddRun(db, workflow, RunStatus.Succeeded,
+            DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-1), DateTime.UtcNow, error: null);
+
+        var controller = Controller(db, tenantId);
+        var result = Assert.IsType<OkObjectResult>(await controller.Get(run.Id, default));
+        var detail = Assert.IsType<RunsController.RunDetail>(result.Value);
+        Assert.Equal(run.Id, detail.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(workflow.Id, detail.WorkflowId);
+        Assert.Equal("linear", detail.WorkflowName);
+
+        // A run owned by another tenant is not visible.
+        var other = Tenant();
+        var otherWorkflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, other, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+        var foreignRun = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddRun(db, otherWorkflow, RunStatus.Succeeded, DateTime.UtcNow);
+        Assert.IsType<NotFoundObjectResult>(await controller.Get(foreignRun.Id, default));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Tasks_returns_task_runs_in_dispatch_order()
+    {
+        var tenantId = Tenant();
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddRun(db, workflow, RunStatus.Running, DateTime.UtcNow);
+
+        var root = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "root");
+        var a = WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "a");
+        db.TaskRuns.AddRange(
+            new TaskRun { Id = Guid.NewGuid(), RunId = run.Id, TaskId = root.Id, Attempt = 1, Status = TaskRunStatus.Succeeded, StartedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-2), FinishedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-1) },
+            new TaskRun { Id = Guid.NewGuid(), RunId = run.Id, TaskId = a.Id, Attempt = 1, Status = TaskRunStatus.Failed, Error = "boom", IsCompensation = true, StartedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-1), FinishedAt = DateTime.UtcNow });
+        db.SaveChanges();
+
+        var result = Assert.IsType<OkObjectResult>(await Controller(db, tenantId).Tasks(run.Id, default));
+        var tasks = Assert.IsType<List<RunsController.TaskRunSummary>>(result.Value);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, tasks.Count);
+        Assert.Equal("root", tasks[0].TaskKey);
+        Assert.Equal("a", tasks[1].TaskKey);
+        Assert.True(tasks[1].IsCompensation);
+        Assert.Equal("boom", tasks[1].Error);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/RuntimeRegistryTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/RuntimeRegistryTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6058546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/RuntimeRegistryTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+public class RuntimeRegistryTests
+{
+    private static IConfiguration Config => new ConfigurationBuilder().Build();
+
+    private static RuntimeRegistry NewRegistry()
+    {
+        IScriptExecutor[] executors =
+        {
+            new SubprocessScriptExecutor("shell", "sh", Config),
+            new SubprocessScriptExecutor("python", "python3", Config),
+            new SubprocessScriptExecutor("javascript", "node", Config),
+            new TypeScriptExecutor(Config),
+            new CSharpScriptExecutor(),
+        };
+        return new RuntimeRegistry(new LanguageRegistry(), executors);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Lists_all_six_languages_in_declared_order()
+    {
+        // W9 adds the 'agent' step type (executed via chatapi) to the registry.
+        Assert.Equal(
+            new[] { "shell", "javascript", "typescript", "csharp", "python", "agent" },
+            NewRegistry().All.Select(r => r.Id));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolves_every_subprocess_language_to_an_executor()
+    {
+        var registry = NewRegistry();
+        foreach (var id in new[] { "shell", "javascript", "typescript", "csharp", "python" })
+            Assert.NotNull(registry.Resolve(id));
+        // 'agent' is executor-backed by DI registration in Program.cs, not this manual array;
+        // its availability depends on the ChatApiUrl config being set.
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Rejects_unknown_language()
+    {
+        Assert.Null(NewRegistry().Resolve("cobol"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CSharp_runtime_is_always_available()
+    {
+        var csharp = NewRegistry().All.Single(r => r.Id == "csharp");
+        Assert.True(csharp.Available);
+        Assert.True(NewRegistry().IsAvailable("csharp"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/SubprocessScriptExecutorTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/SubprocessScriptExecutorTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a97fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/SubprocessScriptExecutorTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+public class SubprocessScriptExecutorTests
+{
+    private static SubprocessScriptExecutor Shell(int timeoutSeconds = 60)
+    {
+        var config = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+            .AddInMemoryCollection(new Dictionary<string, string?>
+            {
+                ["Workflows:TaskTimeoutSeconds"] = timeoutSeconds.ToString(),
+            })
+            .Build();
+        return new SubprocessScriptExecutor("shell", "sh", config);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Shell_reads_stdin_and_returns_json_output()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("task.sh", """
+            #!/bin/sh
+            read input
+            echo "{\"ok\":true,\"value\":$input}"
+            """);
+
+        var result = await Shell().ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("shell", "task.sh", "{\"x\":1}", dir.Path), default);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Success, result.Error);
+        Assert.Equal(0, result.ExitCode);
+        using var output = JsonDocument.Parse(result.Output!);
+        Assert.True(output.RootElement.GetProperty("ok").GetBoolean());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Shell_nonzero_exit_reports_stderr_as_error()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("task.sh", """
+            #!/bin/sh
+            echo "boom" 1>&2
+            exit 3
+            """);
+
+        var result = await Shell().ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("shell", "task.sh", "{}", dir.Path), default);
+
+        Assert.False(result.Success);
+        Assert.Equal(3, result.ExitCode);
+        Assert.Contains("boom", result.Error);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Shell_non_json_stdout_is_wrapped_as_string()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("task.sh", "#!/bin/sh\necho \"hello world\"\n");
+
+        var result = await Shell().ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("shell", "task.sh", "{}", dir.Path), default);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Success, result.Error);
+        using var output = JsonDocument.Parse(result.Output!);
+        Assert.Equal("hello world", output.RootElement.GetString());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Shell_is_killed_when_it_exceeds_the_time_limit()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("task.sh", "#!/bin/sh\nsleep 5\n");
+
+        var result = await Shell(timeoutSeconds: 1).ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("shell", "task.sh", "{}", dir.Path), default);
+
+        Assert.False(result.Success);
+        Assert.Contains("time limit", result.Error);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Python_reads_stdin_and_returns_json_output()
+    {
+        var executor = new SubprocessScriptExecutor("python", "python3", new ConfigurationBuilder().Build());
+        if (!executor.IsAvailable())
+            return; // python3 not installed on this host — availability is covered by RuntimeRegistryTests
+
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("task.py", """
+            import sys, json
+            print(json.dumps({"echo": sys.stdin.read().strip()}))
+            """);
+
+        var result = await executor.ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("python", "task.py", "{\"x\":1}", dir.Path), default);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Success, result.Error);
+        Assert.Contains("\\\"x\\\":1", result.Output);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Javascript_runs_under_node()
+    {
+        var executor = new SubprocessScriptExecutor("javascript", "node", new ConfigurationBuilder().Build());
+        if (!executor.IsAvailable())
+            return; // node not installed on this host — availability is covered by RuntimeRegistryTests
+
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("task.js", """
+            let input = "";
+            process.stdin.on("data", (c) => (input += c));
+            process.stdin.on("end", () => {
+              const data = JSON.parse(input);
+              console.log(JSON.stringify({ doubled: data.n * 2 }));
+            });
+            """);
+
+        var result = await executor.ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("javascript", "task.js", "{\"n\":21}", dir.Path), default);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Success, result.Error);
+        using var output = JsonDocument.Parse(result.Output!);
+        Assert.Equal(42, output.RootElement.GetProperty("doubled").GetInt32());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TaskDispatcherTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TaskDispatcherTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae881e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TaskDispatcherTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+[Collection("WorkflowsPostgres")]
+public class TaskDispatcherTests
+{
+    private readonly WorkflowsPostgresFixture _fixture;
+
+    public TaskDispatcherTests(WorkflowsPostgresFixture fixture)
+    {
+        _fixture = fixture;
+    }
+
+    private static TaskDispatcher NewDispatcher(WorkflowsDbContext db, FakeJobQueue jobs)
+        => new(db, jobs, new ConfigurationBuilder().Build(), NullLogger<TaskDispatcher>.Instance);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Dispatch_creates_task_run_and_enqueues_job()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+        var run = WorkflowDataHelpers.AddPendingRun(db, workflow, "{\"input\":1}");
+
+        var jobs = new FakeJobQueue();
+        var dispatcher = NewDispatcher(db, jobs);
+
+        var taskRunId = await dispatcher.DispatchAsync(
+            run, WorkflowDataHelpers.TaskByKey(workflow, "root"), workflow.Path, run.InputJson, 1, default);
+
+        // The TaskRun is persisted before the job is enqueued.
+        var taskRun = await db.TaskRuns.SingleAsync(t => t.Id == taskRunId);
+        Assert.Equal(run.Id, taskRun.RunId);
+        Assert.Equal(TaskRunStatus.Running, taskRun.Status);
+        Assert.Equal(1, taskRun.Attempt);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"input\":1}", taskRun.InputJson);
+
+        var (tenant, fields) = Assert.Single(jobs.Enqueued);
+        Assert.Equal(tenantId, tenant);
+        Assert.Equal(TaskInvocation.TypeValue, fields["type"]);
+        Assert.Equal(run.Id.ToString(), fields["run_id"]);
+        Assert.Equal("root", fields["task_key"]);
+        Assert.Equal("root.sh", fields["entry_file"]);
+        Assert.EndsWith("workflows", fields["working_dir"]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TaskResultTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TaskResultTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..576e73e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TaskResultTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+public class TaskResultTests
+{
+    private static TaskInvocation Invocation() => new(
+        TaskInvocation.TypeValue, "run-1", "task-1", "root",
+        "shell", "a.sh", null, new Dictionary<string, string>(), "{}", null, "tenant-1", 1);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Parses_success_fields_published_by_the_worker()
+    {
+        var result = new ExecutionResult(true, 0, "stdout", string.Empty, "{\"ok\":true}", null, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(42));
+        var parsed = TaskResult.FromFields(TaskResultMessage.ToFields(Invocation(), result));
+
+        Assert.True(parsed.Success);
+        Assert.Equal("run-1", parsed.RunId);
+        Assert.Equal("task-1", parsed.TaskId);
+        Assert.Equal(1, parsed.Attempt);
+        Assert.Equal("tenant-1", parsed.TenantId);
+        Assert.Equal(0, parsed.ExitCode);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"ok\":true}", parsed.Output);
+        Assert.Null(parsed.Error);
+        Assert.Equal(42, parsed.DurationMs);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Parses_failure_fields_with_error()
+    {
+        var result = new ExecutionResult(false, 1, string.Empty, "boom", null, "boom", TimeSpan.Zero);
+        var parsed = TaskResult.FromFields(TaskResultMessage.ToFields(Invocation(), result));
+
+        Assert.False(parsed.Success);
+        Assert.Equal(1, parsed.ExitCode);
+        Assert.Equal("boom", parsed.Error);
+        Assert.Null(parsed.Output);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Throws_when_required_fields_are_missing()
+    {
+        var fields = new Dictionary<string, string> { ["type"] = "task.result" };
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => TaskResult.FromFields(fields));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TaskRunMessageTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TaskRunMessageTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5165d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TaskRunMessageTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+public class TaskRunMessageTests
+{
+    private static WorkflowRun NewRun() => new()
+    {
+        Id = Guid.Parse("11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111"),
+        WorkflowId = Guid.NewGuid(),
+        TenantId = "t1",
+        Status = RunStatus.Running,
+    };
+
+    private static WorkflowTask NewTask() => new()
+    {
+        Id = Guid.Parse("22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222"),
+        WorkflowId = Guid.NewGuid(),
+        Key = "root",
+        Language = "shell",
+        Mode = WorkflowMode.Function,
+        EntryJson = "{\"file\":\"root.sh\",\"function\":\"main\"}",
+        EnvJson = "{\"FOO\":\"bar\"}",
+    };
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Serializes_fields_the_worker_can_parse_back()
+    {
+        var fields = TaskRunMessage.ToFields(
+            NewRun(), NewTask(), "{\"x\":1}", "/repo/workflows", 2);
+
+        var invocation = TaskInvocation.FromFields(fields);
+
+        Assert.Equal(TaskInvocation.TypeValue, invocation.Type);
+        Assert.Equal("11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111", invocation.RunId);
+        Assert.Equal("22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222", invocation.TaskId);
+        Assert.Equal("root", invocation.TaskKey);
+        Assert.Equal("shell", invocation.Language);
+        Assert.Equal("root.sh", invocation.EntryFile);
+        Assert.Equal("main", invocation.EntryFunction);
+        Assert.Equal("{\"x\":1}", invocation.Input);
+        Assert.Equal("/repo/workflows", invocation.WorkingDir);
+        Assert.Equal("t1", invocation.TenantId);
+        Assert.Equal(2, invocation.Attempt);
+        Assert.Equal("bar", invocation.Env["FOO"]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Omits_optional_fields_when_absent()
+    {
+        var task = NewTask();
+        task.EntryJson = "{\"file\":\"a.sh\"}"; // no function
+        task.EnvJson = null;
+
+        var fields = TaskRunMessage.ToFields(NewRun(), task, null, null, 1);
+        var invocation = TaskInvocation.FromFields(fields);
+
+        Assert.Null(invocation.EntryFunction);
+        Assert.Null(invocation.Input);
+        Assert.Null(invocation.WorkingDir);
+        Assert.Empty(invocation.Env);
+        Assert.Equal(1, invocation.Attempt);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Carries_server_reference_when_set_and_omits_when_absent()
+    {
+        // S8: a task targeting a managed server serializes the server id through the
+        // wire contract so the worker can execute it remotely instead of locally.
+        var withServer = NewTask();
+        withServer.Server = "srv-07";
+        var fields = TaskRunMessage.ToFields(NewRun(), withServer, null, null, 1);
+
+        Assert.Equal("srv-07", fields["server"]);
+        var invocation = TaskInvocation.FromFields(fields);
+        Assert.Equal("srv-07", invocation.Server);
+
+        // No server field => local subprocess path (the default) => null.
+        var withoutServer = NewTask();
+        var bareFields = TaskRunMessage.ToFields(NewRun(), withoutServer, null, null, 1);
+        Assert.False(bareFields.ContainsKey("server"));
+        Assert.Null(TaskInvocation.FromFields(bareFields).Server);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TestHelpers.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TestHelpers.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f16986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TestHelpers.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>A self-cleaning temp directory for executor tests.</summary>
+internal sealed class TempDir : IDisposable
+{
+    public string Path { get; }
+
+    public TempDir()
+    {
+        Path = System.IO.Path.Combine(System.IO.Path.GetTempPath(), "wf-test-" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"));
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(Path);
+    }
+
+    public string Write(string relativePath, string content)
+    {
+        var full = System.IO.Path.Combine(Path, relativePath);
+        var dir = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(full);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(dir))
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
+        File.WriteAllText(full, content);
+        return full;
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        try { Directory.Delete(Path, recursive: true); } catch { /* best effort */ }
+    }
+}
+
+internal static class Invocation
+{
+    /// <summary>Builds a minimal task invocation for a single-file language.</summary>
+    public static TaskInvocation For(
+        string language,
+        string entryFile,
+        string? input = null,
+        string? workingDir = null,
+        string? entryFunction = null)
+        => new(
+            TaskInvocation.TypeValue,
+            "run-1",
+            "task-1",
+            "task-key",
+            language,
+            entryFile,
+            entryFunction,
+            new Dictionary<string, string>(),
+            input,
+            workingDir,
+            "tenant-1",
+            1);
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TriggerDueTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TriggerDueTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca4cf88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TriggerDueTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Triggers;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+public class TriggerDueTests
+{
+    private static readonly DateTimeOffset Now = new(2026, 8, 28, 14, 30, 0, TimeSpan.Zero);
+
+    private static TriggerSpec Interval(string interval) =>
+        TriggerSpec.Parse($"{{\"type\":\"interval\",\"interval\":\"{interval}\"}}", out _)!;
+
+    private static TriggerSpec Cron(string expr) =>
+        TriggerSpec.Parse($"{{\"type\":\"cron\",\"cron\":\"{expr}\"}}", out _)!;
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Fires_on_first_discovery_when_no_last_fire()
+    {
+        Assert.True(TriggerDue.IsDue(Interval("30m"), null, Now));
+        Assert.True(TriggerDue.IsDue(Cron("0 9 * * *"), null, Now));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Interval_not_due_before_elapse()
+    {
+        var lastFire = Now.AddMinutes(-10);
+        Assert.False(TriggerDue.IsDue(Interval("30m"), lastFire, Now));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Interval_due_once_elapsed()
+    {
+        var lastFire = Now.AddMinutes(-31);
+        Assert.True(TriggerDue.IsDue(Interval("30m"), lastFire, Now));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Interval_zero_is_never_due()
+    {
+        var spec = new TriggerSpec(TriggerType.Interval, null, TimeSpan.Zero, null, null);
+        Assert.False(TriggerDue.IsDue(spec, Now.AddHours(-1), Now));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Cron_due_when_next_occurrence_has_passed()
+    {
+        // 9:00 daily; last fired yesterday 09:00, now past today's 09:00.
+        var lastFire = new DateTimeOffset(2026, 8, 27, 9, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero);
+        Assert.True(TriggerDue.IsDue(Cron("0 9 * * *"), lastFire, Now));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Cron_not_due_when_next_occurrence_in_future()
+    {
+        var lastFire = Now.AddMinutes(-1); // fired 1 minute ago; next daily 09:00 is future
+        Assert.False(TriggerDue.IsDue(Cron("0 9 * * *"), lastFire, Now));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Unknown_type_is_never_due()
+    {
+        var spec = new TriggerSpec("webhook", null, null, "/h/x", null);
+        Assert.False(TriggerDue.IsDue(spec, Now.AddHours(-1), Now));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TriggerSpecTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TriggerSpecTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c71adb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TriggerSpecTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Triggers;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+public class TriggerSpecTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Parses_cron_trigger()
+    {
+        var spec = TriggerSpec.Parse("{\"type\":\"cron\",\"cron\":\"0 */6 * * *\"}", out var error);
+
+        Assert.Null(error);
+        Assert.NotNull(spec);
+        Assert.Equal(TriggerType.Cron, spec!.Type);
+        Assert.Equal("0 */6 * * *", spec.Cron);
+        Assert.Null(spec.Interval);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Parses_interval_trigger_into_a_timespan()
+    {
+        var spec = TriggerSpec.Parse("{\"type\":\"interval\",\"interval\":\"30m\"}", out var error);
+
+        Assert.Null(error);
+        Assert.NotNull(spec);
+        Assert.Equal(TriggerType.Interval, spec!.Type);
+        Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(30), spec.Interval);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Parses_webhook_trigger()
+    {
+        var spec = TriggerSpec.Parse("{\"type\":\"webhook\",\"webhookPath\":\"/h/orders\"}", out var error);
+
+        Assert.Null(error);
+        Assert.Equal("/h/orders", spec!.WebhookPath);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Parses_queue_trigger_with_stream()
+    {
+        var spec = TriggerSpec.Parse("{\"type\":\"queue\",\"stream\":\"orders\"}", out var error);
+
+        Assert.Null(error);
+        Assert.Equal(TriggerType.Queue, spec!.Type);
+        Assert.Equal("orders", spec.Stream);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Null_json_returns_null_without_error()
+    {
+        var spec = TriggerSpec.Parse(null, out var error);
+
+        Assert.Null(spec);
+        Assert.Null(error);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Invalid_interval_returns_null_with_error()
+    {
+        var spec = TriggerSpec.Parse("{\"type\":\"interval\",\"interval\":\"soon\"}", out var error);
+
+        Assert.Null(spec);
+        Assert.NotNull(error);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Malformed_json_returns_null_with_error()
+    {
+        var spec = TriggerSpec.Parse("{not json", out var error);
+
+        Assert.Null(spec);
+        Assert.NotNull(error);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Missing_type_returns_null_with_error()
+    {
+        var spec = TriggerSpec.Parse("{\"cron\":\"0 9 * * *\"}", out var error);
+
+        Assert.Null(spec);
+        Assert.NotNull(error);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TypeScriptExecutorTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TypeScriptExecutorTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59c2da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/TypeScriptExecutorTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Execution;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+public class TypeScriptExecutorTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Bundles_entry_with_imports_and_runs_under_node()
+    {
+        var executor = new TypeScriptExecutor(new ConfigurationBuilder().Build());
+        if (!executor.IsAvailable())
+            return; // esbuild/node not installed on this host — availability is covered by RuntimeRegistryTests
+
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        dir.Write("helper.ts", "export function double(n: number): number { return n * 2; }\n");
+        dir.Write("task.ts", """
+            import { double } from "./helper";
+            let input = "";
+            process.stdin.on("data", (c) => (input += c));
+            process.stdin.on("end", () => {
+              const data = JSON.parse(input);
+              console.log(JSON.stringify({ doubled: double(data.n) }));
+            });
+            """);
+
+        var result = await executor.ExecuteAsync(
+            Invocation.For("typescript", "task.ts", "{\"n\":21}", dir.Path), default);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Success, result.Error);
+        using var output = JsonDocument.Parse(result.Output!);
+        Assert.Equal(42, output.RootElement.GetProperty("doubled").GetInt32());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowCompilerTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowCompilerTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..720bab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowCompilerTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+public class WorkflowCompilerTests
+{
+    private const string Tenant = "t1";
+    private const string Path = "workflows/main-task.yaml";
+
+    private static readonly string ExampleYaml = """
+        name: main-task
+        description: Root handler consuming order events
+        mode: handler
+        language: typescript
+        target: default
+        trigger:
+          type: queue
+          stream: orders
+        entry: { file: index.ts, function: handler }
+        env: { FOO: "bar" }
+        tasks:
+          - id: validate
+            parent: root
+            next: enrich
+            onError: compensate
+            language: python
+            entry: { file: validate.py }
+          - id: enrich
+            parent: root
+            next: persist
+            language: csharp
+            entry: { file: Enrich.cs }
+          - id: persist
+            parent: root
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: persist.sh }
+          - id: compensate
+            parent: root
+            language: python
+            entry: { file: compensate.py }
+        """;
+
+    private static WorkflowCompiler NewCompiler()
+        => new(new WorkflowValidator(new LanguageRegistry()));
+
+    private static Guid TaskId(string id) => DeterministicGuid.For($"task::{Tenant}::{Path}::{id}");
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Compiles_plan_example_with_correct_flow()
+    {
+        var result = NewCompiler().Compile(ExampleYaml, Path, Tenant);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Success, string.Join("\n", result.Errors));
+        var wf = result.Workflow!.Workflow;
+        var tasks = result.Workflow!.Tasks;
+
+        Assert.Equal("main-task", wf.Name);
+        Assert.Equal(WorkflowMode.Handler, wf.Mode);
+        Assert.Equal("compiled", wf.Status);
+
+        // 1 root + 4 declared tasks.
+        Assert.Equal(5, tasks.Count);
+
+        var root = tasks.Single(t => t.Order == 0);
+        var validate = tasks.Single(t => t.Id == TaskId("validate"));
+        var enrich = tasks.Single(t => t.Id == TaskId("enrich"));
+        var persist = tasks.Single(t => t.Id == TaskId("persist"));
+        var compensate = tasks.Single(t => t.Id == TaskId("compensate"));
+
+        Assert.Null(root.ParentId);
+        Assert.Equal(validate.Id, root.NextId);
+
+        Assert.Equal(root.Id, validate.ParentId);
+        Assert.Equal(enrich.Id, validate.NextId);
+        Assert.Equal(compensate.Id, validate.OnErrorId);
+
+        Assert.Equal(enrich.NextId, persist.Id);
+        Assert.Null(persist.NextId); // terminal
+
+        // Compensation task is organizational (parent: root), not on the chain.
+        Assert.Equal(root.Id, compensate.ParentId);
+        Assert.Null(compensate.NextId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Compiles_are_idempotent_same_ids_every_time()
+    {
+        var compiler = NewCompiler();
+        var first = compiler.Compile(ExampleYaml, Path, Tenant);
+        var second = compiler.Compile(ExampleYaml, Path, Tenant);
+
+        Assert.Equal(first.Workflow!.Workflow.Id, second.Workflow!.Workflow.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(
+            first.Workflow!.Tasks.Select(t => t.Id).OrderBy(x => x),
+            second.Workflow!.Tasks.Select(t => t.Id).OrderBy(x => x));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Compiles_root_only_workflow()
+    {
+        var yaml = """
+            name: ping
+            mode: function
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: ping.sh }
+            """;
+
+        var result = NewCompiler().Compile(yaml, "workflows/ping.yaml", Tenant);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Success, string.Join("\n", result.Errors));
+        Assert.Single(result.Workflow!.Tasks);
+        Assert.Null(result.Workflow!.Tasks[0].NextId);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("", "name is required")]
+    [InlineData("mode: function\nlanguage: shell\nentry: { file: a.sh }", "name is required")]
+    [InlineData("name: x\nlanguage: shell\nentry: { file: a.sh }", "mode is required")]
+    [InlineData("name: x\nmode: function\nentry: { file: a.sh }", "language is required")]
+    [InlineData("name: x\nmode: function\nlanguage: cobol\nentry: { file: a.sh }", "language 'cobol' is not supported")]
+    public void Rejects_invalid_header(string yaml, string expectedError)
+    {
+        var result = NewCompiler().Compile(yaml, Path, Tenant);
+        Assert.False(result.Success);
+        Assert.Contains(result.Errors, e => e.Contains(expectedError, StringComparison.Ordinal));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Rejects_unknown_next_reference()
+    {
+        var yaml = """
+            name: x
+            mode: function
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: a.sh }
+            tasks:
+              - id: a
+                next: ghost
+                entry: { file: a.sh }
+            """;
+
+        var result = NewCompiler().Compile(yaml, Path, Tenant);
+        Assert.Contains(result.Errors, e => e.Contains("next 'ghost' does not reference", StringComparison.Ordinal));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Rejects_duplicate_task_ids()
+    {
+        var yaml = """
+            name: x
+            mode: function
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: a.sh }
+            tasks:
+              - id: a
+                entry: { file: a.sh }
+              - id: a
+                entry: { file: b.sh }
+            """;
+
+        var result = NewCompiler().Compile(yaml, Path, Tenant);
+        Assert.Contains(result.Errors, e => e.Contains("'a' is duplicated", StringComparison.Ordinal));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Rejects_cycle_in_success_chain()
+    {
+        // root -> a -> b -> c -> b  (b↔c cycle; b also has 2 incoming edges)
+        var yaml = """
+            name: x
+            mode: function
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: a.sh }
+            tasks:
+              - id: a
+                next: b
+                entry: { file: a.sh }
+              - id: b
+                next: c
+                entry: { file: b.sh }
+              - id: c
+                next: b
+                entry: { file: c.sh }
+            """;
+
+        var result = NewCompiler().Compile(yaml, Path, Tenant);
+        Assert.False(result.Success);
+        Assert.Contains(result.Errors, e =>
+            e.Contains("cycle", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            e.Contains("linear", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Rejects_handler_mode_with_non_queue_trigger()
+    {
+        var yaml = """
+            name: x
+            mode: handler
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: a.sh }
+            trigger:
+              type: cron
+              cron: "0 * * * *"
+            """;
+
+        var result = NewCompiler().Compile(yaml, Path, Tenant);
+        Assert.Contains(result.Errors, e => e.Contains("handler mode requires trigger.type = 'queue'", StringComparison.Ordinal));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Rejects_unreachable_task()
+    {
+        // a -> b, but d is disconnected (not on the chain, not a compensation target).
+        var yaml = """
+            name: x
+            mode: function
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: a.sh }
+            tasks:
+              - id: a
+                next: b
+                entry: { file: a.sh }
+              - id: b
+                entry: { file: b.sh }
+              - id: d
+                parent: root
+                entry: { file: d.sh }
+            """;
+
+        var result = NewCompiler().Compile(yaml, Path, Tenant);
+        Assert.Contains(result.Errors, e => e.Contains("unreachable", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolves_server_reference_from_header_default_and_task_override()
+    {
+        // S8: a workflow-level `server` becomes the default for every task; an explicit
+        // task-level `server` overrides it. Absent everywhere => null (local subprocess).
+        var yaml = """
+            name: srv-flow
+            mode: function
+            language: shell
+            server: srv-default
+            entry: { file: a.sh }
+            tasks:
+              - id: a
+                next: b
+                entry: { file: a.sh }
+              - id: b
+                server: srv-optimized
+                next: c
+                entry: { file: b.sh }
+              - id: c
+                entry: { file: c.sh }
+            """;
+
+        var result = NewCompiler().Compile(yaml, Path, Tenant);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Success, string.Join("\n", result.Errors));
+        var tasks = result.Workflow!.Tasks;
+
+        // Root + 3 declared tasks.
+        var root = tasks.Single(t => t.Order == 0);
+        var a = tasks.Single(t => t.Key == "a");
+        var b = tasks.Single(t => t.Key == "b");
+        var c = tasks.Single(t => t.Key == "c");
+
+        Assert.Equal("srv-default", root.Server);   // header default applies to root
+        Assert.Equal("srv-default", a.Server);      // header default when no override
+        Assert.Equal("srv-optimized", b.Server);    // task-level override wins
+        Assert.Equal("srv-default", c.Server);      // header default for a chain task
+
+        // No server anywhere => null keeps the local subprocess default.
+        var bare = NewCompiler().Compile(ExampleYaml, Path, Tenant);
+        Assert.All(bare.Workflow!.Tasks, t => Assert.Null(t.Server));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void DurationParser_parses_common_forms()
+    {
+        Assert.True(DurationParser.TryParse("45s", out var s));
+        Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(45), s);
+        Assert.True(DurationParser.TryParse("30m", out var m));
+        Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(30), m);
+        Assert.True(DurationParser.TryParse("2h", out var h));
+        Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromHours(2), h);
+        Assert.True(DurationParser.TryParse("1h30m", out var compound));
+        Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(90), compound);
+        Assert.False(DurationParser.TryParse("soon", out _));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowDataHelpers.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowDataHelpers.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13ed6ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowDataHelpers.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>Shared compile-and-persist helpers for lifecycle/dispatcher tests.</summary>
+internal static class WorkflowDataHelpers
+{
+    public const string LinearYaml = """
+        name: linear
+        mode: function
+        language: shell
+        entry: { file: root.sh }
+        tasks:
+          - id: a
+            parent: root
+            next: b
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: a.sh }
+          - id: b
+            parent: root
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: b.sh }
+        """;
+
+    public const string DurableYaml = """
+        name: durable
+        mode: durable
+        language: shell
+        entry: { file: root.sh }
+        tasks:
+          - id: a
+            parent: root
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: a.sh }
+        """;
+
+    /// <summary>Three-task success chain where every chained task declares its own
+    /// compensation (<c>onError</c>) target, for saga reverse-compensation tests.</summary>
+    public const string SagaYaml = """
+        name: saga
+        mode: function
+        language: shell
+        entry: { file: root.sh }
+        tasks:
+          - id: a
+            parent: root
+            next: b
+            onError: compensate_a
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: a.sh }
+          - id: b
+            parent: root
+            next: c
+            onError: compensate_b
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: b.sh }
+          - id: c
+            parent: root
+            onError: compensate_c
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: c.sh }
+          - id: compensate_a
+            parent: root
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: compensate_a.sh }
+          - id: compensate_b
+            parent: root
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: compensate_b.sh }
+          - id: compensate_c
+            parent: root
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: compensate_c.sh }
+        """;
+
+    public static Workflow CompileAndSave(WorkflowsDbContext db, string tenantId, string yaml, string path = "workflows/linear.yaml")
+    {
+        var compiler = new WorkflowCompiler(new WorkflowValidator(new LanguageRegistry()));
+        var result = compiler.Compile(yaml, path, tenantId);
+        Assert.True(result.Success, string.Join("\n", result.Errors));
+
+        var workflow = result.Workflow!.Workflow;
+        workflow.Tasks = result.Workflow.Tasks.ToList();
+
+        db.Workflows.Add(workflow);
+        db.SaveChanges();
+        return workflow;
+    }
+
+    public static WorkflowTask TaskByKey(Workflow workflow, string key)
+        => workflow.Tasks.Single(t => t.Key == key);
+
+    public static WorkflowRun AddPendingRun(WorkflowsDbContext db, Workflow workflow, string? input = null, Guid? startTaskId = null)
+    {
+        var run = new WorkflowRun
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            WorkflowId = workflow.Id,
+            TenantId = workflow.TenantId,
+            Status = RunStatus.Pending,
+            TriggerJson = "{\"type\":\"event\"}",
+            InputJson = input,
+            CorrelationId = "test-correlation",
+            StartTaskId = startTaskId,
+        };
+        db.WorkflowRuns.Add(run);
+        db.SaveChanges();
+        return run;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Adds a run in a terminal/in-flight status with an explicit start time.</summary>
+    public static WorkflowRun AddRun(WorkflowsDbContext db, Workflow workflow, string status, DateTime? startedAt = null, DateTime? finishedAt = null, string? error = null)
+    {
+        var run = new WorkflowRun
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            WorkflowId = workflow.Id,
+            TenantId = workflow.TenantId,
+            Status = status,
+            TriggerJson = "{\"type\":\"event\"}",
+            CorrelationId = $"corr-{Guid.NewGuid():N}",
+            StartedAt = startedAt,
+            FinishedAt = finishedAt,
+            Error = error,
+        };
+        db.WorkflowRuns.Add(run);
+        db.SaveChanges();
+        return run;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowSyncIntegrationTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowSyncIntegrationTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e2306a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowSyncIntegrationTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+[Collection("WorkflowsPostgres")]
+public class WorkflowSyncIntegrationTests
+{
+    private const string ExampleYaml = """
+        name: main-task
+        mode: handler
+        language: typescript
+        trigger:
+          type: queue
+          stream: orders
+        entry: { file: index.ts, function: handler }
+        tasks:
+          - id: validate
+            parent: root
+            next: enrich
+            onError: compensate
+            language: python
+            entry: { file: validate.py }
+          - id: enrich
+            parent: root
+            next: persist
+            language: csharp
+            entry: { file: Enrich.cs }
+          - id: persist
+            parent: root
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: persist.sh }
+          - id: compensate
+            parent: root
+            language: python
+            entry: { file: compensate.py }
+        """;
+
+    private readonly WorkflowsPostgresFixture _fixture;
+
+    public WorkflowSyncIntegrationTests(WorkflowsPostgresFixture fixture)
+    {
+        _fixture = fixture;
+    }
+
+    private WorkflowSyncService NewSync(string tenantId, FakeWorkflowSource source)
+    {
+        var compiler = new WorkflowCompiler(new WorkflowValidator(new LanguageRegistry()));
+        return new WorkflowSyncService(
+            _fixture.CreateContext(), compiler, source, NullLogger<WorkflowSyncService>.Instance);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Sync_compiles_and_persists_workflow_with_task_tree()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        var source = new FakeWorkflowSource { ["workflows/main-task.yaml"] = ExampleYaml };
+
+        var result = await NewSync(tenantId, source).SyncAsync(tenantId, default);
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, result.Compiled);
+        Assert.Empty(result.Errors);
+
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = await db.Workflows.Include(w => w.Tasks).SingleAsync(w => w.TenantId == tenantId);
+        Assert.Equal("main-task", workflow.Name);
+        Assert.Equal("compiled", workflow.Status);
+        Assert.Equal("abc123", workflow.GitSha);
+        Assert.Equal(5, workflow.Tasks.Count);
+
+        var root = workflow.Tasks.Single(t => t.Order == 0);
+        var validate = workflow.Tasks.Single(t => t.Order == 1);
+        Assert.Equal(validate.Id, root.NextId);
+        Assert.NotNull(validate.OnErrorId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Sync_is_idempotent_across_repeat_syncs()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        var source = new FakeWorkflowSource { ["workflows/main-task.yaml"] = ExampleYaml };
+        var sync = () => NewSync(tenantId, source).SyncAsync(tenantId, default);
+
+        await sync();
+        var second = await sync();
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, second.Compiled);
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        Assert.Equal(1, await db.Workflows.CountAsync(w => w.TenantId == tenantId));
+        Assert.Equal(5, await db.Tasks.CountAsync(t => t.Workflow.TenantId == tenantId));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Sync_reconciles_tasks_when_chain_changes()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        var source = new FakeWorkflowSource
+        {
+            ["workflows/main-task.yaml"] = """
+                name: main-task
+                mode: function
+                language: shell
+                entry: { file: a.sh }
+                tasks:
+                  - id: a
+                    next: b
+                    entry: { file: a.sh }
+                  - id: b
+                    entry: { file: b.sh }
+                """,
+        };
+
+        await NewSync(tenantId, source).SyncAsync(tenantId, default);
+
+        // Add a third task to the chain.
+        source["workflows/main-task.yaml"] = """
+            name: main-task
+            mode: function
+            language: shell
+            entry: { file: a.sh }
+            tasks:
+              - id: a
+                next: b
+                entry: { file: a.sh }
+              - id: b
+                next: c
+                entry: { file: b.sh }
+              - id: c
+                entry: { file: c.sh }
+            """;
+
+        await NewSync(tenantId, source).SyncAsync(tenantId, default);
+
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = await db.Workflows.Include(w => w.Tasks).SingleAsync(w => w.TenantId == tenantId);
+        Assert.Equal(4, workflow.Tasks.Count); // root + a + b + c
+        Assert.Contains(workflow.Tasks, t => t.Order == 3);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Sync_removes_workflow_when_file_deleted()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        var source = new FakeWorkflowSource { ["workflows/main-task.yaml"] = ExampleYaml };
+
+        await NewSync(tenantId, source).SyncAsync(tenantId, default);
+        source.Clear();
+
+        var result = await NewSync(tenantId, source).SyncAsync(tenantId, default);
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, result.Removed);
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        Assert.Equal(0, await db.Workflows.CountAsync(w => w.TenantId == tenantId));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Sync_removing_a_task_archives_it_and_preserves_its_taskruns()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        var source = new FakeWorkflowSource { ["workflows/main-task.yaml"] = ExampleYaml };
+
+        await NewSync(tenantId, source).SyncAsync(tenantId, default);
+
+        // Give the 'enrich' task a historical run before it is removed from the YAML.
+        Guid enrichId;
+        await using (var db = _fixture.CreateContext())
+        {
+            var workflow = await db.Workflows.Include(w => w.Tasks).SingleAsync(w => w.TenantId == tenantId);
+            var enrich = workflow.Tasks.Single(t => t.Order == 2); // 'enrich' (csharp)
+            enrichId = enrich.Id;
+            var run = new WorkflowRun
+            {
+                Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+                WorkflowId = workflow.Id,
+                TenantId = tenantId,
+                Status = RunStatus.Succeeded,
+            };
+            db.WorkflowRuns.Add(run);
+            await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+            db.TaskRuns.Add(new TaskRun
+            {
+                Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+                RunId = run.Id,
+                TaskId = enrichId,
+                Attempt = 1,
+                Status = TaskRunStatus.Succeeded,
+            });
+            await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+        }
+
+        // Remove 'enrich' from the YAML (simulates a rename/removal of the task).
+        source["workflows/main-task.yaml"] = """
+            name: main-task
+            mode: handler
+            language: typescript
+            trigger:
+              type: queue
+              stream: orders
+            entry: { file: index.ts, function: handler }
+            tasks:
+              - id: validate
+                parent: root
+                next: persist
+                onError: compensate
+                language: python
+                entry: { file: validate.py }
+              - id: persist
+                parent: root
+                language: shell
+                entry: { file: persist.sh }
+              - id: compensate
+                parent: root
+                language: python
+                entry: { file: compensate.py }
+            """;
+
+        await NewSync(tenantId, source).SyncAsync(tenantId, default);
+
+        await using var after = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        // The historical TaskRun survives — sync no longer wipes it.
+        Assert.Equal(1, await after.TaskRuns.CountAsync(t => t.TaskId == enrichId));
+        // The removed task row is archived (soft-deleted), not deleted, and excluded
+        // from active-definition queries.
+        var archived = await after.Tasks.IgnoreQueryFilters().SingleAsync(t => t.Id == enrichId);
+        Assert.NotNull(archived.ArchivedAt);
+        Assert.False(await after.Tasks.AnyAsync(t => t.Id == enrichId));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Sync_reports_errors_and_skips_invalid_files()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        var source = new FakeWorkflowSource
+        {
+            ["workflows/broken.yaml"] = "name: broken\nmode: function\nlanguage: cobol\nentry: { file: x.sh }",
+        };
+
+        var result = await NewSync(tenantId, source).SyncAsync(tenantId, default);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, result.Compiled);
+        Assert.Single(result.Errors);
+        Assert.Contains("not supported", result.Errors[0].Errors.Single());
+
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        Assert.Equal(0, await db.Workflows.CountAsync(w => w.TenantId == tenantId));
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeWorkflowSource : IWorkflowSource
+    {
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, string> _files = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
+        public string this[string path]
+        {
+            get => _files[path];
+            set => _files[path] = value;
+        }
+
+        public void Clear() => _files.Clear();
+
+        public Task<IReadOnlyList<WorkflowFile>> ListAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+            => Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<WorkflowFile>>(
+                _files.Keys.Select(p => new WorkflowFile(p)).OrderBy(p => p.Path, StringComparer.Ordinal).ToList());
+
+        public Task<string> ReadAsync(string path, CancellationToken ct)
+            => Task.FromResult(_files[path]);
+
+        public WorkflowSourceState GetState() => new("abc123", false);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowsControllerDetailTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowsControllerDetailTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d815c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowsControllerDetailTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using w4c_workflows.Controllers;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+[Collection("WorkflowsPostgres")]
+public class WorkflowsControllerDetailTests
+{
+    private const string YamlContent = "name: linear\nmode: function\nlanguage: shell\n";
+
+    private sealed class FakeWorkflowSource : IWorkflowSource
+    {
+        public Task<IReadOnlyList<WorkflowFile>> ListAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+            => Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<WorkflowFile>>(Array.Empty<WorkflowFile>());
+
+        public Task<string> ReadAsync(string path, CancellationToken ct)
+            => Task.FromResult(YamlContent);
+
+        public WorkflowSourceState GetState() => new(null, false);
+    }
+
+    private readonly WorkflowsPostgresFixture _fixture;
+
+    public WorkflowsControllerDetailTests(WorkflowsPostgresFixture fixture)
+    {
+        _fixture = fixture;
+    }
+
+    private static WorkflowsController Controller(WorkflowsDbContext db, string tenantId)
+    {
+        var sync = new WorkflowSyncService(
+            db,
+            new WorkflowCompiler(new WorkflowValidator(new LanguageRegistry())),
+            new FakeWorkflowSource(),
+            NullLogger<WorkflowSyncService>.Instance);
+
+        var controller = new WorkflowsController(
+            db,
+            sync,
+            new FakeWorkflowSource(),
+            new MermaidGeneratorService(),
+            new WorkflowHtmlRenderer(NullLogger<WorkflowHtmlRenderer>.Instance),
+            new RenderTokenService(new ConfigurationBuilder().Build(), NullLogger<RenderTokenService>.Instance),
+            new RunLauncher(db, NullLogger<RunLauncher>.Instance),
+            new DurableStateStore(db),
+            NullLogger<WorkflowsController>.Instance)
+        {
+            ControllerContext = new ControllerContext { HttpContext = new DefaultHttpContext() },
+        };
+        controller.HttpContext.Items["TenantId"] = tenantId;
+        return controller;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Get_returns_definition_task_tree_and_raw_yaml()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+
+        var result = await Controller(db, tenantId).Get(workflow.Id, default);
+
+        var ok = Assert.IsType<OkObjectResult>(result);
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(ok.Value, new JsonSerializerOptions(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web));
+        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+        var root = doc.RootElement;
+        Assert.Equal(workflow.Id, root.GetProperty("id").GetGuid());
+        Assert.Equal("linear", root.GetProperty("name").GetString());
+        Assert.Equal(YamlContent, root.GetProperty("yaml").GetString());
+        Assert.Equal(3, root.GetProperty("tasks").GetArrayLength()); // root + a + b
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Get_404s_for_foreign_workflow()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var other = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, other, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+
+        var result = await Controller(db, tenantId).Get(workflow.Id, default);
+        Assert.IsType<NotFoundObjectResult>(result);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowsControllerTriggerTests.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowsControllerTriggerTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..612d461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowsControllerTriggerTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using w4c_workflows.Controllers;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using w4c_workflows.Models;
+using w4c_workflows.Services;
+using w4c_workflows.Services.Runs;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+[Collection("WorkflowsPostgres")]
+public class WorkflowsControllerTriggerTests
+{
+    private sealed class FakeWorkflowSource : IWorkflowSource
+    {
+        public Task<IReadOnlyList<WorkflowFile>> ListAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+            => Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<WorkflowFile>>(Array.Empty<WorkflowFile>());
+
+        public Task<string> ReadAsync(string path, CancellationToken ct) => Task.FromResult(string.Empty);
+
+        public WorkflowSourceState GetState() => new(null, false);
+    }
+
+    private readonly WorkflowsPostgresFixture _fixture;
+
+    public WorkflowsControllerTriggerTests(WorkflowsPostgresFixture fixture)
+    {
+        _fixture = fixture;
+    }
+
+    private static WorkflowsController Controller(WorkflowsDbContext db, string tenantId)
+    {
+        var sync = new WorkflowSyncService(
+            db,
+            new WorkflowCompiler(new WorkflowValidator(new LanguageRegistry())),
+            new FakeWorkflowSource(),
+            NullLogger<WorkflowSyncService>.Instance);
+
+        var controller = new WorkflowsController(
+            db,
+            sync,
+            new FakeWorkflowSource(),
+            new MermaidGeneratorService(),
+            new WorkflowHtmlRenderer(NullLogger<WorkflowHtmlRenderer>.Instance),
+            new RenderTokenService(new ConfigurationBuilder().Build(), NullLogger<RenderTokenService>.Instance),
+            new RunLauncher(db, NullLogger<RunLauncher>.Instance),
+            new DurableStateStore(db),
+            NullLogger<WorkflowsController>.Instance)
+        {
+            ControllerContext = new ControllerContext { HttpContext = new DefaultHttpContext() },
+        };
+        controller.HttpContext.Items["TenantId"] = tenantId;
+        return controller;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Toggle_disables_and_enables_the_trigger()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+        Assert.True(workflow.TriggerEnabled);
+
+        var controller = Controller(db, tenantId);
+
+        var disable = Assert.IsType<OkObjectResult>(await controller.SetTriggerEnabled(workflow.Id, "disable", default));
+        var disabled = Assert.IsType<WorkflowsController.TriggerStateResponse>(disable.Value);
+        Assert.False(disabled.TriggerEnabled);
+        Assert.False((await db.Workflows.SingleAsync(w => w.Id == workflow.Id)).TriggerEnabled);
+
+        var enable = Assert.IsType<OkObjectResult>(await controller.SetTriggerEnabled(workflow.Id, "enable", default));
+        var enabled = Assert.IsType<WorkflowsController.TriggerStateResponse>(enable.Value);
+        Assert.True(enabled.TriggerEnabled);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Toggle_rejects_unknown_action()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, tenantId, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+
+        var result = await Controller(db, tenantId).SetTriggerEnabled(workflow.Id, "pause", default);
+        Assert.IsType<BadRequestObjectResult>(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Toggle_404s_for_foreign_workflow()
+    {
+        var tenantId = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        await using var db = _fixture.CreateContext();
+        var other = "t" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..12];
+        var workflow = WorkflowDataHelpers.CompileAndSave(db, other, WorkflowDataHelpers.LinearYaml);
+
+        var result = await Controller(db, tenantId).SetTriggerEnabled(workflow.Id, "disable", default);
+        Assert.IsType<NotFoundObjectResult>(result);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowsPostgresFixture.cs b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowsPostgresFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..523aba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/WorkflowsPostgresFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Testcontainers.PostgreSql;
+using w4c_workflows.Data;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace w4c_workflows.Tests;
+
+[CollectionDefinition("WorkflowsPostgres")]
+public class WorkflowsPostgresCollection : ICollectionFixture<WorkflowsPostgresFixture>
+{
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// One Postgres 17 container per collection; applies the EF Core migration once
+/// and hands out fresh (scoped-like) DbContext instances per test.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class WorkflowsPostgresFixture : IAsyncLifetime
+{
+    private PostgreSqlContainer? _container;
+    private string _connectionString = "";
+
+    public async Task InitializeAsync()
+    {
+        _container = new PostgreSqlBuilder()
+            .WithImage("postgres:17-alpine")
+            .WithDatabase("w4c_workflows_test")
+            .WithUsername("w4c")
+            .WithPassword("w4c_test_pw")
+            .Build();
+        await _container.StartAsync();
+
+        _connectionString = _container.GetConnectionString() + ";Timezone=UTC";
+
+        await using var context = CreateContext();
+        await context.Database.MigrateAsync();
+
+        // Mirror the production startup ordering (Program.cs): the add-on columns for
+        // W7 (ArchivedAt) and S8 (Server) are applied by idempotent raw SQL AFTER the
+        // EF migrations — no new EF migration is introduced (the project's house style).
+        await context.Database.ExecuteSqlRawAsync(
+            "ALTER TABLE workflows.\"Tasks\" ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS \"ArchivedAt\" timestamptz NULL;");
+        await context.Database.ExecuteSqlRawAsync(
+            "ALTER TABLE workflows.\"Tasks\" ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS \"Server\" text NULL;");
+    }
+
+    public async Task DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        if (_container is not null)
+            await _container.DisposeAsync();
+    }
+
+    public WorkflowsDbContext CreateContext()
+    {
+        var options = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<WorkflowsDbContext>()
+            .UseNpgsql(_connectionString)
+            .Options;
+        return new WorkflowsDbContext(options);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/w4c-workflows-api.Tests.csproj b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/w4c-workflows-api.Tests.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..401c70f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.Tests/w4c-workflows-api.Tests.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net11.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <RootNamespace>w4c_workflows.Tests</RootNamespace>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.14.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2" />
+    <!-- Unify EF Core with w4c-workflows-api (10.0.10) so the referenced
+         workflows-api.dll is not shadowed by the older transitive 10.0.4 the
+         Npgsql provider package pulls in. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Testcontainers.PostgreSql" Version="4.9.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="../w4c-workflows-api.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/w4c-workflows-api.csproj b/w4c-workflows-api.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2c6c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/w4c-workflows-api.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net11.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <RootNamespace>w4c_workflows</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>w4c-workflows-api</AssemblyName>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="11.0.0-preview.6.26359.118" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="11.0.0-preview.6.26359.118" />
+    <!-- Roslyn 5.0.0 matches the transitive pin from Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design
+         10.0.10 (Workspaces 5.0.0); bumping Roslyn independently triggers NU1608. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="10.0.10">
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Scalar.AspNetCore" Version="2.17.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="10.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.OpenSearch" Version="2.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="StackExchange.Redis" Version="2.8.24" />
+    <PackageReference Include="YamlDotNet" Version="16.2.1" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>