diff --git a/src/db/index.ts b/src/db/index.ts
index b7daeb68..d20e234e 100644
--- a/src/db/index.ts
+++ b/src/db/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/better-sqlite3';
 import * as schema from './schema.js';
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { join } from 'path';
+import { applyMigrations, validateSchemaState } from '../migrate.js';
 
 const logger = console;
 let sqliteClosed = false;
@@ -20,46 +21,23 @@ export const db = drizzle(sqlite, { schema });
 // Simple migration runner
 export async function initializeDb() {
   try {
-    // Check if migration has already been run
-    const tableExists = sqlite.prepare(`
-      SELECT name FROM sqlite_master
-      WHERE type='table' AND name='apis'
-    `).get();
-
-    if (!tableExists) {
-      logger.info('Running initial migration...');
-      const migrationSQL = readFileSync(
-        join(process.cwd(), 'migrations', '0000_initial_apis_tables.sql'),
-        'utf8'
-      );
-      const statements = migrationSQL.split(';').filter(stmt => stmt.trim());
-      sqlite.exec('BEGIN TRANSACTION');
-      for (const statement of statements) {
-        if (statement.trim()) sqlite.exec(statement);
-      }
-      sqlite.exec('COMMIT');
-      logger.info('✅ Initial migration completed');
-    }
-
-    const developersExists = sqlite.prepare(`
-      SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='developers'
-    `).get();
-    if (!developersExists) {
-      logger.info('Running developers migration...');
-      const devSQL = readFileSync(
-        join(process.cwd(), 'migrations', '0004_create_developers.sql'),
-        'utf8'
-      );
-      const statements = devSQL.split(';').filter(stmt => stmt.trim());
-      sqlite.exec('BEGIN TRANSACTION');
-      for (const statement of statements) {
-        if (statement.trim()) sqlite.exec(statement);
-      }
-      sqlite.exec('COMMIT');
-      logger.info('✅ Developers migration completed');
+    const migrationDir = join(process.cwd(), 'migrations');
+    
+    // In production, we just want to validate the schema is up-to-date.
+    // In dev/test environments, we automatically apply pending migrations.
+    const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
+    
+    if (isProd) {
+      logger.info('Validating schema state...');
+      validateSchemaState(sqlite, migrationDir);
+      logger.info('✅ Schema validation successful');
+    } else {
+      logger.info('Applying database migrations...');
+      applyMigrations(sqlite, migrationDir);
+      logger.info('✅ Migrations completed');
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    logger.error('Failed to run database migrations:', error);
+    logger.error('Failed to initialize database schema:', error);
     throw error;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/migrate.ts b/src/migrate.ts
index 3ead5066..4acbe171 100644
--- a/src/migrate.ts
+++ b/src/migrate.ts
@@ -131,34 +131,64 @@ function ensureSchemaVersionsTable(db: Database.Database): void {
   `);
 }
 
+export function applyMigrations(db: Database.Database, migrationDir: string): void {
+  ensureMigrationsTable(db);
+  ensureSchemaVersionsTable(db);
+  const available = discoverMigrations(migrationDir);
+
+  for (const filename of available) {
+    const isExecuted = db.prepare('SELECT id FROM _migrations WHERE name = ?').get(filename);
+    if (isExecuted) continue;
+
+    logger.info('Running migration: ' + filename);
+    const sql = readFileSync(path.join(migrationDir, filename), 'utf8');
+    const checksum = computeChecksum(path.join(migrationDir, filename));
+    const prefix = extractPrefix(filename)!;
+
+    const run = db.transaction(() => {
+      db.exec(sql);
+      db.prepare('INSERT INTO _migrations (name, checksum) VALUES (?, ?)').run(filename, checksum);
+      db.prepare(
+        'INSERT INTO schema_versions (version, filename, checksum) VALUES (?, ?, ?)',
+      ).run(prefix, filename, checksum);
+    });
+
+    run();
+    logger.info('Finished ' + filename + ' (checksum: ' + checksum.slice(0, 12) + '...)');
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validates that all migrations present on disk have been applied to the database.
+ * Throws an error if there are pending migrations, ensuring the app does not
+ * start with an expected schema drift.
+ */
+export function validateSchemaState(db: Database.Database, migrationDir: string): void {
+  ensureMigrationsTable(db);
+  const available = discoverMigrations(migrationDir);
+  const unapplied: string[] = [];
+
+  for (const filename of available) {
+    const isExecuted = db.prepare('SELECT id FROM _migrations WHERE name = ?').get(filename);
+    if (!isExecuted) {
+      unapplied.push(filename);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (unapplied.length > 0) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Schema validation failed. The following migrations have not been applied:\n` +
+      unapplied.map(f => `  - ${f}`).join('\n') +
+      `\nPlease run migrations before starting the application.`
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 // Guard: only run the migration logic when executed as a script, not when imported.
 if (require.main === module) {
   const db = new Database(dbPath);
   try {
-    ensureMigrationsTable(db);
-    ensureSchemaVersionsTable(db);
-    const available = discoverMigrations(migrationDir);
-
-    for (const filename of available) {
-      const isExecuted = db.prepare('SELECT id FROM _migrations WHERE name = ?').get(filename);
-      if (isExecuted) continue;
-
-      logger.info('Running migration: ' + filename);
-      const sql = readFileSync(path.join(migrationDir, filename), 'utf8');
-      const checksum = computeChecksum(path.join(migrationDir, filename));
-      const prefix = extractPrefix(filename)!;
-
-      const run = db.transaction(() => {
-        db.exec(sql);
-        db.prepare('INSERT INTO _migrations (name, checksum) VALUES (?, ?)').run(filename, checksum);
-        db.prepare(
-          'INSERT INTO schema_versions (version, filename, checksum) VALUES (?, ?, ?)',
-        ).run(prefix, filename, checksum);
-      });
-
-      run();
-      logger.info('Finished ' + filename + ' (checksum: ' + checksum.slice(0, 12) + '...)');
-    }
+    applyMigrations(db, migrationDir);
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Migration runner failed:', error);
     process.exit(1);
diff --git a/src/migrations.test.ts b/src/migrations.test.ts
index ded0a8ec..9f674e01 100644
--- a/src/migrations.test.ts
+++ b/src/migrations.test.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,66 @@
 import assert from 'assert';
 import Database from 'better-sqlite3';
+import { readFileSync, readdirSync } from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import { discoverMigrations } from './migrate.js';
 
-describe('Migration Runner Logic', () => {
-  let db: Database.Database;
+describe('Migration Rollback Contracts', () => {
+  const migrationDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'migrations');
 
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    db = new Database(':memory:'); // Use in-memory for tests!
-    db.exec(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS _migrations (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, name TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE, executed_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)`);
-  });
-
-  afterEach(() => db.close());
+  function getSchemaSnapshot(db: Database.Database): any[] {
+    return db.prepare("SELECT name, sql FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name NOT LIKE 'sqlite_%' AND name NOT LIKE '_migrations' AND name NOT LIKE 'schema_versions' ORDER BY name").all();
+  }
 
-  it('should skip already-executed migrations', () => {
-    // Your skip logic test here...
-    assert.ok(true); 
+  it('verifies all migration rollback contracts against the current schema', () => {
+    // 1. Discover all up migrations
+    const available = discoverMigrations(migrationDir);
+    
+    // We will test sequentially: apply up, apply down, check if matches, then apply up again to continue.
+    const db = new Database(':memory:');
+    
+    // We only test migrations that actually have a .down.sql file
+    const allFiles = readdirSync(migrationDir);
+    
+    for (const filename of available) {
+      const upSql = readFileSync(path.join(migrationDir, filename), 'utf8');
+      
+      const base = filename.replace(/\.up\.sql$/, '').replace(/\.sql$/, '');
+      const downFilename = `${base}.down.sql`;
+      
+      const hasDown = allFiles.includes(downFilename);
+      
+      if (!hasDown) {
+        // If no down file exists, we just apply the up migration and move on.
+        // Legacy migrations might not have them.
+        db.exec(upSql);
+        continue;
+      }
+      
+      const downSql = readFileSync(path.join(migrationDir, downFilename), 'utf8');
+      
+      // Step 1: Capture schema before the migration
+      const schemaBefore = getSchemaSnapshot(db);
+      
+      // Step 2: Apply UP
+      db.exec(upSql);
+      
+      // Step 3: Apply DOWN
+      db.exec(downSql);
+      
+      // Step 4: Capture schema after rollback
+      const schemaAfterRollback = getSchemaSnapshot(db);
+      
+      // Verify rollback boundary
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        schemaAfterRollback, 
+        schemaBefore, 
+        `Rollback contract failed for ${filename}. The schema did not return to its previous state after applying ${downFilename}.`
+      );
+      
+      // Step 5: Apply UP again so the next migration can build upon it
+      db.exec(upSql);
+    }
+    
+    db.close();
   });
 });
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