- loadConfig: pure over env object, accumulates all problems, names var names only
- DATABASE_URL now required at startup; PORT/HOST/LOG_LEVEL/NODE_ENV/REDIS_URL defaulted
- flags module behind FeatureFlagProvider; unknown flags OFF; runtime setEnabled (no redeploy)
- buildApp decorates app.flags; server.ts fail-fast before app boot
- tests caught and fixed flag-store case-normalization bug before gates
- zero new dependencies; all gates approved; verify.sh green
- node-pg-migrate + pg: baseline migration (extensions, app_meta) with working down
- src/infrastructure/db fail-fast pool and typed query helper
- docker-compose: postgres:16-alpine + redis:7-alpine with one-command up
- table naming convention <module>_<table> documented in README
- integration tests (6) against real PostgreSQL; strict identifier validation
for test DDL after security-gate hardening round
- deps justified in spec/tech.md; all gates approved; verify.sh green
