diff --git a/server/database/init.sql b/server/database/init.sql
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index 98351516..00000000
--- a/server/database/init.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
--- Initialize authentication database
-PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
-
--- Users table (single user system)
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    username TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
-    password_hash TEXT NOT NULL,
-    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-    last_login DATETIME,
-    is_active BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
-    git_name TEXT,
-    git_email TEXT,
-    has_completed_onboarding BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0
-);
-
--- Indexes for performance
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_users_username ON users(username);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_users_active ON users(is_active);
-
--- API Keys table for external API access
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS api_keys (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    key_name TEXT NOT NULL,
-    api_key TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
-    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-    last_used DATETIME,
-    is_active BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
-    FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
-);
-
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_api_keys_key ON api_keys(api_key);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_api_keys_user_id ON api_keys(user_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_api_keys_active ON api_keys(is_active);
-
--- User credentials table for storing various tokens/credentials (GitHub, GitLab, etc.)
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_credentials (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    credential_name TEXT NOT NULL,
-    credential_type TEXT NOT NULL, -- 'github_token', 'gitlab_token', 'bitbucket_token', etc.
-    credential_value TEXT NOT NULL,
-    description TEXT,
-    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-    is_active BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
-    FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
-);
-
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_user_credentials_user_id ON user_credentials(user_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_user_credentials_type ON user_credentials(credential_type);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_user_credentials_active ON user_credentials(is_active);
-
--- User notification preferences (backend-owned, provider-agnostic)
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_notification_preferences (
-    user_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    preferences_json TEXT NOT NULL,
-    updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-    FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
-);
-
--- VAPID key pair for Web Push notifications
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS vapid_keys (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    public_key TEXT NOT NULL,
-    private_key TEXT NOT NULL,
-    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
-);
-
--- Browser push subscriptions
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS push_subscriptions (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    endpoint TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
-    keys_p256dh TEXT NOT NULL,
-    keys_auth TEXT NOT NULL,
-    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-    FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
-);
-
--- Session custom names (provider-agnostic display name overrides)
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS session_names (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    session_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    provider TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'claude',
-    custom_name TEXT NOT NULL,
-    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-    updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-    UNIQUE(session_id, provider)
-);
-
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_session_names_lookup ON session_names(session_id, provider);
-
--- App configuration table (auto-generated secrets, settings, etc.)
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS app_config (
-    key TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-    value TEXT NOT NULL,
-    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
-);
diff --git a/server/database/schema.js b/server/database/schema.js
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index 00000000..21c1b8eb
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+++ b/server/database/schema.js
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+export const APP_CONFIG_TABLE_SQL = `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS app_config (
+  key TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+  value TEXT NOT NULL,
+  created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);`;
+
+export const USER_NOTIFICATION_PREFERENCES_TABLE_SQL = `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_notification_preferences (
+  user_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+  preferences_json TEXT NOT NULL,
+  updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+);`;
+
+export const VAPID_KEYS_TABLE_SQL = `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS vapid_keys (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  public_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+  private_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+  created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);`;
+
+export const PUSH_SUBSCRIPTIONS_TABLE_SQL = `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS push_subscriptions (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  endpoint TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+  keys_p256dh TEXT NOT NULL,
+  keys_auth TEXT NOT NULL,
+  created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+);`;
+
+export const SESSION_NAMES_TABLE_SQL = `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS session_names (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  session_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  provider TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'claude',
+  custom_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  UNIQUE(session_id, provider)
+);`;
+
+export const SESSION_NAMES_LOOKUP_INDEX_SQL = `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_session_names_lookup ON session_names(session_id, provider);`;
+
+export const DATABASE_SCHEMA_SQL = `PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  username TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+  password_hash TEXT NOT NULL,
+  created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  last_login DATETIME,
+  is_active BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
+  git_name TEXT,
+  git_email TEXT,
+  has_completed_onboarding BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_users_username ON users(username);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_users_active ON users(is_active);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS api_keys (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  key_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  api_key TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+  created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  last_used DATETIME,
+  is_active BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
+  FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_api_keys_key ON api_keys(api_key);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_api_keys_user_id ON api_keys(user_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_api_keys_active ON api_keys(is_active);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_credentials (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  credential_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  credential_type TEXT NOT NULL,
+  credential_value TEXT NOT NULL,
+  description TEXT,
+  created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  is_active BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
+  FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_user_credentials_user_id ON user_credentials(user_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_user_credentials_type ON user_credentials(credential_type);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_user_credentials_active ON user_credentials(is_active);
+
+${USER_NOTIFICATION_PREFERENCES_TABLE_SQL}
+
+${VAPID_KEYS_TABLE_SQL}
+
+${PUSH_SUBSCRIPTIONS_TABLE_SQL}
+
+${SESSION_NAMES_TABLE_SQL}
+
+${SESSION_NAMES_LOOKUP_INDEX_SQL}
+
+${APP_CONFIG_TABLE_SQL}
+`;