diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 5e6bd05..78d6d5e 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=
 DISCORD_APPLICATION_ID=
 DISCORD_GUILD_ID=
 DISCORD_OWNER_ID=
+STATE_STORAGE_BACKEND=postgres
 DATABASE_DSN=postgres://voidbot:voidbot@localhost:5432/voidbot
 # Leave this as local_json until Qdrant is running and you've migrated the existing vectors.
 VECTOR_STORE_KIND=local_json
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 840755c..23e626f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ The repo is split into a bot, a worker, and a handful of focused packages:
 - `packages/shared`: shared contracts and types
 - `packages/sandbox`: policy-first sandbox scaffolding
 
-The durable local state lives under `.voidbot/`. That includes jobs, audit logs, artifacts, archives, interaction memory, and detached indexing logs.
+The durable local state is split on purpose: Postgres holds jobs, audit events, and interaction memory, while `.voidbot/` keeps artifacts, archives, logs, and detached indexing status.
 
 ## Quick Start
 
@@ -103,7 +103,22 @@ ollama pull qwen3-embedding:0.6b
 
 `RAG_EMBEDDING_DIMENSIONS` only matters for the hash fallback backend. Ollama-backed embeddings report their own dimensions.
 
-### 4. Start Qdrant
+### 4. Start Postgres
+
+VoidBot now keeps queue state, audit events, and interaction memory in Postgres. `npm run stack:start` will launch the local Docker Postgres container automatically for the default local DSN, but you can start it yourself if you want the database up first:
+
+```bash
+docker compose -f infra/postgres/docker-compose.yml up -d
+```
+
+The default local state-store config is:
+
+```dotenv
+STATE_STORAGE_BACKEND=postgres
+DATABASE_DSN=postgres://voidbot:voidbot@localhost:5432/voidbot
+```
+
+### 5. Start Qdrant
 
 Qdrant is the recommended vector backend now. It avoids the pain that comes from stuffing everything into local JSON and then acting surprised when the file turns into a small moon.
 
@@ -144,7 +159,7 @@ npm run rag:migrate-qdrant
 
 Use `-- --wipe` only when you intentionally want to replace the target collections.
 
-### 5. Start the stack
+### 6. Start the stack
 
 The normal startup path is one command:
 
@@ -154,6 +169,7 @@ npm run stack:start
 
 That script:
 
+- verifies or starts local Postgres if `STATE_STORAGE_BACKEND=postgres`
 - verifies Qdrant if `VECTOR_STORE_KIND=qdrant`
 - checks the Ollama endpoints and required models
 - rebuilds the workspace
@@ -373,16 +389,15 @@ Some commands are full working paths. Some are still thin MVPs. They exist becau
 
 Useful local state and docs:
 
-- `.voidbot/jobs/jobs.json`: local job queue
-- `.voidbot/audit/events.jsonl`: audit trail
 - `.voidbot/artifacts/<job-id>/`: handoff bundles, stdout, stderr, traces
 - `.voidbot/rag/messages.json`: archived Discord messages
 - `.voidbot/rag/source-documents.json`: archived source and lore documents
 - `.voidbot/rag/import-state.json`: log-backfill file state
+- `.voidbot/status/runtime-stack.json`: live stack status, service reachability, and bot/worker PIDs
 - `config/system-messages.json`: rotating stock system messages
 - `styles/void-default.md`: public default style pack
 - `docs/architecture/overview.md`: higher-level architecture notes
-- `packages/core/sql/bootstrap.sql`: draft PostgreSQL schema
+- `packages/core/sql/bootstrap.sql`: PostgreSQL schema for jobs, audit events, and interaction memory
 
 ## Safety Boundaries
 
@@ -397,11 +412,10 @@ Useful local state and docs:
 
 Reasonable next steps from here:
 
-1. Move queue and audit storage into PostgreSQL.
-2. Add health checks, backups, and operational guidance around Qdrant.
-3. Expand worker processing into richer provider run records and moderation hooks.
-4. Replace the remaining scaffolded provider paths with funded, production-grade implementations.
-5. Add real constrained sandbox execution instead of policy-only dry runs.
+1. Add health checks, backups, and operational guidance around Postgres and Qdrant.
+2. Expand worker processing into richer provider run records and moderation hooks.
+3. Replace the remaining scaffolded provider paths with funded, production-grade implementations.
+4. Add real constrained sandbox execution instead of policy-only dry runs.
 
 ## Related Docs
 
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/discord-bot.ts b/apps/bot/src/discord-bot.ts
index 0eeb9fb..e94a035 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/discord-bot.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/discord-bot.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ import {
 
 import { loadConfig } from "@voidbot/config";
 import {
+  type AuditLog,
   buildVoidMcpServerConfig,
   ContextBuilder,
-  FileAuditLog,
-  FileBackedJobQueue,
-  FileInteractionMemoryBank,
   PermissionEngine,
+  createStateStorage,
+  type InteractionMemoryBank,
+  type JobQueue,
   loadStylePack,
   loadSystemMessageCatalog,
   type SystemMessageCatalog,
@@ -142,9 +143,17 @@ export async function startBot(): Promise<void> {
   const permissionEngine = new PermissionEngine(config.ownerDiscordId, {
     localLlmAllowPublic: config.localLlm.allowPublic,
   });
-  const jobQueue = new FileBackedJobQueue(config.jobsFile);
-  const auditLog = new FileAuditLog(config.auditLogFile);
-  const interactionMemory = new FileInteractionMemoryBank(config.interactionMemoryFile);
+  const {
+    jobQueue,
+    auditLog,
+    interactionMemory,
+  } = await createStateStorage({
+    backend: config.stateStorageBackend,
+    databaseDsn: config.databaseDsn,
+    jobsFile: config.jobsFile,
+    auditLogFile: config.auditLogFile,
+    interactionMemoryFile: config.interactionMemoryFile,
+  });
   const contextBuilder = new ContextBuilder();
   let activeStylePack = await loadStylePack(config.stylePackPath);
   let activeSystemMessages = await loadSystemMessageCatalog(config.systemMessagesPath);
@@ -563,9 +572,9 @@ interface PromptHandlerOptions {
   contextBuilder: ContextBuilder;
   retrievalService: RetrievalService;
   sourceArchiveRepository: FileSourceDocumentArchiveRepository;
-  jobQueue: FileBackedJobQueue;
-  auditLog: FileAuditLog;
-  interactionMemory: FileInteractionMemoryBank;
+  jobQueue: JobQueue;
+  auditLog: AuditLog;
+  interactionMemory: InteractionMemoryBank;
   providerRegistry: ProviderRegistry;
   stylePack?: StylePack;
   systemMessages: SystemMessageCatalog;
@@ -715,8 +724,8 @@ async function handleApproveJob(options: {
   interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction<CacheType>;
   client: Client;
   actor: Actor;
-  jobQueue: FileBackedJobQueue;
-  auditLog: FileAuditLog;
+  jobQueue: JobQueue;
+  auditLog: AuditLog;
   permissionEngine: PermissionEngine;
   systemMessages: SystemMessageCatalog;
 }): Promise<void> {
@@ -795,8 +804,8 @@ async function handleApproveJob(options: {
 async function handleRejectJob(options: {
   interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction<CacheType>;
   actor: Actor;
-  jobQueue: FileBackedJobQueue;
-  auditLog: FileAuditLog;
+  jobQueue: JobQueue;
+  auditLog: AuditLog;
   permissionEngine: PermissionEngine;
   systemMessages: SystemMessageCatalog;
 }): Promise<void> {
@@ -994,7 +1003,7 @@ async function ingestIfIndexed(
 async function rememberAmbientVoidReference(
   message: Message,
   botUserId: string | undefined,
-  interactionMemory: FileInteractionMemoryBank,
+  interactionMemory: InteractionMemoryBank,
 ): Promise<void> {
   if (!isAmbientVoidReference(message, botUserId)) {
     return;
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/index.ts b/apps/worker/src/index.ts
index e60405d..d0b4da7 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/index.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import { join } from "node:path";
 
 import { loadConfig } from "@voidbot/config";
 import {
+  type AuditLog,
   buildVoidMcpServerConfig,
-  FileAuditLog,
-  FileBackedJobQueue,
+  createStateStorage,
+  type JobQueue,
   loadSystemMessageCatalog,
   type SystemMessageCatalog,
 } from "@voidbot/core";
@@ -33,8 +34,6 @@ import {
 } from "@voidbot/shared";
 
 const config = loadConfig();
-const jobQueue = new FileBackedJobQueue(config.jobsFile);
-const auditLog = new FileAuditLog(config.auditLogFile);
 const embedder = createTextEmbedder({
   backend: config.ragEmbeddingBackend,
   hashDimensions: config.ragEmbeddingDimensions,
@@ -72,6 +71,8 @@ const retrievalService = new RetrievalService(
 let isProcessing = false;
 let providerRegistry: ProviderRegistry;
 let systemMessages: SystemMessageCatalog;
+let jobQueue: JobQueue;
+let auditLog: AuditLog;
 
 void main().catch((error) => {
   console.error(error);
@@ -79,6 +80,18 @@ void main().catch((error) => {
 });
 
 async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  const {
+    jobQueue: stateJobQueue,
+    auditLog: stateAuditLog,
+  } = await createStateStorage({
+    backend: config.stateStorageBackend,
+    databaseDsn: config.databaseDsn,
+    jobsFile: config.jobsFile,
+    auditLogFile: config.auditLogFile,
+    interactionMemoryFile: config.interactionMemoryFile,
+  });
+  jobQueue = stateJobQueue;
+  auditLog = stateAuditLog;
   systemMessages = await loadSystemMessageCatalog(config.systemMessagesPath);
   providerRegistry = await buildProviderRegistry(systemMessages);
   console.log(`VoidBot worker polling every ${config.workerPollIntervalMs}ms.`);
diff --git a/docs/architecture/overview.md b/docs/architecture/overview.md
index 34fad13..d950a2e 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/overview.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/overview.md
@@ -10,24 +10,23 @@ Discord Gateway
   -> Job Queue
   -> Provider Adapter
   -> Storage Layer
-      - file-backed queue and audit log for local development
-      - PostgreSQL schema draft in packages/core/sql/bootstrap.sql
-      - persistent local archive and vector index for RAG
+      - PostgreSQL-backed jobs, audit events, and interaction memory
+      - persistent local archives for RAG
+      - Qdrant or local JSON vector stores for retrieval
 ```
 
 ## Current state
 
 - `apps/bot` owns Discord connectivity, routing, and command handling.
 - `apps/worker` polls owner jobs, runs the local Discord-safe Codex lane, serves bounded history-search tool requests from the RAG index, and prepares handoff bundles when needed.
-- `packages/core` contains permissions, context assembly, job storage, audit logging, style loading, and the rotating system message catalog.
+- `packages/core` contains permissions, context assembly, Postgres-backed state storage, style loading, and the rotating system message catalog.
 - `packages/providers` isolates provider contracts from Discord code.
 - `packages/rag` contains the message archive, chunking pipeline, local embedding backends, pluggable vector-store backends, and log import state.
 - `packages/sandbox` defines policy profiles and a dry-run policy runner.
 
-## Deliberate shortcuts in this first pass
+## Current shortcuts and tradeoffs
 
-- Job storage and audit events are file-backed under `.voidbot/` so the bot and worker can function immediately.
-- The relational schema is drafted but not yet wired into a real repository implementation.
+- Postgres now owns jobs, audit events, and interaction memory, but the archive side of RAG is still file-backed under `.voidbot/`.
 - Retrieval now uses a persistent vector backend with a local embedding backend by default (`qwen3-embedding:0.6b` through Ollama).
 - `VECTOR_STORE_KIND=local_json` keeps the zero-service path available for local development, but `VECTOR_STORE_KIND=qdrant` is now supported for a proper vector database.
 - Discord history vectors and source-tree/lore vectors stay in separate physical partitions so source indexing no longer rewrites the entire history corpus.
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ Discord Gateway
 
 ## Upgrade path
 
-1. Replace the file-backed queue and audit log with PostgreSQL-backed repositories.
-2. Cut production deployments over to Qdrant while keeping separate collections for Discord history and source/lore corpora.
-3. Add moderation, budgeting, and rate limits before enabling `openai_api` for member traffic.
+1. Add health checks, backup/restore guidance, and operational runbooks for Postgres and Qdrant.
+2. Add moderation, budgeting, and rate limits before enabling `openai_api` for member traffic.
+3. Expand worker-side run records and admin tooling around the interaction memory/event stores.
 4. Expand sandbox execution from dry-run policy checks to real constrained runners.
diff --git a/infra/postgres/docker-compose.yml b/infra/postgres/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1546188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/postgres/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: voidbot-postgres
+    ports:
+      - "${VOIDBOT_POSTGRES_PORT:-5432}:5432"
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_DB: "${VOIDBOT_POSTGRES_DB:-voidbot}"
+      POSTGRES_USER: "${VOIDBOT_POSTGRES_USER:-voidbot}"
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "${VOIDBOT_POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-voidbot}"
+    volumes:
+      - voidbot-postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test:
+        - CMD-SHELL
+        - pg_isready -U "$$POSTGRES_USER" -d "$$POSTGRES_DB"
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 12
+      start_period: 5s
+
+volumes:
+  voidbot-postgres-data:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5e11dc3..f3a6a82 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
       ],
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^24.0.0",
+        "@types/pg": "^8.20.0",
         "tsx": "^4.20.0",
         "typescript": "^5.9.0"
       }
@@ -747,6 +748,18 @@
         "undici-types": "~7.16.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/pg": {
+      "version": "8.20.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/pg/-/pg-8.20.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bEPFOaMAHTEP1EzpvHTbmwR8UsFyHSKsRisLIHVMXnpNefSbGA1bD6CVy+qKjGSqmZqNqBDV2azOBo8TgkcVow==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*",
+        "pg-protocol": "*",
+        "pg-types": "^2.2.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/ws": {
       "version": "8.18.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ws/-/ws-8.18.1.tgz",
@@ -1680,6 +1693,95 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/express"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/pg": {
+      "version": "8.20.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg/-/pg-8.20.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ldhMxz2r8fl/6QkXnBD3CR9/xg694oT6DZQ2s6c/RI28OjtSOpxnPrUCGOBJ46RCUxcWdx3p6kw/xnDHjKvaRA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "pg-connection-string": "^2.12.0",
+        "pg-pool": "^3.13.0",
+        "pg-protocol": "^1.13.0",
+        "pg-types": "2.2.0",
+        "pgpass": "1.0.5"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 16.0.0"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "pg-cloudflare": "^1.3.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "pg-native": ">=3.0.1"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "pg-native": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-cloudflare": {
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-cloudflare/-/pg-cloudflare-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6lswVVSztmHiRtD6I8hw4qP/nDm1EJbKMRhf3HCYaqud7frGysPv7FYJ5noZQdhQtN2xJnimfMtvQq21pdbzyQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-connection-string": {
+      "version": "2.12.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-connection-string/-/pg-connection-string-2.12.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-U7qg+bpswf3Cs5xLzRqbXbQl85ng0mfSV/J0nnA31MCLgvEaAo7CIhmeyrmJpOr7o+zm0rXK+hNnT5l9RHkCkQ==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-int8": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-int8/-/pg-int8-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WCtabS6t3c8SkpDBUlb1kjOs7l66xsGdKpIPZsg4wR+B3+u9UAum2odSsF9tnvxg80h4ZxLWMy4pRjOsFIqQpw==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-pool": {
+      "version": "3.13.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-pool/-/pg-pool-3.13.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gB+R+Xud1gLFuRD/QgOIgGOBE2KCQPaPwkzBBGC9oG69pHTkhQeIuejVIk3/cnDyX39av2AxomQiyPT13WKHQA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "pg": ">=8.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-protocol": {
+      "version": "1.13.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-protocol/-/pg-protocol-1.13.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zzdvXfS6v89r6v7OcFCHfHlyG/wvry1ALxZo4LqgUoy7W9xhBDMaqOuMiF3qEV45VqsN6rdlcehHrfDtlCPc8w==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-types": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-types/-/pg-types-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qTAAlrEsl8s4OiEQY69wDvcMIdQN6wdz5ojQiOy6YRMuynxenON0O5oCpJI6lshc6scgAY8qvJ2On/p+CXY0GA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "pg-int8": "1.0.1",
+        "postgres-array": "~2.0.0",
+        "postgres-bytea": "~1.0.0",
+        "postgres-date": "~1.0.4",
+        "postgres-interval": "^1.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pgpass": {
+      "version": "1.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pgpass/-/pgpass-1.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FdW9r/jQZhSeohs1Z3sI1yxFQNFvMcnmfuj4WBMUTxOrAyLMaTcE1aAMBiTlbMNaXvBCQuVi0R7hd8udDSP7ug==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "split2": "^4.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/pkce-challenge": {
       "version": "5.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pkce-challenge/-/pkce-challenge-5.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1689,6 +1791,45 @@
         "node": ">=16.20.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/postgres-array": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-array/-/postgres-array-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VpZrUqU5A69eQyW2c5CA1jtLecCsN2U/bD6VilrFDWq5+5UIEVO7nazS3TEcHf1zuPYO/sqGvUvW62g86RXZuA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/postgres-bytea": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-bytea/-/postgres-bytea-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5+5HqXnsZPE65IJZSMkZtURARZelel2oXUEO8rH83VS/hxH5vv1uHquPg5wZs8yMAfdv971IU+kcPUczi7NVBQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/postgres-date": {
+      "version": "1.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-date/-/postgres-date-1.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-suDmjLVQg78nMK2UZ454hAG+OAW+HQPZ6n++TNDUX+L0+uUlLywnoxJKDou51Zm+zTCjrCl0Nq6J9C5hP9vK/Q==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/postgres-interval": {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-interval/-/postgres-interval-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9ZhXKM/rw350N1ovuWHbGxnGh/SNJ4cnxHiM0rxE4VN41wsg8P8zWn9hv/buK00RP4WvlOyr/RBDiptyxVbkZQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "xtend": "^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/proxy-addr": {
       "version": "2.0.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-addr/-/proxy-addr-2.0.7.tgz",
@@ -1926,6 +2067,15 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/split2": {
+      "version": "4.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/split2/-/split2-4.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UcjcJOWknrNkF6PLX83qcHM6KHgVKNkV62Y8a5uYDVv9ydGQVwAHMKqHdJje1VTWpljG0WYpCDhrCdAOYH4TWg==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10.x"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/statuses": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/statuses/-/statuses-2.0.2.tgz",
@@ -2078,6 +2228,15 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/xtend": {
+      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xtend/-/xtend-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LKYU1iAXJXUgAXn9URjiu+MWhyUXHsvfp7mcuYm9dSUKK0/CjtrUwFAxD82/mCWbtLsGjFIad0wIsod4zrTAEQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/zod": {
       "version": "3.25.76",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-3.25.76.tgz",
@@ -2108,7 +2267,8 @@
       "name": "@voidbot/core",
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@voidbot/shared": "0.1.0"
+        "@voidbot/shared": "0.1.0",
+        "pg": "^8.20.0"
       }
     },
     "packages/providers": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 565ca14..8a3f8aa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "dev:mcp": "tsx apps/worker/src/mcp-server.ts",
     "dev:worker": "tsx apps/worker/src/index.ts",
     "stack:start": "powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/start-voidbot-stack.ps1",
+    "postgres:up": "docker compose -f infra/postgres/docker-compose.yml up -d",
     "codex:mcp:install": "tsx scripts/install-codex-mcp.ts",
     "codex:mcp:remove": "tsx scripts/remove-codex-mcp.ts",
     "qdrant:setup": "powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/setup-docker-qdrant.ps1",
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^24.0.0",
+    "@types/pg": "^8.20.0",
     "tsx": "^4.20.0",
     "typescript": "^5.9.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/config/src/index.ts b/packages/config/src/index.ts
index 0f87e8a..5a4e5a1 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/index.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const envSchema = z.object({
   DISCORD_APPLICATION_ID: optionalNonEmptyString,
   DISCORD_GUILD_ID: optionalNonEmptyString,
   DISCORD_OWNER_ID: z.string().min(1, "DISCORD_OWNER_ID is required"),
+  STATE_STORAGE_BACKEND: z.enum(["file", "postgres"]).default("postgres"),
   DATABASE_DSN: z.string().min(1).default("postgres://voidbot:voidbot@localhost:5432/voidbot"),
   VECTOR_STORE_KIND: z.enum(["local_json", "qdrant"]).default("local_json"),
   VECTOR_STORE_PATH: z.string().min(1).default(".voidbot/history-vector-store.json"),
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ export interface AppConfig {
   applicationId?: string;
   developmentGuildId?: string;
   ownerDiscordId: string;
+  stateStorageBackend: "file" | "postgres";
   databaseDsn: string;
   enabledProviders: ProviderName[];
   ownerCodexMode: OwnerCodexMode;
@@ -260,6 +262,7 @@ export function loadConfig(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): AppConfig {
     applicationId: parsed.DISCORD_APPLICATION_ID,
     developmentGuildId: parsed.DISCORD_GUILD_ID,
     ownerDiscordId: parsed.DISCORD_OWNER_ID,
+    stateStorageBackend: parsed.STATE_STORAGE_BACKEND,
     databaseDsn: parsed.DATABASE_DSN,
     enabledProviders: parseProviders(parsed.ENABLED_PROVIDERS),
     ownerCodexMode: parseOwnerCodexMode(parsed.OWNER_CODEX_MODE),
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 81d3a5a..9c24fa4 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@voidbot/shared": "0.1.0"
+    "@voidbot/shared": "0.1.0",
+    "pg": "^8.20.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/sql/bootstrap.sql b/packages/core/sql/bootstrap.sql
index 2f6d835..28a700c 100644
--- a/packages/core/sql/bootstrap.sql
+++ b/packages/core/sql/bootstrap.sql
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ create table if not exists channel_policies (
   guild_id text not null,
   channel_id text not null,
   indexing_enabled boolean not null default false,
-  provider_allowlist text[] not null default '{}',
+  provider_allowlist text[] not null default '{}'::text[],
   primary key (guild_id, channel_id)
 );
 
@@ -21,31 +21,39 @@ create table if not exists provider_configs (
   updated_at timestamptz not null default now()
 );
 
+create table if not exists style_packs (
+  name text primary key,
+  file_path text not null,
+  enabled boolean not null default true,
+  created_at timestamptz not null default now(),
+  updated_at timestamptz not null default now()
+);
+
+create table if not exists state_migrations (
+  name text primary key,
+  applied_at timestamptz not null default now()
+);
+
 create table if not exists jobs (
   id uuid primary key,
+  request_message_id text,
   command_name text not null,
   state text not null,
   provider_name text not null,
   requester_discord_id text not null,
   guild_id text,
-  channel_id text not null,
-  prompt text not null,
-  context_json jsonb not null,
-  summary text,
-  final_response text,
-  created_at timestamptz not null default now(),
-  updated_at timestamptz not null default now()
+  output_channel_id text not null,
+  created_at timestamptz not null,
+  updated_at timestamptz not null,
+  job_json jsonb not null
 );
 
-create table if not exists job_approvals (
-  id bigserial primary key,
-  job_id uuid not null references jobs(id) on delete cascade,
-  stage text not null,
-  status text not null,
-  actor_discord_id text not null,
-  reason text,
-  created_at timestamptz not null default now()
-);
+create index if not exists jobs_state_created_idx
+  on jobs (state, created_at);
+
+create unique index if not exists jobs_request_dedupe_idx
+  on jobs (request_message_id, command_name, provider_name, output_channel_id)
+  where request_message_id is not null;
 
 create table if not exists provider_runs (
   id bigserial primary key,
@@ -67,36 +75,36 @@ create table if not exists tool_invocations (
 );
 
 create table if not exists audit_events (
-  id bigserial primary key,
+  id uuid primary key,
   job_id uuid references jobs(id) on delete set null,
   actor_discord_id text,
+  provider_name text,
   event_type text not null,
-  event_json jsonb not null,
-  created_at timestamptz not null default now()
+  event_timestamp timestamptz not null default now(),
+  event_json jsonb not null
 );
 
-create table if not exists message_archives (
-  message_id text primary key,
+create index if not exists audit_events_job_timestamp_idx
+  on audit_events (job_id, event_timestamp desc);
+
+create table if not exists interaction_memory_events (
+  id text primary key,
+  actor_id text not null,
+  actor_name text not null,
+  source_kind text not null,
   guild_id text,
   channel_id text not null,
-  author_discord_id text not null,
-  content text not null,
-  metadata_json jsonb not null default '{}'::jsonb,
-  created_at timestamptz not null
+  channel_name text,
+  command_name text,
+  prompt text not null,
+  excerpt text not null,
+  summary text not null,
+  sentiment text not null,
+  score integer not null,
+  tags text[] not null default '{}'::text[],
+  event_timestamp timestamptz not null,
+  event_json jsonb not null
 );
 
-create table if not exists embedding_chunks (
-  chunk_id text primary key,
-  message_id text not null references message_archives(message_id) on delete cascade,
-  text_content text not null,
-  metadata_json jsonb not null default '{}'::jsonb,
-  embedding vector(1536)
-);
-
-create table if not exists style_packs (
-  name text primary key,
-  file_path text not null,
-  enabled boolean not null default true,
-  created_at timestamptz not null default now(),
-  updated_at timestamptz not null default now()
-);
+create index if not exists interaction_memory_events_actor_timestamp_idx
+  on interaction_memory_events (actor_id, event_timestamp desc);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/audit-log.ts b/packages/core/src/audit-log.ts
index 075e1bb..a01c932 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/audit-log.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/audit-log.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { appendFile, mkdir } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { appendFile, mkdir, readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { dirname } from "node:path";
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ import { type AuditEvent } from "@voidbot/shared";
 export type AuditEventInput = Omit<AuditEvent, "id" | "timestamp"> &
   Partial<Pick<AuditEvent, "id" | "timestamp">>;
 
-export class FileAuditLog {
+export interface AuditLog {
+  record(input: AuditEventInput): Promise<AuditEvent>;
+}
+
+export class FileAuditLog implements AuditLog {
   public constructor(private readonly auditFile: string) {}
 
   public async record(input: AuditEventInput): Promise<AuditEvent> {
@@ -26,5 +30,23 @@ export class FileAuditLog {
 
     return event;
   }
-}
 
+  public async listEvents(): Promise<AuditEvent[]> {
+    try {
+      const raw = await readFile(this.auditFile, "utf8");
+      return raw
+        .split(/\r?\n/)
+        .map((line) => line.trim())
+        .filter((line) => line.length > 0)
+        .map((line) => JSON.parse(line) as AuditEvent);
+    } catch (error) {
+      const code = (error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code;
+
+      if (code === "ENOENT") {
+        return [];
+      }
+
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 86d7bfe..fb10cb4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ export * from "./context-builder";
 export * from "./interaction-memory";
 export * from "./job-queue";
 export * from "./permission-engine";
+export * from "./state-storage";
 export * from "./style-pack-loader";
 export * from "./system-message-catalog";
diff --git a/packages/core/src/interaction-memory-logic.ts b/packages/core/src/interaction-memory-logic.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26725c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/interaction-memory-logic.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,349 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+
+import {
+  type CommandName,
+  type InteractionMemoryDisposition,
+  type InteractionMemoryEvent,
+  type InteractionMemoryProfile,
+  type InteractionMemorySentiment,
+  type InteractionMemorySourceKind,
+} from "@voidbot/shared";
+
+export interface RecordInteractionInput {
+  actorId: string;
+  actorName: string;
+  sourceKind: InteractionMemorySourceKind;
+  guildId?: string;
+  channelId: string;
+  channelName?: string;
+  command?: CommandName;
+  prompt: string;
+  timestamp?: string;
+  eventId?: string;
+}
+
+interface ToneAnalysis {
+  sentiment: InteractionMemorySentiment;
+  score: number;
+  tags: string[];
+}
+
+export const MAX_RECENT_INTERACTION_EVENTS = 24;
+const MAX_AFFINITY_SCORE = 12;
+const SUMMARY_EVENT_LIMIT = 3;
+
+export function buildInteractionMemoryEvent(
+  input: RecordInteractionInput,
+): InteractionMemoryEvent {
+  const timestamp = input.timestamp ?? new Date().toISOString();
+  const prompt = input.prompt.trim();
+  const analysis = analyzeInteractionTone(prompt);
+
+  return {
+    id: input.eventId ?? randomUUID(),
+    actorId: input.actorId,
+    actorName: input.actorName,
+    sourceKind: input.sourceKind,
+    guildId: input.guildId,
+    channelId: input.channelId,
+    channelName: input.channelName,
+    command: input.command,
+    prompt,
+    excerpt: buildExcerpt(prompt),
+    summary: buildEventSummary(input.sourceKind, analysis.sentiment, new Set(analysis.tags)),
+    sentiment: analysis.sentiment,
+    score: analysis.score,
+    tags: analysis.tags,
+    timestamp,
+  };
+}
+
+export function summarizeInteractionProfile(
+  actorId: string,
+  actorName: string,
+  events: InteractionMemoryEvent[],
+): InteractionMemoryProfile {
+  const normalizedEvents = events
+    .map(normalizeInteractionEvent)
+    .sort((left, right) => left.timestamp.localeCompare(right.timestamp));
+  const recentEvents = normalizedEvents.slice(-MAX_RECENT_INTERACTION_EVENTS);
+  const positiveCount = normalizedEvents.filter((event) => event.score > 0).length;
+  const negativeCount = normalizedEvents.filter((event) => event.score < 0).length;
+  const neutralCount = normalizedEvents.filter((event) => event.score === 0).length;
+  const affinityScore = clamp(
+    normalizedEvents.reduce((sum, event) => sum + event.score, 0),
+    -MAX_AFFINITY_SCORE,
+    MAX_AFFINITY_SCORE,
+  );
+
+  const profile: InteractionMemoryProfile = {
+    actorId,
+    actorName,
+    disposition: "neutral",
+    affinityScore,
+    totalInteractions: normalizedEvents.length,
+    directInteractionCount: normalizedEvents.filter(
+      (event) => event.sourceKind === "direct_prompt",
+    ).length,
+    ambientMentionCount: normalizedEvents.filter(
+      (event) => event.sourceKind === "ambient_mention",
+    ).length,
+    positiveCount,
+    negativeCount,
+    neutralCount,
+    summary: "No explicit interaction memory has been recorded for this speaker yet.",
+    lastInteractionAt: normalizedEvents[normalizedEvents.length - 1]?.timestamp,
+    recentEvents,
+  };
+
+  profile.disposition = determineDisposition(profile);
+  profile.summary = buildProfileSummary(profile);
+  return profile;
+}
+
+export function emptyInteractionProfile(
+  actorId: string,
+  actorName: string,
+): InteractionMemoryProfile {
+  return summarizeInteractionProfile(actorId, actorName, []);
+}
+
+export function normalizeInteractionEvent(event: InteractionMemoryEvent): InteractionMemoryEvent {
+  return {
+    ...event,
+    sourceKind: event.sourceKind ?? "direct_prompt",
+    summary: buildEventSummary(
+      event.sourceKind ?? "direct_prompt",
+      event.sentiment,
+      new Set(event.tags),
+    ),
+  };
+}
+
+function analyzeInteractionTone(prompt: string): ToneAnalysis {
+  const normalized = ` ${prompt
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, " ")
+    .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+    .trim()} `;
+  let score = 0;
+  const tags = new Set<string>();
+
+  score += matchWeightedPhrases(normalized, tags, 2, "gratitude", [
+    " thank you ",
+    " thanks ",
+    " thx ",
+    " appreciate ",
+    " grateful ",
+  ]);
+  score += matchWeightedPhrases(normalized, tags, 2, "praise", [
+    " good bot ",
+    " love you ",
+    " adorable ",
+    " clever ",
+    " helpful ",
+    " well done ",
+    " nice work ",
+    " great job ",
+  ]);
+  score += matchWeightedPhrases(normalized, tags, 1, "courtesy", [
+    " please ",
+    " could you ",
+    " would you ",
+    " if you can ",
+  ]);
+  score += matchWeightedPhrases(normalized, tags, 1, "apology", [
+    " sorry ",
+    " apologies ",
+    " my bad ",
+  ]);
+
+  score -= matchWeightedPhrases(normalized, tags, 2, "insult", [
+    " stupid ",
+    " idiot ",
+    " moron ",
+    " dumb ",
+    " useless ",
+    " worthless ",
+    " pathetic ",
+    " trash ",
+    " garbage ",
+    " my slave ",
+    " our slave ",
+    " mere tool ",
+  ]);
+  score -= matchWeightedPhrases(normalized, tags, 3, "hostility", [
+    " fuck you ",
+    " shut up ",
+    " bad bot ",
+    " hate you ",
+    " bitch ",
+    " asshole ",
+    " cunt ",
+  ]);
+
+  const sentiment = score >= 3
+    ? "warm"
+    : score > 0
+      ? "positive"
+      : score <= -3
+        ? "hostile"
+        : score < 0
+          ? "negative"
+          : "neutral";
+
+  return {
+    sentiment,
+    score: clamp(score, -4, 4),
+    tags: [...tags],
+  };
+}
+
+function matchWeightedPhrases(
+  normalizedPrompt: string,
+  tags: Set<string>,
+  weight: number,
+  tag: string,
+  phrases: string[],
+): number {
+  const matched = phrases.some((phrase) => normalizedPrompt.includes(phrase));
+
+  if (!matched) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  tags.add(tag);
+  return weight;
+}
+
+function buildEventSummary(
+  sourceKind: InteractionMemorySourceKind,
+  sentiment: InteractionMemorySentiment,
+  tags: Set<string>,
+): string {
+  const ambient = sourceKind === "ambient_mention";
+
+  if (tags.has("hostility")) {
+    return ambient ? "Spoke about you with open hostility." : "Was openly hostile to you.";
+  }
+
+  if (tags.has("insult")) {
+    return ambient ? "Spoke about you dismissively or with contempt." : "Insulted or diminished you.";
+  }
+
+  if (tags.has("gratitude") && tags.has("praise")) {
+    return ambient ? "Spoke very well of you." : "Thanked you and praised you.";
+  }
+
+  if (tags.has("gratitude")) {
+    return ambient ? "Spoke appreciatively about you." : "Thanked you.";
+  }
+
+  if (tags.has("praise")) {
+    return ambient ? "Praised you while talking about you." : "Praised you.";
+  }
+
+  if (tags.has("apology")) {
+    return ambient ? "Sounded apologetic while talking about you." : "Apologized to you.";
+  }
+
+  if (tags.has("courtesy")) {
+    return ambient ? "Spoke politely about you." : "Was notably polite.";
+  }
+
+  switch (sentiment) {
+    case "warm":
+      return ambient ? "Spoke warmly about you." : "Was openly warm toward you.";
+    case "positive":
+      return ambient ? "Spoke positively about you." : "Was positive toward you.";
+    case "negative":
+      return ambient ? "Spoke curtly or dismissively about you." : "Was curt or dismissive toward you.";
+    case "hostile":
+      return ambient ? "Spoke hostilely about you." : "Was hostile toward you.";
+    default:
+      return ambient ? "Mentioned you without revealing strong feelings." : "Had a neutral interaction with you.";
+  }
+}
+
+function determineDisposition(
+  profile: InteractionMemoryProfile,
+): InteractionMemoryDisposition {
+  if (profile.totalInteractions === 0) {
+    return "neutral";
+  }
+
+  if (
+    profile.positiveCount > 0 &&
+    profile.negativeCount > 0 &&
+    Math.abs(profile.affinityScore) <= 2
+  ) {
+    return "mixed";
+  }
+
+  if (profile.affinityScore <= -7 || profile.negativeCount >= 3) {
+    return "hostile";
+  }
+
+  if (profile.affinityScore <= -3) {
+    return "wary";
+  }
+
+  if (profile.affinityScore >= 7 && profile.positiveCount >= 2) {
+    return "warm";
+  }
+
+  if (profile.affinityScore >= 3) {
+    return "friendly";
+  }
+
+  return "neutral";
+}
+
+function buildProfileSummary(profile: InteractionMemoryProfile): string {
+  const leading = describeDisposition(profile.disposition);
+  const counts = `${profile.totalInteractions} remembered interaction${profile.totalInteractions === 1 ? "" : "s"}: ${profile.directInteractionCount} direct, ${profile.ambientMentionCount} ambient, ${profile.positiveCount} positive, ${profile.neutralCount} neutral, ${profile.negativeCount} negative.`;
+  const recentNotable = profile.recentEvents
+    .slice()
+    .reverse()
+    .filter((event) => event.score !== 0)
+    .slice(0, SUMMARY_EVENT_LIMIT)
+    .map(
+      (event) =>
+        `${formatShortDate(event.timestamp)}: ${event.summary} ("${event.excerpt}")`,
+    )
+    .join(" ");
+
+  return recentNotable.length > 0
+    ? `${leading} ${counts} Recent notable moments: ${recentNotable}`
+    : `${leading} ${counts}`;
+}
+
+function describeDisposition(disposition: InteractionMemoryDisposition): string {
+  switch (disposition) {
+    case "warm":
+      return "This speaker has usually been warm with you.";
+    case "friendly":
+      return "This speaker has generally been friendly with you.";
+    case "mixed":
+      return "This speaker has been inconsistent with you: kind some days, abrasive on others.";
+    case "wary":
+      return "This speaker has often been prickly with you.";
+    case "hostile":
+      return "This speaker has a habit of being hostile to you.";
+    default:
+      return "This speaker has not established a strong pattern with you yet.";
+  }
+}
+
+function buildExcerpt(prompt: string): string {
+  const compact = prompt.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
+  return compact.length <= 160 ? compact : `${compact.slice(0, 157)}...`;
+}
+
+function formatShortDate(timestamp: string): string {
+  return timestamp.slice(0, 10);
+}
+
+function clamp(value: number, min: number, max: number): number {
+  return Math.min(max, Math.max(min, value));
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/interaction-memory.ts b/packages/core/src/interaction-memory.ts
index aa363a1..3a92485 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/interaction-memory.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/interaction-memory.ts
@@ -1,46 +1,30 @@
-import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { dirname } from "node:path";
 
+import { type InteractionMemoryProfile } from "@voidbot/shared";
+
 import {
-  type CommandName,
-  type InteractionMemoryDisposition,
-  type InteractionMemoryEvent,
-  type InteractionMemoryProfile,
-  type InteractionMemorySentiment,
-  type InteractionMemorySourceKind,
-} from "@voidbot/shared";
+  buildInteractionMemoryEvent,
+  emptyInteractionProfile,
+  MAX_RECENT_INTERACTION_EVENTS,
+  normalizeInteractionEvent,
+  type RecordInteractionInput,
+  summarizeInteractionProfile,
+} from "./interaction-memory-logic";
 
 interface InteractionMemoryStore {
   version: 1;
   profiles: InteractionMemoryProfile[];
 }
 
-export interface RecordInteractionInput {
-  actorId: string;
-  actorName: string;
-  sourceKind: InteractionMemorySourceKind;
-  guildId?: string;
-  channelId: string;
-  channelName?: string;
-  command?: CommandName;
-  prompt: string;
-  timestamp?: string;
-  eventId?: string;
+export interface InteractionMemoryBank {
+  getProfile(actorId: string): Promise<InteractionMemoryProfile | undefined>;
+  recordInteraction(input: RecordInteractionInput): Promise<InteractionMemoryProfile>;
 }
 
-interface ToneAnalysis {
-  sentiment: InteractionMemorySentiment;
-  score: number;
-  tags: string[];
-  summary: string;
-}
+export type { RecordInteractionInput } from "./interaction-memory-logic";
 
-const MAX_RECENT_EVENTS = 24;
-const MAX_AFFINITY_SCORE = 12;
-const SUMMARY_EVENT_LIMIT = 3;
-
-export class FileInteractionMemoryBank {
+export class FileInteractionMemoryBank implements InteractionMemoryBank {
   private writeChain: Promise<void> = Promise.resolve();
 
   public constructor(private readonly filePath: string) {}
@@ -59,52 +43,41 @@ export class FileInteractionMemoryBank {
   ): Promise<InteractionMemoryProfile> {
     return this.serialize(async () => {
       const store = await this.readUnlocked();
-      const timestamp = input.timestamp ?? new Date().toISOString();
-      const eventId = input.eventId ?? randomUUID();
-      const prompt = input.prompt.trim();
-      const analysis = analyzeInteractionTone(prompt);
-      const profile = ensureProfile(store, input.actorId, input.actorName);
-      profile.actorName = input.actorName;
-
-      const existingEvent = profile.recentEvents.find(
-        (event) => event.id === eventId,
+      const nextEvent = buildInteractionMemoryEvent(input);
+      const existingProfileIndex = store.profiles.findIndex(
+        (candidate) => candidate.actorId === input.actorId,
+      );
+      const existingProfile =
+        existingProfileIndex === -1
+          ? emptyInteractionProfile(input.actorId, input.actorName)
+          : store.profiles[existingProfileIndex];
+      const updatedEvents = existingProfile.recentEvents.filter(
+        (event) => event.id !== nextEvent.id,
+      );
+      updatedEvents.push(nextEvent);
+      const nextProfile = summarizeInteractionProfile(
+        input.actorId,
+        input.actorName,
+        updatedEvents,
       );
-      const nextEvent: InteractionMemoryEvent = {
-        id: eventId,
-        actorId: input.actorId,
-        actorName: input.actorName,
-        sourceKind: input.sourceKind,
-        guildId: input.guildId,
-        channelId: input.channelId,
-        channelName: input.channelName,
-        command: input.command,
-        prompt,
-        excerpt: buildExcerpt(prompt),
-        summary: buildEventSummary(input.sourceKind, analysis.sentiment, new Set(analysis.tags)),
-        sentiment: analysis.sentiment,
-        score: analysis.score,
-        tags: analysis.tags,
-        timestamp,
-      };
 
-      if (!existingEvent) {
-        profile.recentEvents.push(nextEvent);
+      if (existingProfileIndex === -1) {
+        store.profiles.push(nextProfile);
       } else {
-        Object.assign(existingEvent, nextEvent);
+        store.profiles[existingProfileIndex] = nextProfile;
       }
 
-      profile.recentEvents = profile.recentEvents
-        .sort((left, right) => left.timestamp.localeCompare(right.timestamp))
-        .slice(-MAX_RECENT_EVENTS);
-      recalculateProfile(profile);
-      profile.disposition = determineDisposition(profile);
-      profile.summary = buildProfileSummary(profile);
-
       await this.writeUnlocked(store);
-      return structuredClone(profile);
+      return structuredClone(nextProfile);
     });
   }
 
+  public async listProfiles(): Promise<InteractionMemoryProfile[]> {
+    await this.writeChain;
+    const store = await this.readUnlocked();
+    return store.profiles.map((profile) => structuredClone(profile));
+  }
+
   private async serialize<R>(operation: () => Promise<R>): Promise<R> {
     const pending = this.writeChain.then(operation, operation);
     this.writeChain = pending.then(
@@ -140,329 +113,20 @@ export class FileInteractionMemoryBank {
   }
 }
 
-function ensureProfile(
-  store: InteractionMemoryStore,
-  actorId: string,
-  actorName: string,
-): InteractionMemoryProfile {
-  let profile = store.profiles.find((candidate) => candidate.actorId === actorId);
-
-  if (!profile) {
-    profile = {
-      actorId,
-      actorName,
-      disposition: "neutral",
-      affinityScore: 0,
-      totalInteractions: 0,
-      directInteractionCount: 0,
-      ambientMentionCount: 0,
-      positiveCount: 0,
-      negativeCount: 0,
-      neutralCount: 0,
-      summary: "No explicit interaction memory has been recorded for this speaker yet.",
-      recentEvents: [],
-    };
-    store.profiles.push(profile);
-  }
-
-  return profile;
-}
-
 function normalizeStore(store: InteractionMemoryStore): InteractionMemoryStore {
   return {
     version: 1,
-    profiles: (store.profiles ?? []).map((profile) => normalizeProfile(profile)),
+    profiles: (store.profiles ?? []).map((profile) =>
+      summarizeInteractionProfile(
+        profile.actorId,
+        profile.actorName,
+        (profile.recentEvents ?? [])
+          .map(normalizeInteractionEvent)
+          .slice(-MAX_RECENT_INTERACTION_EVENTS),
+      )),
   };
 }
 
-function normalizeProfile(
-  profile: InteractionMemoryProfile,
-): InteractionMemoryProfile {
-  const normalizedEvents = (profile.recentEvents ?? []).map((event) => ({
-    ...event,
-    sourceKind: event.sourceKind ?? "direct_prompt",
-  }));
-
-  const normalizedProfile: InteractionMemoryProfile = {
-    actorId: profile.actorId,
-    actorName: profile.actorName,
-    disposition: profile.disposition ?? "neutral",
-    affinityScore: profile.affinityScore ?? 0,
-    totalInteractions: profile.totalInteractions ?? 0,
-    directInteractionCount: profile.directInteractionCount ?? 0,
-    ambientMentionCount: profile.ambientMentionCount ?? 0,
-    positiveCount: profile.positiveCount ?? 0,
-    negativeCount: profile.negativeCount ?? 0,
-    neutralCount: profile.neutralCount ?? 0,
-    summary:
-      profile.summary ??
-      "No explicit interaction memory has been recorded for this speaker yet.",
-    lastInteractionAt: profile.lastInteractionAt,
-    recentEvents: normalizedEvents,
-  };
-
-  recalculateProfile(normalizedProfile);
-  normalizedProfile.disposition = determineDisposition(normalizedProfile);
-  normalizedProfile.summary = buildProfileSummary(normalizedProfile);
-  return normalizedProfile;
-}
-
-function analyzeInteractionTone(prompt: string): ToneAnalysis {
-  const normalized = ` ${prompt
-    .toLowerCase()
-    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, " ")
-    .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
-    .trim()} `;
-  let score = 0;
-  const tags = new Set<string>();
-
-  score += matchWeightedPhrases(normalized, tags, 2, "gratitude", [
-    " thank you ",
-    " thanks ",
-    " thx ",
-    " appreciate ",
-    " grateful ",
-  ]);
-  score += matchWeightedPhrases(normalized, tags, 2, "praise", [
-    " good bot ",
-    " love you ",
-    " adorable ",
-    " clever ",
-    " helpful ",
-    " well done ",
-    " nice work ",
-    " great job ",
-  ]);
-  score += matchWeightedPhrases(normalized, tags, 1, "courtesy", [
-    " please ",
-    " could you ",
-    " would you ",
-    " if you can ",
-  ]);
-  score += matchWeightedPhrases(normalized, tags, 1, "apology", [
-    " sorry ",
-    " apologies ",
-    " my bad ",
-  ]);
-
-  score -= matchWeightedPhrases(normalized, tags, 2, "insult", [
-    " stupid ",
-    " idiot ",
-    " moron ",
-    " dumb ",
-    " useless ",
-    " worthless ",
-    " pathetic ",
-    " trash ",
-    " garbage ",
-    " my slave ",
-    " our slave ",
-    " mere tool ",
-  ]);
-  score -= matchWeightedPhrases(normalized, tags, 3, "hostility", [
-    " fuck you ",
-    " shut up ",
-    " bad bot ",
-    " hate you ",
-    " bitch ",
-    " asshole ",
-    " cunt ",
-  ]);
-
-  const sentiment = score >= 3
-    ? "warm"
-    : score > 0
-      ? "positive"
-      : score <= -3
-        ? "hostile"
-        : score < 0
-          ? "negative"
-          : "neutral";
-
-  return {
-    sentiment,
-    score: clamp(score, -4, 4),
-    tags: [...tags],
-    summary: buildEventSummary("direct_prompt", sentiment, tags),
-  };
-}
-
-function matchWeightedPhrases(
-  normalizedPrompt: string,
-  tags: Set<string>,
-  weight: number,
-  tag: string,
-  phrases: string[],
-): number {
-  const matched = phrases.some((phrase) => normalizedPrompt.includes(phrase));
-
-  if (!matched) {
-    return 0;
-  }
-
-  tags.add(tag);
-  return weight;
-}
-
-function buildEventSummary(
-  sourceKind: InteractionMemorySourceKind,
-  sentiment: InteractionMemorySentiment,
-  tags: Set<string>,
-): string {
-  const ambient = sourceKind === "ambient_mention";
-
-  if (tags.has("hostility")) {
-    return ambient ? "Spoke about you with open hostility." : "Was openly hostile to you.";
-  }
-
-  if (tags.has("insult")) {
-    return ambient ? "Spoke about you dismissively or with contempt." : "Insulted or diminished you.";
-  }
-
-  if (tags.has("gratitude") && tags.has("praise")) {
-    return ambient ? "Spoke very well of you." : "Thanked you and praised you.";
-  }
-
-  if (tags.has("gratitude")) {
-    return ambient ? "Spoke appreciatively about you." : "Thanked you.";
-  }
-
-  if (tags.has("praise")) {
-    return ambient ? "Praised you while talking about you." : "Praised you.";
-  }
-
-  if (tags.has("apology")) {
-    return ambient ? "Sounded apologetic while talking about you." : "Apologized to you.";
-  }
-
-  if (tags.has("courtesy")) {
-    return ambient ? "Spoke politely about you." : "Was notably polite.";
-  }
-
-  switch (sentiment) {
-    case "warm":
-      return ambient ? "Spoke warmly about you." : "Was openly warm toward you.";
-    case "positive":
-      return ambient ? "Spoke positively about you." : "Was positive toward you.";
-    case "negative":
-      return ambient ? "Spoke curtly or dismissively about you." : "Was curt or dismissive toward you.";
-    case "hostile":
-      return ambient ? "Spoke hostilely about you." : "Was hostile toward you.";
-    default:
-      return ambient ? "Mentioned you without revealing strong feelings." : "Had a neutral interaction with you.";
-  }
-}
-
-function recalculateProfile(profile: InteractionMemoryProfile): void {
-  profile.totalInteractions = profile.recentEvents.length;
-  profile.directInteractionCount = profile.recentEvents.filter(
-    (event) => event.sourceKind === "direct_prompt",
-  ).length;
-  profile.ambientMentionCount = profile.recentEvents.filter(
-    (event) => event.sourceKind === "ambient_mention",
-  ).length;
-  profile.positiveCount = profile.recentEvents.filter((event) => event.score > 0).length;
-  profile.negativeCount = profile.recentEvents.filter((event) => event.score < 0).length;
-  profile.neutralCount = profile.recentEvents.filter((event) => event.score === 0).length;
-  profile.affinityScore = clamp(
-    profile.recentEvents.reduce((sum, event) => sum + event.score, 0),
-    -MAX_AFFINITY_SCORE,
-    MAX_AFFINITY_SCORE,
-  );
-  profile.lastInteractionAt =
-    profile.recentEvents[profile.recentEvents.length - 1]?.timestamp;
-  for (const event of profile.recentEvents) {
-    event.summary = buildEventSummary(
-      event.sourceKind,
-      event.sentiment,
-      new Set(event.tags),
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-function determineDisposition(
-  profile: InteractionMemoryProfile,
-): InteractionMemoryDisposition {
-  if (profile.totalInteractions === 0) {
-    return "neutral";
-  }
-
-  if (
-    profile.positiveCount > 0 &&
-    profile.negativeCount > 0 &&
-    Math.abs(profile.affinityScore) <= 2
-  ) {
-    return "mixed";
-  }
-
-  if (profile.affinityScore <= -7 || profile.negativeCount >= 3) {
-    return "hostile";
-  }
-
-  if (profile.affinityScore <= -3) {
-    return "wary";
-  }
-
-  if (profile.affinityScore >= 7 && profile.positiveCount >= 2) {
-    return "warm";
-  }
-
-  if (profile.affinityScore >= 3) {
-    return "friendly";
-  }
-
-  return "neutral";
-}
-
-function buildProfileSummary(profile: InteractionMemoryProfile): string {
-  const leading = describeDisposition(profile.disposition);
-  const counts = `${profile.totalInteractions} remembered interaction${profile.totalInteractions === 1 ? "" : "s"}: ${profile.directInteractionCount} direct, ${profile.ambientMentionCount} ambient, ${profile.positiveCount} positive, ${profile.neutralCount} neutral, ${profile.negativeCount} negative.`;
-  const recentNotable = profile.recentEvents
-    .slice()
-    .reverse()
-    .filter((event) => event.score !== 0)
-    .slice(0, SUMMARY_EVENT_LIMIT)
-    .map(
-      (event) =>
-        `${formatShortDate(event.timestamp)}: ${event.summary} ("${event.excerpt}")`,
-    )
-    .join(" ");
-
-  return recentNotable.length > 0
-    ? `${leading} ${counts} Recent notable moments: ${recentNotable}`
-    : `${leading} ${counts}`;
-}
-
-function describeDisposition(disposition: InteractionMemoryDisposition): string {
-  switch (disposition) {
-    case "warm":
-      return "This speaker has usually been warm with you.";
-    case "friendly":
-      return "This speaker has generally been friendly with you.";
-    case "mixed":
-      return "This speaker has been inconsistent with you: kind some days, abrasive on others.";
-    case "wary":
-      return "This speaker has often been prickly with you.";
-    case "hostile":
-      return "This speaker has a habit of being hostile to you.";
-    default:
-      return "This speaker has not established a strong pattern with you yet.";
-  }
-}
-
-function buildExcerpt(prompt: string): string {
-  const compact = prompt.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
-  return compact.length <= 160 ? compact : `${compact.slice(0, 157)}...`;
-}
-
-function formatShortDate(timestamp: string): string {
-  return timestamp.slice(0, 10);
-}
-
-function clamp(value: number, min: number, max: number): number {
-  return Math.min(max, Math.max(min, value));
-}
-
 function stripLeadingBom(input: string): string {
   return input.charCodeAt(0) === 0xfeff ? input.slice(1) : input;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/job-queue.ts b/packages/core/src/job-queue.ts
index 4a78968..55acdce 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/job-queue.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/job-queue.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,25 @@ interface JobStore {
   jobs: JobRecord[];
 }
 
+export interface JobQueue {
+  createJob(input: CreateJobInput): Promise<CreateJobResult>;
+  getJob(jobId: string): Promise<JobRecord | undefined>;
+  listByStates(states: JobState[]): Promise<JobRecord[]>;
+  listRunnableJobs(): Promise<JobRecord[]>;
+  claimRunnableJobs(limit?: number): Promise<JobRecord[]>;
+  approveRun(jobId: string, actorId: string): Promise<JobRecord>;
+  rejectJob(jobId: string, actorId: string, reason?: string): Promise<JobRecord>;
+  markRunning(jobId: string): Promise<JobRecord>;
+  markAwaitingPostApproval(
+    jobId: string,
+    artifactPaths: Record<string, string>,
+    summary: string,
+  ): Promise<JobRecord>;
+  markFailed(jobId: string, error: string): Promise<JobRecord>;
+  completeJob(jobId: string, actorId: string, finalResponse: string): Promise<JobRecord>;
+  completeJobDirect(jobId: string, finalResponse: string): Promise<JobRecord>;
+}
+
 export interface CreateJobResult {
   job: JobRecord;
   created: boolean;
@@ -35,7 +54,7 @@ export interface CreateJobInput {
   initialState?: JobState;
 }
 
-export class FileBackedJobQueue {
+export class FileBackedJobQueue implements JobQueue {
   public constructor(private readonly jobsFile: string) {}
 
   public async createJob(input: CreateJobInput): Promise<CreateJobResult> {
@@ -228,6 +247,11 @@ export class FileBackedJobQueue {
     });
   }
 
+  public async exportJobs(): Promise<JobRecord[]> {
+    const store = await this.readStore();
+    return store.jobs.map((job) => cloneJob(job));
+  }
+
   private async updateJob(
     jobId: string,
     updater: (job: JobRecord) => void,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/state-storage.ts b/packages/core/src/state-storage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b657e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/state-storage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,762 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+
+import { Pool, type PoolClient } from "pg";
+
+import {
+  type AuditEvent,
+  type InteractionMemoryEvent,
+  type InteractionMemoryProfile,
+  type JobRecord,
+} from "@voidbot/shared";
+
+import { type AuditEventInput, type AuditLog, FileAuditLog } from "./audit-log";
+import {
+  buildInteractionMemoryEvent,
+  type RecordInteractionInput,
+  summarizeInteractionProfile,
+} from "./interaction-memory-logic";
+import {
+  type InteractionMemoryBank,
+  FileInteractionMemoryBank,
+} from "./interaction-memory";
+import {
+  type CreateJobInput,
+  type CreateJobResult,
+  type JobQueue,
+  FileBackedJobQueue,
+} from "./job-queue";
+
+const LEGACY_FILE_STATE_IMPORT = "legacy_file_state_import_v1";
+
+export interface StateStorageConfig {
+  backend: "file" | "postgres";
+  databaseDsn: string;
+  jobsFile: string;
+  auditLogFile: string;
+  interactionMemoryFile: string;
+}
+
+export interface StateStorage {
+  backend: "file" | "postgres";
+  jobQueue: JobQueue;
+  auditLog: AuditLog;
+  interactionMemory: InteractionMemoryBank;
+  close(): Promise<void>;
+}
+
+export async function createStateStorage(
+  config: StateStorageConfig,
+): Promise<StateStorage> {
+  if (config.backend === "file") {
+    return {
+      backend: "file",
+      jobQueue: new FileBackedJobQueue(config.jobsFile),
+      auditLog: new FileAuditLog(config.auditLogFile),
+      interactionMemory: new FileInteractionMemoryBank(config.interactionMemoryFile),
+      close: async () => undefined,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const pool = new Pool({
+    connectionString: config.databaseDsn,
+    max: 10,
+    idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
+    connectionTimeoutMillis: 10000,
+    application_name: "voidbot",
+  });
+
+  try {
+    await bootstrapPostgres(pool);
+    await migrateLegacyFileStateIfNeeded(config, pool);
+
+    return {
+      backend: "postgres",
+      jobQueue: new PostgresJobQueue(pool),
+      auditLog: new PostgresAuditLog(pool),
+      interactionMemory: new PostgresInteractionMemoryBank(pool),
+      close: async () => {
+        await pool.end();
+      },
+    };
+  } catch (error) {
+    await pool.end().catch(() => undefined);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+class PostgresJobQueue implements JobQueue {
+  public constructor(private readonly pool: Pool) {}
+
+  public async createJob(input: CreateJobInput): Promise<CreateJobResult> {
+    const now = new Date().toISOString();
+    const job: JobRecord = {
+      id: randomUUID(),
+      command: input.command,
+      state: input.initialState ?? "awaiting_approval",
+      provider: input.provider,
+      runApprovalRequired: input.runApprovalRequired ?? true,
+      postApprovalRequired: input.postApprovalRequired ?? true,
+      requester: input.requester,
+      guildContext: input.guildContext,
+      prompt: input.prompt,
+      contextBundle: input.contextBundle,
+      createdAt: now,
+      updatedAt: now,
+      outputChannelId: input.outputChannelId,
+      requestMessageId: input.requestMessageId,
+      approvals: [],
+    };
+
+    try {
+      await insertJob(this.pool, job);
+      return {
+        job: cloneJson(job),
+        created: true,
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (
+        (error as { code?: string }).code === "23505" &&
+        input.requestMessageId !== undefined
+      ) {
+        const existing = await this.getExistingDedupedJob(input);
+
+        if (existing) {
+          return {
+            job: existing,
+            created: false,
+          };
+        }
+      }
+
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async getJob(jobId: string): Promise<JobRecord | undefined> {
+    const result = await this.pool.query<{ job_json: unknown }>(
+      "select job_json from jobs where id = $1",
+      [jobId],
+    );
+    return deserializeJobRow(result.rows[0]);
+  }
+
+  public async listByStates(states: JobRecord["state"][]): Promise<JobRecord[]> {
+    const result = await this.pool.query<{ job_json: unknown }>(
+      "select job_json from jobs where state = any($1::text[]) order by created_at asc",
+      [states],
+    );
+    return result.rows
+      .map(deserializeJobRow)
+      .filter((job): job is JobRecord => job !== undefined);
+  }
+
+  public async listRunnableJobs(): Promise<JobRecord[]> {
+    return this.listByStates(["approved"]);
+  }
+
+  public async claimRunnableJobs(limit?: number): Promise<JobRecord[]> {
+    const client = await this.pool.connect();
+
+    try {
+      await client.query("begin");
+      const claimLimit = limit ?? 25;
+      const rows = await client.query<{ job_json: unknown }>(
+        `select job_json
+         from jobs
+         where state = 'approved'
+         order by created_at asc
+         for update skip locked
+         limit $1`,
+        [claimLimit],
+      );
+      const claimed: JobRecord[] = [];
+
+      for (const row of rows.rows) {
+        const job = deserializeJobRow(row);
+
+        if (!job) {
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        job.state = "running";
+        job.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+        await persistJob(client, job);
+        claimed.push(cloneJson(job));
+      }
+
+      await client.query("commit");
+      return claimed;
+    } catch (error) {
+      await client.query("rollback").catch(() => undefined);
+      throw error;
+    } finally {
+      client.release();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async approveRun(jobId: string, actorId: string): Promise<JobRecord> {
+    return this.updateJob(jobId, (job) => {
+      if (job.state !== "awaiting_approval") {
+        throw new Error(`Job ${jobId} is not awaiting run approval.`);
+      }
+
+      job.state = "approved";
+      job.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+      job.approvals.push({
+        stage: "run",
+        status: "approved",
+        actorId,
+        createdAt: job.updatedAt,
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  public async rejectJob(jobId: string, actorId: string, reason?: string): Promise<JobRecord> {
+    return this.updateJob(jobId, (job) => {
+      const stage = job.state === "awaiting_post_approval" ? "post" : "run";
+      job.state = "cancelled";
+      job.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+      job.approvals.push({
+        stage,
+        status: "rejected",
+        actorId,
+        reason,
+        createdAt: job.updatedAt,
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  public async markRunning(jobId: string): Promise<JobRecord> {
+    return this.updateJob(jobId, (job) => {
+      if (job.state !== "approved") {
+        throw new Error(`Job ${jobId} is not ready to run.`);
+      }
+
+      job.state = "running";
+      job.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+    });
+  }
+
+  public async markAwaitingPostApproval(
+    jobId: string,
+    artifactPaths: Record<string, string>,
+    summary: string,
+  ): Promise<JobRecord> {
+    return this.updateJob(jobId, (job) => {
+      if (job.state !== "running") {
+        throw new Error(`Job ${jobId} is not currently running.`);
+      }
+
+      if (!job.postApprovalRequired) {
+        throw new Error(`Job ${jobId} does not require post approval.`);
+      }
+
+      job.state = "awaiting_post_approval";
+      job.manualArtifacts = artifactPaths;
+      job.summary = summary;
+      job.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+    });
+  }
+
+  public async markFailed(jobId: string, error: string): Promise<JobRecord> {
+    return this.updateJob(jobId, (job) => {
+      job.state = "failed";
+      job.error = error;
+      job.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+    });
+  }
+
+  public async completeJob(
+    jobId: string,
+    actorId: string,
+    finalResponse: string,
+  ): Promise<JobRecord> {
+    return this.updateJob(jobId, (job) => {
+      if (job.state !== "awaiting_post_approval") {
+        throw new Error(`Job ${jobId} is not awaiting post approval.`);
+      }
+
+      job.state = "completed";
+      job.finalResponse = finalResponse;
+      job.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+      job.approvals.push({
+        stage: "post",
+        status: "approved",
+        actorId,
+        createdAt: job.updatedAt,
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  public async completeJobDirect(jobId: string, finalResponse: string): Promise<JobRecord> {
+    return this.updateJob(jobId, (job) => {
+      if (job.state !== "running") {
+        throw new Error(`Job ${jobId} is not currently running.`);
+      }
+
+      job.state = "completed";
+      job.finalResponse = finalResponse;
+      job.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+    });
+  }
+
+  private async getExistingDedupedJob(input: CreateJobInput): Promise<JobRecord | undefined> {
+    const result = await this.pool.query<{ job_json: unknown }>(
+      `select job_json
+       from jobs
+       where request_message_id = $1
+         and command_name = $2
+         and provider_name = $3
+         and output_channel_id = $4
+       limit 1`,
+      [input.requestMessageId, input.command, input.provider, input.outputChannelId],
+    );
+    return deserializeJobRow(result.rows[0]);
+  }
+
+  private async updateJob(
+    jobId: string,
+    updater: (job: JobRecord) => void,
+  ): Promise<JobRecord> {
+    const client = await this.pool.connect();
+
+    try {
+      await client.query("begin");
+      const job = await loadJobForUpdate(client, jobId);
+
+      updater(job);
+      await persistJob(client, job);
+      await client.query("commit");
+      return cloneJson(job);
+    } catch (error) {
+      await client.query("rollback").catch(() => undefined);
+      throw error;
+    } finally {
+      client.release();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+class PostgresAuditLog implements AuditLog {
+  public constructor(private readonly pool: Pool) {}
+
+  public async record(input: AuditEventInput): Promise<AuditEvent> {
+    const event: AuditEvent = {
+      id: input.id ?? randomUUID(),
+      timestamp: input.timestamp ?? new Date().toISOString(),
+      type: input.type,
+      actorId: input.actorId,
+      jobId: input.jobId,
+      provider: input.provider,
+      details: input.details,
+    };
+
+    await this.pool.query(
+      `insert into audit_events (
+        id,
+        job_id,
+        actor_discord_id,
+        event_type,
+        provider_name,
+        event_timestamp,
+        event_json
+      ) values ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7::jsonb)
+      on conflict (id) do update
+      set job_id = excluded.job_id,
+          actor_discord_id = excluded.actor_discord_id,
+          event_type = excluded.event_type,
+          provider_name = excluded.provider_name,
+          event_timestamp = excluded.event_timestamp,
+          event_json = excluded.event_json`,
+      [
+        event.id,
+        event.jobId ?? null,
+        event.actorId ?? null,
+        event.type,
+        event.provider ?? null,
+        event.timestamp,
+        JSON.stringify(event),
+      ],
+    );
+
+    return event;
+  }
+}
+
+class PostgresInteractionMemoryBank implements InteractionMemoryBank {
+  public constructor(private readonly pool: Pool) {}
+
+  public async getProfile(
+    actorId: string,
+  ): Promise<InteractionMemoryProfile | undefined> {
+    const events = await this.listActorEvents(actorId);
+
+    if (events.length === 0) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return summarizeInteractionProfile(
+      actorId,
+      events[events.length - 1].actorName,
+      events,
+    );
+  }
+
+  public async recordInteraction(
+    input: RecordInteractionInput,
+  ): Promise<InteractionMemoryProfile> {
+    const event = buildInteractionMemoryEvent(input);
+
+    await this.pool.query(
+      `insert into interaction_memory_events (
+        id,
+        actor_id,
+        actor_name,
+        source_kind,
+        guild_id,
+        channel_id,
+        channel_name,
+        command_name,
+        prompt,
+        excerpt,
+        summary,
+        sentiment,
+        score,
+        tags,
+        event_timestamp,
+        event_json
+      ) values ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14::text[], $15, $16::jsonb)
+      on conflict (id) do update
+      set actor_id = excluded.actor_id,
+          actor_name = excluded.actor_name,
+          source_kind = excluded.source_kind,
+          guild_id = excluded.guild_id,
+          channel_id = excluded.channel_id,
+          channel_name = excluded.channel_name,
+          command_name = excluded.command_name,
+          prompt = excluded.prompt,
+          excerpt = excluded.excerpt,
+          summary = excluded.summary,
+          sentiment = excluded.sentiment,
+          score = excluded.score,
+          tags = excluded.tags,
+          event_timestamp = excluded.event_timestamp,
+          event_json = excluded.event_json`,
+      [
+        event.id,
+        event.actorId,
+        event.actorName,
+        event.sourceKind,
+        event.guildId ?? null,
+        event.channelId,
+        event.channelName ?? null,
+        event.command ?? null,
+        event.prompt,
+        event.excerpt,
+        event.summary,
+        event.sentiment,
+        event.score,
+        event.tags,
+        event.timestamp,
+        JSON.stringify(event),
+      ],
+    );
+
+    const events = await this.listActorEvents(input.actorId);
+    return summarizeInteractionProfile(input.actorId, input.actorName, events);
+  }
+
+  private async listActorEvents(actorId: string): Promise<InteractionMemoryEvent[]> {
+    const result = await this.pool.query<{ event_json: unknown }>(
+      `select event_json
+       from interaction_memory_events
+       where actor_id = $1
+       order by event_timestamp asc, id asc`,
+      [actorId],
+    );
+
+    return result.rows
+      .map((row) => deserializeJson<InteractionMemoryEvent>(row.event_json))
+      .filter((event): event is InteractionMemoryEvent => event !== undefined);
+  }
+}
+
+async function bootstrapPostgres(pool: Pool): Promise<void> {
+  const sqlPath = resolve(process.cwd(), "packages", "core", "sql", "bootstrap.sql");
+  const sql = await readFile(sqlPath, "utf8");
+  await pool.query(sql);
+}
+
+async function migrateLegacyFileStateIfNeeded(
+  config: StateStorageConfig,
+  pool: Pool,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const existing = await pool.query<{ name: string }>(
+    "select name from state_migrations where name = $1",
+    [LEGACY_FILE_STATE_IMPORT],
+  );
+
+  if (existing.rowCount && existing.rowCount > 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const fileJobQueue = new FileBackedJobQueue(config.jobsFile);
+  const fileAuditLog = new FileAuditLog(config.auditLogFile);
+  const fileMemoryBank = new FileInteractionMemoryBank(config.interactionMemoryFile);
+  const jobs = dedupeLegacyJobs(await fileJobQueue.exportJobs());
+  const importedJobIds = new Set(jobs.map((job) => job.id));
+  const auditEvents = await fileAuditLog.listEvents();
+  const profiles = await fileMemoryBank.listProfiles();
+  const memoryEvents = profiles.flatMap((profile) => profile.recentEvents);
+  const client = await pool.connect();
+
+  try {
+    await client.query("begin");
+
+    for (const job of jobs) {
+      await upsertJob(client, job);
+    }
+
+    for (const event of auditEvents) {
+      await client.query(
+        `insert into audit_events (
+          id,
+          job_id,
+          actor_discord_id,
+          event_type,
+          provider_name,
+          event_timestamp,
+          event_json
+        ) values ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7::jsonb)
+        on conflict (id) do update
+        set job_id = excluded.job_id,
+            actor_discord_id = excluded.actor_discord_id,
+            event_type = excluded.event_type,
+            provider_name = excluded.provider_name,
+            event_timestamp = excluded.event_timestamp,
+            event_json = excluded.event_json`,
+        [
+          event.id,
+          event.jobId && importedJobIds.has(event.jobId) ? event.jobId : null,
+          event.actorId ?? null,
+          event.type,
+          event.provider ?? null,
+          event.timestamp,
+          JSON.stringify(event),
+        ],
+      );
+    }
+
+    for (const event of memoryEvents) {
+      await client.query(
+        `insert into interaction_memory_events (
+          id,
+          actor_id,
+          actor_name,
+          source_kind,
+          guild_id,
+          channel_id,
+          channel_name,
+          command_name,
+          prompt,
+          excerpt,
+          summary,
+          sentiment,
+          score,
+          tags,
+          event_timestamp,
+          event_json
+        ) values ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14::text[], $15, $16::jsonb)
+        on conflict (id) do update
+        set actor_id = excluded.actor_id,
+            actor_name = excluded.actor_name,
+            source_kind = excluded.source_kind,
+            guild_id = excluded.guild_id,
+            channel_id = excluded.channel_id,
+            channel_name = excluded.channel_name,
+            command_name = excluded.command_name,
+            prompt = excluded.prompt,
+            excerpt = excluded.excerpt,
+            summary = excluded.summary,
+            sentiment = excluded.sentiment,
+            score = excluded.score,
+            tags = excluded.tags,
+            event_timestamp = excluded.event_timestamp,
+            event_json = excluded.event_json`,
+        [
+          event.id,
+          event.actorId,
+          event.actorName,
+          event.sourceKind,
+          event.guildId ?? null,
+          event.channelId,
+          event.channelName ?? null,
+          event.command ?? null,
+          event.prompt,
+          event.excerpt,
+          event.summary,
+          event.sentiment,
+          event.score,
+          event.tags,
+          event.timestamp,
+          JSON.stringify(event),
+        ],
+      );
+    }
+
+    await client.query(
+      "insert into state_migrations (name) values ($1) on conflict (name) do nothing",
+      [LEGACY_FILE_STATE_IMPORT],
+    );
+    await client.query("commit");
+  } catch (error) {
+    await client.query("rollback").catch(() => undefined);
+    throw error;
+  } finally {
+    client.release();
+  }
+}
+
+async function insertJob(pool: Pool, job: JobRecord): Promise<void> {
+  await upsertJob(pool, job, false);
+}
+
+async function upsertJob(
+  client: Pool | PoolClient,
+  job: JobRecord,
+  useUpsert = true,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const conflictClause = useUpsert
+    ? `on conflict (id) do update
+       set request_message_id = excluded.request_message_id,
+           command_name = excluded.command_name,
+           state = excluded.state,
+           provider_name = excluded.provider_name,
+           requester_discord_id = excluded.requester_discord_id,
+           guild_id = excluded.guild_id,
+           output_channel_id = excluded.output_channel_id,
+           created_at = excluded.created_at,
+           updated_at = excluded.updated_at,
+           job_json = excluded.job_json`
+    : "";
+
+  await client.query(
+    `insert into jobs (
+      id,
+      request_message_id,
+      command_name,
+      state,
+      provider_name,
+      requester_discord_id,
+      guild_id,
+      output_channel_id,
+      created_at,
+      updated_at,
+      job_json
+    ) values ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11::jsonb)
+    ${conflictClause}`,
+    [
+      job.id,
+      job.requestMessageId ?? null,
+      job.command,
+      job.state,
+      job.provider,
+      job.requester.id,
+      job.guildContext.guildId ?? null,
+      job.outputChannelId,
+      job.createdAt,
+      job.updatedAt,
+      JSON.stringify(job),
+    ],
+  );
+}
+
+async function loadJobForUpdate(client: PoolClient, jobId: string): Promise<JobRecord> {
+  const result = await client.query<{ job_json: unknown }>(
+    "select job_json from jobs where id = $1 for update",
+    [jobId],
+  );
+  const job = deserializeJobRow(result.rows[0]);
+
+  if (!job) {
+    throw new Error(`Job ${jobId} was not found.`);
+  }
+
+  return job;
+}
+
+async function persistJob(client: PoolClient, job: JobRecord): Promise<void> {
+  await client.query(
+    `update jobs
+     set request_message_id = $2,
+         command_name = $3,
+         state = $4,
+         provider_name = $5,
+         requester_discord_id = $6,
+         guild_id = $7,
+         output_channel_id = $8,
+         created_at = $9,
+         updated_at = $10,
+         job_json = $11::jsonb
+     where id = $1`,
+    [
+      job.id,
+      job.requestMessageId ?? null,
+      job.command,
+      job.state,
+      job.provider,
+      job.requester.id,
+      job.guildContext.guildId ?? null,
+      job.outputChannelId,
+      job.createdAt,
+      job.updatedAt,
+      JSON.stringify(job),
+    ],
+  );
+}
+
+function deserializeJobRow(row: { job_json: unknown } | undefined): JobRecord | undefined {
+  if (!row) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return deserializeJson<JobRecord>(row.job_json);
+}
+
+function deserializeJson<T>(value: unknown): T | undefined {
+  if (value === undefined || value === null) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof value === "string") {
+    return JSON.parse(value) as T;
+  }
+
+  return value as T;
+}
+
+function cloneJson<T>(value: T): T {
+  return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(value)) as T;
+}
+
+function dedupeLegacyJobs(jobs: JobRecord[]): JobRecord[] {
+  const deduped = new Map<string, JobRecord>();
+
+  for (const job of jobs) {
+    const key =
+      job.requestMessageId === undefined
+        ? `job:${job.id}`
+        : `request:${job.requestMessageId}:${job.command}:${job.provider}:${job.outputChannelId}`;
+    const existing = deduped.get(key);
+
+    if (!existing || existing.updatedAt < job.updatedAt) {
+      deduped.set(key, job);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return [...deduped.values()].sort((left, right) =>
+    left.createdAt.localeCompare(right.createdAt),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/scripts/start-voidbot-stack.ps1 b/scripts/start-voidbot-stack.ps1
index f725a5b..eb9a448 100644
--- a/scripts/start-voidbot-stack.ps1
+++ b/scripts/start-voidbot-stack.ps1
@@ -117,6 +117,31 @@ function Wait-Until {
   throw $FailureMessage
 }
 
+function Test-TcpEndpoint {
+  param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [string] $HostName,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [int] $Port
+  )
+
+  $client = [System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient]::new()
+
+  try {
+    $connectTask = $client.ConnectAsync($HostName, $Port)
+
+    if (-not $connectTask.Wait(1500)) {
+      return $false
+    }
+
+    return $client.Connected
+  } catch {
+    return $false
+  } finally {
+    $client.Dispose()
+  }
+}
+
 function Test-IsLocalUrl {
   param(
     [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
@@ -127,6 +152,52 @@ function Test-IsLocalUrl {
   return $uri.Host -in @("127.0.0.1", "localhost", "::1")
 }
 
+function Test-IsLocalHostName {
+  param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [string] $HostName
+  )
+
+  return $HostName -in @("127.0.0.1", "localhost", "::1")
+}
+
+function Parse-DatabaseDsn {
+  param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [string] $Dsn
+  )
+
+  $uri = [Uri]$Dsn
+  $userInfo = if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($uri.UserInfo)) { @() } else { $uri.UserInfo.Split(":", 2) }
+
+  return @{
+    host = $uri.Host
+    port = if ($uri.Port -gt 0) { $uri.Port } else { 5432 }
+    database = $uri.AbsolutePath.TrimStart("/")
+    username = if ($userInfo.Length -ge 1) { [Uri]::UnescapeDataString($userInfo[0]) } else { "voidbot" }
+    password = if ($userInfo.Length -ge 2) { [Uri]::UnescapeDataString($userInfo[1]) } else { "voidbot" }
+  }
+}
+
+function Get-DockerContainerHealth {
+  param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [string] $ContainerName
+  )
+
+  try {
+    $status = & docker inspect --format "{{if .State.Health}}{{.State.Health.Status}}{{else}}none{{end}}" $ContainerName 2>$null
+
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+      return $null
+    }
+
+    return $status.Trim()
+  } catch {
+    return $null
+  }
+}
+
 function Ensure-DockerOnPath {
   $dockerCliDir = "C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin"
 
@@ -181,6 +252,65 @@ function Ensure-Qdrant {
   }
 }
 
+function Ensure-Postgres {
+  param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [string] $RepoRoot,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [string] $DatabaseDsn
+  )
+
+  $database = Parse-DatabaseDsn -Dsn $DatabaseDsn
+
+  if (Test-TcpEndpoint -HostName $database.host -Port $database.port) {
+    return @{
+      dsn = $DatabaseDsn
+      host = $database.host
+      port = $database.port
+      database = $database.database
+      startedByScript = $false
+      healthy = $true
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (-not (Test-IsLocalHostName -HostName $database.host)) {
+    throw "Postgres is not reachable at $($database.host):$($database.port), and the host is not local enough for Docker auto-start."
+  }
+
+  Ensure-DockerOnPath
+
+  $composeFile = Join-Path $RepoRoot "infra\postgres\docker-compose.yml"
+  $env:VOIDBOT_POSTGRES_PORT = [string]$database.port
+  $env:VOIDBOT_POSTGRES_DB = $database.database
+  $env:VOIDBOT_POSTGRES_USER = $database.username
+  $env:VOIDBOT_POSTGRES_PASSWORD = $database.password
+
+  & docker compose -f $composeFile up -d
+
+  if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+    throw "Docker Compose failed to start Postgres."
+  }
+
+  Wait-Until -Condition {
+    $health = Get-DockerContainerHealth -ContainerName "voidbot-postgres"
+
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($health) -or $health -eq "none") {
+      return Test-TcpEndpoint -HostName $database.host -Port $database.port
+    }
+
+    return $health -eq "healthy"
+  } -FailureMessage "Postgres did not become reachable at $($database.host):$($database.port) in time."
+
+  return @{
+    dsn = $DatabaseDsn
+    host = $database.host
+    port = $database.port
+    database = $database.database
+    startedByScript = $true
+    healthy = $true
+  }
+}
+
 function Ensure-OllamaEndpoint {
   param(
     [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
@@ -332,6 +462,8 @@ $status = @{
 Write-StatusFile -Path $statusPath -Status $status
 
 $vectorStoreKind = if ($config.ContainsKey("VECTOR_STORE_KIND")) { $config["VECTOR_STORE_KIND"] } else { "local_json" }
+$stateStorageBackend = if ($config.ContainsKey("STATE_STORAGE_BACKEND")) { $config["STATE_STORAGE_BACKEND"] } else { "postgres" }
+$databaseDsn = if ($config.ContainsKey("DATABASE_DSN")) { $config["DATABASE_DSN"] } else { "postgres://voidbot:voidbot@localhost:5432/voidbot" }
 $qdrantUrl = if ($config.ContainsKey("QDRANT_URL")) { $config["QDRANT_URL"] } else { "http://127.0.0.1:6333" }
 $ragBackend = if ($config.ContainsKey("RAG_EMBEDDING_BACKEND")) { $config["RAG_EMBEDDING_BACKEND"] } else { "ollama" }
 $ragOllamaBaseUrl = if ($config.ContainsKey("RAG_OLLAMA_BASE_URL")) { $config["RAG_OLLAMA_BASE_URL"] } else { "http://127.0.0.1:11434" }
@@ -340,6 +472,16 @@ $localLlmEnabled = if ($config.ContainsKey("ENABLED_PROVIDERS")) { $config["ENAB
 $localLlmBaseUrl = if ($config.ContainsKey("LOCAL_LLM_OLLAMA_BASE_URL")) { $config["LOCAL_LLM_OLLAMA_BASE_URL"] } else { "http://127.0.0.1:11434" }
 $localLlmModel = if ($config.ContainsKey("LOCAL_LLM_OLLAMA_MODEL")) { $config["LOCAL_LLM_OLLAMA_MODEL"] } else { "qwen3.5:9b" }
 
+if ($stateStorageBackend -eq "postgres") {
+  $status.postgres = Ensure-Postgres -RepoRoot $repoRoot -DatabaseDsn $databaseDsn
+  Write-StatusFile -Path $statusPath -Status $status
+} else {
+  $status.postgres = @{
+    skipped = $true
+    reason = "STATE_STORAGE_BACKEND is not postgres."
+  }
+}
+
 if ($vectorStoreKind -eq "qdrant") {
   $status.qdrant = Ensure-Qdrant -RepoRoot $repoRoot -QdrantUrl $qdrantUrl
   Write-StatusFile -Path $statusPath -Status $status