diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 0b1feee..6fe0052 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -36,3 +36,36 @@ Examples:
 ## Worker
 - `worker/src/worker.js` is a placeholder loop.
 - Later it will pull from connectors, OCR, classify, and run rule assignment.
+
+## Local runbook
+Preferred path:
+```bash
+cd /root/clawd/mastermind-mvp
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+Set at least:
+```bash
+SESSION_SECRET=replace-with-a-long-random-string
+BASE_URL=http://localhost:3005
+BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL=owner@local
+BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD=ChangeMe12345
+```
+
+Start the full stack with Postgres:
+```bash
+docker compose up -d --build
+```
+
+Alternative direct Node.js mode with the in-memory DB:
+```bash
+npm ci --prefix web
+npm ci --prefix worker
+DATABASE_URL=memory://local SESSION_SECRET=replace-with-a-long-random-string BASE_URL=http://localhost:3005 BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL=owner@local BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD=ChangeMe12345 npm run start:web
+DATABASE_URL=memory://local npm run start:worker
+```
+
+Run tests:
+```bash
+npm test
+```
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index ef4df14..61dd2b6 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # INSTALL — Mastermind MVP
 
 ## Prerequisites
-- Docker + Docker Compose
+- Docker + Docker Compose (recommended)
 - A stable hostname/IP you can reach (LAN or Tailscale)
 
 ## Configure
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ cp .env.example .env
 Edit `.env`:
 - `SESSION_SECRET` — set to a long random value
 - `BASE_URL` — the URL you use to reach the app (Tailscale IP recommended)
-- `BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL` / `BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD` — defaults are set for local MVP use (`owner@local` / `owner`)
+- `BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL` / `BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD` — one-time local owner login created only when no local identities exist
+  - Defaults in `.env.example` are set for local MVP use: `owner@local` / `owner`
 
 OAuth is optional for now:
 - `GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID/GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET`
 - `MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID/MICROSOFT_CLIENT_SECRET`
 
-## Start
+## Start (Docker Compose)
 ```bash
 docker compose up -d --build
 ```
@@ -29,10 +30,11 @@ App:
 - With the default `.env.example`, that is `http://localhost:3005/login`
 
 ## First login (important)
-On first run, if no local identities exist, the app creates:
-- `owner@local` / `owner` by default from `.env.example`
+On first run, if no local identities exist, the app creates the bootstrap local owner from:
+- `BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL`
+- `BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD`
 
-Immediately change it:
+Immediately change that password:
 - http://<host>:3005/account/password
 
 ## Create your first project
@@ -58,3 +60,28 @@ Set `BASE_URL` correctly before authorizing.
 ```bash
 npm test
 ```
+
+## Direct Node.js run (no Docker, memory DB)
+Install dependencies:
+```bash
+npm ci --prefix web
+npm ci --prefix worker
+```
+
+Terminal 1:
+```bash
+cd /path/to/mastermind-mvp
+export DATABASE_URL=memory://local
+export SESSION_SECRET='replace-with-a-long-random-string'
+export BASE_URL='http://localhost:3005'
+export BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL='owner@local'
+export BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD='ChangeMe12345'
+npm run start:web
+```
+
+Terminal 2:
+```bash
+cd /path/to/mastermind-mvp
+export DATABASE_URL=memory://local
+npm run start:worker
+```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36babab..ad89d99 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Common local commands:
 - `data/` — persisted data volume (Postgres + uploads)
 
 ## Security notes (MVP)
-- First run auto-creates: `owner@local / owner` — change immediately.
+- First run can bootstrap a local owner account from `BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL` and `BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD`.
 - OAuth secrets live in `.env` (do not commit)
 - This MVP is intended to be run privately (LAN/Tailscale) until hardened.
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b71cce3..6bdeeeb 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,12 +17,17 @@ services:
 
   web:
     build: ./web
+    command: npm run start
     environment:
       NODE_ENV: development
       PORT: 3005
       DATABASE_URL: postgres://mastermind:${DB_PASSWORD:-mastermind}@db:5432/mastermind
       SESSION_SECRET: ${SESSION_SECRET:-change-me}
       BASE_URL: ${BASE_URL:-http://localhost:3005}
+      TRUST_PROXY: ${TRUST_PROXY:-false}
+      COOKIE_SECURE: ${COOKIE_SECURE:-false}
+      BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL: ${BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL:-}
+      BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD: ${BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD:-}
       GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: ${GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID:-}
       GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET:-}
       MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID: ${MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID:-}
@@ -44,6 +49,7 @@ services:
 
   worker:
     build: ./worker
+    command: npm run start
     environment:
       NODE_ENV: development
       DATABASE_URL: postgres://mastermind:${DB_PASSWORD:-mastermind}@db:5432/mastermind
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0f6b819..cf31586 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
+    "start:web": "node web/src/index.js",
+    "start:worker": "node worker/src/worker.js",
     "test": "node --test",
     "test:ci": "CI=1 node --test --test-reporter=spec",
     "up": "docker compose up --build",
diff --git a/test/smoke.test.js b/test/smoke.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fedaa9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/smoke.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const os = require('node:os');
+const path = require('node:path');
+const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process');
+
+const rootDir = process.cwd();
+
+test('web and worker boot cleanly in direct node mode', (t) => {
+  const dataDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'mastermind-startup-'));
+  const env = {
+    ...process.env,
+    DATA_DIR: dataDir,
+    DATABASE_URL: 'memory://smoke',
+    SESSION_SECRET: 'smoke-test-secret',
+    BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL: 'owner@local',
+    BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD: 'owner',
+    MASTERMIND_DISABLE_LISTEN: '1',
+    NODE_ENV: 'test',
+    WORKER_TICK_MS: '100',
+    WORKER_RUN_ONCE: '1'
+  };
+
+  t.after(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(dataDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  const web = spawnSync(process.execPath, ['web/src/index.js'], {
+    cwd: rootDir,
+    env,
+    encoding: 'utf8'
+  });
+  const worker = spawnSync(process.execPath, ['worker/src/worker.js'], {
+    cwd: rootDir,
+    env,
+    encoding: 'utf8'
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(web.status, 0, web.stderr || web.stdout);
+  assert.equal(worker.status, 0, worker.stderr || worker.stdout);
+});
+
+test('memory-backed flow supports project creation, email sorting, and draft generation', async () => {
+  const [{ createMemoryPool }, { applyRulesToEmail }, { buildPCOBody }] = await Promise.all([
+    import('../web/src/lib/memory-db.js'),
+    import('../web/src/lib/email-rules.js'),
+    import('../web/src/lib/utils.js')
+  ]);
+
+  const pool = createMemoryPool();
+
+  const ownerInsert = await pool.query(
+    "insert into users(email, display_name, role) values ($1,'Owner','owner') returning id",
+    ['owner@local']
+  );
+  const ownerId = ownerInsert.rows[0].id;
+  await pool.query(
+    "insert into identities(user_id, provider, email, password_hash) values ($1,'local',$2,$3)",
+    [ownerId, 'owner@local', 'hash']
+  );
+
+  const projectInsert = await pool.query(
+    `insert into projects(created_by_user_id,name,job_number,role_mode,gc_name,city,state,keywords)
+     values ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8)
+     returning id`,
+    [ownerId, 'Smoke Test Project', '0222600001', 'ec', 'Example GC', 'Durham', 'NC', 'smoke']
+  );
+  const projectId = projectInsert.rows[0].id;
+  await pool.query(
+    `insert into project_members(project_id,user_id,project_role) values ($1,$2,'owner')
+     on conflict do nothing`,
+    [projectId, ownerId]
+  );
+
+  await pool.query(
+    `insert into email_rules(created_by_user_id, project_id, match_type, match_value, priority)
+     values ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5)
+     returning id`,
+    [ownerId, projectId, 'subject_contains', '0222600001', 10]
+  );
+
+  const emailInsert = await pool.query(
+    `insert into ingested_emails(created_by_user_id, source, from_addr, to_addr, cc_addr, subject, date, body_text, body_html, has_attachments, raw_path, sha256, status)
+     values ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9,$10,$11,$12,'unsorted')
+     returning *`,
+    [
+      ownerId,
+      'upload',
+      'pm@example.com',
+      'team@example.com',
+      '',
+      'RE: 0222600001 coordination',
+      new Date('2026-03-01T12:00:00.000Z'),
+      'Need pricing and schedule impact.',
+      '',
+      false,
+      '/tmp/sample.eml',
+      'abc123'
+    ]
+  );
+  const email = emailInsert.rows[0];
+
+  const rules = (await pool.query(
+    `select * from email_rules where enabled=true order by priority asc, created_at asc`
+  )).rows;
+  const match = await applyRulesToEmail(email, rules);
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    { projectId: match.projectId, confidence: match.confidence },
+    { projectId, confidence: 0.9 }
+  );
+
+  await pool.query(
+    `update ingested_emails set project_id=$1, status=$2, confidence=$3 where id=$4`,
+    [projectId, 'assigned', match.confidence, email.id]
+  );
+
+  const assignedEmails = await pool.query(
+    `select id, from_addr, subject, date, source
+     from ingested_emails
+     where project_id=$1
+     order by date desc nulls last, created_at desc
+     limit 300`,
+    [projectId]
+  );
+  assert.equal(assignedEmails.rows.length, 1);
+  assert.equal(assignedEmails.rows[0].subject, 'RE: 0222600001 coordination');
+
+  const body = buildPCOBody(email, { name: 'Smoke Test Project', job_number: '0222600001' });
+  const draftInsert = await pool.query(
+    `insert into pco_drafts(created_by_user_id, project_id, source_email_id, title, body)
+     values ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5) returning id`,
+    [ownerId, projectId, email.id, 'PCO: RE: 0222600001 coordination', body]
+  );
+
+  const draft = await pool.query('select * from pco_drafts where id=$1', [draftInsert.rows[0].id]);
+  assert.equal(draft.rows[0].source_email_id, email.id);
+  assert.match(draft.rows[0].body, /Need pricing and schedule impact\./);
+});
diff --git a/test/utils.test.js b/test/utils.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0607e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+
+let utilsPromise;
+
+async function loadUtils() {
+  utilsPromise ||= import('../web/src/lib/utils.js');
+  return utilsPromise;
+}
+
+test('extractDomain returns lower-cased sender domain', async () => {
+  const { extractDomain } = await loadUtils();
+  assert.equal(extractDomain('Jane Doe <Jane.Doe@Example.COM>'), 'example.com');
+  assert.equal(extractDomain('no-at-symbol'), '');
+});
+
+test('extractFirstJobNumber finds the first long numeric token', async () => {
+  const { extractFirstJobNumber } = await loadUtils();
+  assert.equal(extractFirstJobNumber('RE: Job 0222600001 addendum'), '0222600001');
+  assert.equal(extractFirstJobNumber('no job here'), '');
+});
+
+test('validatePassword enforces the expected complexity rules', async () => {
+  const { validatePassword } = await loadUtils();
+  assert.equal(validatePassword('short'), 'Password must be at least 12 characters.');
+  assert.equal(validatePassword('alllowercase123'), 'Password must include an uppercase letter.');
+  assert.equal(validatePassword('ALLUPPERCASE123'), 'Password must include a lowercase letter.');
+  assert.equal(validatePassword('MissingNumber!'), 'Password must include a number.');
+  assert.equal(validatePassword('ValidPassword123'), null);
+});
+
+test('draft builders include source email context', async () => {
+  const { buildPCOBody, buildRFIBody } = await loadUtils();
+  const email = {
+    id: 'email-1',
+    subject: 'Coordination needed',
+    from_addr: 'pm@example.com',
+    date: '2026-03-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+    body_text: 'Need a price and schedule impact.'
+  };
+  const project = { name: 'Example Project', job_number: '0222600001' };
+
+  assert.match(buildPCOBody(email, project), /Potential Change Order/);
+  assert.match(buildPCOBody(email, project), /Coordination needed/);
+  assert.match(buildRFIBody(email, project), /RFI - Draft/);
+  assert.match(buildRFIBody(email, project), /Need a price and schedule impact\./);
+});
diff --git a/web/src/index.js b/web/src/index.js
index 553ecc2..bf4064b 100644
--- a/web/src/index.js
+++ b/web/src/index.js
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@ import path from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { marked } from 'marked';
 import MarkdownIt from 'markdown-it';
+import { createMemoryPool } from './lib/memory-db.js';
+import { applyRulesToEmail } from './lib/email-rules.js';
 import {
-  applyRulesToEmail,
   buildPCOBody,
   buildRFIBody,
   extractDomain,
   extractFirstJobNumber,
   validatePassword
-} from './lib/helpers.js';
+} from './lib/utils.js';
 
 const { Pool } = pg;
 const PgStore = connectPgSimple(session);
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3005;
 const BASE_URL = process.env.BASE_URL || `http://localhost:${PORT}`;
 const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
 const trustProxy = process.env.TRUST_PROXY === '1' || process.env.TRUST_PROXY === 'true';
+const isMemoryDb = !process.env.DATABASE_URL || process.env.DATABASE_URL.startsWith('memory://');
+const appRoot = process.env.APP_ROOT || fileURLToPath(new URL('../../', import.meta.url));
+const dataRoot = process.env.DATA_DIR || path.join(appRoot, 'data');
 if (trustProxy) app.set('trust proxy', 1);
 
 if (isProd && (!process.env.SESSION_SECRET || process.env.SESSION_SECRET.length < 24)) {
@@ -56,8 +60,7 @@ function baseHost() {
   }
 }
 
-const pool = new Pool({ connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL });
-const useMemorySessionStore = process.env.SESSION_STORE === 'memory' || (!process.env.DATABASE_URL && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test');
+const pool = isMemoryDb ? createMemoryPool() : new Pool({ connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL });
 
 app.use(
   helmet({
@@ -103,11 +106,6 @@ app.use((req, res, next) => {
   return res.status(403).send('Blocked (CSRF)');
 });
 
-function firstExistingPath(...paths) {
-  return paths.find((candidate) => candidate && fs.existsSync(candidate)) || paths[0];
-}
-
-const dataRoot = firstExistingPath('/app/data', path.resolve(__dirname, '../../data'));
 const uploadDir = path.join(dataRoot, 'uploads');
 const attachmentDir = path.join(dataRoot, 'attachments');
 fs.mkdirSync(uploadDir, { recursive: true });
@@ -119,22 +117,25 @@ app.use(rateLimit({ windowMs: 60_000, limit: 120 }));
 const loginLimiter = rateLimit({ windowMs: 60_000, limit: 10 });
 const uploadLimiter = rateLimit({ windowMs: 60_000, limit: 20 });
 
-app.use(
-  session({
-    name: 'mm.sid',
-    store: useMemorySessionStore ? undefined : new PgStore({ pool, createTableIfMissing: true }),
-    secret: process.env.SESSION_SECRET || 'change-me',
-    resave: false,
-    saveUninitialized: false,
-    rolling: true,
-    cookie: {
-      httpOnly: true,
-      sameSite: 'lax',
-      secure: (process.env.COOKIE_SECURE === 'true') || BASE_URL.startsWith('https://'),
-      maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 12 // 12 hours
-    }
-  })
-);
+const sessionConfig = {
+  name: 'mm.sid',
+  secret: process.env.SESSION_SECRET || 'change-me',
+  resave: false,
+  saveUninitialized: false,
+  rolling: true,
+  cookie: {
+    httpOnly: true,
+    sameSite: 'lax',
+    secure: (process.env.COOKIE_SECURE === 'true') || BASE_URL.startsWith('https://'),
+    maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 12
+  }
+};
+
+if (!isMemoryDb) {
+  sessionConfig.store = new PgStore({ pool, createTableIfMissing: true });
+}
+
+app.use(session(sessionConfig));
 
 app.use(passport.initialize());
 app.use(passport.session());
@@ -785,6 +786,48 @@ app.post('/setup/base-url', requireAuth, async (req, res) => {
   res.redirect('/setup');
 });
 
+let initialized = false;
+
+export async function initializeApp() {
+  if (initialized) return;
+
+  await ensureSchema();
+
+  // Backfill schema changes (safe alters)
+  await pool.query(`alter table users add column if not exists disabled boolean not null default false;`);
+  try {
+    await pool.query(`alter table identities add constraint identities_provider_email_unique unique (provider, email);`);
+  } catch (_) {
+    // constraint may already exist
+  }
+
+  // Create an initial local owner account if none exists (bootstrap)
+  // For safety, we do NOT create a default owner/owner in production.
+  const { rows: existing } = await pool.query("select count(*)::int as c from identities where provider='local'");
+  if (existing[0].c === 0) {
+    const email = (process.env.BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+    const password = (process.env.BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD || '').trim();
+
+    if (!email || !password) {
+      console.warn('No local identities exist. Set BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL and BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD to create the initial owner account.');
+    } else {
+      const hash = await bcrypt.hash(password, 12);
+      const { rows } = await pool.query(
+        "insert into users(email, display_name, role) values ($1,'Owner','owner') returning id",
+        [email]
+      );
+      await pool.query(
+        "insert into identities(user_id, provider, email, password_hash) values ($1,'local',$2,$3)",
+        [rows[0].id, email, hash]
+      );
+      console.log(`Created bootstrap local owner: ${email} (change password ASAP)`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  initialized = true;
+}
+
+export { app };
 // Admin: user management
 app.get('/admin/users', requireOwner, async (_req, res) => {
   const { rows } = await pool.query(`
@@ -878,6 +921,9 @@ async function upsertConnector(provider) {
   );
 }
 
+await upsertConnector('gmail');
+await upsertConnector('microsoft');
+
 app.get('/account/password', requireAuth, (req, res) => {
   res.render('account_password');
 });
@@ -931,13 +977,12 @@ app.post('/admin/email-connectors/:provider/toggle', requireOwner, async (req, r
 
 // Admin: email rules
 // Docs (in-app)
-const docRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../');
 const DOCS = [
-  { slug: 'readme', title: 'README', path: firstExistingPath('/app/README.md', path.join(docRoot, 'README.md')) },
-  { slug: 'install', title: 'INSTALL', path: firstExistingPath('/app/INSTALL.md', path.join(docRoot, 'INSTALL.md')) },
-  { slug: 'operations', title: 'OPERATIONS', path: firstExistingPath('/app/OPERATIONS.md', path.join(docRoot, 'OPERATIONS.md')) },
-  { slug: 'development', title: 'DEVELOPMENT', path: firstExistingPath('/app/DEVELOPMENT.md', path.join(docRoot, 'DEVELOPMENT.md')) },
-  { slug: 'changelog', title: 'CHANGELOG', path: firstExistingPath('/app/CHANGELOG.md', path.join(docRoot, 'CHANGELOG.md')) }
+  { slug: 'readme', title: 'README', path: path.join(appRoot, 'README.md') },
+  { slug: 'install', title: 'INSTALL', path: path.join(appRoot, 'INSTALL.md') },
+  { slug: 'operations', title: 'OPERATIONS', path: path.join(appRoot, 'OPERATIONS.md') },
+  { slug: 'development', title: 'DEVELOPMENT', path: path.join(appRoot, 'DEVELOPMENT.md') },
+  { slug: 'changelog', title: 'CHANGELOG', path: path.join(appRoot, 'CHANGELOG.md') }
 ];
 
 app.get('/docs', requireAuth, (req, res) => res.redirect('/docs/readme'));
@@ -1157,53 +1202,14 @@ app.get('/admin/audit', requireOwner, async (_req, res) => {
   res.render('admin_audit', { logs: rows });
 });
 
-let initialized = false;
-
-export async function initializeApp() {
-  if (initialized) return;
-
-  await ensureSchema();
-
-  await pool.query(`alter table users add column if not exists disabled boolean not null default false;`);
-  try {
-    await pool.query(`alter table identities add constraint identities_provider_email_unique unique (provider, email);`);
-  } catch (_) {
-    // constraint may already exist
-  }
-
-  const { rows: existing } = await pool.query("select count(*)::int as c from identities where provider='local'");
-  if (existing[0].c === 0) {
-    const email = (process.env.BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL || '').trim().toLowerCase();
-    const password = (process.env.BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD || '').trim();
-
-    if (!email || !password) {
-      console.warn('No local identities exist. Set BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_EMAIL and BOOTSTRAP_OWNER_PASSWORD to create the initial owner account.');
-    } else {
-      const hash = await bcrypt.hash(password, 12);
-      const { rows } = await pool.query(
-        "insert into users(email, display_name, role) values ($1,'Owner','owner') returning id",
-        [email]
-      );
-      await pool.query(
-        "insert into identities(user_id, provider, email, password_hash) values ($1,'local',$2,$3)",
-        [rows[0].id, email, hash]
-      );
-      console.log(`Created bootstrap local owner: ${email} (change password ASAP)`);
-    }
-  }
-
-  await upsertConnector('gmail');
-  await upsertConnector('microsoft');
-
-  initialized = true;
-}
-
-export { app };
-
 if (isMainModule) {
   await initializeApp();
-  app.listen(PORT, () => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.log(`Mastermind web listening on ${BASE_URL}`);
-  });
+
+  if (process.env.MASTERMIND_DISABLE_LISTEN === '1') {
+    console.log(`Mastermind web ready (${isMemoryDb ? 'memory' : 'postgres'})`);
+  } else {
+    app.listen(PORT, () => {
+      console.log(`Mastermind web listening on ${BASE_URL}`);
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/web/src/lib/email-rules.js b/web/src/lib/email-rules.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ca9e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/email-rules.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+export async function applyRulesToEmail(emailRow, rules) {
+  const from = (emailRow.from_addr || '').toLowerCase();
+  const subj = (emailRow.subject || '').toLowerCase();
+  const body = (emailRow.body_text || '').toLowerCase();
+  const thread = (emailRow.thread_key || '').toLowerCase();
+
+  for (const rule of rules) {
+    if (!rule.enabled) continue;
+    const value = (rule.match_value || '').toLowerCase();
+    let hit = false;
+    if (rule.match_type === 'from_domain') {
+      hit = value && from.includes('@') && from.split('@').pop()?.includes(value.replace(/^@/, ''));
+    } else if (rule.match_type === 'from_contains') {
+      hit = value && from.includes(value);
+    } else if (rule.match_type === 'subject_contains') {
+      hit = value && subj.includes(value);
+    } else if (rule.match_type === 'body_contains') {
+      hit = value && body.includes(value);
+    } else if (rule.match_type === 'thread_key') {
+      hit = value && thread && thread === value;
+    }
+
+    if (hit) {
+      return { projectId: rule.project_id, confidence: 0.9, ruleId: rule.id };
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/memory-db.js b/web/src/lib/memory-db.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1f247e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/memory-db.js
@@ -0,0 +1,672 @@
+import crypto from 'crypto';
+
+function now() {
+  return new Date().toISOString();
+}
+
+function uuid() {
+  return crypto.randomUUID();
+}
+
+function normalizeSql(sql) {
+  return String(sql || '').trim().replace(/\s+/g, ' ').toLowerCase();
+}
+
+function cloneRow(row) {
+  return row ? structuredClone(row) : row;
+}
+
+function cloneRows(rows) {
+  return rows.map((row) => cloneRow(row));
+}
+
+function cmpEmail(a, b) {
+  return String(a || '').toLowerCase() === String(b || '').toLowerCase();
+}
+
+function sortByCreatedDesc(items) {
+  return [...items].sort((a, b) => String(b.created_at || '').localeCompare(String(a.created_at || '')));
+}
+
+export function createMemoryPool() {
+  const db = {
+    users: [],
+    identities: [],
+    app_settings: [],
+    audit_logs: [],
+    projects: [],
+    project_members: [],
+    ingested_emails: [],
+    email_attachments: [],
+    email_connectors: [],
+    email_rules: [],
+    pco_drafts: [],
+    rfi_drafts: []
+  };
+
+  function getUserById(id) {
+    return db.users.find((user) => user.id === id) || null;
+  }
+
+  function getProjectById(id) {
+    return db.projects.find((project) => project.id === id) || null;
+  }
+
+  function getEmailById(id) {
+    return db.ingested_emails.find((email) => email.id === id) || null;
+  }
+
+  function upsertUser({ email, displayName, role = 'owner' }) {
+    let user = db.users.find((candidate) => cmpEmail(candidate.email, email));
+    if (!user) {
+      user = {
+        id: uuid(),
+        email: email || null,
+        display_name: displayName || email || null,
+        role,
+        disabled: false,
+        created_at: now()
+      };
+      db.users.push(user);
+    } else {
+      user.display_name = displayName || user.display_name;
+      user.role = role || user.role;
+    }
+    return user;
+  }
+
+  async function query(sql, params = []) {
+    const normalized = normalizeSql(sql);
+
+    if (
+      normalized.startsWith('create table if not exists') ||
+      normalized.startsWith('create index if not exists') ||
+      normalized.startsWith('alter table ') ||
+      normalized.startsWith('select 1')
+    ) {
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select * from users where id=$1') {
+      const user = getUserById(params[0]);
+      return { rows: user ? [cloneRow(user)] : [], rowCount: user ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized.includes("select u.*, i.password_hash from users u join identities i on i.user_id=u.id where i.provider='local'")) {
+      const identity = db.identities.find((item) => item.provider === 'local' && cmpEmail(item.email, params[0]));
+      const user = identity ? getUserById(identity.user_id) : null;
+      if (!identity || !user) return { rows: [], rowCount: 0 };
+      return { rows: [{ ...cloneRow(user), password_hash: identity.password_hash }], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "select user_id from identities where provider='google' and provider_user_id=$1 limit 1") {
+      const identity = db.identities.find((item) => item.provider === 'google' && item.provider_user_id === params[0]);
+      return { rows: identity ? [{ user_id: identity.user_id }] : [], rowCount: identity ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "select user_id from identities where provider='microsoft' and provider_user_id=$1 limit 1") {
+      const identity = db.identities.find((item) => item.provider === 'microsoft' && item.provider_user_id === params[0]);
+      return { rows: identity ? [{ user_id: identity.user_id }] : [], rowCount: identity ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'insert into users(email, display_name) values ($1,$2) on conflict(email) do update set display_name=excluded.display_name returning id') {
+      const user = upsertUser({ email: params[0], displayName: params[1] });
+      return { rows: [{ id: user.id }], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "insert into identities(user_id, provider, provider_user_id, email) values ($1,'google',$2,$3) on conflict(provider, provider_user_id) do nothing") {
+      const existing = db.identities.find((item) => item.provider === 'google' && item.provider_user_id === params[1]);
+      if (!existing) {
+        db.identities.push({
+          id: uuid(),
+          user_id: params[0],
+          provider: 'google',
+          provider_user_id: params[1],
+          email: params[2] || null,
+          password_hash: null,
+          created_at: now()
+        });
+      }
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "insert into identities(user_id, provider, provider_user_id, email) values ($1,'microsoft',$2,$3) on conflict(provider, provider_user_id) do nothing") {
+      const existing = db.identities.find((item) => item.provider === 'microsoft' && item.provider_user_id === params[1]);
+      if (!existing) {
+        db.identities.push({
+          id: uuid(),
+          user_id: params[0],
+          provider: 'microsoft',
+          provider_user_id: params[1],
+          email: params[2] || null,
+          password_hash: null,
+          created_at: now()
+        });
+      }
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized.startsWith('insert into audit_logs(')) {
+      db.audit_logs.push({
+        id: uuid(),
+        created_at: now(),
+        actor_user_id: params[0] || null,
+        actor_email: params[1] || null,
+        action: params[2],
+        target_type: params[3] || null,
+        target_id: params[4] || null,
+        ip: params[5] || null,
+        user_agent: params[6] || null,
+        metadata: params[7] || {}
+      });
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized.includes('from projects p join project_members pm on pm.project_id=p.id and pm.user_id=$1 order by p.updated_at desc')) {
+      const rows = db.projects
+        .filter((project) => db.project_members.some((member) => member.project_id === project.id && member.user_id === params[0]))
+        .sort((a, b) => String(b.updated_at || '').localeCompare(String(a.updated_at || '')));
+      return { rows: cloneRows(rows), rowCount: rows.length };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'insert into projects(created_by_user_id,name,job_number,role_mode,gc_name,city,state,keywords) values ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8) returning id') {
+      const project = {
+        id: uuid(),
+        created_at: now(),
+        updated_at: now(),
+        created_by_user_id: params[0],
+        name: params[1],
+        job_number: params[2] || null,
+        role_mode: params[3] || 'ec',
+        gc_name: params[4] || null,
+        address: null,
+        city: params[5] || null,
+        state: params[6] || null,
+        postal_code: null,
+        keywords: params[7] || null,
+        active: true
+      };
+      db.projects.push(project);
+      return { rows: [{ id: project.id }], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "insert into project_members(project_id,user_id,project_role) values ($1,$2,'owner') on conflict do nothing") {
+      const existing = db.project_members.find((member) => member.project_id === params[0] && member.user_id === params[1]);
+      if (!existing) {
+        db.project_members.push({
+          project_id: params[0],
+          user_id: params[1],
+          project_role: 'owner',
+          created_at: now()
+        });
+      }
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized.includes('from projects p join project_members pm on pm.project_id=p.id and pm.user_id=$1 where p.id=$2 limit 1')) {
+      const allowed = db.project_members.some((member) => member.project_id === params[1] && member.user_id === params[0]);
+      const project = allowed ? getProjectById(params[1]) : null;
+      return { rows: project ? [cloneRow(project)] : [], rowCount: project ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select id, from_addr, subject, date, source from ingested_emails where project_id=$1 order by date desc nulls last, created_at desc limit 300') {
+      const rows = db.ingested_emails
+        .filter((email) => email.project_id === params[0])
+        .sort((a, b) => String(b.date || b.created_at || '').localeCompare(String(a.date || a.created_at || '')))
+        .slice(0, 300)
+        .map((email) => ({ id: email.id, from_addr: email.from_addr, subject: email.subject, date: email.date, source: email.source }));
+      return { rows: cloneRows(rows), rowCount: rows.length };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'update projects set name=$1, job_number=$2, role_mode=$3, gc_name=$4, keywords=$5, updated_at=now() where id=$6') {
+      const project = getProjectById(params[5]);
+      if (project) {
+        project.name = params[0];
+        project.job_number = params[1] || null;
+        project.role_mode = params[2] || 'ec';
+        project.gc_name = params[3] || null;
+        project.keywords = params[4] || null;
+        project.updated_at = now();
+      }
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: project ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'update projects set active = not active, updated_at=now() where id=$1') {
+      const project = getProjectById(params[0]);
+      if (project) {
+        project.active = !project.active;
+        project.updated_at = now();
+      }
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: project ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select active from projects where id=$1') {
+      const project = getProjectById(params[0]);
+      return { rows: project ? [{ active: project.active }] : [], rowCount: project ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized.includes('select p.id, p.name, p.job_number from projects p join project_members pm on pm.project_id=p.id and pm.user_id=$1 where p.active=true')) {
+      const rows = db.projects
+        .filter((project) => project.active && db.project_members.some((member) => member.project_id === project.id && member.user_id === params[0]))
+        .sort((a, b) => String(b.updated_at || '').localeCompare(String(a.updated_at || '')))
+        .map((project) => ({ id: project.id, name: project.name, job_number: project.job_number }));
+      return { rows: cloneRows(rows), rowCount: rows.length };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "select id, from_addr, subject, date, status from ingested_emails where status='unsorted' order by created_at desc limit 200") {
+      const rows = db.ingested_emails
+        .filter((email) => email.status === 'unsorted')
+        .sort((a, b) => String(b.created_at || '').localeCompare(String(a.created_at || '')))
+        .slice(0, 200)
+        .map((email) => ({ id: email.id, from_addr: email.from_addr, subject: email.subject, date: email.date, status: email.status }));
+      return { rows: cloneRows(rows), rowCount: rows.length };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select * from email_rules where enabled=true order by priority asc, created_at asc') {
+      const rows = db.email_rules
+        .filter((rule) => rule.enabled)
+        .sort((a, b) => (a.priority - b.priority) || String(a.created_at).localeCompare(String(b.created_at)));
+      return { rows: cloneRows(rows), rowCount: rows.length };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized.startsWith('insert into ingested_emails(')) {
+      const email = {
+        id: uuid(),
+        created_at: now(),
+        created_by_user_id: params[0] || null,
+        source: params[1] || 'upload',
+        source_message_id: null,
+        thread_key: null,
+        from_addr: params[2] || null,
+        to_addr: params[3] || null,
+        cc_addr: params[4] || null,
+        subject: params[5] || null,
+        date: params[6] ? new Date(params[6]).toISOString() : null,
+        body_text: params[7] || null,
+        body_html: params[8] || null,
+        has_attachments: Boolean(params[9]),
+        raw_path: params[10] || null,
+        sha256: params[11] || null,
+        project_id: null,
+        confidence: null,
+        status: 'unsorted'
+      };
+      db.ingested_emails.push(email);
+      return { rows: [cloneRow(email)], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized.startsWith('insert into email_attachments(')) {
+      const attachment = {
+        id: uuid(),
+        created_at: now(),
+        email_id: params[0],
+        filename: params[1] || null,
+        content_type: params[2] || null,
+        size_bytes: params[3] || 0,
+        sha256: params[4] || null,
+        storage_path: params[5] || null
+      };
+      db.email_attachments.push(attachment);
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'update ingested_emails set project_id=$1, status=$2, confidence=$3 where id=$4') {
+      const email = getEmailById(params[3]);
+      if (email) {
+        email.project_id = params[0];
+        email.status = params[1];
+        email.confidence = params[2];
+      }
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: email ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select * from ingested_emails where id=$1 limit 1' || normalized === 'select * from ingested_emails where id=$1') {
+      const email = getEmailById(params[0]);
+      return { rows: email ? [cloneRow(email)] : [], rowCount: email ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select * from email_attachments where email_id=$1 order by created_at asc') {
+      const rows = db.email_attachments
+        .filter((attachment) => attachment.email_id === params[0])
+        .sort((a, b) => String(a.created_at).localeCompare(String(b.created_at)));
+      return { rows: cloneRows(rows), rowCount: rows.length };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'update ingested_emails set project_id=$1, status=\'assigned\', confidence=1.0 where id=$2') {
+      const email = getEmailById(params[1]);
+      if (email) {
+        email.project_id = params[0];
+        email.status = 'assigned';
+        email.confidence = 1;
+      }
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: email ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select from_addr from ingested_emails where id=$1') {
+      const email = getEmailById(params[0]);
+      return { rows: email ? [{ from_addr: email.from_addr }] : [], rowCount: email ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select subject from ingested_emails where id=$1') {
+      const email = getEmailById(params[0]);
+      return { rows: email ? [{ subject: email.subject }] : [], rowCount: email ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'insert into app_settings(key,value) values(\'base_url\',$1) on conflict(key) do update set value=excluded.value') {
+      const existing = db.app_settings.find((item) => item.key === 'base_url');
+      if (existing) existing.value = params[0];
+      else db.app_settings.push({ key: 'base_url', value: params[0] });
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "select count(*)::int as c from identities where provider='local'") {
+      const count = db.identities.filter((item) => item.provider === 'local').length;
+      return { rows: [{ c: count }], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "insert into users(email, display_name, role) values ($1,'owner','owner') returning id") {
+      const user = upsertUser({ email: params[0], displayName: 'Owner', role: 'owner' });
+      return { rows: [{ id: user.id }], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "insert into identities(user_id, provider, email, password_hash) values ($1,'local',$2,$3)") {
+      db.identities.push({
+        id: uuid(),
+        user_id: params[0],
+        provider: 'local',
+        provider_user_id: null,
+        email: params[1],
+        password_hash: params[2],
+        created_at: now()
+      });
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized.startsWith('select u.id, u.email, u.display_name, u.role, u.disabled,')) {
+      const rows = sortByCreatedDesc(db.users).map((user) => ({
+        id: user.id,
+        email: user.email,
+        display_name: user.display_name,
+        role: user.role,
+        disabled: user.disabled,
+        providers: db.identities.filter((identity) => identity.user_id === user.id).map((identity) => identity.provider).filter(Boolean).join(',')
+      }));
+      return { rows: cloneRows(rows), rowCount: rows.length };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'insert into users(email, display_name, role) values ($1,$2,$3) on conflict(email) do update set display_name=excluded.display_name, role=excluded.role returning id') {
+      const user = upsertUser({ email: params[0], displayName: params[1], role: params[2] });
+      return { rows: [{ id: user.id }], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "insert into identities(user_id, provider, email, password_hash) values ($1,'local',$2,$3) on conflict(provider, email) do update set password_hash=excluded.password_hash, user_id=excluded.user_id") {
+      let identity = db.identities.find((item) => item.provider === 'local' && cmpEmail(item.email, params[1]));
+      if (!identity) {
+        identity = {
+          id: uuid(),
+          user_id: params[0],
+          provider: 'local',
+          provider_user_id: null,
+          email: params[1],
+          password_hash: params[2],
+          created_at: now()
+        };
+        db.identities.push(identity);
+      } else {
+        identity.user_id = params[0];
+        identity.password_hash = params[2];
+      }
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select email from users where id=$1') {
+      const user = getUserById(params[0]);
+      return { rows: user ? [{ email: user.email }] : [], rowCount: user ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'update users set disabled = not disabled where id=$1') {
+      const user = getUserById(params[0]);
+      if (user) user.disabled = !user.disabled;
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: user ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select disabled,email from users where id=$1') {
+      const user = getUserById(params[0]);
+      return { rows: user ? [{ disabled: user.disabled, email: user.email }] : [], rowCount: user ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select email,role from users where id=$1') {
+      const user = getUserById(params[0]);
+      return { rows: user ? [{ email: user.email, role: user.role }] : [], rowCount: user ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'delete from users where id=$1') {
+      const userId = params[0];
+      db.users = db.users.filter((user) => user.id !== userId);
+      db.identities = db.identities.filter((identity) => identity.user_id !== userId);
+      db.project_members = db.project_members.filter((member) => member.user_id !== userId);
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "insert into email_connectors(provider, configured) values ($1,$2) on conflict(provider) do update set configured=excluded.configured, updated_at=now()") {
+      let connector = db.email_connectors.find((item) => item.provider === params[0]);
+      if (!connector) {
+        connector = {
+          id: uuid(),
+          created_at: now(),
+          updated_at: now(),
+          provider: params[0],
+          enabled: false,
+          configured: Boolean(params[1]),
+          authorized: false,
+          last_sync_at: null,
+          last_error: null
+        };
+        db.email_connectors.push(connector);
+      } else {
+        connector.configured = Boolean(params[1]);
+        connector.updated_at = now();
+      }
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select * from email_connectors order by provider asc') {
+      const rows = [...db.email_connectors].sort((a, b) => String(a.provider).localeCompare(String(b.provider)));
+      return { rows: cloneRows(rows), rowCount: rows.length };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'update email_connectors set enabled = not enabled, updated_at=now() where provider=$1') {
+      const connector = db.email_connectors.find((item) => item.provider === params[0]);
+      if (connector) {
+        connector.enabled = !connector.enabled;
+        connector.updated_at = now();
+      }
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: connector ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select enabled, configured, authorized from email_connectors where provider=$1') {
+      const connector = db.email_connectors.find((item) => item.provider === params[0]);
+      return { rows: connector ? [{ enabled: connector.enabled, configured: connector.configured, authorized: connector.authorized }] : [], rowCount: connector ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select password_hash from identities where user_id=$1 and provider=\'local\' limit 1') {
+      const identity = db.identities.find((item) => item.user_id === params[0] && item.provider === 'local');
+      return { rows: identity ? [{ password_hash: identity.password_hash }] : [], rowCount: identity ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select * from email_attachments where id=$1') {
+      const attachment = db.email_attachments.find((item) => item.id === params[0]) || null;
+      return { rows: attachment ? [cloneRow(attachment)] : [], rowCount: attachment ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized.startsWith('select d.*, p.name as project_name from pco_drafts d left join projects p on p.id=d.project_id')) {
+      const rows = sortByCreatedDesc(db.pco_drafts).map((draft) => ({ ...draft, project_name: getProjectById(draft.project_id)?.name || null }));
+      return { rows: cloneRows(rows), rowCount: rows.length };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized.startsWith('select d.*, p.name as project_name from rfi_drafts d left join projects p on p.id=d.project_id')) {
+      const rows = sortByCreatedDesc(db.rfi_drafts).map((draft) => ({ ...draft, project_name: getProjectById(draft.project_id)?.name || null }));
+      return { rows: cloneRows(rows), rowCount: rows.length };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'insert into pco_drafts(created_by_user_id, project_id, source_email_id, title, body) values ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5) returning id') {
+      const draft = {
+        id: uuid(),
+        created_at: now(),
+        updated_at: now(),
+        created_by_user_id: params[0],
+        project_id: params[1] || null,
+        source_email_id: params[2] || null,
+        status: 'draft',
+        title: params[3] || null,
+        body: params[4] || null
+      };
+      db.pco_drafts.push(draft);
+      return { rows: [{ id: draft.id }], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'insert into rfi_drafts(created_by_user_id, project_id, source_email_id, title, body) values ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5) returning id') {
+      const draft = {
+        id: uuid(),
+        created_at: now(),
+        updated_at: now(),
+        created_by_user_id: params[0],
+        project_id: params[1] || null,
+        source_email_id: params[2] || null,
+        status: 'draft',
+        title: params[3] || null,
+        body: params[4] || null
+      };
+      db.rfi_drafts.push(draft);
+      return { rows: [{ id: draft.id }], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select * from projects where id=$1') {
+      const project = getProjectById(params[0]);
+      return { rows: project ? [cloneRow(project)] : [], rowCount: project ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select * from pco_drafts where id=$1') {
+      const draft = db.pco_drafts.find((item) => item.id === params[0]) || null;
+      return { rows: draft ? [cloneRow(draft)] : [], rowCount: draft ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'update pco_drafts set title=$1, status=$2, body=$3, updated_at=now() where id=$4') {
+      const draft = db.pco_drafts.find((item) => item.id === params[3]) || null;
+      if (draft) {
+        draft.title = params[0];
+        draft.status = params[1];
+        draft.body = params[2];
+        draft.updated_at = now();
+      }
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: draft ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select * from rfi_drafts where id=$1') {
+      const draft = db.rfi_drafts.find((item) => item.id === params[0]) || null;
+      return { rows: draft ? [cloneRow(draft)] : [], rowCount: draft ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'update rfi_drafts set title=$1, status=$2, body=$3, updated_at=now() where id=$4') {
+      const draft = db.rfi_drafts.find((item) => item.id === params[3]) || null;
+      if (draft) {
+        draft.title = params[0];
+        draft.status = params[1];
+        draft.body = params[2];
+        draft.updated_at = now();
+      }
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: draft ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized.startsWith('select r.*, p.name as project_name from email_rules r join projects p on p.id=r.project_id')) {
+      const rows = [...db.email_rules]
+        .sort((a, b) => Number(b.enabled) - Number(a.enabled) || a.priority - b.priority || String(a.created_at).localeCompare(String(b.created_at)))
+        .map((rule) => ({ ...rule, project_name: getProjectById(rule.project_id)?.name || null }));
+      return { rows: cloneRows(rows), rowCount: rows.length };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'insert into email_rules(created_by_user_id, project_id, match_type, match_value, priority) values ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5) returning id') {
+      const rule = {
+        id: uuid(),
+        created_at: now(),
+        created_by_user_id: params[0] || null,
+        enabled: true,
+        priority: params[4] ?? 100,
+        project_id: params[1],
+        match_type: params[2],
+        match_value: params[3]
+      };
+      db.email_rules.push(rule);
+      return { rows: [{ id: rule.id }], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "insert into email_rules(created_by_user_id, project_id, match_type, match_value, priority) values ($1,$2,'from_domain',$3,50) returning id") {
+      const rule = {
+        id: uuid(),
+        created_at: now(),
+        created_by_user_id: params[0] || null,
+        enabled: true,
+        priority: 50,
+        project_id: params[1],
+        match_type: 'from_domain',
+        match_value: params[2]
+      };
+      db.email_rules.push(rule);
+      return { rows: [{ id: rule.id }], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === "insert into email_rules(created_by_user_id, project_id, match_type, match_value, priority) values ($1,$2,'subject_contains',$3,40) returning id") {
+      const rule = {
+        id: uuid(),
+        created_at: now(),
+        created_by_user_id: params[0] || null,
+        enabled: true,
+        priority: 40,
+        project_id: params[1],
+        match_type: 'subject_contains',
+        match_value: params[2]
+      };
+      db.email_rules.push(rule);
+      return { rows: [{ id: rule.id }], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'update email_rules set enabled = not enabled where id=$1') {
+      const rule = db.email_rules.find((item) => item.id === params[0]) || null;
+      if (rule) rule.enabled = !rule.enabled;
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: rule ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'select enabled from email_rules where id=$1') {
+      const rule = db.email_rules.find((item) => item.id === params[0]) || null;
+      return { rows: rule ? [{ enabled: rule.enabled }] : [], rowCount: rule ? 1 : 0 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized === 'delete from email_rules where id=$1') {
+      db.email_rules = db.email_rules.filter((item) => item.id !== params[0]);
+      return { rows: [], rowCount: 1 };
+    }
+
+    if (normalized.startsWith('select created_at, actor_email, action, target_type, target_id, ip, metadata from audit_logs')) {
+      const rows = sortByCreatedDesc(db.audit_logs)
+        .slice(0, 250)
+        .map((entry) => ({
+          created_at: entry.created_at,
+          actor_email: entry.actor_email,
+          action: entry.action,
+          target_type: entry.target_type,
+          target_id: entry.target_id,
+          ip: entry.ip,
+          metadata: entry.metadata
+        }));
+      return { rows: cloneRows(rows), rowCount: rows.length };
+    }
+
+    throw new Error(`Unsupported memory SQL: ${sql}`);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    query,
+    end: async () => {},
+    __state: db
+  };
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils.js b/web/src/lib/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5896a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+export function extractDomain(fromAddr) {
+  const m = String(fromAddr || '').match(/@([A-Za-z0-9.-]+)/);
+  return m ? m[1].toLowerCase() : '';
+}
+
+export function extractFirstJobNumber(text) {
+  const t = String(text || '');
+  const m = t.match(/\b\d{8,}\b/);
+  return m ? m[0] : '';
+}
+
+export function validatePassword(pw) {
+  const p = String(pw || '');
+  if (p.length < 12) return 'Password must be at least 12 characters.';
+  if (!/[A-Z]/.test(p)) return 'Password must include an uppercase letter.';
+  if (!/[a-z]/.test(p)) return 'Password must include a lowercase letter.';
+  if (!/\d/.test(p)) return 'Password must include a number.';
+  return null;
+}
+
+export function buildPCOBody(email, project) {
+  return [
+    '# Potential Change Order (PCO) - Draft',
+    '',
+    `**Project:** ${project?.name || ''}`,
+    `**Job #:** ${project?.job_number || ''}`,
+    `**Source email:** ${email?.subject || ''} (${email?.id || ''})`,
+    `**From:** ${email?.from_addr || ''}`,
+    `**Date:** ${email?.date || ''}`,
+    '',
+    '## Description / Change event',
+    '- (Describe what changed and why)',
+    '',
+    '## Contract / drawing references',
+    '- (Sheet/spec refs)',
+    '',
+    '## Cost / schedule impact',
+    '- Labor:',
+    '- Material:',
+    '- Equipment:',
+    '- Schedule impact:',
+    '',
+    '## Supporting info',
+    '- Email excerpt:',
+    '',
+    `> ${String(email?.body_text || '').slice(0, 1200).replace(/\n/g, '\n> ')}`
+  ].join('\n');
+}
+
+export function buildRFIBody(email, project) {
+  return [
+    '# RFI - Draft',
+    '',
+    `**Project:** ${project?.name || ''}`,
+    `**Job #:** ${project?.job_number || ''}`,
+    `**Source email:** ${email?.subject || ''} (${email?.id || ''})`,
+    `**From:** ${email?.from_addr || ''}`,
+    `**Date:** ${email?.date || ''}`,
+    '',
+    '## Question',
+    '- (Write the question clearly)',
+    '',
+    '## Background',
+    '- (Why this is needed / conflict)',
+    '',
+    '## Drawing/spec references',
+    '- (Sheet/detail/spec section)',
+    '',
+    '## Proposed resolution (optional)',
+    '-',
+    '',
+    '## Supporting excerpt',
+    `> ${String(email?.body_text || '').slice(0, 1200).replace(/\n/g, '\n> ')}`
+  ].join('\n');
+}
diff --git a/worker/src/worker.js b/worker/src/worker.js
index acabe16..4893c9b 100644
--- a/worker/src/worker.js
+++ b/worker/src/worker.js
@@ -2,14 +2,20 @@ import 'dotenv/config';
 import pg from 'pg';
 
 const { Pool } = pg;
-const pool = new Pool({ connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL });
+const isMemoryDb = !process.env.DATABASE_URL || process.env.DATABASE_URL.startsWith('memory://');
+const pool = isMemoryDb ? null : new Pool({ connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL });
+const tickMs = parseInt(process.env.WORKER_TICK_MS || '10000', 10);
+const runOnce = process.env.WORKER_RUN_ONCE === '1';
 
 // Placeholder worker loop
 async function main() {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  console.log('Mastermind worker started');
+  if (pool) {
+    await pool.query('select 1');
+  }
+  console.log(`Mastermind worker started (${isMemoryDb ? 'memory' : 'postgres'})`);
   while (true) {
-    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 10_000));
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, tickMs));
+    if (runOnce) break;
     // future: ingest inbox, OCR docs, classify
   }
 }