diff --git a/scripts/smoke-test.ts b/scripts/smoke-test.ts
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+++ b/scripts/smoke-test.ts
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+const backendUrl = process.env.BACKEND_URL ?? 'http://127.0.0.1:9876';
+const frontendUrl = process.env.FRONTEND_URL ?? 'http://127.0.0.1:3100';
+
+interface Ticket {
+  id: number;
+  subject: string;
+}
+
+interface Queue {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+interface Transaction {
+  id: string;
+  ticket_id: number;
+  transaction_type: string;
+}
+
+async function requestJson<T>(url: string): Promise<T> {
+  const response = await fetch(url);
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`${url} returned ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+  }
+  return response.json() as Promise<T>;
+}
+
+async function requestOk(url: string): Promise<void> {
+  const response = await fetch(url, { method: 'HEAD' });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`${url} returned ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+  }
+}
+
+async function check(name: string, fn: () => Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    await fn();
+    console.log(`ok   ${name}`);
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    console.error(`fail ${name}`);
+    console.error(`     ${message}`);
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  let ticketForDetail: Ticket | null = null;
+
+  await check('backend health', async () => {
+    const health = await requestJson<{ status: string }>(`${backendUrl}/health`);
+    if (health.status !== 'ok') {
+      throw new Error(`expected status ok, got ${JSON.stringify(health)}`);
+    }
+  });
+
+  await check('queues exist', async () => {
+    const queues = await requestJson<Queue[]>(`${backendUrl}/queues`);
+    if (queues.length < 1) {
+      throw new Error('expected at least one queue');
+    }
+  });
+
+  await check('tickets exist', async () => {
+    const tickets = await requestJson<Ticket[]>(`${backendUrl}/tickets`);
+    if (tickets.length < 1) {
+      throw new Error('expected at least one ticket');
+    }
+    ticketForDetail = tickets.find((ticket) => ticket.subject.includes('VPN access')) ?? tickets[0] ?? null;
+  });
+
+  await check('ticket detail has activity', async () => {
+    if (!ticketForDetail) {
+      throw new Error('no ticket available for detail check');
+    }
+    const transactions = await requestJson<Transaction[]>(
+      `${backendUrl}/tickets/${ticketForDetail.id}/transactions`,
+    );
+    if (transactions.length < 1) {
+      throw new Error(`expected ticket ${ticketForDetail.id} to have transactions`);
+    }
+  });
+
+  await check('frontend index responds', async () => {
+    await requestOk(frontendUrl);
+  });
+
+  await check('frontend ticket detail responds', async () => {
+    if (!ticketForDetail) {
+      throw new Error('no ticket available for frontend detail check');
+    }
+    await requestOk(`${frontendUrl}/tickets/${ticketForDetail.id}`);
+  });
+
+  await check('frontend api proxy responds', async () => {
+    const health = await requestJson<{ status: string }>(`${frontendUrl}/api/health`);
+    if (health.status !== 'ok') {
+      throw new Error(`expected status ok, got ${JSON.stringify(health)}`);
+    }
+  });
+
+  if (process.exitCode) {
+    process.exit(process.exitCode);
+  }
+
+  console.log('Smoke test passed');
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error(err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/scripts/watch-frontend.sh b/scripts/watch-frontend.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36a1166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/watch-frontend.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Watch for source changes and auto-rebuild + restart Tessera frontend
+DIR="/home/gjermund/projects/tessera/web/src"
+LAST_BUILD=0
+
+echo "Watching $DIR for changes..."
+
+inotifywait -m -r -e modify,create,delete "$DIR" --format '%w%f' 2>/dev/null | while read FILE; do
+  NOW=$(date +%s)
+  if [ $((NOW - LAST_BUILD)) -gt 3 ]; then
+    echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] Change detected, rebuilding..."
+    cd /home/gjermund/projects/tessera/web && npx next build 2>&1 | tail -1
+    LAST_BUILD=$NOW
+  fi
+done
diff --git a/src/db/seed.ts b/src/db/seed.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1d73e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/seed.ts
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+import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/node-postgres';
+import { Pool } from 'pg';
+import { eq, inArray } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import * as schema from './schema.ts';
+import {
+  customFields,
+  customFieldValues,
+  lifecycles,
+  queueCustomFields,
+  queues,
+  scrips,
+  templates,
+  tickets,
+  transactions,
+  users,
+} from './schema.ts';
+
+const SYSTEM_USER_ID = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';
+
+const lifecycleDefinition = {
+  statuses: {
+    initial: ['new'],
+    active: ['open', 'in_progress'],
+    inactive: ['resolved', 'closed'],
+  },
+  transitions: {
+    new: ['open', 'in_progress', 'closed'],
+    open: ['in_progress', 'resolved', 'closed'],
+    in_progress: ['open', 'resolved', 'closed'],
+    resolved: ['open', 'closed'],
+    closed: ['open'],
+    '*': ['closed'],
+  },
+};
+
+function daysAgo(days: number, hour = 9, minute = 0): Date {
+  const date = new Date();
+  date.setDate(date.getDate() - days);
+  date.setHours(hour, minute, 0, 0);
+  return date;
+}
+
+function hoursAgo(hours: number): Date {
+  return new Date(Date.now() - hours * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+}
+
+function createSeedDb(pool: Pool) {
+  return drizzle(pool, { schema });
+}
+
+type Db = ReturnType<typeof createSeedDb>;
+type UserSeed = { id: string; username: string; email: string };
+type QueueSeed = { name: string; description: string };
+type FieldSeed = {
+  key?: string;
+  name: string;
+  field_type: string;
+  values?: unknown;
+  max_values?: number;
+  pattern?: string | null;
+};
+
+function makeFieldKey(value: string): string {
+  const key = value
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '_')
+    .replace(/^_+|_+$/g, '');
+  return key || 'field';
+}
+
+async function ensureUser(db: Db, seed: UserSeed): Promise<string> {
+  const existingById = await db.query.users.findFirst({
+    where: eq(users.id, seed.id),
+  });
+  if (existingById) {
+    await db.update(users)
+      .set({ username: seed.username, email: seed.email })
+      .where(eq(users.id, seed.id));
+    return existingById.id;
+  }
+
+  const existingByUsername = await db.query.users.findFirst({
+    where: eq(users.username, seed.username),
+  });
+  if (existingByUsername) {
+    await db.update(users)
+      .set({ email: seed.email })
+      .where(eq(users.id, existingByUsername.id));
+    return existingByUsername.id;
+  }
+
+  const [created] = await db.insert(users).values(seed).returning();
+  if (!created) throw new Error(`Failed to seed user ${seed.username}`);
+  return created.id;
+}
+
+async function ensureLifecycle(db: Db) {
+  const existing = await db.query.lifecycles.findFirst({
+    where: eq(lifecycles.name, 'Demo service lifecycle'),
+  });
+
+  if (existing) {
+    const [updated] = await db.update(lifecycles)
+      .set({ definition: lifecycleDefinition })
+      .where(eq(lifecycles.id, existing.id))
+      .returning();
+    if (!updated) throw new Error('Failed to update demo lifecycle');
+    return updated;
+  }
+
+  const [created] = await db.insert(lifecycles).values({
+    name: 'Demo service lifecycle',
+    definition: lifecycleDefinition,
+  }).returning();
+  if (!created) throw new Error('Failed to seed demo lifecycle');
+  return created;
+}
+
+async function ensureQueue(db: Db, lifecycleId: string, seed: QueueSeed) {
+  const existing = await db.query.queues.findFirst({
+    where: eq(queues.name, seed.name),
+  });
+
+  if (existing) {
+    const [updated] = await db.update(queues)
+      .set({
+        description: seed.description,
+        lifecycle_id: lifecycleId,
+      })
+      .where(eq(queues.id, existing.id))
+      .returning();
+    if (!updated) throw new Error(`Failed to update queue ${seed.name}`);
+    return updated;
+  }
+
+  const [created] = await db.insert(queues).values({
+    name: seed.name,
+    description: seed.description,
+    lifecycle_id: lifecycleId,
+  }).returning();
+  if (!created) throw new Error(`Failed to seed queue ${seed.name}`);
+  return created;
+}
+
+async function ensureCustomField(db: Db, seed: FieldSeed) {
+  const existing = await db.query.customFields.findFirst({
+    where: eq(customFields.name, seed.name),
+  });
+
+  const values = {
+    key: seed.key ?? makeFieldKey(seed.name),
+    field_type: seed.field_type,
+    values: seed.values ?? null,
+    max_values: seed.max_values ?? 1,
+    pattern: seed.pattern ?? null,
+  };
+
+  if (existing) {
+    const [updated] = await db.update(customFields)
+      .set(values)
+      .where(eq(customFields.id, existing.id))
+      .returning();
+    if (!updated) throw new Error(`Failed to update custom field ${seed.name}`);
+    return updated;
+  }
+
+  const [created] = await db.insert(customFields).values({
+    name: seed.name,
+    ...values,
+  }).returning();
+  if (!created) throw new Error(`Failed to seed custom field ${seed.name}`);
+  return created;
+}
+
+async function attachFieldToQueue(db: Db, queueId: string, fieldId: string, sortOrder: number) {
+  await db.insert(queueCustomFields)
+    .values({
+      queue_id: queueId,
+      custom_field_id: fieldId,
+      sort_order: sortOrder,
+    })
+    .onConflictDoUpdate({
+      target: [queueCustomFields.queue_id, queueCustomFields.custom_field_id],
+      set: { sort_order: sortOrder },
+    });
+}
+
+async function ensureTemplate(
+  db: Db,
+  name: string,
+  queueId: string | null,
+  subjectTemplate: string,
+  bodyTemplate: string,
+) {
+  const existing = await db.query.templates.findFirst({
+    where: (row, { and, eq, isNull }) =>
+      queueId ? and(eq(row.name, name), eq(row.queue_id, queueId)) : and(eq(row.name, name), isNull(row.queue_id)),
+  });
+
+  if (existing) {
+    const [updated] = await db.update(templates)
+      .set({ subject_template: subjectTemplate, body_template: bodyTemplate })
+      .where(eq(templates.id, existing.id))
+      .returning();
+    if (!updated) throw new Error(`Failed to update template ${name}`);
+    return updated;
+  }
+
+  const [created] = await db.insert(templates).values({
+    name,
+    queue_id: queueId,
+    subject_template: subjectTemplate,
+    body_template: bodyTemplate,
+  }).returning();
+  if (!created) throw new Error(`Failed to seed template ${name}`);
+  return created;
+}
+
+async function ensureScrip(
+  db: Db,
+  seed: {
+    name: string;
+    description: string;
+    queueId: string | null;
+    conditionType: string;
+    actionType: string;
+    actionConfig: Record<string, unknown>;
+    templateId?: string | null;
+    sortOrder: number;
+    disabled?: boolean;
+  },
+) {
+  const existing = await db.query.scrips.findFirst({
+    where: (row, { and, eq, isNull }) =>
+      seed.queueId
+        ? and(eq(row.name, seed.name), eq(row.queue_id, seed.queueId))
+        : and(eq(row.name, seed.name), isNull(row.queue_id)),
+  });
+
+  const values = {
+    queue_id: seed.queueId,
+    name: seed.name,
+    description: seed.description,
+    condition_type: seed.conditionType,
+    condition_config: {},
+    action_type: seed.actionType,
+    action_config: seed.actionConfig,
+    template_id: seed.templateId ?? null,
+    stage: 'TransactionCreate',
+    sort_order: seed.sortOrder,
+    disabled: seed.disabled ?? false,
+  };
+
+  if (existing) {
+    const [updated] = await db.update(scrips)
+      .set(values)
+      .where(eq(scrips.id, existing.id))
+      .returning();
+    if (!updated) throw new Error(`Failed to update scrip ${seed.name}`);
+    return updated;
+  }
+
+  const [created] = await db.insert(scrips).values(values).returning();
+  if (!created) throw new Error(`Failed to seed scrip ${seed.name}`);
+  return created;
+}
+
+async function ensureTicket(
+  db: Db,
+  seed: {
+    subject: string;
+    queueId: string;
+    status: string;
+    ownerId: string | null;
+    creatorId: string;
+    createdAt: Date;
+    updatedAt: Date;
+    startedAt?: Date | null;
+    resolvedAt?: Date | null;
+  },
+) {
+  const existing = await db.query.tickets.findFirst({
+    where: eq(tickets.subject, seed.subject),
+  });
+
+  const values = {
+    subject: seed.subject,
+    queue_id: seed.queueId,
+    status: seed.status,
+    owner_id: seed.ownerId,
+    creator_id: seed.creatorId,
+    created_at: seed.createdAt,
+    updated_at: seed.updatedAt,
+    started_at: seed.startedAt ?? null,
+    resolved_at: seed.resolvedAt ?? null,
+  };
+
+  if (existing) {
+    const [updated] = await db.update(tickets)
+      .set(values)
+      .where(eq(tickets.id, existing.id))
+      .returning();
+    if (!updated) throw new Error(`Failed to update ticket ${seed.subject}`);
+    return updated;
+  }
+
+  const [created] = await db.insert(tickets).values(values).returning();
+  if (!created) throw new Error(`Failed to seed ticket ${seed.subject}`);
+  return created;
+}
+
+async function resetDatabase(db: Db) {
+  await db.delete(customFieldValues);
+  await db.delete(transactions);
+  await db.delete(queueCustomFields);
+  await db.delete(scrips);
+  await db.delete(templates);
+  await db.delete(tickets);
+  await db.delete(queues);
+  await db.delete(customFields);
+  await db.delete(lifecycles);
+  await db.delete(users);
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const databaseUrl = process.env.DATABASE_URL;
+  if (!databaseUrl) {
+    console.error('DATABASE_URL is required');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const pool = new Pool({ connectionString: databaseUrl });
+  const db = createSeedDb(pool);
+  const reset = process.argv.includes('--reset');
+
+  try {
+    if (reset) {
+      console.log('Resetting database before seeding demo data...');
+      await resetDatabase(db);
+    }
+
+    const userIds = {
+      system: await ensureUser(db, {
+        id: SYSTEM_USER_ID,
+        username: 'system',
+        email: 'system@tessera.local',
+      }),
+      dispatcher: await ensureUser(db, {
+        id: '11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111',
+        username: 'maria.dispatch',
+        email: 'maria.dispatch@tessera.local',
+      }),
+      technician: await ensureUser(db, {
+        id: '22222222-2222-4222-8222-222222222222',
+        username: 'liam.field',
+        email: 'liam.field@tessera.local',
+      }),
+      facilities: await ensureUser(db, {
+        id: '33333333-3333-4333-8333-333333333333',
+        username: 'nora.facilities',
+        email: 'nora.facilities@tessera.local',
+      }),
+      security: await ensureUser(db, {
+        id: '44444444-4444-4444-8444-444444444444',
+        username: 'sam.security',
+        email: 'sam.security@tessera.local',
+      }),
+    };
+
+    const lifecycle = await ensureLifecycle(db);
+
+    const supportQueue = await ensureQueue(db, lifecycle.id, {
+      name: 'Support Desk',
+      description: 'Employee requests, account access, hardware, and everyday service desk intake.',
+    });
+    const fieldQueue = await ensureQueue(db, lifecycle.id, {
+      name: 'Field Operations',
+      description: 'Technician dispatch, site work, parts, and customer-impacting operational issues.',
+    });
+    const facilitiesQueue = await ensureQueue(db, lifecycle.id, {
+      name: 'Facilities',
+      description: 'Building maintenance, access, meeting rooms, and office environment requests.',
+    });
+    const securityQueue = await ensureQueue(db, lifecycle.id, {
+      name: 'Security',
+      description: 'Badge access, incident review, and compliance-sensitive operational requests.',
+    });
+
+    const impactField = await ensureCustomField(db, {
+      key: 'impact',
+      name: 'Impact',
+      field_type: 'select',
+      values: ['Low', 'Medium', 'High', 'Critical'],
+    });
+    const locationField = await ensureCustomField(db, {
+      key: 'location',
+      name: 'Location',
+      field_type: 'text',
+    });
+    const assetField = await ensureCustomField(db, {
+      key: 'asset_tag',
+      name: 'Asset tag',
+      field_type: 'text',
+      pattern: '^ASSET-[0-9]{4}$',
+    });
+    const channelField = await ensureCustomField(db, {
+      key: 'channel',
+      name: 'Channel',
+      field_type: 'select',
+      values: ['Portal', 'Email', 'Phone', 'Walk-up', 'Monitoring'],
+    });
+    const outcomeField = await ensureCustomField(db, {
+      key: 'resolution_outcome',
+      name: 'Resolution outcome',
+      field_type: 'select',
+      values: ['Completed', 'Workaround', 'Duplicate', 'Declined'],
+    });
+
+    for (const queue of [supportQueue, fieldQueue, facilitiesQueue, securityQueue]) {
+      await attachFieldToQueue(db, queue.id, impactField.id, 10);
+      await attachFieldToQueue(db, queue.id, locationField.id, 20);
+      await attachFieldToQueue(db, queue.id, channelField.id, 30);
+    }
+    await attachFieldToQueue(db, supportQueue.id, assetField.id, 40);
+    await attachFieldToQueue(db, fieldQueue.id, assetField.id, 40);
+    await attachFieldToQueue(db, supportQueue.id, outcomeField.id, 50);
+
+    const resolveTemplate = await ensureTemplate(
+      db,
+      'Demo resolution note',
+      null,
+      'Ticket {{ticket.id}} resolved: {{ticket.subject}}',
+      'Ticket {{ticket.id}} in {{queue.name}} moved from {{transaction.old_value}} to {{transaction.new_value}}.',
+    );
+
+    await ensureScrip(db, {
+      name: 'Demo: mark outcome on resolve',
+      description: 'When a ticket resolves, set the Resolution outcome custom field to Completed.',
+      queueId: null,
+      conditionType: 'OnResolve',
+      actionType: 'SetCustomField',
+      actionConfig: {
+        field_key: 'resolution_outcome',
+        value: 'Completed',
+      },
+      sortOrder: 10,
+    });
+    await ensureScrip(db, {
+      name: 'Demo: customer notification template',
+      description: 'Disabled sample email action showing how resolution templates render.',
+      queueId: null,
+      conditionType: 'OnResolve',
+      actionType: 'SendEmail',
+      actionConfig: {
+        recipients: ['requester@example.com'],
+      },
+      templateId: resolveTemplate.id,
+      sortOrder: 20,
+      disabled: true,
+    });
+
+    const demoTickets = [
+      await ensureTicket(db, {
+        subject: 'VPN access fails after password reset',
+        queueId: supportQueue.id,
+        status: 'open',
+        ownerId: userIds.dispatcher,
+        creatorId: userIds.system,
+        createdAt: daysAgo(4, 8, 40),
+        updatedAt: hoursAgo(3),
+        startedAt: daysAgo(4, 9, 10),
+      }),
+      await ensureTicket(db, {
+        subject: 'Warehouse scanner ASSET-1042 will not sync inventory',
+        queueId: fieldQueue.id,
+        status: 'in_progress',
+        ownerId: userIds.technician,
+        creatorId: userIds.system,
+        createdAt: daysAgo(2, 10, 15),
+        updatedAt: hoursAgo(1),
+        startedAt: daysAgo(2, 11, 0),
+      }),
+      await ensureTicket(db, {
+        subject: 'Badge reader intermittently denies access at north entrance',
+        queueId: securityQueue.id,
+        status: 'new',
+        ownerId: null,
+        creatorId: userIds.system,
+        createdAt: hoursAgo(7),
+        updatedAt: hoursAgo(7),
+      }),
+      await ensureTicket(db, {
+        subject: 'Conference room display flickers during video calls',
+        queueId: facilitiesQueue.id,
+        status: 'open',
+        ownerId: userIds.facilities,
+        creatorId: userIds.system,
+        createdAt: daysAgo(1, 14, 20),
+        updatedAt: hoursAgo(4),
+        startedAt: daysAgo(1, 15, 0),
+      }),
+      await ensureTicket(db, {
+        subject: 'New hire laptop provisioning for Monday start',
+        queueId: supportQueue.id,
+        status: 'resolved',
+        ownerId: userIds.dispatcher,
+        creatorId: userIds.system,
+        createdAt: daysAgo(6, 13, 30),
+        updatedAt: daysAgo(1, 16, 45),
+        startedAt: daysAgo(6, 14, 0),
+        resolvedAt: daysAgo(1, 16, 45),
+      }),
+      await ensureTicket(db, {
+        subject: 'Temperature alert in server closet B',
+        queueId: facilitiesQueue.id,
+        status: 'in_progress',
+        ownerId: userIds.facilities,
+        creatorId: userIds.system,
+        createdAt: hoursAgo(18),
+        updatedAt: hoursAgo(2),
+        startedAt: hoursAgo(17),
+      }),
+      await ensureTicket(db, {
+        subject: 'Quarterly access review export requested',
+        queueId: securityQueue.id,
+        status: 'closed',
+        ownerId: userIds.security,
+        creatorId: userIds.system,
+        createdAt: daysAgo(9, 10, 0),
+        updatedAt: daysAgo(3, 11, 20),
+        startedAt: daysAgo(9, 10, 30),
+        resolvedAt: daysAgo(3, 11, 20),
+      }),
+      await ensureTicket(db, {
+        subject: 'POS terminal receipt printer jam at front desk',
+        queueId: fieldQueue.id,
+        status: 'new',
+        ownerId: null,
+        creatorId: userIds.system,
+        createdAt: hoursAgo(5),
+        updatedAt: hoursAgo(5),
+      }),
+    ];
+
+    const demoTicketIds = demoTickets.map((ticket) => ticket.id);
+    if (demoTicketIds.length > 0) {
+      await db.delete(customFieldValues).where(inArray(customFieldValues.ticket_id, demoTicketIds));
+      await db.delete(transactions).where(inArray(transactions.ticket_id, demoTicketIds));
+    }
+
+    const ticketBySubject = new Map(demoTickets.map((ticket) => [ticket.subject, ticket]));
+
+    const txRows = [
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('VPN access fails after password reset')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Create',
+        field: 'status',
+        new_value: 'new',
+        creator_id: userIds.system,
+        created_at: daysAgo(4, 8, 40),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('VPN access fails after password reset')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'StatusChange',
+        field: 'status',
+        old_value: 'new',
+        new_value: 'open',
+        creator_id: userIds.dispatcher,
+        created_at: daysAgo(4, 9, 10),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('VPN access fails after password reset')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Correspond',
+        data: { body: 'I reset my password this morning and now the VPN client rejects the new password. Browser login works.' },
+        creator_id: userIds.system,
+        created_at: daysAgo(4, 9, 12),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('VPN access fails after password reset')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Comment',
+        data: { body: 'Likely stale cached credentials. Ask user to clear saved VPN profile and confirm MFA prompt.' },
+        creator_id: userIds.dispatcher,
+        created_at: hoursAgo(3),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Warehouse scanner ASSET-1042 will not sync inventory')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Create',
+        field: 'status',
+        new_value: 'new',
+        creator_id: userIds.system,
+        created_at: daysAgo(2, 10, 15),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Warehouse scanner ASSET-1042 will not sync inventory')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'StatusChange',
+        field: 'status',
+        old_value: 'new',
+        new_value: 'in_progress',
+        creator_id: userIds.technician,
+        created_at: daysAgo(2, 11, 0),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Warehouse scanner ASSET-1042 will not sync inventory')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Comment',
+        data: { body: 'Device reaches Wi-Fi but sync service returns 409. Pulling logs before factory reset.' },
+        creator_id: userIds.technician,
+        created_at: hoursAgo(1),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Badge reader intermittently denies access at north entrance')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Create',
+        field: 'status',
+        new_value: 'new',
+        creator_id: userIds.system,
+        created_at: hoursAgo(7),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Badge reader intermittently denies access at north entrance')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Correspond',
+        data: { body: 'Three employees reported failures between 07:40 and 08:05. Security desk can override manually.' },
+        creator_id: userIds.security,
+        created_at: hoursAgo(6),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Conference room display flickers during video calls')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Create',
+        field: 'status',
+        new_value: 'new',
+        creator_id: userIds.system,
+        created_at: daysAgo(1, 14, 20),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Conference room display flickers during video calls')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'StatusChange',
+        field: 'status',
+        old_value: 'new',
+        new_value: 'open',
+        creator_id: userIds.facilities,
+        created_at: daysAgo(1, 15, 0),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Conference room display flickers during video calls')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Comment',
+        data: { body: 'Cable path looks strained. Spare HDMI and USB-C adapters staged in the room.' },
+        creator_id: userIds.facilities,
+        created_at: hoursAgo(4),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('New hire laptop provisioning for Monday start')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Create',
+        field: 'status',
+        new_value: 'new',
+        creator_id: userIds.system,
+        created_at: daysAgo(6, 13, 30),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('New hire laptop provisioning for Monday start')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'StatusChange',
+        field: 'status',
+        old_value: 'new',
+        new_value: 'open',
+        creator_id: userIds.dispatcher,
+        created_at: daysAgo(6, 14, 0),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('New hire laptop provisioning for Monday start')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Correspond',
+        data: { body: 'Laptop imaged, account created, and pickup instructions sent to hiring manager.' },
+        creator_id: userIds.dispatcher,
+        created_at: daysAgo(1, 16, 20),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('New hire laptop provisioning for Monday start')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'StatusChange',
+        field: 'status',
+        old_value: 'open',
+        new_value: 'resolved',
+        creator_id: userIds.dispatcher,
+        created_at: daysAgo(1, 16, 45),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Temperature alert in server closet B')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Create',
+        field: 'status',
+        new_value: 'new',
+        creator_id: userIds.system,
+        created_at: hoursAgo(18),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Temperature alert in server closet B')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'StatusChange',
+        field: 'status',
+        old_value: 'new',
+        new_value: 'in_progress',
+        creator_id: userIds.facilities,
+        created_at: hoursAgo(17),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Temperature alert in server closet B')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Comment',
+        data: { body: 'Portable cooling installed. HVAC vendor scheduled; rack intake is back under threshold.' },
+        creator_id: userIds.facilities,
+        created_at: hoursAgo(2),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Quarterly access review export requested')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Create',
+        field: 'status',
+        new_value: 'new',
+        creator_id: userIds.system,
+        created_at: daysAgo(9, 10, 0),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('Quarterly access review export requested')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'StatusChange',
+        field: 'status',
+        old_value: 'new',
+        new_value: 'closed',
+        creator_id: userIds.security,
+        created_at: daysAgo(3, 11, 20),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('POS terminal receipt printer jam at front desk')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Create',
+        field: 'status',
+        new_value: 'new',
+        creator_id: userIds.system,
+        created_at: hoursAgo(5),
+      },
+      {
+        ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get('POS terminal receipt printer jam at front desk')!.id,
+        transaction_type: 'Correspond',
+        data: { body: 'Front desk can still email receipts, but lunch rush needs a working printer.' },
+        creator_id: userIds.system,
+        created_at: hoursAgo(5),
+      },
+    ];
+
+    await db.insert(transactions).values(txRows);
+
+    const fieldRows = [
+      ['VPN access fails after password reset', impactField.id, 'Medium'],
+      ['VPN access fails after password reset', channelField.id, 'Portal'],
+      ['VPN access fails after password reset', locationField.id, 'Remote'],
+      ['Warehouse scanner ASSET-1042 will not sync inventory', impactField.id, 'High'],
+      ['Warehouse scanner ASSET-1042 will not sync inventory', channelField.id, 'Phone'],
+      ['Warehouse scanner ASSET-1042 will not sync inventory', locationField.id, 'Warehouse A'],
+      ['Warehouse scanner ASSET-1042 will not sync inventory', assetField.id, 'ASSET-1042'],
+      ['Badge reader intermittently denies access at north entrance', impactField.id, 'High'],
+      ['Badge reader intermittently denies access at north entrance', channelField.id, 'Walk-up'],
+      ['Badge reader intermittently denies access at north entrance', locationField.id, 'North entrance'],
+      ['Conference room display flickers during video calls', impactField.id, 'Medium'],
+      ['Conference room display flickers during video calls', channelField.id, 'Email'],
+      ['Conference room display flickers during video calls', locationField.id, 'Room 4B'],
+      ['New hire laptop provisioning for Monday start', impactField.id, 'Low'],
+      ['New hire laptop provisioning for Monday start', channelField.id, 'Portal'],
+      ['New hire laptop provisioning for Monday start', assetField.id, 'ASSET-2201'],
+      ['New hire laptop provisioning for Monday start', outcomeField.id, 'Completed'],
+      ['Temperature alert in server closet B', impactField.id, 'Critical'],
+      ['Temperature alert in server closet B', channelField.id, 'Monitoring'],
+      ['Temperature alert in server closet B', locationField.id, 'Server closet B'],
+      ['Quarterly access review export requested', impactField.id, 'Low'],
+      ['Quarterly access review export requested', channelField.id, 'Portal'],
+      ['Quarterly access review export requested', outcomeField.id, 'Completed'],
+      ['POS terminal receipt printer jam at front desk', impactField.id, 'Medium'],
+      ['POS terminal receipt printer jam at front desk', channelField.id, 'Phone'],
+      ['POS terminal receipt printer jam at front desk', locationField.id, 'Front desk'],
+    ] as const;
+
+    await db.insert(customFieldValues).values(fieldRows.map(([subject, fieldId, value]) => ({
+      ticket_id: ticketBySubject.get(subject)!.id,
+      custom_field_id: fieldId,
+      value,
+    })));
+
+    console.log(`${reset ? 'Reset and seeded' : 'Seeded'} ${demoTickets.length} demo tickets across 4 queues`);
+    console.log('Demo data ready');
+  } finally {
+    await pool.end();
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error(err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});