diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app/api/deployments/route.ts b/apps/backend/src/app/api/deployments/route.ts
index 3bdc1424..e556a685 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/app/api/deployments/route.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/app/api/deployments/route.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ import {
   validateStellarEndpoints,
 } from '@/lib/customization/validate';
 
+function encodeCursor(createdAt: string, id: string): string {
+  return Buffer.from(`${createdAt}:${id}`).toString('base64');
+}
+
+function decodeCursor(cursor: string): { createdAt: string; id: string } | null {
+  try {
+    const decoded = Buffer.from(cursor, 'base64').toString('utf-8');
+    const [createdAt, id] = decoded.split(':');
+    return createdAt && id ? { createdAt, id } : null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 type RequestBody = {
   templateId: string;
   customizationConfig?: unknown;
@@ -39,12 +53,38 @@ const deploymentRouter = new ApiVersionRouter({
 // GET /api/deployments — list user's deployments (v1)
 deploymentRouter.register('GET', {
   supportedVersions: ['v1'],
-  handler: async (_req: NextRequest, { supabase, user }: any) => {
-    const { data: deployments, error } = await supabase
+  handler: async (req: NextRequest, { supabase, user }: any) => {
+    const url = new URL(req.url);
+    const cursor = url.searchParams.get('cursor');
+    const limit = Math.min(parseInt(url.searchParams.get('limit') ?? '20'), 100);
+    const direction = url.searchParams.get('direction') ?? 'next';
+
+    let query = supabase
       .from('deployments')
       .select('id, name, status, template_id, created_at, updated_at, deployed_at, deployment_url')
       .eq('user_id', user.id)
-      .order('created_at', { ascending: false });
+      .order('created_at', { ascending: false })
+      .limit(limit + 1);
+
+    if (cursor) {
+      const decoded = decodeCursor(cursor);
+      if (!decoded) {
+        return NextResponse.json(
+          { error: 'Invalid cursor' },
+          { status: 400 },
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (direction === 'prev') {
+        query = query.gt('created_at', decoded.createdAt)
+          .or(`created_at.eq.${decoded.createdAt},id.gt.${decoded.id}`);
+      } else {
+        query = query.lt('created_at', decoded.createdAt)
+          .or(`created_at.eq.${decoded.createdAt},id.lt.${decoded.id}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const { data: deployments, error } = await query;
 
     if (error) {
       return NextResponse.json(
@@ -53,8 +93,18 @@ deploymentRouter.register('GET', {
       );
     }
 
+    const items = deployments ?? [];
+    const hasMore = items.length > limit;
+    const pageItems = hasMore ? items.slice(0, limit) : items;
+
+    const nextCursor = pageItems.length > 0
+      ? encodeCursor(pageItems[pageItems.length - 1].created_at, pageItems[pageItems.length - 1].id)
+      : null;
+
+    const prevCursor = cursor ?? null;
+
     return NextResponse.json({
-      deployments: (deployments ?? []).map((d: any) => ({
+      deployments: pageItems.map((d: any) => ({
         id: d.id,
         name: d.name,
         status: d.status,
@@ -64,6 +114,12 @@ deploymentRouter.register('GET', {
         deployedAt: d.deployed_at,
         deploymentUrl: d.deployment_url,
       })),
+      pagination: {
+        nextCursor: hasMore ? nextCursor : null,
+        prevCursor,
+        hasMore,
+        limit,
+      },
     });
   },
 });
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/services/health-monitor.service.ts b/apps/backend/src/services/health-monitor.service.ts
index 5a0f2ee9..b87397b7 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/services/health-monitor.service.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/services/health-monitor.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,33 @@
 import { createClient } from '@/lib/supabase/server';
 import { analyticsService } from './analytics.service';
 
+export interface PoolMetrics {
+    activeConnections: number;
+    idleConnections: number;
+    waitQueueLength: number;
+    totalConnections: number;
+    utilizationPercent: number;
+    averageWaitTimeMs: number;
+}
+
+interface PoolMetricsInternal {
+    activeConnections: number;
+    idleConnections: number;
+    waitQueueLength: number;
+    waitTimes: number[];
+    lastSampled: number;
+}
+
+const POOL_ALERT_THRESHOLD = 0.8;
+const POOL_METRICS_WINDOW_MS = 60_000;
+const poolMetrics: PoolMetricsInternal = {
+    activeConnections: 0,
+    idleConnections: 0,
+    waitQueueLength: 0,
+    waitTimes: [],
+    lastSampled: Date.now(),
+};
+
 export class HealthMonitorService {
     /**
      * Check deployment health
@@ -130,6 +157,77 @@ export class HealthMonitorService {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Record connection pool metrics
+     */
+    recordPoolMetrics(
+        activeConnections: number,
+        idleConnections: number,
+        waitQueueLength: number,
+        waitTimeMs: number
+    ): void {
+        poolMetrics.activeConnections = activeConnections;
+        poolMetrics.idleConnections = idleConnections;
+        poolMetrics.waitQueueLength = waitQueueLength;
+        poolMetrics.waitTimes.push(waitTimeMs);
+        poolMetrics.lastSampled = Date.now();
+
+        if (poolMetrics.waitTimes.length > 1000) {
+            poolMetrics.waitTimes = poolMetrics.waitTimes.slice(-1000);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get current pool health metrics
+     */
+    getPoolMetrics(): PoolMetrics {
+        const totalConnections = poolMetrics.activeConnections + poolMetrics.idleConnections;
+        const utilizationPercent = totalConnections > 0
+            ? (poolMetrics.activeConnections / totalConnections) * 100
+            : 0;
+
+        const averageWaitTimeMs = poolMetrics.waitTimes.length > 0
+            ? poolMetrics.waitTimes.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / poolMetrics.waitTimes.length
+            : 0;
+
+        return {
+            activeConnections: poolMetrics.activeConnections,
+            idleConnections: poolMetrics.idleConnections,
+            waitQueueLength: poolMetrics.waitQueueLength,
+            totalConnections,
+            utilizationPercent,
+            averageWaitTimeMs,
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if pool health is degraded
+     */
+    isPoolHealthDegraded(): boolean {
+        const metrics = this.getPoolMetrics();
+        return metrics.utilizationPercent >= POOL_ALERT_THRESHOLD * 100 ||
+               metrics.waitQueueLength > 10 ||
+               metrics.averageWaitTimeMs > 1000;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get complete health status including pool metrics
+     */
+    async getSystemHealth(): Promise<{
+        status: 'healthy' | 'degraded' | 'unhealthy';
+        timestamp: number;
+        poolMetrics: PoolMetrics;
+    }> {
+        const metrics = this.getPoolMetrics();
+        const isDegraded = this.isPoolHealthDegraded();
+
+        return {
+            status: isDegraded ? 'degraded' : 'healthy',
+            timestamp: Date.now(),
+            poolMetrics: metrics,
+        };
+    }
 }
 
 // Export singleton instance
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/services/rollout-strategy.service.ts b/apps/backend/src/services/rollout-strategy.service.ts
index 54a32712..5b5b1827 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/services/rollout-strategy.service.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/services/rollout-strategy.service.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,31 @@ export const ROLLBACK_ERROR_RATE_THRESHOLD = 0.05;
 export const ROLLBACK_LATENCY_THRESHOLD_MS = 2_000;
 export const DEFAULT_CANARY_STEPS = [5, 25, 50] as const;
 
+interface FlagDecisionCacheEntry {
+    decision: boolean;
+    timestamp: number;
+}
+
+const FLAG_CACHE_TTL_MS = 5_000;
+const MAX_FLAG_CACHE_ENTRIES = 10_000;
+const flagEvaluationCache = new Map<string, FlagDecisionCacheEntry>();
+
+function buildFlagCacheKey(userId: string, flagKey: string): string {
+    return `${userId}:${flagKey}`;
+}
+
+function invalidateFlagCache(flagKey?: string): void {
+    if (flagKey) {
+        for (const [key] of flagEvaluationCache) {
+            if (key.endsWith(`:${flagKey}`)) {
+                flagEvaluationCache.delete(key);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        flagEvaluationCache.clear();
+    }
+}
+
 export class RolloutEngine {
     private _canaryPercent = 0;
     private _status: RolloutStatus = 'pending';
@@ -21,6 +46,30 @@ export class RolloutEngine {
         private readonly candidate: DeploymentVersion,
     ) {}
 
+    evaluateFlagWithCache(userId: string, flagKey: string, evaluator: () => boolean): boolean {
+        const cacheKey = buildFlagCacheKey(userId, flagKey);
+        const now = Date.now();
+
+        const cached = flagEvaluationCache.get(cacheKey);
+        if (cached && now - cached.timestamp < FLAG_CACHE_TTL_MS) {
+            return cached.decision;
+        }
+
+        const decision = evaluator();
+
+        if (flagEvaluationCache.size >= MAX_FLAG_CACHE_ENTRIES) {
+            const firstKey = flagEvaluationCache.keys().next().value;
+            if (firstKey) flagEvaluationCache.delete(firstKey);
+        }
+
+        flagEvaluationCache.set(cacheKey, { decision, timestamp: now });
+        return decision;
+    }
+
+    clearFlagCache(flagKey?: string): void {
+        invalidateFlagCache(flagKey);
+    }
+
     get status(): RolloutStatus {
         return this._status;
     }
diff --git a/packages/stellar/src/soroban.ts b/packages/stellar/src/soroban.ts
index 94eb83cf..90fa3e85 100644
--- a/packages/stellar/src/soroban.ts
+++ b/packages/stellar/src/soroban.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,30 @@ export type InvokeContractResult<T = SorobanRpc.Api.SimulateTransactionResponse>
     | { ok: true; result: T }
     | { ok: false; error: AppError };
 
+export interface AbiVersionInfo {
+    major: number;
+    minor: number;
+    patch: number;
+}
+
+export interface AbiCompatibilityResult {
+    compatible: boolean;
+    contractAbi: AbiVersionInfo;
+    networkSupportedVersions: AbiVersionInfo[];
+    error?: string;
+}
+
+export const SUPPORTED_ABI_VERSIONS: Record<string, AbiVersionInfo[]> = {
+    mainnet: [
+        { major: 20, minor: 0, patch: 0 },
+        { major: 21, minor: 0, patch: 0 },
+    ],
+    testnet: [
+        { major: 20, minor: 0, patch: 0 },
+        { major: 21, minor: 0, patch: 0 },
+    ],
+};
+
 const SOROBAN_RPC_URLS = {
     mainnet: 'https://soroban-mainnet.stellar.org',
     testnet: 'https://soroban-testnet.stellar.org',
@@ -262,3 +286,84 @@ export async function invokeContractMethod(
         };
     }
 }
+
+function parseAbiVersion(versionString: string): AbiVersionInfo | null {
+    const match = versionString.match(/^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)$/);
+    if (!match) return null;
+    return {
+        major: parseInt(match[1], 10),
+        minor: parseInt(match[2], 10),
+        patch: parseInt(match[3], 10),
+    };
+}
+
+function detectContractAbiVersion(contractSpec: any): AbiVersionInfo | null {
+    if (!contractSpec) return null;
+
+    if (typeof contractSpec.version === 'string') {
+        return parseAbiVersion(contractSpec.version);
+    }
+
+    if (typeof contractSpec.contractAbiVersion === 'string') {
+        return parseAbiVersion(contractSpec.contractAbiVersion);
+    }
+
+    if (contractSpec.abiVersion && typeof contractSpec.abiVersion === 'object') {
+        return {
+            major: contractSpec.abiVersion.major ?? 0,
+            minor: contractSpec.abiVersion.minor ?? 0,
+            patch: contractSpec.abiVersion.patch ?? 0,
+        };
+    }
+
+    return null;
+}
+
+function isAbiVersionCompatible(contractAbi: AbiVersionInfo, supported: AbiVersionInfo[]): boolean {
+    return supported.some(
+        (v) => v.major === contractAbi.major && v.minor === contractAbi.minor
+    );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validates that a contract ABI version is compatible with the target network.
+ * @param contractSpec - The contract specification object
+ * @param network - The network name ('mainnet' or 'testnet')
+ * @returns AbiCompatibilityResult indicating compatibility
+ */
+export function validateContractAbiVersion(
+    contractSpec: any,
+    network: string = config.stellar.network
+): AbiCompatibilityResult {
+    const detectedAbi = detectContractAbiVersion(contractSpec);
+    const supportedVersions = SUPPORTED_ABI_VERSIONS[network] ?? [];
+
+    if (!detectedAbi) {
+        return {
+            compatible: false,
+            contractAbi: { major: 0, minor: 0, patch: 0 },
+            networkSupportedVersions: supportedVersions,
+            error: 'Unable to detect contract ABI version',
+        };
+    }
+
+    const compatible = isAbiVersionCompatible(detectedAbi, supportedVersions);
+
+    if (!compatible) {
+        const supportedStr = supportedVersions
+            .map((v) => `${v.major}.${v.minor}.${v.patch}`)
+            .join(', ');
+        return {
+            compatible: false,
+            contractAbi: detectedAbi,
+            networkSupportedVersions: supportedVersions,
+            error: `Contract ABI version ${detectedAbi.major}.${detectedAbi.minor}.${detectedAbi.patch} is not supported on ${network}. Supported versions: ${supportedStr}`,
+        };
+    }
+
+    return {
+        compatible: true,
+        contractAbi: detectedAbi,
+        networkSupportedVersions: supportedVersions,
+    };
+}