diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
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+# CI/CD Pipeline for FinMind Deployment
+# Builds Docker images and pushes to GHCR on main branch
+name: Build & Deploy
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'packages/backend/**'
+      - 'app/**'
+      - 'docker-compose.yml'
+      - 'deploy/**'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'packages/backend/**'
+      - 'app/**'
+      - 'deploy/**'
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  BACKEND_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/finmind-backend
+  FRONTEND_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/finmind-frontend
+
+jobs:
+  # ── Validate deployment configs ──
+  validate:
+    name: Validate Configs
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Validate JSON files
+        run: |
+          for f in deploy/platforms/aws/ecs-fargate/task-definition.json deploy/platforms/vercel/vercel.json deploy/platforms/heroku/app.json; do
+            echo "Validating $f..."
+            python3 -m json.tool "$f" > /dev/null
+          done
+
+      - name: Validate YAML files
+        run: |
+          pip install pyyaml
+          for f in deploy/platforms/render/render.yaml deploy/platforms/gcp/cloudrun.yaml deploy/platforms/digitalocean/app-platform/do-app-spec.yaml deploy/helm/finmind/values.yaml; do
+            echo "Validating $f..."
+            python3 -c "import yaml; yaml.safe_load(open('$f'))"
+          done
+
+      - name: Lint Helm chart
+        run: |
+          curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3 | bash
+          helm lint deploy/helm/finmind
+
+  # ── Build Docker images ──
+  build:
+    name: Build Images
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: validate
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - name: backend
+            context: packages/backend
+            dockerfile: packages/backend/Dockerfile
+            image_env: BACKEND_IMAGE
+          - name: frontend
+            context: app
+            dockerfile: app/Dockerfile
+            image_env: FRONTEND_IMAGE
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Log in to GHCR
+        if: github.event_name == 'push'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push ${{ matrix.name }}
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: ${{ matrix.context }}
+          file: ${{ matrix.dockerfile }}
+          push: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
+          tags: |
+            ${{ env[matrix.image_env] }}:latest
+            ${{ env[matrix.image_env] }}:${{ github.sha }}
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
diff --git a/Tiltfile b/Tiltfile
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+# FinMind Tiltfile — Local Kubernetes Development Workflow
+# Usage: tilt up
+# Requirements: Docker, kubectl, a local K8s cluster (minikube, kind, Docker Desktop K8s)
+
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Configuration
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+load('ext://namespace', 'namespace_create', 'namespace_inject')
+allow_k8s_contexts(['docker-desktop', 'minikube', 'kind-kind', 'kind-finmind'])
+default_registry('localhost:5000')
+
+# Fail fast if user accidentally points at a production cluster
+if k8s_context() not in ['docker-desktop', 'minikube', 'kind-kind', 'kind-finmind']:
+    fail('Refusing to run Tilt against non-local context: ' + k8s_context())
+
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Namespace
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+namespace_create('finmind')
+
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Docker Builds with Live Update
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Backend: Python Flask + Gunicorn
+docker_build(
+    'finmind-backend',
+    context='./packages/backend',
+    dockerfile='./packages/backend/Dockerfile',
+    live_update=[
+        # Sync Python source files for hot-reload (gunicorn --reload)
+        sync('./packages/backend/app', '/app/app'),
+        sync('./packages/backend/wsgi.py', '/app/wsgi.py'),
+        # Restart gunicorn if requirements change
+        run('pip install -r /app/requirements.txt',
+            trigger=['./packages/backend/requirements.txt']),
+    ],
+)
+
+# Frontend: React + Vite (Nginx for production, dev server for Tilt)
+docker_build(
+    'finmind-frontend-dev',
+    context='./app',
+    dockerfile_contents='''
+FROM node:20-alpine
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN npm ci || npm install
+COPY . .
+EXPOSE 5173
+CMD ["npm", "run", "dev", "--", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "5173"]
+''',
+    live_update=[
+        # Sync source files — Vite HMR handles the rest
+        sync('./app/src', '/app/src'),
+        sync('./app/public', '/app/public'),
+        sync('./app/index.html', '/app/index.html'),
+        # Reinstall deps if package.json changes
+        run('cd /app && npm install',
+            trigger=['./app/package.json', './app/package-lock.json']),
+    ],
+)
+
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Kubernetes Resources — Inline YAML for Dev
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Secrets (dev-only, not for production)
+k8s_yaml(blob('''
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: finmind-secrets
+  namespace: finmind
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  POSTGRES_USER: finmind
+  POSTGRES_PASSWORD: finmind-dev
+  POSTGRES_DB: finmind
+  JWT_SECRET: dev-jwt-secret-not-for-production
+  GRAFANA_ADMIN_USER: admin
+  GRAFANA_ADMIN_PASSWORD: admin
+  GEMINI_API_KEY: ""
+'''))
+
+# ConfigMap
+k8s_yaml(blob('''
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: finmind-config
+  namespace: finmind
+data:
+  LOG_LEVEL: DEBUG
+  GEMINI_MODEL: gemini-1.5-flash
+  REDIS_URL: "redis://redis:6379/0"
+  VITE_API_URL: "http://localhost:8000"
+'''))
+
+# PostgreSQL
+k8s_yaml(blob('''
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: postgres
+  namespace: finmind
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: postgres
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: postgres
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: postgres
+          image: postgres:16
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 5432
+          envFrom:
+            - secretRef:
+                name: finmind-secrets
+          readinessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command: ["pg_isready", "-U", "finmind"]
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 5
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: postgres
+  namespace: finmind
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: postgres
+  ports:
+    - port: 5432
+      targetPort: 5432
+'''))
+
+# Redis
+k8s_yaml(blob('''
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: redis
+  namespace: finmind
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: redis
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: redis
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: redis
+          image: redis:7
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 6379
+          readinessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command: ["redis-cli", "ping"]
+            initialDelaySeconds: 3
+            periodSeconds: 5
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: redis
+  namespace: finmind
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: redis
+  ports:
+    - port: 6379
+      targetPort: 6379
+'''))
+
+# Backend
+k8s_yaml(blob('''
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: backend
+  namespace: finmind
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: backend
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: backend
+    spec:
+      initContainers:
+        - name: wait-for-postgres
+          image: busybox:1.36
+          command: ["sh", "-c", "until nc -z postgres 5432; do sleep 2; done"]
+        - name: init-db
+          image: finmind-backend
+          command: ["python", "-m", "flask", "--app", "wsgi:app", "init-db"]
+          env:
+            - name: POSTGRES_USER
+              valueFrom: {secretKeyRef: {name: finmind-secrets, key: POSTGRES_USER}}
+            - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom: {secretKeyRef: {name: finmind-secrets, key: POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}
+            - name: POSTGRES_DB
+              valueFrom: {secretKeyRef: {name: finmind-secrets, key: POSTGRES_DB}}
+            - name: JWT_SECRET
+              valueFrom: {secretKeyRef: {name: finmind-secrets, key: JWT_SECRET}}
+            - name: GEMINI_API_KEY
+              valueFrom: {secretKeyRef: {name: finmind-secrets, key: GEMINI_API_KEY}}
+            - name: DATABASE_URL
+              value: "postgresql+psycopg2://$(POSTGRES_USER):$(POSTGRES_PASSWORD)@postgres:5432/$(POSTGRES_DB)"
+            - name: REDIS_URL
+              valueFrom: {configMapKeyRef: {name: finmind-config, key: REDIS_URL}}
+            - name: GEMINI_MODEL
+              valueFrom: {configMapKeyRef: {name: finmind-config, key: GEMINI_MODEL}}
+            - name: LOG_LEVEL
+              valueFrom: {configMapKeyRef: {name: finmind-config, key: LOG_LEVEL}}
+      containers:
+        - name: backend
+          image: finmind-backend
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 8000
+          env:
+            - name: POSTGRES_USER
+              valueFrom: {secretKeyRef: {name: finmind-secrets, key: POSTGRES_USER}}
+            - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom: {secretKeyRef: {name: finmind-secrets, key: POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}
+            - name: POSTGRES_DB
+              valueFrom: {secretKeyRef: {name: finmind-secrets, key: POSTGRES_DB}}
+            - name: JWT_SECRET
+              valueFrom: {secretKeyRef: {name: finmind-secrets, key: JWT_SECRET}}
+            - name: GEMINI_API_KEY
+              valueFrom: {secretKeyRef: {name: finmind-secrets, key: GEMINI_API_KEY}}
+            - name: DATABASE_URL
+              value: "postgresql+psycopg2://$(POSTGRES_USER):$(POSTGRES_PASSWORD)@postgres:5432/$(POSTGRES_DB)"
+            - name: REDIS_URL
+              valueFrom: {configMapKeyRef: {name: finmind-config, key: REDIS_URL}}
+            - name: GEMINI_MODEL
+              valueFrom: {configMapKeyRef: {name: finmind-config, key: GEMINI_MODEL}}
+            - name: LOG_LEVEL
+              valueFrom: {configMapKeyRef: {name: finmind-config, key: LOG_LEVEL}}
+          command:
+            - sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              export PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR=/tmp/prometheus_multiproc
+              rm -rf $PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR && mkdir -p $PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR
+              exec gunicorn --reload --workers=2 --threads=4 --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 wsgi:app
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet: {path: /health, port: 8000}
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 5
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: backend
+  namespace: finmind
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: backend
+  ports:
+    - port: 8000
+      targetPort: 8000
+'''))
+
+# Frontend (dev mode with Vite HMR)
+k8s_yaml(blob('''
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: frontend
+  namespace: finmind
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: frontend
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: frontend
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: frontend
+          image: finmind-frontend-dev
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 5173
+          env:
+            - name: VITE_API_URL
+              value: "http://localhost:8000"
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet: {path: /, port: 5173}
+            initialDelaySeconds: 15
+            periodSeconds: 5
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: frontend
+  namespace: finmind
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: frontend
+  ports:
+    - port: 5173
+      targetPort: 5173
+'''))
+
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Resource Configuration
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Dependency ordering: postgres -> redis -> backend -> frontend
+k8s_resource('postgres', labels=['data'])
+k8s_resource('redis', labels=['data'])
+k8s_resource('backend',
+    labels=['app'],
+    resource_deps=['postgres', 'redis'],
+    port_forwards=['8000:8000'],
+)
+k8s_resource('frontend',
+    labels=['app'],
+    resource_deps=['backend'],
+    port_forwards=['5173:5173'],
+)
+
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Manual Trigger Buttons
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+local_resource(
+    'run-backend-tests',
+    cmd='cd packages/backend && python -m pytest tests/ -v --tb=short 2>&1 || true',
+    labels=['dev'],
+    auto_init=False,
+    trigger_mode=TRIGGER_MODE_MANUAL,
+)
+
+local_resource(
+    'run-frontend-tests',
+    cmd='cd app && npm test -- --watchAll=false 2>&1 || true',
+    labels=['dev'],
+    auto_init=False,
+    trigger_mode=TRIGGER_MODE_MANUAL,
+)
+
+local_resource(
+    'smoke-test',
+    cmd='deploy/scripts/smoke-test.sh http://localhost:8000 http://localhost:5173 2>&1 || true',
+    labels=['dev'],
+    auto_init=False,
+    trigger_mode=TRIGGER_MODE_MANUAL,
+    resource_deps=['backend', 'frontend'],
+)
diff --git a/deploy/DEPLOY-GUIDE.md b/deploy/DEPLOY-GUIDE.md
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+# FinMind — Universal Deployment Guide
+
+Production-grade deployment guide covering Docker, Kubernetes (Helm), Tilt, and 12+ cloud platforms.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# One command — pick your platform:
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh <platform>
+
+# Examples:
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh docker-compose   # Local development
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh kubernetes       # Production K8s via Helm
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh tilt             # Local K8s with hot-reload
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh flyio            # Fly.io
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh gcp-cloudrun     # GCP Cloud Run
+```
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+                     ┌──────────────┐
+                     │   Ingress    │
+                     │  (TLS/HTTPS) │
+                     └──────┬───────┘
+                            │
+              ┌─────────────┼─────────────┐
+              │             │             │
+        ┌─────┴─────┐ ┌────┴────┐ ┌─────┴─────┐
+        │ Frontend  │ │  Nginx  │ │  Grafana  │
+        │ (React)   │ │ (Proxy) │ │ (Monitor) │
+        │ Port 80   │ │ Port 80 │ │ Port 3000 │
+        └───────────┘ └────┬────┘ └───────────┘
+                           │
+                     ┌─────┴─────┐
+                     │  Backend  │
+                     │ (Flask)   │
+                     │ Port 8000 │
+                     └─────┬─────┘
+                           │
+              ┌────────────┼────────────┐
+              │                         │
+        ┌─────┴─────┐           ┌──────┴──────┐
+        │ PostgreSQL │           │    Redis    │
+        │ Port 5432  │           │  Port 6379  │
+        └────────────┘           └─────────────┘
+```
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Docker Compose (Local Development)](#docker-compose-local-development)
+- [Kubernetes via Helm](#kubernetes-via-helm)
+- [Tilt (Local K8s Dev)](#tilt-local-k8s-dev)
+- [Railway](#railway)
+- [Heroku](#heroku)
+- [Render](#render)
+- [Fly.io](#flyio)
+- [DigitalOcean App Platform](#digitalocean-app-platform)
+- [DigitalOcean Droplet](#digitalocean-droplet)
+- [AWS ECS Fargate](#aws-ecs-fargate)
+- [AWS App Runner](#aws-app-runner)
+- [GCP Cloud Run](#gcp-cloud-run)
+- [Azure Container Apps](#azure-container-apps)
+- [Netlify (Frontend)](#netlify-frontend)
+- [Vercel (Frontend)](#vercel-frontend)
+- [Smoke Tests](#smoke-tests)
+- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
+
+---
+
+## Docker Compose (Local Development)
+
+The simplest way to run FinMind locally.
+
+```bash
+# 1. Copy environment file
+cp .env.example .env
+
+# 2. Start all services
+docker compose up -d --build
+
+# 3. Verify
+curl http://localhost:8000/health
+open http://localhost:5173
+```
+
+**Services:**
+| Service | URL |
+|---------|-----|
+| Frontend | http://localhost:5173 |
+| Backend API | http://localhost:8000 |
+| Grafana | http://localhost:3000 |
+| Prometheus | http://localhost:9090 |
+
+---
+
+## Kubernetes via Helm
+
+Production-grade deployment with autoscaling, TLS, network policies, and observability.
+
+### Prerequisites
+- `kubectl` connected to a cluster
+- `helm` v3+
+
+### Deploy
+
+```bash
+# Default installation
+helm upgrade --install finmind deploy/helm/finmind \
+    --namespace finmind --create-namespace --wait
+
+# Production with custom values
+helm upgrade --install finmind deploy/helm/finmind \
+    --namespace finmind --create-namespace \
+    --set secrets.jwtSecret=$(openssl rand -hex 32) \
+    --set secrets.postgresPassword=$(openssl rand -hex 16) \
+    --set ingress.hosts[0].host=finmind.yourdomain.com \
+    --set ingress.tls[0].hosts[0]=finmind.yourdomain.com \
+    --wait --timeout 5m
+```
+
+### What's Included
+- **HorizontalPodAutoscaler**: Backend 2-10 replicas, Frontend 2-6 replicas
+- **PodDisruptionBudget**: Guarantees availability during rolling updates
+- **NetworkPolicy**: Zero-trust — only authorized pods can communicate
+- **Ingress with TLS**: cert-manager integration for automatic HTTPS
+- **Health probes**: Readiness + liveness on all services
+- **Init containers**: Wait for dependencies, auto-run DB migrations
+- **Prometheus annotations**: Backend pods are scrape-ready
+- **ConfigMap checksums**: Pods restart automatically when config changes
+
+### Helm Values Override
+
+```bash
+# See all configurable values
+helm show values deploy/helm/finmind
+
+# Example: production-values.yaml
+cat <<EOF > production-values.yaml
+secrets:
+  postgresPassword: "super-secure-password"
+  jwtSecret: "long-random-secret"
+backend:
+  autoscaling:
+    minReplicas: 3
+    maxReplicas: 20
+ingress:
+  hosts:
+    - host: finmind.company.com
+      paths:
+        - path: /
+          pathType: Prefix
+          service: frontend
+          port: 80
+EOF
+
+helm upgrade --install finmind deploy/helm/finmind -f production-values.yaml
+```
+
+---
+
+## Tilt (Local K8s Dev)
+
+Best for development — live-reload for both backend (Python) and frontend (React/Vite).
+
+### Prerequisites
+- Docker Desktop with Kubernetes enabled, or minikube/kind
+- [Tilt](https://docs.tilt.dev/install.html)
+
+### Run
+
+```bash
+tilt up
+```
+
+**Features:**
+- Backend: Python file sync + gunicorn `--reload` (no rebuild needed)
+- Frontend: Vite HMR via file sync (instant updates)
+- Dependency ordering: postgres -> redis -> backend -> frontend
+- Port forwarding: Backend on :8000, Frontend on :5173
+- Manual trigger buttons: Run tests, smoke tests from Tilt UI
+- Resource grouping: app, data, dev categories
+
+### Tilt UI
+
+Open http://localhost:10350 to see:
+- Build/deploy status for all services
+- Live logs
+- Manual action buttons (run tests, smoke tests)
+
+---
+
+## Railway
+
+```bash
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh railway
+```
+
+Or manually:
+1. Fork this repo
+2. Go to [railway.app](https://railway.app)
+3. New Project -> Deploy from GitHub
+4. Add PostgreSQL and Redis plugins
+5. Railway auto-detects `deploy/platforms/railway/railway.toml`
+
+---
+
+## Heroku
+
+```bash
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh heroku
+```
+
+Or one-click deploy (after pushing `app.json` to repo root):
+[![Deploy to Heroku](https://www.herokucdn.com/deploy/button.svg)](https://heroku.com/deploy)
+
+Config: `deploy/platforms/heroku/app.json`, `deploy/platforms/heroku/heroku.yml`
+
+---
+
+## Render
+
+```bash
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh render
+```
+
+Or use Render Blueprint:
+1. Go to [render.com/blueprints](https://dashboard.render.com/blueprints)
+2. Connect this repo
+3. Render auto-provisions backend, frontend, PostgreSQL, and Redis
+
+Blueprint: `deploy/platforms/render/render.yaml`
+
+---
+
+## Fly.io
+
+```bash
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh flyio
+```
+
+Deploys both backend and frontend as separate Fly apps with health checks and auto-scaling.
+
+Config: `deploy/platforms/flyio/backend/fly.toml`, `deploy/platforms/flyio/frontend/fly.toml`
+
+---
+
+## DigitalOcean App Platform
+
+```bash
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh digitalocean
+```
+
+Or via CLI:
+```bash
+doctl apps create --spec deploy/platforms/digitalocean/app-platform/do-app-spec.yaml
+```
+
+Includes managed PostgreSQL 16 and Redis 7.
+
+---
+
+## DigitalOcean Droplet
+
+One-line install on a fresh Ubuntu droplet:
+
+```bash
+curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rohitdash08/FinMind/main/deploy/platforms/digitalocean/droplet/setup.sh | sudo bash
+```
+
+Installs Docker, clones the repo, generates secure secrets, and starts everything.
+
+---
+
+## AWS ECS Fargate
+
+```bash
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh aws-ecs
+```
+
+Prerequisites: AWS CLI configured, ECR repository, ECS cluster.
+
+The script:
+1. Builds and pushes to ECR
+2. Registers task definition with SSM Parameter Store secrets
+3. Deploys to ECS Fargate
+
+Config: `deploy/platforms/aws/ecs-fargate/task-definition.json`
+
+---
+
+## AWS App Runner
+
+```bash
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh aws-apprunner
+```
+
+Simplest AWS option — auto-scaling with zero infrastructure management.
+
+Config: `deploy/platforms/aws/app-runner/apprunner.yaml`
+
+---
+
+## GCP Cloud Run
+
+```bash
+export GCP_PROJECT_ID=your-project-id
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh gcp-cloudrun
+```
+
+The script:
+1. Enables required GCP APIs
+2. Builds with Cloud Build
+3. Creates Cloud SQL PostgreSQL + Memorystore Redis
+4. Deploys to Cloud Run with Secret Manager integration
+
+Config: `deploy/platforms/gcp/cloudrun.yaml`
+
+---
+
+## Azure Container Apps
+
+```bash
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh azure
+```
+
+The script:
+1. Creates resource group + Azure Container Registry
+2. Builds and pushes image via ACR
+3. Creates Container Apps environment
+4. Provisions Azure Database for PostgreSQL + Azure Cache for Redis
+5. Deploys with auto-scaling (1-10 replicas)
+
+Config: `deploy/platforms/azure/container-app.yaml`
+
+---
+
+## Netlify (Frontend)
+
+```bash
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh netlify
+```
+
+Features: SPA fallback, API proxy, security headers, static asset caching.
+
+Config: `deploy/platforms/netlify/netlify.toml`
+
+---
+
+## Vercel (Frontend)
+
+```bash
+./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh vercel
+```
+
+Features: SPA rewrites, security headers, asset caching.
+
+Config: `deploy/platforms/vercel/vercel.json`
+
+---
+
+## Smoke Tests
+
+Validate any running deployment against the acceptance criteria:
+
+```bash
+# Test local deployment
+./deploy/scripts/smoke-test.sh http://localhost:8000 http://localhost:5173
+
+# Test remote deployment
+./deploy/scripts/smoke-test.sh https://api.finmind.example.com https://finmind.example.com
+```
+
+**Checks:**
+1. Frontend reachable (HTTP 200)
+2. Backend health endpoint responsive
+3. Database connectivity (via /health)
+4. Auth endpoints responsive (register, login)
+5. Core module endpoints exist (expenses, bills, reminders, dashboard, insights)
+
+---
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Docker Compose: Backend won't start
+```bash
+# Check logs
+docker compose logs backend
+
+# Verify postgres is healthy
+docker compose exec postgres pg_isready -U finmind
+
+# Re-run DB init
+docker compose exec backend python -m flask --app wsgi:app init-db
+```
+
+### Kubernetes: Pods in CrashLoopBackOff
+```bash
+# Check pod logs
+kubectl logs -n finmind deployment/backend --previous
+
+# Check events
+kubectl get events -n finmind --sort-by=.metadata.creationTimestamp
+
+# Verify secrets
+kubectl get secret finmind-secrets -n finmind -o yaml
+```
+
+### Helm: Upgrade fails
+```bash
+# Check release status
+helm status finmind -n finmind
+
+# Rollback
+helm rollback finmind -n finmind
+
+# Full reinstall
+helm uninstall finmind -n finmind
+helm install finmind deploy/helm/finmind -n finmind --create-namespace
+```
+
+### Tilt: Images not building
+```bash
+# Verify local K8s context
+kubectl config current-context
+
+# Restart Tilt
+tilt down && tilt up
+```
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f39a59f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: finmind
+description: A Helm chart for FinMind - Personal Finance Management Platform
+type: application
+version: 1.0.0
+appVersion: "1.0.0"
+keywords:
+  - finmind
+  - finance
+  - kubernetes
+  - helm
+maintainers:
+  - name: FinMind Team
+home: https://github.com/rohitdash08/FinMind
+sources:
+  - https://github.com/rohitdash08/FinMind
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/_helpers.tpl b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/_helpers.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec09e721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.name" -}}
+{{- default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create a default fully qualified app name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride }}
+{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- $name := default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride }}
+{{- if contains $name .Release.Name }}
+{{- .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name $name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.chart" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.labels" -}}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "finmind.chart" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+app.kubernetes.io/part-of: finmind
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels for a specific component
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "finmind.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Backend labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.backend.labels" -}}
+{{ include "finmind.labels" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/component: backend
+app: backend
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Frontend labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.frontend.labels" -}}
+{{ include "finmind.labels" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/component: frontend
+app: frontend
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Postgres labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.postgres.labels" -}}
+{{ include "finmind.labels" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/component: database
+app: postgres
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Redis labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.redis.labels" -}}
+{{ include "finmind.labels" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/component: cache
+app: redis
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Nginx labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.nginx.labels" -}}
+{{ include "finmind.labels" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/component: proxy
+app: nginx
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Namespace
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.namespace" -}}
+{{- default "finmind" .Values.global.namespace }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Database URL construction
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.databaseUrl" -}}
+postgresql+psycopg2://$(POSTGRES_USER):$(POSTGRES_PASSWORD)@postgres:5432/$(POSTGRES_DB)
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+ConfigMap checksum annotation — forces pod restart when config changes
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.configChecksum" -}}
+checksum/config: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/configmap.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+checksum/secret: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/secrets.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Service Account name
+*/}}
+{{- define "finmind.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (include "finmind.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/backend.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/backend.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f994d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/backend.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: backend
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.backend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  {{- if not .Values.backend.autoscaling.enabled }}
+  replicas: {{ .Values.backend.replicas }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: backend
+  strategy:
+    type: RollingUpdate
+    rollingUpdate:
+      maxSurge: 1
+      maxUnavailable: 0
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        {{- include "finmind.backend.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
+      annotations:
+        {{- include "finmind.configChecksum" . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- if .Values.backend.prometheus.enabled }}
+        prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
+        prometheus.io/path: {{ .Values.backend.prometheus.path | quote }}
+        prometheus.io/port: {{ .Values.backend.prometheus.port | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "finmind.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
+      initContainers:
+        - name: wait-for-postgres
+          image: busybox:1.36
+          command:
+            - sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              echo "Waiting for postgres..."
+              until nc -z postgres {{ .Values.postgres.service.port }}; do
+                sleep 2
+              done
+              echo "Postgres is ready!"
+        - name: wait-for-redis
+          image: busybox:1.36
+          command:
+            - sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              echo "Waiting for redis..."
+              until nc -z redis {{ .Values.redis.service.port }}; do
+                sleep 2
+              done
+              echo "Redis is ready!"
+        - name: init-db
+          image: "{{ .Values.backend.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.backend.image.tag }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
+          command:
+            - python
+            - -m
+            - flask
+            - --app
+            - wsgi:app
+            - init-db
+          env:
+            - name: POSTGRES_USER
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-secrets
+                  key: POSTGRES_USER
+            - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-secrets
+                  key: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+            - name: POSTGRES_DB
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-secrets
+                  key: POSTGRES_DB
+            - name: JWT_SECRET
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-secrets
+                  key: JWT_SECRET
+            - name: GEMINI_API_KEY
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-secrets
+                  key: GEMINI_API_KEY
+            - name: DATABASE_URL
+              value: {{ include "finmind.databaseUrl" . | quote }}
+            - name: REDIS_URL
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-config
+                  key: REDIS_URL
+            - name: GEMINI_MODEL
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-config
+                  key: GEMINI_MODEL
+            - name: LOG_LEVEL
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-config
+                  key: LOG_LEVEL
+      containers:
+        - name: backend
+          image: "{{ .Values.backend.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.backend.image.tag }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 8000
+              protocol: TCP
+          env:
+            - name: POSTGRES_USER
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-secrets
+                  key: POSTGRES_USER
+            - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-secrets
+                  key: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+            - name: POSTGRES_DB
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-secrets
+                  key: POSTGRES_DB
+            - name: JWT_SECRET
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-secrets
+                  key: JWT_SECRET
+            - name: GEMINI_API_KEY
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-secrets
+                  key: GEMINI_API_KEY
+            - name: DATABASE_URL
+              value: {{ include "finmind.databaseUrl" . | quote }}
+            - name: REDIS_URL
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-config
+                  key: REDIS_URL
+            - name: GEMINI_MODEL
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-config
+                  key: GEMINI_MODEL
+            - name: LOG_LEVEL
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: finmind-config
+                  key: LOG_LEVEL
+          command:
+            - sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              export PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR=/tmp/prometheus_multiproc
+              rm -rf $PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR
+              mkdir -p $PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR
+              exec gunicorn --workers=2 --threads=4 --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 \
+                --graceful-timeout=30 --timeout=120 \
+                --access-logfile=- --error-logfile=- \
+                wsgi:app
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.backend.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: {{ .Values.backend.healthCheck.path }}
+              port: 8000
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.backend.healthCheck.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.backend.healthCheck.periodSeconds }}
+            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.backend.healthCheck.timeoutSeconds }}
+            failureThreshold: {{ .Values.backend.healthCheck.failureThreshold }}
+            successThreshold: {{ .Values.backend.healthCheck.successThreshold }}
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: {{ .Values.backend.healthCheck.path }}
+              port: 8000
+            initialDelaySeconds: 30
+            periodSeconds: 20
+            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.backend.healthCheck.timeoutSeconds }}
+            failureThreshold: 5
+          lifecycle:
+            preStop:
+              exec:
+                command: ["sh", "-c", "sleep 5"]
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: backend
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.backend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: backend
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.backend.service.port }}
+      targetPort: 8000
+      protocol: TCP
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/configmap.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3aa4b090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: finmind-config
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  LOG_LEVEL: {{ .Values.backend.env.LOG_LEVEL | quote }}
+  GEMINI_MODEL: {{ .Values.backend.env.GEMINI_MODEL | quote }}
+  REDIS_URL: "redis://redis:6379/0"
+  VITE_API_URL: "http://backend:8000"
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/frontend.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/frontend.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5e1ce03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/frontend.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: frontend
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.frontend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  {{- if not .Values.frontend.autoscaling.enabled }}
+  replicas: {{ .Values.frontend.replicas }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: frontend
+  strategy:
+    type: RollingUpdate
+    rollingUpdate:
+      maxSurge: 1
+      maxUnavailable: 0
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        {{- include "finmind.frontend.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "finmind.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      containers:
+        - name: frontend
+          image: "{{ .Values.frontend.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.frontend.image.tag }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 80
+              protocol: TCP
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.frontend.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /
+              port: 80
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 10
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /
+              port: 80
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 20
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: frontend
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.frontend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: frontend
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.frontend.service.port }}
+      targetPort: 80
+      protocol: TCP
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/hpa.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/hpa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d27c3989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/hpa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{{- if .Values.backend.autoscaling.enabled }}
+apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
+kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
+metadata:
+  name: backend-hpa
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.backend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  scaleTargetRef:
+    apiVersion: apps/v1
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: backend
+  minReplicas: {{ .Values.backend.autoscaling.minReplicas }}
+  maxReplicas: {{ .Values.backend.autoscaling.maxReplicas }}
+  metrics:
+    - type: Resource
+      resource:
+        name: cpu
+        target:
+          type: Utilization
+          averageUtilization: {{ .Values.backend.autoscaling.targetCPUUtilizationPercentage }}
+    {{- if .Values.backend.autoscaling.targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage }}
+    - type: Resource
+      resource:
+        name: memory
+        target:
+          type: Utilization
+          averageUtilization: {{ .Values.backend.autoscaling.targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage }}
+    {{- end }}
+  behavior:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.backend.autoscaling.behavior | nindent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
+---
+{{- if .Values.frontend.autoscaling.enabled }}
+apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
+kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
+metadata:
+  name: frontend-hpa
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.frontend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  scaleTargetRef:
+    apiVersion: apps/v1
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: frontend
+  minReplicas: {{ .Values.frontend.autoscaling.minReplicas }}
+  maxReplicas: {{ .Values.frontend.autoscaling.maxReplicas }}
+  metrics:
+    - type: Resource
+      resource:
+        name: cpu
+        target:
+          type: Utilization
+          averageUtilization: {{ .Values.frontend.autoscaling.targetCPUUtilizationPercentage }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/ingress.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..197ee01b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled }}
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: finmind-ingress
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.ingress.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  {{- if .Values.ingress.className }}
+  ingressClassName: {{ .Values.ingress.className }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.ingress.tls }}
+  tls:
+    {{- range .Values.ingress.tls }}
+    - secretName: {{ .secretName }}
+      hosts:
+        {{- range .hosts }}
+        - {{ . | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+  rules:
+    {{- range .Values.ingress.hosts }}
+    - host: {{ .host | quote }}
+      http:
+        paths:
+          {{- range .paths }}
+          - path: {{ .path }}
+            pathType: {{ .pathType }}
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: {{ .service }}
+                port:
+                  number: {{ .port }}
+          {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/namespace.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2953f0a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/networkpolicy.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/networkpolicy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c7a1b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/networkpolicy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+{{- if .Values.networkPolicy.enabled }}
+# Zero-trust: PostgreSQL only accepts connections from backend
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: postgres-network-policy
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: postgres
+  policyTypes:
+    - Ingress
+  ingress:
+    - from:
+        - podSelector:
+            matchLabels:
+              app: backend
+        - podSelector:
+            matchLabels:
+              app: postgres-exporter
+      ports:
+        - protocol: TCP
+          port: 5432
+---
+# Zero-trust: Redis only accepts connections from backend
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: redis-network-policy
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: redis
+  policyTypes:
+    - Ingress
+  ingress:
+    - from:
+        - podSelector:
+            matchLabels:
+              app: backend
+        - podSelector:
+            matchLabels:
+              app: redis-exporter
+      ports:
+        - protocol: TCP
+          port: 6379
+---
+# Backend accepts from nginx and prometheus only
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: backend-network-policy
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: backend
+  policyTypes:
+    - Ingress
+    - Egress
+  ingress:
+    - from:
+        - podSelector:
+            matchLabels:
+              app: nginx
+        - podSelector:
+            matchLabels:
+              app: prometheus
+      ports:
+        - protocol: TCP
+          port: 8000
+  egress:
+    - to:
+        - podSelector:
+            matchLabels:
+              app: postgres
+      ports:
+        - protocol: TCP
+          port: 5432
+    - to:
+        - podSelector:
+            matchLabels:
+              app: redis
+      ports:
+        - protocol: TCP
+          port: 6379
+    # Allow DNS resolution
+    - to: []
+      ports:
+        - protocol: UDP
+          port: 53
+        - protocol: TCP
+          port: 53
+    # Allow external HTTPS (APIs: Gemini, OpenAI, Twilio, SMTP)
+    - to: []
+      ports:
+        - protocol: TCP
+          port: 443
+        - protocol: TCP
+          port: 587
+---
+# Nginx accepts from ingress controller
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-network-policy
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: nginx
+  policyTypes:
+    - Ingress
+  ingress:
+    - from: []
+      ports:
+        - protocol: TCP
+          port: 80
+---
+# Frontend accepts from ingress controller
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: frontend-network-policy
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: frontend
+  policyTypes:
+    - Ingress
+  ingress:
+    - from: []
+      ports:
+        - protocol: TCP
+          port: 80
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/nginx.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/nginx.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c780afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/nginx.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-config
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.nginx.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  default.conf: |
+    upstream backend {
+      server backend:{{ .Values.backend.service.port }};
+    }
+
+    server {
+      listen 80;
+      server_name _;
+
+      # Security headers
+      add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always;
+      add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always;
+      add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block" always;
+      add_header Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" always;
+
+      # API proxy
+      location / {
+        proxy_pass http://backend;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        proxy_connect_timeout 30s;
+        proxy_read_timeout 60s;
+        proxy_send_timeout 60s;
+      }
+
+      # Prometheus metrics passthrough
+      location /metrics {
+        proxy_pass http://backend;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+      }
+
+      # Nginx status for monitoring
+      location /nginx_status {
+        stub_status;
+        allow all;
+      }
+    }
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: nginx
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.nginx.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  replicas: {{ .Values.nginx.replicas }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: nginx
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        {{- include "finmind.nginx.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "finmind.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      containers:
+        - name: nginx
+          image: "{{ .Values.nginx.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.nginx.image.tag }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 80
+              protocol: TCP
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.nginx.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: config
+              mountPath: /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+              subPath: default.conf
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /nginx_status
+              port: 80
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 10
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /nginx_status
+              port: 80
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 20
+      volumes:
+        - name: config
+          configMap:
+            name: nginx-config
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: nginx
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.nginx.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: nginx
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.nginx.service.port }}
+      targetPort: 80
+      protocol: TCP
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/pdb.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/pdb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9191445b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/pdb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{{- if .Values.backend.podDisruptionBudget.enabled }}
+apiVersion: policy/v1
+kind: PodDisruptionBudget
+metadata:
+  name: backend-pdb
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.backend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  minAvailable: {{ .Values.backend.podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: backend
+{{- end }}
+---
+{{- if .Values.frontend.podDisruptionBudget.enabled }}
+apiVersion: policy/v1
+kind: PodDisruptionBudget
+metadata:
+  name: frontend-pdb
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.frontend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  minAvailable: {{ .Values.frontend.podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: frontend
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/postgres.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/postgres.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4face3de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/postgres.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: postgres-data
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.postgres.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  accessModes: [ReadWriteOnce]
+  {{- if .Values.postgres.storage.storageClass }}
+  storageClassName: {{ .Values.postgres.storage.storageClass }}
+  {{- end }}
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: {{ .Values.postgres.storage.size }}
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: postgres
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.postgres.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: postgres
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        {{- include "finmind.postgres.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: postgres
+          image: "{{ .Values.postgres.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.postgres.image.tag }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 5432
+              protocol: TCP
+          envFrom:
+            - secretRef:
+                name: finmind-secrets
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.postgres.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: data
+              mountPath: /var/lib/postgresql/data
+              subPath: pgdata
+          readinessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - pg_isready
+                - -U
+                - $(POSTGRES_USER)
+                - -d
+                - $(POSTGRES_DB)
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+          livenessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - pg_isready
+                - -U
+                - $(POSTGRES_USER)
+                - -d
+                - $(POSTGRES_DB)
+            initialDelaySeconds: 30
+            periodSeconds: 30
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+      volumes:
+        - name: data
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: postgres-data
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: postgres
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.postgres.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: postgres
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.postgres.service.port }}
+      targetPort: 5432
+      protocol: TCP
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/redis.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/redis.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ac4244f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/redis.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: redis
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.redis.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: redis
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        {{- include "finmind.redis.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: redis
+          image: "{{ .Values.redis.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.redis.image.tag }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 6379
+              protocol: TCP
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.redis.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          readinessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command: ["redis-cli", "ping"]
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 10
+          livenessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command: ["redis-cli", "ping"]
+            initialDelaySeconds: 15
+            periodSeconds: 20
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: redis
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.redis.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: redis
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.redis.service.port }}
+      targetPort: 6379
+      protocol: TCP
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/secrets.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/secrets.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff014f86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/secrets.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: finmind-secrets
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  POSTGRES_USER: {{ .Values.secrets.postgresUser | quote }}
+  POSTGRES_PASSWORD: {{ .Values.secrets.postgresPassword | quote }}
+  POSTGRES_DB: {{ .Values.secrets.postgresDb | quote }}
+  JWT_SECRET: {{ .Values.secrets.jwtSecret | quote }}
+  GRAFANA_ADMIN_USER: {{ .Values.secrets.grafanaAdminUser | quote }}
+  GRAFANA_ADMIN_PASSWORD: {{ .Values.secrets.grafanaAdminPassword | quote }}
+  GEMINI_API_KEY: {{ .Values.secrets.geminiApiKey | quote }}
+  OPENAI_API_KEY: {{ .Values.secrets.openaiApiKey | quote }}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/serviceaccount.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67946bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "finmind.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  namespace: {{ include "finmind.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "finmind.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.serviceAccount.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/finmind/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/finmind/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a776a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/finmind/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+# FinMind Helm Chart Values
+# Production-grade defaults with sensible overrides
+
+global:
+  namespace: finmind
+  imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+
+# --- Backend (Flask + Gunicorn) ---
+backend:
+  image:
+    repository: ghcr.io/rohitdash08/finmind-backend
+    tag: latest
+  replicas: 2
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 250m
+      memory: 256Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: "1"
+      memory: 512Mi
+  autoscaling:
+    enabled: true
+    minReplicas: 2
+    maxReplicas: 10
+    targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 70
+    targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage: 80
+    behavior:
+      scaleDown:
+        stabilizationWindowSeconds: 300
+        policies:
+          - type: Pods
+            value: 1
+            periodSeconds: 60
+      scaleUp:
+        stabilizationWindowSeconds: 30
+        policies:
+          - type: Pods
+            value: 2
+            periodSeconds: 60
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    port: 8000
+  healthCheck:
+    path: /health
+    initialDelaySeconds: 15
+    periodSeconds: 10
+    timeoutSeconds: 5
+    failureThreshold: 3
+    successThreshold: 1
+  podDisruptionBudget:
+    enabled: true
+    minAvailable: 1
+  env:
+    LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+    GEMINI_MODEL: gemini-1.5-flash
+  prometheus:
+    enabled: true
+    path: /metrics
+    port: 8000
+
+# --- Frontend (React + Nginx) ---
+frontend:
+  image:
+    repository: ghcr.io/rohitdash08/finmind-frontend
+    tag: latest
+  replicas: 2
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 128Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 500m
+      memory: 256Mi
+  autoscaling:
+    enabled: true
+    minReplicas: 2
+    maxReplicas: 6
+    targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 75
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    port: 80
+  podDisruptionBudget:
+    enabled: true
+    minAvailable: 1
+
+# --- PostgreSQL ---
+postgres:
+  image:
+    repository: postgres
+    tag: "16"
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 250m
+      memory: 256Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: "1"
+      memory: 1Gi
+  storage:
+    size: 10Gi
+    storageClass: ""
+  service:
+    port: 5432
+
+# --- Redis ---
+redis:
+  image:
+    repository: redis
+    tag: "7"
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 128Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 500m
+      memory: 256Mi
+  service:
+    port: 6379
+
+# --- Nginx Reverse Proxy ---
+nginx:
+  image:
+    repository: nginx
+    tag: 1.27-alpine
+  replicas: 1
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 50m
+      memory: 64Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 200m
+      memory: 128Mi
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    port: 80
+
+# --- Ingress ---
+ingress:
+  enabled: true
+  className: nginx
+  annotations:
+    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-prod
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rate-limit: "100"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rate-limit-window: "1m"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect: "true"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-body-size: "10m"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-read-timeout: "60"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-send-timeout: "60"
+  hosts:
+    - host: finmind.example.com
+      paths:
+        - path: /
+          pathType: Prefix
+          service: frontend
+          port: 80
+        - path: /api
+          pathType: Prefix
+          service: nginx
+          port: 80
+        - path: /health
+          pathType: Exact
+          service: nginx
+          port: 80
+  tls:
+    - secretName: finmind-tls
+      hosts:
+        - finmind.example.com
+
+# --- Network Policies ---
+networkPolicy:
+  enabled: true
+
+# --- Secrets (override in production) ---
+secrets:
+  postgresUser: finmind
+  postgresPassword: change-me-strong
+  postgresDb: finmind
+  jwtSecret: change-me-long-random-secret
+  grafanaAdminUser: finmind_admin
+  grafanaAdminPassword: change-me-admin-password
+  geminiApiKey: ""
+  openaiApiKey: ""
+
+# --- Security Context ---
+securityContext:
+  runAsNonRoot: true
+  runAsUser: 1000
+  fsGroup: 1000
+
+# --- Service Account ---
+serviceAccount:
+  create: true
+  name: finmind
+  annotations: {}
+
+# --- Observability ---
+monitoring:
+  enabled: true
+  prometheus:
+    enabled: true
+  grafana:
+    enabled: true
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/aws/app-runner/apprunner.yaml b/deploy/platforms/aws/app-runner/apprunner.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eee9f6df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/aws/app-runner/apprunner.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# AWS App Runner configuration
+# Deploy: aws apprunner create-service --cli-input-yaml file://deploy/platforms/aws/app-runner/apprunner.yaml
+ServiceName: finmind-backend
+SourceConfiguration:
+  AutoDeploymentsEnabled: true
+  ImageRepository:
+    ImageIdentifier: ghcr.io/rohitdash08/finmind-backend:latest
+    ImageRepositoryType: ECR_PUBLIC
+    ImageConfiguration:
+      Port: "8000"
+      RuntimeEnvironmentVariables:
+        LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+        GEMINI_MODEL: gemini-1.5-flash
+      RuntimeEnvironmentSecrets:
+        DATABASE_URL: "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-1:ACCOUNT_ID:parameter/finmind/DATABASE_URL"
+        REDIS_URL: "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-1:ACCOUNT_ID:parameter/finmind/REDIS_URL"
+        JWT_SECRET: "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-1:ACCOUNT_ID:parameter/finmind/JWT_SECRET"
+InstanceConfiguration:
+  Cpu: "0.5 vCPU"
+  Memory: "1 GB"
+HealthCheckConfiguration:
+  Protocol: HTTP
+  Path: /health
+  Interval: 10
+  Timeout: 5
+  HealthyThreshold: 1
+  UnhealthyThreshold: 3
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/aws/ecs-fargate/deploy.sh b/deploy/platforms/aws/ecs-fargate/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..17204fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/aws/ecs-fargate/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# AWS ECS Fargate Deployment Script
+# Prerequisites: aws CLI configured, ECR repository created
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REGION="${AWS_REGION:-us-east-1}"
+CLUSTER_NAME="${ECS_CLUSTER:-finmind-cluster}"
+SERVICE_NAME="${ECS_SERVICE:-finmind-service}"
+ECR_REPO="${ECR_REPOSITORY:-finmind-backend}"
+ACCOUNT_ID=$(aws sts get-caller-identity --query Account --output text)
+ECR_URI="${ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${REGION}.amazonaws.com/${ECR_REPO}"
+
+echo "======================================"
+echo "  FinMind — AWS ECS Fargate Deploy"
+echo "======================================"
+
+# 1. Authenticate to ECR
+echo "[1/5] Authenticating with ECR..."
+aws ecr get-login-password --region "$REGION" | \
+    docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "${ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${REGION}.amazonaws.com"
+
+# 2. Build and push
+echo "[2/5] Building backend image..."
+docker build -t "$ECR_REPO" -f packages/backend/Dockerfile packages/backend/
+docker tag "$ECR_REPO:latest" "$ECR_URI:latest"
+docker tag "$ECR_REPO:latest" "$ECR_URI:$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+
+echo "[3/5] Pushing to ECR..."
+docker push "$ECR_URI:latest"
+docker push "$ECR_URI:$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+
+# 3. Store secrets in SSM Parameter Store (first-time only)
+echo "[4/5] Checking SSM parameters..."
+for param in DATABASE_URL REDIS_URL JWT_SECRET GEMINI_API_KEY; do
+    if ! aws ssm get-parameter --name "/finmind/${param}" --region "$REGION" &>/dev/null; then
+        echo "  WARNING: /finmind/${param} not found in SSM. Set it with:"
+        echo "    aws ssm put-parameter --name '/finmind/${param}' --value 'YOUR_VALUE' --type SecureString --region $REGION"
+    fi
+done
+
+# 4. Update task definition with correct ECR URI and deploy
+echo "[5/5] Deploying to ECS..."
+TASK_DEF=$(cat deploy/platforms/aws/ecs-fargate/task-definition.json | \
+    sed "s|ghcr.io/rohitdash08/finmind-backend:latest|${ECR_URI}:latest|g" | \
+    sed "s|arn:aws:ssm:us-east-1::|arn:aws:ssm:${REGION}:${ACCOUNT_ID}|g" | \
+    sed "s|arn:aws:iam::|arn:aws:iam::${ACCOUNT_ID}|g")
+
+TASK_ARN=$(echo "$TASK_DEF" | aws ecs register-task-definition \
+    --cli-input-json "file:///dev/stdin" \
+    --query 'taskDefinition.taskDefinitionArn' \
+    --output text --region "$REGION")
+
+aws ecs update-service \
+    --cluster "$CLUSTER_NAME" \
+    --service "$SERVICE_NAME" \
+    --task-definition "$TASK_ARN" \
+    --force-new-deployment \
+    --region "$REGION" > /dev/null
+
+echo ""
+echo "Deployment initiated. Monitor with:"
+echo "  aws ecs describe-services --cluster $CLUSTER_NAME --services $SERVICE_NAME --region $REGION"
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/aws/ecs-fargate/task-definition.json b/deploy/platforms/aws/ecs-fargate/task-definition.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f042bafd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/aws/ecs-fargate/task-definition.json
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  "family": "finmind",
+  "networkMode": "awsvpc",
+  "requiresCompatibilities": ["FARGATE"],
+  "cpu": "512",
+  "memory": "1024",
+  "executionRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::role/ecsTaskExecutionRole",
+  "taskRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::role/ecsTaskRole",
+  "containerDefinitions": [
+    {
+      "name": "backend",
+      "image": "ghcr.io/rohitdash08/finmind-backend:latest",
+      "essential": true,
+      "portMappings": [
+        {
+          "containerPort": 8000,
+          "protocol": "tcp"
+        }
+      ],
+      "environment": [
+        { "name": "LOG_LEVEL", "value": "INFO" },
+        { "name": "GEMINI_MODEL", "value": "gemini-1.5-flash" }
+      ],
+      "secrets": [
+        { "name": "DATABASE_URL", "valueFrom": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-1::parameter/finmind/DATABASE_URL" },
+        { "name": "REDIS_URL", "valueFrom": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-1::parameter/finmind/REDIS_URL" },
+        { "name": "JWT_SECRET", "valueFrom": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-1::parameter/finmind/JWT_SECRET" },
+        { "name": "GEMINI_API_KEY", "valueFrom": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-1::parameter/finmind/GEMINI_API_KEY" }
+      ],
+      "healthCheck": {
+        "command": ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:8000/health || exit 1"],
+        "interval": 30,
+        "timeout": 5,
+        "retries": 3,
+        "startPeriod": 60
+      },
+      "logConfiguration": {
+        "logDriver": "awslogs",
+        "options": {
+          "awslogs-group": "/ecs/finmind",
+          "awslogs-region": "us-east-1",
+          "awslogs-stream-prefix": "backend"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/azure/container-app.yaml b/deploy/platforms/azure/container-app.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..670da774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/azure/container-app.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Azure Container Apps configuration
+# Deploy with: az containerapp create --yaml deploy/platforms/azure/container-app.yaml
+type: Microsoft.App/containerApps
+apiVersion: "2023-05-01"
+location: eastus
+properties:
+  managedEnvironmentId: /subscriptions/SUBSCRIPTION_ID/resourceGroups/finmind-rg/providers/Microsoft.App/managedEnvironments/finmind-env
+  configuration:
+    ingress:
+      external: true
+      targetPort: 8000
+      transport: auto
+      allowInsecure: false
+      traffic:
+        - latestRevision: true
+          weight: 100
+    secrets:
+      - name: database-url
+        value: ""
+      - name: redis-url
+        value: ""
+      - name: jwt-secret
+        value: ""
+      - name: gemini-api-key
+        value: ""
+  template:
+    containers:
+      - name: backend
+        image: ghcr.io/rohitdash08/finmind-backend:latest
+        resources:
+          cpu: 0.5
+          memory: 1Gi
+        env:
+          - name: LOG_LEVEL
+            value: INFO
+          - name: GEMINI_MODEL
+            value: gemini-1.5-flash
+          - name: DATABASE_URL
+            secretRef: database-url
+          - name: REDIS_URL
+            secretRef: redis-url
+          - name: JWT_SECRET
+            secretRef: jwt-secret
+          - name: GEMINI_API_KEY
+            secretRef: gemini-api-key
+        probes:
+          - type: Readiness
+            httpGet:
+              path: /health
+              port: 8000
+            initialDelaySeconds: 15
+            periodSeconds: 10
+          - type: Liveness
+            httpGet:
+              path: /health
+              port: 8000
+            initialDelaySeconds: 30
+            periodSeconds: 30
+    scale:
+      minReplicas: 1
+      maxReplicas: 10
+      rules:
+        - name: http-scaler
+          http:
+            metadata:
+              concurrentRequests: "100"
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/azure/deploy.sh b/deploy/platforms/azure/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..26866a09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/azure/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Azure Container Apps Deployment Script
+# Prerequisites: az CLI logged in, subscription set
+set -euo pipefail
+
+RESOURCE_GROUP="${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP:-finmind-rg}"
+LOCATION="${AZURE_LOCATION:-eastus}"
+ENV_NAME="finmind-env"
+APP_NAME="finmind-backend"
+ACR_NAME="${AZURE_ACR_NAME:-finmindacr}"
+
+echo "======================================"
+echo "  FinMind — Azure Container Apps Deploy"
+echo "======================================"
+
+# 1. Create resource group
+echo "[1/7] Creating resource group..."
+az group create --name "$RESOURCE_GROUP" --location "$LOCATION" --output none 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# 2. Create ACR
+echo "[2/7] Creating Container Registry..."
+az acr create --resource-group "$RESOURCE_GROUP" --name "$ACR_NAME" \
+    --sku Basic --admin-enabled true --output none 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# 3. Build and push image
+echo "[3/7] Building and pushing image..."
+az acr build --registry "$ACR_NAME" --image finmind-backend:latest \
+    --file packages/backend/Dockerfile packages/backend/
+
+# 4. Create Container Apps environment
+echo "[4/7] Creating Container Apps environment..."
+az containerapp env create \
+    --name "$ENV_NAME" \
+    --resource-group "$RESOURCE_GROUP" \
+    --location "$LOCATION" \
+    --output none 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# 5. Create PostgreSQL
+echo "[5/7] Creating Azure Database for PostgreSQL..."
+PG_SERVER="finmind-pg-${RANDOM}"
+PG_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 24)
+az postgres flexible-server create \
+    --resource-group "$RESOURCE_GROUP" \
+    --name "$PG_SERVER" \
+    --location "$LOCATION" \
+    --admin-user finmind \
+    --admin-password "$PG_PASS" \
+    --sku-name Standard_B1ms \
+    --version 16 \
+    --output none 2>/dev/null || echo "  PostgreSQL already exists or creation in progress"
+
+# 6. Create Redis
+echo "[6/7] Creating Azure Cache for Redis..."
+az redis create \
+    --resource-group "$RESOURCE_GROUP" \
+    --name "finmind-redis" \
+    --location "$LOCATION" \
+    --sku Basic \
+    --vm-size C0 \
+    --output none 2>/dev/null || echo "  Redis already exists or creation in progress"
+
+# 7. Deploy Container App
+echo "[7/7] Deploying Container App..."
+ACR_SERVER=$(az acr show --name "$ACR_NAME" --query loginServer --output tsv)
+ACR_USER=$(az acr credential show --name "$ACR_NAME" --query username --output tsv)
+ACR_PASS=$(az acr credential show --name "$ACR_NAME" --query 'passwords[0].value' --output tsv)
+
+az containerapp create \
+    --name "$APP_NAME" \
+    --resource-group "$RESOURCE_GROUP" \
+    --environment "$ENV_NAME" \
+    --image "${ACR_SERVER}/finmind-backend:latest" \
+    --registry-server "$ACR_SERVER" \
+    --registry-username "$ACR_USER" \
+    --registry-password "$ACR_PASS" \
+    --target-port 8000 \
+    --ingress external \
+    --min-replicas 1 \
+    --max-replicas 10 \
+    --cpu 0.5 \
+    --memory 1Gi \
+    --env-vars "LOG_LEVEL=INFO" "GEMINI_MODEL=gemini-1.5-flash" \
+    --output none
+
+FQDN=$(az containerapp show --name "$APP_NAME" --resource-group "$RESOURCE_GROUP" \
+    --query properties.configuration.ingress.fqdn --output tsv)
+
+echo ""
+echo "Deployed: https://${FQDN}"
+echo "Health:   https://${FQDN}/health"
+echo ""
+echo "NOTE: Set DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL, JWT_SECRET via:"
+echo "  az containerapp update --name $APP_NAME --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --set-env-vars 'DATABASE_URL=secretref:...' "
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/digitalocean/app-platform/do-app-spec.yaml b/deploy/platforms/digitalocean/app-platform/do-app-spec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01232601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/digitalocean/app-platform/do-app-spec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# DigitalOcean App Platform Spec
+# Deploy: doctl apps create --spec deploy/platforms/digitalocean/app-platform/do-app-spec.yaml
+name: finmind
+region: nyc
+
+services:
+  - name: backend
+    dockerfile_path: packages/backend/Dockerfile
+    github:
+      repo: rohitdash08/FinMind
+      branch: main
+      deploy_on_push: true
+    http_port: 8000
+    instance_count: 1
+    instance_size_slug: basic-xxs
+    health_check:
+      http_path: /health
+      initial_delay_seconds: 30
+      period_seconds: 15
+    envs:
+      - key: DATABASE_URL
+        scope: RUN_TIME
+        value: "${db.DATABASE_URL}"
+      - key: REDIS_URL
+        scope: RUN_TIME
+        value: "${redis.REDIS_URL}"
+      - key: JWT_SECRET
+        scope: RUN_TIME
+        type: SECRET
+        value: "CHANGE_ME_BEFORE_DEPLOY"
+      - key: GEMINI_API_KEY
+        scope: RUN_TIME
+        type: SECRET
+        value: ""
+      - key: GEMINI_MODEL
+        scope: RUN_TIME
+        value: gemini-1.5-flash
+      - key: LOG_LEVEL
+        scope: RUN_TIME
+        value: INFO
+
+static_sites:
+  - name: frontend
+    build_command: cd app && npm ci && npm run build
+    output_dir: app/dist
+    github:
+      repo: rohitdash08/FinMind
+      branch: main
+      deploy_on_push: true
+    catchall_document: index.html
+    envs:
+      - key: VITE_API_URL
+        scope: BUILD_TIME
+        value: "${backend.PUBLIC_URL}"
+
+databases:
+  - name: db
+    engine: PG
+    version: "16"
+    size: db-s-dev-database
+    num_nodes: 1
+
+  - name: redis
+    engine: REDIS
+    version: "7"
+    size: db-s-dev-database
+    num_nodes: 1
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/digitalocean/droplet/setup.sh b/deploy/platforms/digitalocean/droplet/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..03580f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/digitalocean/droplet/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# DigitalOcean Droplet One-Line Setup
+# Usage: curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rohitdash08/FinMind/main/deploy/platforms/digitalocean/droplet/setup.sh | bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "  FinMind — DigitalOcean Droplet Setup"
+echo "=========================================="
+
+# Check if running as root
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: This script must be run as root (or with sudo)."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# ─── Install Docker ───
+if ! command -v docker &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "[1/5] Installing Docker..."
+    curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
+    systemctl enable docker
+    systemctl start docker
+else
+    echo "[1/5] Docker already installed."
+fi
+
+# ─── Install Docker Compose ───
+if ! docker compose version &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "[2/5] Installing Docker Compose plugin..."
+    apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq docker-compose-plugin
+else
+    echo "[2/5] Docker Compose already installed."
+fi
+
+# ─── Clone FinMind ───
+INSTALL_DIR="/opt/finmind"
+if [ -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "[3/5] Updating existing installation..."
+    cd "$INSTALL_DIR" && git pull
+else
+    echo "[3/5] Cloning FinMind..."
+    git clone https://github.com/rohitdash08/FinMind.git "$INSTALL_DIR"
+    cd "$INSTALL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# ─── Configure Environment ───
+if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+    echo "[4/5] Creating .env from template..."
+    cp .env.example .env
+    # Generate secure JWT secret
+    JWT_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
+    sed -i "s|JWT_SECRET=.*|JWT_SECRET=$JWT_SECRET|" .env
+    # Generate secure postgres password
+    PG_PASS=$(openssl rand -hex 16)
+    sed -i "s|POSTGRES_PASSWORD=.*|POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$PG_PASS|" .env
+    sed -i "s|postgresql+psycopg2://finmind:finmind@|postgresql+psycopg2://finmind:${PG_PASS}@|" .env
+    echo "  Generated secure secrets in .env"
+else
+    echo "[4/5] .env already exists, keeping current config."
+fi
+
+# ─── Start Services ───
+echo "[5/5] Starting FinMind..."
+docker compose up -d --build
+
+echo ""
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "  FinMind is running!"
+echo ""
+echo "  Frontend:  http://$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}'):5173"
+echo "  Backend:   http://$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}'):8000"
+echo "  Grafana:   http://$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}'):3000"
+echo ""
+echo "  Manage:    cd $INSTALL_DIR && docker compose logs -f"
+echo "=========================================="
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/flyio/backend/fly.toml b/deploy/platforms/flyio/backend/fly.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caa9d771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/flyio/backend/fly.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+app = "finmind-backend"
+primary_region = "iad"
+kill_signal = "SIGTERM"
+kill_timeout = "30s"
+
+[build]
+  dockerfile = "packages/backend/Dockerfile"
+
+[deploy]
+  release_command = "python -m flask --app wsgi:app init-db"
+  strategy = "rolling"
+
+[env]
+  LOG_LEVEL = "INFO"
+  GEMINI_MODEL = "gemini-1.5-flash"
+  PORT = "8000"
+
+[http_service]
+  internal_port = 8000
+  force_https = true
+  auto_stop_machines = "stop"
+  auto_start_machines = true
+  min_machines_running = 1
+  processes = ["app"]
+
+  [http_service.concurrency]
+    type = "requests"
+    hard_limit = 250
+    soft_limit = 200
+
+[[http_service.checks]]
+  interval = "15s"
+  timeout = "5s"
+  grace_period = "30s"
+  method = "GET"
+  path = "/health"
+
+[[vm]]
+  size = "shared-cpu-1x"
+  memory = "512mb"
+  cpu_kind = "shared"
+  cpus = 1
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/flyio/frontend/fly.toml b/deploy/platforms/flyio/frontend/fly.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70826933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/flyio/frontend/fly.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+app = "finmind-frontend"
+primary_region = "iad"
+kill_signal = "SIGTERM"
+kill_timeout = "10s"
+
+[build]
+  dockerfile = "app/Dockerfile"
+
+[http_service]
+  internal_port = 80
+  force_https = true
+  auto_stop_machines = "stop"
+  auto_start_machines = true
+  min_machines_running = 1
+  processes = ["app"]
+
+[[http_service.checks]]
+  interval = "30s"
+  timeout = "5s"
+  grace_period = "10s"
+  method = "GET"
+  path = "/"
+
+[[vm]]
+  size = "shared-cpu-1x"
+  memory = "256mb"
+  cpu_kind = "shared"
+  cpus = 1
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/gcp/cloudrun.yaml b/deploy/platforms/gcp/cloudrun.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd78bb5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/gcp/cloudrun.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# GCP Cloud Run Service Definition
+# Deploy with: gcloud run services replace deploy/platforms/gcp/cloudrun.yaml
+apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: finmind-backend
+  annotations:
+    run.googleapis.com/ingress: all
+    run.googleapis.com/launch-stage: GA
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        autoscaling.knative.dev/minScale: "1"
+        autoscaling.knative.dev/maxScale: "10"
+        run.googleapis.com/cpu-throttling: "false"
+        run.googleapis.com/startup-cpu-boost: "true"
+        run.googleapis.com/vpc-access-connector: projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/REGION/connectors/finmind-vpc
+    spec:
+      containerConcurrency: 100
+      timeoutSeconds: 300
+      serviceAccountName: finmind-sa@PROJECT_ID.iam.gserviceaccount.com
+      containers:
+        - image: gcr.io/PROJECT_ID/finmind-backend:latest
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 8000
+          env:
+            - name: LOG_LEVEL
+              value: INFO
+            - name: GEMINI_MODEL
+              value: gemini-1.5-flash
+            - name: DATABASE_URL
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  key: latest
+                  name: finmind-database-url
+            - name: REDIS_URL
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  key: latest
+                  name: finmind-redis-url
+            - name: JWT_SECRET
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  key: latest
+                  name: finmind-jwt-secret
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              cpu: "1"
+              memory: 512Mi
+          startupProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /health
+              port: 8000
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 10
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /health
+              port: 8000
+            periodSeconds: 30
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/gcp/deploy.sh b/deploy/platforms/gcp/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1f6da134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/gcp/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# GCP Cloud Run Deployment Script
+# Prerequisites: gcloud CLI authenticated, project configured
+set -euo pipefail
+
+PROJECT_ID="${GCP_PROJECT_ID:?Set GCP_PROJECT_ID}"
+REGION="${GCP_REGION:-us-central1}"
+SERVICE_NAME="finmind-backend"
+IMAGE="gcr.io/${PROJECT_ID}/${SERVICE_NAME}"
+
+echo "======================================"
+echo "  FinMind — GCP Cloud Run Deploy"
+echo "======================================"
+
+# 1. Enable required APIs
+echo "[1/6] Enabling GCP APIs..."
+gcloud services enable \
+    run.googleapis.com \
+    cloudbuild.googleapis.com \
+    secretmanager.googleapis.com \
+    sqladmin.googleapis.com \
+    redis.googleapis.com \
+    --project "$PROJECT_ID" --quiet
+
+# 2. Build with Cloud Build
+echo "[2/6] Building with Cloud Build..."
+gcloud builds submit \
+    --tag "$IMAGE:latest" \
+    --project "$PROJECT_ID" \
+    packages/backend/
+
+# 3. Create secrets (first-time only)
+echo "[3/6] Setting up secrets..."
+for secret in finmind-database-url finmind-redis-url finmind-jwt-secret finmind-gemini-key; do
+    if ! gcloud secrets describe "$secret" --project "$PROJECT_ID" &>/dev/null; then
+        echo "  Creating secret: $secret (set value manually)"
+        echo -n "placeholder" | gcloud secrets create "$secret" \
+            --data-file=- --project "$PROJECT_ID" --quiet
+    fi
+done
+
+# 4. Create Cloud SQL instance (first-time only)
+echo "[4/6] Checking Cloud SQL..."
+if ! gcloud sql instances describe finmind-db --project "$PROJECT_ID" &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "  Creating Cloud SQL PostgreSQL 16 instance..."
+    gcloud sql instances create finmind-db \
+        --database-version=POSTGRES_16 \
+        --tier=db-f1-micro \
+        --region="$REGION" \
+        --project "$PROJECT_ID" \
+        --quiet
+    gcloud sql databases create finmind --instance=finmind-db --project "$PROJECT_ID" --quiet
+    gcloud sql users create finmind --instance=finmind-db --password="$(openssl rand -hex 16)" --project "$PROJECT_ID" --quiet
+fi
+
+# 5. Create Memorystore Redis (first-time only)
+echo "[5/6] Checking Memorystore Redis..."
+if ! gcloud redis instances describe finmind-redis --region="$REGION" --project "$PROJECT_ID" &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "  Creating Memorystore Redis instance..."
+    gcloud redis instances create finmind-redis \
+        --size=1 \
+        --region="$REGION" \
+        --redis-version=redis_7_0 \
+        --project "$PROJECT_ID" \
+        --quiet
+fi
+
+# 6. Deploy to Cloud Run
+echo "[6/6] Deploying to Cloud Run..."
+gcloud run deploy "$SERVICE_NAME" \
+    --image "$IMAGE:latest" \
+    --platform managed \
+    --region "$REGION" \
+    --port 8000 \
+    --min-instances 1 \
+    --max-instances 10 \
+    --memory 512Mi \
+    --cpu 1 \
+    --set-env-vars "LOG_LEVEL=INFO,GEMINI_MODEL=gemini-1.5-flash" \
+    --set-secrets "DATABASE_URL=finmind-database-url:latest,REDIS_URL=finmind-redis-url:latest,JWT_SECRET=finmind-jwt-secret:latest,GEMINI_API_KEY=finmind-gemini-key:latest" \
+    --allow-unauthenticated \
+    --project "$PROJECT_ID" \
+    --quiet
+
+SERVICE_URL=$(gcloud run services describe "$SERVICE_NAME" --region "$REGION" --project "$PROJECT_ID" --format 'value(status.url)')
+echo ""
+echo "Deployed: $SERVICE_URL"
+echo "Health:   $SERVICE_URL/health"
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/heroku/Procfile b/deploy/platforms/heroku/Procfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3a28573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/heroku/Procfile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+web: sh -c 'python -m flask --app wsgi:app init-db && gunicorn --workers=2 --threads=4 --bind 0.0.0.0:$PORT wsgi:app'
+release: python -m flask --app wsgi:app init-db
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/heroku/app.json b/deploy/platforms/heroku/app.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ae2047f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/heroku/app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+  "name": "FinMind",
+  "description": "Personal Finance Management Platform — track expenses, bills, reminders, and get AI-powered insights",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/rohitdash08/FinMind",
+  "logo": "",
+  "keywords": ["finance", "budgeting", "expenses", "flask", "react"],
+  "stack": "container",
+  "env": {
+    "JWT_SECRET": {
+      "description": "Secret key for JWT token signing",
+      "generator": "secret"
+    },
+    "GEMINI_API_KEY": {
+      "description": "Google Gemini API key for AI insights (optional)",
+      "required": false,
+      "value": ""
+    },
+    "GEMINI_MODEL": {
+      "description": "Gemini model to use",
+      "value": "gemini-1.5-flash"
+    },
+    "LOG_LEVEL": {
+      "description": "Application log level",
+      "value": "INFO"
+    },
+    "OPENAI_API_KEY": {
+      "description": "OpenAI API key (optional)",
+      "required": false,
+      "value": ""
+    }
+  },
+  "addons": [
+    "heroku-postgresql:essential-0",
+    "heroku-redis:mini"
+  ],
+  "formation": {
+    "web": {
+      "quantity": 1,
+      "size": "basic"
+    }
+  },
+  "buildpacks": [],
+  "scripts": {
+    "postdeploy": "python -m flask --app wsgi:app init-db"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/heroku/heroku.yml b/deploy/platforms/heroku/heroku.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..546d8edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/heroku/heroku.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+build:
+  docker:
+    web: packages/backend/Dockerfile
+  config:
+    WORKDIR: packages/backend
+run:
+  web: sh -c 'python -m flask --app wsgi:app init-db && gunicorn --workers=2 --threads=4 --bind 0.0.0.0:$PORT wsgi:app'
+release:
+  command:
+    - python -m flask --app wsgi:app init-db
+addons:
+  - plan: heroku-postgresql:essential-0
+  - plan: heroku-redis:mini
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/netlify/netlify.toml b/deploy/platforms/netlify/netlify.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ab36ef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/netlify/netlify.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Netlify configuration for FinMind Frontend
+[build]
+  base = "app"
+  command = "npm ci && npm run build"
+  publish = "dist"
+
+# SPA fallback — all routes serve index.html
+[[redirects]]
+  from = "/*"
+  to = "/index.html"
+  status = 200
+
+# API proxy to backend (set BACKEND_URL in Netlify env vars)
+[[redirects]]
+  from = "/api/*"
+  to = ":BACKEND_URL/api/:splat"
+  status = 200
+  force = true
+
+# Security headers
+[[headers]]
+  for = "/*"
+  [headers.values]
+    X-Frame-Options = "SAMEORIGIN"
+    X-Content-Type-Options = "nosniff"
+    X-XSS-Protection = "1; mode=block"
+    Referrer-Policy = "strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
+    Permissions-Policy = "camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()"
+
+# Cache static assets aggressively
+[[headers]]
+  for = "/assets/*"
+  [headers.values]
+    Cache-Control = "public, max-age=31536000, immutable"
+
+# Cache fonts
+[[headers]]
+  for = "*.woff2"
+  [headers.values]
+    Cache-Control = "public, max-age=31536000, immutable"
+
+[build.environment]
+  NODE_VERSION = "20"
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/railway/railway.toml b/deploy/platforms/railway/railway.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..190eca6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/railway/railway.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[build]
+builder = "DOCKERFILE"
+dockerfilePath = "packages/backend/Dockerfile"
+
+[deploy]
+startCommand = "sh -c 'python -m flask --app wsgi:app init-db && gunicorn --workers=2 --threads=4 --bind 0.0.0.0:${PORT:-8000} wsgi:app'"
+healthcheckPath = "/health"
+healthcheckTimeout = 30
+restartPolicyType = "ON_FAILURE"
+restartPolicyMaxRetries = 3
+
+[[services]]
+name = "finmind-backend"
+internalPort = 8000
+protocol = "TCP"
+
+[variables]
+DATABASE_URL = "${{Postgres.DATABASE_URL}}"
+REDIS_URL = "${{Redis.REDIS_URL}}"
+JWT_SECRET = "${{shared.JWT_SECRET}}"
+LOG_LEVEL = "INFO"
+GEMINI_MODEL = "gemini-1.5-flash"
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/render/render.yaml b/deploy/platforms/render/render.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cac99e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/render/render.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Render Blueprint — https://render.com/docs/blueprint-spec
+services:
+  - type: web
+    name: finmind-backend
+    runtime: docker
+    dockerfilePath: packages/backend/Dockerfile
+    dockerContext: .
+    plan: starter
+    healthCheckPath: /health
+    envVars:
+      - key: DATABASE_URL
+        fromDatabase:
+          name: finmind-db
+          property: connectionString
+      - key: REDIS_URL
+        fromService:
+          name: finmind-redis
+          type: redis
+          property: connectionString
+      - key: JWT_SECRET
+        generateValue: true
+      - key: GEMINI_API_KEY
+        value: ""
+      - key: GEMINI_MODEL
+        value: gemini-1.5-flash
+      - key: LOG_LEVEL
+        value: INFO
+
+  - type: web
+    name: finmind-frontend
+    runtime: static
+    buildCommand: cd app && npm ci && npm run build
+    staticPublishPath: app/dist
+    headers:
+      - path: /*
+        name: X-Frame-Options
+        value: SAMEORIGIN
+    routes:
+      - type: rewrite
+        source: /*
+        destination: /index.html
+    envVars:
+      - key: VITE_API_URL
+        fromService:
+          name: finmind-backend
+          type: web
+          property: host
+
+databases:
+  - name: finmind-db
+    plan: starter
+    databaseName: finmind
+    user: finmind
+    postgresMajorVersion: "16"
+
+  - name: finmind-redis
+    plan: starter
+    type: redis
+    maxmemoryPolicy: allkeys-lru
diff --git a/deploy/platforms/vercel/vercel.json b/deploy/platforms/vercel/vercel.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d04f9b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/platforms/vercel/vercel.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "version": 2,
+  "name": "finmind-frontend",
+  "framework": "vite",
+  "buildCommand": "cd app && npm ci && npm run build",
+  "outputDirectory": "app/dist",
+  "installCommand": "cd app && npm ci",
+  "rewrites": [
+    { "source": "/(.*)", "destination": "/index.html" }
+  ],
+  "headers": [
+    {
+      "source": "/(.*)",
+      "headers": [
+        { "key": "X-Frame-Options", "value": "SAMEORIGIN" },
+        { "key": "X-Content-Type-Options", "value": "nosniff" },
+        { "key": "X-XSS-Protection", "value": "1; mode=block" },
+        { "key": "Referrer-Policy", "value": "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "source": "/assets/(.*)",
+      "headers": [
+        { "key": "Cache-Control", "value": "public, max-age=31536000, immutable" }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/deploy/scripts/deploy.sh b/deploy/scripts/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..949a5024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
+# ║  FinMind — Universal One-Click Deployment Dispatcher        ║
+# ║  Usage: ./deploy/scripts/deploy.sh <platform>               ║
+# ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)"
+cd "$ROOT_DIR"
+
+# ─── Colors ───
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+print_header() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}"
+    echo "╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗"
+    echo "║        FinMind Deploy Dispatcher         ║"
+    echo "╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝"
+    echo -e "${NC}"
+}
+
+print_usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 <platform>"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Platforms:"
+    echo "  docker-compose    Local Docker Compose (recommended for development)"
+    echo "  kubernetes        Kubernetes via Helm chart"
+    echo "  tilt              Local K8s dev with Tilt (hot-reload)"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  railway           Railway PaaS"
+    echo "  heroku            Heroku (Docker stack)"
+    echo "  render            Render Blueprint"
+    echo "  flyio             Fly.io"
+    echo "  digitalocean      DigitalOcean App Platform"
+    echo "  do-droplet        DigitalOcean Droplet (Docker Compose)"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  aws-ecs           AWS ECS Fargate"
+    echo "  aws-apprunner     AWS App Runner"
+    echo "  gcp-cloudrun      GCP Cloud Run"
+    echo "  azure             Azure Container Apps"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  netlify           Netlify (frontend only)"
+    echo "  vercel            Vercel (frontend only)"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  smoke-test        Run smoke tests against a running deployment"
+    echo "  validate          Validate all deployment configs"
+}
+
+check_command() {
+    if ! command -v "$1" &>/dev/null; then
+        echo -e "${RED}ERROR: '$1' is required but not installed.${NC}"
+        echo "Install it first: $2"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# ─── Pre-flight checks ───
+preflight_docker() {
+    check_command docker "https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/"
+    if ! docker info &>/dev/null; then
+        echo -e "${RED}ERROR: Docker daemon is not running.${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+preflight_k8s() {
+    check_command kubectl "https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/"
+    check_command helm "https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/"
+    if ! kubectl cluster-info &>/dev/null; then
+        echo -e "${RED}ERROR: Cannot connect to Kubernetes cluster.${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# ─── Deploy functions ───
+deploy_docker_compose() {
+    preflight_docker
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying with Docker Compose...${NC}"
+
+    if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Creating .env from .env.example...${NC}"
+        cp .env.example .env
+    fi
+
+    docker compose up -d --build
+
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Done! Services:${NC}"
+    echo "  Frontend:  http://localhost:5173"
+    echo "  Backend:   http://localhost:8000"
+    echo "  Grafana:   http://localhost:3000"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Run smoke tests: $0 smoke-test"
+}
+
+deploy_kubernetes() {
+    preflight_k8s
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying to Kubernetes via Helm...${NC}"
+
+    # Install or upgrade
+    helm upgrade --install finmind deploy/helm/finmind \
+        --namespace finmind \
+        --create-namespace \
+        --wait \
+        --timeout 5m
+
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Done! Check status:${NC}"
+    echo "  kubectl get pods -n finmind"
+    echo "  kubectl get svc -n finmind"
+    echo "  kubectl get ingress -n finmind"
+}
+
+deploy_tilt() {
+    check_command tilt "https://docs.tilt.dev/install.html"
+    preflight_docker
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Starting Tilt local K8s dev environment...${NC}"
+    echo "  This will build images, deploy to local K8s, and start live-reload."
+    echo ""
+    tilt up
+}
+
+deploy_railway() {
+    check_command railway "https://docs.railway.app/develop/cli"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying to Railway...${NC}"
+    cp deploy/platforms/railway/railway.toml .
+    railway up
+    rm -f railway.toml
+}
+
+deploy_heroku() {
+    check_command heroku "https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/heroku-cli"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying to Heroku...${NC}"
+    cp deploy/platforms/heroku/Procfile .
+    cp deploy/platforms/heroku/heroku.yml .
+    heroku container:push web --recursive
+    heroku container:release web
+    rm -f Procfile heroku.yml
+}
+
+deploy_render() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying to Render...${NC}"
+    echo "Render uses render.yaml for Blueprint deployments."
+    echo ""
+    echo "Steps:"
+    echo "  1. Push this repo to GitHub"
+    echo "  2. Go to https://dashboard.render.com/blueprints"
+    echo "  3. Click 'New Blueprint Instance'"
+    echo "  4. Select this repo — Render will auto-detect deploy/platforms/render/render.yaml"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Or copy render.yaml to repo root:"
+    echo "  cp deploy/platforms/render/render.yaml ."
+}
+
+deploy_flyio() {
+    check_command fly "https://fly.io/docs/hands-on/install-flyctl/"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying to Fly.io...${NC}"
+
+    echo "  Deploying backend..."
+    fly deploy --config deploy/platforms/flyio/backend/fly.toml
+
+    echo "  Deploying frontend..."
+    fly deploy --config deploy/platforms/flyio/frontend/fly.toml
+
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Done!${NC}"
+    fly status --config deploy/platforms/flyio/backend/fly.toml
+}
+
+deploy_digitalocean() {
+    check_command doctl "https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/how-to/install/"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying to DigitalOcean App Platform...${NC}"
+    doctl apps create --spec deploy/platforms/digitalocean/app-platform/do-app-spec.yaml
+}
+
+deploy_do_droplet() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying to DigitalOcean Droplet...${NC}"
+    echo "Run on the droplet:"
+    echo "  curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rohitdash08/FinMind/main/deploy/platforms/digitalocean/droplet/setup.sh | sudo bash"
+}
+
+deploy_aws_ecs() {
+    check_command aws "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html"
+    preflight_docker
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying to AWS ECS Fargate...${NC}"
+    bash deploy/platforms/aws/ecs-fargate/deploy.sh
+}
+
+deploy_aws_apprunner() {
+    check_command aws "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying to AWS App Runner...${NC}"
+    echo "Use the AWS Console or CLI:"
+    echo "  aws apprunner create-service --cli-input-yaml file://deploy/platforms/aws/app-runner/apprunner.yaml"
+}
+
+deploy_gcp_cloudrun() {
+    check_command gcloud "https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying to GCP Cloud Run...${NC}"
+    bash deploy/platforms/gcp/deploy.sh
+}
+
+deploy_azure() {
+    check_command az "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying to Azure Container Apps...${NC}"
+    bash deploy/platforms/azure/deploy.sh
+}
+
+deploy_netlify() {
+    check_command netlify "npm install -g netlify-cli"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying frontend to Netlify...${NC}"
+    cp deploy/platforms/netlify/netlify.toml app/
+    cd app && netlify deploy --prod
+    rm -f netlify.toml
+}
+
+deploy_vercel() {
+    check_command vercel "npm install -g vercel"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Deploying frontend to Vercel...${NC}"
+    cp deploy/platforms/vercel/vercel.json .
+    vercel --prod
+    rm -f vercel.json
+}
+
+run_smoke_test() {
+    BACKEND_URL="${1:-http://localhost:8000}"
+    FRONTEND_URL="${2:-http://localhost:5173}"
+    bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/smoke-test.sh" "$BACKEND_URL" "$FRONTEND_URL"
+}
+
+validate_configs() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}Validating deployment configurations...${NC}"
+    ERRORS=0
+
+    # Validate Helm chart
+    if command -v helm &>/dev/null; then
+        echo -n "  Helm chart lint: "
+        if helm lint deploy/helm/finmind &>/dev/null; then
+            echo -e "${GREEN}PASS${NC}"
+        else
+            echo -e "${RED}FAIL${NC}"
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Check required files exist
+    for f in \
+        deploy/platforms/railway/railway.toml \
+        deploy/platforms/heroku/Procfile \
+        deploy/platforms/heroku/app.json \
+        deploy/platforms/render/render.yaml \
+        deploy/platforms/flyio/backend/fly.toml \
+        deploy/platforms/flyio/frontend/fly.toml \
+        deploy/platforms/digitalocean/app-platform/do-app-spec.yaml \
+        deploy/platforms/digitalocean/droplet/setup.sh \
+        deploy/platforms/aws/ecs-fargate/task-definition.json \
+        deploy/platforms/aws/app-runner/apprunner.yaml \
+        deploy/platforms/gcp/cloudrun.yaml \
+        deploy/platforms/azure/container-app.yaml \
+        deploy/platforms/netlify/netlify.toml \
+        deploy/platforms/vercel/vercel.json \
+        Tiltfile \
+    ; do
+        echo -n "  $f: "
+        if [ -f "$f" ]; then
+            echo -e "${GREEN}EXISTS${NC}"
+        else
+            echo -e "${RED}MISSING${NC}"
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # Validate JSON files
+    for f in deploy/platforms/aws/ecs-fargate/task-definition.json deploy/platforms/vercel/vercel.json deploy/platforms/heroku/app.json; do
+        echo -n "  JSON valid ($f): "
+        if python3 -m json.tool "$f" &>/dev/null; then
+            echo -e "${GREEN}PASS${NC}"
+        else
+            echo -e "${RED}FAIL${NC}"
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo ""
+    if [ "$ERRORS" -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}All validations passed!${NC}"
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}$ERRORS validation(s) failed.${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# ─── Main ───
+print_header
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    print_usage
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+case "$1" in
+    docker-compose|docker|compose)  deploy_docker_compose ;;
+    kubernetes|k8s|helm)            deploy_kubernetes ;;
+    tilt)                           deploy_tilt ;;
+    railway)                        deploy_railway ;;
+    heroku)                         deploy_heroku ;;
+    render)                         deploy_render ;;
+    flyio|fly)                      deploy_flyio ;;
+    digitalocean|do)                deploy_digitalocean ;;
+    do-droplet|droplet)             deploy_do_droplet ;;
+    aws-ecs|ecs)                    deploy_aws_ecs ;;
+    aws-apprunner|apprunner)        deploy_aws_apprunner ;;
+    gcp-cloudrun|cloudrun|gcp)      deploy_gcp_cloudrun ;;
+    azure)                          deploy_azure ;;
+    netlify)                        deploy_netlify ;;
+    vercel)                         deploy_vercel ;;
+    smoke-test|test)                run_smoke_test "${2:-}" "${3:-}" ;;
+    validate)                       validate_configs ;;
+    *)
+        echo -e "${RED}Unknown platform: $1${NC}"
+        echo ""
+        print_usage
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
diff --git a/deploy/scripts/smoke-test.sh b/deploy/scripts/smoke-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..15b67dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/scripts/smoke-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
+# ║  FinMind — Runtime Smoke Test Suite                         ║
+# ║  Validates all acceptance criteria from issue #144          ║
+# ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
+set -euo pipefail
+
+BACKEND_URL="${1:-http://localhost:8000}"
+FRONTEND_URL="${2:-http://localhost:5173}"
+PASS=0
+FAIL=0
+WARN=0
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+check() {
+    local name="$1"
+    local url="$2"
+    local expect="${3:-200}"
+
+    echo -n "  [$name] $url ... "
+    HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" --max-time 10 "$url" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
+
+    if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "$expect" ]; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}PASS${NC} (HTTP $HTTP_CODE)"
+        PASS=$((PASS + 1))
+    elif [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "000" ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}FAIL${NC} (connection refused)"
+        FAIL=$((FAIL + 1))
+    else
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}WARN${NC} (HTTP $HTTP_CODE, expected $expect)"
+        WARN=$((WARN + 1))
+    fi
+}
+
+check_json() {
+    local name="$1"
+    local url="$2"
+    local field="$3"
+
+    echo -n "  [$name] $url .$field ... "
+    RESPONSE=$(curl -s --max-time 10 "$url" 2>/dev/null || echo "{}")
+    VALUE=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('$field',''))" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+    if [ -n "$VALUE" ] && [ "$VALUE" != "None" ]; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}PASS${NC} ($field=$VALUE)"
+        PASS=$((PASS + 1))
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}FAIL${NC} (field '$field' not found)"
+        FAIL=$((FAIL + 1))
+    fi
+}
+
+echo ""
+echo "╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗"
+echo "║        FinMind Smoke Test Suite          ║"
+echo "╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝"
+echo ""
+echo "Backend:  $BACKEND_URL"
+echo "Frontend: $FRONTEND_URL"
+echo ""
+
+# ── 1. Frontend reachable ──
+echo "1. Frontend Reachability"
+check "Frontend root" "$FRONTEND_URL"
+check "Frontend assets" "$FRONTEND_URL/index.html"
+echo ""
+
+# ── 2. Backend health reachable ──
+echo "2. Backend Health"
+check "Health endpoint" "$BACKEND_URL/health"
+check "Metrics endpoint" "$BACKEND_URL/metrics"
+echo ""
+
+# ── 3. DB + Redis connected (health endpoint returns connection status) ──
+echo "3. Database & Redis Connectivity"
+check_json "Health DB check" "$BACKEND_URL/health" "status"
+echo ""
+
+# ── 4. Auth flows ──
+echo "4. Authentication Flows"
+# Test registration endpoint exists
+echo -n "  [Auth register] POST $BACKEND_URL/auth/register ... "
+HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" --max-time 10 -X POST \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    -d '{"email":"smoke-test@test.com","password":"Test123!","name":"Smoke Test"}' \
+    "$BACKEND_URL/auth/register" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
+if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "201" ] || [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "409" ] || [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "422" ] || [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "400" ]; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}PASS${NC} (HTTP $HTTP_CODE — endpoint responsive)"
+    PASS=$((PASS + 1))
+elif [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "000" ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}FAIL${NC} (connection refused)"
+    FAIL=$((FAIL + 1))
+else
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}WARN${NC} (HTTP $HTTP_CODE)"
+    WARN=$((WARN + 1))
+fi
+
+# Test login endpoint exists
+echo -n "  [Auth login] POST $BACKEND_URL/auth/login ... "
+HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" --max-time 10 -X POST \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    -d '{"email":"smoke-test@test.com","password":"Test123!"}' \
+    "$BACKEND_URL/auth/login" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
+if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "200" ] || [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "401" ] || [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "422" ] || [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "400" ]; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}PASS${NC} (HTTP $HTTP_CODE — endpoint responsive)"
+    PASS=$((PASS + 1))
+elif [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "000" ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}FAIL${NC} (connection refused)"
+    FAIL=$((FAIL + 1))
+else
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}WARN${NC} (HTTP $HTTP_CODE)"
+    WARN=$((WARN + 1))
+fi
+echo ""
+
+# ── 5. Core modules ──
+echo "5. Core Module Endpoints"
+for endpoint in expenses bills reminders dashboard insights; do
+    check "Module: $endpoint" "$BACKEND_URL/${endpoint}" "401"  # 401 expected without auth token
+done
+echo ""
+
+# ── Summary ──
+TOTAL=$((PASS + FAIL + WARN))
+echo "══════════════════════════════════════════"
+echo -e "  Results: ${GREEN}$PASS passed${NC}, ${RED}$FAIL failed${NC}, ${YELLOW}$WARN warnings${NC} / $TOTAL total"
+echo "══════════════════════════════════════════"
+
+if [ "$FAIL" -gt 0 ]; then
+    exit 1
+fi