diff --git a/cmd/core-app/env.go b/cmd/core-app/env.go
index 5fbde0bf..6249285c 100644
--- a/cmd/core-app/env.go
+++ b/cmd/core-app/env.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ CACHE_STORE=file
 SESSION_DRIVER=file
 LOG_CHANNEL=single
 LOG_LEVEL=warning
+
 `, appKey, env.DatabasePath)
 
 	return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(laravelRoot, ".env"), []byte(content), 0o644)
diff --git a/cmd/core-app/laravel/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/cmd/core-app/laravel/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8f107ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/core-app/laravel/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Providers;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
+use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
+use Throwable;
+
+class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
+{
+    public function boot(): void
+    {
+        // Auto-migrate on first boot. Single-user desktop app with
+        // SQLite — safe to run on every startup. The --force flag
+        // is required in production, --no-interaction prevents prompts.
+        try {
+            Artisan::call('migrate', [
+                '--force' => true,
+                '--no-interaction' => true,
+            ]);
+        } catch (Throwable) {
+            // Silently skip — DB might not exist yet (e.g. during
+            // composer operations or first extraction).
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cmd/core-app/laravel/bootstrap/app.php b/cmd/core-app/laravel/bootstrap/app.php
index 66615824..ba8f1fff 100644
--- a/cmd/core-app/laravel/bootstrap/app.php
+++ b/cmd/core-app/laravel/bootstrap/app.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use Illuminate\Foundation\Configuration\Middleware;
 return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
     ->withRouting(
         web: __DIR__.'/../routes/web.php',
+        commands: __DIR__.'/../routes/console.php',
     )
     ->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware) {
         //
diff --git a/cmd/core-app/laravel/bootstrap/providers.php b/cmd/core-app/laravel/bootstrap/providers.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84c7d4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/core-app/laravel/bootstrap/providers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+return [
+    App\Providers\AppServiceProvider::class,
+];
diff --git a/cmd/core-app/laravel/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000000_create_sessions_table.php b/cmd/core-app/laravel/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000000_create_sessions_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7bddb0cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/core-app/laravel/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000000_create_sessions_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('sessions', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('id')->primary();
+            $table->foreignId('user_id')->nullable()->index();
+            $table->string('ip_address', 45)->nullable();
+            $table->text('user_agent')->nullable();
+            $table->longText('payload');
+            $table->integer('last_activity')->index();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('sessions');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/cmd/core-app/laravel/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000001_create_cache_table.php b/cmd/core-app/laravel/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000001_create_cache_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..266e00a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/core-app/laravel/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000001_create_cache_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('cache', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('key')->primary();
+            $table->mediumText('value');
+            $table->integer('expiration');
+        });
+
+        Schema::create('cache_locks', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('key')->primary();
+            $table->string('owner');
+            $table->integer('expiration');
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('cache_locks');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('cache');
+    }
+};