diff --git a/db/database.js b/db/database.js
index a29416f..cba0200 100755
--- a/db/database.js
+++ b/db/database.js
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ db.pragma('foreign_keys = ON');
 const schema = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'schema.sql'), 'utf8');
 db.exec(schema);
 
-// ── Migrations for existing DBs ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ── Migrations for existing DBs ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 const cols = db.prepare('PRAGMA table_info(violations)').all().map(c => c.name);
-if (!cols.includes('negated'))              db.exec("ALTER TABLE violations ADD COLUMN negated INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0");
-if (!cols.includes('negated_at'))           db.exec("ALTER TABLE violations ADD COLUMN negated_at DATETIME");
-if (!cols.includes('prior_active_points'))  db.exec("ALTER TABLE violations ADD COLUMN prior_active_points INTEGER");
-if (!cols.includes('prior_tier_label'))     db.exec("ALTER TABLE violations ADD COLUMN prior_tier_label TEXT");
+if (!cols.includes('negated'))             db.exec("ALTER TABLE violations ADD COLUMN negated INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0");
+if (!cols.includes('negated_at'))          db.exec("ALTER TABLE violations ADD COLUMN negated_at DATETIME");
+if (!cols.includes('prior_active_points')) db.exec("ALTER TABLE violations ADD COLUMN prior_active_points INTEGER");
+if (!cols.includes('prior_tier_label'))    db.exec("ALTER TABLE violations ADD COLUMN prior_tier_label TEXT");
 
 // Ensure resolutions table exists
 db.exec(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS violation_resolutions (
@@ -30,6 +30,30 @@ db.exec(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS violation_resolutions (
     created_at      DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
 )`);
 
+// ── Feature: Violation Amendments ────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Stores a field-level diff every time a violation's editable fields are changed.
+db.exec(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS violation_amendments (
+    id           INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    violation_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES violations(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    changed_by   TEXT,
+    field_name   TEXT    NOT NULL,
+    old_value    TEXT,
+    new_value    TEXT,
+    created_at   DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+)`);
+
+// ── Feature: Audit Log ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Append-only record of every write action across the system.
+db.exec(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS audit_log (
+    id           INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    action       TEXT    NOT NULL,
+    entity_type  TEXT    NOT NULL,
+    entity_id    INTEGER,
+    performed_by TEXT,
+    details      TEXT,
+    created_at   DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+)`);
+
 // Recreate view so it always filters negated rows
 db.exec(`DROP VIEW IF EXISTS active_cpas_scores;
 CREATE VIEW active_cpas_scores AS