diff --git a/backend/tests/test_phase2b_integration.py b/backend/tests/test_phase2b_integration.py
index 0858efdce..da675e757 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_phase2b_integration.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_phase2b_integration.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ is correctly written to both RunStore and RunEventStore.
 """
 
 import asyncio
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 import pytest
@@ -15,19 +14,30 @@ from deerflow.runtime.journal import RunJournal
 from deerflow.runtime.runs.store.memory import MemoryRunStore
 
 
+class _FakeMessage:
+    def __init__(self, content, usage):
+        self.content = content
+        self.tool_calls = []
+        self.response_metadata = {"model_name": "test-model"}
+        self.usage_metadata = usage
+        self.id = "test-msg-id"
+
+    def model_dump(self):
+        return {"type": "ai", "content": self.content, "id": self.id, "tool_calls": [], "usage_metadata": self.usage_metadata, "response_metadata": self.response_metadata}
+
+
+class _FakeGeneration:
+    def __init__(self, message):
+        self.message = message
+
+
+class _FakeLLMResult:
+    def __init__(self, content, usage):
+        self.generations = [[_FakeGeneration(_FakeMessage(content, usage))]]
+
+
 def _make_llm_response(content="Hello", usage=None):
-    msg = MagicMock()
-    msg.content = content
-    msg.tool_calls = []
-    msg.response_metadata = {"model_name": "test-model"}
-    msg.usage_metadata = usage
-
-    gen = MagicMock()
-    gen.message = msg
-
-    response = MagicMock()
-    response.generations = [[gen]]
-    return response
+    return _FakeLLMResult(content, usage)
 
 
 class TestRunLifecycle:
@@ -152,3 +162,118 @@ class TestRunLifecycle:
         await mgr.set_status(record.run_id, RunStatus.running)
         row = await run_store.get(record.run_id)
         assert row["status"] == "running"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_runmanager_create_or_reject_persists(self):
+        """create_or_reject also persists to store."""
+        from deerflow.runtime.runs.manager import RunManager
+
+        run_store = MemoryRunStore()
+        mgr = RunManager(store=run_store)
+
+        record = await mgr.create_or_reject("t1", "lead_agent", metadata={"key": "val"})
+        row = await run_store.get(record.run_id)
+        assert row is not None
+        assert row["status"] == "pending"
+        assert row["metadata"] == {"key": "val"}
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_follow_up_metadata_in_messages(self):
+        """human_message metadata carries follow_up_to_run_id."""
+        event_store = MemoryRunEventStore()
+
+        # Run 1
+        await event_store.put(thread_id="t1", run_id="r1", event_type="human_message", category="message", content="Q1")
+        await event_store.put(thread_id="t1", run_id="r1", event_type="ai_message", category="message", content="A1")
+
+        # Run 2 (follow-up)
+        await event_store.put(
+            thread_id="t1",
+            run_id="r2",
+            event_type="human_message",
+            category="message",
+            content="Tell me more",
+            metadata={"follow_up_to_run_id": "r1"},
+        )
+
+        messages = await event_store.list_messages("t1")
+        assert len(messages) == 3
+        assert messages[2]["metadata"]["follow_up_to_run_id"] == "r1"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_summarization_in_history(self):
+        """summary message appears correctly in message history."""
+        event_store = MemoryRunEventStore()
+
+        await event_store.put(thread_id="t1", run_id="r1", event_type="human_message", category="message", content="Q1")
+        await event_store.put(thread_id="t1", run_id="r1", event_type="ai_message", category="message", content="A1")
+        await event_store.put(thread_id="t1", run_id="r2", event_type="summary", category="message", content="Previous conversation summarized.", metadata={"replaced_count": 2})
+        await event_store.put(thread_id="t1", run_id="r2", event_type="human_message", category="message", content="Q2")
+        await event_store.put(thread_id="t1", run_id="r2", event_type="ai_message", category="message", content="A2")
+
+        messages = await event_store.list_messages("t1")
+        assert len(messages) == 5
+        assert messages[2]["event_type"] == "summary"
+        assert messages[2]["metadata"]["replaced_count"] == 2
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_db_backed_run_lifecycle(self, tmp_path):
+        """Full lifecycle with SQLite-backed RunRepository + DbRunEventStore."""
+        from deerflow.persistence.engine import close_engine, get_session_factory, init_engine
+        from deerflow.persistence.repositories.run_repo import RunRepository
+        from deerflow.runtime.events.store.db import DbRunEventStore
+        from deerflow.runtime.runs.manager import RunManager
+
+        url = f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{tmp_path / 'test.db'}"
+        await init_engine("sqlite", url=url, sqlite_dir=str(tmp_path))
+        sf = get_session_factory()
+
+        run_store = RunRepository(sf)
+        event_store = DbRunEventStore(sf)
+        mgr = RunManager(store=run_store)
+
+        # Create run
+        record = await mgr.create("t1", "lead_agent")
+        run_id = record.run_id
+
+        # Write human_message
+        await event_store.put(thread_id="t1", run_id=run_id, event_type="human_message", category="message", content="Hello DB")
+
+        # Simulate journal
+        on_complete_data = {}
+        journal = RunJournal(run_id, "t1", event_store, on_complete=lambda **d: on_complete_data.update(d), flush_threshold=100)
+        journal.set_first_human_message("Hello DB")
+
+        journal.on_chain_start({}, {}, run_id=uuid4(), parent_run_id=None)
+        llm_rid = uuid4()
+        journal.on_llm_start({"name": "test"}, [], run_id=llm_rid, tags=["lead_agent"])
+        journal.on_llm_end(_make_llm_response("DB response", usage={"input_tokens": 10, "output_tokens": 5, "total_tokens": 15}), run_id=llm_rid, tags=["lead_agent"])
+        journal.on_chain_end({}, run_id=uuid4(), parent_run_id=None)
+        await journal.flush()
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.05)
+
+        # Verify run persisted
+        row = await run_store.get(run_id)
+        assert row is not None
+        assert row["status"] == "pending"  # RunManager set it, journal doesn't update status
+
+        # Update completion
+        await run_store.update_run_completion(run_id, status="success", **on_complete_data)
+        row = await run_store.get(run_id)
+        assert row["status"] == "success"
+        assert row["total_tokens"] == 15
+
+        # Verify messages from DB
+        messages = await event_store.list_messages("t1")
+        assert len(messages) == 2
+        assert messages[0]["event_type"] == "human_message"
+        assert messages[1]["event_type"] == "ai_message"
+
+        # Verify events from DB
+        events = await event_store.list_events("t1", run_id)
+        event_types = {e["event_type"] for e in events}
+        assert "run_start" in event_types
+        assert "llm_end" in event_types
+        assert "run_end" in event_types
+
+        await close_engine()
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_run_event_store.py b/backend/tests/test_run_event_store.py
index f8c6cb177..2b22b2c6f 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_run_event_store.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_run_event_store.py
@@ -357,6 +357,102 @@ class TestDbRunEventStore:
 
         await close_engine()
 
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_put_batch_seq_continuity(self, tmp_path):
+        """Batch write produces continuous seq values with no gaps."""
+        from deerflow.persistence.engine import close_engine, get_session_factory, init_engine
+        from deerflow.runtime.events.store.db import DbRunEventStore
+
+        url = f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{tmp_path / 'test.db'}"
+        await init_engine("sqlite", url=url, sqlite_dir=str(tmp_path))
+        s = DbRunEventStore(get_session_factory())
+
+        events = [{"thread_id": "t1", "run_id": "r1", "event_type": "trace", "category": "trace"} for _ in range(50)]
+        results = await s.put_batch(events)
+        seqs = [r["seq"] for r in results]
+        assert seqs == list(range(1, 51))
+        await close_engine()
+
+
+# -- Factory tests --
+
+
+class TestMakeRunEventStore:
+    """Tests for the make_run_event_store factory function."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_memory_backend_default(self):
+        from deerflow.runtime.events.store import make_run_event_store
+
+        store = make_run_event_store(None)
+        assert type(store).__name__ == "MemoryRunEventStore"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_memory_backend_explicit(self):
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from deerflow.runtime.events.store import make_run_event_store
+
+        config = MagicMock()
+        config.backend = "memory"
+        store = make_run_event_store(config)
+        assert type(store).__name__ == "MemoryRunEventStore"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_db_backend_with_engine(self, tmp_path):
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from deerflow.persistence.engine import close_engine, init_engine
+        from deerflow.runtime.events.store import make_run_event_store
+
+        url = f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{tmp_path / 'test.db'}"
+        await init_engine("sqlite", url=url, sqlite_dir=str(tmp_path))
+
+        config = MagicMock()
+        config.backend = "db"
+        config.max_trace_content = 10240
+        store = make_run_event_store(config)
+        assert type(store).__name__ == "DbRunEventStore"
+        await close_engine()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_db_backend_no_engine_falls_back(self):
+        """db backend without engine falls back to memory."""
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from deerflow.persistence.engine import close_engine, init_engine
+        from deerflow.runtime.events.store import make_run_event_store
+
+        await init_engine("memory")  # no engine created
+
+        config = MagicMock()
+        config.backend = "db"
+        store = make_run_event_store(config)
+        assert type(store).__name__ == "MemoryRunEventStore"
+        await close_engine()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_jsonl_backend(self):
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from deerflow.runtime.events.store import make_run_event_store
+
+        config = MagicMock()
+        config.backend = "jsonl"
+        store = make_run_event_store(config)
+        assert type(store).__name__ == "JsonlRunEventStore"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_unknown_backend_raises(self):
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from deerflow.runtime.events.store import make_run_event_store
+
+        config = MagicMock()
+        config.backend = "redis"
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Unknown"):
+            make_run_event_store(config)
+
 
 # -- JSONL-specific tests --
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_run_journal.py b/backend/tests/test_run_journal.py
index 28dcfbddc..e4215586a 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_run_journal.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_run_journal.py
@@ -213,6 +213,92 @@ class TestIdentifyCaller:
         assert j._identify_caller({}) == "unknown"
 
 
+class TestChainErrorCallback:
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_on_chain_error_writes_run_error(self, journal_setup):
+        j, store, _ = journal_setup
+        # parent_run_id must be None (top-level chain) for the event to be recorded
+        j.on_chain_error(ValueError("boom"), run_id=uuid4(), parent_run_id=None)
+        # on_chain_error calls _flush_sync internally, give async task time to complete
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.05)
+        await j.flush()
+        events = await store.list_events("t1", "r1")
+        error_events = [e for e in events if e["event_type"] == "run_error"]
+        assert len(error_events) == 1
+        assert "boom" in error_events[0]["content"]
+        assert error_events[0]["metadata"]["error_type"] == "ValueError"
+
+
+class TestTokenTrackingDisabled:
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_track_token_usage_false(self):
+        """track_token_usage=False disables token accumulation."""
+        store = MemoryRunEventStore()
+        complete_data = {}
+        j = RunJournal("r1", "t1", store, track_token_usage=False, on_complete=lambda **d: complete_data.update(d), flush_threshold=100)
+        j.on_llm_end(_make_llm_response("X", usage={"input_tokens": 50, "output_tokens": 50, "total_tokens": 100}), run_id=uuid4(), tags=["lead_agent"])
+        j.on_chain_end({}, run_id=uuid4(), parent_run_id=None)
+        assert complete_data["total_tokens"] == 0
+        assert complete_data["llm_call_count"] == 0
+
+
+class TestMiddlewareNoMessage:
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_on_llm_end_middleware_no_ai_message(self, journal_setup):
+        j, store, _ = journal_setup
+        j.on_llm_end(_make_llm_response("Summary"), run_id=uuid4(), tags=["middleware:summarization"])
+        await j.flush()
+        messages = await store.list_messages("t1")
+        assert len(messages) == 0
+
+
+class TestUnknownCallerTokens:
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_unknown_caller_tokens_go_to_lead(self, journal_setup):
+        """No caller tag: tokens attributed to lead_agent bucket."""
+        j, store, _ = journal_setup
+        j.on_llm_end(_make_llm_response("X", usage={"input_tokens": 10, "output_tokens": 5, "total_tokens": 15}), run_id=uuid4(), tags=[])
+        assert j._lead_agent_tokens == 15
+
+
+class TestConvenienceFields:
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_last_ai_message_tracks_latest(self, journal_setup):
+        j, store, complete_data = journal_setup
+        j.on_llm_end(_make_llm_response("First"), run_id=uuid4(), tags=["lead_agent"])
+        j.on_llm_end(_make_llm_response("Second"), run_id=uuid4(), tags=["lead_agent"])
+        j.on_chain_end({}, run_id=uuid4(), parent_run_id=None)
+        assert complete_data["last_ai_message"] == "Second"
+        assert complete_data["message_count"] == 2
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_first_human_message_via_set(self, journal_setup):
+        j, store, complete_data = journal_setup
+        j.set_first_human_message("What is AI?")
+        j.on_chain_end({}, run_id=uuid4(), parent_run_id=None)
+        assert complete_data["first_human_message"] == "What is AI?"
+
+
+class TestToolError:
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_on_tool_error(self, journal_setup):
+        j, store, _ = journal_setup
+        j.on_tool_error(TimeoutError("timeout"), run_id=uuid4(), name="web_fetch")
+        await j.flush()
+        events = await store.list_events("t1", "r1")
+        assert any(e["event_type"] == "tool_error" for e in events)
+
+
+class TestOtherCustomEvent:
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_non_summarization_custom_event(self, journal_setup):
+        j, store, _ = journal_setup
+        j.on_custom_event("task_running", {"task_id": "t1", "status": "running"}, run_id=uuid4())
+        await j.flush()
+        events = await store.list_events("t1", "r1")
+        assert any(e["event_type"] == "task_running" for e in events)
+
+
 class TestPublicMethods:
     @pytest.mark.anyio
     async def test_set_first_human_message(self, journal_setup):
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_run_repository.py b/backend/tests/test_run_repository.py
index 5198952c4..c1ecabc99 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_run_repository.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_run_repository.py
@@ -153,3 +153,44 @@ class TestRunRepository:
         row = await repo.get("r1")
         assert "obj" in row["kwargs"]
         await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_update_run_completion_preserves_existing_fields(self, tmp_path):
+        """update_run_completion does not overwrite thread_id or assistant_id."""
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        await repo.put("r1", thread_id="t1", assistant_id="agent1", status="running")
+        await repo.update_run_completion("r1", status="success", total_tokens=100)
+        row = await repo.get("r1")
+        assert row["thread_id"] == "t1"
+        assert row["assistant_id"] == "agent1"
+        assert row["total_tokens"] == 100
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_list_by_thread_ordered_desc(self, tmp_path):
+        """list_by_thread returns newest first."""
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        await repo.put("r1", thread_id="t1", created_at="2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00")
+        await repo.put("r2", thread_id="t1", created_at="2024-01-02T00:00:00+00:00")
+        rows = await repo.list_by_thread("t1")
+        assert rows[0]["run_id"] == "r2"
+        assert rows[1]["run_id"] == "r1"
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_list_by_thread_limit(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        for i in range(5):
+            await repo.put(f"r{i}", thread_id="t1")
+        rows = await repo.list_by_thread("t1", limit=2)
+        assert len(rows) == 2
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_owner_none_returns_all(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        await repo.put("r1", thread_id="t1", owner_id="alice")
+        await repo.put("r2", thread_id="t1", owner_id="bob")
+        rows = await repo.list_by_thread("t1", owner_id=None)
+        assert len(rows) == 2
+        await _cleanup()
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_thread_meta_repo.py b/backend/tests/test_thread_meta_repo.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9104275ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/test_thread_meta_repo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+"""Tests for ThreadMetaRepository (SQLAlchemy-backed)."""
+
+import pytest
+
+from deerflow.persistence.repositories.thread_meta_repo import ThreadMetaRepository
+
+
+async def _make_repo(tmp_path):
+    from deerflow.persistence.engine import get_session_factory, init_engine
+
+    url = f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{tmp_path / 'test.db'}"
+    await init_engine("sqlite", url=url, sqlite_dir=str(tmp_path))
+    return ThreadMetaRepository(get_session_factory())
+
+
+async def _cleanup():
+    from deerflow.persistence.engine import close_engine
+
+    await close_engine()
+
+
+class TestThreadMetaRepository:
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_create_and_get(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        record = await repo.create("t1")
+        assert record["thread_id"] == "t1"
+        assert record["status"] == "idle"
+        assert "created_at" in record
+
+        fetched = await repo.get("t1")
+        assert fetched is not None
+        assert fetched["thread_id"] == "t1"
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_create_with_assistant_id(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        record = await repo.create("t1", assistant_id="agent1")
+        assert record["assistant_id"] == "agent1"
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_create_with_owner_and_display_name(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        record = await repo.create("t1", owner_id="user1", display_name="My Thread")
+        assert record["owner_id"] == "user1"
+        assert record["display_name"] == "My Thread"
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_create_with_metadata(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        record = await repo.create("t1", metadata={"key": "value"})
+        assert record["metadata"] == {"key": "value"}
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_get_nonexistent(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        assert await repo.get("nonexistent") is None
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_list_by_owner(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        await repo.create("t1", owner_id="user1")
+        await repo.create("t2", owner_id="user1")
+        await repo.create("t3", owner_id="user2")
+        results = await repo.list_by_owner("user1")
+        assert len(results) == 2
+        assert all(r["owner_id"] == "user1" for r in results)
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_list_by_owner_with_limit_and_offset(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        for i in range(5):
+            await repo.create(f"t{i}", owner_id="user1")
+        results = await repo.list_by_owner("user1", limit=2, offset=1)
+        assert len(results) == 2
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_check_access_no_record_allows(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        assert await repo.check_access("unknown", "user1") is True
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_check_access_owner_matches(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        await repo.create("t1", owner_id="user1")
+        assert await repo.check_access("t1", "user1") is True
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_check_access_owner_mismatch(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        await repo.create("t1", owner_id="user1")
+        assert await repo.check_access("t1", "user2") is False
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_check_access_no_owner_allows_all(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        await repo.create("t1")  # owner_id=None
+        assert await repo.check_access("t1", "anyone") is True
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_update_status(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        await repo.create("t1")
+        await repo.update_status("t1", "busy")
+        record = await repo.get("t1")
+        assert record["status"] == "busy"
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_delete(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        await repo.create("t1")
+        await repo.delete("t1")
+        assert await repo.get("t1") is None
+        await _cleanup()
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_delete_nonexistent_is_noop(self, tmp_path):
+        repo = await _make_repo(tmp_path)
+        await repo.delete("nonexistent")  # should not raise
+        await _cleanup()
diff --git a/config.example.yaml b/config.example.yaml
index ca1ecbe87..8654e6b8f 100644
--- a/config.example.yaml
+++ b/config.example.yaml
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ models:
   #   supports_vision: true
   #   supports_thinking: true
 
-  
   # Example: OpenRouter (OpenAI-compatible)
   # OpenRouter models use the same ChatOpenAI + base_url pattern as other OpenAI-compatible gateways.
   # - name: openrouter-gemini-2.5-flash
@@ -552,34 +551,20 @@ memory:
   max_injection_tokens: 2000 # Maximum tokens for memory injection
 
 # ============================================================================
-# Checkpointer Configuration
+# Checkpointer Configuration (DEPRECATED — use `database` instead)
 # ============================================================================
-# Configure state persistence for the embedded DeerFlowClient.
-# The LangGraph Server manages its own state persistence separately
-# via the server infrastructure (this setting does not affect it).
+# Legacy standalone checkpointer config. Kept for backward compatibility.
+# Prefer the unified `database` section below, which drives BOTH the
+# LangGraph checkpointer AND DeerFlow application data (runs, feedback,
+# events) from a single backend setting.
 #
-# When configured, DeerFlowClient will automatically use this checkpointer,
-# enabling multi-turn conversations to persist across process restarts.
+# If both `checkpointer` and `database` are present, `checkpointer`
+# takes precedence for LangGraph state persistence only.
 #
-# Supported types:
-#   memory   - In-process only. State is lost when the process exits. (default)
-#   sqlite   - File-based SQLite persistence. Survives restarts.
-#              Requires: uv add langgraph-checkpoint-sqlite
-#   postgres - PostgreSQL persistence. Suitable for multi-process deployments.
-#              Requires: uv add langgraph-checkpoint-postgres psycopg[binary] psycopg-pool
-#
-# Examples:
-#
-# In-memory (default when omitted — no persistence):
 # checkpointer:
-#   type: memory
+#   type: sqlite
+#   connection_string: checkpoints.db
 #
-# SQLite (file-based, single-process):
-checkpointer:
-  type: sqlite
-  connection_string: checkpoints.db
-#
-# PostgreSQL (multi-process, production):
 # checkpointer:
 #   type: postgres
 #   connection_string: postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/deerflow
@@ -588,7 +573,7 @@ checkpointer:
 # Database
 # ============================================================================
 # Unified storage backend for LangGraph checkpointer and DeerFlow
-# application data (runs, threads metadata, etc.).
+# application data (runs, threads metadata, feedback, etc.).
 #
 # backend: memory  -- No persistence, data lost on restart (default)
 # backend: sqlite  -- Single-node deployment, files in sqlite_dir
@@ -604,7 +589,6 @@ checkpointer:
 # NOTE: When both `checkpointer` and `database` are configured,
 # `checkpointer` takes precedence for LangGraph state persistence.
 # If you use `database`, you can remove the `checkpointer` section.
-#
 # database:
 #   backend: sqlite
 #   sqlite_dir: ./data
@@ -612,6 +596,9 @@ checkpointer:
 # database:
 #   backend: postgres
 #   postgres_url: $DATABASE_URL
+database:
+  backend: sqlite
+  sqlite_dir: ./data
 
 # ============================================================================
 # Run Events Configuration
@@ -626,6 +613,10 @@ checkpointer:
 #   backend: memory
 #   max_trace_content: 10240    # Truncation threshold for trace content (db backend, bytes)
 #   track_token_usage: true     # Accumulate token counts to RunRow
+run_events:
+  backend: memory
+  max_trace_content: 10240
+  track_token_usage: true
 
 # ============================================================================
 # IM Channels Configuration