diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 34b8d8b..ab786d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
       - run: npm ci
-      - run: npm run db:generate
       - run: npm run db:migrate
       - run: npm test -- --disable-coverage
 
@@ -149,9 +148,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npx playwright install chromium-headless-shell
-      - run: npm run db:generate
       - run: npm run db:migrate
-      - run: node scripts/migrate.js
       - run: |
           node src/index.js > server.log 2>&1 &
           for i in {1..30}; do
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 4c4a71e..7f6da9c 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ Authentication/profile prototype for Codebar using [Better Auth](https://www.bet
 3. For new setup:
    ```sh
    npm ci
-   npm run db:generate
    npm run db:migrate
    npm run dev
    ```
@@ -56,11 +55,10 @@ See [docs/heroku-setup.md](docs/heroku-setup.md) for initial Heroku setup and [d
 
 **Database:**
 
-- `npm run db:generate` - Generate Better Auth database schema
-- `npm run db:migrate` - Run database migrations
-- `rm auth.db` - Delete local database to start fresh
+- `npm run db:migrate` - Run database migrations and seed the planner OAuth client
+- `scripts/container.sh destroy` - Delete the local Postgres container and its data to start fresh
 
-**Local development uses SQLite** (`./auth.db` file). No database server needed.
+**Local development and tests use a Postgres container** (`scripts/container.sh`, port 5433, started by `npm run dev` and `pretest`).
 **CI and production use PostgreSQL** (configured via `DATABASE_URL` environment variable).
 
 **Code quality:**
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f1b4ed..fbb716e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ For a new run the following:
 
 ```sh
 npm ci
-npm run db:generate
 npm run db:migrate
 npm run dev
 ```
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c975481..f25738b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "scripts/container.sh ensure && node --watch src/index.js",
-    "db:generate": "npx @better-auth/cli generate --yes",
-    "db:migrate": "npx @better-auth/cli migrate --yes",
+    "db:migrate": "scripts/container.sh ensure && node scripts/migrate.js",
     "fallow": "fallow",
     "prettier:check": "prettier --check '**/*.{js,css,md,yml}'",
     "prettier:write": "prettier --write '**/*.{js,css,md,yml}'",