diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f5b10d..fd8183d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ openssl rand -base64 32
 Üretilen secret'ı `.env.local` içindeki `BETTER_AUTH_SECRET` alanına koyun, ardından:
 
 ```bash
-pnpm db:migrate
 pnpm dev
 ```
 
+`pnpm dev` ve `pnpm start`, Next.js başlamadan önce bekleyen SQLite migration'larını otomatik ve idempotent olarak uygular. Migration'ı uygulamadan bağımsız çalıştırmak için `pnpm db:migrate` kullanılabilir.
+
 `http://localhost:3000/register` adresinden ilk owner hesabını oluşturun. İlk başarılı kurulumdan sonra public kayıt atomik olarak kapanır.
 
 ## Environment sözleşmesi
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e688c7..bd919da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
+    "predev": "node scripts/migrate.mjs",
     "dev": "next dev",
     "build": "next build",
+    "prestart": "node scripts/migrate.mjs",
     "start": "next start",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
diff --git a/scripts/phase2-auth-smoke.mjs b/scripts/phase2-auth-smoke.mjs
index 374480b..2552d0b 100644
--- a/scripts/phase2-auth-smoke.mjs
+++ b/scripts/phase2-auth-smoke.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import Database from "better-sqlite3";
 import { ensureDataLayout } from "./lib/data-dir.mjs";
 import { runMigrations } from "./migrate.mjs";
@@ -24,6 +25,20 @@ const requiredIndexes = [
 
 async function main() {
   const paths = ensureDataLayout();
+  const packageJson = JSON.parse(
+    readFileSync(new URL("../package.json", import.meta.url), "utf8"),
+  );
+
+  assert.equal(
+    packageJson.scripts?.predev,
+    "node scripts/migrate.mjs",
+    "pnpm dev must apply migrations before starting Next.js",
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    packageJson.scripts?.prestart,
+    "node scripts/migrate.mjs",
+    "pnpm start must apply migrations before starting Next.js",
+  );
 
   runMigrations(paths.databasePath);