- pyproject.toml with ruff + mypy strict + pytest + coverage >=70%
- Makefile with Docker/Podman auto-detect
- Multi-stage Dockerfile (python:3.12-slim-bookworm, non-root user)
- docker-compose.yml for Postgres dev DB
- alembic.ini wired to src/mimic/db/migrations
- scripts/postgres-init/00-roles.sql seeds the audit writer role
- .env.example documents every MIMIC_* var (no secrets committed)