backend/alembic/env.py

@@ -29,19 +29,35 @@ from app.models.session_branch import SessionBranch  # noqa: F401
 from app.models.fork_point import ForkPoint  # noqa: F401
 from app.models.session_handoff import SessionHandoff  # noqa: F401
 from app.models.session_resolution_output import SessionResolutionOutput  # noqa: F401
+import os
+
 from app.core.config import settings
 
 
 def _alembic_sync_url() -> str:
     """Return a psycopg2-compatible sync URL for Alembic.
 
-    Prefers ADMIN_DATABASE_URL (resolutionflow_admin, BYPASSRLS) converted to
+    Priority order:
-    a sync driver. Falls back to DATABASE_URL_SYNC for local dev where the
+    1. Railway native PG env vars (PGHOST/PGPASSWORD/PGUSER/PGDATABASE) — these
-    admin URL may not be configured separately.
+       are auto-linked per-environment by the Railway PostgreSQL service, so they
+       always carry the correct superuser credentials for the current environment
+       (production, PR preview, etc.), including fresh DBs with no custom roles yet.
+    2. ADMIN_DATABASE_URL (resolutionflow_admin, BYPASSRLS) converted to a sync
+       driver — used for local dev and stable environments where the role exists.
+    3. DATABASE_URL_SYNC — last resort / legacy fallback.
     """
+    pg_host = os.getenv("PGHOST")
+    pg_user = os.getenv("PGUSER")
+    pg_password = os.getenv("PGPASSWORD")
+    pg_db = os.getenv("PGDATABASE")
+    pg_port = os.getenv("PGPORT", "5432")
+    if all([pg_host, pg_user, pg_password, pg_db]):
+        return f"postgresql://{pg_user}:{pg_password}@{pg_host}:{pg_port}/{pg_db}"
+
     admin_url = settings.ADMIN_DATABASE_URL
     if admin_url and "+asyncpg" in admin_url:
         return admin_url.replace("postgresql+asyncpg://", "postgresql://")
+
     return settings.DATABASE_URL_SYNC