diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a67d0b9..18f2815 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ __pycache__/
 .claude/worktrees/
 
 # Environment Secrets
-**/environment
+**/environment/*
+!**/environment/*.example.json
 **/appsettings.Development.json
 
 # local sqlite files
diff --git a/DeepDrftAPI/DeepDrftAPI.csproj b/DeepDrftAPI/DeepDrftAPI.csproj
index d05cdda..df7b2df 100644
--- a/DeepDrftAPI/DeepDrftAPI.csproj
+++ b/DeepDrftAPI/DeepDrftAPI.csproj
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="10.0.1" />
         <!-- EF Core / Npgsql kept in sync with DeepDrftData / DeepDrftManager so the same DbContext registration compiles. -->
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="10.0.7" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="10.0.7" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="10.0.7" />
         <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="10.0.1" />
         <!-- AuthBlocks API host surface: AddAuthBlocks / MapAuthBlocks / UseAuthBlocksStartupAsync.
diff --git a/DeepDrftAPI/apikey.example.json b/DeepDrftAPI/environment/apikey.example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from DeepDrftAPI/apikey.example.json
rename to DeepDrftAPI/environment/apikey.example.json
diff --git a/DeepDrftAPI/authblocks.example.json b/DeepDrftAPI/environment/authblocks.example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from DeepDrftAPI/authblocks.example.json
rename to DeepDrftAPI/environment/authblocks.example.json
diff --git a/DeepDrftAPI/connections.example.json b/DeepDrftAPI/environment/connections.example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from DeepDrftAPI/connections.example.json
rename to DeepDrftAPI/environment/connections.example.json
diff --git a/DeepDrftAPI/filedatabase.example.json b/DeepDrftAPI/environment/filedatabase.example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from DeepDrftAPI/filedatabase.example.json
rename to DeepDrftAPI/environment/filedatabase.example.json
diff --git a/DeepDrftContent/DeepDrftContent.csproj b/DeepDrftContent/DeepDrftContent.csproj
index 30e03d1..f291083 100644
--- a/DeepDrftContent/DeepDrftContent.csproj
+++ b/DeepDrftContent/DeepDrftContent.csproj
@@ -14,4 +14,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Folder Include="database\" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>