diff --git a/ka-note/VERSION b/ka-note/VERSION
index 0d512a4..168b04a 100644
--- a/ka-note/VERSION
+++ b/ka-note/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.101
\ No newline at end of file
+1.1.103
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ka-note/deploy.ps1 b/ka-note/deploy.ps1
index af028ea..4cd6995 100644
--- a/ka-note/deploy.ps1
+++ b/ka-note/deploy.ps1
@@ -128,6 +128,74 @@ if ($env:KA_NOTE_DEPLOY_API_KEY) {
 Write-Host "=== Restart App Service ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 az webapp restart --name $APP --resource-group $RG
 
+Write-Host "=== Post-Deploy DB Validation ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "  Waiting for server to boot (~20s)..." -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+$bootDeadline = (Get-Date).AddSeconds(45)
+$serverReady = $false
+while ((Get-Date) -lt $bootDeadline) {
+  Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
+  try {
+    $h = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$AppUrl/api/health" -Method GET -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec 5
+    if ($h.status -eq 'ok') { $serverReady = $true; break }
+  } catch { }
+}
+if (-not $serverReady) {
+  Write-Host "  WARNING: Server did not respond within 45s" -ForegroundColor Red
+}
+
+$validationOk = $false
+if ($serverReady -and $env:KA_NOTE_DEPLOY_API_KEY) {
+  $authHeader = @{ Authorization = "Bearer $env:KA_NOTE_DEPLOY_API_KEY" }
+  $maxRetries = 6
+  for ($attempt = 1; $attempt -le $maxRetries; $attempt++) {
+    try {
+      $stats = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$AppUrl/api/admin/stats" -Method GET `
+        -Headers $authHeader -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec 15
+      $contextCount = $stats.contextCount
+      $topicCount   = $stats.topicCount
+      Write-Host "  [$attempt/$maxRetries] Contexts: $contextCount, Topics: $topicCount" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+      if ($contextCount -gt 0 -and $topicCount -gt 0) {
+        Write-Host "  DB validation passed." -ForegroundColor Green
+        $validationOk = $true
+        break
+      }
+      if ($attempt -lt $maxRetries) { Start-Sleep -Seconds 10 }
+    } catch {
+      Write-Host "  [$attempt/$maxRetries] Request error: $_" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+      if ($attempt -lt $maxRetries) { Start-Sleep -Seconds 10 }
+    }
+  }
+  if (-not $validationOk) {
+    Write-Host "  DB validation FAILED after $maxRetries attempts" -ForegroundColor Red
+  }
+} elseif (-not $env:KA_NOTE_DEPLOY_API_KEY) {
+  Write-Host "  KA_NOTE_DEPLOY_API_KEY not set, skipping DB validation" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+  $validationOk = $true
+}
+
+if (-not $validationOk) {
+  $latestBackup = Get-ChildItem -Path $BackupDir -Filter "*.db" |
+    Sort-Object LastWriteTime -Descending | Select-Object -First 1
+  Write-Host ""
+  Write-Host "  !! DB appears empty or unreachable after deploy !!" -ForegroundColor Red
+  Write-Host "  Pre-deploy backup: $($latestBackup.FullName)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+  Write-Host ""
+  $answer = Read-Host "  Restore backup to prod? (yes/no)"
+  if ($answer -eq 'yes') {
+    Write-Host "  Uploading backup to prod..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $KuduDbUrl `
+      -Method PUT `
+      -Headers @{ Authorization = "Bearer $KuduToken" } `
+      -InFile $latestBackup.FullName -UseBasicParsing | Out-Null
+    Write-Host "  Backup uploaded. Restarting app..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    az webapp restart --name $APP --resource-group $RG
+    Write-Host "  Restore complete. Verify manually: $AppUrl" -ForegroundColor Green
+  } else {
+    Write-Host "  Restore skipped. Manual intervention required!" -ForegroundColor Red
+    exit 1
+  }
+}
+
 Write-Host "=== Done! $VERSION deployed ===" -ForegroundColor Green
 Write-Host "Check: https://$APP.azurewebsites.net"
 
diff --git a/ka-note/server/ka-note.db-shm b/ka-note/server/ka-note.db-shm
index f01edf3..33533b2 100644
Binary files a/ka-note/server/ka-note.db-shm and b/ka-note/server/ka-note.db-shm differ
diff --git a/ka-note/server/ka-note.db-wal b/ka-note/server/ka-note.db-wal
index 49145d7..3604182 100644
Binary files a/ka-note/server/ka-note.db-wal and b/ka-note/server/ka-note.db-wal differ
diff --git a/ka-note/server/src/routes/admin.ts b/ka-note/server/src/routes/admin.ts
index 12e5f68..d3134fd 100644
--- a/ka-note/server/src/routes/admin.ts
+++ b/ka-note/server/src/routes/admin.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { vacuumPurged } from '../lib/sync-service.js';
 import { checkIntegrity } from '../lib/backup-service.js';
 import { handle } from '../lib/route-utils.js';
 import type { AuthEnv } from '../middleware/auth.js';
-import { sqlite } from '../db/connection.js';
+import { db, sqlite } from '../db/connection.js';
+import { contexts, topics } from '../db/schema.js';
+import { isNull, count } from 'drizzle-orm';
 
 const admin = new Hono<AuthEnv>();
 
@@ -19,6 +21,18 @@ admin.get('/integrity', handle('admin/integrity', async (c) => {
   return c.json(result, result.ok ? 200 : 500);
 }));
 
+admin.get('/stats', handle('admin/stats', async (c) => {
+  const [{ contextCount }] = await db
+    .select({ contextCount: count() })
+    .from(contexts)
+    .where(isNull(contexts.deletedAt));
+  const [{ topicCount }] = await db
+    .select({ topicCount: count() })
+    .from(topics)
+    .where(isNull(topics.deletedAt));
+  return c.json({ contextCount, topicCount });
+}));
+
 // Graceful shutdown: checkpoint WAL, close DB, exit.
 // Call from deploy pipeline before restarting the container.
 admin.post('/shutdown', handle('admin/shutdown', async (c) => {