diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d0d34a8..c06dc5e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB}
     volumes:
       - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER} -d ${POSTGRES_DB}"]
       interval: 5s
diff --git a/web/package.json b/web/package.json
index cf74d8b..3ee904a 100644
--- a/web/package.json
+++ b/web/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
     "dev": "next dev",
     "build": "next build",
     "start": "next start",
-    "test": "vitest run"
+    "test": "vitest run",
+    "postinstall": "prisma generate",
+    "db:migrate": "prisma migrate deploy",
+    "db:dev": "prisma migrate dev"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "next": "15.5.20",
diff --git a/web/prisma/migrations/20260710144250_init_request_job/migration.sql b/web/prisma/migrations/20260710144250_init_request_job/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5da5af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/prisma/migrations/20260710144250_init_request_job/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+-- CreateEnum
+CREATE TYPE "RequestStatus" AS ENUM ('pending', 'completed', 'needs_attention');
+
+-- CreateEnum
+CREATE TYPE "JobState" AS ENUM ('requested', 'matching', 'matched', 'downloading', 'tagging', 'imported', 'needs_attention');
+
+-- CreateTable
+CREATE TABLE "Request" (
+    "id" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "artist" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "album" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "status" "RequestStatus" NOT NULL DEFAULT 'pending',
+    "createdAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+
+    CONSTRAINT "Request_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("id")
+);
+
+-- CreateTable
+CREATE TABLE "Job" (
+    "id" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "requestId" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "state" "JobState" NOT NULL DEFAULT 'requested',
+    "currentStage" TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'intake',
+    "attempts" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    "error" TEXT,
+    "claimedAt" TIMESTAMP(3),
+    "createdAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    "updatedAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL,
+
+    CONSTRAINT "Job_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("id")
+);
+
+-- CreateIndex
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX "Job_requestId_key" ON "Job"("requestId");
+
+-- AddForeignKey
+ALTER TABLE "Job" ADD CONSTRAINT "Job_requestId_fkey" FOREIGN KEY ("requestId") REFERENCES "Request"("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE;
diff --git a/web/prisma/migrations/migration_lock.toml b/web/prisma/migrations/migration_lock.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..648c57f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/prisma/migrations/migration_lock.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Please do not edit this file manually
+# It should be added in your version-control system (e.g., Git)
+provider = "postgresql"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/prisma/schema.prisma b/web/prisma/schema.prisma
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58e42cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+generator client {
+  provider = "prisma-client-js"
+}
+
+datasource db {
+  provider = "postgresql"
+  url      = env("DATABASE_URL")
+}
+
+enum RequestStatus {
+  pending
+  completed
+  needs_attention
+}
+
+enum JobState {
+  requested
+  matching
+  matched
+  downloading
+  tagging
+  imported
+  needs_attention
+}
+
+model Request {
+  id        String        @id @default(cuid())
+  artist    String
+  album     String
+  status    RequestStatus @default(pending)
+  createdAt DateTime      @default(now())
+  job       Job?
+}
+
+model Job {
+  id           String   @id @default(cuid())
+  request      Request  @relation(fields: [requestId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
+  requestId    String   @unique
+  state        JobState @default(requested)
+  currentStage String   @default("intake")
+  attempts     Int      @default(0)
+  error        String?
+  claimedAt    DateTime?
+  createdAt    DateTime @default(now())
+  updatedAt    DateTime @updatedAt
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/db.ts b/web/src/lib/db.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f501add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { PrismaClient } from "@prisma/client";
+
+const globalForPrisma = globalThis as unknown as { prisma?: PrismaClient };
+
+export const prisma = globalForPrisma.prisma ?? new PrismaClient();
+
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") globalForPrisma.prisma = prisma;