diff --git a/apps/gateway/package.json b/apps/gateway/package.json
index aa63729..168a3ed 100644
--- a/apps/gateway/package.json
+++ b/apps/gateway/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mosaic/gateway",
-  "version": "0.0.3",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaic/mosaic-stack.git",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3140271..ba446e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,10 +23,5 @@
     "turbo": "^2.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.8.0",
     "vitest": "^2.0.0"
-  },
-  "pnpm": {
-    "onlyBuiltDependencies": [
-      "better-sqlite3"
-    ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/gateway/install.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/gateway/install.ts
index 241ea92..17b2ca2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/gateway/install.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/gateway/install.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ async function doInstall(rl: ReturnType<typeof createInterface>, opts: InstallOp
     tier === 'local'
       ? {
           tier: 'local',
-          storage: { type: 'sqlite', path: join(GATEWAY_HOME, 'data.db') },
+          storage: { type: 'pglite', dataDir: join(GATEWAY_HOME, 'storage-pglite') },
           queue: { type: 'local', dataDir: join(GATEWAY_HOME, 'queue') },
           memory: { type: 'keyword' },
         }
diff --git a/packages/storage/package.json b/packages/storage/package.json
index c7884d2..5451fd1 100644
--- a/packages/storage/package.json
+++ b/packages/storage/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mosaic/storage",
-  "version": "0.0.2",
+  "version": "0.0.3",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaic/mosaic-stack.git",
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
     "test": "vitest run --passWithNoTests"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@electric-sql/pglite": "^0.2.17",
     "@mosaic/db": "workspace:^",
-    "@mosaic/types": "workspace:*",
-    "better-sqlite3": "^12.8.0"
+    "@mosaic/types": "workspace:*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.13",
     "typescript": "^5.8.0",
     "vitest": "^2.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/storage/src/adapters/sqlite.test.ts b/packages/storage/src/adapters/pglite.test.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from packages/storage/src/adapters/sqlite.test.ts
rename to packages/storage/src/adapters/pglite.test.ts
index 85f524b..f8c5363 100644
--- a/packages/storage/src/adapters/sqlite.test.ts
+++ b/packages/storage/src/adapters/pglite.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
-import { SqliteAdapter } from './sqlite.js';
+import { PgliteAdapter } from './pglite.js';
 
-describe('SqliteAdapter', () => {
-  let adapter: SqliteAdapter;
+describe('PgliteAdapter', () => {
+  let adapter: PgliteAdapter;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    adapter = new SqliteAdapter({ type: 'sqlite', path: ':memory:' });
+    // In-memory PGlite instance — no dataDir = memory mode
+    adapter = new PgliteAdapter({ type: 'pglite' });
     await adapter.migrate();
   });
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ describe('SqliteAdapter', () => {
 
     it('supports limit and offset', async () => {
       for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-        await adapter.create('users', { name: `User${i}`, idx: i });
+        await adapter.create('users', { name: `User${i.toString()}`, idx: i });
       }
 
       const page = await adapter.find('users', undefined, {
diff --git a/packages/storage/src/adapters/pglite.ts b/packages/storage/src/adapters/pglite.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe00e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/storage/src/adapters/pglite.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+import { PGlite } from '@electric-sql/pglite';
+import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
+import type { StorageAdapter, StorageConfig } from '../types.js';
+
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+
+const COLLECTIONS = [
+  'users',
+  'sessions',
+  'accounts',
+  'projects',
+  'missions',
+  'tasks',
+  'agents',
+  'conversations',
+  'messages',
+  'preferences',
+  'insights',
+  'skills',
+  'events',
+  'routing_rules',
+  'provider_credentials',
+  'agent_logs',
+  'teams',
+  'team_members',
+  'mission_tasks',
+  'tickets',
+  'summarization_jobs',
+  'appreciations',
+  'verifications',
+] as const;
+
+function buildFilterClause(filter?: Record<string, unknown>): {
+  clause: string;
+  params: unknown[];
+} {
+  if (!filter || Object.keys(filter).length === 0) return { clause: '', params: [] };
+  const conditions: string[] = [];
+  const params: unknown[] = [];
+  let paramIdx = 1;
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(filter)) {
+    if (key === 'id') {
+      conditions.push(`id = $${paramIdx.toString()}`);
+      params.push(value);
+      paramIdx++;
+    } else {
+      conditions.push(`data->>'${key}' = $${paramIdx.toString()}`);
+      params.push(typeof value === 'object' ? JSON.stringify(value) : value);
+      paramIdx++;
+    }
+  }
+  return { clause: ` WHERE ${conditions.join(' AND ')}`, params };
+}
+
+type PgClient = PGlite | { query: PGlite['query'] };
+
+async function pgCreate<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+  pg: PgClient,
+  collection: string,
+  data: T,
+): Promise<T & { id: string }> {
+  const id = (data as any).id ?? randomUUID();
+  const rest = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(data).filter(([k]) => k !== 'id'));
+  await pg.query(`INSERT INTO ${collection} (id, data) VALUES ($1, $2::jsonb)`, [
+    id,
+    JSON.stringify(rest),
+  ]);
+  return { ...data, id } as T & { id: string };
+}
+
+async function pgRead<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+  pg: PgClient,
+  collection: string,
+  id: string,
+): Promise<T | null> {
+  const result = await pg.query<{ id: string; data: Record<string, unknown> }>(
+    `SELECT id, data FROM ${collection} WHERE id = $1`,
+    [id],
+  );
+  const row = result.rows[0];
+  if (!row) return null;
+  return { id: row.id, ...(row.data as object) } as unknown as T;
+}
+
+async function pgUpdate(
+  pg: PgClient,
+  collection: string,
+  id: string,
+  data: Record<string, unknown>,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const existing = await pg.query<{ data: Record<string, unknown> }>(
+    `SELECT data FROM ${collection} WHERE id = $1`,
+    [id],
+  );
+  const row = existing.rows[0];
+  if (!row) return false;
+  const merged = { ...(row.data as object), ...data };
+  const result = await pg.query(
+    `UPDATE ${collection} SET data = $1::jsonb, updated_at = now() WHERE id = $2`,
+    [JSON.stringify(merged), id],
+  );
+  return (result.affectedRows ?? 0) > 0;
+}
+
+async function pgDelete(pg: PgClient, collection: string, id: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const result = await pg.query(`DELETE FROM ${collection} WHERE id = $1`, [id]);
+  return (result.affectedRows ?? 0) > 0;
+}
+
+async function pgFind<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+  pg: PgClient,
+  collection: string,
+  filter?: Record<string, unknown>,
+  opts?: { limit?: number; offset?: number; orderBy?: string; order?: 'asc' | 'desc' },
+): Promise<T[]> {
+  const { clause, params } = buildFilterClause(filter);
+  let paramIdx = params.length + 1;
+  let query = `SELECT id, data FROM ${collection}${clause}`;
+  if (opts?.orderBy) {
+    const dir = opts.order === 'desc' ? 'DESC' : 'ASC';
+    const col =
+      opts.orderBy === 'id'
+        ? 'id'
+        : opts.orderBy === 'created_at' || opts.orderBy === 'updated_at'
+          ? opts.orderBy
+          : `data->>'${opts.orderBy}'`;
+    query += ` ORDER BY ${col} ${dir}`;
+  }
+  if (opts?.limit !== undefined) {
+    query += ` LIMIT $${paramIdx.toString()}`;
+    params.push(opts.limit);
+    paramIdx++;
+  }
+  if (opts?.offset !== undefined) {
+    query += ` OFFSET $${paramIdx.toString()}`;
+    params.push(opts.offset);
+    paramIdx++;
+  }
+  const result = await pg.query<{ id: string; data: Record<string, unknown> }>(query, params);
+  return result.rows.map((row) => ({ id: row.id, ...(row.data as object) }) as unknown as T);
+}
+
+async function pgCount(
+  pg: PgClient,
+  collection: string,
+  filter?: Record<string, unknown>,
+): Promise<number> {
+  const { clause, params } = buildFilterClause(filter);
+  const result = await pg.query<{ count: string }>(
+    `SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM ${collection}${clause}`,
+    params,
+  );
+  return parseInt(result.rows[0]?.count ?? '0', 10);
+}
+
+export class PgliteAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
+  readonly name = 'pglite';
+  private pg: PGlite;
+
+  constructor(config: Extract<StorageConfig, { type: 'pglite' }>) {
+    this.pg = new PGlite(config.dataDir);
+  }
+
+  async create<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+    collection: string,
+    data: T,
+  ): Promise<T & { id: string }> {
+    return pgCreate(this.pg, collection, data);
+  }
+
+  async read<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(collection: string, id: string): Promise<T | null> {
+    return pgRead(this.pg, collection, id);
+  }
+
+  async update(collection: string, id: string, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<boolean> {
+    return pgUpdate(this.pg, collection, id, data);
+  }
+
+  async delete(collection: string, id: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    return pgDelete(this.pg, collection, id);
+  }
+
+  async find<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+    collection: string,
+    filter?: Record<string, unknown>,
+    opts?: { limit?: number; offset?: number; orderBy?: string; order?: 'asc' | 'desc' },
+  ): Promise<T[]> {
+    return pgFind(this.pg, collection, filter, opts);
+  }
+
+  async findOne<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+    collection: string,
+    filter: Record<string, unknown>,
+  ): Promise<T | null> {
+    const results = await this.find<T>(collection, filter, { limit: 1 });
+    return results[0] ?? null;
+  }
+
+  async count(collection: string, filter?: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<number> {
+    return pgCount(this.pg, collection, filter);
+  }
+
+  async transaction<T>(fn: (tx: StorageAdapter) => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+    return this.pg.transaction(async (tx) => {
+      const txAdapter = new PgliteTxAdapter(tx as unknown as PgClient);
+      return fn(txAdapter);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async migrate(): Promise<void> {
+    for (const name of COLLECTIONS) {
+      await this.pg.query(`
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${name} (
+          id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+          data JSONB NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}'::jsonb,
+          created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+          updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now()
+        )
+      `);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async close(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.pg.close();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Transaction wrapper that delegates to the PGlite transaction connection.
+ */
+class PgliteTxAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
+  readonly name = 'pglite';
+  private pg: PgClient;
+
+  constructor(pg: PgClient) {
+    this.pg = pg;
+  }
+
+  async create<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+    collection: string,
+    data: T,
+  ): Promise<T & { id: string }> {
+    return pgCreate(this.pg, collection, data);
+  }
+
+  async read<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(collection: string, id: string): Promise<T | null> {
+    return pgRead(this.pg, collection, id);
+  }
+
+  async update(collection: string, id: string, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<boolean> {
+    return pgUpdate(this.pg, collection, id, data);
+  }
+
+  async delete(collection: string, id: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    return pgDelete(this.pg, collection, id);
+  }
+
+  async find<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+    collection: string,
+    filter?: Record<string, unknown>,
+    opts?: { limit?: number; offset?: number; orderBy?: string; order?: 'asc' | 'desc' },
+  ): Promise<T[]> {
+    return pgFind(this.pg, collection, filter, opts);
+  }
+
+  async findOne<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+    collection: string,
+    filter: Record<string, unknown>,
+  ): Promise<T | null> {
+    const results = await this.find<T>(collection, filter, { limit: 1 });
+    return results[0] ?? null;
+  }
+
+  async count(collection: string, filter?: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<number> {
+    return pgCount(this.pg, collection, filter);
+  }
+
+  async transaction<T>(fn: (tx: StorageAdapter) => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+    // Already inside a transaction — run directly
+    return fn(this);
+  }
+
+  async migrate(): Promise<void> {
+    // No-op inside transaction
+  }
+
+  async close(): Promise<void> {
+    // No-op inside transaction
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/storage/src/adapters/sqlite.ts b/packages/storage/src/adapters/sqlite.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e6752d8..0000000
--- a/packages/storage/src/adapters/sqlite.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,283 +0,0 @@
-import Database from 'better-sqlite3';
-import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
-import type { StorageAdapter, StorageConfig } from '../types.js';
-
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
-
-const COLLECTIONS = [
-  'users',
-  'sessions',
-  'accounts',
-  'projects',
-  'missions',
-  'tasks',
-  'agents',
-  'conversations',
-  'messages',
-  'preferences',
-  'insights',
-  'skills',
-  'events',
-  'routing_rules',
-  'provider_credentials',
-  'agent_logs',
-  'teams',
-  'team_members',
-  'mission_tasks',
-  'tickets',
-  'summarization_jobs',
-  'appreciations',
-  'verifications',
-] as const;
-
-function buildFilterClause(filter?: Record<string, unknown>): {
-  clause: string;
-  params: unknown[];
-} {
-  if (!filter || Object.keys(filter).length === 0) return { clause: '', params: [] };
-  const conditions: string[] = [];
-  const params: unknown[] = [];
-  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(filter)) {
-    if (key === 'id') {
-      conditions.push('id = ?');
-      params.push(value);
-    } else {
-      conditions.push(`json_extract(data_json, '$.${key}') = ?`);
-      params.push(typeof value === 'object' ? JSON.stringify(value) : value);
-    }
-  }
-  return { clause: ` WHERE ${conditions.join(' AND ')}`, params };
-}
-
-export class SqliteAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
-  readonly name = 'sqlite';
-  private db: Database.Database;
-
-  constructor(config: Extract<StorageConfig, { type: 'sqlite' }>) {
-    this.db = new Database(config.path);
-    this.db.pragma('journal_mode = WAL');
-    this.db.pragma('foreign_keys = ON');
-  }
-
-  async create<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
-    collection: string,
-    data: T,
-  ): Promise<T & { id: string }> {
-    const id = (data as any).id ?? randomUUID();
-    const now = new Date().toISOString();
-    const rest = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(data).filter(([k]) => k !== 'id'));
-    this.db
-      .prepare(
-        `INSERT INTO ${collection} (id, data_json, created_at, updated_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`,
-      )
-      .run(id, JSON.stringify(rest), now, now);
-    return { ...data, id } as T & { id: string };
-  }
-
-  async read<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(collection: string, id: string): Promise<T | null> {
-    const row = this.db.prepare(`SELECT * FROM ${collection} WHERE id = ?`).get(id) as any;
-    if (!row) return null;
-    return { id: row.id, ...JSON.parse(row.data_json as string) } as T;
-  }
-
-  async update(collection: string, id: string, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<boolean> {
-    const existing = this.db
-      .prepare(`SELECT data_json FROM ${collection} WHERE id = ?`)
-      .get(id) as any;
-    if (!existing) return false;
-    const merged = { ...JSON.parse(existing.data_json as string), ...data };
-    const now = new Date().toISOString();
-    const result = this.db
-      .prepare(`UPDATE ${collection} SET data_json = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`)
-      .run(JSON.stringify(merged), now, id);
-    return result.changes > 0;
-  }
-
-  async delete(collection: string, id: string): Promise<boolean> {
-    const result = this.db.prepare(`DELETE FROM ${collection} WHERE id = ?`).run(id);
-    return result.changes > 0;
-  }
-
-  async find<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
-    collection: string,
-    filter?: Record<string, unknown>,
-    opts?: { limit?: number; offset?: number; orderBy?: string; order?: 'asc' | 'desc' },
-  ): Promise<T[]> {
-    const { clause, params } = buildFilterClause(filter);
-    let query = `SELECT * FROM ${collection}${clause}`;
-    if (opts?.orderBy) {
-      const dir = opts.order === 'desc' ? 'DESC' : 'ASC';
-      const col =
-        opts.orderBy === 'id' || opts.orderBy === 'created_at' || opts.orderBy === 'updated_at'
-          ? opts.orderBy
-          : `json_extract(data_json, '$.${opts.orderBy}')`;
-      query += ` ORDER BY ${col} ${dir}`;
-    }
-    if (opts?.limit) {
-      query += ` LIMIT ?`;
-      params.push(opts.limit);
-    }
-    if (opts?.offset) {
-      query += ` OFFSET ?`;
-      params.push(opts.offset);
-    }
-    const rows = this.db.prepare(query).all(...params) as any[];
-    return rows.map((row) => ({ id: row.id, ...JSON.parse(row.data_json as string) }) as T);
-  }
-
-  async findOne<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
-    collection: string,
-    filter: Record<string, unknown>,
-  ): Promise<T | null> {
-    const results = await this.find<T>(collection, filter, { limit: 1 });
-    return results[0] ?? null;
-  }
-
-  async count(collection: string, filter?: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<number> {
-    const { clause, params } = buildFilterClause(filter);
-    const row = this.db
-      .prepare(`SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM ${collection}${clause}`)
-      .get(...params) as any;
-    return row?.count ?? 0;
-  }
-
-  async transaction<T>(fn: (tx: StorageAdapter) => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
-    const txAdapter = new SqliteTxAdapter(this.db);
-    this.db.exec('BEGIN');
-    try {
-      const result = await fn(txAdapter);
-      this.db.exec('COMMIT');
-      return result;
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.db.exec('ROLLBACK');
-      throw err;
-    }
-  }
-
-  async migrate(): Promise<void> {
-    const createTable = (name: string) =>
-      this.db.exec(`
-        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${name} (
-          id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-          data_json TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
-          created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now')),
-          updated_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now'))
-        )
-      `);
-    for (const collection of COLLECTIONS) {
-      createTable(collection);
-    }
-  }
-
-  async close(): Promise<void> {
-    this.db.close();
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Transaction wrapper that uses the same db handle — better-sqlite3 transactions
- * are connection-level, so all statements on the same Database instance within
- * a db.transaction() callback participate in the transaction.
- */
-class SqliteTxAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
-  readonly name = 'sqlite';
-  private db: Database.Database;
-
-  constructor(db: Database.Database) {
-    this.db = db;
-  }
-
-  async create<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
-    collection: string,
-    data: T,
-  ): Promise<T & { id: string }> {
-    const id = (data as any).id ?? randomUUID();
-    const now = new Date().toISOString();
-    const rest = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(data).filter(([k]) => k !== 'id'));
-    this.db
-      .prepare(
-        `INSERT INTO ${collection} (id, data_json, created_at, updated_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`,
-      )
-      .run(id, JSON.stringify(rest), now, now);
-    return { ...data, id } as T & { id: string };
-  }
-
-  async read<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(collection: string, id: string): Promise<T | null> {
-    const row = this.db.prepare(`SELECT * FROM ${collection} WHERE id = ?`).get(id) as any;
-    if (!row) return null;
-    return { id: row.id, ...JSON.parse(row.data_json as string) } as T;
-  }
-
-  async update(collection: string, id: string, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<boolean> {
-    const existing = this.db
-      .prepare(`SELECT data_json FROM ${collection} WHERE id = ?`)
-      .get(id) as any;
-    if (!existing) return false;
-    const merged = { ...JSON.parse(existing.data_json as string), ...data };
-    const now = new Date().toISOString();
-    const result = this.db
-      .prepare(`UPDATE ${collection} SET data_json = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`)
-      .run(JSON.stringify(merged), now, id);
-    return result.changes > 0;
-  }
-
-  async delete(collection: string, id: string): Promise<boolean> {
-    const result = this.db.prepare(`DELETE FROM ${collection} WHERE id = ?`).run(id);
-    return result.changes > 0;
-  }
-
-  async find<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
-    collection: string,
-    filter?: Record<string, unknown>,
-    opts?: { limit?: number; offset?: number; orderBy?: string; order?: 'asc' | 'desc' },
-  ): Promise<T[]> {
-    const { clause, params } = buildFilterClause(filter);
-    let query = `SELECT * FROM ${collection}${clause}`;
-    if (opts?.orderBy) {
-      const dir = opts.order === 'desc' ? 'DESC' : 'ASC';
-      const col =
-        opts.orderBy === 'id' || opts.orderBy === 'created_at' || opts.orderBy === 'updated_at'
-          ? opts.orderBy
-          : `json_extract(data_json, '$.${opts.orderBy}')`;
-      query += ` ORDER BY ${col} ${dir}`;
-    }
-    if (opts?.limit) {
-      query += ` LIMIT ?`;
-      params.push(opts.limit);
-    }
-    if (opts?.offset) {
-      query += ` OFFSET ?`;
-      params.push(opts.offset);
-    }
-    const rows = this.db.prepare(query).all(...params) as any[];
-    return rows.map((row) => ({ id: row.id, ...JSON.parse(row.data_json as string) }) as T);
-  }
-
-  async findOne<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
-    collection: string,
-    filter: Record<string, unknown>,
-  ): Promise<T | null> {
-    const results = await this.find<T>(collection, filter, { limit: 1 });
-    return results[0] ?? null;
-  }
-
-  async count(collection: string, filter?: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<number> {
-    const { clause, params } = buildFilterClause(filter);
-    const row = this.db
-      .prepare(`SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM ${collection}${clause}`)
-      .get(...params) as any;
-    return row?.count ?? 0;
-  }
-
-  async transaction<T>(fn: (tx: StorageAdapter) => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
-    return fn(this);
-  }
-
-  async migrate(): Promise<void> {
-    // No-op inside transaction
-  }
-
-  async close(): Promise<void> {
-    // No-op inside transaction
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/storage/src/index.ts b/packages/storage/src/index.ts
index 9c624ea..1a5498f 100644
--- a/packages/storage/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/storage/src/index.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 export type { StorageAdapter, StorageConfig } from './types.js';
 export { createStorageAdapter, registerStorageAdapter } from './factory.js';
 export { PostgresAdapter } from './adapters/postgres.js';
-export { SqliteAdapter } from './adapters/sqlite.js';
+export { PgliteAdapter } from './adapters/pglite.js';
 
 import { registerStorageAdapter } from './factory.js';
 import { PostgresAdapter } from './adapters/postgres.js';
-import { SqliteAdapter } from './adapters/sqlite.js';
+import { PgliteAdapter } from './adapters/pglite.js';
 import type { StorageConfig } from './types.js';
 
 registerStorageAdapter('postgres', (config: StorageConfig) => {
   return new PostgresAdapter(config as Extract<StorageConfig, { type: 'postgres' }>);
 });
 
-registerStorageAdapter('sqlite', (config: StorageConfig) => {
-  return new SqliteAdapter(config as Extract<StorageConfig, { type: 'sqlite' }>);
+registerStorageAdapter('pglite', (config: StorageConfig) => {
+  return new PgliteAdapter(config as Extract<StorageConfig, { type: 'pglite' }>);
 });
diff --git a/packages/storage/src/types.ts b/packages/storage/src/types.ts
index 75d1d0d..039716a 100644
--- a/packages/storage/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/storage/src/types.ts
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ export interface StorageAdapter {
 
 export type StorageConfig =
   | { type: 'postgres'; url: string }
-  | { type: 'sqlite'; path: string }
+  | { type: 'pglite'; dataDir?: string }
   | { type: 'files'; dataDir: string; format?: 'json' | 'md' };
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index c7b1f94..a057520 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -606,19 +606,16 @@ importers:
 
   packages/storage:
     dependencies:
+      '@electric-sql/pglite':
+        specifier: ^0.2.17
+        version: 0.2.17
       '@mosaic/db':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../db
       '@mosaic/types':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../types
-      better-sqlite3:
-        specifier: ^12.8.0
-        version: 12.8.0
     devDependencies:
-      '@types/better-sqlite3':
-        specifier: ^7.6.13
-        version: 7.6.13
       typescript:
         specifier: ^5.8.0
         version: 5.9.3
@@ -10236,6 +10233,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13':
     dependencies:
       '@types/node': 22.19.15
+    optional: true
 
   '@types/bunyan@1.8.11':
     dependencies:
@@ -10667,6 +10665,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       bindings: 1.5.0
       prebuild-install: 7.1.3
+    optional: true
 
   bidi-js@1.0.3:
     dependencies:
@@ -10677,12 +10676,14 @@ snapshots:
   bindings@1.5.0:
     dependencies:
       file-uri-to-path: 1.0.0
+    optional: true
 
   bl@4.1.0:
     dependencies:
       buffer: 5.7.1
       inherits: 2.0.4
       readable-stream: 3.6.2
+    optional: true
 
   body-parser@2.2.2:
     dependencies:
@@ -10744,6 +10745,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       base64-js: 1.5.1
       ieee754: 1.2.1
+    optional: true
 
   bullmq@5.71.0:
     dependencies:
@@ -10806,7 +10808,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       readdirp: 5.0.0
 
-  chownr@1.1.4: {}
+  chownr@1.1.4:
+    optional: true
 
   chownr@3.0.0: {}
 
@@ -10965,10 +10968,12 @@ snapshots:
   decompress-response@6.0.0:
     dependencies:
       mimic-response: 3.1.0
+    optional: true
 
   deep-eql@5.0.2: {}
 
-  deep-extend@0.6.0: {}
+  deep-extend@0.6.0:
+    optional: true
 
   deep-is@0.1.4: {}
 
@@ -11386,7 +11391,8 @@ snapshots:
       signal-exit: 4.1.0
       strip-final-newline: 3.0.0
 
-  expand-template@2.0.3: {}
+  expand-template@2.0.3:
+    optional: true
 
   expect-type@1.3.0: {}
 
@@ -11552,7 +11558,8 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  file-uri-to-path@1.0.0: {}
+  file-uri-to-path@1.0.0:
+    optional: true
 
   fill-range@7.1.1:
     dependencies:
@@ -11614,7 +11621,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   fresh@2.0.0: {}
 
-  fs-constants@1.0.0: {}
+  fs-constants@1.0.0:
+    optional: true
 
   fsevents@2.3.2:
     optional: true
@@ -11709,7 +11717,8 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  github-from-package@0.0.0: {}
+  github-from-package@0.0.0:
+    optional: true
 
   glob-parent@6.0.2:
     dependencies:
@@ -11895,7 +11904,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   inherits@2.0.4: {}
 
-  ini@1.3.8: {}
+  ini@1.3.8:
+    optional: true
 
   ink-spinner@5.0.0(ink@5.2.1(@types/react@18.3.28)(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1):
     dependencies:
@@ -12603,7 +12613,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   mimic-function@5.0.1: {}
 
-  mimic-response@3.1.0: {}
+  mimic-response@3.1.0:
+    optional: true
 
   minimatch@10.2.4:
     dependencies:
@@ -12617,7 +12628,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       brace-expansion: 2.0.2
 
-  minimist@1.2.8: {}
+  minimist@1.2.8:
+    optional: true
 
   minipass@7.1.3: {}
 
@@ -12625,7 +12637,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       minipass: 7.1.3
 
-  mkdirp-classic@0.5.3: {}
+  mkdirp-classic@0.5.3:
+    optional: true
 
   module-details-from-path@1.0.4: {}
 
@@ -12672,7 +12685,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   nanostores@1.1.1: {}
 
-  napi-build-utils@2.0.0: {}
+  napi-build-utils@2.0.0:
+    optional: true
 
   natural-compare@1.4.0: {}
 
@@ -12711,6 +12725,7 @@ snapshots:
   node-abi@3.89.0:
     dependencies:
       semver: 7.7.4
+    optional: true
 
   node-abort-controller@3.1.1: {}
 
@@ -13074,6 +13089,7 @@ snapshots:
       simple-get: 4.0.1
       tar-fs: 2.1.4
       tunnel-agent: 0.6.0
+    optional: true
 
   prelude-ls@1.2.1: {}
 
@@ -13163,6 +13179,7 @@ snapshots:
       ini: 1.3.8
       minimist: 1.2.8
       strip-json-comments: 2.0.1
+    optional: true
 
   react-dom@19.2.4(react@19.2.4):
     dependencies:
@@ -13214,6 +13231,7 @@ snapshots:
       inherits: 2.0.4
       string_decoder: 1.1.1
       util-deprecate: 1.0.2
+    optional: true
 
   readdirp@5.0.0: {}
 
@@ -13468,13 +13486,15 @@ snapshots:
 
   signal-exit@4.1.0: {}
 
-  simple-concat@1.0.1: {}
+  simple-concat@1.0.1:
+    optional: true
 
   simple-get@4.0.1:
     dependencies:
       decompress-response: 6.0.0
       once: 1.4.0
       simple-concat: 1.0.1
+    optional: true
 
   sisteransi@1.0.5: {}
 
@@ -13639,7 +13659,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   strip-final-newline@3.0.0: {}
 
-  strip-json-comments@2.0.1: {}
+  strip-json-comments@2.0.1:
+    optional: true
 
   strip-json-comments@3.1.1: {}
 
@@ -13684,6 +13705,7 @@ snapshots:
       mkdirp-classic: 0.5.3
       pump: 3.0.4
       tar-stream: 2.2.0
+    optional: true
 
   tar-stream@2.2.0:
     dependencies:
@@ -13692,6 +13714,7 @@ snapshots:
       fs-constants: 1.0.0
       inherits: 2.0.4
       readable-stream: 3.6.2
+    optional: true
 
   tar@7.5.13:
     dependencies:
@@ -13808,6 +13831,7 @@ snapshots:
   tunnel-agent@0.6.0:
     dependencies:
       safe-buffer: 5.2.1
+    optional: true
 
   turbo-darwin-64@2.8.16:
     optional: true