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+-- Add staff management tables for the Staff Arm
+
+-- Staff members table
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS staff_members (
+  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+  user_id UUID NOT NULL UNIQUE REFERENCES auth.users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+  email TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+  full_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  position TEXT,
+  department TEXT,
+  phone TEXT,
+  avatar_url TEXT,
+  role TEXT DEFAULT 'employee' CHECK (role IN ('owner', 'admin', 'founder', 'staff', 'employee')),
+  is_active BOOLEAN DEFAULT true,
+  hired_date DATE,
+  created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT now(),
+  updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT now()
+);
+
+-- Staff contractors table
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS staff_contractors (
+  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+  user_id UUID NOT NULL UNIQUE REFERENCES auth.users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+  email TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+  full_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  position TEXT,
+  company TEXT,
+  phone TEXT,
+  avatar_url TEXT,
+  contract_type TEXT DEFAULT 'contractor' CHECK (contract_type IN ('contractor', 'consultant', 'partner')),
+  is_active BOOLEAN DEFAULT true,
+  start_date DATE,
+  end_date DATE,
+  created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT now(),
+  updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT now()
+);
+
+-- Create indexes for faster lookups
+CREATE INDEX idx_staff_members_email ON staff_members(email);
+CREATE INDEX idx_staff_members_user_id ON staff_members(user_id);
+CREATE INDEX idx_staff_members_role ON staff_members(role);
+CREATE INDEX idx_staff_members_is_active ON staff_members(is_active);
+
+CREATE INDEX idx_staff_contractors_email ON staff_contractors(email);
+CREATE INDEX idx_staff_contractors_user_id ON staff_contractors(user_id);
+CREATE INDEX idx_staff_contractors_is_active ON staff_contractors(is_active);
+
+-- Row Level Security (RLS) Policies
+
+-- Enable RLS
+ALTER TABLE staff_members ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+ALTER TABLE staff_contractors ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+
+-- Staff members policies
+
+-- Allow authenticated users to read all staff members (directory)
+CREATE POLICY "staff_members_select_authenticated" ON staff_members
+  FOR SELECT
+  USING (auth.role() = 'authenticated');
+
+-- Allow staff members to update their own record
+CREATE POLICY "staff_members_update_own" ON staff_members
+  FOR UPDATE
+  USING (auth.uid() = user_id OR auth.role() = 'service_role')
+  WITH CHECK (auth.uid() = user_id OR auth.role() = 'service_role');
+
+-- Allow admins to do anything
+CREATE POLICY "staff_members_admin_all" ON staff_members
+  FOR ALL
+  USING (
+    EXISTS (
+      SELECT 1 FROM staff_members sm
+      WHERE sm.user_id = auth.uid()
+      AND sm.role IN ('owner', 'admin', 'founder')
+    )
+    OR auth.role() = 'service_role'
+  );
+
+-- Staff contractors policies
+
+-- Allow authenticated users to read all contractors (directory)
+CREATE POLICY "staff_contractors_select_authenticated" ON staff_contractors
+  FOR SELECT
+  USING (auth.role() = 'authenticated');
+
+-- Allow contractors to update their own record
+CREATE POLICY "staff_contractors_update_own" ON staff_contractors
+  FOR UPDATE
+  USING (auth.uid() = user_id OR auth.role() = 'service_role')
+  WITH CHECK (auth.uid() = user_id OR auth.role() = 'service_role');
+
+-- Allow admins to do anything
+CREATE POLICY "staff_contractors_admin_all" ON staff_contractors
+  FOR ALL
+  USING (
+    EXISTS (
+      SELECT 1 FROM staff_members sm
+      WHERE sm.user_id = auth.uid()
+      AND sm.role IN ('owner', 'admin', 'founder')
+    )
+    OR auth.role() = 'service_role'
+  );
+
+-- Helper function to check if user is staff
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION is_staff_member(user_id UUID)
+RETURNS BOOLEAN AS $$
+  SELECT EXISTS (
+    SELECT 1 FROM staff_members
+    WHERE staff_members.user_id = $1 AND is_active = true
+  ) OR EXISTS (
+    SELECT 1 FROM staff_contractors
+    WHERE staff_contractors.user_id = $1 AND is_active = true
+  );
+$$ LANGUAGE SQL SECURITY DEFINER;
+
+-- Helper function to check if user is staff admin
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION is_staff_admin(user_id UUID)
+RETURNS BOOLEAN AS $$
+  SELECT EXISTS (
+    SELECT 1 FROM staff_members
+    WHERE staff_members.user_id = $1
+    AND role IN ('owner', 'admin', 'founder')
+    AND is_active = true
+  );
+$$ LANGUAGE SQL SECURITY DEFINER;
+
+-- Helper function to get user's staff role
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION get_staff_role(user_id UUID)
+RETURNS TEXT AS $$
+  SELECT COALESCE(
+    (SELECT role FROM staff_members WHERE staff_members.user_id = $1 AND is_active = true LIMIT 1),
+    (SELECT contract_type FROM staff_contractors WHERE staff_contractors.user_id = $1 AND is_active = true LIMIT 1),
+    'public'::TEXT
+  );
+$$ LANGUAGE SQL SECURITY DEFINER;
+
+-- Create view for staff directory (combines members and contractors)
+CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW staff_directory AS
+  SELECT 
+    'member'::TEXT as type,
+    id,
+    user_id,
+    email,
+    full_name,
+    position,
+    department,
+    phone,
+    avatar_url,
+    role,
+    is_active,
+    created_at
+  FROM staff_members
+  UNION ALL
+  SELECT 
+    'contractor'::TEXT as type,
+    id,
+    user_id,
+    email,
+    full_name,
+    position,
+    company as department,
+    phone,
+    avatar_url,
+    contract_type as role,
+    is_active,
+    created_at
+  FROM staff_contractors;