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+-- Ethos Artist Verification Requests Table
+-- Tracks pending artist verification submissions
+create table if not exists public.ethos_verification_requests (
+  id uuid primary key default gen_random_uuid(),
+  user_id uuid not null references public.user_profiles(id) on delete cascade,
+  artist_profile_id uuid not null references public.ethos_artist_profiles(user_id) on delete cascade,
+  status text not null default 'pending' check (status in ('pending', 'approved', 'rejected')),
+  -- pending: awaiting review
+  -- approved: artist verified
+  -- rejected: application rejected
+  submitted_at timestamptz not null default now(),
+  reviewed_at timestamptz,
+  reviewed_by uuid references public.user_profiles(id), -- Admin who reviewed
+  rejection_reason text, -- Why was this rejected
+  submission_notes text, -- Artist's application notes
+  portfolio_links text[], -- Links to artist's portfolio/samples
+  created_at timestamptz not null default now(),
+  updated_at timestamptz not null default now()
+);
+
+create index if not exists ethos_verification_requests_user_id_idx on public.ethos_verification_requests (user_id);
+create index if not exists ethos_verification_requests_status_idx on public.ethos_verification_requests (status);
+create index if not exists ethos_verification_requests_submitted_at_idx on public.ethos_verification_requests (submitted_at desc);
+create unique index if not exists ethos_verification_requests_user_id_unique on public.ethos_verification_requests (user_id);
+
+-- Ethos Artist Verification Audit Log
+-- Tracks all verification decisions for compliance
+create table if not exists public.ethos_verification_audit_log (
+  id uuid primary key default gen_random_uuid(),
+  request_id uuid not null references public.ethos_verification_requests(id) on delete cascade,
+  action text not null check (action in ('submitted', 'approved', 'rejected', 'resubmitted')),
+  actor_id uuid references public.user_profiles(id), -- Who performed this action
+  notes text, -- Additional context
+  created_at timestamptz not null default now()
+);
+
+create index if not exists ethos_verification_audit_log_request_id_idx on public.ethos_verification_audit_log (request_id);
+create index if not exists ethos_verification_audit_log_actor_id_idx on public.ethos_verification_audit_log (actor_id);
+create index if not exists ethos_verification_audit_log_action_idx on public.ethos_verification_audit_log (action);
+
+-- Enable RLS
+alter table public.ethos_verification_requests enable row level security;
+alter table public.ethos_verification_audit_log enable row level security;
+
+-- RLS Policies: ethos_verification_requests
+create policy "Artists can view their own verification request" on public.ethos_verification_requests
+  for select using (auth.uid() = user_id);
+
+create policy "Admins can view all verification requests" on public.ethos_verification_requests
+  for select using (
+    exists(
+      select 1 from public.user_profiles
+      where id = auth.uid() and is_admin = true
+    )
+  );
+
+create policy "Artists can submit verification request" on public.ethos_verification_requests
+  for insert with check (auth.uid() = user_id);
+
+create policy "Admins can update verification status" on public.ethos_verification_requests
+  for update using (
+    exists(
+      select 1 from public.user_profiles
+      where id = auth.uid() and is_admin = true
+    )
+  );
+
+-- RLS Policies: ethos_verification_audit_log
+create policy "Admins can view audit log" on public.ethos_verification_audit_log
+  for select using (
+    exists(
+      select 1 from public.user_profiles
+      where id = auth.uid() and is_admin = true
+    )
+  );
+
+create policy "System can write audit logs" on public.ethos_verification_audit_log
+  for insert with check (true);
+
+-- Triggers to maintain updated_at
+create or replace function public.set_verification_request_updated_at()
+returns trigger as $$
+begin
+  new.updated_at = now();
+  return new;
+end;
+$$ language plpgsql;
+
+create trigger ethos_verification_requests_set_updated_at
+  before update on public.ethos_verification_requests
+  for each row execute function public.set_verification_request_updated_at();
+
+-- Comments for documentation
+comment on table public.ethos_verification_requests is 'Tracks artist verification submissions and decisions for manual admin review';
+comment on table public.ethos_verification_audit_log is 'Audit trail for all verification actions and decisions';