build: /implement-feature persona-model --requirements 'DB migration in pers...

services/persona-api/cmd/server/main.go

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Without DATABASE_URL: in-memory repos + in-process AI (development)
 	exampleRepo := memory.NewExampleRepository()
 	albumRepo := memory.NewAlbumRepository()
+	var personaRepo port.PersonaRepository
 	var userRepo port.UserRepository
 	var sessionRepo port.SessionRepository
 	var authCodeRepo port.AuthCodeRepository
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ func main() {
 		sessionRepo = postgres.NewSessionRepository(dbPool.DB)
 		authCodeRepo = postgres.NewAuthCodeRepository(dbPool.DB)
 		mediaRepo = postgres.NewMediaObjectRepository(dbPool.DB)
+		personaRepo = postgres.NewPersonaRepository(dbPool.DB)
 
 		// DB-backed queue.
 		jobQueue, jobReader = setupDBQueue(ctx, cfg, dbPool, sseHub, logger)
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ func main() {
 		sessionRepo = memory.NewSessionRepository()
 		authCodeRepo = memory.NewAuthCodeRepository()
 		mediaRepo = memory.NewMediaRepository()
+		personaRepo = memory.NewPersonaRepository()
 		jobQueue, jobReader = setupStandaloneQueue(ctx, mediaStore, albumRepo, sseHub, logger)
 	}
 
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Create services (business logic)
 	exampleService := service.NewExampleService(exampleRepo, logger)
 	albumService := service.NewAlbumService(albumRepo, jobQueue, logger)
+	personaService := service.NewPersonaService(personaRepo, jobQueue, sseHub, logger)
 	authService := service.NewAuthService(
 		userRepo, sessionRepo, authCodeRepo, emailSender,
 		cfg.JWTSecret, cfg.RegistrationEnabled, logger,
@@ -219,6 +223,7 @@ func main() {
 		ExampleService: exampleService,
 		AuthService:    authService,
 		AlbumService:   albumService,
+		PersonaService: personaService,
 		Queue:          jobQueue,
 		JobReader:      jobReader,
 		SSEHub:         sseHub,

services/persona-api/cmd/server/migrations/004_create_personas.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+-- 004_create_personas.sql
+-- Persona table for AI-generated personas with multi-stage generation pipeline.
+-- Compatible with both PostgreSQL (local dev) and CockroachDB (production).
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS personas (
+    id          UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+    name        TEXT NOT NULL,
+    handle      TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+    gender      TEXT NOT NULL,
+    description TEXT NOT NULL,
+    tags        TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT ARRAY[]::TEXT[],
+    spec_json   JSONB,
+    anchor_url  TEXT,
+    avatar_url  TEXT,
+    banner_url  TEXT,
+    image_urls  TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT ARRAY[]::TEXT[],
+    video_urls  TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT ARRAY[]::TEXT[],
+    status      TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'pending',
+    created_at  TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_personas_status ON personas (status, created_at DESC);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_personas_handle ON personas (handle);

services/persona-api/internal/adapter/memory/persona.go

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+package memory
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"sort"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/domain"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/port"
+)
+
+// Compile-time verification that PersonaRepository implements port.PersonaRepository.
+var _ port.PersonaRepository = (*PersonaRepository)(nil)
+
+// PersonaRepository is a thread-safe in-memory implementation of port.PersonaRepository.
+type PersonaRepository struct {
+	mu       sync.RWMutex
+	personas map[domain.PersonaID]*domain.Persona
+	handles  map[string]domain.PersonaID
+}
+
+// NewPersonaRepository creates a new in-memory persona repository.
+func NewPersonaRepository() *PersonaRepository {
+	return &PersonaRepository{
+		personas: make(map[domain.PersonaID]*domain.Persona),
+		handles:  make(map[string]domain.PersonaID),
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *PersonaRepository) Create(_ context.Context, persona *domain.Persona) error {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if _, exists := r.handles[persona.Handle]; exists {
+		return domain.ErrDuplicateHandle
+	}
+
+	if persona.ID.IsZero() {
+		persona.ID = domain.PersonaID(uuid.New().String())
+	}
+
+	r.personas[persona.ID] = copyPersona(persona)
+	r.handles[persona.Handle] = persona.ID
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *PersonaRepository) GetByID(_ context.Context, id domain.PersonaID) (*domain.Persona, error) {
+	r.mu.RLock()
+	defer r.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	p, ok := r.personas[id]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, domain.ErrPersonaNotFound
+	}
+	return copyPersona(p), nil
+}
+
+func (r *PersonaRepository) List(_ context.Context, limit, offset int) ([]*domain.Persona, error) {
+	r.mu.RLock()
+	defer r.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	all := make([]*domain.Persona, 0, len(r.personas))
+	for _, p := range r.personas {
+		all = append(all, p)
+	}
+	sort.Slice(all, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return all[i].CreatedAt.After(all[j].CreatedAt)
+	})
+
+	if offset >= len(all) {
+		return []*domain.Persona{}, nil
+	}
+	end := offset + limit
+	if end > len(all) {
+		end = len(all)
+	}
+
+	result := make([]*domain.Persona, 0, end-offset)
+	for _, p := range all[offset:end] {
+		result = append(result, copyPersona(p))
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (r *PersonaRepository) Update(_ context.Context, persona *domain.Persona) error {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+
+	existing, ok := r.personas[persona.ID]
+	if !ok {
+		return domain.ErrPersonaNotFound
+	}
+
+	if existing.Handle != persona.Handle {
+		if _, exists := r.handles[persona.Handle]; exists {
+			return domain.ErrDuplicateHandle
+		}
+		delete(r.handles, existing.Handle)
+		r.handles[persona.Handle] = persona.ID
+	}
+
+	r.personas[persona.ID] = copyPersona(persona)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func copyPersona(p *domain.Persona) *domain.Persona {
+	cp := *p
+	if p.Tags != nil {
+		cp.Tags = make([]string, len(p.Tags))
+		copy(cp.Tags, p.Tags)
+	}
+	if p.ImageURLs != nil {
+		cp.ImageURLs = make([]string, len(p.ImageURLs))
+		copy(cp.ImageURLs, p.ImageURLs)
+	}
+	if p.VideoURLs != nil {
+		cp.VideoURLs = make([]string, len(p.VideoURLs))
+		copy(cp.VideoURLs, p.VideoURLs)
+	}
+	if p.SpecJSON != nil {
+		cp.SpecJSON = make(json.RawMessage, len(p.SpecJSON))
+		copy(cp.SpecJSON, p.SpecJSON)
+	}
+	return &cp
+}

services/persona-api/internal/adapter/postgres/persona.go

@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+package postgres
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
+
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/domain"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/port"
+)
+
+// Compile-time interface check.
+var _ port.PersonaRepository = (*PersonaRepository)(nil)
+
+// personaRow maps to the personas table.
+type personaRow struct {
+	ID          string         `db:"id"`
+	Name        string         `db:"name"`
+	Handle      string         `db:"handle"`
+	Gender      string         `db:"gender"`
+	Description string         `db:"description"`
+	Tags        pq.StringArray `db:"tags"`
+	SpecJSON    []byte         `db:"spec_json"`
+	AnchorURL   *string        `db:"anchor_url"`
+	AvatarURL   *string        `db:"avatar_url"`
+	BannerURL   *string        `db:"banner_url"`
+	ImageURLs   pq.StringArray `db:"image_urls"`
+	VideoURLs   pq.StringArray `db:"video_urls"`
+	Status      string         `db:"status"`
+	CreatedAt   time.Time      `db:"created_at"`
+}
+
+func (r *personaRow) toDomain() *domain.Persona {
+	p := &domain.Persona{
+		ID:          domain.PersonaID(r.ID),
+		Name:        r.Name,
+		Handle:      r.Handle,
+		Gender:      r.Gender,
+		Description: r.Description,
+		Tags:        []string(r.Tags),
+		Status:      domain.PersonaStatus(r.Status),
+		CreatedAt:   r.CreatedAt,
+		ImageURLs:   []string(r.ImageURLs),
+		VideoURLs:   []string(r.VideoURLs),
+	}
+	if p.Tags == nil {
+		p.Tags = []string{}
+	}
+	if p.ImageURLs == nil {
+		p.ImageURLs = []string{}
+	}
+	if p.VideoURLs == nil {
+		p.VideoURLs = []string{}
+	}
+	if len(r.SpecJSON) > 0 {
+		p.SpecJSON = json.RawMessage(r.SpecJSON)
+	}
+	if r.AnchorURL != nil {
+		p.AnchorURL = *r.AnchorURL
+	}
+	if r.AvatarURL != nil {
+		p.AvatarURL = *r.AvatarURL
+	}
+	if r.BannerURL != nil {
+		p.BannerURL = *r.BannerURL
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
+// PersonaRepository implements port.PersonaRepository with PostgreSQL/CockroachDB.
+type PersonaRepository struct {
+	db *sqlx.DB
+}
+
+// NewPersonaRepository creates a new Postgres-backed persona repository.
+func NewPersonaRepository(db *sqlx.DB) *PersonaRepository {
+	return &PersonaRepository{db: db}
+}
+
+func (r *PersonaRepository) Create(ctx context.Context, persona *domain.Persona) error {
+	var specJSON []byte
+	if persona.SpecJSON != nil {
+		specJSON = []byte(persona.SpecJSON)
+	}
+
+	var anchorURL, avatarURL, bannerURL *string
+	if persona.AnchorURL != "" {
+		anchorURL = &persona.AnchorURL
+	}
+	if persona.AvatarURL != "" {
+		avatarURL = &persona.AvatarURL
+	}
+	if persona.BannerURL != "" {
+		bannerURL = &persona.BannerURL
+	}
+
+	err := r.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `
+		INSERT INTO personas (name, handle, gender, description, tags, spec_json, anchor_url, avatar_url, banner_url, image_urls, video_urls, status, created_at)
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13)
+		RETURNING id
+	`,
+		persona.Name,
+		persona.Handle,
+		persona.Gender,
+		persona.Description,
+		pq.StringArray(persona.Tags),
+		specJSON,
+		anchorURL,
+		avatarURL,
+		bannerURL,
+		pq.StringArray(persona.ImageURLs),
+		pq.StringArray(persona.VideoURLs),
+		string(persona.Status),
+		persona.CreatedAt,
+	).Scan(&persona.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		if isUniqueViolation(err) {
+			return domain.ErrDuplicateHandle
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("insert persona: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *PersonaRepository) GetByID(ctx context.Context, id domain.PersonaID) (*domain.Persona, error) {
+	var row personaRow
+	err := r.db.GetContext(ctx, &row, `
+		SELECT id, name, handle, gender, description, tags, spec_json, anchor_url, avatar_url, banner_url, image_urls, video_urls, status, created_at
+		FROM personas WHERE id = $1
+	`, string(id))
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			return nil, domain.ErrPersonaNotFound
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get persona: %w", err)
+	}
+	return row.toDomain(), nil
+}
+
+func (r *PersonaRepository) List(ctx context.Context, limit, offset int) ([]*domain.Persona, error) {
+	var rows []personaRow
+	err := r.db.SelectContext(ctx, &rows, `
+		SELECT id, name, handle, gender, description, tags, spec_json, anchor_url, avatar_url, banner_url, image_urls, video_urls, status, created_at
+		FROM personas
+		ORDER BY created_at DESC
+		LIMIT $1 OFFSET $2
+	`, limit, offset)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list personas: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	result := make([]*domain.Persona, len(rows))
+	for i := range rows {
+		result[i] = rows[i].toDomain()
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (r *PersonaRepository) Update(ctx context.Context, persona *domain.Persona) error {
+	var specJSON []byte
+	if persona.SpecJSON != nil {
+		specJSON = []byte(persona.SpecJSON)
+	}
+
+	var anchorURL, avatarURL, bannerURL *string
+	if persona.AnchorURL != "" {
+		anchorURL = &persona.AnchorURL
+	}
+	if persona.AvatarURL != "" {
+		avatarURL = &persona.AvatarURL
+	}
+	if persona.BannerURL != "" {
+		bannerURL = &persona.BannerURL
+	}
+
+	result, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx, `
+		UPDATE personas
+		SET name = $2, handle = $3, gender = $4, description = $5, tags = $6,
+		    spec_json = $7, anchor_url = $8, avatar_url = $9, banner_url = $10,
+		    image_urls = $11, video_urls = $12, status = $13
+		WHERE id = $1
+	`,
+		string(persona.ID),
+		persona.Name,
+		persona.Handle,
+		persona.Gender,
+		persona.Description,
+		pq.StringArray(persona.Tags),
+		specJSON,
+		anchorURL,
+		avatarURL,
+		bannerURL,
+		pq.StringArray(persona.ImageURLs),
+		pq.StringArray(persona.VideoURLs),
+		string(persona.Status),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		if isUniqueViolation(err) {
+			return domain.ErrDuplicateHandle
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("update persona: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	rows, err := result.RowsAffected()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("update persona rows affected: %w", err)
+	}
+	if rows == 0 {
+		return domain.ErrPersonaNotFound
+	}
+	return nil
+}

services/persona-api/internal/api/handlers/persona.go

@@ -1,85 +1,151 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 
 	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/app"
-	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/auth"
 	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/httperror"
 	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/httpresponse"
 	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/logging"
-	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/queue"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/domain"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/service"
 )
 
-// Persona handles HTTP requests for persona generation.
-// All generation is async: validate request, enqueue job, return 202 with job ID.
-// Results are delivered via SSE events to the user's `user:<userId>` channel:
-//
-//   - persona_spec_started:    LLM pipeline started
-//   - persona_spec_complete:   Persona profile generated
-//   - persona_image_started:   Starting a specific image position
-//   - persona_image_progress:  Image position complete with URL
-//   - persona_image_complete:  All 20 images generated
-//   - persona_video_started:   Starting a video motion type
-//   - persona_video_complete:  Video complete with URL
-//   - persona_failed:          Generation failed (check error field)
+// Persona handles HTTP requests for persona CRUD operations.
 type Persona struct {
-	queue     queue.Producer
-	jobReader queue.JobReader
-	logger    *logging.Logger
+	svc    *service.PersonaService
+	logger *logging.Logger
 }
 
 // NewPersona creates a new Persona handler with injected dependencies.
-func NewPersona(q queue.Producer, jr queue.JobReader, logger *logging.Logger) *Persona {
+func NewPersona(svc *service.PersonaService, logger *logging.Logger) *Persona {
 	return &Persona{
-		queue:     q,
-		jobReader: jr,
-		logger:    logger.WithComponent("PersonaHandler"),
+		svc:    svc,
+		logger: logger.WithComponent("PersonaHandler"),
 	}
 }
 
-// GeneratePersonaRequest is the request body for persona generation.
-type GeneratePersonaRequest struct {
-	// Description is a natural-language persona concept (required).
-	// Example: "mysterious woman with dark hair who loves poetry"
+// CreatePersonaRequest is the request body for creating a persona.
+type CreatePersonaRequest struct {
 	Description string `json:"description" validate:"required,min=3,max=1000"`
-
-	// Gender is the gender identity: "woman", "man", or "non_binary" (required).
-	Gender string `json:"gender" validate:"required,oneof=woman man non_binary"`
-
-	// Name is an optional name override for the generated persona.
-	Name string `json:"name"`
+	Gender      string `json:"gender" validate:"required,oneof=woman man non_binary"`
+	CustomName  string `json:"custom_name"`
 }
 
-// GeneratePersona queues a persona generation job.
-// Returns immediately with job ID. Full lifecycle results come via SSE.
-//
-// Subscribe to SSE channel `user:<userId>` at /api/persona-api/events before calling.
-// Poll job status at GET /generate/jobs/{id} as a fallback to SSE.
-func (h *Persona) GeneratePersona(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	var req GeneratePersonaRequest
+// PersonaResponse is the API representation of a persona.
+type PersonaResponse struct {
+	ID          string   `json:"id"`
+	Name        string   `json:"name"`
+	Handle      string   `json:"handle"`
+	Gender      string   `json:"gender"`
+	Description string   `json:"description"`
+	Tags        []string `json:"tags"`
+	SpecJSON    any      `json:"spec_json,omitempty"`
+	AnchorURL   string   `json:"anchor_url,omitempty"`
+	AvatarURL   string   `json:"avatar_url,omitempty"`
+	BannerURL   string   `json:"banner_url,omitempty"`
+	ImageURLs   []string `json:"image_urls"`
+	VideoURLs   []string `json:"video_urls"`
+	Status      string   `json:"status"`
+	CreatedAt   string   `json:"created_at"`
+}
+
+func toPersonaResponse(p *domain.Persona) PersonaResponse {
+	resp := PersonaResponse{
+		ID:          p.ID.String(),
+		Name:        p.Name,
+		Handle:      p.Handle,
+		Gender:      p.Gender,
+		Description: p.Description,
+		Tags:        p.Tags,
+		AnchorURL:   p.AnchorURL,
+		AvatarURL:   p.AvatarURL,
+		BannerURL:   p.BannerURL,
+		ImageURLs:   p.ImageURLs,
+		VideoURLs:   p.VideoURLs,
+		Status:      string(p.Status),
+		CreatedAt:   p.CreatedAt.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00"),
+	}
+	if p.SpecJSON != nil {
+		resp.SpecJSON = p.SpecJSON
+	}
+	return resp
+}
+
+// Create creates a new persona and enqueues a generate_spec job.
+// Returns 202 Accepted with the created persona.
+func (h *Persona) Create(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	var req CreatePersonaRequest
 	if err := app.BindAndValidate(r, &req); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	user := auth.GetUser(r.Context())
-	if user == nil {
-		return httperror.Unauthorized("authentication required")
-	}
-
-	jobID, err := h.queue.Enqueue(r.Context(), "persona_generate", map[string]any{
-		"description": req.Description,
-		"gender":      req.Gender,
-		"name":        req.Name,
-		"userID":      user.ID,
-	})
+	persona, err := h.svc.Create(r.Context(), req.Description, req.Gender, req.CustomName)
 	if err != nil {
-		h.logger.Error("failed to enqueue persona job", "error", err)
-		return httperror.Internal("failed to queue persona generation")
+		return mapPersonaDomainError(err)
 	}
 
-	h.logger.Info("persona generation queued", "jobId", jobID, "userID", user.ID)
-
-	httpresponse.Accepted(w, r, GenerateAccepted{JobID: jobID})
+	httpresponse.Accepted(w, r, toPersonaResponse(persona))
 	return nil
 }
+
+// GetByID returns a single persona by ID.
+func (h *Persona) GetByID(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	id := chi.URLParam(r, "id")
+	if id == "" {
+		return httperror.BadRequest("persona ID is required")
+	}
+
+	persona, err := h.svc.GetByID(r.Context(), domain.PersonaID(id))
+	if err != nil {
+		return mapPersonaDomainError(err)
+	}
+
+	httpresponse.OK(w, r, toPersonaResponse(persona))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// List returns a paginated list of personas.
+func (h *Persona) List(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	limit := 20
+	offset := 0
+
+	if v := r.URL.Query().Get("limit"); v != "" {
+		if parsed, err := strconv.Atoi(v); err == nil {
+			limit = parsed
+		}
+	}
+	if v := r.URL.Query().Get("offset"); v != "" {
+		if parsed, err := strconv.Atoi(v); err == nil {
+			offset = parsed
+		}
+	}
+
+	personas, err := h.svc.List(r.Context(), limit, offset)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	results := make([]PersonaResponse, len(personas))
+	for i, p := range personas {
+		results[i] = toPersonaResponse(p)
+	}
+
+	httpresponse.OK(w, r, results)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func mapPersonaDomainError(err error) error {
+	switch {
+	case errors.Is(err, domain.ErrPersonaNotFound):
+		return httperror.NotFound("persona not found")
+	case errors.Is(err, domain.ErrDuplicateHandle):
+		return httperror.Conflict("persona with this handle already exists")
+	default:
+		return err
+	}
+}

services/persona-api/internal/api/handlers/persona_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,322 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/app"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/logging"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/queue"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/adapter/memory"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/domain"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/service"
+)
+
+// mockProducer implements queue.Producer for testing.
+type mockProducer struct {
+	jobs []mockJob
+}
+
+type mockJob struct {
+	jobType string
+	payload map[string]any
+}
+
+var _ queue.Producer = (*mockProducer)(nil)
+
+func (m *mockProducer) Enqueue(_ context.Context, jobType string, payload map[string]any) (string, error) {
+	m.jobs = append(m.jobs, mockJob{jobType: jobType, payload: payload})
+	return "test-job-id", nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockProducer) EnqueueWithOptions(_ context.Context, job queue.Job) (string, error) {
+	m.jobs = append(m.jobs, mockJob{jobType: job.Type, payload: job.Payload})
+	return "test-job-id", nil
+}
+
+func newTestPersonaHandler() (*Persona, *memory.PersonaRepository, *mockProducer) {
+	repo := memory.NewPersonaRepository()
+	q := &mockProducer{}
+	svc := service.NewPersonaService(repo, q, nil, logging.Nop())
+	handler := NewPersona(svc, logging.Nop())
+	return handler, repo, q
+}
+
+func TestPersona_Create(t *testing.T) {
+	handler, _, q := newTestPersonaHandler()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		body       any
+		wantStatus int
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "valid request",
+			body: CreatePersonaRequest{
+				Description: "mysterious woman with dark hair",
+				Gender:      "woman",
+			},
+			wantStatus: http.StatusAccepted,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid request with custom name",
+			body: CreatePersonaRequest{
+				Description: "energetic man who loves music",
+				Gender:      "man",
+				CustomName:  "DJ Beats",
+			},
+			wantStatus: http.StatusAccepted,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "empty body",
+			body:       nil,
+			wantStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing description",
+			body: map[string]string{
+				"gender": "woman",
+			},
+			wantStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid gender",
+			body: map[string]string{
+				"description": "a persona",
+				"gender":      "invalid",
+			},
+			wantStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := chi.NewRouter()
+			r.Post("/personas", app.Wrap(handler.Create))
+
+			var body []byte
+			if tt.body != nil {
+				var err error
+				body, err = json.Marshal(tt.body)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("failed to marshal body: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/personas", bytes.NewReader(body))
+			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+			if w.Code != tt.wantStatus {
+				t.Errorf("expected status %d, got %d; body: %s", tt.wantStatus, w.Code, w.Body.String())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Verify a generate_spec job was enqueued
+	found := false
+	for _, j := range q.jobs {
+		if j.jobType == "generate_spec" {
+			found = true
+			if j.payload["stage"] != "spec" {
+				t.Errorf("expected stage 'spec', got %v", j.payload["stage"])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Error("expected generate_spec job to be enqueued")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPersona_GetByID(t *testing.T) {
+	handler, repo, _ := newTestPersonaHandler()
+
+	// Seed data
+	persona := &domain.Persona{
+		Name:        "Test Persona",
+		Handle:      "test_persona",
+		Gender:      "woman",
+		Description: "A test persona",
+		Tags:        []string{},
+		ImageURLs:   []string{},
+		VideoURLs:   []string{},
+		Status:      domain.PersonaStatusPending,
+	}
+	_ = repo.Create(context.Background(), persona)
+	seededID := persona.ID.String()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		id         string
+		wantStatus int
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "existing persona",
+			id:         seededID,
+			wantStatus: http.StatusOK,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "not found",
+			id:         "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440099",
+			wantStatus: http.StatusNotFound,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := chi.NewRouter()
+			r.Get("/personas/{id}", app.Wrap(handler.GetByID))
+
+			req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/personas/"+tt.id, nil)
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+			if w.Code != tt.wantStatus {
+				t.Errorf("expected status %d, got %d; body: %s", tt.wantStatus, w.Code, w.Body.String())
+			}
+
+			if tt.wantStatus == http.StatusOK {
+				var resp map[string]any
+				if err := json.NewDecoder(w.Body).Decode(&resp); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("failed to decode response: %v", err)
+				}
+				data, ok := resp["data"].(map[string]any)
+				if !ok {
+					t.Fatal("expected 'data' field in response")
+				}
+				if data["id"] != seededID {
+					t.Errorf("expected id %s, got %v", seededID, data["id"])
+				}
+				if data["name"] != "Test Persona" {
+					t.Errorf("expected name 'Test Persona', got %v", data["name"])
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPersona_List(t *testing.T) {
+	handler, repo, _ := newTestPersonaHandler()
+
+	t.Run("empty list", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := chi.NewRouter()
+		r.Get("/personas", app.Wrap(handler.List))
+
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/personas", nil)
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+		if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Errorf("expected status 200, got %d", w.Code)
+		}
+
+		var resp map[string]any
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(w.Body).Decode(&resp); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to decode response: %v", err)
+		}
+		data, ok := resp["data"].([]any)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("expected 'data' to be an array")
+		}
+		if len(data) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 0 items, got %d", len(data))
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Seed data
+	for i, name := range []string{"Persona A", "Persona B", "Persona C"} {
+		p := &domain.Persona{
+			Name:        name,
+			Handle:      name + "_handle",
+			Gender:      "woman",
+			Description: "description " + string(rune('A'+i)),
+			Tags:        []string{},
+			ImageURLs:   []string{},
+			VideoURLs:   []string{},
+			Status:      domain.PersonaStatusPending,
+		}
+		_ = repo.Create(context.Background(), p)
+	}
+
+	t.Run("returns all personas", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := chi.NewRouter()
+		r.Get("/personas", app.Wrap(handler.List))
+
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/personas", nil)
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+		if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Errorf("expected status 200, got %d", w.Code)
+		}
+
+		var resp map[string]any
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(w.Body).Decode(&resp); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to decode response: %v", err)
+		}
+		data, ok := resp["data"].([]any)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("expected 'data' to be an array")
+		}
+		if len(data) != 3 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 3 items, got %d", len(data))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("respects limit parameter", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := chi.NewRouter()
+		r.Get("/personas", app.Wrap(handler.List))
+
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/personas?limit=2", nil)
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+		if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Errorf("expected status 200, got %d", w.Code)
+		}
+
+		var resp map[string]any
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(w.Body).Decode(&resp); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to decode response: %v", err)
+		}
+		data, ok := resp["data"].([]any)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("expected 'data' to be an array")
+		}
+		if len(data) != 2 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 2 items, got %d", len(data))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("respects offset parameter", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := chi.NewRouter()
+		r.Get("/personas", app.Wrap(handler.List))
+
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/personas?offset=2", nil)
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+		if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Errorf("expected status 200, got %d", w.Code)
+		}
+
+		var resp map[string]any
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(w.Body).Decode(&resp); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to decode response: %v", err)
+		}
+		data, ok := resp["data"].([]any)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("expected 'data' to be an array")
+		}
+		if len(data) != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 1 item, got %d", len(data))
+		}
+	})
+}

services/persona-api/internal/api/routes.go

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func RegisterRoutes(application *app.App, deps *Dependencies) {
 	chatHandler := handlers.NewChat(deps.Queue, deps.SSEHub, logger)
 	mediaHandler := handlers.NewMedia(deps.Store, deps.MediaRepo, logger)
 	albumHandler := handlers.NewAlbum(deps.AlbumService, logger)
-	personaHandler := handlers.NewPersona(deps.Queue, deps.JobReader, logger)
+	personaHandler := handlers.NewPersona(deps.PersonaService, logger)
 
 	// Build and mount OpenAPI spec
 	spec := NewServiceSpec()
@@ -164,8 +164,10 @@ func RegisterRoutes(application *app.App, deps *Dependencies) {
 			r.Post("/albums/{id}/shots/{index}", app.Wrap(albumHandler.GenerateShot))
 			r.Delete("/albums/{id}/shots/{index}", app.Wrap(albumHandler.ResetShot))
 
-			// Persona generation (5-stage LLM + 20 images + 4 videos, all async)
-			r.Post("/persona/generate", app.Wrap(personaHandler.GeneratePersona))
+			// Persona CRUD (Create enqueues generate_spec, returns 202)
+			r.Post("/personas", app.Wrap(personaHandler.Create))
+			r.Get("/personas", app.Wrap(personaHandler.List))
+			r.Get("/personas/{id}", app.Wrap(personaHandler.GetByID))
 		})
 	})
 }
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ type Dependencies struct {
 	ExampleService *service.ExampleService
 	AuthService    *service.AuthService
 	AlbumService   *service.AlbumService
+	PersonaService *service.PersonaService
 	Queue          queue.Producer
 	JobReader      queue.JobReader
 	SSEHub         *realtime.SSEHub

services/persona-api/internal/api/spec.go

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ func NewServiceSpec() *openapi.OpenAPISpec {
 		WithDescription("REST API for the persona-api service").
 		WithBearerSecurity("bearer", "JWT authentication token").
 		WithTag("Health", "Service health endpoints").
-		WithTag("Examples", "Example CRUD endpoints")
+		WithTag("Examples", "Example CRUD endpoints").
+		WithTag("Personas", "AI persona generation and management")
 
 	// Define reusable schemas
 	spec.WithSchema("Example", openapi.Object(map[string]openapi.Schema{
@@ -108,5 +109,73 @@ func NewServiceSpec() *openapi.OpenAPISpec {
 		},
 	})
 
+	// ----- Persona schemas -----
+
+	spec.WithSchema("Persona", openapi.Object(map[string]openapi.Schema{
+		"id":          openapi.UUID().WithDescription("Unique identifier"),
+		"name":        openapi.String().WithDescription("Persona display name"),
+		"handle":      openapi.String().WithDescription("Unique URL-safe handle"),
+		"gender":      openapi.String().WithDescription("Gender identity"),
+		"description": openapi.String().WithDescription("Natural-language persona concept"),
+		"tags":        openapi.Array(openapi.String()).WithDescription("Tags"),
+		"spec_json":   openapi.Object(map[string]openapi.Schema{}, "").WithDescription("Generated persona specification"),
+		"anchor_url":  openapi.String().WithDescription("Anchor image URL"),
+		"avatar_url":  openapi.String().WithDescription("Avatar image URL"),
+		"banner_url":  openapi.String().WithDescription("Banner image URL"),
+		"image_urls":  openapi.Array(openapi.String()).WithDescription("Gallery image URLs"),
+		"video_urls":  openapi.Array(openapi.String()).WithDescription("Video URLs"),
+		"status":      openapi.String().WithDescription("Generation status: pending, generating, complete, failed"),
+		"created_at":  openapi.DateTime().WithDescription("Creation timestamp"),
+	}, "id", "name", "handle", "gender", "description", "status"))
+
+	spec.WithSchema("CreatePersonaRequest", openapi.Object(map[string]openapi.Schema{
+		"description": openapi.StringWithMinMax(3, 1000).WithDescription("Natural-language persona concept"),
+		"gender":      openapi.String().WithDescription("Gender identity: woman, man, or non_binary"),
+		"custom_name": openapi.String().WithDescription("Optional custom name override"),
+	}, "description", "gender"))
+
+	// ----- Persona endpoints -----
+
+	spec.AddPath("/api/persona-api/personas", "post", map[string]any{
+		"summary":     "Create persona",
+		"description": "Creates a new persona and enqueues a generate_spec job. Returns 202 Accepted.",
+		"tags":        []string{"Personas"},
+		"security":    []map[string][]string{{"bearer": {}}},
+		"requestBody": openapi.RequestBody(openapi.Ref("CreatePersonaRequest"), true),
+		"responses": map[string]any{
+			"202": openapi.OpResponse("Accepted", openapi.ResponseSchema(openapi.Ref("Persona"))),
+			"400": openapi.OpResponse("Bad request", openapi.ErrorResponseSchema()),
+			"401": openapi.OpResponse("Unauthorized", openapi.ErrorResponseSchema()),
+			"422": openapi.OpResponse("Validation error", openapi.ErrorResponseSchema()),
+		},
+	})
+
+	spec.AddPath("/api/persona-api/personas", "get", map[string]any{
+		"summary":     "List personas",
+		"description": "Returns a paginated list of personas ordered by creation date (newest first).",
+		"tags":        []string{"Personas"},
+		"security":    []map[string][]string{{"bearer": {}}},
+		"parameters": []any{
+			openapi.QueryParam("limit", "Maximum number of results (default 20, max 100)", false),
+			openapi.QueryParam("offset", "Number of results to skip (default 0)", false),
+		},
+		"responses": map[string]any{
+			"200": openapi.OpResponse("Success", openapi.ResponseSchema(openapi.RefArray("Persona"))),
+			"401": openapi.OpResponse("Unauthorized", openapi.ErrorResponseSchema()),
+		},
+	})
+
+	spec.AddPath("/api/persona-api/personas/{id}", "get", map[string]any{
+		"summary":    "Get persona by ID",
+		"tags":       []string{"Personas"},
+		"security":   []map[string][]string{{"bearer": {}}},
+		"parameters": []any{openapi.IDParam()},
+		"responses": map[string]any{
+			"200": openapi.OpResponse("Success", openapi.ResponseSchema(openapi.Ref("Persona"))),
+			"401": openapi.OpResponse("Unauthorized", openapi.ErrorResponseSchema()),
+			"404": openapi.OpResponse("Not found", openapi.ErrorResponseSchema()),
+		},
+	})
+
 	return spec
 }

services/persona-api/internal/domain/errors.go

@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ var (
 	ErrNameTooLong          = errors.New("name exceeds maximum length")
 	ErrEmailTooLong         = errors.New("email exceeds maximum length")
 	ErrInvalidAvatarURL     = errors.New("avatar URL must use http or https")
+
+	// Persona errors
+	ErrPersonaNotFound = errors.New("persona not found")
+	ErrDuplicateHandle = errors.New("persona with this handle already exists")
 )

services/persona-api/internal/domain/persona.go

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package domain
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// PersonaID is a strongly-typed identifier for personas.
+type PersonaID string
+
+// String returns the string representation of the ID.
+func (id PersonaID) String() string {
+	return string(id)
+}
+
+// IsZero returns true if the ID is empty.
+func (id PersonaID) IsZero() bool {
+	return id == ""
+}
+
+// PersonaStatus represents the current generation state of a persona.
+type PersonaStatus string
+
+const (
+	PersonaStatusPending    PersonaStatus = "pending"
+	PersonaStatusGenerating PersonaStatus = "generating"
+	PersonaStatusComplete   PersonaStatus = "complete"
+	PersonaStatusFailed     PersonaStatus = "failed"
+)
+
+// PersonaStage represents a generation pipeline stage.
+type PersonaStage string
+
+const (
+	StageSpec         PersonaStage = "spec"
+	StageAnchor       PersonaStage = "anchor"
+	StageAvatar       PersonaStage = "avatar"
+	StageBanner       PersonaStage = "banner"
+	StageGalleryBatch PersonaStage = "gallery_batch"
+	StageVideo        PersonaStage = "video"
+)
+
+// Persona represents an AI-generated persona.
+type Persona struct {
+	ID          PersonaID       `json:"id"`
+	Name        string          `json:"name"`
+	Handle      string          `json:"handle"`
+	Gender      string          `json:"gender"`
+	Description string          `json:"description"`
+	Tags        []string        `json:"tags"`
+	SpecJSON    json.RawMessage `json:"spec_json,omitempty"`
+	AnchorURL   string          `json:"anchor_url,omitempty"`
+	AvatarURL   string          `json:"avatar_url,omitempty"`
+	BannerURL   string          `json:"banner_url,omitempty"`
+	ImageURLs   []string        `json:"image_urls"`
+	VideoURLs   []string        `json:"video_urls"`
+	Status      PersonaStatus   `json:"status"`
+	CreatedAt   time.Time       `json:"created_at"`
+}
+
+// PersonaGenerateJob represents a queued persona generation job payload.
+type PersonaGenerateJob struct {
+	PersonaID string `json:"persona_id"`
+	Stage     string `json:"stage"`
+}

services/persona-api/internal/port/persona.go

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package port
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/domain"
+)
+
+// PersonaRepository defines the interface for persona persistence operations.
+type PersonaRepository interface {
+	// Create stores a new persona.
+	Create(ctx context.Context, persona *domain.Persona) error
+
+	// GetByID returns a persona by ID.
+	// Returns domain.ErrPersonaNotFound if not found.
+	GetByID(ctx context.Context, id domain.PersonaID) (*domain.Persona, error)
+
+	// List returns personas with pagination.
+	List(ctx context.Context, limit, offset int) ([]*domain.Persona, error)
+
+	// Update persists changes to an existing persona.
+	// Returns domain.ErrPersonaNotFound if not found.
+	Update(ctx context.Context, persona *domain.Persona) error
+}

services/persona-api/internal/service/persona.go

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+package service
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/logging"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/queue"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/realtime"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/domain"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/port"
+)
+
+// PersonaService handles persona-related business logic.
+type PersonaService struct {
+	repo   port.PersonaRepository
+	queue  queue.Producer
+	sseHub *realtime.SSEHub
+	logger *logging.Logger
+}
+
+// NewPersonaService creates a new persona service.
+func NewPersonaService(repo port.PersonaRepository, q queue.Producer, hub *realtime.SSEHub, logger *logging.Logger) *PersonaService {
+	return &PersonaService{
+		repo:   repo,
+		queue:  q,
+		sseHub: hub,
+		logger: logger.WithService("PersonaService"),
+	}
+}
+
+// Create creates a new persona and enqueues a generate_spec job.
+func (s *PersonaService) Create(ctx context.Context, description, gender, customName string) (*domain.Persona, error) {
+	name := customName
+	if name == "" {
+		name = generatePersonaName(description)
+	}
+
+	handle := generateHandle(name)
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+
+	persona := &domain.Persona{
+		Name:        name,
+		Handle:      handle,
+		Gender:      gender,
+		Description: description,
+		Tags:        []string{},
+		ImageURLs:   []string{},
+		VideoURLs:   []string{},
+		Status:      domain.PersonaStatusPending,
+		CreatedAt:   now,
+	}
+
+	if err := s.repo.Create(ctx, persona); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create persona: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Enqueue generate_spec job to kick off the pipeline.
+	_, err := s.queue.Enqueue(ctx, "generate_spec", map[string]any{
+		"persona_id": persona.ID.String(),
+		"stage":      string(domain.StageSpec),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		s.logger.Error("failed to enqueue generate_spec job", "error", err, "persona_id", persona.ID)
+		// Persona is created but job failed to enqueue — not fatal.
+		// Caller can retry or a reconciler can pick it up.
+	}
+
+	s.publishUpdate(persona)
+	s.logger.Info("persona created", "id", persona.ID, "name", name, "handle", handle)
+	return persona, nil
+}
+
+// GetByID returns a persona by ID.
+func (s *PersonaService) GetByID(ctx context.Context, id domain.PersonaID) (*domain.Persona, error) {
+	return s.repo.GetByID(ctx, id)
+}
+
+// List returns personas with pagination.
+func (s *PersonaService) List(ctx context.Context, limit, offset int) ([]*domain.Persona, error) {
+	if limit <= 0 {
+		limit = 20
+	}
+	if limit > 100 {
+		limit = 100
+	}
+	if offset < 0 {
+		offset = 0
+	}
+	return s.repo.List(ctx, limit, offset)
+}
+
+// publishUpdate sends a persona_updated SSE event to channel:personas.
+func (s *PersonaService) publishUpdate(persona *domain.Persona) {
+	if s.sseHub == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	s.sseHub.SendToChannel("channel:personas", &realtime.SSEEvent{
+		Type:   "persona_updated",
+		Result: persona,
+	})
+}
+
+// handleRegex strips non-alphanumeric characters for handle generation.
+var handleRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`[^a-z0-9]+`)
+
+// generateHandle creates a URL-safe handle from a name.
+func generateHandle(name string) string {
+	h := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(name))
+	h = handleRegex.ReplaceAllString(h, "_")
+	h = strings.Trim(h, "_")
+	if len(h) > 40 {
+		h = h[:40]
+		h = strings.TrimRight(h, "_")
+	}
+	// Append timestamp suffix to reduce collisions
+	suffix := fmt.Sprintf("_%d", time.Now().UnixMilli()%100000)
+	return h + suffix
+}
+
+// generatePersonaName derives a placeholder name from the description.
+func generatePersonaName(description string) string {
+	words := strings.Fields(description)
+	if len(words) > 3 {
+		words = words[:3]
+	}
+	// Capitalize first letter of each word
+	for i, w := range words {
+		if len(w) > 0 {
+			words[i] = strings.ToUpper(w[:1]) + w[1:]
+		}
+	}
+	name := strings.Join(words, " ")
+	if len(name) > 50 {
+		name = name[:50]
+	}
+	return name
+}

services/persona-api/internal/service/persona_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+package service
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/logging"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/pkg/queue"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/adapter/memory"
+	"git.threesix.ai/jordan/persona-community-5/services/persona-api/internal/domain"
+)
+
+// mockProducer implements queue.Producer for testing.
+type mockProducer struct {
+	jobs []struct {
+		jobType string
+		payload map[string]any
+	}
+}
+
+var _ queue.Producer = (*mockProducer)(nil)
+
+func (m *mockProducer) Enqueue(_ context.Context, jobType string, payload map[string]any) (string, error) {
+	m.jobs = append(m.jobs, struct {
+		jobType string
+		payload map[string]any
+	}{jobType: jobType, payload: payload})
+	return "test-job-id", nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockProducer) EnqueueWithOptions(_ context.Context, job queue.Job) (string, error) {
+	m.jobs = append(m.jobs, struct {
+		jobType string
+		payload map[string]any
+	}{jobType: job.Type, payload: job.Payload})
+	return "test-job-id", nil
+}
+
+func TestPersonaService_Create(t *testing.T) {
+	repo := memory.NewPersonaRepository()
+	q := &mockProducer{}
+	svc := NewPersonaService(repo, q, nil, logging.Nop())
+
+	t.Run("creates persona with custom name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		persona, err := svc.Create(context.Background(), "mysterious woman with dark hair", "woman", "Luna Shadow")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if persona.Name != "Luna Shadow" {
+			t.Errorf("expected name 'Luna Shadow', got '%s'", persona.Name)
+		}
+		if persona.ID.IsZero() {
+			t.Error("expected non-empty ID")
+		}
+		if persona.Gender != "woman" {
+			t.Errorf("expected gender 'woman', got '%s'", persona.Gender)
+		}
+		if persona.Status != domain.PersonaStatusPending {
+			t.Errorf("expected status 'pending', got '%s'", persona.Status)
+		}
+		if persona.Handle == "" {
+			t.Error("expected non-empty handle")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("creates persona with generated name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		persona, err := svc.Create(context.Background(), "energetic man who loves music", "man", "")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if persona.Name == "" {
+			t.Error("expected auto-generated name")
+		}
+		if persona.ID.IsZero() {
+			t.Error("expected non-empty ID")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("enqueues generate_spec job", func(t *testing.T) {
+		found := false
+		for _, j := range q.jobs {
+			if j.jobType == "generate_spec" {
+				found = true
+				if j.payload["stage"] != "spec" {
+					t.Errorf("expected stage 'spec', got %v", j.payload["stage"])
+				}
+				if _, ok := j.payload["persona_id"]; !ok {
+					t.Error("expected persona_id in job payload")
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			t.Error("expected generate_spec job to be enqueued")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("initializes empty slices", func(t *testing.T) {
+		persona, err := svc.Create(context.Background(), "test persona for slices", "non_binary", "SliceTest")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if persona.Tags == nil {
+			t.Error("expected Tags to be initialized (not nil)")
+		}
+		if persona.ImageURLs == nil {
+			t.Error("expected ImageURLs to be initialized (not nil)")
+		}
+		if persona.VideoURLs == nil {
+			t.Error("expected VideoURLs to be initialized (not nil)")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestPersonaService_GetByID(t *testing.T) {
+	repo := memory.NewPersonaRepository()
+	q := &mockProducer{}
+	svc := NewPersonaService(repo, q, nil, logging.Nop())
+
+	created, _ := svc.Create(context.Background(), "test persona", "woman", "GetTest")
+
+	t.Run("returns existing persona", func(t *testing.T) {
+		persona, err := svc.GetByID(context.Background(), created.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if persona.Name != "GetTest" {
+			t.Errorf("expected name 'GetTest', got '%s'", persona.Name)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns not found for missing persona", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := svc.GetByID(context.Background(), "nonexistent-id")
+		if err != domain.ErrPersonaNotFound {
+			t.Errorf("expected ErrPersonaNotFound, got %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestPersonaService_List(t *testing.T) {
+	repo := memory.NewPersonaRepository()
+	q := &mockProducer{}
+	svc := NewPersonaService(repo, q, nil, logging.Nop())
+
+	t.Run("returns empty list initially", func(t *testing.T) {
+		personas, err := svc.List(context.Background(), 20, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 0 personas, got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Create some personas
+	_, _ = svc.Create(context.Background(), "persona one", "woman", "ListOne")
+	_, _ = svc.Create(context.Background(), "persona two", "man", "ListTwo")
+	_, _ = svc.Create(context.Background(), "persona three", "non_binary", "ListThree")
+
+	t.Run("returns all personas", func(t *testing.T) {
+		personas, err := svc.List(context.Background(), 20, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 3 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 3 personas, got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("respects limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		personas, err := svc.List(context.Background(), 2, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 2 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 2 personas, got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("clamps negative limit to default", func(t *testing.T) {
+		personas, err := svc.List(context.Background(), -1, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 3 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 3 personas (default limit), got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("clamps limit above 100", func(t *testing.T) {
+		personas, err := svc.List(context.Background(), 200, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 3 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 3 personas (all within max limit), got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("respects offset", func(t *testing.T) {
+		personas, err := svc.List(context.Background(), 20, 2)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 1 persona, got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestGenerateHandle(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		input string
+	}{
+		{name: "simple name", input: "Luna Shadow"},
+		{name: "special chars", input: "DJ Beats!@#"},
+		{name: "unicode", input: "Café Noir"},
+		{name: "long name", input: "This Is A Very Long Name That Exceeds The Maximum Handle Length Allowed"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			handle := generateHandle(tt.input)
+			if handle == "" {
+				t.Error("expected non-empty handle")
+			}
+			if len(handle) > 50 {
+				t.Errorf("handle too long: %d chars", len(handle))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGeneratePersonaName(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		desc  string
+		check func(string) bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "short description",
+			desc:  "mysterious woman",
+			check: func(s string) bool { return s != "" },
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "long description uses first 3 words",
+			desc:  "mysterious woman with dark hair who loves poetry",
+			check: func(s string) bool { return s != "" && len(s) <= 50 },
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			name := generatePersonaName(tt.desc)
+			if !tt.check(name) {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected name for desc %q: %q", tt.desc, name)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}