chore(db): resync stale EF ModelSnapshot + fix fresh-DB schema gap

Backlog item 1. The committed ModelSnapshot was empty/stale (21 lines, no
entities) -- `dotnet ef migrations add` scaffolded the whole database from
scratch against it, including the ASP.NET Identity tables, which have never
been created by a real EF migration in this repo (always provisioned via the
raw-SQL reconciler in StartupInitializationExtensions.cs -- see
EnsureIdentityTables' own comment). Applying that diff for real would throw
"table/column already exists" on every environment.

Fix: added migration 20260711181039_SyncModelSnapshot with an intentionally
empty Up()/Down() (see its doc comment) -- it only records itself in
__EFMigrationsHistory and regenerates the snapshot to match the live model,
so `dotnet ef migrations add` produces a real diff for the next schema
change instead of the whole database again. Verified zero side effects
against a copy of the dev DB (only inserts one history row) and against a
fresh empty DB (full migration + reconciler chain runs clean).

That fresh-DB verification surfaced a real, previously-undiscovered bug:
EnsureColumn/EnsureMySqlColumn calls for JobApplications/Correspondences/
Companies/Attachments ad-hoc columns all no-op on a truly fresh database
(the tables don't exist yet -- Migrate() creates them afterward), so a
brand-new deployment's first boot would be missing dozens of columns
(LastReminderEmailSentAt, RecruiterMessageDraft, salary fields, Correspondence
Provider/Subject/Channel/etc.) until the next restart. Also caught: my own b4
change (Correspondence.Provider backfill, already merged) had the same
unguarded-on-fresh-DB bug in isolation.

Fixed by promoting the schema-reconciliation helpers (Exec/HasTable/
HasColumn/EnsureColumn and their MySQL equivalents) from local functions to
class-level statics, extracting the ad-hoc-column blocks into
ReconcileCoreAppColumns/ReconcileCoreAppColumnsMySql, and calling them a
second time right after Migrate() succeeds (reusing the connection already
opened for the CoreSchemaReady check) -- idempotent, so free on every boot
except the first one, where it's now required. No inline logic changed,
pure extraction + one additional call site.

Also added Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design to JobTrackerApi.csproj
(dotnet-ef tooling requires it on the startup project since EF Core 6+;
previously only referenced by JobTrackerBackend, where the DbContext lives).

169/169 backend tests green. Verified live: full app boot against both a
fresh empty SQLite DB and a copy of the populated dev DB, both clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitea/workflows/ci-deploy.yml

@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ jobs:
           CI: 'false'
           GENERATE_SOURCEMAP: 'false'
           NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=4096
-        run: npm run build
+        # CRA's build (Terser minify + fork-ts-checker workers) has repeatedly died silently on
+        # this runner with no error output (OOM/SIGSEGV signature — same resource-starved-runner
+        # class as the npm ci and dotnet-install flakes elsewhere in this workflow). Retry once.
+        run: |
+          npm run build \
+            || ( echo "Frontend build failed ($?) — retrying once..." && npm run build )
 
   deploy:
     needs: test

Data/JobTrackerContext.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace JobTrackerApi.Data
     public DbSet<GmailConnection> GmailConnections => Set<GmailConnection>();
     public DbSet<GmailReviewDecision> GmailReviewDecisions => Set<GmailReviewDecision>();
     public DbSet<MicrosoftGraphConnection> MicrosoftGraphConnections => Set<MicrosoftGraphConnection>();
+    public DbSet<ImapConnection> ImapConnections => Set<ImapConnection>();
     public DbSet<Attachment> Attachments => Set<Attachment>();
     public DbSet<RuleSettings> RuleSettings => Set<RuleSettings>();
     public DbSet<UserRuleSettings> UserRuleSettings => Set<UserRuleSettings>();

JobTrackerApi.Tests/CorrespondenceControllerTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using JobTrackerApi.Controllers;
+using JobTrackerApi.Data;
+using JobTrackerApi.Models;
+using JobTrackerApi.Tests.TestSupport;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Tests;
+
+public sealed class CorrespondenceControllerTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Create_tags_manually_entered_correspondence_with_manual_provider()
+    {
+        await using var db = TestHostFactory.CreateInMemoryDb();
+        var company = new Company { Name = "Acme", OwnerUserId = "user-1" };
+        db.Companies.Add(company);
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var job = new JobApplication { JobTitle = "Backend Developer", CompanyId = company.Id, OwnerUserId = "user-1" };
+        db.JobApplications.Add(job);
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var controller = new CorrespondenceController(db);
+        var request = new CorrespondenceController.CreateCorrespondenceRequestV2(
+            job.Id, "Me", "Called to follow up.", "Follow-up call", "Call", null, "outbound", null, null, null, null, null, null);
+
+        var result = await controller.Create(request, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.IsType<Correspondence>(((CreatedAtActionResult)result.Result!).Value);
+        var stored = await db.Correspondences.SingleAsync();
+        Assert.Equal("manual", stored.Provider);
+    }
+}

JobTrackerApi.Tests/GmailControllerTests.cs

@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ public sealed class GmailControllerTests
 
         var storedMessages = await db.Correspondences.Where(message => message.JobApplicationId == job.Id).ToListAsync();
         Assert.Single(storedMessages);
+        Assert.Equal("gmail", storedMessages[0].Provider);
         gmail.Verify(service => service.GetMessageAsync("user-1", "msg-1", It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.Once);
     }
 

JobTrackerApi.Tests/ImapControllerTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using JobTrackerApi.Controllers;
+using JobTrackerApi.Models;
+using JobTrackerApi.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Tests;
+
+public sealed class ImapControllerTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Status_returns_connection_fields_for_connected_account()
+    {
+        var imap = new Mock<IImapService>();
+        imap.Setup(service => service.GetConnectionAsync("user-1", It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new ImapConnection
+            {
+                OwnerUserId = "user-1",
+                Host = "imap.example.test",
+                Port = 993,
+                UseSsl = true,
+                Username = "user@example.test",
+                ConnectedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(-1),
+                LastSyncStatus = "ok"
+            });
+
+        var controller = CreateController(imap.Object, "user-1");
+        var result = await controller.Status(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var ok = Assert.IsType<OkObjectResult>(result.Result);
+        var payload = Assert.IsType<ImapController.ImapConnectionStatusDto>(ok.Value);
+        Assert.True(payload.Connected);
+        Assert.Equal("imap.example.test", payload.Host);
+        Assert.Equal(993, payload.Port);
+        Assert.Equal("user@example.test", payload.Username);
+        Assert.Equal("ok", payload.LastSyncStatus);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Status_reports_not_connected_when_no_connection_exists()
+    {
+        var imap = new Mock<IImapService>();
+        imap.Setup(service => service.GetConnectionAsync("user-1", It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync((ImapConnection?)null);
+
+        var controller = CreateController(imap.Object, "user-1");
+        var result = await controller.Status(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var ok = Assert.IsType<OkObjectResult>(result.Result);
+        var payload = Assert.IsType<ImapController.ImapConnectionStatusDto>(ok.Value);
+        Assert.False(payload.Connected);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("", 993, "user", "pass", "Host is required.")]
+    [InlineData("imap.example.test", 0, "user", "pass", "Valid port is required.")]
+    [InlineData("imap.example.test", 993, "", "pass", "Username is required.")]
+    [InlineData("imap.example.test", 993, "user", "", "Password is required.")]
+    public async Task Connect_rejects_missing_fields(string host, int port, string username, string password, string expectedError)
+    {
+        var imap = new Mock<IImapService>(MockBehavior.Strict);
+        var controller = CreateController(imap.Object, "user-1");
+
+        var result = await controller.Connect(new ImapController.ImapConnectRequest(host, port, true, username, password), CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var badRequest = Assert.IsType<BadRequestObjectResult>(result);
+        Assert.Equal(expectedError, badRequest.Value);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Connect_returns_bad_request_when_service_rejects_credentials()
+    {
+        var imap = new Mock<IImapService>();
+        imap.Setup(service => service.ConnectAsync("user-1", "imap.example.test", 993, true, "user", "wrong", It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ThrowsAsync(new InvalidOperationException("IMAP authentication failed: bad credentials"));
+
+        var controller = CreateController(imap.Object, "user-1");
+        var result = await controller.Connect(new ImapController.ImapConnectRequest("imap.example.test", 993, true, "user", "wrong"), CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var badRequest = Assert.IsType<BadRequestObjectResult>(result);
+        Assert.Contains("authentication failed", (string)badRequest.Value!);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Connect_succeeds_and_returns_username()
+    {
+        var imap = new Mock<IImapService>();
+        imap.Setup(service => service.ConnectAsync("user-1", "imap.example.test", 993, true, "user@example.test", "correct", It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new ImapConnectResult("user@example.test"));
+
+        var controller = CreateController(imap.Object, "user-1");
+        var result = await controller.Connect(new ImapController.ImapConnectRequest("imap.example.test", 993, true, "user@example.test", "correct"), CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var ok = Assert.IsType<OkObjectResult>(result);
+        var username = ok.Value!.GetType().GetProperty("username")!.GetValue(ok.Value) as string;
+        Assert.Equal("user@example.test", username);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Disconnect_calls_service_for_authenticated_user()
+    {
+        var imap = new Mock<IImapService>();
+        imap.Setup(service => service.DisconnectAsync("user-1", It.IsAny<CancellationToken>())).Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
+
+        var controller = CreateController(imap.Object, "user-1");
+        var result = await controller.Disconnect(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.IsType<NoContentResult>(result);
+        imap.Verify(service => service.DisconnectAsync("user-1", It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    private static ImapController CreateController(IImapService imap, string userId)
+    {
+        return new ImapController(imap)
+        {
+            ControllerContext = new ControllerContext
+            {
+                HttpContext = new DefaultHttpContext
+                {
+                    User = new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity(new[]
+                    {
+                        new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, userId)
+                    }, "test"))
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}

JobTrackerApi.Tests/ImapProviderTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+using JobTrackerApi.Services;
+using JobTrackerApi.Services.EmailProviders;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Tests;
+
+public sealed class ImapProviderTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void ProviderKey_is_imap()
+    {
+        var provider = new ImapProvider(Mock.Of<IImapService>());
+        Assert.Equal("imap", provider.ProviderKey);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetConnectionAsync_maps_username_onto_neutral_shape()
+    {
+        var imap = new Mock<IImapService>();
+        imap.Setup(service => service.GetConnectionAsync("user-1", It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new JobTrackerApi.Models.ImapConnection { OwnerUserId = "user-1", Username = "user@example.test" });
+
+        var provider = new ImapProvider(imap.Object);
+        var connection = await provider.GetConnectionAsync("user-1", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(connection);
+        Assert.Equal("imap", connection!.ProviderKey);
+        Assert.Equal("user@example.test", connection.Address);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetConnectionAsync_returns_null_when_not_connected()
+    {
+        var imap = new Mock<IImapService>();
+        imap.Setup(service => service.GetConnectionAsync("user-1", It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync((JobTrackerApi.Models.ImapConnection?)null);
+
+        var provider = new ImapProvider(imap.Object);
+        var connection = await provider.GetConnectionAsync("user-1", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.Null(connection);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SearchAsync_maps_thread_key_onto_neutral_thread_id()
+    {
+        var imap = new Mock<IImapService>();
+        imap.Setup(service => service.ListMessagesAsync("user-1", "recruiter", 10, It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new List<ImapMessageSummary>
+            {
+                new("42", "root-msg-id@example.test", "Interview", "them@company.test", "me@example.test", DateTimeOffset.UtcNow, "snippet")
+            });
+
+        var provider = new ImapProvider(imap.Object);
+        var results = await provider.SearchAsync("user-1", "recruiter", 10, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var summary = Assert.Single(results);
+        Assert.Equal("42", summary.Id);
+        Assert.Equal("root-msg-id@example.test", summary.ThreadId);
+        Assert.Equal("Interview", summary.Subject);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetMessageAsync_maps_content_id_onto_neutral_external_attachment_id()
+    {
+        var imap = new Mock<IImapService>();
+        imap.Setup(service => service.GetMessageAsync("user-1", "42", It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new ImapMessageDetail(
+                "42", "root-msg-id@example.test", "Offer", "them@company.test", "me@example.test", DateTimeOffset.UtcNow, "snippet",
+                "body text", "<p>body</p>", new List<string>(),
+                new List<ImapMessageAttachment> { new("resume.pdf", "application/pdf", 1024, "cid-1", false) }));
+
+        var provider = new ImapProvider(imap.Object);
+        var detail = await provider.GetMessageAsync("user-1", "42", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.Equal("root-msg-id@example.test", detail.ThreadId);
+        var attachment = Assert.Single(detail.Attachments);
+        Assert.Equal("resume.pdf", attachment.FileName);
+        Assert.Equal("cid-1", attachment.ExternalAttachmentId);
+    }
+}

JobTrackerApi.Tests/ImapServiceSsrfGuardTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System.IO;
+using JobTrackerApi.Services;
+using JobTrackerApi.Tests.TestSupport;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Tests;
+
+// Regression coverage for the SSRF guard in ImapService: an authenticated user's IMAP "connect"
+// target must not be usable to probe loopback/RFC1918/link-local/cloud-metadata addresses.
+public sealed class ImapServiceSsrfGuardTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("127.0.0.1")]
+    [InlineData("localhost")]
+    [InlineData("10.0.0.5")]
+    [InlineData("172.16.0.5")]
+    [InlineData("192.168.1.5")]
+    [InlineData("169.254.169.254")] // cloud metadata endpoint
+    public async Task ConnectAsync_rejects_internal_and_metadata_hosts(string host)
+    {
+        var service = CreateService();
+
+        var ex = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+            service.ConnectAsync("user-1", host, 993, true, "user", "password", CancellationToken.None));
+
+        // Message must not leak connect-vs-auth distinction (that's the oracle this guard closes).
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("resolve", ex.Message, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("reachable", ex.Message, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ConnectAsync_rejects_unresolvable_host_without_leaking_dns_detail()
+    {
+        var service = CreateService();
+
+        var ex = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+            service.ConnectAsync("user-1", "this-host-does-not-exist.invalid", 993, true, "user", "password", CancellationToken.None));
+
+        Assert.Equal("Could not connect to that IMAP server with the given credentials. Check host, port, and password.", ex.Message);
+    }
+
+    private static ImapService CreateService()
+    {
+        var db = TestHostFactory.CreateInMemoryDb();
+        var protectionProvider = DataProtectionProvider.Create(new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"jobtracker-tests-{Guid.NewGuid():N}")));
+        return new ImapService(db, protectionProvider);
+    }
+}

JobTrackerApi/Controllers/CorrespondenceController.cs

@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ namespace JobTrackerApi.Controllers
                 ExternalTo = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.ExternalTo) ? null : request.ExternalTo.Trim(),
                 ExternalLabelsJson = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.ExternalLabelsJson) ? null : request.ExternalLabelsJson.Trim(),
                 AttachmentMetadataJson = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.AttachmentMetadataJson) ? null : request.AttachmentMetadataJson.Trim(),
+                Provider = "manual",
                 Content = request.Content,
                 Date = request.Date ?? DateTime.Now,
             };

JobTrackerApi/Controllers/GmailController.cs

@@ -977,6 +977,7 @@ public sealed class GmailController : ControllerBase
                 GmailAttachmentId = attachment.ExternalAttachmentId,
                 Inline = attachment.Inline,
             })),
+            Provider = "gmail",
             Content = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(detail.BodyText) ? detail.Snippet : detail.BodyText,
             Date = messageDate,
         };

JobTrackerApi/Controllers/ImapController.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using JobTrackerApi.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Controllers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Generic IMAP connection lifecycle for mailboxes with no dedicated OAuth provider. Unlike
+/// Gmail/Microsoft, there's no OAuth redirect — the caller submits host/username/password once,
+/// <see cref="IImapService"/> verifies them by connecting, then encrypts and stores them.
+/// </summary>
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/imap")]
+[Authorize]
+public sealed class ImapController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly IImapService _imap;
+
+    public ImapController(IImapService imap)
+    {
+        _imap = imap;
+    }
+
+    public sealed record ImapConnectRequest(string Host, int Port, bool UseSsl, string Username, string Password);
+
+    public sealed record ImapConnectionStatusDto(
+        bool Connected,
+        string? Host,
+        int? Port,
+        bool? UseSsl,
+        string? Username,
+        DateTimeOffset? ConnectedAt,
+        DateTimeOffset? LastSyncedAt,
+        DateTimeOffset? LastSyncAttemptedAt,
+        DateTimeOffset? LastSyncSucceededAt,
+        string? LastSyncMode,
+        string? LastSyncSource,
+        string? LastSyncStatus,
+        string? LastSyncError);
+
+    [HttpGet("status")]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<ImapConnectionStatusDto>> Status(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var ownerUserId = GetRequiredOwnerUserId();
+        var connection = await _imap.GetConnectionAsync(ownerUserId, cancellationToken);
+        return Ok(new ImapConnectionStatusDto(
+            connection is not null,
+            connection?.Host,
+            connection?.Port,
+            connection?.UseSsl,
+            connection?.Username,
+            connection?.ConnectedAt,
+            connection?.LastSyncedAt,
+            connection?.LastSyncAttemptedAt,
+            connection?.LastSyncSucceededAt,
+            connection?.LastSyncMode,
+            connection?.LastSyncSource,
+            connection?.LastSyncStatus,
+            connection?.LastSyncError));
+    }
+
+    [HttpPost("connect")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Connect([FromBody] ImapConnectRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.Host)) return BadRequest("Host is required.");
+        if (request.Port <= 0 || request.Port > 65535) return BadRequest("Valid port is required.");
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.Username)) return BadRequest("Username is required.");
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.Password)) return BadRequest("Password is required.");
+
+        var ownerUserId = GetRequiredOwnerUserId();
+        try
+        {
+            var result = await _imap.ConnectAsync(ownerUserId, request.Host, request.Port, request.UseSsl, request.Username, request.Password, cancellationToken);
+            return Ok(new { username = result.Username });
+        }
+        catch (InvalidOperationException ex)
+        {
+            return BadRequest(ex.Message);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [HttpDelete("connection")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Disconnect(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var ownerUserId = GetRequiredOwnerUserId();
+        await _imap.DisconnectAsync(ownerUserId, cancellationToken);
+        return NoContent();
+    }
+
+    private string GetRequiredOwnerUserId()
+    {
+        return User.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier) ?? User.FindFirstValue("sub")
+            ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Authenticated user id is missing.");
+    }
+}

JobTrackerApi/JobTrackerApi.csproj

@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="9.0.14" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="9.0.14" />
     <PackageReference Include="Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <!-- dotnet-ef design-time tooling requires this on the startup project (not just
+         JobTrackerBackend, where the DbContext actually lives) since EF Core 6+. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="9.0.14">
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

JobTrackerApi/Migrations/20260711181039_SyncModelSnapshot.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Migrations
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Intentionally a no-op. The committed ModelSnapshot had drifted far behind the live schema
+    /// (empty -- see JobTrackerContextModelSnapshot.cs history): every table/column added since
+    /// the last real migration (2026-03-11) was provisioned exclusively through the idempotent
+    /// raw-SQL reconciler in StartupInitializationExtensions.cs, including the ASP.NET Identity
+    /// tables themselves, which have never been created by an EF migration in this repo -- see
+    /// EnsureIdentityTables' comment ("create Identity tables directly if dotnet ef isn't
+    /// available"). `dotnet ef migrations add` scaffolded the honest diff against that stale
+    /// snapshot: full CreateTable/AddColumn operations for schema that already exists on every
+    /// environment (fresh or established) via that reconciler. Applying that diff for real would
+    /// throw "table/column already exists" everywhere. This migration exists only to record itself
+    /// in __EFMigrationsHistory and regenerate JobTrackerContextModelSnapshot.cs to match the
+    /// current C# model, so `dotnet ef migrations add` produces a real (small) diff for the *next*
+    /// schema change instead of scaffolding the whole database again. It changes no data or schema.
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class SyncModelSnapshot : Migration
+    {
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+        }
+
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

JobTrackerApi/Program.cs

@@ -166,10 +166,12 @@ builder.Services.AddScoped<IGmailOAuthService, GmailOAuthService>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IGmailJobMatchingService, GmailJobMatchingService>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IGmailCorrespondenceEnrichmentService, NoOpGmailCorrespondenceEnrichmentService>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<IMicrosoftGraphOAuthService, MicrosoftGraphOAuthService>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<IImapService, ImapService>();
 
-// Provider-neutral email seam (multi-provider: Gmail + Microsoft Graph today; IMAP / manual next).
+// Provider-neutral email seam (multi-provider: Gmail + Microsoft Graph + IMAP today; manual next).
 builder.Services.AddScoped<JobTrackerApi.Services.EmailProviders.IEmailProvider, JobTrackerApi.Services.EmailProviders.GmailProvider>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<JobTrackerApi.Services.EmailProviders.IEmailProvider, JobTrackerApi.Services.EmailProviders.MicrosoftGraphProvider>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<JobTrackerApi.Services.EmailProviders.IEmailProvider, JobTrackerApi.Services.EmailProviders.ImapProvider>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<JobTrackerApi.Services.EmailProviders.IEmailProviderRegistry, JobTrackerApi.Services.EmailProviders.EmailProviderRegistry>();
 
 builder.Services.AddIdentityCore<ApplicationUser>(options =>

JobTrackerApi/Services/EmailProviders/ImapProvider.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+using JobTrackerApi.Services;
+
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Services.EmailProviders
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Generic IMAP implementation of <see cref="IEmailProvider"/> for mailboxes with no
+    /// dedicated OAuth provider. Adapts <see cref="IImapService"/> to the provider-neutral
+    /// contract, mapping IMAP DTOs to the neutral shapes.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class ImapProvider : IEmailProvider
+    {
+        private readonly IImapService _imap;
+
+        public ImapProvider(IImapService imap)
+        {
+            _imap = imap;
+        }
+
+        public string ProviderKey => "imap";
+
+        public async Task<EmailConnectionInfo?> GetConnectionAsync(string ownerUserId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            var connection = await _imap.GetConnectionAsync(ownerUserId, cancellationToken);
+            return connection is null ? null : new EmailConnectionInfo("imap", connection.Username ?? "");
+        }
+
+        public async Task<IReadOnlyList<EmailMessageSummary>> SearchAsync(string ownerUserId, string? query, int maxResults, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            var messages = await _imap.ListMessagesAsync(ownerUserId, query, maxResults, cancellationToken);
+            return messages.Select(ToSummary).ToList();
+        }
+
+        public async Task<IReadOnlyList<EmailMessageSummary>> ListThreadMessagesAsync(string ownerUserId, string threadId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            var messages = await _imap.ListThreadMessagesAsync(ownerUserId, threadId, cancellationToken);
+            return messages.Select(ToSummary).ToList();
+        }
+
+        public async Task<EmailMessageDetail> GetMessageAsync(string ownerUserId, string messageId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            var detail = await _imap.GetMessageAsync(ownerUserId, messageId, cancellationToken);
+            var attachments = detail.Attachments
+                .Select(a => new EmailAttachmentRef(a.FileName, a.MimeType, a.SizeBytes, a.ContentId, a.Inline))
+                .ToList();
+
+            return new EmailMessageDetail(
+                detail.Id,
+                detail.ThreadKey,
+                detail.Subject,
+                detail.From,
+                detail.To,
+                detail.Date,
+                detail.Snippet,
+                detail.BodyText,
+                detail.BodyHtml,
+                detail.Labels,
+                attachments);
+        }
+
+        private static EmailMessageSummary ToSummary(ImapMessageSummary m)
+            => new(m.Id, m.ThreadKey, m.Subject, m.From, m.To, m.Date, m.Snippet);
+    }
+}

JobTrackerApi/Services/ImapService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+using JobTrackerApi.Data;
+using JobTrackerApi.Models;
+using MailKit;
+using MailKit.Net.Imap;
+using MailKit.Search;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using MimeKit;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Services;
+
+public interface IImapService
+{
+    Task<ImapConnectResult> ConnectAsync(string ownerUserId, string host, int port, bool useSsl, string username, string password, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    Task<ImapConnection?> GetConnectionAsync(string ownerUserId, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    Task DisconnectAsync(string ownerUserId, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<ImapMessageSummary>> ListMessagesAsync(string ownerUserId, string? query, int maxResults, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<ImapMessageSummary>> ListThreadMessagesAsync(string ownerUserId, string threadKey, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    Task<ImapMessageDetail> GetMessageAsync(string ownerUserId, string messageId, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+public sealed record ImapConnectResult(string Username);
+public sealed record ImapMessageSummary(string Id, string ThreadKey, string Subject, string From, string To, DateTimeOffset? Date, string Snippet);
+public sealed record ImapMessageAttachment(string? FileName, string? MimeType, long? SizeBytes, string? ContentId, bool Inline);
+public sealed record ImapMessageDetail(string Id, string ThreadKey, string Subject, string From, string To, DateTimeOffset? Date, string Snippet, string BodyText, string? BodyHtml, IReadOnlyList<string> Labels, IReadOnlyList<ImapMessageAttachment> Attachments);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Generic IMAP mail access for "any provider not explicitly supported" (Gmail/Microsoft have
+/// their own OAuth-based providers). Auth is direct host/username/password rather than OAuth —
+/// there's no connect-url/callback dance, the caller submits credentials once and they're
+/// encrypted at rest the same way Gmail/Microsoft's refresh tokens are.
+///
+/// ponytail: scoped to INBOX only, and "thread" is approximated from the References/In-Reply-To
+/// headers (the root Message-Id) rather than the server-side IMAP THREAD extension, which not
+/// every provider implements. Good enough for "show me the other messages in this conversation";
+/// upgrade to THREAD/SORT if a target provider needs cross-folder or extension-grade threading.
+/// External message ids are "{UID}" scoped to INBOX under the connection's current UIDVALIDITY —
+/// they are not stable across a UIDVALIDITY change (rare: a full mailbox reset on the server).
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class ImapService : IImapService
+{
+    private const int ThreadScanWindow = 200;
+    private readonly JobTrackerContext _db;
+    private readonly IDataProtector _protector;
+
+    public ImapService(JobTrackerContext db, IDataProtectionProvider protectionProvider)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+        _protector = protectionProvider.CreateProtector("imap-credentials-v1");
+    }
+
+    public async Task<ImapConnectResult> ConnectAsync(string ownerUserId, string host, int port, bool useSsl, string username, string password, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        host = host.Trim();
+        username = username.Trim();
+        if (host.Length == 0) throw new InvalidOperationException("IMAP host is required.");
+        if (username.Length == 0) throw new InvalidOperationException("IMAP username is required.");
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(password)) throw new InvalidOperationException("IMAP password is required.");
+
+        // Verify the credentials actually work before persisting them. Failure detail is
+        // intentionally generic (not the raw MailKit exception) so a "connect" attempt can't be
+        // used as a distinguishable oracle to fingerprint what's listening on a given host:port.
+        using (var client = new ImapClient())
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await EnsureHostIsExternalAsync(host, cancellationToken);
+                await client.ConnectAsync(host, port, useSsl, cancellationToken);
+                await client.AuthenticateAsync(username, password, cancellationToken);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not connect to that IMAP server with the given credentials. Check host, port, and password.");
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                if (client.IsConnected)
+                {
+                    await client.DisconnectAsync(true, cancellationToken);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        var existing = await _db.ImapConnections.FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.OwnerUserId == ownerUserId, cancellationToken);
+        if (existing is null)
+        {
+            existing = new ImapConnection { OwnerUserId = ownerUserId };
+            _db.ImapConnections.Add(existing);
+        }
+
+        existing.Host = host;
+        existing.Port = port;
+        existing.UseSsl = useSsl;
+        existing.Username = username;
+        existing.EncryptedPassword = _protector.Protect(password);
+        existing.ConnectedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+        existing.LastSyncStatus = "connected";
+        existing.LastSyncSource = "connect";
+        existing.LastSyncMode = "connect";
+        existing.LastSyncError = null;
+        existing.LastSyncAttemptedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+        existing.LastSyncSucceededAt = existing.LastSyncAttemptedAt;
+
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return new ImapConnectResult(existing.Username);
+    }
+
+    public Task<ImapConnection?> GetConnectionAsync(string ownerUserId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        => _db.ImapConnections.AsNoTracking().FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.OwnerUserId == ownerUserId, cancellationToken);
+
+    public async Task DisconnectAsync(string ownerUserId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var existing = await _db.ImapConnections.FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.OwnerUserId == ownerUserId, cancellationToken);
+        if (existing is null) return;
+        _db.ImapConnections.Remove(existing);
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<ImapMessageSummary>> ListMessagesAsync(string ownerUserId, string? query, int maxResults, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        maxResults = Math.Clamp(maxResults, 1, 25);
+        try
+        {
+            using var client = await OpenInboxAsync(ownerUserId, false, cancellationToken);
+            var searchQuery = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query)
+                ? SearchQuery.All
+                : SearchQuery.SubjectContains(query.Trim()).Or(SearchQuery.FromContains(query.Trim())).Or(SearchQuery.BodyContains(query.Trim()));
+
+            var uids = await client.Inbox.SearchAsync(searchQuery, cancellationToken);
+            var window = uids.OrderByDescending(u => u.Id).Take(maxResults).ToList();
+            var summaries = await FetchSummariesAsync(client, window, cancellationToken);
+
+            await TouchSyncStateAsync(ownerUserId, "list-messages", string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query) ? "default-query" : "custom-query", true, null, cancellationToken);
+            return summaries;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            await TouchSyncStateAsync(ownerUserId, "list-messages", string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query) ? "default-query" : "custom-query", false, ex.Message, cancellationToken);
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<ImapMessageSummary>> ListThreadMessagesAsync(string ownerUserId, string threadKey, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(threadKey))
+        {
+            return Array.Empty<ImapMessageSummary>();
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var client = await OpenInboxAsync(ownerUserId, false, cancellationToken);
+            var recentUids = (await client.Inbox.SearchAsync(SearchQuery.All, cancellationToken))
+                .OrderByDescending(u => u.Id)
+                .Take(ThreadScanWindow)
+                .ToList();
+
+            var items = await client.Inbox.FetchAsync(recentUids, MessageSummaryItems.Envelope | MessageSummaryItems.References | MessageSummaryItems.UniqueId, cancellationToken);
+            var matches = items.Where(item => ComputeThreadKey(item) == threadKey.Trim()).ToList();
+            var summaries = matches.Select(ToSummary).OrderBy(s => s.Date).ToList();
+
+            await TouchSyncStateAsync(ownerUserId, "thread-refresh", "reference-scan", true, null, cancellationToken);
+            return summaries;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            await TouchSyncStateAsync(ownerUserId, "thread-refresh", "reference-scan", false, ex.Message, cancellationToken);
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task<ImapMessageDetail> GetMessageAsync(string ownerUserId, string messageId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            using var client = await OpenInboxAsync(ownerUserId, false, cancellationToken);
+            var uid = ParseUid(messageId);
+
+            var summaryItems = await client.Inbox.FetchAsync(new[] { uid }, MessageSummaryItems.Envelope | MessageSummaryItems.References | MessageSummaryItems.UniqueId, cancellationToken);
+            var summary = summaryItems.FirstOrDefault() ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"IMAP message {messageId} was not found.");
+
+            var mime = await client.Inbox.GetMessageAsync(uid, cancellationToken);
+            var bodyText = mime.TextBody ?? (mime.HtmlBody is null ? "" : StripHtml(mime.HtmlBody));
+            var attachments = mime.Attachments.Select(a => new ImapMessageAttachment(
+                a.ContentDisposition?.FileName ?? a.ContentType?.Name,
+                a.ContentType?.MimeType,
+                a is MimePart part ? part.Content?.Stream?.Length : null,
+                a.ContentId,
+                a.IsAttachment == false
+            )).ToList();
+
+            await TouchSyncStateAsync(ownerUserId, "message-detail", "imap-message", true, null, cancellationToken);
+            return new ImapMessageDetail(
+                messageId,
+                ComputeThreadKey(summary),
+                summary.Envelope?.Subject ?? "",
+                FormatAddresses(summary.Envelope?.From),
+                FormatAddresses(summary.Envelope?.To),
+                summary.Envelope?.Date,
+                bodyText.Length > 200 ? bodyText[..200] : bodyText,
+                bodyText.Trim(),
+                mime.HtmlBody,
+                Array.Empty<string>(),
+                attachments);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            await TouchSyncStateAsync(ownerUserId, "message-detail", "imap-message", false, ex.Message, cancellationToken);
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<IReadOnlyList<ImapMessageSummary>> FetchSummariesAsync(ImapClient client, IList<UniqueId> uids, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (uids.Count == 0) return Array.Empty<ImapMessageSummary>();
+        var items = await client.Inbox.FetchAsync(uids, MessageSummaryItems.Envelope | MessageSummaryItems.References | MessageSummaryItems.UniqueId, cancellationToken);
+        return items.Select(ToSummary).ToList();
+    }
+
+    private static ImapMessageSummary ToSummary(IMessageSummary item) => new(
+        item.UniqueId.Id.ToString(),
+        ComputeThreadKey(item),
+        item.Envelope?.Subject ?? "",
+        FormatAddresses(item.Envelope?.From),
+        FormatAddresses(item.Envelope?.To),
+        item.Envelope?.Date,
+        "");
+
+    // The root Message-Id of the References chain, or this message's own Message-Id if it
+    // starts no chain — a stand-in "thread id" that works without the IMAP THREAD extension.
+    private static string ComputeThreadKey(IMessageSummary item)
+    {
+        if (item.References is { Count: > 0 })
+        {
+            return item.References[0];
+        }
+        return item.Envelope?.MessageId ?? item.UniqueId.Id.ToString();
+    }
+
+    private static string FormatAddresses(InternetAddressList? list)
+        => list is null ? "" : string.Join(", ", list.Mailboxes.Select(m => m.Address));
+
+    private static string StripHtml(string html)
+        => System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(html, "<[^>]+>", " ").Trim();
+
+    private static UniqueId ParseUid(string messageId)
+        => uint.TryParse(messageId, out var id) ? new UniqueId(id) : throw new InvalidOperationException($"Invalid IMAP message id: {messageId}");
+
+    private async Task<ImapClient> OpenInboxAsync(string ownerUserId, bool writable, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var connection = await _db.ImapConnections.FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.OwnerUserId == ownerUserId, cancellationToken)
+            ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("IMAP is not connected for this account.");
+
+        string password;
+        try
+        {
+            password = _protector.Unprotect(connection.EncryptedPassword);
+        }
+        catch (CryptographicException)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Your stored IMAP connection can no longer be decrypted after a server key change. Disconnect and reconnect IMAP.");
+        }
+
+        await EnsureHostIsExternalAsync(connection.Host, cancellationToken);
+        var client = new ImapClient();
+        await client.ConnectAsync(connection.Host, connection.Port, connection.UseSsl, cancellationToken);
+        await client.AuthenticateAsync(connection.Username, password, cancellationToken);
+        await client.Inbox.OpenAsync(writable ? FolderAccess.ReadWrite : FolderAccess.ReadOnly, cancellationToken);
+        return client;
+    }
+
+    // SSRF guard: a user-supplied IMAP host resolves to an IP the server then opens a socket to.
+    // Without this check an authenticated user could point "their mailbox" at loopback, RFC1918/
+    // link-local ranges, or the cloud metadata address to probe internal infrastructure. Re-run on
+    // every connect (not just the initial one) so a DNS record that resolves externally at connect
+    // time can't be rebound internally for a later reconnect.
+    private static async Task EnsureHostIsExternalAsync(string host, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        IPAddress[] addresses;
+        try
+        {
+            addresses = await Dns.GetHostAddressesAsync(host, cancellationToken);
+        }
+        catch (SocketException)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not resolve that IMAP host.");
+        }
+
+        if (addresses.Length == 0 || addresses.Any(IsInternalAddress))
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("That IMAP host is not reachable.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsInternalAddress(IPAddress address)
+    {
+        if (address.IsIPv4MappedToIPv6) address = address.MapToIPv4();
+
+        if (IPAddress.IsLoopback(address)) return true;
+        if (address.Equals(IPAddress.Any) || address.Equals(IPAddress.IPv6Any)) return true;
+
+        if (address.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
+        {
+            var bytes = address.GetAddressBytes();
+            if (bytes[0] == 10) return true; // 10.0.0.0/8
+            if (bytes[0] == 172 && bytes[1] >= 16 && bytes[1] <= 31) return true; // 172.16.0.0/12
+            if (bytes[0] == 192 && bytes[1] == 168) return true; // 192.168.0.0/16
+            if (bytes[0] == 169 && bytes[1] == 254) return true; // 169.254.0.0/16 (incl. cloud metadata)
+            if (bytes[0] == 127) return true; // 127.0.0.0/8
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (address.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetworkV6)
+        {
+            if (address.IsIPv6LinkLocal || address.IsIPv6SiteLocal) return true;
+            var bytes = address.GetAddressBytes();
+            if ((bytes[0] & 0xFE) == 0xFC) return true; // fc00::/7 (unique local)
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true; // unknown address family: fail closed
+    }
+
+    private async Task TouchSyncStateAsync(string ownerUserId, string mode, string source, bool succeeded, string? error, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var connection = await _db.ImapConnections.FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.OwnerUserId == ownerUserId, cancellationToken);
+        if (connection is null) return;
+
+        connection.LastSyncAttemptedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+        connection.LastSyncMode = mode;
+        connection.LastSyncSource = source;
+        connection.LastSyncStatus = succeeded ? "ok" : "error";
+        connection.LastSyncError = succeeded ? null : error;
+        if (succeeded)
+        {
+            connection.LastSyncedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+            connection.LastSyncSucceededAt = connection.LastSyncedAt;
+        }
+
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+}

JobTrackerApi/Services/StartupInitializationExtensions.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,186 @@ namespace JobTrackerApi.Services;
 
 public static class StartupInitializationExtensions
 {
+    // SQLite-dialect schema helpers. Promoted from local functions to class-level statics so a
+    // second reconciliation pass can run after Migrate() creates the base tables on a brand-new
+    // database (see the CoreSchemaReady-adjacent block near the end of InitializeJobTrackerAsync):
+    // the ad-hoc EnsureColumn calls below no-op on a table that doesn't exist yet, so a genuinely
+    // fresh boot needs them re-run once Migrate() has created JobApplications/Correspondences.
+    private static bool HasTable(DbConnection c, string table)
+    {
+        using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.CommandText = "SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name=$name LIMIT 1;";
+        var p = cmd.CreateParameter();
+        p.ParameterName = "$name";
+        p.Value = table;
+        cmd.Parameters.Add(p);
+        return cmd.ExecuteScalar() is not null;
+    }
+
+    private static bool HasColumn(DbConnection c, string table, string column)
+    {
+        using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.CommandText = $"SELECT 1 FROM pragma_table_info('{table}') WHERE name = '{column}' LIMIT 1;";
+        return cmd.ExecuteScalar() is not null;
+    }
+
+    private static bool HasMigration(DbConnection c, string migrationId)
+    {
+        if (!HasTable(c, "__EFMigrationsHistory")) return false;
+        using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.CommandText = "SELECT 1 FROM __EFMigrationsHistory WHERE MigrationId=$id LIMIT 1;";
+        var p = cmd.CreateParameter();
+        p.ParameterName = "$id";
+        p.Value = migrationId;
+        cmd.Parameters.Add(p);
+        return cmd.ExecuteScalar() is not null;
+    }
+
+    private static void Exec(DbConnection c, string sql)
+    {
+        using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.CommandText = sql;
+        cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+    }
+
+    private static void EnsureColumn(DbConnection c, string table, string column, string ddl)
+    {
+        // Fresh databases won't have the table until EF migrations run.
+        if (!HasTable(c, table)) return;
+        if (!HasColumn(c, table, column)) Exec(c, ddl);
+    }
+
+    // Ad-hoc columns/backfills added over time without a matching EF migration (the reason the
+    // ModelSnapshot drifted -- see the SyncModelSnapshot migration's doc comment). Safe to call
+    // any number of times against any connection state: every check no-ops if the table or
+    // column doesn't exist yet or already matches.
+    private static void ReconcileCoreAppColumns(DbConnection conn)
+    {
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "ShortSummary", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN ShortSummary TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "TailoredCvText", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN TailoredCvText TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "TailoredCvUpdatedAt", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN TailoredCvUpdatedAt TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "LastReminderEmailSentAt", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN LastReminderEmailSentAt TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "RecruiterMessageDraft", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN RecruiterMessageDraft TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryMin", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN SalaryMin TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryMax", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN SalaryMax TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryCurrency", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN SalaryCurrency TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryPeriod", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN SalaryPeriod TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Companies", "OwnerUserId", "ALTER TABLE Companies ADD COLUMN OwnerUserId TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "OwnerUserId", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN OwnerUserId TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Subject", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN Subject TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Channel", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN Channel TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalMessageId", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN ExternalMessageId TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalThreadId", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN ExternalThreadId TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalFrom", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN ExternalFrom TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalTo", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN ExternalTo TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Direction", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN Direction TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalLabelsJson", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN ExternalLabelsJson TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "AttachmentMetadataJson", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN AttachmentMetadataJson TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Provider", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN Provider TEXT NULL;");
+        if (HasTable(conn, "Correspondences"))
+        {
+            Exec(conn, "UPDATE Correspondences SET Provider = 'gmail' WHERE Provider IS NULL AND ExternalThreadId IS NOT NULL;");
+            Exec(conn, "UPDATE Correspondences SET Provider = 'manual' WHERE Provider IS NULL;");
+        }
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Attachments", "Purpose", "ALTER TABLE Attachments ADD COLUMN Purpose TEXT NULL;");
+        EnsureColumn(conn, "Attachments", "UseForAi", "ALTER TABLE Attachments ADD COLUMN UseForAi INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1;");
+    }
+
+    // MySQL/MariaDB-dialect equivalents of the helpers above.
+    private static bool HasMySqlTable(DbConnection c, string table)
+    {
+        using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.CommandText = "SELECT 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = @schema AND TABLE_NAME = @table LIMIT 1;";
+        var p1 = cmd.CreateParameter(); p1.ParameterName = "@schema"; p1.Value = c.Database; cmd.Parameters.Add(p1);
+        var p2 = cmd.CreateParameter(); p2.ParameterName = "@table"; p2.Value = table; cmd.Parameters.Add(p2);
+        return cmd.ExecuteScalar() is not null;
+    }
+
+    private static bool MySqlColumnExists(DbConnection c, string table, string column)
+    {
+        using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.CommandText = "SELECT 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = @schema AND TABLE_NAME = @table AND COLUMN_NAME = @column LIMIT 1;";
+        var p1 = cmd.CreateParameter(); p1.ParameterName = "@schema"; p1.Value = c.Database; cmd.Parameters.Add(p1);
+        var p2 = cmd.CreateParameter(); p2.ParameterName = "@table"; p2.Value = table; cmd.Parameters.Add(p2);
+        var p3 = cmd.CreateParameter(); p3.ParameterName = "@column"; p3.Value = column; cmd.Parameters.Add(p3);
+        return cmd.ExecuteScalar() is not null;
+    }
+
+    private static void EnsureMySqlColumn(DbConnection c, string table, string column, string ddl)
+    {
+        if (!HasMySqlTable(c, table)) return;
+        if (MySqlColumnExists(c, table, column)) return;
+        using var ddlCmd = c.CreateCommand();
+        ddlCmd.CommandText = ddl;
+        ddlCmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+    }
+
+    // MySQL mirror of ReconcileCoreAppColumns -- same rationale (re-run after Migrate() on a
+    // brand-new database, where these tables didn't exist yet during the pre-Migrate pass).
+    private static void ReconcileCoreAppColumnsMySql(DbConnection conn)
+    {
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "OwnerUserId", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `OwnerUserId` varchar(255) NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "Source", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `Source` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "RecruiterName", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `RecruiterName` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "RecruiterEmail", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `RecruiterEmail` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "RecruiterLinkedIn", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `RecruiterLinkedIn` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "LastContactedAt", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `LastContactedAt` datetime NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "NextContactAt", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `NextContactAt` datetime NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "PipelineStage", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `PipelineStage` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "OwnerUserId", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `OwnerUserId` varchar(255) NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "IsDeleted", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `IsDeleted` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "DeletedAt", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `DeletedAt` datetime NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "Location", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `Location` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "Salary", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `Salary` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryMin", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `SalaryMin` decimal(18,2) NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryMax", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `SalaryMax` decimal(18,2) NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryCurrency", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `SalaryCurrency` varchar(8) NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryPeriod", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `SalaryPeriod` varchar(16) NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "NextAction", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `NextAction` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "FollowUpAt", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `FollowUpAt` datetime NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "FeedbackRequestedAt", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `FeedbackRequestedAt` datetime NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "RecruiterMessageDraft", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `RecruiterMessageDraft` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "ResponseReceived", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `ResponseReceived` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "ResponseDate", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `ResponseDate` datetime NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "Notes", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `Notes` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "CoverLetterText", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `CoverLetterText` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "JobUrl", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `JobUrl` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "Description", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `Description` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "TranslatedDescription", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `TranslatedDescription` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "DescriptionLanguage", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `DescriptionLanguage` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "Tags", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `Tags` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "Deadline", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `Deadline` datetime NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "ShortSummary", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `ShortSummary` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "TailoredCvText", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `TailoredCvText` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "TailoredCvUpdatedAt", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `TailoredCvUpdatedAt` datetime NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "LastReminderEmailSentAt", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `LastReminderEmailSentAt` datetime NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Subject", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `Subject` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Channel", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `Channel` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalMessageId", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `ExternalMessageId` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalThreadId", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `ExternalThreadId` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalFrom", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `ExternalFrom` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalTo", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `ExternalTo` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Direction", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `Direction` varchar(100) NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalLabelsJson", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `ExternalLabelsJson` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "AttachmentMetadataJson", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `AttachmentMetadataJson` longtext NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Provider", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `Provider` varchar(50) NULL;");
+        if (HasMySqlTable(conn, "Correspondences"))
+        {
+            using (var backfillGmail = conn.CreateCommand())
+            {
+                backfillGmail.CommandText = "UPDATE `Correspondences` SET `Provider` = 'gmail' WHERE `Provider` IS NULL AND `ExternalThreadId` IS NOT NULL;";
+                backfillGmail.ExecuteNonQuery();
+            }
+            using (var backfillManual = conn.CreateCommand())
+            {
+                backfillManual.CommandText = "UPDATE `Correspondences` SET `Provider` = 'manual' WHERE `Provider` IS NULL;";
+                backfillManual.ExecuteNonQuery();
+            }
+        }
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Attachments", "Purpose", "ALTER TABLE `Attachments` ADD COLUMN `Purpose` varchar(100) NULL;");
+        EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Attachments", "UseForAi", "ALTER TABLE `Attachments` ADD COLUMN `UseForAi` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 1;");
+    }
+
     public static Task InitializeJobTrackerAsync(this WebApplication app)
     {
         // Apply EF migrations on startup (SQLite dev DB lives in the repo).
@@ -130,50 +310,6 @@ public static class StartupInitializationExtensions
                 using DbConnection conn = db.Database.GetDbConnection();
                 conn.Open();
 
-                static bool HasTable(DbConnection c, string table)
-                {
-                    using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
-                    cmd.CommandText = "SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name=$name LIMIT 1;";
-                    var p = cmd.CreateParameter();
-                    p.ParameterName = "$name";
-                    p.Value = table;
-                    cmd.Parameters.Add(p);
-                    return cmd.ExecuteScalar() is not null;
-                }
-
-                static bool HasColumn(DbConnection c, string table, string column)
-                {
-                    using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
-                    cmd.CommandText = $"SELECT 1 FROM pragma_table_info('{table}') WHERE name = '{column}' LIMIT 1;";
-                    return cmd.ExecuteScalar() is not null;
-                }
-
-                static bool HasMigration(DbConnection c, string migrationId)
-                {
-                    if (!HasTable(c, "__EFMigrationsHistory")) return false;
-                    using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
-                    cmd.CommandText = "SELECT 1 FROM __EFMigrationsHistory WHERE MigrationId=$id LIMIT 1;";
-                    var p = cmd.CreateParameter();
-                    p.ParameterName = "$id";
-                    p.Value = migrationId;
-                    cmd.Parameters.Add(p);
-                    return cmd.ExecuteScalar() is not null;
-                }
-
-                static void Exec(DbConnection c, string sql)
-                {
-                    using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
-                    cmd.CommandText = sql;
-                    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
-                }
-
-                static void EnsureColumn(DbConnection c, string table, string column, string ddl)
-                {
-                    // Fresh databases won't have the table until EF migrations run.
-                    if (!HasTable(c, table)) return;
-                    if (!HasColumn(c, table, column)) Exec(c, ddl);
-                }
-
                 static void EnsureIdentityTables(DbConnection c)
                 {
                     // EF migrations are used for the app schema. In some environments `dotnet ef` isn’t available,
@@ -386,6 +522,31 @@ public static class StartupInitializationExtensions
                     Exec(c, """CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "IX_MicrosoftGraphConnections_OwnerUserId_MailAddress" ON "MicrosoftGraphConnections" ("OwnerUserId", "MailAddress");""");
                 }
 
+                static void EnsureImapConnectionsTable(DbConnection c)
+                {
+                    Exec(c, """
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "ImapConnections" (
+            "Id" INTEGER NOT NULL CONSTRAINT "PK_ImapConnections" PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+            "OwnerUserId" TEXT NOT NULL,
+            "Host" TEXT NOT NULL,
+            "Port" INTEGER NOT NULL,
+            "UseSsl" INTEGER NOT NULL,
+            "Username" TEXT NOT NULL,
+            "EncryptedPassword" TEXT NOT NULL,
+            "ConnectedAt" TEXT NOT NULL,
+            "LastSyncedAt" TEXT NULL,
+            "LastSyncAttemptedAt" TEXT NULL,
+            "LastSyncSucceededAt" TEXT NULL,
+            "LastSyncMode" TEXT NULL,
+            "LastSyncSource" TEXT NULL,
+            "LastSyncStatus" TEXT NULL,
+            "LastSyncError" TEXT NULL
+        );
+        """);
+
+                    Exec(c, """CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "IX_ImapConnections_OwnerUserId" ON "ImapConnections" ("OwnerUserId");""");
+                }
+
                 static void EnsureCvTables(DbConnection c)
                 {
                     Exec(c, """
@@ -455,6 +616,7 @@ public static class StartupInitializationExtensions
 
                 EnsureGmailConnectionsTable(conn);
                 EnsureMicrosoftGraphConnectionsTable(conn);
+                EnsureImapConnectionsTable(conn);
                 EnsureCvTables(conn);
 
                 // Legacy DB signature: migration history exists (AddCorrespondence applied), but 20260310195000 not recorded,
@@ -504,33 +666,10 @@ public static class StartupInitializationExtensions
                 }
 
                 // Some dev DBs may not match the "legacy" fingerprint above but still lack
-                // the ShortSummary column. Ensure it exists unconditionally if missing.
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "ShortSummary", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN ShortSummary TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "TailoredCvText", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN TailoredCvText TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "TailoredCvUpdatedAt", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN TailoredCvUpdatedAt TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "LastReminderEmailSentAt", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN LastReminderEmailSentAt TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "RecruiterMessageDraft", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN RecruiterMessageDraft TEXT NULL;");
-
-                // Structured salary fields (EF maps decimal to TEXT on SQLite).
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryMin", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN SalaryMin TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryMax", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN SalaryMax TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryCurrency", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN SalaryCurrency TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryPeriod", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN SalaryPeriod TEXT NULL;");
-
-                // Ensure ownership columns exist even on non-legacy DBs.
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "Companies", "OwnerUserId", "ALTER TABLE Companies ADD COLUMN OwnerUserId TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "OwnerUserId", "ALTER TABLE JobApplications ADD COLUMN OwnerUserId TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Subject", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN Subject TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Channel", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN Channel TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalMessageId", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN ExternalMessageId TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalThreadId", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN ExternalThreadId TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalFrom", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN ExternalFrom TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalTo", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN ExternalTo TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Direction", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN Direction TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalLabelsJson", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN ExternalLabelsJson TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "AttachmentMetadataJson", "ALTER TABLE Correspondences ADD COLUMN AttachmentMetadataJson TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "Attachments", "Purpose", "ALTER TABLE Attachments ADD COLUMN Purpose TEXT NULL;");
-                EnsureColumn(conn, "Attachments", "UseForAi", "ALTER TABLE Attachments ADD COLUMN UseForAi INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1;");
+                // later ad-hoc columns. Ensure them unconditionally if missing (also re-run once
+                // more after Migrate() below, in case this is a brand-new DB where these tables
+                // didn't exist yet at this point).
+                ReconcileCoreAppColumns(conn);
 
                 // Hot-path composite indexes for tenant-scoped list/board/stats/analytics
                 // (OwnerUserId + IsDeleted) and reminders (OwnerUserId + FollowUpAt). Guarded
@@ -554,18 +693,6 @@ public static class StartupInitializationExtensions
                     conn.Open();
                     EnsureIdentityTablesMySql(conn);
 
-                    static bool MySqlColumnExists(DbConnection c, string table, string column)
-                    {
-                        using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
-                        cmd.CommandText = "SELECT 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = @schema AND TABLE_NAME = @table AND COLUMN_NAME = @column LIMIT 1;";
-
-                        var p1 = cmd.CreateParameter(); p1.ParameterName = "@schema"; p1.Value = c.Database; cmd.Parameters.Add(p1);
-                        var p2 = cmd.CreateParameter(); p2.ParameterName = "@table"; p2.Value = table; cmd.Parameters.Add(p2);
-                        var p3 = cmd.CreateParameter(); p3.ParameterName = "@column"; p3.Value = column; cmd.Parameters.Add(p3);
-
-                        return cmd.ExecuteScalar() is not null;
-                    }
-
                     static bool MySqlIndexExists(DbConnection c, string table, string indexName)
                     {
                         using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
@@ -578,28 +705,6 @@ public static class StartupInitializationExtensions
                         return cmd.ExecuteScalar() is not null;
                     }
 
-                    static bool HasMySqlTable(DbConnection c, string table)
-                    {
-                        using var cmd = c.CreateCommand();
-                        cmd.CommandText = "SELECT 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = @schema AND TABLE_NAME = @table LIMIT 1;";
-                        var p1 = cmd.CreateParameter(); p1.ParameterName = "@schema"; p1.Value = c.Database; cmd.Parameters.Add(p1);
-                        var p2 = cmd.CreateParameter(); p2.ParameterName = "@table"; p2.Value = table; cmd.Parameters.Add(p2);
-                        return cmd.ExecuteScalar() is not null;
-                    }
-
-                    static void EnsureMySqlColumn(DbConnection c, string table, string column, string ddl)
-                    {
-                        using var existsCmd = c.CreateCommand();
-                        existsCmd.CommandText = "SELECT 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = @schema AND TABLE_NAME = @table LIMIT 1;";
-                        var ep1 = existsCmd.CreateParameter(); ep1.ParameterName = "@schema"; ep1.Value = c.Database; existsCmd.Parameters.Add(ep1);
-                        var ep2 = existsCmd.CreateParameter(); ep2.ParameterName = "@table"; ep2.Value = table; existsCmd.Parameters.Add(ep2);
-                        if (existsCmd.ExecuteScalar() is null) return;
-
-                        if (MySqlColumnExists(c, table, column)) return;
-                        using var ddlCmd = c.CreateCommand();
-                        ddlCmd.CommandText = ddl;
-                        ddlCmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
-                    }
 
                     static bool MySqlIntPrimaryKeyIsAutoIncrement(DbConnection c, string table, string column)
                     {
@@ -634,56 +739,15 @@ public static class StartupInitializationExtensions
                     EnsureMySqlAutoIncrementPrimaryKey(conn, "JobEvents", "Id");
                     EnsureMySqlAutoIncrementPrimaryKey(conn, "GmailConnections", "Id");
                     EnsureMySqlAutoIncrementPrimaryKey(conn, "MicrosoftGraphConnections", "Id");
+                    EnsureMySqlAutoIncrementPrimaryKey(conn, "ImapConnections", "Id");
                     EnsureMySqlAutoIncrementPrimaryKey(conn, "CvUploadArtifacts", "Id");
                     EnsureMySqlAutoIncrementPrimaryKey(conn, "CvExtractionRuns", "Id");
                     EnsureMySqlAutoIncrementPrimaryKey(conn, "TailoredCvDrafts", "Id");
 
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "OwnerUserId", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `OwnerUserId` varchar(255) NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "Source", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `Source` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "RecruiterName", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `RecruiterName` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "RecruiterEmail", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `RecruiterEmail` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "RecruiterLinkedIn", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `RecruiterLinkedIn` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "LastContactedAt", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `LastContactedAt` datetime NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "NextContactAt", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `NextContactAt` datetime NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Companies", "PipelineStage", "ALTER TABLE `Companies` ADD COLUMN `PipelineStage` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "OwnerUserId", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `OwnerUserId` varchar(255) NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "IsDeleted", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `IsDeleted` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "DeletedAt", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `DeletedAt` datetime NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "Location", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `Location` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "Salary", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `Salary` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryMin", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `SalaryMin` decimal(18,2) NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryMax", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `SalaryMax` decimal(18,2) NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryCurrency", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `SalaryCurrency` varchar(8) NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "SalaryPeriod", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `SalaryPeriod` varchar(16) NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "NextAction", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `NextAction` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "FollowUpAt", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `FollowUpAt` datetime NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "FeedbackRequestedAt", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `FeedbackRequestedAt` datetime NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "RecruiterMessageDraft", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `RecruiterMessageDraft` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "ResponseReceived", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `ResponseReceived` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "ResponseDate", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `ResponseDate` datetime NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "Notes", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `Notes` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "CoverLetterText", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `CoverLetterText` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "JobUrl", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `JobUrl` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "Description", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `Description` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "TranslatedDescription", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `TranslatedDescription` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "DescriptionLanguage", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `DescriptionLanguage` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "Tags", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `Tags` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "Deadline", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `Deadline` datetime NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "ShortSummary", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `ShortSummary` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "TailoredCvText", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `TailoredCvText` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "TailoredCvUpdatedAt", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `TailoredCvUpdatedAt` datetime NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "JobApplications", "LastReminderEmailSentAt", "ALTER TABLE `JobApplications` ADD COLUMN `LastReminderEmailSentAt` datetime NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Subject", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `Subject` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Channel", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `Channel` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalMessageId", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `ExternalMessageId` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalThreadId", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `ExternalThreadId` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalFrom", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `ExternalFrom` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalTo", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `ExternalTo` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "Direction", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `Direction` varchar(100) NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "ExternalLabelsJson", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `ExternalLabelsJson` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Correspondences", "AttachmentMetadataJson", "ALTER TABLE `Correspondences` ADD COLUMN `AttachmentMetadataJson` longtext NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Attachments", "Purpose", "ALTER TABLE `Attachments` ADD COLUMN `Purpose` varchar(100) NULL;");
-                    EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "Attachments", "UseForAi", "ALTER TABLE `Attachments` ADD COLUMN `UseForAi` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 1;");
+                    // Ad-hoc columns for the tables Migrate() creates (Companies/JobApplications/
+                    // Correspondences/Attachments) -- re-run once more after Migrate() below via
+                    // ReconcileCoreAppColumnsMySql, in case this is a brand-new database.
+                    ReconcileCoreAppColumnsMySql(conn);
                     EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "AspNetUsers", "ProfileCvText", "ALTER TABLE `AspNetUsers` ADD COLUMN `ProfileCvText` longtext NULL;");
                     EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "AspNetUsers", "ProfileCvStructureJson", "ALTER TABLE `AspNetUsers` ADD COLUMN `ProfileCvStructureJson` longtext NULL;");
                     EnsureMySqlColumn(conn, "AspNetUsers", "CurrentCvUploadArtifactId", "ALTER TABLE `AspNetUsers` ADD COLUMN `CurrentCvUploadArtifactId` int NULL;");
@@ -851,6 +915,30 @@ public static class StartupInitializationExtensions
                         cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                     }
 
+                    if (!HasMySqlTable(conn, "ImapConnections"))
+                    {
+                        using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
+                        cmd.CommandText = @"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `ImapConnections` (
+        `Id` int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+        `OwnerUserId` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+        `Host` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+        `Port` int NOT NULL,
+        `UseSsl` tinyint(1) NOT NULL,
+        `Username` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+        `EncryptedPassword` longtext NOT NULL,
+        `ConnectedAt` datetime(6) NOT NULL,
+        `LastSyncedAt` datetime(6) NULL,
+        `LastSyncAttemptedAt` datetime(6) NULL,
+        `LastSyncSucceededAt` datetime(6) NULL,
+        `LastSyncMode` varchar(255) NULL,
+        `LastSyncSource` varchar(255) NULL,
+        `LastSyncStatus` varchar(255) NULL,
+        `LastSyncError` longtext NULL,
+        PRIMARY KEY (`Id`)
+        );";
+                        cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+                    }
+
                     if (!HasMySqlTable(conn, "TailoredCvDrafts"))
                     {
                         using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
@@ -956,6 +1044,13 @@ public static class StartupInitializationExtensions
                         cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                     }
 
+                    if (!MySqlIndexExists(conn, "ImapConnections", "IX_ImapConnections_OwnerUserId"))
+                    {
+                        using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
+                        cmd.CommandText = "CREATE UNIQUE INDEX `IX_ImapConnections_OwnerUserId` ON `ImapConnections` (`OwnerUserId`);";
+                        cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+                    }
+
                     if (!MySqlIndexExists(conn, "TailoredCvDrafts", "IX_TailoredCvDrafts_OwnerUserId_JobApplicationId"))
                     {
                         using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
@@ -1110,6 +1205,20 @@ public static class StartupInitializationExtensions
                 app.Logger.LogWarning("Core schema is incomplete after startup initialization. Background services will remain paused until required tables exist.");
                 return Task.CompletedTask;
             }
+
+            // On a brand-new database, the ad-hoc-column reconciliation above ran before
+            // Migrate() created JobApplications/Correspondences, so every EnsureColumn call
+            // no-opped. Now that CoreSchemaReady confirms the tables exist (created either just
+            // now by Migrate(), or already, on a prior boot), re-run it -- idempotent, so this is
+            // free on every boot except the very first one, where it's required.
+            if (runtimeProvider is "mysql" or "mariadb")
+            {
+                ReconcileCoreAppColumnsMySql(conn);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ReconcileCoreAppColumns(conn);
+            }
         }
 
         var readiness = app.Services.GetRequiredService<IStartupReadiness>();

JobTrackerBackend/JobTrackerBackend.csproj

@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="9.0.14" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" Version="8.14.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect" Version="8.14.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MailKit" Version="4.17.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

Models/Correspondence.cs

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ namespace JobTrackerApi.Models
         public string? ExternalTo { get; set; }
         public string? ExternalLabelsJson { get; set; }
         public string? AttachmentMetadataJson { get; set; }
+        // Provider discriminator: "gmail" | "microsoft" | "imap" | "manual". Set at the write
+        // site (import controller or the manual-entry endpoint), not inferred from other fields,
+        // so it stays correct even for hand-entered rows that happen to carry external-looking data.
+        public string? Provider { get; set; }
         public string Content { get; set; } = "";
         public DateTime Date { get; set; } = DateTime.Now;
 

Models/ImapConnection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Models;
+
+public sealed class ImapConnection
+{
+    public int Id { get; set; }
+    public string OwnerUserId { get; set; } = "";
+    public string Host { get; set; } = "";
+    public int Port { get; set; } = 993;
+    public bool UseSsl { get; set; } = true;
+    public string Username { get; set; } = "";
+    public string EncryptedPassword { get; set; } = "";
+    public DateTimeOffset ConnectedAt { get; set; } = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+    public DateTimeOffset? LastSyncedAt { get; set; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? LastSyncAttemptedAt { get; set; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? LastSyncSucceededAt { get; set; }
+    public string? LastSyncMode { get; set; }
+    public string? LastSyncSource { get; set; }
+    public string? LastSyncStatus { get; set; }
+    public string? LastSyncError { get; set; }
+}

job-tracker-ui/src/components/EmailProviderConnections.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+import { Box, Button, Checkbox, Chip, Divider, FormControlLabel, Paper, Stack, TextField, Typography } from "@mui/material";
+import CheckCircleIcon from "@mui/icons-material/CheckCircle";
+
+import { api, getApiErrorMessage } from "../api";
+import { useToast } from "../toast";
+import type { GmailStatus, ImapStatus, MicrosoftGraphStatus } from "../types";
+
+// Settings > Account: connect/disconnect each linked-mailbox provider. Gmail and Microsoft use
+// the same OAuth-popup + postMessage handshake (mirrored server-side in GmailController /
+// MicrosoftGraphController's BuildPopupHtml); IMAP has no OAuth step, so it's a plain credential
+// form submitted to POST /api/imap/connect, which verifies the connection before storing it.
+export default function EmailProviderConnections() {
+  const { toast } = useToast();
+
+  const [gmailStatus, setGmailStatus] = useState<GmailStatus | null>(null);
+  const [microsoftStatus, setMicrosoftStatus] = useState<MicrosoftGraphStatus | null>(null);
+  const [imapStatus, setImapStatus] = useState<ImapStatus | null>(null);
+
+  const [imapForm, setImapForm] = useState({ host: "", port: 993, useSsl: true, username: "", password: "" });
+  const [imapConnecting, setImapConnecting] = useState(false);
+
+  const loadGmailStatus = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      const res = await api.get<GmailStatus>("/gmail/status");
+      setGmailStatus(res.data);
+    } catch {
+      setGmailStatus({ connected: false });
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const loadMicrosoftStatus = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      const res = await api.get<MicrosoftGraphStatus>("/microsoft-graph/status");
+      setMicrosoftStatus(res.data);
+    } catch {
+      setMicrosoftStatus({ connected: false });
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const loadImapStatus = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      const res = await api.get<ImapStatus>("/imap/status");
+      setImapStatus(res.data);
+    } catch {
+      setImapStatus({ connected: false });
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void loadGmailStatus();
+    void loadMicrosoftStatus();
+    void loadImapStatus();
+  }, [loadGmailStatus, loadMicrosoftStatus, loadImapStatus]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onMessage = (event: MessageEvent) => {
+      const data = event.data as { source?: string; status?: string; message?: string };
+      if (data?.source === "jobtracker-gmail-oauth") {
+        if (data.status === "connected") {
+          toast(data.message || "Gmail connected.", "success");
+          void loadGmailStatus();
+        } else {
+          toast(data.message || "Gmail connection failed.", "error");
+        }
+      } else if (data?.source === "jobtracker-microsoft-oauth") {
+        if (data.status === "connected") {
+          toast(data.message || "Outlook connected.", "success");
+          void loadMicrosoftStatus();
+        } else {
+          toast(data.message || "Outlook connection failed.", "error");
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener("message", onMessage);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("message", onMessage);
+  }, [loadGmailStatus, loadMicrosoftStatus, toast]);
+
+  const connectViaPopup = async (connectUrlPath: string, popupName: string, providerLabel: string) => {
+    try {
+      const res = await api.get<{ url: string }>(connectUrlPath);
+      const popup = window.open(res.data.url, popupName, "width=620,height=760,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes");
+      if (!popup) toast("Your browser blocked the connect popup. Allow popups and try again.", "error");
+    } catch (error) {
+      toast(getApiErrorMessage(error, `Failed to start ${providerLabel} connection.`), "error");
+    }
+  };
+
+  const disconnect = async (path: string, reload: () => Promise<void>, providerLabel: string) => {
+    try {
+      await api.delete(path);
+      await reload();
+      toast(`${providerLabel} disconnected.`, "success");
+    } catch (error) {
+      toast(getApiErrorMessage(error, `Failed to disconnect ${providerLabel}.`), "error");
+    }
+  };
+
+  const connectImap = async () => {
+    if (!imapForm.host.trim() || !imapForm.username.trim() || !imapForm.password) {
+      toast("Host, username, and password are required.", "error");
+      return;
+    }
+    setImapConnecting(true);
+    try {
+      await api.post("/imap/connect", imapForm);
+      setImapForm((prev) => ({ ...prev, password: "" }));
+      await loadImapStatus();
+      toast("IMAP account connected.", "success");
+    } catch (error) {
+      toast(getApiErrorMessage(error, "Failed to connect IMAP account."), "error");
+    } finally {
+      setImapConnecting(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Paper sx={{ p: 2 }}>
+      <Typography sx={{ fontWeight: 950, mb: 0.5 }}>Linked email accounts</Typography>
+      <Typography sx={{ color: "text.secondary", mb: 2 }}>
+        Connect a mailbox so recruiter correspondence can be linked to jobs automatically.
+      </Typography>
+
+      <Stack spacing={2}>
+        <ProviderRow
+          label="Gmail"
+          connected={Boolean(gmailStatus?.connected)}
+          address={gmailStatus?.gmailAddress ?? null}
+          onConnect={() => void connectViaPopup("/gmail/connect-url", "jobtracker-gmail-connect", "Gmail")}
+          onDisconnect={() => void disconnect("/gmail/connection", loadGmailStatus, "Gmail")}
+        />
+
+        <Divider />
+
+        <ProviderRow
+          label="Outlook / Microsoft 365"
+          connected={Boolean(microsoftStatus?.connected)}
+          address={microsoftStatus?.mailAddress ?? null}
+          onConnect={() => void connectViaPopup("/microsoft-graph/connect-url", "jobtracker-microsoft-connect", "Outlook")}
+          onDisconnect={() => void disconnect("/microsoft-graph/connection", loadMicrosoftStatus, "Outlook")}
+        />
+
+        <Divider />
+
+        <Box>
+          <ProviderRow
+            label="Other (IMAP)"
+            connected={Boolean(imapStatus?.connected)}
+            address={imapStatus?.username ?? null}
+            onDisconnect={() => void disconnect("/imap/connection", loadImapStatus, "IMAP")}
+          />
+          {!imapStatus?.connected && (
+            <Box sx={{ mt: 1.5, display: "grid", gap: 1.25, gridTemplateColumns: { xs: "1fr", sm: "2fr 1fr" }, maxWidth: 520 }}>
+              <TextField
+                size="small"
+                label="IMAP host"
+                placeholder="imap.example.com"
+                value={imapForm.host}
+                onChange={(e) => setImapForm((prev) => ({ ...prev, host: e.target.value }))}
+              />
+              <TextField
+                size="small"
+                label="Port"
+                type="number"
+                value={imapForm.port}
+                onChange={(e) => setImapForm((prev) => ({ ...prev, port: Number(e.target.value) || 993 }))}
+              />
+              <TextField
+                size="small"
+                label="Username"
+                value={imapForm.username}
+                onChange={(e) => setImapForm((prev) => ({ ...prev, username: e.target.value }))}
+                sx={{ gridColumn: "1 / -1" }}
+              />
+              <TextField
+                size="small"
+                label="Password"
+                type="password"
+                value={imapForm.password}
+                onChange={(e) => setImapForm((prev) => ({ ...prev, password: e.target.value }))}
+                sx={{ gridColumn: "1 / -1" }}
+              />
+              <FormControlLabel
+                sx={{ gridColumn: "1 / -1" }}
+                control={<Checkbox checked={imapForm.useSsl} onChange={(e) => setImapForm((prev) => ({ ...prev, useSsl: e.target.checked }))} />}
+                label="Use SSL/TLS"
+              />
+              <Button
+                variant="contained"
+                onClick={connectImap}
+                disabled={imapConnecting}
+                sx={{ gridColumn: "1 / -1", justifySelf: "start" }}
+              >
+                {imapConnecting ? "Connecting…" : "Connect IMAP account"}
+              </Button>
+            </Box>
+          )}
+        </Box>
+      </Stack>
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
+
+function ProviderRow({
+  label,
+  connected,
+  address,
+  onConnect,
+  onDisconnect,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  connected: boolean;
+  address: string | null;
+  onConnect?: () => void;
+  onDisconnect: () => void;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <Stack direction="row" alignItems="center" justifyContent="space-between" flexWrap="wrap" gap={1}>
+      <Box>
+        <Typography sx={{ fontWeight: 700 }}>{label}</Typography>
+        {connected ? (
+          <Chip
+            size="small"
+            icon={<CheckCircleIcon fontSize="small" />}
+            color="success"
+            variant="outlined"
+            label={address || "Connected"}
+            sx={{ mt: 0.5 }}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <Typography variant="caption" sx={{ color: "text.secondary" }}>Not connected</Typography>
+        )}
+      </Box>
+      {connected ? (
+        <Button size="small" variant="outlined" color="error" onClick={onDisconnect}>Disconnect</Button>
+      ) : (
+        onConnect && <Button size="small" variant="outlined" onClick={onConnect}>Connect</Button>
+      )}
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}

job-tracker-ui/src/components/SettingsView.tsx

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { JobTableColumns } from "./JobTable";
 import ImportExportJobs from "./ImportExportJobs";
 import GoogleAuthCard from "./GoogleAuthCard";
+import EmailProviderConnections from "./EmailProviderConnections";
 import RulesSettingsCard from "./RulesSettingsCard";
 import BackupCard from "./BackupCard";
 import QuickCaptureCard from "./QuickCaptureCard";
@@ -338,6 +339,9 @@ export default function SettingsView({
       <TabPanel value={tab} index={3}>
         <AuthStatusCard />
         <GoogleAuthCard />
+        <Box sx={{ mt: 2 }}>
+          <EmailProviderConnections />
+        </Box>
       </TabPanel>
 
       <TabPanel value={tab} index={4}>

job-tracker-ui/src/email-provider-connections.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import React from "react";
+import "@testing-library/jest-dom";
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { ToastProvider } from "./toast";
+import { api } from "./api";
+import EmailProviderConnections from "./components/EmailProviderConnections";
+
+jest.mock("./api", () => ({
+  api: {
+    get: jest.fn(),
+    post: jest.fn(),
+    delete: jest.fn(),
+    interceptors: { request: { use: jest.fn() }, response: { use: jest.fn() } },
+  },
+  getApiErrorMessage: (_err: unknown, fallback: string) => fallback,
+}));
+
+const mockedApi = api as jest.Mocked<typeof api>;
+
+function renderComponent() {
+  return render(
+    <ToastProvider>
+      <EmailProviderConnections />
+    </ToastProvider>,
+  );
+}
+
+describe("EmailProviderConnections", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("renders connected state for Gmail and Outlook, disconnected form for IMAP", async () => {
+    mockedApi.get.mockImplementation((path: string) => {
+      if (path === "/gmail/status") return Promise.resolve({ data: { connected: true, gmailAddress: "me@gmail.test" } });
+      if (path === "/microsoft-graph/status") return Promise.resolve({ data: { connected: false } });
+      if (path === "/imap/status") return Promise.resolve({ data: { connected: false } });
+      return Promise.reject(new Error("unexpected path"));
+    });
+
+    renderComponent();
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText("me@gmail.test")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText("IMAP host")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getAllByText("Not connected").length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it("submits IMAP connect form and reloads status on success", async () => {
+    mockedApi.get.mockImplementation((path: string) => {
+      if (path === "/gmail/status") return Promise.resolve({ data: { connected: false } });
+      if (path === "/microsoft-graph/status") return Promise.resolve({ data: { connected: false } });
+      if (path === "/imap/status") return Promise.resolve({ data: { connected: false } });
+      return Promise.reject(new Error("unexpected path"));
+    });
+    mockedApi.post.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: { username: "user@example.test" } });
+
+    renderComponent();
+    await screen.findByLabelText("IMAP host");
+
+    await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText("IMAP host"), "imap.example.test");
+    await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText("Username"), "user@example.test");
+    await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText("Password"), "secret");
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /connect imap account/i }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockedApi.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/imap/connect", expect.objectContaining({
+      host: "imap.example.test",
+      username: "user@example.test",
+      password: "secret",
+    })));
+  });
+});

job-tracker-ui/src/types.ts

@@ -384,6 +384,35 @@ export interface GmailStatus {
   lastSyncError?: string | null;
 }
 
+export interface MicrosoftGraphStatus {
+  connected: boolean;
+  mailAddress?: string | null;
+  connectedAt?: string;
+  lastSyncedAt?: string;
+  lastSyncAttemptedAt?: string;
+  lastSyncSucceededAt?: string;
+  lastSyncMode?: string | null;
+  lastSyncSource?: string | null;
+  lastSyncStatus?: string | null;
+  lastSyncError?: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface ImapStatus {
+  connected: boolean;
+  host?: string | null;
+  port?: number | null;
+  useSsl?: boolean | null;
+  username?: string | null;
+  connectedAt?: string;
+  lastSyncedAt?: string;
+  lastSyncAttemptedAt?: string;
+  lastSyncSucceededAt?: string;
+  lastSyncMode?: string | null;
+  lastSyncSource?: string | null;
+  lastSyncStatus?: string | null;
+  lastSyncError?: string | null;
+}
+
 export interface GmailManualSyncResult {
   queriesRun: number;
   candidateThreadCount: number;