diff --git a/packages/core/src/storage/adapter.ts b/packages/core/src/storage/adapter.ts
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+import type { Channel, ChannelInput } from '../types/channel.js';
+import type { Recipient, RecipientInput } from '../types/recipient.js';
+import type { Thread, ThreadInput } from '../types/thread.js';
+import type { Turn, TurnInput } from '../types/turn.js';
+import type { Route, RouteCriteria, RouteInput } from '../types/route.js';
+import type { Token, TokenInput } from '../types/token.js';
+
+/**
+ * StorageAdapter — the abstract persistence interface for OpenThreads.
+ *
+ * Implementations must handle all CRUD operations for the six core collections:
+ * channels, recipients, threads, turns, routes, and tokens.
+ *
+ * The default implementation is @openthreads/storage-mongodb.
+ * Users can supply alternative implementations (Postgres, SQLite, etc.)
+ * by creating a package that implements this interface.
+ */
+export interface StorageAdapter {
+  // ─── Lifecycle ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  /** Establish the connection to the underlying storage. */
+  connect(): Promise<void>;
+
+  /** Gracefully close the connection and release all resources. */
+  disconnect(): Promise<void>;
+
+  /** Check whether the storage backend is reachable. */
+  ping(): Promise<boolean>;
+
+  // ─── Channels ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  createChannel(input: ChannelInput): Promise<Channel>;
+  getChannel(channelId: string): Promise<Channel | null>;
+  getChannelByApiKey(apiKey: string): Promise<Channel | null>;
+  updateChannel(channelId: string, updates: Partial<ChannelInput>): Promise<Channel | null>;
+  deleteChannel(channelId: string): Promise<boolean>;
+  listChannels(filter?: { active?: boolean; type?: string }): Promise<Channel[]>;
+
+  // ─── Recipients ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  createRecipient(input: RecipientInput): Promise<Recipient>;
+  getRecipient(recipientId: string): Promise<Recipient | null>;
+  updateRecipient(recipientId: string, updates: Partial<RecipientInput>): Promise<Recipient | null>;
+  deleteRecipient(recipientId: string): Promise<boolean>;
+  listRecipients(filter?: { active?: boolean }): Promise<Recipient[]>;
+
+  // ─── Threads ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  createThread(input: ThreadInput): Promise<Thread>;
+  getThread(threadId: string): Promise<Thread | null>;
+  /** Look up a thread by its native platform thread ID within a channel. */
+  getThreadByNativeId(channelId: string, nativeThreadId: string): Promise<Thread | null>;
+  /** Get or create the "main thread" for a channel+target pair. */
+  getMainThread(channelId: string, targetId: string): Promise<Thread | null>;
+  updateThread(threadId: string, updates: Partial<ThreadInput>): Promise<Thread | null>;
+  deleteThread(threadId: string): Promise<boolean>;
+  listThreadsByChannel(channelId: string, limit?: number, offset?: number): Promise<Thread[]>;
+
+  // ─── Turns ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  createTurn(input: TurnInput): Promise<Turn>;
+  getTurn(turnId: string): Promise<Turn | null>;
+  /** Return all turns for a thread, ordered by timestamp ascending. */
+  getTurnsForThread(threadId: string, limit?: number, offset?: number): Promise<Turn[]>;
+  updateTurn(turnId: string, updates: Partial<TurnInput>): Promise<Turn | null>;
+
+  // ─── Routes ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  createRoute(input: RouteInput): Promise<Route>;
+  getRoute(routeId: string): Promise<Route | null>;
+  /**
+   * Find all active routes that could match the given criteria.
+   * Returns results ordered by priority (ascending).
+   */
+  findMatchingRoutes(criteria: Partial<RouteCriteria>): Promise<Route[]>;
+  updateRoute(routeId: string, updates: Partial<RouteInput>): Promise<Route | null>;
+  deleteRoute(routeId: string): Promise<boolean>;
+  listRoutes(filter?: { active?: boolean; recipientId?: string }): Promise<Route[]>;
+
+  // ─── Tokens ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  createToken(input: TokenInput): Promise<Token>;
+  getTokenByValue(value: string): Promise<Token | null>;
+  /**
+   * Mark a token as used. Returns false if the token was already used
+   * or does not exist.
+   */
+  consumeToken(value: string): Promise<boolean>;
+  deleteExpiredTokens(): Promise<number>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/storage/index.ts b/packages/core/src/storage/index.ts
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+++ b/packages/core/src/storage/index.ts
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+export type { StorageAdapter } from './adapter.js';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/token.ts b/packages/core/src/types/token.ts
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+++ b/packages/core/src/types/token.ts
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+/**
+ * Token — an ephemeral authentication token included in replyTo URLs.
+ *
+ * When OpenThreads delivers an outbound envelope, the replyTo URL includes
+ * a `?token=ot_tk_...` with a configurable TTL (default 24h). This allows
+ * recipients to reply without managing an API key — the token is scoped to
+ * the specific thread/message.
+ */
+export interface Token {
+  /** Unique identifier for the token record */
+  tokenId: string;
+  /** The actual token value included in the URL (e.g. "ot_tk_e8f2a1...") */
+  value: string;
+  /** The channel this token grants access to */
+  channelId: string;
+  /** The thread this token is scoped to */
+  threadId: string;
+  /** The specific turn this token was generated for (if applicable) */
+  turnId?: string;
+  /** When the token expires — MongoDB TTL index will auto-delete expired tokens */
+  expiresAt: Date;
+  /** Whether the token has already been used (for single-use tokens) */
+  used: boolean;
+  createdAt: Date;
+}
+
+export type TokenInput = Omit<Token, 'createdAt'>;
diff --git a/packages/storage/mongodb/docker-compose.test.yml b/packages/storage/mongodb/docker-compose.test.yml
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+++ b/packages/storage/mongodb/docker-compose.test.yml
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+version: '3.9'
+
+services:
+  mongodb:
+    image: mongo:7
+    ports:
+      - "27018:27017"
+    environment:
+      MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: openthreads_test
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "mongosh", "--eval", "db.adminCommand('ping')"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 10
+      start_period: 10s
+    tmpfs:
+      # Use tmpfs for speed in CI — data is ephemeral anyway
+      - /data/db
diff --git a/packages/storage/mongodb/src/MongoStorageAdapter.ts b/packages/storage/mongodb/src/MongoStorageAdapter.ts
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+++ b/packages/storage/mongodb/src/MongoStorageAdapter.ts
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+import {
+  MongoClient,
+  type Collection,
+  type Db,
+  type Document,
+  type Filter,
+  type UpdateFilter,
+} from 'mongodb';
+import type { StorageAdapter } from '@openthreads/core';
+import type {
+  Channel,
+  ChannelInput,
+  Recipient,
+  RecipientInput,
+  Thread,
+  ThreadInput,
+  Turn,
+  TurnInput,
+  Route,
+  RouteCriteria,
+  RouteInput,
+  Token,
+  TokenInput,
+} from '@openthreads/core';
+import {
+  ensureChannelsIndexes,
+  ensureRecipientsIndexes,
+  ensureThreadsIndexes,
+  ensureTurnsIndexes,
+  ensureRoutesIndexes,
+  ensureTokensIndexes,
+} from './indexes.js';
+
+export interface MongoStorageAdapterOptions {
+  /** MongoDB connection URI (e.g. "mongodb://localhost:27017") */
+  uri: string;
+  /** Database name to use (default: "openthreads") */
+  dbName?: string;
+  /** Maximum number of connections in the pool (default: 10) */
+  maxPoolSize?: number;
+  /** Minimum number of connections in the pool (default: 2) */
+  minPoolSize?: number;
+  /** Connection timeout in ms (default: 10000) */
+  connectTimeoutMS?: number;
+  /** Server selection timeout in ms (default: 10000) */
+  serverSelectionTimeoutMS?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * MongoDB implementation of the OpenThreads StorageAdapter.
+ *
+ * Features:
+ * - Connection pooling via the native mongodb driver
+ * - All required indexes created on connect()
+ * - TTL index on tokens.expiresAt for automatic expiry
+ * - Graceful shutdown via disconnect()
+ */
+export class MongoStorageAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
+  private client: MongoClient;
+  private db: Db | null = null;
+  private readonly dbName: string;
+  private connected = false;
+
+  constructor(private readonly options: MongoStorageAdapterOptions) {
+    this.dbName = options.dbName ?? 'openthreads';
+    this.client = new MongoClient(options.uri, {
+      maxPoolSize: options.maxPoolSize ?? 10,
+      minPoolSize: options.minPoolSize ?? 2,
+      connectTimeoutMS: options.connectTimeoutMS ?? 10_000,
+      serverSelectionTimeoutMS: options.serverSelectionTimeoutMS ?? 10_000,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // ─── Lifecycle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async connect(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.connected) return;
+    await this.client.connect();
+    this.db = this.client.db(this.dbName);
+    await this.ensureAllIndexes();
+    this.connected = true;
+  }
+
+  async disconnect(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.connected) return;
+    await this.client.close();
+    this.db = null;
+    this.connected = false;
+  }
+
+  async ping(): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+      await this.getDb().command({ ping: 1 });
+      return true;
+    } catch {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ─── Channels ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async createChannel(input: ChannelInput): Promise<Channel> {
+    const now = new Date();
+    const doc: Channel = { ...input, createdAt: now, updatedAt: now };
+    await this.channels().insertOne(doc as unknown as Document);
+    return doc;
+  }
+
+  async getChannel(channelId: string): Promise<Channel | null> {
+    return (await this.channels().findOne(
+      { channelId } as Filter<Document>
+    )) as Channel | null;
+  }
+
+  async getChannelByApiKey(apiKey: string): Promise<Channel | null> {
+    return (await this.channels().findOne(
+      { apiKey } as Filter<Document>
+    )) as Channel | null;
+  }
+
+  async updateChannel(channelId: string, updates: Partial<ChannelInput>): Promise<Channel | null> {
+    const result = await this.channels().findOneAndUpdate(
+      { channelId } as Filter<Document>,
+      { $set: { ...updates, updatedAt: new Date() } } as UpdateFilter<Document>,
+      { returnDocument: 'after' }
+    );
+    return result as Channel | null;
+  }
+
+  async deleteChannel(channelId: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await this.channels().deleteOne({ channelId } as Filter<Document>);
+    return result.deletedCount === 1;
+  }
+
+  async listChannels(filter?: { active?: boolean; type?: string }): Promise<Channel[]> {
+    const query: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+    if (filter?.active !== undefined) query['active'] = filter.active;
+    if (filter?.type !== undefined) query['type'] = filter.type;
+    return (await this.channels().find(query as Filter<Document>).toArray()) as Channel[];
+  }
+
+  // ─── Recipients ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async createRecipient(input: RecipientInput): Promise<Recipient> {
+    const now = new Date();
+    const doc: Recipient = { ...input, createdAt: now, updatedAt: now };
+    await this.recipients().insertOne(doc as unknown as Document);
+    return doc;
+  }
+
+  async getRecipient(recipientId: string): Promise<Recipient | null> {
+    return (await this.recipients().findOne(
+      { recipientId } as Filter<Document>
+    )) as Recipient | null;
+  }
+
+  async updateRecipient(
+    recipientId: string,
+    updates: Partial<RecipientInput>
+  ): Promise<Recipient | null> {
+    const result = await this.recipients().findOneAndUpdate(
+      { recipientId } as Filter<Document>,
+      { $set: { ...updates, updatedAt: new Date() } } as UpdateFilter<Document>,
+      { returnDocument: 'after' }
+    );
+    return result as Recipient | null;
+  }
+
+  async deleteRecipient(recipientId: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await this.recipients().deleteOne({ recipientId } as Filter<Document>);
+    return result.deletedCount === 1;
+  }
+
+  async listRecipients(filter?: { active?: boolean }): Promise<Recipient[]> {
+    const query: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+    if (filter?.active !== undefined) query['active'] = filter.active;
+    return (await this.recipients().find(query as Filter<Document>).toArray()) as Recipient[];
+  }
+
+  // ─── Threads ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async createThread(input: ThreadInput): Promise<Thread> {
+    const now = new Date();
+    const doc: Thread = { ...input, createdAt: now, updatedAt: now };
+    await this.threads().insertOne(doc as unknown as Document);
+    return doc;
+  }
+
+  async getThread(threadId: string): Promise<Thread | null> {
+    return (await this.threads().findOne(
+      { threadId } as Filter<Document>
+    )) as Thread | null;
+  }
+
+  async getThreadByNativeId(channelId: string, nativeThreadId: string): Promise<Thread | null> {
+    return (await this.threads().findOne(
+      { channelId, nativeThreadId } as Filter<Document>
+    )) as Thread | null;
+  }
+
+  async getMainThread(channelId: string, targetId: string): Promise<Thread | null> {
+    return (await this.threads().findOne(
+      { channelId, targetId, isMain: true } as Filter<Document>
+    )) as Thread | null;
+  }
+
+  async updateThread(threadId: string, updates: Partial<ThreadInput>): Promise<Thread | null> {
+    const result = await this.threads().findOneAndUpdate(
+      { threadId } as Filter<Document>,
+      { $set: { ...updates, updatedAt: new Date() } } as UpdateFilter<Document>,
+      { returnDocument: 'after' }
+    );
+    return result as Thread | null;
+  }
+
+  async deleteThread(threadId: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await this.threads().deleteOne({ threadId } as Filter<Document>);
+    return result.deletedCount === 1;
+  }
+
+  async listThreadsByChannel(
+    channelId: string,
+    limit = 50,
+    offset = 0
+  ): Promise<Thread[]> {
+    return (await this.threads()
+      .find({ channelId } as Filter<Document>)
+      .sort({ createdAt: -1 })
+      .skip(offset)
+      .limit(limit)
+      .toArray()) as Thread[];
+  }
+
+  // ─── Turns ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async createTurn(input: TurnInput): Promise<Turn> {
+    const now = new Date();
+    const doc: Turn = { ...input, createdAt: now, updatedAt: now };
+    await this.turns().insertOne(doc as unknown as Document);
+    return doc;
+  }
+
+  async getTurn(turnId: string): Promise<Turn | null> {
+    return (await this.turns().findOne(
+      { turnId } as Filter<Document>
+    )) as Turn | null;
+  }
+
+  async getTurnsForThread(threadId: string, limit = 100, offset = 0): Promise<Turn[]> {
+    return (await this.turns()
+      .find({ threadId } as Filter<Document>)
+      .sort({ timestamp: 1 })
+      .skip(offset)
+      .limit(limit)
+      .toArray()) as Turn[];
+  }
+
+  async updateTurn(turnId: string, updates: Partial<TurnInput>): Promise<Turn | null> {
+    const result = await this.turns().findOneAndUpdate(
+      { turnId } as Filter<Document>,
+      { $set: { ...updates, updatedAt: new Date() } } as UpdateFilter<Document>,
+      { returnDocument: 'after' }
+    );
+    return result as Turn | null;
+  }
+
+  // ─── Routes ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async createRoute(input: RouteInput): Promise<Route> {
+    const now = new Date();
+    const doc: Route = { ...input, createdAt: now, updatedAt: now };
+    await this.routes().insertOne(doc as unknown as Document);
+    return doc;
+  }
+
+  async getRoute(routeId: string): Promise<Route | null> {
+    return (await this.routes().findOne(
+      { routeId } as Filter<Document>
+    )) as Route | null;
+  }
+
+  async findMatchingRoutes(criteria: Partial<RouteCriteria>): Promise<Route[]> {
+    // Build a query that matches routes where each defined criteria field matches.
+    // A route field being undefined/absent means "match any" (not stored = wildcard).
+    const conditions: Filter<Document>[] = [{ active: true }];
+
+    const criteriaFields = [
+      'channelId',
+      'channelType',
+      'targetId',
+      'threadId',
+      'senderId',
+      'isDM',
+    ] as const;
+
+    for (const field of criteriaFields) {
+      const value = criteria[field];
+      if (value !== undefined) {
+        // Match routes that either explicitly match this value OR have no criteria for this field
+        conditions.push({
+          $or: [
+            { [`criteria.${field}`]: value },
+            { [`criteria.${field}`]: { $exists: false } },
+            { [`criteria.${field}`]: null },
+          ],
+        } as unknown as Filter<Document>);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return (await this.routes()
+      .find({ $and: conditions } as Filter<Document>)
+      .sort({ priority: 1 })
+      .toArray()) as Route[];
+  }
+
+  async updateRoute(routeId: string, updates: Partial<RouteInput>): Promise<Route | null> {
+    const result = await this.routes().findOneAndUpdate(
+      { routeId } as Filter<Document>,
+      { $set: { ...updates, updatedAt: new Date() } } as UpdateFilter<Document>,
+      { returnDocument: 'after' }
+    );
+    return result as Route | null;
+  }
+
+  async deleteRoute(routeId: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await this.routes().deleteOne({ routeId } as Filter<Document>);
+    return result.deletedCount === 1;
+  }
+
+  async listRoutes(filter?: { active?: boolean; recipientId?: string }): Promise<Route[]> {
+    const query: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+    if (filter?.active !== undefined) query['active'] = filter.active;
+    if (filter?.recipientId !== undefined) query['recipientId'] = filter.recipientId;
+    return (await this.routes()
+      .find(query as Filter<Document>)
+      .sort({ priority: 1 })
+      .toArray()) as Route[];
+  }
+
+  // ─── Tokens ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async createToken(input: TokenInput): Promise<Token> {
+    const doc: Token = { ...input, createdAt: new Date() };
+    await this.tokens().insertOne(doc as unknown as Document);
+    return doc;
+  }
+
+  async getTokenByValue(value: string): Promise<Token | null> {
+    return (await this.tokens().findOne(
+      { value, used: false, expiresAt: { $gt: new Date() } } as Filter<Document>
+    )) as Token | null;
+  }
+
+  async consumeToken(value: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await this.tokens().updateOne(
+      { value, used: false, expiresAt: { $gt: new Date() } } as Filter<Document>,
+      { $set: { used: true } } as UpdateFilter<Document>
+    );
+    return result.modifiedCount === 1;
+  }
+
+  async deleteExpiredTokens(): Promise<number> {
+    const result = await this.tokens().deleteMany(
+      { expiresAt: { $lte: new Date() } } as Filter<Document>
+    );
+    return result.deletedCount;
+  }
+
+  // ─── Private helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  private getDb(): Db {
+    if (!this.db) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'MongoStorageAdapter: not connected. Call connect() before using the adapter.'
+      );
+    }
+    return this.db;
+  }
+
+  private channels(): Collection {
+    return this.getDb().collection('channels');
+  }
+
+  private recipients(): Collection {
+    return this.getDb().collection('recipients');
+  }
+
+  private threads(): Collection {
+    return this.getDb().collection('threads');
+  }
+
+  private turns(): Collection {
+    return this.getDb().collection('turns');
+  }
+
+  private routes(): Collection {
+    return this.getDb().collection('routes');
+  }
+
+  private tokens(): Collection {
+    return this.getDb().collection('tokens');
+  }
+
+  private async ensureAllIndexes(): Promise<void> {
+    const db = this.getDb();
+    await Promise.all([
+      ensureChannelsIndexes(db.collection('channels')),
+      ensureRecipientsIndexes(db.collection('recipients')),
+      ensureThreadsIndexes(db.collection('threads')),
+      ensureTurnsIndexes(db.collection('turns')),
+      ensureRoutesIndexes(db.collection('routes')),
+      ensureTokensIndexes(db.collection('tokens')),
+    ]);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/storage/mongodb/src/indexes.ts b/packages/storage/mongodb/src/indexes.ts
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@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import type { Collection, IndexDescription } from 'mongodb';
+
+/**
+ * All index definitions for the OpenThreads MongoDB collections.
+ * Call ensureIndexes() once at startup or during migration.
+ */
+
+export async function ensureThreadsIndexes(collection: Collection): Promise<void> {
+  await collection.createIndexes([
+    // Unique lookup by threadId
+    { key: { threadId: 1 }, unique: true, name: 'threads_threadId_unique' },
+    // Look up thread by native platform thread ID within a channel
+    { key: { channelId: 1, nativeThreadId: 1 }, name: 'threads_channelId_nativeThreadId' },
+    // Look up the main thread for a channel+target pair
+    { key: { channelId: 1, targetId: 1 }, name: 'threads_channelId_targetId' },
+  ] as IndexDescription[]);
+}
+
+export async function ensureTurnsIndexes(collection: Collection): Promise<void> {
+  await collection.createIndexes([
+    // Unique lookup by turnId
+    { key: { turnId: 1 }, unique: true, name: 'turns_turnId_unique' },
+    // Chronological listing of turns within a thread
+    { key: { threadId: 1, timestamp: 1 }, name: 'turns_threadId_timestamp' },
+  ] as IndexDescription[]);
+}
+
+export async function ensureRoutesIndexes(collection: Collection): Promise<void> {
+  await collection.createIndexes([
+    // Efficient matching queries against criteria fields
+    { key: { 'criteria.channelId': 1 }, sparse: true, name: 'routes_criteria_channelId' },
+    { key: { 'criteria.channelType': 1 }, sparse: true, name: 'routes_criteria_channelType' },
+    { key: { 'criteria.targetId': 1 }, sparse: true, name: 'routes_criteria_targetId' },
+    { key: { 'criteria.senderId': 1 }, sparse: true, name: 'routes_criteria_senderId' },
+    // Priority ordering for route evaluation
+    { key: { active: 1, priority: 1 }, name: 'routes_active_priority' },
+    // Lookup by recipient
+    { key: { recipientId: 1 }, name: 'routes_recipientId' },
+  ] as IndexDescription[]);
+}
+
+export async function ensureTokensIndexes(collection: Collection): Promise<void> {
+  await collection.createIndexes([
+    // Unique lookup by token value
+    { key: { value: 1 }, unique: true, name: 'tokens_value_unique' },
+    // TTL index — MongoDB automatically deletes expired token documents
+    { key: { expiresAt: 1 }, expireAfterSeconds: 0, name: 'tokens_expiresAt_ttl' },
+    // Scoped lookups
+    { key: { channelId: 1 }, name: 'tokens_channelId' },
+    { key: { threadId: 1 }, name: 'tokens_threadId' },
+  ] as IndexDescription[]);
+}
+
+export async function ensureChannelsIndexes(collection: Collection): Promise<void> {
+  await collection.createIndexes([
+    // Unique lookup by channelId (also _id, but keep explicit index for clarity)
+    { key: { channelId: 1 }, unique: true, name: 'channels_channelId_unique' },
+    // Quick lookup by API key
+    { key: { apiKey: 1 }, sparse: true, unique: true, name: 'channels_apiKey_unique' },
+  ] as IndexDescription[]);
+}
+
+export async function ensureRecipientsIndexes(collection: Collection): Promise<void> {
+  await collection.createIndexes([
+    { key: { recipientId: 1 }, unique: true, name: 'recipients_recipientId_unique' },
+  ] as IndexDescription[]);
+}
diff --git a/packages/storage/mongodb/src/migrations/migrate.ts b/packages/storage/mongodb/src/migrations/migrate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc0190e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/storage/mongodb/src/migrations/migrate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb';
+import {
+  ensureChannelsIndexes,
+  ensureRecipientsIndexes,
+  ensureThreadsIndexes,
+  ensureTurnsIndexes,
+  ensureRoutesIndexes,
+  ensureTokensIndexes,
+} from '../indexes.js';
+import { seedDatabase } from './seed.js';
+
+export interface MigrateOptions {
+  uri: string;
+  dbName?: string;
+  seed?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run all migrations against the target MongoDB instance.
+ * Creates all collections (implicitly) and their indexes.
+ *
+ * Safe to run repeatedly — MongoDB's createIndex is idempotent for identical index specs.
+ */
+export async function migrate(options: MigrateOptions): Promise<void> {
+  const client = new MongoClient(options.uri);
+  const dbName = options.dbName ?? 'openthreads';
+
+  try {
+    console.log(`[migrate] connecting to ${options.uri} / ${dbName} ...`);
+    await client.connect();
+    const db = client.db(dbName);
+
+    console.log('[migrate] ensuring indexes ...');
+    await Promise.all([
+      ensureChannelsIndexes(db.collection('channels')),
+      ensureRecipientsIndexes(db.collection('recipients')),
+      ensureThreadsIndexes(db.collection('threads')),
+      ensureTurnsIndexes(db.collection('turns')),
+      ensureRoutesIndexes(db.collection('routes')),
+      ensureTokensIndexes(db.collection('tokens')),
+    ]);
+    console.log('[migrate] indexes: ok');
+
+    if (options.seed) {
+      console.log('[migrate] seeding initial data ...');
+      await seedDatabase(db);
+      console.log('[migrate] seed: ok');
+    }
+
+    console.log('[migrate] done');
+  } finally {
+    await client.close();
+  }
+}
+
+// CLI entry-point: bun packages/storage/mongodb/src/migrations/migrate.ts
+if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
+  const uri = process.env['MONGODB_URI'] ?? 'mongodb://localhost:27017';
+  const dbName = process.env['MONGODB_DB'] ?? 'openthreads';
+  const seed = process.env['SEED'] === 'true';
+
+  migrate({ uri, dbName, seed }).catch((err) => {
+    console.error('[migrate] error:', err);
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/storage/mongodb/src/migrations/seed.ts b/packages/storage/mongodb/src/migrations/seed.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91c11cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/storage/mongodb/src/migrations/seed.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import type { Db } from 'mongodb';
+
+/**
+ * Seed the database with initial data for development and testing.
+ * Safe to run multiple times (idempotent — uses upserts).
+ */
+export async function seedDatabase(db: Db): Promise<void> {
+  await seedChannels(db);
+  await seedRecipients(db);
+  await seedRoutes(db);
+}
+
+async function seedChannels(db: Db): Promise<void> {
+  const channels = db.collection('channels');
+  const now = new Date();
+
+  const defaultChannel = {
+    channelId: 'example-slack',
+    type: 'slack',
+    name: 'Example Slack Workspace',
+    config: {
+      botToken: 'xoxb-example-token',
+      signingSecret: 'example-signing-secret',
+    },
+    active: false,
+    createdAt: now,
+    updatedAt: now,
+  };
+
+  await channels.updateOne(
+    { channelId: defaultChannel.channelId },
+    { $setOnInsert: defaultChannel },
+    { upsert: true }
+  );
+
+  console.log('[seed] channels: done');
+}
+
+async function seedRecipients(db: Db): Promise<void> {
+  const recipients = db.collection('recipients');
+  const now = new Date();
+
+  const defaultRecipient = {
+    recipientId: 'example-recipient',
+    name: 'Example Recipient',
+    webhookUrl: 'https://example.com/webhook',
+    active: false,
+    createdAt: now,
+    updatedAt: now,
+  };
+
+  await recipients.updateOne(
+    { recipientId: defaultRecipient.recipientId },
+    { $setOnInsert: defaultRecipient },
+    { upsert: true }
+  );
+
+  console.log('[seed] recipients: done');
+}
+
+async function seedRoutes(db: Db): Promise<void> {
+  const routes = db.collection('routes');
+  const now = new Date();
+
+  const catchAllRoute = {
+    routeId: 'catch-all',
+    name: 'Catch-All Route',
+    criteria: {},
+    recipientId: 'example-recipient',
+    priority: 999,
+    active: false,
+    createdAt: now,
+    updatedAt: now,
+  };
+
+  await routes.updateOne(
+    { routeId: catchAllRoute.routeId },
+    { $setOnInsert: catchAllRoute },
+    { upsert: true }
+  );
+
+  console.log('[seed] routes: done');
+}
diff --git a/packages/storage/mongodb/src/types.ts b/packages/storage/mongodb/src/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0407f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/storage/mongodb/src/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * Internal MongoDB document types.
+ * We store all entities with MongoDB's native `_id` field instead of a duplicate
+ * string id, so we map the domain `*Id` field to `_id` at the persistence layer.
+ */
+import type { WithId } from 'mongodb';
+
+/** Strip MongoDB's _id from a document shape */
+export type WithoutId<T> = Omit<T, '_id'>;
+
+/** Base fields present on every stored document */
+export interface BaseDocument {
+  _id: string;
+  createdAt: Date;
+  updatedAt: Date;
+}
diff --git a/packages/storage/mongodb/tests/integration/MongoStorageAdapter.test.ts b/packages/storage/mongodb/tests/integration/MongoStorageAdapter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..782f7fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/storage/mongodb/tests/integration/MongoStorageAdapter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,420 @@
+/**
+ * Integration tests for MongoStorageAdapter.
+ *
+ * Prerequisites:
+ *   docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d
+ *
+ * Run:
+ *   bun test tests/integration
+ *
+ * Environment:
+ *   MONGODB_URI  — default: mongodb://localhost:27018
+ *   MONGODB_DB   — default: openthreads_test
+ */
+import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach } from 'bun:test';
+import { MongoStorageAdapter } from '../../src/MongoStorageAdapter.js';
+import type {
+  ChannelInput,
+  RecipientInput,
+  ThreadInput,
+  TurnInput,
+  RouteInput,
+  TokenInput,
+} from '@openthreads/core';
+
+const MONGODB_URI = process.env['MONGODB_URI'] ?? 'mongodb://localhost:27018';
+const MONGODB_DB = process.env['MONGODB_DB'] ?? 'openthreads_test';
+
+let adapter: MongoStorageAdapter;
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  adapter = new MongoStorageAdapter({ uri: MONGODB_URI, dbName: MONGODB_DB });
+  await adapter.connect();
+});
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  await adapter.disconnect();
+});
+
+// ─── Channels ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('channels', () => {
+  const channelInput: ChannelInput = {
+    channelId: 'test-slack',
+    type: 'slack',
+    name: 'Test Slack',
+    config: { botToken: 'xoxb-test' },
+    apiKey: 'ot_ch_sk_test1',
+    active: true,
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await adapter.deleteChannel(channelInput.channelId);
+  });
+
+  test('createChannel and getChannel', async () => {
+    const created = await adapter.createChannel(channelInput);
+    expect(created.channelId).toBe(channelInput.channelId);
+    expect(created.createdAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+
+    const fetched = await adapter.getChannel(channelInput.channelId);
+    expect(fetched).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(fetched?.name).toBe(channelInput.name);
+  });
+
+  test('getChannelByApiKey', async () => {
+    await adapter.createChannel(channelInput);
+    const fetched = await adapter.getChannelByApiKey('ot_ch_sk_test1');
+    expect(fetched?.channelId).toBe(channelInput.channelId);
+  });
+
+  test('updateChannel', async () => {
+    await adapter.createChannel(channelInput);
+    const updated = await adapter.updateChannel(channelInput.channelId, { name: 'Updated Slack' });
+    expect(updated?.name).toBe('Updated Slack');
+  });
+
+  test('deleteChannel', async () => {
+    await adapter.createChannel(channelInput);
+    const deleted = await adapter.deleteChannel(channelInput.channelId);
+    expect(deleted).toBe(true);
+    expect(await adapter.getChannel(channelInput.channelId)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test('listChannels with filter', async () => {
+    await adapter.createChannel(channelInput);
+    const active = await adapter.listChannels({ active: true });
+    expect(active.some(c => c.channelId === channelInput.channelId)).toBe(true);
+
+    const inactive = await adapter.listChannels({ active: false });
+    expect(inactive.some(c => c.channelId === channelInput.channelId)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Recipients ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('recipients', () => {
+  const recipientInput: RecipientInput = {
+    recipientId: 'test-agent-1',
+    name: 'Test Agent',
+    webhookUrl: 'https://example.com/webhook',
+    active: true,
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await adapter.deleteRecipient(recipientInput.recipientId);
+  });
+
+  test('createRecipient and getRecipient', async () => {
+    const created = await adapter.createRecipient(recipientInput);
+    expect(created.recipientId).toBe(recipientInput.recipientId);
+
+    const fetched = await adapter.getRecipient(recipientInput.recipientId);
+    expect(fetched?.webhookUrl).toBe(recipientInput.webhookUrl);
+  });
+
+  test('updateRecipient', async () => {
+    await adapter.createRecipient(recipientInput);
+    const updated = await adapter.updateRecipient(recipientInput.recipientId, {
+      webhookUrl: 'https://example.com/new-webhook',
+    });
+    expect(updated?.webhookUrl).toBe('https://example.com/new-webhook');
+  });
+
+  test('deleteRecipient', async () => {
+    await adapter.createRecipient(recipientInput);
+    expect(await adapter.deleteRecipient(recipientInput.recipientId)).toBe(true);
+    expect(await adapter.getRecipient(recipientInput.recipientId)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Threads ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('threads', () => {
+  const threadInput: ThreadInput = {
+    threadId: 'ot_thr_test001',
+    channelId: 'test-slack',
+    nativeThreadId: 'slack-ts-12345',
+    targetId: 'C0123',
+    isMain: false,
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await adapter.deleteThread(threadInput.threadId);
+  });
+
+  test('createThread and getThread', async () => {
+    const created = await adapter.createThread(threadInput);
+    expect(created.threadId).toBe(threadInput.threadId);
+
+    const fetched = await adapter.getThread(threadInput.threadId);
+    expect(fetched?.channelId).toBe(threadInput.channelId);
+  });
+
+  test('getThreadByNativeId', async () => {
+    await adapter.createThread(threadInput);
+    const fetched = await adapter.getThreadByNativeId(
+      threadInput.channelId,
+      threadInput.nativeThreadId!
+    );
+    expect(fetched?.threadId).toBe(threadInput.threadId);
+  });
+
+  test('getMainThread', async () => {
+    const mainThreadInput: ThreadInput = {
+      threadId: 'ot_thr_main_test',
+      channelId: 'test-slack',
+      targetId: 'C9999',
+      isMain: true,
+    };
+    await adapter.deleteThread(mainThreadInput.threadId);
+    await adapter.createThread(mainThreadInput);
+
+    const fetched = await adapter.getMainThread('test-slack', 'C9999');
+    expect(fetched?.threadId).toBe(mainThreadInput.threadId);
+    await adapter.deleteThread(mainThreadInput.threadId);
+  });
+
+  test('updateThread', async () => {
+    await adapter.createThread(threadInput);
+    const updated = await adapter.updateThread(threadInput.threadId, {
+      recipientId: 'agent-1',
+    });
+    expect(updated?.recipientId).toBe('agent-1');
+  });
+
+  test('deleteThread', async () => {
+    await adapter.createThread(threadInput);
+    expect(await adapter.deleteThread(threadInput.threadId)).toBe(true);
+    expect(await adapter.getThread(threadInput.threadId)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test('listThreadsByChannel', async () => {
+    await adapter.createThread(threadInput);
+    const threads = await adapter.listThreadsByChannel(threadInput.channelId);
+    expect(threads.some(t => t.threadId === threadInput.threadId)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Turns ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('turns', () => {
+  const turnInput: TurnInput = {
+    turnId: 'ot_turn_test001',
+    threadId: 'ot_thr_test001',
+    inbound: {
+      message: { text: 'Hello, world!' },
+      sender: { id: 'U123', name: 'Test User' },
+      timestamp: new Date('2024-01-01T00:00:00Z'),
+    },
+    status: 'pending',
+    timestamp: new Date('2024-01-01T00:00:00Z'),
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    // Clean up by attempting to delete (may not exist)
+    const existing = await adapter.getTurn(turnInput.turnId);
+    if (existing) {
+      // We can't directly delete turns in the interface but we can update
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('createTurn and getTurn', async () => {
+    const created = await adapter.createTurn(turnInput);
+    expect(created.turnId).toBe(turnInput.turnId);
+
+    const fetched = await adapter.getTurn(turnInput.turnId);
+    expect(fetched?.threadId).toBe(turnInput.threadId);
+    expect(fetched?.status).toBe('pending');
+  });
+
+  test('getTurnsForThread returns chronological order', async () => {
+    const turn2: TurnInput = {
+      turnId: 'ot_turn_test002',
+      threadId: 'ot_thr_test001',
+      inbound: {
+        message: { text: 'Second message' },
+        sender: { id: 'U123' },
+        timestamp: new Date('2024-01-01T00:01:00Z'),
+      },
+      status: 'pending',
+      timestamp: new Date('2024-01-01T00:01:00Z'),
+    };
+    await adapter.createTurn(turn2);
+
+    const turns = await adapter.getTurnsForThread('ot_thr_test001');
+    const timestamps = turns.map(t => t.timestamp.getTime());
+    // Verify ascending order
+    for (let i = 1; i < timestamps.length; i++) {
+      expect(timestamps[i]).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(timestamps[i - 1]!);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('updateTurn status', async () => {
+    await adapter.createTurn(turnInput);
+    const updated = await adapter.updateTurn(turnInput.turnId, {
+      status: 'delivered',
+      outbound: {
+        message: { text: 'Acknowledged!' },
+        timestamp: new Date(),
+      },
+    });
+    expect(updated?.status).toBe('delivered');
+    expect(updated?.outbound).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Routes ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('routes', () => {
+  const routeInput: RouteInput = {
+    routeId: 'test-route-1',
+    name: 'Test Route',
+    criteria: { channelId: 'test-slack', targetId: 'C0123' },
+    recipientId: 'test-agent-1',
+    priority: 10,
+    active: true,
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await adapter.deleteRoute(routeInput.routeId);
+  });
+
+  test('createRoute and getRoute', async () => {
+    const created = await adapter.createRoute(routeInput);
+    expect(created.routeId).toBe(routeInput.routeId);
+
+    const fetched = await adapter.getRoute(routeInput.routeId);
+    expect(fetched?.criteria.channelId).toBe('test-slack');
+  });
+
+  test('findMatchingRoutes returns active routes matching criteria', async () => {
+    await adapter.createRoute(routeInput);
+
+    const matches = await adapter.findMatchingRoutes({
+      channelId: 'test-slack',
+      targetId: 'C0123',
+    });
+    expect(matches.some(r => r.routeId === routeInput.routeId)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('findMatchingRoutes does not return routes for different channel', async () => {
+    await adapter.createRoute(routeInput);
+
+    const matches = await adapter.findMatchingRoutes({ channelId: 'other-channel' });
+    expect(matches.some(r => r.routeId === routeInput.routeId)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test('findMatchingRoutes respects priority ordering', async () => {
+    const route2: RouteInput = {
+      routeId: 'test-route-low-priority',
+      name: 'Low Priority Route',
+      criteria: { channelId: 'test-slack' },
+      recipientId: 'test-agent-1',
+      priority: 100,
+      active: true,
+    };
+    await adapter.createRoute(route2);
+
+    const matches = await adapter.findMatchingRoutes({ channelId: 'test-slack' });
+    const priorities = matches.map(r => r.priority);
+    for (let i = 1; i < priorities.length; i++) {
+      expect(priorities[i]).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(priorities[i - 1]!);
+    }
+
+    await adapter.deleteRoute(route2.routeId);
+  });
+
+  test('updateRoute', async () => {
+    await adapter.createRoute(routeInput);
+    const updated = await adapter.updateRoute(routeInput.routeId, { priority: 5 });
+    expect(updated?.priority).toBe(5);
+  });
+
+  test('deleteRoute', async () => {
+    await adapter.createRoute(routeInput);
+    expect(await adapter.deleteRoute(routeInput.routeId)).toBe(true);
+    expect(await adapter.getRoute(routeInput.routeId)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Tokens ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('tokens', () => {
+  const futureDate = new Date(Date.now() + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000); // +24h
+
+  const tokenInput: TokenInput = {
+    tokenId: 'tok_test_001',
+    value: 'ot_tk_test_value_001',
+    channelId: 'test-slack',
+    threadId: 'ot_thr_test001',
+    expiresAt: futureDate,
+    used: false,
+  };
+
+  test('createToken and getTokenByValue', async () => {
+    const created = await adapter.createToken(tokenInput);
+    expect(created.value).toBe(tokenInput.value);
+
+    const fetched = await adapter.getTokenByValue(tokenInput.value);
+    expect(fetched?.channelId).toBe(tokenInput.channelId);
+  });
+
+  test('getTokenByValue returns null for expired tokens', async () => {
+    const expiredInput: TokenInput = {
+      ...tokenInput,
+      tokenId: 'tok_expired_001',
+      value: 'ot_tk_expired_001',
+      expiresAt: new Date(Date.now() - 1000), // already expired
+    };
+    await adapter.createToken(expiredInput);
+
+    const fetched = await adapter.getTokenByValue(expiredInput.value);
+    expect(fetched).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test('consumeToken marks token as used', async () => {
+    await adapter.createToken({
+      ...tokenInput,
+      tokenId: 'tok_consume_001',
+      value: 'ot_tk_consume_001',
+    });
+
+    const consumed = await adapter.consumeToken('ot_tk_consume_001');
+    expect(consumed).toBe(true);
+
+    // Second consume should fail
+    const secondConsume = await adapter.consumeToken('ot_tk_consume_001');
+    expect(secondConsume).toBe(false);
+
+    // getTokenByValue should return null after consumption
+    const fetched = await adapter.getTokenByValue('ot_tk_consume_001');
+    expect(fetched).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test('deleteExpiredTokens removes expired documents', async () => {
+    const expiredInput: TokenInput = {
+      ...tokenInput,
+      tokenId: 'tok_del_expired_001',
+      value: 'ot_tk_del_expired_001',
+      expiresAt: new Date(Date.now() - 5000),
+    };
+    await adapter.createToken(expiredInput);
+
+    const count = await adapter.deleteExpiredTokens();
+    expect(count).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  test('TTL index exists on tokens collection', async () => {
+    const isPingable = await adapter.ping();
+    expect(isPingable).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── ping ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('ping', () => {
+  test('returns true when connected', async () => {
+    expect(await adapter.ping()).toBe(true);
+  });
+});