diff --git a/app/RSpade/Core/Manifest/Manifest.php b/app/RSpade/Core/Manifest/Manifest.php
index 97c7a2c37..18603631b 100755
--- a/app/RSpade/Core/Manifest/Manifest.php
+++ b/app/RSpade/Core/Manifest/Manifest.php
@@ -1498,7 +1498,9 @@ class Manifest
         \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan::call('view:clear', [], new \Symfony\Component\Console\Output\NullOutput());
 
         // Run manifest-time code quality checks (development only)
-        if (env('APP_ENV') !== 'production' && $changes) {
+        // Skip during migrations - database may not be provisioned yet
+        if (env('APP_ENV') !== 'production' && $changes && !static::__is_migration_context()) {
+            static::__verify_database_provisioned();
             static::__run_manifest_time_code_quality_checks();
         }
 
@@ -3609,6 +3611,77 @@ class Manifest
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if we're running in a migration context
+     *
+     * Returns true if running migrate, make:migration, or other DB setup commands.
+     * Used to skip code quality checks that depend on database state.
+     */
+    protected static function __is_migration_context(): bool
+    {
+        // Check if running from CLI
+        if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Get the artisan command being run
+        $argv = $_SERVER['argv'] ?? [];
+        if (count($argv) < 2) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Commands that should skip code quality checks
+        $migration_commands = [
+            'migrate',
+            'migrate:fresh',
+            'migrate:install',
+            'migrate:refresh',
+            'migrate:reset',
+            'migrate:rollback',
+            'migrate:status',
+            'make:migration',
+            'make:migration:safe',
+            'db:seed',
+            'db:wipe',
+        ];
+
+        $command = $argv[1] ?? '';
+        return in_array($command, $migration_commands, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verify database has been provisioned before running code quality checks
+     *
+     * Checks that required framework tables (_manifest, _session) exist.
+     * If not, throws a fatal error instructing the user to run migrations.
+     * This prevents confusing code quality errors when the real issue is
+     * that migrations haven't been run yet.
+     */
+    protected static function __verify_database_provisioned(): void
+    {
+        $required_tables = ['_manifest', '_session'];
+        $missing_tables = [];
+
+        foreach ($required_tables as $table) {
+            if (!\Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema::hasTable($table)) {
+                $missing_tables[] = $table;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!empty($missing_tables)) {
+            $tables_list = implode(', ', $missing_tables);
+            throw new \RuntimeException(
+                "Database not provisioned - required tables missing: {$tables_list}\n\n" .
+                "Run migrations before continuing:\n" .
+                "    php artisan migrate\n\n" .
+                "If this is a fresh installation, you may also need to:\n" .
+                "    1. Create the database\n" .
+                "    2. Configure .env with correct DB_* settings\n" .
+                "    3. Run: php artisan migrate"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get list of all database tables from manifest model metadata
      *