diff --git a/.planning/ROADMAP.md b/.planning/ROADMAP.md
index c7cfd4a..173b90b 100644
--- a/.planning/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/.planning/ROADMAP.md
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ Phases execute in numeric order: 24 → 25 → 26 → 27 → 28
 
 **Plans**: TBD (proposed slices)
 
-- (a) Bootstrap module: state storage account + GitHub OIDC app registration, never destroyed
+- (a) Bootstrap module: state storage account + GitHub OIDC managed identity, never destroyed (DONE, 84bc8a8; managed identity because the university tenant denied app-registration writes)
 - (b) Root module: resource group, Container App, Postgres Flexible Server, budget alert; applied locally
 - (c) Smoke-test script: `/health` + `/ready`, then POST /watchlist and re-GET
 - (d) CI: `terraform fmt`/`validate`, tflint, config scan, plan comment on PRs
diff --git a/.planning/STATE.md b/.planning/STATE.md
index ae7e6a9..ad61ef4 100644
--- a/.planning/STATE.md
+++ b/.planning/STATE.md
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ _Closed 2026-09-05: Phase 16 gap G-16-1 (n1-boot guard-adoption skip) — quick
 | 261011-gq7 | Amend Phase 26 CONTEXT and UI-SPEC with grill decisions Q1–Q10 (derived selection, outcome-only bulk responses + refresh, ordered-lock bulk tag attach, single-statement remove/preferences, pending-alert disclosure) and add withdraw-pending-events todo | 2026-10-11 | 6408d28 | [261011-gq7-amend-phase-26-docs-with-grill-decisions](./quick/261011-gq7-amend-phase-26-docs-with-grill-decisions/) |
 | 261011-moj | Amend Phase 26 CONTEXT and UI-SPEC with UI review U1–U4 (route-level confirm + close→clear→focus order, scroll-padding focus clearance, one-row phone bar, remove-tag Undo) | 2026-10-11 | 9ac478c | [261011-moj-amend-phase-26-ui-spec-and-context-with-](./quick/261011-moj-amend-phase-26-ui-spec-and-context-with-/) |
 | 261019-jkv | Refactor phase 26 bulk UI: shared preference options, popover and outcome-messages modules, useBulkSelection hook | 2026-10-19 | 66e1990 | [261019-jkv-refactor-phase-26-bulk-ui-preferenceopti](./quick/261019-jkv-refactor-phase-26-bulk-ui-preferenceopti/) |
+| 261025-i7g | Phase 999.1 slice (a): Terraform bootstrap module (Azure remote state + GitHub OIDC managed identity), applied and state migrated | 2026-10-30 | 84bc8a8 | [261025-i7g-bootstrap-terraform-module-for-azure-rem](./quick/261025-i7g-bootstrap-terraform-module-for-azure-rem/) |
 | 38 | Fix trivy-fs: bump transitive web deps body-parser, systeminformation, undici for HIGH CVEs | 2026-10-31 | f45762a | — |
 
 ### Roadmap Evolution
diff --git a/.planning/notes/2026-10-17-terraform-azure-ephemeral-deploy.md b/.planning/notes/2026-10-17-terraform-azure-ephemeral-deploy.md
index 6dac754..309f7e2 100644
--- a/.planning/notes/2026-10-17-terraform-azure-ephemeral-deploy.md
+++ b/.planning/notes/2026-10-17-terraform-azure-ephemeral-deploy.md
@@ -24,3 +24,13 @@ context: /gsd-explore session; $100 Azure student credit, goal is Terraform/IaC
 
 - Flexible Server B1ms ~ $0.02/hr and "stopped server auto-restarts after 7 days" - unverifiable: prior knowledge, no primary source consulted.
 - Total credit runway estimates (~100+ sessions) - derived from the unverified hourly figure above.
+
+## Update 2026-10-30 (slice a done, 84bc8a8)
+
+- **Learning mode:** the user wants to learn Terraform. Claude writes boilerplate; the user writes core resources and predicts `plan` output; quiz via the grilling skill. Weak spot to revisit: the three-way compare (config vs state vs real Azure).
+- **Region:** the student subscription's policy allows only southcentralus, canadacentral, mexicocentral, eastus2, brazilsouth. Use `eastus2`.
+- **Free tier** (expires 2027-02-06): Postgres Flexible B1MS 750 h + 32 GB storage and backup. Free-tier B-series VMs are restricted in the allowed regions, so the app runs on Container Apps.
+- **Identity:** a user-assigned managed identity with a federated credential replaced the app registration. The tenant returned 403 on service-principal and credential writes, and the app had been created with no owner. An orphan app `droptracker-github-actions` remains in the unal.edu.co tenant.
+- **OIDC subject** uses immutable IDs (`gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/oidc/customization/sub`). Unverified until the first real login; Azure prints the received subject on mismatch.
+- **Providers** `Microsoft.App`, `Microsoft.DBforPostgreSQL`, `Microsoft.OperationalInsights` were NotRegistered; slice (b) must register them (azurerm registers a core set automatically).
+- Backend `key` for the root module should be `root/terraform.tfstate`; auth defaults to the `az login` key lookup (Owner role), not Entra data-plane auth.
diff --git a/.planning/quick/261025-i7g-bootstrap-terraform-module-for-azure-rem/261025-i7g-PLAN.md b/.planning/quick/261025-i7g-bootstrap-terraform-module-for-azure-rem/261025-i7g-PLAN.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bfcdcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.planning/quick/261025-i7g-bootstrap-terraform-module-for-azure-rem/261025-i7g-PLAN.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+---
+quick_id: 261025-i7g
+phase: 999.1 slice (a)
+mode: learning (pair-executed, no executor subagent)
+---
+
+# Terraform bootstrap module (infra/bootstrap)
+
+Remote-state storage + GitHub OIDC identity, applied once locally and never destroyed.
+Source: ROADMAP Phase 999.1 slice (a); notes `2026-10-17-terraform-azure-ephemeral-deploy.md`.
+
+## Constraints
+
+- Region `eastus2` (policy allows only southcentralus, canadacentral, mexicocentral, eastus2, brazilsouth).
+- Verified 2026-10-25: tenant allows app registrations; user is subscription Owner.
+- Providers `Microsoft.Storage` and others may need `az provider register` first.
+- Learning mode: Claude writes boilerplate; the user writes the core resources and predicts `terraform plan` output before each run.
+- Commits on a feature branch (not main), per Definition of Done; no AI attribution.
+
+## Division of labor
+
+| File | Author | Concept taught |
+|---|---|---|
+| `versions.tf`, `providers.tf`, `variables.tf`, `outputs.tf`, `infra/.gitignore` | Claude | providers vs state, lock file |
+| `main.tf` (resource group, storage account, container) | User | resources, references, plan output |
+| `github_oidc.tf` (app, service principal, federated credential, role) | User, guided | OIDC, why no stored secrets |
+| backend migration (`backend "azurerm"` + `init -migrate-state`) | User | state migration, bootstrap's own state |
+
+## Tasks
+
+1. **Scaffold (Claude):** boilerplate files above; `terraform fmt` + `validate`. Grill: providers vs state.
+2. **State storage (User):** write `main.tf`; predict plan (resource count, which attributes are "known after apply"); apply.
+3. **OIDC identity (User, guided):** write `github_oidc.tf`; predict plan; apply. Grill: why federated credentials beat secrets.
+4. **Migrate state (User):** add backend block, `init -migrate-state`, confirm blob exists. Grill: what if bootstrap state is lost.
+5. **Wrap-up:** README note, DoD gates for any non-infra files touched, commit on branch.
+
+## Done when
+
+- `terraform plan` on `infra/bootstrap` reports no changes after apply.
+- State blob exists in the new storage container; local `terraform.tfstate` is not committed.
+- Storage account has versioning enabled and public blob access disabled.
+- Federated credential subject matches this repo.
diff --git a/.planning/quick/261025-i7g-bootstrap-terraform-module-for-azure-rem/261025-i7g-SUMMARY.md b/.planning/quick/261025-i7g-bootstrap-terraform-module-for-azure-rem/261025-i7g-SUMMARY.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2551bec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.planning/quick/261025-i7g-bootstrap-terraform-module-for-azure-rem/261025-i7g-SUMMARY.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+quick_id: 261025-i7g
+status: complete
+commit: 84bc8a8
+---
+
+# Summary: Terraform bootstrap module (Phase 999.1 slice a)
+
+Built `infra/bootstrap` pair-style: Claude wrote the scaffold and role assignments, the user wrote the storage resources, the federated credential and the backend block.
+
+## Delivered
+
+- Resource group, versioned private storage account, `tfstate` container (all `prevent_destroy`).
+- User-assigned managed identity + federated credential for GitHub Actions on `main`, with Contributor (subscription) and Blob Data Contributor (state account) roles.
+- Bootstrap state migrated to the `azurerm` backend (`bootstrap/terraform.tfstate`); `plan` reports no changes.
+
+## Deviations and findings
+
+- **Managed identity, not an app registration.** The tenant returned 403 on service-principal and federated-credential writes. The app was created with no owner, so the cause may have been ownership rather than a tenant policy; untested because the managed identity avoids directory permissions entirely.
+- **Orphan app registration** `droptracker-github-actions` remains in the unal.edu.co tenant (no owner, undeletable by the user, no credentials). Removed from state with `terraform state rm`.
+- **OIDC subject uses immutable IDs** (`repo:danielrpof@127344630/drop-tracker@1323351282:...`) per the repo's OIDC customization; confirm on the first real login (Azure prints the received subject on mismatch).
+- Free-tier B-series VMs are unavailable in the allowed regions; plan the app on Container Apps.
+
+## Next
+
+Slice (b): root module (Container App, Postgres Flexible Server B1ms, budget alert) using the `root/terraform.tfstate` key.
diff --git a/infra/.gitignore b/infra/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c897eb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+.terraform/
+*.tfstate
+*.tfstate.*
+*.tfvars
+!*.tfvars.example
+crash.log
+crash.*.log
+tfplan
+*.tfplan
+override.tf
+override.tf.json
+*_override.tf
+*_override.tf.json
+.terraformrc
+terraform.rc
diff --git a/infra/bootstrap/.terraform.lock.hcl b/infra/bootstrap/.terraform.lock.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..487dc66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/bootstrap/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
+# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/azurerm" {
+  version     = "4.81.0"
+  constraints = "~> 4.0"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:4BEgtU/crlkbMduT7tm8Sp3+C+1RBfrpUIlTBM/wtMc=",
+    "zh:0732e7b74264ddfa2b90ba69d01c283d3cbae9f72ed3e506c6ac92529fed7fd3",
+    "zh:12afb524e232fe4e3d6161927724af5dfa4831d71edd9c174917ca9b7377bfae",
+    "zh:169d619ae202c4145e02fb706fb7c3679445ab3e3ff722edbf89597517a8c92e",
+    "zh:6beb95a3ef2f2d9c76abaa48e5450e90686a3fb6a47f1cb0ff7c5e94b6960151",
+    "zh:705e075fb5ffc4bf66fd7cbabf1a65007a41621e80030a2c158a4c83b6046216",
+    "zh:78d5eefdd9e494defcb3c68d282b8f96630502cac21d1ea161f53cfe9bb483b3",
+    "zh:79a8d17fefe647040fcb9ee8821a4f09f395427c4fd49493489b9a93a9a1038e",
+    "zh:8cc3f900b3774c0ae37ae42365c4579a199cf9e5edf88e476fdf5ab1048f84ea",
+    "zh:dec373b9390fa95e257291acd018ed65a7d512b428645d35e22cdbe8b245a08b",
+    "zh:e60f1e9fb45df6defade2855ed6e68547409ea75d30655c556adb0c08579749b",
+    "zh:f901d12ec82f3f8b5880a27b5cbcd7bd0d97e60c9367a2d7ed82fdd1157b39ff",
+    "zh:facf68ea5bf0f2b8ba720e7fba5f86492e1d4c591100460bb91c3f79f391f4b6",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/infra/bootstrap/README.md b/infra/bootstrap/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e39387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/bootstrap/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Terraform bootstrap
+
+Remote-state storage and the GitHub OIDC identity. Applied once by hand and never destroyed: every `prevent_destroy` here protects the state that other modules depend on.
+
+| Resource | Purpose |
+|---|---|
+| Resource group, storage account, `tfstate` container | Remote state (blob versioning on, no public access) |
+| User-assigned managed identity + federated credential | Lets GitHub Actions on `main` log in with no stored secret |
+| Role assignments | Contributor on the subscription; Blob Data Contributor on the state account |
+
+## Apply
+
+```
+az login
+cp terraform.tfvars.example terraform.tfvars   # set subscription_id
+terraform init
+terraform plan -out=tfplan && terraform apply tfplan
+```
+
+State lives in blob `bootstrap/terraform.tfstate`; other modules use their own `key`.
+
+## Notes
+
+- Region is `eastus2`: the student subscription's policy only allows five regions.
+- A managed identity replaces an app registration because the university tenant denied service-principal and credential writes.
+- The OIDC subject uses GitHub's immutable-ID prefix (`gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/oidc/customization/sub`). If a login fails, Azure prints the subject it received.
+- State holds secrets (storage keys). Never commit `*.tfstate*`, `tfplan` or `*.tfvars`.
diff --git a/infra/bootstrap/backend.tf b/infra/bootstrap/backend.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9793522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/bootstrap/backend.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+terraform {
+  backend "azurerm" {
+    resource_group_name  = "rg-droptracker-tfstate"
+    storage_account_name = "storagedroptrackerazure"
+    container_name       = "tfstate"
+    key                  = "bootstrap/terraform.tfstate"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/infra/bootstrap/github_oidc.tf b/infra/bootstrap/github_oidc.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d472eb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/bootstrap/github_oidc.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+data "azurerm_subscription" "current" {}
+
+# A managed identity instead of an app registration: the student tenant blocks service principals.
+resource "azurerm_user_assigned_identity" "github" {
+  name                = "id-droptracker-github"
+  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.tfstate.name
+  location            = azurerm_resource_group.tfstate.location
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_federated_identity_credential" "drop-tracker" {
+  name      = "drop-tracker-cred"
+  parent_id = azurerm_user_assigned_identity.github.id
+  audience  = ["api://AzureADTokenExchange"]
+  issuer    = "https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com"
+  subject   = "${var.github_sub_prefix}:ref:refs/heads/main"
+}
+
+# Contributor creates and destroys the root module's resources; it cannot grant roles.
+resource "azurerm_role_assignment" "github_contributor" {
+  scope                = data.azurerm_subscription.current.id
+  role_definition_name = "Contributor"
+  principal_id         = azurerm_user_assigned_identity.github.principal_id
+}
+
+# Lets the pipeline read and write state through Entra auth instead of storage keys.
+resource "azurerm_role_assignment" "github_state" {
+  scope                = azurerm_storage_account.tfstate.id
+  role_definition_name = "Storage Blob Data Contributor"
+  principal_id         = azurerm_user_assigned_identity.github.principal_id
+}
diff --git a/infra/bootstrap/main.tf b/infra/bootstrap/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..006deb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/bootstrap/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+resource "azurerm_resource_group" "tfstate" {
+  name     = "rg-droptracker-tfstate"
+  location = var.location
+
+  lifecycle {
+    prevent_destroy = true
+  }
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_storage_account" "tfstate" {
+  name                            = "storagedroptrackerazure"
+  resource_group_name             = azurerm_resource_group.tfstate.name
+  location                        = azurerm_resource_group.tfstate.location
+  account_tier                    = "Standard"
+  account_replication_type        = "LRS"
+  allow_nested_items_to_be_public = false
+
+  blob_properties {
+    versioning_enabled = true
+  }
+
+  lifecycle {
+    prevent_destroy = true
+  }
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_storage_container" "tfstate" {
+  name                  = "tfstate"
+  storage_account_id    = azurerm_storage_account.tfstate.id
+  container_access_type = "private"
+
+  lifecycle {
+    prevent_destroy = true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/infra/bootstrap/providers.tf b/infra/bootstrap/providers.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97b9493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/bootstrap/providers.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+provider "azurerm" {
+  features {}
+  subscription_id = var.subscription_id
+}
diff --git a/infra/bootstrap/terraform.tfvars.example b/infra/bootstrap/terraform.tfvars.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..546c7ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/bootstrap/terraform.tfvars.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subscription_id = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
diff --git a/infra/bootstrap/variables.tf b/infra/bootstrap/variables.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01c8154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/bootstrap/variables.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+variable "subscription_id" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "Azure subscription that owns the state storage."
+}
+
+variable "location" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "Azure region; the student policy only allows a handful."
+  default     = "eastus2"
+}
+
+variable "github_sub_prefix" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "Start of GitHub's OIDC subject for this repo; see `gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/oidc/customization/sub`."
+  default     = "repo:danielrpof@127344630/drop-tracker@1323351282"
+}
diff --git a/infra/bootstrap/versions.tf b/infra/bootstrap/versions.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f197efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/bootstrap/versions.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+terraform {
+  required_version = ">= 1.9"
+
+  required_providers {
+    azurerm = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/azurerm"
+      version = "~> 4.0"
+    }
+  }
+}