diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/__init__.py
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/__init__.py
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+"""Automations: scheduled / triggered runs of capabilities — see automation-design-plan.md."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__all__: list[str] = []
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/__init__.py
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index 000000000..05c39014e
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/__init__.py
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+"""Persistence layer: SQLAlchemy enums under ``enums/`` and models under ``models/``."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__all__: list[str] = []
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/enums/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/enums/__init__.py
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index 000000000..f221687dc
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/enums/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""SQLAlchemy / Python enums backing the three automation tables."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__all__: list[str] = []
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/__init__.py
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index 000000000..da73c9e41
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/__init__.py
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+"""SQLAlchemy models: one file per table (``automation.py``, ``trigger.py``, ``run.py``)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__all__: list[str] = []
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/registries/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/registries/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7334cca8
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/registries/__init__.py
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+"""Three registries — ``capabilities/``, ``actions/``, ``triggers/`` — populated at import time."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__all__: list[str] = []
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/registries/actions/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/registries/actions/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b19b7091
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/registries/actions/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Action registry: ``types.py`` (dataclass), ``store.py`` (dict + register fn)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__all__: list[str] = []
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/registries/capabilities/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/registries/capabilities/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77f9f88b7
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/registries/capabilities/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Capability registry: ``types.py`` (dataclass), ``store.py`` (dict + register fn)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__all__: list[str] = []
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/registries/triggers/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/registries/triggers/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc795b61a
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/registries/triggers/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Trigger registry: ``types.py`` (dataclass), ``store.py`` (dict + register fn)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__all__: list[str] = []
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/schemas/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/schemas/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67211b898
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/schemas/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Pydantic schemas: definition envelope, trigger configs, action configs."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__all__: list[str] = []
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/schemas/actions/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/schemas/actions/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1aa68b629
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/schemas/actions/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Per-action config schemas: one file per action type registered in v1."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__all__: list[str] = []
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/schemas/definition/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/schemas/definition/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fbda8cc8
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/schemas/definition/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Automation definition envelope: the editable structured spec users author and run."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__all__: list[str] = []
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/schemas/triggers/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/schemas/triggers/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2da765bc3
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/schemas/triggers/__init__.py
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+"""Per-trigger config schemas: one file per trigger type registered in v1."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__all__: list[str] = []