Add audit logs.

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Data/AuditInterceptorTests.cs

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class AuditInterceptorTests
         var ctx     = new DefaultHttpContext { User = new(new ClaimsIdentity(claims)) };
         var mock    = new Mock<IHttpContextAccessor>();
         mock.Setup(x => x.HttpContext).Returns(ctx);
-        return new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(mock.Object);
+        return new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(new ROLAC.API.Services.Logging.CurrentUserAccessor(mock.Object));
     }
 
     [Fact]

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Services/AuthServiceTests.cs

@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ public class AuthServiceTests
         Mock<UserManager<AppUser>> umMock,
         Mock<ITokenService>        tsMock,
         AppDbContext                db)
-        => new(umMock.Object, tsMock.Object, db, BuildPermissionService().Object, BuildConfig());
+        => new(umMock.Object, tsMock.Object, db, BuildPermissionService().Object,
+               ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport.NullAuditLogger.Instance, BuildConfig());
 
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Login tests

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Services/DisbursementServiceTests.cs

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class DisbursementServiceTests
         return new AppDbContext(new DbContextOptionsBuilder<AppDbContext>()
             .UseInMemoryDatabase(Guid.NewGuid().ToString())
             .ConfigureWarnings(w => w.Ignore(InMemoryEventId.TransactionIgnoredWarning))
-            .AddInterceptors(new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(mock.Object)).Options);
+            .AddInterceptors(new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(new ROLAC.API.Services.Logging.CurrentUserAccessor(mock.Object))).Options);
     }
 
     private static DisbursementService SvcAs(AppDbContext db, FakeStorage fs, string userId)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class DisbursementServiceTests
         var http = new Mock<IHttpContextAccessor>();
         var ctx  = new DefaultHttpContext { User = new(new ClaimsIdentity(new[] { new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, userId) })) };
         http.Setup(x => x.HttpContext).Returns(ctx);
-        return new DisbursementService(db, http.Object, fs, new FakePrint());
+        return new DisbursementService(db, http.Object, fs, new FakePrint(), ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport.NullAuditLogger.Instance);
     }
 
     private static (DisbursementService svc, AppDbContext db, FakeStorage fs) Build(string userId = "fin")
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public class DisbursementServiceTests
         var http = new Mock<IHttpContextAccessor>();
         var ctx = new DefaultHttpContext { User = new(new ClaimsIdentity(new[] { new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, userId) })) };
         http.Setup(x => x.HttpContext).Returns(ctx);
-        return (new DisbursementService(db, http.Object, fs, print), db, fs, print);
+        return (new DisbursementService(db, http.Object, fs, print, ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport.NullAuditLogger.Instance), db, fs, print);
     }
 
     [Fact]

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Services/ExpenseCategoryServiceTests.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class ExpenseCategoryServiceTests
         mock.Setup(x => x.HttpContext).Returns(ctx);
         return new AppDbContext(new DbContextOptionsBuilder<AppDbContext>()
             .UseInMemoryDatabase(Guid.NewGuid().ToString())
-            .AddInterceptors(new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(mock.Object)).Options);
+            .AddInterceptors(new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(new ROLAC.API.Services.Logging.CurrentUserAccessor(mock.Object))).Options);
     }
 
     [Fact]

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Services/ExpenseServiceTests.cs

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class ExpenseServiceTests
         mock.Setup(x => x.HttpContext).Returns(ctx);
         return new AppDbContext(new DbContextOptionsBuilder<AppDbContext>()
             .UseInMemoryDatabase(Guid.NewGuid().ToString())
-            .AddInterceptors(new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(mock.Object)).Options);
+            .AddInterceptors(new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(new ROLAC.API.Services.Logging.CurrentUserAccessor(mock.Object))).Options);
     }
 
     private static (ExpenseService svc, AppDbContext db, FakeStorage fs) Build(string userId = "u1")
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class ExpenseServiceTests
         var http = new Mock<IHttpContextAccessor>();
         var ctx  = new DefaultHttpContext { User = new(new ClaimsIdentity(new[] { new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, userId) })) };
         http.Setup(x => x.HttpContext).Returns(ctx);
-        return new ExpenseService(db, http.Object, fs);
+        return new ExpenseService(db, http.Object, fs, ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport.NullAuditLogger.Instance);
     }
 
     // Builds a service whose principal carries ONLY the "sub" claim (no NameIdentifier),
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ExpenseServiceTests
         var http = new Mock<IHttpContextAccessor>();
         var ctx  = new DefaultHttpContext { User = new(new ClaimsIdentity(new[] { new Claim("sub", userId) })) };
         http.Setup(x => x.HttpContext).Returns(ctx);
-        return new ExpenseService(db, http.Object, fs);
+        return new ExpenseService(db, http.Object, fs, ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport.NullAuditLogger.Instance);
     }
 
     private static CreateExpenseRequest Reimb() => new()

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Services/GivingCategoryServiceTests.cs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class GivingCategoryServiceTests
 
     private static AppDbContext BuildDb(string userId = "test-user")
     {
-        var interceptor = new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(BuildAccessor(userId));
+        var interceptor = new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(new ROLAC.API.Services.Logging.CurrentUserAccessor(BuildAccessor(userId)));
         return new AppDbContext(
             new DbContextOptionsBuilder<AppDbContext>()
                 .UseInMemoryDatabase(Guid.NewGuid().ToString())

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Services/GivingServiceTests.cs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class GivingServiceTests
 
     private static AppDbContext BuildDb(string userId = "test-user")
     {
-        var interceptor = new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(BuildAccessor(userId));
+        var interceptor = new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(new ROLAC.API.Services.Logging.CurrentUserAccessor(BuildAccessor(userId)));
         return new AppDbContext(
             new DbContextOptionsBuilder<AppDbContext>()
                 .UseInMemoryDatabase(Guid.NewGuid().ToString())

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Services/MemberServiceTests.cs

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class MemberServiceTests
     private static AppDbContext BuildDb(string userId = "test-user")
     {
         var accessor     = BuildAccessor(userId);
-        var interceptor  = new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(accessor);
+        var interceptor  = new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(new ROLAC.API.Services.Logging.CurrentUserAccessor(accessor));
         return new AppDbContext(
             new DbContextOptionsBuilder<AppDbContext>()
                 .UseInMemoryDatabase(Guid.NewGuid().ToString())

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Services/MinistryServiceTests.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class MinistryServiceTests
         mock.Setup(x => x.HttpContext).Returns(ctx);
         return new AppDbContext(new DbContextOptionsBuilder<AppDbContext>()
             .UseInMemoryDatabase(Guid.NewGuid().ToString())
-            .AddInterceptors(new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(mock.Object)).Options);
+            .AddInterceptors(new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(new ROLAC.API.Services.Logging.CurrentUserAccessor(mock.Object))).Options);
     }
 
     [Fact]

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Services/MonthlyStatementServiceTests.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class MonthlyStatementServiceTests
         mock.Setup(x => x.HttpContext).Returns(ctx);
         return new AppDbContext(new DbContextOptionsBuilder<AppDbContext>()
             .UseInMemoryDatabase(Guid.NewGuid().ToString())
-            .AddInterceptors(new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(mock.Object)).Options);
+            .AddInterceptors(new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(new ROLAC.API.Services.Logging.CurrentUserAccessor(mock.Object))).Options);
     }
 
     private static MonthlyStatementService Build(AppDbContext db)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class MonthlyStatementServiceTests
         var mock = new Mock<IHttpContextAccessor>();
         var ctx  = new DefaultHttpContext { User = new(new ClaimsIdentity(new[] { new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, "test-user") })) };
         mock.Setup(x => x.HttpContext).Returns(ctx);
-        return new MonthlyStatementService(db, mock.Object);
+        return new MonthlyStatementService(db, mock.Object, ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport.NullAuditLogger.Instance);
     }
 
     [Fact]

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Services/OfferingSessionServiceTests.cs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class OfferingSessionServiceTests
 
     private static AppDbContext BuildDb(string userId = "test-user")
     {
-        var interceptor = new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(BuildAccessor(userId));
+        var interceptor = new AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(new ROLAC.API.Services.Logging.CurrentUserAccessor(BuildAccessor(userId)));
         return new AppDbContext(
             new DbContextOptionsBuilder<AppDbContext>()
                 .UseInMemoryDatabase(Guid.NewGuid().ToString())

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Services/PermissionServiceTests.cs

@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ public class PermissionServiceTests
         return new Harness
         {
             Provider = provider,
-            Service  = new PermissionService(scopeFactory, cache),
+            Service  = new PermissionService(scopeFactory, cache,
+                new ROLAC.API.Services.Logging.SystemLogQueue(),
+                new Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.HttpContextAccessor()),
         };
     }
 

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/Services/UserManagementServiceTests.cs

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class UserManagementServiceTests
         mgr.Setup(m => m.Users)
            .Returns(new List<AppUser>().AsQueryable());
 
-        var svc    = new UserManagementService(mgr.Object, db);
+        var svc    = new UserManagementService(mgr.Object, db, ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport.NullAuditLogger.Instance);
         var result = await svc.CreateAsync(new CreateUserRequest
         {
             MemberId = member.Id,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class UserManagementServiceTests
         var mgr      = BuildUserManager();
         mgr.Setup(m => m.Users)
            .Returns(new List<AppUser>().AsQueryable());
-        var svc      = new UserManagementService(mgr.Object, db);
+        var svc      = new UserManagementService(mgr.Object, db, ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport.NullAuditLogger.Instance);
 
         await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
             svc.CreateAsync(new CreateUserRequest
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class UserManagementServiceTests
         // The service checks _userManager.Users — we need to return the existing user
         mgr.Setup(m => m.Users)
            .Returns(new List<AppUser> { existingUser }.AsQueryable());
-        var svc = new UserManagementService(mgr.Object, db);
+        var svc = new UserManagementService(mgr.Object, db, ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport.NullAuditLogger.Instance);
 
         await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
             svc.CreateAsync(new CreateUserRequest
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class UserManagementServiceTests
         var user     = new AppUser
             { Id = "u1", UserName = "a@b.com", Email = "a@b.com", IsActive = true };
         var mgr      = BuildUserManager(findResult: user);
-        var svc      = new UserManagementService(mgr.Object, db);
+        var svc      = new UserManagementService(mgr.Object, db, ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport.NullAuditLogger.Instance);
 
         await svc.DeactivateAsync("u1");
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class UserManagementServiceTests
     {
         using var db = BuildDb();
         var mgr      = BuildUserManager(findResult: null);
-        var svc      = new UserManagementService(mgr.Object, db);
+        var svc      = new UserManagementService(mgr.Object, db, ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport.NullAuditLogger.Instance);
 
         await Assert.ThrowsAsync<KeyNotFoundException>(() => svc.DeactivateAsync("missing"));
     }
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class UserManagementServiceTests
         using var db = BuildDb();
         var user     = new AppUser { Id = "u1", UserName = "a@b.com", Email = "a@b.com" };
         var mgr      = BuildUserManager(findResult: user);
-        var svc      = new UserManagementService(mgr.Object, db);
+        var svc      = new UserManagementService(mgr.Object, db, ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport.NullAuditLogger.Instance);
 
         var pwd = await svc.ResetPasswordAsync("u1");
 

API/ROLAC.API.Tests/TestSupport/NullAuditLogger.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Tests.TestSupport;
+
+/// <summary>No-op <see cref="IAuditLogger"/> for unit tests that don't assert on audit output.</summary>
+public sealed class NullAuditLogger : IAuditLogger
+{
+    public static readonly NullAuditLogger Instance = new();
+
+    public void Write(
+        string action, string category, LogLevelEnum level = LogLevelEnum.Information,
+        string? entityName = null, string? entityId = null, string? summary = null,
+        object? before = null, object? after = null,
+        string? userId = null, string? userEmail = null, string? ipAddress = null)
+    {
+        // intentionally empty
+    }
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Authorization/Modules.cs

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ public static class Modules
     public const string Disbursements     = "Disbursements";
     public const string MealAttendance    = "MealAttendance";
     public const string Permissions       = "Permissions";
+    public const string SystemLogs        = "SystemLogs";
+    public const string AuditLogs         = "AuditLogs";
 
     /// <summary>All modules, in display order — drives the admin matrix UI.</summary>
     public static readonly IReadOnlyList<string> All =
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ public static class Modules
         Disbursements,
         MealAttendance,
         Permissions,
+        SystemLogs,
+        AuditLogs,
     ];
 
     public static bool IsValid(string module) => All.Contains(module);

API/ROLAC.API/Controllers/AuditLogsController.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using ROLAC.API.Authorization;
+using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/audit-logs")]
+[Authorize]
+public class AuditLogsController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly IAuditLogQueryService _svc;
+    public AuditLogsController(IAuditLogQueryService svc) => _svc = svc;
+
+    [HttpGet]
+    [HasPermission(Modules.AuditLogs, PermissionActions.Read)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetPaged([FromQuery] AuditLogQuery query)
+        => Ok(await _svc.GetPagedAsync(query));
+
+    [HttpGet("{id:long}")]
+    [HasPermission(Modules.AuditLogs, PermissionActions.Read)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetById(long id)
+    {
+        var dto = await _svc.GetByIdAsync(id);
+        return dto is null ? NotFound() : Ok(dto);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Category / action / level option lists for the filter UI.</summary>
+    [HttpGet("catalog")]
+    [HasPermission(Modules.AuditLogs, PermissionActions.Read)]
+    public IActionResult GetCatalog() => Ok(_svc.GetCatalog());
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Controllers/SystemLogsController.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using ROLAC.API.Authorization;
+using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/system-logs")]
+[Authorize]
+public class SystemLogsController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly ISystemLogQueryService _svc;
+    public SystemLogsController(ISystemLogQueryService svc) => _svc = svc;
+
+    [HttpGet]
+    [HasPermission(Modules.SystemLogs, PermissionActions.Read)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetPaged([FromQuery] SystemLogQuery query)
+        => Ok(await _svc.GetPagedAsync(query));
+
+    [HttpGet("{id:long}")]
+    [HasPermission(Modules.SystemLogs, PermissionActions.Read)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetById(long id)
+    {
+        var dto = await _svc.GetByIdAsync(id);
+        return dto is null ? NotFound() : Ok(dto);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>All six severities, so the UI can offer every filter option regardless of data.</summary>
+    [HttpGet("levels")]
+    [HasPermission(Modules.SystemLogs, PermissionActions.Read)]
+    public IActionResult GetLevels() => Ok(Enum.GetNames<LogLevelEnum>());
+}

API/ROLAC.API/DTOs/Logging/AuditLogDtos.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.DTOs.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>Row shape for the Audit Logs grid (no heavy Changes JSON).</summary>
+public class AuditLogListItemDto
+{
+    public long           Id         { get; set; }
+    public DateTimeOffset Timestamp  { get; set; }
+    public string         Level      { get; set; } = null!;
+    public string         Action     { get; set; } = null!;
+    public string         Category   { get; set; } = null!;
+    public string?        EntityName { get; set; }
+    public string?        EntityId   { get; set; }
+    public string?        Summary    { get; set; }
+    public string?        UserId     { get; set; }
+    public string?        UserEmail  { get; set; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>Full detail for the Audit Log dialog, including the before→after JSON.</summary>
+public class AuditLogDetailDto : AuditLogListItemDto
+{
+    public string? Changes       { get; set; }
+    public string? IpAddress     { get; set; }
+    public string? CorrelationId { get; set; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>Filters for the paged Audit Logs query.</summary>
+public class AuditLogQuery
+{
+    public int             Page       { get; set; } = 1;
+    public int             PageSize   { get; set; } = 20;
+    public DateTimeOffset? From       { get; set; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? To         { get; set; }
+    public string?         Category   { get; set; }
+    public string?         Action     { get; set; }
+    public string?         EntityName { get; set; }
+    public string?         EntityId   { get; set; }
+    public string?         UserId     { get; set; }
+    public LogLevelEnum?   MinLevel   { get; set; }
+    public string?         Search     { get; set; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>Option lists for the Audit Logs filter UI.</summary>
+public class AuditCatalogDto
+{
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> Categories { get; set; } = [];
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> Actions    { get; set; } = [];
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> Levels     { get; set; } = [];
+}

API/ROLAC.API/DTOs/Logging/SystemLogDtos.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.DTOs.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>Row shape for the System Logs grid (no heavy exception text).</summary>
+public class SystemLogListItemDto
+{
+    public long           Id            { get; set; }
+    public DateTimeOffset Timestamp     { get; set; }
+    public string         Level         { get; set; } = null!;
+    public string         Category      { get; set; } = null!;
+    public string         Message       { get; set; } = null!;
+    public bool           HasException  { get; set; }
+    public int?           StatusCode    { get; set; }
+    public string?        RequestPath   { get; set; }
+    public string?        HttpMethod    { get; set; }
+    public string?        UserId        { get; set; }
+    public string?        CorrelationId { get; set; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>Full detail for the System Log dialog, including the stack trace.</summary>
+public class SystemLogDetailDto : SystemLogListItemDto
+{
+    public int?    EventId   { get; set; }
+    public string? Exception { get; set; }
+    public string? IpAddress { get; set; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>Filters for the paged System Logs query.</summary>
+public class SystemLogQuery
+{
+    public int             Page          { get; set; } = 1;
+    public int             PageSize      { get; set; } = 20;
+    public DateTimeOffset? From          { get; set; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? To            { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>Lower bound on severity (inclusive).</summary>
+    public LogLevelEnum?   MinLevel      { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>Exact severity match (takes precedence over MinLevel when set).</summary>
+    public LogLevelEnum?   Level         { get; set; }
+    public string?         Search        { get; set; }
+    public string?         UserId        { get; set; }
+    public string?         CorrelationId { get; set; }
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Data/AppDbContext.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using ROLAC.API.Data.Logging;
 using ROLAC.API.Entities;
 
 namespace ROLAC.API.Data;
@@ -324,5 +325,12 @@ public class AppDbContext : IdentityDbContext<AppUser, AppRole, string>
             entity.Property(e => e.UpdatedBy).HasMaxLength(450);
             entity.HasIndex(e => new { e.Year, e.Month }).IsUnique();
         });
+
+        // ── SystemLog / AuditLog (append-only) ───────────────────────────────
+        // Mapped here for SCHEMA only — there are deliberately no DbSets on this
+        // context, so business code can't write logs through the audited context.
+        // Runtime reads/writes go through the dedicated LogDbContext. Including
+        // them in the model lets the single startup migration create the tables.
+        LogModelConfiguration.Configure(builder);
     }
 }

API/ROLAC.API/Data/DbSeeder.cs

@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ public static class DbSeeder
         ("finance", Modules.MonthlyStatements, true, true,  false, true),
         ("finance", Modules.ChurchProfile,     true, true,  false, false),
         ("finance", Modules.Disbursements,     true, true,  true,  true),
+
+        // Logs — read-only. System logs are technical (pastor only); audit logs have
+        // governance value, so finance and board members can read them too.
+        ("pastor",       Modules.SystemLogs, true, false, false, false),
+        ("pastor",       Modules.AuditLogs,  true, false, false, false),
+        ("finance",      Modules.AuditLogs,  true, false, false, false),
+        ("board_member", Modules.AuditLogs,  true, false, false, false),
     ];
 
     public static async Task SeedRolePermissionsAsync(AppDbContext db)

API/ROLAC.API/Data/Interceptors/AuditLogInterceptor.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ChangeTracking;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Diagnostics;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Base;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Data.Interceptors;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Writes a before→after <see cref="AuditLog"/> row for every Create/Update/Delete of an
+/// <see cref="IAuditable"/> entity. Two-phase: snapshot changed values BEFORE save (while
+/// original values are still available), then — AFTER save succeeds — read DB-generated keys and
+/// enqueue the rows. Enqueuing (rather than inserting here) avoids a second SaveChanges, can't
+/// fail the user's transaction, and never recurses through AppDbContext.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AuditLogInterceptor : SaveChangesInterceptor
+{
+    private readonly SystemLogQueue      _queue;
+    private readonly CurrentUserAccessor _currentUser;
+    private readonly List<PendingAudit>  _pending = [];
+
+    public AuditLogInterceptor(SystemLogQueue queue, CurrentUserAccessor currentUser)
+    {
+        _queue       = queue;
+        _currentUser = currentUser;
+    }
+
+    public override InterceptionResult<int> SavingChanges(
+        DbContextEventData eventData, InterceptionResult<int> result)
+    {
+        Capture(eventData.Context);
+        return base.SavingChanges(eventData, result);
+    }
+
+    public override ValueTask<InterceptionResult<int>> SavingChangesAsync(
+        DbContextEventData eventData, InterceptionResult<int> result,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        Capture(eventData.Context);
+        return base.SavingChangesAsync(eventData, result, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public override int SavedChanges(SaveChangesCompletedEventData eventData, int result)
+    {
+        Flush();
+        return base.SavedChanges(eventData, result);
+    }
+
+    public override ValueTask<int> SavedChangesAsync(
+        SaveChangesCompletedEventData eventData, int result, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        Flush();
+        return base.SavedChangesAsync(eventData, result, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public override void SaveChangesFailed(DbContextErrorEventData eventData) => _pending.Clear();
+
+    public override Task SaveChangesFailedAsync(
+        DbContextErrorEventData eventData, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        _pending.Clear();
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    // ── Phase 1: snapshot before save ─────────────────────────────────────────
+    private void Capture(DbContext? db)
+    {
+        if (db is null)
+            return;
+
+        foreach (var entry in db.ChangeTracker.Entries())
+        {
+            if (entry.Entity is not IAuditable)
+                continue;
+
+            switch (entry.State)
+            {
+                case EntityState.Added:
+                    _pending.Add(new PendingAudit(entry, AuditActions.Create, null, BuildValues(entry, current: true)));
+                    break;
+
+                case EntityState.Deleted:
+                    _pending.Add(new PendingAudit(entry, AuditActions.Delete, BuildValues(entry, current: false), null));
+                    break;
+
+                case EntityState.Modified:
+                    var before = new Dictionary<string, object?>();
+                    var after  = new Dictionary<string, object?>();
+                    foreach (var property in entry.Properties)
+                    {
+                        if (!property.IsModified)
+                            continue;
+                        var name = property.Metadata.Name;
+                        before[name] = Read(name, property.OriginalValue);
+                        after[name]  = Read(name, property.CurrentValue);
+                    }
+                    if (after.Count == 0)
+                        break; // no real change (e.g. only audit timestamps touched on a no-op)
+
+                    // A soft-delete (IsDeleted false→true) reads more naturally as a Delete.
+                    var action = IsSoftDelete(after) ? AuditActions.Delete : AuditActions.Update;
+                    _pending.Add(new PendingAudit(entry, action, before, after));
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Phase 2: keys exist, enqueue ──────────────────────────────────────────
+    private void Flush()
+    {
+        if (_pending.Count == 0)
+            return;
+
+        var userId    = _currentUser.UserId;
+        var userEmail = _currentUser.Email;
+        var ip        = _currentUser.IpAddress;
+        var corr      = _currentUser.CorrelationId;
+
+        foreach (var item in _pending)
+        {
+            _queue.TryEnqueue(new AuditLog
+            {
+                Timestamp     = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+                Level         = LogLevelEnum.Information,
+                Action        = item.Action,
+                Category      = AuditCategories.DataChange,
+                EntityName    = item.Entry.Metadata.ClrType.Name,
+                EntityId      = ReadKey(item.Entry),
+                Changes       = AuditChangeSerializer.BuildChanges(item.Before, item.After),
+                UserId        = userId,
+                UserEmail     = userEmail,
+                IpAddress     = ip,
+                CorrelationId = corr,
+            });
+        }
+
+        _pending.Clear();
+    }
+
+    private static Dictionary<string, object?> BuildValues(EntityEntry entry, bool current)
+    {
+        var values = new Dictionary<string, object?>();
+        foreach (var property in entry.Properties)
+        {
+            if (property.Metadata.IsPrimaryKey())
+                continue;
+            var name = property.Metadata.Name;
+            values[name] = Read(name, current ? property.CurrentValue : property.OriginalValue);
+        }
+        return values;
+    }
+
+    private static object? Read(string propertyName, object? value) =>
+        AuditChangeSerializer.IsSensitive(propertyName) ? AuditChangeSerializer.MaskValue : value;
+
+    private static bool IsSoftDelete(Dictionary<string, object?> after) =>
+        after.TryGetValue("IsDeleted", out var value) && value is true;
+
+    private static string? ReadKey(EntityEntry entry)
+    {
+        var key = entry.Metadata.FindPrimaryKey();
+        if (key is null)
+            return null;
+
+        var parts = key.Properties
+            .Select(p => entry.Property(p.Name).CurrentValue?.ToString())
+            .Where(v => v is not null);
+        return string.Join(",", parts);
+    }
+
+    private sealed record PendingAudit(
+        EntityEntry Entry,
+        string Action,
+        Dictionary<string, object?>? Before,
+        Dictionary<string, object?>? After);
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Data/Interceptors/AuditSaveChangesInterceptor.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-using System.Security.Claims;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Diagnostics;
 using ROLAC.API.Entities.Base;
+using ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
 
 namespace ROLAC.API.Data.Interceptors;
 
 public class AuditSaveChangesInterceptor : SaveChangesInterceptor
 {
-    private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _http;
+    private readonly CurrentUserAccessor _currentUser;
 
-    public AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(IHttpContextAccessor http) => _http = http;
+    public AuditSaveChangesInterceptor(CurrentUserAccessor currentUser) => _currentUser = currentUser;
 
     public override InterceptionResult<int> SavingChanges(
         DbContextEventData eventData, InterceptionResult<int> result)
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ public class AuditSaveChangesInterceptor : SaveChangesInterceptor
     {
         if (db is null) return;
 
-        var userId = _http.HttpContext?.User
+        var userId = _currentUser.UserIdOrSystem;
-            .FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier) ?? "system";
         var now = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
 
         foreach (var entry in db.ChangeTracker.Entries())

API/ROLAC.API/Data/Logging/LogDbContext.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Data.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A minimal, write-mostly context dedicated to the SystemLog / AuditLog tables. It is the
+/// structural break that prevents log-storms: it is registered WITHOUT the audit interceptors
+/// and with a silent logger factory (see Program.cs), so persisting a log row produces no log
+/// events that the DB sink would pick up. It shares the same physical database/connection as
+/// AppDbContext, but the tables themselves are created by AppDbContext's migration — they are
+/// only mapped here so this context can read/write them.
+/// </summary>
+public class LogDbContext : DbContext
+{
+    public LogDbContext(DbContextOptions<LogDbContext> options) : base(options) { }
+
+    public DbSet<SystemLog> SystemLogs => Set<SystemLog>();
+    public DbSet<AuditLog>  AuditLogs  => Set<AuditLog>();
+
+    protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder builder)
+    {
+        base.OnModelCreating(builder);
+        LogModelConfiguration.Configure(builder);
+    }
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Data/Logging/LogModelConfiguration.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Data.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Single source of truth for the SystemLog / AuditLog table schema. Applied by
+/// <see cref="AppDbContext"/> (so the startup migration creates the tables) AND by
+/// <see cref="LogDbContext"/> (so runtime reads/writes map to the same shape).
+/// </summary>
+public static class LogModelConfiguration
+{
+    public static void Configure(ModelBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.Entity<SystemLog>(entity =>
+        {
+            entity.ToTable("SystemLogs");
+            entity.HasKey(e => e.Id);
+            entity.Property(e => e.Level).HasConversion<byte>();
+            entity.Property(e => e.Category).HasMaxLength(256).IsRequired();
+            entity.Property(e => e.Message).IsRequired();          // text
+            entity.Property(e => e.RequestPath).HasMaxLength(2048);
+            entity.Property(e => e.HttpMethod).HasMaxLength(10);
+            entity.Property(e => e.UserId).HasMaxLength(450);
+            entity.Property(e => e.IpAddress).HasMaxLength(45);
+            entity.Property(e => e.CorrelationId).HasMaxLength(64);
+
+            entity.HasIndex(e => e.Timestamp);
+            entity.HasIndex(e => e.Level);
+            entity.HasIndex(e => new { e.Timestamp, e.Level });
+            entity.HasIndex(e => e.UserId).HasFilter("\"UserId\" IS NOT NULL");
+        });
+
+        builder.Entity<AuditLog>(entity =>
+        {
+            entity.ToTable("AuditLogs");
+            entity.HasKey(e => e.Id);
+            entity.Property(e => e.Level).HasConversion<byte>();
+            entity.Property(e => e.Action).HasMaxLength(40).IsRequired();
+            entity.Property(e => e.Category).HasMaxLength(40).IsRequired();
+            entity.Property(e => e.EntityName).HasMaxLength(128);
+            entity.Property(e => e.EntityId).HasMaxLength(64);
+            entity.Property(e => e.Changes).HasColumnType("jsonb");
+            entity.Property(e => e.Summary).HasMaxLength(512);
+            entity.Property(e => e.UserId).HasMaxLength(450);
+            entity.Property(e => e.UserEmail).HasMaxLength(256);
+            entity.Property(e => e.IpAddress).HasMaxLength(45);
+            entity.Property(e => e.CorrelationId).HasMaxLength(64);
+
+            entity.HasIndex(e => e.Timestamp);
+            entity.HasIndex(e => new { e.Category, e.Timestamp });
+            entity.HasIndex(e => new { e.EntityName, e.EntityId });
+            entity.HasIndex(e => e.Action);
+            entity.HasIndex(e => e.UserId).HasFilter("\"UserId\" IS NOT NULL");
+        });
+    }
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/Base/IAuditable.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace ROLAC.API.Entities.Base;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Opt-in marker: entities implementing this are diffed by <c>AuditLogInterceptor</c>, which
+/// writes a before→after AuditLog row on every Create/Update/Delete. Applied only to business
+/// entities the church cares about — not to internal/high-churn rows (RefreshToken, log tables).
+/// </summary>
+public interface IAuditable
+{
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/Check.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace ROLAC.API.Entities;
 /// expenses (its <see cref="Lines"/>). The payee name/address are snapshotted at
 /// issue time so the printed check is reproducible even if member data later changes.
 /// </summary>
-public class Check : SoftDeleteEntity
+public class Check : SoftDeleteEntity, IAuditable
 {
     public int      Id          { get; set; }
     public string   CheckNumber { get; set; } = null!;

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/ChurchProfile.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace ROLAC.API.Entities;
 /// Singleton (Id == 1) holding the issuing church's identity, bank details, and the
 /// running check-number counter used when disbursing checks. Seeded on startup.
 /// </summary>
-public class ChurchProfile : AuditableEntity
+public class ChurchProfile : AuditableEntity, IAuditable
 {
     public int     Id                { get; set; }
     public string  Name              { get; set; } = null!;

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/Expense.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using ROLAC.API.Entities.Base;
 namespace ROLAC.API.Entities;
 
-public class Expense : SoftDeleteEntity
+public class Expense : SoftDeleteEntity, IAuditable
 {
     public int      Id              { get; set; }
     public int      MinistryId      { get; set; }

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/ExpenseCategoryGroup.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using ROLAC.API.Entities.Base;
 namespace ROLAC.API.Entities;
 
-public class ExpenseCategoryGroup : AuditableEntity
+public class ExpenseCategoryGroup : AuditableEntity, IAuditable
 {
     public int     Id        { get; set; }
     public string  Name_en   { get; set; } = null!;

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/ExpenseSubCategory.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using ROLAC.API.Entities.Base;
 namespace ROLAC.API.Entities;
 
-public class ExpenseSubCategory : AuditableEntity
+public class ExpenseSubCategory : AuditableEntity, IAuditable
 {
     public int     Id        { get; set; }
     public int     GroupId   { get; set; }

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/Giving.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ using ROLAC.API.Entities.Base;
 
 namespace ROLAC.API.Entities;
 
-public class Giving : AuditableEntity
+public class Giving : AuditableEntity, IAuditable
 {
     public int      Id                 { get; set; }
     public int?     MemberId           { get; set; }

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/GivingCategory.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ using ROLAC.API.Entities.Base;
 
 namespace ROLAC.API.Entities;
 
-public class GivingCategory : AuditableEntity
+public class GivingCategory : AuditableEntity, IAuditable
 {
     public int     Id             { get; set; }
     public string  Name_en        { get; set; } = null!;

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/Logging/AuditLog.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+namespace ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// An append-only audit row recording a meaningful action: a data change (Create/Update/
+/// Delete with before→after values), a security event (login, role/permission change), or a
+/// key business action (check issued, expense approved, ...). Does NOT inherit AuditableEntity.
+/// </summary>
+public class AuditLog
+{
+    public long           Id            { get; set; }
+    public DateTimeOffset Timestamp     { get; set; }
+    public LogLevelEnum   Level         { get; set; } = LogLevelEnum.Information;
+
+    /// <summary>One of <see cref="AuditActions"/>.</summary>
+    public string         Action        { get; set; } = null!;
+
+    /// <summary>One of <see cref="AuditCategories"/> — drives the UI grouping.</summary>
+    public string         Category      { get; set; } = null!;
+
+    public string?        EntityName    { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>String to cover int, Guid and string primary keys uniformly.</summary>
+    public string?        EntityId      { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>JSON <c>{ "before": {...}, "after": {...} }</c> (jsonb column); sensitive fields masked.</summary>
+    public string?        Changes       { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>Human-readable one-liner, e.g. "Check #1042 issued to Acme — $1,200.00".</summary>
+    public string?        Summary       { get; set; }
+
+    public string?        UserId        { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>Denormalized actor email — survives user deletion and avoids a join in the grid.</summary>
+    public string?        UserEmail     { get; set; }
+    public string?        IpAddress     { get; set; }
+    public string?        CorrelationId { get; set; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>Canonical audit action names (stored verbatim in <see cref="AuditLog.Action"/>).</summary>
+public static class AuditActions
+{
+    public const string Create             = "Create";
+    public const string Update             = "Update";
+    public const string Delete             = "Delete";
+    public const string Login              = "Login";
+    public const string Logout             = "Logout";
+    public const string LoginFailed        = "LoginFailed";
+    public const string RoleChanged        = "RoleChanged";
+    public const string UserDeactivated    = "UserDeactivated";
+    public const string PermissionChanged  = "PermissionChanged";
+    public const string CheckIssued        = "CheckIssued";
+    public const string CheckVoided        = "CheckVoided";
+    public const string ExpenseApproved    = "ExpenseApproved";
+    public const string StatementFinalized = "StatementFinalized";
+
+    public static readonly IReadOnlyList<string> All =
+    [
+        Create, Update, Delete, Login, Logout, LoginFailed, RoleChanged,
+        UserDeactivated, PermissionChanged, CheckIssued, CheckVoided,
+        ExpenseApproved, StatementFinalized,
+    ];
+}
+
+/// <summary>Top-level audit grouping (stored verbatim in <see cref="AuditLog.Category"/>).</summary>
+public static class AuditCategories
+{
+    public const string DataChange = "DataChange";
+    public const string Security   = "Security";
+    public const string Business   = "Business";
+
+    public static readonly IReadOnlyList<string> All = [DataChange, Security, Business];
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/Logging/LogLevelEnum.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using MsLogLevel = Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Persisted severity for system and audit logs. Byte-backed so it stores compactly
+/// as <c>smallint</c> and sorts/filters by ordinal. Deliberately omits the
+/// <see cref="MsLogLevel.None"/> sentinel (value 6) — "None" means "log nothing" and
+/// is meaningless once a row already exists.
+/// </summary>
+public enum LogLevelEnum : byte
+{
+    Trace       = 0,
+    Debug       = 1,
+    Information  = 2,
+    Warning     = 3,
+    Error       = 4,
+    Critical    = 5,
+}
+
+public static class LogLevelMap
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maps a framework <see cref="MsLogLevel"/> to our persisted enum.
+    /// <see cref="MsLogLevel.None"/> falls through to <see cref="LogLevelEnum.Critical"/>
+    /// (it never reaches the sink because the floor filter drops it first).
+    /// </summary>
+    public static LogLevelEnum FromMs(MsLogLevel level) => level switch
+    {
+        MsLogLevel.Trace       => LogLevelEnum.Trace,
+        MsLogLevel.Debug       => LogLevelEnum.Debug,
+        MsLogLevel.Information => LogLevelEnum.Information,
+        MsLogLevel.Warning     => LogLevelEnum.Warning,
+        MsLogLevel.Error       => LogLevelEnum.Error,
+        MsLogLevel.Critical    => LogLevelEnum.Critical,
+        _                      => LogLevelEnum.Critical,
+    };
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/Logging/SystemLog.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+namespace ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// An append-only operational log row — one per persisted framework/app log event,
+/// including every unhandled API exception captured by ExceptionHandlingMiddleware.
+/// Intentionally does NOT inherit AuditableEntity: these rows are never updated and
+/// must not be re-stamped or re-audited (that would recurse through the log pipeline).
+/// </summary>
+public class SystemLog
+{
+    public long           Id            { get; set; }
+    public DateTimeOffset Timestamp     { get; set; }
+    public LogLevelEnum   Level         { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>The ILogger category (source), e.g. "ROLAC.API.Controllers.GivingsController".</summary>
+    public string         Category      { get; set; } = null!;
+    public int?           EventId       { get; set; }
+    public string         Message       { get; set; } = null!;
+
+    /// <summary>Full <c>exception.ToString()</c> (type + message + stack), when present.</summary>
+    public string?        Exception     { get; set; }
+
+    public string?        RequestPath   { get; set; }
+    public string?        HttpMethod    { get; set; }
+    public int?           StatusCode    { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>The acting user id ("sub" claim), or null for background/system events.</summary>
+    public string?        UserId        { get; set; }
+    public string?        IpAddress     { get; set; }
+    public string?        CorrelationId { get; set; }
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/Member.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ using ROLAC.API.Entities.Base;
 
 namespace ROLAC.API.Entities;
 
-public class Member : SoftDeleteEntity
+public class Member : SoftDeleteEntity, IAuditable
 {
     public int      Id           { get; set; }
     public string   FirstName_en { get; set; } = null!;

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/Ministry.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Base;
+
 namespace ROLAC.API.Entities;
 
-public class Ministry
+public class Ministry : IAuditable
 {
     public int     Id             { get; set; }
     public string  Name_en        { get; set; } = null!;

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/MonthlyStatement.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using ROLAC.API.Entities.Base;
 namespace ROLAC.API.Entities;
 
-public class MonthlyStatement : AuditableEntity
+public class MonthlyStatement : AuditableEntity, IAuditable
 {
     public int     Id                       { get; set; }
     public int     Year                     { get; set; }

API/ROLAC.API/Entities/OfferingSession.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ using ROLAC.API.Entities.Base;
 
 namespace ROLAC.API.Entities;
 
-public class OfferingSession : AuditableEntity
+public class OfferingSession : AuditableEntity, IAuditable
 {
     public int      Id          { get; set; }
     public DateOnly SessionDate { get; set; }

API/ROLAC.API/Middleware/ExceptionHandlingMiddleware.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Middleware;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Catches any unhandled exception from the downstream pipeline, logs it (which flows through
+/// the DB sink into SystemLogs at Error level with full stack + StatusCode 500), and returns a
+/// clean RFC7807 problem+json response. Stack traces are never leaked to the client outside
+/// Development. Registered as the FIRST middleware so it also catches auth/authorization faults.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class ExceptionHandlingMiddleware
+{
+    private readonly RequestDelegate _next;
+    private readonly ILogger<ExceptionHandlingMiddleware> _logger;
+    private readonly IHostEnvironment _env;
+
+    public ExceptionHandlingMiddleware(
+        RequestDelegate next, ILogger<ExceptionHandlingMiddleware> logger, IHostEnvironment env)
+    {
+        _next   = next;
+        _logger = logger;
+        _env    = env;
+    }
+
+    public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await _next(context);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException) when (context.RequestAborted.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            // The client went away — not a server error; don't log as 500.
+            return;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            await HandleAsync(context, ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task HandleAsync(HttpContext context, Exception exception)
+    {
+        // Logged here → picked up by the DB sink (Error ≥ Warning floor) with full ex.ToString().
+        _logger.LogError(
+            exception,
+            "Unhandled exception for {Method} {Path} (traceId {TraceId})",
+            context.Request.Method, context.Request.Path, context.TraceIdentifier);
+
+        if (context.Response.HasStarted)
+        {
+            // Too late to write a clean body; the log row above is still captured.
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var problem = new ProblemDetails
+        {
+            Status = StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError,
+            Title  = "An unexpected error occurred.",
+            Type   = "https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.6.1",
+        };
+        problem.Extensions["traceId"] = context.TraceIdentifier;
+        if (_env.IsDevelopment())
+            problem.Detail = exception.ToString();
+
+        context.Response.Clear();
+        context.Response.StatusCode  = StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError;
+        context.Response.ContentType = "application/problem+json";
+
+        await context.Response.WriteAsync(JsonSerializer.Serialize(problem, JsonSerializerOptions));
+    }
+
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonSerializerOptions = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
+    };
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Migrations/AppDbContextModelSnapshot.cs

@@ -885,6 +885,143 @@ namespace ROLAC.API.Migrations
                     b.ToTable("GivingCategories");
                 });
 
+            modelBuilder.Entity("ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging.AuditLog", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<long>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<long>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Action")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(40)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(40)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Category")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(40)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(40)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Changes")
+                        .HasColumnType("jsonb");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EntityId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EntityName")
+                        .HasMaxLength(128)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(128)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("IpAddress")
+                        .HasMaxLength(45)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(45)");
+
+                    b.Property<byte>("Level")
+                        .HasColumnType("smallint");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Summary")
+                        .HasMaxLength(512)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(512)");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTimeOffset>("Timestamp")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("UserEmail")
+                        .HasMaxLength(256)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(256)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("UserId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(450)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(450)");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Action");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Timestamp");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("UserId")
+                        .HasFilter("\"UserId\" IS NOT NULL");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Category", "Timestamp");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("EntityName", "EntityId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("AuditLogs", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging.SystemLog", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<long>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<long>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Category")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(256)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(256)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("CorrelationId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(64)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(64)");
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("EventId")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Exception")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("HttpMethod")
+                        .HasMaxLength(10)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(10)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("IpAddress")
+                        .HasMaxLength(45)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(45)");
+
+                    b.Property<byte>("Level")
+                        .HasColumnType("smallint");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Message")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("RequestPath")
+                        .HasMaxLength(2048)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(2048)");
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("StatusCode")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTimeOffset>("Timestamp")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("UserId")
+                        .HasMaxLength(450)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(450)");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Level");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Timestamp");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("UserId")
+                        .HasFilter("\"UserId\" IS NOT NULL");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Timestamp", "Level");
+
+                    b.ToTable("SystemLogs", (string)null);
+                });
+
             modelBuilder.Entity("ROLAC.API.Entities.MealAttendance", b =>
                 {
                     b.Property<int>("Id")

API/ROLAC.API/Program.cs

@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using ROLAC.API.Data;
 using ROLAC.API.Data.Interceptors;
+using ROLAC.API.Data.Logging;
 using ROLAC.API.Entities;
 using ROLAC.API.Json;
+using ROLAC.API.Middleware;
 using ROLAC.API.Services;
+using ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 var config  = builder.Configuration;
@@ -19,10 +23,31 @@ var config  = builder.Configuration;
 // Database
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 builder.Services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<CurrentUserAccessor>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<AuditSaveChangesInterceptor>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<AuditLogInterceptor>();
 builder.Services.AddDbContext<AppDbContext>((sp, opt) =>
     opt.UseNpgsql(config.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"))
-       .AddInterceptors(sp.GetRequiredService<AuditSaveChangesInterceptor>()));
+       .AddInterceptors(
+           sp.GetRequiredService<AuditSaveChangesInterceptor>(),
+           sp.GetRequiredService<AuditLogInterceptor>()));
+
+// Dedicated context for log writes — NO interceptors and a silent logger factory, so persisting
+// a log row produces no log events the DB sink would pick up (breaks recursion / log-storms).
+builder.Services.AddDbContext<LogDbContext>(opt =>
+    opt.UseNpgsql(config.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"))
+       .UseLoggerFactory(NullLoggerFactory.Instance));
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// System + audit logging (custom EF DB sink)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+builder.Services.Configure<DatabaseLoggerOptions>(config.GetSection("Logging:Database"));
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<SystemLogQueue>();
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<ILoggerProvider, DbLoggerProvider>();
+builder.Services.AddHostedService<LogWriterBackgroundService>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<IAuditLogger, AuditLogger>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<ISystemLogQueryService, SystemLogQueryService>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<IAuditLogQueryService, AuditLogQueryService>();
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Identity (API-only — no cookie auth; JWT is the default scheme)
@@ -200,6 +225,10 @@ app.UseForwardedHeaders(new ForwardedHeadersOptions
     ForwardedHeaders = ForwardedHeaders.XForwardedFor | ForwardedHeaders.XForwardedProto
 });
 
+// First in the pipeline: catch every unhandled exception, log it to SystemLogs, and return
+// a clean problem+json. Placed after UseForwardedHeaders so the logged client IP is correct.
+app.UseMiddleware<ExceptionHandlingMiddleware>();
+
 // Apply migrations + seed on startup
 using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
 {

API/ROLAC.API/Services/AuthService.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using ROLAC.API.Data;
 using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Auth;
 using ROLAC.API.Entities;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
 
 namespace ROLAC.API.Services;
 
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ public class AuthService : IAuthService
     private readonly ITokenService        _tokenService;
     private readonly AppDbContext         _db;
     private readonly IPermissionService   _permissions;
+    private readonly IAuditLogger         _audit;
     private readonly int                  _refreshTokenExpiryDays;
 
     public AuthService(
@@ -20,12 +23,14 @@ public class AuthService : IAuthService
         ITokenService        tokenService,
         AppDbContext         db,
         IPermissionService   permissions,
+        IAuditLogger         audit,
         IConfiguration       config)
     {
         _userManager            = userManager;
         _tokenService           = tokenService;
         _db                     = db;
         _permissions            = permissions;
+        _audit                  = audit;
         _refreshTokenExpiryDays = int.Parse(config["Jwt:RefreshTokenExpiryDays"] ?? "30");
     }
 
@@ -38,13 +43,22 @@ public class AuthService : IAuthService
     {
         var user = await _userManager.FindByEmailAsync(request.Email);
         if (user is null)
+        {
+            AuditLoginFailed(request.Email, "Unknown email", ipAddress);
             throw new UnauthorizedAccessException("Invalid credentials.");
+        }
 
         if (!await _userManager.CheckPasswordAsync(user, request.Password))
+        {
+            AuditLoginFailed(request.Email, "Wrong password", ipAddress, user.Id);
             throw new UnauthorizedAccessException("Invalid credentials.");
+        }
 
         if (!user.IsActive)
+        {
+            AuditLoginFailed(request.Email, "Account inactive", ipAddress, user.Id);
             throw new UnauthorizedAccessException("Account is inactive.");
+        }
 
         var roles       = await _userManager.GetRolesAsync(user);
         var accessToken = _tokenService.GenerateAccessToken(user, roles);
@@ -65,9 +79,22 @@ public class AuthService : IAuthService
         await _userManager.UpdateAsync(user);
         await _db.SaveChangesAsync();
 
+        _audit.Write(
+            AuditActions.Login, AuditCategories.Security, LogLevelEnum.Information,
+            entityName: nameof(AppUser), entityId: user.Id,
+            summary: $"Login succeeded: {user.Email}",
+            userId: user.Id, userEmail: user.Email, ipAddress: ipAddress);
+
         return (await BuildResponseAsync(accessToken, user, roles), rawRefresh);
     }
 
+    private void AuditLoginFailed(string email, string reason, string? ipAddress, string? userId = null)
+        => _audit.Write(
+            AuditActions.LoginFailed, AuditCategories.Security, LogLevelEnum.Warning,
+            entityName: nameof(AppUser), entityId: userId,
+            summary: $"Login failed ({reason}): {email}",
+            userId: userId, userEmail: email, ipAddress: ipAddress);
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Refresh
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -124,6 +151,11 @@ public class AuthService : IAuthService
         {
             token.RevokedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
             await _db.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+            _audit.Write(
+                AuditActions.Logout, AuditCategories.Security, LogLevelEnum.Information,
+                entityName: nameof(AppUser), entityId: token.UserId,
+                summary: "Logout", userId: token.UserId);
         }
     }
 

API/ROLAC.API/Services/DisbursementService.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ using ROLAC.API.Data;
 using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Disbursement;
 using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Shared;
 using ROLAC.API.Entities;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
 using ROLAC.API.Services.Disbursement;
+using ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
 using ROLAC.API.Services.Storage;
 
 namespace ROLAC.API.Services;
@@ -15,10 +17,11 @@ public class DisbursementService : IDisbursementService
     private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _http;
     private readonly IFileStorage _storage;
     private readonly ICheckPrintService _print;
+    private readonly IAuditLogger _audit;
 
     public DisbursementService(AppDbContext db, IHttpContextAccessor http,
-        IFileStorage storage, ICheckPrintService print)
+        IFileStorage storage, ICheckPrintService print, IAuditLogger audit)
-    { _db = db; _http = http; _storage = storage; _print = print; }
+    { _db = db; _http = http; _storage = storage; _print = print; _audit = audit; }
 
     // The JWT carries the user id in the "sub" claim (NameClaimType="sub"); NameIdentifier
     // is absent at runtime. Check NameIdentifier first (tests), then "sub" (real tokens).
@@ -157,6 +160,11 @@ public class DisbursementService : IDisbursementService
 
             result.Created.Add(new IssuedCheckDto
             { CheckId = check.Id, CheckNumber = checkNumber, PayeeName = p.PayeeName, Amount = amount });
+
+            _audit.Write(
+                AuditActions.CheckIssued, AuditCategories.Business, LogLevelEnum.Information,
+                entityName: nameof(Check), entityId: check.Id.ToString(),
+                summary: $"Check #{checkNumber} issued to {p.PayeeName} — {amount:C}");
         }
 
         await tx.CommitAsync();
@@ -227,6 +235,11 @@ public class DisbursementService : IDisbursementService
         }
         await _db.SaveChangesAsync();
         await tx.CommitAsync();
+
+        _audit.Write(
+            AuditActions.CheckVoided, AuditCategories.Business, LogLevelEnum.Warning,
+            entityName: nameof(Check), entityId: c.Id.ToString(),
+            summary: $"Check #{c.CheckNumber} voided ({reason})");
     }
 
     // ── Receipt e-signature ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────

API/ROLAC.API/Services/ExpenseService.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ using ROLAC.API.Data;
 using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Expense;
 using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Shared;
 using ROLAC.API.Entities;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
 using ROLAC.API.Services.Storage;
 
 namespace ROLAC.API.Services;
@@ -13,9 +15,10 @@ public class ExpenseService : IExpenseService
     private readonly AppDbContext _db;
     private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _http;
     private readonly IFileStorage _storage;
+    private readonly IAuditLogger _audit;
 
-    public ExpenseService(AppDbContext db, IHttpContextAccessor http, IFileStorage storage)
+    public ExpenseService(AppDbContext db, IHttpContextAccessor http, IFileStorage storage, IAuditLogger audit)
-    { _db = db; _http = http; _storage = storage; }
+    { _db = db; _http = http; _storage = storage; _audit = audit; }
 
     // The JWT carries the user id in the "sub" claim (NameClaimType="sub", MapInboundClaims=false),
     // so ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier is absent at runtime. Check NameIdentifier first (unit tests set it),
@@ -211,6 +214,11 @@ public class ExpenseService : IExpenseService
         if (e.Status != "PendingApproval") throw new InvalidOperationException($"Cannot approve from status '{e.Status}'.");
         e.Status = "Approved"; e.ReviewedBy = CurrentUserId; e.ReviewedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
         await _db.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        _audit.Write(
+            AuditActions.ExpenseApproved, AuditCategories.Business, LogLevelEnum.Information,
+            entityName: nameof(Expense), entityId: e.Id.ToString(),
+            summary: $"Expense #{e.Id} approved: {e.Description} — {e.Amount:C}");
     }
 
     public async Task RejectAsync(int id, string? reviewNotes)

API/ROLAC.API/Services/Logging/AuditChangeSerializer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Serializes audit before/after payloads to JSON and masks sensitive property names.
+/// Shared by <see cref="AuditLogger"/> and the EF audit interceptor so masking is consistent.
+/// </summary>
+public static class AuditChangeSerializer
+{
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
+        DefaultIgnoreCondition = System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>Property names whose values are replaced with <see cref="MaskValue"/> wherever they appear.</summary>
+    private static readonly HashSet<string> SensitiveNames = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+    {
+        "BankAccountNumber",
+        "BankRoutingNumber",
+        "PasswordHash",
+        "Password",
+        "SecurityStamp",
+        "ConcurrencyStamp",
+    };
+
+    public const string MaskValue = "***";
+
+    public static bool IsSensitive(string propertyName) => SensitiveNames.Contains(propertyName);
+
+    /// <summary>Builds the <c>{ before, after }</c> JSON; returns null when both sides are empty.</summary>
+    public static string? BuildChanges(object? before, object? after)
+    {
+        if (before is null && after is null)
+            return null;
+
+        var payload = new Dictionary<string, object?>();
+        if (before is not null) payload["before"] = MaskObject(before);
+        if (after  is not null) payload["after"]  = MaskObject(after);
+
+        return JsonSerializer.Serialize(payload, JsonOptions);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Serializes a value (e.g. a property dictionary built by the interceptor) to JSON.</summary>
+    public static string Serialize(object value) => JsonSerializer.Serialize(value, JsonOptions);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Masks a free-form object by reflecting over its public properties. Used for the explicit
+    /// IAuditLogger.Write path (the interceptor masks per-property as it builds its dictionary).
+    /// </summary>
+    private static object MaskObject(object value)
+    {
+        if (value is IDictionary<string, object?> dict)
+        {
+            var masked = new Dictionary<string, object?>();
+            foreach (var (key, val) in dict)
+                masked[key] = IsSensitive(key) ? MaskValue : val;
+            return masked;
+        }
+
+        var result = new Dictionary<string, object?>();
+        foreach (var prop in value.GetType().GetProperties())
+        {
+            if (!prop.CanRead || prop.GetIndexParameters().Length > 0)
+                continue;
+            result[prop.Name] = IsSensitive(prop.Name) ? MaskValue : prop.GetValue(value);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Services/Logging/AuditLogQueryService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using ROLAC.API.Data.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Shared;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+public interface IAuditLogQueryService
+{
+    Task<PagedResult<AuditLogListItemDto>> GetPagedAsync(AuditLogQuery query);
+    Task<AuditLogDetailDto?> GetByIdAsync(long id);
+    AuditCatalogDto GetCatalog();
+}
+
+/// <summary>Read-only, paged access to the AuditLogs table via the dedicated LogDbContext.</summary>
+public sealed class AuditLogQueryService : IAuditLogQueryService
+{
+    private readonly LogDbContext _db;
+
+    public AuditLogQueryService(LogDbContext db) => _db = db;
+
+    public async Task<PagedResult<AuditLogListItemDto>> GetPagedAsync(AuditLogQuery query)
+    {
+        var page     = Math.Max(1, query.Page);
+        var pageSize = Math.Clamp(query.PageSize, 1, 200);
+
+        var rows = _db.AuditLogs.AsNoTracking().AsQueryable();
+
+        if (query.From is not null)     rows = rows.Where(l => l.Timestamp >= query.From);
+        if (query.To   is not null)     rows = rows.Where(l => l.Timestamp <= query.To);
+        if (query.MinLevel is not null) rows = rows.Where(l => l.Level >= query.MinLevel);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.Category))   rows = rows.Where(l => l.Category == query.Category);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.Action))     rows = rows.Where(l => l.Action == query.Action);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.EntityName)) rows = rows.Where(l => l.EntityName == query.EntityName);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.EntityId))   rows = rows.Where(l => l.EntityId == query.EntityId);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.UserId))     rows = rows.Where(l => l.UserId == query.UserId);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.Search))
+        {
+            var term = query.Search.Trim().ToLower();
+            rows = rows.Where(l =>
+                (l.Summary != null && l.Summary.ToLower().Contains(term)) ||
+                (l.EntityName != null && l.EntityName.ToLower().Contains(term)) ||
+                (l.UserEmail != null && l.UserEmail.ToLower().Contains(term)));
+        }
+
+        var total = await rows.CountAsync();
+        var items = await rows
+            .OrderByDescending(l => l.Timestamp)
+            .Skip((page - 1) * pageSize).Take(pageSize)
+            .Select(l => new AuditLogListItemDto
+            {
+                Id         = l.Id,
+                Timestamp  = l.Timestamp,
+                Level      = l.Level.ToString(),
+                Action     = l.Action,
+                Category   = l.Category,
+                EntityName = l.EntityName,
+                EntityId   = l.EntityId,
+                Summary    = l.Summary,
+                UserId     = l.UserId,
+                UserEmail  = l.UserEmail,
+            })
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        return new PagedResult<AuditLogListItemDto>
+        {
+            Items = items, TotalCount = total, Page = page, PageSize = pageSize,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public async Task<AuditLogDetailDto?> GetByIdAsync(long id)
+    {
+        return await _db.AuditLogs.AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(l => l.Id == id)
+            .Select(l => new AuditLogDetailDto
+            {
+                Id            = l.Id,
+                Timestamp     = l.Timestamp,
+                Level         = l.Level.ToString(),
+                Action        = l.Action,
+                Category      = l.Category,
+                EntityName    = l.EntityName,
+                EntityId      = l.EntityId,
+                Summary       = l.Summary,
+                UserId        = l.UserId,
+                UserEmail     = l.UserEmail,
+                Changes       = l.Changes,
+                IpAddress     = l.IpAddress,
+                CorrelationId = l.CorrelationId,
+            })
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+    }
+
+    public AuditCatalogDto GetCatalog() => new()
+    {
+        Categories = AuditCategories.All,
+        Actions    = AuditActions.All,
+        Levels     = Enum.GetNames<LogLevelEnum>(),
+    };
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Services/Logging/AuditLogger.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Scoped <see cref="IAuditLogger"/>: fills actor/request context from
+/// <see cref="CurrentUserAccessor"/> and enqueues the row onto the shared queue (no direct DB
+/// write, so it can't fail a business transaction or recurse through AppDbContext).
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AuditLogger : IAuditLogger
+{
+    private readonly SystemLogQueue      _queue;
+    private readonly CurrentUserAccessor _currentUser;
+
+    public AuditLogger(SystemLogQueue queue, CurrentUserAccessor currentUser)
+    {
+        _queue       = queue;
+        _currentUser = currentUser;
+    }
+
+    public void Write(
+        string action,
+        string category,
+        LogLevelEnum level = LogLevelEnum.Information,
+        string? entityName = null,
+        string? entityId = null,
+        string? summary = null,
+        object? before = null,
+        object? after = null,
+        string? userId = null,
+        string? userEmail = null,
+        string? ipAddress = null)
+    {
+        var log = new AuditLog
+        {
+            Timestamp     = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            Level         = level,
+            Action        = action,
+            Category      = category,
+            EntityName    = entityName,
+            EntityId      = entityId,
+            Summary       = summary,
+            Changes       = AuditChangeSerializer.BuildChanges(before, after),
+            UserId        = userId    ?? _currentUser.UserId,
+            UserEmail     = userEmail ?? _currentUser.Email,
+            IpAddress     = ipAddress ?? _currentUser.IpAddress,
+            CorrelationId = _currentUser.CorrelationId,
+        };
+
+        _queue.TryEnqueue(log);
+    }
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Services/Logging/CurrentUserAccessor.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// One place to resolve the acting user + request context from the current HttpContext, so the
+/// "sub" claim quirk (JWT uses NameClaimType="sub" + MapInboundClaims=false, leaving
+/// ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier null) lives in a single spot. Used by the audit interceptor,
+/// IAuditLogger, the exception middleware, and the timestamp-stamping interceptor.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class CurrentUserAccessor
+{
+    private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _http;
+
+    public CurrentUserAccessor(IHttpContextAccessor http) => _http = http;
+
+    /// <summary>The acting user id, or null when unauthenticated / off the request thread.</summary>
+    public string? UserId =>
+        _http.HttpContext?.User.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier)
+        ?? _http.HttpContext?.User.FindFirstValue("sub");
+
+    /// <summary>The acting user id, or "system" for background/unauthenticated work.</summary>
+    public string UserIdOrSystem => UserId ?? "system";
+
+    public string? Email => _http.HttpContext?.User.FindFirstValue("email");
+
+    public string? IpAddress => _http.HttpContext?.Connection.RemoteIpAddress?.ToString();
+
+    public string? CorrelationId => _http.HttpContext?.TraceIdentifier;
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Services/Logging/DatabaseLoggerOptions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using MsLogLevel = Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Bound from configuration section <c>Logging:Database</c>. Controls what the DB sink persists.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class DatabaseLoggerOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>The minimum level actually written to the SystemLogs table. Default: Warning.</summary>
+    public MsLogLevel MinimumLevel { get; set; } = MsLogLevel.Warning;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Category prefixes never persisted — prevents recursion and log-storms. The DB sink
+    /// excludes EF/Npgsql (their SQL firehose), the ASP.NET request firehose, and its own
+    /// writer namespace.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string[] ExcludedCategories { get; set; } =
+    [
+        "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore",
+        "Npgsql",
+        "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Diagnostics",
+        "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing",
+        "ROLAC.API.Services.Logging",
+        "ROLAC.API.Data.Logging",
+    ];
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Services/Logging/DbLoggerProvider.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+using MsLogLevel = Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A singleton <see cref="ILoggerProvider"/> that turns framework/app log events into
+/// <see cref="SystemLog"/> rows enqueued onto <see cref="SystemLogQueue"/>. It depends only on
+/// singletons (queue, options, IHttpContextAccessor) and NEVER touches a DbContext — that is
+/// what makes the enqueue-only design safe from the singleton logging pipeline.
+/// </summary>
+[ProviderAlias("Database")]
+public sealed class DbLoggerProvider : ILoggerProvider
+{
+    private readonly SystemLogQueue          _queue;
+    private readonly DatabaseLoggerOptions   _options;
+    private readonly IHttpContextAccessor    _http;
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, DbLogger> _loggers = new();
+
+    public DbLoggerProvider(
+        SystemLogQueue queue, IOptions<DatabaseLoggerOptions> options, IHttpContextAccessor http)
+    {
+        _queue   = queue;
+        _options = options.Value;
+        _http    = http;
+    }
+
+    public ILogger CreateLogger(string categoryName) =>
+        _loggers.GetOrAdd(categoryName, name => new DbLogger(name, _queue, _options, _http));
+
+    public void Dispose() => _loggers.Clear();
+}
+
+/// <summary>The per-category logger. Drops events below the floor or in excluded categories.</summary>
+internal sealed class DbLogger : ILogger
+{
+    private readonly string                _category;
+    private readonly SystemLogQueue        _queue;
+    private readonly DatabaseLoggerOptions _options;
+    private readonly IHttpContextAccessor  _http;
+    private readonly bool                  _excluded;
+
+    public DbLogger(
+        string category, SystemLogQueue queue, DatabaseLoggerOptions options, IHttpContextAccessor http)
+    {
+        _category = category;
+        _queue    = queue;
+        _options  = options;
+        _http     = http;
+        _excluded = options.ExcludedCategories.Any(prefix =>
+            category.StartsWith(prefix, StringComparison.Ordinal));
+    }
+
+    public IDisposable? BeginScope<TState>(TState state) where TState : notnull => null;
+
+    public bool IsEnabled(MsLogLevel logLevel) =>
+        !_excluded && logLevel != MsLogLevel.None && logLevel >= _options.MinimumLevel;
+
+    public void Log<TState>(
+        MsLogLevel logLevel, EventId eventId, TState state, Exception? exception,
+        Func<TState, Exception?, string> formatter)
+    {
+        if (!IsEnabled(logLevel))
+            return;
+
+        var context = _http.HttpContext;
+
+        var log = new SystemLog
+        {
+            Timestamp     = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            Level         = LogLevelMap.FromMs(logLevel),
+            Category      = _category,
+            EventId       = eventId.Id == 0 ? null : eventId.Id,
+            Message       = formatter(state, exception),
+            Exception     = exception?.ToString(),
+            RequestPath   = context?.Request.Path.Value,
+            HttpMethod    = context?.Request.Method,
+            UserId        = context?.User.FindFirst("sub")?.Value,
+            IpAddress     = context?.Connection.RemoteIpAddress?.ToString(),
+            CorrelationId = context?.TraceIdentifier,
+        };
+
+        _queue.TryEnqueue(log);
+    }
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Services/Logging/IAuditLogger.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Records audit events that don't flow through EF change tracking — security actions
+/// (login/logout/role changes) and key business actions (check issued, expense approved, ...).
+/// Data-change audits are produced automatically by <c>AuditLogInterceptor</c>; use this for the
+/// semantic action + human summary the raw diff can't express.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IAuditLogger
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Build and enqueue an audit row. <paramref name="before"/>/<paramref name="after"/> are
+    /// serialized into the <c>Changes</c> JSON. Never throws — failures are dropped like all logs.
+    /// </summary>
+    void Write(
+        string action,
+        string category,
+        LogLevelEnum level = LogLevelEnum.Information,
+        string? entityName = null,
+        string? entityId = null,
+        string? summary = null,
+        object? before = null,
+        object? after = null,
+        string? userId = null,
+        string? userEmail = null,
+        string? ipAddress = null);
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Services/Logging/LogWriterBackgroundService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using ROLAC.API.Data.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The single consumer that drains <see cref="SystemLogQueue"/> and batch-inserts rows through
+/// the dedicated <see cref="LogDbContext"/> (a fresh DI scope per batch). Persistence failures
+/// are swallowed to <c>Console.Error</c> only — they must never propagate back into the logging
+/// pipeline or crash the host.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class LogWriterBackgroundService : BackgroundService
+{
+    private const int    MaxBatchSize = 200;
+    private static readonly TimeSpan FlushInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
+
+    private readonly SystemLogQueue       _queue;
+    private readonly IServiceScopeFactory _scopeFactory;
+
+    public LogWriterBackgroundService(SystemLogQueue queue, IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory)
+    {
+        _queue        = queue;
+        _scopeFactory = scopeFactory;
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        var systemBatch = new List<SystemLog>(MaxBatchSize);
+        var auditBatch  = new List<AuditLog>(MaxBatchSize);
+
+        try
+        {
+            await foreach (var envelope in _queue.ReadAllAsync(stoppingToken))
+            {
+                if (envelope.System is not null) systemBatch.Add(envelope.System);
+                if (envelope.Audit  is not null) auditBatch.Add(envelope.Audit);
+
+                // Coalesce a short burst into one round-trip; flush on size or a brief idle.
+                if (systemBatch.Count + auditBatch.Count >= MaxBatchSize)
+                {
+                    await FlushAsync(systemBatch, auditBatch, stoppingToken);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (!await WaitForMoreAsync(FlushInterval, stoppingToken))
+                    await FlushAsync(systemBatch, auditBatch, stoppingToken);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            // Shutting down — drain whatever is buffered.
+        }
+
+        await FlushAsync(systemBatch, auditBatch, CancellationToken.None);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Brief debounce so bursts coalesce; returns false once the window elapses.</summary>
+    private static async Task<bool> WaitForMoreAsync(TimeSpan window, CancellationToken token)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await Task.Delay(window, token);
+            return false;
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task FlushAsync(
+        List<SystemLog> systemBatch, List<AuditLog> auditBatch, CancellationToken token)
+    {
+        if (systemBatch.Count == 0 && auditBatch.Count == 0)
+            return;
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var scope = _scopeFactory.CreateScope();
+            var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<LogDbContext>();
+
+            if (systemBatch.Count > 0) db.SystemLogs.AddRange(systemBatch);
+            if (auditBatch.Count  > 0) db.AuditLogs.AddRange(auditBatch);
+
+            await db.SaveChangesAsync(token);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            // Last resort: never throw out of the log writer. Include the inner exception —
+            // the EF wrapper message alone ("An error occurred while saving...") hides the cause.
+            var detail = ex.InnerException is null ? ex.Message : $"{ex.Message} -> {ex.InnerException.Message}";
+            await Console.Error.WriteLineAsync(
+                $"[LogWriter] Failed to persist {systemBatch.Count} system + {auditBatch.Count} audit rows: {detail}");
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            systemBatch.Clear();
+            auditBatch.Clear();
+        }
+    }
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Services/Logging/SystemLogQueryService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using ROLAC.API.Data.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Shared;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+public interface ISystemLogQueryService
+{
+    Task<PagedResult<SystemLogListItemDto>> GetPagedAsync(SystemLogQuery query);
+    Task<SystemLogDetailDto?> GetByIdAsync(long id);
+}
+
+/// <summary>Read-only, paged access to the SystemLogs table via the dedicated LogDbContext.</summary>
+public sealed class SystemLogQueryService : ISystemLogQueryService
+{
+    private readonly LogDbContext _db;
+
+    public SystemLogQueryService(LogDbContext db) => _db = db;
+
+    public async Task<PagedResult<SystemLogListItemDto>> GetPagedAsync(SystemLogQuery query)
+    {
+        var page     = Math.Max(1, query.Page);
+        var pageSize = Math.Clamp(query.PageSize, 1, 200);
+
+        var rows = _db.SystemLogs.AsNoTracking().AsQueryable();
+
+        if (query.From is not null)  rows = rows.Where(l => l.Timestamp >= query.From);
+        if (query.To   is not null)  rows = rows.Where(l => l.Timestamp <= query.To);
+        if (query.Level is not null) rows = rows.Where(l => l.Level == query.Level);
+        else if (query.MinLevel is not null) rows = rows.Where(l => l.Level >= query.MinLevel);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.UserId))
+            rows = rows.Where(l => l.UserId == query.UserId);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.CorrelationId))
+            rows = rows.Where(l => l.CorrelationId == query.CorrelationId);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.Search))
+        {
+            var term = query.Search.Trim().ToLower();
+            rows = rows.Where(l =>
+                l.Message.ToLower().Contains(term) || l.Category.ToLower().Contains(term));
+        }
+
+        var total = await rows.CountAsync();
+        var items = await rows
+            .OrderByDescending(l => l.Timestamp)
+            .Skip((page - 1) * pageSize).Take(pageSize)
+            .Select(l => new SystemLogListItemDto
+            {
+                Id            = l.Id,
+                Timestamp     = l.Timestamp,
+                Level         = l.Level.ToString(),
+                Category      = l.Category,
+                Message       = l.Message,
+                HasException  = l.Exception != null,
+                StatusCode    = l.StatusCode,
+                RequestPath   = l.RequestPath,
+                HttpMethod    = l.HttpMethod,
+                UserId        = l.UserId,
+                CorrelationId = l.CorrelationId,
+            })
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        return new PagedResult<SystemLogListItemDto>
+        {
+            Items = items, TotalCount = total, Page = page, PageSize = pageSize,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public async Task<SystemLogDetailDto?> GetByIdAsync(long id)
+    {
+        return await _db.SystemLogs.AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(l => l.Id == id)
+            .Select(l => new SystemLogDetailDto
+            {
+                Id            = l.Id,
+                Timestamp     = l.Timestamp,
+                Level         = l.Level.ToString(),
+                Category      = l.Category,
+                Message       = l.Message,
+                HasException  = l.Exception != null,
+                StatusCode    = l.StatusCode,
+                RequestPath   = l.RequestPath,
+                HttpMethod    = l.HttpMethod,
+                UserId        = l.UserId,
+                CorrelationId = l.CorrelationId,
+                EventId       = l.EventId,
+                Exception     = l.Exception,
+                IpAddress     = l.IpAddress,
+            })
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+    }
+}

API/ROLAC.API/Services/Logging/SystemLogQueue.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using System.Threading.Channels;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+
+namespace ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A singleton, bounded in-memory queue decoupling log producers (the ILogger hot path, the
+/// audit interceptor, singleton services) from the single background DB writer. Enqueue is a
+/// non-blocking <c>TryWrite</c>; when full the OLDEST entry is dropped (DropWrite) rather than
+/// blocking a request thread or throwing — logging must never throw or stall business code.
+/// Carries both SystemLog and AuditLog rows via a small union envelope.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class SystemLogQueue
+{
+    private readonly Channel<LogEnvelope> _channel =
+        Channel.CreateBounded<LogEnvelope>(new BoundedChannelOptions(capacity: 4096)
+        {
+            FullMode = BoundedChannelFullMode.DropWrite,
+            SingleReader = true,
+            SingleWriter = false,
+        });
+
+    public bool TryEnqueue(SystemLog log) => _channel.Writer.TryWrite(new LogEnvelope(log, null));
+
+    public bool TryEnqueue(AuditLog log) => _channel.Writer.TryWrite(new LogEnvelope(null, log));
+
+    public IAsyncEnumerable<LogEnvelope> ReadAllAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        _channel.Reader.ReadAllAsync(cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>Either a SystemLog or an AuditLog — exactly one is non-null.</summary>
+public sealed record LogEnvelope(SystemLog? System, AuditLog? Audit);

API/ROLAC.API/Services/MonthlyStatementService.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using ROLAC.API.Data;
 using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Expense;
 using ROLAC.API.Entities;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
 
 namespace ROLAC.API.Services;
 
@@ -10,7 +12,9 @@ public class MonthlyStatementService : IMonthlyStatementService
 {
     private readonly AppDbContext _db;
     private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _http;
-    public MonthlyStatementService(AppDbContext db, IHttpContextAccessor http) { _db = db; _http = http; }
+    private readonly IAuditLogger _audit;
+    public MonthlyStatementService(AppDbContext db, IHttpContextAccessor http, IAuditLogger audit)
+    { _db = db; _http = http; _audit = audit; }
 
     // See ExpenseService: the user id lives in the "sub" claim at runtime; NameIdentifier is for tests.
     private string CurrentUserId =>
@@ -66,6 +70,11 @@ public class MonthlyStatementService : IMonthlyStatementService
             ?? throw new KeyNotFoundException($"MonthlyStatement {id} not found.");
         s.IsFinalized = true; s.FinalizedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow; s.FinalizedBy = CurrentUserId;
         await _db.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        _audit.Write(
+            AuditActions.StatementFinalized, AuditCategories.Business, LogLevelEnum.Information,
+            entityName: nameof(MonthlyStatement), entityId: s.Id.ToString(),
+            summary: $"Monthly statement {s.Year}-{s.Month:D2} finalized");
     }
 
     private async Task RecomputeAsync(MonthlyStatement s)

API/ROLAC.API/Services/PermissionService.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory;
 using ROLAC.API.Authorization;
 using ROLAC.API.Data;
 using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Permissions;
 using ROLAC.API.Entities;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
 
 namespace ROLAC.API.Services;
 
@@ -36,11 +39,19 @@ public class PermissionService : IPermissionService
 
     private readonly IServiceScopeFactory _scopeFactory;
     private readonly IMemoryCache         _cache;
+    private readonly SystemLogQueue       _logQueue;
+    private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _http;
 
-    public PermissionService(IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory, IMemoryCache cache)
+    public PermissionService(
+        IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory,
+        IMemoryCache         cache,
+        SystemLogQueue       logQueue,
+        IHttpContextAccessor http)
     {
         _scopeFactory = scopeFactory;
         _cache        = cache;
+        _logQueue     = logQueue;
+        _http         = http;
     }
 
     public async Task<bool> HasPermissionAsync(IEnumerable<string> roles, string module, string action)
@@ -174,6 +185,24 @@ public class PermissionService : IPermissionService
 
         await db.SaveChangesAsync();
         Invalidate();
+
+        // Singleton service can't use the scoped IAuditLogger — enqueue directly.
+        var user = _http.HttpContext?.User;
+        _logQueue.TryEnqueue(new AuditLog
+        {
+            Timestamp     = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            Level         = LogLevelEnum.Warning,
+            Action        = AuditActions.PermissionChanged,
+            Category      = AuditCategories.Security,
+            EntityName    = "Role",
+            EntityId      = roleName,
+            Summary       = $"Permissions updated for role '{roleName}'",
+            Changes       = AuditChangeSerializer.BuildChanges(null, new { Role = roleName, Modules = rows }),
+            UserId        = user?.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier) ?? user?.FindFirstValue("sub"),
+            UserEmail     = user?.FindFirstValue("email"),
+            IpAddress     = _http.HttpContext?.Connection.RemoteIpAddress?.ToString(),
+            CorrelationId = _http.HttpContext?.TraceIdentifier,
+        });
     }
 
     public void Invalidate() => _cache.Remove(CacheKey);

API/ROLAC.API/Services/UserManagementService.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ using ROLAC.API.Data;
 using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Shared;
 using ROLAC.API.DTOs.Users;
 using ROLAC.API.Entities;
+using ROLAC.API.Entities.Logging;
+using ROLAC.API.Services.Logging;
 
 namespace ROLAC.API.Services;
 
@@ -12,11 +14,13 @@ public class UserManagementService : IUserManagementService
 {
     private readonly UserManager<AppUser> _userManager;
     private readonly AppDbContext         _db;
+    private readonly IAuditLogger         _audit;
 
-    public UserManagementService(UserManager<AppUser> userManager, AppDbContext db)
+    public UserManagementService(UserManager<AppUser> userManager, AppDbContext db, IAuditLogger audit)
     {
         _userManager = userManager;
         _db          = db;
+        _audit       = audit;
     }
 
     // ── GetPaged ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -154,6 +158,12 @@ public class UserManagementService : IUserManagementService
 
         await _userManager.AddToRolesAsync(user, request.Roles);
 
+        _audit.Write(
+            AuditActions.RoleChanged, AuditCategories.Security, LogLevelEnum.Warning,
+            entityName: nameof(AppUser), entityId: user.Id,
+            summary: $"User created: {user.Email} with roles [{string.Join(", ", request.Roles)}]",
+            after: new { user.Email, Roles = request.Roles });
+
         return new CreateUserResult { UserId = user.Id, TempPassword = tempPassword };
     }
 
@@ -182,6 +192,13 @@ public class UserManagementService : IUserManagementService
         var toAdd        = request.Roles.Except(currentRoles).ToList();
         if (toRemove.Count > 0) await _userManager.RemoveFromRolesAsync(user, toRemove);
         if (toAdd.Count > 0)    await _userManager.AddToRolesAsync(user, toAdd);
+
+        if (toRemove.Count > 0 || toAdd.Count > 0)
+            _audit.Write(
+                AuditActions.RoleChanged, AuditCategories.Security, LogLevelEnum.Warning,
+                entityName: nameof(AppUser), entityId: user.Id,
+                summary: $"Roles changed for {user.Email}",
+                before: new { Roles = currentRoles }, after: new { Roles = request.Roles });
     }
 
     // ── Deactivate ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -193,6 +210,11 @@ public class UserManagementService : IUserManagementService
         user.IsActive   = false;
         user.LockoutEnd = DateTimeOffset.MaxValue;
         await _userManager.UpdateAsync(user);
+
+        _audit.Write(
+            AuditActions.UserDeactivated, AuditCategories.Security, LogLevelEnum.Warning,
+            entityName: nameof(AppUser), entityId: user.Id,
+            summary: $"User deactivated: {user.Email}");
     }
 
     // ── ResetPassword ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

API/ROLAC.API/appsettings.json

@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
     "LogLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
+    },
+    "Database": {
+      "MinimumLevel": "Warning",
+      "ExcludedCategories": [
+        "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore",
+        "Npgsql",
+        "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Diagnostics",
+        "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing",
+        "ROLAC.API.Services.Logging",
+        "ROLAC.API.Data.Logging"
+      ]
     }
   },
   "AllowedHosts": "*",

APP/src/app/app.routes.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import { CheckRegisterPageComponent } from './features/disbursement/pages/check-
 import { ChurchProfilePageComponent } from './features/disbursement/pages/church-profile-page/church-profile-page.component';
 import { AttendanceCounterPageComponent } from './features/meal-attendance/pages/attendance-counter-page/attendance-counter-page.component';
 import { OfferingEntryMobilePageComponent } from './features/giving/pages/offering-entry-mobile-page/offering-entry-mobile-page.component';
+import { SystemLogsPageComponent } from './features/logging/pages/system-logs-page/system-logs-page.component';
+import { AuditLogsPageComponent } from './features/logging/pages/audit-logs-page/audit-logs-page.component';
 
 export const routes: Routes = [
     // Public routes
@@ -39,85 +41,150 @@ export const routes: Routes = [
         canActivate: [AuthGuard],
         children: [
             { path: '',                  redirectTo: 'dashboard', pathMatch: 'full' },
-            { path: 'dashboard',         component: DashboardComponent   },
+            {
+                path: 'dashboard',
+                component: DashboardComponent,
+                data: { title: 'Dashboard', titleZh: '首頁', section: 'Home' },
+            },
             {
                 path: 'admin/members',
                 component: MembersPageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.Members, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.Members, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Member Management', titleZh: '會友管理', section: 'Admin',
+                },
             },
             {
                 path: 'admin/users',
                 component: UsersPageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.Users, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.Users, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'User Management', titleZh: '使用者管理', section: 'Admin',
+                },
             },
             {
                 path: 'admin/permissions',
                 component: PermissionsPageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.Permissions, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.Permissions, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Role Permissions', titleZh: '權限設定', section: 'Admin',
+                },
+            },
+            {
+                path: 'admin/logs/system',
+                component: SystemLogsPageComponent,
+                canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.SystemLogs, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'System Logs', titleZh: '系統日誌', section: 'Admin',
+                },
+            },
+            {
+                path: 'admin/logs/audit',
+                component: AuditLogsPageComponent,
+                canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.AuditLogs, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Audit Logs', titleZh: '稽核日誌', section: 'Admin',
+                },
             },
             {
                 path: 'finance/dashboard',
                 component: FinanceDashboardPageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.FinanceDashboard, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.FinanceDashboard, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Finance Dashboard', titleZh: '財務儀表板', section: 'Finance',
+                },
             },
             {
                 path: 'finance/giving-categories',
                 component: GivingCategoriesPageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.GivingCategories, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.GivingCategories, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Giving Types', titleZh: '奉獻類型', section: 'Finance',
+                },
             },
             {
                 path: 'finance/givings',
                 component: GivingsPageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.Givings, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.Givings, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Givings', titleZh: '單筆奉獻', section: 'Finance',
+                },
             },
             {
                 path: 'finance/offering-session',
                 component: OfferingSessionPageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.OfferingSessions, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.OfferingSessions, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Sunday Offering Entry', titleZh: '主日奉獻錄入', section: 'Finance',
+                },
+            },
+            {
+                path: 'reimbursements',
+                component: MyReimbursementsPageComponent,
+                data: { title: 'My Reimbursements', titleZh: '我的報銷', section: 'Finance' },
             },
-            { path: 'reimbursements', component: MyReimbursementsPageComponent },
             {
                 path: 'finance/expenses',
                 component: ExpensesPageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.Expenses, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.Expenses, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Expenses', titleZh: '支出', section: 'Finance',
+                },
             },
             {
                 path: 'finance/expense-categories',
                 component: ExpenseCategoriesPageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.ExpenseCategories, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.ExpenseCategories, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Expense Categories', titleZh: '費用類別', section: 'Finance',
+                },
             },
             {
                 path: 'finance/monthly-statement',
                 component: MonthlyStatementPageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.MonthlyStatements, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.MonthlyStatements, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Monthly Statement', titleZh: '月報表', section: 'Finance',
+                },
             },
             {
                 path: 'finance/disbursements',
                 component: DisbursementPageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.Disbursements, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.Disbursements, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Disbursement Management', titleZh: '支票開立', section: 'Finance',
+                },
             },
             {
                 path: 'finance/check-register',
                 component: CheckRegisterPageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.Disbursements, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.Disbursements, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Check Register', titleZh: '支票登記簿', section: 'Finance',
+                },
             },
             {
                 path: 'finance/church-profile',
                 component: ChurchProfilePageComponent,
                 canActivate: [PermissionGuard],
-                data: { permission: { module: PermissionModules.ChurchProfile, action: 'read' } },
+                data: {
+                    permission: { module: PermissionModules.ChurchProfile, action: 'read' },
+                    title: 'Church Profile', titleZh: '教會資料', section: 'Finance',
+                },
             },
         ]
     },

APP/src/app/core/models/permission.model.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export const PermissionModules = {
     Disbursements:     'Disbursements',
     MealAttendance:    'MealAttendance',
     Permissions:       'Permissions',
+    SystemLogs:        'SystemLogs',
+    AuditLogs:         'AuditLogs',
 } as const;
 
 /** A required permission, used in route data and the *appHasPermission directive. */

APP/src/app/features/disbursement/pages/check-register-page/check-register-page.component.html

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 <div class="page">
-  <header class="page-header">
-    <h2>Check Register / 支票登記簿</h2>
-  </header>
-
   <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-3 items-end mb-4">
     <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
       Search

APP/src/app/features/disbursement/pages/church-profile-page/church-profile-page.component.html

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 <div class="page">
-  <header class="page-header">
-    <h2>Church Profile / 教會資料</h2>
-  </header>
-
   <div *ngIf="model" class="max-w-3xl">
     <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-x-4 gap-y-3">
       <label class="flex flex-col gap-1 md:col-span-2">

APP/src/app/features/disbursement/pages/disbursement-page/disbursement-page.component.html

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <div class="page">
-  <header class="page-header flex items-center justify-between">
+  <ng-template appPageHeaderActions>
-    <h2>Disbursement Management / 支票開立</h2>
     <button kendoButton themeColor="primary" [disabled]="selectedCount === 0" (click)="openIssue()">
       Issue Checks ({{ selectedCount }})
     </button>
-  </header>
+  </ng-template>
 
   <p class="text-sm mb-3" style="color:#6b7280;">
     Approved expenses awaiting payment, grouped by payee. Select payees and issue one check each.

APP/src/app/features/disbursement/pages/disbursement-page/disbursement-page.component.scss

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-.page-header {
-  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-}

APP/src/app/features/disbursement/pages/disbursement-page/disbursement-page.component.ts

@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import { ButtonsModule } from '@progress/kendo-angular-buttons';
 import { DisbursementApiService } from '../../services/disbursement-api.service';
 import { IssueCheckDialogComponent } from '../../components/issue-check-dialog/issue-check-dialog.component';
 import { PayeeGroupDto, IssueChecksRequest } from '../../models/disbursement.model';
+import { PageHeaderActionsDirective } from '../../../../shared/directives/page-header-actions.directive';
 
 interface PayeeRow extends PayeeGroupDto { key: string; }
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-disbursement-page',
   standalone: true,
-  imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, GridModule, ButtonsModule, IssueCheckDialogComponent],
+  imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, GridModule, ButtonsModule, IssueCheckDialogComponent, PageHeaderActionsDirective],
   templateUrl: './disbursement-page.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./disbursement-page.component.scss'],
 })

APP/src/app/features/expense/pages/expense-categories-page/expense-categories-page.component.html

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 <div class="page">
-  <header class="page-header">
-    <h2>Expense Categories / 費用類別</h2>
-  </header>
-
   <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
 
     <!-- Left: Category Groups -->

APP/src/app/features/expense/pages/expense-categories-page/expense-categories-page.component.scss

@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-.page-header {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  align-items: center;
-  margin-bottom: 1rem;
-}
-
 .panel-header {
   display: flex;
   justify-content: space-between;

APP/src/app/features/expense/pages/expenses-page/expenses-page.component.html

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 <div class="page">
-  <header class="page-header">
-    <h2>Expenses</h2>
-  </header>
-
   <!-- Filter toolbar -->
   <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-3 items-end mb-4">
     <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">

APP/src/app/features/expense/pages/monthly-statement-page/monthly-statement-page.component.html

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 <div class="page">
-  <header class="page-header">
-    <h2>Monthly Statements</h2>
-  </header>
-
   <!-- Filter toolbar -->
   <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-3 items-end mb-4">
     <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">

APP/src/app/features/expense/pages/my-reimbursements-page/my-reimbursements-page.component.html

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <div class="page">
-  <header class="page-header">
+  <ng-template appPageHeaderActions>
-    <h2>My Reimbursements</h2>
     <button kendoButton themeColor="primary" (click)="openNew()">+ New Reimbursement</button>
-  </header>
+  </ng-template>
 
   <kendo-grid [data]="rows" [loading]="loading">
     <kendo-grid-column field="expenseDate" title="Date" [width]="110"></kendo-grid-column>

APP/src/app/features/expense/pages/my-reimbursements-page/my-reimbursements-page.component.ts

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import { ExpenseApiService } from '../../services/expense-api.service';
 import { ExpenseFormDialogComponent, ExpenseFormResult } from '../../components/expense-form-dialog/expense-form-dialog.component';
 import { ExpenseListItemDto } from '../../models/expense.model';
 import { switchMap, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { PageHeaderActionsDirective } from '../../../../shared/directives/page-header-actions.directive';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-my-reimbursements-page',
   standalone: true,
-  imports: [CommonModule, GridModule, ButtonsModule, ExpenseFormDialogComponent],
+  imports: [CommonModule, GridModule, ButtonsModule, ExpenseFormDialogComponent, PageHeaderActionsDirective],
   templateUrl: './my-reimbursements-page.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./my-reimbursements-page.component.scss'],
 })

APP/src/app/features/finance-dashboard/pages/finance-dashboard-page/finance-dashboard-page.component.html

@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 <div class="fin">
-  <!-- Page header -->
+  <!-- Range filter — projected into the shared system header's right slot -->
-  <header class="fin__head">
+  <ng-template appPageHeaderActions>
-    <div>
+    <div class="chips">
-      <span class="fin__eyebrow">River of Life · Finance</span>
+      <button type="button" class="chip" [class.is-active]="activeRange === 'month'" (click)="setQuickRange('month')">This Month</button>
-      <h1 class="fin__title">Finance Dashboard <span>財務儀表板</span></h1>
+      <button type="button" class="chip" [class.is-active]="activeRange === 'lastMonth'" (click)="setQuickRange('lastMonth')">Last Month</button>
+      <button type="button" class="chip" [class.is-active]="activeRange === 'year'" (click)="setQuickRange('year')">This Year</button>
     </div>
-  </header>
+    <div class="range">
+      <kendo-datepicker [(ngModel)]="from" (valueChange)="onManualDateChange()" [fillMode]="'flat'"
+        [inputAttributes]="{ 'aria-label': 'From date' }"></kendo-datepicker>
+      <span class="range__sep">→</span>
+      <kendo-datepicker [(ngModel)]="to" (valueChange)="onManualDateChange()" [fillMode]="'flat'"
+        [inputAttributes]="{ 'aria-label': 'To date' }"></kendo-datepicker>
+    </div>
+  </ng-template>
 
   <!-- Top band: hero balance + supporting stats (all-time) -->
   <section class="fin__band rise" style="--d: 0ms">
@@ -36,22 +44,6 @@
     </div>
   </section>
 
-  <!-- Range filter -->
-  <section class="fin__filter rise" style="--d: 80ms">
-    <div class="chips">
-      <button type="button" class="chip" [class.is-active]="activeRange === 'month'" (click)="setQuickRange('month')">This Month</button>
-      <button type="button" class="chip" [class.is-active]="activeRange === 'lastMonth'" (click)="setQuickRange('lastMonth')">Last Month</button>
-      <button type="button" class="chip" [class.is-active]="activeRange === 'year'" (click)="setQuickRange('year')">This Year</button>
-    </div>
-    <div class="range">
-      <kendo-datepicker [(ngModel)]="from" (valueChange)="onManualDateChange()" [fillMode]="'flat'"
-        [inputAttributes]="{ 'aria-label': 'From date' }"></kendo-datepicker>
-      <span class="range__sep">→</span>
-      <kendo-datepicker [(ngModel)]="to" (valueChange)="onManualDateChange()" [fillMode]="'flat'"
-        [inputAttributes]="{ 'aria-label': 'To date' }"></kendo-datepicker>
-    </div>
-  </section>
-
   <!-- Analytics grid -->
   <section class="fin__grid">
     <!-- 2.1 Income vs Expense -->

APP/src/app/features/finance-dashboard/pages/finance-dashboard-page/finance-dashboard-page.component.scss

@@ -21,34 +21,6 @@
   min-height: 100%;
 }
 
-.fin__head {
-  margin-bottom: 22px;
-}
-
-.fin__eyebrow {
-  display: inline-block;
-  font-size: 11px;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  color: var(--kendo-color-primary, #0279cf);
-  margin-bottom: 6px;
-}
-
-.fin__title {
-  font-size: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 36px);
-  font-weight: 700;
-  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
-  line-height: 1.1;
-
-  span {
-    font-weight: 400;
-    color: var(--ink-soft);
-    margin-left: 8px;
-    font-size: 0.62em;
-  }
-}
-
 /* ---------- Top band ---------- */
 .fin__band {
   display: grid;
@@ -174,21 +146,7 @@
 .stat--income .stat__value { color: var(--income); }
 .stat--expense .stat__value { color: var(--expense); }
 
-/* ---------- Filter ---------- */
+/* ---------- Filter (projected into the system header's actions slot) ---------- */
-.fin__filter {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 12px;
-  margin-bottom: 22px;
-  padding: 10px 12px;
-  border-radius: 14px;
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
-  border: 1px solid var(--line);
-  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
-}
-
 .chips { display: flex; gap: 6px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
 
 .chip {

APP/src/app/features/finance-dashboard/pages/finance-dashboard-page/finance-dashboard-page.component.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { ExpenseApiService } from '../../../expense/services/expense-api.service
 import { ExpenseListItemDto } from '../../../expense/models/expense.model';
 import { FinanceDashboardApiService } from '../../services/finance-dashboard-api.service';
 import { FinanceSummaryDto, PieSlice, DrillLevel, Crumb } from '../../models/finance-dashboard.model';
+import { PageHeaderActionsDirective } from '../../../../shared/directives/page-header-actions.directive';
 
 // Expense scope for the dashboard: Paid + Approved (shared by the pies and the detail grid).
 const DASHBOARD_STATUSES = 'Paid,Approved';
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ type QuickRange = 'month' | 'lastMonth' | 'year' | null;
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-finance-dashboard-page',
   standalone: true,
-  imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, ChartsModule, DateInputsModule, GridModule, ButtonsModule],
+  imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, ChartsModule, DateInputsModule, GridModule, ButtonsModule, PageHeaderActionsDirective],
   templateUrl: './finance-dashboard-page.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./finance-dashboard-page.component.scss'],
 })

APP/src/app/features/giving/pages/giving-categories-page/giving-categories-page.component.html

@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 <div class="page">
-  <header class="page-header">
+  <ng-template appPageHeaderActions>
-    <h2>Giving Types / 奉獻類型</h2>
-    <div class="header-actions">
     <label class="inactive-toggle">
       <input type="checkbox" [(ngModel)]="includeInactive" (change)="load()" /> Show inactive
     </label>
     <button kendoButton themeColor="primary" (click)="openAdd()">+ Add</button>
-    </div>
+  </ng-template>
-  </header>
 
   <kendo-grid [data]="data" [loading]="isLoading">
     <kendo-grid-column field="sortOrder" title="#" [width]="60"></kendo-grid-column>

APP/src/app/features/giving/pages/giving-categories-page/giving-categories-page.component.scss

@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-.page-header {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  align-items: center;
-  margin-bottom: 1rem;
-}
-
 .header-actions {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;

APP/src/app/features/giving/pages/giving-categories-page/giving-categories-page.component.ts

@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ import { GivingCategoryApiService } from '../../services/giving-category-api.ser
 import {
   GivingCategoryDto, CreateGivingCategoryRequest, UpdateGivingCategoryRequest,
 } from '../../models/giving.model';
+import { PageHeaderActionsDirective } from '../../../../shared/directives/page-header-actions.directive';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-giving-categories-page',
   standalone: true,
-  imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, GridModule, InputsModule, ButtonsModule, DialogsModule],
+  imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, GridModule, InputsModule, ButtonsModule, DialogsModule, PageHeaderActionsDirective],
   templateUrl: './giving-categories-page.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./giving-categories-page.component.scss'],
 })

APP/src/app/features/giving/pages/givings-page/givings-page.component.html

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <div class="page">
-  <header class="page-header">
+  <ng-template appPageHeaderActions>
-    <h2>Givings / 單筆奉獻</h2>
     <button kendoButton themeColor="primary" (click)="openAdd()">+ Add Giving</button>
-  </header>
+  </ng-template>
 
   <div class="filters">
     <kendo-textbox placeholder="Search name / check # / notes" [(ngModel)]="search" (keydown.enter)="onSearch()"></kendo-textbox>

APP/src/app/features/giving/pages/givings-page/givings-page.component.scss

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-.page-header { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
 .filters { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }

APP/src/app/features/giving/pages/givings-page/givings-page.component.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   GivingListItemDto, GivingCategoryDto, CreateGivingRequest, PaymentMethod, PagedResult,
 } from '../../models/giving.model';
 import { PAYMENT_METHOD_OPTIONS } from '../../../../shared/i18n/option-lists';
+import { PageHeaderActionsDirective } from '../../../../shared/directives/page-header-actions.directive';
 
 /** Flattened member item with a single displayName field for the dropdown. */
 interface MemberOption {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ interface MemberOption {
   standalone: true,
   imports: [
     CommonModule, FormsModule, GridModule, InputsModule, ButtonsModule,
-    DropDownsModule, DialogsModule, DateInputsModule,
+    DropDownsModule, DialogsModule, DateInputsModule, PageHeaderActionsDirective,
   ],
   templateUrl: './givings-page.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./givings-page.component.scss'],

APP/src/app/features/giving/pages/offering-session-page/offering-session-page.component.html

@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 <div class="off">
-  <!-- Header (always) -->
-  <header class="off__head">
-    <span class="off__eyebrow">River of Life · Offering</span>
-    <h1 class="off__title">Sunday Offering Entry <span>主日奉獻錄入</span></h1>
-  </header>
-
   <!-- ============================ LANDING ============================ -->
   <ng-container *ngIf="mode === 'landing'">
     <!-- Start card -->

APP/src/app/features/giving/pages/offering-session-page/offering-session-page.component.scss

@@ -21,33 +21,6 @@
   min-height: 100%;
 }
 
-.off__head { margin-bottom: 22px; }
-
-.off__eyebrow {
-  display: inline-block;
-  font-size: 11px;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  color: var(--kendo-color-primary, #0279cf);
-  margin-bottom: 6px;
-}
-
-.off__title {
-  font-size: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 36px);
-  font-weight: 700;
-  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
-  line-height: 1.1;
-  margin: 0;
-
-  span {
-    font-weight: 400;
-    color: var(--ink-soft);
-    margin-left: 8px;
-    font-size: 0.62em;
-  }
-}
-
 /* ---------- Card ---------- */
 .card {
   background: var(--card-bg);

APP/src/app/features/logging/models/logging.model.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/** Mirrors the C# DTOs.Shared.PagedResult<T>. */
+export interface PagedResult<T> {
+  items: T[];
+  totalCount: number;
+  page: number;
+  pageSize: number;
+  totalPages: number;
+}
+
+// ── System logs ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export interface SystemLogListItem {
+  id: number;
+  timestamp: string;
+  level: string;
+  category: string;
+  message: string;
+  hasException: boolean;
+  statusCode?: number | null;
+  requestPath?: string | null;
+  httpMethod?: string | null;
+  userId?: string | null;
+  correlationId?: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface SystemLogDetail extends SystemLogListItem {
+  eventId?: number | null;
+  exception?: string | null;
+  ipAddress?: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface SystemLogQuery {
+  page?: number;
+  pageSize?: number;
+  from?: string;
+  to?: string;
+  minLevel?: string;
+  level?: string;
+  search?: string;
+  userId?: string;
+  correlationId?: string;
+}
+
+// ── Audit logs ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export interface AuditLogListItem {
+  id: number;
+  timestamp: string;
+  level: string;
+  action: string;
+  category: string;
+  entityName?: string | null;
+  entityId?: string | null;
+  summary?: string | null;
+  userId?: string | null;
+  userEmail?: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface AuditLogDetail extends AuditLogListItem {
+  changes?: string | null;
+  ipAddress?: string | null;
+  correlationId?: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface AuditLogQuery {
+  page?: number;
+  pageSize?: number;
+  from?: string;
+  to?: string;
+  category?: string;
+  action?: string;
+  entityName?: string;
+  entityId?: string;
+  userId?: string;
+  minLevel?: string;
+  search?: string;
+}
+
+export interface AuditCatalog {
+  categories: string[];
+  actions: string[];
+  levels: string[];
+}

APP/src/app/features/logging/pages/audit-logs-page/audit-logs-page.component.html

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<div class="page">
+  <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-3 items-end mb-4">
+    <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+      Search / 搜尋
+      <kendo-textbox placeholder="Summary / entity / user" [(ngModel)]="search"
+        (keydown.enter)="applyFilter()"></kendo-textbox>
+    </label>
+    <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+      Category / 類別
+      <kendo-dropdownlist [data]="categories" textField="label" valueField="value" [valuePrimitive]="true"
+        [(ngModel)]="category" [defaultItem]="{ value: null, label: 'All Categories/全部類別' }">
+      </kendo-dropdownlist>
+    </label>
+    <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+      Action / 動作
+      <kendo-dropdownlist [data]="actions" textField="label" valueField="value" [valuePrimitive]="true"
+        [(ngModel)]="action" [defaultItem]="{ value: null, label: 'All Actions/全部動作' }">
+      </kendo-dropdownlist>
+    </label>
+    <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+      From / 起
+      <kendo-datepicker [(ngModel)]="from"></kendo-datepicker>
+    </label>
+    <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+      To / 迄
+      <kendo-datepicker [(ngModel)]="to"></kendo-datepicker>
+    </label>
+    <button kendoButton themeColor="primary" (click)="applyFilter()">Apply / 套用</button>
+  </div>
+
+  <kendo-grid [data]="{ data: rows, total: total }" [loading]="loading" [pageable]="true" [skip]="skip"
+    [pageSize]="pageSize" (pageChange)="onPageChange($event)">
+
+    <kendo-grid-column title="Time / 時間" [width]="170">
+      <ng-template kendoGridCellTemplate let-dataItem>{{ dataItem.timestamp | date:'short' }}</ng-template>
+    </kendo-grid-column>
+    <kendo-grid-column title="Level / 等級" [width]="100">
+      <ng-template kendoGridCellTemplate let-dataItem>
+        <span [class]="levelClass(dataItem.level)">{{ dataItem.level }}</span>
+      </ng-template>
+    </kendo-grid-column>
+    <kendo-grid-column field="category" title="Category / 類別" [width]="120"></kendo-grid-column>
+    <kendo-grid-column field="action" title="Action / 動作" [width]="140"></kendo-grid-column>
+    <kendo-grid-column title="Entity / 對象" [width]="160">
+      <ng-template kendoGridCellTemplate let-dataItem>
+        <span *ngIf="dataItem.entityName">{{ dataItem.entityName }}<span *ngIf="dataItem.entityId"> #{{ dataItem.entityId }}</span></span>
+      </ng-template>
+    </kendo-grid-column>
+    <kendo-grid-column field="summary" title="Summary / 摘要"></kendo-grid-column>
+    <kendo-grid-column title="User / 使用者" [width]="180">
+      <ng-template kendoGridCellTemplate let-dataItem>{{ dataItem.userEmail || dataItem.userId }}</ng-template>
+    </kendo-grid-column>
+    <kendo-grid-column title="" [width]="90">
+      <ng-template kendoGridCellTemplate let-dataItem>
+        <button kendoButton fillMode="flat" themeColor="primary" (click)="view(dataItem)">View</button>
+      </ng-template>
+    </kendo-grid-column>
+  </kendo-grid>
+
+  <!-- Detail dialog -->
+  <kendo-dialog *ngIf="detail" title="Audit Log #{{ detail.id }}" [width]="720" (close)="detail = null">
+    <div class="p-2 flex flex-col gap-2 text-sm">
+      <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+        <div><strong>Time:</strong> {{ detail.timestamp | date:'medium' }}</div>
+        <div><strong>Level:</strong> <span [class]="levelClass(detail.level)">{{ detail.level }}</span></div>
+        <div><strong>Category:</strong> {{ detail.category }}</div>
+        <div><strong>Action:</strong> {{ detail.action }}</div>
+        <div *ngIf="detail.entityName"><strong>Entity:</strong> {{ detail.entityName }} <span *ngIf="detail.entityId">#{{ detail.entityId }}</span></div>
+        <div *ngIf="detail.userEmail || detail.userId"><strong>User:</strong> {{ detail.userEmail || detail.userId }}</div>
+        <div *ngIf="detail.ipAddress"><strong>IP:</strong> {{ detail.ipAddress }}</div>
+        <div class="col-span-2" *ngIf="detail.summary"><strong>Summary:</strong> {{ detail.summary }}</div>
+        <div class="col-span-2" *ngIf="detail.correlationId"><strong>Correlation:</strong> {{ detail.correlationId }}</div>
+      </div>
+      <ng-container *ngIf="detailChanges">
+        <div><strong>Changes (before → after)</strong></div>
+        <pre class="detail-block">{{ detailChanges }}</pre>
+      </ng-container>
+    </div>
+    <kendo-dialog-actions>
+      <button kendoButton (click)="detail = null">Close / 關閉</button>
+    </kendo-dialog-actions>
+  </kendo-dialog>
+</div>

APP/src/app/features/logging/pages/audit-logs-page/audit-logs-page.component.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+.page { padding: 0; }
+
+.log-level {
+  display: inline-block;
+  min-width: 78px;
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 0.1rem 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: #fff;
+}
+.log-level--trace,
+.log-level--debug       { background: #9ca3af; }
+.log-level--information { background: #2563eb; }
+.log-level--warning     { background: #d97706; }
+.log-level--error       { background: #dc2626; }
+.log-level--critical    { background: #7f1d1d; }
+
+.detail-block {
+  background: #f9fafb;
+  border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  padding: 0.75rem;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  word-break: break-word;
+  max-height: 360px;
+  overflow: auto;
+  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+}

APP/src/app/features/logging/pages/audit-logs-page/audit-logs-page.component.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { GridModule, PageChangeEvent } from '@progress/kendo-angular-grid';
+import { ButtonsModule } from '@progress/kendo-angular-buttons';
+import { DropDownsModule } from '@progress/kendo-angular-dropdowns';
+import { InputsModule } from '@progress/kendo-angular-inputs';
+import { DateInputsModule } from '@progress/kendo-angular-dateinputs';
+import { DialogsModule } from '@progress/kendo-angular-dialog';
+import { AUDIT_CATEGORY_OPTIONS, LOG_LEVEL_OPTIONS } from '../../../../shared/i18n/option-lists';
+import { LoggingApiService } from '../../services/logging-api.service';
+import { AuditLogListItem, AuditLogDetail, AuditLogQuery } from '../../models/logging.model';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-audit-logs-page',
+  standalone: true,
+  imports: [
+    CommonModule, FormsModule, GridModule, ButtonsModule,
+    DropDownsModule, InputsModule, DateInputsModule, DialogsModule,
+  ],
+  templateUrl: './audit-logs-page.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./audit-logs-page.component.scss'],
+})
+export class AuditLogsPageComponent implements OnInit {
+  rows: AuditLogListItem[] = [];
+  total = 0;
+  page = 1;
+  pageSize = 20;
+  loading = false;
+
+  readonly categories = AUDIT_CATEGORY_OPTIONS;
+  readonly levels = LOG_LEVEL_OPTIONS;
+  actions: { value: string; label: string }[] = [];
+
+  category: string | null = null;
+  action: string | null = null;
+  search = '';
+  from: Date | null = null;
+  to: Date | null = null;
+
+  detail: AuditLogDetail | null = null;
+  detailChanges = '';
+
+  constructor(private api: LoggingApiService) {}
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.api.getAuditCatalog().subscribe(c => {
+      this.actions = c.actions.map(a => ({ value: a, label: a }));
+    });
+    this.load();
+  }
+
+  load(): void {
+    this.loading = true;
+    const query: AuditLogQuery = {
+      page: this.page,
+      pageSize: this.pageSize,
+      category: this.category ?? undefined,
+      action: this.action ?? undefined,
+      search: this.search || undefined,
+      from: this.toLocalDate(this.from),
+      to: this.toLocalDate(this.to),
+    };
+    this.api.getAuditLogs(query).subscribe({
+      next: r => { this.rows = r.items; this.total = r.totalCount; this.loading = false; },
+      error: () => (this.loading = false),
+    });
+  }
+
+  get skip(): number { return (this.page - 1) * this.pageSize; }
+  applyFilter(): void { this.page = 1; this.load(); }
+  onPageChange(e: PageChangeEvent): void { this.page = Math.floor(e.skip / this.pageSize) + 1; this.load(); }
+
+  view(row: AuditLogListItem): void {
+    this.api.getAuditLog(row.id).subscribe(d => {
+      this.detail = d;
+      this.detailChanges = this.prettyJson(d.changes);
+    });
+  }
+
+  levelClass(level: string): string { return 'log-level log-level--' + level.toLowerCase(); }
+
+  /** Pretty-print the stored Changes JSON; fall back to the raw string if it isn't JSON. */
+  private prettyJson(raw: string | null | undefined): string {
+    if (!raw) return '';
+    try {
+      return JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(raw), null, 2);
+    } catch {
+      return raw;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private toLocalDate(d: Date | null): string | undefined {
+    if (!d) return undefined;
+    const y = d.getFullYear();
+    const m = String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
+    const day = String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
+    return `${y}-${m}-${day}`;
+  }
+}

APP/src/app/features/logging/pages/system-logs-page/system-logs-page.component.html

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<div class="page">
+  <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-3 items-end mb-4">
+    <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+      Search / 搜尋
+      <kendo-textbox placeholder="Message / category" [(ngModel)]="search"
+        (keydown.enter)="applyFilter()"></kendo-textbox>
+    </label>
+    <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+      Min Level / 最低等級
+      <kendo-dropdownlist [data]="levels" textField="label" valueField="value" [valuePrimitive]="true"
+        [(ngModel)]="minLevel" [defaultItem]="{ value: null, label: 'All Levels/全部等級' }">
+      </kendo-dropdownlist>
+    </label>
+    <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+      From / 起
+      <kendo-datepicker [(ngModel)]="from"></kendo-datepicker>
+    </label>
+    <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+      To / 迄
+      <kendo-datepicker [(ngModel)]="to"></kendo-datepicker>
+    </label>
+    <button kendoButton themeColor="primary" (click)="applyFilter()">Apply / 套用</button>
+  </div>
+
+  <kendo-grid [data]="{ data: rows, total: total }" [loading]="loading" [pageable]="true" [skip]="skip"
+    [pageSize]="pageSize" (pageChange)="onPageChange($event)">
+
+    <kendo-grid-column title="Time / 時間" [width]="170">
+      <ng-template kendoGridCellTemplate let-dataItem>{{ dataItem.timestamp | date:'short' }}</ng-template>
+    </kendo-grid-column>
+    <kendo-grid-column title="Level / 等級" [width]="110">
+      <ng-template kendoGridCellTemplate let-dataItem>
+        <span [class]="levelClass(dataItem.level)">{{ dataItem.level }}</span>
+      </ng-template>
+    </kendo-grid-column>
+    <kendo-grid-column field="category" title="Source / 來源" [width]="240"></kendo-grid-column>
+    <kendo-grid-column title="Message / 訊息">
+      <ng-template kendoGridCellTemplate let-dataItem>
+        <span class="msg">{{ dataItem.message }}</span>
+        <span *ngIf="dataItem.hasException" class="exc-flag" title="Has exception">⚠</span>
+      </ng-template>
+    </kendo-grid-column>
+    <kendo-grid-column field="statusCode" title="Status" [width]="90"></kendo-grid-column>
+    <kendo-grid-column title="" [width]="90">
+      <ng-template kendoGridCellTemplate let-dataItem>
+        <button kendoButton fillMode="flat" themeColor="primary" (click)="view(dataItem)">View</button>
+      </ng-template>
+    </kendo-grid-column>
+  </kendo-grid>
+
+  <!-- Detail dialog -->
+  <kendo-dialog *ngIf="detail" title="System Log #{{ detail.id }}" [width]="720" (close)="detail = null">
+    <div class="p-2 flex flex-col gap-2 text-sm">
+      <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+        <div><strong>Time:</strong> {{ detail.timestamp | date:'medium' }}</div>
+        <div><strong>Level:</strong> <span [class]="levelClass(detail.level)">{{ detail.level }}</span></div>
+        <div class="col-span-2"><strong>Source:</strong> {{ detail.category }}</div>
+        <div *ngIf="detail.httpMethod"><strong>Request:</strong> {{ detail.httpMethod }} {{ detail.requestPath }}</div>
+        <div *ngIf="detail.statusCode"><strong>Status:</strong> {{ detail.statusCode }}</div>
+        <div *ngIf="detail.userId"><strong>User:</strong> {{ detail.userId }}</div>
+        <div *ngIf="detail.ipAddress"><strong>IP:</strong> {{ detail.ipAddress }}</div>
+        <div class="col-span-2" *ngIf="detail.correlationId"><strong>Correlation:</strong> {{ detail.correlationId }}</div>
+      </div>
+      <div><strong>Message</strong></div>
+      <pre class="detail-block">{{ detail.message }}</pre>
+      <ng-container *ngIf="detail.exception">
+        <div><strong>Exception / Stack Trace</strong></div>
+        <pre class="detail-block detail-block--exc">{{ detail.exception }}</pre>
+      </ng-container>
+    </div>
+    <kendo-dialog-actions>
+      <button kendoButton (click)="detail = null">Close / 關閉</button>
+    </kendo-dialog-actions>
+  </kendo-dialog>
+</div>

APP/src/app/features/logging/pages/system-logs-page/system-logs-page.component.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+.page { padding: 0; }
+
+.msg {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.exc-flag {
+  margin-left: 0.25rem;
+  color: #b45309;
+}
+
+.log-level {
+  display: inline-block;
+  min-width: 78px;
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 0.1rem 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: #fff;
+}
+.log-level--trace,
+.log-level--debug       { background: #9ca3af; }
+.log-level--information { background: #2563eb; }
+.log-level--warning     { background: #d97706; }
+.log-level--error       { background: #dc2626; }
+.log-level--critical    { background: #7f1d1d; }
+
+.detail-block {
+  background: #f9fafb;
+  border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  padding: 0.75rem;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  word-break: break-word;
+  max-height: 320px;
+  overflow: auto;
+  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+}
+.detail-block--exc {
+  background: #fef2f2;
+  border-color: #fecaca;
+}

APP/src/app/features/logging/pages/system-logs-page/system-logs-page.component.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { GridModule, PageChangeEvent } from '@progress/kendo-angular-grid';
+import { ButtonsModule } from '@progress/kendo-angular-buttons';
+import { DropDownsModule } from '@progress/kendo-angular-dropdowns';
+import { InputsModule } from '@progress/kendo-angular-inputs';
+import { DateInputsModule } from '@progress/kendo-angular-dateinputs';
+import { DialogsModule } from '@progress/kendo-angular-dialog';
+import { LOG_LEVEL_OPTIONS } from '../../../../shared/i18n/option-lists';
+import { LoggingApiService } from '../../services/logging-api.service';
+import { SystemLogListItem, SystemLogDetail, SystemLogQuery } from '../../models/logging.model';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-system-logs-page',
+  standalone: true,
+  imports: [
+    CommonModule, FormsModule, GridModule, ButtonsModule,
+    DropDownsModule, InputsModule, DateInputsModule, DialogsModule,
+  ],
+  templateUrl: './system-logs-page.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./system-logs-page.component.scss'],
+})
+export class SystemLogsPageComponent implements OnInit {
+  rows: SystemLogListItem[] = [];
+  total = 0;
+  page = 1;
+  pageSize = 20;
+  loading = false;
+
+  readonly levels = LOG_LEVEL_OPTIONS;
+
+  // UI-bound filter state; dates are Date objects converted to yyyy-MM-dd on send.
+  minLevel: string | null = null;
+  search = '';
+  from: Date | null = null;
+  to: Date | null = null;
+
+  detail: SystemLogDetail | null = null;
+
+  constructor(private api: LoggingApiService) {}
+
+  ngOnInit(): void { this.load(); }
+
+  load(): void {
+    this.loading = true;
+    const query: SystemLogQuery = {
+      page: this.page,
+      pageSize: this.pageSize,
+      minLevel: this.minLevel ?? undefined,
+      search: this.search || undefined,
+      from: this.toLocalDate(this.from),
+      to: this.toLocalDate(this.to),
+    };
+    this.api.getSystemLogs(query).subscribe({
+      next: r => { this.rows = r.items; this.total = r.totalCount; this.loading = false; },
+      error: () => (this.loading = false),
+    });
+  }
+
+  get skip(): number { return (this.page - 1) * this.pageSize; }
+  applyFilter(): void { this.page = 1; this.load(); }
+  onPageChange(e: PageChangeEvent): void { this.page = Math.floor(e.skip / this.pageSize) + 1; this.load(); }
+
+  view(row: SystemLogListItem): void {
+    this.api.getSystemLog(row.id).subscribe(d => (this.detail = d));
+  }
+
+  levelClass(level: string): string {
+    return 'log-level log-level--' + level.toLowerCase();
+  }
+
+  /** Local yyyy-MM-dd (never toISOString — that shifts the day by timezone). */
+  private toLocalDate(d: Date | null): string | undefined {
+    if (!d) return undefined;
+    const y = d.getFullYear();
+    const m = String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
+    const day = String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
+    return `${y}-${m}-${day}`;
+  }
+}

APP/src/app/features/logging/services/logging-api.service.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { HttpClient, HttpParams } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { ApiConfigService } from '../../../core/services/api-config.service';
+import {
+  PagedResult, SystemLogListItem, SystemLogDetail, SystemLogQuery,
+  AuditLogListItem, AuditLogDetail, AuditLogQuery, AuditCatalog,
+} from '../models/logging.model';
+
+@Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
+export class LoggingApiService {
+  private readonly systemEndpoint: string;
+  private readonly auditEndpoint: string;
+
+  constructor(private http: HttpClient, apiConfig: ApiConfigService) {
+    this.systemEndpoint = apiConfig.getApiUrl('system-logs');
+    this.auditEndpoint  = apiConfig.getApiUrl('audit-logs');
+  }
+
+  private toParams(q: Record<string, unknown>): HttpParams {
+    let p = new HttpParams();
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(q)) {
+      if (value !== undefined && value !== null && value !== '') {
+        p = p.set(key, String(value));
+      }
+    }
+    return p;
+  }
+
+  // ── System logs ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  getSystemLogs(query: SystemLogQuery): Observable<PagedResult<SystemLogListItem>> {
+    return this.http.get<PagedResult<SystemLogListItem>>(
+      this.systemEndpoint, { params: this.toParams(query as Record<string, unknown>) });
+  }
+
+  getSystemLog(id: number): Observable<SystemLogDetail> {
+    return this.http.get<SystemLogDetail>(`${this.systemEndpoint}/${id}`);
+  }
+
+  // ── Audit logs ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  getAuditLogs(query: AuditLogQuery): Observable<PagedResult<AuditLogListItem>> {
+    return this.http.get<PagedResult<AuditLogListItem>>(
+      this.auditEndpoint, { params: this.toParams(query as Record<string, unknown>) });
+  }
+
+  getAuditLog(id: number): Observable<AuditLogDetail> {
+    return this.http.get<AuditLogDetail>(`${this.auditEndpoint}/${id}`);
+  }
+
+  getAuditCatalog(): Observable<AuditCatalog> {
+    return this.http.get<AuditCatalog>(`${this.auditEndpoint}/catalog`);
+  }
+}

APP/src/app/features/members/pages/members-page/members-page.component.html

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 <div class="k-p-4">
 
-  <!-- Toolbar -->
+  <ng-template appPageHeaderActions>
-  <div class="k-d-flex k-justify-content-between k-align-items-center k-mb-4">
-    <h2 class="k-m-0">Member Management</h2>
     <button kendoButton themeColor="primary" (click)="openAddDialog()">+ Add Member</button>
-  </div>
+  </ng-template>
 
   <!-- Filters -->
   <div class="k-d-flex k-gap-3 k-mb-4">

APP/src/app/features/members/pages/members-page/members-page.component.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   PagedResult, memberDisplayName
 } from '../../models/member.model';
 import { MEMBER_STATUS_OPTIONS } from '../../../../shared/i18n/option-lists';
+import { PageHeaderActionsDirective } from '../../../../shared/directives/page-header-actions.directive';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-members-page',
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import { MEMBER_STATUS_OPTIONS } from '../../../../shared/i18n/option-lists';
   imports: [
     CommonModule, FormsModule, GridModule, InputsModule,
     ButtonsModule, IndicatorsModule, DropDownsModule,
-    MemberFormDialogComponent, CreateUserDialogComponent,
+    MemberFormDialogComponent, CreateUserDialogComponent, PageHeaderActionsDirective,
   ],
   templateUrl: './members-page.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./members-page.component.scss'],

APP/src/app/features/permissions/pages/permissions-page/permissions-page.component.html

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <div class="k-p-4">
-  <div class="k-d-flex k-justify-content-between k-align-items-center k-mb-4">
+  <ng-template appPageHeaderActions>
-    <h2 class="k-m-0">Role Permissions</h2>
     <button kendoButton themeColor="primary"
       [disabled]="!selectedRole || isSuperAdminSelected || isSaving"
       (click)="save()">
       {{ isSaving ? 'Saving...' : 'Save Changes' }}
     </button>
-  </div>
+  </ng-template>
 
   <p class="k-mb-4" style="color:#666">
     Choose a role, then grant Read / Write / Delete / Approve per module. Changes apply

APP/src/app/features/permissions/pages/permissions-page/permissions-page.component.ts

@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ import {
     PermissionMatrixDto,
     RolePermissionRow,
 } from '../../../../core/models/permission.model';
+import { PageHeaderActionsDirective } from '../../../../shared/directives/page-header-actions.directive';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-permissions-page',
     standalone: true,
     imports: [
         CommonModule, FormsModule, GridModule, ButtonsModule, DropDownsModule, IndicatorsModule,
+        PageHeaderActionsDirective,
     ],
     templateUrl: './permissions-page.component.html',
     styleUrls: ['./permissions-page.component.scss'],

APP/src/app/features/users/pages/users-page/users-page.component.html

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 <div class="k-p-4">
-  <div class="k-d-flex k-justify-content-between k-align-items-center k-mb-4">
+  <ng-template appPageHeaderActions>
-    <h2 class="k-m-0">User Management</h2>
-    <div class="k-d-flex k-gap-2">
     <button kendoButton themeColor="primary" (click)="openCreateDialog()">+ Add New User</button>
     <button kendoButton (click)="testAuth()">Test Auth</button>
-    </div>
+  </ng-template>
-  </div>
 
   <!-- Auth test result (dev only) -->
   <div *ngIf="authTestResult" class="k-mb-3 k-p-2" style="background:#f0f4ff;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px">

APP/src/app/features/users/pages/users-page/users-page.component.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   UserListItemDto, UserDto, CreateUserRequest, UpdateUserRequest, PagedResult
 } from '../../models/user.model';
 import { ApiConfigService } from '../../../../core/services/api-config.service';
+import { PageHeaderActionsDirective } from '../../../../shared/directives/page-header-actions.directive';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-users-page',
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import { ApiConfigService } from '../../../../core/services/api-config.service';
   imports: [
     CommonModule, FormsModule, GridModule, InputsModule,
     ButtonsModule, IndicatorsModule, EditUserDialogComponent, CreateUserDialogComponent,
+    PageHeaderActionsDirective,
   ],
   templateUrl: './users-page.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./users-page.component.scss'],

APP/src/app/portals/user-portal/user-portal.component.html

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
                     </ng-container>
                 </div>
 
-                <div class="nav-section" *ngIf="showMemberAdminSection || showUserAdminSection">
+                <div class="nav-section" *ngIf="showMemberAdminSection || showUserAdminSection || showLogsAdminSection">
                     <h4 *ngIf="!sidebarCollapsed">Administration</h4>
                     <ng-container *ngFor="let item of memberAdminNavItems">
                         <a class="nav-item" [class.active]="item.active" *ngIf="isVisible(item)"
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@
                             <span *ngIf="!sidebarCollapsed">{{ item.text }}</span>
                         </a>
                     </ng-container>
+                    <ng-container *ngFor="let item of logsAdminNavItems">
+                        <a class="nav-item" [class.active]="item.active" *ngIf="isVisible(item)"
+                            [title]="item.text" (click)="navigateTo(item.path)">
+                            <div class="nav-icon">
+                                <kendo-svgicon [icon]="item.icon"></kendo-svgicon>
+                            </div>
+                            <span *ngIf="!sidebarCollapsed">{{ item.text }}</span>
+                        </a>
+                    </ng-container>
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="nav-section" *ngIf="showFinanceSection">
@@ -163,7 +172,7 @@
 
         <!-- Main Content Area -->
         <main [class]="mainContentClass">
-            <!-- Top Header -->
+            <!-- Unified system header (shared by every child page) -->
             <header class="top-header">
                 <div class="header-left">
                     <button class="mobile-menu-btn" (click)="toggleSidebar()" *ngIf="isMobile" title="Toggle menu"
@@ -174,29 +183,17 @@
                             <line x1="3" y1="18" x2="21" y2="18"></line>
                         </svg>
                     </button>
-                    <div class="breadcrumb">
+                    <div class="app-header">
-                        <span class="breadcrumb-item">{{ currentPageTitle }}</span>
+                        <span class="app-header__eyebrow">River of Life · {{ currentSection }}</span>
+                        <h1 class="app-header__title">
+                            {{ currentPageTitle }}
+                            <span *ngIf="currentPageTitleZh">{{ currentPageTitleZh }}</span>
+                        </h1>
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
-                <div class="header-right">
+                <div class="header-right app-header__actions">
-                    <div class="header-actions">
+                    <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="pageHeader.actions()"></ng-container>
-                        <!-- <button class="action-btn" title="Notifications">
-                            <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
-                                <path d="M18 8A6 6 0 0 0 6 8c0 7-3 9-3 9h18s-3-2-3-9"></path>
-                                <path d="M13.73 21a2 2 0 0 1-3.46 0"></path>
-                            </svg>
-                            <div class="notification-badge" *ngIf="unreadNotifications > 0">{{ unreadNotifications }}
-                            </div>
-                        </button>
-
-                        <button class="action-btn" title="Search">
-                            <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
-                                <circle cx="11" cy="11" r="8"></circle>
-                                <path d="M21 21l-4.35-4.35"></path>
-                            </svg>
-                        </button> -->
-                    </div>
                 </div>
             </header>
 

APP/src/app/portals/user-portal/user-portal.component.scss

@@ -483,11 +483,12 @@
 }
 
 .top-header {
-    padding: 1.5rem 2rem;
+    padding: 1.25rem 2rem;
     border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: space-between;
+    gap: 1rem;
     background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
 }
 
@@ -495,6 +496,7 @@
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 1rem;
+    min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .mobile-menu-btn {
@@ -518,14 +520,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-.breadcrumb {
-    .breadcrumb-item {
-        font-size: 1.25rem;
-        font-weight: 600;
-        color: #1f2937;
-    }
-}
-
 .header-right {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;