diff --git a/api/make-admin.js b/api/make-admin.js
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+const { Pool } = require('pg');
+
+export default async function handler(req, res) {
+  try {
+    const pool = new Pool({
+      connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+      ssl: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? { rejectUnauthorized: false } : false,
+    });
+
+    const client = await pool.connect();
+
+    // Simple promotion - just add user 1 to admin role
+    const result = await client.query(`
+      INSERT INTO user_roles (user_id, role_id) 
+      SELECT 1, id FROM roles WHERE name = 'admin'
+      ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING
+      RETURNING *
+    `);
+
+    // Check current roles
+    const userRoles = await client.query(`
+      SELECT 
+        u.username,
+        ARRAY_AGG(r.name) as roles
+      FROM users u
+      LEFT JOIN user_roles ur ON u.id = ur.user_id
+      LEFT JOIN roles r ON ur.role_id = r.id
+      WHERE u.id = 1
+      GROUP BY u.username
+    `);
+
+    client.release();
+
+    res.status(200).json({
+      success: true,
+      message: 'Admin promotion complete',
+      inserted: result.rows.length > 0,
+      user: userRoles.rows[0] || null,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    });
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({
+      success: false,
+      error: error.message,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    });
+  }
+} 
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diff --git a/scripts/promote-user-to-admin.sql b/scripts/promote-user-to-admin.sql
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+-- Promote test user to admin role
+-- Run this script directly against your Neon database
+
+-- First, let's see the current user and roles
+SELECT 
+  u.id, 
+  u.username, 
+  u.email,
+  ARRAY_AGG(r.name) as current_roles
+FROM users u
+LEFT JOIN user_roles ur ON u.id = ur.user_id
+LEFT JOIN roles r ON ur.role_id = r.id
+WHERE u.username = 'testuser'
+GROUP BY u.id, u.username, u.email;
+
+-- Get the admin role ID
+SELECT id as admin_role_id FROM roles WHERE name = 'admin';
+
+-- Add the user to admin role (assuming user ID is 1 and admin role ID is 2)
+-- You may need to adjust these IDs based on the output above
+INSERT INTO user_roles (user_id, role_id) 
+SELECT 1, id FROM roles WHERE name = 'admin'
+ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;
+
+-- Verify the promotion worked
+SELECT 
+  u.id, 
+  u.username, 
+  u.email,
+  u.first_name,
+  u.last_name,
+  ARRAY_AGG(DISTINCT r.name) as roles
+FROM users u
+LEFT JOIN user_roles ur ON u.id = ur.user_id
+LEFT JOIN roles r ON ur.role_id = r.id
+WHERE u.username = 'testuser'
+GROUP BY u.id, u.username, u.email, u.first_name, u.last_name; 
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