diff --git a/app/bridge_server.prg b/app/bridge_server.prg
index f608b5e..95d973d 100644
--- a/app/bridge_server.prg
+++ b/app/bridge_server.prg
@@ -7,7 +7,19 @@
 // and use AP_METHOD/AP_BODY/AP_JSONRESPONSE/ctx_get/... freely.
 
 FUNCTION Main()
-   LOCAL cErr := HTTP_SERVER_START( ":8090", "BRIDGEDISPATCH" )
+   LOCAL cDsn := hb_GetEnv( "LABDB_DSN", "postgres://" + hb_GetEnv( "USER", "" ) + "@127.0.0.1:5432/labdb?sslmode=disable" )
+   LOCAL nH, cErr
+
+   ? "labdb: opening PG", cDsn
+   nH := PG_OPEN( cDsn )
+   IF nH < 0
+      ? "labdb: PG_OPEN failed (handlers will see empty ctx — server still starts)"
+   ELSE
+      ? "labdb: PG handle =", nH
+   ENDIF
+   LABDB_SET_PG( nH )
+
+   cErr := HTTP_SERVER_START( ":8090", "BRIDGEDISPATCH" )
    IF cErr != NIL
       ? "httpserver:", cErr
    ENDIF
@@ -26,6 +38,8 @@ FUNCTION BridgeDispatch( hReq )
       "headers_out"  => { => }, ;
       "status"       => 200 ;
    }
+   FetchRouteData( hReq[ "path" ], hCtx )
+
    _CTX_SET_JSON( hb_jsonEncode( hCtx ) )
    _OUT_CLEAR()
 
@@ -52,6 +66,45 @@ FUNCTION BridgeDispatch( hReq )
       "body"    => _OUT_GET() ;
    }
 
+// FetchRouteData runs the per-route SQL the matching server.js endpoint
+// would have run and drops the values into ctx fields the corresponding
+// PRG handler reads via ctx_get(). Routes without a SQL block here fall
+// through to whatever default the handler uses (which is what 1a.4-3
+// validated). Extend by adding cases as more endpoints come online.
+FUNCTION FetchRouteData( cPath, hCtx )
+   LOCAL aRows
+   LOCAL nPG := LABDB_GET_PG()
+
+   IF nPG < 0
+      RETURN NIL
+   ENDIF
+
+   DO CASE
+   CASE cPath == "/api/admin-stats.prg" .OR. cPath == "/api/admin-stats"
+      aRows := PG_QUERY( nPG, "SELECT (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM devices) AS devices, (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sessions) AS sessions, (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM records) AS records, (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sessions WHERE status = 'active') AS active_sessions" )
+      IF aRows != NIL .AND. Len( aRows ) > 0
+         hCtx[ "devices" ]         := hb_NToS( aRows[ 1 ][ "devices" ] )
+         hCtx[ "sessions" ]        := hb_NToS( aRows[ 1 ][ "sessions" ] )
+         hCtx[ "records" ]         := hb_NToS( aRows[ 1 ][ "records" ] )
+         hCtx[ "active_sessions" ] := hb_NToS( aRows[ 1 ][ "active_sessions" ] )
+      ENDIF
+
+   CASE cPath == "/api/sessions-list.prg" .OR. cPath == "/api/sessions-list"
+      aRows := PG_QUERY( nPG, "SELECT session_id, device_id, session_name, start_time, end_time, record_count, status FROM sessions ORDER BY start_time DESC LIMIT 50" )
+      IF aRows != NIL
+         // sessions-list.prg reads ctx_get("rows", "[]")
+         hCtx[ "rows" ]  := hb_jsonEncode( aRows )
+         hCtx[ "total" ] := hb_NToS( Len( aRows ) )
+      ENDIF
+
+   CASE cPath == "/api/admin-devices.prg" .OR. cPath == "/api/admin-devices"
+      aRows := PG_QUERY( nPG, "SELECT device_id, device_name, api_key, is_active, created_at FROM devices ORDER BY created_at DESC" )
+      IF aRows != NIL
+         hCtx[ "rows" ] := hb_jsonEncode( aRows )
+      ENDIF
+   ENDCASE
+RETURN NIL
+
 // /api/admin-stats.prg  -> ADMIN_STATS__MAIN
 // /api/hello.prg        -> HELLO__MAIN
 // /api/hello            -> HELLO__MAIN (extension optional)
diff --git a/cmd/fnode/main.go b/cmd/fnode/main.go
index 2ff5380..e85e50f 100644
--- a/cmd/fnode/main.go
+++ b/cmd/fnode/main.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ var defaultRTL = []string{
 	"fivenode_go/hbrtl_ext/bridge_capi",
 	"fivenode_go/hbrtl_ext/pgrtl",
 	"fivenode_go/hbrtl_ext/dispatch",
+	"fivenode_go/hbrtl_ext/labdb_state",
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/hbrtl_ext/labdb_state/state.go b/hbrtl_ext/labdb_state/state.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fef909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hbrtl_ext/labdb_state/state.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Package labdb_state holds a process-global Postgres handle. Saves
+// app/bridge_server.prg from depending on Five's STATIC / PUBLIC
+// semantics for the same purpose.
+//
+// PRG surface
+//
+//	LABDB_SET_PG(nH)  -> NIL
+//	LABDB_GET_PG()    -> integer (-1 until SET)
+package labdb_state
+
+import (
+	"sync/atomic"
+
+	"five/hbrt"
+)
+
+var pgHandle atomic.Int64
+
+func init() {
+	pgHandle.Store(-1)
+	hbrt.HB_FUNC("LABDB_SET_PG", labdbSetPG)
+	hbrt.HB_FUNC("LABDB_GET_PG", labdbGetPG)
+}
+
+func labdbSetPG(ctx *hbrt.HBContext) {
+	if ctx.PCount() < 1 || !ctx.IsNumeric(1) {
+		ctx.RetNil()
+		return
+	}
+	pgHandle.Store(int64(ctx.ParNI(1)))
+	ctx.RetNil()
+}
+
+func labdbGetPG(ctx *hbrt.HBContext) {
+	ctx.RetNI(int(pgHandle.Load()))
+}