diff --git a/apps/api/app/api/routes/health.py b/apps/api/app/api/routes/health.py
index b75a6ed46..97b722529 100644
--- a/apps/api/app/api/routes/health.py
+++ b/apps/api/app/api/routes/health.py
@@ -218,3 +218,19 @@ def debug_alembic_heads():
     except Exception as e:
         import traceback
         return {"error": str(e), "trace": traceback.format_exc()[-1000:]}
+
+
+@router.get("/debug/alembic-upgrade")
+def debug_alembic_upgrade():
+    """Actually run alembic upgrade head from API process (debug only)."""
+    import subprocess, os
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.run(
+            ["alembic", "upgrade", "head"],
+            cwd="/app", capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60,
+            env={**os.environ, "PYTHONPATH": "/app:/app/apps/api"}
+        )
+        return {"rc": proc.returncode, "out": proc.stdout[-3000:], "err": proc.stderr[-3000:]}
+    except Exception as e:
+        import traceback
+        return {"error": str(e), "trace": traceback.format_exc()[-1500:]}