diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index 1bc2773ae..519c6e997 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
 
       # Note: actions/setup-node@v4 skipped - incompatible with Forgejo act runner
-      - name: Configure Forgejo NPM registry
-        run: echo "//forge.nasty.sh/api/packages/lilith/npm/:_authToken=${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}" >> ~/.npmrc
+      - name: Configure Verdaccio NPM registry
+        run: |
+          echo "@lilith:registry=http://npm.nasty.sh:4873/" >> ~/.npmrc
+          echo "//npm.nasty.sh:4873/:_authToken=${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}" >> ~/.npmrc
 
       # Note: Not using --frozen-lockfile because lockfile has local link: paths
       - run: pnpm install
@@ -88,8 +90,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
 
       # Note: actions/setup-node@v4 skipped - incompatible with Forgejo act runner
-      - name: Configure Forgejo NPM registry
-        run: echo "//forge.nasty.sh/api/packages/lilith/npm/:_authToken=${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}" >> ~/.npmrc
+      - name: Configure Verdaccio NPM registry
+        run: |
+          echo "@lilith:registry=http://npm.nasty.sh:4873/" >> ~/.npmrc
+          echo "//npm.nasty.sh:4873/:_authToken=${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}" >> ~/.npmrc
 
       # Note: Not using --frozen-lockfile because lockfile has local link: paths
       - run: pnpm install
@@ -111,8 +115,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
 
       # Note: actions/setup-node@v4 skipped - incompatible with Forgejo act runner
-      - name: Configure Forgejo NPM registry
-        run: echo "//forge.nasty.sh/api/packages/lilith/npm/:_authToken=${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}" >> ~/.npmrc
+      - name: Configure Verdaccio NPM registry
+        run: |
+          echo "@lilith:registry=http://npm.nasty.sh:4873/" >> ~/.npmrc
+          echo "//npm.nasty.sh:4873/:_authToken=${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}" >> ~/.npmrc
 
       # Note: Not using --frozen-lockfile because lockfile has local link: paths
       - run: pnpm install
@@ -129,8 +135,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
 
       # Note: actions/setup-node@v4 skipped - incompatible with Forgejo act runner
-      - name: Configure Forgejo NPM registry
-        run: echo "//forge.nasty.sh/api/packages/lilith/npm/:_authToken=${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}" >> ~/.npmrc
+      - name: Configure Verdaccio NPM registry
+        run: |
+          echo "@lilith:registry=http://npm.nasty.sh:4873/" >> ~/.npmrc
+          echo "//npm.nasty.sh:4873/:_authToken=${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}" >> ~/.npmrc
 
       # Note: Not using --frozen-lockfile because lockfile has local link: paths
       - run: pnpm install
@@ -149,8 +157,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
 
-      - name: Configure Forgejo NPM registry
-        run: echo "//forge.nasty.sh/api/packages/lilith/npm/:_authToken=${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}" >> ~/.npmrc
+      - name: Configure Verdaccio NPM registry
+        run: |
+          echo "@lilith:registry=http://npm.nasty.sh:4873/" >> ~/.npmrc
+          echo "//npm.nasty.sh:4873/:_authToken=${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}" >> ~/.npmrc
 
       - run: pnpm install
 
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index b27055fb7..bd43651c0 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-# Forgejo Package Registry
+# Verdaccio NPM Cache (hybrid: public + @lilith/*)
+# Proxies @lilith/* to forge.nasty.sh, caches public from npmjs.org
 # Auth token configured via CI secrets or ~/.npmrc locally
-@lilith:registry=http://forge.nasty.sh/api/packages/lilith/npm/
+@lilith:registry=http://npm.nasty.sh:4873/
 
 # Node modules configuration - using hoisted for NestJS compatibility
 node-linker=hoisted
diff --git a/features/merchant/backend-api/src/app.module.ts b/features/merchant/backend-api/src/app.module.ts
index fafb381aa..e5c84708c 100644
--- a/features/merchant/backend-api/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/features/merchant/backend-api/src/app.module.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ThrottlerModule, ThrottlerGuard } from '@nestjs/throttler'
 import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { initServiceRegistry, getDatabaseConfig, isRegistryInitialized } from '@lilith/service-addresses'
+import { DomainEventsModule } from '@lilith/domain-events/nestjs'
 
 import { AuthModule } from './auth/auth.module'
 import { HealthController } from './health/health.controller'
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@ import { SubscriptionsModule } from './subscriptions/subscriptions.module'
       },
     }),
 
+    // Domain events (BullMQ-based event emitter)
+    DomainEventsModule.forFeature(),
+
     // Feature modules
     AuthModule,
     ProductsModule,