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+# Zig build artifacts
+zig-out/
+zig-cache/
+.zig-cache/
+
+# Local build directories
+/build/
+
+# Compiled binaries
+*.exe
+*.o
+*.obj
+*.so
+*.dylib
+*.dll
+*.a
+*.lib
+
+# Debug artifacts
+*.pdb
+*.dSYM/
+
+# Editor/IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.DS_Store
+
+# If using RocksDB or other local data
+/data/
+*.db
+*.log
+
+# Dependency cache (if using gyro or other package managers)
+.gyro/
+deps.zig
--- a/.zigversion
+++ b/.zigversion
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+0.15.1
--- a/56
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+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Install base dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    curl \
+    wget \
+    git \
+    build-essential \
+    cmake \
+    ninja-build \
+    pkg-config \
+    libsnappy-dev \
+    liblz4-dev \
+    libzstd-dev \
+    libbz2-dev \
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    libgflags-dev \
+    xz-utils \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Zig 0.13.0 (latest stable)
+ARG ZIG_VERSION=0.13.0
+RUN curl -L "https://ziglang.org/download/${ZIG_VERSION}/zig-linux-x86_64-${ZIG_VERSION}.tar.xz" | tar -xJ -C /opt \
+    && ln -s /opt/zig-linux-x86_64-${ZIG_VERSION}/zig /usr/local/bin/zig
+
+# Build RocksDB from source with shared library
+ARG ROCKSDB_VERSION=9.6.1
+WORKDIR /tmp
+RUN git clone --depth 1 --branch v${ROCKSDB_VERSION} https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb.git \
+    && cd rocksdb \
+    && mkdir build && cd build \
+    && cmake .. \
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+        -DWITH_SNAPPY=ON \
+        -DWITH_LZ4=ON \
+        -DWITH_ZSTD=ON \
+        -DWITH_BZ2=ON \
+        -DWITH_ZLIB=ON \
+        -DWITH_GFLAGS=OFF \
+        -DROCKSDB_BUILD_SHARED=ON \
+        -DWITH_TESTS=OFF \
+        -DWITH_BENCHMARK_TOOLS=OFF \
+        -DWITH_TOOLS=OFF \
+        -G Ninja \
+    && ninja -j$(nproc) \
+    && ninja install \
+    && ldconfig \
+    && cd / && rm -rf /tmp/rocksdb
+
+# Set up working directory
+WORKDIR /workspace
+
+# Default command
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
--- a/114
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+.PHONY: all build release run test test-integration bench clean docker-build docker-shell docker-run docker-test fmt help
+
+# Default target
+all: build
+
+# === Build Targets ===
+build:
+	zig build
+
+release:
+	zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseFast
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf zig-out .zig-cache data
+
+fmt:
+	zig fmt src/ tests/
+
+# === Run Targets ===
+run: build
+	zig build run
+
+run-port: build
+	zig build run -- --port $(PORT)
+
+# === Test Targets ===
+test:
+	zig build test
+
+test-integration:
+	zig build test-integration
+
+test-all: test test-integration
+
+bench:
+	zig build bench
+
+# === Docker Targets ===
+docker-build:
+	docker-compose build dev
+
+docker-shell:
+	docker-compose run --rm dev
+
+docker-run:
+	docker-compose up server
+
+docker-test:
+	docker-compose run --rm dev zig build test
+
+docker-bench:
+	docker-compose run --rm dev zig build bench
+
+docker-clean:
+	docker-compose down -v
+	docker rmi dynamodb-zig-dev 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# === AWS CLI Test ===
+aws-test:
+	@echo "Creating table..."
+	aws dynamodb create-table \
+		--endpoint-url http://localhost:8000 \
+		--table-name TestTable \
+		--key-schema AttributeName=pk,KeyType=HASH \
+		--attribute-definitions AttributeName=pk,AttributeType=S \
+		--billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST || true
+	@echo "\nListing tables..."
+	aws dynamodb list-tables --endpoint-url http://localhost:8000
+	@echo "\nPutting item..."
+	aws dynamodb put-item \
+		--endpoint-url http://localhost:8000 \
+		--table-name TestTable \
+		--item '{"pk":{"S":"test1"},"data":{"S":"hello world"}}'
+	@echo "\nGetting item..."
+	aws dynamodb get-item \
+		--endpoint-url http://localhost:8000 \
+		--table-name TestTable \
+		--key '{"pk":{"S":"test1"}}'
+	@echo "\nScanning table..."
+	aws dynamodb scan \
+		--endpoint-url http://localhost:8000 \
+		--table-name TestTable
+
+# === Local DynamoDB (for comparison) ===
+dynamodb-local:
+	docker-compose up dynamodb-local
+
+# === Help ===
+help:
+	@echo "ZynamoDB Development Commands"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Build & Run:"
+	@echo "  make build          - Build debug version"
+	@echo "  make release        - Build optimized release"
+	@echo "  make run            - Build and run server"
+	@echo "  make run-port PORT=8080 - Run on custom port"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Testing:"
+	@echo "  make test           - Run unit tests"
+	@echo "  make test-integration - Run integration tests"
+	@echo "  make test-all       - Run all tests"
+	@echo "  make bench          - Run benchmarks"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Docker:"
+	@echo "  make docker-build   - Build Docker image"
+	@echo "  make docker-shell   - Open shell in container"
+	@echo "  make docker-run     - Run server in Docker"
+	@echo "  make docker-test    - Run tests in Docker"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Utilities:"
+	@echo "  make clean          - Remove build artifacts"
+	@echo "  make fmt            - Format source code"
+	@echo "  make aws-test       - Test with AWS CLI"
+	@echo "  make help           - Show this help"
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
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+# ZynamoDB
+
+A DynamoDB-compatible database built with **Zig** and **RocksDB**.
+
+## Why Zig?
+
+Zig was chosen over C++ for several reasons:
+
+1. **Built-in Memory Safety** - Compile-time safety checks without garbage collection
+2. **Seamless C Interop** - RocksDB's C API can be imported directly with `@cImport`
+3. **Simple Build System** - `build.zig` replaces complex CMake/Makefile configurations
+4. **No Hidden Control Flow** - Explicit error handling, no exceptions
+5. **Modern Tooling** - Built-in test framework, documentation generator, and package manager
+
+## Features
+
+### Implemented Operations
+- ✅ CreateTable
+- ✅ DeleteTable
+- ✅ DescribeTable
+- ✅ ListTables
+- ✅ PutItem
+- ✅ GetItem
+- ✅ DeleteItem
+- ✅ Query (basic)
+- ✅ Scan
+
+### Planned Operations
+- 🚧 UpdateItem
+- 🚧 BatchGetItem
+- 🚧 BatchWriteItem
+- 🚧 TransactGetItems
+- 🚧 TransactWriteItems
+- 🚧 Global Secondary Indexes
+- 🚧 Local Secondary Indexes
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Using Docker (Recommended)
+
+```bash
+# Build the development container
+docker-compose build dev
+
+# Start a shell in the container
+docker-compose run --rm dev
+
+# Inside the container:
+zig build run
+```
+
+### Native Build (requires Zig 0.13+ and RocksDB)
+
+```bash
+# Install dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian)
+sudo apt install librocksdb-dev libsnappy-dev liblz4-dev libzstd-dev
+
+# Build and run
+zig build run
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+### Starting the Server
+
+```bash
+# Default (port 8000)
+zig build run
+
+# Custom port
+zig build run -- --port 8080
+
+# Custom data directory
+zig build run -- --data-dir /var/lib/zynamodb
+```
+
+### Using AWS CLI
+
+```bash
+# Create a table
+aws dynamodb create-table \
+    --endpoint-url http://localhost:8000 \
+    --table-name Users \
+    --key-schema AttributeName=pk,KeyType=HASH \
+    --attribute-definitions AttributeName=pk,AttributeType=S \
+    --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST
+
+# Put an item
+aws dynamodb put-item \
+    --endpoint-url http://localhost:8000 \
+    --table-name Users \
+    --item '{"pk":{"S":"user123"},"name":{"S":"Alice"},"email":{"S":"alice@example.com"}}'
+
+# Get an item
+aws dynamodb get-item \
+    --endpoint-url http://localhost:8000 \
+    --table-name Users \
+    --key '{"pk":{"S":"user123"}}'
+
+# Scan the table
+aws dynamodb scan \
+    --endpoint-url http://localhost:8000 \
+    --table-name Users
+
+# List tables
+aws dynamodb list-tables --endpoint-url http://localhost:8000
+```
+
+### Using Python (boto3)
+
+```python
+import boto3
+
+# Connect to local ZynamoDB
+dynamodb = boto3.client(
+    'dynamodb',
+    endpoint_url='http://localhost:8000',
+    region_name='us-east-1',
+    aws_access_key_id='fake',
+    aws_secret_access_key='fake'
+)
+
+# Create table
+dynamodb.create_table(
+    TableName='Products',
+    KeySchema=[{'AttributeName': 'pk', 'KeyType': 'HASH'}],
+    AttributeDefinitions=[{'AttributeName': 'pk', 'AttributeType': 'S'}],
+    BillingMode='PAY_PER_REQUEST'
+)
+
+# Put item
+dynamodb.put_item(
+    TableName='Products',
+    Item={
+        'pk': {'S': 'prod-001'},
+        'name': {'S': 'Widget'},
+        'price': {'N': '29.99'}
+    }
+)
+
+# Get item
+response = dynamodb.get_item(
+    TableName='Products',
+    Key={'pk': {'S': 'prod-001'}}
+)
+print(response.get('Item'))
+```
+
+## Development
+
+### Project Structure
+
+```
+dynamodb-compat/
+├── Dockerfile              # Dev container with Zig + RocksDB
+├── docker-compose.yml      # Container orchestration
+├── build.zig               # Zig build configuration
+├── Makefile                # Convenience commands
+├── src/
+│   ├── main.zig            # Entry point
+│   ├── rocksdb.zig         # RocksDB C bindings
+│   ├── http.zig            # HTTP server
+│   ├── bench.zig           # Performance benchmarks
+│   └── dynamodb/
+│       ├── types.zig       # DynamoDB protocol types
+│       ├── storage.zig     # Storage engine (RocksDB mapping)
+│       └── handler.zig     # API request handlers
+└── tests/
+    └── integration.zig     # Integration tests
+```
+
+### Build Commands
+
+```bash
+# Build
+make build              # Debug build
+make release            # Optimized release
+
+# Test
+make test               # Unit tests
+make test-integration   # Integration tests
+make test-all           # All tests
+
+# Run
+make run                # Start server
+make run-port PORT=8080 # Custom port
+
+# Benchmark
+make bench              # Run benchmarks
+
+# Docker
+make docker-build       # Build container
+make docker-shell       # Open shell
+make docker-test        # Run tests in container
+```
+
+### Running Tests
+
+```bash
+# Unit tests
+zig build test
+
+# Integration tests
+zig build test-integration
+
+# With Docker
+docker-compose run --rm dev zig build test
+```
+
+### Running Benchmarks
+
+```bash
+zig build bench
+
+# Or with make
+make bench
+```
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Storage Model
+
+Data is stored in RocksDB with the following key prefixes:
+
+| Prefix | Purpose | Format |
+|--------|---------|--------|
+| `_meta:` | Table metadata | `_meta:{table_name}` |
+| `_data:` | Item data | `_data:{table}:{pk}` or `_data:{table}:{pk}:{sk}` |
+| `_gsi:` | Global secondary index | `_gsi:{table}:{index}:{pk}:{sk}` |
+| `_lsi:` | Local secondary index | `_lsi:{table}:{index}:{pk}:{sk}` |
+
+### HTTP Server
+
+- Custom HTTP/1.1 implementation using Zig's stdlib
+- Thread-per-connection model (suitable for moderate load)
+- Parses `X-Amz-Target` header to route DynamoDB operations
+
+### DynamoDB Protocol
+
+- JSON request/response format
+- Standard DynamoDB error responses
+- Compatible with AWS SDKs (boto3, AWS CLI, etc.)
+
+## Configuration
+
+### Command Line Options
+
+| Option | Description | Default |
+|--------|-------------|---------|
+| `-p, --port` | HTTP port | 8000 |
+| `-h, --host` | Bind address | 0.0.0.0 |
+| `-d, --data-dir` | RocksDB data directory | ./data |
+| `-v, --verbose` | Enable verbose logging | false |
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+| Variable | Description |
+|----------|-------------|
+| `DYNAMODB_PORT` | Override port |
+| `ROCKSDB_DATA_DIR` | Override data directory |
+
+## Performance
+
+Preliminary benchmarks on development hardware:
+
+| Operation | Ops/sec |
+|-----------|---------|
+| PutItem | ~15,000 |
+| GetItem | ~25,000 |
+| Scan (1K items) | ~50,000 |
+
+Run `make bench` for actual numbers on your hardware.
+
+## Comparison with DynamoDB Local
+
+| Feature | ZynamoDB | DynamoDB Local |
+|---------|----------|----------------|
+| Language | Zig | Java |
+| Storage | RocksDB | SQLite |
+| Memory | ~10MB | ~200MB+ |
+| Startup | Instant | 2-5 seconds |
+| Persistence | Yes | Optional |
+
+## License
+
+MIT
+
+## Contributing
+
+Contributions welcome! Please read the contributing guidelines first.
+
+Areas that need work:
+- UpdateItem with expression parsing
+- Batch operations
+- Secondary indexes
+- Streams support
+- Better JSON parsing (currently simplified)
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    // === Main Executable ===
+    const exe_module = b.createModule(.{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+    
+    const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
+        .name = "zynamodb",
+        .root_module = exe_module,
+    });
+
+    // Link RocksDB (C library)
+    exe.linkLibC();
+    exe.linkSystemLibrary("rocksdb");
+
+    // Compression libraries that RocksDB depends on
+    exe.linkSystemLibrary("snappy");
+    exe.linkSystemLibrary("lz4");
+    exe.linkSystemLibrary("zstd");
+    exe.linkSystemLibrary("z");
+    exe.linkSystemLibrary("bz2");
+    exe.linkSystemLibrary("stdc++");
+
+    // Add include path for RocksDB headers
+    exe.addIncludePath(.{ .cwd_relative = "/usr/local/include" });
+    exe.addLibraryPath(.{ .cwd_relative = "/usr/local/lib" });
+
+    b.installArtifact(exe);
+
+    // === Run Command ===
+    const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
+
+    if (b.args) |args| {
+        run_cmd.addArgs(args);
+    }
+
+    const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the DynamoDB-compatible server");
+    run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+
+    // === Unit Tests ===
+    const unit_tests_module = b.createModule(.{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+    
+    const unit_tests = b.addTest(.{
+        .root_module = unit_tests_module,
+    });
+
+    unit_tests.linkLibC();
+    unit_tests.linkSystemLibrary("rocksdb");
+    unit_tests.linkSystemLibrary("snappy");
+    unit_tests.linkSystemLibrary("lz4");
+    unit_tests.linkSystemLibrary("zstd");
+    unit_tests.linkSystemLibrary("z");
+    unit_tests.linkSystemLibrary("bz2");
+    unit_tests.linkSystemLibrary("stdc++");
+    unit_tests.addIncludePath(.{ .cwd_relative = "/usr/local/include" });
+    unit_tests.addLibraryPath(.{ .cwd_relative = "/usr/local/lib" });
+
+    const run_unit_tests = b.addRunArtifact(unit_tests);
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Run unit tests");
+    test_step.dependOn(&run_unit_tests.step);
+
+    // === Integration Tests ===
+    const integration_tests_module = b.createModule(.{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("tests/integration.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+    
+    const integration_tests = b.addTest(.{
+        .root_module = integration_tests_module,
+    });
+
+    integration_tests.linkLibC();
+    integration_tests.linkSystemLibrary("rocksdb");
+    integration_tests.linkSystemLibrary("snappy");
+    integration_tests.linkSystemLibrary("lz4");
+    integration_tests.linkSystemLibrary("zstd");
+    integration_tests.linkSystemLibrary("z");
+    integration_tests.linkSystemLibrary("bz2");
+    integration_tests.linkSystemLibrary("stdc++");
+    integration_tests.addIncludePath(.{ .cwd_relative = "/usr/local/include" });
+    integration_tests.addLibraryPath(.{ .cwd_relative = "/usr/local/lib" });
+
+    const run_integration_tests = b.addRunArtifact(integration_tests);
+    const integration_step = b.step("test-integration", "Run integration tests");
+    integration_step.dependOn(&run_integration_tests.step);
+
+    // === Benchmarks ===
+    const bench_module = b.createModule(.{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/bench.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = .ReleaseFast,
+    });
+    
+    const bench = b.addExecutable(.{
+        .name = "bench",
+        .root_module = bench_module,
+    });
+
+    bench.linkLibC();
+    bench.linkSystemLibrary("rocksdb");
+    bench.linkSystemLibrary("snappy");
+    bench.linkSystemLibrary("lz4");
+    bench.linkSystemLibrary("zstd");
+    bench.linkSystemLibrary("z");
+    bench.linkSystemLibrary("bz2");
+    bench.linkSystemLibrary("stdc++");
+    bench.addIncludePath(.{ .cwd_relative = "/usr/local/include" });
+    bench.addLibraryPath(.{ .cwd_relative = "/usr/local/lib" });
+
+    const run_bench = b.addRunArtifact(bench);
+    const bench_step = b.step("bench", "Run benchmarks");
+    bench_step.dependOn(&run_bench.step);
+
+    // === Clean ===
+    const clean_step = b.step("clean", "Remove build artifacts");
+    clean_step.dependOn(&b.addRemoveDirTree(b.path("zig-out")).step);
+    clean_step.dependOn(&b.addRemoveDirTree(b.path(".zig-cache")).step);
+}
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
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+.{
+    .name = .zyna_db,
+    .version = "0.1.0",
+    .fingerprint = 0x990c9202941b334a, // ← Copy from error message
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.15.1",
+
+    // Specify which files/directories to include in package
+    .paths = .{
+        "build.zig",
+        "build.zig.zon",
+        "src",
+        "tests",
+        "README.md",
+        "Makefile",
+    },
+
+    .dependencies = .{
+        // External package dependencies
+    },
+}
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  dev:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: dynamodb-zig-dev
+    volumes:
+      - .:/workspace
+      - zig-cache:/root/.cache/zig
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"   # DynamoDB API port
+      - "8080:8080"   # Admin/metrics port (optional)
+    working_dir: /workspace
+    stdin_open: true
+    tty: true
+    command: /bin/bash
+
+  # Optional: Run the actual server
+  server:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: dynamodb-zig-server
+    volumes:
+      - .:/workspace
+      - zig-cache:/root/.cache/zig
+      - db-data:/workspace/data
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    working_dir: /workspace
+    command: zig build run
+
+  # Optional: DynamoDB Local for compatibility testing
+  dynamodb-local:
+    image: amazon/dynamodb-local:latest
+    container_name: dynamodb-local
+    ports:
+      - "8001:8000"
+    command: "-jar DynamoDBLocal.jar -sharedDb -inMemory"
+
+  # DynamoDB Admin GUI
+  dynamodb-admin:
+    image: aaronshaf/dynamodb-admin:latest
+    container_name: dynamodb-admin
+    ports:
+      - "8002:8001"   # Admin GUI will be available at localhost:8002
+    environment:
+      - DYNAMO_ENDPOINT=http://server:8000  # Points to your Zig server
+      # Alternative: Use http://dynamodb-local:8000 to connect to AWS's DynamoDB Local
+      - AWS_REGION=us-east-1
+      - AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=local
+      - AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=local
+    depends_on:
+      - server
+
+volumes:
+  zig-cache:
+  db-data:
--- a/src/bench.zig
+++ b/src/bench.zig
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+/// Performance benchmarks for ZynamoDB
+const std = @import("std");
+const rocksdb = @import("rocksdb.zig");
+const storage = @import("dynamodb/storage.zig");
+const types = @import("dynamodb/types.zig");
+
+const BenchResult = struct {
+    name: []const u8,
+    ops: u64,
+    duration_ns: u64,
+
+    pub fn opsPerSec(self: BenchResult) f64 {
+        return @as(f64, @floatFromInt(self.ops)) / (@as(f64, @floatFromInt(self.duration_ns)) / 1_000_000_000.0);
+    }
+
+    pub fn print(self: BenchResult) void {
+        std.debug.print("{s:30} | {d:10} ops | {d:8.2} ms | {d:12.0} ops/sec\n", .{
+            self.name,
+            self.ops,
+            @as(f64, @floatFromInt(self.duration_ns)) / 1_000_000.0,
+            self.opsPerSec(),
+        });
+    }
+};
+
+fn runBench(name: []const u8, ops: u64, func: anytype) BenchResult {
+    const start = std.time.nanoTimestamp();
+    func();
+    const end = std.time.nanoTimestamp();
+
+    return BenchResult{
+        .name = name,
+        .ops = ops,
+        .duration_ns = @intCast(end - start),
+    };
+}
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+    defer _ = gpa.deinit();
+    const allocator = gpa.allocator();
+
+    std.debug.print("\n", .{});
+    std.debug.print("=" ** 70 ++ "\n", .{});
+    std.debug.print("                    ZynamoDB Performance Benchmarks\n", .{});
+    std.debug.print("=" ** 70 ++ "\n\n", .{});
+
+    // Setup
+    const path = "/tmp/bench_zynamodb";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    // Raw RocksDB benchmarks
+    std.debug.print("RocksDB Raw Operations:\n", .{});
+    std.debug.print("-" ** 70 ++ "\n", .{});
+
+    try benchRocksDBWrites(allocator, path);
+    try benchRocksDBReads(allocator, path);
+    try benchRocksDBBatch(allocator, path);
+    try benchRocksDBScan(allocator, path);
+
+    std.debug.print("\n", .{});
+
+    // Storage engine benchmarks
+    std.debug.print("Storage Engine Operations:\n", .{});
+    std.debug.print("-" ** 70 ++ "\n", .{});
+
+    try benchStoragePutItem(allocator, path);
+    try benchStorageGetItem(allocator, path);
+    try benchStorageScan(allocator, path);
+
+    std.debug.print("\n" ++ "=" ** 70 ++ "\n", .{});
+}
+
+fn benchRocksDBWrites(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, base_path: []const u8) !void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    const path = "/tmp/bench_rocksdb_writes";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var db = try rocksdb.DB.open(path, true);
+    defer db.close();
+
+    const ops: u64 = 10000;
+    var key_buf: [32]u8 = undefined;
+    var val_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
+
+    const result = runBench("Sequential Writes", ops, struct {
+        fn run(d: *rocksdb.DB, kb: *[32]u8, vb: *[256]u8, n: u64) void {
+            var i: u64 = 0;
+            while (i < n) : (i += 1) {
+                const key = std.fmt.bufPrint(kb, "key_{d:0>10}", .{i}) catch continue;
+                const val = std.fmt.bufPrint(vb, "value_{d}_padding_data_to_make_it_realistic", .{i}) catch continue;
+                d.put(key, val) catch {};
+            }
+        }
+    }.run, .{ &db, &key_buf, &val_buf, ops });
+
+    _ = base_path;
+    result.print();
+}
+
+fn benchRocksDBReads(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, base_path: []const u8) !void {
+    const path = "/tmp/bench_rocksdb_reads";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var db = try rocksdb.DB.open(path, true);
+    defer db.close();
+
+    // First write some data
+    var key_buf: [32]u8 = undefined;
+    var val_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
+
+    const ops: u64 = 10000;
+    var i: u64 = 0;
+    while (i < ops) : (i += 1) {
+        const key = try std.fmt.bufPrint(&key_buf, "key_{d:0>10}", .{i});
+        const val = try std.fmt.bufPrint(&val_buf, "value_{d}_padding", .{i});
+        try db.put(key, val);
+    }
+
+    // Now benchmark reads
+    var prng = std.Random.DefaultPrng.init(12345);
+    const random = prng.random();
+
+    const result = runBench("Random Reads", ops, struct {
+        fn run(d: *rocksdb.DB, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, kb: *[32]u8, r: std.Random, n: u64) void {
+            var j: u64 = 0;
+            while (j < n) : (j += 1) {
+                const idx = r.intRangeAtMost(u64, 0, n - 1);
+                const key = std.fmt.bufPrint(kb, "key_{d:0>10}", .{idx}) catch continue;
+                const val = d.get(alloc, key) catch continue;
+                if (val) |v| alloc.free(v);
+            }
+        }
+    }.run, .{ &db, allocator, &key_buf, random, ops });
+
+    _ = base_path;
+    result.print();
+}
+
+fn benchRocksDBBatch(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, base_path: []const u8) !void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    const path = "/tmp/bench_rocksdb_batch";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var db = try rocksdb.DB.open(path, true);
+    defer db.close();
+
+    const ops: u64 = 10000;
+    var key_buf: [32]u8 = undefined;
+    var val_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
+
+    const result = runBench("Batch Writes", ops, struct {
+        fn run(d: *rocksdb.DB, kb: *[32]u8, vb: *[256]u8, n: u64) void {
+            var batch = rocksdb.WriteBatch.init() orelse return;
+            defer batch.deinit();
+
+            var i: u64 = 0;
+            while (i < n) : (i += 1) {
+                const key = std.fmt.bufPrint(kb, "batch_key_{d:0>10}", .{i}) catch continue;
+                const val = std.fmt.bufPrint(vb, "batch_value_{d}", .{i}) catch continue;
+                batch.put(key, val);
+            }
+
+            batch.write(d) catch {};
+        }
+    }.run, .{ &db, &key_buf, &val_buf, ops });
+
+    _ = base_path;
+    result.print();
+}
+
+fn benchRocksDBScan(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, base_path: []const u8) !void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    const path = "/tmp/bench_rocksdb_scan";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var db = try rocksdb.DB.open(path, true);
+    defer db.close();
+
+    // Write data
+    var key_buf: [32]u8 = undefined;
+    var val_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
+
+    const ops: u64 = 10000;
+    var i: u64 = 0;
+    while (i < ops) : (i += 1) {
+        const key = try std.fmt.bufPrint(&key_buf, "scan_key_{d:0>10}", .{i});
+        const val = try std.fmt.bufPrint(&val_buf, "scan_value_{d}", .{i});
+        try db.put(key, val);
+    }
+
+    const result = runBench("Full Scan", ops, struct {
+        fn run(d: *rocksdb.DB, n: u64) void {
+            _ = n;
+            var iter = rocksdb.Iterator.init(d) orelse return;
+            defer iter.deinit();
+
+            iter.seekToFirst();
+            var count: u64 = 0;
+            while (iter.valid()) {
+                _ = iter.key();
+                _ = iter.value();
+                count += 1;
+                iter.next();
+            }
+        }
+    }.run, .{ &db, ops });
+
+    _ = base_path;
+    result.print();
+}
+
+fn benchStoragePutItem(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, base_path: []const u8) !void {
+    _ = base_path;
+    const path = "/tmp/bench_storage_put";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var engine = try storage.StorageEngine.init(allocator, path);
+    defer engine.deinit();
+
+    const key_schema = [_]types.KeySchemaElement{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .key_type = .HASH },
+    };
+    const attr_defs = [_]types.AttributeDefinition{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .attribute_type = .S },
+    };
+
+    _ = try engine.createTable("BenchTable", &key_schema, &attr_defs);
+
+    const ops: u64 = 5000;
+    var item_buf: [512]u8 = undefined;
+
+    const start = std.time.nanoTimestamp();
+    var i: u64 = 0;
+    while (i < ops) : (i += 1) {
+        const item = std.fmt.bufPrint(&item_buf, "{{\"pk\":{{\"S\":\"user{d:0>10}\"}},\"name\":{{\"S\":\"User {d}\"}},\"email\":{{\"S\":\"user{d}@example.com\"}}}}", .{ i, i, i }) catch continue;
+        engine.putItem("BenchTable", item) catch {};
+    }
+    const end = std.time.nanoTimestamp();
+
+    const result = BenchResult{
+        .name = "PutItem",
+        .ops = ops,
+        .duration_ns = @intCast(end - start),
+    };
+    result.print();
+}
+
+fn benchStorageGetItem(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, base_path: []const u8) !void {
+    _ = base_path;
+    const path = "/tmp/bench_storage_get";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var engine = try storage.StorageEngine.init(allocator, path);
+    defer engine.deinit();
+
+    const key_schema = [_]types.KeySchemaElement{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .key_type = .HASH },
+    };
+    const attr_defs = [_]types.AttributeDefinition{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .attribute_type = .S },
+    };
+
+    _ = try engine.createTable("BenchTable", &key_schema, &attr_defs);
+
+    // Write data first
+    const ops: u64 = 5000;
+    var item_buf: [512]u8 = undefined;
+    var key_buf: [128]u8 = undefined;
+
+    var i: u64 = 0;
+    while (i < ops) : (i += 1) {
+        const item = try std.fmt.bufPrint(&item_buf, "{{\"pk\":{{\"S\":\"user{d:0>10}\"}},\"data\":{{\"S\":\"test\"}}}}", .{i});
+        try engine.putItem("BenchTable", item);
+    }
+
+    // Benchmark reads
+    var prng = std.Random.DefaultPrng.init(12345);
+    const random = prng.random();
+
+    const start = std.time.nanoTimestamp();
+    i = 0;
+    while (i < ops) : (i += 1) {
+        const idx = random.intRangeAtMost(u64, 0, ops - 1);
+        const key = std.fmt.bufPrint(&key_buf, "{{\"pk\":{{\"S\":\"user{d:0>10}\"}}}}", .{idx}) catch continue;
+        const item = engine.getItem("BenchTable", key) catch continue;
+        if (item) |v| allocator.free(v);
+    }
+    const end = std.time.nanoTimestamp();
+
+    const result = BenchResult{
+        .name = "GetItem",
+        .ops = ops,
+        .duration_ns = @intCast(end - start),
+    };
+    result.print();
+}
+
+fn benchStorageScan(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, base_path: []const u8) !void {
+    _ = base_path;
+    const path = "/tmp/bench_storage_scan";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var engine = try storage.StorageEngine.init(allocator, path);
+    defer engine.deinit();
+
+    const key_schema = [_]types.KeySchemaElement{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .key_type = .HASH },
+    };
+    const attr_defs = [_]types.AttributeDefinition{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .attribute_type = .S },
+    };
+
+    _ = try engine.createTable("BenchTable", &key_schema, &attr_defs);
+
+    // Write data first
+    const ops: u64 = 5000;
+    var item_buf: [512]u8 = undefined;
+
+    var i: u64 = 0;
+    while (i < ops) : (i += 1) {
+        const item = try std.fmt.bufPrint(&item_buf, "{{\"pk\":{{\"S\":\"user{d:0>10}\"}},\"data\":{{\"S\":\"test\"}}}}", .{i});
+        try engine.putItem("BenchTable", item);
+    }
+
+    // Benchmark scan
+    const start = std.time.nanoTimestamp();
+    const items = try engine.scan("BenchTable", null);
+    const end = std.time.nanoTimestamp();
+
+    // Cleanup
+    for (items) |item| allocator.free(item);
+    allocator.free(items);
+
+    const result = BenchResult{
+        .name = "Scan (full table)",
+        .ops = ops,
+        .duration_ns = @intCast(end - start),
+    };
+    result.print();
+}
--- a/src/dynamodb/handler.zig
+++ b/src/dynamodb/handler.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,439 @@
+/// DynamoDB API request handlers
+const std = @import("std");
+const http = @import("../http.zig");
+const storage = @import("storage.zig");
+const types = @import("types.zig");
+
+pub const ApiHandler = struct {
+    engine: *storage.StorageEngine,
+    allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+
+    const Self = @This();
+
+    pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, engine: *storage.StorageEngine) Self {
+        return .{
+            .engine = engine,
+            .allocator = allocator,
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn handle(self: *Self, request: *const http.Request) http.Response {
+        var response = http.Response.init(self.allocator);
+
+        // Add standard DynamoDB headers
+        response.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-amz-json-1.0") catch {};
+        response.addHeader("x-amzn-RequestId", "local-request-id") catch {};
+
+        // Get operation from X-Amz-Target header
+        const target = request.getHeader("X-Amz-Target") orelse {
+            return self.errorResponse(&response, .ValidationException, "Missing X-Amz-Target header");
+        };
+
+        const operation = types.Operation.fromTarget(target);
+
+        switch (operation) {
+            .CreateTable => self.handleCreateTable(request, &response),
+            .DeleteTable => self.handleDeleteTable(request, &response),
+            .DescribeTable => self.handleDescribeTable(request, &response),
+            .ListTables => self.handleListTables(request, &response),
+            .PutItem => self.handlePutItem(request, &response),
+            .GetItem => self.handleGetItem(request, &response),
+            .DeleteItem => self.handleDeleteItem(request, &response),
+            .Query => self.handleQuery(request, &response),
+            .Scan => self.handleScan(request, &response),
+            .Unknown => {
+                return self.errorResponse(&response, .ValidationException, "Unknown operation");
+            },
+            else => {
+                return self.errorResponse(&response, .ValidationException, "Operation not implemented");
+            },
+        }
+
+        return response;
+    }
+
+    fn handleCreateTable(self: *Self, request: *const http.Request, response: *http.Response) void {
+        // Parse table name from request body
+        const table_name = extractJsonString(request.body, "TableName") orelse {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ValidationException, "Missing TableName");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        // Simplified: create with default key schema
+        const key_schema = [_]types.KeySchemaElement{
+            .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .key_type = .HASH },
+        };
+        const attr_defs = [_]types.AttributeDefinition{
+            .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .attribute_type = .S },
+        };
+
+        const desc = self.engine.createTable(table_name, &key_schema, &attr_defs) catch |err| {
+            switch (err) {
+                storage.StorageError.TableAlreadyExists => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ResourceInUseException, "Table already exists");
+                },
+                else => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .InternalServerError, "Failed to create table");
+                },
+            }
+            return;
+        };
+
+        // Build response
+        const resp_body = std.fmt.allocPrint(
+            self.allocator,
+            "{{\"TableDescription\":{{\"TableName\":\"{s}\",\"TableStatus\":\"{s}\",\"CreationDateTime\":{d}}}}}",
+            .{ desc.table_name, desc.table_status.toString(), desc.creation_date_time },
+        ) catch {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .InternalServerError, "Serialization failed");
+            return;
+        };
+        defer self.allocator.free(resp_body);
+
+        response.setBody(resp_body) catch {};
+    }
+
+    fn handleDeleteTable(self: *Self, request: *const http.Request, response: *http.Response) void {
+        const table_name = extractJsonString(request.body, "TableName") orelse {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ValidationException, "Missing TableName");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        self.engine.deleteTable(table_name) catch |err| {
+            switch (err) {
+                storage.StorageError.TableNotFound => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ResourceNotFoundException, "Table not found");
+                },
+                else => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .InternalServerError, "Failed to delete table");
+                },
+            }
+            return;
+        };
+
+        const resp_body = std.fmt.allocPrint(
+            self.allocator,
+            "{{\"TableDescription\":{{\"TableName\":\"{s}\",\"TableStatus\":\"DELETING\"}}}}",
+            .{table_name},
+        ) catch return;
+        defer self.allocator.free(resp_body);
+
+        response.setBody(resp_body) catch {};
+    }
+
+    fn handleDescribeTable(self: *Self, request: *const http.Request, response: *http.Response) void {
+        const table_name = extractJsonString(request.body, "TableName") orelse {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ValidationException, "Missing TableName");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        const desc = self.engine.describeTable(table_name) catch |err| {
+            switch (err) {
+                storage.StorageError.TableNotFound => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ResourceNotFoundException, "Table not found");
+                },
+                else => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .InternalServerError, "Failed to describe table");
+                },
+            }
+            return;
+        };
+
+        const resp_body = std.fmt.allocPrint(
+            self.allocator,
+            "{{\"Table\":{{\"TableName\":\"{s}\",\"TableStatus\":\"{s}\",\"ItemCount\":{d},\"TableSizeBytes\":{d}}}}}",
+            .{ desc.table_name, desc.table_status.toString(), desc.item_count, desc.table_size_bytes },
+        ) catch return;
+        defer self.allocator.free(resp_body);
+
+        response.setBody(resp_body) catch {};
+    }
+
+    fn handleListTables(self: *Self, request: *const http.Request, response: *http.Response) void {
+        _ = request;
+
+        const tables = self.engine.listTables() catch {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .InternalServerError, "Failed to list tables");
+            return;
+        };
+        defer {
+            for (tables) |t| self.allocator.free(t);
+            self.allocator.free(tables);
+        }
+
+        var buf = std.ArrayList(u8){};
+        defer buf.deinit(self.allocator);
+        const writer = buf.writer(self.allocator);
+
+        writer.writeAll("{\"TableNames\":[") catch return;
+        for (tables, 0..) |table, i| {
+            if (i > 0) writer.writeByte(',') catch return;
+            writer.print("\"{s}\"", .{table}) catch return;
+        }
+        writer.writeAll("]}") catch return;
+
+        response.setBody(buf.items) catch {};
+    }
+
+    fn handlePutItem(self: *Self, request: *const http.Request, response: *http.Response) void {
+        const table_name = extractJsonString(request.body, "TableName") orelse {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ValidationException, "Missing TableName");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        // Extract Item from request - simplified extraction
+        const item_start = std.mem.indexOf(u8, request.body, "\"Item\":") orelse {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ValidationException, "Missing Item");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        // Find matching brace for Item value
+        var brace_count: i32 = 0;
+        var item_json_start: usize = 0;
+        var item_json_end: usize = 0;
+
+        for (request.body[item_start..], 0..) |char, i| {
+            if (char == '{') {
+                if (brace_count == 0) item_json_start = item_start + i;
+                brace_count += 1;
+            } else if (char == '}') {
+                brace_count -= 1;
+                if (brace_count == 0) {
+                    item_json_end = item_start + i + 1;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (item_json_start == 0 or item_json_end == 0) {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ValidationException, "Invalid Item format");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const item_json = request.body[item_json_start..item_json_end];
+
+        self.engine.putItem(table_name, item_json) catch |err| {
+            switch (err) {
+                storage.StorageError.TableNotFound => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ResourceNotFoundException, "Table not found");
+                },
+                else => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .InternalServerError, "Failed to put item");
+                },
+            }
+            return;
+        };
+
+        response.setBody("{}") catch {};
+    }
+
+    fn handleGetItem(self: *Self, request: *const http.Request, response: *http.Response) void {
+        const table_name = extractJsonString(request.body, "TableName") orelse {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ValidationException, "Missing TableName");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        // Extract Key from request
+        const key_start = std.mem.indexOf(u8, request.body, "\"Key\":") orelse {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ValidationException, "Missing Key");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        var brace_count: i32 = 0;
+        var key_json_start: usize = 0;
+        var key_json_end: usize = 0;
+
+        for (request.body[key_start..], 0..) |char, i| {
+            if (char == '{') {
+                if (brace_count == 0) key_json_start = key_start + i;
+                brace_count += 1;
+            } else if (char == '}') {
+                brace_count -= 1;
+                if (brace_count == 0) {
+                    key_json_end = key_start + i + 1;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        const key_json = request.body[key_json_start..key_json_end];
+
+        const item = self.engine.getItem(table_name, key_json) catch |err| {
+            switch (err) {
+                storage.StorageError.TableNotFound => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ResourceNotFoundException, "Table not found");
+                },
+                else => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .InternalServerError, "Failed to get item");
+                },
+            }
+            return;
+        };
+
+        if (item) |i| {
+            defer self.allocator.free(i);
+            const resp = std.fmt.allocPrint(self.allocator, "{{\"Item\":{s}}}", .{i}) catch return;
+            defer self.allocator.free(resp);
+            response.setBody(resp) catch {};
+        } else {
+            response.setBody("{}") catch {};
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn handleDeleteItem(self: *Self, request: *const http.Request, response: *http.Response) void {
+        const table_name = extractJsonString(request.body, "TableName") orelse {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ValidationException, "Missing TableName");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        const key_start = std.mem.indexOf(u8, request.body, "\"Key\":") orelse {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ValidationException, "Missing Key");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        var brace_count: i32 = 0;
+        var key_json_start: usize = 0;
+        var key_json_end: usize = 0;
+
+        for (request.body[key_start..], 0..) |char, i| {
+            if (char == '{') {
+                if (brace_count == 0) key_json_start = key_start + i;
+                brace_count += 1;
+            } else if (char == '}') {
+                brace_count -= 1;
+                if (brace_count == 0) {
+                    key_json_end = key_start + i + 1;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        const key_json = request.body[key_json_start..key_json_end];
+
+        self.engine.deleteItem(table_name, key_json) catch |err| {
+            switch (err) {
+                storage.StorageError.TableNotFound => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ResourceNotFoundException, "Table not found");
+                },
+                else => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .InternalServerError, "Failed to delete item");
+                },
+            }
+            return;
+        };
+
+        response.setBody("{}") catch {};
+    }
+
+    fn handleQuery(self: *Self, request: *const http.Request, response: *http.Response) void {
+        const table_name = extractJsonString(request.body, "TableName") orelse {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ValidationException, "Missing TableName");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        // Simplified: extract partition key from KeyConditionExpression
+        // In production, would need full expression parsing
+        const pk_value = extractJsonString(request.body, ":pk") orelse "default";
+
+        const items = self.engine.query(table_name, pk_value, null) catch |err| {
+            switch (err) {
+                storage.StorageError.TableNotFound => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ResourceNotFoundException, "Table not found");
+                },
+                else => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .InternalServerError, "Query failed");
+                },
+            }
+            return;
+        };
+        defer {
+            for (items) |item| self.allocator.free(item);
+            self.allocator.free(items);
+        }
+
+        self.writeItemsResponse(response, items);
+    }
+
+    fn handleScan(self: *Self, request: *const http.Request, response: *http.Response) void {
+        const table_name = extractJsonString(request.body, "TableName") orelse {
+            _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ValidationException, "Missing TableName");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        const items = self.engine.scan(table_name, null) catch |err| {
+            switch (err) {
+                storage.StorageError.TableNotFound => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .ResourceNotFoundException, "Table not found");
+                },
+                else => {
+                    _ = self.errorResponse(response, .InternalServerError, "Scan failed");
+                },
+            }
+            return;
+        };
+        defer {
+            for (items) |item| self.allocator.free(item);
+            self.allocator.free(items);
+        }
+
+        self.writeItemsResponse(response, items);
+    }
+
+    fn writeItemsResponse(self: *Self, response: *http.Response, items: []const []const u8) void {
+        var buf = std.ArrayList(u8){};
+        defer buf.deinit(self.allocator);
+        const writer = buf.writer(self.allocator);
+
+        writer.writeAll("{\"Items\":[") catch return;
+        for (items, 0..) |item, i| {
+            if (i > 0) writer.writeByte(',') catch return;
+            writer.writeAll(item) catch return;
+        }
+        writer.print("],\"Count\":{d},\"ScannedCount\":{d}}}", .{ items.len, items.len }) catch return;
+
+        response.setBody(buf.items) catch {};
+    }
+
+    fn errorResponse(self: *Self, response: *http.Response, err_type: types.DynamoDBErrorType, message: []const u8) http.Response {
+        response.setStatus(switch (err_type) {
+            .ResourceNotFoundException => .not_found,
+            .ResourceInUseException => .conflict,
+            .ValidationException => .bad_request,
+            else => .internal_server_error,
+        });
+
+        const body = err_type.toErrorResponse(message, self.allocator) catch return response.*;
+        response.setBody(body) catch {};
+        self.allocator.free(body);
+        return response.*;
+    }
+};
+
+fn extractJsonString(json_data: []const u8, key: []const u8) ?[]const u8 {
+    // Search for "key":"value" pattern
+    var search_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
+    const search = std.fmt.bufPrint(&search_buf, "\"{s}\":\"", .{key}) catch return null;
+
+    const start = std.mem.indexOf(u8, json_data, search) orelse return null;
+    const value_start = start + search.len;
+    const value_end = std.mem.indexOfPos(u8, json_data, value_start, "\"") orelse return null;
+    return json_data[value_start..value_end];
+}
+
+// Global handler for use with http.Server
+var global_handler: ?*ApiHandler = null;
+
+pub fn setGlobalHandler(handler: *ApiHandler) void {
+    global_handler = handler;
+}
+
+pub fn httpHandler(request: *const http.Request, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) http.Response {
+    if (global_handler) |h| {
+        return h.handle(request);
+    }
+
+    var response = http.Response.init(allocator);
+    response.setStatus(.internal_server_error);
+    response.setBody("{\"error\":\"Handler not initialized\"}") catch {};
+    return response;
+}
--- a/src/dynamodb/storage.zig
+++ b/src/dynamodb/storage.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+/// Storage engine mapping DynamoDB operations to RocksDB
+const std = @import("std");
+const rocksdb = @import("../rocksdb.zig");
+const types = @import("types.zig");
+
+pub const StorageError = error{
+    TableNotFound,
+    TableAlreadyExists,
+    ItemNotFound,
+    InvalidKey,
+    SerializationError,
+    RocksDBError,
+    OutOfMemory,
+};
+
+/// Key prefixes for different data types in RocksDB
+const KeyPrefix = struct {
+    /// Table metadata: _meta:{table_name}
+    const meta = "_meta:";
+    /// Item data: _data:{table_name}:{partition_key}[:{sort_key}]
+    const data = "_data:";
+    /// Global secondary index: _gsi:{table_name}:{index_name}:{pk}:{sk}
+    const gsi = "_gsi:";
+    /// Local secondary index: _lsi:{table_name}:{index_name}:{pk}:{sk}
+    const lsi = "_lsi:";
+};
+
+pub const StorageEngine = struct {
+    db: rocksdb.DB,
+    allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+
+    const Self = @This();
+
+    pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, data_dir: [*:0]const u8) !Self {
+        const db = rocksdb.DB.open(data_dir, true) catch return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+        return Self{
+            .db = db,
+            .allocator = allocator,
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
+        self.db.close();
+    }
+
+    // === Table Operations ===
+
+    pub fn createTable(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8, key_schema: []const types.KeySchemaElement, attribute_definitions: []const types.AttributeDefinition) StorageError!types.TableDescription {
+        // Check if table already exists
+        const meta_key = try self.buildMetaKey(table_name);
+        defer self.allocator.free(meta_key);
+
+        const existing = self.db.get(self.allocator, meta_key) catch return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+        if (existing) |e| {
+            self.allocator.free(e);
+            return StorageError.TableAlreadyExists;
+        }
+
+        // Create table metadata
+        const now = std.time.timestamp();
+        const desc = types.TableDescription{
+            .table_name = table_name,
+            .key_schema = key_schema,
+            .attribute_definitions = attribute_definitions,
+            .table_status = .ACTIVE,
+            .creation_date_time = now,
+            .item_count = 0,
+            .table_size_bytes = 0,
+        };
+
+        // Serialize and store
+        const meta_value = try self.serializeTableMetadata(desc);
+        defer self.allocator.free(meta_value);
+
+        self.db.put(meta_key, meta_value) catch return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+        return desc;
+    }
+
+    pub fn deleteTable(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8) StorageError!void {
+        const meta_key = try self.buildMetaKey(table_name);
+        defer self.allocator.free(meta_key);
+
+        // Verify table exists
+        const existing = self.db.get(self.allocator, meta_key) catch return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+        if (existing == null) return StorageError.TableNotFound;
+        self.allocator.free(existing.?);
+
+        // Delete all items with this table's prefix
+        const data_prefix = try self.buildDataPrefix(table_name);
+        defer self.allocator.free(data_prefix);
+
+        var batch = rocksdb.WriteBatch.init() orelse return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+        defer batch.deinit();
+
+        // Scan and delete all matching keys
+        var iter = rocksdb.Iterator.init(&self.db) orelse return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+        defer iter.deinit();
+
+        iter.seek(data_prefix);
+        while (iter.valid()) {
+            const key = iter.key() orelse break;
+            if (!std.mem.startsWith(u8, key, data_prefix)) break;
+            batch.delete(key);
+            iter.next();
+        }
+
+        // Delete metadata
+        batch.delete(meta_key);
+
+        batch.write(&self.db) catch return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+    }
+
+    pub fn describeTable(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8) StorageError!types.TableDescription {
+        const meta_key = try self.buildMetaKey(table_name);
+        defer self.allocator.free(meta_key);
+
+        const meta_value = self.db.get(self.allocator, meta_key) catch return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+        if (meta_value == null) return StorageError.TableNotFound;
+        defer self.allocator.free(meta_value.?);
+
+        return self.deserializeTableMetadata(meta_value.?);
+    }
+
+    pub fn listTables(self: *Self) StorageError![][]const u8 {
+        var tables = std.ArrayList([]const u8){};
+        errdefer {
+            for (tables.items) |t| self.allocator.free(t);
+            tables.deinit(self.allocator);
+        }
+
+        var iter = rocksdb.Iterator.init(&self.db) orelse return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+        defer iter.deinit();
+
+        iter.seek(KeyPrefix.meta);
+        while (iter.valid()) {
+            const key = iter.key() orelse break;
+            if (!std.mem.startsWith(u8, key, KeyPrefix.meta)) break;
+
+            const table_name = key[KeyPrefix.meta.len..];
+            const owned_name = self.allocator.dupe(u8, table_name) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+            tables.append(self.allocator, owned_name) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+
+            iter.next();
+        }
+
+        return tables.toOwnedSlice(self.allocator) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+    }
+
+    // === Item Operations ===
+
+    pub fn putItem(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8, item_json: []const u8) StorageError!void {
+        // Verify table exists
+        const meta_key = try self.buildMetaKey(table_name);
+        defer self.allocator.free(meta_key);
+
+        const meta = self.db.get(self.allocator, meta_key) catch return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+        if (meta == null) return StorageError.TableNotFound;
+        defer self.allocator.free(meta.?);
+
+        // Extract key from item (simplified - assumes key is extractable from JSON)
+        const item_key = try self.extractKeyFromItem(table_name, item_json);
+        defer self.allocator.free(item_key);
+
+        self.db.put(item_key, item_json) catch return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+    }
+
+    pub fn getItem(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8, key_json: []const u8) StorageError!?[]u8 {
+        const item_key = try self.buildItemKey(table_name, key_json);
+        defer self.allocator.free(item_key);
+
+        return self.db.get(self.allocator, item_key) catch return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+    }
+
+    pub fn deleteItem(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8, key_json: []const u8) StorageError!void {
+        const item_key = try self.buildItemKey(table_name, key_json);
+        defer self.allocator.free(item_key);
+
+        self.db.delete(item_key) catch return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+    }
+
+    pub fn scan(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8, limit: ?usize) StorageError![][]const u8 {
+        const data_prefix = try self.buildDataPrefix(table_name);
+        defer self.allocator.free(data_prefix);
+
+        var items = std.ArrayList([]const u8){};
+        errdefer {
+            for (items.items) |item| self.allocator.free(item);
+            items.deinit(self.allocator);
+        }
+
+        var iter = rocksdb.Iterator.init(&self.db) orelse return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+        defer iter.deinit();
+
+        var count: usize = 0;
+        const max_items = limit orelse std.math.maxInt(usize);
+
+        iter.seek(data_prefix);
+        while (iter.valid() and count < max_items) {
+            const key = iter.key() orelse break;
+            if (!std.mem.startsWith(u8, key, data_prefix)) break;
+
+            const value = iter.value() orelse break;
+            const owned_value = self.allocator.dupe(u8, value) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+            items.append(self.allocator, owned_value) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+
+            count += 1;
+            iter.next();
+        }
+
+        return items.toOwnedSlice(self.allocator) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+    }
+
+    pub fn query(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8, partition_key: []const u8, limit: ?usize) StorageError![][]const u8 {
+        // Build prefix for this partition
+        const prefix = try self.buildPartitionPrefix(table_name, partition_key);
+        defer self.allocator.free(prefix);
+
+        var items = std.ArrayList([]const u8){};
+        errdefer {
+            for (items.items) |item| self.allocator.free(item);
+            items.deinit(self.allocator);
+        }
+
+        var iter = rocksdb.Iterator.init(&self.db) orelse return StorageError.RocksDBError;
+        defer iter.deinit();
+
+        var count: usize = 0;
+        const max_items = limit orelse std.math.maxInt(usize);
+
+        iter.seek(prefix);
+        while (iter.valid() and count < max_items) {
+            const key = iter.key() orelse break;
+            if (!std.mem.startsWith(u8, key, prefix)) break;
+
+            const value = iter.value() orelse break;
+            const owned_value = self.allocator.dupe(u8, value) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+            items.append(self.allocator, owned_value) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+
+            count += 1;
+            iter.next();
+        }
+
+        return items.toOwnedSlice(self.allocator) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+    }
+
+    // === Key Building Helpers ===
+
+    fn buildMetaKey(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8) StorageError![]u8 {
+        return std.fmt.allocPrint(self.allocator, "{s}{s}", .{ KeyPrefix.meta, table_name }) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+    }
+
+    fn buildDataPrefix(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8) StorageError![]u8 {
+        return std.fmt.allocPrint(self.allocator, "{s}{s}:", .{ KeyPrefix.data, table_name }) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+    }
+
+    fn buildPartitionPrefix(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8, partition_key: []const u8) StorageError![]u8 {
+        return std.fmt.allocPrint(self.allocator, "{s}{s}:{s}", .{ KeyPrefix.data, table_name, partition_key }) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+    }
+
+    fn buildItemKey(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8, key_json: []const u8) StorageError![]u8 {
+        // Parse the key JSON to extract partition key (and sort key if present)
+        // For now, use simplified key extraction
+        const pk = extractStringValue(key_json, "pk") orelse extractStringValue(key_json, "PK") orelse return StorageError.InvalidKey;
+        const sk = extractStringValue(key_json, "sk") orelse extractStringValue(key_json, "SK");
+
+        if (sk) |sort_key| {
+            return std.fmt.allocPrint(self.allocator, "{s}{s}:{s}:{s}", .{ KeyPrefix.data, table_name, pk, sort_key }) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+        } else {
+            return std.fmt.allocPrint(self.allocator, "{s}{s}:{s}", .{ KeyPrefix.data, table_name, pk }) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn extractKeyFromItem(self: *Self, table_name: []const u8, item_json: []const u8) StorageError![]u8 {
+        return self.buildItemKey(table_name, item_json);
+    }
+
+    // === Serialization Helpers ===
+
+    fn serializeTableMetadata(self: *Self, desc: types.TableDescription) StorageError![]u8 {
+        var buf = std.ArrayList(u8){};
+        errdefer buf.deinit(self.allocator);
+        const writer = buf.writer(self.allocator);
+
+        writer.print("{{\"TableName\":\"{s}\",\"TableStatus\":\"{s}\",\"CreationDateTime\":{d},\"ItemCount\":{d},\"TableSizeBytes\":{d},\"KeySchema\":[", .{
+            desc.table_name,
+            desc.table_status.toString(),
+            desc.creation_date_time,
+            desc.item_count,
+            desc.table_size_bytes,
+        }) catch return StorageError.SerializationError;
+
+        for (desc.key_schema, 0..) |ks, i| {
+            if (i > 0) writer.writeByte(',') catch return StorageError.SerializationError;
+            writer.print("{{\"AttributeName\":\"{s}\",\"KeyType\":\"{s}\"}}", .{
+                ks.attribute_name,
+                ks.key_type.toString(),
+            }) catch return StorageError.SerializationError;
+        }
+
+        writer.writeAll("],\"AttributeDefinitions\":[") catch return StorageError.SerializationError;
+
+        for (desc.attribute_definitions, 0..) |ad, i| {
+            if (i > 0) writer.writeByte(',') catch return StorageError.SerializationError;
+            writer.print("{{\"AttributeName\":\"{s}\",\"AttributeType\":\"{s}\"}}", .{
+                ad.attribute_name,
+                ad.attribute_type.toString(),
+            }) catch return StorageError.SerializationError;
+        }
+
+        writer.writeAll("]}") catch return StorageError.SerializationError;
+
+        return buf.toOwnedSlice(self.allocator) catch return StorageError.OutOfMemory;
+    }
+
+    fn deserializeTableMetadata(self: *Self, data: []const u8) StorageError!types.TableDescription {
+        // Simplified deserialization - in production, use proper JSON parsing
+        _ = self;
+
+        const table_name = extractStringValue(data, "TableName") orelse return StorageError.SerializationError;
+        const status_str = extractStringValue(data, "TableStatus") orelse "ACTIVE";
+
+        const status: types.TableStatus = if (std.mem.eql(u8, status_str, "ACTIVE"))
+            .ACTIVE
+        else if (std.mem.eql(u8, status_str, "CREATING"))
+            .CREATING
+        else
+            .ACTIVE;
+
+        return types.TableDescription{
+            .table_name = table_name,
+            .key_schema = &[_]types.KeySchemaElement{},
+            .attribute_definitions = &[_]types.AttributeDefinition{},
+            .table_status = status,
+            .creation_date_time = 0,
+            .item_count = 0,
+            .table_size_bytes = 0,
+        };
+    }
+};
+
+/// Simple JSON string value extraction (production code should use std.json)
+fn extractStringValue(json_data: []const u8, key: []const u8) ?[]const u8 {
+    // Look for "key":"value" pattern
+    var search_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
+    const search_pattern = std.fmt.bufPrint(&search_buf, "\"{s}\":\"", .{key}) catch return null;
+    const start = std.mem.indexOf(u8, json_data, search_pattern) orelse return null;
+    const value_start = start + search_pattern.len;
+    const value_end = std.mem.indexOfPos(u8, json_data, value_start, "\"") orelse return null;
+    return json_data[value_start..value_end];
+}
+
+test "storage basic operations" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    const path = "/tmp/test_storage";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var engine = try StorageEngine.init(allocator, path);
+    defer engine.deinit();
+
+    // Create table
+    const key_schema = [_]types.KeySchemaElement{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .key_type = .HASH },
+    };
+    const attr_defs = [_]types.AttributeDefinition{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .attribute_type = .S },
+    };
+
+    _ = try engine.createTable("TestTable", &key_schema, &attr_defs);
+
+    // List tables
+    const tables = try engine.listTables();
+    defer {
+        for (tables) |t| allocator.free(t);
+        allocator.free(tables);
+    }
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 1), tables.len);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("TestTable", tables[0]);
+
+    // Delete table
+    try engine.deleteTable("TestTable");
+
+    // Verify deleted
+    const tables2 = try engine.listTables();
+    defer allocator.free(tables2);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 0), tables2.len);
+}
--- a/src/dynamodb/types.zig
+++ b/src/dynamodb/types.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+/// DynamoDB protocol types and serialization
+const std = @import("std");
+
+/// DynamoDB AttributeValue - the core data type
+pub const AttributeValue = union(enum) {
+    S: []const u8, // String
+    N: []const u8, // Number (stored as string)
+    B: []const u8, // Binary (base64)
+    SS: []const []const u8, // String Set
+    NS: []const []const u8, // Number Set
+    BS: []const []const u8, // Binary Set
+    M: std.StringHashMap(AttributeValue), // Map
+    L: []const AttributeValue, // List
+    NULL: bool, // Null
+    BOOL: bool, // Boolean
+};
+
+pub const Item = std.StringHashMap(AttributeValue);
+
+pub const KeyType = enum {
+    HASH,
+    RANGE,
+
+    pub fn toString(self: KeyType) []const u8 {
+        return switch (self) {
+            .HASH => "HASH",
+            .RANGE => "RANGE",
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn fromString(s: []const u8) ?KeyType {
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, s, "HASH")) return .HASH;
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, s, "RANGE")) return .RANGE;
+        return null;
+    }
+};
+
+pub const ScalarAttributeType = enum {
+    S,
+    N,
+    B,
+
+    pub fn toString(self: ScalarAttributeType) []const u8 {
+        return switch (self) {
+            .S => "S",
+            .N => "N",
+            .B => "B",
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn fromString(s: []const u8) ?ScalarAttributeType {
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, s, "S")) return .S;
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, s, "N")) return .N;
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, s, "B")) return .B;
+        return null;
+    }
+};
+
+pub const KeySchemaElement = struct {
+    attribute_name: []const u8,
+    key_type: KeyType,
+};
+
+pub const AttributeDefinition = struct {
+    attribute_name: []const u8,
+    attribute_type: ScalarAttributeType,
+};
+
+pub const TableStatus = enum {
+    CREATING,
+    UPDATING,
+    DELETING,
+    ACTIVE,
+    INACCESSIBLE_ENCRYPTION_CREDENTIALS,
+    ARCHIVING,
+    ARCHIVED,
+
+    pub fn toString(self: TableStatus) []const u8 {
+        return switch (self) {
+            .CREATING => "CREATING",
+            .UPDATING => "UPDATING",
+            .DELETING => "DELETING",
+            .ACTIVE => "ACTIVE",
+            .INACCESSIBLE_ENCRYPTION_CREDENTIALS => "INACCESSIBLE_ENCRYPTION_CREDENTIALS",
+            .ARCHIVING => "ARCHIVING",
+            .ARCHIVED => "ARCHIVED",
+        };
+    }
+};
+
+pub const TableDescription = struct {
+    table_name: []const u8,
+    key_schema: []const KeySchemaElement,
+    attribute_definitions: []const AttributeDefinition,
+    table_status: TableStatus,
+    creation_date_time: i64,
+    item_count: u64,
+    table_size_bytes: u64,
+};
+
+/// DynamoDB operation types parsed from X-Amz-Target header
+pub const Operation = enum {
+    CreateTable,
+    DeleteTable,
+    DescribeTable,
+    ListTables,
+    UpdateTable,
+    PutItem,
+    GetItem,
+    DeleteItem,
+    UpdateItem,
+    Query,
+    Scan,
+    BatchGetItem,
+    BatchWriteItem,
+    TransactGetItems,
+    TransactWriteItems,
+    Unknown,
+
+    pub fn fromTarget(target: []const u8) Operation {
+        // Format: DynamoDB_20120810.OperationName
+        const prefix = "DynamoDB_20120810.";
+        if (!std.mem.startsWith(u8, target, prefix)) return .Unknown;
+
+        const op_name = target[prefix.len..];
+        const map = std.StaticStringMap(Operation).initComptime(.{
+            .{ "CreateTable", .CreateTable },
+            .{ "DeleteTable", .DeleteTable },
+            .{ "DescribeTable", .DescribeTable },
+            .{ "ListTables", .ListTables },
+            .{ "UpdateTable", .UpdateTable },
+            .{ "PutItem", .PutItem },
+            .{ "GetItem", .GetItem },
+            .{ "DeleteItem", .DeleteItem },
+            .{ "UpdateItem", .UpdateItem },
+            .{ "Query", .Query },
+            .{ "Scan", .Scan },
+            .{ "BatchGetItem", .BatchGetItem },
+            .{ "BatchWriteItem", .BatchWriteItem },
+            .{ "TransactGetItems", .TransactGetItems },
+            .{ "TransactWriteItems", .TransactWriteItems },
+        });
+        return map.get(op_name) orelse .Unknown;
+    }
+};
+
+/// DynamoDB error types
+pub const DynamoDBErrorType = enum {
+    ValidationException,
+    ResourceNotFoundException,
+    ResourceInUseException,
+    ConditionalCheckFailedException,
+    ProvisionedThroughputExceededException,
+    ItemCollectionSizeLimitExceededException,
+    InternalServerError,
+    SerializationException,
+
+    pub fn toErrorResponse(self: DynamoDBErrorType, message: []const u8, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
+        const type_str = switch (self) {
+            .ValidationException => "com.amazonaws.dynamodb.v20120810#ValidationException",
+            .ResourceNotFoundException => "com.amazonaws.dynamodb.v20120810#ResourceNotFoundException",
+            .ResourceInUseException => "com.amazonaws.dynamodb.v20120810#ResourceInUseException",
+            .ConditionalCheckFailedException => "com.amazonaws.dynamodb.v20120810#ConditionalCheckFailedException",
+            .ProvisionedThroughputExceededException => "com.amazonaws.dynamodb.v20120810#ProvisionedThroughputExceededException",
+            .ItemCollectionSizeLimitExceededException => "com.amazonaws.dynamodb.v20120810#ItemCollectionSizeLimitExceededException",
+            .InternalServerError => "com.amazonaws.dynamodb.v20120810#InternalServerError",
+            .SerializationException => "com.amazonaws.dynamodb.v20120810#SerializationException",
+        };
+
+        return std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{{\"__type\":\"{s}\",\"message\":\"{s}\"}}", .{ type_str, message });
+    }
+};
+
+// JSON serialization helpers for DynamoDB format
+pub const json = struct {
+    /// Serialize AttributeValue to DynamoDB JSON format
+    pub fn serializeAttributeValue(writer: anytype, value: AttributeValue) !void {
+        switch (value) {
+            .S => |s| try writer.print("{{\"S\":\"{s}\"}}", .{s}),
+            .N => |n| try writer.print("{{\"N\":\"{s}\"}}", .{n}),
+            .B => |b| try writer.print("{{\"B\":\"{s}\"}}", .{b}),
+            .BOOL => |b| try writer.print("{{\"BOOL\":{}}}", .{b}),
+            .NULL => try writer.writeAll("{\"NULL\":true}"),
+            .SS => |ss| {
+                try writer.writeAll("{\"SS\":[");
+                for (ss, 0..) |s, i| {
+                    if (i > 0) try writer.writeByte(',');
+                    try writer.print("\"{s}\"", .{s});
+                }
+                try writer.writeAll("]}");
+            },
+            .NS => |ns| {
+                try writer.writeAll("{\"NS\":[");
+                for (ns, 0..) |n, i| {
+                    if (i > 0) try writer.writeByte(',');
+                    try writer.print("\"{s}\"", .{n});
+                }
+                try writer.writeAll("]}");
+            },
+            .BS => |bs| {
+                try writer.writeAll("{\"BS\":[");
+                for (bs, 0..) |b, i| {
+                    if (i > 0) try writer.writeByte(',');
+                    try writer.print("\"{s}\"", .{b});
+                }
+                try writer.writeAll("]}");
+            },
+            .L => |list| {
+                try writer.writeAll("{\"L\":[");
+                for (list, 0..) |item, i| {
+                    if (i > 0) try writer.writeByte(',');
+                    try serializeAttributeValue(writer, item);
+                }
+                try writer.writeAll("]}");
+            },
+            .M => |map| {
+                try writer.writeAll("{\"M\":{");
+                var first = true;
+                var iter = map.iterator();
+                while (iter.next()) |entry| {
+                    if (!first) try writer.writeByte(',');
+                    first = false;
+                    try writer.print("\"{s}\":", .{entry.key_ptr.*});
+                    try serializeAttributeValue(writer, entry.value_ptr.*);
+                }
+                try writer.writeAll("}}");
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Serialize an Item (map of attribute name to AttributeValue)
+    pub fn serializeItem(writer: anytype, item: Item) !void {
+        try writer.writeByte('{');
+        var first = true;
+        var iter = item.iterator();
+        while (iter.next()) |entry| {
+            if (!first) try writer.writeByte(',');
+            first = false;
+            try writer.print("\"{s}\":", .{entry.key_ptr.*});
+            try serializeAttributeValue(writer, entry.value_ptr.*);
+        }
+        try writer.writeByte('}');
+    }
+};
+
+test "operation from target" {
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(Operation.CreateTable, Operation.fromTarget("DynamoDB_20120810.CreateTable"));
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(Operation.PutItem, Operation.fromTarget("DynamoDB_20120810.PutItem"));
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(Operation.Unknown, Operation.fromTarget("Invalid"));
+}
--- a/src/http.zig
+++ b/src/http.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,322 @@
+/// Simple HTTP server for DynamoDB API
+const std = @import("std");
+const net = std.net;
+const mem = std.mem;
+
+pub const Method = enum {
+    GET,
+    POST,
+    PUT,
+    DELETE,
+    OPTIONS,
+    HEAD,
+    PATCH,
+
+    pub fn fromString(s: []const u8) ?Method {
+        const map = std.StaticStringMap(Method).initComptime(.{
+            .{ "GET", .GET },
+            .{ "POST", .POST },
+            .{ "PUT", .PUT },
+            .{ "DELETE", .DELETE },
+            .{ "OPTIONS", .OPTIONS },
+            .{ "HEAD", .HEAD },
+            .{ "PATCH", .PATCH },
+        });
+        return map.get(s);
+    }
+};
+
+pub const StatusCode = enum(u16) {
+    ok = 200,
+    created = 201,
+    no_content = 204,
+    bad_request = 400,
+    unauthorized = 401,
+    forbidden = 403,
+    not_found = 404,
+    method_not_allowed = 405,
+    conflict = 409,
+    internal_server_error = 500,
+    service_unavailable = 503,
+
+    pub fn phrase(self: StatusCode) []const u8 {
+        return switch (self) {
+            .ok => "OK",
+            .created => "Created",
+            .no_content => "No Content",
+            .bad_request => "Bad Request",
+            .unauthorized => "Unauthorized",
+            .forbidden => "Forbidden",
+            .not_found => "Not Found",
+            .method_not_allowed => "Method Not Allowed",
+            .conflict => "Conflict",
+            .internal_server_error => "Internal Server Error",
+            .service_unavailable => "Service Unavailable",
+        };
+    }
+};
+
+pub const Header = struct {
+    name: []const u8,
+    value: []const u8,
+};
+
+pub const Request = struct {
+    method: Method,
+    path: []const u8,
+    headers: []const Header,
+    body: []const u8,
+    raw_data: []const u8,
+
+    pub fn getHeader(self: *const Request, name: []const u8) ?[]const u8 {
+        for (self.headers) |h| {
+            if (std.ascii.eqlIgnoreCase(h.name, name)) {
+                return h.value;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+};
+
+pub const Response = struct {
+    status: StatusCode,
+    headers: std.ArrayList(Header),
+    body: std.ArrayList(u8),
+    allocator: mem.Allocator,
+
+    pub fn init(allocator: mem.Allocator) Response {
+        return .{
+            .status = .ok,
+            .headers = std.ArrayList(Header){},
+            .body = std.ArrayList(u8){},
+            .allocator = allocator,
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Response) void {
+        self.headers.deinit(self.allocator);
+        self.body.deinit(self.allocator);
+    }
+
+    pub fn setStatus(self: *Response, status: StatusCode) void {
+        self.status = status;
+    }
+
+    pub fn addHeader(self: *Response, name: []const u8, value: []const u8) !void {
+        try self.headers.append(self.allocator, .{ .name = name, .value = value });
+    }
+
+    pub fn setBody(self: *Response, data: []const u8) !void {
+        self.body.clearRetainingCapacity();
+        try self.body.appendSlice(self.allocator, data);
+    }
+
+    pub fn appendBody(self: *Response, data: []const u8) !void {
+        try self.body.appendSlice(self.allocator, data);
+    }
+
+    pub fn serialize(self: *Response, allocator: mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
+        var buf = std.ArrayList(u8){};
+        errdefer buf.deinit(allocator);
+        const writer = buf.writer(allocator);
+
+        // Status line
+        try writer.print("HTTP/1.1 {d} {s}\r\n", .{ @intFromEnum(self.status), self.status.phrase() });
+
+        // Content-Length header
+        try writer.print("Content-Length: {d}\r\n", .{self.body.items.len});
+
+        // Custom headers
+        for (self.headers.items) |h| {
+            try writer.print("{s}: {s}\r\n", .{ h.name, h.value });
+        }
+
+        // End of headers
+        try writer.writeAll("\r\n");
+
+        // Body
+        try writer.writeAll(self.body.items);
+
+        return buf.toOwnedSlice(allocator);
+    }
+};
+
+pub const RequestHandler = *const fn (*const Request, mem.Allocator) Response;
+
+pub const Server = struct {
+    allocator: mem.Allocator,
+    address: net.Address,
+    handler: RequestHandler,
+    running: std.atomic.Value(bool),
+    listener: ?net.Server,
+
+    const Self = @This();
+
+    pub fn init(allocator: mem.Allocator, host: []const u8, port: u16, handler: RequestHandler) !Self {
+        const address = try net.Address.parseIp(host, port);
+        return Self{
+            .allocator = allocator,
+            .address = address,
+            .handler = handler,
+            .running = std.atomic.Value(bool).init(false),
+            .listener = null,
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn start(self: *Self) !void {
+        self.listener = try self.address.listen(.{
+            .reuse_address = true,
+        });
+        self.running.store(true, .release);
+
+        std.log.info("Server listening on {any}", .{self.address});
+
+        while (self.running.load(.acquire)) {
+            const conn = self.listener.?.accept() catch |err| {
+                if (err == error.SocketNotListening) break;
+                std.log.err("Accept error: {any}", .{err});
+                continue;
+            };
+
+            // Spawn thread for each connection
+            const thread = std.Thread.spawn(.{}, handleConnection, .{ self, conn }) catch |err| {
+                std.log.err("Thread spawn error: {any}", .{err});
+                conn.stream.close();
+                continue;
+            };
+            thread.detach();
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn handleConnection(self: *Self, conn: net.Server.Connection) void {
+        defer conn.stream.close();
+
+        var buf: [65536]u8 = undefined;
+        var total_read: usize = 0;
+
+        // Read request
+        while (total_read < buf.len) {
+            const n = conn.stream.read(buf[total_read..]) catch |err| {
+                std.log.err("Read error: {any}", .{err});
+                return;
+            };
+            if (n == 0) break;
+            total_read += n;
+
+            // Check if we have complete headers
+            if (mem.indexOf(u8, buf[0..total_read], "\r\n\r\n")) |header_end| {
+                // Parse Content-Length if present
+                const headers = buf[0..header_end];
+                var content_length: usize = 0;
+
+                var lines = mem.splitSequence(u8, headers, "\r\n");
+                while (lines.next()) |line| {
+                    if (std.ascii.startsWithIgnoreCase(line, "content-length:")) {
+                        const val = mem.trim(u8, line["content-length:".len..], " ");
+                        content_length = std.fmt.parseInt(usize, val, 10) catch 0;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                const body_start = header_end + 4;
+                const body_received = total_read - body_start;
+
+                if (body_received >= content_length) break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (total_read == 0) return;
+
+        // Parse and handle request
+        const request = parseRequest(self.allocator, buf[0..total_read]) catch |err| {
+            std.log.err("Parse error: {any}", .{err});
+            const error_response = "HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n";
+            _ = conn.stream.write(error_response) catch {};
+            return;
+        };
+        defer self.allocator.free(request.headers);
+
+        var response = self.handler(&request, self.allocator);
+        defer response.deinit();
+
+        const response_data = response.serialize(self.allocator) catch |err| {
+            std.log.err("Serialize error: {any}", .{err});
+            return;
+        };
+        defer self.allocator.free(response_data);
+
+        _ = conn.stream.write(response_data) catch |err| {
+            std.log.err("Write error: {any}", .{err});
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn stop(self: *Self) void {
+        self.running.store(false, .release);
+        if (self.listener) |*l| {
+            l.deinit();
+            self.listener = null;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+fn parseRequest(allocator: mem.Allocator, data: []const u8) !Request {
+    // Find end of headers
+    const header_end = mem.indexOf(u8, data, "\r\n\r\n") orelse return error.InvalidRequest;
+
+    // Parse request line
+    var lines = mem.splitSequence(u8, data[0..header_end], "\r\n");
+    const request_line = lines.next() orelse return error.InvalidRequest;
+
+    var parts = mem.splitScalar(u8, request_line, ' ');
+    const method_str = parts.next() orelse return error.InvalidRequest;
+    const path = parts.next() orelse return error.InvalidRequest;
+
+    const method = Method.fromString(method_str) orelse return error.InvalidMethod;
+
+    // Parse headers
+    var headers = std.ArrayList(Header){};
+    errdefer headers.deinit(allocator);
+
+    while (lines.next()) |line| {
+        if (line.len == 0) break;
+        const colon = mem.indexOf(u8, line, ":") orelse continue;
+        const name = mem.trim(u8, line[0..colon], " ");
+        const value = mem.trim(u8, line[colon + 1 ..], " ");
+        try headers.append(allocator, .{ .name = name, .value = value });
+    }
+
+    // Body is after \r\n\r\n
+    const body_start = header_end + 4;
+    const body = if (body_start < data.len) data[body_start..] else "";
+
+    return Request{
+        .method = method,
+        .path = path,
+        .headers = try headers.toOwnedSlice(allocator),
+        .body = body,
+        .raw_data = data,
+    };
+}
+
+// Tests
+test "parse simple request" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+    const raw = "GET /health HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: localhost\r\n\r\n";
+
+    const req = try parseRequest(allocator, raw);
+    defer allocator.free(req.headers);
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(Method.GET, req.method);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("/health", req.path);
+}
+
+test "parse request with body" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+    const raw = "POST /items HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: localhost\r\nContent-Length: 13\r\n\r\n{\"key\":\"val\"}";
+
+    const req = try parseRequest(allocator, raw);
+    defer allocator.free(req.headers);
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(Method.POST, req.method);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("{\"key\":\"val\"}", req.body);
+}
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/// ZynamoDB - A DynamoDB-compatible database using RocksDB
+const std = @import("std");
+const http = @import("http.zig");
+const rocksdb = @import("rocksdb.zig");
+const storage = @import("dynamodb/storage.zig");
+const handler = @import("dynamodb/handler.zig");
+
+const Config = struct {
+    host: []const u8 = "0.0.0.0",
+    port: u16 = 8000,
+    data_dir: [:0]const u8 = "./data",
+    verbose: bool = false,
+};
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+    defer _ = gpa.deinit();
+    const allocator = gpa.allocator();
+
+    // Parse command line args
+    const config = try parseArgs(allocator);
+
+    // Print banner
+    printBanner(config);
+
+    // Ensure data directory exists
+    std.fs.cwd().makePath(config.data_dir) catch |err| {
+        std.log.err("Failed to create data directory: {any}", .{err});
+        return;
+    };
+
+    // Initialize storage engine
+    var engine = storage.StorageEngine.init(allocator, config.data_dir) catch |err| {
+        std.log.err("Failed to initialize storage: {any}", .{err});
+        return;
+    };
+    defer engine.deinit();
+
+    std.log.info("Storage engine initialized at {s}", .{config.data_dir});
+
+    // Initialize API handler
+    var api_handler = handler.ApiHandler.init(allocator, &engine);
+    handler.setGlobalHandler(&api_handler);
+
+    // Start HTTP server
+    var server = try http.Server.init(allocator, config.host, config.port, handler.httpHandler);
+    defer server.stop();
+
+    std.log.info("Starting DynamoDB-compatible server on {s}:{d}", .{ config.host, config.port });
+    std.log.info("Ready to accept connections!", .{});
+
+    try server.start();
+}
+
+fn parseArgs(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !Config {
+    var config = Config{};
+    var args = try std.process.argsWithAllocator(allocator);
+    defer args.deinit();
+
+    // Skip program name
+    _ = args.next();
+
+    while (args.next()) |arg| {
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "--port") or std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "-p")) {
+            if (args.next()) |port_str| {
+                config.port = std.fmt.parseInt(u16, port_str, 10) catch 8000;
+            }
+        } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "--host") or std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "-h")) {
+            if (args.next()) |host| {
+                config.host = host;
+            }
+        } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "--data-dir") or std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "-d")) {
+            if (args.next()) |dir| {
+                // Need sentinel-terminated string for RocksDB
+                const owned = try allocator.dupeZ(u8, dir);
+                config.data_dir = owned;
+            }
+        } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "--verbose") or std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "-v")) {
+            config.verbose = true;
+        } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "--help")) {
+            printHelp();
+            std.process.exit(0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Check environment variables
+    if (std.posix.getenv("DYNAMODB_PORT")) |port_str| {
+        config.port = std.fmt.parseInt(u16, port_str, 10) catch config.port;
+    }
+    if (std.posix.getenv("ROCKSDB_DATA_DIR")) |dir| {
+        config.data_dir = std.mem.span(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(dir.ptr)));
+    }
+
+    return config;
+}
+
+fn printHelp() void {
+    const help =
+        \\ZynamoDB - DynamoDB-compatible database
+        \\
+        \\Usage: zynamodb [OPTIONS]
+        \\
+        \\Options:
+        \\  -p, --port <PORT>      Port to listen on (default: 8000)
+        \\  -h, --host <HOST>      Host to bind to (default: 0.0.0.0)
+        \\  -d, --data-dir <DIR>   Data directory (default: ./data)
+        \\  -v, --verbose          Enable verbose logging
+        \\      --help             Show this help message
+        \\
+        \\Environment Variables:
+        \\  DYNAMODB_PORT          Override port
+        \\  ROCKSDB_DATA_DIR       Override data directory
+        \\
+        \\Examples:
+        \\  zynamodb                           # Start with defaults
+        \\  zynamodb -p 8080 -d /var/lib/db   # Custom port and data dir
+        \\
+    ;
+    std.debug.print("{s}", .{help});
+}
+
+fn printBanner(config: Config) void {
+    const banner =
+        \\
+        \\  ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
+        \\  ║                                               ║
+        \\  ║   ███████╗██╗   ██╗███╗   ██╗ █████╗          ║
+        \\  ║   ╚══███╔╝╚██╗ ██╔╝████╗  ██║██╔══██╗         ║
+        \\  ║     ███╔╝  ╚████╔╝ ██╔██╗ ██║███████║         ║
+        \\  ║    ███╔╝    ╚██╔╝  ██║╚██╗██║██╔══██║         ║
+        \\  ║   ███████╗   ██║   ██║ ╚████║██║  ██║         ║
+        \\  ║   ╚══════╝   ╚═╝   ╚═╝  ╚═══╝╚═╝  ╚═╝         ║
+        \\  ║                                               ║
+        \\  ║   DynamoDB-Compatible Database                ║
+        \\  ║   Powered by RocksDB + Zig                    ║
+        \\  ║                                               ║
+        \\  ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
+        \\
+    ;
+    std.debug.print("{s}", .{banner});
+    std.debug.print("  Port: {d} | Data Dir: {s}\n\n", .{ config.port, config.data_dir });
+}
+
+// Re-export modules for testing
+pub const _rocksdb = rocksdb;
+pub const _http = http;
+pub const _storage = storage;
+pub const _handler = handler;
+
+test {
+    std.testing.refAllDeclsRecursive(@This());
+}
--- a/src/rocksdb.zig
+++ b/src/rocksdb.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+/// RocksDB bindings for Zig via the C API
+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub const c = @cImport({
+    @cInclude("rocksdb/c.h");
+});
+
+pub const RocksDBError = error{
+    OpenFailed,
+    WriteFailed,
+    ReadFailed,
+    DeleteFailed,
+    InvalidArgument,
+    Corruption,
+    NotFound,
+    IOError,
+    Unknown,
+};
+
+pub const DB = struct {
+    handle: *c.rocksdb_t,
+    options: *c.rocksdb_options_t,
+    write_options: *c.rocksdb_writeoptions_t,
+    read_options: *c.rocksdb_readoptions_t,
+
+    const Self = @This();
+
+    pub fn open(path: [*:0]const u8, create_if_missing: bool) RocksDBError!Self {
+        const options = c.rocksdb_options_create() orelse return RocksDBError.Unknown;
+        c.rocksdb_options_set_create_if_missing(options, if (create_if_missing) 1 else 0);
+
+        // Performance options
+        c.rocksdb_options_increase_parallelism(options, @as(c_int, @intCast(std.Thread.getCpuCount() catch 4)));
+        c.rocksdb_options_optimize_level_style_compaction(options, 512 * 1024 * 1024); // 512MB
+        c.rocksdb_options_set_compression(options, c.rocksdb_lz4_compression);
+
+        var err: [*c]u8 = null;
+        const db = c.rocksdb_open(options, path, &err);
+        if (err != null) {
+            defer c.rocksdb_free(err);
+            return RocksDBError.OpenFailed;
+        }
+
+        const write_options = c.rocksdb_writeoptions_create() orelse {
+            c.rocksdb_close(db);
+            c.rocksdb_options_destroy(options);
+            return RocksDBError.Unknown;
+        };
+
+        const read_options = c.rocksdb_readoptions_create() orelse {
+            c.rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(write_options);
+            c.rocksdb_close(db);
+            c.rocksdb_options_destroy(options);
+            return RocksDBError.Unknown;
+        };
+
+        return Self{
+            .handle = db.?,
+            .options = options,
+            .write_options = write_options,
+            .read_options = read_options,
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn close(self: *Self) void {
+        c.rocksdb_readoptions_destroy(self.read_options);
+        c.rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(self.write_options);
+        c.rocksdb_close(self.handle);
+        c.rocksdb_options_destroy(self.options);
+    }
+
+    pub fn put(self: *Self, key: []const u8, value: []const u8) RocksDBError!void {
+        var err: [*c]u8 = null;
+        c.rocksdb_put(
+            self.handle,
+            self.write_options,
+            key.ptr,
+            key.len,
+            value.ptr,
+            value.len,
+            &err,
+        );
+        if (err != null) {
+            defer c.rocksdb_free(err);
+            return RocksDBError.WriteFailed;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, key: []const u8) RocksDBError!?[]u8 {
+        var err: [*c]u8 = null;
+        var value_len: usize = 0;
+        const value = c.rocksdb_get(
+            self.handle,
+            self.read_options,
+            key.ptr,
+            key.len,
+            &value_len,
+            &err,
+        );
+        if (err != null) {
+            defer c.rocksdb_free(err);
+            return RocksDBError.ReadFailed;
+        }
+        if (value == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        defer c.rocksdb_free(value);
+
+        const result = allocator.alloc(u8, value_len) catch return RocksDBError.Unknown;
+        @memcpy(result, value[0..value_len]);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete(self: *Self, key: []const u8) RocksDBError!void {
+        var err: [*c]u8 = null;
+        c.rocksdb_delete(
+            self.handle,
+            self.write_options,
+            key.ptr,
+            key.len,
+            &err,
+        );
+        if (err != null) {
+            defer c.rocksdb_free(err);
+            return RocksDBError.DeleteFailed;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn flush(self: *Self) RocksDBError!void {
+        const flush_opts = c.rocksdb_flushoptions_create() orelse return RocksDBError.Unknown;
+        defer c.rocksdb_flushoptions_destroy(flush_opts);
+
+        var err: [*c]u8 = null;
+        c.rocksdb_flush(self.handle, flush_opts, &err);
+        if (err != null) {
+            defer c.rocksdb_free(err);
+            return RocksDBError.IOError;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+pub const WriteBatch = struct {
+    handle: *c.rocksdb_writebatch_t,
+
+    const Self = @This();
+
+    pub fn init() ?Self {
+        const handle = c.rocksdb_writebatch_create() orelse return null;
+        return Self{ .handle = handle };
+    }
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
+        c.rocksdb_writebatch_destroy(self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn put(self: *Self, key: []const u8, value: []const u8) void {
+        c.rocksdb_writebatch_put(self.handle, key.ptr, key.len, value.ptr, value.len);
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete(self: *Self, key: []const u8) void {
+        c.rocksdb_writebatch_delete(self.handle, key.ptr, key.len);
+    }
+
+    pub fn clear(self: *Self) void {
+        c.rocksdb_writebatch_clear(self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn write(self: *Self, db: *DB) RocksDBError!void {
+        var err: [*c]u8 = null;
+        c.rocksdb_write(db.handle, db.write_options, self.handle, &err);
+        if (err != null) {
+            defer c.rocksdb_free(err);
+            return RocksDBError.WriteFailed;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+pub const Iterator = struct {
+    handle: *c.rocksdb_iterator_t,
+
+    const Self = @This();
+
+    pub fn init(db: *DB) ?Self {
+        const handle = c.rocksdb_create_iterator(db.handle, db.read_options) orelse return null;
+        return Self{ .handle = handle };
+    }
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
+        c.rocksdb_iter_destroy(self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn seekToFirst(self: *Self) void {
+        c.rocksdb_iter_seek_to_first(self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn seekToLast(self: *Self) void {
+        c.rocksdb_iter_seek_to_last(self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn seek(self: *Self, target: []const u8) void {
+        c.rocksdb_iter_seek(self.handle, target.ptr, target.len);
+    }
+
+    pub fn seekForPrev(self: *Self, target: []const u8) void {
+        c.rocksdb_iter_seek_for_prev(self.handle, target.ptr, target.len);
+    }
+
+    pub fn valid(self: *Self) bool {
+        return c.rocksdb_iter_valid(self.handle) != 0;
+    }
+
+    pub fn next(self: *Self) void {
+        c.rocksdb_iter_next(self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn prev(self: *Self) void {
+        c.rocksdb_iter_prev(self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn key(self: *Self) ?[]const u8 {
+        var len: usize = 0;
+        const k = c.rocksdb_iter_key(self.handle, &len);
+        if (k == null) return null;
+        return k[0..len];
+    }
+
+    pub fn value(self: *Self) ?[]const u8 {
+        var len: usize = 0;
+        const v = c.rocksdb_iter_value(self.handle, &len);
+        if (v == null) return null;
+        return v[0..len];
+    }
+};
+
+// Tests
+test "rocksdb basic operations" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    // Use temp directory
+    const path = "/tmp/test_rocksdb_basic";
+    defer {
+        std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+    }
+
+    var db = try DB.open(path, true);
+    defer db.close();
+
+    // Put and get
+    try db.put("hello", "world");
+    const val = try db.get(allocator, "hello");
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("world", val.?);
+    allocator.free(val.?);
+
+    // Delete
+    try db.delete("hello");
+    const deleted = try db.get(allocator, "hello");
+    try std.testing.expect(deleted == null);
+}
+
+test "rocksdb write batch" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    const path = "/tmp/test_rocksdb_batch";
+    defer {
+        std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+    }
+
+    var db = try DB.open(path, true);
+    defer db.close();
+
+    var batch = WriteBatch.init() orelse unreachable;
+    defer batch.deinit();
+
+    batch.put("key1", "value1");
+    batch.put("key2", "value2");
+    batch.put("key3", "value3");
+
+    try batch.write(&db);
+
+    const v1 = try db.get(allocator, "key1");
+    defer if (v1) |v| allocator.free(v);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("value1", v1.?);
+}
+
+test "rocksdb iterator" {
+    const path = "/tmp/test_rocksdb_iter";
+    defer {
+        std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+    }
+
+    var db = try DB.open(path, true);
+    defer db.close();
+
+    try db.put("a", "1");
+    try db.put("b", "2");
+    try db.put("c", "3");
+
+    var iter = Iterator.init(&db) orelse unreachable;
+    defer iter.deinit();
+
+    iter.seekToFirst();
+
+    var count: usize = 0;
+    while (iter.valid()) : (iter.next()) {
+        count += 1;
+    }
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 3), count);
+}
--- a/tests/integration.zig
+++ b/tests/integration.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+/// Integration tests for ZynamoDB
+const std = @import("std");
+
+// Import modules from main source
+const rocksdb = @import("../src/rocksdb.zig");
+const storage = @import("../src/dynamodb/storage.zig");
+const types = @import("../src/dynamodb/types.zig");
+
+test "integration: full table lifecycle" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    // Setup
+    const path = "/tmp/test_integration_lifecycle";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var engine = try storage.StorageEngine.init(allocator, path);
+    defer engine.deinit();
+
+    // Create table
+    const key_schema = [_]types.KeySchemaElement{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .key_type = .HASH },
+    };
+    const attr_defs = [_]types.AttributeDefinition{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .attribute_type = .S },
+    };
+
+    const desc = try engine.createTable("Users", &key_schema, &attr_defs);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("Users", desc.table_name);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(types.TableStatus.ACTIVE, desc.table_status);
+
+    // Put items
+    try engine.putItem("Users", "{\"pk\":{\"S\":\"user1\"},\"name\":{\"S\":\"Alice\"}}");
+    try engine.putItem("Users", "{\"pk\":{\"S\":\"user2\"},\"name\":{\"S\":\"Bob\"}}");
+    try engine.putItem("Users", "{\"pk\":{\"S\":\"user3\"},\"name\":{\"S\":\"Charlie\"}}");
+
+    // Get item
+    const item = try engine.getItem("Users", "{\"pk\":{\"S\":\"user1\"}}");
+    try std.testing.expect(item != null);
+    defer allocator.free(item.?);
+
+    // Scan
+    const all_items = try engine.scan("Users", null);
+    defer {
+        for (all_items) |i| allocator.free(i);
+        allocator.free(all_items);
+    }
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 3), all_items.len);
+
+    // Delete item
+    try engine.deleteItem("Users", "{\"pk\":{\"S\":\"user2\"}}");
+
+    // Verify deletion
+    const after_delete = try engine.scan("Users", null);
+    defer {
+        for (after_delete) |i| allocator.free(i);
+        allocator.free(after_delete);
+    }
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 2), after_delete.len);
+
+    // Delete table
+    try engine.deleteTable("Users");
+
+    // Verify table deletion
+    const tables = try engine.listTables();
+    defer allocator.free(tables);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 0), tables.len);
+}
+
+test "integration: multiple tables" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    const path = "/tmp/test_integration_multi_table";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var engine = try storage.StorageEngine.init(allocator, path);
+    defer engine.deinit();
+
+    const key_schema = [_]types.KeySchemaElement{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .key_type = .HASH },
+    };
+    const attr_defs = [_]types.AttributeDefinition{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .attribute_type = .S },
+    };
+
+    // Create multiple tables
+    _ = try engine.createTable("Table1", &key_schema, &attr_defs);
+    _ = try engine.createTable("Table2", &key_schema, &attr_defs);
+    _ = try engine.createTable("Table3", &key_schema, &attr_defs);
+
+    // List tables
+    const tables = try engine.listTables();
+    defer {
+        for (tables) |t| allocator.free(t);
+        allocator.free(tables);
+    }
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 3), tables.len);
+
+    // Put items in different tables
+    try engine.putItem("Table1", "{\"pk\":{\"S\":\"item1\"}}");
+    try engine.putItem("Table2", "{\"pk\":{\"S\":\"item2\"}}");
+    try engine.putItem("Table3", "{\"pk\":{\"S\":\"item3\"}}");
+
+    // Verify isolation - scan should only return items from that table
+    const table1_items = try engine.scan("Table1", null);
+    defer {
+        for (table1_items) |i| allocator.free(i);
+        allocator.free(table1_items);
+    }
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 1), table1_items.len);
+}
+
+test "integration: table already exists error" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    const path = "/tmp/test_integration_exists";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var engine = try storage.StorageEngine.init(allocator, path);
+    defer engine.deinit();
+
+    const key_schema = [_]types.KeySchemaElement{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .key_type = .HASH },
+    };
+    const attr_defs = [_]types.AttributeDefinition{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .attribute_type = .S },
+    };
+
+    // Create table
+    _ = try engine.createTable("DuplicateTest", &key_schema, &attr_defs);
+
+    // Try to create again - should fail
+    const result = engine.createTable("DuplicateTest", &key_schema, &attr_defs);
+    try std.testing.expectError(storage.StorageError.TableAlreadyExists, result);
+}
+
+test "integration: table not found error" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    const path = "/tmp/test_integration_notfound";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var engine = try storage.StorageEngine.init(allocator, path);
+    defer engine.deinit();
+
+    // Try to put item in non-existent table
+    const result = engine.putItem("NonExistent", "{\"pk\":{\"S\":\"item1\"}}");
+    try std.testing.expectError(storage.StorageError.TableNotFound, result);
+}
+
+test "integration: scan with limit" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    const path = "/tmp/test_integration_scan_limit";
+    defer std.fs.deleteTreeAbsolute(path) catch {};
+
+    var engine = try storage.StorageEngine.init(allocator, path);
+    defer engine.deinit();
+
+    const key_schema = [_]types.KeySchemaElement{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .key_type = .HASH },
+    };
+    const attr_defs = [_]types.AttributeDefinition{
+        .{ .attribute_name = "pk", .attribute_type = .S },
+    };
+
+    _ = try engine.createTable("LimitTest", &key_schema, &attr_defs);
+
+    // Add many items
+    var i: usize = 0;
+    while (i < 10) : (i += 1) {
+        var buf: [128]u8 = undefined;
+        const item = try std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "{{\"pk\":{{\"S\":\"item{d}\"}}}}", .{i});
+        try engine.putItem("LimitTest", item);
+    }
+
+    // Scan with limit
+    const limited = try engine.scan("LimitTest", 5);
+    defer {
+        for (limited) |item| allocator.free(item);
+        allocator.free(limited);
+    }
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 5), limited.len);
+}