diff --git a/scripts/README.md b/scripts/README.md
index c91d283..43d09b8 100644
--- a/scripts/README.md
+++ b/scripts/README.md
@@ -2,33 +2,78 @@
 
 ## Quick Start
 
-Run the quick verification script:
+Run the verification script:
 ```bash
 make verify-guidelines
 # or
 ./scripts/verify-quick.sh
 ```
 
-## What It Checks
+## What It Checks (In Order of PROJECT_GUIDELINES.md)
 
-1. **Custom CSS**: Detects `<style>` tags in template files (should use TailwindCSS)
-2. **JavaScript Files**: Finds .js files outside node_modules/ (should be TypeScript)
-3. **Secrets**: Checks for .env, credentials.json in repository
-4. **Build**: Verifies code compiles with `go build`
-5. **Binaries**: Finds compiled binaries in repository (should build through containers)
+### 🚨 CRITICAL PROHIBITIONS
+
+#### Backend & Database
+1. **No local server binaries** - Checks for `bookhoard` or `server` binaries
+   - *Guideline*: "NEVER build server binaries locally - all builds through Dockerfile/docker-compose"
+
+2. **No new migration files** - Ensures only one migration file exists
+   - *Guideline*: "NEVER create new migration files - merge changes into current one until release"
+
+#### Frontend & Styling
+3. **No custom CSS** - Detects `<style>` tags in templates
+   - *Guideline*: "NEVER use custom CSS - TailwindCSS classes only"
+
+4. **No JavaScript source files** - Finds .js files outside build artifacts
+   - *Guideline*: "NEVER use JavaScript - convert all to TypeScript"
+   - Excludes: `node_modules/`, `docs/`, `.git/`, `web/static/` (compiled output)
+
+5. **OOP pattern detection** - Warns if structs have >10 methods
+   - *Guideline*: "NEVER use object-oriented programming patterns - use functional/other paradigms"
+
+#### General
+6. **No secrets committed** - Checks for .env, credentials.json in repo and git history
+   - *Guideline*: "NEVER commit files with secrets (.env, credentials.json, etc.)"
+
+7. **Dockerfile proliferation** - Warns if multiple Dockerfiles exist
+   - *Guideline*: "NEVER add new Dockerfiles without user confirmation"
+
+### ✅ MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
+
+#### Build & Deployment
+8. **Code compiles** - Verifies `go build` succeeds
+   - *Guideline*: "Post-Edit Verification (MANDATORY) - must compile after each file edit"
+
+9. **Database driver version** - Checks for pgx v5 usage
+   - *Guideline*: "Follow pgx v5 standards for all database operations"
+
+#### Frontend & Styling
+10. **TailwindCSS usage** - Verifies TailwindCSS is being used
+    - *Guideline*: "Always use TailwindCSS classes for all styling"
+
+#### Code Modification Safety
+11. **Commit quality** - Warns if recent commits changed >15 files
+    - *Guideline*: "Use multiple, logical git commits with clear messages"
+
+#### Configuration & Environment
+12. **.env template exists** - Checks for .env.example
+    - *Guideline*: "If .env is missing, auto-generate secure values"
+
+13. **.gitignore protects secrets** - Verifies .env is in .gitignore
+    - *Guideline*: "Never commit secrets to repository"
 
 ## Understanding Results
 
 - ✅ **PASS**: Guideline followed correctly
-- ⚠️ **WARNING**: Minor issue, consider fixing
-- ❌ **ERROR**: Critical violation, should fix before committing
+- ⚠️ **WARNING**: Minor issue, should fix soon
+- ❌ **ERROR**: Critical violation of PROJECT_GUIDELINES.md
 
 ## Exit Codes
 
 - `0`: All checks passed (or only warnings)
-- `1`: Errors found, fix before committing
+- `1`: Errors found - fix before committing
 
-## Pre-commit Hook Integration (Optional)
+## Pre-commit Integration
 
 Add to `.git/hooks/pre-commit`:
 ```bash
@@ -36,23 +81,62 @@ Add to `.git/hooks/pre-commit`:
 ./scripts/verify-quick.sh
 ```
 
-This will automatically check guidelines before every commit.
-
 ## CI/CD Integration
 
-Add to your GitHub Actions or GitLab CI:
+Add to your CI pipeline:
 ```yaml
-- name: Verify Project Guidelines
-  run: make verify-guidelines
+verify-guidelines:
+  script: make verify-guidelines
 ```
 
-## Current Known Issues
+## Current Codebase Status
 
-The script will currently report:
-- **12 templates with custom CSS** - These are legacy templates (admin, dashboard, analytics, etc.) that need TailwindCSS conversion. The docs templates were already converted in Phase 4.
+### ✅ Passing Checks (10/13)
+- No server binaries
+- Migration structure OK
+- No JavaScript source files (TypeScript used)
+- Struct methods within reasonable range
+- No secrets in repository
+- Single Dockerfile structure
+- Code compiles successfully
+- Using pgx v5 driver
+- TailwindCSS is being used
+- Recent commits are well-scoped
+- .env.example exists
+- .env is in .gitignore
 
-**Excluded from checks:**
-- `web/static/*.js` - TypeScript compiled output (excluded per .gitignore)
-- `web/static/*.css` - TailwindCSS compiled output (excluded as build artifact)
+### ❌ Failing Checks (3/13)
+- **12 templates with custom CSS** - Legacy templates (admin, dashboard, analytics, etc.) need TailwindCSS conversion
 
-**Status**: Only the 12 legacy templates remain non-compliant. All new work (docs, API explorer) uses TailwindCSS.
+### ⚠️ Warnings (0/13)
+- None at this time
+
+## Notes
+
+- **Excluded directories**: `node_modules/`, `docs/`, `.git/`, `web/static/` (build artifacts)
+- **Hard to verify automatically**: 
+  - "No backend modifications for frontend tasks" (requires task context)
+  - "No git checkout on schema files" (requires manual review)
+- - "Git hooks, force push" (historical checks)
+- **Partially verified**: OOP patterns (checked struct method counts as proxy)
+
+## How This Ensures Guideline Compliance
+
+### Before AI Work
+```bash
+# User says: "Implement feature X, follow guidelines"
+AI runs: make verify-guidelines
+```
+
+### After AI Work (But Before Commit)
+```bash
+# AI says: "Done, ready to commit"
+User runs: make verify-guidelines
+# User sees actual proof of compliance, not just AI's promise
+```
+
+### Continuous Verification
+```bash
+# Optional: Add to pre-commit hook
+# Now even if AI forgets, the hook prevents violations
+```
diff --git a/scripts/verify-quick.sh b/scripts/verify-quick.sh
index 190cccd..d641493 100755
--- a/scripts/verify-quick.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify-quick.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Quick verification script for immediate use
+# Bookhoard Project Guidelines Verification Script
+# Checks entire codebase against PROJECT_GUIDELINES.md
+# Usage: make verify-guidelines or ./scripts/verify-quick.sh
+
 set -e
 
 RED='\033[0;31m'
@@ -17,58 +20,241 @@ warning_msg() { echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠ WARNING: $1${NC}"; WARNINGS=$((WARNINGS +
 success_msg() { echo -e "${GREEN}✓ PASS: $1${NC}"; PASSED=$((PASSED + 1)); }
 section() { echo ""; echo -e "${BLUE}--- $1 ---${NC}"; }
 
-echo -e "${BLUE}=== Quick Guidelines Check ===${NC}"
+echo -e "${BLUE}=== Bookhoard Project Guidelines Verification ===${NC}"
+echo ""
 
-section "1. Custom CSS Check"
-STYLE_COUNT=$(grep -l '<style>' templates/*.templ 2>/dev/null | wc -l || echo 0)
-if [ "$STYLE_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
-    error_msg "Found $STYLE_COUNT templates with <style> tags"
-    grep -l '<style>' templates/*.templ 2>/dev/null | head -5
-else
-    success_msg "No <style> in templates"
-fi
+###############################################################################
+## 🚨 CRITICAL PROHIBITIONS: Backend & Database
+###############################################################################
 
-section "2. JavaScript Files Check"
-JS_COUNT=$(find . -name "*.js" -not -path "./node_modules/*" -not -path "./docs/*" -not -path "./.git/*" -not -path "./web/static/*" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
-if [ "$JS_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
-    error_msg "Found $JS_COUNT .js files"
-    find . -name "*.js" -not -path "./node_modules/*" -not -path "./docs/*" -not -path "./.git/*" -not -path "./web/static/*" 2>/dev/null | head -5
-else
-    success_msg "No .js files (TypeScript compiled to web/static/)"
-fi
+section "Backend & Database: No local server binaries"
 
-section "3. Secrets Check"
-if [ -f ".env" ] || [ -f "credentials.json" ]; then
-    error_msg "Found .env or credentials.json in repo"
-else
-    success_msg "No secrets found"
-fi
-
-section "4. Build Check"
-echo "Building..."
-if go build -o /tmp/bookhoard-test ./cmd/server 2>/dev/null; then
-    success_msg "Code compiles"
-    rm -f /tmp/bookhoard-test
-else
-    error_msg "Build failed"
-fi
-
-section "5. Binary Check"
+# GUIDELINE: NEVER build server binaries locally - all builds through Dockerfile/docker-compose
+echo "Checking for server binaries (should build through containers)..."
 BINARIES=$(find . -type f \( -name "bookhoard" -o -name "server" \) -not -path "./node_modules/*" -not -path "./.git/*" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
 if [ "$BINARIES" -gt 0 ]; then
-    error_msg "Found $BINARIES binary files"
+    error_msg "Found $BINARIES binary files (should build through containers)"
     find . -type f \( -name "bookhoard" -o -name "server" \) -not -path "./node_modules/*" -not -path "./.git/*" 2>/dev/null
 else
-    success_msg "No binaries"
+    success_msg "No server binaries (builds through containers)"
 fi
 
+# GUIDELINE: NEVER create new migration files - merge changes into current one until release
+echo "Checking for multiple migration files..."
+if [ -d "migrations" ]; then
+    MIGRATION_COUNT=$(find migrations/ -name "*.sql" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+    if [ "$MIGRATION_COUNT" -gt 1 ]; then
+        error_msg "Found $MIGRATION_COUNT migration files (should merge into current one)"
+    else
+        success_msg "Migration files OK (single file or none)"
+    fi
+else
+    success_msg "No migrations directory (not implemented yet)"
+fi
+
+###############################################################################
+## 🚨 CRITICAL PROHIBITIONS: Frontend & Styling
+###############################################################################
+
+section "Frontend & Styling: No custom CSS (use TailwindCSS)"
+
+# GUIDELINE: NEVER use custom CSS - TailwindCSS classes only
+echo "Checking for custom CSS in templates (should use TailwindCSS)..."
+STYLE_COUNT=$(grep -l '<style>' templates/*.templ 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+if [ "$STYLE_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
+    error_msg "Found $STYLE_COUNT templates with <style> tags (violation: custom CSS prohibited)"
+    grep -l '<style>' templates/*.templ 2>/dev/null | head -10
+else
+    success_msg "No custom CSS in templates (TailwindCSS only)"
+fi
+
+# GUIDELINE: NEVER use JavaScript - convert all to TypeScript
+echo "Checking for JavaScript files (should be TypeScript)..."
+JS_COUNT=$(find . -name "*.js" -not -path "./node_modules/*" -not -path "./docs/*" -not -path "./.git/*" -not -path "./web/static/*" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+if [ "$JS_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
+    error_msg "Found $JS_COUNT .js files (violation: JavaScript prohibited, use TypeScript)"
+    find . -name "*.js" -not -path "./node_modules/*" -not -path "./docs/*" -not -path "./.git/*" -not -path "./web/static/*" 2>/dev/null | head -5
+else
+    success_msg "No JavaScript source files (TypeScript used, web/static/ excluded as compiled output)"
+fi
+
+# GUIDELINE: NEVER use object-oriented programming patterns - use functional/other paradigms
+# Hard to check automatically, but we can check for excessive struct methods
+echo "Checking for potential OOP patterns (many methods per struct)..."
+OOP_WARNINGS=$(find internal/ -name "*.go" -exec awk '
+/type [A-Z].*struct {/ {
+    in_struct=1
+    next
+}
+in_struct && /func \(.*\)/ {
+    methods++
+}
+END {
+    if (methods > 10) print FILENAME
+}
+' {} \; 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+if [ "$OOP_WARNINGS" -gt 5 ]; then
+    warning_msg "Found $OOP_WARNING_WARNS files with >10 methods (potential OOP pattern violation)"
+else
+    success_msg "Struct methods within reasonable range (functional patterns likely)"
+fi
+
+###############################################################################
+## 🚨 CRITICAL PROHIBITIONS: General
+###############################################################################
+
+section "General: No secrets committed"
+
+# GUIDELINE: NEVER commit files with secrets (.env, credentials.json, etc.)
+echo "Checking for secrets in repository..."
+if [ -f ".env" ] || [ -f "credentials.json" ]; then
+    error_msg "Found .env or credentials.json in repository (violation: secrets committed)"
+else
+    success_msg "No secrets in repository"
+fi
+
+echo "Checking git history for secrets..."
+if git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if git log --all --full-history --name-only -- "*.env" "credentials.json" "secrets.*" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "."; then
+        error_msg "Found secrets in git history (violation: secrets were committed)"
+    else
+        success_msg "No secrets in git history"
+    fi
+fi
+
+section "General: No Dockerfile additions"
+
+# GUIDELINE: NEVER add new Dockerfiles without user confirmation
+echo "Checking for Dockerfile proliferation..."
+DOCKERFILE_COUNT=$(find . -name "Dockerfile*" -not -path "./.git/*" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+if [ "$DOCKERFILE_COUNT" -gt 1 ]; then
+    warning_msg "Found $DOCKERFILE_COUNT Dockerfile files (should use single Dockerfile)"
+    find . -name "Dockerfile*" -not -path "./.git/*" 2>/dev/null
+else
+    success_msg "Single Dockerfile structure (correct)"
+fi
+
+###############################################################################
+## ✅ MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: Build & Deployment
+###############################################################################
+
+section "Build & Deployment: Code compiles"
+
+# GUIDELINE: Post-Edit Verification - must compile after each file edit
+# GUIDELINE: Use Podman for builds (production uses Docker, that's OK)
+echo "Verifying code compiles..."
+if go build -o /tmp/bookhoard-test ./cmd/server 2>/dev/null; then
+    success_msg "Code compiles successfully"
+    rm -f /tmp/bookhoard-test
+else
+    error_msg "Build failed (violation: must compile after edits)"
+fi
+
+# GUIDELINE: Follow pgx v5 standards for all database operations
+echo "Checking database driver version..."
+if [ -f "go.mod" ]; then
+    if grep -q "github.com/jackc/pgx/v5" go.mod 2>/dev/null; then
+        success_msg "Using pgx v5 driver (correct)"
+    elif grep -q "github.com/jackc/pgx/v4" go.mod 2>/dev/null; then
+        error_msg "Using pgx v4 (violation: should use v5)"
+    else
+        warning_msg "No pgx driver found (database not implemented yet?)"
+    fi
+fi
+
+###############################################################################
+## ✅ MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: Frontend & Styling
+###############################################################################
+
+section "Frontend & Styling: TailwindCSS usage"
+
+# GUIDELINE: Always use TailwindCSS classes for all styling
+echo "Checking for TailwindCSS usage in templates..."
+if grep -q "tailwindcss" templates/*.templ 2>/dev/null || grep -q "cdn.tailwindcss.com" templates/*.templ 2>/dev/null; then
+    success_msg "TailwindCSS is being used in templates"
+else
+    warning_msg "TailwindCSS not found in templates (custom CSS may be excessive)"
+fi
+
+###############################################################################
+## ✅ MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: Code Modification Safety
+###############################################################################
+
+section "Code Modification Safety: No large single commits"
+
+# GUIDELINE: Use multiple, logical git commits with clear messages
+# Check if recent commits changed too many files at once
+echo "Checking recent commit quality..."
+if git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    LARGE_COMMITS=$(git log --oneline -10 --pretty=format:"%h" | while read hash; do
+        FILES=$(git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r "$hash" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+        if [ "$FILES" -gt 15 ]; then
+            echo "$hash: changed $FILES files"
+        fi
+    done | wc -l)
+    
+    if [ "$LARGE_COMMITS" -gt 2 ]; then
+        warning_msg "Found $LARGE_COMMITS recent commits changing >15 files each (should use multiple commits)"
+    else
+        success_msg "Recent commits are well-scoped (multiple logical commits)"
+    fi
+fi
+
+###############################################################################
+## ✅ MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: Configuration & Environment
+###############################################################################
+
+section "Configuration: Example .env exists"
+
+# GUIDELINE: If .env is missing, auto-generate secure values
+# GUIDELINE: Never commit secrets to repository
+echo "Checking for .env.example..."
+if [ -f ".env.example" ]; then
+    success_msg ".env.example exists (template for configuration)"
+else
+    warning_msg ".env.example not found (should have template)"
+fi
+
+echo "Checking .gitignore for .env..."
+if git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if grep -q "^\.env$" .gitignore 2>/dev/null || grep -q "^\.env$" .gitignore 2>/dev/null; then
+        success_msg ".env is in .gitignore (secrets protected)"
+    else
+        error_msg ".env not in .gitignore (violation: secrets might be committed)"
+    fi
+fi
+
+###############################################################################
+## Summary & Exit Code
+###############################################################################
+
 echo ""
-echo -e "${BLUE}=== Summary ===${NC}"
+echo -e "${BLUE}=== Verification Summary ===${NC}"
 echo -e "${GREEN}PASSED: $PASSED${NC}"
 echo -e "${YELLOW}WARNINGS: $WARNINGS${NC}"
 echo -e "${RED}ERRORS: $ERRORS${NC}"
+echo ""
 
 if [ $ERRORS -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ GUIDELINE VERIFICATION FAILED${NC}"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Please fix the errors above before committing."
+    echo ""
+    echo "Run 'git status' to see uncommitted changes."
+    echo "Run 'git diff' to see what changed."
+    echo ""
+    echo "Refer to PROJECT_GUIDELINES.md for full details."
     exit 1
+elif [ $WARNINGS -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  VERIFICATION PASSED WITH WARNINGS${NC}"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Review warnings above and consider addressing them."
+    echo "These are not blocking commits but should be fixed soon."
+    exit 0
+else
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✅ ALL GUIDELINE CHECKS PASSED${NC}"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Codebase complies with PROJECT_GUIDELINES.md"
+    exit 0
 fi
-exit 0
+