diff --git a/packages/db/drizzle/0001_medical_fabian_cortez.sql b/packages/db/drizzle/0001_medical_fabian_cortez.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f202780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/drizzle/0001_medical_fabian_cortez.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+ALTER TABLE "decks" DROP CONSTRAINT "unique_deck_name";--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "decks" DROP CONSTRAINT "decks_language_pair_id_language_pairs_id_fk";
+--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "decks" DROP CONSTRAINT "decks_created_by_users_id_fk";
+--> statement-breakpoint
+DROP INDEX "idx_decks_created_by";--> statement-breakpoint
+DROP INDEX "idx_decks_language_pair";--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "decks" ADD COLUMN "validated_for_languages" varchar(10)[] DEFAULT '{}' NOT NULL;--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "deck_terms" DROP COLUMN "position";--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "decks" DROP COLUMN "language_pair_id";--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "decks" DROP COLUMN "created_by";--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "decks" ADD CONSTRAINT "unique_deck_name" UNIQUE("name");--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "decks" ADD CONSTRAINT "validated_languages_check" CHECK (validated_for_languages <@ ARRAY['en', 'it']::varchar[]);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/db/drizzle/meta/0001_snapshot.json b/packages/db/drizzle/meta/0001_snapshot.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41a8dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/drizzle/meta/0001_snapshot.json
@@ -0,0 +1,587 @@
+{
+  "id": "d6bed73d-ee69-44b1-a3ce-3ae25898a6f0",
+  "prevId": "5830ce3b-dc0e-44a7-83d6-bc74016ca4fd",
+  "version": "7",
+  "dialect": "postgresql",
+  "tables": {
+    "public.deck_terms": {
+      "name": "deck_terms",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "deck_id": {
+          "name": "deck_id",
+          "type": "uuid",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "term_id": {
+          "name": "term_id",
+          "type": "uuid",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "added_at": {
+          "name": "added_at",
+          "type": "timestamp with time zone",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "now()"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {
+        "idx_deck_terms_term": {
+          "name": "idx_deck_terms_term",
+          "columns": [
+            {
+              "expression": "term_id",
+              "isExpression": false,
+              "asc": true,
+              "nulls": "last"
+            }
+          ],
+          "isUnique": false,
+          "concurrently": false,
+          "method": "btree",
+          "with": {}
+        }
+      },
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "deck_terms_deck_id_decks_id_fk": {
+          "name": "deck_terms_deck_id_decks_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "deck_terms",
+          "tableTo": "decks",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "deck_id"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        },
+        "deck_terms_term_id_terms_id_fk": {
+          "name": "deck_terms_term_id_terms_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "deck_terms",
+          "tableTo": "terms",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "term_id"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {
+        "deck_terms_deck_id_term_id_pk": {
+          "name": "deck_terms_deck_id_term_id_pk",
+          "columns": [
+            "deck_id",
+            "term_id"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {},
+      "isRLSEnabled": false
+    },
+    "public.decks": {
+      "name": "decks",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "uuid",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "gen_random_uuid()"
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "name": "name",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "description": {
+          "name": "description",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "validated_for_languages": {
+          "name": "validated_for_languages",
+          "type": "varchar(10)[]",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "'{}'"
+        },
+        "is_public": {
+          "name": "is_public",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": false
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "name": "created_at",
+          "type": "timestamp with time zone",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "now()"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {
+        "unique_deck_name": {
+          "name": "unique_deck_name",
+          "nullsNotDistinct": false,
+          "columns": [
+            "name"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {
+        "validated_languages_check": {
+          "name": "validated_languages_check",
+          "value": "validated_for_languages <@ ARRAY['en', 'it']::varchar[]"
+        }
+      },
+      "isRLSEnabled": false
+    },
+    "public.language_pairs": {
+      "name": "language_pairs",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "uuid",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "gen_random_uuid()"
+        },
+        "source_language": {
+          "name": "source_language",
+          "type": "varchar(10)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "target_language": {
+          "name": "target_language",
+          "type": "varchar(10)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "label": {
+          "name": "label",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "active": {
+          "name": "active",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": true
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "name": "created_at",
+          "type": "timestamp with time zone",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "now()"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {
+        "idx_pairs_active": {
+          "name": "idx_pairs_active",
+          "columns": [
+            {
+              "expression": "active",
+              "isExpression": false,
+              "asc": true,
+              "nulls": "last"
+            },
+            {
+              "expression": "source_language",
+              "isExpression": false,
+              "asc": true,
+              "nulls": "last"
+            },
+            {
+              "expression": "target_language",
+              "isExpression": false,
+              "asc": true,
+              "nulls": "last"
+            }
+          ],
+          "isUnique": false,
+          "concurrently": false,
+          "method": "btree",
+          "with": {}
+        }
+      },
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {
+        "unique_source_target": {
+          "name": "unique_source_target",
+          "nullsNotDistinct": false,
+          "columns": [
+            "source_language",
+            "target_language"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {
+        "source_language_check": {
+          "name": "source_language_check",
+          "value": "\"language_pairs\".\"source_language\" IN ('en', 'it')"
+        },
+        "target_language_check": {
+          "name": "target_language_check",
+          "value": "\"language_pairs\".\"target_language\" IN ('en', 'it')"
+        },
+        "no_self_pair": {
+          "name": "no_self_pair",
+          "value": "\"language_pairs\".\"source_language\" != \"language_pairs\".\"target_language\""
+        }
+      },
+      "isRLSEnabled": false
+    },
+    "public.term_glosses": {
+      "name": "term_glosses",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "uuid",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "gen_random_uuid()"
+        },
+        "term_id": {
+          "name": "term_id",
+          "type": "uuid",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "language_code": {
+          "name": "language_code",
+          "type": "varchar(10)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "text": {
+          "name": "text",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "name": "created_at",
+          "type": "timestamp with time zone",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "now()"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {
+        "idx_term_glosses_term": {
+          "name": "idx_term_glosses_term",
+          "columns": [
+            {
+              "expression": "term_id",
+              "isExpression": false,
+              "asc": true,
+              "nulls": "last"
+            }
+          ],
+          "isUnique": false,
+          "concurrently": false,
+          "method": "btree",
+          "with": {}
+        }
+      },
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "term_glosses_term_id_terms_id_fk": {
+          "name": "term_glosses_term_id_terms_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "term_glosses",
+          "tableTo": "terms",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "term_id"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {
+        "unique_term_gloss": {
+          "name": "unique_term_gloss",
+          "nullsNotDistinct": false,
+          "columns": [
+            "term_id",
+            "language_code",
+            "text"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {},
+      "isRLSEnabled": false
+    },
+    "public.terms": {
+      "name": "terms",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "uuid",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "gen_random_uuid()"
+        },
+        "synset_id": {
+          "name": "synset_id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "pos": {
+          "name": "pos",
+          "type": "varchar(20)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "name": "created_at",
+          "type": "timestamp with time zone",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "now()"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {
+        "idx_terms_pos": {
+          "name": "idx_terms_pos",
+          "columns": [
+            {
+              "expression": "pos",
+              "isExpression": false,
+              "asc": true,
+              "nulls": "last"
+            }
+          ],
+          "isUnique": false,
+          "concurrently": false,
+          "method": "btree",
+          "with": {}
+        }
+      },
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {
+        "terms_synset_id_unique": {
+          "name": "terms_synset_id_unique",
+          "nullsNotDistinct": false,
+          "columns": [
+            "synset_id"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {
+        "pos_check": {
+          "name": "pos_check",
+          "value": "\"terms\".\"pos\" IN ('noun')"
+        }
+      },
+      "isRLSEnabled": false
+    },
+    "public.translations": {
+      "name": "translations",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "uuid",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "gen_random_uuid()"
+        },
+        "term_id": {
+          "name": "term_id",
+          "type": "uuid",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "language_code": {
+          "name": "language_code",
+          "type": "varchar(10)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "text": {
+          "name": "text",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "name": "created_at",
+          "type": "timestamp with time zone",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "now()"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {
+        "idx_translations_lang": {
+          "name": "idx_translations_lang",
+          "columns": [
+            {
+              "expression": "language_code",
+              "isExpression": false,
+              "asc": true,
+              "nulls": "last"
+            },
+            {
+              "expression": "term_id",
+              "isExpression": false,
+              "asc": true,
+              "nulls": "last"
+            }
+          ],
+          "isUnique": false,
+          "concurrently": false,
+          "method": "btree",
+          "with": {}
+        }
+      },
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "translations_term_id_terms_id_fk": {
+          "name": "translations_term_id_terms_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "translations",
+          "tableTo": "terms",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "term_id"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {
+        "unique_translations": {
+          "name": "unique_translations",
+          "nullsNotDistinct": false,
+          "columns": [
+            "term_id",
+            "language_code",
+            "text"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {},
+      "isRLSEnabled": false
+    },
+    "public.users": {
+      "name": "users",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "uuid",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "gen_random_uuid()"
+        },
+        "openauth_sub": {
+          "name": "openauth_sub",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "email": {
+          "name": "email",
+          "type": "varchar(255)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "display_name": {
+          "name": "display_name",
+          "type": "varchar(100)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "name": "created_at",
+          "type": "timestamp with time zone",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "now()"
+        },
+        "last_login_at": {
+          "name": "last_login_at",
+          "type": "timestamp with time zone",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {
+        "users_openauth_sub_unique": {
+          "name": "users_openauth_sub_unique",
+          "nullsNotDistinct": false,
+          "columns": [
+            "openauth_sub"
+          ]
+        },
+        "users_email_unique": {
+          "name": "users_email_unique",
+          "nullsNotDistinct": false,
+          "columns": [
+            "email"
+          ]
+        },
+        "users_display_name_unique": {
+          "name": "users_display_name_unique",
+          "nullsNotDistinct": false,
+          "columns": [
+            "display_name"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {},
+      "isRLSEnabled": false
+    }
+  },
+  "enums": {},
+  "schemas": {},
+  "sequences": {},
+  "roles": {},
+  "policies": {},
+  "views": {},
+  "_meta": {
+    "columns": {},
+    "schemas": {},
+    "tables": {}
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/db/drizzle/meta/_journal.json b/packages/db/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
index e436fd8..ac05b81 100644
--- a/packages/db/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
+++ b/packages/db/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
       "when": 1774721919883,
       "tag": "0000_bitter_turbo",
       "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 1,
+      "version": "7",
+      "when": 1774970553186,
+      "tag": "0001_medical_fabian_cortez",
+      "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/db/package.json b/packages/db/package.json
index bfd1ad2..3fbdc05 100644
--- a/packages/db/package.json
+++ b/packages/db/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
+    "generate": "drizzle-kit generate",
     "migrate": "drizzle-kit migrate"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/db/src/check-noun-coverage.ts b/packages/db/src/check-noun-coverage.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b2b4631..0000000
--- a/packages/db/src/check-noun-coverage.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-import fs from "node:fs/promises";
-import { db } from "@glossa/db";
-import { translations } from "@glossa/db/schema";
-import { inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
-
-const wordlistPath = "./src/data/wordlists/top1000englishnouns";
-const unmatchedOutputPath =
-  "./src/data/wordlists/top1000englishnouns-unmatched";
-
-const main = async () => {
-  // 1. Read and normalise the word list
-  console.log("📖 Reading word list...");
-  const raw = await fs.readFile(wordlistPath, "utf8");
-  const words = raw
-    .split("\n")
-    .map((w) => w.trim().toLowerCase())
-    .filter(Boolean);
-  console.log(`   ${words.length} words loaded\n`);
-
-  // 2. Query DB for matches
-  console.log("🔍 Checking against database...");
-  const rows = await db
-    .select({ text: translations.text })
-    .from(translations)
-    .where(inArray(translations.text, words));
-
-  const matchedSet = new Set(rows.map((r) => r.text.toLowerCase()));
-
-  // 3. Split into matched / unmatched
-  const matched = words.filter((w) => matchedSet.has(w));
-  const unmatched = words.filter((w) => !matchedSet.has(w));
-
-  // 4. Terminal output
-  console.log(`✅ Matched:   ${matched.length}/${words.length}`);
-  console.log(`❌ Unmatched: ${unmatched.length}/${words.length}`);
-  console.log(
-    `📊 Coverage:  ${((matched.length / words.length) * 100).toFixed(1)}%\n`,
-  );
-
-  if (unmatched.length > 0) {
-    console.log("❌ Unmatched words:");
-    for (const w of unmatched) {
-      console.log(`   ${w}`);
-    }
-  }
-
-  // 5. Write unmatched to file
-  // await fs.writeFile(unmatchedOutputPath, unmatched.join("\n"), "utf8");
-  console.log(`\n💾 Unmatched words written to ${unmatchedOutputPath}`);
-};
-
-main().catch((error) => {
-  console.error(error);
-  process.exit(1);
-});
diff --git a/packages/db/src/generating-decks.ts b/packages/db/src/generating-decks.ts
index 9a15bab..10f84b2 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/generating-decks.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/generating-decks.ts
@@ -1,46 +1,77 @@
 /*
-Parse CLI args → resolve the word list file path
-Connect to the database
-Read the word list file into an ordered array of strings
-Look up the en→it language pair ID from language_pairs
-Batch-fetch all matching rows from translations where language_code = 'en' and text IN (words)
-Build a word → termId map from the results
-Walk the ordered word list → split into hits (word found, capture position) and misses (skip)
-Check if a deck with this name already exists → if so, delete its deck_terms then the deck itself
-Insert the new decks row
-Insert all deck_terms rows in batches (deckId, termId, position)
-Log the skipped words
-Close the DB connection
+- [x] Setup — hardcoded path, name, description, source language, POS
+- [x] Read wordlist — load the 1000 nouns
+- [x] Query terms — match to database, find which ones have translations
+- [ ] Validation — determine validated languages from the data (e.g., ["en", "it"] if all matched terms have both)
+- [ ] Check idempotency — skip if deck exists
+- [ ] Create deck — insert with discovered validated_for_languages
+- [ ] Link terms — insert deck_terms
+- [ ] Report — summary
 */
 
 import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import { db } from "@glossa/db";
-import { translations } from "@glossa/db/schema";
-import { inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { translations, terms } from "@glossa/db/schema";
+import { inArray, and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 
-const wordlistPath = "./src/data/wordlists/top1000englishnouns";
+const pathToWordlist = "./src/data/wordlists/top1000englishnouns";
+const nameOfDeck = "top english nouns";
+const descriptionOfDeck =
+  "Most frequently used English nouns for vocabulary practice";
+const sourceLanguage = "en";
+const sourcePOS = "noun";
 
-const main = async () => {
-  // Read and normalise the word list
-  console.log("📖 Reading word list...");
-  const raw = await fs.readFile(wordlistPath, "utf8");
+const readingFromWordlist = async () => {
+  const raw = await fs.readFile(pathToWordlist, "utf8");
   const words = raw
     .split("\n")
     .map((w) => w.trim().toLowerCase())
     .filter(Boolean);
-  console.log(`   ${words.length} words loaded\n`);
+  return words;
+};
 
-  // Query DB for matches
-  console.log("🔍 Checking against database...");
+const checkingSourceWordsAgainstDB = async (words: string[]) => {
   const rows = await db
     .select({ text: translations.text, termId: translations.term_id })
     .from(translations)
-    .where(inArray(translations.text, words));
+    .innerJoin(terms, eq(translations.term_id, terms.id))
+    .where(
+      and(
+        inArray(translations.text, words),
+        eq(translations.language_code, sourceLanguage),
+        eq(terms.pos, sourcePOS),
+      ),
+    );
 
-  const matchedSet = new Set(rows.map((r) => r.text.toLowerCase()));
-  const wordsInDb = words.filter((w) => matchedSet.has(w));
+  // map word text to term_id
+  const wordToTermId = new Map<string, string>();
+  for (const row of rows) {
+    const word = row.text.toLowerCase();
+    if (!wordToTermId.has(word)) {
+      wordToTermId.set(word, row.termId);
+    }
+  }
+  const termIds = Array.from(wordToTermId.values());
+  const missingWords = words.filter((w) => !wordToTermId.has(w));
 
-  console.log("wordsInDb: ", wordsInDb);
+  return { termIds, missingWords };
+};
+
+const writeMissingWordsToFile = async (words: string[]) => {};
+
+const main = async () => {
+  // Read and normalise the word list
+  console.log("📖 Reading word list...");
+  const sourceWords = await readingFromWordlist();
+  console.log(`   ${sourceWords.length} words loaded\n`);
+  // check if sourceWords exist in database
+  console.log("🔍 Checking against database...");
+  const { termIds, missingWords } =
+    await checkingSourceWordsAgainstDB(sourceWords);
+  console.log("words found in db: ", termIds.length);
+  console.log("words NOT found in db: ", missingWords.length);
+  // write missing words to file
+  await writeMissingWordsToFile(missingWords);
 };
 
 main().catch((error) => {