diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/alembic/versions/5d81b277a18c_add_worker_registry_table.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/alembic/versions/5d81b277a18c_add_worker_registry_table.py
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+"""add worker_registry table for the background worker fleet roster.
+
+Revision ID: 5d81b277a18c
+Revises: 8ce44e4858c6
+Create Date: 2026-06-05 12:48:44.856568
+
+Phase: EXPAND
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "5d81b277a18c"  # pragma: allowlist secret
+down_revision: str | None = "8ce44e4858c6"  # pragma: allowlist secret
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    from langflow.utils import migration
+
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    if not migration.table_exists("worker_registry", conn):
+        op.create_table(
+            "worker_registry",
+            sa.Column("owner", sa.String(), nullable=False),
+            sa.Column("pid", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+            sa.Column("host", sa.String(), nullable=False),
+            sa.Column("started_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+            sa.Column("last_heartbeat", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+            sa.Column(
+                "state",
+                sa.Enum("idle", "busy", name="worker_state_enum"),
+                nullable=False,
+            ),
+            sa.Column("current_job_id", sa.Uuid(), nullable=True),
+            sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("owner"),
+        )
+        with op.batch_alter_table("worker_registry", schema=None) as batch_op:
+            batch_op.create_index(
+                batch_op.f("ix_worker_registry_last_heartbeat"),
+                ["last_heartbeat"],
+                unique=False,
+            )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    from langflow.utils import migration
+
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    if migration.table_exists("worker_registry", conn):
+        with op.batch_alter_table("worker_registry", schema=None) as batch_op:
+            batch_op.drop_index(batch_op.f("ix_worker_registry_last_heartbeat"))
+        op.drop_table("worker_registry")
+
+    # Alembic does not drop named enums automatically; do it explicitly on Postgres.
+    if conn.dialect.name == "postgresql":
+        sa.Enum(name="worker_state_enum").drop(conn, checkfirst=True)