diff --git a/src/main/router/index.ts b/src/main/router/index.ts
index 5ed411b..f1f8de6 100644
--- a/src/main/router/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/router/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { initTRPC } from '@trpc/server';
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import { eq, asc, inArray } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { getDb } from '../db';
+import { clients, projects, tasks } from '../db/schema';
 import { getStore } from '../store';
 
 const t = initTRPC.create();
@@ -12,21 +15,87 @@ const healthRouter = router({
   ping: publicProcedure.query(() => 'pong' as const),
 });
 
-// Stub routers — full implementations come in later user stories
 const clientsRouter = router({
-  list: publicProcedure.query(() => []),
+  list: publicProcedure.query(() => {
+    return getDb().select().from(clients).orderBy(asc(clients.name)).all();
+  }),
+
   create: publicProcedure
     .input(z.object({ name: z.string(), parentId: z.string().optional(), industry: z.string().optional() }))
-    .mutation(() => null),
+    .mutation(({ input }) => {
+      const id = crypto.randomUUID();
+      const now = Date.now();
+      getDb().insert(clients).values({
+        id,
+        name: input.name,
+        parentId: input.parentId ?? null,
+        industry: input.industry ?? null,
+        createdAt: now,
+      }).run();
+      return { id };
+    }),
+
   update: publicProcedure
     .input(z.object({ id: z.string(), name: z.string().optional(), industry: z.string().optional() }))
-    .mutation(() => null),
+    .mutation(({ input }) => {
+      const set: Partial<{ name: string; industry: string | null }> = {};
+      if (input.name !== undefined) set.name = input.name;
+      if (input.industry !== undefined) set.industry = input.industry;
+      if (Object.keys(set).length > 0) {
+        getDb().update(clients).set(set).where(eq(clients.id, input.id)).run();
+      }
+      return null;
+    }),
+
   delete: publicProcedure
     .input(z.object({ id: z.string() }))
-    .mutation(() => null),
+    .mutation(({ input }) => {
+      const db = getDb();
+      const childClients = db.select({ id: clients.id }).from(clients).where(eq(clients.parentId, input.id)).all();
+      if (childClients.length > 0) {
+        return { error: 'This client has sub-clients. Use cascade delete to remove all.' };
+      }
+      const childProjects = db.select({ id: projects.id }).from(projects).where(eq(projects.clientId, input.id)).all();
+      if (childProjects.length > 0) {
+        return { error: 'This client has projects. Use cascade delete to remove all.' };
+      }
+      db.delete(clients).where(eq(clients.id, input.id)).run();
+      return { success: true as const };
+    }),
+
   deleteWithCascade: publicProcedure
     .input(z.object({ id: z.string() }))
-    .mutation(() => null),
+    .mutation(({ input }) => {
+      const db = getDb();
+
+      // Recursively collect all descendant client IDs (BFS)
+      const allClientIds: string[] = [input.id];
+      const queue: string[] = [input.id];
+      while (queue.length > 0) {
+        const currentId = queue.shift()!;
+        const children = db.select({ id: clients.id }).from(clients).where(eq(clients.parentId, currentId)).all();
+        for (const child of children) {
+          allClientIds.push(child.id);
+          queue.push(child.id);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Find all projects belonging to these clients
+      const clientProjects = db.select({ id: projects.id }).from(projects).where(inArray(projects.clientId, allClientIds)).all();
+      const projectIds = clientProjects.map((p) => p.id);
+
+      if (projectIds.length > 0) {
+        // Null out projectId on orphaned tasks
+        db.update(tasks).set({ projectId: null }).where(inArray(tasks.projectId, projectIds)).run();
+        // Delete the projects
+        db.delete(projects).where(inArray(projects.id, projectIds)).run();
+      }
+
+      // Delete all collected clients
+      db.delete(clients).where(inArray(clients.id, allClientIds)).run();
+
+      return { success: true as const };
+    }),
 });
 
 const projectsRouter = router({