diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/flutter.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/flutter.yml
index 8a6a9b1e..960af0cd 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/flutter.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/flutter.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Pub get
         run: flutter pub get
 
+      - name: Codegen (drift, etc.)
+        # build_runner generates *.g.dart files (drift schemas, etc.)
+        # which are gitignored. Must run before analyze + test so the
+        # generated symbols exist.
+        run: dart run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs
+
       - name: Analyze
         run: flutter analyze --fatal-infos
 
diff --git a/flutter_client/.gitignore b/flutter_client/.gitignore
index 3820a95c..7545eaf9 100644
--- a/flutter_client/.gitignore
+++ b/flutter_client/.gitignore
@@ -43,3 +43,7 @@ app.*.map.json
 /android/app/debug
 /android/app/profile
 /android/app/release
+
+# drift codegen output (regenerated by build_runner; CI runs build_runner)
+*.g.dart
+
diff --git a/flutter_client/lib/cache/db.dart b/flutter_client/lib/cache/db.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83089e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flutter_client/lib/cache/db.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+// Drift database for Minstrel's offline cache (#357 plan B).
+//
+// Two cache layers in one database:
+//   - Metadata cache (CachedArtists, CachedAlbums, CachedTracks,
+//     CachedLikes, CachedPlaylists, CachedPlaylistTracks) — populated
+//     by SyncController via /api/library/sync
+//   - Audio cache index (AudioCacheIndex) — owned by AudioCacheManager
+//
+// Plus SyncMetadata holding the latest sync cursor.
+//
+// All entity ids are TEXT (server-side UUIDs serialized as strings).
+// build_runner generates db.g.dart from this file; it's gitignored and
+// regenerated in CI.
+
+import 'package:drift/drift.dart';
+import 'package:drift_flutter/drift_flutter.dart';
+
+part 'db.g.dart';
+
+class CachedArtists extends Table {
+  TextColumn get id => text()();
+  TextColumn get name => text()();
+  TextColumn get sortName => text()();
+  TextColumn get mbid => text().nullable()();
+  TextColumn get artistThumbPath => text().nullable()();
+  TextColumn get artistFanartPath => text().nullable()();
+  DateTimeColumn get fetchedAt => dateTime().withDefault(currentDateAndTime)();
+  @override
+  Set<Column> get primaryKey => {id};
+}
+
+class CachedAlbums extends Table {
+  TextColumn get id => text()();
+  TextColumn get artistId => text()();
+  TextColumn get title => text()();
+  TextColumn get sortTitle => text()();
+  TextColumn get releaseDate => text().nullable()();
+  TextColumn get coverPath => text().nullable()();
+  TextColumn get mbid => text().nullable()();
+  DateTimeColumn get fetchedAt => dateTime().withDefault(currentDateAndTime)();
+  @override
+  Set<Column> get primaryKey => {id};
+}
+
+class CachedTracks extends Table {
+  TextColumn get id => text()();
+  TextColumn get albumId => text()();
+  TextColumn get artistId => text()();
+  TextColumn get title => text()();
+  IntColumn get durationMs => integer().withDefault(const Constant(0))();
+  IntColumn get trackNumber => integer().nullable()();
+  IntColumn get discNumber => integer().nullable()();
+  TextColumn get filePath => text().nullable()();
+  TextColumn get fileFormat => text().nullable()();
+  TextColumn get genre => text().nullable()();
+  DateTimeColumn get fetchedAt => dateTime().withDefault(currentDateAndTime)();
+  @override
+  Set<Column> get primaryKey => {id};
+}
+
+class CachedLikes extends Table {
+  TextColumn get userId => text()();
+  TextColumn get entityType => text()(); // 'track' | 'album' | 'artist'
+  TextColumn get entityId => text()();
+  DateTimeColumn get likedAt => dateTime().withDefault(currentDateAndTime)();
+  @override
+  Set<Column> get primaryKey => {userId, entityType, entityId};
+}
+
+class CachedPlaylists extends Table {
+  TextColumn get id => text()();
+  TextColumn get userId => text()();
+  TextColumn get name => text()();
+  TextColumn get description => text().withDefault(const Constant(''))();
+  BoolColumn get isPublic => boolean().withDefault(const Constant(false))();
+  TextColumn get coverPath => text().nullable()();
+  IntColumn get trackCount => integer().withDefault(const Constant(0))();
+  IntColumn get durationSec => integer().withDefault(const Constant(0))();
+  DateTimeColumn get fetchedAt => dateTime().withDefault(currentDateAndTime)();
+  @override
+  Set<Column> get primaryKey => {id};
+}
+
+class CachedPlaylistTracks extends Table {
+  TextColumn get playlistId => text()();
+  TextColumn get trackId => text()();
+  IntColumn get position => integer().withDefault(const Constant(0))();
+  @override
+  Set<Column> get primaryKey => {playlistId, trackId};
+}
+
+/// One row per fully-downloaded audio file. `source` drives tiered LRU
+/// eviction; `incidental` evicts first, `manual` last.
+class AudioCacheIndex extends Table {
+  TextColumn get trackId => text()();
+  TextColumn get path => text()();
+  IntColumn get sizeBytes => integer()();
+  DateTimeColumn get cachedAt => dateTime().withDefault(currentDateAndTime)();
+  TextColumn get source => textEnum<CacheSource>()();
+  @override
+  Set<Column> get primaryKey => {trackId};
+}
+
+/// Single-row table holding the latest sync cursor.
+class SyncMetadata extends Table {
+  IntColumn get id => integer().withDefault(const Constant(1))();
+  IntColumn get cursor => integer().withDefault(const Constant(0))();
+  DateTimeColumn get lastSyncAt => dateTime().nullable()();
+  @override
+  Set<Column> get primaryKey => {id};
+}
+
+enum CacheSource { manual, autoLiked, autoPlaylist, autoPrefetch, incidental }
+
+@DriftDatabase(tables: [
+  CachedArtists,
+  CachedAlbums,
+  CachedTracks,
+  CachedLikes,
+  CachedPlaylists,
+  CachedPlaylistTracks,
+  AudioCacheIndex,
+  SyncMetadata,
+])
+class AppDb extends _$AppDb {
+  AppDb([QueryExecutor? e]) : super(e ?? driftDatabase(name: 'minstrel_cache'));
+
+  @override
+  int get schemaVersion => 1;
+}
diff --git a/flutter_client/pubspec.yaml b/flutter_client/pubspec.yaml
index 46e90fdb..8ba9d235 100644
--- a/flutter_client/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/flutter_client/pubspec.yaml
@@ -24,12 +24,18 @@ dependencies:
   pub_semver: ^2.1.4
   cupertino_icons: ^1.0.8
   path_provider: ^2.1.5
+  drift: ^2.18.0
+  drift_flutter: ^0.2.0
+  sqlite3_flutter_libs: ^0.5.24
+  connectivity_plus: ^6.0.5
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test:
     sdk: flutter
   flutter_lints: ^6.0.0
   mocktail: ^1.0.4
+  drift_dev: ^2.18.0
+  build_runner: ^2.4.13
 
 flutter:
   uses-material-design: true