diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 49592bffc..365fbd041 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ finmind/
 - Frontend: Vercel.
 - Secrets: use environment variables (.env locally, platform secrets in cloud).
 - Kubernetes manifests for full stack deployment are available in `deploy/k8s/`.
+- Tilt local Kubernetes development loop is available with `tilt up`; see `deploy/TILT.md`.
 
 ## Local Development
 1) Prereqs: Docker, Docker Compose, Node 20+, Python 3.11+
diff --git a/Tiltfile b/Tiltfile
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@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+allow_k8s_contexts(["kind-kind", "kind-finmind", "minikube", "docker-desktop", "colima"])
+
+local("test -f deploy/k8s/secrets.yaml || cp deploy/k8s/secrets.example.yaml deploy/k8s/secrets.yaml")
+
+docker_build(
+    "ghcr.io/rohitdash08/finmind-backend",
+    "packages/backend",
+    live_update=[
+        sync("packages/backend/app", "/app/app"),
+        sync("packages/backend/tests", "/app/tests"),
+        sync("packages/backend/wsgi.py", "/app/wsgi.py"),
+    ],
+)
+
+k8s_yaml([
+    "deploy/k8s/namespace.yaml",
+    "deploy/k8s/secrets.yaml",
+    "deploy/k8s/app-stack.yaml",
+    "deploy/k8s/monitoring-stack.yaml",
+])
+
+k8s_resource(
+    "backend",
+    port_forwards=["8000:8000"],
+    resource_deps=["postgres", "redis"],
+)
+
+k8s_resource("nginx", port_forwards=["8080:80"], resource_deps=["backend"])
+k8s_resource("grafana", port_forwards=["3000:3000"])
+k8s_resource("prometheus", port_forwards=["9090:9090"])
+k8s_resource("loki", port_forwards=["3100:3100"])
+
+local_resource(
+    "frontend-dev",
+    cmd="cd app && npm install",
+    serve_cmd="cd app && npm run dev -- --host 0.0.0.0 --port 5173",
+    deps=["app/package.json", "app/package-lock.json", "app/src", "app/index.html"],
+    resource_deps=["backend"],
+)
diff --git a/deploy/TILT.md b/deploy/TILT.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Tilt Development Loop
+
+This repository includes Docker Compose and Kubernetes manifests. The root `Tiltfile` adds the missing local Kubernetes development loop for the universal deployment path.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Docker
+- A local Kubernetes cluster using one of:
+  - `kind-kind`
+  - `kind-finmind`
+  - `minikube`
+  - `docker-desktop`
+  - `colima`
+- `kubectl`
+- `tilt`
+- Node 20 for the local frontend dev server
+
+## Start
+
+```bash
+tilt up
+```
+
+The Tiltfile will:
+
+- create `deploy/k8s/secrets.yaml` from `deploy/k8s/secrets.example.yaml` when a local secrets file is missing
+- build `ghcr.io/rohitdash08/finmind-backend` from `packages/backend`
+- apply `deploy/k8s/namespace.yaml`, `deploy/k8s/secrets.yaml`, `deploy/k8s/app-stack.yaml`, and `deploy/k8s/monitoring-stack.yaml`
+- live-sync backend source and tests into the backend container
+- run the frontend Vite dev server as a Tilt local resource
+- expose useful local ports
+
+## Local URLs
+
+- Frontend: http://localhost:5173
+- Backend API: http://localhost:8000
+- Nginx proxy: http://localhost:8080
+- Grafana: http://localhost:3000
+- Prometheus: http://localhost:9090
+- Loki: http://localhost:3100
+
+## Validate
+
+```bash
+kubectl get pods -n finmind
+curl http://localhost:8000/health
+```
+
+For a clean teardown:
+
+```bash
+tilt down
+```
diff --git a/deploy/k8s/app-stack.yaml b/deploy/k8s/app-stack.yaml
index 8ae7bcf11..f80e5b23e 100644
--- a/deploy/k8s/app-stack.yaml
+++ b/deploy/k8s/app-stack.yaml
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ spec:
         - name: postgres-exporter
           image: quay.io/prometheuscommunity/postgres-exporter:v0.16.0
           env:
-            - name: DATA_SOURCE_NAME
-              value: postgresql://$(POSTGRES_USER):$(POSTGRES_PASSWORD)@postgres:5432/$(POSTGRES_DB)?sslmode=disable
             - name: POSTGRES_USER
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
@@ -313,6 +311,8 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: finmind-secrets
                   key: POSTGRES_DB
+            - name: DATA_SOURCE_NAME
+              value: postgresql://$(POSTGRES_USER):$(POSTGRES_PASSWORD)@postgres:5432/$(POSTGRES_DB)?sslmode=disable
           ports:
             - containerPort: 9187
 ---
diff --git a/deploy/k8s/monitoring-stack.yaml b/deploy/k8s/monitoring-stack.yaml
index fa72ae14e..67816ed43 100644
--- a/deploy/k8s/monitoring-stack.yaml
+++ b/deploy/k8s/monitoring-stack.yaml
@@ -244,6 +244,34 @@ data:
           - action: labeldrop
             regex: filename
 ---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: promtail
+  namespace: finmind
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: finmind-promtail
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: [nodes, nodes/proxy, pods, services, endpoints]
+    verbs: [get, list, watch]
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: finmind-promtail
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: finmind-promtail
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: promtail
+    namespace: finmind
+---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: DaemonSet
 metadata:
@@ -258,6 +286,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: promtail
     spec:
+      serviceAccountName: promtail
       containers:
         - name: promtail
           image: grafana/promtail:3.0.0
diff --git a/deploy/tilt-demo.mp4 b/deploy/tilt-demo.mp4
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