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+-- Add rate_limit_violation to system_alerts alert_type check constraint
+-- This enables tracking of rate limit violations in the admin dashboard
+
+-- First, drop the existing check constraint
+ALTER TABLE system_alerts 
+DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS system_alerts_alert_type_check;
+
+-- Recreate the constraint with the new value
+ALTER TABLE system_alerts 
+ADD CONSTRAINT system_alerts_alert_type_check CHECK (alert_type IN (
+  'orphaned_images',
+  'stale_submissions',
+  'circular_dependency',
+  'validation_error',
+  'ban_attempt',
+  'upload_timeout',
+  'high_error_rate',
+  'rate_limit_violation',
+  'temp_ref_error',
+  'submission_queue_backlog',
+  'failed_submissions',
+  'high_ban_rate',
+  'slow_approval'
+));
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