diff --git a/src/main/java/auctiora/QuarkusWorkflowScheduler.java b/src/main/java/auctiora/QuarkusWorkflowScheduler.java
index 882d0a1..fc8f425 100644
--- a/src/main/java/auctiora/QuarkusWorkflowScheduler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/auctiora/QuarkusWorkflowScheduler.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package auctiora;
 
+import io.quarkus.runtime.StartupEvent;
 import io.quarkus.scheduler.Scheduled;
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
+import jakarta.enterprise.event.Observes;
 import jakarta.inject.Inject;
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.config.inject.ConfigProperty;
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
@@ -31,9 +33,26 @@ public class QuarkusWorkflowScheduler {
    
    @Inject
    ImageProcessingService imageProcessor;
-   
+
+   @Inject
+   LotEnrichmentService enrichmentService;
+
    @ConfigProperty(name = "auction.database.path")
    String databasePath;
+
+   /**
+    * Triggered on application startup to enrich existing lots with bid intelligence
+    */
+   void onStart(@Observes StartupEvent ev) {
+      LOG.info("🚀 Application started - triggering initial lot enrichment...");
+      try {
+         // Enrich lots closing within 24 hours as high priority on startup
+         int enriched = enrichmentService.enrichClosingSoonLots(24);
+         LOG.infof("✓ Startup enrichment complete: %d lots enriched", enriched);
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+         LOG.errorf(e, "❌ Startup enrichment failed: %s", e.getMessage());
+      }
+   }
    
    /**
     * Workflow 1: Import Scraper Data