diff --git a/deploy/meeting-intelligence/api/app/database.py b/deploy/meeting-intelligence/api/app/database.py
index 1819df1..a7b786b 100644
--- a/deploy/meeting-intelligence/api/app/database.py
+++ b/deploy/meeting-intelligence/api/app/database.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Database operations for the Meeting Intelligence API.
 """
 
+import json
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Any
@@ -109,9 +110,9 @@ class Database:
                     id, conference_id, conference_name, title,
                     recording_path, started_at, status, metadata
                 )
-                VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, 'recording', $7)
+                VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, 'recording', $7::jsonb)
             """, meeting_id, conference_id, conference_name, title,
-               recording_path, started_at or datetime.utcnow(), metadata or {})
+               recording_path, started_at or datetime.utcnow(), json.dumps(metadata or {}))
 
         return meeting_id
 
@@ -326,12 +327,13 @@ class Database:
         payload: dict
     ) -> int:
         """Save a webhook event for processing."""
+        import json
         async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
             row = await conn.fetchrow("""
                 INSERT INTO webhook_events (event_type, payload)
-                VALUES ($1, $2)
+                VALUES ($1, $2::jsonb)
                 RETURNING id
-            """, event_type, payload)
+            """, event_type, json.dumps(payload))
 
             return row["id"]
 
@@ -348,8 +350,8 @@ class Database:
         async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
             row = await conn.fetchrow("""
                 INSERT INTO processing_jobs (meeting_id, job_type, priority, result)
-                VALUES ($1::uuid, $2, $3, $4)
+                VALUES ($1::uuid, $2, $3, $4::jsonb)
                 RETURNING id
-            """, meeting_id, job_type, priority, result or {})
+            """, meeting_id, job_type, priority, json.dumps(result or {}))
 
             return row["id"]
diff --git a/deploy/meeting-intelligence/jibri/config/finalize.sh b/deploy/meeting-intelligence/jibri/config/finalize.sh
index 1a1f3b9..f4942e9 100755
--- a/deploy/meeting-intelligence/jibri/config/finalize.sh
+++ b/deploy/meeting-intelligence/jibri/config/finalize.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Jibri Recording Finalize Script
-# Called when Jibri finishes recording a meeting
-#
-# Arguments:
-# $1 - Recording directory path (e.g., /recordings/<conference_id>/<timestamp>)
-#
-# This script:
-# 1. Finds the recording file
-# 2. Notifies the Meeting Intelligence API to start processing
-
 set -e
 
 RECORDING_DIR="$1"
 API_URL="${MEETING_INTELLIGENCE_API:-http://api:8000}"
-LOG_FILE="/var/log/jibri/finalize.log"
+LOG_FILE="/config/logs/finalize.log"
+
+mkdir -p /config/logs
 
 log() {
     echo "[$(date -Iseconds)] $1" >> "$LOG_FILE"
@@ -23,13 +16,11 @@ log() {
 log "=== Finalize script started ==="
 log "Recording directory: $RECORDING_DIR"
 
-# Validate recording directory
 if [ -z "$RECORDING_DIR" ] || [ ! -d "$RECORDING_DIR" ]; then
     log "ERROR: Invalid recording directory: $RECORDING_DIR"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Find the recording file (MP4 or WebM)
 RECORDING_FILE=$(find "$RECORDING_DIR" -type f \( -name "*.mp4" -o -name "*.webm" \) | head -1)
 
 if [ -z "$RECORDING_FILE" ]; then
@@ -39,66 +30,26 @@ fi
 
 log "Found recording file: $RECORDING_FILE"
 
-# Get file info
 FILE_SIZE=$(stat -c%s "$RECORDING_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
 log "Recording file size: $FILE_SIZE bytes"
 
-# Extract conference info from path
-# Expected format: /recordings/<conference_id>/<timestamp>/recording.mp4
-CONFERENCE_ID=$(echo "$RECORDING_DIR" | awk -F'/' '{print $(NF-1)}')
-if [ -z "$CONFERENCE_ID" ]; then
-    CONFERENCE_ID=$(basename "$(dirname "$RECORDING_DIR")")
-fi
+CONFERENCE_ID=$(basename "$RECORDING_DIR")
 
-# Look for metadata file (Jibri sometimes creates this)
 METADATA_FILE="$RECORDING_DIR/metadata.json"
 if [ -f "$METADATA_FILE" ]; then
-    log "Found metadata file: $METADATA_FILE"
     METADATA=$(cat "$METADATA_FILE")
 else
     METADATA="{}"
 fi
 
-# Prepare webhook payload
-PAYLOAD=$(cat <<EOF
-{
-    "event_type": "recording_completed",
-    "conference_id": "$CONFERENCE_ID",
-    "recording_path": "$RECORDING_FILE",
-    "recording_dir": "$RECORDING_DIR",
-    "file_size_bytes": $FILE_SIZE,
-    "completed_at": "$(date -Iseconds)",
-    "metadata": $METADATA
-}
-EOF
-)
+PAYLOAD="{\"event_type\":\"recording_completed\",\"conference_id\":\"$CONFERENCE_ID\",\"recording_path\":\"$RECORDING_FILE\",\"file_size_bytes\":$FILE_SIZE,\"metadata\":$METADATA}"
 
 log "Sending webhook to $API_URL/webhooks/recording-complete"
-log "Payload: $PAYLOAD"
-
-# Send webhook to Meeting Intelligence API
-RESPONSE=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" \
-    -X POST \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -d "$PAYLOAD" \
-    "$API_URL/webhooks/recording-complete" 2>&1)
 
+RESPONSE=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "$PAYLOAD" "$API_URL/webhooks/recording-complete" 2>&1)
 HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | tail -1)
 BODY=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | head -n -1)
 
-if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "200" ] || [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "201" ] || [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "202" ]; then
-    log "SUCCESS: Webhook accepted (HTTP $HTTP_CODE)"
-    log "Response: $BODY"
-else
-    log "WARNING: Webhook returned HTTP $HTTP_CODE"
-    log "Response: $BODY"
-
-    # Don't fail the script - the recording is still saved
-    # The API can be retried later
-fi
-
-# Optional: Clean up old recordings (keep last 30 days)
-# find /recordings -type f -mtime +30 -delete
-
+log "Response: HTTP $HTTP_CODE - $BODY"
 log "=== Finalize script completed ==="
 exit 0
diff --git a/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/Dockerfile b/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/Dockerfile
index 09951bc..1b7814e 100644
--- a/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/Dockerfile
@@ -5,44 +5,30 @@
 FROM python:3.11-slim AS builder
 
 # Install build dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    build-essential \
-    cmake \
-    git \
-    ffmpeg \
-    wget \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends     build-essential     cmake     git     ffmpeg     wget     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Build whisper.cpp
 WORKDIR /build
-RUN git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp.git && \
-    cd whisper.cpp && \
-    cmake -B build -DWHISPER_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON && \
-    cmake --build build --config Release -j$(nproc) && \
-    cp build/bin/whisper-cli /usr/local/bin/whisper && \
-    cp build/bin/whisper-server /usr/local/bin/whisper-server 2>/dev/null || true
+RUN git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp.git &&     cd whisper.cpp &&     cmake -B build -DWHISPER_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON &&     cmake --build build --config Release -j$(nproc) &&     cp build/bin/whisper-cli /usr/local/bin/whisper &&     cp build/bin/whisper-server /usr/local/bin/whisper-server 2>/dev/null || true &&     mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/whisper &&     find build -name '*.so*' -exec cp {} /usr/local/lib/whisper/ \; &&     ls -la /usr/local/lib/whisper/
 
 # Download whisper models
 WORKDIR /models
-RUN cd /build/whisper.cpp && \
-    bash models/download-ggml-model.sh small && \
-    mv models/ggml-small.bin /models/
+RUN cd /build/whisper.cpp &&     bash models/download-ggml-model.sh small &&     mv models/ggml-small.bin /models/
 
 # Production image
 FROM python:3.11-slim
 
 # Install runtime dependencies and build tools (for compiling Python packages)
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    ffmpeg \
-    libsndfile1 \
-    curl \
-    build-essential \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends     ffmpeg     libsndfile1     curl     build-essential     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Copy whisper binary and models
+# Copy whisper binary, libraries, and models
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/whisper /usr/local/bin/whisper
+COPY --from=builder /usr/local/lib/whisper/ /usr/local/lib/
 COPY --from=builder /models /models
 
+# Update shared library cache
+RUN ldconfig && /usr/local/bin/whisper --help || echo "Whisper help check failed"
+
 # Set up Python environment
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -65,8 +51,7 @@ ENV WHISPER_MODEL=/models/ggml-small.bin
 ENV WHISPER_THREADS=8
 
 # Health check
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=60s --retries=3 \
-    CMD curl -f http://localhost:8001/health || exit 1
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=60s --retries=3     CMD curl -f http://localhost:8001/health || exit 1
 
 # Run the service
 EXPOSE 8001
diff --git a/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/app/database.py b/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/app/database.py
index ad6d763..a836f05 100644
--- a/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/app/database.py
+++ b/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/app/database.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Database operations for the Transcription Service.
 """
 
+import json
 import uuid
 from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Any
 
@@ -47,28 +48,28 @@ class Database:
         enable_diarization: bool = True,
         language: Optional[str] = None,
         priority: int = 5
-    ) -> str:
-        """Create a new transcription job."""
-        job_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    ) -> int:
+        """Create a new transcription job. Returns the auto-generated job ID."""
+        result_data = {
+            "audio_path": audio_path,
+            "video_path": video_path,
+            "enable_diarization": enable_diarization,
+            "language": language
+        }
 
         async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
-            await conn.execute("""
+            job_id = await conn.fetchval("""
                 INSERT INTO processing_jobs (
-                    id, meeting_id, job_type, status, priority,
-                    result
+                    meeting_id, job_type, status, priority, result
                 )
-                VALUES ($1, $2::uuid, 'transcribe', 'pending', $3, $4)
-            """, job_id, meeting_id, priority, {
-                "audio_path": audio_path,
-                "video_path": video_path,
-                "enable_diarization": enable_diarization,
-                "language": language
-            })
+                VALUES ($1::uuid, 'transcribe', 'pending', $2, $3::jsonb)
+                RETURNING id
+            """, meeting_id, priority, json.dumps(result_data))
 
         log.info("Created transcription job", job_id=job_id, meeting_id=meeting_id)
         return job_id
 
-    async def get_job(self, job_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    async def get_job(self, job_id: int) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """Get a job by ID."""
         async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
             row = await conn.fetchrow("""
@@ -107,19 +108,30 @@ class Database:
                 result = dict(row)
                 # Merge result JSON into the dict
                 if result.get("result"):
-                    result.update(result["result"])
+                    if isinstance(result["result"], dict):
+                        result.update(result["result"])
+                    elif isinstance(result["result"], str):
+                        result.update(json.loads(result["result"]))
                 return result
             return None
 
     async def update_job_status(
         self,
-        job_id: str,
+        job_id: int,
         status: str,
         error_message: Optional[str] = None,
         result: Optional[dict] = None,
         progress: Optional[float] = None
     ):
         """Update job status."""
+        result_json = None
+        if result is not None:
+            if progress is not None:
+                result["progress"] = progress
+            result_json = json.dumps(result)
+        elif progress is not None:
+            result_json = json.dumps({"progress": progress})
+
         async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
             if status == "completed":
                 await conn.execute("""
@@ -129,29 +141,24 @@ class Database:
                         error_message = $2,
                         result = COALESCE($3::jsonb, result)
                     WHERE id = $4
-                """, status, error_message, result, job_id)
+                """, status, error_message, result_json, job_id)
             else:
-                update_result = result
-                if progress is not None:
-                    update_result = result or {}
-                    update_result["progress"] = progress
-
                 await conn.execute("""
                     UPDATE processing_jobs
                     SET status = $1,
                         error_message = $2,
                         result = COALESCE($3::jsonb, result)
                     WHERE id = $4
-                """, status, error_message, update_result, job_id)
+                """, status, error_message, result_json, job_id)
 
-    async def update_job_audio_path(self, job_id: str, audio_path: str):
+    async def update_job_audio_path(self, job_id: int, audio_path: str):
         """Update the audio path for a job."""
         async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
             await conn.execute("""
                 UPDATE processing_jobs
                 SET result = result || $1::jsonb
                 WHERE id = $2
-            """, {"audio_path": audio_path}, job_id)
+            """, json.dumps({"audio_path": audio_path}), job_id)
 
     async def update_meeting_status(self, meeting_id: str, status: str):
         """Update meeting processing status."""
@@ -232,9 +239,9 @@ class Database:
                     id, conference_id, conference_name, title,
                     recording_path, status, metadata
                 )
-                VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, 'recording', $6)
+                VALUES ($1::uuid, $2, $3, $4, $5, 'recording', $6::jsonb)
             """, meeting_id, conference_id, conference_name, title,
-               recording_path, metadata or {})
+               recording_path, json.dumps(metadata or {}))
 
         log.info("Created meeting", meeting_id=meeting_id, conference_id=conference_id)
         return meeting_id
diff --git a/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/app/main.py b/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/app/main.py
index 6cea312..06bf4dd 100644
--- a/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/app/main.py
+++ b/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/app/main.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ FastAPI service that handles:
 import asyncio
 import os
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI, BackgroundTasks, HTTPException
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
@@ -33,20 +33,21 @@ log = structlog.get_logger()
 # Pydantic models
 class TranscribeRequest(BaseModel):
     meeting_id: str
-    audio_path: str
+    audio_path: Optional[str] = None
+    video_path: Optional[str] = None  # If provided, will extract audio first
     priority: int = 5
     enable_diarization: bool = True
     language: Optional[str] = None
 
 
 class TranscribeResponse(BaseModel):
-    job_id: str
+    job_id: int  # Integer from database auto-increment
     status: str
     message: str
 
 
 class JobStatus(BaseModel):
-    job_id: str
+    job_id: int
     status: str
     progress: Optional[float] = None
     result: Optional[dict] = None
@@ -172,24 +173,64 @@ async def service_status():
 @app.post("/transcribe", response_model=TranscribeResponse)
 async def queue_transcription(request: TranscribeRequest, background_tasks: BackgroundTasks):
     """Queue a transcription job."""
+    audio_path = request.audio_path
+    
+    # If video_path provided, extract audio first
+    if request.video_path and not audio_path:
+        log.info(
+            "Extracting audio from video",
+            meeting_id=request.meeting_id,
+            video_path=request.video_path
+        )
+        
+        if not os.path.exists(request.video_path):
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=404,
+                detail=f"Video file not found: {request.video_path}"
+            )
+        
+        # Extract audio using ffmpeg
+        import subprocess
+        audio_dir = os.environ.get("AUDIO_OUTPUT_DIR", "/audio")
+        os.makedirs(audio_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        audio_path = os.path.join(audio_dir, f"{request.meeting_id}.wav")
+        
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run([
+                "ffmpeg", "-y", "-i", request.video_path,
+                "-vn", "-acodec", "pcm_s16le", "-ar", "16000", "-ac", "1",
+                audio_path
+            ], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=300)
+            
+            if result.returncode != 0:
+                log.error("FFmpeg error", stderr=result.stderr)
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Audio extraction failed: {result.stderr}")
+                
+            log.info("Audio extracted", audio_path=audio_path)
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Audio extraction timed out")
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Audio extraction failed: {str(e)}")
+    
     log.info(
         "Received transcription request",
         meeting_id=request.meeting_id,
-        audio_path=request.audio_path
+        audio_path=audio_path
     )
 
     # Validate audio file exists
-    if not os.path.exists(request.audio_path):
+    if not audio_path or not os.path.exists(audio_path):
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=404,
-            detail=f"Audio file not found: {request.audio_path}"
+            detail=f"Audio file not found: {audio_path}"
         )
 
-    # Create job record in database
+    # Create job record in database - use the extracted audio_path
     try:
         job_id = await state.db.create_transcription_job(
             meeting_id=request.meeting_id,
-            audio_path=request.audio_path,
+            audio_path=audio_path,  # Use extracted audio_path, not request.audio_path
+            video_path=request.video_path,
             enable_diarization=request.enable_diarization,
             language=request.language,
             priority=request.priority
@@ -216,7 +257,7 @@ async def queue_transcription(request: TranscribeRequest, background_tasks: Back
 
 
 @app.get("/transcribe/{job_id}", response_model=JobStatus)
-async def get_job_status(job_id: str):
+async def get_job_status(job_id: int):
     """Get the status of a transcription job."""
     job = await state.db.get_job(job_id)
 
@@ -233,7 +274,7 @@ async def get_job_status(job_id: str):
 
 
 @app.delete("/transcribe/{job_id}")
-async def cancel_job(job_id: str):
+async def cancel_job(job_id: int):
     """Cancel a pending transcription job."""
     job = await state.db.get_job(job_id)
 
diff --git a/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/app/processor.py b/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/app/processor.py
index 8bb67a2..df6732c 100644
--- a/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/app/processor.py
+++ b/deploy/meeting-intelligence/transcriber/app/processor.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Job Processor for the Transcription Service.
 Handles the processing pipeline:
 1. Audio extraction from video
 2. Transcription
-3. Speaker diarization
+3. Speaker diarization (optional, fails gracefully)
 4. Database storage
 """
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class JobProcessor:
                     continue
 
                 job_id = job["id"]
-                meeting_id = job["meeting_id"]
+                meeting_id = str(job["meeting_id"])  # Convert UUID to string
 
                 log.info(
                     f"Worker {worker_id} processing job",
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class JobProcessor:
     async def _process_job(self, job: dict):
         """Process a single transcription job."""
         job_id = job["id"]
-        meeting_id = job["meeting_id"]
+        meeting_id = str(job["meeting_id"])  # Ensure string
         audio_path = job.get("audio_path")
         video_path = job.get("video_path")
         enable_diarization = job.get("enable_diarization", True)
@@ -149,32 +149,39 @@ class JobProcessor:
             duration=transcription.duration
         )
 
-        # Step 3: Speaker diarization
+        # Step 3: Speaker diarization (optional, fails gracefully)
         speaker_segments = []
         if enable_diarization and len(transcription.segments) > 0:
             log.info("Starting speaker diarization")
             await self.db.update_job_status(job_id, "processing", progress=0.6)
             await self.db.update_meeting_status(meeting_id, "diarizing")
 
-            # Convert transcript segments to dicts for diarizer
-            transcript_dicts = [
-                {"start": s.start, "end": s.end, "text": s.text}
-                for s in transcription.segments
-            ]
+            try:
+                # Convert transcript segments to dicts for diarizer
+                transcript_dicts = [
+                    {"start": s.start, "end": s.end, "text": s.text}
+                    for s in transcription.segments
+                ]
 
-            speaker_segments = await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(
-                None,
-                lambda: self.diarizer.diarize(
-                    audio_path,
-                    transcript_segments=transcript_dicts
+                speaker_segments = await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(
+                    None,
+                    lambda: self.diarizer.diarize(
+                        audio_path,
+                        transcript_segments=transcript_dicts
+                    )
                 )
-            )
 
-            log.info(
-                "Diarization complete",
-                num_segments=len(speaker_segments),
-                num_speakers=len(set(s.speaker_id for s in speaker_segments))
-            )
+                log.info(
+                    "Diarization complete",
+                    num_segments=len(speaker_segments),
+                    num_speakers=len(set(s.speaker_id for s in speaker_segments))
+                )
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.warning(
+                    "Diarization failed, continuing without speaker labels",
+                    error=str(e)
+                )
+                speaker_segments = []
 
         # Step 4: Store results
         log.info("Storing transcript in database")