diff --git a/.claude/rules/stack-and-commands.md b/.claude/rules/stack-and-commands.md
index f3a6cde..fa374d6 100644
--- a/.claude/rules/stack-and-commands.md
+++ b/.claude/rules/stack-and-commands.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ make apps-pg-status    # shared apps-pg cluster health (read-only)
 make pg-status         # confirms retired Bitnami postgresql-ha is absent
 make valkey-status     # confirms Valkey is absent
 make consumption-preflight CONSUMING_ENTITY=entity:<slug> ESTIMATE_EUR=<eur>
-make db-deploy | apps-pg-deploy   # production-touching
+make forgejo-db-deploy | apps-pg-deploy   # production-touching
 ```
 
 `pg-deploy` and `valkey-deploy` are fail-closed. `*-status` / `*-logs`
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 18b2496..140e8a4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -58,18 +58,10 @@ CREDENTIAL_HELPER_PURPOSE ?= flex-auth-openbao-smoke
 
 ##@ CloudNative PG (cnpg) — primary database operator
 
-db-deploy: ## Apply Gitea cnpg Cluster (creates gitea-db in databases namespace)
-	$(KUBECTL) apply -f helm/gitea-db-cluster.yaml
-
-db-status: ## Show cnpg cluster health
-	$(KUBECTL) cnpg status gitea-db -n databases 2>/dev/null || \
-	  $(KUBECTL) get cluster gitea-db -n databases -o wide
-
-db-shell: ## Open psql shell on gitea-db primary
-	$(KUBECTL) cnpg psql gitea-db -n databases -- -U gitea gitea
-
-db-logs: ## Tail gitea-db primary logs
-	$(KUBECTL) logs -n databases -l cnpg.io/cluster=gitea-db -f --tail=50
+db-deploy db-status db-shell db-logs: ## Retired Gitea-era gitea-db targets; use forgejo-db-*
+	@echo "gitea-db was the CoulombCore-era Gitea database and does not exist on railiance01." >&2
+	@echo "Use forgejo-db-deploy / forgejo-db-status / forgejo-db-shell (RAPPS-WP-0019-T05)." >&2
+	@exit 2
 
 ##@ Forgejo database (railiance01 production forge)