diff --git a/__tests__/lib/auth/roles.test.ts b/__tests__/lib/auth/roles.test.ts
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+// __tests__/lib/auth/roles.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { getRoleHome, ROLE_HOME, ALL_ROLES } from '@/lib/auth/roles'
+
+describe('getRoleHome', () => {
+  it('returns /reporter for reporter role', () => {
+    expect(getRoleHome('reporter')).toBe('/reporter')
+  })
+
+  it('returns /supervisor for supervisor role', () => {
+    expect(getRoleHome('supervisor')).toBe('/supervisor')
+  })
+
+  it('returns /hse for hse role', () => {
+    expect(getRoleHome('hse')).toBe('/hse')
+  })
+
+  it('returns /capa-owner for capa_owner role', () => {
+    expect(getRoleHome('capa_owner')).toBe('/capa-owner')
+  })
+
+  it('returns /management for management role', () => {
+    expect(getRoleHome('management')).toBe('/management')
+  })
+
+  it('returns /admin for admin role', () => {
+    expect(getRoleHome('admin')).toBe('/admin')
+  })
+
+  it('ROLE_HOME covers exactly 6 roles', () => {
+    expect(Object.keys(ROLE_HOME)).toHaveLength(6)
+  })
+
+  it('ALL_ROLES lists exactly 6 roles', () => {
+    expect(ALL_ROLES).toHaveLength(6)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/lib/auth/roles.ts b/lib/auth/roles.ts
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+// lib/auth/roles.ts
+export type UserRole =
+  | 'reporter'
+  | 'supervisor'
+  | 'hse'
+  | 'capa_owner'
+  | 'management'
+  | 'admin'
+
+export const ALL_ROLES: UserRole[] = [
+  'reporter',
+  'supervisor',
+  'hse',
+  'capa_owner',
+  'management',
+  'admin',
+]
+
+export const ROLE_HOME: Record<UserRole, string> = {
+  reporter: '/reporter',
+  supervisor: '/supervisor',
+  hse: '/hse',
+  capa_owner: '/capa-owner',
+  management: '/management',
+  admin: '/admin',
+}
+
+export function getRoleHome(role: UserRole): string {
+  return ROLE_HOME[role]
+}
+
+export function isValidRole(value: unknown): value is UserRole {
+  return ALL_ROLES.includes(value as UserRole)
+}
diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
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+// middleware.ts
+import { createServerClient } from '@supabase/ssr'
+import { NextResponse, type NextRequest } from 'next/server'
+import { ROLE_HOME, isValidRole, type UserRole } from '@/lib/auth/roles'
+
+export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
+  let supabaseResponse = NextResponse.next({ request })
+
+  const supabase = createServerClient(
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL!,
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY!,
+    {
+      cookies: {
+        getAll() {
+          return request.cookies.getAll()
+        },
+        setAll(cookiesToSet) {
+          cookiesToSet.forEach(({ name, value }) => request.cookies.set(name, value))
+          supabaseResponse = NextResponse.next({ request })
+          cookiesToSet.forEach(({ name, value, options }) =>
+            supabaseResponse.cookies.set(name, value, options),
+          )
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  )
+
+  const {
+    data: { user },
+  } = await supabase.auth.getUser()
+
+  const { pathname } = request.nextUrl
+  const isPublicRoute = pathname.startsWith('/login') || pathname.startsWith('/auth')
+
+  // Unauthenticated → force login
+  if (!user && !isPublicRoute) {
+    return NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/login', request.url))
+  }
+
+  // Authenticated + hitting root or login → redirect to role home
+  if (user && (pathname === '/' || pathname === '/login')) {
+    const { data: profile } = await supabase
+      .from('users')
+      .select('role')
+      .eq('id', user.id)
+      .single()
+
+    const role = profile?.role
+    if (isValidRole(role)) {
+      return NextResponse.redirect(new URL(ROLE_HOME[role as UserRole], request.url))
+    }
+  }
+
+  return supabaseResponse
+}
+
+export const config = {
+  matcher: [
+    '/((?!_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico|.*\\.(?:svg|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|webp)$).*)',
+  ],
+}