diff --git a/worker/src/db/queries.ts b/worker/src/db/queries.ts
index 455c0a3..3cf193d 100644
--- a/worker/src/db/queries.ts
+++ b/worker/src/db/queries.ts
@@ -455,6 +455,73 @@ export async function updateLastProcessedMessage(
   });
 }
 
+export interface ScanStateUpdate {
+  /** New watermark to persist. Use the same value the caller would have
+   *  passed to updateLastProcessedMessage / upsertTopicProgress. */
+  lastProcessedMessageId: bigint | null;
+  /** True if the scan found archives OR has retryable SkippedPackages
+   *  pending. The caller computes this via the trulyIdle formula. */
+  lastScanFoundArchives: boolean;
+  /** Pre-incremented value of consecutiveEmptyScans. Caller passes:
+   *    trulyIdle ? prev + 1 : 0
+   *  We do the arithmetic outside the helper so the helper stays a pure
+   *  setter — easier to reason about. */
+  consecutiveEmptyScans: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Atomically update an AccountChannelMap's watermark and scan-state fields.
+ * Replaces the older updateLastProcessedMessage for the post-scan write.
+ * Sets lastScannedAt = NOW() server-side.
+ */
+export async function upsertChannelScanState(
+  mappingId: string,
+  update: ScanStateUpdate
+) {
+  return db.accountChannelMap.update({
+    where: { id: mappingId },
+    data: {
+      lastProcessedMessageId: update.lastProcessedMessageId ?? undefined,
+      lastScannedAt: new Date(),
+      lastScanFoundArchives: update.lastScanFoundArchives,
+      consecutiveEmptyScans: update.consecutiveEmptyScans,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Atomically upsert a TopicProgress row with the new watermark + scan-state
+ * fields. Same semantics as upsertChannelScanState but for forum topics.
+ */
+export async function upsertTopicScanState(
+  accountChannelMapId: string,
+  topicId: bigint,
+  topicName: string | null,
+  update: ScanStateUpdate
+) {
+  return db.topicProgress.upsert({
+    where: {
+      accountChannelMapId_topicId: { accountChannelMapId, topicId },
+    },
+    create: {
+      accountChannelMapId,
+      topicId,
+      topicName,
+      lastProcessedMessageId: update.lastProcessedMessageId,
+      lastScannedAt: new Date(),
+      lastScanFoundArchives: update.lastScanFoundArchives,
+      consecutiveEmptyScans: update.consecutiveEmptyScans,
+    },
+    update: {
+      topicName,
+      lastProcessedMessageId: update.lastProcessedMessageId ?? undefined,
+      lastScannedAt: new Date(),
+      lastScanFoundArchives: update.lastScanFoundArchives,
+      consecutiveEmptyScans: update.consecutiveEmptyScans,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
 export async function markStaleRunsAsFailed() {
   return db.ingestionRun.updateMany({
     where: { status: "RUNNING" },