diff --git a/Backend/app/db/db.py b/Backend/app/db/db.py
index ae0f517..a72e1c0 100644
--- a/Backend/app/db/db.py
+++ b/Backend/app/db/db.py
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
 
 # Initialize async SQLAlchemy components
 try:
+    # Supabase (and some other cloud providers) may have issues with IPv6.
+    # We can try to force parameters or handle connection logic robustly.
+    # For now, we wrap the engine creation in a try-except block to prevent
+    # the entire app from crashing if credentials are wrong or DB is unreachable.
+
+    # "ssl": "require" is critical for Supabase connections
     engine = create_async_engine(
         DATABASE_URL, echo=True, connect_args={"ssl": "require"}
     )
@@ -30,11 +36,24 @@
     print("✅ Database connected successfully!")
 except SQLAlchemyError as e:
     print(f"❌ Error connecting to the database: {e}")
+    # Set to None so main.py can check against them
     engine = None
     AsyncSessionLocal = None
     Base = None
 
 
 async def get_db():
+    """
+    Dependency generator for database sessions.
+
+    Yields:
+        AsyncSession: An asynchronous database session.
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: If the database engine is not initialized.
+    """
+    if AsyncSessionLocal is None:
+        raise RuntimeError("Database engine is not initialized. Check your connection settings.")
+    
     async with AsyncSessionLocal() as session:
         yield session
diff --git a/Backend/app/main.py b/Backend/app/main.py
index 86d892a..fc75033 100644
--- a/Backend/app/main.py
+++ b/Backend/app/main.py
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@
 
 # Async function to create database tables with exception handling
 async def create_tables():
+    """
+    Creates database tables asynchronously if the database engine is available.
+
+    This function attempts to create all tables defined in the SQLAlchemy models
+    (models.Base and chat.Base). It handles cases where the database engine
+    might not be initialized due to connection errors.
+    """
+    if engine is None:
+        print("⚠️ Database engine is not available. Skipping table creation.")
+        return
+
     try:
         async with engine.begin() as conn:
             await conn.run_sync(models.Base.metadata.create_all)
@@ -31,9 +42,22 @@ async def create_tables():
 # Lifespan context manager for startup and shutdown events
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    """
+    Lifespan context manager for the FastAPI application.
+
+    Handles startup and shutdown events. On startup, it attempts to
+    create database tables and seed the database.
+
+    Args:
+        app (FastAPI): The FastAPI application instance.
+    """
     print("App is starting...")
     await create_tables()
-    await seed_db()
+    # verify engine is not None before seeding
+    if engine:
+        await seed_db()
+    else:
+        print("⚠️ Database engine is not available. Skipping data seeding.")
     yield
     print("App is shutting down...")
 
@@ -60,6 +84,12 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
 
 @app.get("/")
 async def home():
+    """
+    Root endpoint for the API.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: A welcome message.
+    """
     try:
         return {"message": "Welcome to Inpact API!"}
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/Backend/app/services/db_service.py b/Backend/app/services/db_service.py
index ccb4199..f71f649 100644
--- a/Backend/app/services/db_service.py
+++ b/Backend/app/services/db_service.py
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@
 
 
 def match_creators_for_brand(sponsorship_id: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Finds creator matches for a given brand sponsorship.
+
+    Analyzes audience insights for all creators and calculates a match score
+    based on the sponsorship's requirements (age, location, engagement rate, budget).
+
+    Args:
+        sponsorship_id (str): The unique identifier of the sponsorship.
+
+    Returns:
+        List[Dict[str, Any]]: A list of matching creators, including their match details.
+                              Returns an empty list if the sponsorship is not found or
+                              no suitable creators are found.
+    """
     # Fetch sponsorship details
     sponsorship_resp = supabase.table("sponsorships").select("*").eq("id", sponsorship_id).execute()
     if not sponsorship_resp.data:
@@ -49,6 +63,20 @@ def match_creators_for_brand(sponsorship_id: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
 
 
 def match_brands_for_creator(creator_id: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Finds brand sponsorship matches for a given creator.
+
+    Analyzes all available sponsorships and calculates a match score based on
+    the creator's audience insights (age, location, engagement, price).
+
+    Args:
+        creator_id (str): The unique identifier of the creator.
+
+    Returns:
+        List[Dict[str, Any]]: A list of matching sponsorships, including their match details.
+                              Returns an empty list if the creator's audience data is not found
+                              or no suitable sponsorships are found.
+    """
     # Fetch creator's audience insights
     audience_resp = supabase.table("audience_insights").select("*").eq("user_id", creator_id).execute()
     if not audience_resp.data: