diff --git a/apps/api-service/src/services/core/LiveScopeService.ts b/apps/api-service/src/services/core/LiveScopeService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87e5bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api-service/src/services/core/LiveScopeService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+import { eq, desc, count, and, isNull, sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { db } from '@/db';
+import { liveScopes, images } from '@banatie/database';
+import type { LiveScope, NewLiveScope, LiveScopeFilters, LiveScopeWithStats } from '@/types/models';
+import { buildWhereClause, buildEqCondition } from '@/utils/helpers';
+import { ERROR_MESSAGES } from '@/utils/constants';
+
+export class LiveScopeService {
+  /**
+   * Create new live scope
+   * @param data - New scope data (projectId, slug, settings)
+   * @returns Created scope record
+   */
+  async create(data: NewLiveScope): Promise<LiveScope> {
+    const [scope] = await db.insert(liveScopes).values(data).returning();
+    if (!scope) {
+      throw new Error('Failed to create live scope record');
+    }
+    return scope;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get scope by ID
+   * @param id - Scope UUID
+   * @returns Scope record or null
+   */
+  async getById(id: string): Promise<LiveScope | null> {
+    const scope = await db.query.liveScopes.findFirst({
+      where: eq(liveScopes.id, id),
+    });
+    return scope || null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get scope by slug within a project
+   * @param projectId - Project UUID
+   * @param slug - Scope slug
+   * @returns Scope record or null
+   */
+  async getBySlug(projectId: string, slug: string): Promise<LiveScope | null> {
+    const scope = await db.query.liveScopes.findFirst({
+      where: and(eq(liveScopes.projectId, projectId), eq(liveScopes.slug, slug)),
+    });
+    return scope || null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get scope by ID or throw error
+   * @param id - Scope UUID
+   * @returns Scope record
+   * @throws Error if not found
+   */
+  async getByIdOrThrow(id: string): Promise<LiveScope> {
+    const scope = await this.getById(id);
+    if (!scope) {
+      throw new Error('Live scope not found');
+    }
+    return scope;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get scope by slug or throw error
+   * @param projectId - Project UUID
+   * @param slug - Scope slug
+   * @returns Scope record
+   * @throws Error if not found
+   */
+  async getBySlugOrThrow(projectId: string, slug: string): Promise<LiveScope> {
+    const scope = await this.getBySlug(projectId, slug);
+    if (!scope) {
+      throw new Error('Live scope not found');
+    }
+    return scope;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get scope with computed statistics
+   * @param id - Scope UUID
+   * @returns Scope with currentGenerations count and lastGeneratedAt
+   */
+  async getByIdWithStats(id: string): Promise<LiveScopeWithStats> {
+    const scope = await this.getByIdOrThrow(id);
+
+    // Count images in this scope (use meta field: { scope: slug, isLiveUrl: true })
+    const scopeImages = await db.query.images.findMany({
+      where: and(
+        eq(images.projectId, scope.projectId),
+        isNull(images.deletedAt),
+        sql`${images.meta}->>'scope' = ${scope.slug}`,
+        sql`(${images.meta}->>'isLiveUrl')::boolean = true`,
+      ),
+      orderBy: [desc(images.createdAt)],
+    });
+
+    const currentGenerations = scopeImages.length;
+    const lastGeneratedAt = scopeImages.length > 0 ? scopeImages[0]!.createdAt : null;
+
+    return {
+      ...scope,
+      currentGenerations,
+      lastGeneratedAt,
+      images: scopeImages,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get scope by slug with computed statistics
+   * @param projectId - Project UUID
+   * @param slug - Scope slug
+   * @returns Scope with statistics
+   */
+  async getBySlugWithStats(projectId: string, slug: string): Promise<LiveScopeWithStats> {
+    const scope = await this.getBySlugOrThrow(projectId, slug);
+    return this.getByIdWithStats(scope.id);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * List scopes in a project with pagination
+   * @param filters - Query filters (projectId, optional slug)
+   * @param limit - Max results to return
+   * @param offset - Number of results to skip
+   * @returns Array of scopes with stats and total count
+   */
+  async list(
+    filters: LiveScopeFilters,
+    limit: number,
+    offset: number,
+  ): Promise<{ scopes: LiveScopeWithStats[]; total: number }> {
+    const conditions = [
+      buildEqCondition(liveScopes, 'projectId', filters.projectId),
+      buildEqCondition(liveScopes, 'slug', filters.slug),
+    ];
+
+    const whereClause = buildWhereClause(conditions);
+
+    const [scopesList, countResult] = await Promise.all([
+      db.query.liveScopes.findMany({
+        where: whereClause,
+        orderBy: [desc(liveScopes.createdAt)],
+        limit,
+        offset,
+      }),
+      db.select({ count: count() }).from(liveScopes).where(whereClause),
+    ]);
+
+    const totalCount = countResult[0]?.count || 0;
+
+    // Compute stats for each scope
+    const scopesWithStats = await Promise.all(
+      scopesList.map(async (scope) => {
+        const scopeImages = await db.query.images.findMany({
+          where: and(
+            eq(images.projectId, scope.projectId),
+            isNull(images.deletedAt),
+            sql`${images.meta}->>'scope' = ${scope.slug}`,
+            sql`(${images.meta}->>'isLiveUrl')::boolean = true`,
+          ),
+          orderBy: [desc(images.createdAt)],
+        });
+
+        return {
+          ...scope,
+          currentGenerations: scopeImages.length,
+          lastGeneratedAt: scopeImages.length > 0 ? scopeImages[0]!.createdAt : null,
+        };
+      }),
+    );
+
+    return {
+      scopes: scopesWithStats,
+      total: Number(totalCount),
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update scope settings
+   * @param id - Scope UUID
+   * @param updates - Fields to update (allowNewGenerations, newGenerationsLimit, meta)
+   * @returns Updated scope record
+   */
+  async update(
+    id: string,
+    updates: {
+      allowNewGenerations?: boolean;
+      newGenerationsLimit?: number;
+      meta?: Record<string, unknown>;
+    },
+  ): Promise<LiveScope> {
+    // Verify scope exists
+    await this.getByIdOrThrow(id);
+
+    const [updated] = await db
+      .update(liveScopes)
+      .set({
+        ...updates,
+        updatedAt: new Date(),
+      })
+      .where(eq(liveScopes.id, id))
+      .returning();
+
+    if (!updated) {
+      throw new Error('Failed to update live scope');
+    }
+
+    return updated;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete scope (hard delete)
+   * Note: Images in this scope are preserved with meta.scope field
+   * @param id - Scope UUID
+   */
+  async delete(id: string): Promise<void> {
+    await db.delete(liveScopes).where(eq(liveScopes.id, id));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if scope can accept new generations
+   * @param scope - Scope record
+   * @param currentCount - Current number of generations (optional, will query if not provided)
+   * @returns true if new generations are allowed
+   */
+  async canGenerateNew(scope: LiveScope, currentCount?: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!scope.allowNewGenerations) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (currentCount === undefined) {
+      const stats = await this.getByIdWithStats(scope.id);
+      currentCount = stats.currentGenerations;
+    }
+
+    return currentCount < scope.newGenerationsLimit;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create scope automatically (lazy creation) with project defaults
+   * @param projectId - Project UUID
+   * @param slug - Scope slug
+   * @param projectDefaults - Default settings from project (allowNewGenerations, limit)
+   * @returns Created scope or existing scope if already exists
+   */
+  async createOrGet(
+    projectId: string,
+    slug: string,
+    projectDefaults: {
+      allowNewLiveScopes: boolean;
+      newLiveScopesGenerationLimit: number;
+    },
+  ): Promise<LiveScope> {
+    // Check if scope already exists
+    const existing = await this.getBySlug(projectId, slug);
+    if (existing) {
+      return existing;
+    }
+
+    // Check if project allows new scope creation
+    if (!projectDefaults.allowNewLiveScopes) {
+      throw new Error(ERROR_MESSAGES.SCOPE_CREATION_DISABLED);
+    }
+
+    // Create new scope with project defaults
+    return this.create({
+      projectId,
+      slug,
+      allowNewGenerations: true,
+      newGenerationsLimit: projectDefaults.newLiveScopesGenerationLimit,
+      meta: {},
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/api-service/src/types/models.ts b/apps/api-service/src/types/models.ts
index 2972700..e63231c 100644
--- a/apps/api-service/src/types/models.ts
+++ b/apps/api-service/src/types/models.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
-import type { generations, images, flows, promptUrlCache } from '@banatie/database';
+import type { generations, images, flows, promptUrlCache, liveScopes } from '@banatie/database';
 
 // Database model types (inferred from Drizzle schema)
 export type Generation = typeof generations.$inferSelect;
 export type Image = typeof images.$inferSelect;
 export type Flow = typeof flows.$inferSelect;
 export type PromptUrlCacheEntry = typeof promptUrlCache.$inferSelect;
+export type LiveScope = typeof liveScopes.$inferSelect;
 
 // Insert types (for creating new records)
 export type NewGeneration = typeof generations.$inferInsert;
 export type NewImage = typeof images.$inferInsert;
 export type NewFlow = typeof flows.$inferInsert;
 export type NewPromptUrlCacheEntry = typeof promptUrlCache.$inferInsert;
+export type NewLiveScope = typeof liveScopes.$inferInsert;
 
 // Generation status enum (matches DB schema)
 export type GenerationStatus = 'pending' | 'processing' | 'success' | 'failed';
@@ -51,6 +53,13 @@ export interface FlowWithCounts extends Flow {
   images?: Image[];
 }
 
+// Enhanced live scope with computed stats
+export interface LiveScopeWithStats extends LiveScope {
+  currentGenerations: number;
+  lastGeneratedAt: Date | null;
+  images?: Image[];
+}
+
 // Pagination metadata
 export interface PaginationMeta {
   total: number;
@@ -81,6 +90,12 @@ export interface FlowFilters {
   projectId: string;
 }
 
+// Query filters for live scopes
+export interface LiveScopeFilters {
+  projectId: string;
+  slug?: string | undefined;
+}
+
 // Cache statistics
 export interface CacheStats {
   hits: number;
diff --git a/packages/database/src/schema/index.ts b/packages/database/src/schema/index.ts
index 3955db1..596abdc 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/schema/index.ts
+++ b/packages/database/src/schema/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { flows } from './flows';
 import { images } from './images';
 import { generations } from './generations';
 import { promptUrlCache } from './promptUrlCache';
+import { liveScopes } from './liveScopes';
 
 // Export all tables
 export * from './organizations';
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export * from './flows';
 export * from './images';
 export * from './generations';
 export * from './promptUrlCache';
+export * from './liveScopes';
 
 // Define relations
 export const organizationsRelations = relations(organizations, ({ many }) => ({
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ export const projectsRelations = relations(projects, ({ one, many }) => ({
   images: many(images),
   generations: many(generations),
   promptUrlCache: many(promptUrlCache),
+  liveScopes: many(liveScopes),
 }));
 
 export const apiKeysRelations = relations(apiKeys, ({ one, many }) => ({
@@ -110,3 +113,10 @@ export const promptUrlCacheRelations = relations(promptUrlCache, ({ one }) => ({
     references: [images.id],
   }),
 }));
+
+export const liveScopesRelations = relations(liveScopes, ({ one }) => ({
+  project: one(projects, {
+    fields: [liveScopes.projectId],
+    references: [projects.id],
+  }),
+}));
diff --git a/packages/database/src/schema/liveScopes.ts b/packages/database/src/schema/liveScopes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f77acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/database/src/schema/liveScopes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { pgTable, uuid, text, boolean, integer, jsonb, timestamp, index, unique } from 'drizzle-orm/pg-core';
+import { projects } from './projects';
+
+/**
+ * Live Scopes Table (Section 8.4)
+ *
+ * Live scopes organize and control image generation via CDN live URLs.
+ * Each scope represents a logical separation within a project (e.g., "hero-section", "product-gallery").
+ *
+ * Live URL format: /cdn/:orgSlug/:projectSlug/live/:scope?prompt=...&aspectRatio=...
+ */
+export const liveScopes = pgTable(
+  'live_scopes',
+  {
+    id: uuid('id').primaryKey().defaultRandom(),
+
+    // Relations
+    projectId: uuid('project_id')
+      .notNull()
+      .references(() => projects.id, { onDelete: 'cascade' }),
+
+    // Scope identifier used in URLs (alphanumeric + hyphens + underscores)
+    // Must be unique within project
+    slug: text('slug').notNull(),
+
+    // Controls whether new generations can be triggered in this scope
+    // Already generated images are ALWAYS served publicly regardless of this setting
+    allowNewGenerations: boolean('allow_new_generations').notNull().default(true),
+
+    // Maximum number of generations allowed in this scope
+    // Only affects NEW generations, does not affect regeneration
+    newGenerationsLimit: integer('new_generations_limit').notNull().default(30),
+
+    // Flexible metadata storage
+    meta: jsonb('meta').$type<Record<string, unknown>>().notNull().default({}),
+
+    // Timestamps
+    createdAt: timestamp('created_at').notNull().defaultNow(),
+    updatedAt: timestamp('updated_at')
+      .notNull()
+      .defaultNow()
+      .$onUpdate(() => new Date()),
+  },
+  (table) => ({
+    // Unique constraint: slug must be unique within project
+    projectSlugUnique: unique('live_scopes_project_slug_unique').on(table.projectId, table.slug),
+
+    // Index for querying scopes by project
+    projectIdx: index('idx_live_scopes_project').on(table.projectId),
+
+    // Index for slug lookups within project
+    projectSlugIdx: index('idx_live_scopes_project_slug').on(table.projectId, table.slug),
+  }),
+);
+
+export type LiveScope = typeof liveScopes.$inferSelect;
+export type NewLiveScope = typeof liveScopes.$inferInsert;