diff --git a/servers/legion/apps/redpanda.yaml b/servers/legion/apps/redpanda.yaml
index b668dda..5b9e7ba 100644
--- a/servers/legion/apps/redpanda.yaml
+++ b/servers/legion/apps/redpanda.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
     path: servers/legion/k8s/redpanda
   destination:
     server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
-    namespace: platform
+    namespace: redpanda
   syncPolicy:
     automated:
       prune: true
diff --git a/servers/legion/k8s/redpanda/deployment.yaml b/servers/legion/k8s/redpanda/deployment.yaml
index 2384c97..d04169d 100644
--- a/servers/legion/k8s/redpanda/deployment.yaml
+++ b/servers/legion/k8s/redpanda/deployment.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: redpanda
-  namespace: platform
+  namespace: redpanda
   labels:
     app: redpanda
 spec:
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ spec:
             - redpanda
             - start
             - --smp=1
-            - --memory=512M
+            - --memory=1536M
             - --reserve-memory=0M
             - --overprovisioned
             - --kafka-addr=INTERNAL://0.0.0.0:9092,EXTERNAL://0.0.0.0:9093
-            - --advertise-kafka-addr=INTERNAL://redpanda.platform.svc.cluster.local:9092,EXTERNAL://100.64.0.1:30094
+            - --advertise-kafka-addr=INTERNAL://redpanda.redpanda.svc.cluster.local:9092,EXTERNAL://100.64.0.1:30094
             - --pandaproxy-addr=0.0.0.0:8082
-            - --advertise-pandaproxy-addr=redpanda.platform.svc.cluster.local:8082
+            - --advertise-pandaproxy-addr=redpanda.redpanda.svc.cluster.local:8082
           ports:
             - name: kafka-internal
               containerPort: 9092
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ spec:
               memory: 512Mi
               cpu: 100m
             limits:
-              memory: 1Gi
-              cpu: 500m
+              memory: 2Gi
+              cpu: "1"
           readinessProbe:
             exec:
               command: ["rpk", "cluster", "info", "--brokers=localhost:9092"]
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ spec:
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: redpanda-data
 ---
-# Internal ClusterIP — for in-cluster services (coordinator, CI jobs)
+# Internal ClusterIP — for in-cluster services
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: redpanda
-  namespace: platform
+  namespace: redpanda
 spec:
   selector:
     app: redpanda
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ spec:
       targetPort: 8082
   type: ClusterIP
 ---
-# NodePort — for external access via Tailscale (100.64.0.1:30093)
+# NodePort — external access via Tailscale (100.64.0.1:30093/30094)
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: redpanda-external
-  namespace: platform
+  namespace: redpanda
 spec:
   selector:
     app: redpanda
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: redpanda-console
-  namespace: platform
+  namespace: redpanda
   labels:
     app: redpanda-console
 spec:
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ spec:
             - containerPort: 8080
           env:
             - name: KAFKA_BROKERS
-              value: redpanda.platform.svc.cluster.local:9092
+              value: redpanda.redpanda.svc.cluster.local:9092
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: 64Mi
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: redpanda-console
-  namespace: platform
+  namespace: redpanda
 spec:
   selector:
     app: redpanda-console
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Ingress
 metadata:
   name: redpanda-console
-  namespace: platform
+  namespace: redpanda
   annotations:
     traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.entrypoints: websecure
     cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-prod
diff --git a/servers/legion/k8s/redpanda/pvc.yaml b/servers/legion/k8s/redpanda/pvc.yaml
index b70295b..7eb8f4a 100644
--- a/servers/legion/k8s/redpanda/pvc.yaml
+++ b/servers/legion/k8s/redpanda/pvc.yaml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 metadata:
   name: redpanda-data
-  namespace: platform
+  namespace: redpanda
 spec:
   storageClassName: local-path
   accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce
   resources:
     requests:
-      storage: 10Gi
+      storage: 20Gi
diff --git a/servers/legion/k8s/redpanda/topics-job.yaml b/servers/legion/k8s/redpanda/topics-job.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4131d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servers/legion/k8s/redpanda/topics-job.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+---
+# One-time job to create Neuron Kafka topics in Redpanda.
+# Runs on startup; idempotent (rpk topic create is a no-op if topic already exists).
+# Argo CD will re-apply if deleted; ttlSecondsAfterFinished cleans it up automatically.
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: redpanda-topics-init
+  namespace: redpanda
+spec:
+  ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 300
+  template:
+    spec:
+      restartPolicy: OnFailure
+      initContainers:
+        - name: wait-for-redpanda
+          image: docker.redpanda.com/redpandadata/redpanda:latest
+          command:
+            - sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              echo "Waiting for Redpanda to be ready..."
+              until rpk cluster info --brokers=redpanda.redpanda.svc.cluster.local:9092 >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+                echo "Redpanda not ready, retrying in 5s..."
+                sleep 5
+              done
+              echo "Redpanda is ready."
+      containers:
+        - name: create-topics
+          image: docker.redpanda.com/redpandadata/redpanda:latest
+          command:
+            - sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              BROKER=redpanda.redpanda.svc.cluster.local:9092
+
+              echo "Creating neuron.swarm (retention 7 days)..."
+              rpk topic create neuron.swarm \
+                --brokers "$BROKER" \
+                --topic-config retention.ms=604800000 \
+                || echo "neuron.swarm already exists, skipping"
+
+              echo "Creating neuron.ci (retention 3 days)..."
+              rpk topic create neuron.ci \
+                --brokers "$BROKER" \
+                --topic-config retention.ms=259200000 \
+                || echo "neuron.ci already exists, skipping"
+
+              echo "Creating neuron.vcs (retention 3 days)..."
+              rpk topic create neuron.vcs \
+                --brokers "$BROKER" \
+                --topic-config retention.ms=259200000 \
+                || echo "neuron.vcs already exists, skipping"
+
+              echo "Creating neuron.webhooks (retention 1 day)..."
+              rpk topic create neuron.webhooks \
+                --brokers "$BROKER" \
+                --topic-config retention.ms=86400000 \
+                || echo "neuron.webhooks already exists, skipping"
+
+              echo "Topic init complete."
+              rpk topic list --brokers "$BROKER"