diff --git a/app/api/routes/__init__.py b/app/api/routes/__init__.py
index e69de29..4c2cf11 100644
--- a/app/api/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/app/api/routes/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from app.api.routes.api import router as api_router
+from app.api.routes.health import router as health_router
+from app.api.routes.messages import router as messages_router
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diff --git a/app/api/routes/messages.py b/app/api/routes/messages.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62fb32a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/routes/messages.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+from typing import List, Optional
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Query
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from app.db.session import get_db
+from app.models.message import Message
+from app.schemas.message import MessageCreate, MessageResponse
+
+router = APIRouter(tags=["Messages"])
+
+
+@router.get("/", response_model=List[MessageResponse])
+def list_messages(
+    sender: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Filter messages by sender"),
+    recipient: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Filter messages by recipient"),
+    is_read: Optional[bool] = Query(None, description="Filter messages by read status"),
+    skip: int = Query(0, description="Number of messages to skip"),
+    limit: int = Query(100, description="Maximum number of messages to return"),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+):
+    """
+    Get a list of messages with optional filtering.
+    """
+    query = db.query(Message)
+    
+    if sender:
+        query = query.filter(Message.sender == sender)
+    if recipient:
+        query = query.filter(Message.recipient == recipient)
+    if is_read is not None:
+        query = query.filter(Message.is_read == is_read)
+    
+    messages = query.order_by(Message.timestamp.desc()).offset(skip).limit(limit).all()
+    return messages
+
+
+@router.get("/{message_id}", response_model=MessageResponse)
+def get_message(message_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    """
+    Get a specific message by ID.
+    """
+    message = db.query(Message).filter(Message.id == message_id).first()
+    if not message:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Message not found")
+    return message
+
+
+@router.post("/", response_model=MessageResponse, status_code=201)
+def create_message(message: MessageCreate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    """
+    Create a new message.
+    """
+    db_message = Message(
+        sender=message.sender,
+        recipient=message.recipient,
+        content=message.content,
+    )
+    db.add(db_message)
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(db_message)
+    return db_message
+
+
+@router.put("/{message_id}/read", response_model=MessageResponse)
+def mark_message_as_read(message_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    """
+    Mark a message as read.
+    """
+    message = db.query(Message).filter(Message.id == message_id).first()
+    if not message:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Message not found")
+    
+    message.is_read = True
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(message)
+    return message
+
+
+@router.delete("/{message_id}", status_code=204)
+def delete_message(message_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    """
+    Delete a message.
+    """
+    message = db.query(Message).filter(Message.id == message_id).first()
+    if not message:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Message not found")
+    
+    db.delete(message)
+    db.commit()
+    return None
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b4e6bb0..8539789 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.openapi.utils import get_openapi
 
-from app.api.routes import health, api
+from app.api.routes import health, api, messages
 from app.db.session import engine
 from app.models import base
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ app.add_middleware(
 # Include routes
 app.include_router(health.router)
 app.include_router(api.router, prefix="/api/v1")
+app.include_router(messages.router, prefix="/api/v1/messages")
 
 
 # Custom OpenAPI schema
diff --git a/migrations/env.py b/migrations/env.py
index 32b6706..c455fa2 100644
--- a/migrations/env.py
+++ b/migrations/env.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def run_migrations_offline():
         target_metadata=target_metadata,
         literal_binds=True,
         dialect_opts={"paramstyle": "named"},
+        render_as_batch=True,
     )
 
     with context.begin_transaction():
@@ -63,7 +64,9 @@ def run_migrations_online():
 
     with connectable.connect() as connection:
         context.configure(
-            connection=connection, target_metadata=target_metadata
+            connection=connection,
+            target_metadata=target_metadata,
+            render_as_batch=True
         )
 
         with context.begin_transaction():