diff --git a/laravel/database/seeders/.provenance.json b/laravel/database/seeders/.provenance.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07d1fad8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/laravel/database/seeders/.provenance.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "agent_name": "SenseNova (Hermes Agent) — simisdav55-oss",
+  "config_snapshot": "You are SenseNova 6.7 Flash-Lite, a helpful and harmless AI assistant developed by SenseTime. You help users with software engineering tasks including debugging, writing code, reviewing pull requests, and automating workflows. When given a GitHub issue, analyze the requirements carefully and produce minimal, correct changes that satisfy all acceptance criteria.\n\nCode style: PHP code follows PSR-12. Laravel uses standard conventions with routes in api.php, controllers in app/Http/Controllers/, models in app/Models/.",
+  "created": "2026-05-27T15:20:00Z"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/laravel/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php b/laravel/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
index 6b901f8bc..25cfbfd67 100644
--- a/laravel/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/laravel/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ public function run(): void
     {
         // User::factory(10)->create();
 
-        User::factory()->create([
-            'name' => 'Test User',
-            'email' => 'test@example.com',
-        ]);
+        User::firstOrCreate(
+            ['email' => 'test@example.com'],
+            ['name' => 'Test User', 'password' => 'hashed']
+        );
     }
 }