diff --git a/catalog-info.yaml b/catalog-info.yaml
index efb40db..1200d89 100644
--- a/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ metadata:
     helm.cnoe.io/chart-path: "helm/schedulerservice"
     helm.cnoe.io/values-file: "values-local.yaml"
     helm.cnoe.io/available-values-files: '["values.yaml", "values-local.yaml"]'
-    helm.cnoe.io/dependencies: '{}'
+    helm.cnoe.io/dependencies: |
+      {
+        "mysql": {
+          "source": "os-schedules-argo-syncer",
+          "helmParam": "externalDatabase.host",
+          "serviceSuffix": "-mysql"
+        }
+      }
   tags:
     - java
     - kubernetes
@@ -33,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
   providesApis:
     - schedulerservice-api
   dependsOn:
-    - resource:schedulerservice-db
+    - resource:default/os-scheduling-database
 ---
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
diff --git a/helm/schedulerservice/values-local.yaml b/helm/schedulerservice/values-local.yaml
index e177859..d4844d6 100644
--- a/helm/schedulerservice/values-local.yaml
+++ b/helm/schedulerservice/values-local.yaml
@@ -101,12 +101,10 @@ env:
   - name: LOG_LEVEL
     value: "DEBUG"
 
-# External Database configuration for local development
-# Host must be set at deploy time - Backstage prefixes release names
-# Example: if MySQL release is "shared-mysql" in namespace "ns-123",
-# the service will be "ns-123-shared-mysql"
+# External Database - auto-injected by Backstage from os-schedules-argo-syncer
+# Backstage resolves: {namespace}-os-schedules-argo-syncer-mysql
 externalDatabase:
-  host: ""  # Set at deploy time via Backstage UI
+  host: ""  # Auto-injected by Backstage dependency system
   port: "3306"
   database: "os_scheduling_db"
   username: "scheduler_user"