Lesson 911 of 2116
Auth Is Not A Login Button
Real auth includes roles, redirects, protected routes, empty states, password resets, and what users can do after signing in. Write the smallest useful scope the agent can finish.
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- 1Auth Is Not A Login Button
- 2auth
- 3roles
- 4protected routes
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Section 1
Auth Is Not A Login Button
Real auth includes roles, redirects, protected routes, empty states, password resets, and what users can do after signing in.
- 1Name the job before naming the tool.
- 2Write the smallest useful scope the agent can finish.
- 3Run the result as a user, not as a fan of the tool.
- 4Inspect the diff, data access, and failure path before sharing.
Use this as the working prompt or checklist for the lesson.
Add roles: owner, staff, customer. Owner can manage billing and staff. Staff can manage orders. Customer can only view their own orders. List every protected route before coding.- What should the user be able to do when this is finished?
- What data should the app or agent never expose?
- What test proves the change works?
- What rollback path exists if the output is wrong?
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