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Tomás 2026-08-26 SSOT: Dripnex is 100% the hackable AI note taker. This PR does two things:

  1. Kill files-first copy in the app and in-repo docs that users/agents still read (Welcome, empty states, docs/NOW.md, docs/philosophy.md, docs/BRAND.md, README.md, CLAUDE.md, plan.md, ROADMAP.md). SQLite is identity. .md is export. Hack via init.js / styles.css / satellite packs. AuthGate is required.
  2. AuthGate first. Reverse ADR 002 (2026-08-25) optional-auth. App.tsx mounts AuthGate. resolveAppShell returns auth until a session exists. No continue-locally / Welcome-without-account path. Sync stays E2E after account. Playwright DRIPNEX_E2E=1 may skip the gate in unpackaged runs only. Packaged builds never honor that flag. Human QA blocked by AuthGate is accepted.

Follow-up on this PR: CodeRabbit threads A–D addressed and resolved. AuthGate now has a paper-and-ink light tunnel behind the magic-link card.

Kept as draft so develop’s squash auto-merge cannot land it. Merge later as a merge commit (never squash). Targets develop, not main. No package.json version bump. No tag. OFFICIAL_THEMES stays [].

Type of Change

  • New feature
  • Breaking change (unsigned launch is gated)
  • Documentation update

Related Issues

Supersedes the 2026-08-25 optional-auth revision of ADR 002. Related: #602 (removed the gate), #545 (AuthGate stays).

Checklist

  • I've read CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Tests pass locally (pnpm test)
  • Desktop production build succeeds (pnpm --filter @dripnex/desktop build)
  • AuthGate e2e passes without DRIPNEX_E2E (e2e/authgate.spec.ts)
  • Packaged isE2E cannot skip the gate
  • PR targets develop branch (not main)

How to tell it's done

  • AuthGate is the first window (resolveAppShellauth without a session).
  • e2e/authgate.spec.ts launches Electron without DRIPNEX_E2E and asserts magic-link Sign in, no Welcome, no continue-locally.
  • Grep of in-app/docs (excluding docs/archived/** and docs/marketing-content.md) has no killed manifesto lines.
  • OFFICIAL_THEMES is still [].
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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added mandatory AuthGate sign-in or sign-up as the first application window.
    • Added magic-link authentication messaging and removed guest or local continuation.
    • Clarified local SQLite storage, Markdown export, optional sync, and customization options.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Updated onboarding and application states to correctly reflect authentication status.
  • Tests

    • Added end-to-end coverage for AuthGate launches and expanded application-shell test coverage.

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  • apps/desktop/e2e/authgate.spec.ts
  • apps/desktop/e2e/fixtures.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/main/windows/mainWindow.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/main/windows/noteWindow.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/main/windows/paths.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/main/windows/quickCaptureWindow.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/main/windows/settingsWindow.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/preload/api/app.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/preload/tsconfig.json
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/App.tsx
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/auth/AuthGate.module.css
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/auth/AuthGate.tsx
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/auth/LoginBackdrop.module.css
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/auth/LoginBackdrop.tsx
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/auth/__tests__/hexToRgba.test.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/auth/hexToRgba.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/shared/__tests__/playwrightAuthBypass.test.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/shared/playwrightAuthBypass.ts
  • plan.md
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Walkthrough

Dripnex now requires AuthGate before onboarding or workspace access. The desktop shell supports a Playwright-only bypass. Welcome copy is centralized. Product documentation and metadata now describe SQLite storage, Markdown export, optional post-login sync, and hackability.

Changes

AuthGate-first application

Layer / File(s) Summary
Authentication-gated application shell
apps/desktop/src/renderer/utils/appShell.ts, apps/desktop/src/renderer/App.tsx, apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/auth/AuthGate.tsx, docs/adr/002-authgate-stays.md, docs/VISUAL_LANGUAGE.md
The app now renders AuthGate for unauthenticated non-E2E sessions. Authenticated sessions proceed to Welcome or the workspace. Guest continuation was removed.
Post-authentication welcome experience
apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/welcomeCopy.ts, apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/Welcome.tsx, apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/Welcome.module.css, apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/NoteList.tsx, apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/__tests__/welcomeCopy.test.ts
Welcome copy is shared through exported constants. The lede and feature cards use the new product wording. Copy tests reject legacy slogans.
E2E authentication coverage
apps/desktop/e2e/fixtures.ts, apps/desktop/e2e/authgate.spec.ts, apps/desktop/e2e/README.md, apps/desktop/src/renderer/utils/__tests__/appShell.test.ts
E2E fixtures can enable or disable the AuthGate bypass. Tests cover unsigned launches and shell resolution for authenticated, unauthenticated, hydrated, and E2E states.
Product identity and documentation contract
CLAUDE.md, README.md, ROADMAP.md, package.json, apps/desktop/package.json, docs/*, plan.md, packages/product-config/src/*, apps/desktop/src/renderer/data/nowBoard.md
Product and plan descriptions now identify SQLite as storage and Markdown as export. Documentation defines AuthGate-first access, optional post-login sync, hackability surfaces, satellite packs, and no public marketplace.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to c872a

The PR makes authentication mandatory, but packaged builds can still bypass the gate through the E2E flag, while workspace and sync initialization may run before authentication completes. These paths could expose or modify user data without an authenticated session, so the current head is unsafe to merge until fixed.

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Inline comments:
In `@apps/desktop/e2e/fixtures.ts`:
- Around line 43-45: Update launchApp’s options handling to destructure
skipAuthGate with a default of true, replacing the !== false expression while
preserving the ability for callers to explicitly pass false.

In `@apps/desktop/src/renderer/App.tsx`:
- Around line 386-400: Move the workspace initialization hooks from NotesApp
into a protected component that is rendered only when resolveAppShell returns
welcome or workspace, including useNotebooks, useEnsureNowBoard,
useRefreshOnWindowFocus, and both sync listener effects. Keep the auth shell
rendering AuthGate and Toaster without mounting these hooks, while preserving
existing behavior for the welcome and workspace shells.
- Line 80: Update createAppApi().isE2E to return false whenever app.isPackaged
is true, regardless of DRIPNEX_E2E; only honor the environment flag for
un-packaged Playwright launches so resolveAppShell cannot bypass authentication
in packaged builds.

In `@plan.md`:
- Around line 27-33: Update the product-definition statements in plan.md so they
consistently describe Dripnex as an AI note taker with AuthGate required and
optional E2E sync after account setup. Remove or revise the outdated claims that
Free works fully offline without an account and that AI features are deferred,
including the related section around the AI feature discussion.
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  • CLAUDE.md
  • README.md
  • ROADMAP.md
  • apps/desktop/e2e/README.md
  • apps/desktop/e2e/authgate.spec.ts
  • apps/desktop/e2e/fixtures.ts
  • apps/desktop/package.json
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/App.tsx
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/NoteList.tsx
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/Welcome.module.css
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/Welcome.tsx
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/__tests__/welcomeCopy.test.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/auth/AuthGate.tsx
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/welcomeCopy.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/data/nowBoard.md
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/utils/__tests__/appShell.test.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/utils/appShell.ts
  • docs/BRAND.md
  • docs/NOW.md
  • docs/VISUAL_LANGUAGE.md
  • docs/adr/002-authgate-stays.md
  • docs/ai/README.md
  • docs/ai/updates.md
  • docs/philosophy.md
  • docs/releases/v0.19.1.md
  • package.json
  • packages/product-config/src/facade.ts
  • packages/product-config/src/plans.ts
  • plan.md

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tomymaritano and others added 3 commits August 26, 2026 11:05
Make skipAuthGate default explicit. Refuse DRIPNEX_E2E in packaged
builds via argv from main. Mount workspace hooks only after AuthGate.
Align leftover plan.md identity with AuthGate-first SSOT.

Co-authored-by:  Tomás Maritano <tomymaritano@gmail.com>
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Co-authored-by:  Tomás Maritano <tomymaritano@gmail.com>
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