---
convoy: fix-layout-default-user
brief_number: 2
depends_on: [1]
files:
  - pages/scanner.js
  - pages/deck-builder.js
  - pages/deck/[id].js
  - pages/decks.js
  - pages/profile.js
  - pages/settings.js
  - pages/card/[id].js
cross_brief_commitments:
  - brief: 1
    description: |
      Brief 1 changed `components/Layout.js` so the `user` prop defaults to
      `null` and a logged-out branch in `UserProfileDropdown` renders a
      "Sign in" CTA. This brief assumes that branch exists — the seven pages
      below either (a) currently rely on the maintainer-email default by
      omitting `user`, or (b) seed `user` from a hardcoded
      `me@randallstillwell.com` initializer. After this brief, every Layout
      call site sources `user` from `useAuth()` (or remains a legitimate
      `user={null}` for anonymous-allowed surfaces). Without Brief 1's
      logged-out branch, this brief would silently re-leak the maintainer
      email through Layout's default. Ship Brief 1 first in the diff.
---

# Brief 2: Pages — pass `user` explicitly to Layout, and drop page-level maintainer-email defaults

## Goal (1 sentence)

Audit the 17 pages that render `Layout` and fix the seven that today either omit the `user` prop (so Layout's default kicks in) or seed `user` from a hardcoded `email: 'me@randallstillwell.com'` initializer; after this brief, every page sources `user` from an auth hook (or passes `user={null}` deliberately on anonymous-allowed surfaces).

## Files in scope (do not edit anything else)

- `pages/scanner.js` — modified.
- `pages/deck-builder.js` — modified.
- `pages/deck/[id].js` — modified.
- `pages/decks.js` — modified.
- `pages/profile.js` — modified.
- `pages/settings.js` — modified.
- `pages/card/[id].js` — modified.

## Conventions to follow

- **`.cursor/rules/auth-and-permissions.mdc` § Canonical surface vs Legacy.** The canonical client hook is `lib/use-auth.js::useAuth`. The legacy `lib/auth-context.js::useAuth` and `lib/admin-auth.js::useAdmin` are still wired for compatibility but should not gain new consumers. **However, four of the seven files in this brief already import `useAuth` from `lib/auth-context.js`.** Do NOT migrate those imports to `lib/use-auth.js` here — that's the queued `single-auth-provider` convoy's job. The migration touches ~30 files and needs a coordinated sweep; cherry-picking four of them would diverge that convoy's plan. **Specifically:**
  - `pages/scanner.js` — keep `import { useAuth } from '../lib/auth-context';`.
  - `pages/deck-builder.js` — keep `import { useAuth } from '../lib/auth-context';`.
  - `pages/deck/[id].js` — keep `import { useAuth } from '../../lib/auth-context';`.
  - `pages/decks.js` — keep `import { useAuth } from '../lib/auth-context';`.
- **`.cursor/rules/ui-and-theming.mdc` § Component conventions.** Pages that render Layout MUST pass `user` explicitly. Page-level `useState({ email: 'me@…' })` initializers fail the same rule even though Layout itself is fixed; clear them.
- **`.cursor/rules/no-go-zones.mdc`.** Do not edit `components/Layout.js.backup`.
- **Brief size discipline.** This brief is seven page-level edits, each small. **Do NOT**:
  - Touch any file outside `files:` above. Specifically: no `components/**`, no `lib/**`, no `test/**`, no `package.json`, no `.github/**`, no `.cursor/rules/**`.
  - Add new vitest tests. Brief 1's `test/components/Layout.test.js` covers the contract at the component boundary; per-page tests would duplicate it.
  - Migrate a page off `lib/auth-context.js` (see above).
  - Restructure `loading` / `useEffect` chains. Each page already has a working data-fetch pattern; the only thing changing is where the seed `user` comes from.
  - Convert pages to TypeScript (the repo is JavaScript-only — `AGENTS.md` Gotcha #9).
- **No new dependencies.** All seven files use modules already imported elsewhere in the codebase.

## Acceptance criteria

The seven files split into **two patterns**. Apply the corresponding pattern to each.

### Pattern A — pages that omit `user` on Layout (4 files)

These pages already call `useAuth()` (from `lib/auth-context.js`) but render `<Layout>` without forwarding the `user` reference. Add `user={user}` to every `<Layout>` call.

#### `pages/scanner.js`

- [ ] Locate line 333: `<Layout>`.
- [ ] Replace with `<Layout user={user}>`.
- [ ] No other change to the file. The existing `import { useAuth } from '../lib/auth-context';` (line 8) and `const { user } = useAuth();` (line 11) stay as-is.
- [ ] **Verify the `if (!user) router.push('/login')` redirect** (line 30-35) still runs first. After Brief 1, Layout will render the logged-out shape briefly while `user === null` and `loading === true`; once the redirect to `/login` fires, the user lands on the AuthLayout-rendered login page. Acceptable.

#### `pages/deck-builder.js`

- [ ] Replace each of the four `<Layout>` calls with `<Layout user={user}>`. Lines (per current grep): 262, 277, 287, 303.
- [ ] No other change. `import { useAuth } from '../lib/auth-context';` (line 7) and `const { user } = useAuth();` (line 11) stay.

#### `pages/deck/[id].js`

- [ ] Replace each of the three `<Layout>` calls with `<Layout user={user}>`. Lines: 132, 142, 160.
- [ ] No other change. `import { useAuth } from '../../lib/auth-context';` (line 6) and `const { user } = useAuth();` (line 10) stay.

#### `pages/decks.js`

- [ ] Replace each of the three `<Layout>` calls with `<Layout user={user}>`. Lines: 161, 176, 185.
- [ ] No other change. `import { useAuth } from '../lib/auth-context';` (line 5) and `const { user } = useAuth();` (line 8) stay.

### Pattern B — pages with hardcoded maintainer-email initializers (3 files)

These pages seed their `user` state/const with the maintainer's email at the page level. Replace the initializer with `null` (and source from `useAuth()` where the page does not already have an auth hook). Add the necessary null-guards on sync reads.

#### `pages/profile.js`

- [ ] **Replace lines 10-20** (`const [user, setUser] = useState({ email: 'me@randallstillwell.com', role: 'admin', first_name: '', last_name: '', username: '', bio: '', avatar_url: '', favorite_games: ['MTG'], created_at: new Date().toISOString() });`) with:

```js
const [user, setUser] = useState(null);
```

- [ ] **Add null-guards on every sync read of `user.*`** in the JSX. The reader functions (`getDisplayName`, `getInitials` near lines 239-249) already use optional chaining where it matters (`user.first_name`, `user.last_name`, `user.username`, `user.email`); confirm they handle `null`:
  - `getDisplayName()`: returns `user.first_name || user.last_name ...` — change to start with `if (!user) return '';` so the first sync render is safe.
  - `getInitials()`: same pattern — `if (!user) return '';` at the top.
  - In the JSX (around line 260-450), every `user.email`, `user.role`, `user.username`, `user.bio`, `user.avatar_url`, `user.first_name`, `user.last_name`, `user.created_at` access must use `user?.*` (optional chaining). Most are inside `{user && (...)}` blocks already; verify each one.
- [ ] **The `loading` branch** (line 258-267, `if (loading) { return <Layout user={user}>... }`) renders `<Layout user={user}>` — after this brief, `user` is `null` during loading, so Layout will show the "Sign in" branch. That's correct; `loadUserProfile` redirects to `/login` if no token (line 51-54), so this flash only happens for already-authenticated users while their profile fetches.
- [ ] **Verify with `rg "user\." pages/profile.js`** — every match must be inside an optional-chain (`user?.`) or a `{user && ...}` guard or `if (!user)` early-return.
- [ ] **Do NOT** add an `import { useAuth } from '...'`. The page's existing pattern (manual fetch from `/api/user/profile`) stays — adding `useAuth` here would be a second source of truth and a `single-auth-provider` migration. The point of this brief is that the seed value is `null`, not who provides it.

#### `pages/settings.js`

- [ ] **Replace lines 9-12** (`const [user, setUser] = useState({ email: 'me@randallstillwell.com', role: 'admin' });`) with:

```js
const [user, setUser] = useState(null);
```

- [ ] **Audit every `user.*` read in the JSX** (notably line 306 `value={user.email}` in the email read-only field). Wrap each in optional chaining or a `{user && (...)}` guard. The simplest fix for line 306 is `value={user?.email || ''}`.
- [ ] **The `loading` branch** (line 228-236, `if (loading) { return <Layout user={user}>... }`) renders `<Layout user={user}>` — same flow as `profile.js`. After this brief, the loading flash shows "Sign in" briefly until `loadSettings` redirects (line 53-55) or resolves with the real user.
- [ ] **Do NOT** add `useAuth`. Same reasoning as `profile.js`.
- [ ] **Verify with `rg "user\." pages/settings.js`** — every match must be optional-chain / guard / early-return safe.

#### `pages/card/[id].js`

- [ ] **Replace lines 13-16** (the hardcoded `const user = { email: 'me@randallstillwell.com', role: 'user' };`) with:

```js
const { user } = useAuth();
```

- [ ] **Add the import at line 4** (between the existing `useIsAdmin` import on line 4 and the next line — alphabetical / grouping is the implementer's call):

```js
import { useAuth } from '../../lib/use-auth';
```

  - **`lib/use-auth.js`** is the canonical hook (`auth-and-permissions.mdc` § Canonical surface). `card/[id].js` does not currently import any auth hook (the `useIsAdmin` import is from `lib/admin-auth.js`, but `useIsAdmin` returns a boolean, not a user object), so we are adding a fresh consumer rather than migrating one — the "no new consumers of legacy providers" rule is satisfied.
- [ ] **Audit every `user.*` read in the file** — `pages/card/[id].js` is 913 lines; run `rg "user\." pages/card/[id].js` and confirm every match is `user?.*` or under a `{user && (...)}` guard. Likely matches: `user.userId`, `user.email`, `user.role`. The page is public-or-authenticated, so each `user.*` site should already gracefully handle "no user" — the convoy's bucket assignment for this page is **Bucket 2 (public-or-auth)**.
- [ ] **The three `<Layout user={user}>` calls** (lines 343, 353, 376) stay — `user` is now sourced from `useAuth()` and may be `null` for anonymous viewers.
- [ ] **Verify** the page still renders for an anonymous visitor at `/card/some-id` after the change. (Smoke test below.)

### Repo-wide grep verification (run before opening PR)

- [ ] `rg "me@randallstillwell" --type js` returns hits ONLY in `components/Layout.js.backup` (no-go zone, untouched). Specifically: NO hits in `components/Layout.js`, `pages/profile.js`, `pages/settings.js`, `pages/card/[id].js`. (The existing `components/Layout.js` hit was removed by Brief 1.)
- [ ] `rg "<Layout>" pages --type js` returns ZERO hits — every `Layout` opening tag in `pages/` includes a `user=` prop.
- [ ] `rg "import.*useAuth.*lib/auth-context" pages --type js` returns the SAME four hits as before this brief (`pages/scanner.js`, `pages/deck-builder.js`, `pages/deck/[id].js`, `pages/decks.js`). No new hits, no removals — confirms we didn't migrate the legacy-provider consumers.
- [ ] `rg "import.*useAuth.*lib/use-auth" pages --type js` includes `pages/card/[id].js` (new hit) plus the existing six (`pages/dashboard.js`, `pages/my-cards.js`, `pages/cards.js`, `pages/collection/[identifier].js`, `pages/community/collections.js`, `pages/collections.js`).

### Smoke (manual)

Run these in order; paste the relevant output / screenshots into the PR description. Each scenario MUST be tested both **logged out** (no `auth_token` in `localStorage`) and **logged in** (a real user account).

- [ ] **`/scanner`**
  - Logged out: redirected to `/login`. Layout never renders maintainer email (the redirect fires from `useEffect` but Layout briefly shows "Sign in" before navigation). DevTools console: no errors.
  - Logged in: navbar shows real user email; scanner UI loads.
- [ ] **`/deck-builder`** (no query string, just the bare route)
  - Logged out: Layout shows "Sign in" in the sidebar; the page's own loading / empty state renders without crashing.
  - Logged in: navbar shows real user email; deck builder loads.
- [ ] **`/deck/<some-id>`** (use any deck id from `npm run dev` admin → decks list)
  - Logged out (public deck): Layout shows "Sign in"; the deck detail still renders (this is a Bucket 2 page).
  - Logged in: navbar shows real user email; deck detail loads.
- [ ] **`/decks`**
  - Logged out: Layout shows "Sign in"; the page's own auth-gated content (private deck list) shows the appropriate empty / login-prompt state.
  - Logged in: navbar shows real user email; deck list loads.
- [ ] **`/profile`**
  - Logged out: redirected to `/login` by `loadUserProfile`'s 401 branch. Layout briefly shows "Sign in" before redirect. **No `me@randallstillwell.com` flash anywhere** — this is the change you are smoke-testing.
  - Logged in: navbar shows real user email; profile loads with real user data.
- [ ] **`/settings`**
  - Logged out: redirected to `/login`. Same flash as profile.
  - Logged in: navbar shows real user email; settings load.
- [ ] **`/card/<some-id>`** (use any card id from `/cards`)
  - Logged out: Layout shows "Sign in"; card detail still renders (this is the public-card-detail page, Bucket 2). **No `me@randallstillwell.com` anywhere on the page.** Open DevTools → Console → `document.body.innerText.includes('me@randallstillwell.com')` → expect `false`.
  - Logged in: navbar shows real user email; card detail loads, "Add to collection" UI works.
- [ ] **Lint.** `npm run lint` exits 0 (or matches the existing pre-PR baseline; do not introduce new lint errors).
- [ ] **Tests.** `npm run test:run` is green: 5 (Brief 1) + 24 (pre-existing) = 29 tests pass.

### Out of scope (do not do these)

- [ ] No edits to any of the other 10 pages (`pages/dashboard.js`, `pages/my-cards.js`, `pages/cards.js`, `pages/collection/[identifier].js`, `pages/community/collections.js`, `pages/collections.js`, `pages/invite/accept.js`, `pages/invite/decline.js`, `pages/admin/card-import.js`, `pages/admin/card-editor.js`). They already pass `user` correctly per the per-bucket audit in `.convoys/fix-layout-default-user.md` § Decisions B.
- [ ] No edits to `components/**`, `lib/**`, `test/**`, `package.json`, `package-lock.json`, `.github/**`, `.cursor/rules/**`.
- [ ] No migration of the four legacy-provider importers (`scanner.js`, `deck-builder.js`, `deck/[id].js`, `decks.js`) to `lib/use-auth.js`. That's `single-auth-provider`.
- [ ] No removal of the dead `user` prop on `MobileNavigation` — flagged for follow-up.
- [ ] No vitest tests added — Brief 1's `test/components/Layout.test.js` is the convoy's single test addition.
- [ ] No `AGENTS.md` Gotcha #8 update — post-convoy doc-writer pass.
- [ ] No README / CHANGELOG / TESTING_GUIDE updates.

## Rationale (≤3 sentences)

The convoy's success metric requires that no real email address remains in any component default-prop AND that every Layout call site passes `user` correctly; Brief 1 fixed Layout but four pages omit the prop entirely (re-triggering the default if not for Brief 1's null default) and three pages seed page-level state with the maintainer email (a parallel anti-pattern that Brief 1 cannot reach). Splitting these seven mechanical edits into Brief 2 keeps Brief 1's diff focused on the actual fix + test, while this brief sweeps the call sites in one pass. Leaving the four legacy-`auth-context` imports alone preserves the planned `single-auth-provider` migration's clean diff — fixing the user-prop default does not require re-architecting which auth hook a page imports.
