nuzlocke-tracker/.beans/archive/nuzlocke-tracker-dwah--add-is-admin-column-to-users-table.md

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title	status	type	priority	created_at	updated_at	parent
Add is_admin column to users table	completed	task	normal	2026-03-21T10:06:19Z	2026-03-21T10:10:38Z	nuzlocke-tracker-ce4o

Add an is_admin boolean column (default false) to the users table via an Alembic migration.

Checklist

• Create Alembic migration adding is_admin: Mapped[bool] column with server_default="false"
• Update User model in backend/src/app/models/user.py
• Run migration and verify column exists
• Seed a test admin user (or document how to set is_admin=true via SQL)

Files to change

• backend/src/app/models/user.py — add is_admin field
• backend/src/app/alembic/versions/ — new migration

Summary of Changes

Added is_admin boolean column to the users table:

• Migration: p7e8f9a0b1c2_add_is_admin_to_users.py adds the column with server_default='false'
• Model: Updated User model with is_admin: Mapped[bool] field

Setting admin via SQL

To promote a user to admin:

UPDATE users SET is_admin = true WHERE email = 'admin@example.com';

Or by user ID:

UPDATE users SET is_admin = true WHERE id = '<uuid>';