nuzlocke-tracker/.beans/nuzlocke-tracker-5svj--expose-admin-status-to-frontend-via-user-api.md

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title	status	type	priority	created_at	updated_at	parent	blocked_by
Expose admin status to frontend via user API	completed	task	normal	2026-03-21T10:06:20Z	2026-03-21T10:18:26Z	nuzlocke-tracker-ce4o	nuzlocke-tracker-dwah

The frontend needs to know if the current user is an admin so it can show/hide the Admin nav link and protect admin routes client-side.

Checklist

• Add is_admin field to the user response schema (/api/users/me endpoint)
• Update AuthContext to fetch /api/users/me after login and store isAdmin in context
• Expose isAdmin boolean from useAuth() hook
• Handle edge case: user exists in Supabase but not yet in local DB (first login creates user row with is_admin=false)

Files to change

• backend/src/app/schemas/user.py or equivalent — add is_admin to response
• backend/src/app/api/users.py — ensure /me returns is_admin
• frontend/src/contexts/AuthContext.tsx — fetch and store admin status

Summary of Changes

Added isAdmin field to frontend auth system:

• Backend: Added is_admin: bool = False to UserResponse schema in backend/src/app/api/users.py
• Frontend: Updated AuthContext to fetch /api/users/me after login and expose isAdmin boolean
• Edge case handled: syncUserProfile returns false if API call fails (new user auto-created with is_admin=false by backend)