Fix User Settings persona display issue

- Switch frontend sign-in to /api/v1/auth/sign-in endpoint (includes persona)
- Add updateUser() to App context for proper state management
- Fix Settings.tsx save flow to use updateUser() instead of broken localStorage merge
- Remove unused web AuthController (gadget-code/src/controllers/auth.ts)
- Fix UserApiControllerV1 to return flat user object instead of double-wrapped
- Remove SessionType enum and references (dead code)
- Add proper server sign-out call before clearing local state

Resolves issue where User Settings view didn't display persona text even though it existed in the database.

gadget-code/frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export function setStoredProject(slug: string | null) {
 
 interface AppContextType {
   user: User | null;
+  updateUser: (user: User) => void;
   currentProject: string | null;
   setCurrentProject: (slug: string | null) => void;
   onSignOut: () => void;
@@ -97,7 +98,20 @@ export default function App() {
     socketClient.connect(token);
   };
 
-  const handleSignOut = () => {
+  const handleUpdateUser = (updatedUser: User) => {
+    setStoredUser(updatedUser);
+    setUser(updatedUser);
+  };
+
+  const handleSignOut = async () => {
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/v1/auth/sign-out', {
+        method: 'GET',
+        credentials: 'include',
+      });
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore errors — we're signing out regardless
+    }
     localStorage.removeItem(TOKEN_KEY);
     localStorage.removeItem(PROJECT_KEY);
     setStoredUser(null);
@@ -121,7 +135,7 @@ export default function App() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <AppContext.Provider value={{ user, currentProject, setCurrentProject: handleSetCurrentProject, onSignOut: handleSignOut, statusMessage, setStatusMessage }}>
+    <AppContext.Provider value={{ user, updateUser: handleUpdateUser, currentProject, setCurrentProject: handleSetCurrentProject, onSignOut: handleSignOut, statusMessage, setStatusMessage }}>
         <div className="h-screen flex flex-col bg-bg-primary">
           <Header user={user} onSignOut={handleSignOut} />
           <main className="flex-1 flex overflow-hidden">

gadget-code/frontend/src/pages/Settings.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { useAppContext } from "../App";
 const PERSONA_MAX = 500;
 
 export default function Settings() {
-  const { user, setStatusMessage } = useAppContext();
+  const { user, updateUser, setStatusMessage } = useAppContext();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   const [displayName, setDisplayName] = useState(user?.displayName ?? "");
@@ -76,12 +76,8 @@ export default function Settings() {
       setNewPassword("");
       setConfirmPassword("");
 
-      const storedUser = localStorage.getItem("dtp_user");
+      // Update React context + localStorage in one place
-      if (storedUser) {
+      updateUser(updatedUser);
-        const parsed = JSON.parse(storedUser);
-        Object.assign(parsed, updatedUser);
-        localStorage.setItem("dtp_user", JSON.stringify(parsed));
-      }
     } catch (err) {
       setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to save settings.");
     } finally {

gadget-code/frontend/src/pages/SignIn.tsx

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default function SignIn({ onSuccess }: SignInProps) {
     setError("");
     setLoading(true);
     try {
-      const response = await api.post<AuthResponse>("/auth/sign-in", {
+      const response = await api.post<AuthResponse>("/api/v1/auth/sign-in", {
         email,
         password,
       });

gadget-code/src/controllers/api/v1/auth.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Request, Response } from "express";
 import { DtpController } from "../../../lib/controller.js";
 
 import UserService from "../../../services/user.js";
-import SessionService, { SessionType } from "../../../services/session.js";
+import SessionService from "../../../services/session.js";
 
 export class AuthApiControllerV1 extends DtpController {
   get name(): string {
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ export class AuthApiControllerV1 extends DtpController {
       });
       const token = await SessionService.createJsonWebToken(user);
       req.session.token = token;
-      req.session.type = SessionType.JWT;
 
       req.session.save((err: Error): void => {
         if (err) {

gadget-code/src/controllers/api/v1/user.ts

@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ export class UserApiControllerV1 extends DtpController {
   async getUser(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
     res.status(200).json({
       success: true,
-      data: {
+      data: req.user,
-        user: req.user,
-      },
     });
   }
 
@@ -47,9 +45,7 @@ export class UserApiControllerV1 extends DtpController {
       const updatedUser = await UserService.updateForUser(req.user!, req.body);
       res.status(200).json({
         success: true,
-        data: {
+        data: updatedUser,
-          user: updatedUser,
-        },
       });
     } catch (error) {
       this.log.error("failed to update user settings", { error });

gadget-code/src/controllers/auth.ts

@@ -1,138 +0,0 @@
-// src/controllers/auth.ts
-// Copyright (C) 2026 Robert Colbert <rob.colbert@openplatform.us>
-// All Rights Reserved
-
-// import env from "../config/env.js";
-import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
-
-import { DtpController } from "../lib/controller.js";
-
-import UserService from "../services/user.js";
-import SessionService, { SessionType } from "../services/session.js";
-
-export class AuthController extends DtpController {
-  get name(): string {
-    return "AuthController";
-  }
-  get slug(): string {
-    return "auth";
-  }
-  get route(): string {
-    return "/auth";
-  }
-
-  constructor() {
-    super();
-  }
-
-  async start(): Promise<void> {
-    this.router.post("/sign-in", this.postSignIn.bind(this));
-    this.router.post("/renew-token", this.postRenewToken.bind(this));
-
-    this.router.get("/welcome", this.getWelcomeView.bind(this));
-    this.router.get("/sign-in", this.getSignInForm.bind(this));
-    this.router.get("/sign-out", this.getSignOut.bind(this));
-  }
-
-  async postSignIn(
-    req: Request,
-    res: Response,
-    next: NextFunction
-  ): Promise<void> {
-    try {
-      const user = await UserService.authenticate(
-        req.body.email,
-        req.body.password
-      );
-      req.session.user = {
-        _id: user._id,
-        email: user.email,
-        displayName: user.displayName,
-        flags: user.flags,
-      };
-
-      const token = await SessionService.createJsonWebToken(user);
-      req.session.token = token;
-      req.session.type = SessionType.WEB;
-
-      req.session.save((err: Error) => {
-        if (err) {
-          return next(err);
-        }
-        res.status(200).json({
-          success: true,
-          user: {
-            _id: user._id.toString(),
-            email: user.email,
-            displayName: user.displayName,
-            flags: user.flags,
-          },
-          token,
-        });
-      });
-    } catch (error) {
-      return next(error);
-    }
-  }
-
-  async postRenewToken(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
-    try {
-      /*
-       * Use req.user (set by restoreUserSession from the session cookie)
-       * instead of verifying the expired JWT in the request body.
-       * This eliminates the catch-22 where an expired token cannot be
-       * used to request its own renewal.
-       */
-      if (!req.user) {
-        res.status(401).json({ success: false, message: "No valid session found" });
-        return;
-      }
-      const token = await SessionService.createJsonWebToken(req.user);
-      req.session.token = token;
-      res.status(200).json({ success: true, token });
-    } catch (error) {
-      this.log.error("failed to process token renewal", { error });
-      res.status((error as Error).statusCode || 500).json({
-        success: false,
-        message: (error as Error).message,
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
-  async getWelcomeView(_req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
-    res.status(200).json({
-      success: true,
-      message: "Welcome to DTP Web Application",
-    });
-  }
-
-  async getSignInForm(_req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
-    res.status(200).json({
-      success: true,
-      form: "sign-in",
-    });
-  }
-
-  async getSignOut(
-    req: Request,
-    res: Response,
-    next: NextFunction
-  ): Promise<void> {
-    if (req.session.token) {
-      try {
-        await SessionService.revokeJsonWebToken(req.session.token);
-      } catch (error) {
-        this.log.error("failed to revoke JSON Web Token", { error });
-      }
-    }
-    req.session.destroy((err: Error) => {
-      if (err) {
-        this.log.error("failed to destroy user session", { error: err });
-        return next(err);
-      }
-      res.status(200).json({ success: true, message: "Signed out successfully" });
-    });
-  }
-}
-
-export default AuthController;

gadget-code/src/services/session.ts

@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ import UserService from "../services/user.js";
 import { DtpService } from "../lib/service.js";
 import { PopulateOptions } from "mongoose";
 
-export enum SessionType {
-  WEB = "web",
-  JWT = "jwt",
-}
-
 interface UserWebToken {
   _id: string;
   email: string;

gadget-code/src/web-app.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import { GadgetComponent, GadgetLog } from "@gadget/api";
 import { User } from "./models/user.js";
 
 import { ApiController } from "./controllers/api.js";
-import { AuthController } from "./controllers/auth.js";
 import { HomeController } from "./controllers/home.js";
 import { UserController } from "./controllers/user.js";
 
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ import {
   startServices,
   stopServices,
 } from "./services/index.js";
-import { SessionType } from "./services/session.js";
 
 class DtpWebAppServer implements GadgetComponent {
   private log: GadgetLog;
@@ -211,11 +209,6 @@ class DtpWebAppServer implements GadgetComponent {
   async createAppRouter(): Promise<express.Router> {
     const router: express.Router = express.Router();
 
-    const authController = new AuthController();
-    await authController.start();
-    this.log.info("mounting AuthController", { route: authController.route });
-    router.use(authController.route, authController.router);
-
     const apiController = new ApiController();
     await apiController.start();
     this.log.info("mounting ApiController", {
@@ -298,21 +291,13 @@ class DtpWebAppServer implements GadgetComponent {
 
   async defaultErrorHandler(
     err: Error,
-    req: Request,
+    _req: Request,
     res: Response,
     _next: NextFunction,
   ) {
     this.log.error("ExpressJS error", { error: err });
     res.locals.errorCode = err.statusCode || 500;
     res.locals.error = err;
-    if (req.session && req.session.type == SessionType.JWT) {
-      res.status(res.locals.errorCode).json({
-        success: false,
-        message: err.message,
-      });
-      return;
-    }
-
     res.status(res.locals.errorCode).json({
       success: false,
       message: err.message,