feat: secure React dashboard cutover

src/config/index.ts

@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ export const ConfigSchema = z.object({
   web: z.object({
     enabled: z.boolean().default(true),
     port: z.number().default(3000),
-  }).default({ enabled: true, port: 3000 }),
+    authToken: z.string().min(8, 'Dashboard token must be at least 8 characters'),
+    debugEnabled: z.boolean().default(false),
+  }),
 });
 
 export type Config = z.infer<typeof ConfigSchema>;
@@ -186,6 +188,10 @@ export function loadConfig(): Config {
     rawConfig.browser.headless = process.env.BROWSER_HEADLESS === 'true';
   }
 
+  // Dashboard access is a deployment secret, not source-controlled config.
+  if (!rawConfig.web) rawConfig.web = {};
+  rawConfig.web.authToken = process.env.WEB_DASHBOARD_TOKEN || rawConfig.web.authToken;
+
   if (!rawConfig.openrouter.apiKey) {
     throw new Error('OPENROUTER_API_KEY environment variable is required');
   }

src/web/dashboard-auth.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { createHash, timingSafeEqual } from 'node:crypto';
+import type { Application, NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
+
+const SESSION_COOKIE = 'redditbot_dashboard';
+
+function tokenDigest(token: string): Buffer {
+  return createHash('sha256').update(token, 'utf8').digest();
+}
+
+export function tokensMatch(candidate: string, expected: string): boolean {
+  return timingSafeEqual(tokenDigest(candidate), tokenDigest(expected));
+}
+
+function bearerToken(req: Request): string | null {
+  const match = /^Bearer\s+(.+)$/i.exec(req.get('authorization') ?? '');
+  return match?.[1] ?? null;
+}
+
+function cookieToken(req: Request): string | null {
+  const cookieHeader = req.get('cookie');
+  if (!cookieHeader) return null;
+
+  for (const part of cookieHeader.split(';')) {
+    const [name, ...valueParts] = part.trim().split('=');
+    if (name === SESSION_COOKIE) {
+      try {
+        return decodeURIComponent(valueParts.join('='));
+      } catch {
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function requestToken(req: Request): string | null {
+  return bearerToken(req) ?? cookieToken(req);
+}
+
+function isApiRequest(req: Request): boolean {
+  return req.path.startsWith('/api') || req.path.startsWith('/media');
+}
+
+export function createDashboardAuthMiddleware(expectedToken: string) {
+  return (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): void => {
+    const candidate = requestToken(req);
+    if (candidate !== null && tokensMatch(candidate, expectedToken)) {
+      next();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (isApiRequest(req)) {
+      res.status(401).json({ error: 'Authentication required' });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    res.redirect(302, '/auth/login');
+  };
+}
+
+export function configureDashboardSessionRoutes(app: Application, expectedToken: string): void {
+  app.get('/auth/login', (_req, res) => {
+    res
+      .set('Cache-Control', 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate')
+      .set('Content-Security-Policy', "default-src 'none'; style-src 'unsafe-inline'; script-src 'unsafe-inline'; form-action 'self'")
+      .type('html')
+      .send(`<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
+<title>Dashboard sign in</title><style>body{font:16px system-ui;max-width:28rem;margin:10vh auto;padding:1rem}label,input,button{display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}input,button{font:inherit;padding:.75rem;margin-top:.5rem}</style></head>
+<body><main><h1>Dashboard sign in</h1><form id="login"><label for="token">Access token</label><input id="token" name="token" type="password" required autocomplete="current-password"><button>Sign in</button><p id="error" role="alert"></p></form></main>
+<script>document.getElementById('login').addEventListener('submit',async(e)=>{e.preventDefault();const token=document.getElementById('token').value;const response=await fetch('/auth/session',{method:'POST',headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json'},body:JSON.stringify({token})});if(response.ok){location.href='/'}else{document.getElementById('error').textContent='Invalid access token';}});</script></body></html>`);
+  });
+
+  app.post('/auth/session', (req, res) => {
+    const body = req.body as { token?: unknown } | undefined;
+    const candidate = typeof body?.token === 'string' ? body.token : '';
+    if (!tokensMatch(candidate, expectedToken)) {
+      res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid access token' });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const forwardedProtocol = req.get('x-forwarded-proto')?.split(',', 1)[0]?.trim();
+    res.cookie(SESSION_COOKIE, candidate, {
+      httpOnly: true,
+      sameSite: 'strict',
+      secure: req.secure || forwardedProtocol === 'https',
+      path: '/',
+    });
+    res.status(204).end();
+  });
+
+  app.post('/auth/logout', (_req, res) => {
+    res.clearCookie(SESSION_COOKIE, { httpOnly: true, sameSite: 'strict', path: '/' });
+    res.status(204).end();
+  });
+}

src/web/routes/debug.ts

@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ import { Router } from 'express';
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import type { WebContext } from '../context.js';
-import {
-  MatrixClient,
-  saveCredentials,
-  type MatrixCredentials,
-} from '../../services/chat/index.js';
 
 export function createDebugRouter(ctx: WebContext): Router {
   const router = Router();
@@ -26,10 +21,10 @@ export function createDebugRouter(ctx: WebContext): Router {
     res.sendFile(p);
   });
 
-  // Dumps the browser context's cookies (names + metadata only — values are
+  // Dumps the browser context's cookie names and non-secret metadata so we
-  // hashed) so we can tell which session/OAuth cookies are set after the
+  // can tell which session/OAuth cookies are set after the
   // auto-login and which the chat surface might be missing.
-  router.get('/debug/cookies', async (req, res) => {
+  router.get('/debug/cookies', async (_req, res) => {
     const browser = ctx.services.browser;
     if (!browser) {
       res.status(500).json({ error: 'Browser client not initialized' });
@@ -41,7 +36,6 @@ export function createDebugRouter(ctx: WebContext): Router {
       return;
     }
     try {
-      const reveal = req.query.reveal === '1';
       const urls = ['https://www.reddit.com', 'https://chat.reddit.com', 'https://matrix.redditspace.com'];
       const out: Record<string, unknown> = {};
       for (const u of urls) {
@@ -54,8 +48,6 @@ export function createDebugRouter(ctx: WebContext): Router {
           secure: c.secure,
           sameSite: c.sameSite,
           expires: c.expires,
-          valueLen: c.value.length,
-          value: reveal ? c.value : undefined,
         }));
       }
       res.json(out);
@@ -65,40 +57,6 @@ export function createDebugRouter(ctx: WebContext): Router {
     }
   });
 
-  // Accepts a Matrix credentials JSON body, persists it to the cache file,
-  // and swaps it into the running ChatService. Lets us seed the deployed bot
-  // from a sniff run on a developer's machine when the in-container sniff
-  // can't reach an authed /chat/ surface and noVNC isn't an option.
-  //
-  // Body shape: { homeserver, accessToken, userId?, capturedAt? }
-  router.post('/debug/matrix-credentials', (req, res) => {
-    const body = (req.body ?? {}) as Partial<MatrixCredentials>;
-    if (!body.homeserver || !body.accessToken) {
-      res.status(400).json({ error: 'homeserver and accessToken are required' });
-      return;
-    }
-    const creds: MatrixCredentials = {
-      homeserver: body.homeserver,
-      accessToken: body.accessToken,
-      userId: body.userId ?? '',
-      capturedAt: body.capturedAt ?? Date.now(),
-    };
-    try {
-      saveCredentials(creds);
-      ctx.logger.info(
-        `[matrix] credentials uploaded via /api/debug/matrix-credentials (user=${creds.userId || 'unknown'})`,
-      );
-      if (ctx.services.chat) {
-        ctx.services.chat.setMatrixClient(new MatrixClient(creds, ctx.logger));
-        ctx.logger.info('[matrix] uploaded credentials swapped into running ChatService');
-      }
-      res.json({ success: true, homeserver: creds.homeserver, userId: creds.userId });
-    } catch (error) {
-      ctx.logger.error('Matrix credential upload failed:', error);
-      res.status(500).json({ error: String(error) });
-    }
-  });
-
   router.post('/debug/inspect-dom', async (req, res) => {
     if (!ctx.services.chat) {
       res.status(500).json({ error: 'Chat service not initialized' });

src/web/server.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import path from 'path';
 import type { Server } from 'http';
+import type { AddressInfo } from 'node:net';
 import type { Logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
 import type { Config } from '../config/index.js';
 import type {
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ import { createLogsRouter } from './routes/logs.js';
 import { createAnalyticsRouter } from './routes/analytics.js';
 import { createConfigRouter } from './routes/config.js';
 import { createLoginRouter } from './routes/login.js';
+import { resolveDashboardAssets } from './dashboard-assets.js';
+import { configureDashboardSessionRoutes, createDashboardAuthMiddleware } from './dashboard-auth.js';
 
 export type { BotStats, ActivityItem, LogEntry, RuntimeConfig } from './types.js';
 
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ export class WebServer {
     private activityLogRepo: ActivityLogRepository,
     private logger: Logger,
     broadcaster?: LogBroadcaster,
+    private workspaceDirectory = process.cwd(),
   ) {
     this.broadcaster = broadcaster ?? new LogBroadcaster();
     this.activity = new ActivityLog(activityLogRepo);
@@ -105,19 +109,21 @@ export class WebServer {
   }
 
   private setupRoutes(): void {
-    // index.html serves the entire inline JS — never cache it.
+    const dashboardAssets = resolveDashboardAssets(this.workspaceDirectory);
-    this.app.use((req, res, next) => {
+    this.app.use(express.json({ limit: '32kb' }));
-      if (req.path === '/' || req.path === '/index.html') {
+    configureDashboardSessionRoutes(this.app, this.config.web.authToken);
-        const p = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'index.html');
+    this.app.use(createDashboardAuthMiddleware(this.config.web.authToken));
+
+    // The shell may change between deployments, so never cache index.html.
+    this.app.get(['/', '/index.html'], (_req, res) => {
       res.set('Cache-Control', 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate');
-        return res.sendFile(p);
+      res.sendFile(dashboardAssets.indexFile);
-      }
-      next();
     });
 
-    this.app.use('/media', express.static(path.join(process.cwd(), 'data', 'media')));
+    this.app.use('/media', express.static(path.join(this.workspaceDirectory, 'data', 'media'), {
-    this.app.use(express.static(path.join(process.cwd(), 'public')));
+      index: false,
-    this.app.use(express.json());
+    }));
+    this.app.use(express.static(dashboardAssets.directory, { index: false }));
 
     const ctx = this.context();
     this.app.use('/api', createStatsRouter(ctx));
@@ -125,15 +131,26 @@ export class WebServer {
     this.app.use('/api', createConversationsRouter(ctx));
     this.app.use('/api', createMediaRouter(ctx));
     this.app.use('/api', createControlRouter(ctx));
+    if (this.config.web.debugEnabled) {
       this.app.use('/api', createDebugRouter(ctx));
+    }
     this.app.use('/api', createLogsRouter(ctx));
     this.app.use('/api', createAnalyticsRouter(ctx));
     this.app.use('/api', createConfigRouter(ctx));
     this.app.use('/api', createLoginRouter(ctx));
 
+    this.app.use('/api', (_req, res) => {
+      res.status(404).json({ error: 'API endpoint not found' });
+    });
+
     // SPA catch-all.
-    this.app.get(/.*/, (_req, res) => {
+    this.app.get(/.*/, (req, res) => {
-      res.sendFile(path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'index.html'));
+      if (!req.get('accept')?.includes('text/html')) {
+        res.status(404).end();
+        return;
+      }
+      res.set('Cache-Control', 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate');
+      res.sendFile(dashboardAssets.indexFile);
     });
   }
 
@@ -200,10 +217,18 @@ export class WebServer {
     this.messagesThisHour = messagesThisHour;
   }
 
-  start(): void {
+  start(): Promise<number> {
-    this.server = this.app.listen(this.port, () => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      this.logger.info(`Web dashboard running at http://localhost:${this.port}`);
+      const server = this.app.listen(this.port);
-      this.broadcaster.push('info', `Web dashboard started on port ${this.port}`);
+      this.server = server;
+      server.once('error', reject);
+      server.once('listening', () => {
+        const address = server.address() as AddressInfo | null;
+        const listeningPort = address?.port ?? this.port;
+        this.logger.info(`Web dashboard running at http://localhost:${listeningPort}`);
+        this.broadcaster.push('info', `Web dashboard started on port ${listeningPort}`);
+        resolve(listeningPort);
+      });
     });
   }
 

tests/config.test.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function minimalConfig(overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}): Record<string,
     database: overrides.database ?? {},
     media: overrides.media ?? {},
     strategies: overrides.strategies ?? {},
-    web: overrides.web ?? {},
+    web: { authToken: 'create01', ...(overrides.web as Record<string, unknown> | undefined) },
   };
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('ConfigSchema', () => {
         const result = ConfigSchema.safeParse({
           reddit: { subreddits: [{ name: 'test', tone }] },
           openrouter: { apiKey: 'key', imageAnalysisPrompt: 'test', messageGenerationPrompt: 'test' },
-          rateLimit: {}, browser: {}, database: {}, media: {}, strategies: {}, web: {},
+          rateLimit: {}, browser: {}, database: {}, media: {}, strategies: {}, web: { authToken: 'create01' },
         });
         expect(result.success).toBe(true);
       }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('ConfigSchema', () => {
       const result = ConfigSchema.safeParse({
         reddit: { subreddits: [{ name: 'test', tone: 'bananas' }] },
         openrouter: { apiKey: 'key', imageAnalysisPrompt: 'test', messageGenerationPrompt: 'test' },
-        rateLimit: {}, browser: {}, database: {}, media: {}, strategies: {}, web: {},
+        rateLimit: {}, browser: {}, database: {}, media: {}, strategies: {}, web: { authToken: 'create01' },
       });
       expect(result.success).toBe(false);
     });
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('ConfigSchema', () => {
       const result = ConfigSchema.safeParse({
         reddit: { subreddits: [{ name: 'test', scripted: 'Hello {author}' }] },
         openrouter: { apiKey: 'key', imageAnalysisPrompt: 'test', messageGenerationPrompt: 'test' },
-        rateLimit: {}, browser: {}, database: {}, media: {}, strategies: {}, web: {},
+        rateLimit: {}, browser: {}, database: {}, media: {}, strategies: {}, web: { authToken: 'create01' },
       });
       expect(result.success).toBe(true);
     });
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('ConfigSchema', () => {
       return {
         reddit: { subreddits: ['test'] },
         openrouter,
-        rateLimit: {}, browser: {}, database: {}, media: {}, strategies: {}, web: {},
+        rateLimit: {}, browser: {}, database: {}, media: {}, strategies: {}, web: { authToken: 'create01' },
       };
     }
 
@@ -270,6 +270,22 @@ describe('ConfigSchema', () => {
       if (result.success) {
         expect(result.data.web.enabled).toBe(true);
         expect(result.data.web.port).toBe(3000);
+        expect(result.data.web.debugEnabled).toBe(false);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('accepts an eight-character dashboard token', () => {
+      const result = ConfigSchema.safeParse(minimalConfig({ web: { authToken: 'create01' } }));
+
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('rejects dashboard tokens shorter than eight characters', () => {
+      const result = ConfigSchema.safeParse(minimalConfig({ web: { authToken: 'short7!' } }));
+
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        expect(result.error.issues.some((issue) => issue.path.join('.') === 'web.authToken')).toBe(true);
       }
     });
   });
@@ -284,7 +300,7 @@ describe('ConfigSchema', () => {
         database: {},
         media: {},
         strategies: {},
-        web: {},
+        web: { authToken: 'create01' },
       });
       expect(result.success).toBe(true);
     });
@@ -294,7 +310,13 @@ describe('ConfigSchema', () => {
 describe('loadConfig', () => {
   const originalCwd = process.cwd;
   const savedEnv: Record<string, string | undefined> = {};
-  const trackedEnvKeys = ['OPENROUTER_API_KEY', 'REDDIT_USERNAME', 'REDDIT_PASSWORD', 'BROWSER_HEADLESS'];
+  const trackedEnvKeys = [
+    'OPENROUTER_API_KEY',
+    'REDDIT_USERNAME',
+    'REDDIT_PASSWORD',
+    'BROWSER_HEADLESS',
+    'WEB_DASHBOARD_TOKEN',
+  ];
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     // Snapshot then clear any env vars that loadConfig consults — these may be
@@ -303,6 +325,7 @@ describe('loadConfig', () => {
       savedEnv[key] = process.env[key];
       delete process.env[key];
     }
+    process.env.WEB_DASHBOARD_TOKEN = 'create01';
 
     const mockDir = '/tmp/test-config-' + Date.now();
     fs.mkdirSync(mockDir, { recursive: true });
@@ -384,6 +407,40 @@ const config = loadConfig();
     expect(config.browser.headless).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it('loads the dashboard token from WEB_DASHBOARD_TOKEN', () => {
+    process.env.WEB_DASHBOARD_TOKEN = 'create01';
+    const configPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'config.yaml');
+    fs.writeFileSync(configPath, `
+reddit:
+  subreddits:
+    - test
+openrouter:
+  apiKey: key
+  imageAnalysisPrompt: analyze this
+  messageGenerationPrompt: write message
+`);
+
+    const config = loadConfig();
+
+    expect(config.web.authToken).toBe('create01');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects a dashboard token shorter than eight characters', () => {
+    process.env.WEB_DASHBOARD_TOKEN = 'short7!';
+    const configPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'config.yaml');
+    fs.writeFileSync(configPath, `
+reddit:
+  subreddits:
+    - test
+openrouter:
+  apiKey: key
+  imageAnalysisPrompt: analyze this
+  messageGenerationPrompt: write message
+`);
+
+    expect(() => loadConfig()).toThrow('web.authToken');
+  });
+
   it('rejects config with invalid values', () => {
     const configPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'config.yaml');
     fs.writeFileSync(configPath, `

tests/prompts.test.ts

@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ describe('Prompt Testing', () => {
       const rawConfig = yaml.parse(content);
       rawConfig.openrouter = rawConfig.openrouter || {};
       rawConfig.openrouter.apiKey = rawConfig.openrouter.apiKey || 'test';
+      rawConfig.web = rawConfig.web || {};
+      rawConfig.web.authToken = 'create01';
       return ConfigSchema.parse(rawConfig);
     }
 

tests/testUtils.ts

@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ export function getTestConfig(overrides?: Partial<Config>): Config {
     web: {
       enabled: true,
       port: 3000,
+      authToken: 'create01',
+      debugEnabled: false,
       ...overrides?.web,
     },
   };

tests/web-auth-cutover.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import os from 'node:os';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import type { BrowserContext } from 'playwright';
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import type { BrowserClient } from '../src/browser/client.js';
+import { ActivityLogRepository } from '../src/database/repositories.js';
+import { WebServer } from '../src/web/server.js';
+import { createMockLogger } from './mockLogger.js';
+import { createTestDb, createTestRepositories, getTestConfig } from './testUtils.js';
+
+const AUTH_TOKEN = 'create01';
+
+interface RunningServer {
+  baseUrl: string;
+  server: WebServer;
+  workspace: string;
+}
+
+function createWorkspace(includeReactBuild = true): string {
+  const workspace = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'redditbot-web-'));
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(workspace, 'public'), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(workspace, 'public', 'index.html'), '<h1>Legacy dashboard</h1>');
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(workspace, 'data', 'media'), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(workspace, 'data', 'media', 'sample.txt'), 'private media');
+
+  if (includeReactBuild) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(workspace, 'apps', 'dashboard', 'dist', 'assets'), { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(workspace, 'apps', 'dashboard', 'dist', 'index.html'),
+      '<h1>React dashboard</h1><script src="/assets/app.js"></script>',
+    );
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(workspace, 'apps', 'dashboard', 'dist', 'assets', 'app.js'), 'react-build');
+  }
+
+  return workspace;
+}
+
+async function startServer(options: { debugEnabled?: boolean; includeReactBuild?: boolean } = {}): Promise<RunningServer> {
+  const database = createTestDb();
+  const repositories = createTestRepositories(database);
+  const workspace = createWorkspace(options.includeReactBuild);
+  const server = new WebServer(
+    0,
+    getTestConfig({ web: { enabled: true, port: 0, authToken: AUTH_TOKEN, debugEnabled: options.debugEnabled ?? false } }),
+    repositories.postsRepo,
+    repositories.messagesRepo,
+    repositories.successfulMessagesRepo,
+    new ActivityLogRepository(database),
+    createMockLogger(),
+    undefined,
+    workspace,
+  );
+  const port = await server.start();
+
+  return { baseUrl: `http://127.0.0.1:${port}`, server, workspace };
+}
+
+describe('authenticated dashboard cutover', () => {
+  const runningServers: RunningServer[] = [];
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    for (const running of runningServers) {
+      running.server.stop();
+      fs.rmSync(running.workspace, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+    runningServers.length = 0;
+  });
+
+  it('protects API, SSE, media, React assets, and SPA navigation', async () => {
+    const running = await startServer();
+    runningServers.push(running);
+
+    const apiResponse = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/api/stats`);
+    const sseResponse = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/api/events/stream`);
+    const mediaResponse = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/media/sample.txt`);
+    const pageResponse = await fetch(running.baseUrl, { redirect: 'manual' });
+
+    expect(apiResponse.status).toBe(401);
+    await expect(apiResponse.json()).resolves.toEqual({ error: 'Authentication required' });
+    expect(sseResponse.status).toBe(401);
+    expect(mediaResponse.status).toBe(401);
+    expect(pageResponse.status).toBe(302);
+    expect(pageResponse.headers.get('location')).toBe('/auth/login');
+
+    const wrongBearer = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/api/stats`, {
+      headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer incorrect-token' },
+    });
+    expect(wrongBearer.status).toBe(401);
+
+    const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${AUTH_TOKEN}` };
+    const authenticatedApi = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/api/stats`, { headers });
+    const authenticatedMedia = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/media/sample.txt`, { headers });
+    const authenticatedPage = await fetch(running.baseUrl, { headers });
+    const authenticatedAsset = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/assets/app.js`, { headers });
+    const authenticatedSpaRoute = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/conversations/example`, {
+      headers: { ...headers, Accept: 'text/html' },
+    });
+
+    expect(authenticatedApi.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(await authenticatedMedia.text()).toBe('private media');
+    expect(await authenticatedPage.text()).toContain('React dashboard');
+    expect(await authenticatedAsset.text()).toBe('react-build');
+    expect(await authenticatedSpaRoute.text()).toContain('React dashboard');
+  });
+
+  it('creates a secure browser session without accepting a wrong token', async () => {
+    const running = await startServer();
+    runningServers.push(running);
+
+    const rejected = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/auth/session`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ token: 'incorrect-token' }),
+    });
+    expect(rejected.status).toBe(401);
+    expect(rejected.headers.get('set-cookie')).toBeNull();
+
+    const accepted = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/auth/session`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ token: AUTH_TOKEN }),
+    });
+    const setCookie = accepted.headers.get('set-cookie');
+
+    expect(accepted.status).toBe(204);
+    expect(setCookie).toContain('HttpOnly');
+    expect(setCookie).toContain('SameSite=Strict');
+    expect(setCookie).toContain('Path=/');
+
+    const cookie = setCookie?.split(';', 1)[0] ?? '';
+    const authenticated = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/api/stats`, { headers: { Cookie: cookie } });
+    expect(authenticated.status).toBe(200);
+  });
+
+  it('returns JSON for unknown API routes and keeps debug routes opt-in', async () => {
+    const running = await startServer();
+    runningServers.push(running);
+    const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${AUTH_TOKEN}` };
+
+    const missingApi = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/api/not-real`, { headers });
+    const disabledDebug = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/api/debug/cookies`, { headers });
+
+    expect(missingApi.status).toBe(404);
+    await expect(missingApi.json()).resolves.toEqual({ error: 'API endpoint not found' });
+    expect(disabledDebug.status).toBe(404);
+  });
+
+  it('never reveals browser cookie values and does not accept uploaded Matrix credentials', async () => {
+    const running = await startServer({ debugEnabled: true });
+    runningServers.push(running);
+    const browserContext = {
+      cookies: async () => [{
+        name: 'reddit_session',
+        value: 'never-return-this-secret',
+        domain: '.reddit.com',
+        path: '/',
+        expires: -1,
+        httpOnly: true,
+        secure: true,
+        sameSite: 'Lax' as const,
+      }],
+    } as unknown as BrowserContext;
+    running.server.setBrowserClient({ getContext: () => browserContext } as unknown as BrowserClient);
+    const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${AUTH_TOKEN}` };
+
+    const cookies = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/api/debug/cookies?reveal=1`, { headers });
+    const cookiePayload = await cookies.text();
+    const upload = await fetch(`${running.baseUrl}/api/debug/matrix-credentials`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { ...headers, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ homeserver: 'https://matrix.example', accessToken: 'secret' }),
+    });
+
+    expect(cookies.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(cookiePayload).not.toContain('never-return-this-secret');
+    expect(upload.status).toBe(404);
+  });
+
+  it('serves the legacy dashboard only when no React build exists', async () => {
+    const running = await startServer({ includeReactBuild: false });
+    runningServers.push(running);
+
+    const response = await fetch(running.baseUrl, {
+      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${AUTH_TOKEN}` },
+    });
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(await response.text()).toContain('Legacy dashboard');
+  });
+});