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+# @bloomneo/appkit - Authentication Module 🔐
+
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+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
+> Ultra-simple authentication with JWT tokens, bcrypt passwords, and role-based permissions. Express-only middleware with clear separation between user authentication and API access.
+
+**Two token types** for different authentication needs: Login tokens for users, API tokens for external services. Built-in role hierarchy and permission inheritance. Production-ready security.
+
+## 🚀 Why Choose This?
+
+- **⚡ Simple API** - Just `authClass.get()`, everything else is automatic
+- **🔒 Two Token Types** - Login tokens for users, API tokens for services
+- **🎯 Clear Separation** - No confusion between user auth and API auth
+- **👥 Smart Role Hierarchy** - Built-in role.level inheritance (user.basic → admin.system)
+- **🔧 Zero Configuration** - Smart defaults for everything
+- **🛡️ Null-Safe Access** - Safe user extraction with `auth.user(req)`
+- **🤖 AI-Ready** - Optimized for LLM code generation with clear method names
+
+## 📦 Installation
+
+```bash
+npm install @bloomneo/appkit
+```
+
+## 🏃‍♂️ Quick Start (30 seconds)
+
+**⚠️ AUTH_SECRET Required**: You must generate a secure secret for JWT tokens.
+
+```bash
+# Generate and set your JWT secret (required for startup)
+echo "BLOOM_AUTH_SECRET=your-super-secure-jwt-secret-key-2024-minimum-32-chars" > .env
+```
+
+```typescript
+import { authClass } from '@bloomneo/appkit/auth';
+
+const auth = authClass.get();
+
+// User authentication (login tokens)
+const loginToken = auth.generateLoginToken({ 
+  userId: 123, 
+  role: 'user', 
+  level: 'basic' 
+});
+
+// API authentication (API tokens)
+// IMPORTANT: role.level must exist in the configured role hierarchy.
+// The default hierarchy ships with user.basic → admin.system. To use a
+// custom service role like 'service.webhook', register it via the
+// BLOOM_AUTH_ROLES env var first (see "Custom Role Examples" below).
+const apiToken = auth.generateApiToken({
+  keyId: 'webhook_service',
+  role: 'admin',
+  level: 'system'
+});
+
+// Express middleware protection
+app.get('/user/profile', auth.requireLoginToken(), handler);
+app.post('/api/webhook', auth.requireApiToken(), handler);
+app.get('/admin', auth.requireLoginToken(), auth.requireUserRoles(['admin.tenant']), handler);
+```
+
+## 🎯 Two Token Types - Crystal Clear
+
+### **Login Tokens (User Authentication)**
+For humans logging into your app (mobile/web):
+
+```typescript
+// Generate login token
+const loginToken = auth.generateLoginToken({
+  userId: 123,
+  role: 'user',
+  level: 'basic'
+}, '7d'); // Short-medium expiry
+
+// Protect user routes
+app.get('/profile', auth.requireLoginToken(), handler);
+app.get('/admin', 
+  auth.requireLoginToken(), 
+  auth.requireUserRoles(['admin.tenant']), 
+  handler
+);
+```
+
+### **API Tokens (External Access)**
+For third-party services, webhooks, and integrations:
+
+```typescript
+// Generate API token
+// Uses admin.system from the default role hierarchy. For narrower service
+// scopes, register custom roles via BLOOM_AUTH_ROLES (see Custom Roles below).
+const apiToken = auth.generateApiToken({
+  keyId: 'webhook_payment_service',
+  role: 'admin',
+  level: 'system'
+}, '1y'); // Long expiry
+
+// Protect API routes (no user roles/permissions)
+app.post('/webhook/payment', auth.requireApiToken(), handler);
+app.get('/api/public-data', auth.requireApiToken(), handler);
+```
+
+## 🏗️ Role-Level-Permission Architecture
+
+**Built-in Role Hierarchy (9 levels):**
+
+```typescript
+'user.basic'        // Level 1 - Basic user
+'user.pro'         // Level 2 - Premium user  
+'user.max'         // Level 3 - Max user
+'moderator.review' // Level 4 - Can review content
+'moderator.approve'// Level 5 - Can approve content
+'moderator.manage' // Level 6 - Can manage content
+'admin.tenant'     // Level 7 - Tenant admin
+'admin.org'        // Level 8 - Organization admin
+'admin.system'     // Level 9 - System admin
+```
+
+**Permission System:**
+- **Actions**: `view`, `create`, `edit`, `delete`, `manage`
+- **Scopes**: `own`, `tenant`, `org`, `system`
+- **Format**: `action:scope` (e.g., `manage:tenant`)
+
+**Inheritance Examples:**
+```typescript
+// ✅ These return TRUE (higher includes lower)
+auth.hasRole('admin.org', 'admin.tenant'); // org > tenant
+auth.hasRole('admin.system', 'user.basic'); // system > basic
+
+// ❌ These return FALSE (lower cannot access higher)
+auth.hasRole('user.basic', 'admin.tenant'); // basic < tenant
+```
+
+## 🧭 Which case is your app? (Decision tree)
+
+The 9-level default hierarchy is **scaffolding, not a requirement**. Most apps
+only use 3 roles. Pick your shape, ignore the rest.
+
+**The 3 core roles every app needs:**
+
+| Role | Purpose | Example |
+|---|---|---|
+| `user.basic` | Regular end-user | The person using the product |
+| `moderator.manage` | Content / community lead | Reviews flagged content, manages users |
+| `admin.system` | You / your team | Owns the platform |
+
+Everything else (`user.pro`, `user.max`, `moderator.review`, `moderator.approve`,
+`admin.tenant`, `admin.org`) is **optional** and only needed if your app has
+**pricing tiers** or **admin-level scoping** (multi-tenancy / multi-org). Skip
+them on day one — add only when product reality demands it.
+
+---
+
+### Case 1 — Admin + users (the ~50% case)
+
+> **Examples:** todo apps, single-team SaaS, internal tools, blogs with comments,
+> a course platform, a personal dashboard.
+
+**Roles you actually use:** `user.basic`, `moderator.manage`, `admin.system`
+**Roles you ignore:** everything else (5 roles)
+
+```typescript
+// Sign up a regular user
+const token = auth.generateLoginToken({
+  userId: user.id,
+  role: 'user',
+  level: 'basic',
+});
+
+// Protect a user route
+app.get('/dashboard', auth.requireLoginToken(), handler);
+
+// Protect a moderator route (admin.system also passes — higher includes lower)
+app.post('/flag/:id/review',
+  auth.requireLoginToken(),
+  auth.requireUserRoles(['moderator.manage']),
+  handler,
+);
+
+// Protect an admin-only route
+app.delete('/users/:id',
+  auth.requireLoginToken(),
+  auth.requireUserRoles(['admin.system']),
+  handler,
+);
+```
+
+**You don't need:** custom permissions, multi-tenancy, `BLOOM_DB_TENANT`,
+`admin.tenant`, `admin.org`, pricing tiers.
+
+**Optional (add later):** `user.pro` / `user.max` if you launch paid plans.
+
+---
+
+### Case 2 — Admin + orgs + users (the ~30% case)
+
+> **Examples:** a B2B SaaS where each customer is a company with multiple
+> employees (Slack, Linear, Notion, GitHub teams).
+
+**Roles you actually use:** same 3 core roles. Org membership is a **database
+concern**, not an auth concern — store `org_id` on the user row, not in the
+JWT role.
+
+**Roles you ignore:** `user.pro`, `user.max`, `moderator.review`,
+`moderator.approve`, `admin.tenant`, `admin.org`.
+
+```typescript
+// Sign up a user that belongs to an org
+const token = auth.generateLoginToken({
+  userId: user.id,
+  role: 'user',
+  level: 'basic',
+});
+
+// Routes look identical to Case 1. Org isolation happens at the data layer:
+app.get('/projects', auth.requireLoginToken(), async (req, res) => {
+  const u = auth.user(req)!;
+  // Query is scoped by org_id from your database, not from the JWT
+  const rows = await db.project.findMany({ where: { org_id: u.orgId } });
+  res.json(rows);
+});
+```
+
+**Optional (add later):**
+- `admin.org` if you want a per-org admin role distinct from `admin.system`
+- `user.pro` / `user.max` for pricing tiers
+- `BLOOM_DB_TENANT=auto` (in the database module) to **auto-filter** queries
+  by `org_id` instead of writing it in every `where` clause
+
+---
+
+### Case 3 — Admin + orgs + tenants (the ~20% case)
+
+> **Examples:** a multi-tenant platform where each org owns multiple isolated
+> tenants (a white-label SaaS provider, a CRM that hosts brands per workspace,
+> Shopify-style multi-store).
+
+**Roles you actually use:** still the same 3 core roles. The extra layer
+(tenant) is **also a database concern** — store `tenant_id` and `org_id` on
+the user row.
+
+**Roles you ignore:** `user.pro`, `user.max`, `moderator.review`,
+`moderator.approve`.
+
+```typescript
+const token = auth.generateLoginToken({
+  userId: user.id,
+  role: 'user',
+  level: 'basic',
+});
+
+// Tenant isolation also happens at the data layer.
+// With BLOOM_DB_TENANT=auto, the database module injects WHERE tenant_id=?
+// automatically — you don't write it.
+app.get('/orders', auth.requireLoginToken(), async (req, res) => {
+  const rows = await db.order.findMany(); // auto-scoped to req.tenant_id
+  res.json(rows);
+});
+```
+
+**Optional (add later):**
+- `admin.tenant` for a per-tenant admin role
+- `admin.org` for a per-org admin role
+- `user.pro` / `user.max` for pricing tiers
+
+---
+
+### Cheat sheet
+
+| Question | Answer |
+|---|---|
+| "Which roles do I need on day one?" | `user.basic`, `moderator.manage`, `admin.system` — always these 3 |
+| "When do I add `user.pro` / `user.max`?" | When you launch paid tiers and need different feature gates |
+| "When do I add `admin.tenant` / `admin.org`?" | When you have customers managing their own tenants/orgs and you don't want to give them `admin.system` |
+| "Where does multi-tenancy live?" | The **database** module (`BLOOM_DB_TENANT=auto`), not auth roles |
+| "Can I just delete the roles I don't use?" | No — they're harmless. They only cost something if you reference them |
+| "Why does the moderator role exist in Case 1?" | Almost every app eventually needs *someone* who isn't you to deal with reports and bad actors. Add the role on day one, even if you're the only person using it for the first 6 months |
+
+## 🛡️ Express Middleware Patterns
+
+### **User Authentication Flow**
+```typescript
+// Step 1: Authenticate user
+app.get('/user/dashboard', auth.requireLoginToken(), (req, res) => {
+  const user = auth.user(req); // Safe access, never null here
+  res.json({ userId: user.userId, role: user.role });
+});
+
+// Step 2: Require specific roles (user needs ANY of these)
+app.get('/admin/panel', 
+  auth.requireLoginToken(),
+  auth.requireUserRoles(['admin.tenant', 'admin.org']),
+  handler
+);
+
+// Step 3: Require specific permissions (user needs ALL of these)
+app.post('/admin/users', 
+  auth.requireLoginToken(),
+  auth.requireUserPermissions(['manage:users', 'edit:tenant']),
+  handler
+);
+```
+
+### **API Access Flow**
+```typescript
+// Simple API protection (no roles/permissions)
+app.post('/api/webhook', auth.requireApiToken(), (req, res) => {
+  const token = auth.user(req); // Gets API token info
+  console.log('API call from:', token.keyId);
+  res.json({ status: 'received' });
+});
+```
+
+## 🤖 LLM Quick Reference - Copy These Patterns
+
+### **Token Generation (Copy Exactly)**
+
+```typescript
+// ✅ CORRECT - Login tokens for users
+const loginToken = auth.generateLoginToken({
+  userId: 123,           // Required: user identifier
+  role: 'user',         // Required: role name
+  level: 'basic',       // Required: level within role
+  permissions: ['manage:own']  // Optional: custom permissions
+}, '7d');
+
+// ✅ CORRECT - API tokens for services
+// role.level must exist in the configured role hierarchy. The default
+// hierarchy ships with user.basic → admin.system. To use a custom service
+// role like 'service.webhook', register it via BLOOM_AUTH_ROLES first
+// (see "Custom Role Examples" below).
+const apiToken = auth.generateApiToken({
+  keyId: 'webhook_service',  // Required: service identifier
+  role: 'admin',             // Required: role name (from configured hierarchy)
+  level: 'system',           // Required: level within role
+  permissions: ['webhook:receive']  // Optional: custom permissions
+}, '1y');
+
+// ❌ WRONG - Don't mix these up
+auth.generateLoginToken({ keyId: 'test' }); // keyId is for API tokens
+auth.generateApiToken({ userId: 123 });    // userId is for login tokens
+```
+
+### **Middleware Patterns (Copy These)**
+
+```typescript
+// ✅ CORRECT - User routes with roles
+app.get('/admin/users', 
+  auth.requireLoginToken(),                    // Authenticate user
+  auth.requireUserRoles(['admin.tenant']),     // Check user role
+  handler
+);
+
+// ✅ CORRECT - API routes (no roles)
+app.post('/webhook/data', 
+  auth.requireApiToken(),  // Authenticate API token only
+  handler
+);
+
+// ❌ WRONG - Don't use user roles with API tokens
+app.post('/webhook', 
+  auth.requireApiToken(),
+  auth.requireUserRoles(['admin']),  // ERROR: API tokens don't have user roles
+  handler
+);
+```
+
+## ⚠️ Common LLM Mistakes - Avoid These
+
+### **Token Type Confusion**
+
+```typescript
+// ❌ Using wrong token type for wrong purpose
+const userToken = auth.generateApiToken({ userId: 123 }); // Wrong: use generateLoginToken
+const apiToken = auth.generateLoginToken({ keyId: 'api' }); // Wrong: use generateApiToken
+
+// ✅ Use correct token type for purpose
+const userToken = auth.generateLoginToken({ userId: 123, role: 'user', level: 'basic' });
+const apiToken = auth.generateApiToken({ keyId: 'api_key', role: 'admin', level: 'system' });
+```
+
+### **Middleware Errors**
+
+```typescript
+// ❌ Trying to use user roles with API tokens
+app.post('/api/data', 
+  auth.requireApiToken(),
+  auth.requireUserRoles(['admin']), // ERROR: API tokens don't have user roles
+  handler
+);
+
+// ✅ Keep API routes simple
+app.post('/api/data', auth.requireApiToken(), handler);
+
+// ✅ Use user roles only with login tokens
+app.get('/admin', 
+  auth.requireLoginToken(),
+  auth.requireUserRoles(['admin.tenant']),
+  handler
+);
+```
+
+### **Role Array Format**
+
+```typescript
+// ❌ Wrong parameter types
+auth.requireUserRoles('admin.tenant'); // String - should be array
+auth.requireUserRoles(['admin', 'tenant']); // Wrong format - should be role.level
+
+// ✅ Correct array format
+auth.requireUserRoles(['admin.tenant']);
+auth.requireUserRoles(['admin.tenant', 'admin.org']); // Multiple roles (OR logic)
+auth.requireUserPermissions(['manage:users', 'edit:tenant']); // Multiple permissions (AND logic)
+```
+
+### **Permissions: Replacement, not Additive**
+
+The `permissions` array on a JWT payload **replaces** the role's default
+permissions — it does NOT add to them. This matches AWS IAM, Casbin, OPA,
+and Auth0 RBAC: explicit permissions are the truth, defaults are the fallback.
+
+```typescript
+// ✅ NO explicit permissions → role defaults apply
+const u1 = auth.generateLoginToken({ userId: 1, role: 'admin', level: 'tenant' });
+// → user has all of admin.tenant's default permissions (manage:tenant, etc.)
+
+// ✅ Explicit permissions → defaults are IGNORED, only the explicit set applies
+const u2 = auth.generateLoginToken({
+  userId: 2,
+  role: 'admin',
+  level: 'tenant',
+  permissions: ['view:own'],   // ← user can ONLY view:own, despite being admin.tenant
+});
+// → auth.can(u2, 'manage:tenant') === false
+// → auth.can(u2, 'view:own')      === true
+
+// ✅ Empty array = ZERO permissions (explicit downgrade)
+const u3 = auth.generateLoginToken({
+  userId: 3,
+  role: 'admin',
+  level: 'tenant',
+  permissions: [],  // ← user has no permissions despite admin role
+});
+// → auth.can(u3, 'view:own') === false
+
+// ✅ Action inheritance still works WITHIN the explicit set
+const u4 = auth.generateLoginToken({
+  userId: 4,
+  role: 'admin',
+  level: 'tenant',
+  permissions: ['manage:tenant'],
+});
+// → auth.can(u4, 'edit:tenant') === true   (manage inherits all sub-actions)
+// → auth.can(u4, 'view:tenant') === true
+// → auth.can(u4, 'manage:org')  === false  (different scope)
+
+// ❌ Common mistake: assuming permissions are ADDITIVE
+// Old (pre-1.5.2) behavior was buggy and additive. If you've seen examples
+// or wrote code assuming `permissions: ['edit:own']` would extend the role
+// defaults, that's no longer how it works. Pass an explicit array only when
+// you want to OVERRIDE the role defaults.
+```
+
+**Mental model:** `permissions` is the user's complete capability list when
+present. To use the role's defaults, omit the field entirely.
+
+## 🚨 Error Handling Patterns
+
+### **Token Operations**
+
+```typescript
+try {
+  const loginToken = auth.generateLoginToken({ userId, role, level });
+  return { token: loginToken };
+} catch (error) {
+  // Invalid role.level, missing fields, etc.
+  return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Token creation failed' });
+}
+
+try {
+  const payload = auth.verifyToken(token);
+  // Use payload...
+} catch (error) {
+  if (error.message === 'Token has expired') {
+    return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Session expired' });
+  }
+  return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid token' });
+}
+```
+
+### **Middleware Error Handling**
+
+```typescript
+// Errors are handled automatically by middleware
+app.get('/admin', 
+  auth.requireLoginToken(),        // 401 if no/invalid token
+  auth.requireUserRoles(['admin.tenant']), // 403 if insufficient role
+  (req, res) => {
+    // This only runs if all auth succeeds
+    const user = auth.user(req); // Safe - never null here
+    res.json({ message: 'Welcome admin!' });
+  }
+);
+```
+
+## 🚀 Production Deployment Checklist
+
+### **Environment Setup**
+
+```bash
+# ✅ Required - Strong secret (32+ characters)
+BLOOM_AUTH_SECRET=your-cryptographically-secure-secret-key-here
+
+# ✅ Recommended - Shorter expiry for security
+BLOOM_AUTH_EXPIRES_IN=2h
+
+# ✅ Performance - Higher rounds for better security
+BLOOM_AUTH_BCRYPT_ROUNDS=12
+
+# ✅ Optional - Custom role hierarchy (overrides the default user.basic → admin.system)
+# These names (user.premium, admin.super) are EXAMPLES of custom roles you can
+# define for your app. The default hierarchy uses user.basic, user.pro, user.max,
+# moderator.review, moderator.approve, moderator.manage, admin.tenant, admin.org,
+# admin.system. Set this var only if you need different role names.
+BLOOM_AUTH_ROLES=user.basic:1,user.premium:2,admin.super:10
+
+# ✅ Optional - Custom permissions (must reference roles defined above)
+BLOOM_AUTH_PERMISSIONS=user.premium:manage:own,admin.super:manage:system
+```
+
+### **Security Validation**
+
+```typescript
+// App startup validation
+try {
+  const auth = authClass.get();
+  console.log('✅ Auth initialized successfully');
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error('❌ Auth setup failed:', error.message);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+```
+
+## 📖 Essential Usage Patterns
+
+### **Complete Authentication Flow**
+
+```typescript
+// Registration
+app.post('/register', async (req, res) => {
+  const { email, password } = req.body;
+  
+  // Hash password
+  const hashedPassword = await auth.hashPassword(password);
+  
+  // Save user to database
+  const user = await User.create({ email, password: hashedPassword });
+  
+  // Generate login token
+  const token = auth.generateLoginToken({
+    userId: user.id,
+    role: 'user',
+    level: 'basic'
+  });
+  
+  res.json({ token, user: { id: user.id, email } });
+});
+
+// Login
+app.post('/login', async (req, res) => {
+  const { email, password } = req.body;
+  
+  const user = await User.findOne({ email });
+  if (!user) return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid credentials' });
+  
+  const isValid = await auth.comparePassword(password, user.password);
+  if (!isValid) return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid credentials' });
+  
+  const token = auth.generateLoginToken({
+    userId: user.id,
+    role: user.role,
+    level: user.level
+  });
+  
+  res.json({ token });
+});
+```
+
+### **API Token Management**
+
+```typescript
+// Create API token for external service
+app.post('/admin/api-tokens', 
+  auth.requireLoginToken(),
+  auth.requireUserRoles(['admin.tenant']),
+  async (req, res) => {
+    const { name, permissions } = req.body;
+    
+    const apiToken = auth.generateApiToken({
+      keyId: `api_${Date.now()}`,
+      role: 'admin',     // role.level must exist in the configured hierarchy
+      level: 'system',   // (default ships user.basic → admin.system)
+      permissions
+    }, '1y');
+    
+    // Store token info in database (store hash, not plain token)
+    const hashedToken = await auth.hashPassword(apiToken);
+    await ApiToken.create({ name, token: hashedToken });
+    
+    // Return token once (client should save it)
+    res.json({ apiToken });
+  }
+);
+```
+
+## 🌍 Environment Variables
+
+```bash
+# Required
+BLOOM_AUTH_SECRET=your-super-secure-jwt-secret-key-2024-minimum-32-chars
+
+# Optional
+BLOOM_AUTH_BCRYPT_ROUNDS=12        # Default: 10
+BLOOM_AUTH_EXPIRES_IN=1h           # Default: 7d
+BLOOM_AUTH_DEFAULT_ROLE=user       # Default: user
+BLOOM_AUTH_DEFAULT_LEVEL=basic     # Default: basic
+
+# Custom role hierarchy (optional)
+BLOOM_AUTH_ROLES=user.basic:1,user.pro:2,admin.system:9
+
+# Custom permissions (optional)
+BLOOM_AUTH_PERMISSIONS=user.basic:view:own,admin.tenant:manage:tenant
+```
+
+## 📖 API Reference
+
+### **Core Function**
+
+```typescript
+const auth = authClass.get(); // One function, all methods
+```
+
+### **Token Generation**
+
+```typescript
+auth.generateLoginToken({ userId, role, level, permissions }, expiresIn); // Create login JWT
+auth.generateApiToken({ keyId, role, level, permissions }, expiresIn);    // Create API JWT
+auth.verifyToken(token); // Verify any JWT token
+```
+
+### **Password Security**
+
+```typescript
+auth.hashPassword(password, rounds); // Hash password with bcrypt
+auth.comparePassword(password, hash); // Verify password
+```
+
+### **User Access**
+
+```typescript
+auth.user(req); // Safe user extraction (returns null if not authenticated)
+```
+
+### **Authorization**
+
+```typescript
+auth.hasRole(userRole, requiredRole); // Check role hierarchy
+auth.can(user, permission); // Check permission
+```
+
+### **Express Middleware**
+
+```typescript
+auth.requireLoginToken(options); // Login token authentication
+auth.requireApiToken(options);   // API token authentication
+auth.requireUserRoles(roles);    // User role authorization (array of strings)
+auth.requireUserPermissions(permissions); // User permission authorization (array of strings)
+```
+
+### **Utility Methods**
+
+```typescript
+authClass.getRoles(); // Get role hierarchy
+authClass.getPermissions(); // Get permission config
+authClass.getAllRoles(); // Get all roles sorted by level
+authClass.isValidRole(roleLevel); // Validate role format
+authClass.reset(newConfig); // Reset instance (testing only)
+```
+
+## 🔧 Custom Role Examples
+
+### **E-commerce Platform**
+
+```bash
+BLOOM_AUTH_ROLES=customer.basic:1,customer.premium:2,vendor.starter:3,vendor.pro:4,staff.support:5,admin.store:6
+
+BLOOM_AUTH_PERMISSIONS=customer.basic:view:own,customer.premium:manage:own,vendor.starter:manage:products,admin.store:manage:store
+```
+
+### **Healthcare System**
+
+```bash
+BLOOM_AUTH_ROLES=patient.basic:1,nurse.junior:2,nurse.senior:3,doctor.resident:4,doctor.attending:5,admin.clinic:6
+
+BLOOM_AUTH_PERMISSIONS=patient.basic:view:own,nurse.junior:view:patient,doctor.resident:manage:patient,admin.clinic:manage:clinic
+```
+
+## 🧪 Testing
+
+```typescript
+// Reset for clean testing
+const auth = authClass.reset({
+  jwt: { secret: 'test-secret-32-characters-long-for-security' },
+  roles: {
+    'test.user': { level: 1, inherits: [] },
+    'test.admin': { level: 2, inherits: ['test.user'] },
+  },
+});
+
+// Test login token
+const loginToken = auth.generateLoginToken({
+  userId: 123,
+  role: 'test',
+  level: 'user'
+});
+
+// Test API token  
+const apiToken = auth.generateApiToken({
+  keyId: 'test_api',
+  role: 'test', 
+  level: 'admin'
+});
+
+// Test middleware
+const req = { headers: { authorization: `Bearer ${loginToken}` } };
+const middleware = auth.requireLoginToken();
+// Test with mock req/res objects
+```
+
+## 📈 Performance
+
+- **JWT Operations**: ~1ms per token
+- **Password Hashing**: ~100ms (10 rounds)
+- **Permission Checking**: ~0.1ms per check
+- **Memory Usage**: <1MB overhead
+- **Environment Parsing**: Once per app startup
+
+## 🔍 TypeScript Support
+
+```typescript
+import type {
+  JwtPayload,
+  LoginTokenPayload,
+  ApiTokenPayload,
+  AuthConfig,
+  RoleHierarchy,
+  ExpressRequest,
+  ExpressResponse,
+  ExpressMiddleware,
+} from '@bloomneo/appkit/auth';
+
+// All methods are fully typed
+const user: JwtPayload | null = auth.user(req);
+const middleware: ExpressMiddleware = auth.requireUserRoles(['admin.tenant']);
+```
+
+## ❓ FAQ
+
+**Q: Can I use both login and API tokens in the same app?**
+A: Yes! Use login tokens for user authentication and API tokens for external services.
+
+**Q: Can API tokens have user roles?**
+A: No, API tokens represent services, not users. Use `requireUserRoles()` only with login tokens.
+
+**Q: How do I handle token expiration?**
+A: The middleware automatically returns 401 with "Token has expired" message. Handle this in your frontend.
+
+**Q: Can I customize the role hierarchy?**
+A: Yes, use environment variables or pass custom config to `authClass.get()`.
+
+**Q: What's the difference between roles and permissions?**
+A: Roles are hierarchical (admin.org > admin.tenant), permissions are specific actions (edit:tenant).
+
+## Agent-Dev Friendliness Score
+
+**Score: 50/100 — 🟠 Usable with caveats** *(uncapped: 83.6/100 🟡 Solid)*
+*Scored 2026-04-11 by Claude · Rubric [`AGENT_DEV_SCORING_ALGORITHM.md`](../../AGENT_DEV_SCORING_ALGORITHM.md) v1.1*
+
+> ⚠️ **Cap reason**: 5 cookbook files at the package root still reference
+> hallucinated `auth.requireLogin()` / `auth.requireRole()` from an earlier
+> draft. Anti-pattern "any example file fails to compile" reduces 82.3 → 50.
+> **Auth module itself is solid; cap is on packaging. Fix is mechanical, deferred until all 12 modules done.**
+
+| # | Dimension | Score | Notes |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| 1 | API correctness | **10** | All 12 methods verified by `auth.test.ts` (55 passing). Zero hallucinated refs in any doc. |
+| 2 | Doc consistency | **9** | Same canonical pattern across README, AGENTS.md, llms.txt, examples, test. |
+| 3 | Runtime verification | **10** | All 12 methods covered + 8 `can()` cases (replacement, downgrade, empty, fallback). 55/55 passing. |
+| 4 | Type safety | **7** | `role`/`level` typed as plain `string` not literal unions. 7 `any` in `.d.ts` are all justified (index signatures, `res.json` data). |
+| 5 | Discoverability | **9** | README hero correct. Pointers to AGENTS.md / llms.txt / examples / cookbook prominent. |
+| 6 | Example completeness | **10** | All 12 methods in `examples/auth.ts`. |
+| 7 | Composability | **3** ⚠️ | 5 cookbook recipes fail to compile. **Triggers anti-pattern cap.** |
+| 8 | Educational errors | **9** | Common errors now `[@bloomneo/appkit/auth] message + DOCS_URL#anchor`. Startup `BLOOM_AUTH_SECRET` validation is exemplary. |
+| 9 | Convention enforcement | **9** | One canonical way per task. Chaining rules clearly stated. |
+| 10 | Drift prevention | **5** | `PUBLIC_METHODS` array in test catches runtime drift. No scripted doc-vs-source checker yet. |
+| 11 | Reading order | **10** ⬆ | **Was 9.** "Which case is your app?" decision tree maps the 9-level hierarchy to 3 real-world app shapes — devs no longer have to guess which roles matter. |
+| **12** | **Simplicity** | **7** | 12 methods (>8 ideal). 5 concepts to learn (tokens, role.level, perms, middleware chaining, req.user). The decision tree reframes 9 roles → 3 core, which softens the perceived surface area. |
+| **13** | **Clarity** | **8** | `user` and `can` are too short — `getUser` / `canPerform` would be better. |
+| **14** | **Unambiguity** | **8** ⬆ | **Was 4. Fixed in earlier round**: `auth.can()` rewritten so explicit `permissions` array REPLACES role defaults instead of supplementing. Matches AWS IAM / Casbin / OPA / Auth0 RBAC. Remaining gaps: `user(req)` null overload (3 conditions), `hasRole(a,b)` arg-order ambiguity, OR-vs-AND in `requireUserRoles` / `requireUserPermissions`, near-identical token methods. |
+| **15** | **Learning curve** | **9** ⬆ | **Was 7.** Decision tree gives a clear 30-second answer to "which roles do I need?" — most devs will identify their case, copy 3 roles, and ship. The 9-level hierarchy is now scaffolding, not a wall. |
+
+### Weighted (v1.1)
+
+```
+(10×.12)+(9×.08)+(10×.09)+(7×.06)+(9×.06)+(10×.08)+(3×.06)+(9×.05)+(9×.05)+(5×.04)+(10×.03)
++(7×.09)+(8×.09)+(8×.05)+(9×.05) = 8.36 → 83.6/100
+Anti-pattern cap (D7): 50/100
+```
+
+### Round-by-round score history
+
+| Round | Date | Uncapped | Capped | Key change |
+|---|---|---:|---:|---|
+| v1.0 initial | 2026-04-11 | 79.5 | 50 | First scoring against 11 dimensions |
+| v1.1 (4 new dims) | 2026-04-11 | 79.5 | 50 | +D12 Simplicity, D13 Clarity, D14 Unambiguity, D15 Learning curve |
+| v1.1 + can() fix | 2026-04-11 | 82.3 | 50 | `auth.can()` now correctly REPLACES role defaults instead of supplementing. D14 4 → 8. |
+| **v1.1 + decision tree** | **2026-04-11** | **83.6** | **50** | **Added "Which case is your app?" mapping the 9-level hierarchy to 3 real-world shapes. D11 9→10, D15 7→9.** |
+
+### Gaps to reach 🟢 90+
+
+1. **Fix 5 cookbook files** (mechanical sed) → lifts cap, +33 points to 83.6
+2. **D14 → 9+**: rename `user` → `getUser`, `can` → `canPerform`, add explicit "exists" check methods to remove the `null` overload
+3. **D4 Type safety → 9**: export `DefaultRoleLevel` literal union for role/level
+4. **D10 Drift prevention → 10**: scripted doc-vs-source drift checker
+5. **D12 Simplicity → 9**: not really fixable without API redesign
+
+**Realistic ceiling:** ~91/100 (with all 5 fixes). Beyond that requires API redesign.
+
+---
+
+## 📄 License
+
+MIT © [Bloomneo](https://github.com/bloomneo)
+
+---
+
+<p align="center">
+  Built with ❤️ in India by the <a href="https://github.com/orgs/bloomneo/people">Bloomneo Team</a>
+</p>