docs(android): add QR pairing sign-in to roadmap, update auth design

Document the authentication decision reached for the Android client:
username/password login is primary (the app needs the user-JWT API
surface that device tokens cannot reach), with the app self-approving
its own device registration post-login so it still shows up on the
Devices page with sync attribution.

Add the Netflix-style QR pairing flow to the post-v1 roadmap with its
constraints: the QR grants a full login with zero typing; a typed-code
fallback covers phones with broken cameras; KOReader keeps its existing
flow (no typed codes there); and pairing must encode the configured
BASE_URL rather than a detected LAN IP so remote instances
(https://public.domain) work identically.

docs/developer/android-app.md

@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ Keeping `:core:domain` free of Android dependencies preserves optionality: a fut
 4. While online, a WebSocket connection receives realtime updates pushed by other devices (web reader, KOReader)
 5. Books are downloaded to app storage for fully offline reading, with storage management UI
 
-### Device registration & auth
+### Authentication & device identity
 
-- The app registers as a Bookhoard **device** using the existing QR-approval flow (`POST /api/devices/register` + web-based approval) — no passwords stored on the device
+- **Primary auth: username/password login** via the existing endpoints (`POST /api/auth/login` + refresh). The app is a full user client — browse, collections, ratings, and annotation management all live behind the user JWT, which device tokens cannot reach
-- JWT access/refresh handled by the existing auth endpoints
+- After login, the app registers itself as a **device** (`device_type: mobile`) and **self-approves** its registration using its own JWT — approval only requires a logged-in user. The phone then appears on the Devices page with sync attribution, per-device settings, and individually revocable access, with no QR ceremony
+- Netflix-style QR pairing as a zero-typing sign-in option: post-v1 (see below)
 
 ---
 
@@ -125,6 +126,18 @@ iOS is a real roadmap item but not near-term. The strategy is **not** to pre-pay
 
 ## 🔭 Post-v1 Ideas
 
+### QR pairing sign-in (Netflix-style)
+
+"Add device" on the web (while logged in) displays a QR code; a fresh app install scans it and is **fully signed in** — no server URL, no password, nothing typed on the phone.
+
+- **QR is a full login**: the claim endpoint returns JWT + refresh token (plus the device token for sync identity)
+- **Typed-code fallback** (GitHub/Netflix device-flow style: app displays a short code, user enters it on the web) for phones with broken cameras or no camera
+- **KOReader keeps its existing flow unchanged** — no typed-code pairing there; it is already as convenient as it can be
+- **Use the configured `BASE_URL`, never a detected LAN IP** — if the server is published at `https://public.domain`, pairing must work identically from outside the LAN
+- Requires small server additions: `pair`/`claim` endpoints backed by single-use pairing sessions with a short TTL (in-memory like `pendingRegistrations`)
+
+### Other ideas
+
 - Webtoon / continuous vertical reading mode
 - Home-screen widgets and app shortcuts ("continue reading")
 - Text-to-speech

docs/developer/api/authentication/login.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Authenticate with email and password.
 
 ```json
 {
-  "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...",
+  "access_token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...",
   "refresh_token": "d4f5g6h7...",
   "token_type": "Bearer",
   "expires_in": 604800,
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Authenticate with email and password.
 }
 ```
 
+Note: the access token field is `access_token` (not `token`). Nullable profile fields (`first_name`, `last_name`) may be empty strings.
+
 **Set-Cookie Header**:
 
 ```

docs/developer/api/devices/get_devices.md

@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ Check device registration status or get device details.
 
 ```json
 {
-  "status": "pending|approved|expired",
+  "status": "pending|approved",
+  "message": "awaiting user approval",
+  "expires_in": 123,
   "auth_token": "device-bearer-token...",
   "device_id": "uuid",
   "sync_endpoints": {
@@ -35,24 +37,16 @@ Check device registration status or get device details.
 }
 ```
 
-## Response (200 OK) - Device Details
+`status` is `pending` or `approved`. While pending, the response includes `message` and `expires_in` (seconds remaining). Once approved, the response includes `auth_token`, `device_id`, and `sync_endpoints`; `auth_token` fields are empty when pending.
 
-```json
+**The approved response is single-use**: the registration is deleted from the pending map once returned, so store the `auth_token` immediately. A repeat status check for the same `registration_id` returns 404.
-{
-  "id": "uuid",
-  "device_name": "My Kobo Clara",
-  "device_type": "kobo",
-  "last_sync": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
-  "last_seen": "2026-01-31T10:05:00Z",
-  "sync_enabled": true,
-  "auto_sync": true,
-  "sync_frequency_minutes": 5
-}
-```
 
 ## Error Responses
 
-| Code | Description                                   |
+| Code | Description                                        |
-| ---- | --------------------------------------------- |
+| ---- | -------------------------------------------------- |
-| 401  | Invalid or expired token (for device details) |
+| 400  | Invalid or missing `registration_id`               |
-| 404  | Device or registration not found              |
+| 404  | Registration not found (unknown or already issued) |
+| 410  | Registration expired (`{"error": "registration expired"}`) |
+
+Note: expiration is signaled by HTTP 410 Gone, not a `"status": "expired"` value. Pending registrations are held in server memory, so a server restart also invalidates them (subsequent checks return 404).

docs/developer/api/libraries/get_visible_libraries.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Retrieve all libraries visible to the current user.
 
-**Endpoint**: `GET /api/libraries/visible`
+**Endpoint**: `GET /api/libraries/visibility`
 **Auth**: Required
 
 ## Request Headers
@@ -14,26 +14,33 @@ Retrieve all libraries visible to the current user.
 ### Example Request
 
 ```http
-GET /api/libraries/visible
+GET /api/libraries/visibility
 Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...
 ```
 
 ## Response (200 OK)
 
+A top-level JSON **array** of library rows:
+
 ```json
-{
+[
-  "libraries": [
+  {
-    {
+    "id": "uuid",
-      "id": "uuid",
+    "name": "My Ebooks",
-      "name": "My Ebooks",
+    "description": "Ebook collection",
-      "description": "Ebook collection",
+    "library_type_id": "uuid",
-      "type_name": "ebooks",
+    "created_by_admin_id": "uuid",
-      "is_visible": true
+    "created_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
-    }
+    "updated_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
-  ]
+    "type_name": "ebooks",
-}
+    "type_description": "Ebook libraries",
+    "is_visible": true
+  }
+]
 ```
 
+Nullable columns (`description`, `type_description`) serialize as `null` when unset. Timestamps are RFC 3339.
+
 ## Error Responses
 
 | Code | Description              |

docs/developer/api/media-items/list_media_items.md

@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 # List Media Items
 
-Retrieve a paginated list of media items from a library.
+Retrieve a paginated list of media items, scoped to a library or across all libraries.
 
 **Endpoint**: `GET /api/media-items`
 **Auth**: Required
 
 ## Query Parameters
 
-| Parameter  | Type    | Required | Description                                     |
+| Parameter  | Type   | Required | Description                                            |
-| ---------- | ------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
-| library_id | string  | Yes      | Library UUID                                    |
+| library_id | string | No       | Library UUID. If omitted, items from all libraries are returned |
-| limit      | integer | No       | Number of items to return (max 100, default 20) |
+| limit      | int    | No       | Items to return (default 50, max 1000)                 |
-| offset     | integer | No       | Number of items to skip                         |
+| offset     | int    | No       | Items to skip (must be >= 0)                           |
+| sort       | string | No       | Sort expression, default `created_at DESC`             |
+
+### Allowed sort expressions
+
+`created_at`, `title`, `author`, `series`, `date_published`, `copyright_year`, `page_count`, `genre` — each with ` ASC` or ` DESC` (e.g. `title ASC`). Any other value silently falls back to `created_at DESC`.
 
 ## Request Headers
 
@@ -22,46 +27,121 @@ Retrieve a paginated list of media items from a library.
 ### Example Request
 
 ```http
-GET /api/media-items?library_id=uuid&limit=20&offset=0
+GET /api/media-items?library_id=uuid&limit=20&offset=0&sort=title%20ASC
 Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...
 ```
 
 ## Response (200 OK)
 
+The response body is `{"data": [...]}` in both modes. The item shape differs by mode.
+
+**No total is returned** — page until fewer items than `limit` come back.
+
+### With `library_id` — full database rows
+
+Nullable columns serialize as `null`.
+
 ```json
 {
-  "media_items": [
+  "data": [
     {
       "id": "uuid",
       "library_id": "uuid",
       "title": "Book Title",
       "author": "Author Name",
+      "isbn": "978-...",
       "description": "Book description",
-      "file_path": "/path/to/book.epub",
+      "file_path": "relative/path/book.epub",
       "file_size": 1024000,
       "mime_type": "application/epub+zip",
-      "cover_image_path": "/path/to/cover.jpg",
+      "cover_image_path": "relative/path/cover.jpg",
       "series": "Series Name",
       "series_number": 1,
-      "tags": ["sci-fi", "space opera"],
+      "tags": ["sci-fi"],
-      "tags_search": ["sci fi", "space opera"],
+      "asin": null,
-      "contributors": ["Author Name", "ACME CORP."],
+      "date_published": "2023-06-01",
-      "contributors_search": ["author name", "acme corp"],
+      "publisher": null,
+      "contributors": ["Author Name"],
       "language": "en",
+      "edition": null,
       "page_count": 350,
       "genre": "Science Fiction",
       "copyright_year": 2023,
-      "created_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z"
+      "goodreads_id": null,
+      "openlibrary_id": null,
+      "google_books_id": null,
+      "added_by_admin_id": "uuid",
+      "created_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
+      "imported_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
+      "updated_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
+      "format_group": "epub",
+      "format_mimetype": "application/epub+zip",
+      "is_reflowable": true,
+      "has_fixed_layout": false,
+      "total_characters": 480000,
+      "chapter_count": 24
     }
-  ],
+  ]
-  "total": 100
+}
+```
+
+Note: in this mode `file_path` and `cover_image_path` are the raw relative storage paths, not URLs.
+
+### Without `library_id` — curated items with resolved URLs
+
+Across all libraries; file and cover paths are resolved to fetchable URL paths (`/uploads/...` or library-scoped paths):
+
+```json
+{
+  "data": [
+    {
+      "id": "uuid",
+      "library_id": "uuid",
+      "title": "Book Title",
+      "author": "Author Name",
+      "isbn": "978-...",
+      "description": "Book description",
+      "file_path": "/api/libraries/<uuid>/files/...",
+      "file_size": 1024000,
+      "mime_type": "application/epub+zip",
+      "cover_image_path": "/api/libraries/<uuid>/files/.../cover.jpg",
+      "series": "Series Name",
+      "series_number": 1,
+      "tags": ["sci-fi"],
+      "asin": null,
+      "date_published": "2023-06-01",
+      "publisher": null,
+      "contributors": ["Author Name"],
+      "language": "en",
+      "edition": null,
+      "page_count": 350,
+      "genre": "Science Fiction",
+      "created_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
+      "updated_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
+      "format_group": "epub",
+      "manga_type": null,
+      "reading_direction": null,
+      "series_count": null,
+      "volume": null,
+      "imprint": null,
+      "age_rating": null,
+      "web_url": null,
+      "metadata_notes": null,
+      "community_rating": null,
+      "story_arc": null,
+      "is_black_and_white": false,
+      "alternate_info": null,
+      "scan_information": null,
+      "summary": null
+    }
+  ]
 }
 ```
 
 ## Error Responses
 
-| Code | Description                               |
+| Code | Description                                |
-| ---- | ----------------------------------------- |
+| ---- | ------------------------------------------ |
-| 400  | Invalid query parameters                  |
+| 400  | Invalid `library_id`, `offset` < 0         |
-| 401  | Invalid or expired token                  |
+| 401  | Invalid or expired token                   |
-| 403  | User does not have access to this library |
+| 500  | Query failure (returned as `{"error": …}`) |