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John O'Keefe ae9588f1c6 docs(auth,devices): Beam WO5 batch 3 — 15 endpoints backfilled, registry pinned
Beam backfilled auth core (login/register/refresh/logout/profile) and devices
core (list/update/delete/shelf CRUD/sidecar/register flow) with frontmatter,
provenance, and labeled examples. All claimed shapes verified against
handlers: AuthResponse {access_token, refresh_token omitempty, token_type,
expires_in, user}, update device {device_updated, device}, shelf wrappers,
DeviceAuthStatusResponse.

Claude registry verification: 15 entries pinned by type (LoginRequest,
RegisterRequest, AuthResponse, RefreshTokenRequest/Response, UserProfile,
DeviceListResponse, DeviceUpdateRequest, AddToShelfRequest, SidecarConfig,
DeviceRegistrationRequest/Response, DeviceAuthStatusRequest/Response).
Removed revoke_device.md — name-only duplicate of delete_device.md (same
DELETE /api/devices/:id route; was the last audit-orphan doc).

Gate catches this round (subtle Go serialization facts, now pinned in docs):
- uuid.UUID arrays never serialize as omitted: register/status response
  ALWAYS carries device_id (all-zeros while pending) despite omitempty
- update device request binds device_name, not name
- register response includes device_id alongside registration_id
- list devices response is a {devices, total} wrapper
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method, path, auth, area
method path auth area
POST /api/devices/register none devices

Register Device

Register a new device for sync.

Endpoint: POST /api/devices/register Auth: Not required (device registration flow) Content-Type: application/json

Request Body

Field Type Required Description
device_name string Yes Device name
device_type string Yes Device type: kobo, koreader, web, mobile
device_identifier string Yes Hardware-specific ID

Example Request

{
  "device_name": "My Kobo Clara",
  "device_type": "kobo",
  "device_identifier": "hardware-specific-id"
}

Response (201 Created)

{
  "device_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "registration_id": "registration-uuid",
  "auth_url": "https://bookhoard.com/devices/approve/abc123",
  "qr_code": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KG...",
  "expires_in": 300,
  "poll_interval": 3,
  "setup_instructions": {
    "koreader": "Calibre URL: https://bookhoard.com/api/sync/koreader"
  }
}

Open auth_url (or scan the QR code) while logged in to approve; the registration expires after 5 minutes. Poll POST /api/devices/register/status at poll_interval seconds until status is approved, at which point the response includes the device's auth_token, device_id, and sync_endpoints.

Error Responses

Code Description
400 Invalid device data
409 Device already registered