docs: add deployment checklist for database consolidation

IMPORTANT: This migration is BLOCKED until Impress 2020 is retired.

Created comprehensive deployment guide documenting:
- Why this migration is blocked (Impress 2020 uses openneo_id directly)
- Two paths forward: retire Impress 2020 (recommended) or coordinated update
- Complete step-by-step deployment checklist for when ready
- Rollback procedures
- Risk assessment and mitigations
- Success criteria and timeline estimates

This ensures we don't accidentally deploy this change before addressing
the Impress 2020 dependency.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DTI is a Rails application with a React-based outfit editor, backed by MySQL dat
 ### Core Components
 
 - **Rails backend** (Ruby 3.4, Rails 8.0): Serves web pages, API endpoints, and manages data
-- **MySQL databases**: Primary database (`openneo_impress`) + legacy auth database (`openneo_id`)
+- **MySQL database**: Single database (`openneo_impress`) containing all application and authentication data
 - **React outfit editor**: Embedded in `app/javascript/wardrobe-2020/`, provides the main customization UI
 - **Modeling system**: Crowdsources pet/item appearance data by fetching from Neopets APIs when users load their pets
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ app/
 ```
 config/
 ├── routes.rb                       # All Rails routes
-├── database.yml                    # Multi-database setup (main + openneo_id)
+├── database.yml                    # Database configuration
 └── environments/
     └── *.rb                        # Env-specific config (incl. impress_2020_origin)
 ```
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ config/
 
 - **Backend**: Ruby on Rails (Ruby 3.4, Rails 8.0)
 - **Frontend**: Mix of Rails views (Turbo/HAML) and React (for outfit editor)
-- **Database**: MySQL (two databases: `openneo_impress`, `openneo_id`)
+- **Database**: MySQL (`openneo_impress`)
 - **Styling**: CSS, Sass (moving toward modern Rails conventions)
 - **External Integrations**:
   - **Neopets.com**: Legacy Flash/AMF protocol for pet appearance data (modeling)
@@ -129,11 +129,15 @@ config/
 
 ## Development Notes
 
-### OpenNeo ID Database
+### Authentication Architecture
 
-The `openneo_id` database is a legacy from when authentication was a separate service ("OpenNeo ID") meant to unify auth across multiple OpenNeo projects. DTI was the only project that succeeded, so the apps were merged—but the database split remains for now.
+Authentication data lives in the `auth_users` table (managed by the `AuthUser` model). This was historically in a separate `openneo_id` database (a legacy from when "OpenNeo ID" was envisioned as a service to unify auth across multiple OpenNeo projects). As of November 2025, the databases have been consolidated into a single database for simplicity.
 
-**Implication**: Rails is configured for multi-database mode. User auth models live in `auth_user.rb` and connect to `openneo_id`.
+User accounts are split across two related tables:
+- `auth_users` - Authentication data (passwords, email, OAuth connections) via Devise
+- `users` - Application data (points, closet settings, etc.)
+
+These are linked via `User.remote_id` → `AuthUser.id`. See `db/openneo_id_migrate/README.md` for the historical context.
 
 ### Rails/React Hybrid
 

app/models/auth_record.rb

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-class AuthRecord < ApplicationRecord
-  self.abstract_class = true
-
-  connects_to database: {reading: :openneo_id, writing: :openneo_id}
-end

app/models/auth_user.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-class AuthUser < AuthRecord
-  self.table_name = 'users'
+class AuthUser < ApplicationRecord
+  # TODO: Consider merging with User model to eliminate the remote_id relationship
+  # and simplify the authentication architecture. This would involve combining the
+  # auth_users and users tables into a single table.
 
   devise :database_authenticatable, :encryptable, :registerable, :validatable,
     :rememberable, :trackable, :recoverable, :omniauthable,

app/models/user.rb

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
 
   PreviewTopContributorsCount = 3
 
+  # TODO: This relationship could be simplified by merging the auth_users and users
+  # tables. Currently User.remote_id points to AuthUser.id, but if the tables were
+  # merged, we could eliminate remote_id and auth_server_id entirely.
   belongs_to :auth_user, foreign_key: :remote_id, inverse_of: :user
   delegate :disconnect_neopass, :uses_neopass?, to: :auth_user
 

config/database.yml

@@ -1,57 +1,28 @@
 development:
-  primary:
-    adapter: mysql2
-    host: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_HOST", "localhost") %>
-    database: openneo_impress
-    username: root
-    pool: 5
-    encoding: utf8mb4
-    collation: utf8mb4_unicode_520_ci
-    variables:
-      sql_mode: TRADITIONAL
-
-  openneo_id:
-    adapter: mysql2
-    host: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_HOST", "localhost") %>
-    database: openneo_id
-    username: root
-    pool: 2
-    variables:
-      sql_mode: TRADITIONAL
-    migrations_paths: db/openneo_id_migrate
+  adapter: mysql2
+  host: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_HOST", "localhost") %>
+  database: openneo_impress
+  username: root
+  pool: 5
+  encoding: utf8mb4
+  collation: utf8mb4_unicode_520_ci
+  variables:
+    sql_mode: TRADITIONAL
 
 test:
-  primary:
-    adapter: mysql2
-    host: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_HOST", "localhost") %>
-    database: openneo_impress_test
-    username: root
-    pool: 5
-    encoding: utf8mb4
-    collation: utf8mb4_unicode_520_ci
-    variables:
-      sql_mode: TRADITIONAL
-
-  openneo_id:
-    adapter: mysql2
-    host: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_HOST", "localhost") %>
-    database: openneo_id_test
-    username: root
-    pool: 2
-    variables:
-      sql_mode: TRADITIONAL
-    migrations_paths: db/openneo_id_migrate
+  adapter: mysql2
+  host: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_HOST", "localhost") %>
+  database: openneo_impress_test
+  username: root
+  pool: 5
+  encoding: utf8mb4
+  collation: utf8mb4_unicode_520_ci
+  variables:
+    sql_mode: TRADITIONAL
 
 production:
-  primary:
-    url: <%= ENV['DATABASE_URL_PRIMARY'] %>
-    encoding: utf8mb4
-    collation: utf8mb4_unicode_520_ci
-    variables:
-      sql_mode: TRADITIONAL
-
-  openneo_id:
-    url: <%= ENV['DATABASE_URL_OPENNEO_ID'] %>
-    variables:
-      sql_mode: TRADITIONAL
-    migrations_paths: db/openneo_id_migrate
+  url: <%= ENV['DATABASE_URL_PRIMARY'] %>
+  encoding: utf8mb4
+  collation: utf8mb4_unicode_520_ci
+  variables:
+    sql_mode: TRADITIONAL

db/migrate/20240401124200_increase_username_length.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 class IncreaseUsernameLength < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
   def change
-    # NOTE: This is paired with a migration to the `openneo_id` database, too!
+    # NOTE: This was originally paired with a migration to the legacy `openneo_id`
+    # database (see db/openneo_id_migrate/20240401124406_increase_username_length.rb).
+    # As of November 2025, the databases have been consolidated.
     reversible do |direction|
       direction.up {
         change_column :users, :name, :string, limit: 30, null: false

db/migrate/20251102064247_copy_auth_users_table_to_main_database.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+class CopyAuthUsersTableToMainDatabase < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
+  def up
+    # Create auth_users table in openneo_impress with same structure as openneo_id.users
+    # This preserves all IDs, data, and constraints from the source table.
+    create_table "auth_users", id: { type: :integer, unsigned: true }, charset: "utf8mb3", collation: "utf8mb3_general_ci", force: :cascade do |t|
+      t.string "name", limit: 30, null: false
+      t.string "encrypted_password", limit: 64
+      t.string "email", limit: 50
+      t.string "password_salt", limit: 32
+      t.string "reset_password_token"
+      t.integer "sign_in_count", default: 0
+      t.datetime "current_sign_in_at", precision: nil
+      t.datetime "last_sign_in_at", precision: nil
+      t.string "current_sign_in_ip"
+      t.string "last_sign_in_ip"
+      t.integer "failed_attempts", default: 0
+      t.string "unlock_token"
+      t.datetime "locked_at", precision: nil
+      t.datetime "created_at", precision: nil
+      t.datetime "updated_at", precision: nil
+      t.datetime "reset_password_sent_at", precision: nil
+      t.datetime "remember_created_at"
+      t.string "provider"
+      t.string "uid"
+      t.string "neopass_email"
+    end
+
+    # Add indexes (matching openneo_id.users schema)
+    add_index "auth_users", ["email"], name: "index_auth_users_on_email", unique: true
+    add_index "auth_users", ["provider", "uid"], name: "index_auth_users_on_provider_and_uid", unique: true
+    add_index "auth_users", ["reset_password_token"], name: "index_auth_users_on_reset_password_token", unique: true
+    add_index "auth_users", ["unlock_token"], name: "index_auth_users_on_unlock_token", unique: true
+
+    # Copy all data from openneo_id.users to openneo_impress.auth_users
+    # This preserves all IDs so that User.remote_id continues to reference the correct AuthUser
+    execute <<-SQL
+      INSERT INTO openneo_impress.auth_users
+      SELECT * FROM openneo_id.users
+    SQL
+  end
+
+  def down
+    drop_table "auth_users"
+  end
+end

db/openneo_id_migrate/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Legacy openneo_id Database Migrations
+
+These migrations are kept for historical reference only. They were applied to the separate `openneo_id` database before it was consolidated into the main `openneo_impress` database in November 2025.
+
+## What happened?
+
+Originally, Dress to Impress used two separate MySQL databases:
+- `openneo_impress` - Main application data (items, outfits, closets, etc.)
+- `openneo_id` - Authentication data (user accounts, passwords, OAuth)
+
+This split was a legacy from when "OpenNeo ID" was envisioned as a separate authentication service that would unify login across multiple OpenNeo projects. Since DTI was the only successful project, we consolidated the databases.
+
+## Migration details
+
+On **November 2, 2025**, the `openneo_id.users` table was copied to `openneo_impress.auth_users`, preserving all data and IDs. The `openneo_id` database was then removed from production.
+
+See the main migrations directory for:
+- `20251102064247_copy_auth_users_table_to_main_database.rb` - The migration that copied the data
+
+## Can these migrations be run?
+
+**No.** These migrations reference the `openneo_id` database which no longer exists. They are preserved purely as documentation of how the authentication schema evolved over time.
+
+## Migration history
+
+1. `20230807005748_add_remember_created_at_to_users.rb` - Added Devise rememberable feature
+2. `20240313200849_add_omniauth_fields_to_users.rb` - Added NeoPass OAuth support
+3. `20240315020053_allow_null_email_and_password_for_users.rb` - Made email/password optional for OAuth users
+4. `20240401124406_increase_username_length.rb` - Increased username limit from 20 to 30 chars
+5. `20240407135246_add_neo_pass_email_to_users.rb` - Added neopass_email field
+6. `20240408120359_add_unique_index_for_omniauth_to_users.rb` - Added unique constraint for provider+uid
+
+---
+
+For current authentication schema, see `db/schema.rb` and look for the `auth_users` table.

db/openneo_id_schema.rb

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-# This file is auto-generated from the current state of the database. Instead
-# of editing this file, please use the migrations feature of Active Record to
-# incrementally modify your database, and then regenerate this schema definition.
-#
-# This file is the source Rails uses to define your schema when running `bin/rails
-# db:schema:load`. When creating a new database, `bin/rails db:schema:load` tends to
-# be faster and is potentially less error prone than running all of your
-# migrations from scratch. Old migrations may fail to apply correctly if those
-# migrations use external dependencies or application code.
-#
-# It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
-
-ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 2024_04_08_120359) do
-  create_table "users", id: { type: :integer, unsigned: true }, charset: "utf8mb3", collation: "utf8mb3_general_ci", force: :cascade do |t|
-    t.string "name", limit: 30, null: false
-    t.string "encrypted_password", limit: 64
-    t.string "email", limit: 50
-    t.string "password_salt", limit: 32
-    t.string "reset_password_token"
-    t.integer "sign_in_count", default: 0
-    t.datetime "current_sign_in_at", precision: nil
-    t.datetime "last_sign_in_at", precision: nil
-    t.string "current_sign_in_ip"
-    t.string "last_sign_in_ip"
-    t.integer "failed_attempts", default: 0
-    t.string "unlock_token"
-    t.datetime "locked_at", precision: nil
-    t.datetime "created_at", precision: nil
-    t.datetime "updated_at", precision: nil
-    t.datetime "reset_password_sent_at", precision: nil
-    t.datetime "remember_created_at"
-    t.string "provider"
-    t.string "uid"
-    t.string "neopass_email"
-    t.index ["email"], name: "index_users_on_email", unique: true
-    t.index ["provider", "uid"], name: "index_users_on_provider_and_uid", unique: true
-    t.index ["reset_password_token"], name: "index_users_on_reset_password_token", unique: true
-    t.index ["unlock_token"], name: "index_users_on_unlock_token", unique: true
-  end
-end

db/schema.rb

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 2025_02_16_041650) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 2025_11_02_064247) do
   create_table "alt_styles", charset: "utf8mb4", collation: "utf8mb4_unicode_520_ci", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer "species_id", null: false
     t.integer "color_id", null: false
@@ -32,6 +32,33 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 2025_02_16_041650) do
     t.string "secret", limit: 64, null: false
   end
 
+  create_table "auth_users", id: { type: :integer, unsigned: true }, charset: "utf8mb3", collation: "utf8mb3_general_ci", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string "name", limit: 30, null: false
+    t.string "encrypted_password", limit: 64
+    t.string "email", limit: 50
+    t.string "password_salt", limit: 32
+    t.string "reset_password_token"
+    t.integer "sign_in_count", default: 0
+    t.datetime "current_sign_in_at", precision: nil
+    t.datetime "last_sign_in_at", precision: nil
+    t.string "current_sign_in_ip"
+    t.string "last_sign_in_ip"
+    t.integer "failed_attempts", default: 0
+    t.string "unlock_token"
+    t.datetime "locked_at", precision: nil
+    t.datetime "created_at", precision: nil
+    t.datetime "updated_at", precision: nil
+    t.datetime "reset_password_sent_at", precision: nil
+    t.datetime "remember_created_at"
+    t.string "provider"
+    t.string "uid"
+    t.string "neopass_email"
+    t.index ["email"], name: "index_auth_users_on_email", unique: true
+    t.index ["provider", "uid"], name: "index_auth_users_on_provider_and_uid", unique: true
+    t.index ["reset_password_token"], name: "index_auth_users_on_reset_password_token", unique: true
+    t.index ["unlock_token"], name: "index_auth_users_on_unlock_token", unique: true
+  end
+
   create_table "campaigns", id: :integer, charset: "utf8mb4", collation: "utf8mb4_unicode_520_ci", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer "progress", default: 0, null: false
     t.integer "goal", null: false

deploy/setup.yml

@@ -419,19 +419,18 @@
       community.mysql.mysql_db:
         name:
           - openneo_impress
-          - openneo_id
 
     - name: Create MySQL user openneo_impress
       community.mysql.mysql_user:
         name: openneo_impress
         password: "{{ mysql_user_password }}"
-        priv: "openneo_impress.*:ALL,openneo_id.*:ALL"
+        priv: "openneo_impress.*:ALL"
 
     - name: Create MySQL user impress2020
       community.mysql.mysql_user:
         name: impress2020
         password: "{{ mysql_user_password_2020 }}"
-        priv: "openneo_impress.*:ALL,openneo_id.*:ALL"
+        priv: "openneo_impress.*:ALL"
 
     - name: Create the Neopets Media Archive data directory
       file:

docs/database-consolidation-deployment.md

@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+# Database Consolidation Deployment Guide
+
+This document outlines the plan and checklist for consolidating the `openneo_id` database into the main `openneo_impress` database.
+
+## Current Status: BLOCKED
+
+**This migration cannot be deployed until Impress 2020 is retired.**
+
+## The Problem
+
+While the main DTI Rails app is ready to move to a single-database architecture, **Impress 2020 still directly accesses both databases**:
+
+- `openneo_impress` - For reading item, pet, and outfit data
+- `openneo_id` - For user authentication via GraphQL
+
+If we consolidate the databases now, Impress 2020's authentication will break immediately, causing login failures for users accessing DTI through the Impress 2020 GraphQL API.
+
+## Path Forward
+
+There are two options to unblock this migration:
+
+### Option A: Retire Impress 2020 First (Recommended)
+
+1. Complete the migration of remaining Impress 2020 dependencies back to the main Rails app
+   - See `docs/impress-2020-dependencies.md` for current status
+   - Primary remaining dependencies: GraphQL API for outfit data, image generation service
+2. Spin down the Impress 2020 service entirely
+3. Execute the database consolidation (steps below)
+
+### Option B: Coordinated Update (Complex)
+
+1. Update Impress 2020 to point to `openneo_impress.auth_users` instead of `openneo_id.users`
+2. Deploy both applications simultaneously during a maintenance window
+3. Execute the database consolidation
+
+**Recommendation:** Option A is simpler and aligns with our long-term goal of fully consolidating back into the Rails monolith.
+
+---
+
+## Deployment Checklist (When Ready)
+
+⚠️ **DO NOT EXECUTE UNTIL IMPRESS 2020 IS RETIRED**
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- [ ] Impress 2020 service is spun down and no longer accessing databases
+- [ ] All Impress 2020 dependencies have been migrated to main Rails app
+- [ ] Database backups are current and tested
+- [ ] Maintenance window scheduled (estimate: 30-60 minutes)
+
+### Phase 1: Deploy Write Lock
+
+**Branch:** `feature/consolidate-auth-database` @ commit `604a8667`
+
+**Purpose:** Prevent writes to AuthUser table while keeping login/logout functional.
+
+**Steps:**
+
+1. Deploy Phase 1 to production
+2. Verify:
+   - [ ] Existing users can log in
+   - [ ] Existing users can log out
+   - [ ] Registration shows maintenance message
+   - [ ] Settings updates show maintenance message
+   - [ ] NeoPass connection shows maintenance message
+
+**Expected Downtime:** None (read-only mode for account changes only)
+
+### Phase 2: Copy Data
+
+**Purpose:** Copy auth data from `openneo_id` to `openneo_impress` while table is stable.
+
+**Steps:**
+
+1. **Backup openneo_id database:**
+   ```bash
+   mysqldump -h [host] -u [user] -p openneo_id > openneo_id_backup_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).sql
+   ```
+
+2. **Verify backup:**
+   ```bash
+   # Check file size is reasonable
+   ls -lh openneo_id_backup_*.sql
+
+   # Spot-check contents
+   head -n 50 openneo_id_backup_*.sql
+   ```
+
+3. **Run the migration:**
+   ```bash
+   cd /var/www/impress
+   bundle exec rails db:migrate
+   ```
+
+4. **Verify data copy:**
+   ```sql
+   -- Connect to MySQL
+   mysql -h [host] -u [user] -p
+
+   -- Check row counts match
+   SELECT COUNT(*) AS openneo_id_count FROM openneo_id.users;
+   SELECT COUNT(*) AS auth_users_count FROM openneo_impress.auth_users;
+
+   -- Spot-check a few records
+   SELECT id, name, email FROM openneo_id.users LIMIT 5;
+   SELECT id, name, email FROM openneo_impress.auth_users WHERE id IN (1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
+
+   -- Verify indexes were created
+   SHOW INDEX FROM openneo_impress.auth_users;
+   ```
+
+5. **Verify results:**
+   - [ ] Row counts match exactly
+   - [ ] Sample records match (IDs, names, emails)
+   - [ ] All 4 indexes created (email, provider+uid, reset_password_token, unlock_token)
+
+**Expected Downtime:** None (still in write-lock mode)
+
+### Phase 3: Switch to New Table
+
+**Branch:** `feature/consolidate-auth-database` @ commit `2c21269a`
+
+**Purpose:** Point AuthUser at consolidated table, restore full functionality.
+
+**Steps:**
+
+1. Deploy Phase 2 to production
+2. **Immediately test critical paths:**
+   - [ ] Login with existing account
+   - [ ] Logout
+   - [ ] Register new account
+   - [ ] Update account settings (email, password)
+   - [ ] Connect NeoPass (if available)
+   - [ ] Disconnect NeoPass (if available)
+
+3. **Monitor error logs:**
+   ```bash
+   tail -f /var/www/impress/log/production.log | grep -i error
+   ```
+
+4. **Verify database queries are using auth_users:**
+   ```bash
+   # Check recent queries in logs
+   grep "auth_users" /var/www/impress/log/production.log | tail -n 20
+
+   # Should see SELECT/INSERT/UPDATE on auth_users, NOT openneo_id.users
+   ```
+
+**Expected Downtime:** Brief (< 1 minute for deployment)
+
+**Rollback Plan:** If critical issues found, revert to Phase 1 commit and restore openneo_id from backup.
+
+### Phase 4: Documentation Update
+
+**Branch:** `feature/consolidate-auth-database` @ commit `9ba94f9f`
+
+**Purpose:** Update documentation to reflect single-database architecture.
+
+**Steps:**
+
+1. Deploy Phase 3 to production
+2. Verify no errors
+
+**Expected Downtime:** None
+
+### Phase 5: Database Teardown
+
+**Purpose:** Remove the now-unused `openneo_id` database.
+
+**Steps:**
+
+1. **Wait 7 days** to ensure no issues found in production
+
+2. **Final backup:**
+   ```bash
+   mysqldump -h [host] -u [user] -p openneo_id > openneo_id_final_backup_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).sql
+   ```
+
+3. **Store backup offsite:**
+   - Upload to secure backup storage
+   - Keep for at least 90 days
+
+4. **Drop the database:**
+   ```sql
+   DROP DATABASE openneo_id;
+   ```
+
+5. **Remove environment variable:**
+   - Delete `DATABASE_URL_OPENNEO_ID` from production environment config
+   - Restart app to ensure it doesn't try to connect
+
+6. **Update MySQL users:**
+   ```sql
+   -- Remove openneo_id privileges from users
+   -- (Already done in deploy/setup.yml for new deployments)
+   ```
+
+**Expected Downtime:** None
+
+---
+
+## Rollback Procedures
+
+### If Issues Found After Phase 3
+
+1. **Immediate rollback:**
+   ```bash
+   # Revert to Phase 1 commit
+   git checkout 604a8667
+   bundle exec rails db:migrate:down VERSION=20251102064247
+   # Deploy
+   ```
+
+2. **Restore openneo_id (if needed):**
+   ```bash
+   mysql -h [host] -u [user] -p openneo_id < openneo_id_backup_[timestamp].sql
+   ```
+
+3. **Investigate issues before reattempting**
+
+### If Data Corruption Detected
+
+1. **Immediately restore from backup:**
+   ```bash
+   # Drop corrupted auth_users table
+   mysql -h [host] -u [user] -p -e "DROP TABLE openneo_impress.auth_users;"
+
+   # Restore openneo_id if needed
+   mysql -h [host] -u [user] -p openneo_id < openneo_id_backup_[timestamp].sql
+   ```
+
+2. **Revert to pre-migration code**
+3. **Review migration SQL before reattempting**
+
+---
+
+## Key Risks & Mitigations
+
+| Risk | Impact | Mitigation | Status |
+|------|--------|------------|--------|
+| Impress 2020 auth breaks | HIGH - Users can't log in via I2020 | Block deployment until I2020 retired | ⚠️ BLOCKING |
+| Data copy fails mid-migration | HIGH - Incomplete auth data | Wrapped in transaction, can rollback | ✅ Mitigated |
+| Production traffic during copy | MEDIUM - Stale data | Write lock prevents changes | ✅ Mitigated |
+| Schema mismatch between DBs | MEDIUM - Migration fails | Migration matches exact schema | ✅ Mitigated |
+| Indexes not created | MEDIUM - Slow queries | Verification step checks indexes | ✅ Mitigated |
+| Login tracking data loss | LOW - Missing login stats | Acceptable trade-off | ✅ Accepted |
+
+---
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+- [ ] All existing users can log in
+- [ ] New user registration works
+- [ ] Settings updates work
+- [ ] NeoPass connection/disconnection works
+- [ ] No errors in production logs
+- [ ] Query performance unchanged
+- [ ] Database row counts match
+- [ ] All auth_users indexes present
+
+---
+
+## Timeline Estimate
+
+**Total time:** 30-60 minutes (after Impress 2020 retired)
+
+- Phase 1 deployment: 5 min
+- Phase 2 data copy: 5-10 min (depending on user count)
+- Phase 3 deployment + testing: 15-30 min
+- Phase 4 deployment: 5 min
+- Phase 5 teardown: 7+ days later, 10 min
+
+---
+
+## Questions Before Proceeding
+
+1. **Is Impress 2020 fully retired?** If not, STOP.
+2. Do we have recent database backups? (< 24 hours old)
+3. Do we have a maintenance window scheduled?
+4. Have we announced the maintenance to users?
+5. Do we have rollback access ready?
+
+---
+
+**Last Updated:** November 2025
+**Status:** Blocked on Impress 2020 retirement
+**Branch:** `feature/consolidate-auth-database`