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 Plans:
 
 - [ ] TBD (promote with /gsd-review-backlog when ready)
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+### Phase 999.2: Slick unauthenticated-entry — no calendar/"Sign-in required" flash before Authelia redirect (BACKLOG)
+
+**Goal:** [Captured for future planning] On a cold unauthenticated load the PWA briefly paints the calendar shell + skeleton, then flashes a "Sign-in required" error, then redirects to Authelia — not slick (violates the "low-friction for the non-technical Apple member" hard constraint). Make unauthenticated entry render a single neutral "Signing you in…" splash and go straight to Authelia, with no app content or error text painted first.
+
+**Root cause** (diagnosed during Phase 03 Gate 2 live verification, 2026-06-07) — `apps/pwa/src/components/CalendarShell.tsx`: the component renders optimistically before auth is known. While `meQuery` (GET `/api/me`) is pending, `isInitialLoading` renders the calendar shell + `SkeletonCalendar`. When `meQuery` resolves as an `opaqueredirect` (unauthenticated — `fetchMe` uses `redirect:'manual'` in `apps/pwa/src/api/client.ts`), it errors and in the same tick (1) the early return `if (meQuery.isError) return <div role="alert">Sign-in required</div>` (~line 187) paints, and (2) a `useEffect` calls `window.location.href='/api/login'`. Because the navigation is async, React paints "Sign-in required" for ~one frame before leaving for Authelia. Net: calendar flash → "Sign-in required" flash → Authelia.
+
+**Proposed fix:** Gate the app render on auth state — (a) don't render CalendarContent/skeleton until `meQuery.isSuccess`; (b) while unauthenticated and redirecting, render a neutral full-screen "Signing you in…" splash instead of the "Sign-in required" alert; (c) reserve the "Sign-in required" dead-end only for the one-shot-guard fall-through (already bounced through `/api/login` and still failing). Optionally hoist the auth check above the heavy calendar mount.
+
+**Severity:** low / cosmetic, but hits every unauthenticated cold load and the wife's first impression. Tags: phase-03, ux-polish, auth.
+**Requirements:** TBD
+**Plans:** 0 plans
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+Plans:
+
+- [ ] TBD (promote with /gsd-review-backlog when ready)
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