From 5c73393530299a705a1b900ec9b5a7d9bbd18120 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jester <admin@zerolaghub.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 22:47:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Append Jan 2026 session - Portal v2 UX alignment, agent-first
 control model, dashboard/servers/system view decisions

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 SESSION_LOG.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 - Enforce `requireAuth` selectively in APIv2
 - Update portal login to match APIv2 contract
 - Track portal migration progress in OPEN_THREADS
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+---
+
+## Jan 2026 — Portal UX & Control Plane Alignment
+
+### Completed
+- Finalized Dashboard as awareness-only surface
+- Implemented System Health indicator (non-technical)
+- Reworked Notices UX with expansion and scrolling
+- Removed all bulk lifecycle controls
+- Defined Servers page grouping by type
+- Introduced expandable server cards
+- Selected "System View" as escalation action
+- Explicitly avoided AWS-style UI patterns
+
+### Key Decisions
+- Agent is authoritative for runtime state
+- API v2 brokers access and permissions only
+- Console / runtime access is observational first
+- Control surfaces are separated from awareness surfaces
+
+### Outcome
+Portal is no longer Pterodactyl-shaped.
+It now supports mixed workloads cleanly.