Add /api/auth/logout endpoint and improve auth flow.

- Implemented `handleAuthLogout` to support user logout by clearing session cookies.
- Improved `/api/auth/status` with authentication cookie validation for persistent login state.
- Enhanced `App.jsx` to prevent UI flash during auth status checks and streamline logout flow.
- Refined user profile handling and permission fetch logic for better reliability.

app/server.go

@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ func (s *Server) UserInterface() {
 	s.mux.HandleFunc("/api/auth/challenge", s.handleAuthChallenge)
 	s.mux.HandleFunc("/api/auth/login", s.handleAuthLogin)
 	s.mux.HandleFunc("/api/auth/status", s.handleAuthStatus)
+	s.mux.HandleFunc("/api/auth/logout", s.handleAuthLogout)
 	s.mux.HandleFunc("/api/permissions/", s.handlePermissions)
 }
 
@@ -206,7 +207,16 @@ func (s *Server) handleAuthLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	
-	// Authentication successful
+	// Authentication successful: set a simple session cookie with the pubkey
+	cookie := &http.Cookie{
+		Name:     "orly_auth",
+		Value:    hex.Enc(evt.Pubkey),
+		Path:     "/",
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
+		MaxAge:   60 * 60 * 24 * 30, // 30 days
+	}
+	http.SetCookie(w, cookie)
 	w.Write([]byte(`{"success": true, "pubkey": "` + hex.Enc(evt.Pubkey) + `", "message": "Authentication successful"}`))
 }
 
@@ -216,11 +226,38 @@ func (s *Server) handleAuthStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "Method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
 		return
 	}
-	
+
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	// Check for auth cookie
+	if c, err := r.Cookie("orly_auth"); err == nil && c.Value != "" {
+		// Validate pubkey format (hex)
+		if _, err := hex.Dec(c.Value); !chk.E(err) {
+			w.Write([]byte(`{"authenticated": true, "pubkey": "` + c.Value + `"}`))
+			return
+		}
+	}
 	w.Write([]byte(`{"authenticated": false}`))
 }
 
+// handleAuthLogout clears the auth cookie
+func (s *Server) handleAuthLogout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+		http.Error(w, "Method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+	// Expire the cookie
+	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
+		Name:     "orly_auth",
+		Value:    "",
+		Path:     "/",
+		MaxAge:   -1,
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
+	})
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w.Write([]byte(`{"success": true}`))
+}
+
 // handlePermissions returns the permission level for a given pubkey
 func (s *Server) handlePermissions(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if r.Method != http.MethodGet {

app/web/src/App.jsx

@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ function App() {
   const [statusType, setStatusType] = useState('info');
   const [profileData, setProfileData] = useState(null);
 
+  const [checkingAuth, setCheckingAuth] = useState(true);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     // Check authentication status on page load
-    checkStatus();
+    (async () => {
+      await checkStatus();
+      setCheckingAuth(false);
+    })();
   }, []);
 
   // Effect to fetch profile when user changes
@@ -30,17 +35,20 @@ function App() {
     try {
       const response = await fetch('/api/auth/status');
       const data = await response.json();
-      if (data.authenticated) {
+      if (data.authenticated && data.pubkey) {
-        setUser(data.pubkey);
+        // Fetch permission first, then set user and profile
-        updateStatus(`Already authenticated as: ${data.pubkey.slice(0, 16)}...`, 'success');
+        try {
-
-        // Check permissions if authenticated
-        if (data.pubkey) {
           const permResponse = await fetch(`/api/permissions/${data.pubkey}`);
           const permData = await permResponse.json();
           if (permData && permData.permission) {
-            setUser({...data, permission: permData.permission});
+            const fullUser = { pubkey: data.pubkey, permission: permData.permission };
+            setUser(fullUser);
+            updateStatus(`Already authenticated as: ${data.pubkey.slice(0, 16)}...`, 'success');
+            // Fire and forget profile fetch
+            fetchUserProfile(data.pubkey);
           }
+        } catch (_) {
+          // ignore permission fetch errors
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {
@@ -306,11 +314,19 @@ function App() {
     }
   }
 
-  function logout() {
+  async function logout() {
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/auth/logout', { method: 'POST' });
+    } catch (_) {}
     setUser(null);
     updateStatus('Logged out', 'info');
   }
 
+  // Prevent UI flash: wait until we checked auth status
+  if (checkingAuth) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       {user?.permission ? (