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id: task-8
title: Reorganize app categories, standardize headers, enable cross-app spaces
status: Done
assignee: [@claude]
priority: high
created: 2026-02-25
completed: 2026-02-25
---

## Description

Major cross-repo standardization effort covering three areas:

1. **Category reorganization** — Moved rTube and rSwag from "Share" to "Create", added rSocials to "Share", created canonical `rstack-apps.json` as single source of truth for all 26 r*Apps across 9 categories.

2. **Header standardization** — Ensured all rApps use the same `bg-slate-900/85 sticky top-0 z-50 backdrop-blur-sm border-b border-slate-800` header pattern. Fixed rfunds-online bg color. Replaced rSwag's custom HeaderBar with standard Header + actions pattern. Added 🔑 Sign In / 🔐 Logged In emojis to UserMenu.

3. **Cross-app spaces** — Enabled SpaceSwitcher dropdown in all rApps to show the same spaces as rSpace. Created `/api/spaces` proxy route (forwards to rspace.online), `/api/me` auth route (verifies EncryptID token), and updated SpaceSwitcher to read EncryptID JWT from localStorage.

## Changes

### New files
- `rstack-online/rstack-apps.json` — Canonical app registry (26 apps, 9 categories)
- `*/api/spaces/route.ts` — Spaces proxy endpoint (17 repos)
- `*/api/me/route.ts` — Auth verification endpoint (17 repos)
- `rswag-online/rswag/frontend/components/SwagNavActions.tsx` — rSwag-specific nav actions

### Updated files (all 26 repos)
- `AppSwitcher.tsx` — New category groupings (Creating, Sharing, Observing)
- `EcosystemFooter.tsx` — Reordered footer links to match categories
- `UserMenu.tsx` — Added 🔑/🔐 emojis
- `SpaceSwitcher.tsx` — Reads EncryptID token from localStorage, passes as Bearer header
- `Header.tsx` — Standardized bg/border/blur classes
- Static HTML repos (9) — Updated inline AppSwitcher dropdowns

### Category structure (9 categories)
1. **Creating** — rSpace, rPubs, rTube, rSwag
2. **Planning** — rCal, rTrips, rMaps
3. **Communicating** — rChats, rInbox, rMail, rForum
4. **Deciding** — rVote, rChoices
5. **Funding & Commerce** — rFunds, rCart, rAuctions, rWork
6. **Sharing** — rPhotos, rNetwork, rSocials, rFiles
7. **Observing** — rData
8. **Work & Productivity** — rNotes
9. **Identity & Infrastructure** — rIdentity, rWallet, rStack

## Acceptance Criteria

- [x] rTube and rSwag moved to "Creating" category
- [x] rSocials added to "Sharing" category
- [x] Canonical rstack-apps.json created
- [x] All AppSwitcher/EcosystemFooter components updated (26 repos)
- [x] Header bar standardized across all rApps
- [x] rSwag using standard Header + actions pattern
- [x] UserMenu shows 🔑 Sign In / 🔐 when logged in
- [x] SpaceSwitcher reads EncryptID token from localStorage
- [x] /api/spaces proxy created in all React rApps
- [x] /api/me auth route created in all React rApps
- [x] All repos committed, pushed to dev, merged to main

## Notes

- rswag-online had diverged dev branch — rebased successfully
- rcart-online, rfunds-online, rNetwork-online use `gitea` remote (not `origin`)
- rvote-online GitHub remote was not found — pushed to gitea instead
- rsocials-online has 5 pre-existing dirty files (unrelated to this task)
- rphotos-online was already on main branch (no dev branch)
- rnotes-online has app-specific header extensions (SearchBar, feature shortcuts) — kept as-is with standard base