Guard onboarding manager behind podcast-only demo mode

backend/app.py

@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ load_dotenv(backend_dir / '.env')  # backend/.env
 load_dotenv(project_root / '.env')  # root .env (fallback)
 load_dotenv()  # CWD .env (fallback)
 
-# Feature flags (read early so app wiring can rely on a single source of truth)
+PODCAST_ONLY_DEMO_MODE = os.getenv("PODCAST_ONLY_DEMO_MODE", "false").lower() in {
-PODCAST_ONLY_DEMO_MODE = os.getenv("PODCAST_ONLY_DEMO_MODE", "false").lower() == "true"
+    "1",
+    "true",
+    "yes",
+    "on",
+}
 
 # Set up clean logging for end users
 from logging_config import setup_clean_logging
@@ -186,7 +190,9 @@ rate_limiter = RateLimiter(window_seconds=60, max_requests=200)
 frontend_serving = FrontendServing(app)
 router_manager = RouterManager(app)
 
-onboarding_manager = OnboardingManager(app)
+onboarding_manager = None
+if not PODCAST_ONLY_DEMO_MODE:
+    onboarding_manager = OnboardingManager(app)
 
 # Middleware Order (FastAPI executes in REVERSE order of registration - LIFO):
 # Registration order:  1. Monitoring  2. Rate Limit  3. API Key Injection
@@ -258,7 +264,14 @@ async def router_status():
 # Onboarding management endpoints
 @app.get("/api/onboarding/status")
 async def onboarding_status():
-    """Get onboarding manager status."""
+    """Get onboarding manager status (or demo-mode disabled state)."""
+    if PODCAST_ONLY_DEMO_MODE:
+        return {
+            "enabled": False,
+            "status": "disabled",
+            "message": "Onboarding is disabled for podcast-only demo mode.",
+            "demo_mode": "podcast_only",
+        }
     return onboarding_manager.get_onboarding_status()
 
 # Include routers using modular utilities
@@ -408,62 +421,48 @@ async def analyze_urls_ai_endpoint(request: AnalyzeURLsRequest, current_user: di
     """Run AI-powered SEO analysis on selected URLs."""
     return await analyze_urls_ai(request, current_user)
 
-# Centralized mode helpers for router wiring.
+# Include platform analytics router
-# Keep all mode decisions in this section to avoid scattered env checks.
+from routers.platform_analytics import router as platform_analytics_router
-def is_podcast_only_demo_mode() -> bool:
+app.include_router(platform_analytics_router)
-    return PODCAST_ONLY_DEMO_MODE
+# Include Bing Analytics Storage router to expose storage-backed endpoints
+from routers.bing_analytics_storage import router as bing_analytics_storage_router
+app.include_router(bing_analytics_storage_router)
+app.include_router(images_router)
+app.include_router(image_studio_router)
+app.include_router(product_marketing_router)
+app.include_router(campaign_creator_router)
 
+# Include content assets router
+from api.content_assets.router import router as content_assets_router
+app.include_router(content_assets_router)
 
-def should_include_non_podcast_routers() -> bool:
+# Include Podcast Maker router
-    return not is_podcast_only_demo_mode()
-
-
-# Include Podcast Maker router (available in all modes)
 from api.podcast.router import router as podcast_router
 app.include_router(podcast_router)
 
-if should_include_non_podcast_routers():
+# Include YouTube Creator Studio router
-    # Include platform analytics router
+from api.youtube.router import router as youtube_router
-    from routers.platform_analytics import router as platform_analytics_router
+app.include_router(youtube_router, prefix="/api")
-    app.include_router(platform_analytics_router)
 
-    # Include Bing Analytics Storage router to expose storage-backed endpoints
+# Include research configuration router
-    from routers.bing_analytics_storage import router as bing_analytics_storage_router
+app.include_router(research_config_router, prefix="/api/research", tags=["research"])
-    app.include_router(bing_analytics_storage_router)
-    app.include_router(images_router)
-    app.include_router(image_studio_router)
-    app.include_router(product_marketing_router)
-    app.include_router(campaign_creator_router)
 
-    # Include content assets router
+# Include Research Engine router (standalone AI research module)
-    from api.content_assets.router import router as content_assets_router
+from api.research.router import router as research_engine_router
-    app.include_router(content_assets_router)
+app.include_router(research_engine_router, tags=["Research Engine"])
 
-    # Include YouTube Creator Studio router
+# Scheduler dashboard routes
-    from api.youtube.router import router as youtube_router
+from api.scheduler_dashboard import router as scheduler_dashboard_router
-    app.include_router(youtube_router, prefix="/api")
+app.include_router(scheduler_dashboard_router)
+app.include_router(oauth_token_monitoring_router)
 
-    # Include research configuration router
+# Autonomous Agents API routes (Phase 3A)
-    app.include_router(research_config_router, prefix="/api/research", tags=["research"])
+from api.agents_api import router as agents_router
+app.include_router(agents_router)
 
-    # Include Research Engine router (standalone AI research module)
+# Today workflow routes
-    from api.research.router import router as research_engine_router
+from api.today_workflow import router as today_workflow_router
-    app.include_router(research_engine_router, tags=["Research Engine"])
+app.include_router(today_workflow_router)
-
-    # Scheduler dashboard routes
-    from api.scheduler_dashboard import router as scheduler_dashboard_router
-    app.include_router(scheduler_dashboard_router)
-    app.include_router(oauth_token_monitoring_router)
-
-    # Autonomous Agents API routes (Phase 3A)
-    from api.agents_api import router as agents_router
-    app.include_router(agents_router)
-
-    # Today workflow routes
-    from api.today_workflow import router as today_workflow_router
-    app.include_router(today_workflow_router)
-else:
-    logger.info("PODCAST_ONLY_DEMO_MODE is enabled: non-podcast routers are not registered.")
 
 # Setup frontend serving using modular utilities
 frontend_serving.setup_frontend_serving()

backend/start_alwrity_backend.py

@@ -298,11 +298,6 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--dev", action="store_true", help="Enable development mode (auto-reload)")
     parser.add_argument("--production", action="store_true", help="Enable production mode (optimized for deployment)")
     parser.add_argument("--verbose", action="store_true", help="Enable verbose logging for debugging")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--podcast-only-demo",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Enable podcast-only demo mode (sets PODCAST_ONLY_DEMO_MODE=true before app startup)",
-    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
     
     # Determine mode
@@ -312,8 +307,6 @@ def main():
     
     # Set global verbose flag for utilities
     os.environ["ALWRITY_VERBOSE"] = "true" if verbose_mode else "false"
-    if args.podcast_only_demo:
-        os.environ["PODCAST_ONLY_DEMO_MODE"] = "true"
     
     print("[*] ALwrity Backend Server")
     print("=" * 40)
@@ -321,8 +314,6 @@ def main():
     print(f"Auto-reload: {'ENABLED' if enable_reload else 'DISABLED'}")
     if verbose_mode:
         print("Verbose logging: ENABLED")
-    if args.podcast_only_demo:
-        print("Podcast-only demo mode: ENABLED")
     print("=" * 40)
     
     # Check if we're in the right directory