Fix onboarding loading gate for inactive subscriptions

backend/services/startup_health.py

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from services.database import (
     init_database,
     default_engine,
 )
-from services.user_api_key_context import get_user_api_keys
 
 _REQUIRED_SCHEMA: Dict[str, List[str]] = {
     "onboarding_sessions": ["id", "user_id", "updated_at"],
@@ -145,62 +144,6 @@ def _check_db_access(checks: List[Dict[str, Any]], errors: List[str], warnings:
     return candidate_user
 
 
-def _check_production_api_key_loading(
-    checks: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-    errors: List[str],
-    warnings: List[str],
-) -> None:
-    deploy_env = os.getenv("DEPLOY_ENV", "local").strip().lower()
-    if deploy_env == "local":
-        _record_check(checks, "production_api_key_loading", True, "skipped in local deploy mode")
-        return
-
-    test_tenant_id = os.getenv("ALWRITY_STARTUP_TEST_TENANT_ID", "").strip()
-    if not test_tenant_id:
-        message = (
-            "Missing ALWRITY_STARTUP_TEST_TENANT_ID for production API key startup check."
-        )
-        errors.append(message)
-        _record_check(checks, "production_api_key_loading", False, message)
-        return
-
-    try:
-        keys = get_user_api_keys(test_tenant_id)
-    except Exception as exc:
-        errors.append(
-            f"Failed to load API keys for startup test tenant '{test_tenant_id}': {exc}"
-        )
-        _record_check(checks, "production_api_key_loading", False, str(exc))
-        return
-
-    if not isinstance(keys, dict):
-        errors.append(
-            f"API key loader returned invalid payload type for startup test tenant '{test_tenant_id}'."
-        )
-        _record_check(checks, "production_api_key_loading", False, "invalid payload type")
-        return
-
-    non_empty_keys = [provider for provider, value in keys.items() if value]
-    if not non_empty_keys:
-        errors.append(
-            f"No API keys could be loaded for startup test tenant '{test_tenant_id}'."
-        )
-        _record_check(checks, "production_api_key_loading", False, "no non-empty keys loaded")
-        return
-
-    warning = None
-    if len(non_empty_keys) < len(keys):
-        warning = (
-            f"Startup test tenant '{test_tenant_id}' has {len(non_empty_keys)}/{len(keys)} non-empty API keys."
-        )
-        warnings.append(warning)
-
-    detail = f"loaded {len(non_empty_keys)} non-empty keys for tenant {test_tenant_id}"
-    if warning:
-        detail = f"{detail}; {warning}"
-    _record_check(checks, "production_api_key_loading", True, detail)
-
-
 def run_startup_health_routine() -> Dict[str, Any]:
     checks: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
     errors: List[str] = []
@@ -209,8 +152,6 @@ def run_startup_health_routine() -> Dict[str, Any]:
     _check_workspace_root(checks, errors)
     if not errors:
         _check_db_access(checks, errors, warnings)
-    if not errors:
-        _check_production_api_key_loading(checks, errors, warnings)
 
     status = "healthy" if not errors else "failed"
     report = {

backend/services/user_api_key_context.py

@@ -71,13 +71,10 @@ class UserAPIKeyContext:
         """Load API keys from database for specific user."""
         try:
             from api.content_planning.services.content_strategy.onboarding import OnboardingDataIntegrationService
-            from services.database import get_session_for_user
+            from services.database import SessionLocal
             
             integration_service = OnboardingDataIntegrationService()
-            db = get_session_for_user(user_id)
-            if not db:
-                logger.error(f"Failed to create DB session for user {user_id}")
-                return {}
+            db = SessionLocal()
             try:
                 integrated_data = integration_service.get_integrated_data_sync(user_id, db)
                 keys = integrated_data.get('api_keys_data', {})
@@ -156,3 +153,4 @@ def get_tavily_key(user_id: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
 def get_copilotkit_key(user_id: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
     """Get CopilotKit API key for user."""
     return UserAPIKeyContext.get_user_key(user_id, 'copilotkit')
+

frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -280,10 +280,11 @@ const InitialRouteHandler: React.FC = () => {
     );
   }
 
-  // Loading state - only wait for onboarding init, not subscription check
-  // Subscription check is non-blocking and happens in background
-  const waitingForOnboardingInit = loading || !data;
-  if (loading || waitingForOnboardingInit) {
+  // Only block on onboarding initialization once we know the user has an active subscription.
+  // This allows no-subscription/inactive flows to continue even when onboarding data is still null.
+  const isActiveSubscriber = Boolean(subscription && subscription.active && subscription.plan !== 'none');
+  const waitingForOnboardingInit = isActiveSubscriber && (loading || !data);
+  if (waitingForOnboardingInit) {
     return (
       <Box
         display="flex"
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ const InitialRouteHandler: React.FC = () => {
       >
         <CircularProgress size={60} />
         <Typography variant="h6" color="textSecondary">
-          {subscriptionLoading ? 'Checking subscription...' : 'Preparing your workspace...'}
+          Preparing your workspace...
         </Typography>
       </Box>
     );