fix(GRO-2089): correct Authentik customer credential source in §5.25 pre-conditions

The UAT_PLAYBOOK §5.25 (Customer Portal — Better Auth SSO Bridge) pre-condition
incorrectly stated that the Authentik customer password comes from
seed-uat-passwords:customer-password. That Secret holds the *Better Auth*
email+password credential — a different identity store. The actual Authentik
uat-customer password lives in authentik-uat-users-credentials:uat_customer_password,
provisioned by infra/terraform/users.tf with lifecycle.ignore_changes = [password].

UAT testers were using the Better Auth value at the Authentik OIDC step and
getting 401'd, blocking GRO-2026. Verified 2026-06-02: pulling the correct
Secret value, signing in via SSO, and POST /api/portal/session-from-auth all
succeed (returns 201 with valid portal session).

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

.mcp.json

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "gitea": {
+      "type": "http",
+      "url": "https://git-mcp.farh.net/mcp",
+      "headers": {
+        "Authorization": "Bearer ${GITEA_TOKEN}"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

UAT_PLAYBOOK.md

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export const { signIn, signOut, useSession, changePassword } = authClient;
 | TC-WEB-5.1.2 | OIDC redirect | Click OIDC login button | Redirected to OIDC provider, then back to app with session established |
 | TC-WEB-5.1.3 | Logout | Click logout button | Session cleared, redirected to login page |
 | TC-WEB-5.1.4 | Session indicator | After successful login | User info/initials visible in UI indicating active session |
+| TC-WEB-5.1.5 | Unauthenticated `/login` renders the form (GRO-2011) | In a private/incognito window with no session cookie, navigate to UAT `/login` | React root mounts; the GroomBook sign-in card with the OIDC button is visible. Network tab shows `/api/auth/get-session` 200, `/api/setup/status` 200, and the login form is rendered (NOT a blank white viewport). |
 
 ### 5.2 Authentication — VITE_API_URL Set
 
@@ -347,6 +348,51 @@ export const { signIn, signOut, useSession, changePassword } = authClient;
 | TC-WEB-5.24.12 | No PII in analytics payloads | Fire each event and inspect detail object | Payload contains only: step, flow, timestamp — no names, emails, phone numbers, or pet names |
 | TC-WEB-5.24.13 | No-op safe | Trigger analytics with window.dispatchEvent blocked (e.g. CSP) | No error thrown; booking flow completes normally |
 
+### 5.25 Customer Portal — Better Auth SSO Bridge (GRO-1867)
+
+These cases cover the `CustomerPortal` initialisation path that bridges an Authentik / Better Auth session into a portal session via `POST /api/portal/session-from-auth`. The bridge runs after the URL-impersonation (`?sessionId=`) and dev-user paths have been ruled out.
+
+**Pre-conditions:**
+
+- UAT is configured with Authentik SSO. The seeded customer **Authentik** password lives in the `authentik-uat-users-credentials` Secret in the `groombook-uat` namespace (key `uat_customer_password`) — **NOT** in `seed-uat-passwords:customer-password` (that Secret holds the *Better Auth* email+password credential, a separate identity store; see GRO-2089). Pull the Authentik password at the start of every run:
+  ```bash
+  CUSTOMER_AUTHENTIK=$(kubectl get secret authentik-uat-users-credentials -n groombook-uat \
+    -o jsonpath='{.data.uat_customer_password}' | base64 -d)
+  ```
+  The Authentik user is provisioned by Terraform (`infra/terraform/users.tf`); the `lifecycle.ignore_changes = [password]` block means the password is set on initial creation and never auto-rotated, so the value held in the live Secret is the one Authentik itself has. If Authentik rejects it, the user was re-provisioned out-of-band via the Authentik admin UI and the Secret has drifted from the live identity — fix the Secret (or the admin-set password) and re-run.
+- `POST /api/portal/session-from-auth` from [GRO-1866](https://paperclip.farhoodlabs.com/GRO/issues/GRO-1866) is deployed on UAT.
+- Clear cookies and localStorage between cases unless otherwise noted.
+
+| # | Scenario | Steps | Expected |
+|---|----------|-------|----------|
+| TC-WEB-5.25.1 | Authenticated customer reaches portal dashboard | 1. From clean state, navigate to UAT `/login`. 2. Click "Sign in with SSO" and complete Authentik flow with a seeded **customer** identity. 3. After callback, land on `/`. | Portal dashboard renders. No redirect to `/login`. No impersonation banner. Top-right greeting reads "Hi, <FirstName>". |
+| TC-WEB-5.25.2 | Bridge call sequence | Repeat TC-WEB-5.25.1 with DevTools → Network open and the **All** tab filtered to `/api/`. | In order: `GET /api/auth/get-session` → 200. `POST /api/portal/session-from-auth` → 201 with body `{ sessionId, clientId, clientName }`. |
+| TC-WEB-5.25.3 | Subsequent portal calls use the bridged session ID | After TC-WEB-5.25.1 succeeds, navigate to **Appointments**, **My Pets**, **Billing**, **Settings**. Inspect any `/api/portal/*` request in DevTools → Network. | Each portal API call carries an `X-Impersonation-Session-Id` header whose value equals the `sessionId` returned by `session-from-auth` (not a URL-param value). Each call returns 200 (or 404 for genuinely empty collections), never 401. |
+| TC-WEB-5.25.4 | No impersonation chrome for the customer's own session | After TC-WEB-5.25.1, scan the portal UI. | No amber border around the page. No "STAFF VIEW" watermark. No "End Impersonation" button in the sidebar. The customer is themselves; only impersonation sessions started via `?sessionId=` show the banner. |
+| TC-WEB-5.25.5 | 404 fallback for authenticated user with no client record | 1. Sign in via SSO with an Authentik account whose email is **not** present in `clients`. 2. Land on `/`. | `POST /api/portal/session-from-auth` returns 404. The portal renders a centred card titled **"Portal access not configured"** with the message about contacting the groomer and a **Sign out** button. No redirect loop, no portal chrome. |
+| TC-WEB-5.25.6 | 404 fallback Sign-out escape hatch | From TC-WEB-5.25.5 click **Sign out**. | `POST /api/auth/sign-out` fires; browser navigates to `/login`; the Authentik session cookie is cleared. Reloading `/` no longer hits 404 (will show the login page). |
+| TC-WEB-5.25.7 | Bridge precedence — impersonation URL wins | 1. Sign in via SSO as a customer. 2. Open a new tab to `https://uat.groombook.dev/?sessionId=<a-valid-staff-impersonation-session-id>`. | The impersonation path runs; the amber banner appears for the impersonated client. The Better Auth bridge is **not** called on this load (`session-from-auth` absent in Network). |
+| TC-WEB-5.25.8 | Bridge precedence — dev user wins | In dev mode (e.g. local) with `localStorage["dev-user"]` set to a client persona, navigate to `/`. | The dev-session path runs (`POST /api/portal/dev-session`). The Better Auth bridge is **not** called (`session-from-auth` absent in Network). Staff dev users still redirect to `/admin`. |
+| TC-WEB-5.25.9 | Staff Better Auth session does not run the customer bridge | Sign in via SSO with a staff identity. Navigate to `/`. | `App.tsx` routing redirects to `/admin`. `POST /api/portal/session-from-auth` is **not** called. |
+| TC-WEB-5.25.10 | Unauthenticated user is sent to login (no infinite loop) | Without signing in, navigate directly to `/`. | `App.tsx` renders the LoginPage. `CustomerPortal` does not render. No `session-from-auth` request is made. |
+| TC-WEB-5.25.11 | Session persists across reload via Better Auth cookie | After TC-WEB-5.25.1 succeeds, reload the page. | Portal dashboard re-renders. A fresh `GET /api/auth/get-session` + `POST /api/portal/session-from-auth` pair runs and yields 200/201. Greeting still reads "Hi, &lt;FirstName&gt;". |
+
+### 5.26 Customer Portal — RescheduleFlow under SSO Bridge (GRO-2012)
+
+These cases guard against the regression where an SSO-bridge customer (no `?sessionId=` URL param, no impersonation session) could trigger the RescheduleFlow and have `RescheduleFlow` receive `sessionId={null}`, which caused the internal `/api/book/availability` call to send `X-Impersonation-Session-Id: ` (empty) and return 401. The fix: `CustomerPortal` now passes `sessionId={session?.id ?? portalSessionId}` to `<RescheduleFlow>` (matching the fallback `renderSection()` already used).
+
+**Pre-conditions:**
+
+- TC-WEB-5.25.1 — TC-WEB-5.25.3 must pass on the build under test.
+- The seeded customer used has at least one upcoming, non-cancelled appointment with `status` ∈ {`pending`, `confirmed`}.
+
+| # | Scenario | Steps | Expected |
+|---|----------|-------|----------|
+| TC-WEB-5.26.1 | RescheduleFlow receives portalSessionId (no 401) | 1. Complete TC-WEB-5.25.1 (SSO sign-in as a customer). 2. From the dashboard, click **Reschedule** on the next-upcoming appointment. 3. In the RescheduleFlow modal, pick a future date. 4. Open DevTools → Network and filter to `/api/`. | The `GET /api/book/availability?date=<picked>` request includes an `X-Impersonation-Session-Id` header whose value equals the `sessionId` from `session-from-auth`. The request returns 200. The time-slot list populates. No 401. |
+| TC-WEB-5.26.2 | RescheduleFlow submit succeeds | From TC-WEB-5.26.1, pick a time slot and confirm. | `POST /api/portal/appointments/<id>/reschedule` (or the equivalent) includes the same `X-Impersonation-Session-Id` value. Returns 200. The modal closes and the appointment card reflects the new time. |
+| TC-WEB-5.26.3 | Impersonation flow reschedule is unchanged (no regression) | 1. With an active impersonation session (`?sessionId=<active>`), load `/`. 2. Click **Reschedule** on an appointment. 3. Pick a date. | `GET /api/book/availability` includes `X-Impersonation-Session-Id` equal to the impersonation `sessionId` (not `portalSessionId`). Returns 200. Behaves identically to the pre-fix build. |
+| TC-WEB-5.26.4 | No `X-Impersonation-Session-Id` is empty / null | From TC-WEB-5.26.1, inspect every `/api/portal/*` and `/api/book/*` request. | No request has an empty or `null` `X-Impersonation-Session-Id` header. |
+
 ## 6. Pass/Fail Criteria
 
 **Pass:**

src/App.tsx

@@ -327,11 +327,16 @@ export function App() {
       .catch(() => setAuthDisabled(false));
   }, []);
 
-  // After session is confirmed, check if setup is needed
+  // After session is confirmed, check if setup is needed.
+  // Always run the setup/status fetch as soon as the auth state is known — even for
+  // unauthenticated users, so the `needsSetup` value is in place if they sign in
+  // mid-session. The unauth branch in the render below is handled before
+  // `needsSetup` is consulted, so this is safe and avoids a stuck-`null` state.
+  // See GRO-2011.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (authDisabled === null || sessionLoading) return;
-    // Skip if no authenticated session (will redirect to login or dev selector)
-    if (!authDisabled && !session) return;
+    // In dev mode, only fetch when a dev user has been selected — otherwise the
+    // user is mid-redirect to the dev login selector and we don't need setup state.
     if (authDisabled && !getDevUser()) return;
 
     fetch("/api/setup/status")

src/__tests__/App.test.tsx

@@ -121,6 +121,65 @@ describe("App navigation", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("GRO-2011 — setup/status fetch for unauthenticated users", () => {
+  it("calls /api/setup/status for unauthenticated users so needsSetup is never stuck null", async () => {
+    const setupStatusCalls: string[] = [];
+
+    global.fetch = vi.fn((url: string) => {
+      if (url === "/api/dev/config") {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({ authDisabled: false }),
+        } as Response);
+      }
+      if (url === "/api/auth/get-session") {
+        // Better Auth returns 200 with null session for unauthenticated users.
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => null,
+        } as unknown as Response);
+      }
+      if (url === "/api/setup/status") {
+        setupStatusCalls.push(url);
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({ needsSetup: false }),
+        } as Response);
+      }
+      if (url === "/api/branding") {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({
+            businessName: "GroomBook",
+            primaryColor: "#4f8a6f",
+            accentColor: "#8b7355",
+            logoBase64: null,
+            logoMimeType: null,
+          }),
+        } as Response);
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: async () => [] } as Response);
+    }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter initialEntries={["/login"]}>
+        <App />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+
+    // The login page should be rendered for the unauthenticated user.
+    await screen.findByText("Sign in to continue");
+
+    // Crucially, /api/setup/status must be called even when the user is unauthenticated —
+    // otherwise `needsSetup` stays null and a later code path can short-circuit to a
+    // blank page (GRO-2011).
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(setupStatusCalls.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    });
+    expect(setupStatusCalls[0]).toBe("/api/setup/status");
+  });
+});
+
 describe("Dev login selector", () => {
   it("redirects to /login when auth is disabled and no user selected", async () => {
     global.fetch = vi.fn((url: string) => {

src/__tests__/portal.test.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ import { ImpersonationBanner } from "../portal/ImpersonationBanner.js";
 import { AuditLogViewer } from "../portal/AuditLogViewer.js";
 import type { ImpersonationSession, ImpersonationAuditLog } from "@groombook/types";
 
+// Spy on the RescheduleFlow so we can assert the sessionId prop it receives
+// from CustomerPortal without rendering the full flow UI. The real module is
+// still loaded via importActual; only RescheduleFlow is swapped.
+const rescheduleFlowSpy = vi.hoisted(() =>
+  vi.fn((_props: { sessionId: string | null; appointment: { id: string } }) => null)
+);
+vi.mock("../portal/sections/Appointments.js", async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import("../portal/sections/Appointments.js")>(
+    "../portal/sections/Appointments.js"
+  );
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    RescheduleFlow: rescheduleFlowSpy,
+  };
+});
+
 const SESSION: ImpersonationSession = {
   id: "sess-1",
   staffId: "staff-1",
@@ -313,3 +329,233 @@ describe("CustomerPortal session loading", () => {
     Object.defineProperty(window, "location", { value: originalLocation, writable: true });
   });
 });
+
+// ─── CustomerPortal — Better Auth SSO bridge (GRO-1867) ────────────────────
+
+describe("CustomerPortal SSO bridge", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Make sure no dev-user leaks across tests
+    window.localStorage.clear();
+  });
+
+  const brandingResponse = {
+    ok: true,
+    json: async () => ({
+      businessName: "GroomBook",
+      primaryColor: "#4f8a6f",
+      accentColor: "#8b7355",
+      logoBase64: null,
+      logoMimeType: null,
+    }),
+  } as Response;
+
+  it("bridges Better Auth session via /api/portal/session-from-auth and uses returned sessionId", async () => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn((input: RequestInfo, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      const url = typeof input === "string" ? input : input.toString();
+      if (url === "/api/branding") return Promise.resolve(brandingResponse);
+      if (url === "/api/auth/get-session") {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({ user: { email: "customer@example.com", role: "customer" } }),
+        } as Response);
+      }
+      if (url === "/api/portal/session-from-auth" && init?.method === "POST") {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          status: 201,
+          json: async () => ({ sessionId: "sso-sess-1", clientId: "client-1", clientName: "Jane Doe" }),
+        } as Response);
+      }
+      // Subsequent portal API calls — surface them so we can assert the header
+      return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: async () => ({}) } as Response);
+    }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+
+    const { CustomerPortal } = await import("../portal/CustomerPortal.js");
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter initialEntries={["/"]}>
+        <CustomerPortal />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/api/auth/get-session", expect.objectContaining({ credentials: "include" }));
+    });
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "/api/portal/session-from-auth",
+        expect.objectContaining({ method: "POST", credentials: "include" })
+      );
+    });
+    // Client greeting reflects the bridged customer name (proof the response was consumed)
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText(/Hi, Jane/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+    // The impersonation banner must NOT appear — this is the customer themselves
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /End Session/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("shows a friendly fallback when session-from-auth returns 404 (no client record)", async () => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn((input: RequestInfo) => {
+      const url = typeof input === "string" ? input : input.toString();
+      if (url === "/api/branding") return Promise.resolve(brandingResponse);
+      if (url === "/api/auth/get-session") {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({ user: { email: "stranger@example.com", role: "customer" } }),
+        } as Response);
+      }
+      if (url === "/api/portal/session-from-auth") {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: false,
+          status: 404,
+          json: async () => ({ error: "No client record found for this user" }),
+        } as Response);
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: async () => ({}) } as Response);
+    }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+
+    const { CustomerPortal } = await import("../portal/CustomerPortal.js");
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter initialEntries={["/"]}>
+        <CustomerPortal />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText(/Portal access not configured/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+    expect(screen.getByText(/not linked to a customer record/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Sign-out escape hatch is present so the user is not stuck in a loop
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Sign out/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("does not call session-from-auth when there is no Better Auth session", async () => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn((input: RequestInfo) => {
+      const url = typeof input === "string" ? input : input.toString();
+      if (url === "/api/branding") return Promise.resolve(brandingResponse);
+      if (url === "/api/auth/get-session") {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => null,
+        } as Response);
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: async () => ({}) } as Response);
+    }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+
+    const { CustomerPortal } = await import("../portal/CustomerPortal.js");
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter initialEntries={["/"]}>
+        <CustomerPortal />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/api/auth/get-session", expect.objectContaining({ credentials: "include" }));
+    });
+    // Wait one tick to ensure no subsequent bridge call is queued
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 30));
+    const bridgeCalls = vi.mocked(global.fetch).mock.calls.filter(
+      ([u]) => typeof u === "string" && u === "/api/portal/session-from-auth"
+    );
+    expect(bridgeCalls).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("skips the bridge for staff Better Auth sessions", async () => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn((input: RequestInfo) => {
+      const url = typeof input === "string" ? input : input.toString();
+      if (url === "/api/branding") return Promise.resolve(brandingResponse);
+      if (url === "/api/auth/get-session") {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({ user: { email: "staff@example.com", role: "staff" } }),
+        } as Response);
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: async () => ({}) } as Response);
+    }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+
+    const { CustomerPortal } = await import("../portal/CustomerPortal.js");
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter initialEntries={["/"]}>
+        <CustomerPortal />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/api/auth/get-session", expect.objectContaining({ credentials: "include" }));
+    });
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 30));
+    const bridgeCalls = vi.mocked(global.fetch).mock.calls.filter(
+      ([u]) => typeof u === "string" && u === "/api/portal/session-from-auth"
+    );
+    expect(bridgeCalls).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("passes portalSessionId (not null) to RescheduleFlow for SSO bridge customers (GRO-2012)", async () => {
+    rescheduleFlowSpy.mockClear();
+
+    global.fetch = vi.fn((input: RequestInfo, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      const url = typeof input === "string" ? input : input.toString();
+      if (url === "/api/branding") return Promise.resolve(brandingResponse);
+      if (url === "/api/auth/get-session") {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({ user: { email: "customer@example.com", role: "customer" } }),
+        } as Response);
+      }
+      if (url === "/api/portal/session-from-auth" && init?.method === "POST") {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          status: 201,
+          json: async () => ({ sessionId: "sso-sess-1", clientId: "client-1", clientName: "Jane Doe" }),
+        } as Response);
+      }
+      // Dashboard data — return an upcoming appointment so the Reschedule
+      // button is rendered on the dashboard card.
+      if (url === "/api/portal/appointments") {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({
+            appointments: [
+              {
+                id: "appt-1",
+                date: "2099-01-01",
+                time: "10:00",
+                petName: "Buddy",
+                serviceName: "Bath & Brush",
+                status: "confirmed",
+              },
+            ],
+          }),
+        } as Response);
+      }
+      if (url === "/api/portal/pets") {
+        return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: async () => ({ pets: [] }) } as Response);
+      }
+      if (url === "/api/portal/invoices") {
+        return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: async () => ({ invoices: [] }) } as Response);
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: async () => ({}) } as Response);
+    }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+
+    const { CustomerPortal } = await import("../portal/CustomerPortal.js");
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter initialEntries={["/"]}>
+        <CustomerPortal />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+
+    // Wait for the Reschedule button to appear on the dashboard card
+    const rescheduleBtn = await screen.findByRole("button", { name: /^Reschedule$/i });
+    fireEvent.click(rescheduleBtn);
+
+    // RescheduleFlow should have been invoked with the bridged portalSessionId,
+    // NOT null. Pre-fix, the call would be sessionId={null} for SSO customers.
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(rescheduleFlowSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    const lastProps = rescheduleFlowSpy.mock.lastCall?.[0];
+    expect(lastProps).toBeDefined();
+    expect(lastProps!.sessionId).toBe("sso-sess-1");
+    expect(lastProps!.appointment.id).toBe("appt-1");
+  });
+});

src/portal/CustomerPortal.tsx

@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ export function CustomerPortal() {
   // Track whether an impersonation session fetch from URL param is in-flight
   // Dashboard will not redirect while this is true, allowing the session to load
   const [isImpersonating, setIsImpersonating] = useState(false);
+  // Portal session ID for real SSO customers (GRO-1867). Populated by the
+  // Better Auth → /api/portal/session-from-auth bridge below. Carries the
+  // X-Impersonation-Session-Id header on subsequent portal API calls without
+  // triggering the impersonation banner (the customer is themselves).
+  const [portalSessionId, setPortalSessionId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  // User-facing message when the SSO bridge cannot resolve a client record
+  // (e.g. authenticated user with no matching client row). Rendered in place
+  // of the portal chrome instead of bouncing back to /login.
+  const [authError, setAuthError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const { branding } = useBranding();
   const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
 
@@ -98,10 +107,64 @@ export function CustomerPortal() {
           }
         })
         .finally(() => setInitComplete(true));
-    } else {
-      // No valid session: staff dev users and unauthenticated users fall through here
-      setInitComplete(true);
+      return;
     }
+
+    if (devUser && devUser.type === "staff") {
+      // Staff dev user — fall through; App.tsx redirects to /admin.
+      setInitComplete(true);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Real SSO customer (GRO-1867): bridge a Better Auth session into a portal
+    // session via POST /api/portal/session-from-auth. The returned session ID
+    // is used in the X-Impersonation-Session-Id header for portal API calls.
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        const sessionResp = await fetch("/api/auth/get-session", { credentials: "include" });
+        if (!sessionResp.ok) {
+          setInitComplete(true);
+          return;
+        }
+        let sessionData: { user?: { email?: string; role?: string | null } } | null = null;
+        try {
+          sessionData = (await sessionResp.json()) as { user?: { email?: string; role?: string | null } } | null;
+        } catch {
+          // Better Auth returns an empty body when there is no session
+        }
+        if (!sessionData || !sessionData.user) {
+          setInitComplete(true);
+          return;
+        }
+        // Staff are routed to /admin by App.tsx; don't run the customer bridge.
+        if (sessionData.user.role === "staff") {
+          setInitComplete(true);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const bridgeResp = await fetch("/api/portal/session-from-auth", {
+          method: "POST",
+          credentials: "include",
+        });
+
+        if (bridgeResp.ok) {
+          const data = await bridgeResp.json() as { sessionId: string; clientId: string; clientName: string };
+          setPortalSessionId(data.sessionId);
+          setClientName(data.clientName);
+        } else if (bridgeResp.status === 404) {
+          // Authenticated but no matching client row — show a friendly message
+          // instead of bouncing back to /login (which would loop indefinitely).
+          setAuthError(
+            "Your account is not linked to a customer record. Please contact your groomer to set up portal access."
+          );
+        }
+        // 401/other: fall through; App.tsx render guard will redirect to /login.
+      } catch {
+        // Network error — fall through; the render guard will redirect to /login.
+      } finally {
+        setInitComplete(true);
+      }
+    })();
   }, []);
 
   const handleEnd = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -157,7 +220,7 @@ export function CustomerPortal() {
   const isReadOnly = session?.status === "active";
 
   const renderSection = () => {
-    const sessionId = session?.id ?? null;
+    const sessionId = session?.id ?? portalSessionId;
     switch (activeSection) {
       case "dashboard":
         return <Dashboard onNavigate={handleNavClick} readOnly={!!isReadOnly} sessionId={sessionId} clientName={clientName} onReschedule={handleReschedule} isImpersonating={isImpersonating} />;
@@ -183,7 +246,40 @@ export function CustomerPortal() {
   // For client dev users, we stay on the portal even if session is null — the dev-session
   // response may not have id set immediately, or there may be timing issues with the
   // session state. Dev users are verified via localStorage and the dev-session flow.
-  if (initComplete && !session) {
+  // SSO customers are recognised by portalSessionId (set by the Better Auth bridge).
+  if (initComplete && !session && !portalSessionId) {
+    if (authError) {
+      // GRO-1867: graceful 404 fallback — authenticated user has no client row.
+      return (
+        <div
+          className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center bg-[#faf8f5] font-sans px-6"
+          role="alert"
+          aria-live="polite"
+        >
+          <div className="max-w-md w-full bg-white rounded-xl shadow-sm border border-stone-200 p-8 text-center">
+            <div className="w-12 h-12 rounded-full bg-amber-100 text-amber-700 flex items-center justify-center mx-auto mb-4">
+              <Shield size={22} />
+            </div>
+            <h1 className="text-lg font-semibold text-stone-800 mb-2">Portal access not configured</h1>
+            <p className="text-sm text-stone-600 mb-6">{authError}</p>
+            <button
+              onClick={async () => {
+                try {
+                  await fetch("/api/auth/sign-out", { method: "POST", credentials: "include" });
+                } catch {
+                  // Best-effort sign-out; redirect to /login regardless.
+                }
+                window.location.href = "/login";
+              }}
+              className="inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm font-medium text-stone-700 bg-stone-100 hover:bg-stone-200 transition-colors"
+            >
+              <LogOut size={14} />
+              Sign out
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
     const devUser = getDevUser();
     if (devUser && devUser.type === "staff") {
       return <Navigate to="/admin" replace />;
@@ -230,7 +326,7 @@ export function CustomerPortal() {
         <RescheduleFlow
           appointment={rescheduleAppointment}
           onClose={() => { setShowReschedule(false); setRescheduleAppointment(null); }}
-          sessionId={session?.id ?? null}
+          sessionId={session?.id ?? portalSessionId}
         />
       )}