From d7187abedce86043c5c29174bf52737e37b10171 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mawkone <mark@getacquired.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 10:45:26 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat(auth): make Name field required on signup

---
 vibn-frontend/app/api/auth/register/route.ts  | 25 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../app/components/auth/AuthScreen.tsx        | 19 ++++++--------
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vibn-frontend/app/api/auth/register/route.ts b/vibn-frontend/app/api/auth/register/route.ts
index 2a4bb19e..999257ef 100644
--- a/vibn-frontend/app/api/auth/register/route.ts
+++ b/vibn-frontend/app/api/auth/register/route.ts
@@ -19,13 +19,24 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
   try {
     body = await request.json();
   } catch {
-    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Invalid request body." }, { status: 400 });
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: "Invalid request body." },
+      { status: 400 },
+    );
   }
 
-  const email = String(body.email ?? "").trim().toLowerCase();
+  const email = String(body.email ?? "")
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase();
   const password = String(body.password ?? "");
-  const name = body.name ? String(body.name).trim() : null;
+  const name = body.name ? String(body.name).trim() : "";
 
+  if (!name) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: "Enter your name to set up your workspace." },
+      { status: 400 },
+    );
+  }
   if (!/^\S+@\S+\.\S+$/.test(email)) {
     return NextResponse.json(
       { error: "Enter a valid email address." },
@@ -64,7 +75,13 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
     const workspace =
       email.split("@")[0].replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "-") + "-account";
     const passwordHash = await hashPassword(password);
-    const data = JSON.stringify({ email, name, image: null, workspace, passwordHash });
+    const data = JSON.stringify({
+      email,
+      name,
+      image: null,
+      workspace,
+      passwordHash,
+    });
     const fsRows = await query<{ id: string }>(
       `INSERT INTO fs_users (id, user_id, data)
        VALUES (gen_random_uuid()::text, $1, $2::jsonb)
diff --git a/vibn-frontend/app/components/auth/AuthScreen.tsx b/vibn-frontend/app/components/auth/AuthScreen.tsx
index 7f6e6d0b..5594b95e 100644
--- a/vibn-frontend/app/components/auth/AuthScreen.tsx
+++ b/vibn-frontend/app/components/auth/AuthScreen.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ export default function AuthScreen({
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   const emailValid = /\S+@\S+\.\S+/.test(email);
-  const canSubmit = emailValid && password.length >= 8 && !submitting;
+  const canSubmit = isSignup
+    ? emailValid &&
+      password.length >= 8 &&
+      name.trim().length > 0 &&
+      !submitting
+    : emailValid && password.length >= 8 && !submitting;
 
   const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
@@ -148,21 +153,13 @@ export default function AuthScreen({
               {isSignup && (
                 <div className="auth-field">
                   <label className="auth-label" htmlFor="name">
-                    Name{" "}
-                    <span
-                      style={{
-                        color: "var(--fg-faint)",
-                        letterSpacing: 0,
-                        textTransform: "none",
-                      }}
-                    >
-                      (optional)
-                    </span>
+                    Name
                   </label>
                   <input
                     id="name"
                     type="text"
                     autoComplete="name"
+                    required
                     className="auth-input"
                     placeholder="First name or handle"
                     value={name}