ui fixes, input fixes, better dev workflow

api/src/server.ts

@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ declare module "fastify" {
 export async function buildApp(overrides: Partial<AppConfig> = {}): Promise<FastifyInstance> {
   const config = { ...env, ...overrides } as AppConfig;
   const isProd = config.NODE_ENV === "production";
+  const exposeDevVerificationCode = !isProd && config.EMAIL_VERIFY_DEV_CODE_EXPOSE;
   const cookieDomain = config.COOKIE_DOMAIN || undefined;
 
   const app = Fastify({
@@ -933,7 +934,11 @@ app.post(
     userId: user.id,
     emailFingerprint: fingerprintEmail(normalizedEmail),
   });
-  return { ok: true, needsVerification: true };
+  return {
+    ok: true,
+    needsVerification: true,
+    ...(exposeDevVerificationCode ? { verificationCode: code } : {}),
+  };
 });
 
 app.post(
@@ -1155,7 +1160,7 @@ app.post("/auth/verify/resend", codeIssueRateLimit, async (req, reply) => {
     userId: user.id,
     emailFingerprint: fingerprintEmail(normalizedEmail),
   });
-  return { ok: true };
+  return { ok: true, ...(exposeDevVerificationCode ? { verificationCode: code } : {}) };
 });
 
 app.post(