fix(auth): remove auto-signout on 401 in AuthInterceptor

The AuthInterceptor was calling signOut() on any 401 error, which caused
the theme toggle to trigger logout when the preferences API returned 401.
Now 401 errors propagate to calling code for graceful handling.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,33 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.1.16] - 2026-01-05
+
+### Fixed
+- Theme toggle causing logout due to AuthInterceptor auto-signout on 401
+  - Removed aggressive `signOut()` call in `AuthInterceptor.onError`
+  - 401 errors now propagate to calling code for graceful handling
+  - Preferences API 401 no longer triggers full logout redirect
+
+## [1.1.15] - 2026-01-05
+
+### Fixed
+- Theme toggle causing auth issues due to AuthNotifier auto-dispose
+  - Applied `@persistentRiverpod` annotation to AuthNotifier
+  - AuthProvider now persists for app lifetime, preventing rebuild on theme change
+
+## [1.1.14] - 2026-01-04
+
+### Fixed
+- Theme toggle causing auth issues due to ThemeProvider auto-dispose
+  - Added `@persistentRiverpod` annotation for providers that need keepAlive
+  - ThemeProvider now persists for app lifetime
+
+### Added
+- `@persistentRiverpod` annotation in `core/providers/annotations.dart`
+  - Reusable annotation for providers that should not auto-dispose
+  - Documented in ARCHITECTURE.md
+
 ## [1.1.13] - 2026-01-04
 
 ### Added

docs/ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -420,6 +420,41 @@ ContainerRepository containerRepository(Ref ref) {
 }
 ```
 
+### Persistent Providers
+
+By default, `@riverpod` generates providers with `isAutoDispose: true`, meaning they dispose when no longer watched. This causes issues for:
+
+- **API clients** with interceptors that store a `Ref`
+- **App-level state** like theme, auth, config
+- **Providers with listeners** to other providers
+
+Use `@persistentRiverpod` from `core/providers/annotations.dart` for these cases:
+
+```dart
+import 'package:tatlock_ui/core/providers/annotations.dart';
+
+// ✅ Correct - persists for app lifetime
+@persistentRiverpod
+Dio coreApiClient(Ref ref) { ... }
+
+@persistentRiverpod
+class ThemeNotifier extends _$ThemeNotifier { ... }
+
+// ❌ Wrong - auto-dispose can invalidate stored Ref
+@riverpod
+Dio coreApiClient(Ref ref) { ... }
+```
+
+**When to use `@persistentRiverpod`:**
+
+| Use Case | Annotation | Example |
+|----------|------------|---------|
+| API clients with interceptors | `@persistentRiverpod` | `coreApiClient`, `tatlockApiClient` |
+| Auth state provider | `@persistentRiverpod` | `AuthNotifier` |
+| Theme/config providers | `@persistentRiverpod` | `ThemeNotifier` |
+| Feature data providers | `@riverpod` (default) | `ContainersNotifier` |
+| UI state providers | `@riverpod` (default) | `SearchFilterNotifier` |
+
 ## File Naming Conventions
 
 | Type | Convention | Example |

lib/core/api/api_client.dart

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 import 'package:tatlock_ui/core/api/api_interceptors.dart';
 import 'package:tatlock_ui/core/config/app_config.dart';
+import 'package:tatlock_ui/core/providers/annotations.dart';
 
 import 'api_client_native.dart' if (dart.library.html) 'api_client_web.dart'
     as platform;
@@ -9,10 +10,7 @@ import 'api_client_native.dart' if (dart.library.html) 'api_client_web.dart'
 part 'api_client.g.dart';
 
 /// Provides the Dio instance for Core API.
-///
-/// Uses keepAlive to prevent auto-dispose - the AuthInterceptor stores
-/// a Ref that must remain valid for the lifetime of API requests.
-@Riverpod(keepAlive: true)
+@persistentRiverpod
 Dio coreApiClient(Ref ref) {
   final options = BaseOptions(
     baseUrl: AppConfig.coreApiUrl,
@@ -36,10 +34,7 @@ Dio coreApiClient(Ref ref) {
 }
 
 /// Provides the Dio instance for Tatlock API.
-///
-/// Uses keepAlive to prevent auto-dispose - the AuthInterceptor stores
-/// a Ref that must remain valid for the lifetime of API requests.
-@Riverpod(keepAlive: true)
+@persistentRiverpod
 Dio tatlockApiClient(Ref ref) {
   final options = BaseOptions(
     baseUrl: AppConfig.tatlockApiUrl,

lib/core/api/api_interceptors.dart

@@ -38,16 +38,9 @@ class AuthInterceptor extends Interceptor {
 
   @override
   void onError(DioException err, ErrorInterceptorHandler handler) {
-    // Skip auth error handling for LAN development
-    if (!AppConfig.requiresAuth) {
-      handler.next(err);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (err.response?.statusCode == 401) {
-      // Token expired - trigger re-authentication
-      _ref.read(authProvider.notifier).signOut();
-    }
+    // Don't auto-signout on 401 - let calling code handle auth errors gracefully.
+    // Auto-signout was causing issues (e.g., theme toggle triggering logout when
+    // preferences API returned 401).
     handler.next(err);
   }
 }

lib/core/auth/auth_provider.dart

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 
 import '../config/app_config.dart';
+import '../providers/annotations.dart';
 import 'auth_datasource.dart';
 import 'auth_state.dart';
 import 'oidc_service.dart';
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ part 'auth_provider.g.dart';
 ///
 /// After OIDC authentication, syncs with core-api via POST /auth/sync
 /// to get user profile, roles, and preferences.
-@riverpod
+@persistentRiverpod
 class AuthNotifier extends _$AuthNotifier {
   // Storage keys
   static const _accessTokenKey = 'auth_access_token';

lib/core/providers/annotations.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
+
+/// Riverpod annotation for providers that should persist for the app lifetime.
+///
+/// Use this instead of `@riverpod` when:
+/// - The provider holds app-level state (theme, auth, config)
+/// - The provider stores a Ref that must remain valid (API clients with interceptors)
+/// - Disposing would cause flickering or re-initialization issues
+///
+/// Example:
+/// ```dart
+/// @persistentRiverpod
+/// class ThemeNotifier extends _$ThemeNotifier { ... }
+/// ```
+const persistentRiverpod = Riverpod(keepAlive: true);

lib/core/theme/theme_provider.dart

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 import 'package:tatlock_ui/core/auth/auth_provider.dart';
+import 'package:tatlock_ui/core/providers/annotations.dart';
 
 part 'theme_provider.g.dart';
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ enum ThemeSetting {
 ///
 /// Syncs with API preferences when user is authenticated. On login, the theme
 /// from API preferences takes precedence over local storage.
-@riverpod
+@persistentRiverpod
 class ThemeNotifier extends _$ThemeNotifier {
   static const _prefsKey = 'theme_setting';
 

pubspec.yaml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ publish_to: 'none' # Remove this line if you wish to publish to pub.dev
 # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
 # In Windows, build-name is used as the major, minor, and patch parts
 # of the product and file versions while build-number is used as the build suffix.
-version: 1.1.13+1
+version: 1.1.16+1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.10.4