nuzlocke-tracker/.beans/nuzlocke-tracker-dwah--add-is-admin-column-to-users-table.md

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# nuzlocke-tracker-dwah
title: Add is_admin column to users table
status: completed
type: task
priority: normal
created_at: 2026-03-21T10:06:19Z
updated_at: 2026-03-21T10:10:38Z
parent: nuzlocke-tracker-ce4o
---

Add an `is_admin` boolean column (default `false`) to the `users` table via an Alembic migration.

## Checklist

- [x] Create Alembic migration adding `is_admin: Mapped[bool]` column with `server_default="false"`
- [x] Update `User` model in `backend/src/app/models/user.py`
- [x] Run migration and verify column exists
- [x] Seed a test admin user (or document how to set `is_admin=true` via SQL)

## Files to change

- `backend/src/app/models/user.py` — add `is_admin` field
- `backend/src/app/alembic/versions/` — new migration

## Summary of Changes

Added `is_admin` boolean column to the `users` table:

- **Migration**: `p7e8f9a0b1c2_add_is_admin_to_users.py` adds the column with `server_default='false'`
- **Model**: Updated `User` model with `is_admin: Mapped[bool]` field

### Setting admin via SQL

To promote a user to admin:
```sql
UPDATE users SET is_admin = true WHERE email = 'admin@example.com';
```

Or by user ID:
```sql
UPDATE users SET is_admin = true WHERE id = '<uuid>';
```