From f59a33b06492aa1c63e2018bc9f0b151828f8e63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brian Cooper <brian@brian-cooper.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2026 19:52:42 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] refactor(flags): remove maintenance-mode check
 (operator-native now)

---
 .env.local.template               |  3 ---
 .env.production                   |  3 ---
 src/lib/config/env.config.ts      |  5 -----
 src/lib/middleware/maintenance.ts | 24 ------------------------
 src/lib/providers/index.ts        | 14 --------------
 src/server.ts                     |  2 --
 6 files changed, 51 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 src/lib/middleware/maintenance.ts

diff --git a/.env.local.template b/.env.local.template
index 10aff442..74e9fd14 100644
--- a/.env.local.template
+++ b/.env.local.template
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ BILLING_WEBHOOK_SECRET=""
 VORTEX_API_URL="https://localhost:5000"
 VORTEX_API_KEY=""
 
-# feature flags
-FLAGS_CLIENT_KEY=
-
 # object storage (feedback attachments)
 # Optional: when S3_BUCKET is unset, uploads use a noop provider and bytes are
 # not persisted. Works with any S3-compatible store (AWS S3, R2, MinIO, Railway).
diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
index 3b57857d..d126fec5 100644
--- a/.env.production
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 AUTH_BASE_URL="https://identity.omni.dev"
 
 CHECKOUT_SUCCESS_URL="https://backfeed.omni.dev/confirmation"
-
-# feature flags
-FLAGS_API_HOST=https://flags.omni.dev/api
diff --git a/src/lib/config/env.config.ts b/src/lib/config/env.config.ts
index 260b87e3..d2e7da42 100644
--- a/src/lib/config/env.config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config/env.config.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ export const {
   VORTEX_API_KEY,
   // Auth webhook
   AUTH_WEBHOOK_SECRET,
-  // Feature flags
-  FLAGS_API_HOST,
-  FLAGS_CLIENT_KEY,
   // Meilisearch (unified search)
   MEILISEARCH_URL,
   MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY,
@@ -102,8 +99,6 @@ if (!AUTHZ_API_URL)
   console.warn("AUTHZ_API_URL not set, authorization disabled");
 if (!VORTEX_API_URL)
   console.warn("VORTEX_API_URL not set, event streaming disabled");
-if (!FLAGS_API_HOST)
-  console.warn("FLAGS_API_HOST not set, feature flags disabled");
 if (!MEILISEARCH_URL) console.warn("MEILISEARCH_URL not set, search disabled");
 if (!S3_BUCKET)
   console.warn(
diff --git a/src/lib/middleware/maintenance.ts b/src/lib/middleware/maintenance.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 45262529..00000000
--- a/src/lib/middleware/maintenance.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import { Elysia } from "elysia";
-import { flags } from "lib/providers";
-
-/**
- * Maintenance mode middleware.
- * Returns 503 Service Unavailable when maintenance mode is enabled.
- * Health check endpoint is always allowed through.
- */
-export const maintenanceMiddleware = new Elysia({ name: "maintenance" }).derive(
-  async ({ request, set }) => {
-    const url = new URL(request.url);
-
-    // Allow health checks through
-    if (url.pathname === "/health") return {};
-
-    if (await flags.isEnabled("backfeed-api-maintenance-mode")) {
-      set.status = 503;
-      set.headers["Retry-After"] = "300";
-      throw new Error("Service temporarily unavailable for maintenance");
-    }
-
-    return {};
-  },
-);
diff --git a/src/lib/providers/index.ts b/src/lib/providers/index.ts
index a8cbb64e..565fc1d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/providers/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/providers/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   createAuthzProvider,
   createBillingProvider,
   createEventsProvider,
-  createFlagProvider,
   createNotificationProvider,
   createStorageProvider,
 } from "@omnidotdev/providers";
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@ import {
   AUTHZ_SERVICE_KEY,
   BILLING_BASE_URL,
   BILLING_SERVICE_API_KEY,
-  FLAGS_API_HOST,
-  FLAGS_CLIENT_KEY,
   HERALD_API_KEY,
   HERALD_API_URL,
   HERALD_DEFAULT_FROM,
@@ -80,17 +77,6 @@ export const notifications = createNotificationProvider(
     : {},
 );
 
-export const flags = createFlagProvider(
-  FLAGS_API_HOST
-    ? {
-        provider: "unleash",
-        url: FLAGS_API_HOST,
-        apiKey: FLAGS_CLIENT_KEY!,
-        appName: "backfeed-api",
-      }
-    : {},
-);
-
 /**
  * Object storage for feedback attachments.
  *
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index e8d8f576..6c2b651c 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import {
 import idpWebhook from "lib/idp/webhooks";
 import attachmentServeRoutes from "lib/media/serve.route";
 import attachmentUploadRoutes from "lib/media/upload.route";
-import { maintenanceMiddleware } from "lib/middleware/maintenance";
 import {
   SEARCH_RECONCILE_INTERVAL_MS,
   initializeSearchIndexes,
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ async function startServer(): Promise<void> {
       set.headers["Referrer-Policy"] = "strict-origin-when-cross-origin";
     })
     .get("/health", () => ({ status: "ok", commit }))
-    .use(maintenanceMiddleware)
     .use(
       rateLimit({
         max: 100,