Phase 8: Multiuser documentation (user, admin, API guides)

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Summary

Implements Phase 8 of the multiuser implementation plan: comprehensive documentation for end users, administrators, and API consumers.

Documentation Created

User Guide (docs/multiuser/user_guide.md) - 428 lines

• Login and account management
• Role capabilities (regular user vs admin) with permission matrices
• Personal boards, workflows, and queue management
• Shared board collaboration
• Read-only model viewing for non-admins
• Security best practices and troubleshooting

Administrator Guide (docs/multiuser/admin_guide.md) - 840 lines

• Initial setup and first admin account creation
• User management (create, edit, delete, password resets)
• Shared board permission management
• Security hardening (JWT secret keys, HTTPS, session policies)
• Backup/recovery scripts (bash, cron examples)
• System monitoring and configuration reference

API Guide (docs/multiuser/api_guide.md) - 1,142 lines

• JWT authentication flow and token lifecycle
• 55+ production-ready code examples (Python, TypeScript, cURL)
• Authentication, user management, and board sharing endpoints
• Error handling patterns and token refresh strategies
• Migration path from single-user API usage
• Security considerations for API consumers

Example Python client:

class InvokeAIClient:
    def __init__(self, base_url="http://localhost:9090"):
        self.base_url = base_url
        self.token = None
        
    def login(self, email, password, remember_me=False):
        response = requests.post(f"{self.base_url}/api/v1/auth/login",
            json={"email": email, "password": password, "remember_me": remember_me})
        response.raise_for_status()
        data = response.json()
        self.token = data["token"]
        return data["user"]
    
    def _get_headers(self):
        return {
            "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.token}",
            "Content-Type": "application/json"
        }

Documentation Site Integration

• Added "Multi-User Mode" navigation section to mkdocs.yml
• Cross-referenced between all guides and existing docs
• Linked to community resources (Discord, GitHub)

Coverage

All Phase 8 requirements complete:

• User documentation: getting started, login, permissions, shared boards
• Admin documentation: setup, user management, security, backup/restore
• API documentation: authentication examples, endpoint reference

Total: 2,997 lines, ~8,500 words, 55+ code examples, 20+ troubleshooting scenarios

Related Issues / Discussions

N/A - Implements documented Phase 8 of multiuser implementation plan

QA Instructions

Documentation validation:

# Verify files created
ls -lh docs/multiuser/{user_guide,admin_guide,api_guide}.md

# Check mkdocs integration
grep -A 5 "Multi-User Mode:" mkdocs.yml

# Line counts (should total ~3,000 lines)
wc -l docs/multiuser/{user_guide,admin_guide,api_guide,phase8_summary}.md

Build documentation site to verify navigation:

mkdocs serve
# Navigate to http://localhost:8080
# Verify "Multi-User Mode" section appears with all three guides

Merge Plan

No special merge considerations. Pure documentation addition with minimal config change (mkdocs.yml navigation section).

Checklist

• The PR has a short but descriptive title, suitable for a changelog
• Tests added / updated (if applicable) - N/A for documentation
• ❗Changes to a redux slice have a corresponding migration - N/A
• Documentation added / updated (if applicable) - Core deliverable
• Updated What's New copy (if doing a release after this PR)

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>[enhancement]: Implement Phase 8 of the multiuser implementatoin plan</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Contact Details

No response

What should this feature add?

Begin the process of writing the user, API and administrator's guides to the new multiuser feature, as documented in docs/multiuser/.

Alternatives

No response

Additional Content

No response</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes [enhancement]: Implement Phase 8 of the multiuser implementatoin plan #27

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