fix: remove unreachable 'or free' fallback on tier assignment

DevanshuNEU · DevanshuNEU · commit f43116ec8dfa · 2026-03-07T20:50:32.000-05:00
AuthContext.tier defaults to 'free' in the dataclass and every
construction path sets it explicitly. The 'or free' was dead code.
diff --git a/backend/routes/api_keys.py b/backend/routes/api_keys.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async def generate_api_key(
     )
     
     # Tier is locked to the user's auth tier (no self-escalation)
-    tier = auth.tier or "free"
+    tier = auth.tier
 
     # Enforce key limit per user
     key_count = api_key_manager.count_keys(auth.user_id)

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async def generate_api_key(`
`65`	`65`	`)`
`66`	`66`
`67`	`67`	`# Tier is locked to the user's auth tier (no self-escalation)`
`68`		`- tier = auth.tier or "free"`
	`68`	`+ tier = auth.tier`
`69`	`69`
`70`	`70`	`# Enforce key limit per user`
`71`	`71`	`key_count = api_key_manager.count_keys(auth.user_id)`