chore(infra): auth fast-path, pg pool tuning, react-doctor devdep

Three coordinated changes that improve CI/build ergonomics and dev-mode
performance. None change database schema; all are reversible by env var.

src/lib/auth.ts
  Wrap Neon Auth getSession() with a fast-path that returns null when
  NEON_AUTH_BASE_URL is unset/placeholder (CI build-time value) OR when
  the dev_session cookie is set with a recognized role. The real
  getSession() does a network fetch and pays a 30s DNS timeout when the
  env var is unset. Admin pages each call getSession (directly or via
  getAdminUser()) — paying that tax per page load is unacceptable.

src/lib/db.ts + db/client.ts
  Raise PG_POOL_MAX default 10 -> 50 (Vercel function concurrency can
  exceed 10 with parallel RPCs). Lower PG_POOL_CONN_TIMEOUT_MS default
  30s -> 5s in src/lib/db.ts and 10s -> 5s in db/client.ts so a bad
  Neon branch fails fast instead of hanging requests.

src/lib/admin-permissions.ts + src/proxy.ts
  Add PERF_TEST_AUTH=1 env var that lets dev_session cookies bypass
  Neon Auth in production mode. Used by Playwright perf benchmarks
  against authenticated admin pages. NEVER set this in real production —
  the dev_session cookie then grants platform_admin / brand_admin /
  store_employee with no password check. The middleware guard in
  proxy.ts and getAdminUser() both honor the flag; the flag is the
  only toggle needed.

package.json
  Add react-doctor ^0.5.8 to devDependencies (used to drive the lint
  cleanup that landed in the 38 commits already on this branch).

src/lib/admin-permissions.ts

@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ import type { AdminRole, AdminUser, TenantContext } from "@/lib/admin-permission
  * shows "Access Denied" — correct behavior.
  */
 export async function getAdminUser(): Promise<AdminUser | null> {
-  // Check for dev_session cookie in development mode
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
+  // Check for dev_session cookie in development mode, or when
+  // PERF_TEST_AUTH=1 (for production-mode perf benchmarks against
+  // authenticated admin pages — never enable in real production).
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" || process.env.PERF_TEST_AUTH === "1") {
     const cookieStore = await cookies();
     const devSession = cookieStore.get("dev_session")?.value;
     if (devSession === "platform_admin" || devSession === "brand_admin" || devSession === "store_employee") {

src/lib/auth.ts

@@ -19,14 +19,67 @@ import "server-only";
 
 import { createNeonAuth } from "@neondatabase/auth/next/server";
 import { getNeonAuthConfig } from "@/auth.config";
+import { cookies } from "next/headers";
 
 const auth = createNeonAuth({
   baseUrl: getNeonAuthConfig().baseUrl,
   cookies: { secret: getNeonAuthConfig().cookieSecret },
 });
 
-export const { getSession, signIn, signOut, resetPassword, requestPasswordReset } = auth;
-export const { listUsers, createUser, setRole, setUserPassword, updateUser } = auth.admin;
+const { getSession: _realGetSession, signIn, signOut, resetPassword, requestPasswordReset } = auth;
+const { listUsers, createUser, setRole, setUserPassword, updateUser } = auth.admin;
+
+export { signIn, signOut, resetPassword, requestPasswordReset };
+export { listUsers, createUser, setRole, setUserPassword, updateUser };
+
+/**
+ * Fast-path wrapper around Neon Auth's `getSession()`.
+ *
+ * Neon Auth's real `getSession()` does a network fetch to the configured
+ * Auth base URL. When the env var is unset (or set to the CI build-time
+ * `placeholder.local`), every call hits a 30s DNS timeout before
+ * returning `null`. Admin pages each call `getSession()` (directly or
+ * via `getAdminUser()`) — paying that 30s tax on every page load is
+ * unacceptable.
+ *
+ * Short-circuits when:
+ *   1. `NEON_AUTH_BASE_URL` is unset / placeholder — Neon Auth can't
+ *      resolve anything useful; return `null` immediately.
+ *   2. The `dev_session` cookie is set with a recognized role — we
+ *      trust it as a development bypass and skip the network fetch.
+ *
+ * In production with a real `NEON_AUTH_BASE_URL` and no dev_session,
+ * falls through to the real Neon Auth lookup unchanged.
+ */
+function isAuthConfigured(): boolean {
+  const url = process.env.NEON_AUTH_BASE_URL;
+  if (!url || url === "placeholder" || url === "https://placeholder.local") return false;
+  return true;
+}
+
+async function isDevSession(): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" && process.env.PERF_TEST_AUTH !== "1") return false;
+  try {
+    const store = await cookies();
+    const v = store.get("dev_session")?.value;
+    return v === "platform_admin" || v === "brand_admin" || v === "store_employee";
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function getSession(): Promise<Awaited<ReturnType<typeof _realGetSession>>> {
+  if (!isAuthConfigured()) {
+    if (process.env.PERF_TEST_AUTH === "1") console.log("[auth] getSession short-circuit: not configured");
+    return { data: null, error: null } as Awaited<ReturnType<typeof _realGetSession>>;
+  }
+  if (await isDevSession()) {
+    if (process.env.PERF_TEST_AUTH === "1") console.log("[auth] getSession short-circuit: dev_session");
+    return { data: null, error: null } as Awaited<ReturnType<typeof _realGetSession>>;
+  }
+  if (process.env.PERF_TEST_AUTH === "1") console.log("[auth] getSession calling real Neon Auth");
+  return _realGetSession();
+}
 
 /**
  * Re-exported for the API route handler compatibility.

src/lib/db.ts

@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ function buildPool(): Pool {
     //   PG_POOL_MAX              (default 10)
     //   PG_POOL_IDLE_MS          (default 30s)
     //   PG_POOL_CONN_TIMEOUT_MS  (default 10s)
-    max: parseInt(process.env.PG_POOL_MAX ?? "10", 10),
+    max: parseInt(process.env.PG_POOL_MAX ?? "50", 10),
     idleTimeoutMillis: parseInt(process.env.PG_POOL_IDLE_MS ?? "30000", 10),
     connectionTimeoutMillis: parseInt(
-      process.env.PG_POOL_CONN_TIMEOUT_MS ?? "30000",
+      process.env.PG_POOL_CONN_TIMEOUT_MS ?? "5000",
       10,
     ),
     // Vercel/serverless recycling: keep the pool hot for warm invocations.

src/proxy.ts

@@ -104,14 +104,17 @@ function hasNeonAuthSession(request: NextRequest): boolean {
   }
   
   // Development bypass: allow dev_session cookie for local testing
-  // This bypass only works when NODE_ENV is not "production"
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
+  // This bypass works when NODE_ENV is not "production", OR when
+  // PERF_TEST_AUTH=1 is set (for production-mode perf benchmarks against
+  // authenticated admin pages — never enable in real production).
+  const perfTestAuth = process.env.PERF_TEST_AUTH === "1";
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" || perfTestAuth) {
     const devSession = cookies.get("dev_session")?.value;
     if (devSession === "platform_admin" || devSession === "brand_admin" || devSession === "store_employee") {
       return true;
     }
   }
-  
+
   return false;
 }