---
id: T01
parent: S02
milestone: M008
provides: []
requires: []
affects: []
key_files: ["backend/models.py", "backend/routers/creators.py", "alembic/versions/009_add_creator_hidden_flag.py"]
key_decisions: ["Manual migration instead of autogenerate (no DB connection from dev machine)"]
patterns_established: []
drill_down_paths: []
observability_surfaces: []
duration: ""
verification_result: "Model column verified present via Python import check. Migration and router files verified syntactically valid via ast.parse. Migration confirmed to contain both schema change (add_column) and data migration (UPDATE). alembic check deferred to deployment on ub01."
completed_at: 2026-03-31T05:13:14.423Z
blocker_discovered: false
---

# T01: Added hidden boolean column to Creator model, migration marking TestCreator as hidden, and filtered list_creators() to exclude hidden creators

> Added hidden boolean column to Creator model, migration marking TestCreator as hidden, and filtered list_creators() to exclude hidden creators

## What Happened
---
id: T01
parent: S02
milestone: M008
key_files:
  - backend/models.py
  - backend/routers/creators.py
  - alembic/versions/009_add_creator_hidden_flag.py
key_decisions:
  - Manual migration instead of autogenerate (no DB connection from dev machine)
duration: ""
verification_result: passed
completed_at: 2026-03-31T05:13:14.423Z
blocker_discovered: false
---

# T01: Added hidden boolean column to Creator model, migration marking TestCreator as hidden, and filtered list_creators() to exclude hidden creators

**Added hidden boolean column to Creator model, migration marking TestCreator as hidden, and filtered list_creators() to exclude hidden creators**

## What Happened

Added `hidden: Mapped[bool]` column to Creator model with server_default='false'. Wrote migration 009_add_creator_hidden_flag.py that adds the column and marks slug='testcreator' as hidden. Updated list_creators() in creators router to filter Creator.hidden != True on both the main query and total count query. Migration was written manually since the database runs on ub01 and isn't accessible from this dev machine.

## Verification

Model column verified present via Python import check. Migration and router files verified syntactically valid via ast.parse. Migration confirmed to contain both schema change (add_column) and data migration (UPDATE). alembic check deferred to deployment on ub01.

## Verification Evidence

| # | Command | Exit Code | Verdict | Duration |
|---|---------|-----------|---------|----------|
| 1 | `python -c "from models import Creator; print('hidden' in [c.key for c in Creator.__table__.columns])"` | 0 | ✅ pass | 500ms |
| 2 | `python -c "import ast; ast.parse(open('alembic/versions/009_add_creator_hidden_flag.py').read())"` | 0 | ✅ pass | 200ms |
| 3 | `python -c "import ast; ast.parse(open('routers/creators.py').read())"` | 0 | ✅ pass | 200ms |


## Deviations

Migration written manually instead of via alembic revision --autogenerate due to no DB connection from dev machine.

## Known Issues

alembic check cannot run locally — must verify model-migration sync on ub01.

## Files Created/Modified

- `backend/models.py`
- `backend/routers/creators.py`
- `alembic/versions/009_add_creator_hidden_flag.py`


## Deviations
Migration written manually instead of via alembic revision --autogenerate due to no DB connection from dev machine.

## Known Issues
alembic check cannot run locally — must verify model-migration sync on ub01.
