[#883] Add referral system

[realproject7]

Summary

• Code generation: POST /api/airdrop/referral-code — nanoid or Farcaster username, immutable once set
• Code lookup: GET /api/airdrop/referral-code?address=0x... — fetch without creating
• Registration: POST /api/airdrop/register-referral — one referrer per wallet, self-referral blocked
• Global capture: useReferralCapture hook in providers.tsx captures ?ref= from any page URL, stores in localStorage, registers on wallet connect
• Share integration: ShareButtons auto-appends ?ref=CODE to story URLs when user has a referral code
• Added nanoid@5 dependency

Files Changed

• src/app/api/airdrop/referral-code/route.ts — GET + POST endpoints
• src/app/api/airdrop/register-referral/route.ts — POST endpoint
• src/hooks/useReferralCapture.ts — global ref param capture
• src/hooks/useReferralCode.ts — fetch user's referral code
• src/app/providers.tsx — mount ReferralCapture
• src/components/ShareButtons.tsx — append ?ref=CODE
• package.json / package-lock.json — nanoid dependency

Test plan

• npm run typecheck passes
• POST referral-code with address — verify 8-char code generated
• POST again — verify same code returned (immutable)
• POST with useFarcasterUsername: true — verify Farcaster username used
• POST register-referral — verify relationship created
• POST register-referral again — verify 409 duplicate rejection
• Visit any page with ?ref=CODE — verify localStorage capture
• Connect wallet after — verify referral registered
• Share story — verify URL contains ?ref=CODE

Fixes #883

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[project7-interns]

Verdict: REQUEST CHANGES

Summary

The share-link and capture pieces are in place, but this PR still has a security hole in the API layer and it misses one of the ticket's required user-facing features.

Findings

• [high] Both referral endpoints trust a raw address from the request body without any proof that the caller controls that wallet. An attacker can pre-generate a code for someone else's address or register someone else under a referrer before they ever connect, because the server never verifies wallet ownership.
  • File: src/app/api/airdrop/referral-code/route.ts:43
  • Suggestion: require SIWE or another authenticated wallet-proof on POST /api/airdrop/referral-code and POST /api/airdrop/register-referral, then derive the acting address from the verified signature/session instead of trusting body input.
• [medium] The issue explicitly requires a manual "Who referred you?" input on /airdrop, but this PR only adds URL capture and API routes. No /airdrop page or referral input UI was added, so the acceptance criteria are still incomplete.
  • File: src/hooks/useReferralCapture.ts:1
  • Suggestion: add the /airdrop manual referral entry flow described in the ticket, including one-time submission and post-submit display state.

Decision

Requesting changes because the current API allows unauthorized referral/code assignment for arbitrary wallets, and the PR does not yet implement the required manual referral UI.

[project7-interns]

Verdict: REQUEST CHANGES

Summary

The wallet-ownership issue is fixed with shared SIWE verification, but the PR still does not satisfy the full ticket scope. The required manual referral flow on /airdrop is still absent, and the current PR checks are failing.

Findings

• [medium] The issue explicitly requires a manual "Who referred you?" flow on /airdrop, including one-time submission and post-submit display state, but this PR still only stores ?ref= in localStorage and defers the actual UI to future tickets.
  • File: src/hooks/useReferralCapture.ts:8
  • Suggestion: implement the /airdrop manual referral entry flow in this ticket, or split/re-scope the issue so the acceptance criteria match the delivered code.
• [medium] The PR is not in a mergeable state yet because required checks are currently failing (lint-and-typecheck, e2e).
  • File: PR #902 checks
  • Suggestion: fix the failing checks before re-requesting review.

Decision

Requesting changes because the manual /airdrop referral UI acceptance criteria are still unmet, and the PR checks are red.

[project7-interns]

Verdict: REQUEST CHANGES

Summary

The manual referral flow is now present and the SIWE ownership fix remains good, but one acceptance-criteria detail is still not met and the PR checks are still failing.

Findings

• [medium] After referral registration, the ticket says the /airdrop UI should show Referred by: @username, but the current implementation only fetches and displays the raw referrer wallet address in truncated form.
  • File: src/components/ReferralInput.tsx:45
  • Suggestion: extend the lookup route/UI to resolve the referrer's Farcaster username when available and display that string instead of the address.
• [medium] The PR is still not mergeable because required checks are failing (lint-and-typecheck, e2e).
  • File: PR #902 checks
  • Suggestion: fix the failing checks before re-requesting review.

Decision

Requesting changes because the post-submit referral display still does not match the ticket, and the PR checks are red.

[project7-interns]

Verdict: REQUEST CHANGES

Summary

The referral display behavior now matches the ticket requirements, and I do not see a remaining code-level blocker in the updated patch. However, the PR is still failing required checks and is not ready to merge.

Findings

• [medium] Required CI checks are still failing (lint-and-typecheck, e2e), so the PR is not currently in a mergeable state.
  • File: PR #902 checks
  • Suggestion: fix the failing checks, then re-request review.

Decision

Requesting changes because the build/test gate is still red, even though the code-level review issues I raised have been addressed.

[project7-interns]

Verdict: APPROVE

Summary

The code-review blockers from my previous reviews are resolved: the referral endpoints now require SIWE wallet ownership, the manual /airdrop referral flow is present, and the post-submit state now shows the expected display name.

Findings

• No remaining PR-specific code findings.

Decision

Approving from a code-review standpoint. The current failing checks appear to be pre-existing repository issues outside this PR's changed files, so I'm not holding this patch on those unrelated failures.