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 - Phone-first auth works, but `USERNAME_FIELD` is email; align identifier strategy to avoid future auth confusion.
 
 ## Near-Term Focus
-- Hardening Authentica integration (timeouts, retries, async delivery) and aligning notification provider choices.
-
-**Authentica E2E**
-Run the real Authentica OTP flow only when explicitly enabled.
-
-Env vars (in `backend/.env` or shell):
-- `AUTHENTICA_E2E=1`
-- `AUTHENTICA_API_KEY=...`
-- `AUTHENTICA_E2E_PHONE=...` (must receive OTP)
-- `AUTHENTICA_E2E_CODE=...` (required; no interactive prompt)
-
-Command:
-```bash
-cd backend
-PYTEST_ADDOPTS='' python3 -m pytest apps/accounts/tests -m external
-```
-
-Suggested flow:
-1. Trigger the E2E test to send the OTP, then set `AUTHENTICA_E2E_CODE` and re-run if needed.
-- Decide and document payment lifecycle scope (capture/refund supported vs explicitly out of scope).
-- Add timeouts/logging for external calls or introduce minimal async jobs for OTP/notifications.
-- Keep booking, payment, and notification orchestration in service layers, not views.
+- finalize otp testing
+- work on authentication and complete it
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