---
title: "Use Plans without logging in"
brief: "Hosted root keeps the standard sign-in, but a guest can create and review a plan with no account; signing in claims the guest plans into the account. Public review links stay anonymous."
version: 2
planId: "plan_84f748a733974d68"
source: "agent-native-plan"
---

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### Objective & done criteria

A visitor can open Plans, create a draft, and share a review link without an account. Hosted root keeps the standard sign-in. **Done** = a guest plan persists to the device, a public link is anonymously viewable, and signing in claims the guest’s plans into the account with nothing lost.

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<ImplementationMap
  id="b2"
  files={[
    {
      path: "server/lib/local-identity.ts",
      note: "resolvePlanOwnerEmail / isLocalPlanRuntime — guest + local owner fallback",
    },
    {
      path: "server/claim-guest-plans.ts",
      note: "re-own device plans → account on first sign-in",
    },
    {
      path: "app/components/plan/GuestModeBanner.tsx",
      note: "slim non-modal 'viewing as a guest' strip",
    },
    {
      path: "actions/create-visual-plan.ts",
      note: "requiresAuth gate; AI wireframes need a session",
    },
  ]}
/>

<Decision
  id="b3"
  question={"How should guest access work?"}
  options={[
    {
      id: "o1",
      label: "Hosted guest-first (every route public)",
      detail:
        "Lowest friction, but leaks the app shell + weakens auth posture.",
    },
    {
      id: "o2",
      label: "Root sign-in + explicit guest/create path",
      detail:
        "Root stays standard; guest authoring is a deliberate path; public review stays anonymous.",
      recommended: true,
    },
  ]}
/>

<Callout id="b4" tone="decision">

Should a guest's share link auto-expire, or persist until they sign in and claim? Leaning persist-until-claim.

</Callout>

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### Validation

- Guest creates a plan → reload → still present (device-scoped).
- Open public link in a private window → viewable, no account.
- Sign in → claim-guest-plans moves both drafts into the account; counts match.

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