Implement step 17 modules: threads/messages, notifications with automation (submission.created, idea.created, grant_call.opened), innovation test feedback, admin panel (submissions, verify, metrics, grant call status), Middleman adaptation and partnerships. Split multi-type files into one type per file and replace object-valued dictionaries with string-valued maps in data contracts (migrations 0006/0007).
Add signup/signin with backend-issued JWT (Argon2 passwords in SurrealDB), role-based authorization policies, per-user data access levels, consent register and read audit log. Protect user endpoints and record sensitive reads.