apps/api/src/auth/auth.controller.spec.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ describe("AuthController", () => {
   const mockAuthService = {
     getAuth: vi.fn(),
     getNodeHandler: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockNodeHandler),
+    getAuthConfig: vi.fn(),
   };
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
@@ -124,6 +125,40 @@ describe("AuthController", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("getConfig", () => {
+    it("should return auth config from service", () => {
+      const mockConfig = {
+        providers: [
+          { id: "email", name: "Email", type: "credentials" as const },
+          { id: "authentik", name: "Authentik", type: "oauth" as const },
+        ],
+      };
+      mockAuthService.getAuthConfig.mockReturnValue(mockConfig);
+
+      const result = controller.getConfig();
+
+      expect(result).toEqual(mockConfig);
+      expect(mockAuthService.getAuthConfig).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("should return correct response shape with only email provider", () => {
+      const mockConfig = {
+        providers: [{ id: "email", name: "Email", type: "credentials" as const }],
+      };
+      mockAuthService.getAuthConfig.mockReturnValue(mockConfig);
+
+      const result = controller.getConfig();
+
+      expect(result).toEqual(mockConfig);
+      expect(result.providers).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result.providers[0]).toEqual({
+        id: "email",
+        name: "Email",
+        type: "credentials",
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("getSession", () => {
     it("should return user and session data", () => {
       const mockUser: AuthUser = {

apps/api/src/auth/auth.controller.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   Req,
   Res,
   Get,
+  Header,
   UseGuards,
   Request,
   Logger,
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from "@nestjs/common";
 import { Throttle } from "@nestjs/throttler";
 import type { Request as ExpressRequest, Response as ExpressResponse } from "express";
-import type { AuthUser, AuthSession } from "@mosaic/shared";
+import type { AuthUser, AuthSession, AuthConfigResponse } from "@mosaic/shared";
 import { AuthService } from "./auth.service";
 import { AuthGuard } from "./guards/auth.guard";
 import { CurrentUser } from "./decorators/current-user.decorator";
@@ -89,6 +90,17 @@ export class AuthController {
     return profile;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get available authentication providers.
+   * Public endpoint (no auth guard) so the frontend can discover login options
+   * before the user is authenticated.
+   */
+  @Get("config")
+  @Header("Cache-Control", "public, max-age=300")
+  getConfig(): AuthConfigResponse {
+    return this.authService.getAuthConfig();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Handle all other auth routes (sign-in, sign-up, sign-out, etc.)
    * Delegates to BetterAuth

apps/api/src/auth/auth.service.spec.ts

@@ -90,6 +90,45 @@ describe("AuthService", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("getAuthConfig", () => {
+    it("should return only email provider when OIDC is disabled", () => {
+      delete process.env.OIDC_ENABLED;
+
+      const result = service.getAuthConfig();
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        providers: [{ id: "email", name: "Email", type: "credentials" }],
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("should return both email and authentik providers when OIDC is enabled", () => {
+      process.env.OIDC_ENABLED = "true";
+
+      const result = service.getAuthConfig();
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        providers: [
+          { id: "email", name: "Email", type: "credentials" },
+          { id: "authentik", name: "Authentik", type: "oauth" },
+        ],
+      });
+
+      delete process.env.OIDC_ENABLED;
+    });
+
+    it("should return only email provider when OIDC_ENABLED is false", () => {
+      process.env.OIDC_ENABLED = "false";
+
+      const result = service.getAuthConfig();
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        providers: [{ id: "email", name: "Email", type: "credentials" }],
+      });
+
+      delete process.env.OIDC_ENABLED;
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("verifySession", () => {
     const mockSessionData = {
       user: {

apps/api/src/auth/auth.service.ts

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { Injectable, Logger } from "@nestjs/common";
 import type { PrismaClient } from "@prisma/client";
 import type { IncomingMessage, ServerResponse } from "http";
 import { toNodeHandler } from "better-auth/node";
+import type { AuthConfigResponse, AuthProviderConfig } from "@mosaic/shared";
 import { PrismaService } from "../prisma/prisma.service";
-import { createAuth, type Auth } from "./auth.config";
+import { createAuth, isOidcEnabled, type Auth } from "./auth.config";
 
 @Injectable()
 export class AuthService {
@@ -103,4 +104,18 @@ export class AuthService {
       return null;
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Get authentication configuration for the frontend.
+   * Returns available auth providers so the UI can render login options dynamically.
+   */
+  getAuthConfig(): AuthConfigResponse {
+    const providers: AuthProviderConfig[] = [{ id: "email", name: "Email", type: "credentials" }];
+
+    if (isOidcEnabled()) {
+      providers.push({ id: "authentik", name: "Authentik", type: "oauth" });
+    }
+
+    return { providers };
+  }
 }