diff --git a/backend-spec.md b/backend-spec.md
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--- a/backend-spec.md
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This document has been validated against the current codebase (v1) to ensure the
 
 Date reviewed: 2025-11-01 (post-cutover: JWT + households live, Argon2-only, members endpoint added, v2 routers inlined; all checks green; OpenAPI exported)
 
-Repo modules checked: `main.py`, `api/*` (v2-only; *_v2 modules removed), `users/*`, `households/*`, `meals/*`, `ingredients/*`, `recipes/*`, `products/*`, `shopping/*`, `common.py`, `db.py`, `settings.py`, tests in `tests/*`. `persons/*` remains for migration compatibility but has no routes.
+Repo modules checked: `main.py`, `api/*` (v2-only; no `*_v2.py` files remain), `users/*`, `households/*`, `meals/*`, `ingredients/*`, `recipes/*`, `products/*`, `shopping/*`, `common.py`, `db.py`, `settings.py`, tests in `tests/*`. `persons/*` remains for migration compatibility but has no routes.
 
 Key conventions in v1:
 - Response shape uses camelCase aliases (via `ApiModel` in `common.py`).
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Special-case 401: Removed. v1 cookie-based auth and routes have been retired in
   - GET `/api/v1/persons` → `Page<Person>` with optional name filter `q`, cursor pagination.
   - POST `/api/v1/persons` → create Person; sets `Location` header.
 
-- Recipes (`api/recipes.py`)
+  - Recipes (`api/recipes.py`)
   - GET `/api/v1/recipes` → `Page<Recipe>`; loads ingredients per page.
   - GET `/api/v1/recipes/{id}` → full recipe (ingredients + createdBy).
   - GET `/api/v1/recipes/parse?url=...` (auth required) → scrape/parse a recipe; 400 if not found.
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Notes:
   - Scoped router `/api/v1/households/{householdSlug}` with `GET /whoami` and `GET /members` (returns `{ id, displayName, role }`).
 
 Household-scoped routes (implemented):
-- `api/recipes_v2.py`: `/api/v1/households/{householdSlug}/recipes` list/get/create/delete.
+- `api/recipes.py`: `/api/v1/households/{householdSlug}/recipes` list/get/create/delete.
 - `api/meals.py`: `/api/v1/households/{householdSlug}/meals` upcoming/get/create/update/consumed/delete (inlined from v2).
 - `api/shopping.py`: `/api/v1/households/{householdSlug}/shopping` current/list-by-id/purchase/request/unrequest (inlined from v2, with shared DTOs in `api/shopping_models.py`).
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ Route surface lockdown:
 
   - Notes:
     - Migration added `household_id` columns and indices, enabling next step to filter by household without additional schema changes.
-    - Data access policy: API layers must delegate persistence to repository modules; no direct SQL in routers. Current status: recipes, meals, and shopping routers call into their repositories for reads/writes. Legacy `api/recipes.py` has been removed; v2-only `api/recipes_v2.py` remains.
+    - Data access policy: API layers must delegate persistence to repository modules; no direct SQL in routers. Current status: recipes, meals, and shopping routers call into their repositories for reads/writes. Legacy `*_v2.py` files have been removed; canonical routers are `api/recipes.py`, `api/meals.py`, and `api/shopping.py`.
 
 4.  **[~] Implement Household & Invitation Logic**:
     - ✅ Households router implemented for listing and creating households.
@@ -336,3 +336,20 @@ Final-state definition (what “done” looks like):
 - No legacy v1 endpoints mounted; no `*_v2.py` files in repo (done).
 - No `persons` package in codebase or responses; all tests ported from v1 and no tests are skipped.
 - OpenAPI reflects only JWT-secured, household-scoped endpoints.
+
+---
+
+Implementation policy updates (2025-11-01):
+
+- Routers must use repository helpers for all persistence; direct `conn.execute(...)` calls in routers are prohibited, except for controlled PRAGMA/transaction management in `api/deps.py`.
+- Recipes create now accepts a lean body (`RecipeCreate`) without internal IDs and sets `createdById` from the JWT user; delete uses a repository helper to set `date_hidden` and `hidden_by_id` atomically.
+- Canonical API files are:
+  - `api/recipes.py` (household-scoped recipes)
+  - `api/meals.py` (household-scoped meals)
+  - `api/shopping.py` (household-scoped shopping)
+  - `api/households.py` (memberships and scoped helpers)
+  - `api/auth.py` (JWT register/login/refresh/logout)
+
+Outstanding cleanup:
+- Remove remaining `Person` fallbacks in domain repositories and delete the `persons/` package once tests are migrated. Ensure no code paths depend on `cookie_person`.
+- Consider adding versioning endpoints for recipes explicitly rather than overloading POST.