Perfect — AWS SES is totally fine for this setup.

You're right:
If your SES account is still in sandbox mode, you'll need to verify every recipient email address before you can send to them. Once you move SES to production mode, you can email any address without pre-verification.

✅ Summary of What I'll Build

You want a standalone Flask backend with:

✅ Passwordless email login

✅ Using AWS SES for sending login magic links or codes

✅ Firestore (still okay?) as the database for storing standups + user records

✅ No frontend integration — just pure Flask API routes and you'll handle the UI separately

❓ Final Clarification Before I Generate Code

Please confirm two final details so I generate the right structure:

1. Verification Method

Which one should I implement?

Option	API Flow	User Experience	Your Pick?
A) Magic Link	POST /auth/request → GET /auth/verify?token=...	One-click login from email	✅ Easiest for user
B) 6-Digit Code	POST /auth/request → email code → POST /auth/verify	Enter code manually	More control

👉 Pick one: Magic Link or 6-Digit Code

2. Database Choice

Are we still using Firestore? Or do you prefer:

Option	Pros	Your Pick?
Firestore	No server maintenance, easy	Already planned
Postgres	More structured, Railway-native	
SQLite	Easiest local dev	

👉 Confirm: Use Firestore or pick another DB

Once you answer with something like:

Magic Link + Firestore

I’ll respond with:

✅ Fully structured Flask project
✅ Including:

/auth/request and /auth/verify

/standup/save and /standup/today

AWS SES email sender module

JWT token-based session system

All in clean modular code (Blueprints or Routers).

Just confirm those 2 details and I’ll deliver the full backend implementation in one go.