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# API design notes
## Endpoints
- `POST /notes` — create
- `GET /notes/:id` — fetch
## Open questions
- [ ] Pagination strategy
- [ ] Auth middleware scopeAPI design notes
Endpoints
POST /notes— createGET /notes/:id— fetch
Open questions
- ☐ Pagination strategy
- ☐ Auth middleware scope
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