Health endpoints y readiness checks

[Kalebtron1]

Why this matters

A dedicated health signal makes deploy checks and smoke tests reliable.

Problem

There is no health or readiness endpoint for deployment verification.

Scope

• Add a health endpoint and, if needed, a readiness endpoint.
• Wire the endpoint into deploy checks or post-deploy smoke tests.
• Document the expected response codes and failure modes.

Implementation guidance

• Use the API area under api/ as the main touch point.
• Keep the response shape small and deterministic.
• Update vercel.json or deploy docs if the endpoint needs to be surfaced there.

Out of scope

• Replacing the current hosting setup.
• Adding a broader monitoring system beyond the endpoint itself.

Acceptance criteria

• PR includes the endpoint implementation and the deployment check wiring.
• Reviewer can hit the endpoint locally and receive the documented response.
• The PR notes how to verify the endpoint after deploy.

Validation

• Run npm run dev and hit the endpoint locally.
• Run npm run build to confirm the app still compiles.
• Confirm the endpoint returns the documented code and payload.

PR requirements

• Include Closes #36.
• Document any health-check assumptions.
• Mention the exact endpoint path in the PR description.

Complexity

• Trivial (50 points)

[levoski1]

@levoski1 has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 5th wave.

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