feat(hail-recon): enable live API — USE_MOCK off, KV dynamic import for graceful degradation

api/hail-status.js

@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
  * Returns current storm status — polled by the frontend every 60 seconds.
  * Storm is considered "active" if an event was received within the last 24 hours.
  *
+ * Requires Vercel KV to be connected for auto-trigger to work.
+ * Without KV: always returns stormActive: false (manual Storm Mode still works).
+ *
  * Response: { stormActive: boolean, event: StormEvent | null, checkedAt: number }
  */
 
-import { kv } from '@vercel/kv';
-
-const STORM_ACTIVE_WINDOW_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 24 hours
+const STORM_ACTIVE_WINDOW_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
 export default async function handler(req, res) {
     res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-store');
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export default async function handler(req, res) {
     }
 
     try {
+        const { kv } = await import('@vercel/kv');
         const event = await kv.get('lastStormEvent');
 
         const stormActive = !!event &&
@@ -28,9 +30,8 @@ export default async function handler(req, res) {
             event: stormActive ? event : null,
             checkedAt: Date.now(),
         });
-    } catch (err) {
-        // KV not configured (local dev without env vars) — return inactive
-        console.warn('[hail-status] KV unavailable:', err.message);
+    } catch {
+        // KV not configured — storm auto-trigger unavailable, manual toggle still works
         return res.status(200).json({
             stormActive: false,
             event: null,