When the `agents` experiment is enabled, new users are automatically
granted the `agents-access` role at creation time so they can use Coder
Agents without manual admin intervention.
- Auto-assigns in `CreateUser()` — covers admin API, OAuth, and OIDC
creation paths
- Skips auto-assign for OIDC users when enterprise site role sync is
enabled (sync overwrites roles on every login; those admins should use
`--oidc-user-role-default` instead)
- CLI `create-admin-user` bypasses `CreateUser()` but creates `owner`
users who already have all permissions
> 🤖 Written by a Coder Agent. Will be reviewed by a human.
Replaces the generic red `ErrorAlert` ("Forbidden.") with a proactive
permission check and friendly info alert when a user lacks the
`agents-access` role.
- Add `createChat` permission check to `permissions.json` using
`owner_id: "me"`
- Handle `"me"` owner substitution in `renderPermissions` (SSR path)
- Pass `canCreateChat` from `useAuthenticated().permissions` into
`AgentCreateForm`
- Show `ChatAccessDeniedAlert` and disable input immediately (no need to
trigger a 403 first)
- Also catch 403 errors as a fallback in case permissions aren't yet
loaded
- Add `ForbiddenNoAgentsRole` Storybook story with `play` assertions
- Add `TestRenderPermissionsResolvesMe` Go test to pin the `"me"`
sentinel substitution
<details><summary>Implementation plan & decision log</summary>
- Uses the existing `permissions.json` + `checkAuthorization` system
rather than a separate API call
- `owner_id: "me"` is resolved to the actor's ID by both the auth-check
API endpoint and the SSR `renderPermissions` function
- Go test uses a real `rbac.StrictCachingAuthorizer` (not a mock) so it
verifies both the sentinel substitution and the RBAC role evaluation
end-to-end
- Alert follows the exact same `Alert` pattern as the 409 usage-limit
block
- Uses `severity="info"` and links to the getting-started docs Step 3
- Textarea is disabled proactively so the user never sees the scary
generic error
</details>
> 🤖 Created by a Coder Agent and will be reviewed by a human.
- Add `chat-access` built-in role granting chat CRUD at User scope
- Exclude `ResourceChat` from member, org member, and org service
account `allPermsExcept` calls
- Allow system, owner, and user-admin to assign the new role
- Migration auto-assigns role to users who have ever created a chat
- Update RBAC test matrix: `memberMe` denied, `chatAccessUser` allowed
**Breaking change**: Members without `chat-access` lose chat creation
ability. Migration covers existing chat creators. Members who have never
created a chat do not get this role automatically applied.
> 🤖 This PR was created by a Coder Agent and reviewed by me.
Adds a new **Enable Coder Agents** section to the Early Access doc
explaining how to activate the `agents` experiment flag via
`CODER_EXPERIMENTS` or `--experiments`.
## Changes
### `docs/ai-coder/agents/early-access.md`
- New **Enable Coder Agents** section with env var and CLI flag
examples.
- Note that the `agents` flag is excluded from wildcard (`*`) opt-in.
- Quick-start checklist: dashboard → Admin → configure provider/model →
start chatting.
- Link to GitHub issues for feedback.
### `docs/ai-coder/agents/index.md`
- Updated **Product status** from "internal preview" to "Early Access"
with a link to the early-access page for enablement instructions.
Adds a new child page at `/docs/ai-coder/agents/early-access` describing
the Coder Agents Early Access, including what it includes, what it does
not include, feature scope, licensing, and how to provide feedback.
