> Mux is working on behalf of Mike.
## Summary
Add a per-user synthetic API key for chatd AI Gateway attribution. Chatd
resolves the key from the chat owner, extends it before expiry, and
discards the generated bearer token so the key is never a usable
credential.
There is no mapping table. The key is resolved from `api_keys` by a
deterministic token name (`chatd_<owner_id>_session_token`), mirroring
the provisionerd session token model, with three deltas that chatd
needs:
- **Login type guard**: token names are unvalidated user input, so a
user can create a bearer token with the colliding name. The lookup
excludes `login_type = 'token'` rows, so chatd never picks up (or
extends) a real user token. Synthetic keys are minted with the owner's
login type, which is never `token`.
- **In-place expiry extension instead of delete-and-reinsert**: chat
generations have no stop boundary, and an in-flight generation may have
already delegated the current key ID to aibridged. Extending
`expires_at` keeps the key ID stable forever.
- **Advisory-lock mint**: the unique index on token names is partial
(`WHERE login_type = 'token'`), so nothing DB-enforces uniqueness for
synthetic keys. A per-user advisory lock serializes concurrent mints.
Keys carry a minimal scope (`api_key:read`) as defense in depth; the
delegated gateway path never evaluates scopes and the secret is
discarded at mint.
Migration 000544 removes the foreign keys from the legacy message and
queue `api_key_id` columns while chatd continues stamping them for
rolling compatibility. Stale IDs are tolerated because routing uses
`chats.owner_id`. Individual key deletion, delete-all, and password
reset remove the key without changing chat history or queue versions,
and the next lookup remints it. Suspension does not delete the key;
delegated gateway authorization rejects inactive users at request time.
This is the first PR in a three-PR rollout and must be fully deployed
before #27171.
Refs
https://linear.app/codercom/issue/CODAGT-561/maintain-synthetic-api-key-per-user-per-chat
This PR makes the agent-pushed pinned snapshot
(`chat_context_resources`) the sole source of workspace context for
chats, completing the "Release 5" cleanup. It removes legacy mechanisms
now superseded by the snapshot that agents push over dRPC
(`PushContextState`) and refresh via `chat-context/refresh`.
Removed:
- **Live-read at turn time.** MCP tool discovery, skill live-body reads,
and the instruction/skill history fallback that dialed the workspace on
every turn.
- **Context injected as message history.** The
`persist_workspace_context` generation action and its decision-loop
guard.
- **The legacy write path.** `POST`/`DELETE
/api/v2/workspaceagents/me/experimental/chat-context`, the agentsdk
`AddChatContext`/`ClearChatContext` methods, and the CLI one-shot
writer.
- **The `chats.last_injected_context` column** and all of its plumbing
(migration `000529`, queries, `db2sdk`, `dbauthz`, audit table, and the
frontend `ContextUsageIndicator` fallback).
Subagent context inheritance no longer copies parent context messages;
children now hydrate the parent's pinned `chat_context_resources` on
create, which yields an identical pin for the same workspace and agent.
What stays (still served by the live agent connection, not the
snapshot): `read_skill_file` supporting-file reads, `read_skill`
supporting-file listing, and MCP tool execution.
> [!NOTE]
> Migration `000529` drops `chats.last_injected_context` and recreates
the `chats_expanded` view without it. The down migration restores both.
<details>
<summary>Decision log (D1-D5)</summary>
- **D1 (subagent inheritance):** Re-point inheritance from the legacy
message copy to a pinned hydrate. Children call
`hydrateChatContextOnCreate` instead of copying parent context messages.
- **D2 (`persist_workspace_context`):** Remove the generation action
entirely along with the decision-loop guard it existed to satisfy, since
context is never injected into history anymore.
- **D3 (legacy HTTP + CLI):** Remove the experimental `chat-context`
POST/DELETE endpoints, the agentsdk methods, and the CLI one-shot. The
dRPC push + `chat-context/refresh` replace them.
- **D4 (frontend fallback):** Remove the `last_injected_context`
fallback in `ContextUsageIndicator`; pinned `resources` are the sole
source.
- **D5 (sequencing):** Ship as a single PR rather than a stacked pair.
</details>
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- Empty string is valid for `apiKeyID` in paths that genuinely lack a
caller key (e.g. agent-initiated context injection in
`workspaceAgentAddChatContext`). AI Gateway fail-closed check remains
the runtime safety net.
- Context injection paths (`persistInstructionFiles`, compaction) read
the key from `aibridge.DelegatedAPIKeyIDFromContext(ctx)`, set upstream
by `contextWithActiveTurnAPIKeyID`.
- Subagent context copy branches on `copiedRole ==
database.ChatMessageRoleUser` to choose the right append function.
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- Adds chat-related dbgen generators covering defaults, overrides, and message field mapping.
- Replaces raw single-row chat, message, provider, and model-config setup in tests with dbgen helpers.
- Simplifies chat seed helpers after moving fixture setup into dbgen.
> Generated with [Coder Agents](https://coder.com/agents).
Fixes flaky `TestSpawnComputerUseAgentInheritsContext`.
- The test inserts an Anthropic provider directly into the DB after
`CreateChat` has already been called
- The server's background goroutine may have already cached the provider
list (OpenAI only) via `configCache.EnabledProviders()` with a 10s TTL
- The direct DB insert bypasses the pubsub event that production uses to
invalidate the cache
- `isAnthropicConfigured()` returns the stale cached result, making
`computer_use` appear unavailable
- Fix: call `server.configCache.InvalidateProviders()` after the insert,
mirroring what production does via pubsub
CI failure:
https://github.com/coder/coder/actions/runs/24829197096/job/72673070101?pr=24648
> 🤖
`TestSubagentLifecycleToolsIncludePersistedSubagentTypeAcrossVariants/ComputerUse`
and two adjacent positive tests passed a static Anthropic key into
`newInternalTestServer`, but `seedInternalChatDeps` only inserts an
OpenAI
provider. At runtime, `Server.resolveUserProviderAPIKeys` calls
`chatprovider.PruneDisabledProviderKeys`, which clears `keys.Anthropic`
because Anthropic is not in the enabled DB provider set, so the
`computer_use` execution path loses its key.
Add a focused test helper `seedEnabledAnthropicProvider` and use it only
in
the positive tests that actually drive a `computer_use` spawn through
the
runtime key-resolution path (the `computer_use` branch of
`TestSubagentLifecycleToolsIncludePersistedSubagentTypeAcrossVariants`,
`TestSpawnAgent_ComputerUseUsesComputerUseModelNotParent`, and
`TestSpawnAgent_ComputerUseInheritsMCPServerIDs`).
`seedInternalChatDeps`
stays unchanged, so the negative availability tests continue to model
the
"Anthropic unavailable" fixture. No production code is modified.
Closes https://github.com/coder/internal/issues/1486
> This PR was opened by Mux working on Mike's behalf.
Unify the three subagent spawn tools (`spawn_agent`,
`spawn_explore_agent`, `spawn_computer_use_agent`) behind a single
`spawn_subagent` tool keyed by a `subagent_type` discriminant
(`general`, `explore`, `computer_use`). Mirrors the single-entry-point
pattern already used by `task` in mux while keeping `wait_agent`,
`message_agent`, and `close_agent` as separate lifecycle tools.
A new backend subagent definition catalog
(`coderd/x/chatd/subagent_catalog.go`) is the source of truth for tool
description, prompt guidance, availability rules (plan mode,
desktop/Anthropic gating), and child-chat option building.
`spawn_subagent` advertises only the types available in the current
context and validates `subagent_type` server-side; context inheritance
still flows through the existing `createChildSubagentChatWithOptions`
path. `wait_agent`, `message_agent`, and `close_agent` responses now
include a server-derived `subagent_type` so the UI stops inferring
lifecycle state from tool names.
The frontend gets a shared normalization helper
(`site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatElements/tools/subagentDescriptor.ts`)
that maps either legacy tool names or new `spawn_subagent` args into a
common descriptor (action, variant, icon, fallback copy). Legacy
transcripts still render identically; `Tool.tsx`, `SubagentTool.tsx`,
`ToolLabel.tsx`, `ToolIcon.tsx`, and `messageParsing.ts` now key off the
descriptor instead of hard-coded names. Existing UI copy is preserved
(`Spawning Explore agent...`, `Using the computer...`, computer-use
monitor icon and Open Desktop affordance).
> This PR was opened by Mux working on Mike's behalf.
> This PR was authored by Mux on behalf of Mike.
Introduce Explore mode, a read-only subagent modality for delegated
discovery and code investigation.
## What
Adds a `spawn_explore_agent` tool that creates child chats restricted to
read-only operations. An admin can optionally configure a
deployment-wide
model override so Explore subagents use a model optimized for large
context
or reasoning without changing the root chat's model.
### Backend
- New `ChatModeExplore` enum value (migration 000471).
- `spawn_explore_agent` tool definition with read-only allowlist:
`read_file`, `execute`, `process_output`, `read_skill`,
`read_skill_file`.
Write tools, file editors, and nested subagent spawning are blocked.
- Deployment config storage for the Explore model override
(`agents_chat_explore_model_override` in `site_configs`).
- Model resolution hierarchy: configured override, then current turn
model,
then global default. Silent fallback with warning log when the override
becomes unavailable.
- RBAC: `AsChatd` for daemon reads, `ActionRead` and `ActionUpdate` on
`ResourceDeploymentConfig` for admin API calls.
- Plan mode root chats can use `spawn_explore_agent` for read-only
research,
matching the planning prompt guidance.
- The Explore override config API now reports malformed saved overrides
as
"treated as unset" so admins can clear them explicitly.
### Frontend
- `ExploreModelOverrideSettings` component in admin agent behavior
settings.
Uses `ModelSelector`, handles unavailable model warnings, and supports
explicit Save and Clear actions.
- Malformed saved overrides show a warning and require an explicit Save
to
clear, instead of Clear auto-submitting behind the scenes.
### Tests
- Integration: `TestExploreSubagentIsReadOnly` (full spawn flow, tool
verification, prompt overlay, DB state).
- Unit: tool allowlist tests for explore, plan, and default modes.
- Internal: model override resolution with valid, invalid UUID,
disabled, and
unconfigured override scenarios.
- RBAC: `dbauthz_test.go` for `GetChatExploreModelOverride` and
`UpsertChatExploreModelOverride`.
- API: admin set and clear, malformed stored override reporting,
disabled
model rejection, non-admin denial.
Fixes https://github.com/coder/internal/issues/1436
* Adds organization_id to chats with backfill (workspace org → user org membership → default org)
* No support yet for ACLs (follow-up issue)
- Cross-org workspace binding rejected (both in `CreateChatRequest` and in `create_workspace` tool
- Adds `OrganizationAutocomplete` to `AgentCreateForm`
- Docs updated with `organization_id` in chats-api.md
> 🤖 Written by a Coder Agent. Reviewed by many humans and many agents.
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Co-authored-by: Mathias Fredriksson <mafredri@gmail.com>
Adds `coder exp chat context add` and `coder exp chat context clear`
commands that run inside a workspace to manage chat context files via
the agent token.
`add` reads instruction and skill files from a directory (defaulting to
cwd) and inserts them as context-file messages into an active chat.
Multiple calls are additive — `instructionFromContextFiles` already
accumulates all context-file parts across messages.
`clear` soft-deletes all context-file messages, causing
`contextFileAgentID()` to return `!found` on the next turn, which
triggers `needsInstructionPersist=true` and re-fetches defaults from the
agent.
Both commands auto-detect the target chat via `CODER_CHAT_ID` (already
set by `agentproc` on chat-spawned processes), or fall back to
single-active-chat resolution for the agent. The `--chat` flag overrides
both.
Also adds sub-agent context inheritance: `createChildSubagentChat` now
copies parent context-file messages to child chats at spawn time, so
delegated sub-agents share the same instruction context without
independently re-fetching from the workspace agent.
<details><summary>Implementation details</summary>
**New files:**
- `cli/exp_chat.go` — CLI command tree under `coder exp chat context`
**Modified files:**
- `agent/agentcontextconfig/api.go` — `ConfigFromDir()` reads context
from an arbitrary directory without env vars
- `codersdk/agentsdk/agentsdk.go` — `AddChatContext`/`ClearChatContext`
SDK methods
- `coderd/workspaceagents.go` — POST/DELETE handlers on
`/workspaceagents/me/chat-context`
- `coderd/coderd.go` — Route registration
- `coderd/database/queries/chats.sql` — `GetActiveChatsByAgentID`,
`SoftDeleteContextFileMessages`
- `coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz.go` — RBAC implementations for new
queries
- `coderd/x/chatd/subagent.go` — `copyParentContextFiles` for sub-agent
inheritance
- `cli/root.go` — Register `chatCommand()` in `AGPLExperimental()`
**Auth pattern:** Uses `AgentAuth` (same as `coder external-auth`) —
agent token via `CODER_AGENT_TOKEN` + `CODER_AGENT_URL` env vars.
</details>
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Co-authored-by: Michael Suchacz <203725896+ibetitsmike@users.noreply.github.com>
Michael Suchacz