## Summary
The multi-worker freestyle-mock rewrite
([#1430](https://github.com/hexclave/stack-auth/pull/1430)) hardcoded
`server.listen(8080)`, which collides with qstash inside the
local-emulator container. Supervisord sets `PORT=8180` for
freestyle-mock specifically to avoid this clash, but the new source
ignores `process.env.PORT`.
The local-emulator Dockerfile previously bridged this with a
`server.replace('server.listen(8080)', ...)` string-patch on the
embedded source. The new code is `server.listen(8080, () => { ... })` —
the literal `'server.listen(8080)'` substring no longer matches, so the
replace silently no-ops and freestyle-mock binds 8080. qstash then can't
start (`address already in use: 127.0.0.1:8080` → FATAL), the backend
(which depends on qstash) never comes up, and the emulator smoke test
times out.
Observed in [this
run](https://github.com/hexclave/stack-auth/actions/runs/25832479377):
```
smoke-test: FTL address already in use: 127.0.0.1:8080
smoke-test: WARN exited: qstash (exit status 1; not expected)
smoke-test: INFO gave up: qstash entered FATAL state, too many start retries too quickly
[603s] SMOKE TEST FAILED: backend /health?db=1 did not return 200 within 300s
```
## Changes
- `docker/dependencies/freestyle-mock/Dockerfile`: `server.listen(PORT)`
where `PORT = process.env.PORT || 8080`, plus the startup log reflects
the actual port.
- `docker/local-emulator/Dockerfile`: drop the now-redundant
string-replace for the listen call. The two remaining replaces
(`fs/promises` import + node_modules symlink) are unrelated and kept.
## Test plan
- [ ] QEMU emulator build workflow passes on this branch (smoke test
reaches healthy backend).
- [ ] Verify locally that supervisord's `PORT=8180` is honored by
freestyle-mock and qstash binds 8080 cleanly.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Chores**
* Server listening port is now configurable via PORT (default 8080).
* Local emulator startup adjusted to better handle dependencies and
create a node_modules symlink for smoother local runs.
* Seed/process transaction timeout increased to 90s for reliability.
* Local database statement timeout changed to 0 (no statement timeout).
* **CI**
* Added step to enable and validate KVM access during emulator builds.
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## Summary
Splits the Stack Auth MCP server out of `apps/backend` and into a
dedicated Next.js app at `apps/mcp/`, served on port `:42` (suffixed via
`NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_PORT_PREFIX`) and exposed in production at
`https://mcp.stack-auth.com/mcp`. The backend no longer carries the MCP
transport route; clients now point at the new host.
Base: `dev` → Head: `chore/move-mcp-to-a-sep-app`
Scope: 34 files, +1425 / −353
## What changed
- **New app** `apps/mcp/` — standalone Next.js + `@vercel/mcp-adapter`,
with:
- `src/app/api/internal/[transport]/route.ts` — MCP transport handler
(moved from backend)
- `src/app/mcp/route.ts`, `src/app/route.ts` — public landing + setup
page
- `src/app/health/route.ts` — health check
- `src/mcp-handler.ts`, `src/setup-page.ts`, `src/analytics.ts`
- **Backend** drops
`apps/backend/src/app/api/internal/[transport]/route.ts` (−105) — MCP
code is gone from the backend image.
- **Dashboard** install hint updated to point at
`https://mcp.stack-auth.com/mcp` (was `/`).
- **Dev launchpad** gets an MCP tile so the new service shows up
alongside the rest of the local stack.
- **CI** workflows (`db-migration-backwards-compatibility`,
`e2e-api-tests*`) start the MCP service in the background before running
tests.
- **Docs** (`docs-mintlify`, `docs/`) and `init-stack` / `init-prompt`
updated to reference the new URL.
- **E2E** `apps/e2e/tests/backend/endpoints/api/v1/internal/mcp.test.ts`
reworked to hit the new host; `helpers.ts` and env files gain an MCP
base-URL var.
## Visuals
### New `apps/mcp` setup page (`https://mcp.stack-auth.com/`)
The standalone app's root now serves a self-contained MCP setup guide
with per-client instructions (Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Claude Code,
Claude Desktop, Windsurf, ChatGPT, Gemini CLI):
### Dev launchpad now lists the MCP service
New tile at port suffix `:42`, importance 2, alongside Backend /
Dashboard / Demo app:
## Notes for reviewers
- The MCP transport endpoint moved path: it was mounted under
`/api/internal/[transport]` in the backend; in the new app it's at the
same path but on the dedicated host. The public-facing URL is
`https://mcp.stack-auth.com/mcp`.
- `apps/mcp` ships its own PostHog analytics client (`src/analytics.ts`)
so the backend doesn't have to proxy events for it anymore.
- Port allocation: `${PORT_PREFIX}42` (default `8142` in dev). Picked to
fit the existing dev-launchpad importance-2 row.
- No DB migrations.
## Test plan
- [x] `apps/mcp` builds and `pnpm dev` serves on `:8142`
- [x] Dev launchpad renders the new MCP tile (screenshot above)
- [x] MCP setup page renders client tabs (screenshot above)
- [x] E2E `mcp.test.ts` updated to hit the new host
- [ ] CI green on `e2e-api-tests*` and
`db-migration-backwards-compatibility` workflows (they were touched to
start the MCP service)
- [ ] `init-stack` / `mcp.ts` install flow lands users on the new URL
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* Standalone MCP app added with a public /mcp endpoint and health check.
* MCP appears in the dev-launchpad apps list.
* **Documentation**
* MCP endpoint updated to https://mcp.stack-auth.com/mcp in all setup
guides and installer snippets.
* Setup page enhanced with detailed client install tabs and
instructions.
* **Chores**
* MCP service integrated into CI/e2e workflows and local env configs.
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## Summary
`stack emulator start` now resumes a fully-warm VM snapshot instead of
cold-booting, bringing startup from 30–120s down to ~5–8s with
per-install secret rotation, or ~2.5s with rotation opt-out. The
snapshot is captured **locally on first `stack emulator pull`**, not
shipped from CI — QEMU migration state isn't portable across
accelerators (KVM/HVF/TCG) or `-cpu max` feature sets, so a CI-captured
snapshot couldn't resume reliably on arbitrary user hardware.
Also bundles a pile of CLI QoL fixes (progress bars, PR/run artifact
pulls, PR-build download, native-TS ISO writer replacing
`hdiutil`/`mkisofs`/`genisoimage` host dep, unit tests).
| Scenario | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Cold boot (no snapshot) | 30–120s | same, works as fallback |
| `stack emulator pull` (one-time, includes local snapshot capture) |
~30s download | ~30s download + ~1–3 min cold-boot capture |
| Snapshot resume, normal start | — | **~5–8s** |
| Snapshot resume, `EMULATOR_NO_ROTATION=1` | — | **~2.5s** |
Backend (`/health?db=1`) and dashboard (`/handler/sign-in`) return 200
on all paths. Two successive snapshot resumes produce different rotated
PCK/SSK/SAK/CRON_SECRET values per install.
## How it works
**Build (CI)** — `docker/local-emulator/qemu/build-image.sh`:
1. Cloud-init provisioning runs to completion (migrations, seed,
slim-image) producing `stack-emulator-<arch>.qcow2`.
2. Image is built with a topology compatible with later snapshot capture
(pinned SMP=4, phantom seed/bundle ISOs, STACKCFG runtime ISO mounted at
build time, qemu-guest-agent running, placeholder hex secrets baked in
under `STACK_EMULATOR_BUILD_SNAPSHOT=1`).
3. CI publishes **only the qcow2** — no `.savevm.zst` ships.
**Pull (user's machine)** —
`packages/stack-cli/src/commands/emulator.ts` + `run-emulator.sh
capture`:
1. `stack emulator pull` downloads the qcow2 with a progress bar (or
from a PR / workflow run via `--pr` / `--run`).
2. CLI invokes `run-emulator.sh capture`: cold-boots the qcow2 with a
matching device layout (phantom ISOs, fsdev, pcie-root-port, virtfs
detached — migration-incompatible), waits for backend+dashboard health,
then drives QMP: `stop` → set `mapped-ram` + `multifd` caps → `migrate
file:state.raw` → poll `query-migrate` → `quit`. Raw mapped-ram file is
zstd-compressed to `stack-emulator-<arch>.savevm.zst` in the images dir.
3. `--skip-snapshot` opts out (first `start` will then cold-boot).
**Runtime** — `run-emulator.sh start`:
1. Launch QEMU with `-incoming defer` when a `.savevm.zst` is present;
decompress on first use, keep the `.raw` cached for subsequent starts.
2. QMP: same `mapped-ram` + `multifd` caps → `migrate-incoming
file:<.raw>` → poll for `paused` → `cont`.
3. Generate fresh per-install secrets on the host; pipe them
base64-encoded through QGA `guest-exec input-data` →
`trigger-fast-rotate` in the guest → `docker exec -e … rotate-secrets`.
4. `rotate-secrets` in the container: validate keys (hex-only), targeted
`sed` on the placeholder PCK across built JS, `UPDATE ApiKeySet`,
`supervisorctl restart stack-app cron-jobs` (with
`stopasgroup`/`killasgroup` so the Node children actually die and
release their ports).
5. Poll backend+dashboard health; if anything fails, clean up and fall
back to cold boot transparently.
**Security model**: placeholder hex values are baked into the snapshot
(`00…ff` PCK, `00…ee` SSK, `00…dd` SAK, `00…cc` CRON_SECRET). They are
non-secret by construction. Real per-install secrets are generated at
each `emulator start` and never leave the host.
## CLI changes (`packages/stack-cli`)
- **`src/lib/iso.ts`** (new): native TypeScript ISO 9660 + Joliet
writer, replacing the host-side `hdiutil`/`mkisofs`/`genisoimage`
dependency for generating the STACKCFG runtime config disk. Unit tests
in `src/lib/iso.test.ts`.
- **`src/commands/emulator.ts`**:
- `pull`: streamed downloads with progress bar + ETA; `--pr <number>`
and `--run <id>` to pull from a PR build's CI artifacts (uses
`extract-zip` for the nested zip); `--skip-snapshot` to opt out of the
one-time local capture.
- `start` (existing, extended): auto-pulls AND auto-captures when no
image exists, so first-ever `start` is self-bootstrapping; emits
`STACK_EMULATOR_CLI_WROTE_ISO=1` so the shell helper skips its own ISO
regen (avoids the genisoimage host dep).
- `capture` (new, invoked by `pull` and the auto-pull path of `start`):
drives the local snapshot capture via `run-emulator.sh`.
- `status`, `stop`, `reset`, `list-releases`: preflight +
path-resolution tightening (`STACK_EMULATOR_HOME` → images/run dirs).
- Unit tests in `src/commands/emulator.test.ts`.
- **`EMULATOR_NO_ROTATION=1`** env var skips the post-resume rotation
(intended for tests/CI where the placeholder secrets are fine — comes
with a loud warning).
## CI (`.github/workflows/qemu-emulator-build.yaml`)
- Builds **QEMU 10.2.2 from source** (cached), because
`mapped-ram`/`multifd` migration capabilities aren't available in the
distro's QEMU. Enables KVM on ubicloud runners so amd64 boots at
hardware speed.
- amd64 + arm64 both build on the same amd64 matrix
(`ubicloud-standard-8`); arm64 runs under cross-arch TCG (provisioning
only — boot/verify smoke test is amd64-only).
- Verification now runs through the CLI: `emulator start` → `emulator
status` → `emulator stop` against the freshly-built qcow2 (via
`STACK_EMULATOR_HOME` pointing at the workspace, so the CLI doesn't
silently auto-pull a prior release).
- Packages **only** the qcow2. No `.savevm.zst` upload / publish.
- Release notes updated.
## Key files
**Shell / guest:**
- `docker/local-emulator/qemu/build-image.sh` — snapshot-compatible
device topology + STACKCFG runtime ISO at build time
- `docker/local-emulator/qemu/run-emulator.sh` — `start`, `capture`,
`stop`, `reset`, `status`; `-incoming defer`, `.raw` cache, QGA-driven
rotation, cold-boot fallback
- `docker/local-emulator/qemu/common.sh` (new) — shared `qmp_session` +
`capture_vm_state` (factored out so build-image.sh and run-emulator.sh
share the capture path)
- `docker/local-emulator/qemu/cloud-init/emulator/user-data` —
placeholder secrets in snapshot mode, `wait-for-stack-ready`,
`trigger-fast-rotate`, qemu-guest-agent enabled
- `docker/local-emulator/rotate-secrets.sh` (new) — in-container
rotation (sed + UPDATE + supervisorctl)
- `docker/local-emulator/supervisord.conf` — `stopasgroup`/`killasgroup`
on `stack-app` and `cron-jobs`
- `docker/local-emulator/entrypoint.sh` — only mint CRON_SECRET if unset
(placeholder supplied in snapshot mode via --env-file)
- `docker/local-emulator/Dockerfile` — ships `rotate-secrets` to
`/usr/local/bin`
- `docker/server/entrypoint.sh` — source
`/run/stack-auth/rotated-secrets.env`; skip full-tree sentinel scan on
warm restarts via marker
**CLI:**
- `packages/stack-cli/src/lib/iso.ts` (new) + `iso.test.ts` (new)
- `packages/stack-cli/src/commands/emulator.ts` + `emulator.test.ts`
(new)
- `packages/stack-cli/vitest.config.ts` (new)
**CI:**
- `.github/workflows/qemu-emulator-build.yaml`
## Test plan
- [x] `docker/local-emulator/qemu/build-image.sh {amd64,arm64}` produces
`stack-emulator-<arch>.qcow2` with snapshot-compatible topology
- [x] `stack emulator pull` downloads qcow2 with progress, then captures
locally (~1–3 min) and writes `stack-emulator-<arch>.savevm.zst` in the
images dir
- [x] `stack emulator pull --skip-snapshot` stops after download
- [x] `stack emulator pull --pr <n>` / `--run <id>` pull from PR /
workflow run artifacts
- [x] `stack emulator start` on a fresh dir auto-pulls **and**
auto-captures, then starts; subsequent starts fast-resume in ~5–8s;
backend + dashboard return 200
- [x] `EMULATOR_NO_ROTATION=1 stack emulator start` completes in ~2.5s;
backend + dashboard return 200 with warning printed
- [x] Two consecutive `emulator start` invocations produce different PCK
values in the internal `ApiKeySet` row
- [x] `stack emulator status` / `stop` / `reset` resolve paths from
`STACK_EMULATOR_HOME`
- [x] Verified end-to-end on arm64 macOS under HVF (capture ~50s,
fast-resume ~6.5s)
- [x] `pnpm lint` and `pnpm typecheck` pass; stack-cli unit tests (iso +
emulator) pass
- [ ] CI green on this PR (qemu-emulator-build matrix, smoke test)
- [ ] `gh release download emulator-<branch>-latest` contains only
`stack-emulator-<arch>.qcow2` once this PR merges and publish runs
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* Snapshot fast-start/resume with optional warm-snapshot assets, runtime
ISO generation, and a cached QEMU build to speed emulator setup.
* CLI: streamed artifact downloads with progress, improved release/asset
handling, stronger preflight checks, and start/status/stop emulator
commands.
* Automated secret rotation and ability to apply rotated secrets at
container startup; supervisor control socket enabled.
* **Bug Fixes**
* More robust start/stop/resume flows with automatic fallback to cold
boot and improved process-group shutdown behavior.
* **Tests**
* New tests for CLI utilities and ISO image generation.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
## Release Notes
* **New Features**
* Added Stripe, OAuth, and Freestyle mock services to the local emulator
* Introduced `emulator run` CLI command to execute applications with
emulator credentials automatically injected
* Enhanced credential management for local development
* **Improvements**
* Improved ARM64 QEMU emulation with cross-architecture support
* Better error detection and logging during emulator provisioning
* Added example middleware configuration with authentication support
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… V8 --jitless
2.6 GB to 1.3 GB final image
Flip arm64 matrix back to ubicloud-standard-8 so both arches share one
runner fleet. Cross-arch TCG on an amd64 host previously SIGTRAP'd in
migrations because V8's JIT emitted arm64 instructions that QEMU's
cross-arch translator mis-handled; pair the existing -cpu cortex-a72
fallback with NODE_OPTIONS=--jitless on the migration docker exec to
force V8 to stay on the interpreter. Does not affect amd64 migrations
(KVM, no TCG).
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Chores**
* Optimized emulator images with binary stripping, compression, and
preservation of standalone runtime dependencies.
* Improved multi-architecture build matrix, added optional KVM
detection/fallback, and gated certain emulator runtime steps for arm64.
* Enhanced build scripts to generate and include env files and persist
richer logs and artifacts.
* **New Features**
* Centralized provision entrypoint to streamline install → migrations →
slimming sequence.
* **Tests**
* Added a fast QEMU serial boot test for architecture validation.
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- Added support for `@opentelemetry/sdk-node` in the backend.
- Updated various dependencies including AWS SDK and OpenTelemetry
packages.
- Implemented graceful shutdown handling for non-Vercel runtimes in
`prisma-client.tsx`.
- Enhanced AWS credentials retrieval to support GCP Workload Identity
Federation.
- Introduced a Dockerfile for Cloud Run deployment, optimizing the
backend build process.
- Updated `.gitignore` to include Terraform runtime files and secrets.
This commit improves the backend's observability and deployment
flexibility, particularly for Cloud Run environments.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* OpenTelemetry observability with dynamic provider selection per
deployment.
* Cloud Run trusted-proxy support for accurate client IP handling.
* Graceful shutdown that waits for in-flight background work.
* New background-task handling to improve async webhook/email delivery
reliability.
* AWS credential providers added (Vercel OIDC & GCP Workload Identity
Federation).
* Dockerized backend image for Cloud Run / self-host deployments.
* **Chores**
* Updated dependencies for OpenTelemetry and AWS SDK support.
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---------
Co-authored-by: Konstantin Wohlwend <n2d4xc@gmail.com>
The custom-base-port and db-migration-backwards-compatibility workflows
were running cron jobs with `with-env:dev` instead of `with-env:test`,
causing ClickHouse sync mismatches in verify-data-integrity.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Chores**
* Streamlined CI test workflows to standardize background cron job
startup for more consistent test runs.
* **Tests**
* Improved end-to-end test reliability by aligning background process
behavior across suites.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Enhanced data verification reliability by ensuring external database
sync before integrity checks and tightening comparison ordering for
certain records, reducing false mismatch detections.
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commit 5d43722575b826a8ed8dbb6b828f48eae4bca02c
Author: mantrakp04 <mantrakp@gmail.com>
Date: Wed Mar 18 12:27:01 2026 -0700
Add QEMU emulator snapshot functionality and reset command
- Introduced a new `emulator-qemu:reset` command in package.json to
clear snapshots and force a fresh boot of the emulator.
- Enhanced the `run-emulator.sh` script to support saving and restoring
snapshots, significantly reducing restart time from ~62s to ~4s.
- Implemented logic to check for existing snapshots and restore them
during startup, improving the emulator's efficiency.
- Updated documentation in CLAUDE-KNOWLEDGE.md to explain the new
snapshot restore process and its benefits.
These changes enhance the QEMU emulator's performance and usability for
developers, providing a more efficient workflow during development.
commit 3877445bdd83cb8690da18c8520bf260d2795172
Author: mantrakp04 <mantrakp@gmail.com>
Date: Wed Mar 18 11:55:18 2026 -0700
Enhance QEMU emulator performance and configuration management
- Added optimizations to the QEMU emulator's app container startup
process, reducing startup time from ~92s to ~62s by using qcow2 backing
files and setting the working directory to /app.
- Updated the build-image.sh script to conditionally wait for background
processes, improving robustness.
- Modified the run-emulator.sh script to create the disk image using
qcow2 format instead of copying, enhancing efficiency.
- Adjusted the cloud-init user-data to set STACK_RUNTIME_WORK_DIR to
/app, streamlining file operations during container initialization.
- Improved the entrypoint script to avoid unnecessary file copying when
the working directory is set to /app.
These changes significantly enhance the performance and usability of the
QEMU emulator for developers.
commit e0b86d3f1d5c08e46d0d343bc632e2a8c5777845
Author: mantrakp04 <mantrakp@gmail.com>
Date: Wed Mar 18 11:07:55 2026 -0700
Refactor local emulator configuration management and enhance Docker
setup
- Removed redundant comments and improved code clarity in the local
emulator's route handling.
- Streamlined the Dockerfile and docker-compose.yaml for better
readability and maintenance.
- Updated entrypoint and initialization scripts to enhance service
startup processes.
- Introduced a new common script for QEMU emulator to centralize
architecture detection and firmware handling.
- Enhanced error handling in the host file bridge for improved
robustness.
- Removed obsolete country code utilities to clean up the codebase.
These changes significantly improve the local emulator's configuration
management and overall setup experience for developers.
commit 4fb0f93c6cc4f749a14acf0228c261e180875609
Author: mantrakp04 <mantrakp@gmail.com>
Date: Wed Mar 18 10:24:53 2026 -0700
Implement local emulator file bridge for enhanced configuration
management
- Introduced a new host file bridge to facilitate reading and writing
configuration files between the local emulator and the host system.
- Refactored the local-emulator module to utilize the file bridge for
file operations, improving error handling and response validation.
- Added tests to ensure the file bridge functionality works as expected,
including handling of non-existent files and writing configurations.
- Updated the run-emulator script to start the file bridge
automatically, ensuring seamless integration during emulator startup.
- Enhanced documentation to reflect the new file bridge capabilities and
usage instructions.
These changes significantly improve the local emulator's ability to
manage configuration files, enhancing the development experience.
commit 3d18a7ce5bbf00a62a40a3f48f27856e79ecc62f
Author: mantrakp04 <mantrakp@gmail.com>
Date: Tue Mar 17 22:36:46 2026 -0700
Refactor QEMU local emulator setup and enhance app bundle handling
- Introduced a new script for packaging Docker images into a compressed
app bundle, improving the emulator's deployment process.
- Updated build-image.sh to create a runtime configuration ISO, ensuring
better management of environment settings.
- Enhanced cloud-init user-data scripts for both dev-server and deps
guests, streamlining service setup and configuration.
- Improved the run-emulator.sh script to facilitate better handling of
runtime configurations and dependencies.
- Adjusted the .gitignore to include .DS_Store and removed obsolete
entries, cleaning up the repository.
These changes significantly enhance the local emulator's functionality
and reliability for developers.
commit 8a35fb1ce79898d73e2259e256c11b6fd9b0a584
Author: mantrakp04 <mantrakp@gmail.com>
Date: Tue Mar 17 21:52:24 2026 -0700
Enhance local emulator functionality and configuration
- Updated package.json to improve the start-emulator command, providing
clearer dashboard and backend URLs.
- Added a new wait-until-emulator-is-ready command to ensure the
emulator is fully operational before proceeding.
- Refactored the local-emulator project route to streamline file
existence checks and default config creation.
- Enhanced user guidance in the dashboard for local Stack config file
handling.
- Updated tests to reflect changes in config file handling, ensuring
non-existent files are created with default settings.
- Improved Docker configurations for the local emulator, including new
environment variables and service dependencies.
These changes significantly enhance the local development experience and
emulator reliability.
commit 3910ed4bc40bbb37340c1c316c24c2826ba372bd
Author: mantrakp04 <mantrakp@gmail.com>
Date: Tue Mar 17 19:59:36 2026 -0700
Remove unused stash-0.patch file to clean up the repository.
commit 74146d974458037a7a9590120a524629a1a6a162
Author: mantrakp04 <mantrakp@gmail.com>
Date: Tue Mar 17 19:58:46 2026 -0700
Enhance QEMU local emulator with app bundle support and runtime
configuration
- Introduced a new script to package the backend and dashboard assets
into a standalone app bundle for the QEMU emulator.
- Updated the build-image.sh script to create an ISO containing the app
bundle, ensuring the guest image includes the full runtime.
- Modified cloud-init user-data to handle the new app bundle and runtime
configuration, improving the setup process for local development.
- Enhanced the run-emulator.sh script to prepare and mount the runtime
configuration ISO, facilitating better environment management for the
emulator.
- Updated the user-data to include necessary environment variables for
the stack application, ensuring seamless integration during startup.
These changes significantly improve the local emulator's functionality
and ease of use for developers.
commit 9e865a1cf524398bc58f00e0836278775c4ae936
Author: mantrakp04 <mantrakp@gmail.com>
Date: Tue Mar 17 16:50:45 2026 -0700
Enhance local emulator setup with new services and configurations
- Added Docker support for a local emulator, integrating PostgreSQL,
Redis, Inbucket, Svix, ClickHouse, MinIO, and QStash.
- Introduced new scripts for managing the emulator lifecycle, including
build and run commands.
- Implemented cloud-init provisioning for automatic service setup on
first boot.
- Updated package.json with new commands for emulator management and
added dotenv-cli for environment variable management.
- Added tests for OAuth authorization flow to return JSON responses.
- Included configuration files for ClickHouse and user management.
This commit significantly improves the local development experience by
providing a comprehensive emulator environment.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
## Release Notes
* **New Features**
* Introduced a local QEMU-based emulator for development with bundled
services (PostgreSQL, Redis, ClickHouse, MinIO, Inbucket, Svix, QStash).
* Added CLI commands to manage the emulator (start, stop, reset, status,
pull images).
* Added emulator status dashboard to monitor service health.
* Introduced new configuration system via `stack.config.ts`.
* **Tests**
* Added configuration read/write tests for the emulator.
* Added emulator CLI validation tests.
* **Documentation**
* Added emulator setup and usage guide.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* Provision local-emulator projects from a local config file and return
emulator credentials via a new internal endpoint.
* Dashboard: "Open config file" flow to open local projects and refresh
owned projects.
* **Changes**
* Branch config can prefer/read/write local files for emulator projects.
* Environment config updates/resets are blocked for local-emulator
projects.
* Dashboard UI shows read-only notices and disables project creation in
emulator mode.
* Added DB mapping and a standard env flag to identify local-emulator
projects.
* **Tests**
* New E2E tests covering provisioning and config restrictions.
* **Chores**
* Removed legacy emulator docs and compose; added CI workflow for
local-emulator E2E runs.
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> [!NOTE]
> **High Risk**
> Touches authentication and OAuth token/authorize flows and changes how
client requests are validated, so regressions could cause widespread
login/client-access failures. Also includes a data migration that alters
effective security posture for existing projects.
>
> **Overview**
> Adds a **project-level toggle**
(`project.requirePublishableClientKey`) to control whether client
requests/OAuth flows must include a publishable client key, including a
DB migration that backfills existing projects to require it.
>
> Backend auth now treats the publishable client key as *optional when
allowed*, introducing a public sentinel (`__stack_public_client__`) and
returning a new specific error
(`PUBLISHABLE_CLIENT_KEY_REQUIRED_FOR_PROJECT`) across smart request
auth + OAuth `authorize`/`callback`/`token` endpoints.
>
> Dashboard and SDKs update key generation/display and request
construction to handle missing publishable keys, expose an advanced
toggle on the Project Keys page, and extend internal config overrides to
support a new `project` level; E2E/tests and schema fuzzing are expanded
accordingly, and CI adds a forward-compat migration check job when
back-compat fails.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* Project-level config to require publishable client keys; migration
applied to existing projects.
* **Improvements**
* Auth flows now support optional publishable client keys with explicit
validation and a sentinel for keyless OAuth.
* Dashboard/UI and SDKs handle publishable keys as optional and
conditionally show/generate them.
* Admin/client APIs extended to manage project-level overrides.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Key validation behavior aligned with project config.
* **Tests**
* Expanded E2E and unit tests covering optional/required publishable-key
scenarios.
* **Documentation**
* Spec and knowledge docs updated to describe the sentinel and config
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* Real-time AI search with project-scoped analytics and dynamic query
execution; streaming AI responses replace the placeholder flow.
* External DB sync adds ClickHouse support: users sync, sync metadata
tracking, tenancy-aware status, and per-mapping throttling.
* AI assistant UI shows expandable tool-invocation results and streams
via the real AI pipeline.
* **Chores**
* Dashboard dependencies and workspace exclusions updated; development
OpenAI env var added; editor config flag toggled.
* **Tests**
* E2E coverage extended to validate ClickHouse user sync and analytics
queries.
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/>
**This PR revolves around the following components**
1. Sequencer - sequences the updates in the internal db
2. Poller - polls for the latest updates to sync with the external db
3. Outgoing Request Handler - essentially a trigger that can make http
requests based on a change in the internal db
4. Sync Engine - syncs with the latest changes from the internal db to
the external db
**What has been done**
- Added a global sequence id for ProjectUser, ContactChannel and
DeletedRow.
- Added the deletedRow table to keep track of the rows that were deleted
across ProjectUser and ContactChannel.
- Added the OutgoingRequest table to keep track of the outgoing requests
- Added function for the sequencer to call to sequence updates
- Added a sequencer that sequences all the changes in the internal db
every 50 ms
- Added a poller that polls for the latest changes in the internal db
every 50 ms, and adds to a queue
- Added a Vercel cron that calls sequencer and poller every minute
- Added a queue that fulfills the outgoing requests by making http calls
(for external db sync, it calls the sync engine endpoint)
- Added a sync engine that uses the defined sql mapping query in the
user's schema to pull in the changes for the user, and sync them with
the external db
- Added tests to test out each functionality
**How to review this PR:**
1. Review the migrations (sequence id, deletedRow, triggers, backlog
sync) (all files created under the migrations folder)
2. Review sequencer
3. Review poller
4. Review the changes in schema
5. Review sync-engine (the function, and it's helper file)
6. Review the schema changes, and query mappings
7. Review the tests (basic, advanced and race, along with the helper
file)
8. Review the changes made in Dockerfile to support local testing using
the postgres docker
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> [!NOTE]
> Introduces a cron-driven external DB sync pipeline with global
sequencing, internal poller and webhook sync engine, new DB
tables/functions, config schema/mappings, and comprehensive e2e tests.
>
> - **Database (Prisma/Migrations)**:
> - Add global sequence (`global_seq_id`) and
`sequenceId`/`shouldUpdateSequenceId` to `ProjectUser`,
`ContactChannel`, `DeletedRow` with partial indexes.
> - Create `DeletedRow` (capture deletes) and `OutgoingRequest` (queue)
tables; add unique/indexes.
> - Add triggers/functions: `log_deleted_row`,
`reset_sequence_id_on_update`, `backfill_null_sequence_ids`,
`enqueue_tenant_sync`.
> - **Backend/API**:
> - New internal routes: `GET
/api/latest/internal/external-db-sync/sequencer`, `GET /poller`, `POST
/sync-engine` (Upstash-verified) for sync orchestration.
> - Add cron wiring: `vercel.json` schedules and local
`scripts/run-cron-jobs.ts`; start in dev via `dev` script.
> - Tweak route handler (remove noisy logging) without behavior change.
> - **Sync Engine**:
> - Implement `src/lib/external-db-sync.ts` to read tenant mappings and
upsert to external Postgres (schema bootstrap, param checks,
sequencing).
> - Add default mappings `DEFAULT_DB_SYNC_MAPPINGS` and config schema
`dbSync.externalDatabases` in shared config.
> - **Testing/Infra**:
> - Add extensive e2e tests (basics, advanced, race conditions) for
sequencing, idempotency, deletes, pagination, multi-mapping, and
permissions.
> - Docker compose: add `external-db-test` Postgres for tests; e2e deps
for `pg` types.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* External PostgreSQL sync: automatic, batched replication with
mappings, resume/idempotency, and on-demand enqueueing.
* **Admin UI**
* Real-time External DB Sync dashboard and status API showing
per-mapping backlog, sequencer/poller/sync-engine telemetry, and fusebox
controls.
* **Tests**
* Large e2e suite: basic, advanced, race, high-volume tests and test
utilities for external DB sync.
* **Chores**
* DB migrations, CI/workflow updates, background cron runner and
local/dev test support.
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> **High Risk**
> Touches core sign-up/auth flows and user restriction semantics
(including new DB constraints) and introduces dynamic rule
evaluation/logging; misconfiguration or CEL/parser bugs could block
sign-ups or incorrectly restrict users.
>
> **Overview**
> Introduces **CEL-based sign-up rules** (config-driven) that are
evaluated during password/OTP/OAuth sign-ups and anonymous upgrades;
matching rules can reject sign-ups or mark users as admin-restricted,
and triggers are logged for analytics.
>
> Extends `ProjectUser` with `restrictedByAdmin` plus public/private
restriction details, updates restriction computation/filtering, and
exposes these fields via user CRUD (including validation + DB constraint
enforcing consistency when unrestricted).
>
> Adds a new dashboard **Sign-up Rules** page with a visual condition
builder (CEL <-> visual tree), drag-reorder by priority, per-rule 48h
sparkline analytics via a new hidden internal endpoint, and adds
user-page UI to view/edit manual restrictions. Also refactors ClickHouse
client initialization to require env vars (removing
`isClickhouseConfigured` checks) and adjusts CI container startup wait
time.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* Sign-up Rules: visual rule builder, in-project CRUD with drag-reorder,
per-rule analytics, backend evaluation, and admin UI.
* Admin user restrictions: dashboard controls, banners/status,
public/private admin details surfaced in user views.
* **APIs & Schema**
* Config and user schemas extended; new SignUpRejected error and sign-up
rule types added.
* **Tests**
* Extensive unit and E2E coverage for rules, parser, evaluator,
analytics, and restricted-user flows.
* **Docs**
* Editorial guidance added to AGENTS.md.
* **Chores**
* DB statement timeout, updated clean script, minor dependency
additions.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Improvements**
* Added automatic retry with stricter result validation and clearer
error handling for query profiling to improve reliability.
* **Chores**
* CI workflows updated to use larger runner instances (upgraded runner
size across relevant jobs).
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### Summary of Changes
Previously, on the Swift SDK, the `signInWithOAuth` function wasn't
working. In this PR, we fix it by having the `getOAuthUrl` function to
actually redirect correctly. Note that to do so, we updated the
`validRedirectUrl` check on the backend to accept app native redirects
(from our new trusted url scheme). Another thing to note is that we
added functionality to the `TokenStore` abstraction to conditionally
refresh the access token that the user is trying to fetch if it is
expired/close to expiring if possible. `getOAuthUrl` will attempt to get
a valid access token, and thus will rely on our algorithm documented in
`utilities.md`.
The specs serve as the source of truth.
We go further and implement Apple Native sign in. To do so, we have it
hit a new route on the backend and verify the `jwtToken` retrieved by
the sdk against an Apple-provided set of `jwks`. We use jose to do so,
in line with the rest of the codebase.
We take this opportunity to refactor the oauth provider route owing to
the amount of duplicated logic. Additionally, to enable the apple sign
in, users will have to update the Apple authentication method modal on
the dashboard and add accepted bundle ids. These are identifiers for
projects, and we will check the `JWT` on the backend to make sure the
audience is set to an accepted bundleId.
We also update the Apple modal to be more informative.
### Using the new Features
To use the Apple native sign in, users will have to 1) sign up with an
apple developer account, 2) set up their bundleids for their projects by
connecting them to the apple developer account, 3) update the Stack-Auth
Authentication Methods dashboard apple modal with the relevant fields.
Then, trying to sign in with apple with our Swift SDK will use the apple
native sign in.
### UI Changes
Renamed the fields in the apple modal. Added a new field for bundle ids.
See below.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0e760c0e-3198-4818-ac7f-4900d7a125bb
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