## Summary
Follow-up from analyzing the dogfooding report on the `ask_hexclave` MCP
tool. Two root causes were confirmed against source:
1. **The "`STACK_` vs `HEXCLAVE_` env var hallucination" wasn't a
hallucination** — it's an incomplete Stack Auth → Hexclave rebrand. The
SDK resolves both prefixes (`packages/js/src/generated/env.ts`), with
`HEXCLAVE_*` canonical and `STACK_*` a legacy fallback, but several
docs/examples still showed the old `STACK_*` names. That inconsistency
is what misled agents into thinking `HEXCLAVE_*` was made up.
2. **`ask_hexclave` timeouts** — the tool proxies to a `quality:
"smart"` agentic docs-search loop. The agent step budget (50) and the
120s timeouts were too tight; broad/multi-part questions blew the budget
(reproduced 3× while investigating).
## Changes
### Docs: canonicalize client SDK auth env vars to `HEXCLAVE_*`
Converted `PROJECT_ID`, `PUBLISHABLE_CLIENT_KEY`, `SECRET_SERVER_KEY`,
`API_URL` (+ `NEXT_PUBLIC_` / `VITE_` forms) from `STACK_*` →
`HEXCLAVE_*` in app-setup docs + the package template:
-
`docs-mintlify/guides/integrations/{convex,tanstack-start,vercel}/overview.mdx`
- `docs-mintlify/guides/going-further/local-vs-cloud-dashboard.mdx`
- `docs-mintlify/guides/apps/analytics/overview.mdx`
- `docs-mintlify/guides/other/tutorials/ship-production-ready-auth.mdx`
- `docs-mintlify/sdk/objects/hexclave-app.mdx`
- `packages/template/src/integrations/convex/component/README.md` (the
tracked source of the generated `@hexclave/js` + `@hexclave/next` copies
— the generated copies are git-ignored)
**Deliberately left untouched** — read literally by the backend/CLI (no
`HEXCLAVE_` alias) or user-defined: `STACK_CLICKHOUSE_*`,
`STACK_DATABASE_*`, `STACK_OPENROUTER_*`, `STACK_CLI_*`, `STACK_SEED_*`,
`STACK_WEBHOOK_SECRET`, `STACK_DATA_VAULT_SECRET`, and the `x-stack-*`
HTTP headers. So `self-host.mdx`, `cli.mdx`, `jwts.mdx`, `webhooks`, and
`data-vault` docs are intentionally unchanged.
### Reliability: raise `ask_hexclave` step limit + timeout
- `apps/backend/src/app/api/latest/ai/query/[mode]/route.ts`:
docs/search agent step limit **50 → 75** (+50%); AI generation abort
**120s → 180s**
- `apps/mcp/src/mcp-handler.ts`: MCP function `maxDuration` **120 →
180** (kept ≥ backend timeout so the proxy doesn't die before the
backend finishes)
## Notes
- Also includes a small pre-existing `run pnpm fml` commit (regenerated
docs snippets / `llms-full.txt`).
- The step/timeout bumps address the *symptom*. The durable reliability
fix is streaming/keepalive on the MCP proxy so the client never idles
out mid-query — proposed as a follow-up.
- **Not** included: the separate `sendEmail` doc-vs-SDK drift (docs
declare `Promise<Result<void, KnownErrors>>` in
`sdk/objects/hexclave-app.mdx`, but the SDK returns `Promise<void>` and
throws). That's a docs *correctness* bug deserving its own PR.
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## Summary by cubic
Canonicalized auth env vars in docs/templates to `HEXCLAVE_*`, raised
docs/search step limits and timeouts, and clarified `HexclaveApp`
defaults. MCP tool and server instructions now require loading the
`skill` resource before queries.
- **Bug Fixes**
- Docs: Use `HEXCLAVE_PROJECT_ID`, `HEXCLAVE_PUBLISHABLE_CLIENT_KEY`,
`HEXCLAVE_SECRET_SERVER_KEY`, and optional `HEXCLAVE_API_URL` across
guides/templates (Vercel, Convex, TanStack Start, analytics). In SDK
docs, `secretServerKey` defaults to `HEXCLAVE_SECRET_SERVER_KEY`, and
client defaults use `NEXT_PUBLIC_HEXCLAVE_*`. Backend-only `STACK_*`
vars (`STACK_CLICKHOUSE_*`, `STACK_DATABASE_*`, `STACK_OPENROUTER_*`,
CLI/data-vault/webhook headers) unchanged.
- Reliability: Increase docs/search step limit 50→75 and timeouts
120s→180s; set MCP `maxDuration` to 180s; use `performance.now()` for
duration logging. MCP instructions updated to require loading the
`skill` resource before using tools.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Performance & Reliability**
* Increased AI operation timeouts and step limits for certain prompts;
improved generate-mode duration measurement for more accurate logging.
* **Documentation**
* Replaced Stack-branded environment variable names with Hexclave
equivalents across guides and examples.
* Clarified that hexclave dev injects required environment variables
automatically.
* Added guidance on configuring custom authentication redirect URLs.
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Hexclave handles everything around your users: authentication, teams,
payments, emails, analytics, and much more. Start in minutes on the hosted
cloud. Your data is always yours to export and self-host.
Hexclave ships as a catalog of apps you switch on as your product needs them.
Each one is built on the same user model, and new apps land regularly.
Authentication
Authentication that just works with passkeys, OAuth, and CLI auth. Drop in one component and ship the whole flow; auth methods toggle from the dashboard with no code changes needed.
Teams
Build for teams, not just users, with workspaces, email invites, and roles that actually gate the work. The workspace switcher remembers selection, invites auto sign up new users, and permissions hold up under audit.
RBAC
Permissions, sorted: roles that nest and one permission check that works the same on server or client. Define them in the dashboard, check them anywhere in your code.
API Keys
API keys without the footguns: leaked keys get auto-revoked, work for users and teams, and show the full secret only once. We never keep the plaintext after creation.
Payments
Payments without the plumbing for subscriptions, one-time charges, and usage metering with credits. Bill a person or a whole team with one model, no separate codepath.
Emails
Email that delivers and tells you so, handling transactional and marketing sends from one API. Edit templates with an AI editor, theme once, and track every open and click.
Analytics
Know your users with no data stack required, with live active user counts and session replays out of the box. Ask in plain English to build dashboards or write SQL to save queries, all with one flag enabled.
Webhooks
React to every user event in real time with signed, tamper-proof webhooks. Retries and backoff are handled for you; verify in five lines and manage endpoints from the dashboard.
Data Vault
A safe for the secrets your users hand you, locked with your secret so we never see the plaintext. Store and retrieve tokens in two lines each, server-only by design.
Launch Checklist
Run through the must-do checks before flipping to production: domain setup, callbacks locked, secrets rotated. The progress tracker keeps your team aligned so nothing critical slips through on launch day.
Contributing
Hexclave is open source, and contributions are welcome. Read
CONTRIBUTING.md to get started, and say hello in
Discord before picking up anything large.
Found a security issue? Email security@hexclave.com.
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