[juliusmarminge]

Signing an outside agent (Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT) into an environment reached over T3 Connect meant pasting a sign-in code, even though the owner is already signed in to T3 Connect.

What changes

On the environment's T3 Connect (tunnel) address, the agent sign-in page now offers Approve <level> with T3 Connect:

1. The page stores a random nonce, the chosen level and the request in this tab's sessionStorage, then opens <hosted app>/approve-agent.
2. app.t3.codes signs in with Clerk and authorizes against that environment through the relay. The relay only does this for the environment's linked owner.
3. It mints a one-use app approval code at that level, but only if the sign-in page's origin is that environment's relay address. The code goes back to the page in the URL fragment.
4. The page uses the code only when the nonce, level and request match what this tab stored. Anything else is discarded, never filled in. The fragment is stripped right away.

There are no relay changes and no new proof type. This reuses the existing Connect credentials, which already carry access:write, and the existing app approval codes. The server sends connectSignIn: { environmentId, hostedAppUrl } only when the environment is linked and the request is on its tunnel hostname. hostedAppUrl comes from T3CODE_HOSTED_APP_URL, so nightly installs can point at nightly.app.t3.codes. The paste-a-code and browser-session paths are unchanged.

Security review

Fable 5.2 reviewed it adversarially, twice. The first pass found that a crafted /approve-agent link could leave an owner with a sign-in page for an attacker's app, the code already filled in and Approve ready. Codes that this tab didn't request are now discarded, and the re-check found no remaining exploitable path and nothing weaker than the existing paths.

Not done yet, as hardening:

• Bind minted codes to the agent's client and PKCE challenge.
• Add frame-ancestors to the web app.

Rollout

app.t3.codes ships /approve-agent with stable releases, and nightly.app.t3.codes with nightlies. Until then, an environment pointing at a hosted app without the route lands on the home page after clicking the button. The paste field still works.

Testing

• Server: approval details offer T3 Connect only on the linked tunnel's own host.
• Client runtime: the code is minted only for the environment's relay origin, and nothing is sent on a mismatch.
• Web: request parsing on the hosted page; returned codes are used only by the tab that asked, at its level.
• Not yet verified live. The plan is a preview release for the server half, then end-to-end on nightly.app.t3.codes once it has the route.

Model and harness: Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code (security review by Fable 5.2).

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Approvability

Verdict: Needs Human Approval

Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — This adds T3 Connect approval for agent sign-ins while retaining manual codes and origin/tab-binding safeguards. The new sign-in surface suppresses t3code/no-unreasoned-state-sync; that diagnostic exception requires human review.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.5 KiB	21.5 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.9 KiB	21.9 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: 3e4d449 · PR result: 8a6dc9f · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

• Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Walkthrough

The change adds an optional Connect sign-in option to MCP approval details. It adds a hosted approval route that mints an approval code and returns it to the sign-in page, which validates the return and submits an approval decision.

Changes: T3 Connect sign-in approval

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Expose Connect sign-in details packages/contracts/src/auth.ts, apps/server/src/auth/mcpOAuthHttp.ts, apps/server/src/auth/McpOAuth.test.ts, apps/server/src/peer/PeerLinks.testkit.ts	Approval details may include the environment ID and hosted-app URL when the linked tunnel hostname matches the issuer hostname. Peer-link clients omit this data. Tests cover matching and non-matching hosts.
Mint Connect approval codes packages/client-runtime/src/state/peerPairingCode.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/state/environmentHttpAuth.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/state/peerPairingCode.test.ts, apps/web/src/state/peerPairingCode.ts	The runtime authorizes the environment, checks the page origin against the relay origin, and mints an approval credential. The web state wrapper exposes the operation. Tests cover origin matching and rejection.
Build and handle approval returns apps/web/src/cloud/connectAgentApproval.ts, apps/web/src/cloud/connectAgentApproval.test.ts, apps/web/src/components/auth/ConnectAgentSurface.tsx	The approval helpers validate request and return data and store pending state. The sign-in page can redirect for Connect approval, validate the return, and submit an approval decision.
Render the approval page apps/web/src/components/auth/ApproveAgentSurface.tsx, apps/web/src/routes/approve-agent.tsx, apps/web/src/routes/__root.tsx, apps/web/src/routeTree.gen.ts, docs/user/outside-agents.md	The /approve-agent route renders the approval surface when hosted-app checks pass. The surface handles sign-in, code minting, errors, and redirects. The user guide describes this approval option.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant SignInPage as Connect agent sign-in
  participant ApprovalPage as /approve-agent
  participant Runtime as Connect approval-code command
  participant Relay as Environment relay
  SignInPage->>ApprovalPage: Open approval URL
  ApprovalPage->>Runtime: Request code for environment and page origin
  Runtime->>Relay: Request pairing token
  Relay-->>Runtime: Return approval code
  Runtime-->>ApprovalPage: Return approval code
  ApprovalPage-->>SignInPage: Redirect with code and nonce
  SignInPage->>SignInPage: Validate return and submit approval decision

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Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, maria-rcks

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 8a6dc

No merge-blocking issue was identified in the approval flow.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly summarizes the main change: approving agent sign-ins with T3 Connect instead of using a code.
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Actionable comments posted: 1

Nitpick comments: 1

apps/server/src/auth/mcpOAuthHttp.ts: 1

76-87: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Move the connectSignIn decision out of the HTTP handler layer.

The handler layer now holds domain logic. It reads CloudLink state, compares tunnelHostname with the issuer host, and looks up the environment ID. The path instructions say a transport handler decodes input, calls one service method, and maps typed errors.

Add a method such as connectSignIn(issuer) on the existing McpOAuth service, or on CloudLink. Have the approval handler call that method. The logic can then be reused and tested through the service. The service tests can replace the new linkState mock plumbing in McpOAuth.test.ts and PeerLinks.testkit.ts.

As per path instructions: "Keep transport handlers to decoding, one service call, and mapping typed errors."

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/auth/mcpOAuthHttp.ts around lines 76 - 87:
Move the CloudLink state check, issuer-host comparison, and environment ID
lookup from the local connectSignIn function into a method on the existing
McpOAuth or CloudLink service, then have the approval handler call that method
and map its result or typed errors. Keep the handler limited to input decoding,
one service call, and error mapping; preserve the current result behavior for
linked, revoked, mismatched-host, and failed-state cases.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/auth/ConnectAgentSurface.tsx:
- Around line 230-231: Update the decision logic in ConnectAgentSurface so the
Connect choice depends on whether resolveApprovalDecision can resolve a
decision, not on whether approval is pending. Keep canApprove gated by pending
=== null, and use the pending-independent decision availability when deriving
connectSignIn so the primary button retains its “Approving…” label during
submission.

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Review comments at @apps/server/src/auth/mcpOAuthHttp.ts:
- Around line 76-87: Move the CloudLink state check, issuer-host comparison, and
environment ID lookup from the local connectSignIn function into a method on the
existing McpOAuth or CloudLink service, then have the approval handler call that
method and map its result or typed errors. Keep the handler limited to input
decoding, one service call, and error mapping; preserve the current result
behavior for linked, revoked, mismatched-host, and failed-state cases.

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