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coder/agent/agentcontextconfig/api.go
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Kyle Carberry ee855f9618 feat: make agent context paths configurable via env vars (#23878)
Replace hardcoded paths for instruction files, skills, and MCP config
with
values read from `CODER_AGENT_EXP_*` environment variables. Template
authors
configure paths via the existing `coder_agent` `env` block. The agent
resolves `~`, relative, and absolute paths locally, then serves the
resolved config over `GET /api/v0/context-config`. `chatd` fetches this
once per workspace attach and falls back to today's defaults for older
agents.

All path env vars are comma-separated, allowing multiple directories:

| Env Var | Default | Controls |
|---|---|---|
| `CODER_AGENT_EXP_INSTRUCTIONS_DIRS` | `~/.coder` | Dirs containing the
instruction file |
| `CODER_AGENT_EXP_INSTRUCTIONS_FILE` | `AGENTS.md` | Instruction file
name |
| `CODER_AGENT_EXP_SKILLS_DIRS` | `.agents/skills` | Skills directories
|
| `CODER_AGENT_EXP_SKILL_META_FILE` | `SKILL.md` | Skill metadata file
name |
| `CODER_AGENT_EXP_MCP_CONFIG_FILES` | `.mcp.json` | MCP config files |

### Example

```hcl
resource "coder_agent" "main" {
  os   = "linux"
  arch = "amd64"
  env = {
    CODER_AGENT_EXP_INSTRUCTIONS_DIRS  = "/opt/company/agent-config,~/.coder"
    CODER_AGENT_EXP_INSTRUCTIONS_FILE  = "CLAUDE.md"
    CODER_AGENT_EXP_SKILLS_DIRS        = "/opt/company/ai-skills,.agents/skills"
    CODER_AGENT_EXP_MCP_CONFIG_FILES   = "/opt/company/mcp.json,.mcp.json"
  }
}
```

<details>
<summary>Implementation Details</summary>

### Architecture

Follows the same pattern as MCP tool discovery:
agent resolves locally → exposes via HTTP → chatd consumes.

**Agent-side** (`agent/agentcontextconfig/`):
- `ResolvePath` / `ResolvePaths` handle `~`, relative, and absolute path
forms; returns `""` for relative paths when baseDir is empty
- `Config` reads env vars, falls back to defaults, resolves all paths
- `GET /api/v0/context-config` serves the resolved config as JSON

**chatd-side** (`coderd/x/chatd/`):
- Calls `conn.ContextConfig()` once on first workspace attach
- Falls back to hardcoded defaults on 404 (older agents)
- Iterates instruction dirs, skills dirs using resolved absolute paths
- `LSRelativityRoot` everywhere — no more home/root juggling

### Key design decisions

- **`EXP_` prefix**: env vars use `CODER_AGENT_EXP_*` to indicate
experimental status
- **Plural names**: comma-separated vars use plural names (`DIRS`,
`FILES`); single-value vars use singular (`FILE`)
- **Defaults in `workspacesdk`**: default constants live in
`codersdk/workspacesdk/` so both agent and server reference them without
cross-layer imports
- **`skillMetaFile` persistence**: stored on context-file parts via
`ContextFileSkillMetaFile` and restored on subsequent chat turns so
custom values survive across turns
- **Working dir dedup**: `slices.Contains` guard prevents reading the
same instruction file from both `InstructionsDirs` and the working
directory
- **MCP server dedup**: first-occurrence-wins dedup prevents leaking
duplicate connections from overlapping config files
- **ResolvePath safety**: returns `""` for relative paths when `baseDir`
is empty, so `ResolvePaths` filters them out

### Files changed

| File | Change |
|---|---|
| `agent/agentcontextconfig/` | New package — path resolution + HTTP
endpoint |
| `codersdk/workspacesdk/agentconn.go` | `ContextConfigResponse` type,
default constants, client method |
| `agent/agent.go` + `agent/api.go` | Wire up endpoint, pass config to
MCP |
| `agent/x/agentmcp/manager.go` | Accept `[]string` MCP config paths,
dedup by name |
| `coderd/x/chatd/chatd.go` | Fetch config, thread through, named
returns |
| `coderd/x/chatd/instruction.go` | Accept configurable dir + file name,
`skillMetaFileFromParts` |
| `coderd/x/chatd/chattool/skill.go` | Accept configurable dirs + meta
file |
| `codersdk/chats.go` | `ContextFileSkillMetaFile` field for persistence
|

### Test coverage

- `TestConfig` (4 cases): defaults, custom env vars, whitespace
trimming, comma-separated dirs
- `TestResolvePath` / `TestResolvePaths`: including empty baseDir edge
case
- `TestPersistInstructionFilesFallbackOnOlderAgent`: backward-compat
path when `ContextConfig` returns 404
- `TestChatMessagePartVariantTags`: updated exclusion list for new
internal field

### Backward compatibility

Older agents return 404 for the new endpoint. `chatd` catches this and
falls back to today's defaults via `readHomeInstructionFile` (using
`LSRelativityHome`). Existing workspaces work with no changes.

</details>
2026-04-01 12:28:47 -04:00

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package agentcontextconfig
import (
"cmp"
"net/http"
"os"
"strings"
"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/httpapi"
"github.com/coder/coder/v2/codersdk/workspacesdk"
)
// Env var names for context configuration. Prefixed with EXP_
// to indicate these are experimental and may change.
const (
EnvInstructionsDirs = "CODER_AGENT_EXP_INSTRUCTIONS_DIRS"
EnvInstructionsFile = "CODER_AGENT_EXP_INSTRUCTIONS_FILE"
EnvSkillsDirs = "CODER_AGENT_EXP_SKILLS_DIRS"
EnvSkillMetaFile = "CODER_AGENT_EXP_SKILL_META_FILE"
EnvMCPConfigFiles = "CODER_AGENT_EXP_MCP_CONFIG_FILES"
)
// Defaults are defined in codersdk/workspacesdk so both
// the agent and server can reference them without a
// cross-layer import.
// API exposes the resolved context configuration through the
// agent's HTTP API.
type API struct {
config workspacesdk.ContextConfigResponse
}
// NewAPI reads context configuration from environment variables,
// resolves all paths relative to workingDir, and returns an API
// handler that serves the result.
func NewAPI(workingDir string) *API {
return &API{
config: Config(workingDir),
}
}
// Config reads env vars and resolves paths. Exported for use
// by the MCP manager and tests.
func Config(workingDir string) workspacesdk.ContextConfigResponse {
// TrimSpace all env vars before cmp.Or so that a
// whitespace-only value falls through to the default
// consistently. ResolvePaths also trims each comma-
// separated entry, but without pre-trimming here a
// bare " " would bypass cmp.Or and produce nil.
instructionsDir := cmp.Or(strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(EnvInstructionsDirs)), workspacesdk.DefaultInstructionsDir)
instructionsFile := cmp.Or(strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(EnvInstructionsFile)), workspacesdk.DefaultInstructionsFile)
skillsDir := cmp.Or(strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(EnvSkillsDirs)), workspacesdk.DefaultSkillsDir)
skillMetaFile := cmp.Or(strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(EnvSkillMetaFile)), workspacesdk.DefaultSkillMetaFile)
mcpConfigFile := cmp.Or(strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(EnvMCPConfigFiles)), workspacesdk.DefaultMCPConfigFile)
return workspacesdk.ContextConfigResponse{
InstructionsDirs: ResolvePaths(instructionsDir, workingDir),
InstructionsFile: instructionsFile,
SkillsDirs: ResolvePaths(skillsDir, workingDir),
SkillMetaFile: skillMetaFile,
MCPConfigFiles: ResolvePaths(mcpConfigFile, workingDir),
}
}
// Config returns the resolved config for use by other agent
// components (e.g. MCP manager).
func (api *API) Config() workspacesdk.ContextConfigResponse {
return api.config
}
// Routes returns the HTTP handler for the context config
// endpoint.
func (api *API) Routes() http.Handler {
r := chi.NewRouter()
r.Get("/", api.handleGet)
return r
}
func (api *API) handleGet(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
httpapi.Write(r.Context(), rw, http.StatusOK, api.config)
}