hermes-agent/plugins/dashboard_auth
Ben b3dc539304 feat(dashboard-auth): Nous plugin always-on; default portal URL; specific error messages
The Nous OAuth provider plugin (plugins/dashboard_auth/nous) is bundled
and auto-loaded — same as before — but previously refused to register
unless BOTH HERMES_DASHBOARD_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID and HERMES_DASHBOARD_PORTAL_URL
were set, then the gate's fail-closed branch told the operator 'install
the default Nous provider'. That message is misleading: the provider IS
installed; it's just unconfigured. And the contract only really needs
the per-instance client_id — the portal URL is the same for everyone
in production.

Three changes:

1. plugins/dashboard_auth/nous/__init__.py:
   - HERMES_DASHBOARD_PORTAL_URL is now optional and defaults to
     'https://portal.nousresearch.com'. Override only for staging
     (portal.rewbs.uk) or a custom deployment. Empty string also
     falls back to the default so an empty Fly secret can't point
     the dashboard at nowhere.
   - Plugin exposes a module-level LAST_SKIP_REASON: str that the gate
     reads when no providers register. Cleared on each register() call.
     Skip reasons are human-readable and actionable
     ('HERMES_DASHBOARD_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID is not set. The Nous Portal
     provisions this env var…').

2. plugins/dashboard_auth/nous/plugin.yaml:
   - requires_env drops HERMES_DASHBOARD_PORTAL_URL; only the client_id
     is mandatory. Description updated to reflect this.

3. hermes_cli/web_server.py:
   - When the gate fail-closes for 'no providers', it now reads each
     bundled plugin's LAST_SKIP_REASON and embeds them in the SystemExit
     message. Operator sees the specific config fix needed:
       Bundled providers reported these issues:
         • nous: HERMES_DASHBOARD_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID is not set. …
     instead of the prior generic 'Install the default Nous provider'.

Tests:
  - TestPluginRegister rewritten to assert the new defaults +
    LAST_SKIP_REASON contents (6 tests, +1 new for empty-string env).
  - New gate test test_start_server_surfaces_nous_skip_reason_when_unconfigured.
  - test_get_method_is_not_allowed widened to handle the SPA-shell 200
    path explicitly — assertion now verifies no JSON ticket leaks
    rather than asserting a specific status code (covers all four of
    401/404/405/200).

Docs updated: web-dashboard.md's 'Default provider' section now shows
the env-var table with required/optional columns and embeds the
fail-closed error message verbatim so operators can match what they
see at the prompt.
2026-05-27 02:12:27 -07:00
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nous feat(dashboard-auth): Nous plugin always-on; default portal URL; specific error messages 2026-05-27 02:12:27 -07:00