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fix(server): tell remote clients where to turn on T3 Connect - #32426
Turning on T3 Connect from the desktop app for a remote environment (Settings → Sharing & access, a host reached over Tailscale, the LAN or a reverse proxy) always fails with "Could not obtain environment link proof: Invalid managed endpoint origin." The server deliberately signs a link proof only for a request that reaches it over loopback. That refusal is correct, but the message does not say why it failed or what to do instead.
Reproduced on main 83a3674ffd against a real dev server (vp run dev --host 0.0.0.0, fresh database, paired with the startup token). POST /api/connect/link-proof signs over 127.0.0.1, and returns HTTP 400 "Invalid managed endpoint origin." both over the machine's tailnet IP and over loopback with X-Forwarded-Host/X-Forwarded-Proto (what Tailscale Serve adds).
Change
CloudLinkOriginInvalidError gets a remote reason. linkProof raises it when the request came from another machine: forwarded-authority headers are present, or the request host is not loopback and the caller is not the desktop-bootstrap principal (the WSL backend). Its message is "T3 Connect can only be turned on from the machine running this environment. On that machine, use Settings → Sharing & access or run t3 connect link." The loopback-host check moved out of isAllowedEndpointOrigin into linkProof, which removes its allowNonLoopbackRequestHost flag. Malformed origins from a client (non-loopback tunnel origin, port mismatch, unsupported provider kind) keep "Invalid managed endpoint origin."
Every request refused on main is still refused with HTTP 400. Only the message changes. Web, desktop and mobile already append the server's message to "Could not obtain environment link proof", so no client change is needed.
vp test run apps/server/src/cloud/http.test.ts: the paired-client-over-non-loopback-host test and the forwarded-host and forwarded-protocol rows fail on main (message is "Invalid managed endpoint origin.", expected to contain t3 connect link) and pass on this branch. The WSL desktop-bootstrap, non-loopback tunnel origin and mismatched port tests are unchanged and pass.
vp test run apps/server/src/cloud/: 21 files, 221 tests pass. vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck (3 packages) and tests pass.
Runtime transcript, same driver against fresh dev servers on each side (synthetic challenge, no tokens):
link-proof transcript, before and after
## before: main 83a3674ffd
== loopback (host connecting to itself): POST http://127.0.0.1:16667/api/connect/link-proof
HTTP 200
<signed proof, 3513 chars>
== remote client over non-loopback IP: POST http://<tailnet-ip>:16667/api/connect/link-proof
HTTP 400
{"_tag":"EnvironmentHttpBadRequestError","message":"Invalid managed endpoint origin."}
== remote client through a reverse proxy (Tailscale Serve-style): POST http://127.0.0.1:16667/api/connect/link-proof -H x-forwarded-host: host.tailnet.ts.net:8443 -H x-forwarded-proto: https
HTTP 400
{"_tag":"EnvironmentHttpBadRequestError","message":"Invalid managed endpoint origin."}
## after: fix/issue-32422 84707afb90
== loopback (host connecting to itself): POST http://127.0.0.1:16667/api/connect/link-proof
HTTP 200
<signed proof, 3513 chars>
== remote client over non-loopback IP: POST http://<tailnet-ip>:16667/api/connect/link-proof
HTTP 400
{"_tag":"EnvironmentHttpBadRequestError","message":"T3 Connect can only be turned on from the machine running this environment. On that machine, use Settings → Sharing & access or run `t3 connect link`."}
== remote client through a reverse proxy (Tailscale Serve-style): POST http://127.0.0.1:16667/api/connect/link-proof -H x-forwarded-host: host.tailnet.ts.net:8443 -H x-forwarded-proto: https
HTTP 400
{"_tag":"EnvironmentHttpBadRequestError","message":"T3 Connect can only be turned on from the machine running this environment. On that machine, use Settings → Sharing & access or run `t3 connect link`."}
Not checked: the desktop toast itself, which needs a T3 Connect sign-in this environment lacks. No render code changed; the toast shows the server message above after "Could not obtain environment link proof: ". Also not run on a real WSL host; that path is covered by the existing desktop-bootstrap test.
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A paired client reaching the server from another machine, or through a
proxy that adds forwarded-authority headers, is refused a link proof with
"Invalid managed endpoint origin.", which tells the user nothing about
why or what to do. These tests expect the refusal (still a 400) to point
the user at `t3 connect link` on the host. Malformed client-supplied
origins keep the existing message.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
A link-proof request that reaches the server from another machine (through a
proxy that adds forwarded-authority headers, or over a non-loopback host
without the desktop-bootstrap principal) was refused with "Invalid managed
endpoint origin.", which tells the user nothing. The refusal stays exactly as
strict; it now raises a "remote" CloudLinkOriginInvalidError whose message
tells the user to run `t3 connect link` on the host. Malformed origins keep
the old message.
The request-host loopback check moves from isAllowedEndpointOrigin into
linkProof so the two refusals are distinguishable.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Remote clients now receive instructions for enabling T3 Connect on the environment’s machine. Existing local-request restrictions and the desktop-bootstrap exception remain in place.
No code changes detected at e31099f. Prior analysis still applies.
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Link-proof validation now distinguishes non-loopback requests from invalid managed endpoint origins. Non-loopback requests from principals other than desktop-bootstrap receive a remote-origin error. Endpoint-origin checks continue to validate the local endpoint host and port.
Changes: Link-proof origin validation
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Summary
Origin checks and error types apps/server/src/cloud/linkChecks.ts, apps/server/src/cloud/CloudLink.ts
A helper checks whether a request URL uses a loopback hostname. Endpoint-origin validation no longer takes an allowNonLoopbackRequestHost option and still checks the local endpoint host and port. CloudLinkOriginInvalidError supports a remote origin with a dedicated message.
Link-proof flow and response assertions apps/server/src/cloud/CloudLink.ts, apps/server/src/cloud/http.test.ts
linkProof rejects non-loopback requests for principals other than desktop-bootstrap and continues to reject forwarded-authority headers. HTTP tests check the expected message for each rejection case.
pingdotgg/t3code#27412: This change provides distinct error guidance for non-loopback requests. It does not enable the iOS client flow.
pingdotgg/t3code#31534: This change provides distinct error guidance for the reported non-loopback rejection. It does not enable the requested iOS flow.
Suggested reviewers:aididhaiqal
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to e3109
Remote users receive guidance to link from the host. No merge-blocking issue was identified.
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[#32422] CloudLink.ts now gives remote link-proof requests host-side instructions. http.test.ts checks the message for forwarded requests and preserves the invalid-origin message for client-suppli…
Update the post-link CLI guidance for hosts with a running background service to direct users to restart it. Add automated coverage for that guidance.
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[#32422] The linkChecks.ts origin-check refactor supports the remote-request distinction. The CloudLink.ts changes and http.test.ts updates implement and verify the linked issue’s error-message …
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[#32422] The linkChecks.ts origin-check refactor supports the remote-request distinction. The CloudLink.ts changes and http.test.ts updates implement and verify the linked issue’s error-message objective. No unrelated changes are identified.
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[#32422] CloudLink.ts now gives remote link-proof requests host-side instructions. http.test.ts checks the message for forwarded requests and preserves the invalid-origin message for client-supplied invalid origins. The separate CLI requirement remains unmet: the issue says t3 connect link must direct users with a running background service to restart that service. apps/server/src/cli/connect.ts is unchanged in this PR.
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Update the post-link CLI guidance for hosts with a running background service to direct users to restart it. Add automated coverage for that guidance.
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.
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Update the post-link CLI guidance for hosts with a running background service to
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Built each commit in its own worktree and ran its real server on Linux x64 with a fresh empty database and seeding disabled. The identical driver paired an HTTP client, then submitted the same link-proof payload through a non-loopback interface and through loopback with forwarded-host and forwarded-protocol headers. All three responses remained HTTP 400; their message changed as expected.
Recordings are paced playback of captured HTTP output, not desktop screen recordings. Both use 1440×1080, dark presentation, and state their environment.
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The older desktop Settings toggle flow was not exercised: current desktop hides the remote toggle, and T3 Connect sign-in is unavailable on this VM.
Cross-machine transport and an actual HTTPS reverse proxy were not exercised. Requests used the same VM's real non-loopback interface and explicit forwarded-authority headers.
Successful host-side linking and desktop-bootstrap exceptions were not exercised; this evidence covers authenticated remote and forwarded-authority refusals.
Freshness of origin/main could not be confirmed because fetch failed. The tested base is the merge-base against the available origin/main ref and is also the head commit's main parent.
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Problem
Turning on T3 Connect from the desktop app for a remote environment (Settings → Sharing & access, a host reached over Tailscale, the LAN or a reverse proxy) always fails with "Could not obtain environment link proof: Invalid managed endpoint origin." The server deliberately signs a link proof only for a request that reaches it over loopback. That refusal is correct, but the message does not say why it failed or what to do instead.
Reproduced on main
83a3674ffdagainst a real dev server (vp run dev --host 0.0.0.0, fresh database, paired with the startup token).POST /api/connect/link-proofsigns over127.0.0.1, and returns HTTP 400 "Invalid managed endpoint origin." both over the machine's tailnet IP and over loopback withX-Forwarded-Host/X-Forwarded-Proto(what Tailscale Serve adds).Change
CloudLinkOriginInvalidErrorgets aremotereason.linkProofraises it when the request came from another machine: forwarded-authority headers are present, or the request host is not loopback and the caller is not the desktop-bootstrap principal (the WSL backend). Its message is "T3 Connect can only be turned on from the machine running this environment. On that machine, use Settings → Sharing & access or runt3 connect link." The loopback-host check moved out ofisAllowedEndpointOriginintolinkProof, which removes itsallowNonLoopbackRequestHostflag. Malformed origins from a client (non-loopback tunnel origin, port mismatch, unsupported provider kind) keep "Invalid managed endpoint origin."Every request refused on main is still refused with HTTP 400. Only the message changes. Web, desktop and mobile already append the server's message to "Could not obtain environment link proof", so no client change is needed.
Scope and approval
Fixes #32422
Verification
vp test run apps/server/src/cloud/http.test.ts: the paired-client-over-non-loopback-host test and the forwarded-host and forwarded-protocol rows fail on main (message is "Invalid managed endpoint origin.", expected to containt3 connect link) and pass on this branch. The WSL desktop-bootstrap, non-loopback tunnel origin and mismatched port tests are unchanged and pass.vp test run apps/server/src/cloud/: 21 files, 221 tests pass.vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck (3 packages) and tests pass.link-proof transcript, before and after
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