fix(agent-auth): fall back to BETTER_AUTH_SECRET when PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET is absent

`jwtConfig()` in `agent-auth-jwt.ts` only read `PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET`.
Deployments that set `BETTER_AUTH_SECRET` (required for authenticated mode)
but omit the separate `PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET` variable received the
warning "local agent jwt secret missing or invalid; running without injected
PAPERCLIP_API_KEY" on every `claude_local` / `codex_local` heartbeat run,
leaving agents unable to call the API.

Every other auth path in the server (`better-auth.ts`, `index.ts`) already
falls back from `BETTER_AUTH_SECRET` to cover this case — align `jwtConfig()`
with the same pattern.

Adds a test for the fallback path.

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
This commit is contained in:
ErgonaWorks 2026-04-05 19:10:00 +00:00
parent 9d6d159209
commit 81ff9fb311
2 changed files with 22 additions and 1 deletions

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@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ import { createLocalAgentJwt, verifyLocalAgentJwt } from "../agent-auth-jwt.js";
describe("agent local JWT", () => {
const secretEnv = "PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET";
const betterAuthSecretEnv = "BETTER_AUTH_SECRET";
const ttlEnv = "PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_TTL_SECONDS";
const issuerEnv = "PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_ISSUER";
const audienceEnv = "PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_AUDIENCE";
const originalEnv = {
secret: process.env[secretEnv],
betterAuthSecret: process.env[betterAuthSecretEnv],
ttl: process.env[ttlEnv],
issuer: process.env[issuerEnv],
audience: process.env[audienceEnv],
@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ describe("agent local JWT", () => {
beforeEach(() => {
process.env[secretEnv] = "test-secret";
delete process.env[betterAuthSecretEnv];
process.env[ttlEnv] = "3600";
delete process.env[issuerEnv];
delete process.env[audienceEnv];
@ -26,6 +29,8 @@ describe("agent local JWT", () => {
vi.useRealTimers();
if (originalEnv.secret === undefined) delete process.env[secretEnv];
else process.env[secretEnv] = originalEnv.secret;
if (originalEnv.betterAuthSecret === undefined) delete process.env[betterAuthSecretEnv];
else process.env[betterAuthSecretEnv] = originalEnv.betterAuthSecret;
if (originalEnv.ttl === undefined) delete process.env[ttlEnv];
else process.env[ttlEnv] = originalEnv.ttl;
if (originalEnv.issuer === undefined) delete process.env[issuerEnv];
@ -57,6 +62,22 @@ describe("agent local JWT", () => {
expect(verifyLocalAgentJwt("abc.def.ghi")).toBeNull();
});
it("falls back to BETTER_AUTH_SECRET when PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET is absent", () => {
delete process.env[secretEnv];
process.env[betterAuthSecretEnv] = "fallback-secret";
vi.setSystemTime(new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"));
const token = createLocalAgentJwt("agent-1", "company-1", "claude_local", "run-1");
expect(typeof token).toBe("string");
const claims = verifyLocalAgentJwt(token!);
expect(claims).toMatchObject({
sub: "agent-1",
company_id: "company-1",
adapter_type: "claude_local",
run_id: "run-1",
});
});
it("rejects expired tokens", () => {
process.env[ttlEnv] = "1";
vi.setSystemTime(new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"));

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@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function parseNumber(value: string | undefined, fallback: number) {
}
function jwtConfig() {
const secret = process.env.PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET;
const secret = process.env.PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET?.trim() || process.env.BETTER_AUTH_SECRET?.trim();
if (!secret) return null;
return {