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fix(providers): never overlay a bare env key onto a renamed provider's explicit credentials - #850

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Found while testing the release candidate with a config-file provider of type openai under a custom name.

With one renamed provider of a type (for example alpha: {type: openai, api_key: ..., base_url: http://localhost:9001/v1}) and a bare OPENAI_API_KEY in the environment, the env overlay replaced the provider's explicit key: the third-party base URL received the operator's real OpenAI key. With two renamed providers of the type, the env key was silently ignored with no log line.

The by-type fallback exists (#215) so a renamed provider that leaves a field empty gets it from the bare env var, and that still works. Bare env vars now only fill fields the renamed provider left empty (an unresolved ${VAR} placeholder counts as empty); explicitly set fields win and a startup WARN names the env prefix, provider, and ignored field names, never values. With two or more renamed providers nothing is applied and the WARN lists them. A provider named after the type is still fully overridden, and a type with no config provider still registers one from the environment.

Provider-specific note: the Vertex config-shape match goes through the same fill-or-warn path. docs/advanced/configuration.mdx, config/config.example.yaml, and .env.template now state the rule and point at <PROVIDER>_<SUFFIX>_* for a second instance.

Tests: a table-driven test covers explicit-field preservation, empty-field fill, placeholder fill, type-named override, and the two-provider warning, asserting the secret never appears in the log. The explicit-field and warning cases fail on main.

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  • Configuration

    • Improved handling of provider environment variables when providers are renamed or multiple providers share the same type.
    • Explicit API keys and base URLs are preserved; environment variables fill only unset fields where unambiguous.
    • Ambiguous variables are ignored and reported with a startup warning.
    • Additional provider instances can be configured using suffixed environment variables or separate configuration entries.
  • Documentation

    • Updated configuration guidance and the environment template with examples and precedence rules for provider environment variables.

…s explicit credentials

A bare OPENAI_API_KEY (or any <TYPE>_* env var) replaced the api_key and
base_url of the single config.yaml provider of that type even when it had a
different name and its own credentials, sending the env key to whatever
base_url that provider pointed at. With two such providers the env vars were
dropped silently.

Bare env vars now fully override only the provider named after the type. A
renamed provider of the type only receives fields it left empty; explicit
fields are kept and the ignored env vars are logged as a warning naming the
prefix and fields, never values. The ambiguous case logs the same warning.

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Bare provider environment variables now resolve against default-named, renamed, or multiple matching providers. Explicit fields remain unchanged where required, conflicts produce startup warnings, and tests and documentation cover the behavior.

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Provider environment overlay

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resolve provider environment candidates
internal/providers/config_env.go
Bare environment variables now create, select, or reject provider overlays based on matching candidates. Set fields are preserved, API keys are detected across supported forms, and ignored conflicts produce warnings.
Validate and document overlay behavior
internal/providers/config_env_test.go, .env.template, config/config.example.yaml, docs/advanced/configuration.mdx
Table-driven tests cover renamed, default-named, unresolved, and ambiguous providers. Configuration comments and documentation describe the overlay rules and warnings.

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Renamed providers with an embedded unresolved base URL placeholder will not receive the intended environment fallback, potentially leaving them unable to connect to their configured service. This bounded configuration correctness issue should be fixed before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Environment
  participant applyProviderEnvVars
  participant ProviderConfig
  participant slog
  Environment->>applyProviderEnvVars: provide bare provider variables
  applyProviderEnvVars->>ProviderConfig: enumerate matching providers
  ProviderConfig-->>applyProviderEnvVars: return candidates
  applyProviderEnvVars->>ProviderConfig: fill unset fields or apply override
  applyProviderEnvVars->>slog: log ignored or ambiguous variables
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Empty fields catch the passing mail
Named ones keep their chosen key
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In `@internal/providers/config_env.go`:
- Line 616: Update the base_url handling in the provider configuration merge to
use HasResolvedProviderValue(existing.BaseURL) instead of
normalizeResolvedBaseURL, so URLs containing embedded ${...} placeholders are
treated as unset and can be replaced by OPENAI_BASE_URL; add a regression test
covering an embedded placeholder such as https://${HOST}/v1.

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Confidence Score: 4/5

Not safe to merge until unresolved model placeholders are excluded from the explicit-model check or removed before provider resolution.

A focused Go test exercised YAML interpolation, the renamed-provider environment overlay, and final provider resolution, directly reproducing the fallback failure.

Files Needing Attention: internal/providers/config_env.go needs to distinguish resolved model entries from unresolved placeholders; provider model resolution should also avoid retaining unresolved placeholder IDs.

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  • T-Rex produced a P1 finding proof for the renamed OpenAI unset-model placeholder scenario, including a focused Go test source and a passing execution output.
  • T-Rex produced a second P1 finding proof addressing another aspect of the change.
  • T-Rex performed general contract validation by running the test for TestRenamedOpenAIUnsetModels with -run '^TestRenamedOpenAIUnsetModels' -count=1 -v and captured logs showing the pre- and post-overlay test results as PASS.

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drop("session_sticky_keys", v.SessionStickyKeys != nil, existing.SessionStickyKeys != nil, func() { v.SessionStickyKeys = nil })
drop("fairness_from_user_path", v.FairnessFromUserPath != nil, existing.FairnessFromUserPath != nil, func() { v.FairnessFromUserPath = nil })
drop("models", len(v.Models) > 0, len(existing.Models) > 0, func() { v.Models = nil })

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P1 Unresolved model placeholders block fallback

A renamed OpenAI provider with models: ["${UNSET_MODELS}"] is considered explicitly configured because this only checks whether the slice is nonempty. If UNSET_MODELS is absent, the unresolved value suppresses the bare OPENAI_MODELS fallback and is retained in the resolved provider's routable model IDs. Only resolved model entries should block the fill-only overlay, and unresolved entries should not reach ProviderConfig.Models.

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Focused Go test source for the renamed OpenAI unset-model placeholder scenario

  • Captured source of the focused Go test that loads the YAML placeholder and runs provider resolution; it exercises the claimed configuration path and is the takeaway.

Passing execution output for renamed OpenAI unset-model placeholder scenario

  • Captured output of the focused Go test showing `OPENAI_MODELS` ignored and `${UNSET_MODELS}` retained as the routable provider model; the bug reproduces.

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…nset for the env fill

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Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01QeodgpchoTafihJFab6u5k
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