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fix(server): Antigravity Agent Platform passes GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS to the runtime - #30427

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Problem

With Antigravity's Sign-in method set to Agent Platform (Vertex AI) and no API key, the runtime authenticates through Google Application Default Credentials. T3 Code stripped GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS from the runtime's environment for every sign-in method. So a service-account key set under the instance's Environment variables, or in the server's own environment, was saved but never reached the runtime, and the runtime fell back to the user ADC file.

Reproduced on main b183048a82 in the web dev server, using a fresh database and a stand-in runtime that records its environment:

  1. Add an Antigravity instance on Agent Platform with a GCP project and location, no API key.
  2. Add GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS (sensitive) and AGY_ADC_AUTH=true under Environment variables.
  3. Click Connect.

The spawned runtime had AGY_ADC_AUTH and AGY_ACP_FORCE_FILE_STORAGE but no GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS. It was also missing when the variable came from the server's own environment.

Change

antigravityEnvironment keeps GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS (and any case alias of it) when the method is Agent Platform and no API key is saved, since ADC is then the selected credential. Every other method, and Agent Platform with an API key, still strips it, so ambient variables still cannot override the selected method. Every other key on the strip list is unchanged. The Antigravity user guide now states this exception: Agent Platform without a saved API key reads GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS from the instance's environment variables or the host, and a saved API key takes precedence.

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Fixes #30413

Triaged via the automated issue flow.

Verification

  • New test in apps/server/src/provider/antigravityAuthSupport.test.ts: Antigravity process environment > keeps Application Default Credentials only for Agent Platform without an API key.
    • On main it fails with expected undefined to be '/secrets/key.json'.
    • On this branch it passes, together with the existing tests that require stripping for the other methods. That includes the AntigravityDriver.test.ts harness, which passes the variable through provider env under the default method.
  • vp run check:changed passes: format, lint, knip, typecheck, and 28 tests in 2 files.
  • Runtime transcript from the real server, configured through Settings > Providers in the web app. Each run spawned a stand-in agy_acp_server.par that writes its environment, then runs apps/server/scripts/acp-mock-agent.ts. Only the relevant lines are shown:
Row Before b183048a82 After c58a99cee7 (application code identical to head)
Sensitive provider variable GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS AGY_ACP_FORCE_FILE_STORAGE=1, AGY_ADC_AUTH=true, no credentials path adds GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/tmp/…/sa/provider-key.json
Variable in the server's own environment only AGY_ACP_FORCE_FILE_STORAGE=1, AGY_ADC_AUTH=true, no credentials path adds GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/tmp/…/sa/key.json
Control: same as row 1 plus an Agent Platform API key n/a GOOGLE_API_KEY=<synthetic>, no credentials path (still stripped)
Stand-in runtime (synthetic, not committed)
#!/bin/sh
# Stand-in Antigravity runtime: records its environment, then speaks ACP via the repo's mock agent.
env | sort > /tmp/issue-lead-30413-r1/envdumps/env-$(date +%s%N).txt
export T3_ACP_ANTIGRAVITY=1
exec node ~/wt/issue-30413/apps/server/scripts/acp-mock-agent.ts "$@"

Its sibling localharness_external is #!/bin/sh / exit 99. The key file is a synthetic JSON stub.

Not checked: authenticating against Vertex with a real Antigravity runtime and service-account key (neither is available here), and native Windows or macOS spawning. The change is platform-independent string filtering, and case aliases are covered by the existing alias handling.

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juliusmarminge and others added 3 commits November 3, 2026 22:01
…d from Antigravity env

These tests reproduce #30413: with Agent Platform and no API key,
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS from the base environment must reach the
Antigravity runtime, while Agent Platform with an API key still drops it.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…t Platform

Agent Platform without an API key authenticates through Application
Default Credentials, but GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS was stripped from
the runtime environment for every sign-in method. Keep it only for that
case; every other method still strips it.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Verdict: Approved at b183118

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Agent Platform now receives the configured Google credential-file path when no API key is saved. The change preserves other authentication modes, API-key precedence, and the existing default sign-in method.

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Walkthrough

The change preserves GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS for Agent Platform when no API key is configured. Tests cover both API key conditions. Provider documentation describes how to configure Application Default Credentials.

Changes: Antigravity ADC environment forwarding

Layer / File(s) Summary
Preserve ADC for Agent Platform
apps/server/src/provider/antigravityAuthSupport.ts, apps/server/src/provider/antigravityAuthSupport.test.ts, docs/user/providers-antigravity.md
The environment filter retains GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS for Agent Platform when the API key is empty. Tests verify that the variable is removed when an API key is configured. The documentation describes setting the variable to an absolute service-account JSON key path.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related issues

  • pingdotgg/t3code#23036: This change forwards GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS when configured, but does not address the issue’s case where the variable is unset.

Possibly related PRs

  • pingdotgg/t3code#27759: Both changes concern Agent Platform authentication without an API key. That PR changes the credential setup flow; this PR changes whether the credentials variable reaches the runtime.
  • pingdotgg/t3code#24957: That PR detects missing ADC for Agent Platform without an API key. This PR forwards the configured credentials variable to the runtime.
  • pingdotgg/t3code#26374: Both changes modify Antigravity’s inherited environment filtering. That PR adds case-insensitive removal of CHROME_CRASHPAD_PIPE_NAME; this PR preserves GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS in the specified mode.

Suggested reviewers: maria-rcks

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 74ba6

Agent Platform can receive the configured credentials path when no API key is saved. No merge-blocking issue was identified.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4

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Title check Passed The title clearly identifies the server change and the credential variable it passes to the runtime.
Description check Passed The description explains the problem, change, linked issue, and detailed verification results, including checks that were not performed. It does not state explicit maintainer approval or explain why t…
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #30413 requires GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS to reach the Antigravity runtime for Agent Platform authentication. The whole-PR diff in antigravityAuthSupport.ts preserves the variable, incl…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The whole-PR diff changes the Antigravity environment filter, adds a test for that filter, and documents the same credential behavior. These changes support issue #30413. The diff shows no unrelated c…
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Issue #30413 requires GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS to reach the Antigravity runtime for Agent Platform authentication. The whole-PR diff in antigravityAuthSupport.ts preserves the variable, including case aliases, only when authMethod is agent-platform and no API key is set. The new test verifies retention without an API key and stripping with one. The PR summary reports runtime checks for provider and host environment values. The documentation explains this ADC exception and API-key precedence. The issue’s UI-disclosure alternative does not apply because the variable is no longer stripped in the requested configuration.

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The whole-PR diff changes the Antigravity environment filter, adds a test for that filter, and documents the same credential behavior. These changes support issue #30413. The diff shows no unrelated changes.

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Outside diff Clarify the exception for inherited ADC credentials.

48-48: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Clarify the exception for inherited ADC credentials.

For Agent Platform without an API key, an inherited GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS is now passed to the runtime. ADC checks that path before the local ADC file, so it can change the account used. Qualify this statement to describe that exception. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

As per coding guidelines, user docs should explain “anything unintuitive.”

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Review comment at @docs/user/providers-antigravity.md at line 48:
Update the credential-precedence statement in the Antigravity provider
documentation to clarify that, for Agent Platform without an API key, an
inherited GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS is passed to the runtime and ADC checks
it before the local ADC file, so it can change the account used; retain the
existing statement for other ambient credential variables.

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✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider Metric Main baseline This PR Impact PR ceiling
Codex Total thread wire 5.0 KiB 5.0 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 6.8 KiB ✅
Codex Thread snapshot wire 3.8 KiB 3.8 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 4.9 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn WebSocket wire 1.2 KiB 1.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 2.0 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn WebSocket decoded 21.5 KiB 21.5 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 24.4 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 8 ✅
Claude Total thread wire 5.0 KiB 5.0 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 6.8 KiB ✅
Claude Thread snapshot wire 3.8 KiB 3.8 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 4.9 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn WebSocket wire 1.2 KiB 1.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 2.0 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn WebSocket decoded 21.9 KiB 21.9 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 24.4 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 8 ✅

Baseline: d91915d · PR result: 74ba6a9 · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

  • Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
  • Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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@juliusmarminge juliusmarminge added bugfix Fix PR opened by an issue lead; enters the PR loop pr:needs-julius Needs Julius: route gate, unverifiable surface, or blocked labels Nov 3, 2026

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The automated pipeline stopped on this pull request and will not merge it:

the proof has no capture anyone can open:

  • Permanent blocker: Antigravity is unavailable in this environment, as stated in the brief. The real runtime's environment and Vertex service-account identity could not be observed.
  • Base failure, head success, instance-environment credentials, server-environment credentials, and the saved-API-key control were not exercised.
  • No captures or driver scripts were produced or uploaded; there is no public evidence URL.
  • The merge-base was calculated using locally available origin/main because fetching origin failed.

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[Bug]: Antigravity: GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS in provider env is saved but never reaches the runtime

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