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fix(web-search): arm non-Ollama passthrough bridge backends - #4515

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  • Issue [Provider compatibility] Key-auth Responses gateway (Kimi K3) echoes hosted web_search as client function_call; webSearchBridge executor is Ollama-only #4429 reports Codex App sending a hosted web_search declaration through a key-auth openai-responses passthrough (AI2API to Moonshot kimi-k3). The gateway returns a client function_call named web_search, the undeclared-tool guard cuts the stream, and the turn dies after five reconnects.
  • The title is misleading. fix(web-search): opt-in hosted web-search bridge for the key-auth Responses passthrough #4142 already added providers.<name>.webSearchBridge, but only the Ollama executor shipped, and planPassthroughWebSearchBridge refused every other backend. On a gateway whose baseUrl is not https://ollama.com, the bridge never armed even when configured.
  • This slice arms the existing sidecar executors (openai / anthropic / xai / gemini / exa) behind an explicit webSearchBridge.backend. Credentials stay on that backend: Ollama still spends this provider's API key on the planned endpoint; the others reuse the matching sidecar credential. A missing credential leaves the bridge disarmed rather than falling through to a paid Luna/Exa search.
  • Mixed-tool continuation is not in this PR. Probe B ends with pending exec plus web_search function calls, which still hits web_search_bridge_mixed_tools. A follow-up needs a continuation design that preserves the client's exec call/call_id and ordering without executing it proxy-side or losing already completed hosted-search items.
  • DeepSeek XML-like assistant text is a different contract and stays unexecuted. The undeclared-tool guard is unchanged.

Reported by @mdwsk88. Additional DeepSeek Responses reproduction from @jaychou0642-create. Design constraints from @Ingwannu.

This does not close #4429. The reporter's Codex App mixed catalog still fails closed until mixed-tool continuation lands.

Pre-existing, not introduced here: resolveOllamaWebSearchEndpoint and config validation only require a parseable http/https URL. They do not run providerDestinationConfigError, so an operator endpoint of http://169.254.169.254/ still receives the serving API key. That hole is ollama-only and predates this slice.

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  • bun test tests/web-search/web-search-passthrough-bridge.test.ts — 41 pass, including hosted-only web_search_call relay, probe B mixed fail-closed, DeepSeek-style XML text with no dispatch, an Exa-backed non-Ollama gateway, and captured Exa search headers (x-api-key: exa-canary, no Authorization, not the inbound caller bearer and not the serving provider key).
  • bun test tests/adapters/anthropic/anthropic-sidecar-account-failover.test.ts — pass (this was the CI SyntaxError: barrel cycle).
  • bun test tests/web-search/web-search.test.ts tests/web-search/web-search-backend-union.test.ts tests/lab/core-lab-boundary.test.ts — 108 pass
  • bun run typecheck
  • bun run structure:check

Product suite / full bun run test / GUI typecheck NOT RUN.

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  • Scope stays focused and avoids unrelated cleanup.
  • Docs or release notes were updated when needed.
  • Security-sensitive changes were reviewed for secrets, auth, and unsafe defaults.

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  • New Features

    • Web-search bridging now supports OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Gemini, and Exa, in addition to Ollama.
    • Supported sidecar backends can reuse their configured credentials for hosted searches.
    • Multiple search queries are combined and duplicate sources are removed.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Missing credentials now safely disable the search bridge instead of falling back unexpectedly.
    • Mixed hosted and client-executed tool calls fail safely.
    • Assistant text resembling XML search instructions is no longer executed.
  • Documentation

    • Added configuration guidance for backend selection, credentials, and fail-closed behavior.

Key-auth Responses gateways could opt into webSearchBridge, but only the
Ollama executor shipped, so a non-ollama.com origin never armed. Reuse the
existing sidecar executors behind an explicit backend, keep mixed-tool and
assistant-text dispatch fail-closed, and leave continuation redesign out of
this slice.
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The passthrough web-search bridge now supports explicit Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Gemini, and Exa backends. It resolves backend-specific credentials, executes sidecar searches, preserves fail-closed tool handling, and adds coverage for these flows.

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Web-search bridge expansion

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Backend contracts and bridge planning
src/types/provider.ts, src/web-search/passthrough-bridge.ts, docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/configuration/providers.md, structure/runtime.md
The bridge supports six explicit backends. Ollama uses the provider API key and endpoint. Other backends use matching sidecar credentials. Missing credentials leave the bridge disarmed. Mixed hosted and client tools still fail closed, and assistant text does not trigger searches.
Sidecar provider discovery
src/web-search/sidecar-providers.ts, src/web-search/index.ts
Shared helpers locate usable Anthropic, xAI, and Gemini sidecar accounts and map xAI search settings. The helpers remain available through src/web-search/index.ts.
Responses gateway wiring
src/server/responses/core.ts
The Responses path resolves bridge authorization, enables OpenAI sidecar resolution when required, and invokes createPassthroughWebSearchBridgeExecutor with provider, credential, hosted-tool, image, and sidecar settings.
Backend dispatch and behavior validation
src/web-search/passthrough-bridge.ts, tests/web-search/web-search-passthrough-bridge.test.ts
The generalized executor dispatches to Ollama and sidecar runners. It applies backend settings, aggregates multi-query results, deduplicates sources, and reports missing credentials. Tests cover credential isolation, hosted-call continuation, mixed-tool failure, XML-like assistant text, and Exa-backed gateway execution.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ResponsesCore
  participant PassthroughBridge
  participant SidecarExecutor
  participant SearchBackend
  ResponsesCore->>PassthroughBridge: resolve auth and plan intercepted web_search
  ResponsesCore->>PassthroughBridge: create generalized executor
  PassthroughBridge->>SidecarExecutor: dispatch using matching credential
  SidecarExecutor->>SearchBackend: execute search
  SearchBackend-->>SidecarExecutor: return search results
  SidecarExecutor-->>ResponsesCore: return deduplicated results for continuation
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A model configured for one search provider can be sent to another provider when bridge routing differs, producing failed web-search results. Bind model selection to the selected bridge backend before merging.

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Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes stay within issue #4429. src/web-search/sidecar-providers.ts and the related src/web-search/index.ts export changes support shared sidecar credential discovery required by the new brid…
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Comment on lines +695 to +698
const model = backend === "anthropic" ? sidecar.model ?? DEFAULT_ANTHROPIC_BRIDGE_MODEL
: backend === "xai" ? sidecar.model ?? DEFAULT_XAI_BRIDGE_MODEL
: backend === "gemini" ? sidecar.model ?? DEFAULT_GEMINI_BRIDGE_MODEL
: sidecar.model ?? DEFAULT_OPENAI_BRIDGE_MODEL;

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P1 Badge Select the model for the bridge backend

When webSearchSidecar.model is configured for its own backend but a provider selects a different webSearchBridge.backend, this code sends that incompatible model to the bridge executor. For example, the valid global pair { backend: "openai", model: "gpt-5.6-luna" } combined with an Anthropic bridge sends gpt-5.6-luna to Anthropic, so the newly armed search fails instead of using claude-sonnet-5; the management API normally validates webSearchSidecar.backend and model as a pair. Apply the configured model only when the global and bridge backends match, or provide bridge-specific model configuration and otherwise use the selected backend's default.

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In `@src/web-search/passthrough-bridge.ts`:
- Around line 683-698: Update sidecar model resolution so backend-specific
overrides are used only when resolveSidecarBackend(webSearchSidecar.backend)
matches the selected bridge backend; otherwise select that backend’s default
model. Carry the configured sidecar backend through the bridge context, and
extract a shared backend/model resolver reused by planWebSearch and
sidecarSettingsForBridge, preserving valid overrides for Anthropic, xAI, Gemini,
and OpenAI.

In `@tests/web-search/web-search-passthrough-bridge.test.ts`:
- Around line 807-810: Update the request interception logic around the Exa
branch in the web-search passthrough tests to record its x-api-key and
authorization headers before returning. Extend the Exa test assertions to
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Comment on lines +683 to +698
const DEFAULT_OPENAI_BRIDGE_MODEL = "gpt-5.6-luna";
const DEFAULT_ANTHROPIC_BRIDGE_MODEL = "claude-sonnet-5";
const DEFAULT_XAI_BRIDGE_MODEL = "grok-4.6";
const DEFAULT_GEMINI_BRIDGE_MODEL = "gemini-3.8-flash";
const DEFAULT_BRIDGE_REASONING = "low";

function sidecarSettingsForBridge(
backend: ProviderWebSearchBridgeBackend,
plan: PassthroughWebSearchBridgePlan,
context: PassthroughWebSearchBridgeExecutorContext,
): SidecarSettings {
const sidecar = context.sidecar ?? {};
const model = backend === "anthropic" ? sidecar.model ?? DEFAULT_ANTHROPIC_BRIDGE_MODEL
: backend === "xai" ? sidecar.model ?? DEFAULT_XAI_BRIDGE_MODEL
: backend === "gemini" ? sidecar.model ?? DEFAULT_GEMINI_BRIDGE_MODEL
: sidecar.model ?? DEFAULT_OPENAI_BRIDGE_MODEL;

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Resolve bridge models against the bridge backend.

webSearchSidecar.model is a backend-specific override, not an OpenAI-only value. The management contract in src/server/management/web-search-sidecar-options.ts:91-99 accepts a model only for its matching backend, and src/web-search/index.ts:261-331 passes cfg.model to the selected executor.

The bridge selects its backend from provider.webSearchBridge.backend, but src/server/responses/core.ts:6290-6300 passes only the global sidecar settings into createPassthroughWebSearchBridgeExecutor. sidecarSettingsForBridge then applies context.sidecar.model to every bridge backend. The Anthropic, xAI, and Gemini runners consume that value as their request model.

A valid OpenAI override such as gpt-5.6-luna can therefore reach an Anthropic, xAI, or Gemini bridge and may be rejected by that API. Use the configured model only when resolveSidecarBackend(webSearchSidecar.backend) matches the bridge backend. Otherwise, use that bridge backend’s default model.

Carry the sidecar backend into the bridge context and extract a shared backend/model resolver for planWebSearch and the bridge. Preserve legitimate Anthropic, xAI, and Gemini overrides. Do not restrict overrides to OpenAI or rely on a nonexistent resolveSidecarModelForBackend.

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In `@src/web-search/passthrough-bridge.ts` around lines 683 - 698, Update sidecar
model resolution so backend-specific overrides are used only when
resolveSidecarBackend(webSearchSidecar.backend) matches the selected bridge
backend; otherwise select that backend’s default model. Carry the configured
sidecar backend through the bridge context, and extract a shared backend/model
resolver reused by planWebSearch and sidecarSettingsForBridge, preserving valid
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Comment on lines +807 to 810
if (url.includes("/api/web_search") || url.includes("api.exa.ai/search")) {
searches += 1;
searchUrls.push(url);
hooks.onSearch?.();

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Record and assert the Exa request credential. In tests/web-search/web-search-passthrough-bridge.test.ts:807-810, the Exa branch returns before request headers are recorded. The Exa test at lines 1042-1063 therefore checks only the Exa URL and gateway Authorization header. Record the Exa x-api-key and authorization headers separately. Assert that x-api-key is exa-canary and that the Exa request does not contain fixture-key.

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Importing sidecar locators from web-search/index.ts left findAnthropicSidecarProvider
uninitialized when core loaded the barrel and the bridge together. Move the locators
to a sibling module and capture Exa search headers so the non-Ollama credential
path is pinned in the fixture.
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이 PR은 지금 dev에 있는 웹검색 패스스루 브릿지를 "설정만 되고 실제로 안 켜지는" 상태에서 벗어나게 합니다. 현재 체크아웃(8e6c99608)의 src/web-search/passthrough-bridge.tsplanPassthroughWebSearchBridgebridge.backend !== "ollama"이면 바로 undefined를 돌려줍니다. 그래서 providers.<name>.webSearchBridge에 openai/anthropic/xai/gemini/exa를 적어도 실행기가 붙지 않고, AI2API 같은 키 인증 Responses 게이트웨이에서는 Codex가 선언한 hosted web_searchfunction_call로 돌아와 undeclared-tool guard에 막히는 #4429 증상이 그대로입니다.

이번 변경은 createOllamaBridgeExecutorcreatePassthroughWebSearchBridgeExecutor로 바꾸고, resolvePassthroughWebSearchBridgeAuth로 백엔드별 자격증명을 고릅니다. 연결 지점은 src/server/responses/core.ts의 passthrough 웹검색 계획 구간입니다. Ollama는 예전처럼 그 provider API 키를 검색 엔드포인트에 쓰고, 나머지 백엔드는 이미 있는 sidecar executor와 그 자격증명을 재사용합니다. 자격증명이 없으면 다른 유료 검색으로 몰래 넘어가지 않고 브릿지를 끕니다. 문서도 docs-site/.../providers.mdwebSearchBridge 표를 그에 맞게 고쳤습니다.

테스트도 핵심입니다. tests/web-search/web-search-passthrough-bridge.test.ts가 크게 늘었고, hosted-only 릴레이, probe B mixed fail-closed, DeepSeek 스타일 XML 텍스트 미실행, Exa 백엔드 경로를 커버한다고 본문에 적혀 있습니다. 혼합 툴 continuation은 이 슬라이스에 넣지 않았고, 그래서 #4429는 닫지 않습니다. Codex App이 execweb_search를 같이 내면 여전히 web_search_bridge_mixed_tools로 막힙니다. 그 한계는 솔직하고 범위도 맞습니다.

types/config 분할 캠페인과는 겹치지 않습니다. 손대는 곳은 passthrough-bridge.ts, provider.ts의 브릿지 백엔드 주석/타입, core.ts의 브릿지 wiring, 문서와 테스트입니다. 지금 dev 기준으로도 바로 가치 있는 제품 수정입니다.

라인 - src/web-search/passthrough-bridge.ts planPassthroughWebSearchBridge - 현재 dev는 ollama만 통과시킨다. PR은 backend를 필수로 두고 auth가 있을 때만 arm 한다. 설정 예제가 backend를 빠뜨리면 예전보다 더 쉽게 꺼진 채로 남을 수 있다.
라인 - src/server/responses/core.ts webSearchBridge execute wiring - OpenAI sidecar resolve와 bridge auth가 같은 요청에서 묶인다. sidecar 후보가 비어 있으면 openai backend 브릿지가 조용히 disarmed 된다. 운영자에게 "왜 안 됐는지" 로그가 필요한지 확인이 필요하다.
경로/심볼 - mixed-tool continuation - 본문이 인정하듯 probe B는 여전히 fail-closed다. #4429 reporter의 Codex App mixed catalog는 이 PR만으로는 살지 않는다.
경로/심볼 - DeepSeek XML-like assistant text - 의도적으로 실행하지 않는다. 맞지만, 사용자가 XML을 진짜 검색 지시로 쓰는 게이트웨이에서는 기대와 어긋날 수 있다.
경로/심볼 - tests/web-search/web-search-passthrough-bridge.test.ts - 로컬 41 pass는 좋지만 product suite / GUI typecheck는 안 돌렸다. tip CI가 게이트인 점은 유지하자.

메인테이너의 판단이 필요한 지점

  • #4429를 부분 수정으로 남길지, mixed-tool continuation을 바로 이어서 잡을지
  • backend 누락/자격증명 누락 시 운영자 진단 메시지 수위
  • Exa/Anthropic 등 유료 sidecar를 bridge로 켤 때의 비용·동의 문구를 문서에 더 강조할지

너의 추천
현재 dev에 대해 merge 후보로 본다. tip CI 초록 확인 후 먼저 넣고, #4429는 mixed-tool continuation 후속 PR을 따로 열어 연결하라. 이 PR만으로 issue를 닫지 마라.

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