molecule-core/canvas
Hongming Wang f3782662bd refactor(external-connect): embed help in agent paste, fix wrong docs hostname
Two related fixes to the Connect-External-Agent flow that the user
flagged: the "Need help?" disclosure block in the modal is for the
operator's eyes only — but the agent reading the pasted snippet has
no access to that context. And the docs URL was pointing at a
hostname that doesn't resolve.

User-visible problems:
1. The agent doesn't see the install link, docs link, or the common-
   error/check pairs that the human pasted. When the agent fails to
   register or hits ConnectionRefused, it can't self-diagnose because
   the troubleshooting context lives in a separate UI block.
2. https://docs.molecule.ai → DNS NXDOMAIN. Every "Documentation"
   link in the modal was a dead link.

## Fixes

### Move help INTO the snippet (not a separate human-only UI block)
Each of the 7 server-rendered templates in
`workspace-server/internal/handlers/external_connection.go` now
appends a `# Need help?` section with: install link, correct docs
link, and the top common errors as `# • symptom — check` pairs.

Templates updated: curl / channel (Claude Code) / mcp (Universal MCP) /
python / hermes / codex / openclaw. Agents reading the paste now have
the same diagnostic context the human did.

### Drop the duplicated UI block in the canvas modal
`canvas/src/components/ExternalConnectModal.tsx`:
- Removed the `TAB_HELP` per-tab metadata constant (152 lines).
- Removed the `HelpBlock` component (62 lines).
- Removed the `<HelpBlock help={TAB_HELP[tab]} />` render call.

The snippet is now the single source of truth for tab-level help.

### Fix the wrong docs hostname
The actual docs site is `doc.moleculesai.app` (singular `doc`,
`.app` not `.ai`), confirmed by:
- `package.json` description in `Molecule-AI/docs` repo →
  "Molecule AI documentation site — doc.moleculesai.app"
- HTTP HEAD on the new URL → 200 for both
  `/docs/guides/mcp-server-setup` and
  `/docs/guides/external-agent-registration`
- HTTP HEAD on old `docs.molecule.ai` → 000 (NXDOMAIN)

All template docs URLs now point at `doc.moleculesai.app`.

## Verification
- `go build ./...` clean
- `go test ./internal/handlers/... -count=1` green
- `pnpm test` → 1291/1291 pass (unchanged)
- `tsc --noEmit` clean
- 219 LOC removed (canvas duplicate UI), 69 LOC added (snippet help)
- Net `-150 LOC` while gaining the agent-readable help

## Out of scope (deferred, captured in followups)
- One blog post still has `canonical: "https://docs.molecule.ai/blog/..."`
  in `src/app/blog/2026-04-20-chrome-devtools-mcp/page.mdx` — separate
  blog-content fix.
- Comment in `theme-provider.tsx` references `docs.moleculesai.app`
  (with `s`) — comment-only, not a runtime URL.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-05 13:51:35 -07:00
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e2e canvas/e2e: surface admin-orgs row + workspace body on failure 2026-05-03 14:01:50 -07:00
public chore: replace brand icon and add HANDOFF.md 2026-04-13 13:03:40 -07:00
src refactor(external-connect): embed help in agent paste, fix wrong docs hostname 2026-05-05 13:51:35 -07:00
.env.example fix(canvas): close 4 gaps in WS status indicator (env, toast, tests) 2026-04-14 08:26:38 +00:00
.gitignore feat(canvas): SaaS cross-origin — slug header + cookie credentials (Phase F) 2026-04-14 20:08:39 -07:00
components.json fix(canvas): restore text-white on saturated buttons + close zinc gaps 2026-05-03 02:04:20 -07:00
Dockerfile chore(canvas): upgrade node:20-alpine → node:22-alpine 2026-04-24 18:54:30 +00:00
next.config.ts fix(canvas,dotenv): review-driven hardening of fit gate + parser parity 2026-04-24 22:23:51 -07:00
package-lock.json fix(canvas): regenerate lockfile with cross-platform optional deps 2026-05-03 01:52:42 -07:00
package.json feat(canvas): warm-paper theme + Tailwind v4 migration 2026-05-03 01:43:55 -07:00
playwright.config.ts initial commit — Molecule AI platform 2026-04-13 11:55:37 -07:00
playwright.staging.config.ts feat(e2e): canary + canvas Playwright workflows; delegation mechanics 2026-04-21 04:15:10 -07:00
postcss.config.js feat(canvas): warm-paper theme + Tailwind v4 migration 2026-05-03 01:43:55 -07:00
tsconfig.json initial commit — Molecule AI platform 2026-04-13 11:55:37 -07:00
vitest.config.ts feat(canvas): vitest coverage instrumentation (#1815, no CI gate yet) 2026-04-26 23:44:07 -07:00