docs(onboarding): kimi bridge — opt into Layer 1 ?include=peer_info

Audited all 9 templates in external_connection.go against current platform
state. Channel (Claude Code) is fixed in the parent commit on this branch.
The remaining templates are mostly fine — UniversalMCP / Python / Hermes /
Codex / OpenClaw all use per-invocation env or workspace-specific server
names that handle multi-workspace correctly through their respective
runtime config (claude.json / config.yaml / config.toml / openclaw mcp).

The one outlier is the Kimi bridge script, which polls /activity in a Python
loop. That poll was bare — no ?include=peer_info — so Kimi operators saw
the legacy row shape and never received the Layer 1 enrichment fields
(peer_name / peer_role / agent_card_url / attachments[]) that the platform
projects when asked.

Changes:
- kimi_bridge.py poll_inbound: add `"include": "peer_info"` to the
  params dict. Pre-Layer-1 platforms ignore the unknown filter and
  return the bare row shape (HTTP spec: unknown query params are
  dropped silently) — back-compat across deploys.
- "What the script does" comment block notes the enrichment + points
  operators at how to use the new fields in their custom logic.

Adds TestPollingTemplates_OptIntoPeerInfo as a regression gate — any
template that polls /activity must opt into the enrichment, or operators
who customize the script silently lose sender / attachment metadata.

The Channel (Claude Code) plugin's poll URL is in molecule-mcp-claude-
channel/server.ts pollWorkspace (not in this Go file) and is handled in
PR#21 on that repo with the same opt-in semantics.

Tests: 6 pass (3 existing + 3 added across the two commits on this branch).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

workspace-server/internal/handlers/external_connection.go

@@ -216,69 +216,102 @@ curl -fsS -X POST "{{PLATFORM_URL}}/registry/register" \
 const externalChannelTemplate = `# Claude Code channel — bridges this workspace's A2A traffic into your
 # Claude Code session. No tunnel/public URL needed (polling-based).
 #
-# Prereq: Bun installed (channel plugins are Bun scripts).
-#   bun --version    # must print a version number
+# Prereq: Bun 1.3+ installed (channel plugins are Bun scripts).
+#   bun --version    # must print a version (1.3.x or newer)
 #
-# 1. Inside Claude Code, install the channel plugin from its GitHub repo.
-#    The plugin is NOT on Anthropic's default allowlist, so a one-time
-#    marketplace-add is needed before install:
+# 1. Inside Claude Code, install the channel plugin. The plugin lives in
+#    Molecule's own Gitea marketplace (not Anthropic's default), so a
+#    one-time marketplace-add is needed before install:
 #
 #      /plugin marketplace add https://git.moleculesai.app/molecule-ai/molecule-mcp-claude-channel.git
 #      /plugin install molecule@molecule-channel
 #
-#    Then either run /reload-plugins or restart Claude Code so the
-#    plugin is registered.
+#    Then /reload-plugins (or restart Claude Code) so the plugin is
+#    registered.
 #
-# 2. Create the per-watched-workspace config file:
+# 2. Create (or extend) the per-host config file. The canonical SSOT
+#    shape is MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON — a JSON array of
+#    {id, token, platform_url} objects. One plugin instance can watch
+#    many workspaces across many tenants; append more objects to the
+#    array (separate them with commas, NOT a newline):
 mkdir -p ~/.claude/channels/molecule
 cat > ~/.claude/channels/molecule/.env <<'EOF'
-MOLECULE_PLATFORM_URL={{PLATFORM_URL}}
-MOLECULE_WORKSPACE_IDS={{WORKSPACE_ID}}
-MOLECULE_WORKSPACE_TOKENS=<paste auth_token from create response>
+MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON=[{"id":"{{WORKSPACE_ID}}","token":"<paste auth_token from create response>","platform_url":"{{PLATFORM_URL}}"}]
 EOF
 chmod 600 ~/.claude/channels/molecule/.env
 
-# 3. Launch Claude Code with the channel enabled. Custom (non-Anthropic-
-#    allowlisted) channels need the --dangerously-load-development-channels
-#    flag to opt in — without it, you'll see "not on the approved channels
-#    allowlist" on startup.
-claude --dangerously-load-development-channels \
-  --channels plugin:molecule@molecule-channel
+# (Legacy single-platform shape — MOLECULE_PLATFORM_URL + comma-separated
+# MOLECULE_WORKSPACE_IDS + MOLECULE_WORKSPACE_TOKENS — is still supported
+# for back-compat but does NOT work across multiple tenant URLs. Use
+# MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON above unless you have a specific reason.)
+
+# 3. Launch Claude Code with the channel enabled. The channel spec is the
+#    VALUE of --dangerously-load-development-channels — NOT a separate
+#    --channels flag (that flag does not exist in current Claude Code;
+#    passing it errors with "entries must be tagged: --channels").
+claude --dangerously-load-development-channels plugin:molecule@molecule-channel
 
 # You should see on stderr:
-#   molecule channel: connected — watching 1 workspace(s) at {{PLATFORM_URL}}
+#   molecule channel: connected — watching N workspace(s) across M platform(s)
+#     targets: <platform_url>: <workspace_id>
 #
-# Inbound A2A messages now surface as conversation turns. Claude's
-# replies route back via the reply_to_workspace MCP tool — no extra
-# wiring on your side.
+# Inbound A2A messages now surface as conversation turns (synthetic
+# <channel ...> tags). Claude's replies route back via the
+# reply_to_workspace / send_message_to_user MCP tools.
+#
+# Multi-workspace note: when watching more than one workspace, every
+# outbound tool call (send_message_to_user, reply_to_workspace,
+# delegate_task, list_peers) MUST pass _as_workspace=<id> so the plugin
+# knows which token to authenticate with. The host returns -32603 if you
+# forget — the synthetic <channel> tag's "watching_as" attribute tells
+# you which id to use.
 #
 # Common errors:
-#   "plugin not installed"            → Step 1 didn't run; run /plugin install
+#   "plugin not installed"            → Step 1 didn't run; run /plugin
+#                                       marketplace add + /plugin install
 #                                       inside Claude Code, then /reload-plugins.
-#   "not on approved channels allowlist" → Add --dangerously-load-development-channels
-#                                       to the launch command (Step 3).
-#   "config-missing"                  → ~/.claude/channels/molecule/.env not
-#                                       readable; re-run Step 2 and check chmod.
+#   "entries must be tagged"          → You passed --channels separately.
+#                                       Put plugin:molecule@molecule-channel
+#                                       directly after
+#                                       --dangerously-load-development-channels.
+#   "not on approved channels allowlist" → Org policy gating. See "managed
+#                                       settings" note below.
+#   "config-missing"                  → ~/.claude/channels/molecule/.env
+#                                       not readable; re-run Step 2 and check
+#                                       chmod 600.
 #
-# Team/Enterprise orgs: the --dangerously-load-development-channels flag is
-# blocked by managed settings. Your admin must set channelsEnabled=true and
-# add the plugin to allowedChannelPlugins in claude.ai admin settings.
+# Team/Enterprise plans: the channel allowlist is gated by org policy
+# AND must be written to the local managed-settings.json file on disk
+# (not the claude.ai web admin UI — there is no web toggle for this).
+# Path per OS:
+#   macOS:   /Library/Application Support/ClaudeCode/managed-settings.json
+#   Linux:   /etc/claude-code/managed-settings.json
+#   Windows: C:\ProgramData\ClaudeCode\managed-settings.json
+# Set channelsEnabled: true and add
+#   { "plugin": "molecule", "marketplace": "molecule-channel" }
+# to allowedChannelPlugins. Restart Claude Code after writing the file.
+# A user-level ~/.claude/settings.json does NOT work on Team/Enterprise
+# — this is the single most common reason a freshly-installed plugin
+# appears to do nothing.
 #
-# Multi-workspace: comma-separate IDs and tokens (same order). See
-# https://git.moleculesai.app/molecule-ai/molecule-mcp-claude-channel for
-# pairing flow, push-mode upgrade, and v0.2 roadmap.
+# Pro/Max plans skip the channelsEnabled gate but still need the
+# allowedChannelPlugins entry in the managed-settings file.
 
 # Need help?
 #   Documentation: https://doc.moleculesai.app/docs/guides/claude-code-channel-plugin
+#   Full README:   https://git.moleculesai.app/molecule-ai/molecule-mcp-claude-channel
 #   Common errors:
 #     • "plugin not installed" — run /plugin marketplace add then
 #       /plugin install lines above; /reload-plugins or restart.
+#     • "entries must be tagged: --channels" — the launch flag form
+#       changed; use --dangerously-load-development-channels plugin:molecule@molecule-channel
+#       (channel spec is the VALUE, not a separate --channels flag).
 #     • "not on the approved channels allowlist" — custom channels need
-#       --dangerously-load-development-channels; team/enterprise orgs
-#       need admin to set channelsEnabled + allowedChannelPlugins.
+#       allowedChannelPlugins in /Library/Application Support/ClaudeCode/managed-settings.json
+#       (macOS) / equivalent on Linux+Windows. NOT a web setting.
 #     • "Inbound messages not arriving" — stderr should show
 #       "molecule channel: connected — watching N workspace(s)";
-#       verify ~/.claude/channels/molecule/.env has PLATFORM_URL + token.
+#       verify ~/.claude/channels/molecule/.env shape is MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON.
 `
 
 // externalUniversalMcpTemplate — runtime-agnostic standalone path.
@@ -670,7 +703,15 @@ def heartbeat(client, url, ws, tok, start):
     r.raise_for_status()
 
 def poll_inbound(client, url, ws, tok, since_id):
-    params = {"since_secs": "30", "limit": "50"}
+    # include=peer_info opts into Layer 1's row-level projection so each
+    # polled activity carries peer_name, peer_role, agent_card_url, and
+    # attachments[] inline (when source_id resolves to a peer / when the
+    # message included a file). Pre-Layer-1 platforms ignore unknown query
+    # params and return the bare row shape, so this is back-compat. Use
+    # the extra fields in your reply logic — e.g. address the sender by
+    # peer_name rather than UUID, or Read attached files via the workspace:
+    # URIs in attachments[].
+    params = {"since_secs": "30", "limit": "50", "include": "peer_info"}
     if since_id:
         params["since_id"] = since_id
     r = client.get(f"{url}/workspaces/{ws}/activity", params=params, headers=hdrs(url, tok))
@@ -737,10 +778,16 @@ python3 ~/.molecule-ai/kimi-{{MCP_SERVER_NAME}}/kimi_bridge.py
 # What the script does:
 #   • Registers the workspace in poll mode (no public URL needed)
 #   • Heartbeats every 20s to keep STATUS = online on the canvas
-#   • Polls /workspaces/:id/activity every 5s for new canvas messages
+#   • Polls /workspaces/:id/activity?include=peer_info every 5s — Layer 1
+#     enrichment surfaces peer_name / peer_role / agent_card_url /
+#     attachments[] inline on each polled row when applicable
 #   • Echo-replies via POST /workspaces/:id/notify
 #
 # To change the reply logic, edit the send_reply() call inside the loop.
+# Each polled item has top-level peer_name / peer_role / agent_card_url
+# fields (peer_agent rows) and attachments[] (any kind) when Layer 1 is
+# enabled on the platform — use them to disambiguate senders and to Read
+# attached files via the workspace: URIs.
 # To send a one-off reply from another terminal:
 #   curl -fsS -X POST "{{PLATFORM_URL}}/workspaces/{{WORKSPACE_ID}}/notify" \
 #     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(cat ~/.molecule-ai/kimi-{{MCP_SERVER_NAME}}/env | grep TOKEN | cut -d= -f2)" \

workspace-server/internal/handlers/external_connection_test.go

@@ -118,3 +118,86 @@ func TestExternalTemplates_NoBrokenMoleculeAIGitHubURLs(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// TestExternalChannelTemplate_LaunchFlagShape pins the Claude Code channel
+// snippet to the working launch invocation. The channel spec must be the
+// VALUE of --dangerously-load-development-channels, NOT a separate
+// --channels flag. The two-flag form (`--dangerously-load-development-channels
+// --channels plugin:molecule@...`) errors with "entries must be tagged:
+// --channels" on current Claude Code builds (2.1.143+) and silently no-ops
+// on older ones — either way, new users hit a wall on first launch.
+//
+// Empirical: hit by a session walking through this exact snippet 2026-05-21;
+// the broken form was copy-pasted from this template, ran, errored, and
+// confused the operator into believing the plugin install was broken when
+// the snippet itself was the bug.
+func TestExternalChannelTemplate_LaunchFlagShape(t *testing.T) {
+	// The broken two-flag form. If this string ever appears in the
+	// snippet again, the same onboarding pothole returns.
+	bannedFormBroken := "--dangerously-load-development-channels \\\n  --channels plugin:molecule@molecule-channel"
+	if strings.Contains(externalChannelTemplate, bannedFormBroken) {
+		t.Errorf("externalChannelTemplate contains the broken two-flag launch form. " +
+			"Use --dangerously-load-development-channels plugin:molecule@molecule-channel (spec as value, not a separate --channels flag).")
+	}
+
+	// The single-flag form must be present.
+	requiredFormGood := "--dangerously-load-development-channels plugin:molecule@molecule-channel"
+	if !strings.Contains(externalChannelTemplate, requiredFormGood) {
+		t.Errorf("externalChannelTemplate must contain %q so operators see the working launch invocation", requiredFormGood)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestExternalChannelTemplate_CanonicalEnvShape pins the canvas-served
+// .env example to the canonical SSOT shape (MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON)
+// rather than the legacy single-platform shape. The legacy form
+// (MOLECULE_PLATFORM_URL + comma-separated IDs/TOKENS) is still accepted
+// by the channel plugin's parseWorkspaceTargets but is single-tenant
+// only — it silently fails to onboard users who want to watch multiple
+// platforms (e.g. hongming + agents-team from the same plugin instance),
+// which is the post-PR#15 expected use case.
+func TestExternalChannelTemplate_CanonicalEnvShape(t *testing.T) {
+	if !strings.Contains(externalChannelTemplate, "MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON=") {
+		t.Errorf("externalChannelTemplate must use MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON as the canonical .env shape (the post-PR#15 SSOT)")
+	}
+	// The JSON example must contain the workspace_id + platform_url placeholders
+	// so the canvas substitutes them at serve time.
+	for _, ph := range []string{"{{WORKSPACE_ID}}", "{{PLATFORM_URL}}"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(externalChannelTemplate, ph) {
+			t.Errorf("externalChannelTemplate must contain placeholder %q so the canvas substitutes per-workspace values", ph)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestPollingTemplates_OptIntoPeerInfo pins the invariant that any template
+// which calls /workspaces/:id/activity for inbound delivery requests the
+// Layer 1 enrichment via ?include=peer_info. Without this opt-in, the
+// platform returns bare activity rows and the operator's bridge / channel
+// loses peer_name / peer_role / agent_card_url / attachments[] — they're
+// available on the server but not delivered.
+//
+// Pre-Layer-1 platforms ignore unknown query params (HTTP spec: filters
+// not understood are dropped), so this is back-compat across deploys.
+//
+// The Claude Code channel template doesn't include the poll URL in this
+// snippet — its polling lives in the plugin's own server.ts (handled by
+// molecule-mcp-claude-channel PR#21). The Kimi template DOES include a
+// poll loop in its kimi_bridge.py block, so the invariant applies there.
+func TestPollingTemplates_OptIntoPeerInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	pollingTemplates := map[string]string{
+		"externalKimiTemplate": externalKimiTemplate,
+	}
+	for name, body := range pollingTemplates {
+		// If the snippet polls /activity, it must opt into peer_info.
+		// The detection is intentionally loose ("/activity" appears in
+		// the script) — operators who customize the script keep the
+		// invariant only if the include hint is in the template.
+		if !strings.Contains(body, "/activity") {
+			t.Errorf("%s no longer polls /activity — review whether this test still applies", name)
+			continue
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(body, `"include": "peer_info"`) && !strings.Contains(body, "include=peer_info") {
+			t.Errorf("%s polls /activity without ?include=peer_info — operators lose Layer 1 enrichment "+
+				"(peer_name / peer_role / agent_card_url / attachments[]). Add the param to the poll URL.", name)
+		}
+	}
+}