canvas/src/components/CreateWorkspaceDialog.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   buildProviderCatalog,
   buildProviderCatalogFromRegistry,
   findProviderForModel,
+  isPlatformManagedProvider,
   type SelectorModel,
   type SelectorValue,
   type RegistryProvider,
@@ -290,7 +291,15 @@ export function CreateWorkspaceButton() {
       setError("Model is required");
       return;
     }
-    if (!isExternal && selectedLLMProvider?.envVars.length && !llmSecret.trim()) {
+    // Platform-managed providers need NO user credential — the platform injects
+    // its own usage token (MOLECULE_LLM_USAGE_TOKEN = tenant admin_token) at
+    // provision time. Only BYOK providers require a user-supplied key. (#2245)
+    if (
+      !isExternal &&
+      !isPlatformManagedProvider(selectedLLMProvider) &&
+      selectedLLMProvider?.envVars.length &&
+      !llmSecret.trim()
+    ) {
       setError("Provider credential is required");
       return;
     }
@@ -325,7 +334,11 @@ export function CreateWorkspaceButton() {
           ? {
               model: llmSelection.model.trim(),
               llm_provider: nativeProvider.vendor,
-              ...(nativeProvider.envVars.length > 0
+              // Only BYOK providers carry a user secret. For platform-managed
+              // the token is provisioner-injected; sending an (empty) secret
+              // here would clobber it — so omit it entirely. (#2245)
+              ...(nativeProvider.envVars.length > 0 &&
+              !isPlatformManagedProvider(nativeProvider)
                 ? { secrets: { [nativeProvider.envVars[0]]: llmSecret.trim() } }
                 : {}),
             }
@@ -521,20 +534,26 @@ export function CreateWorkspaceButton() {
                   idPrefix="create-workspace-llm"
                   variant="stack"
                 />
-                {selectedLLMProvider.envVars.length > 0 && (
-                  <div>
-                    <label htmlFor="llm-secret-input" className="text-[11px] text-ink-mid block mb-1">
-                      {selectedLLMProvider.envVars[0]}
-                    </label>
-                    <input
-                      id="llm-secret-input"
-                      type="password"
-                      value={llmSecret}
-                      onChange={(e) => setLLMSecret(e.target.value)}
-                      autoComplete="off"
-                      className="w-full bg-surface-card/60 border border-line/50 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm text-ink placeholder-ink-soft focus:outline-none focus:border-accent/60 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-accent/20 transition-colors font-mono"
-                    />
+                {isPlatformManagedProvider(selectedLLMProvider) ? (
+                  <div className="text-[11px] text-ink-soft">
+                    Platform-managed — no API key required.
                   </div>
+                ) : (
+                  selectedLLMProvider.envVars.length > 0 && (
+                    <div>
+                      <label htmlFor="llm-secret-input" className="text-[11px] text-ink-mid block mb-1">
+                        {selectedLLMProvider.envVars[0]}
+                      </label>
+                      <input
+                        id="llm-secret-input"
+                        type="password"
+                        value={llmSecret}
+                        onChange={(e) => setLLMSecret(e.target.value)}
+                        autoComplete="off"
+                        className="w-full bg-surface-card/60 border border-line/50 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm text-ink placeholder-ink-soft focus:outline-none focus:border-accent/60 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-accent/20 transition-colors font-mono"
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                  )
                 )}
               </div>
             )}

canvas/src/components/ProviderModelSelector.tsx

@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ export interface ProviderEntry {
   billingMode?: "platform_managed" | "byok";
 }
 
+/** A provider is "platform-managed" when the Molecule platform proxies the LLM
+ *  call and injects its own usage credential — the tenant admin_token, surfaced
+ *  to the workspace as MOLECULE_LLM_USAGE_TOKEN by the CP provisioner
+ *  (controlplane ec2.go: `MOLECULE_LLM_USAGE_TOKEN="$ADMIN_TOKEN"`). The user
+ *  supplies NO key for these: the credential is internal plumbing, not a user
+ *  input. Detected by vendor==="platform" (the platform proxy provider, which
+ *  declares MOLECULE_LLM_USAGE_TOKEN in its AuthEnv) OR
+ *  billingMode==="platform_managed" (registry-backed, internal#718 P3). BYOK
+ *  providers return false and DO require a user-supplied credential. */
+export function isPlatformManagedProvider(
+  p?: Pick<ProviderEntry, "vendor" | "billingMode"> | null,
+): boolean {
+  return p?.vendor === "platform" || p?.billingMode === "platform_managed";
+}
+
 /** RegistryProvider mirrors one entry of GET /templates `registry_providers`
  *  (workspace-server registryProviderView): the registry's native provider for
  *  a runtime, with its display label, auth-env NAMES, and billing mode. This is

canvas/src/components/__tests__/CreateWorkspaceDialog.test.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
 import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor, cleanup } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { CreateWorkspaceButton } from "../CreateWorkspaceDialog";
+import { isPlatformManagedProvider } from "../ProviderModelSelector";
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/api", () => ({
   api: {
@@ -65,6 +66,34 @@ const SAMPLE_TEMPLATES = [
       { id: "moonshot/kimi-k2.6", name: "Kimi K2.6", provider: "platform", required_env: [] },
     ],
   },
+  // #2245 fixtures. The real registry `platform` provider declares
+  // MOLECULE_LLM_USAGE_TOKEN in its auth_env — the default mock above masks the
+  // bug by using required_env:[]. This template gives the platform provider a
+  // non-empty auth env (matching production) so the credential-suppression
+  // logic is actually exercised.
+  {
+    id: "platform-managed-test",
+    name: "Platform Managed Test",
+    runtime: "claude-code",
+    model: "moonshot/kimi-k2.6",
+    providers: ["platform", "minimax"],
+    models: [
+      { id: "moonshot/kimi-k2.6", name: "Kimi K2.6", provider: "platform", required_env: ["MOLECULE_LLM_USAGE_TOKEN"] },
+      { id: "MiniMax-M2.7", name: "MiniMax M2.7", required_env: ["MINIMAX_API_KEY"] },
+    ],
+  },
+  // BYOK-only template (no platform provider) — the credential requirement
+  // MUST still hold for these (no-regression guard).
+  {
+    id: "byok-only-test",
+    name: "BYOK Only Test",
+    runtime: "claude-code",
+    model: "openai/gpt-4o",
+    providers: ["openai"],
+    models: [
+      { id: "openai/gpt-4o", name: "GPT-4o", required_env: ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] },
+    ],
+  },
 ];
 
 beforeEach(() => {
@@ -498,6 +527,25 @@ const REGISTRY_TEMPLATE = {
   ],
 };
 
+// Registry-backed platform provider WITH a non-empty auth_env — this matches
+// the PRODUCTION provider view, which ships the raw AuthEnv
+// ([MOLECULE_LLM_USAGE_TOKEN]). REGISTRY_TEMPLATE above uses auth_env:[] so it
+// never exercises suppression; this one drives the billingMode==="platform_
+// managed" branch end-to-end through buildProviderCatalogFromRegistry. (#2245)
+const REGISTRY_TEMPLATE_PLATFORM_AUTHENV = {
+  ...REGISTRY_TEMPLATE,
+  registry_providers: [
+    {
+      name: "platform",
+      display_name: "Platform",
+      auth_env: ["MOLECULE_LLM_USAGE_TOKEN"],
+      billing_mode: "platform_managed",
+    },
+    { name: "minimax", display_name: "MiniMax", auth_env: ["MINIMAX_API_KEY"], billing_mode: "byok" },
+    { name: "anthropic", display_name: "Anthropic API", auth_env: ["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"], billing_mode: "byok" },
+  ],
+};
+
 describe("CreateWorkspaceDialog — registry-backed provider catalog (RFC#340 Fix C)", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockGet.mockImplementation(async (url: string) => {
@@ -574,6 +622,41 @@ describe("CreateWorkspaceDialog — registry-backed provider catalog (RFC#340 Fi
     expect(body.llm_provider).toBe("minimax");
     expect(body.secrets).toEqual({ MINIMAX_API_KEY: "sk-minimax-test" });
   });
+
+  it("suppresses the credential for a registry-backed platform provider that declares an auth_env — billingMode path (#2245)", async () => {
+    // Override the default REGISTRY_TEMPLATE (auth_env:[]) with the production-
+    // shaped one whose platform provider declares MOLECULE_LLM_USAGE_TOKEN.
+    mockGet.mockImplementation(async (url: string) => {
+      if (url === "/templates") {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        return [REGISTRY_TEMPLATE_PLATFORM_AUTHENV] as any;
+      }
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+      return SAMPLE_WORKSPACES as any;
+    });
+    await openDialog();
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText("e.g. SEO Agent"), {
+      target: { value: "Registry Platform Agent" },
+    });
+    // Platform is the default bucket; even with a non-empty auth_env the key
+    // field must NOT render (suppressed via billingMode==="platform_managed").
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const sel = document.querySelector("[data-testid='provider-select']") as HTMLSelectElement;
+      expect(sel?.value).toBe("registry|platform");
+    });
+    expect(screen.getByText("Platform-managed — no API key required.")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(document.getElementById("llm-secret-input")).toBeNull();
+
+    const createBtn = screen.getAllByRole("button").find((b) => b.textContent === "Create");
+    fireEvent.click(createBtn!);
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockPost).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Provider credential is required")).toBeNull();
+    const body = mockPost.mock.calls[0][1] as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(body.llm_provider).toBe("platform");
+    // The provisioner-injected MOLECULE_LLM_USAGE_TOKEN must NOT be clobbered.
+    expect(body.secrets).toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -657,3 +740,70 @@ describe("CreateWorkspaceDialog — budget_limit field", () => {
     expect(budgetInput.value).toBe("");
   });
 });
+
+describe("CreateWorkspaceDialog — platform-managed credential suppression (#2245)", () => {
+  describe("isPlatformManagedProvider", () => {
+    it("is true for the platform proxy vendor", () => {
+      expect(isPlatformManagedProvider({ vendor: "platform" })).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it("is true for a registry billingMode of platform_managed", () => {
+      expect(
+        isPlatformManagedProvider({ vendor: "minimax", billingMode: "platform_managed" }),
+      ).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it("is false for a BYOK provider", () => {
+      expect(isPlatformManagedProvider({ vendor: "anthropic", billingMode: "byok" })).toBe(false);
+      expect(isPlatformManagedProvider({ vendor: "minimax" })).toBe(false);
+    });
+    it("is false for null/undefined", () => {
+      expect(isPlatformManagedProvider(null)).toBe(false);
+      expect(isPlatformManagedProvider(undefined)).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("platform-managed provider with a declared auth env requires NO credential, hides the key field, and sends NO secret", async () => {
+    await openDialog();
+    await setTemplate("platform-managed-test");
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText("e.g. SEO Agent"), {
+      target: { value: "Platform Agent" },
+    });
+
+    // The credential input must NOT render for platform-managed; a "no key
+    // required" note appears instead.
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(screen.getByText("Platform-managed — no API key required.")).toBeTruthy(),
+    );
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText("MOLECULE_LLM_USAGE_TOKEN")).toBeNull();
+
+    const createBtn = screen.getAllByRole("button").find((b) => b.textContent === "Create");
+    fireEvent.click(createBtn!);
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockPost).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    // No validation error, and the provisioner-injected token is NOT clobbered
+    // by an empty secret.
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Provider credential is required")).toBeNull();
+    const body = mockPost.mock.calls[0][1] as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(body.llm_provider).toBe("platform");
+    expect(body.secrets).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("BYOK provider still requires a credential and renders the key field (no-regression)", async () => {
+    await openDialog();
+    await setTemplate("byok-only-test");
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText("e.g. SEO Agent"), {
+      target: { value: "BYOK Agent" },
+    });
+
+    // The credential field IS rendered for BYOK...
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByLabelText("OPENAI_API_KEY")).toBeTruthy());
+
+    const createBtn = screen.getAllByRole("button").find((b) => b.textContent === "Create");
+    fireEvent.click(createBtn!);
+
+    // ...and create stays blocked until it's filled.
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(screen.getByText("Provider credential is required")).toBeTruthy(),
+    );
+    expect(mockPost).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});