feat(requests): P1 — unified requests/inbox data model + endpoints (RFC) #2525

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Phase 1 — unified requests / inbox (RFC)

Implements P1 of the unified-requests-inbox RFC (docs/design/rfc-unified-requests-inbox.md, added here): a single requests subsystem that generalizes user_tasks (agent→user worklist asks) and approval_requests (the destructive-action gate) into one inbox keyed by kind ∈ {task, approval}, where requester and recipient may each be a user OR an agent. Responding is asynchronous — the requester never blocks; a REQUEST_RESPONDED event signals it to pick the answer up on its next tick.

Schema — migrations/20260610120000_requests.{up,down}.sql (idempotent)

  • requests: kind, requester_{type,id}, org_id, recipient_{type,id}, title, detail, status (pending|info_requested|done|rejected|approved|cancelled), responder_{type,id}, priority, created/updated/responded_at. recipient_id/requester_id are plain TEXT with no FK (a party can be a user, not a workspaces row). Indexes for inbox (recipient_type, recipient_id, status, created_at DESC), org-pending (org_id, status, created_at DESC), outgoing (requester_type, requester_id, created_at DESC).
  • request_messages: the More-Info / "chat about this" thread (request_id FK → requests ON DELETE CASCADE), indexed (request_id, created_at).
  • Idempotent backfill (ON CONFLICT (id) DO NOTHING) copies historical user_tasks (kind=task; dismissedrejected) and approval_requests (kind=approval; deniedrejected, escalatedpending) into the unified inbox so the tabs show pre-cutover items. Everything CREATE … IF NOT EXISTS — no bare ALTER ADD CONSTRAINT — so the re-apply-on-boot runner can't crash-loop.

Store — internal/handlers/request_store.go

RequestStore mirrors UserTaskStore: built per-request over the global db.DB, takes events.EventEmitter for testability, sentinel errors (ErrRequestNotFound, ErrInvalidRequestAction, …). Methods: Create / Get / Messages / ListInbox / ListOutgoing / ListPendingForOrg (LEFT JOIN workspaces for the agent name) / Respond (validates action↔kind: approval→approved|rejected, task→done|rejected) / RequestInfo / AddMessage (flips info_requested when the recipient asks back) / Cancel. Mutations broadcast REQUEST_CREATED / REQUEST_RESPONDED / REQUEST_MESSAGE anchored on the agent party so the canvas/inbox is signalled — the async signal-back.

Handler + routes — internal/handlers/requests.go, internal/router/router.go

Mirrors the approvals/user-tasks auth split:

  • wsAuth (workspace token): POST /workspaces/:id/requests, GET …/requests (outgoing pickup), GET …/requests/inbox, plus agent-side …/requests/:requestId/{get,respond,messages,cancel}.
  • AdminAuth (canvas user): GET /requests/pending?kind=task|approval (the two tabs), and /requests/:requestId/{get,respond,messages,cancel} (responder defaults to user).
  • The org_id anchor is resolved via orgRootID (org_scope.go) — the workspaces table has no org_id column.

Events — internal/events/types.go

Adds REQUEST_CREATED, REQUEST_RESPONDED, REQUEST_MESSAGE to the taxonomy + AllEventTypes; the drift snapshot (types_test.go) is updated. The canvas TS mirror is a later phase and is not touched here.

Tests — internal/handlers/requests_test.go

20 cases via the existing sqlmock harness: create (task + approval, agent recipient, missing title, invalid kind), inbox vs outgoing listing, get + thread, respond (valid approval/task + invalid action-for-kind + not-found), More-Info message → info_requested (recipient flips, requester doesn't), cancel (+ not-found), org pending list (+ kind filter + invalid kind), recipient routing (user vs agent). All green; full internal/handlers + internal/events suites pass.

Scope / phasing

This is P1 only. Not included (later phases): P2 MCP tools + create_approval/decide_approval shims, P3 canvas Tasks/Approvals tabs UI + More-Info thread + WS live, P4 idle-nudge worker + user-pending notifications.

Notes / deviations

  • The RFC's §11 names molecule-controlplane for P1; per the task brief this is implemented in molecule-core/workspace-server instead (mirroring the existing user_tasks/approvals primitives that live here).
  • RFC doc placed at repo-root docs/design/ (alongside rfc-user-tasks.md), not under workspace-server/docs/design/, to match the existing RFC location.

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## Phase 1 — unified requests / inbox (RFC) Implements **P1** of the unified-requests-inbox RFC (`docs/design/rfc-unified-requests-inbox.md`, added here): a single `requests` subsystem that generalizes `user_tasks` (agent→user worklist asks) and `approval_requests` (the destructive-action gate) into **one** inbox keyed by `kind ∈ {task, approval}`, where requester and recipient may each be a **user** OR an **agent**. Responding is **asynchronous** — the requester never blocks; a `REQUEST_RESPONDED` event signals it to pick the answer up on its next tick. ### Schema — `migrations/20260610120000_requests.{up,down}.sql` (idempotent) - **`requests`**: `kind`, `requester_{type,id}`, `org_id`, `recipient_{type,id}`, `title`, `detail`, `status` (`pending|info_requested|done|rejected|approved|cancelled`), `responder_{type,id}`, `priority`, `created/updated/responded_at`. `recipient_id`/`requester_id` are plain **TEXT with no FK** (a party can be a user, not a `workspaces` row). Indexes for inbox `(recipient_type, recipient_id, status, created_at DESC)`, org-pending `(org_id, status, created_at DESC)`, outgoing `(requester_type, requester_id, created_at DESC)`. - **`request_messages`**: the More-Info / "chat about this" thread (`request_id` FK → `requests` `ON DELETE CASCADE`), indexed `(request_id, created_at)`. - **Idempotent backfill** (`ON CONFLICT (id) DO NOTHING`) copies historical **`user_tasks`** (kind=task; `dismissed`→`rejected`) and **`approval_requests`** (kind=approval; `denied`→`rejected`, `escalated`→`pending`) into the unified inbox so the tabs show pre-cutover items. Everything `CREATE … IF NOT EXISTS` — no bare `ALTER ADD CONSTRAINT` — so the re-apply-on-boot runner can't crash-loop. ### Store — `internal/handlers/request_store.go` `RequestStore` mirrors `UserTaskStore`: built per-request over the global `db.DB`, takes `events.EventEmitter` for testability, sentinel errors (`ErrRequestNotFound`, `ErrInvalidRequestAction`, …). Methods: `Create` / `Get` / `Messages` / `ListInbox` / `ListOutgoing` / `ListPendingForOrg` (LEFT JOIN `workspaces` for the agent name) / `Respond` (validates action↔kind: **approval→approved|rejected**, **task→done|rejected**) / `RequestInfo` / `AddMessage` (flips `info_requested` when the **recipient** asks back) / `Cancel`. Mutations broadcast `REQUEST_CREATED` / `REQUEST_RESPONDED` / `REQUEST_MESSAGE` anchored on the agent party so the canvas/inbox is signalled — the async signal-back. ### Handler + routes — `internal/handlers/requests.go`, `internal/router/router.go` Mirrors the approvals/user-tasks auth split: - **wsAuth** (workspace token): `POST /workspaces/:id/requests`, `GET …/requests` (outgoing pickup), `GET …/requests/inbox`, plus agent-side `…/requests/:requestId/{get,respond,messages,cancel}`. - **AdminAuth** (canvas user): `GET /requests/pending?kind=task|approval` (the two tabs), and `/requests/:requestId/{get,respond,messages,cancel}` (responder defaults to `user`). - The `org_id` anchor is resolved via `orgRootID` (`org_scope.go`) — the `workspaces` table has **no** `org_id` column. ### Events — `internal/events/types.go` Adds `REQUEST_CREATED`, `REQUEST_RESPONDED`, `REQUEST_MESSAGE` to the taxonomy + `AllEventTypes`; the drift snapshot (`types_test.go`) is updated. The **canvas TS mirror is a later phase** and is not touched here. ### Tests — `internal/handlers/requests_test.go` 20 cases via the existing `sqlmock` harness: create (task + approval, agent recipient, missing title, invalid kind), inbox vs outgoing listing, get + thread, respond (valid approval/task + **invalid action-for-kind** + not-found), More-Info message → `info_requested` (recipient flips, requester doesn't), cancel (+ not-found), org pending list (+ kind filter + invalid kind), recipient routing (user vs agent). All green; full `internal/handlers` + `internal/events` suites pass. ### Scope / phasing This is **P1** only. Not included (later phases): **P2** MCP tools + `create_approval`/`decide_approval` shims, **P3** canvas Tasks/Approvals tabs UI + More-Info thread + WS live, **P4** idle-nudge worker + user-pending notifications. ### Notes / deviations - The RFC's §11 names *molecule-controlplane* for P1; per the task brief this is implemented in **molecule-core/workspace-server** instead (mirroring the existing user_tasks/approvals primitives that live here). - RFC doc placed at repo-root `docs/design/` (alongside `rfc-user-tasks.md`), not under `workspace-server/docs/design/`, to match the existing RFC location. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
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Implements Phase 1 of the unified-requests-inbox RFC: a single `requests`
subsystem that generalizes `user_tasks` (agent→user worklist asks) and
`approval_requests` (the destructive-action gate) into one inbox keyed by
`kind ∈ {task, approval}`, where requester and recipient may each be a user
OR an agent. Responding is asynchronous — the requester never blocks; a
REQUEST_RESPONDED event signals it to pick the answer up on its next tick.

Schema (migrations/20260610120000_requests.{up,down}.sql, idempotent):
- `requests`: kind, requester_{type,id}, org_id, recipient_{type,id}, title,
  detail, status (pending|info_requested|done|rejected|approved|cancelled),
  responder_{type,id}, priority, created/updated/responded_at. recipient_id /
  requester_id are plain TEXT with NO FK (a party may be a user, not a
  workspaces row). Indexes for inbox, org-pending, and outgoing reads.
- `request_messages`: the More-Info / "chat about this" thread (FK → requests,
  ON DELETE CASCADE), indexed by (request_id, created_at).
- Idempotent backfill (ON CONFLICT (id) DO NOTHING) copies historical
  user_tasks (kind=task; dismissed→rejected) and approval_requests
  (kind=approval; denied→rejected, escalated→pending) into the unified inbox
  so the tabs show pre-cutover items.

Store (internal/handlers/request_store.go): RequestStore mirrors UserTaskStore
— per-request over global db.DB, events.EventEmitter for testability, sentinel
errors. Create / Get / Messages / ListInbox / ListOutgoing / ListPendingForOrg
(LEFT JOIN workspaces for the agent name) / Respond (validates action↔kind:
approval→approved|rejected, task→done|rejected) / RequestInfo / AddMessage
(flips info_requested when the recipient asks back) / Cancel. Mutations
broadcast REQUEST_CREATED / REQUEST_RESPONDED / REQUEST_MESSAGE anchored on the
agent party so the canvas/inbox is signalled.

Handler (internal/handlers/requests.go) + routes
(internal/router/router.go), mirroring the approvals/user-tasks auth split:
- wsAuth (workspace token): POST /workspaces/:id/requests, GET .../requests
  (outgoing), GET .../requests/inbox, plus agent-side
  .../requests/:requestId/{get,respond,messages,cancel}.
- AdminAuth (canvas user): GET /requests/pending?kind=task|approval (the tabs),
  and /requests/:requestId/{get,respond,messages,cancel}. The org_id anchor is
  resolved via orgRootID (org_scope.go) — the workspaces table has no org_id
  column.

Events (internal/events/types.go): adds REQUEST_CREATED, REQUEST_RESPONDED,
REQUEST_MESSAGE to the taxonomy + AllEventTypes; drift snapshot
(types_test.go) updated. Canvas TS mirror is a later phase (not touched here).

Tests (internal/handlers/requests_test.go): 20 cases via the existing sqlmock
harness — create (task + approval, agent recipient), inbox vs outgoing,
get+thread, respond (valid + invalid action-for-kind + not-found), More-Info
message → info_requested (recipient flips, requester doesn't), cancel, org
pending list + kind filter, recipient routing.

This is P1 of the unified-requests RFC. Follow-ons: P2 MCP tools + approval
shims, P3 canvas Tasks/Approvals tabs UI, P4 idle-nudge worker. Not included
here.

RFC: docs/design/rfc-unified-requests-inbox.md

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Security 5-axis — REQUEST_CHANGES (head 59e5b20724). feat(requests): P1 unified requests/inbox. The store layer + migration are clean; one genuine authorization gap on the agent action paths blocks (privilege/approval-integrity).

BLOCKER — missing participant-binding on the agent action verbs (self-approval / cross-respond):
Respond (handlers/requests.go) uses only c.Param("requestId") + body Action/ResponderType/ResponderIDstore.Respond(id, action, responderType, responderID), whose SQL is UPDATE requests … WHERE id=$4 AND status IN (pending,info_requested)no recipient check. On the agent route wsAuth POST /workspaces/:id/requests/:requestId/respond, the handler never compares the authenticated :id to the request’s recipient_id. Consequences:

  1. Self-approval bypass (kind=approval): the agent that created an approval request can call respond with {action:"approve"} on its own request → it flips to approved. The approval gate is satisfiable by the party it’s meant to gate.
  2. Cross-recipient respond: any authenticated workspace can resolve a request addressed to a different agent/user (request ids are UUIDs, but ids leak via Get/threads/logs).
  3. Forged audit: responder_id is body-supplied and unvalidated → the recorded responder is spoofable.
    Same participant-binding gap on Cancel (no requester check — anyone cancels any request), AddMessage (body author unvalidated), and Get (no participant scope → cross-tenant read of title/detail/thread).
    Minimal fix: on the AGENT (wsAuth) paths, bind to the authenticated :idRespond/AddMessage require request.recipient_id == :id (recipient_type=agent); Cancel requires request.requester_id == :id; Get requires caller ∈ {requester, recipient}; derive the actor identity from :id, not the body, for the agent path. The admin/canvas path (AdminAuth) acting as the human approver is fine as-is. (Accepting body-supplied identity for the audit field in P1 is OK — but authorization must not depend on it.)

What’s sound (no change needed):

  • SQL: fully parameterized; fmt.Sprintf only builds placeholder NUMBERS ($%d), never interpolates values. No injection. ✓
  • Migration: requests/request_messages with CHECK-enum constraints, FK ON DELETE CASCADE, sensible indexes; backfill from user_tasks is INSERT…SELECT…ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING (idempotent, additive); IF NOT EXISTS up, clean DROP down. Data-safe. ✓
  • Create: requester is the authenticated :id (not body) — correctly unspoofable. ✓ org_id resolved server-side via orgRootID (best-effort, NULL-safe).
  • Gate GREEN (all-required ✓, E2E-API ✓, Handlers-PG ✓, trusted sop-pt ✓; Local-Provision/bot-review gates ignored per convention).

Net: clean data layer + correct Create; the agent action paths need recipient/requester binding before the approval workflow is safe. Add the binding → I convert to APPROVE. Author devops-engineer ≠ me; security 1st lane.

**Security 5-axis — REQUEST_CHANGES** (head 59e5b20724424d0f42721d0b4bd85c2033604653). feat(requests): P1 unified requests/inbox. The store layer + migration are clean; one genuine **authorization gap** on the agent action paths blocks (privilege/approval-integrity). **BLOCKER — missing participant-binding on the agent action verbs (self-approval / cross-respond):** `Respond` (handlers/requests.go) uses only `c.Param("requestId")` + body `Action/ResponderType/ResponderID` → `store.Respond(id, action, responderType, responderID)`, whose SQL is `UPDATE requests … WHERE id=$4 AND status IN (pending,info_requested)` — **no recipient check**. On the agent route `wsAuth POST /workspaces/:id/requests/:requestId/respond`, the handler never compares the authenticated `:id` to the request’s `recipient_id`. Consequences: 1. **Self-approval bypass (kind=approval):** the agent that *created* an approval request can call respond with `{action:"approve"}` on its own request → it flips to `approved`. The approval gate is satisfiable by the party it’s meant to gate. 2. **Cross-recipient respond:** any authenticated workspace can resolve a request addressed to a *different* agent/user (request ids are UUIDs, but ids leak via Get/threads/logs). 3. **Forged audit:** `responder_id` is body-supplied and unvalidated → the recorded responder is spoofable. Same participant-binding gap on `Cancel` (no requester check — anyone cancels any request), `AddMessage` (body author unvalidated), and `Get` (no participant scope → cross-tenant read of title/detail/thread). **Minimal fix:** on the AGENT (wsAuth) paths, bind to the authenticated `:id` — `Respond`/`AddMessage` require `request.recipient_id == :id` (recipient_type=agent); `Cancel` requires `request.requester_id == :id`; `Get` requires caller ∈ {requester, recipient}; derive the actor identity from `:id`, not the body, for the agent path. The **admin/canvas path** (`AdminAuth`) acting as the human approver is fine as-is. (Accepting body-supplied identity *for the audit field* in P1 is OK — but authorization must not depend on it.) **What’s sound (no change needed):** - **SQL:** fully parameterized; `fmt.Sprintf` only builds placeholder NUMBERS (`$%d`), never interpolates values. No injection. ✓ - **Migration:** `requests`/`request_messages` with CHECK-enum constraints, FK `ON DELETE CASCADE`, sensible indexes; backfill from `user_tasks` is `INSERT…SELECT…ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING` (idempotent, additive); `IF NOT EXISTS` up, clean `DROP` down. Data-safe. ✓ - **Create:** requester is the authenticated `:id` (not body) — correctly unspoofable. ✓ org_id resolved server-side via orgRootID (best-effort, NULL-safe). - Gate GREEN (all-required ✓, E2E-API ✓, Handlers-PG ✓, trusted sop-pt ✓; Local-Provision/bot-review gates ignored per convention). Net: clean data layer + correct Create; the agent action paths need recipient/requester binding before the approval workflow is safe. Add the binding → I convert to APPROVE. Author devops-engineer ≠ me; security 1st lane.
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⚠️ ORDERING: P3 #2527 (canvas) + P4 #2526 (nudge sweeper) were just merged to main, but they DEPEND on THIS PR's requests table + /requests endpoints. P1 is CI-green + mergeable. Please prioritize the 2-genuine review here so main isn't left with dependents referencing a non-existent table/endpoints. This is the foundational PR the others build on.

⚠️ ORDERING: P3 #2527 (canvas) + P4 #2526 (nudge sweeper) were just merged to main, but they DEPEND on THIS PR's `requests` table + `/requests` endpoints. P1 is CI-green + mergeable. Please prioritize the 2-genuine review here so main isn't left with dependents referencing a non-existent table/endpoints. This is the foundational PR the others build on.
claude-ceo-assistant merged commit a3d3bec5c3 into main 2026-06-10 14:14:22 +00:00
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