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* feat(plugin-system): add GitHub connector, discovery, marketplaces, and access UX

End-to-end GitHub App connector flow and UI:

- GitHub App connect: install start/callback/complete endpoints, connector account upsert from installation, selection state, and a dedicated Den Web setup page.
- Repo discovery: GitHub tree + manifest inspection, Claude-compatible classification (marketplace/plugin-manifest), marketplace plugin metadata/component path parsing, discovery API + snapshot.
- Apply pipeline: materialize plugins, connector mappings, config objects (with frontmatter-aware skill/agent parsing), memberships, and source bindings; create marketplaces with name/description from marketplace.json.
- Auto-import on push: persist flag on connector instance, webhook-driven re-apply for new discoveries.
- Cleanup: cascading disconnect on connector account removal and remove on connector instance.
- Integrations UI: cleaner connected-account card, GitHub avatar, hover trash + confirm dialog, inline "Add new repo" action, per-account repo picker, manifest badges, configured/unconfigured sorting.
- Discovery UI: cleaner loader, plugin cards with component chips, inline apply action, auto-import toggle default on.
- Manage UI: instance configuration endpoint, auto-import toggle, remove repo danger zone with cascade confirmation.
- Plugins & Marketplaces pages: dashboard nav entries, list + detail screens, per-plugin component counts, marketplace resolved endpoint with source + plugins, marketplace access section (org-wide/team/member grants).
- Bitbucket card marked "Coming soon".
- PRDs, GitHub setup instructions, and learnings docs added.

* chore(docs): move GitHub-instructions.md into prds/new-plugin-arch/github-connection

* fix(den-web): wrap github integration page in Suspense for useSearchParams

* refactor(den-web): redirect GitHub post-install flow into the clean account selection phase

After completing the GitHub App install, previously we rendered a separate
GithubRepositorySelectionPhase with different styling. Now we call the install
completion endpoint, then router.replace to ?connectorAccountId=... so the
existing GithubConnectedAccountSelectionPhase renders the repo list. Removes
the duplicate selection phase and its unused helpers/imports.

* fix(den-web): drop Requires-scopes body and show GitHub description in integrations card

Removes the empty-state Requires scopes: <code>… block from both provider
cards and restores the provider description on the GitHub card so the empty
state is consistent with Bitbucket. Drops the header's bottom border when no
body follows.

* fix(den-web): only show integration provider description in empty state

Once a provider has connections, hide the description in the header so the
card focuses on the connected accounts + repos list.

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Co-authored-by: src-opn <src-opn@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-04-22 17:27:59 -07:00

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GitHub Instructions

This document lists exactly what you need to configure for the GitHub App connection flow and where each value should go.

Goal

After this setup:

  1. You open Integrations in Den Web.
  2. You click Connect on GitHub.
  3. GitHub shows the GitHub App install flow.
  4. GitHub redirects back to OpenWork.
  5. OpenWork shows the repositories visible to that installation.
  6. You select one repo.

Where to put the local server values

Fill these values in:

ee/apps/den-api/.env.local

That file is loaded by Den API in this order:

  1. ee/apps/den-api/.env.local
  2. ee/apps/den-api/.env
  3. existing shell environment

Values you need from GitHub

You need to create or update a GitHub App and collect these values:

  • GitHub App ID
  • GitHub App Client ID
  • GitHub App Client Secret
  • GitHub App Private Key
  • GitHub App Webhook Secret
  • GitHub Installation ID
  • Test repository ID
  • Test repository full name (owner/repo)
  • Test branch
  • Test ref (refs/heads/<branch>)

Exactly where each value goes

Put these in ee/apps/den-api/.env.local:

# Required Den API basics
PORT=8790
OPENWORK_DEV_MODE=1
CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,http://localhost:3001,http://localhost:3005
BETTER_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:8790
BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=<generate-a-32-plus-char-secret>
DEN_DB_ENCRYPTION_KEY=<generate-a-32-plus-char-secret>
DATABASE_URL=mysql://root:password@127.0.0.1:3306/den

# Existing user auth GitHub values. These are separate from the connector app.
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=

# GitHub connector app values
GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_ID=<github-app-id>
GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_CLIENT_ID=<github-app-client-id>
GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_CLIENT_SECRET=<github-app-client-secret>
GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_PRIVATE_KEY=<github-private-key-with-escaped-newlines>
GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<github-webhook-secret>

# Handy local test values
GITHUB_TEST_INSTALLATION_ID=<installation-id>
GITHUB_TEST_REPOSITORY_ID=<repository-id>
GITHUB_TEST_REPOSITORY_FULL_NAME=<owner/repo>
GITHUB_TEST_BRANCH=main
GITHUB_TEST_REF=refs/heads/main

Important private key formatting

For GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_PRIVATE_KEY, paste the private key as one line with \n escapes.

Example:

GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_PRIVATE_KEY=-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEv...\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----

Do not paste raw multi-line PEM text directly unless you know the env loader path is handling it the way you expect.

GitHub App setup

Go to:

GitHub -> Settings -> Developer settings -> GitHub Apps -> New GitHub App

Use these settings.

Basic info

  • App name: choose any unique name, for example OpenWork Den Local
  • Homepage URL: use your local/public Den Web URL
    • local example: http://localhost:3005
    • public example: your deployed Den Web URL
  • Description: optional

Webhooks

  • Webhooks: enabled
  • Webhook URL:
    • for webhook deliveries themselves, use:
      • https://<your-public-den-web-host>/api/den/v1/webhooks/connectors/github
      • or the public Den API URL if you are not proxying through Den Web
  • Webhook secret:
    • set this to the same value you put in GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_WEBHOOK_SECRET

Important: Setup URL vs Webhook URL

GitHub App has two different relevant URLs:

  1. Setup URL
  2. Webhook URL

Setup URL

This is where GitHub sends the user's browser back after installation.

This should be an actual Den Web page, not a den-api callback route.

Set it to:

https://<your-public-den-web-host>/dashboard/integrations/github

GitHub will append values like:

  • installation_id
  • setup_action
  • state

Den Web reads those query params and then calls Den API to validate the signed state and load the repositories for that installation.

Do not point the Setup URL at Den API for this flow.

Webhook URL

This is where GitHub sends push/install webhook events.

Set it to:

https://<your-public-den-web-host>/api/den/v1/webhooks/connectors/github

If your public entrypoint is Den API directly, use:

https://<your-public-den-api-host>/v1/webhooks/connectors/github

Repository permissions

Set these GitHub App repository permissions:

  • Metadata: Read-only
  • Contents: Read-only

That is the minimum needed for the current repo-listing and validation flow.

Organization permissions

None are strictly required for the current slice.

Subscribe to these webhook events

Enable these events:

  • Push
  • Installation
  • Installation target
  • Repository

Install the app

After creating the app:

  1. Generate a client secret.
  2. Generate a private key.
  3. Install the app on the user or org that owns the repo you want to test.
  4. Grant access to the repo you want to test.

How to collect the values after setup

App ID

From the GitHub App settings page.

Put in:

GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_ID

Client ID

From the GitHub App settings page.

Put in:

GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_CLIENT_ID

Client Secret

Generate from the GitHub App settings page.

Put in:

GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_CLIENT_SECRET

Private Key

Generate from the GitHub App settings page.

Put in:

GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_PRIVATE_KEY

Webhook Secret

From the GitHub App webhook configuration.

Put in:

GITHUB_CONNECTOR_APP_WEBHOOK_SECRET

Installation ID

You can get it from the GitHub install redirect/callback, or via gh:

gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/installation --jq '.id'

Put in:

GITHUB_TEST_INSTALLATION_ID

Repository ID

gh api repos/<owner>/<repo> --jq '.id'

Put in:

GITHUB_TEST_REPOSITORY_ID

Repository full name

Format:

owner/repo

Put in:

GITHUB_TEST_REPOSITORY_FULL_NAME

Branch and ref

Examples:

  • branch: main
  • ref: refs/heads/main

Put in:

  • GITHUB_TEST_BRANCH
  • GITHUB_TEST_REF

Local run commands

From the repo root:

pnpm --filter @openwork-ee/den-api dev
pnpm --filter @openwork-ee/den-web dev

Den Web default local URL in this repo is:

http://localhost:3005

Den API default local URL in this repo is:

http://localhost:8790

Public URL requirement

GitHub must be able to reach your callback and webhook endpoints.

That means for real testing you need a public URL, usually via a tunnel or deployed environment.

Examples:

  • ngrok
  • cloudflared
  • deployed Den Web / Den API host

What to do after env is filled

  1. Start Den API.
  2. Start Den Web.
  3. Confirm the GitHub App Setup URL points to the Den Web GitHub setup page.
  4. Confirm the GitHub App Webhook URL points to the webhook endpoint.
  5. Go to Den Web Integrations.
  6. Click Connect on GitHub.
  7. Finish the GitHub App install flow.
  8. GitHub should return to /dashboard/integrations/github in Den Web.
  9. Den Web should show the repository selection screen.

Current scope note

This phase currently gets you to:

  • GitHub App install redirect
  • return to OpenWork
  • repository list
  • selecting one repo to create a connector instance

It does not yet complete full content ingestion from the selected repository.