fix: remove hardcoded secrets, restrict CORS, add auth to debug endpoints

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Summary

Security hardening PR that removes all hardcoded API keys and secrets from source code, restricts overly permissive CORS, and adds authentication to unprotected endpoints.

Secrets removed (22 files changed, 5 scripts deleted):

• Stripe live secret key (sk_live_...) from lib/stripe.ts + 5 deleted test scripts
• Mistral/Codestral API keys from 6 files (lib/ai-providers.ts, debug-tools, mcp-test, chat/completions, execute-scheduled-tasks)
• Tavily API keys from 7 files (chat, chat-v2, repo-agent, agent-cloud, execute-scheduled-tasks, web-scraper, specs/route.ts, v1/chat/completions)
• Pusher secret + credentials from lib/pusher.ts
• OneSignal app ID from lib/onesignal.ts and app/layout.tsx
• Hardcoded admin email from middleware.ts

All secrets replaced with environment variable lookups falling back to empty strings.

CORS restricted: Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * → process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGIN || 'https://pipilot.dev' across all middleware paths.

Auth added to 3 unprotected endpoints: /api/debug-tools, /api/mcp-test, /api/database/fix-storage — all now require a valid Supabase session.

new Function() replaced in /api/mcp-test calculator tool with additional input validation.

Review & Testing Checklist for Human

• ⚠️ CRITICAL: Rotate all exposed secrets immediately. The Stripe live key, Mistral keys, Tavily keys, and Pusher secret are in git history and must be rotated at each provider's dashboard. Removing from source is necessary but not sufficient.
• ⚠️ Verify ALL new env vars are set in deployment before merging. New required env vars: TAVILY_API_KEYS (comma-separated), TAVILY_API_KEY (single key, used in v1/chat/completions and agent-cloud), ADMIN_EMAIL, ALLOWED_ORIGIN. Existing vars that no longer have fallbacks: STRIPE_SECRET_KEY, MISTRAL_API_KEY, CODESTRAL_API_KEY, PUSHER_APP_ID, PUSHER_KEY, PUSHER_SECRET, NEXT_PUBLIC_PUSHER_KEY, NEXT_PUBLIC_ONESIGNAL_APP_ID. If any are missing, the corresponding feature will silently fail or return empty auth headers.
• CORS single-origin limitation: ALLOWED_ORIGIN accepts only one origin string. If you need multiple origins (localhost, staging, preview deploys), this will need further work. Verify that local development and Vercel preview deployments still function.
• Admin lockout risk: ADMIN_EMAIL defaults to '' — if env var is not set, the condition user.email !== ADMIN_EMAIL is always true, so no user gets admin access. Confirm ADMIN_EMAIL is set in all environments.
• mcp-test calculator still uses Function() (line 120): Function('"use strict"; return (' + safeExpr + ')')() is functionally identical to new Function(). The input sanitization is improved but this is still eval-like code execution. Consider whether this endpoint should exist in production at all.

Recommended test plan: Deploy to a preview environment with all env vars configured. Verify: (1) chat/AI features still work (Mistral, Codestral, Tavily search), (2) Stripe checkout flow works, (3) Pusher real-time notifications work, (4) admin routes are accessible to the admin email, (5) CORS headers are correct for your frontend domain, (6) /api/debug-tools and /api/mcp-test return 401 when unauthenticated.

Notes

• There is an inconsistency between TAVILY_API_KEY (singular, used in v1/chat/completions and agent-cloud) and TAVILY_API_KEYS (plural/comma-separated, used everywhere else). You'll need to set both.
• lib/web-scraper.ts still contains hardcoded anyapi.io scraper keys (lines 52-56) — these were not in scope for this PR but are worth noting.

Link to Devin session: https://app.devin.ai/sessions/b48d5abc10c14a50bc2e24643b76e3f6
Requested by: @Hansade2005

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Summary by cubic

Removed hardcoded API keys and secrets, restricted CORS to a single allowed origin, and added Supabase auth to debug/admin endpoints. This closes security gaps and moves all credentials to environment variables.

• Bug Fixes

  • Removed embedded secrets (Stripe live key, Mistral/Codestral, Tavily, Pusher, OneSignal) and deleted 5 Stripe test scripts with keys.
  • Replaced wildcard CORS with process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGIN across middleware and API routes.
  • Added auth to /api/debug-tools, /api/mcp-test, and /api/database/fix-storage.
  • Switched providers to env-only config (no fallbacks) in lib/stripe.ts, lib/pusher.ts, lib/onesignal.ts, and lib/ai-providers.ts; moved admin email to ADMIN_EMAIL.
  • Replaced eval-like math in /api/mcp-test with safer arithmetic parsing.

• Migration

  • Rotate any exposed keys immediately (Stripe, Mistral/Codestral, Tavily, Pusher, OneSignal).
  • Set required env vars: STRIPE_SECRET_KEY, NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY, MISTRAL_API_KEY, CODESTRAL_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY or TAVILY_API_KEYS, PUSHER_* and NEXT_PUBLIC_PUSHER_KEY, NEXT_PUBLIC_ONESIGNAL_APP_ID and ONESIGNAL_REST_API_KEY, ADMIN_EMAIL, ALLOWED_ORIGIN.
  • ALLOWED_ORIGIN supports one origin; add multi-origin handling later if needed.
  • Verify: chat features, Stripe checkout, Pusher notifications, admin access, correct CORS, and that protected endpoints return 401 when unauthenticated.

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3 issues found across 22 files

Prompt for AI agents (unresolved issues)

Check if these issues are valid — if so, understand the root cause of each and fix them. If appropriate, use sub-agents to investigate and fix each issue separately.


<file name="app/api/database/fix-storage/route.ts">

<violation number="1" location="app/api/database/fix-storage/route.ts:16">
P1: This endpoint is labeled admin-level and uses createAdminClient, but the new guard only checks that a user is logged in. Any authenticated user can run the storage repair across all databases. Add an admin access check (e.g., checkAdminAccess or equivalent) before running admin operations.</violation>
</file>

<file name="lib/onesignal.ts">

<violation number="1" location="lib/onesignal.ts:6">
P2: Guard against a missing OneSignal app id before sending the notification. With the new empty-string fallback, requests will send an empty `app_id` and fail at runtime if the env var is not set.</violation>
</file>

<file name="app/layout.tsx">

<violation number="1" location="app/layout.tsx:108">
P2: Guard the OneSignal.init call when NEXT_PUBLIC_ONESIGNAL_APP_ID is missing. Passing an empty appId still initializes the SDK and can trigger runtime errors or fail to register notifications.</violation>
</file>

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P1: This endpoint is labeled admin-level and uses createAdminClient, but the new guard only checks that a user is logged in. Any authenticated user can run the storage repair across all databases. Add an admin access check (e.g., checkAdminAccess or equivalent) before running admin operations.

Prompt for AI agents

Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At app/api/database/fix-storage/route.ts, line 16:

<comment>This endpoint is labeled admin-level and uses createAdminClient, but the new guard only checks that a user is logged in. Any authenticated user can run the storage repair across all databases. Add an admin access check (e.g., checkAdminAccess or equivalent) before running admin operations.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
     try {
+        // Require authentication
+        const authSupabase = await createClient();
+        const { data: { user }, error: authError } = await authSupabase.auth.getUser();
+        if (authError || !user) {
+            return NextResponse.json(
</file context>

[cubic-dev-ai]

P2: Guard against a missing OneSignal app id before sending the notification. With the new empty-string fallback, requests will send an empty app_id and fail at runtime if the env var is not set.

Prompt for AI agents

Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At lib/onesignal.ts, line 6:

<comment>Guard against a missing OneSignal app id before sending the notification. With the new empty-string fallback, requests will send an empty `app_id` and fail at runtime if the env var is not set.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 const ONESIGNAL_API_URL = 'https://onesignal.com/api/v1/notifications';
-const ONESIGNAL_APP_ID = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ONESIGNAL_APP_ID || '074baec0-7042-4faf-a337-674711dd90ad';
+const ONESIGNAL_APP_ID = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ONESIGNAL_APP_ID || '';
 const ONESIGNAL_REST_API_KEY = process.env.ONESIGNAL_REST_API_KEY;
 
</file context>

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P2: Guard the OneSignal.init call when NEXT_PUBLIC_ONESIGNAL_APP_ID is missing. Passing an empty appId still initializes the SDK and can trigger runtime errors or fail to register notifications.

Prompt for AI agents

Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At app/layout.tsx, line 108:

<comment>Guard the OneSignal.init call when NEXT_PUBLIC_ONESIGNAL_APP_ID is missing. Passing an empty appId still initializes the SDK and can trigger runtime errors or fail to register notifications.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default function RootLayout({
               OneSignalDeferred.push(async function(OneSignal) {
                 await OneSignal.init({
-                  appId: "${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ONESIGNAL_APP_ID || '074baec0-7042-4faf-a337-674711dd90ad'}",
+                  appId: "${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ONESIGNAL_APP_ID || ''}",
                 });
               });
</file context>