Adds `gh` CLI as a GitHub credential fallback for users who already have
`gh auth login` configured locally. OpenChamber-owned OAuth credentials
remain the primary source of truth; the `gh` token is only used when no
stored OpenChamber GitHub access token exists and the fallback is not
disabled.
The fallback is implemented as a credential provider only: GitHub features
continue to use the existing Octokit/GitHub API paths for issues, pull
requests, checks, merges, and related operations. The PR does not replace
those endpoints with `gh issue` or `gh pr` CLI commands.
Server changes:
- Add `gh-cli-credential.js` to read `gh auth token` with a bounded timeout.
- Cache the `gh` token lookup for 30 seconds, including negative results,
to avoid repeated subprocess spawning on status/polling paths.
- Hide the subprocess window on Windows via `windowsHide: true`.
- Clear the gh CLI token cache when the fallback setting changes.
- Update `getOctokitOrNull()` to prefer stored OpenChamber OAuth tokens and
fall back to the `gh` token only when enabled.
- Add `ghCliDisabled` persistence in the existing settings file with atomic
writes and `0o600` file permissions.
- Add `POST /api/github/auth/gh-cli` to enable or disable the fallback.
- Extend `/api/github/auth/status` with `ghCli` metadata: availability,
disabled state, active state, and active user when applicable.
UI/runtime changes:
- Extend `GitHubAuthStatus` and `GitHubAPI` with gh CLI fallback metadata
and toggle support.
- Add web RuntimeAPI support for toggling the gh CLI fallback through
`runtimeFetch`, preserving active runtime/remote target behavior.
- Add deterministic VS Code unsupported handling for the gh CLI toggle.
- Update GitHub Settings to show gh CLI availability and active status.
- When gh CLI is the active auth source, show it in the connected account
card and offer Disable instead of Disconnect.
- Keep Add Account available so users can still connect an OpenChamber OAuth
account, which then takes priority over gh CLI.
- Add localized gh CLI settings strings across supported settings locales.
Fixes addressed during review:
- Removed unreachable UI branches in the inactive gh CLI card.
- Avoided duplicate and repeated `gh auth token` subprocess calls.
- Hardened settings file permissions for the new persisted flag.
- Routed the gh CLI toggle through the RuntimeAPI/runtimeFetch path instead
of direct browser `fetch`.
- Added targeted tests for hidden subprocess options and negative-result
cache behavior.
- Fixed a VS Code webview Response body typing issue that blocked type-check.
openchamber --port 8080# Custom port
openchamber --lan --port 3000# Listen on LAN (0.0.0.0)
openchamber --ui-password secret # Password-protect UI
openchamber startup enable# Start at login as a native serviceOPENCHAMBER_UI_PASSWORD=secret openchamber startup enable# Save service password env
openchamber startup status # Show startup service status
openchamber startup disable # Remove startup service
openchamber tunnel help# Tunnel lifecycle commands
openchamber tunnel providers # Show provider capabilities
openchamber tunnel profile add --provider cloudflare --mode managed-remote --name prod-main --hostname app.example.com --token <token>
openchamber tunnel start --profile prod-main
openchamber tunnel start --provider cloudflare --mode quick --qr
openchamber tunnel start --provider cloudflare --mode managed-local --config ~/.cloudflared/config.yml
openchamber tunnel status --all # Show tunnel state across instances
openchamber tunnel stop --port 3000# Stop tunnel only (server stays running)
openchamber connect-url --port 3000# Add this server to OpenChamber Desktop
openchamber connect-url --server http://host:3000 --qr
openchamber connect-url --port 3000 --qr
openchamber logs # Follow latest instance logsOPENCODE_PORT=4096OPENCODE_SKIP_START=true openchamber # Connect to external OpenCode serverOPENCODE_HOST=https://myhost:4096 OPENCODE_SKIP_START=true openchamber # Connect via custom host/HTTPS
openchamber stop # Stop server
openchamber update # Update to latest
startup enable snapshots your current environment into the native service so startup behaves like you launched openchamber from the same shell. This preserves provider tokens, PATH, SSH agent settings, and other CLI auth/config env vars. Use --no-env-snapshot if you want a minimal service env.
This runs OpenChamber as an API-only server without the desktop app or browser UI assets on that machine, then creates a link for Desktop to import. --lan makes the server reachable from other machines. --server is the address Desktop should use.
When OpenChamber was started with --lan or --host 0.0.0.0, connect-url automatically uses a detected LAN IP instead of 127.0.0.1. Use --server http://host:3000 to override the advertised address, and include --lan when connect-url needs to start the server for LAN access.
Paste the printed openchamber://connect?... link in Desktop under Settings -> Remote Instances -> Direct Instances -> Import Link. The link contains the server URL and a client token. It does not enable browser UI password protection; use --ui-password when exposing a server beyond localhost.
systemd service (VPN / LAN access)
Run OpenChamber and OpenCode as separate persistent services — useful when you want to access your
dev machine over a VPN (e.g. Tailscale) or LAN without a Cloudflare tunnel.
How it works:
OpenCode runs as its own service, binding only to localhost.
OpenChamber connects to it via OPENCODE_HOST and --lan makes it reachable on your VPN IP.
--foreground keeps the CLI process alive so systemd can track and restart it.
Why set PATH and SSH_AUTH_SOCK?
systemd user services start with a minimal environment — no shell profile is sourced.
Without an explicit PATH, OpenCode won't find tools installed via Homebrew, npm, or ~/.local/bin.
Without SSH_AUTH_SOCK, git operations over SSH (push, pull, clone) will fail because the agent socket isn't inherited.
Adjust the PATH to match your own tool installation paths.
%t expands to $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (e.g. /run/user/1000), where most SSH agents write their socket.
OpenChamber will be reachable at http://<your-vpn-hostname>:3000 from any device on your VPN.
Note:--host 0.0.0.0 is required to listen on all interfaces. The default
bind address is 127.0.0.1 (localhost only). Use --host <ip> or
OPENCHAMBER_HOST=<ip> to bind to a specific interface instead.
Managed-local path note: OPENCHAMBER_TUNNEL_CONFIG must point to a path inside the container user home (/home/openchamber/...). If your Cloudflare config references a credentials JSON file, that file path must also be accessible inside the container (mount with volumes).
Website docs source lives at packages/docs/content/docs/reverse-proxy.mdx.
Tunnel behavior notes
OpenChamber supports one active tunnel per running instance (port).
Starting a tunnel with a different mode/provider on the same instance replaces the current tunnel.
Replacing or stopping a tunnel revokes existing connect links and invalidates remote tunnel sessions for that instance.
Connect links are one-time tokens; generating a new link revokes the previous unused link.
Data Directory Permission Note: The data/ directory is mounted into the container for persistent storage (config, sessions, SSH keys, workspaces). Before running, ensure the directory exists and has proper permissions:
My wife, who - with zero AI background - sat down with the app for the first time and built the firework celebration that plays on every successful push.
Every contributor who shaped this project with their PRs, ideas, and attention to detail.
Tom Rochette
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