docs(spec): env-to-admin migration design
Design spec for moving tenant-configurable env vars into the per-port admin UI via a settings registry. Covers scope decisions, registry shape, resolver, encryption, admin UI generation, env catalog by disposition, migration plan, and testing. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Env-to-Admin Migration — Design Spec
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**Date:** 2026-05-15
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**Status:** Draft (awaiting user review)
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**Author:** Brainstorm session, Matt + Claude
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## Goal
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Move every tenant-configurable environment variable into the per-port admin UI, leaving env exclusively for boot-time / build-time / chicken-and-egg secrets. Eliminate the silent drift that produced two of the audit's findings (S-23 plaintext S3 access key; Documenso API key stored plaintext per its own admin form description).
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## Non-goals
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- **Not** moving boot-time secrets (DATABASE_URL, BETTER_AUTH_SECRET, etc.) — they're needed before the DB is reachable.
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- **Not** building a Google OAuth admin form — feature is not in use.
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- **Not** changing the existing per-port `system_settings` storage table — only adding columns / rows.
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- **Not** silently mutating `.env` files at runtime (rejected as too footgun-y).
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## Scope decisions (from brainstorming)
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| Decision | Choice |
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| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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| Which env vars move | Anything tenant-configurable (option 2). Boot-time + build-time stay in env. |
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| Env-fallback policy | Env stays as runtime fallback when admin field is blank. Vars are commented out in `.env.example`, with dev + prod templates committed to repo. |
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| Per-port vs global | Per-port with global fallback (`port_id IS NULL`) for credentials and shared infrastructure. Resolution: port → global → env → registry default. |
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| Encryption | All credential-class fields AES-256-GCM via `EMAIL_CREDENTIAL_KEY`. Fixes S-23 + Documenso plaintext as part of this migration. |
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| Migration UX | "Using env fallback" badge per field + "Copy current value from env" one-click button. Operator-driven; nothing happens automatically at boot. |
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| Implementation | Settings registry + uniform resolver (approach A). |
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## Architecture
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The current code has 4 places that "know" about each setting:
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1. Env validation schema (`src/lib/env.ts`)
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2. Per-domain resolver (`src/lib/services/port-config.ts` for Documenso/email; ad-hoc reads for others)
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3. Admin form definition (`SettingFieldDef[]` in each `admin/<integration>/page.tsx`)
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4. Encryption call site (per service)
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These drift independently and produce drift bugs. Replace those 4 sites with **one registry entry per setting**. The registry is consumed by:
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- **Resolver** (`getSetting(key, portId)`) — port → global → env → default; decrypts on read if `encrypted: true`.
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- **Admin form generator** — renders inputs from `type` + `label` + `description`; auto-attaches the "Using env fallback" badge + "Copy from env" button. Encryption is transparent (resolver returns `*IsSet: true` for credential fields, never the cleartext).
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- **Validator** — Zod schema attached to each entry, used by both the admin write endpoint AND env validation at boot.
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- **Encryption helper** — registry says `encrypted: true` → resolver wraps in `encrypt()`/`decrypt()`.
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Existing per-port settings table (`system_settings`) stays — no schema migration beyond adding `_encrypted` suffix to a few previously-plaintext columns and one new column for webhook secret.
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ src/lib/settings/ │
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│ ┌──────────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────────┐ │
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│ │ registry.ts │ │ resolver.ts │ │
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│ │ - one entry per key │───▶│ getSetting(k, port) │ │
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│ │ - type, encrypted, │ │ writeSetting(k, v) │ │
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│ │ scope, validator │ │ envFallbackFor(k) │ │
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│ └──────────────────────┘ └──────────┬──────────┘ │
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│ │ │
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│ ┌──────────────────────┐ ┌──────────▼──────────┐ │
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│ │ encryption.ts │◀───│ system_settings │ │
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│ │ AES-256-GCM │ │ (existing table) │ │
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│ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────────────┘ │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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▲
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│
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┌──────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────┐
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│ RegistryDrivenForm (React component) │
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│ Input: { sections: ['documenso.api', ...] } │
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│ Output: <Form> with badges + Copy-from-env buttons │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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## Registry shape
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```ts
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// src/lib/settings/registry.ts
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export interface SettingEntry {
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/** Stable key written to system_settings.key */
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key: string;
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/** Human-readable section the admin form groups by */
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section: string;
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/** UI label */
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label: string;
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/** UI description (markdown allowed) */
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description: string;
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/** Type drives both validation and form input */
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type: 'string' | 'password' | 'number' | 'boolean' | 'select' | 'url' | 'email';
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/** select-only */
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options?: Array<{ value: string; label: string }>;
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/** Zod schema — overrides type-default validator if provided */
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validator?: z.ZodTypeAny;
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/** Defaults applied when port + global + env all absent */
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defaultValue?: string | number | boolean | null;
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/** Encrypt at rest with AES-256-GCM */
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encrypted?: boolean;
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/** Per-port (default) or global-only (super-admin) */
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scope: 'port' | 'global';
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/** Env var name to consult as fallback when port + global blank */
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envFallback?: string;
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/** Optional value transformer applied after resolution */
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transform?: (raw: unknown) => unknown;
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/** Sensitive: never surface cleartext via admin API; emit `<key>IsSet: boolean` instead */
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sensitive?: boolean;
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}
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export const REGISTRY: SettingEntry[] = [
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// Documenso
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{
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key: 'documenso_api_url',
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section: 'documenso.api',
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label: 'API URL',
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type: 'url',
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scope: 'port',
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envFallback: 'DOCUMENSO_API_URL',
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description: 'Bare host only — never include /api/v1.',
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},
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{
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key: 'documenso_api_key',
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section: 'documenso.api',
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label: 'API key',
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type: 'password',
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scope: 'port',
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encrypted: true,
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sensitive: true,
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envFallback: 'DOCUMENSO_API_KEY',
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description: 'AES-encrypted at rest.',
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},
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{
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key: 'documenso_api_version',
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section: 'documenso.api',
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label: 'API version',
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type: 'select',
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options: [
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{ value: 'v1', label: 'v1' },
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{ value: 'v2', label: 'v2' },
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],
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scope: 'port',
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envFallback: 'DOCUMENSO_API_VERSION',
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defaultValue: 'v1',
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},
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{
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key: 'documenso_webhook_secret',
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section: 'documenso.api',
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label: 'Webhook secret',
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type: 'password',
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scope: 'port',
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encrypted: true,
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sensitive: true,
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envFallback: 'DOCUMENSO_WEBHOOK_SECRET',
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description: 'Used to verify inbound webhook deliveries via X-Documenso-Secret header.',
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},
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// ... continued for every migrated key
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];
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```
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Resolver:
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```ts
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// src/lib/settings/resolver.ts
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export async function getSetting<T = unknown>(
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key: string,
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portId: string | null,
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): Promise<T | null> {
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const entry = registryFor(key);
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if (!entry) throw new Error(`Unknown setting: ${key}`);
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// 1. port-specific
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if (portId && entry.scope === 'port') {
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const row = await db.query.systemSettings.findFirst({
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where: and(eq(systemSettings.key, key), eq(systemSettings.portId, portId)),
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});
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if (row?.value != null) return decryptIf(entry, row.value) as T;
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}
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// 2. global (port_id IS NULL)
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const globalRow = await db.query.systemSettings.findFirst({
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where: and(eq(systemSettings.key, key), isNull(systemSettings.portId)),
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});
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if (globalRow?.value != null) return decryptIf(entry, globalRow.value) as T;
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// 3. env fallback
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if (entry.envFallback && process.env[entry.envFallback]) {
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return (
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entry.transform?.(process.env[entry.envFallback]) ?? (process.env[entry.envFallback] as T)
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);
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}
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// 4. registry default
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return (entry.defaultValue ?? null) as T;
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}
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```
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The existing `getPortDocumensoConfig` etc. become thin convenience wrappers that batch a few `getSetting` calls and return a typed object:
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```ts
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export async function getPortDocumensoConfig(portId: string) {
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const [apiUrl, apiKey, apiVersion, webhookSecret, ...rest] = await Promise.all([
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getSetting<string>('documenso_api_url', portId),
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getSetting<string>('documenso_api_key', portId),
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getSetting<DocumensoApiVersion>('documenso_api_version', portId),
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getSetting<string>('documenso_webhook_secret', portId),
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// ...
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]);
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return { apiUrl, apiKey, apiVersion, webhookSecret, ...mapRest(rest) };
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}
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```
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## Admin UI generation
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```tsx
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// src/components/admin/registry-driven-form.tsx
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interface Props {
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sections: string[]; // e.g. ['documenso.api', 'documenso.signers']
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portId: string | null; // null = global tab
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}
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export function RegistryDrivenForm({ sections, portId }: Props) {
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const entries = REGISTRY.filter((e) => sections.includes(e.section));
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const { data: resolved } = useResolvedValues(entries, portId);
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return entries.map((entry) => (
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<FormField key={entry.key}>
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<Label>{entry.label}</Label>
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{entry.description && <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{entry.description}</p>}
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<Input
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type={entry.type === 'password' ? 'password' : entry.type}
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value={
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entry.sensitive
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? resolved[entry.key]?.isSet
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? '••••••••'
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: ''
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: (resolved[entry.key]?.value ?? '')
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}
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/>
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{resolved[entry.key]?.source === 'env' && (
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<div className="flex gap-2">
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<Badge>Using env fallback</Badge>
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<Button onClick={() => copyFromEnv(entry.key, portId)}>Copy from env</Button>
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</div>
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)}
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</FormField>
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));
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}
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```
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The existing per-integration admin pages become 5-line wrappers:
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```tsx
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// admin/documenso/page.tsx (replaces the current 410-line file)
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export default function DocumensoAdmin() {
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return (
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<>
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<PageHeader title="Documenso" />
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<RegistryDrivenForm
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sections={['documenso.api', 'documenso.signers', 'documenso.templates']}
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/>
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<DocumensoTestButton />
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</>
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);
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}
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```
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## API endpoints
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Two endpoints replace the current ad-hoc per-section endpoints:
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| Method | Path | Purpose |
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| ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| GET | `/api/v1/admin/settings/resolved?sections=documenso.api,documenso.signers` | Returns `{ key, value, source: 'port' \| 'global' \| 'env' \| 'default', isSet }` per requested entry. Sensitive fields never include cleartext. |
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| PUT | `/api/v1/admin/settings/:key` | Body `{ value }`. Validates against registry's Zod schema. Encrypts if `encrypted: true`. Writes to `system_settings`. Audit-logged with `action: 'update'`, `entityType: 'setting'`, `metadata: { key }`, secrets masked. |
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| DELETE | `/api/v1/admin/settings/:key` | Removes the row → reverts to global → env → default. |
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| POST | `/api/v1/admin/settings/:key/copy-from-env` | One-click migration. Reads env var named in `entry.envFallback`, writes to `system_settings`, returns the resulting resolved state. |
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Existing `PUT /api/v1/admin/settings` (the generic upsert) stays for backward compat with the few non-registry writers; new fields use the typed endpoint.
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## Encryption integration
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- Reuse existing `encrypt()` / `decrypt()` from `src/lib/utils/encryption.ts` (AES-256-GCM, random IV per encryption, GCM auth tag).
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- Resolver auto-wraps encrypt on write when `entry.encrypted === true`, decrypt on read.
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- `system_settings.value` is `JSONB`. For encrypted values, store as `{ ciphertext, iv, tag }` (already the convention in `sales-email-config.service.ts`).
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- Sensitive fields surface `<key>IsSet: boolean` in the API response, never the decrypted value. The admin form shows `••••••••` placeholder.
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- Audit log integration: when writing to a key with `encrypted: true`, the `newValue` is replaced with `{ value: '[redacted]' }` before audit-log write — fixes audit finding **AU-02** (encrypted ciphertext in audit log) as part of this work.
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## Env catalog
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Every env var, classified:
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### A. Stays in env (boot-time / build-time / chicken-and-egg)
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| Var | Reason |
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| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `DATABASE_URL` | Need DB connection before reading from DB |
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| `REDIS_URL` | Same — Redis pre-init |
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| `BETTER_AUTH_SECRET` | Cookie/session signing key, read at auth init |
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| `BETTER_AUTH_URL` | Auth callback base URL, read at auth init |
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| `CSRF_SECRET` | CSRF token signing, read pre-DB |
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| `EMAIL_CREDENTIAL_KEY` | The AES key used to encrypt other DB-stored credentials (chicken-and-egg) |
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| `NODE_ENV` | Read pre-init by Next.js, logger, etc. |
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| `LOG_LEVEL` | Read at logger init pre-DB |
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| `PORT` | Listen port, read at server start |
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| `NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL` | Inlined into client JS bundle at build time |
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| `NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_DSN` | Same — client-side Sentry init |
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| `MULTI_NODE_DEPLOYMENT` | Used at boot to gate filesystem backend |
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| `SKIP_ENV_VALIDATION` | Internal bypass flag |
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| `WEBSITE_INTAKE_SECRET` | Boot-time shared secret with marketing site (could go DB but operator-shared, not user-tunable) |
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| `EMAIL_REDIRECT_TO` | Dev-only safety net; operator convenience |
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| `SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT` | Read at Sentry SDK init pre-DB |
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| `SENTRY_TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE` | Same |
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### B. Migrates to admin (per-port, encrypted where credential)
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| Var | Registry key | Encrypted | Already in admin? |
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| ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
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| `DOCUMENSO_API_URL` | `documenso_api_url` | no | yes (override) |
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| `DOCUMENSO_API_KEY` | `documenso_api_key` | **yes** (was plaintext) | yes (override, plaintext bug) |
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| `DOCUMENSO_API_VERSION` | `documenso_api_version` | no | yes |
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| `DOCUMENSO_WEBHOOK_SECRET` | `documenso_webhook_secret` | **yes** | **no — gap** |
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| `DOCUMENSO_TEMPLATE_ID_EOI` | `documenso_eoi_template_id` | no | yes |
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| `DOCUMENSO_CLIENT_RECIPIENT_ID` | `documenso_client_recipient_id` | no | yes |
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| `DOCUMENSO_DEVELOPER_RECIPIENT_ID` | `documenso_developer_recipient_id` | no | yes |
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| `DOCUMENSO_APPROVAL_RECIPIENT_ID` | `documenso_approval_recipient_id` | no | yes |
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| `MINIO_ENDPOINT` | `storage_s3_endpoint` | no | yes (storage admin) |
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| `MINIO_PORT` | (combined into endpoint URL) | — | yes |
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| `MINIO_ACCESS_KEY` | `storage_s3_access_key` | **yes** (was plaintext, S-23) | yes (plaintext bug) |
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| `MINIO_SECRET_KEY` | `storage_s3_secret_key` | yes (already) | yes |
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| `MINIO_BUCKET` | `storage_s3_bucket` | no | yes |
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| `MINIO_USE_SSL` | (combined into endpoint URL) | — | yes |
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| `MINIO_AUTO_CREATE_BUCKET` | `storage_s3_auto_create_bucket` | no | new |
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| `SMTP_HOST` | `smtp_host_override` | no | yes |
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| `SMTP_PORT` | `smtp_port_override` | no | yes |
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| `SMTP_USER` | `smtp_user_override` | no | yes |
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| `SMTP_PASS` | `smtp_pass_override` | yes (already) | yes |
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| `SMTP_FROM` | `email_from_address` | no | yes |
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| `OPENAI_API_KEY` | `openai_api_key` | yes (already) | yes |
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| `APP_URL` | `app_url` | no | **new** |
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| `PUBLIC_SITE_URL` | `public_site_url` | no | **new** |
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### C. Skipped (YAGNI)
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| Var | Reason |
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| ------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------- |
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| `GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID`, `GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET` | OAuth not used and not on roadmap |
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## Migration of existing code
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1. **Replace `getPortDocumensoConfig` body** to call the new `getSetting` per field (see Architecture section).
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2. **Replace `getSalesEmailConfig` body** the same way.
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3. **Replace direct `process.env.X` reads** in: `receipt-scanner.ts:4` (OpenAI client), `documents.service.ts` (any direct env reads), `webhook-event-map.ts` (webhook URL builder), all `src/lib/storage/` backend reads.
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4. **Migrate the 5 admin pages** (Documenso, AI, OCR, Email, Storage) to use `RegistryDrivenForm`. Keep page-specific extras (test buttons, status cards, AI budget card, sends log).
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5. **Add migrations:**
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- One-time data migration: copy any plaintext `documenso_api_key_override` and `storage_s3_access_key` rows into encrypted columns, drop plaintext columns. Reuse `encrypt()`.
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- Schema: add `documenso_webhook_secret` row on first registry-resolver init, and any new keys (`app_url`, `public_site_url`).
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6. **Update `.env.example`:** comment out everything in category B, add an explanation header pointing operators to `/admin/<integration>` after first super-admin login. Generate `dev.env.example` and `prod.env.example` templates with category-A vars only (the boot-time minimum).
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7. **Update `src/lib/env.ts`:** mark all category-B vars as `optional()` (env is fallback, not required for boot). Category-A stays required.
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## Error handling
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- **Resolver:** unknown key → throws (programming error). Decryption failure → throws + audit-logged with `action: 'decryption_failed'`. Missing required value → returns `null`, caller decides (e.g. Documenso send fails with a clear error toast).
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- **Admin write:** Zod validation failure → 400 with field-level errors via `parseBody`. Encryption failure → 500 + audit `action: 'encryption_failed'`. Permission check at route handler (`admin.manage_settings` or domain-specific permission).
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- **Form:** "Copy from env" when env var is empty → toast "no env value to copy". Save with empty cleartext on a sensitive field → DELETE the row (reverts to env/default), don't write empty ciphertext.
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## Testing
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Unit tests:
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- `getSetting` — port → global → env → default precedence (per-port hits, global hits, env fallback, default fallback)
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- `getSetting` — encrypted entry round-trips
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- `getSetting` — sensitive entry surfaces `*IsSet` boolean only
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- Registry validators reject malformed values
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- Migration script: plaintext → encrypted round-trips correctly
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Integration tests:
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- `PUT /api/v1/admin/settings/:key` with valid + invalid payloads
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- `POST /api/v1/admin/settings/:key/copy-from-env` with present + absent env
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- Audit log row written with masked secret value
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E2E (Playwright smoke):
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- Super-admin opens `/admin/documenso`, sees "Using env fallback" badges on inherited fields, types a value, saves, badge disappears
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- Click "Copy from env" → field auto-fills, badge changes to "Set in port"
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- Per-port override actually applied: switch port → see different value resolved
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## Rollout
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Single PR, single migration. Backward compat via env-as-fallback means existing deployments keep working unchanged after deploy (admin DB rows are absent, so resolver falls through to env). Operator opts in to admin-canonical configuration field-by-field.
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## Out of scope (separate work)
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- Building admin form for OCR / berth-PDF parser tunables (feature settings, not env migration)
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- Refactoring all _other_ per-port settings (vocabularies, qualification criteria, custom fields, etc.) into the registry — those already have working bespoke forms; no drift bug there.
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- Adding settings versioning / rollback (not requested)
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- Multi-tenant settings export/import (not requested)
|
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