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An Vy Le 3aa72b4245 feat(backend/copilot): inline picker-backed inputs via run_block + accept AgentInputBlock subclasses (#12880)
### Why / What / How

**Why:** Resolves #12875. CoPilot's agent-builder was hardcoding Google
Drive file IDs into consuming blocks' `input_default` instead of wiring
an `AgentGoogleDriveFileInputBlock`. A beta user hit this across **13
saved versions** of one agent. Root causes:

1. `validate_io_blocks` only accepted the literal base `AgentInputBlock`
/ `AgentOutputBlock` IDs, so even when CoPilot used a specialized
subclass like `AgentGoogleDriveFileInputBlock` as the only input, the
validator forced it to keep a throwaway base alongside — entrenching the
anti-pattern.
2. Running a Drive consumer directly via CoPilot's `run_block` silently
failed because the auto-credentials flow (picker attaches
`_credentials_id`) existed only in the graph executor, never in
CoPilot's direct-execution path.
3. Drive picker guidance lived in `agent_generation_guide.md` instead of
on the blocks themselves, so it duplicated and drifted from the code.
4. Observed in a live session: when asked to read a private sheet,
CoPilot refused with "share publicly or use the builder" instead of
calling `run_block` and letting the picker render — the prompt rule was
buried and the fallback path (omitted required picker field) returned a
generic schema preview.

**What:** Four coordinated platform + CoPilot improvements. No
block-specific validator rules, no Drive-specific code in UI or prompt.

**How:**

#### 1. `validate_io_blocks` subclass support

Accepts any block with `uiType == "Input"` / `"Output"` (populated from
`Block.block_type` at registration). `AgentGoogleDriveFileInputBlock`,
`AgentDropdownInputBlock`, `AgentTableInputBlock`, etc. stand alone.
Base-ID fallback preserved for call sites that pass a minimal blocks
list.

#### 2. Inline picker via `run_block`

- Extracted `_acquire_auto_credentials` from
`backend/executor/manager.py` into shared
`backend/executor/auto_credentials.py` (exports
`acquire_auto_credentials` + `MissingAutoCredentialsError`).
- Wired it into `backend/copilot/tools/helpers.py::execute_block`. When
`_credentials_id` is present, the block executes with creds injected
(chained flows work). When missing/null, `execute_block` returns the
existing `SetupRequirementsResponse` — frontend's `FormRenderer` renders
the picker inline via the existing
`GoogleDrivePickerField`/`GoogleDrivePickerInput`. On pick, the LLM
re-invokes `run_block` with the populated input — same continuation
pattern as OAuth-missing-credentials. No new response types, no new
continuation tool, no new frontend component.
- `run_block` now short-circuits to `SetupRequirementsResponse` when
missing required fields include a picker-backed field, skipping the
schema-preview round trip the LLM would otherwise take.
- `get_inputs_from_schema` spreads the full property schema (`**schema`)
instead of whitelisting — any `format` / `json_schema_extra` / custom
widget config flows through to the generic custom-field dispatch on the
frontend. Future picker formats (date pickers, file pickers, etc.) work
without backend changes.
- Frontend `SetupRequirementsCard/helpers.ts` uses index-signature
passthrough for arbitrary schema keys — no widget-specific code in that
layer.

#### 3. `validate_only` parameter on `run_block`

`run_block(id, {})` is not always a safe probe — for blocks with zero
required inputs, it executes. New `validate_only: true` parameter
returns `BlockDetailsResponse` (schema + missing-input list) without
executing, rendering picker cards, or charging credits. Same response
shape as the existing schema preview — no new branch, just an extra
condition on the existing one. LLM uses this for pre-flight when it's
unsure whether a block has required inputs.

#### 4. Block-local picker guidance

Agent-generation picker guidance relocated from the guide onto the
blocks themselves — surfaced at `find_block` time, exactly when the LLM
decides to wire a picker-backed consumer:

- `GoogleDriveFileField` (shared factory for every Drive field on
Sheets/Docs/etc.) appends a standard hint to the caller's description
covering: feed from the specialized input block, never hardcode (even
one parsed from a URL), picker is the only credential source.
- `AgentGoogleDriveFileInputBlock`'s block description now covers when
it's required, the `allowed_views` mapping, wiring direction, and a
concrete link-shape example.
- `agent_generation_guide.md` loses the dedicated 71-line Drive section.
The IO-blocks section now tells the LLM specialized subclasses satisfy
the requirement and carry their own usage guidance in block/field
descriptions — read them when `find_block` surfaces a match.
- New "Picker-backed inputs via `run_block`" section in the CoPilot
prompt, written generically (picker fields detected via `format` /
`auto_credentials` schema hints, no provider names hardcoded) — covers:
don't ask the user for URLs/IDs, don't refuse private-resource asks,
chained picker objects pass through as-is.
- Sharpened `MissingAutoCredentialsError` message so when a bare ID
reaches execution, the error explicitly tells the LLM the picker renders
inline (not "ask the user for something").

### Changes 🏗️

- `backend/copilot/tools/agent_generator/validator.py` —
`_collect_io_block_ids` + subclass-aware `validate_io_blocks`.
- `backend/executor/auto_credentials.py` (new) — shared
`acquire_auto_credentials` + `MissingAutoCredentialsError`.
- `backend/executor/manager.py` — imports from the shared module, drops
the local copy.
- `backend/copilot/tools/helpers.py` — `execute_block` calls
`acquire_auto_credentials`, merges kwargs, releases locks in `finally`,
returns `SetupRequirementsResponse` on missing creds.
`get_inputs_from_schema` spreads the full property schema.
- `backend/copilot/tools/run_block.py` — picker-field short-circuit +
`validate_only` parameter.
- `backend/copilot/prompting.py` — "Picker-backed inputs via
`run_block`" + "Pre-flight with `validate_only`" sections.
- `backend/blocks/google/_drive.py` — `GoogleDriveFileField` appends the
agent-builder hint to every Drive consumer's description.
- `backend/blocks/io.py` — `AgentGoogleDriveFileInputBlock` description
expanded.
- `backend/copilot/sdk/agent_generation_guide.md` — Drive section
removed, IO-blocks subclass note expanded.
- `frontend/.../SetupRequirementsCard/helpers.ts` — index-signature
passthrough for arbitrary schema keys; schema fields propagate into the
generated RJSF schema.
- Tests: new `TestExecuteBlockAutoCredentials` (4 cases) +
`validate_only` + picker-short-circuit cases in `run_block_test.py`;
`manager_auto_credentials_test.py` moved to new import path; 6 new
frontend cases in `SetupRequirementsCard/__tests__/helpers.test.ts`
covering schema passthrough.
- Also: one-line hoist of `import secrets` in
`backend/integrations/managed_providers/ayrshare.py` — ruff E402
introduced by #12883 was blocking our lint post-merge.

### Checklist 📋

#### For code changes:
- [x] I have clearly listed my changes in the PR description
- [x] I have made a test plan
- [x] I have tested my changes according to the test plan:
- [x] Backend unit suites: validator_test (48), helpers_test (40),
run_block_test (19), manager_auto_credentials_test (15) — **all green**
- [x] Frontend `SetupRequirementsCard` helpers — **75/75 pass**
(including 6 new passthrough cases)
- [x] `poetry run format` (ruff + isort + black) clean on touched files
(pre-existing pyright errors in unrelated `graphiti_core` /
`StreamEvent` / etc. files not introduced by this PR)
- [x] Live CoPilot chat on dev-builder confirmed the setup card renders
`custom/google_drive_picker_field` for a Drive consumer block called via
`run_block`
- [x] Live agent-generation confirmed CoPilot creates a subclass-only
agent (`AgentGoogleDriveFileInputBlock` → `GoogleSheetsReadBlock` →
`AgentOutputBlock`) with no throwaway base `AgentInputBlock`

#### For configuration changes:
- [x] N/A — no config changes

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Co-authored-by: majdyz <zamil.majdy@agpt.co>
2026-04-24 13:05:11 +07:00
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