Add conversation_link chat field rendered into the system prompt - #2422
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Callers (relay Slack/Teams bots, the platform UI, triggered workflows) can now pass the URL of the conversation a chat originated from. Holmes renders it into the system prompt with an instruction to include the link in any PR, issue, or ticket it creates, so AI-generated artifacts trace back to the request that initiated them. Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01E7e2epGfemL5yPs3cA6nhN Signed-off-by: Ezra Yellin <ezra@robusta.dev>
Adversarial review finding: the field is client-suppliable (REST /api/chat body, Conversations metadata) and the prompt instructs Holmes to copy it verbatim into PR/issue descriptions, so a non-URL value could inject arbitrary system-prompt text and arbitrary artifact content. Drop anything that is not a plain absolute http(s) URL (no whitespace, capped length) at the single choke point in build_system_prompt; all server-built links pass. Also fold the worker's five identical event-key-wins-else-conversation- metadata fallback expressions into one local helper - the fifth copy added for conversation_link was the signal to fold all five. Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01F5Lu9XsDRPWEANCEg9hYDS Signed-off-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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URL-shape validation alone still let any same-account caller launder an arbitrary destination (a tracking or phishing URL) into the PR/issue descriptions Holmes writes. Pin the destination too: the deployment's own UI origin (ROBUSTA_UI_DOMAIN — covers self-hosted, http included), *.robusta.dev over https (all platform regions), *.slack.com permalinks, and teams.microsoft.com deep links. Every server-built producer passes; anything else is dropped rather than rendered. Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01F5Lu9XsDRPWEANCEg9hYDS Signed-off-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
The platform SPA resolves account-less URLs carrying ?account_id= into the account route, so Holmes can build a freeform chat's own URL from values it already holds (ROBUSTA_UI_DOMAIN, conversation id, account id). The chat endpoint and the conversations worker now derive it, taking precedence over the client-suppliable field/metadata for freeform chats - the destination no longer depends on any client value. Other surfaces (Slack, Teams, workflows, triage) keep their relay-built links. Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01F5Lu9XsDRPWEANCEg9hYDS Signed-off-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
- All link policy (sanitizer, origin allowlist, derivation) lives in holmes/core/conversation_links.py, so the derived-link-passes-sanitizer invariant is reviewable in one file; prompt.py just calls it. - Sanitizer also rejects non-printable characters and hostnames with an empty leading label, and documents why apex slack.com is absent. - The worker reads conversation_link from Conversations metadata only (after derivation): nothing legitimately sends it per-event, so honoring a per-turn event value would only let a client override relay's stamped workflow/triage links. - Worker tests pin ROBUSTA_UI_DOMAIN instead of relying on the env default, and use allowlist-passing fixture URLs. Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01F5Lu9XsDRPWEANCEg9hYDS Signed-off-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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WalkthroughThe change adds server-derived and sanitized conversation links. Links flow through chat requests into system prompts, where trusted links guide artifact attribution. Tests cover derivation, fallback behavior, sanitization, and prompt rendering. ChangesConversation link support
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Resumed chats can still generate artifacts without the originating-conversation link, weakening traceability and requiring a targeted fix or explicit acceptance before merge. Non-freeform links also rely on caller or relay provenance beyond URL allowlisting, which could permit a misleading but otherwise trusted-origin backlink. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Client
participant ChatAPI
participant ConversationWorker
participant PromptBuilder
Client->>ChatAPI: submit chat request
ChatAPI->>ChatAPI: resolve conversation_link
ConversationWorker->>ConversationWorker: resolve metadata and request context
ConversationWorker->>PromptBuilder: pass conversation_link
PromptBuilder->>PromptBuilder: sanitize conversation_link
PromptBuilder->>Client: return system prompt with trusted link
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In `@holmes/core/conversations_worker/worker.py`:
- Line 1172: Update the system-prompt construction for resume-only turns so it
includes the resolved conversation_link instruction even when the normal call is
bypassed, without adding a user message. Add a unit test covering a resume-only
pending conversation and verifying the updated system prompt.
In `@server.py`:
- Around line 629-637: Update the conversation_link handling around
derive_freeform_chat_link so freeform requests use only the server-derived link
and never fall back to chat_request.conversation_link; when derivation returns
None, omit the conversation block. Preserve the existing client/server link
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… fallback resolve_conversation_link owns the precedence rule at both call sites (server chat endpoint, conversations worker): freeform platform chats use the server-derived link or none, so a failed derivation (missing ids, unset ROBUSTA_UI_DOMAIN) can no longer fall back to the client-suppliable value; other surfaces still pass their server-built link through. Raised by CodeRabbit on the upstream PR. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01F5Lu9XsDRPWEANCEg9hYDS Signed-off-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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- Around line 629-634: Update the resume-only branch around the
conversation_link resolution and system-prompt handling so the resolved
conversation link is applied even when build_chat_messages is bypassed, without
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Holmes chats carry a
conversation_link— the URL of the surface the chat originated from (Slack thread permalink, Teams message deep link, platform chat/workflow-run URL). Holmes renders it into its system prompt with an instruction to include the link in any PR/MR/issue it creates, so AI-generated artifacts trace back to the originating conversation.holmes/core/models.py—conversation_linkonChatRequestBaseModel.holmes/plugins/prompts/generic_ask.jinja2—CONVERSATION_LINKprompt component + "# Originating conversation" block.holmes/core/conversation_links.py— all link policy in one file: derivation, sanitization, origin allowlist.server.py/api/chat,holmes/core/conversations.py, andholmes/core/conversations_worker/worker.py. The worker reads it from Conversations metadata only (where relay stamps workflow/triage links); per-turn event values are ignored, since nothing legitimately sends the field per-event. Sibling conversation-level fields resolve through one sharedfrom_event_or_conversationhelper.Server-side derivation for platform chats
For freeform Ask Holmes chats, Holmes derives the link itself (
derive_freeform_chat_link):<ROBUSTA_UI_DOMAIN>/holmes/chat/<conversation_id>?account_id=<account_id>— built entirely from server-known values (the SPA resolves the?account_id=hint into the account route; frontend PR). The chat endpoint and the conversations worker both prefer the derived link over the client-suppliable field/metadata for freeform chats, so the destination never depends on a client value. Other surfaces (Slack, Teams, triggered workflows, alert triage) use relay-built links.Validation for everything else
For non-freeform sources the field is client-suppliable (REST body, Conversations metadata), and the prompt tells Holmes to copy it verbatim into public artifacts.
sanitize_conversation_linktherefore drops anything that is not a plain absolute http(s) URL (no whitespace or non-printable characters, ≤2048 chars) whose origin is a surface conversations actually come from: the deployment's own UI origin (ROBUSTA_UI_DOMAIN, covering self-hosted instances, http included),*.robusta.devover https (all platform regions),*.slack.compermalinks, andteams.microsoft.comdeep links. Every server-built producer passes; a hostile value (prompt-injection text, an arbitrary tracking/phishing URL) is dropped rather than rendered.Tests
tests/core/test_prompt.py(rendered-into-prompt, absent-block, hostile-link, and trusted-origin matrices),tests/core/conversations_worker/test_worker_usage_recorder.py(metadata read, event-value ignored, freeform derivation overriding spoofed metadata;ROBUSTA_UI_DOMAINpinned via monkeypatch).Out of scope
conversation_linkon the artifacts they drive; their result links can reusederive_freeform_chat_link's URL shape later.Includes a merge of
robusta-dev/holmesgptmaster (3d20155) to bring the fork current.Companion PRs: robusta-dev/relay#748 (link construction per chat surface), robusta-dev/robusta#2163 (pass-through params), robusta-dev/robusta-frontend#3566 (account-hint routing). Linear: ROB-1257
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