fix: token substitution in OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT (#13384)

ariane-emory · web-flow · commit 29671c1397b0 · 2026-02-12T16:59:44.000-06:00
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
@@ -175,8 +175,14 @@ export namespace Config {
     }
 
     // Inline config content overrides all non-managed config sources.
+    // Route through load() to enable {env:} and {file:} token substitution.
+    // Use a path within Instance.directory so relative {file:} paths resolve correctly.
+    // The filename "OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT" appears in error messages for clarity.
     if (Flag.OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT) {
-      result = mergeConfigConcatArrays(result, JSON.parse(Flag.OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT))
+      result = mergeConfigConcatArrays(
+        result,
+        await load(Flag.OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT, path.join(Instance.directory, "OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT")),
+      )
       log.debug("loaded custom config from OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT")
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/flag/flag.ts b/packages/opencode/src/flag/flag.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export namespace Flag {
   export const OPENCODE_GIT_BASH_PATH = process.env["OPENCODE_GIT_BASH_PATH"]
   export const OPENCODE_CONFIG = process.env["OPENCODE_CONFIG"]
   export declare const OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR: string | undefined
-  export const OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT = process.env["OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT"]
+  export declare const OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT: string | undefined
   export const OPENCODE_DISABLE_AUTOUPDATE = truthy("OPENCODE_DISABLE_AUTOUPDATE")
   export const OPENCODE_DISABLE_PRUNE = truthy("OPENCODE_DISABLE_PRUNE")
   export const OPENCODE_DISABLE_TERMINAL_TITLE = truthy("OPENCODE_DISABLE_TERMINAL_TITLE")
@@ -94,3 +94,14 @@ Object.defineProperty(Flag, "OPENCODE_CLIENT", {
   enumerable: true,
   configurable: false,
 })
+
+// Dynamic getter for OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT
+// This must be evaluated at access time, not module load time,
+// because external tooling may set this env var at runtime
+Object.defineProperty(Flag, "OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT", {
+  get() {
+    return process.env["OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT"]
+  },
+  enumerable: true,
+  configurable: false,
+})
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/config/config.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/config/config.test.ts
@@ -1800,3 +1800,68 @@ describe("OPENCODE_DISABLE_PROJECT_CONFIG", () => {
     }
   })
 })
+
+// OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT should support {env:} and {file:} token substitution
+// just like file-based config sources do.
+describe("OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT token substitution", () => {
+  test("substitutes {env:} tokens in OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT", async () => {
+    const originalEnv = process.env["OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT"]
+    const originalTestVar = process.env["TEST_CONFIG_VAR"]
+    process.env["TEST_CONFIG_VAR"] = "test_api_key_12345"
+    process.env["OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT"] = JSON.stringify({
+      $schema: "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
+      theme: "{env:TEST_CONFIG_VAR}",
+    })
+
+    try {
+      await using tmp = await tmpdir()
+      await Instance.provide({
+        directory: tmp.path,
+        fn: async () => {
+          const config = await Config.get()
+          expect(config.theme).toBe("test_api_key_12345")
+        },
+      })
+    } finally {
+      if (originalEnv !== undefined) {
+        process.env["OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT"] = originalEnv
+      } else {
+        delete process.env["OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT"]
+      }
+      if (originalTestVar !== undefined) {
+        process.env["TEST_CONFIG_VAR"] = originalTestVar
+      } else {
+        delete process.env["TEST_CONFIG_VAR"]
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  test("substitutes {file:} tokens in OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT", async () => {
+    const originalEnv = process.env["OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT"]
+
+    try {
+      await using tmp = await tmpdir({
+        init: async (dir) => {
+          await Bun.write(path.join(dir, "api_key.txt"), "secret_key_from_file")
+          process.env["OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT"] = JSON.stringify({
+            $schema: "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
+            theme: "{file:./api_key.txt}",
+          })
+        },
+      })
+      await Instance.provide({
+        directory: tmp.path,
+        fn: async () => {
+          const config = await Config.get()
+          expect(config.theme).toBe("secret_key_from_file")
+        },
+      })
+    } finally {
+      if (originalEnv !== undefined) {
+        process.env["OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT"] = originalEnv
+      } else {
+        delete process.env["OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT"]
+      }
+    }
+  })
+})

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -175,8 +175,14 @@ export namespace Config {`
`175`	`175`	`}`
`176`	`176`
`177`	`177`	`// Inline config content overrides all non-managed config sources.`
	`178`	`+ // Route through load() to enable {env:} and {file:} token substitution.`
	`179`	`+ // Use a path within Instance.directory so relative {file:} paths resolve correctly.`
	`180`	`+ // The filename "OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT" appears in error messages for clarity.`
`178`	`181`	`if (Flag.OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT) {`
`179`		`- result = mergeConfigConcatArrays(result, JSON.parse(Flag.OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT))`
	`182`	`+ result = mergeConfigConcatArrays(`
	`183`	`+ result,`
	`184`	`+ await load(Flag.OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT, path.join(Instance.directory, "OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT")),`
	`185`	`+ )`
`180`	`186`	`log.debug("loaded custom config from OPENCODE_CONFIG_CONTENT")`
`181`	`187`	`}`
`182`	`188`