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Summary

The new agents SDK resources (environment_specs, environments, compute_specs) took loose **spec kwargs, and the hand-written CLI duplicated request-building. This PR makes the SDK create methods accept the shared backend *Inline models for type safety and discoverability, and has the CLI reuse the SDK so request paths/payloads live in one place. Both follow-ups were deferred from a prior review.

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  • Typed SDK create params. environment_specs.create, environments.create, and compute_specs.create now accept the shared EnvironmentSpecInline / AgentEnvironmentInline / ComputeSpecInline models via a spec= argument (plain dicts also accepted). Typed models are serialized with exclude_unset=True so only caller-set fields are sent — matching the old **spec semantics. The loose **spec kwargs are kept for back-compat and override the typed model when both are supplied.
  • SDK auth-header threading. An optional default_headers attribute on the platform object is now attached to every SDK request, so an authenticated caller (the CLI) can reuse the SDK against a secured platform.
  • CLI reuses the SDK. The environment-specs / environments / compute-specs create commands build their requests through the plugin SDK instead of hand-rolling request paths and JSON bodies. HTTP errors are translated to the same rich CLI messages as before.

Type of Change

  • Code change (feature, bug fix, or refactor)

Quality Gates

  • Tests added or updated for changed behavior
  • Documentation not applicable — justification: internal SDK/CLI plumbing; docstrings/usage examples updated in-code, no user-facing docs affected.

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  • Pull request title follows the repository's Conventional Commit format
  • Every commit includes an appropriate Signed-off-by: trailer
  • Targeted tests pass, or tests are marked not applicable above
  • No secrets, API keys, or credentials are included

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  • uv run --frozen ty check <sdk.py> <cli.py> <test_sdk.py> → All checks passed!
  • uv run ruff check / uv run ruff format --check on changed files → clean
  • uv run --frozen pytest plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit → 1362 passed (includes 7 new SDK/CLI tests for typed params, back-compat kwargs, header threading, and CLI→SDK delegation)

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added SDK-backed creation of environment specifications, environments, and compute specifications through the CLI.
    • Added support for typed or dictionary-based resource specifications while retaining keyword-based input compatibility.
    • Added consistent authentication header handling across SDK requests.
  • Bug Fixes

    • CLI SDK errors now use consistent formatted messages and exit codes.
    • Resource specifications preserve explicitly provided fields and honor input precedence rules.

@benmccown benmccown self-assigned this Aug 27, 2026
The agents SDK env/environment-spec/compute-spec create methods took loose
`**spec` kwargs. Accept the shared backend `*Inline` models instead
(`spec: EnvironmentSpecInline | ComputeSpecInline | AgentEnvironmentInline`)
for type safety and discoverability, while keeping the loose kwargs for
back-compat (kwargs override the typed model when both are given). Typed
models are dumped with exclude_unset so only caller-set fields are sent,
matching the old kwargs behavior.

Thread an optional `default_headers` off the platform object through the
SDK HTTP helpers so an authenticated caller (the CLI) can reuse the SDK.

Have the CLI environment-specs/environments/compute-specs create commands
build requests via the plugin SDK instead of hand-rolling request paths and
bodies, so the routes/payloads live in one place. Errors are translated to
the same rich CLI messages as before.

Signed-off-by: Ben McCown <bmccown@nvidia.com>
Self-review follow-ups:

- environments.create: drop the redundant hardcoded description="" payload seed
  and default the override to None, so an unset call no longer forces
  description="" onto the wire (the server model already defaults it) and an
  explicit description="" can now clear a spec-supplied value — bringing it in
  line with the environment_spec/compute_spec 'is not None' override semantics.
- Add CLI tests covering the SDK seam the reroute introduced: httpx error
  translation through _run_sdk (500 -> rich 'POST agent API' message + exit 1),
  and auth-header threading through _agents_sdk (Authorization reaches the wire).

Signed-off-by: Ben McCown <bmccown@nvidia.com>
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The agents SDK now supports typed resource specifications and platform authentication headers. CLI environment-spec, environment, and compute-spec creation commands use workspace-bound SDK resources with existing error handling.

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Agents SDK creation flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Typed specification payloads
plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/sdk.py, plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_sdk.py
Creation methods accept typed or dictionary specifications. Explicit keyword arguments override specification fields. Unset typed fields are omitted.
Platform header propagation
plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/sdk.py, plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_sdk.py
GET, POST, and DELETE requests include platform default headers. Request-specific POST headers override defaults.
CLI SDK routing and error handling
plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/cli.py, plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_cli.py
Creation commands construct workspace-bound SDK resources. SDK HTTP and request errors retain the CLI’s formatted messages and exit codes. The tests cover delegation and authorization propagation.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI
  participant AgentsSDK
  participant AgentsAPI
  CLI->>AgentsSDK: construct workspace-bound resource
  CLI->>AgentsSDK: create environment-spec, environment, or compute-spec
  AgentsSDK->>AgentsAPI: send request with default headers
  AgentsAPI-->>AgentsSDK: return resource or HTTP error
  AgentsSDK-->>CLI: return result or translated CLI error
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The SDK now forwards configured authorization headers on requests, which could expose credentials if a caller uses an unsecured HTTP endpoint; merge is reasonable with explicit owner awareness that HTTPS must be enforced or this risk accepted.

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In `@plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/sdk.py`:
- Line 450: Ensure the explicit name argument remains authoritative by moving
the "name": name entry after both specification expansions in the payload
expressions at plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/sdk.py lines 450-450
and 564-564; update both sites so any name key from spec or spec_kwargs cannot
override the caller-provided name.
- Line 315: Reject credentialed HTTP requests in the SDK header/request flow
around header normalization: when base_url uses http:// and default headers
include authorization credentials, fail before transmission. Add the rejection
test in plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_sdk.py lines 499-510, and update
authorization propagation cases in plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_cli.py
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A dict spec (or loose kwarg) carrying its own 'name' key could override the
caller's name= argument because it was expanded after {"name": name}, silently
creating the resource under a different name. Apply 'name' last in the
environment-specs and compute-specs create payloads so the explicit argument
always wins. Adds a regression test. (CodeRabbit review nit.)

Signed-off-by: Ben McCown <bmccown@nvidia.com>
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