fix: _isGrokXAI() false-positive substring match breaks token usage for domains containing "x.ai"

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Summary

The _isGrokXAI() method in src/api/providers/openai.ts used urlHost.includes("x.ai") which is a substring match. Any domain containing "x.ai" as a substring (e.g. box.ai, fox.ai, max.ai) was falsely identified as a Grok/xAI endpoint. This caused stream_options: { include_usage: true } to be omitted from API requests, so the API never returned usage data and the token bar showed 0 — a silent failure with no error message.

Root Cause

// Before (buggy)
private _isGrokXAI(baseUrl?: string): boolean {
    const urlHost = this._getUrlHost(baseUrl)
    return urlHost.includes("x.ai")  // substring match — false positive for box.ai, fox.ai, etc.
}

The bug affects two code paths:

1. createMessage() — main message streaming (line 153)
2. handleO3FamilyMessage() — O3 family model streaming (line 351)

Both conditionally omit stream_options when _isGrokXAI() returns true:

...(isGrokXAI ? {} : { stream_options: { include_usage: true } })

Fix

// After (fixed)
private _isGrokXAI(baseUrl?: string): boolean {
    const urlHost = this._getUrlHost(baseUrl)
    return urlHost === "api.x.ai" || urlHost.endsWith(".x.ai")
}

This ensures only api.x.ai and subdomains of x.ai (e.g. custom.x.ai) are detected as Grok/xAI endpoints.

Changes

• src/api/providers/openai.ts: Changed _isGrokXAI() to use exact host match or subdomain suffix check instead of substring includes()
• src/api/providers/__tests__/openai.spec.ts: Added test suite "Grok xAI false-positive prevention" with 5 test cases:
  • box.ai should NOT be detected as Grok xAI
  • fox.ai and max.ai should NOT be detected as Grok xAI
  • api.x.ai SHOULD be detected as Grok xAI
  • custom.x.ai (subdomain) SHOULD be detected as Grok xAI
  • stream_options should be included when using a non-Grok provider whose URL contains "x.ai" substring

Testing

All existing Grok xAI tests continue to pass. New tests verify the false-positive scenarios are fixed.

Related Issue

Fixes #1483

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• Bug Fixes
  • Improved Grok endpoint detection to avoid incorrectly identifying unrelated domains containing “x.ai.”
  • Preserved correct recognition of x.ai subdomains, including URLs using custom ports.
  • Ensured streaming options are handled correctly for Grok and non-Grok providers.
  • Applied the same streaming behavior when using O3 models with Grok endpoints, while retaining options for non-Grok endpoints.

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The OpenAI provider now detects xAI hosts by hostname boundaries and ignores URL ports. Tests cover valid and invalid hosts, including standard and O3 streaming behavior.

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Grok xAI detection

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Restrict xAI host matching src/api/providers/openai.ts	_getUrlHost returns the hostname without its port. _isGrokXAI matches api.x.ai and xAI subdomains instead of arbitrary hosts containing x.ai.
Validate host detection and usage streaming src/api/providers/__tests__/openai.spec.ts	Tests cover valid xAI hosts, false-positive domains, non-default ports, and stream_options behavior for standard and O3 model requests.

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