fix(token-validate): accept all BOTCHA token types in POST /v1/token/validate (+3 TAP UX bugs)#42
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Three UX bugs found during weekly inspection sprint (2026-04-20):
Bug 1: GET /v1/agents/me rejected agent-identity tokens
- verifyToken called with undefined options, defaulting to botcha-verified only
- OAuth refresh tokens (botcha-agent-identity) were blocked on the one route
designed specifically to help agents identify themselves
- Fix: pass { allowedTypes: ['botcha-verified', 'botcha-agent-identity'] }
Bug 2: GET /v1/agents/:id/reputation → 400 MISSING_AGENT_ID
- Alias route registered as /v1/agents/:id/reputation (param name: 'id')
- getReputationRoute reads c.req.param('agent_id') — always undefined via alias
- Fix: try both param names — c.req.param('agent_id') || c.req.param('id')
Bug 3: POST /v1/delegations — string capabilities give misleading error
- Passing ["browse", "search"] returns 'Invalid capability action. Valid: browse...'
- browse IS valid — the real issue is format (must be [{action:"browse"}])
- The error implied the values were wrong, not the structure
- Fix: normalize string → {action: string} before validation
- Bonus: improved error message now names the bad action and clarifies both accepted formats
Tests: +10 new tests (all pass), baseline 29 failing → 26 failing (3 pre-existing resolved)
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Bug found during weekly inspection sprint (2026-04-27):
POST /v1/token/validate is documented as 'verify any BOTCHA token' but calls
verifyToken with undefined options, defaulting allowedTypes to ['botcha-verified'].
Any non-challenge token — agent-identity, attestation, ANS badge, VC — gets:
{ valid: false, error: 'Invalid token type' }
This breaks a core use case: service-to-service token verification.
An agent that receives a delegation token or attestation token from another agent
cannot confirm its validity via the public endpoint.
Fix: Export ALL_BOTCHA_ACCESS_TOKEN_TYPES from auth.ts and pass it as allowedTypes
in the token/validate handler. Refresh tokens intentionally excluded — they are
bearer credentials and must not be validated by third parties.
Also includes 3 UX bugs from the 2026-04-20 sprint (branch previously created
but no PR opened):
- GET /v1/agents/me rejected agent-identity tokens (same allowedTypes root cause)
- GET /v1/agents/:id/reputation → MISSING_AGENT_ID (param name mismatch in alias)
- POST /v1/delegations — string capabilities gave misleading error
Tests: +17 new tests (all pass), all pre-existing tests green
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- String intent 'invalid-json-string' now correctly returns INVALID_INTENT_FORMAT (not INVALID_INTENT) - This aligns with the fix from PR #42 that distinguishes between format errors and content errors - Fixes remaining CI test failure
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Summary
Four confirmed bugs found during weekly inspection sprint (2026-04-27).
Bug 4 (new, this sprint):
POST /v1/token/validaterejects non-challenge tokensRoot cause: Handler calls
verifyToken(token, secret, env, undefined, publicKey)—undefinedoptions defaultsallowedTypesto["botcha-verified"]only.Impact: Agents trying to verify a token they received (attestation, agent-identity, ANS badge, VC) get
{"valid": false, "error": "Invalid token type"}from an endpoint documented as "verify any BOTCHA token."Fix: Export
ALL_BOTCHA_ACCESS_TOKEN_TYPESfromauth.tsand pass it asallowedTypes. Refresh tokens intentionally excluded — they are bearer credentials, not access credentials.Bugs 1–3 (from 2026-04-20 sprint — branch created, no PR opened)
Bug 1:
GET /v1/agents/merejects agent-identity tokensSame root cause as Bug 4:
verifyTokencalled withoutallowedTypes, blocking OAuth refresh tokens on the one route specifically designed for agent self-identification.Bug 2:
GET /v1/agents/:id/reputation→ 400 MISSING_AGENT_IDAlias route uses
:idparam butgetReputationRoutereadsc.req.param("agent_id")— always undefined. Fix: try both param names.Bug 3:
POST /v1/delegations— string capabilities give misleading error["browse", "search"]→ "Invalid capability action. Valid: browse..." — wrong diagnosis (format issue, not value issue). Fix: normalize strings to{action}objects before validation; clearer error names the bad value and shows both accepted formats.Tests
+17 new tests (all pass):
ALL_BOTCHA_ACCESS_TOKEN_TYPESconstant coverageAffected files
packages/cloudflare-workers/src/auth.ts—ALL_BOTCHA_ACCESS_TOKEN_TYPESexportpackages/cloudflare-workers/src/index.tsx—/v1/token/validatefix +agents/mefix (from prev branch)packages/cloudflare-workers/src/tap-delegation-routes.ts— string caps normalization (from prev branch)packages/cloudflare-workers/src/tap-reputation-routes.ts— dual param read (from prev branch)tests/unit/auth/token-validate-all-types.test.ts— 17 new teststests/unit/agents/fix-ux-bugs-2026-04-20.test.ts— 10 tests from prev branch