Closes#20328.
## Summary
- Adds a CLI-side check that warns when `twenty-app-dev` is older than
the latest published Docker Hub tag.
- Reads `APP_VERSION` from the running container via `docker inspect` —
no server endpoint, no version exposed publicly. (`APP_VERSION` is
already baked in by `packages/twenty-docker/twenty/Dockerfile` for both
`twenty` and `twenty-app-dev` targets.)
- Fetches latest semver tag from Docker Hub (same API the admin panel
already uses) and caches the result for 24h in
`~/.twenty/version-check-cache.json`.
- Wired into `twenty dev`, `twenty install`, and `twenty server start`.
- Best-effort: silent on container-missing / docker / network errors,
never blocks a command.
## Why CLI-side instead of a `/healthz` extension
The original issue suggested comparing the running server version
against Docker Hub. Exposing the running version on a public endpoint
has a small but real security cost (helps attackers fingerprint
vulnerable deployments), and the version is already inside the image —
so the CLI can read it directly without ever calling the server.
## Test plan
- [x] `nx run twenty-sdk:test` — added unit tests for `parseSemver` /
`compareSemver`
- [x] `nx run twenty-sdk:typecheck`
- [x] `nx run twenty-sdk:lint`
- [ ] Manual: with an old `twenty-app-dev` image running, run `yarn
twenty install` → see warning
- [ ] Manual: with an up-to-date image, run `yarn twenty dev` → no
warning, cache file written
- [ ] Manual: no container at all → no warning, no error
## Summary
- Add `defineCommandMenuItem` and `definePageLayoutWidget` as standalone
SDK defines, mirroring the existing `definePageLayoutTab` pattern. Both
entities can still be declared nested inside their parent
(`defineFrontComponent.command` / `definePageLayout.tabs[].widgets[]`).
- Add `CommandMenuItem` and `PageLayoutWidget` to the `SyncableEntity`
enum and the dev-mode UI labels.
- Wire the SDK manifest-build to extract the two new defines into
top-level `commandMenuItems` / `pageLayoutWidgets` arrays on the
manifest, and the server aggregator to consume them through the existing
flat-entity converters.
- On the server, expose `Application.commandMenuItems` (relation + DTO +
service hydration in `findOneApplication`).
- On the front, list command menu items in the application content tab
and add a dedicated detail page with a settings tab, mirroring how
`frontComponents` are surfaced.
- Add `twenty add` templates and Vitest unit tests for both new defines.
- Document the standalone-vs-nested pattern in
`packages/twenty-sdk/README.md`.
### Why
Until now, command menu items could only be declared as the nested
`command:` field on `defineFrontComponent` — there was no way to
register a command menu item from a separate file or from another
package. The `SyncableEntity` enum had 12 values, while the server
already synced 18 (including `commandMenuItem` and `pageLayoutWidget`).
The same gap existed for `pageLayoutWidget`, which had no top-level
define despite being synced server-side. This PR closes both gaps and
aligns the SDK surface with what the server actually accepts.
The standalone defines coexist with the nested form — pick one per
entity, never both with the same `universalIdentifier` (the manifest
aggregator will throw on duplicates). The README now documents this.
## Test plan
- [x] `npx nx typecheck twenty-sdk` / `twenty-server` / `twenty-front`
- [x] `npx nx lint:diff-with-main twenty-front` / `twenty-server`
- [x] `npx nx lint twenty-sdk` / `twenty-shared`
- [x] New unit tests: `define-command-menu-item.spec.ts`,
`define-page-layout-widget.spec.ts`
- [x] Existing manifest extract config tests still pass
- [ ] Codegen `npx nx run twenty-front:graphql:generate
--configuration=metadata` should be re-run after merge — the generated
`graphql.ts` was patched manually to include `commandMenuItems` on
`Application` and the `FindOneApplication` document.
- [ ] Smoke test: scaffold an app with `twenty add` for both new entity
types, run `twenty dev`, confirm the dev UI shows them in the sync list
and the settings page surfaces command menu items in the content tab.
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Co-authored-by: martmull <martmull@hotmail.fr>
Co-authored-by: Charles Bochet <charles@twenty.com>
## Summary
`catalog-sync` is a server-side admin action — it asks the connected
Twenty server to refresh its marketplace catalog from npm. It doesn't
operate on the local app code (like `build`, `deploy`, `publish`), so
having it sit at the same root level as those commands is a navigability
problem. With 13 commands at the root today, every needless one makes
the help output harder to scan.
This PR moves it under `server`:
```
# New (preferred)
yarn twenty server catalog-sync
yarn twenty server catalog-sync --remote production
# Old (still works, prints deprecation warning)
yarn twenty catalog-sync
```
Also slightly broadens the `server` group description from "Manage a
local Twenty server instance" to "Manage a Twenty server (local instance
and server-side actions)" since `catalog-sync` can target a remote.
## Help output (after)
```
$ yarn twenty --help
Commands:
...
catalog-sync [options] [Deprecated] Moved under server. Use `yarn twenty server catalog-sync`.
...
server Manage a Twenty server (local instance and server-side actions)
$ yarn twenty server --help
Commands:
start [options] Start a local Twenty server
stop [options] Stop the local Twenty server
logs [options] Stream Twenty server logs
status [options] Show Twenty server status
reset [options] Delete all data and start fresh
upgrade [options] [version] Upgrade the twenty-app-dev Docker image
catalog-sync [options] Trigger a marketplace catalog sync on the server
```
## Backwards compatibility
The top-level `yarn twenty catalog-sync` still works and runs the same
logic. It prints a yellow warning suggesting the new path, then executes
normally. Plan is to remove it in a future release.
## Test plan
- [x] `npx nx typecheck twenty-sdk` passes
- [x] `npx nx lint twenty-sdk` passes
- [x] `yarn twenty --help` shows the deprecated entry
- [x] `yarn twenty server --help` lists the new subcommand
- [x] `yarn twenty catalog-sync --help` shows the deprecation message in
the description
- [ ] End-to-end: invoking either path triggers a sync against a running
server
## Possible follow-ups
This is one slice of the bigger CLI flattening discussed offline. Other
natural moves: group `build/deploy/publish/install/uninstall/typecheck`
under an `app` group, group `add/exec/logs` under `entity`. Doing those
in their own PRs to keep blast radius small.
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## Summary
App developers can now declare third-party OAuth integrations (GitHub,
Linear, Slack, etc.) in their manifest and the platform handles the full
authorize → callback → token-exchange → refresh → injection lifecycle.
The dev writes ~10 lines of config and reads tokens via
`useOAuth('linear')` inside any logic function.
```ts
// app/src/oauth-providers/linear.ts
export default defineOAuthProvider({
universalIdentifier: '...',
name: 'linear',
displayName: 'Linear',
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://linear.app/oauth/authorize',
tokenEndpoint: 'https://api.linear.app/oauth/token',
scopes: ['read', 'write'],
connectionMode: 'per-user',
clientIdVariable: 'LINEAR_CLIENT_ID',
clientSecretVariable: 'LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET',
tokenRequestContentType: 'form-urlencoded',
});
// app/src/logic-functions/handlers/...
const { accessToken } = useOAuth('linear'); // throws OAuthNotConnectedError if missing
```
## Architecture
- **Storage**: extends the existing `connectedAccount` table — new
nullable `applicationOAuthProviderId` FK + new `app` value on the
`ConnectedAccountProvider` enum. Existing Google/Microsoft flows are
untouched.
- **OAuth flow**: a single `/apps/oauth/authorize` +
`/apps/oauth/callback` controller pair handles every app provider. State
travels in a JWT signed via the existing `JwtWrapperService` (new
`APP_OAUTH_STATE` token type).
- **Token exchange**: goes through
`SecureHttpClientService.createSsrfSafeFetch()` (so an installed app
can't point `tokenEndpoint` at internal hosts).
- **Refresh**: piggybacks on the existing
`ConnectedAccountRefreshTokensService` dispatch — Google/Microsoft
drivers untouched, new app driver lives engine-side under
`application-oauth-provider/refresh/`.
- **Injection**: the executor injects refreshed tokens as env vars
(`OAUTH_<NAME>_ACCESS_TOKEN`, `_HANDLE`, `_SCOPES`, `_CONNECTED`); the
SDK helpers `useOAuth` / `useOptionalOAuth` read them.
- **Frontend**: auto-rendered "OAuth Connections" section under each
app's settings tab (no custom front component needed). App-managed
connections are filtered out of `/settings/accounts` so the
email/calendar page stays focused.
- **Disconnect**: best-effort revoke against the manifest's
`revokeEndpoint` before deleting the row.
## Reference app
`packages/twenty-apps/internal/twenty-linear/` exercises the full
pipeline:
- `defineOAuthProvider` for Linear
- `POST /linear/create-issue` and `GET /linear/teams` HTTP-route logic
functions
- Vitest tests for the handlers
## Tests
- 14 server-side Jest tests: token-exchange util (form-urlencoded vs
JSON, PKCE, error paths), flow service (authorize URL shape, state
binding, ConnectedAccount upsert on first/reconnect, per-workspace mode,
invalid state)
- 8 app-level Vitest tests: handler error paths, GraphQL request shape,
Linear error propagation
- All 4 packages clean: `npx nx lint:diff-with-main` and `npx tsc
--noEmit`
## Test plan
- [ ] Apply migration on a dev DB: `npx nx run
twenty-server:database:migrate:prod`
- [ ] Regenerate frontend types: `npx nx run
twenty-front:graphql:generate --configuration=metadata`
- [ ] Create a Linear OAuth app at
https://linear.app/settings/api/applications/new with redirect URI
`<SERVER_URL>/apps/oauth/callback`
- [ ] Deploy + install `twenty-linear` on a workspace, paste the Linear
client id/secret into the app's variables
- [ ] Click "Connect Linear" in the app's settings tab → complete OAuth
→ verify `connectedAccount` row created with `provider = 'app'`
- [ ] Trigger `POST /linear/create-issue` with a valid teamId → verify
issue lands in Linear
- [ ] Disconnect → verify the row is deleted and (if Linear's revoke
endpoint is configured in the manifest) the revoke call fires
- [ ] Verify `/settings/accounts` does NOT show the Linear connection —
it appears only under the Linear app's settings tab
## Out of scope (deliberately)
- **Cron + per-user providers**: a cron-triggered function with a
per-user OAuth provider currently returns `CONNECTED=false` (no user
context). The follow-up design is `useOAuthForUser(name,
userWorkspaceId)` paired with a `POST /apps/oauth/connection-token`
endpoint, deferred to keep this PR focused.
- **Token encryption at rest**: tokens stored as plain `varchar`
matching the existing Google/Microsoft pattern. Worth a separate
cross-cutting PR.
- **Manifest endpoint pinning**: a malicious app upgrade could change
`tokenEndpoint` silently. Same trust model as logic-function source code
(which already runs arbitrary server-side); worth tightening across the
whole upgrade pipeline rather than just OAuth.
- **CLI helpers** (`twenty oauth show-callback-url`, `twenty oauth
connect`): manual setup for v1.
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##
The command pulls the image, compares it against the one the container
was created from, and only recreates the container if the image actually
changed. Your data volumes are preserved — only the container is
replaced.
## Summary
Introduces `definePageLayoutTab` so apps can attach a single tab (with
optional widgets) to an **existing** `pageLayout` referenced by
`pageLayoutUniversalIdentifier`. The parent layout can be standard, from
the same app, or from another app — mirroring how `defineField`
references an object via `objectUniversalIdentifier`.
This complements `definePageLayout`: use `definePageLayout` when you own
the entire layout, use `definePageLayoutTab` when you only want to add
to one.
```ts
import { definePageLayoutTab, PageLayoutTabLayoutMode } from 'twenty-sdk/define';
export default definePageLayoutTab({
universalIdentifier: 'b1b2b3b4-b5b6-4000-8000-000000000001',
pageLayoutUniversalIdentifier: 'STANDARD-OR-OTHER-APP-PAGE-LAYOUT-UUID',
title: 'Hello World',
position: 1000,
icon: 'IconWorld',
layoutMode: PageLayoutTabLayoutMode.CANVAS,
widgets: [/* ... */],
});
```
## Changes
- **twenty-shared**: new top-level `pageLayoutTabs:
PageLayoutTabManifest[]` on `Manifest`, optional
`pageLayoutUniversalIdentifier` on `PageLayoutTabManifest`, new
`SyncableEntity.PageLayoutTab`.
- **twenty-sdk**:
- new `definePageLayoutTab` + `PageLayoutTabConfig` exports;
- manifest extraction wiring (`TargetFunction.DefinePageLayoutTab`,
`ManifestEntityKey.PageLayoutTabs`);
- dev-mode label/state for the new entity;
- CLI scaffold (`getPageLayoutTabBaseFile`) + unit tests for `npx
twenty-cli add`.
- **twenty-server**: convert top-level `pageLayoutTabs` (and their
widgets) into universal flat entities in
`computeApplicationManifestAllUniversalFlatEntityMaps`. Cross-app FK
validation on `pageLayoutUniversalIdentifier` is already handled by the
existing `FlatPageLayoutTab` validator.
- **docs**: new `definePageLayoutTab` accordion in `apps/layout.mdx`
with usage example and guidance vs `definePageLayout`.
- **CI / rich-app fixture**: `extra-tab.page-layout-tab.ts` exercises
the new flow with a front-component widget; `expected-manifest.ts` and
`manifest.tests.ts` updated.
## Summary
Extends `yarn twenty add` → **Object** so it scaffolds a complete record
page out
of the box:
- A **record-page-fields view** (`<name>-record-page-fields.ts`,
FIELDS_WIDGET)
pre-populated with the `name` field plus the auto-generated default
fields (`createdAt`,
`updatedAt`, `createdBy`, `updatedBy`) — the default-field entries are
emitted as
`generateDefaultFieldUniversalIdentifier({ objectUniversalIdentifier,
fieldName: '...' })`
calls rather than pre-computed UUIDs, so the generated file
double-serves as
documentation for the public util.
- A **record page layout** (`<name>-record-page-layout.ts`) with a Home
tab whose Fields
widget points at the new view (via `viewUniversalIdentifier`), plus a
Timeline tab.
- The companion prompt now covers all three artefacts (was view + nav
menu item).
Fix: Server-side, renames `viewId` → `viewUniversalIdentifier` on the
universal-flat FIELDS
widget configuration so it is consistent with other universal-flat
references. The DB-side
DTO keeps `viewId` (now typed as `SerializedRelation`), and the
conversion utils map
between the two.
<img width="337" height="349" alt="Screenshot 2026-04-22 at 15 40 22"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/59e36540-1761-46b0-808d-648c68604268"
/>
## Summary
`yarn twenty remote add` only prints `✓ Default remote set to X.` after
authenticating. When using the OAuth path, the browser flow happens
silently — there's no line that says _"you authenticated"_ — so users
(including me this morning while installing a Twenty app) are left
wondering whether auth actually completed and which method was used.
This PR adds explicit confirmation of the auth step:
**New remote via OAuth**
```
✓ Remote "myremote" added (https://app.twenty.com) via OAuth.
✓ Default remote set to "myremote".
```
**New remote via API key**
```
✓ Remote "myremote" added (https://app.twenty.com) via API key.
✓ Default remote set to "myremote".
```
**Re-authenticating an existing remote**
```
✓ Re-authenticated "myremote" via OAuth.
✓ Default remote set to "myremote".
```
## Implementation
- `authenticate()` now returns the method actually used (`'OAuth' | 'API
key'`) instead of `void`. This correctly surfaces OAuth → API-key
fallback: if OAuth fails and the user drops into the API-key prompt, the
success line reflects that.
- New-remote and re-auth paths print distinct messages so the user can
tell which path they took.
- No new API calls — method name comes from which branch of
`authenticate()` succeeded.
## Test plan
- [x] `nx typecheck twenty-sdk` — clean
- [x] `nx lint twenty-sdk` — clean
- [ ] Manual smoke test: `yarn twenty remote add --as test --api-url
...` via OAuth, API key, and re-auth
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## Summary
- **SDK (`dev` & `dev --once`)**: After app registration, the CLI now
obtains an `APPLICATION_ACCESS` token via `client_credentials` grant
using the app's own `clientId`/`clientSecret`, and uses that token for
CoreApiClient schema introspection — instead of the user's
`config.accessToken` which returns the full unscoped schema.
- **Config**: `oauthClientSecret` is now persisted alongside
`oauthClientId` in `~/.twenty/config.json` when creating a new app
registration, so subsequent `dev`/`dev --once` runs can obtain fresh app
tokens without re-registration.
- **CI action**: `spawn-twenty-app-dev-test` now outputs a proper
`API_KEY` JWT (signed with the seeded dev workspace secret) instead of
the previous hardcoded `ACCESS` token — giving consumers a real API key
rather than a user session token.
## Motivation
When developing Twenty apps, `yarn twenty dev` was using the CLI user's
OAuth token for GraphQL schema introspection during CoreApiClient
generation. This token (type `ACCESS`) has no `applicationId` claim, so
the server returns the **full workspace schema** — including all objects
— rather than the scoped schema the app should see at runtime (filtered
by `applicationId`).
This caused a discrepancy: the generated CoreApiClient contained fields
the app couldn't actually query at runtime with its `APPLICATION_ACCESS`
token.
By switching to `client_credentials` grant, the SDK now introspects with
the same token type the app will use in production, ensuring the
generated client accurately reflects the app's runtime capabilities.
- removes pre-install function
- execute **asyncrhonously** post-install function at application
installation
- add optional `shouldRunOnVersionUpgrade` boolean value on post-install
function definition default false
- update PostInstallPayload to
```
export type PostInstallPayload = {
previousVersion?: string;
newVersion: string;
};
```
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## Summary
- **Config as source of truth**: `~/.twenty/config.json` is now the
single source of truth for SDK authentication — env var fallbacks have
been removed from the config resolution chain.
- **Test instance support**: `twenty server start --test` spins up a
dedicated Docker instance on port 2021 with its own config
(`config.test.json`), so integration tests don't interfere with the dev
environment.
- **API key auth for marketplace**: Removed `UserAuthGuard` from
`MarketplaceResolver` so API key tokens (workspace-scoped) can call
`installMarketplaceApp`.
- **CI for example apps**: Added monorepo CI workflows for `hello-world`
and `postcard` example apps to catch regressions.
- **Simplified CI**: All `ci-create-app-e2e` and example app workflows
now use a shared `spawn-twenty-app-dev-test` action (Docker-based)
instead of building the server from source. Consolidated auth env vars
to `TWENTY_API_URL` + `TWENTY_API_KEY`.
- **Template publishing fix**: `create-twenty-app` template now
correctly preserves `.github/` and `.gitignore` through npm publish
(stored without leading dot, renamed after copy).
## Test plan
- [x] CI SDK (lint, typecheck, unit, integration, e2e) — all green
- [x] CI Example App Hello World — green
- [x] CI Example App Postcard — green
- [x] CI Create App E2E minimal — green
- [x] CI Front, CI Server, CI Shared — green
- simplify the base application template
- remove --exhaustive option and replace by a --example option like in
next.js https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/cli
- Fix some bugs and logs
- add a post-card app in twenty-apps/examples/
## Summary
### Externalize `twenty-client-sdk` from `twenty-sdk`
Previously, `twenty-client-sdk` was listed as a `devDependency` of
`twenty-sdk`, which caused Vite to bundle it inline into the dist
output. This meant end-user apps had two copies of `twenty-client-sdk`:
one hidden inside `twenty-sdk`'s bundle, and one installed explicitly in
their `node_modules`. These copies could drift apart since they weren't
guaranteed to be the same version.
**Change:** Moved `twenty-client-sdk` from `devDependencies` to
`dependencies` in `twenty-sdk/package.json`. Vite's `external` function
now recognizes it and keeps it as an external `require`/`import` in the
dist output. End users get a single deduplicated copy resolved by their
package manager.
### Externalize `twenty-sdk` from `create-twenty-app`
Similarly, `create-twenty-app` had `twenty-sdk` as a `devDependency`
(bundled inline). After refactoring `create-twenty-app` to
programmatically import operations from `twenty-sdk` (instead of
shelling out via `execSync`), it became a proper runtime dependency.
**Change:** Moved `twenty-sdk` from `devDependencies` to `dependencies`
in `create-twenty-app/package.json`.
### Switch E2E CI to `yarn npm publish`
The `workspace:*` protocol in `dependencies` is a Yarn-specific feature.
`npm publish` publishes it as-is (which breaks for consumers), while
`yarn npm publish` automatically replaces `workspace:*` with the
resolved version at publish time (e.g., `workspace:*` becomes `=1.2.3`).
**Change:** Replaced `npm publish` with `yarn npm publish` in
`.github/workflows/ci-create-app-e2e.yaml`.
### Replace `execSync` with programmatic SDK calls in
`create-twenty-app`
`create-twenty-app` was shelling out to `yarn twenty remote add` and
`yarn twenty server start` via `execSync`, which assumed the `twenty`
binary was already installed in the scaffolded app. This was fragile and
created an implicit circular dependency.
**Changes:**
- Replaced `execSync('yarn twenty remote add ...')` with a direct call
to `authLoginOAuth()` from `twenty-sdk/cli`
- Replaced `execSync('yarn twenty server start')` with a direct call to
`serverStart()` from `twenty-sdk/cli`
- Deleted the duplicated `setup-local-instance.ts` from
`create-twenty-app`
### Centralize `serverStart` as a dedicated operation
The Docker server start logic was previously inline in the `server
start` CLI command handler (`server.ts`), and `setup-local-instance.ts`
was shelling out to `yarn twenty server start` to invoke it -- meaning
`twenty-sdk` was calling itself via a child process.
**Changes:**
- Extracted the Docker container management logic into a new
`serverStart` operation (`cli/operations/server-start.ts`)
- Merged the detect-or-start flow from `setup-local-instance.ts` into
`serverStart` (detect across multiple ports, start Docker if needed,
poll for health)
- Deleted `setup-local-instance.ts` from `twenty-sdk`
- Added `onProgress` callback (consistent with other operations like
`appBuild`) instead of direct `console.log` calls
- Both the `server start` CLI command and `create-twenty-app` now call
`serverStart()` programmatically
related to https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty-infra/pull/525
## 1. The `twenty-client-sdk` Package (Source of Truth)
The monorepo package at `packages/twenty-client-sdk` ships with:
- A **pre-built metadata client** (static, generated from a fixed
schema)
- A **stub core client** that throws at runtime (`CoreApiClient was not
generated...`)
- Both ESM (`.mjs`) and CJS (`.cjs`) bundles in `dist/`
- A `package.json` with proper `exports` map for
`twenty-client-sdk/core`, `twenty-client-sdk/metadata`, and
`twenty-client-sdk/generate`
## 2. Generation & Upload (Server-Side, at Migration Time)
**When**: `WorkspaceMigrationRunnerService.run()` executes after a
metadata schema change.
**What happens in `SdkClientGenerationService.generateAndStore()`**:
1. Copies the stub `twenty-client-sdk` package from the server's assets
(resolved via `SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_DIRNAME` — from
`dist/assets/twenty-client-sdk/` in production, or from `node_modules`
in dev)
2. Filters out `node_modules/` and `src/` during copy — only
`package.json` + `dist/` are kept (like an npm publish)
3. Calls `replaceCoreClient()` which uses `@genql/cli` to introspect the
**application-scoped** GraphQL schema and generates a real
`CoreApiClient`, then compiles it to ESM+CJS and overwrites
`dist/core.mjs` and `dist/core.cjs`
4. Archives the **entire package** (with `package.json` + `dist/`) into
`twenty-client-sdk.zip`
5. Uploads the single archive to S3 under
`FileFolder.GeneratedSdkClient`
6. Sets `isSdkLayerStale = true` on the `ApplicationEntity` in the
database
## 3. Invalidation Signal
The `isSdkLayerStale` boolean column on `ApplicationEntity` is the
invalidation mechanism:
- **Set to `true`** by `generateAndStore()` after uploading a new client
archive
- **Checked** by both logic function drivers before execution — if
`true`, they rebuild their local layer
- **Set back to `false`** by `markSdkLayerFresh()` after the driver has
successfully consumed the new archive
Default is `false` so existing applications without a generated client
aren't affected.
## 4a. Logic Functions — Local Driver
**`ensureSdkLayer()`** is called before every execution:
1. Checks if the local SDK layer directory exists AND `isSdkLayerStale`
is `false` → early return
2. Otherwise, cleans the local layer directory
3. Calls `downloadAndExtractToPackage()` which streams the zip from S3
directly to disk and extracts the full package into
`<tmpdir>/sdk/<workspaceId>-<appId>/node_modules/twenty-client-sdk/`
4. Calls `markSdkLayerFresh()` to set `isSdkLayerStale = false`
**At execution time**, `assembleNodeModules()` symlinks everything from
the deps layer's `node_modules/` **except** `twenty-client-sdk`, which
is symlinked from the SDK layer instead. This ensures the logic
function's `import ... from 'twenty-client-sdk/core'` resolves to the
generated client.
## 4b. Logic Functions — Lambda Driver
**`ensureSdkLayer()`** is called during `build()`:
1. Checks if `isSdkLayerStale` is `false` and an existing Lambda layer
ARN exists → early return
2. Otherwise, deletes all existing layer versions for this SDK layer
name
3. Calls `downloadArchiveBuffer()` to get the raw zip from S3 (no disk
extraction)
4. Calls `reprefixZipEntries()` which streams the zip entries into a
**new zip** with the path prefix
`nodejs/node_modules/twenty-client-sdk/` — this is the Lambda layer
convention path. All done in memory, no disk round-trip
5. Publishes the re-prefixed zip as a new Lambda layer via
`publishLayer()`
6. Calls `markSdkLayerFresh()`
**At function creation**, the Lambda is created with **two layers**:
`[depsLayerArn, sdkLayerArn]`. The SDK layer is listed last so it
overwrites the stub `twenty-client-sdk` from the deps layer (later
layers take precedence in Lambda's `/opt` merge).
## 5. Front Components
Front components are built by `app:build` with `twenty-client-sdk/core`
and `twenty-client-sdk/metadata` as **esbuild externals**. The stored
`.mjs` in S3 has unresolved bare import specifiers like `import {
CoreApiClient } from 'twenty-client-sdk/core'`.
SDK import resolution is split between the **frontend host** (fetching &
caching SDK modules) and the **Web Worker** (rewriting imports):
**Server endpoints**:
- `GET /rest/front-components/:id` —
`FrontComponentService.getBuiltComponentStream()` returns the **raw
`.mjs`** directly from file storage. No bundling, no SDK injection.
- `GET /rest/sdk-client/:applicationId/:moduleName` —
`SdkClientController` reads a single file (e.g. `dist/core.mjs`) from
the generated SDK archive via
`SdkClientGenerationService.readFileFromArchive()` and serves it as
JavaScript.
**Frontend host** (`FrontComponentRenderer` in `twenty-front`):
1. Queries `FindOneFrontComponent` which returns `applicationId`,
`builtComponentChecksum`, `usesSdkClient`, and `applicationTokenPair`
2. If `usesSdkClient` is `true`, renders
`FrontComponentRendererWithSdkClient` which calls the
`useApplicationSdkClient` hook
3. `useApplicationSdkClient({ applicationId, accessToken })` checks the
Jotai atom family cache for existing blob URLs. On cache miss, fetches
both SDK modules from `GET /rest/sdk-client/:applicationId/core` and
`/metadata`, creates **blob URLs** for each, and stores them in the atom
family
4. Once the blob URLs are cached, passes them as `sdkClientUrls`
(already blob URLs, not server URLs) to `SharedFrontComponentRenderer` →
`FrontComponentWorkerEffect` → worker's `render()` call via
`HostToWorkerRenderContext`
**Worker** (`remote-worker.ts` in `twenty-sdk`):
1. Fetches the raw component `.mjs` source as text
2. If `sdkClientUrls` are provided and the source contains SDK import
specifiers (`twenty-client-sdk/core`, `twenty-client-sdk/metadata`),
**rewrites** the bare specifiers to the blob URLs received from the host
(e.g. `'twenty-client-sdk/core'` → `'blob:...'`)
3. Creates a blob URL for the rewritten source and `import()`s it
4. Revokes only the component blob URL after the module is loaded — the
SDK blob URLs are owned and managed by the host's Jotai cache
This approach eliminates server-side esbuild bundling on every request,
caches SDK modules per application in the frontend, and keeps the
worker's job to a simple string rewrite.
## Summary Diagram
```
app:build (SDK)
└─ twenty-client-sdk stub (metadata=real, core=stub)
│
▼
WorkspaceMigrationRunnerService.run()
└─ SdkClientGenerationService.generateAndStore()
├─ Copy stub package (package.json + dist/)
├─ replaceCoreClient() → regenerate core.mjs/core.cjs
├─ Zip entire package → upload to S3
└─ Set isSdkLayerStale = true
│
┌────────┴────────────────────┐
▼ ▼
Logic Functions Front Components
│ │
├─ Local Driver ├─ GET /rest/sdk-client/:appId/core
│ └─ downloadAndExtract │ → core.mjs from archive
│ → symlink into │
│ node_modules ├─ Host (useApplicationSdkClient)
│ │ ├─ Fetch SDK modules
└─ Lambda Driver │ ├─ Create blob URLs
└─ downloadArchiveBuffer │ └─ Cache in Jotai atom family
→ reprefixZipEntries │
→ publish as Lambda ├─ GET /rest/front-components/:id
layer │ → raw .mjs (no bundling)
│
└─ Worker (browser)
├─ Fetch component .mjs
├─ Rewrite imports → blob URLs
└─ import() rewritten source
```
## Next PR
- Estimate perf improvement by implementing a redis caching for front
component client storage ( we don't even cache front comp initially )
- Implem frontent blob invalidation sse event from server
---------
Co-authored-by: Charles Bochet <charlesBochet@users.noreply.github.com>
## Summary
- Adds a `color` column to `ObjectMetadataEntity` with full GraphQL
support so object icon colors are persisted at the metadata level
- Adds a `type` column to `NavigationMenuItemEntity` (enum: `OBJECT`,
`VIEW`, `FOLDER`, `LINK`, `RECORD`) replacing field-based type inference
- Updates frontend to read object colors from `objectMetadata.color`
(falling back to standard defaults) in the sidebar nav, record index
header, and record show breadcrumb
- Simplifies `NavigationMenuItemIcon` color resolution via
`getEffectiveNavigationMenuItemColor` util
## Color rules
| Item type | Color source | Editable in sidebar? |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------|
| **Object** | `objectMetadata.color` | Yes — persisted to
`objectMetadata.color` on Save |
| **Folder** | `navigationMenuItem.color` | Yes |
| **Link** | Fixed default (`DEFAULT_NAVIGATION_MENU_ITEM_COLOR_LINK`) |
No |
| **View** | `objectMetadata.color` (from the parent object) | No |
| **Record** | None | No |
- **Object** items represent the whole object (e.g. "Companies") and
point to the INDEX view. Changing their color updates
`objectMetadata.color` via `useSaveObjectMetadataColorsFromDraft`.
- **View** items represent specific non-INDEX views. Their color comes
from the parent object's metadata (read-only).
- Only **folders** store their color on `navigationMenuItem.color` —
enforced by `hasNavigationMenuItemOwnColor` util.
- `getEffectiveNavigationMenuItemColor` returns `objectColor` for both
OBJECT and VIEW items, folder's own color for folders, and the fixed
default for links.
## NavigationMenuItemType enum
- Shared enum created in `twenty-shared` with values: `OBJECT`, `VIEW`,
`FOLDER`, `LINK`, `RECORD`
- Registered as a GraphQL enum on the backend
- Replaces string literals across entity, DTOs, input, converters, and
frontend hooks
- Migration backfills existing rows: INDEX views → `OBJECT`, non-INDEX
views → `VIEW`, based on join with the view table
## Design decisions
- **OBJECT vs VIEW distinction**: Items pointing to INDEX views are
typed as `OBJECT` (represent the whole object, color editable). Items
pointing to non-INDEX views are typed as `VIEW` (specific view, color
read-only from parent object).
- **Dual color storage**: `navigationMenuItem.color` is preserved for
folders only. Objects use `objectMetadata.color` as their source of
truth.
- **Type discriminator**: The `type` column replaces field-based
inference (checking `viewId`, `link`, `targetRecordId` presence) with an
explicit enum, simplifying `isNavigationMenuItemLink` /
`isNavigationMenuItemFolder` to simple `item.type ===` checks.
- **No settings page color picker**: Object color editing is done from
the sidebar edit panel, not the data model settings page.
## Test plan
- [ ] Verify objects display their default standard colors in the
sidebar
- [ ] Verify object color editing works in the sidebar edit panel
(persists to objectMetadata.color)
- [ ] Verify folder color editing works in the sidebar edit panel
- [ ] Verify views, links, and records do NOT show a color picker in the
sidebar edit panel
- [ ] Run `npx nx typecheck twenty-front` and `npx nx typecheck
twenty-server`
- [ ] Verify the database migrations add `color` to `objectMetadata` and
`type` to `navigationMenuItem`
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## Summary
- Move 4 test fixture apps from `twenty-sdk/src/cli/__tests__/apps/` to
`twenty-apps/fixtures/` with meaningful names (`rich-app` →
`postcard-app`, `root-app` → `minimal-app`)
- Replace all `from '@/sdk'` imports with `from 'twenty-sdk'` so fixture
apps are proper, portable twenty-sdk apps
- Remove the fragile `"@/*": ["../../../../../src/*"]` tsconfig hack and
replace with standard `"src/*": ["./src/*"]` paths
- Create a centralized `fixture-paths.ts` utility in twenty-sdk tests
for clean app path resolution
## Why
The fixture apps were deeply nested in twenty-sdk's test directory and
tightly coupled to its internal source layout via a tsconfig path alias
hack. This made them:
- Impossible to reuse outside of SDK CLI tests (e.g., for server-side
dev seeding with `DevSeederService`)
- Fragile — moving any twenty-sdk source file could break the path alias
- Poorly discoverable — buried 5 directories deep in test infrastructure
Moving them to `twenty-apps/fixtures/` makes them first-class portable
apps that can be imported by `twenty-server` for seeding, used in E2E
testing, and serve as canonical examples alongside `hello-world`.
## Test plan
- [x] All 8 twenty-sdk integration tests pass (3 suites: postcard-app,
minimal-app, invalid-app)
- [x] Prettier formatting verified on all changed files
- [ ] CI should confirm E2E tests also pass (these require a running
server)
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# Intoduction
Closes https://github.com/twentyhq/core-team-issues/issues/2289
In this PR all the clients becomes available under `twenty-sdk/clients`,
this is a breaking change but generated was too vague and thats still
the now or never best timing to do so
## CoreClient
The core client is now shipped with a default stub empty class for both
the schema and the client
Allowing its import, will still raises typescript errors when consumed
as generated but not generated
## MetadataClient
The metadata client is workspace agnostic, it's now generated and
commited in the repo. added a ci that prevents any schema desync due to
twenty-server additions
Same behavior than for the twenty-front generated graphql schema
## Summary
- The `createOneApplication` GraphQL mutation was removed from the
server during the application architecture refactor (#18432), but the
SDK CLI (`app:dev`, `app:build --sync`) still called it, causing
failures.
- Simplified the SDK to use `syncApplication` (which now internally
creates the `ApplicationEntity` via `ensureApplicationExists`) instead
of a separate create step.
- On first run (clean install), the orchestrator now runs an initial
sync before initializing the file uploader, so file uploads can proceed
(they require the `ApplicationEntity` to exist).
## Test plan
- [x] Typecheck passes for both `twenty-sdk` and `twenty-server`
- [x] `app:dev` tested locally with existing app (finds app, uploads,
syncs)
- [x] `app:dev` tested locally after `app:uninstall` (creates app via
sync, uploads, syncs)
- [x] SDK unit tests pass (23/26 files, 3 pre-existing failures
unrelated)
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# Introduction
While testing the sdk and overall apps in
https://github.com/prastoin/twenty-app-hello-world
Faced a lot of pure `CJS` external dependencies import issue
Replaced all the cjs deps to either esm equivalent or node native
replacement
# Introduction
Allow a consumer call the commands programmatically instead of passing
by the exec
To do so extract from the command definition all the core logic, created
a new error api that allow keeping same error logs granularity than
before
## Usage
```ts
import { authLogin, appUninstall, functionExecute } from 'twenty-sdk/cli';
const result = await authLogin({
apiKey: 'my-key',
apiUrl: 'https://my-twenty.com',
});
if (!result.success) {
throw new Error(result.error);
}
```
## `app:build`
Introduced a new command that will allow building the whole project
without any watch setup
- Build and validate manifest
- Get or create app
- Synchronize manifest with twenty-sdk stub and no typecheck
- generate client
- Run typecheck
- Synchronize manifest again
## Summary
- **Refactor frontend metadata loading architecture**: Split the
monolithic `EagerMetadataLoadEffect` into focused provider effects
(`UserMetadataProviderEffect`, `ObjectMetadataProviderEffect`,
`ViewMetadataProviderEffect`) orchestrated by `MetadataProviderEffects`.
Replaced `UserProvider` + `ObjectMetadataItemsProvider` with a single
`MetadataGater` that gates rendering on `isAppMetadataReadyState`. The
metadata store now validates view-object consistency before promoting
views, and `updateDraft` skips no-op updates via deep equality checks.
- **SDK CLI improvements**: Added `app:typecheck` command, improved
error handling in API sync (extracts GraphQL error messages), added
`serializeError` utility for human-readable error output, added `error`
file status to dev mode orchestrator with UI support, and fixed
ClickHouse migration/seed commands to use `transpile-only`.
## Sync page layouts, tabs, and widgets
Adds the ability for SDK applications to synchronize `pageLayout`,
`pageLayoutTab`, and `pageLayoutWidget` entities, following the same
pattern established in #18003 for views and navigation menu items.
### Changes
**`twenty-shared`**
- New `PageLayoutManifest`, `PageLayoutTabManifest`, and
`PageLayoutWidgetManifest` types with a hierarchical structure (page
layout → tabs → widgets)
- Added `pageLayouts: PageLayoutManifest[]` to the `Manifest` type
**`twenty-sdk`**
- New `definePageLayout()` SDK function with validation for
universalIdentifier, name, and nested tabs/widgets
- Wired into the manifest extraction and build pipeline
(`DefinePageLayout` target function, `PageLayouts` entity key)
- Exported from the SDK entry point
**`twenty-server`**
- Added `pageLayout`, `pageLayoutTab`, `pageLayoutWidget` to
`APPLICATION_MANIFEST_METADATA_NAMES`
- New conversion utilities: manifest → universal flat entity for all
three entity types
- Updated `computeApplicationManifestAllUniversalFlatEntity
- add a new optional key `postInstallLogicFunctionUniversalIdentifier`
in applicationConfig
- seed postInstall function in create-twenty-app
- update execute:function options
- update doc
## Add API client generation to SDK dev mode and refactor orchestrator
into step-based pipeline
### Why
The SDK dev mode lacked typed API client generation, forcing developers
to work without auto-generated GraphQL types when building applications.
Additionally, the orchestrator was a monolithic class that mixed watcher
management, token handling, and sync logic — making it difficult to
extend with new steps like client generation.
### How
- **Refactored the orchestrator** into a step-based pipeline with
dedicated classes: `CheckServer`, `EnsureValidTokens`,
`ResolveApplication`, `BuildManifest`, `UploadFiles`,
`GenerateApiClient`, `SyncApplication`, and `StartWatchers`. Each step
has typed input/output/status, managed by a new `OrchestratorState`
class.
- **Added `GenerateApiClientOrchestratorStep`** that detects
object/field schema changes and regenerates a typed GraphQL client (via
`@genql/cli`) into `node_modules/twenty-sdk/generated` for seamless
imports.
- **Replaced `checkApplicationExist`** with `findOneApplication` on both
server resolver and SDK API service, returning the entity data instead
of a boolean.
- **Added application token pair mutations**
(`generateApplicationToken`, `renewApplicationToken`) to the API
service, with the server now returning `ApplicationTokenPairDTO`
containing both access and refresh tokens.
- **Restructured the dev UI** into `dev/ui/components/` with dedicated
panel, section, and event log components.
- **Simplified `AppDevCommand`** from ~180 lines of watcher management
down to ~40 lines that delegate entirely to the orchestrator.
Félix Malfait