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Front components run untrusted third-party React in a Web Worker. That
worker previously shared the host origin, so it could reach
origin-scoped storage (the metadata-store IndexedDB, the
`twenty-sign-out` BroadcastChannel), cookies, and same-origin resources.
This runs the worker inside a `sandbox="allow-scripts"` (no
`allow-same-origin`) iframe, giving it an opaque origin where the
browser denies localStorage, cookies, IndexedDB, and BroadcastChannel
outright. The worker is kept inside the iframe (rather than a bare
iframe) so untrusted code always runs off the main thread; the
remote-dom render path is unchanged.
- **Transport:** host ↔ iframe ↔ worker over a re-transferred
`MessagePort` (`ThreadMessagePort`); a small bootstrap script is inlined
into the iframe via `srcdoc` (bundled at build time by a prebuild step)
and relays the port to the worker it spawns. Messages across the
boundary use a typed discriminated union with a single parse/guard.
- **Network:** under the opaque origin, direct fetches to the Twenty API
would be `Origin: null`, so the component source and SDK modules are
fetched through an allowlisted, credential-omitting `hostFetch` bridge
and blobbed inside the worker. The allowlist is single-sourced on the
host (http(s) origins only) and carried in the render context. The
bridge is mandatory (rendering fails closed if it is missing), refuses
redirects except for GET/HEAD to the known file-storage URLs, and caps
response body size.
- **SDK loading:** SDK client modules now load inside the worker through
the bridge, replacing the host-side SDK-blob state/effect/provider with
a pure `getSdkClientUrls` URL builder.
- **Isolation tests:** a unit test locks the sandbox attribute
(`allow-scripts`, never `allow-same-origin`); a browser test asserts the
worker actually gets an opaque origin with storage denied, probing
cookies by writing one rather than reading an empty jar.
Also adds a "List Companies" seed front component that queries workspace
data via the SDK client (exercising the bridge end-to-end),
single-sources the command-menu confirmation-modal result event name and
detail type in `twenty-shared` (previously a hand-synced duplicate), and
decomposes the renderer (bridge, sandbox, worker orchestration) into
small single-purpose utils with unit tests.
## How it works
```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
autonumber
participant Host as Host window (twenty-front · host origin)
participant Frame as Sandboxed iframe (allow-scripts · opaque origin)
participant Worker as Worker (untrusted component · opaque origin)
participant API as Twenty API (host origin)
rect rgb(238,242,248)
Note over Host,Worker: 1 — Boot handshake
Host->>Frame: create iframe sandbox="allow-scripts", srcdoc = inlined bootstrap script
Host->>Host: MessageChannel + ThreadMessagePort(port1)<br/>exports = host API + hostFetch
Frame-->>Host: READY
Host->>Frame: INIT + transfer port2
Frame->>Worker: spawn inlined Worker + re-transfer port2
Worker->>Worker: ThreadMessagePort(port)<br/>exports = render / updateContext
Note over Host,Worker: Port now entangles Host ↔ Worker directly
end
rect rgb(246,240,248)
Note over Host,Worker: 2 — Render
Host->>Worker: render(connection, { componentUrl, sdkClientUrls, hostFetchOrigins, token })
Worker->>Worker: override globalThis.fetch<br/>(Twenty origins → hostFetch)
end
rect rgb(248,244,238)
Note over Worker,API: 3 — Network via hostFetch bridge (opaque Origin:null cannot reach the API directly)
Worker->>Host: hostFetch(componentUrl, Bearer)
Host->>Host: origin allowlist + credentials:'omit'
Host->>API: fetch(componentUrl)
API-->>Host: source
Host-->>Worker: { status, headers, body }
Worker->>Host: hostFetch(sdkClientUrls.core / .metadata)
Host-->>Worker: SDK module sources
Worker->>Worker: blob each source in its own opaque origin → import() → run untrusted React
end
rect rgb(238,248,242)
Note over Worker,Host: 4 — Render mirror
Worker->>Host: remote-dom mutations (RemoteConnection)
Host->>Host: RemoteReceiver → RemoteRootRenderer → host DOM
end
Note over Worker: Opaque origin ⇒ browser denies localStorage,<br/>cookies, IndexedDB, BroadcastChannel
```
Twenty Documentation
Official documentation for Twenty CRM, powered by Mintlify.
🌐 Live Site
Visit the documentation at docs.twenty.com
📚 Content
This repository contains:
- User Guide (46 pages) - Complete guide for Twenty users
- Developers (24 pages) - Technical documentation for developers
- Twenty UI (25 pages) - UI component library documentation
🚀 Local Development
To run the documentation locally:
# From the twenty monorepo root
npx nx run twenty-docs:dev
The documentation will be available at http://localhost:3000
📝 Editing Content
Adding/Editing Pages
-
Edit MDX files in the appropriate directory:
user-guide/- User documentationdevelopers/- Developer documentationtwenty-ui/- Component documentation
-
Update
navigation/base-structure.jsonif you need to change the tab/group hierarchy or add/remove pages. This file stays in the repo and is not uploaded to Crowdin. -
Keep the translation template (
navigation/navigation.template.json) in sync by runningyarn docs:generate-navigation-templateafter editing the base structure. This template is the only file that should be pushed to Crowdin. -
For each translated locale pulled from Crowdin, ensure a
packages/twenty-docs/l/<language>/navigation.jsonfile exists. These files contain labels only; page slugs always come from the base structure. -
Run
yarn docs:generateto rebuilddocs.jsonfrom the base structure + translated labels.
MDX Format
All documentation pages use MDX format with frontmatter:
---
title: Page Title
description: Page description
image: /images/path/to/image.png
---
Your content here...
Adding Images
- Place images in the
/images/directory - Reference them in MDX:
 - Or use Mintlify Frame component:
<Frame>
<img src="/images/your-image.png" alt="Description" />
</Frame>
🔧 Configuration
navigation/base-structure.json- Source of truth for tabs, groups, icons, and page slugs (English only, not sent to Crowdin).navigation/navigation.template.json- Generated translation template (labels only) that is uploaded to Crowdin.l/<language>/navigation.json- Locale-specific label files pulled from Crowdin.docs.json- Generated Mintlify configuration (always runyarn docs:generateafter modifying navigation files).package.json- Package dependencies and scripts (docs:generate,docs:generate-navigation-template, …).project.json- Nx workspace configuration
📦 Validation
# Validate the documentation build
npx nx run twenty-docs:validate
🔗 Links
🤝 Contributing
To contribute to the documentation:
- Fork the repository
- Make your changes in the
packages/twenty-docsdirectory - Test locally with
npx nx run twenty-docs:dev - Submit a pull request
📄 License
This documentation is part of the Twenty project and is licensed under AGPL-3.0.