Merge main into embedded-vnc

# Conflicts:
#	client/internal/engine.go

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/handlers/handlers_test.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/agentnetwork"
 	agentNetworkTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/account"
 	nbcontext "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/context"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
@@ -61,10 +62,23 @@ func newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t *testing.T) *agentNetworkHandlerFixture {
 		Return(true, context.Background(), nil).
 		AnyTimes()
 
-	manager := agentnetwork.NewManager(st, perms, nil, nil)
+	// Swallow activity events so the mutation paths (create/update/delete)
+	// are exercisable through the HTTP layer.
+	accounts := account.NewMockManager(ctrl)
+	accounts.EXPECT().
+		StoreEvent(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+		AnyTimes()
+	accounts.EXPECT().
+		UpdateAccountPeers(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+		AnyTimes()
+
+	manager := agentnetwork.NewManager(st, perms, accounts, nil)
 	h := &handler{manager: manager}
 
 	router := mux.NewRouter()
+	router.HandleFunc("/agent-network/providers", h.createProvider).Methods("POST")
+	router.HandleFunc("/agent-network/providers/{providerId}", h.getProvider).Methods("GET")
+	router.HandleFunc("/agent-network/providers/{providerId}", h.updateProvider).Methods("PUT")
 	h.addPolicyEndpoints(router)
 	h.addConsumptionEndpoints(router)
 	h.addBudgetRuleEndpoints(router)

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/handlers/providers_handler_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"math"
+	nethttp "net/http"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -51,3 +53,50 @@ func TestValidate_ModelRates(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Error(t, validate(base(m), true), "case %q must be rejected", name)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestProviderHandler_UpdateReplacesFullState pins the update contract shared
+// with the other PUT endpoints: the request replaces the provider's mutable
+// state, so optional fields absent from the JSON land as their zero values.
+// The two exceptions are server-side: the api_key (a secret — omitted means
+// "not rotated") and the session keypair, both preserved by the manager. The
+// identity headers stay on the wire as explicit empty strings so a cleared
+// value round-trips.
+func TestProviderHandler_UpdateReplacesFullState(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	create := `{
+        "provider_id": "openai_api",
+        "name": "openai",
+        "upstream_url": "https://api.openai.com",
+        "api_key": "sk-test",
+        "enabled": true,
+        "metadata_disabled": true,
+        "skip_tls_verification": true,
+        "extra_values": {"x-portkey-config": "pc-prod-3f2a"},
+        "identity_header_user_id": "x-bf-dim-netbird_user_id",
+        "models": [{"id": "gpt-4o", "input_per_1k": 0.0025, "output_per_1k": 0.01}]
+    }`
+	rec := f.do(t, nethttp.MethodPost, "/agent-network/providers", create)
+	require.Equal(t, nethttp.StatusOK, rec.Code, "create must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+
+	var created api.AgentNetworkProvider
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &created))
+
+	// Minimal update: only the required fields, no api_key. Everything
+	// optional must land as its zero value.
+	update := `{"provider_id": "openai_api", "name": "openai-renamed", "upstream_url": "https://api.openai.com", "enabled": true}`
+	rec = f.do(t, nethttp.MethodPut, "/agent-network/providers/"+created.Id, update)
+	require.Equal(t, nethttp.StatusOK, rec.Code, "update without api_key must succeed (key is preserved): %s", rec.Body.String())
+
+	var updated api.AgentNetworkProvider
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &updated))
+	assert.Equal(t, "openai-renamed", updated.Name, "sent field must apply")
+	assert.True(t, updated.Enabled, "sent field must apply")
+	assert.False(t, updated.MetadataDisabled, "omitted metadata_disabled must land as false — PUT replaces the full state")
+	assert.False(t, updated.SkipTlsVerification, "omitted skip_tls_verification must land as false")
+	assert.Nil(t, updated.ExtraValues, "omitted extra_values must be cleared")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", updated.IdentityHeaderUserId, "omitted identity header must be cleared yet stay on the wire")
+	assert.Empty(t, updated.Models, "omitted models must be cleared")
+	assert.Contains(t, rec.Body.String(), `"identity_header_user_id":""`,
+		"cleared identity header must round-trip as an explicit empty string")
+}

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/handlers/settings_handler.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
@@ -11,19 +10,20 @@ import (
 	nbcontext "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/context"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/api"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/util"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/status"
 )
 
 // addSettingsEndpoints registers the Agent Network settings routes. The
-// settings row is bootstrapped server-side on first provider create; GET reads
-// it and PUT updates the mutable collection toggles (cluster/subdomain stay
-// immutable).
+// settings row is bootstrapped server-side on first provider create or on the
+// first PUT carrying a cluster; GET reads it and PUT applies a partial update
+// of the mutable collection toggles (cluster/subdomain stay immutable).
 func (h *handler) addSettingsEndpoints(router *mux.Router) {
 	router.HandleFunc("/agent-network/settings", h.getSettings).Methods("GET", "OPTIONS")
 	router.HandleFunc("/agent-network/settings", h.updateSettings).Methods("PUT", "OPTIONS")
 }
 
-// updateSettings applies the collection toggles to the account's settings row.
+// updateSettings replaces the mutable settings fields on the account's row.
+// A request carrying a cluster bootstraps the row when the account doesn't
+// have one yet.
 func (h *handler) updateSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	userAuth, err := nbcontext.GetUserAuthFromContext(r.Context())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -48,11 +48,9 @@ func (h *handler) updateSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	util.WriteJSONObject(r.Context(), w, updated.ToAPIResponse())
 }
 
-// getSettings returns the account's agent-network settings. The settings
-// row is bootstrapped on first provider create, so freshly-onboarded
-// accounts have nothing to read. Rather than 404-ing in that case (which
-// the dashboard would have to special-case), return a JSON null with 200
-// so consumers can branch on the body alone.
+// getSettings returns the account's agent-network settings. Accounts that
+// haven't been bootstrapped yet read as the defaults with an empty cluster,
+// subdomain and endpoint; the manager synthesises that view.
 func (h *handler) getSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	userAuth, err := nbcontext.GetUserAuthFromContext(r.Context())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -62,11 +60,6 @@ func (h *handler) getSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	settings, err := h.manager.GetSettings(r.Context(), userAuth.AccountId, userAuth.UserId)
 	if err != nil {
-		var sErr *status.Error
-		if errors.As(err, &sErr) && sErr.Type() == status.NotFound {
-			util.WriteJSONObject(r.Context(), w, nil)
-			return
-		}
 		util.WriteError(r.Context(), err, w)
 		return
 	}

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/handlers/settings_handler_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/api"
+)
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_GetUnbootstrappedReturnsDefaults pins the settings-read
+// convention shared with the account and DNS settings endpoints: settings
+// always read as a JSON object. Before bootstrap that object carries the
+// defaults with an empty cluster/subdomain/endpoint (the "not bootstrapped"
+// signal) and no timestamps — never a 404 and never the legacy null body.
+func TestSettingsHandler_GetUnbootstrappedReturnsDefaults(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodGet, "/agent-network/settings", "")
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code,
+		"unbootstrapped account must read as 200 with defaults: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	require.NotEqual(t, "null", trimSpace(rec.Body.String()),
+		"the legacy 200+null shape must not come back")
+
+	var got api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
+	assert.Empty(t, got.Cluster, "cluster must be empty until bootstrapped")
+	assert.Empty(t, got.Subdomain, "subdomain must be empty until bootstrapped")
+	assert.Empty(t, got.Endpoint, "endpoint must be empty until bootstrapped, not a bare dot")
+	assert.True(t, got.EnableLogCollection, "defaults must show log collection on, matching bootstrap")
+	assert.False(t, got.EnablePromptCollection, "defaults must show prompt collection off")
+	assert.False(t, got.RedactPii, "defaults must show redaction off")
+	require.NotNil(t, got.AccessLogRetentionDays)
+	assert.Equal(t, 30, *got.AccessLogRetentionDays, "defaults must show the bootstrap retention")
+	assert.Nil(t, got.CreatedAt, "no timestamps before a row exists")
+	assert.Nil(t, got.UpdatedAt, "no timestamps before a row exists")
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_PutBootstrapsWithCluster covers the settings-first
+// bootstrap path: a PUT carrying a cluster on an unbootstrapped account
+// creates the row (cluster pinned, subdomain assigned) and applies the
+// mutable fields from the same request.
+func TestSettingsHandler_PutBootstrapsWithCluster(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"cluster": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": true, "redact_pii": false, "access_log_retention_days": 30}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap PUT must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+
+	var got api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
+	assert.Equal(t, "eu.proxy.netbird.io", got.Cluster, "cluster must be pinned from the request")
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, got.Subdomain, "subdomain must be assigned at bootstrap")
+	assert.Equal(t, got.Subdomain+".eu.proxy.netbird.io", got.Endpoint, "endpoint must combine subdomain and cluster")
+	assert.True(t, got.EnableLogCollection, "toggle from the bootstrap request must apply")
+	assert.True(t, got.EnablePromptCollection, "toggle from the bootstrap request must apply")
+	require.NotNil(t, got.AccessLogRetentionDays)
+	assert.Equal(t, 30, *got.AccessLogRetentionDays, "retention from the bootstrap request must apply")
+
+	// The row is now readable via GET.
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodGet, "/agent-network/settings", "")
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "GET after bootstrap must succeed")
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_PutWithoutClusterOnUnbootstrapped pins that a PUT
+// without a cluster cannot conjure a settings row out of nothing — there is
+// no cluster to pin — and surfaces as 404 like the GET.
+func TestSettingsHandler_PutWithoutClusterOnUnbootstrapped(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"enable_log_collection": false, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false}`)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, rec.Code,
+		"cluster-less PUT on an unbootstrapped account must 404: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	assert.Contains(t, rec.Body.String(), "cluster",
+		"the error must point the caller at the bootstrap paths: %s", rec.Body.String())
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_PutReplacesMutableFields pins the update contract shared
+// with the other PUT endpoints: the request replaces every mutable field, so a
+// toggle absent from the JSON lands as its zero value rather than being
+// preserved. Cluster and subdomain survive untouched.
+func TestSettingsHandler_PutReplacesMutableFields(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"cluster": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": true, "redact_pii": true, "access_log_retention_days": 14}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap PUT must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+
+	var before api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &before))
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "update PUT must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+
+	var got api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
+	assert.True(t, got.EnableLogCollection, "sent toggle must apply")
+	assert.False(t, got.EnablePromptCollection, "sent toggle must apply")
+	assert.False(t, got.RedactPii, "sent toggle must apply")
+	require.NotNil(t, got.AccessLogRetentionDays)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, *got.AccessLogRetentionDays,
+		"retention absent from the request must land as the zero value — PUT replaces all mutable fields")
+	assert.Equal(t, before.Cluster, got.Cluster, "cluster must survive updates untouched")
+	assert.Equal(t, before.Subdomain, got.Subdomain, "subdomain must survive updates untouched")
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_PutRejectsClusterChange pins cluster immutability: once
+// assigned, a differing cluster is rejected as a validation error instead of
+// being silently ignored, so callers never observe a value other than the one
+// they sent. Echoing the assigned cluster back stays valid, which lets
+// declarative clients send their full desired state idempotently.
+func TestSettingsHandler_PutRejectsClusterChange(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"cluster": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap PUT must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"cluster": "us.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false}`)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, rec.Code,
+		"cluster change must be rejected as a validation error: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"cluster": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": true}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "echoing the assigned cluster must stay valid: %s", rec.Body.String())
+
+	var got api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
+	assert.Equal(t, "eu.proxy.netbird.io", got.Cluster, "cluster must be unchanged")
+	assert.True(t, got.RedactPii, "toggle sent alongside the echoed cluster must apply")
+}

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/manager.go

@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ func NewManager(
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) GetAllProviders(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) ([]*types.Provider, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return m.store.GetAccountAgentNetworkProviders(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) GetProvider(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, providerID string) (*types.Provider, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return m.store.GetAgentNetworkProviderByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, providerID)
@@ -175,9 +175,14 @@ func (m *managerImpl) GetProvider(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, provid
 // been created yet; otherwise it is ignored (the cluster is pinned on
 // Settings and every provider in the account routes through it).
 func (m *managerImpl) CreateProvider(ctx context.Context, userID string, provider *types.Provider, bootstrapCluster string) (*types.Provider, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, provider.AccountID, userID, operations.Create); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, provider.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Create); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(bootstrapCluster) != "" {
+		if err := m.requireSettingsBootstrapPermission(ctx, provider.AccountID, userID); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
 
 	// An empty api_key would silently produce a synthesised service
 	// that 401s on every upstream request. Surface the misconfiguration
@@ -202,7 +207,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateProvider(ctx context.Context, userID string, provide
 	}
 
 	if strings.TrimSpace(bootstrapCluster) != "" {
-		if _, err := m.bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded(ctx, provider.AccountID, bootstrapCluster); err != nil {
+		if _, err := m.bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded(ctx, m.store, provider.AccountID, bootstrapCluster); err != nil {
 			// The provider create has already succeeded; logging the
 			// bootstrap miss matches the plan's PoC behaviour. The synth
 			// path treats a missing settings row as a no-op, and the next
@@ -218,7 +223,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateProvider(ctx context.Context, userID string, provide
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) UpdateProvider(ctx context.Context, userID string, provider *types.Provider) (*types.Provider, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, provider.AccountID, userID, operations.Update); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, provider.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Update); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -257,7 +262,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdateProvider(ctx context.Context, userID string, provide
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) DeleteProvider(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, providerID string) error {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Delete); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Delete); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -306,21 +311,21 @@ func pluralize(n int, singular, plural string) string {
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) GetAllPolicies(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) ([]*types.Policy, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkPolicies, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return m.store.GetAccountAgentNetworkPolicies(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) GetPolicy(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, policyID string) (*types.Policy, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkPolicies, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return m.store.GetAgentNetworkPolicyByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, policyID)
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) CreatePolicy(ctx context.Context, userID string, policy *types.Policy) (*types.Policy, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, policy.AccountID, userID, operations.Create); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, policy.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkPolicies, operations.Create); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -346,7 +351,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreatePolicy(ctx context.Context, userID string, policy *t
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) UpdatePolicy(ctx context.Context, userID string, policy *types.Policy) (*types.Policy, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, policy.AccountID, userID, operations.Update); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, policy.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkPolicies, operations.Update); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -373,7 +378,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdatePolicy(ctx context.Context, userID string, policy *t
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) DeletePolicy(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, policyID string) error {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Delete); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkPolicies, operations.Delete); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -393,21 +398,21 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeletePolicy(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, polic
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) GetAllGuardrails(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) ([]*types.Guardrail, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkGuardrails, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return m.store.GetAccountAgentNetworkGuardrails(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) GetGuardrail(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, guardrailID string) (*types.Guardrail, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkGuardrails, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return m.store.GetAgentNetworkGuardrailByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, guardrailID)
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) CreateGuardrail(ctx context.Context, userID string, guardrail *types.Guardrail) (*types.Guardrail, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, guardrail.AccountID, userID, operations.Create); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, guardrail.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkGuardrails, operations.Create); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -429,7 +434,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateGuardrail(ctx context.Context, userID string, guardr
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) UpdateGuardrail(ctx context.Context, userID string, guardrail *types.Guardrail) (*types.Guardrail, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, guardrail.AccountID, userID, operations.Update); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, guardrail.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkGuardrails, operations.Update); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -452,7 +457,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdateGuardrail(ctx context.Context, userID string, guardr
 }
 
 func (m *managerImpl) DeleteGuardrail(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, guardrailID string) error {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Delete); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkGuardrails, operations.Delete); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -473,7 +478,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeleteGuardrail(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, gu
 
 // GetAllBudgetRules returns every account-level budget rule for the account.
 func (m *managerImpl) GetAllBudgetRules(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) ([]*types.AccountBudgetRule, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkBudgets, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return m.store.GetAccountAgentNetworkBudgetRules(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
@@ -481,7 +486,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) GetAllBudgetRules(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID s
 
 // GetBudgetRule returns a single account-level budget rule.
 func (m *managerImpl) GetBudgetRule(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, ruleID string) (*types.AccountBudgetRule, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkBudgets, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return m.store.GetAgentNetworkBudgetRuleByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, ruleID)
@@ -491,7 +496,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) GetBudgetRule(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, rule
 // enforced at request time (CheckLLMPolicyLimits), not baked into the synth
 // proxy config, so no reconcile is needed.
 func (m *managerImpl) CreateBudgetRule(ctx context.Context, userID string, rule *types.AccountBudgetRule) (*types.AccountBudgetRule, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, rule.AccountID, userID, operations.Create); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, rule.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkBudgets, operations.Create); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -513,7 +518,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateBudgetRule(ctx context.Context, userID string, rule
 
 // UpdateBudgetRule updates an existing account-level budget rule.
 func (m *managerImpl) UpdateBudgetRule(ctx context.Context, userID string, rule *types.AccountBudgetRule) (*types.AccountBudgetRule, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, rule.AccountID, userID, operations.Update); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, rule.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkBudgets, operations.Update); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -536,7 +541,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdateBudgetRule(ctx context.Context, userID string, rule
 
 // DeleteBudgetRule removes an account-level budget rule.
 func (m *managerImpl) DeleteBudgetRule(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, ruleID string) error {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Delete); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkBudgets, operations.Delete); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -554,40 +559,83 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeleteBudgetRule(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, r
 	return nil
 }
 
-// UpdateSettings applies the mutable account-level settings — the collection
-// toggles — onto the existing row. Cluster and Subdomain are immutable and are
-// preserved from the persisted row regardless of the input. Because the
-// collection toggles change the synthesised service config (prompt-capture
-// gating, access-log emission), a reconcile is triggered so the proxy and peer
-// network maps converge on the new state.
+// UpdateSettings replaces the mutable account-level settings — the collection
+// toggles and retention — on the account's row. When the account has no
+// settings row yet, a non-empty settings.Cluster bootstraps one (same path as
+// first provider create); without it the update fails with NotFound. On an
+// existing row the cluster and subdomain are immutable: a differing
+// settings.Cluster is rejected rather than silently ignored so callers never
+// observe a value other than what they sent. Because the collection toggles
+// change the synthesised service config (prompt-capture gating, access-log
+// emission), a reconcile is triggered so the proxy and peer network maps
+// converge on the new state.
 func (m *managerImpl) UpdateSettings(ctx context.Context, userID string, settings *types.Settings) (*types.Settings, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, settings.AccountID, userID, operations.Update); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, settings.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Update); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	existing, err := m.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, settings.AccountID)
+	requestedCluster := strings.TrimSpace(settings.Cluster)
+
+	// The row lock from LockingStrengthUpdate only holds for the duration of
+	// the surrounding transaction, so the read, the cluster-immutability
+	// check, and the save must share one — otherwise concurrent PUTs could
+	// interleave between them.
+	var updated *types.Settings
+	err := m.store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(tx store.Store) error {
+		existing, err := tx.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, settings.AccountID)
+		switch {
+		case err == nil:
+			if requestedCluster != "" && requestedCluster != existing.Cluster {
+				return status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "cluster is immutable once assigned (current: %s)", existing.Cluster)
+			}
+		case isNotFound(err):
+			if requestedCluster == "" {
+				return status.Errorf(status.NotFound, "agent network settings have not been bootstrapped yet; pass cluster to bootstrap them, or create a provider with bootstrap_cluster set")
+			}
+			// Bootstrapping pins the cluster and subdomain — a settings
+			// create on top of the update the caller already passed, matching
+			// the gate on the provider-create bootstrap path.
+			if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, settings.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Create); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			existing, err = m.bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded(ctx, tx, settings.AccountID, requestedCluster)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("get agent network settings: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		existing.EnableLogCollection = settings.EnableLogCollection
+		existing.EnablePromptCollection = settings.EnablePromptCollection
+		existing.RedactPii = settings.RedactPii
+		existing.AccessLogRetentionDays = settings.AccessLogRetentionDays
+		existing.UpdatedAt = time.Now().UTC()
+
+		if err := tx.SaveAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, existing); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("save agent network settings: %w", err)
+		}
+		updated = existing
+		return nil
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get agent network settings: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	existing.EnableLogCollection = settings.EnableLogCollection
-	existing.EnablePromptCollection = settings.EnablePromptCollection
-	existing.RedactPii = settings.RedactPii
-	existing.AccessLogRetentionDays = settings.AccessLogRetentionDays
-	existing.UpdatedAt = time.Now().UTC()
-
-	if err := m.store.SaveAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, existing); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("save agent network settings: %w", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, settings.AccountID, settings.AccountID, activity.AgentNetworkSettingsUpdated, map[string]any{
-		"log_collection":    existing.EnableLogCollection,
-		"prompt_collection": existing.EnablePromptCollection,
-		"redact_pii":        existing.RedactPii,
+		"log_collection":    updated.EnableLogCollection,
+		"prompt_collection": updated.EnablePromptCollection,
+		"redact_pii":        updated.RedactPii,
 	})
 	m.reconcile(ctx, settings.AccountID)
 
-	return existing, nil
+	return updated, nil
+}
+
+// isNotFound reports whether err is a status.NotFound error.
+func isNotFound(err error) bool {
+	var sErr *status.Error
+	return errors.As(err, &sErr) && sErr.Type() == status.NotFound
 }
 
 // validateProviderRefs ensures every destination provider id refers to a
@@ -611,14 +659,38 @@ func (m *managerImpl) validateProviderRefs(ctx context.Context, accountID string
 	return nil
 }
 
-// GetSettings returns the agent-network settings row for the account.
-// Returns the underlying status.NotFound when no row has been
-// bootstrapped yet (i.e. the account has no providers).
+// GetSettings returns the agent-network settings row for the account. When no
+// row has been bootstrapped yet, the defaults are returned (without
+// persisting) with cluster and subdomain empty — settings always read as an
+// object, like the account and DNS settings endpoints.
 func (m *managerImpl) GetSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) (*types.Settings, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return m.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+	settings, err := m.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+	switch {
+	case err == nil:
+		return settings, nil
+	case isNotFound(err):
+		return types.DefaultSettings(accountID), nil
+	default:
+		return nil, err
+	}
+}
+
+// requireSettingsBootstrapPermission gates the one-time settings bootstrap a
+// first provider create performs. Pinning the account's cluster and subdomain
+// is a settings write, so it needs the settings permission on top of the
+// provider one. No-op once the settings row exists.
+func (m *managerImpl) requireSettingsBootstrapPermission(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) error {
+	_, err := m.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if !isNotFound(err) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get agent network settings: %w", err)
+	}
+	return m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Create)
 }
 
 // bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded creates the per-account agent-network
@@ -626,8 +698,9 @@ func (m *managerImpl) GetSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string)
 // hint the dashboard sends (auto-picked from the active cluster list);
 // the subdomain is picked from the curated wordlist avoiding
 // collisions on the same cluster. Idempotent: if a row already exists
-// it is returned untouched and the hint is ignored.
-func (m *managerImpl) bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, accountID, providerCluster string) (*types.Settings, error) {
+// it is returned untouched and the hint is ignored. st is the store to
+// operate on — pass the transaction store when calling from within one.
+func (m *managerImpl) bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, st store.Store, accountID, providerCluster string) (*types.Settings, error) {
 	if accountID == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("bootstrap settings: account id is required")
 	}
@@ -635,16 +708,15 @@ func (m *managerImpl) bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, accountID,
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("bootstrap settings: provider cluster is required")
 	}
 
-	existing, err := m.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+	existing, err := st.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 	if err == nil {
 		return existing, nil
 	}
-	var sErr *status.Error
-	if !errors.As(err, &sErr) || sErr.Type() != status.NotFound {
+	if !isNotFound(err) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get agent network settings: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	siblings, err := m.store.GetAgentNetworkSettingsByCluster(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, providerCluster)
+	siblings, err := st.GetAgentNetworkSettingsByCluster(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, providerCluster)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list agent network settings on cluster: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -663,18 +735,12 @@ func (m *managerImpl) bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, accountID,
 	m.labelRngMu.Unlock()
 
 	now := time.Now().UTC()
-	settings := &types.Settings{
-		AccountID: accountID,
-		Cluster:   providerCluster,
-		Subdomain: subdomain,
-		// Logs on by default; usage is collected regardless. Retention bounds
-		// how long full log rows are kept.
-		EnableLogCollection:    true,
-		AccessLogRetentionDays: types.DefaultAccessLogRetentionDays,
-		CreatedAt:              now,
-		UpdatedAt:              now,
-	}
-	if err := m.store.SaveAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, settings); err != nil {
+	settings := types.DefaultSettings(accountID)
+	settings.Cluster = providerCluster
+	settings.Subdomain = subdomain
+	settings.CreatedAt = now
+	settings.UpdatedAt = now
+	if err := st.SaveAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, settings); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("save agent network settings: %w", err)
 	}
 	return settings, nil
@@ -685,7 +751,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, accountID,
 // counter view; permission gate is the same Read role that gates
 // every other agent-network surface.
 func (m *managerImpl) ListConsumption(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) ([]*types.Consumption, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkUsage, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return m.store.ListAgentNetworkConsumption(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
@@ -694,7 +760,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) ListConsumption(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID str
 // ListAccessLogs returns a paginated, server-side-filtered page of
 // agent-network access logs plus the total count matching the filter.
 func (m *managerImpl) ListAccessLogs(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, filter types.AgentNetworkAccessLogFilter) ([]*types.AgentNetworkAccessLog, int64, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkLogs, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
 	return m.store.GetAgentNetworkAccessLogs(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, filter)
@@ -704,7 +770,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) ListAccessLogs(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID stri
 // agent-network access logs grouped by session, plus the total number of
 // sessions matching the filter.
 func (m *managerImpl) ListAccessLogSessions(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, filter types.AgentNetworkAccessLogFilter) ([]*types.AgentNetworkAccessLogSession, int64, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkLogs, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
 	return m.store.GetAgentNetworkAccessLogSessions(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, filter)
@@ -713,7 +779,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) ListAccessLogSessions(ctx context.Context, accountID, user
 // GetUsageOverview returns the filtered usage rows aggregated into time buckets
 // at the requested granularity, oldest-first.
 func (m *managerImpl) GetUsageOverview(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, filter types.AgentNetworkAccessLogFilter, granularity types.UsageGranularity) ([]*types.AgentNetworkUsageBucket, error) {
-	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, operations.Read); err != nil {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkUsage, operations.Read); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	rows, err := m.store.GetAgentNetworkUsageRows(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, filter)
@@ -787,8 +853,8 @@ func (m *managerImpl) RecordConsumption(ctx context.Context, accountID string, k
 	return m.store.IncrementAgentNetworkConsumption(ctx, accountID, kind, dimID, windowSeconds, windowStart, tokensIn, tokensOut, costUSD)
 }
 
-func (m *managerImpl) requirePermission(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, op operations.Operation) error {
-	ok, _, err := m.permissionsManager.ValidateUserPermissions(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetwork, op)
+func (m *managerImpl) requirePermission(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, module modules.Module, op operations.Operation) error {
+	ok, _, err := m.permissionsManager.ValidateUserPermissions(ctx, accountID, userID, module, op)
 	if err != nil {
 		return status.NewPermissionValidationError(err)
 	}
@@ -877,8 +943,8 @@ func (*mockManager) UpdateBudgetRule(_ context.Context, _ string, r *types.Accou
 
 func (*mockManager) DeleteBudgetRule(_ context.Context, _, _, _ string) error { return nil }
 
-func (*mockManager) GetSettings(_ context.Context, _, _ string) (*types.Settings, error) {
-	return nil, status.Errorf(status.NotFound, "agent network settings not found")
+func (*mockManager) GetSettings(_ context.Context, accountID, _ string) (*types.Settings, error) {
+	return types.DefaultSettings(accountID), nil
 }
 
 func (*mockManager) UpdateSettings(_ context.Context, _ string, s *types.Settings) (*types.Settings, error) {

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/provider_bootstrap_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+package agentnetwork
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/account"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
+	nbtypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/status"
+)
+
+// bootstrapFixture wires a real sqlite store to a gomock permissions manager
+// so tests can grant the provider permission while denying (or never
+// expecting) the settings one.
+type bootstrapFixture struct {
+	manager Manager
+	store   store.Store
+	perms   *permissions.MockManager
+}
+
+func newBootstrapFixture(t *testing.T) *bootstrapFixture {
+	t.Helper()
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("sqlite store not properly supported on Windows yet")
+	}
+	t.Setenv("NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE", string(nbtypes.SqliteStoreEngine))
+
+	st, cleanUp, err := store.NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "", t.TempDir())
+	require.NoError(t, err, "test store setup must succeed")
+	t.Cleanup(cleanUp)
+
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	perms := permissions.NewMockManager(ctrl)
+
+	accounts := account.NewMockManager(ctrl)
+	accounts.EXPECT().StoreEvent(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
+	accounts.EXPECT().UpdateAccountPeers(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
+	accounts.EXPECT().BufferUpdateAccountPeers(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
+
+	return &bootstrapFixture{
+		manager: NewManager(st, perms, accounts, nil),
+		store:   st,
+		perms:   perms,
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *bootstrapFixture) expectPermission(accountID, userID string, module modules.Module, op operations.Operation, allowed bool) {
+	f.perms.EXPECT().
+		ValidateUserPermissions(gomock.Any(), accountID, userID, module, op).
+		Return(allowed, context.Background(), nil)
+}
+
+func newBootstrapProvider(accountID string) *types.Provider {
+	p := types.NewProvider(accountID)
+	p.Name = "openai"
+	p.UpstreamURL = "https://api.openai.com"
+	p.APIKey = "sk-test"
+	p.Enabled = true
+	return p
+}
+
+// TestCreateProviderBootstrapRequiresSettingsPermission pins the gate on the
+// one-time settings bootstrap: creating the first provider with a
+// bootstrap_cluster pins the account's cluster and subdomain, which is a
+// settings write and must not ride on the providers permission alone.
+func TestCreateProviderBootstrapRequiresSettingsPermission(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	t.Run("denied without settings permission", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f := newBootstrapFixture(t)
+		f.expectPermission("account1", "user1", modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Create, true)
+		f.expectPermission("account1", "user1", modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Create, false)
+
+		_, err := f.manager.CreateProvider(ctx, "user1", newBootstrapProvider("account1"), "cluster1.example.com")
+		require.Error(t, err, "bootstrap without settings permission must fail")
+		var sErr *status.Error
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &sErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, status.PermissionDenied, sErr.Type(), "denial should surface as permission denied")
+
+		providers, err := f.store.GetAccountAgentNetworkProviders(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, "account1")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, providers, "provider must not be persisted when bootstrap is denied")
+		_, err = f.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, "account1")
+		assert.Error(t, err, "settings row must not be created when bootstrap is denied")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("allowed with settings permission", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f := newBootstrapFixture(t)
+		f.expectPermission("account1", "user1", modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Create, true)
+		f.expectPermission("account1", "user1", modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Create, true)
+
+		created, err := f.manager.CreateProvider(ctx, "user1", newBootstrapProvider("account1"), "cluster1.example.com")
+		require.NoError(t, err, "bootstrap with both permissions must succeed")
+		require.NotNil(t, created)
+
+		settings, err := f.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, "account1")
+		require.NoError(t, err, "bootstrap must create the settings row")
+		assert.Equal(t, "cluster1.example.com", settings.Cluster, "settings should pin the bootstrap cluster")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("existing settings need no settings permission", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f := newBootstrapFixture(t)
+		require.NoError(t, f.store.SaveAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, &types.Settings{
+			AccountID: "account1",
+			Cluster:   "cluster1.example.com",
+			Subdomain: "existing",
+		}), "pre-existing settings row setup must succeed")
+
+		// Only the providers permission may be consulted: gomock fails the
+		// test on any unexpected settings-permission call.
+		f.expectPermission("account1", "user1", modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Create, true)
+
+		_, err := f.manager.CreateProvider(ctx, "user1", newBootstrapProvider("account1"), "cluster1.example.com")
+		require.NoError(t, err, "create with existing settings must not require the settings permission")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no bootstrap cluster needs no settings permission", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f := newBootstrapFixture(t)
+		f.expectPermission("account1", "user1", modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Create, true)
+
+		_, err := f.manager.CreateProvider(ctx, "user1", newBootstrapProvider("account1"), "")
+		require.NoError(t, err, "create without bootstrap must not require the settings permission")
+	})
+}

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/types/provider.go

@@ -164,9 +164,7 @@ func (p *Provider) FromAPIRequest(req *api.AgentNetworkProviderRequest) {
 		p.MetadataDisabled = *req.MetadataDisabled
 	}
 	// Identity-header overrides for catalogs flagged Customizable.
-	// nil pointer = "field omitted on the wire" → leave the stored
-	// value untouched (per the openapi description). Empty string is
-	// an explicit clear that disables stamping for this dimension.
+	// Empty or omitted disables stamping for this dimension.
 	if req.IdentityHeaderUserId != nil {
 		p.IdentityHeaderUserID = strings.TrimSpace(*req.IdentityHeaderUserId)
 	}
@@ -192,16 +190,20 @@ func (p *Provider) ToAPIResponse() *api.AgentNetworkProvider {
 	created := p.CreatedAt
 	updated := p.UpdatedAt
 	resp := &api.AgentNetworkProvider{
-		Id:                  p.ID,
-		ProviderId:          p.ProviderID,
-		Name:                p.Name,
-		UpstreamUrl:         p.UpstreamURL,
-		Models:              models,
-		Enabled:             p.Enabled,
-		SkipTlsVerification: p.SkipTLSVerification,
-		MetadataDisabled:    p.MetadataDisabled,
-		CreatedAt:           &created,
-		UpdatedAt:           &updated,
+		Id:          p.ID,
+		ProviderId:  p.ProviderID,
+		Name:        p.Name,
+		UpstreamUrl: p.UpstreamURL,
+		Models:      models,
+		// Always present on the wire so an explicitly cleared header
+		// round-trips as "" instead of vanishing from the response.
+		IdentityHeaderUserId: p.IdentityHeaderUserID,
+		IdentityHeaderGroups: p.IdentityHeaderGroups,
+		Enabled:              p.Enabled,
+		SkipTlsVerification:  p.SkipTLSVerification,
+		MetadataDisabled:     p.MetadataDisabled,
+		CreatedAt:            &created,
+		UpdatedAt:            &updated,
 	}
 	if len(p.ExtraValues) > 0 {
 		out := make(map[string]string, len(p.ExtraValues))
@@ -210,14 +212,6 @@ func (p *Provider) ToAPIResponse() *api.AgentNetworkProvider {
 		}
 		resp.ExtraValues = &out
 	}
-	if p.IdentityHeaderUserID != "" {
-		v := p.IdentityHeaderUserID
-		resp.IdentityHeaderUserId = &v
-	}
-	if p.IdentityHeaderGroups != "" {
-		v := p.IdentityHeaderGroups
-		resp.IdentityHeaderGroups = &v
-	}
 	return resp
 }
 

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/types/provider_test.go

@@ -77,3 +77,41 @@ func TestProvider_MetadataDisabled_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, p.MetadataDisabled, "explicit false must clear metadata_disabled")
 	assert.False(t, p.ToAPIResponse().MetadataDisabled, "response must reflect the cleared value")
 }
+
+// TestProvider_IdentityHeaders_AlwaysOnWire pins that the identity header
+// fields are always present in the API response — an explicitly cleared
+// ("") header must round-trip as "" rather than vanish, so API consumers
+// (e.g. the Terraform provider) never observe a value other than the one
+// they wrote.
+func TestProvider_IdentityHeaders_AlwaysOnWire(t *testing.T) {
+	set := "x-bf-dim-netbird_user_id"
+	empty := ""
+
+	base := func() *api.AgentNetworkProviderRequest {
+		return &api.AgentNetworkProviderRequest{
+			ProviderId:  "custom",
+			Name:        "bifrost",
+			UpstreamUrl: "https://bifrost.internal",
+		}
+	}
+
+	p := NewProvider("acc-1")
+	resp := p.ToAPIResponse()
+	assert.Equal(t, "", resp.IdentityHeaderUserId, "unset header must surface as empty string, not be omitted")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", resp.IdentityHeaderGroups, "unset header must surface as empty string, not be omitted")
+
+	req := base()
+	req.IdentityHeaderUserId = &set
+	p.FromAPIRequest(req)
+	assert.Equal(t, set, p.ToAPIResponse().IdentityHeaderUserId, "configured header must round-trip")
+
+	// Omitting the field preserves it.
+	p.FromAPIRequest(base())
+	assert.Equal(t, set, p.ToAPIResponse().IdentityHeaderUserId, "omitted header must preserve the stored value")
+
+	// An explicit "" clears it AND stays visible on the wire.
+	req = base()
+	req.IdentityHeaderUserId = &empty
+	p.FromAPIRequest(req)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", p.ToAPIResponse().IdentityHeaderUserId, "cleared header must round-trip as empty string")
+}

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/types/settings.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/api"
@@ -42,18 +43,34 @@ type Settings struct {
 // schema cohesive.
 func (Settings) TableName() string { return "agent_network_settings" }
 
+// DefaultSettings returns the settings an account observes before its row is
+// bootstrapped: log collection on with the default retention, everything else
+// off, and no cluster/subdomain assigned yet. Bootstrap persists exactly these
+// values plus the assigned cluster and subdomain, so the pre-bootstrap read
+// and the freshly bootstrapped row agree.
+func DefaultSettings(accountID string) *Settings {
+	return &Settings{
+		AccountID:              accountID,
+		EnableLogCollection:    true,
+		AccessLogRetentionDays: DefaultAccessLogRetentionDays,
+	}
+}
+
 // Endpoint returns the bare hostname agents reach this account at:
-// `<subdomain>.<cluster>`.
+// `<subdomain>.<cluster>`. Empty until both halves are assigned at bootstrap.
 func (s *Settings) Endpoint() string {
+	if s.Cluster == "" || s.Subdomain == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
 	return s.Subdomain + "." + s.Cluster
 }
 
-// ToAPIResponse renders the settings as the API representation.
+// ToAPIResponse renders the settings as the API representation. The
+// timestamps are omitted while zero — a default (not yet bootstrapped) view
+// has no persisted row to date.
 func (s *Settings) ToAPIResponse() *api.AgentNetworkSettings {
-	created := s.CreatedAt
-	updated := s.UpdatedAt
 	retention := s.AccessLogRetentionDays
-	return &api.AgentNetworkSettings{
+	resp := &api.AgentNetworkSettings{
 		Cluster:                s.Cluster,
 		Subdomain:              s.Subdomain,
 		Endpoint:               s.Endpoint(),
@@ -61,14 +78,27 @@ func (s *Settings) ToAPIResponse() *api.AgentNetworkSettings {
 		EnablePromptCollection: s.EnablePromptCollection,
 		RedactPii:              s.RedactPii,
 		AccessLogRetentionDays: &retention,
-		CreatedAt:              &created,
-		UpdatedAt:              &updated,
 	}
+	if !s.CreatedAt.IsZero() {
+		created := s.CreatedAt
+		resp.CreatedAt = &created
+	}
+	if !s.UpdatedAt.IsZero() {
+		updated := s.UpdatedAt
+		resp.UpdatedAt = &updated
+	}
+	return resp
 }
 
-// FromAPIRequest applies the mutable settings fields from the request. Cluster
-// and Subdomain are immutable and intentionally not touched here.
+// FromAPIRequest applies the request onto the receiver. The mutable
+// collection fields are always replaced with the request values. Cluster
+// participates only in bootstrap and the immutability check (see
+// Manager.UpdateSettings); Subdomain is server-assigned and never taken
+// from a request.
 func (s *Settings) FromAPIRequest(req *api.AgentNetworkSettingsRequest) {
+	if req.Cluster != nil {
+		s.Cluster = strings.TrimSpace(*req.Cluster)
+	}
 	s.EnableLogCollection = req.EnableLogCollection
 	s.EnablePromptCollection = req.EnablePromptCollection
 	s.RedactPii = req.RedactPii

management/internals/server/boot.go

@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/encryption"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/formatter/hook"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/agentnetwork"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/accesslogs"
 	accesslogsmanager "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/accesslogs/manager"
 	rpservice "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service"
 	nbgrpc "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/shared/grpc"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
 	activitystore "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity/store"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/agentnetwork"
 	nbcache "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/cache"
 	nbContext "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/context"
 	nbhttp "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http"
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ func (s *BaseServer) GRPCServer() *grpc.Server {
 			grpc.ChainStreamInterceptor(realip.StreamServerInterceptorOpts(realipOpts...), streamInterceptor, proxyStream),
 		}
 
+		// Append interceptors contributed by registered gRPC extensions. These
+		// run after the built-in chain (ChainUnaryInterceptor is additive).
+		gRPCOpts = appendExtensionInterceptors(gRPCOpts, s.grpcExtensions)
+
 		if s.Config.HttpConfig.LetsEncryptDomain != "" {
 			certManager, err := encryption.CreateCertManager(s.Config.Datadir, s.Config.HttpConfig.LetsEncryptDomain)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -215,6 +219,9 @@ func (s *BaseServer) GRPCServer() *grpc.Server {
 		mgmtProto.RegisterProxyServiceServer(gRPCAPIHandler, s.ReverseProxyGRPCServer())
 		log.Info("ProxyService registered on gRPC server")
 
+		// Register services contributed by external modules via the extension seam.
+		registerExtensions(gRPCAPIHandler, s.grpcExtensions)
+
 		return gRPCAPIHandler
 	})
 }

management/internals/server/grpc_extension.go

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+)
+
+// GRPCExtension bundles an external module's contribution to the management
+// gRPC server: the registration of one or more services onto the shared
+// grpc.Server, any server-wide interceptors those services require, and an
+// optional shutdown hook. It is a generic extension point with no knowledge of
+// any specific service.
+type GRPCExtension struct {
+	// Register is invoked with the shared grpc.Server (as a ServiceRegistrar)
+	// after the built-in services are registered. It may register any number of
+	// services. May be nil.
+	Register func(grpc.ServiceRegistrar)
+	// UnaryInterceptors are appended to the server's unary interceptor chain,
+	// running after the built-in interceptors. May be empty.
+	UnaryInterceptors []grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor
+	// StreamInterceptors are appended to the server's stream interceptor chain,
+	// running after the built-in interceptors. May be empty.
+	StreamInterceptors []grpc.StreamServerInterceptor
+	// Shutdown, if non-nil, is called once during Stop() with the context
+	// governing server shutdown, which carries a deadline. The hook MUST
+	// return promptly and MUST abandon its work once that context is
+	// cancelled or expires: it runs before the rest of Stop()'s cleanup
+	// (store, event store, embedded IdP) and before Stop() itself checks the
+	// context's deadline, so a hook that ignores the context will delay all
+	// of that cleanup and prevent Stop() from returning on time. May be nil.
+	Shutdown func(ctx context.Context)
+}
+
+// RegisterGRPCExtension registers a gRPC extension. Call before the gRPC server
+// is first built (i.e. before Start); registrations after that have no effect.
+func (s *BaseServer) RegisterGRPCExtension(ext GRPCExtension) {
+	s.grpcExtensions = append(s.grpcExtensions, ext)
+}
+
+// appendExtensionInterceptors appends each extension's interceptors to the gRPC
+// server options as additional chained interceptors. grpc.ChainUnaryInterceptor
+// and grpc.ChainStreamInterceptor are additive, so the returned options run the
+// extension interceptors after any interceptors already present in opts.
+func appendExtensionInterceptors(opts []grpc.ServerOption, exts []GRPCExtension) []grpc.ServerOption {
+	for _, ext := range exts {
+		if len(ext.UnaryInterceptors) > 0 {
+			opts = append(opts, grpc.ChainUnaryInterceptor(ext.UnaryInterceptors...))
+		}
+		if len(ext.StreamInterceptors) > 0 {
+			opts = append(opts, grpc.ChainStreamInterceptor(ext.StreamInterceptors...))
+		}
+	}
+	return opts
+}
+
+// registerExtensions registers each extension's services onto reg.
+func registerExtensions(reg grpc.ServiceRegistrar, exts []GRPCExtension) {
+	for _, ext := range exts {
+		if ext.Register != nil {
+			ext.Register(reg)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// runExtensionShutdownHooks calls each extension's shutdown hook, if set,
+// passing ctx through so hooks can honor its deadline/cancellation.
+func runExtensionShutdownHooks(ctx context.Context, exts []GRPCExtension) {
+	for _, ext := range exts {
+		if ext.Shutdown != nil {
+			ext.Shutdown(ctx)
+		}
+	}
+}

management/internals/server/grpc_extension_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/health"
+	healthgrpc "google.golang.org/grpc/health/grpc_health_v1"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/test/bufconn"
+)
+
+// Test that an extension's interceptors and service registration are actually
+// wired onto a real in-process gRPC server via the helpers, and that shutdown
+// hooks run. This validates the load-bearing assumption that
+// grpc.ChainUnaryInterceptor is additive (extension interceptors run in
+// addition to any base chain).
+func TestGRPCExtensionAppliedToServer(t *testing.T) {
+	var unaryCalls atomic.Int32
+	var streamShutdownCalled atomic.Bool
+
+	ext := GRPCExtension{
+		Register: func(reg grpc.ServiceRegistrar) {
+			healthgrpc.RegisterHealthServer(reg, health.NewServer())
+		},
+		UnaryInterceptors: []grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor{
+			func(ctx context.Context, req any, info *grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler) (any, error) {
+				unaryCalls.Add(1)
+				return handler(ctx, req)
+			},
+		},
+		Shutdown: func(ctx context.Context) { streamShutdownCalled.Store(true) },
+	}
+	exts := []GRPCExtension{ext}
+
+	// Base options mimic GRPCServer(): a pre-existing chain the extension appends to.
+	var baseUnaryCalls atomic.Int32
+	opts := []grpc.ServerOption{
+		grpc.ChainUnaryInterceptor(func(ctx context.Context, req any, info *grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler) (any, error) {
+			baseUnaryCalls.Add(1)
+			return handler(ctx, req)
+		}),
+	}
+	opts = appendExtensionInterceptors(opts, exts)
+
+	srv := grpc.NewServer(opts...)
+	registerExtensions(srv, exts)
+
+	lis := bufconn.Listen(1024 * 1024)
+	go func() { _ = srv.Serve(lis) }()
+	t.Cleanup(srv.Stop)
+
+	conn, err := grpc.NewClient("passthrough:///bufnet",
+		grpc.WithContextDialer(func(ctx context.Context, _ string) (net.Conn, error) { return lis.DialContext(ctx) }),
+		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = conn.Close() })
+
+	_, err = healthgrpc.NewHealthClient(conn).Check(context.Background(), &healthgrpc.HealthCheckRequest{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("health check via extension-registered service failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if baseUnaryCalls.Load() != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("base interceptor calls = %d, want 1 (base chain must be preserved)", baseUnaryCalls.Load())
+	}
+	if unaryCalls.Load() != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("extension interceptor calls = %d, want 1", unaryCalls.Load())
+	}
+
+	runExtensionShutdownHooks(context.Background(), exts)
+	if !streamShutdownCalled.Load() {
+		t.Error("extension shutdown hook was not called")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestGRPCExtensionShutdownHookReceivesCallerContext asserts that each hook receives
+// a non-nil context and that it is the very same context the caller passed
+// in, so hooks can rely on values/deadlines placed on it by Stop().
+func TestGRPCExtensionShutdownHookReceivesCallerContext(t *testing.T) {
+	type sentinelKey struct{}
+	want := "shutdown-ctx-sentinel"
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), sentinelKey{}, want)
+
+	var called bool
+	ext := GRPCExtension{
+		Shutdown: func(hookCtx context.Context) {
+			called = true
+			if hookCtx == nil {
+				t.Fatal("hook received a nil context")
+			}
+			got, _ := hookCtx.Value(sentinelKey{}).(string)
+			if got != want {
+				t.Errorf("hook context sentinel = %q, want %q (not the caller's context)", got, want)
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	runExtensionShutdownHooks(ctx, []GRPCExtension{ext})
+	if !called {
+		t.Fatal("shutdown hook was not called")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestGRPCExtensionShutdownHookObservesCancellation documents, by test, that
+// hooks can honor cancellation/deadlines: a hook given an already-cancelled
+// context must see ctx.Err() != nil and a closed Done() channel.
+func TestGRPCExtensionShutdownHookObservesCancellation(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+
+	var called bool
+	ext := GRPCExtension{
+		Shutdown: func(hookCtx context.Context) {
+			called = true
+			if hookCtx.Err() == nil {
+				t.Error("hook context Err() = nil, want non-nil for a cancelled context")
+			}
+			select {
+			case <-hookCtx.Done():
+			default:
+				t.Error("hook context Done() channel is not closed for a cancelled context")
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	runExtensionShutdownHooks(ctx, []GRPCExtension{ext})
+	if !called {
+		t.Fatal("shutdown hook was not called")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestGRPCExtensionShutdownHookNilSkipped asserts that an extension
+// with a nil Shutdown hook is skipped without panicking, and that hooks for
+// other extensions still run.
+func TestGRPCExtensionShutdownHookNilSkipped(t *testing.T) {
+	var called atomic.Bool
+	exts := []GRPCExtension{
+		{Shutdown: nil},
+		{Shutdown: func(context.Context) { called.Store(true) }},
+	}
+
+	runExtensionShutdownHooks(context.Background(), exts)
+	if !called.Load() {
+		t.Error("shutdown hook for non-nil extension was not called")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegisterGRPCExtensionAccumulates(t *testing.T) {
+	s := &BaseServer{}
+	s.RegisterGRPCExtension(GRPCExtension{})
+	s.RegisterGRPCExtension(GRPCExtension{})
+	if len(s.grpcExtensions) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("grpcExtensions len = %d, want 2", len(s.grpcExtensions))
+	}
+}

management/internals/server/server.go

@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ type BaseServer struct {
 
 	proxyAuthClose func()
 
+	// grpcExtensions holds additional gRPC services, interceptors, and shutdown
+	// hooks registered by external modules via RegisterGRPCExtension. Populated
+	// during boot (single-threaded), consumed by GRPCServer() and Stop().
+	grpcExtensions []GRPCExtension
+
 	listener    net.Listener
 	certManager *autocert.Manager
 	update      *version.Update
@@ -257,6 +262,7 @@ func (s *BaseServer) Stop() error {
 		s.proxyAuthClose()
 		s.proxyAuthClose = nil
 	}
+	runExtensionShutdownHooks(ctx, s.grpcExtensions)
 	_ = s.Store().Close(ctx)
 	_ = s.EventStore().Close(ctx)
 	if s.update != nil {

management/internals/shared/grpc/components_encoder.go

@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ func EncodeNetworkMapEnvelope(in ComponentsEnvelopeInput) *proto.NetworkMapEnvel
 		return &proto.NetworkMapEnvelope{
 			Payload: &proto.NetworkMapEnvelope_Full{
 				Full: &proto.NetworkMapComponentsFull{
+					Serial:     networkSerial(c.Network),
+					Network:    toAccountNetwork(c.Network),
 					PeerConfig: in.PeerConfig,
 					// components.Peers always contains the target peer
 					Peers:            []*proto.PeerCompact{toPeerCompact(c.Peers[c.PeerID])},

management/internals/shared/grpc/components_encoder_test.go

@@ -758,6 +758,9 @@ func TestEncodeNetworkMapEnvelope_NilComponentsGracefulDegrade(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "netbird.cloud", full.DnsDomain)
 	assert.Len(t, full.Peers, 1)
 	assert.Empty(t, full.Policies)
+	require.NotNil(t, full.Network, "client runs Calculate() over the envelope and dereferences Network unconditionally; a nil here would crash the receiver")
+	assert.Equal(t, "net-empty", full.Network.Identifier)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(9), full.Serial)
 }
 
 func TestEncodeNetworkMapEnvelope_AccountSettingsAlwaysEmitted(t *testing.T) {
@@ -776,6 +779,12 @@ func TestEncodeNetworkMapEnvelope_AccountSettingsAlwaysEmitted(t *testing.T) {
 func emptyNetworkMapComponents() *types.NetworkMapComponents {
 	return types.EmptyNetworkMapComponents(
 		&types.NetworkMapComponents{
-			PeerID: "peer-id", Peers: map[string]*types.ComponentPeer{"peer-id": {}}},
+			PeerID: "peer-id", Peers: map[string]*types.ComponentPeer{"peer-id": {}},
+			Network: &types.Network{
+				Identifier: "net-empty",
+				Net:        net.IPNet{IP: net.IP{100, 64, 0, 0}, Mask: net.CIDRMask(10, 32)},
+				Serial:     9,
+			},
+		},
 	)
 }

management/server/agentnetwork_budgetrule_realstack_test.go

@@ -102,11 +102,20 @@ func TestAgentNetwork_UpdateSettings_PreservesImmutableAndTogglesCollection(t *t
 	require.NotEmpty(t, before.Subdomain, "subdomain pinned at bootstrap")
 	assert.False(t, before.EnablePromptCollection, "prompt collection defaults off")
 
-	// Attempt to flip toggles AND smuggle a different cluster/subdomain — the
-	// immutable fields must be ignored.
+	// A cluster different from the one pinned at bootstrap must be rejected
+	// outright — never silently swapped or ignored.
+	_, err = mgr.UpdateSettings(ctx, adminUserID, &agenttypes.Settings{
+		AccountID:           accountID,
+		Cluster:             "attacker.cluster",
+		EnableLogCollection: true,
+	})
+	require.Error(t, err, "UpdateSettings with a mismatched cluster must fail")
+
+	// Flipping the toggles works with the pinned cluster echoed back (and
+	// with it omitted); the subdomain is never taken from the request.
 	updated, err := mgr.UpdateSettings(ctx, adminUserID, &agenttypes.Settings{
 		AccountID:              accountID,
-		Cluster:                "attacker.cluster",
+		Cluster:                clusterAddr,
 		Subdomain:              "evil",
 		EnableLogCollection:    true,
 		EnablePromptCollection: true,

management/server/group.go

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"slices"
 
+	agentNetworkTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service"
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -744,6 +746,14 @@ func validateDeleteGroup(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, group *ty
 		return &GroupLinkError{"network router", linkedRouter.ID}
 	}
 
+	if isLinked, linkedService := isGroupLinkedToReverseProxyService(ctx, transaction, group.AccountID, group.ID); isLinked {
+		return &GroupLinkError{"reverse proxy service", linkedService.Domain}
+	}
+
+	if isLinked, linkedPolicy := isGroupLinkedToAgentNetworkPolicy(ctx, transaction, group.AccountID, group.ID); isLinked {
+		return &GroupLinkError{"agent network policy", linkedPolicy.Name}
+	}
+
 	return checkGroupLinkedToSettings(ctx, transaction, group)
 }
 
@@ -875,6 +885,46 @@ func isGroupLinkedToNetworkRouter(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store,
 	return false, nil
 }
 
+// isGroupLinkedToReverseProxyService checks if a group is used as an access group
+// of a private reverse proxy service or as a bearer-auth distribution group.
+func isGroupLinkedToReverseProxyService(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, groupID string) (bool, *service.Service) {
+	services, err := transaction.GetAccountServices(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("error retrieving reverse proxy services while checking group linkage: %v", err)
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	for _, svc := range services {
+		if svc.Private && slices.Contains(svc.AccessGroups, groupID) {
+			return true, svc
+		}
+		if svc.Auth.BearerAuth != nil && svc.Auth.BearerAuth.Enabled && slices.Contains(svc.Auth.BearerAuth.DistributionGroups, groupID) {
+			return true, svc
+		}
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+// isGroupLinkedToAgentNetworkPolicy checks if a group is used as a source group by any
+// agent network policy in the account.
+func isGroupLinkedToAgentNetworkPolicy(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, groupID string) (bool, *agentNetworkTypes.Policy) {
+	policies, err := transaction.GetAccountAgentNetworkPolicies(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("error retrieving agent network policies while checking group linkage: %v", err)
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	for _, policy := range policies {
+		if policy == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if slices.Contains(policy.SourceGroups, groupID) {
+			return true, policy
+		}
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
 // areGroupChangesAffectPeers checks if any changes to the specified groups will affect peers.
 // It fetches each collection once and checks all groupIDs against them in memory.
 func areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, groupIDs []string) (bool, error) {

management/server/group_test.go

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
+	agentNetworkTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/types"
+	rpservice "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/groups"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources"
@@ -125,6 +127,21 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_DeleteGroup(t *testing.T) {
 			"grp-for-integration",
 			"only service users with admin power can delete integration group",
 		},
+		{
+			"agent network policy",
+			"grp-for-agent-network-policy",
+			"agent network policy",
+		},
+		{
+			"reverse proxy private service access group",
+			"grp-for-rp-private",
+			"reverse proxy service",
+		},
+		{
+			"reverse proxy bearer distribution group",
+			"grp-for-rp-bearer",
+			"reverse proxy service",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
@@ -218,6 +235,17 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_DeleteGroups(t *testing.T) {
 			groupIDs:        []string{"grp-for-integration"},
 			expectedReasons: []string{"only service users with admin power can delete integration group"},
 		},
+		{
+			name:            "agent network policy",
+			groupIDs:        []string{"grp-for-agent-network-policy"},
+			expectedReasons: []string{"agent network policy"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "reverse proxy services",
+			groupIDs:           []string{"grp-for-rp-private", "grp-for-rp-bearer"},
+			expectedReasons:    []string{"reverse proxy service", "reverse proxy service"},
+			expectedNotDeleted: []string{"grp-for-rp-private", "grp-for-rp-bearer"},
+		},
 		{
 			name:            "successfully delete multiple groups",
 			groupIDs:        []string{"group-1", "group-2"},
@@ -285,6 +313,65 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_DeleteGroups(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDefaultAccountManager_DeleteGroupUnlinkedFromReverseProxyService(t *testing.T) {
+	am, _, err := createManager(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create account manager")
+
+	_, account, err := initTestGroupAccount(am)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to init testing account")
+
+	deletableGroups := []*types.Group{
+		{
+			ID:        "grp-rp-bearer-disabled",
+			AccountID: account.Id,
+			Name:      "Group only in a disabled bearer auth",
+			Issued:    types.GroupIssuedAPI,
+			Peers:     make([]string, 0),
+		},
+		{
+			ID:        "grp-rp-nonprivate-access",
+			AccountID: account.Id,
+			Name:      "Group only in a non-private service's access groups",
+			Issued:    types.GroupIssuedAPI,
+			Peers:     make([]string, 0),
+		},
+	}
+	for _, group := range deletableGroups {
+		require.NoError(t, am.CreateGroup(context.Background(), account.Id, groupAdminUserID, group))
+	}
+
+	// Disabled bearer auth and stale access groups on a non-private service
+	// are inert configuration and must not block group deletion.
+	services := []*rpservice.Service{
+		{
+			ID:        "rp-svc-bearer-disabled",
+			AccountID: account.Id,
+			Domain:    "bearer-disabled.services.example.com",
+			Auth: rpservice.AuthConfig{
+				BearerAuth: &rpservice.BearerAuthConfig{
+					Enabled:            false,
+					DistributionGroups: []string{"grp-rp-bearer-disabled"},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			ID:           "rp-svc-nonprivate-access",
+			AccountID:    account.Id,
+			Domain:       "nonprivate.services.example.com",
+			Private:      false,
+			AccessGroups: []string{"grp-rp-nonprivate-access"},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, svc := range services {
+		require.NoError(t, am.Store.CreateService(context.Background(), svc))
+	}
+
+	for _, group := range deletableGroups {
+		err = am.DeleteGroup(context.Background(), account.Id, groupAdminUserID, group.ID)
+		assert.NoError(t, err, "group %s is not referenced by an active reverse proxy gate and should be deletable", group.ID)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDefaultAccountManager_DeleteGroupLinkedToFlowGroup(t *testing.T) {
 	am, _, err := createManager(t)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -406,6 +493,30 @@ func initTestGroupAccount(am *DefaultAccountManager) (*DefaultAccountManager, *t
 		Peers:     make([]string, 0),
 	}
 
+	groupForAgentNetworkPolicy := &types.Group{
+		ID:        "grp-for-agent-network-policy",
+		AccountID: "account-id",
+		Name:      "Group for agent network policies",
+		Issued:    types.GroupIssuedAPI,
+		Peers:     make([]string, 0),
+	}
+
+	groupForRPPrivate := &types.Group{
+		ID:        "grp-for-rp-private",
+		AccountID: "account-id",
+		Name:      "Group for private reverse proxy service",
+		Issued:    types.GroupIssuedAPI,
+		Peers:     make([]string, 0),
+	}
+
+	groupForRPBearer := &types.Group{
+		ID:        "grp-for-rp-bearer",
+		AccountID: "account-id",
+		Name:      "Group for bearer reverse proxy service",
+		Issued:    types.GroupIssuedAPI,
+		Peers:     make([]string, 0),
+	}
+
 	routeResource := &route.Route{
 		ID:     "example route",
 		Groups: []string{groupForRoute.ID},
@@ -461,6 +572,66 @@ func initTestGroupAccount(am *DefaultAccountManager) (*DefaultAccountManager, *t
 	_ = am.CreateGroup(context.Background(), accountID, groupAdminUserID, groupForSetupKeys)
 	_ = am.CreateGroup(context.Background(), accountID, groupAdminUserID, groupForUsers)
 	_ = am.CreateGroup(context.Background(), accountID, groupAdminUserID, groupForIntegration)
+	_ = am.CreateGroup(context.Background(), accountID, groupAdminUserID, groupForAgentNetworkPolicy)
+	_ = am.CreateGroup(context.Background(), accountID, groupAdminUserID, groupForRPPrivate)
+	_ = am.CreateGroup(context.Background(), accountID, groupAdminUserID, groupForRPBearer)
+
+	agentNetworkPolicy := &agentNetworkTypes.Policy{
+		ID:           "example agent network policy",
+		AccountID:    accountID,
+		Name:         "Example agent network policy",
+		Enabled:      true,
+		SourceGroups: []string{groupForAgentNetworkPolicy.ID},
+	}
+	if err := am.Store.SaveAgentNetworkPolicy(context.Background(), agentNetworkPolicy); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	// The decoy services are created first so the linkage check has to scan
+	// past services that do not reference the groups under test.
+	rpServices := []*rpservice.Service{
+		{
+			ID:           "rp-svc-private-decoy",
+			AccountID:    accountID,
+			Domain:       "private-decoy.services.example.com",
+			Private:      true,
+			AccessGroups: []string{"unrelated-group"},
+		},
+		{
+			ID:        "rp-svc-bearer-decoy",
+			AccountID: accountID,
+			Domain:    "bearer-decoy.services.example.com",
+			Auth: rpservice.AuthConfig{
+				BearerAuth: &rpservice.BearerAuthConfig{
+					Enabled:            true,
+					DistributionGroups: []string{"unrelated-group"},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			ID:           "rp-svc-private",
+			AccountID:    accountID,
+			Domain:       "private.services.example.com",
+			Private:      true,
+			AccessGroups: []string{groupForRPPrivate.ID},
+		},
+		{
+			ID:        "rp-svc-bearer",
+			AccountID: accountID,
+			Domain:    "bearer.services.example.com",
+			Auth: rpservice.AuthConfig{
+				BearerAuth: &rpservice.BearerAuthConfig{
+					Enabled:            true,
+					DistributionGroups: []string{groupForRPBearer.ID},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, svc := range rpServices {
+		if err := am.Store.CreateService(context.Background(), svc); err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+	}
 
 	acc, err := am.Store.GetAccount(context.Background(), account.Id)
 	if err != nil {

management/server/permissions/manager.go

@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ func (m *managerImpl) ValidateUserPermissions(
 	return m.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, accountID, role, module, operation), ctxEnriched, nil
 }
 
+// ValidateRoleModuleAccess resolves an operation against the role's explicit
+// grant for the module, then the grant for its parent module when the module
+// is a dotted submodule, and finally the role's AutoAllowNew default.
 func (m *managerImpl) ValidateRoleModuleAccess(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	accountID string,
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) ValidateRoleModuleAccess(
 	module modules.Module,
 	operation operations.Operation,
 ) bool {
-	if permissions, ok := role.Permissions[module]; ok {
+	if permissions, ok := lookupModulePermissions(role, module); ok {
 		if allowed, exists := permissions[operation]; exists {
 			return allowed
 		}
@@ -100,6 +103,21 @@ func (m *managerImpl) ValidateRoleModuleAccess(
 	return role.AutoAllowNew[operation]
 }
 
+// lookupModulePermissions returns the role's explicit permission set for the
+// module, falling back to the parent module's set for dotted submodules. The
+// second return reports whether any explicit set was found.
+func lookupModulePermissions(role roles.RolePermissions, module modules.Module) (map[operations.Operation]bool, bool) {
+	if permissions, ok := role.Permissions[module]; ok {
+		return permissions, true
+	}
+	if parent, hasParent := module.Parent(); hasParent {
+		if permissions, ok := role.Permissions[parent]; ok {
+			return permissions, true
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, false
+}
+
 func (m *managerImpl) ValidateAccountAccess(ctx context.Context, accountID string, user *types.User, allowOwnerAndAdmin bool) (context.Context, error) {
 	if user.AccountID != accountID {
 		return ctx, status.NewUserNotPartOfAccountError()
@@ -119,7 +137,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) GetPermissionsByRole(ctx context.Context, role types.UserR
 	permissions := roles.Permissions{}
 
 	for k := range modules.All {
-		if rolePermissions, ok := roleMap.Permissions[k]; ok {
+		if rolePermissions, ok := lookupModulePermissions(roleMap, k); ok {
 			permissions[k] = rolePermissions
 			continue
 		}

management/server/permissions/manager_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+package permissions
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/roles"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
+)
+
+func TestValidateRoleModuleAccessSubmoduleCascade(t *testing.T) {
+	manager := NewManager(nil)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	fullAccess := map[operations.Operation]bool{
+		operations.Read:   true,
+		operations.Create: true,
+		operations.Update: true,
+		operations.Delete: true,
+	}
+	readOnly := map[operations.Operation]bool{
+		operations.Read:   true,
+		operations.Create: false,
+		operations.Update: false,
+		operations.Delete: false,
+	}
+	denyAll := map[operations.Operation]bool{
+		operations.Read:   false,
+		operations.Create: false,
+		operations.Update: false,
+		operations.Delete: false,
+	}
+
+	t.Run("parent grant covers submodules", func(t *testing.T) {
+		role := roles.RolePermissions{
+			AutoAllowNew: denyAll,
+			Permissions:  roles.Permissions{modules.AgentNetwork: fullAccess},
+		}
+		assert.True(t, manager.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, "account", role, modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Create),
+			"parent full grant should allow create on a submodule")
+		assert.True(t, manager.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, "account", role, modules.AgentNetworkLogs, operations.Read),
+			"parent full grant should allow read on a submodule")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("submodule grant does not leak to parent or siblings", func(t *testing.T) {
+		role := roles.RolePermissions{
+			AutoAllowNew: denyAll,
+			Permissions:  roles.Permissions{modules.AgentNetworkUsage: readOnly},
+		}
+		assert.True(t, manager.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, "account", role, modules.AgentNetworkUsage, operations.Read),
+			"explicit submodule read should be allowed")
+		assert.False(t, manager.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, "account", role, modules.AgentNetworkUsage, operations.Create),
+			"read-only submodule grant should not allow create")
+		assert.False(t, manager.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, "account", role, modules.AgentNetwork, operations.Read),
+			"submodule grant should not grant the parent module")
+		assert.False(t, manager.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, "account", role, modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Read),
+			"submodule grant should not grant a sibling submodule")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("explicit submodule entry wins over parent grant", func(t *testing.T) {
+		role := roles.RolePermissions{
+			AutoAllowNew: denyAll,
+			Permissions: roles.Permissions{
+				modules.AgentNetwork:     fullAccess,
+				modules.AgentNetworkLogs: denyAll,
+			},
+		}
+		assert.False(t, manager.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, "account", role, modules.AgentNetworkLogs, operations.Read),
+			"explicit submodule deny should override the parent grant")
+		assert.True(t, manager.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, "account", role, modules.AgentNetworkUsage, operations.Read),
+			"sibling submodules should still resolve through the parent grant")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("auto allow applies when neither submodule nor parent is granted", func(t *testing.T) {
+		role := roles.RolePermissions{
+			AutoAllowNew: readOnly,
+		}
+		assert.True(t, manager.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, "account", role, modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Read),
+			"auto-allow read should apply to submodules")
+		assert.False(t, manager.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, "account", role, modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Delete),
+			"auto-allow should not grant unlisted operations")
+	})
+}
+
+// TestExistingRolesKeepAgentNetworkBehaviorOnSubmodules pins the behavior the
+// submodule split must not change: every built-in role resolves the new
+// submodules exactly as it resolved the agent_network module before.
+func TestExistingRolesKeepAgentNetworkBehaviorOnSubmodules(t *testing.T) {
+	manager := NewManager(nil)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	submodules := []modules.Module{
+		modules.AgentNetworkProviders,
+		modules.AgentNetworkPolicies,
+		modules.AgentNetworkGuardrails,
+		modules.AgentNetworkBudgets,
+		modules.AgentNetworkUsage,
+		modules.AgentNetworkLogs,
+		modules.AgentNetworkSettings,
+	}
+	allOperations := []operations.Operation{operations.Read, operations.Create, operations.Update, operations.Delete}
+
+	for _, role := range []types.UserRole{types.UserRoleOwner, types.UserRoleAdmin, types.UserRoleAuditor, types.UserRoleNetworkAdmin, types.UserRoleUser} {
+		rolePermissions, ok := roles.RolesMap[role]
+		require.True(t, ok, "role %s must exist in RolesMap", role)
+
+		for _, sub := range submodules {
+			for _, op := range allOperations {
+				expected := manager.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, "account", rolePermissions, modules.AgentNetwork, op)
+				actual := manager.ValidateRoleModuleAccess(ctx, "account", rolePermissions, sub, op)
+				assert.Equal(t, expected, actual, "role %s: %s on %s should match the agent_network module", role, op, sub)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetPermissionsByRoleIncludesSubmodules(t *testing.T) {
+	manager := NewManager(nil)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	permissions, err := manager.GetPermissionsByRole(ctx, types.UserRoleAuditor)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "auditor role must resolve")
+
+	usage, ok := permissions[modules.AgentNetworkUsage]
+	require.True(t, ok, "permissions map should contain the usage submodule")
+	assert.True(t, usage[operations.Read], "auditor should read the usage submodule")
+	assert.False(t, usage[operations.Update], "auditor should not update the usage submodule")
+
+	adminPermissions, err := manager.GetPermissionsByRole(ctx, types.UserRoleAdmin)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "admin role must resolve")
+	providers, ok := adminPermissions[modules.AgentNetworkProviders]
+	require.True(t, ok, "permissions map should contain the providers submodule")
+	assert.True(t, providers[operations.Delete], "admin should delete on the providers submodule")
+}

management/server/permissions/modules/module.go

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package modules
 
+import "strings"
+
 type Module string
 
 const (
@@ -20,6 +22,17 @@ const (
 	IdentityProviders Module = "identity_providers"
 	Services          Module = "services"
 	AgentNetwork      Module = "agent_network"
+
+	// Agent Network submodules. A role may grant one of these directly
+	// or grant the AgentNetwork parent, which covers all of them (see
+	// permissions.Manager cascade resolution).
+	AgentNetworkProviders  Module = "agent_network.providers"
+	AgentNetworkPolicies   Module = "agent_network.policies"
+	AgentNetworkGuardrails Module = "agent_network.guardrails"
+	AgentNetworkBudgets    Module = "agent_network.budgets"
+	AgentNetworkUsage      Module = "agent_network.usage"
+	AgentNetworkLogs       Module = "agent_network.logs"
+	AgentNetworkSettings   Module = "agent_network.settings"
 )
 
 var All = map[Module]struct{}{
@@ -40,4 +53,21 @@ var All = map[Module]struct{}{
 	IdentityProviders: {},
 	Services:          {},
 	AgentNetwork:      {},
+
+	AgentNetworkProviders:  {},
+	AgentNetworkPolicies:   {},
+	AgentNetworkGuardrails: {},
+	AgentNetworkBudgets:    {},
+	AgentNetworkUsage:      {},
+	AgentNetworkLogs:       {},
+	AgentNetworkSettings:   {},
+}
+
+// Parent returns the module owning a dotted submodule name and true, or the
+// module itself and false when it has no parent.
+func (m Module) Parent() (Module, bool) {
+	if i := strings.IndexByte(string(m), '.'); i > 0 {
+		return Module(string(m)[:i]), true
+	}
+	return m, false
 }

management/server/types/account.go

@@ -1685,14 +1685,34 @@ func (a *Account) injectPrivateServicePolicies(svc *service.Service, proxyPeers
 	if len(proxyPeers) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
+	// A service's AccessGroups can name groups that no longer exist — persisted
+	// services and the agent-network synthesiser both carry the ids verbatim from
+	// their own state. An unresolvable source authorises nothing, so drop it here
+	// rather than let the network-map assembly resolve it to a nil group.
+	sources := a.existingGroupIDs(svc.AccessGroups)
+	if len(sources) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
 	for _, proxyPeer := range proxyPeers {
-		a.Policies = append(a.Policies, a.createPrivateServicePolicy(svc, proxyPeer))
+		a.Policies = append(a.Policies, a.createPrivateServicePolicy(svc, proxyPeer, sources))
 	}
 }
 
-func (a *Account) createPrivateServicePolicy(svc *service.Service, proxyPeer *nbpeer.Peer) *Policy {
+// existingGroupIDs returns the subset of groupIDs that resolve to a group in the account,
+// preserving the input order.
+func (a *Account) existingGroupIDs(groupIDs []string) []string {
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(groupIDs))
+	for _, groupID := range groupIDs {
+		if _, ok := a.Groups[groupID]; ok {
+			out = append(out, groupID)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func (a *Account) createPrivateServicePolicy(svc *service.Service, proxyPeer *nbpeer.Peer, accessGroups []string) *Policy {
 	policyID := fmt.Sprintf("private-access-%s-%s", svc.ID, proxyPeer.ID)
-	sources := append([]string(nil), svc.AccessGroups...)
+	sources := append([]string(nil), accessGroups...)
 	return &Policy{
 		ID:      policyID,
 		Name:    fmt.Sprintf("Private Access to %s", svc.Name),

management/server/types/proxy_access_token.go

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ type ProxyAccessTokenGenerated struct {
 // CreateNewProxyAccessToken generates a new proxy access token.
 // Returns the token with hashed value stored and plain token for one-time display.
 func CreateNewProxyAccessToken(name string, expiresIn time.Duration, accountID *string, createdBy string) (*ProxyAccessTokenGenerated, error) {
-	hashedToken, plainToken, err := generateProxyToken()
+	hashedToken, plainToken, err := GenerateProxyToken()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -94,7 +94,10 @@ func CreateNewProxyAccessToken(name string, expiresIn time.Duration, accountID *
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func generateProxyToken() (HashedProxyToken, PlainProxyToken, error) {
+// GenerateProxyToken generates a new random proxy token, returning its SHA-256
+// hash (for storage) and the one-time plaintext. Exported so external modules
+// can mint tokens in the canonical proxy-token format.
+func GenerateProxyToken() (HashedProxyToken, PlainProxyToken, error) {
 	secret, err := b.Random(ProxyTokenSecretLength)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", err

management/server/types/proxy_access_token_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -123,6 +124,22 @@ func TestCreateNewProxyAccessToken(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestGenerateProxyToken(t *testing.T) {
+	hashed, plain, err := GenerateProxyToken()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := plain.Validate(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("generated token failed Validate(): %v", err)
+	}
+	if plain.Hash() != hashed {
+		t.Error("returned hashed token does not match Hash(plain)")
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(string(plain), ProxyTokenPrefix) {
+		t.Errorf("token %q missing prefix %q", plain, ProxyTokenPrefix)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestProxyAccessToken_IsExpired(t *testing.T) {
 	past := time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour)
 	future := time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour)