coder(providers): v2.3 provider-lifecycle phase 3 — generic ACP dispatch

ACP dispatch now spawns from the resolved registry's launch spec instead of a hardcoded per-name switch. acp-spawn.ts gains resolveLaunchSpec(resolved, installPath): launchCommand (config override / custom-ACP command) wins, else the kept resolveAcpSpawnArgs switch is the built-in fallback. acp-dispatch.ts spawns spec.binary/spec.args with env { ...process.env, ...spec.env }; dispatcher.ts loads the resolved def by task.agent and passes it through. Config-defined custom ACP providers dispatch with no new switch case. Built-in dispatch (opencode/goose/qwen) is byte-identical to pre-v2.3 — proven by a regression test (opencode->['acp'], goose->['acp'], qwen->['--acp'], binary=installPath ?? id, empty env -> plain process.env). Deliberate deviation from design's !installPath->null: the installPath ?? id fallback is preserved. setSessionMode/permission/streaming and the dispatcher poll/NOTIFY/running-guard untouched. 7 new acp-spawn.test.ts cases. No routes/UI (Phase 4+).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitignore

@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ data/*
 !data/AGENTS.md
 !data/skills/
 !data/mcp.json
+!data/coder-providers.json
 codecontext/fork.tar.gz

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@
 
 All notable changes per release tag. Most recent on top, ordered by tag creation date (which matches the git history). Tag names follow `vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH-slug` — the slug describes what shipped, so the tag name alone is enough to recall the batch.
 
+## v2.5.6-provider-lifecycle-phase3 — 2026-05-29
+
+Phase 3 of the v2.3 provider-lifecycle batch (`openspec/changes/v2-3-provider-lifecycle/design.md` §5): generic ACP dispatch. `acp-spawn.ts` gains `resolveLaunchSpec(resolved, installPath)` — it consults the resolved registry's `launchCommand` (a config override or a custom-ACP entry's command) first, falling back to the kept `resolveAcpSpawnArgs` switch for built-ins. `acp-dispatch.ts` now spawns `spec.binary`/`spec.args` with `env: { ...process.env, ...spec.env }` instead of the hardcoded per-name argv, and `dispatcher.ts` loads the resolved def by `task.agent` and passes it through. This lets config-defined custom ACP providers dispatch with no new switch case. Built-in dispatch (claude/opencode/goose/qwen) is **byte-identical** to pre-v2.3 — proven by a regression test asserting opencode→`['acp']`, goose→`['acp']`, qwen→`['--acp']`, binary=`installPath ?? id`, and empty config env → plain `process.env`. One deliberate deviation from the spec's literal `!installPath → null`: the `installPath ?? id` fallback is preserved so a missing install path still spawns the bare agent name as before. `setSessionMode`/permission/streaming and the dispatcher poll/NOTIFY/running-guard are untouched. 7 new `acp-spawn.test.ts` cases. No routes/UI (Phase 4+). Builds on `v2.5.5-provider-lifecycle-phase2`.
+
+## v2.5.5-provider-lifecycle-phase2 — 2026-05-29
+
+Phase 2 of the v2.3 provider-lifecycle batch (`openspec/changes/v2-3-provider-lifecycle/design.md` §4). `provider-snapshot.ts` stops returning `null` for uninstalled/disabled providers — it now emits one entry per registered provider with a lifecycle status (`loading | ready | unavailable | error`), an `enabled` flag, and a two-tier probe. Tier-1 is a fast `which`-style availability check (`command-availability.ts`, `execFile`/no-shell); tier-2 — the 5–30s cold ACP probe — is now SKIPPED unless forced (`POST /refresh`), the `available_agents.last_probed_at` row is older than `PROVIDER_PROBE_TTL_MS` (24h default), or the DB model list is empty, which kills snapshot latency on warm reads. A cache miss returns `status:'loading'` synchronously while the build settles in the background (client polling is deferred to Phase 5). `ProviderSnapshotStatus`/`ProviderSnapshotEntry` regained `loading`/`unavailable` and gained `enabled`, `description?`, `fetchedAt?` in both the coder and web copies, guarded by a runtime parity test (`provider-types-parity.test.ts`, mirroring the `ws-frames.test.ts` convention) that fails on any field drift — a compile-time cross-project assignability check was attempted first but blocked by TS6307 (web is a composite tsconfig project). Also tracks the previously-gitignored `data/coder-providers.json` seed via a `.gitignore` exception, completing the Phase 1 config file. No dispatch/route/UI changes (Phase 3+); AgentComposerBar filtering unchanged. Builds on `v2.5.4-provider-lifecycle-phase1`.
+
+## v2.5.4-provider-lifecycle-phase1 — 2026-05-29
+
+Phase 1 of the v2.3 provider-lifecycle batch (`openspec/changes/v2-3-provider-lifecycle/design.md` §2–3): a config-backed provider layer merged over the hardcoded built-ins, with no runtime change when no config file exists. Adds `CODER_PROVIDERS_PATH` (default `/data/coder-providers.json`); `provider-config.ts` (Zod `ProviderOverride`/`CoderProvidersFile` schemas + a loader that never throws at startup — a missing file, invalid JSON, or schema mismatch all fall back to built-ins-only — plus `save` for the Phase 4 PATCH route); and `provider-config-registry.ts` (`ResolvedProviderDef` + `buildResolvedRegistry` merge: built-in overrides, custom `extends:'acp'` entries requiring label+command, `boocode` always enabled, plus a module singleton). `agent-probe.ts` now iterates the resolved registry instead of the hardcoded list — custom ACP entries resolve their binary from `command[0]` via `execFile` (no shell), disabled providers skip probing without losing their row, and `enabled` is read from memory only (no DB column this phase). Six unit tests, including a regression proving an empty config yields exactly the built-ins. No snapshot/dispatch/route/UI changes (Phase 2+). The `data/coder-providers.json` seed exists on disk but is gitignored (`data/*`). Lands on top of `v2.5.3-remove-cursor-copilot`.
+
+## v2.5.3-remove-cursor-copilot — 2026-05-29
+
+Retire the cursor and copilot providers from BooCoder entirely. Removes their `acp-spawn` argv cases, `provider-manifest` mode blocks + manifest keys, `provider-commands` command maps, the `provider-snapshot` cursor model-CLI branch (and the now-orphaned `exec`/`promisify` imports), and the `agent-probe` copilot ACP-detect branch; deletes the dead `cursor-models.ts` module and its test. The `PROVIDERS` registry array already lacked both entries, so only the doc comment needed correcting. Built-ins unchanged: claude, opencode, goose, qwen, native boocode. Standalone cleanup; pairs with `v2.5.4-provider-lifecycle-phase1` which builds on it.
+
 ## v2.5.2-coder-ux-fixes — 2026-05-29
 
 Working-tree checkpoint bundling this session's fixes with in-progress coder UI work. This session: the BooCoder dispatcher now reacts to new tasks immediately via a Postgres `LISTEN/NOTIFY` (`tasks_new`) AFTER INSERT trigger, with the poll loop kept at 2s as a missed-notification fallback (`dispatcher.ts`, `apps/coder/src/schema.sql`); the mobile nav drawer no longer sticks open after returning to a backgrounded tab — `useViewport` re-syncs on `pageshow`/`visibilitychange`/`resize`/`orientationchange` (iOS reported a stale width on bfcache restore, leaving `isMobile=false`); assistant reasoning renders as a collapsible "Thinking" block in `MessageBubble`, surfacing ACP `agent_thought_chunk` from opencode/goose/qwen and native `reasoning_parts`; paste-to-chip inserts pasted text verbatim instead of wrapping it in a code fence; and a "New file from pasted text" affordance in the RightRail browser queues a `pending_changes` create through the new `POST /api/sessions/:id/pending/create` endpoint, paired with a fix repointing the DiffPanel's dead approve/reject calls to the real `/api/pending/:id/apply` and `/reject` routes. Also carried in the tree but not authored this session: the CoderPane `ChatInput` migration and `AgentComposerBar` refinements, plus backend tweaks to `auto_name`, inference `tool-phase`/`turn`, `secret_guard`, and `provider-registry`. Ships the `v2-6-persistent-agent-sessions` openspec proposal/design/tasks (free agent-switching with per-agent memory, opencode-as-server) as planning docs only — the feature is unimplemented and reserves the `v2.6.0` tag for it. Build green across server/coder/web; server suite 531 passing. (CHANGELOG note: the v2.3–v2.5.1 entries were never backfilled and remain absent above.)

apps/coder/.env.host

@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ GITEA_USER=indifferentketchup
 GITEA_SSH_HOST=100.114.205.53:2222
 MCP_CONFIG_PATH=/data/mcp.json
 SKILLS_ROOT=/opt/boocode/data/skills
+CODER_PROVIDERS_PATH=/opt/boocode/data/coder-providers.json

apps/coder/src/config.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ const ConfigSchema = z.object({
   GITEA_TOKEN: z.string().optional(),
   GITEA_SSH_HOST: z.string().default('100.114.205.53:2222'),
   MCP_CONFIG_PATH: z.string().optional(),
+  // v2.3: config-backed provider overrides/custom-ACP entries merged over the
+  // hardcoded built-ins. Missing file = built-ins only (see provider-config.ts).
+  CODER_PROVIDERS_PATH: z.string().default('/data/coder-providers.json'),
+  // v2.3 phase 2: tier-2 (cold ACP probe) is skipped when available_agents was
+  // probed more recently than this. 24h default — stale model lists self-heal
+  // on the next snapshot; an explicit /refresh always re-probes.
+  PROVIDER_PROBE_TTL_MS: z.coerce.number().int().positive().default(86_400_000),
   // v2.0.5: cheaper model for titles, summaries, labeling.
   FAST_MODEL: z.string().optional(),
   // SSH access to the host for external agent dispatch (Phase 5)

apps/coder/src/services/__tests__/acp-spawn.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { resolveLaunchSpec, resolveAcpSpawnArgs } from '../acp-spawn.js';
+import { buildResolvedRegistry } from '../provider-config-registry.js';
+import type { CoderProvidersFile } from '../provider-config.js';
+import { PROVIDERS } from '../provider-registry.js';
+
+/** Resolved def for a provider id under the given config (default: no override). */
+function builtin(name: string, providers: CoderProvidersFile['providers'] = {}) {
+  const def = buildResolvedRegistry(PROVIDERS, { providers }).get(name);
+  if (!def) throw new Error(`no resolved def for ${name}`);
+  return def;
+}
+
+describe('resolveLaunchSpec', () => {
+  // --- byte-identical built-in regression (the HARD CONSTRAINT) ---------------
+  // These argv values are the pre-v2.3 resolveAcpSpawnArgs switch outputs and
+  // MUST NOT change. spawn() is `spawn(spec.binary, spec.args, ...)`, so argv
+  // parity here is dispatch parity.
+  it('opencode (no override) → byte-identical argv ["acp"], binary = installPath', () => {
+    const spec = resolveLaunchSpec(builtin('opencode'), '/usr/bin/opencode');
+    expect(spec).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(spec!.args).toEqual(['acp']); // pre-v2.3 value
+    expect(spec!.binary).toBe('/usr/bin/opencode');
+    expect(spec!.env).toBeUndefined();
+    // cross-check against the switch source-of-truth
+    expect(spec!.args).toEqual(resolveAcpSpawnArgs('opencode'));
+  });
+
+  it('goose → ["acp"], qwen → ["--acp"] (byte-identical)', () => {
+    expect(resolveLaunchSpec(builtin('goose'), '/usr/bin/goose')!.args).toEqual(['acp']);
+    expect(resolveLaunchSpec(builtin('qwen'), '/usr/bin/qwen')!.args).toEqual(['--acp']);
+  });
+
+  it('built-in with null installPath falls back to the bare id (pre-v2.3 `installPath ?? agent`)', () => {
+    const spec = resolveLaunchSpec(builtin('opencode'), null);
+    expect(spec!.binary).toBe('opencode');
+    expect(spec!.args).toEqual(['acp']);
+  });
+
+  it('non-ACP / unknown provider → null (claude has no ACP argv)', () => {
+    expect(resolveLaunchSpec(builtin('claude'), '/usr/bin/claude')).toBeNull();
+    expect(resolveLaunchSpec(builtin('boocode'), null)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  // --- config-driven launch (the new capability) ------------------------------
+  it('custom ACP entry → configured command + env reach the spec', () => {
+    const def = builtin('amp-acp', {
+      'amp-acp': { extends: 'acp', label: 'Amp', command: ['amp-acp', '--acp'], env: { AMP_KEY: 'x' } },
+    });
+    const spec = resolveLaunchSpec(def, '/usr/local/bin/amp-acp');
+    expect(spec).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(spec!.binary).toBe('amp-acp'); // command[0], not the resolved install path
+    expect(spec!.args).toEqual(['--acp']); // command.slice(1)
+    expect(spec!.env).toEqual({ AMP_KEY: 'x' });
+  });
+
+  it('built-in WITH a config command override uses the override, not the switch default', () => {
+    const def = builtin('opencode', { opencode: { command: ['opencode', 'acp', '--verbose'], env: { DEBUG: '1' } } });
+    const spec = resolveLaunchSpec(def, '/usr/bin/opencode');
+    expect(spec!.binary).toBe('opencode');
+    expect(spec!.args).toEqual(['acp', '--verbose']);
+    expect(spec!.env).toEqual({ DEBUG: '1' });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('acp-dispatch spawn wiring (documented pass-through)', () => {
+  // dispatchViaAcp spawns `spawn(spec.binary, spec.args, { env: { ...process.env, ...spec.env } })`.
+  // The env merge layers config env over process.env; for a built-in with no
+  // config env, spec.env is undefined → { ...process.env } (byte-identical).
+  it('built-in with no config env yields an undefined spec.env (→ plain process.env at spawn)', () => {
+    expect(resolveLaunchSpec(builtin('opencode'), '/usr/bin/opencode')!.env).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});

apps/coder/src/services/__tests__/cursor-models.test.ts

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
-import { parseCursorAgentModelsOutput } from '../cursor-models.js';
-
-describe('parseCursorAgentModelsOutput', () => {
-  it('parses cursor-agent models output with default marker', () => {
-    const output = `
-Available models
-claude-4-sonnet - Claude 4 Sonnet (default)
-gpt-4.1 - GPT-4.1
-Tip: use cursor-agent models for full list
-`.trim();
-
-    const models = parseCursorAgentModelsOutput(output);
-
-    expect(models).toEqual([
-      { id: 'claude-4-sonnet', label: 'Claude 4 Sonnet', isDefault: true },
-      { id: 'gpt-4.1', label: 'GPT-4.1', isDefault: false },
-    ]);
-  });
-
-  it('uses current marker when no default', () => {
-    const output = `
-model-a - Model A (current)
-model-b - Model B
-`.trim();
-
-    const models = parseCursorAgentModelsOutput(output);
-
-    expect(models.find((m) => m.id === 'model-a')?.isDefault).toBe(true);
-    expect(models.find((m) => m.id === 'model-b')?.isDefault).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it('defaults to first model when no markers', () => {
-    const output = 'alpha - Alpha\nbeta - Beta';
-    const models = parseCursorAgentModelsOutput(output);
-
-    expect(models[0]?.isDefault).toBe(true);
-    expect(models[1]?.isDefault).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it('skips malformed lines', () => {
-    const output = 'no-separator\nvalid - Valid';
-    const models = parseCursorAgentModelsOutput(output);
-
-    expect(models).toEqual([{ id: 'valid', label: 'Valid', isDefault: true }]);
-  });
-});

apps/coder/src/services/__tests__/provider-commands.test.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { getManifestCommands, mergeCommands, PROVIDER_COMMANDS } from '../provid
 
 describe('provider-commands', () => {
   it('defines commands for every external harness', () => {
-    for (const name of ['claude', 'opencode', 'cursor', 'goose', 'qwen', 'copilot']) {
+    for (const name of ['claude', 'opencode', 'goose', 'qwen']) {
       expect(getManifestCommands(name).length, name).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     }
   });

apps/coder/src/services/__tests__/provider-config-registry.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { buildResolvedRegistry } from '../provider-config-registry.js';
+import { PROVIDERS } from '../provider-registry.js';
+import type { CoderProvidersFile } from '../provider-config.js';
+
+describe('buildResolvedRegistry', () => {
+  it('applies a built-in override (goose label)', () => {
+    const config: CoderProvidersFile = { providers: { goose: { label: 'Goosey' } } };
+    const reg = buildResolvedRegistry(PROVIDERS, config);
+    const goose = reg.get('goose');
+    expect(goose).toBeDefined();
+    expect(goose!.label).toBe('Goosey');
+    expect(goose!.configLabel).toBe('Goosey');
+    expect(goose!.enabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(goose!.isBuiltin).toBe(true);
+    expect(goose!.isCustomAcp).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('adds a custom ACP entry (extends:acp + label + command)', () => {
+    const config: CoderProvidersFile = {
+      providers: {
+        'amp-acp': { extends: 'acp', label: 'Amp', description: 'ACP wrapper', command: ['amp-acp', '--acp'], env: { AMP: '1' } },
+      },
+    };
+    const reg = buildResolvedRegistry(PROVIDERS, config);
+    const amp = reg.get('amp-acp');
+    expect(amp).toBeDefined();
+    expect(amp!.isCustomAcp).toBe(true);
+    expect(amp!.isBuiltin).toBe(false);
+    expect(amp!.transport).toBe('acp');
+    expect(amp!.modelSource).toBe('probe');
+    expect(amp!.launchCommand).toEqual(['amp-acp', '--acp']);
+    expect(amp!.env).toEqual({ AMP: '1' });
+    expect(amp!.enabled).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps a disabled built-in in the registry flagged disabled (goose)', () => {
+    const config: CoderProvidersFile = { providers: { goose: { enabled: false } } };
+    const reg = buildResolvedRegistry(PROVIDERS, config);
+    expect(reg.has('goose')).toBe(true);
+    expect(reg.get('goose')!.enabled).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('skips a custom id without extends (no throw)', () => {
+    const config: CoderProvidersFile = { providers: { weird: { label: 'Weird', command: ['weird'] } } };
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    const reg = buildResolvedRegistry(PROVIDERS, config);
+    expect(reg.has('weird')).toBe(false);
+    // built-ins untouched
+    expect(reg.size).toBe(PROVIDERS.length);
+    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    warn.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it('ignores enabled:false on boocode and warns', () => {
+    const config: CoderProvidersFile = { providers: { boocode: { enabled: false } } };
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    const reg = buildResolvedRegistry(PROVIDERS, config);
+    expect(reg.get('boocode')!.enabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    warn.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it('REGRESSION: empty config returns exactly the built-ins, all enabled', () => {
+    const reg = buildResolvedRegistry(PROVIDERS, { providers: {} });
+    expect(reg.size).toBe(PROVIDERS.length);
+    expect([...reg.keys()]).toEqual(PROVIDERS.map((p) => p.name));
+    for (const def of PROVIDERS) {
+      const r = reg.get(def.name)!;
+      expect(r.enabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(r.isBuiltin).toBe(true);
+      expect(r.isCustomAcp).toBe(false);
+      expect(r.launchCommand).toBeNull();
+      expect(r.label).toBe(def.label);
+    }
+  });
+});

apps/coder/src/services/__tests__/provider-snapshot.test.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
 import {
   mergeModels,
   prefixLlamaSwapModels,
   clearProviderSnapshotCache,
   getProviderSnapshot,
 } from '../provider-snapshot.js';
+import { loadProviderConfig } from '../provider-config-registry.js';
 
 vi.mock('../acp-probe.js', () => ({
   probeAcpProvider: vi.fn(),
@@ -14,6 +18,13 @@ import { probeAcpProvider } from '../acp-probe.js';
 
 const mockProbe = vi.mocked(probeAcpProvider);
 
+/** Write a temp coder-providers.json and point the resolved registry at it. */
+function loadConfigFixture(providers: Record<string, unknown>): void {
+  const path = join(tmpdir(), `coder-providers-test-${providers ? Object.keys(providers).join('-') || 'empty' : 'empty'}.json`);
+  writeFileSync(path, JSON.stringify({ providers }), 'utf8');
+  loadProviderConfig(path);
+}
+
 function mockSql(agents: Array<{
   name: string;
   install_path: string | null;
@@ -21,6 +32,7 @@ function mockSql(agents: Array<{
   models: Array<{ id: string; label: string }> | null;
   label: string | null;
   transport: string | null;
+  last_probed_at?: string | null;
 }>) {
   return vi.fn((strings: TemplateStringsArray) => {
     const query = strings.join('');
@@ -36,6 +48,7 @@ function mockSql(agents: Array<{
 
 const config = {
   LLAMA_SWAP_URL: 'http://llama-swap.test',
+  PROVIDER_PROBE_TTL_MS: 86_400_000,
 } as import('../config.js').Config;
 
 describe('prefixLlamaSwapModels', () => {
@@ -68,6 +81,8 @@ describe('mergeModels', () => {
 describe('getProviderSnapshot', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     clearProviderSnapshotCache();
+    // Reset the resolved registry to built-ins-only (missing path → {} config).
+    loadProviderConfig('/nonexistent-coder-providers.json');
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
     vi.stubGlobal(
       'fetch',
@@ -165,4 +180,147 @@ describe('getProviderSnapshot', () => {
     expect(claude?.modes.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     expect(claude?.commands.some((c) => c.name === 'help')).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it('disabled provider → unavailable + enabled:false, WITHOUT spawning a probe', async () => {
+    loadConfigFixture({ goose: { enabled: false } });
+    mockProbe.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, models: [], modes: [], defaultModeId: null, commands: [] });
+
+    const sql = mockSql([
+      {
+        name: 'goose',
+        install_path: '/usr/bin/goose',
+        supports_acp: true,
+        models: [{ id: 'g1', label: 'G1' }],
+        label: 'Goose',
+        transport: 'acp',
+        last_probed_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const entries = await getProviderSnapshot(sql, config, '/tmp/project', true);
+    const goose = entries.find((e) => e.name === 'goose');
+
+    expect(goose?.status).toBe('unavailable');
+    expect(goose?.enabled).toBe(false);
+    expect(goose?.installed).toBe(false);
+    expect(mockProbe).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('uninstalled provider → unavailable + enabled:true + installed:false', async () => {
+    loadConfigFixture({});
+    mockProbe.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, models: [], modes: [], defaultModeId: null, commands: [] });
+
+    const sql = mockSql([]); // nothing probed/installed
+    const entries = await getProviderSnapshot(sql, config, '/tmp/project', true);
+    const opencode = entries.find((e) => e.name === 'opencode');
+
+    expect(opencode?.status).toBe('unavailable');
+    expect(opencode?.enabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(opencode?.installed).toBe(false);
+    expect(mockProbe).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('fresh DB within TTL → tier-2 cold probe SKIPPED (serves DB models)', async () => {
+    loadConfigFixture({});
+    // If this were wrongly called, cached-goose would be replaced and the
+    // not.toHaveBeenCalled assertion would fail.
+    mockProbe.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      models: [{ id: 'SHOULD-NOT-APPEAR', label: 'nope' }],
+      modes: [],
+      defaultModeId: null,
+      commands: [],
+    });
+
+    const sql = mockSql([
+      {
+        name: 'goose',
+        install_path: '/usr/bin/goose',
+        supports_acp: true,
+        models: [{ id: 'cached-goose', label: 'Cached Goose' }],
+        label: 'Goose',
+        transport: 'acp',
+        last_probed_at: new Date().toISOString(), // fresh
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    // force=false → cache-miss returns loading; second call joins the build / cache.
+    await getProviderSnapshot(sql, config, '/tmp/cwd', false);
+    const entries = await getProviderSnapshot(sql, config, '/tmp/cwd', false);
+    const goose = entries.find((e) => e.name === 'goose');
+
+    expect(goose?.status).toBe('ready');
+    expect(goose?.installed).toBe(true);
+    expect(goose?.models.map((m) => m.id)).toContain('cached-goose');
+    expect(goose?.models.map((m) => m.id)).not.toContain('SHOULD-NOT-APPEAR');
+    expect(mockProbe).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('force refresh → tier-2 cold probe RUNS even when DB is fresh', async () => {
+    loadConfigFixture({});
+    mockProbe.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      models: [{ id: 'fresh-probe', label: 'Fresh' }],
+      modes: [],
+      defaultModeId: null,
+      commands: [],
+    });
+
+    const sql = mockSql([
+      {
+        name: 'goose',
+        install_path: '/usr/bin/goose',
+        supports_acp: true,
+        models: [{ id: 'cached-goose', label: 'Cached' }],
+        label: 'Goose',
+        transport: 'acp',
+        last_probed_at: new Date().toISOString(), // fresh, but force overrides
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    await getProviderSnapshot(sql, config, '/tmp/cwd', true);
+    expect(mockProbe).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('native boocode → ready, enabled, installed', async () => {
+    loadConfigFixture({});
+    const sql = mockSql([]);
+    const entries = await getProviderSnapshot(sql, config, '/tmp/project', true);
+    const boocode = entries.find((e) => e.name === 'boocode');
+
+    expect(boocode?.status).toBe('ready');
+    expect(boocode?.enabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(boocode?.installed).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('2.7 warm cache: a second snapshot within the warm window spawns ZERO probes', async () => {
+    loadConfigFixture({});
+    mockProbe.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      models: [{ id: 'm1', label: 'M1' }],
+      modes: [],
+      defaultModeId: null,
+      commands: [],
+    });
+
+    const sql = mockSql([
+      {
+        name: 'goose',
+        install_path: '/usr/bin/goose',
+        supports_acp: true,
+        models: null,
+        label: 'Goose',
+        transport: 'acp',
+        last_probed_at: null,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    await getProviderSnapshot(sql, config, '/tmp/cwd', true); // cold populate
+    const probeCallsAfterFirst = mockProbe.mock.calls.length;
+    await getProviderSnapshot(sql, config, '/tmp/cwd', false); // warm read
+    const probeCallsAfterSecond = mockProbe.mock.calls.length;
+
+    // Success criterion: second snapshot is served from cache with no ACP spawns.
+    expect(probeCallsAfterSecond - probeCallsAfterFirst).toBe(0);
+  });
 });

apps/coder/src/services/__tests__/provider-types-parity.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { resolve, dirname } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+/**
+ * Parity guard between the two copies of the provider snapshot types:
+ *   apps/coder/src/services/provider-types.ts  (backend source of truth)
+ *   apps/web/src/api/types.ts                  (web wire copy)
+ *
+ * APPROACH: text-identity of each shared type block (mirrors the repo's existing
+ * ws-frames.test.ts byte-parity convention). A compile-time bidirectional-
+ * assignability check was attempted first (a web-side file importing coder's
+ * import-free provider-types.ts), but apps/web/tsconfig.app.json is a composite
+ * project and rejects out-of-include files with TS6307 — so cross-project type
+ * import is structurally blocked. This runtime guard FAILS on any field
+ * add/remove/rename/loosen in either copy, including the nested model/mode/
+ * command types that ProviderSnapshotEntry references. Single-source-of-truth
+ * (shared workspace package) is deferred as a Tier-2 follow-up.
+ */
+const here = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const coderSrc = readFileSync(resolve(here, '../provider-types.ts'), 'utf8');
+const webSrc = readFileSync(resolve(here, '../../../../web/src/api/types.ts'), 'utf8');
+
+function extractBlock(src: string, name: string): string {
+  const iface = src.match(new RegExp(`export interface ${name} \\{[\\s\\S]*?\\n\\}`));
+  const alias = src.match(new RegExp(`export type ${name} =[^;]*;`));
+  const block = iface?.[0] ?? alias?.[0];
+  if (!block) throw new Error(`type block '${name}' not found`);
+  // Normalize to type structure: drop blank + comment lines (//, /* */, *),
+  // trim each line. Field add/remove/rename/loosen still changes a field line.
+  return block
+    .split('\n')
+    .map((l) => l.trim())
+    .filter(
+      (l) =>
+        l.length > 0 &&
+        !l.startsWith('//') &&
+        !l.startsWith('/*') &&
+        !l.startsWith('*'),
+    )
+    .join('\n');
+}
+
+describe('provider snapshot type parity (coder ↔ web)', () => {
+  // Includes the nested types ProviderSnapshotEntry references, so structural
+  // drift anywhere in the snapshot surface is caught.
+  const names = [
+    'ProviderSnapshotStatus',
+    'ProviderSnapshotEntry',
+    'ProviderModel',
+    'ProviderMode',
+    'ThinkingOption',
+    'AgentCommand',
+  ];
+  for (const name of names) {
+    it(`${name} is identical in both copies`, () => {
+      expect(
+        extractBlock(webSrc, name),
+        `${name} drifted between apps/coder/src/services/provider-types.ts and apps/web/src/api/types.ts`,
+      ).toBe(extractBlock(coderSrc, name));
+    });
+  }
+});

apps/coder/src/services/acp-dispatch.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import type { Broker } from '@boocode/server/broker';
 import type { WsFrame } from '@boocode/server/ws-frames';
 import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
 import { findThoughtLevelConfigId } from './acp-derive.js';
-import { resolveAcpSpawnArgs } from './acp-spawn.js';
+import { resolveLaunchSpec } from './acp-spawn.js';
+import { getResolvedRegistry, type ResolvedProviderDef } from './provider-config-registry.js';
 import { createAcpNdJsonStream } from './acp-stream.js';
 import { waitForPermissionResponse, waitForElicitationResponse, cancelPendingPermission } from './permission-waiter.js';
 import { mergeTaskCommands, getTaskCommands } from './agent-commands-cache.js';
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ export interface AcpDispatchOpts {
   messageId?: string;
   broker?: Broker;
   installPath?: string;
+  /** v2.3 phase 3: resolved registry def for launch-spec resolution. The
+   *  dispatcher loads this by task.agent; falls back to a registry lookup here. */
+  resolved?: ResolvedProviderDef;
   signal?: AbortSignal;
   log: FastifyBaseLogger;
 }
@@ -282,8 +286,12 @@ export async function dispatchViaAcp(opts: AcpDispatchOpts): Promise<AcpDispatch
     broker,
   } = opts;
 
-  const args = resolveAcpSpawnArgs(agent);
+  // v2.3 phase 3: launch from the resolved registry def (config override /
-  if (!args) {
+  // custom-ACP command) with the built-in switch as the fallback. The dispatcher
+  // passes `resolved`; fall back to a registry lookup if it didn't.
+  const resolved = opts.resolved ?? getResolvedRegistry().get(agent);
+  const spec = resolved ? resolveLaunchSpec(resolved, installPath ?? null) : null;
+  if (!spec) {
     return {
       exitCode: 1,
       output: `Agent '${agent}' does not support ACP.`,
@@ -293,12 +301,11 @@ export async function dispatchViaAcp(opts: AcpDispatchOpts): Promise<AcpDispatch
     };
   }
 
-  const binary = installPath ?? agent;
+  log.info({ agent, binary: spec.binary, worktreePath, modeId, model: opts.model }, 'acp-dispatch: spawning');
-  log.info({ agent, binary, worktreePath, modeId, model: opts.model }, 'acp-dispatch: spawning');
+  const child = spawn(spec.binary, spec.args, {
-  const child = spawn(binary, args, {
     cwd: worktreePath,
     stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
-    env: { ...process.env },
+    env: { ...process.env, ...spec.env },
   });
 
   const streamCtx = new AcpStreamContext(

apps/coder/src/services/acp-spawn.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
+import type { ResolvedProviderDef } from './provider-config-registry.js';
+
 /**
- * Resolve ACP spawn argv per provider (host-probe verified 2026-05-25).
+ * Resolve ACP spawn argv per built-in provider (host-probe verified 2026-05-25).
+ * Source of truth for built-in default argv — resolveLaunchSpec wraps these; it
+ * does NOT replace them.
  */
 export function resolveAcpSpawnArgs(agent: string): string[] | null {
   switch (agent) {
     case 'opencode':
     case 'goose':
       return ['acp'];
-    case 'cursor':
-      return ['acp'];
-    case 'copilot':
-      return ['--acp'];
     case 'qwen':
       return ['--acp'];
     default:
@@ -17,13 +17,34 @@ export function resolveAcpSpawnArgs(agent: string): string[] | null {
   }
 }
 
-export function resolveAcpProbeBinaries(agent: string): string[] {
+/**
-  switch (agent) {
+ * v2.3 phase 3: resolve the launch spec for an ACP dispatch (design.md §5.1).
-    case 'cursor':
+ * Consults the resolved registry's launchCommand (config override or custom-ACP
-      return ['cursor-agent', 'agent'];
+ * entry) first; otherwise falls back to the built-in default argv above.
-    case 'copilot':
+ *
-      return ['copilot'];
+ * Byte-identical to pre-v2.3 for built-ins with no override: binary is
-    default:
+ * `installPath ?? id` and args come from resolveAcpSpawnArgs — exactly the
-      return [agent];
+ * `binary = installPath ?? agent` + `resolveAcpSpawnArgs(agent)` the dispatcher
+ * used before. (Deliberate deviation from design §5.1's `!installPath → null`:
+ * the old path spawned the bare agent name when install_path was missing, so we
+ * preserve the `?? id` fallback rather than fail.)
+ */
+export function resolveLaunchSpec(
+  resolved: ResolvedProviderDef,
+  installPath: string | null,
+): { binary: string; args: string[]; env?: Record<string, string> } | null {
+  if (resolved.launchCommand) {
+    return {
+      binary: resolved.launchCommand[0],
+      args: resolved.launchCommand.slice(1),
+      env: resolved.env,
+    };
   }
+  const args = resolveAcpSpawnArgs(resolved.id);
+  if (!args) return null;
+  return { binary: installPath ?? resolved.id, args, env: resolved.env };
+}
+
+export function resolveAcpProbeBinaries(agent: string): string[] {
+  return [agent];
 }

apps/coder/src/services/agent-probe.ts

@@ -1,24 +1,34 @@
 import type { Sql } from '../db.js';
 import type { FastifyBaseLogger } from 'fastify';
-import { exec as execCb } from 'node:child_process';
+import { exec as execCb, execFile as execFileCb } from 'node:child_process';
 import { promisify } from 'node:util';
-import { PROVIDERS_BY_NAME, PROBED_AGENT_NAMES } from './provider-registry.js';
+import { PROVIDERS_BY_NAME } from './provider-registry.js';
 import { resolveAcpProbeBinaries } from './acp-spawn.js';
 import { clearProviderSnapshotCache } from './provider-snapshot.js';
 import { readQwenSettingsModels } from './qwen-settings.js';
+import { loadConfig } from '../config.js';
+import { loadProviderConfig } from './provider-config-registry.js';
 
 const exec = promisify(execCb);
+const execFile = promisify(execFileCb);
+
+// `which` via execFile (no shell) — the binary name can come from the config
+// file (custom ACP entries), so avoid interpolating it into a shell string.
+async function whichBinary(bin: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  try {
+    const { stdout } = await execFile('which', [bin], { timeout: 10_000 });
+    const path = stdout.trim();
+    return path || null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
 
 async function resolveInstallPath(agentName: string): Promise<string | null> {
   const candidates = resolveAcpProbeBinaries(agentName);
   for (const bin of candidates) {
-    try {
+    const path = await whichBinary(bin);
-      const { stdout } = await exec(`which ${bin}`, { timeout: 10_000 });
-      const path = stdout.trim();
     if (path) return path;
-    } catch {
-      /* try next */
-    }
   }
   return null;
 }
@@ -27,15 +37,6 @@ async function detectAcpSupport(agentName: string, installPath: string): Promise
   const transport = PROVIDERS_BY_NAME.get(agentName)?.transport;
   if (transport !== 'acp') return false;
 
-  if (agentName === 'copilot') {
-    try {
-      const { stdout } = await exec(`"${installPath}" --help`, { timeout: 10_000 });
-      return stdout.includes('--acp');
-    } catch {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-
   if (agentName === 'qwen') {
     try {
       const { stdout } = await exec(`"${installPath}" --help`, { timeout: 10_000 });
@@ -55,14 +56,37 @@ async function detectAcpSupport(agentName: string, installPath: string): Promise
 
 /**
  * Probe for available agents on the HOST.
+ *
+ * v2.3: iterates the resolved provider registry (built-ins + config-backed
+ * custom ACP entries) rather than the hardcoded `PROBED_AGENT_NAMES`. Native
+ * boocode is not probed; disabled providers are skipped (their `available_agents`
+ * row is kept, not deleted). `enabled` is read from the in-memory registry only —
+ * no DB column in Phase 1 (design.md §3.3).
  */
 export async function probeAgents(sql: Sql, log: FastifyBaseLogger): Promise<void> {
   clearProviderSnapshotCache();
   log.info('agent-probe: scanning for known agents');
 
-  for (const agentName of PROBED_AGENT_NAMES) {
+  const registry = loadProviderConfig(loadConfig().CODER_PROVIDERS_PATH);
+
+  for (const resolved of registry.values()) {
+    const agentName = resolved.id;
+
+    // Native boocode is not a probed host agent.
+    if (resolved.transport === 'native') continue;
+
+    // Disabled providers: skip the probe, keep any existing row.
+    if (!resolved.enabled) {
+      log.info({ agent: agentName }, 'agent-probe: skipping disabled provider');
+      continue;
+    }
+
     try {
-      const installPath = await resolveInstallPath(agentName);
+      // Custom ACP entries resolve their binary from command[0]; built-ins use
+      // the per-agent probe binaries.
+      const installPath = resolved.isCustomAcp && resolved.launchCommand
+        ? await whichBinary(resolved.launchCommand[0])
+        : await resolveInstallPath(agentName);
       if (!installPath) continue;
 
       let version: string | null = null;
@@ -73,24 +97,34 @@ export async function probeAgents(sql: Sql, log: FastifyBaseLogger): Promise<voi
         /* optional */
       }
 
-      const providerDef = PROVIDERS_BY_NAME.get(agentName);
+      // Custom ACP entries are ACP by declaration; built-ins detect support.
-      let supportsAcp = providerDef?.transport === 'acp';
+      let supportsAcp: boolean;
+      if (resolved.isCustomAcp) {
+        supportsAcp = true;
+      } else {
+        supportsAcp = resolved.transport === 'acp';
         if (supportsAcp) {
           supportsAcp = await detectAcpSupport(agentName, installPath);
         }
+      }
 
       let models: Array<{ id: string; label: string }> = [];
+      if (!resolved.isCustomAcp) {
+        const providerDef = PROVIDERS_BY_NAME.get(agentName);
         if (providerDef?.modelSource === 'static' && providerDef.staticModels) {
           models = providerDef.staticModels;
         }
-
         if (agentName === 'qwen') {
           models = await readQwenSettingsModels();
         }
+      }
 
-      const label = providerDef?.label ?? agentName;
+      const label = resolved.configLabel ?? resolved.label;
-      const transport =
+      const transport = resolved.isCustomAcp
-        providerDef?.transport === 'acp' && !supportsAcp ? 'pty' : (providerDef?.transport ?? 'pty');
+        ? 'acp'
+        : resolved.transport === 'acp' && !supportsAcp
+          ? 'pty'
+          : (resolved.transport ?? 'pty');
 
       await sql`
         INSERT INTO available_agents (name, install_path, version, supports_acp, last_probed_at, models, label, transport)

apps/coder/src/services/command-availability.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * v2.3 phase 2: tier-1 fast availability check — is a binary on PATH?
+ *
+ * Uses execFile (NO shell) because the binary name can come from the provider
+ * config file (custom ACP entries) — mirrors the Phase 1 agent-probe hardening.
+ * Note: agent-probe's `whichBinary` returns the resolved path (it needs it for
+ * `install_path`); this returns a boolean. Kept separate rather than over-
+ * refactored into one helper — different return contracts, two short call sites.
+ */
+import { execFile as execFileCb } from 'node:child_process';
+import { promisify } from 'node:util';
+
+const execFile = promisify(execFileCb);
+
+export async function isCommandAvailable(binary: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    const { stdout } = await execFile('which', [binary], { timeout: 10_000 });
+    return stdout.trim().length > 0;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}

apps/coder/src/services/cursor-models.ts

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Cursor model list parser — lifted from Paseo cursor-acp-agent.ts
- */
-import type { ProviderModel } from './provider-types.js';
-
-const CURSOR_MODEL_MARKER_PATTERN = /\s+\((?:default|current)\)$/;
-
-export function parseCursorAgentModelsOutput(output: string): ProviderModel[] {
-  const parsed = output
-    .split(/\r?\n/)
-    .map((line) => line.trim())
-    .filter((line) => line && line !== 'Available models' && !line.startsWith('Tip:'))
-    .map((line) => {
-      const separatorIndex = line.indexOf(' - ');
-      if (separatorIndex <= 0) return null;
-
-      const id = line.slice(0, separatorIndex).trim();
-      const rawLabel = line.slice(separatorIndex + 3).trim();
-      if (!id || !rawLabel) return null;
-
-      let marker: 'default' | 'current' | null = null;
-      if (rawLabel.endsWith(' (default)')) marker = 'default';
-      else if (rawLabel.endsWith(' (current)')) marker = 'current';
-
-      return { id, label: rawLabel.replace(CURSOR_MODEL_MARKER_PATTERN, ''), marker };
-    })
-    .filter((m): m is { id: string; label: string; marker: 'default' | 'current' | null } => m !== null);
-
-  const defaultModelId =
-    parsed.find((m) => m.marker === 'default')?.id ??
-    parsed.find((m) => m.marker === 'current')?.id ??
-    parsed[0]?.id;
-
-  return parsed.map((model) => ({
-    id: model.id,
-    label: model.label,
-    isDefault: model.id === defaultModelId,
-  }));
-}

apps/coder/src/services/dispatcher.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { WsFrame } from '@boocode/server/ws-frames';
 import type { Config } from '../config.js';
 import { createWorktree, diffWorktree, cleanupWorktree } from './worktrees.js';
 import { dispatchViaAcp } from './acp-dispatch.js';
+import { getResolvedRegistry } from './provider-config-registry.js';
 import { dispatchViaPty } from './pty-dispatch.js';
 import { clearTaskCommands, setTaskCommands } from './agent-commands-cache.js';
 import { getManifestCommands } from './provider-commands.js';
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@ export function createDispatcher(deps: Deps): { start(): void; stop(): Promise<v
       if (supportsAcp) {
         const result = await dispatchViaAcp({
           agent,
+          resolved: getResolvedRegistry().get(agent),
           task: task.input,
           worktreePath,
           installPath: installPath ?? undefined,

apps/coder/src/services/provider-commands.ts

@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ const OPENCODE_COMMANDS: AgentCommand[] = [
   { name: 'export', description: 'Export session' },
 ];
 
-const CURSOR_COMMANDS: AgentCommand[] = [
-  { name: 'help', description: 'Show available slash commands' },
-  { name: 'clear', description: 'Clear conversation' },
-  { name: 'compact', description: 'Compact context' },
-  { name: 'resume', description: 'Resume a prior session' },
-];
-
 const GOOSE_COMMANDS: AgentCommand[] = [
   { name: 'help', description: 'Show available commands' },
   { name: 'clear', description: 'Clear conversation' },
@@ -49,23 +42,12 @@ const QWEN_COMMANDS: AgentCommand[] = [
   { name: 'review', description: 'Review changes' },
 ];
 
-const COPILOT_COMMANDS: AgentCommand[] = [
-  { name: 'help', description: 'Show available commands' },
-  { name: 'explain', description: 'Explain selected code' },
-  { name: 'fix', description: 'Fix issues in context' },
-  { name: 'tests', description: 'Generate or run tests' },
-  { name: 'doc', description: 'Generate documentation' },
-  { name: 'clear', description: 'Clear conversation' },
-];
-
 /** boocode harness uses /api/skills — merged on the frontend. */
 export const PROVIDER_COMMANDS: Record<string, AgentCommand[]> = {
   claude: CLAUDE_COMMANDS,
   opencode: OPENCODE_COMMANDS,
-  cursor: CURSOR_COMMANDS,
   goose: GOOSE_COMMANDS,
   qwen: QWEN_COMMANDS,
-  copilot: COPILOT_COMMANDS,
   boocode: [],
 };
 

apps/coder/src/services/provider-config-registry.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/**
+ * v2.3 resolved provider registry — single in-memory source of truth after
+ * merging the hardcoded built-ins (provider-registry.ts) with the config file
+ * (provider-config.ts). Mirrors Paseo's buildProviderRegistry/addDerivedProviders.
+ *
+ * Phase 1 scope: build + expose the resolved registry. `launchCommand` is null
+ * for built-ins (the default argv is resolved at dispatch time in Phase 3) and
+ * is the config `command` for custom ACP entries. No DB columns (design.md §3.3);
+ * `enabled` lives in memory only.
+ */
+import type { ProviderDef } from './provider-registry.js';
+import { PROVIDERS } from './provider-registry.js';
+import { load, type CoderProvidersFile } from './provider-config.js';
+
+export interface ResolvedProviderDef extends ProviderDef {
+  id: string;
+  enabled: boolean;
+  isBuiltin: boolean;
+  isCustomAcp: boolean;
+  /** Full argv for spawn: [binary, ...args]. Null for built-ins (resolved at dispatch). */
+  launchCommand: [string, ...string[]] | null;
+  env: Record<string, string> | undefined;
+  configLabel?: string;
+  configDescription?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Merge built-ins with config overrides into the resolved registry.
+ * Algorithm verbatim from design.md §3.1.
+ */
+export function buildResolvedRegistry(
+  builtins: ProviderDef[],
+  config: CoderProvidersFile,
+): Map<string, ResolvedProviderDef> {
+  const out = new Map<string, ResolvedProviderDef>();
+  const overrides = config.providers ?? {};
+  const builtinNames = new Set(builtins.map((b) => b.name));
+
+  // 1. Built-ins, applying a config override if one is present.
+  for (const def of builtins) {
+    const ov = overrides[def.name];
+    let enabled = ov?.enabled !== false;
+
+    // 3. boocode is always enabled; an enabled:false override is ignored + warned.
+    if (def.name === 'boocode' && ov?.enabled === false) {
+      console.warn("provider-config: ignoring enabled:false for built-in 'boocode' (always enabled)");
+      enabled = true;
+    }
+
+    const launchCommand =
+      ov?.command && ov.command.length > 0 ? (ov.command as [string, ...string[]]) : null;
+
+    out.set(def.name, {
+      ...def,
+      label: ov?.label ?? def.label,
+      id: def.name,
+      enabled,
+      isBuiltin: true,
+      isCustomAcp: false,
+      launchCommand,
+      env: ov?.env,
+      configLabel: ov?.label,
+      configDescription: ov?.description,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // 2. Config ids that are not built-ins → custom ACP entries.
+  for (const [id, ov] of Object.entries(overrides)) {
+    if (builtinNames.has(id)) continue;
+    // §2.2 rules: "New id without extends → Reject at load with log."
+    if (ov.extends !== 'acp' || !ov.label || !ov.command || ov.command.length === 0) {
+      console.warn(
+        `provider-config: skipping custom provider '${id}' — requires extends:'acp', label, and command`,
+      );
+      continue;
+    }
+    out.set(id, {
+      name: id,
+      label: ov.label,
+      transport: 'acp',
+      modelSource: 'probe',
+      id,
+      enabled: ov.enabled !== false,
+      isBuiltin: false,
+      isCustomAcp: true,
+      launchCommand: ov.command as [string, ...string[]],
+      env: ov.env,
+      configLabel: ov.label,
+      configDescription: ov.description,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return out;
+}
+
+// --- Module singleton ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+let cachedRegistry: Map<string, ResolvedProviderDef> | null = null;
+let cachedPath: string | null = null;
+
+/** Load the config file at `path`, rebuild, and cache the resolved registry. */
+export function loadProviderConfig(path: string): Map<string, ResolvedProviderDef> {
+  cachedPath = path;
+  cachedRegistry = buildResolvedRegistry(PROVIDERS, load(path));
+  return cachedRegistry;
+}
+
+/** Re-read the last-loaded config file and rebuild (Phase 4 calls this after PATCH). */
+export function reloadProviderConfig(): Map<string, ResolvedProviderDef> {
+  if (cachedPath == null) {
+    cachedRegistry = buildResolvedRegistry(PROVIDERS, { providers: {} });
+    return cachedRegistry;
+  }
+  return loadProviderConfig(cachedPath);
+}
+
+/** The cached resolved registry (built-ins only if nothing has been loaded yet). */
+export function getResolvedRegistry(): Map<string, ResolvedProviderDef> {
+  return cachedRegistry ?? buildResolvedRegistry(PROVIDERS, { providers: {} });
+}
+
+/** Resolved provider ids in registry order. */
+export function getResolvedProviderIds(): string[] {
+  return [...getResolvedRegistry().keys()];
+}

apps/coder/src/services/provider-config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/**
+ * v2.3 provider config file (`/data/coder-providers.json`) — schema + loader.
+ *
+ * Layers config-backed overrides/custom-ACP entries over the hardcoded built-ins
+ * (see provider-config-registry.ts). Loading NEVER throws at startup (design.md
+ * §2.1): a missing file, invalid JSON, or schema mismatch all fall back to
+ * `{ providers: {} }` (built-ins only, all enabled).
+ */
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+// Schemas verbatim from design.md §2.2.
+export const ProviderOverrideSchema = z.object({
+  extends: z.enum(['acp']).optional(), // v2.3: only 'acp' for custom; built-ins omit extends
+  label: z.string().min(1).optional(),
+  description: z.string().optional(),
+  command: z.array(z.string().min(1)).min(1).optional(), // [binary, ...args]
+  env: z.record(z.string()).optional(),
+  enabled: z.boolean().optional(), // default true
+  order: z.number().int().optional(), // UI sort key
+  models: z.array(z.object({ id: z.string(), label: z.string() })).optional(),
+  additionalModels: z.array(z.object({ id: z.string(), label: z.string() })).optional(),
+});
+
+export const CoderProvidersFileSchema = z.object({
+  providers: z.record(ProviderOverrideSchema).default({}),
+});
+
+export type ProviderOverride = z.infer<typeof ProviderOverrideSchema>;
+export type CoderProvidersFile = z.infer<typeof CoderProvidersFileSchema>;
+
+/** Read + parse + validate. Falls back to built-ins-only on any failure; never throws. */
+export function load(path: string): CoderProvidersFile {
+  let raw: string;
+  try {
+    raw = readFileSync(path, 'utf8');
+  } catch {
+    // Missing file → built-ins only. Expected, not an error.
+    return { providers: {} };
+  }
+
+  let json: unknown;
+  try {
+    json = JSON.parse(raw);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`provider-config: invalid JSON in ${path} — using built-ins only`, err);
+    return { providers: {} };
+  }
+
+  const parsed = CoderProvidersFileSchema.safeParse(json);
+  if (!parsed.success) {
+    console.error(
+      `provider-config: schema validation failed for ${path} — using built-ins only`,
+      parsed.error.flatten(),
+    );
+    return { providers: {} };
+  }
+
+  return parsed.data;
+}
+
+/** Write the config back to disk (used by the Phase 4 PATCH route). */
+export function save(path: string, config: CoderProvidersFile): void {
+  writeFileSync(path, `${JSON.stringify(config, null, 2)}\n`, 'utf8');
+}

apps/coder/src/services/provider-manifest.ts

@@ -24,31 +24,6 @@ const OPENCODE_MODES: ProviderMode[] = [
   { id: 'full-access', label: 'Full Access', description: 'Auto-approves all tool prompts', isUnattended: true },
 ];
 
-const COPILOT_MODES: ProviderMode[] = [
-  {
-    id: 'https://agentclientprotocol.com/protocol/session-modes#agent',
-    label: 'Agent',
-    description: 'Default agent mode',
-  },
-  {
-    id: 'https://agentclientprotocol.com/protocol/session-modes#plan',
-    label: 'Plan',
-    description: 'Plan mode for multi-step work',
-  },
-  {
-    id: 'allow-all',
-    label: 'Allow All',
-    description: 'Automatically approves all tool, path, and URL requests',
-    isUnattended: true,
-  },
-];
-
-const CURSOR_CLI_MODES: ProviderMode[] = [
-  { id: 'agent', label: 'Agent', description: 'Full agent capabilities with tool access' },
-  { id: 'plan', label: 'Plan', description: 'Read-only planning mode' },
-  { id: 'ask', label: 'Ask', description: 'Q&A read-only mode' },
-];
-
 const QWEN_PTY_MODES: ProviderMode[] = [
   { id: 'default', label: 'Default', description: 'Prompt for approval' },
   { id: 'plan', label: 'Plan', description: 'Plan only — no edits' },
@@ -75,14 +50,6 @@ export const PROVIDER_MANIFEST: Record<string, ProviderManifestEntry> = {
     defaultModeId: 'build',
     modes: OPENCODE_MODES,
   },
-  copilot: {
-    defaultModeId: 'https://agentclientprotocol.com/protocol/session-modes#agent',
-    modes: COPILOT_MODES,
-  },
-  cursor: {
-    defaultModeId: 'agent',
-    modes: CURSOR_CLI_MODES,
-  },
   goose: {
     defaultModeId: null,
     modes: [],

apps/coder/src/services/provider-registry.ts

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ export interface ProviderDef {
  * - boocode: llama-swap only
  * - opencode: ACP probe + mergeLlamaSwap (prefixed llama-swap/* ids)
  * - qwen: ACP probe + merge ~/.qwen/settings.json; PTY fallback reads settings only
- * - cursor: ACP probe + cursor-agent models CLI fallback
+ * - goose: ACP probe only
- * - goose / copilot: ACP probe only
  * - claude: static manifest models + thinking options
  */
 export const PROVIDERS: ProviderDef[] = [

apps/coder/src/services/provider-snapshot.ts

@@ -2,24 +2,20 @@
  * Provider snapshot cache — cold ACP probe per provider + static manifest merge.
  */
 import { homedir } from 'node:os';
-import { exec as execCb } from 'node:child_process';
-import { promisify } from 'node:util';
 import type { FastifyBaseLogger } from 'fastify';
 import type { Sql } from '../db.js';
 import type { Config } from '../config.js';
-import { PROVIDERS, type ProviderDef } from './provider-registry.js';
 import {
   getManifestDefaultModeId,
   getManifestModes,
   PROVIDER_MANIFEST,
 } from './provider-manifest.js';
 import { probeAcpProvider } from './acp-probe.js';
-import { parseCursorAgentModelsOutput } from './cursor-models.js';
 import type { ProviderModel, ProviderSnapshotEntry } from './provider-types.js';
 import { getManifestCommands, mergeCommands } from './provider-commands.js';
 import { readQwenSettingsModels } from './qwen-settings.js';
-
+import { getResolvedRegistry, type ResolvedProviderDef } from './provider-config-registry.js';
-const exec = promisify(execCb);
+import { isCommandAvailable } from './command-availability.js';
 
 interface AgentRow {
   name: string;
@@ -28,6 +24,7 @@ interface AgentRow {
   models: ProviderModel[] | null;
   label: string | null;
   transport: string | null;
+  last_probed_at: string | Date | null;
 }
 
 async function fetchLlamaSwapModels(config: Config): Promise<ProviderModel[]> {
@@ -41,15 +38,6 @@ async function fetchLlamaSwapModels(config: Config): Promise<ProviderModel[]> {
   }
 }
 
-async function fetchCursorModelsCli(installPath: string): Promise<ProviderModel[]> {
-  try {
-    const { stdout } = await exec(`"${installPath}" models`, { timeout: 15_000, maxBuffer: 1024 * 1024 });
-    return parseCursorAgentModelsOutput(stdout);
-  } catch {
-    return [];
-  }
-}
-
 /** Prefix llama-swap model ids so they don't collide with provider-native models. */
 export function prefixLlamaSwapModels(models: ProviderModel[]): ProviderModel[] {
   return models.map((m) => ({
@@ -82,115 +70,160 @@ export function mergeModels(...lists: ProviderModel[][]): ProviderModel[] {
 }
 
 async function buildProviderEntry(
-  provider: ProviderDef,
+  resolved: ResolvedProviderDef,
   agentRow: AgentRow | undefined,
   llamaModels: ProviderModel[],
   cwd: string,
-): Promise<ProviderSnapshotEntry | null> {
+  ttlMs: number,
-  const isNative = provider.name === 'boocode';
+  force: boolean,
-  const installed = isNative || !!agentRow;
+): Promise<ProviderSnapshotEntry> {
-  if (!installed) return null;
+  const name = resolved.id;
+  const isNative = resolved.transport === 'native';
+  const fallbackModes = getManifestModes(name);
+  const defaultModeId = getManifestDefaultModeId(name);
+  const manifestCommands = getManifestCommands(name);
+  const label = agentRow?.label ?? resolved.configLabel ?? resolved.label;
+  const descr = resolved.configDescription ? { description: resolved.configDescription } : {};
 
-  let transport = provider.transport;
+  // ACP built-ins fall back to PTY transport when the installed binary lacks ACP.
-  if (agentRow && provider.transport === 'acp' && !agentRow.supports_acp) {
+  let transport = resolved.transport;
+  if (agentRow && resolved.transport === 'acp' && !agentRow.supports_acp) {
     transport = 'pty';
   }
 
-  const fallbackModes = getManifestModes(provider.name);
+  // 1. Disabled → unavailable, no probe.
-  const defaultModeId = getManifestDefaultModeId(provider.name);
+  if (!resolved.enabled) {
-
-  if (isNative) {
     return {
-      name: provider.name,
+      name, label, ...descr, transport, status: 'unavailable',
-      label: provider.label,
+      enabled: false, installed: false, models: [], modes: fallbackModes,
-      transport,
+      defaultModeId, commands: manifestCommands,
-      status: 'ready',
-      installed: true,
-      models: llamaModels,
-      modes: [],
-      defaultModeId: null,
-      commands: getManifestCommands(provider.name),
     };
   }
 
+  // 2. Native boocode → always ready (llama-swap models).
+  if (isNative) {
+    return {
+      name, label: resolved.label, transport, status: 'ready',
+      enabled: true, installed: true, models: llamaModels, modes: [],
+      defaultModeId: null, commands: manifestCommands,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // 3. Tier-1 fast availability: installed iff a probed install_path exists or
+  // the launch binary is on PATH. No spawn beyond a `which` for custom entries.
+  const fast =
+    agentRow?.install_path != null ||
+    (resolved.launchCommand ? await isCommandAvailable(resolved.launchCommand[0]) : false);
+
+  if (!fast) {
+    return {
+      name, label, ...descr, transport, status: 'unavailable',
+      enabled: true, installed: false, models: [], modes: fallbackModes,
+      defaultModeId, commands: manifestCommands,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Baseline model precedence (used by claude + non-probe fallbacks).
   let models: ProviderModel[] = [];
-  if (provider.modelSource === 'llama-swap' && provider.mergeLlamaSwap) {
+  if (resolved.modelSource === 'llama-swap' && resolved.mergeLlamaSwap) {
     models = llamaModels;
   } else if (agentRow?.models?.length) {
     models = agentRow.models;
-  } else if (provider.staticModels) {
+  } else if (resolved.staticModels) {
-    models = provider.staticModels.map((m) => ({ id: m.id, label: m.label }));
+    models = resolved.staticModels.map((m) => ({ id: m.id, label: m.label }));
   }
 
-  if (provider.name === 'claude') {
+  // claude: static models + thinking options, no ACP probe (unchanged from v2.2).
-    models = attachClaudeThinking(models);
+  if (name === 'claude') {
     return {
-      name: provider.name,
+      name, label, transport, status: 'ready', enabled: true, installed: true,
-      label: agentRow?.label ?? provider.label,
+      models: attachClaudeThinking(models), modes: fallbackModes, defaultModeId,
-      transport,
+      commands: manifestCommands,
-      status: 'ready',
-      installed: true,
-      models,
-      modes: fallbackModes,
-      defaultModeId,
-      commands: getManifestCommands(provider.name),
     };
   }
 
-  if (transport === 'acp' && agentRow?.install_path && agentRow.supports_acp) {
+  const canProbeAcp =
-    const probe = await probeAcpProvider(provider.name, agentRow.install_path, cwd);
+    transport === 'acp' &&
-    if (probe.models.length > 0) {
+    ((agentRow?.install_path != null && agentRow.supports_acp) ||
-      models = probe.models;
+      (resolved.isCustomAcp && resolved.launchCommand != null));
-    } else if (provider.name === 'cursor' && agentRow.install_path) {
+
-      models = await fetchCursorModelsCli(agentRow.install_path);
+  if (canProbeAcp) {
-    } else if (provider.modelSource === 'llama-swap') {
+    // Tier-2 gate (§4.3): cold ACP probe only on force, staleness, or empty DB
-      models = llamaModels;
+    // models. Otherwise serve DB models + manifest modes/commands — no spawn.
+    const lastProbedMs =
+      agentRow?.last_probed_at != null ? new Date(agentRow.last_probed_at).getTime() : NaN;
+    const stale = Number.isNaN(lastProbedMs) || Date.now() - lastProbedMs > ttlMs;
+    const dbEmpty = !(agentRow?.models && agentRow.models.length > 0);
+    const runTier2 = force || stale || dbEmpty;
+
+    if (!runTier2) {
+      let skipModels = agentRow?.models ?? [];
+      if (resolved.mergeLlamaSwap && resolved.modelSource !== 'llama-swap') {
+        skipModels = mergeModels(skipModels, prefixLlamaSwapModels(llamaModels));
+      } else if (resolved.modelSource === 'llama-swap' && skipModels.length === 0) {
+        skipModels = llamaModels;
+      }
+      return {
+        name, label, transport, status: 'ready', enabled: true, installed: true,
+        models: skipModels, modes: fallbackModes, defaultModeId, commands: manifestCommands,
+      };
     }
 
-    if (provider.name === 'qwen') {
+    const probeTarget =
-      const settingsModels = await readQwenSettingsModels();
+      resolved.isCustomAcp && resolved.launchCommand
-      models = mergeModels(models, settingsModels);
+        ? resolved.launchCommand[0]
-    }
+        : agentRow!.install_path!;
+    const probe = await probeAcpProvider(name, probeTarget, cwd);
 
-    if (provider.mergeLlamaSwap && provider.modelSource !== 'llama-swap') {
+    let probeModels = probe.models.length > 0 ? probe.models : models;
-      const nativeModels = probe.models.length > 0 ? probe.models : models;
+    if (name === 'qwen') {
-      models = mergeModels(nativeModels, prefixLlamaSwapModels(llamaModels));
+      probeModels = mergeModels(probeModels, await readQwenSettingsModels());
+    }
+    if (resolved.mergeLlamaSwap && resolved.modelSource !== 'llama-swap') {
+      const nativeModels = probe.models.length > 0 ? probe.models : probeModels;
+      probeModels = mergeModels(nativeModels, prefixLlamaSwapModels(llamaModels));
     }
 
     return {
-      name: provider.name,
+      name, label, transport,
-      label: agentRow.label ?? provider.label,
-      transport,
       status: probe.ok ? 'ready' : 'error',
-      installed: true,
+      enabled: true, installed: true,
-      models,
+      models: probeModels,
       modes: probe.modes.length > 0 ? probe.modes : fallbackModes,
       defaultModeId: probe.defaultModeId ?? defaultModeId,
-      commands: mergeCommands(getManifestCommands(provider.name), probe.commands),
+      commands: mergeCommands(manifestCommands, probe.commands),
-      error: probe.error,
+      ...(probe.error ? { error: probe.error } : {}),
+      fetchedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
     };
   }
 
-  // PTY-only providers (qwen fallback when ACP unavailable)
+  // PTY-only fallback (e.g. qwen without ACP) — installed + ready.
-  if (provider.name === 'qwen') {
+  if (name === 'qwen' && models.length === 0) {
-    if (models.length === 0) {
     models = await readQwenSettingsModels();
   }
-  }
-
   return {
-    name: provider.name,
+    name, label, transport, status: 'ready', enabled: true, installed: true,
-    label: agentRow?.label ?? provider.label,
+    models, modes: fallbackModes, defaultModeId, commands: manifestCommands,
-    transport,
-    status: 'ready',
-    installed: true,
-    models,
-    modes: fallbackModes,
-    defaultModeId,
-    commands: getManifestCommands(provider.name),
   };
 }
 
+/** Synchronous placeholder entries for a cache-miss while the build runs (§4.4). */
+function loadingEntries(): ProviderSnapshotEntry[] {
+  return [...getResolvedRegistry().values()].map((r) => ({
+    name: r.id,
+    label: r.configLabel ?? r.label,
+    ...(r.configDescription ? { description: r.configDescription } : {}),
+    transport: r.transport,
+    status: r.enabled ? ('loading' as const) : ('unavailable' as const),
+    enabled: r.enabled,
+    installed: false,
+    models: [],
+    modes: getManifestModes(r.id),
+    defaultModeId: getManifestDefaultModeId(r.id),
+    commands: getManifestCommands(r.id),
+  }));
+}
+
 const snapshotCache = new Map<string, { at: number; entries: ProviderSnapshotEntry[] }>();
 const snapshotInflight = new Map<string, Promise<ProviderSnapshotEntry[]>>();
 const CACHE_TTL_MS = 5 * 60_000;
@@ -216,16 +249,16 @@ export async function getProviderSnapshot(
   const build = async (): Promise<ProviderSnapshotEntry[]> => {
     const llamaModels = await fetchLlamaSwapModels(config);
     const agents = await sql<AgentRow[]>`
-      SELECT name, install_path, supports_acp, models, label, transport FROM available_agents
+      SELECT name, install_path, supports_acp, models, label, transport, last_probed_at FROM available_agents
     `;
     const agentMap = new Map(agents.map((a) => [a.name, a]));
+    const ttlMs = config.PROVIDER_PROBE_TTL_MS;
 
-    const built = await Promise.all(
+    const entries = await Promise.all(
-      PROVIDERS.map((provider) =>
+      [...getResolvedRegistry().values()].map((resolved) =>
-        buildProviderEntry(provider, agentMap.get(provider.name), llamaModels, resolvedCwd),
+        buildProviderEntry(resolved, agentMap.get(resolved.id), llamaModels, resolvedCwd, ttlMs, force),
       ),
     );
-    const entries = built.filter((entry): entry is ProviderSnapshotEntry => entry !== null);
 
     snapshotCache.set(cacheKey, { at: Date.now(), entries });
     return entries;
@@ -235,7 +268,15 @@ export async function getProviderSnapshot(
     snapshotInflight.delete(cacheKey);
   });
   snapshotInflight.set(cacheKey, promise);
-  return promise;
+
+  // force → await the full build (cold probes included). Non-force cache miss →
+  // return loading entries synchronously; the build settles in the background
+  // and the next call returns it via cache / inflight (§4.4; client polls).
+  if (force) return promise;
+  promise.catch(() => {
+    /* settled errors surface on the next call that awaits inflight/rebuilds */
+  });
+  return loadingEntries();
 }
 
 export function clearProviderSnapshotCache(): void {

apps/coder/src/services/provider-types.ts

@@ -23,24 +23,31 @@ export interface ProviderModel {
   defaultThinkingOptionId?: string;
 }
 
-export type ProviderSnapshotStatus = 'ready' | 'error';
+// v2.3 phase 2: 'loading' (cache-miss, probe in flight) + 'unavailable'
+// (disabled or not installed) restored alongside the terminal 'ready' | 'error'.
+export type ProviderSnapshotStatus = 'loading' | 'ready' | 'unavailable' | 'error';
 
 export interface AgentCommand {
   name: string;
   description?: string;
 }
 
+// KEEP IN SYNC with apps/web/src/api/types.ts ProviderSnapshotEntry — parity is
+// enforced by __tests__/provider-types-parity.test.ts (fails on any field drift).
 export interface ProviderSnapshotEntry {
   name: string;
   label: string;
+  description?: string;
   transport: string;
   status: ProviderSnapshotStatus;
+  enabled: boolean;
   installed: boolean;
   models: ProviderModel[];
   modes: ProviderMode[];
   defaultModeId: string | null;
   commands: AgentCommand[];
   error?: string;
+  fetchedAt?: string;
 }
 
 export interface AgentSessionConfig {

apps/web/src/api/types.ts

@@ -232,19 +232,25 @@ export interface ThinkingOption {
   isDefault?: boolean;
 }
 
-export type ProviderSnapshotStatus = 'ready' | 'error';
+// v2.3 phase 2: 'loading' + 'unavailable' restored alongside 'ready' | 'error'.
+export type ProviderSnapshotStatus = 'loading' | 'ready' | 'unavailable' | 'error';
 
+// KEEP IN SYNC with apps/coder/src/services/provider-types.ts ProviderSnapshotEntry
+// — parity is enforced by coder __tests__/provider-types-parity.test.ts (field drift fails it).
 export interface ProviderSnapshotEntry {
   name: string;
   label: string;
+  description?: string;
   transport: string;
   status: ProviderSnapshotStatus;
+  enabled: boolean;
   installed: boolean;
   models: ProviderModel[];
   modes: ProviderMode[];
   defaultModeId: string | null;
   commands: AgentCommand[];
   error?: string;
+  fetchedAt?: string;
 }
 
 export interface AgentSessionConfig {

data/coder-providers.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "providers": {}
+}