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Stacked on #30501. After that layer, five server modules signed tokens through the free helpers signPayload(payload, secretBytes) and verifyPayloadSignature(…), which had three problems:

• Every call rebuilt the HMAC key.
• AssetAccess and AttachmentUpload also reloaded the secret on every call, and those plain functions carried Mac in their requirements, which leaked up to every caller.
• A helper that returns an Effect still typechecks inside a template string, where it silently becomes an object string. That broke two tests in https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/pulls/30501.

What changed

• auth/PayloadSigner.ts builds the HMAC key once and exposes { sign, verify }:
  • fromSecret(bytes) is for services that already hold the secret.
  • make(secretName) loads the named secret on first use, so a secret-store failure still reaches the caller rather than service construction.
• assets/AssetSigner.ts is a small service for the asset-access-signing-key that asset URLs and attachment-upload URLs share. The server provides it next to ServerSecretStore.
• Consumers:
  • SessionStore and McpOAuth hold a fromSecret signer.
  • GuestShareService holds a make signer.
  • AssetAccess, AttachmentUpload and the MCP attachment tool yield AssetSigner.
  • Each keeps its existing error handling, for example the asset logging and its fallback to null.
• auth/utils.ts keeps only timingSafeEqualBase64Url, now pure and implemented with Mac.timingSafeEqual.

Signatures are byte-identical: HMAC-SHA256 over the same payload, as unpadded base64url. Issued sessions, asset URLs and invites stay valid.

Verification

• vp run check:changed passes.
• Tests that build legacy tokens now sign through the same signer as production.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at cca678e

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This consolidates server token signing behind PayloadSigner while preserving existing keys, token formats, and access policies. Key reuse and service wiring introduce no obvious material change to customer-facing behavior.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

ℹ️ No successful main baseline artifact is available yet. This run establishes the initial measurement.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	—	5.0 KiB	—	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	—	3.8 KiB	—	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	—	1.2 KiB	—	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	—	21.5 KiB	—	24.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	—	1	—	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	—	5.0 KiB	—	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	—	3.8 KiB	—	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	—	1.2 KiB	—	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	—	21.9 KiB	—	24.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	—	1	—	8	✅

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Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

• Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Walkthrough

The change adds a shared PayloadSigner service for HMAC payload signing and verification. Authentication and guest-sharing code use it for tokens. Asset access and upload code use an AssetSigner service built on PayloadSigner, with runtime and test layers updated to provide the service.

Changes: Payload signing foundation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Shared signer and utility cleanup apps/server/src/auth/PayloadSigner.ts, apps/server/src/auth/utils.ts	Adds PayloadSigner with fromSecret and server-secret-store-backed make constructors. Removes the standalone payload signing and verification helpers from utils.ts.
Authentication and guest token migration apps/server/src/auth/SessionStore.ts, apps/server/src/auth/McpOAuth.ts, apps/server/src/guest/GuestShareService.ts, apps/server/src/auth/SessionStore.test.ts	Migrates session, WebSocket, OAuth client ID, and guest token signing and verification to PayloadSigner. Guest invite signatures retain their existing truncation. The session scope-claim test now signs through the signer.

Asset signing integration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Asset signing and verification apps/server/src/assets/AssetSigner.ts, apps/server/src/assets/AssetAccess.ts, apps/server/src/assets/AttachmentUpload.ts, apps/server/src/assets/*test.ts	Adds AssetSigner for the asset-access signing key. Asset URL and attachment upload token issuance and validation use this service. Tests provide the signer and use it to create a legacy token.
MCP and runtime wiring apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/attachment/handlers.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/core.test.ts, apps/server/src/provider/AgentContextBudget.test.ts, apps/server/src/server.ts, apps/server/src/ws.test.ts	The attachment toolkit obtains and provides AssetSigner. Runtime and test dependency layers provide the signer, backed by the server secret store where applicable.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Refactor

Possibly related PRs

• pingdotgg/t3code#30501: Introduces the Effect Mac signing and verification used as the foundation for this change.
• pingdotgg/t3code#30474: Makes Effect Signature services available, which this change uses for HMAC operations.

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, maria-rcks

Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review e9a3e

A signing-key failure could open a share without returning its invite link, and could invalidate an earlier link. Resolve that ordering before merging.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check		The description follows the template's main sections in substance. It gives the problem (per-call HMAC key rebuilds, secret reloads, and Mac leaking into requirements) and the change (PayloadSigner, A…	Add a Scope and approval entry that links the triaged issue or the maintainer discussion approving this refactor, or explains why it qualifies without one. Also state the stacked dependency status and whether #30501 must merge first. In Ver…

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Title check		The title "refactor(server): sign server tokens through PayloadSigner" matches the main change. The PR adds a PayloadSigner service that builds the HMAC key once. Five server modules now sign and veri…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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The title "refactor(server): sign server tokens through PayloadSigner" matches the main change. The PR adds a PayloadSigner service that builds the HMAC key once. Five server modules now sign and verify tokens through it instead of the removed signPayload and verifyPayloadSignature helpers. The title is concise, follows the conventional commit format, and names the primary change.

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The description follows the template's main sections in substance. It gives the problem (per-call HMAC key rebuilds, secret reloads, and Mac leaking into requirements) and the change (PayloadSigner, AssetSigner, and consumer updates). The Verification section reports that vp run check:changed passes and that legacy-token tests sign through the same signer. Two gaps remain. The Scope and approval section has no linked issue or maintainer approval. The description also links a stacked dependency PR (#30501) but does not state that approval for this scope exists. The Verification section also gives little detail on the changed behavior, such as which focused tests ran and what they observed.

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Review comments at @apps/server/src/guest/GuestShareService.ts:
- Line 230: In GuestShareService.create, compute the invite before dispatching
thread.guest-share.open so a signing-secret load failure cannot replace an
existing share without returning a link. Map that failure to
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• apps/server/src/assets/AttachmentUpload.ts
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