Documents the new apps.exec tool alongside apps.logs and adds a troubleshooting cookbook covering the common failure patterns we've seen in the wild: missing migrations, silent apps.update reroutes, 502s on compose domains, healthcheck timeouts, and how to use apps.exec as the platform's escape hatch for in-container inspection. Bumps MCP version to 2.2.0 in the changelog and bumps the vibn-frontend submodule to ship the apps.exec implementation. Also includes setup-vibn-logs-user.sh (the script that installs the locked-down SSH user on the Coolify host) which was already running in production but not yet committed. Made-with: Cursor
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Vibn AI Capabilities
The full set of actions an AI agent can take on behalf of a Vibn workspace, along with the REST endpoints, MCP tools, and safety rails that back them.
Audience: agent authors, Cursor rule writers, MCP tool designers, and anyone building on the Vibn control plane.
Scope: everything an agent sees through
https://vibnai.com/api/*and the/api/mcpbridge. No Firestore, no internal agent orchestration — just the tenant-safe capability surface.
1. Mental model
Every capability in this document operates on a single workspace. A workspace is Vibn's tenant boundary and maps 1:1 to:
| Vibn concept | External identity | Example (mark) |
|---|---|---|
| Workspace | vibn_workspaces.slug |
mark |
| Gitea org | gitea_org |
vibn-mark |
| Gitea bot user | gitea_bot_username |
mark-bot |
| SSH deploy keypair | coolify_private_key_uuid + gitea_bot_ssh_key_id |
registered on both sides |
| Coolify project | coolify_project_uuid |
vibn-ws-mark |
| Coolify environment | coolify_environment_name |
production |
| Domain namespace | *.{slug}.vibnai.com |
*.mark.vibnai.com |
| AI token | vibn_sk_… |
one per agent/device |
A single agent token can only act on the workspace it was minted for. Cross-
workspace access is structurally impossible — enforced in
lib/coolify.ts by matching every Coolify
resource's environment_id against the workspace's project environments
(ensureResourceInProject).
The three views
All capabilities roll up into three user-facing surfaces:
- Code — every Gitea repo under
vibn-{slug}/. - Live — every Coolify app/database/service in
vibn-ws-{slug}, each reachable under*.{slug}.vibnai.com. - IDE — Browser-based agent workspace sessions (outside the scope of this doc).
2. Authentication
Every agent-facing endpoint accepts either:
Authorization: Bearer vibn_sk_<base64url>— a workspace-scoped API key minted in the settings panel. Stored as a sha256 hash server-side; the plaintext is shown exactly once on creation. Can be revoked at any time.- A NextAuth session cookie — used for the dashboard UI and for browser debugging. Not suitable for long-running agents.
Helper: requireWorkspacePrincipal()
resolves either to a WorkspacePrincipal { workspace, user?, source }.
403 on a tenant mismatch means: the token is valid, but the resource belongs to another workspace. The agent should stop and ask the user.
3. MCP surface
The MCP bridge lives at POST https://vibnai.com/api/mcp. It takes
JSON-over-HTTP bodies shaped like:
{ "tool": "<tool-name>", "params": { /* tool-specific */ } }
The Cursor / Claude Desktop config block is auto-generated in the settings panel and looks like:
{
"mcpServers": {
"vibn-mark": {
"url": "https://vibnai.com/api/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer vibn_sk_…" }
}
}
}
GET /api/mcp returns a self-description with the current tool list.
Version: 2.1.0.
3.1 Workspace & identity tools
| Tool | Purpose | Params |
|---|---|---|
workspace.describe |
Returns slug, Coolify project uuid, Gitea org, provision status. | — |
gitea.credentials |
Returns the bot's username, PAT, clone URL template, and SSH remote template. Use this for every git clone/push — never other credentials. |
— |
3.2 Project tools
| Tool | Purpose | Params |
|---|---|---|
projects.list |
Lists Vibn projects (PRDs, imports, etc.) in the workspace. | — |
projects.get |
Single project details. | { projectId } |
3.3 Application tools
| Tool | Purpose | Params |
|---|---|---|
apps.list |
All Coolify apps in the workspace. | — |
apps.get |
Single app details (status, fqdn, domains, git info). | { uuid } |
apps.create |
Create a Coolify app from a Gitea repo in the workspace's org. Clones over HTTPS with the workspace bot's PAT embedded in the URL — SSH is not used because Gitea's SSH isn't reachable on the default port. Auto-domain {name}.{slug}.vibnai.com. |
{ repo, branch?, name?, ports?, buildPack?, domain?, envs?, instantDeploy?, dockerComposeLocation?, dockerfileLocation?, baseDirectory? } |
apps.update |
PATCH a whitelisted set of fields (name, description, git branch/commit, ports, build commands, base directory, Dockerfile location, docker-compose location…). Returns applied, ignored, and rerouted arrays so the agent can see exactly what persisted; setting fqdn/domains/docker_compose_domains returns a rerouted entry pointing at apps.domains.set, and setting git_repository returns one pointing at apps.rewire_git. |
{ uuid, patch } |
apps.rewire_git |
Re-point an app's git_repository at the canonical HTTPS+PAT clone URL. Use to recover older apps that were created with SSH URLs, or to refresh a rotated bot PAT. |
{ uuid, repo? } — repo optional; inferred from current URL if omitted |
apps.delete |
Destroy the app. Volumes kept by default. | { uuid, confirm } — confirm must equal the app's exact name |
apps.deploy |
Trigger a new deployment. | { uuid, force? } |
apps.deployments |
List recent deployments + status. | { uuid } |
apps.logs |
Runtime logs for a running app. Compose-aware: returns per-service logs for dockercompose build packs, single stream for dockerfile/nixpacks. Includes container status and any diagnostic warnings. |
{ uuid, service?, lines? } — service filter (compose only), lines default 200, max 5000 |
apps.exec |
Run a one-shot command inside an app container (via docker exec on the Coolify host). Compose-aware: pass service when the app has >1 container. Returns { container, service, code, stdout, stderr, truncated, durationMs, containerHealth }. Default timeout 60s (max 10 min); default output cap 1 MB (max 5 MB). Command is run through sh -lc so shell syntax works. Use this for database migrations, seeds, CLI invocations, and ad-hoc debugging. Every call is audit-logged (command + target, not output). |
{ uuid, command, service?, user?, workdir?, timeout_ms?, max_bytes? } |
apps.domains.list |
Current domain set. | { uuid } |
apps.domains.set |
Replace the domain set. All entries must end with .{slug}.vibnai.com. Compose-aware: for dockercompose apps the domain is attached to a specific service (server by default; override with service). |
{ uuid, domains: string[], service? } |
apps.envs.list |
List env vars. Values returned are redacted for shown-once secrets. |
{ uuid } |
apps.envs.upsert |
Create or update an env var. is_build_time is ignored — Coolify derives build-vs-runtime from Dockerfile ARG usage. |
{ uuid, key, value, isPreview?, isMultiline?, isLiteral?, isShownOnce? } |
apps.envs.delete |
Delete an env var. | { uuid, key } |
3.4 Database tools
| Tool | Purpose | Params |
|---|---|---|
databases.list |
All databases in the workspace, across all flavors. | — |
databases.create |
Provision a database. Supported type: postgresql, mysql, mariadb, mongodb, redis, keydb, dragonfly, clickhouse. |
{ type, name?, isPublic?, publicPort?, image?, credentials?, limits? } |
databases.get |
Details + internal connection URL. | { uuid } |
databases.update |
PATCH name, public visibility, image, limits. | { uuid, patch } |
databases.delete |
Destroy the database. Volumes kept by default. | { uuid, confirm } — confirm must equal the db's exact name |
3.5 Auth provider tools
Authentication is a first-class capability. An agent cannot spin up arbitrary Coolify services — only vetted auth providers from an allowlist.
| Tool | Purpose | Params |
|---|---|---|
auth.list |
Auth providers currently deployed in the workspace (classified by Coolify's service_type). |
— |
auth.create |
Provision one of the allowed providers. | { provider, name?, description?, instantDeploy? } |
auth.delete |
Destroy an auth provider. Volumes (user data) kept by default. | { uuid, confirm } — confirm must equal the service's exact name |
Allowed providers (keys passed as provider):
pocketbase— lightweight (SQLite) auth + data, single container.authentik— feature-rich self-hosted IDP.keycloak/keycloak-with-postgres— industry-standard OIDC/SAML.pocket-id/pocket-id-with-postgresql— passkey-first OIDC.logto— dev-first IDP.supertokens-with-postgresql— session/auth backend.
Requesting anything outside this list returns 400 with a hint listing the allowed ones, so the agent can self-correct.
3.6 Domain tools (P5.1 — custom apex domains)
Custom apex domains are owned end-to-end by Vibn: the registrar is OpenSRS (Tucows), authoritative DNS is Google Cloud DNS in the Canadian project, and domains are pinned to the workspace that registered them. All four lifecycle steps — search, register, attach, inspect — are agent-callable.
| Tool | Purpose | Params |
|---|---|---|
domains.search |
Check availability + price for one or more candidate apex domains via OpenSRS. Stateless; does not reserve anything. | { names: string[], period?: number } — names up to 25, period in years (auto-bumped for quirky TLDs like .ai which requires 2y minimum). |
domains.register |
Register a domain through OpenSRS. Registers unlocked; locking happens automatically after domains.attach completes. Idempotent per (workspace, domain). |
{ domain, period?, whoisPrivacy?, contact, nameservers?, ca?: { cprCategory, legalType } } — ca.* required for .ca. |
domains.list |
List all domains owned by the workspace with their status, registrar order id, expiry, and DNS provider/zone. | — |
domains.get |
Full record + last 20 lifecycle events. | { domain } |
domains.attach |
Wire a registered domain to a Coolify app (or arbitrary IP/CNAME): create Cloud DNS zone, write A/CNAME rrsets, update registrar-side nameservers, append FQDNs to the Coolify app's domain list. Idempotent; safe to retry. | { domain, appUuid? | ip? | cname?, subdomains?: string[] (default ["@","www"]), updateRegistrarNs? } |
Object storage (GCS via S3-compatible HMAC)
Every workspace gets a Canada-hosted GCS bucket, a dedicated service
account, and an HMAC keypair so agent-built apps can use any AWS S3
SDK. The HMAC secret is never returned through the API — it's written
directly into Coolify apps via storage.inject_env.
| Tool | Purpose | Params |
|---|---|---|
storage.describe |
Report the workspace bucket name, region, S3 endpoint, access-key id, and provision status. No secret returned. | — |
storage.provision |
Idempotently create/reconcile the workspace's GCP service account, JSON keyfile, bucket (vibn-ws-{slug}-{rand}), IAM binding, and HMAC key. Safe to re-run. |
— |
storage.inject_env |
Push STORAGE_* env vars (endpoint, region, bucket, access key id, secret access key, force_path_style) into a Coolify app. The secret is written server-side with is_shown_once=true; it never transits the response body. |
{ uuid, prefix? } — prefix defaults to STORAGE_; use S3_ for apps that expect AWS-standard names |
The bucket is S3-compatible: point any aws-sdk / @aws-sdk/client-s3
/ boto3 at STORAGE_ENDPOINT with force_path_style=true (STORAGE_*
env vars are set by storage.inject_env).
Residency note: Cloud DNS is global anycast — configuration is not
Canadian-pinned at the storage layer. The workspace-level dns_provider
flag (default cloud_dns) will let us swap in CIRA D-Zone for strict
Canadian residency without touching the MCP surface.
Billing: Every successful domains.register writes a debit row to
vibn_billing_ledger with the OpenSRS order id as ref_id. The
vibn_domain_events table keeps an append-only audit of every lifecycle
call (register.attempt, register.success, register.failed,
attach.success).
Verified end-to-end (2026-04-22) against PROD GCP + OpenSRS sandbox +
PROD Coolify (Coolify v4.0.0-beta.473); see
vibn-frontend/scripts/smoke-attach-e2e.ts. All 5 sub-systems green.
- ✓ OpenSRS register against Horizon (sandbox) returns order id, response 200.
- ✓ Cloud DNS managed zone created in
master-ai-484822with public anycast NS. - ✓ A records (
@,www) written to the zone. - ✓ Registrar-side nameserver update accepts Cloud DNS NS values
(trailing-dot normalization in
lib/opensrs.ts); sandbox returns 480 because its mock registry doesn't know real Google NS hosts, which is expected — live mode talks to real registries that accept any resolvable NS. - ✓ Unlock → update NS → relock fallback path verified (sandbox-recognized nameservers return 200; the unlock/relock sequence is exercised when the registry returns 405 lock-conflict).
- ✓ Coolify domain-list PATCH adds the apex +
wwwto the applicationfqdncolumn and the smoke test re-fetches it to confirm.
Operational gotcha — the destination server must be proxy-enabled. Coolify's
update_by_uuidcontroller acceptsdomainsas a comma-separated list and only maps it onto the model'sfqdncolumn when the destination server'sServer::isProxyShouldRun()returnstrue. That helper requires bothproxy.type ∈ {TRAEFIK, CADDY}andis_build_server = false. If either is misconfigured the PATCH returns 200 but the field is silently dropped (Laravel mass-assignment ignoresdomainsbecause it isn't in$fillable, and the controller never copies it intofqdn). We hit this oncoolify-server-mtl(zg4cwgc44ogc08804000gggo), which hadproxy=nullandis_build_server=true. Fixed by:UPDATE servers SET proxy = jsonb_set(coalesce(proxy,'{}'::jsonb), '{type}', '"TRAEFIK"') WHERE uuid = 'zg4cwgc44ogc08804000gggo'; UPDATE server_settings SET is_build_server = false WHERE server_id = (SELECT id FROM servers WHERE uuid = 'zg4cwgc44ogc08804000gggo');followed by
docker restart coolifyto clear Laravel's in-memory config. Sendingfqdndirectly is not an alternative — the controller's$allowedFieldswhitelist rejects it with 422 "This field is not allowed."
3.7 Agent-side stdio MCP servers (vibn-agent-runner)
Separate from the control-plane MCP at /api/mcp (which is what external
agents call into Vibn), the vibn-agent-runner exposes its own in-house
tool surface outward over stdio MCP. This lets Cursor, Claude Desktop,
Goose, or any MCP-speaking client drive the same Coolify / Gitea / workspace
tooling the Coder/PM/Marketing sub-agents use internally — with the same
protected-repo and protected-app guardrails enforced centrally.
Architecture: every tool now has three touch-points backed by one source of truth:
vibn-agent-runner/src/tools/<domain>-api.ts ← pure, config-agnostic logic + security guards
vibn-agent-runner/src/tools/<domain>.ts ← thin registerTool() wrappers for the in-process agent loop
vibn-agent-runner/src/mcp/<domain>-server.ts ← stdio MCP server for external clients
| Server | Tools | Required env |
|---|---|---|
vibn-coolify-mcp |
7 — list_projects, list_applications, deploy, get_logs, list_all_apps, get_app_status, deploy_app | COOLIFY_API_URL, COOLIFY_API_TOKEN |
vibn-gitea-mcp |
6 — create/list/close issues, list_repos, list_all_issues, read_repo_file | GITEA_API_URL, GITEA_API_TOKEN, GITEA_USERNAME |
vibn-workspace-mcp |
8 — read/write/replace/list/find/search_code, execute_command, git_commit_and_push | WORKSPACE_ROOT (+ Gitea creds for git push) |
vibn-platform-mcp |
7 — save_memory, list_memory, list_skills, get_skill, finalize_prd, get_prd, web_search | SESSION_KEY (optional), Gitea creds (for skills) |
vibn-agent-mcp |
2 — spawn_agent, get_job_status (dispatches into the runner's HTTP API) | AGENT_RUNNER_URL (defaults to http://localhost:3333) |
Run locally with npm run mcp:<name> (or :dev via ts-node) in
vibn-agent-runner/. Smoke-test any server with
node scripts/smoke-mcp.js <name>. The in-process agent loop still sees
the same 28 registered tools — no behavioral regression.
4. REST surface
Every MCP tool is also exposed as a plain HTTP endpoint under
/api/workspaces/{slug}/…. Agents that prefer curl-style access can use
these directly; the shape is identical to the MCP params. Auth is the
same bearer header.
4.1 Workspace & key management
| Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/workspaces |
All workspaces the principal has access to. |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug} |
Workspace details. |
| POST | /api/workspaces/{slug}/provision |
Idempotent re-run of Gitea org + bot + SSH keypair + Coolify project setup. |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/keys |
List API keys (metadata only). |
| POST | /api/workspaces/{slug}/keys |
Mint a new API key. Full token returned once. |
| DELETE | /api/workspaces/{slug}/keys/{keyId} |
Revoke a key. |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/gitea-credentials |
Return bot username, PAT (decrypted), clone/SSH templates. |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/bootstrap.sh |
Shell script that writes .cursor/rules, .cursor/mcp.json, .env.local into the cwd. |
4.2 Applications
| Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/apps |
List apps. |
| POST | /api/workspaces/{slug}/apps |
Create an app from a workspace repo. |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/apps/{uuid} |
App details. |
| PATCH | /api/workspaces/{slug}/apps/{uuid} |
Update whitelisted fields. |
| DELETE | /api/workspaces/{slug}/apps/{uuid}?confirm=<exact-name> |
Destroy app. |
| POST | /api/workspaces/{slug}/apps/{uuid}/deploy |
Trigger deploy. |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/apps/{uuid}/deployments |
List deployments. |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/apps/{uuid}/domains |
List domains. |
| PATCH | /api/workspaces/{slug}/apps/{uuid}/domains |
Replace domain set. |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/apps/{uuid}/envs |
List env vars. |
| PATCH | /api/workspaces/{slug}/apps/{uuid}/envs |
Upsert env var(s). |
| DELETE | /api/workspaces/{slug}/apps/{uuid}/envs?key=FOO |
Delete env var. |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/deployments/{deploymentUuid}/logs |
Deployment logs. |
4.3 Databases
| Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/databases |
List databases. |
| POST | /api/workspaces/{slug}/databases |
Create a database (8 flavors). |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/databases/{uuid} |
Database details + internal connection URL. |
| PATCH | /api/workspaces/{slug}/databases/{uuid} |
Update fields. |
| DELETE | /api/workspaces/{slug}/databases/{uuid}?confirm=<exact-name> |
Destroy database. |
4.4 Auth providers
| Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/auth |
List deployed auth providers + the allowlist. |
| POST | /api/workspaces/{slug}/auth |
Provision a provider from the allowlist. |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/auth/{uuid} |
Provider details. |
| DELETE | /api/workspaces/{slug}/auth/{uuid}?confirm=<exact-name> |
Destroy provider. |
4.5 Domains (P5.1)
| Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
| POST | /api/workspaces/{slug}/domains/search |
Availability + pricing for up to 25 candidate names. |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/domains |
List workspace-owned domains. |
| POST | /api/workspaces/{slug}/domains |
Register a domain (idempotent per (workspace, domain)). |
| GET | /api/workspaces/{slug}/domains/{domain} |
Full record + last 20 events. |
| POST | /api/workspaces/{slug}/domains/{domain}/attach |
Create Cloud DNS zone, write records, update registrar NS, wire Coolify domain list. |
5. Gitea surface
AI agents never talk to the root Gitea admin token. They use the workspace's dedicated bot user.
5.1 What the bot can do
- Fully own the
vibn-{slug}org (added as the org's owner team). - Read/write every repo in that org via its PAT.
- Push over SSH using the workspace's ed25519 deploy key (same keypair Coolify uses to pull code).
- What it cannot do: touch any other org, the root admin surface, or
Gitea's
/admin/*endpoints.
5.2 How to get the bot credentials
GET /api/workspaces/{slug}/gitea-credentials
Authorization: Bearer vibn_sk_…
Returns:
{
"bot": { "username": "mark-bot", "token": "…" },
"gitea": {
"apiBase": "https://git.vibnai.com/api/v1",
"host": "git.vibnai.com",
"cloneUrlTemplate": "https://mark-bot:{{token}}@git.vibnai.com/vibn-mark/{{repo}}.git",
"sshRemoteTemplate": "git@git.vibnai.com:vibn-mark/{{repo}}.git",
"webUrlTemplate": "https://git.vibnai.com/vibn-mark/{{repo}}"
},
"workspace": { "slug": "mark", "giteaOrg": "vibn-mark" }
}
The PAT is stored encrypted at rest using AES-256-GCM with the
VIBN_SECRETS_KEY server secret; the decrypt step runs only on this endpoint.
5.3 Gitea operations via the standard Gitea API
Once the agent has {bot.token, gitea.apiBase}, it can call any standard
Gitea v1 endpoint as the bot, scoped to the workspace org. Common ones:
POST /orgs/{org}/repos— create a repo.PATCH /repos/{org}/{repo}— update repo settings.GET /repos/{org}/{repo}/contents/{path}— read files.PUT /repos/{org}/{repo}/contents/{path}— write files (commits).POST /repos/{org}/{repo}/pulls— open PRs.POST /repos/{org}/{repo}/branches— create branches.
6. Domain policy
Every app gets an auto-generated domain under the workspace's namespace:
{app-slug}.{workspace-slug}.vibnai.com
For example, creating an app named my-api in workspace mark yields
my-api.mark.vibnai.com automatically — no DNS config, no cert work,
served by Coolify's wildcard Traefik.
6.1 What agents can do
- Accept the auto-generated domain (default path).
- Replace the domain set via
PATCH /apps/{uuid}/domains, provided every entry ends with.{workspace-slug}.vibnai.com.
6.2 What agents cannot do
-
Point an app at a domain outside the workspace's namespace. The server rejects this with 403 regardless of DNS state:
{ "error": "Domain evil.com is not allowed; must end with .mark.vibnai.com", "hint": "Use my-api.mark.vibnai.com" }
This is enforced by isDomainUnderWorkspace() in
lib/naming.ts.
6.3 Custom (external) domains
Not exposed to AI agents. A human can still add them through Coolify directly or through a future human-gated UI.
7. Safety model
7.1 Tenant enforcement
Every resource-returning helper in lib/coolify.ts runs through
ensureResourceInProject(). It:
- Trusts an explicit
project_uuidon the resource if present, else - Fetches the project's environment ids via
GET /projects/{uuid}and verifies the resource'senvironment_idis in that set.
A token for mark that tries to read an app in justine's project returns:
{ "error": "Application <uuid> does not belong to project <mark-project-uuid>" }
with HTTP 403. Cross-workspace enumeration and access are not just discouraged — they fail at the helper level.
7.2 Destructive operations
Every delete endpoint requires ?confirm=<exact-resource-name>:
DELETE /apps/{uuid} → 409 "confirmation required"
DELETE /apps/{uuid}?confirm=wrong → 409 "confirmation required"
DELETE /apps/{uuid}?confirm=my-api → 200 deleted
This means an agent hallucinating a delete call cannot cost you the resource — it must first know the exact name, which implies it just listed or just created it.
Volumes are kept by default on delete. To also remove volumes, pass
?volumes=delete (apps/dbs) — this is opt-in, per-call, never the default.
7.3 Creation guardrails
- Apps can only be created from repos in the workspace's Gitea org.
- Auth providers can only be created from the allowlist (see §3.5).
- Database flavors are restricted to the 8 Coolify supports.
- Env var keys must match
/^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/(no shell-escape tricks).
7.4 Secrets handling
VIBN_API_KEYis only shown once on mint. Server keeps a sha256 hash.- Gitea bot PATs are encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM with
VIBN_SECRETS_KEY). - The SSH private key is held by Coolify, not by Vibn; the public key is pushed to the Gitea bot user's key list. Rotating is a re-provision.
- Agent prompts and Cursor rules include a "treat VIBN_API_KEY like a password — never print or commit it" directive.
8. Worked examples
8.1 "Build me a Next.js app with a Postgres and Pocketbase auth"
From the agent's side, using MCP:
// 1. Ensure a repo exists in the workspace org (standard Gitea API,
// using the bot PAT from gitea.credentials).
POST https://git.vibnai.com/api/v1/orgs/vibn-mark/repos
{ "name": "my-site", "private": true, "auto_init": true }
// 2. Create the Coolify app. Auto-domain my-site.mark.vibnai.com.
{ "tool": "apps.create",
"params": { "repo": "my-site", "ports": "3000", "instantDeploy": false } }
// 3. Provision a Postgres.
{ "tool": "databases.create",
"params": { "type": "postgresql", "name": "app-db" } }
// → returns { internalUrl: "postgres://…@<uuid>:5432/postgres" }
// 4. Wire the db URL into the app as an env var.
{ "tool": "apps.envs.upsert",
"params": { "uuid": "<app-uuid>", "key": "DATABASE_URL",
"value": "<internalUrl>" } }
// 5. Deploy Pocketbase as the auth layer.
{ "tool": "auth.create",
"params": { "provider": "pocketbase", "name": "auth" } }
// 6. First real deploy.
{ "tool": "apps.deploy", "params": { "uuid": "<app-uuid>" } }
// 7. Poll.
{ "tool": "apps.deployments", "params": { "uuid": "<app-uuid>" } }
// → [{ uuid, status: "finished" | "in_progress" | "failed" | "queued" }]
The agent hands the user back https://my-site.mark.vibnai.com.
8.2 "Add an api subdomain to my app"
{ "tool": "apps.domains.set",
"params": {
"uuid": "<app-uuid>",
"domains": ["my-site.mark.vibnai.com", "api.mark.vibnai.com"]
} }
Valid — both end with .mark.vibnai.com. evil.com or my-site.justine.vibnai.com
would return 403.
8.3 "Delete the whole thing"
Agent must learn the resource names first (or it'll hit the confirm gate):
// Learn the name.
{ "tool": "apps.get", "params": { "uuid": "<app-uuid>" } }
// → { name: "my-site", ... }
// Delete with matching confirm.
{ "tool": "apps.delete",
"params": { "uuid": "<app-uuid>", "confirm": "my-site" } }
Wrong confirm returns 409 "Confirmation required".
9. Error handling reference
| Status | Meaning | What the agent should do |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad request body (invalid JSON, missing required field, invalid type). | Fix the body, retry. |
| 401 | No / bad bearer token. | Ask the user to mint a fresh key. |
| 403 | Tenant mismatch — resource belongs to another workspace, domain outside workspace namespace, or repo not in workspace org. | Stop. Do not retry with guessed values. Ask the user. |
| 404 | Resource not found (app/db/service/repo uuid wrong). | Re-list to find the right uuid. |
| 409 | Delete confirmation missing or wrong. | Fetch the resource name first, then retry with confirm=<name>. |
| 422 | Coolify validation failure (e.g. malformed domain). | Check the details field. |
| 502 | Upstream Coolify/Gitea error. | Retry with backoff. |
| 503 | Workspace not fully provisioned yet. | Call POST /provision, then retry. |
10. Versioning
The MCP descriptor at GET /api/mcp reports a semver version. Tool names
are append-only within a major version — agents can cache the tool list
safely for the duration of a conversation but should re-fetch on 404.
Current version: 2.2.0.
- 1.x — session-cookie-only MCP, no tenant keys.
- 2.0 —
vibn_sk_…keys, workspace-scoped Gitea bot + Coolify project. - 2.1 — create/update/delete for apps, 8 database flavors, auth provider allowlist, domain policy enforcement, confirm-gated deletes.
- 2.2 — per-workspace GCS object storage (
storage.*), compose-aware domain routing, runtime log tailing (apps.logs), in-container command execution (apps.exec), and diagnosticapps.updateresponses.
11. Troubleshooting compose apps
Most real-world app failures fall into a small number of patterns. The recipes below are the canonical diagnostic flow for an agent operating on behalf of a user.
11.1 "Deployment succeeds but the app keeps restarting"
Agents should NOT trust Coolify's deployment status alone. A successful build + healthcheck-pending response usually means the containers came up but the app logic is crashing. Investigate with:
-
apps.logs { uuid, lines: 300 }— look forwarnings(empty services indicate containers never ran) and per-service stderr. -
If the logs show repeated DB errors like
relation "xxx" does not existorpq: no such table, the app skipped its migration step. This is common for Docker Compose apps whoseserverservice only runs migrations on a separateworkercommand. -
Run the app's migration CLI via
apps.exec, e.g. for Twenty:{ "action": "apps.exec", "params": { "uuid": "<app-uuid>", "service": "server", "command": "yarn command:prod database:migrate:prod", "timeout_ms": 300000 } } -
Re-check logs — errors should be gone. Then
apps.deploy(or just wait for the next restart) and verify the container reportshealthy.
11.2 "apps.update returned success but nothing changed"
Check the applied / ignored / rerouted arrays in the response.
The most common reroutes:
fqdn,domains,docker_compose_domains→ useapps.domains.set.git_repository→ useapps.rewire_git(rewrites the clone URL with the workspace's Gitea PAT embedded).build_pack— changing this mid-life for an existing app is not supported. Recreate the app.
11.3 "Compose app is up but the domain 502s"
Coolify's API treats compose and single-container apps differently:
compose apps use docker_compose_domains (array of {name, domain}),
single-container apps use domains (comma-separated string).
apps.domains.set handles both, but if you're seeing a 502:
apps.domains.list { uuid }— confirm the domain is actually attached to a service (not just the app).apps.exec { uuid, service: "server", command: "nc -vz localhost <port>" }— verify the upstream container is listening.apps.logs { uuid, service: "server", lines: 200 }— look for startup errors likeEADDRINUSEor config failures.
11.4 "Healthcheck times out on first deploy"
Docker Compose healthchecks have a start_period grace window. Apps
that run long-running migrations on first boot (Twenty, Directus,
older Strapi versions) need a start_period that covers the cold
start, typically 120–600s.
- Fix at the compose level: edit the repo's
docker-compose.ymlto sethealthcheck.start_period: 300son the affected service, commit, push,apps.deploy. - Alternatively, handle migrations out-of-band via
apps.execand let the default healthcheck succeed instantly.
11.5 "I can't tell what's inside the container"
apps.exec is the escape hatch. Useful shell one-liners:
| Goal | Command |
|---|---|
| List running processes | ps -ef |
| Show env vars | env | sort |
| Check file exists | ls -la /path/to/file |
| Test DB connection | nc -vz postgres 5432 or psql $POSTGRES_URL -c 'select 1' |
| Tail an app's internal log | tail -200 /var/log/app.log |
| Run a framework CLI | yarn <script>, npm run <script>, python manage.py <cmd> |
| Inspect filesystem diff vs image | find /app -newer /tmp/marker -type f 2>/dev/null |
Output is capped at 1 MB by default (bump with max_bytes). Commands
that could exceed the wall-clock timeout should bump timeout_ms
(max 600000 = 10 minutes).
11.6 "The agent wants to run something interactively"
It can't. apps.exec is strictly non-interactive: no TTY, no stdin,
no session resumption. For migrations and CLI invocations this is the
right shape. For genuinely interactive work (a debug shell), the
operator needs SSH + docker exec -it directly — outside the
platform's AI surface.
12. Where to look in the code
lib/auth/workspace-auth.ts—requireWorkspacePrincipal, the gate.lib/auth/secret-box.ts— AES-256-GCM encryption of Gitea PATs.lib/workspaces.ts—ensureWorkspaceProvisioned(the idempotent setup).lib/gitea.ts— Gitea client (orgs, users, PATs, SSH keys).lib/coolify.ts— Coolify client, tenant helpers, all resource CRUD.lib/coolify-ssh.ts— SSH transport for tools that need host-level docker access (apps.logs,apps.exec). Uses a dedicatedvibn-logsuser on the Coolify host with docker-group membership and no shell.lib/coolify-containers.ts— container enumeration + service resolution, shared between logs and exec paths.lib/coolify-logs.ts— compose-aware log tailing.lib/coolify-exec.ts— one-shotdocker execover SSH with timeout, output caps, and audit logging.lib/naming.ts— domain policy, slugify, SSH URL templates.lib/ssh-keys.ts— ed25519 keypair generation + OpenSSH formatting.app/api/workspaces/[slug]/…— REST surface.app/api/mcp/route.ts— MCP dispatcher and tool implementations.components/workspace/WorkspaceKeysPanel.tsx— settings UI.