Mandatory authorization: Always use a bearer token

README.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Copilot Bridge lets you access your personal Copilot session locally through an
 - SSE streaming for incremental responses
 - Real-time model discovery via VS Code Language Model API
 - Concurrency and rate limits to keep VS Code responsive
-- Optional bearer token authentication
+- Mandatory bearer token authentication with `HTTP 401 Unauthorized` protection
 - Lightweight Polka-based server integrated directly with the VS Code runtime
 
 ---
@@ -73,35 +73,51 @@ The author collects no data and has no access to user prompts or completions.
 ### Installation
 
 1. Install from the [Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=thinkability.copilot-bridge) or load the `.vsix`.
-2. Launch VS Code and open the **Command Palette** → “Copilot Bridge: Enable”.
+2. Set **Copilot Bridge › Token** to a secret value (Settings UI or JSON). Requests without this token receive `401 Unauthorized`.
-3. Check status anytime with “Copilot Bridge: Status”.
+3. Open the **Command Palette** → “Copilot Bridge: Enable” to start the bridge.
-4. Keep VS Code open — the bridge runs only while the editor is active.
+4. Check status anytime with “Copilot Bridge: Status” or by hovering the status bar item (it links directly to the token setting when missing).
+5. Keep VS Code open — the bridge runs only while the editor is active.
 
 ---
 
 ## 📡 Using the Bridge
 
-Replace `PORT` with the one shown in “Copilot Bridge: Status”.
+Replace `PORT` with the one shown in “Copilot Bridge: Status”. Use the same token value you configured in VS Code:
+
+```bash
+export PORT=12345                 # Replace with the port from the status command
+export BRIDGE_TOKEN="<your-copilot-bridge-token>"
+```
 
 List models:
+
 ```bash
-curl http://127.0.0.1:$PORT/v1/models
+curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $BRIDGE_TOKEN" \
+  http://127.0.0.1:$PORT/v1/models
 ```
 
 Stream a completion:
+
 ```bash
-curl -N -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+curl -N \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BRIDGE_TOKEN" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
   -d '{"model":"gpt-4o-copilot","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}]}' \
   http://127.0.0.1:$PORT/v1/chat/completions
 ```
 
 Use with OpenAI SDK:
+
 ```ts
 import OpenAI from "openai";
 
+if (!process.env.BRIDGE_TOKEN) {
+  throw new Error("Set BRIDGE_TOKEN to the same token configured in VS Code settings (bridge.token).");
+}
+
 const client = new OpenAI({
   baseURL: `http://127.0.0.1:${process.env.PORT}/v1`,
-  apiKey: process.env.BRIDGE_TOKEN || "unused",
+  apiKey: process.env.BRIDGE_TOKEN,
 });
 
 const rsp = await client.chat.completions.create({
@@ -128,13 +144,15 @@ Responses stream back via SSE with concurrency controls for editor stability.
 |----------|----------|-------------|
 | `bridge.enabled` | false | Start automatically with VS Code |
 | `bridge.port` | 0 | Ephemeral port |
-| `bridge.token` | "" | Optional bearer token |
+| `bridge.token` | "" | Bearer token required for every request (leave empty to block API access) |
 | `bridge.historyWindow` | 3 | Retained conversation turns |
 | `bridge.maxConcurrent` | 1 | Max concurrent requests |
 | `bridge.verbose` | false | Enable verbose logging |
 
 > ℹ️ The bridge always binds to `127.0.0.1` and cannot be exposed to other interfaces.
 
+> 💡 Hover the status bar item to confirm the token status; missing tokens show a warning link that opens the relevant setting.
+
 ---
 
 ## 🪶 Logging & Diagnostics
@@ -151,14 +169,15 @@ Responses stream back via SSE with concurrency controls for editor stability.
 > Never expose the endpoint to external networks.
 
 - Loopback-only binding (non-configurable)  
-- Optional bearer token enforcement  
+- Mandatory bearer token gating (requests rejected without the correct header)  
 - No persistent storage or telemetry  
 
 ---
 
 ## 🧾 Changelog
 
-- **v1.2.0** – Locked the HTTP server to localhost for improved safety  
+- **v1.2.0** – Authentication token now mandatory; status bar hover warns when missing  
+- **v1.1.1** – Locked the HTTP server to localhost for improved safety  
 - **v1.1.0** – Performance improvements (~30%)  
 - **v1.0.0** – Modular core, OpenAI typings, tool-calling support  
 - **v0.2.2** – Polka integration, improved model family selection  
@@ -179,4 +198,4 @@ Apache 2.0 © 2025 [Lars Baunwall]
 Independent project — not affiliated with GitHub or Microsoft.  
 For compliance or takedown inquiries, please open a GitHub issue.
 
----
+---

package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "icon": "images/icon.png",
   "name": "copilot-bridge",
   "displayName": "Copilot Bridge",
-  "description": "Local OpenAI-compatible chat endpoint (inference) bridging to GitHub Copilot via the VS Code Language Model API.",
+  "description": "Local OpenAI-compatible interface built on the public VS Code Language Model API (vscode.lm).",
   "version": "1.2.0",
   "publisher": "thinkability",
   "repository": {
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
   "extensionKind": [
     "ui"
   ],
+  "capabilities": {
+    "untrustedWorkspaces": {
+      "supported": false
+    },
+    "virtualWorkspaces": false
+  },
   "categories": [
     "AI"
   ],
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@
         "bridge.enabled": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false,
-          "description": "Start the Copilot Bridge automatically when VS Code starts."
+          "description": "Start the Copilot Bridge automatically when VS Code starts. Uses only the public `vscode.lm` Language Model API."
         },
         "bridge.port": {
           "type": "number",
@@ -56,18 +62,18 @@
         "bridge.token": {
           "type": "string",
           "default": "",
-          "description": "Optional bearer token required in Authorization header. Leave empty to disable."
+          "description": "Bearer token required in every Authorization header. Leave empty to block access."
         },
         "bridge.historyWindow": {
           "type": "number",
           "default": 3,
-          "minimum": 0,
           "description": "Number of user/assistant turns to include (system message is kept separately)."
         },
         "bridge.maxConcurrent": {
           "type": "number",
           "default": 1,
           "minimum": 1,
+          "maximum": 4,
           "description": "Maximum concurrent /v1/chat/completions requests. Excess requests return 429."
         },
         "bridge.verbose": {

src/extension.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { AddressInfo } from 'net';
 import { getBridgeConfig } from './config';
 import { state } from './state';
 import { ensureOutput, verbose } from './log';
-import { ensureStatusBar } from './status';
+import { ensureStatusBar, updateStatus } from './status';
 import { startServer, stopServer } from './http/server';
 import { getModel } from './models';
 
@@ -31,10 +31,27 @@ export async function activate(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
     const config = getBridgeConfig();
     const hasToken = config.token.length > 0;
     vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
-      `Copilot Bridge: ${state.running ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'} | Bound: ${bound} | Token: ${hasToken ? 'Set' : 'None'}`
+      `Copilot Bridge: ${state.running ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'} | Bound: ${bound} | Token: ${hasToken ? 'Set (required)' : 'Missing (requests will 401)'}`
     );
   }));
 
+  ctx.subscriptions.push(vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration((event) => {
+    if (!event.affectsConfiguration('bridge.token')) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!state.statusBarItem) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const kind: 'start' | 'error' | 'success' | 'disabled' = !state.running
+      ? 'disabled'
+      : state.modelCache
+        ? 'success'
+        : state.modelAttempted
+          ? 'error'
+          : 'start';
+    updateStatus(kind, { suppressLog: true });
+  }));
+
   const config = getBridgeConfig();
   if (config.enabled) {
     await startBridge();
@@ -52,7 +69,8 @@ async function startBridge(): Promise<void> {
     await startServer();
   } catch (error) {
     state.running = false;
-    state.statusBarItem!.text = 'Copilot Bridge: Error';
+    state.lastReason = 'startup_failed';
+    updateStatus('error', { suppressLog: true });
     if (error instanceof Error) {
       verbose(error.stack || error.message);
     } else {
@@ -70,9 +88,7 @@ async function stopBridge(): Promise<void> {
   } finally {
     state.server = undefined;
     state.modelCache = undefined;
-    if (state.statusBarItem) {
+    updateStatus('disabled');
-      state.statusBarItem.text = 'Copilot Bridge: Disabled';
-    }
     verbose('Stopped');
   }
 }

src/http/auth.ts

@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ let cachedAuthHeader = '';
  * Caches the full "Bearer <token>" header to optimize hot path.
  */
 export const isAuthorized = (req: IncomingMessage, token: string): boolean => {
-  if (!token) return true;
+  if (!token) {
-  
+    cachedToken = '';
+    cachedAuthHeader = '';
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // Update cache if token changed
   if (token !== cachedToken) {
     cachedToken = token;

src/http/server.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { isAuthorized } from './auth';
 import { handleHealthCheck } from './routes/health';
 import { handleModelsRequest } from './routes/models';
 import { handleChatCompletion } from './routes/chat';
-import { writeErrorResponse, writeNotFound, writeRateLimit, writeUnauthorized } from './utils';
+import { writeErrorResponse, writeNotFound, writeRateLimit, writeTokenRequired, writeUnauthorized } from './utils';
 import { ensureOutput, verbose } from '../log';
 import { updateStatus } from '../status';
 
@@ -36,7 +36,15 @@ export const startServer = async (): Promise<void> => {
     if (path === '/health') {
       return next();
     }
-    if (!isAuthorized(req, config.token)) {
+    const token = getBridgeConfig().token;
+    if (!token) {
+      if (config.verbose) {
+        verbose('401 unauthorized: missing auth token');
+      }
+      writeTokenRequired(res);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!isAuthorized(req, token)) {
       writeUnauthorized(res);
       return;
     }

src/http/utils.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ const UNAUTHORIZED_ERROR = JSON.stringify({
   },
 });
 
+const TOKEN_REQUIRED_ERROR = JSON.stringify({
+  error: {
+    message: 'auth token required',
+    type: 'invalid_request_error',
+    code: 'auth_token_required',
+  },
+});
+
 const NOT_FOUND_ERROR = JSON.stringify({
   error: {
     message: 'not found',
@@ -49,6 +57,11 @@ export const writeUnauthorized = (res: ServerResponse): void => {
   res.end(UNAUTHORIZED_ERROR);
 };
 
+export const writeTokenRequired = (res: ServerResponse): void => {
+  res.writeHead(401, JSON_HEADERS);
+  res.end(TOKEN_REQUIRED_ERROR);
+};
+
 /**
  * Fast-path not found response (pre-serialized).
  */

src/status.ts

@@ -1,42 +1,92 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { AddressInfo } from 'net';
 import { state } from './state';
-import { getBridgeConfig } from './config';
+import { LOOPBACK_HOST, getBridgeConfig } from './config';
 import { info } from './log';
 
+const formatEndpoint = (addr: AddressInfo | null, port: number): string => {
+  if (addr) {
+    const address = addr.address === '::' ? LOOPBACK_HOST : addr.address;
+    return `${address}:${addr.port}`;
+  }
+  const normalizedPort = port === 0 ? 'auto' : port;
+  return `${LOOPBACK_HOST}:${normalizedPort}`;
+};
+
+const buildTooltip = (status: string, endpoint: string, tokenConfigured: boolean, reason?: string): vscode.MarkdownString => {
+  const tooltip = new vscode.MarkdownString();
+  tooltip.supportThemeIcons = true;
+  tooltip.isTrusted = true;
+  tooltip.appendMarkdown(`**Copilot Bridge**\n\n`);
+  tooltip.appendMarkdown(`Status: ${status}\n\n`);
+  tooltip.appendMarkdown(`Endpoint: \`http://${endpoint}\`\n\n`);
+
+  if (tokenConfigured) {
+    tooltip.appendMarkdown('Auth token: ✅ configured. Requests must include `Authorization: Bearer <token>`.');
+  } else {
+    tooltip.appendMarkdown('Auth token: ⚠️ not configured — all API requests return **401 Unauthorized** until you set `bridge.token`.');
+    tooltip.appendMarkdown('\n\n[Configure token](command:workbench.action.openSettings?%22bridge.token%22)');
+  }
+
+  if (reason) {
+    tooltip.appendMarkdown(`\n\nLast reason: \`${reason}\``);
+  }
+
+  return tooltip;
+};
+
 export const ensureStatusBar = (): void => {
   if (!state.statusBarItem) {
     state.statusBarItem = vscode.window.createStatusBarItem(vscode.StatusBarAlignment.Left, 100);
     state.statusBarItem.text = 'Copilot Bridge: Disabled';
+    state.statusBarItem.command = 'bridge.status';
     state.statusBarItem.show();
+    updateStatus('disabled');
   }
 };
 
-export type BridgeStatusKind = 'start' | 'error' | 'success';
+export type BridgeStatusKind = 'start' | 'error' | 'success' | 'disabled';
 
-export const updateStatus = (kind: BridgeStatusKind): void => {
+interface UpdateStatusOptions {
+  readonly suppressLog?: boolean;
+}
+
+export const updateStatus = (kind: BridgeStatusKind, options: UpdateStatusOptions = {}): void => {
   const cfg = getBridgeConfig();
   const addr = state.server?.address() as AddressInfo | null;
-  const shown = addr ? `${addr.address}:${addr.port}` : `${cfg.host}:${cfg.port}`;
+  const shown = formatEndpoint(addr, cfg.port);
+  const tokenConfigured = cfg.token.length > 0;
 
   if (!state.statusBarItem) return;
 
+  let statusLabel: string;
   switch (kind) {
     case 'start': {
       const availability = state.modelCache ? 'OK' : (state.modelAttempted ? 'Unavailable' : 'Pending');
       state.statusBarItem.text = `Copilot Bridge: ${availability} @ ${shown}`;
-      info(`Started at http://${shown} | Copilot: ${state.modelCache ? 'ok' : (state.modelAttempted ? 'unavailable' : 'pending')}`);
+      if (!options.suppressLog) {
+        info(`Started at http://${shown} | Copilot: ${state.modelCache ? 'ok' : (state.modelAttempted ? 'unavailable' : 'pending')}`);
+      }
+      statusLabel = availability;
       break;
     }
     case 'error':
       state.statusBarItem.text = `Copilot Bridge: Unavailable @ ${shown}`;
+      statusLabel = 'Unavailable';
       break;
     case 'success':
       state.statusBarItem.text = `Copilot Bridge: OK @ ${shown}`;
+      statusLabel = 'OK';
+      break;
+    case 'disabled':
+      state.statusBarItem.text = 'Copilot Bridge: Disabled';
+      statusLabel = 'Disabled';
       break;
     default:
       // Exhaustive check in case of future extension
       const _never: never = kind;
       return _never;
   }
+
+  state.statusBarItem.tooltip = buildTooltip(statusLabel, shown, tokenConfigured, state.lastReason);
 };