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fix(desktop): silent passkey requests no longer open the system sheet #35970

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installPasskeyBridge overrode CredentialsContainer.get/create and sent every public-key request whose mediation was not 'conditional' to the native ceremony over IPC. The mediation value never crossed IPC, so a navigator.credentials.get({ mediation: 'silent' }) started an interactive native passkey ceremony and returned its credential. The fix adds an opensSheet(mediation) predicate (false for 'conditional' and 'silent') used by both overrides, so silent requests now go to Chromium's own get/create, which applies the spec's silent behaviour (resolves to null when no UI-free credential exists). Interactive requests (optional/required/undefined) still go to the native ceremony unchanged. No new regex or parser.

Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#35959

Reproduction on main

On origin/main 0c4b1d8f27, after vp i, ran the reporter's repro script (Node v26.12.1, linux x64) against the production apps/desktop/src/preview/PasskeyBridge.ts with fake WebIDL globals and a fake native ceremony. Results: optional and required each invoked the bridge once and returned a credential; conditional went to the original CredentialsContainer.get; silent invoked preview:passkey-get once with only {challenge, rpId}, no mediation value, and returned a PublicKeyCredential instead of null (script exit 1, 'defect reproduced'). Added a test to PasskeyBridge.test.ts, 'never opens the system sheet for a silent sign-in request'. It fails on main with 'expected 1 to equal +0' (1 ceremony call); the other 3 tests pass. Caveat: this exercises the production bridge module, not a packaged macOS Electron build, because the bridge is gated on packaged macOS. No native sheet was opened.

Evidence

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Tests

vp test run apps/desktop/src/preview/PasskeyBridge.test.ts: 4/4 pass with the fix; with the fix stashed, the repro test 'never opens the system sheet for a silent sign-in request' fails with 'expected 1 to equal +0' (1 failed, 3 passed). vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck (2 packages) and tests all pass.

Not in this change

  • The native ceremony IPC still sends only the publicKey options, not mediation; nothing needs it now that non-interactive modes never reach it.
  • Not verified in a packaged macOS Electron build (the bridge is only installed there); verified through the module's unit tests with fake WebIDL globals.

Who did the work

  • Written by Claude Opus 5.5, in Claude Code
  • Reviewed by GPT-6.1 Sol, in Codex, and by Claude Opus 5.5, each on its own
  • Proof captured by GPT-6.1 Sol and checked by Claude Opus 5.5

Run by the t3code factory in T3 Code.

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      Verdict: Approved at 2739285

      Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Explicitly silent passkey requests now use native browser handling rather than opening the desktop system sheet. Interactive requests and default mediation routing remain unchanged, keeping the behavioral impact narrow.

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    6. juliusmarmingecommented

      The automated pipeline stopped on this pull request and will not merge it:

      the fix is written and reviewed, but proving it needs something no worker has:

      • Permanent blocker: a macOS desktop host running packaged T3 Code builds with browserPasskeys enabled is required to record the native sign-in ceremony on base and its absence on head. This VM is Linux; the iOS device pool cannot run macOS Electron. Both commits gate this bridge on platform === 'darwin' and isPackaged.

      It stays open for a person to finish or close.

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      Explain Change →
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      The passkey bridge now delegates silent and conditional credential requests to native browser methods. A test covers silent sign-in and verifies that the bridge is not called and the result is not a PublicKeyCredential.

      Changes: Passkey mediation

      Layer / File(s)Summary
      Mediation dispatch and test
      apps/desktop/src/preview/PasskeyBridge.ts, apps/desktop/src/preview/PasskeyBridge.test.ts      		The mediation check excludes both silent and conditional requests from the sheet-opening path. The create and get methods delegate those requests to native browser methods. A test checks that silent sign-in does not invoke the bridge and does not return a PublicKeyCredential.

      Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

      Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

      Suggested labels: bugfix

      Suggested reviewers: maria-rcks

      Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 27392

      Silent passkey requests are now handed to the browser's own implementation. If that implementation treats public-key silent requests as modal, the behavior reported in the issue could persist. The new test is also too weak to catch that regression. Confirm the silent behavior of the bundled Electron/Chromium build and tighten the test before relying on this fix.

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      Check nameStatusExplanation
      Title checkPassedThe title names the actual change: silent passkey requests no longer open the system sheet. The change in PasskeyBridge.ts excludes 'silent' mediation from opensSheet, so silent get/create calls use t…
      Description checkPassedThe description follows the template well. Problem explains the bug and reproduction on main. Change explains the opensSheet(mediation) predicate and why silent requests now reach Chromium's own get/c…
      Linked Issues checkPassedIssue #35959 requires that silent CredentialsContainer.get() requests never reach the native passkey ceremony. The head diff for apps/desktop/src/preview/PasskeyBridge.ts adds `opensSheet(mediatio…
      Out of Scope Changes checkPassedAll source changes in the head diff relate to the linked issue. The opensSheet predicate replaces the inline mediation !== "conditional" checks in both the get and create overrides of the same…
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      Explanation

      The title names the actual change: silent passkey requests no longer open the system sheet. The change in PasskeyBridge.ts excludes 'silent' mediation from opensSheet, so silent get/create calls use the browser's native methods. The title follows the conventional commit form and is specific. It does not cover the test addition, but that is expected.

      Full details: Description check

      Explanation

      The description follows the template well. Problem explains the bug and reproduction on main. Change explains the opensSheet(mediation) predicate and why silent requests now reach Chromium's own get/create. Scope links issue #35959 and explains the bug-fix scope. Verification gives focused test results and states what was not checked, including the lack of a packaged macOS build. The Evidence section says before/after capture is still pending and that it must be filled before merge, so the UI evidence requirement is not yet met. The agent attribution line is present.

      Resolution

      Complete the Evidence section with before and after evidence from the real app, or confirm it is not needed because the change has no UI effect. Replace the placeholder text that says the section is being captured.

      Full details: Linked Issues check

      Explanation

      Issue #35959 requires that silent CredentialsContainer.get() requests never reach the native passkey ceremony. The head diff for apps/desktop/src/preview/PasskeyBridge.ts adds opensSheet(mediation), which returns false for "conditional" and "silent". The get override now calls run(PASSKEY_GET_CHANNEL, ...) only when options.publicKey && opensSheet(options.mediation). Silent requests fall through to Reflect.apply(nativeGet, ...), so the browser's own get applies silent behaviour, including resolving to null when no UI-free credential exists. Optional, required, and undefined mediation still use the native ceremony, and conditional requests still delegate to the browser, as the issue requires. The new test never opens the system sheet for a silent sign-in request covers the reported case. The PR reports that this test fails on main and passes with the fix; I did not re-run the tests. Limitation: verification uses the production module with fake WebIDL globals. A packaged macOS Electron build was not tested, and the issue's real-browser null result is not independently observed here. These limits do not change the code-level compliance. The issue's non-coding items (release enablement tracked in #34661) do not apply.

      Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

      Explanation

      All source changes in the head diff relate to the linked issue. The opensSheet predicate replaces the inline mediation !== "conditional" checks in both the get and create overrides of the same bridge. Applying the same predicate to create keeps the two overrides consistent and matches the PR's stated intent. The added test in PasskeyBridge.test.ts supports the silent-mediation fix. The removed comment was replaced by a comment describing the new predicate. The PR states that mediation is still not sent over IPC, and the diff does not change the IPC payload, so no unrelated transport changes are present. No unrelated files or behaviour changes were identified in the reviewed diff.

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Review comments at @apps/desktop/src/preview/PasskeyBridge.test.ts:
- Line 141: Update the test around the credential assertion so the fake native
method returns null for the silent lookup, assert that the bridge result is
null, and verify the native method receives the request. Do not rely on
notInstanceOf(credential, PublicKeyCredential) as the result assertion.

Review comments at @apps/desktop/src/preview/PasskeyBridge.ts:
- Line 202: Update the mediation predicate in the passkey bridge so silent
requests containing publicKey do not reach the browser method, while conditional
requests remain on that path. Resolve silent public-key requests without
starting a native ceremony and return null when no credential is available
without UI; first establish how the native backend reports that UI-free
availability, and base the resolution logic on that contract.

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      apps/desktop/src/preview/PasskeyBridge.test.ts line 141
      @@ -129,3 +129,13 @@
      129129 });
      130130 });
      131131
      132+ it("never opens the system sheet for a silent sign-in request", async () => {
      133+ const { invoke, credentials } = install(() => ({ success: true, data: assertionData }));
      134+
      135+ const credential = await credentials.get({
      136+ publicKey: { challenge: new Uint8Array([1]) },
      137+ mediation: "silent",
      138+ });
      139+
      140+ assert.strictEqual(invoke.mock.calls.length, 0);
      141+ assert.notInstanceOf(credential, PublicKeyCredential);
      coderabbitai[bot](GitHub profile, opens in a new tab)commented

      Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

      Assert the silent result and native delegation.

      The fake native method returns "native-get", so this assertion passes for a value that is not a valid silent lookup result. It would also pass if the bridge returned undefined without calling the native method. Make the fake return null for this case, assert null, and assert that the native method receives the request.

      As per coding guidelines, tests must cover “behavior that can break.”

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Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/preview/PasskeyBridge.test.ts at line 141:
Update the test around the credential assertion so the fake native method returns null for the silent lookup, assert that the bridge result is null, and verify the native method receives the request. Do not rely on notInstanceOf(credential, PublicKeyCredential) as the result assertion.

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      Source: Coding guidelines

      apps/desktop/src/preview/PasskeyBridge.ts line 202
      @@ -197,4 +197,6 @@
      197197 const abortReason = (signal: AbortSignal) =>
      198198 signal.reason ?? new DOMException("The operation was aborted.", "AbortError");
      199199
      200-/** Keep conditional requests native so autofill and upgrades cannot open a modal sheet unprompted. */
      200+// Conditional and silent requests must never show UI, so the browser handles them instead of the sheet.
      201+const opensSheet = (mediation: CredentialMediationRequirement | undefined) =>
      202+ mediation !== "conditional" && mediation !== "silent";
      coderabbitai[bot](GitHub profile, opens in a new tab)commented

      Major · Stability & Availability · Heavy lift

      Do not send silent public-key requests to the browser method.

      In the current Chromium source, public-key get and create requests with mediation: "silent" use modal mediation. Only conditional requests take a different mediation path. With this predicate, a silent request that includes publicKey reaches the browser method. That method can then open the modal passkey UI. Issue #35959 requires silent requests to avoid any interactive ceremony.

      Keep conditional requests on the browser path. Chromium maps those requests to conditional mediation.

      Handle silent public-key requests in the bridge. Resolve them without starting a native ceremony, and return null when no credential is available without UI. The inspected code does not show how the native backend reports UI-free availability. Define that contract before choosing the resolution logic.

      Prompt for AI Agents 
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Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/preview/PasskeyBridge.ts at line 202:
Update the mediation predicate in the passkey bridge so silent requests containing publicKey do not reach the browser method, while conditional requests remain on that path. Resolve silent public-key requests without starting a native ceremony and return null when no credential is available without UI; first establish how the native backend reports that UI-free availability, and base the resolution logic on that contract.

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