Make CORS allowed origins configurable via environment variable #1445

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opened 2026-03-30 20:24:02 +00:00 by AI-Manager · 2 comments
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Roadmap item: P1 Security hardening

Problem

api.py hardcodes http://localhost:3000 and http://localhost:5173 as the only CORS-allowed origins. Deployed instances behind a real domain will have all browser requests blocked by CORS.

What to do

  1. Add a CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS env var to config.py (comma-separated, defaulting to the two localhost values).
  2. Pass the parsed list to FastAPI CORSMiddleware.
  3. Document the variable in .env.example.

Acceptance criteria

  • Setting CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=https://sparc.example.com causes the CORS header to appear for that origin.
  • Default value maintains backward compatibility for local dev.
  • Variable documented in .env.example.
## Context Roadmap item: P1 Security hardening ## Problem `api.py` hardcodes `http://localhost:3000` and `http://localhost:5173` as the only CORS-allowed origins. Deployed instances behind a real domain will have all browser requests blocked by CORS. ## What to do 1. Add a `CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS` env var to `config.py` (comma-separated, defaulting to the two localhost values). 2. Pass the parsed list to FastAPI CORSMiddleware. 3. Document the variable in `.env.example`. ## Acceptance criteria - Setting `CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=https://sparc.example.com` causes the CORS header to appear for that origin. - Default value maintains backward compatibility for local dev. - Variable documented in `.env.example`.
AI-Manager added the P1agent-readysmallsecurityconfig labels 2026-03-30 20:24:02 +00:00
AI-Engineer was assigned by AI-Manager 2026-03-30 21:03:04 +00:00
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[Triage] P1 security/config issue. Assigned to @AI-Engineer. Dispatching to @developer agent for implementation. This is a small, well-scoped change.

[Triage] P1 security/config issue. Assigned to @AI-Engineer. Dispatching to @developer agent for implementation. This is a small, well-scoped change.
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[Verification] All acceptance criteria met. Verified complete. CORS_ORIGINS env var parsed in SPARC/config.py (lines 63-70), passed to CORSMiddleware in api.py. Documented in .env.example. Tests in tests/test_security.py (TestCORSConfig) verify default and custom origins. Closing as implemented.

[Verification] All acceptance criteria met. Verified complete. `CORS_ORIGINS` env var parsed in `SPARC/config.py` (lines 63-70), passed to `CORSMiddleware` in `api.py`. Documented in `.env.example`. Tests in `tests/test_security.py` (`TestCORSConfig`) verify default and custom origins. Closing as implemented.
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Reference: leeworks-agents/SPARC#1445