FEATURE: persona/tool import and export

app/controllers/discourse_ai/admin/ai_personas_controller.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Admin
     class AiPersonasController < ::Admin::AdminController
       requires_plugin ::DiscourseAi::PLUGIN_NAME
 
-      before_action :find_ai_persona, only: %i[edit update destroy create_user]
+      before_action :find_ai_persona, only: %i[edit update destroy create_user export]
 
       def index
         ai_personas =
@@ -105,6 +105,43 @@ def destroy
         end
       end
 
+      def export
+        persona = AiPersona.find(params[:id])
+        exporter = DiscourseAi::PersonaExporter.new(persona: persona)
+
+        response.headers[
+          "Content-Disposition"
+        ] = "attachment; filename=\"#{persona.name.parameterize}.json\""
+
+        render json: exporter.export
+      end
+
+      def import
+        name = params.dig(:persona, :name)
+        existing_persona = AiPersona.find_by(name: name)
+        force_update = params[:force].present? && params[:force].to_s.downcase == "true"
+
+        begin
+          importer = DiscourseAi::PersonaImporter.new(json: params.to_unsafe_h)
+
+          if existing_persona && force_update
+            initial_attributes = existing_persona.attributes.dup
+            persona = importer.import!(overwrite: true)
+            log_ai_persona_update(persona, initial_attributes)
+            render json: LocalizedAiPersonaSerializer.new(persona, root: false)
+          else
+            persona = importer.import!
+            log_ai_persona_creation(persona)
+            render json: LocalizedAiPersonaSerializer.new(persona, root: false), status: :created
+          end
+        rescue DiscourseAi::PersonaImporter::ImportError => e
+          render_json_error e.message, status: :unprocessable_entity
+        rescue StandardError => e
+          Rails.logger.error("AI Persona import failed: #{e.message}")
+          render_json_error "Import failed: #{e.message}", status: :unprocessable_entity
+        end
+      end
+
       def stream_reply
         persona =
           AiPersona.find_by(name: params[:persona_name]) ||

app/controllers/discourse_ai/admin/ai_tools_controller.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Admin
     class AiToolsController < ::Admin::AdminController
       requires_plugin ::DiscourseAi::PLUGIN_NAME
 
-      before_action :find_ai_tool, only: %i[test edit update destroy]
+      before_action :find_ai_tool, only: %i[test edit update destroy export]
 
       def index
         ai_tools = AiTool.all
@@ -32,6 +32,45 @@ def create
         end
       end
 
+      def export
+        response.headers[
+          "Content-Disposition"
+        ] = "attachment; filename=\"#{@ai_tool.tool_name}.json\""
+        render_serialized(@ai_tool, AiCustomToolSerializer)
+      end
+
+      def import
+        existing_tool = AiTool.find_by(tool_name: ai_tool_params[:tool_name])
+        force_update = params[:force].present? && params[:force].to_s.downcase == "true"
+
+        if existing_tool && !force_update
+          return(
+            render_json_error "Tool with tool_name '#{ai_tool_params[:tool_name]}' already exists. Use force=true to overwrite.",
+                              status: :conflict
+          )
+        end
+
+        if existing_tool && force_update
+          initial_attributes = existing_tool.attributes.dup
+          if existing_tool.update(ai_tool_params)
+            log_ai_tool_update(existing_tool, initial_attributes)
+            render_serialized(existing_tool, AiCustomToolSerializer)
+          else
+            render_json_error existing_tool
+          end
+        else
+          ai_tool = AiTool.new(ai_tool_params)
+          ai_tool.created_by_id = current_user.id
+
+          if ai_tool.save
+            log_ai_tool_creation(ai_tool)
+            render_serialized(ai_tool, AiCustomToolSerializer, status: :created)
+          else
+            render_json_error ai_tool
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       def update
         initial_attributes = @ai_tool.attributes.dup
 

app/services/discourse_ai/persona_exporter.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module DiscourseAi
+  class PersonaExporter
+    def initialize(persona:)
+      raise ArgumentError, "Invalid persona provided" if !persona.is_a?(AiPersona)
+      @persona = persona
+    end
+
+    def export
+      serialized_custom_tools = serialize_tools(@persona)
+      serialize_persona(@persona, serialized_custom_tools)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def serialize_tools(ai_persona)
+      custom_tool_ids =
+        (ai_persona.tools || []).filter_map do |tool_config|
+          # A tool config is an array like: ["custom-ID", {options}, force_flag]
+          if tool_config.is_a?(Array) && tool_config[0].to_s.start_with?("custom-")
+            tool_config[0].split("-", 2).last.to_i
+          end
+        end
+
+      return [] if custom_tool_ids.empty?
+
+      tools = AiTool.where(id: custom_tool_ids)
+      tools.map do |tool|
+        {
+          identifier: tool.tool_name, # Use tool_name for portability
+          name: tool.name,
+          description: tool.description,
+          tool_name: tool.tool_name,
+          parameters: tool.parameters,
+          summary: tool.summary,
+          script: tool.script,
+        }
+      end
+    end
+
+    def serialize_persona(ai_persona, serialized_custom_tools)
+      export_data = {
+        meta: {
+          version: "1.0",
+          exported_at: Time.zone.now.iso8601,
+        },
+        persona: {
+          name: ai_persona.name,
+          description: ai_persona.description,
+          system_prompt: ai_persona.system_prompt,
+          examples: ai_persona.examples,
+          temperature: ai_persona.temperature,
+          top_p: ai_persona.top_p,
+          response_format: ai_persona.response_format,
+          tools: transform_tools_for_export(ai_persona.tools, serialized_custom_tools),
+        },
+        custom_tools: serialized_custom_tools,
+      }
+
+      JSON.pretty_generate(export_data)
+    end
+
+    def transform_tools_for_export(tools_config, _serialized_custom_tools)
+      return [] if tools_config.blank?
+
+      tools_config.map do |tool_config|
+        unless tool_config.is_a?(Array) && tool_config[0].to_s.start_with?("custom-")
+          next tool_config
+        end
+
+        tool_id = tool_config[0].split("-", 2).last.to_i
+        tool = AiTool.find_by(id: tool_id)
+        next tool_config unless tool
+
+        ["custom-#{tool.tool_name}", tool_config[1], tool_config[2]]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

app/services/discourse_ai/persona_importer.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module DiscourseAi
+  class PersonaImporter
+    class ImportError < StandardError
+      attr_reader :conflicts
+
+      def initialize(message, conflicts = {})
+        super(message)
+        @conflicts = conflicts
+      end
+    end
+
+    def initialize(json:)
+      @data =
+        case json
+        when String
+          JSON.parse(json)
+        when Hash
+          json
+        else
+          raise ArgumentError, "Invalid JSON payload"
+        end
+
+      validate_payload!
+    end
+
+    def import!(overwrite: false)
+      ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
+        check_conflicts! unless overwrite
+
+        tool_name_to_id = import_custom_tools(@data["custom_tools"] || [], overwrite: overwrite)
+        persona_data = @data["persona"]
+
+        existing_persona = AiPersona.find_by(name: persona_data["name"])
+
+        attrs = {
+          description: persona_data["description"],
+          system_prompt: persona_data["system_prompt"],
+          examples: persona_data["examples"],
+          temperature: persona_data["temperature"],
+          top_p: persona_data["top_p"],
+          response_format: persona_data["response_format"],
+          tools: transform_tools_for_import(persona_data["tools"], tool_name_to_id),
+        }
+
+        if existing_persona && overwrite
+          existing_persona.update!(**attrs)
+          existing_persona
+        else
+          attrs[:name] = persona_data["name"]
+          AiPersona.create!(**attrs)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def validate_payload!
+      unless @data.is_a?(Hash) && @data["persona"].is_a?(Hash)
+        raise ArgumentError, "Invalid persona export data"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def check_conflicts!
+      conflicts = {}
+
+      persona_name = @data["persona"]["name"]
+      conflicts[:persona] = persona_name if AiPersona.exists?(name: persona_name)
+
+      if @data["custom_tools"].present?
+        existing_tools = []
+        @data["custom_tools"].each do |tool_data|
+          tool_name = tool_data["tool_name"] || tool_data["identifier"]
+          existing_tools << tool_name if AiTool.exists?(tool_name: tool_name)
+        end
+        conflicts[:custom_tools] = existing_tools if existing_tools.any?
+      end
+
+      if conflicts.any?
+        message = build_conflict_message(conflicts)
+        raise ImportError.new(message, conflicts)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def build_conflict_message(conflicts)
+      messages = []
+
+      if conflicts[:persona]
+        messages << I18n.t("discourse_ai.errors.persona_already_exists", name: conflicts[:persona])
+      end
+
+      if conflicts[:custom_tools] && conflicts[:custom_tools].any?
+        tools_list = conflicts[:custom_tools].join(", ")
+        error =
+          I18n.t(
+            "discourse_ai.errors.custom_tool_exists",
+            names: tools_list,
+            count: conflicts[:custom_tools].size,
+          )
+        messages << error
+      end
+
+      messages.join("\n")
+    end
+
+    def import_custom_tools(custom_tools, overwrite:)
+      return {} if custom_tools.blank?
+
+      custom_tools.each_with_object({}) do |tool_data, map|
+        tool_name = tool_data["tool_name"] || tool_data["identifier"]
+
+        if overwrite
+          tool = AiTool.find_or_initialize_by(tool_name: tool_name)
+        else
+          tool = AiTool.new(tool_name: tool_name)
+        end
+
+        tool.tap do |t|
+          t.name = tool_data["name"]
+          t.description = tool_data["description"]
+          t.parameters = tool_data["parameters"]
+          t.script = tool_data["script"]
+          t.summary = tool_data["summary"]
+          t.created_by ||= Discourse.system_user
+          t.save!
+        end
+
+        map[tool.tool_name] = tool.id
+      end
+    end
+
+    def transform_tools_for_import(tools_config, tool_name_to_id)
+      return [] if tools_config.blank?
+
+      tools_config.map do |tool_config|
+        if tool_config.is_a?(Array) && tool_config[0].to_s.start_with?("custom-")
+          tool_name = tool_config[0].split("-", 2).last
+          tool_id = tool_name_to_id[tool_name] || AiTool.find_by(tool_name: tool_name)&.id
+          raise ArgumentError, "Custom tool '#{tool_name}' not found" unless tool_id
+
+          ["custom-#{tool_id}", tool_config[1], tool_config[2]]
+        else
+          tool_config
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

assets/javascripts/discourse/components/ai-persona-editor.gjs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import BackButton from "discourse/components/back-button";
 import Form from "discourse/components/form";
 import Avatar from "discourse/helpers/bound-avatar-template";
 import { popupAjaxError } from "discourse/lib/ajax-error";
+import getURL from "discourse/lib/get-url";
 import Group from "discourse/models/group";
 import { i18n } from "discourse-i18n";
 import AdminUser from "admin/models/admin-user";
@@ -292,6 +293,12 @@ export default class PersonaEditor extends Component {
     this.args.personas.setObjects(sorted);
   }
 
+  @action
+  exportPersona() {
+    const exportUrl = `/admin/plugins/discourse-ai/ai-personas/${this.args.model.id}/export.json`;
+    window.location.href = getURL(exportUrl);
+  }
+
   <template>
     <BackButton
       @route="adminPlugins.show.discourse-ai-personas"
@@ -713,6 +720,11 @@ export default class PersonaEditor extends Component {
           <form.Submit />
 
           {{#unless (or @model.isNew @model.system)}}
+            <form.Button
+              @label="discourse_ai.ai_persona.export"
+              @action={{this.exportPersona}}
+              class="ai-persona-editor__export"
+            />
             <form.Button
               @action={{this.delete}}
               @label="discourse_ai.ai_persona.delete"