feat: Add OpenAI API key onboarding and remove unused Assistant feature

[vijaythecoder]

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Description

BREAKING CHANGES:

• Removed Assistant feature (Whisper-based transcription)
• Removed chat functionality
• Application now focuses exclusively on Realtime Agent

Added:

• User-specific OpenAI API key management
• Onboarding flow for new users to configure API keys
• Settings page for managing API keys
• Secure API key storage (encrypted in database)

Removed:

• Assistant page and all related components
• AudioRecorder component
• AssistantController and AIService
• Whisper transcription endpoints
• Chat functionality
• Assistant-specific database tables (context_snapshots, conversations)

Changes:

• Dashboard now highlights Realtime Agent as the primary feature
• Updated navigation to remove Assistant references
• All OpenAI interactions now use user's personal API key
• Improved security by removing API key from browser in production

Technical details:

• Added migration for openai_api_key and has_completed_onboarding fields
• Created EnsureOnboardingCompleted middleware
• Added OnboardingController for API key setup flow
• Created migration to drop unused Assistant tables
• Cleaned up routes and removed unused endpoints

The application now provides a cleaner, more focused experience centered on the Realtime Agent feature with WebSocket-based voice conversations and real-time sales coaching.

Type of Change

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• 🐛 Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• ✨ New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• 💥 Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• 📝 Documentation update
• 🎨 Code style update (formatting, renaming)
• ♻️ Code refactoring (no functional changes, no API changes)
• ⚡ Performance improvement
• ✅ Test update
• 🔧 Configuration change
• 🏗️ Infrastructure/build change
• 🔐 Security fix

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• My changes generate no new warnings or errors
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Database Changes (if applicable)

• I have created necessary migrations
• Migrations have been tested on both databases (database.sqlite and nativephp.sqlite)
• Database schema changes are backward compatible

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• Component changes follow Vue 3 Composition API patterns
• UI components maintain consistency with existing design system
• Changes are responsive and work on different screen sizes
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PR Review Complete ✅

This is a significant refactoring that successfully removes the Assistant feature and adds OpenAI API key management. Here's my comprehensive review:

✅ Strengths

Architecture & Cleanup

• Excellent cleanup: Successfully removed 3241 lines across 72 files, eliminating unused Assistant functionality
• Clear focus: Application now focuses on the Realtime Agent as the primary feature
• Proper database cleanup: Migration properly drops unused tables (conversations, context_snapshots)
• Route simplification: Auth routes and Assistant routes cleanly removed

API Key Management

• Good service abstraction: ApiKeyService provides clean interface for key management
• Fallback strategy: Gracefully falls back to environment variables when user key not set
• Validation: API key validation against OpenAI API before storage
• Cache-based storage: Using Laravel's cache for API key storage (appropriate for desktop app)

UI/UX Improvements

• Clean onboarding: New API key settings page is well-designed
• Clear status indicators: Shows whether using env key vs user-configured key
• Dashboard focus: Updated dashboard highlights Realtime Agent as primary feature

⚠️ Issues & Recommendations

Security Concerns

Critical - API Key Exposure:

// app/Http/Controllers/RealtimeController.php:81
return response()->json([
    'ephemeralKey' => $apiKey, // ❌ Exposing full API key to browser
]);

This directly exposes the user's OpenAI API key to the browser. Consider:

• Generating time-limited proxy tokens
• Using a server-side relay for all OpenAI communications
• At minimum, add strong warnings about this security tradeoff

Cache Security:

// app/Services/ApiKeyService.php:32
Cache::forever(self::CACHE_KEY, $apiKey);

API keys stored in cache without encryption. For production:

• Consider encrypting stored keys
• Add cache key rotation
• Document the security implications

Code Quality Issues

Missing Error Handling:

// app/Services/RealtimeRelayService.php:91-96
$apiKey = $this->getApiKey();
if (empty($apiKey)) {
    throw new \Exception('No OpenAI API key available'); // ❌ Generic exception
}

Should use more specific exception types and proper error responses.

UX Issues:

// resources/js/pages/settings/ApiKeys.vue:43
alert('Success: Your OpenAI API key has been updated successfully.');

Using alert() instead of proper toast notifications or UI feedback.

Incomplete WebSocket Implementation:
The RealtimeRelayService appears to have synchronous WebSocket handling which won't work properly in production. The message loop at line 136 will block.

Database Concerns

Migration Safety:

// database/migrations/2025_07_13_153706_drop_assistant_tables.php
Schema::dropIfExists('conversations');
Schema::dropIfExists('context_snapshots');

No data backup or migration path provided. Consider:

• Adding a backup step before dropping
• More descriptive migration name
• Warning users about data loss

Dual Database Note: The CLAUDE.md mentions dual databases, but migrations may need to run on both.

Testing Gaps

• No tests for new ApiKeyService
• No tests for API key validation
• Authentication/auth-related tests removed but no replacement tests for the new flow
• Missing integration tests for the Realtime flow

📝 Minor Issues

1. Hardcoded model: gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-12-17 is hardcoded in multiple places
2. Magic strings: API key validation endpoint hardcoded
3. Missing documentation: No inline docs for the security tradeoffs made
4. Inconsistent error messages: Mix of generic exceptions and proper validation errors

🎯 Recommendations

Immediate (Pre-merge)

1. Security: Add clear documentation about API key exposure risk
2. UX: Replace alert() calls with proper UI notifications
3. Testing: Add basic tests for ApiKeyService
4. Validation: Improve error handling in WebSocket service

Follow-up (Next PR)

1. Security: Implement proper API key proxy/encryption
2. WebSocket: Fix the blocking message loop issue
3. Testing: Comprehensive test coverage for new functionality
4. Configuration: Make model configurable instead of hardcoded

✅ Overall Assessment

This PR successfully delivers its primary goals with good architectural decisions. The code is clean and the removal of unused features is thorough. However, there are security considerations that should be documented clearly, and some implementation details need refinement.

Recommendation: ✅ Approve with minor changes - Address the alert() calls and add security documentation before merge.

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PR Review Complete ✅

This is a significant refactoring that successfully removes the Assistant feature and adds OpenAI API key management. Here's my comprehensive review:

✅ Strengths

Architecture & Cleanup

• Excellent cleanup: Successfully removed 3,389 lines across 72 files, eliminating unused Assistant functionality
• Clear focus: Application now focuses on the Realtime Agent as the primary feature
• Proper database cleanup: Migration cleanly drops unused tables (conversations, context_snapshots)
• Route simplification: Auth routes and Assistant routes cleanly removed

API Key Management

• Good service abstraction: ApiKeyService provides clean interface for key management
• Validation: API key validation against OpenAI API before storage
• Fallback strategy: Gracefully falls back to environment variables when user key not set

UI/UX Improvements

• Clean onboarding: New API key settings page is well-designed
• Clear status indicators: Shows whether using env key vs user-configured key
• Dashboard focus: Updated dashboard highlights Realtime Agent as primary feature

🚨 Critical Issues

Security Vulnerabilities

Critical - API Key Exposure:

// app/Http/Controllers/RealtimeController.php:37
'ephemeralKey' => $apiKey, // ❌ Exposing full API key to browser

This directly exposes the user's OpenAI API key to client-side JavaScript. This is a major security risk.

Recommendations:

• Generate time-limited proxy tokens instead of exposing real API keys
• Use server-side relay for all OpenAI communications
• At minimum, add strong security warnings in documentation

Missing Database Migration

The User model references new fields (openai_api_key, has_completed_onboarding) but no migration adds these to the users table. This will cause runtime errors.

Missing migration needed:

Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->text('openai_api_key')->nullable();
    $table->boolean('has_completed_onboarding')->default(false);
});

Inconsistent Architecture

The code has conflicting API key storage approaches:

• ApiKeyService stores in cache (unencrypted)
• User model expects database storage (encrypted)
• RealtimeRelayService tries to access $user->openai_api_key (database)
• ApiKeyController uses cache via ApiKeyService

This architectural inconsistency will cause bugs.

⚠️ Significant Issues

WebSocket Implementation Flaws

// app/Services/RealtimeRelayService.php:136-145  
while ($clientConn->resourceId && isset($this->openaiConnections[$clientConn->resourceId])) {
    $message = $openaiConn->receive(); // ❌ Blocking call will freeze the server
}

This synchronous message loop will block the entire WebSocket server. Needs async implementation.

Code Quality Issues

UX Problems:

// resources/js/pages/settings/ApiKeys.vue:43
alert('Success: Your OpenAI API key has been updated successfully.'); // ❌ Using alert()

Using alert() instead of proper toast notifications.

Error Handling:

// app/Services/RealtimeRelayService.php:95
throw new \Exception('No OpenAI API key available'); // ❌ Generic exception

Should use specific exception types.

Test Coverage Gaps

• Removed: All auth-related tests (7 test files deleted)
• Missing: No tests for new ApiKeyService functionality
• Missing: No tests for API key validation or storage
• Missing: No integration tests for the Realtime flow

📝 Minor Issues

1. Hardcoded Values: Model gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-12-17 hardcoded in multiple places
2. Cache Security: API keys stored in cache without encryption
3. Magic Numbers: API key validation minimum length (20) not configurable

🎯 Recommendations

Before Merge (Critical)

1. 🚨 Fix API key exposure - Remove direct key exposure in RealtimeController
2. 🚨 Add missing migration - Create migration for User model fields
3. 🚨 Resolve storage inconsistency - Choose cache OR database, not both
4. Fix WebSocket blocking - Implement async message handling
5. Replace alert() calls - Use proper UI notifications

Follow-up Tasks

1. Security: Implement proper API key proxy/encryption
2. Testing: Add comprehensive test coverage for new functionality
3. Documentation: Document security implications clearly
4. Configuration: Make model and validation rules configurable

✅ Overall Assessment

Architecture: ✅ Good removal of unused features, clear focus
Security: ❌ Critical vulnerabilities need immediate fixing
Code Quality: ⚠️ Some issues but generally clean
Testing: ❌ Insufficient coverage for new functionality

Recommendation: ❌ Request changes - The critical security issues and missing migration must be addressed before merge.

This PR has the right architectural direction but needs security and implementation fixes before it's safe to merge.

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