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fix(web): disambiguate MCP language model selection for ask_codebase (#1137) - #1622

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fixes #1137

what was happening

when calling ask_codebase over mcp with an explicit languageModel (or through /api/chat/blocking), it was failing with a 400 saying the model isn't configured.

the issue was that getLanguageModelKey generates ${provider}-${model}-${displayName}. since mcp clients often don't pass displayName (or only send { provider, model }), the lookup ended up comparing against undefined and failed even if the model was in config.json.

how this fixes previous attempts (#1408, #1414)

i saw the earlier discussion on #1408 where just dropping displayName broke setups having multiple configs for the same model (like different personas / reasoning efforts).

to properly handle brendan's feedback from earlier:

  • if displayName is provided: matches exact (provider, model, displayName).
  • if displayName is omitted:
    • if there's only 1 matching config for that (provider, model): picks it automatically (fixes the mcp bug).
    • if there are multiple configs sharing that (provider, model): throws a clean 400 listing the available displayNames so the caller knows what to pass to disambiguate.
    • if 0 match: returns the standard 400 not configured error.
  • if no model is requested: falls back to the first configured model as before.

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tests

  • added unit tests in selectConfiguredLanguageModel.test.ts covering all branches (single candidate, exact match with display name, multiple candidate disambiguation error, unconfigured model, default fallback) -> 9/9 passed
  • ran full web workspace tests (yarn workspace @sourcebot/web test) -> 139 test files passed (1,446 tests)
  • ran linter (yarn workspace @sourcebot/web lint) -> clean, 0 errors

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Localized validation change on the programmatic ask path with explicit error handling and unit tests; interactive chat routing is unchanged.

Overview
Fixes MCP ask_codebase (and the shared askCodebase path) rejecting valid { provider, model } requests because selection used getLanguageModelKey, which required displayName to line up.

selectConfiguredLanguageModel centralizes that logic: default to the first configured model when none is requested; with displayName, require an exact triple match; without it, auto-pick when provider/model is unique and return a 400 listing available displayName values when multiple configs share the same model. askCodebase now calls this helper instead of inline matching. Unit tests cover the branches; the changelog records the fix.

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Fixes MCP ask_codebase rejecting explicit language model selection when displayName is omitted, by matching uniquely on provider and model, returning a 400 with available names when configurations are ambiguous, and preserving the first-model fallback when no model is requested.

Bug Fixes

  • Exact provider/model/displayName matches remain supported, and empty-string displayName is preserved in disambiguation messages.
  • Unconfigured models, duplicate unnamed configurations, and empty configurations return clear 400 validation errors.
  • Adds unit coverage for all selection paths and updates the changelog.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved language-model selection for MCP ask_codebase.
    • Models now match correctly with omitted or explicitly empty display names.
    • Multiple matching configurations are clearly reported for easier resolution.
    • Added clearer errors when requested models are unavailable or none are configured.
    • The first configured model is selected automatically when no model is specified.
  • Improvements
    • The syncing badge now reflects live repository indexing activity.

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Added a reusable helper for configured language-model selection. Updated MCP ask_codebase to use it. Added tests for default, exact, partial, ambiguous, and invalid selections, plus a changelog entry.

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Language-model selection

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configured model selection helper
packages/web/src/features/chat/selectConfiguredLanguageModel.ts
The helper selects the first configured model by default, matches named configurations exactly, resolves unique provider/model matches without displayName, and returns structured 400 errors for invalid selections.
MCP integration and validation
packages/web/src/ee/features/mcp/askCodebase.ts, packages/web/src/features/chat/selectConfiguredLanguageModel.test.ts, CHANGELOG.md
MCP ask_codebase now delegates model selection to the helper. Tests cover selection and validation cases. The changelog records the fix.

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