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What and why

google_cse_search and the Google Custom Search connect check always call https://www.googleapis.com/customsearch/v1. Google's overview page says "The Custom Search JSON API is closed to new customers." and "Existing Custom Search JSON API customers have until January 1, 2027 to transition to an alternative solution" (https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/overview), so after that date the google_cse search provider fails and there's nothing to change in its setup.

This adds an optional API address setup field to the google_cse integration (required=False, like the optional fields on the IMAP plugin). validate checks the key against that address instead of Google's, refuses anything that isn't http:// or https://, and stores base_url with the key only when it's set. web_search passes it to google_cse_search. Left empty, both calls go to Google exactly as before, and existing connections have no base_url so they don't change. No issue for this one, it's a small optional field.

How I tested it

• New tests/integrations/test_google_cse_address.py (respx, no network): search and connect go to Google without the field, go to the given address with the same key, cx, q and num and never touch Google with it, store base_url only when it's set, and refuse file:///etc/passwd. 6 passed.
• .venv/bin/python -m pytest -q: 3271 passed, 19 skipped.
• .venv/bin/ruff check sentient tests: All checks passed.

Real test

• Setup: engine from this branch (python -m sentient serve --port 8795) with a new empty SENTIENT_HOME and a random gateway token, on a Linux server. It has no system keychain, so I set PYTHON_KEYRING_BACKEND=keyrings.alt.file.PlaintextKeyring inside the test home; without it, connect answers "Your system keychain is unavailable, so the credentials can't be saved safely." A small local HTTP server on 127.0.0.1 stood in for the search API and returned one Custom Search item.
• Model: no model involved.
• POST /api/integrations/google_cse/connect with base_url ftp://x → 400 {"detail":"The API address has to start with http:// or https://."}
• The same with base_url http://127.0.0.1:8932/customsearch/v1 → 200, status: connected. The local server logged GET /customsearch/v1 with cx=c1.
• POST /api/integrations/google_cse/test → 200 {"ok":true,"detail":"Connected."}, and the local server logged a second GET /customsearch/v1, so the stored address came back out of the keychain.
• Not tested: a chat turn where a model calls web_search with search_provider: google_cse (no local model on that machine; the unit tests cover that call), and the connect screen itself, which I didn't build or capture.

Checklist

• Tests added or updated, and pytest / npm run typecheck pass locally for what I touched
• ruff check sentient tests is clean
• docs/API.md updated if the desktop ↔ engine contract changed
• A changelog entry in changes/ (for example changes/123.fixed.md, see changes/README.md) if users will
  notice this change. Don't edit CHANGELOG.md.
• No keys, tokens or personal data in the code, tests or screenshots

I run a search API that answers in the Custom Search JSON format, which is how I ran into the date.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Google Custom Search can use an optional compatible API address. Without one, searches continue to use Google.
  • The configured address is used for connection checks and searches, while preserving existing query parameters.
• Bug Fixes
  • Address validation accepts only HTTP or HTTPS addresses; a blank address is treated as unset.
  • Custom addresses must return a JSON object. Connection failures and invalid responses are reported as integration errors.

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Walkthrough

Google CSE setup now accepts an optional API address. Validation checks custom addresses, and searches use the configured address when present or Google’s default endpoint otherwise.

Changes: Google CSE API Address

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Configure and validate the API address sentient/integrations/plugins/alternatives.py	The setup includes an optional API address. Validation checks its HTTP(S) prefix, tests custom endpoints, and stores the address only when supplied.
Route searches to the selected endpoint sentient/integrations/plugins/search.py, tests/integrations/test_google_cse_address.py, changes/+google-cse-address.added.md	Search requests use the configured address when present and the default Google endpoint otherwise. The URL helper retains existing query parameters. Tests cover endpoint selection, parameters, and validation outcomes. The documentation describes the optional address.

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

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant web_search
  participant google_cse_search
  participant SearchEndpoint
  web_search->>google_cse_search: Pass credentials and optional base_url
  google_cse_search->>SearchEndpoint: Send query to configured or default URL

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Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 3419b

This change adds an optional API address for Google Custom Search. Connection checks and searches use it when set and otherwise keep using Google. No concrete merge-blocking risk remains, and the earlier concerns about non-JSON responses and dropped query parameters are fixed.

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Actionable comments posted: 3

Additional comments: 1

sentient/integrations/plugins/alternatives.py-148-148: 1

148-148: Major · Security & Privacy · Quick win

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Protect credentials on remote HTTP connections.

A remote http:// address sends the API key and search queries without encryption. The setup field does not warn users. Require HTTPS for remote addresses or require explicit consent for insecure transport. Preserve loopback HTTP for local services.

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Review comments at @sentient/integrations/plugins/alternatives.py:
- Line 151: Update the Google CSE connection check around the validation request
to verify that the response is a compatible JSON object before marking the
integration connected. If parsing fails or the response has an incompatible
format, return an IntegrationError; preserve the existing handling for valid
responses used by google_cse_search.
- Line 148: Validate `base_url` before making the request so malformed HTTP
addresses raise `IntegrationError` rather than escaping as `httpx.InvalidURL`;
preserve the existing scheme check and ensure `IntegrationManager.connect` can
handle the resulting error through its normal error-state flow.

Review comments at @sentient/integrations/plugins/search.py:
- Line 43: Update both the validation and search request paths using `http.get`
so configured-address query parameters are preserved alongside the CSE
parameters. Merge the existing URL query with the CSE parameters rather than
passing replacement parameters that discard the address query.

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Check the response format before marking the integration connected.

A custom address can return HTTP 200 with an HTML login or error page. Validation accepts that response, but google_cse_search later calls r.json() and fails. Validate that the response is a compatible JSON object and return an IntegrationError when it is not.

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Review comment at @sentient/integrations/plugins/alternatives.py at line 151:
Update the Google CSE connection check around the validation request to verify that the response is a compatible JSON object before marking the integration connected. If parsing fails or the response has an incompatible format, return an IntegrationError; preserve the existing handling for valid responses used by google_cse_search.

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Preserve query parameters in the configured address.

With HTTPX 0.28.1, passing params replaces the URL’s existing query string. An address such as https://example.com/search?tenant=abc therefore loses tenant during both validation and search. This can reject or misroute requests to compatible services. Merge the address parameters with the CSE parameters in both paths. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Update both the validation and search request paths using `http.get` so configured-address query parameters are preserved alongside the CSE parameters. Merge the existing URL query with the CSE parameters rather than passing replacement parameters that discard the address query.

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