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Deploys the Console plugin backend proxy for the MCP Inspector. Companion to Kuadrant/kuadrant-console-plugin#779, which carries the Inspector UI, the backend source and the local development loop.

  • Reconciles a ConsolePlugin.spec.proxy entry (alias: backend, authorization: UserToken) pointing at the plugin Service on 9443.
  • The plugin image now serves assets and the MCP relay from its own Go server, so the nginx ConfigMap is no longer generated; the old one is identified only for cleanup.
  • New Deployment mutator reconciles operator-owned pod fields while retaining environment variables it does not own, so development overrides survive reconcile.
  • CONSOLE_PLUGIN_IMAGE_OVERRIDE enables Console plugin reconciliation on clusters without a ClusterVersion object (development).

Relates to Kuadrant/kuadrant-console-plugin#671.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added support for configuring a Console plugin image override for development environments.
    • Console plugin deployments now support TLS configuration through serving certificates.
    • Added proxy routing for backend requests with user-token authorisation.
    • Improved deployment updates to preserve custom environment variables while applying required configuration.
  • Changes

    • Legacy NGINX configuration is now removed automatically when no longer required.
    • Console plugin support can now run in environments without an installed cluster version when an image override is provided.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The Console plugin now supports development image overrides without a ClusterVersion API. Its deployment uses direct TLS configuration, its proxy specification is reconciled, and the legacy nginx ConfigMap is deleted.

Changes

Console plugin support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Image override bootstrap
internal/openshift/utils.go, internal/controller/state_of_the_world.go
The controller reads CONSOLE_PLUGIN_IMAGE_OVERRIDE. It starts the Console plugin workflow when the override is set without a ClusterVersion API.
ConsolePlugin proxy specification
internal/openshift/consoleplugin/consoleplugin.go, internal/openshift/consoleplugin/consoleplugin_mutator.go
The desired ConsolePlugin includes a backend proxy with user-token authorisation. SpecMutator reconciles proxy changes.
Deployment TLS transition
internal/openshift/consoleplugin/deployment.go, internal/openshift/consoleplugin/deployment_mutator.go, internal/openshift/consoleplugin/deployment_mutator_test.go, internal/openshift/consoleplugin/legacy_nginx_configmap.go
The deployment removes the nginx ConfigMap mount and sets TLS file environment variables. DeploymentConfigMutator updates ports, pull policy, mounts, volumes, and owned environment variables.
Reconciler integration and validation
internal/controller/consoleplugin_reconciler.go, internal/controller/consoleplugin_reconciler_test.go, internal/openshift/consoleplugin/nginx_configmap.go
The reconciler selects the override image, applies PullIfNotPresent, retains resources when supported by an override, deletes the legacy nginx ConfigMap, and validates proxy and deployment state.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 4a6fe

Removing the development image override can leave the previous backend and its token-forwarding console proxy active, potentially exposing stale functionality and user credentials until manual cleanup. The PR is not merge-ready until cleanup remains reachable or the risk is explicitly accepted.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Environment
  participant BootOptionsBuilder
  participant ConsolePluginReconciler
  participant Kubernetes
  Environment->>BootOptionsBuilder: Provide CONSOLE_PLUGIN_IMAGE_OVERRIDE
  BootOptionsBuilder->>ConsolePluginReconciler: Create reconciler with image override
  ConsolePluginReconciler->>Kubernetes: Reconcile override image and PullIfNotPresent
  ConsolePluginReconciler->>Kubernetes: Apply TLS deployment configuration
  ConsolePluginReconciler->>Kubernetes: Reconcile ConsolePlugin proxy
  ConsolePluginReconciler->>Kubernetes: Delete legacy nginx ConfigMap
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A rabbit checks the plugin’s gleam
Through TLS paths bright as a stream
An image hops in place
The proxy joins the race
Old nginx drifts off in a dream

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Signed-off-by: Jason Madigan <jason@jasonmadigan.com>
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jasonmadigan force-pushed the feat/mcp-inspector-backend-proxy branch from 603a1c0 to 4a6fe32 Compare August 31, 2026 16:02
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@jasonmadigan jasonmadigan changed the title WIP: Add MCP Inspector plugin backend proxy Add MCP Inspector plugin backend Sep 2, 2026

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In `@internal/controller/consoleplugin_reconciler.go`:
- Around line 127-142: Refactor ConsolePluginReconciler.Run so the legacy nginx
ConfigMap cleanup is represented through the reconciler’s preconditions, tasks,
and postconditions workflow rather than an inline ReconcileResource call. Add
the cleanup as a dedicated workflow task using the existing LegacyNginxConfigMap
and CreateOnlyMutator behavior, while preserving the current deletion error
handling and ConsolePlugin reconciliation flow.

In `@internal/controller/state_of_the_world.go`:
- Line 475: Update the watch-registration condition at
internal/controller/state_of_the_world.go lines 475-475 to depend only on
isConsolePluginInstalled, removing the ClusterVersion/image-override gate. Also
update the reconciler setup at internal/controller/state_of_the_world.go lines
801-803 to add the ConsolePlugin reconciler whenever isConsolePluginInstalled,
allowing ConsolePluginReconciler.Run to perform cleanup after an image override
is removed.

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  • internal/controller/consoleplugin_reconciler.go
  • internal/controller/consoleplugin_reconciler_test.go
  • internal/controller/state_of_the_world.go
  • internal/openshift/consoleplugin/consoleplugin.go
  • internal/openshift/consoleplugin/consoleplugin_mutator.go
  • internal/openshift/consoleplugin/deployment.go
  • internal/openshift/consoleplugin/deployment_mutator.go
  • internal/openshift/consoleplugin/deployment_mutator_test.go
  • internal/openshift/consoleplugin/legacy_nginx_configmap.go
  • internal/openshift/consoleplugin/nginx_configmap.go
  • internal/openshift/utils.go
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  • internal/openshift/consoleplugin/nginx_configmap.go

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Comment on lines +127 to +142
// Remove the nginx configuration left behind by older Console plugin
// deployments. The combined asset server/backend no longer mounts it.
legacyNginxConfigMap := consoleplugin.LegacyNginxConfigMap(r.namespace)
utils.TagObjectToDelete(legacyNginxConfigMap)
_, err = r.ReconcileResource(ctx, &corev1.ConfigMap{}, legacyNginxConfigMap, reconcilers.CreateOnlyMutator)
if err != nil {
logger.Error(err, "reconciling nginx configmap")
logger.Error(err, "deleting legacy nginx configmap")
return err
}

// ConsolePlugin
consolePlugin := consoleplugin.ConsolePlugin(r.namespace)
if !topologyExists || !clusterVersionExists {
if !topologyExists || !consolePluginSupported {
utils.TagObjectToDelete(consolePlugin)
}
consolePluginMutator := reconcilers.Mutator[*consolev1.ConsolePlugin](consoleplugin.ServiceMutator)
consolePluginMutator := reconcilers.Mutator[*consolev1.ConsolePlugin](consoleplugin.SpecMutator)

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Use the required workflow structure.

Line 129 adds another inline reconciliation operation to Run. Refactor ConsolePluginReconciler to declare preconditions, tasks, and postconditions instead of extending direct serial reconciliation.

As per coding guidelines, internal/controller/*_reconciler.go: Implement reconcilers following the workflow pattern with preconditions, tasks, and postconditions.

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In `@internal/controller/consoleplugin_reconciler.go` around lines 127 - 142,
Refactor ConsolePluginReconciler.Run so the legacy nginx ConfigMap cleanup is
represented through the reconciler’s preconditions, tasks, and postconditions
workflow rather than an inline ReconcileResource call. Add the cleanup as a
dedicated workflow task using the existing LegacyNginxConfigMap and
CreateOnlyMutator behavior, while preserving the current deletion error handling
and ConsolePlugin reconciliation flow.

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if !b.isConsolePluginInstalled || !b.isClusterVersionInstalled {
b.consolePluginImageOverride = env.GetString(openshift.ConsolePluginImageOverrideEnvVar, "")

if !b.isConsolePluginInstalled || (!b.isClusterVersionInstalled && b.consolePluginImageOverride == "") {

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Keep cleanup reconciliation active after an image override is removed.

If an operator removes CONSOLE_PLUGIN_IMAGE_OVERRIDE on a cluster without a ClusterVersion, Line 475 returns no ConsolePlugin options and Lines 801-803 add no task. The deletion branches in ConsolePluginReconciler.Run then cannot remove the existing development Service, Deployment, and ConsolePlugin.

  • internal/controller/state_of_the_world.go#L475-L475: gate watch registration only on isConsolePluginInstalled, so unsupported resources can be reconciled for deletion.
  • internal/controller/state_of_the_world.go#L801-L803: add the ConsolePlugin reconciler whenever isConsolePluginInstalled, so its existing unsupported-resource cleanup path runs.
Proposed fix
- if !b.isConsolePluginInstalled || (!b.isClusterVersionInstalled && b.consolePluginImageOverride == "") {
+ if !b.isConsolePluginInstalled {
    b.logger.Info("console plugin or openshift cluster version is not installed, skipping related watches and reconcilers")
    return opts, nil
  }

- if b.isConsolePluginInstalled && (b.isClusterVersionInstalled || b.consolePluginImageOverride != "") {
+ if b.isConsolePluginInstalled {
    mainWorkflow.Tasks = append(mainWorkflow.Tasks,
      traceReconcileFunc("workflow.console_plugin", NewConsolePluginReconciler(
        b.manager, operatorNamespace, b.consolePluginImageOverride,
      ).Subscription().Reconcile),
    )
  }
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if !b.isConsolePluginInstalled || (!b.isClusterVersionInstalled && b.consolePluginImageOverride == "") {
if !b.isConsolePluginInstalled {
b.logger.Info("console plugin or openshift cluster version is not installed, skipping related watches and reconcilers")
return opts, nil
}
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if !b.isConsolePluginInstalled || (!b.isClusterVersionInstalled && b.consolePluginImageOverride == "") {
if b.isConsolePluginInstalled {
mainWorkflow.Tasks = append(mainWorkflow.Tasks,
traceReconcileFunc("workflow.console_plugin", NewConsolePluginReconciler(
b.manager, operatorNamespace, b.consolePluginImageOverride,
).Subscription().Reconcile),
)
}
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  • internal/controller/state_of_the_world.go#L475-L475 (this comment)
  • internal/controller/state_of_the_world.go#L801-L803
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In `@internal/controller/state_of_the_world.go` at line 475, Update the
watch-registration condition at internal/controller/state_of_the_world.go lines
475-475 to depend only on isConsolePluginInstalled, removing the
ClusterVersion/image-override gate. Also update the reconciler setup at
internal/controller/state_of_the_world.go lines 801-803 to add the ConsolePlugin
reconciler whenever isConsolePluginInstalled, allowing
ConsolePluginReconciler.Run to perform cleanup after an image override is
removed.

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