feat: Add environment variable support for AI agent configuration

Parse-Dashboard/server.js

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ module.exports = (options) => {
   const configUserPassword = options.userPassword || process.env.PARSE_DASHBOARD_USER_PASSWORD;
   const configSSLKey = options.sslKey || process.env.PARSE_DASHBOARD_SSL_KEY;
   const configSSLCert = options.sslCert || process.env.PARSE_DASHBOARD_SSL_CERT;
+  const configAgent = options.agent || process.env.PARSE_DASHBOARD_AGENT_CONFIG;
 
   function handleSIGs(server) {
     const signals = {
@@ -83,6 +84,21 @@ module.exports = (options) => {
           }
         ];
       }
+      // Add agent configuration from environment variables
+      if (configAgent) {
+        // If it's already an object (from JS config), use it directly
+        if (typeof configAgent === 'object') {
+          configFromCLI.data.agent = configAgent;
+        } else {
+          // Otherwise, try to parse it as JSON
+          try {
+            configFromCLI.data.agent = JSON.parse(configAgent);
+          } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Failed to parse PARSE_DASHBOARD_AGENT_CONFIG:', error.message);
+            process.exit(1);
+          }
+        }
+      }
     } else if (!configServerURL && !configMasterKey && !configAppName) {
       configFile = path.join(__dirname, 'parse-dashboard-config.json');
     }

README.md

@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ PARSE_DASHBOARD_SSL_KEY: "sslKey"
 PARSE_DASHBOARD_SSL_CERT: "sslCert"
 PARSE_DASHBOARD_CONFIG: undefined // Only for reference, it must not exist
 PARSE_DASHBOARD_COOKIE_SESSION_SECRET: undefined // set the cookie session secret, defaults to a random string. Use this option if you want sessions to work across multiple servers, or across restarts
+PARSE_DASHBOARD_AGENT_CONFIG: undefined // JSON string containing the full agent configuration with models array
 
 ```
 
@@ -1294,14 +1295,20 @@ To configure the AI agent for your dashboard, you need to add the `agent` config
 }
 ```
 
-| Parameter                   | Type   | Required | Description                                                                    |
-|-----------------------------|--------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `agent`                     | Object | Yes      | The AI agent configuration object.                                             |
-| `agent.models`              | Array  | Yes      | Array of AI model configurations available to the agent.                      |
+| Parameter                   | Type   | Required | Description                                                              |
+|-----------------------------|--------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `agent`                     | Object | Yes      | The AI agent configuration object.                                       |
+| `agent.models`              | Array  | Yes      | Array of AI model configurations available to the agent.                 |
 | `agent.models[*].name`      | String | Yes      | The display name for the model (e.g., `ChatGPT 4.1`).                   |
-| `agent.models[*].provider`  | String | Yes      | The AI provider identifier (e.g., "openai").                     |
-| `agent.models[*].model`     | String | Yes      | The specific model name from the provider (e.g., `gpt-4.1`).   |
-| `agent.models[*].apiKey`    | String | Yes      | The API key for authenticating with the AI provider.                     |
+| `agent.models[*].provider`  | String | Yes      | The AI provider identifier (e.g., "openai").                            |
+| `agent.models[*].model`     | String | Yes      | The specific model name from the provider (e.g., `gpt-4.1`).            |
+| `agent.models[*].apiKey`    | String | Yes      | The API key for authenticating with the AI provider.                    |
+
+> [!Note]
+> The agent configuration can also be set via the `PARSE_DASHBOARD_AGENT_CONFIG` environment variable. Provide the complete agent configuration as a JSON string:
+> ```bash
+> PARSE_DASHBOARD_AGENT_CONFIG='{"models":[{"name":"ChatGPT 4.1","provider":"openai","model":"gpt-4.1","apiKey":"YOUR_API_KEY"}]}'
+> ```
 
 The agent will use the configured models to process natural language commands and perform database operations using the master key from your app configuration.