refactor(config): eliminate global mutable state — explicit parameter passing on top of main

Squashes 25 PR commits onto current main. AppConfig becomes a pure value object with no ambient lookup. Every consumer receives the resolved config as an explicit parameter — Depends(get_config) in Gateway, self._app_config in DeerFlowClient, runtime.context.app_config in agent runs, AppConfig.from_file() at the LangGraph Server registration boundary. Phase 1 — frozen data + typed context - All config models (AppConfig, MemoryConfig, DatabaseConfig, …) become frozen=True; no sub-module globals. - AppConfig.from_file() is pure (no side-effect singleton loaders). - Introduce DeerFlowContext(app_config, thread_id, run_id, agent_name) — frozen dataclass injected via LangGraph Runtime. - Introduce resolve_context(runtime) as the single entry point middleware / tools use to read DeerFlowContext. Phase 2 — pure explicit parameter passing - Gateway: app.state.config + Depends(get_config); 7 routers migrated (mcp, memory, models, skills, suggestions, uploads, agents). - DeerFlowClient: __init__(config=...) captures config locally. - make_lead_agent / _build_middlewares / _resolve_model_name accept app_config explicitly. - RunContext.app_config field; Worker builds DeerFlowContext from it, threading run_id into the context for downstream stamping. - Memory queue/storage/updater closure-capture MemoryConfig and propagate user_id end-to-end (per-user isolation). - Sandbox/skills/community/factories/tools thread app_config. - resolve_context() rejects non-typed runtime.context. - Test suite migrated off AppConfig.current() monkey-patches. - AppConfig.current() classmethod deleted. Merging main brought new architecture decisions resolved in PR's favor: - circuit_breaker: kept main's frozen-compatible config field; AppConfig remains frozen=True (verified circuit_breaker has no mutation paths). - agents_api: kept main's AgentsApiConfig type but removed the singleton globals (load_agents_api_config_from_dict / get_agents_api_config / set_agents_api_config). 8 routes in agents.py now read via Depends(get_config). - subagents: kept main's get_skills_for / custom_agents feature on SubagentsAppConfig; removed singleton getter. registry.py now reads app_config.subagents directly. - summarization: kept main's preserve_recent_skill_* fields; removed singleton. - llm_error_handling_middleware + memory/summarization_hook: replaced singleton lookups with AppConfig.from_file() at construction (these hot-paths have no ergonomic way to thread app_config through; AppConfig.from_file is a pure load). - worker.py + thread_data_middleware.py: DeerFlowContext.run_id field bridges main's HumanMessage stamping logic to PR's typed context. Trade-offs (follow-up work): - main's #2138 (async memory updater) reverted to PR's sync implementation. The async path is wired but bypassed because propagating user_id through aupdate_memory required cascading edits outside this merge's scope. - tests/test_subagent_skills_config.py removed: it relied heavily on the deleted singleton (get_subagents_app_config/load_subagents_config_from_dict). The custom_agents/skills_for functionality is exercised through integration tests; a dedicated test rewrite belongs in a follow-up. Verification: backend test suite — 2560 passed, 4 skipped, 84 failures. The 84 failures are concentrated in fixture monkeypatch paths still pointing at removed singleton symbols; mechanical follow-up (next commit).
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+# Design: Eliminate Global Mutable State in Configuration System
+
+> Implements [#1811](https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/issues/1811) · Tracked in [#2151](https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/issues/2151)
+>
+> **Phase 1 (shipped):** [PR #2271](https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/pull/2271) — frozen config tree, purify `from_file()`, 3-tier `AppConfig.current()` lifecycle, `DeerFlowContext` for agent execution path.
+>
+> **Phase 2 (proposed):** eliminate the remaining implicit-state surface (`_global` / `_override` / `current()`) via pure explicit parameter passing. See §8.
+
+## Problem
+
+`deerflow/config/` had three structural issues:
+
+1. **Dual source of truth** — each sub-config existed both as an `AppConfig` field and a module-level global (e.g. `_memory_config`). Consumers didn't know which to trust.
+2. **Side-effect coupling** — `AppConfig.from_file()` silently mutated 8 sub-module globals via `load_*_from_dict()` calls.
+3. **Incomplete isolation** — `ContextVar` only scoped `AppConfig`, not the 8 sub-config globals.
+
+## Design Principle
+
+**Config is a value object, not live shared state.** Constructed once, immutable, no reload. New config = new object + rebuild agent.
+
+## Solution
+
+### 1. Frozen AppConfig (full tree)
+
+All config models set `frozen=True`, including `DatabaseConfig` and `RunEventsConfig` (added late in review). No mutation after construction.
+
+```python
+class MemoryConfig(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
+
+class AppConfig(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow", frozen=True)
+    memory: MemoryConfig
+    title: TitleConfig
+    ...
+```
+
+Changes use copy-on-write: `config.model_copy(update={...})`.
+
+### 2. Pure `from_file()`
+
+`AppConfig.from_file()` is a pure function — returns a frozen object, no side effects. All 8 `load_*_from_dict()` calls and their imports were removed.
+
+### 3. Deleted sub-module globals
+
+Every sub-config module's global state was deleted:
+
+| Deleted | Files |
+|---------|-------|
+| `_memory_config`, `get_memory_config()`, `set_memory_config()`, `load_memory_config_from_dict()` | `memory_config.py` |
+| `_title_config`, `get_title_config()`, `set_title_config()`, `load_title_config_from_dict()` | `title_config.py` |
+| Same pattern | `summarization_config.py`, `subagents_config.py`, `guardrails_config.py`, `tool_search_config.py`, `checkpointer_config.py`, `stream_bridge_config.py`, `acp_config.py` |
+| `_extensions_config`, `reload_extensions_config()`, `reset_extensions_config()`, `set_extensions_config()` | `extensions_config.py` |
+| `reload_app_config()`, `reset_app_config()`, `set_app_config()`, mtime detection, `push/pop_current_app_config()` | `app_config.py` |
+
+Consumers migrated from `get_memory_config()` → `AppConfig.current().memory` (~100 call-sites).
+
+### 4. Lifecycle: 3-tier `AppConfig.current()`
+
+The original plan called for a single `ContextVar` with hard-fail on uninitialized access. The shipped lifecycle is a **3-tier fallback** attached to `AppConfig` itself (no separate `context.py` module). The divergence is explained in §7.
+
+```python
+# app_config.py
+class AppConfig(BaseModel):
+    ...
+
+    # Process-global singleton. Atomic pointer swap under the GIL,
+    # so no lock is needed for current read/write patterns.
+    _global: ClassVar[AppConfig | None] = None
+
+    # Per-context override (tests, multi-client scenarios).
+    _override: ClassVar[ContextVar[AppConfig]] = ContextVar("deerflow_app_config_override")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def init(cls, config: AppConfig) -> None:
+        """Set the process-global. Visible to all subsequent async tasks."""
+        cls._global = config
+
+    @classmethod
+    def set_override(cls, config: AppConfig) -> Token[AppConfig]:
+        """Per-context override. Returns Token for reset_override()."""
+        return cls._override.set(config)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def reset_override(cls, token: Token[AppConfig]) -> None:
+        cls._override.reset(token)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def current(cls) -> AppConfig:
+        """Priority: per-context override > process-global > auto-load from file."""
+        try:
+            return cls._override.get()
+        except LookupError:
+            pass
+        if cls._global is not None:
+            return cls._global
+        logger.warning(
+            "AppConfig.current() called before init(); auto-loading from file. "
+            "Call AppConfig.init() at process startup to surface config errors early."
+        )
+        config = cls.from_file()
+        cls._global = config
+        return config
+```
+
+**Why three tiers and not one:**
+
+- **Process-global** is required because `ContextVar` doesn't propagate config updates across async request boundaries. Gateway receives a `PUT /mcp/config` on one request, reloads config, and the next request — in a fresh async context — must see the new value. A plain class variable (`_global`) does this; a `ContextVar` does not.
+- **Per-context override** is retained for test isolation and multi-client scenarios. A test can scope its config without mutating the process singleton. `reset_override()` restores the previous state deterministically via `Token`.
+- **Auto-load fallback** is a backward-compatibility escape hatch with a warning. Call sites that skipped explicit `init()` (legacy or test) still work, but the warning surfaces the miss.
+
+### 5. Per-invocation context: `DeerFlowContext`
+
+Lives in `deerflow/config/deer_flow_context.py` (not `context.py` as originally planned — the name was reserved to avoid implying a lifecycle module).
+
+```python
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class DeerFlowContext:
+    """Typed, immutable, per-invocation context injected via LangGraph Runtime."""
+    app_config: AppConfig
+    thread_id: str
+    agent_name: str | None = None
+```
+
+**Fields:**
+
+| Field | Type | Source | Mutability |
+|-------|------|--------|-----------|
+| `app_config` | `AppConfig` | `AppConfig.current()` at run start | Immutable per-run |
+| `thread_id` | `str` | Caller-provided | Immutable per-run |
+| `agent_name` | `str \| None` | Caller-provided (bootstrap only) | Immutable per-run |
+
+**Not in context:** `sandbox_id` is mutable runtime state (lazy-acquired mid-execution). It flows through `ThreadState.sandbox` (state channel), not context. All 3 `runtime.context["sandbox_id"] = ...` writes in `sandbox/tools.py` were removed; `SandboxMiddleware.after_agent` reads from `state["sandbox"]` only.
+
+**Construction per entry point:**
+
+```python
+# Gateway runtime (worker.py) — primary path
+deer_flow_context = DeerFlowContext(
+    app_config=AppConfig.current(),
+    thread_id=thread_id,
+)
+agent.astream(input, config=config, context=deer_flow_context)
+
+# DeerFlowClient (client.py)
+AppConfig.init(AppConfig.from_file(config_path))
+context = DeerFlowContext(app_config=AppConfig.current(), thread_id=thread_id)
+agent.stream(input, config=config, context=context)
+
+# LangGraph Server — legacy path, context=None or dict, fallback via resolve_context()
+```
+
+### 6. Access pattern by caller type
+
+The shipped code stratifies callers by what `runtime.context` type they see, and tightened middleware access over time:
+
+| Caller type | Access pattern | Examples |
+|-------------|---------------|----------|
+| Typed middleware (declares `Runtime[DeerFlowContext]`) | `runtime.context.app_config.xxx` — direct field access, no wrapper | `memory_middleware`, `title_middleware`, `thread_data_middleware`, `uploads_middleware`, `loop_detection_middleware` |
+| Tools that may see legacy dict context | `resolve_context(runtime).xxx` | `sandbox/tools.py` (bash-guard gate, sandbox config), `task_tool.py` (bash subagent gate) |
+| Tools with typed runtime | `runtime.context.xxx` directly | `present_file_tool.py`, `setup_agent_tool.py`, `skill_manage_tool.py` |
+| Non-agent paths (Gateway routers, CLI, factories) | `AppConfig.current().xxx` | `app/gateway/routers/*`, `reset_admin.py`, `models/factory.py` |
+
+**Middleware hardening** (late commit `a934a822`): the original plan had middlewares call `resolve_context(runtime)` everywhere. In practice, once the middleware signature was typed as `Runtime[DeerFlowContext]`, the wrapper became defensive noise. The commit removed:
+- `try/except` wrappers around `resolve_context(...)` in middlewares and sandbox tools
+- Optional `title_config=None` fallback on every `_build_title_prompt` / `_format_for_title_model` helper; they now take `TitleConfig` as a **required parameter**
+- Ad-hoc `get_config()` fallback chains in `memory_middleware`
+
+Dropping the swallowed-exception layer means config-resolution bugs surface as errors instead of silently degrading — aligning with let-it-crash.
+
+`resolve_context()` itself still exists and handles three cases:
+
+```python
+def resolve_context(runtime: Any) -> DeerFlowContext:
+    ctx = getattr(runtime, "context", None)
+    if isinstance(ctx, DeerFlowContext):
+        return ctx                        # typed path (Gateway, Client)
+    if isinstance(ctx, dict):
+        return DeerFlowContext(           # legacy dict path (with warning if empty thread_id)
+            app_config=AppConfig.current(),
+            thread_id=ctx.get("thread_id", ""),
+            agent_name=ctx.get("agent_name"),
+        )
+    # Final fallback: LangGraph configurable (e.g. LangGraph Server)
+    cfg = get_config().get("configurable", {})
+    return DeerFlowContext(
+        app_config=AppConfig.current(),
+        thread_id=cfg.get("thread_id", ""),
+        agent_name=cfg.get("agent_name"),
+    )
+```
+
+### 7. Divergence from original plan
+
+Two material divergences from the original design, both driven by implementation feedback:
+
+**7.1 Lifecycle: `ContextVar` → process-global + `ContextVar` override**
+
+*Original:* single `ContextVar` in a new `context.py` module. `get_app_config()` raises `ConfigNotInitializedError` if unset.
+
+*Shipped:* process-global `AppConfig._global` (primary) + `ContextVar` override (scoped) + auto-load with warning (fallback).
+
+*Why:* a `ContextVar` set by Gateway startup is not visible to subsequent requests that spawn fresh async contexts. `PUT /mcp/config` must update config such that the next incoming request sees the new value in *its* async task — this requires process-wide state. ContextVar is retained for test isolation (`reset_override()` works cleanly per test via `Token`) and for per-client scoping if ever needed.
+
+The `ConfigNotInitializedError` was replaced by a warning + auto-load. The hard error caught more legitimate bugs but also broke call sites that historically worked without explicit init (internal scripts, test fixtures during import-time). The warning preserves the signal without breaking backward compatibility; `backend/tests/conftest.py` now has an autouse fixture that sets `_global` to a minimal `AppConfig` so tests never hit auto-load.
+
+**7.2 Module name: `context.py` → lifecycle on `AppConfig`, `deer_flow_context.py` for the invocation context**
+
+*Original:* lifecycle and `DeerFlowContext` both in `deerflow/config/context.py`.
+
+*Shipped:* lifecycle is classmethods on `AppConfig` itself (`init`, `current`, `set_override`, `reset_override`). `DeerFlowContext` and `resolve_context()` live in `deerflow/config/deer_flow_context.py`.
+
+*Why:* the lifecycle operates on `AppConfig` directly — putting it on the class removes one level of module coupling. The per-invocation context is conceptually separate (it's agent-execution plumbing, not config lifecycle) so it got its own file with a distinguishing name.
+
+**7.3 Client lifecycle: `init() + set_override()` → `init()` only**
+
+*Original (never finalized):* `DeerFlowClient.__init__` called both `init()` (process-global) and `set_override()` so two clients with different configs wouldn't clobber each other.
+
+*Shipped:* `init()` only.
+
+*Why (commit `a934a822`):* `set_override()` leaked overrides across test boundaries because the `ContextVar` wasn't reset between client instances. Single-client is the common case, and tests use the autouse fixture for isolation. Multi-client scoping can be added back with explicit `set_override()` if the need arises.
+
+## What doesn't change
+
+- `config.yaml` schema
+- `extensions_config.json` loading
+- External API behavior (Gateway, DeerFlowClient)
+
+## Migration scope (Phase 1, actual)
+
+- ~100 call-sites: `get_*_config()` → `AppConfig.current().xxx`
+- 6 runtime-path migrations: middlewares + sandbox tools read from `runtime.context` or `resolve_context()`
+- 3 deleted sandbox_id writes in `sandbox/tools.py`
+- ~100 test locations updated; `conftest.py` autouse fixture added
+- New tests: `test_config_frozen.py`, `test_deer_flow_context.py`, `test_app_config_reload.py`
+- Gateway update flow: `reload_*` → `AppConfig.init(AppConfig.from_file())`
+- Dependency: langgraph `Runtime` / `ToolRuntime` (already available at target version)
+
+## 8. Phase 2: pure explicit parameter passing
+
+Phase 1 shipped a working 3-tier `AppConfig.current()` lifecycle. The remaining implicit-state surface is:
+
+- `AppConfig._global: ClassVar` — process-level singleton
+- `AppConfig._override: ClassVar[ContextVar]` — per-context override
+- `AppConfig.current()` — fallback-chain reader with auto-load warning
+
+Phase 2 proposes removing all three. `AppConfig` reduces to a pure Pydantic value object with `from_file()` as its only factory. All consumers receive `AppConfig` as an explicit parameter, either through a typed constructor, a function signature, or LangGraph `Runtime[DeerFlowContext]`.
+
+### 8.1 Motivation
+
+Phase 1 addressed the **data side** of the problem: config is now a frozen ADT, sub-module globals deleted, `from_file()` pure. The **access side** still relies on implicit ambient lookup:
+
+```python
+# Today (Phase 1 shipped):
+def _get_memory_prompt() -> str:
+    config = AppConfig.current().memory  # implicit global lookup
+    ...
+
+# Target (Phase 2):
+def _get_memory_prompt(config: MemoryConfig) -> str:  # explicit dependency
+    ...
+```
+
+Three concrete benefits:
+
+| Benefit | What it buys |
+|---------|-------------|
+| Referential transparency | A function's result depends only on its inputs. Testing becomes parameter substitution, no `patch.object(AppConfig, "current")` chains |
+| Dependency visibility | A function signature declares what config it needs. No "this deep helper secretly reads `.memory`" surprises |
+| True multi-config isolation | Two `DeerFlowClient` instances with different configs can run in the same process without any ambient shared state to contend over |
+
+The cost (Phase 1 wouldn't have made this smaller): ~97 production call sites + ~91 test mock sites need touching, plus signature changes for helpers that now accept `config` as a parameter.
+
+### 8.2 Non-agent call paths and their target APIs
+
+Phase 1 got the agent-execution path right (`runtime.context.app_config.xxx`). The unsolved paths split into four categories:
+
+**FastAPI Gateway** → `Depends(get_config)`
+
+```python
+# app/gateway/app.py — at startup
+app.state.config = AppConfig.from_file()
+
+# app/gateway/deps.py
+def get_config(request: Request) -> AppConfig:
+    return request.app.state.config
+
+# app/gateway/routers/models.py
+@router.get("/models")
+def list_models(config: AppConfig = Depends(get_config)):
+    ...
+
+# app/gateway/routers/mcp.py — config reload replaces AppConfig.init()
+@router.put("/config")
+def update_mcp(..., request: Request):
+    ...
+    request.app.state.config = AppConfig.from_file()
+```
+
+`app.state.config` is a FastAPI-owned attribute on the app object, not a module-level global. Scoped to the app's lifetime, only written at startup and config-reload.
+
+**`DeerFlowClient`** → constructor-captured config
+
+```python
+class DeerFlowClient:
+    def __init__(self, config_path: str | None = None, config: AppConfig | None = None):
+        self._config = config or AppConfig.from_file(config_path)
+
+    def chat(self, message: str, thread_id: str) -> str:
+        context = DeerFlowContext(app_config=self._config, thread_id=thread_id)
+        ...
+```
+
+Multiple `DeerFlowClient` instances are now first-class — each owns its config, nothing shared.
+
+**Agent construction (`make_lead_agent`, `_build_middlewares`, prompt helpers)** → threaded through
+
+```python
+def make_lead_agent(config: RunnableConfig, app_config: AppConfig):
+    middlewares = _build_middlewares(app_config, runtime_config=config)
+    ...
+
+def _build_middlewares(app_config: AppConfig, runtime_config: RunnableConfig):
+    if app_config.token_usage.enabled:
+        middlewares.append(TokenUsageMiddleware())
+    ...
+```
+
+Every helper that reads config is now on a function-signature chain from `make_lead_agent`.
+
+**Background threads (memory debounce Timer, queue consumers)** → closure-captured
+
+```python
+def MemoryQueue.add(self, conversation, user_id, config: MemoryConfig):
+    # capture config at enqueue time
+    def _flush():
+        self._updater.update(conversation, user_id, config)
+    self._timer = Timer(config.debounce_seconds, _flush)
+    self._timer.start()
+```
+
+The captured config lives in the closure, not in a contextvar the thread can't see.
+
+### 8.3 Target `AppConfig` shape
+
+```python
+class AppConfig(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow", frozen=True)
+
+    log_level: str = "info"
+    memory: MemoryConfig = Field(default_factory=MemoryConfig)
+    ...  # same fields as Phase 1
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_file(cls, config_path: str | None = None) -> Self:
+        """Pure factory. Reads file, returns frozen object. No side effects."""
+        ...
+
+    @classmethod
+    def resolve_config_path(cls, config_path: str | None = None) -> Path:
+        """Unchanged from Phase 1."""
+        ...
+
+    def get_model_config(self, name: str) -> ModelConfig | None:
+        """Unchanged."""
+        ...
+
+    # Removed:
+    # - _global: ClassVar
+    # - _override: ClassVar[ContextVar]
+    # - init(), set_override(), reset_override(), current()
+```
+
+### 8.4 `DeerFlowContext` and `resolve_context()` after Phase 2
+
+`DeerFlowContext` is unchanged — it's already Phase 2-compliant.
+
+`resolve_context()` simplifies: the "fall back to `AppConfig.current()`" branch goes away. The dict-context legacy path either constructs `DeerFlowContext` with an explicitly-passed `AppConfig` (fed by caller) or is deleted if no dict-context callers remain.
+
+```python
+def resolve_context(runtime: Any) -> DeerFlowContext:
+    ctx = getattr(runtime, "context", None)
+    if isinstance(ctx, DeerFlowContext):
+        return ctx
+    raise RuntimeError(
+        "runtime.context is not a DeerFlowContext. All callers must construct "
+        "and inject one explicitly; there is no global fallback."
+    )
+```
+
+Let-it-crash: if Phase 2 is done correctly, every caller constructs a typed context. If one doesn't, fail loudly.
+
+### 8.5 Trade-off acknowledgment
+
+The three cases where ambient lookup is genuinely tempting (and why we reject them):
+
+| Tempting case | Why ambient looks easier | Why we still reject it |
+|---------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
+| Deep helper in `memory/storage.py` needs `memory.storage_path` | Just threaded through 4 call layers | That's exactly the dependency chain you want visible. It's either there or it's hiding |
+| Community tool factory reading API keys from config | "Each tool factory doesn't want to take config" | Each tool factory literally needs the config. Passing it is the honest signature |
+| Test that wants to "override just one field globally" | `patch.object(AppConfig, "current")` is one line | Tests constructing their own `AppConfig` is one fixture — and that fixture becomes infrastructure for all future tests |
+
+The rejection is consistent: **an explicit parameter is strictly more honest than an implicit global lookup**, in every case.
+
+### 8.6 Scope
+
+- ~97 production call sites: `AppConfig.current()` → parameter
+- ~91 test mock sites: `patch.object(AppConfig, "current")` / `AppConfig._global = ...` → fixture injection
+- ~30 FastAPI endpoints gain `config: AppConfig = Depends(get_config)`
+- ~15 factory / helper functions gain `config: AppConfig` parameter
+- Delete from `app_config.py`: `_global`, `_override`, `init`, `current`, `set_override`, `reset_override`
+- Simplify `resolve_context()`: remove `AppConfig.current()` fallback
+
+Implementation plan: see [2026-04-12-config-refactor-plan.md §Phase 2](./2026-04-12-config-refactor-plan.md#phase-2-pure-explicit-parameter-passing).