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Devin Foley 08af830430 Tighten publicBaseUrl port rewriting (#4553)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is a control plane for autonomous agent companies, so its
local and authenticated deployment behavior has to stay predictable
under port rebinding and worktree isolation.
> - This change sits in the server/worktree configuration path that
derives runtime URLs and auth origins from `auth.publicBaseUrl`.
> - The original hostname-port rewrite change fixed one real gap for
private/tailnet host:port worktree setups, but it widened the rewrite
rule too far.
> - Rewriting every explicit `auth.publicBaseUrl` can corrupt public or
reverse-proxy URLs by turning a stable origin like
`https://paperclip.example` into a local listen-port URL.
> - Paperclip's auth and trusted-origin handling depend on that URL
staying semantically correct, so this had to be narrowed before merge.
> - This pull request tightens the rewrite rule to explicit-port URLs
only and adds regression coverage across the CLI helper, worktree config
persistence, and server startup path.
> - The benefit is that private host:port worktree flows still work,
while public/default-port URLs remain stable and safe.

## What Changed

- Tightened `rewriteLocalUrlPort` in `cli/src/commands/worktree-lib.ts`,
`server/src/worktree-config.ts`, and `server/src/index.ts` so it only
rewrites URLs that already include an explicit port.
- Removed the old loopback-only hostname gate from the CLI/worktree
helpers and replaced it with the more precise `parsed.port` guard.
- Updated CLI helper coverage to assert that explicit-port non-loopback
URLs still rewrite while no-port public URLs stay unchanged.
- Expanded `server/src/__tests__/worktree-config.test.ts` to cover
explicit-port rewrite and no-port stability for both persisted worktree
config and in-memory runtime port selection.
- Added startup-path coverage in
`server/src/__tests__/server-startup-feedback-export.test.ts` for
`detect-port` rebinding with both explicit-port and no-port
`auth.publicBaseUrl` values.

## Verification

- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-sdk build`
- `npx vitest run
server/src/__tests__/server-startup-feedback-export.test.ts`
- `npx vitest run cli/src/__tests__/worktree.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/worktree-config.test.ts`
- All of the above were run locally in this issue worktree and passed.

## Risks

- Low risk. The behavior change is deliberately narrower than the
reviewed broad-host rewrite and is guarded by regression coverage for
both the explicit-port and no-port cases.
- The main remaining risk is behavioral only if another code path starts
depending on port rewriting for URLs that never declared a port, which
would be a separate bug.

> For core feature work, check [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) first and
discuss it in `#dev` before opening the PR. Feature PRs that overlap
with planned core work may need to be redirected — check the roadmap
first. See `CONTRIBUTING.md`.

## Model Used

- OpenAI Codex local agent using `gpt-5.4` with high reasoning effort,
tool use, shell execution, and file editing.
- Anthropic Claude local agent using `claude-opus-4-6` for follow-up
code review approval on the implementation issue.

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] If this change affects the UI, I have included before/after
screenshots
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge
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