fix(workflow): support integration: auto to follow project's initialized AI

src/specify_cli/__init__.py

@@ -1936,6 +1936,11 @@ def _read_integration_json(project_root: Path) -> dict[str, Any]:
         console.print(f"Please fix or delete {INTEGRATION_JSON} and retry.")
         console.print(f"[dim]Details:[/dim] {exc}")
         raise typer.Exit(1)
+    except UnicodeDecodeError as exc:
+        console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] {path} is not valid UTF-8.")
+        console.print(f"Please fix or delete {INTEGRATION_JSON} and retry.")
+        console.print(f"[dim]Details:[/dim] {exc}")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
     except OSError as exc:
         console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] Could not read {path}.")
         console.print(f"Please fix file permissions or delete {INTEGRATION_JSON} and retry.")

src/specify_cli/workflows/engine.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import yaml
 
+from ..integration_state import INTEGRATION_JSON
 from .base import RunStatus, StepContext, StepResult, StepStatus
 
 
@@ -143,6 +144,35 @@ def validate_workflow(definition: WorkflowDefinition) -> list[str]:
                     f"Must be 'string', 'number', or 'boolean'."
                 )
 
+            # Validate the default eagerly so authoring mistakes (e.g. a
+            # default not in the declared enum, or a non-numeric default for
+            # a number input) surface at install/validation time instead of
+            # at workflow-execution time. ``"auto"`` for the integration
+            # input is a runtime-resolved sentinel, so only the
+            # enum-membership check is exempted for that exact case — the
+            # declared type is still enforced (e.g. ``type: number`` paired
+            # with ``default: "auto"`` is still rejected).
+            if "default" in input_def:
+                default_value = input_def["default"]
+                is_auto_integration = (
+                    input_name == "integration" and default_value == "auto"
+                )
+                validation_input_def: dict[str, Any] = input_def
+                if is_auto_integration and "enum" in input_def:
+                    validation_input_def = {
+                        key: value
+                        for key, value in input_def.items()
+                        if key != "enum"
+                    }
+                try:
+                    WorkflowEngine._coerce_input(
+                        input_name, default_value, validation_input_def
+                    )
+                except ValueError as exc:
+                    errors.append(
+                        f"Input {input_name!r} has invalid default: {exc}"
+                    )
+
     # -- Steps ------------------------------------------------------------
     if not isinstance(definition.steps, list):
         errors.append("'steps' must be a list.")
@@ -715,12 +745,65 @@ def _resolve_inputs(
                     name, provided[name], input_def
                 )
             elif "default" in input_def:
-                resolved[name] = input_def["default"]
+                default_value = self._resolve_default(name, input_def["default"])
+                # If the integration default could not be resolved against
+                # project state and falls back to the literal ``"auto"``
+                # sentinel, exempt it from enum-membership coercion so a
+                # workflow that lists specific integrations in ``enum`` does
+                # not crash at runtime — declared type is still enforced.
+                coerce_input_def = input_def
+                if (
+                    name == "integration"
+                    and default_value == "auto"
+                    and "enum" in input_def
+                ):
+                    coerce_input_def = {
+                        key: value
+                        for key, value in input_def.items()
+                        if key != "enum"
+                    }
+                resolved[name] = self._coerce_input(
+                    name, default_value, coerce_input_def
+                )
             elif input_def.get("required", False):
                 msg = f"Required input {name!r} not provided."
                 raise ValueError(msg)
         return resolved
 
+    def _resolve_default(self, name: str, default: Any) -> Any:
+        """Resolve special default sentinels against project state.
+
+        For the ``integration`` input, ``"auto"`` resolves to the integration
+        recorded in ``.specify/integration.json`` so workflows dispatch to the
+        AI the project was actually initialized with, instead of a hardcoded
+        value baked into the workflow YAML.
+        """
+        if name == "integration" and default == "auto":
+            resolved = self._load_project_integration()
+            if resolved is not None:
+                return resolved
+        return default
+
+    def _load_project_integration(self) -> str | None:
+        """Read the active integration key from ``.specify/integration.json``.
+
+        Returns None when the file is missing or malformed; callers are
+        expected to fall back to a literal default.
+        """
+        path = self.project_root / INTEGRATION_JSON
+        if not path.is_file():
+            return None
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            return None
+        if not isinstance(data, dict):
+            return None
+        value = data.get("integration")
+        if isinstance(value, str) and value:
+            return value
+        return None
+
     @staticmethod
     def _coerce_input(
         name: str, value: Any, input_def: dict[str, Any]

tests/test_workflows.py

@@ -1495,6 +1495,241 @@ def test_execute_missing_required_input(self, project_dir):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Required input"):
             engine.execute(definition, {})
 
+    def test_integration_auto_default_uses_project_integration(self, project_dir):
+        """`integration: auto` should resolve to .specify/integration.json's integration."""
+        from specify_cli.workflows.engine import WorkflowEngine, WorkflowDefinition
+
+        specify_dir = project_dir / ".specify"
+        specify_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        (specify_dir / "integration.json").write_text(
+            json.dumps({"integration": "opencode", "version": "0.7.4"}),
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
+
+        definition = WorkflowDefinition.from_string("""
+schema_version: "1.0"
+workflow:
+  id: "auto-default"
+  name: "Auto Default"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+inputs:
+  integration:
+    type: string
+    default: "auto"
+""")
+        engine = WorkflowEngine(project_dir)
+        resolved = engine._resolve_inputs(definition, {})
+        assert resolved["integration"] == "opencode"
+
+    def test_integration_auto_default_falls_back_when_no_integration_json(self, project_dir):
+        """`integration: auto` should keep the literal "auto" when project state is missing.
+
+        The engine itself must not invent an integration when
+        ``.specify/integration.json`` is absent; any later validation or
+        command resolution will handle an unresolved ``"auto"`` value.
+        """
+        from specify_cli.workflows.engine import WorkflowEngine, WorkflowDefinition
+
+        definition = WorkflowDefinition.from_string("""
+schema_version: "1.0"
+workflow:
+  id: "auto-fallback"
+  name: "Auto Fallback"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+inputs:
+  integration:
+    type: string
+    default: "auto"
+""")
+        engine = WorkflowEngine(project_dir)
+        resolved = engine._resolve_inputs(definition, {})
+        assert resolved["integration"] == "auto"
+
+    def test_integration_explicit_input_overrides_auto(self, project_dir):
+        """An explicit --input integration=X must win over `auto` even when integration.json exists."""
+        from specify_cli.workflows.engine import WorkflowEngine, WorkflowDefinition
+
+        specify_dir = project_dir / ".specify"
+        specify_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        (specify_dir / "integration.json").write_text(
+            json.dumps({"integration": "opencode"}),
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
+
+        definition = WorkflowDefinition.from_string("""
+schema_version: "1.0"
+workflow:
+  id: "explicit-wins"
+  name: "Explicit Wins"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+inputs:
+  integration:
+    type: string
+    default: "auto"
+""")
+        engine = WorkflowEngine(project_dir)
+        resolved = engine._resolve_inputs(definition, {"integration": "claude"})
+        assert resolved["integration"] == "claude"
+
+    def test_integration_auto_ignores_malformed_integration_json(self, project_dir):
+        """A malformed integration.json must not crash — fall back to the literal default."""
+        from specify_cli.workflows.engine import WorkflowEngine, WorkflowDefinition
+
+        specify_dir = project_dir / ".specify"
+        specify_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        (specify_dir / "integration.json").write_text("{not json", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        definition = WorkflowDefinition.from_string("""
+schema_version: "1.0"
+workflow:
+  id: "auto-malformed"
+  name: "Auto Malformed"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+inputs:
+  integration:
+    type: string
+    default: "auto"
+""")
+        engine = WorkflowEngine(project_dir)
+        resolved = engine._resolve_inputs(definition, {})
+        assert resolved["integration"] == "auto"
+
+    def test_integration_auto_ignores_non_utf8_integration_json(self, project_dir):
+        """A non-UTF8 integration.json must not crash — fall back to the literal default."""
+        from specify_cli.workflows.engine import WorkflowEngine, WorkflowDefinition
+
+        specify_dir = project_dir / ".specify"
+        specify_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        # 0xFF is invalid as the leading byte of a UTF-8 sequence, so
+        # ``Path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")`` raises UnicodeDecodeError.
+        (specify_dir / "integration.json").write_bytes(b"\xff\xfe\x00\x00")
+
+        definition = WorkflowDefinition.from_string("""
+schema_version: "1.0"
+workflow:
+  id: "auto-non-utf8"
+  name: "Auto Non UTF-8"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+inputs:
+  integration:
+    type: string
+    default: "auto"
+""")
+        engine = WorkflowEngine(project_dir)
+        resolved = engine._resolve_inputs(definition, {})
+        assert resolved["integration"] == "auto"
+
+    def test_default_value_is_validated_against_enum(self, project_dir):
+        """Defaults must run through the same coercion/enum check as provided inputs."""
+        from specify_cli.workflows.engine import WorkflowEngine, WorkflowDefinition
+
+        definition = WorkflowDefinition.from_string("""
+schema_version: "1.0"
+workflow:
+  id: "default-enum"
+  name: "Default Enum"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+inputs:
+  scope:
+    type: string
+    default: "not-in-enum"
+    enum: ["full", "backend-only", "frontend-only"]
+""")
+        engine = WorkflowEngine(project_dir)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="not in allowed values"):
+            engine._resolve_inputs(definition, {})
+
+    def test_default_value_is_coerced_to_declared_type(self, project_dir):
+        """A numeric default declared as a string should still be coerced like a provided input."""
+        from specify_cli.workflows.engine import WorkflowEngine, WorkflowDefinition
+
+        definition = WorkflowDefinition.from_string("""
+schema_version: "1.0"
+workflow:
+  id: "default-coerce"
+  name: "Default Coerce"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+inputs:
+  retries:
+    type: number
+    default: "3"
+""")
+        engine = WorkflowEngine(project_dir)
+        resolved = engine._resolve_inputs(definition, {})
+        assert resolved["retries"] == 3
+        assert isinstance(resolved["retries"], int)
+
+    def test_validate_workflow_rejects_invalid_default(self):
+        """Authoring-time validation should reject defaults that violate enum."""
+        from specify_cli.workflows.engine import WorkflowDefinition, validate_workflow
+
+        definition = WorkflowDefinition.from_string("""
+schema_version: "1.0"
+workflow:
+  id: "bad-default"
+  name: "Bad Default"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+inputs:
+  scope:
+    type: string
+    default: "not-in-enum"
+    enum: ["full", "backend-only", "frontend-only"]
+steps:
+  - id: noop
+    type: gate
+    message: "noop"
+    options: [approve]
+""")
+        errors = validate_workflow(definition)
+        assert any("invalid default" in e for e in errors), errors
+
+    def test_validate_workflow_exempts_integration_auto_sentinel(self):
+        """``integration: auto`` is a runtime-resolved sentinel and must not fail validation."""
+        from specify_cli.workflows.engine import WorkflowDefinition, validate_workflow
+
+        definition = WorkflowDefinition.from_string("""
+schema_version: "1.0"
+workflow:
+  id: "auto-ok"
+  name: "Auto OK"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+inputs:
+  integration:
+    type: string
+    default: "auto"
+    enum: ["copilot", "claude", "gemini"]
+steps:
+  - id: noop
+    type: gate
+    message: "noop"
+    options: [approve]
+""")
+        errors = validate_workflow(definition)
+        assert not any("invalid default" in e for e in errors), errors
+
+    def test_validate_workflow_still_checks_type_for_auto_sentinel(self):
+        """The ``auto`` exemption only skips enum-membership; declared type is still enforced."""
+        from specify_cli.workflows.engine import WorkflowDefinition, validate_workflow
+
+        definition = WorkflowDefinition.from_string("""
+schema_version: "1.0"
+workflow:
+  id: "auto-bad-type"
+  name: "Auto Bad Type"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+inputs:
+  integration:
+    type: number
+    default: "auto"
+steps:
+  - id: noop
+    type: gate
+    message: "noop"
+    options: [approve]
+""")
+        errors = validate_workflow(definition)
+        assert any("invalid default" in e for e in errors), errors
+
 
 # ===== State Persistence Tests =====