From 2c3dc66878a7337bcb35c1254ed3e4b4a88b1229 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Mabrey <m.mabrey@prime-controls.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:40:28 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add MOCK_AI mode to test the AI draft button with no API key

---
 .env.example |  7 ++++++-
 server.js    | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 625360e..31feb9a 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 ## Copy this file to .env and fill in real values. Do not commit .env.
 
-# Required for the AI draft button.
+# Set to true to test the AI draft button with no API key and no cost.
+# Returns a canned draft instead of calling Anthropic. Leave unset or false
+# for real drafts.
+MOCK_AI=false
+
+# Required for the AI draft button, unless MOCK_AI=true.
 ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-anthropic-api-key-here
 
 # Required for company deployment. Leave both blank for solo local use with
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 554675e..2f38751 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -84,7 +84,33 @@ function isRateLimited(ip) {
   return hits.length > RATE_LIMIT_MAX;
 }
 
+/* ===== Mock mode =====
+ * Set MOCK_AI=true to test the whole app, including the AI draft button,
+ * with no API key and no real API call. Returns a canned breadcrumb draft
+ * shaped like a real Anthropic response, so the frontend parsing and gate
+ * checks run exactly as they would against the live API. Use this for
+ * testing the login gate, rate limit, and Docker setup without cost. */
+function mockClaudeResponse(res) {
+  const draft = {
+    domain: 'MOCK: Progress Visibility',
+    driver: 'MOCK driver: schedule forecasts drift from field reality.',
+    cap: 'MOCK capability: a rules-of-credit progress check against the field.',
+    metric: 'MOCK metric: claiming accuracy, reported % vs field-verified %, by phase.',
+    method: 'MOCK method: monthly spot audit of 30+ sampled assets.',
+    baseline: 'MOCK baseline: first audit result.'
+  };
+  const body = {
+    content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify(draft) }]
+  };
+  res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8' });
+  res.end(JSON.stringify(body));
+}
+
 function proxyToClaude(req, res) {
+  if (String(process.env.MOCK_AI).toLowerCase() === 'true') {
+    mockClaudeResponse(res);
+    return;
+  }
   if (!process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY) {
     sendJson(res, 500, {
       error: 'ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is not set. Add it to the .env file in this folder, then restart the server.'
@@ -169,6 +195,10 @@ const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
 
 server.listen(PORT, () => {
   console.log(`SDE meeting toolkit running at http://localhost:${PORT}`);
-  console.log(process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY ? 'ANTHROPIC_API_KEY loaded: AI draft button is live.' : 'No ANTHROPIC_API_KEY found: AI draft button will return an error until you add one to .env.');
+  if (String(process.env.MOCK_AI).toLowerCase() === 'true') {
+    console.log('MOCK_AI=true: AI draft button returns a canned response. No API key used or needed.');
+  } else {
+    console.log(process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY ? 'ANTHROPIC_API_KEY loaded: AI draft button is live.' : 'No ANTHROPIC_API_KEY found: AI draft button will return an error until you add one to .env.');
+  }
   console.log((process.env.APP_USERNAME && process.env.APP_PASSWORD) ? 'Login required: APP_USERNAME/APP_PASSWORD are set.' : 'No login required: APP_USERNAME/APP_PASSWORD are not set.');
 });