The provider branch makes model defaults and Popi metadata resolution more asynchronous, while the local UI keeps duplicate node-body settings hidden. This keeps pricing available when metadata is already complete, avoids refreshing placeholder Popi selections, preserves explicit Popi schema hydration, and fixes strict TypeScript narrowing exposed by the merged media upload route.
Constraint: Preserve hidden node-body settings while keeping Popi provider schema hydration available.
Rejected: Re-enable inline node settings for all external providers | would reintroduce duplicated controls the user asked to hide.
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: moderate
Directive: Do not fetch per-model schemas for hidden non-Popi node settings unless an explicit modelSchemaRequestId requests it.
Tested: npm run test:run -- src/components/__tests__/PromptNode.test.tsx src/components/__tests__/WorkflowCanvas.test.tsx src/components/modals/__tests__/MarkdownEditorModal.test.tsx src/components/__tests__/FloatingNodeHeader.test.tsx src/components/__tests__/LLMGenerateNode.test.tsx src/components/__tests__/GenerateImageNode.test.tsx src/components/__tests__/GenerateVideoNode.test.tsx src/components/__tests__/GenerationComposer.test.tsx src/app/api/generate/providers/__tests__/popiserver.test.ts src/app/api/__tests__/popiserverModels.test.ts --reporter=dot
Tested: npm run build
Tested: git diff --check
Tested: rg -n '^(<<<<<<<|=======|>>>>>>>)' src
Not-tested: npm run lint cannot run because the existing Next 16 script maps next lint to a missing ./lint project directory.
Popi/NewAPIWG is now the primary gateway, so the UI and request paths need to avoid legacy provider assumptions while keeping local reference media usable for upstream calls. This change aligns model defaults, point display, inline node controls, and temporary reference image handling around that gateway boundary.
Constraint: Upstream providers cannot fetch localhost reference URLs, but large base64 payloads previously caused request/body reliability issues.
Constraint: Seedance point estimates depend on authenticated NewAPIWG /api/points/estimate responses rather than static catalog prices.
Rejected: Send all reference images directly as large data URLs | would reintroduce oversized JSON/request failures.
Rejected: Restore legacy per-provider key controls by default | current product direction is a single Popi/NewAPI gateway.
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: moderate
Directive: Do not pass /api/images localhost URLs to upstream generation APIs; resolve them server-side or fail before the upstream call.
Tested: npm run test:run -- src/app/api/generate/providers/__tests__/newapiwg.test.ts src/app/api/points/estimate/__tests__/route.test.ts src/lib/images/store.test.ts src/components/__tests__/GenerationComposer.test.tsx src/components/__tests__/ImageInputNode.test.tsx src/components/__tests__/PromptNode.test.tsx src/components/__tests__/ProjectSetupModal.test.tsx src/store/execution/__tests__/generateVideoExecutor.test.ts src/store/execution/__tests__/nanoBananaExecutor.test.ts src/store/utils/__tests__/nodeDefaults.test.ts
Tested: npm run build
Tested: git diff --check
Not-tested: npm run lint fails because next lint is parsed as a missing /lint project directory under Next 16.