feat(cli): give Remote Control its own relay credential

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Related Issue

None — follow-up hardening on the Remote Control feature added in #222.

Problem

Remote Control authenticated to the relay with the local server token — the
same bearer token that grants full control of the machine. Any relay an operator
tunnelled through therefore held a credential to their machine, which is why the
guide had to tell people to only use a relay they trust.

What changed

Remote Control now presents a separate relay key in the WebSocket handshake:

• --relay-key <key>, or PYTHINKER_CODE_REMOTE_CONTROL_RELAY_KEY.
• Required. pythinker web --rc refuses to start without one; /rc shows a
  readable error and stays in the terminal UI rather than dropping out of it.
• The local server token keeps doing what it already did — the CLI injects it on
  each replayed request and on the local WebSocket — and no longer leaves the
  machine.

The guide's Security section drops the "trust your relay operator with your
token" paragraph, since it is no longer true.

Tests

• resolveRelayKey — explicit value, env fallback, trimming, and the refusal to
  fall back to another credential.
• A new case asserting the local server token appears in neither relay
  handshake.
• Splitting the two credentials means the existing assertions at
  remote-control.test.ts:451 and :473 now genuinely prove the server token
  reaches only the local server; previously both values were the same string.
• /rc with no key configured stays in the TUI and never takes over the process.

Checklist

• I have read the CONTRIBUTING document.
• I have linked a related issue — follow-up to feat(cli): add Remote Control for the web UI #222, no separate issue.
• I have added tests that prove my feature works.
• Ran gen-changesets skill, or this PR needs no changeset.
• Ran gen-docs skill, or this PR needs no doc update.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Remote Control now uses a dedicated relay key for relay authentication.
  • Configure the key with --relay-key or the PYTHINKER_CODE_REMOTE_CONTROL_RELAY_KEY environment variable.
• Bug Fixes
  • Local server credentials are no longer sent to the relay.
  • Missing relay keys now produce a clear error without starting Remote Control.
  • Blank command-line values correctly fall back to environment configuration.
• Documentation
  • Updated Remote Control setup and security guidance for relay keys.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Remote Control now requires a dedicated relay key. The CLI and TUI resolve this key from explicit input or the environment. Relay authentication uses the relay key, while local server authentication continues to use the local server token.

Changes

Remote Control authentication

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Relay-key resolution and authentication apps/pythinker-code/src/cli/sub/web/remote-control.ts	Adds relay-key resolution and requires relayKey in startup options. Relay WebSocket authentication uses the relay key instead of the local server token.
CLI and TUI relay-key wiring apps/pythinker-code/src/cli/sub/web/run.ts, apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/commands/web.ts	Adds --relay-key, resolves environment configuration, reports missing keys, and passes the resolved key to Remote Control startup.
Credential separation coverage and documentation apps/pythinker-code/test/cli/web/remote-control.test.ts, apps/pythinker-code/test/cli/web/web.test.ts, apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/commands/web.test.ts, docs/guides/remote-control.md, .changeset/remote-control-relay-key.md	Tests cover key precedence, validation, authentication fallback, retries, reconnections, and lock scenarios. Documentation and the changeset describe the separate relay key.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 55217

The change separates the relay credential from the machine-control token, but custom HTTP relay origins can still send the relay key over unencrypted WebSocket transport, allowing credential interception for a privileged tunnel; encrypted transport should be enforced before merge. The resolver tests should also exercise the production implementations directly.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant RemoteControlCommand
  participant resolveRelayKey
  participant startRemoteControl
  participant RelayWebSocket
  participant LocalServer
  RemoteControlCommand->>resolveRelayKey: resolve explicit or environment relay key
  resolveRelayKey-->>RemoteControlCommand: return trimmed relay key
  RemoteControlCommand->>startRemoteControl: pass relayKey and localServerToken
  startRemoteControl->>RelayWebSocket: authenticate with relayKey
  startRemoteControl->>LocalServer: authenticate with localServerToken

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In `@apps/pythinker-code/src/cli/sub/web/remote-control.ts`:
- Line 49: Update the relay-key candidate selection in the remote-control
configuration flow so a trimmed explicit key that is empty falls back to the
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apps/pythinker-code/src/cli/sub/web/remote-control.ts (1)

377-377: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Security Misconfiguration (CWE-319): Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Reachability: External · Exploitability: Moderate

Require encrypted transport for custom relay origins.

http:// origins become ws:// connections before options.relayKey is sent. Reject non-loopback http: origins or require https: before connecting.

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In `@apps/pythinker-code/src/cli/sub/web/remote-control.ts` at line 377, Update
the remote-control connection setup around relayToken and the custom relay
origin handling to reject non-loopback http: origins before converting them to
ws: or sending options.relayKey; allow only https: for non-loopback relays while
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In `@apps/pythinker-code/test/cli/web/remote-control.test.ts`:
- Around line 208-212: Remove the locally defined resolveRelayOrigin and
resolveRelayKey implementations from the test file, import those production
exports from remote-control.ts, and keep the existing assertions pointed at the
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In `@apps/pythinker-code/src/cli/sub/web/remote-control.ts`:
- Line 377: Update the remote-control connection setup around relayToken and the
custom relay origin handling to reject non-loopback http: origins before
converting them to ws: or sending options.relayKey; allow only https: for
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