FEATURE: Block seeded models for being a persona default (#1100)

app/controllers/discourse_ai/admin/ai_personas_controller.rb

@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ module DiscourseAi
             }
           end
         llms =
-          DiscourseAi::Configuration::LlmEnumerator.values.map do |hash|
+          DiscourseAi::Configuration::LlmEnumerator
-            { id: hash[:value], name: hash[:name] }
+            .values(allowed_seeded_llms: SiteSetting.ai_bot_allowed_seeded_models)
-          end
+            .map { |hash| { id: hash[:value], name: hash[:name] } }
         render json: { ai_personas: ai_personas, meta: { tools: tools, llms: llms } }
       end
 

app/models/ai_persona.rb

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class AiPersona < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :system_prompt, presence: true, length: { maximum: 10_000_000 }
   validate :system_persona_unchangeable, on: :update, if: :system
   validate :chat_preconditions
+  validate :allowed_seeded_model, if: :default_llm
   validates :max_context_posts, numericality: { greater_than: 0 }, allow_nil: true
   # leaves some room for growth but sets a maximum to avoid memory issues
   # we may want to revisit this in the future
@@ -275,6 +276,18 @@ class AiPersona < ActiveRecord::Base
       throw :abort
     end
   end
+
+  def allowed_seeded_model
+    return if default_llm.blank?
+
+    llm = LlmModel.find_by(id: default_llm.split(":").last.to_i)
+    return if llm.nil?
+    return if !llm.seeded?
+
+    return if SiteSetting.ai_bot_allowed_seeded_models.include?(llm.id.to_s)
+
+    errors.add(:default_llm, I18n.t("discourse_ai.llm.configuration.invalid_seeded_model"))
+  end
 end
 
 # == Schema Information

config/settings.yml

@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ discourse_ai:
     default: 60
     hidden: true
 
-
   ai_openai_dall_e_3_url: "https://api.openai.com/v1/images/generations"
-  ai_openai_embeddings_url: 
+  ai_openai_embeddings_url:
     hidden: true
     default: "https://api.openai.com/v1/embeddings"
   ai_openai_organization:
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ discourse_ai:
   ai_hugging_face_tei_endpoint_srv:
     default: ""
     hidden: true
-  ai_hugging_face_tei_api_key: 
+  ai_hugging_face_tei_api_key:
     default: ""
     hidden: true
   ai_hugging_face_tei_reranker_endpoint:
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ discourse_ai:
     client: true
     hidden: true
 
-  ai_embeddings_discourse_service_api_endpoint: 
+  ai_embeddings_discourse_service_api_endpoint:
     default: ""
     hidden: true
   ai_embeddings_discourse_service_api_endpoint_srv:
@@ -307,6 +306,11 @@ discourse_ai:
   ai_bot_github_access_token:
     default: ""
     secret: true
+  ai_bot_allowed_seeded_models:
+    default: ""
+    hidden: true
+    type: list
+    list_type: compact
   ai_automation_max_triage_per_minute:
     default: 60
     hidden: true

spec/models/ai_persona_spec.rb

@@ -172,6 +172,29 @@ RSpec.describe AiPersona do
     )
   end
 
+  it "validates allowed seeded model" do
+    persona =
+      AiPersona.new(
+        name: "test",
+        description: "test",
+        system_prompt: "test",
+        tools: [],
+        allowed_group_ids: [],
+        default_llm: "seeded_model:-1",
+      )
+
+    llm_model = Fabricate(:llm_model, id: -1)
+    SiteSetting.ai_bot_allowed_seeded_models = ""
+
+    expect(persona.valid?).to eq(false)
+    expect(persona.errors[:default_llm]).to include(
+      I18n.t("discourse_ai.llm.configuration.invalid_seeded_model"),
+    )
+
+    SiteSetting.ai_bot_allowed_seeded_models = "-1"
+    expect(persona.valid?).to eq(true)
+  end
+
   it "does not leak caches between sites" do
     AiPersona.create!(
       name: "pun_bot",