refactor(sdk): simplify provider lifecycle and registration logic

cmd/server/main.go

@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Register built-in access providers before constructing services.
-	configaccess.Register()
+	configaccess.Register(&cfg.SDKConfig)
 
 	// Handle different command modes based on the provided flags.
 

config.example.yaml

@@ -224,22 +224,7 @@ nonstream-keepalive-interval: 0
 # Supported channels: gemini-cli, vertex, aistudio, antigravity, claude, codex, qwen, iflow, kimi.
 # NOTE: Aliases do not apply to gemini-api-key, codex-api-key, claude-api-key, openai-compatibility, vertex-api-key, or ampcode.
 # You can repeat the same name with different aliases to expose multiple client model names.
-oauth-model-alias:
-  antigravity:
-    - name: "rev19-uic3-1p"
-      alias: "gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025"
-    - name: "gemini-3-pro-image"
-      alias: "gemini-3-pro-image-preview"
-    - name: "gemini-3-pro-high"
-      alias: "gemini-3-pro-preview"
-    - name: "gemini-3-flash"
-      alias: "gemini-3-flash-preview"
-    - name: "claude-sonnet-4-5"
-      alias: "gemini-claude-sonnet-4-5"
-    - name: "claude-sonnet-4-5-thinking"
-      alias: "gemini-claude-sonnet-4-5-thinking"
-    - name: "claude-opus-4-5-thinking"
-      alias: "gemini-claude-opus-4-5-thinking"
+# oauth-model-alias:
 #   gemini-cli:
 #     - name: "gemini-2.5-pro"          # original model name under this channel
 #       alias: "g2.5p"                  # client-visible alias
@@ -250,6 +235,9 @@ oauth-model-alias:
 #   aistudio:
 #     - name: "gemini-2.5-pro"
 #       alias: "g2.5p"
+#   antigravity:
+#     - name: "gemini-3-pro-high"
+#       alias: "gemini-3-pro-preview"
 #   claude:
 #     - name: "claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"
 #       alias: "cs4.5"

docs/sdk-access.md

@@ -7,80 +7,71 @@ The `github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/access` package centralizes inb
 ```go
 import (
     sdkaccess "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/access"
-    "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/config"
 )
 ```
 
 Add the module with `go get github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/access`.
 
+## Provider Registry
+
+Providers are registered globally and then attached to a `Manager` as a snapshot:
+
+- `RegisterProvider(type, provider)` installs a pre-initialized provider instance.
+- Registration order is preserved the first time each `type` is seen.
+- `RegisteredProviders()` returns the providers in that order.
+
 ## Manager Lifecycle
 
 ```go
 manager := sdkaccess.NewManager()
-providers, err := sdkaccess.BuildProviders(cfg)
-if err != nil {
-    return err
-}
-manager.SetProviders(providers)
+manager.SetProviders(sdkaccess.RegisteredProviders())
 ```
 
 * `NewManager` constructs an empty manager.
 * `SetProviders` replaces the provider slice using a defensive copy.
 * `Providers` retrieves a snapshot that can be iterated safely from other goroutines.
-* `BuildProviders` translates `config.Config` access declarations into runnable providers. When the config omits explicit providers but defines inline API keys, the helper auto-installs the built-in `config-api-key` provider.
+
+If the manager itself is `nil` or no providers are configured, the call returns `nil, nil`, allowing callers to treat access control as disabled.
 
 ## Authenticating Requests
 
 ```go
-result, err := manager.Authenticate(ctx, req)
+result, authErr := manager.Authenticate(ctx, req)
 switch {
-case err == nil:
+case authErr == nil:
     // Authentication succeeded; result describes the provider and principal.
-case errors.Is(err, sdkaccess.ErrNoCredentials):
+case sdkaccess.IsAuthErrorCode(authErr, sdkaccess.AuthErrorCodeNoCredentials):
     // No recognizable credentials were supplied.
-case errors.Is(err, sdkaccess.ErrInvalidCredential):
+case sdkaccess.IsAuthErrorCode(authErr, sdkaccess.AuthErrorCodeInvalidCredential):
     // Supplied credentials were present but rejected.
 default:
-    // Transport-level failure was returned by a provider.
+    // Internal/transport failure was returned by a provider.
 }
 ```
 
-`Manager.Authenticate` walks the configured providers in order. It returns on the first success, skips providers that surface `ErrNotHandled`, and tracks whether any provider reported `ErrNoCredentials` or `ErrInvalidCredential` for downstream error reporting.
-
-If the manager itself is `nil` or no providers are registered, the call returns `nil, nil`, allowing callers to treat access control as disabled without branching on errors.
+`Manager.Authenticate` walks the configured providers in order. It returns on the first success, skips providers that return `AuthErrorCodeNotHandled`, and aggregates `AuthErrorCodeNoCredentials` / `AuthErrorCodeInvalidCredential` for a final result.
 
 Each `Result` includes the provider identifier, the resolved principal, and optional metadata (for example, which header carried the credential).
 
-## Configuration Layout
+## Built-in `config-api-key` Provider
 
-The manager expects access providers under the `auth.providers` key inside `config.yaml`:
+The proxy includes one built-in access provider:
+
+- `config-api-key`: Validates API keys declared under top-level `api-keys`.
+  - Credential sources: `Authorization: Bearer`, `X-Goog-Api-Key`, `X-Api-Key`, `?key=`, `?auth_token=`
+  - Metadata: `Result.Metadata["source"]` is set to the matched source label.
+
+In the CLI server and `sdk/cliproxy`, this provider is registered automatically based on the loaded configuration.
 
 ```yaml
-auth:
-  providers:
-    - name: inline-api
-      type: config-api-key
-      api-keys:
-        - sk-test-123
-        - sk-prod-456
+api-keys:
+  - sk-test-123
+  - sk-prod-456
 ```
 
-Fields map directly to `config.AccessProvider`: `name` labels the provider, `type` selects the registered factory, `sdk` can name an external module, `api-keys` seeds inline credentials, and `config` passes provider-specific options.
+## Loading Providers from External Go Modules
 
-### Loading providers from external SDK modules
-
-To consume a provider shipped in another Go module, point the `sdk` field at the module path and import it for its registration side effect:
-
-```yaml
-auth:
-  providers:
-    - name: partner-auth
-      type: partner-token
-      sdk: github.com/acme/xplatform/sdk/access/providers/partner
-      config:
-        region: us-west-2
-        audience: cli-proxy
-```
+To consume a provider shipped in another Go module, import it for its registration side effect:
 
 ```go
 import (
@@ -89,19 +80,11 @@ import (
 )
 ```
 
-The blank identifier import ensures `init` runs so `sdkaccess.RegisterProvider` executes before `BuildProviders` is called.
-
-## Built-in Providers
-
-The SDK ships with one provider out of the box:
-
-- `config-api-key`: Validates API keys declared inline or under top-level `api-keys`. It accepts the key from `Authorization: Bearer`, `X-Goog-Api-Key`, `X-Api-Key`, or the `?key=` query string and reports `ErrInvalidCredential` when no match is found.
-
-Additional providers can be delivered by third-party packages. When a provider package is imported, it registers itself with `sdkaccess.RegisterProvider`.
+The blank identifier import ensures `init` runs so `sdkaccess.RegisterProvider` executes before you call `RegisteredProviders()` (or before `cliproxy.NewBuilder().Build()`).
 
 ### Metadata and auditing
 
-`Result.Metadata` carries provider-specific context. The built-in `config-api-key` provider, for example, stores the credential source (`authorization`, `x-goog-api-key`, `x-api-key`, or `query-key`). Populate this map in custom providers to enrich logs and downstream auditing.
+`Result.Metadata` carries provider-specific context. The built-in `config-api-key` provider, for example, stores the credential source (`authorization`, `x-goog-api-key`, `x-api-key`, `query-key`, `query-auth-token`). Populate this map in custom providers to enrich logs and downstream auditing.
 
 ## Writing Custom Providers
 
@@ -110,13 +93,13 @@ type customProvider struct{}
 
 func (p *customProvider) Identifier() string { return "my-provider" }
 
-func (p *customProvider) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*sdkaccess.Result, error) {
+func (p *customProvider) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*sdkaccess.Result, *sdkaccess.AuthError) {
     token := r.Header.Get("X-Custom")
     if token == "" {
-        return nil, sdkaccess.ErrNoCredentials
+        return nil, sdkaccess.NewNotHandledError()
     }
     if token != "expected" {
-        return nil, sdkaccess.ErrInvalidCredential
+        return nil, sdkaccess.NewInvalidCredentialError()
     }
     return &sdkaccess.Result{
         Provider:  p.Identifier(),
@@ -126,51 +109,46 @@ func (p *customProvider) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*sd
 }
 
 func init() {
-    sdkaccess.RegisterProvider("custom", func(cfg *config.AccessProvider, root *config.Config) (sdkaccess.Provider, error) {
-        return &customProvider{}, nil
-    })
+    sdkaccess.RegisterProvider("custom", &customProvider{})
 }
 ```
 
-A provider must implement `Identifier()` and `Authenticate()`. To expose it to configuration, call `RegisterProvider` inside `init`. Provider factories receive the specific `AccessProvider` block plus the full root configuration for contextual needs.
+A provider must implement `Identifier()` and `Authenticate()`. To make it available to the access manager, call `RegisterProvider` inside `init` with an initialized provider instance.
 
 ## Error Semantics
 
-- `ErrNoCredentials`: no credentials were present or recognized by any provider.
-- `ErrInvalidCredential`: at least one provider processed the credentials but rejected them.
-- `ErrNotHandled`: instructs the manager to fall through to the next provider without affecting aggregate error reporting.
+- `NewNoCredentialsError()` (`AuthErrorCodeNoCredentials`): no credentials were present or recognized. (HTTP 401)
+- `NewInvalidCredentialError()` (`AuthErrorCodeInvalidCredential`): credentials were present but rejected. (HTTP 401)
+- `NewNotHandledError()` (`AuthErrorCodeNotHandled`): fall through to the next provider.
+- `NewInternalAuthError(message, cause)` (`AuthErrorCodeInternal`): transport/system failure. (HTTP 500)
 
-Return custom errors to surface transport failures; they propagate immediately to the caller instead of being masked.
+Errors propagate immediately to the caller unless they are classified as `not_handled` / `no_credentials` / `invalid_credential` and can be aggregated by the manager.
 
 ## Integration with cliproxy Service
 
-`sdk/cliproxy` wires `@sdk/access` automatically when you build a CLI service via `cliproxy.NewBuilder`. Supplying a preconfigured manager allows you to extend or override the default providers:
+`sdk/cliproxy` wires `@sdk/access` automatically when you build a CLI service via `cliproxy.NewBuilder`. Supplying a manager lets you reuse the same instance in your host process:
 
 ```go
 coreCfg, _ := config.LoadConfig("config.yaml")
-providers, _ := sdkaccess.BuildProviders(coreCfg)
-manager := sdkaccess.NewManager()
-manager.SetProviders(providers)
+accessManager := sdkaccess.NewManager()
 
 svc, _ := cliproxy.NewBuilder().
   WithConfig(coreCfg).
-  WithAccessManager(manager).
+  WithConfigPath("config.yaml").
+  WithRequestAccessManager(accessManager).
   Build()
 ```
 
-The service reuses the manager for every inbound request, ensuring consistent authentication across embedded deployments and the canonical CLI binary.
+Register any custom providers (typically via blank imports) before calling `Build()` so they are present in the global registry snapshot.
 
-### Hot reloading providers
+### Hot reloading
 
-When configuration changes, rebuild providers and swap them into the manager:
+When configuration changes, refresh any config-backed providers and then reset the manager's provider chain:
 
 ```go
-providers, err := sdkaccess.BuildProviders(newCfg)
-if err != nil {
-    log.Errorf("reload auth providers failed: %v", err)
-    return
-}
-accessManager.SetProviders(providers)
+// configaccess is github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/access/config_access
+configaccess.Register(&newCfg.SDKConfig)
+accessManager.SetProviders(sdkaccess.RegisteredProviders())
 ```
 
-This mirrors the behaviour in `cliproxy.Service.refreshAccessProviders` and `api.Server.applyAccessConfig`, enabling runtime updates without restarting the process.
+This mirrors the behaviour in `internal/access.ApplyAccessProviders`, enabling runtime updates without restarting the process.

docs/sdk-access_CN.md

@@ -7,80 +7,71 @@
 ```go
 import (
     sdkaccess "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/access"
-    "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/config"
 )
 ```
 
 通过 `go get github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/access` 添加依赖。
 
+## Provider Registry
+
+访问提供者是全局注册，然后以快照形式挂到 `Manager` 上：
+
+- `RegisterProvider(type, provider)` 注册一个已经初始化好的 provider 实例。
+- 每个 `type` 第一次出现时会记录其注册顺序。
+- `RegisteredProviders()` 会按该顺序返回 provider 列表。
+
 ## 管理器生命周期
 
 ```go
 manager := sdkaccess.NewManager()
-providers, err := sdkaccess.BuildProviders(cfg)
-if err != nil {
-    return err
-}
-manager.SetProviders(providers)
+manager.SetProviders(sdkaccess.RegisteredProviders())
 ```
 
 - `NewManager` 创建空管理器。
 - `SetProviders` 替换提供者切片并做防御性拷贝。
 - `Providers` 返回适合并发读取的快照。
-- `BuildProviders` 将 `config.Config` 中的访问配置转换成可运行的提供者。当配置没有显式声明但包含顶层 `api-keys` 时，会自动挂载内建的 `config-api-key` 提供者。
+
+如果管理器本身为 `nil` 或未配置任何 provider，调用会返回 `nil, nil`，可视为关闭访问控制。
 
 ## 认证请求
 
 ```go
-result, err := manager.Authenticate(ctx, req)
+result, authErr := manager.Authenticate(ctx, req)
 switch {
-case err == nil:
+case authErr == nil:
     // Authentication succeeded; result carries provider and principal.
-case errors.Is(err, sdkaccess.ErrNoCredentials):
+case sdkaccess.IsAuthErrorCode(authErr, sdkaccess.AuthErrorCodeNoCredentials):
     // No recognizable credentials were supplied.
-case errors.Is(err, sdkaccess.ErrInvalidCredential):
+case sdkaccess.IsAuthErrorCode(authErr, sdkaccess.AuthErrorCodeInvalidCredential):
     // Credentials were present but rejected.
 default:
     // Provider surfaced a transport-level failure.
 }
 ```
 
-`Manager.Authenticate` 按配置顺序遍历提供者。遇到成功立即返回，`ErrNotHandled` 会继续尝试下一个；若发现 `ErrNoCredentials` 或 `ErrInvalidCredential`，会在遍历结束后汇总给调用方。
-
-若管理器本身为 `nil` 或尚未注册提供者，调用会返回 `nil, nil`，让调用方无需针对错误做额外分支即可关闭访问控制。
+`Manager.Authenticate` 会按顺序遍历 provider：遇到成功立即返回，`AuthErrorCodeNotHandled` 会继续尝试下一个；`AuthErrorCodeNoCredentials` / `AuthErrorCodeInvalidCredential` 会在遍历结束后汇总给调用方。
 
 `Result` 提供认证提供者标识、解析出的主体以及可选元数据（例如凭证来源）。
 
-## 配置结构
+## 内建 `config-api-key` Provider
 
-在 `config.yaml` 的 `auth.providers` 下定义访问提供者：
+代理内置一个访问提供者：
+
+- `config-api-key`：校验 `config.yaml` 顶层的 `api-keys`。
+  - 凭证来源：`Authorization: Bearer`、`X-Goog-Api-Key`、`X-Api-Key`、`?key=`、`?auth_token=`
+  - 元数据：`Result.Metadata["source"]` 会写入匹配到的来源标识
+
+在 CLI 服务端与 `sdk/cliproxy` 中，该 provider 会根据加载到的配置自动注册。
 
 ```yaml
-auth:
-  providers:
-    - name: inline-api
-      type: config-api-key
-      api-keys:
-        - sk-test-123
-        - sk-prod-456
+api-keys:
+  - sk-test-123
+  - sk-prod-456
 ```
 
-条目映射到 `config.AccessProvider`：`name` 指定实例名，`type` 选择注册的工厂，`sdk` 可引用第三方模块，`api-keys` 提供内联凭证，`config` 用于传递特定选项。
+## 引入外部 Go 模块提供者
 
-### 引入外部 SDK 提供者
-
-若要消费其它 Go 模块输出的访问提供者，可在配置里填写 `sdk` 字段并在代码中引入该包，利用其 `init` 注册过程：
-
-```yaml
-auth:
-  providers:
-    - name: partner-auth
-      type: partner-token
-      sdk: github.com/acme/xplatform/sdk/access/providers/partner
-      config:
-        region: us-west-2
-        audience: cli-proxy
-```
+若要消费其它 Go 模块输出的访问提供者，直接用空白标识符导入以触发其 `init` 注册即可：
 
 ```go
 import (
@@ -89,19 +80,11 @@ import (
 )
 ```
 
-通过空白标识符导入即可确保 `init` 调用，先于 `BuildProviders` 完成 `sdkaccess.RegisterProvider`。
-
-## 内建提供者
-
-当前 SDK 默认内置：
-
-- `config-api-key`：校验配置中的 API Key。它从 `Authorization: Bearer`、`X-Goog-Api-Key`、`X-Api-Key` 以及查询参数 `?key=` 提取凭证，不匹配时抛出 `ErrInvalidCredential`。
-
-导入第三方包即可通过 `sdkaccess.RegisterProvider` 注册更多类型。
+空白导入可确保 `init` 先执行，从而在你调用 `RegisteredProviders()`（或 `cliproxy.NewBuilder().Build()`）之前完成 `sdkaccess.RegisterProvider`。
 
 ### 元数据与审计
 
-`Result.Metadata` 用于携带提供者特定的上下文信息。内建的 `config-api-key` 会记录凭证来源（`authorization`、`x-goog-api-key`、`x-api-key` 或 `query-key`）。自定义提供者同样可以填充该 Map，以便丰富日志与审计场景。
+`Result.Metadata` 用于携带提供者特定的上下文信息。内建的 `config-api-key` 会记录凭证来源（`authorization`、`x-goog-api-key`、`x-api-key`、`query-key`、`query-auth-token`）。自定义提供者同样可以填充该 Map，以便丰富日志与审计场景。
 
 ## 编写自定义提供者
 
@@ -110,13 +93,13 @@ type customProvider struct{}
 
 func (p *customProvider) Identifier() string { return "my-provider" }
 
-func (p *customProvider) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*sdkaccess.Result, error) {
+func (p *customProvider) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*sdkaccess.Result, *sdkaccess.AuthError) {
     token := r.Header.Get("X-Custom")
     if token == "" {
-        return nil, sdkaccess.ErrNoCredentials
+        return nil, sdkaccess.NewNotHandledError()
     }
     if token != "expected" {
-        return nil, sdkaccess.ErrInvalidCredential
+        return nil, sdkaccess.NewInvalidCredentialError()
     }
     return &sdkaccess.Result{
         Provider:  p.Identifier(),
@@ -126,51 +109,46 @@ func (p *customProvider) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*sd
 }
 
 func init() {
-    sdkaccess.RegisterProvider("custom", func(cfg *config.AccessProvider, root *config.Config) (sdkaccess.Provider, error) {
-        return &customProvider{}, nil
-    })
+    sdkaccess.RegisterProvider("custom", &customProvider{})
 }
 ```
 
-自定义提供者需要实现 `Identifier()` 与 `Authenticate()`。在 `init` 中调用 `RegisterProvider` 暴露给配置层，工厂函数既能读取当前条目，也能访问完整根配置。
+自定义提供者需要实现 `Identifier()` 与 `Authenticate()`。在 `init` 中用已初始化实例调用 `RegisterProvider` 注册到全局 registry。
 
 ## 错误语义
 
-- `ErrNoCredentials`：任何提供者都未识别到凭证。
-- `ErrInvalidCredential`：至少一个提供者处理了凭证但判定无效。
-- `ErrNotHandled`：告诉管理器跳到下一个提供者，不影响最终错误统计。
+- `NewNoCredentialsError()`（`AuthErrorCodeNoCredentials`）：未提供或未识别到凭证。（HTTP 401）
+- `NewInvalidCredentialError()`（`AuthErrorCodeInvalidCredential`）：凭证存在但校验失败。（HTTP 401）
+- `NewNotHandledError()`（`AuthErrorCodeNotHandled`）：告诉管理器跳到下一个 provider。
+- `NewInternalAuthError(message, cause)`（`AuthErrorCodeInternal`）：网络/系统错误。（HTTP 500）
 
-自定义错误（例如网络异常）会马上冒泡返回。
+除可汇总的 `not_handled` / `no_credentials` / `invalid_credential` 外，其它错误会立即冒泡返回。
 
 ## 与 cliproxy 集成
 
-使用 `sdk/cliproxy` 构建服务时会自动接入 `@sdk/access`。如果需要扩展内置行为，可传入自定义管理器：
+使用 `sdk/cliproxy` 构建服务时会自动接入 `@sdk/access`。如果希望在宿主进程里复用同一个 `Manager` 实例，可传入自定义管理器：
 
 ```go
 coreCfg, _ := config.LoadConfig("config.yaml")
-providers, _ := sdkaccess.BuildProviders(coreCfg)
-manager := sdkaccess.NewManager()
-manager.SetProviders(providers)
+accessManager := sdkaccess.NewManager()
 
 svc, _ := cliproxy.NewBuilder().
   WithConfig(coreCfg).
-  WithAccessManager(manager).
+  WithConfigPath("config.yaml").
+  WithRequestAccessManager(accessManager).
   Build()
 ```
 
-服务会复用该管理器处理每一个入站请求，实现与 CLI 二进制一致的访问控制体验。
+请在调用 `Build()` 之前完成自定义 provider 的注册（通常通过空白导入触发 `init`），以确保它们被包含在全局 registry 的快照中。
 
 ### 动态热更新提供者
 
-当配置发生变化时，可以重新构建提供者并替换当前列表：
+当配置发生变化时，刷新依赖配置的 provider，然后重置 manager 的 provider 链：
 
 ```go
-providers, err := sdkaccess.BuildProviders(newCfg)
-if err != nil {
-    log.Errorf("reload auth providers failed: %v", err)
-    return
-}
-accessManager.SetProviders(providers)
+// configaccess is github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/access/config_access
+configaccess.Register(&newCfg.SDKConfig)
+accessManager.SetProviders(sdkaccess.RegisteredProviders())
 ```
 
-这一流程与 `cliproxy.Service.refreshAccessProviders` 和 `api.Server.applyAccessConfig` 保持一致，避免为更新访问策略而重启进程。
+这一流程与 `internal/access.ApplyAccessProviders` 保持一致，避免为更新访问策略而重启进程。

internal/access/config_access/provider.go

@@ -4,19 +4,28 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 
 	sdkaccess "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/access"
 	sdkconfig "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/config"
 )
 
-var registerOnce sync.Once
-
 // Register ensures the config-access provider is available to the access manager.
-func Register() {
-	registerOnce.Do(func() {
-		sdkaccess.RegisterProvider(sdkconfig.AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey, newProvider)
-	})
+func Register(cfg *sdkconfig.SDKConfig) {
+	if cfg == nil {
+		sdkaccess.UnregisterProvider(sdkaccess.AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey)
+		return
+	}
+
+	keys := normalizeKeys(cfg.APIKeys)
+	if len(keys) == 0 {
+		sdkaccess.UnregisterProvider(sdkaccess.AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey)
+		return
+	}
+
+	sdkaccess.RegisterProvider(
+		sdkaccess.AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey,
+		newProvider(sdkaccess.DefaultAccessProviderName, keys),
+	)
 }
 
 type provider struct {
@@ -24,34 +33,31 @@ type provider struct {
 	keys map[string]struct{}
 }
 
-func newProvider(cfg *sdkconfig.AccessProvider, _ *sdkconfig.SDKConfig) (sdkaccess.Provider, error) {
-	name := cfg.Name
-	if name == "" {
-		name = sdkconfig.DefaultAccessProviderName
+func newProvider(name string, keys []string) *provider {
+	providerName := strings.TrimSpace(name)
+	if providerName == "" {
+		providerName = sdkaccess.DefaultAccessProviderName
 	}
-	keys := make(map[string]struct{}, len(cfg.APIKeys))
-	for _, key := range cfg.APIKeys {
-		if key == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		keys[key] = struct{}{}
+	keySet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(keys))
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		keySet[key] = struct{}{}
 	}
-	return &provider{name: name, keys: keys}, nil
+	return &provider{name: providerName, keys: keySet}
 }
 
 func (p *provider) Identifier() string {
 	if p == nil || p.name == "" {
-		return sdkconfig.DefaultAccessProviderName
+		return sdkaccess.DefaultAccessProviderName
 	}
 	return p.name
 }
 
-func (p *provider) Authenticate(_ context.Context, r *http.Request) (*sdkaccess.Result, error) {
+func (p *provider) Authenticate(_ context.Context, r *http.Request) (*sdkaccess.Result, *sdkaccess.AuthError) {
 	if p == nil {
-		return nil, sdkaccess.ErrNotHandled
+		return nil, sdkaccess.NewNotHandledError()
 	}
 	if len(p.keys) == 0 {
-		return nil, sdkaccess.ErrNotHandled
+		return nil, sdkaccess.NewNotHandledError()
 	}
 	authHeader := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
 	authHeaderGoogle := r.Header.Get("X-Goog-Api-Key")
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ func (p *provider) Authenticate(_ context.Context, r *http.Request) (*sdkaccess.
 		queryAuthToken = r.URL.Query().Get("auth_token")
 	}
 	if authHeader == "" && authHeaderGoogle == "" && authHeaderAnthropic == "" && queryKey == "" && queryAuthToken == "" {
-		return nil, sdkaccess.ErrNoCredentials
+		return nil, sdkaccess.NewNoCredentialsError()
 	}
 
 	apiKey := extractBearerToken(authHeader)
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ func (p *provider) Authenticate(_ context.Context, r *http.Request) (*sdkaccess.
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil, sdkaccess.ErrInvalidCredential
+	return nil, sdkaccess.NewInvalidCredentialError()
 }
 
 func extractBearerToken(header string) string {
@@ -110,3 +116,26 @@ func extractBearerToken(header string) string {
 	}
 	return strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
 }
+
+func normalizeKeys(keys []string) []string {
+	if len(keys) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	normalized := make([]string, 0, len(keys))
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{}, len(keys))
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		trimmedKey := strings.TrimSpace(key)
+		if trimmedKey == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, exists := seen[trimmedKey]; exists {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[trimmedKey] = struct{}{}
+		normalized = append(normalized, trimmedKey)
+	}
+	if len(normalized) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return normalized
+}

internal/access/reconcile.go

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
+	configaccess "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/access/config_access"
 	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/config"
 	sdkaccess "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/access"
-	sdkConfig "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/config"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -17,26 +17,26 @@ import (
 // ordered provider slice along with the identifiers of providers that were added, updated, or
 // removed compared to the previous configuration.
 func ReconcileProviders(oldCfg, newCfg *config.Config, existing []sdkaccess.Provider) (result []sdkaccess.Provider, added, updated, removed []string, err error) {
+	_ = oldCfg
 	if newCfg == nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil
 	}
 
+	result = sdkaccess.RegisteredProviders()
+
 	existingMap := make(map[string]sdkaccess.Provider, len(existing))
 	for _, provider := range existing {
-		if provider == nil {
+		providerID := identifierFromProvider(provider)
+		if providerID == "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		existingMap[provider.Identifier()] = provider
+		existingMap[providerID] = provider
 	}
 
-	oldCfgMap := accessProviderMap(oldCfg)
-	newEntries := collectProviderEntries(newCfg)
-
-	result = make([]sdkaccess.Provider, 0, len(newEntries))
-	finalIDs := make(map[string]struct{}, len(newEntries))
+	finalIDs := make(map[string]struct{}, len(result))
 
 	isInlineProvider := func(id string) bool {
-		return strings.EqualFold(id, sdkConfig.DefaultAccessProviderName)
+		return strings.EqualFold(id, sdkaccess.DefaultAccessProviderName)
 	}
 	appendChange := func(list *[]string, id string) {
 		if isInlineProvider(id) {
@@ -45,85 +45,28 @@ func ReconcileProviders(oldCfg, newCfg *config.Config, existing []sdkaccess.Prov
 		*list = append(*list, id)
 	}
 
-	for _, providerCfg := range newEntries {
-		key := providerIdentifier(providerCfg)
-		if key == "" {
+	for _, provider := range result {
+		providerID := identifierFromProvider(provider)
+		if providerID == "" {
 			continue
 		}
+		finalIDs[providerID] = struct{}{}
 
-		forceRebuild := strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(providerCfg.Type), sdkConfig.AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey)
-		if oldCfgProvider, ok := oldCfgMap[key]; ok {
-			isAliased := oldCfgProvider == providerCfg
-			if !forceRebuild && !isAliased && providerConfigEqual(oldCfgProvider, providerCfg) {
-				if existingProvider, okExisting := existingMap[key]; okExisting {
-					result = append(result, existingProvider)
-					finalIDs[key] = struct{}{}
-					continue
-				}
-			}
+		existingProvider, exists := existingMap[providerID]
+		if !exists {
+			appendChange(&added, providerID)
+			continue
 		}
-
-		provider, buildErr := sdkaccess.BuildProvider(providerCfg, &newCfg.SDKConfig)
-		if buildErr != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, nil, buildErr
-		}
-		if _, ok := oldCfgMap[key]; ok {
-			if _, existed := existingMap[key]; existed {
-				appendChange(&updated, key)
-			} else {
-				appendChange(&added, key)
-			}
-		} else {
-			appendChange(&added, key)
-		}
-		result = append(result, provider)
-		finalIDs[key] = struct{}{}
-	}
-
-	if len(result) == 0 {
-		if inline := sdkConfig.MakeInlineAPIKeyProvider(newCfg.APIKeys); inline != nil {
-			key := providerIdentifier(inline)
-			if key != "" {
-				if oldCfgProvider, ok := oldCfgMap[key]; ok {
-					if providerConfigEqual(oldCfgProvider, inline) {
-						if existingProvider, okExisting := existingMap[key]; okExisting {
-							result = append(result, existingProvider)
-							finalIDs[key] = struct{}{}
-							goto inlineDone
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				provider, buildErr := sdkaccess.BuildProvider(inline, &newCfg.SDKConfig)
-				if buildErr != nil {
-					return nil, nil, nil, nil, buildErr
-				}
-				if _, existed := existingMap[key]; existed {
-					appendChange(&updated, key)
-				} else if _, hadOld := oldCfgMap[key]; hadOld {
-					appendChange(&updated, key)
-				} else {
-					appendChange(&added, key)
-				}
-				result = append(result, provider)
-				finalIDs[key] = struct{}{}
-			}
-		}
-	inlineDone:
-	}
-
-	removedSet := make(map[string]struct{})
-	for id := range existingMap {
-		if _, ok := finalIDs[id]; !ok {
-			if isInlineProvider(id) {
-				continue
-			}
-			removedSet[id] = struct{}{}
+		if !providerInstanceEqual(existingProvider, provider) {
+			appendChange(&updated, providerID)
 		}
 	}
 
-	removed = make([]string, 0, len(removedSet))
-	for id := range removedSet {
-		removed = append(removed, id)
+	for providerID := range existingMap {
+		if _, exists := finalIDs[providerID]; exists {
+			continue
+		}
+		appendChange(&removed, providerID)
 	}
 
 	sort.Strings(added)
@@ -142,6 +85,7 @@ func ApplyAccessProviders(manager *sdkaccess.Manager, oldCfg, newCfg *config.Con
 	}
 
 	existing := manager.Providers()
+	configaccess.Register(&newCfg.SDKConfig)
 	providers, added, updated, removed, err := ReconcileProviders(oldCfg, newCfg, existing)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to reconcile request auth providers: %v", err)
@@ -160,111 +104,24 @@ func ApplyAccessProviders(manager *sdkaccess.Manager, oldCfg, newCfg *config.Con
 	return false, nil
 }
 
-func accessProviderMap(cfg *config.Config) map[string]*sdkConfig.AccessProvider {
-	result := make(map[string]*sdkConfig.AccessProvider)
-	if cfg == nil {
-		return result
-	}
-	for i := range cfg.Access.Providers {
-		providerCfg := &cfg.Access.Providers[i]
-		if providerCfg.Type == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		key := providerIdentifier(providerCfg)
-		if key == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		result[key] = providerCfg
-	}
-	if len(result) == 0 && len(cfg.APIKeys) > 0 {
-		if provider := sdkConfig.MakeInlineAPIKeyProvider(cfg.APIKeys); provider != nil {
-			if key := providerIdentifier(provider); key != "" {
-				result[key] = provider
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
-func collectProviderEntries(cfg *config.Config) []*sdkConfig.AccessProvider {
-	entries := make([]*sdkConfig.AccessProvider, 0, len(cfg.Access.Providers))
-	for i := range cfg.Access.Providers {
-		providerCfg := &cfg.Access.Providers[i]
-		if providerCfg.Type == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		if key := providerIdentifier(providerCfg); key != "" {
-			entries = append(entries, providerCfg)
-		}
-	}
-	if len(entries) == 0 && len(cfg.APIKeys) > 0 {
-		if inline := sdkConfig.MakeInlineAPIKeyProvider(cfg.APIKeys); inline != nil {
-			entries = append(entries, inline)
-		}
-	}
-	return entries
-}
-
-func providerIdentifier(provider *sdkConfig.AccessProvider) string {
+func identifierFromProvider(provider sdkaccess.Provider) string {
 	if provider == nil {
 		return ""
 	}
-	if name := strings.TrimSpace(provider.Name); name != "" {
-		return name
-	}
-	typ := strings.TrimSpace(provider.Type)
-	if typ == "" {
-		return ""
-	}
-	if strings.EqualFold(typ, sdkConfig.AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey) {
-		return sdkConfig.DefaultAccessProviderName
-	}
-	return typ
+	return strings.TrimSpace(provider.Identifier())
 }
 
-func providerConfigEqual(a, b *sdkConfig.AccessProvider) bool {
+func providerInstanceEqual(a, b sdkaccess.Provider) bool {
 	if a == nil || b == nil {
 		return a == nil && b == nil
 	}
-	if !strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(a.Type), strings.TrimSpace(b.Type)) {
+	if reflect.TypeOf(a) != reflect.TypeOf(b) {
 		return false
 	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(a.SDK) != strings.TrimSpace(b.SDK) {
-		return false
+	valueA := reflect.ValueOf(a)
+	valueB := reflect.ValueOf(b)
+	if valueA.Kind() == reflect.Pointer && valueB.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
+		return valueA.Pointer() == valueB.Pointer()
 	}
-	if !stringSetEqual(a.APIKeys, b.APIKeys) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if len(a.Config) != len(b.Config) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if len(a.Config) > 0 && !reflect.DeepEqual(a.Config, b.Config) {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-func stringSetEqual(a, b []string) bool {
-	if len(a) != len(b) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if len(a) == 0 {
-		return true
-	}
-	seen := make(map[string]int, len(a))
-	for _, val := range a {
-		seen[val]++
-	}
-	for _, val := range b {
-		count := seen[val]
-		if count == 0 {
-			return false
-		}
-		if count == 1 {
-			delete(seen, val)
-		} else {
-			seen[val] = count - 1
-		}
-	}
-	return len(seen) == 0
+	return reflect.DeepEqual(a, b)
 }

internal/api/handlers/management/config_lists.go

@@ -109,14 +109,13 @@ func (h *Handler) GetAPIKeys(c *gin.Context) { c.JSON(200, gin.H{"api-keys": h.c
 func (h *Handler) PutAPIKeys(c *gin.Context) {
 	h.putStringList(c, func(v []string) {
 		h.cfg.APIKeys = append([]string(nil), v...)
-		h.cfg.Access.Providers = nil
 	}, nil)
 }
 func (h *Handler) PatchAPIKeys(c *gin.Context) {
-	h.patchStringList(c, &h.cfg.APIKeys, func() { h.cfg.Access.Providers = nil })
+	h.patchStringList(c, &h.cfg.APIKeys, func() {})
 }
 func (h *Handler) DeleteAPIKeys(c *gin.Context) {
-	h.deleteFromStringList(c, &h.cfg.APIKeys, func() { h.cfg.Access.Providers = nil })
+	h.deleteFromStringList(c, &h.cfg.APIKeys, func() {})
 }
 
 // gemini-api-key: []GeminiKey

internal/api/server.go

@@ -1033,14 +1033,10 @@ func AuthMiddleware(manager *sdkaccess.Manager) gin.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
-		switch {
-		case errors.Is(err, sdkaccess.ErrNoCredentials):
-			c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "Missing API key"})
-		case errors.Is(err, sdkaccess.ErrInvalidCredential):
-			c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "Invalid API key"})
-		default:
+		statusCode := err.HTTPStatusCode()
+		if statusCode >= http.StatusInternalServerError {
 			log.Errorf("authentication middleware error: %v", err)
-			c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Authentication service error"})
 		}
+		c.AbortWithStatusJSON(statusCode, gin.H{"error": err.Message})
 	}
 }

internal/config/config.go

@@ -589,9 +589,6 @@ func LoadConfigOptional(configFile string, optional bool) (*Config, error) {
 		cfg.ErrorLogsMaxFiles = 10
 	}
 
-	// Sync request authentication providers with inline API keys for backwards compatibility.
-	syncInlineAccessProvider(&cfg)
-
 	// Sanitize Gemini API key configuration and migrate legacy entries.
 	cfg.SanitizeGeminiKeys()
 
@@ -825,18 +822,6 @@ func normalizeModelPrefix(prefix string) string {
 	return trimmed
 }
 
-func syncInlineAccessProvider(cfg *Config) {
-	if cfg == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if len(cfg.APIKeys) == 0 {
-		if provider := cfg.ConfigAPIKeyProvider(); provider != nil && len(provider.APIKeys) > 0 {
-			cfg.APIKeys = append([]string(nil), provider.APIKeys...)
-		}
-	}
-	cfg.Access.Providers = nil
-}
-
 // looksLikeBcrypt returns true if the provided string appears to be a bcrypt hash.
 func looksLikeBcrypt(s string) bool {
 	return len(s) > 4 && (s[:4] == "$2a$" || s[:4] == "$2b$" || s[:4] == "$2y$")
@@ -924,7 +909,7 @@ func hashSecret(secret string) (string, error) {
 // SaveConfigPreserveComments writes the config back to YAML while preserving existing comments
 // and key ordering by loading the original file into a yaml.Node tree and updating values in-place.
 func SaveConfigPreserveComments(configFile string, cfg *Config) error {
-	persistCfg := sanitizeConfigForPersist(cfg)
+	persistCfg := cfg
 	// Load original YAML as a node tree to preserve comments and ordering.
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(configFile)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -992,16 +977,6 @@ func SaveConfigPreserveComments(configFile string, cfg *Config) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func sanitizeConfigForPersist(cfg *Config) *Config {
-	if cfg == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	clone := *cfg
-	clone.SDKConfig = cfg.SDKConfig
-	clone.SDKConfig.Access = AccessConfig{}
-	return &clone
-}
-
 // SaveConfigPreserveCommentsUpdateNestedScalar updates a nested scalar key path like ["a","b"]
 // while preserving comments and positions.
 func SaveConfigPreserveCommentsUpdateNestedScalar(configFile string, path []string, value string) error {

internal/config/sdk_config.go

@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ type SDKConfig struct {
 	// APIKeys is a list of keys for authenticating clients to this proxy server.
 	APIKeys []string `yaml:"api-keys" json:"api-keys"`
 
-	// Access holds request authentication provider configuration.
-	Access AccessConfig `yaml:"auth,omitempty" json:"auth,omitempty"`
-
 	// Streaming configures server-side streaming behavior (keep-alives and safe bootstrap retries).
 	Streaming StreamingConfig `yaml:"streaming" json:"streaming"`
 
@@ -42,65 +39,3 @@ type StreamingConfig struct {
 	// <= 0 disables bootstrap retries. Default is 0.
 	BootstrapRetries int `yaml:"bootstrap-retries,omitempty" json:"bootstrap-retries,omitempty"`
 }
-
-// AccessConfig groups request authentication providers.
-type AccessConfig struct {
-	// Providers lists configured authentication providers.
-	Providers []AccessProvider `yaml:"providers,omitempty" json:"providers,omitempty"`
-}
-
-// AccessProvider describes a request authentication provider entry.
-type AccessProvider struct {
-	// Name is the instance identifier for the provider.
-	Name string `yaml:"name" json:"name"`
-
-	// Type selects the provider implementation registered via the SDK.
-	Type string `yaml:"type" json:"type"`
-
-	// SDK optionally names a third-party SDK module providing this provider.
-	SDK string `yaml:"sdk,omitempty" json:"sdk,omitempty"`
-
-	// APIKeys lists inline keys for providers that require them.
-	APIKeys []string `yaml:"api-keys,omitempty" json:"api-keys,omitempty"`
-
-	// Config passes provider-specific options to the implementation.
-	Config map[string]any `yaml:"config,omitempty" json:"config,omitempty"`
-}
-
-const (
-	// AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey is the built-in provider validating inline API keys.
-	AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey = "config-api-key"
-
-	// DefaultAccessProviderName is applied when no provider name is supplied.
-	DefaultAccessProviderName = "config-inline"
-)
-
-// ConfigAPIKeyProvider returns the first inline API key provider if present.
-func (c *SDKConfig) ConfigAPIKeyProvider() *AccessProvider {
-	if c == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	for i := range c.Access.Providers {
-		if c.Access.Providers[i].Type == AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey {
-			if c.Access.Providers[i].Name == "" {
-				c.Access.Providers[i].Name = DefaultAccessProviderName
-			}
-			return &c.Access.Providers[i]
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// MakeInlineAPIKeyProvider constructs an inline API key provider configuration.
-// It returns nil when no keys are supplied.
-func MakeInlineAPIKeyProvider(keys []string) *AccessProvider {
-	if len(keys) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	provider := &AccessProvider{
-		Name:    DefaultAccessProviderName,
-		Type:    AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey,
-		APIKeys: append([]string(nil), keys...),
-	}
-	return provider
-}

sdk/access/errors.go

@@ -1,12 +1,90 @@
 package access
 
-import "errors"
-
-var (
-	// ErrNoCredentials indicates no recognizable credentials were supplied.
-	ErrNoCredentials = errors.New("access: no credentials provided")
-	// ErrInvalidCredential signals that supplied credentials were rejected by a provider.
-	ErrInvalidCredential = errors.New("access: invalid credential")
-	// ErrNotHandled tells the manager to continue trying other providers.
-	ErrNotHandled = errors.New("access: not handled")
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 )
+
+// AuthErrorCode classifies authentication failures.
+type AuthErrorCode string
+
+const (
+	AuthErrorCodeNoCredentials     AuthErrorCode = "no_credentials"
+	AuthErrorCodeInvalidCredential AuthErrorCode = "invalid_credential"
+	AuthErrorCodeNotHandled        AuthErrorCode = "not_handled"
+	AuthErrorCodeInternal          AuthErrorCode = "internal_error"
+)
+
+// AuthError carries authentication failure details and HTTP status.
+type AuthError struct {
+	Code       AuthErrorCode
+	Message    string
+	StatusCode int
+	Cause      error
+}
+
+func (e *AuthError) Error() string {
+	if e == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	message := strings.TrimSpace(e.Message)
+	if message == "" {
+		message = "authentication error"
+	}
+	if e.Cause != nil {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %v", message, e.Cause)
+	}
+	return message
+}
+
+func (e *AuthError) Unwrap() error {
+	if e == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return e.Cause
+}
+
+// HTTPStatusCode returns a safe fallback for missing status codes.
+func (e *AuthError) HTTPStatusCode() int {
+	if e == nil || e.StatusCode <= 0 {
+		return http.StatusInternalServerError
+	}
+	return e.StatusCode
+}
+
+func newAuthError(code AuthErrorCode, message string, statusCode int, cause error) *AuthError {
+	return &AuthError{
+		Code:       code,
+		Message:    message,
+		StatusCode: statusCode,
+		Cause:      cause,
+	}
+}
+
+func NewNoCredentialsError() *AuthError {
+	return newAuthError(AuthErrorCodeNoCredentials, "Missing API key", http.StatusUnauthorized, nil)
+}
+
+func NewInvalidCredentialError() *AuthError {
+	return newAuthError(AuthErrorCodeInvalidCredential, "Invalid API key", http.StatusUnauthorized, nil)
+}
+
+func NewNotHandledError() *AuthError {
+	return newAuthError(AuthErrorCodeNotHandled, "authentication provider did not handle request", 0, nil)
+}
+
+func NewInternalAuthError(message string, cause error) *AuthError {
+	normalizedMessage := strings.TrimSpace(message)
+	if normalizedMessage == "" {
+		normalizedMessage = "Authentication service error"
+	}
+	return newAuthError(AuthErrorCodeInternal, normalizedMessage, http.StatusInternalServerError, cause)
+}
+
+func IsAuthErrorCode(authErr *AuthError, code AuthErrorCode) bool {
+	if authErr == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return authErr.Code == code
+}

sdk/access/manager.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package access
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Providers() []Provider {
 }
 
 // Authenticate evaluates providers until one succeeds.
-func (m *Manager) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*Result, error) {
+func (m *Manager) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*Result, *AuthError) {
 	if m == nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -61,29 +60,29 @@ func (m *Manager) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*Result, e
 		if provider == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		res, err := provider.Authenticate(ctx, r)
-		if err == nil {
+		res, authErr := provider.Authenticate(ctx, r)
+		if authErr == nil {
 			return res, nil
 		}
-		if errors.Is(err, ErrNotHandled) {
+		if IsAuthErrorCode(authErr, AuthErrorCodeNotHandled) {
 			continue
 		}
-		if errors.Is(err, ErrNoCredentials) {
+		if IsAuthErrorCode(authErr, AuthErrorCodeNoCredentials) {
 			missing = true
 			continue
 		}
-		if errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidCredential) {
+		if IsAuthErrorCode(authErr, AuthErrorCodeInvalidCredential) {
 			invalid = true
 			continue
 		}
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, authErr
 	}
 
 	if invalid {
-		return nil, ErrInvalidCredential
+		return nil, NewInvalidCredentialError()
 	}
 	if missing {
-		return nil, ErrNoCredentials
+		return nil, NewNoCredentialsError()
 	}
-	return nil, ErrNoCredentials
+	return nil, NewNoCredentialsError()
 }

sdk/access/registry.go

@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@ package access
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/config"
 )
 
 // Provider validates credentials for incoming requests.
 type Provider interface {
 	Identifier() string
-	Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*Result, error)
+	Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*Result, *AuthError)
 }
 
 // Result conveys authentication outcome.
@@ -22,66 +20,64 @@ type Result struct {
 	Metadata  map[string]string
 }
 
-// ProviderFactory builds a provider from configuration data.
-type ProviderFactory func(cfg *config.AccessProvider, root *config.SDKConfig) (Provider, error)
-
 var (
 	registryMu sync.RWMutex
-	registry   = make(map[string]ProviderFactory)
+	registry   = make(map[string]Provider)
+	order      []string
 )
 
-// RegisterProvider registers a provider factory for a given type identifier.
-func RegisterProvider(typ string, factory ProviderFactory) {
-	if typ == "" || factory == nil {
+// RegisterProvider registers a pre-built provider instance for a given type identifier.
+func RegisterProvider(typ string, provider Provider) {
+	normalizedType := strings.TrimSpace(typ)
+	if normalizedType == "" || provider == nil {
 		return
 	}
+
 	registryMu.Lock()
-	registry[typ] = factory
+	if _, exists := registry[normalizedType]; !exists {
+		order = append(order, normalizedType)
+	}
+	registry[normalizedType] = provider
 	registryMu.Unlock()
 }
 
-func BuildProvider(cfg *config.AccessProvider, root *config.SDKConfig) (Provider, error) {
-	if cfg == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("access: nil provider config")
+// UnregisterProvider removes a provider by type identifier.
+func UnregisterProvider(typ string) {
+	normalizedType := strings.TrimSpace(typ)
+	if normalizedType == "" {
+		return
 	}
-	registryMu.RLock()
-	factory, ok := registry[cfg.Type]
-	registryMu.RUnlock()
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("access: provider type %q is not registered", cfg.Type)
+	registryMu.Lock()
+	if _, exists := registry[normalizedType]; !exists {
+		registryMu.Unlock()
+		return
 	}
-	provider, err := factory(cfg, root)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("access: failed to build provider %q: %w", cfg.Name, err)
-	}
-	return provider, nil
-}
-
-// BuildProviders constructs providers declared in configuration.
-func BuildProviders(root *config.SDKConfig) ([]Provider, error) {
-	if root == nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	providers := make([]Provider, 0, len(root.Access.Providers))
-	for i := range root.Access.Providers {
-		providerCfg := &root.Access.Providers[i]
-		if providerCfg.Type == "" {
+	delete(registry, normalizedType)
+	for index := range order {
+		if order[index] != normalizedType {
 			continue
 		}
-		provider, err := BuildProvider(providerCfg, root)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		order = append(order[:index], order[index+1:]...)
+		break
+	}
+	registryMu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// RegisteredProviders returns the global provider instances in registration order.
+func RegisteredProviders() []Provider {
+	registryMu.RLock()
+	if len(order) == 0 {
+		registryMu.RUnlock()
+		return nil
+	}
+	providers := make([]Provider, 0, len(order))
+	for _, providerType := range order {
+		provider, exists := registry[providerType]
+		if !exists || provider == nil {
+			continue
 		}
 		providers = append(providers, provider)
 	}
-	if len(providers) == 0 {
-		if inline := config.MakeInlineAPIKeyProvider(root.APIKeys); inline != nil {
-			provider, err := BuildProvider(inline, root)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			providers = append(providers, provider)
-		}
-	}
-	return providers, nil
+	registryMu.RUnlock()
+	return providers
 }

sdk/access/types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package access
+
+// AccessConfig groups request authentication providers.
+type AccessConfig struct {
+	// Providers lists configured authentication providers.
+	Providers []AccessProvider `yaml:"providers,omitempty" json:"providers,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// AccessProvider describes a request authentication provider entry.
+type AccessProvider struct {
+	// Name is the instance identifier for the provider.
+	Name string `yaml:"name" json:"name"`
+
+	// Type selects the provider implementation registered via the SDK.
+	Type string `yaml:"type" json:"type"`
+
+	// SDK optionally names a third-party SDK module providing this provider.
+	SDK string `yaml:"sdk,omitempty" json:"sdk,omitempty"`
+
+	// APIKeys lists inline keys for providers that require them.
+	APIKeys []string `yaml:"api-keys,omitempty" json:"api-keys,omitempty"`
+
+	// Config passes provider-specific options to the implementation.
+	Config map[string]any `yaml:"config,omitempty" json:"config,omitempty"`
+}
+
+const (
+	// AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey is the built-in provider validating inline API keys.
+	AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey = "config-api-key"
+
+	// DefaultAccessProviderName is applied when no provider name is supplied.
+	DefaultAccessProviderName = "config-inline"
+)
+
+// MakeInlineAPIKeyProvider constructs an inline API key provider configuration.
+// It returns nil when no keys are supplied.
+func MakeInlineAPIKeyProvider(keys []string) *AccessProvider {
+	if len(keys) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	provider := &AccessProvider{
+		Name:    DefaultAccessProviderName,
+		Type:    AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey,
+		APIKeys: append([]string(nil), keys...),
+	}
+	return provider
+}

sdk/cliproxy/builder.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	configaccess "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/access/config_access"
 	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/api"
 	sdkaccess "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/access"
 	sdkAuth "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/auth"
@@ -186,11 +187,8 @@ func (b *Builder) Build() (*Service, error) {
 		accessManager = sdkaccess.NewManager()
 	}
 
-	providers, err := sdkaccess.BuildProviders(&b.cfg.SDKConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	accessManager.SetProviders(providers)
+	configaccess.Register(&b.cfg.SDKConfig)
+	accessManager.SetProviders(sdkaccess.RegisteredProviders())
 
 	coreManager := b.coreManager
 	if coreManager == nil {

sdk/config/config.go

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ package config
 import internalconfig "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/config"
 
 type SDKConfig = internalconfig.SDKConfig
-type AccessConfig = internalconfig.AccessConfig
-type AccessProvider = internalconfig.AccessProvider
 
 type Config = internalconfig.Config
 
@@ -34,15 +32,9 @@ type OpenAICompatibilityModel = internalconfig.OpenAICompatibilityModel
 type TLS = internalconfig.TLSConfig
 
 const (
-	AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey = internalconfig.AccessProviderTypeConfigAPIKey
-	DefaultAccessProviderName      = internalconfig.DefaultAccessProviderName
-	DefaultPanelGitHubRepository   = internalconfig.DefaultPanelGitHubRepository
+	DefaultPanelGitHubRepository = internalconfig.DefaultPanelGitHubRepository
 )
 
-func MakeInlineAPIKeyProvider(keys []string) *AccessProvider {
-	return internalconfig.MakeInlineAPIKeyProvider(keys)
-}
-
 func LoadConfig(configFile string) (*Config, error) { return internalconfig.LoadConfig(configFile) }
 
 func LoadConfigOptional(configFile string, optional bool) (*Config, error) {