Super Duper Admin Portal

🤖 Setting this up with an AI coding agent? Point it at README-AGENT.md — a phased, verification-driven runbook written for agents.

Chat-first admin interface for Okta administrators (example org: sledai.oktapreview.com — substitute your own)

Dark theme with orange accent. Built for demo / internal use. Chat with LLMs that understand your Okta org, trigger safe admin actions (via approval workflows), and expose everything via REST + MCP.

Ports

Defaults:

• Web (SPA): 3200

• API: 3201

If these conflict with other services on your host, just change PORT and API_PORT in .env.local (and restart).

All internal calls from the frontend use relative URLs (/api/...), so no other code changes are needed when you change ports.

Features (v0.1)

• Enhanced chat with conversation history (localStorage), model selector (GPT-4o / Claude 3.5 / Grok), markdown, copy buttons, suggested Okta prompts

• LLM proxy (server-side keys) with a strong Okta admin system prompt

• Quick Actions panel that calls backend REST endpoints (list users, failed logins, suspend, MFA reset)

• Okta Management API proxy at /api/okta/* (SSWS token stays on server)

• pm2 deployment with separate resilient web + api processes

• MCP server so agents (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.) can call the same tools

• SAML 2.0 ready (placeholder) – intended to be launched from the Okta dashboard with JIT provisioning

Quick Start

cd super-duper-admin-portal

# 1. Configure environment
cp .env.example .env.local
# Edit .env.local and add at least one LLM key + OKTA_API_TOKEN

# 2. Install (already done, but if needed)
npm install

# 3. Development (two terminals or use the helper)
npm run dev          # Vite frontend on 5173
npm run dev:api      # API on 3201 (API_PORT)

# Or everything together:
npm run dev:full

# 4. Production build + pm2
npm run build
npm run pm2:start

# Useful pm2 commands
npm run pm2:status
npm run pm2:logs
npm run pm2:restart
npm run pm2:stop

The web UI will be on http://your-host:3200 (API on 3201).
Both are configurable via PORT / API_PORT in .env.local.

Environment Variables (.env.local)

See .env.example. Minimum for chat to work:

• OPENAI_API_KEY (or ANTHROPIC_API_KEY / GROK_API_KEY)

• OKTA_API_TOKEN (SSWS token with at least read users + logs)

• OKTA_ORG_URL=https://sledai.oktapreview.com

DEMO_AUTH_BYPASS=true lets you use the portal immediately without SAML.

SAML 2.0 Integration (Okta Dashboard Launch + JIT)

Goal: Users assigned the app in Okta get automatically logged into the portal as full admins (via SAML JIT).

High-level steps

1. In sledai.oktapreview.com admin console:

   • Applications → Create App Integration → SAML 2.0

   • App name: Super Duper Admin Portal

   • Single sign-on URL (ACS): https://your-portal-host:3201/api/saml/acs (POST)

   • Audience URI (SP Entity ID): super-duper-admin-portal (or your choice)

   • Attribute statements (example):

     • email → user.email

     • firstName → user.firstName

     • lastName → user.lastName

     • login → user.login

2. After saving, download the Identity Provider metadata (or copy the X.509 cert + SSO URL).

3. Update .env.local:

   SAML_ENTRY_POINT=...
   SAML_ISSUER=...
   SAML_CERT=-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----...

4. Implement the ACS handler in api-server.js using samlify (package already installed). The current endpoint returns 501.

5. In the Okta app assignment, turn on SAML JIT provisioning (or use a separate provisioning integration).

6. Set DEMO_AUTH_BYPASS=false and restart the api process.

When complete, the app will appear in users' Okta dashboard and they will land already authenticated.

Architecture

Browser (SPA - Vite React)
    ↓
web-server.js (port 3200)          ← serves dist/, SPA fallback
    ↓ (same origin calls)
api-server.js (port 3201)
    ├── /api/chat          → LLM proxy (OpenAI/Anthropic/Grok)
    ├── /api/okta/*        → Okta Mgmt API (SSWS)
    ├── /api/actions/*     → Fire approval webhooks / workflows
    └── /api/saml/acs      → SAML handler (future)
    + express-session (demo + future real auth)

pm2 (ecosystem.config.cjs)
    ├── sdap-web
    └── sdap-api   (both autorestart, resilient)

mcp-server/        (stdio MCP tools for agents)

Adding Real Destructive Action Approvals

In api-server.js the /api/actions/:actionId endpoint already accepts an APPROVAL_WEBHOOK_URL.

Point it at an Okta Workflow (or any HTTPS endpoint) that:

• Receives the action + user + reason

• Creates an access request / approval task in Okta

• Only on approval does it call back or use the SSWS token to perform the real change

MCP Usage (Claude Desktop example)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sdap": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/super-duper-admin-portal/mcp-server/index.js"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/super-duper-admin-portal"
    }
  }
}

Tools exposed: sdap_chat, sdap_trigger_action, sdap_okta_request.

Deploy Notes (pm2)

• Always run npm run build before pm2 start

• The two processes are independent — you can restart just the api when you change keys

• Logs: npm run pm2:logs

• To run on a real server, put an nginx reverse proxy in front (example configs exist in sibling projects)

Next Steps / Roadmap

• Full SAML + proper session + SLO

• Streaming LLM responses (SSE)

• Real Okta data in the Users tab

• Function calling in the chat so the LLM can directly propose actions

• Audit logging of all admin actions

This is a demo application. Treat the Okta token and LLM keys with care. Do not expose publicly without proper auth + network controls.