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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Add connection identification to Account model to support multiple instances of same code host type","articleBody":"## Context\n\nThe `Account` model currently stores only the provider type (e.g., `github` or `gitlab`) without identifying which specific connection instance the account belongs to.\n\n## Problem\n\nWhen `config.connections` contains multiple connections of the same type (e.g., GitHub Cloud and a self-hosted GitHub Enterprise instance), the permission syncer uses `.find(connection =\u003e connection.type === 'github')?.url` which always returns the first match—regardless of which instance the account actually belongs to.\n\n## Impact\n\n- Permission syncs may call the wrong API endpoint\n- Failed syncs for users with accounts on different instances\n- Potential for incorrect permission data or data corruption\n\n## Solution\n\nAdd a mechanism to uniquely identify connections and link accounts to their specific connection instance (e.g., `connectionId` field on the `Account` model).\n\n## References\n\n- PR: https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/729\n- Discussion: https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/729#discussion_r2684769908\n- Requested by: @brendan-kellam\n\nThis affects both GitHub and GitLab permission syncing in `accountPermissionSyncer.ts`.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/coderabbitai[bot]","@type":"Person","name":"coderabbitai[bot]"},"datePublished":"2026-01-13T04:43:36.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/730/sourcebot/issues/730"}