Feature: propagate resolved secrets to interactive container shells

Dockerfile

@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ RUN set -eux \
         && rm --force --verbose *.deb \
     && rm --recursive --force --verbose /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Ensure interactive shells (docker exec bash) see resolved *_FILE secrets,
+# mirroring what with-contenv already does for s6 services.
+RUN echo '. /etc/profile.d/contenv.sh' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
+
 WORKDIR /usr/src/paperless/src/
 
 # Python dependencies

docker/rootfs/etc/profile.d/contenv.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Source s6 container environment for interactive shells.
+# Ensures variables resolved from *_FILE secret injection are visible
+# when using 'docker exec bash'. Does not affect s6 services (those
+# use with-contenv directly). Has no effect in non-container contexts
+# because the directory will not exist.
+# Note: sh/dash shells opened via 'docker exec sh' are not covered;
+# only bash-based sessions benefit from this file.
+_pngx_contenv="/run/s6/container_environment"
+if [ -d "${_pngx_contenv}" ]; then
+	for _pngx_f in "${_pngx_contenv}"/*; do
+		[ -f "${_pngx_f}" ] || continue
+		_pngx_name=$(basename "${_pngx_f}")
+		_pngx_val=$(cat "${_pngx_f}")
+		export "${_pngx_name}=${_pngx_val}"
+	done
+fi
+unset _pngx_contenv _pngx_f _pngx_name _pngx_val

docs/configuration.md

@@ -2047,18 +2047,6 @@ password. All of these options come from their similarly-named [Django settings]
 
     Defaults to None.
 
-#### [`PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_MODE=<str>`](#PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_MODE) {#PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_MODE}
-
-: Which documents are sent to the remote OCR engine.
-
-    - `always`: every document of a supported file type is sent to the remote
-      engine, bypassing the local OCR engine.
-    - `workflow_only`: documents are processed locally unless a workflow
-      explicitly enables remote OCR for them, letting you use the remote engine
-      selectively.
-
-    Defaults to "always".
-
 ## AI {#ai}
 
 #### [`PAPERLESS_AI_ENABLED=<bool>`](#PAPERLESS_AI_ENABLED) {#PAPERLESS_AI_ENABLED}

docs/development.md

@@ -456,20 +456,6 @@ def score(
     return 10
 ```
 
-**Remote services**
-
-If your parser sends document content to a remote service, declare it:
-
-```python
-class MyCustomParser:
-    uses_remote_service = True
-```
-
-Paperless-ngx excludes such parsers when the document being consumed has not
-been marked for remote processing, so users can keep remote OCR off by default
-and enable it selectively with a workflow. Parsers that do not declare the
-attribute are treated as fully local and are always considered.
-
 **Archive and rendition flags**
 
 ```python

docs/usage.md

@@ -1084,16 +1084,11 @@ Paperless-ngx supports performing OCR on documents using remote services. At the
 [Microsoft's Azure "Document Intelligence" service](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/ai-services/ai-document-intelligence).
 This is of course a paid service (with a free tier) which requires an Azure account and subscription. Azure AI is not affiliated with
 Paperless-ngx in any way. When enabled, Paperless-ngx will automatically send appropriate documents to Azure for OCR processing, bypassing
-the local OCR engine. See the [configuration](configuration.md#PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE) options for more details. These
-settings can be supplied as environment variables or via **Application Configuration**.
+the local OCR engine. See the [configuration](configuration.md#PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE) options for more details.
 
 Additionally, when using a commercial service with this feature, consider both potential costs as well as any associated file size
 or page limitations (e.g. with a free tier).
 
-By default, every document of a supported file type is sent to the remote engine. To use it more selectively, set the
-[remote OCR mode](configuration.md#PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_MODE) to `workflow_only`. Documents are then processed locally
-unless a workflow explicitly enables remote OCR for them, so you can limit the remote engine to particular documents.
-
 ## Architecture
 
 Paperless-ngx consists of the following components:

src-ui/package.json

@@ -66,5 +66,5 @@
     "ts-node": "~10.9.1",
     "typescript": "^6.0.3"
   },
-  "packageManager": "pnpm@11.15.1"
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.26.0"
 }

src-ui/pnpm-workspace.yaml

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ trustPolicy: no-downgrade
 trustPolicyExclude:
   - "chokidar@4.0.3"
   - "semver@6.3.1 || 5.7.2"
-blockExoticSubdeps: true
 allowBuilds:
   "@parcel/watcher": true
   canvas: true

src-ui/src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.html

@@ -14,48 +14,43 @@
                 <a ngbNavLink>{{category}}</a>
                 <ng-template ngbNavContent>
                     <div class="p-3">
-                        @for (section of getCategorySections(category); track section) {
-                            @if (section) {
-                                <h5 class="mt-4 mb-3">{{section}}</h5>
-                            }
-                            <div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-md-2 row-cols-lg-3 g-2">
-                                @for (option of getCategoryOptions(category, section); track option.key) {
-                                    <div class="col">
-                                        <div class="card bg-light">
-                                            <div class="card-body">
-                                                <div class="card-title d-flex align-items-center">
-                                                    <h6 class="mb-0">
-                                                      {{option.title}}
-                                                    </h6>
-                                                    <a class="btn btn-sm btn-link" title="Read the documentation about this setting" i18n-title [href]="getDocsUrl(option.config_key)" target="_blank" referrerpolicy="no-referrer">
-                                                        <i-bs name="info-circle"></i-bs>
-                                                    </a>
-                                                    @if (isSet(option.key)) {
-                                                      <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-link text-danger ms-auto pe-0" title="Reset" i18n-title (click)="resetOption(option.key)">
-                                                          <i-bs class="me-1" name="x"></i-bs><ng-container i18n>Reset</ng-container>
-                                                      </button>
-                                                    }
-                                                </div>
-                                                <div class="mb-n3">
-                                                    @switch (option.type) {
-                                                        @case (ConfigOptionType.Select) { <pngx-input-select [formControlName]="option.key" [error]="errors[option.key]" [items]="option.choices" [allowNull]="true"></pngx-input-select> }
-                                                        @case (ConfigOptionType.Number) { <pngx-input-number [formControlName]="option.key" [error]="errors[option.key]" [showAdd]="false"></pngx-input-number> }
-                                                        @case (ConfigOptionType.Boolean) { <pngx-input-switch [formControlName]="option.key" [error]="errors[option.key]" [showUnsetNote]="true" [horizontal]="true" title="Enable" i18n-title></pngx-input-switch> }
-                                                        @case (ConfigOptionType.String) { <pngx-input-text [formControlName]="option.key" [error]="errors[option.key]"></pngx-input-text> }
-                                                        @case (ConfigOptionType.JSON) { <pngx-input-text [formControlName]="option.key" [error]="errors[option.key]"></pngx-input-text> }
-                                                        @case (ConfigOptionType.File) { <pngx-input-file [formControlName]="option.key" (upload)="uploadFile($event, option.key)" [error]="errors[option.key]"></pngx-input-file> }
-                                                        @case (ConfigOptionType.Password) { <pngx-input-password [formControlName]="option.key" [error]="errors[option.key]"></pngx-input-password> }
-                                                    }
-                                                </div>
-                                                @if (option.note) {
-                                                    <div class="form-text fst-italic">{{option.note}}</div>
+                        <div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-md-2 row-cols-lg-3 g-2">
+                            @for (option of getCategoryOptions(category); track option.key) {
+                                <div class="col">
+                                    <div class="card bg-light">
+                                        <div class="card-body">
+                                            <div class="card-title d-flex align-items-center">
+                                                <h6 class="mb-0">
+                                                  {{option.title}}
+                                                </h6>
+                                                <a class="btn btn-sm btn-link" title="Read the documentation about this setting" i18n-title [href]="getDocsUrl(option.config_key)" target="_blank" referrerpolicy="no-referrer">
+                                                    <i-bs name="info-circle"></i-bs>
+                                                </a>
+                                                @if (isSet(option.key)) {
+                                                  <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-link text-danger ms-auto pe-0" title="Reset" i18n-title (click)="resetOption(option.key)">
+                                                      <i-bs class="me-1" name="x"></i-bs><ng-container i18n>Reset</ng-container>
+                                                  </button>
                                                 }
                                             </div>
+                                            <div class="mb-n3">
+                                                @switch (option.type) {
+                                                    @case (ConfigOptionType.Select) { <pngx-input-select [formControlName]="option.key" [error]="errors[option.key]" [items]="option.choices" [allowNull]="true"></pngx-input-select> }
+                                                    @case (ConfigOptionType.Number) { <pngx-input-number [formControlName]="option.key" [error]="errors[option.key]" [showAdd]="false"></pngx-input-number> }
+                                                    @case (ConfigOptionType.Boolean) { <pngx-input-switch [formControlName]="option.key" [error]="errors[option.key]" [showUnsetNote]="true" [horizontal]="true" title="Enable" i18n-title></pngx-input-switch> }
+                                                    @case (ConfigOptionType.String) { <pngx-input-text [formControlName]="option.key" [error]="errors[option.key]"></pngx-input-text> }
+                                                    @case (ConfigOptionType.JSON) { <pngx-input-text [formControlName]="option.key" [error]="errors[option.key]"></pngx-input-text> }
+                                                    @case (ConfigOptionType.File) { <pngx-input-file [formControlName]="option.key" (upload)="uploadFile($event, option.key)" [error]="errors[option.key]"></pngx-input-file> }
+                                                    @case (ConfigOptionType.Password) { <pngx-input-password [formControlName]="option.key" [error]="errors[option.key]"></pngx-input-password> }
+                                                }
+                                            </div>
+                                            @if (option.note) {
+                                                <div class="form-text fst-italic">{{option.note}}</div>
+                                            }
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
-                                }
-                            </div>
-                        }
+                                </div>
+                            }
+                        </div>
                     </div>
                 </ng-template>
             </li>

src-ui/src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.spec.ts

@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
 import { NgSelectModule } from '@ng-select/ng-select'
 import { NgxBootstrapIconsModule, allIcons } from 'ngx-bootstrap-icons'
 import { of, throwError } from 'rxjs'
-import {
-  ConfigCategory,
-  ConfigSection,
-  OutputTypeConfig,
-} from 'src/app/data/paperless-config'
+import { OutputTypeConfig } from 'src/app/data/paperless-config'
 import { ConfigService } from 'src/app/services/config.service'
 import { SettingsService } from 'src/app/services/settings.service'
 import { ToastService } from 'src/app/services/toast.service'
@@ -162,24 +158,4 @@ describe('ConfigComponent', () => {
     component.resetOption('barcodes_enabled')
     expect(component.configForm.get('barcodes_enabled').value).toBeNull()
   })
-
-  it('should group options into sections within a category, or not', () => {
-    const sections = component.getCategorySections(ConfigCategory.OCR)
-    expect(sections).toEqual([null, ConfigSection.RemoteOCR])
-    expect(
-      component
-        .getCategoryOptions(ConfigCategory.OCR)
-        .map((option) => option.key)
-    ).toContain('output_type')
-    expect(
-      component
-        .getCategoryOptions(ConfigCategory.OCR, ConfigSection.RemoteOCR)
-        .map((option) => option.key)
-    ).toEqual([
-      'remote_ocr_engine',
-      'remote_ocr_api_key',
-      'remote_ocr_endpoint',
-      'remote_ocr_mode',
-    ])
-  })
 })

src-ui/src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.ts

@@ -74,20 +74,8 @@ export class ConfigComponent
     return Object.values(ConfigCategory)
   }
 
-  getCategorySections(category: string): string[] {
-    return [
-      ...new Set(
-        PaperlessConfigOptions.filter((o) => o.category === category).map(
-          (o) => o.section ?? null // null means no section
-        )
-      ),
-    ]
-  }
-
-  getCategoryOptions(category: string, section: string = null): ConfigOption[] {
-    return PaperlessConfigOptions.filter(
-      (o) => o.category === category && (o.section ?? null) === section
-    )
+  getCategoryOptions(category: string): ConfigOption[] {
+    return PaperlessConfigOptions.filter((o) => o.category === category)
   }
 
   initialConfig: PaperlessConfig

src-ui/src/app/data/paperless-config.ts

@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ export const ConfigCategory = {
   AI: $localize`AI Settings`,
 }
 
-export const ConfigSection = {
-  RemoteOCR: $localize`Remote OCR`,
-}
-
 export const LLMEmbeddingBackendConfig = {
   OPENAI_LIKE: 'openai-like',
   HUGGINGFACE: 'huggingface',
@@ -69,15 +65,6 @@ export const LLMBackendConfig = {
   OLLAMA: 'ollama',
 }
 
-export const RemoteOCREngineConfig = {
-  AZURE_AI: 'azureai',
-}
-
-export const RemoteOCRModeConfig = {
-  ALWAYS: 'always',
-  WORKFLOW_ONLY: 'workflow_only',
-}
-
 export interface ConfigOption {
   key: string
   title: string
@@ -85,7 +72,6 @@ export interface ConfigOption {
   choices?: Array<{ id: string; name: string }>
   config_key?: string
   category: string
-  section?: string
   note?: string
 }
 
@@ -195,43 +181,6 @@ export const PaperlessConfigOptions: ConfigOption[] = [
     config_key: 'PAPERLESS_OCR_USER_ARGS',
     category: ConfigCategory.OCR,
   },
-  {
-    key: 'remote_ocr_engine',
-    title: $localize`Remote OCR Engine`,
-    type: ConfigOptionType.Select,
-    choices: mapToItems(RemoteOCREngineConfig),
-    config_key: 'PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE',
-    category: ConfigCategory.OCR,
-    section: ConfigSection.RemoteOCR,
-    note: $localize`Enabling remote OCR sends documents to a third-party service for processing. Consider the privacy implications as well as potential costs before enabling.`,
-  },
-  {
-    key: 'remote_ocr_api_key',
-    title: $localize`Remote OCR API Key`,
-    type: ConfigOptionType.Password,
-    config_key: 'PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY',
-    category: ConfigCategory.OCR,
-    section: ConfigSection.RemoteOCR,
-  },
-  {
-    key: 'remote_ocr_endpoint',
-    title: $localize`Remote OCR Endpoint`,
-    type: ConfigOptionType.String,
-    config_key: 'PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_ENDPOINT',
-    category: ConfigCategory.OCR,
-    section: ConfigSection.RemoteOCR,
-    note: $localize`Required when using the Azure AI engine.`,
-  },
-  {
-    key: 'remote_ocr_mode',
-    title: $localize`Remote OCR Mode`,
-    type: ConfigOptionType.Select,
-    choices: mapToItems(RemoteOCRModeConfig),
-    config_key: 'PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_MODE',
-    category: ConfigCategory.OCR,
-    section: ConfigSection.RemoteOCR,
-    note: $localize`Which documents are sent to the remote engine. Use 'workflow_only' to keep remote OCR off unless a workflow enables it for a document.`,
-  },
   {
     key: 'app_logo',
     title: $localize`Application Logo`,
@@ -449,10 +398,6 @@ export interface PaperlessConfig extends ObjectWithId {
   barcode_enable_tag: boolean
   barcode_tag_mapping: object
   barcode_tag_split: boolean
-  remote_ocr_engine: string
-  remote_ocr_api_key: string
-  remote_ocr_endpoint: string
-  remote_ocr_mode: string
   ai_enabled: boolean
   llm_embedding_backend: string
   llm_embedding_model: string

src/documents/consumer.py

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ from documents.utils import copy_basic_file_stats
 from documents.utils import copy_file_with_basic_stats
 from documents.utils import run_subprocess
 from paperless.config import OcrConfig
-from paperless.config import RemoteOCRConfig
 from paperless.models import ArchiveFileGenerationChoices
 from paperless.parsers import ParserContext
 from paperless.parsers import ParserProtocol
@@ -452,19 +451,12 @@ class ConsumerPlugin(
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.log.error(f"Error attempting to clean PDF: {e}")
 
-            # Workflows have already run at this point, so the metadata knows
-            # whether this document was singled out for remote OCR
-            allow_remote = (
-                self.metadata.remote_ocr or RemoteOCRConfig().remote_ocr_by_default
-            )
-
             # Based on the mime type, get the parser for that type
             parser_class: type[ParserProtocol] | None = (
                 get_parser_registry().get_parser_for_file(
                     mime_type,
                     self.filename,
                     self.working_copy,
-                    allow_remote=allow_remote,
                 )
             )
             if not parser_class:

src/documents/data_models.py

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ class DocumentMetadataOverrides:
     skip_asn_if_exists: bool = False
     version_label: str | None = None
     actor_id: int | None = None
-    remote_ocr: bool = False
 
     def update(self, other: "DocumentMetadataOverrides") -> "DocumentMetadataOverrides":
         """
@@ -58,8 +57,6 @@ class DocumentMetadataOverrides:
             self.actor_id = other.actor_id
         if other.skip_asn_if_exists:
             self.skip_asn_if_exists = True
-        if other.remote_ocr:
-            self.remote_ocr = True
         if other.version_label is not None:
             self.version_label = other.version_label
 

src/documents/filters.py

@@ -1047,12 +1047,6 @@ class PermittedObjectsFilter(BaseFilterBackend):
     perm_codename: str | None = None
 
     def filter_queryset(self, request, queryset, view):
-        # Before the superuser and owner-only paths, neither of which consults
-        # permitted_object_ids. Scoped to authenticated users so anonymous
-        # access (AnonymousUser.is_active is False) keeps its existing
-        # unowned-only behaviour.
-        if request.user.is_authenticated and not request.user.is_active:
-            return queryset.none()
         if request.user.is_superuser:
             return queryset
         if not self.include_granted:

src/documents/permissions.py

@@ -54,15 +54,11 @@ class PaperlessObjectPermissions(DjangoObjectPermissions):
 
 class PaperlessAdminPermissions(BasePermission):
     def has_permission(self, request, view):
-        return request.user.is_active and request.user.is_staff
+        return request.user.is_staff
 
 
 def has_global_statistics_permission(user: User | None) -> bool:
-    if (
-        user is None
-        or not getattr(user, "is_active", False)
-        or not getattr(user, "is_authenticated", False)
-    ):
+    if user is None or not getattr(user, "is_authenticated", False):
         return False
 
     return getattr(user, "is_superuser", False) or user.has_perm(
@@ -71,11 +67,7 @@ def has_global_statistics_permission(user: User | None) -> bool:
 
 
 def has_system_status_permission(user: User | None) -> bool:
-    if (
-        user is None
-        or not getattr(user, "is_active", False)
-        or not getattr(user, "is_authenticated", False)
-    ):
+    if user is None or not getattr(user, "is_authenticated", False):
         return False
 
     return (
@@ -196,13 +188,6 @@ def permitted_object_ids(
     if user is None or not getattr(user, "is_authenticated", False):
         return base_qs.filter(owner__isnull=True).values_list("id", flat=True)
 
-    # Deactivated users get nothing, deactivated superusers included, so this
-    # has to come before the superuser shortcut. guardian's
-    # ObjectPermissionChecker denies inactive users, but get_objects_for_user
-    # (the pattern this replaces) does not, so it would not be inherited.
-    if not getattr(user, "is_active", False):
-        return base_qs.none().values_list("id", flat=True)
-
     if getattr(user, "is_superuser", False):
         return base_qs.values_list("id", flat=True)
 

src/documents/tasks.py

@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ from documents.utils import compute_checksum
 from documents.utils import identity
 from documents.workflows.utils import get_workflows_for_trigger
 from paperless.config import AIConfig
-from paperless.config import RemoteOCRConfig
 from paperless.logging import consume_task_id
 from paperless.parsers import ParserContext
 from paperless.parsers.registry import get_parser_registry
@@ -338,17 +337,10 @@ def bulk_update_documents(document_ids) -> None:
 
 
 @shared_task
-def update_document_content_maybe_archive_file(
-    document_id,
-    *,
-    remote_ocr: bool = False,
-) -> None:
+def update_document_content_maybe_archive_file(document_id) -> None:
     """
     Re-creates OCR content and thumbnail for a document, and archive file if
     it exists.
-
-    Remote OCR is used only when the engine is configured to handle everything
-    or if explicitly asked for via ``remote_ocr``.
     """
     document = Document.objects.get(id=document_id)
 
@@ -358,7 +350,6 @@ def update_document_content_maybe_archive_file(
         mime_type,
         document.original_filename or "",
         document.source_path,
-        allow_remote=remote_ocr or RemoteOCRConfig().remote_ocr_by_default,
     )
 
     if not parser_class:

src/documents/tests/test_api_app_config.py

@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ class TestApiAppConfig(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
                 "barcode_enable_tag": None,
                 "barcode_tag_mapping": None,
                 "barcode_tag_split": None,
-                "remote_ocr_engine": None,
-                "remote_ocr_api_key": None,
-                "remote_ocr_endpoint": None,
-                "remote_ocr_mode": None,
                 "ai_enabled": False,
                 "llm_embedding_backend": None,
                 "llm_embedding_model": None,
@@ -874,49 +870,6 @@ class TestApiAppConfig(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         config.refresh_from_db()
         self.assertEqual(config.llm_api_key, None)
 
-    def test_update_remote_ocr_api_key(self) -> None:
-        """
-        GIVEN:
-            - Existing config with remote_ocr_api_key specified
-        WHEN:
-            - API to update remote_ocr_api_key is called with all *s
-            - API to update remote_ocr_api_key is called with empty string
-        THEN:
-            - remote_ocr_api_key is unchanged
-            - remote_ocr_api_key is set to None
-        """
-        config = ApplicationConfiguration.objects.first()
-        assert config is not None
-        config.remote_ocr_api_key = "1234567890"
-        config.save()
-
-        # Test with all *
-        response = self.client.patch(
-            f"{self.ENDPOINT}1/",
-            json.dumps(
-                {
-                    "remote_ocr_api_key": "*" * 32,
-                },
-            ),
-            content_type="application/json",
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
-        config.refresh_from_db()
-        self.assertEqual(config.remote_ocr_api_key, "1234567890")
-        # Test with empty string
-        response = self.client.patch(
-            f"{self.ENDPOINT}1/",
-            json.dumps(
-                {
-                    "remote_ocr_api_key": "",
-                },
-            ),
-            content_type="application/json",
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
-        config.refresh_from_db()
-        self.assertEqual(config.remote_ocr_api_key, None)
-
     def test_enable_ai_index_triggers_update(self) -> None:
         """
         GIVEN:

src/documents/tests/test_consumer.py

@@ -1559,72 +1559,6 @@ class PostConsumeTestCase(DirectoriesMixin, GetConsumerMixin, TestCase):
                         consumer.run_post_consume_script(doc)
 
 
-class TestConsumerRemoteOCR(
-    DirectoriesMixin,
-    FileSystemAssertsMixin,
-    GetConsumerMixin,
-    TestCase,
-):
-    """
-    The consumer resolves the remote OCR mode and the per-document request from
-    workflows into the allow_remote flag it hands to the parser registry.
-    """
-
-    def setUp(self) -> None:
-        super().setUp()
-
-        patcher = mock.patch("documents.consumer.get_parser_registry")
-        self.mock_registry = patcher.start()
-        self.mock_registry.return_value.get_parser_for_file.return_value = DummyParser
-        self.addCleanup(patcher.stop)
-
-    def _consume(self, *, overrides: DocumentMetadataOverrides | None = None) -> bool:
-        src = (
-            Path(__file__).parent
-            / "samples"
-            / "documents"
-            / "originals"
-            / "0000001.pdf"
-        )
-        dst = self.dirs.scratch_dir / "sample.pdf"
-        shutil.copy(src, dst)
-
-        with self.get_consumer(dst, overrides=overrides) as consumer:
-            consumer.run()
-
-        _, kwargs = self.mock_registry.return_value.get_parser_for_file.call_args
-        return kwargs["allow_remote"]
-
-    @override_settings(REMOTE_OCR_MODE="always")
-    def test_always_mode_allows_remote(self) -> None:
-        """
-        GIVEN: Remote OCR mode is 'always'.
-        WHEN:  A document is consumed without any workflow asking for it.
-        THEN:  The registry is allowed to pick the remote parser.
-        """
-        self.assertTrue(self._consume())
-
-    @override_settings(REMOTE_OCR_MODE="workflow_only")
-    def test_workflow_only_mode_denies_remote_by_default(self) -> None:
-        """
-        GIVEN: Remote OCR mode is 'workflow_only'.
-        WHEN:  A document is consumed and nothing asked for remote OCR.
-        THEN:  The remote parser is excluded.
-        """
-        self.assertFalse(self._consume())
-
-    @override_settings(REMOTE_OCR_MODE="workflow_only")
-    def test_workflow_only_mode_allows_remote_when_requested(self) -> None:
-        """
-        GIVEN: Remote OCR mode is 'workflow_only'.
-        WHEN:  A workflow set remote_ocr on the metadata overrides.
-        THEN:  The registry is allowed to pick the remote parser.
-        """
-        self.assertTrue(
-            self._consume(overrides=DocumentMetadataOverrides(remote_ocr=True)),
-        )
-
-
 class TestMetadataOverrides(TestCase):
     def test_update_skip_asn_if_exists(self) -> None:
         base = DocumentMetadataOverrides()
@@ -1632,20 +1566,6 @@ class TestMetadataOverrides(TestCase):
         base.update(incoming)
         self.assertTrue(base.skip_asn_if_exists)
 
-    def test_update_remote_ocr(self) -> None:
-        base = DocumentMetadataOverrides()
-        base.update(DocumentMetadataOverrides(remote_ocr=True))
-        self.assertTrue(base.remote_ocr)
-
-    def test_update_remote_ocr_is_not_unset(self) -> None:
-        """
-        A later workflow that says nothing must not undo an earlier one that
-        asked for remote OCR.
-        """
-        base = DocumentMetadataOverrides(remote_ocr=True)
-        base.update(DocumentMetadataOverrides())
-        self.assertTrue(base.remote_ocr)
-
     def test_update_actor_and_version_label(self) -> None:
         base = DocumentMetadataOverrides(
             actor_id=1,

src/documents/tests/test_permission_filtering_security.py

@@ -496,28 +496,6 @@ class TestPermittedObjectIdsGenericModels:
             expected_hidden=[strangers.pk],
         )
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("is_superuser", [False, True])
-    def test_inactive_user_sees_nothing(self, model, factory, perm, is_superuser):
-        suffix = f"{model.__name__}_{is_superuser}"
-        user = User.objects.create_user(
-            username=f"inactive_{suffix}",
-            is_active=False,
-            is_superuser=is_superuser,
-        )
-        other = User.objects.create_user(username=f"other_{suffix}")
-        granted = factory(owner=other)
-        assign_perm(perm, user, granted)
-
-        assert_visible_document_ids(
-            permitted_object_ids(user, model, perm),
-            expected_visible=[],
-            expected_hidden=[
-                factory(owner=None).pk,
-                factory(owner=user).pk,
-                granted.pk,
-            ],
-        )
-
     def test_unowned_object_visible_to_everyone(self, model, factory, perm):
         user = User.objects.create_user(username=f"user_{model.__name__}")
         unowned = factory(owner=None)

src/documents/tests/test_permitted_objects_filter.py

@@ -68,44 +68,3 @@ class TestPermittedObjectsFilter:
         visible_ids = set(result.values_list("id", flat=True))
         assert visible_ids == {owned.pk}
         assert granted.pk not in visible_ids
-
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        ("username", "is_superuser"),
-        [("inactive", False), ("inactive_super", True)],
-    )
-    def test_inactive_user_sees_nothing(self, username: str, *, is_superuser: bool):
-        user = User.objects.create_user(
-            username=username,
-            is_active=False,
-            is_superuser=is_superuser,
-        )
-        TagFactory(owner=None)
-        TagFactory(owner=user)
-        granted = TagFactory(owner=User.objects.create_user(username=f"o_{username}"))
-        assign_perm("view_tag", user, granted)
-        request = APIRequestFactory().get("/")
-        request.user = user
-
-        result = PermittedObjectsFilter().filter_queryset(
-            request,
-            Tag.objects.all(),
-            _DummyView(),
-        )
-        assert result.count() == 0
-
-    def test_inactive_user_sees_nothing_with_include_granted_false(self):
-        user = User.objects.create_user(username="inactive_owner", is_active=False)
-        TagFactory(owner=user)
-        TagFactory(owner=None)
-        request = APIRequestFactory().get("/")
-        request.user = user
-
-        class _OwnerOnlyFilter(PermittedObjectsFilter):
-            include_granted = False
-
-        result = _OwnerOnlyFilter().filter_queryset(
-            request,
-            Tag.objects.all(),
-            _DummyView(),
-        )
-        assert result.count() == 0

src/documents/tests/test_tasks.py

@@ -287,45 +287,6 @@ class TestUpdateContent(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         self.assertNotEqual(Document.objects.get(pk=doc.pk).content, "test")
 
 
-class TestUpdateContentRemoteOCR(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
-    """
-    Consumption workflows do not run on reprocess, so the remote parser is
-    used only in 'always' mode or when the caller explicitly asks for it.
-    """
-
-    def setUp(self) -> None:
-        super().setUp()
-
-        patcher = mock.patch("documents.tasks.get_parser_registry")
-        self.mock_registry = patcher.start()
-        self.mock_registry.return_value.get_parser_for_file.return_value = None
-        self.addCleanup(patcher.stop)
-
-        self.doc = Document.objects.create(
-            title="test",
-            content="my document",
-            checksum="wow",
-            mime_type="application/pdf",
-        )
-
-    def _allow_remote(self, **kwargs) -> bool:
-        tasks.update_document_content_maybe_archive_file(self.doc.pk, **kwargs)
-        _, call_kwargs = self.mock_registry.return_value.get_parser_for_file.call_args
-        return call_kwargs["allow_remote"]
-
-    @override_settings(REMOTE_OCR_MODE="always")
-    def test_always_mode_allows_remote(self) -> None:
-        self.assertTrue(self._allow_remote())
-
-    @override_settings(REMOTE_OCR_MODE="workflow_only")
-    def test_workflow_only_mode_denies_remote_by_default(self) -> None:
-        self.assertFalse(self._allow_remote())
-
-    @override_settings(REMOTE_OCR_MODE="workflow_only")
-    def test_workflow_only_mode_allows_remote_when_requested(self) -> None:
-        self.assertTrue(self._allow_remote(remote_ocr=True))
-
-
 class TestAIIndex(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
     @override_settings(
         AI_ENABLED=True,

src/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: paperless-ngx\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-08-10 02:25+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-08-08 14:28+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2022-02-17 04:17\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language-Team: English\n"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Maximum nesting depth exceeded."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:1079
+#: documents/filters.py:1073
 msgid "Custom field not found"
 msgstr ""
 

src/paperless/auth.py

@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ class AutoLoginMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
         if request.path.startswith("/api/token/") and request.method == "POST":
             return None
         try:
-            request.user = User.objects.get(
-                username=settings.AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME,
-                is_active=True,
-            )
+            request.user = User.objects.get(username=settings.AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME)
             auth.login(
                 request=request,
                 user=request.user,

src/paperless/checks.py

@@ -339,30 +339,16 @@ def check_deprecated_v2_ocr_env_vars(
 
 @register()
 def check_remote_parser_configured(app_configs: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> list[Error]:
-    # Import here because checks.py runs before the app registry is ready
-    from paperless.models import RemoteOCRMode
-
-    errors = []
-
     if settings.REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE == "azureai" and not (
         settings.REMOTE_OCR_ENDPOINT and settings.REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY
     ):
-        errors.append(
+        return [
             Error(
                 "Azure AI remote parser requires endpoint and API key to be configured.",
             ),
-        )
+        ]
 
-    valid_modes = {mode.value for mode in RemoteOCRMode}
-    if settings.REMOTE_OCR_MODE not in valid_modes:
-        errors.append(
-            Error(
-                f"PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_MODE is set to {settings.REMOTE_OCR_MODE!r}, "
-                f"expected one of {sorted(valid_modes)}.",
-            ),
-        )
-
-    return errors
+    return []
 
 
 def get_tesseract_langs():

src/paperless/config.py

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from paperless.models import CleanChoices
 from paperless.models import ColorConvertChoices
 from paperless.models import ModeChoices
 from paperless.models import OutputTypeChoices
-from paperless.models import RemoteOCRMode
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
@@ -186,45 +185,6 @@ class GeneralConfig(BaseConfig):
         self.app_logo = app_config.app_logo.url if app_config.app_logo else None
 
 
-@dataclasses.dataclass
-class RemoteOCRConfig(BaseConfig):
-    """
-    Settings for the remote (cloud) OCR parser
-    """
-
-    remote_ocr_engine: str | None = dataclasses.field(init=False)
-    remote_ocr_api_key: str | None = dataclasses.field(init=False)
-    remote_ocr_endpoint: str | None = dataclasses.field(init=False)
-    remote_ocr_mode: RemoteOCRMode = dataclasses.field(init=False)
-
-    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
-        app_config = self._get_config_instance()
-
-        self.remote_ocr_engine = (
-            app_config.remote_ocr_engine or settings.REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE
-        )
-        self.remote_ocr_api_key = (
-            app_config.remote_ocr_api_key or settings.REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY
-        )
-        self.remote_ocr_endpoint = (
-            app_config.remote_ocr_endpoint or settings.REMOTE_OCR_ENDPOINT
-        )
-        self.remote_ocr_mode = app_config.remote_ocr_mode or RemoteOCRMode(
-            settings.REMOTE_OCR_MODE,
-        )
-
-    @property
-    def remote_ocr_by_default(self) -> bool:
-        """
-        Whether every supported document goes to the remote engine.
-
-        When False the remote engine is used only for documents that
-        explicitly asked for it, i.e. a workflow matched during consumption or
-        the user ticked the box when reprocessing.
-        """
-        return self.remote_ocr_mode == RemoteOCRMode.ALWAYS
-
-
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class AIConfig(BaseConfig):
     """

src/paperless/migrations/0014_applicationconfiguration_remote_ocr_api_key_and_more.py

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 5.2.16 on 2026-08-10 14:37
-
-from django.db import migrations
-from django.db import models
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-    dependencies = [
-        ("paperless", "0013_applicationconfiguration_llm_request_timeout"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name="applicationconfiguration",
-            name="remote_ocr_api_key",
-            field=models.CharField(
-                blank=True,
-                max_length=1024,
-                null=True,
-                verbose_name="Sets the remote OCR API key",
-            ),
-        ),
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name="applicationconfiguration",
-            name="remote_ocr_endpoint",
-            field=models.CharField(
-                blank=True,
-                max_length=256,
-                null=True,
-                verbose_name="Sets the remote OCR endpoint",
-            ),
-        ),
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name="applicationconfiguration",
-            name="remote_ocr_engine",
-            field=models.CharField(
-                blank=True,
-                choices=[("azureai", "Azure AI Document Intelligence")],
-                max_length=32,
-                null=True,
-                verbose_name="Sets the remote OCR engine",
-            ),
-        ),
-    ]

src/paperless/migrations/0015_applicationconfiguration_remote_ocr_mode.py

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 5.2.16 on 2026-08-10 15:43
-
-from django.db import migrations
-from django.db import models
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-    dependencies = [
-        ("paperless", "0014_applicationconfiguration_remote_ocr_api_key_and_more"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name="applicationconfiguration",
-            name="remote_ocr_mode",
-            field=models.CharField(
-                blank=True,
-                choices=[
-                    ("always", "All supported documents"),
-                    ("workflow_only", "Only when a workflow enables it"),
-                ],
-                max_length=32,
-                null=True,
-                verbose_name="Sets which documents are sent to the remote OCR engine",
-            ),
-        ),
-    ]

src/paperless/models.py

@@ -74,23 +74,6 @@ class ColorConvertChoices(models.TextChoices):
     CMYK = ("CMYK", _("CMYK"))
 
 
-class RemoteOCREngine(models.TextChoices):
-    """
-    Matches to PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE
-    """
-
-    AZURE_AI = ("azureai", _("Azure AI Document Intelligence"))
-
-
-class RemoteOCRMode(models.TextChoices):
-    """
-    Matches to PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_MODE
-    """
-
-    ALWAYS = ("always", _("All supported documents"))
-    WORKFLOW_ONLY = ("workflow_only", _("Only when a workflow enables it"))
-
-
 class LLMEmbeddingBackend(models.TextChoices):
     OPENAI_LIKE = ("openai-like", _("OpenAI-compatible"))
     HUGGINGFACE = ("huggingface", _("Huggingface"))
@@ -303,44 +286,6 @@ class ApplicationConfiguration(AbstractSingletonModel):
         null=True,
     )
 
-    """
-    Settings for the remote OCR parser
-    """
-
-    # PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE
-    remote_ocr_engine = models.CharField(
-        verbose_name=_("Sets the remote OCR engine"),
-        blank=True,
-        null=True,
-        max_length=32,
-        choices=RemoteOCREngine.choices,
-    )
-
-    # PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY
-    remote_ocr_api_key = models.CharField(
-        verbose_name=_("Sets the remote OCR API key"),
-        blank=True,
-        null=True,
-        max_length=1024,
-    )
-
-    # PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_ENDPOINT
-    remote_ocr_endpoint = models.CharField(
-        verbose_name=_("Sets the remote OCR endpoint"),
-        blank=True,
-        null=True,
-        max_length=256,
-    )
-
-    # PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_MODE
-    remote_ocr_mode = models.CharField(
-        verbose_name=_("Sets which documents are sent to the remote OCR engine"),
-        blank=True,
-        null=True,
-        max_length=32,
-        choices=RemoteOCRMode.choices,
-    )
-
     """
     AI related settings
     """

src/paperless/parsers/__init__.py

@@ -134,11 +134,6 @@ class ParserProtocol(Protocol):
         Author or organisation name.
     url : str
         URL for documentation, source code, or issue tracker.
-
-    Parsers that send document content to a remote service should additionally
-    set ``uses_remote_service = True`` so the registry can exclude them when
-    remote processing has not been requested for a document. The attribute is
-    optional so a parser that omits it is treated as fully local.
     """
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -150,10 +145,6 @@ class ParserProtocol(Protocol):
     author: str
     url: str
 
-    # NOTE: uses_remote_service is not declared here, the registry reads it
-    # with getattr(cls, ..., False) for backwards-compatibility with existing
-    # parsers
-
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Class methods
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------

src/paperless/parsers/registry.py

@@ -334,8 +334,6 @@ class ParserRegistry:
         mime_type: str,
         filename: str,
         path: Path | None = None,
-        *,
-        allow_remote: bool = True,
     ) -> type[ParserProtocol] | None:
         """Return the best parser class for the given file, or None.
 
@@ -361,11 +359,6 @@ class ParserRegistry:
         path:
             Optional filesystem path to the file. Forwarded to each
             parser's score method.
-        allow_remote:
-            When False, parsers that declare ``uses_remote_service = True``
-            are excluded from consideration, so a document is never sent to
-            a remote service. Parsers that do not declare the attribute
-            are treated as local and are always considered.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -381,13 +374,6 @@ class ParserRegistry:
             if mime_type not in parser_class.supported_mime_types():
                 continue
 
-            if not allow_remote and getattr(
-                parser_class,
-                "uses_remote_service",
-                False,
-            ):
-                continue
-
             score = parser_class.score(mime_type, filename, path)
             if score is None:
                 continue

src/paperless/parsers/remote.py

@@ -57,18 +57,6 @@ class RemoteEngineConfig:
         self.api_key = api_key
         self.endpoint = endpoint
 
-    @classmethod
-    def from_app_config(cls) -> Self:
-        """Build the config from the app config, falling back to the env."""
-        from paperless.config import RemoteOCRConfig
-
-        app_config = RemoteOCRConfig()
-        return cls(
-            engine=app_config.remote_ocr_engine,
-            api_key=app_config.remote_ocr_api_key,
-            endpoint=app_config.remote_ocr_endpoint,
-        )
-
     def engine_is_valid(self) -> bool:
         """Return True when the engine is known and fully configured."""
         return (
@@ -95,9 +83,6 @@ class RemoteDocumentParser:
         Maintainer name.
     url : str
         Issue tracker / source URL.
-    uses_remote_service : bool
-        Content is sent to a remote service, True so that the registry
-        can skip this parser if remote processing was not requested.
     """
 
     name: str = "Paperless-ngx Remote OCR Parser"
@@ -105,8 +90,6 @@ class RemoteDocumentParser:
     author: str = "Paperless-ngx Contributors"
     url: str = "https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx"
 
-    uses_remote_service: bool = True
-
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Class methods
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -155,7 +138,11 @@ class RemoteDocumentParser:
             20 when the remote engine is configured and the MIME type is
             supported, otherwise None.
         """
-        config = RemoteEngineConfig.from_app_config()
+        config = RemoteEngineConfig(
+            engine=settings.REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE,
+            api_key=settings.REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY,
+            endpoint=settings.REMOTE_OCR_ENDPOINT,
+        )
         if not config.engine_is_valid():
             return None
         if mime_type not in _SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES:
@@ -241,7 +228,11 @@ class RemoteDocumentParser:
             Ignored — the remote engine always returns a searchable PDF,
             which is stored as the archive copy regardless of this flag.
         """
-        config = RemoteEngineConfig.from_app_config()
+        config = RemoteEngineConfig(
+            engine=settings.REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE,
+            api_key=settings.REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY,
+            endpoint=settings.REMOTE_OCR_ENDPOINT,
+        )
 
         if not config.engine_is_valid():
             logger.warning(

src/paperless/serialisers.py

@@ -219,13 +219,6 @@ class ApplicationConfigurationSerializer(
         allow_null=True,
         max_length=1024,
     )
-    remote_ocr_api_key = ObfuscatedPasswordField(
-        required=False,
-        allow_null=True,
-        max_length=1024,
-    )
-
-    OBFUSCATED_FIELDS = ("llm_api_key", "remote_ocr_api_key")
 
     def run_validation(self, data):
         # Empty strings treated as None to avoid unexpected behavior
@@ -237,13 +230,11 @@ class ApplicationConfigurationSerializer(
             data["language"] = None
         if "llm_output_language" in data and data["llm_output_language"] == "":
             data["llm_output_language"] = None
-        for field in self.OBFUSCATED_FIELDS:
-            if field in data and data[field] is not None:
-                if data[field] == "":
-                    data[field] = None
-                # Not a real value, don't overwrite the stored one
-                elif len(data[field].replace("*", "")) == 0:
-                    del data[field]
+        if "llm_api_key" in data and data["llm_api_key"] is not None:
+            if data["llm_api_key"] == "":
+                data["llm_api_key"] = None
+            elif len(data["llm_api_key"].replace("*", "")) == 0:
+                del data["llm_api_key"]
         return super().run_validation(data)
 
     def update(self, instance, validated_data):

src/paperless/settings/__init__.py

@@ -1197,7 +1197,6 @@ WEBHOOKS_ALLOW_INTERNAL_REQUESTS = get_bool_from_env(
 REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE")
 REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY")
 REMOTE_OCR_ENDPOINT = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_ENDPOINT")
-REMOTE_OCR_MODE = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_MODE", "always")
 
 ################################################################################
 # AI Settings                                                                  #

src/paperless/tests/parsers/test_remote_parser.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from unittest.mock import Mock
 import pytest
 
 from documents.parsers import ParseError
-from paperless.models import ApplicationConfiguration
 from paperless.parsers import ParserContext
 from paperless.parsers import ParserProtocol
 from paperless.parsers.remote import RemoteDocumentParser
@@ -34,10 +33,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
 
-# Remote ocr config from ApplicationConfiguration needs DB access
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.django_db
-
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Module-local fixtures
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -232,18 +227,6 @@ class TestRemoteParserScore:
         score = RemoteDocumentParser.score("application/pdf", "doc.pdf")
         assert score is not None and score > 10
 
-    @pytest.mark.usefixtures("no_engine_settings")
-    def test_score_uses_app_config_when_env_unset(self) -> None:
-        """The app config alone is enough to activate the parser."""
-        config = ApplicationConfiguration.objects.first()
-        assert config is not None
-        config.remote_ocr_engine = "azureai"
-        config.remote_ocr_api_key = "app-config-key"
-        config.remote_ocr_endpoint = "https://config.cognitiveservices.azure.com"
-        config.save()
-
-        assert RemoteDocumentParser.score("application/pdf", "doc.pdf") == 20
-
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Properties

src/paperless/tests/parsers/test_tesseract_parser.py

@@ -1277,8 +1277,6 @@ class TestParserFileTypes:
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-# Remote ocr config from ApplicationConfiguration needs DB access
-@pytest.mark.django_db
 class TestRasterisedDocumentParserRegistry:
     def test_registered_in_defaults(self) -> None:
         from paperless.parsers.registry import ParserRegistry

src/paperless/tests/test_auth_middleware.py

@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from django.test import RequestFactory
-from django.test import TestCase
-from django.test import override_settings
-
-from paperless.auth import AutoLoginMiddleware
-
-
-@override_settings(AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME="autologin")
-class TestAutoLoginMiddleware(TestCase):
-    def setUp(self) -> None:
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = RequestFactory()
-        self.middleware = AutoLoginMiddleware(lambda request: None)
-
-    def _process(self, request):
-        # login() needs a session to write to
-        request.session = self.client.session
-        self.middleware.process_request(request)
-        return request
-
-    def test_active_user_is_logged_in(self) -> None:
-        """
-        GIVEN:
-            - AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME names an active user
-        WHEN:
-            - A request is processed by the middleware
-        THEN:
-            - That user is attached to the request
-        """
-        user = User.objects.create_user(username="autologin")
-
-        request = self._process(self.factory.get("/"))
-
-        self.assertEqual(request.user, user)
-
-    def test_deactivated_user_is_not_logged_in(self) -> None:
-        """
-        GIVEN:
-            - AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME names a user who has been deactivated
-        WHEN:
-            - A request is processed by the middleware
-        THEN:
-            - The request is left anonymous rather than authenticated as them
-        """
-        User.objects.create_user(username="autologin", is_active=False)
-
-        request = self.factory.get("/")
-        request.user = AnonymousUser()
-        self._process(request)
-
-        self.assertFalse(request.user.is_authenticated)

src/paperless/tests/test_checks.py

@@ -655,23 +655,6 @@ class TestRemoteParserChecks:
             in msg.msg
         )
 
-    def test_valid_mode(self, settings: SettingsWrapper) -> None:
-        settings.REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE = None
-        settings.REMOTE_OCR_MODE = "workflow_only"
-
-        msgs = check_remote_parser_configured(None)
-
-        assert len(msgs) == 0
-
-    def test_invalid_mode(self, settings: SettingsWrapper) -> None:
-        settings.REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE = None
-        settings.REMOTE_OCR_MODE = "sometimes"
-
-        msgs = check_remote_parser_configured(None)
-
-        assert len(msgs) == 1
-        assert "PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_MODE is set to 'sometimes'" in msgs[0].msg
-
 
 class TestTesseractChecks:
     def test_default_language(self) -> None:

src/paperless/tests/test_registry.py

@@ -468,124 +468,6 @@ class TestParserRegistryGetParserForFile:
         assert result is AcceptingBuiltin
 
 
-class TestParserRegistryRemoteParsers:
-    """Verify the allow_remote filter in ParserRegistry.get_parser_for_file()."""
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _remote_parser_cls() -> type:
-        class RemoteParser:
-            name = "remote"
-            version = "1.0"
-            author = "A"
-            url = "https://example.com/remote"
-            uses_remote_service = True
-
-            @classmethod
-            def supported_mime_types(cls):
-                return {"text/plain": ".txt"}
-
-            @classmethod
-            def score(cls, mime_type, filename, path=None):
-                return 20
-
-        return RemoteParser
-
-    def test_remote_parser_wins_when_remote_allowed(
-        self,
-        dummy_parser_cls: type,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        GIVEN: A remote parser scoring 20 and a local parser scoring 10.
-        WHEN:  get_parser_for_file() is called with allow_remote=True.
-        THEN:  The remote parser is returned.
-        """
-        remote_parser_cls = self._remote_parser_cls()
-        registry = ParserRegistry()
-        registry.register_builtin(dummy_parser_cls)
-        registry.register_builtin(remote_parser_cls)
-
-        result = registry.get_parser_for_file(
-            "text/plain",
-            "readme.txt",
-            allow_remote=True,
-        )
-        assert result is remote_parser_cls
-
-    def test_remote_parser_skipped_when_remote_not_allowed(
-        self,
-        dummy_parser_cls: type,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        GIVEN: A remote parser scoring 20 and a local parser scoring 10.
-        WHEN:  get_parser_for_file() is called with allow_remote=False.
-        THEN:  The local parser is returned despite its lower score.
-        """
-        registry = ParserRegistry()
-        registry.register_builtin(dummy_parser_cls)
-        registry.register_builtin(self._remote_parser_cls())
-
-        result = registry.get_parser_for_file(
-            "text/plain",
-            "readme.txt",
-            allow_remote=False,
-        )
-        assert result is dummy_parser_cls
-
-    def test_no_parser_when_only_remote_available_and_not_allowed(self) -> None:
-        """
-        GIVEN: A registry whose only candidate declares uses_remote_service.
-        WHEN:  get_parser_for_file() is called with allow_remote=False.
-        THEN:  None is returned — the remote parser is never used as a
-               fallback when remote processing was not requested.
-        """
-        registry = ParserRegistry()
-        registry.register_builtin(self._remote_parser_cls())
-
-        result = registry.get_parser_for_file(
-            "text/plain",
-            "readme.txt",
-            allow_remote=False,
-        )
-        assert result is None
-
-    def test_parser_without_attribute_treated_as_local(
-        self,
-        dummy_parser_cls: type,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        GIVEN: A third-party parser predating uses_remote_service, so it does
-               not declare the attribute at all.
-        WHEN:  get_parser_for_file() is called with allow_remote=False.
-        THEN:  It is still considered, i.e. treated as fully local, rather
-               than raising AttributeError.
-        """
-        assert not hasattr(dummy_parser_cls, "uses_remote_service")
-
-        registry = ParserRegistry()
-        registry.register_builtin(dummy_parser_cls)
-
-        result = registry.get_parser_for_file(
-            "text/plain",
-            "readme.txt",
-            allow_remote=False,
-        )
-        assert result is dummy_parser_cls
-
-    def test_remote_allowed_by_default(self) -> None:
-        """
-        GIVEN: A registry containing only a remote parser.
-        WHEN:  get_parser_for_file() is called without allow_remote.
-        THEN:  The remote parser is returned — callers that do not opt in to
-               the filter keep the previous behaviour.
-        """
-        remote_parser_cls = self._remote_parser_cls()
-        registry = ParserRegistry()
-        registry.register_builtin(remote_parser_cls)
-
-        result = registry.get_parser_for_file("text/plain", "readme.txt")
-        assert result is remote_parser_cls
-
-
 class TestDiscover:
     """Verify entrypoint discovery in ParserRegistry.discover()."""
 

src/paperless/tests/test_remote_ocr_config.py

@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-"""Tests for RemoteOCRConfig precedence between app config and Django settings."""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-
-import pytest
-from django.test import override_settings
-
-from paperless.config import RemoteOCRConfig
-from paperless.models import RemoteOCRMode
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from unittest.mock import MagicMock
-
-
-@pytest.fixture()
-def null_app_config(mocker) -> MagicMock:
-    """Mock ApplicationConfiguration with all fields None → falls back to Django settings."""
-    return mocker.MagicMock(
-        remote_ocr_engine=None,
-        remote_ocr_api_key=None,
-        remote_ocr_endpoint=None,
-        remote_ocr_mode=None,
-    )
-
-
-@pytest.fixture()
-def make_remote_ocr_config(mocker):
-    def _make(app_config, **django_settings_overrides):
-        mocker.patch(
-            "paperless.config.BaseConfig._get_config_instance",
-            return_value=app_config,
-        )
-        with override_settings(**django_settings_overrides):
-            return RemoteOCRConfig()
-
-    return _make
-
-
-class TestRemoteOCRConfig:
-    def test_falls_back_to_settings(
-        self,
-        make_remote_ocr_config,
-        null_app_config,
-    ) -> None:
-        cfg = make_remote_ocr_config(
-            null_app_config,
-            REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE="azureai",
-            REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY="env-key",
-            REMOTE_OCR_ENDPOINT="https://env.cognitiveservices.azure.com",
-            REMOTE_OCR_MODE=RemoteOCRMode.WORKFLOW_ONLY,
-        )
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_engine == "azureai"
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_api_key == "env-key"
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_endpoint == "https://env.cognitiveservices.azure.com"
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_mode == RemoteOCRMode.WORKFLOW_ONLY
-
-    def test_app_config_takes_precedence(
-        self,
-        make_remote_ocr_config,
-        mocker,
-    ) -> None:
-        app_config = mocker.MagicMock(
-            remote_ocr_engine="azureai",
-            remote_ocr_api_key="db-key",
-            remote_ocr_endpoint="https://db.cognitiveservices.azure.com",
-            remote_ocr_mode=RemoteOCRMode.WORKFLOW_ONLY,
-        )
-        cfg = make_remote_ocr_config(
-            app_config,
-            REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE=None,
-            REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY="env-key",
-            REMOTE_OCR_ENDPOINT="https://env.cognitiveservices.azure.com",
-            REMOTE_OCR_MODE=RemoteOCRMode.ALWAYS,
-        )
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_engine == "azureai"
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_api_key == "db-key"
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_endpoint == "https://db.cognitiveservices.azure.com"
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_mode == RemoteOCRMode.WORKFLOW_ONLY
-
-    def test_unset_everywhere(
-        self,
-        make_remote_ocr_config,
-        null_app_config,
-    ) -> None:
-        cfg = make_remote_ocr_config(
-            null_app_config,
-            REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE=None,
-            REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY=None,
-            REMOTE_OCR_ENDPOINT=None,
-        )
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_engine is None
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_api_key is None
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_endpoint is None
-
-
-class TestRemoteOCRByDefault:
-    def test_always_mode(self, make_remote_ocr_config, null_app_config) -> None:
-        cfg = make_remote_ocr_config(
-            null_app_config,
-            REMOTE_OCR_MODE=RemoteOCRMode.ALWAYS,
-        )
-
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_by_default is True
-
-    def test_workflow_only_mode(self, make_remote_ocr_config, null_app_config) -> None:
-        cfg = make_remote_ocr_config(
-            null_app_config,
-            REMOTE_OCR_MODE=RemoteOCRMode.WORKFLOW_ONLY,
-        )
-
-        assert cfg.remote_ocr_by_default is False

uv.lock

@@ -1298,16 +1298,16 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fpdf2"
-version = "2.8.8"
+version = "2.8.7"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "defusedxml", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "fonttools", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "pillow", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
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+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/27/f2/72feae0b2827ed38013e4307b14f95bf0b3d124adfef4d38a7d57533f7be/fpdf2-2.8.7.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:7060ccee5a9c7ab0a271fb765a36a23639f83ef8996c34e3d46af0a17ede57f9", size = 362351, upload-time = "2026-02-28T05:39:16.456Z" }
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/66/0a/cf50ecffa1e3747ed9380a3adfc829259f1f86b3fdbd9e505af789003141/fpdf2-2.8.7-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:d391fc508a3ce02fc43a577c830cda4fe6f37646f2d143d489839940932fbc19", size = 327056, upload-time = "2026-02-28T05:39:14.619Z" },
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 [[package]]
@@ -2927,8 +2927,8 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "sqlite-vec", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "tantivy", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "tika-client", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
-    { name = "torch", version = "2.13.0", source = { registry = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu" }, marker = "python_full_version < '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
-    { name = "torch", version = "2.13.0+cpu", source = { registry = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu" }, marker = "(python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin') or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
+    { name = "torch", version = "2.13.0", source = { registry = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu" }, marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
+    { name = "torch", version = "2.13.0+cpu", source = { registry = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu" }, marker = "sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "watchfiles", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "whitenoise", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "zxing-cpp", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
@@ -4511,8 +4511,8 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "numpy", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "scikit-learn", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "scipy", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
-    { name = "torch", version = "2.13.0", source = { registry = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu" }, marker = "python_full_version < '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
-    { name = "torch", version = "2.13.0+cpu", source = { registry = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu" }, marker = "(python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin') or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
+    { name = "torch", version = "2.13.0", source = { registry = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu" }, marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
+    { name = "torch", version = "2.13.0+cpu", source = { registry = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu" }, marker = "sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "tqdm", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "transformers", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "typing-extensions", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
@@ -4957,17 +4957,18 @@ name = "torch"
 version = "2.13.0"
 source = { registry = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu" }
 resolution-markers = [
+    "python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin'",
     "python_full_version >= '3.12' and python_full_version < '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin'",
     "python_full_version < '3.12' and sys_platform == 'darwin'",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    { name = "filelock", marker = "python_full_version < '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
-    { name = "fsspec", marker = "python_full_version < '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
-    { name = "jinja2", marker = "python_full_version < '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
-    { name = "networkx", marker = "python_full_version < '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
-    { name = "setuptools", marker = "python_full_version < '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
-    { name = "sympy", marker = "python_full_version < '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
-    { name = "typing-extensions", marker = "python_full_version < '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
+    { name = "filelock", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
+    { name = "fsspec", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
+    { name = "jinja2", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
+    { name = "networkx", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
+    { name = "setuptools", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
+    { name = "sympy", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
+    { name = "typing-extensions", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
 ]
 wheels = [
     { url = "https://download-r2.pytorch.org/whl/cpu/torch-2.13.0-cp311-cp311-macosx_14_0_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:e76f9bcecc52b8ff711239a2f7547d5353df95878ab232f0773c1d95928b92f8", upload-time = "2026-07-08T12:26:13Z" },
@@ -4982,7 +4983,6 @@ name = "torch"
 version = "2.13.0+cpu"
 source = { registry = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu" }
 resolution-markers = [
-    "python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin'",
     "python_full_version == '3.12.*' and platform_machine == 'x86_64' and sys_platform == 'linux'",
     "python_full_version == '3.12.*' and platform_machine == 'aarch64' and sys_platform == 'linux'",
     "python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'linux'",
@@ -4990,13 +4990,13 @@ resolution-markers = [
     "python_full_version < '3.12' and sys_platform == 'linux'",
 ]
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-    { name = "filelock", marker = "(python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin') or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
-    { name = "fsspec", marker = "(python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin') or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
-    { name = "jinja2", marker = "(python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin') or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
-    { name = "networkx", marker = "(python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin') or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
-    { name = "setuptools", marker = "(python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin') or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
-    { name = "sympy", marker = "(python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin') or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
-    { name = "typing-extensions", marker = "(python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'darwin') or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
+    { name = "filelock", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux'" },
+    { name = "fsspec", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux'" },
+    { name = "jinja2", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux'" },
+    { name = "networkx", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux'" },
+    { name = "setuptools", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux'" },
+    { name = "sympy", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux'" },
+    { name = "typing-extensions", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux'" },
 ]
 wheels = [
     { url = "https://download-r2.pytorch.org/whl/cpu/torch-2.13.0%2Bcpu-cp311-cp311-linux_s390x.whl", hash = "sha256:6e9817dbdf5ea76789babd46e457eac5bf14ff566cf85f8addbfdff2d56601ce", upload-time = "2026-07-08T19:27:52Z" },