The flag ran RemoteQueryEngine in-process on the caller's machine and
required local BigQuery credentials (BIGQUERY_PROJECT + ADC). Analysts
don't have those, so calling --register-bq from an analyst workspace
surfaced as a confusing not_configured error chain ("Could not load
static instance.yaml" + "BigQuery project not configured"). An agent
following CLAUDE.md's hybrid-queries guidance would land in exactly
that trap.
The underlying engine was originally designed server-side (commit
d180b201, "Step 28: Remote query architecture"); the CLI port (commit
d605e7d9) silently assumed parity with the server. Server-side hybrid
already exists as an admin-only POST /api/query/hybrid endpoint
(app/api/query_hybrid.py) and is untouched here.
Analysts combining local + remote data now have two documented paths:
agnes snapshot create a filtered slice and join locally, or run the
join server-side via agnes query --remote. CLAUDE.md, the agent skill,
docs/DATA_SOURCES.md, and connectors.md updated accordingly.
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