feat: conditionally enable recording studio and feedback tool via env vars

lib/config.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ function createConfig() {
 
   const target = env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TARGET || env.TARGET;
 
+  console.log('[Config] Initializing Toggles:', {
+    feedbackEnabled: env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FEEDBACK_ENABLED,
+    recordModeEnabled: env.NEXT_PUBLIC_RECORD_MODE_ENABLED,
+  });
+
   return {
     env: env.NODE_ENV,
     target,
@@ -23,6 +28,7 @@ function createConfig() {
     isTesting: target === 'testing',
     isDevelopment: target === 'development',
     feedbackEnabled: env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FEEDBACK_ENABLED,
+    recordModeEnabled: env.NEXT_PUBLIC_RECORD_MODE_ENABLED,
     gatekeeperUrl: env.GATEKEEPER_URL,
 
     baseUrl: env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL,
@@ -144,6 +150,9 @@ export const config = {
   get feedbackEnabled() {
     return getConfig().feedbackEnabled;
   },
+  get recordModeEnabled() {
+    return getConfig().recordModeEnabled;
+  },
   get infraCMS() {
     return getConfig().infraCMS;
   },

lib/env.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { validateMintelEnv, mintelEnvSchema, withMintelRefinements } from '@mintel/next-utils';
 
+/**
+ * Robust boolean preprocessor for environment variables.
+ * Handles strings 'true'/'false' and actual booleans.
+ */
+const booleanSchema = z.preprocess((val) => {
+  if (typeof val === 'string') {
+    if (val.toLowerCase() === 'true') return true;
+    if (val.toLowerCase() === 'false') return false;
+  }
+  return val;
+}, z.boolean());
+
 /**
  * Environment variable schema.
  * Extends the default Mintel environment schema.
@@ -11,14 +23,9 @@ const envExtension = {
 
   // Gatekeeper specifics not in base
   GATEKEEPER_URL: z.string().url().default('http://gatekeeper:3000'),
-  GATEKEEPER_BYPASS_ENABLED: z.preprocess(
-    (val) => val === 'true' || val === true,
-    z.boolean().default(false),
-  ),
-  NEXT_PUBLIC_FEEDBACK_ENABLED: z.preprocess(
-    (val) => val === 'true' || val === true,
-    z.boolean().default(false),
-  ),
+  GATEKEEPER_BYPASS_ENABLED: booleanSchema.default(false),
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_FEEDBACK_ENABLED: booleanSchema.default(false),
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_RECORD_MODE_ENABLED: booleanSchema.default(false),
 
   INFRA_DIRECTUS_URL: z.string().url().optional(),
   INFRA_DIRECTUS_TOKEN: z.string().optional(),