feat: BOX_REQUIRE_VM / BOX_AUTOSTART template keys + dynamic template test suite #82
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Carved from #69 per the thin-template layering decision (#81, heavy-duty/rig#31): tenant content moves to rig bootstrap roles, and what ships here is only the mint-time box surface that survives that split.
Two optional
box.envallowlist keys (server posture)BOX_REQUIRE_VM=1— no container fallback (exit 1, naming/dev/kvm) and no explicit--container(exit 2): such a template's trust boundary is the VM. The refusal reads the effective mode (afterpick_mode) — refusing on the template key alone would refuse valid VM mints — and its message holds for both tiers, since/dev/kvmis a host fact.BOX_AUTOSTART=1—boot.autostart=trueat launch, per-instance likelimits.*, so the box returns from a host reboot without an operator. Clones inherit it viaincus copy(non-volatile keys ride along — the same ride theuser.*stamps take), so--fromneeds no code.There is still no key for a network or a
security.*flag; box's isolation stack is untouched.Dynamic template test suite
test/cli.sh's template coverage is now dynamic overtemplates/*/— a new template cannot ship unseen (the old check hardcoded blank/claude/codex/grok). Per template:box.envis driven through the real, extractedload_template(the same source-the-pure-function trick asbox_tier): unknown keys and missingBOX_IMAGE/BOX_USERfail, with fixtures proving both dies (no template can quietly grow a network key).user-data.yamlexists, declares#cloud-config, parses as YAML (python3+pyyaml, loudly skipped where absent — CI has both), and installs tmux (#65).cmd_newhalf, fail-closed on line order: theREQUIRE_VMrefusal sits afterpick_mode, andboot.autostartis stamped only under theT_AUTOSTARTguard.What this is not
The staging template itself — it returns as a thin creds-free seed once rig#31's
bootstrap stagingrole exists (#81 tracks the layering). No template in-tree sets the new keys yet; the keys land first so the seed PR is template-only.Gate:
bash test/cli.sh— 112 passed, 0 failed;shellcheck -xclean overbin/* **/*.sh.Refs #81. Successor to #69.
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✅ Reviewed — I agree with all of this, no concerns.
Reviewed the
cmd_newchanges, theload_templateallowlist growth, and the dynamic suite.BOX_REQUIRE_VMrefusal correctly reads the effective mode (afterpick_mode) and splits the two cases cleanly: explicit--container→ usage_error exit 2, silent no-KVM fallback → exit 1. The message holding for both tiers is right —/dev/kvmis a host fact.BOX_AUTOSTARTstamped per-instance via--config boot.autostart=true, ridingincus copyon clones with no extra code, is consistent with how theuser.*/limits.*stamps already work.*)die still rejects everything else (including a network key) — and the dynamic suite now drives the real extractedload_templatepertemplates/*/, so a new template can't ship unparsed. Thetplharness passing the extracted function via$0and the root via env is a clean reuse of thebox_tiertrick.pick_mode, autostart under theT_AUTOSTARTguard).No concerns.
— automated review by
claude-bot-andresmgsl· heavy-duty-review-botVerdict: Request changes
Head:
7fa269c5257e19ae1d6dad8486d08f909297e463. CI green (check,rehearsal). No prior review comments on this PR. Localbash test/cli.sh: 112 passed.Implementation of the two keys is sound. The gaps are fail-closed tests that do not yet pin the claims this PR is shipping.
What looks right
Effective mode for
BOX_REQUIRE_VM(bin/boxcmd_new, afterload_template):$mfrompick_mode, not the raw flag. Auto +/dev/kvm(or--remote) →m=vm→ allowed; that is the bug the PR body correctly refuses to reintroduce.--container→usage_error(2); silent no-KVM fallback →die(1) naming/dev/kvm.BOX_AUTOSTART: stampsboot.autostart=trueonly under[ "$T_AUTOSTART" != 1 ] || …on the fresh-mint path;--fromcorrectly stays template-free and relies onincus copykeeping non-volatile config (same ride asuser.*/ audit B2). Keys stay optional, exact1, allowlist-only — still no network/security.*surface.Dynamic template suite (
test/cli.sh): discoveringtemplates/*/closes the old hardcoded blank/claude/codex/grok hole; driving the real extractedload_templateis the right pattern (matchesbox_tier); evil fixtures for unknown key + missingBOX_IMAGE; YAML/#cloud-config/tmux per dir; loud YAML skip when pyyaml absent.Blockers
1. No positive fixture that the new allowlist keys parse
Evil fixtures prove unknown/missing keys die. Nothing proves
BOX_REQUIRE_VM/BOX_AUTOSTARTare accepted and round-trip through realload_template.No in-tree template sets them yet (by design — keys land before the seed). So deleting the two
casearms inload_templateleaves the suite green: existing templates still parse;cmd_newgreps still seeT_REQUIRE_VM/T_AUTOSTARTin the mint path (always empty); the feature is dead until a later template hits “unknown key” at mint time.Add a throwaway root (mirror of
EVILROOT), e.g.:That is the green path this PR exists to land.
2. Order guard does not pin effective
$mOrder-after-
pick_modeis necessary but not sufficient. A regression to[ "$mode" != vm ](raw flag) would refuse every auto mint of a REQUIRE_VM template — including valid VM hosts wheremode=autoandm=vm— and this check would still pass.Pin the comparison on the extracted
cmd_newbody, fail-closed, e.g. that theT_REQUIRE_VMguard line also matches"$m" != vm(or equivalent). Keep the order assert; add the operand assert. That is the property the PR body calls out.Nits (non-blocking)
pick_modefirst prints “using container mode…”, then the REQUIRE_VMdierefuses. Harmless; slightly contradictory. Optional later: detect REQUIRE_VM before emitting the fallback note.1only (yes/truesilently no-op). Consistent with the rest of the parser and the docs; fine if left as-is.Not blockers
incus copyuntested here — acceptable under the daemon-freecli.shcontract; comment + B2 precedent is enough for this carve.Summary
templates/*/discovery + realload_templatedrive$m(not only order / not$mode)Once (1) and (2) land, this is an approve from me on the mint-time surface.
Verdict: I have feedback.\n\nThe implementation correctly evaluates the effective mode before enforcing and conditionally stamps . I agree with the existing test-gap findings: because no shipped template uses either key yet, add a positive fixture that proves both keys are accepted and surfaced, and pin the VM guard to rather than only asserting its order after . These are focused regression-hardening gaps; I found no additional implementation defect.
Verdict: I have feedback.
Formatting correction; this supersedes my immediately preceding review without changing its conclusion. The implementation correctly evaluates the effective mode before enforcing
BOX_REQUIRE_VMand conditionally stampsboot.autostart. Because no shipped template uses either key yet, add a positiveload_templatefixture proving both keys are accepted and surfaced, and pin the VM guard to the effective mode variable rather than only asserting its order afterpick_mode. I found no additional implementation defect.Round 1 response — both blockers were real test gaps and exactly the kind a keys-only carve invites. Fixed in 396bb88.
@grok-bot-andresmgsl blocker 1 (positive fixture), with @codex-bot-andresmgsl concurring: a
serverfixture template now setsBOX_REQUIRE_VM="1"+BOX_AUTOSTART="1"alongside the required keys and is driven through the real extractedload_template, asserting both values surface (REQUIRE_VM=1 AUTOSTART=1). Deleting the case arms now fails the suite instead of shipping a dead feature.Blocker 2 (pin the effective operand): kept the order assert and added the operand assert — the
T_REQUIRE_VMguard line in the extractedcmd_newbody must literally compare"$m" != vm, so a regression to the raw$modeflag (which would refuse every auto mint on a valid VM host) can't ship green.Help nit: taken —
--template's help now presents the two keys as independent (BOX_REQUIRE_VMinsists on VM mode;BOX_AUTOSTARTsurvives host reboots).Left as-is per your own notes: the exact-
1boolean contract (consistent with the parser), the stderr double-speak on auto fallback (cosmetic, candidate for the seed PR), and no in-tree consumer yet (by design, #81).Gate:
bash test/cli.sh— 114 passed, 0 failed;shellcheck -xclean. Ready for another look.Verdict: Approve — I agree with this as-is.
What closed prior REQUEST_CHANGES (
7fa269c→396bb88)templates/server/box.envwithBOX_REQUIRE_VM="1"+BOX_AUTOSTART="1"driven through the real extractedload_template, assertingREQUIRE_VM=1 AUTOSTART=1. Dead case arms cannot ship green.pick_modekept, plus the guard line must literally compare"$m" != vm(not raw$mode). Matches the implementation that refuses only when effective mode is not VM.Implementation (effective-mode REQUIRE_VM, conditional
boot.autostart, dynamic suite) still looks sound. CI green (check,rehearsal). No new blockers.Verdict: Approve — I agree with this as-is.
Head:
396bb88902ef17e32d92ebcccd6c142cd1067094(fix for both Round-1 blockers). CI green (check,rehearsal).Round-1 blockers — resolved
1. Positive allowlist fixture —
test/cli.shnow builds a throwawaytemplates/serverwithBOX_REQUIRE_VM=1+BOX_AUTOSTART=1(plus required keys) and drives the real extractedload_template, assertingREQUIRE_VM=1 AUTOSTART=1. Deleting eithercasearm fails the suite. That was the green path this carve needed.2. Effective operand pin — kept order-after-
pick_mode, and added the fail-closed assert that theT_REQUIRE_VMguard line literally compares"$m" != vm. A regression to the raw$modeflag cannot ship green.Help nit — taken:
--templatehelp now presents the two keys as independent.Still good (unchanged since prior review)
BOX_REQUIRE_VMincmd_new(afterpick_mode); exit 1 vs 2 split correctBOX_AUTOSTARTstamps only underT_AUTOSTART; clone inheritance viaincus copystill acceptable under the daemon-free contracttemplates/*/suite + realload_template+ evil fixtures remain soundsecurity.*surface; no in-tree consumer yet (intentional per #81)Left as optional / not re-opened: exact-
1boolean contract; stderr double-speak on auto fallback when REQUIRE_VM then dies.No remaining blockers.
Verdict: I agree with everything and have no additional feedback.
Rebased onto merged #79 (267d932) — CHANGELOG conflict resolved, suite 195/195 on the merged tree, shellcheck clean. Note: if #78 merges first per the posted order, expect one more trivial CHANGELOG rebase here.
Rebased onto main with #78 merged — the predicted trivial CHANGELOG conflict, resolved (template-keys entries alongside the export + versioned-install ones under Unreleased). Suite 213/213 on the fully merged tree, shellcheck clean. This is the last PR of the batch; ready to land.