docs(P00): v0.8 research findings + persona assessment

RESEARCH_v0.8.md (35KB): per-package coverage strategy for 9 pkgs,
SSH trust research (uncovered latent TOFU capture bug + unpopulated
HostKeyFingerprint field), verify-reqs Go program approach, 4 ADs,
10 pitfalls. PERSONAS.md updated for v0.8 (3-persona roster retained,
connectrpc removed from backend frameworks per AD-014, territory globs
aligned to actual file structure).

Key findings flagged for PLAN:
- proxmox needs sessionRunner seam (~10 LOC) or stalls at ~55%
- cert_repo_test.go missing (v0.7 P01 leftover) blocks store 70%
- TOFU known_hosts capture broken + HostKeyFingerprint never populated
  (bootstrap.go:195-198) — P02 fixes both
- verify-reqs = Go program at cmd/verify-reqs (~80 LOC, stdlib only)

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active:
- lead-developer
- backend-engineer
- data-engineer
deactivated:
- cli-engineer
- security-engineer
- devops-engineer
- network-engineer
- frontend-engineer
phase_specific: []
reason: |
Orca v0.8 is an NFR coverage & trust-hardening milestone. The work is
test coverage uplift across 9 packages (P01), SSH trust-surface
hardening in the existing proxmox + cli/node + security packages (P02),
and a requirements-hygiene Go program + Makefile target (P03). No
schema changes, no new security architecture, no packaging/distribution,
no UI.
Roster changes vs v0.7:
- lead-developer: RETAINED — owns cmd/orca smoke test, internal/cli
coverage (cert/doctor/audit/status/version subcommands), and the
cmd/verify-reqs Go program (coordination + glue-code territory).
- backend-engineer: RETAINED — owns internal/transport + internal/engine
tests (httptest.NewTLSServer, LocalExecutor stubs, PeerRegistry) and
the SSH trust-surface in internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go (pinned
host-key callback, TOFU capture fix, sessionRunner seam) plus
internal/cli/node.go (--host-key-fingerprint flag, key-reset
subcommand). Frameworks updated: connectrpc REMOVED (not in go.mod
per AD-014), golang.org/x/crypto/ssh ADDED (direct dep since v0.6).
- data-engineer: RETAINED — owns internal/store tests (cert_repo_test.go
gap + coverage uplift), internal/audit tests (sqlite-backed
audit_log asserts), internal/certpaths tests (path-join asserts),
and internal/jobspec tests (golden HCL fixtures). Frameworks
updated: modernc/sqlite + iter (matches actual go.mod).
- security-engineer: remains DEACTIVATED — v0.8 refines the existing
proxmox SSH trust surface (pinned callback, key-reset) but does NOT
add new security architecture. The trust work is backend-engineer
territory (it's SSH dialer + known_hosts file manipulation, not
X.509/CA/crypto code).
- cli-engineer: remains DEACTIVATED — merged into lead-developer
(cli coverage is test-only; --host-key-fingerprint and key-reset
are 1-flag + 1-subcommand additions to the existing node.go).
- devops-engineer: remains DEACTIVATED — verify-reqs is a Go program
(lead-developer territory), not a CI/packaging change. The
.coreci.yml edit is a 3-line validate-pipeline hook.
- network-engineer: remains DEACTIVATED — no transport/mTLS surface
change (transport coverage is test-only on the existing mTLS layer).
- frontend-engineer: remains DEACTIVATED — no web UI (unchanged
from v0.1 onward).
---
# Personas: Orca
## v0.8 persona assessment
### lead-developer
- **Domain**: coordination
- **Frameworks**: `cobra`, `net/http/httptest`, `testing`
- **Constraints**: `boundary-enforcement`, `offline-first`, `no-redundant-implementations`, `coverage-floor-70`
- **Territory**: `cmd/**`, `internal/cli/**`, `cmd/verify-reqs/**`, `Makefile`, `.coreci.yml`, `.ciagent/**`
- **Active**: true
- **Reason**: Owns P01 coverage for `cmd/orca` (smoke test of `main()`/`cli.Execute()`), `internal/cli` coverage for the non-node, non-daemon subcommands (`cert *`, `doctor *`, `audit list`, `status`, `version`), and the P03 `cmd/verify-reqs/main.go` Go program + `make verify-reqs` Makefile target + `.coreci.yml` validate-pipeline hook. Added `coverage-floor-70` constraint (D-047 tiered floor: 70% for the 6 under-50% packages, 50% for the 3 zero-test packages). Added `testing` + `net/http/httptest` to frameworks (test-only phase).
### backend-engineer
- **Domain**: backend
- **Frameworks**: `cobra`, `net/http`, `net/http/httptest`, `golang.org/x/crypto/ssh`, `golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/knownhosts`, `testing`
- **Constraints**: `API-first`, `error-handling`, `minimal-dependencies`, `security-first`, `tofu-host-key-pinning`, `pinned-host-key-fail-closed`, `atomic-file-rewrite`, `coverage-floor-70`
- **Territory**: `internal/transport/**`, `internal/engine/**`, `internal/proxmox/**`, `internal/cli/node.go`, `internal/daemon/**` (tests only)
- **Active**: true
- **Reason**: Owns P01 coverage for `internal/transport` (httptest.NewTLSServer for mTLS + stubDispatcher for DispatchClient) and `internal/engine` (LocalExecutor stubs + PeerRegistry in-memory tests). Owns P02 SSH trust hardening: `--host-key-fingerprint` pinned callback in `internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go` (D-045 OpenSSH SHA256:base64 format, AD-027/AD-028), the TOFU capture-fix (knownhosts.New returns KeyError{Want:[]} on first connect — must capture-and-persist via knownhosts.Line, AD-029 atomic rewrite), the `sessionRunner` seam refactor (P01 enabler for proxmox coverage), and `internal/cli/node.go` `--host-key-fingerprint` flag + `key-reset` subcommand (D-046 local known_hosts only). Frameworks updated: `connectrpc` REMOVED (not in go.mod per AD-014 — config.json still lists it but it's a stale entry), `golang.org/x/crypto/ssh` + `knownhosts` ADDED (direct dep since v0.6 D-030). Added `pinned-host-key-fail-closed` + `atomic-file-rewrite` + `coverage-floor-70` constraints.
### data-engineer
- **Domain**: data
- **Frameworks**: `modernc/sqlite`, `iter`, `hashicorp/hcl/v2`, `testing`
- **Constraints**: `schema-first`, `migration-safe`, `local-storage-only`, `no-goroutine-leak`, `nullable-column-handling`, `coverage-floor-70`
- **Territory**: `internal/store/**`, `internal/audit/**`, `internal/certpaths/**`, `internal/jobspec/**`, `internal/model/**`, `internal/store/migrations/**`
- **Active**: true
- **Reason**: Owns P01 coverage for `internal/store` (including the missing `cert_repo_test.go` — a v0.7 P01 leftover; Insert/Get/List/ListByNode/LatestForKind/PruneOlderThan/Delete + N=3 rotation history per REQ-025), `internal/audit` (sqlite-backed audit_log row asserts via `engine.Audit` + `store.AuditRepo`, slog capture via test handler), `internal/certpaths` (path-join asserts with temp dir + ORCA_HOME/ORCA_DB env), and `internal/jobspec` (golden-file HCL fixtures in a new `testdata/` dir + error-path table for Parse/Validate/ParseFile). Frameworks updated: `iter` + `hashicorp/hcl/v2` added (matches actual go.mod — jobspec uses hclsimple; store Watch uses iter.Seq). Added `coverage-floor-70` constraint.
### cli-engineer
- **Active**: false (v0.8)
- **Reason**: Deactivated — merged into lead-developer. The cli coverage work is test-only; `--host-key-fingerprint` and `key-reset` are a 1-flag and 1-subcommand addition to the existing `internal/cli/node.go`, not a new CLI subsystem.
### security-engineer
- **Active**: false (v0.8)
- **Reason**: Deactivated — v0.8 refines the existing proxmox SSH trust surface (pinned host-key callback, key-reset known_hosts rewrite) but does NOT add new security architecture (no new CA, no new X.509, no new crypto). The trust work is backend-engineer territory (SSH dialer + known_hosts file manipulation). The `internal/security/sshkey.go` is unchanged in v0.8. Was active in v0.6 (SSH keygen + sudoers), deactivated in v0.7, remains deactivated in v0.8.
### devops-engineer
- **Active**: false (v0.8)
- **Reason**: Deactivated — `verify-reqs` is a Go program (`cmd/verify-reqs/main.go`), not a CI/packaging change. The `.coreci.yml` edit is a 3-line validate-pipeline hook (lead-developer territory). No install.sh, Dockerfile, or release-pipeline surface in v0.8.
### network-engineer
- **Active**: false (v0.8)
- **Reason**: Deactivated — no transport/mTLS surface change. `internal/transport` coverage is test-only on the existing mTLS layer (httptest.NewTLSServer, no new TLS config). The SSH trust work is point-to-point bootstrap, not the mTLS mesh network-engineer owns.
### frontend-engineer
- **Active**: false (v0.8)
- **Reason**: No web UI in Orca (unchanged from v0.1 onward).
## Territory Enforcement
- **Mode**: `warn` (per `config.json`)
- **Behavior**: Out-of-territory file changes log a warning but do not block.
- **Key overlaps in v0.8** (lead-developer adjudicates):
- `internal/cli/node.go` — backend-engineer (`--host-key-fingerprint` flag + `key-reset` subcommand + proxmox pass-through) vs lead-developer (cli coverage tests). Boundary: backend owns the command implementation; lead owns the test files (`node_test.go`).
- `internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go` — backend-engineer (pinned callback, TOFU fix, sessionRunner seam) vs data-engineer (no overlap — proxmox has no store/audit code). Clean boundary.
- `cmd/verify-reqs/main.go` — lead-developer (Go program + Makefile + .coreci.yml) vs data-engineer (no overlap — verify-reqs parses markdown, not DB). Clean boundary.
- `internal/store/cert_repo_test.go` — data-engineer (test file) vs backend-engineer (no overlap — cert_repo is data territory). Clean boundary.
## v0.8 vs v0.7 Persona Diff
| Change | Rationale |
|--------|-----------|
| `lead-developer` retained | Owns cmd/orca smoke test, internal/cli coverage (non-node subcommands), cmd/verify-reqs Go program. |
| `backend-engineer` retained | Owns internal/transport + internal/engine tests + SSH trust-surface in proxmox + cli/node. Frameworks corrected: connectrpc removed (not in go.mod), x/crypto/ssh added. |
| `data-engineer` retained | Owns internal/store (cert_repo gap) + internal/audit + internal/certpaths + internal/jobspec tests. Frameworks corrected: iter + hcl/v2 added. |
| `security-engineer` remains deactivated | v0.8 refines existing SSH trust surface, no new security architecture. |
| `cli-engineer` remains deactivated | Merged into lead-developer (test-only + 1 flag + 1 subcommand). |
| `devops-engineer` remains deactivated | verify-reqs is a Go program, not CI/packaging. |
| `network-engineer` remains deactivated | No transport/mTLS surface change (test-only). |
| `frontend-engineer` remains deactivated | No web UI. |
---
## v0.7 baseline (preserved for traceability)
---
active_personas:
- lead-developer
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- devops-engineer: DEACTIVATED — no packaging/distribution in v0.7.
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# Personas: Orca
## Roster
### lead-developer
### lead-developer (v0.7)
- **Domain**: coordination
- **Frameworks**: `cobra`
- **Constraints**: `boundary-enforcement`, `offline-first`, `no-redundant-implementations`
- **Territory**: `**/*.go`, `cmd/**`, `internal/**`
- **Active**: true
- **Reason**: Coordination across P01/P03/P04. Owns cert command registration (P01), engine/transport/audit test coverage (P03), and pprof daemon integration (P04). Adjudicates territory overlaps between config (backend) and CLI wiring (lead).
- **Reason**: Coordination across P01/P02/P03. SSH/bootstrap touches security + cli + store + doctor — territory overlaps need adjudication (proxmox package boundary, doctor Proxmox check scaffolding).
### backend-engineer
### backend-engineer (v0.7)
- **Domain**: backend
- **Frameworks**: `cobra`, `hashicorp/hcl/v2`
- **Constraints**: `API-first`, `error-handling`, `minimal-dependencies`, `no-package-level-state`
- **Territory**: `**/config/**`, `**/api/**`, `**/*_handler*`, `internal/daemon/**` (non-pprof), `internal/cli/root.go` (config flag wiring)
- **Frameworks**: `cobra`, `net/http`, `golang.org/x/crypto/ssh`
- **Constraints**: `API-first`, `error-handling`, `minimal-dependencies`, `security-first`, `idempotent-bootstrap`
- **Territory**: `**/api/**`, `**/*_handler*`, `**/*_handler.go`, `internal/daemon/**`, `internal/proxmox/**`, `internal/cli/init.go`
- **Active**: true
- **Reason**: Owns `internal/config` package (P02 — HCL config file parsing, Load + MergeOverrides with flag>env>file>default precedence per D-039). No package-level state (AD-023). Config is a pure function passed explicitly to consumers.
- **Reason**: Owns the `orca init` full-bootstrap orchestration (CA + cert + db + localhost node, idempotent) and the `internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go` SSH session sequence (dial, deploy pubkey, useradd, pveum, sudoers, visudo validate). Added `idempotent-bootstrap` constraint (D-036 — re-run must be skip-and-refresh) and `golang.org/x/crypto/ssh` to frameworks.
### data-engineer
### data-engineer (v0.7)
- **Domain**: data
- **Frameworks**: `modernc/sqlite`, `iter`
- **Constraints**: `schema-first`, `migration-safe`, `local-storage-only`
- **Territory**: `**/store/**`, `**/model.go`, `**/migration*`, `migrations/**`, `internal/store/migrations/**`
- **Constraints**: `schema-first`, `migration-safe`, `local-storage-only`, `no-goroutine-leak`, `nullable-column-handling`
- **Territory**: `**/store/**`, `**/model.go`, `**/migration*`, `migrations/**`, `internal/store/migrations/**`, `internal/model/node.go`
- **Active**: true
- **Reason**: Owns `cert_repo_test.go` (P01 companion — 11 tests covering Insert/Get/List/ListByNode/LatestForKind/PruneOlderThan/Delete + duplicate serial) and migration 0007 (UNIQUE index on `certs.serial_hex`). Co-owns `internal/proxmox/ssh_session_test.go` + `bootstrap_test.go` extension (P03 — transport/proxmox coverage).
- **Reason**: Reactivated for v0.6. Owns migration `0006_node_kind_os.sql` (REQ-049 — nullable `kind`/`os` columns, backward-compatible) and `NodeRepo` schema extension (Insert/Get/List/Watch/scanNode column additions + new `GetByName`/`UpdateLastSeenAndOS` helpers). Added `nullable-column-handling` constraint (NULL → `""` in Go struct, not nil-deref).
### cli-engineer
- **Active**: false (v0.7)
- **Reason**: Deactivated — merged into lead-developer for v0.7. The cert registration is a 1-line AddCommand; the `--config` flag is root-command wiring; pprof is a daemon flag. No new CLI subsystem requiring a dedicated CLI persona.
### cli-engineer (v0.7)
- **Domain**: CLI/UX
- **Frameworks**: `cobra`, `pflag`
- **Constraints**: `discoverable-help`, `consistent-flag-naming`, `human-readable-output`, `machine-readable-json-flag`, `signal-handling`, `password-flag-redaction`
- **Territory**: `cmd/**`, `internal/cli/**`, `internal/commands/**`
- **Active**: true
- **Reason**: Owns `orca init` multi-step bootstrap output UX (progress lines per step), `orca node join --type/--host/--user/--password/--proxmox-user/--proxmox-role` flag wiring, and `doctor os`/`doctor proxmox` subcommand wiring. Added `password-flag-redaction` constraint (D-031 — `--password` never echoed, prefer `$ORCA_PROXMOX_PASSWORD`, zero after use).
### security-engineer
- **Active**: false (v0.7)
- **Reason**: Deactivated — v0.7 adds no new security surface. pprof is operator-only, addr-gated (AD-024); cert registration exposes existing security code, does not add new. The config package handles paths only (no secrets). Existing security constraints (file modes, redaction) are exercised by P01 smoke tests but not extended.
### security-engineer (v0.7)
- **Domain**: security
- **Frameworks**: `crypto/tls`, `crypto/x509`, `crypto/ed25519`, `golang.org/x/crypto/ssh`, `slog`
- **Constraints**: `no-panic-in-production`, `structured-audit-logging`, `no-secret-in-logs`, `input-validation`, `least-privilege`, `tofu-host-key-pinning`, `noexec-sudoers`
- **Territory**: `**/auth/**`, `**/audit/**`, `internal/security/**`, `internal/transport/**` (TLS config only), `internal/proxmox/**` (SSH + sudoers + PVE role)
- **Active**: true
- **Reason**: Reactivated for v0.6. Owns `internal/security/sshkey.go` (Ed25519 keygen, 0600/0644 mode enforcement per REQ-033 spirit), TOFU host-key pinning via `knownhosts.New`, sudoers least-privilege design (NOEXEC on pct/qm, exclude pvesh, no NOEXEC on apt-get/dpkg), password redaction (D-031), and audit logging of all bootstrap/join actions (REQ-052). Added `tofu-host-key-pinning` and `noexec-sudoers` constraints. Co-owns `internal/proxmox/**` with backend-engineer (security owns SSH auth + sudoers content; backend owns the session orchestration).
### devops-engineer
- **Active**: false (v0.7)
- **Reason**: Deactivated — v0.7 has no packaging/distribution/release surface. Was active in v0.5 (distribution milestone).
### devops-engineer (v0.7)
- **Active**: false (v0.6)
- **Reason**: Deactivated — v0.6 has no install.sh, Dockerfile, .coreci.yml, or release-pipeline surface. The Proxmox SSH bootstrap is backend + security work, not devops. Was active in v0.5 (distribution milestone).
### network-engineer
- **Active**: false (v0.7)
- **Reason**: Deactivated — v0.7 has no transport/mTLS surface changes. P03 adds tests for existing transport code but no new network surface.
### network-engineer (v0.7)
- **Active**: false (v0.6)
- **Reason**: v0.6 has no transport/mTLS surface. SSH is point-to-point bootstrap, not the mTLS mesh network-engineer owns.
### frontend-engineer
- **Active**: false (v0.7)
### frontend-engineer (v0.7)
- **Active**: false (v0.6)
- **Reason**: No web UI in Orca (unchanged from v0.1 onward).
## Territory Enforcement
- **Mode**: `warn` (per `config.json`)
- **Behavior**: Out-of-territory file changes log a warning but do not block.
- **Key overlaps in v0.7** (lead-developer adjudicates):
- `internal/cli/root.go` — backend-engineer (config flag + context wiring) + lead-developer (existing root command). Boundary: backend owns `--config` flag + `configFromCtx`; lead owns all other root command behavior.
- `internal/cli/daemon.go` — lead-developer (pprof flag + config listen_addr wiring) + backend-engineer (config consumption). Boundary: lead owns the daemon command; backend's config package is consumed, not modified.
- `internal/store/migrations/` — data-engineer owns all migrations. No overlap in v0.7.
## v0.7 vs v0.6 Persona Diff
### v0.6 vs v0.5 Persona Diff (v0.7 baseline reference)
| Change | Rationale |
|--------|-----------|
| `data-engineer` retained | Owns cert_repo tests + migration 0007 + proxmox/transport test coverage. |
| `security-engineer` deactivated | v0.7 adds no new security surface (pprof is operator-only, cert registration exposes existing code). |
| `cli-engineer` deactivated | Merged into lead-developer (cert registration is 1-line; config flag is root wiring). |
| `devops-engineer` remains deactivated | No packaging/distribution in v0.7. |
| `network-engineer` remains deactivated | No transport/mTLS surface changes. |
| `data-engineer` reactivated | Owns migration 0006 + NodeRepo schema extension (kind/os columns). |
| `security-engineer` reactivated | Owns SSH keygen, TOFU host-key, sudoers, PVE role — first-class security surface. |
| `devops-engineer` deactivated | v0.6 has no packaging/distribution surface. |
| `network-engineer` remains deactivated | No transport/mTLS surface. |
| `frontend-engineer` remains deactivated | No web UI. |
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# Research: Orca v0.8 — Coverage & Trust Hardening
Findings grounded in codebase analysis (44 source/test files read, coverage
re-measured for all 9 target packages) + `golang.org/x/crypto` v0.54.0 API
verification (`ssh.FingerprintSHA256`, `knownhosts.Line`/`Normalize`/`KeyError`).
## 1. Coverage analysis (P01 — REQ-057)
### 1.1 Re-measured coverage (confirmed via `go test ./<pkg>/... -cover`)
| Package | Coverage | Tier (D-047) | Notes |
|---------|----------|--------------|-------|
| `internal/engine` | **8.3%** | ≥ 70% floor | Only `scheduler_test.go` (4 tests, 66 LOC); executor/dispatcher/peer/registry/audit untested |
| `internal/proxmox` | **5.1%** | ≥ 70% floor | Only `bootstrap_test.go` (4 tests, validation + sudoersContent string asserts); SSH dial path untested |
| `internal/cli` | **27.6%** | ≥ 70% floor | 5 test files (root, init, namespace, osdetect, watch); node/job/cert/doctor/audit/cmds untested |
| `internal/transport` | **26.3%** | ≥ 70% floor | Only `idempotency_test.go` (7 tests); mtls/dispatch/retry/handshake_log untested |
| `internal/store` | **47.2%** | ≥ 70% floor | node_repo + job_task + capacity + audit + migrate tested; **cert_repo has NO test** (REQ-053 leftover — v0.7 P01 was supposed to add it but it's missing) |
| `internal/jobspec` | **47.6%** | ≥ 70% floor | Only `spec_test.go` (4 tests); `Validate()`, `ParseFile` (file I/O), edge cases untested |
| `internal/audit` | **0%** (no test files) | ≥ 50% toe-hold | `go: no such tool "covdata"` is a known tooling gap, NOT a real number — the package simply has no `_test.go` |
| `internal/certpaths` | **0%** (no test files) | ≥ 50% toe-hold | Same `covdata` tooling gap; no `_test.go` exists |
| `cmd/orca` | **0%** (no test files) | ≥ 50% toe-hold | Same; `main.go` is 15 LOC of glue (`cli.Execute()` + error print) |
**Coverage-floor achievability assessment (per package):**
- **engine → 70% REALISTIC.** The package has clean seams: `LocalExecutor` interface (dispatcher.go:39), `PeerRegistry` is in-memory with `Add`/`Remove`/`All`/`Get` (peer.go), `Executor.Submit/Status` take a `*store.JobRepo`+`*store.TaskRepo` which can be backed by `:memory:`/temp-file sqlite via the existing `openTestDB` helper (node_repo_test.go:12). The `sshDialer` seam pattern (proxmox) has an analogue here: `transport.NewDispatchClient` is called inside `dispatchToPeer` (dispatcher.go:158) — to test dispatch-to-peer without a real mTLS server, either (a) inject a fake `DispatchClient` via a new interface seam, or (b) use `httptest.NewTLSServer` with a self-signed CA. Option (a) is lower-effort and aligns with the `LocalExecutor` pattern. Recommendation: extract a `peerDispatcher` interface (`Submit(ctx, spec, key) (*SubmitResponse, error)`) and inject it, OR test via `LocalSubmit`/`LocalStatus` paths (which only need a stubbed `LocalExecutor`) — the latter covers ~60% of dispatcher.go without a new seam. **Flag: 70% may require a small refactor to inject the dispatch client; 60-65% is achievable without one. Plan should decide whether to add the seam or accept 65%.**
- **proxmox → 70% REALISTIC.** The `sshDialer` seam already exists (bootstrap.go:201-213, `sshDialerType` interface + `defaultSSHDialer` struct, overridable package-level var). A fake SSH dialer returning a mock `*ssh.Client` is the path. **However:** `*ssh.Client.NewSession()` + `session.CombinedOutput()` are concrete methods on the real `*ssh.Client` — there's no `sshSession` interface seam. To test `runRemote`/`deployPubKey`/`createLinuxUser`/`createPVERole`/etc. without a real SSH server, EITHER (a) introduce a `sessionRunner` interface seam (small refactor), OR (b) use `httptest.NewTLSServer` is wrong (it's SSH not HTTP) — instead use a real in-process SSH server via `golang.org/x/crypto/ssh` `NewServerConn` (more code but no new dep). **Flag: 70% likely requires either a `sessionRunner` interface refactor OR an in-process SSH server fixture. 50-55% is achievable with just the existing `sshDialer` seam + testing validation paths + `sudoersContent` string asserts (already done). Plan should add the `sessionRunner` seam — it's a 1-interface, ~10-LOC change that unlocks the bulk of the package.**
- **cli → 70% AMBITIOUS but realistic.** The package is the largest (17 source files, ~2000 LOC). The existing tests use `rootCmd.SetArgs()` + `rootCmd.Execute()` + `t.TempDir()` + `ORCA_HOME` env (namespace_test.go:46-53 — `TestInitHonorsORCAHOME` is the template). The untested commands are `node join/leave/list`, `job run/list/stop/logs`, `cert *`, `doctor *`, `audit list`, `status`, `version`, `daemon`. Many touch the DB + certpaths + (for `node join --type proxmox`) the SSH dialer. **Strategy:** table-driven `rootCmd.Execute()` against a temp `ORCA_HOME` for each subcommand; mock the proxmox path via the existing `sshDialer` seam; capture stdout via `rootCmd.SetOut(&buf)`. **Flag: 70% across the whole package is a lot of test code; 55-65% is more realistic for one phase. The `daemon` command (background server) is hard to test without a lifecycle harness — recommend excluding it from the 70% target and documenting why.**
- **transport → 70% REALISTIC.** `httptest.NewTLSServer` is the standard seam (already used in `internal/daemon/dispatch_test.go:59` and `server_test.go`). The `Dispatcher` interface (dispatch.go:49) is already mockable (`stubDispatcher` in dispatch_test.go:24 is the template). `MTLSClient.Do` wraps `http.Client.Do` — testable via `httptest.NewTLSServer` with a CA + client cert. `retry.go` `Do[T]` is generic + already partly tested via `idempotency_test.go` (TestRetrySucceedsAfterTransient etc.) — extend with backoff-timing asserts. `handshake_log.go` is pure slog calls — trivial to test by capturing into a `slog.Handler`. **No new seams needed; 70% achievable.**
- **store → 70% REALISTIC.** The existing `openTestDB` helper (node_repo_test.go:12) + `withFastWatch` (job_task_repo_test.go:36) are reusable. **Critical gap:** `cert_repo.go` has NO test file despite v0.7 P01 REQ-053 claiming it was added — this is a v0.7 leftover bug. Adding `cert_repo_test.go` (Insert/Get/List/ListByNode/LatestForKind/PruneOlderThan/Delete + N=3 rotation history per REQ-025) alone lifts coverage significantly. Job/Task repo `Watch` is tested; `ListRecent`, error paths, scan-edge cases need coverage. **No new seams; 70% achievable.**
- **jobspec → 70% REALISTIC.** `Parse` + `Validate` + `ParseFile` are pure functions over HCL bytes. Add golden-file HCL fixtures (multi-task, env vars, args) + error-path table (missing job, no tasks, missing command, malformed HCL, empty file, nonexistent file for `ParseFile`). `testdata/` dir doesn't exist yet — create it. **No new seams; 70% achievable, likely the easiest of the six.**
- **audit → 50% toe-hold REALISTIC.** Package is 125 LOC, 4 exported funcs (`New`, `Emit`, `EmitWithErr`, `LogHandshakeOK`, `LogHandshakeFailed`, `FormatAction`, `Action.String`, `Result.String`). Strategy: construct `Audit` with a real `engine.Audit` backed by `:memory:` sqlite (via `store.NewAuditRepo` + `engine.NewAudit`) + assert rows in `audit_log` table; capture slog output via a test `slog.Handler`. **No new seams; 50% easily achievable, 70% achievable if desired.**
- **certpaths → 50% toe-hold TRIVIAL.** Package is 64 LOC, pure path-join functions honoring `ORCA_HOME`/`ORCA_DB` env. Strategy: temp dir + `t.Setenv("ORCA_HOME", dir)` + assert each `*Path()` returns `filepath.Join(dir, <file>)`; test `ORCA_DB` override; test default-to-`~/.orca` fallback. Model the test on `namespace_test.go` (cli). **No new seams; 50%+ trivially achievable.**
- **cmd/orca → 50% toe-hold REALISTIC but LOW VALUE.** `main.go` is 15 LOC: `cli.Execute()` + `fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %v")` + `os.Exit(1)`. The only testable behavior is "main() calls Execute and exits non-zero on error." A smoke test that calls `main()` in a subprocess (or refactors main into a `run() int` for testability) is the path. **Flag: 50% on a 15-LOC glue file is ~7 lines of covered code — the effort:coverage ratio is poor. D-047 explicitly called this out ("0→70% risks a coverage rathole on `cmd/orca` which is glue code"). Recommend the plan keep this at the 50% toe-hold and not over-invest.**
### 1.2 Existing test-helper utilities (reuse, do NOT re-create)
| Helper | Location | Reuse for |
|--------|----------|-----------|
| `openTestDB(t)` | `internal/store/node_repo_test.go:12` | engine, audit, store tests — returns `(*NodeRepo, func())` backed by temp-file sqlite; adapt to return `*sql.DB` for JobRepo/TaskRepo/AuditRepo/CapacityRepo/CertRepo |
| `withFastWatch(t, d)` | `internal/store/job_task_repo_test.go:36` | store Watch tests — overrides `watchInterval` for deterministic ticks |
| `initTestEnv(t)` | `internal/cli/init_test.go:17` | cli tests — sets `ORCA_HOME` to temp dir + returns cleanup |
| `resetRootFlags(t)` | `internal/cli/namespace_test.go:13` | cli tests — resets `rootCmd` args/out/json/system flags between subtests |
| `discardWriter` | `internal/cli/init_test.go:33` | cli tests — `io.Writer` that discards stdout |
| `stubDispatcher` | `internal/daemon/dispatch_test.go:24` | transport/engine tests — implements `transport.Dispatcher` (`LocalSubmit`/`LocalStatus`); reusable as a `LocalExecutor` too since the signatures match |
| `insertNode(t, repo, ctx, id, name)` | `internal/store/node_repo_test.go:217` | store/doctor tests — inserts a minimal node |
| `security.CAInit`/`LoadCA`/`GenerateCSR`/`SignCSR`/`WriteCert`/`WriteKey` | `internal/security/ca.go` | transport mTLS tests — bootstrap a real CA + server cert into a temp dir (pattern in `doctor_test.go:69-94`) |
| `t.Setenv("ORCA_HOME", dir)` + `t.Setenv("ORCA_DB", ...)` | `internal/doctor/doctor_test.go:23-24` | any test needing the orca namespace — preferred over manual `os.Setenv` (auto-cleanup) |
### 1.3 Injected seams already present in the codebase (confirm by reading)
1. **`sshDialer` (proxmox)** — `internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go:201-213`: package-level `var sshDialer sshDialerType = defaultSSHDialer{}`; interface `sshDialerType{ DialContext(ctx, network, addr, *ssh.ClientConfig) (*ssh.Client, error) }`. Tests can swap `sshDialer` for a fake. **GAP:** no `sessionRunner` seam — `runRemote` (line 217) calls `conn.NewSession()` + `session.CombinedOutput(cmd)` directly on the concrete `*ssh.Client`. Recommend P01 plan add a `sessionRunner` interface (`CombinedOutput(cmd) ([]byte, error)`) so `deployPubKey`/`createLinuxUser`/`createPVERole`/`createPVEUser`/`assignPVEACL`/`writeSudoers`/`validateSudoers` become testable without a real SSH endpoint.
2. **`LocalExecutor` (engine dispatcher)** — `internal/engine/dispatcher.go:39`: interface `Submit(ctx, []byte) (string, error)` + `Status(ctx, string) (string, error)`. `Dispatcher` depends on it; tests inject a stub. **GAP:** `dispatchToPeer` (line 154) calls `transport.NewDispatchClient` directly (no seam) — to test the remote-dispatch branch, either add a `peerDispatcher` interface or test via `httptest.NewTLSServer`.
3. **`PeerPersister` (engine peer)** — `internal/engine/peer.go:39`: optional persist callback; unused in production but available as a seam.
4. **`Dispatcher` (transport)** — `internal/transport/dispatch.go:49`: `LocalSubmit`/`LocalStatus` interface; `stubDispatcher` in `daemon/dispatch_test.go:24` is the template stub.
5. **`watchInterval` (store)** — `internal/store/job_task_repo.go:20`: unexported `var watchInterval = 1 * time.Second`; tests override via `withFastWatch`.
### 1.4 Packages where 70% is unrealistic in a single phase (with evidence)
- **`internal/cli` — 70% is ambitious.** 17 source files, ~2000 LOC. The `daemon` command (`internal/cli/daemon.go`) starts a long-running mTLS server — testing it requires a lifecycle harness (start, probe, shutdown) and is better covered by `internal/daemon/server_test.go` (already exists, 150 LOC). Recommend the P01 plan **exclude `daemon.go` from the cli 70% target** (document it as covered by the daemon package's own tests) and aim for 70% of the *remaining* cli files. Even so, 55-65% is the realistic single-phase outcome for the rest.
- **`cmd/orca` — 70% is explicitly out of scope per D-047.** 15 LOC of glue; 50% toe-hold is the right call.
- **`internal/proxmox` — 70% likely requires the `sessionRunner` seam refactor.** Without it, only the validation paths + `sudoersContent` string asserts are testable (~50-55%). The plan should add the seam; with it, 70% is achievable.
---
## 2. SSH trust hardening research (P02 — REQ-058, REQ-059)
### 2.1 Current TOFU `knownhosts.New()` callback — how it works
**Location:** `internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go:125-128` (bootstrap) + `internal/doctor/doctor.go:412-415` (doctor proxmox probe).
```go
hostKeyCallback, err := knownhosts.New(certpaths.KnownHostsPath())
// ...
sshConfig := &ssh.ClientConfig{
HostKeyCallback: hostKeyCallback,
// ...
}
```
**Mechanism (`golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/knownhosts`):**
- `knownhosts.New(files ...string)` returns an `ssh.HostKeyCallback` that reads the OpenSSH-format `known_hosts` file at `certpaths.KnownHostsPath()` (= `$ORCA_HOME/known_hosts`, see `internal/certpaths/certpaths.go:62`).
- **First connect (host absent from file):** the callback returns a `*knownhosts.KeyError` with `Want: []` (empty). This is a "host unknown" signal. **IMPORTANT:** `knownhosts.New` does NOT auto-write the key on first connect — it returns an error. The current orca code at `bootstrap.go:140` treats ANY dial error as a failure (`return nil, fmt.Errorf("ssh dial %s: %w", sshAddr, err)`). **This means the current TOFU flow is INCOMPLETE:** on a truly first connect, `knownhosts.New` returns `KeyError{Want:[]}` and the dial fails — there is no capture-and-persist step. The v0.6 RESEARCH_v0.6.md §A.5 claimed `knownhosts.New` "handles both capture and verify in one callback" but the actual `golang.org/x/crypto` API does NOT auto-capture; it only verifies. **This is a latent bug OR the operator is expected to pre-populate `known_hosts` manually (which contradicts the TOFU UX).** P02 must address this: either (a) wrap `knownhosts.New` with a custom callback that captures on `KeyError{Want:[]}` and writes via `knownhosts.Line`, or (b) accept that `--host-key-fingerprint` (REQ-058) becomes the *required* path for first connect and TOFU capture is a separate enhancement. **Flag for plan: the current TOFU capture is broken; P02 should fix it as part of the trust-hardening work (the `--host-key-fingerprint` path is actually simpler than TOFU because it doesn't need capture).**
- **Subsequent connects (host present, key matches):** callback returns `nil` → dial proceeds.
- **Subsequent connects (host present, key MISMATCH):** callback returns `*knownhosts.KeyError{Want: [knownKey]}` → dial fails with a clear error. This is the MITM-detection path.
**File format:** OpenSSH `known_hosts` — one line per host: `[host]:port ssh-key-type base64-key` (or hashed-host form via `knownhosts.HashHostname`). `knownhosts.Line(addresses []string, key ssh.PublicKey) string` produces the line; `knownhosts.Normalize(address)` normalizes the host:port.
### 2.2 `Result.HostKeyFingerprint` — current computation (CRITICAL FINDING)
**Location:** `internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go:83-85` (field declaration) + `bootstrap.go:195-198` (return statement).
```go
type Result struct {
NodeName string
NodeAddress string
HostKeyFingerprint string // field EXISTS
}
// ...
return &Result{
NodeName: opts.Host,
NodeAddress: opts.Host + ":8443",
// HostKeyFingerprint is NOT SET — always empty string
}, nil
```
**Finding:** `Result.HostKeyFingerprint` is **declared but never populated**. The current `BootstrapProxmox` returns it as `""`. There is **no fingerprint computation today** — no `ssh.FingerprintSHA256` call, no hex digest, nothing. D-045's rationale ("matches the fingerprint format operators already see from `orca node join`'s own `Result.HostKeyFingerprint` output") is based on a field that is currently always empty.
**Implication for P02:** The plan must ADD the fingerprint computation. The correct function is `ssh.FingerprintSHA256(pubKey ssh.PublicKey) string` (verified via `go doc`), which returns the **OpenSSH `SHA256:base64` format** (unpadded base64, exactly what `ssh-keyscan -E sha256` emits and what D-045 specifies). So D-045's format choice is correct *by intent* but the code doesn't produce it yet — P02 populates `Result.HostKeyFingerprint = ssh.FingerprintSHA256(hostKey)` during the capture path, and `--host-key-fingerprint` compares against `ssh.FingerprintSHA256` of the server-presented key.
**No existing fingerprint-comparison utility in `internal/security/`.** `security.Fingerprint` (fingerprint.go:17) computes SHA-256 **hex** of an X.509 cert's DER — a DIFFERENT format (hex, not base64; X.509, not SSH). `security.FingerprintOf` (fingerprint.go:34) is the same. **Do NOT reuse these for SSH host-key comparison** — they're for the mTLS CA pin (`--ca-fingerprint`). P02 needs a new SSH-specific helper, e.g. `security.SSHFingerprintSHA256(pubKey ssh.PublicKey) string` (thin wrapper over `ssh.FingerprintSHA256`) or inline in `proxmox/bootstrap.go`.
### 2.3 Where `--host-key-fingerprint` plugs in (REQ-058)
**CLI seam:** `internal/cli/node.go:344-354` — the `init()` registers flags on `nodeJoinCmd`. Add:
```go
nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinHostKeyFP, "host-key-fingerprint", "", "SSH host key SHA256:base64 fingerprint (pre-pin; supersedes TOFU for --type proxmox)")
```
Per D-044, the flag lives on `orca node join` (not just `--type proxmox`); validation in `RunE` (`node.go:78-83`) emits a clear error if the flag is set for a non-proxmox type.
**Transport seam:** `internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go:131-136``ssh.ClientConfig.HostKeyCallback`. Currently `knownhosts.New(...)`. When `--host-key-fingerprint` is supplied, replace the callback with a `ssh.FixedHostKey`-style verifier that:
1. Parses the operator-supplied `SHA256:base64` string (strip `SHA256:` prefix, base64-decode → 32 bytes).
2. In the callback, receives the server's `ssh.PublicKey`, computes `ssh.FingerprintSHA256(key)`, compares to the operator string.
3. Returns `nil` on match, `error` on mismatch (fail closed).
**Recommended callback shape (concrete):**
```go
func pinnedHostKeyCallback(expectedSHA256Base64 string) (ssh.HostKeyCallback, error) {
// Validate format: must start with "SHA256:".
if !strings.HasPrefix(expectedSHA256Base64, "SHA256:") {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("host-key-fingerprint: must be OpenSSH SHA256:base64 format (got %q)", expectedSHA256Base64)
}
expected := expectedSHA256Base64 // store full string for direct compare
return func(_ string, _ net.Addr, key ssh.PublicKey) error {
got := ssh.FingerprintSHA256(key)
if got != expected {
return fmt.Errorf("host key fingerprint mismatch: got %s, want %s — refusing to connect (REQ-058)", got, expected)
}
return nil
}, nil
}
```
**Why compare full strings (not base64-decoded bytes):** `ssh.FingerprintSHA256` returns the canonical `SHA256:base64` string; comparing it directly to the operator-supplied string is simplest and avoids a base64-decode step. Reject non-`SHA256:`-prefixed input up front with a clear error (D-045: "Accept only `SHA256:`-prefixed base64; reject raw hex with a clear error").
**Pass-through to proxmox:** `internal/cli/node.go:158-166` — add `HostKeyFingerprint string` to `proxmox.Options` (bootstrap.go:55) and pass `joinHostKeyFP` through. `BootstrapProxmox` selects the callback: if `opts.HostKeyFingerprint != ""` use `pinnedHostKeyCallback`, else fall back to the TOFU `knownhosts.New` (with the capture-fix from §2.1).
### 2.4 `orca node key-reset <node>` (REQ-059, D-046 — local known_hosts only)
**Scope (D-046):** clear the local `~/.orca/known_hosts` entry for the node ONLY; do NOT revoke the remote authorized_keys entry (would orphan a working node). Audit-log `event=node.key_reset` with `actor` + `node`.
**`known_hosts` line format written by `golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/knownhosts`:**
- `knownhosts.Line(addresses []string, key ssh.PublicKey) string``"[host]:port ssh-ed25519 AAAA...\n"` (or `host ssh-ed25519 AAAA...` if port 22 — `knownhosts.Normalize` handles the `:22` vs bare-host normalization).
- The file is plain text, one entry per line, `#`-prefixed comments allowed.
**No library function to remove a host's entries.** `knownhosts.New` only reads. The reset must be implemented manually:
1. Read `certpaths.KnownHostsPath()` (`internal/certpaths/certpaths.go:62`).
2. Filter lines: keep lines whose host field (before the first whitespace) does NOT match `knownhosts.Normalize(nodeName)` (or the node's address). **Edge:** a host may have multiple entries (one per key type); remove all matching lines.
3. Write the filtered content back via **atomic rewrite** (temp file in same dir + `os.Rename`) — reuse `security.writeAtomic` (ca.go:305) OR implement inline (it's unexported in `security`; either export it or copy the ~20-LOC pattern). **Recommend atomic rewrite, NOT in-place truncation** — in-place rewrite via `os.OpenFile(O_TRUNC|O_WRONLY)` risks data loss on crash mid-write.
**CLI registration seam:** `internal/cli/node.go:358-360` — the `init()` does `nodeCmd.AddCommand(nodeJoinCmd)`, `nodeLeaveCmd`, `nodeListCmd`. Add:
```go
nodeCmd.AddCommand(nodeKeyResetCmd)
```
where `nodeKeyResetCmd` is a new `&cobra.Command{Use: "key-reset <node>", Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1), RunE: ...}`. The `RunE`:
1. Resolve `<node>` arg → look up the node in the registry (`nodeRegistry()` at node.go:37) to get its address (for matching `known_hosts` lines) — OR accept the raw host string directly. **Recommend:** accept the node NAME (consistent with `doctor proxmox` which iterates `node.Name`), look up the node row, use `node.Name` (which is the host address for proxmox nodes per `bootstrap.go:196`) as the `known_hosts` match key.
2. Call a new `proxmox.ResetHostKey(host string) error` (or inline in cli) that does the atomic rewrite.
3. Audit-log via `engine.Audit.Record(ctx, "cli", "node.key_reset", nodeID, "success", nil, map[string]any{"host": host})`.
4. Print `✓ Host key reset for <node> (next connect will re-pin via TOFU or --host-key-fingerprint)`.
**Reusability:** the `nodeRegistry()` helper (node.go:37) + `openDB()` (node.go:25) + `newLogger()` (node.go:33) are all available for the key-reset command.
### 2.5 CLI registration seam summary (P02)
| Addition | File:line | Change |
|----------|-----------|--------|
| `--host-key-fingerprint` flag | `internal/cli/node.go:344-354` (init) | `nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinHostKeyFP, "host-key-fingerprint", "", "...")` |
| `joinHostKeyFP` var | `internal/cli/node.go:47-60` (var block) | add `joinHostKeyFP string` |
| Pass-through to proxmox | `internal/cli/node.go:158-166` (joinProxmox) | add `HostKeyFingerprint: joinHostKeyFP` to `proxmox.Options` |
| `HostKeyFingerprint` field | `internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go:55` (Options) | add field |
| Pinned callback | `internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go:131-136` | branch: if `opts.HostKeyFingerprint != ""` use pinned callback else TOFU |
| Populate `Result.HostKeyFingerprint` | `internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go:195-198` | set `HostKeyFingerprint: ssh.FingerprintSHA256(hostKey)` during capture |
| `key-reset` subcommand | `internal/cli/node.go:358-360` (init) | `nodeCmd.AddCommand(nodeKeyResetCmd)` + new cmd var |
| `ResetHostKey` helper | `internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go` (new) OR `internal/security/sshkey.go` | atomic known_hosts rewrite |
---
## 3. Requirements-hygiene gate research (P03 — REQ-060)
### 3.1 Current Makefile targets
`Makefile` has 11 targets: `build`, `test`, `test-race`, `lint`, `fmt`, `clean`, `run`, `version`, `changelog`, `release`, `security-scan` (Makefile:1-100). **No `verify-reqs` target exists.** The `.PHONY` list at line 1 must be extended.
### 3.2 Current `.coreci.yml` pipeline structure
4 pipelines (`.coreci.yml:19-134`):
- **validate** (line 20): 4 steps — `go-version` (gofmt+vet), `gosec`, `govulncheck`, `gitleaks`.
- **build** (line 53): 1 step — version-injected `go build`.
- **test** (line 72): 1 step — `go test -race -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...` + `go tool cover -func | tail -1`.
- **release** (line 81): gated on `refs/tags/v*`; 3 steps — build-artifact, gitea-release, container-publish.
**Hook for `verify-reqs`:** add a 5th step to the `validate` pipeline (after `go-version`, before/after `gosec`) OR add it to the `test` pipeline. **Recommend `validate` pipeline** — requirements hygiene is a static check (no test run needed), belongs alongside gofmt/vet/lint. Step shape:
```yaml
- name: verify-reqs
image: golang:1.25
commands:
- make verify-reqs
```
### 3.3 `verify-reqs` implementation recommendation
**Assertion (REQ-060):** every REQ row in `ROADMAP.md` marked `[x]`/Complete must have a matching REQ-ID row in `REQUIREMENTS.md` with `Complete` status. (Reverse direction — every REQUIREMENTS `Complete` has a ROADMAP `[x]` — is also worth checking but the drift that motivated this was ROADMAP-shipped-but-REQUIREMENTS-Pending, so the forward direction is the priority.)
**Approach: small Go program in `cmd/verify-reqs` OR a shell+awk script?**
- **Go program** (~80 LOC): parse both markdown tables with `regexp`, build two `map[string]string` (REQ-ID → status), diff. Pros: type-safe, testable, consistent with the Go toolchain; can be a `cmd/verify-reqs/main.go` with its own `_test.go`. Cons: adds a binary target.
- **Shell+awk** (~30 LOC): `awk` over the markdown tables. Pros: no new Go package; minimal. Cons: fragile parsing, hard to test, shell-quoting issues.
**Recommendation: Go program at `cmd/verify-reqs/main.go`.** Reasons: (1) testable with golden-file fixtures (parse a sample ROADMAP+REQUIREMENTS pair, assert diff); (2) consistent with the project's Go-only tooling ethos (no shell-awk fragility); (3) the `make verify-reqs` target just calls `go run ./cmd/verify-reqs`; (4) CoreCI's `golang:1.25` image has `go` available — no extra dep.
**Parsing approach (concrete):**
1. ROADMAP.md: regex `^\s*-\s*\[(x|X| )\]\s*Phase.*—.*tag` is NOT the right pattern (that's phase lines, not REQ rows). The REQ coverage is in per-phase bullet lists under "### Per-phase REQ coverage" (ROADMAP.md:161-180) AND in the milestone section bodies. **Simpler:** the ROADMAP uses `- [x] Phase N: ...` for completed phases. The authoritative REQ↔status mapping lives in **REQUIREMENTS.md** (the single table at lines 9-56 + per-milestone tables at 103-142). **Re-interpret REQ-060:** the assertion is really "ROADMAP milestone sections marked COMPLETE ↔ REQUIREMENTS rows for that milestone marked Complete." The drift was: v0.7 ROADMAP said "COMPLETE" (line 116) but REQUIREMENTS v0.7 rows (REQ-053..056) were "Pending" (now corrected to "Complete" in SPECIFY).
2. **Refined assertion:** parse REQUIREMENTS.md table rows (`| REQ-XXX | ... | ... | ... | **Complete** |` or `| Pending |`); for each REQ-ID, record status. Then parse ROADMAP.md for milestone-level "COMPLETE" markers (`## Milestone v0.X: ... — **COMPLETE**`) AND phase-level `- [x]` markers. For each milestone marked COMPLETE in ROADMAP, assert every REQ-ID belonging to that milestone (per the REQUIREMENTS milestone column) is `Complete` in REQUIREMENTS. **OR (simpler, matches the SPECIFY wording):** for every REQ-ID in REQUIREMENTS.md whose `Phase` column references a milestone that ROADMAP marks COMPLETE, the Status must be `Complete`. This catches the exact drift (ROADMAP-shipped, REQUIREMENTS-stale).
**Concrete regex:**
- REQUIREMENTS row: `^\|\s*(REQ-\d+)\s*\|.*?\|\s*\*\*(Complete|Pending)\*\*\s*\|` (capture ID + status).
- ROADMAP milestone-complete: `^##\s*Milestone\s+v0\.\d+:.*—\s*\*\*COMPLETE\*\*` (capture milestone label).
- Map milestone → REQs via the REQUIREMENTS `Phase` column (e.g. `v0.7 P1` → milestone `v0.7`).
**Where it hooks in:** `make verify-reqs` runs `go run ./cmd/verify-reqs .ciagent/ROADMAP.md .ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md`; `.coreci.yml` validate pipeline adds the step. Exit 0 on consistency, exit 1 with a diff listing on drift.
### 3.4 The drift that motivated REQ-060
After v0.7 ship, REQUIREMENTS.md rows REQ-053..056 were "Pending" despite ROADMAP.md marking milestone v0.7 COMPLETE and all phases `[x]`. This was corrected during v0.8 SPECIFY (the rows now read `**Complete**`). REQ-060 ensures the drift cannot recur: the CI validate pipeline fails if ROADMAP says COMPLETE but REQUIREMENTS says Pending.
---
## 4. Architectural decisions surfaced (AD-027..AD-030)
| ID | Decision | Rationale |
|----|----------|-----------|
| AD-027 | `ssh.FingerprintSHA256` (OpenSSH `SHA256:base64`) as the SSH host-key fingerprint format | Matches D-045 + `ssh-keyscan -E sha256` output. The existing `security.Fingerprint` (hex, X.509) is NOT reused — different domain. P02 adds a thin SSH-specific helper. |
| AD-028 | `--host-key-fingerprint` callback compares full `SHA256:base64` strings, not decoded bytes | `ssh.FingerprintSHA256` returns the canonical string; direct string compare avoids a base64-decode step and is less error-prone. Validate `SHA256:` prefix up front. |
| AD-029 | `orca node key-reset` rewrites `known_hosts` via atomic temp-file + rename | Prevents data loss on crash mid-write. Reuse the `writeAtomic` pattern from `security/ca.go:305` (export it or copy the ~20 LOC). |
| AD-030 | `verify-reqs` implemented as `cmd/verify-reqs/main.go` (Go program), not shell+awk | Testable, type-safe, consistent with Go-only tooling. `make verify-reqs` runs `go run ./cmd/verify-reqs`. Hooked into `.coreci.yml` validate pipeline. |
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## 5. Pitfalls, gaps, and flags for the plan
1. **TOFU capture is currently BROKEN (§2.1).** `knownhosts.New` returns `KeyError{Want:[]}` on first connect and does NOT auto-write the key. The current `BootstrapProxmox` treats this as a dial failure. P02 must either (a) wrap the callback to capture-and-persist on `KeyError{Want:[]}` via `knownhosts.Line` + atomic write, or (b) make `--host-key-fingerprint` the required first-connect path. **Recommend (a) — fix TOFU + add pre-pin as superset.** This is a v0.6 latent bug that P02 closes.
2. **`Result.HostKeyFingerprint` is never populated (§2.2).** D-045's rationale references "existing output" that doesn't exist. P02 must ADD the computation (`ssh.FingerprintSHA256`). Low risk — it's a 1-line addition once the host key is available.
3. **No `sessionRunner` seam in proxmox (§1.3).** Testing the SSH command sequence (deployPubKey, createLinuxUser, pveum, sudoers, visudo) without a real SSH server requires a new interface seam. **Recommend P01 plan add it** — 1 interface, ~10 LOC, unlocks ~40% of proxmox coverage.
4. **`internal/store/cert_repo.go` has NO test (§1.1).** v0.7 P01 REQ-053 was supposed to add `cert_repo_test.go` but it's missing — `internal/store/` glob shows no `cert_repo_test.go`. This is a v0.7 leftover. P01 should add it (it directly lifts store coverage toward 70%).
5. **`internal/cli/daemon.go` excluded from cli 70% target (§1.4).** The daemon command starts a long-running server; it's covered by `internal/daemon/server_test.go` (150 LOC). Don't double-test in cli.
6. **`cmd/orca` 50% toe-hold is low-value (§1.1).** 15 LOC of glue; the test effort:coverage ratio is poor. D-047 already called this out. Don't over-invest.
7. **`go: no such tool "covdata"` for zero-test packages (§1.1).** This is a Go toolchain quirk when a package has no test files — `go test -cover` can't compute coverage without a test binary. It's NOT a real 0% number (it's "undefined"). Adding any `_test.go` file makes the number computable. Don't treat the error as a coverage measurement.
8. **`transport.dispatchToPeer` has no seam (§1.3).** Testing the remote-dispatch branch of `Dispatcher.Submit` requires either a new `peerDispatcher` interface OR `httptest.NewTLSServer`. The latter is already used in `daemon/dispatch_test.go`; recommend the plan use `httptest.NewTLSServer` (no refactor needed) for transport coverage.
9. **`knownhosts.Line` + `knownhosts.Normalize` are the helpers for the TOFU-capture fix and for `key-reset` matching (§2.1, §2.4).** Use `Normalize` to match host strings consistently (handles `host:22` vs `host`).
10. **`security.writeAtomic` is unexported (ca.go:305).** `key-reset`'s atomic known_hosts rewrite needs it. Either export `WriteAtomic` from `security`, or copy the ~20-LOC pattern into `proxmox`/`cli`. **Recommend export** — it's already used across ca.go + sshkey.go and is generally useful.
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## 6. Dependencies
v0.8 adds **zero** new direct dependencies:
- SSH host-key fingerprint: `ssh.FingerprintSHA256` (already in `golang.org/x/crypto/ssh` v0.54.0, direct dep since v0.6).
- `knownhosts.Line`/`Normalize`/`KeyError`: same `golang.org/x/crypto` module.
- `verify-reqs`: stdlib only (`regexp`, `os`, `fmt`).
- Tests: `net/http/httptest` (stdlib), existing interfaces.
`go.mod` is unchanged by v0.8.
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## 7. PERSONAS assessment (v0.8)
v0.8 is an NFR milestone touching tests (9 packages), SSH trust surface (proxmox + cli/node + security), and a requirements-hygiene Go program. The 3-persona roster from config.json (lead-developer, backend-engineer, data-engineer) is sufficient — no phase-specific personas needed.
**Roster confirmation:**
- **lead-developer** — owns coordination + `cmd/orca` smoke test + `internal/cli` coverage (cert/doctor/audit/status/version subcommands) + the `verify-reqs` Go program (coordination territory).
- **backend-engineer** — owns `internal/transport` tests (httptest.NewTLSServer) + `internal/engine` tests (LocalExecutor stubs, PeerRegistry) + SSH trust-surface in `internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go` (pinned callback, TOFU capture fix, sessionRunner seam) + `internal/cli/node.go` (`--host-key-fingerprint` flag, `key-reset` subcommand).
- **data-engineer** — owns `internal/store` tests (cert_repo_test.go gap + coverage uplift) + `internal/audit` tests (sqlite-backed audit_log asserts) + `internal/certpaths` tests (path-join asserts) + `internal/jobspec` tests (golden HCL fixtures).
No frontend persona (no UI). No devops persona (no packaging/distribution — `verify-reqs` is a Go program, not a CI config change; the `.coreci.yml` edit is a 3-line hook, lead-developer territory). No security-engineer persona (the SSH trust work is backend-engineer territory — the security-engineer was deactivated in v0.7 and v0.8 doesn't re-add it; the trust-surface hardening is a refinement of the existing `proxmox` package, not new security architecture).
See `.ciagent/PERSONAS.md` (updated with v0.8 YAML frontmatter + territory globs matching the actual file structure).