docs(arch): ADR-066 — move from_jsonschema to alknet-http as HTTP-backed single-endpoint adapter

from_jsonschema was in alknet-call as a schema-only placeholder with a
NOT_FOUND handler — broken (an op in the registry needs a real handler)
and in the wrong crate (alknet-call has no HTTP client; a useful
from_jsonschema needs reqwest like from_openapi). ADR-066 moves it to
alknet-http as a real reqwest-backed single-endpoint adapter for
non-standard/non-OpenAPI REST endpoints, functionally similar to
from_openapi but one endpoint at a time. FromJsonSchema provenance
stays in alknet-call (now a handler-bearing leaf).

- New ADR-066 (supersedes ADR-017 §5 from_jsonschema clause + ADR-022
  FromJsonSchema row; both amended with strikethrough + pointer)
- Updated specs: call/client-and-adapters, call/README,
  call/operation-registry, http/http-adapters (new from_jsonschema
  section), http/overview, http/README, arch README + overview
- New task: tasks/http/adapters/from-jsonschema.md (depends on
  from-openapi; includes alknet-call cleanup of the broken placeholder)
- Old task tasks/call/client/from-jsonschema.md marked superseded

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@@ -182,8 +182,12 @@ Implementations:
- `FromMCP` — imports from an MCP server (MCP-backed handlers)
- `FromCall` — imports from a remote call protocol endpoint
(call-protocol-backed handlers)
- `FromJsonSchema` — imports from a JSON Schema definition (schema-only, no
handler — used for validation or client generation)
- ~~`FromJsonSchema` — imports from a JSON Schema definition (schema-only, no
handler — used for validation or client generation)~~ — **superseded by
[ADR-066](066-from-jsonschema-as-http-adapter.md)**: `from_jsonschema` is
now an HTTP-backed single-endpoint adapter in `alknet-http` (reqwest
forwarding handler, not a schema-only placeholder); `FromJsonSchema`
provenance stays in `alknet-call` as a handler-bearing leaf.
The `to_*` adapters are outbound projections, not `OperationAdapter`
implementations — they consume the registry, they don't produce entries for it.
@@ -191,7 +195,10 @@ implementations — they consume the registry, they don't produce entries for it
The specific trait signatures (error types, configuration parameters) are
two-way doors for implementation. The one-way doors are the architectural
commitments: adapters produce `HandlerRegistration` bundles (ADR-022), the
trait is async (required by `from_call`), and adapters live in alknet-call.
trait is async (required by `from_call`), and the adapter *trait* lives in
`alknet-call` while adapter *implementations* live with their transport
(HTTP-backed adapters in `alknet-http` per ADR-066; QUIC-backed `from_call`
in `alknet-call`). See `client-and-adapters.md` §"Adapter Location Map."
### 6. Cross-node call tree and abort cascade
@@ -405,9 +412,27 @@ OQ-28.
### Operational spec
The gap this ADR left to implementation — the `CallClient` API, the
`from_call`/`from_jsonschema` flows, the trait signature, the adapter
location map, the no-env-vars invariant, and the exchange-of-operations
pattern — is specified in
`from_call` flow, the trait signature, the adapter location map, the
no-env-vars invariant, and the exchange-of-operations pattern — is
specified in
[client-and-adapters.md](../crates/call/client-and-adapters.md). That document
is the operational complement to this ADR; this ADR remains the architectural
authority.
authority.
## Amendments (2026-07-09)
### `from_jsonschema` clause superseded by ADR-066
The §5 `FromJsonSchema` implementation listing ("schema-only, no handler")
is **superseded by [ADR-066](066-from-jsonschema-as-http-adapter.md)**.
`from_jsonschema` is now an HTTP-backed single-endpoint adapter in
`alknet-http` (reqwest forwarding handler, same shape as `from_openapi`),
not a schema-only placeholder in `alknet-call`. The `FromJsonSchema`
provenance variant stays in `alknet-call` (`OperationProvenance`) but is
now a handler-bearing leaf, not a "no handler" entry. The "schema-only,
no handler" concept is removed — schema validation without a handler is
served by consuming `OperationSpec` directly. The §5 "adapters live in
alknet-call" one-way-door statement is corrected above to "the adapter
trait lives in `alknet-call`; implementations live with their transport."
See [ADR-066](066-from-jsonschema-as-http-adapter.md) and
[client-and-adapters.md](../crates/call/client-and-adapters.md) §"from_jsonschema".
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ pub enum OperationProvenance {
/// QUIC forwarding stub (from_call). Leaf in the local registry —
/// forwards calls to a remote node; cannot compose locally.
FromCall,
/// JSON Schema definition (from_jsonschema), no handler — schema only.
/// HTTP forwarding stub (from_jsonschema, single endpoint), leaf —
/// cannot compose. (ADR-066: was "no handler — schema only"; now a
/// real reqwest-backed forwarding handler in alknet-http.)
FromJsonSchema,
/// Agent-written, sandboxed, can compose within sandbox bounds.
Session,
@@ -136,12 +138,22 @@ pub enum OperationProvenance {
| `FromOpenAPI` | No (leaf) | No | Internal | HTTP endpoint trusted; handler is a forwarding stub |
| `FromMCP` | No (leaf) | No | Internal | MCP server trusted; handler is a forwarding stub |
| `FromCall` | No (leaf in local registry) | No | Internal | Remote node trusted; handler is a forwarding stub |
| `FromJsonSchema` | N/A (no handler) | No | N/A | N/A |
| `FromJsonSchema` | No (leaf) | No | Internal | HTTP endpoint trusted; handler is a forwarding stub (ADR-066) |
| `Session` | Yes (within sandbox) | Yes — scopes set by assembly layer at sandbox creation | Internal always | Untrusted code in sandbox |
> **ADR-066 amendment (2026-07-09).** The `FromJsonSchema` row
> previously read "N/A (no handler) / N/A / N/A" — `from_jsonschema`
> was a schema-only placeholder in `alknet-call` with a
> `NOT_FOUND`-returning handler.
> [ADR-066](066-from-jsonschema-as-http-adapter.md) moved the adapter
> to `alknet-http` as a real HTTP-backed single-endpoint adapter with a
> reqwest forwarding handler. `FromJsonSchema` is now a leaf, same
> trust model as `FromOpenAPI` (HTTP endpoint trusted; handler is a
> forwarding stub). The "schema-only, no handler" concept is removed.
Only `Local` and `Session` ops get composition authority. Leaves
(`FromOpenAPI`, `FromMCP`, `FromCall`) don't compose, so they don't get one.
The assembly layer does not invent identities for leaves.
(`FromOpenAPI`, `FromMCP`, `FromCall`, `FromJsonSchema`) don't compose, so
they don't get one. The assembly layer does not invent identities for leaves.
### 2. Composition authority replaces `handler_identity: Identity`
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
# ADR-066: `from_jsonschema` as an HTTP-Backed Single-Endpoint Adapter in alknet-http
## Status
Accepted (supersedes the `from_jsonschema` clause of ADR-017 §5 and the
`FromJsonSchema` provenance row of ADR-022 — both described a schema-only,
no-handler adapter in `alknet-call`)
## Context
`from_jsonschema` was originally specified (ADR-017 §5) as a schema-only
adapter living in `alknet-call`: it produced `HandlerRegistration` bundles
with a `NOT_FOUND`-returning placeholder handler and `FromJsonSchema`
provenance. The stated use case was validation, discovery, and
composition-graph construction without a runtime — type-checking a
composition plan without executing it, building a UI of available
operations without standing up the transports.
This is broken. An operation in the `OperationRegistry` needs a real
handler. A placeholder that returns `NOT_FOUND` does not work with how
the registry is supposed to function: an `Internal` op registered with
a dead handler is a trap, not a feature. The "schema-only, no handler"
concept conflated two things — schema *validation* (a compile-time /
planning activity that doesn't need a registry entry at all) and
operation *registration* (which always needs a handler). Validation
against a JSON Schema does not require a `HandlerRegistration`; it
requires the schema and a validator. Registering an operation requires
a handler. The old `from_jsonschema` tried to do the former by abusing
the latter, and produced something that works for neither.
The misplacement was compounded by a location error: the adapter lived
in `alknet-call` (which is supposed to stay lean — no HTTP client), but
a `from_jsonschema` that is actually useful for calling non-standard
endpoints needs reqwest, exactly like `from_openapi` and `from_mcp`.
The adapter location map in ADR-017 / `client-and-adapters.md` already
establishes that HTTP-backed adapters live in `alknet-http`; the old
`from_jsonschema` violated its own stated principle by living in
`alknet-call`.
A concrete use case now forces the decision: composing a non-standard,
non-OpenAPI, basic REST endpoint that does not have a full OpenAPI
document. The endpoint has a method, a URL, an input/output JSON Schema,
and an auth scheme — but no `paths` object, no `operationId`, no
`components`. `from_openapi` requires an OpenAPI document; this endpoint
doesn't have one. The gap is: register a single HTTP endpoint as a
call-protocol operation, one at a time, with the caller supplying the
schema directly.
## Decision
`from_jsonschema` becomes an HTTP-backed single-endpoint adapter in
`alknet-http`, functionally similar to `from_openapi` but registering
one endpoint at a time instead of parsing a full OpenAPI document:
1. **Move the adapter implementation to `alknet-http`**
(`crates/alknet-http/src/adapters/from_jsonschema.rs`). The
forwarding handler uses the same reqwest-backed `SharedHttpClient`
and the same no-env-vars credential injection as `from_openapi`. The
adapter implements `OperationAdapter` (the trait from `alknet-call`,
ADR-017 §5 — unchanged).
2. **Give it a real forwarding handler.** A `from_jsonschema`-imported
operation is a leaf with a reqwest forwarding handler, identical in
shape to a `from_openapi`-imported operation — it builds an HTTP
request from the input (path/query/body split per a path template),
injects credentials from `context.capabilities`, sends via the shared
HTTP client, and parses the response (JSON, text, or binary — same
content-type branching as `from_openapi`). For a `Subscription`
op type with `text/event-stream` response, it registers a
`StreamingHandler` (ADR-049), same as `from_openapi`.
3. **Single-endpoint registration.** The caller supplies:
- An `OperationSpec` (name, op type, input/output JSON Schema,
`error_schemas`, `access_control`, `visibility`).
- An `HttpServiceConfig` (base URL, auth scheme, default headers —
the same config type `from_openapi` uses).
- A path template + HTTP method (the one endpoint).
The adapter builds one `HandlerRegistration` with `FromJsonSchema`
provenance and a real forwarding handler. The caller registers it in
the `OperationRegistry`. This is the "one endpoint at a time" shape:
no `paths` object to iterate, no `operationId` to normalize.
4. **`FromJsonSchema` provenance stays in `alknet-call`** (in the
`OperationProvenance` enum, `registration.rs`). The provenance type
lives where the registry types live; only the adapter implementation
moves. `FromJsonSchema` is now a leaf provenance — it has a handler
(a reqwest forwarding handler), same trust model as `FromOpenAPI`
(HTTP endpoint trusted; handler is a forwarding stub).
5. **Remove the "schema-only, no handler" concept.** The placeholder
handler and the "schema-only ops are `Internal`, so dispatch should
never reach them" rationale are removed. An op registered with
`FromJsonSchema` provenance is a real, callable, HTTP-forwarding
operation — `Internal` by default (adapter-registered ops are
composition material, ADR-015), but it actually forwards if invoked.
The schema-validation-without-a-handler use case (type-checking a
composition plan, building a UI) does not require a
`HandlerRegistration` at all. That use case is served by consuming
the `OperationSpec` directly (the spec already carries the input/
output JSON Schemas); no adapter, no registry entry, no handler is
needed. If a future use case requires registering a schema-only op
for discovery purposes, that is a separate feature and would warrant
its own ADR — it is not what `from_jsonschema` is.
### Relationship to `from_openapi`
| | `from_openapi` | `from_jsonschema` |
|---|---|---|
| Input | A full OpenAPI 3.x document (JSON or YAML) | A single endpoint: `OperationSpec` + `HttpServiceConfig` + path template + method |
| Granularity | One `HandlerRegistration` per `(path, method)` in the doc | One `HandlerRegistration` per call |
| Schema source | Parsed from the OpenAPI doc (parameters, request body, responses) | Supplied directly by the caller |
| Handler | reqwest forwarding handler (shared HTTP client) | Same reqwest forwarding handler |
| Provenance | `FromOpenAPI` | `FromJsonSchema` |
| Location | `alknet-http` | `alknet-http` |
| Use case | Standard OpenAPI APIs (GitHub, OpenAI, Anthropic) | Non-standard, non-OpenAPI, or basic REST endpoints without a full spec |
The two adapters share the forwarding-handler implementation, the
credential injection path, the error-fidelity rule (`HTTP_<status>`
prefix, ADR-023), and the no-env-vars invariant (ADR-014). The
difference is purely the input shape: a full document vs. a single
endpoint.
## Consequences
**Positive**:
- `from_jsonschema` actually works — it has a real handler, not a
placeholder. A concrete use case (non-standard REST endpoints) is
served.
- The adapter location is consistent: all HTTP-backed adapters
(`from_openapi`, `from_mcp`, `from_jsonschema`) live in `alknet-http`,
where reqwest is. `alknet-call` stays lean.
- The "schema-only, no handler" trap is removed. An op in the registry
is always callable.
- `FromJsonSchema` provenance becomes a real leaf, consistent with
`FromOpenAPI`/`FromMCP`/`FromCall`.
**Negative**:
- The schema-validation-without-a-handler use case (the original stated
purpose) is no longer served by `from_jsonschema`. That use case is
served by consuming `OperationSpec` directly, but any code that relied
on the placeholder handler returning `NOT_FOUND` breaks. The only
existing consumer is the call crate's own tests; no downstream consumer
depended on this — the placeholder was a trap, not a contract.
- `alknet-call` loses a public export (`from_jsonschema`, `FromJsonSchema`
the adapter struct). The `FromJsonSchema` provenance variant stays;
the adapter struct moves. Downstream consumers that referenced the
adapter (none currently) would need to use `alknet-http`'s re-export.
**Neutral**:
- `FromJsonSchema` provenance is now a leaf (handler-bearing), not a
"no handler" provenance. The ADR-022 table row updates: it can compose?
No. Has composition authority? No. Default visibility? Internal. Trust
model? HTTP endpoint trusted; handler is a forwarding stub. This
aligns with the other leaves. ADR-017 §5 and ADR-022's provenance
table/enum-doc are amended (2026-07-09) to point here — the
supersession is recorded in the superseded ADRs, not only in this one.
## References
- Supersedes the `from_jsonschema` clause of
[ADR-017](017-call-protocol-client-and-adapter-contract.md) §5
("`FromJsonSchema` — imports from a JSON Schema definition (schema-only,
no handler)") and the operational spec in
`docs/architecture/crates/call/client-and-adapters.md` §"from_jsonschema".
- Supersedes the `FromJsonSchema` row of
[ADR-022](022-handler-registration-provenance-and-composition-authority.md)
(the "no handler — schema only" framing).
- Aligns with the adapter location principle in
[ADR-017](017-call-protocol-client-and-adapter-contract.md) §5 and
`client-and-adapters.md` §"Adapter Location Map": HTTP-backed adapters
live in `alknet-http`.
- Reuses the forwarding handler, credential injection, error fidelity
(`HTTP_<status>` prefix, [ADR-023](023-operation-error-schemas.md)),
streaming shape ([ADR-049](049-streaming-handler-for-subscriptions.md)),
and no-env-vars invariant ([ADR-014](014-secret-material-flow-and-capability-injection.md))
established by `from_openapi`.
- Reuses `HttpServiceConfig` and `SharedHttpClient` from
`from_openapi` (in `alknet-http`).