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6cc8715ccf docs(arch): ADR-034 — outgoing-only X.509 and three peer roles, resolve OQ-37
Untangles the conflation of three distinct remote roles under 'X.509
endpoint': (1) public X.509 endpoint — a remote HTTPS/call-over-TLS
server the local node is a client of (no PeerEntry, no PeerId, not in
the peer graph; CA verification + bearer token); (2) transport relay —
iroh's DERP-equivalent, infrastructure, not an alknet peer; (3) hub /
hosting node — an alknet peer that also exposes a public domain + X.509
for browsers (mixed-fingerprint PeerEntry, already supported by
ADR-030).

The load-bearing one-way door is the client-side verifier selection
rule: known peer (PeerEntry present) → fingerprint pin; unknown X.509
remote → CA verification (WebPkiServerVerifier); unknown Ed25519
remote → fails closed. This closes the AcceptAnyServerCertVerifier
security hole OQ-29 flagged, with the peer-model criterion (PeerEntry
presence) made explicit. The 'make PeerEntry symmetric' instinct is
rejected — pure-client connections to public APIs have no stable
logical identity to pin.

Documents that CallCredentials.remote_identity: None is load-bearing
(None = public X.509 endpoint → CA path, not a missing field; Some =
known peer → fingerprint pin), closing a subtle gap where an
implementer could have defaulted to a placeholder or treated None as
skip-verify.

Records WebTransport relay-as-proxy (deferred with h3/WebTransport,
new OQ-HTTP-07) and on-chain/smart-contract peer discovery (fits the
OQ-36 repo/adapter pattern, no auth-model change) so they aren't lost.

Amends auth.md and client-and-adapters.md with the three-role naming,
the verifier selection rule, and the Option semantics; updates OQ-37
to resolved in open-questions.md, README.md, and both crate READMEs.
2026-06-28 10:47:49 +00:00
7d812af8f4 docs(arch): multi-credential PeerEntry, resolve OQ-29, dissolve OQ-35, add OQ-37
Amend ADR-030 with three changes from the auth-type analysis:

1. PeerEntry is now multi-credential: fingerprints: Vec<String> (Ed25519
   and/or X.509) + auth_token_hash: Option<String> (bearer token). All
   resolve to the same peer_id. A peer that authenticates via Ed25519
   today and via auth_token tomorrow gets the same PeerId. The 'peer
   bearer vs auth bearer' distinction was wrong — the correct framing is
   the three credential types (Ed25519, X.509, bearer token) and whether
   the token needs a stable logical id across rotation (PeerEntry) or not
   (ApiKeyEntry).

2. Fingerprint normalization (§6): quinn extracts the raw Ed25519 public
   key from the SPKI cert and formats as ed25519:<hex>, matching iroh.
   The same key has the same fingerprint regardless of transport. X.509
   fingerprints stay as SHA256:<hex of DER>. This also simplifies the
   coming WebTransport relay work.

3. The 'API keys' section is replaced with 'Bearer tokens' — correctly
   framing the three auth types and the two bearer-token paths
   (PeerEntry.auth_token_hash vs ApiKeyEntry).

Resolve OQ-29 (CallClient TLS client-auth): wire quinn client-auth (present
Ed25519 key as raw public key client cert — the server-side extraction
already works); key-type-aware server cert verification (raw key =
fingerprint match, X.509 = CA verification via WebPkiServerVerifier —
AcceptAnyServerCertVerifier is only safe for raw keys); fingerprint
normalization. The iroh path already works (RFC 7250 raw keys, both sides
exchange automatically); the gap was quinn-only.

Dissolve OQ-35: the 'API key asymmetry' framing was wrong. PeerEntry
supports multiple credential paths; ApiKeyEntry is for tokens that ARE the
identity.

Add OQ-37: X.509 outgoing-only case — the three auth types and how X.509
server identity fits the peer model. Not blocking the ADR-029 migration;
downstream (HTTP crate phase).

Update auth.md, config.md, client-and-adapters.md, call/README.md,
core/README.md, open-questions.md, README.md, and call_client.rs source
comment.

Workspace green: 326 tests pass, build clean.
2026-06-28 08:49:36 +00:00
1d94aaea51 docs(arch): resolve call-crate OQs, promote OQ-29 to load-bearing on ADR-030
Resolve the call-crate open questions where the decision is made —
OQ-27 (auto-re-import), OQ-28 (same-peer collision = error), OQ-30
(PeerRef::Any insertion-order first-match), OQ-31 (services/list-peers
opt-in). These were previously marked 'open' with 'v1' hedging language
despite having a decided default. What remains (refresh(), richer routing,
services/list-peers the op) is genuine feature addition, not unmade
architecture.

Reframe OQ-32 (multi-hop) as a feature extension rather than a 'v1'
deferral — the one-hop model is the architectural commitment; extending
to multi-hop doesn't break downstream.

Promote OQ-29 (CallClient TLS client-auth) from medium to high priority
and surface its real interaction with ADR-030. Previously framed as
'additive — two-way-door remainder,' but ADR-030's PeerEntry fingerprint
→ peer_id resolution requires the client to present a TLS client cert.
With with_no_client_auth(), no fingerprint is extracted, the PeerEntry
path is dormant, and PeerCompositeEnv keys on None or the API-key prefix
instead of the stable peer_id. This is the activation path for ADR-030's
primary use case, not an additive feature. Three options laid out: (a)
wire client-auth with the ADR-029 migration, (b) ship token-only and
switch later (the 'compounds into a mess' path), (c) extend PeerEntry
to cover auth_token-based identity. Requires a decision before the
migration lands.

Clarify OQ-36 (concrete adapter shapes): the trait shapes and in-memory
adapters ship with core — the deferral is only for the persistence
adapters (SQLite, etc.). The in-memory adapters are real implementations
of a full repo pattern, not stubs.

Update call_client.rs source comment to reference OQ-29 instead of the
'v1' / 'two-way-door remainder' framing.

Workspace green: 326 tests pass, build clean.
2026-06-28 05:35:52 +00:00
99c6dd9483 docs(arch): resolve OQ-26 (AdapterError variants) + OQ-33 (PeerId = logical id) + OQ-34 (persistent peer registry)
OQ-26 (resolved): AdapterError variants decided — DiscoveryFailed,
SchemaParse, Transport, Unauthorized, SamePeerCollision (replaces flat
Conflict per ADR-029 §5). #[non_exhaustive] for downstream extension.
Two-way door; the initial set is the code's return type.

OQ-33 (resolved): PeerId is a logical identifier, NOT Identity.id. The
research's v1 default (PeerId = fingerprint) is overridden: coupling PeerId
to crypto material breaks every in-flight PeerRef::Specific and every ACL
entry on key rotation. v1 source is a connection-assigned UUID — a
no-storage workaround that works for the immediate use case (head→workers,
reconnect produces fresh PeerRef, in-flight gets NOT_FOUND which is correct).
The one-way door: PeerId is logical, not crypto — this determines
PeerCompositeEnv key type and PeerRef::Specific payload. The id source
(UUID vs configured name vs peer registry) is the two-way-door remainder.

OQ-34 (new): the storage dimension OQ-33 surfaced. The core crates are
deliberately DB-free (smaller, fewer deps, simpler testing) — this served
local-only state (vault, registry) well, but peer identity is the first
cross-node state that wants persistence. The real solution (a persistent
peer registry mapping stable logical name → current crypto material,
surviving key rotation) is not a v1 blocker (UUID works), but tracked so the
no-DB posture's limit is deliberate, not accidental. The storage boundary
(core gets a PeerRegistry trait vs stays storage-free) is the one-way door;
the backend choice is two-way. Key-rotation/ACL note: decoupling PeerId from
crypto keeps the door open for ACL entries that persist across key rotation
— when the peer registry is built, ACLs key on the logical name and key
rotation becomes vault-only with no remote-side ACL update.
2026-06-27 06:34:35 +00:00
77eb35a8a5 docs(arch): ADR-029 peer-graph routing model — supersedes ADR-028
ADR-028's remote_safe/trusted_peer was a parallel, weaker authorization system
that duplicated the existing AccessControl/Identity machinery and couldn't
express the head→N-workers pattern (the primary use case). The flat-namespace
single-peer overlay model (one connection layer in CompositeOperationEnv)
structurally breaks the moment a head has two workers both exposing
/container/exec.

ADR-029 replaces it with:
- Peer-keyed overlays: PeerCompositeEnv { connections: HashMap<PeerId, ...> }
  replaces CompositeOperationEnv's singular connection layer. A head node
  routes invoke_peer() to the right peer via PeerRef::Specific / PeerRef::Any.
- AccessControl-based peer authorization: the existing AccessControl::check
  (peer_identity) gates peer calls — the same mechanism that gates every other
  call. remote_safe/trusted_peer/RemoteFilter/list_operations_peer_scoped/
  services_list_handler_peer_scoped are retired. The op's AccessControl IS the
  peer-authorization policy; no parallel system.
- ScopedPeerEnv: peer-qualified reachability (peer-pinned allowlist) replaces
  from_call's namespace_prefix as the disambiguation mechanism. Cross-peer
  collision dissolves (separate sub-overlays); same-peer collision stays error.
- services/list-peers opt-in for peer-attributed re-export listing.

POC-validated against real types (scratch module written, type-checked,
removed; build clean, 207 tests pass). Petgraph not needed for v1 (one-hop,
shallow); nested HashMap suffices; extends to multi-hop without redesign (OQ-32).

OQ impact: OQ-25 dissolved (no marking); OQ-28 cross-peer dissolved / same-peer
stays; OQ-26/27/29 stay; new OQ-30 (Any routing policy), OQ-31 (list-peers
semantics), OQ-32 (multi-hop federation).

Research: docs/research/alknet-call-peer-routing/findings.md (POC shapes,
prior art — Ray.io actors, Dapr service invocation, full ADR draft).
ADR-028 marked Superseded; ADR-017 DC-1 amendment updated to point at ADR-029.
2026-06-27 06:04:19 +00:00
f9c0ab092b docs(arch): sync call-completion specs with implementation — Dispatcher/RemoteFilter, ClientError, OQ-29
Post-implementation spec sync after the call-completion batch landed
(commits e4a2594..a3825f5). The sub-agent review flagged no spec drift, but
comparing the implemented types against the spec sketches surfaced five
details the specs didn't name — filled in here so the spec matches what was
built:

- client-and-adapters.md: name the shared Dispatcher (protocol/dispatch.rs)
  + RemoteFilter mechanism that enforces ADR-028's default-deny at dispatch
  time (the load-bearing security gate — checks remote_safe before building
  context, before any capability material reaches the handler). Add
  ClientError/RemoteIdentity types, the spawn_dispatch lower-level API, and
  the services_list_handler_peer_scoped wiring (the assembly layer must
  register the peer-scoped services/list handler for a CallClient's registry,
  not the plain one). Record the v1 TLS client-auth gap (AcceptAnyServerCertVerifier,
  with_no_client_auth) as OQ-29.
- call-protocol.md: point the adapter dispatch-loop description at the shared
  Dispatcher (dispatch.rs) so readers find the mechanism ADR-017 §1 commits to.
- open-questions.md: OQ-29 — CallClient TLS client-auth + remote-identity
  verification is a two-way-door remainder; the no-env-vars invariant is
  unaffected (auth_token flows via call-protocol payload, not TLS).
- READMEs: current-state now reflects completion done + reviewed (207 lib +
  2 integration tests); OQ-29 added to both OQ summaries.
2026-06-26 13:42:42 +00:00
2649e068e5 docs(arch): call-completion — ADR-028 peer-scoped filtering + client-and-adapters spec + tasks
Resolves the four gap-analysis decisions (DC-1..4) blocking the alknet-call
client/adapter surface specced in ADR-017:

- ADR-028 (new): locks the one-way door for DC-1 — CallClient registry is
  default-deny (remote_safe: bool on HandlerRegistration, default false across
  all provenance); share-global is an explicit trusted-peer opt-in; filtering
  is a dispatch-time read over the single Layer-0 registry, not a copy.
- client-and-adapters.md (new spec): operationally fills the gap ADR-017 left
  to implementation — CallClient, from_call, from_jsonschema, OperationAdapter
  trait, adapter location map, no-env-vars invariant, exchange-of-operations
  pattern. Keeps call-protocol.md and operation-registry.md under the
  700-line split threshold.
- ADR-017 amended: records DC-2/3/4 v1 defaults (auto-on-reconnect,
  error-on-collision, Result error type) and points DC-1 at ADR-028.
- OQ-25..28 (new): two-way-door remainders (remote_safe shape, AdapterError
  variants, re-import trigger, namespace collision) with v1 defaults recorded.
- Index/cross-ref updates across READMEs and the two existing call specs.

Tasks: 6 task files under tasks/call/ decomposing the completion work along
the gap-analysis priority order — remote-safe-marking (one-way door, first)
→ call-client (phase-risk) → from-call → operation-adapter-trait →
from-jsonschema (parallel with call-client) → review-completion. Graph
validated with taskgraph; parallelism designed in (from-jsonschema runs
concurrent with call-client/from-call once the trait lands).
2026-06-26 12:25:13 +00:00
23b76a240a docs(call): record review-call pass — implementation conforms to registry/protocol/ADR spec
call/review-call verified the alknet-call crate against operation-registry.md,
call-protocol.md, and ADRs 005/012/014/015/016/017/022/023/024. All
registry types, protocol types, security constraints (Capabilities
non-serializable/zeroized/immutable, metadata non-propagation, internal
ops -> NOT_FOUND, reachability bounds, UUID v4 request IDs), and pattern
consistency (OperationEnv trait, CompositeOperationEnv contains-probe,
authority switch, deadline inheritance) are conformant. 159 tests green;
build/clippy(fmt check) clean. No source changes required.
2026-06-23 15:55:10 +00:00
cdf340bec7 docs(architecture): add ADR-024 — operation registry layering, resolve C6
Diagnoses a conflation in the pre-ADR-024 spec: the OperationRegistry
inherited immutability by analogy from ADR-010's HandlerRegistry (ALPN-level),
but the TLS-config argument that justifies HandlerRegistry immutability does
not apply to the operation registry, which lives behind a single ALPN
(alknet/call). This made from_call (which discovers ops over a live connection
at runtime) structurally incompatible with the blanket immutability claim.

ADR-024 layers the operation registry by trust boundary: curated (Local) ops
are static and immutable — the startup trust boundary is where their
composition authority is granted; session (Session) and imported (FromCall
etc.) ops are dynamic at their respective scopes (per-session, per-connection)
— their trust boundaries are per-scope, not per-startup. The principle:
immutability follows the trust boundary. Immutability is the security control
for composing ops (can escalate privilege); provenance + composition authority
are the controls for non-composing ops (can't escalate).

The OperationEnv trait becomes the integration point (Arc<dyn OperationEnv>),
following the IdentityProvider precedent (ADR-004): the CallAdapter composes
the root OperationContext.env per incoming call from the active layers
(curated base + connection overlay + session overlay). Children inherit the
parent's composite env by Arc::clone — overlay composition happens once at
the root and propagates through the composition tree.

Resolves review #002 C6 (OperationContext.env type identity crisis): the
field is split into scoped_env: ScopedOperationEnv (reachability data, from
the registration bundle) and env: Arc<dyn OperationEnv + Send + Sync>
(dispatch trait object). One field was being used as two different types
(reachability set with .allows() and dispatch trait with .invoke());

Localizes W4 (hot-swap ↔ registry mutability coupling) to the connection
scope: no global mutable registry to hot-swap; overlays replace naturally
with connect/disconnect and session start/end. Schema-drift on reconnect is
a per-connection overlay-rebuild concern, not a global hot-swap protocol.

Partially addresses W3 (CallClient registry security): the registry-shape
sub-question is resolved by the overlay model; the capability-exposure
sub-question (what capabilities a remote peer can trigger) remains for
ADR-017 — ADR-024 does not overclaim resolution there.

Amends OQ-04 to scope its immutability claim to the HandlerRegistry and
cross-reference ADR-024 for the operation registry. Generalizes OQ-19's
session-overlay mechanism to also cover connection-scoped remote imports —
both are per-scope dynamic overlays on the static curated base, using the
same trait-layering mechanism.
2026-06-22 13:44:58 +00:00
c62a6adc7b docs(architecture): resolve review #002 Tiers 1-3 — mechanical and consistency fixes
Governance (Tier 2):
- Advance ADR-022 and ADR-023 from Proposed to Accepted (specs already
  depend on their types as source of truth)
- Amend ADR-015: mark Decision 3 and Assumption 6 as superseded by ADR-022;
  update handler_identity type to CompositionAuthority
- Amend ADR-002: note handle() signature revised by ADR-007 (BiStream → Connection)
- Amend ADR-004: note 'enrich/replace' AuthContext language superseded by
  ADR-011's immutability model; update to describe set_identity on Connection
- Update main README ADR table to show ADR-022/023 as Accepted

Spec-ADR consistency (Tier 3):
- Add abort_policy: AbortPolicy field to OperationContext struct (ADR-016
  Decision 6 mandated this but the spec omitted it)
- Define AbortPolicy enum (AbortDependents | ContinueRunning) with Default impl
- Add abort_policy to build_root_context and LocalOperationEnv::invoke()
- Define the OperationEnv trait explicitly with invoke() and
  invoke_with_policy() methods (was referenced as 'must remain a trait'
  but never defined)
- Specify From<StreamError> for HandlerError impl with exact variant mapping
- Add Connection::from_quinn() / from_iroh() constructors (was referenced
  as Connection::new() but never defined)
- Remove undefined CertAuthorityEntry placeholder from AuthPolicy v1 (will
  be added additively when alknet-ssh lands)
- Fix config.md key-differences table: rate limits are in DynamicConfig,
  not StaticConfig

Mechanical fixes (Tier 1):
- overview.md: 'closes the QUIC stream' → 'closes the connection' (stale
  from pre-ADR-007 model)
- overview.md: OQ-04 entry updated from stale 'defer to implementation'
  to 'resolved: static at startup'
- mnemonic-derivation.md: remove duplicate helper functions block (incomplete
  first copy, complete second copy)
- ADR-003: add iroh (feature-gated) to alknet-core dependency list, added
  by ADR-010
- ADR-021: fix ambiguous 'W1 drift issue from the vault review' cross-reference
- ADR-022: rephrase FromCall 'leaf locally' to 'leaf in the local registry'
- ADR-017: add error_schemas to from_call mirror list and services/schema
  step (inconsistency with ADR-023)
- ADR-016: fix self-referential citation ('ADR-016 Assumption 5' → 'Assumption 5')
- Add ScopedOperationEnv::empty(), allows(), new() and
  CompositionAuthority::none(), new() impl blocks (referenced but undefined)
- Add call.completed clarification for non-subscription calls
- Add services/schema leading-slash normalization note
- Crate README ADR tables: add missing ADR-013 (call), ADR-015 (core),
  ADR-006 + ADR-010 (vault)
- Vault README: add consolidated 'Known Source Drift' table tracking all
  four drift items (OsRng, unwrap, CURRENT_KEY_VERSION, spawn bug) in one
  place, including the two previously missing from README
2026-06-22 05:46:37 +00:00
3e238a471b docs(architecture): add ADR-023, resolve OQ-24 — operation error schemas
ADR-023 adds error_schemas to OperationSpec so operations can declare
their domain-level failure modes (FILE_NOT_FOUND, RATE_LIMITED, etc.)
distinct from protocol-level codes (NOT_FOUND, FORBIDDEN, etc.). The
call.error payload gains an optional 'details' field carrying the typed
error payload conforming to the declared schema. from_openapi/to_openapi
map OpenAPI response status codes to/from ErrorDefinitions, making the
adapter contract from ADR-017 faithful on the error axis.

Also fixes W2 (KeyVersionMismatch stale comment in encryption.md —
ADR-021 implements rotation without this variant) and W4
(derive_encryption_key_for_version missing from service.md method list).

Spec updates: operation-registry.md (OperationSpec, ErrorDefinition,
Handler error mapping, services/schema), call-protocol.md (call.error
payload, CallError, ResponseEnvelope), README.md, overview.md,
open-questions.md (OQ-24), call/README.md, encryption.md, service.md.
2026-06-21 10:26:18 +00:00
1cedc4eeba docs(architecture): add ADR-022, resolve OQ-23 — handler registration, provenance, and composition authority
ADR-022 wires the three controls ADR-015 specified but left without
registration paths (C1-C4 from review #001): composition authority,
scoped env, and capabilities now enter through a HandlerRegistration
bundle. Provenance (Local, FromOpenAPI, FromMCP, FromCall, Session)
determines which ops can compose — leaves don't get composition
authority. CompositionAuthority replaces handler_identity: Identity
(it's a declared authority bundle, not a peer identity). Capabilities
are per-request from the bundle (resolves closure-capture vs context
ambiguity). Kernel/user analogy: user's authority checked at External
gate; handler's composition authority used inside; scoped env bounds
reachability.

Also fixes W1 (stale ADR-020 path example) and W3 (from_mcp missing
from adapter lists in operation-registry.md).

Spec updates: operation-registry.md (OperationRegistry,
HandlerRegistration, OperationContext, OperationEnv, registration
example, capability injection), call-protocol.md (build_root_context),
README.md, overview.md, open-questions.md (OQ-23), call/README.md.
2026-06-21 09:09:47 +00:00
c0a322ac29 docs(architecture): resolve OQ-11 and OQ-19 — all open questions resolved
OQ-11 (handler-level auth observability): Option B — handlers store
resolved identity on Connection via set_identity. Two identity scopes:
connection-level (observability, write-once-read-many) and per-request
(ACL, on OperationContext). Per-request takes precedence for ACL;
connection-level is for logging/audit only.

OQ-19 (session-scoped registries): Protocol doesn't need changes.
OperationEnv must remain a trait (not concrete) to enable session-overlay
pattern. Three-tier registry: core (static, External+Internal), session
(dynamic, Internal-only), promotion (curated review). Documented as
implementation guard in operation-registry.md.

All 19 open questions are now resolved. No open one-way or two-way doors
remain. The architecture is ready for review and implementation.
2026-06-19 06:05:04 +00:00
8f19eb8861 docs(architecture): add ADR-017 call protocol client and adapter contract, resolve OQ-15
ADR-017 locks the client/adapter architecture:
- CallClient opens QUIC connections, shares dispatch loop with CallAdapter
- Connection direction independent of call direction (both sides can call)
- from_call adapter: discovers remote ops via services/list + services/schema,
  registers with forwarding handlers (same pattern as from_openapi/from_mcp)
- to_openapi/to_mcp: project local ops to external protocols
- OperationAdapter trait: produces (OperationSpec, Handler) pairs
- Cross-node call tree: abort cascade propagates through from_call handlers
- Credentials from capabilities (ADR-014), adapter ops Internal by default (ADR-015)

The dispatch POC at /workspace/@alkdev/dispatch demonstrated head/worker over
SSH+axum; under the call protocol it's cross-node composition via from_call.
Connection topology (who advertises, who opens) is independent of call
direction — runner pattern, dispatch pattern, and P2P all work.
2026-06-18 10:57:29 +00:00
e2730869ca docs(architecture): add ADR-016 abort cascade for nested calls, resolve OQ-17
ADR-016 locks the abort cascade model:
- call.aborted cascades to all non-terminal descendants via parent_request_id
- Default policy: abort-dependents (abort everything downstream)
- Opt-in: continue-running (started descendants continue, pending ones abort)
- Server (CallAdapter) discovers descendants and propagates; client sends one abort
- Handlers clean up via Rust async drop semantics (Drop guards)
- parent_indexed map suffices for tree walking; flowgraph is optional prior art

Spec updates:
- call-protocol.md abort cascade section references ADR-016
- OQ-17 resolved, ADR-016 referenced across all call crate specs
- README.md updated: ADRs 001-016, OQ-17 moved to resolved
2026-06-18 09:37:19 +00:00
6285779c30 docs(architecture): add ADR-015 privilege model and authority context, resolve OQ-18
ADR-015 locks the call protocol's security model:
- internal flag switches authority context to handler identity, not skip ACL
- Operations have External/Internal visibility (Internal returns NOT_FOUND from wire, excluded from services/list)
- OperationContext carries both identity (caller/principal) and handler_identity (handler/agent)
- Scoped composition env bounds reachability (handler can only invoke declared operations)
- Three controls together: visibility (wire boundary) + handler identity (authority) + scoped env (reachability) = least privilege

Spec updates:
- OperationSpec gains Visibility field (External/Internal)
- OperationContext gains handler_identity field
- AccessControl section: ACL runs against caller identity for external, handler identity for internal
- LocalOperationEnv propagates handler_identity
- services/list only returns External operations
- Adapter-registered operations are Internal by default
- OQ-18 resolved, ADR-015 referenced across all call crate specs
2026-06-18 08:55:34 +00:00
b4aadc6b93 docs(architecture): add OQ-19 session-scoped registries and agent-written operations
Document the three-tier registry model (core/session/promotion) and the
self-improving agent workflow where agents write their own operations in
a quickjs sandbox. The POC at /workspace/toolEnv demonstrated the sandbox
mechanism (quickjs in Deno web workers, proxy-based env bridge via
postMessage) but exposed the full registry to the sandbox — the security
gap that OQ-18's scoped composition env addresses.

The call protocol doesn't need changes: the OperationEnv trait is the
composition point, and a session-scoped env wraps the global env (session
registry first, fall through to global). The one-way door this OQ guards
against: making OperationEnv concrete instead of a trait, or hardcoding
the global registry into the dispatch path, would close the session-overlay
pattern. Session-scoped operations are always Internal, run under the
handler's identity, and are ephemeral. Promotion to core requires curation
review (architect role with promote scope).
2026-06-18 08:31:46 +00:00
f27d717ac8 docs(architecture): reframe OQ-17 and OQ-18 as protocol-level concerns, not agent-specific
The abort cascade and privilege model are call protocol semantics that
every consumer inherits — NAPI adapter, Python adapter, agent service, and
any future service speaking the EventEnvelope wire format. Framing them as
'needs agent crate in view' let a single consumer's timeline gate a
protocol-level decision. The agent use case is a useful test case for edge
cases, but the decisions belong to the call protocol.
2026-06-18 07:47:57 +00:00
fab2c88444 docs(architecture): rename trusted to internal, add OQ-17 abort cascade and OQ-18 privilege model
The 'trusted' flag on OperationContext was the wrong word — it implies a
trust decision was made, but what actually happens is the call originated
internally (from composition) not externally (from the wire). Renamed to
'internal' with clarified semantics: internal calls switch authority
context to the handler's identity, not skip ACL. This prevents the
privilege escalation vector where composition with 'trusted: true' bypassed
all access control (buggy handler + parameterized dispatch).

- Rename trusted -> internal across operation-registry.md, ADR-014
- Update OperationContext field description and LocalOperationEnv code
- Add OQ-17: abort cascade for nested calls (call.aborted cascades to
  descendants, default abort-dependents, continue-running opt-in). One-way
  door on the protocol event schema; mechanism is a two-way door.
- Add OQ-18: privilege model and authority context (internal = authority
  switch not ACL skip, External/Internal operation visibility, scoped
  composition env + handler identity). Needs agent crate in view.
- Add abort cascade section and constraint to call-protocol.md
- Update crates/call/README.md with OQ-17, OQ-18, and two new design principles
- Update architecture README.md with OQ-17, OQ-18
2026-06-18 07:38:33 +00:00
6a7d4b9755 docs(architecture): add ADR-014 secret material flow, remove vault ops from call protocol
Resolve the contradiction between ADR-008's "capability source" model
and operation-registry.md showing vault operations on the wire. ADR-014
establishes: vault is assembly-layer only, capabilities carry outbound
credentials (distinct from inbound identity), call protocol carries no
secret material, adapters take credential sources not static tokens.

- Add ADR-014 (Secret Material Flow and Capability Injection)
- Remove vault/derive, vault/unlock, vault/decrypt from call protocol
  registration examples and all spec examples
- Add Capabilities field to OperationContext, propagate through
  LocalOperationEnv nested calls
- Add Capability Injection section to operation-registry.md
- Add no-secret-material wire constraint to call-protocol.md
- Add streaming subscribe example (LLM chat with Vercel UI chunks)
- Add Security Model section to overview.md (identity vs capabilities)
- Trim WASM treatment from ~20 lines to a design-constraint note
- Add OQ-16 (resolved: no vault ops on wire), update OQ-08, OQ-15
- Update ADR-003, ADR-008, ADR-013 to remove stale "via call protocol"
  vault references
2026-06-18 03:16:45 +00:00
6219a323b6 docs(architecture): untangle TLS identity use cases, remove phase framing, add ADR-013 Rust canonical + agent crate
- Rewrite OQ-12: separate two distinct TLS identity use cases (RFC 7250
  raw keys as default for P2P, X.509 for domain-hosted/browsers) instead
  of conflating them as 'file paths now, ACME later'. ACME is a proven
  pattern from the reverse-proxy project, not speculative future work.

- Resolve OQ-13 and OQ-14: remove 'Phase 1' framing from core crate
  specs. /{service}/{op} is the correct design for alknet-call, not a
  simplification. Batch as correlated call.requested events is the correct
  protocol design. Core crates need to be done right from the start.

- Add ADR-013: Rust as canonical implementation language. TypeScript
  @alkdev/operations is a reference that informed the design, not a
  parallel implementation. The only JS use case is browser SDK adaptation.
  Five reasons: memory safety, LLM competence, supply chain attacks,
  performance, browser-only JS.

- Add alknet-agent crate to the crate graph (depends on alknet-call, not
  alknet-core). Agent service uses call protocol client for tool dispatch
  and vault/derive for provider keys — no env vars for secrets. ALPN
  alknet/agent added to the registry.

- Add OQ-15: call protocol client and adapter contract. alknet-call needs
  both server (CallAdapter) and client (remote invocation over QUIC), plus
  the adapter traits (from_*, to_*) that enable composition.

- Clarify alknet-napi as thin NAPI projection layer, not business logic.

- Fix bugs: ProtocolController → ProtocolHandler typo, OperationEnv
  invoke() path format inconsistency, RateLimitConfig comment confusion.

- Update endpoint.md TLS section: comprehensive identity model comparison
  table, RFC 7250 as default mode, ACME as proven pattern.
2026-06-17 09:32:44 +00:00
a596f0d188 docs(architecture): add alknet-call crate spec, ADR-012, resolve OQ-07
Add architecture specs for the alknet-call crate:

- call-protocol.md: CallAdapter, EventEnvelope wire format, bidirectional
  stream model with ID-based correlation, PendingRequestMap, protocol
  operations (call/subscribe/batch/schema), per-request identity resolution,
  connection/stream lifecycle, error codes

- operation-registry.md: OperationSpec, async Handler type, OperationRegistry,
  AccessControl with trusted call bypass, OperationEnv with context
  propagation (parent_request_id, identity inheritance), service discovery,
  irpc integration layering, naming convention (no leading slash in names)

- ADR-012: Call protocol uses bidirectional QUIC streams with EventEnvelope
  framing and ID-based correlation. Protocol is stream-agnostic and symmetric.
  Resolves OQ-07.

Key design decisions:
- Handler type is async (Fn returning Pin<Box<dyn Future>>)
- OperationEnv::invoke propagates parent context (identity, metadata,
  parent_request_id)
- Identity resolution is per-request, not per-connection
- Operation names without leading slash (fs/readFile, not /fs/readFile)
- Batch is a client-side pattern, not a protocol primitive (OQ-14)
- Phase 1 uses service/op paths, node prefix added later (OQ-13)

Also: promote ADR-010 and ADR-011 from Proposed to Accepted, add OQ-13
and OQ-14 to open-questions.md.
2026-06-16 14:22:20 +00:00