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ADR-091 decided `ConnectionCredentials.local_identity`; the code implemented
`tls_identity` (tasks/core/connection-credentials.md deferred the rename as
"path of least resistance" during the extraction). The tangle that made the
rename hard no longer exists, so align the code with the decision.

Scope is the `ConnectionCredentials` field + builder only:
- alknet-core/credentials.rs: field, with_local_identity, doc, test
- alknet-tls/client.rs: field access in TlsClientConfig::new, test builders, docs
- alknet-client/dial/quinn.rs: test builder

NOT renamed (distinct concepts sharing the words):
- StaticConfig.tls_identity (server-side static config; ADR-082/027/083)
- TlsIdentity enum type name
- alknet-tls server fn params named tls_identity (&TlsIdentity value)

Also fixes dial_iroh.rs doc comments that claimed the local key is extracted
from creds.local_identity — the key is actually on the pre-built iroh endpoint
(set at with_iroh time); the dial reads only creds.remote_identity and ignores
creds.local_identity (per client/README.md §iroh).

Architecture specs updated to match (call/client-and-adapters.md, tls/README.md,
client/README.md). Historical ADR context describing the old CallCredentials
field stays as-is; tasks/ and docs/research/ are historical artifacts.

Resolves follow-up #2 from the post-extraction spec sync (c6eef73).
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---
status: draft
last_updated: 2026-07-17
---
# alknet-call — Client and Adapters
The outbound half of the call protocol: opening connections, importing remote
operations, and the adapter contract that ties import-style adapters together.
This document covers what ADR-017 specced but the server-side implementation
(`call-protocol.md`, `operation-registry.md`) did not include — the `CallClient`
that *opens* a connection, the `from_call` adapter, and the
`OperationAdapter` trait. (`from_jsonschema` was originally specced here
too, but ADR-066 moved it to `alknet-http` — see §"from_jsonschema" below.)
The server-side `CallAdapter` and `CallConnection`
dispatch loop are covered in `call-protocol.md`; this document covers the
client-side connection-establishment half and the adapter surface.
## What
This document specifies three components, all in `alknet-call`:
1. **`CallClient`** — takes over an established transport `Connection`
on ALPN `alknet/call`, spawns the shared dispatch loop, and produces
a `CallConnection`. Transport-agnostic (`spawn_dispatch` primary;
`connect` removed per ADR-089 §5 — dial extracted to `AlknetClient`);
the dispatch loop is shared with the server-side `CallAdapter`
(ADR-017 §1); `CallClient` is the connection-take-over half, not a
parallel protocol implementation.
2. **`from_call`** — discovers operations on a remote call-protocol endpoint
via `services/list` + `services/schema` (already implemented in
`registry/discovery.rs`) and registers them in the connection's Layer 2
overlay as `FromCall`-provenance leaves with forwarding handlers.
3. **`OperationAdapter` trait** — the async trait that `from_call`,
`from_openapi`, `from_mcp`, and `from_jsonschema` all implement.
> **`from_jsonschema` moved.** ADR-066 moved `from_jsonschema` from
> `alknet-call` to `alknet-http` and gave it a real reqwest-backed
> forwarding handler (it was a broken schema-only placeholder before).
> It is now an HTTP-backed single-endpoint adapter for non-standard /
> non-OpenAPI / basic REST endpoints, functionally similar to
> `from_openapi` but one endpoint at a time. See
> [`crates/http/http-adapters.md`](../http/http-adapters.md) §"from_jsonschema".
> The `FromJsonSchema` provenance variant stays in `alknet-call`
> (`OperationProvenance`); only the adapter implementation moved.
It also records two cross-cutting architectural mechanisms that the adapter
surface rests on:
- The **adapter location map** — which adapters live in `alknet-call` vs
`alknet-http`, and why.
- The **no-env-vars invariant** — the architectural mechanism by which
downstream consumers' `std::env::var` credential reads are made unreachable.
And one downstream pattern this completion unblocks:
- The **exchange-of-operations pattern** (runner / container service) — the
canonical bilateral composition this client surface enables.
## Why
The server-side `CallAdapter` (accept path) and `CallConnection` (dispatch
loop) are implemented and tested. The client side is the #1 gap blocking every
downstream consumer: the runner pattern (a process that connects outward to a
hub and exposes local ops), the container-service rewrite, the bilateral
exchange, the NAPI projection, and the agent's cross-node tool dispatch all
require a `CallClient`. `from_call` is the #2 gap; the `OperationAdapter`
trait is the enabling gap for `alknet-http`'s `from_openapi`/`from_mcp`.
ADR-017 specced this surface. This document is the spec that operationally
fills the gap ADR-017 left to implementation: the `CallClient` API, the
`from_call` flow, the trait signature, the adapter location, the credential
invariant, and the bilateral pattern. The gap
analysis (`docs/research/alknet-call-completion/gap-analysis.md`) identified
four decisions (DC-1..4) needed before implementation. DC-1 was initially
resolved by ADR-028 (`remote_safe`/`trusted_peer`), but a subsequent research
pass (`docs/research/alknet-call-peer-routing/findings.md`) found that
ADR-028's model was structurally broken for the head→N-workers pattern (the
primary use case) and that its parallel `remote_safe`/`trusted_peer`
authorization system duplicated the existing `AccessControl`/`Identity`
machinery. **ADR-029 supersedes ADR-028**: peer-keyed overlays + `PeerRef`
routing, and peer authorization through the existing `AccessControl::check(peer_identity)`.
DC-2/3/4 are two-way-door defaults recorded here (DC-2→OQ-27, DC-3→OQ-28
cross-peer dissolved / same-peer stays, DC-4→OQ-26).
## Architecture
### CallClient
`CallClient` takes over an established transport `Connection` on ALPN
`alknet/call`, spawns the shared dispatch loop, and produces a
`CallConnection`. The `CallConnection` type is already implemented
(`call-protocol.md` §"CallConnection") — it wraps an established
`Connection` and holds the Layer 2 imported-ops overlay. `CallClient`
is the producer on the outbound side; `CallAdapter`'s accept path is
the producer on the inbound side. Both produce the same
`CallConnection` and hand it to the same shared dispatch loop.
`CallClient` is transport-agnostic. The call protocol runs over any
ordered, reliable bidirectional stream — QUIC, TCP+TLS, WebTransport,
SSH `direct-tcpip`, a WebSocket (ADR-065 `Connection::from_stream` /
`from_bidi`). The primary constructor (`spawn_dispatch`) takes a
pre-established `Connection` from any transport; the QUIC convenience
(`connect`) dials QUIC and calls `spawn_dispatch`. This mirrors
`ChannelClient::from_connection` / `connect_quic` (ADR-080) and is the
client-side analogue of the server-side generalization ADR-065 made.
```rust
pub struct CallClient {
registry: Arc<OperationRegistry>,
identity_provider: Arc<dyn IdentityProvider>,
}
impl CallClient {
pub fn new(registry: Arc<OperationRegistry>, idp: Arc<dyn IdentityProvider>) -> Self;
/// Transport-agnostic primary constructor. Takes a pre-established
/// `Connection` on ALPN `alknet/call` (any transport — QUIC via
/// `from_quinn`, TCP+TLS via `from_bidi`, WebTransport, SSH
/// `direct-tcpip`, a WebSocket), spawns the shared dispatch loop,
/// and returns a live `CallConnection`. Mirrors the server-side
/// `CallAdapter::handle(Connection)`. This is the one-way-door
/// API surface (ADR-017 Am. 2026-07-13) — it must not be coupled to
/// a transport.
pub fn spawn_dispatch(&self, connection: Connection) -> CallConnection;
/// **REMOVED per ADR-089 §5.** The dial is extracted into
/// `AlknetClient` (`alknet-client`); `connect` is deleted, not
/// delegated, to avoid `alknet-call` depending on `alknet-client`
/// and to let `alknet-call` shed its TLS/transport deps entirely.
/// Callers compose `AlknetClient::dial_quic(...).await?` +
/// `CallClient::new(...).spawn_dispatch(conn)`. `ClientError` is
/// removed (it was produced only by `connect`). `CallCredentials`
/// is removed (its `auth_token` field had no reader; `auth_token`
/// is a per-request payload field — ADR-091, amended 2026-07-17).
#[cfg(feature = "quinn")]
pub async fn connect(
&self,
addr: SocketAddr,
credentials: CallCredentials, // REMOVED — CallCredentials is removed
) -> Result<CallConnection, ClientError>;
}
```
Peer authorization flows through the existing `AccessControl::check` against
the peer's resolved `Identity` (ADR-029 §3) — there is no `trusted_peer` flag
and no `remote_safe` marking. When a remote peer calls an op, the dispatch
path resolves the peer's `Identity` (from the connection's TLS fingerprint or
the `auth_token` payload, via the existing `IdentityProvider`) and runs
`AccessControl::check(peer_identity)` against the op's `AccessControl`. If
the op's required scopes/resources are satisfied, the call dispatches; if not,
`FORBIDDEN` before the handler runs (capabilities never populated — the
security property). An op that should never be callable from the wire uses
`Visibility::Internal` (existing mechanism, `NOT_FOUND` before ACL). See
[ADR-029](../../decisions/029-peer-graph-routing-model.md) §3 for the full
mapping of the three `remote_safe` cases to `AccessControl`/`Visibility`.
The connection is symmetric after establishment (ADR-017 §2): both sides can
send and receive `call.requested`. Connection direction (who opened it) is
independent of call direction (who calls whom). The `CallClient` is therefore
both a caller and a callee — it dispatches incoming calls from the remote
peer through the same `AccessControl`-gated path, and it initiates outgoing
calls through the `CallConnection::call()` / `subscribe()` / `abort()` API.
#### Shared Dispatcher
The shared dispatch loop lives in `protocol/dispatch.rs` as the `Dispatcher`
struct. This is the architectural mechanism that keeps `CallClient` from
becoming a parallel protocol implementation (ADR-017 §1): both `CallAdapter`'s
accept path and `CallClient`'s connect path construct a `Dispatcher` and call
`run_loop` — the dispatch half is one implementation, the
connection-establishment half differs (accept vs dial).
```rust
/// Shared dispatcher for an established CallConnection. Constructed by both
/// CallAdapter (accept path) and CallClient (connect path). Holds no
/// per-connection state; the CallConnection is passed into run_loop.
pub struct Dispatcher {
pub registry: Arc<OperationRegistry>,
pub identity_provider: Arc<dyn IdentityProvider>,
pub session_source: Option<Arc<dyn SessionOverlaySource + Send + Sync>>,
pub default_timeout: Duration,
}
```
The dispatch path resolves the peer's `Identity`, runs `AccessControl::check`
against the op's `AccessControl`, and dispatches if allowed — the same
authorization machinery that gates every other call. No `RemoteFilter`, no
`remote_safe` gate (ADR-029 §3 retires these).
`CallClient::spawn_dispatch(connection)` is the transport-agnostic
primary constructor — it takes a pre-established `Connection`,
constructs a `CallConnection`, builds a `Dispatcher`, spawns the
dispatch task, and returns the live `CallConnection`. `connect()` is
**removed** per ADR-089 §5: the dial is extracted into `AlknetClient`
(`alknet-client`), and keeping a QUIC convenience constructor on
`CallClient` would make `alknet-call` depend on `alknet-client`,
contradicting the dep graph (the protocol crates are parallel to the
dial, not downstream of it). Callers compose `AlknetClient::dial_quic`
+ `spawn_dispatch` — two lines, the dial then the take-over. Tests use
`spawn_dispatch` directly to wire mock/loopback connections. The
one-way-door surface is `spawn_dispatch`; the dial lives in
`alknet-client`.
This mirrors `ChannelClient::from_connection` (ADR-080; its
`connect_quic` is likewise removed per ADR-089 §5) and is the
client-side analogue of the server-side generalization ADR-065 made.
The call protocol, like the channels protocol, is transport-agnostic —
`Connection::from_stream` / `from_bidi` (ADR-065) accept any
`AsyncRead + AsyncWrite`, and `spawn_dispatch` takes the resulting
`Connection` unchanged.
#### Peer-keyed composition env (ADR-029)
The composition env that aggregates multiple connections is **peer-keyed**
(ADR-029 §1). `CompositeOperationEnv`'s singular
`connection: Option<Arc<dyn OperationEnv>>` is replaced by `PeerCompositeEnv`
with peer-keyed connections:
```rust
pub struct PeerCompositeEnv {
pub base: Arc<dyn OperationEnv + Send + Sync>, // Layer 0 curated
pub session: Option<Arc<dyn OperationEnv + Send + Sync>>, // Layer 1
pub connections: HashMap<PeerId, Arc<dyn OperationEnv + Send + Sync>>, // Layer 2, peer-keyed
connection_order: Vec<PeerId>, // insertion order for PeerRef::Any first-match
}
pub type PeerId = String; // = Identity.id from IdentityProvider resolution
// = PeerEntry.peer_id (stable, not crypto material — ADR-030)
```
`OperationEnv` gains a peer-routing method with a `PeerRef` selector
(`Specific(PeerId)` / `Any`), default-impl for back-compat. See
[ADR-029](../../decisions/029-peer-graph-routing-model.md) §2 for the full
`invoke_peer` signature and `ScopedPeerEnv` peer-qualified reachability. The
per-`CallConnection` overlay stays flat (one connection = one peer); the
peer-keying is at the aggregation layer (the head node's composition env).
#### services/list
`services/list` filters by `AccessControl::check(calling_peer_identity)` —
the calling peer sees only ops it is authorized to call. The
`services_list_handler` / `services_list_handler_peer_scoped` split collapses
to a single `AccessControl`-filtered handler (the `peer_scoped` variant and
the `remote_safe` filter are removed). `services/list-peers` is the opt-in for
peer-attributed re-export listing (each peer's sub-overlay listed with
attribution, filtered by the calling peer's authorization). See
[ADR-029](../../decisions/029-peer-graph-routing-model.md) §6.
### Credential sources for connections
The credential dimensions are split across two layers (ADR-091, amended
2026-07-17):
- **`ConnectionCredentials`** (in `alknet-core`, per ADR-091) — the
**transport-level** credential bundle, consumed by the dial
(`AlknetClient`). Carries the two transport-identity dimensions:
`local_identity` (the local node's `TlsIdentity`) and `remote_identity`
(the expected fingerprint). The dial does not depend on the call
protocol for this type.
- **`auth_token`** — a **per-request payload field**, not a
call-protocol credential bundle. `Dispatcher::resolve_identity`
reads `payload.get("auth_token")` on each `call.requested` payload.
Browsers send it directly in the WebSocket call payload; the HTTP
gateway resolves the bearer token to an `Identity` at its boundary
(the call layer sees the identity, not the token). `CallCredentials`
is **removed** (its `auth_token` field had no reader — `connect()`
read only `tls_identity` + `remote_identity`; `spawn_dispatch` takes
no credentials; the `from_call` forwarding path's `auth_token` source
was `OpSummary.credentials_auth_token: Option<String>`, always
`None`, never connected to `CallCredentials.auth_token`). See
ADR-091 (amended 2026-07-17) for the full trace.
Credentials come from `Capabilities` (ADR-014), never from environment
variables. The transport-identity dimensions (ADR-017 §7):
```rust
// Transport-level (alknet-core, consumed by the dial — ADR-091)
pub struct ConnectionCredentials {
pub local_identity: Option<TlsIdentity>, // RFC 7250 raw key or X.509
pub remote_identity: Option<RemoteIdentity>, // expected fingerprint (None = CA path / fail-closed)
}
// auth_token is a per-request payload field, not a credential struct.
// Browsers send it in the WebSocket call payload; the HTTP gateway
// resolves bearer → Identity at its boundary.
// Dispatcher::resolve_identity reads payload.get("auth_token").
```
`RemoteIdentity` (ADR-017 §7, extended by ADR-034 §2) carries a
fingerprint string the assembly layer derives from `Capabilities` when
the local node has a `PeerEntry` for the remote (the known-peer case →
fingerprint pin). `remote_identity: None` is the **public X.509
endpoint** case: the local node has no `PeerEntry` for the remote, so
there is no fingerprint to pin. Combined with an X.509 transport, `None`
selects CA verification (`WebPkiServerVerifier`) per the
verifier-selection rule in ADR-034 §3. Combined with an Ed25519
raw-key transport, `None` fails closed (raw-key remotes are always
known peers — no CA to fall back to). The `Option` is load-bearing, not
cosmetic: `Some(fingerprint)` means "pin this" (known peer), `None`
means "trust the CA or fail" (unknown remote). An implementer must not
default `remote_identity` to a placeholder value to "satisfy" the field
— `None` is a real state that drives verifier selection.
```rust
pub struct RemoteIdentity { pub fingerprint: String }
```
There is no call-protocol credential bundle. `CallCredentials` is
removed. The transport dimensions (`local_identity`, `remote_identity`)
are in `ConnectionCredentials` in `alknet-core` per ADR-091.
- **TLS identity** — the local node's Ed25519 raw key (RFC 7250) or X.509 cert,
derived from the vault at startup (ADR-020, ADR-026, ADR-027).
- **Auth token** — an opaque call-protocol-level token, decrypted from the
vault or derived from a shared secret.
- **Remote identity verification** — the expected fingerprint/cert of the
remote node, stored as a capability. `Some` → fingerprint pin (known
peer with a `PeerEntry`); `None` → CA verification for X.509 remotes,
fail-closed for Ed25519 raw-key remotes (ADR-034 §2/§3). The `None`
case is the public-X.509-endpoint path, not a missing field.
These are populated by the assembly layer at `CallClient` construction time
from vault-derived `Capabilities`. The credential path is the no-env-vars
invariant (below). The concrete shapes of `TlsIdentity`, `AuthToken`, and
`RemoteIdentity` are implementation-detail two-way doors; the one-way
constraints are that they come from `Capabilities`, not env vars (ADR-014).
**TLS client-auth presentation** (OQ-29 #1, wired): the client presents
its Ed25519 key as an RFC 7250 raw public key client cert — the client-side
equivalent of the server's `RawKeyCertResolver`. This is **wired now**, not
additive: it is what activates the `PeerEntry` fingerprint → `peer_id`
resolution path on quinn connections (ADR-030 §5). Without it, the ADR-029
peer graph doesn't populate for quinn connections — `PeerId` resolution
fails because the server has no client cert to extract a fingerprint from.
The iroh path already works (iroh uses RFC 7250 raw keys and exchanges
Ed25519 public keys during the TLS handshake automatically); the gap was
quinn-only, and OQ-29 #1 resolves it by replacing `with_no_client_auth()`
with presenting the key. The one-way constraint (credentials from
`Capabilities`, not env vars, ADR-014) is unaffected — the `auth_token`
dimension flows through the call-protocol `auth_token` payload field, not
TLS, so the no-env-vars invariant holds independently of the TLS layer.
**Remote-identity verification** (OQ-29 #2, additive): verifying the
server's fingerprint against an expected value (`credentials.remote_identity`)
is **additive** — the server-side fingerprint extraction is what matters for
`PeerId`, not the client-side verification. The verifier for raw keys can
start as "accept any, extract fingerprint" and add fingerprint-pinning later.
This is a two-way-door remainder; the one-way constraint (credentials from
`Capabilities`, not env vars) is unaffected.
**Server cert verifier selection** (OQ-29 #2 + ADR-034 §3): the client-side
`ServerCertVerifier` is selected by whether the local node has a `PeerEntry`
for the remote, not by key type alone. A pure-client
connection to a **public X.509 endpoint** (no `PeerEntry` on the local
side — e.g., dialing `api.alk.dev` or a third-party API) uses
`WebPkiServerVerifier` (CA verification), gets **no `PeerId`** on the
client side, and is **not added to `PeerCompositeEnv`** — it is not in
the call-protocol peer graph (ADR-029). Ops discovered via `from_call`
on such a connection land in the connection's Layer 2 overlay
(ADR-024) and are invoked through the `CallConnection` handle directly,
not via `PeerRef::Specific`. A connection to a **hub** (a `PeerEntry`
with mixed Ed25519 + X.509 fingerprints) uses fingerprint pinning on
both cert paths and does enter the peer graph. An unknown Ed25519
raw-key remote fails closed (no CA to fall back to — raw-key remotes
are always known peers). See
[ADR-034](../../decisions/034-outgoing-only-x509-and-three-peer-roles.md)
for the verifier selection rule and the three-role naming.
### from_call
`from_call` discovers the remote peer's `External` operations and registers
them in the connection's Layer 2 overlay as `FromCall`-provenance leaves with
forwarding handlers. The discovery mechanism (`services/list` +
`services/schema`) is already implemented in `registry/discovery.rs`;
`from_call` is the client-side consumer of that API.
```rust
pub struct FromCallConfig {
/// Namespace prefix applied to imported operation names. Optional —
/// default no prefix. Collision on import is an error (DC-3, OQ-28),
/// not last-wins.
pub namespace_prefix: Option<String>,
/// Optional filter — import only operations whose names match. None
/// imports all External ops discovered via services/list.
pub operation_filter: Option<HashSet<String>>,
}
/// Discover the remote peer's External ops and construct HandlerRegistration
/// bundles with FromCall provenance and forwarding handlers. The caller
/// registers the bundles in the connection's overlay via
/// CallConnection::register_imported_all().
pub async fn from_call(
connection: &CallConnection,
config: FromCallConfig,
) -> Result<Vec<HandlerRegistration>, AdapterError>;
```
The flow (ADR-017 §3):
1. Call `services/list` on the remote → list of `External` operations.
2. Call `services/schema` for each → input/output JSON Schemas and declared
`error_schemas` (ADR-023).
3. For each discovered op, construct a `HandlerRegistration`:
- `spec` mirrors the remote op's name (with optional prefix), namespace,
type, schemas, access control.
- `handler` is a forwarding handler, **branched on `op_type`** (ADR-049):
- `Query` / `Mutation` → a `Handler` (registered as `HandlerKind::Once`):
sends `call.requested` via `CallConnection::call_with_payload()`, awaits
the single `call.responded` (or `call.error`), returns the
`ResponseEnvelope`.
- `Subscription` → a `StreamingHandler` (registered as
`HandlerKind::Stream`): calls `CallConnection::subscribe()`, which
returns `impl Stream<Item = ResponseEnvelope>` (the client-side
streaming path, already implemented), maps it to a
`BoxStream<ResponseEnvelope>`. The remote stream flows end-to-end:
each `call.responded` the remote sends becomes a stream item; the
remote's `call.completed` ends the stream (→ wire `call.completed`);
`call.aborted` drops the stream (cascade per ADR-016). No truncation,
no first-value fallback — a `from_call`-imported subscription forwards
the full remote stream.
- `provenance: FromCall`, `composition_authority: None`, `scoped_env: None`
(leaf — ADR-022).
4. The caller registers the bundles via
`CallConnection::register_imported_all()`.
**Re-import on reconnection** (DC-2, OQ-27): `from_call` is a free function;
the assembly layer calls it after `connect()`. The overlay is per-connection
(Layer 2, ADR-024), so a stale overlay dies with the connection; re-import on
reconnect is naturally scoped to the new connection. A
`CallConnection::refresh()` method for mid-connection re-discovery is a
genuine feature addition — non-breaking, additive — if a deployment needs
manual re-discovery without drop-and-reconnect. See
[ADR-069](../../decisions/069-from-call-manual-free-function.md).
**Namespace collision** (DC-3, OQ-28): under the peer-graph model (ADR-029),
cross-peer collision dissolves — same name on different peers is fine (they
live in separate peer sub-overlays, no prefix needed). Same-peer collision
stays an error (a peer shouldn't expose two ops with the same name).
`FromCallConfig::namespace_prefix` is optional local-naming sugar for when
the importing node wants to expose a peer's ops under a different name
*locally* — a local-naming concern, not a disambiguation concern. It defaults
to `None`.
**Trust is transitive** (recorded in `operation-registry.md`): a
`from_call`-imported operation executes the remote node's code, not yours.
The scoped env (ADR-015) bounds *which* operations are reachable, not *what*
they do. `from_call` means "I trust the remote node as much as my own
handlers." The abort cascade (ADR-016) crosses the node boundary transparently
through the forwarding handler's `parent_request_id`.
**Forwarded-for identity** (ADR-032): the `from_call` forwarding handler
populates `forwarded_for` on the `call.requested` payload it constructs to
send to the spoke. The hub reads its own `OperationContext.identity` (the
end user it authenticated) and sets `forwarded_for` to that identity when
forwarding. The spoke receives it as metadata on its `OperationContext` —
available for logging, auditing, per-user rate limiting, but never used by
`AccessControl::check` (the spoke authorizes the hub, its direct caller,
not the end user). The hub may set `forwarded_for: None` if it doesn't
want to disclose the originator. See [ADR-032](../../decisions/032-forwarded-for-identity.md).
### from_jsonschema
`from_jsonschema` was originally specified here (ADR-017 §5) as a
schema-only adapter in `alknet-call` — a placeholder handler returning
`NOT_FOUND`. That was broken: an op in the registry needs a real handler,
and the "schema-only, no handler" concept conflated schema validation
(a planning activity that doesn't need a registry entry) with operation
registration (which always needs a handler).
[ADR-066](../../decisions/066-from-jsonschema-as-http-adapter.md) moved
`from_jsonschema` to `alknet-http` as an HTTP-backed single-endpoint
adapter: the caller supplies an `OperationSpec` + `HttpServiceConfig` +
path template + method, and the adapter builds one
`HandlerRegistration` with a real reqwest forwarding handler and
`FromJsonSchema` provenance. It is functionally similar to `from_openapi`
but one endpoint at a time, for non-standard / non-OpenAPI / basic REST
endpoints that don't have a full OpenAPI document. See
[`crates/http/http-adapters.md`](../http/http-adapters.md) §"from_jsonschema".
The schema-validation-without-a-handler use case (the original stated
purpose) is served by consuming `OperationSpec` directly — the spec
already carries the input/output JSON Schemas. No adapter, no registry
entry, no handler is needed for that.
The `FromJsonSchema` provenance variant stays in `alknet-call`
(`OperationProvenance` in `registry/registration.rs`); only the adapter
implementation moved.
### OperationAdapter trait
The shared shape across import-style adapters. The trait lives in
`alknet-call` (where the types live); the implementations live where their
transport dependencies live (see "Adapter Location Map" below).
```rust
#[async_trait]
pub trait OperationAdapter: Send + Sync {
async fn import(&self) -> Result<Vec<HandlerRegistration>, AdapterError>;
}
```
The trait is **async** because `from_call` requires async discovery
(`services/list` + `services/schema` over a call-protocol connection,
which may be QUIC, TCP+TLS, or any other transport). Sync adapters
(`from_openapi`, `from_mcp` reading a static spec) trivially satisfy an async
trait — their `import()` bodies contain no `.await` points. This is locked by
ADR-017 §5.
The **error type** (DC-4, OQ-26) is `Result<Vec<HandlerRegistration>,
AdapterError>` where `AdapterError` is a crate-level enum covering the
failure modes real implementations hit: discovery transport failure
(`from_call` remote unreachable), schema parse failure (`from_openapi`,
`from_jsonschema`), unauthorized (HTTP 401 for `from_openapi`,
`from_mcp`). The exact `AdapterError` variants are the two-way-door
remainder; the *presence* of an error type is filled in here. ADR-017 §5
showed `async fn import(&self) -> Vec<HandlerRegistration>` with no error
type; the spec omitted the error type as an implementation-detail two-way
door, recorded here.
Implementations:
- `FromCall` — call-protocol-backed, transport-agnostic (in
`alknet-call`). `from_call` discovers ops over a `CallConnection`,
which may be QUIC, TCP+TLS, or any transport `Connection::from_stream`
supports (ADR-065).
- `FromOpenAPI` — HTTP-backed (in `alknet-http`).
- `FromJsonSchema` — HTTP-backed, single-endpoint (in `alknet-http` per
ADR-066; was a broken schema-only placeholder in `alknet-call`).
- `FromMCP` — MCP streamable-HTTP-backed (in `alknet-http`, feature-gated).
The `to_*` adapters (`to_openapi`, `to_mcp`) are outbound projections, not
`OperationAdapter` implementations — they consume the registry, they don't
produce entries for it (ADR-017 §5).
### Adapter Location Map
The decomposition principle: **the adapter trait lives where the types live
(`alknet-call`); the adapter implementations live where their transport
dependencies live.**
```
alknet-call (lean — no HTTP client, no HTTP server)
├── OperationAdapter trait (the contract — async, per ADR-017 §5)
├── from_call (transport-agnostic — discovers remote ops via
│ call protocol over any Connection)
└── CallClient (outbound connection take-over — spawn_dispatch
transport-agnostic, connect QUIC convenience)
alknet-http (owns HTTP server + HTTP client — separate crate, separate Phase 0)
├── ProtocolHandler for h2/http1.1/h3 (axum server — inbound HTTP)
├── from_openapi (parse OpenAPI doc + reqwest forwarding handler)
├── from_jsonschema (single-endpoint reqwest forwarding handler — ADR-066)
├── to_openapi (generate OpenAPI doc from local registry)
├── from_mcp (feature-gated) (import remote MCP tools over streamable HTTP — reqwest)
└── to_mcp (feature-gated) (expose local ops as MCP tools over streamable HTTP — axum)
Not built: MCP stdio transport
— stdio = spawn arbitrary executable = built-in RCE ("download untrusted MCP servers")
— streamable HTTP is the only supported MCP transport in alknet
— recorded as an explicit security position, not a feature gap
```
`alknet-call` never sees the HTTP client. The `from_openapi`/`from_mcp`
forwarding handlers are opaque `Arc<dyn Handler>` from the registry's
perspective — constructed by `alknet_http::from_openapi()` at registration
time, stored in `HandlerRegistration`, dispatched by the `CallAdapter` which
doesn't know reqwest is involved. `alknet-call` stays lean (no reqwest, no
axum); `alknet-http` owns both HTTP directions.
**ADR-003 dependency note**: `alknet-http` implementing `from_openapi`/
`from_mcp` means `alknet-http` depends on `alknet-call` (for `OperationSpec`,
`Handler`, `HandlerRegistration`, `OperationAdapter`). ADR-003's rule is "no
handler crate depends on another handler crate" — but `alknet-call` is both
a handler *and* the protocol foundation that `alknet-agent` and `alknet-napi`
already consume. `alknet-http` depending on `alknet-call` is "HTTP uses the
call protocol types," not "HTTP depends on SSH." This is within the spirit of
ADR-003 (`alknet-call` is protocol-foundation, not a peer handler). The
`alknet-http` spec should note this explicitly; a one-line amendment to
ADR-003 clarifying that `alknet-call` is a protocol-foundation crate is
deferred to the `alknet-http` Phase 0.
### No-Env-Vars Invariant
The architectural mechanism for the env-var problem in downstream consumers
(the Rust port of Vercel's AI SDK at `/workspace/aisdk/`, whose providers all
read `std::env::var("OPENAI_API_KEY")` in their `Default` impls). The fix is
**not** to modify those consumers — it's that the env-var path is never taken
because the assembly layer never calls `Default::default()`.
The credential injection path:
```
vault (seed)
→ assembly layer (derive + decrypt at startup, per ADR-014/019/025)
→ Capabilities (non-serializable, zeroized, immutable — ADR-014)
→ HandlerRegistration.capabilities (ADR-022, the registration bundle)
→ OperationContext.capabilities (per-request, populated by dispatch
path from the bundle — ADR-022 §6)
→ from_openapi handler reads context.capabilities.get("openai")
→ injects into HTTP Authorization header
→ reqwest request goes out with vault-derived credential
```
The `from_openapi`/`from_mcp` forwarding handlers (in `alknet-http`) are the
credential injection point. They read from `context.capabilities`, not from
`std::env::var`. The downstream consumers' `Default` impls reading env vars
are simply never called — the assembly layer constructs providers with
vault-derived credentials through the builder API, or the provider's HTTP
calls are routed through `from_openapi` operations that carry the credential
in `Capabilities`.
**This is a spec-level invariant in `alknet-call`, not a runtime convention.**
The dispatch path (`build_root_context` and `OperationEnv::invoke()` per
ADR-022 §6) populates `OperationContext.capabilities` from the registration
bundle. The invariant is: *no handler reads outbound credentials from any
source other than `OperationContext.capabilities`.* This is already the
architectural intent of ADR-014; this document records it as an explicit
invariant that the `from_openapi`/`from_mcp` handler implementations (in
`alknet-http`) are verified against.
### Exchange-of-Operations Pattern (Runner / Container Service)
The canonical downstream pattern this completion unblocks, recorded here so
Phase 1 specs can reference it. Concrete example: the container service at
`/workspace/@alkdev/dispatch` (axum + russh SSH client for "reverse git
runner" over Docker/vast.ai) gets rewritten as a call-protocol service.
**Bilateral exchange**:
```
Container service (runs on a vast.ai/docker instance):
Defines Local ops: /container/exec, /container/list, /container/logs...
(real handlers — calls bollard or vast.ai API)
Connects to hub as a CallClient (outbound connection — runner pattern)
Hub (central server):
Runs CallAdapter (server) on alknet/call (already implemented)
When the container service connects:
hub runs from_call → discovers /container/* via services/list + services/schema
registers them as FromCall provenance (leaf, forwarding handlers) in the
connection's Layer 2 overlay (ADR-024)
Now the hub (or anything connected to the hub) can call /container/exec
The from_call handler forwards over the connection back to the container service
Bilateral: the container service ALSO runs from_call against the hub,
discovers the hub's External ops, and can call them.
Connection direction (container → hub) is independent of call direction
(both can call each other) per ADR-017 §2.
```
**What this requires**:
1. `CallClient` — the container service uses it to open the outbound
connection to the hub. The #1 gap.
2. `from_call` — both sides run it to populate their Layer 2 overlays with
the other side's `External` ops. The #2 gap.
3. `OperationAdapter` trait — `from_call` implements it. The #3 gap (enabling,
not blocking — `from_call` can be built as a free function before the trait
exists, but the trait is needed for `alknet-http`'s adapters).
**Why the container service doesn't need alknet-ssh**: under the call
protocol, the container service is a `CallClient` that dials the hub's
`alknet/call` ALPN (over QUIC, TCP+TLS, or any transport) — no SSH in
the loop. SSH port
forwarding becomes the *transitional* mechanism for targets that can't run a
call-protocol client (the `alknet-ssh` phase-0 findings document this
transition). Once the container service runs a `CallClient`, SSH is out of
the path entirely.
This is the "dev runner" pattern: a call-protocol client that connects back
to a hub and exposes core dev tools (bash, fs, etc.) as operations. The agent
service (`alknet-agent`, downstream) is the consumer that orchestrates these
via `env.invoke()`.
## Implementation Priority Order
Based on the gap analysis and the downstream unblock chain:
1. **`CallClient`** (critical) — outbound connection opener. Without it, no
runner, no container service, no bilateral exchange. Reuses the existing
`CallConnection` for the dispatch loop; adds only the
connection-establishment + credential-handling half. The single
highest-value piece of work in the entire `alknet-call` completion.
2. **`from_call`** (critical, depends on `CallClient`) — consumes the
already-implemented `services/list` + `services/schema` discovery API.
3. **`OperationAdapter` trait** (enabling) — the async trait. Small,
standalone, unblocks `alknet-http` Phase 1 (including `from_jsonschema`
per ADR-066).
4. **DC-1 resolution** (peer-graph routing model, ADR-029) — the
peer-keyed overlay + `AccessControl`-based peer authorization model that
replaces ADR-028's `remote_safe`/`trusted_peer`. This is a structural
change to `CompositeOperationEnv` (→ `PeerCompositeEnv`), the dispatch
path (retire `RemoteFilter`), and `OperationEnv` (gain `invoke_peer`).
See ADR-029 for the migration; the POC shapes in the research doc are the
reference.
## What This Completion Unblocks
| Downstream crate | What it needs from alknet-call | Status without completion |
|-------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
| alknet-http | `OperationAdapter` trait (to implement `from_openapi`/`from_mcp`) | Blocked — can't define HTTP-backed adapters without the trait |
| alknet-ssh | Stable alknet-call types (no adapter dependency) | Not blocked — ssh depends on alknet-core, not alknet-call's adapters. Proceeds in parallel. |
| alknet-agent | `CallClient` (tool dispatch), `from_call` (remote tool import), `OperationAdapter` (provider adapters) | Blocked on `CallClient` + `from_call` |
| Container service (dispatch rewrite) | `CallClient` + `from_call` | Blocked — this is the primary consumer |
| Runner pattern (dev runner, opencode runner) | `CallClient` + `from_call` | Blocked — the runner IS a `CallClient` |
| alknet-napi | `CallClient` (Node.js calls remote ops) | Blocked — NAPI projects `CallClient` to JS |
## Constraints
- **No HTTP in alknet-call.** `from_openapi`/`from_mcp`/`from_jsonschema`/
`to_openapi`/`to_mcp` live in `alknet-http`. The `OperationAdapter`
trait and the call-protocol-backed adapter (`from_call`, transport-
agnostic) live in `alknet-call`. `from_jsonschema` was originally
(mis)placed in `alknet-call` as a schema-only placeholder; ADR-066
moved it to `alknet-http` as a real HTTP-backed adapter. See Adapter
Location Map.
- **No secret material on the wire.** `ConnectionCredentials` carries vault-derived
material for the *outbound* connection (TLS identity); `auth_token` is a
per-request payload field (browsers send it in the WebSocket call payload;
the HTTP gateway resolves bearer → `Identity` at its boundary). The
call protocol's wire format carries no private keys, API keys, or decrypted
credentials (ADR-014). The no-env-vars invariant (above) is the dispatch-side
corollary.
- **Peer authorization via `AccessControl`.** A remote peer's call is
authorized by `AccessControl::check(peer_identity)` against the op's
`AccessControl` — the same mechanism that gates every other call. No
`remote_safe` flag, no `trusted_peer` bypass (ADR-029 §3). An op with
`AccessControl::default()` is callable by any peer; an op with
`required_scopes` is callable only by peers whose `Identity.scopes` satisfy
them; an op with `Visibility::Internal` is never callable from the wire.
- **Composition env is peer-keyed.** A head node with N worker connections
holds a `PeerCompositeEnv` with `connections: HashMap<PeerId, Arc<dyn OperationEnv>>`,
not a singular connection overlay. `invoke_peer()` routes to the right peer
via `PeerRef::Specific` / `PeerRef::Any` (ADR-029 §1-2).
- **`from_call` is a manual free function.** The assembly layer calls it after
`connect()`. The overlay is per-connection so re-import on reconnect is
naturally scoped (DC-2, OQ-27). See
[ADR-069](../../decisions/069-from-call-manual-free-function.md).
- **`from_call` namespace collision is same-peer only.** Cross-peer collision
dissolves (same name on different peers is fine — separate sub-overlays,
ADR-029 §5). Same-peer collision stays an error. `namespace_prefix` is
optional local-naming sugar, not the disambiguation mechanism (DC-3, OQ-28).
- **`OperationAdapter::import()` returns `Result`.** Failures surface as
`AdapterError` (DC-4, OQ-26).
- **MCP stdio transport is not built.** Streamable HTTP is the only supported
MCP transport in alknet. stdio = spawn arbitrary executable = built-in RCE.
Recorded as an explicit security position, not a feature gap.
- **Pure-client X.509 connections are not in the peer graph on the client
side.** A `CallClient` connection to a public X.509 endpoint with no
local `PeerEntry` for the remote gets no `PeerId`, is not added to
`PeerCompositeEnv`, and is not addressable via `PeerRef::Specific`.
Ops discovered on it live in the connection's Layer 2 overlay and are
invoked through the `CallConnection` handle. The client-side
`ServerCertVerifier` uses CA verification (`WebPkiServerVerifier`) for
such remotes; known peers (hub with `PeerEntry`) use fingerprint
pinning. See [ADR-034](../../decisions/034-outgoing-only-x509-and-three-peer-roles.md).
- **`ConnectionCredentials.remote_identity: None` is load-bearing.** `None`
means "no `PeerEntry` for this remote → use CA verification (X.509)
or fail closed (Ed25519 raw key)" per the ADR-034 §3 verifier rule.
The implementation must not default `remote_identity` to a placeholder
to satisfy the field, and must not treat `None` as "skip verification"
— `None` + X.509 is CA verification, `None` + raw key is a hard
failure. `Some(fingerprint)` is the known-peer pin path.
## Design Decisions
| Decision | ADR | Summary |
|----------|-----|---------|
| Call protocol client and adapter contract | [ADR-017](../../decisions/017-call-protocol-client-and-adapter-contract.md) | `CallClient` opens connections; `from_call` imports remote ops; connection direction independent of call direction; trait is async; adapters produce `HandlerRegistration` bundles. ~~`from_jsonschema` clause superseded by ADR-066~~ |
| `from_jsonschema` as HTTP-backed single-endpoint adapter in alknet-http | [ADR-066](../../decisions/066-from-jsonschema-as-http-adapter.md) | Moved `from_jsonschema` from `alknet-call` (broken schema-only placeholder) to `alknet-http` as a real reqwest-backed single-endpoint adapter; `FromJsonSchema` provenance stays in `alknet-call` as a leaf |
| Peer-graph routing model (DC-1, supersedes ADR-028) | [ADR-029](../../decisions/029-peer-graph-routing-model.md) | Peer-keyed overlays + `PeerRef` routing; peer authorization via existing `AccessControl::check(peer_identity)`; retires `remote_safe`/`trusted_peer` |
| PeerEntry and Identity.id decoupling | [ADR-030](../../decisions/030-peerentry-and-identity-id-decoupling.md) | `PeerId` source changes from UUID to `Identity.id` (= `PeerEntry.peer_id`, stable across key rotation); `Identity.id` decoupled from crypto material on the fingerprint path |
| Forwarded-for identity | [ADR-032](../../decisions/032-forwarded-for-identity.md) | `forwarded_for` field on `call.requested` and `OperationContext`; the `from_call` handler populates it; metadata only, never used by `AccessControl::check` |
| Storage boundary and repo/adapter pattern | [ADR-033](../../decisions/033-storage-boundary-and-repo-adapter-pattern.md) | Core defines repo traits + in-memory defaults; persistence adapters are separate crates |
| ~~Peer-scoped registry filtering~~ (superseded) | ~~[ADR-028](../../decisions/028-callclient-peer-scoped-registry-filtering.md)~~ | ~~Default-deny; `remote_safe: bool`; trusted-peer opt-in~~ — superseded by ADR-029 (flat-namespace single-peer model couldn't express head→N-workers; parallel auth system duplicated existing `AccessControl`) |
| Secret material flow and capability injection | [ADR-014](../../decisions/014-secret-material-flow-and-capability-injection.md) | The no-env-vars invariant's foundation; capabilities injected at assembly layer |
| Handler registration, provenance, and composition authority | [ADR-022](../../decisions/022-handler-registration-provenance-and-composition-authority.md) | The registration bundle adapters produce; `composition_authority: None` for leaves |
| Operation registry layering | [ADR-024](../../decisions/024-operation-registry-layering.md) | Layer 2 per-connection overlay where `from_call` imports land |
| Privilege model and authority context | [ADR-015](../../decisions/015-privilege-model-and-authority-context.md) | Adapter-registered ops are `Internal` by default; default-deny posture |
| Abort cascade for nested calls | [ADR-016](../../decisions/016-abort-cascade-for-nested-calls.md) | Cross-node abort through `from_call` forwarding handler's `parent_request_id` |
| Operation error schemas | [ADR-023](../../decisions/023-operation-error-schemas.md) | `error_schemas` mirrored by `from_call` from remote op's spec |
| Streaming handler for subscriptions | [ADR-049](../../decisions/049-streaming-handler-for-subscriptions.md) | `from_call` `Subscription` ops register a `StreamingHandler` (`HandlerKind::Stream`) that calls `CallConnection::subscribe()` and forwards the remote stream; `Query`/`Mutation` stay `HandlerKind::Once` |
| TLS identity redesign | [ADR-027](../../decisions/027-tls-identity-redesign-acme-rawkey-decoupling.md) | RFC 7250 raw key / X.509 cert dimensions of the local `TlsIdentity` (now carried by `ConnectionCredentials.local_identity`) |
| Outgoing-only X.509 and three peer roles | [ADR-034](../../decisions/034-outgoing-only-x509-and-three-peer-roles.md) | Public X.509 endpoint is not a `PeerEntry` on the client side (no `PeerId`, not in peer graph); client-side verifier by `PeerEntry` presence (CA vs fingerprint pin); hub = mixed-fingerprint `PeerEntry` |
| HD derivation for encryption keys | [ADR-020](../../decisions/020-hd-derivation-for-encryption-keys.md) | Vault-derived TLS identity material |
| Vault key model | [ADR-026](../../decisions/026-vault-key-model-hd-derivation.md) | Vault-derived TLS identity material |
| Vault local-only dispatch | [ADR-025](../../decisions/025-vault-local-only-dispatch.md) | Vault access at assembly layer only; the credential injection path's first hop |
| Crate decomposition | [ADR-003](../../decisions/003-crate-decomposition.md) | `alknet-http` depends on `alknet-call` (protocol-foundation exception, noted in Adapter Location Map) |
| One-way door decision framework | [ADR-009](../../decisions/009-one-way-door-decision-framework.md) | Door-type classification for DC-1..4 |
## Open Questions
See [open-questions.md](../../open-questions.md) for full details.
- **OQ-25** (dissolved by ADR-029): `remote_safe` marking shape — moot.
`remote_safe`/`trusted_peer` are retired; peer authorization is
`AccessControl::check(peer_identity)`. No marking to shape.
- **OQ-26** (resolved): `AdapterError` variants — `DiscoveryFailed`,
`SchemaParse`, `Transport`, `Unauthorized`, `SamePeerCollision`
(replaces flat `Conflict`). `#[non_exhaustive]`.
- **OQ-27** (resolved): `from_call` re-import trigger — `from_call` is a manual
free function; the assembly layer calls it after `connect()`. A
`CallConnection::refresh()` method is a genuine feature addition —
non-breaking, additive. See [ADR-069](../../decisions/069-from-call-manual-free-function.md).
- **OQ-28** (resolved): `from_call` namespace collision — same-peer
collision = error; cross-peer dissolved by ADR-029 (separate sub-overlays).
`namespace_prefix` is optional local-naming sugar.
- **OQ-29** (resolved): `CallClient` TLS client-auth — wire quinn
client-auth (present Ed25519 key as raw public key client cert);
key-type-aware server cert verification (raw key = fingerprint match,
X.509 = CA verification); fingerprint normalization (`ed25519:` across
quinn/iroh). The iroh path already works; the gap was quinn-only.
See OQ-29 in open-questions.md.
- **OQ-30** (resolved): `PeerRef::Any` routing policy — insertion-order
first-match. A richer `RoutingPolicy` is a feature extension.
- **OQ-31** (resolved): `services/list-peers` — opt-in; `services/list`
is "own ops only."
- **OQ-32** (open, feature extension): Multi-hop federation — the one-hop
model is the architectural commitment; multi-hop is a feature extension
that doesn't break downstream. The peer-keyed model extends to multi-hop
without redesign; petgraph is the candidate if path-finding becomes real
(ADR-029 §3.7).
- **OQ-33** (resolved by ADR-030): `PeerId` is a logical id. Source is
`Identity.id` from `IdentityProvider` resolution (= `PeerEntry.peer_id`,
stable across key rotation), not a connection-assigned UUID. The UUID
workaround is removed. See OQ-33 in open-questions.md.
- **OQ-34** (resolved by ADR-030 + ADR-033): Persistent peer registry —
the storage boundary is `core trait + in-memory default` (config-backed
`ConfigIdentityProvider` now; persistence adapters additive in separate
crates). See OQ-34 in open-questions.md.
- **OQ-35** (dissolved): the "API key asymmetry" framing was wrong;
`PeerEntry` supports multiple credential paths (fingerprints +
auth_token_hash), `ApiKeyEntry` is for tokens that ARE the identity.
See OQ-35 in open-questions.md.
- **OQ-36** (resolved by ADR-035): Concrete persistence adapter shapes —
read-sync / write-async split (`IdentityStore` async write trait
extends the sync `IdentityProvider` read trait); SQLite adapter caches
in memory and uses honker NOTIFY/LISTEN for no-restart cache
invalidation; `alknet-store-sqlite` crate implements both
`IdentityStore` and `CredentialStore`. See ADR-035 and OQ-36 in
open-questions.md.
- **OQ-37** (resolved by ADR-034): X.509 outgoing-only case — three
remote roles named (public X.509 endpoint, transport relay, hub).
`PeerEntry` asymmetry is correct: a pure-client connection to a public
X.509 endpoint is **not** in the call-protocol peer graph on the
client side — no `PeerEntry`, no `PeerId`, no `PeerRef::Specific`
routing. Ops discovered via `from_call`/`from_openapi`/`from_mcp`
land in the connection's Layer 2 overlay and are invoked through the
connection handle. The client-side `ServerCertVerifier` is selected
by `PeerEntry` presence: known peer → fingerprint pin; unknown X.509
remote → CA verification (`WebPkiServerVerifier`). See ADR-034 and
OQ-37 in open-questions.md.
## References
- ADR-017: Call Protocol Client and Adapter Contract (the spec this document
operationally fills)
- ADR-029: Peer-Graph Routing Model (supersedes ADR-028; resolves DC-1 with
peer-keyed overlays + `AccessControl`-based peer authorization)
- ~~ADR-028~~: Peer-Scoped Registry Filtering (superseded by ADR-029)
- `call-protocol.md` — `CallAdapter`, `CallConnection`, dispatch loop, stream
model (the server-side complement to this document)
- `operation-registry.md` — `HandlerRegistration`, provenance, capability
injection, service discovery (the discovery API `from_call` consumes)
- `docs/research/alknet-call-completion/gap-analysis.md` — DC-1..4, the
implementation-state audit, the downstream unblock chain
- `docs/research/alknet-call-peer-routing/findings.md` — the peer-graph
routing research that identified ADR-028's structural gap and validated
the ADR-029 design via POC
- `/workspace/@alkdev/operations/` — TypeScript prior art (`from_openapi.ts`,
`from_mcp.ts`, `from_schema.ts`, `scanner.ts`)
- `/workspace/@alkdev/dispatch/` — concrete downstream consumer (container
service / "reverse git runner") this completion unblocks
- `/workspace/aisdk/` — downstream consumer (Rust port of Vercel AI SDK); the
no-env-vars invariant makes its `std::env::var` reads unreachable
- `/workspace/rust-sdk/` — MCP Rust SDK (rmcp); streamable HTTP transport for
`alknet-http`'s `from_mcp`/`to_mcp` (separate crate, separate Phase 0)
- `docs/research/alknet-ssh/phase-0-findings.md` — alknet-ssh Phase 0;
confirms ssh depends on alknet-core not alknet-call's adapters, so it
proceeds in parallel with this completion