diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7b86144..e35dd35 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ review. Network Automation Lab treats that work as a small QA platform: local inputs are validated deterministically, results become machine-readable and human-readable evidence, and unsafe or unavailable paths fail closed. -**Stage 2: CLOSED / LIVE PROVEN** for one Owner-authorized MikroTik Lab1 VRRP -read-only workflow, with observed RouterOS 7.24.2 compatibility, one exact -command, zero retries, and valid canonical evidence. -[Closure scope and evidence](docs/automation_readiness/actual_automation_integration_plan.md#stage-2-read-only-lab-adapter). +**Stage 2: CLOSURE CANDIDATE.** Separate Owner-authorized one-shot VRRP +read-only proofs completed for MikroTik Lab1 and Lab2, each through the same +target-aware fail-closed runtime, one exact command, and zero retries. The +Lab2 proof also has independently reviewed persistent startup bindings and +fresh-process reconstruction. Final closure still requires independent review +and remote Safe CI. +[Closure candidate scope and evidence](docs/automation_readiness/stage2_formal_closure.md). The August 2026 release baseline is a local Stage-0 product. The supported release path is designed for local portfolio review: mock-only, @@ -56,14 +59,15 @@ This accepted Stage-0 demo path is GET-only. It does not contact devices, invoke provider-backed operations, expose command or job execution controls, change configuration, or demonstrate production approval. -For the recorded Stage-2 result, explain: a fresh Owner authorization was +For the recorded Stage-2 result, explain: Lab1 first proved the bounded +one-shot chain after two earlier attempts failed closed. Lab2 subsequently +completed its own fresh Owner-authorized proof for +`target.mikrotik.lab02`, `mikrotik.vrrp_status`. The Lab2 authorization was verified and consumed once through replay protection; pinned host trust and a -dedicated read-only credential bound the workflow to MikroTik Lab1 -`target.mikrotik.lab01`, operation `mikrotik.vrrp_status`. It executed exactly -`/interface vrrp print detail` once with zero retries, strictly parsed the -observed RouterOS 7.24.2 result, and produced canonical evidence. Two earlier -attempts failed closed before the third passed. This is an evidence discussion, -not a live demo procedure. +dedicated read-only credential bound the exact command +`/interface vrrp print detail`, which ran once with zero retries and returned +normalized evidence. Lab2 did not revalidate Lab1 or establish overall VRRP +pair health. This is an evidence discussion, not a live demo procedure. Other internal or legacy surfaces are outside this interview path. For a documentation-first tour, use the @@ -296,25 +300,28 @@ Stage 0 is the formally closed public baseline. Its closure is recorded in the It includes contributor and security guidance, Issue and pull request templates, newcomer-friendly Issues, and protected-`main` governance through pull requests and Safe CI. Stage 1's planning entry is retained as historical -context. The separately authorized, bounded Stage-2 validation is now closed; -the canonical [Stage model](docs/automation_readiness/actual_automation_integration_plan.md) -records its proof and limits. +context. The separately authorized, bounded Stage-2 implementation and live +proofs now form a closure candidate; the canonical +[Stage model](docs/automation_readiness/actual_automation_integration_plan.md) +and [formal closure candidate](docs/automation_readiness/stage2_formal_closure.md) +record the proof, remaining review gate, and limits. | Stage | Purpose | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | **Stage 0 — Closed public baseline** | Mock-only, dry-run, report-only, reviewer-visible, fail-closed validation and evidence | **CLOSED** | | **Stage 1 — Read-only Lab Integration Planning** | Historical planning entry for contracts, allowlists, failure behavior, evidence, and credential boundaries | Historical planning record; see the bounded Stage-2 outcome below | -| **Stage 2 — Narrow Read-only Lab Adapter** | MikroTik Lab1 only; RouterOS 7.24.2 observed VRRP read-only shape; one exact command, zero retries, canonical evidence | **CLOSED / LIVE PROVEN** | +| **Stage 2 — Narrow Read-only Lab Adapter** | Separate bounded MikroTik Lab1 and Lab2 VRRP proofs; target-aware composition; one exact command per authorization; zero retries; normalized evidence; persistent Lab2 startup reconstruction | **CLOSURE CANDIDATE — independent closure review and remote Safe CI pending** | | **Stage 3 — Controlled Config Plan Generation** | Future human-reviewable configuration plans only; no apply | **NOT STARTED / requires separate Owner authorization** | | **Stage 4 — Controlled Change Execution** | Permit narrowly approved lab changes with explicit safeguards and evidence | **Future / separate gate** | | **Stage 5 — Production-like Platform** | Add mature access control, audit, rollback, monitoring, and human approval | **Long-term / not currently authorized** | -The bounded Stage-2 exit is the major-development pause point. Closure proves -only the recorded Lab1 operation. It does not establish generic RouterOS or -every MikroTik model/version, multi-vendor live execution, arbitrary CLI, -write/config automation, automated retries, production HA readiness, fleet -orchestration, autonomous remediation, anti-rollback replay protection, or -Stage-3 functionality. +The bounded Stage-2 exit is the major-development pause point. The candidate +records two independent one-shot operations; the Lab2 proof did not revalidate +Lab1 and does not establish overall Lab1/Lab2 VRRP pair health. It also does +not establish generic RouterOS or every MikroTik model/version, multi-vendor +live execution, arbitrary CLI, write/config automation, automated retries, +production HA readiness, fleet orchestration, autonomous remediation, +anti-rollback replay protection, or Stage-3 functionality. A roadmap item, Issue, pull request, merge, date, or milestone does **not** activate a capability. Every Stage advancement requires separate explicit authorization @@ -481,11 +488,12 @@ release lanes; they are not performed by documentation-only changes. ## Current Release Status -| Area | Current status (August baseline with Stage-2 closure) | +| Area | Current status (August baseline with Stage-2 closure candidate) | | --- | --- | | Stage-0 Network Automation Lab | **CLOSED** at `main@aff250735ade18e4c274be8ac53c9672bb2cb07f` | -| Stage-1 Read-only Lab Integration Planning | Historical planning-entry record; see Stage-2 closure | -| Stage-2 bounded MikroTik Lab1 VRRP validation | **CLOSED / LIVE PROVEN** on `main@39da163d80e5d8b2dde215eb6c0979448d0739fd`; closure review PASS | +| Stage-1 Read-only Lab Integration Planning | Historical planning-entry record; see the Stage-2 closure candidate | +| Stage-2 bounded MikroTik VRRP validation | Lab1 historical proof retained; Lab2 proof PASS/CLOSED on repository baseline `ea73196281e38a01af7bf959cc5e1bc60b0b2499`; persistent Lab2 startup reconstruction and independent binding review PASS; overall Stage 2 is a **CLOSURE CANDIDATE** | +| Dual-Lab AI Query | **NOT IMPLEMENTED / not authorized**; eligible only as future work after formal Stage-2 closure | | Stage 3 | **NOT STARTED / requires separate Owner authorization** | | Canonical reviewer interface | Flask dashboard on `127.0.0.1:5000` | | Secondary Next.js interface | Available as a bounded Stage-0 evidence surface | @@ -518,12 +526,13 @@ future capabilities stay behind their separate authorization and safety gates. acceptance gates. - Address Node/NVM coexistence only if a later environment-maintenance task requires it. -- Expand the proven Lab1 read-only workflow only through separately authorized - safety gates. +- Begin any Dual-Lab AI Query work only after Stage-2 formal closure and a + separate authorized task. The completed Lab1 and Lab2 proofs grant no future + live authority. - Keep the post-merge Safe CI maintenance findings OPEN: npm has 5 vulnerabilities (2 moderate, 2 high, 1 critical), and Next.js emitted 7 filesystem-tracing warnings. These are non-Stage-2-blocking maintenance items; - Stage-2 closure does not resolve them. + the Stage-2 closure candidate does not resolve them. Current limitations also include variable local report availability, no guarantee that every clean checkout contains generated evidence, and a @@ -540,6 +549,7 @@ deliberately non-executing public review path. - [Canonical Quick Start and demo runbook](docs/phase_2n/phase_2n_01_canonical_quick_start_and_demo_runbook_documentation_only.md) - [Accepted Stage-0 user-facing baseline](docs/phase_2n/phase_2n_05_final_user_facing_acceptance_review_phase_closure_review_only.md) - [Stage 0 formal closure](docs/automation_readiness/stage0_formal_closure.md) +- [Stage 2 formal closure candidate](docs/automation_readiness/stage2_formal_closure.md) ### Architecture and safety @@ -564,6 +574,6 @@ deliberately non-executing public review path. Historical records describe the state and authorization boundary at the time they were written. Use Current Release Status above and the canonical Stage -model for the August baseline and subsequent bounded Stage-2 closure. +model for the August baseline and subsequent bounded Stage-2 closure candidate. This project is distributed under the [MIT License](LICENSE). diff --git a/docs/automation_readiness/actual_automation_integration_plan.md b/docs/automation_readiness/actual_automation_integration_plan.md index 22db057..da18f4a 100644 --- a/docs/automation_readiness/actual_automation_integration_plan.md +++ b/docs/automation_readiness/actual_automation_integration_plan.md @@ -1,10 +1,13 @@ # Actual Automation Integration Plan -**Decision summary: Stage 2 is CLOSED / LIVE PROVEN** for the separately -Owner-authorized MikroTik Lab1 VRRP read-only workflow on observed RouterOS -7.24.2 output. The third one-shot attempt passed and the closure review passed. -The default public review path remains Stage-0 offline evidence browsing. -Stage 3 is **NOT STARTED / requires separate Owner authorization**. +**Decision summary: Stage 2 is a CLOSURE CANDIDATE.** The historical +Owner-authorized MikroTik Lab1 VRRP proof remains accepted, and a later, +separately authorized Lab2 one-shot proof passed through the same target-aware +runtime. Persistent Lab2 startup bindings, fresh-process reconstruction, and +their independent review also passed. Final Stage-2 closure still requires the +separate independent closure review and remote Safe CI. The default public +review path remains Stage-0 offline evidence browsing. Stage 3 is **NOT +STARTED / requires separate Owner authorization**. ## 1. Purpose @@ -97,11 +100,12 @@ Exit gate: ### Stage 2: Read-only Lab Adapter -Status: **CLOSED / LIVE PROVEN**. The third real one-shot validation passed -under its exact Owner authorization; formal closure review is PASS. This -records a completed bounded operation and does not authorize another attempt. +Status: **CLOSURE CANDIDATE**. The earlier Lab1 proof and later Lab2 proof each +passed under separate exact Owner authorization. The Lab2 runtime closure gap +is resolved, but final Stage-2 closure awaits independent closure review and +remote Safe CI. Neither proof authorizes another attempt. -#### Proven scope and result +#### Historical Lab1 proven scope and result - Device: one specified MikroTik **Lab1**, identified publicly only as `target.mikrotik.lab01`. @@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ STAGE2_RUNTIME_CHAIN_PROVEN = YES ROUTEROS_7_24_PARSER_COMPATIBILITY_PROVEN_LIVE = YES CALLER_GUARD_RESTORATION_PROVEN = YES STAGE2_CLOSURE_REVIEW = PASS -STAGE2_STATUS = CLOSED / LIVE PROVEN +HISTORICAL_LAB1_PROOF_STATUS = CLOSED / LIVE PROVEN ``` #### Three live attempts @@ -145,14 +149,15 @@ consumption, one credential resolution, one TCP connection, one SSH handshake, one authentication, one session, and one RouterOS command, with retry = 0. AI does not own or bypass these authorities. -This closure proves only one specified Lab1, one VRRP read-only operation, one -exact allowlisted command, and the observed RouterOS 7.24.2 output in a one-shot -safety chain. It does **not** establish generic RouterOS support, all MikroTik -versions/models, multi-vendor live support, arbitrary CLI, write/config -automation, automated retries, production HA readiness, fleet orchestration, -autonomous remediation, an anti-rollback guarantee, or Stage-3 functionality. -Any further attempt needs fresh exact Owner authorization; scope expansion -needs separate review and applicable safety gates. +This historical proof establishes only the specified Lab1 operation and +observed RouterOS 7.24.2 output. The later Lab2 proof below is separate: it did +not revalidate Lab1 and cannot establish overall VRRP pair health. Neither +proof establishes generic RouterOS support, all MikroTik versions/models, +multi-vendor live support, arbitrary CLI, write/config automation, automated +retries, production HA readiness, fleet orchestration, autonomous remediation, +an anti-rollback guarantee, or Stage-3 functionality. Any further attempt +needs fresh exact Owner authorization; scope expansion needs separate review +and applicable safety gates. #### Closure evidence and code baseline @@ -171,6 +176,56 @@ Open npm and Next.js maintenance items remain separate in the [project status](../../README.md#post-release-or-deferred); closure does not resolve them. +#### Later Lab2 proof and persistent startup closure evidence + +The later proof used repository baseline +`ea73196281e38a01af7bf959cc5e1bc60b0b2499` and a fresh, exact one-shot Owner +authorization for `target.mikrotik.lab02`, `credential.mikrotik.lab02`, and +`mikrotik.vrrp_status`. The resolved command was exactly +`/interface vrrp print detail`. It executed once, with zero retries and a +bounded duration of 625 ms. The authorization was consumed and cannot be +reused. + +The accepted normalized record is `vrrp-lan`, VRID `88`, priority `100`, +interval `1000` ms, version `3`, role `BACKUP`, `running=false`, +`disabled=false`, and `invalid=false`. No raw RouterOS stdout is published. +`running=false` is not independently characterized as a fault, and this proof +does not establish Lab1 state or overall Lab1/Lab2 VRRP health. + +```text +LAB2_S2_RO_11_LIVE_PROOF = PASS +LAB2_LIVE_PROOF_STATUS = CLOSED +FINAL_PERSISTENT_LAB2_TARGET_STARTUP_BINDING = YES +FINAL_PERSISTENT_LAB2_KNOWN_HOST_STARTUP_BINDING = YES +CANONICAL_FRESH_PROCESS_RUNTIME_RECONSTRUCTION = PASS +PERSISTENT_STARTUP_BINDING_INDEPENDENT_REVIEW = PASS +STAGE2_RUNTIME_CLOSURE_GAP = NONE +HISTORICAL_TRUSTED_STARTUP_REPLAY_PROVENANCE = UNRESOLVED +STAGE2_STATUS = CLOSURE CANDIDATE +READY_FOR_DUAL_LAB_AI_QUERY = NO +``` + +The final deployment binding selects `target.mikrotik.lab02` at +`192.168.88.3:22`, its exact Owner-controlled known-host snapshot, and the +logical credential reference `credential.mikrotik.lab02`. The repository does +not publish the personal filesystem prefix, credentials, keys, signatures, +approval artifact, or raw output. The Owner-controlled persistent provider and +external offline test are identified by filenames +`stage2_lab2_trusted_runtime_binding.py` and +`test_stage2_lab2_trusted_runtime_binding.py`, with accepted SHA-256 values +`b21ff9df445cb3fc2bde3c0ea05dcbdc558c2b996a31c451ad5a6de13a8e77a5` +and `22d0473709243de416d1aeccf88338316c81833cf15fcdb36be8874ba4ba0bf4`. +The external offline test passed 6/6 and the focused repository validation +passed 397/397 during independent startup-binding review. + +These external deployment pins are not repository capability and grant no +future authority. Historical trusted-startup replay provenance remains +unresolved and is not rewritten by the successful reconstruction. + +`OFFLINE_IMPLEMENTATION_AUTHORITY != LIVE_EXECUTION_AUTHORITY` + +`SOURCE_REACHABLE != EXECUTION_AUTHORIZED` + #### Canonical bounded VRRP read-only sequence The following sequence indexes components used by the closed bounded workflow. @@ -188,8 +243,8 @@ Neither this index nor component integration grants fresh execution authority. | S2-RO-07 | [Immutable offline known-host snapshot](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_07_known_host_snapshot.md) | Formally closed; no transport authority | | S2-RO-08 | [Immutable VRRP read-only command policy](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_08_command_policy.md) | Implemented bounded policy used by the proven workflow | | S2-RO-09 | [Pinned SSH transport](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_09_pinned_ssh_transport.md) | Implemented bounded transport used by the proven workflow | -| S2-RO-10 | [Trusted runtime composition](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_10_trusted_runtime_composition.md) | Composed authority chain proven for this exact operation | -| S2-RO-11 | [One-shot live entrypoint](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_11_live_entrypoint.md) | Exact Owner-authorized one-shot invocation proven | +| S2-RO-10 | [Trusted runtime composition](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_10_trusted_runtime_composition.md) | Target-aware Lab1 + Lab2 chain; external persistent Lab2 startup reconstruction independently proven | +| S2-RO-11 | [One-shot live entrypoint](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_11_live_entrypoint.md) | Separate exact Owner-authorized Lab1 and Lab2 one-shot invocations proven; no reusable authority | The S2-RO-07 → S2-RO-08 → S2-RO-09 order is authoritative for scope discovery. It does not imply automatic authorization between slices. @@ -313,10 +368,13 @@ evidence of a prior explicit Owner authorization and grants no standing live authority. Every new live access requires fresh exact Owner authorization. Stage 0 remains the default mock-only, dry-run, report-only public review path. -Stage 2 is CLOSED / LIVE PROVEN only for the recorded Owner-authorized Lab1 -VRRP read-only operation. This closure activates no new adapter, protocol, -provider, credential, device, or execution capability and permits no repeat -attempt. Stage 3 remains NOT STARTED. Further live access or scope expansion -requires the applicable capability gates and separate exact Owner approval. +Stage 2 is a CLOSURE CANDIDATE based on the recorded, separately authorized +Lab1 and Lab2 VRRP read-only proofs and completed persistent Lab2 startup +reconstruction. This candidate activates no new adapter, protocol, provider, +credential, device, or execution capability and permits no repeat attempt. +Formal closure still requires independent closure review and remote Safe CI. +Dual-Lab AI Query does not yet exist, and Stage 3 remains NOT STARTED. Further +live access or scope expansion requires the applicable capability gates and +separate exact Owner approval. This document does not start Phase 2C-10 or any implementation phase. It does not create a second safety matrix. It is a durable planning reference for future review and approval decisions. diff --git a/docs/automation_readiness/stage2_formal_closure.md b/docs/automation_readiness/stage2_formal_closure.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..31cdab5 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/automation_readiness/stage2_formal_closure.md @@ -0,0 +1,290 @@ +# Stage 2 Formal Closure Candidate + +## Decision summary + +Stage 2 is a **CLOSURE CANDIDATE**, not formally closed. The repository's +bounded S2-RO-01 through S2-RO-11 capability is complete; separate one-shot +Lab1 and Lab2 live proofs are accepted; and persistent Lab2 target and +known-host startup reconstruction passed independent review. Final closure +does not require another local validation run: the accepted local validation +for this closure candidate is complete. The remaining sequence is an +independent review of the repaired documentation, a local closure commit, a +branch push, remote Safe CI, and a subsequent independent post-Safe-CI closure +review. Only after every remaining gate passes may Stage 2 be marked formally +closed. + +```text +STAGE2_STATUS = CLOSURE CANDIDATE +STAGE2_FORMAL_STATUS = CLOSURE_CANDIDATE +STAGE2_RUNTIME_CLOSURE_GAP = NONE +LOCAL_VALIDATION_STATUS = COMPLETED +REMOTE_SAFE_CI_STATUS = PENDING +POST_SAFE_CI_CLOSURE_REVIEW_STATUS = PENDING +READY_FOR_DUAL_LAB_AI_QUERY = NO +``` + +This record does not authorize another live attempt or begin Dual-Lab AI Query. + +## 1. Scope + +Stage 2 implements one narrow read-only MikroTik operation: +`mikrotik.vrrp_status`, resolved only to +`/interface vrrp print detail`. It uses fixed Lab1 and Lab2 targets, exact +credential bindings, Owner authorization, durable replay consumption, pinned +host trust, a read-only credential backend, strict parsing, and normalized +evidence. It provides no arbitrary CLI, configuration change, retry, scheduler, +queue, worker, agent loop, production target, or standing live authority. + +The public Stage-0 reviewer path remains mock-only, dry-run, report-only, and +display-oriented. + +## 2. Repository baseline + +The completed Lab2 proof and persistent-startup review bind to repository +baseline: + +```text +ea73196281e38a01af7bf959cc5e1bc60b0b2499 +``` + +Repository code defines the bounded capability and validation contracts. +Repository-external Owner-controlled deployment assets supply live pins and +authority. Those are distinct trust domains. + +## 3. S2-RO-01 through S2-RO-11 completion status + +| Slice | Capability | Candidate status | +| --- | --- | --- | +| S2-RO-01 | Canonical request and observation evidence | Complete | +| S2-RO-02 | Fixed Lab1 + Lab2 target registry | Complete | +| S2-RO-03 | Exact target-aware credential resolver | Complete | +| S2-RO-04 | Bounded Windows credential backend | Complete | +| S2-RO-05 | Authorization envelope and durable replay ledger | Complete; anti-rollback remains outside the guarantee | +| S2-RO-06 | Owner verifier and approval acquisition boundary | Complete | +| S2-RO-07 | Immutable known-host snapshot | Complete | +| S2-RO-08 | Exact VRRP command policy and strict parser | Complete | +| S2-RO-09 | Pinned SSH transport | Complete | +| S2-RO-10 | Target-aware trusted runtime composition | Complete; Lab1 and Lab2 share one fail-closed path | +| S2-RO-11 | One-shot trusted-caller live entrypoint | Complete; separate Lab1 and Lab2 proofs accepted | + +Component completion does not itself grant invocation authority. + +## 4. Lab2 one-shot live proof + +The accepted Lab2 invocation used a fresh exact Owner authorization with these +publicly safe facts: + +| Field | Accepted value | +| --- | --- | +| Proof status | `PASS / CLOSED` | +| Target | `target.mikrotik.lab02` | +| Credential logical reference | `credential.mikrotik.lab02` | +| Endpoint | `192.168.88.3:22` over SSH | +| Operation | `mikrotik.vrrp_status` | +| Command | `/interface vrrp print detail` | +| Attempt count | `1` | +| Retry count | `0` | +| Duration | `625 ms` | + +The proof did not revalidate Lab1 and does not establish overall Lab1/Lab2 +VRRP pair health. The successful one-shot authorization is spent and grants no +future authority. + +## 5. Normalized evidence boundary + +Only the normalized record is published: + +| Field | Value | +| --- | --- | +| instance_name | `vrrp-lan` | +| vrid | `88` | +| priority | `100` | +| interval_ms | `1000` | +| version | `3` | +| role | `BACKUP` | +| running | `false` | +| disabled | `false` | +| invalid | `false` | + +`running=false` is not independently characterized as a fault. Raw RouterOS +stdout, stderr, credential material, approval signatures, private keys, and +trust-root contents are not published. + +## 6. Replay and authorization one-shot guarantees + +Owner verification precedes replay consumption. Replay consumption precedes +known-host acquisition, credential access, transport, parsing, and evidence +construction. Once consumption succeeds, every later failure leaves that +authorization spent. There is no retry, reset, repair, unconsume, fallback, or +second command. + +The accepted proof therefore establishes one successful use of one exact +authorization. It does not create standing authority. Replay anti-rollback is +not guaranteed, and historical trusted-startup replay provenance remains +unresolved. + +## 7. Owner signing and trust-root boundary + +The signer, private key, approval source, trust root, and verification pins are +Owner-controlled repository-external assets. The repository verifies the +accepted envelope against the acquired exact root; it does not create approval, +select an alternate signer, publish a private key, or infer authority from +filesystem reachability. + +```text +OFFLINE_IMPLEMENTATION_AUTHORITY != LIVE_EXECUTION_AUTHORITY +SOURCE_REACHABLE != EXECUTION_AUTHORIZED +``` + +## 8. Known-host binding + +The persistent Lab2 startup configuration reconstructs the exact +`target.mikrotik.lab02` endpoint and its Owner-controlled known-host snapshot. +The accepted binding has: + +| Pin | Accepted value | +| --- | --- | +| File identity | `win32-fileid-v1:f272ed1672ece079:9ef4080000007a000000000000000000` | +| Complete-file SHA-256 | `f646696ac8e9ec559571d3f447807a929221d6cde67716ad69741f14620eafe9` | +| Host fingerprint | `SHA256:K4aZY3BetH7etClrHlKENkSvH8HZai8WQTbyk8h+nZg` | + +The repository omits the personal filesystem prefix. The binding does not +permit trust-on-first-use, host-key fallback, or endpoint substitution. + +## 9. Persistent fresh-process startup reconstruction + +The former runtime closure gap is resolved: + +```text +FINAL_PERSISTENT_LAB2_TARGET_STARTUP_BINDING = YES +FINAL_PERSISTENT_LAB2_KNOWN_HOST_STARTUP_BINDING = YES +CANONICAL_FRESH_PROCESS_RUNTIME_RECONSTRUCTION = PASS +PERSISTENT_STARTUP_BINDING_INDEPENDENT_REVIEW = PASS +STAGE2_RUNTIME_CLOSURE_GAP = NONE +``` + +The Owner-controlled provider +`stage2_lab2_trusted_runtime_binding.py` has accepted SHA-256 +`b21ff9df445cb3fc2bde3c0ea05dcbdc558c2b996a31c451ad5a6de13a8e77a5`. +Its external offline test +`test_stage2_lab2_trusted_runtime_binding.py` has accepted SHA-256 +`22d0473709243de416d1aeccf88338316c81833cf15fcdb36be8874ba4ba0bf4`. +Their personal filesystem prefix is intentionally not published. + +The provider is external deployment configuration. It does not change the +generic repository composition API, create a repository startup executable, or +grant future execution authority. + +## 10. Accepted validation evidence + +The persistent startup-binding independent review passed. Its external offline +test passed 6/6 and its focused repository tests passed 397/397. Earlier +S2-RO-10 and S2-RO-11 integration records retain their own focused, Stage-2, +full-suite, report-index, independent-review, and hosted-CI evidence. + +This closure-candidate change separately completed focused Stage-2 validation, +the complete Stage-2 suite, full pytest, report-index classification, and a +local documentation consistency/readability check. None of those checks +contacted Lab1 or Lab2. Remote Safe CI and the independent post-Safe-CI closure +review remain pending and do not require another local validation run. + +Local closure-candidate validation completed with the repository code unchanged: + +| Check | Result | +| --- | --- | +| Focused target registry, composition, and entrypoint tests | 523/523 PASS | +| Complete Stage-2 suite | 1,892/1,892 PASS | +| Full pytest | 4,018/4,018 PASS | +| Report index | ACCEPTABLE WARN: 1 PASS, 13 optional missing, 0 failures, 0 unknown | +| Local documentation status/authority/link/readability check | PASS | + +The authoritative reruns used an isolated Windows pytest temporary directory. +The full-suite rerun used the existing installed Node dependency tree so Node +subprocess fixtures could resolve TypeScript; no dependency was installed or +changed. These are local checks only. Remote Safe CI remains pending. + +## 11. Historical limitations and unresolved provenance + +```text +HISTORICAL_TRUSTED_STARTUP_REPLAY_PROVENANCE = UNRESOLVED +``` + +Fresh-process reconstruction proves the accepted current persistent bindings; +it does not retroactively prove the origin of every historical replay-startup +binding. Replay rollback resistance remains outside the accepted model. +Historical Lab1 attempt chronology remains unchanged. The Lab2 proof is later, +separate evidence and does not rewrite that chronology. + +## 12. Explicit forbidden claims + +This candidate must not be interpreted to mean that: + +- historical unresolved provenance became resolved; +- Lab1 was revalidated during the Lab2 proof; +- overall dual-lab VRRP health was proven; +- `running=false` independently establishes a fault; +- the one-shot authorization can be reused; +- repository source reachability grants execution authority; +- generic RouterOS, multi-vendor, arbitrary-command, write, production, fleet, + or autonomous-remediation capability exists; +- Dual-Lab AI Query already exists; or +- Stage 2 is formally closed before remote Safe CI and the subsequent + independent post-Safe-CI closure review. + +## 13. Closure criteria + +Local validation for the current closure candidate is complete. Stage 2 may be +labeled formally closed only after the remaining governance sequence also +completes. The controlling order is: + +```text +local closure candidate +-> independent documentation closure review PASS +-> local closure commit +-> branch push +-> remote Safe CI PASS +-> post-Safe-CI independent closure review PASS +-> only then Stage 2 formally CLOSED +``` + +The complete closure criteria are: + +1. This six-file documentation change remains the only change set. +2. Documentation status, authority boundaries, links, and readability pass. +3. Focused Stage-2 and complete Stage-2 suites pass offline. +4. Full pytest passes under the accepted environment. +5. Report-index has no required failure; optional missing local reports are + classified only under governing WARN policy. +6. The repaired documentation passes independent documentation closure review + with no unresolved material finding. +7. A local closure commit is created through a separately authorized task. +8. The documentation branch is pushed through the authorized workflow. +9. Remote Safe CI passes at the pushed closure commit. +10. A subsequent independent post-Safe-CI closure review passes with no + unresolved material finding. + +Remote Safe CI PASS alone does not authorize formal closure. Its success is +evidence for the required subsequent independent closure review, not a direct +transition to `CLOSED`. + +```text +POST_SAFE_CI_INDEPENDENT_CLOSURE_REVIEW_REQUIRED = YES +SAFE_CI_ALONE_SUFFICIENT_FOR_FORMAL_CLOSURE = NO +FORMAL_CLOSED_REQUIRES_POST_CI_REVIEW_PASS = YES +SAFE_CI_PASS != FORMAL_STAGE2_CLOSURE +``` + +Until then: + +```text +STAGE2_STATUS = CLOSURE CANDIDATE +READY_FOR_DUAL_LAB_AI_QUERY = NO +``` + +## 14. Post-closure next step + +After formal closure only, the Owner may decide whether to authorize a separate +Dual-Lab AI Query planning task. That future task cannot inherit live authority, +reuse consumed authorization, infer pair health, broaden the command policy, or +add provider/model, scheduling, worker, agent-loop, or configuration-change +behavior without its own explicit gates. diff --git a/docs/automation_readiness/stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_10_trusted_runtime_composition.md b/docs/automation_readiness/stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_10_trusted_runtime_composition.md index 472cb97..37c2315 100644 --- a/docs/automation_readiness/stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_10_trusted_runtime_composition.md +++ b/docs/automation_readiness/stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_10_trusted_runtime_composition.md @@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ ## Decision summary -The bounded Lab2 target-aware composition extension is integrated into `main` -and proven by offline validation, an independent read-only security review, -and post-merge hosted Safe CI. It retains the complete accepted Lab1 + Lab2 -fixed registry, resolves the request-selected target, and returns only -normalized S2-RO-01 evidence. Lab1 and Lab2 use the same target-aware path, -with no Lab2-to-Lab1 fallback. +The bounded target-aware composition supports the fixed Lab1 + Lab2 registry, +resolves the request-selected target, and returns only normalized S2-RO-01 +evidence. Lab1 and Lab2 use the same fail-closed path, with no cross-target +fallback. The repository capability was proven offline and in hosted CI; a +later separately authorized Lab2 invocation also passed. External persistent +Lab2 startup bindings and fresh-process reconstruction passed independent +review. Those deployment bindings are not repository authority. ```text S2_RO_10_LAB2_OFFLINE_COMPOSITION = PASS @@ -16,16 +17,23 @@ S2_RO_10_LAB2_HOSTED_CI = PASS S2_RO_10_LAB2_OFFLINE_STATUS = INTEGRATED_AND_HOSTED_CI_PROVEN INDEPENDENT_SECURITY_REVIEW = PASS UNRESOLVED_MATERIAL_FINDINGS = 0 -S2_RO_10_LAB2_LIVE_VALIDATION = NOT_PERFORMED -S2_RO_10_LAB2_LIVE_AUTHORITY = NOT_GRANTED +S2_RO_10_LAB2_LIVE_VALIDATION = PASS +S2_RO_10_LAB2_LIVE_PROOF_STATUS = CLOSED +FINAL_PERSISTENT_LAB2_TARGET_STARTUP_BINDING = YES +FINAL_PERSISTENT_LAB2_KNOWN_HOST_STARTUP_BINDING = YES +CANONICAL_FRESH_PROCESS_RUNTIME_RECONSTRUCTION = PASS +PERSISTENT_STARTUP_BINDING_INDEPENDENT_REVIEW = PASS +STAGE2_RUNTIME_CLOSURE_GAP = NONE +S2_RO_10_LAB2_FUTURE_LIVE_AUTHORITY = NOT_GRANTED NEXT_LIVE_ACTION = SEPARATE_EXACT_OWNER_AUTHORIZATION_REQUIRED -CANONICAL_STATUS = OFFLINE_INTEGRATED_AND_HOSTED_CI_PROVEN_LIVE_NOT_AUTHORIZED +CANONICAL_STATUS = LAB2_PROOF_COMPLETE_STAGE2_CLOSURE_CANDIDATE ``` -This status does not claim a Lab2 live PASS, device compatibility, a Lab2 -S2-RO-11 live PASS, full Stage-2 Lab2 runtime proof, production readiness, or -write automation. No startup executable, CLI, live task registration, or -S2-RO-11 behavior was added. +The accepted Lab2 proof covers one target, one operation, one command, and one +consumed authorization only. It does not revalidate Lab1, prove overall VRRP +pair health, establish production readiness or write automation, or grant +future live authority. Stage 2 remains a closure candidate until the separate +independent closure review and remote Safe CI complete. `OFFLINE_IMPLEMENTATION_AUTHORITY != LIVE_EXECUTION_AUTHORITY` @@ -60,8 +68,8 @@ independent review, PR integration, and hosted CI. mandatory missing, failed, or unknown reports. Hosted CI proves the recorded offline validation and repository checks only. -It does not prove Lab2 device compatibility, live execution success, -production readiness, or authority for a live attempt. +The later Lab2 live proof is distinct evidence and does not retroactively +change what this hosted run proved. ## Allowed scope @@ -124,6 +132,28 @@ privileged in-process mutation is outside the immutable Python contract. Future startup lifecycle and configuration replacement remain separately gated; there is no cache, hot reload, or repeated invocation loop here. +### External persistent Lab2 startup binding + +The repository exposes the generic seven-field configuration contract; it does +not contain deployment pins. Separately controlled Owner startup configuration +now persistently reconstructs the Lab2 target registry and known-host binding +for a fresh process. The accepted provider +`stage2_lab2_trusted_runtime_binding.py` has SHA-256 +`b21ff9df445cb3fc2bde3c0ea05dcbdc558c2b996a31c451ad5a6de13a8e77a5`. +Its external offline test +`test_stage2_lab2_trusted_runtime_binding.py` has SHA-256 +`22d0473709243de416d1aeccf88338316c81833cf15fcdb36be8874ba4ba0bf4` +and passed 6/6; focused repository validation passed 397/397. Independent +review confirmed preserved bytes, Owner-controlled ownership, matching DACLs, +exact `target.mikrotik.lab02` / `192.168.88.3:22` reconstruction, and the +accepted known-host and credential bindings. + +The personal filesystem prefix, credential contents, private keys, signatures, +approval material, and raw device output are intentionally not published. +The external provider is deployment configuration, not a repository startup +executable and not a source of reusable authority. Historical trusted-startup +replay provenance remains unresolved. + ## Ordered composition 1. Validate and capture the exact request and trusted configuration. @@ -244,32 +274,37 @@ signature, key, or external path. No logging or alternate failure report is emitted. This is not isolation against privileged inspection of a running Python process or caller-owned objects. -## Forbidden scope +## Historical delivery boundary and current forbidden scope -No prior-slice or integration-plan file changes, dependencies, second trust +The S2-RO-10 delivery added no prior-slice changes, dependencies, second trust root, second evidence schema, environment authority, CLI, interactive prompt, startup executable, live registration, scheduler, worker, AI loop, retry, -configuration backup/change, or S2-RO-11 implementation was included. S2-RO-09 -is unchanged. The existing S2-RO-10 public API, seven-field configuration, +configuration backup/change, or S2-RO-11 implementation. S2-RO-09 remained +unchanged. The existing S2-RO-10 public API, seven-field configuration, sixteen-category failure enum, evidence schema, authority order, and replay -semantics are unchanged. +semantics remain unchanged. -S2-RO-11 source is unchanged. Its existing one-call delegation makes a -separately trusted Lab2 request and matching trusted configuration -source-reachable through the integrated target-aware composition path. That is -a configuration-only impact and is neither execution authority nor live proof. +S2-RO-11 source was unchanged by the S2-RO-10 delivery. Its existing one-call +delegation made a separately trusted Lab2 request and matching configuration +source-reachable through the integrated target-aware path. At that historical +point, this was configuration-only impact and neither execution authority nor +live proof. The later accepted proof is separately recorded in S2-RO-11 and the +formal closure candidate. ```text S2_RO_11_SOURCE = UNCHANGED S2_RO_11_LAB2_IMPACT = CONFIGURATION_ONLY SOURCE_REACHABLE != EXECUTION_AUTHORIZED -S2_RO_11_LAB2_LIVE_VALIDATION = NOT_PERFORMED +S2_RO_11_LAB2_LIVE_VALIDATION_AT_S2_RO_10_DELIVERY = NOT_PERFORMED +S2_RO_11_LAB2_LIVE_VALIDATION_CURRENT = PASS ``` Offline implementation and validation performed no real trust-root, approval, or known-host read; Credential Manager read; persistent replay mutation; loopback, DNS, SSH, or RouterOS access. Repository operations are not device -validation. Any future live attempt requires separate exact Owner authorization. +validation during the S2-RO-10 delivery. The later one-shot Lab2 proof used +separate exact Owner authorization. Any future live attempt still requires a +new exact Owner authorization. ## Offline validation and review boundary @@ -297,9 +332,9 @@ BOM and LF-only text, `git diff --check`, focused S2-RO-10 tests without skips, Stage-2 regression and full pytest with only accepted safety skips, report-index review, documentation readability, and secret-diff review. Its independent read-only security review passed, and post-merge hosted Safe CI -passed at the merge commit. These offline and hosted results grant no live -execution authority and do not convert source reachability into a Lab2 live -PASS. +passed at the merge commit. Those offline and hosted results grant no live +execution authority. The later Lab2 PASS came only from its separate one-shot +authorization and is not reusable. References: [integration gates](actual_automation_integration_plan.md), [S2-RO-01 evidence](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_01_contract.md), @@ -308,3 +343,5 @@ References: [integration gates](actual_automation_integration_plan.md), [S2-RO-07 snapshot](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_07_known_host_snapshot.md), [S2-RO-08 policy/parser](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_08_command_policy.md), and [S2-RO-09 transport](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_09_pinned_ssh_transport.md). +See also the [S2-RO-11 live proof](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_11_live_entrypoint.md) +and [Stage-2 formal closure candidate](stage2_formal_closure.md). diff --git a/docs/automation_readiness/stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_11_live_entrypoint.md b/docs/automation_readiness/stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_11_live_entrypoint.md index c0d3508..3722fe0 100644 --- a/docs/automation_readiness/stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_11_live_entrypoint.md +++ b/docs/automation_readiness/stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_11_live_entrypoint.md @@ -2,16 +2,20 @@ ## Decision summary -S2-RO-11 adds a trusted-caller library boundary around the accepted S2-RO-10 -runtime. Status: validated implementation candidate; independent security review PASS, -zero unresolved material findings. Ready for separate local-commit authorization. It returns only canonical S2-RO-01 evidence bytes, or one -sanitized failure category. This final Stage-2 implementation slice supplies -no deployment bootstrap and authorizes no real invocation. +S2-RO-11 is the trusted-caller library boundary around the accepted S2-RO-10 +runtime. Its implementation and independent security review passed with zero +unresolved material findings. A later, separately authorized Lab2 one-shot +invocation also passed and its proof is closed. The entrypoint returns only +canonical S2-RO-01 evidence bytes or one sanitized failure category. The +overall Stage-2 status remains **CLOSURE CANDIDATE** pending independent +closure review and remote Safe CI. `S2_RO_11_IMPLEMENTED != REAL_RUN_AUTHORIZED` `S2_RO_11_MERGED != REAL_RUN_AUTHORIZED` +`COMPLETED_ONE_SHOT_PROOF != FUTURE_LIVE_AUTHORITY` + ## Allowed scope and API Exactly three candidate files are included: @@ -57,7 +61,21 @@ Ordinary CLI arguments, environment variables, repository files, home-directory search, fallback and implicit defaults cannot supply authority through this entrypoint. It does not construct configuration, acquire trust assets, or register a task in `network_lab.py`. No standalone executable is delivered. -External deployment bootstrap remains outside this candidate. +The repository still supplies no deployment bootstrap. Separately controlled +Owner startup configuration now persistently reconstructs the accepted Lab2 +target and known-host bindings in a fresh process; that external deployment +state is not repository authority and is not caller-controlled configuration. + +The accepted Owner provider `stage2_lab2_trusted_runtime_binding.py` has +SHA-256 +`b21ff9df445cb3fc2bde3c0ea05dcbdc558c2b996a31c451ad5a6de13a8e77a5`. +Its external offline test has SHA-256 +`22d0473709243de416d1aeccf88338316c81833cf15fcdb36be8874ba4ba0bf4` +and passed 6/6; the focused repository validation passed 397/397. Independent +review confirmed persistent target and known-host startup bindings and +canonical fresh-process reconstruction. Personal filesystem prefixes, +credentials, key material, signatures, and approval artifacts are not +published in this repository. ## Evidence and errors @@ -93,6 +111,46 @@ Transient input and evidence references are released; no configuration, authorization or evidence cache exists. Reference release does not erase immutable bytes, caller-owned objects or copies retained by the caller. +## Accepted Lab2 one-shot live proof + +The accepted proof ran from repository baseline +`ea73196281e38a01af7bf959cc5e1bc60b0b2499` with a fresh exact Owner +authorization for `target.mikrotik.lab02`, `credential.mikrotik.lab02`, and +`mikrotik.vrrp_status`. S2-RO-10 resolved exactly +`/interface vrrp print detail`. The result recorded `attempt_count=1`, +`retry_count=0`, and `duration_ms=625`. + +The published evidence is normalized only: + +| Field | Value | +| --- | --- | +| instance_name | `vrrp-lan` | +| vrid | `88` | +| priority | `100` | +| interval_ms | `1000` | +| version | `3` | +| role | `BACKUP` | +| running | `false` | +| disabled | `false` | +| invalid | `false` | + +Raw RouterOS stdout is not published. `running=false` is not independently +classified as a fault. The proof does not revalidate Lab1 and does not prove +overall Lab1/Lab2 VRRP pair health. + +```text +LAB2_S2_RO_11_LIVE_PROOF = PASS +LAB2_LIVE_PROOF_STATUS = CLOSED +STAGE2_RUNTIME_CLOSURE_GAP = NONE +STAGE2_STATUS = CLOSURE CANDIDATE +READY_FOR_DUAL_LAB_AI_QUERY = NO +``` + +Owner verification and replay consumption applied to this invocation only. +The consumed authorization cannot be reset or reused, and the successful proof +does not grant a future invocation. Historical trusted-startup replay +provenance remains unresolved. + ## Forbidden scope Only lab operation `mikrotik.vrrp_status` and inherited command @@ -108,10 +166,10 @@ perform loopback/DNS/SSH; or invoke RouterOS. Repository metadata checks are separate from device validation. Staging, commit, push, PR and merge require separate authorization. -## Pre-live deployment checklist +## Historical pre-live deployment checklist -This checklist is documentation only. No listed asset is provisioned or read -by this implementation task. +This checklist records the conditions used to gate the accepted proof. It is +not standing authorization and cannot be reused for another invocation. 1. S2-RO-10 is closed; S2-RO-11 is independently validated, merged, passed post-merge CI and technically closed at an exact main commit. @@ -189,10 +247,13 @@ Documentation readability and all seven local reference links: PASS. The review confirmed the exact trusted-caller boundary, failure mapping, unchanged envelope, single runtime call, canonical evidence, no broader authority surface, and all 13 pre-live requirements. Candidate hashes are returned separately to the Owner. -No staging, commit, remote publication or live invocation is authorized here. +No new staging, commit, remote publication, or live invocation is authorized +by this historical validation record. References: [integration gates](actual_automation_integration_plan.md), [S2-RO-01](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_01_contract.md), [S2-RO-05](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_05_authorization_envelope_ledger.md), [S2-RO-09](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_09_pinned_ssh_transport.md), and [S2-RO-10](stage2_vrrp_readonly_s2_ro_10_trusted_runtime_composition.md). +The consolidated current status is in the +[Stage-2 formal closure candidate](stage2_formal_closure.md). diff --git a/docs/portfolio/public_reviewer_walkthrough.md b/docs/portfolio/public_reviewer_walkthrough.md index 219f286..121bcf2 100644 --- a/docs/portfolio/public_reviewer_walkthrough.md +++ b/docs/portfolio/public_reviewer_walkthrough.md @@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ Flask dashboard. The walkthrough is display- and report-oriented: it does not require or authorize live devices, SSH, configuration changes, provider/model calls, secrets, or command execution from the dashboard. -**Stage 2 is CLOSED / LIVE PROVEN** for the separately Owner-authorized -MikroTik Lab1 VRRP workflow. Its recorded result can be explained offline using -the [canonical closure evidence summary](../automation_readiness/actual_automation_integration_plan.md#stage-2-read-only-lab-adapter). +**Stage 2 is a CLOSURE CANDIDATE.** Separate Owner-authorized one-shot +MikroTik Lab1 and Lab2 VRRP proofs completed through the bounded read-only +runtime. Persistent Lab2 startup reconstruction also passed independent +review. Final closure still requires independent closure review and remote +Safe CI. The results can be explained offline using the +[formal closure candidate](../automation_readiness/stage2_formal_closure.md). Stage 3 is **NOT STARTED**. ## One-Sentence Project Positioning @@ -38,25 +41,27 @@ boundaries. Those records do not change the current Stage-0 public review path. ## Recorded Stage-2 Result: Interview Talk Track -"Stage 2 is live-proven for one bounded MikroTik VRRP read-only workflow. A -fresh Owner authorization was verified and consumed once through replay -protection. Pinned host trust and a dedicated read-only credential bound the -operation to Lab1 (`target.mikrotik.lab01`), `mikrotik.vrrp_status`. It executed -exactly `/interface vrrp print detail` once with zero retries, strictly parsed -the observed RouterOS 7.24.2 result, and produced valid canonical evidence." +"Stage 2 has separate bounded Lab1 and Lab2 MikroTik VRRP read-only proofs. +Each used a fresh Owner authorization consumed once through replay protection, +pinned host trust, a dedicated read-only credential, operation +`mikrotik.vrrp_status`, and exactly `/interface vrrp print detail` with zero +retries. The later Lab2 proof produced normalized `BACKUP` evidence through the +same target-aware fail-closed runtime. Persistent Lab2 target and known-host +startup reconstruction subsequently passed independent review." -"Two earlier attempts failed closed: first on real RouterOS parser drift after -command execution, then on temporary caller instrumentation before any command -was emitted. The third passed. The temporary guard was restored; it is not a -permanent runtime component." +"The historical Lab1 chronology includes two earlier attempts that failed +closed before its third attempt passed. Lab2 later passed on its own first +attempt with zero retries. The Lab2 proof did not revalidate Lab1 or establish +overall VRRP pair health." Use this as a discussion of completed evidence, not a command to rerun during -the demo. The proof covers one Lab1 device and operation only. It does not -establish generic RouterOS/model/version support, multi-vendor live execution, -arbitrary CLI, write/config automation, automated retries, production HA -readiness, fleet orchestration, autonomous remediation, anti-rollback replay -protection, or Stage-3 functionality. Another live attempt requires fresh exact -Owner authorization. The dashboard walkthrough below stays offline. +the demo. The proofs cover two separate fixed lab targets and the same one +read-only operation only. They do not establish generic RouterOS/model/version +support, multi-vendor live execution, arbitrary CLI, write/config automation, +automated retries, production HA readiness, fleet orchestration, autonomous +remediation, anti-rollback replay protection, Dual-Lab AI Query, or Stage-3 +functionality. Another live attempt requires fresh exact Owner authorization. +The dashboard walkthrough below stays offline. ## Suggested Reading Order @@ -234,8 +239,8 @@ A reviewer can inspect: - report-index behavior and report interpretation; - committed summaries and any available local report evidence; - dry-run and mock reviewer-evidence chains; -- the canonical documentation summary of the closed, bounded Stage-2 live - validation, without recovering raw stdout or repeating the operation. +- the canonical documentation summary of the bounded Stage-2 closure candidate, + without recovering raw stdout or repeating either operation. No router, switch, VPN, VRRP, WireGuard, SSH, NETCONF, RESTCONF, iperf3, firewall, provider/model service, secret, or private lab configuration is