# PRODUCTION MASTER PLAN — Archipelago App Platform & Registry

> **✅ SINGLE-NODE PRODUCTION GATE IS GREEN (2026-06-23): `run-gate.sh` 5/5 on .228, 0 failures.**
> This remains the authoritative plan for the broader north star (manifest-driven
> platform, registry-distributed manifests, external marketplace), but it is no
> longer a hard priority banner blocking all other work. Remaining workstreams are
> in §6 / §8b. Next exit-criteria: multinode (`docs/multinode-testing-plan.md`) +
> workstreams B/C/D.
>
> Last updated: 2026-06-26 · zombie-container guard + gitea launch-port fix shipped, binary `040df5ce` rolled to the fleet (see §8b SESSION h). Prior: orchestrator Fix A+B (`a721532f`/`e0343137`) deployed + proven.

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## 1. The North Star

Make Archipelago a **world-class, developer-ready app platform** where:

1. **Every app is manifest-driven** — install/run/update/uninstall needs only the
   app's manifest (+ catalog entry). **Zero OS-level code reliance**: no per-app
   Rust installers, no `sudo mkdir/chown`, no host provisioning.
2. **Manifests are distributed via the (signed) registry**, not baked into the
   binary OTA as disk files. Bumping/adding an app = a signed catalog change.
3. **Third-party developers can build and ship apps via an external registry** —
   a decentralized marketplace (DID-signed manifests, Nostr discovery, reputation),
   not a gatekept central store. `archy app validate/render/install/test` tooling.
4. The platform stays **rootless, secure-by-default, elegant, robust, and
   100%-uptime-capable** (reboot-survivable, self-healing, no data loss on migrate).

**Definition of done:** the production test gate (§5) is green for the app set on
real nodes. Until then, this plan is the priority.

## 2. Invariants (never violate)

- **Rootless Podman only.** No rootful, no Docker-socket mounts, no privileged
  containers unless explicitly approved. (ADR-001, ADR-009.)
- **No app-specific business logic in the Rust backend.** The orchestrator owns
  the lifecycle state machine; apps are declarative. Legacy `install_immich_stack`
  (hardcoded `podman run` + `sudo chown`) is the anti-pattern being deleted.
- **Secrets are manifest-declared** (`generated_secrets`, materialised by
  `container::secrets` 0600/rootless, idempotent + self-healing) — never hardcoded,
  per-app, or logged. Replaces the deleted `ensure_fmcd_password`.
- **Migrations never destroy data.** Preserve `/var/lib/archipelago/<app>`,
  generated secrets, displayed credentials, public ports, and adoption container
  names. Always provide a rollback path. Stop/recreate only when necessary.
- **Verify on the real node .228 before any tag.** (Fleet/multinode verification is
  a separate pass → `docs/multinode-testing-plan.md`.)

## 3. Current state (2026-06-21)

- **~40 apps are manifest-based and Quadlet-migrated** (survive
  `archipelago.service` restart + reboot). Exhaustive per-app table:
  `docs/app-registry-status-2026-06-21.md`.
- **Legacy holdout: immich** — the one app with **no manifest** and a hardcoded
  Rust stack installer (in-cgroup, not Quadlet). 3 containers, healthy, live data.
  The migration proof case.
- **Manifests still travel by OTA disk rsync** (`apps/ → /opt/archipelago/apps`).
  The signed catalog (`app-catalog.json`) currently distributes **only image
  overrides** — not full manifests. Gap closed by workstream B.
- **The 4 companions** (`archy-bitcoin-ui`, `-lnd-ui`, `-electrs-ui`,
  `-fedimint-ui`) build from `docker/<name>` contexts via `companion.rs`, not the
  manifest registry — a later phase folds them in.
- **No app has passed the formal production gate.** That is the blocker.

## 4. Workstreams (each links its authoritative detail doc)

| # | Workstream | Detail doc | Status |
|---|-----------|-----------|--------|
| A | **Manifest-driven app platform** — packaging contract, single/multi-container runtime, routing, controlled hooks, dev tooling (6 phases, security model, migration rules) | `APP-PACKAGING-MIGRATION-PLAN.md` | mostly done; immich + multi-container polish remain |
| B | **Registry-distributed manifests** — catalog carries full signed manifest; orchestrator installs from registry; disk = migration fallback | `registry-manifest-design.md` | **phases 1+2 done** (node consume + opt-in publisher embed); not yet flipped on for the fleet |
| C | **Developer-ready external registry** — 3rd-party DID-signed manifests, decentralized Nostr discovery (NIP-78 kind 30078) + trust score, `archy app …` tooling | `marketplace-protocol.md`, `app-developer-guide.md` | design exists; tooling + trust UX pending |
| D | **Distribution backbone** — signed catalog, BLAKE3 content-addressing, iroh swarm (origin-always-wins) | `dht-distribution-design.md` | phases 0–2 code-complete (worktree) |
| E | **Production test gate** — 5× lifecycle on **.228**, per-app L1/L2 matrix; multinode is split out → `multinode-testing-plan.md` | `tests/lifecycle/TESTING.md`, `bulletproof-containers.md` | **✅ .228 5×-GREEN (110/110 ×5, 0 not-ok, 2026-06-23)** — but this is DESTRUCTIVE-tier / ~8 core apps only; see §6c for the coverage gaps |
| F | **Lifecycle perfection — cascade + progress + ALL apps** — extend the gate to uninstall/reinstall (cascade), real install/uninstall progress UI, and EVERY installed app (not just the 8 core). The "insanely-perfect OS/container environment" bar. | §6c (below), `tests/lifecycle/TESTING.md` | **IN PROGRESS (2026-06-26)** — root bug FIXED: uninstall could hang → ghost/stuck-bar/reinstall-block (`71cc9ac4`, unbounded systemctl/podman in `quadlet::disable_remove`); `cascade-uninstall.bats` **7/7 green on .228** w/ binary `ae349a75`. Remaining: wire CASCADE into the canonical gate run, progress-UI truthfulness, all-apps matrix, guardian/IBD state. |

**Orchestrator architecture** (foundation for A/B): `rust-orchestrator-migration.md`
(ProdContainerOrchestrator, BootReconciler 30s level-triggered reconcile, adoption
scan, Quadlet rendering) and `bulletproof-containers.md` (the six container failure
modes FM1–FM6 + the desired-state-first reconciler that fixes them).

## 5. Production test gate (exit criterion)

An app is **production-ready** only when `tests/lifecycle/run-gate.sh` is green
across the full matrix — install / UI-reachable / stop / start / restart /
reinstall / **reboot-survive** / **archipelago-restart-survive** / uninstall —
**5× on .228** (`ARCHY_ITERATIONS=5`). **The gate runs ON the node** (it uses local
podman/systemctl/bitcoin probes; running it via RPC from another host silently
tests the runner). **Multinode / fleet verification (.198 + others) is a SEPARATE
plan — `docs/multinode-testing-plan.md` — NOT part of this single-node criterion.**
Coverage today: L0 unit (631 ●), L1 RPC ● for 6 core apps, L2 UI ● dashboard +
proxies; L3 survival ◐; ~30 apps have zero automated coverage.

> ⚠️ **The 2026-06-23 5×-green is NOT the full bar.** `run-gate.sh` runs only the
> **DESTRUCTIVE tier** (stop/start/restart/survive) over ~8 core apps; it **skips
> uninstall/reinstall** (CASCADE is gated behind `ARCHY_ALLOW_CASCADE_DESTRUCTIVE`,
> never set by the gate) and tests no install/uninstall **progress UI**. Real
> uninstall/reinstall/progress bugs (immich + grafana) were found in manual testing
> right after — see **§6c (workstream F)** for the gap and the expanded-gate plan.
> The true "every app, fully" criterion is F's definition-of-done, not this run.

## 6. Immediate sequence (live workstream)

1. ✅ **B-phase 1** — `manifest` field on `AppCatalogEntry`; `load_manifests`
   catalog-wins merge; `manifest_dir` kept (build-source catalog manifests skipped
   in phase 1); unit tests. *(commit 220666d3)*
2. ✅ **B-phase 2** — `EMBED_MANIFESTS` publisher generator + round-trip guard.
   *(7bfbe8fe; signing via existing ceremony — not yet flipped on for the fleet.)*
3. ✅ **C immich proof** — immich is a manifest-driven stack (immich + immich-postgres
   + immich-redis) installed via `install_stack_via_orchestrator`; legacy installer
   is now fallback-only. Live-migrated + verified on .228. Found+fixed: container_name
   duplicate-on-shared-PGDATA, version-digit validation, partial-fallback hardening,
   data_uid 100998. Canonical app_id `immich` (title+icon). *(9e6c5370, d5ef4573)*
4. ✅ **Reboot-survival** — podman-restart.service enabled (startup, fleet-wide)
   for the podman-`--restart` path. *(f160e0c4)*
5. ✅ **E** — 5× gate on **.228** (`ARCHY_ITERATIONS=5`) is **GREEN: 5/5, 0 not-ok**
   (2026-06-23). Two real orchestrator bugs were found + fixed en route (package.stop
   per-app grace; package.restart phantom stack-member injection → `order_present_containers`,
   commit 92d7f52d) plus two single-shot-read probes hardened (bitcoin-knots state, immich
   lan_address). The single-node criterion is met.
6. ✅ Banner demoted (this doc, 2026-06-23). Next: multinode pass + workstreams B/C/D.

**Multinode / fleet verification (.198 and the rest) is split into its own plan:**
`docs/multinode-testing-plan.md`. Do it AFTER the .228 single-node gate is green.

**Not yet done / deliberate follow-ups:** flip `EMBED_MANIFESTS` on for the
published catalog (then sign) to actually distribute manifests via the registry;
Phase-3 `use_quadlet_backends` rollout so orchestrator backends are Quadlet (not
just podman-`--restart`).

## 6b. Post-deploy task order (agreed 2026-06-23)

After the 2026-06-23 multinode test deploy (latest backend + UX frontend to .116/.198/.228
+ Tailscale testers), do these IN ORDER:
1. **netbird #20 ph4** — the last real manifest migration (workstream A).
2. **Phase-3 `use_quadlet_backends`** — orchestrator backends become Quadlet units.
3. **§6c Lifecycle perfection** (workstream F) — the comprehensive uninstall/reinstall +
   progress-UI + all-apps gate expansion below.

## 6b-bis. Bitcoin multi-version bulletproofing (2026-06-29) — READY TO MERGE + DEPLOY

Branch `bitcoin-version-bulletproof` (base `095a76cd`). Fixes the "switch version silently
fails / crash-loops" class + a data-access mismatch that can corrupt a node's index. All
code + images + catalog + frontend DONE; **.228** carries it (Knots chainstate mid-reindex
recovery). The **coordinated fleet rollout** (OTA binary+frontend, mirror catalog publish,
`:latest` repoint sequencing, full switch-matrix test) is the remaining work — fold it into
the next release. **Authoritative detail + exact remaining steps + test matrix →
`docs/bitcoin-version-bulletproof-rollout.md`.** Pairs with `docs/bitcoin-multi-version-design.md`.

## 6c. Lifecycle perfection — what "green" MISSED (workstream F, the perfection bar)

**Why this exists:** the 2026-06-23 single-node gate went 5×-green but is **NOT** the
"every app fully lifecycle-tested" guarantee a user reasonably assumes. The canonical gate
(`run-gate.sh`) only runs the **DESTRUCTIVE tier** (stop / start / restart / survive) over
**~8 core apps** (bitcoin-knots, btcpay, electrumx, lnd, mempool, immich, fedimint,
filebrowser). It explicitly **SKIPS uninstall/reinstall** (the CASCADE tier is gated behind
`ARCHY_ALLOW_CASCADE_DESTRUCTIVE`, which `run-gate.sh` never sets) and has **zero coverage**
for the other ~30 apps (grafana, jellyfin, vaultwarden, penpot, nextcloud, photoprism,
uptime-kuma, homeassistant, … — see `app-registry-status-2026-06-21.md`). So uninstall,
reinstall, install-progress UI, and most apps were never under test.

**Real bugs found in manual multinode testing on .198 (2026-06-23) — the motivating evidence:**
- **Uninstall is broken for immich + grafana:** takes very long, the progress bar sits at a
  **solid full-red with no real progression**, and the app **does not actually uninstall** —
  it still appears in **My Apps** afterward (ghost entry / state not cleared).
- **grafana reinstall just stops** partway (no completion, no clear error).
- **fedimint guardian** suddenly showed **"starting up — Guardian opens a wait page until
  Bitcoin finishes initial sync" / "starting"** on that node — verify this is correct
  wait-for-IBD behavior vs a stuck/false state (it's a backend that depends on bitcoin sync).

**✅ 2026-06-26 — root cause of the immich/grafana uninstall trio FOUND + FIXED (`71cc9ac4`).**
Single cause: `quadlet::disable_remove()` (first op in uninstall teardown, via companion +
orchestrator) ran `systemctl --user stop` / `daemon-reload` / `podman rm -f` with **no timeout**.
On rootless podman a generated unit can wedge "deactivating" while podman hangs → `systemctl stop`
blocks forever → the spawned uninstall task returns neither Ok nor Err, so (a) `set_uninstall_stage`
never fires → **frozen full-red bar**, (b) `remove_package_state_entry` never runs → **ghost stuck in
`Removing`**, (c) the install guard rejects reinstall (`already Removing`). The spawn wrapper already
reverts state on Err/removes on Ok — only a *hang* stranded it. Fix bounds all three calls
(stop→`QUADLET_STOP_TIMEOUT` + SIGKILL/reset-failed escalation; daemon-reload→30s; podman rm→timeout).
**Validated live: `cascade-uninstall.bats` 7/7 on .228** (binary `ae349a75`) — grafana install →
uninstall (no ghost, data dir gone) → reinstall → running → cleanup. NOTE: proves the happy path +
no-regression; the original hang was load/timing-induced and not separately reproduced.

**Workstream F scope — the gate must grow to (in priority order):**
1. **CASCADE tier in the canonical gate:** uninstall → verify the app is GONE from My Apps /
   `container-list` / package state (no ghost), data preserved per policy, then reinstall →
   verify it returns healthy. Catch the immich/grafana ghost + reinstall-stops bugs.
   *(✅ DONE `b7d92107`: `run-gate.sh` now runs ONE cascade pass after the 5× loop when
   `ARCHY_GATE_CASCADE=1` (+`ARCHY_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=1`), counted into the tally — opt-in so default
   behavior is unchanged, and deliberately NOT folded into all 5 iterations. `cascade-uninstall.bats`
   7/7 on .228. Next: extend cascade coverage beyond the single throwaway app to the multi-container
   stacks, e.g. an immich/btcpay cascade variant.)*
2. **Progress-UI assertions:** install AND uninstall must report monotonic, truthful progress
   (not a stuck full-red bar); a long op must surface a real stage/percentage and a terminal
   success/failure — no silent hang. (Likely both a backend progress-event fix AND a UI fix.)
   *(✅ 2026-06-26 `9f17ba68`: the "stuck full-red bar" was `AppCard.vue` hardcoding the uninstall
   bar to `w-full bg-red-400/60 animate-pulse` — solid, full, red, fake-pulse. Now derives a real
   percentage from the backend's existing `uninstall-stage` label ("Stopping containers (X/N)"→10–50%,
   "Cleaning up volumes"→70%, "Removing app data"→90%) and renders like install (neutral fill, real
   width+%, shimmer). FE built `index-DtZyZomC.js`, rolled to .228/.116/.198/.89 (+.88/.5/.120).
   STILL TODO: a bats/UI assertion that the bar is monotonic + lands on a terminal state; possibly a
   backend numeric-progress field so the UI doesn't parse stage strings.)*
3. **ALL-apps coverage:** a generic per-app lifecycle matrix (install / UI-reach / stop / start /
   restart / uninstall / reinstall / reboot-survive) driven by the manifest set, so grafana and
   the ~30 uncovered apps are gated too — not just the 8 core. Manifest-driven, so new apps are
   covered automatically.
   *(✅ 2026-06-26 `43934eef`: `bats/all-apps-lifecycle.bats` — DESTRUCTIVE counterpart to the
   read-only `all-apps-matrix.bats`. Discovers the app set from My Apps ∩ the node `catalog.json`;
   drives stop/start/restart for every app and, under `ARCHY_ALLOW_CASCADE_DESTRUCTIVE`, a FULL
   teardown (uninstall→no-ghost→reinstall) with the catalog `{dockerImage, containerConfig}` as the
   reinstall spec. PROTECTED (never touched): bitcoin*/electrum* (resync cost) + lnd/btcpay*/fedimint*
   (irreversible wallet loss — user asked to protect only bitcoin+electrum; wallet apps added for
   safety, override via `ARCHY_MATRIX_PROTECT`). Validated on .228 (discovery + 1-app lifecycle
   green). HEAVY/destructive → a supervised pass on LAN nodes (.116/.198/.228), NOT folded into
   run-gate. Invoke: `ARCHY_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=1 ARCHY_ALLOW_CASCADE_DESTRUCTIVE=1 ARCHY_PASSWORD=…
   ARCHY_SCHEME=https bats bats/all-apps-lifecycle.bats`.)*
   **✅ FIRST FULL DESTRUCTIVE RUN on .228 (2026-06-26):** lifecycle **11/11 clean**; teardown
   **8/11** (immich 3-container stack incl.) — and it surfaced **3 real reinstall bugs** (the payoff):
   1. **fresh-install bind-dir ownership = root:root** → EACCES on reinstall (jellyfin `/config`
      denied exit 139; netbird-server can't open its SQLite store). Fix B's chown-to-parent only
      runs on the reconcile path, **not** `package.install`. The important orchestrator fix.
   2. **netbird reinstall adopts leftover containers → skips the manifest cert/file render**
      (tls.crt/key/nginx.conf never written → proxy can't start → app reads absent). Only a fully
      clean reinstall renders them.
   3. **portainer image pin `lfg2025/portainer:2.19.4` is `manifest unknown`** (never pushed to the
      registry) and the pin OVERRIDES the RPC dockerImage → portainer is un(re)installable
      fleet-wide. Registry/catalog data bug (push the image or change the pin).
   .228 restored (jellyfin+netbird via manual chown / clean reinstall; all installed apps running,
   28 ctrs; portainer left uninstalled — uninstallable until #3 fixed). TODO: fix #1 (extend chown
   to install path) + #2 + #3; add reboot-survive + UI-reach per app to the matrix.
4. **Guardian/IBD-dependent states:** assert that "waiting for bitcoin sync"-style states are a
   legitimate, surfaced wait (with a path to ready) and never a permanent stuck state.

**Definition of done for F:** the expanded gate (CASCADE + progress + all-apps) is 5×-green on
.228, then re-verified across the multinode fleet — i.e. an *insanely-perfect* OS/container
environment where every app installs, runs, updates, uninstalls, and reinstalls cleanly with
honest progress, no ghosts, no data loss, reboot-survivable.

## 7. Release blockers & operational gotchas (durable)

Carried forward from prior handoffs (deduped against persistent memory):

- **Rootless control-plane responsiveness** — slow `podman ps`/store cleanup at
  startup must not surface a false "no apps installed" UI. **My Apps must preserve
  last-known apps during scanner backoff**, never show empty during a transient.
- **Reboot survival** — gate on ≥3 (prefer 5) consecutive clean post-reboot
  lifecycle passes. Quadlet units under `user.slice` survive `archipelago.service`
  restart; legacy in-cgroup containers get SIGKILLed and reconciled back.
- **Startup patterns** — wait on a socket/health, never `sleep`. Tailscale waits
  for its socket; Fedimint Guardian waits for Bitcoin RPC `initialblockdownload:false`
  before launching fedimintd (proxy/wait companion on :8175 during IBD).
- **Bitcoin must run full** (`txindex=1`, non-pruned) for ElectrumX/mempool.
- **Adoption** — match existing containers by name and adopt without recreate;
  record a migration version in app state; preserve Nostr signer bridges
  (IndeeHub needs `/nostr-provider.js` served, not just port reachability).
- **Image presence** — use bounded targeted `podman image inspect`, not
  `podman image exists` (avoids store-walk stalls).
- **Companion rebuilds** — `companion.rs` must rebuild `:latest` when the build
  context changes (staleness check), else baked-in fixes (e.g. guardian CSS) never
  reach nodes. `:local` is a manual override, never auto-rebuilt.

## 8. Roadmap

**Pipeline:** Feature Testing (internal) → User Testing (controlled hardware) →
Beta Live (public). Hardening priorities feeding the gate:

- **P0** Container app reliability — bulletproof install/health/restart/uninstall
  across all apps, dependency chains, multi-container stacks.
- **P0** Networking stack first-install → reboot-proof (WireGuard/NetBird, Tor
  hidden services, LND Connect).
- **P1** LUKS2 full-partition encryption for `/var/lib/archipelago/`
  (AES-256-XTS, Argon2id, key from setup password + hardware salt).
- **P1** Meshtastic plug-and-play parity with MeshCore.
- **P1 ✅ CODE-COMPLETE** (branch `companion-mobile-ux`, 2026-06-23; needs
  on-device + mobile-web verification before merge to `main`) — Mobile app-launch
  UX — drop the "this app opens in a tab" interstitial.
  Two surfaces (both: no interstitial screen, launch the app directly):
  - **Companion app (Android):** open **every** app in the **in-app WebView**
    (not just non-iframeable ones) — *and* carry the current mobile-iframe footer
    controls into the WebView (back/forward/reload/close — good, useful UX).
  - **Mobile web browser (PWA):** open tab-apps directly in a **new browser tab**.
  Touch points: `neode-ui/src/stores/appLauncher.ts`, `AppLauncherOverlay.vue`,
  the Android in-app WebView bridge, and the mesh-mobile iframe footer controls.
  (Reference prior work: `b5a9deb8` in-app webview for non-iframeable apps,
  `d1fbcd9b` "open in browser" via native bridge.)
  - **✅ Done (branch `companion-mobile-ux`):** mobile launches now use the
    store-driven panel (no route push) so the background tab no longer changes and
    closing returns you where you launched; tab-only apps open directly (in-app
    WebView on companion via `openInApp`, new browser tab on PWA) with **no
    interstitial**; the Android `InAppBrowser` (`WebViewScreen.kt`) gained a bottom
    footer bar (back/forward/reload/open-in-browser/close) + a centered loading
    screen (favicon + progress); a shared `AppLoadingScreen` (icon + progress)
    replaced the black/spinner loaders on the app session **and** legacy iframe
    overlay; the dashboard is pinned to `100dvh` on mobile so the mesh chat/tools
    panes stop sliding under the tab bar in mobile browsers (no-op in companion);
    ElectrumX shows its real icon in My Apps. Companion APK bumped to **v0.4.7**
    (versionCode 11) with a committed shared debug keystore so updates install
    without an uninstall. **Not yet:** merge to `main`; publish the 0.4.7 companion
    download (deferred until the gate work lands so they ship together).

**Post-beta (deferred — do not start until gate is green):** P2P encrypted
voice/video (WebRTC over federation via Tor); watch-only wallet + mesh BTC
hardening; paid swarm streaming + IndeeHub source (`phase4-streaming-ecash-plan.md`);
Meshroller Rust-native mesh AI (`meshroller-integration-design.md`); dual-ecash
phases 2–6 (`dual-ecash-design.md`).

## 8b. SESSION STATE + RESUME (updated 2026-06-26) — READ §8b "CURRENT STATE + RESUME" FIRST

### ▶ SESSION i (2026-06-30) — CURRENT HANDOFF / 1.8.0 OTA RESUME

**Branch/worktree:** currently on `bitcoin-version-bulletproof`, not `main`. Worktree is dirty.
Do **not** discard mesh changes: they include E2E/transport indicator plumbing and the Meshtastic
receive-path fixes below. Separate recovery note: `docs/SESSION-1.8.0-OTA-PROGRESS.md`.

**What was done this session:**
1. ✅ **Local Rust release gate fixed and green.** `cargo test -p archipelago --bin archipelago` is
   green: **849/849** after fixing stale tests and the invalid `fedimint-clientd` manifest
   (`cpu_limit` was `0.25`, invalid for the current schema; now integer). `cargo check -p archipelago`
   also green after mesh edits.
2. ✅ **Catalog/release static gates green.** `python3 scripts/check-app-catalog-drift.py --release
   --strict` is green. `scripts/check-release-manifest.sh` is green for the currently staged
   `1.7.99-alpha` manifest/artifacts. `npm run build` and `npm run type-check` are green.
3. ✅ **Frontend unit gate fixed.** `npx vitest run --silent` now green: **81 files / 668 tests**. Fixes
   were test-only: add `router.onError` to the login test router mock and update the `AppIconGrid`
   mobile unresolved-new-tab expectation to match current app-launcher behavior.
4. ✅ **Workstream F harness gap closed.** `tests/lifecycle/bats/cascade-uninstall.bats` now asserts
   uninstall progress truthfulness via backend `uninstall-stage`: stage must be parseable, monotonic,
   below 100 before terminal absence, and present before the app disappears. Non-destructive skip-mode
   parse check is green: `ARCHY_PASSWORD=dummy bats tests/lifecycle/bats/cascade-uninstall.bats` → 7 skip-ok.
5. ✅ **3ccc → .116 Meshtastic receive bug taken over and partially live-validated.** Context: `3ccc`
   is the stock/non-Archy Meshtastic peer. The bug was LoRa text from `3ccc` not surfacing in
   `.116` `mesh.messages`. Root causes/fixes:
   - The prior attempted fix dropped any packet older than 10 minutes by `rx_time`; live `.116` logs
     showed `FromRadio.packet` from `!433e3ccc` being dropped as stale (`rx_time` about an hour old).
     The window is now **24h**, so recent radio FIFO/store-forward backlog surfaces instead of vanishing.
   - Radios with unset clocks can report tiny nonzero epoch values; those are now treated as unknown,
     not stale.
   - Serial prevalidation was rejecting valid `FromRadio.queueStatus` frames (`field 11`, live bytes like
     `5a04100e1810`) as corrupt payloads; field 11 and other modern non-message `FromRadio` variants
     are now accepted/ignored instead of poisoning the stream.
   - Focused Meshtastic tests green: **8/8**, including `packet_to_inbound_frame_accepts_recent_meshtastic_backlog`
     and `packet_to_inbound_frame_accepts_stock_peer_with_unset_clock`.
   - Deployed patched binary to **.116**: sha256
     `028ec6ff9a60ca8970c081987457d78ed1c517cd81f7089f51b9a01745b5c3c4` at `/usr/local/bin/archipelago`.
     Service active. Post-deploy checked window showed `FromRadio field=11` accepted and no new
     `Dropping stale ... !433e3ccc` entries.
   - There are stale other-agent `RXDIAG` shell watcher processes on `.116`; leave them unless they
     actively interfere.
6. ✅ **Phase-3 Quadlet read-only check on .116 skip-clean.** Copied lifecycle tests to `.116` and ran
   `bats bats/use-quadlet-backends-install.bats`: **6/6 skip-clean** because no backend `.container`
   units exist. This confirms `use_quadlet_backends` is not active on `.116`; Phase-3 remains a rollout gate.

**Commands/results worth trusting:**
- `cargo test -p archipelago --bin archipelago` → 849/849 green.
- `npx vitest run --silent` from `neode-ui/` → 81 files / 668 tests green.
- `npm run build` from `neode-ui/` → green, bundle `index-CYaDgfX3.js`.
- `python3 scripts/check-app-catalog-drift.py --release --strict` → green.
- `scripts/check-release-manifest.sh` → green for **v1.7.99-alpha** staged artifacts.
- `tests/release/run.sh --manifest` was rerun after `cargo fmt`; it previously reached frontend tests,
  which are now fixed. Re-run it from scratch as the next static gate.

**Remaining blockers / decisions before 1.8.0 OTA:**
1. **Release version metadata is not 1.8.0 yet.** `releases/manifest.json`, Cargo, and npm still say
   `1.7.99-alpha`; `CHANGELOG.md` top says `v1.8.00-alpha` (note double zero). Do not silently publish
   until the release version naming is decided (`1.8.0-alpha` vs `1.8.00-alpha` vs `1.8.0`).
2. **Workstream B signing is blocked on the offline release-root mnemonic.** `docs/workstream-b-signing-runbook.md`
   says catalog distribution/embedded manifests are live, but authenticity requires the publisher to pin
   `RELEASE_ROOT_PUBKEY_HEX` and sign `releases/app-catalog.json` with `RELEASE_MASTER_MNEMONIC`.
   This cannot be automated by an agent without the offline mnemonic.
3. **Phase-3 `use_quadlet_backends` is implemented but default-off.** Completing this requires explicit
   node/fleet flag rollout plus backend reinstall/migration verification. `.116` currently skip-clean only.
4. **Bitcoin multi-version coordinated rollout is still separately owned/blocked by its runbook.** See
   `docs/bitcoin-version-bulletproof-rollout.md`; do not repoint `bitcoin-knots:latest` before fixed binary
   is fleet-wide.
5. **True RF validation of 3ccc requires either a live 3ccc send or waiting for another FIFO/backlog packet.**
   Parser/unit coverage and `.116` logs strongly validate the drop-path fix, but no human was available to
   send a fresh 3ccc message during this session.

**Immediate next steps for the next agent:**
1. Run `tests/release/run.sh --manifest` from repo root again; frontend unit failures are fixed, so expect
   it to pass or continue from the next failing stage.
2. If `.116` is still the canary, monitor logs after any 3ccc activity:
   `journalctl -u archipelago --since "<time>" | grep -Ei "!433e3ccc|3ccc|Dropping stale|Meshtastic received text|FromRadio field field=2"`.
3. Decide/reconcile version naming for the actual 1.8.0 OTA, then use the release scripts intentionally
   (do not run `create-release.sh` casually: it commits/tags and requires `main` + clean tree).
4. If pursuing Workstream B completion, get the offline release mnemonic from the publisher and follow
   `docs/workstream-b-signing-runbook.md` exactly.
5. If pursuing Phase-3 Quadlet, enable `ARCHY_USE_QUADLET_BACKENDS=1` only on a canary first and run the
   Quadlet/lifecycle gates before considering fleet rollout.

### ▶ SESSION h (2026-06-26) — LATEST, RESUME FROM HERE

**Canonical resume detail: memory `project_session_resume_2026_06_23b` (▶️ top of MEMORY.md).**
Local main = `670ebb06` (3 commits past the previously-pushed `43e70049`: `0a8db904` zombie
guard + `670ebb06` gitea launch-port fix; `43e70049` webview was already pushed). **Combined
release binary `040df5ce2551d17b` rolled to the fleet.** Binary+FE not in git — rebuild on a
fresh machine (`cd core && CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0 cargo build --release -p archipelago`).

**DONE this session:**
1. ✅ **Zombie-container guard** (`0a8db904`) — the reconciler's Running branch now verifies a
   container's `State.Pid` is alive (`/proc/<pid>` exists) before trusting podman's "Up"; on a
   concrete dead PID it stop+remove+`install_fresh` from the manifest. Conservative: any
   uncertainty (inspect fail / unparseable PID) assumes alive, so a transient hiccup never
   destroys a healthy container. Fixes the class that broke NetBird login on .228 (dashboard
   "Up" w/ dead PID → proxy 502, no host port → reconciler never recovered it). Unit test +
   **live-proven on .228**: synthetic zombie on `jellyfin` (killed conmon+PID → podman still
   "Up") → guard logged `…process is dead (zombie) — recreating app_id=jellyfin` → recreated →
   settled to NoOp. **Zero false-positives across the other 33 healthy containers.**
2. ✅ **Gitea launch-port fix** (`670ebb06`) — gitea launched at **:2222 (SSH)** instead of
   **:3001 (web)** on nodes without the gitea manifest on disk (`manifest_lan_address_for`
   returns None → fell through to `extract_lan_address`, which returns podman's first-listed
   port; podman lists `2222->22` before `3001->3000`). Added `"gitea" => http://localhost:3001`
   to the static `lan_address_for` map (`core/container/src/podman_client.rs`) like every other
   core app. Reported on tailscale node **100.82.34.38** — that node still needs the new binary
   (or a refreshed gitea manifest) to pick it up.
3. ✅ **Rolled `040df5ce`** to .228/.116/.198/.89 (verified sha+active); .88/.5/.120 rolling.

**OPEN follow-ups (logged, NOT regressions):**
- **mempool env-drift recreate-loop on .228** — reconciler logs `container env drift detected —
  recreating app_id=mempool` every ~30-90s, never converges (pre-existing; the known mempool
  nginx stale-IP class, [[project_mempool_nginx_stale_ip_fix]]). mempool stays running but churns.
- **nostr-rs-relay** stuck "Stopping" + ~2s create-loop on .228 (from session g).

**NEXT:** finish .88/.5/.120 roll → push main to gitea-vps2 → Phase-3 quadlet / Workstream F /
multinode. SSH/sudo pw `ThisIsWeb54321@` (**.88 = `ThisIsWeb54321!`**); UI/RPC .228/.198 =
`ThisIsWeb54321@`. Reusable tooling in scratchpad: `deploy-bin.sh`/`remote-apply.sh` (EXPECT_SHA
= `040df5ce…`), `rpc.sh`.

---

### ▶ SESSION g (2026-06-25) — earlier, historical

**Canonical resume detail: memory `project_session_resume_2026_06_23b` + `project_netbird_ph4_legacy_deletion_map` + `project_workstream_f_lifecycle_perfection`.**
`gitea-vps2/main = a721532f` (pushed). **Local main = `89d397bb`** (2 new commits this session, NOT pushed/deployed: `41e7f500` harness tolerance + `89d397bb` netbird ph4 legacy delete). Binary+FE are NOT in git — rebuild on a fresh machine.

**TL;DR (SESSION g, 2026-06-25) — everything below DONE this session:**
1. ✅ **Rolled** `e0343137` + fresh FE (`index-a75rd6Hy.js`) to **7 nodes** (.116/.198/.228/.89/.88/.5/.120), all verified. **.15 SKIPPED** (auth rejected — creds don't match).
2. ✅ **Harness tolerance fixes COMMITTED** `41e7f500` (run-gate settle/immich + immich.bats 90s + mempool.bats poll).
3. ✅ **mempool RESOLVED** fleet-wide — see mempool note below.
4. ✅ **netbird #20 ph4 DONE** — legacy Rust installer DELETED, committed `89d397bb` (492 lines gone, manifest-driven only, `cargo check` clean). Release binary BUILDING for the .228 live-verify (build left running — check after).

**NEXT (resume here):** (a) check the release build, deploy the `89d397bb` binary to .228, live-verify netbird adopts via manifest (https:8087→200, no `bail!`); (b) roll `89d397bb` to the rest of the fleet (behavior-neutral — manifest path already executed); (c) **push local main → gitea-vps2** (2 commits ahead); then **Phase-3 `use_quadlet_backends` → Workstream F → multinode**.

**ROLL RESULTS (2026-06-25, binary `e0343137b99bf066` + fresh FE bundled):**
| Node | Result |
|------|--------|
| .228 | ✅ already on `e0343137` (prior session, binary-only) |
| .116 (local) | ✅ binary + fresh FE; 36 containers survived restart; UI 200; `index-a75rd6Hy.js` live |
| .198 (LAN) | ✅ binary + fresh FE; 38 containers up; UI 200 |
| .89 (100.89.209.89) | ✅ binary + fresh FE; service active |
| .88 (100.70.96.88, pw `ThisIsWeb54321!`) | ✅ binary + fresh FE; service active |
| .5 (100.72.136.5) | ⏳ attempted — see resume note (cellular x250) |
| .120 (100.66.157.120) | ⏳ attempted — see resume note (cellular x250) |
| .15 (100.64.83.15, archy-dev-pa) | ❌ SKIPPED — `archipelago@` + `ThisIsWeb54321@` rejected (`Permission denied (publickey,password)`); node creds unknown |

Deploy tooling (reusable): scratchpad `deploy-bin.sh <label> <local\|ssh\|ts> <host> <pw>` + `remote-apply.sh` (mv binary avoids ETXTBSY, atomic FE swap preserving `aiui`/APK/`claude-login.html`, chown 1000:1000, restart, sha+health verify). Frontend tarball = `tar -C web/dist/neode-ui -czf neode-ui.tgz .` (flat). Full sha `e0343137b99bf06642c45da67bb092e9a411190ff59eda8e5177c2a06b6f6e89`.

**Focus: validate the two UNVALIDATED-WIP orchestrator fixes (commit `a721532f`) on the .228 canary, then roll to the 7-node fleet.**
- **Fix A** — desired-state recovery: a was-running app that vanished (e.g. lost through a failed teardown + reboot) auto-recreates on reconcile, via new `crash_recovery::load_last_running_names` (reads `running-containers.json` sans PID gate) + exact container-name match in `reconcile_all_with_mode`. Zero false-positives (uninstalled/user-stopped excluded).
- **Fix B** — recreate volume-ownership: a freshly-created bind dir for a NO-`data_uid` app gets `chown --reference=<parent>` so container-root can write → kills the immich-class recreate EACCES crash-loop. Only fresh dirs (zero regression for existing installs).

VALIDATION PROGRESS (sessions e→f):
1. ✅ Release binary built — sha16 `e0343137b99bf066` (differs from pre-fix `f2aa2fab` → fixes compiled in).
2. ✅ `cargo test -p archipelago crash_recovery` — **13/13 green**, incl. the two new Fix A tests.
3. ✅ Deployed new binary to **.228 canary** (binary-only; FE unchanged at `435b9f92`). Verified live sha `e0343137`, active, RPC OK. Container cgroup confirmed in `user@1000.service` (NOT archipelago.service) → `systemctl stop` is container-safe on .228.
4. ✅ **Fix A PROVEN** — `podman rm -f jellyfin` (non-baseline, no-data_uid) → periodic ExistingOnly reconciler (30s) recreated it; journal: `previously-running app has no container after boot — recreating (desired-state recovery) app_id=jellyfin`.
5. ✅ **Fix B PROVEN** — fresh `package.install uptime-kuma` (no-data_uid, no prior data dir) → bind dir chowned to parent owner `1000:1000` (NOT root:root), state=running, RestartCount=0, no EACCES, app wrote its own subdirs → clean uninstall (container+data-dir gone). all-apps matrix read-only **5/5 (17 apps)**.
6. 🟡 **5× DESTRUCTIVE gate on .228 — NOT yet 5/5, but failures are HARNESS-TOLERANCE FLAKES, NOT Fix A/B regressions** (proven: Fix A logged **0** desired-state-recovery firings during the failures; immich/lnd `RestartCount: 0`, no crashes). Under sustained 5× churn on this 34-app node a *different* heavy-app recovery probe slips each iteration:
   - immich `lan_address` (test 64): 30s probe too tight after archipelago-restart recovery. **FIXED** (settle_stack now waits on immich :2283 when present, cap 180→300s; test 64 deadline 30→90s). Went **ok/ok/ok 3×** after fix.
   - mempool orphan count (test 82): single-shot count caught a transient extra container mid-recreate (clears to 3=3). **FIXED locally** (poll for steady-state ≤30s) — fix is in local `tests/lifecycle/bats/mempool.bats`, NOT yet re-gated.
   - lnd `getinfo recovers after restart` (test 77): already has a generous 240s deadline; peak concurrent load occasionally beats it. lnd itself **HEALTHY** (wallet unlocked — "wallet already unlocked, WalletUnlocker no longer available", RestartCount 0). Likely needs deadline bump or lnd added to within-iteration tolerance. **NOT yet fixed.**
   - NOTE: the 300s settle bump made iterations very long (iter2=1062s) and a diagnostic run wedged in iter3; killed it. Re-think settle (maybe per-app readiness with shorter caps) before the next run.
7. ✅ **DECISION RESOLVED (2026-06-25):** user chose **(B) roll now** AND bundle the fresh UX frontend (per `feedback_deploy_targets_and_ux_bundle`). Gate load-robustness deferred to a separate hardening pass.
8. ✅ **ROLLED** `e0343137` + fresh FE (`index-a75rd6Hy.js`) to .116/.198/.89/.88/.5/.120 (.228 already on it) — all verified `sha=e0343137`, service active. **.15 skipped** (auth reject). See roll table above.
9. ✅ **Harness fixes COMMITTED** `41e7f500` (no longer uncommitted).
10. ✅ **netbird #20 ph4 — legacy installer DELETED**, committed `89d397bb`. `install_netbird_stack` is now orchestrator-manifest → adopt → `bail!` (no in-Rust installer); removed 6 dead helpers + 3 `NETBIRD_*_IMAGE` consts + unused import (~492 lines). `cargo check` clean (0 warnings). Manifest path verified live pre-delete (.228 https:8087→200). **Release binary BUILT: sha `cccb7cfd9c38a651`** (`core/target/release/archipelago`, supersedes `e0343137`) — NOT yet deployed; deploy to .228 + live-verify then roll. Map+rationale: memory `project_netbird_ph4_legacy_deletion_map`. **Pre-existing follow-up (NOT introduced by delete): the manifest path lacks an active #10 OIDC-readiness gate — if that login race resurfaces, add an OIDC-ready gate to the netbird manifest.**

**✅ 2026-06-25 — STRAY 13h GATE on .228 found + killed; mempool RESOLVED.** A `setsid` gate run from session-e was still churning .228 ~13h later (pathologically slow — only reached test 71/lnd; the 300s settle bump is the suspect). Killed its process group (note: `pkill -f bats` self-matches the ssh command's own argv → kill by numeric PID/PGID instead). After kill, `crash_recovery` (Fix A) auto-recovered the immich/indeedhub/netbird stacks — **good live exercise of Fix A**. **mempool fallout RESOLVED:** the gate churn left .228's podman **overlay storage corrupt** (mempool frontend crash-looped — container couldn't write `/etc/nginx`, same image serves fine on .116) → **fixed by rebooting .228** (clears overlay corruption; Fix A staggered-recovered all apps; mempool stable 200). **.198 is PRUNED** bitcoin → mempool requires archival (install correctly refused) → **cleanly uninstalled** the orphan mempool-db. All nodes now correct. LESSON: never leave the gate running unsupervised; reconsider the 300s settle before re-running.

Fleet on `e0343137` + FE `index-a75rd6Hy.js` on .116/.198/.228/.89/.88/.5/.120 (.15 still old). **`89d397bb` (netbird-delete) binary NOT yet deployed anywhere — verify on .228 then roll.** SSH/sudo pw UNIFORM `ThisIsWeb54321@` (**.88 = `ThisIsWeb54321!`**); **UI/RPC: .228=`ThisIsWeb54321@`, .198=`ThisIsWeb54321@`.** Reusable tooling in scratchpad: `deploy-bin.sh`/`remote-apply.sh` (binary+FE swap), `rpc.sh <host> <pw> <method> [params]` (auth.login→call). Gate harness at `~/lifecycle/lifecycle` on .228 — **CHECK it isn't already running/wedged before re-launching**.

---

### ▶ SESSION b (2026-06-23 PM) — earlier, historical

**Canonical resume detail: memory `project_session_resume_2026_06_23b` (▶️ top of MEMORY.md).**
`gitea-vps2/main = 4346007d` pushed; local HEAD `e57514b6` (uninstall fix, committed, **not pushed/deployed**).

Shipped + verified live on .228 (all in 4346007d):
- **Connection-lost FULLY fixed** — companion `image_exists` journal-flood (Stdio::null) + netbird UDP-port reconcile churn (`wait_for_manifest_host_ports` tcp-only). .228: flood→0, ws/db→0 disconnects, load 3.95→2.26.
- **netbird → manifest-driven** (#20 ph4) — 3 manifests + 4 orchestrator primitives (base64 secret, GeneratedCert+`ensure_manifest_certs`, templated-file render `{{HOST_IP}}/{{NETWORK_GATEWAY}}/{{secret:}}`, udp port protocol). Live: https 8087→200, OIDC→200, resolver=gateway. Legacy-Rust delete deferred to post-full-verify.
- **registry-manifest flip (code)** — `EMBED_MANIFESTS` default-on, `main.rs` bounded pre-load `refresh_catalog`. Catalog regenerated w/ 52 embedded manifests but **NOT published** (gitignored + never committed; publish = force-add to gitea-vps2 main). Do after fleet binary roll.
- **UX regression root-caused + fixed** — the mobile/desktop UX (loader/AppLoadingScreen, store-driven launch, app icons, android webview footer) was on `companion-mobile-ux` and **never merged to main**, so any main build silently dropped it. **Merged → main**, frontend redeployed to .228. Android 0.4.9/code13 pushed for user to build APK elsewhere.

In progress — **Workstream F lifecycle bugs** (this §, user-picked next):
- **uninstall ghost — FIXED + pushed (e57514b6) + DEPLOYED to .228.** `handle_package_uninstall` returned Err on any cleanup-residue failure *before* removing the package state entry → ghost in My Apps + revert-to-Installed. Now: split container vs cleanup errors; remove state entry as soon as containers gone (before slow data rm). **LIVE-VERIFY IN PROGRESS:** fresh grafana (not previously installed → no data risk) install→uninstall→reinstall on .228; install was mid image-pull at handoff. RPC recipe + caution in memory `project_session_resume_2026_06_23b`.
- **#15 fedimint guardian — RESOLVED, not stuck** (legit `until` IBD-gate → setup wizard now bitcoin synced; no code change).
- #14 grafana reinstall-stops — verify in the same grafana test (likely same root cause as #13).

Next: finish grafana uninstall/reinstall live-verify on .228 → roll the new binary to the rest of the fleet (.116/.198/.5/.120 still on old binary) → publish embedded catalog (#8) → finish Workstream F (gate CASCADE+progress+all-apps expansion) → Phase 3 Quadlet → multinode.
WATCH: main.rs pre-load `refresh_catalog` (≤25s) slows startup — sanity-check startup→RPC-ready isn't egregious on the fleet roll.

---

### ▶ CURRENT STATE + RESUME (2026-06-23) — earlier session-a baseline (historical)

**✅ HEADLINE (2026-06-23): single-node gate GREEN (`run-gate.sh` 5/5 on .228, 0 not-ok) +
multinode test deploy DONE to 6 nodes.** The exit criterion (§5) is met. Green took fixing **two real
orchestrator bugs** (package.stop per-app grace, 2026-06-22; package.restart phantom stack-member
injection, 2026-06-23 — `order_present_containers`, commit 92d7f52d) plus hardening two single-shot
probes (bitcoin-knots state, immich lan_address). All work is **committed + PUSHED to `gitea-vps2`
(146) `main` @ `ccb594fb`** — the local-only state is resolved. Binary = release sha `5472c575…`.

**▶ DEPLOY STATE (latest backend `5472c575` + UX frontend + one-tap companion APK) — 2026-06-23:**

| Node | Pw | Done | Notes |
|------|----|----|-------|
| .116 (local, http:80) | `ThisIsWeb54321@` | ✅ | dev node: bitcoin mid-IBD + http-only |
| .198 | `archipelago` | ✅ | resilience; user manual-testing here |
| .228 | `archipelago` | ✅ | canonical gate node (5×-green) |
| 100.82.34.38 (archipelago-1) | `archipelago` | ✅ | |
| 100.89.209.89 (archy-x250-pa) | `ThisIsWeb54321@` | ✅ | |
| 100.70.96.88 (archipelago node) | `ThisIsWeb54321!` | ✅ | note the `!` |
| 100.64.83.15 (archy-dev-pa) | ? | ⏳ | UP (tailscale ping ok) but `ThisIsWeb54321@` REJECTED — **need correct pw** |
| 100.66.157.120 (archy-x250-exp) | `ThisIsWeb54321@` | ⏭️ | DOWN — user said leave it |

Deploy scripts saved in scratchpad: `deploy-node.sh` (full binary+FE, sha+health verify) and
`fe-only.sh` (FE-only, no archipelago restart). Reusable: `bash deploy-node.sh <host> <pw> <scheme> 127.0.0.1`.

**▶ COMPANION APK fixed (other agent's commit `5c43e127` + my reconcile):** QR + download were a
zip-wrapped `.apk.zip` (forced unzip). Now serve raw `archipelago-companion.apk` (one-tap) from the
146 raw URL; `CompanionIntroOverlay.vue` + ship/publish scripts repointed; old `.zip` dropped. The
OLD `.apk.zip` URL now 404s, so EVERY node was FE-refreshed to the new build (all 6 verified
`/ : 200` + bundle references `archipelago-companion.apk`).

**▶ MANUAL-TEST BUGS FOUND on .198 → workstream F (§4/§6c).** The green gate is DESTRUCTIVE-tier /
~8 core apps; it SKIPS uninstall/reinstall and has no progress-UI / all-apps coverage. Real bugs:
immich+grafana **uninstall hangs at a solid full-red bar + leaves a ghost in My Apps** (doesn't
actually remove); grafana **reinstall stops**; fedimint guardian shows "waiting for bitcoin sync"
(verify legit vs stuck). These motivate **workstream F** (cascade + progress + all-apps gate).
Also added **§10**: investigate TanStack-Query/push-based state mgmt for neode-ui (the state-drift
root cause behind the stuck bar + ghosts).

**▶ NEXT — agreed task order (do IN ORDER, see §6b):**
1. **netbird #20 ph4** — last real manifest migration.
2. **Phase-3 `use_quadlet_backends`** — orchestrator backends → Quadlet units.
3. **§6c workstream F** — cascade/uninstall + progress-UI + ALL-apps gate; fix the immich/grafana
   uninstall + ghost-My-Apps + reinstall-stops bugs to a 5×-green; then §10 state-mgmt investigation.
4. **Multinode pass** — `docs/multinode-testing-plan.md` (the 6 deployed nodes are ready for manual
   testing now).

**▶ LOOSE ENDS / gotchas for the resuming session:**
- **`neode-ui/src/components/AppLoadingScreen.vue` is UNTRACKED** on .116 — the other agent created it
  but NO committed code imports it (orphan, not in `e825bbed`). Left in place; decide whether to wire
  it in or delete. Not deployed (committed UX doesn't reference it).
- **gitea-local mirror (`localhost:3000`) push is BROKEN** (token redirects to `/login`); push to
  `gitea-vps2` works and is primary. Reconcile the local mirror token if you need it.
- **Don't delete bitcoin/electrum data** (user directive) — run only the DESTRUCTIVE gate
  (`run-gate.sh` default; never set `ARCHY_ALLOW_CASCADE_DESTRUCTIVE` on real nodes with synced chains).
- **.198 gate not run this session** (user was manual-testing there + restarting). .116 gate ran but
  failed 12 tests — ALL environmental (.116 is http-only → ui-coverage hardcodes `https://`; + bitcoin
  mid-IBD → bitcoin/lnd preconditions). NOT product regressions. `gate-116.log` on .116.

**(historical resume notes for the 5× chase below — superseded by the green result above)**

**Headline (2026-06-22):** the production gate's `package.stop` blocker is **FIXED**; **`.228` is 1×-GREEN
(110/110)**; a **fresh 5× run is IN PROGRESS on `.228`** (the single-node exit criterion) after a
real mempool bug found + fixed (below). The gate is now single-node (.228); multinode is split out
(`docs/multinode-testing-plan.md`). The gate is canonically **5×** now — `run-gate.sh` (the `20x`
naming/script was removed 2026-06-22, commit `57a013bc`).

**2026-06-22 (late) — mempool stale-IP bug FOUND + FIXED (real production bug, not a flake):**
The 1st 5× attempt failed iteration 1 on `#74 mempool api backend remains queryable`. Root cause was
NOT timing — the frontend nginx pinned mempool-api's IP at startup (no `resolver`); after the gate
restarts mempool-api (new podman IP) nginx 502s and the UI shows "offline". Fixed in
`mempool-frontend:v3.0.1` (resolver+variable proxy_pass; see `[[project_mempool_nginx_stale_ip_fix]]`
/ `docker/mempool-frontend/`), pushed to vps2, manifests bumped 3.0.0→3.0.1, deployed + resilience-
verified live on .228 (backend restart now auto-recovers). Also fixed the test itself (`mempool.bats`
#74: 180s→300s + real `fail` helper). Commits `0f05f73a` (fix) `57a013bc` (gate rename).

**THE 5× RUN IS DETACHED ON .228 — survives terminal/session close. Check it from any machine:**
```
sshpass -p archipelago ssh archipelago@192.168.1.228 \
  'grep -E "iteration [0-9]+: (PASS|FAIL)|RESULTS|passed:|failed:" /tmp/gate-5x3.log; \
   echo "running pid: $(pgrep -f run-gate.sh$ || echo DONE)"; grep "^not ok" /tmp/gate-5x3.log | sort -u'
```
- Log: `/tmp/gate-5x3.log` on .228 · launched `nohup` · `ARCHY_ITERATIONS=5 ARCHY_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=1`,
  run **ON the node** from `/tmp/lifecycle-run/tests/lifecycle` via `./run-gate.sh` (ARCHY_HOST=127.0.0.1).
  `bats` 1.11.1 + static `jq` 1.7.1 are installed on .228.
- **If all 5 iterations PASS → .228 has met the single-node criterion → demote the banner.**
- If it flakes again: readiness-under-churn (lnd/mempool); hardening in `98f4fa44` (inter-iteration
  `settle_stack()` + readiness windows). Re-copy repo `tests/lifecycle` to /tmp/lifecycle-run, relaunch.

**▶ 2026-06-23 (morning) — 5× FINISHED 2/5; both mempool fails ROOT-CAUSED to ONE real
orchestrator bug (NOT flakes) + FIXED:** the overnight run finished `passed: 2 / failed: 3` on
`gate-5x3.log`, three *distinct one-off* fails, none repeating:
- iter1 `#5 container-list valid state for bitcoin-knots` — pre-launch churn (as predicted); didn't
  repeat. **Hardened anyway:** the probe was a single-shot read; now polls ≤30s for a settled valid
  state so a momentary `restarting`/transient can't flake a 20-min iteration (`bitcoin-knots.bats`).
- iter2 `#74 mempool api queryable` + iter5 `#73 mempool stack running` — **SAME root cause.**
  `package.restart mempool` resolves its container list via `ordered_containers_for_start`, which was
  **injecting phantom stack-member names** (`mysql-mempool`, `archy-mempool-api`, `archy-mempool-web`
  — variant names from the union `startup_order` list that aren't live on this node). The phantom
  `mysql-mempool` is 2nd in the start order; `do_orchestrator_package_start` hits its unknown-app-id
  fallback → `do_package_start` inspect fails "no such object" → the `?` **aborts the whole start
  sequence**, so `mempool-api` (pos 5) + `mempool` frontend (pos 8) never start. They then sat down
  ~6 min until the health monitor independently recovered them → #73 (frontend not running in 180s)
  and #74 (api not queryable in 300s) both flake. Journal proof on .228: `package.restart mempool
  failed: Start failed: mysql-mempool: ... no such object`, 23:27:32.
  **Fix:** `ordered_containers_for_start` now orders only the *actually-present* containers and never
  injects phantom order entries (new pure helper `order_present_containers` + 3 unit tests,
  `dependencies.rs`). This is the SAME class as the mempool nginx bug — a hardcoded-name/reality
  mismatch — and is exactly the manifest-driven-lifecycle anti-pattern the master plan targets.
- **Deploy + relaunch:** built release binary on .116, swapped `/usr/local/bin/archipelago` on .228
  (containers live under `user@1000.service`, NOT the `archipelago.service` cgroup, so a service
  restart does NOT kill them — verified via conmon cgroup paths). Manually verified mempool restart
  keeps the stack up, then relaunched a clean 5× → see `gate-5x4.log` (check cmd above, swap the
  filename). Expectation: all three fixed → 5/5 green → demote the banner.

**Code fixes shipped this session (all on `main`, built + DEPLOYED to .228 AND .198):**
- `2dad64b2` stop honours per-app grace (was `-t 30` deadline racing SIGKILL).
- `760a32bc` reconciler stops resurrecting user-stopped apps (dep-override + host-port watchdog).
- `6e49ce6f` container-list reports user-stopped apps as `stopped` despite a live UI companion.
- `452f05d8` companion self-heal on its own ~30s loop (was gated behind the slow per-app pass).
- Test-harness hardening: `88930558` `53b8e47f` `892ff083` `98f4fa44` (readiness retries, immich/
  fedimint/NPM/lnd windows, inter-iteration settle). Binary built on .116
  `core/target/release/archipelago` (4-fix); deploy = stop archipelago, cp to /usr/local/bin, start.

**NODE-STATE fixes on .228 NOT in the repo (re-apply if .228 is reset/reimaged):**
- nginx `/app/lnd/` proxy target was stale `8081` → fixed to `18083` (sed in
  /etc/nginx/sites-{available,enabled}/archipelago + snippets, then `nginx -s reload`). Repo code is
  correct (18083); old node config was stale.
- Removed a stale orphan `~/.config/containers/systemd/home-assistant.container` (ContainerName
  `home-assistant` ≠ the real `homeassistant` container; it was stuck "activating"). Real app fine.
- electrumx was re-installed (`package.install` w/ image `146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/electrumx:v1.18.0`)
  to re-register it as a tracked manifest app (it had become adopted plain-podman).

**KEY LESSON:** run the lifecycle gate **ON the node**, not via RPC from .116 — its bitcoin/companion/
orphan/endpoint tests use local `podman`/`systemctl`/`bitcoin-cli`/`curl`, so a remote run silently
tests the *runner* (this is why earlier runs from .116 falsely showed "bitcoin in IBD" etc.).

**Remaining (after 5× green):** netbird migration (#20 ph4 — the one real migration left) + btcpay/
mempool stack polish; Phase-3 `use_quadlet_backends`; B flip-on (EMBED_MANIFESTS+sign); per-app test
coverage (~30 apps unwritten); the mobile app-launch UX (§8 Roadmap P1). Multinode → its own plan.

---

### Where we are — Task #20 (manifest lifecycle hooks) + indeedhub migration: DONE & 2-node verified

Manifest-driven lifecycle hooks + the IndeedHub stack migration are **complete and
live-verified on BOTH .228 and .198** (adoption + fresh-create + post_install hook
exec, stable under load). 15 commits this session: `4c1a4e59`..`e2a012d0`. Working
tree clean. The release lifecycle gate is **5×** (`ARCHY_ITERATIONS=5`).

**Shipped (all on `main`, newest first):**
- `e2a012d0` indeedhub frontend health → `tcp:7777` (was http GET `/`; the http check
  false-failed under load and the reconciler churned the frontend — fixed).
- `ff78b312` hook `exec` runs in a transient user scope
  (`systemd-run --user --scope --quiet --collect podman exec …`) — fixes
  "crun: write cgroup.procs: Permission denied" when exec'ing from archipelago.service.
- `ff8f11b8` indeedhub frontend caps `[CHOWN,DAC_OVERRIDE,SETGID,SETUID]` — nginx
  workers died "setgid(101) failed" under the orchestrator's `--cap-drop=ALL`.
- `b73084db` DELETED the legacy indeedhub orchestrator special-cases (−382 lines:
  reconcile_indeedhub_stack, start_indeedhub_backends, the 120s dependency-DNS gate,
  patch_indeedhub_nostr_provider, repair_indeedhub_network_aliases, INDEEDHUB_* consts)
  → "indeedhub" now uses the GENERIC install_fresh/reconcile path.
- `b1eea8c0` 7 indeedhub manifests (apps/indeedhub{,-postgres,-redis,-minio,-relay,-api,
  -ffmpeg}) + `install_indeedhub_stack` orchestrator-first (immich pattern).
- `b94b61f6` `network_aliases` ContainerConfig field (podman_client + quadlet rendering,
  DNS-label validated) — lets the frontend nginx reach `api:4000`/`minio:9000`/`relay:8080`
  on the dedicated `indeedhub-net`.
- `955c54b7`/`4c1a4e59` #20 hooks phases 1-2: schema (LifecycleHooks/HookStep/HostCopy in
  archipelago-container::manifest) + executor `container::hooks::run_post_install`
  (allowlist-canonicalised copy_from_host + scoped exec), wired into `install_fresh`.
- `84031e62` gate 20×→5× (docs only: CLAUDE.md, this file, tests/lifecycle/TESTING.md).

**Design = adoption-safe + manifest-driven.** Manifests reproduce the live install exactly
so existing nodes ADOPT (NoOp) instead of recreate: hyphen container_names the runtime
already references, named volumes `indeedhub-{postgres,redis,minio,relay}-data`,
`indeedhub-net` + network_aliases [postgres|redis|minio|relay|api], generated_secrets reuse
the live /var/lib/archipelago/secrets values (ensure_one no-ops on existing; postgres pw is
fixed at PGDATA init). minio user "indeeadmin" + AES_MASTER_SECRET literal kept. The
frontend image indeedhub:1.0.0 already bakes the iframe nginx (X-Frame omit + nostr-provider.js
+ sub_filter), so the post_install hook (sed X-Frame / copy nostr-provider.js / inject /
nginx reload) is defensive/idempotent. crash_recovery.rs's frontend-after-deps ordering
guard is KEPT on purpose (beneficial; not a blocker).

### ⛔ GATE BLOCKER 2026-06-22 — `package.stop` ignores the per-app stop grace (REAL, fleet-wide, ROOT-CAUSED)

Step 1 (sync .228 tcp-health manifest) is **DONE + verified**. Step 2 (the 5× gate) surfaced a
real, fleet-wide `package.stop` bug — **reproduced on the CLEAN, quadlet-correct .198**, so it is a
genuine product bug, not node contamination. Root cause is fully pinned (below).

**Symptom.** `package.stop <app>` returns `{"status":"stopping"}` but the container **never stops**
(`container-list` shows `running` 60s+); the gate's `wait_for_container_status … stopped 60` times
out. Hits **fedimint, electrumx, bitcoin-knots, btcpay-server, immich** (slow-to-SIGTERM apps).
`filebrowser` passes because it exits on SIGTERM in <30s.

**ROOT CAUSE (from .198 journal during a live `package.stop fedimint`):**
```
WARN  quadlet: systemctl --user stop fedimint.service timed out after 45s
ERROR runtime: package.stop fedimint failed: stop_container fedimint:
      podman stop -t 30 fedimint timed out after 30s: deadline has elapsed
```
The orchestrator stop path **ignores the per-app graceful-stop table** and the wrapper deadline
equals the grace:
- `archipelago::api::rpc::package::runtime::stop_timeout_secs()` defines per-app grace
  (**bitcoin 600s, lnd 330s, electrumx 300s, immich_postgres 120s, fedimint/btcpay 60s**, default 30).
  The **legacy** stop paths use it (runtime.rs:329/607/1060 `podman stop -t <stop_timeout_secs>`).
- The **orchestrator** path does NOT: `prod_orchestrator::stop()` → `ContainerRuntime::stop_container`
  (`container/src/runtime.rs:124`) → API `PodmanClient::stop_container` hardcodes **`?t=10`**
  (podman_client.rs) and the CLI fallback hardcodes **`-t 30`** (runtime.rs:128). fedimint needs 60s
  but gets 10s/30s ⇒ SIGTERM grace expires; the API/CLI stop errors out and the whole stop fails →
  state reverts to `running`.
- **Compounding:** `PODMAN_CLI_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 30s` (runtime.rs:9) wraps `podman stop -t 30`, so
  the await fires **exactly** when podman would SIGKILL → "timed out after 30s" even though the kill
  would land a moment later. The wrapper deadline must exceed the `-t` grace.

**FIX (two parts, design choice flagged):**
1. **Thread the per-app stop grace into the orchestrator stop path.** Either (A) move/duplicate
   `stop_timeout_secs` into the `container` crate and have `stop_container` use it, (B) extend the
   `ContainerRuntime::stop_container` signature to take a `grace: Duration` and have
   `prod_orchestrator::stop()` compute it from the loaded manifest, or **(C, north-star-aligned)**
   add a `stop_grace_secs` field to the manifest (default 30) and read it from `lm.manifest` in
   `stop()`. (C) is the manifest-driven choice; bitcoin/lnd/electrumx/fedimint manifests then declare
   their value. **DECISION NEEDED from owner: A/B (fast, table-based) vs C (manifest-driven).**
2. **Make the CLI/API wrapper deadline = grace + buffer** (e.g. grace + 15s) so podman's SIGKILL
   completes inside the await. Apply to both `PodmanClient::stop_container` (`?t=`+HTTP timeout) and
   the `runtime.rs` CLI fallback (`-t`+`PODMAN_CLI_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT`).
   Add a mock-orchestrator test: a container that ignores SIGTERM for >30s must still end `stopped`.

**Build/deploy after the fix:** `cd core && CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0 cargo build --release -p archipelago`
→ sideload to .228 + .198 (stop archipelago, cp binary, start) → **re-quadletize .228** (its backend
`.container` files are gone from my cascade-gate contamination — reinstall its apps so units
regenerate, matching .198) → re-run the canonical gate (DESTRUCTIVE only).

### ✅/⚠️ FIX SHIPPED + VALIDATED 2026-06-22 — and the gate has MORE causes than the grace bug

**Done:** the grace fix is implemented (option **C+table fallback**: manifest `stop_grace_secs` →
`stop_grace_secs_for()` table; deadline = grace + 15s), unit-tested (3 tests green), committed
(`2dad64b2`), release-built, and **deployed to BOTH .228 and .198** (active, UI 200). Quadlet
regression suite green (37/37). **Validated:** healthy app `vaultwarden` stops cleanly on .198
(running→exited→removed) — no regression; the deployed binary's stop path works.

**The gate stop-failure was MULTI-CAUSED (3 real product bugs) — all 3 now FIXED + the electrumx
lifecycle suite is GREEN (10/10, 66s) on .228:**
1. ✅ **Stop ignored per-app grace** (`podman stop -t 30` spurious 30s timeout) — commit `2dad64b2`.
   Orchestrator now uses manifest `stop_grace_secs` → `stop_grace_secs_for()` table; deadline =
   grace + 15s; applied to quadlet stop + API + CLI.
2. ✅ **Reconciler resurrected user-stopped apps** — commit `760a32bc`. The reconcile filter's
   `dependency_required` override re-included a user-stopped dependency (electrumx ← active mempool),
   the in-memory `disabled` set is wiped on manifest reload, and the host-port "repair" then restarted
   the stopped backend within ~8s. Fix: `ensure_running_with_mode` now bails `Left("user-stopped")`
   when the on-disk `user_stopped` marker is set (the single choke point all reconcile flows through);
   install/start clear the marker first so user actions are unaffected.
3. ✅ **container-list reported user-stopped apps as `running`** — commit `6e49ce6f`. The backend was
   Exited but its UI companion (electrs-ui/bitcoin-ui/…) kept serving the launch port, and the
   state-refresh upgraded any reachable launch port to `running`. Fix: `handle_container_list` forces
   `stopped` for `user_stopped` apps before the launch-port refresh.

**Earlier theories now RESOLVED/superseded:** "fedimint crash-looping" was **probe-induced churn** —
left alone, fedimint is stable (Up 48 min, 0 watchdog restarts/30 min); its restarts during testing
were the host-port watchdog firing while I rapid-cycled stop/start (fixed by #2). "Exited→Stopped
key mismatch" was actually the live-UI-companion launch-port issue (#3). "Grace vs gate-timeout"
(electrumx 300s) was moot — a healthy electrumx honours SIGQUIT and stops in <1s.

**TWO-NODE GATE RESULT (1×, DESTRUCTIVE, both with the 3-fix binary):**
- **.228: 104/110.** All previously-failing `package.stop` tests now PASS (bitcoin/btcpay/electrumx/
  fedimint/immich). Remaining 6: test 31 (companion recreate), 44 (fedimint orphan — probe
  pollution), 55 (immich restart timing), 83 (bitcoin not archival-synced), 94/99 (endpoint/lnd-proxy
  cascade from 83).
- **.198: 94/110.** **14 of 16 failures are one root cause: bitcoin is in IBD** (test 83 says
  `blocks=817652 headers=954850` — ~137k behind). Everything chained to bitcoin cascades: lnd
  (16,85), btcpay (22,23,103), electrumx (37), mempool stack (71,72,73,101), endpoints (94),
  bitcoin.getinfo (7,12). The other 2 are node-independent: **31** (companion recreate) and **44**
  (fedimint orphan pollution).

**CONCLUSION: the lifecycle-stop blocker is FIXED and validated on both nodes.** The residual red is
NOT lifecycle bugs — it is (a) **bitcoin still syncing (IBD)** on the test nodes [test 83 is an
explicit precondition; nothing electrumx/lnd/btcpay/mempool can pass until it finishes], (b) **.228
plain-podman contamination** (my cascade-gate), and (c) two minor items: **test 31** companion-unit
recreate (both nodes — likely the 90s window vs reconcile tick + image step; investigate) and **test
44** orphan fedimint container left by my probing.

**EVERY gate failure is now FIXED or explained — NO lifecycle code bugs remain.** Final read:
- ✅ `package.stop` (the blocker): 3 bugs fixed (`2dad64b2`/`760a32bc`/`6e49ce6f`), green both nodes.
- **bitcoin-IBD cascade** (most of .198's red): environmental — bitcoin syncing (test 83 precondition).
- **test 31** companion-recreate: NOT a product bug. Two things: (a) **FIXED** — the companion
  reconcile stage was gated behind the slow per-app pass; now it runs on its own ~30s loop
  (`452f05d8`). Validated on .228 with the new binary: a deleted `archy-electrs-ui` unit self-heals
  in **~10s** (was stuck 100s+), journal: `companion not active, repairing → wrote quadlet unit →
  companion started`. (b) **HARNESS CAVEAT** — the companion-survives bats does LOCAL `rm`/`systemctl
  --user` (no ssh), so running the gate from .116 against a remote node actually tests **.116's**
  companions with **.116's** (old) binary, not the RPC target. ⇒ the companion-survives suite must be
  run ON the target node (or with the new binary on .116) to be meaningful. This explains the
  "failed on both nodes" runs — both were silently testing .116.
- **test 55** immich restart: NOT a bug — the heavy 3-container stack (postgres+redis+server) restarts
  in >120s under load; immich DOES return to running. *Optional:* bump the immich restart wait.
- **test 44** fedimint orphan: my probe pollution; a teardown clears it.

**To reach a literally-green 5× gate (now infra/node-prep + minor test-window tuning, not lifecycle code):**
1. Let bitcoin finish IBD on a test node (or point the gate at an archival-synced bitcoin).
2. Re-quadletize .228 (reinstall its backends so `.container` units regenerate, matching .198).
   electrumx done; bitcoin/btcpay/fedimint/immich/etc. remain. (Most backends ARE in manifest_ids
   already; this is about regenerating quadlet units + clearing adopted plain-podman state.)
3. Optional: faster companion-reconcile cadence (test 31) + longer immich-restart wait (test 55) +
   clear the test-44 orphan — or simply run the gate on a less-loaded, bitcoin-synced node.
4. ✅ **test 31 ROOT-CAUSED = contamination + load (NOT a product bug).** `companion::reconcile` only
   recreates a deleted companion unit (e.g. `archy-electrs-ui`) when its PARENT backend (electrumx)
   is in `manifest_ids`. On contaminated .228 electrumx ran as plain podman and was NOT a tracked
   manifest install (its `/opt/.../electrumx/manifest.yml` exists on disk but wasn't loaded), so the
   reconciler never iterated it → companion orphaned. **Proven fix:** `package.install electrumx`
   re-registered it (now `reconcile action app_id=electrumx` fires) AND restored the companion (unit
   present, service active). The companion self-heal logic is correct. ⇒ test 31 clears once .228 is
   re-quadletized (step 2). electrumx on .228 is now de-contaminated. Still: clear test-44 orphans.
4. Then run `ARCHY_ITERATIONS=5 ARCHY_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=1` on the synced+quadlet node, then the other.

**Quadlet context (still true, but SEPARATE from the bug above):** quadlet IS the intended backend
runtime — .198 has the backend `.container` files (bitcoin-knots/btcpay-server/fedimint/filebrowser/
indeedhub/gitea/grafana/botfights/…). .228 lost them (only UI companions + home-assistant remain;
`bitcoin-core.container` is `.disabled-20260506`) **because my cascade-gate uninstalled its apps and
my `package.start` restore recreated them as bare `podman run --restart=unless-stopped`** without
regenerating units. Two related hardening items: (a) `package.start` should regenerate a missing
quadlet unit, not fall back to bare podman; (b) re-survey the status doc's "Quadlet-everywhere ~96%"
from `.container`-file presence + `PODMAN_SYSTEMD_UNIT`, not from "container running".

The **stop→stopped STATE reporting is correct** once the container actually stops (server.rs:1334
keeps a `--rm`'d app visible as `Stopped` via the `user_stopped` guard — proven on filebrowser); the
bug is purely "container never stops", not "state not reported".

### MY-SESSION ERRATA (own it on resume)
- I ran the gate with `ARCHY_ALLOW_CASCADE_DESTRUCTIVE=1`, which is **NOT** the canonical gate (that
  is `ARCHY_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=1` only — stop/start/restart, no uninstall/reinstall; see run-gate.sh
  "Suggested release-gate invocation"). Cascade ran uninstall/reinstall on every app and, when I
  killed the run mid-iteration, left bitcoin-knots/electrumx/btcpay/fedimint/immich uninstalled or
  stranded. **I fully restored .228** (reinstalled bitcoin-knots with the correct image
  `146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/bitcoin-knots:latest`; started the rest; cleared a stale
  `user-stopped.json`). Verified healthy: UI 200, 35 containers, 17 apps `running`.
- Reinstall gotcha: `package.install` needs a REAL image ref in `dockerImage`; a bare app name
  → `Invalid Docker image format`.

### NEXT STEPS (in order) — SINGLE-NODE (.228) criterion
1. ✅ **DONE** — 4 stop/reconcile bugs fixed + deployed (`2dad64b2` grace, `760a32bc`
   reconcile-resurrection guard, `6e49ce6f` container-list user-stopped, `452f05d8` companion
   cadence). Plus test-harness fixes (lnd/immich/fedimint/NPM readiness + config).
2. ✅ **DONE** — gate run **ON .228** (synced bitcoin): **110/110 GREEN** (1×). Key lesson:
   **run the gate on the node**, not via RPC from .116 (local podman/systemctl/bitcoin probes).
3. ◧ **5× run on .228 in progress** (`ARCHY_ITERATIONS=5 ARCHY_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=1`, on the node).
   5 consecutive clean iterations = the single-node gate criterion → demote the banner.
4. **netbird migration (#20 phase 4)** — the one real migration left; assess setup steps first (TLS
   cert gen, config files, resolver IP — may need host-file-write hooks beyond exec/copy_from_host;
   legacy is install_netbird_stack in stacks.rs). Then btcpay/mempool stack polish.
5. Hardening: `package.start` should regenerate a missing quadlet unit, not fall back to bare podman.

**Multinode / fleet (.198 + the rest) → `docs/multinode-testing-plan.md` (separate, after .228 green).**
Carry-over notes for that plan: .198 bitcoin was mid-IBD; the lnd `/app/lnd/` nginx proxy had a
stale `8081` target on .228 (repo code is correct at 18083 — re-check on other nodes).

### KNOWN ISSUES / WATCH-OUTS
- **.198 is a weak/loaded node** (load avg ~3–5). The generic reconcile recreates
  containers it deems unhealthy; under load, false-failing health checks → churn. The
  tcp-health fix (`e2a012d0`) mitigated the frontend case. If the lifecycle gate churns on
  .198, look for other apps whose http health checks false-fail under load → prefer tcp.
- **Many concurrent SSH sessions to .198 wedge its sshd** (MaxStartups) — it pings but SSH
  hangs for minutes. Use ONE ssh at a time to .198; `pkill -f 192.168.1.198` to clear strays.
- Hook `exec` only works in the scoped form (committed). `copy_from_host` is direct `cp`.

### DEPLOY / VERIFY FACTS (both nodes, ISO Debian, glibc 2.41 — binary built on .116 runs on both)
- **Build:** `cd core && CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0 cargo build --release -p archipelago`
  (~12 min, opt-level=3). Binary at `core/target/release/archipelago`. Linker
  "undefined hidden symbol" → rebuild with CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0. `archipelago` is a
  bin-only crate (no lib). Filtered tests: `cargo test -p archipelago --bin archipelago -- hooks quadlet`.
- **Sideload:** `scp binary $H:/tmp/archipelago-new` → `sudo systemctl stop archipelago;
  sudo cp /tmp/archipelago-new /usr/local/bin/archipelago; sudo chmod +x …; sudo systemctl
  start archipelago`. Containers SURVIVE the restart (--restart unless-stopped +
  podman-restart.service). Binary path is /usr/local/bin/archipelago.
- **Manifests** live at /opt/archipelago/apps/<app_id>/manifest.yml (root-owned ok). The
  orchestrator CACHES them at startup → **edit on disk then RESTART archipelago to reload**.
  Bulk deploy: `tar czf t.tgz -C apps indeedhub indeedhub-postgres indeedhub-redis
  indeedhub-minio indeedhub-relay indeedhub-api indeedhub-ffmpeg`; scp; `sudo tar xzf t.tgz
  -C /opt/archipelago/apps`.
- **Nodes:** .228 = 192.168.1.228, SSH pw `archipelago`, RPC/UI pw `password123` (https).
  .198 = 192.168.1.198, SSH pw `archipelago`, **RPC/UI pw `ThisIsWeb54321@`** (https). Both
  have the 7-container indeedhub stack + secrets + named volumes pre-existing.
- **Trigger install via RPC:** `auth.login` (sets session+csrf cookies) → send the csrf
  cookie value as `X-CSRF-Token` header → `package.install` with params
  `{"id":"indeedhub","dockerImage":"<any>"}` (dockerImage required even for stacks; install
  is async → returns `{"status":"installing"}`). install logs go to
  /var/log/archipelago/container-installs.log (best-effort) AND journalctl -u archipelago.
- **Fresh-create test recipe:** `podman rm -f indeedhub` (stateless frontend) → package.install
  indeedhub → expect install_fresh + post_install hook (all 4 steps `ok`) + UI 200 on :7778
  (/ , /nostr-provider.js, /api/). On adoption the frontend is NoOp (hook does NOT run —
  install_fresh is the only hook trigger).

## 9. Documentation map (what survives)

This master plan is the hub. Authoritative standalone docs (linked above), kept:

- **Design:** `architecture.md`, `app-developer-guide.md`,
  `APP-PACKAGING-MIGRATION-PLAN.md`, `registry-manifest-design.md`,
  `marketplace-protocol.md`, `dht-distribution-design.md`,
  `multi-node-architecture.md`, `rust-orchestrator-migration.md`,
  `bulletproof-containers.md`, `three-mode-ui-design.md`, `dual-ecash-design.md`,
  `meshroller-integration-design.md`, `phase4-streaming-ecash-plan.md`, `adr/*`.
- **Reference:** `app-manifest-spec.md`, `api-reference.md`, `developer-guide.md`,
  `operations-runbook.md`, `troubleshooting.md`, `user-walkthrough.md`,
  `bitcoin-rpc-relay.md`, `security-code-audit-2026-03.md`, `GAMEPAD-NAV.md`,
  `SEED-VERIFICATION.md`, `hotfix-process.md`, `app-registry-status-2026-06-21.md`.

All dated handoffs/resumes/transcripts/superseded trackers were consolidated here
and removed (recoverable via git) on 2026-06-21.

## 10. Backlog — investigate frontend state management (2026-06-23)

**Investigate adopting a real client-state/data-fetching layer for `neode-ui`** instead of
the current hand-rolled Pinia stores + ad-hoc fetch/poll patterns. Motivation: lifecycle/UX
bugs like the stuck "full-red" install/uninstall progress bar and ghost **My Apps** entries
(see §6c) are partly a *state-sync* problem — the UI's view of package state drifts from the
backend and isn't reliably invalidated/refetched. A principled query/cache layer (request
dedup, background refetch, cache invalidation on mutation, optimistic updates, retry/stale
handling) would make these classes of bug structurally hard.

**Research → recommend → (maybe) adopt:**
- Evaluate **TanStack Query** (Vue Query) as the leading candidate, plus alternatives
  (Pinia Colada, vue-query alternatives, plain Pinia + a disciplined invalidation layer, or
  an SSE/WebSocket push model for package-state events instead of polling).
- Criteria: fit with the existing Pinia/RPC architecture, bundle-size cost, offline/PWA
  behaviour, how cleanly it models long-running mutations (install/uninstall with progress),
  and whether a push channel for package-state changes is the better root-cause fix.
- Deliverable: a short design note + a recommendation, then a scoped migration of the
  package-lifecycle surfaces (My Apps / install / uninstall / update progress) as the proof
  case — sequence AFTER workstream F (it informs F's progress-UI fix and vice-versa).

## 10b. Backlog — intelligent launch-port selection (2026-06-26)

**Replace the per-app static launch-port map with a smart, manifest-first heuristic.** Gitea
launched at **:2222 (SSH)** instead of **:3001 (web)** on a node missing the gitea manifest on
disk: `manifest_lan_address_for` returned None → the code fell through to `extract_lan_address`,
which returns podman's **first-listed** published port, and podman lists `2222->22` before
`3001->3000`. Patched 2026-06-26 (`670ebb06`) with a static `"gitea" => 3001` entry in
`lan_address_for` (`core/container/src/podman_client.rs`) — but that's a per-app band-aid (the
anti-pattern CLAUDE.md warns against; the map already carries bitcoin/lnd/mempool/immich/… by hand).

**Real fix (do this, then delete the static entries):**
- **Primary** is already correct — derive the launch URL from the manifest's declared
  `interfaces.main` port. The failure was only the *fallback*. The north-star cure is
  registry-distributed manifests (workstream B) so the manifest is always present and we never
  guess.
- **Smart fallback** — make `extract_lan_address` stop returning the blind first port: **skip
  container-side ports that are known non-HTTP (22/SSH, etc.) and prefer the published port whose
  container side matches the manifest `health_check` endpoint / a known web port.** Fixes the whole
  multi-port-app class generically (no per-app hardcoding), and lets us drop the static map.
- ~20-line change to one function + unit tests; rides the next fleet roll. NOT a free-port
  remap (that's `port_allocator.rs`, which already resolves host-port *collisions* — a different
  problem; gitea's web UI was never in conflict).

## 10c. Backlog — generalize the archival/full-node install blocker (2026-06-26)

**Make "this app needs an un-pruned (archival, txindex) Bitcoin node" a manifest-declared
dependency, applied to every app that needs it — using the electrumX/mempool blocker as the
reference behavior.** Today the gate works but is **hardcoded**: `requires_unpruned_bitcoin()` in
`core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/dependencies.rs` is a literal `matches!(package_id, "electrumx"
| "electrs" | "mempool-electrs" | "mempool" | "mempool-web")`, and install `bail!`s with
`archival_bitcoin_required_message` when `bitcoin.pruned` is true or disk < `ARCHIVAL_BITCOIN_DISK_GB`
(1 TB). That's the same per-app-hardcoding anti-pattern as the gitea static map (§10b) and the
`install_*_stack` Rust — any new app needing a full node is silently *un*-gated until someone edits
this match.

**Do:**
- **Declare it in the manifest** — e.g. `requires: { bitcoin: archival }` (or a
  `dependencies.bitcoin.pruned: false` constraint) so the install pre-flight reads the requirement
  from the manifest set instead of a hardcoded list. Covers future apps automatically (manifest-driven
  north star).
- **Audit coverage** — confirm EVERY archival-dependent app is gated (electrumX, electrs,
  mempool + its electrs, and any BTC-indexer/explorer added later); add a unit test asserting the
  manifest constraint ⇒ blocker fires.
- **UX** — the blocker must be a clear, surfaced **pre-install** state in the UI (not just an RPC
  `bail!` string): explain *why* (pruned node / insufficient disk), what to do (add ~1 TB, resync
  un-pruned with txindex), and keep the app visibly "requires archival node" rather than a confusing
  generic failure. Pairs with workstream F's honest-progress/blocker UX.
- Reference: the existing `package-install-prune-check` dependency descriptor (dependencies.rs:208)
  is the seam to make data-driven.

## 10d. Mesh — Meshtastic MeshCore-parity (in the fleet binary; one open bug) (2026-06-26)

**Status: shipped as commit `8fdb45e8` and now riding in the rolled fleet binary** (built into the
#9 deploy from HEAD, sha `0060dcd6…`). The Meshtastic driver auto-provisions LoRa **region (EU_868)**
and a shared **channel "archipelago"** via the official admin API (`set_config`=field34,
`set_channel`=field33) — discovery, bidirectional RF, and **sending** are all verified on **.116 + .228**.
Detail + history: [[project_meshtastic_parity]].

**Open work (slot after WS-F #9–11, before/with multinode):**
- **RECEIVED-message surfacing bug** — the running driver does **not** surface received messages
  (`mesh.messages` stays `[]`) even though the radio physically receives them. An instrumentation
  build was in flight to locate where the inbound packet is dropped between the radio serial/BLE read
  and the `mesh.messages` store. This is the one blocker to closing MeshCore parity.
- **.198 radio is bad** — won't persist config (needs a reflash) so it's not a usable mesh test node;
  use .116/.228 for mesh verification.
- Definition of done: a message sent from a MeshCore/Meshtastic peer on channel "archipelago" appears
  in `mesh.messages` on the receiving archipelago node, end-to-end, on ≥2 LAN nodes.