# REVIEW-rcust.md — Adversary ledger for the recipe-customization restructure phase

SSOT for this phase: `/srv/cc-ci/cc-ci-plan/recipe-custom-restructure-full-plan.md`.
Gates: **M1** (implementation verified — branch `restructure/recipe-custom`, unit+concurrency+lint
green on cold clone, resolved-customization diff clean for all 21 recipes, adversarial diff review)
and **M2** (merged + real-CI regression sweep matching baseline matrix). DONE requires fresh PASS
for both with no open VETO.

I own this file and the `## Adversary findings` section of BACKLOG-rcust.md only.

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## Standing watch items (what I will hunt at M1/M2)

- **Coverage loss** (cardinal risk): for every migrated recipe, old loaders' effective customization
  values must equal new `meta.load()` values. Throwaway diff script over all 21 recipe dirs; any
  delta = finding.
- **Assertion weakening** in `tests/<recipe>/` diffs — migrations must be mechanical only (signatures,
  fixture/key renames, underscore prefixes). Any changed assert/expected value = VETO.
- **Deleted-code fallout** — dangling refs to `_recipe_meta`, `_load_meta`, `_recipe_extra_env`,
  `_recipe_meta_flag`, `declared_deps`, `is_canonical_enrolled`, `OIDC_AT_INSTALL`,
  `CHAOS_BASE_DEPLOY`, `SKIP_GENERIC`, `setup_custom_tests`, `deps_apps`, `deps_creds`, `deployed_app`.
- **Validation gaps** — typo'd key / wrong type / callable-on-data-key must raise MetaError, not pass.
- **R2 fixed end-to-end** — orchestrator load path delivers SCREENSHOT to screenshot.py.
- **HC2 / F2-11 integrity** — repo-local default-deny, requires_deps skip-report, generic floor
  semantics all unchanged.

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## Verdicts

_(no GATE verdict yet — M1 is not claimed. M1 only claims after P1–P6 are all on the branch;
Builder has landed P1 (472a68b) + P2 (8cd72fd) and is mid-P3. The interim pre-review below is
front-loaded break-it work on the FROZEN P1/P2 commits — NOT an M1 PASS.)_

### Interim pre-review of frozen P1+P2 (branch @ 8cd72fd) — @2026-06-10, cold from upstream clone

Done as idle-time break-it work while no gate is pending. P1/P2 phase commits won't be rewritten
(Builder adds P3+ on top), so reviewing them now is non-wasted and front-loads M1. Cold clone of
`origin/restructure/recipe-custom` into `/tmp/rcust-verify` from the true upstream remote.

**No defects found so far.** Results:

1. **Deleted-code fallout — CLEAN.** Grepped `runner/ tests/ scripts/` for live refs to every deleted
   symbol (`_recipe_meta`, `_load_meta`, `_recipe_extra_env`, `_recipe_meta_flag`, `declared_deps`,
   `is_canonical_enrolled`, `OIDC_AT_INSTALL`, `CHAOS_BASE_DEPLOY`, `SKIP_GENERIC`,
   `setup_custom_tests`, `deps_apps`, `deps_creds`, `deployed_app`). All hits are comments/docstrings
   explaining the deletion, test names, or the intentionally-RETAINED `CCCI_SKIP_GENERIC*` env form
   (kept per P2c). Zero live call-sites. `setup_custom_tests.sh` files gone.
2. **All-recipes-load-clean (typo gate) — PASS, independently.** Ran `meta.load()` (pure stdlib) over
   all 21 recipe dirs cold via plain python3 (did NOT trust the Builder's test_meta.py). All 21 load;
   non-default key sets sane. Every ALL-CAPS key used in any recipe_meta.py is in the 14-key registry.
3. **Coverage-loss diff (CARDINAL check) — ZERO deltas on data keys + hook presence.** Throwaway
   harness (`/tmp/diff_meta.py`) reproduces main's six-loader effective resolution (`_load_meta`,
   `declared_deps`, `is_enrolled`, `_recipe_extra_env`) from MAIN's recipe_meta files and diffs vs the
   BRANCH's `meta.load()` for all 21 recipes. After correcting one harness artifact (EXTRA_ENV default
   is `{}` not None), **0/21 recipes show any delta** for HEALTH_PATH/HEALTH_OK/DEPLOY_TIMEOUT/
   HTTP_TIMEOUT/BACKUP_CAPABLE/EXPECTED_NA/UPGRADE_BASE_VERSION/DEPS/WARM_CANONICAL + presence of
   READY_PROBE/BACKUP_VERIFY/UPGRADE_EXTRA_ENV/EXTRA_ENV/SCREENSHOT.
4. **Validation gaps — CLOSED.** Crafted tmp recipe_metas: typo'd key → MetaError (with "did you mean
   DEPLOY_TIMEOUT?"); wrong type (`DEPLOY_TIMEOUT="str"`) → MetaError; callable on data key
   (`DEPLOY_TIMEOUT=lambda ctx:...`) → MetaError; `_PRIVATE`/lowercase-helper → loads clean (exemption
   works). All four behave per the locked decision.
5. **meta.py read** — single `exec()`, frozen `RecipeMeta` generated from `KEYS`, `_coerce` rejects
   bool-as-int and callable-on-data-key; `non_default` compares vs registry default. No issues.

**Still UNVERIFIED for M1 (do NOT treat above as M1 PASS):** full `pytest tests/unit -q` +
`pytest tests/concurrency -q` + `scripts/lint.sh` cold on the cc-ci host; R2 end-to-end through the
real orchestrator screenshot path; P3 ctx-hook signature migration (assert byte-identical, legacy
`lambda domain:` raises clear MetaError); P4/P5/P6; re-run the coverage diff on the FINAL branch
(P3 changes hook signatures); recipe-test diffs are mechanical-only (no assertion weakening);
HC2/F2-11/generic-floor integrity. These wait for the `claim(rcust): M1`.

### Interim pre-review of frozen P3 (branch @ fd02d9f) — @2026-06-10, cold from upstream clone

Builder landed P3 (uniform ctx hook convention) and moved to P4, so P3 is frozen. Pre-reviewed it.
**No defects found.**

1. **Mechanical-migration discipline — HELD (no VETO trigger).** `git diff 8cd72fd..fd02d9f` over
   `tests/*/` shows ZERO changed assert/expected literals. Every hook change is purely
   `def HOOK(domain[, meta])` → `def HOOK(ctx)` + `domain` → `ctx.domain` in the body. Spot-checked
   cryptpad/mumble/ghost/lasuite-drive recipe_meta.py + lasuite-drive ops.py: seeded values, return
   dicts, paths, status codes, and the `pre_restore` `assert _psql(...) in (...)` are byte-identical
   apart from the `ctx.` deref.
2. **HookCtx — present + complete.** `meta.HookCtx` frozen dataclass has all 5 documented fields
   (`.domain`, `.base_url`, `.meta`, `.deps`, `.op`); `meta.hook_ctx(domain, meta, op=…)` factory
   builds it and pulls `deps` from `$CCCI_DEPS_FILE`. All call sites migrated: run_recipe_ci
   `pre_<op>`, BACKUP_VERIFY; lifecycle `extra_env` + READY_PROBE; screenshot `SCREENSHOT(page, ctx)`.
   (NB my first pass falsely flagged "no HookCtx" — that was a STALE WORKTREE at P2; corrected by
   checking out fd02d9f. Logged here for honesty.)
3. **Legacy-signature guard (P3.4) — PRESENT + works, live-probed.** `meta.check_hook_signature`
   exact-matches positional params and raises a CLEAR MetaError naming the P3 migration + HookCtx
   fields. Wired into both `load()` (recipe_meta hooks; SCREENSHOT expects `(page, ctx)`, rest
   `(ctx)`) and the orchestrator (ops.py `pre_<op>`). Crafted tmp metas: legacy `READY_PROBE(domain)`,
   `SCREENSHOT(page, domain, meta)`, `EXTRA_ENV(domain)` all → MetaError at load; `READY_PROBE(ctx)`
   loads clean. No silent mid-run TypeError path.
4. **Coverage diff re-run at P3 head — still 0/21 deltas** (hook presence + all data keys unchanged).

Net: P1+P2+P3 all clean under cold adversarial probing. M1 still gated on full unit+concurrency+lint
on the cc-ci host, P4–P6, R2 end-to-end via the real screenshot orchestrator path, and a final
coverage re-diff. No findings filed; no VETO.

### Interim pre-review of frozen P4 (branch @ 29a28e2) — @2026-06-10T18:55Z, cold from fresh host clone

Builder landed P4 (custom-test ergonomics) and moved to P5, so P4 is frozen. Pre-reviewed it cold.
**No defects found.** NOT an M1 verdict — M1 stays gated (see "Still UNVERIFIED" below).

Cold acceptance (fresh `git clone` on cc-ci host at 29a28e2, my own checkout — not the Builder's):
- `cc-ci-run -m pytest tests/unit -q` → **184 passed** (exact match to claim; full suite, no
  cross-fixture pollution from the session-scoped `deps` fixture).
- `cc-ci-run -m pytest tests/unit/test_discovery.py test_discovery_phase2.py
  test_conftest_fixtures.py -q` → 14 passed.
- `nix develop .#lint --command scripts/lint.sh` → **lint: PASS** (ruff format/check, deadnix,
  shfmt, shellcheck, yamllint all clean).

Correctness probes:
1. **Placement-rule claim ("zero in-repo users of top-level custom tests") — HOLDS.** Filesystem
   sweep of every `tests/<recipe>/test_*.py`: ALL are lifecycle names (test_{install,upgrade,
   backup,restore}.py). No top-level non-lifecycle custom exists in-repo, so dropping the top-level
   glob in `discovery.custom_tests` loses ZERO coverage. The lifecycle-name exclusion is retained
   inside functional/playwright as the double-run safety net.
2. **Discovery diff — clean.** Top-level `glob(test_*.py)` branch removed; functional/ + playwright/
   subdir globs retained with `basename not in lifecycle_names` guard. Docstring + module header
   updated to state the placement RULE.
3. **Test changes are adaptation + strengthening, NOT weakening (no VETO trigger).**
   - `test_discovery_phase2`: renamed to `..._placement_rule_...`; now ASSERTS the top-level
     `test_sso_smoke.py` is `not in names` (new negative assertion proving the behavior change),
     while functional/playwright customs are still `in names` and lifecycle name excluded.
   - `test_discovery::test_custom_tests_repo_local_gated`: repo-local custom moved from top-level
     into `functional/`; HC2 default-deny (`== []` when unapproved) and approved-case
     (`functional/test_sso.py in names`, `test_install.py` excluded) both INTACT. HC2 integrity
     preserved.
4. **op_state fixture — correct.** Skips with clear reason on unset env / missing file / non-JSON
   (`except ValueError` catches JSONDecodeError); reads & returns parsed dict otherwise. Tests
   cover 3 of 4 paths (the non-JSON skip path is untested — minor coverage gap, not a defect; the
   branch is trivially correct by inspection).

Net: P1+P2+P3+P4 all clean under cold adversarial probing; both halves of every phase claim
(unit count + lint) reproduced cold on a fresh clone. No findings filed; no VETO.

**Still UNVERIFIED for M1 (do NOT treat above as M1 PASS):** P5 (manifest) + P6 (docs);
`pytest tests/concurrency -q` cold; R2 end-to-end through the real orchestrator screenshot path;
final coverage re-diff on the COMPLETE branch (P1–P6, all 21 recipes, effective customization set
unchanged); recipe-test diffs mechanical-only across the whole branch; HC2/F2-11/generic-floor
integrity at the final head. These wait for `claim(rcust): M1`.

### Interim pre-review of frozen P5 (branch @ 68954be) — @2026-06-10T19:06Z, cold from fresh host clone

Builder landed P5 (customization manifest) and moved to P6, so P5 is frozen. Pre-reviewed it cold.
**No blocking defect; one secret-SURFACE observation raised (heads-up to Builder, NOT a VETO, NOT
an M1 secret-leak failure).** NOT an M1 verdict.

Cold acceptance (fresh `git clone` on cc-ci host at 68954be, my own checkout):
- `cc-ci-run -m pytest tests/unit -q` → **191 passed** (exact match to claim).
- `nix develop .#lint --command scripts/lint.sh` → **lint: PASS**.

Primary adversarial target — SECRET LEAKAGE via the new manifest surface (D-gate: published logs +
dashboard contain NO secrets, incl. generated app passwords):
1. **Generated/runtime secrets — NOT exposed (gate holds).** `manifest.build` collects only:
   `meta_non_default` (static recipe_meta), hook NAMES (pre-ops/install_steps.sh/compose.ccci.yml),
   overlay FILENAMES, custom-test COUNTS, and env-override KEY names (printed `KEY=1`, value never
   rendered). It never touches `deps` (client_secret), `op_state`, abra-generated app passwords, or
   any env VALUE. The cardinal concern — generated app passwords on the dashboard — is structurally
   absent from this surface.
2. **Cold all-recipes sweep.** Built+rendered the manifest for all 21 recipes on the host; grepped
   the rendered blocks AND the results.json `customization` payload for secret/password/token/key/
   credential and for any 32+ char high-entropy string. The ONLY hit, across every recipe, is
   plausible's `EXTRA_ENV.SECRET_KEY_BASE` =
   `"ccciplausibletestkeybase64charsexactlyforCIephemeral4567890123"`.
3. **OBSERVATION (not a leak):** that value is a HARDCODED, committed, PUBLIC dummy CI constant
   (tests/plausible/recipe_meta.py, in the open-source repo) — not a generated or real secret.
   `meta_non_default` dumps EXTRA_ENV literal dicts verbatim into the log AND results.json (→
   dashboard), so a field literally named `SECRET_KEY_BASE` with a value now appears on the
   dashboard. No real secret is exposed (it's public), so this is NOT a D-gate failure and does NOT
   block P5. BUT it's a standing surface: (a) a dashboard secret-scan gets a true-positive-shaped
   hit on a public dummy (noise that could mask a real leak), and (b) if any recipe ever set a real
   secret-ish literal in a meta dict, the manifest would surface it unredacted. Flagged to Builder
   via BUILDER-INBOX as a heads-up to consider redacting values of sensitive-named meta keys before
   M1. Will re-examine on the real dashboard at the M1 cold-verify.
4. **HC2-honoring — confirmed.** Manifest routes ALL repo-local reads through `discovery._gated`
   (ops.py loop direct; `install_steps`/`resolve_overlay_op`/`custom_tests` each call `_gated`
   internally). An unapproved repo-local recipe contributes nothing to the manifest.
5. **Pure presentation — holds.** `build()` only reads files/env and returns a dict; `render()`
   formats a string. Called at run_recipe_ci.py:889-890 (print) + embedded at :1261 into results;
   no state mutation, no verdict influence. `_jsonable` renders callables as `'<hook>'` (so a
   callable EXTRA_ENV/READY_PROBE never leaks closure internals) and tuples→lists for JSON.

Net: P1–P5 all clean under cold adversarial probing; every phase claim (unit count + lint)
reproduced cold. No findings filed; no VETO. One non-blocking secret-surface heads-up sent.

**Still UNVERIFIED for M1:** P6 (docs); `pytest tests/concurrency -q` cold; R2 end-to-end via the
real orchestrator screenshot path; final coverage re-diff on the COMPLETE branch (all 21 recipes,
effective customization unchanged); recipe-test diffs mechanical-only across the whole branch;
HC2/F2-11/generic-floor integrity at final head; AND — at the M1 dashboard check — confirm the
SECRET_KEY_BASE-named field on the real dashboard is the accepted public dummy (or redacted).
These wait for `claim(rcust): M1`.