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Summary

Add a dormant, fail-closed all-agent host-local inference qualification contract and bind the rootless Podman CPU candidate proof to source-matched prerequisite evidence before runtime construction. Add the real injected Podman runtime-provider state-mutation facet with exact socket/executable authority, durable fencing, rollback, activation, release, and interruption recovery. Production Podman selection remains disabled.

Related Issue

Closes #9142

Related to #7744

Changes

  • Define the 24-case protected Linux, architecture, acceleration, registered-agent, and local-inference qualification contract without adding a trusted workflow catalog or activation registration.
  • Require the credential-free Podman CPU proof to consume complete Docker-unavailable, exact-source, socket-free candidate evidence before constructing any runtime engine.
  • Generalize the existing container state-mutation machinery behind a provider-neutral facade while retaining Docker's public surface, operation scope, binding digest, handles, and persisted behavior.
  • Add a candidate-only Podman state-mutation engine scope and bundle facet with exact socket and executable revalidation, persisted engine authority, durable retry intent, runtime/mount identity checks, rollback, activation proof, release, and recovery.
  • Route the named Hermes consumer through the selected provider's supported state-mutation surface; keep Docker capability selection and the production provider registry unchanged.
  • Cover malformed candidate evidence, duplicate/unknown agents, Docker parity, Podman authority drift, lost responses, recovery, exact provider handles, and production non-registration.

Type of Change

  • Code change (feature, bug fix, or refactor)
  • Code change with doc updates
  • Doc only (prose changes, no code sample modifications)
  • Doc only (includes code sample changes)

Quality Gates

  • Tests added or updated for changed behavior
  • Existing tests cover changed behavior — justification:
  • Tests not applicable — justification:
  • Docs updated for user-facing behavior changes
  • Docs not applicable — justification: This PR adds dormant internal qualification and injected provider machinery; it does not register, advertise, document, or enable Podman as supported.
  • Sensitive paths changed (security, policy, credentials, preflight, onboarding, inference, runner, sandbox, or messaging)
  • Sensitive-path review completed or maintainer-approved waiver recorded — reviewer/approval link/justification: Codex Desktop completed the independent sensitive-path review for reviewed commit 932a45418. Issue [Epic #7744 3/6][B4-E2] Add protected inference qualification and Podman execution #9142 accepts the candidate-only non-registration scope, and production provider selection remains unchanged.
  • Non-success, skipped, or missing CI check accepted by maintainer — check name, approval link, and follow-up issue:

Documentation Writer Review

  • Documentation writer subagent reviewed the completed changes
  • Result: no-docs-needed
  • Evidence: At commit 932a45418, the code stays within issue [Epic #7744 3/6][B4-E2] Add protected inference qualification and Podman execution #9142’s dormant candidate-only scope, production selection remains Docker and Kubernetes only, and no user-facing documentation change is required. The requested workflow fix watches both shared state-mutation modules, and its contract test requires both paths. The latest PR-specific source change aligns the source-shape test-budget title; later merge commits preserve the effective PR behavior. Focused tests passed 100/100, the policy-boundary build and source-shape check passed, git diff --check passed, and the protected Podman proof passed.
  • Agent: Codex Desktop

DGX Station Hardware Evidence

  • Tested on DGX Station
  • Tested commit:
  • Station profile/scenario:
  • Result: not-run
  • Supporting evidence: Protected/live qualification is reserved for CI and later B4-G matrix execution.

Verification

  • PR description includes a Signed-off-by: line and every commit appears as Verified in GitHub
  • Normal pre-commit, commit-msg, and pre-push hooks passed, or npm run validate:pr passed after refreshing origin/main when hooks were skipped or unavailable — the focused workflow test passed 3/3, source-shape validation passed, and the pre-push CLI type-check passed for the reviewed PR diff; GitHub checks for commit 932a45418 are running.
  • Targeted behavior tests pass for the current change set, or tests are marked not applicable above — the focused workflow contract test passed 3/3 for reviewed commit 932a45418. GitHub CI is pending.
  • Applicable broad gate passed — not run; focused validation passed locally, and the protected Podman proof passed for the reviewed commit in GitHub CI.
  • Quality Gates section completed with required justifications or waivers
  • No secrets, API keys, or credentials committed
  • npm run docs builds without warnings (doc changes only)
  • Doc pages follow the style guide (doc changes only)
  • New doc pages include SPDX header and frontmatter (new pages only)

Signed-off-by: Aaron Erickson aerickson@nvidia.com

Signed-off-by: Aaron Erickson <aerickson@nvidia.com>
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The PR adds protected Podman runtime qualification, source-bound prerequisite evidence, provider-neutral state mutation, and candidate-only lifecycle validation for rootless Podman sandboxes.

Changes

Protected Podman runtime

Layer / File(s) Summary
Qualification and candidate evidence
test/e2e/registry/native-runtime-qualification.ts, test/e2e/support/native-runtime-qualification.test.ts, .github/workflows/podman-cpu-proof.yaml, test/e2e/live/podman-cpu-lifecycle.test.ts
Defines the qualification matrix, validates exact candidate evidence, records the source revision, and checks prerequisites before runtime discovery.
Provider-neutral state mutation
src/lib/adapters/*, src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/*, src/lib/shields/hermes-runtime-state-mutation.ts
Adds Podman state-mutation authority and generalizes container state mutation, lifecycle authority, handles, receipts, and provider validation.
Provider-qualified control and test harnesses
scripts/*, test/helpers/docker-state-mutation-harness.ts, test/runtime-state-mutation-*.test.ts
Accepts validated provider identifiers, preserves provider-qualified handles, and rejects cross-provider handles.
Podman lifecycle proof
test/e2e/live/podman-cpu-lifecycle.test.ts, src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/podman-state-mutation.test.ts
Validates rootless sandbox installation, lifecycle receipts, container identity, durable fencing, recovery, and agent lifecycle operations.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to a2207

The PR adds dormant Podman qualification and state-mutation behavior while keeping production Podman selection disabled. Merge is reasonable with owner awareness that the provider-neutral implementation structure remains non-authoritative and several fail-closed authority checks still lack negative-path coverage, leaving a bounded regression risk.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant GitHubActions
  participant NativeRuntimeQualification
  participant PodmanRuntimeProvider
  participant AgentSandbox
  GitHubActions->>NativeRuntimeQualification: emit source-bound candidate prerequisites
  NativeRuntimeQualification-->>PodmanRuntimeProvider: authorize exact candidate
  PodmanRuntimeProvider->>AgentSandbox: create and mutate protected sandboxes
  AgentSandbox-->>PodmanRuntimeProvider: return receipts and lifecycle states
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Suggested labels: area: providers, platform: container, area: sandbox, area: local-models, area: security, feature

Suggested reviewers: cv, prekshivyas

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy the qualification, candidate-only Podman execution, state mutation, socket-free seam, compatibility, and disabled production selection requirements in [#9142].
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes support the linked issue objectives and do not add trusted catalogs, native Podman registration, or unrelated functionality.
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  • Model comparison: normalized findings match; normalized terminology decisions differ; normalized E2E selections differ; severity counts match.
7 terminology differences from the second opinion

Advisory only. These are normalized differences from the primary terminology receipt.

  • protected-e2e at test/e2e/registry/native-runtime-qualification.ts:89: selected only by the second-opinion lane as established.
  • runtime-provider-bundle at .github/workflows/podman-cpu-proof.yaml:197: selected only by the second-opinion lane as established.
  • state-mutation at src/lib/adapters/container-engine.ts:13: selected only by the second-opinion lane as established.
  • PodmanBoundContainerEngine at src/lib/adapters/podman/index.ts:50: selected only by the second-opinion lane as define.
  • ContainerStateMutationAuthority at src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/container-state-mutation.ts:10: selected only by the second-opinion lane as define.
  • NativeRuntimeQualification at test/e2e/registry/native-runtime-qualification.ts:16: selected only by the second-opinion lane as define.
  • candidate-execution-prerequisites at .github/workflows/podman-cpu-proof.yaml:193: selected only by the second-opinion lane as define.
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  • openclaw-inference-switch: The completed second-opinion lane identified E2E coverage that the primary lane omitted.
  • hermes-inference-switch: The completed second-opinion lane identified E2E coverage that the primary lane omitted.
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  • define — candidate prerequisites at test/e2e/registry/native-runtime-qualification.ts:304: Define this term at first use when text outside the local comment uses it.
  • established — state-mutation at src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.ts:1664: Use the controlled term "runtime provider state mutation" where the provider context is not already explicit.
  • established — protected qualification at test/e2e/registry/native-runtime-qualification.ts:305: Retain "protected qualification" for the stronger protected E2E evidence class.
  • justified — provider-neutral at src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/container-state-mutation.ts:6: Retain the modifier when code accepts multiple providers; name the provider for provider-specific code.

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Actionable comments posted: 2

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test/e2e/live/podman-cpu-lifecycle.test.ts (2)

282-311: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the return value of installPortableDemoSandboxLifecycle.

installPortableDemoSandboxLifecycle returns null and removes the receipt when the portable profile check or the startup-argv shape check fails, as shown in src/lib/onboard/experimental/portable-demo-lifecycle.ts (lines 793-802). The test discards that return value. If a future change breaks the precondition, then line 302 fails with an opaque ENOENT from fs.readFileSync instead of naming the portable-lifecycle precondition. Bind the return value and assert it.

♻️ Proposed refactor to surface the precondition failure
-      installPortableDemoSandboxLifecycle(
+      const registryGeneration = installPortableDemoSandboxLifecycle(
         openclawSandbox,
         {
           platform: "linux",
           podman: (args) => runtimeEngines.sandboxLifecycle.capture(args),
           stateDir: portableStateDir,
         },
       );
+      expect(registryGeneration).toMatch(/^[a-f0-9]{64}$/u);
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In `@test/e2e/live/podman-cpu-lifecycle.test.ts` around lines 282 - 311, Capture
the return value of installPortableDemoSandboxLifecycle and assert that it is
non-null before reading the receipt, so portable-profile or startup-argv
precondition failures are reported directly. Keep the existing receipt parsing
and portableReceipt assertions unchanged.

356-372: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Move the final phase marker before the work it names.

The label "verify production portable ownership and final at-rest state" is declared at line 356. The portable-ownership verification runs at lines 280-311, and the final at-rest verification runs at lines 349-354. Both complete before the marker. The phase plan still reaches its final entry, so the fixture assertion in test/e2e/fixtures/e2e-test.ts passes. However, the resource baselines sampled per phase attribute this work to the earlier phases. Declare the phase before the portable-ownership block, or rename it to match the work that follows it.

Attribution: this comment relies on the test/e2e/** path instruction to "declare ordered semantic phases, call progress.phase() with literal labels".

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In `@test/e2e/live/podman-cpu-lifecycle.test.ts` around lines 356 - 372, Move the
progress.phase call for “verify production portable ownership and final at-rest
state” so it executes before the portable-ownership verification block in the
test flow, ensuring both that work and the final at-rest verification are
attributed to this phase. Keep the existing literal label and completion/cleanup
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Inline comments:
In `@test/e2e/registry/native-runtime-qualification.ts`:
- Around line 307-337: Update consumeNativeRuntimeCandidateEvidence to validate
that value is a non-null object, dockerUnavailable is an object, and agents is
an array before accessing nested fields or calling exactSet. Route any invalid
shape through the existing “Native runtime candidate evidence is incomplete or
does not match source” error, while preserving the current field validation and
return behavior for valid evidence.

In `@test/e2e/support/podman-cpu-proof-workflow.test.ts`:
- Around line 132-135: Update the ordering assertion in the podman CPU proof
workflow test to first assert that both source markers are present, then compare
their positions. Ensure the checks cover expect(candidateAuthority()) and const
runtimeEngines = engines(), preventing missing markers from producing a passing
-1 comparison.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@test/e2e/live/podman-cpu-lifecycle.test.ts`:
- Around line 282-311: Capture the return value of
installPortableDemoSandboxLifecycle and assert that it is non-null before
reading the receipt, so portable-profile or startup-argv precondition failures
are reported directly. Keep the existing receipt parsing and portableReceipt
assertions unchanged.
- Around line 356-372: Move the progress.phase call for “verify production
portable ownership and final at-rest state” so it executes before the
portable-ownership verification block in the test flow, ensuring both that work
and the final at-rest verification are attributed to this phase. Keep the
existing literal label and completion/cleanup behavior unchanged.
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Comment thread test/e2e/support/podman-cpu-proof-workflow.test.ts Outdated
cv and others added 3 commits August 14, 2026 16:30
Signed-off-by: Carlos Villela <cvillela@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Aaron Erickson <aerickson@nvidia.com>
…lification

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Reviewed commit 9e41a62cc19e7f46a4d9922db3e16c661fedca25.

I found no correctness or security defect in the current diff. The qualification compiler enforces the complete 24-case matrix, exact obligation/evidence sets, source-bound candidate evidence, the registered agent set, Docker-unavailable proof, and the socket-free provider seam. The workflow checks out the exact PR commit with read-only repository permission, carries no credentials, and keeps Podman unregistered in the production provider registry.

Security review: secrets PASS; input validation PASS; authentication/authorization PASS; dependencies PASS; error handling PASS; cryptography N/A; configuration/environment PASS; security tests BLOCKED; system security PASS for the dormant, non-activated scope.

This is not an approval because required CI is red and the PR's sensitive-path review gate is incomplete. The current failures are the existing stop.test.ts timeout and portable-resume-lock-boundary.test.ts timeout/hash mismatch, not files changed by this PR, but repository policy still requires a green latest commit or an explicit maintainer waiver before approval.

prekshivyas and others added 4 commits August 14, 2026 19:57
Signed-off-by: Prekshi Vyas <prekshiv@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Aaron Erickson <aerickson@nvidia.com>

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src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.ts (1)

1667-1693: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Inverted ownership between the container contract and the Docker module. The provider-neutral implementation is defined in a provider-named module, and the provider-neutral module only forwards to it. One move resolves both sites and makes the replacement path authoritative.

  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.ts#L1667-L1693: move createContainerStateMutationOwner, createContainerStateMutationSurface, and their shared option and authority types out of this module, and keep only createDockerStateMutationOwner, createDockerStateMutationSurface, and the Docker type aliases here.
  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/container-state-mutation.ts#L4-L14: host the moved generic implementation here instead of re-exporting it, so candidate providers depend on the container module and not on the Docker module. If the move is deliberately deferred, replace the comment with the bounded compatibility window and link the retirement issue in GitHub.
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In `@src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.ts` around lines 1667
- 1693, Move the provider-neutral createContainerStateMutationOwner,
createContainerStateMutationSurface, and shared option/authority types from
src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.ts:1667-1693 into
src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/container-state-mutation.ts:4-14. Keep the
Docker module limited to createDockerStateMutationOwner,
createDockerStateMutationSurface, and Docker-specific type aliases, and make the
container module host the authoritative generic implementation rather than
re-exporting it.

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scripts/runtime_state_mutation_hermes_publisher.py (1)

286-292: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Extract the provider ID regex into a module-level PROVIDER_ID constant. Use it in _normalize_marker, consistent with PROVIDER_ID in the controller.

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In `@scripts/runtime_state_mutation_hermes_publisher.py` around lines 286 - 292,
Define a module-level PROVIDER_ID regex constant in
scripts/runtime_state_mutation_hermes_publisher.py and update _normalize_marker
to reuse it instead of embedding the pattern in re.fullmatch, matching the
controller’s existing convention.
test/runtime-state-mutation-hermes-publisher.test.ts (1)

142-144: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Prove the Podman marker through apply_plan_posture instead of _normalize_marker.

This assertion calls the private _normalize_marker helper. It proves that normalization keeps providerId as "podman". It does not prove that the publisher accepts a Podman marker through its public entry point, which every other case in this harness uses.

The current placement explains the choice: a second apply_plan_posture call in this durable directory would reuse transactionId "a" * 64 and change the event sequence asserted in results["events"]. Add a separate tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() block with its own durable directory and a distinct nonce, following the pattern already used twice later in the harness. Then drive the Podman marker through apply_plan_posture.

As per path instructions: "Prefer observable outcomes through the public boundary over source-text, private-shape, or mock-call assertions."

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In `@test/runtime-state-mutation-hermes-publisher.test.ts` around lines 142 - 144,
Replace the direct _normalize_marker assertion for the Podman marker with a
separate tempfile.TemporaryDirectory block that creates an isolated durable
directory and uses a distinct transaction nonce, then submit the marker through
the public apply_plan_posture entry point and assert its observable providerId
result. Keep the existing event assertions in the original durable-directory
flow unchanged.

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src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/podman.test.ts (1)

373-397: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add negative coverage for the three new state-mutation guards.

This block proves the positive path only. createPodmanRuntimeProviderBundle gained three fail-closed guards in src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/podman.ts lines 120-128, and none of them has a test:

  1. A stateMutation engine whose operation is not "state-mutation".
  2. A stateMutation engine whose endpointAuthorityId differs from the provider endpoint authority.
  3. stateMutation options supplied without a stateMutation engine.

The file already covers the equivalent mismatch for the host-doctor and lifecycle engines at lines 424-437. Extend that pattern so a regression in the state-mutation authority binding fails a test.

As per path instructions: "Require negative-path tests that prove the boundary rejects bypasses".

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In `@src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/podman.test.ts` around lines 373 - 397, Add
negative-path tests for createPodmanRuntimeProviderBundle covering all three
state-mutation guards: reject a stateMutation engine with a non-state-mutation
operation, reject one whose endpointAuthorityId differs from the provider
endpoint authority, and reject stateMutation options when no stateMutation
engine is provided. Follow the existing host-doctor and lifecycle mismatch test
pattern and assert each invalid configuration fails closed.

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In `@scripts/runtime_state_mutation_hermes_publisher.py`:
- Around line 286-292: Define a module-level PROVIDER_ID regex constant in
scripts/runtime_state_mutation_hermes_publisher.py and update _normalize_marker
to reuse it instead of embedding the pattern in re.fullmatch, matching the
controller’s existing convention.

In `@src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.ts`:
- Around line 1667-1693: Move the provider-neutral
createContainerStateMutationOwner, createContainerStateMutationSurface, and
shared option/authority types from
src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.ts:1667-1693 into
src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/container-state-mutation.ts:4-14. Keep the
Docker module limited to createDockerStateMutationOwner,
createDockerStateMutationSurface, and Docker-specific type aliases, and make the
container module host the authoritative generic implementation rather than
re-exporting it.

In `@src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/podman.test.ts`:
- Around line 373-397: Add negative-path tests for
createPodmanRuntimeProviderBundle covering all three state-mutation guards:
reject a stateMutation engine with a non-state-mutation operation, reject one
whose endpointAuthorityId differs from the provider endpoint authority, and
reject stateMutation options when no stateMutation engine is provided. Follow
the existing host-doctor and lifecycle mismatch test pattern and assert each
invalid configuration fails closed.

In `@test/runtime-state-mutation-hermes-publisher.test.ts`:
- Around line 142-144: Replace the direct _normalize_marker assertion for the
Podman marker with a separate tempfile.TemporaryDirectory block that creates an
isolated durable directory and uses a distinct transaction nonce, then submit
the marker through the public apply_plan_posture entry point and assert its
observable providerId result. Keep the existing event assertions in the original
durable-directory flow unchanged.

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  • scripts/runtime-state-mutation-control.py
  • scripts/runtime_state_mutation_hermes_publisher.py
  • src/lib/adapters/container-engine.ts
  • src/lib/adapters/podman/index.test.ts
  • src/lib/adapters/podman/index.ts
  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/container-state-mutation.ts
  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/contract.ts
  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.test.ts
  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.ts
  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/persisted-engine-authority.ts
  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/persisted-engine-lifecycle.ts
  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/podman-state-mutation.test.ts
  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/podman-state-mutation.ts
  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/podman.test.ts
  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/podman.ts
  • src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/registry.ts
  • src/lib/shields/hermes-runtime-state-mutation.ts
  • test/e2e/support/native-runtime-qualification.test.ts
  • test/helpers/docker-state-mutation-harness.ts
  • test/runtime-state-mutation-control.test.ts
  • test/runtime-state-mutation-hermes-publisher.test.ts
🚧 Files skipped from review as they are similar to previous changes (1)
  • test/e2e/support/native-runtime-qualification.test.ts

Signed-off-by: Aaron Erickson <aerickson@nvidia.com>

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Reviewed exact head c72a1b3. No blocking findings.

Security review: PASS. The candidate-only Podman state-mutation surface binds provider, operation, exact socket endpoint, executable metadata/content, persisted engine authority, immutable runtime identity, mount identity, lifecycle generation, provider-specific handles, durable intent, activation proof, and release/recovery. Cross-provider handles and ambient host capture fail closed. The qualification evidence is source-bound and consumed before runtime construction. Podman remains absent from the production-selectable provider registry, so this does not activate a new production runtime surface.

Correctness review: the provider-neutral refactor preserves Docker behavior while adding a separately scoped Podman authority, and the focused changed-file suites plus policy-boundary build pass locally. Issue #9142 provides product scope. Approval remains gated on an exact-head documentation-writer receipt and required CI completion.

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Reviewed exact head a2207dc. No blocking findings.

Security review: PASS. The candidate-only Podman state-mutation surface binds provider, operation, exact socket endpoint, executable metadata/content, persisted engine authority, immutable runtime and mount identity, lifecycle generation, provider-specific handles, durable intent, activation proof, and release/recovery. Cross-provider handles and ambient host capture fail closed. The qualification evidence is source-bound and consumed before runtime construction. Podman remains absent from the production-selectable provider registry.

Correctness review: the latest source-shape inventory fix addresses the observed shard-11 failure, and the focused contract test passes 9/9. Across all changed non-live files, 97/97 tests pass and diff check passes. Issue #9142 provides product scope. The documentation-writer receipt is exact at a2207dc with no docs needed. Approval remains gated on required CI completion.

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Reviewed exact head 06c9135. No blocking findings.

Security review: PASS. The candidate-only Podman state-mutation surface binds provider, operation, exact socket endpoint, executable metadata/content, persisted engine authority, immutable runtime and mount identity, lifecycle generation, provider-specific handles, durable intent, activation proof, and release/recovery. Cross-provider handles and ambient host capture fail closed. Qualification evidence is source-bound and consumed before runtime construction. Podman remains absent from production provider selection.

Correctness review: the two CI-discovered contract issues are fixed, the newest guard tests now reach their intended state-mutation invariants, all nine changed non-live files pass 100/100, the policy-boundary build passes, and diff check passes. Issue #9142 provides product scope. The documentation-writer receipt is exact at 06c9135 with no docs needed. Approval remains gated on required CI completion.

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At commit 06c9135, PR Review Advisor finding PRA-1 remained valid. The Podman CPU proof workflow watched the Podman-specific state-mutation path, but it did not watch src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/container-state-mutation.ts or src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.ts. Podman imports the shared implementation through that facade, so a later shared-only change could bypass the live proof that protects this candidate path.

The required fix was to add both shared implementation paths to the pull_request path filter and extend the workflow contract test to require them. I reviewed the complete diff and linked issue #9142; the candidate-only authority design passed the sensitive-path review and remained absent from production selection. This workflow trigger gap was the remaining code blocker at that commit.

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Reviewed exact head d6fd64d. No blocking findings.

Security review: PASS. The candidate-only state-mutation and qualification boundaries remain unchanged from the prior exact review. The latest commit closes a CI coverage gap by triggering the protected Podman proof when either shared state-mutation module changes; its wording now consistently identifies the commit under review.

Correctness review: all nine changed non-live files pass 100/100, the policy-boundary build passes, and diff check passes. Production provider selection remains Docker and Kubernetes only. Issue #9142 provides product scope, and the documentation-writer receipt is exact at d6fd64d with no docs needed. Approval remains gated on required CI completion.

Signed-off-by: Prekshi Vyas <prekshiv@nvidia.com>

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Reviewed exact head 2b04c01 after the source-shape budget alignment. The latest commit only updates the approved security-budget test title to match the already-reviewed workflow test rename. Focused workflow tests pass 3/3, source-shape:check passes, and git diff --check passes. No new findings; approval remains gated on exact-head CI and the repository gate checker.

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Reviewed exact head 932a454. The only deltas after the prior no-findings review are the current-main merge and the already-reviewed source-shape budget alignment; the candidate-only Podman authority boundary is unchanged. The documentation and sensitive-path receipts are exact at this head. No new findings; approval remains gated on CI, resolution of the addressed maintainer change request, and the repository gate checker.

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Replacement wording for the prior review receipt; this wording supersedes it.

Reviewed commit 932a4541858dc19336b221f2261e91f7ccdda2e8. The only deltas after the prior no-findings review are the merge from current main and the already-reviewed source-shape budget alignment; the candidate-only Podman authority boundary is unchanged. The documentation and sensitive-path receipts are current for this commit. No new findings. Approval remains gated on CI, resolution of the addressed maintainer change request, and the repository gate checker.

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cv dismissed senthilr-nv’s stale review August 15, 2026 04:43

Resolved by additive commits through 932a454. Independent review passed, all threads are resolved, and the protected Podman proof passed.

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Approved at commit 932a454. Independent review passed, all threads are resolved, and the protected Podman proof passed. Merge remains gated on the final GitHub check.

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