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fix(onboard): inject Docker executable into state mutation harness - #9681

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Summary

The Docker state-mutation test harness now creates one private Docker fixture executable under each temporary root and supplies only its directory as PATH. macOS and WSL hosts without Docker can reach the state-mutation assertions. Production executable qualification is unchanged, and a fixed PATH without Docker still fails closed.

E2E root cause: docker-state-mutation harness / operation-authority construction / missing injected absolute Docker executable on macOS and WSL
Source run: https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/32312339289 (run 32312339289, attempt 1)
Failed jobs: WSL compatibility (1/4) (96257900847, https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/32312339289/job/96257900847), macOS compatibility (1/4) (96257900908, https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/32312339289/job/96257900908)
Signature: Docker operation could not resolve one absolute Docker executable. at docker-operation-authority.ts:379
Scope: one root cause

Changes

  • Create a mode-0700 Docker fixture executable beneath each harness temporary root and inject its directory as the harness PATH.
  • Assert that the operation authority captures the exact harness-owned absolute executable.
  • Preserve explicit negative coverage for a fixed PATH that has no Docker executable.

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:
  • 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: Independent security review of 0f609b2d49fdbf10d04307dac408431e73e193b2 passed all nine categories with no findings. Production authority code is unchanged.
  • Non-success, skipped, or missing CI check accepted by maintainer — check name, approval link, and follow-up issue:

Documentation Writer Review

  • Result: no-docs-needed
  • Evidence: The change is limited to tests and a test helper. The existing trust-boundary page already documents qualified absolute Docker executables and the fixed PATH contract. No command, flag, default, configuration, API, protocol, policy schema, or supported user-visible behavior changes.
  • Reviewed commit: 0f609b2d49fdbf10d04307dac408431e73e193b2

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  • Targeted behavior tests pass for the current change set, or tests are marked not applicable above — Docker-free PATH: docker-state-mutation.test.ts passed 30/30; related deterministic authority and state-mutation tests passed 101/101; npm run typecheck:cli passed.
  • Applicable broad gate passed — npm test for broad runtime/test-harness changes; npm run check for repo-wide validation/coverage changes — command/result: Not run; the correction is confined to a deterministic test helper and focused CLI tests. Normal hooks and PR CI provide the broader gates.
  • 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: Senthil Ravichandran senthilr@nvidia.com

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved Docker runtime safety by ensuring operations fail closed when no valid Docker executable is available.
    • Ensured Docker execution uses the intended absolute executable, preventing unintended binaries from being selected through PATH.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for invalid Docker executable configurations and controlled executable resolution.

Signed-off-by: Senthil Ravichandran <senthilr@nvidia.com>
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The Docker test harness now uses a controlled executable directory. Tests verify absolute Docker executable selection and fail-closed authority creation when no Docker executable exists.

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Docker executable validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Harness-controlled Docker executable
test/helpers/docker-state-mutation-harness.ts
The harness creates a failing Docker executable stub and prepends its temporary directory to Docker test environments.
Runtime-provider regression tests
src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.test.ts, src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-operation-authority.test.ts
Tests verify the harness-owned absolute executable and the expected error when Docker executable resolution fails.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 0f609

The PR only adjusts Docker test fixtures and preserves production executable qualification and fail-closed behavior; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

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Suggested labels: area: sandbox, platform: container

Suggested reviewers: ericksoa, prekshivyas, brandonpelfrey

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Updated August 20, 2026 00:33 UTC

@senthilr-nv senthilr-nv added bug-fix PR fixes a bug or regression area: onboarding Onboarding FSM, provider setup, sandbox launch, or first-run flow v0.0.112 Release target labels Aug 20, 2026
Signed-off-by: Senthil Ravichandran <senthilr@nvidia.com>
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  • established — harness-owned at src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.test.ts:55: Keep the term. The adjacent assertions define the ownership boundary through runtime.root/bin/docker.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.test.ts (1)

55-64: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a regression check for fixture permissions.

The helper sets the temporary bin directory and Docker executable to mode 0700. This test checks executable selection and PATH, but it does not check that permission contract. Add fs.statSync assertions for both paths on the supported POSIX targets.

As per path instructions, “Review tests for behavioral confidence rather than implementation lock-in.”

Proposed assertions
     const executable = runtime.capture.mock.calls[0]?.[0] as string;
+    const bin = path.join(runtime.root, "bin");

     expect(path.isAbsolute(executable)).toBe(true);
     expect(executable).toBe(fs.realpathSync(path.join(runtime.root, "bin", "docker")));
     expect(runtime.context.environment).toMatchObject({ PATH: path.join(runtime.root, "bin") });
+    expect(fs.statSync(bin).mode & 0o777).toBe(0o700);
+    expect(fs.statSync(path.join(bin, "docker")).mode & 0o777).toBe(0o700);
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In `@src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.test.ts` around lines
55 - 64, Add POSIX-only permission assertions to the “uses one harness-owned
absolute Docker executable” test, using fs.statSync on runtime.root/bin and its
docker executable to verify both have mode 0700 while preserving the existing
executable and PATH checks.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/lib/onboard/runtime-provider/docker-state-mutation.test.ts`:
- Around line 55-64: Add POSIX-only permission assertions to the “uses one
harness-owned absolute Docker executable” test, using fs.statSync on
runtime.root/bin and its docker executable to verify both have mode 0700 while
preserving the existing executable and PATH checks.

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@senthilr-nv senthilr-nv added chore Build, CI, dependency, or tooling maintenance area: ci CI workflows, checks, release automation, or GitHub Actions and removed area: onboarding Onboarding FSM, provider setup, sandbox launch, or first-run flow bug-fix PR fixes a bug or regression labels Aug 20, 2026
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