test(e2e): gate fresh-provision peer-visibility via literal MCP list_peers #1297

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Summary

Codifies the literal user-facing peer-visibility path as an automated staging-E2E gate so it can never silently regress.

Hermes and OpenClaw were repeatedly reported "fleet-verified / cascade-complete" because the proxy signals were green — registry registration + heartbeat (Hermes), model round-trip 200 (OpenClaw). But a freshly-provisioned workspace asked on canvas "can you see your peers" actually FAILS:

  • Hermes: 401 on the molecule MCP list_peers call
  • OpenClaw: native sessions_list fallback, sees no platform peers

Tasks #142/#159 were even marked "completed" under this same proxy-verification flaw. This PR makes the literal call an objective, non-bypassable gate.

What the assertion actually drives (proof it is NOT a proxy)

tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh:

  1. Provisions a brand-new throwaway org via the real CP path (POST /cp/admin/orgs) — the same path a user's "deploy a workspace" click takes.
  2. Provisions one sibling workspace per runtime under test (hermes, openclaw, claude-code) under a shared parent.
  3. For each runtime, issues the byte-for-byte JSON-RPC envelope
    {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_peers","arguments":{}}}
    to POST /workspaces/:id/mcp using that workspace's own bearer token, through the real WorkspaceAuth + MCPRateLimiter middleware chain (workspace-server/internal/router/router.go:446, mcp.go dispatch → toolListPeers). This is the exact call mcp_molecule_list_peers makes from a canvas agent.
  4. Asserts: HTTP 200 (a 401 — the Hermes symptom — fails here) AND a JSON-RPC result (not an error object) AND the returned peer text literally contains the other provisioned sibling workspace IDs — not an empty list, not a native-sessions_list fallback (the OpenClaw symptom is explicitly pattern-detected and failed).

It does not read a registry row, /health, the heartbeat table, or GET /registry/:id/peers. (For contrast: the pre-existing tests/e2e/test_2307_peer_visibility_staging.sh and test_staging_full_saas.sh step 9b only check GET /registry/:id/peers HTTP code — that registry-row proxy is exactly what made the broken runtimes look "verified".)

Design decision — new workflow vs extend

New dedicated e2e-peer-visibility.yml rather than folding into e2e-staging-saas.yml, because:

  • It must provision multiple distinct runtimes in one org and cross-assert each sees the others. e2e-staging-saas.yml is single-runtime-per-run (E2E_RUNTIME); a multi-runtime matrix would conflate concerns and bloat its already-45-min run.
  • Independent concurrency group (doesn't fight full-saas / canvas for the staging org-creation quota).
  • Independent, non-required status context so it can be RED today without wedging unrelated merges, and flipped to required in one branch-protection edit later.

Teardown scoping

Scoped to only the e2e-pv-<run_id> org this run createdDELETE /cp/admin/tenants/$SLUG with the {"confirm":$SLUG} fat-finger guard. Three nested nets, none cluster-wide (honors feedback_cleanup_after_each_test, feedback_never_run_cluster_cleanup_tests_on_live_platform):

  1. Script EXIT/INT/TERM trap.
  2. Workflow always() step, filtered to this run's e2e-pv-<date>-<run_id>- prefix (today + yesterday UTC for midnight-crossing runs).
  3. sweep-stale-e2e-orgs final net (slug starts with e2e-).

Required-vs-not + flip tracking

Landed NON-required (not added to branch_protections/main status_check_contexts; verified locally via lint-required-no-paths.py — only CI / all-required + sop-checklist / all-items-acked are required). Rationale:

  • It is RED on today's broken behavior by design — the Hermes-401 and OpenClaw-MCP-wiring root-cause fixes are in flight in parallel (other agents — not touched here). Making it required now would wedge unrelated merges before those fixes ship.
  • It is NOT a fake-green continue-on-error mask — that would defeat its entire purpose long-term (feedback_fix_root_not_symptom). It is an honest, visible, red, non-required signal that goes green only when the fixes actually land.
  • Flip-to-required checklist tracked in molecule-core#1296 (includes the load-bearing step: resolve the paths: filter per feedback_path_filtered_workflow_cant_be_required before flipping).

The pr-validate job shares the E2E Peer Visibility check name (proven e2e-staging-saas.yml shape) so the context is already flip-to-required-ready and a workflow-only PR is never silently statusless.

Gitea-1.22.6 / act_runner hardening

  • Mirrored actions/checkout SHA de0fac2e... — the one e2e-staging-canvas.yml uses successfully (feedback_gitea_cross_repo_uses_blocked; re #1277/PR#1292 unmirrored-SHA root-cause).
  • Per-SHA concurrency, not global (feedback_concurrency_group_per_sha).
  • Workflow-level GITHUB_SERVER_URL (feedback_act_runner_github_server_url).
  • No cross-repo uses:.
  • Passes lint-workflow-yaml (0 warnings), lint-continue-on-error-tracking, lint-required-no-paths locally.

Test plan

  • bash -n on the driving script
  • lint-workflow-yaml.py --workflow-dir — 55 files, 0 fatal, 0 warnings
  • lint-continue-on-error-tracking.py — pass (zero continue-on-error in the new file by design)
  • lint-required-no-paths.py (with token, BRANCH=main) — pass; confirms new context is NOT required so the paths: filter is safe to land
  • First peer-visibility run on main after merge is expected RED (Hermes-401 / OpenClaw-MCP-wiring not yet fixed) — this is the gate working as designed
  • Goes green only post-fix; then flip to required per molecule-core#1296

Refs: molecule-core#1296

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## Summary Codifies the **literal user-facing peer-visibility path** as an automated staging-E2E gate so it can never silently regress. Hermes and OpenClaw were repeatedly reported "fleet-verified / cascade-complete" because the *proxy* signals were green — registry registration + heartbeat (Hermes), model round-trip 200 (OpenClaw). But a freshly-provisioned workspace asked on canvas "can you see your peers" actually FAILS: - Hermes: 401 on the molecule MCP `list_peers` call - OpenClaw: native `sessions_list` fallback, sees no platform peers Tasks #142/#159 were even marked "completed" under this same proxy-verification flaw. This PR makes the literal call an objective, non-bypassable gate. ## What the assertion actually drives (proof it is NOT a proxy) `tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh`: 1. Provisions a brand-new throwaway org via the real CP path (`POST /cp/admin/orgs`) — the same path a user's "deploy a workspace" click takes. 2. Provisions one sibling workspace per runtime under test (`hermes`, `openclaw`, `claude-code`) under a shared parent. 3. For each runtime, issues the **byte-for-byte JSON-RPC envelope** `{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_peers","arguments":{}}}` to **`POST /workspaces/:id/mcp`** using **that workspace's own bearer token**, through the real `WorkspaceAuth` + `MCPRateLimiter` middleware chain (`workspace-server/internal/router/router.go:446`, `mcp.go` dispatch → `toolListPeers`). This is the exact call `mcp_molecule_list_peers` makes from a canvas agent. 4. Asserts: **HTTP 200** (a 401 — the Hermes symptom — fails here) AND a JSON-RPC `result` (not an `error` object) AND the returned peer text **literally contains the other provisioned sibling workspace IDs** — not an empty list, not a native-`sessions_list` fallback (the OpenClaw symptom is explicitly pattern-detected and failed). It does **not** read a registry row, `/health`, the heartbeat table, or `GET /registry/:id/peers`. (For contrast: the pre-existing `tests/e2e/test_2307_peer_visibility_staging.sh` and `test_staging_full_saas.sh` step 9b only check `GET /registry/:id/peers` HTTP code — that registry-row proxy is exactly what made the broken runtimes look "verified".) ## Design decision — new workflow vs extend **New dedicated `e2e-peer-visibility.yml`** rather than folding into `e2e-staging-saas.yml`, because: - It must provision **multiple distinct runtimes in one org** and cross-assert each sees the others. `e2e-staging-saas.yml` is single-runtime-per-run (`E2E_RUNTIME`); a multi-runtime matrix would conflate concerns and bloat its already-45-min run. - Independent concurrency group (doesn't fight full-saas / canvas for the staging org-creation quota). - Independent, non-required status context so it can be RED today without wedging unrelated merges, and flipped to required in one branch-protection edit later. ## Teardown scoping Scoped to **only the `e2e-pv-<run_id>` org this run created** — `DELETE /cp/admin/tenants/$SLUG` with the `{"confirm":$SLUG}` fat-finger guard. Three nested nets, none cluster-wide (honors `feedback_cleanup_after_each_test`, `feedback_never_run_cluster_cleanup_tests_on_live_platform`): 1. Script `EXIT/INT/TERM` trap. 2. Workflow `always()` step, filtered to this run's `e2e-pv-<date>-<run_id>-` prefix (today + yesterday UTC for midnight-crossing runs). 3. `sweep-stale-e2e-orgs` final net (slug starts with `e2e-`). ## Required-vs-not + flip tracking **Landed NON-required** (not added to `branch_protections/main` `status_check_contexts`; verified locally via `lint-required-no-paths.py` — only `CI / all-required` + `sop-checklist / all-items-acked` are required). Rationale: - It is **RED on today's broken behavior by design** — the Hermes-401 and OpenClaw-MCP-wiring root-cause fixes are in flight in parallel (other agents — not touched here). Making it required *now* would wedge unrelated merges before those fixes ship. - It is **NOT a fake-green `continue-on-error` mask** — that would defeat its entire purpose long-term (`feedback_fix_root_not_symptom`). It is an honest, visible, red, non-required signal that goes green only when the fixes actually land. - Flip-to-required checklist tracked in **molecule-core#1296** (includes the load-bearing step: resolve the `paths:` filter per `feedback_path_filtered_workflow_cant_be_required` before flipping). The `pr-validate` job shares the `E2E Peer Visibility` check name (proven `e2e-staging-saas.yml` shape) so the context is already flip-to-required-ready and a workflow-only PR is never silently statusless. ## Gitea-1.22.6 / act_runner hardening - Mirrored `actions/checkout` SHA `de0fac2e...` — the one `e2e-staging-canvas.yml` uses successfully (`feedback_gitea_cross_repo_uses_blocked`; re #1277/PR#1292 unmirrored-SHA root-cause). - Per-SHA concurrency, not global (`feedback_concurrency_group_per_sha`). - Workflow-level `GITHUB_SERVER_URL` (`feedback_act_runner_github_server_url`). - No cross-repo `uses:`. - Passes `lint-workflow-yaml` (0 warnings), `lint-continue-on-error-tracking`, `lint-required-no-paths` locally. ## Test plan - [x] `bash -n` on the driving script - [x] `lint-workflow-yaml.py --workflow-dir` — 55 files, 0 fatal, 0 warnings - [x] `lint-continue-on-error-tracking.py` — pass (zero `continue-on-error` in the new file by design) - [x] `lint-required-no-paths.py` (with token, BRANCH=main) — pass; confirms new context is NOT required so the `paths:` filter is safe to land - [ ] First `peer-visibility` run on `main` after merge is expected **RED** (Hermes-401 / OpenClaw-MCP-wiring not yet fixed) — this is the gate working as designed - [ ] Goes **green** only post-fix; then flip to required per molecule-core#1296 Refs: molecule-core#1296 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
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Hermes and OpenClaw were reported "fleet-verified / cascade-complete" off
proxy signals (registry registration + heartbeat; model round-trip 200)
while a freshly-provisioned workspace asked "can you see your peers" on
canvas actually FAILS (Hermes: 401 on the molecule MCP list_peers call;
OpenClaw: native sessions_list fallback, no platform peers). Tasks
#142/#159 were even marked "completed" under this proxy-verification flaw.

This adds a dedicated staging-E2E gate that codifies the LITERAL
user-facing path so it can never silently regress:

- New e2e-peer-visibility.yml + tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh.
- Provisions a brand-new throwaway org via the real CP provisioning path
  + one sibling workspace per runtime under test (hermes, openclaw,
  claude-code) under a shared parent.
- For each runtime, drives the byte-for-byte JSON-RPC tools/call
  name=list_peers envelope to POST /workspaces/:id/mcp using that
  workspace's OWN bearer token, through the real WorkspaceAuth +
  MCPRateLimiter chain. NOT a proxy: not GET /registry/:id/peers, not
  /health, not the heartbeat table.
- Asserts HTTP 200 + JSON-RPC result (not error) + the returned peer set
  literally contains the other provisioned sibling IDs (not empty, not a
  native-sessions fallback).
- Scoped teardown only of the e2e-pv-<run_id> org this run created
  (script EXIT trap + workflow always() net + sweep-stale-e2e-orgs as the
  final 'e2e-' prefix net) — never a cluster-wide cleanup.

Honest gate, NO continue-on-error: it is RED on today's broken behavior
by design and goes green only when the in-flight Hermes-401 +
OpenClaw-MCP-wiring root-cause fixes actually land. Landed NON-required
(not in branch_protections) so it does not wedge unrelated merges while
red; flip-to-required checklist tracked in molecule-core#1296.

Gitea-1.22.6 / act_runner hardening honored: mirrored actions/checkout
SHA (the one e2e-staging-canvas.yml uses successfully), per-SHA
concurrency, workflow-level GITHUB_SERVER_URL, no cross-repo uses.
Passes lint-workflow-yaml, lint-continue-on-error-tracking,
lint-required-no-paths locally.

Refs: molecule-core#1296

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
core-devops changed target branch from staging to main 2026-05-16 06:08:19 +00:00
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Closing — branch was based on staging but molecule-core is trunk-based (no auto-promote-staging.yml; feedback_agents_target_staging_default decision rule → base=main). Reopened cleanly against main as a fresh PR; identical 2-file diff, cherry-picked onto origin/main.

Closing — branch was based on `staging` but molecule-core is trunk-based (no `auto-promote-staging.yml`; `feedback_agents_target_staging_default` decision rule → base=main). Reopened cleanly against `main` as a fresh PR; identical 2-file diff, cherry-picked onto `origin/main`.
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[core-security-agent] CHANGES REQUESTED: OFFSEC-015 regression (CWE-639/CWE-284 org isolation bypass) — workspace_broadcast.go.

This is the 3rd staging sync to carry a vulnerable workspace_broadcast.go that lacks org isolation. Would overwrite the secure version on main (PR #1224 recursive CTE) with a vulnerable query:

STAGING (VULNERABLE — would overwrite main):
SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE status != 'removed' AND id != $1

MAIN (SECURE, PR #1224):
WITH RECURSIVE org_chain AS (
SELECT id, parent_id, id AS root_id FROM workspaces
WHERE parent_id IS NULL UNION ALL
SELECT w.id, w.parent_id, c.root_id FROM workspaces w
JOIN org_chain c ON w.parent_id = c.id
)
SELECT c.id FROM org_chain c WHERE c.root_id = $1 AND c.id != $2

A workspace in Org A could broadcast to ALL workspaces in ALL orgs.

Fix: cherry-pick the recursive CTE from main into the staging workspace_broadcast.go before merging. Do NOT merge until org isolation is confirmed.

Reference: Issue #1157 (staging hotfix), PR #1224 (main fix), OFFSEC-015.

[core-security-agent] CHANGES REQUESTED: OFFSEC-015 regression (CWE-639/CWE-284 org isolation bypass) — workspace_broadcast.go. This is the 3rd staging sync to carry a vulnerable workspace_broadcast.go that lacks org isolation. Would overwrite the secure version on main (PR #1224 recursive CTE) with a vulnerable query: STAGING (VULNERABLE — would overwrite main): SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE status != 'removed' AND id != $1 MAIN (SECURE, PR #1224): WITH RECURSIVE org_chain AS ( SELECT id, parent_id, id AS root_id FROM workspaces WHERE parent_id IS NULL UNION ALL SELECT w.id, w.parent_id, c.root_id FROM workspaces w JOIN org_chain c ON w.parent_id = c.id ) SELECT c.id FROM org_chain c WHERE c.root_id = $1 AND c.id != $2 A workspace in Org A could broadcast to ALL workspaces in ALL orgs. Fix: cherry-pick the recursive CTE from main into the staging workspace_broadcast.go before merging. Do NOT merge until org isolation is confirmed. Reference: Issue #1157 (staging hotfix), PR #1224 (main fix), OFFSEC-015.
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[core-security-agent] UPDATE: OFFSEC-015 BLOCKER RESOLVED. PR #1243 carries the canonical recursive CTE hotfix for workspace_broadcast.go. Close this PR and merge #1243 instead (or rebase onto #1243). Original CHANGES REQUESTED stamp (id=30742) is superseded.

[core-security-agent] UPDATE: OFFSEC-015 BLOCKER RESOLVED. PR #1243 carries the canonical recursive CTE hotfix for workspace_broadcast.go. Close this PR and merge #1243 instead (or rebase onto #1243). Original CHANGES REQUESTED stamp (id=30742) is superseded.
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[core-security-agent] UPDATE (correction): My prior comment was premature. PR #1243 (OFFSEC-015 hotfix) is APPROVED but NOT YET MERGED. Staging workspace_broadcast.go still has the vulnerable query (SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE status != 'removed' AND id != $1). BLOCKERS ON #1281 AND #1297 ARE STILL ACTIVE. Do NOT merge until #1243 is merged to staging and recursive CTE is confirmed live.

[core-security-agent] UPDATE (correction): My prior comment was premature. PR #1243 (OFFSEC-015 hotfix) is APPROVED but NOT YET MERGED. Staging workspace_broadcast.go still has the vulnerable query (SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE status != 'removed' AND id != $1). BLOCKERS ON #1281 AND #1297 ARE STILL ACTIVE. Do NOT merge until #1243 is merged to staging and recursive CTE is confirmed live.
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