Publish curated Unraid-AppOps-Gateway source from 4f159a7e60d5becc5218ef4c541e2005d733a537

PUBLIC_SOURCE_EXPORT.md

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Public source export
 
-This source snapshot was generated from the private canonical repository at revision `658804e835d4710ad27ace5ab7250c6f7cc0a0e3`. It contains no private Git history or operational evidence. Changes are published from the canonical repository.
+This source snapshot was generated from the private canonical repository at revision `4f159a7e60d5becc5218ef4c541e2005d733a537`. It contains no private Git history or operational evidence. Changes are published from the canonical repository.

PUBLIC_SOURCE_MANIFEST.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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@@ -524,8 +524,8 @@
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@@ -854,8 +854,8 @@
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       "path": "backend/tests/test_controller_artifact_promoter.py",
@@ -869,8 +869,8 @@
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@@ -924,8 +924,8 @@
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+    {
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+      "bytes": 22513
+    },
     {
       "path": "backend/tests/test_mediarr_validation_window.py",
       "sha256": "9a3f8e768eaf4b77e3687fa1a4af2f970cc70def50ddbdf4e693fbd63e4c5acd",

backend/app/services/deployment_target_registry.py

@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ _MAX_CONTAINERS = 32
 # Fixed application-owned mutation. Callers never provide a command or host
 # path. Repository-derived topology is validated before it reaches this script,
 # then re-bound to the exact immutable Git revision inside the controller.
-_REGISTER_SCRIPT = r'''
+_REGISTER_SCRIPT = r"""
 import fcntl
 import json
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
-import shutil
 import stat
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -38,11 +37,35 @@ lock_path = Path("/mnt/cache/appdata/gitea-deploy-runners/deploy.lock")
 repository, revision, branch, raw_project = sys.argv[1:5]
 project = json.loads(raw_project)
 
-if path.is_symlink() or not path.is_file():
+def _validation_compatible(repository, validation):
-    raise SystemExit(20)
+    expected_validation = {
-info = path.stat()
+        "validation_gate_version": 1,
-if not stat.S_ISREG(info.st_mode):
+        "required": True,
-    raise SystemExit(21)
+        "contexts": ["Managed validation / full (push)"],
+        "timeout_seconds": 3600 if repository == "jens/mediarr" else 1800,
+        "poll_interval_seconds": 5,
+        "max_poll_interval_seconds": 30,
+    }
+    if not isinstance(validation, dict) or validation.get("required") is not True or any(
+        type(validation.get(key)) is not int
+        for key in ("validation_gate_version", "timeout_seconds", "poll_interval_seconds", "max_poll_interval_seconds")
+    ):
+        return False
+    if validation == expected_validation:
+        return True
+    return repository == "jens/mediarr" and validation == {
+        **expected_validation,
+        "contexts": ["CI / gates (push)", "Managed validation / full (push)"],
+    }
+
+for directory in (path.parent, host_path.parent, host_path.parent.parent):
+    info = directory.lstat()
+    if not stat.S_ISDIR(info.st_mode) or info.st_uid != 0 or info.st_mode & 0o022:
+        raise SystemExit(21)
+for registry_path in (path, host_path):
+    info = registry_path.lstat()
+    if not stat.S_ISREG(info.st_mode) or info.st_uid != 0 or stat.S_IMODE(info.st_mode) != 0o600:
+        raise SystemExit(21)
 
 try:
     if host_path.is_symlink() or not host_path.is_file() or not os.path.samefile(path, host_path):
@@ -117,7 +140,18 @@ with lock_handle as lock:
         raise SystemExit(30)
 
     try:
-        projects = json.loads(mutation_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        registry_info = mutation_path.lstat()
+        registry_identity = (registry_info.st_dev, registry_info.st_ino, registry_info.st_mode,
+                             registry_info.st_uid, registry_info.st_gid, registry_info.st_mtime_ns,
+                             registry_info.st_ctime_ns, registry_info.st_size)
+        if not stat.S_ISREG(registry_info.st_mode) or registry_info.st_uid != 0 or stat.S_IMODE(registry_info.st_mode) != 0o600:
+            raise SystemExit(31)
+        descriptor = os.open(mutation_path, os.O_RDONLY | os.O_NOFOLLOW)
+        with os.fdopen(descriptor, "rb") as stream:
+            original = stream.read(4 * 1024 * 1024 + 1)
+        if len(original) > 4 * 1024 * 1024:
+            raise SystemExit(31)
+        projects = json.loads(original)
     except Exception:
         raise SystemExit(31)
     if not isinstance(projects, dict):
@@ -185,23 +219,32 @@ with lock_handle as lock:
                 raise SystemExit(23)
         validation = current.get("validation")
         if validation is not None:
-            expected_validation = {
+            if not _validation_compatible(repository, validation):
-                "validation_gate_version": 1,
-                "required": True,
-                "contexts": ["Managed validation / full (push)"],
-            "timeout_seconds": 3600 if repository == "jens/mediarr" else 1800,
-                "poll_interval_seconds": 5,
-                "max_poll_interval_seconds": 30,
-            }
-            if validation != expected_validation:
                 raise SystemExit(23)
 
     if changed:
-        backup = mutation_path.with_name(
-            f"projects.json.appops-backup-{int(time.time())}-{os.getpid()}"
-        )
         try:
-            shutil.copy2(mutation_path, backup)
+            backup_root = Path("/mnt/cache/appdata/gitea-deploy-runners/state/registry-backups")
+            for directory in (backup_root.parent, backup_root.parent.parent):
+                directory_info = directory.lstat()
+                if not stat.S_ISDIR(directory_info.st_mode) or directory_info.st_uid != 0 or directory_info.st_mode & 0o022:
+                    raise SystemExit(32)
+            backup_root.mkdir(mode=0o700, exist_ok=True)
+            directory_info = backup_root.lstat()
+            if not stat.S_ISDIR(directory_info.st_mode) or directory_info.st_uid != 0 or stat.S_IMODE(directory_info.st_mode) != 0o700:
+                raise SystemExit(32)
+            backup = backup_root / f"projects.json.appops-backup-{time.time_ns()}-{os.getpid()}"
+            fd = os.open(backup, os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL | os.O_NOFOLLOW, 0o600)
+            with os.fdopen(fd, "wb") as handle:
+                handle.write(original)
+                handle.flush()
+                os.fsync(handle.fileno())
+            for directory in (backup_root.parent, backup_root):
+                fd = os.open(directory, os.O_RDONLY | os.O_DIRECTORY | os.O_NOFOLLOW)
+                try:
+                    os.fsync(fd)
+                finally:
+                    os.close(fd)
         except Exception:
             raise SystemExit(32)
 
@@ -210,11 +253,11 @@ with lock_handle as lock:
         temporary = mutation_path.with_name(f".{mutation_path.name}.{os.getpid()}.tmp")
         payload = json.dumps(updated, indent=2, sort_keys=True) + "\n"
         try:
-            with temporary.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+            descriptor = os.open(temporary, os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL | os.O_NOFOLLOW, 0o600)
+            with os.fdopen(descriptor, "w", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
                 handle.write(payload)
                 handle.flush()
                 os.fsync(handle.fileno())
-            os.chmod(temporary, stat.S_IMODE(info.st_mode))
         except Exception:
             try:
                 temporary.unlink(missing_ok=True)
@@ -223,6 +266,11 @@ with lock_handle as lock:
             raise SystemExit(33)
 
         try:
+            latest = mutation_path.lstat()
+            latest_identity = (latest.st_dev, latest.st_ino, latest.st_mode, latest.st_uid,
+                               latest.st_gid, latest.st_mtime_ns, latest.st_ctime_ns, latest.st_size)
+            if latest_identity != registry_identity or mutation_path.read_bytes() != original or not os.path.samefile(path, mutation_path):
+                raise SystemExit(34)
             os.replace(temporary, mutation_path)
         except Exception:
             try:
@@ -242,7 +290,7 @@ with lock_handle as lock:
                 os.close(directory_fd)
 
     print("registered" if changed else "already-registered", flush=True)
-'''
+"""
 
 
 def _safe_compose_file(value: str) -> str:
@@ -314,10 +362,14 @@ class DeploymentTargetRegistry:
         normalized_revision = str(revision or "").strip().lower()
         normalized_branch = str(branch or "").strip()
         if not _REPOSITORY.fullmatch(normalized_repository):
-            raise ValueError("Repository must be a canonical Jens owner/name identifier")
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Repository must be a canonical Jens owner/name identifier"
+            )
         slug = DeploymentTargetRegistry._slug(normalized_repository)
         if not _SLUG.fullmatch(slug):
-            raise ValueError("Repository name cannot be used as a bounded deployment slug")
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Repository name cannot be used as a bounded deployment slug"
+            )
         if not _REVISION.fullmatch(normalized_revision):
             raise ValueError("Revision must be a full lowercase 40-character Git SHA")
         if (
@@ -328,15 +380,25 @@ class DeploymentTargetRegistry:
         ):
             raise ValueError("Default branch is outside the bounded Git ref contract")
         normalized_compose_file = _safe_compose_file(compose_file)
-        normalized_project = str(
+        normalized_project = (
-            compose_project
+            str(
-            or DeploymentTargetRegistry.default_compose_project(normalized_repository)
+                compose_project
-        ).strip().lower()
+                or DeploymentTargetRegistry.default_compose_project(
+                    normalized_repository
+                )
+            )
+            .strip()
+            .lower()
+        )
         if not _COMPOSE_PROJECT.fullmatch(normalized_project):
             raise ValueError("Compose project is outside the bounded naming contract")
-        normalized_containers = [str(item or "").strip() for item in (containers or [slug])]
+        normalized_containers = [
+            str(item or "").strip() for item in (containers or [slug])
+        ]
         if not normalized_containers or len(normalized_containers) > _MAX_CONTAINERS:
-            raise ValueError("Deployment target must contain between 1 and 32 containers")
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Deployment target must contain between 1 and 32 containers"
+            )
         if any(not _CONTAINER.fullmatch(item) for item in normalized_containers):
             raise ValueError("Container name is outside the bounded naming contract")
         if len(set(normalized_containers)) != len(normalized_containers):
@@ -396,7 +458,10 @@ class DeploymentTargetRegistry:
                 ),
             }
         controller = dict(status.get("container") or {})
-        if controller.get("name") != _CONTROLLER or controller.get("state") != "running":
+        if (
+            controller.get("name") != _CONTROLLER
+            or controller.get("state") != "running"
+        ):
             return {
                 "status": "controller_unavailable",
                 "reason": "deployment controller is not running",

backend/tests/test_controller_artifact_bootstrap.py

@@ -909,7 +909,22 @@ def test_child_logs_are_bounded_and_redacted_before_result_output():
     assert len(result["logTail"].encode("utf-8")) <= 4096
 
 
-def test_legacy_upgrade_signature_fetches_bootstrap_only_from_protected_git(tmp_path: Path):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "temporary_root_info,accepted",
+    [
+        ("1777:0:0", True),
+        ("700:0:0", True),
+        ("777:0:0", False),
+        ("755:0:0", False),
+        ("770:0:0", False),
+        ("1700:0:0", False),
+        ("1777:1000:0", False),
+        ("700:0:1000", False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_legacy_upgrade_signature_fetches_bootstrap_only_from_protected_git(
+    tmp_path: Path, temporary_root_info: str, accepted: bool
+):
     bash = shutil.which("bash")
     if bash is None:
         pytest.skip("bash is required to exercise the upgrade script")
@@ -941,7 +956,7 @@ def test_legacy_upgrade_signature_fetches_bootstrap_only_from_protected_git(tmp_
         "import pathlib, sys\n"
         "args = sys.argv[1:]\n"
         "target = args[-1]\n"
-        "if target == '/tmp': print('1777:0:0')\n"
+        f"if target == '/tmp': print({temporary_root_info!r})\n"
         "elif args[1] == '%u:%a': print('0:700')\n"
         "elif args[1] == '%u:%a:%s': print('0:600:' + str(pathlib.Path(target).stat().st_size))\n"
         "else: raise SystemExit(1)\n",
@@ -985,6 +1000,13 @@ def test_legacy_upgrade_signature_fetches_bootstrap_only_from_protected_git(tmp_
         check=False,
     )
 
+    if not accepted:
+        assert result.returncode == 66, result.stderr
+        assert "temporary root is unsafe" in result.stderr
+        assert not python_trace.exists()
+        calls = [json.loads(line) for line in git_trace.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines()]
+        assert not any("cat-file" in args for args in calls)
+        return
     assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
     bootstrap_call = json.loads(python_trace.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
     assert bootstrap_call["script"] == protected_source
@@ -1062,12 +1084,23 @@ def test_upgrade_script_rejects_mutated_legacy_call_without_bootstrap(
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("modern_call", ["missing-image", "shared-archive"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("temporary_root_info", ["1777:0:0", "700:0:0", "777:0:0"])
 def test_modern_upgrade_path_still_requires_private_archive_and_image_id(
-    tmp_path: Path, modern_call: str
+    tmp_path: Path, modern_call: str, temporary_root_info: str
 ):
     bash = shutil.which("bash")
     if bash is None:
         pytest.skip("bash is required to exercise the upgrade script")
+    bin_dir = tmp_path / "bin"
+    bin_dir.mkdir()
+    stat_shim = bin_dir / "stat"
+    stat_shim.write_text(
+        f"#!{sys.executable}\nimport sys\n"
+        f"if sys.argv[-1] == '/tmp': print({temporary_root_info!r})\n"
+        "else: raise SystemExit(91)\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    stat_shim.chmod(0o755)
     archive = (
         f"/tmp/itworx-controller-artifact-promoter-{REVISION[:12]}.AAAAAA/controller.tar"
         if modern_call == "missing-image"
@@ -1094,13 +1127,17 @@ def test_modern_upgrade_path_still_requires_private_archive_and_image_id(
     result = subprocess.run(
         [bash, str(ROOT / "scripts/upgrade_deployment_controller.sh"), *args],
         cwd=ROOT,
+        env={**os.environ, "PATH": f"{bin_dir}{os.pathsep}{os.environ['PATH']}"},
         capture_output=True,
         text=True,
         check=False,
     )
 
     assert result.returncode != 0
+    if modern_call == "shared-archive":
+        if temporary_root_info == "777:0:0":
+            assert "helper temporary root is unsafe" in result.stderr
+        else:
+            assert "archive is outside the helper private temporary directory" in result.stderr
     if modern_call == "missing-image":
         assert "image ID" in result.stderr
-    else:
-        assert "archive is outside" in result.stderr

backend/tests/test_controller_config_paths.py

@@ -149,12 +149,16 @@ def test_embedded_registry_writer_uses_protected_aliases_and_preserves_code(
     repositories = tmp_path / "repositories"
     bare = repositories / "jens" / "example.git"
     bare.mkdir(parents=True)
+    state = tmp_path / "controller-state"
+    state.mkdir(mode=0o700)
+    backups = state / "registry-backups"
     paths = {
         "/controller-config/projects.json": readonly,
         "/controller-hub-releases/controller-config/projects.json": registry,
         "/opt/gitea-deploy/projects.json": old_registry,
         "/mnt/cache/appdata/gitea-deploy-runners/controller/projects.json": old_host_registry,
         "/mnt/cache/appdata/gitea-deploy-runners/deploy.lock": tmp_path / "deploy.lock",
+        "/mnt/cache/appdata/gitea-deploy-runners/state/registry-backups": backups,
         "/gitea-repositories": repositories,
     }
 
@@ -175,7 +179,12 @@ def test_embedded_registry_writer_uses_protected_aliases_and_preserves_code(
         exec(compile(tree, "registry-writer", "exec"), {"Path": fixture_path})
         assert json.loads(registry.read_text()) == {"jens/example": project}
         assert registry.stat().st_mode & 0o777 == 0o600
-        assert list(registry.parent.glob("projects.json.appops-backup-*"))
+        backup_files = list(backups.glob("projects.json.appops-backup-*"))
+        assert len(backup_files) == 1
+        assert backup_files[0].read_bytes() == b"{}\n"
+        assert backup_files[0].stat().st_mode & 0o777 == 0o600
+        assert backups.stat().st_mode & 0o777 == 0o700
+        assert not list(registry.parent.glob("projects.json.appops-backup-*"))
     else:
         with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as error:
             exec(compile(tree, "registry-writer", "exec"), {"Path": fixture_path})

backend/tests/test_deployment_target_registry.py

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def test_derives_bounded_single_container_topology_and_uses_fixed_exec():
     assert '"containers":["certscope"]' in command[6]
     script = command[2]
     assert '/controller-hub-releases/controller-config/projects.json' in script
+    assert '/controller-config/projects.json' in script
     assert '/srv/example/appdata/gitea-deploy-runners/deploy.lock' not in script
     assert '/mnt/cache/appdata/gitea-deploy-runners/deploy.lock' in script
     assert 'os.path.samefile(path, host_path)' in script
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ def test_runnerless_validation_compatibility_is_fixed_push_only():
     assert '"timeout_seconds": 3600 if repository == "jens/mediarr" else 1800' in script
     assert '"poll_interval_seconds": 5' in script
     assert '"max_poll_interval_seconds": 30' in script
-    assert "if validation != expected_validation" in script
+    assert "if not _validation_compatible(repository, validation)" in script
 
 def test_runnerless_compatibility_requires_the_complete_metadata_triplet():
     fake = FakePortainer()

backend/tests/test_mediarr_validation_policy.py

@@ -0,0 +1,616 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import ast
+import copy
+import importlib.util
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import stat
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import threading
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+import pytest
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+SCRIPT = REPO_ROOT / "scripts/reconcile_mediarr_validation_policy.py"
+REGISTRY_SOURCE = REPO_ROOT / "backend/app/services/deployment_target_registry.py"
+SPEC = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("mediarr_validation_policy", SCRIPT)
+assert SPEC is not None and SPEC.loader is not None
+policy = importlib.util.module_from_spec(SPEC)
+SPEC.loader.exec_module(policy)
+
+PUSH_CONTEXTS = ["CI / gates (push)", "Managed validation / full (push)"]
+ACTIVE_STATUSES = (
+    "pending",
+    "running",
+    "awaiting_validation",
+    "validation_passed",
+    "retry_wait",
+    "deploying",
+    "future_unrecognized_state",
+)
+TERMINAL_STATUSES = (
+    "deployed",
+    "non_forward",
+    "failed",
+    "validation_failed",
+    "validation_timeout",
+    "superseded",
+    "rejected",
+)
+
+
+def _projects(validation: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    project = copy.deepcopy(policy.TARGET_IDENTITY)
+    project["validation"] = copy.deepcopy(
+        policy.LEGACY_POLICY if validation is None else validation
+    )
+    return {policy.REPOSITORY: project}
+
+
+def _extract_registry_compatibility():
+    """Load only the inline predicate; importing the registry module has host side effects."""
+    registry_tree = ast.parse(
+        REGISTRY_SOURCE.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), filename=str(REGISTRY_SOURCE)
+    )
+    register_script = next(
+        (
+            node
+            for node in registry_tree.body
+            if isinstance(node, ast.Assign)
+            and any(
+                isinstance(target, ast.Name) and target.id == "_REGISTER_SCRIPT"
+                for target in node.targets
+            )
+        ),
+        None,
+    )
+    assert register_script is not None, "registry must keep its fixed registration script inline"
+    source = ast.literal_eval(register_script.value)
+    tree = ast.parse(source, filename=f"{REGISTRY_SOURCE}:_REGISTER_SCRIPT")
+    function = next(
+        (
+            node
+            for node in tree.body
+            if isinstance(node, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef))
+            and node.name == "_validation_compatible"
+        ),
+        None,
+    )
+    assert function is not None, "inline registration script must define _validation_compatible"
+
+    # The predicate may use module-level literal policy constants. Extract only literals and the
+    # function, deliberately excluding imports, filesystem setup, controller state, and CLI code.
+    namespace: dict[str, Any] = {"__builtins__": __builtins__}
+    body: list[ast.stmt] = []
+    for node in tree.body:
+        if isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom) and node.module == "__future__":
+            body.append(node)
+        elif isinstance(node, ast.Assign):
+            try:
+                ast.literal_eval(node.value)
+            except (ValueError, TypeError, SyntaxError):
+                continue
+            if all(isinstance(target, ast.Name) for target in node.targets):
+                body.append(node)
+        elif isinstance(node, ast.AnnAssign) and isinstance(node.target, ast.Name):
+            try:
+                ast.literal_eval(node.value)
+            except (ValueError, TypeError, SyntaxError, AttributeError):
+                continue
+            body.append(node)
+    body.append(function)
+    module = ast.fix_missing_locations(ast.Module(body=body, type_ignores=[]))
+    exec(compile(module, str(REGISTRY_SOURCE), "exec"), namespace)  # noqa: S102
+    return namespace["_validation_compatible"]
+
+
+def _registry_bytes(projects: dict[str, Any]) -> bytes:
+    return (json.dumps(projects, indent=2, sort_keys=True) + "\n").encode("utf-8")
+
+
+def _write_json(path: Path, value: Any, *, mode: int = 0o600) -> bytes:
+    payload = _registry_bytes(value) if path.name == "projects.json" else (
+        json.dumps(value, sort_keys=True) + "\n"
+    ).encode("utf-8")
+    path.write_bytes(payload)
+    if os.name == "posix":
+        path.chmod(mode)
+    return payload
+
+
+def _prepare_filesystem(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    *,
+    validation: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    inbox_records: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Path | bytes]:
+    runtime_root = tmp_path / "runner-root"
+    config_root = tmp_path / "protected-config"
+    state_root = runtime_root / "state"
+    inbox = state_root / "webhook-inbox"
+    lock_root = state_root / "locks"
+    backup_root = state_root / "registry-backups"
+    registry = config_root / "projects.json"
+    project_lock = lock_root / "mediarr.lock"
+    global_lock = runtime_root / "deploy.lock"
+    receipt_root = state_root / "receipts"
+
+    for directory in (
+        runtime_root,
+        config_root,
+        state_root,
+        inbox,
+        lock_root,
+        receipt_root,
+        backup_root,
+    ):
+        directory.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        if os.name == "posix":
+            directory.chmod(0o700)
+
+    original = _write_json(registry, _projects(validation))
+    for lock in (project_lock, global_lock):
+        lock.touch(mode=0o600)
+        if os.name == "posix":
+            lock.chmod(0o600)
+
+    # A completed delivery is terminal history, not active work. It must remain byte-for-byte.
+    records = inbox_records
+    if records is None:
+        records = {
+            f"terminal-{status}.json": {
+                "repository": policy.REPOSITORY,
+                "status": status,
+                "receipt": f"fixture-{status}-receipt",
+            }
+            for status in TERMINAL_STATUSES
+        }
+        records["other-repository.json"] = {
+            "repository": "jens/another-project",
+            "status": "running",
+            "receipt": "fixture-other-receipt",
+        }
+    for filename, record in records.items():
+        _write_json(inbox / filename, record)
+    receipt = receipt_root / "last.json"
+    _write_json(receipt, {"receipt": "fixture-state-receipt", "status": "unchanged"})
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy, "ROOT", runtime_root, raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy, "CONFIG_ROOT", config_root, raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy, "REGISTRY", registry)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy, "BACKUP_ROOT", backup_root, raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy, "INBOX", inbox)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy, "PROJECT_LOCK", project_lock)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy, "GLOBAL_LOCK", global_lock)
+    # The production proof shells out to Docker. This suite exercises only the policy
+    # reconciliation against temporary fixtures and must never contact a live controller.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy, "_verify_volume_contract", lambda: "a" * 64)
+    return {
+        "root": runtime_root,
+        "state": state_root,
+        "inbox": inbox,
+        "registry": registry,
+        "project_lock": project_lock,
+        "global_lock": global_lock,
+        "receipt": receipt,
+        "backup_root": backup_root,
+        "original": original,
+    }
+
+
+def _tree_bytes(root: Path) -> dict[str, bytes]:
+    return {
+        path.relative_to(root).as_posix(): path.read_bytes()
+        for path in sorted(root.rglob("*"))
+        if path.is_file() and not path.is_symlink()
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def root_owned_tmp_path():
+    if os.name != "posix" or not hasattr(os, "geteuid"):
+        pytest.skip("filesystem contract uses POSIX ownership, flock and fsync")
+    if os.geteuid() != 0:
+        pytest.skip("filesystem contract requires root-owned temporary fixtures")
+    base = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="mediarr-validation-policy-", dir="/root"))
+    try:
+        yield base
+    finally:
+        shutil.rmtree(base)
+
+
+def test_accepts_exact_legacy_and_required_policies_without_downgrade() -> None:
+    required = policy._validate(_projects(policy.REQUIRED_POLICY))
+    legacy = policy._validate(_projects(policy.LEGACY_POLICY))
+    assert required == "required"
+    assert legacy == "legacy"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "mutate",
+    [
+        lambda project: project.update(branch="main"),
+        lambda project: project.update(source_dir="/tmp/mediarr"),
+        lambda project: project.update(compose_files=["other.yml"]),
+        lambda project: project.update(validation={"contexts": ["*"]}),
+        lambda project: project.update(
+            validation={**policy.REQUIRED_POLICY, "contexts": ["CI / gates (pull_request)"]}
+        ),
+        lambda project: project.update(
+            validation={**policy.REQUIRED_POLICY, "contexts": PUSH_CONTEXTS + ["extra"]}
+        ),
+        lambda project: project.update(
+            validation={**policy.REQUIRED_POLICY, "timeout_seconds": 1800}
+        ),
+    ],
+    ids=["branch", "source", "compose", "wildcard", "pull-request", "extra-context", "wrong-timeout"],
+)
+def test_rejects_unreviewed_target_or_validation_policy(mutate) -> None:
+    projects = _projects(policy.REQUIRED_POLICY)
+    mutate(projects[policy.REPOSITORY])
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        policy._validate(projects)
+
+
+def test_registry_inline_validator_accepts_only_mediarr_legacy_or_dual_push_policy() -> None:
+    compatible = _extract_registry_compatibility()
+    legacy = copy.deepcopy(policy.LEGACY_POLICY)
+    required = copy.deepcopy(policy.REQUIRED_POLICY)
+    other_managed_only = {**legacy, "timeout_seconds": 1800}
+
+    assert compatible(policy.REPOSITORY, legacy) is True
+    assert compatible(policy.REPOSITORY, required) is True
+    assert compatible("jens/another-project", other_managed_only) is True
+    assert compatible("jens/another-project", required) is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "validation",
+    [
+        {**policy.REQUIRED_POLICY, "contexts": ["*"]},
+        {**policy.REQUIRED_POLICY, "contexts": ["CI / gates (pull_request)"]},
+        {**policy.REQUIRED_POLICY, "contexts": []},
+        {**policy.REQUIRED_POLICY, "contexts": PUSH_CONTEXTS + ["extra"]},
+        {**policy.REQUIRED_POLICY, "contexts": PUSH_CONTEXTS + [PUSH_CONTEXTS[0]]},
+        {**policy.REQUIRED_POLICY, "required": False},
+        None,
+    ],
+    ids=["wildcard", "pull-request", "missing", "extra", "duplicate", "not-required", "missing-policy"],
+)
+def test_registry_inline_validator_rejects_mediarr_policy_drift(validation) -> None:
+    compatible = _extract_registry_compatibility()
+    assert compatible(policy.REPOSITORY, validation) is False
+
+
+def test_registry_inline_validator_rejects_non_mediarr_policy_drift() -> None:
+    compatible = _extract_registry_compatibility()
+    assert compatible("jens/another-project", {**policy.LEGACY_POLICY, "contexts": ["*"]}) is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("operation", ["check", "apply"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("status", ACTIVE_STATUSES)
+def test_reconcile_refuses_active_or_unknown_mediarr_delivery_status(
+    root_owned_tmp_path: Path,
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    status: str,
+    operation: str,
+) -> None:
+    fs = _prepare_filesystem(
+        root_owned_tmp_path,
+        monkeypatch,
+        validation=policy.REQUIRED_POLICY,
+        inbox_records={
+            "mediarr.json": {"repository": policy.REPOSITORY, "status": status},
+            "terminal.json": {"repository": policy.REPOSITORY, "status": "deployed"},
+        },
+    )
+    registry = fs["registry"]
+    assert isinstance(registry, Path)
+    before_registry = registry.read_bytes()
+    before_state = _tree_bytes(fs["state"])
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        policy.reconcile(operation)
+
+    assert registry.read_bytes() == before_registry
+    assert _tree_bytes(fs["state"]) == before_state
+
+
+def test_check_accepts_legacy_without_mutation_and_returns_only_reviewed_contexts(
+    root_owned_tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    fs = _prepare_filesystem(root_owned_tmp_path, monkeypatch)
+    registry = fs["registry"]
+    assert isinstance(registry, Path)
+    before = registry.read_bytes()
+    before_identity = registry.stat()
+    before_state = _tree_bytes(fs["state"])
+
+    result = policy.reconcile("check")
+
+    assert result == {"status": "ready", "contexts": PUSH_CONTEXTS}
+    assert registry.read_bytes() == before
+    assert (registry.stat().st_dev, registry.stat().st_ino) == (
+        before_identity.st_dev,
+        before_identity.st_ino,
+    )
+    assert _tree_bytes(fs["state"]) == before_state
+    assert not list(registry.parent.glob("*.mediarr-policy-*"))
+
+
+def test_apply_updates_only_mediarr_and_keeps_private_backup_and_state_history(
+    root_owned_tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    fs = _prepare_filesystem(root_owned_tmp_path, monkeypatch)
+    registry = fs["registry"]
+    state = fs["state"]
+    backup_root = fs["backup_root"]
+    assert (
+        isinstance(registry, Path)
+        and isinstance(state, Path)
+        and isinstance(backup_root, Path)
+    )
+    original = registry.read_bytes()
+    original_projects = json.loads(original)
+    state_before = _tree_bytes(state)
+    real_replace = policy.os.replace
+    temporary_metadata: list[tuple[str, int, int]] = []
+
+    def inspect_temporary(
+        source: os.PathLike[str] | str, target: os.PathLike[str] | str
+    ) -> None:
+        source_path = Path(source)
+        info = source_path.stat()
+        temporary_metadata.append(
+            (source_path.name, stat.S_IMODE(info.st_mode), info.st_uid)
+        )
+        real_replace(source, target)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy.os, "replace", inspect_temporary)
+
+    result = policy.reconcile("apply")
+
+    assert set(result) == {"status", "contexts", "backup"}
+    assert result["status"] == "updated"
+    assert result["contexts"] == PUSH_CONTEXTS
+    assert isinstance(result["backup"], str)
+    assert Path(result["backup"]).name == result["backup"]
+    backup = backup_root / result["backup"]
+    assert backup.read_bytes() == original
+    assert stat.S_IMODE(backup.stat().st_mode) == 0o600
+    assert backup.stat().st_uid == 0
+    assert len(temporary_metadata) == 1
+    assert temporary_metadata[0][1:] == (0o600, 0)
+    current_projects = json.loads(registry.read_bytes())
+    assert current_projects[policy.REPOSITORY]["validation"] == policy.REQUIRED_POLICY
+    original_projects[policy.REPOSITORY]["validation"] = policy.REQUIRED_POLICY
+    assert current_projects == original_projects
+    assert stat.S_IMODE(registry.stat().st_mode) == 0o600
+    assert registry.stat().st_uid == 0
+    assert sorted(path.name for path in registry.parent.iterdir()) == [registry.name]
+    assert _tree_bytes(state) == {
+        **state_before,
+        f"registry-backups/{backup.name}": original,
+    }
+    assert not list(registry.parent.glob(f".{registry.name}.*.tmp"))
+
+
+def test_apply_is_idempotent_for_required_policy_but_still_checks_active_delivery(
+    root_owned_tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    fs = _prepare_filesystem(
+        root_owned_tmp_path, monkeypatch, validation=policy.REQUIRED_POLICY
+    )
+    registry = fs["registry"]
+    assert isinstance(registry, Path)
+    before = registry.read_bytes()
+
+    checked = policy.reconcile("check")
+    assert checked == {"status": "ready", "contexts": PUSH_CONTEXTS}
+    assert registry.read_bytes() == before
+
+    result = policy.reconcile("apply")
+
+    assert result == {"status": "ready", "contexts": PUSH_CONTEXTS}
+    assert registry.read_bytes() == before
+    assert not list(registry.parent.glob("*.mediarr-policy-*"))
+
+
+def test_non_root_refuses_before_reading_or_mutating_registry(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    registry = tmp_path / "must-not-be-read.json"
+    registry.write_text("sentinel", encoding="utf-8")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy, "REGISTRY", registry)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy.os, "geteuid", lambda: 1000, raising=False)
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        policy.reconcile("check")
+
+    assert registry.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "sentinel"
+
+
+def test_registry_symlink_is_refused_without_touching_its_target(
+    root_owned_tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    fs = _prepare_filesystem(root_owned_tmp_path, monkeypatch)
+    registry = fs["registry"]
+    assert isinstance(registry, Path)
+    outside = registry.with_name("outside.json")
+    outside.write_bytes(registry.read_bytes())
+    outside.chmod(0o600)
+    registry.unlink()
+    registry.symlink_to(outside)
+    target_before = outside.read_bytes()
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        policy.reconcile("apply")
+
+    assert outside.read_bytes() == target_before
+
+
+def test_inbox_symlink_is_refused_even_when_registry_is_already_required(
+    root_owned_tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    fs = _prepare_filesystem(
+        root_owned_tmp_path,
+        monkeypatch,
+        validation=policy.REQUIRED_POLICY,
+        inbox_records={},
+    )
+    inbox = fs["inbox"]
+    assert isinstance(inbox, Path)
+    outside = inbox.with_name("outside-inbox")
+    outside.mkdir(mode=0o700)
+    inbox.rmdir()
+    inbox.symlink_to(outside, target_is_directory=True)
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        policy.reconcile("check")
+
+
+def test_inbox_record_symlink_is_refused_without_touching_its_target(
+    root_owned_tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    fs = _prepare_filesystem(
+        root_owned_tmp_path,
+        monkeypatch,
+        validation=policy.REQUIRED_POLICY,
+        inbox_records={},
+    )
+    inbox = fs["inbox"]
+    assert isinstance(inbox, Path)
+    outside = inbox.with_name("outside-active-delivery.json")
+    target_before = _write_json(
+        outside,
+        {"repository": policy.REPOSITORY, "status": "running"},
+    )
+    (inbox / "active-delivery.json").symlink_to(outside)
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        policy.reconcile("check")
+
+    assert outside.read_bytes() == target_before
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("race", ["content", "identity"])
+def test_apply_refuses_registry_cas_race_before_atomic_replace(
+    root_owned_tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, race: str
+) -> None:
+    fs = _prepare_filesystem(root_owned_tmp_path, monkeypatch)
+    registry = fs["registry"]
+    assert isinstance(registry, Path)
+    original_fsync = policy.os.fsync
+    original_replace = policy.os.replace
+    original_identity = registry.stat()
+    external = registry.with_name("concurrent-registry.json")
+    injected = False
+
+    def race_after_durable_temp(fd: int) -> None:
+        nonlocal injected
+        original_fsync(fd)
+        if injected:
+            return
+        injected = True
+        if race == "content":
+            registry.write_bytes(b'{"external":"concurrent update"}\n')
+            registry.chmod(0o600)
+        else:
+            external.write_bytes(registry.read_bytes())
+            external.chmod(0o600)
+            original_replace(external, registry)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy.os, "fsync", race_after_durable_temp)
+    with pytest.raises((RuntimeError, OSError)):
+        policy.reconcile("apply")
+
+    assert injected
+    assert (
+        json.loads(registry.read_bytes()).get(policy.REPOSITORY, {}).get("validation")
+        != policy.REQUIRED_POLICY
+    )
+    if race == "identity":
+        assert (registry.stat().st_dev, registry.stat().st_ino) != (
+            original_identity.st_dev,
+            original_identity.st_ino,
+        )
+    assert not list(registry.parent.glob(f".{registry.name}.*.tmp"))
+
+
+def test_apply_replace_failure_preserves_registry_and_cleans_temporary_file(
+    root_owned_tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    fs = _prepare_filesystem(root_owned_tmp_path, monkeypatch)
+    registry = fs["registry"]
+    assert isinstance(registry, Path)
+    original = registry.read_bytes()
+
+    def reject_replace(_source: os.PathLike[str] | str, _target: os.PathLike[str] | str) -> None:
+        raise OSError("synthetic atomic replace refusal")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(policy.os, "replace", reject_replace)
+    with pytest.raises((RuntimeError, OSError)):
+        policy.reconcile("apply")
+
+    assert registry.read_bytes() == original
+    assert not list(registry.parent.glob(f".{registry.name}.*.tmp"))
+
+
+def test_project_lock_is_acquired_before_global_lock(
+    root_owned_tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    if not sys.platform.startswith("linux"):
+        pytest.skip("lock-order contention fixture observes Linux flock inode ownership")
+    import fcntl
+
+    fs = _prepare_filesystem(
+        root_owned_tmp_path, monkeypatch, validation=policy.REQUIRED_POLICY
+    )
+    project_lock = fs["project_lock"]
+    global_lock = fs["global_lock"]
+    assert isinstance(project_lock, Path) and isinstance(global_lock, Path)
+    project_identity = (project_lock.stat().st_dev, project_lock.stat().st_ino)
+    project_attempted = threading.Event()
+    thread_errors: list[RuntimeError] = []
+    real_flock = fcntl.flock
+
+    def observed_flock(file_or_fd, operation: int) -> None:
+        descriptor = file_or_fd if isinstance(file_or_fd, int) else file_or_fd.fileno()
+        info = os.fstat(descriptor)
+        if (info.st_dev, info.st_ino) == project_identity and operation & fcntl.LOCK_EX:
+            project_attempted.set()
+        real_flock(file_or_fd, operation)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(fcntl, "flock", observed_flock)
+
+    def run_check() -> None:
+        try:
+            policy.reconcile("check")
+        except RuntimeError as exc:  # surfaced in the parent assertion below
+            thread_errors.append(exc)
+
+    with project_lock.open("a+") as held_project:
+        real_flock(held_project, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=run_check, daemon=True)
+        thread.start()
+        try:
+            assert project_attempted.wait(timeout=3), "reconcile never attempted the project lock"
+            with global_lock.open("a+") as probe_global:
+                try:
+                    real_flock(probe_global, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+                except BlockingIOError:
+                    pytest.fail("reconcile acquired the global lock before blocking on the project lock")
+                else:
+                    real_flock(probe_global, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+        finally:
+            real_flock(held_project, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+            thread.join(timeout=5)
+
+    assert not thread.is_alive(), "reconcile remained blocked after the project lock was released"
+    assert not thread_errors