Publish curated Unraid-AppOps-Gateway source from ad0a390e431166c3198a2ac3bec010c2b44f2dea

backend/app/services/action_execution.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from .setup_service import apply_stored_connector_settings
 GENERIC_EXECUTOR_ACTIONS = {
     "container.restart",
     "controller.artifact.promote",
+    "controller.managed-storage.initialize",
     "deployment.targets.sync",
     "deployment.runnerless.provision",
     "deployment.target.deploy_workmesh",
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ APPROVAL_EXECUTOR_ACTIONS = {
     "unraid.vm.pause",
 }
 
+MCP_TYPED_EXECUTOR_ACTIONS = APPROVAL_EXECUTOR_ACTIONS | {
+    "controller.managed-storage.initialize",
+}
+
 HUMAN_APPROVAL_ONLY_ACTIONS = {"deployment.target.promote_workmesh", "privatemuse.comfyui.install_artifact"}
 
 _APPROVAL_STEPS = {
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ def approval_execution_supported(action: str) -> bool:
 
 def mcp_execution_supported(action: str) -> bool:
     """MCP is a no-human-approval surface; never admit human-only executors."""
-    return approval_execution_supported(action) and action not in HUMAN_APPROVAL_ONLY_ACTIONS
+    return action in MCP_TYPED_EXECUTOR_ACTIONS and action not in HUMAN_APPROVAL_ONLY_ACTIONS
 
 
 def _execute_deployment_target_sync(
@@ -1758,7 +1763,7 @@ def execute_governed_action(
     small allowlist of typed rollback/post-check capable executors below is reachable.
     """
 
-    if not approval_execution_supported(action):
+    if not mcp_execution_supported(action):
         return {
             "success": False,
             "status": "failed",
@@ -1786,6 +1791,24 @@ def execute_governed_action(
             original_policy_decision=original_policy_decision,
         )
 
+    if action == "controller.managed-storage.initialize":
+        if target != "tower/deployment-controller":
+            return {
+                "success": False,
+                "status": "failed",
+                "result": "blocked",
+                "message": "Managed storage initialization accepts only tower/deployment-controller.",
+                "policyDecision": "blocked",
+                "originalPolicyDecision": original_policy_decision,
+            }
+        return _execute_managed_appdata_initialize(
+            session,
+            source=source,
+            risk=risk,
+            reason=reason,
+            original_policy_decision=original_policy_decision,
+        )
+
     if action == "runner.fleet.upgrade_v2":
         if target.strip().lower() != "tower/runner-fleet-v2":
             return {
@@ -2058,6 +2081,161 @@ def execute_governed_action(
     }
 
 
+def _execute_managed_appdata_initialize(
+    session: Session,
+    *,
+    source: str,
+    risk: str,
+    reason: str,
+    original_policy_decision: str,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Initialize only the fixed storage marker after trust and policy opt-in."""
+    from .deployment_broker import DeploymentBrokerClient
+    from .enrollment_plane import EnrollmentPlane
+    from .secret_store import get_secret
+
+    action = "controller.managed-storage.initialize"
+    target = "tower/deployment-controller"
+    trust = EnrollmentPlane.get_trust_config(session)
+    if (
+        trust is None
+        or trust.trusted_appdata_root != "/var/lib/docker/volumes/itworx-managed-appdata/_data"
+        or trust.managed_appdata_backup_acknowledged is not True
+    ):
+        audit = log_event(
+            session,
+            source="action",
+            identity=source,
+            action_id=action,
+            target=target,
+            target_type="controller",
+            risk=risk,
+            policy_decision="allowed",
+            reason="Managed Docker-root storage requires an explicit trusted selector and backup acknowledgement.",
+            result="blocked",
+            redacted_metadata={"executor": action, "trustOptIn": False},
+        )
+        return {
+            "success": False,
+            "status": "failed",
+            "result": "blocked",
+            "message": "Managed storage is not explicitly selected and acknowledged in enrollment trust.",
+            "auditId": audit.id,
+            "policyDecision": "allowed",
+            "originalPolicyDecision": original_policy_decision,
+        }
+
+    bootstrap_secret = get_secret(session, trust.bootstrap_secret_ref, touch=False)
+    if not bootstrap_secret:
+        audit = log_event(
+            session,
+            source="action",
+            identity=source,
+            action_id=action,
+            target=target,
+            target_type="controller",
+            risk=risk,
+            policy_decision="allowed",
+            reason="Controller bootstrap capability is unavailable by its configured reference.",
+            result="failed",
+            redacted_metadata={"executor": action, "secretMaterialReturned": False},
+        )
+        return {
+            "success": False,
+            "status": "failed",
+            "result": "failed",
+            "message": "Controller bootstrap capability is unavailable.",
+            "auditId": audit.id,
+            "policyDecision": "allowed",
+            "originalPolicyDecision": original_policy_decision,
+        }
+
+    steps = [
+        "Verify the exact target, trust selector and backup acknowledgement",
+        "Authenticate the fixed controller request with bootstrap HMAC and replay protection",
+        "Validate the protected controller, target registry, repository root and fixed Docker volume",
+        "Initialize the selector only if the managed Docker volume is empty and unchanged",
+        "Re-read the fixed selector and record sanitized controller readiness",
+    ]
+    job = create_job(
+        session,
+        action_id=action,
+        target=target,
+        source=source,
+        risk=risk,
+        policy_decision="allowed",
+        steps=steps,
+    )
+    start_job(session, job)
+    set_job_progress(session, job, 20, "Validating fixed managed-storage initialization prerequisites.")
+    try:
+        result = DeploymentBrokerClient().initialize_managed_appdata(secret=bootstrap_secret)
+        reported_status = result.get("status")
+        status = (
+            reported_status
+            if isinstance(reported_status, str)
+            and reported_status in {"initialized", "already_initialized"}
+            else "refused"
+        )
+        success = (
+            status in {"initialized", "already_initialized"}
+            and result.get("trustedAppdataRoot") == trust.trusted_appdata_root
+            and result.get("backupLocation") == "dockerRootDir"
+        )
+        message = (
+            "Managed storage selector initialized and verified."
+            if success
+            else "Managed storage initialization was refused or unavailable."
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        result = {"status": "error"}
+        status = "error"
+        success = False
+        message = "Managed storage initialization was refused or unavailable."
+
+    completed = complete_job(
+        session,
+        job,
+        status="succeeded" if success else "failed",
+        result_summary=message,
+    )
+    audit = log_event(
+        session,
+        source="action",
+        identity=source,
+        action_id=action,
+        target=target,
+        target_type="controller",
+        risk=risk,
+        policy_decision="allowed",
+        reason=reason,
+        result="success" if success else "failed",
+        execution_plan={"steps": steps, "jobId": completed.id},
+        after_state={
+            "status": status,
+            "trustedAppdataRoot": trust.trusted_appdata_root if success else None,
+            "backupLocation": "dockerRootDir" if success else None,
+        },
+        redacted_metadata={
+            "executor": action,
+            "target": target,
+            "integration": "mcp" if source == "chatgpt-mcp" else "operator",
+            "originalPolicyDecision": original_policy_decision,
+            "secretMaterialReturned": False,
+        },
+    )
+    return {
+        "success": success,
+        "status": "success" if success else "failed",
+        "result": "success" if success else "failed",
+        "message": message,
+        "jobId": completed.id,
+        "auditId": audit.id,
+        "policyDecision": "allowed",
+        "originalPolicyDecision": original_policy_decision,
+    }
+
+
 def execute_approved_action(session: Session, approval: Approval) -> dict[str, Any]:
     if not approval_execution_supported(approval.action):
         return {

backend/app/services/action_registry.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ACTIONS = [
     'container.stop',
     'runner.fleet.upgrade_v2',
     'controller.artifact.promote',
+    'controller.managed-storage.initialize',
     'gateway.clear_cache',
     'stack.status',
     'stack.redeploy',
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ ACTION_RISK = {
     'container.stop': 'high',
     'runner.fleet.upgrade_v2': 'high',
     'controller.artifact.promote': 'high',
+    'controller.managed-storage.initialize': 'high',
     'gateway.clear_cache': 'high',
     'stack.status': 'low',
     'stack.redeploy': 'high',
@@ -525,6 +527,8 @@ def action_category(action: str) -> str:
 def action_default_target(action: str) -> str:
     if action == 'controller.artifact.promote':
         return 'tower/deployment-controller'
+    if action == 'controller.managed-storage.initialize':
+        return 'tower/deployment-controller'
     if action == 'runner.fleet.upgrade_v2':
         return 'tower/runner-fleet-v2'
     if action == 'deployment.targets.sync':

backend/app/services/controller_artifact_promoter.py

@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ def helper_container_spec(*, revision: str, image_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
         raise ValueError("controller_promoter_image_invalid")
 
     command = f"""set -Eeuo pipefail
+umask 077
 revision='{revision}'
 version='{CONTROLLER_VERSION}'
 repo='/gitea-repositories/jens/unraid-appops-gateway.git'
-work='/mnt/cache/appdata/gitea-deploy-runners/.controller-promoter-{revision[:12]}'
-rm -rf -- "$work"
-install -d -m 0700 "$work"
+work="$(mktemp -d -p /tmp 'itworx-controller-artifact-promoter-{revision[:12]}.XXXXXX')"
+[[ -d "$work" && ! -L "$work" && "$(stat -c '%u:%a' "$work")" == '0:700' ]]
 cleanup() {{ rm -rf -- "$work"; }}
 trap cleanup EXIT
 command -v git >/dev/null
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ git --git-dir="$repo" archive --format=tar "$revision" \
   ops/gitea-deploy-broker \
   scripts/prepare_controller_artifact.py \
   scripts/reconcile_controller_state.py \
-  scripts/run_repopulse_adoption.py > "$work/controller.tar"
+  scripts/run_repopulse_adoption.py \
+  scripts/prepare_controller_hub_release_volume.py \
+  scripts/upgrade_deployment_controller.sh > "$work/controller.tar"
+chmod 0600 "$work/controller.tar"
 archive_sha="$(sha256sum "$work/controller.tar" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)"
 git --git-dir="$repo" show "$revision:scripts/upgrade_deployment_controller.sh" > "$work/upgrade.sh"
 chmod 0700 "$work/upgrade.sh"
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ bash "$work/upgrade.sh" \
   --source-revision "$revision" \
   --source-tree "$tree" \
   --controller-version "$version" \
+  --image-id '{image_id}' \
   --confirm UPGRADE_DEPLOYMENT_CONTROLLER_V2
 """
 
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ bash "$work/upgrade.sh" \
                 "/mnt/cache:/mnt/cache",
                 "/mnt/user:/mnt/user",
                 "/srv/example/appdata/gitea/git/repositories:/gitea-repositories:ro",
+                "/var/lib/docker:/var/lib/docker:ro",
                 "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock",
             ],
             "NetworkMode": "host",

backend/app/services/deployment_broker.py

@@ -311,6 +311,18 @@ class DeploymentBrokerClient:
             payload={},
         )
 
+    def initialize_managed_appdata(self, *, secret: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Initialize only the fixed managed storage root through bootstrap HMAC."""
+        return self._request(
+            "POST",
+            "/v1/appops/managed-storage/initialize",
+            secret=secret,
+            payload={
+                "apiVersion": "itworx.managed-storage-initialize/v1",
+                "target": "tower/deployment-controller",
+            },
+        )
+
     def repopulse_adoption_capabilities(self, *, secret: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Read fixed RepoPulse adoption readiness through bootstrap HMAC v2."""
         return self._request(

backend/app/services/enrollment_plane.py

@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ from ..connectors.nginx_proxy_manager import NginxProxyManagerConnector
 from ..connectors.portainer import PortainerConnector
 from ..core.time import utc_now
 from ..db.models import AppSetting, Enrollment, EnrollmentJob, Policy
-from ..schemas.enrollment import EnrollmentPlanV1, EnrollmentTrustConfigV1
+from ..schemas.enrollment import (
+    LEGACY_APPDATA_ROOT,
+    MANAGED_DOCKER_APPDATA_ROOT,
+    EnrollmentPlanV1,
+    EnrollmentTrustConfigV1,
+)
 from .audit_logger import log_event
 from .deployment_broker import DeploymentBrokerClient
 from .enrollment_profiles import PROFILE_VERSION, profile_contract, profile_summary
@@ -40,6 +45,47 @@ _TERMINAL = {"ready", "failed", "compensation_required", "preflight_failed"}
 _CONTROLLER_EVIDENCE = {"status", "targetId", "repository", "applicationId", "appdataPath"}
 _PROXY_EVIDENCE = {"success", "status", "hostId", "hostname"}
 _OIDC_EVIDENCE = {"success", "status", "applicationId", "providerId", "clientSecretCreated"}
+_APPDATA_ROOT_STATUSES = {"ready", "needs_initialization", "unavailable"}
+
+
+def _trusted_appdata_roots_readiness(
+    controller_capability: dict[str, Any],
+) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
+    roots = (LEGACY_APPDATA_ROOT, MANAGED_DOCKER_APPDATA_ROOT)
+    unavailable = {root: "unavailable" for root in roots}
+    reported = controller_capability.get("availableTrustedAppdataRoots")
+    if isinstance(reported, list):
+        if len(reported) != len(roots):
+            return [{"root": root, "status": unavailable[root]} for root in roots]
+        statuses: dict[str, str] = {}
+        for item in reported:
+            if not isinstance(item, dict):
+                return [{"root": root, "status": unavailable[root]} for root in roots]
+            root = item.get("root")
+            status = item.get("status")
+            if (
+                not isinstance(root, str)
+                or root not in unavailable
+                or root in statuses
+                or not isinstance(status, str)
+                or status not in _APPDATA_ROOT_STATUSES
+            ):
+                return [{"root": expected, "status": unavailable[expected]} for expected in roots]
+            statuses[root] = status
+        if set(statuses) != set(roots):
+            return [{"root": root, "status": unavailable[root]} for root in roots]
+        return [{"root": root, "status": statuses[root]} for root in roots]
+
+    # A legacy V1 controller reports only its configured root. It cannot attest
+    # independent managed-volume readiness, so only its exact legacy root can
+    # be marked ready through this compatibility path.
+    if "availableTrustedAppdataRoots" not in controller_capability:
+        if (
+            controller_capability.get("status") == "ready"
+            and controller_capability.get("trustedAppdataRoot") == LEGACY_APPDATA_ROOT
+        ):
+            unavailable[LEGACY_APPDATA_ROOT] = "ready"
+    return [{"root": root, "status": unavailable[root]} for root in roots]
 
 
 class EnrollmentError(ValueError):
@@ -135,6 +181,8 @@ class EnrollmentPlane:
                 "status": "needs_setup",
                 "blockers": ["enrollment_trust_not_configured"],
                 "configured": False,
+                "trustedAppdataRoot": LEGACY_APPDATA_ROOT,
+                "managedAppdataBackupAcknowledged": False,
                 "secretStore": storage,
             }
         return {
@@ -143,6 +191,7 @@ class EnrollmentPlane:
             "configured": True,
             "controllerIdentity": trust.controller_identity,
             "trustedAppdataRoot": trust.trusted_appdata_root,
+            "managedAppdataBackupAcknowledged": trust.managed_appdata_backup_acknowledged,
             "approvedNetworks": list(trust.approved_networks),
             "allowedDomainSuffixes": list(trust.allowed_domain_suffixes),
             "autonomousProfiles": list(trust.autonomous_profiles),
@@ -162,11 +211,43 @@ class EnrollmentPlane:
             bootstrap_secret = get_secret(session, trust.bootstrap_secret_ref, touch=False)
             if bootstrap_secret:
                 controller_capability = self.broker.enrollment_capabilities(secret=bootstrap_secret)
+        available_roots = _trusted_appdata_roots_readiness(controller_capability)
+        if trust is not None:
+            selected_root = next(
+                (
+                    item
+                    for item in available_roots
+                    if item["root"] == trust.trusted_appdata_root
+                ),
+                None,
+            )
+            controller_root_matches = bool(selected_root and selected_root.get("status") == "ready")
+        else:
+            controller_root_matches = False
         broker_ready = bool(
             bootstrap
             and self.broker.is_configured()
             and controller_capability.get("status") == "ready"
+            and controller_root_matches
         )
+        controller_managed_storage = controller_capability.get("managedStorage")
+        if not isinstance(controller_managed_storage, dict):
+            controller_managed_storage = {}
+        if trust is None or trust.trusted_appdata_root != MANAGED_DOCKER_APPDATA_ROOT:
+            managed_storage_status = "not_selected"
+            managed_storage_blocker = ""
+        elif not trust.managed_appdata_backup_acknowledged:
+            managed_storage_status = "blocked"
+            managed_storage_blocker = "managed_appdata_backup_acknowledgement_required"
+        elif controller_root_matches and controller_managed_storage.get("status") == "ready":
+            managed_storage_status = "ready"
+            managed_storage_blocker = ""
+        elif controller_managed_storage.get("initializationAvailable") is True:
+            managed_storage_status = "initialization_required"
+            managed_storage_blocker = "managed_appdata_initialization_required"
+        else:
+            managed_storage_status = "unavailable"
+            managed_storage_blocker = "managed_appdata_volume_unavailable"
         npm_ready = self.npm.is_configured()
         oidc_configured = bool(
             trust
@@ -193,9 +274,27 @@ class EnrollmentPlane:
             "policyProvisioning": item(configured, "policy_template_unavailable"),
             "rollback": item(broker_ready, "deployment_executor_unavailable"),
             "verification": item(broker_ready, "deployment_executor_unavailable"),
+            "availableTrustedAppdataRoots": available_roots,
+            "managedStorage": {
+                "status": managed_storage_status,
+                "blockerCode": managed_storage_blocker,
+                "root": MANAGED_DOCKER_APPDATA_ROOT,
+                "backupScope": "dockerRootDir",
+                "backupAcknowledged": bool(
+                    trust and trust.managed_appdata_backup_acknowledged
+                ),
+            },
             "controller": {
-                "status": str(controller_capability.get("status") or "unavailable"),
-                "reason": str(controller_capability.get("reason") or "deployment_executor_unavailable"),
+                "status": "ready" if broker_ready else "unavailable",
+                "reason": (
+                    ""
+                    if broker_ready
+                    else str(controller_capability.get("reason") or (
+                        "trusted_appdata_root_mismatch"
+                        if controller_capability.get("status") == "ready" and not controller_root_matches
+                        else "deployment_executor_unavailable"
+                    ))
+                ),
             },
             "profiles": [profile_summary(name) for name in ("internal-webapp", "internal-webapp-oidc", "internal-service", "repopulse-authenticated")],
         }
@@ -233,6 +332,7 @@ class EnrollmentPlane:
             "container_name": plan.target.container_name,
             "compose_file": plan.target.compose_file,
             "appdata_path": plan.appdata_path,
+            "trusted_appdata_root": plan.trusted_appdata_root,
             "data_path": plan.data_path,
             "runtime_uid": plan.storage.runtime_uid,
             "runtime_gid": plan.storage.runtime_gid,
@@ -264,6 +364,17 @@ class EnrollmentPlane:
                 checks.append(_check("network", "passed", "Requested Docker network is within the trusted profile boundary."))
             else:
                 checks.append(_check("network_unavailable", "blocked", "Requested Docker network is not approved for enrollment."))
+            # RepoPulse is an established, fixed legacy-root exception; the
+            # operator's selected root applies to other new targets only.
+            expected_appdata_root = (
+                LEGACY_APPDATA_ROOT
+                if plan.profile == "repopulse-authenticated"
+                else trust.trusted_appdata_root
+            )
+            if plan.trusted_appdata_root == expected_appdata_root:
+                checks.append(_check("trusted_appdata_root", "passed", "Requested appdata root matches its fixed profile trust boundary."))
+            else:
+                checks.append(_check("trusted_appdata_root_mismatch", "blocked", "Requested appdata root does not match the explicit operator trust boundary."))
             if plan.profile in trust.autonomous_profiles:
                 checks.append(_check("autonomous_profile", "passed", "Deployment profile is approved for autonomous enrollment."))
             else:
@@ -397,7 +508,15 @@ class EnrollmentPlane:
         checks.append(_check("secret_store", "passed" if storage_ready else "blocked", "Production-grade write-only secret storage is ready." if storage_ready else "Enrollment requires APPOPS_SECRET_KEY from a protected environment variable or file; the development fallback is not permitted."))
         if trust:
             checks.append(_check("controller_bootstrap_secret", "passed" if has_secret(session, trust.bootstrap_secret_ref) else "blocked", "Controller bootstrap secret is available by reference." if has_secret(session, trust.bootstrap_secret_ref) else "Controller bootstrap secret reference is not configured."))
-            if has_secret(session, trust.bootstrap_secret_ref):
+            expected_appdata_root = (
+                LEGACY_APPDATA_ROOT
+                if plan.profile == "repopulse-authenticated"
+                else trust.trusted_appdata_root
+            )
+            root_matches_trust = plan.trusted_appdata_root == expected_appdata_root
+            if not root_matches_trust:
+                checks.append(_check("controller_target", "blocked", "Controller preflight was skipped because the requested appdata root is outside the profile trust boundary."))
+            elif has_secret(session, trust.bootstrap_secret_ref):
                 controller = self.broker.enrollment_preflight(
                     self._controller_payload(plan, enrollment_id="enr-00000000000000000000"),
                     secret=get_secret(session, trust.bootstrap_secret_ref, touch=False) or "",

backend/app/services/mcp_hub_deployment_reconciliation.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from ..core.redaction import redact_message
 _CONTROLLER = "gitea-deploy-control"
 _REPOSITORY = "jens/itworx_mcp_hub"
 _COMPOSE_PROJECT = "itworx-mcp-hub"
+_TOPOLOGY_CONTRACT = "itworx.mcp-hub-topology/17-v1"
 
 # One-time fail-closed re-attestation for the existing MCP Hub runtime. The
 # script never builds, restarts, recreates, stops or deploys a container. It
@@ -28,11 +29,12 @@ import sys
 import time
 
 repository, expected_compose_project = sys.argv[1:3]
-registry_path = Path("/opt/gitea-deploy/projects.json")
-host_registry_path = Path("/mnt/cache/appdata/gitea-deploy-runners/controller/projects.json")
+registry_path = Path("/controller-config/projects.json")
+host_registry_path = Path("/controller-hub-releases/controller-config/projects.json")
 state_root = Path("/mnt/cache/appdata/gitea-deploy-runners/state")
 global_lock_path = Path("/mnt/cache/appdata/gitea-deploy-runners/deploy.lock")
 owned_image_source = "https://gitea.example.com/jens/itworx-mcp-hub"
+topology_contract = "itworx.mcp-hub-topology/17-v1"
 
 if repository != "jens/itworx_mcp_hub" or expected_compose_project != "itworx-mcp-hub":
     raise SystemExit(40)
@@ -69,6 +71,10 @@ expected_fixed = {
     "itworx-mcp-hub-web-1",
     "itworx-mcp-hub-worker-1",
 }
+expected_runtime = expected_fixed | {
+    "itworx-mcp-hub-connector-ingestion-1",
+    "itworx-mcp-hub-ingestion-clamd-1",
+}
 if (
     project.get("branch") != "main"
     or project.get("slug") != expected_compose_project
@@ -77,6 +83,7 @@ if (
     or set(expected_containers) != expected_fixed
 ):
     raise SystemExit(23)
+expected_containers = sorted(expected_runtime)
 
 state_path = state_root / f"{expected_compose_project}.json"
 project_lock_path = state_root / "locks" / f"{expected_compose_project}.lock"
@@ -310,12 +317,33 @@ with project_lock:
         receipt = state.get("live_receipt")
         recorded_artifacts = state.get("live_artifacts")
 
+        registered_live_containers = (
+            recorded_artifacts.get("containers")
+            if isinstance(recorded_artifacts, dict)
+            else None
+        )
+        if isinstance(registered_live_containers, dict) and set(registered_live_containers) == expected_fixed:
+            print("mcp-hub-topology-migration-required", flush=True)
+            raise SystemExit(56)
+
         already_reconciled = (
-            state.get("live_legacy_provenance") is True
-            and recorded_status == "success"
+            recorded_status == "success"
             and recorded_live_status == "healthy"
             and re.fullmatch(r"[0-9a-f]{40}", recorded_live) is not None
             and isinstance(recorded_artifacts, dict)
+            and state.get("compose_project") == expected_compose_project
+            and isinstance(registered_live_containers, dict)
+            and set(registered_live_containers) == expected_runtime
+            and recorded_artifacts.get("topology_contract") == topology_contract
+            and (
+                state.get("live_legacy_provenance") is True
+                or (
+                    isinstance(receipt, dict)
+                    and receipt.get("schema") == "gitea-deploy-receipt.v1"
+                    and receipt.get("repository") == repository
+                    and receipt.get("revision") == recorded_live
+                )
+            )
         )
         if not already_reconciled and (
             recorded_status != "failed"
@@ -513,7 +541,11 @@ with project_lock:
         if not drift_found:
             raise SystemExit(52)
 
-        artifacts = {"containers": container_artifacts, "compose_sha256": ""}
+        artifacts = {
+            "containers": container_artifacts,
+            "compose_sha256": "",
+            "topology_contract": topology_contract,
+        }
         now = int(time.time())
         payload = {
             "schema_version": 3,
@@ -678,8 +710,16 @@ class McpHubDeploymentReconciliation:
             53: "reconciled MCP Hub deployment state could not be written durably",
             54: "reconciled MCP Hub deployment state did not verify after write",
             55: "unknown MCP Hub live status was not produced by a proven recoverable snapshot-stage failure",
+            56: "MCP Hub 15-to-17 topology migration requires its guarded protected-main deployment",
         }
         if exit_code != 0:
+            if exit_code == 56:
+                return {
+                    "status": "topology_migration_required",
+                    "repository": _REPOSITORY,
+                    "composeProject": _COMPOSE_PROJECT,
+                    "reason": reasons[exit_code],
+                }
             return {
                 "status": "validation_failed",
                 "reason": reasons.get(exit_code, "MCP Hub deployment reconciliation failed closed"),

backend/app/services/policy_engine.py

@@ -142,6 +142,28 @@ def evaluate_policy(
             'scope_decision': None,
         }
 
+    if action == "controller.managed-storage.initialize":
+        exact_policy = session.exec(
+            select(Policy).where(
+                (Policy.action == action) & (Policy.target == "tower/deployment-controller")
+            )
+        ).first()
+        allowed = bool(
+            target == "tower/deployment-controller"
+            and source != "voice"
+            and exact_policy is not None
+            and exact_policy.manual == "allowed"
+        )
+        return {
+            "decision": "allowed" if allowed else "blocked",
+            "reason": (
+                "Managed storage initialization requires an exact-target explicit operator policy."
+            ),
+            "risk": ACTION_RISK.get(action, "high"),
+            "policy_id": exact_policy.id if allowed and exact_policy is not None else None,
+            "scope_decision": "allowed" if allowed else None,
+        }
+
     if action in _DEFAULT_DECISIONS:
         reason = _DEFAULT_REASONS.get(action, 'Action uses default governance policy.')
         return {

backend/app/services/user_access.py

@@ -170,7 +170,12 @@ def required_permission(path: str, method: str) -> str:
         return "settings.manage"
     if path.startswith(("/api/settings/connectors", "/api/connectors", "/api/setup/")):
         return "connectors.manage"
-    if path.startswith(("/api/settings/", "/api/system/")) or path in {"/api/ai/rag/reindex", "/api/knowledge/reindex", "/api/enrollments/trust"}:
+    if path.startswith(("/api/settings/", "/api/system/")) or path in {
+        "/api/ai/rag/reindex",
+        "/api/knowledge/reindex",
+        "/api/enrollments/trust",
+        "/api/enrollments/trust/storage-root",
+    }:
         return "settings.manage"
     if path.startswith("/api/apps/") and path.endswith(("/metadata", "/container-mapping")):
         return "inventory.manage"