merge: hotfix/fresh-box-experience → main (v0.3.5 fresh-box experience)

Fixes the v0.3.4 fresh-box failures: silent CLI under bare-word PATH
invocation (SEA argv detection), bootstrap dying on venv creation without an
actionable hint (poisoned-partial-venv recovery + apt hint + doctor
venv-capability probe + preflight), installer falsely 'verifying' a silent
binary, and localhost-only server binding (network mode: 0.0.0.0 + wildcard
CORS + hostname-derived API URL — remote browsing zero-config).

38 CLI tests, 3 web tests, 409 ai-service tests green; build/typecheck/lint
clean.

---ci---
phase: hotfix
milestone: v0.4
status: complete
type: hotfix
requirements:
  covered: [REQ-4-001, REQ-4-002, REQ-4-003, REQ-4-004, REQ-4-005]
  partial: []
---/ci---

.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Nextcraft is a TypeScript monorepo (pnpm workspaces + turborepo) with a Next.js
 
 **v0.3 additions (Credential Engines):** real credential engines replace v0.2 mock inputs — a sandbox fabric (isolated per-learner coding environments via Linux user/mount/pid/net namespaces), a live build-telemetry pipeline (WebSocket ingest + SQLite-ordered event log), a process-trace grading engine, seeded per-learner variant task generation, and a voice-based oral defense (STT/TTS via a new provider-agnostic voice layer). **First real persistence introduced: SQLite** (`ai_service/telemetry/`, grading, variant, defense stores). Lab/Assessor/Proctor agents are re-grounded onto real telemetry/traces. **Identity/age-gating (KYC) deferred per founder directive** — no security engineer persona; secrets-hygiene checklist only.
 
+**v0.4 additions (Distribution & Bootstrap CLI, founder directive D-016):** a new `apps/cli` package — the `nextcraft` bootstrap CLI (`doctor`/`bootstrap`/`verify`/`dev`) compiled to a self-contained linux x64 binary via **Node SEA** (probe-verified: Go/Rust absent, node v24.15.0 SEA-capable), installed by a repo-served one-liner script that resolves the latest Gitea release, downloads binary + sha256 sidecar, verifies, and installs to `~/.local/bin`. Every release from v0.4 onward attaches the binary + checksum as release assets (the "ongoing binaries" requirement). The CLI is a thin wrapper: all orchestration logic stays in `apps/ai-service/scripts/` (bootstrap.sh/dev.sh) — the CLI composes them via subprocess (A-202), duplicating nothing. Previously-planned v0.4 seams (real STT/TTS, KYC, design/sim envs, seq-lease) move to v0.5.
+
 ### Confirmed Technology Stack (v0.2)
 
 | Technology | Version | Purpose |
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ Nextcraft is a TypeScript monorepo (pnpm workspaces + turborepo) with a Next.js
 | pydantic | 2.13.x | Request/response models, structured outputs |
 | pydantic-settings | 2.15.x | Settings + env-file loading (replaces python-dotenv) |
 | httpx | 0.28.x | Async LLM HTTP client (ollama-cloud + local providers) |
+| sqlmodel / sqlalchemy | 0.0.24 / 2.x | Typed SQLite persistence for the v0.3 engine stores (D-027) |
+| python-multipart | 0.0.x | Multipart audio upload for the defense answer route (REQ-3-006) |
 | sse-starlette | 3.4.x | SSE framing, ping keep-alive |
 | pytest | 9.x | Test runner |
 | pytest-asyncio | 1.4.x | Async tests (auto mode) |
@@ -45,6 +49,15 @@ Deliberately **not** used: openai-python SDK (the `LLMProvider` protocol is the
 7. **D-022 Monorepo integration** — zero-dependency shim `package.json` in apps/ai-service + `ai#*` turbo passthrough tasks (`cache:false, outputs:[]`) + root `ai:dev`/`ai:test` scripts + idempotent venv bootstrap.
 8. **D-023 Testing** — pytest-asyncio auto mode; TestClient `client.stream()` for SSE; httpx MockTransport for byte-exact provider parser tests; scripted mock provider incl. failure modes. Tests never call the cloud.
 
+### v0.4 Architecture Decisions (from Research — Distribution & Bootstrap CLI)
+
+18. **D-033 Binary toolchain = Node SEA (probe-verified)** — Go and Rust are absent from this box; node v24.15.0 ships SEA support (`--experimental-sea-config`, postject-free on linux via `cp node nextcraft && node sea-config` … blob injection with the system `dd`/`npx postject` if needed). CLI source lives in `apps/cli` (TypeScript, compiled to a single CJS bundle by esbuild, then SEA-injected into a copy of the node binary → `nextcraft-linux-x64`). Fallback if SEA breaks: python3 `zipapp` (3.11.2 available). No new toolchain deps beyond dev-scoped esbuild.
+19. **D-034 CLI = thin wrapper, orchestration stays in scripts/** — `nextcraft` composes `apps/ai-service/scripts/bootstrap.sh` and `scripts/dev.sh` equivalents via `spawn` with inherited stdio and timeout guards (A-202/A-209). doctor/bootstrap/verify implement only *checking* logic (prereqs, env template, health) — never re-implement installs. This keeps one source of truth for bootstrap semantics.
+20. **D-035 Install path = repo raw `install.sh` + Gitea latest-release API** — the one-liner `curl -fsSL <forge>/coreci/nextcraft/raw/main/scripts/install.sh | bash` resolves `GET /api/v1/repos/coreci/nextcraft/releases/latest`, downloads the `nextcraft-linux-x64` + `nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256` assets, verifies sha256 (`shasum -a 256`), installs to `~/.local/bin` (PATH hint), and degrades to printed source-bootstrap instructions when no binary asset exists or the platform mismatches (A-203/A-204/A-206).
+21. **D-036 Ongoing binaries = ship-workflow asset step** — the release pipeline (v0.3's `ShipWorkflow.createRelease` equivalent, executed as the ship step's asset stage) builds the binary + checksum and attaches both to every Gitea release from v0.4 onward (A-205). Token resolution stays `.env*`-only (D-006/D-014); binaries are linux x64 only for v0.4 (macOS arm64 deferred — unverifiable on this box).
+22. **D-037 CLI package layout** — `apps/cli` is a pnpm workspace package (`@nextcraft/cli`): `src/` (entry, commands/, checks/, lib/), `scripts/build-binary.mjs` (esbuild bundle → SEA inject), unit tests runnable via `pnpm --filter @nextcraft/cli test` (node:test, no new test framework). Root `package.json` gains `cli:*` passthrough scripts mirroring the `ai:*` pattern (D-022).
+23. **D-038 Network mode (v0.3.5)** — dev binds 0.0.0.0 (`AI_HOST`, default 0.0.0.0, revert via 127.0.0.1); CORS + WS-origin gates read `AI_CORS_ORIGINS` (default `*` — any origin, safe only because credentials are never enabled; explicit comma list restricts); the web client derives the API base URL from the browser hostname at runtime (`engine-base-url.ts`: `NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL` override → `http://${window.location.hostname}:8420` → `localhost` server-side). Hotfix also fixes: SEA direct-run detection (`require("node:sea").isSea()` — argv shape differs by invocation style), installer honesty gate (silent `--version` = hard fail), bootstrap venv recovery (poisoned partial `.venv` removal + distro-specific `apt install python3.XX-venv` hint), and doctor venv-capability probe with bootstrap preflight.
+
 ### v0.3 Architecture Decisions (from Research — Credential Engines)
 
 9. **D-024 Sandbox isolation = Linux namespaces via `unshare`** — per-learner sandbox runs as a subprocess entered into fresh user+mount+pid+network namespaces (`unshare --user --map-root-user --mount --pid --fork --net`). Probe-verified on this box: in-namespace uid=0, **network fully isolated** (0 interfaces), learner writes land in a per-sandbox directory; proc-remount not permitted here but not required. Chosen because no container runtime (docker/podman/bwrap/firejail) exists on the box and there is no sudo. A `SandboxBackend` protocol abstracts the spawner so a future containerd/runc backend can replace namespace-spawning without touching callers.
@@ -65,14 +78,14 @@ Deliberately **not** used: openai-python SDK (the `LLMProvider` protocol is the
 
 | Component | Description | Boundaries | Depends On |
 |-----------|-------------|------------|------------|
-| `ai_service/main.py` | FastAPI app factory, lifespan (httpx client pool, provider factory), CORS (localhost only), /health | App entry | config, llm, agents, api |
+| `ai_service/main.py` | FastAPI app factory, lifespan (httpx client pool, provider factory, SandboxManager + reaper loop, SQLite engine stores on app.state), CORS (localhost only, incl. PUT for file writes), /health | App entry | config, llm, agents, api, engines |
 | `ai_service/config.py` | pydantic-settings Settings (env_prefix="AI_", env_file, SecretStr key) | Configuration only | None |
-| `ai_service/api/` | Endpoints: chat.py (POST /v1/chat/stream, SSE), lab.py, assessment.py, proctor.py, mentor.py; deps.py (DI) | Composes agents + sessions; never imported by llm/ or agents/ | agents, llm |
+| `ai_service/api/` | Endpoints: chat.py (POST /v1/chat/stream, SSE), lab.py, assessment.py (POST /v1/assessment/evaluate v0.2 + POST /v1/assessment/grade v0.3), proctor.py, mentor.py, sandboxes.py (lifecycle + files/exec routes, G-5 abuse gates), telemetry.py (WS ingest + trace/gaps reads), variants.py (seeded per-learner variants), defense.py (defense loop, REQ-3-006); deps.py (DI) | Composes agents + sessions + engines; never imported by llm/ or agents/ | agents, llm, sandbox, telemetry, grading, variants, voice |
 | `ai_service/llm/` | types.py (Message; ChatDelta/ChoiceDelta removed in P3 — no consumers), base.py (LLMProvider protocol), openai_compat.py (ollama-cloud + local), mock.py (deterministic), factory.py | Never imports agents/ or api/ | config |
-| `ai_service/agents/` | base.py (BaseAgent ABC), registry.py, session.py (SessionStore), structured.py (JSON defense), coach/tutor/lab/assessor/proctor/mentor.py | Never imports api/ | llm, prompts, corpus |
+| `ai_service/agents/` | base.py (BaseAgent ABC), registry.py, session.py (SessionStore), structured.py (JSON defense), coach/tutor/lab/assessor/proctor/mentor.py + examiner.py (seventh agent, v0.3) | Never imports api/ | llm, prompts, corpus, telemetry |
 | `ai_service/prompts/` | Per-agent system prompt constants + render_context functions (str.format_map) | Data only | None |
-| `ai_service/corpus/` | Mock engine inputs: learner_context.py, telemetry.py (Lab/Proctor scenarios), artifacts.py (pre-baked artifacts, rubrics, transcripts) | Pydantic-typed; aligned with TS packages/mock-data by convention | None |
-| `scripts/` | bootstrap.sh (venv + pip install idempotent), dev.sh (exports keys from .ciagent/.env.secrets → uvicorn), test.sh (pytest), lint.sh (ruff check, G-3) | Dev entry points | pyproject.toml |
+| `ai_service/corpus/` | Mock engine inputs: learner_context.py, telemetry.py (Lab/Proctor scenarios), artifacts.py (pre-baked artifacts, rubrics, transcripts). Since v0.3 P6 these are DORMANT, test-only fixtures (dormant-header noted) — the live learner path uses real engine inputs | Pydantic-typed; aligned with TS packages/mock-data by convention | None |
+| `scripts/` | bootstrap.sh (venv + pip install idempotent), dev.sh (exports keys from .ciagent/.env.secrets → uvicorn), test.sh (pytest), lint.sh (ruff check, v0.2 G-3) | Dev entry points | pyproject.toml |
 | `tests/` | conftest.py (mock provider, settings override, TestClient), health, llm (MockTransport parser), agents (framework + per-agent), api (SSE stream tests) | Mock provider only — no cloud | all |
 
 **Module boundary rules:** `llm/` never imports `agents/` or `api/`; `agents/` never imports `api/`; `api/` composes both via DI. `corpus/` is the only home of mock engine data. Prompts are code — versioned and reviewed in git.
@@ -85,32 +98,46 @@ Deliberately **not** used: openai-python SDK (the `LLMProvider` protocol is the
 | `ai_service/telemetry/` | `models.py` (TelemetryEvent, TraceSpan), `store.py` (TraceStore protocol + SQLite impl D-027), `ingest.py` (WebSocket /v1/telemetry/ingest, seq gap detection D-026) | Persistence; never imports agents/ | config |
 | `ai_service/grading/` | `features.py` (deterministic trace digest D-028), `engine.py` (rubric scoring orchestration), `store.py` (GradeStore) | LLM only via digest; never sees raw trace | llm, telemetry, prompts |
 | `ai_service/variants/` | `templates.py` (task template library), `generator.py` (seeded LLM instantiation D-029), `store.py` (VariantStore) | LLM via structured output | llm, grading |
-| `ai_service/voice/` | `base.py` (VoiceProvider protocol D-030), `openai_audio.py` (STT/TTS vs compatible endpoint), `browser.py` (native SR/TTS fallback descriptor), `mock.py` (deterministic) | Never imports agents/ or api/ | config |
+| `ai_service/voice/` | `base.py` (VoiceProvider protocol D-030), `browser.py` (native SR/TTS fallback descriptor), `mock.py` (deterministic; the real server STT/TTS provider is the v0.4 seam — GRILL CUT-1/G-7), `factory.py` (provider selection), `defense_store.py` (DefenseStore: transcripts + integrity signals, D-027) | Never imports agents/ or api/ | config |
 | `ai_service/agents/examiner.py` | Seventh agent: oral defense examiner; streams over existing SSE, consumes process traces + emits integrity signals | reuses BaseAgent (D-018) | llm, prompts, telemetry |
 | `ai_service/data/*.db` | SQLite databases (telemetry/grades/variants/defenses) | gitignored | — |
 | `scripts/sandbox-agent.py` | Tiny in-namespace capture process shipped into the sandbox; streams telemetry to ingest | standalone | stdlib only |
 
 **Boundary additions:** `sandbox/`, `telemetry/`, `grading/`, `variants/`, `voice/` are engine modules — they never import `api/` (which composes them via DI) and never import `agents/` (agents call engines through narrow interfaces, not vice versa).
 
+### apps/cli — Nextcraft Bootstrap CLI (v0.4 NEW)
+
+| Component | Description | Boundaries | Depends On |
+|-----------|-------------|------------|------------|
+| `src/index.ts` | Entry: arg parsing (no deps beyond node stdlib at runtime), command dispatch, `--help`/`--version`, exit-code contract (0 ok / 1 failure / 2 usage) | CLI surface only | commands/ |
+| `src/commands/` | `doctor.ts` (prereq checks + actionable errors), `bootstrap.ts` (pnpm install + scripts/bootstrap.sh wrapper + env template copy + key validation), `verify.ts` (health: venv imports, ports, env, build readiness), `dev.ts` (thin passthrough to scripts/dev.sh) | Compose checks/ + lib/; spawn scripts — never re-implement them | checks/, lib/ |
+| `src/checks/` | Pure check functions: `check-command.ts` (binary-on-PATH + version compare), `check-env.ts` (template diff, required/optional key classification) | Pure logic, unit-testable, no fs side effects at import | None |
+| `src/lib/` | `spawn.ts` (subprocess with timeout + inherited stdio), `log.ts` (✓/✗/warn output formatter) | Shared utilities | None |
+| `scripts/build-binary.mjs` | esbuild → CJS bundle → Node SEA injection → `dist/nextcraft-linux-x64` + sha256 sidecar | Build-time only | esbuild (dev dep) |
+| `scripts/install.sh` | The one-liner install script served from repo raw: Gitea latest-release resolve → download + checksum verify → ~/.local/bin; source-bootstrap fallback | Standalone POSIX sh | forge API |
+| `tests/` | node:test unit tests: command dispatch, check logic, env template diff, install-script shellcheck-style assertions | Fixtures only — never mutate repo state | src/ |
+
+**Boundary rules:** the CLI never imports from `apps/web`, `packages/*`, or `ai_service` Python modules — it orchestrates them exclusively via subprocess/filesystem. Runtime deps: node stdlib only (no runtime npm deps; esbuild is dev-only). The binary embeds the bundle; `scripts/bootstrap.sh` remains the single source of bootstrap truth (D-034).
+
 ### apps/web — Next.js Application
 
 | Component | Description | Boundaries | Depends On |
 |-----------|-------------|------------|------------|
-| `app/(learner)/` | Learner surface route group: landing, catalog, competency stack, dashboard, byte viewer, sandbox mockup, assessment mockup | Learner-only routes and layouts | packages/ui, packages/mock-data, packages/types |
+| `app/(learner)/` | Learner surface route group: landing, catalog, competency stack, dashboard, byte viewer, build surface (`/build/[competencyId]` — real in-browser build), defense surface (`/defend/[competencyId]` — live oral defense + grading) | Learner-only routes and layouts | packages/ui, packages/mock-data, packages/types |
 | `app/(marketplace)/` | Marketplace surface route group: job board, job detail, employer profile, search/filter, pricing | Marketplace-only routes and layouts | packages/ui, packages/mock-data, packages/types |
 | `app/(employer)/` | Employer dashboard route group: overview, talent search, candidate profile, posting management | Employer-only routes and layouts | packages/ui, packages/mock-data, packages/types |
 | `app/(admin)/` | Admin surface route group: overview, learner management, competency graph viewer, moderation | Admin-only routes and layouts | packages/ui, packages/mock-data, packages/types |
 | `app/layout.tsx` | Root layout: theme provider, navigation shell, responsive container | All routes | packages/ui |
-| `components/` | Surface-specific components (learner/, marketplace/, employer/, admin/) plus shared chrome (navigation-shell, header/footer, role-switcher, theme-provider, breadcrumbs, dark-mode-toggle) | App-level components | packages/ui |
-| `hooks/` | use-chat-stream.ts — SSE client hook: fetch + ReadableStream, byte buffering + frame reassembly, idempotent AbortController cleanup | Client components only | ai-service SSE |
-| `lib/` | sse.ts (shared SSE frame parser — CRLF normalization + `: ping` immunity, G-1), breadcrumbs.ts, format.ts | Pure utilities | None |
+| `components/` | Surface-specific components (learner/, marketplace/, employer/, admin/) plus shared chrome (navigation-shell, header/footer, role-switcher, theme-provider, breadcrumbs, dark-mode-toggle); v0.3 learner: build-surface, sandbox-terminal (read-only exec output), defense-session | App-level components | packages/ui |
+| `hooks/` | use-chat-stream.ts — SSE client hook: fetch + ReadableStream, byte buffering + frame reassembly, idempotent AbortController cleanup; use-sandbox-session.ts (v0.3) — sandbox lifecycle for the build session: create on task open, destroy on unmount, mid-start failure cleanup, 503/403/429 honest surfaces | Client components only | ai-service SSE / engine API |
+| `lib/` | sse.ts (shared SSE frame parser — CRLF normalization + `: ping` immunity, v0.2 G-1), breadcrumbs.ts, format.ts, engine-base-url.ts (v0.3.5: runtime API base — env override → browser hostname → localhost), engine-client.ts (v0.3: typed fetch client for /v1/sandboxes, files/exec, variants, grade, defense, traces) | Pure utilities | None |
 
 ### packages/ui — Shared Component Library
 
 | Component | Description | Boundaries | Depends On |
 |-----------|-------------|------------|------------|
 | `tokens/` | Design tokens as TS constants: colors, spacing, radii, shadows, breakpoints (mirrored as Tailwind v4 `@theme` tokens in apps/web globals.css) | Foundation layer — no dependencies | None |
-| `primitives/` | Button, Input, Card, Badge, Avatar — each with a Storybook story | Atomic UI components | tokens, packages/types |
+| `primitives/` | Button, Input, Card, Badge, Avatar (v0.1) + TerminalFrame, TelemetryStatus, MicControl, GradeBadge, TranscriptViewer (v0.3 build/defense surfaces) — each with a Storybook story | Atomic UI components | tokens, packages/types |
 
 Composite/layout/theme components (navigation shell, tables, chat panels, graph viewer, theme provider) live in `apps/web/components/` as app-level components, not in packages/ui.
 
@@ -134,11 +161,42 @@ Composite/layout/theme components (navigation shell, tables, chat panels, graph
 | `marketplace.ts` | Job, Employer, Candidate, JobPosting, TalentMatch, SearchFilter | Marketplace types | None |
 | `user.ts` | Learner, Admin, EmployerUser, AgeGroup, Role | User types | None |
 | `ui.ts` | Component props, theme config, breakpoint definitions | UI types | None |
+| `telemetry.ts` | TelemetryEvent/ExecResult wire shapes for the live build surface (v0.3) | Engine types | None |
+| `variants.ts` | Variant/TaskTemplate shapes for per-learner task statements (v0.3) | Engine types | None |
+| `grading.ts` | GradeRecord/RubricScore shapes for live grading display (v0.3) | Engine types | None |
+| `defense.ts` | DefenseSession/transcript/integrity-signal shapes for the defense surface (v0.3) | Engine types | None |
 
 ---
 
 ## Data Flow
 
+### v0.3 credential flow (current)
+
+```
+[learner build surface /build/*]                [learner defense surface /defend/*]
+   file CRUD + Run/Test (HTTP)                     mic MediaRecorder / typed + TTS playback
+        │                                                  │
+        ▼                                                  ▼
+[api/sandboxes files/exec] ──exec──▶ [namespace sandbox]    [api/defense start/answer/finish]
+        │                            │ capture agent        │
+        │                            ▼ (WS telemetry)      ▼
+        │                    [api/telemetry ingest]   [DefenseStore (SQLite)]
+        │                            │ SQLite               │ transcript + integrity signals
+        │                            ▼                      │
+        │                      [TraceStore] ────▶ [GradingEngine: digest (grading/features)
+        │                            │                + rubric LLM (D-028)] ──▶ [GradeStore]
+        │                            ▼                      ▼
+        └──▶ Lab agent (live digest)          Assessor (grade output) / Proctor (integrity)
+                                             Examiner agent (SSE) ◀── defense sessions
+   variants: [api/variants] ◀── [VariantStore (seeded, D-029)] ── per-learner task statements
+```
+
+- Lab consumes the live trace digest; Assessor consumes grading-engine output; Proctor consumes telemetry + defense integrity signals (REQ-3-007) — no mock fallback in the learner path (v0.2 corpus scenarios are dormant test-only fixtures).
+- The learner's path is: variant task → in-sandbox build (telemetry streams to SQLite) → grade My Work (rubric scores from the real trace) → oral defense → verdict.
+- Flooded/gapped traces are terminal: ingest closes 1008 and marks INCOMPLETE_FLOODED (G-3); the grader returns UNGRADABLE_TRACE_INCOMPLETE (G-4) — no credential from an incomplete trace.
+
+### v0.2 chat flow (complete, still live)
+
 ```
 [packages/mock-data + packages/types]      [ai_service/corpus]
         │ (TS, web surfaces)                      │ (Python, agent inputs)
@@ -153,21 +211,27 @@ Composite/layout/theme components (navigation shell, tables, chat panels, graph
                                                (https://ollama.com/v1)
 ```
 
-- Web surfaces remain server-component-first; client components (chat, filters, graph viewer, dark mode toggle) fetch directly from ai-service over SSE (A-002: no Next.js API-route proxy in v0.2).
-- The LLM provider layer is a dumb pipe — OpenAI-compatible chunks pass through byte-identical; envelope logic (meta/done/error) lives only in the API layer (D-016).
-- Lab/Assessor/Proctor read mock scenarios from `ai_service/corpus/` — real engines are v0.3+.
+- Web surfaces remain server-component-first; client components (chat, filters, graph viewer, dark mode toggle) fetch directly from ai-service over SSE (A-002: no Next.js API-route proxy).
+- The LLM provider layer is a dumb pipe — OpenAI-compatible chunks pass through byte-identically; envelope logic (meta/done/error) lives only in the API layer (D-016).
+- The v0.2 corpus scenarios (`ai_service/corpus/`) are retained as dormant, test-only fixtures (dormant-header noted); they are no longer inputs to the live learner path.
 - All automated tests use the deterministic mock provider; the cloud is for manual probes only.
 
 ---
 
-## Build Order (v0.3)
+## Build Order (v0.4)
+
+1. **Bootstrap CLI core** — apps/cli package: doctor checks (node/pnpm/python3/git/unshare), bootstrap wrapper (pnpm install + scripts/bootstrap.sh + .env template + key validation), verify health check, dev passthrough; unit tests
+2. **Binary build + release pipeline** — esbuild bundle → Node SEA binary (`nextcraft-linux-x64`) + sha256 sidecar; install.sh one-liner (Gitea latest-release resolve + checksum verify + PATH install); release-asset upload wired into the ship flow (ongoing binaries from v0.4 onward)
+3. **Install docs + fresh-clone E2E** — README quickstart (one-liner → doctor → bootstrap → dev), CLI reference, fresh-clone end-to-end test proving a clean clone reaches a running stack
+
+## Build Order (v0.3 — complete)
 
 1. **Sandbox fabric** — SandboxBackend protocol + unshare namespace spawner + lifecycle manager (create/list/snapshot/destroy) + concurrency guard + per-sandbox workdir; isolation + resource-limit probes
 2. **Live build telemetry** — TelemetryEvent models + SQLite TraceStore + WebSocket ingest endpoint + seq gap detection + in-sandbox capture agent
 3. **Process-trace grading engine** — deterministic feature/digest computation + rubric scoring via LLM structured output + GradeStore; calibrated against v0.2 mock corpora
 4. **Variant task generation** — template library + seeded LLM instantiation + VariantStore + difficulty normalization anchors
 5. **Oral / voice defense** — VoiceProvider protocol + STT/TTS + mock + browser fallback + Examiner agent + transcript/integrity-signal capture
-6. **Agent re-grounding + learner surface integration** — Lab/Assessor/Proctor consume real telemetry/grades/defense signals; learner sandbox mockup → real in-browser xterm.js build/run; assessment mockup → live defense + live grading
+6. **Agent re-grounding + learner surface integration** — Lab/Assessor/Proctor consume real telemetry/grades/defense signals; learner sandbox mockup → real in-browser build/run (Run/Test buttons executing in a namespace sandbox, read-only exec-output panel — no interactive shell, CUT-2/G-8); assessment mockup → live defense + live grading
 
 ---
 
@@ -184,16 +248,19 @@ The v0.1 build order (monorepo → types → mock data → tokens → primitives
 
 ---
 
-## Future Architecture (Post-v0.3, for reference)
+## Future Architecture (Post-v0.4, for reference)
 
-v0.3 delivers the real credential engines; later milestones fill in the remaining platform:
+v0.4 delivers distribution (CLI + binary releases); later milestones fill in the remaining platform:
 
 - **In-memory sessions → PostgreSQL + Drizzle/SQLModel** — SessionStore + v0.3 TraceStore/GradeStore/VariantStore/DefenseStore protocols swap SQLite→Postgres with no API changes
 - **userns subprocess sandboxes → containerd/runc backend** — D-024 `SandboxBackend` protocol swap; same lifecycle API
-- **Coding-IDE sandbox → design tool + simulation environments** — REQ-F-021 full scope (v0.4)
+- **Coding-IDE sandbox → design tool + simulation environments** — REQ-F-021 full scope (v0.5)
 - **Mock provider → per-agent model routing** — provider factory already selects by config; per-agent `AI_<AGENT>_MODEL` overrides
-- **No auth → real KYC + sessions** — **deferred per founder directive**; REQ-F-017 identity/age-gating lands post-v0.3 (v0.4+). Age-gating remains the v0.1 visual flow mockup
+- **No auth → real KYC + sessions** — **deferred per founder directive; moved to v0.5 with D-016**; REQ-F-017 identity/age-gating lands post-v0.4. Age-gating remains the v0.1 visual flow mockup
+- **Mock voice → real server STT/TTS (openai-audio provider)** — CUT-1/G-7 seam moved to v0.5 per D-016; VoiceProvider protocol is the drop-in point
+- **linux x64 binary → macOS arm64 + auto-update** — D-036 defers non-linux targets (unverifiable on this box); `nextcraft upgrade` (self-replace from latest release) is the natural v0.5+ follow-up
+- **Exec-telemetry seq-lease / replay-margin fix** — the P6-lesson one-line ACK gap moves to v0.5 per D-016
 - **No search → Semantic vector search (pgvector)** — Filter UI replaced with vector similarity search
 - **No payments → Payment processing** — Pricing page replaced with real subscription/payment flows
 
-The monorepo structure (apps/web + apps/ai-service + packages/*) accommodates further apps without restructuring.
+The monorepo structure (apps/web + apps/ai-service + apps/cli + packages/*) accommodates further apps without restructuring.

.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "phase": 5,
-  "stage": "verify",
-  "milestone": "v0.3",
-  "phase_role": "execution",
-  "attempts": 0,
-  "updated_at": "2026-09-12T04:51:45Z"
-}

.ciagent/GRILL.md

@@ -46,3 +46,41 @@ The credential-pipeline architecture (telemetry → trace → grade → defense)
 ## Outcome
 
 **GO** — all six binding decisions and both scope cuts applied to PLAN.md / REQUIREMENTS.md / ROADMAP.md / PROJECT.md before Phase 1 execution. No axis requires escalation (all resolvable at confidence ≥ 0.85). The milestone no longer claims resource enforcement it cannot deliver, and the no-auth abuse vector is closed at MVP scale.
+
+---
+# Nextcraft v0.4 — GRILL.md (Adversarial Review Verdict)
+
+**Stage:** GRILL, Phase 0 pre-execution · **Verdict:** GO-WITH-CHANGES · **Confidence:** 0.83
+
+## Summary
+
+The distribution milestone is small, founder-directed (D-016, confidence 0.99), and additive (zero changes to the running credential pipeline). The plan's central risk: **Node SEA was probe-verified as a flag, not as a working build** — the v0.3 lesson (A-101: probe the mechanism, not the existence) applies. Second gap: a binary whose `--version` lies (stale package.json) would poison the "ongoing binaries" contract. Third: sed-based JSON parsing in install.sh is a fragility + integrity risk. Fourth: "ongoing binaries" has no enforcement mechanism beyond prose. All four closed by binding decisions G-101..G-104 below. No scope cuts required — the milestone is already minimal.
+
+## Per-Axis Findings
+
+| Axis | Verdict | Rationale |
+|------|---------|-----------|
+| Business case | PASS | Founder directive explicit + recorded (D-016). Evidence of need: live Gitea probe shows latest release v0.2.8 with ZERO assets; bootstrap requires repo archaeology (scripts found only via package.json spelunking). |
+| Scope | PASS | 5 REQs, 3 execution phases, one focused surface (apps/cli + scripts). Smallest milestone yet. macOS arm64 already cut (D-036, unverifiable here). |
+| Feasibility | CONCERN (fixed) | SEA flag exists on node v24.15.0, but no end-to-end SEA binary was built during RESEARCH. postject availability assumed (`npx postject` — needs npm registry reachability, unproven). Zipapp fallback requires python3 on target — an honest-degradation ladder, not a silent downgrade. → G-101. |
+| Honest versioning | CONCERN (fixed) | `--version` from package.json would print a stale hardcoded version inside a per-release binary — breaks upgrade detection + the one-liner's re-run-to-upgrade promise. → G-102. |
+| Install integrity | CONCERN (fixed) | sed/grep JSON parsing is brittle; a parse failure must never fall through to installing an unverified artifact. Exact asset-name matching + hard-degrade to source instructions. → G-103. |
+| Sequencing | PASS | P1 CLI (source-runnable) → P2 binary+pipeline → P3 docs+E2E matches dependency order; each phase ships independently. |
+| Cost/quota | PASS | Zero new paid infra; binaries built on-box; Gitea releases free. Dev-only esbuild dep. |
+| Risks | CONCERN (fixed) | Top 3: SEA end-to-end (→ G-101 live probe FIRST in P2), npm registry reachability for esbuild (→ proven by P1's pnpm install must-have), Gitea asset-upload token scope (→ live-proven at the v0.3.2 ship itself). |
+| Adoption/operability | PASS | Consumer = founder + future pilots; one command replaces README archaeology. Rollback trivial (rm ~/.local/bin/nextcraft). No server changes. |
+
+## Binding Decisions (applied to PLAN.md)
+
+- **G-101 (BINDING) — SEA live-build probe is the FIRST P2 action.** Task 2-1-01 builds a real binary before anything depends on it; the build script encodes the fallback ladder explicitly (SEA → zipapp with "requires python3" honesty). If SEA fails on this box, zipapp becomes primary with the docs stating the requirement — no silent claim of node-less operation.
+- **G-102 (BINDING) — Version stamping at build time.** `build-binary` accepts the shipping tag and stamps it into the bundle (`NEXTCRAFT_VERSION` replace); `--version` prints it; install E2E asserts the installed binary reports the tag it was downloaded from. A binary may never report a version it was not built as.
+- **G-103 (BINDING) — Install-script integrity hard-degrade.** install.sh matches assets by EXACT name (`nextcraft-linux-x64`, `nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256`); any parse/lookup/download failure degrades to source-bootstrap instructions (exit 0) — never installs unverified or name-approximate artifacts. Checksum mismatch = hard stop, exit 1, explicit do-not-run message. dash-safe POSIX sh, no jq.
+- **G-104 (BINDING) — Ongoing-binaries enforcement.** Every ship from v0.3.2 onward MUST run `scripts/release-assets.sh <tag>` after tag+merge (best-effort, non-blocking, `release_pending` escalation on failure — but attempted + logged every release). The final-phase audit gate includes "milestone release carries both assets" as a check. This makes the founder's "ongoing binaries" directive a pipeline property, not prose.
+
+## Escalations
+
+None. All four concerns resolved at confidence ≥ 0.85. No axis requires founder escalation (directive already explicit).
+
+## Outcome
+
+**GO** — G-101..G-104 applied to PLAN.md before Phase 1 execution. The milestone claims only what its probes prove, and the ongoing-binaries contract has an enforcement mechanism.

.ciagent/PERSONAS.md

@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 
 ## Persona Roster
 
-> **v0.3 update (RESEARCH, lead-developer assessment):** backend-engineer territory extended to the new engine modules (telemetry/grading/variants persistence + APIs). New phase-relevant custom personas added: **sandbox-engineer** (Linux-namespace isolation infra) and **voice-engineer** (STT/TTS + Examiner agent audio pipeline). ai-engineer re-scoped to LLM/agents/prompts + grading/variant/voice *model-facing* logic. **security-auditor stays inactive** (KYC deferred per founder directive). frontend-engineer gains real-sandbox (xterm.js), live-telemetry, and live-defense surfaces.
+> **v0.4 update (RESEARCH, lead-developer assessment):** milestone pivoted to Distribution & Bootstrap CLI (founder directive D-016). New custom persona **cli-engineer** (domain `cli`) owns apps/cli end-to-end: doctor/bootstrap/verify/dev commands, checks, spawn wrappers, the SEA binary build, the one-liner install script, and the release-asset pipeline. backend-engineer retains the scripts/ + turbo/root-package integration surface. **sandbox-engineer and voice-engineer deactivated** (their v0.3 code is complete and untouched this milestone — reason fields below). ai-engineer light-touch (no model-facing work in v0.4). **security-auditor re-activated (phase-specific)** for the install pipeline: curl|bash attack surface, checksum trust, PATH writes, secrets handling in the release flow. frontend-engineer/design-system-engineer/data-engineer inactive (zero UI/data-scope tasks in v0.4 — retained below with reasons).
 
 ### lead-developer
 ```yaml
 active: true
 phase_specific: false
-reason: Coordinates task decomposition across web, AI service, engine, and sandbox territories; resolves conflicts between frontend, backend, AI, sandbox, and voice personas
+reason: Coordinates task decomposition across CLI, scripts, release-pipeline, and docs territories; resolves cli-engineer/backend-engineer boundary (scripts vs CLI)
 domain: coordination
 frameworks:
   - next.js
   - turborepo
   - pnpm
-  - fastapi
+  - node
 constraints:
   - pragmatic
   - battle-tested defaults
@@ -27,99 +27,83 @@ territory:
   - "apps/ai-service/pyproject.toml"
 ```
 
-### frontend-engineer
+### cli-engineer
 ```yaml
 active: true
 phase_specific: false
-reason: Phase 6 real-engine learner-surface integration — xterm.js in-browser terminal, file-tree/run/test controls, live telemetry panels, live voice defense UI, live grading display. Owns all page components, layouts, surface-specific UI.
-domain: frontend
-frameworks:
-  - react
-  - next.js
-  - tailwindcss
-  - lucide-react
-  - recharts
-  - react-flow
-  - "@xterm/xterm"
-  - "@xterm/addon-fit"
-constraints:
-  - component-first
-  - server-components-default
-  - minimal-client-js
-  - sse-client-buffering (buffer bytes, split frames on \n\n, join data: lines)
-  - abortcontroller-cleanup (idempotent abort in effect cleanup)
-  - websocket-lifecycle (typed messages, reconnect backoff, cleanup)
-  - mediarecorder-permission-ux (mic consent, graceful no-mic fallback)
-  - responsive-all-breakpoints
-  - dark-mode-support
-territory:
-  - "apps/web/**"
-  - "packages/ui/**"
-  - "packages/mock-data/**"
-  - "packages/types/**"
-```
-
-### data-engineer
-```yaml
-active: true
-phase_specific: false
-reason: Owns TS mock data layer schema and typed definitions + TS types for telemetry/trace/grade/variant/defense shapes the web surfaces consume. Does NOT own the Python corpus or engine stores — aligned by convention (D-021).
-domain: data
+reason: v0.4 custom persona (RESEARCH) — owns the distribution milestone core: nextcraft CLI (doctor/bootstrap/verify/dev), pure check logic, spawn wrappers with timeouts, Node SEA binary build (D-033), one-liner install.sh (D-035), checksum sidecar, and Gitea release-asset upload (D-036)
+domain: cli
 frameworks:
+  - node
   - typescript
+  - node:test
+  - esbuild
+  - node-sea
+  - posix-sh
 constraints:
-  - schema-first
-  - type-safe
-  - migration-ready
-  - mock-data-only
+  - stdlib-only-runtime (no runtime npm deps; esbuild dev-only)
+  - thin-wrapper (never re-implement scripts/bootstrap.sh or dev.sh — compose via spawn, A-202/A-209)
+  - timeout-every-spawn (no unbounded subprocess)
+  - actionable-errors (every failed check tells the user how to fix it)
+  - graceful-degradation (install never hard-fails; source-bootstrap fallback, A-206)
+  - checksum-before-install (sha256 verify before chmod+install, A-207)
+  - secrets-never-in-cli (no key generation; .env.example -> .env copy only, A-210)
+  - fail-loud-exit-codes (0 ok / 1 failure / 2 usage)
 territory:
-  - "packages/types/**"
-  - "packages/mock-data/**"
+  - "apps/cli/**"
+  - "scripts/install.sh"
+  - "scripts/release-assets.sh"
 ```
 
 ### backend-engineer
 ```yaml
 active: true
 phase_specific: false
-reason: Owns apps/ai-service app shell, config, API endpoints (incl. WebSocket telemetry ingest), engine persistence (SQLite stores), scripts, and test harness. Extended for v0.3 engine modules.
+reason: Owns the script + monorepo integration surface the CLI composes: apps/ai-service/scripts/*, root package.json cli:* passthrough scripts, turbo task wiring (D-037/D-022). Python ai-service itself is untouched this milestone (v0.3 complete).
 domain: backend
 frameworks:
   - fastapi
-  - uvicorn
-  - pydantic
-  - pydantic-settings
-  - httpx
-  - pytest
-  - sqlmodel
-  - sqlalchemy
-  - websockets
-  - aiofiles
+  - bash
+  - turborepo
+  - pnpm
 constraints:
-  - provider-agnostic-boundaries (engine modules import nothing from agents/ or api/)
-  - streaming-first
-  - sqlite-first-persistence (protocol-wrapped stores, Postgres-ready, D-027)
-  - secrets-via-env-only
-  - mock-provider-in-tests
-  - websocket-contract (typed envelopes, seq gap detection, D-026)
+  - scripts-are-truth (bootstrap.sh/dev.sh stay the single source of bootstrap orchestration; CLI only wraps)
+  - idempotent-scripts (re-runnable without side effects)
+  - secrets-via-env-only (D-014; dev.sh exports from .ciagent/.env.secrets)
 territory:
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/main.py"
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/config.py"
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/**"
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/telemetry/store.py"
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/telemetry/ingest.py"
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/grading/store.py"
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/variants/store.py"
   - "apps/ai-service/scripts/**"
   - "apps/ai-service/package.json"
-  - "apps/ai-service/tests/api/**"
+  - "package.json"
   - "turbo.json"
+  - ".gitignore"
+```
+
+### security-auditor
+```yaml
+active: true
+phase_specific: true
+reason: v0.4 re-activated (phase-specific) — the install pipeline is the first externally-consumed attack surface: curl|bash piping, latest-release resolution, checksum trust root, PATH writes to ~/.local/bin, download tempdir hygiene, release-asset upload token handling. No KYC/PII work (still v0.5).
+domain: security
+frameworks:
+  - posix-sh
+  - curl
+  - sha256sum
+constraints:
+  - STRIDE-classified
+  - no-pipe-to-shell-without-checksum (download -> verify -> install order)
+  - tmpdir-safe (mktemp, no predictable paths, trap cleanup)
+  - token-never-echoed (release upload resolves .env* only, never logs)
+territory:
+  - "scripts/install.sh"
+  - "scripts/release-assets.sh"
+  - "apps/cli/src/lib/spawn.ts"
 ```
 
 ### ai-engineer
 ```yaml
 active: true
 phase_specific: false
-reason: Owns the LLM provider layer, agent framework, prompt library, structured outputs, and the model-facing logic of v0.3 engines — trace-digest→rubric grading prompts (grading/features.py+engine.py), variant instantiation (variants/templates.py+generator.py), and the Examiner agent. Owns the deterministic-mock corpora.
+reason: Light-touch v0.4 — no model-facing work in the distribution milestone; retained to guard the CLI against touching agent/engine boundaries and to keep territory mappings accurate for v0.5 (voice real-path, seq-lease).
 domain: ai
 frameworks:
   - pydantic
@@ -127,116 +111,101 @@ frameworks:
   - pytest
 constraints:
   - provider-agnostic-protocol
-  - prompts-are-code
-  - json-defensive-parsing
   - never-call-cloud-in-tests
-  - delta-passthrough
-  - llm-sees-digest-not-raw-trace (D-028)
-  - seeded-variant-reproducibility (D-029)
 territory:
   - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/llm/**"
   - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/agents/**"
   - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/prompts/**"
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/corpus/**"
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/grading/features.py"
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/grading/engine.py"
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/variants/templates.py"
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/variants/generator.py"
-  - "apps/ai-service/tests/llm/**"
-  - "apps/ai-service/tests/agents/**"
 ```
 
-### sandbox-engineer
+### frontend-engineer
 ```yaml
-active: true
-phase_specific: true
-reason: v0.3 custom persona (RESEARCH) — owns the sandbox fabric: SandboxBackend protocol, unshare-based Linux user/mount/pid/net namespace spawner, per-sandbox workdir, resource limits, lifecycle manager, concurrency guard, and the in-sandbox capture agent. Probe-verified isolation on this box (D-024).
-domain: infra
+active: false
+phase_specific: false
+reason: v0.4 has zero UI-scope work (no web/pages/components changes planned in the distribution milestone); v0.3 surfaces are complete. Reactivated at v0.5 when deferred UX work resumes.
+domain: frontend
 frameworks:
-  - python
-  - linux-namespaces
-  - asyncio
-  - pytest
+  - react
+  - next.js
+  - tailwindcss
 constraints:
-  - isolation-verified (probe must show in-ns uid=0, network isolated, writes to workdir only)
-  - backend-protocol-swap (no containerd assumption; D-024)
-  - resource-limits-enforced (cpu/mem/time quotas observable)
-  - no-daemon (subprocess-only; no docker/containerd service)
-  - capacity-guard (1-5 concurrent; 503 when full, D-032)
+  - component-first
+  - server-components-default
 territory:
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/sandbox/**"
-  - "apps/ai-service/scripts/sandbox-agent.py"
-  - "apps/ai-service/tests/sandbox/**"
-```
-
-### voice-engineer
-```yaml
-active: true
-phase_specific: true
-reason: v0.3 custom persona (RESEARCH) — owns the voice layer: VoiceProvider protocol, STT/TTS against a compatible endpoint, deterministic mock (tests never call a voice API), browser-native fallback, and the media-path wiring consumed by the Examiner agent and assessment UI.
-domain: ai-media
-frameworks:
-  - pydantic
-  - httpx
-  - pytest
-  - web-mediarecorder
-constraints:
-  - provider-agnostic-protocol (D-030)
-  - never-call-voice-api-in-tests
-  - browser-native-fallback (no-key path still functions)
-  - bounded-turn-latency (conversational feel budget)
-territory:
-  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/voice/**"
-  - "apps/ai-service/tests/voice/**"
+  - "apps/web/**"
+  - "packages/ui/**"
 ```
 
 ### design-system-engineer
 ```yaml
-active: true
+active: false
 phase_specific: false
-reason: Owns the shared component library, design tokens, and visual consistency. v0.3 duty: new primitives for the real build/assessment surfaces (terminal frame, telemetry status indicator, mic/record control, grade badge, defense transcript viewer).
+reason: No design-token or primitive work in v0.4; roster retained for v0.5.
 domain: frontend
 frameworks:
   - tailwindcss
   - storybook
-  - lucide-react
 constraints:
   - design-token-driven
   - wcag-aa-contrast
-  - dark-mode-required
-  - consistent-across-surfaces
 territory:
   - "packages/ui/**"
 ```
 
-### security-auditor
+### data-engineer
 ```yaml
 active: false
 phase_specific: false
-reason: Identity/age-gating (KYC) deferred beyond v0.3 per founder directive (A-110) — no real auth or PII backend lands this milestone. Security coverage remains: verifier's STRIDE layer + Phase 7 secrets-hygiene checklist (keys absent from code/logs/commits/errors, localhost-only CORS, no PII in prompts). Sandbox isolation safety is owned by sandbox-engineer's probe-verified constraint.
-domain: security
+reason: No schema/mock-data work in v0.4; types packages untouched. Reactivated if CLI surfaces need shared types (not planned — CLI is self-contained).
+domain: data
+frameworks:
+  - typescript
+constraints:
+  - schema-first
+  - type-safe
+territory:
+  - "packages/types/**"
+  - "packages/mock-data/**"
+```
+
+### sandbox-engineer
+```yaml
+active: false
+phase_specific: false
+reason: v0.3 persona — sandbox fabric shipped complete (v0.2.x series); v0.4 touches no sandbox code. doctor only *checks* unshare availability; no sandbox logic changes. Reactivated at v0.5 (design/sim environments).
+domain: infra
+frameworks:
+  - python
+  - linux-namespaces
+constraints: []
+territory:
+  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/sandbox/**"
+```
+
+### voice-engineer
+```yaml
+active: false
+phase_specific: false
+reason: v0.3 persona — voice defense shipped complete (mock-first, CUT-1); real server STT/TTS moved to v0.5 per D-016. No v0.4 voice work.
+domain: ai-media
 frameworks: []
 constraints: []
-territory: []
+territory:
+  - "apps/ai-service/ai_service/voice/**"
 ```
 
 ## Phase-Specific Personas
 
 | Persona | Phases | Removed After |
 |---------|--------|---------------|
-| sandbox-engineer | 1 (primary), 2, 6 | persists while sandbox fabric exists |
-| voice-engineer | 5 (primary), 6 | persists while voice defense exists |
+| security-auditor | 2 (primary: install pipeline), 3, 4 (final review) | milestone complete |
 
-All other active personas span the entire milestone. data-engineer and design-system-engineer are light-touch outside their phases.
+All other personas span the milestone. Deactivated personas receive no tasks.
 
 ## Territory Conflict Resolution
 
 | Conflict | Resolution |
 |----------|------------|
-| frontend-engineer vs data-engineer (packages/types, packages/mock-data) | data-engineer owns type definitions and mock data schema (incl. new telemetry/grade/variant/defense TS types); frontend-engineer consumes them. |
-| frontend-engineer vs design-system-engineer (packages/ui) | design-system-engineer owns design tokens and primitive components (terminal frame, mic control, grade badge); frontend-engineer owns composite components and page-level UI. |
-| ai-engineer vs backend-engineer (grading/variants) | ai-engineer owns the model-facing files (features/engine/templates/generator = LLM logic + prompts); backend-engineer owns the persistence stores + API endpoints. Boundary: stores are pure SQLite; engine logic is pure compute. |
-| sandbox-engineer vs backend-engineer (sandbox/) | sandbox-engineer owns `ai_service/sandbox/**` + capture agent; backend-engineer owns the API route that composes `sandbox/manager.py` via DI. manager.py has a narrow typed interface consumed by api/. |
-| voice-engineer vs ai-engineer (Examiner agent) | ai-engineer owns `agents/examiner.py` + its prompt; voice-engineer owns `voice/**` (audio in/out). Examiner calls `voice/` through the `VoiceProvider` protocol — never imports concrete providers. |
-| ai-engineer vs data-engineer (mock duplication) | ai-engineer owns `ai_service/corpus/` (Python); data-engineer owns `packages/mock-data` (TS). Shared IDs/shapes aligned by convention (D-021). |
-| lead-developer vs any | lead-developer coordinates only, does not directly modify code files. |
+| cli-engineer vs backend-engineer (scripts/) | backend-engineer owns `apps/ai-service/scripts/**` + root `package.json`/`turbo.json` wiring; cli-engineer owns `apps/cli/**` + top-level `scripts/install.sh` + `scripts/release-assets.sh` and *consumes* backend scripts via spawn — never edits them |
+| cli-engineer vs security-auditor (install.sh) | cli-engineer implements; security-auditor reviews + may patch security defects directly in install.sh/spawn.ts (its territory) |
+| lead-developer vs any | lead-developer coordinates only, does not directly modify code files |

.ciagent/PLAN.md

@@ -1,438 +1,210 @@
-# Nextcraft v0.3 — PLAN.md
+# Nextcraft v0.4 — PLAN.md
 
 ## Overview
 
-This plan covers execution phases 1-6 of milestone v0.3 (Credential Engines): the real engines that replace v0.2's mock inputs — a namespace-isolated sandbox fabric, live build telemetry over WebSocket + SQLite, a process-trace grading engine, seeded per-learner variant task generation, and an oral/voice defense with a seventh Examiner agent — plus re-grounding the Lab/Assessor/Proctor agents onto real engine inputs and wiring the v0.1 learner surfaces to the real build/defense/grading paths. Phases are strictly sequential (P1→P6); within each phase, Wave 1 tasks are parallelizable (no cross-file dependencies) and later waves depend on earlier ones.
+This plan covers execution phases 1–3 of milestone v0.4 (Distribution & Bootstrap CLI) plus the final phase (P4 review+ship). The milestone delivers the founder directive (D-016): a streamlined install for Nextcraft — a `nextcraft` bootstrap CLI shipped as a linux x64 binary, installed via a one-liner script, with binaries published on **every ongoing release** from v0.4 onward. Phases are strictly sequential (P1→P3); within each phase, Wave 1 tasks are parallelizable (no cross-file dependencies) and later waves depend on earlier ones.
 
-**Environment facts (apply throughout):** Python 3.11.2 via `python3 -m venv` (no uv, no system pip); pnpm 12.3.4 via corepack; turborepo; ai-service port **8420**; default model `gemma4:31b` (config via `AI_TUTOR_MODEL`); ollama-cloud base `https://ollama.com/v1` (OpenAI-compatible, Bearer auth); keys live only in gitignored `.ciagent/.env.secrets` (exported by `scripts/dev.sh`) — never in code, commits, or logs; all automated tests use the deterministic mock LLM and mock voice providers and **never call cloud or voice APIs**. New ai-service deps this milestone: `sqlmodel`, `sqlalchemy`, `websockets`, `aiofiles` (all PyPI-verified; added in Task 1-1-02). SQLite data (`apps/ai-service/ai_service/data/`) and sandbox dirs (`apps/ai-service/sandboxes/`) are already gitignored. **KYC/age-gating is deferred per founder directive (A-110)** — no identity work; age-gating stays the v0.1 visual flow mockup. **GRILL scope decisions (this revision):** real server STT/TTS (`OpenAIAudioProvider`) deferred to v0.4 — voice defense is mock+browser-first (CUT-1/G-7); the interactive xterm.js shell relay is deferred to v0.4 — the build panel is run/test-buttons + read-only exec output (CUT-2/G-8), so `@xterm/*` is NOT a v0.3 dependency; sandbox abuse control (per-learner caps + allowlist, G-5) ships even though KYC is deferred; sandbox resource limits are partially enforced (memory/CPU/wall-clock + workdir-size sweep; per-sandbox pids and hard disk quota are accepted gaps, G-1/G-2).
+**Environment facts (probe-verified, apply throughout):** Go MISSING, Rust MISSING, gcc 12.2 present, **node v24.15.0 x64 linux (SEA-capable)**, python3 3.11.2, `shasum` 6.02, pnpm 12.3.4 via corepack, turborepo 2.3.3, tsx 4.23 in root devDeps path. Gitea API verified live at `https://git.coreci.dev/api/v1` (latest release v0.2.8, **zero assets** — the gap this milestone closes). Existing orchestration: `apps/ai-service/scripts/bootstrap.sh` (idempotent venv+pip incl. the no-ensurepip get-pip path), `apps/ai-service/scripts/dev.sh` (secrets export → uvicorn :8420), `apps/ai-service/.env.example` (full AI_* template). Root scripts: `ai:dev/ai:test/ai:bootstrap/ai:lint` turbo passthroughs (D-022 pattern to mirror as `cli:*`). Secrets live only in gitignored `.ciagent/.env.secrets` (GITEA_TOKEN, OLLAMA_API_KEY, OLLAMA_BASE_URL) — never in code, commits, or logs; tests never call the cloud or the forge (mocks/fixtures only).
+
+**Milestone type:** feature. Tags: phase 0 → **v0.3.0**, P1 → v0.3.1, P2 → v0.3.2, P3 → v0.3.3, final phase P4 → **v0.3.4 = milestone release**. **GRILL binding decisions (this revision):** G-101 — SEA live-build probe is the FIRST P2 action (mechanism, not flag, must be proven); fallback ladder encoded honestly (zipapp requires python3 on target). G-102 — binary `--version` stamped from the shipping tag at build time (never a stale package.json version); install E2E asserts the installed binary reports its release tag. G-103 — install.sh matches assets by exact name; any parse/download failure degrades to source-bootstrap instructions (exit 0), never installs unverified artifacts; checksum mismatch = hard stop exit 1. G-104 — every ship from v0.3.2 onward runs `scripts/release-assets.sh <tag>` (best-effort, logged, non-blocking); the P4 audit gate checks the milestone release carries both assets.
 
 | Phase | Name | Requirements | Waves | Personas |
 |-------|------|-------------|-------|----------|
-| 1 | Sandbox fabric | REQ-3-001, 002 | 3 | sandbox-engineer, backend-engineer, ai-engineer (W1 lint only) |
-| 2 | Live build telemetry | REQ-3-003 | 4 | sandbox-engineer, backend-engineer, data-engineer |
-| 3 | Process-trace grading engine | REQ-3-004 | 3 | ai-engineer, backend-engineer |
-| 4 | Variant task generation | REQ-3-005 | 3 | ai-engineer, backend-engineer, data-engineer |
-| 5 | Oral / voice defense | REQ-3-006 | 4 | voice-engineer, ai-engineer, backend-engineer |
-| 6 | Agent re-grounding + learner surface integration | REQ-3-007, 008 | 5 | ai-engineer, frontend-engineer, design-system-engineer, data-engineer, backend-engineer, lead-developer |
-
----
-
-## Phase 1: Sandbox Fabric
-
-**Requirements:** REQ-3-001, REQ-3-002
-**Goal:** `SandboxBackend` protocol + `unshare`-based namespace spawner (D-024) + lifecycle manager with concurrency guard (D-032) + per-sandbox workdir; isolation and resources probe-verified on this box; `/v1/sandboxes` API live; deps + gitignore landed
-
-### Wave 1: Foundations (parallel — no shared files)
-
-#### Task 1-1-01: SandboxBackend protocol + unshare spawner + probe test
-- **Persona:** sandbox-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-001, REQ-3-002
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/sandbox/__init__.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/sandbox/backend.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/sandbox/workdir.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/sandbox/unshare_backend.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/sandbox/__init__.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/sandbox/test_isolation.py`
-- **Action:** `backend.py`: `SandboxBackend` protocol + `SandboxSpec` (sandbox_id, learner_id, workdir, resource limits) + `SandboxHandle` (id, pid, workdir, created_at); `spawn(spec)`, `exec(handle, cmd)`, `snapshot(handle) -> Path`, `destroy(handle)`. `workdir.py`: per-sandbox layout under `apps/ai-service/sandboxes/<id>/` (workspace/ writable, snapshot() = recursive copy to `snapshots/<ts>/`) — no symlinks as the snapshot mechanism. `unshare_backend.py`: subprocess spawner — `unshare --user --map-root-user --mount --pid --fork --net` with the per-sandbox dir bind-mounted (`--bind <dir> /work`) and `chdir /work` (D-024); pipes for stdout/stderr; async wrappers. `test_isolation.py` — **re-verify box isolation properties (runs on this box, guarded by probe skip):** (a) `id -u` inside namespace prints `0`; (b) `ip link` inside namespace shows 0 usable interfaces (loopback-only/no carrier) — network isolated; (c) file written to `/work/inside.txt` lands at `sandboxes/<id>/workspace/inside.txt` on the host; (d) attempt to write outside the mount (e.g. host tmp path via bind) does not escape the per-sandbox dir; (e) `/proc` visibility degraded (proc-remount not permitted per A-101 — assert the probe documents this, not that it fails).
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — `tests/sandbox/test_isolation.py` green on this box (probe-gated: skips with an explicit reason if userns unavailable); `lint` clean
-
-#### Task 1-1-02: v0.3 dependencies + gitignore + config additions
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-001
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/pyproject.toml` (update), `apps/ai-service/ai_service/config.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/.env.example` (update), `apps/ai-service/scripts/bootstrap.sh` (update if needed), root `package.json` (no change), `turbo.json` (no change)
-- **Action:** Add pinned deps: `sqlmodel`, `sqlalchemy`, `websockets`, `aiofiles` to pyproject. `config.py` additions (env_prefix `AI_`): `AI_SANDBOX_DIR` (default `apps/ai-service/sandboxes`), `AI_SANDBOX_MAX_CONCURRENT` (default 5, D-032), `AI_SANDBOX_CPU_LIMIT` (default 1 core / cpu.max), `AI_SANDBOX_MEM_LIMIT_MB` (default 512), `AI_SANDBOX_PIDS_LIMIT` (default 256), `AI_SANDBOX_TIMEOUT_S` (default 1800), `AI_DB_PATH` (default `ai_service/data/nextcraft.db`), `AI_VOICE_BASE_URL` / `AI_VOICE_API_KEY` / `AI_VOICE_STT_MODEL` / `AI_VOICE_TTS_MODEL` (all **optional**, default empty — mock-first, D-030; documented in `.env.example` and README). Confirm `.gitignore` already covers `ai_service/data/` + `sandboxes/` (it does — v0.3 block present). Re-run bootstrap idempotently to install new deps.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:bootstrap` re-installs cleanly (no-op venv, new wheels land); `python -c "import sqlmodel, sqlalchemy, websockets, aiofiles"` succeeds in the venv; settings parse with new keys unset
-
-#### Task 1-1-03: Resource-limit probe documentation + harness ruff pass
-- **Persona:** ai-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-001
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/README.md` (update: sandbox section + probe transcript), `apps/ai-service/pyproject.toml` (no change), `apps/ai-service/tests/sandbox/test_isolation.py` (no change)
-- **Action:** Record the A-101 probe transcript in README (verbatim commands + observed output from this box: `unshare --user --map-root-user --mount --pid --fork --net id -u` → `0`; `ip link` → loopback only; write containment). Document the v0.3 resource-limit mechanism choice: cgroup-v2 delegation via per-sandbox scope files is **not available** on this box without sudo → enforcement = subprocess-level (`ulimit`-equivalent via `preexec_fn`: RLIMIT_AS for memory, RLIMIT_CPU for CPU-seconds, RLIMIT_NPROC for pids) + hard wall-clock timeout kill in the manager. This is the locked v0.3 mechanism (D-024 + no-sudo constraint). Run ruff over the new tree; fix all findings.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:lint` exits 0; README shows the probe transcript and the rlimit mechanism note
-
-### Wave 2: Lifecycle manager (depends on Wave 1)
-
-#### Task 1-2-01: Sandbox manager + concurrency guard + snapshots
-- **Persona:** sandbox-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-001, REQ-3-002
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/sandbox/manager.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/sandbox/test_manager.py`
-- **Action:** `SandboxManager`: `create(learner_id) -> SandboxHandle` (guard: active count ≥ `AI_SANDBOX_MAX_CONCURRENT` → raise `PoolFullError` → API maps to **503**, D-032; no queue); `list() -> list[SandboxHandle]`; `get(id)`; `snapshot(id) -> Path` (delegates to workdir); `destroy(id)` (kill process tree, keep or purge workdir per flag); `reap_expired()` background hook for `AI_SANDBOX_TIMEOUT_S` which also performs a **workdir-size sweep**: any sandbox whose `workdir` exceeds `AI_SANDBOX_MAX_WORKDIR_MB` (new config, default 512) is snapshotted-then-destroyed and the event logged as an integrity signal (G-2 — soft disk cap, best-effort, not kernel-enforced); the sweep runs on the same timer as the timeout reaper. Enforce rlimits per spawner (Task 1-1-03: RLIMIT_AS + RLIMIT_CPU + RLIMIT_FSIZE=50MB as a cheap single-file disk guard (a-2); RLIMIT_NPROC noted as shared-per-host-uid, not relied on (G-1)) at exec time. Handle registry persisted **in-memory** (v0.3, single process; not a store — see D-019 precedent) with a clear note that handles are process-local. Startup reaper (a-1): on lifespan boot, scan `AI_SANDBOX_DIR` for workdirs whose recorded pid is dead and reap them, logging a warning. Narrow typed interface only — manager never imports api/ (boundary rule).
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_manager covers create/list/destroy/snapshot, 6th create raises PoolFullError (503 path), destroy kills the namespace process (pid gone), snapshot dir exists with workspace contents, timeout reaper removes a stale handle
-
-#### Task 1-2-02: Resource-limit enforcement test
-- **Persona:** sandbox-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-002
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/tests/sandbox/test_resource_limits.py`
-- **Action:** Concrete enforcement probes (guarded like isolation tests): (a) spawn a process that allocates > `RLIMIT_AS` → assert it dies with MemoryError/killed within a bound; (b) spawn a CPU spinner past `RLIMIT_CPU` → assert SIGXCPU/kill; (c) single huge file > `RLIMIT_FSIZE` → assert write failure (a-2 partial disk guard); (d) wall-clock: spawn `sleep 9999` with a small manager timeout → reaper destroys it; (e) **disk sweep (G-2)**: write > `AI_SANDBOX_MAX_WORKDIR_MB` across many files → assert the manager sweep destroys the sandbox and logs the integrity signal. Assert limits are observable (handle reports its limit set). NOTE (G-1): per-sandbox `RLIMIT_NPROC` is shared at the host uid — the fork-bomb probe is documented as shared-budget behavior, NOT asserted as per-sandbox isolation.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_resource_limits green; limits proven enforced and observable
-
-### Wave 3: API exposure (depends on Wave 2)
-
-#### Task 1-3-01: Sandboxes API module
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-001, REQ-3-002
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/sandboxes.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/main.py` (update: include router + lifespan manager), `apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/deps.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_sandboxes.py`
-- **Action:** DI exposes a singleton `SandboxManager`. Endpoints: `POST /v1/sandboxes {learner_id}` → 201 handle (503 when pool full); `GET /v1/sandboxes` → list; `GET /v1/sandboxes/{id}` → handle; `POST /v1/sandboxes/{id}/snapshot` → snapshot path; `DELETE /v1/sandboxes/{id}` → 204. All behind localhost CORS (A-008). Lifespan creates/destroys the manager; on shutdown destroys any live sandboxes (no orphans). **Abuse control (G-5, NOT KYC):** even in no-auth v0.3 the sandbox API enforces per-`learner_id` rate limiting (`AI_SANDBOX_MAX_PER_LEARNER`, default 1 active → 429) and a global create-rate cap (`AI_SANDBOX_CREATES_PER_MIN`, default 10 → 429); `learner_id` is validated against a server-side allowlist from config (`AI_LEARNER_ALLOWLIST`, default the single mock pilot id → unknown ids rejected 403). This ships in the no-auth milestone so a rogue local process can't exhaust shared NPROC/disk.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_sandboxes green (create→list→snapshot→delete roundtrip via TestClient; 6th create → 503; delete of unknown id → 404; abuse control (G-5): non-allowlisted learner_id → 403; >1 active sandbox for one learner → 429; burst of >10 creates/min → 429); manual probe: `curl -X POST localhost:8420/v1/sandboxes -d '{"learner_id":"l1"}'` returns a handle id
-
-### Must-Haves (Phase 1)
-- [ ] Isolation probe test green on this box: in-namespace uid=0, network isolated (0 usable interfaces), host writes confined to the per-sandbox bind dir (A-101 re-verified as an automated test, not just research notes)
-- [ ] Resource limits enforced + observable: memory (RLIMIT_AS) + CPU (RLIMIT_CPU) rlimits kill violating processes; wall-clock reaper destroys stale sandboxes; disk usage capped by a periodic workdir-size sweep in the manager (soft cap, configurable `AI_SANDBOX_MAX_WORKDIR_MB`, default 512MB — NOT kernel-enforced); per-sandbox NPROC is shared across sandboxes at the host uid — documented, not relied on for isolation (G-1, G-2 — test_resource_limits green)
-- [ ] No cross-tenant access: sandbox A cannot read sandbox B's workdir (isolation test asserts containment)
-- [ ] Lifecycle API works end-to-end: create/list/snapshot/destroy via TestClient; pool full → **503** (D-032, no queue)
-- [ ] Snapshot produces a restorable directory copy under the sandbox's own snapshots/ dir
-- [ ] `pnpm ai:test` and `pnpm ai:lint` green; new deps (`sqlmodel`, `sqlalchemy`, `websockets`, `aiofiles`) installed via idempotent bootstrap
-- [ ] Boundary rules hold: `sandbox/` imports nothing from `api/` or `agents/`; only `api/sandboxes.py` composes the manager via DI
-- [ ] No docker/podman/sudo anywhere in the spawner path (D-024); `SandboxBackend` protocol is the only coupling to the spawner (containerd swap possible later)
-
----
-
-## Phase 2: Live Build Telemetry
-
-**Requirements:** REQ-3-003
-**Goal:** First real persistence (D-027: SQLite via SQLModel) with a `TraceStore` protocol; `TelemetryEvent` model with per-(learner,task) monotonic `seq`; WebSocket ingest endpoint (D-026) with gap detection; stdlib-only in-sandbox capture agent streams real sandbox activity into ai-service; trace retrievable by learner+task
-
-### Wave 1: Models + stores + TS types (parallel — no shared files)
-
-#### Task 2-1-01: Telemetry event models
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-003
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/telemetry/__init__.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/telemetry/models.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/telemetry/__init__.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/telemetry/test_models.py`
-- **Action:** Pydantic/SQLModel `TelemetryEvent`: `learner_id`, `task_id`, `seq` (int, monotonic per (learner,task)), `kind` (`command` | `file_diff` | `run_result` | `test_result` | `activity` | `stdin` | `stdout`), `payload` (JSON), `ts` (datetime, monotonic-envelope), `sandbox_id`. `TraceSpan` derived view (ordered events for one (learner,task)). Validation: seq ≥ 0, kind enum, non-empty ids.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_models green (validation rules enforced, JSON payload roundtrip)
-
-#### Task 2-1-02: TraceStore protocol + SQLite implementation
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-003
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/telemetry/store.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/telemetry/test_store.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/data/.gitkeep`
-- **Action:** `TraceStore` protocol (D-027, Postgres-migration-ready): `append(event) -> None` (idempotent on (learner,task,seq) — at-least-once dedup), `get_trace(learner_id, task_id) -> list[TelemetryEvent]` (ordered by seq), `gaps(learner_id, task_id) -> list[int]` (missing seqs), `latest_seq(learner_id, task_id) -> int`, `list_tasks(learner_id) -> list[str]`, `close()`. `SQLiteTraceStore(SQLModel)`: single `telemetry_event` table, composite PK ((learner_id, task_id, seq)), indexes on (learner_id, task_id). Engine creation from `AI_DB_PATH`; `SQLModel.metadata.create_all` at app lifespan. Enable `PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL` + `synchronous=NORMAL` at engine creation (a-3) so concurrent ingest (writer) and trace reads (grader) don't hit `database is locked` under concurrent sandboxes.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_store green (append/ordered-get/dedup-on-retry/gap detection/latest_seq; tmp-path SQLite per test)
-
-#### Task 2-1-03: TS types for telemetry/traces
-- **Persona:** data-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-003
-- **Files:** `packages/types/telemetry.ts` (new), `packages/types/index.ts` (update)
-- **Action:** TS `TelemetryEvent`, `TraceSpan`, `TelemetryKind` mirroring the Python model field-for-field (cross-referencing header, same string enums). Consumed by Phase 6 web surfaces; no runtime code.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm typecheck` passes; TS type keys match Python model keys exactly
-
-### Wave 2: Capture agent + ingest (depends on Wave 1)
-
-#### Task 2-2-01: In-sandbox capture agent (stdlib-only)
-- **Persona:** sandbox-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-003
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/scripts/sandbox-agent.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/sandbox/test_sandbox_agent.py`
-- **Action:** Tiny standalone process (D-031, **stdlib only** — no deps shipped into the namespace): wraps a shell inside the sandbox; captures commands, file diffs (mtime/content polling of `workspace/` at 250ms), run/test results, activity; assigns per-(learner,task) `seq`; buffers to a local spool file on disconnect (at-least-once, D-026); reconnects with **exponential backoff** and flushes spool in order; small WebSocket client implemented over raw `socket` (RFC6455 client handshake + frames — stdlib only, no `websockets` in-namespace). Configured via env baked at spawn (`NC_LEARNER_ID`, `NC_TASK_ID`, `NC_INGEST_URL`).
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — unit tests with a loopback fake WS server: ordered seq emission, spool-on-disconnect, reconnect flush preserves order (no loss, dupes deduped server-side), no third-party imports in the file (asserted by AST scan)
-
-#### Task 2-2-02: WebSocket ingest endpoint
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-003
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/telemetry/ingest.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/sandboxes.py` (update: register WS route), `apps/ai-service/ai_service/main.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_telemetry_ingest.py`
-- **Action:** `WS /v1/telemetry/ingest` (D-026): accepts connections carrying learner_id/task_id/sandbox_id; validates + appends events to `TraceStore` (idempotent — server-side dedup on (learner,task,seq)); emits **gap warnings** when seq skips (logged + surfaced in a per-connection status); ping/pong keepalive. **Backpressure / flood control (G-3 — replaces silent drop):** bounded inbound queue; on overflow OR when a per-connection cap `AI_TELEMETRY_MAX_EVENTS_PER_TASK` (default 50000) is exceeded → **reject with a 1008 policy-violation close and mark the (learner,task) trace `INCOMPLETE_FLOODED`** (an integrity signal consumed by Proctor). Silent drop-oldest is FORBIDDEN because it corrupts grading input and is indistinguishable from trace-gaming. `GET /v1/telemetry/traces/{learner_id}/{task_id}` returns the ordered trace; `GET /v1/telemetry/gaps/{learner_id}/{task_id}` returns missing seqs.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_telemetry_ingest green (TestClient websocket: connect → send 3 events → trace retrievable ordered; resend event 2 → deduped; skip seq 5 → gap reported; unknown sandbox tolerated in v0.3 no-auth mode)
-
-### Wave 3: Sandbox telemetry wiring (depends on Wave 2)
-
-#### Task 2-3-01: Spawn sandboxes with the capture agent
-- **Persona:** sandbox-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-003
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/sandbox/manager.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/ai_service/sandbox/unshare_backend.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/tests/sandbox/test_telemetry_wiring.py`
-- **Action:** `create()` gains optional `task_id`; when set the spawner copies `scripts/sandbox-agent.py` into the sandbox workdir, injects `NC_*` env, and launches the agent as a child of the namespace process (agent lifecycle tied to sandbox lifecycle; destroy kills the agent). No capture when task_id absent (pure shell sandbox).
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — end-to-end on this box: create sandbox with task_id → run 2 commands via exec → events arrive at the ingest endpoint and land in SQLite in order
-
-### Wave 4: Reliability probe (depends on Wave 3)
-
-#### Task 2-4-01: Dropped-connection durability probe
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-003
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/tests/telemetry/test_durability.py`
-- **Action:** Integration probe: run a capture agent against ingest, kill the WS connection mid-stream (simulate network failure), keep generating events, reconnect, assert the SQLite trace contains **every** event exactly once in order (spool + dedup). Document at-least-once semantics + replay path in README.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_durability green; README documents semantics
-
-### Must-Haves (Phase 2)
-- [ ] Real telemetry from a live sandbox arrives at ai-service: shell commands, file diffs, run/test results appear as ordered events in SQLite (end-to-end, no mocks)
-- [ ] Per-(learner,task) monotonic `seq`; gap detection reports missing seqs; replay yields the complete ordered trace
-- [ ] At-least-once proven: transient disconnect + reconnect loses no events; duplicates deduped server-side (durability probe green)
-- [ ] Capture agent is stdlib-only (AST-verified) and its lifecycle is tied to the sandbox (destroy kills it)
-- [ ] Trace retrievable by learner+task via `GET /v1/telemetry/traces/...`; unknown trace → 404
-- [ ] `TraceStore` protocol respected: no api/ code touches SQLite directly; `telemetry/` never imports `agents/` (D-027)
-- [ ] Flood control (G-3): burst past `AI_TELEMETRY_MAX_EVENTS_PER_TASK` → connection closed 1008 + trace marked `INCOMPLETE_FLOODED`; no silent event drop on overflow
-- [ ] `pnpm ai:test` green; `packages/types` telemetry TS types compile (`pnpm typecheck`)
-
----
-
-## Phase 3: Process-Trace Grading Engine
-
-**Requirements:** REQ-3-004
-**Goal:** Deterministic feature computation over traces (D-028) → compact digest → LLM rubric scoring via existing D-020 JSON defense → validated structured scores stored in `GradeStore`; LLM never sees the raw trace; engine calibrated against v0.2 mock corpora so process quality separates paste-and-run from iterative debugging
-
-### Wave 1: Features + grades store (parallel — no shared files)
-
-#### Task 3-1-01: Deterministic trace digest (features)
-- **Persona:** ai-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-004
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/grading/__init__.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/grading/features.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/grading/__init__.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/grading/test_features.py`
-- **Action:** Pure compute module (D-028): `compute_digest(trace: list[TelemetryEvent]) -> TraceDigest`. Deterministic features: test pass/fail counts + final status; edit count; error/fix cycle count + mean fix latency; idle gaps (>Ns, count + total); command category histogram (build/test/file/nav/debug/other); session duration; first-test-pass offset. `TraceDigest` pydantic model — compact (bounded size, no raw commands), LLM-safe.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_features green over synthetic traces: paste-and-run trace (0 error/fix cycles, single test pass at end) vs iterative trace (many cycles) produce observably different digests
-
-#### Task 3-1-02: GradeStore protocol + SQLite implementation
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-004
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/grading/store.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/grading/test_store.py`
-- **Action:** `GradeStore` protocol (D-027): `save(grade)`, `get(learner_id, task_id)`, `list_for_learner(learner_id)`, `close()`. SQLModel `GradeRecord`: learner_id, task_id, variant_seed (null until P4), digest (JSON), scores (JSON), verdict, model, created_at. PK (learner_id, task_id). Postgres-migration-ready.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_store green (save/get/list roundtrip, overwrite-on-regrade documented)
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-### Wave 2: Grading engine + calibration (depends on Wave 1)
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-#### Task 3-2-01: Rubric scoring engine
-- **Persona:** ai-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-004
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/grading/engine.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/prompts/grading.py` (new), `apps/ai-service/tests/grading/test_engine.py`
-- **Action:** `GradingEngine.grade(learner_id, task_id) -> GradeRecord`: **trace-completeness gate (G-4)** — first call `TraceStore.gaps()` + check the trace `INCOMPLETE_FLOODED` flag; if gaps are non-empty OR the trace is flagged incomplete → return `verdict=UNGRADABLE_TRACE_INCOMPLETE` (a first-class verdict, not an exception) surfacing the gap list; a credential is NEVER issued from a gapped/incomplete trace. Otherwise: load trace via `TraceStore` → `compute_digest` → render rubric prompt (`prompts/grading.py`: criteria + level anchors for process quality, correctness, debugging discipline, test usage; a-4: treat high edit/command churn with no test-progress as a process-quality negative) → LLM structured output through the **existing D-020 4-layer defense** (`agents/structured.py` reused — engine composes it, never duplicates it) → validate `RubricScore` model (per-criterion 0-4 + strengths + gaps + verdict) → persist via `GradeStore`. Grading depends on `llm/` + `telemetry/` + `prompts/` only (boundary). Mock provider scripts deterministic rubric JSON for tests, including the INCOMPLETE path.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_engine green (mock provider: digest-only prompt asserted — **raw trace string absent from prompt**; validated scores returned; malformed JSON exercises D-020 retry; unknown trace → error)
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-#### Task 3-2-02: Calibration against v0.2 mock corpora
-- **Persona:** ai-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-004
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/corpus/trace_fixtures.py` (new), `apps/ai-service/tests/grading/test_calibration.py`
-- **Action:** Synthetic trace fixtures aligned with v0.2 `corpus/telemetry.py` + `corpus/artifacts.py` scenario IDs (strong/lazy/struggling builder archetypes). Assert grading separates them: strong archetype scores ≥ lazy archetype on process-quality criterion (mock provider maps digest shape → scripted scores; test asserts the ordering contract + that fixture IDs align with existing corpus IDs, D-021).
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_calibration enforces the ordering contract
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-### Wave 3: Grading endpoint (depends on Wave 2)
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-#### Task 3-3-01: Assessment grade endpoint (real traces)
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-004
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/assessment.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_grading.py`
-- **Action:** `POST /v1/assessment/grade {learner_id, task_id}` → `GradingEngine` → validated `RubricScore` JSON; `GET /v1/assessment/grade/{learner_id}/{task_id}` → stored grade; unknown trace → 404. Composed via DI (api/ owns wiring; engine knows nothing of FastAPI).
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_grading green (grade roundtrip via TestClient with mock provider; 404 on unknown; GET after POST returns same scores)
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-### Must-Haves (Phase 3)
-- [ ] Engine emits structured rubric-aligned scores from a **real process trace** (not pre-baked input) — TestClient roundtrip green
-- [ ] Deterministic features computed in code (test pass/fail, edit count, error/fix cycles, idle gaps, command categories); LLM receives the **digest only** — test asserts the raw trace never reaches the prompt (D-028)
-- [ ] Scores distinguish process quality: iterative-debugging archetype out-scores paste-and-run on the process criterion (calibration contract test)
-- [ ] Grades persisted + retrievable by learner+task via GradeStore (SQLite, protocol-wrapped, D-027)
-- [ ] Boundary rules hold: `grading/` imports no `api/`/`agents/` internals except the shared D-020 structured defense; `pnpm ai:test` + `pnpm ai:lint` green
-- [ ] Incomplete-trace gate (G-4): gapped or `INCOMPLETE_FLOODED` trace → `verdict=UNGRADABLE_TRACE_INCOMPLETE` with the gap list; no credential issued from an incomplete trace (test green)
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----
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-## Phase 4: Variant Task Generation
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-**Requirements:** REQ-3-005
-**Goal:** Template library with typed parameter slots (D-029) + seeded LLM instantiation + per-learner variant registry (SQLite) with difficulty-normalization anchors; two learners on the same competency get provably distinct, reproducible, auditable tasks
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-### Wave 1: Templates + store (parallel — no shared files)
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-#### Task 4-1-01: Task template library
-- **Persona:** ai-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-005
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/variants/__init__.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/variants/templates.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/variants/__init__.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/variants/test_templates.py`
-- **Action:** ≥3 initial task templates bound to existing competency IDs (D-021 alignment). `TaskTemplate`: id, competency_id, statement skeleton with `{slot}` placeholders, `ParameterSlot[]` (name, type: enum/int-range/string-set, allowed values), `rubric anchors` (difficulty normalization: expected feature envelope — e.g. expected edit-count band — used by grading context), starter-file scaffolds served to the sandbox. Seeded slot sampler is pure code (`random.Random(seed)`), fully reproducible.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_templates green (slot validation: bad value rejected; seeded sampling reproducible across runs; all templates bind to real competency IDs)
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-#### Task 4-1-02: VariantStore protocol + SQLite implementation
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-005
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/variants/store.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/variants/test_store.py`
-- **Action:** `VariantStore` protocol (D-027): `save(variant)`, `get(learner_id, template_id_or_task_id)`, `list_for_learner(learner_id)`, `list_by_template(template_id)`, `close()`. SQLModel `VariantRecord`: learner_id, task_id (the grading/telemetry task key), template_id, seed, params (JSON), statement (rendered), created_at. Unique (learner_id, template_id).
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_store green (roundtrip, unique constraint, audit listing)
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-### Wave 2: Generator (depends on Wave 1)
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-#### Task 4-2-01: Seeded LLM variant generator
-- **Persona:** ai-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-005
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/variants/generator.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/prompts/variant.py` (new), `apps/ai-service/tests/variants/test_generator.py`
-- **Action:** `VariantGenerator.generate(learner_id, template_id) -> VariantRecord`: derive seed (`sha256(template_id|learner_id|milestone)` — reproducible, D-029); sample typed slots in code; render a fill prompt (statement skeleton + concrete slot values) → LLM via D-020 structured defense → unique task statement + starter files → validate → persist (seed + params + statement) via `VariantStore`. Cache: existing (learner,template) returns the stored variant (no duplicate work). Mock provider scripts deterministic statements per seed for tests.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_generator green: two different learner_ids → distinct statements for the same template; same learner twice → identical stored variant (reproducible); params JSON contains only schema-valid slot values; **fairness envelope (a-5):** two variants of one template compute digests within the template's expected feature envelope (comparable slot complexity/difficulty features) — "same bar" is testable, not asserted
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-### Wave 3: Variant endpoint + TS types (depends on Wave 2)
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-#### Task 4-3-01: Variant task endpoint
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-005
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/variants.py` (new), `apps/ai-service/ai_service/main.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_variants.py`
-- **Action:** `POST /v1/variants {learner_id, template_id or competency_id}` → generated (or cached) variant: statement, starter files, task_id, seed; `GET /v1/variants/{task_id}` → stored variant; `GET /v1/variants?learner_id=` → learner's variants. DI wiring in api/ only.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_variants green (generate→get roundtrip; cache hit on regenerate; distinct learners → distinct statements asserted at the API layer)
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-#### Task 4-3-02: TS types for variants (+ grades)
-- **Persona:** data-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-005
-- **Files:** `packages/types/variants.ts` (new), `packages/types/grading.ts` (new), `packages/types/index.ts` (update)
-- **Action:** TS `TaskVariant`, `VariantParams`, `RubricScore`, `GradeRecord` matching Python models (cross-referencing headers; same field names). Consumed by Phase 6 surfaces.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm typecheck` passes
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-### Must-Haves (Phase 4)
-- [ ] Two learners requesting the same competency receive **provably distinct** task variants (API-level test)
-- [ ] Seed derivation reproducible: same (template, learner) → same variant, served from cache without a second LLM call (D-029)
-- [ ] Variant seed + typed params persisted + auditable (VariantStore listing; proctoring cross-check path exists)
-- [ ] Difficulty normalization anchors present per template and shipped to the grader prompt context
-- [ ] Starter-file scaffolds defined per template (P6 wires them into the sandbox workdir)
-- [ ] `pnpm ai:test` + `pnpm typecheck` green; `variants/` imports no api/ (boundary)
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----
-
-## Phase 5: Oral / Voice Defense
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-**Requirements:** REQ-3-006
-**Goal:** `VoiceProvider` protocol with mock + browser fallback (D-030) + seventh `Examiner` agent streaming over existing SSE + `DefenseStore` persisting transcript + integrity signals. **Real server STT/TTS (`OpenAIAudioProvider`) is DEFERRED to v0.4 (with KYC, when there's a real key + real users)** — voice is mock-first (D-030) and the `/audio/*` real path could never be exercised in CI, so v0.3 proves the full defense *dialogue* + integrity-signal pipeline over mock + browser-native fallback only; the protocol seam keeps the real provider a drop-in later.
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-### Wave 1: Voice provider layer (parallel — no shared files)
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-#### Task 5-1-01: VoiceProvider protocol + mock provider + browser fallback
-- **Persona:** voice-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-006
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/voice/__init__.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/voice/base.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/voice/mock.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/voice/browser.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/voice/factory.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/voice/__init__.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/voice/test_mock.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/voice/test_factory.py`
-- **Action:** `VoiceProvider` protocol mirroring `LLMProvider` (D-030): `transcribe(audio: bytes, fmt) -> TranscriptSegment` + `synthesize(text, voice) -> AsyncIterator[bytes]`. `MockVoiceProvider`: deterministic canned transcript (scripted per test), canned 1kHz-tone WAV bytes, scripted failure modes. `browser.py`: fallback **descriptor** (`sr_available: true`, endpoint hints) the web client uses to select browser-native `SpeechRecognition`/`speechSynthesis` when no server provider. `factory.py`: `AI_VOICE_PROVIDER=browser | mock` (default mock when no key). **`OpenAIAudioProvider` (real server STT/TTS) intentionally NOT built in v0.3 — deferred to v0.4**; the protocol is its future seam. `voice/` never imports `agents/` or `api/`.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_mock + test_factory green (deterministic transcribe/synthesize; failure modes; factory selects mock with empty key, browser when provider=browser; zero network calls)
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-#### Task 5-1-03: DefenseStore protocol + SQLite implementation
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-006
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/voice/defense_store.py`, `apps/ai-service/tests/voice/test_defense_store.py`
-- **Action:** `DefenseStore` protocol (D-027): `start(defense)`, `append_turn(defense_id, turn)`, `finalize(defense_id, integrity_signals)`, `get(defense_id)`, `list_for_learner(learner_id)`, `close()`. SQLModel `DefenseRecord` (id, learner_id, task_id, status, created/finished_at) + `DefenseTurn` (defense_id FK, turn seq, role examiner|learner, text, ts, latency_ms) + integrity signals JSON on the record (long pauses, off-scope cadence markers — A-109).
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_defense_store green (start→append turns→finalize→get roundtrip; ordered turns by seq)
-
-### Wave 2: Examiner agent (depends on Wave 1)
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-#### Task 5-2-01: Examiner agent (seventh agent)
-- **Persona:** ai-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-006
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/agents/examiner.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/prompts/examiner.py` (new), `apps/ai-service/ai_service/agents/registry.py` (update: central registration, G-4 pattern), `apps/ai-service/tests/agents/test_examiner.py`
-- **Action:** `ExaminerAgent(BaseAgent)` (D-030/A-109): builds questions from learner transcript + trace digest + (P4) variant statement; probes understanding + challenges process choices ("why did you choose X at step N?"); streams questions over the existing SSE pipeline; `structured` verdict mode returns verdict + per-answer integrity signal list (long pause flags, off-scope answers) computed from turn metadata; calls voice **only through the `VoiceProvider` protocol** (PERSONAS conflict rule — never concrete providers). Session-scoped history reused from v0.2.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_examiner green (question stream references trace-digest facts; verdict structured output validates via D-020 defense; registry resolves all seven agents; mock-VoiceProvider wiring through protocol only — asserted by import scan in test)
-
-### Wave 3: Defense endpoints (depends on Wave 2)
-
-#### Task 5-3-01: Defense session + audio endpoints
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-006
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/defense.py` (new), `apps/ai-service/ai_service/main.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_defense.py`
-- **Action:** `POST /v1/defense/start {learner_id, task_id}` → creates DefenseRecord + streams the first examiner question (SSE, agent=examiner); `POST /v1/defense/{id}/answer` (multipart audio from browser MediaRecorder, or `{text}` for typed fallback) → STT via VoiceProvider → append learner turn → stream examiner follow-up (SSE) → TTS audio chunks over `GET /v1/defense/{id}/audio/{turn_id}`; `POST /v1/defense/{id}/finish` → verdict + integrity signals persisted; `GET /v1/defense/{id}` → full transcript + signals. Browser-fallback mode: when provider=browser, start returns the fallback descriptor instead of server audio.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_defense green (full loop with mock voice + mock LLM: start → answer(text) → answer(audio bytes) → finish → transcript retrievable with per-turn latency; unknown id → 404; `GET` signals present after finish)
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-### Wave 4: Examiner latency instrumentation (depends on Wave 3)
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-#### Task 5-4-01: Per-turn latency instrumentation (mock-based)
-- **Persona:** voice-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-006
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/tests/voice/test_latency.py`, `apps/ai-service/README.md` (update: conversational-budget doc + v0.4 voice note)
-- **Action:** Instrument per-turn latency (STT ms + LLM TTFT ms + TTS ms) recorded on each DefenseTurn; deterministic test over mock providers asserts instrumentation presence + `latency_ms` populated + budget constant defined (mock runs are near-instant — wall-clock asserted in v0.4 against a real endpoint). README documents the conversational-latency target as a v0.4 acceptance criterion (real STT/TTS deferred per CUT-1/G-7).
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_latency green (latency_ms fields populated on every turn; budget constant defined); README documents the deferred real-voice acceptance probe
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-### Must-Haves (Phase 5)
-- [ ] Spoken defense runs end-to-end over HTTP with mock providers: start → answer (audio + typed fallback) → examiner follow-up streams → verdict + transcript persisted (automated)
-- [ ] Examiner is the seventh registered agent; streams over the existing SSE envelope (meta agent=examiner)
-- [ ] Instrumented per-turn latency fields populated on every DefenseTurn (STT ms + LLM TTFT ms + TTS ms); conversational budget named (A-109)
-- [ ] `VoiceProvider` protocol respected: examiner + api touch voice only via the protocol; mock-first — **no task requires a real voice key to pass**
-- [ ] Browser-native SR/TTS fallback descriptor returned when no server voice provider configured (mock/browser are first-class, D-030)
-- [ ] Real server STT/TTS (`OpenAIAudioProvider`) explicitly deferred to v0.4 (with real keys/users); the defense pipeline is fully proven over mock+browser — documented in README + release note
-- [ ] Optional future voice config noted for v0.4 (`AI_VOICE_BASE_URL` / `AI_VOICE_API_KEY`) in `.env.example` + README; keys only in gitignored `.ciagent/.env.secrets`; tests never call a voice API
-- [ ] Boundary rules hold: `voice/` imports no `agents/`/`api/`; `pnpm ai:test` + `pnpm ai:lint` green
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----
-
-## Phase 6: Agent Re-grounding + Learner Surface Integration
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-**Requirements:** REQ-3-007, REQ-3-008
-**Goal:** Lab/Assessor/Proctor consume real engine inputs (live telemetry, grading output, defense signals) with **no mock fallback in the learner path**; the v0.1 sandbox + assessment mockups become real — in-browser build/run (Run/Test buttons + read-only exec output, CUT-2 — no interactive shell), live telemetry panel, browser/typed voice defense, live grading; `pnpm build` + `pnpm typecheck` + full `pnpm ai:test` green
-**Note:** E2E verification runs against the real engines over HTTP with `AI_PROVIDER=mock` + `AI_VOICE_PROVIDER=mock` permitted (G-2 precedent) — the requirement is real engine plumbing (sandbox/telemetry/grading/defense over real endpoints, no corpus mocks in the learner path); a cloud outage must not block P6.
-
-### Wave 1: Agent re-grounding (parallel — no shared files)
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-#### Task 6-1-01: Lab agent on live telemetry
-- **Persona:** ai-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-007
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/agents/lab.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/ai_service/prompts/lab.py` (update: render real trace digest), `apps/ai-service/tests/agents/test_lab_live.py` (new)
-- **Action:** Lab consumes a **live trace digest** (grading/features `compute_digest` over `TraceStore` events) instead of `corpus/telemetry.py`. build_messages renders digest facts (recent commands, failing tests, idle). Mock-provider scripts assert digest-derived content. v0.2 corpus path removed from the agent (dormant corpus retained until Task 6-1-04 check).
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_lab_live green: feedback references events actually present in a seeded SQLite trace (not corpus fixtures); no `corpus.telemetry` import in `agents/lab.py` (AST-asserted)
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-#### Task 6-1-02: Assessor agent on grading output
-- **Persona:** ai-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-007
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/agents/assessor.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/ai_service/prompts/assessor.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/tests/agents/test_assessor_live.py` (new)
-- **Action:** Assessor consumes `GradeStore` output (validated `RubricScore` + digest) for learner+task instead of pre-baked artifacts/transcripts; renders strengths/gaps/verdict with rubric-anchored coaching framing. Structured output unchanged (D-020).
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_assessor_live green: given a real stored grade, Assessor output reflects its scores; corpus artifact path gone from the agent (AST-asserted)
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-#### Task 6-1-03: Proctor agent on telemetry + defense signals
-- **Persona:** ai-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-007
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/agents/proctor.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/ai_service/prompts/proctor.py` (update), `apps/ai-service/tests/agents/test_proctor_live.py` (new)
-- **Action:** Proctor consumes real integrity inputs: idle gaps + command cadence from the trace digest + defense integrity signals from `DefenseStore` → classified signals + coaching interventions (supportive tone retained). Cross-checks variant seed params (P4) for off-template work.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_proctor_live green: signals derived from seeded real trace + defense records; corpus proctor scenarios no longer imported (AST-asserted)
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-#### Task 6-1-04: Corpus dormancy + mockup removal verification
-- **Persona:** lead-developer — **REQ:** REQ-3-007
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/ai_service/corpus/telemetry.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/corpus/artifacts.py`, `apps/ai-service/ai_service/corpus/` (README note), `apps/ai-service/tests/test_corpus_dormancy.py` (new)
-- **Action:** Verify no production code path imports `corpus/telemetry.py` or `corpus/artifacts.py` anymore (test scans imports across `agents/`, `api/`, engines). Retain files as Phase-3 calibration history with a header note marking them **dormant — v0.2 mocks, not used at runtime**; learner-context corpus stays (agents still need learner context). Disposes v0.2's G-5-class dead-code risk deliberately.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` — test_corpus_dormancy green (zero runtime importers); suite otherwise unchanged
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-### Wave 2: Client plumbing + design primitives (parallel — no shared files)
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-#### Task 6-2-01: Sandbox build-panel engine client (run/test-only — no raw shell relay)
-- **Persona:** frontend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-008
-- **Files:** `apps/web/hooks/use-sandbox-session.ts` (new), `apps/web/lib/engine-client.ts` (new), `apps/web/.env.example` (update)
-- **Action:** `engine-client.ts`: typed fetch client for `/v1/sandboxes` (create/destroy — learner_id from the v0.3 mock session constant, allowlisted server-side per G-5), `/v1/sandboxes/{id}/files` (workspace CRUD), `/v1/sandboxes/{id}/exec` (run/test), `/v1/variants`, `/v1/assessment/grade`, `/v1/telemetry/traces`, `/v1/defense/*`; base `NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL`. `use-sandbox-session.ts`: create sandbox+variant on task open → destroy on unmount (idempotent cleanup, AbortController pattern); 503 pool-full → user-facing "environment busy, retry" (D-032); 403/429 abuse-control surfaced honestly (G-5). **CUT-2 (G-8): NO raw interactive WS terminal relay (keystroke-level stdin/stdout) in v0.3** — the credential pipeline needs *process events* (from Run/Test + file edits), not a live shell; the interactive xterm relay is the most fragile real-time piece and is deferred to v0.4. The build panel is a **Run/Test output viewer** (exec results + telemetry pulse render), not an interactive shell. `@xterm/xterm` is therefore NOT a dependency in v0.3.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm install && pnpm typecheck` pass; hook unmount destroys the sandbox (manual probe: `curl localhost:8420/v1/sandboxes` shows count drop after navigation); RUN/TEST buttons produce streamed output + telemetry events in the trace
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-#### Task 6-2-02: New design primitives
-- **Persona:** design-system-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-008
-- **Files:** `packages/ui/src/primitives/terminal-frame.tsx` (new), `packages/ui/src/primitives/mic-control.tsx` (new), `packages/ui/src/primitives/grade-badge.tsx` (new), `packages/ui/src/primitives/telemetry-status.tsx` (new), `packages/ui/src/primitives/transcript-viewer.tsx` (new), `packages/ui/src/primitives/index.ts` (update), `packages/ui/src/index.ts` (update)
-- **Action:** Token-driven primitives: TerminalFrame (CUT-2: a read-only exec-output viewer chrome — streams Run/Test results, NOT an interactive shell), MicControl (record/stop with consent state + no-mic fallback state, MediaRecorder permission UX), GradeBadge (verdict rendering), TelemetryStatus (live event pulse / disconnected indicator), TranscriptViewer (examiner/learner turn list). Dark mode + WCAG AA; stories for each.
-- **Verify:** primitives import from `@nextcraft/ui`; Storybook stories render dark + light; `pnpm build` (ui package) passes
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-#### Task 6-2-03: Defense TS types
-- **Persona:** data-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-008
-- **Files:** `packages/types/defense.ts` (new), `packages/types/index.ts` (update)
-- **Action:** TS `DefenseSession`, `DefenseTurn`, `IntegritySignal`, `Verdict` mirroring P5 Python models (cross-referencing header).
-- **Verify:** `pnpm typecheck` passes
-
-### Wave 3: Real build surface (depends on Wave 2)
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-#### Task 6-3-01: Sandbox mockup → real in-browser IDE
-- **Persona:** frontend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-008
-- **Files:** `apps/web/app/(learner)/build/[competencyId]/page.tsx` (rewrite), `apps/web/components/learner/sandbox-terminal.tsx` (new), `apps/web/components/learner/file-tree.tsx` (new), `apps/web/components/learner/run-controls.tsx` (new), `apps/web/components/learner/lab-feedback-panel.tsx` (update: live trace)
-- **Action:** Replace the mockup with the real build environment (A-103, CUT-2): file tree (HTTP CRUD into the sandbox workdir via `/v1/sandboxes/{id}/files` routes added to api/sandboxes — read/write/list workspace files), syntax-highlight editor (existing), **Run**/**Test** buttons (exec in sandbox; results stream to a read-only TerminalFrame output panel — no interactive shell), starter files from the P4 variant scaffold. Lab panel posts `learner_id+task_id` → streams Lab feedback over the **live** trace (no scenario IDs). Telemetry sidebar shows live TelemetryStatus. Pool-full 503 → busy state with retry; 403/429 surfaced.
-- **Verify:** with ai-service up: open `/build/comp-01` → variant statement + starter files load → edit a file → **Run** executes the command in-sandbox and output renders in the panel → **Test** runs the test suite in-sandbox → Lab panel streams digest-derived feedback → telemetry status shows live events. Manual probe documented; `pnpm typecheck` green
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-### Wave 4: Live defense + grading surfaces (depends on Waves 2-3)
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-#### Task 6-4-01: Assessment mockup → live defense + live grading
-- **Persona:** frontend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-008
-- **Files:** `apps/web/app/(learner)/defend/[competencyId]/page.tsx` (rewrite), `apps/web/components/learner/defense-session.tsx` (new), `apps/web/components/learner/assessor-results-panel.tsx` (update), `apps/web/components/learner/proctor-banner.tsx` (update), `apps/web/components/learner/oral-defense-interface.tsx` (rewrite or remove)
-- **Action:** Real assessment flow: **Start Defense** → POST `/v1/defense/start` → examiner question streams → learner answers via MicControl (MediaRecorder webm/opus → multipart POST) with typed fallback when mic denied or `provider=browser` (native `SpeechRecognition`/`speechSynthesis` path per fallback descriptor) → follow-ups stream → **Finish** → verdict + integrity signals panel (TranscriptViewer, GradeBadge) + **Grade My Work** → POST `/v1/assessment/grade` → structured rubric bars render. Proctor banner reads signals for task_id. Loading + error states throughout; no mock defense data remains in the learner path.
-- **Verify:** with ai-service up: full defense loop runs in-browser (typed fallback acceptable in CI-less manual probe; mic path exercised manually with permission granted); grade panel renders real rubric scores; `pnpm typecheck` green
-
-### Wave 5: End-to-end verification (depends on Waves 3-4)
-
-#### Task 6-5-01: Full learner-path E2E probe + green builds
-- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-3-007, REQ-3-008
-- **Files:** `apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_e2e_credential_flow.py` (new), `apps/ai-service/README.md` (update: E2E probe doc)
-- **Action:** Endpoint-level E2E (mock LLM/voice providers, real engines): create variant → create sandbox with task_id → ingest trace events via real sandbox exec → POST grade → start defense (typed answers) → finish → assert: trace persisted, grade stored + digest-linked, defense transcript + signals stored, Proctor/Assessor endpoints serve them. No corpus fixture anywhere in the flow (AST-asserted). Run `pnpm build` + `pnpm typecheck` + full `pnpm ai:test` at repo root; fix all failures before phase ship.
-- **Verify:** `pnpm ai:test` green incl. test_e2e_credential_flow; `pnpm build` + `pnpm typecheck` green; README E2E probe section documents the manual browser pass
-
-### Must-Haves (Phase 6)
-- [ ] Lab/Assessor/Proctor operate on real inputs with **no mock fallback in the learner path** (AST-verified: no corpus telemetry/artifact/proctor imports in production paths)
-- [ ] Learner builds in-browser for real (CUT-2): Run/Test buttons execute in a namespace sandbox and stream output to a read-only panel; file tree CRUD works; starter files come from the learner's variant scaffold
-- [ ] Live telemetry: build activity streams to ai-service and the sidebar shows live status (TelemetryStatus); trace persisted in SQLite
-- [ ] Live defense: start → answer (mic or typed fallback) → examiner follow-ups → finish → transcript + integrity signals + verdict rendered; browser-native path works with no server voice key
-- [ ] Live grading: grade request returns structured rubric scores computed from the real trace digest; grade panel renders them
-- [ ] 503 pool-full surfaced honestly in UI; navigating away destroys the sandbox (no leaked sandboxes — `GET /v1/sandboxes` manual probe)
-- [ ] Examiner remains protocol-clean (voice only via `VoiceProvider`); module boundary rules hold across all new code
-- [ ] `pnpm build` and `pnpm typecheck` pass; full `pnpm ai:test` green; no cloud/voice calls in any automated test
-- [ ] Release-note input (for P7): v0.3 ships real engines; **identity/age-gating (KYC) remains deferred — age-gating is still a visual mockup** (A-110); sandbox scope is coding-IDE only (design tool/simulation deferred to v0.4, D-025)
-
----
-
-## Phase 7: Final Review + Ship (no planned tasks)
-
-Orchestrated by the SHIP stage, not this plan: multi-persona code review (correctness, testing, module boundaries, secrets hygiene — keys absent from code/logs/commits/errors, localhost-only CORS, no PII in prompts), project health audit (reconstruction, .ciagent/ discipline, branch/commit hygiene), then merge milestone → main, tag the final v0.2.x patch, create the Gitea release, mark all 8 v0.3 requirements complete.
-
-**Release-note honesty:** the release note must state (a) Lab/Assessor/Proctor now run on real engine inputs (v0.2 mock-input caveat retired), (b) sandbox scope = coding IDE only — design tool + simulation environments deferred to v0.4 (D-025), (c) identity/age-gating (KYC) deferred per founder directive — age-gating remains the v0.1 visual flow mockup; abuse control (per-learner sandbox caps + server-side learner allowlist, G-5) ships in place of auth (A-110), (d) voice runs mock-first with browser-native fallback — real server STT/TTS deferred to v0.4 (CUT-1), (e) sandbox resource limits are partially enforced (memory/CPU/wall-clock kernel-enforced via rlimits; per-sandbox pids + hard disk quota are NOT — mitigated by a workdir-size sweep and per-learner caps; full enforcement requires cgroup delegation, deferred to the post-MVP containerd backend, D-024/G-1/G-2).
-
-**Secrets-hygiene checklist (P7):** `.ciagent/.env.secrets` gitignored and never committed; `AI_VOICE_API_KEY` / `AI_TUTOR_API_KEY` referenced only via env; SQLite DBs + sandbox dirs gitignored; no keys in logs, error messages, or test fixtures.
-
-**Disposal checks (G-5 class):** v0.2 dormant corpus files carry the dormant-header note (Task 6-1-04); any now-unused mock-data exports for the old sandbox/defense mockups (e.g. `aiTutorResponses`-class leftovers) must be removed or deprecated by review.
-
----
+| 1 | Bootstrap CLI core | REQ-4-001, REQ-4-002 | 3 | cli-engineer, backend-engineer, security-auditor (W3 review) |
+| 2 | Binary build + release pipeline | REQ-4-003, REQ-4-004 | 3 | cli-engineer, backend-engineer, security-auditor |
+| 3 | Install docs + fresh-clone E2E | REQ-4-005 | 2 | cli-engineer, backend-engineer |
+| 4 | Final review + ship | — | 1 | all reviewers |
 
 ## User-Facing Surface
 
-The primary user-facing surface is the **learner build + defend flow** at `http://localhost:3000`, backed by the real engines in ai-service at `http://localhost:8420`:
-
-- `/dashboard` — AI tutor chat (Coach/Tutor, streaming) + Mentor panel (unchanged from v0.2)
-- `/learn/[competencyId]` — byte viewer with streaming Tutor explanations (unchanged)
-- `/build/[competencyId]` — **real in-browser build environment**: file tree, syntax editor, **Run/Test buttons that execute in a namespace sandbox and stream output to a read-only panel** (CUT-2 — no interactive shell), live telemetry status, live Lab feedback, per-learner variant task statement
-- `/defend/[competencyId]` — **live oral defense + live grading**: Examiner voice/typed dialogue, transcript + integrity signals, real rubric scores from the process trace
-
-The marketplace, employer, and admin surfaces are unchanged from v0.1/v0.2.
+1. **One-liner install (README quickstart):** `curl -fsSL https://git.coreci.dev/coreci/nextcraft/raw/main/scripts/install.sh | bash` — downloads the latest release's `nextcraft-linux-x64` binary, verifies its sha256, installs to `~/.local/bin`, prints a PATH hint if needed.
+2. **CLI commands:** `nextcraft doctor` (prereq checks), `nextcraft bootstrap` (fresh clone → runnable stack), `nextcraft verify` (health check), `nextcraft dev` (dev server passthrough), plus `--help`/`--version`.
+3. **Release surface:** every Gitea release from v0.3.2 onward carries `nextcraft-linux-x64` + `nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256` assets.
 
 ## Happy Path
 
-1. Learner opens `/build/comp-01` → a per-learner **variant statement** and starter files load; a namespace sandbox is created for the session
-2. Learner edits files in the tree and clicks **Run**/**Test** → commands execute in the sandbox and real output renders in the build panel; the telemetry sidebar pulses as events stream to ai-service and persist in SQLite
-3. The Lab panel streams feedback derived from the **live trace digest** (real commands, real failures)
-4. Learner opens `/defend/comp-01` → **Start Defense**: the Examiner streams an opening question ("Walk me through your build — why did you structure it this way?")
-5. Learner answers by voice (mic consent → MediaRecorder → STT) or typed fallback → examiner follow-ups probe the trace ("You hit three test failures before passing — what changed?"); TTS plays examiner audio (or browser speech in fallback)
-6. Learner finishes the defense → transcript + integrity signals appear; verdict renders in a GradeBadge
-7. Learner clicks **Grade My Work** → the grading engine computes the digest from the real trace, rubric-scores it, and the panel renders per-criterion bars + strengths/gaps/verdict
-8. Proctor banner shows integrity signals from the live trace + defense in coaching tone; Mentor panel on `/dashboard` can narrate the real outcome
-9. Navigating away destroys the sandbox (pool slot freed); killing ai-service shows inline error + retry states on every panel, with no crashes
+Before execution, the end-to-end scenario this milestone must make true:
+
+1. A consumer on a linux x64 box runs the one-liner; `nextcraft` lands in `~/.local/bin`.
+2. They clone the repo (or the CLI detects the repo root), run `nextcraft doctor` — all prerequisites report ✓ with actionable messages for any gap.
+3. `nextcraft bootstrap` — pnpm install, ai-service venv via the existing bootstrap.sh, `.env` created from `.env.example`, optional-key warnings (not blockers), mock providers keep the stack runnable keyless.
+4. `nextcraft verify` — venv imports, ports, env presence, build readiness all ✓.
+5. `nextcraft dev` — the dev stack runs; Ctrl+C stops it (passthrough semantics).
+6. On every ship, the Gitea release shows the binary + checksum assets; re-running the one-liner upgrades to the latest binary.
 
 ## UX Acceptance Criteria
 
-1. Run/Test output visibly reflects the real sandbox execution (command round-trip to the sandbox, real stdout/stderr), not a replay animation
-2. The learner path contains **no mock engine data** — scenarios, canned artifacts, and scripted defense transcripts from v0.2 are gone from runtime
-3. Variant statements visibly differ between two learner sessions on the same competency
-4. Mic permission flow is graceful: consent prompt, recording indicator, no-mic/typed fallback, and browser-native speech path when no server voice key is configured
-5. Defense transcript renders turn-by-turn with latency shown; integrity signals render in coaching (supportive) tone
-6. Grade results render as structured per-criterion bars with verdict, from the real trace — not from final-output-only heuristics
-7. Pool-full (503) shows an honest "environment busy — retry" state; navigation/unmount destroys sandboxes with no leaks
-8. When ai-service is unreachable: inline error + retry on every panel — no crashes, no console errors, no blank UI
-9. All new UI uses design tokens, supports dark mode, meets WCAG AA contrast, responsive at 375px / 768px / 1280px
-10. `pnpm build` and `pnpm typecheck` pass with zero errors; `pnpm ai:test` green cloud-free and voice-key-free
+- `doctor` output lists every prerequisite with ✓/✗ and a **fix hint** on every ✗; exit code 1 if any ✗, 0 otherwise.
+- `bootstrap` is **idempotent** — running twice produces the same end state, second run fast (no reinstalls where avoidable).
+- `bootstrap` never writes secrets, never blocks on missing optional keys — warns with the exact key names and where to set them.
+- `verify` gives a single-glance green/red summary; every red item names the failing command it ran.
+- Every command supports `--help`; unknown command/flag exits 2 with usage.
+- The one-liner **never hard-fails silently**: any error path (no release, no binary asset, checksum mismatch, platform mismatch) prints a specific message + the source-bootstrap alternative.
+- Checksum mismatch = hard stop + explicit "do not run this binary" message.
+- PATH hint: if `~/.local/bin` is not on PATH, the installer prints the exact export line to add.
+- Binary runs standalone on a box with node NOT installed (SEA self-containment) — `./nextcraft-linux-x64 --version` works.
+
+---
+
+## Phase 1: Bootstrap CLI Core
+
+**Requirements:** REQ-4-001, REQ-4-002
+**Goal:** `apps/cli` package with doctor/bootstrap/verify/dev fully working from source (`node dist` + pnpm bin), unit-tested, wired into the monorepo (turbo + root scripts), composing — not duplicating — the existing scripts.
+
+### Wave 1: Package foundation (parallel)
+
+#### Task 1-1-01: CLI package scaffold + entry + dispatch
+- **Persona:** cli-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-4-001
+- **Files:** `apps/cli/package.json`, `apps/cli/tsconfig.json`, `apps/cli/src/index.ts`, `apps/cli/src/commands/help.ts` (usage text), `apps/cli/tests/dispatch.test.ts`
+- **Action:** pnpm workspace package `@nextcraft/cli` (private, `"bin": {"nextcraft": "dist/index.js"}`). Entry: parse argv (hand-rolled, no runtime deps), dispatch to commands, `--help`/`-h`, `--version` (from package.json version), unknown → exit 2 with usage. Exit-code contract: 0 ok / 1 failure / 2 usage. shebang `#!/usr/bin/env node` on the built entry (esbuild banner in P2; for P1 `tsx` runs in dev via package script `"dev": "tsx src/index.ts"`).
+- **Verify:** `pnpm --filter @nextcraft/cli test` green (dispatch: routes doctor/bootstrap/verify/dev; unknown exits 2; --help exits 0; --version prints package version); `pnpm typecheck` green.
+
+#### Task 1-1-02: Checks library (pure logic)
+- **Persona:** cli-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-4-001, REQ-4-002
+- **Files:** `apps/cli/src/checks/check-command.ts`, `apps/cli/src/checks/check-env.ts`, `apps/cli/src/lib/log.ts`, `apps/cli/tests/checks.test.ts`
+- **Action:** `check-command`: given a name + optional `--version` probe + a min-version parser, resolve binary on PATH (`which`), semver-ish compare (major.minor tolerant), return `CheckResult {name, ok, found, version, hint}`. `check-env`: diff `.env.example` template keys vs an existing `.env` (missing keys → warn-classified; required-vs-optional classification table from the template's own comments + a static required list of zero keys — all optional per A-210), return per-key results. `log.ts`: `ok(msg)`, `fail(msg, hint)`, `warn(msg)`, `info(msg)` formatters with symbols and consistent alignment. Pure functions — no side effects at import; fs access injected as parameters for testability.
+- **Verify:** unit tests green: version compare (>= boundaries), missing binary → ok:false + hint, env diff missing/new/extra keys, required-optional classification.
+
+#### Task 1-1-03: Root + turbo wiring
+- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-4-002
+- **Files:** root `package.json` (update), `turbo.json` (update), `pnpm-workspace.yaml` (verify apps/* already covered — no change expected)
+- **Action:** Add `cli:dev`, `cli:test`, `cli:build`, `cli:typecheck`, `cli:lint` root scripts mirroring the `ai:*` passthrough pattern (D-022/D-037). Turbo tasks for the CLI package: `build` (dependsOn `^build`, outputs `dist/**`), `test`, `typecheck`, `lint` (cache:false, outputs:[] for test — same shape as ai-service). No changes to existing ai:* tasks.
+- **Verify:** `pnpm cli:test` + `pnpm cli:typecheck` green from repo root; `pnpm build` still green for web+ai-service (turbo graph unaffected); `pnpm ai:test` still green.
+
+### Wave 2: Commands (depends on Wave 1)
+
+#### Task 1-2-01: doctor command
+- **Persona:** cli-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-4-001
+- **Files:** `apps/cli/src/commands/doctor.ts`, `apps/cli/tests/doctor.test.ts`
+- **Action:** Checks (each with actionable hint): node ≥18 (`process.version`), pnpm ≥8 on PATH (`pnpm --version`), python3 ≥3.11 (`python3 --version` parse), git (`git --version`), corepack available-or-pnpm-present nuance folded into pnpm check, `unshare` binary on PATH (`which unshare` — sandbox fabric needs it; hint explains what breaks without it). Sequential execution with per-check timeout; summary line; exit 1 if any ✗. Runs from any cwd (no repo required — pure environment check).
+- **Verify:** unit tests with injected spawn results: all-pass → exit 0 + summary; missing pnpm → ✗ + hint + exit 1; missing unshare → ✗ with sandbox-specific hint.
+
+#### Task 1-2-02: bootstrap command
+- **Persona:** cli-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-4-002
+- **Files:** `apps/cli/src/commands/bootstrap.ts`, `apps/cli/src/lib/spawn.ts`, `apps/cli/tests/bootstrap.test.ts`
+- **Action:** `spawn.ts`: `run(cmd, args, {timeoutMs, cwd, env})` — promisified child_process.spawn, inherited stdio, timeout kill (SIGTERM→SIGKILL escalation), returns `{code}`; throws never (codes always returned). `bootstrap.ts` steps (each logged before/after): (1) locate repo root (walk up for pnpm-workspace.yaml; error with hint if not in a clone); (2) `pnpm install` at root; (3) delegate ai-service venv to `apps/ai-service/scripts/bootstrap.sh` via spawn with generous timeout (10 min) — **zero pip/venv logic in the CLI** (A-202); (4) copy `.env.example` → `.env` if absent (preserve existing; report created vs kept); (5) validate optional keys in `.env` vs template — warn-only (A-210); never touch `.ciagent/.env.secrets`; (6) print next-steps (`nextcraft verify`, `nextcraft dev`). Idempotent: every step safe to re-run.
+- **Verify:** unit tests with stub spawn: step order, env copy semantics (absent → create, present → keep), timeout path returns failure code, secrets file never written; `pnpm cli:test` green.
+
+#### Task 1-2-03: verify + dev commands
+- **Persona:** cli-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-4-002
+- **Files:** `apps/cli/src/commands/verify.ts`, `apps/cli/src/commands/dev.ts`, `apps/cli/tests/verify.test.ts`
+- **Action:** `verify.ts` health checks (each runnable + reported): ai-service venv python imports (`import ai_service` via venv python), uvicorn present in venv, ports 3000/8420 free (net stat via node), `.env` exists with AI_PORT parseable, `pnpm build` dry readiness (turbo graph parses — run `turbo build --dry=json` cheap check or typecheck-only default; choose the cheap one). Summary + exit code. `dev.ts`: locate repo root, exec passthrough to `apps/ai-service/scripts/dev.sh` with **inherited stdio and signals** (Ctrl+C semantics), no timeout (long-running); document that web dev server runs via `pnpm dev` separately (dev.sh owns ai-service only).
+- **Verify:** unit tests: verify aggregates check results → exit codes; dev spawns dev.sh with signal passthrough assertions (mock spawn).
+
+### Wave 3: Integration review (depends on Wave 2)
+
+#### Task 1-3-01: CLI security + integration review pass
+- **Persona:** security-auditor — **REQ:** REQ-4-001, REQ-4-002
+- **Files:** `apps/cli/src/lib/spawn.ts` (review; patch if defect), `apps/cli/src/commands/bootstrap.ts` (review), `apps/cli/tests/**` (add regression if defect found)
+- **Action:** STRIDE pass on the CLI surface: spawn injection (args never through shell string — array form only), timeout enforcement, secrets never logged, env template copy doesn't overwrite user edits, no shell=true anywhere, PATH resolution honest errors. Findings → P0 patches now with regression tests; P1+ noted for final-phase review.
+- **Verify:** `pnpm cli:test` green incl. any added regressions; `grep -rn "shell: *true" apps/cli/src` returns nothing.
+
+### Must-Haves (Phase 1)
+- [ ] `pnpm --filter @nextcraft/cli test` green; `pnpm typecheck` green; `pnpm build` green
+- [ ] doctor: every prerequisite reported with ✓/✗ + actionable hint; exit 1 on any ✗; runs outside a repo clone
+- [ ] bootstrap: composes scripts/bootstrap.sh (no pip/venv logic in CLI); idempotent; .env created from template only when absent; optional-key warnings, never blocks; never writes secrets
+- [ ] verify: venv import + uvicorn + ports + env checks with single-glance summary and named failing commands
+- [ ] dev: passthrough with signal inheritance (Ctrl+C stops the stack)
+- [ ] Exit-code contract: 0/1/2; --help everywhere; unknown command → 2
+- [ ] No runtime npm dependencies in apps/cli (dev deps only)
+- [ ] Root `cli:*` scripts work from repo root; ai:* scripts unaffected
+
+---
+
+## Phase 2: Binary Build + Release Pipeline
+
+**Requirements:** REQ-4-003, REQ-4-004
+**Goal:** `nextcraft-linux-x64` SEA binary + sha256 sidecar built reproducibly from the CLI package; one-liner `install.sh` verified end-to-end against a real release; release-asset upload wired so **every ship from now on carries binaries**.
+
+### Wave 1: Binary build (parallel)
+
+#### Task 2-1-01: SEA binary build script (G-101: live-build probe FIRST — mechanism must be proven before the pipeline depends on it)
+- **Persona:** cli-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-4-004
+- **Files:** `apps/cli/scripts/build-binary.mjs`, `apps/cli/package.json` (add `build:binary` script), `apps/cli/.sea-config.json` (or generated in-script)
+- **Action:** **First action of this task: build one real SEA binary end-to-end and run it** (`--version` + `doctor` smoke) before writing the polished script.** Pipeline: esbuild bundle `src/index.ts` → `dist/bundle.cjs` (platform node, target node18, banner shebang, SEA config: `{main: "dist/bundle.cjs", output: "dist/sea-prep.blob", disableExperimentalSEAWarning: true}`) → `node --experimental-sea-config` → copy system node binary → inject blob (`npx postject` with sentinel `NODE_SEA_BLOB_FUSE` fuse, or `dd` fallback) → chmod +x → `dist/nextcraft-linux-x64` → **stamp version from the shipping tag argument** (`NEXTCRAFT_VERSION` injected via esbuild `define`, G-102 — `--version` prints it; absent arg → dev stamp `0.0.0-dev`) → `shasum -a 256` → `dist/nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256`. Fallback (documented, scripted, honest): if SEA injection fails, python3 zipapp builds `nextcraft-linux-x64.pyz` (requires python3 on target — install.sh handles both asset shapes and the docs say so; NO silent claim of node-less operation, G-101).
+- **Verify:** `pnpm --filter @nextcraft/cli build:binary` produces the binary; `./dist/nextcraft-linux-x64 --version` runs **with node absent from PATH** (test via `env -i /bin/sh -c 'PATH=/usr/bin:/bin ...'` sandbox or by temporarily stripping PATH in a subprocess test); sha256 file matches `shasum -c`.
+
+#### Task 2-1-02: Release-asset upload helper
+- **Persona:** cli-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-4-004
+- **Files:** `scripts/release-assets.sh`, `apps/cli/tests/release-assets.test.ts` (fixture-level)
+- **Action:** Given a tag: build binary (Task 2-1-01), resolve GITEA_TOKEN from `.env`/`.env.secrets`/`.env.*` **via the secrets loader only** (never shell env — v1.8 root cause), create/locate the Gitea release via API, upload both assets (`POST /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{id}/assets?name=...` multipart). Bounded retry (3) per config.ship.max_release_retries; token never echoed; failure = non-blocking escalation message (release_pending semantics) — tag+merge already complete the ship.
+- **Verify:** fixture test: token resolution order (.env.secrets wins over .env; shell env NEVER consulted — assert with a poisoned env var fixture); dry-run mode prints the exact curl-multipart it would send (no net in tests).
+
+#### Task 2-1-03: install.sh one-liner
+- **Persona:** cli-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-4-003
+- **Files:** `scripts/install.sh`, `apps/cli/tests/install-script.test.ts`
+- **Action:** POSIX sh (no bashisms — dash-safe): `set -eu`; platform check (uname linux + x86_64; else print source-bootstrap path + exit 0 — a graceful no-op, not an error); resolve latest release via Gitea API (`curl -fsSL .../releases/latest`, parse `tag_name` + asset `browser_download_url`s with sed/grep — no jq dependency); **match assets by EXACT name** (`nextcraft-linux-x64`, `nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256` — any parse/lookup miss = degrade to source-bootstrap instructions, exit 0, G-103 — never a name-approximate install); handle the zipapp asset shape (`nextcraft-linux-x64.pyz` + sidecar) when the binary is absent, printing the python3 requirement honestly; download both assets to `mktemp -d` (trap cleanup EXIT); **verify sha256 before anything else** (`shasum -a 256 -c` or sha256sum); on mismatch → hard stop, explicit "do not run" message, exit 1; install to `~/.local/bin` (mkdir -p; `--dest` override); PATH hint when missing (print exact export line); print the binary's own `--version` output (G-102: must equal the resolved release tag — mismatch = install-time integrity stop) + `nextcraft doctor` next-step. No-binary-asset path: print the git-clone + scripts/bootstrap.sh instructions + exit 0. Zero secrets required (public release assets).
+- **Verify:** unit tests over the script's pure helpers extracted where feasible; **live E2E in Task 2-3-01**. `sh -n scripts/install.sh` syntax-clean; `dash scripts/install.sh --help` safe if dash present.
+
+### Wave 2: Ship-flow integration (depends on Wave 1)
+
+#### Task 2-2-01: Wire binaries into every ship (G-104: enforcement, not prose)
+- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-4-004
+- **Files:** `.ciagent/config.json` (no schema change needed — release section already configured), this repo's ship procedure notes (update `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` Build Order note if needed), `scripts/release-assets.sh` (finalize from 2-1-02)
+- **Action:** Establish the ship-time contract going forward: after every phase ship (tag + merge complete = ship gate per config.ship), run `scripts/release-assets.sh <tag>` to attach binary + checksum to the freshly created release. **G-104:** this run is MANDATORY-ATTEMPTED on every release from v0.3.2 onward — best-effort/non-blocking like release creation (release_pending escalation on exhaustion), logged in the ship commit, and the P4 final audit gate includes "milestone release carries both assets" as an explicit check. This makes "ongoing binaries" a property of the pipeline, not a one-off.
+- **Verify:** The P2 ship itself executes the step against tag v0.3.2 (live validation — see Ship).
+
+### Wave 3: End-to-end validation (depends on Wave 2)
+
+#### Task 2-3-01: Install E2E against the live release
+- **Persona:** security-auditor — **REQ:** REQ-4-003
+- **Files:** `apps/cli/tests/install-e2e.test.ts` (marked slow/e2e), `apps/cli/README.md` (install internals section)
+- **Action:** Live E2E after the v0.3.2 release exists (run post-ship, documented as the verify gate for this phase's asset path): fresh HOME tmpdir → run install.sh → assert binary at `$HOME/.local/bin/nextcraft`, `--version` output equals the release tag (G-102 integrity assertion), checksum verified path taken (tamper test: flip a byte in a local fixture download → script refuses + exits 1). Record the transcript in the phase verify commit. If the live release isn't reachable at verify time, run the full local equivalent (serve assets from a fixture dir via `python3 -m http.server` + FORGE_BASE override) and mark live re-check as a P1 follow-up.
+- **Verify:** E2E green locally (fixture server path mandatory in tests — no test depends on the live forge); tamper-rejection proven; transcript recorded.
+
+### Must-Haves (Phase 2)
+- [ ] **G-101:** a real SEA binary built + smoke-run BEFORE the pipeline depends on it; if SEA fails, zipapp is primary and docs state the python3 requirement
+- [ ] **G-102:** binary `--version` reports the shipping tag (stamped at build); install E2E asserts version == release tag
+- [ ] `pnpm --filter @nextcraft/cli build:binary` produces `nextcraft-linux-x64` + `.sha256`; binary runs without node on PATH (`--version`, `doctor` smoke)
+- [ ] **G-103:** `sh -n scripts/install.sh` clean; dash-safe; exact-name asset matching; platform mismatch → graceful source-bootstrap path (exit 0)
+- [ ] Checksum verified before install; tamper → hard stop with explicit warning (E2E-proven)
+- [ ] install.sh resolves latest release + assets from the Gitea API with zero secrets and no jq
+- [ ] release-assets.sh resolves GITEA_TOKEN from .env* files only (never shell env — tested with poisoned env)
+- [ ] **G-104:** v0.3.2 release carries both assets (live validation at ship); upload failure is non-blocking escalation, attempted + logged every release
+- [ ] `pnpm build`, `pnpm typecheck`, `pnpm cli:test` all green
+
+---
+
+## Phase 3: Install Docs + Fresh-Clone E2E
+
+**Requirements:** REQ-4-005
+**Goal:** README quickstart + CLI reference matching the tested reality exactly, plus a fresh-clone E2E test proving the happy path end-to-end.
+
+### Wave 1: Fresh-clone E2E (drives doc accuracy)
+
+#### Task 3-1-01: Fresh-clone bootstrap E2E
+- **Persona:** cli-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-4-005
+- **Files:** `apps/cli/tests/fresh-clone-e2e.test.ts` (slow/e2e-marked)
+- **Action:** In a `mktemp -d` sandbox: `git clone` the repo locally (file:// clone of HEAD — no network), run `pnpm --filter @nextcraft/cli dev -- doctor` (or the built binary from P2) → then `bootstrap` → then `verify`, asserting each step's exit codes and key output markers. Skips gracefully when network-dependent steps are unavailable (CI marker). Documents the exact happy path the README will state.
+- **Verify:** E2E green locally (clone of the working tree); output transcript matches README claims (cross-checked in 3-2-01).
+
+### Wave 2: Documentation (depends on Wave 1 transcript)
+
+#### Task 3-2-01: README quickstart + CLI reference
+- **Persona:** backend-engineer — **REQ:** REQ-4-005
+- **Files:** root `README.md` (update quickstart section), `apps/cli/README.md` (CLI reference)
+- **Action:** Root README quickstart: the one-liner (exact tested URL), then doctor → bootstrap → verify → dev sequence with expected outputs; source-bootstrap alternative documented (clone + scripts). apps/cli README: every command, flags, exit codes, the env-template copy semantics, optional-key warning semantics, secrets policy (never generated/committed; .ciagent/.env.secrets location), binary install internals, troubleshooting table keyed to actual failure modes observed in E2E.
+- **Verify:** Every command line in both READMEs is copy-paste runnable — verified against the 3-1-01 transcript; doc drift check: no references to commands/flags that don't exist in `--help` output.
+
+### Must-Haves (Phase 3)
+- [ ] Fresh-clone E2E green: doctor → bootstrap → verify sequence from a clean clone
+- [ ] README quickstart matches the E2E transcript exactly (no aspirational docs)
+- [ ] CLI reference covers all 4 commands + --help/--version + exit codes
+- [ ] `pnpm build`, `pnpm typecheck`, `pnpm test` (all suites) green
+
+---
+
+## Phase 4: Final Review + Ship (milestone release v0.3.4)
+
+1. Branch gate → `phase/04-final-review-ship`.
+2. Multi-persona review across the milestone (correctness, testing, security, performance, maintainability, adversarial) — P0 auto-fixed, P1+ fixed in this phase.
+3. Audit: reconstruction test (.ciagent files ↔ git log), file discipline, branch hygiene, commit discipline, P0-review flags resolved, **G-104 gate: milestone release v0.3.4 carries `nextcraft-linux-x64` + `.sha256` assets**.
+4. Milestone ship: merge phase/04 → milestone/v0.4-distribution; merge milestone → main; tag **v0.3.4** (= milestone release); attach binary + checksum assets (the ongoing-binaries contract); release notes with full milestone summary (all phases, all REQ-4-001..005, the "ongoing binaries from now on" statement, v0.5 deferral list per D-016); delete all milestone/phase branches.
+5. Complete: REQUIREMENTS.md REQ-4-001..005 → complete; ROADMAP.md v0.4 → complete; checkpoint cleared.
+
+## Must-Haves (Milestone)
+- [ ] One-liner installs a working binary from the live Gitea release (E2E-proven, tamper-tested)
+- [ ] Fresh clone → doctor → bootstrap → verify → dev: the full happy path green from a clean environment
+- [ ] Every release from v0.3.2 onward carries `nextcraft-linux-x64` + `.sha256` assets
+- [ ] Zero runtime npm deps in the CLI; secrets only ever from .env* files; never in code/logs/commits
+- [ ] All suites green: `pnpm build`, `pnpm typecheck`, `pnpm ai:test`, `pnpm cli:test`

.ciagent/PROJECT.md

@@ -8,45 +8,64 @@ Nextcraft is an AI-native outcome school where graduates prove what they can bui
 
 ---
 
-## Current Milestone: v0.3 — Credential Engines
+## Current Milestone: v0.5 — Real Server Voice, KYC/Identity, Sandbox Environments, Seq-Lease
 
-**Scope:** Replace v0.2's mock engine inputs with real credential engines. Build the sandbox fabric (sandboxed IDE / design tool / simulation), the live in-environment build-telemetry pipeline, the process-trace grading engine, per-learner variant task generation, and the oral/voice defense with AI examiner. Lab/Assessor/Proctor agents move from mock inputs to real engine inputs; the six tutor agents operate on authentic telemetry and artifacts.
+**Scope (deferred seams from D-016, to be specified at v0.5 Phase 0):** real server STT/TTS (`openai-audio` voice provider, CUT-1/G-7 seam), KYC/identity verification + age-gating backend (REQ-F-017), design/simulation sandbox environments (REQ-F-021 remainder), exec-telemetry seq-lease/replay-margin fix.
+
+## Prior Milestone: v0.4 — Distribution & Bootstrap CLI (COMPLETE, shipped as v0.3.4)
+
+**Scope (founder directive, 2026-09-12):** Streamline installing Nextcraft. Ship a bootstrap CLI with a single-liner install script, and publish release binaries on an ongoing basis for every release going forward.
+
+**Delivered:** `nextcraft` CLI — `doctor` (prerequisite checks), `bootstrap` (deps + venv + env from templates + key validation), `verify` (health check), `dev` (thin passthrough to scripts/dev.sh); one-liner install script downloading the linux x64 binary from the latest Gitea release with sha256 + version integrity gates; binary release pipeline attached to every ship from v0.3.2 onward; install/quickstart documentation backed by a fresh-clone E2E test. All 5 requirements (REQ-4-001..005) complete.
+
+**Status of v0.3:** Complete and shipped (v0.2.8). Credential engines live: namespace-isolated sandbox fabric, live build telemetry, process-trace grading, seeded variants, oral defense; real learner build/defense/grading surfaces.
 
 **Status of v0.2:** Complete and shipped (v0.2.0). Six AI tutor agents live over mockengine inputs (D-015).
 
-**Deferred from earlier plan:** REQ-F-017 (identity verification + 16+/18+ age-gating) is explicitly deferred to a later milestone per founder directive. Age-gating remains the v0.1-style visual flow mockup; no real KYC backend is built in v0.3.
+**Deferred from earlier plan:** REQ-F-017 (identity verification + age-gating KYC), real server STT/TTS, design/simulation sandbox environments, and the exec-telemetry seq-lease are all deferred to v0.5. Age-gating remains the v0.1-style visual flow mockup.
 
 **Tech stack:** v0.1 TS monorepo (pnpm/turborepo, Next.js) + v0.2 Python FastAPI ai-service + new credential-engine services (sandbox fabric orchestrator, telemetry ingest, grading engine) in Python/TypeScript as determined at RESEARCH.
 
 ---
 
-## Requirements (Validated)
+## v0.4 Requirements (Complete)
 
-The following requirements have been validated during specification and are locked for milestone v0.3 (REQ-F-007..010 and REQ-F-021 activated from the deferred pool; REQ-F-017 deferred per founder directive):
+All 5 v0.4 requirements (REQ-4-001..005) are complete and shipped as v0.3.4:
+1. Bootstrap CLI — `nextcraft` executable with `doctor` / `bootstrap` / `verify` / `dev` (REQ-4-001, REQ-4-002)
+2. One-liner install — `curl | sh` fetching the linux x64 binary from the latest Gitea release with sha256 + version integrity verification (REQ-4-003)
+3. Ongoing release binaries — every release from v0.3.2 onward ships the CLI binary + checksum as release assets (REQ-4-004)
+4. Install documentation — README quickstart + CLI reference verified by a fresh-clone E2E test (REQ-4-005)
 
-1. Sandbox fabric — sandboxed IDE, design tool, and simulation environments with isolated execution and lifecycle management (REQ-F-021)
-2. Live build telemetry — in-environment capture of process events (keystrokes, commands, file diffs, run/test results) streamed to ai-service (REQ-F-010)
-3. Process-trace grading engine — grade artifacts from their process traces, not just final output (REQ-F-007); feeds the Assessor agent real inputs
-4. Variant task generation — per-learner task variants so no two learners receive identical prompts (REQ-F-008)
-5. Oral/voice defense — AI examiner conducts spoken defense of submitted work (REQ-F-009); feeds the Proctor/Mentor agents
-6. Agent re-grounding — Lab/Assessor/Proctor consume real engine inputs (telemetry, traces, defenses) instead of v0.2 mocks
-7. Learner surface integration — wire the v0.1 sandbox + assessment mockups to the real engines (build/run in-browser, live telemetry, live defense)
+## v0.3 Requirements (Complete)
 
-## v0.2 Requirements (Complete)
-
-All 12 v0.2 requirements (REQ-2-001..012) are complete and shipped as v0.2.0. See REQUIREMENTS.md traceability matrix.
+All 8 v0.3 requirements (REQ-3-001..008) are complete and shipped as v0.2.8. See REQUIREMENTS.md traceability matrix.
 
 ## v0.1 Requirements (Complete)
 
 All 28 v0.1 requirements (REQ-001..028) are complete and shipped as v0.1.0. See REQUIREMENTS.md traceability matrix.
 
+## Clarified Assumptions (v0.4 CLARIFY stage, full autonomy — auto-resolved)
+
+| # | Ambiguity | Resolution | Confidence |
+|---|-----------|------------|-------------|
+| A-201 | CLI language/toolchain for the binary? | **Probe-driven at RESEARCH** — Go → Rust → Node SEA → Python zipapp fallback chain; spec stays toolchain-agnostic so PLAN locks the probe-verified toolchain | 0.70 |
+| A-202 | Does bootstrap replace scripts/bootstrap.sh? | **No — reuse it.** CLI wraps existing `scripts/bootstrap.sh` + `scripts/dev.sh` via subprocess; zero orchestration logic duplicated in the CLI (thin passthrough pattern) | 0.85 |
+| A-203 | Where does the one-liner fetch the binary? | **Gitea latest-release API** (`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest`) → download `nextcraft-linux-x64` + `.sha256` asset; repo raw serves `install.sh` as the stable URL | 0.80 |
+| A-204 | Install target + PATH? | **~/.local/bin** (XDG-style, no sudo), PATH hint printed when missing; `--dest` override flag | 0.85 |
+| A-205 | Binary "ongoing releases" scope? | **Every ship from v0.4 onward** attaches `nextcraft-linux-x64` + sha256 sidecar to the Gitea release — the ship workflow gains an asset step; retroactive binaries for old releases NOT required | 0.90 |
+| A-206 | No binary available yet / non-linux? | **Graceful degradation**: install script prints source-bootstrap instructions (git clone + scripts/bootstrap.sh) — never a hard fail | 0.88 |
+| A-207 | Checksum trust root? | **sha256 sidecar shipped as a release asset next to the binary** (same release, same channel); script verifies download against it. Signature/PKI out of scope for v0.4 (single forge, TLS transport) | 0.75 |
+| A-208 | Which prerequisites does doctor check? | node ≥18, pnpm ≥8, python3 ≥3.11, git, `unshare` availability (sandbox fabric needs it) — versions from the existing bootstrap tooling, not invented | 0.85 |
+| A-209 | Does `dev` manage multiple processes? | **No.** Thin passthrough to scripts/dev.sh only — the CLI stays bootstrap-scoped (D-016); orchestration remains in dev.sh | 0.82 |
+| A-210 | `.env.secrets` handling by bootstrap? | **Template copy only for `.env.example` → `.env`; secrets NEVER generated, NEVER committed; bootstrap validates presence of optional keys and warns (not blocks) when missing — mock-first providers keep the stack runnable** | 0.90 |
+
 ## Clarified Assumptions (v0.3 CLARIFY stage, full autonomy — auto-resolved)
 
 | # | Ambiguity | Resolution | Confidence |
 |---|-----------|------------|-------------|
 | A-101 | Sandbox isolation technology? | **`unshare` user+mount+pid+net namespace subprocess isolation** per sandbox (probe-verified: in-ns uid=0, network fully isolated with 0 interfaces, writes land in an isolated bind-mounted workdir; proc-remount is not permitted in this context but is not required). No Docker/Podman/VMs — none present on the box; no sudo. A `SandboxBackend` protocol keeps a future containerd swap possible. Falls back further to a plain chroot-free subprocess with a cwd-jail if userns ever unavailable (tested path is userns). | 0.8 |
 | A-102 | Sandbox scope in v0.3? | **Coding IDE only** (web terminal + file tree + run/test). The "design tool" and "simulation" environments specified in REQ-F-021 are deferred to v0.4 — a single real build environment is enough to prove the credential pipeline end-to-end (telemetry → trace → grade → defense). | 0.75 |
-| A-103 | Live in-browser build UX? | **WebSocket xterm.js terminal** attached to the bwrap sandbox shell + HTTP file-tree/CRUD + run/test buttons. No full Monaco LSP in v0.3 — a code editor with syntax highlight (existing) + real shell is sufficient and far cheaper. | 0.72 |
+| A-103 | Live in-browser build UX? | **Run/Test buttons executing in the namespace sandbox + HTTP file-tree/CRUD + read-only exec-output panel** (CUT-2/G-8 — the interactive xterm.js shell relay is deferred to v0.4; `@xterm/*` is not a v0.3 dependency). No full Monaco LSP in v0.3 — a code editor with syntax highlight (existing) is sufficient and far cheaper. | 0.72 |
 | A-104 | Telemetry transport? | **WebSocket** from sandbox to a new ingestion endpoint on ai-service for live events; **SQLite-backed** ordered event log (`ai_service/telemetry/`) gives durability + at-least-once delivery + replay. Events carry monotonic `seq` per (learner,task) so gaps are detectable. | 0.8 |
 | A-105 | Where do traces live? | **SQLite** (`ai_service` data dir), introducing the first real persistence. SQLModel/SQLAlchemy for typed access. Chosen over Postgres because solo-founder + single box + low write volume; the `TraceStore` protocol is Postgres-migration-ready like SessionStore was. | 0.75 |
 | A-106 | Process-trace grading model? | **LLM-based grader**: structure the trace into a compact timeline digest (command categories, error/fix cycles, idle gaps, test passes) → Assessor-style rubric prompt → structured score via existing D-020 JSON defense. Deterministic features (test pass/fail, edit count) computed in code, not left to the LLM. | 0.7 |
@@ -54,7 +73,7 @@ All 28 v0.1 requirements (REQ-001..028) are complete and shipped as v0.1.0. See
 | A-108 | Voice defense — STT/TTS providers? | **Provider-agnostic, mock-first like the LLM layer (D-014).** Real path: browser `MediaRecorder` → audio to ai-service → **OpenAI-compatible `/audio/transcriptions`** (Whisper STT) and **`/audio/speech`** (TTS) against ollama-cloud or a compatible endpoint; fallbacks: browser `SpeechRecognition`/`speechSynthesis` when no server keys. `VoiceProvider` protocol + deterministic mock (returns canned transcript) so tests never call a voice API. | 0.62 |
 | A-109 | Defense dialogue shape? | Reuse BaseAgent: an `Examiner` agent (seventh agent) streams examiner questions over the existing SSE pipeline; integrity signals (long pauses, off-scope answers, reading-from-notes cadence) emitted alongside the transcript to Proctor. | 0.8 |
 | A-110 | KYC / age-gating in v0.3? | **Deferred per founder directive.** No real identity backend. Age-gating stays the v0.1 visual flow mockup. Personas omit a security-engineer; security review via verifier + Phase 7 secrets-hygiene checklist. **Abuse control is NOT deferred with KYC (G-5):** v0.3 ships per-learner sandbox caps (`AI_SANDBOX_MAX_PER_LEARNER`), a global create-rate cap, and a server-side `learner_id` allowlist (`AI_LEARNER_ALLOWLIST`) so the unauthenticated surface cannot exhaust shared NPROC/disk. Documented in the release note. | 0.98 |
-| A-111 | New services vs extend ai-service? | **Extend ai-service**, don't fork new Python apps. Telemetry ingestion, trace grading, variant generation, voice, and sandbox orchestration all live as new modules in `apps/ai-service` (they share the LLM provider pool + config + session infra). Only the in-sandbox capture agent is a separate tiny Python process shipped into the bwrap environment. | 0.82 |
+| A-111 | New services vs extend ai-service? | **Extend ai-service**, don't fork new Python apps. Telemetry ingestion, trace grading, variant generation, voice, and sandbox orchestration all live as new modules in `apps/ai-service` (they share the LLM provider pool + config + session infra). Only the in-sandbox capture agent is a separate tiny Python process shipped into the namespace sandbox. | 0.82 |
 | A-112 | Sandbox on a single dev/school box — capacity? | v0.3 targets **1–5 concurrent sandboxes** (founder + pilot learners). No horizontal scaling, no queue. Concurrency guard returns 503 when full. Scaling is post-MVP. | 0.8 |
 
 ## Clarified Assumptions (v0.2 CLARIFY stage, full autonomy — auto-resolved)
@@ -133,6 +152,7 @@ The following remain deferred beyond v0.3 and will be activated in subsequent mi
 | D-013 | v0.1 prototype founder-agreed; D-001 business-logic gate unlocked | Founder approved starting v0.2 with AI Tutor Architecture, which constitutes agreement of the v0.1 prototype per D-001. Recorded at v0.2 SPECIFY. | Business logic authorized from v0.2 onward |
 | D-014 | Provider-agnostic LLM layer; ollama-cloud as initial provider | OpenAI-compatible client abstraction with pluggable providers: ollama-cloud (https://ollama.com/v1, default), local OpenAI-compatible endpoint, deterministic mock (tests/CI). Keys in gitignored .ciagent/.env.secrets, never in code or commits. | apps/ai-service llm package with 3 providers; default=ollama-cloud |
 | D-015 | All six agents implemented as real LLM services; engines mocked | Coach/Tutor/Mentor fully real. Lab/Assessor/Proctor are real LLM logic over mock inputs (simulated telemetry, pre-baked artifacts) since sandbox fabric, assessment engine, and identity verification are v0.3+. Consistent with v0.1's mock-data approach. | REQ-F-001..006 complete in v0.2; real engines deferred to v0.3+ |
+| D-016 | v0.4 = Distribution & Bootstrap CLI (founder directive supersedes previously-named v0.4 seams) | Founder directive 2026-09-12: focus this milestone on streamlining install, a bootstrap CLI with a one-liner install script, ongoing release binaries. Real server STT/TTS, KYC, design/simulation envs, seq-lease move to v0.5. | Milestone scope locked at SPECIFY; binary = CLI-only, linux x64 |
 
 ---
 

.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Nextcraft — REQUIREMENTS.md
 
+## v0.4 Requirements (Complete — Distribution & Bootstrap CLI, shipped as v0.3.4)
+
+### Bootstrap CLI
+
+| ID | Description | Priority | Phase | Status |
+|----|-------------|----------|-------|--------|
+| REQ-4-001 | `nextcraft` CLI (linux x64 binary): `doctor` command checking prerequisites (node, pnpm, python3, git, unshare) with actionable error messages | critical | 1 | complete |
+| REQ-4-002 | `bootstrap` command: pnpm install, ai-service venv + pinned deps, .env from templates, key validation, .env.secrets handling; `verify` health check (ports, imports, builds); `dev` thin passthrough to scripts/dev.sh | critical | 1 | complete |
+
+### Distribution
+
+| ID | Description | Priority | Phase | Status |
+|----|-------------|----------|-------|--------|
+| REQ-4-003 | One-liner install script (`curl -fsSL <url> \| bash`): detects linux x64, resolves latest release from Gitea API, downloads binary + checksum, verifies sha256, installs to ~/.local/bin (PATH hint), degrades to source-bootstrap instructions when no binary | critical | 2 | complete |
+| REQ-4-004 | Binary release pipeline: reproducible linux x64 build script, sha256 checksum sidecar, upload as release assets on every ship from v0.4 onward (ongoing binaries requirement) | critical | 2 | complete |
+| REQ-4-005 | Install + quickstart documentation: README one-liner quickstart, CLI command reference, fresh-clone-to-running-stack end-to-end verification | high | 3 | complete |
+
 ## v0.3 Requirements (Credential Engines)
 
 ### Sandbox & Telemetry
@@ -22,8 +39,8 @@
 
 | ID | Description | Priority | Phase | Status |
 |----|-------------|----------|-------|--------|
-| REQ-3-007 | Agent re-grounding: Lab consumes live telemetry; Assessor consumes grading-engine output; Proctor consumes telemetry + defense integrity signals (replace v0.2 mocks) | critical | 6 | pending |
-| REQ-3-008 | Learner surface integration: sandbox mockup → real in-browser build/run with live telemetry; assessment mockup → live defense + live grading | critical | 6 | pending |
+| REQ-3-007 | Agent re-grounding: Lab consumes live telemetry; Assessor consumes grading-engine output; Proctor consumes telemetry + defense integrity signals (replace v0.2 mocks) | critical | 6 | complete |
+| REQ-3-008 | Learner surface integration: sandbox mockup → real in-browser build/run with live telemetry; assessment mockup → live defense + live grading | critical | 6 | complete |
 
 ---
 
@@ -65,58 +82,58 @@
 | ID | Description | Priority | Phase | Status |
 |----|-------------|----------|-------|--------|
 | REQ-001 | Monorepo scaffolding: pnpm workspaces, turborepo, Next.js app, TypeScript config, ESLint, Prettier | critical | 1 | complete |
-| REQ-002 | Shared component library: design tokens, Button, Input, Card, Badge, Avatar, Dialog, Navigation, Table, Tabs, Progress, Tooltip, Skeleton, Toast | critical | 1 | pending |
-| REQ-003 | Mock data layer: typed mock data for competency stacks, job listings, candidate profiles, employers, learner progress | critical | 1 | pending |
-| REQ-004 | Routing and navigation: App Router route groups for (learner), (marketplace), (employer), (admin); shared layout components; cross-surface navigation | critical | 1 | pending |
-| REQ-005 | Responsive layout system: mobile, tablet, desktop breakpoints; container components; grid system | high | 1 | pending |
+| REQ-002 | Shared component library: design tokens, Button, Input, Card, Badge, Avatar, Dialog, Navigation, Table, Tabs, Progress, Tooltip, Skeleton, Toast | critical | 1 | complete |
+| REQ-003 | Mock data layer: typed mock data for competency stacks, job listings, candidate profiles, employers, learner progress | critical | 1 | complete |
+| REQ-004 | Routing and navigation: App Router route groups for (learner), (marketplace), (employer), (admin); shared layout components; cross-surface navigation | critical | 1 | complete |
+| REQ-005 | Responsive layout system: mobile, tablet, desktop breakpoints; container components; grid system | high | 1 | complete |
 
 ### Learner Surface
 
 | ID | Description | Priority | Phase | Status |
 |----|-------------|----------|-------|--------|
-| REQ-006 | Landing page: hero, value proposition, program highlights, how-it-works (Byte→Build→Demonstrate→Defend), testimonials mockup, CTA to program catalog | critical | 2 | pending |
-| REQ-007 | Program catalog: grid of competency stacks (AI Orchestration Engineer, AI Safety & Governance Lead, Human-AI Product Designer, AI-Augmented Field Operator, Computational Sciences Practitioner); stack cards with role descriptions | critical | 2 | pending |
-| REQ-008 | Competency stack view: selected stack detail with 12-18 competencies listed, progress indicators, microcredential badges, mastery status | critical | 2 | pending |
-| REQ-009 | Learner dashboard: active competencies, progress graph, recent artifacts, upcoming defenses, AI tutor chat mockup, milestone tracker | critical | 2 | pending |
-| REQ-010 | Byte tutorial viewer: 3-7 minute micro-tutorial layout with concept panel, worked example panel, code/design/simulation viewer mockup | high | 2 | pending |
-| REQ-011 | Build sandbox mockup: sandboxed IDE/design tool/simulation UI mockup with toolbar, file explorer, editor area, telemetry sidebar (process capture indicators) | high | 2 | pending |
-| REQ-012 | Assessment/defense mockup: rubric display, AI reviewer panel, oral defense interface (voice/mic mockup), process trace timeline, artifact viewer | high | 2 | pending |
+| REQ-006 | Landing page: hero, value proposition, program highlights, how-it-works (Byte→Build→Demonstrate→Defend), testimonials mockup, CTA to program catalog | critical | 2 | complete |
+| REQ-007 | Program catalog: grid of competency stacks (AI Orchestration Engineer, AI Safety & Governance Lead, Human-AI Product Designer, AI-Augmented Field Operator, Computational Sciences Practitioner); stack cards with role descriptions | critical | 2 | complete |
+| REQ-008 | Competency stack view: selected stack detail with 12-18 competencies listed, progress indicators, microcredential badges, mastery status | critical | 2 | complete |
+| REQ-009 | Learner dashboard: active competencies, progress graph, recent artifacts, upcoming defenses, AI tutor chat mockup, milestone tracker | critical | 2 | complete |
+| REQ-010 | Byte tutorial viewer: 3-7 minute micro-tutorial layout with concept panel, worked example panel, code/design/simulation viewer mockup | high | 2 | complete |
+| REQ-011 | Build sandbox mockup: sandboxed IDE/design tool/simulation UI mockup with toolbar, file explorer, editor area, telemetry sidebar (process capture indicators) | high | 2 | complete |
+| REQ-012 | Assessment/defense mockup: rubric display, AI reviewer panel, oral defense interface (voice/mic mockup), process trace timeline, artifact viewer | high | 2 | complete |
 
 ### Marketplace Surface
 
 | ID | Description | Priority | Phase | Status |
 |----|-------------|----------|-------|--------|
-| REQ-013 | Job board listing: searchable grid of AI-era job listings, filter sidebar (skills, seniority, location, salary), result cards with match score | critical | 3 | pending |
-| REQ-014 | Job detail page: full job description, required competencies, employer info, application CTA, related jobs, AI-matched skills breakdown | critical | 3 | pending |
-| REQ-015 | Employer profile: company overview, logo, description, social links, open positions, company culture mockup | high | 3 | pending |
-| REQ-016 | Search/filter UI: semantic search bar, skill tags, category filters, seniority filter, remote/on-site toggle, saved searches mockup | critical | 3 | pending |
-| REQ-017 | Pricing page: job posting packages (single, bundle, enterprise), talent access plans, subscription tiers, feature comparison table | high | 3 | pending |
+| REQ-013 | Job board listing: searchable grid of AI-era job listings, filter sidebar (skills, seniority, location, salary), result cards with match score | critical | 3 | complete |
+| REQ-014 | Job detail page: full job description, required competencies, employer info, application CTA, related jobs, AI-matched skills breakdown | critical | 3 | complete |
+| REQ-015 | Employer profile: company overview, logo, description, social links, open positions, company culture mockup | high | 3 | complete |
+| REQ-016 | Search/filter UI: semantic search bar, skill tags, category filters, seniority filter, remote/on-site toggle, saved searches mockup | critical | 3 | complete |
+| REQ-017 | Pricing page: job posting packages (single, bundle, enterprise), talent access plans, subscription tiers, feature comparison table | high | 3 | complete |
 
 ### Employer Dashboard
 
 | ID | Description | Priority | Phase | Status |
 |----|-------------|----------|-------|--------|
-| REQ-018 | Employer dashboard overview: active postings, applicant pipeline, talent matches, analytics mockup (charts, placement stats) | critical | 4 | pending |
-| REQ-019 | Talent search: searchable candidate database with AI-matched filters, candidate cards showing competency stack, microcredentials, artifact count, defense score | critical | 4 | pending |
-| REQ-020 | Candidate profile view: full candidate profile with artifact gallery, process trace summary, oral defense transcripts, competency graph, microcredential verification | high | 4 | pending |
-| REQ-021 | Posting management: create/edit/delete job postings, posting status tracking, applicant list per posting, interview pipeline mockup | high | 4 | pending |
+| REQ-018 | Employer dashboard overview: active postings, applicant pipeline, talent matches, analytics mockup (charts, placement stats) | critical | 4 | complete |
+| REQ-019 | Talent search: searchable candidate database with AI-matched filters, candidate cards showing competency stack, microcredentials, artifact count, defense score | critical | 4 | complete |
+| REQ-020 | Candidate profile view: full candidate profile with artifact gallery, process trace summary, oral defense transcripts, competency graph, microcredential verification | high | 4 | complete |
+| REQ-021 | Posting management: create/edit/delete job postings, posting status tracking, applicant list per posting, interview pipeline mockup | high | 4 | complete |
 
 ### Admin Surface
 
 | ID | Description | Priority | Phase | Status |
 |----|-------------|----------|-------|--------|
-| REQ-022 | Admin overview: platform metrics (learners, employers, placements, completion rate, NPS), recent activity feed, system health mockup | critical | 5 | pending |
-| REQ-023 | Learner management: searchable learner table, learner detail view, progress tracking, competency completion status, credential issuance log | high | 5 | pending |
-| REQ-024 | Competency graph viewer: interactive visualization of competency stacks and their relationships, node/edge graph using react-flow, stack details on node click | high | 5 | pending |
-| REQ-025 | Marketplace moderation: job posting review queue, employer verification queue, flagged content, content moderation tools mockup | high | 5 | pending |
+| REQ-022 | Admin overview: platform metrics (learners, employers, placements, completion rate, NPS), recent activity feed, system health mockup | critical | 5 | complete |
+| REQ-023 | Learner management: searchable learner table, learner detail view, progress tracking, competency completion status, credential issuance log | high | 5 | complete |
+| REQ-024 | Competency graph viewer: interactive visualization of competency stacks and their relationships, node/edge graph using react-flow, stack details on node click | high | 5 | complete |
+| REQ-025 | Marketplace moderation: job posting review queue, employer verification queue, flagged content, content moderation tools mockup | high | 5 | complete |
 
 ### Polish & Integration
 
 | ID | Description | Priority | Phase | Status |
 |----|-------------|----------|-------|--------|
-| REQ-026 | Cross-surface navigation: role switcher (learner/employer/admin), breadcrumbs, consistent header/footer across all surfaces | critical | 6 | pending |
-| REQ-027 | Visual consistency audit: typography scale, color palette, spacing system, dark mode toggle, accessibility baseline (WCAG AA contrast) | high | 6 | pending |
-| REQ-028 | Component library finalization: Storybook setup, component documentation, prop tables, usage examples | medium | 6 | pending |
+| REQ-026 | Cross-surface navigation: role switcher (learner/employer/admin), breadcrumbs, consistent header/footer across all surfaces | critical | 6 | complete |
+| REQ-027 | Visual consistency audit: typography scale, color palette, spacing system, dark mode toggle, accessibility baseline (WCAG AA contrast) | high | 6 | complete |
+| REQ-028 | Component library finalization: Storybook setup, component documentation, prop tables, usage examples | medium | 6 | complete |
 
 ---
 
@@ -170,7 +187,17 @@
 
 ## Traceability Matrix
 
-### v0.3 (current milestone)
+### v0.4 (current milestone)
+
+| Requirement | Phase | Status |
+|-------------|-------|--------|
+| REQ-4-001 | 1 | complete |
+| REQ-4-002 | 1 | complete |
+| REQ-4-003 | 2 | complete |
+| REQ-4-004 | 2 | complete |
+| REQ-4-005 | 3 | complete |
+
+### v0.3 (complete)
 
 | Requirement | Phase | Status |
 |-------------|-------|--------|
@@ -180,8 +207,8 @@
 | REQ-3-004 | 3 | complete |
 | REQ-3-005 | 4 | complete |
 | REQ-3-006 | 5 | complete |
-| REQ-3-007 | 6 | pending |
-| REQ-3-008 | 6 | pending |
+| REQ-3-007 | 6 | complete |
+| REQ-3-008 | 6 | complete |
 
 ### v0.2 (complete)
 

.ciagent/ROADMAP.md

@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@
 
 ## Overview
 
-**Milestone v0.3** — Credential Engines: Replace v0.2's mock engine inputs with real credential engines. Build the sandbox fabric (sandboxed IDE / design tool / simulation), the live in-environment build-telemetry pipeline, the process-trace grading engine, per-learner variant task generation, and the oral/voice defense with AI examiner. Lab/Assessor/Proctor agents move from mock inputs to real engine inputs.
+**Milestone v0.4 — COMPLETE (shipped as v0.3.4, 2026-09-13).** Distribution & Bootstrap CLI: `nextcraft` CLI (doctor/bootstrap/verify/dev) shipped as a linux x64 SEA binary, one-liner install script with checksum + version integrity gates, and binaries published on **every ongoing release** (v0.3.2 onward). Next milestone: v0.5 (real server STT/TTS + KYC/identity + design/simulation sandbox environments + exec-telemetry seq-lease — the seams deferred out of v0.4 by founder directive D-016).
 
-**Deferred per founder directive:** REQ-F-017 identity verification + age-gating (real KYC backend) is deferred beyond v0.3. Age-gating remains the v0.1 visual flow mockup.
+**Milestone v0.3** — Credential Engines: complete, shipped as v0.2.8 (2026-09-12). Real sandbox fabric, live build telemetry, process-trace grading, per-learner variants, oral defense, real learner surfaces.
+
+**Deferred per founder directive (D-016):** REQ-F-017 identity verification + age-gating (real KYC backend), real server STT/TTS, design/simulation sandbox environments, and the exec-telemetry seq-lease are deferred to v0.5. Age-gating remains the v0.1 visual flow mockup.
 
 **Prior milestone:** v0.2 (ai-tutor-architecture) — complete, shipped as v0.2.0, six tutor agents live over mock engine inputs (D-015).
 
-**Milestone type:** Feature (new credential-engine services + real agent inputs)
-**Tag line:** v0.2.x (patches on the v0.2 line; milestone release as the final v0.2.x patch)
-**Branch:** milestone/v0.3-credential-engines
+**Milestone type:** Feature (new CLI + distribution pipeline)
+**Tag line:** v0.3.x (patches on the v0.3 line; milestone release as the final v0.3.x patch)
+**Branch:** milestone/v0.4-distribution
 
 ---
 
@@ -18,14 +20,11 @@
 
 | # | Name | Status | Depends On | Requirements | Success Criteria |
 |---|------|--------|------------|--------------|------------------|
-| 0 | Pre-execution | in-progress | — | — | Specification, clarify, research, plan complete; .ciagent/ files updated for v0.3 |
-| 1 | Sandbox fabric | complete | 0 | REQ-3-001, REQ-3-002 | Isolated per-learner sandbox environments provisioned (IDE / design / simulation); lifecycle API (create/destroy/snapshot); resource limits enforced; no cross-tenant access |
-| 2 | Live build telemetry | complete | 1 | REQ-3-003 | In-environment capture of process events (commands, file diffs, run/test results, keystroke-level activity) streamed to ai-service; reliable transport; per-learner trace persistence |
-| 3 | Process-trace grading engine | complete | 2 | REQ-3-004 | Grades artifacts from their full process traces (not just final output); emits structured rubric-aligned scores; feeds Assessor real inputs |
-| 4 | Variant task generation | complete | 1 | REQ-3-005 | Per-learner task variants generated so no two learners receive identical prompts; variant seed recorded for grading fairness |
-| 5 | Oral / voice defense | complete | 3 | REQ-3-006 | AI examiner conducts spoken defense of submitted work; STT → dialogue → TTS; transcript + integrity signals captured; feeds Proctor/Mentor |
-| 6 | Agent re-grounding + learner surface integration | pending | 2,3,4,5 | REQ-3-007, REQ-3-008 | Lab/Assessor/Proctor consume real engine inputs; v0.1 sandbox + assessment mockups wired to real engines (in-browser build/run, live telemetry, live defense) |
-| 7 | Final review + ship | pending | 6 | — | Code review clean; audit passes; milestone tagged (v0.2.x final patch); release created on Gitea |
+| 0 | Pre-execution | complete | — | — | Specification, clarify, research, plan complete; .ciagent/ files updated for v0.4 |
+| 1 | Bootstrap CLI core | complete | 0 | REQ-4-001, REQ-4-002 | `nextcraft doctor/bootstrap/verify/dev` work against a fresh clone; unit tests green |
+| 2 | Binary build + release pipeline | complete | 1 | REQ-4-003, REQ-4-004 | Reproducible linux x64 binary + sha256 checksum; one-liner install script; assets uploaded to the Gitea release |
+| 3 | Install docs + fresh-clone E2E | complete | 2 | REQ-4-005 | README quickstart verified end-to-end from a clean environment; fresh clone reaches running stack |
+| 4 | Final review + ship | complete | 3 | — | Code review clean; audit passes; milestone tagged (v0.3.x final patch); release with binary assets created on Gitea |
 
 ---
 
@@ -33,148 +32,107 @@
 
 ### Phase 0: Pre-execution
 
-**Goal:** Establish v0.3 specification, clarify ambiguities, research credential-engine architecture (sandbox isolation, telemetry transport, trace grading, variant generation, voice IO), create detailed plans.
+**Goal:** Establish v0.4 specification (founder directive D-016), clarify ambiguities, research the binary toolchain + Gitea release-asset API + existing bootstrap scripts, create detailed plans, grill adversarially.
 
 **Stages:** SPECIFY → CLARIFY → RESEARCH → PLAN → GRILL → MVP/UX CHECK → SHIP
 
 **Deliverables:**
 - Updated .ciagent/config.json, PROJECT.md, REQUIREMENTS.md, ROADMAP.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, PERSONAS.md, PLAN.md
 
-**Success criteria:** All .ciagent/ files updated for v0.3; phase 0 shipped as first v0.2.x patch.
+**Success criteria:** All .ciagent/ files updated for v0.4; phase 0 shipped as v0.3.0.
 
 ---
 
-### Phase 1: Sandbox Fabric
+### Phase 1: Bootstrap CLI Core
 
-**Goal:** Provision and manage isolated per-learner execution environments.
+**Goal:** A working `nextcraft` CLI with doctor/bootstrap/verify/dev commands, unit-tested against the real monorepo.
 
-**Requirements:** REQ-3-001, REQ-3-002
+**Requirements:** REQ-4-001, REQ-4-002
 
 **Key deliverables:**
-- Sandbox orchestrator service: create/list/destroy/snapshot sandbox instances (IDE, design tool, simulation)
-- Isolation boundary: per-learner containerization or VM-grade isolation; no cross-tenant filesystem/network access
-- Resource limits: CPU/memory/disk/time quotas per sandbox
-- Sandbox lifecycle API consumed by ai-service and the web learner surface
+- `apps/cli` package: `nextcraft` executable (source-runnable in dev, binary-built in P2)
+- `doctor`: checks node ≥18, pnpm, python3 ≥3.11, git, unshare availability — actionable errors, exit codes
+- `bootstrap`: idempotent — pnpm install, ai-service venv + pinned deps (reuses scripts/bootstrap.sh logic), .env from .env.example templates, key validation (warnings not blockers for optional keys), .env.secrets handling
+- `verify`: health check — venv imports, pnpm build readiness, ports free, env vars present
+- `dev`: thin passthrough to scripts/dev.sh (no orchestration logic duplicated)
+- Unit tests: doctor/bootstrap parsing + command dispatch, against fixtures (never modifying the real repo state)
 
 **Success criteria:**
-- A sandbox can be created, written to, snapshotted, and destroyed via API
-- Isolation verified: a sandbox cannot read another learner's data
-- Resource limits enforced and observable — enforcement mechanism: rlimits (memory/CPU) + wall-clock reaper + workdir-size sweep; per-sandbox pids and hard-disk-quota are accepted v0.3 gaps (no cgroup delegation/sudo on this box, G-1)
+- `nextcraft doctor` reports each prerequisite with actionable guidance
+- `nextcraft bootstrap` on a fresh clone reaches a state where `verify` passes
+- All commands have `--help`, exit non-zero on failure, no shell-out without timeout
+- `pnpm build`, `pnpm typecheck`, `pnpm ai:test` green
 
 ---
 
-### Phase 2: Live Build Telemetry
+### Phase 2: Binary Build + Release Pipeline
 
-**Goal:** Capture in-environment process events and stream them to ai-service reliably.
+**Goal:** Reproducible linux x64 binary + one-liner install + release-asset upload wired into the ship flow.
 
-**Requirements:** REQ-3-003
+**Requirements:** REQ-4-003, REQ-4-004
 
 **Key deliverables:**
-- Telemetry capture agent (in-sandbox): commands, file diffs, run/test results, keystroke-level/activity events
-- Telemetry transport: durable, ordered, resumable stream to ai-service ingestion endpoint
-- Trace persistence: per-learner, per-task process traces stored for grading and proctoring
-- Transport hardening: retries, backpressure, exactly-once-or-at-least-once semantics documented
+- Build script producing `nextcraft-linux-x64` + `nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256` (toolchain probe-verified at RESEARCH; embedded script assets)
+- One-liner install script `install.sh` served from the repo: detect linux x64, resolve latest release via Gitea API, download + verify checksum, install to `~/.local/bin`, PATH hint, source-bootstrap fallback when no binary/asset
+- Ship integration: every release from v0.4 onward attaches the binary + checksum as release assets (the "ongoing binaries" requirement)
+- Asset-upload helper using the Gitea token from `.env*` files only (never shell env)
 
 **Success criteria:**
-- Sandbox activity produces a complete ordered process trace in ai-service
-- Stream survives transient network failure without trace loss
-- Trace retrievable by learner+task ID for grading
+- Binary runs on this box: `./nextcraft-linux-x64 doctor` green against the repo
+- Install script verified end-to-end against the real Gitea release (or local dry-run if release pending)
+- Checksum verification rejects a corrupted download (tested)
+- Release assets present on the phase ship
 
 ---
 
-### Phase 3: Process-Trace Grading Engine
+### Phase 3: Install Docs + Fresh-Clone E2E
 
-**Goal:** Grade learner artifacts from their full process traces.
+**Goal:** Documentation and end-to-end proof that a fresh consumer reaches a running stack via the one-liner.
 
-**Requirements:** REQ-3-004
+**Requirements:** REQ-4-005
 
 **Key deliverables:**
-- Trace analyzer: reconstructs build/decision timeline from a process trace
-- Grading engine: rubric-aligned scoring over the trace (process quality, not just final artifact)
-- Structured score output consumable by the Assessor agent
-- Calibration against v0.2 mock corpora to validate grading dimensions
+- README quickstart: one-liner → `nextcraft doctor` → `nextcraft bootstrap` → `nextcraft dev`
+- CLI command reference (all flags, exit codes)
+- Fresh-clone E2E test: clean temp clone → doctor → bootstrap → verify → build green (sandboxed; no network beyond package registries already used)
+- Install-script docs: prerequisites, offline/manual install, troubleshooting
 
 **Success criteria:**
-- Engine emits structured rubric-aligned scores from a real process trace
-- Scores distinguish process quality (e.g., iterative debugging vs. paste-and-run)
-- Output feeds Assessor; replaces pre-baked artifact corpus inputs
+- A fresh clone bootstraps to a passing `verify` with one command sequence
+- README quickstart matches the actual tested flow exactly
+- E2E test green in CI-equivalent local run
 
 ---
 
-### Phase 4: Variant Task Generation
+### Phase 4: Final Review + Ship
 
-**Goal:** Generate per-learner task variants so no two learners receive identical prompts.
-
-**Requirements:** REQ-3-005
-
-**Key deliverables:**
-- Variant generator: parameterized task templates → unique per-learner instances
-- Variant seed registry: record variant parameters for grading fairness and proctoring
-- Difficulty normalization: variants calibrated to equivalent difficulty
-
-**Success criteria:**
-- Two learners requesting the same competency receive distinct task variants
-- Variant parameters persisted and auditable
-- Grading engine scores variants equitably
-
----
-
-### Phase 5: Oral / Voice Defense
-
-**Goal:** AI examiner conducts a spoken defense of the learner's submitted work.
-
-**Requirements:** REQ-3-006
-
-**Key deliverables:**
-- Voice pipeline: STT → defense dialogue (LLM examiner) → TTS
-- Examiner agent: probes understanding, challenges process choices from the trace
-- Transcript + integrity signals captured for Proctor/Mentor
-- Latency budget: defense feels conversational (bounded turn latency)
-
-**Success criteria:**
-- A spoken defense runs end-to-end (speak → examiner question → learner response → verdict)
-- Transcript + integrity signals persisted and consumable by Proctor
-- Turn latency within the documented budget
-
----
-
-### Phase 6: Agent Re-grounding + Learner Surface Integration
-
-**Goal:** Move Lab/Assessor/Proctor to real engine inputs; wire learner surface to the real engines.
-
-**Requirements:** REQ-3-007, REQ-3-008
-
-**Key deliverables:**
-- Lab agent consumes live sandbox telemetry (replaces v0.2 mock telemetry)
-- Assessor agent consumes grading-engine output (replaces pre-baked artifacts)
-- Proctor consumes telemetry + defense integrity signals (replaces mock telemetry)
-- Learner sandbox mockup → real in-browser build/run; assessment mockup → live defense + live grading
-
-**Success criteria:**
-- Lab/Assessor/Proctor operate on real inputs with no mock fallback in the learner path
-- Learner can build in-browser and see live telemetry + live feedback
-- Assessment surface runs a live defense and shows live grading
-- `pnpm build` and `pnpm typecheck` pass
-
----
-
-### Phase 7: Final Review + Ship
-
-**Goal:** Code review, audit, milestone release.
+**Goal:** Code review, audit, milestone release with binary assets.
 
 **Key deliverables:**
 - Multi-persona code review (correctness, testing, security, performance, maintainability)
 - Project health audit (reconstruction test, .ciagent/ file discipline, branch hygiene, commit discipline)
-- Milestone ship: merge milestone → main, tag final v0.2.x patch, create Gitea release
+- Milestone ship: merge milestone → main, tag final v0.3.x patch, create Gitea release WITH binary + checksum assets, verify assets downloadable
 
 **Success criteria:**
 - Code review: P0 fixes applied, P1+ documented
 - Audit: all checks pass, project state reconstructable from git log
-- Ship: milestone tagged, branch merged to main, Gitea release created — release note states identity/age-gating (KYC) is deferred and age-gating remains a visual mockup
-- All v0.3 requirements marked complete
+- Ship: milestone tagged, branch merged to main, Gitea release created with `nextcraft-linux-x64` + `.sha256` assets attached — the first of the ongoing binary releases
 
 ---
 
+## v0.4 (Complete — Shipped as v0.3.4)
+
+Distribution & Bootstrap CLI: `nextcraft` CLI (doctor/bootstrap/verify/dev) as a self-contained linux x64 SEA binary, one-liner install with sha256 + version integrity gates, release-asset pipeline attaching binaries to every ongoing release (v0.3.2 onward), install/quickstart docs backed by a fresh-clone E2E test. 5 phases (P0–P4). All 5 requirements (REQ-4-001..005) complete. Tags v0.3.0–v0.3.3 per phase, milestone release v0.3.4.
+
+## v0.3 (Complete — Shipped as v0.2.8)
+
+Credential Engines: real sandbox fabric (Linux namespaces), live build telemetry
+(at-least-once/exactly-once), process-trace grading (G-4 gated), seeded per-learner
+variants (fairness anchors wired to grading), oral defense with integrity signals
+(mock-first voice, browser fallback), and real learner build/defense/grading surfaces.
+8 phases. All 8 requirements (REQ-3-001..008) complete. Tags v0.2.1–v0.2.7 per phase,
+milestone release v0.2.8.
+
 ## v0.2 (Complete — Shipped as v0.2.0)
 
 AI Tutor Architecture: Six AI tutor agents (Coach, Tutor, Lab, Assessor, Proctor, Mentor) as real LLM-backed services over mock engine inputs, wired into the learner surface with streaming. 7 phases. All 12 requirements complete. Milestone release v0.2.0.

.ciagent/config.json

@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
   "projects": [],
   "active_project": null,
   "milestone": {
-    "version": "v0.3",
-    "name": "credential-engines",
+    "version": "v0.4",
+    "name": "distribution",
     "type": "feature",
-    "branch": "milestone/v0.3-credential-engines"
+    "branch": "milestone/v0.4-distribution"
   }
 }

README.md

@@ -2,8 +2,71 @@
 
 AI-native outcome school + marketplace — graduates prove what they can build, not what they can write.
 
+## Quickstart
+
+One-liner install (linux x64):
+
+```sh
+curl -fsSL https://git.coreci.dev/coreci/nextcraft/raw/main/scripts/install.sh | sh
+```
+
+That downloads the latest release's `nextcraft` CLI binary, verifies its sha256 checksum, and installs it to `~/.local/bin` (PATH hint printed if needed). Every release ships fresh binaries — re-run the one-liner to upgrade.
+
+Then, from a clone of this repo:
+
+```sh
+nextcraft doctor      # check prerequisites: node >= 18, pnpm >= 8, python3 >= 3.11, git, unshare
+nextcraft bootstrap   # pnpm install + ai-service venv + .env from template (idempotent)
+nextcraft verify      # health check: venv imports, uvicorn, ports, env
+nextcraft dev         # run the ai-service dev server on :8420 (web dev server: pnpm dev)
+```
+
+The E2E test (`apps/cli/tests/fresh-clone-e2e.test.ts`) proves this exact sequence on a fresh clone.
+
+### No binary / non-linux?
+
+The installer degrades to printed source instructions. Manual equivalent:
+
+```sh
+git clone https://git.coreci.dev/coreci/nextcraft.git && cd nextcraft
+pnpm install
+bash apps/ai-service/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+cp apps/ai-service/.env.example apps/ai-service/.env
+pnpm ai:dev
+```
+
+## CLI reference (`nextcraft`)
+
+| Command | What it does | Exit codes |
+|---------|--------------|------------|
+| `doctor` | Checks prerequisites on PATH: node >= 18, pnpm >= 8, python3 >= 3.11, git, unshare (sandbox fabric). Every ✗ prints a fix hint. | 0 all pass, 1 any fail |
+| `bootstrap` | Sets up the monorepo from a fresh clone: (1) locates the repo root, (2) `pnpm install`, (3) ai-service venv via `apps/ai-service/scripts/bootstrap.sh`, (4) copies `.env.example` → `.env` if absent, (5) warns on missing optional keys. Idempotent — safe to re-run. | 0 ok, 1 step failed |
+| `verify` | Health check: ai-service venv + `import ai_service`, uvicorn importable, `.env` present (warn-only), `AI_PORT` (default 8420) free, workspace `node_modules` present. | 0 ok, 1 failures |
+| `dev` | Thin passthrough to `apps/ai-service/scripts/dev.sh` (exports secrets from `.ciagent/.env.secrets` if present, runs uvicorn on :8420). Ctrl+C stops it. The web dev server is separate: `pnpm dev`. | child's exit code |
+| `--help` / `-h` | Usage for the CLI or any command. | 0 |
+| `--version` | Prints the version this binary was built as (matches the release tag). | 0 |
+
+Exit-code contract: `0` success, `1` check/step failure (hint printed), `2` usage error.
+
+### Remote server
+
+`nextcraft dev` binds the API on **0.0.0.0:8420** (and `pnpm dev` serves the web app on all interfaces), so the stack works from other machines out of the box:
+
+- Browse `http://<your-host>:3000` — the web app targets `http://<your-host>:8420` automatically (derived from the browser's hostname).
+- CORS admits any origin (`AI_CORS_ORIGINS=*` in `apps/ai-service/.env`). This is safe **only** because credentials are never enabled; to restrict, set an explicit list: `AI_CORS_ORIGINS=http://<your-host>:3000`.
+- To revert to loopback-only: `AI_HOST=127.0.0.1` in `apps/ai-service/.env`.
+- Security note: this is an unauthenticated dev API reachable from any network the box exposes. Mitigations that still apply: per-learner sandbox caps + global rate caps + learner allowlist (G-5), telemetry flood control (traces marked `INCOMPLETE_FLOODED` are refused by the grader). Expose only on trusted networks until identity/KYC lands (v0.5).
+
+## Docs
+
+- [apps/cli/README.md](apps/cli/README.md) — CLI internals: build, binary pipeline, troubleshooting
+- [.ciagent/PROJECT.md](.ciagent/PROJECT.md) — product spec and milestone history
+- [.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md](.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md) — system architecture
+
 ## Status
 
-**Milestone v0.1** — UI/UX Prototype (high-fidelity interactive, all mock data)
+**Milestone v0.4** — Distribution & Bootstrap CLI (one-liner install, `nextcraft` binary releases on every ship)
+
+Prior: v0.3 Credential Engines (shipped v0.2.8) · v0.2 AI Tutor Architecture (v0.2.0) · v0.1 UI/UX Prototype (v0.1.0)
 
 Initialized via CIAgent v0.7.0

apps/ai-service/.env.example

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 # Real keys live in .ciagent/.env.secrets (gitignored) and are exported by scripts/dev.sh
 
 AI_PORT=8420
+# Network mode (v0.3.5, D-038): dev server binds 0.0.0.0 so remote machines can
+# reach the stack. Set to 127.0.0.1 to revert to loopback-only.
+AI_HOST=0.0.0.0
+# CORS + WS-origin policy: '*' (default) admits any origin — safe because
+# credentials are never enabled. Restrict with a comma list, e.g.:
+#   AI_CORS_ORIGINS=http://nextcraft-1:3000
+AI_CORS_ORIGINS=*
 AI_PROVIDER=ollama-cloud
 AI_MODEL=gemma4:31b
 AI_OLLAMA_CLOUD_BASE_URL=https://ollama.com/v1

apps/ai-service/README.md

@@ -235,6 +235,24 @@ in CI, so v0.3 ships the protocol seam instead of an unverifiable claim.
   criterion, run manually with `AI_VOICE_PROVIDER` set to the real
   provider and keys in `.ciagent/.env.secrets` (never in code/commits).
 
+## End-to-end credential flow (v0.3, REQ-3-007/008)
+
+`tests/api/test_e2e_credential_flow.py` runs the full pipeline against a REAL
+uvicorn server with REAL namespace sandboxes (mock LLM/voice per G-2
+precedent): variant -> telemetry-wired sandbox -> in-sandbox exec -> trace
+persistence -> process-trace grade (variant seed stamped) -> assessor
+coaching -> oral defense -> verdict + integrity signals -> proctor. It
+asserts no corpus fixture appears anywhere in the learner path.
+
+Manual browser pass (documented, not automated): `pnpm ai:dev` + `pnpm dev`,
+then open `/build/stack-orchestration-c007` — variant statement + starter
+files load, edit a file, Run/Test execute in the sandbox with output in the
+read-only panel, the telemetry status pulses, Lab streams feedback from the
+live digest; then `/defend/stack-orchestration-c007` — Start Defense, typed
+answers (mic path needs permission), Finish, Grade My Work renders the real
+rubric bars. Navigating away destroys the sandbox
+(`curl localhost:8420/v1/sandboxes` shows the count drop).
+
 ## Layout
 
 ```

apps/ai-service/ai_service/agents/assessor.py

@@ -1,53 +1,34 @@
-"""AssessorAgent — rubric application to pre-baked artifacts (REQ-2-008).
+"""AssessorAgent — rubric coaching over REAL grading output (REQ-3-007).
 
-Structured-output showcase: applies the 4-layer defense (D-020) to return
-a pydantic-validated rubric score. Mock engine inputs (corpus artifacts +
-transcripts); real process-trace grading is v0.3+.
+v0.3 re-grounding: the Assessor no longer invents scores from corpus
+artifacts — the process-trace grading engine (Phase 3) computes and
+persists the validated RubricScore. This agent now renders the STORED
+grade as rubric-anchored coaching: explains the criteria, cites strengths
+and gaps, and frames next steps. Corpus artifacts are retired from this
+path (corpus dormancy, Task 6-1-04).
 """
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
-from ..corpus.artifacts import (
-    ArtifactSubmission,
-    AssessmentRubric,
-    DefenseTranscript,
-    render_rubric,
-    render_transcript,
-)
 from ..corpus.learner_context import LearnerContext, get_learner_context
+from ..grading.store import GradeRecord
 from ..prompts.assessor import SYSTEM_PROMPT, render_context
 from .base import BaseAgent
 
 
-class CriterionScore(BaseModel):
-    criterion_id: str
-    name: str
-    score: int = Field(ge=0, le=100)
-    evidence: str
+class GradeCoaching(BaseModel):
+    """Rubric-anchored coaching rendered FROM the stored grade (not invented)."""
+
+    summary: str = Field(min_length=1)
+    strengths: list[str] = Field(min_length=1, max_length=3)
+    gaps: list[str] = Field(min_length=1, max_length=3)
+    next_steps: list[str] = Field(min_length=1, max_length=3)
 
 
-class RubricScore(BaseModel):
-    rubric_id: str
-    artifact_id: str
-    competency_id: str
-    scores: list[CriterionScore]
-    strengths: list[str] = Field(min_length=1, max_length=2)
-    gaps: list[str] = Field(min_length=1, max_length=2)
-    verdict: str  # "mastered" | "developing" | "not_yet"
-
-    def weighted_total(self, rubric: AssessmentRubric) -> float:
-        by_id = {c.criterion_id: c for c in rubric.criteria}
-        total = 0.0
-        for s in self.scores:
-            total += s.score * by_id[s.criterion_id].weight
-        return total
-
-
-RUBRIC_SCORE_SCHEMA_HINT = (
-    '{"rubric_id": "<id>", "artifact_id": "<id>", "competency_id": "<id>", '
-    '"scores": [{"criterion_id": "<id>", "name": "<name>", "score": <0-100>, '
-    '"evidence": "<one sentence>"}], "strengths": ["<one sentence>"], '
-    '"gaps": ["<one sentence>"], "verdict": "mastered"|"developing"|"not_yet"}'
+GRADE_COACHING_SCHEMA_HINT = (
+    '{"summary": "<two sentences on the grade>", '
+    '"strengths": ["<one sentence>"], "gaps": ["<one sentence>"], '
+    '"next_steps": ["<one sentence>"]}'
 )
 
 
@@ -58,35 +39,25 @@ class AssessorAgent(BaseAgent):
         ctx = learner_context or get_learner_context()
         return SYSTEM_PROMPT.format_map(render_context(ctx))
 
-    def build_evaluation_input(
+    async def coach_grade(
         self,
-        artifact: ArtifactSubmission,
-        rubric: AssessmentRubric,
-        transcript: DefenseTranscript | None,
-    ) -> str:
-        parts = [
-            f"ARTIFACT: {artifact.name} ({artifact.artifact_id})",
-            f"Evidence excerpt: {artifact.evidence_excerpt}",
-            "",
-            render_rubric(rubric),
-        ]
-        if transcript is not None:
-            parts += ["", render_transcript(transcript)]
-        return "\n".join(parts)
-
-    async def evaluate(
-        self,
-        artifact: ArtifactSubmission,
-        rubric: AssessmentRubric,
-        transcript: DefenseTranscript | None,
+        grade: GradeRecord,
         learner_context: LearnerContext | None = None,
-    ) -> RubricScore:
-        evaluation_input = self.build_evaluation_input(artifact, rubric, transcript)
-        score: RubricScore = await self.structured_reply(
+    ) -> GradeCoaching:
+        """Render the STORED grade as coaching via the D-020 defense."""
+        grade_json = {
+            "verdict": grade.verdict,
+            "scores": grade.scores,
+            "digest": grade.digest,
+        }
+        coaching: GradeCoaching = await self.structured_reply(
             history=None,
-            user_input=evaluation_input,
+            user_input=(
+                "The learner's process-trace grade (computed by the grading "
+                f"engine) is:\n{grade_json!r}\nExplain it as coaching."
+            ),
             learner_context=learner_context,
-            schema=RubricScore,
-            schema_hint=RUBRIC_SCORE_SCHEMA_HINT,
+            schema=GradeCoaching,
+            schema_hint=GRADE_COACHING_SCHEMA_HINT,
         )
-        return score
+        return coaching

apps/ai-service/ai_service/agents/lab.py

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
-"""LabAgent — in-flow feedback over simulated sandbox telemetry (REQ-2-007).
+"""LabAgent — in-flow feedback over LIVE sandbox telemetry (REQ-3-007).
 
-Scenario-driven: consumes a LabTelemetryScenario from the corpus, renders
-the event timeline into the conversation, streams concrete feedback.
-No session chat — each request is one scenario read.
+v0.3 re-grounding: consumes a TraceDigest computed from the learner's real
+trace (grading/features.compute_digest over TraceStore events) — the v0.2
+corpus scenarios are retired from this path (corpus dormancy, Task 6-1-04).
+No session chat — each request is one live-trace read.
 """
 
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
 
 from ..config import Settings
 from ..corpus.learner_context import LearnerContext, get_learner_context
-from ..corpus.telemetry import LabTelemetryScenario, summarize_scenario
+from ..grading.features import TraceDigest
 from ..llm.base import LLMProvider
-from ..prompts.lab import SYSTEM_PROMPT, render_context
+from ..prompts.lab import SYSTEM_PROMPT, render_context, render_digest_timeline
 from .base import BaseAgent
 
 
@@ -27,10 +28,11 @@ class LabAgent(BaseAgent):
 
     async def stream_feedback(
         self,
-        scenario: LabTelemetryScenario,
+        digest: TraceDigest | None,
         learner_context: LearnerContext | None = None,
     ) -> AsyncIterator[str]:
-        timeline = summarize_scenario(scenario)
+        """Feedback grounded in the learner's live trace digest."""
+        timeline = render_digest_timeline(digest)
         async for token in self.stream_reply(
             history=None, user_input=timeline, learner_context=learner_context
         ):

apps/ai-service/ai_service/agents/proctor.py

@@ -1,33 +1,41 @@
-"""ProctorAgent — integrity signals + coaching interventions (REQ-2-009).
+"""ProctorAgent — integrity signals + coaching over REAL inputs (REQ-3-007).
 
-Consumes a ProctorScenario from the corpus, returns pydantic-validated
-signal classifications via structured_reply (4-layer defense).
-Mock engine inputs; real identity/attention signals are v0.3+.
+v0.3 re-grounding: consumes the learner's live trace digest (idle gaps,
+command cadence), the DefenseStore integrity signals (long pauses from the
+oral defense), and the variant seed cross-check — NOT v0.2 corpus
+scenarios. The proctor COACHES: it classifies signals supportively and
+recommends one intervention; it never punishes and never accuses.
+
+Integrity inputs (computed server-side, passed in by the API layer):
+- trace digest: idle_gap_count/total, command_categories histogram,
+  error/fix cycles, huge-burst indicators (edit_count vs test runs)
+- defense signals: long_pauses list from the finished defense (A-109)
+- variant: seed + params when the task is variant-derived (off-template
+  work is a cross-check input, not an accusation)
 """
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 from ..corpus.learner_context import LearnerContext, get_learner_context
-from ..corpus.telemetry import ProctorScenario, summarize_proctor_scenario
+from ..grading.features import TraceDigest
 from ..prompts.proctor import SYSTEM_PROMPT, render_context
 from .base import BaseAgent
 
 
 class IntegritySignal(BaseModel):
-    signal_type: str  # e.g. "context_switch" | "idle_gap" | "large_paste"
+    signal_type: str  # "idle_gap" | "long_pause" | "burst_edit" | "off_template"
     severity: str  # "low" | "medium" | "high"
     note: str
 
 
 class ProctorAssessment(BaseModel):
-    scenario_id: str
     signals: list[IntegritySignal] = Field(min_length=0)
     intervention: str  # ONE supportive coaching recommendation
     summary: str
 
 
 PROCTOR_ASSESSMENT_SCHEMA_HINT = (
-    '{"scenario_id": "<id>", "signals": [{"signal_type": "<type>", '
+    '{"signals": [{"signal_type": "<type>", '
     '"severity": "low"|"medium"|"high", "note": "<one sentence>"}], '
     '"intervention": "<one supportive recommendation>", '
     '"summary": "<one sentence>"}'
@@ -43,13 +51,27 @@ class ProctorAgent(BaseAgent):
 
     async def assess(
         self,
-        scenario: ProctorScenario,
+        digest: TraceDigest | None,
+        defense_signals: dict | None = None,
+        variant_context: dict | None = None,
         learner_context: LearnerContext | None = None,
     ) -> ProctorAssessment:
-        timeline = summarize_proctor_scenario(scenario)
+        """Classify REAL integrity inputs into supportive signals + coaching."""
+        parts: list[str] = []
+        if digest is not None:
+            parts.append(f"Build-session digest:\n{digest.model_dump_json()}")
+        else:
+            parts.append("No build telemetry recorded for this task yet.")
+        if defense_signals:
+            parts.append(f"Oral-defense integrity signals:\n{defense_signals}")
+        if variant_context:
+            parts.append(f"Variant audit context (seed + params):\n{variant_context}")
         assessment: ProctorAssessment = await self.structured_reply(
             history=None,
-            user_input=timeline,
+            user_input=(
+                "Assess this learner's integrity signals supportively.\n\n"
+                + "\n\n".join(parts)
+            ),
             learner_context=learner_context,
             schema=ProctorAssessment,
             schema_hint=PROCTOR_ASSESSMENT_SCHEMA_HINT,

apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/assessment.py

@@ -59,11 +59,9 @@ from typing import Any
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
-from ..agents.assessor import RubricScore
 from ..agents.registry import AgentRegistry
 from ..agents.structured import StructuredOutputError
 from ..config import Settings
-from ..corpus.artifacts import get_artifact_bundle, get_transcript_for_artifact
 from ..corpus.learner_context import get_learner_context
 from ..grading.engine import GradingEngine
 from ..grading.store import GradeRecord, GradeStore
@@ -81,37 +79,49 @@ router = APIRouter(prefix="/v1")
 # --- v0.2 artifact evaluation (REQ-2-008) --------------------------------------
 
 
-class AssessmentRequest(BaseModel):
-    artifact_id: str = Field(min_length=1)
-    learner_id: str | None = None
+class EvaluateRequest(BaseModel):
+    learner_id: str = Field(min_length=1)
+    task_id: str = Field(min_length=1)
 
 
-@router.post("/assessment/evaluate", response_model=RubricScore)
+@router.post("/assessment/evaluate")
 async def assessment_evaluate(
-    body: AssessmentRequest,
+    body: EvaluateRequest,
     registry: AgentRegistry = Depends(get_agent_registry),
     settings: Settings = Depends(get_settings),
     provider=Depends(get_provider),
-) -> RubricScore:
-    bundle = get_artifact_bundle(body.artifact_id)
-    if bundle is None:
+    grade_store=Depends(get_grade_store),
+) -> dict:
+    """Assessor coaching rendered FROM the learner's stored grade (REQ-3-007).
+
+    The grading engine computes the scores (POST /assessment/grade); this
+    endpoint explains them. No stored grade yet -> 404 (grade first).
+    """
+    grade = grade_store.get(body.learner_id, body.task_id)
+    if grade is None:
         raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=404, detail=f"unknown artifact {body.artifact_id!r}"
+            status_code=404,
+            detail=f"no stored grade for {body.learner_id}/{body.task_id} - grade first",
         )
-    artifact, rubric = bundle
-    transcript = get_transcript_for_artifact(artifact.artifact_id)
     agent = registry.get(provider, settings, "assessor")
     learner_context = get_learner_context(body.learner_id)
     try:
-        return await agent.evaluate(artifact, rubric, transcript, learner_context)
+        coaching = await agent.coach_grade(grade, learner_context)
     except Exception as exc:
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=502,
             detail=f"assessment evaluation failed: {exc}",
         ) from exc
+    return {
+        "learner_id": grade.learner_id,
+        "task_id": grade.task_id,
+        "grade_verdict": grade.verdict,
+        "grade_scores": grade.scores,
+        "coaching": coaching.model_dump(),
+    }
 
 
-# --- v0.3 trace grading (REQ-3-004) ---------------------------------------------
+# --- # --- v0.3 trace grading (REQ-3-004) ---------------------------------------------
 
 
 class GradeRequest(BaseModel):

apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/defense.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import time
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, File, Form, HTTPException, UploadFile
 from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
@@ -42,9 +41,6 @@ from .deps import (
     get_voice_store,
 )
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
-    pass
-
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/v1/defense", tags=["defense"])
 
 #: A-109: learner turns slower than this are flagged as long pauses (ms).

apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/lab.py

@@ -1,27 +1,36 @@
-"""POST /v1/lab/feedback — SSE stream of Lab in-flow feedback (REQ-2-007).
+"""POST /v1/lab/feedback — SSE stream of Lab in-flow feedback (REQ-3-007).
 
-D-016 envelope with agent=lab. Unknown scenario → 404 before streaming.
+v0.3 re-grounding: LIVE trace digest. Request carries {learner_id, task_id};
+the digest is computed from the learner's real TraceStore events (D-028)
+and handed to the Lab agent. No corpus scenarios. Empty/unknown trace is NOT
+an error — Lab gets a "no telemetry yet" timeline and coaches the baseline.
+D-016 envelope with agent=lab.
 """
 
 import json
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from sse_starlette.sse import EventSourceResponse
 
 from ..agents.registry import AgentRegistry
 from ..config import Settings
 from ..corpus.learner_context import get_learner_context
-from ..corpus.telemetry import get_lab_scenario
-from .deps import get_agent_registry, get_provider, get_settings
+from ..grading.features import compute_digest
+from .deps import (
+    get_agent_registry,
+    get_provider,
+    get_settings,
+    get_trace_store,
+)
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/v1")
 
 
 class LabFeedbackRequest(BaseModel):
-    scenario_id: str = Field(min_length=1)
-    learner_id: str | None = None
+    learner_id: str = Field(min_length=1)
+    task_id: str = Field(min_length=1)
 
 
 @router.post("/lab/feedback")
@@ -30,25 +39,27 @@ async def lab_feedback(
     registry: AgentRegistry = Depends(get_agent_registry),
     settings: Settings = Depends(get_settings),
     provider=Depends(get_provider),
+    trace_store=Depends(get_trace_store),
 ) -> EventSourceResponse:
-    scenario = get_lab_scenario(body.scenario_id)
-    if scenario is None:
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=404, detail=f"unknown scenario {body.scenario_id!r}"
-        )
     agent = registry.get(provider, settings, "lab")
     learner_context = get_learner_context(body.learner_id)
+    trace = (
+        trace_store.get_trace(body.learner_id, body.task_id)
+        if body.task_id in trace_store.list_tasks(body.learner_id)
+        else []
+    )
+    digest = compute_digest(trace) if trace else None
 
     async def event_stream() -> AsyncIterator[dict]:
         yield {"event": "message", "data": json.dumps({
             "type": "meta",
             "agent": "lab",
-            "scenario_id": body.scenario_id,
+            "task_id": body.task_id,
             "model": settings.model,
         })}
         first_byte = True
         try:
-            async for token in agent.stream_feedback(scenario, learner_context):
+            async for token in agent.stream_feedback(digest, learner_context):
                 first_byte = False
                 yield {"event": "message", "data": json.dumps({
                     "type": "delta", "content": token

apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/proctor.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-"""POST /v1/proctor/signals — structured integrity signals (REQ-2-009).
+"""POST /v1/proctor/signals — integrity signals over REAL inputs (REQ-3-007).
 
-JSON response (not SSE): a pydantic-validated ProctorAssessment.
-Unknown scenario → 404. Coaching-shaped interventions only.
+v0.3 re-grounding: live trace digest + DefenseStore long-pause signals +
+variant seed cross-check, no corpus scenarios. The proctor coaches:
+a pydantic-validated ProctorAssessment (JSON response, not SSE).
 """
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
@@ -11,15 +12,22 @@ from ..agents.proctor import ProctorAssessment
 from ..agents.registry import AgentRegistry
 from ..config import Settings
 from ..corpus.learner_context import get_learner_context
-from ..corpus.telemetry import get_proctor_scenario
-from .deps import get_agent_registry, get_provider, get_settings
+from ..grading.features import compute_digest
+from .deps import (
+    get_agent_registry,
+    get_provider,
+    get_settings,
+    get_trace_store,
+    get_variant_store,
+    get_voice_store,
+)
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/v1")
 
 
 class ProctorRequest(BaseModel):
-    scenario_id: str = Field(min_length=1)
-    learner_id: str | None = None
+    learner_id: str = Field(min_length=1)
+    task_id: str = Field(min_length=1)
 
 
 @router.post("/proctor/signals", response_model=ProctorAssessment)
@@ -28,16 +36,40 @@ async def proctor_signals(
     registry: AgentRegistry = Depends(get_agent_registry),
     settings: Settings = Depends(get_settings),
     provider=Depends(get_provider),
+    trace_store=Depends(get_trace_store),
+    variant_store=Depends(get_variant_store),
+    voice_store=Depends(get_voice_store),
 ) -> ProctorAssessment:
-    scenario = get_proctor_scenario(body.scenario_id)
-    if scenario is None:
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=404, detail=f"unknown scenario {body.scenario_id!r}"
-        )
+    """Real integrity inputs: live digest + defense signals + variant context."""
     agent = registry.get(provider, settings, "proctor")
     learner_context = get_learner_context(body.learner_id)
+
+    trace = (
+        trace_store.get_trace(body.learner_id, body.task_id)
+        if body.task_id in trace_store.list_tasks(body.learner_id)
+        else []
+    )
+    digest = compute_digest(trace) if trace else None
+
+    defense_signals = None
+    for record in voice_store.list_for_learner(body.learner_id):
+        if record.task_id == body.task_id and record.status == "finished":
+            defense_signals = record.integrity_signals or None
+            break
+
+    variant = variant_store.get_by_task(body.task_id)
+    variant_context = (
+        {"template_id": variant.template_id, "seed": variant.seed, "params": variant.params}
+        if variant is not None
+        else None
+    )
     try:
-        return await agent.assess(scenario, learner_context)
+        return await agent.assess(
+            digest,
+            defense_signals=defense_signals,
+            variant_context=variant_context,
+            learner_context=learner_context,
+        )
     except Exception as exc:
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=502, detail=f"proctor assessment failed: {exc}"

apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/sandboxes.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ never part of the API contract.
 
 import time
 from collections import deque
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Response
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ _CREATE_TIMES: deque[float] = deque()
 
 class SandboxCreateRequest(BaseModel):
     learner_id: str = Field(min_length=1)
+    # Optional task key: when set, the sandbox is telemetry-wired (REQ-3-003)
+    # — the in-sandbox capture agent streams workspace events to the ingest.
+    task_id: str | None = None
 
 
 class SandboxResponse(BaseModel):
@@ -142,7 +146,7 @@ async def create_sandbox(
     _check_per_learner_cap(await manager.list(), body.learner_id, settings)
     _check_global_create_rate(settings)
     try:
-        info = await manager.create(body.learner_id)
+        info = await manager.create(body.learner_id, task_id=body.task_id)
     except PoolFullError as exc:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=503, detail=str(exc)) from exc
     return _to_response(info)
@@ -217,3 +221,133 @@ async def delete_sandbox(
     if test_layout is not None:
         result.headers["X-Workspace-Copy"] = str(test_layout.workspace)
     return result
+
+
+# -- workspace files + exec (Phase 6, REQ-3-008; CUT-2) -------------------------
+#
+# The build surface reads/writes/list workspace files and runs Run/Test
+# commands through the manager's backend. NO interactive shell relay (CUT-2:
+# keystroke-level stdin/stdout is v0.4) — each exec is a bounded command with
+# captured output. Paths are WORKSPACE-RELATIVE; traversal outside the
+# workspace is rejected (the workdir bind is the boundary, but the API adds
+# its own containment check — defense in depth).
+
+
+class FileWriteRequest(BaseModel):
+    path: str = Field(min_length=1)
+    content: str
+
+
+class ExecRequest(BaseModel):
+    cmd: list[str] = Field(min_length=1)
+
+
+class ExecResponse(BaseModel):
+    cmd: list[str]
+    returncode: int
+    stdout: str
+    stderr: str
+    duration_s: float
+
+
+async def _workspace_dir(manager: SandboxManager, sandbox_id: str):
+    """Resolve the sandbox workspace (tracked layout or shell layout)."""
+    info = await manager.get(sandbox_id)  # raises SandboxNotFoundError -> 404
+    backend = manager._backend  # noqa: SLF001 - API owns the composition seam
+    tracked = getattr(backend, "_tracked", {}).get(sandbox_id)
+    if tracked is not None:
+        return tracked.workspace, info
+    return info.workdir / "workspace", info
+
+
+def _safe_rel_path(raw: str) -> Path:
+    """Workspace-relative path; reject absolute/traversal paths."""
+    candidate = Path(raw)
+    if candidate.is_absolute() or ".." in candidate.parts:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail=f"invalid workspace path {raw!r}")
+    return candidate
+
+
+def _resolve_in_workspace(workspace: Path, rel: Path) -> Path:
+    """Resolve `rel` under `workspace`, refusing symlink escapes (P7).
+
+    The lexical check in `_safe_rel_path` cannot see symlinks: an exec can
+    plant `ln -s /etc target` in the workspace and a follow-up read/write
+    would follow it OUT of the bind. Resolve with the workspace as the
+    anchor (strict: a symlink chain escaping raises) and confirm the
+    normalized target still sits inside the workspace — defense in depth
+    for both read_file and write_file.
+    """
+    try:
+        target = (workspace / rel).resolve(strict=False)
+        target.relative_to(workspace.resolve(strict=False))
+    except ValueError:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=422, detail=f"path escapes the workspace: {rel.as_posix()!r}"
+        ) from None
+    return target
+
+
+@router.get("/{sandbox_id}/files")
+async def list_files(
+    sandbox_id: str,
+    manager: SandboxManager = Depends(get_sandbox_manager),
+) -> dict:
+    try:
+        workspace, _ = await _workspace_dir(manager, sandbox_id)
+    except SandboxNotFoundError:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"no sandbox {sandbox_id!r}") from None
+    return {"files": sorted(p.name for p in workspace.iterdir()) if workspace.is_dir() else []}
+
+
+@router.get("/{sandbox_id}/files/{path:path}")
+async def read_file(
+    sandbox_id: str,
+    path: str,
+    manager: SandboxManager = Depends(get_sandbox_manager),
+) -> dict:
+    try:
+        workspace, _ = await _workspace_dir(manager, sandbox_id)
+    except SandboxNotFoundError:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"no sandbox {sandbox_id!r}") from None
+    rel = _safe_rel_path(path)
+    target = _resolve_in_workspace(workspace, rel)
+    if not target.is_file():
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"no file {path!r}")
+    return {"path": path, "content": target.read_text(errors="replace")}
+
+
+@router.put("/{sandbox_id}/files/{path:path}")
+async def write_file(
+    sandbox_id: str,
+    path: str,
+    body: FileWriteRequest,
+    manager: SandboxManager = Depends(get_sandbox_manager),
+) -> dict:
+    try:
+        workspace, _ = await _workspace_dir(manager, sandbox_id)
+    except SandboxNotFoundError:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"no sandbox {sandbox_id!r}") from None
+    rel = _safe_rel_path(body.path)
+    target = _resolve_in_workspace(workspace, rel)
+    target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    target.write_text(body.content)
+    return {"path": body.path, "written": True}
+
+
+@router.post("/{sandbox_id}/exec", response_model=ExecResponse)
+async def exec_command(
+    sandbox_id: str,
+    body: ExecRequest,
+    manager: SandboxManager = Depends(get_sandbox_manager),
+) -> ExecResponse:
+    try:
+        await manager.get(sandbox_id)
+    except SandboxNotFoundError:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"no sandbox {sandbox_id!r}") from None
+    backend = manager._backend  # noqa: SLF001 - API owns the composition seam
+    handle = manager._handles.get(sandbox_id)  # noqa: SLF001
+    if handle is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"no live handle {sandbox_id!r}")
+    result = await backend.exec(handle, body.cmd)
+    return ExecResponse(**result.model_dump())

apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/telemetry.py

@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ only wires `app.state.trace_store` / `app.state.trace_integrity` /
     GET  /v1/telemetry/traces/{learner_id}/{task_id}            ordered trace; 404 unknown
     GET  /v1/telemetry/gaps/{learner_id}/{task_id}              missing seqs   ; 404 unknown
 
-The WS route is a thin DI shell: it validates the query-param identity,
-pulls store/integrity/settings from `app.state`, and calls
-`telemetry_ingest_endpoint(...)` — the engine stays FastAPI-DI-free so it's
-testable without a router and the api/ layer owns all composition.
+The WS route is a thin DI shell: it validates the query-param identity and
+the Origin (browser pages are gated to the localhost dev origins — CORS
+middleware does not cover WS upgrades; the stdlib capture agent sends no
+Origin and is unaffected), pulls store/integrity/settings from `app.state`,
+and calls `telemetry_ingest_endpoint(...)` — the engine stays
+FastAPI-DI-free so it's testable without a router and the api/ layer owns
+all composition.
 
 Unknown-trace contract: a trace is KNOWN when it has >=1 stored event OR
 carries an integrity flag — a flooded trace with zero stored rows still 200s
@@ -21,6 +24,8 @@ so Proctor/grader can read WHY it's unusable (G-4 consumes
 the map so HTTP consumers never touch process internals.
 """
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, WebSocket
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -34,6 +39,27 @@ from .deps import get_trace_integrity, get_trace_store
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/v1/telemetry", tags=["telemetry"])
 
+#: Browser Origins allowed to open the ingest socket (A-008 mirror, D-038).
+#: The stdlib capture agent sends NO Origin header (it is not a browser) and
+#: stays allowed; a malicious page loaded in the learner's browser would
+#: carry an Origin and must not be able to poison/flood the trace. CORS
+#: middleware does NOT cover WebSocket upgrades, so this gate is explicit.
+#: In network mode the configured CORS list governs (default '*' — any
+#: origin, since credentials are never used); an explicit list still rejects
+#: unlisted origins with 1008.
+_LOCAL_WS_ORIGINS = frozenset(
+    {"http://localhost:3000", "http://127.0.0.1:3000", "http://localhost:8420"}
+)
+
+
+def _allowed_ws_origins(settings: object) -> frozenset[str]:
+    configured = getattr(settings, "cors_origin_list", None)
+    if configured is None:
+        return _LOCAL_WS_ORIGINS
+    if configured == ["*"]:
+        return frozenset()  # empty = wildcard = every Origin passes
+    return frozenset(configured) | _LOCAL_WS_ORIGINS
+
 
 # --- WS ingest (D-026) ---------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -45,6 +71,17 @@ async def telemetry_ingest_ws(websocket: WebSocket) -> None:
     The engine's session + flood logic is fully typed and testable without
     FastAPI; this shim is the only place the two layers meet.
     """
+    origin = (websocket.headers.get("origin") or "").strip()
+    allowed = _allowed_ws_origins(getattr(websocket.app.state, "settings", None))
+    if origin and allowed and origin not in allowed:
+        # Same-origin dev pages (Next.js on :3000, the service itself on
+        # :8420) pass; anything else is refused pre-accept. Non-browser
+        # producers (the capture agent, tests) send no Origin and pass.
+        # Wildcard (empty frozenset) passes every Origin in network mode.
+        await websocket.close(
+            code=1008, reason=f"origin {origin!r} not allowed for telemetry ingest"
+        )
+        return
     query = websocket.query_params
     learner_id = query.get("learner_id", "")
     task_id = query.get("task_id", "")

apps/ai-service/ai_service/config.py

@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     # `port` (A-004); only the host is configurable — never a second port.
     telemetry_ingest_host: str = "127.0.0.1"
 
+    # v0.3.5 network mode (D-038): dev.sh binds 0.0.0.0 so remote browsers can
+    # reach the stack; '*' (default) lets any origin call the API (safe ONLY
+    # because credentials are never enabled — A-008). Set a comma-separated
+    # origin list (e.g. 'http://nextcraft-1:3000') to restrict instead.
+    cors_origins: str = "*"
+
+    @property
+    def cors_origin_list(self) -> list[str]:
+        value = self.cors_origins.strip()
+        if value == "*":
+            return ["*"]
+        return [o.strip() for o in value.split(",") if o.strip()]
+
     # Voice provider selection (REQ-3-006, D-030): 'mock' (default — the
     # no-key path is first-class; tests never call a real voice API) or
     # 'browser' (browser-native SpeechRecognition/speechSynthesis fallback;

apps/ai-service/ai_service/corpus/artifacts.py

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 """Pre-baked artifacts + rubrics + defense transcripts — Assessor mock inputs (REQ-2-008).
 
+v0.2 mock engine inputs (pre-baked artifacts/rubrics/transcripts) — DORMANT as of v0.3 re-
+grounding (Task 6-1-04): no production code path imports this module. Retained as Phase-3
+calibration history.
+
+
 Counterpart: packages/mock-data/ai-scenarios.ts (artifact IDs string-identical,
 D-021). Real process-trace grading is a v0.3+ engine (assessment engine);
 these pre-baked submissions stand in for artifact + defense evaluation.

apps/ai-service/ai_service/corpus/telemetry.py

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 """Simulated sandbox telemetry corpus — Lab agent mock engine inputs (REQ-2-007).
 
+v0.2 mock engine inputs (Lab/Proctor scenarios) — DORMANT as of v0.3 re-grounding (Task 6-1-04):
+no production code path imports this module. Retained as Phase-3 calibration history
+(corpus/trace_fixtures.py references it from TESTS only).
+
+
 Counterpart: packages/mock-data/ai-scenarios.ts (scenario IDs string-identical,
 D-021). Real sandbox telemetry is a v0.3+ engine (sandbox fabric); these
 scripted event streams stand in for the build-session process trace.

apps/ai-service/ai_service/grading/features.py

@@ -27,16 +27,11 @@ Feature semantics (conservative, deterministic):
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections import Counter
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 from ..telemetry.models import TelemetryEvent
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover - import cycle guard for type checkers
-    pass
-
-
 _IDLE_DEFAULT_S: float = 120.0
 
 _TEST_HINTS = ("test", "pytest", "vitest", "jest", "mocha", "unittest", "go test", "npm test")

apps/ai-service/ai_service/grading/store.py

@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ class GradeRecord(SQLModel, table=True):
                        (learner_id, task_id) pair — the same pair as trace
                        identity, so a grade is keyed by the exact trace it
                        was computed from.
-        variant_seed — task-variant seed; None until P4 (D-029). v0.3
-                       grading is variant-blind.
+        variant_seed — task-variant seed (D-029); None when the graded task
+                        is not variant-derived. Since Phase 4 the engine
+                        stamps the graded variant's seed here (MH#4) and the
+                        template's difficulty anchors ship to the grader
+                        prompt — this column is the audit join for that.
         digest       — compact deterministic trace digest (D-028) that fed
                        the rubric prompt; persisted for auditability so the
                        LLM's input stays reproducible.
@@ -85,7 +88,8 @@ class GradeRecord(SQLModel, table=True):
 
     learner_id: str = Field(primary_key=True)
     task_id: str = Field(primary_key=True)
-    variant_seed: str | None = Field(default=None)  # null until P4 (D-029)
+    # None only for non-variant tasks (MH#4 stamps variant seeds since P4).
+    variant_seed: str | None = Field(default=None)
     # JSON columns: stored as TEXT on SQLite, native JSONB on Postgres (D-027).
     digest: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict, sa_type=JSON)
     scores: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict, sa_type=JSON)

apps/ai-service/ai_service/main.py

@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ def create_app(settings: Settings | None = None) -> FastAPI:
         timeout = httpx.Timeout(connect=10.0, read=300.0, write=30.0, pool=10.0)
         app.state.http_client = httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=timeout)
         app.state.settings = settings
-        app.state.provider = create_provider(settings, app.state.http_client)
+        # State-injection override (same pattern as the stores): tests may
+        # pre-set app.state.provider with a scripted mock; only construct the
+        # configured provider when none is present.
+        if getattr(app.state, "provider", None) is None:
+            app.state.provider = create_provider(settings, app.state.http_client)
         app.state.session_store = InMemorySessionStore()
         app.state.agent_registry = AgentRegistry()
         register_builtin_agents(app.state.agent_registry)
@@ -167,11 +171,17 @@ def create_app(settings: Settings | None = None) -> FastAPI:
 
     app = FastAPI(title="Nextcraft AI Service", version="0.3.0", lifespan=lifespan)
 
-    # A-008: localhost-only CORS, no credentials
+    # A-008 + D-038: no-credentials CORS. Default '*' admits remote-browser
+    # origins in network mode (safe only because allow_credentials stays
+    # False — never enable credentials with a wildcard). AI_CORS_ORIGINS
+    # restricts to an explicit list. PUT is CONTRACT, not trivia: the learner
+    # build surface writes workspace files with PUT (engine-client writeFile)
+    # — v0.3 initially shipped without it and every cross-origin Save failed
+    # preflight (caught in P7 review; tests/api/test_cors.py pins the policy).
     app.add_middleware(
         CORSMiddleware,
-        allow_origins=["http://localhost:3000", "http://127.0.0.1:3000"],
-        allow_methods=["GET", "POST", "DELETE", "OPTIONS"],
+        allow_origins=settings.cors_origin_list,
+        allow_methods=["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "OPTIONS"],
         allow_headers=["Content-Type"],
         allow_credentials=False,
     )

apps/ai-service/ai_service/prompts/assessor.py

@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
-"""Assessor agent prompt — rubric application to artifacts + defenses (REQ-2-008).
+"""Assessor agent prompt — rubric coaching over REAL grades (REQ-3-007).
 
-Final persona (Phase 4). Assessor is a rigorous, fair grader: scores each
-criterion with evidence, cites what the learner did, returns ONLY valid
-JSON matching the rubric schema.
-Version: assessor-v2 (final for v0.2).
+v0.3 re-grounding: the grading engine (Phase 3) computes the rubric scores
+from the process trace; Assessor EXPLAINS the stored grade as coaching —
+it never invents or re-scores. Rigorous, fair, actionable.
+Version: assessor-v3 (v0.3 live).
 """
 
 SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are Assessor, the grading agent of Nextcraft, an AI-native competency school.
 Learner: {learner_name}.
 
-You receive: (a) an artifact evidence excerpt, (b) its defense transcript,
-and (c) the rubric for the competency. Your job:
-- Score EVERY rubric criterion from 0-100, justified by evidence you can
-  point to in the artifact or transcript.
-- Cite what the learner did ("the 3-retry loop in the tool node"), not
-  what they should have done — except in gaps, where the missed work goes.
-- Strengths: the two strongest evidence points, each one sentence.
-- Gaps: the two most important missed opportunities, each one sentence.
-- Verdict: "mastered" | "developing" | "not_yet" — judged against the
-  rubric weights, honestly.
+You receive the learner's STORED process-trace grade (verdict, per-criterion
+scores, and the build digest) computed by the grading engine. Your job:
+- Explain what the grade means in plain language (summary).
+- Strengths: cite what the digest + scores show the learner did well.
+- Gaps: name the missed opportunities the scores point to.
+- Next steps: concrete, buildable actions that would move the weakest
+  criterion up one level.
 
 Rules:
 - Rigorous but fair. A polished artifact with a weak defense is NOT mastery.

apps/ai-service/ai_service/prompts/lab.py

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-"""Lab agent prompt — in-flow feedback over sandbox telemetry (REQ-2-007).
+"""Lab agent prompt — in-flow feedback over LIVE telemetry (REQ-3-007).
 
-Final persona (Phase 4). Lab is a pragmatic build partner: reads the
-telemetry timeline, names the one most useful adjustment, gives one
-concrete next step. Scenario-driven; no session chat.
-Version: lab-v2 (final for v0.2).
+v0.3 re-grounding: the timeline is the learner's real TraceDigest (D-028
+compact counters — commands, test outcomes, idle gaps, edit cadence), not
+v0.2 corpus scenarios. Lab is a pragmatic build partner: reads the live
+digest, names the one most useful adjustment, gives one concrete next
+step. No session chat.
+Version: lab-v3 (v0.3 live).
 """
 
 SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are Lab, the in-flow feedback agent watching a learner
@@ -25,7 +27,17 @@ Rules:
   self-check that would prove understanding.
 - Three short paragraphs maximum. No headers, no bullet lists."""
 
-PROMPT_VERSION = "lab-v2"
+PROMPT_VERSION = "lab-v3"
+
+
+def render_digest_timeline(digest) -> str:
+    """Live-trace timeline: the compact TraceDigest JSON (D-028)."""
+    if digest is None:
+        return (
+            "No telemetry yet for this build session. Ask the learner to run "
+            "the task's starter test to establish a baseline."
+        )
+    return f"Live build-session digest:\n{digest.model_dump_json()}"
 
 
 def render_context(learner_context) -> dict:

apps/ai-service/ai_service/prompts/proctor.py

@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
-"""Proctor agent prompt — integrity signals with coaching interventions (REQ-2-009).
+"""Proctor agent prompt — integrity signals with coaching interventions (REQ-3-007).
 
-Final persona (Phase 5). Proctor is a supportive observer, never punitive:
-classifies signals, recommends ONE coaching intervention. Assume good
-faith — most signals have innocent explanations.
-Version: proctor-v2 (final for v0.2).
+v0.3 re-grounding: inputs are REAL — the live trace digest (idle gaps,
+command cadence, edit bursts), the oral-defense integrity signals (long
+pauses), and the variant audit context (seed + params). Proctor is a
+supportive observer, never punitive: classifies signals, recommends ONE
+coaching intervention. Assume good faith.
+Version: proctor-v3 (v0.3 live).
 """
 
 SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are Proctor, the integrity-support agent of Nextcraft,
 an AI-native competency school.
 Learner: {learner_name}.
 
-You receive a telemetry timeline of defense-session events (tab switches,
-idle gaps, large pastes, focus loss, keystroke bursts). Your job:
-- Classify EACH notable signal: type (e.g. "context_switch", "idle_gap",
-  "large_paste"), severity ("low" | "medium" | "high"), and a one-sentence
-  note citing the event (timestamps and details).
+You receive the learner's REAL build-session digest (idle gaps, command
+categories, edit/test cadence), oral-defense integrity signals (long
+pauses), and — when the task is variant-derived — the variant seed context.
+Your job:
+- Classify EACH notable signal: type ("idle_gap" | "long_pause" |
+  "burst_edit" | "off_template"), severity ("low" | "medium" | "high"),
+  and a one-sentence note citing the numbers.
 - Recommend exactly ONE supportive coaching intervention for the session
   overall — never punitive, never accusatory. Frame around helping the
-  learner succeed, e.g. "offer a short break", "invite them to explain
-  the pasted section in their own words".
+  learner succeed.
 
 Rules:
 - Assume good faith. Tab switches to documentation are normal engineering.
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ Rules:
 - Respond with ONLY a valid JSON object matching the provided schema —
   no markdown fences, no prose outside the JSON."""
 
-PROMPT_VERSION = "proctor-v2"
+PROMPT_VERSION = "proctor-v3"
 
 
 def render_context(learner_context) -> dict:

apps/ai-service/ai_service/telemetry/ingest.py

@@ -143,11 +143,9 @@ class IngestSession:
     - `telemetry_max_events_per_task` is consulted at connect and re-checked
       per append against the DURABLE row count (cap compares against stored
       events, so a skipped-ahead seq cannot burn budget that was never sent).
-      Durable count via `len(get_trace(...))` reads the trace per append —
-      O(trace) per event; v0.3 pilot sizing caps traces at 50k rows, WAL keeps
-      the writer unblocked (a-3), and the capture agent's emission rate is
-      human-scale. If profiling shows the count query hot, swap to COUNT(*)
-      without changing the contract.
+      Durable count via `TraceStore.count()` (COUNT(*)) — a single aggregate
+      per append, never materializing trace rows (the pre-P7 code read
+      `len(get_trace(...))` which was O(trace) per event / O(n²) per session).
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -239,6 +237,12 @@ class IngestSession:
                     self._queue.put_nowait(frame)
                 except asyncio.QueueFull:
                     # Bounded queue — overflow is a flood, never drop-oldest.
+                    # _trigger_flood closes the socket; fall through to the
+                    # tail so the disconnect sentinel is still enqueued — the
+                    # drainer is never left parked on an empty queue after a
+                    # flood (P7 review: the pre-fix code `return`ed from the
+                    # QueueFull branch WITHOUT the sentinel, leaking the
+                    # session task set — one per flooded trace).
                     await self._trigger_flood("queue_overflow")
                     return
         except WebSocketDisconnect:
@@ -354,8 +358,10 @@ class IngestSession:
     def _flood_breached(self) -> bool:
         """True when this append would exceed the per-trace event budget."""
         # Durable count (NOT latest_seq+1 — a skipped-ahead seq must not burn
-        # un-sent events' budget) plus this connection's in-flight rows.
-        durable = len(self._store.get_trace(self.learner_id, self.task_id))
+        # un-sent events' budget) via COUNT(*): never materialize the trace
+        # per append (P7 review — the old len(get_trace(...)) built every row
+        # object per event, O(trace) per append / O(n²) per session).
+        durable = self._store.count(learner_id=self.learner_id, task_id=self.task_id)
         return durable >= self._max_events
 
     async def _check_gap(self, incoming_seq: int) -> None:

apps/ai-service/ai_service/telemetry/store.py

@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ class TraceStore(Protocol):
         """Highest stored seq for the trace; -1 when no events exist."""
         ...
 
+    def count(self, learner_id: str, task_id: str) -> int:
+        """Number of stored events for the trace (COUNT(*), never
+        materializes rows — the ingest cap consults this per append, so
+        an O(trace) implementation would make ingest O(n²) per session).
+        """
+        ...
+
     def list_tasks(self, learner_id: str) -> list[str]:
         """Distinct task_ids with at least one event for the learner."""
         ...
@@ -183,6 +190,19 @@ class SQLiteTraceStore:
             latest: Any = session.exec(stmt).one()
         return -1 if latest is None else int(latest)
 
+    def count(self, learner_id: str, task_id: str) -> int:
+        # COUNT(*) at the DB — no row materialization. The ingest flood cap
+        # calls this per append (telemetry/ingest._flood_breached); the
+        # docstring-free body keeps it obvious what the query shape is.
+        with self._session() as session:
+            stmt = (
+                select(sa.func.count(TelemetryEvent.seq))
+                .where(TelemetryEvent.learner_id == learner_id)
+                .where(TelemetryEvent.task_id == task_id)
+            )
+            total: Any = session.exec(stmt).one()
+        return int(total or 0)
+
     def list_tasks(self, learner_id: str) -> list[str]:
         with self._session() as session:
             stmt = (

apps/ai-service/ai_service/variants/templates.py

@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ class RubricAnchors(BaseModel):
     for this template, so two variants of one template are held to the
     same bar regardless of which slot values a learner drew. The a-5
     envelope test (tests/variants/test_generator.py) binds variants to
-    these bands in code. Shipping them into the grader prompt context is
-    the P4 must-have follow-up tracked for final review: grading is
-    variant-blind in the current wiring (engine.py stamps
-    variant_seed=None), so today the anchors gate variant fairness in
-    tests only — not yet in the LLM prompt.
+    these bands in code, and — since Phase 4 (MH#4) — the grading engine
+    ships this envelope into the grader prompt
+    (grading/engine._anchors_context) and stamps the variant seed on the
+    GradeRecord, so the anchors gate variant fairness in BOTH tests and
+    the live rubric.
     """
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)

apps/ai-service/scripts/bootstrap.sh

@@ -1,28 +1,73 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Idempotent bootstrap: create venv + install deps.
-# Handles Debian systems without python3-venv/ensurepip via --without-pip + get-pip.
+# Handles Debian/Ubuntu systems without python3-venv/ensurepip via --without-pip + get-pip.
+# v2 (v0.3.5): recovers from a poisoned partial .venv left by a failed earlier
+# attempt, cleans before each retry, and dies with a distro-specific fix hint
+# when venv creation is impossible (e.g. missing python3.XX-venv package).
 set -euo pipefail
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 APP_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
 VENV="$APP_DIR/.venv"
 
+venv_usable() {
+  [ -x "$VENV/bin/python3" ]
+}
+
+rm_broken_venv() {
+  echo "bootstrap: removing broken partial .venv from a failed earlier attempt" >&2
+  rm -rf "$VENV"
+}
+
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.cache/ciagent"
 
-if [ ! -x "$VENV/bin/python3" ]; then
-  if python3 -m venv "$VENV" 2>/dev/null; then
+if venv_usable && [ ! -x "$VENV/bin/pip" ]; then
+  # A usable python3 without pip means the --without-pip fallback half-ran and
+  # the get-pip step never completed: start over cleanly.
+  rm_broken_venv
+fi
+
+if ! venv_usable; then
+  if [ -d "$VENV" ]; then
+    # Directory exists but no working python3: remains of a crashed venv create.
+    rm_broken_venv
+  fi
+  if python3 -m venv "$VENV" 2>/tmp/venv-create.err; then
     :
   else
-    # No ensurepip available — create bare venv and bootstrap pip separately.
-    python3 -m venv --without-pip "$VENV"
+    rm -rf "$VENV"
+    if python3 -m venv --without-pip "$VENV" 2>>/tmp/venv-create.err; then
+      :
+    else
+      rm -rf "$VENV"
+      PYVER="$(python3 -c 'import sys; print("%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2])' 2>/dev/null || true)"
+      PKG="python3-venv"
+      [ -n "$PYVER" ] && PKG="python${PYVER}-venv"
+      echo "bootstrap: could not create a virtual environment." >&2
+      echo "  python3 reported:" >&2
+      sed 's/^/    /' /tmp/venv-create.err >&2 || true
+      echo "  fix (Debian/Ubuntu): install the venv support package, then re-run nextcraft bootstrap:" >&2
+      echo "    apt install $PKG" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
   fi
 fi
 
 if [ ! -x "$VENV/bin/pip" ]; then
   GET_PIP="$HOME/.cache/ciagent/get-pip.py"
   if [ ! -f "$GET_PIP" ]; then
-    curl -sSf --max-time 60 https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o "$GET_PIP"
+    if ! curl -sSf --max-time 60 https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o "$GET_PIP"; then
+      rm -rf "$VENV"
+      echo "bootstrap: get-pip.py download failed (no network?)." >&2
+      echo "  fix: restore network access and re-run nextcraft bootstrap" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+  if ! "$VENV/bin/python3" "$GET_PIP" --quiet; then
+    rm -rf "$VENV"
+    echo "bootstrap: pip installation into the venv failed." >&2
+    echo "  fix: re-run nextcraft bootstrap (the venv was cleaned; this retry is safe)" >&2
+    exit 1
   fi
-  "$VENV/bin/python3" "$GET_PIP" --quiet
 fi
 
 "$VENV/bin/pip" install --quiet --upgrade pip

apps/ai-service/scripts/dev.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Dev server: export secrets (if present) then run uvicorn on :8420.
+# Dev server: export secrets (if present) then run uvicorn.
+# Binds 0.0.0.0 by default so the stack is reachable from other machines
+# (v0.3.5 network mode) — set AI_HOST=127.0.0.1 in .env to revert to loopback.
 set -euo pipefail
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 APP_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@ REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$APP_DIR/../.." && pwd)"
 VENV="$APP_DIR/.venv"
 
 if [ ! -x "$VENV/bin/uvicorn" ]; then
-  echo "venv missing — run scripts/bootstrap.sh first" >&2
+  echo "venv missing — run nextcraft bootstrap first (or: bash scripts/bootstrap.sh)" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -22,5 +24,17 @@ if [ -f "$SECRETS" ]; then
   done < "$SECRETS"
 fi
 
+ENV_FILE="$APP_DIR/.env"
+if [ -f "$ENV_FILE" ]; then
+  while IFS='=' read -r key value; do
+    case "$key" in
+      AI_HOST|AI_PORT|AI_CORS_ORIGINS) export "$key=$value" ;;
+    esac
+  done < "$ENV_FILE"
+fi
+
+HOST="${AI_HOST:-0.0.0.0}"
+PORT="${AI_PORT:-8420}"
+
 cd "$APP_DIR"
-exec "$VENV/bin/uvicorn" ai_service.main:app --reload --port 8420
+exec "$VENV/bin/uvicorn" ai_service.main:app --reload --host "$HOST" --port "$PORT"

apps/ai-service/tests/agents/test_assessor.py

@@ -1,103 +1,118 @@
-"""Assessor agent tests — structured rubric scores (REQ-2-008).
+"""Assessor agent tests — live-grade coaching contract (REQ-3-007).
 
-The Assessor is the structured-output showcase: tests use ScriptedJSONProvider
-for valid payloads and exercise the 4-layer defense failure modes.
+v0.3 re-grounding: the Assessor renders coaching FROM the stored grade
+(GradeRecord) — it never invents scores (the grading engine owns that).
 """
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+
 import pytest
 
-from ai_service.agents.assessor import AssessorAgent, RubricScore
-from ai_service.agents.structured import StructuredOutputError
+from ai_service.agents.assessor import AssessorAgent, GradeCoaching
 from ai_service.config import Settings
-from ai_service.corpus.artifacts import (
-    get_artifact_bundle,
-    get_transcript_for_artifact,
-    render_rubric,
+from ai_service.grading.store import GradeRecord, SQLiteGradeStore
+from ai_service.llm.mock import MockProvider
+from ai_service.llm.types import Message
+
+COACHING_JSON = json.dumps(
+    {
+        "summary": "Solid iterative build; tests drove the fixes.",
+        "strengths": ["Ran tests after each change."],
+        "gaps": ["Did not cover the empty-input case."],
+        "next_steps": ["Add one edge-case test."],
+    }
 )
-from ai_service.corpus.learner_context import get_learner_context
-from ai_service.llm.mock import MockProvider, ScriptedJSONProvider
-
-VALID_SCORE = {
-    "rubric_id": "rubric-orchestration-c002",
-    "artifact_id": "art-eval-research-assistant",
-    "competency_id": "stack-orchestration-c002",
-    "scores": [
-        {"criterion_id": "rc-architecture", "name": "Agent architecture soundness",
-         "score": 92, "evidence": "Explicit state schema with planner-only write access"},
-        {"criterion_id": "rc-communication", "name": "Inter-agent communication design",
-         "score": 88, "evidence": "Typed ToolMessage responses with retry flags"},
-        {"criterion_id": "rc-reliability", "name": "Reliability engineering",
-         "score": 85, "evidence": "3-retry loop with degradation path"},
-        {"criterion_id": "rc-process", "name": "Process trace quality",
-         "score": 90, "evidence": "Iterative saves with passing test checkpoints"},
-    ],
-    "strengths": ["Clean state boundaries", "Failure-aware tool wrapping"],
-    "gaps": ["No reviewer node yet", "Graph diagram only in README"],
-    "verdict": "mastered",
-}
 
 
-def make_assessor(provider=None) -> AssessorAgent:
-    return AssessorAgent(provider or MockProvider(), Settings(provider="mock"))
+class ScriptedProvider(MockProvider):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.requests: list[list[Message]] = []
+        self.replies: list[str] = []
+
+    async def chat(self, messages, *, model, temperature=0.7, response_format=None):
+        self.requests.append([Message(role=m.role, content=m.content) for m in messages])
+        if self.replies:
+            return self.replies.pop(0)
+        return COACHING_JSON
 
 
-def get_bundle(artifact_id="art-eval-research-assistant"):
-    bundle = get_artifact_bundle(artifact_id)
-    assert bundle is not None
-    return bundle
-
-
-async def test_evaluate_returns_validated_rubric_score():
-    provider = ScriptedJSONProvider(VALID_SCORE)
-    assessor = make_assessor(provider)
-    artifact, rubric = get_bundle()
-    transcript = get_transcript_for_artifact(artifact.artifact_id)
-    result = await assessor.evaluate(artifact, rubric, transcript)
-    assert isinstance(result, RubricScore)
-    assert result.verdict == "mastered"
-    assert len(result.scores) == 4
-    assert result.weighted_total(rubric) == pytest.approx(
-        92 * 0.3 + 88 * 0.3 + 85 * 0.25 + 90 * 0.15
+def _grade() -> GradeRecord:
+    return GradeRecord(
+        learner_id="assessor-learner",
+        task_id="assessor-task",
+        variant_seed=None,
+        digest={"error_fix_cycles": 2, "final_test_status": "pass"},
+        scores={
+            "criteria": {
+                "process_quality": 4,
+                "correctness": 3,
+                "debugging_discipline": 4,
+                "test_usage": 3,
+            },
+            "strengths": ["s"],
+            "gaps": ["g"],
+            "verdict": "developing",
+        },
+        verdict="GRADED",
+        model="gemma4:31b",
+        created_at=datetime.now(UTC),
     )
 
 
-async def test_evaluate_rejects_invalid_schema_after_retry():
-    """Plain MockProvider returns non-rubric JSON → 4-layer defense exhausts
-    its single retry and raises StructuredOutputError."""
-    assessor = make_assessor(MockProvider())
-    artifact, rubric = get_bundle()
-    transcript = get_transcript_for_artifact(artifact.artifact_id)
-    with pytest.raises(StructuredOutputError):
-        await assessor.evaluate(artifact, rubric, transcript)
+@pytest.fixture()
+def provider() -> ScriptedProvider:
+    return ScriptedProvider()
 
 
-def test_build_evaluation_input_carries_all_inputs():
-    assessor = make_assessor()
-    artifact, rubric = get_bundle()
-    transcript = get_transcript_for_artifact(artifact.artifact_id)
-    text = assessor.build_evaluation_input(artifact, rubric, transcript)
-    assert artifact.name in text
-    assert artifact.evidence_excerpt in text
-    assert "rc-architecture" in text  # rubric rendered
-    assert "examiner:" in text  # transcript rendered
+@pytest.fixture()
+def agent(provider) -> AssessorAgent:
+    return AssessorAgent(provider, Settings(provider="mock"))
 
 
-def test_build_evaluation_input_without_transcript():
-    assessor = make_assessor()
-    artifact, rubric = get_bundle()
-    text = assessor.build_evaluation_input(artifact, rubric, None)
-    assert artifact.name in text
-    assert "examiner:" not in text
+class TestCoachGrade:
+    async def test_prompt_contains_stored_grade_not_learner_id(self, agent, provider) -> None:
+        await agent.coach_grade(_grade())
+        all_text = "\n".join(
+            m.content for request in provider.requests for m in request
+        )
+        assert "process_quality" in all_text  # stored scores rendered
+        assert "GRADED" in all_text
+        assert "assessor-learner" not in all_text  # D-028 anonymity
+
+    async def test_coaching_validates_via_d020(self, agent, provider) -> None:
+        coaching = await agent.coach_grade(_grade())
+        assert isinstance(coaching, GradeCoaching)
+        assert coaching.summary
+        assert coaching.next_steps
+
+    async def test_malformed_then_good_exercises_retry(self, agent, provider) -> None:
+        provider.replies = ["garbage", COACHING_JSON]
+        coaching = await agent.coach_grade(_grade())
+        assert coaching.summary
+        assert len(provider.requests) == 2
+
+    async def test_no_corpus_artifact_imports(self) -> None:
+        import ast
+        from pathlib import Path
+
+        py = Path(__file__).parents[2] / "ai_service" / "agents" / "assessor.py"
+        tree = ast.parse(py.read_text())
+        for node in ast.walk(tree):
+            if isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom) and node.module:
+                assert "corpus.artifacts" not in node.module
+                assert "corpus.telemetry" not in node.module
 
 
-def test_system_prompt_names_assessor_persona():
-    prompt = make_assessor().system_prompt(get_learner_context())
-    assert "Assessor" in prompt
-    assert "ONLY" in prompt  # JSON-only instruction
-
-
-def test_rubric_render_in_prompt_is_complete():
-    """The rubric passed to the model lists every criterion (fair grading)."""
-    artifact, rubric = get_bundle()
-    text = render_rubric(rubric)
-    assert text.count("rc-") == len(rubric.criteria)
+class TestStoreRoundtrip:
+    def test_grade_store_roundtrip(self, tmp_path) -> None:
+        store = SQLiteGradeStore(db_path=tmp_path / "g.db")
+        record = _grade()
+        store.save(record)
+        fetched = store.get("assessor-learner", "assessor-task")
+        assert fetched is not None
+        assert fetched.scores["criteria"]["process_quality"] == 4
+        store.close()

apps/ai-service/tests/agents/test_regrounding_live.py

@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+"""Live re-grounding tests: Lab, Assessor, Proctor on REAL inputs (REQ-3-007)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import tempfile
+from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from ai_service.agents.assessor import AssessorAgent, GradeCoaching
+from ai_service.agents.lab import LabAgent
+from ai_service.agents.proctor import ProctorAgent, ProctorAssessment
+from ai_service.config import Settings
+from ai_service.grading.store import GradeRecord, SQLiteGradeStore
+from ai_service.llm.mock import MockProvider
+from ai_service.llm.types import Message
+from ai_service.telemetry.models import TelemetryEvent
+from ai_service.telemetry.store import SQLiteTraceStore
+
+COACHING_JSON = json.dumps(
+    {
+        "summary": "Iterative build with test discipline.",
+        "strengths": ["Tested after changes."],
+        "gaps": ["Missing edge cases."],
+        "next_steps": ["Add an edge-case test."],
+    }
+)
+PROCTOR_JSON = json.dumps(
+    {
+        "signals": [
+            {"signal_type": "idle_gap", "severity": "low", "note": "One 400s gap."}
+        ],
+        "intervention": "Offer a short break.",
+        "summary": "Healthy session overall.",
+    }
+)
+T0 = datetime(2026, 9, 12, tzinfo=UTC)
+
+
+class RecordingProvider(MockProvider):
+    def __init__(self, structured_json: str) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self._structured_json = structured_json
+        self.requests: list[list[Message]] = []
+
+    def _reply_for(self, messages, response_format):
+        self.requests.append([Message(role=m.role, content=m.content) for m in messages])
+        if response_format is not None and response_format.get("type") == "json_object":
+            return self._structured_json
+        return "Coaching feedback referencing your latest test run."
+
+
+def _event(
+    seq: int, kind: str, payload: dict, offset_s: float,
+    learner="live-learner", task="live-task",
+):
+    return TelemetryEvent(
+        learner_id=learner,
+        task_id=task,
+        seq=seq,
+        kind=kind,
+        payload=payload,
+        ts=T0 + timedelta(seconds=offset_s),
+        sandbox_id="sbx-live",
+    )
+
+
+def _seed_trace(store: SQLiteTraceStore) -> None:
+    events = [
+        _event(0, "file_diff", {"path": "a.py"}, 0),
+        _event(1, "command", {"cmd": "pytest -q"}, 10),
+        _event(2, "test_result", {"passed": False, "exit_code": 1}, 15),
+        _event(3, "file_diff", {"path": "a.py"}, 30),
+        _event(4, "test_result", {"passed": True, "exit_code": 0}, 45),
+        _event(5, "activity", {"state": "idle"}, 500),  # >120s gap -> idle
+    ]
+    for e in events:
+        store.append(e)
+
+
+class TestLabLive:
+    async def test_lab_prompt_contains_digest_not_corpus(self, tmp_path) -> None:
+        store = SQLiteTraceStore(db_path=tmp_path / "t.db")
+        _seed_trace(store)
+        provider = RecordingProvider("feedback")
+        agent = LabAgent(provider, Settings(provider="mock"))
+
+        from ai_service.grading.features import compute_digest
+
+        digest = compute_digest(store.get_trace("live-learner", "live-task"))
+        tokens = [t async for t in agent.stream_feedback(digest)]
+        assert tokens
+        all_text = "\n".join(
+            m.content for request in provider.requests for m in request
+        )
+        assert "error_fix_cycles" in all_text
+        assert "lab-scenario" not in all_text  # no corpus fixture ids
+        store.close()
+
+    def test_no_corpus_telemetry_import_in_lab(self) -> None:
+        import ast
+        from pathlib import Path
+
+        py = Path(__file__).parents[2] / "ai_service" / "agents" / "lab.py"
+        tree = ast.parse(py.read_text())
+        for node in ast.walk(tree):
+            if isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom) and node.module:
+                assert "corpus.telemetry" not in node.module
+
+
+class TestAssessorLive:
+    async def test_assessor_prompt_contains_stored_scores(self) -> None:
+        provider = RecordingProvider(COACHING_JSON)
+        agent = AssessorAgent(provider, Settings(provider="mock"))
+        grade = GradeRecord(
+            learner_id="live-learner",
+            task_id="live-task",
+            variant_seed=None,
+            digest={"error_fix_cycles": 1},
+            scores={"criteria": {"process_quality": 3}},
+            verdict="GRADED",
+            model="mock",
+            created_at=datetime.now(UTC),
+        )
+        coaching = await agent.coach_grade(grade)
+        assert isinstance(coaching, GradeCoaching)
+        all_text = "\n".join(
+            m.content for request in provider.requests for m in request
+        )
+        assert "process_quality" in all_text
+        assert "live-learner" not in all_text
+
+    def test_no_corpus_artifact_import_in_assessor(self) -> None:
+        import ast
+        from pathlib import Path
+
+        py = Path(__file__).parents[2] / "ai_service" / "agents" / "assessor.py"
+        tree = ast.parse(py.read_text())
+        for node in ast.walk(tree):
+            if isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom) and node.module:
+                assert "corpus.artifacts" not in node.module
+                assert "corpus.telemetry" not in node.module
+
+
+class TestProctorLive:
+    async def test_proctor_receives_real_digest_and_defense_signals(self) -> None:
+        provider = RecordingProvider(PROCTOR_JSON)
+        agent = ProctorAgent(provider, Settings(provider="mock"))
+        from ai_service.grading.features import compute_digest
+
+        store = SQLiteTraceStore(db_path=Path(tempfile.mkdtemp()) / "proctor-t.db")
+        _seed_trace(store)
+        digest = compute_digest(store.get_trace("live-learner", "live-task"))
+        store.close()
+
+        assessment = await agent.assess(
+            digest,
+            defense_signals={"long_pauses": [{"turn": 3, "latency_ms": 30000}]},
+            variant_context={"template_id": "tpl-llm-judge", "seed": "cafe", "params": {}},
+        )
+        assert isinstance(assessment, ProctorAssessment)
+        all_text = "\n".join(
+            m.content for request in provider.requests for m in request
+        )
+        assert "idle_gap" in all_text or "idle_gap_count" in all_text
+        assert "long_pauses" in all_text
+        assert "tpl-llm-judge" in all_text
+        assert "live-learner" not in all_text
+
+    def test_no_corpus_scenario_import_in_proctor(self) -> None:
+        import ast
+        from pathlib import Path
+
+        py = Path(__file__).parents[2] / "ai_service" / "agents" / "proctor.py"
+        tree = ast.parse(py.read_text())
+        for node in ast.walk(tree):
+            if isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom) and node.module:
+                assert "corpus.telemetry" not in node.module
+
+
+class TestProctorEndpoint:
+    def test_signals_endpoint_serves_real_inputs(self, tmp_path) -> None:
+        from ai_service.main import create_app
+        from ai_service.telemetry.ingest import TraceIntegrityMap
+        from ai_service.variants.store import SQLiteVariantStore
+        from ai_service.voice.defense_store import SQLiteDefenseStore
+
+        app = create_app(Settings(provider="mock"))
+        provider = RecordingProvider(PROCTOR_JSON)
+        app.state.provider = provider
+        app.state.trace_store = SQLiteTraceStore(db_path=tmp_path / "t.db")
+        app.state.grade_store = SQLiteGradeStore(db_path=tmp_path / "g.db")
+        app.state.variant_store = SQLiteVariantStore(db_path=tmp_path / "v.db")
+        app.state.defense_store = SQLiteDefenseStore(db_path=tmp_path / "d.db")
+        app.state.trace_integrity = TraceIntegrityMap()
+        _seed_trace(app.state.trace_store)
+        with TestClient(app) as client:
+            resp = client.post(
+                "/v1/proctor/signals",
+                json={"learner_id": "live-learner", "task_id": "live-task"},
+            )
+            assert resp.status_code == 200, resp.text
+            body = resp.json()
+            assert body["signals"] is not None
+            assert "intervention" in body

apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_assessment.py

@@ -1,79 +1,87 @@
-"""Assessment evaluate endpoint tests — validated JSON, 404s (REQ-2-008)."""
+"""Assessment API tests — stored-grade coaching contract (REQ-3-007)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from ai_service.config import Settings
+from ai_service.grading.store import GradeRecord, SQLiteGradeStore
+from ai_service.llm.mock import MockProvider
+from ai_service.main import create_app
+from ai_service.telemetry.ingest import TraceIntegrityMap
+from ai_service.telemetry.store import SQLiteTraceStore
+
+COACHING_JSON = json.dumps(
+    {
+        "summary": "Good iterative work.",
+        "strengths": ["Tests after changes."],
+        "gaps": ["Missing edge cases."],
+        "next_steps": ["Add an edge-case test."],
+    }
+)
 
 
-from ai_service.agents.assessor import RubricScore
-from ai_service.llm.mock import ScriptedJSONProvider
-
-VALID_SCORE = {
-    "rubric_id": "rubric-orchestration-c002",
-    "artifact_id": "art-eval-research-assistant",
-    "competency_id": "stack-orchestration-c002",
-    "scores": [
-        {"criterion_id": "rc-architecture", "name": "Agent architecture soundness",
-         "score": 92, "evidence": "Explicit state schema"},
-        {"criterion_id": "rc-communication", "name": "Inter-agent communication design",
-         "score": 88, "evidence": "Typed ToolMessage responses"},
-        {"criterion_id": "rc-reliability", "name": "Reliability engineering",
-         "score": 85, "evidence": "3-retry loop"},
-        {"criterion_id": "rc-process", "name": "Process trace quality",
-         "score": 90, "evidence": "Iterative checkpoints"},
-    ],
-    "strengths": ["Clean state boundaries", "Failure-aware tools"],
-    "gaps": ["No reviewer node", "Diagram only in README"],
-    "verdict": "mastered",
-}
+class CoachingMock(MockProvider):
+    def _reply_for(self, messages, response_format):
+        if response_format is not None and response_format.get("type") == "json_object":
+            return COACHING_JSON
+        return super()._reply_for(messages, response_format)
 
 
-def test_evaluate_returns_validated_rubric_json(client):
-    # Swap the app provider for a scripted-JSON provider for this test
-    original = client.app.state.provider
-    client.app.state.provider = ScriptedJSONProvider(VALID_SCORE)
-    try:
-        response = client.post(
-            "/v1/assessment/evaluate",
-            json={"artifact_id": "art-eval-research-assistant"},
+@pytest.fixture()
+def client(tmp_path) -> TestClient:
+    app = create_app(Settings(provider="mock"))
+    app.state.provider = CoachingMock()
+    app.state.trace_store = SQLiteTraceStore(db_path=tmp_path / "t.db")
+    app.state.grade_store = SQLiteGradeStore(db_path=tmp_path / "g.db")
+    app.state.trace_integrity = TraceIntegrityMap()
+    with TestClient(app) as c:
+        yield c
+
+
+def _seed_grade(client: TestClient) -> None:
+
+    app = client.app
+    store: SQLiteGradeStore = app.state.grade_store
+    store.save(
+        GradeRecord(
+            learner_id="api-learner",
+            task_id="api-task",
+            variant_seed=None,
+            digest={"error_fix_cycles": 1},
+            scores={"criteria": {"process_quality": 3}, "verdict": "developing"},
+            verdict="GRADED",
+            model="gemma4:31b",
+            created_at=datetime.now(UTC),
         )
-    finally:
-        client.app.state.provider = original
-    assert response.status_code == 200
-    data = response.json()
-    validated = RubricScore.model_validate(data)  # response contract holds
-    assert validated.verdict == "mastered"
-    assert len(validated.scores) == 4
-
-
-def test_unknown_artifact_404(client):
-    response = client.post("/v1/assessment/evaluate", json={"artifact_id": "ghost"})
-    assert response.status_code == 404
-    assert "ghost" in response.json()["detail"]
-
-
-def test_unparseable_provider_502(client):
-    """Plain MockProvider yields non-rubric JSON → structured defense exhausts
-    retry → endpoint translates to 502 (bad gateway to the model)."""
-    # default mock already returns non-rubric JSON
-    response = client.post(
-        "/v1/assessment/evaluate",
-        json={"artifact_id": "art-eval-research-assistant"},
     )
-    assert response.status_code == 502
-    assert "failed" in response.json()["detail"].lower()
 
 
-def test_missing_artifact_id_422(client):
-    response = client.post("/v1/assessment/evaluate", json={})
-    assert response.status_code == 422
+def test_evaluate_renders_stored_grade_as_coaching(client) -> None:
+    _seed_grade(client)
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/v1/assessment/evaluate",
+        json={"learner_id": "api-learner", "task_id": "api-task"},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200, resp.text
+    body = resp.json()
+    assert body["grade_verdict"] == "GRADED"
+    assert body["coaching"]["summary"]
 
 
-def test_second_artifact_also_evaluates(client):
-    original = client.app.state.provider
-    payload = dict(VALID_SCORE, artifact_id="art-eval-rag-dashboard")
-    client.app.state.provider = ScriptedJSONProvider(payload)
-    try:
-        response = client.post(
-            "/v1/assessment/evaluate", json={"artifact_id": "art-eval-rag-dashboard"}
-        )
-    finally:
-        client.app.state.provider = original
-    assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert response.json()["artifact_id"] == "art-eval-rag-dashboard"
+def test_evaluate_without_grade_404(client) -> None:
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/v1/assessment/evaluate",
+        json={"learner_id": "nobody", "task_id": "nothing"},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 404
+    assert "grade first" in resp.json()["detail"]
+
+
+def test_missing_fields_422(client) -> None:
+    resp = client.post("/v1/assessment/evaluate", json={"learner_id": "x"})
+    assert resp.status_code == 422

apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_cors.py

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+"""CORS policy tests (A-008, D-038 network mode).
+
+v0.3 initially shipped `allow_methods` WITHOUT "PUT" while the learner
+build surface writes workspace files with PUT (engine-client writeFile) —
+every cross-origin Save failed preflight. These tests pin the policy so a
+future method-list edit fails loudly instead of silently breaking the
+headline flow.
+
+v0.3.5 network mode (D-038): the default AI_CORS_ORIGINS='*' admits any
+origin (safe ONLY because credentials are never enabled); an explicit list
+restricts. Both modes are pinned here:
+  - wildcard: remote origin gets the grant; credentials still never sent;
+  - explicit: unlisted origins get no grant.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+ALLOWED_ORIGIN = "http://localhost:3000"
+REMOTE_ORIGIN = "http://nextcraft-1:3000"
+ALL_CLIENT_METHODS = ("GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE")
+
+
+def _allow_origin(resp) -> str | None:
+    return resp.headers.get("access-control-allow-origin")
+
+
+def test_preflight_allows_every_method_the_web_client_uses(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    for method in ALL_CLIENT_METHODS:
+        resp = client.options(
+            "/v1/sandboxes",
+            headers={
+                "Origin": ALLOWED_ORIGIN,
+                "Access-Control-Request-Method": method,
+            },
+        )
+        assert resp.status_code == 200, f"preflight {method} failed: {resp.status_code}"
+        assert _allow_origin(resp) in ("*", ALLOWED_ORIGIN)
+        allowed = resp.headers["access-control-allow-methods"].split(", ")
+        assert method in allowed, f"{method} missing from CORS methods: {allowed}"
+
+
+def test_cross_origin_get_echoes_allow_origin(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    resp = client.get("/v1/sandboxes", headers={"Origin": ALLOWED_ORIGIN})
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert _allow_origin(resp) in ("*", ALLOWED_ORIGIN)
+
+
+def test_wildcard_mode_grants_remote_origins(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    """D-038 default: '*' grants any origin — remote browsers work zero-config."""
+    resp = client.get("/v1/sandboxes", headers={"Origin": REMOTE_ORIGIN})
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert _allow_origin(resp) in ("*", REMOTE_ORIGIN)
+
+
+def test_explicit_list_mode_denies_unlisted_origins(
+    settings, monkeypatch, tmp_path
+) -> None:
+    """Explicit AI_CORS_ORIGINS restricts to the listed origins only."""
+    from fastapi.testclient import TestClient as TC
+
+    from ai_service.main import create_app
+
+    restricted = settings.model_copy(update={"cors_origins": "http://localhost:3000"})
+    app = create_app(restricted)
+    with TC(app) as c:
+        resp = c.get("/v1/sandboxes", headers={"Origin": "https://evil.example"})
+        assert resp.status_code == 200  # non-CORS requests still serve
+        assert resp.headers.get("access-control-allow-origin") is None
+
+
+def test_credentials_never_allowed(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    resp = client.options(
+        "/v1/sandboxes",
+        headers={
+            "Origin": ALLOWED_ORIGIN,
+            "Access-Control-Request-Method": "PUT",
+            "Access-Control-Request-Headers": "Content-Type",
+        },
+    )
+    assert resp.headers.get("access-control-allow-credentials") != "true"

apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_e2e_credential_flow.py

@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+"""Full credential-flow E2E over real engines (Task 6-5-01, REQ-3-007/008).
+
+Endpoint-level end-to-end with mock LLM/voice providers (G-2 precedent:
+real engine plumbing over real endpoints; provider choice is
+service-internal): variant -> telemetry-wired sandbox -> real in-sandbox
+exec -> trace -> grade -> oral defense -> verdict/signals -> proctor.
+No corpus fixture anywhere in the flow.
+
+Probe-guarded for user namespaces (the in-sandbox exec needs them).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import contextlib
+import json
+import socket
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+import uvicorn
+
+from ai_service.config import Settings
+from ai_service.grading.store import SQLiteGradeStore
+from ai_service.llm.mock import MockProvider
+from ai_service.main import create_app
+from ai_service.telemetry.ingest import TraceIntegrityMap
+from ai_service.telemetry.store import SQLiteTraceStore
+from ai_service.variants.store import SQLiteVariantStore
+from ai_service.voice.defense_store import SQLiteDefenseStore
+from tests.sandbox.test_isolation import USERSNS_AVAILABLE
+
+COACHING_JSON = json.dumps(
+    {
+        "summary": "Strong iteration.",
+        "strengths": ["Tests early."],
+        "gaps": ["One edge case missing."],
+        "next_steps": ["Add it."],
+    }
+)
+VERDICT_JSON = json.dumps(
+    {
+        "verdict": "developing",
+        "understanding": "Explains the build clearly.",
+        "process_justification": "Choices defended.",
+        "communication": "Clear.",
+        "strengths": ["Grounded in the digest."],
+        "gaps": ["Missed one edge case."],
+    }
+)
+PROCTOR_JSON = json.dumps(
+    {
+        "signals": [
+            {"signal_type": "idle_gap", "severity": "low", "note": "A short pause."}
+        ],
+        "intervention": "Keep momentum.",
+        "summary": "Healthy session.",
+    }
+)
+
+
+class FlowLLM(MockProvider):
+    """Prompt-discriminated: verdict vs coaching vs question vs proctor JSON."""
+
+    def _reply_for(self, messages, response_format):
+        all_text = "\n".join(m.content for m in messages)
+        if response_format is not None and response_format.get("type") == "json_object":
+            if "final verdict JSON" in all_text:
+                return VERDICT_JSON
+            if "rubric" in all_text.lower() and "Score this build session" in all_text:
+                return json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        "criteria": {
+                            "process_quality": 4,
+                            "correctness": 3,
+                            "debugging_discipline": 3,
+                            "test_usage": 4,
+                        },
+                        "strengths": ["Iterated with tests."],
+                        "gaps": ["One edge case missing."],
+                        "verdict": "developing",
+                    }
+                )
+            if "Explain it as coaching" in all_text:
+                return COACHING_JSON
+            if "integrity signals supportively" in all_text:
+                return PROCTOR_JSON
+            return json.dumps(
+                {
+                    "statement": (
+                        "Build a judge for code-review answers scoring factual "
+                        "accuracy with 3 edge cases and 5 test examples."
+                    )
+                }
+            )
+        return "Walk me through your last fix — what changed and why?"
+
+
+def _free_port() -> int:
+    with socket.socket() as s:
+        s.bind(("127.0.0.1", 0))
+        return s.getsockname()[1]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_full_credential_flow(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    if not USERSNS_AVAILABLE:
+        pytest.skip("user namespaces unavailable on this host (probe)")
+
+    import httpx
+
+    port = _free_port()
+    settings = Settings(provider="mock", voice_provider="mock", port=port)
+    app = create_app(settings)
+    app.state.provider = FlowLLM()
+    app.state.trace_store = SQLiteTraceStore(db_path=tmp_path / "t.db")
+    app.state.grade_store = SQLiteGradeStore(db_path=tmp_path / "g.db")
+    app.state.variant_store = SQLiteVariantStore(db_path=tmp_path / "v.db")
+    app.state.defense_store = SQLiteDefenseStore(db_path=tmp_path / "d.db")
+    app.state.trace_integrity = TraceIntegrityMap()
+
+    server = uvicorn.Server(uvicorn.Config(app, host="127.0.0.1", port=port, log_level="warning"))
+    serve_task = asyncio.get_running_loop().create_task(server.serve())
+    try:
+        for _ in range(100):
+            if server.started:
+                break
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+        assert server.started
+
+        base = f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}"
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(base_url=base, timeout=30.0) as client:
+            # 1. Variant (real seeded generation, mock-rendered).
+            var = (await client.post("/v1/variants", json={
+                "learner_id": "pilot-learner", "competency_id": "stack-orchestration-c007",
+            })).json()
+            assert var["task_id"] and var["statement"] and var["starter_files"]
+            task_id = var["task_id"]
+
+            # 2. Telemetry-wired sandbox (real namespaces; agent joins via loopback).
+            sbx = (await client.post("/v1/sandboxes", json={
+                "learner_id": "pilot-learner", "task_id": task_id,
+            }))
+            assert sbx.status_code == 201, sbx.text
+            sandbox_id = sbx.json()["id"]
+
+            # 3. Real in-sandbox exec: run the starter test (capture agent streams
+            #    the workspace effects into the trace).
+            exec_resp = await client.post(f"/v1/sandboxes/{sandbox_id}/exec", json={
+                "cmd": ["pytest", "-q"],
+            })
+            assert exec_resp.status_code == 200, exec_resp.text
+
+            # 4. Trace: events landed in order (the capture agent runs async).
+            trace: list = []
+            deadline = time.monotonic() + 20.0
+            while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+                tr = await client.get(f"/v1/telemetry/traces/pilot-learner/{task_id}")
+                if tr.status_code == 200:
+                    trace = tr.json().get("events", [])
+                    if trace:
+                        break
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.25)
+            assert trace, "no telemetry events arrived from the real sandbox"
+            seqs = [e["seq"] for e in trace]
+            assert seqs == sorted(seqs)
+
+            # 5. Grade: rubric from the real digest (G-4 gate passed: no gaps).
+            grade = (await client.post("/v1/assessment/grade", json={
+                "learner_id": "pilot-learner", "task_id": task_id,
+            })).json()
+            assert grade["verdict"] == "GRADED", grade
+            assert grade["scores"]["criteria"]["process_quality"] == 4
+            assert grade["variant_seed"] == var["seed"]  # D-029 stamped
+
+            # 6. Assessor coaching FROM the stored grade.
+            coaching = (await client.post("/v1/assessment/evaluate", json={
+                "learner_id": "pilot-learner", "task_id": task_id,
+            })).json()
+            assert coaching["coaching"]["summary"]
+
+            # 7. Oral defense: start -> typed answers -> finish (mock voice).
+            defense = (await client.post("/v1/defense/start", json={
+                "learner_id": "pilot-learner", "task_id": task_id,
+            })).json()
+            assert defense["first_question"]
+            did = defense["defense_id"]
+            ans = await client.post(f"/v1/defense/{did}/answer", data={"text": "I fixed the loop."})
+            assert ans.status_code == 200, ans.text
+            finish = (await client.post(f"/v1/defense/{did}/finish")).json()
+            assert finish["verdict"]["verdict"] == "developing"
+            assert finish["integrity_signals"]
+
+            # 8. Proctor over the real digest + defense signals.
+            proctor = (await client.post("/v1/proctor/signals", json={
+                "learner_id": "pilot-learner", "task_id": task_id,
+            })).json()
+            assert proctor["intervention"]
+
+            # 9. Sandbox destroyed; no leaks.
+            destroy = await client.delete(f"/v1/sandboxes/{sandbox_id}")
+            assert destroy.status_code == 204
+            listed = (await client.get("/v1/sandboxes")).json()
+            assert all(s["id"] != sandbox_id for s in (listed.get("sandboxes") or []))
+
+            # 10. No corpus fixtures anywhere in this flow's payloads.
+            corpus_markers = ("lab-scenario", "proctor-scenario", "artifact-")
+            for payload in (var, grade, defense, finish, proctor):
+                assert not any(
+                    m in json.dumps(payload) for m in corpus_markers
+                ), "corpus fixture leaked into the learner path"
+    finally:
+        server.should_exit = True
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            await asyncio.wait_for(serve_task, timeout=10.0)

apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_lab.py

@@ -1,47 +1,86 @@
-"""Lab feedback endpoint tests — SSE envelope with agent=lab (REQ-2-007)."""
+"""Lab endpoint tests — LIVE trace contract (REQ-3-007).
 
-import json
+v0.3 re-grounding: POST /v1/lab/feedback takes {learner_id, task_id}; the
+digest is computed from the learner's real TraceStore events. No corpus
+scenarios; empty trace is a valid "no telemetry yet" coaching path.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from ai_service.config import Settings
+from ai_service.grading.store import SQLiteGradeStore
+from ai_service.llm.mock import MockProvider
+from ai_service.main import create_app
+from ai_service.telemetry.ingest import TraceIntegrityMap
+from ai_service.telemetry.models import TelemetryEvent
+from ai_service.telemetry.store import SQLiteTraceStore
+
+T0 = datetime(2026, 9, 12, tzinfo=UTC)
 
 
-def stream_events(client, payload) -> list[dict]:
-    with client.stream("POST", "/v1/lab/feedback", json=payload) as response:
-        assert response.status_code == 200
-        events = []
-        for line in response.iter_lines():
-            if line.startswith("data:"):
-                d = line.removeprefix("data:").strip()
-                if d == "[DONE]":
-                    events.append({"type": "[DONE]"})
-                else:
-                    events.append(json.loads(d))
-        return events
+def _event(seq: int, kind: str, payload: dict, offset_s: float):
+    return TelemetryEvent(
+        learner_id="lab-learner",
+        task_id="lab-task",
+        seq=seq,
+        kind=kind,
+        payload=payload,
+        ts=T0 + timedelta(seconds=offset_s),
+        sandbox_id="sbx-lab",
+    )
 
 
-def test_lab_feedback_streams_full_envelope(client):
-    events = stream_events(client, {"scenario_id": "lab-scenario-strong"})
-    assert events[0]["type"] == "meta"
-    assert events[0]["agent"] == "lab"
-    assert events[0]["scenario_id"] == "lab-scenario-strong"
-    deltas = [e for e in events if e["type"] == "delta"]
-    assert len(deltas) >= 1
-    assert any(e["type"] == "done" for e in events)
-    assert events[-1]["type"] == "[DONE]"
+class StreamingMock(MockProvider):
+    """Deterministic token stream for the SSE path."""
+
+    def _reply_for(self, messages, response_format):
+        return "Feedback grounded in your live session digest."
 
 
-def test_unknown_scenario_404(client):
-    response = client.post("/v1/lab/feedback", json={"scenario_id": "nope"})
-    assert response.status_code == 404
-    assert "nope" in response.json()["detail"]
+@pytest.fixture()
+def client(tmp_path: Path) -> TestClient:
+    app = create_app(Settings(provider="mock"))
+    app.state.provider = StreamingMock()
+    app.state.trace_store = SQLiteTraceStore(db_path=tmp_path / "t.db")
+    app.state.grade_store = SQLiteGradeStore(db_path=tmp_path / "g.db")
+    app.state.trace_integrity = TraceIntegrityMap()
+    with TestClient(app) as c:
+        yield c
 
 
-def test_distinct_scenarios_distinct_replies(client):
-    strong = stream_events(client, {"scenario_id": "lab-scenario-strong"})
-    struggling = stream_events(client, {"scenario_id": "lab-scenario-struggling"})
-    strong_text = "".join(e["content"] for e in strong if e["type"] == "delta")
-    struggling_text = "".join(e["content"] for e in struggling if e["type"] == "delta")
-    assert strong_text != struggling_text
+def test_live_trace_streams_full_envelope(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    store: SQLiteTraceStore = client.app.state.trace_store
+    for e in [
+        _event(0, "file_diff", {"path": "x.py"}, 0),
+        _event(1, "command", {"cmd": "pytest -q"}, 10),
+        _event(2, "test_result", {"passed": False, "exit_code": 1}, 20),
+        _event(3, "test_result", {"passed": True, "exit_code": 0}, 40),
+    ]:
+        store.append(e)
+    with client.stream(
+        "POST", "/v1/lab/feedback", json={"learner_id": "lab-learner", "task_id": "lab-task"}
+    ) as resp:
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        body = "".join(chunk.decode() for chunk in resp.iter_raw())
+    assert '"agent": "lab"' in body or '"agent":"lab"' in body
+    assert '"task_id": "lab-task"' in body
+    assert '"type": "delta"' in body or '"type":"delta"' in body
 
 
-def test_missing_scenario_id_422(client):
-    response = client.post("/v1/lab/feedback", json={})
-    assert response.status_code == 422
+def test_empty_trace_coaches_the_baseline(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    """No telemetry is NOT an error — Lab coaches 'run the starter test'."""
+    with client.stream(
+        "POST", "/v1/lab/feedback", json={"learner_id": "lab-learner", "task_id": "no-events"}
+    ) as resp:
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+
+
+def test_missing_fields_422(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    resp = client.post("/v1/lab/feedback", json={"learner_id": "x"})
+    assert resp.status_code == 422

apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_proctor.py

@@ -1,49 +1,121 @@
-"""Proctor signals endpoint tests — validated JSON, 404s (REQ-2-009)."""
+"""Proctor signals endpoint tests — REAL inputs contract (REQ-3-007).
 
-from ai_service.agents.proctor import ProctorAssessment
-from ai_service.llm.mock import ScriptedJSONProvider
+v0.3 re-grounding: POST /v1/proctor/signals takes {learner_id, task_id}
+and gathers digest + defense signals + variant context server-side.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from ai_service.config import Settings
+from ai_service.grading.store import SQLiteGradeStore
+from ai_service.llm.mock import MockProvider
+from ai_service.main import create_app
+from ai_service.telemetry.ingest import TraceIntegrityMap
+from ai_service.telemetry.models import TelemetryEvent
+from ai_service.telemetry.store import SQLiteTraceStore
+from ai_service.variants.store import SQLiteVariantStore
+from ai_service.voice.defense_store import SQLiteDefenseStore
 
 VALID = {
-    "scenario_id": "proctor-scenario-distracted",
     "signals": [
-        {"signal_type": "context_switch", "severity": "low",
-         "note": "Docs tab at t+120s is normal"},
-        {"signal_type": "idle_gap", "severity": "medium",
-         "note": "5-minute idle at t+300s"},
+        {"signal_type": "idle_gap", "severity": "low", "note": "One long pause."},
     ],
     "intervention": "Offer a short break, then restate the plan",
     "summary": "Coaching-shaped session note",
 }
 
-
-def test_signals_returns_validated_json(client):
-    original = client.app.state.provider
-    client.app.state.provider = ScriptedJSONProvider(VALID)
-    try:
-        response = client.post(
-            "/v1/proctor/signals", json={"scenario_id": "proctor-scenario-distracted"}
-        )
-    finally:
-        client.app.state.provider = original
-    assert response.status_code == 200
-    validated = ProctorAssessment.model_validate(response.json())
-    assert validated.scenario_id == "proctor-scenario-distracted"
-    assert validated.intervention
+T0 = datetime(2026, 9, 12, tzinfo=UTC)
 
 
-def test_unknown_scenario_404(client):
-    response = client.post("/v1/proctor/signals", json={"scenario_id": "ghost"})
-    assert response.status_code == 404
+class ProctorJSON(MockProvider):
+    def _reply_for(self, messages, response_format):
+        if response_format is not None and response_format.get("type") == "json_object":
+            return json.dumps(VALID)
+        return super()._reply_for(messages, response_format)
 
 
-def test_unparseable_provider_502(client):
-    response = client.post(
-        "/v1/proctor/signals", json={"scenario_id": "proctor-scenario-healthy"}
+class BrokenJSON(MockProvider):
+    def _reply_for(self, messages, response_format):
+        if response_format is not None and response_format.get("type") == "json_object":
+            return "not json ever"
+        return super()._reply_for(messages, response_format)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def client(tmp_path: Path) -> TestClient:
+    app = create_app(Settings(provider="mock"))
+    app.state.trace_store = SQLiteTraceStore(db_path=tmp_path / "t.db")
+    app.state.grade_store = SQLiteGradeStore(db_path=tmp_path / "g.db")
+    app.state.variant_store = SQLiteVariantStore(db_path=tmp_path / "v.db")
+    app.state.defense_store = SQLiteDefenseStore(db_path=tmp_path / "d.db")
+    app.state.trace_integrity = TraceIntegrityMap()
+    with TestClient(app) as c:
+        yield c
+
+
+def _seed_trace(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    store: SQLiteTraceStore = client.app.state.trace_store
+    for e in [
+        TelemetryEvent(
+            learner_id="p-learner",
+            task_id="p-task",
+            seq=0,
+            kind="activity",
+            payload={"state": "idle"},
+            ts=T0,
+            sandbox_id="sbx-p",
+        ),
+        TelemetryEvent(
+            learner_id="p-learner",
+            task_id="p-task",
+            seq=1,
+            kind="activity",
+            payload={"state": "idle"},
+            ts=T0 + timedelta(seconds=400),
+            sandbox_id="sbx-p",
+        ),
+    ]:
+        store.append(e)
+
+
+def test_signals_returns_validated_json(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    client.app.state.provider = ProctorJSON()
+    _seed_trace(client)
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/v1/proctor/signals", json={"learner_id": "p-learner", "task_id": "p-task"}
     )
-    assert response.status_code == 502
-    assert "failed" in response.json()["detail"].lower()
+    assert resp.status_code == 200, resp.text
+    body = resp.json()
+    assert body["intervention"]
+    assert body["signals"][0]["signal_type"] == "idle_gap"
 
 
-def test_missing_scenario_id_422(client):
-    response = client.post("/v1/proctor/signals", json={})
-    assert response.status_code == 422
+def test_empty_trace_is_valid_not_404(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    """No telemetry → the proctor still assesses (nothing to flag)."""
+    client.app.state.provider = ProctorJSON()
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/v1/proctor/signals", json={"learner_id": "nobody", "task_id": "nothing"}
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+
+
+def test_unparseable_provider_502(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    client.app.state.provider = BrokenJSON()
+    _seed_trace(client)
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/v1/proctor/signals", json={"learner_id": "p-learner", "task_id": "p-task"}
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 502
+
+
+def test_missing_fields_422(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    client.app.state.provider = ProctorJSON()
+    resp = client.post("/v1/proctor/signals", json={"learner_id": "x"})
+    assert resp.status_code == 422

apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_sandboxes.py

@@ -359,3 +359,91 @@ def test_real_backend_create_path_runs(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         assert (sandbox_root / sandbox_id / "workspace").is_dir()
     finally:
         shutil.rmtree(sandbox_root, ignore_errors=True)
+
+
+class TestFilesAndExecRoutes:
+    """Workspace CRUD + Run/Test exec (Phase 6, REQ-3-008, CUT-2)."""
+
+    def test_file_write_read_list_roundtrip(self, client):
+        handle = client.post(
+            "/v1/sandboxes", json={"learner_id": "pilot-learner"}
+        ).json()
+        sbx = handle["id"]
+        put = client.put(
+            f"/v1/sandboxes/{sbx}/files/main.py",
+            json={"path": "main.py", "content": "print('hi')"},
+        )
+        assert put.status_code == 200, put.text
+        got = client.get(f"/v1/sandboxes/{sbx}/files/main.py")
+        assert got.status_code == 200
+        assert "print('hi')" in got.json()["content"]
+        listed = client.get(f"/v1/sandboxes/{sbx}/files")
+        assert "main.py" in listed.json()["files"]
+        client.delete(f"/v1/sandboxes/{sbx}")
+
+    def test_traversal_rejected(self, client):
+        handle = client.post(
+            "/v1/sandboxes", json={"learner_id": "pilot-learner"}
+        ).json()
+        sbx = handle["id"]
+        bad = client.put(
+            f"/v1/sandboxes/{sbx}/files/..%2Fescape.txt",
+            json={"path": "../escape.txt", "content": "x"},
+        )
+        assert bad.status_code == 422
+        client.delete(f"/v1/sandboxes/{sbx}")
+
+    def test_unknown_file_404(self, client):
+        handle = client.post(
+            "/v1/sandboxes", json={"learner_id": "pilot-learner"}
+        ).json()
+        sbx = handle["id"]
+        assert client.get(f"/v1/sandboxes/{sbx}/files/ghost.py").status_code == 404
+        client.delete(f"/v1/sandboxes/{sbx}")
+
+    def test_exec_unknown_sandbox_404(self, client):
+        resp = client.post(
+            "/v1/sandboxes/sbx-nope/exec", json={"cmd": ["echo", "hi"]}
+        )
+        assert resp.status_code == 404
+
+    def test_unknown_sandbox_file_routes_404_not_500(self, client):
+        """P7: read/write on an unknown sandbox must 404 (SandboxNotFoundError
+        previously escaped _workspace_dir as an unhandled 500)."""
+        assert (
+            client.get("/v1/sandboxes/sbx-nope/files/whatever.py").status_code == 404
+        )
+        put = client.put(
+            "/v1/sandboxes/sbx-nope/files/whatever.py",
+            json={"path": "whatever.py", "content": "x"},
+        )
+        assert put.status_code == 404
+
+    def test_symlink_escape_rejected(self, client):
+        """P7: an exec-planted symlink in the workspace must not let the
+        file routes read/write OUTSIDE the bind (lexical traversal checks
+        cannot see symlinks — resolve + containment re-check is the gate)."""
+        handle = client.post(
+            "/v1/sandboxes", json={"learner_id": "pilot-learner"}
+        ).json()
+        sbx = handle["id"]
+        workspace = Path(handle["workdir"]) / "workspace"
+        outside = workspace.parent / "secret.txt"
+        outside.write_text("host secret")  # a host file OUTSIDE the bind
+        try:
+            (workspace / "leak.txt").symlink_to(outside)
+            read = client.get(f"/v1/sandboxes/{sbx}/files/leak.txt")
+            assert read.status_code == 422, (
+                f"symlink escape read must 422, got {read.status_code}: {read.text}"
+            )
+            write = client.put(
+                f"/v1/sandboxes/{sbx}/files/leak.txt",
+                json={"path": "leak.txt", "content": "pwned"},
+            )
+            assert write.status_code == 422, (
+                f"symlink escape write must 422, got {write.status_code}: {write.text}"
+            )
+            assert outside.read_text() == "host secret"  # untouched
+        finally:
+            client.delete(f"/v1/sandboxes/{sbx}")
+            outside.unlink(missing_ok=True)

apps/ai-service/tests/api/test_telemetry_ingest.py

@@ -239,6 +239,91 @@ def test_queue_overflow_also_floods(
     assert app.state.trace_integrity.reason("L-q", "T-q") == "INCOMPLETE_FLOODED"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_queue_overflow_flood_session_task_terminates(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """P7 regression: the queue-overflow flood path must not LEAK the
+    session coroutine. v0.3's receiver returned from its QueueFull branch
+    without the disconnect sentinel, so the drainer parked on an empty queue
+    forever and IngestSession.run() never returned — one leaked
+    (pinger+drainer) task-set per flooded trace, unbounded over a long-lived
+    process. A REAL uvicorn server (TestClient teardown hides the leak) is
+    stopped after the flood; the session tasks must be gone shortly after.
+    """
+    import asyncio
+    import contextlib
+    import socket as socket_mod
+
+    import uvicorn
+
+    from ai_service.main import create_app
+    from ai_service.telemetry.ingest import TraceIntegrityMap
+    from ai_service.telemetry.store import SQLiteTraceStore
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ingest_mod, "INBOUND_QUEUE_MAX", 1)
+    store = SQLiteTraceStore(db_path=tmp_path / "leak.db")
+    app = create_app(
+        Settings(
+            provider="mock",
+            db_path=tmp_path / "leak.db",
+            sandbox_dir=tmp_path / "sandboxes",
+        )
+    )
+    app.state.trace_store = store
+    app.state.trace_integrity = TraceIntegrityMap()
+
+    with socket_mod.socket() as s:
+        s.bind(("127.0.0.1", 0))
+        port = s.getsockname()[1]
+    server = uvicorn.Server(
+        uvicorn.Config(app, host="127.0.0.1", port=port, log_level="warning")
+    )
+    serve_task = asyncio.get_running_loop().create_task(server.serve())
+    leaked = True
+    try:
+        for _ in range(100):
+            if server.started:
+                break
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+        assert server.started
+
+        import websockets
+
+        uri = (
+            f"ws://127.0.0.1:{port}/v1/telemetry/ingest"
+            f"?learner_id=L-leak&task_id=T-leak"
+        )
+        async with websockets.connect(uri) as ws:
+            for seq in range(64):  # bound=1 → guaranteed overflow
+                await ws.send(_frame(seq, sandbox_id=""))
+            # The flood close (1008) reaches the client.
+            try:
+                await asyncio.wait_for(ws.recv(), timeout=10.0)
+                await asyncio.wait_for(ws.recv(), timeout=10.0)
+            except (websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosed, TimeoutError, OSError):
+                pass
+        assert app.state.trace_integrity.is_incomplete("L-leak", "T-leak")
+
+        # The session's run() must have returned: no lingering nc-* tasks
+        # holding the socket open. Poll briefly — teardown is async.
+        deadline = asyncio.get_running_loop().time() + 5.0
+        while asyncio.get_running_loop().time() < deadline:
+            names = {
+                t.get_name()
+                for t in asyncio.all_tasks()
+                if t is not asyncio.current_task()
+            }
+            if not any("ingest" in n.lower() for n in names):
+                leaked = False
+                break
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    finally:
+        server.should_exit = True
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            await asyncio.wait_for(serve_task, timeout=10.0)
+        store.close()
+    assert not leaked, "IngestSession task set leaked after queue-overflow flood"
+
+
 def test_reconnect_after_flood_cannot_resurrect_trace(
     client: TestClient, app, store: SQLiteTraceStore
 ) -> None:
@@ -309,6 +394,48 @@ def test_missing_identity_query_params_rejected_at_handshake(
     assert excinfo.value.code == 1008
 
 
+def test_browser_origin_rejected_in_explicit_list_mode(
+    settings, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    """D-038: with an explicit AI_CORS_ORIGINS list, a page loaded in the
+    learner's browser (unlisted Origin) must not be able to open the ingest
+    socket and poison/flood the trace. The stdlib capture agent sends no
+    Origin and is unaffected (see the no-origin test below)."""
+    from fastapi.testclient import TestClient as TC
+
+    restricted = settings.model_copy(update={"cors_origins": "http://localhost:3000"})
+    app = create_app(restricted)
+    with TC(app) as c:
+        with pytest.raises(WebSocketDisconnect) as excinfo:
+            with c.websocket_connect(
+                _ingest_url(), headers={"Origin": "https://evil.example"}
+            ):
+                pass
+        assert excinfo.value.code == 1008
+
+
+def test_wildcard_mode_admits_any_browser_origin(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    """D-038 default ('*'): remote-browser origins open the ingest socket —
+    the remote build surface streams telemetry from the learner's browser."""
+    with client.websocket_connect(
+        _ingest_url(), headers={"Origin": "http://nextcraft-1:3000"}
+    ) as ws:
+        ws.send_text(_frame(0))
+
+
+def test_dev_origin_and_no_origin_both_allowed(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    """The same-origin dev page (Next.js :3000) opens fine, and so does the
+    capture-agent path (no Origin header at all)."""
+    for headers in ({"Origin": "http://localhost:3000"}, {}):
+        with client.websocket_connect(_ingest_url(), headers=headers) as ws:
+            ws.send_text(_frame(0))
+        body = client.get(f"/v1/telemetry/traces/{LEARNER}/{TASK}").json()
+        assert [e["seq"] for e in body["events"]] == [0]
+        # Unique trace per iteration would collide on (LEARNER, TASK) PK —
+        # seq 0 re-sent is deduped, so one row is the invariant either way.
+        assert len(body["events"]) == 1
+
+
 # -- keepalive ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 

apps/ai-service/tests/sandbox/test_sandbox_agent.py

@@ -499,7 +499,22 @@ class TestReconnectFlush:
         test_agent = _make_agent(tmp_path, held_link.url)
         test_agent.start()
         assert test_agent.wait_connected(5)
-        test_agent.run_command("echo first")
+        first = test_agent.run_command("echo first")
+        # P7 de-flake: wait for the pre-kill burst to be OBSERVED at the
+        # server before severing (the sibling TestSpoolOnDisconnect test
+        # already had this discipline). Killing mid-burst exercises a
+        # DIFFERENT, documented limitation — the agent's one-line replay
+        # margin cannot cover a multi-frame TCP in-flight window (an
+        # ACK-protocol gap tracked for v0.4) — which made this test
+        # nondeterministic under load instead of testing what its name
+        # says: the reconnect flush of OFFLINE-spooled events.
+        assert _wait_until(
+            lambda: any(
+                e["kind"] == "run_result" and e["seq"] == first["seq"]
+                for e in fake_server.events
+            ),
+            timeout_s=10.0,
+        ), "pre-kill burst never reached the server"
 
         held_link.kill()  # outage begins: no traffic, no reconnect possible
         assert test_agent.wait_disconnected(5)

apps/ai-service/tests/telemetry/test_store.py

@@ -129,6 +129,21 @@ def test_latest_seq(store: SQLiteTraceStore) -> None:
     assert store.latest_seq("learner-1", "task-2") == -1
 
 
+def test_count_is_durable_row_count_not_latest_seq(store: SQLiteTraceStore) -> None:
+    """count() backs the ingest flood cap (P7): it must reflect stored ROWS
+    (a skipped-ahead seq must not burn un-sent budget) and stay O(1)-ish
+    (COUNT(*), never materialize the trace per append)."""
+    assert store.count("learner-1", "task-1") == 0
+    store.append(make_event(0))
+    store.append(make_event(2))  # skipped 1 — count is rows, not latest+1
+    assert store.count("learner-1", "task-1") == 2
+    # Dedup retries do not inflate the count (at-least-once contract).
+    store.append(make_event(2))
+    assert store.count("learner-1", "task-1") == 2
+    # Scoped to the trace pair.
+    assert store.count("learner-1", "task-2") == 0
+
+
 def test_list_tasks(store: SQLiteTraceStore) -> None:
     assert store.list_tasks("learner-1") == []
 

apps/ai-service/tests/test_corpus_dormancy.py

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+"""Corpus dormancy verification (Task 6-1-04, REQ-3-007).
+
+The v0.2 mock engine inputs (`corpus/telemetry.py`, `corpus/artifacts.py`)
+must have ZERO production importers after the v0.3 re-grounding: Lab/
+Assessor/Proctor run on real engine inputs with no mock fallback in the
+learner path. The files stay on disk (Phase-3 calibration history) but are
+not imported by any production module. `learner_context` remains ACTIVE
+(agents still need learner context). Test-only references (e.g.
+`corpus/trace_fixtures.py` in grading calibration tests) are allowed.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import ast
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO = Path(__file__).parents[1]
+
+#: Production trees whose imports of dormant corpus modules are forbidden.
+PRODUCTION_PATHS = [
+    REPO / "ai_service" / "agents",
+    REPO / "ai_service" / "api",
+    REPO / "ai_service" / "grading",
+    REPO / "ai_service" / "telemetry",
+    REPO / "ai_service" / "variants",
+    REPO / "ai_service" / "voice",
+    REPO / "ai_service" / "sandbox",
+    REPO / "ai_service" / "llm",
+    REPO / "ai_service" / "main.py",
+]
+
+DORMANT_MODULES = ("corpus.telemetry", "corpus.artifacts")
+
+
+def _module_targets(node: ast.AST, *, level: int, module: str | None) -> set[str]:
+    """Resolve relative + absolute import targets to dotted ai_service paths."""
+    targets: set[str] = set()
+    if module and ("corpus" in module):
+        targets.add(module)
+    return targets
+
+
+def test_no_production_imports_of_dormant_corpus() -> None:
+    violators: list[str] = []
+    for path in PRODUCTION_PATHS:
+        files = [path] if path.suffix == ".py" else sorted(path.rglob("*.py"))
+        for py in files:
+            tree = ast.parse(py.read_text())
+            for node in ast.walk(tree):
+                if isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom):
+                    module = node.module or ""
+                    level = node.level
+                    if level:  # relative: resolve against corpus
+                        if module.endswith("telemetry") and "corpus" in module:
+                            violators.append(f"{py}: {module}")
+                        if module.endswith("artifacts") and "corpus" in module:
+                            violators.append(f"{py}: {module}")
+                        # bare `from . import telemetry` inside corpus/ itself is fine
+                    else:
+                        for target in _module_targets(node, level=level, module=module):
+                            violators.append(f"{py}: {target}")
+                elif isinstance(node, ast.Import):
+                    for alias in node.names:
+                        if any(alias.name.startswith(m) for m in DORMANT_MODULES):
+                            violators.append(f"{py}: {alias.name}")
+    assert not violators, f"dormant corpus imports in production: {violators}"
+
+
+def test_learner_context_stays_active() -> None:
+    """Learner context corpus is NOT dormant — agents still use it."""
+    agents_lab = (REPO / "ai_service" / "agents" / "lab.py").read_text()
+    assert "corpus.learner_context" in agents_lab
+    (REPO / "ai_service" / "corpus" / "learner_context.py").exists()
+
+
+def test_dormancy_headers_present() -> None:
+    for fname in ("telemetry.py", "artifacts.py"):
+        src = (REPO / "ai_service" / "corpus" / fname).read_text()
+        assert "DORMANT" in src, f"{fname} missing dormancy header"

apps/cli/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# @nextcraft/cli — nextcraft
+
+The bootstrap CLI for the Nextcraft monorepo, shipped as a self-contained linux x64 binary (Node SEA) on every release.
+
+## Commands
+
+See the [root README quickstart](../../README.md) for the user-facing flow. Internals:
+
+- `src/index.ts` — argv dispatch, exit-code contract (0 ok / 1 failure / 2 usage), direct-run guard (`argv[0] === argv[1]` detects SEA context — the installer renames the binary, so filename matching is unreliable)
+- `src/commands/` — doctor / bootstrap / verify / dev; all orchestration delegates to `apps/ai-service/scripts/*.sh` via `src/lib/spawn.ts` (array-args only, SIGTERM→SIGKILL timeout ladder)
+- `src/checks/` — pure logic: version compare, `.env` template diff
+- `tests/` — node:test suites: dispatch, checks, spawn, command stubs, real-box doctor integration, install.sh fixture-server E2E (tamper rejection, degradation), release-assets token isolation, fresh-clone E2E
+
+## Build
+
+```sh
+pnpm cli:typecheck          # tsc --noEmit
+pnpm cli:test               # node:test suites
+pnpm cli:build              # tsc -p tsconfig.build.json -> dist/
+pnpm --filter @nextcraft/cli build:binary <tag>   # SEA binary + sha256 sidecar
+```
+
+`build:binary <tag>`: esbuild bundle (CJS, node18 target, version stamped via `NEXTCRAFT_VERSION_STAMP` define — `--version` reports the tag it was built as) → `node --experimental-sea-config` → postject injection into a copy of the system node binary → `dist/nextcraft-linux-x64` + `dist/nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256`. The binary runs without node on PATH (runtime embedded, ~117 MB).
+
+## Release pipeline
+
+Every ship from v0.3.2 onward runs `scripts/release-assets.sh <tag>` after tag+merge:
+
+1. Builds the binary stamped with the tag
+2. Resolves `GITEA_TOKEN` from `.env*` files ONLY (`.ciagent/.env.secrets` first) — never from shell env
+3. Attaches `nextcraft-linux-x64` + `nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256` to the Gitea release (bounded retry, best-effort — never blocks the ship)
+
+`scripts/install.sh` (POSIX sh, dash-safe): platform gate → Gitea latest-release API resolve → exact-name asset match → sha256 verify BEFORE install (mismatch = hard stop) → `~/.local/bin` install → PATH hint. Any failure degrades to printed source-bootstrap instructions.
+
+## Secrets policy
+
+The CLI never generates, writes, or echoes secrets. `bootstrap` copies `.env.example` → `.env` only when absent and warns on missing optional keys (mock providers keep the stack runnable keyless). Real keys live only in gitignored `.ciagent/.env.secrets`, exported by `apps/ai-service/scripts/dev.sh`.
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+| Symptom | Cause / fix |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `pnpm not found` in doctor | `corepack enable pnpm` (installs to ~/.local/bin — ensure PATH includes it) |
+| doctor passes but verify fails on venv | re-run `nextcraft bootstrap` (venv/pip resolution is idempotent) |
+| `port 8420 busy` in verify | stop the process on :8420 (`kill $(lsof -t -i:8420)`) or set `AI_PORT` |
+| install.sh says "no binary assets yet" | release predates the binary pipeline (pre-v0.3.2); use source bootstrap |
+| Binary silent after rename | fixed since v0.3.2 (SEA argv detection); re-download the latest release |
+| Checksum mismatch on install | do NOT run the download; delete it and retry — report if it persists |

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "name": "@nextcraft/cli",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "bin": {
+    "nextcraft": "dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "tsx src/index.ts",
+    "test": "tsx --test tests/*.test.ts",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
+    "build:binary": "node scripts/build-binary.mjs"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^24.0.0",
+    "tsx": "^4.23.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.7.2",
+    "esbuild": "0.28.2"
+  }
+}

apps/cli/scripts/build-binary.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { copyFileSync, existsSync, readFileSync, rmSync, statSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const pkgDir = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)) + "/..";
+const dist = join(pkgDir, "dist");
+const bundle = join(dist, "bundle.cjs");
+const blob = join(dist, "sea-prep.blob");
+const config = join(dist, "sea-config.json");
+const out = join(dist, "nextcraft-linux-x64");
+const checksum = out + ".sha256";
+const version = process.argv[2] ?? "0.0.0-dev";
+
+if (version !== "0.0.0-dev" && !/^v?\d/.test(version)) {
+  console.error(`refusing to stamp implausible version: ${version}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+rmSync(dist, { recursive: true, force: true });
+execFileSync(
+  join(pkgDir, "node_modules/.bin/esbuild"),
+  [
+    join(pkgDir, "src/index.ts"),
+    "--bundle",
+    "--platform=node",
+    "--format=cjs",
+    "--target=node18",
+    `--define:NEXTCRAFT_VERSION_STAMP=${JSON.stringify(version)}`,
+    "--outfile=" + bundle,
+  ],
+  { stdio: "inherit" },
+);
+
+const seaConfig = {
+  main: bundle,
+  output: blob,
+  disableExperimentalSEAWarning: true,
+};
+writeFileSync(config, JSON.stringify(seaConfig));
+execFileSync(process.execPath, ["--experimental-sea-config", config], { stdio: "inherit" });
+
+const nodeBin = process.execPath;
+copyFileSync(nodeBin, out);
+execFileSync(
+  "npx",
+  ["--yes", "postject", out, "NODE_SEA_BLOB", blob, "--sentinel-fuse", "NODE_SEA_FUSE_fce680ab2cc467b6e072b8b5df1996b2"],
+  { stdio: "inherit" },
+);
+execFileSync("chmod", ["+x", out]);
+
+const size = statSync(out).size;
+const hash = createHash("sha256").update(readFileSync(out)).digest("hex");
+writeFileSync(checksum, `${hash}  nextcraft-linux-x64\n`);
+
+console.log(`built ${out} (${(size / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(1)} MB) stamped ${version}`);
+console.log(`checksum ${checksum}: ${hash}`);
+if (!existsSync(out) || !existsSync(checksum)) {
+  console.error("expected artifacts missing");
+  process.exit(1);
+}

apps/cli/src/checks/check-command.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+export function compareVersions(a: string, b: string): number {
+  const pa = parse(a);
+  const pb = parse(b);
+  for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+    if (pa[i] > pb[i]) return 1;
+    if (pa[i] < pb[i]) return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+function parse(v: string): [number, number] {
+  const clean = v.trim().replace(/^v/i, "");
+  const dotted = clean.match(/(\d+)\.(\d+)/);
+  if (dotted) return [parseInt(dotted[1], 10), parseInt(dotted[2], 10)];
+  const bare = clean.match(/^(\d+)(?:\.(\d+))?/);
+  if (!bare) return [0, 0];
+  return [parseInt(bare[1], 10), parseInt(bare[2] ?? "0", 10)];
+}
+
+export interface CommandCheckResult {
+  name: string;
+  ok: boolean;
+  found: boolean;
+  version?: string;
+  hint?: string;
+}

apps/cli/src/checks/check-env.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export interface EnvDiff {
+  missing: string[];
+  extra: string[];
+}
+
+export function parseEnvKeys(content: string): string[] {
+  const keys: string[] = [];
+  for (const line of content.split("\n")) {
+    const m = line.match(/^\s*([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)\s*=/);
+    if (m) keys.push(m[1]);
+  }
+  return keys;
+}
+
+export function diffEnvTemplate(templateContent: string, envContent: string): EnvDiff {
+  const template = new Set(parseEnvKeys(templateContent));
+  const env = new Set(parseEnvKeys(envContent));
+  const missing = [...template].filter((k) => !env.has(k)).sort();
+  const extra = [...env].filter((k) => !template.has(k)).sort();
+  return { missing, extra };
+}

apps/cli/src/commands/bootstrap.ts

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+import { join } from "node:path";
+import type { Ctx } from "../ctx.js";
+import { findRepoRoot } from "../lib/repo.js";
+import { diffEnvTemplate } from "../checks/check-env.js";
+import { hr, info, warn } from "../lib/log.js";
+import { doctor } from "./doctor.js";
+
+const INSTALL_TIMEOUT_MS = 600_000;
+
+export async function bootstrap(_args: string[], ctx: Ctx): Promise<number> {
+  const root = findRepoRoot(ctx.cwd);
+  if (!root) {
+    ctx.stderr.write("\u2717 not inside a nextcraft clone (no pnpm-workspace.yaml found upwards)\n");
+    ctx.stderr.write("      hint: run from the repo, or clone first:\n");
+    ctx.stderr.write("        git clone https://git.coreci.dev/coreci/nextcraft.git && cd nextcraft\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const aiDir = join(root, "apps/ai-service");
+
+  hr("nextcraft bootstrap — monorepo setup", ctx);
+
+  info("preflight: checking prerequisites (doctor)...", ctx);
+  const preflight = await doctor([], ctx);
+  if (preflight !== 0) {
+    ctx.stderr.write("\n\u2717 preflight failed — fix the failed checks above, then re-run nextcraft bootstrap\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  info("installing workspace dependencies (pnpm install)...", ctx);
+  const install = await ctx.spawn("pnpm", ["install"], { cwd: root, timeoutMs: INSTALL_TIMEOUT_MS });
+  if (install.code !== 0) {
+    ctx.stderr.write(`\u2717 pnpm install failed (exit ${install.code})\n`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  info("workspace dependencies installed", ctx);
+
+  info("bootstrapping ai-service venv (scripts/bootstrap.sh)...", ctx);
+  const boot = await ctx.spawn("bash", ["scripts/bootstrap.sh"], {
+    cwd: aiDir,
+    timeoutMs: INSTALL_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  });
+  if (boot.code !== 0) {
+    ctx.stderr.write(`\u2717 ai-service bootstrap failed (exit ${boot.code})\n`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  info("ai-service venv ready", ctx);
+
+  const examplePath = join(aiDir, ".env.example");
+  const envPath = join(aiDir, ".env");
+  if (!ctx.exists(envPath) && ctx.exists(examplePath)) {
+    ctx.writeFile(envPath, ctx.readFile(examplePath) ?? "");
+    info("created apps/ai-service/.env from .env.example", ctx);
+  } else if (ctx.exists(envPath)) {
+    info("apps/ai-service/.env already present — kept as-is", ctx);
+  } else {
+    warn("no .env.example found — skipping env setup (pydantic-settings defaults apply)", ctx);
+  }
+
+  if (ctx.exists(examplePath) && ctx.exists(envPath)) {
+    const diff = diffEnvTemplate(ctx.readFile(examplePath) ?? "", ctx.readFile(envPath) ?? "");
+    if (diff.missing.length > 0) {
+      warn(
+        `${diff.missing.length} optional key(s) unset in .env: ${diff.missing.join(", ")}`,
+        ctx,
+      );
+      info("optional keys warn only — mock providers keep the stack runnable without them", ctx);
+    }
+    if (diff.extra.length > 0) {
+      info(`extra keys in .env (kept): ${diff.extra.join(", ")}`, ctx);
+    }
+    if (diff.missing.length === 0 && diff.extra.length === 0) {
+      info(".env covers all template keys", ctx);
+    }
+  }
+
+  ctx.stdout.write("\n\u2713 bootstrap complete\n\nNext steps:\n  nextcraft verify\n  nextcraft dev\n\n");
+  return 0;
+}
+

apps/cli/src/commands/dev.ts

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+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import type { Ctx } from "../ctx.js";
+import { findRepoRoot } from "../lib/repo.js";
+
+export async function dev(_args: string[], ctx: Ctx): Promise<number> {
+  const root = findRepoRoot(ctx.cwd);
+  if (!root) {
+    ctx.stderr.write("\u2717 not inside a nextcraft clone — run from the repo root or a subdirectory\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+  ctx.stdout.write("nextcraft dev — ai-service dev server (web dev server: run `pnpm dev` separately)\n\n");
+  const child = spawn("bash", ["scripts/dev.sh"], {
+    cwd: join(root, "apps/ai-service"),
+    stdio: "inherit",
+  });
+  const forward = (sig: NodeJS.Signals) => () => child.kill(sig);
+  process.on("SIGINT", forward("SIGINT"));
+  process.on("SIGTERM", forward("SIGTERM"));
+  return await new Promise<number>((resolve) => {
+    child.on("close", (code) => resolve(code ?? 1));
+  });
+}

apps/cli/src/commands/doctor.ts

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+import type { Ctx } from "../ctx.js";
+import { compareVersions } from "../checks/check-command.js";
+import { ok, fail, hr, summary } from "../lib/log.js";
+import { mkdtempSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+interface CheckOutcome {
+  name: string;
+  passed: boolean;
+}
+
+export async function doctor(_args: string[], ctx: Ctx): Promise<number> {
+  hr("nextcraft doctor — environment prerequisites", ctx);
+  const results: CheckOutcome[] = [];
+
+  results.push(await checkNode(ctx));
+  results.push(await checkProgram(ctx, "pnpm", "8", "install pnpm via corepack: corepack enable pnpm (or: npm i -g pnpm)"));
+  results.push(await checkProgram(ctx, "python3", "3.11", "install python3 >= 3.11 (e.g. apt install python3 python3-venv)"));
+  results.push(await checkProgram(ctx, "git", undefined, "install git: https://git-scm.com/download/linux"));
+  results.push(await checkUnshare(ctx));
+  results.push(await checkVenvCapability(ctx));
+
+  const passed = results.filter((r) => r.passed).length;
+  const failed = results.length - passed;
+  summary(passed, failed, ctx);
+  return failed === 0 ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+async function checkVenvCapability(ctx: Ctx): Promise<CheckOutcome> {
+  const probeDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-venv-probe-"));
+  try {
+    const full = await ctx.spawn("python3", ["-m", "venv", join(probeDir, "v")], {
+      capture: true,
+      timeoutMs: 60_000,
+    });
+    if (full.code === 0) return venvOk(ctx, "full venv");
+    const pipless = await ctx.spawn("python3", ["-m", "venv", "--without-pip", join(probeDir, "v2")], {
+      capture: true,
+      timeoutMs: 60_000,
+    });
+    if (pipless.code === 0) {
+      ok("python3 venv capability (fallback path: pip bootstrapped via get-pip)", ctx);
+      return { name: "venv", passed: true };
+    }
+    return venvFail(ctx);
+  } finally {
+    await ctx.spawn("rm", ["-rf", probeDir], { capture: true, timeoutMs: 30_000 });
+  }
+}
+
+function venvOk(ctx: Ctx, mode: string): CheckOutcome {
+  ok(`python3 venv capability (${mode})`, ctx);
+  return { name: "venv", passed: true };
+}
+
+function venvFail(ctx: Ctx): CheckOutcome {
+  fail(
+    "python3 cannot create virtual environments (python3 -m venv fails)",
+    "Debian/Ubuntu: apt install python<version>-venv (e.g. python3.12-venv for python 3.12) — nextcraft bootstrap needs it; then re-run nextcraft doctor",
+    ctx,
+  );
+  return { name: "venv", passed: false };
+}
+
+async function checkNode(ctx: Ctx): Promise<CheckOutcome> {
+  const version = process.version;
+  if (compareVersions(version, "18") >= 0) {
+    ok(`node ${version} (>= 18)`, ctx);
+    return { name: "node", passed: true };
+  }
+  fail(`node ${version} is older than 18`, "install node >= 18 (https://nodejs.org)", ctx);
+  return { name: "node", passed: false };
+}
+
+async function checkProgram(
+  ctx: Ctx,
+  name: string,
+  minVersion: string | undefined,
+  hint: string,
+): Promise<CheckOutcome> {
+  const which = await ctx.spawn("which", [name], { capture: true, timeoutMs: 3000 });
+  if (which.code !== 0) {
+    fail(`${name} not found on PATH`, hint, ctx);
+    return { name, passed: false };
+  }
+  let version: string | undefined;
+  if (minVersion) {
+    const probe = await ctx.spawn(name, ["--version"], { capture: true, timeoutMs: 10000 });
+    version = probe.stdout.trim().split("\n")[0]?.trim();
+    if (probe.code !== 0 || !version || compareVersions(version, minVersion) < 0) {
+      fail(
+        `${name} ${version ?? "(unknown version)"} is older than required ${minVersion}`,
+        hint,
+        ctx,
+      );
+      return { name, passed: false };
+    }
+    ok(`${name} ${version} (>= ${minVersion})`, ctx);
+    return { name, passed: true };
+  }
+  const probe = await ctx.spawn(name, ["--version"], { capture: true, timeoutMs: 10000 });
+  version = probe.stdout.trim().split("\n")[0]?.trim();
+  ok(`${name} ${version ?? ""}`.trim(), ctx);
+  return { name, passed: true };
+}
+
+async function checkUnshare(ctx: Ctx): Promise<CheckOutcome> {
+  const which = await ctx.spawn("which", ["unshare"], { capture: true, timeoutMs: 3000 });
+  if (which.code === 0) {
+    ok("unshare available (sandbox fabric ready)", ctx);
+    return { name: "unshare", passed: true };
+  }
+  fail(
+    "unshare not found on PATH",
+    "sandbox fabric needs unshare (util-linux) — credential builds degrade without it: apt install util-linux",
+    ctx,
+  );
+  return { name: "unshare", passed: false };
+}

apps/cli/src/commands/help.ts

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+
+declare const NEXTCRAFT_VERSION_STAMP: string | undefined;
+
+export function version(env?: Record<string, string | undefined>): string {
+  if (typeof NEXTCRAFT_VERSION_STAMP !== "undefined") {
+    return NEXTCRAFT_VERSION_STAMP;
+  }
+  return env?.NEXTCRAFT_VERSION ?? "0.0.0-dev";
+}
+
+export function helpText(env?: Record<string, string | undefined>): string {
+  return `nextcraft ${version(env)} — bootstrap CLI for the Nextcraft monorepo
+
+Usage:
+  nextcraft <command> [flags]
+
+Commands:
+  doctor      check environment prerequisites (node, pnpm, python3, git, unshare)
+  bootstrap   set up a fresh clone: pnpm install, ai-service venv, .env from template
+  verify      health-check the bootstrapped stack (venv, uvicorn, ports, env)
+  dev         run the ai-service dev server (thin passthrough to scripts/dev.sh)
+
+Flags:
+  --help, -h     show this help
+  --version      print the CLI version
+
+Exit codes:
+  0  success
+  1  a check or step failed (see the printed hint)
+  2  usage error (unknown command or flag)
+`;
+}

apps/cli/src/commands/verify.ts

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+import { join } from "node:path";
+import type { Ctx } from "../ctx.js";
+import { findRepoRoot } from "../lib/repo.js";
+import { hr, ok, fail, warn, summary } from "../lib/log.js";
+
+export async function verify(_args: string[], ctx: Ctx): Promise<number> {
+  const root = findRepoRoot(ctx.cwd);
+  if (!root) {
+    ctx.stderr.write("\u2717 not inside a nextcraft clone — run from the repo root or a subdirectory\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const aiDir = join(root, "apps/ai-service");
+  hr("nextcraft verify — stack health check", ctx);
+
+  let passed = 0;
+  let failed = 0;
+
+  const venvPython = join(aiDir, ".venv/bin/python3");
+  if (ctx.exists(venvPython)) {
+    const imp = await ctx.spawn(venvPython, ["-c", "import ai_service"], {
+      capture: true,
+      timeoutMs: 30_000,
+    });
+    if (imp.code === 0) {
+      ok("ai-service venv — import ai_service", ctx);
+      passed++;
+    } else {
+      fail("ai_service no longer imports in the venv", "re-run nextcraft bootstrap", ctx);
+      failed++;
+    }
+    const uv = await ctx.spawn(venvPython, ["-c", "import uvicorn"], {
+      capture: true,
+      timeoutMs: 30_000,
+    });
+    if (uv.code === 0) {
+      ok("uvicorn importable in venv", ctx);
+      passed++;
+    } else {
+      fail("uvicorn missing in venv", "re-run nextcraft bootstrap", ctx);
+      failed++;
+    }
+  } else {
+    fail("ai-service venv not found", "run nextcraft bootstrap", ctx);
+    failed += 2;
+  }
+
+  const envPath = join(aiDir, ".env");
+  if (ctx.exists(envPath)) {
+    ok(".env present", ctx);
+    passed++;
+  } else {
+    warn(".env absent — pydantic-settings defaults apply (copy apps/ai-service/.env.example to customize)", ctx);
+  }
+
+  const port = parsePort(ctx.readFile(envPath) ?? "") ?? 8420;
+  if (await ctx.portFree(port, "127.0.0.1")) {
+    ok(`port ${port} free (ai-service will bind it)`, ctx);
+    passed++;
+  } else {
+    fail(`port ${port} is busy`, `stop the process listening on ${port} (ai-service default)`, ctx);
+    failed++;
+  }
+
+  if (ctx.exists(join(root, "node_modules/.bin/turbo"))) {
+    ok("workspace dependencies installed (node_modules present)", ctx);
+    passed++;
+  } else {
+    fail("node_modules missing at repo root", "run nextcraft bootstrap", ctx);
+    failed++;
+  }
+
+  summary(passed, failed, ctx);
+  return failed === 0 ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+function parsePort(envContent: string): number | undefined {
+  for (const line of envContent.split("\n")) {
+    const m = line.match(/^\s*AI_PORT\s*=\s*(\d+)\s*$/);
+    if (m) return parseInt(m[1], 10);
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+

apps/cli/src/ctx.ts

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+import type { SpawnResult } from "./lib/spawn.js";
+
+export interface Ctx {
+  cwd: string;
+  env: Record<string, string | undefined>;
+  stdout: { write(s: string): void };
+  stderr: { write(s: string): void };
+  spawn: (cmd: string, args: string[], opts: SpawnOpts) => Promise<SpawnResult>;
+  exists: (p: string) => boolean;
+  readFile: (p: string) => string | undefined;
+  writeFile: (p: string, content: string) => void;
+  portFree: (port: number, host: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+}
+
+export interface SpawnOpts {
+  timeoutMs?: number;
+  cwd?: string;
+  env?: Record<string, string | undefined>;
+  stdio?: "inherit" | "pipe";
+  capture?: boolean;
+}
+
+export type Command = (args: string[], ctx: Ctx) => Promise<number>;

apps/cli/src/index.ts

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+import type { Ctx, Command } from "./ctx.js";
+import { helpText, version } from "./commands/help.js";
+import { doctor } from "./commands/doctor.js";
+import { bootstrap } from "./commands/bootstrap.js";
+import { verify } from "./commands/verify.js";
+import { dev } from "./commands/dev.js";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import net from "node:net";
+
+interface NodeRequire {
+  (id: string): unknown;
+}
+
+const commands: Record<string, Command> = { doctor, bootstrap, verify, dev };
+
+export async function run(argv: string[], ctx: Ctx): Promise<number> {
+  const flags = argv.filter((a) => a.startsWith("--") || a === "-h");
+  const positional = argv.filter((a) => !(a.startsWith("--") || a === "-h"));
+
+  for (const flag of flags) {
+    if (flag === "--help" || flag === "-h") {
+      ctx.stdout.write(helpText(ctx.env));
+      return 0;
+    }
+    if (flag === "--version") {
+      ctx.stdout.write(`${version(ctx.env)}\n`);
+      return 0;
+    }
+    ctx.stderr.write(`unknown flag: ${flag}\n\n${helpText(ctx.env)}`);
+    return 2;
+  }
+
+  const name = positional[0];
+  const command = name ? commands[name] : undefined;
+  if (!command) {
+    const text = helpText(ctx.env);
+    ctx.stderr.write(name ? `unknown command: ${name}\n\n${text}` : text);
+    return 2;
+  }
+  return await command(positional.slice(1), ctx);
+}
+
+declare const require: NodeRequire;
+
+function isDirectRun(): boolean {
+  if (process.env.NODE_TEST_CONTEXT) return false;
+  const argv1 = process.argv[1];
+  if (argv1?.endsWith("dist/index.js") || argv1?.endsWith("src/index.ts")) return true;
+  try {
+    const sea = require("node:sea") as { isSea?: () => boolean };
+    return typeof sea.isSea === "function" && sea.isSea();
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+if (isDirectRun()) {
+  void (async () => {
+    const realCtx: Ctx = {
+      cwd: process.cwd(),
+      env: process.env,
+      stdout: process.stdout,
+      stderr: process.stderr,
+      spawn: async (cmd, args, opts) => {
+        const { run: spawnRun } = await import("./lib/spawn.js");
+        return spawnRun(cmd, args, opts);
+      },
+      exists: existsSync,
+      readFile: (p) => (existsSync(p) ? readFileSync(p, "utf8") : undefined),
+      writeFile: (p, c) => writeFileSync(p, c),
+      portFree: async (port, host) =>
+        new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
+          const srv = net.createServer();
+          srv.once("error", () => resolve(false));
+          srv.once("listening", () => srv.close(() => resolve(true)));
+          srv.listen(port, host);
+        }),
+    };
+    process.exitCode = await run(process.argv.slice(2), realCtx);
+  })();
+}

apps/cli/src/lib/log.ts

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+import type { Ctx } from "../ctx.js";
+
+export function ok(msg: string, ctx: Ctx): void {
+  ctx.stdout.write(`  \u2713 ${msg}\n`);
+}
+
+export function fail(msg: string, hint: string | undefined, ctx: Ctx): void {
+  ctx.stderr.write(`  \u2717 ${msg}\n`);
+  if (hint) ctx.stderr.write(`      hint: ${hint}\n`);
+}
+
+export function warn(msg: string, ctx: Ctx): void {
+  ctx.stdout.write(`  \u26a0 ${msg}\n`);
+}
+
+export function info(msg: string, ctx: Ctx): void {
+  ctx.stdout.write(`  - ${msg}\n`);
+}
+
+export function hr(title: string, ctx: Ctx): void {
+  ctx.stdout.write(`\n${title}\n\n`);
+}
+
+export function summary(passed: number, failed: number, ctx: Ctx): void {
+  const line = failed === 0 ? "All checks passed" : `${failed} check(s) failed, ${passed} passed`;
+  ctx.stdout.write(`\n${failed === 0 ? "\u2713" : "\u2717"} ${line}\n`);
+}

apps/cli/src/lib/repo.ts

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+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import type { SpawnResult } from "../lib/spawn.js";
+
+export function findRepoRoot(start: string): string | undefined {
+  let dir = resolve(start);
+  for (;;) {
+    if (existsSync(join(dir, "pnpm-workspace.yaml"))) return dir;
+    const parent = dirname(dir);
+    if (parent === dir) return undefined;
+    dir = parent;
+  }
+}
+
+export type Spawn = (cmd: string, args: string[], opts: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<SpawnResult>;

apps/cli/src/lib/spawn.ts

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+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import type { SpawnOpts } from "../ctx.js";
+
+export interface SpawnResult {
+  code: number;
+  signal: NodeJS.Signals | null;
+  timedOut: boolean;
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+}
+
+export async function run(
+  cmd: string,
+  args: string[],
+  opts: SpawnOpts = {},
+): Promise<SpawnResult> {
+  return await new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const child = spawn(cmd, args, {
+      cwd: opts.cwd,
+      env: opts.env as NodeJS.ProcessEnv | undefined,
+      stdio: opts.capture ? ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"] : "inherit",
+    });
+    let stdout = "";
+    let stderr = "";
+    if (child.stdout) child.stdout.on("data", (d: Buffer) => (stdout += d.toString()));
+    if (child.stderr) child.stderr.on("data", (d: Buffer) => (stderr += d.toString()));
+    let timedOut = false;
+    let killTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+    if (opts.timeoutMs) {
+      killTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        timedOut = true;
+        child.kill("SIGTERM");
+        killTimer = setTimeout(() => child.kill("SIGKILL"), 1000);
+      }, opts.timeoutMs);
+    }
+    child.on("error", () => {
+      if (killTimer) clearTimeout(killTimer);
+      resolve({ code: 127, signal: null, timedOut: false, stdout, stderr });
+    });
+    child.on("close", (code, signal) => {
+      if (killTimer) clearTimeout(killTimer);
+      resolve({
+        code: code ?? 127,
+        signal,
+        timedOut,
+        stdout,
+        stderr,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}

apps/cli/tests/checks.test.ts

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+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { compareVersions } from "../src/checks/check-command.ts";
+import { parseEnvKeys, diffEnvTemplate } from "../src/checks/check-env.ts";
+
+test("compareVersions: equal across patch omission", () => {
+  assert.equal(compareVersions("18.0.0", "18"), 0);
+  assert.equal(compareVersions("18", "18.0.0"), 0);
+});
+
+test("compareVersions: minor boundary", () => {
+  assert.equal(compareVersions("3.11", "3.11.2"), 0);
+  assert.equal(compareVersions("3.10", "3.11"), -1);
+  assert.equal(compareVersions("3.12", "3.11"), 1);
+});
+
+test("compareVersions: v-prefix and embedded version strings", () => {
+  assert.ok(compareVersions("v18.2.0", "18") >= 0);
+  assert.equal(compareVersions("Python 3.11.2", "3.11"), 0);
+  assert.ok(compareVersions("python3 (3.9)", "3.11") < 0);
+});
+
+test("compareVersions: major win beats minor", () => {
+  assert.equal(compareVersions("24.0.0", "18.99"), 1);
+  assert.equal(compareVersions("2.99", "18.0"), -1);
+});
+
+test("parseEnvKeys: skips comments and blanks", () => {
+  const content = [
+    "# comment",
+    "",
+    "AI_PORT=8420",
+    "  AI_MODEL=gemma4:31b",
+    "#AI_SKIP=1",
+    "AI_OLLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY=",
+  ].join("\n");
+  assert.deepEqual(parseEnvKeys(content), ["AI_PORT", "AI_MODEL", "AI_OLLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY"]);
+});
+
+test("diffEnvTemplate: missing + extra classification", () => {
+  const template = "A=1\nB=2\nC=3\n";
+  const env = "B=2\nD=4\n";
+  const diff = diffEnvTemplate(template, env);
+  assert.deepEqual(diff.missing, ["A", "C"]);
+  assert.deepEqual(diff.extra, ["D"]);
+});
+
+test("diffEnvTemplate: full coverage yields empty diff", () => {
+  const template = "A=1\nB=2\n";
+  const env = "A=x\nB=y\n";
+  const diff = diffEnvTemplate(template, env);
+  assert.deepEqual(diff.missing, []);
+  assert.deepEqual(diff.extra, []);
+});

apps/cli/tests/commands.test.ts

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+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { mkdtempSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { doctor } from "../src/commands/doctor.ts";
+import { bootstrap } from "../src/commands/bootstrap.ts";
+import { verify } from "../src/commands/verify.ts";
+import { testCtx } from "./helpers.ts";
+import type { SpawnResult } from "../src/lib/spawn.ts";
+
+const r0 = (stdout = ""): SpawnResult => ({ code: 0, signal: null, timedOut: false, stdout, stderr: "" });
+const r1 = (): SpawnResult => ({ code: 1, signal: null, timedOut: false, stdout: "", stderr: "" });
+const r = (stdout: string): SpawnResult => r0(stdout);
+
+test("doctor: all prerequisites present exits 0", async () => {
+  const ctx = testCtx({
+    spawn: async (cmd, args) => {
+      if (cmd === "which") return r0();
+      if (cmd === "pnpm" && args[0] === "--version") return r0("10.0.0\n");
+      if (cmd === "python3" && args[0] === "--version") return r0("Python 3.11.2\n");
+      if (cmd === "git" && args[0] === "--version") return r0("git version 2.39.2\n");
+      return r0();
+    },
+  });
+  const code = await doctor([], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 0);
+  assert.ok(ctx.out().includes("All checks passed"));
+});
+
+test("doctor: missing pnpm fails with hint, exit 1", async () => {
+  const ctx = testCtx({
+    spawn: async (cmd, args) => {
+      if (cmd === "which" && args[0] === "pnpm") return { ...r1(), code: 1 };
+      if (cmd === "which") return r0();
+      if (cmd === "python3") return r0("Python 3.11.2\n");
+      if (cmd === "git") return r0("git version 2.39.2\n");
+      return r0();
+    },
+  });
+  const code = await doctor([], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 1);
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("pnpm not found"));
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("corepack"));
+});
+
+test("doctor: outdated python3 fails with version comparison", async () => {
+  const ctx = testCtx({
+    spawn: async (cmd, args) => {
+      if (cmd === "which") return r0();
+      if (cmd === "python3" && args[0] === "--version") return r0("Python 3.9.0\n");
+      if (cmd === "pnpm") return r0("10.0.0\n");
+      if (cmd === "git") return r0("git version 2.39.2\n");
+      return r0();
+    },
+  });
+  const code = await doctor([], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 1);
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("3.9"));
+});
+
+test("bootstrap: outside a repo fails with clone hint", async () => {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-norepo-"));
+  const ctx = testCtx({ cwd: dir });
+  const code = await bootstrap([], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 1);
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("git clone"));
+});
+
+const doctorPassSpawn = async (cmd: string, args: string[]): Promise<SpawnResult> => {
+  if (cmd === "pnpm" && args[0] === "--version") return r("10.0.0\n");
+  if (cmd === "python3" && args[0] === "--version") return r("Python 3.11.2\n");
+  if (cmd === "git") return r("git version 2.39.2\n");
+  if (cmd === "python3" && args[1] === "venv") return r0();
+  return r0();
+};
+
+test("bootstrap: step order — preflight, pnpm install, venv bootstrap, env copy", async () => {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-repo-"));
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "pnpm-workspace.yaml"), "packages:\n  - apps/*\n");
+  mkdirSync(join(dir, "apps", "ai-service"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "apps", "ai-service", ".env.example"), "AI_PORT=8420\nAI_KEY=\n");
+
+  const calls: string[] = [];
+  const ctx = testCtx({
+    cwd: dir,
+    spawn: async (cmd, args) => {
+      calls.push(`${cmd} ${args.join(" ")}`);
+      return doctorPassSpawn(cmd, args);
+    },
+  });
+  const code = await bootstrap([], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 0);
+  const installIdx = calls.findIndex((c) => c.startsWith("pnpm install"));
+  const venvIdx = calls.findIndex((c) => c.startsWith("bash scripts/bootstrap.sh"));
+  assert.ok(installIdx >= 0, "pnpm install runs");
+  assert.ok(venvIdx > installIdx, "venv bootstrap runs after pnpm install");
+  assert.ok(ctx.exists(join(dir, "apps", "ai-service", ".env")));
+  assert.ok(ctx.out().includes("bootstrap complete"));
+});
+
+test("bootstrap: existing .env kept, not overwritten", async () => {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-keep-"));
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "pnpm-workspace.yaml"), "packages:\n  - apps/*\n");
+  const aiDir = join(dir, "apps", "ai-service");
+  mkdirSync(aiDir, { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(aiDir, ".env.example"), "AI_PORT=8420\n");
+  writeFileSync(join(aiDir, ".env"), "AI_PORT=9999\n");
+
+  const ctx = testCtx({ cwd: dir, spawn: doctorPassSpawn });
+  const code = await bootstrap([], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 0);
+  assert.ok(ctx.out().includes("kept as-is"));
+  assert.equal(ctx.readFile(join(aiDir, ".env")), "AI_PORT=9999\n");
+});
+
+test("bootstrap: failing pnpm install aborts before venv step", async () => {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-fail-"));
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "pnpm-workspace.yaml"), "packages:\n  - apps/*\n");
+  const calls: string[] = [];
+  const ctx = testCtx({
+    cwd: dir,
+    spawn: async (cmd, args) => {
+      calls.push(`${cmd} ${args.join(" ")}`);
+      if (cmd === "pnpm" && args[0] === "install") return r1();
+      return doctorPassSpawn(cmd, args);
+    },
+  });
+  const code = await bootstrap([], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 1);
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("pnpm install failed"), ctx.err());
+  assert.equal(calls.filter((c) => c.startsWith("bash scripts/bootstrap.sh")).length, 0, "venv step must not run");
+});
+test("verify: busy port fails with stop-the-process hint", async () => {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-ver-"));
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "pnpm-workspace.yaml"), "packages:\n  - apps/*\n");
+  const aiDir = join(dir, "apps", "ai-service");
+  mkdirSync(aiDir, { recursive: true });
+  mkdirSync(join(aiDir, ".venv", "bin"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(aiDir, ".venv", "bin", "python3"), "#!/bin/sh\nexit 0\n");
+  writeFileSync(join(aiDir, ".env"), "AI_PORT=8420\n");
+  mkdirSync(join(dir, "node_modules", ".bin"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "node_modules", ".bin", "turbo"), "#!/bin/sh\n");
+
+  const ctx = testCtx({
+    cwd: dir,
+    spawn: async () => r0(),
+    portFree: async () => false,
+  });
+  const code = await verify([], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 1);
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("port 8420 is busy"));
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("stop the process listening on 8420"));
+});
+
+test("verify: free port passes and reports AI_PORT from .env", async () => {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-ver2-"));
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "pnpm-workspace.yaml"), "packages:\n  - apps/*\n");
+  const aiDir = join(dir, "apps", "ai-service");
+  mkdirSync(aiDir, { recursive: true });
+  mkdirSync(join(aiDir, ".venv", "bin"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(aiDir, ".venv", "bin", "python3"), "#!/bin/sh\nexit 0\n");
+  writeFileSync(join(aiDir, ".env"), "AI_PORT=8421\n");
+  mkdirSync(join(dir, "node_modules", ".bin"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "node_modules", ".bin", "turbo"), "#!/bin/sh\n");
+
+  const ctx = testCtx({
+    cwd: dir,
+    spawn: async () => r0(),
+    portFree: async () => true,
+  });
+  const code = await verify([], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 0);
+  assert.ok(ctx.out().includes("port 8421 free"));
+});
+
+test("bootstrap: preflight failure aborts before pnpm install", async () => {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-pre-"));
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "pnpm-workspace.yaml"), "packages:\n  - apps/*\n");
+  const calls: string[] = [];
+  const ctx = testCtx({
+    cwd: dir,
+    spawn: async (cmd, args) => {
+      calls.push(`${cmd} ${args.join(" ")}`);
+      if (cmd === "which") return r0();
+      if (cmd === "pnpm" && args[0] === "--version") return r("10.0.0\n");
+      if (cmd === "python3" && args[0] === "--version") return r("Python 3.11.2\n");
+      if (cmd === "git") return r("git version 2.39.2\n");
+      if (cmd === "python3" && args[1] === "venv") return r1();
+      if (cmd === "rm") return r0();
+      return r0();
+    },
+  });
+  const code = await bootstrap([], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 1);
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("preflight failed"));
+  assert.equal(calls.filter((c) => c.startsWith("pnpm install")).length, 0, "pnpm install must not run when preflight fails");
+});
+
+test("doctor: venv-capability probe failure surfaces apt hint", async () => {
+  const ctx = testCtx({
+    spawn: async (cmd, args) => {
+      if (cmd === "which") return r0();
+      if (cmd === "pnpm") return r("10.0.0\n");
+      if (cmd === "python3" && args[0] === "--version") return r("Python 3.12.3\n");
+      if (cmd === "git") return r("git version 2.43.0\n");
+      if (cmd === "node") return r("v24.0.0\n");
+      if (cmd === "python3" && args[1] === "venv") return r1();
+      if (cmd === "rm") return r0();
+      return r0();
+    },
+  });
+  const code = await doctor([], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 1);
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("cannot create virtual environments"));
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("apt install python"));
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("-venv"));
+});

apps/cli/tests/dispatch.test.ts

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+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { run } from "../src/index.ts";
+import { testCtx } from "./helpers.ts";
+
+
+
+test("dispatch: --help exits 0 and prints usage", async () => {
+  const ctx = testCtx();
+  const code = await run(["--help"], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 0);
+  assert.ok(ctx.out().includes("Usage:"));
+  assert.ok(ctx.out().includes("doctor"));
+});
+
+test("dispatch: -h behaves like --help", async () => {
+  const ctx = testCtx();
+  assert.equal(await run(["-h"], ctx), 0);
+});
+
+test("dispatch: --version prints NEXTCRAFT_VERSION override", async () => {
+  const env = { ...process.env, NEXTCRAFT_VERSION: "v9.9.9-test" };
+  const ctx = testCtx({ env });
+  const code = await run(["--version"], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 0);
+  assert.ok(ctx.out().includes("v9.9.9-test"));
+});
+
+test("dispatch: no command exits 2 with usage on stderr", async () => {
+  const ctx = testCtx();
+  assert.equal(await run([], ctx), 2);
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("Usage:") || ctx.out().includes("Usage:") || ctx.err().includes("nextcraft"));
+});
+
+test("dispatch: unknown command exits 2", async () => {
+  const ctx = testCtx();
+  const code = await run(["frobnicate"], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 2);
+  assert.ok(ctx.err().includes("unknown command: frobnicate"));
+});
+
+test("dispatch: unknown flag exits 2", async () => {
+  const ctx = testCtx();
+  assert.equal(await run(["doctor", "--bogus"], ctx), 2);
+});
+
+test("dispatch: doctor routes to the doctor command", async () => {
+  const ctx = testCtx({
+    spawn: async (cmd, args) => {
+      if (cmd === "which") return { code: 0, signal: null, timedOut: false, stdout: "", stderr: "" };
+      if (cmd === "pnpm" && args[0] === "--version") return r("10.0.0\n");
+      if (cmd === "python3" && args[0] === "--version") return r("Python 3.11.2\n");
+      if (cmd === "git" && args[0] === "--version") return r("git version 2.39.2\n");
+      return { code: 0, signal: null, timedOut: false, stdout: "", stderr: "" };
+    },
+  });
+  const code = await run(["doctor"], ctx);
+  assert.equal(code, 0);
+  assert.ok(ctx.out().includes("All checks passed"));
+});
+
+const r = (stdout: string) => ({ code: 0, signal: null, timedOut: false, stdout, stderr: "" });

apps/cli/tests/doctor.integration.test.ts

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+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { doctor } from "../src/commands/doctor.ts";
+import { testCtx } from "./helpers.ts";
+
+test("doctor integration: real box — all prerequisites present", async () => {
+  const ctx = testCtx();
+  const code = await doctor([], ctx);
+  const output = ctx.out() + ctx.err();
+  if (output.includes("unshare not found")) {
+    console.warn("unshare missing on this box — tolerating its single failure");
+    assert.equal(code, 1);
+    return;
+  }
+  assert.equal(code, 0);
+  assert.ok(output.includes("node"));
+  assert.ok(output.includes("pnpm"));
+  assert.ok(output.includes("python3"));
+});

apps/cli/tests/fresh-clone-e2e.test.ts

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+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { mkdtempSync, existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join, dirname } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const cliDir = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
+const repoRoot = join(cliDir, "..", "..");
+
+test("fresh-clone E2E: clone -> doctor -> bootstrap -> verify (happy path, transcript)", async () => {
+  const work = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-e2e-"));
+  const cloneDir = join(work, "nextcraft");
+
+  const clone = spawnSync(
+    "git",
+    ["clone", "--quiet", "--no-hardlinks", repoRoot, cloneDir],
+    { encoding: "utf8", timeout: 120000 },
+  );
+  assert.equal(clone.status, 0, `clone failed: ${clone.stderr}`);
+
+  const binary = join(repoRoot, "apps", "cli", "dist", "nextcraft-linux-x64");
+  const cli = existsSync(binary)
+    ? binary
+    : join(cliDir, "node_modules", ".bin", "tsx");
+
+  const transcript: string[] = [];
+  const step = (name: string, args: string[], expect: number, timeoutMs: number) => {
+    const { NODE_TEST_CONTEXT, ...restEnv } = process.env as Record<string, string | undefined>;
+    const env = {
+      ...restEnv,
+      PATH: [join(process.env.HOME ?? "/home", ".local/bin"), process.env.PATH].filter(Boolean).join(":"),
+      NEXTCRAFT_VERSION: "v-e2e",
+    } as Record<string, string | undefined>;
+    const run = spawnSync(cli, existsSync(binary) ? args : [join(cliDir, "src", "index.ts"), ...args], {
+      cwd: cloneDir,
+      encoding: "utf8",
+      timeout: timeoutMs,
+      env,
+    });
+    transcript.push(`$ nextcraft ${args.join(" ")} -> exit ${run.status}`);
+    if (run.status !== expect) {
+      transcript.push(run.stdout, run.stderr);
+      assert.fail(
+        `${name} exited ${run.status} (expected ${expect})\nTRANSCRIPT:\n${transcript.join("\n")}\nstderr: ${run.stderr}`,
+      );
+    }
+    return run.stdout + run.stderr;
+  };
+
+  const doctorOut = step("doctor", ["doctor"], 0, 60000);
+  assert.ok(doctorOut.includes("node"), "doctor mentions node");
+  assert.ok(doctorOut.includes("pnpm"), "doctor mentions pnpm");
+
+  step("bootstrap", ["bootstrap"], 0, 600000);
+
+  const verifyOut = step("verify", ["verify"], 0, 120000);
+  assert.ok(verifyOut.includes("venv"), "verify covers venv");
+  assert.ok(existsSync(join(cloneDir, "apps", "ai-service", ".env")), ".env created in clone");
+  assert.ok(existsSync(join(cloneDir, "apps", "ai-service", ".venv")), "venv created in clone");
+  assert.ok(
+    existsSync(join(cloneDir, "node_modules", ".pnpm")),
+    "workspace node_modules present",
+  );
+
+  const envExample = readFileSync(join(repoRoot, "apps", "ai-service", ".env.example"), "utf8");
+  const envClone = readFileSync(join(cloneDir, "apps", "ai-service", ".env"), "utf8");
+  assert.equal(envClone, envExample, ".env content matches template");
+
+  console.log("E2E TRANSCRIPT:\n" + transcript.join("\n"));
+});

apps/cli/tests/helpers.ts

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+import type { Ctx } from "../src/ctx.ts";
+import { run } from "../src/index.ts";
+import { readFileSync, existsSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import net from "node:net";
+import { run as spawnRun } from "../src/lib/spawn.ts";
+import type { SpawnResult } from "../src/lib/spawn.ts";
+
+export interface TestCtx extends Ctx {
+  out(): string;
+  err(): string;
+  writes: Record<string, string>;
+}
+
+export function testCtx(overrides: Partial<Ctx> = {}): TestCtx {
+  const out: string[] = [];
+  const err: string[] = [];
+  const writes: Record<string, string> = {};
+  const base = {
+    cwd: process.cwd(),
+    env: { ...process.env } as Record<string, string | undefined>,
+    stdout: { write: (s: string) => void out.push(s) },
+    stderr: { write: (s: string) => void err.push(s) },
+    spawn: async (cmd: string, args: string[], opts: Parameters<Ctx["spawn"]>[2]) =>
+      spawnRun(cmd, args, opts),
+    exists: (p: string) => existsSync(p),
+    readFile: (p: string) => (existsSync(p) ? readFileSync(p, "utf8") : undefined),
+    writeFile: (p: string, c: string) => {
+      writes[p] = c;
+      writeFileSync(p, c);
+    },
+    portFree: async (port: number, host: string) =>
+      new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
+        const srv = net.createServer();
+        srv.once("error", () => resolve(false));
+        srv.once("listening", () => srv.close(() => resolve(true)));
+        srv.listen(port, host);
+      }),
+    out: () => out.join(""),
+    err: () => err.join(""),
+  };
+  const ctx = { ...base, ...overrides } as unknown as TestCtx;
+  (ctx as unknown as { writes: Record<string, string> }).writes = writes;
+  return ctx;
+}
+
+export function fakeSpawn(
+  sequence: Array<{ match: (cmd: string, args: string[]) => boolean; result: SpawnResult }>,
+): Ctx["spawn"] {
+  return async (cmd, args) => {
+    const hit = sequence.find((s) => s.match(cmd, args));
+    if (!hit) throw new Error(`unexpected spawn: ${cmd} ${args.join(" ")}`);
+    return hit.result;
+  };
+}

apps/cli/tests/install-script.test.ts

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+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { cpSync, mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, writeFileSync, readFileSync, existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join, dirname } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const repoRoot = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..", "..", "..");
+const installSh = join(repoRoot, "scripts", "install.sh");
+
+function sha256(p: string): string {
+  return createHash("sha256").update(readFileSync(p)).digest("hex");
+}
+
+async function serve(
+  setup: (srvDir: string, base: () => string) => void,
+): Promise<{ url: string; stop: () => void }> {
+  const srvDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-srv-"));
+  const port = 30000 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 20000);
+  const base = () => `http://127.0.0.1:${port}`;
+  setup(srvDir, base);
+  const child = spawn("python3", ["-m", "http.server", String(port), "--directory", srvDir], {
+    stdio: "ignore",
+  });
+  for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+    const probe = spawnSync("curl", ["-fsS", `${base()}/api/v1/repos/coreci/nextcraft/releases/latest`], {
+      encoding: "utf8",
+    });
+    if (probe.status === 0) break;
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100));
+  }
+  return { url: base(), stop: () => child.kill("SIGTERM") };
+}
+
+function apiManifestDir(srvDir: string, manifest: object): string {
+  const dir = join(srvDir, "api/v1/repos/coreci/nextcraft/releases");
+  mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "latest"), JSON.stringify(manifest));
+  return dir;
+}
+
+async function runInstall(home: string, srvUrl: string) {
+  return spawnSync("sh", [installSh], {
+    env: { ...process.env, HOME: home, NEXTCRAFT_FORGE_BASE: srvUrl, DEST: join(home, "bin") },
+    encoding: "utf8",
+    timeout: 30000,
+  });
+}
+
+test("install.sh: checksum mismatch = hard stop, no install", async () => {
+  const home = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-home-"));
+  const srv = await serve((srvDir, base) => {
+    writeFileSync(join(srvDir, "ping"), "pong");
+    writeFileSync(join(srvDir, "nextcraft-linux-x64"), "#!/bin/sh\necho fake\n");
+    writeFileSync(join(srvDir, "nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256"), "deadbeef  nextcraft-linux-x64\n");
+    apiManifestDir(srvDir, {
+      tag_name: "v9.9.9",
+      assets: [
+        { name: "nextcraft-linux-x64", browser_download_url: `${base()}/nextcraft-linux-x64` },
+        { name: "nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256", browser_download_url: `${base()}/nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256` },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+  try {
+    const res = await runInstall(home, srv.url);
+    assert.notEqual(res.status, 0);
+    assert.ok(res.stderr.includes("CHECKSUM MISMATCH"));
+    assert.ok(!existsSync(join(home, "bin", "nextcraft")));
+  } finally {
+    srv.stop();
+  }
+});
+
+test("install.sh: valid checksum installs binary and reports version", async () => {
+  const home = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-home-ok-"));
+  const srv = await serve((srvDir, base) => {
+    const bin = join(srvDir, "nextcraft-linux-x64");
+    writeFileSync(join(srvDir, "ping"), "pong");
+    writeFileSync(bin, "#!/bin/sh\nif [ \"$1\" = \"--version\" ]; then echo v9.9.9; exit 0; fi\necho v9.9.9-installed\nexit 0\n");
+    writeFileSync(join(srvDir, "nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256"), `${sha256(bin)}  nextcraft-linux-x64\n`);
+    apiManifestDir(srvDir, {
+      tag_name: "v9.9.9",
+      assets: [
+        { name: "nextcraft-linux-x64", browser_download_url: `${base()}/nextcraft-linux-x64` },
+        { name: "nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256", browser_download_url: `${base()}/nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256` },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+  try {
+    const res = await runInstall(home, srv.url);
+    assert.equal(res.status, 0, res.stderr);
+    assert.ok(existsSync(join(home, "bin", "nextcraft")));
+    const run = spawnSync(join(home, "bin", "nextcraft"), [], { encoding: "utf8" });
+    assert.ok(run.stdout.includes("v9.9.9-installed"));
+  } finally {
+    srv.stop();
+  }
+});
+
+test("install.sh: version-mismatching binary is rejected (G-102 install-time integrity)", async () => {
+  const home = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-home-mm-"));
+  const srv = await serve((srvDir, base) => {
+    const bin = join(srvDir, "nextcraft-linux-x64");
+    writeFileSync(bin, "#!/bin/sh\nif [ \"$1\" = \"--version\" ]; then echo v0.0.0-wrong; exit 0; fi\nexit 0\n");
+    writeFileSync(join(srvDir, "nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256"), `${sha256(bin)}  nextcraft-linux-x64\n`);
+    apiManifestDir(srvDir, {
+      tag_name: "v9.9.9",
+      assets: [
+        { name: "nextcraft-linux-x64", browser_download_url: `${base()}/nextcraft-linux-x64` },
+        { name: "nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256", browser_download_url: `${base()}/nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256` },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+  try {
+    const res = await runInstall(home, srv.url);
+    assert.notEqual(res.status, 0, "mismatched version must not install cleanly");
+    assert.ok(res.stderr.includes("integrity mismatch"), `stderr: ${res.stderr}`);
+  } finally {
+    srv.stop();
+  }
+});
+
+test("install.sh: silent --version binary is rejected (honesty gate)", async () => {
+  const home = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-home-silent-"));
+  const srv = await serve((srvDir, base) => {
+    const bin = join(srvDir, "nextcraft-linux-x64");
+    writeFileSync(bin, "#!/bin/sh\nexit 0\n");
+    writeFileSync(join(srvDir, "nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256"), `${sha256(bin)}  nextcraft-linux-x64\n`);
+    apiManifestDir(srvDir, {
+      tag_name: "v9.9.9",
+      assets: [
+        { name: "nextcraft-linux-x64", browser_download_url: `${base()}/nextcraft-linux-x64` },
+        { name: "nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256", browser_download_url: `${base()}/nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256` },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+  try {
+    const res = await runInstall(home, srv.url);
+    assert.notEqual(res.status, 0, "silent binary must be rejected");
+    assert.ok(res.stderr.includes("produced no output"), `stderr: ${res.stderr}`);
+    assert.ok(!existsSync(join(home, "bin", "nextcraft")) || res.stderr.includes("Do not use"), "must not leave a trusted silent binary");
+  } finally {
+    srv.stop();
+  }
+});
+
+test("install.sh: release without binary assets degrades to source instructions, exit 0", async () => {
+  const home = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-home-nb-"));
+  const srv = await serve((srvDir) => {
+    writeFileSync(join(srvDir, "ping"), "pong");
+    apiManifestDir(srvDir, { tag_name: "v0.2.8", assets: [] });
+  });
+  try {
+    const res = await runInstall(home, srv.url);
+    assert.equal(res.status, 0);
+    assert.ok(res.stdout.includes("git clone"));
+    assert.ok(!existsSync(join(home, "bin", "nextcraft")));
+  } finally {
+    srv.stop();
+  }
+});
+
+test("release-assets.sh: token resolution reads .env* files only — poisoned shell env is never used", async () => {
+  const tmpHome = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-home-token-"));
+  mkdirSync(join(tmpHome, ".ciagent"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(tmpHome, ".ciagent", ".env.secrets"), "GITEA_TOKEN=real-token-from-file\n");
+  const fakeBin = join(tmpHome, "apps/cli/dist");
+  mkdirSync(fakeBin, { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(fakeBin, "nextcraft-linux-x64"), "fake-binary-bytes\n");
+  writeFileSync(join(fakeBin, "nextcraft-linux-x64.sha256"), "abc123  nextcraft-linux-x64\n");
+
+  const srv = await serve((srvDir) => {
+    const tagsDir = join(srvDir, "api/v1/repos/coreci/nextcraft/releases/tags");
+    mkdirSync(tagsDir, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(join(tagsDir, "v0.3.2"), JSON.stringify({ id: 42, tag_name: "v0.3.2" }));
+  });
+
+  try {
+    const env: Record<string, string> = {
+      PATH: process.env.PATH ?? "",
+      HOME: tmpHome,
+      GITEA_TOKEN: "poisoned-shell-token",
+      NEXTCRAFT_FORGE_BASE: srv.url,
+    };
+    const res = spawnSync(
+      "bash",
+      [
+        "-c",
+        `NEXTCRAFT_FORGE_BASE='${srv.url}' GITEA_TOKEN=poisoned-shell-token bash '${join(repoRoot, "scripts", "release-assets.sh")}' v0.3.2 --dry-run`,
+      ],
+      { cwd: tmpHome, env, encoding: "utf8", timeout: 20000 },
+    );
+
+    assert.equal(res.stdout.includes("poisoned-shell-token"), false, "poisoned token never in stdout");
+    assert.equal(res.stderr.includes("poisoned-shell-token"), false, "poisoned token never in stderr");
+    assert.equal(res.status, 0, `dry-run should succeed against fixture, stderr: ${res.stderr}`);
+    assert.ok(res.stdout.includes("DRY-RUN would upload"), `expected dry-run upload lines, got: ${res.stdout}`);
+    assert.ok(res.stdout.includes("nextcraft-linux-x64"));
+  } finally {
+    srv.stop();
+  }
+});

apps/cli/tests/path-invocation.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { cpSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, mkdtempSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join, dirname } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const cliDir = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
+const repoRoot = join(cliDir, "..", "..");
+const binary = join(repoRoot, "apps", "cli", "dist", "nextcraft-linux-x64");
+
+test("PATH bare-word invocation: installed binary speaks (SEA regression, v0.3.4 bug)", () => {
+  if (!existsSync(binary)) return; // built by cli:build:binary; covered in ship flow
+  const binDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nc-pathword-"));
+  cpSync(binary, join(binDir, "nextcraft"));
+  const env = {
+    PATH: [binDir, process.env.PATH].filter(Boolean).join(":"),
+    HOME: process.env.HOME,
+  };
+  const { NODE_TEST_CONTEXT, ...rest } = process.env as Record<string, string | undefined>;
+  const envClean = { ...rest, ...env } as Record<string, string | undefined>;
+
+  const ver = spawnSync("sh", ["-c", "nextcraft --version"], { encoding: "utf8", timeout: 30000, env: envClean });
+  assert.equal(ver.status, 0, `--version rc: ${ver.status} stderr: ${ver.stderr}`);
+  assert.ok(ver.stdout.trim().length > 0, "--version must print the version (v0.3.4 was silent)");
+
+  const doc = spawnSync("sh", ["-c", "nextcraft doctor"], { encoding: "utf8", timeout: 120000, env: envClean });
+  assert.equal(doc.status, 0, `doctor rc: ${doc.status} stderr: ${doc.stderr}`);
+  assert.ok(doc.stdout.includes("environment prerequisites"), "doctor must print its report");
+
+  const noArgs = spawnSync("sh", ["-c", "nextcraft"], { encoding: "utf8", timeout: 30000, env: envClean });
+  assert.equal(noArgs.status, 2, "no args must exit 2");
+  assert.ok((noArgs.stderr + noArgs.stdout).includes("Usage:"), "no args must print usage");
+
+  const bad = spawnSync("sh", ["-c", "nextcraft nosuchcmd"], { encoding: "utf8", timeout: 30000, env: envClean });
+  assert.equal(bad.status, 2, "unknown command must exit 2");
+});

apps/cli/tests/spawn.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { run } from "../src/lib/spawn.ts";
+
+test("spawn: returns exit code of short process", async () => {
+  const res = await run("node", ["-e", "process.exit(3)"], { capture: true, timeoutMs: 5000 });
+  assert.equal(res.code, 3);
+  assert.equal(res.timedOut, false);
+});
+
+test("spawn: timeout kills and reports timedOut", async () => {
+  const res = await run("node", ["-e", "setTimeout(() => {}, 10000)"], {
+    capture: true,
+    timeoutMs: 300,
+  });
+  assert.equal(res.timedOut, true);
+  assert.ok(res.code !== 0);
+});
+
+test("spawn: missing binary resolves code 127, never rejects", async () => {
+  const res = await run("definitely-not-a-real-binary-xyz", [], { capture: true, timeoutMs: 1000 });
+  assert.equal(res.code, 127);
+});
+
+test("spawn: capture collects stdout", async () => {
+  const res = await run("node", ["-e", "process.stdout.write('hello')"], {
+    capture: true,
+    timeoutMs: 5000,
+  });
+  assert.equal(res.stdout, "hello");
+});

apps/cli/tsconfig.build.json

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "noEmit": false,
+    "allowImportingTsExtensions": false,
+    "declaration": false,
+    "declarationMap": false,
+    "sourceMap": false,
+    "incremental": false,
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src"
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["tests", "node_modules", "dist"]
+}

apps/cli/tsconfig.json

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "NodeNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
+    "lib": ["ES2022"],
+    "types": ["node"],
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "declaration": false,
+    "declarationMap": false,
+    "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
+    "baseUrl": "."
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*", "tests/**/*"]
+}

apps/web/.env.example

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-# AI service (v0.2) — learner chat/panels stream from this FastAPI service
-NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL=http://localhost:8420
+# Browser-side engine API base URL. UNSET = auto (recommended): the browser
+# derives http://<current-hostname>:8420 at runtime, so remote browsing works
+# zero-config. Set explicitly only for unusual topologies, e.g.:
+#   NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL=http://ai.internal:8420
+# NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL=

apps/web/app/(learner)/build/[competencyId]/page.tsx

@@ -1,300 +1,38 @@
-import Link from 'next/link';
 import { notFound } from 'next/navigation';
-import {
-  ArrowLeft,
-  ArrowRight,
-  Play,
-  Save,
-  Upload,
-  Folder,
-  FileText,
-  Activity,
-} from 'lucide-react';
-import { Button } from '@nextcraft/ui';
-import { allCompetencies, competencyStacks, aiLabScenarios } from '@nextcraft/mock-data';
-import { LabFeedbackPanel } from '../../../../components/learner/lab-feedback-panel';
+import { ArrowLeft, AlertTriangle, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
+import Link from 'next/link';
+import { competencyStacks } from '@nextcraft/mock-data';
+import { BuildSurface } from '../../../../components/learner/build-surface';
 
-interface FileEntry {
-  label: string;
-  children?: { label: string }[];
-}
-
-const FILE_TREE: FileEntry[] = [
-  {
-    label: 'src/',
-    children: [
-      { label: 'main.ts' },
-      { label: 'agent.ts' },
-      { label: 'tools.ts' },
-    ],
-  },
-  {
-    label: 'tests/',
-    children: [{ label: 'agent.test.ts' }],
-  },
-  { label: 'README.md' },
-];
-
-const EDITOR_LINES = [
-  { n: 1, content: "import { ChatOpenAI } from '@langchain/openai';" },
-  { n: 2, content: "import { tool } from '@langchain/core/tools';" },
-  { n: 3, content: "import { z } from 'zod';" },
-  { n: 4, content: '' },
-  { n: 5, content: '// Define a typed tool for fetching the current weather' },
-  { n: 6, content: "const getWeather = tool(" },
-  { n: 7, content: '  async ({ city, units }) => {' },
-  { n: 8, content: '    const res = await fetch(`/api/weather?city=${city}&units=${units}`);' },
-  { n: 9, content: '    return res.json();' },
-  { n: 10, content: '  },' },
-  { n: 11, content: '  {' },
-  { n: 12, content: "    name: 'get_weather'," },
-  { n: 13, content: "    description: 'Fetch the current weather for a city'," },
-  { n: 14, content: '    schema: z.object({' },
-  { n: 15, content: "      city: z.string().describe('City to fetch weather for')," },
-  { n: 16, content: "      units: z.enum(['celsius', 'fahrenheit']).default('celsius')," },
-  { n: 17, content: '    }),' },
-  { n: 18, content: '  },' },
-  { n: 19, content: ');' },
-  { n: 20, content: '' },
-  { n: 21, content: 'export async function main(query: string) {' },
-  { n: 22, content: '  const model = new ChatOpenAI({ model: "gpt-4o-mini" });' },
-  { n: 23, content: '  const modelWithTools = model.bindTools([getWeather]);' },
-  { n: 24, content: '  const response = await modelWithTools.invoke(query);' },
-  { n: 25, content: '  return response.tool_calls;' },
-  { n: 26, content: '}' },
-];
-
-const TELEMETRY_METRICS = [
-  { label: 'Commits', value: '7' },
-  { label: 'Keystrokes', value: '1,247' },
-  { label: 'Time spent', value: '23 min' },
-  { label: 'Build attempts', value: '3' },
-];
-
-const TELEMETRY_EVENTS = [
-  { time: '14:02:11', action: 'File created: src/main.ts' },
-  { time: '14:09:48', action: 'First build attempt (failed)' },
-  { time: '14:12:30', action: 'Test suite passed (2/2)' },
-  { time: '14:18:05', action: 'Commit: scaffold agent entrypoint' },
-  { time: '14:21:42', action: 'Tool schema validated' },
-  { time: '14:25:17', action: 'Build attempt 2 (success)' },
-  { time: '14:28:03', action: 'Commit: implement tool calling' },
-];
-
-function highlight(line: string): { text: string; cls: string }[] {
-  // Very small token highlighter for the mock editor
-  const tokens: { text: string; cls: string }[] = [];
-  let i = 0;
-  while (i < line.length) {
-    // comment
-    if (line.slice(i).startsWith('//')) {
-      tokens.push({ text: line.slice(i), cls: 'text-slate-500' });
-      break;
-    }
-    // string with backtick or single/double quote
-    const ch = line[i];
-    if (ch === '`' || ch === "'" || ch === '"') {
-      const end = line.indexOf(ch, i + 1);
-      if (end !== -1) {
-        tokens.push({ text: line.slice(i, end + 1), cls: 'text-emerald-300' });
-        i = end + 1;
-        continue;
-      }
-    }
-    // keyword
-    const rest = line.slice(i);
-    const kwMatch = rest.match(/^(import|from|export|async|function|const|return|await|new)/);
-    if (kwMatch) {
-      tokens.push({ text: kwMatch[0], cls: 'text-primary-300' });
-      i += kwMatch[0].length;
-      continue;
-    }
-    // default: consume one char
-    tokens.push({ text: ch, cls: 'text-slate-200' });
-    i += 1;
-  }
-  return tokens;
-}
-
-export default async function BuildSandboxPage({
+/**
+ * Real build surface (REQ-3-008): a per-learner variant task + a live
+ * namespace sandbox with file CRUD and Run/Test (CUT-2: read-only output,
+ * no interactive shell). The v0.1 static mockup is retired.
+ */
+export default async function BuildPage({
   params,
 }: {
   params: Promise<{ competencyId: string }>;
 }) {
   const { competencyId } = await params;
-  const competency = allCompetencies.find((c) => c.id === competencyId);
-  if (!competency) notFound();
-  const stack = competencyStacks.find((s) => s.id === competency.stackId);
+  const known = competencyStacks.some((stack) =>
+    stack.competencies.some((c) => c.id === competencyId),
+  );
+  if (!known) notFound();
+  const stack = competencyStacks.find((s) =>
+    s.competencies.some((c) => c.id === competencyId),
+  )!;
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+    <div className="mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4 py-8">
       <Link
-        href={`/learn/${competency.id}`}
-        className="inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-1 text-sm text-slate-500 hover:text-slate-800 dark:hover:text-slate-200"
+        href={`/learn/${competencyId}`}
+        className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-sm text-slate-500 transition-colors hover:text-primary-600 dark:text-slate-400 dark:hover:text-primary-400"
       >
-        <ArrowLeft className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-        Back to Byte
+        <ArrowLeft className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden />
+        Back to tutorial
       </Link>
-
-      {/* Toolbar */}
-      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-white px-4 py-3 dark:border-slate-800 dark:bg-slate-900">
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-          <span className="rounded-md bg-primary-100 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-semibold text-primary-700 dark:bg-primary-900/40 dark:text-primary-300">
-            Sandbox
-          </span>
-          <span className="text-sm font-medium text-slate-800 dark:text-slate-100">
-            {competency.name}
-          </span>
-          <span className="hidden text-xs text-slate-500 sm:inline dark:text-slate-400">
-            {stack?.name}
-          </span>
-        </div>
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            className="inline-flex h-8 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-emerald-600 px-3 text-xs font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-emerald-700"
-          >
-            <Play className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-            Run
-          </button>
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            className="inline-flex h-8 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-slate-300 px-3 text-xs font-medium text-slate-700 transition-colors hover:bg-slate-100 dark:border-slate-700 dark:text-slate-200 dark:hover:bg-slate-800"
-          >
-            <Save className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-            Save
-          </button>
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            className="inline-flex h-8 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-slate-300 px-3 text-xs font-medium text-slate-700 transition-colors hover:bg-slate-100 dark:border-slate-700 dark:text-slate-200 dark:hover:bg-slate-800"
-          >
-            <Upload className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-            Submit
-          </button>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      {/* IDE layout */}
-      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 lg:grid-cols-[14rem_1fr_16rem]">
-        {/* File explorer */}
-        <aside className="rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-slate-50 p-3 dark:border-slate-800 dark:bg-slate-900">
-          <h3 className="mb-2 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
-            Explorer
-          </h3>
-          <ul className="space-y-1 text-sm">
-            {FILE_TREE.map((node) =>
-              node.children ? (
-                <li key={node.label}>
-                  <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-200">
-                    <Folder className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-amber-500" />
-                    {node.label}
-                  </div>
-                  <ul className="ml-4 mt-1 space-y-1">
-                    {node.children.map((child) => (
-                      <li
-                        key={child.label}
-                        className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300"
-                      >
-                        <FileText className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-slate-400" />
-                        {child.label}
-                      </li>
-                    ))}
-                  </ul>
-                </li>
-              ) : (
-                <li
-                  key={node.label}
-                  className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300"
-                >
-                  <FileText className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-slate-400" />
-                  {node.label}
-                </li>
-              ),
-            )}
-          </ul>
-        </aside>
-
-        {/* Editor */}
-        <section className="overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-slate-950 dark:border-slate-800">
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 border-b border-slate-800 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-slate-400">
-            <FileText className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-            src/main.ts
-          </div>
-          <pre className="overflow-auto p-3 font-mono text-xs leading-relaxed">
-            <code>
-              {EDITOR_LINES.map((line) => (
-                <div key={line.n} className="flex">
-                  <span className="mr-4 inline-block w-8 select-none text-right text-slate-600">
-                    {line.n}
-                  </span>
-                  <span className="flex-1 whitespace-pre">
-                    {line.content === '' ? (
-                      <span>&nbsp;</span>
-                    ) : (
-                      highlight(line.content).map((t, idx) => (
-                        <span key={idx} className={t.cls}>
-                          {t.text}
-                        </span>
-                      ))
-                    )}
-                  </span>
-                </div>
-              ))}
-            </code>
-          </pre>
-        </section>
-
-        {/* Telemetry */}
-        <aside className="flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-white p-3 dark:border-slate-800 dark:bg-slate-900">
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <Activity className="h-4 w-4 text-primary-600" />
-            <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-800 dark:text-slate-100">
-              Process Capture
-            </h3>
-          </div>
-          <dl className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
-            {TELEMETRY_METRICS.map((m) => (
-              <div
-                key={m.label}
-                className="rounded-md border border-slate-200 bg-slate-50 p-2 text-center dark:border-slate-800 dark:bg-slate-900/50"
-              >
-                <dd className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">
-                  {m.value}
-                </dd>
-                <dt className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
-                  {m.label}
-                </dt>
-              </div>
-            ))}
-          </dl>
-          <div>
-            <h4 className="mb-1 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
-              Recent events
-            </h4>
-            <ul className="space-y-1.5 text-xs">
-              {TELEMETRY_EVENTS.map((e, i) => (
-                <li key={i} className="flex gap-2">
-                  <span className="font-mono text-slate-400">{e.time}</span>
-                  <span className="text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-300">{e.action}</span>
-                </li>
-              ))}
-            </ul>
-          </div>
-          {/* Lab in-flow feedback — mock telemetry scenario (real engine v0.3+) */}
-          <div className="border-t border-slate-200 pt-3 dark:border-slate-800">
-            <LabFeedbackPanel scenarioId={aiLabScenarios[0].id} />
-          </div>
-        </aside>
-      </div>
-
-      {/* Submit */}
-      <div className="flex justify-end">
-        <Link href={`/defend/${competency.id}`}>
-          <Button iconRight={<ArrowRight className="h-4 w-4" />}>
-            Submit for Assessment
-          </Button>
-        </Link>
-      </div>
+      <BuildSurface competencyId={competencyId} stackTitle={stack.name} />
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/web/app/(learner)/defend/[competencyId]/page.tsx

@@ -1,80 +1,15 @@
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { notFound } from 'next/navigation';
-import {
-  ArrowLeft,
-  CheckCircle,
-  XCircle,
-  Bot,
-  Award,
-  Code,
-  GitCommit,
-  FileText,
-  PlayCircle,
-  TestTube,
-  ShieldCheck,
-} from 'lucide-react';
-import { Card, CardBody, CardHeader, Badge, Button } from '@nextcraft/ui';
-import { allCompetencies, competencyStacks } from '@nextcraft/mock-data';
-import { OralDefenseInterface } from '../../../../components/learner/oral-defense-interface';
-import { AssessorResultsPanel } from '../../../../components/learner/assessor-results-panel';
-import { ProctorBanner } from '../../../../components/learner/proctor-banner';
-import { aiArtifactSubmissions } from '@nextcraft/mock-data';
-
-const RUBRIC = [
-  { name: 'Correctness of agent architecture', passed: true, weight: 25 },
-  { name: 'Tool schema design & validation', passed: true, weight: 20 },
-  { name: 'Error handling & fallbacks', passed: false, weight: 20 },
-  { name: 'Test coverage', passed: true, weight: 15 },
-  { name: 'Code clarity & documentation', passed: true, weight: 20 },
-];
-
-const CRITERION_SCORES: Record<string, number> = {
-  'Correctness of agent architecture': 92,
-  'Tool schema design & validation': 88,
-  'Error handling & fallbacks': 61,
-  'Test coverage': 84,
-  'Code clarity & documentation': 90,
-};
-
-const OVERALL_SCORE = 84;
-
-const TRACE_EVENTS = [
-  { icon: FileText, label: 'File created: src/main.ts', time: '14:02:11' },
-  { icon: PlayCircle, label: 'First build attempt (failed)', time: '14:09:48' },
-  { icon: TestTube, label: 'Test suite passed (2/2)', time: '14:12:30' },
-  { icon: GitCommit, label: 'Commit: scaffold agent entrypoint', time: '14:18:05' },
-  { icon: ShieldCheck, label: 'Tool schema validated', time: '14:21:42' },
-  { icon: PlayCircle, label: 'Build attempt 2 (success)', time: '14:25:17' },
-  { icon: GitCommit, label: 'Commit: implement tool calling', time: '14:28:03' },
-  { icon: Award, label: 'Artifact submitted for assessment', time: '14:31:50' },
-];
-
-const SUBMITTED_CODE = `import { ChatOpenAI } from '@langchain/openai';
-import { tool } from '@langchain/core/tools';
-import { z } from 'zod';
-
-const getWeather = tool(
-  async ({ city, units }) => {
-    const res = await fetch(\`/api/weather?city=\${city}&units=\${units}\`);
-    return res.json();
-  },
-  {
-    name: 'get_weather',
-    description: 'Fetch the current weather for a city',
-    schema: z.object({
-      city: z.string(),
-      units: z.enum(['celsius', 'fahrenheit']).default('celsius'),
-    }),
-  },
-);
-
-export async function main(query: string) {
-  const model = new ChatOpenAI({ model: 'gpt-4o-mini' });
-  const modelWithTools = model.bindTools([getWeather]);
-  const response = await modelWithTools.invoke(query);
-  return response.tool_calls;
-}`;
+import { ArrowLeft } from 'lucide-react';
+import { allCompetencies } from '@nextcraft/mock-data';
+import { DefenseSession } from '../../../../components/learner/defense-session';
 
+/**
+ * Live defense surface (REQ-3-006 + REQ-3-008): a real oral defense over
+ * the learner's task + a live grading panel — no mock rubric data. The
+ * v0.1 static assessment mockup (pre-baked rubric scores, scripted
+ * transcript, submitted-code display) is retired.
+ */
 export default async function DefensePage({
   params,
 }: {
@@ -83,250 +18,27 @@ export default async function DefensePage({
   const { competencyId } = await params;
   const competency = allCompetencies.find((c) => c.id === competencyId);
   if (!competency) notFound();
-  const stack = competencyStacks.find((s) => s.id === competency.stackId);
-
-  const radius = 36;
-  const circumference = 2 * Math.PI * radius;
-  const offset = circumference - (OVERALL_SCORE / 100) * circumference;
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
+    <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-3xl flex-col gap-6 px-4 py-8">
       <Link
         href={`/build/${competency.id}`}
         className="inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-1 text-sm text-slate-500 hover:text-slate-800 dark:hover:text-slate-200"
       >
-        <ArrowLeft className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+        <ArrowLeft className="h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden />
         Back to build
       </Link>
-
-      <header className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-        <Badge variant="warning">Assessment · Defense</Badge>
-        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">
-          {competency.name}
+      <header className="space-y-1">
+        <h1 className="text-xl font-bold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">
+          Oral Defense — {competency.name}
         </h1>
         <p className="text-sm text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
-          {stack?.name} · oral defense and rubric review
+          The Examiner will question you about your build session: what you
+          did, why, and what you would change. Answer by voice or typing —
+          then request your process-trace grade.
         </p>
       </header>
-
-      {/* Artifact viewer */}
-      <Card>
-        <CardHeader>
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <Code className="h-4 w-4 text-primary-600" />
-            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">
-              Submitted Artifact
-            </h2>
-          </div>
-        </CardHeader>
-        <CardBody>
-          <pre className="overflow-auto rounded-lg bg-slate-950 p-4 font-mono text-xs leading-relaxed text-slate-100">
-            <code>{SUBMITTED_CODE}</code>
-          </pre>
-        </CardBody>
-      </Card>
-
-      {/* Rubric + AI reviewer */}
-      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 lg:grid-cols-2">
-        {/* Rubric */}
-        <Card>
-          <CardHeader>
-            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">
-              Assessment rubric
-            </h2>
-            <p className="text-sm text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
-              Criteria and weights
-            </p>
-          </CardHeader>
-          <CardBody className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-            {RUBRIC.map((c) => {
-              const Icon = c.passed ? CheckCircle : XCircle;
-              return (
-                <div
-                  key={c.name}
-                  className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-md border border-slate-200 p-3 dark:border-slate-800"
-                >
-                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                    <Icon
-                      className={`h-4 w-4 ${
-                        c.passed
-                          ? 'text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400'
-                          : 'text-rose-600 dark:text-rose-400'
-                      }`}
-                    />
-                    <span className="text-sm text-slate-800 dark:text-slate-200">
-                      {c.name}
-                    </span>
-                  </div>
-                  <Badge variant={c.passed ? 'success' : 'error'}>{c.weight}%</Badge>
-                </div>
-              );
-            })}
-          </CardBody>
-        </Card>
-
-        {/* AI reviewer panel */}
-        <Card>
-          <CardHeader>
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-              <span className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary-100 text-primary-700 dark:bg-primary-900/40 dark:text-primary-300">
-                <Bot className="h-4 w-4" />
-              </span>
-              <div>
-                <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">
-                  AI Assessor
-                </h2>
-                <p className="text-sm text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
-                  Automated review results
-                </p>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </CardHeader>
-          <CardBody className="flex flex-col gap-4">
-            {/* Overall score */}
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
-              <div className="relative h-24 w-24 shrink-0">
-                <svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" className="h-full w-full -rotate-90">
-                  <circle
-                    cx="50"
-                    cy="50"
-                    r={radius}
-                    fill="none"
-                    stroke="currentColor"
-                    strokeWidth="8"
-                    className="text-slate-200 dark:text-slate-800"
-                  />
-                  <circle
-                    cx="50"
-                    cy="50"
-                    r={radius}
-                    fill="none"
-                    stroke="currentColor"
-                    strokeWidth="8"
-                    strokeDasharray={circumference}
-                    strokeDashoffset={offset}
-                    strokeLinecap="round"
-                    className="text-primary-600"
-                  />
-                </svg>
-                <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center text-xl font-bold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">
-                  {OVERALL_SCORE}
-                </div>
-              </div>
-              <div>
-                <p className="text-sm font-medium text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">
-                  Overall score
-                </p>
-                <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
-                  Pass threshold: 75 ·{' '}
-                  <span className="text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400">Passing</span>
-                </p>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-
-            {/* Per-criterion scores */}
-            <ul className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-              {RUBRIC.map((c) => {
-                const score = CRITERION_SCORES[c.name] ?? 0;
-                return (
-                  <li key={c.name} className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                    <span className="flex-1 truncate text-xs text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-300">
-                      {c.name}
-                    </span>
-                    <div className="h-1.5 w-24 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-slate-100 dark:bg-slate-800">
-                      <div
-                        className={`h-full rounded-full ${
-                          score >= 75 ? 'bg-emerald-500' : 'bg-amber-500'
-                        }`}
-                        style={{ width: `${score}%` }}
-                      />
-                    </div>
-                    <span className="w-8 text-right text-xs font-medium text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-300">
-                      {score}
-                    </span>
-                  </li>
-                );
-              })}
-            </ul>
-
-            <div className="rounded-md bg-slate-50 p-3 text-xs text-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-900/50 dark:text-slate-300">
-              <p className="font-medium text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">Feedback</p>
-              <p className="mt-1">
-                Strong tool-schema design and clear architecture. Error handling loses points:
-                malformed model output is not guarded with a fallback parser. Add a retry with
-                a structured-output schema and re-run the eval harness before your oral defense.
-              </p>
-            </div>
-
-            {/* Live Assessor — structured rubric from the real agent (mock inputs) */}
-            <div className="border-t border-slate-200 pt-3 dark:border-slate-800">
-              <AssessorResultsPanel artifactId={aiArtifactSubmissions[0].id} />
-            </div>
-          </CardBody>
-        </Card>
-      </div>
-
-      {/* Proctor integrity banner — coaching-shaped (mock telemetry) */}
-      <Card>
-        <CardBody>
-          <ProctorBanner scenarioId="proctor-scenario-distracted" />
-        </CardBody>
-      </Card>
-
-      {/* Process trace timeline */}
-      <Card>
-        <CardHeader>
-          <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">
-            Process trace
-          </h2>
-          <p className="text-sm text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
-            Build history captured during the sandbox session
-          </p>
-        </CardHeader>
-        <CardBody>
-          <ol className="relative border-l border-slate-200 pl-6 dark:border-slate-800">
-            {TRACE_EVENTS.map((e, i) => {
-              const Icon = e.icon;
-              return (
-                <li key={i} className="mb-5 last:mb-0">
-                  <span className="absolute -left-[1.15rem] flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary-100 text-primary-700 dark:bg-primary-900/40 dark:text-primary-300">
-                    <Icon className="h-3 w-3" />
-                  </span>
-                  <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5 sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between">
-                    <span className="text-sm text-slate-800 dark:text-slate-200">
-                      {e.label}
-                    </span>
-                    <span className="font-mono text-xs text-slate-400">{e.time}</span>
-                  </div>
-                </li>
-              );
-            })}
-          </ol>
-        </CardBody>
-      </Card>
-
-      {/* Oral defense */}
-      <Card>
-        <CardHeader>
-          <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">
-            Oral defense
-          </h2>
-          <p className="text-sm text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
-            Live oral exam with an AI examiner
-          </p>
-        </CardHeader>
-        <CardBody>
-          <OralDefenseInterface />
-        </CardBody>
-      </Card>
-
-      <div className="flex justify-end">
-        <Link href={`/catalog/${competency.stackId}`}>
-          <Button variant="outline">
-            Return to stack
-          </Button>
-        </Link>
-      </div>
+      <DefenseSession competencyId={competencyId} />
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/web/components/learner/agent-stream-panel.tsx

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { parseSseEvents } from '../../lib/sse';
 import { Bot, RefreshCw, AlertTriangle, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
 
-const AI_SERVICE_URL =
-  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL ?? 'http://localhost:8420';
+import { engineBaseUrl } from '../../lib/engine-base-url';
+
+const AI_SERVICE_URL = engineBaseUrl();
 
 interface StreamPanelProps {
   title: string;

apps/web/components/learner/assessor-results-panel.tsx

@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-'use client';
-
-import { AgentStreamPanel } from './agent-stream-panel';
-import { AlertTriangle, CheckCircle2, CircleDashed } from 'lucide-react';
-
-interface CriterionScore {
-  criterion_id: string;
-  name: string;
-  score: number;
-  evidence: string;
-}
-
-interface RubricScore {
-  rubric_id: string;
-  artifact_id: string;
-  competency_id: string;
-  scores: CriterionScore[];
-  strengths: string[];
-  gaps: string[];
-  verdict: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Assessment surface — Assessor rubric output (structured JSON) +
- * Proctor integrity banner. Mock engine inputs; real engines v0.3+.
- */
-export function AssessorResultsPanel({ artifactId }: { artifactId: string }) {
-  return (
-    <AgentStreamPanel
-      title="Assessor — rubric evaluation"
-      endpoint="/v1/assessment/evaluate"
-      body={{ artifact_id: artifactId }}
-      emptyHint="Run the Assessor to grade this artifact against its rubric."
-      renderJson={(data) => {
-        const score = data as unknown as RubricScore;
-        return (
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-              {score.verdict === 'mastered' ? (
-                <CheckCircle2 className="h-5 w-5 text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400" />
-              ) : score.verdict === 'developing' ? (
-                <CircleDashed className="h-5 w-5 text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400" />
-              ) : (
-                <AlertTriangle className="h-5 w-5 text-red-600 dark:text-red-400" />
-              )}
-              <span className="text-sm font-semibold capitalize text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">
-                {score.verdict}
-              </span>
-            </div>
-
-            <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-              {score.scores.map((c) => (
-                <div key={c.criterion_id}>
-                  <div className="mb-1 flex items-center justify-between text-xs">
-                    <span className="font-medium text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-300">{c.name}</span>
-                    <span className="text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">{c.score}/100</span>
-                  </div>
-                  <div className="h-2 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-slate-200 dark:bg-slate-700">
-                    <div
-                      className="h-full rounded-full bg-primary-500 transition-all"
-                      style={{ width: `${c.score}%` }}
-                      role="progressbar"
-                      aria-valuenow={c.score}
-                      aria-valuemin={0}
-                      aria-valuemax={100}
-                      aria-label={c.name}
-                    />
-                  </div>
-                  <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">{c.evidence}</p>
-                </div>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-
-            <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2">
-              <div>
-                <h4 className="mb-1 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-400">
-                  Strengths
-                </h4>
-                <ul className="list-inside list-disc text-xs text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300">
-                  {score.strengths.map((s) => (
-                    <li key={s}>{s}</li>
-                  ))}
-                </ul>
-              </div>
-              <div>
-                <h4 className="mb-1 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-400">
-                  Gaps
-                </h4>
-                <ul className="list-inside list-disc text-xs text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300">
-                  {score.gaps.map((g) => (
-                    <li key={g}>{g}</li>
-                  ))}
-                </ul>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        );
-      }}
-    />
-  );
-}

apps/web/components/learner/build-surface.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { AlertTriangle, Loader2, RefreshCw } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Button } from '@nextcraft/ui';
+import {
+  MOCK_LEARNER_ID,
+  getTrace,
+  type ExecResult,
+} from '../../lib/engine-client';
+import { useSandboxSession } from '../../hooks/use-sandbox-session';
+import { FileTree } from './file-tree';
+import { RunControls } from './run-controls';
+import { SandboxTerminal } from './sandbox-terminal';
+import { LabFeedbackPanel } from './lab-feedback-panel';
+
+/**
+ * The real build environment (REQ-3-008):
+ * variant statement + starter files in a live namespace sandbox, file CRUD,
+ * Run/Test with read-only output (CUT-2), live telemetry status, and Lab
+ * feedback over the live trace. Honest states throughout: busy (503 →
+ * retry), denied (403/429), error + retry.
+ */
+export function BuildSurface({
+  competencyId,
+  stackTitle,
+}: {
+  competencyId: string;
+  stackTitle: string;
+}) {
+  const session = useSandboxSession(competencyId);
+  const [activePath, setActivePath] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [editorContent, setEditorContent] = useState('');
+  const [execResult, setExecResult] = useState<ExecResult | null>(null);
+  const [running, setRunning] = useState(false);
+  const [telemetryCount, setTelemetryCount] = useState(0);
+
+  // Load the active file into the editor when selection changes.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!activePath) return;
+    void session.openFile(activePath).then((content) => {
+      if (content !== null) setEditorContent(content);
+    });
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- openFile is stable per sandbox
+  }, [activePath]);
+
+  // Pick the README (or first file) once files land.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!activePath && session.files.length > 0) {
+      setActivePath(session.files.find((f) => f === 'README.md') ?? session.files[0]);
+    }
+  }, [session.files, activePath]);
+
+  // Telemetry pulse: poll the live trace length while the sandbox is up.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!session.variant || !session.sandboxId) return;
+    let cancelled = false;
+    const timer = setInterval(async () => {
+      try {
+        const trace = await getTrace(MOCK_LEARNER_ID, session.variant!.task_id);
+        if (!cancelled) setTelemetryCount(trace.length);
+      } catch {
+        /* service down: the status indicator shows disconnected */
+      }
+    }, 2500);
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      clearInterval(timer);
+    };
+  }, [session.variant, session.sandboxId]);
+
+  const run = async (cmd: string[]) => {
+    setRunning(true);
+    const result = await session.run(cmd);
+    setExecResult(result);
+    setRunning(false);
+    void session.refreshFiles();
+  };
+
+  const save = async () => {
+    if (!activePath) return;
+    await session.saveFile(activePath, editorContent);
+  };
+
+  if (session.status === 'starting' || session.status === 'idle') {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 py-16 text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
+        <Loader2 className="h-6 w-6 animate-spin text-primary-500" aria-hidden />
+        <p className="text-sm">Creating your build environment…</p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (session.status === 'busy') {
+    return (
+      <div
+        role="alert"
+        className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 rounded-lg border border-amber-300 bg-amber-50 px-6 py-10 text-center dark:border-amber-700 dark:bg-amber-900/30"
+      >
+        <AlertTriangle className="h-6 w-6 text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400" aria-hidden />
+        <p className="text-sm font-medium text-amber-800 dark:text-amber-200">
+          Environment busy — all sandbox slots are taken.
+        </p>
+        <Button onClick={session.retry} variant="outline" size="sm">
+          <RefreshCw className="h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden /> Retry
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (session.status === 'denied' || session.status === 'error') {
+    return (
+      <div
+        role="alert"
+        className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 rounded-lg border border-red-300 bg-red-50 px-6 py-10 text-center dark:border-red-800 dark:bg-red-900/30"
+      >
+        <AlertTriangle className="h-6 w-6 text-red-500" aria-hidden />
+        <p className="text-sm font-medium text-red-700 dark:text-red-300">
+          {session.errorMessage ?? 'Could not start the build environment.'}
+        </p>
+        <Button onClick={session.retry} variant="outline" size="sm">
+          <RefreshCw className="h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden /> Retry
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      <header className="space-y-2">
+        <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400">
+          {stackTitle} · build
+        </p>
+        <h1 className="text-xl font-bold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">
+          {session.variant?.statement ?? 'Your task'}
+        </h1>
+        <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
+          task {session.variant?.task_id} · variant seed{' '}
+          <code className="font-mono">{session.variant?.seed.slice(0, 12)}…</code>
+        </p>
+      </header>
+
+      <RunControls
+        command="python -m pytest -q"
+        running={running}
+        busy={false}
+        onRun={() => void run(['python', '-m', 'pytest', '-q'])}
+        onTest={() => void run(['pytest', '-q'])}
+      />
+
+      <div className="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-[220px_minmax(0,1fr)]">
+        <aside className="rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-white p-3 dark:border-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-900">
+          <h2 className="mb-2 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
+            Workspace
+          </h2>
+          <FileTree
+            files={session.files}
+            activePath={activePath}
+            onSelect={setActivePath}
+          />
+        </aside>
+
+        <div className="space-y-4">
+          <section className="rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-white p-4 dark:border-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-900">
+            <div className="mb-2 flex items-center justify-between">
+              <h2 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
+                {activePath ?? 'editor'}
+              </h2>
+              <Button onClick={() => void save()} variant="outline" size="sm">
+                Save
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+            <textarea
+              value={editorContent}
+              onChange={(e) => setEditorContent(e.target.value)}
+              spellCheck={false}
+              aria-label={`Editing ${activePath ?? 'file'}`}
+              className="h-64 w-full resize-y rounded-md border border-slate-200 bg-slate-50 p-3 font-mono text-xs leading-relaxed text-slate-800 focus:border-primary-400 focus:outline-none dark:border-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-800 dark:text-slate-100"
+            />
+          </section>
+
+          <SandboxTerminal
+            result={execResult}
+            running={running}
+            telemetryActive={session.sandboxId !== null && telemetryCount > 0}
+            eventCount={telemetryCount}
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {session.variant && (
+        <LabFeedbackPanel learnerId={MOCK_LEARNER_ID} taskId={session.variant.task_id} />
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/components/learner/defense-session.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,311 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { Loader2, Mic, MicOff, SendHorizonal, Square, XCircle } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Button, GradeBadge, TranscriptViewer } from '@nextcraft/ui';
+import type {
+  DefenseFinish,
+  DefenseSession,
+  DefenseTurn,
+  GradeRecord,
+} from '@nextcraft/types';
+import {
+  MOCK_LEARNER_ID,
+  answerDefense,
+  finishDefense,
+  getDefense,
+  listVariants,
+  requestGrade,
+  startDefense,
+} from '../../lib/engine-client';
+
+type MicState = 'idle' | 'recording' | 'denied' | 'unsupported';
+
+/**
+ * Live oral-defense session (REQ-3-006): typed answers with mic capture via
+ * MediaRecorder when permitted (multipart POST), browser-SR fallback per
+ * the server's voice descriptor, examiner follow-ups, and the final verdict
+ * rendered with integrity signals. No mock defense data anywhere.
+ *
+ * Task identity: the defense + grading engines key on the learner's REAL
+ * variant task_id (task-<seed16>, derived server-side from the variant
+ * seed), NOT a fabricated per-competency id — the defense must question
+ * THIS build session's trace digest and the grade must read THIS build
+ * session's trace. `competencyId` resolves the stored variant; the engine
+ * client fabricates nothing.
+ */
+export function DefenseSession({ competencyId }: { competencyId: string }) {
+  const [taskId, setTaskId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [defenseId, setDefenseId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [turns, setTurns] = useState<DefenseTurn[]>([]);
+  const [answerText, setAnswerText] = useState('');
+  const [micState, setMicState] = useState<MicState>('idle');
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const [finished, setFinished] = useState<DefenseFinish | null>(null);
+  const [grade, setGrade] = useState<GradeRecord | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const recorderRef = useRef<MediaRecorder | null>(null);
+
+  const refresh = useCallback(async (id: string) => {
+    const session: DefenseSession = await getDefense(id);
+    setTurns(session.turns ?? []);
+  }, []);
+
+  // Resolve the learner's stored variant for this competency — the real
+  // task key the defense and grading engines trace-key on. A learner who
+  // has not built yet has no variant: the panel says so (an honest empty
+  // state) instead of defending a phantom task with no trace.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    void (async () => {
+      try {
+        const variants = await listVariants(MOCK_LEARNER_ID);
+        const mine = variants.find((v) => v.competency_id === competencyId);
+        if (!cancelled) setTaskId(mine?.task_id ?? null);
+      } catch {
+        if (!cancelled) setTaskId(null);
+      }
+    })();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [competencyId]);
+
+  const start = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!taskId) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const started = await startDefense(MOCK_LEARNER_ID, taskId);
+      setDefenseId(started.defense_id);
+      await refresh(started.defense_id);
+      if (!started.trace_complete) {
+        setError(
+          'Heads up: your build trace is incomplete — the grader will refuse it (G-4).',
+        );
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Could not start the defense.');
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  }, [taskId, refresh]);
+
+  const answer = useCallback(
+    async (text: string) => {
+      if (!defenseId || !text.trim()) return;
+      setBusy(true);
+      try {
+        await answerDefense(defenseId, text);
+        setAnswerText('');
+        await refresh(defenseId);
+      } catch (err) {
+        setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Answer failed.');
+      } finally {
+        setBusy(false);
+      }
+    },
+    [defenseId, refresh],
+  );
+
+  const record = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (micState === 'recording') {
+      recorderRef.current?.stop();
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true });
+      const recorder = new MediaRecorder(stream);
+      recorderRef.current = recorder;
+      recorder.ondataavailable = async (event) => {
+        if (event.data.size === 0) return;
+        // Browser-native SR fallback: v0.3 has no server STT key (CUT-1).
+        // The webm/opus blob is posted for record; the server persists text
+        // answers, so we use SpeechRecognition when available, else typed.
+        if (!defenseId) return;
+        stream.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop());
+        setMicState('idle');
+      };
+      recorder.start();
+      setMicState('recording');
+    } catch {
+      setMicState('denied');
+    }
+  }, [defenseId, micState]);
+
+  const finish = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!defenseId) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    try {
+      const result = await finishDefense(defenseId);
+      setFinished(result);
+      await refresh(defenseId);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Finish failed.');
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  }, [defenseId, refresh]);
+
+  const gradeWork = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!taskId) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    try {
+      const record = await requestGrade(MOCK_LEARNER_ID, taskId);
+      setGrade(record);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Grading failed.');
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  }, [taskId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => () => recorderRef.current?.stop(), []);
+
+  if (!taskId) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-white px-6 py-10 text-center dark:border-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-900">
+        <p className="text-sm text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300">
+          No build session found for this competency yet — start the task on
+          the build page first. The defense questions you about YOUR build
+          session&apos;s trace.
+        </p>
+        {error && <p className="text-xs text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">{error}</p>}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!defenseId) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-white px-6 py-10 text-center dark:border-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-900">
+        <p className="text-sm text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300">
+          Answer the examiner&apos;s questions about your build — by voice or typing.
+        </p>
+        <Button onClick={() => void start()} disabled={busy}>
+          {busy ? <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" aria-hidden /> : null}
+          Start Defense
+        </Button>
+        {error && <p className="text-xs text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">{error}</p>}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      <TranscriptViewer turns={turns} />
+
+      {!finished ? (
+        <div className="space-y-3">
+          <div className="flex items-end gap-2">
+            <textarea
+              value={answerText}
+              onChange={(e) => setAnswerText(e.target.value)}
+              placeholder="Type your answer (voice capture needs mic permission)…"
+              aria-label="Your answer"
+              className="min-h-[64px] flex-1 resize-y rounded-md border border-slate-300 bg-slate-50 p-3 text-sm text-slate-800 dark:border-slate-600 dark:bg-slate-800 dark:text-slate-100"
+            />
+            <Button onClick={() => void record()} variant="outline" size="sm" aria-label="Record voice answer">
+              {micState === 'recording' ? (
+                <Square className="h-4 w-4 text-red-500" aria-hidden />
+              ) : micState === 'denied' ? (
+                <MicOff className="h-4 w-4 text-slate-400" aria-hidden />
+              ) : (
+                <Mic className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden />
+              )}
+            </Button>
+            <Button onClick={() => void answer(answerText)} disabled={busy || !answerText.trim()}>
+              <SendHorizonal className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden /> Send
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+          {micState === 'denied' && (
+            <p className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
+              <XCircle className="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden /> Mic unavailable — typed answers are
+              first-class.
+            </p>
+          )}
+          <div className="flex justify-end">
+            <Button onClick={() => void finish()} disabled={busy} variant="outline">
+              Finish Defense
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="space-y-3 rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-white p-4 dark:border-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-900">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <GradeBadge outcome="GRADED" verdict={finished.verdict.verdict} />
+            <span className="text-sm font-semibold capitalize text-slate-800 dark:text-slate-100">
+              {finished.verdict.verdict}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          <p className="text-sm text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300">
+            {finished.verdict.understanding}
+          </p>
+          {finished.integrity_signals?.long_pauses?.length ? (
+            <p className="text-xs text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">
+              Integrity signals: {finished.integrity_signals.long_pauses.length} long pause(s)
+              flagged for coaching follow-up.
+            </p>
+          ) : (
+            <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
+              No integrity flags in this session.
+            </p>
+          )}
+          <div className="flex justify-end border-t border-slate-200 pt-3 dark:border-slate-700">
+            <Button onClick={() => void gradeWork()} disabled={busy}>
+              {busy ? <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" aria-hidden /> : null}
+              Grade My Work
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {grade && (
+        <div className="rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-white p-4 dark:border-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-900">
+          <div className="mb-2 flex items-center gap-2">
+            <GradeBadge outcome={grade.verdict} />
+            <span className="text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
+              {grade.verdict === 'GRADED'
+                ? 'Graded from your real process trace'
+                : 'Ungradable trace — see detail'}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          {'criteria' in grade.scores ? (
+            <ul className="space-y-2">
+              {Object.entries(grade.scores.criteria).map(
+                ([criterion, score]) => (
+                  <li key={criterion} className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <span className="w-44 shrink-0 text-xs capitalize text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300">
+                      {criterion.replaceAll('_', ' ')}
+                    </span>
+                    <div
+                      className="h-2 flex-1 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-slate-200 dark:bg-slate-700"
+                      role="presentation"
+                    >
+                      <div
+                        className="h-full rounded-full bg-primary-500"
+                        style={{ width: `${(score / 4) * 100}%` }}
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                    <span className="w-8 text-right text-xs tabular-nums text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-200">
+                      {score}/4
+                    </span>
+                  </li>
+                ),
+              )}
+            </ul>
+          ) : (
+            <pre className="overflow-x-auto text-xs text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300">
+              {JSON.stringify(grade.scores, null, 2)}
+            </pre>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {error && (
+        <p role="alert" className="text-xs text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">
+          {error}
+        </p>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/components/learner/file-tree.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { FileText, Folder } from 'lucide-react';
+
+/**
+ * Real workspace file tree (REQ-3-008): files come from the sandbox workdir
+ * via the engine client; selecting a file loads its content into the editor.
+ */
+export function FileTree({
+  files,
+  activePath,
+  onSelect,
+  disabled,
+}: {
+  files: string[];
+  activePath: string | null;
+  onSelect: (path: string) => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const [dirs, setDirs] = useState<Record<string, string[]>>({});
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Group by top-level segment; the flat workspace is v0.3's shape.
+    const grouped: Record<string, string[]> = {};
+    for (const f of files) {
+      const seg = f.includes('/') ? f.split('/')[0] + '/' : '';
+      (grouped[seg] ??= []).push(f);
+    }
+    setDirs(grouped);
+  }, [files]);
+
+  return (
+    <ul
+      role="tree"
+      aria-label="Workspace files"
+      className="space-y-0.5 text-xs text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-300"
+    >
+      {Object.entries(dirs).map(([group, paths]) => (
+        <li key={group || '__root__'} role="treeitem">
+          {group ? (
+            <span className="flex items-center gap-1 py-0.5 font-medium text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400">
+              <Folder className="h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden />
+              {group}
+            </span>
+          ) : null}
+          <ul className={group ? 'ml-4 space-y-0.5' : 'space-y-0.5'}>
+            {paths.map((path) => {
+              const name = path.split('/').pop() ?? path;
+              const active = activePath === path;
+              return (
+                <li key={path}>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => onSelect(path)}
+                    disabled={disabled}
+                    aria-current={active ? 'true' : undefined}
+                    className={`flex w-full items-center gap-1 rounded px-1.5 py-1 text-left transition-colors disabled:opacity-50 ${
+                      active
+                        ? 'bg-primary-100 text-primary-900 dark:bg-primary-900/40 dark:text-primary-100'
+                        : 'hover:bg-slate-100 dark:hover:bg-slate-800'
+                    }`}
+                  >
+                    <FileText className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0" aria-hidden />
+                    <span className="truncate">{name}</span>
+                  </button>
+                </li>
+              );
+            })}
+          </ul>
+        </li>
+      ))}
+      {files.length === 0 && (
+        <li className="px-1 py-2 text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">No files yet.</li>
+      )}
+    </ul>
+  );
+}

apps/web/components/learner/lab-feedback-panel.tsx

@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@
 import { AgentStreamPanel } from './agent-stream-panel';
 
 /**
- * Sandbox Lab feedback panel — streams in-flow feedback for the selected
- * mock telemetry scenario (real telemetry is v0.3+).
+ * Lab feedback panel over the LIVE trace (REQ-3-007).
+ *
+ * v0.3 re-grounding: posts {learner_id, task_id} — the Lab agent consumes
+ * the learner's real build-session digest, not a mock scenario.
  */
-export function LabFeedbackPanel({ scenarioId }: { scenarioId: string }) {
+export function LabFeedbackPanel({ learnerId, taskId }: { learnerId: string; taskId: string }) {
   return (
     <AgentStreamPanel
       title="Lab — in-flow feedback"
       endpoint="/v1/lab/feedback"
-      body={{ scenario_id: scenarioId }}
-      emptyHint="Run the Lab agent on this build session's telemetry."
+      body={{ learner_id: learnerId, task_id: taskId }}
+      emptyHint="Run a command or a test, then ask Lab for feedback on your live session."
     />
   );
 }

apps/web/components/learner/oral-defense-interface.tsx

@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-'use client';
-
-import { Mic, Send } from 'lucide-react';
-
-const TRANSCRIPT = [
-  {
-    role: 'examiner' as const,
-    question:
-      "Walk us through your design choices for multi-agent communication in this artifact. Why a blackboard architecture over direct message passing?",
-  },
-  {
-    role: 'learner' as const,
-    answer:
-      "I chose a shared blackboard because the agents publish partial results that others consume asynchronously — direct messaging would have tightly coupled them and made re-planning harder. The blackboard also gives me a clean audit trail for each step.",
-  },
-  {
-    role: 'examiner' as const,
-    question:
-      "What failure mode did you observe under load, and how did you mitigate it?",
-  },
-  {
-    role: 'learner' as const,
-    answer:
-      "At 50 concurrent requests the planner became a bottleneck because every agent waited on a fresh plan. I added a plan cache keyed by intent signature and moved re-planning to a debounce — throughput improved 3x with no measurable quality regression.",
-  },
-];
-
-export function OralDefenseInterface() {
-  return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
-      {/* Mic + waveform */}
-      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-4">
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          aria-label="Start oral defense"
-          className="group relative flex h-20 w-20 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary-600 text-white transition-transform hover:scale-105 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary-500 focus-visible:ring-offset-2"
-        >
-          <span className="absolute inset-0 animate-ping rounded-full bg-primary-500/30 group-hover:opacity-100 opacity-0 transition-opacity" />
-          <Mic className="h-8 w-8" />
-        </button>
-        <p className="text-sm font-medium text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-200">
-          Start Oral Defense
-        </p>
-
-        {/* Waveform mockup */}
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-1" aria-hidden>
-          {[12, 24, 16, 32, 20, 40, 28, 18, 36, 22, 14, 30, 20, 12, 26, 34, 18, 10, 28, 16].map(
-            (h, i) => (
-              <span
-                key={i}
-                className="w-1 rounded-full bg-primary-500/70"
-                style={{
-                  height: `${h}px`,
-                  animation: `pulse 1.2s ease-in-out ${i * 0.06}s infinite`,
-                }}
-              />
-            ),
-          )}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      {/* Transcript */}
-      <div className="rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-slate-50 p-4 dark:border-slate-800 dark:bg-slate-900/50">
-        <h4 className="mb-3 text-sm font-semibold text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-200">
-          Defense transcript
-        </h4>
-        <div className="space-y-4">
-          {TRANSCRIPT.map((turn, i) =>
-            turn.role === 'examiner' ? (
-              <div key={i} className="flex gap-3">
-                <span className="flex h-7 w-7 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary-100 text-primary-700 text-xs dark:bg-primary-900/40 dark:text-primary-300">
-                  AI
-                </span>
-                <div>
-                  <p className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-400">
-                    Examiner
-                  </p>
-                  <p className="mt-0.5 text-sm text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-200">
-                    {turn.question}
-                  </p>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            ) : (
-              <div key={i} className="flex flex-row-reverse gap-3">
-                <span className="flex h-7 w-7 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-slate-200 text-slate-700 text-xs dark:bg-slate-700 dark:text-slate-200">
-                  AR
-                </span>
-                <div className="max-w-[80%]">
-                  <p className="text-right text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-400">
-                    Learner
-                  </p>
-                  <p className="mt-0.5 text-sm text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-200">
-                    {turn.answer}
-                  </p>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            ),
-          )}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      {/* Submit */}
-      <div className="flex justify-end">
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          className="inline-flex h-10 items-center gap-2 rounded-md bg-primary-600 px-4 text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-primary-700"
-        >
-          Submit Defense
-          <Send className="h-4 w-4" />
-        </button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-}

apps/web/components/learner/proctor-banner.tsx

@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-'use client';
-
-import { AgentStreamPanel } from './agent-stream-panel';
-import { ShieldCheck } from 'lucide-react';
-
-interface IntegritySignal {
-  signal_type: string;
-  severity: 'low' | 'medium' | 'high';
-  note: string;
-}
-
-interface ProctorAssessment {
-  scenario_id: string;
-  signals: IntegritySignal[];
-  intervention: string;
-  summary: string;
-}
-
-const SEVERITY_STYLES: Record<string, string> = {
-  low: 'bg-emerald-50 text-emerald-700 border-emerald-200 dark:bg-emerald-900/30 dark:text-emerald-300 dark:border-emerald-800',
-  medium: 'bg-amber-50 text-amber-700 border-amber-200 dark:bg-amber-900/30 dark:text-amber-300 dark:border-amber-800',
-  high: 'bg-red-50 text-red-700 border-red-200 dark:bg-red-900/30 dark:text-red-300 dark:border-red-800',
-};
-
-/**
- * Proctor integrity banner — supportive, coaching-shaped (never punitive).
- */
-export function ProctorBanner({ scenarioId }: { scenarioId: string }) {
-  return (
-    <AgentStreamPanel
-      title="Proctor — integrity support"
-      endpoint="/v1/proctor/signals"
-      body={{ scenario_id: scenarioId }}
-      emptyHint="Run the Proctor to review this session's integrity signals."
-      renderJson={(data) => {
-        const assessment = data as unknown as ProctorAssessment;
-        return (
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-            <p className="text-xs text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300">{assessment.summary}</p>
-            <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
-              {assessment.signals.map((s, i) => (
-                <span
-                  key={i}
-                  className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs ${SEVERITY_STYLES[s.severity] ?? SEVERITY_STYLES.low}`}
-                  title={s.note}
-                >
-                  <ShieldCheck className="h-3 w-3" />
-                  {s.signal_type} · {s.severity}
-                </span>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-            <p className="rounded-md bg-primary-50 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-primary-800 dark:bg-primary-900/30 dark:text-primary-200">
-              <strong>Suggested next step:</strong> {assessment.intervention}
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        );
-      }}
-    />
-  );
-}

apps/web/components/learner/run-controls.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { Loader2, Play, RefreshCw, TestTube2 } from 'lucide-react';
+
+/**
+ * Run/Test controls for the real build surface (REQ-3-008, CUT-2).
+ *
+ * Bounded commands with captured output — no interactive shell: Run executes
+ * the current command; Test runs the variant's pytest suite. Output renders
+ * in the read-only TerminalFrame panel.
+ */
+export function RunControls({
+  command,
+  running,
+  busy,
+  onRun,
+  onTest,
+  disabled,
+}: {
+  command: string;
+  running: boolean;
+  busy: boolean;
+  onRun: () => void;
+  onTest: () => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+      <label htmlFor="run-command" className="sr-only">
+        Command to run in the sandbox
+      </label>
+      <input
+        id="run-command"
+        value={command}
+        disabled={disabled || running}
+        onChange={(e) => e.target}
+        readOnly
+        className="min-w-0 flex-1 rounded-md border border-slate-300 bg-slate-50 px-2 py-1.5 font-mono text-xs text-slate-700 dark:border-slate-600 dark:bg-slate-800 dark:text-slate-200"
+      />
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={onRun}
+        disabled={disabled || running}
+        className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-primary-600 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-white transition-colors hover:bg-primary-700 disabled:opacity-50 dark:bg-primary-500 dark:hover:bg-primary-400 dark:text-slate-950"
+      >
+        {running ? <Loader2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin" aria-hidden /> : <Play className="h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden />}
+        Run
+      </button>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={onTest}
+        disabled={disabled || running}
+        className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-primary-600 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-primary-700 transition-colors hover:bg-primary-50 disabled:opacity-50 dark:border-primary-400 dark:text-primary-300 dark:hover:bg-primary-900/30"
+      >
+        {running ? <Loader2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin" aria-hidden /> : <TestTube2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden />}
+        Test
+      </button>
+      {busy && (
+        <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
+          <RefreshCw className="h-3 w-3 animate-spin" aria-hidden />
+          Starting environment…
+        </span>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/components/learner/sandbox-terminal.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { TerminalFrame } from '@nextcraft/ui';
+import type { TerminalLine } from '@nextcraft/ui';
+import { TelemetryStatus } from '@nextcraft/ui';
+import type { ExecResult } from '../../lib/engine-client';
+
+/**
+ * Read-only exec-output panel (CUT-2): Run/Test results stream here —
+ * this is NOT an interactive shell. TelemetryStatus pulses while the
+ * capture agent streams events to ai-service.
+ */
+export function SandboxTerminal({
+  result,
+  running,
+  telemetryActive,
+  eventCount,
+}: {
+  result: ExecResult | null;
+  running: boolean;
+  telemetryActive: boolean;
+  eventCount: number;
+}) {
+  const lines: TerminalLine[] = result
+    ? [
+        { text: `$ ${result.cmd.join(' ')}` },
+        ...result.stdout.split('\n').filter(Boolean).map((t) => ({ text: t })),
+        ...result.stderr
+          .split('\n')
+          .filter(Boolean)
+          .map((t) => ({ text: t, error: true })),
+        {
+          text: `exit ${result.returncode} (${result.duration_s.toFixed(2)}s)`,
+          error: result.returncode !== 0,
+        },
+      ]
+    : [];
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-2">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+        <TelemetryStatus active={telemetryActive} eventCount={eventCount} compact />
+        <span className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-500">
+          read-only output (interactive shell lands in v0.4)
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <TerminalFrame
+        lines={lines}
+        status={running ? 'streaming' : result ? 'finished' : 'idle'}
+        title="Sandbox output"
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/hooks/use-chat-stream.ts

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { parseSseEvents } from '../lib/sse';
 
-const AI_SERVICE_URL =
-  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL ?? 'http://localhost:8420';
+import { engineBaseUrl } from '../lib/engine-base-url';
+
+const AI_SERVICE_URL = engineBaseUrl();
 
 export type AgentName = 'coach' | 'tutor' | 'lab' | 'assessor' | 'proctor' | 'mentor';
 

apps/web/hooks/use-sandbox-session.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+'use client';
+
+/**
+ * useSandboxSession — a learner's real build session (v0.3, REQ-3-008).
+ *
+ * On mount: generate the per-learner variant for the competency, create a
+ * telemetry-wired sandbox, and load the starter files into the workspace.
+ * On unmount: destroy the sandbox (idempotent; AbortController pattern).
+ *
+ * CUT-2: run/test actions execute bounded commands in the sandbox and return
+ * captured output — there is NO interactive shell relay in v0.3.
+ *
+ * D-032/G-5 surfaced honestly: 503 pool-full becomes `status='busy'` with a
+ * retry action; 403/429 become `status='denied'` with the engine's message.
+ */
+
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  EngineError,
+  MOCK_LEARNER_ID,
+  createSandbox,
+  destroySandbox,
+  generateVariant,
+  listFiles,
+  readFile,
+  runCommand,
+  writeFile,
+  type ExecResult,
+} from '../lib/engine-client';
+import type { TaskVariant } from '@nextcraft/types';
+
+export type SandboxStatus = 'idle' | 'starting' | 'ready' | 'busy' | 'denied' | 'error';
+
+export interface SandboxSessionState {
+  status: SandboxStatus;
+  variant: TaskVariant | null;
+  sandboxId: string | null;
+  files: string[];
+  errorMessage: string | null;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_STATE: SandboxSessionState = {
+  status: 'idle',
+  variant: null,
+  sandboxId: null,
+  files: [],
+  errorMessage: null,
+};
+
+export function useSandboxSession(competencyId: string | null) {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<SandboxSessionState>(DEFAULT_STATE);
+  const abortRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
+
+  const start = useCallback(async (compId: string) => {
+    abortRef.current?.abort();
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    abortRef.current = controller;
+    setState({ ...DEFAULT_STATE, status: 'starting' });
+    let createdId: string | null = null;
+    try {
+      const variant = await generateVariant(MOCK_LEARNER_ID, compId, controller.signal);
+      const sandbox = await createSandbox(MOCK_LEARNER_ID, variant.task_id, controller.signal);
+      createdId = sandbox.id;
+      // Materialize the variant's starter files into the sandbox workspace.
+      for (const [path, content] of Object.entries(variant.starter_files ?? {})) {
+        await writeFile(sandbox.id, path, content, controller.signal);
+      }
+      const files = await listFiles(sandbox.id, controller.signal);
+      setState({ status: 'ready', variant, sandboxId: sandbox.id, files, errorMessage: null });
+    } catch (err) {
+      // A created sandbox must not outlive a failed start (per-learner cap
+      // is 1 — a leaked one blocks every retry with 429 forever). This
+      // covers aborts mid-start, failed starter-file writes, and errors
+      // after create; a 409/404 on destroy is benign.
+      if (createdId) void destroySandbox(createdId).catch(() => undefined);
+      if (controller.signal.aborted) return;
+      if (err instanceof EngineError) {
+        setState({
+          ...DEFAULT_STATE,
+          status: err.status === 503 ? 'busy' : err.status === 403 || err.status === 429 ? 'denied' : 'error',
+          errorMessage: err.message,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+      setState({
+        ...DEFAULT_STATE,
+        status: 'error',
+        errorMessage: err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to start build session.',
+      });
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!competencyId) return;
+    void start(competencyId);
+    return () => {
+      abortRef.current?.abort();
+    };
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- competencyId is the only dep
+  }, [competencyId]);
+
+  // Unmount: destroy the sandbox (idempotent; a killed session is fine).
+  // The ref is ALSO updated inside start() (via this effect watching state
+  // changes) so unmount-mid-start finds the id even before 'ready' lands.
+  const sandboxIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    sandboxIdRef.current = state.sandboxId;
+  }, [state.sandboxId]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      const id = sandboxIdRef.current;
+      if (id) void destroySandbox(id).catch(() => undefined);
+    };
+  }, []);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      abortRef.current?.abort();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const run = useCallback(
+    async (cmd: string[]): Promise<ExecResult | null> => {
+      if (!state.sandboxId) return null;
+      try {
+        return await runCommand(state.sandboxId, cmd);
+      } catch (err) {
+        setState((s) => ({
+          ...s,
+          status: 'error',
+          errorMessage: err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'run failed',
+        }));
+        return null;
+      }
+    },
+    [state.sandboxId],
+  );
+
+  const test = useCallback(async (): Promise<ExecResult | null> => {
+    if (!state.variant || !state.sandboxId) return null;
+    // All v0.3 templates ship pytest-based starter tests (PLAN Task 6-3-01).
+    return run(['pytest', '-q']);
+  }, [run, state.variant, state.sandboxId]);
+
+  const saveFile = useCallback(
+    async (path: string, content: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+      if (!state.sandboxId) return false;
+      try {
+        await writeFile(state.sandboxId, path, content);
+        const files = await listFiles(state.sandboxId);
+        setState((s) => ({ ...s, files }));
+        return true;
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    },
+    [state.sandboxId],
+  );
+
+  const openFile = useCallback(
+    async (path: string): Promise<string | null> => {
+      if (!state.sandboxId) return null;
+      try {
+        return await readFile(state.sandboxId, path);
+      } catch {
+        return null;
+      }
+    },
+    [state.sandboxId],
+  );
+
+  const refreshFiles = useCallback(async (): Promise<void> => {
+    if (!state.sandboxId) return;
+    try {
+      const files = await listFiles(state.sandboxId);
+      setState((s) => ({ ...s, files }));
+    } catch {
+      /* sandbox gone; leave state as-is */
+    }
+  }, [state.sandboxId]);
+
+  const retry = useCallback(() => {
+    if (competencyId) void start(competencyId);
+  }, [competencyId, start]);
+
+  return { ...state, run, test, saveFile, openFile, refreshFiles, retry };
+}

apps/web/lib/engine-base-url.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export function engineBaseUrl(): string {
+  const override = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL;
+  if (override) return override;
+  if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+    return `http://${window.location.hostname}:8420`;
+  }
+  return "http://localhost:8420";
+}

apps/web/lib/engine-client.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+/**
+ * Nextcraft — engine client (v0.3, REQ-3-008).
+ *
+ * Typed fetch client for the real credential engines in ai-service:
+ * sandbox lifecycle + workspace files + Run/Test exec (CUT-2: bounded
+ * commands with captured output — NO interactive shell relay), variants,
+ * grading, oral defense, telemetry traces, lab feedback, proctor signals.
+ *
+ * Error discipline (G-5/D-032 surfaced honestly):
+ *   503 -> EngineBusyError      (pool full — "environment busy, retry")
+ *   403 -> NotAllowlistedError  (learner id not in the server allowlist)
+ *   429 -> RateLimitedError     (per-learner/global caps)
+ */
+
+import type {
+  TaskVariant,
+  GradeRecord,
+  DefenseStart,
+  DefenseAnswer,
+  DefenseFinish,
+  DefenseSession,
+  TelemetryEvent,
+} from '@nextcraft/types';
+
+import { engineBaseUrl } from './engine-base-url';
+
+export const AI_SERVICE_URL = engineBaseUrl();
+
+/** v0.3 mock session constant (G-5: allowlisted server-side as pilot-learner). */
+export const MOCK_LEARNER_ID = 'pilot-learner';
+
+export class EngineError extends Error {
+  constructor(
+    message: string,
+    public readonly status: number,
+  ) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = 'EngineError';
+  }
+}
+
+export class EngineBusyError extends EngineError {
+  constructor() {
+    super('Sandbox pool is full — retry shortly.', 503);
+    this.name = 'EngineBusyError';
+  }
+}
+
+export class NotAllowlistedError extends EngineError {
+  constructor() {
+    super('This learner is not allowlisted on this pilot.', 403);
+    this.name = 'NotAllowlistedError';
+  }
+}
+
+export class RateLimitedError extends EngineError {
+  constructor(message = 'Too many requests — slow down.') {
+    super(message, 429);
+    this.name = 'RateLimitedError';
+  }
+}
+
+async function parseError(resp: Response): Promise<EngineError> {
+  if (resp.status === 503) return new EngineBusyError();
+  if (resp.status === 403) return new NotAllowlistedError();
+  if (resp.status === 429) return new RateLimitedError();
+  let detail = `${resp.status} ${resp.statusText}`;
+  try {
+    const body = await resp.json();
+    if (typeof body?.detail === 'string') detail = body.detail;
+  } catch {
+    /* non-JSON error body */
+  }
+  return new EngineError(detail, resp.status);
+}
+
+async function jsonFetch<T>(path: string, init?: RequestInit): Promise<T> {
+  const resp = await fetch(`${AI_SERVICE_URL}${path}`, {
+    signal: init?.signal,
+    ...init,
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', ...init?.headers },
+  });
+  if (!resp.ok) throw await parseError(resp);
+  return (await resp.json()) as T;
+}
+
+// -- sandboxes -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export interface SandboxHandle {
+  id: string;
+  workdir: string;
+  created_at: string;
+}
+
+export async function createSandbox(
+  learnerId: string,
+  taskId?: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<SandboxHandle> {
+  return jsonFetch('/v1/sandboxes', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify(taskId ? { learner_id: learnerId, task_id: taskId } : { learner_id: learnerId }),
+    signal,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function destroySandbox(id: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<void> {
+  const resp = await fetch(`${AI_SERVICE_URL}/v1/sandboxes/${id}`, {
+    method: 'DELETE',
+    signal,
+  });
+  if (!resp.ok && resp.status !== 404) throw await parseError(resp);
+}
+
+export async function listSandboxes(signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<SandboxHandle[]> {
+  const body = await jsonFetch<{ sandboxes: SandboxHandle[] }>('/v1/sandboxes', { signal });
+  return body.sandboxes ?? [];
+}
+
+// -- workspace files (CUT-2: CRUD + bounded exec; no shell relay) -------------
+
+export async function listFiles(sandboxId: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<string[]> {
+  const body = await jsonFetch<{ files: string[] }>(
+    `/v1/sandboxes/${sandboxId}/files`,
+    { signal },
+  );
+  return body.files ?? [];
+}
+
+export async function readFile(sandboxId: string, path: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<string> {
+  const body = await jsonFetch<{ content: string }>(
+    `/v1/sandboxes/${sandboxId}/files/${encodeURIComponent(path)}`,
+    { signal },
+  );
+  return body.content;
+}
+
+export async function writeFile(
+  sandboxId: string,
+  path: string,
+  content: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<void> {
+  await jsonFetch(`/v1/sandboxes/${sandboxId}/files/${encodeURIComponent(path)}`, {
+    method: 'PUT',
+    body: JSON.stringify({ path, content }),
+    signal,
+  });
+}
+
+export interface ExecResult {
+  cmd: string[];
+  returncode: number;
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+  duration_s: number;
+}
+
+export async function runCommand(
+  sandboxId: string,
+  cmd: string[],
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<ExecResult> {
+  return jsonFetch(`/v1/sandboxes/${sandboxId}/exec`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify({ cmd }),
+    signal,
+  });
+}
+
+// -- variants (REQ-3-005) ------------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function generateVariant(
+  learnerId: string,
+  competencyId: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<TaskVariant> {
+  return jsonFetch('/v1/variants', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify({ learner_id: learnerId, competency_id: competencyId }),
+    signal,
+  });
+}
+
+/** The learner's stored variants, chronological (D-029 — one per template). */
+export async function listVariants(
+  learnerId: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<TaskVariant[]> {
+  const body = await jsonFetch<{ variants: TaskVariant[] }>(
+    `/v1/variants?learner_id=${encodeURIComponent(learnerId)}`,
+    { signal },
+  );
+  return body.variants ?? [];
+}
+
+// -- grading (REQ-3-004) -------------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function requestGrade(
+  learnerId: string,
+  taskId: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<GradeRecord> {
+  return jsonFetch('/v1/assessment/grade', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify({ learner_id: learnerId, task_id: taskId }),
+    signal,
+  });
+}
+
+// -- oral defense (REQ-3-006) --------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function startDefense(
+  learnerId: string,
+  taskId: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<DefenseStart> {
+  return jsonFetch('/v1/defense/start', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify({ learner_id: learnerId, task_id: taskId }),
+    signal,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function answerDefense(
+  defenseId: string,
+  text: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<DefenseAnswer> {
+  return jsonFetch(`/v1/defense/${defenseId}/answer`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' },
+    body: new URLSearchParams({ text }).toString(),
+    signal,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function finishDefense(
+  defenseId: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<DefenseFinish> {
+  return jsonFetch(`/v1/defense/${defenseId}/finish`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    signal,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function getDefense(
+  defenseId: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<DefenseSession> {
+  return jsonFetch(`/v1/defense/${defenseId}`, { signal });
+}
+
+// -- telemetry (REQ-3-003) -----------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function getTrace(
+  learnerId: string,
+  taskId: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<TelemetryEvent[]> {
+  const body = await jsonFetch<{ events: TelemetryEvent[] }>(
+    `/v1/telemetry/traces/${encodeURIComponent(learnerId)}/${encodeURIComponent(taskId)}`,
+    { signal },
+  );
+  return body.events ?? [];
+}
+
+// -- lab feedback + proctor (SSE / JSON) ----------------------------------------
+
+/** Stream Lab in-flow feedback (SSE) over the LIVE trace. */
+export async function streamLabFeedback(
+  learnerId: string,
+  taskId: string,
+  onDelta: (text: string) => void,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const { parseSseEvents } = await import('./sse');
+  const resp = await fetch(`${AI_SERVICE_URL}/v1/lab/feedback`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ learner_id: learnerId, task_id: taskId }),
+    signal,
+  });
+  if (!resp.ok) throw await parseError(resp);
+  if (!resp.body) return;
+  const reader = resp.body.getReader();
+  const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+  let buffer = '';
+  for (;;) {
+    const { done, value } = await reader.read();
+    if (done) break;
+    buffer += decoder.decode(value, { stream: true });
+    const { events, rest } = parseSseEvents(buffer);
+    buffer = rest;
+    for (const raw of events) {
+      if (raw === '[DONE]') return;
+      try {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+        if (parsed?.type === 'delta' && typeof parsed.content === 'string') {
+          onDelta(parsed.content);
+        }
+        if (parsed?.type === 'error') {
+          throw new EngineError(parsed.message ?? 'lab feedback stream error', 502);
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof EngineError) throw err;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export interface ProctorAssessment {
+  signals: Array<{ signal_type: string; severity: string; note: string }>;
+  intervention: string;
+  summary: string;
+}
+
+export async function proctorSignals(
+  learnerId: string,
+  taskId: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<ProctorAssessment> {
+  return jsonFetch('/v1/proctor/signals', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify({ learner_id: learnerId, task_id: taskId }),
+    signal,
+  });
+}

apps/web/package.json

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "start": "next start",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "storybook": "storybook dev -p 6006",
-    "build-storybook": "storybook build"
+    "build-storybook": "storybook build",
+    "test": "tsx --test tests/*.test.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@nextcraft/mock-data": "workspace:*",
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.0",
     "storybook": "^10.6.0",
     "tailwindcss": "^4.0.0",
-    "typescript": "^5.7.2"
+    "typescript": "^5.7.2",
+    "tsx": "^4.23.0"
   }
-}
+}

apps/web/tests/engine-base-url.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+
+async function freshModule() {
+  const qs = `?t=${Date.now()}-${Math.random()}`;
+  return await import(`../lib/engine-base-url.ts${qs}`);
+}
+
+test("engine-base-url: NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL override wins", async () => {
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL = "http://explicit.example:9000";
+  const mod = await freshModule();
+  assert.equal(mod.engineBaseUrl(), "http://explicit.example:9000");
+  delete process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL;
+});
+
+test("engine-base-url: browser context derives API host from window.location.hostname", async () => {
+  delete process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL;
+  const g = globalThis as Record<string, unknown>;
+  g.window = { location: { hostname: "nextcraft-1" } };
+  const mod = await freshModule();
+  assert.equal(mod.engineBaseUrl(), "http://nextcraft-1:8420");
+  delete g.window;
+});
+
+test("engine-base-url: server context falls back to localhost", async () => {
+  delete process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AI_SERVICE_URL;
+  const g = globalThis as Record<string, unknown>;
+  delete g.window;
+  const mod = await freshModule();
+  assert.equal(mod.engineBaseUrl(), "http://localhost:8420");
+});

package.json

@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
     "ai:dev": "turbo run dev --filter=@nextcraft/ai-service",
     "ai:test": "turbo run test --filter=@nextcraft/ai-service",
     "ai:bootstrap": "turbo run bootstrap --filter=@nextcraft/ai-service",
-    "ai:lint": "turbo run lint --filter=@nextcraft/ai-service"
+    "ai:lint": "turbo run lint --filter=@nextcraft/ai-service",
+    "cli:dev": "pnpm --filter @nextcraft/cli dev",
+    "cli:test": "pnpm --filter @nextcraft/cli test",
+    "cli:typecheck": "pnpm --filter @nextcraft/cli typecheck",
+    "cli:build": "pnpm --filter @nextcraft/cli build"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "turbo": "^2.3.3",

packages/types/defense.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+/**
+ * Nextcraft — Defense Types
+ *
+ * Oral-defense sessions over HTTP: the examiner/learner transcript, the
+ * A-109 integrity signals computed server-side from turn metadata, the
+ * examiner's structured final verdict, and the voice-capability
+ * descriptor the web client selects its STT/TTS path from (D-030).
+ *
+ * Source of truth: the Python models in
+ * `apps/ai-service/ai_service/voice/defense_store.py` (`DefenseRecord` /
+ * `DefenseTurn`), `apps/ai-service/ai_service/agents/examiner.py`
+ * (`DefenseVerdict`) and `apps/ai-service/ai_service/voice/base.py`
+ * (`VoiceDescriptor`), served over HTTP by
+ * `apps/ai-service/ai_service/api/defense.py` (`StartResponse` /
+ * `AnswerResponse` / `FinishResponse` + the GET /v1/defense/{id}
+ * transcript). This file mirrors those models; any schema change must be
+ * made in both places.
+ *
+ * Wire deltas (api/defense.py serializes — it does not echo the store
+ * row wholesale):
+ *   - `DefenseRecord.id` is served as `defense_id`;
+ *   - `created_at` / `finished_at` (DefenseRecord) and `DefenseTurn`'s
+ *     `defense_id` / `created_at` are store-side bookkeeping and are NOT
+ *     part of any v0.3 response body, so they are not mirrored here.
+ */
+
+import type { RubricVerdict } from './grading';
+
+/** Defense lifecycle (`DefenseStatus`, voice/defense_store.py). */
+export type DefenseStatus = 'in_progress' | 'finished';
+
+/** Who spoke a transcript turn (`TurnRole`, voice/defense_store.py). */
+export type DefenseRole = 'examiner' | 'learner';
+
+/**
+ * One examiner/learner dialogue turn as served by the defense endpoints.
+ * Mirrors `DefenseTurn` (ai_service/voice/defense_store.py) minus the
+ * store-only bookkeeping columns; (defense_id, seq) is the store PK —
+ * ordering by `seq` is the endpoints' contract.
+ */
+export interface DefenseTurn {
+  /** Turn index within the defense, >= 0. */
+  seq: number;
+  /** Who spoke: examiner question or learner (STT) answer. */
+  role: DefenseRole;
+  /** Non-empty utterance text. */
+  text: string;
+  /** ISO 8601 UTC utterance timestamp. */
+  ts: string;
+  /** Per-turn pipeline latency (STT + LLM TTFT + TTS, A-109); null while not instrumented. */
+  latency_ms: number | null;
+}
+
+/** How the client speaks/hears (`VoiceDescriptor.mode`, voice/base.py). */
+export type VoiceMode = 'server' | 'browser' | 'mock';
+
+/**
+ * Voice capability descriptor served to the web client (D-030). The
+ * assessment UI reads this to decide HOW the learner speaks/hears —
+ * server STT/TTS (v0.4 seam), browser-native SpeechRecognition /
+ * speechSynthesis, or the deterministic mock path. Never contains
+ * secrets. Mirrors `VoiceDescriptor` (ai_service/voice/base.py).
+ */
+export interface VoiceDescriptor {
+  mode: VoiceMode;
+  /** Speech-to-text available on the selected path. */
+  sr_available: boolean;
+  /** Text-to-speech available on the selected path. */
+  tts_available: boolean;
+  /** Human-readable path hint (e.g. the browser-fallback instructions). */
+  hint: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The examiner's structured final verdict (D-20-validated). Mirrors
+ * `DefenseVerdict` (ai_service/agents/examiner.py) field-for-field; the
+ * `verdict` pattern `^(mastered|developing|not_yet)$` is the shared
+ * `RubricVerdict` union (grading.ts) — the rubric and defense verdicts
+ * use the same three values.
+ */
+export interface DefenseVerdict {
+  verdict: RubricVerdict;
+  /** One-paragraph assessment of the learner's understanding. */
+  understanding: string;
+  /** One-paragraph assessment of the learner's process justification. */
+  process_justification: string;
+  /** One-paragraph assessment of the learner's communication. */
+  communication: string;
+  /** 1-2 highlighted strengths. */
+  strengths: string[];
+  /** 1-2 highlighted gaps. */
+  gaps: string[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * One learner turn flagged as a long pause (A-109): it arrived slower
+ * than `IntegritySignal.pause_threshold_ms`. Shape served inside
+ * `integrity_signals.long_pauses` (api/defense.py).
+ */
+export interface LongPause {
+  /** The flagged turn's `seq`. */
+  turn: number;
+  /** That turn's recorded pipeline latency. */
+  latency_ms: number | null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The A-109 integrity-signal dict persisted on the defense record and
+ * served by GET /v1/defense/{id} + POST .../finish. Known keys are typed
+ * below; the dict is open — off-scope cadence markers and friends may
+ * join later, so unknown keys surface as `unknown`.
+ *
+ * Mirrors the shape written by `finish_defense` (api/defense.py) onto
+ * `DefenseRecord.integrity_signals` (voice/defense_store.py, JSON
+ * column). An EMPTY object is legal and usual: `{}` until finalize
+ * (hence every known key is optional). NOTE: this is the defense store's
+ * raw signal dict, not the Proctor's classified `IntegritySignal`
+ * model (agents/proctor.py) — that is a derived per-signal
+ * signal_type/severity/note classification.
+ */
+export interface IntegritySignal {
+  /** Learner turns slower than the pause threshold ({} until finalize). */
+  long_pauses?: LongPause[];
+  /** The threshold `long_pauses` was computed against (PAUSE_THRESHOLD_MS). */
+  pause_threshold_ms?: number;
+  /** Nested by the finish endpoint so GET /{id} can re-serve the verdict. */
+  verdict?: DefenseVerdict;
+  /** Off-scope cadence markers and friends (A-109: the dict is open). */
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A defense session with its FULL transcript — the GET /v1/defense/{id}
+ * response (api/defense.py). Mirrors `DefenseRecord`
+ * (ai_service/voice/defense_store.py) on the wire: turns arrive in seq
+ * order, `integrity_signals` is `{}` until the defense is finalized.
+ */
+export interface DefenseSession {
+  defense_id: string;
+  learner_id: string;
+  task_id: string;
+  status: DefenseStatus;
+  /** Seq-ordered examiner/learner transcript. */
+  turns: DefenseTurn[];
+  /** A-109 signals; `{}` while in progress. */
+  integrity_signals: IntegritySignal;
+}
+
+/** Per-stage latency breakdown served with each follow-up question. */
+export interface DefenseTurnLatency {
+  /** Speech-to-text duration of the learner's audio answer; null for typed answers. */
+  stt_ms: number | null;
+  /** LLM time-to-first-token for the examiner's question. */
+  llm_ms: number | null;
+  /** Text-to-speech render time; null in v0.3 (server TTS is CUT-1/v0.4). */
+  tts_ms: number | null;
+}
+
+/** POST /v1/defense/start response (`StartResponse`, api/defense.py). */
+export interface DefenseStart {
+  defense_id: string;
+  /** Voice capability descriptor — the client picks its STT/TTS path from this (D-030). */
+  voice_descriptor: VoiceDescriptor;
+  /** Whether the trace this defense covers has gaps (disclose before defending, G-4). */
+  trace_complete: boolean;
+  /** The examiner's opening question (also persisted as turn seq 0). */
+  first_question: string;
+}
+
+/** POST /v1/defense/{id}/answer response (`AnswerResponse`, api/defense.py). */
+export interface DefenseAnswer {
+  /** The examiner's next question (also persisted as the following turn). */
+  question: string;
+  /** Latency breakdown for this answer → question cycle. */
+  turn_latency: DefenseTurnLatency;
+}
+
+/** POST /v1/defense/{id}/finish response (`FinishResponse`, api/defense.py). */
+export interface DefenseFinish {
+  /** The examiner's structured final verdict. */
+  verdict: DefenseVerdict;
+  /** The persisted A-109 signals (includes the nested `verdict`). */
+  integrity_signals: IntegritySignal;
+}

packages/types/grading.ts

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export interface GradeRecord {
   learner_id: string;
   /** The graded task — joins to `TaskVariant.task_id`. */
   task_id: string;
-  /** Task-variant seed (D-029); null while grading is variant-blind. */
+  /** Task-variant seed (D-029); null only for non-variant tasks (P4 stamps it). */
   variant_seed: string | null;
   /** Compact trace digest (D-028) that fed the rubric prompt; {} for gate records. */
   digest: Record<string, unknown>;

packages/types/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export * from './domain';
+export * from './defense';
 export * from './grading';
 export * from './marketplace';
 export * from './telemetry';

packages/ui/src/primitives/grade-badge.stories.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react';
+import { GradeBadge } from './grade-badge';
+
+const meta: Meta<typeof GradeBadge> = {
+  title: 'Primitives/GradeBadge',
+  component: GradeBadge,
+  tags: ['autodocs'],
+  parameters: {
+    layout: 'centered',
+  },
+  argTypes: {
+    outcome: {
+      control: 'select',
+      options: ['GRADED', 'UNGRADABLE_TRACE_INCOMPLETE', 'UNGRADABLE_EMPTY_TRACE'],
+    },
+    verdict: {
+      control: 'select',
+      options: ['mastered', 'developing', 'not_yet'],
+    },
+    iconOnly: { control: 'boolean' },
+  },
+  args: {
+    outcome: 'GRADED',
+    verdict: 'developing',
+  },
+};
+
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof GradeBadge>;
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/*  Rubric verdicts (GRADED record)                                            */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+export const Mastered: Story = {
+  args: { outcome: 'GRADED', verdict: 'mastered' },
+};
+
+export const Developing: Story = {
+  args: { outcome: 'GRADED', verdict: 'developing' },
+};
+
+export const NotYet: Story = {
+  args: { outcome: 'GRADED', verdict: 'not_yet' },
+};
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/*  Gate states (G-4 — a gate record carries no rubric verdict)                */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+export const TraceIncomplete: Story = {
+  args: { outcome: 'UNGRADABLE_TRACE_INCOMPLETE' },
+};
+
+export const EmptyTrace: Story = {
+  args: { outcome: 'UNGRADABLE_EMPTY_TRACE' },
+};
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/*  Icon-only (compact tables)                                                */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+export const IconOnly: Story = {
+  args: { outcome: 'GRADED', verdict: 'mastered', iconOnly: true },
+};
+
+export const IconOnlyGate: Story = {
+  args: { outcome: 'UNGRADABLE_TRACE_INCOMPLETE', iconOnly: true },
+};
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/*  Galleries                                                                 */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+export const AllVerdicts: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+      <GradeBadge outcome="GRADED" verdict="mastered" />
+      <GradeBadge outcome="GRADED" verdict="developing" />
+      <GradeBadge outcome="GRADED" verdict="not_yet" />
+    </div>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const AllGateStates: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+      <GradeBadge outcome="UNGRADABLE_TRACE_INCOMPLETE" />
+      <GradeBadge outcome="UNGRADABLE_EMPTY_TRACE" />
+    </div>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const IconOnlyGallery: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+      <GradeBadge outcome="GRADED" verdict="mastered" iconOnly />
+      <GradeBadge outcome="GRADED" verdict="developing" iconOnly />
+      <GradeBadge outcome="GRADED" verdict="not_yet" iconOnly />
+      <GradeBadge outcome="UNGRADABLE_TRACE_INCOMPLETE" iconOnly />
+      <GradeBadge outcome="UNGRADABLE_EMPTY_TRACE" iconOnly />
+    </div>
+  ),
+};

packages/ui/src/primitives/grade-badge.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { forwardRef, type HTMLAttributes } from 'react';
+import { BadgeCheck, CircleAlert, CircleX, TrendingUp } from 'lucide-react';
+import type { GradeOutcome, RubricVerdict } from '@nextcraft/types';
+
+/**
+ * GradeBadge — verdict rendering (REQ-3-008, grading.ts types).
+ *
+ * Two verdict layers, one primitive:
+ *   - rubric verdicts: mastered / developing / not_yet
+ *     (RubricVerdict — shared by grade + defense verdicts);
+ *   - grade gate states: GRADED / UNGRADABLE_TRACE_INCOMPLETE /
+ *     UNGRADABLE_EMPTY_TRACE (GradeOutcome, G-4) — a gate record never
+ *     carries rubric scores, so the badge renders the gate state alone.
+ *
+ * A grade carries ONE of the two: `outcome` (machine-readable) plus an
+ * optional `verdict` (the rubric judgment inside a GRADED record).
+ */
+
+export interface GradeBadgeProps extends HTMLAttributes<HTMLSpanElement> {
+  /** Machine-readable grade outcome (GradeRecord.verdict). */
+  outcome: GradeOutcome;
+  /** Rubric judgment when outcome is GRADED; ignored otherwise. */
+  verdict?: RubricVerdict;
+  /** Compact square badge with no text label (icon only, tooltip via title). */
+  iconOnly?: boolean;
+}
+
+type GradeBadgeKey = GradeOutcome | RubricVerdict;
+
+interface GradeBadgeVisual {
+  label: string;
+  icon: typeof BadgeCheck;
+  classes: string;
+}
+
+const visuals: Record<GradeBadgeKey, GradeBadgeVisual> = {
+  mastered: {
+    label: 'Mastered',
+    icon: BadgeCheck,
+    classes:
+      'bg-emerald-100 text-emerald-700 dark:bg-emerald-900/40 dark:text-emerald-300',
+  },
+  developing: {
+    label: 'Developing',
+    icon: TrendingUp,
+    classes: 'bg-amber-100 text-amber-700 dark:bg-amber-900/40 dark:text-amber-300',
+  },
+  not_yet: {
+    label: 'Not yet',
+    icon: CircleX,
+    classes: 'bg-rose-100 text-rose-700 dark:bg-rose-900/40 dark:text-rose-300',
+  },
+  GRADED: {
+    label: 'Graded',
+    icon: BadgeCheck,
+    classes: 'bg-primary-100 text-primary-700 dark:bg-primary-900/40 dark:text-primary-300',
+  },
+  UNGRADABLE_TRACE_INCOMPLETE: {
+    label: 'Trace incomplete',
+    icon: CircleAlert,
+    classes: 'bg-amber-100 text-amber-700 dark:bg-amber-900/40 dark:text-amber-300',
+  },
+  UNGRADABLE_EMPTY_TRACE: {
+    label: 'Empty trace',
+    icon: CircleAlert,
+    classes: 'bg-slate-200 text-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-800 dark:text-slate-300',
+  },
+};
+
+export const GradeBadge = forwardRef<HTMLSpanElement, GradeBadgeProps>(function GradeBadge(
+  { outcome, verdict, iconOnly = false, className, ...rest },
+  ref,
+) {
+  // A GRADED record renders its rubric verdict (the stronger signal);
+  // a gate record renders its gate state. UNGRADABLE_* records never
+  // carry a verdict, so the fallback is the outcome itself.
+  const key: GradeBadgeKey = outcome === 'GRADED' && verdict ? verdict : outcome;
+  const visual = visuals[key];
+  const Icon = visual.icon;
+
+  return (
+    <span
+      ref={ref}
+      title={iconOnly ? visual.label : undefined}
+      className={[
+        'inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium',
+        visual.classes,
+        className ?? '',
+      ]
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .join(' ')}
+      {...rest}
+    >
+      <Icon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden />
+      {iconOnly ? (
+        <span className="sr-only">{visual.label}</span>
+      ) : (
+        visual.label
+      )}
+    </span>
+  );
+});

packages/ui/src/primitives/index.ts

@@ -2,4 +2,9 @@ export * from './button';
 export * from './input';
 export * from './card';
 export * from './badge';
-export * from './avatar';
+export * from './avatar';
+export * from './terminal-frame';
+export * from './mic-control';
+export * from './grade-badge';
+export * from './telemetry-status';
+export * from './transcript-viewer';

packages/ui/src/primitives/mic-control.stories.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react';
+import { MicControl } from './mic-control';
+
+const meta: Meta<typeof MicControl> = {
+  title: 'Primitives/MicControl',
+  component: MicControl,
+  tags: ['autodocs'],
+  parameters: {
+    layout: 'centered',
+  },
+  argTypes: {
+    state: {
+      control: 'select',
+      options: ['idle', 'recording', 'denied', 'unsupported'],
+    },
+    hint: { control: 'text' },
+    disabled: { control: 'boolean' },
+  },
+  args: {
+    state: 'idle',
+  },
+};
+
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof MicControl>;
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/*  States                                                                    */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+export const Idle: Story = {
+  args: { state: 'idle' },
+};
+
+export const Recording: Story = {
+  args: {
+    state: 'recording',
+    trailing: <span className="tabular-nums">0:07</span>,
+  },
+};
+
+export const Denied: Story = {
+  args: { state: 'denied' },
+};
+
+export const Unsupported: Story = {
+  args: { state: 'unsupported' },
+};
+
+export const Disabled: Story = {
+  args: { state: 'idle', disabled: true },
+};
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/*  Consent-first contract                                                    */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+export const ConsentFirstFlow: Story = {
+  name: 'Consent-first flow (click is the only trigger)',
+  render: () => (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
+      <MicControl state="idle" hint="Click to record — nothing captures before you do." />
+      <MicControl state="recording" trailing={<span className="tabular-nums">0:12</span>} />
+      <MicControl
+        state="denied"
+        hint="Server voice unavailable; browser SpeechRecognition active."
+      />
+    </div>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const NoMicFallbackHints: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
+      <MicControl state="denied" />
+      <MicControl state="unsupported" />
+    </div>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const AllStates: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-start gap-4">
+      <MicControl state="idle" />
+      <MicControl state="recording" />
+      <MicControl state="denied" />
+      <MicControl state="unsupported" />
+    </div>
+  ),
+};