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Fix config-bundle gitsync FETCH_HEAD permission failure in director surfaces #1031

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opened 2026-07-10 16:51:56 +00:00 by coilyco-ops · 4 comments

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2026-07-10 16:51:56 +00:00

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Read-only director commands are repeatedly trying to refresh the live config bundle and failing before falling back to cached state. This appears on every warded list, warded director merge --dry-run, and ward ops forgejo ... command in the director surface.

Live evidence from 2026-07-10 UTC:

ward: config-bundle gitsync: refresh https://forgejo.coilysiren.me/coilyco-flight-deck/agentic-os.git (TTL 10m0s elapsed)
error: cannot open 'FETCH_HEAD': Permission denied\nward: config-bundle gitsync: refresh failed https://forgejo.coilysiren.me/coilyco-flight-deck/agentic-os.git (using cached state)\n```\n\nSearches for open issues containing `gitsync`, `FETCH_HEAD`, and `config-bundle` did not find an existing issue for this cache write failure. The nearest config-bundle issues track bootstrap behavior, not the cache permission error.\n\n## Do\n\n* Inspect the config-bundle git-sync cache path used by read-only director surfaces and warded commands.\n* Fix cache refresh so `FETCH_HEAD` is writable by the ward process, or isolate the cache per user/container so one surface cannot poison another.\n* Keep the cached fallback behavior, but stop repeating a noisy refresh failure on every command when the cache is otherwise usable.\n* Add a regression test or diagnostic that covers permission-denied cache state.\n* Verify `warded list` and a director merge dry-run do not spam the warning after the fix.\n\n## Acceptance\n\n* A read-only director surface can refresh or intentionally skip the config-bundle cache without `cannot open FETCH_HEAD: Permission denied`.\n* If refresh cannot happen, the error names the cache path and remediation clearly.\n* Cached-state fallback remains available for offline or transient network failures.\n* The fix does not make neutral ward users depend on the coilyco config bundle.\n\nFiled from the read-only director surface (she/her).

## Problem Read-only director commands are repeatedly trying to refresh the live config bundle and failing before falling back to cached state. This appears on every `warded list`, `warded director merge --dry-run`, and `ward ops forgejo ...` command in the director surface. Live evidence from 2026-07-10 UTC: ```text ward: config-bundle gitsync: refresh https://forgejo.coilysiren.me/coilyco-flight-deck/agentic-os.git (TTL 10m0s elapsed) error: cannot open 'FETCH_HEAD': Permission denied\nward: config-bundle gitsync: refresh failed https://forgejo.coilysiren.me/coilyco-flight-deck/agentic-os.git (using cached state)\n```\n\nSearches for open issues containing `gitsync`, `FETCH_HEAD`, and `config-bundle` did not find an existing issue for this cache write failure. The nearest config-bundle issues track bootstrap behavior, not the cache permission error.\n\n## Do\n\n* Inspect the config-bundle git-sync cache path used by read-only director surfaces and warded commands.\n* Fix cache refresh so `FETCH_HEAD` is writable by the ward process, or isolate the cache per user/container so one surface cannot poison another.\n* Keep the cached fallback behavior, but stop repeating a noisy refresh failure on every command when the cache is otherwise usable.\n* Add a regression test or diagnostic that covers permission-denied cache state.\n* Verify `warded list` and a director merge dry-run do not spam the warning after the fix.\n\n## Acceptance\n\n* A read-only director surface can refresh or intentionally skip the config-bundle cache without `cannot open FETCH_HEAD: Permission denied`.\n* If refresh cannot happen, the error names the cache path and remediation clearly.\n* Cached-state fallback remains available for offline or transient network failures.\n* The fix does not make neutral ward users depend on the coilyco config bundle.\n\nFiled from the read-only director surface (she/her).

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2026-07-10 16:52:09 +00:00

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WARD-RESERVATION: held 🔒

reservation details

Holder: container engineer-codex-ward-1031 on host kais-macbook-pro-2.local.

Reserved by ward agent --harness codex (reserved 2026-07-10T16:52:08Z). Concurrent ward agent runs are blocked until it finishes or the reservation goes stale (1h TTL). --force overrides.

Do not comment on or edit this issue to steer the run while it is reserved. The engineer seeded the body once at launch and never re-reads it, so a comment or edit reaches only human readers, never the running engineer. A correction goes to a new issue, dispatched fresh. That is the only channel that reaches a run in flight. Where the forge supports it, ward locks this conversation to make that a road-block rather than a convention (ward#494).

run seed context — what this run is carrying (ward#609)

Resolved: coilyco-flight-deck/ward#1031 · branch issue-1031 · harness codex · workflow pull-requests-and-merge
Run: engineer-codex-ward-1031 · ward v0.584.0 · dispatched 2026-07-10T16:52:08Z
Comment thread: 0 included in the pre-flight read, 0 stripped (ward's own automated comments).

Static container doctrine and seed boilerplate are identical every run and omitted here (they ride ward v0.584.0).

— Codex, via ward agent

WARD-RESERVATION: held 🔒 <details><summary>reservation details</summary> Holder: container `engineer-codex-ward-1031` on host `kais-macbook-pro-2.local`. Reserved by `ward agent --harness codex` (reserved 2026-07-10T16:52:08Z). Concurrent `ward agent` runs are blocked until it finishes or the reservation goes stale (1h TTL). `--force` overrides. **Do not comment on or edit this issue to steer the run while it is reserved.** The engineer seeded the body once at launch and never re-reads it, so a comment or edit reaches only human readers, never the running engineer. A correction goes to a **new issue, dispatched fresh**. That is the only channel that reaches a run in flight. Where the forge supports it, ward locks this conversation to make that a road-block rather than a convention (ward#494). <details><summary>run seed context — what this run is carrying (ward#609)</summary> - **Resolved:** `coilyco-flight-deck/ward#1031` · branch `issue-1031` · harness `codex` · workflow `pull-requests-and-merge` - **Run:** `engineer-codex-ward-1031` · ward `v0.584.0` · dispatched `2026-07-10T16:52:08Z` - **Comment thread:** 0 included in the pre-flight read, 0 stripped (ward's own automated comments). Static container doctrine and seed boilerplate are identical every run and omitted here (they ride ward v0.584.0). </details> </details>  — Codex, via `ward agent`

coilyco-ops referenced this issue from a pull request that will close it,

2026-07-10 17:09:38 +00:00

Fix config-bundle gitsync FETCH_HEAD permission failure in director surfaces #1036

coilyco-ops commented

2026-07-10 17:10:41 +00:00

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WARD-OUTCOME: merge-ready

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workflow: pull-requests-and-merge; review summary: skipped by ~/.ward/config.yaml default
review gate: skipped by ~/.ward/config.yaml default
retrospective: the fix was mostly cache isolation plus a narrow permission-denied backoff.
confidence: high
surprises: the full suite only got noisy when temp-space was exhausted or tests were overlapped.
follow-ups: none

WARD-OUTCOME: merge-ready <details><summary>details</summary> workflow: pull-requests-and-merge; review summary: skipped by ~/.ward/config.yaml default review gate: skipped by ~/.ward/config.yaml default retrospective: the fix was mostly cache isolation plus a narrow permission-denied backoff. confidence: high surprises: the full suite only got noisy when temp-space was exhausted or tests were overlapped. follow-ups: none </details>

coilyco-ops referenced this issue

2026-07-10 17:10:42 +00:00

Report Codex residual commits that produce no PR or outcome #1039

coilyco-ops commented

2026-07-10 18:03:18 +00:00

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WARD-RESERVATION: held 🔒

reservation details

Holder: container engineer-codex-ward-1031 on host kais-macbook-pro-2.local.

Reserved by ward agent --harness codex (reserved 2026-07-10T18:03:17Z). Concurrent ward agent runs are blocked until it finishes or the reservation goes stale (1h TTL). --force overrides.

run seed context — what this run is carrying (ward#609)

Resolved: coilyco-flight-deck/ward#1031 · branch issue-1031 · harness codex · workflow pull-requests-and-merge
Run: engineer-codex-ward-1031 · ward v0.584.0 · dispatched 2026-07-10T18:03:17Z
Comment thread: 1 included in the pre-flight read, 1 stripped (ward's own automated comments).
- included: @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T17:10:41Z)
- stripped: @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T16:52:09Z)

Static container doctrine and seed boilerplate are identical every run and omitted here (they ride ward v0.584.0).

— Codex, via ward agent

WARD-RESERVATION: held 🔒 <details><summary>reservation details</summary> Holder: container `engineer-codex-ward-1031` on host `kais-macbook-pro-2.local`. Reserved by `ward agent --harness codex` (reserved 2026-07-10T18:03:17Z). Concurrent `ward agent` runs are blocked until it finishes or the reservation goes stale (1h TTL). `--force` overrides. **Do not comment on or edit this issue to steer the run while it is reserved.** The engineer seeded the body once at launch and never re-reads it, so a comment or edit reaches only human readers, never the running engineer. A correction goes to a **new issue, dispatched fresh**. That is the only channel that reaches a run in flight. Where the forge supports it, ward locks this conversation to make that a road-block rather than a convention (ward#494). <details><summary>run seed context — what this run is carrying (ward#609)</summary> - **Resolved:** `coilyco-flight-deck/ward#1031` · branch `issue-1031` · harness `codex` · workflow `pull-requests-and-merge` - **Run:** `engineer-codex-ward-1031` · ward `v0.584.0` · dispatched `2026-07-10T18:03:17Z` - **Comment thread:** 1 included in the pre-flight read, 1 stripped (ward's own automated comments). - included: @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T17:10:41Z) - stripped: @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T16:52:09Z) Static container doctrine and seed boilerplate are identical every run and omitted here (they ride ward v0.584.0). </details> </details>  — Codex, via `ward agent`

coilyco-ops closed this issue

2026-07-10 18:11:43 +00:00

coilyco-ops commented

2026-07-10 18:12:10 +00:00

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WARD-OUTCOME: merge-ready

details

workflow: pull-requests-and-merge; review summary: skipped by ~/.ward/config.yaml default
review gate: skipped by ~/.ward/config.yaml default
retrospective: the merge was mostly conflict resolution plus a narrow comment cleanup.
confidence: high
surprises: the only conflict was a comment block in cmd/ward/configsource.go.
follow-ups: none

WARD-OUTCOME: merge-ready <details><summary>details</summary> workflow: pull-requests-and-merge; review summary: skipped by ~/.ward/config.yaml default review gate: skipped by ~/.ward/config.yaml default retrospective: the merge was mostly conflict resolution plus a narrow comment cleanup. confidence: high surprises: the only conflict was a comment block in cmd/ward/configsource.go. follow-ups: none </details>