@jimhoyd/urlcode 0.4.8 → 0.5.5

package/README.md

@@ -53,22 +53,19 @@ application by adding YAML; the operator wires trusted packages in one host
 file outside the project. The full map, the composition contract and the rules
 an AI agent must follow are in [the framework](docs/FRAMEWORK.md).
 
-| Package | Adds | Stable npm channel |
+| Component | Adds | Supported distribution |
 |---|---|---|
-| [urlcode](https://github.com/jimhoyd-com/urlcode) (this repository) | Runtime, CLI, policies, provider adapters, extension contract | [![npm stable version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/%40jimhoyd%2Furlcode?label=stable)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jimhoyd/urlcode) |
-| [urlcode-ui](packages/ui) (in this repository) | Shared presentation: escaped templates, shadcn/ui partials, themes, translations | [![npm stable version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/%40jimhoyd%2Furlcode-ui?label=stable)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jimhoyd/urlcode-ui) |
-| [urlcode-auth](packages/auth) (in this repository) | Accounts: password, passkeys, OIDC, email codes, TOTP, sessions, roles, account page | [![npm stable version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/%40jimhoyd%2Furlcode-auth?label=stable)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jimhoyd/urlcode-auth) |
-| [urlcode-admin](packages/admin) (in this repository) | Administration: users, sessions, roles, audit, approvals, cases, impersonation | [![npm stable version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/%40jimhoyd%2Furlcode-admin?label=stable)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jimhoyd/urlcode-admin) |
-
-The badges report each package's live npm `latest` channel, which is the stable
-version of that package. Stability is independent: matching version numbers are
-not required. Releases created by the current [GitHub release
-publisher](https://github.com/jimhoyd-com/urlcode/releases) show the exact
-four-package combination tested together, its declared peer
-requirements and a copyable exact-version install command; the signed
-`train.json` asset is the machine-readable receipt. Peer ranges, channel rules
-and generated application pins are documented in [package and channel
-alignment](docs/VERSION-ALIGNMENT.md).
+| [urlcode](https://github.com/jimhoyd-com/urlcode) (this repository) | Runtime, CLI, policies, provider adapters, extension contract | [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jimhoyd/urlcode), [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/jimhoyd-com/urlcode/releases), Homebrew |
+| [urlcode-ui](packages/ui) (workspace source) | Shared presentation: escaped templates, shadcn/ui partials, themes, translations | signed `extension-bundles@v…` GitHub Release |
+| [urlcode-auth](packages/auth) (workspace source) | Accounts: password, passkeys, OIDC, email codes, TOTP, sessions, roles, account page | signed `extension-bundles@v…` GitHub Release |
+| [urlcode-admin](packages/admin) (workspace source) | Administration: users, sessions, roles, audit, approvals, cases, impersonation | signed `extension-bundles@v…` GitHub Release |
+
+Core stays available from npm, GitHub Releases and Homebrew. New sites install
+extensions from an immutable, attested `extension-bundles@v…` GitHub Release;
+the generated manifest has no extension npm dependencies. The old extension
+npm packages are deprecated migration artifacts, not the recommended install
+path. The exact supported core and bundle releases are documented in [package
+and channel alignment](docs/VERSION-ALIGNMENT.md).
 
 `urlcode-dynamic-link` and `urlcode-short` were published once as
 `0.1.0-alpha.1` and have since been retired: both were unpublished from npm and
@@ -110,9 +107,12 @@ it. Cross-repository acceptance is tracked in
 ## Status
 
 <!-- urlcode-current-version:start -->
-The `0.4.8` release line brings core, UI, auth and admin to matching stable
-versions. A stable version selects the npm `latest` channel; it does not close
-the review and deployment evidence gaps below. `0.4.0-alpha.1`
+This checkout prepares the coordinated `0.5.5` core, UI, auth, admin and store
+release. Package availability remains a live registry fact: use `npm run
+release:status` or the release's signed `train.json` before selecting an
+install combination. Independent package versioning remains enabled, and a
+stable core version does not close the review and deployment evidence gaps
+below. `0.4.0-alpha.1`
 added the extension contract, capabilities and provider conformance, strict
 redirect interchange, bulk import, recipes and search, TypeScript guest
 authoring, conditions, bounded proxy and signals, and the MCP read and

package/dist/BUILD-MANIFEST.json

@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
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package/dist/agents-guide.js

@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@ export const mcpConfigFile = '.mcp.json';
 /**
  * Renders `.mcp.json` registering the read-only `urlcode mcp` server for the project at `project`, relative
  * to the file. `--allow-authoring` is deliberately absent: the operator adds it by hand when they want it.
+ * `local` is for a project whose package.json pins the runtime: the server is then launched through `npx --no`,
+ * which uses the installed copy and refuses to fetch anything (a bare `urlcode` is not on PATH for a local-only install,
+ * and `npx urlcode` would resolve an unrelated registry package). Without a pin the bare command is kept for global installs.
  */
-export function renderMcpConfig(project = '.')         {
+export function renderMcpConfig(project = '.', { local = false }                      = {})         {
   assert(/^[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+(?:\/[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+)*$/.test(project) && !project.split('/').includes('..'), 'MCP project path must be a relative path without ..');
-  return JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: { urlcode: { command: 'urlcode', args: ['mcp', '--project', project] } } }, null, 2) + '\n';
+  const server = local ? { command: 'npx', args: ['--no', '--package', '@jimhoyd/urlcode', 'urlcode', 'mcp', '--project', project] } : { command: 'urlcode', args: ['mcp', '--project', project] };
+  return JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: { urlcode: server } }, null, 2) + '\n';
 }
 const handlerNames                            = ['redirect','respond','page','static','download','function','proxy','conditional','extension'];
 
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ static serving and authentication. Read this file before changing anything.
    (limits; \`--target NAME\` before promising a provider), \`get_schema\`,
    \`recipes search TEXT\`/\`search_recipes\` then \`recipes add NAME --out DIR\`,
    \`explain\` and, with an operator host file, \`get_extensions\`. Bare
-   \`capabilities\` and \`recipes list\` are complete catalogs: fallback, not step one.
+   \`capabilities\` and \`recipes list\` are complete catalogs: fallback, not step one. Do not read or grep \`llms-full.txt\` or the packaged docs for a routine task.
 4. Use URLCode's highest-level declarative features whenever possible. Generate custom code only when the framework cannot express the requirement. Check supported extensions and recipes first; explain any capability gap.
 
 ## MCP
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ skill only in a React frontend with \`components.json\`; start with \`shadcn inf
 A \`function\`/\`middleware\` is trusted, in-process Node with only declared
 \`args\`/\`env\`/\`secrets\`. Add \`sandbox: true\` for code needing isolation, not
 merely untrusted input. The sandbox is text/JSON-only; use \`proxy\`/a binding and
-record the reason in \`sandboxReason\`.
+record the reason in \`sandboxReason\`. Try \`redirect\` (relative or \`/**\`) or \`respond\` first; a function gets \`context.route.pattern\`.
 
 ## Checks that count as evidence
 

package/dist/authoring.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { cp, readdir, mkdir, mkdtemp, rename, rm, readFile, open } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { cp, readdir, mkdir, mkdtemp, rename, rm, readFile, writeFile, open } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { resolve, dirname, join } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { randomBytes } from 'node:crypto';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { prepareFunctionSnapshot, requestedPermissions } from './policy.js';
 import { assert } from './errors.js';
 import { renderPackageManifest } from './project-dependencies.js';
                                                                
+import { redirectStarter } from './context.js';
                                                  
 
                               
@@ -19,21 +20,57 @@ import { renderPackageManifest } from './project-dependencies.js';
      
                                        
                                                                                                                            
-                                            
+                                                          
  
+// Agents install the runtime before they can read its docs, so `init .` has to work after `npm init` and `npm install`.
+// A directory is accepted in place only when it holds nothing but what npm and git create; anything else is user work
+// this command must never merge into.
+const inPlaceEntries = new Set(['package.json', 'package-lock.json', 'node_modules', '.git']);
+                                                                                                    
+async function inspectExisting(target        )                                       {
+  let names          ;
+  try { names = await readdir(target); } catch (error) { if ((error                         ).code === 'ENOENT') return undefined; throw error; }
+  const unmergeable = names.filter(name => !inPlaceEntries.has(name));
+  assert(!unmergeable.length, `Directory already contains ${unmergeable.slice(0, 5).join(', ')}; init into a new or empty directory, or one holding only package.json, package-lock.json, node_modules or .git`);
+  const packageJson = names.includes('package.json') ? await readFile(join(target, 'package.json'), 'utf8') : undefined;
+  let pinned = false;
+  if (packageJson !== undefined) {
+    let manifest                                                                                     ;
+    try { manifest = JSON.parse(packageJson); } catch { assert(false, 'Existing package.json is not valid JSON'); }
+    pinned = Boolean(manifest.dependencies?.['@jimhoyd/urlcode'] ?? manifest.devDependencies?.['@jimhoyd/urlcode']);
+  }
+  return { entries: new Set(names), packageJson, pinned };
+}
+/** Adds what the starter needs to an existing package.json and changes nothing else; a conflicting script is refused, never overwritten. */
+export function mergePackageJson(text        , scripts                        , dependency        , version        )         {
+  const manifest = JSON.parse(text)                                                                                                                         ;
+  for (const [name, command] of Object.entries(scripts)) {
+    const current = manifest.scripts?.[name];
+    assert(current === undefined || current === command, `package.json already defines scripts.${name}; remove it or set it to: ${command}`);
+    manifest.scripts = { ...manifest.scripts, [name]: command };
+  }
+  if (manifest.dependencies?.[dependency] === undefined && manifest.devDependencies?.[dependency] === undefined) manifest.dependencies = { ...manifest.dependencies, [dependency]: version };
+  return JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2) + '\n';
+}
 export async function initProject(destination        , { manifest, template = 'default' }              = {})                  {
   const target = resolve(destination);
   await mkdir(dirname(target), { recursive: true });
-  // Reserve destination before copying; never merge into existing user files.
-  await mkdir(target);
+  const existing = await inspectExisting(target);
+  if (existing) assert(!(manifest && existing.packageJson !== undefined), '--manifest cannot write package.json over an existing one; drop --manifest and keep your package.json');
+  // A new directory is reserved exclusively before copying; an existing one is only ever added to.
+  if (!existing) await mkdir(target);
   try {
+    if (template === 'redirects') { await writeRedirectsStarter(target, existing); return target; }
     const source = fileURLToPath(new URL(`../starters/${template === 'page' ? 'page' : 'default'}/`, import.meta.url));
     for (const file of await readdir(source)) {
       if (file === '.gitignore' || file === 'AGENTS.md' || file === mcpConfigFile) continue;
       await cp(join(source,file), join(target,file === 'gitignore.template' ? '.gitignore' : file), { recursive: true, force: false, errorOnExist: true });
     }
     if (template === 'page') {
-      await loadDocument(target);
+      const routes = Object.keys((await loadDocument(target)).routes).length;
+      // The page starter is the smallest project, but an agent opened in it still needs the same first-step guidance and MCP registration.
+      await writeExclusive(join(target, 'AGENTS.md'), renderAgentsGuide({ routes }));
+      await writeExclusive(join(target, mcpConfigFile), renderMcpConfig('.', { local: manifest !== undefined || existing?.pinned === true }));
       if (manifest) {
         const pkg = await open(join(target,'package.json'), 'wx', 0o644);
         try { await pkg.writeFile(renderPackageManifest(target, manifest)); } finally { await pkg.close(); }
@@ -48,15 +85,52 @@ export async function initProject(destination        , { manifest, template = 'd
     try { await guide.writeFile(renderAgentsGuide({ routes })); } finally { await guide.close(); }
     // .mcp.json registers the read-only server for repository-aware agents; the starter carries the same bytes.
     const mcp = await open(join(target,mcpConfigFile), 'wx', 0o644);
-    try { await mcp.writeFile(renderMcpConfig('.')); } finally { await mcp.close(); }
+    try { await mcp.writeFile(renderMcpConfig('.', { local: manifest !== undefined || existing?.pinned === true })); } finally { await mcp.close(); }
     if (manifest) {
       // Exclusive create: the starter ships no package.json, so this never merges into or overwrites one.
       const pkg = await open(join(target,'package.json'), 'wx', 0o644);
       try { await pkg.writeFile(renderPackageManifest(target, manifest)); } finally { await pkg.close(); }
     }
-  } catch (error) { await rm(target, { recursive: true, force: true }); throw error; }
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (!existing) await rm(target, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    else {
+      // Remove only what this run created and put package.json back; the user's own files are never touched.
+      for (const name of await readdir(target)) if (!existing.entries.has(name)) await rm(join(target, name), { recursive: true, force: true });
+      if (existing.packageJson !== undefined) await writeFile(join(target, 'package.json'), existing.packageJson);
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
   return target;
 }
+const redirectFixtures = [
+  { path: '/old', status: 301, expectHeaders: { location: 'https://example.com/new' } },
+  { path: '/users/42', status: 308, expectHeaders: { location: 'https://example.com/profiles/42' } },
+  { path: '/people/7', status: 302, expectHeaders: { location: '/profiles/7' } },
+  { path: '/legacy/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i', status: 302, expectHeaders: { location: 'https://example.com/modern/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i' } },
+  { path: '/search?q=tea', status: 302, expectHeaders: { location: 'https://example.com/find?q=tea' } },
+  { path: '/missing', status: 404 },
+];
+/** The redirect starter is the `--task redirects` starter, so init and `urlcode context` cannot disagree. */
+async function writeRedirectsStarter(target        , existing                  )                {
+  const starter = redirectStarter();
+  const version = (JSON.parse(await readFile(new URL('../package.json', import.meta.url), 'utf8'))                       ).version;
+  const files                         = {
+    [starter.file]: starter.yaml,
+    ...starter.companions,
+    'tests/requests.json': JSON.stringify(redirectFixtures, null, 2) + '\n',
+  };
+  await mkdir(join(target, 'tests'));
+  for (const [name, body] of Object.entries(files)) await writeExclusive(join(target, name), body);
+  if (existing?.packageJson !== undefined) await writeFile(join(target, 'package.json'), mergePackageJson(existing.packageJson, starter.packageScripts, '@jimhoyd/urlcode', version));
+  else await writeExclusive(join(target, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify({ name: 'redirects', version: '1.0.0', private: true, scripts: starter.packageScripts, dependencies: { '@jimhoyd/urlcode': version } }, null, 2) + '\n');
+  const routes = Object.keys((await loadDocument(target)).routes).length;
+  await writeExclusive(join(target, 'AGENTS.md'), renderAgentsGuide({ routes }));
+  await writeExclusive(join(target, mcpConfigFile), renderMcpConfig('.', { local: true }));
+}
+async function writeExclusive(file        , body        )                {
+  const handle = await open(file, 'wx', 0o644);
+  try { await handle.writeFile(body); } finally { await handle.close(); }
+}
 export async function addRedirect(project        , destination        , alias                     )                  {
   const loaded = await loadDocument(project);
   const slug = alias || randomBytes(6).toString('base64url');

package/dist/build-cloudflare.js

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export async function buildCloudflare(project        , { out = 'dist/cloudflare'
 
   assertTargetCompatibility(analyzeCompiledCapabilities(loaded.document, compiled, 'cloudflare'));
   for (const route of routes) {
+    assert(!route.wildcard, `${route.pattern}: the Worker route table has no suffix matching yet, so a /** wildcard redirect is refused on this target`);
     const policies                    = effectivePolicies(loaded.document, route);
     for (const name of Object.keys(policies)) {
       assert(isPolicyName(name), `Unknown policy "${name}"`);

package/dist/build-static.js

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export async function buildStatic(project        , { out = 'dist/static', origin
     assert(defaultMethods.size === route.methods.length && [...defaultMethods].every(method => route.methods.includes(method)), `${route.pattern}: static hosting cannot preserve a GET-only or HEAD-only method restriction; declare both GET and HEAD`);
     if (route.reply) assert(route.reply.status === 200, `${route.pattern}: static hosting serves response objects with status 200; declared status ${route.reply.status} cannot be preserved`);
     if (route.redirect) {
+      assert(!route.wildcard, `${route.pattern}: static hosting cannot redirect a path suffix; S3 per-object redirects match one exact path`);
       assert(!route.names.length, `${route.pattern}: static hosting cannot redirect a path pattern; only an exact literal path can carry an S3 per-object redirect`);
       const query = route.redirect.query;
       assert(!query?.pass?.length && !(query?.map && Object.keys(query.map).length), `${route.pattern}: static hosting cannot pass or map query parameters into a redirect target; this needs request-time logic S3 does not have`);

package/dist/cli.js

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { verifyDeployment, failLevels } from './verify-deployment.js';
                                                      
 import { loadOperatorPolicy, prepareFunctionSnapshot, requestedPermissions } from './policy.js';
 import { loadDocument } from './config.js';
-import { describeExtensions } from './tooling.js';
+import { describeExtensions, planFeature, reviewProject } from './tooling.js';
                                                         
 import { ConfigError, HttpError } from './errors.js';
 import { registry as policyRegistry } from './policies.js';
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ import { loadComplianceRules, profileNames as complianceProfiles } from './compl
 import { parseRouteSnapshot, diffRoutes, renderRouteDiff } from './route-diff.js';
 import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { installArtifact, inspectArtifacts } from './extension-artifacts.js';
+import { installBundle, readBundleLock } from './extension-bundles.js';
 
-const usage = `URLCode 0.4.8 — local/self-hosted runtime
-  urlcode init <directory> [--template page] [--with ui,auth,admin] [--ack extension:id] [--manifest|--no-manifest] [--pin @scope/pkg=specifier]
+const usage = `URLCode 0.5.5 — local/self-hosted runtime
+  urlcode init <directory> [--template page|redirects] [--with ui,auth,admin] [--bundle-release extension-bundles@vX.Y.Z] [--ack extension:id] [--manifest|--no-manifest] [--pin @scope/pkg=specifier]
+    # --template redirects: the tested redirect starter from 'urlcode context --task redirects' (urlcode.yaml, 404.html, package.json with a PORT-aware start script, tests, AGENTS.md, .mcp.json); not combinable with --with
+    # init works in place in a directory holding only package.json, package-lock.json, node_modules or .git: package.json is merged (scripts.start added, an existing pin kept), any other existing file is refused
     # --template page: the smallest project (urlcode.yaml, public/index.html, README.md, tests/requests.json), one page route; not combinable with --with
-    # --with: layered site from installed @jimhoyd/urlcode-<name> packages, with a package.json pinning them exactly; --with is an unordered set, core orders the host from each extension's declared requirements and refuses a missing requirement, conflict or cycle before writing
+    # --with: layered site from installed @jimhoyd/urlcode-<name> packages, with a package.json pinning them exactly; --bundle-release instead verifies frozen first-party bundles and writes no npm extension dependency. --with is an unordered set, core orders the host from each extension's declared requirements and refuses a missing requirement, conflict or cycle before writing
     # --ack: repeatable, qualified acknowledgement of a risk an extension names when it refuses (for example store:public-write); do not pass it pre-emptively, the refusal prints the exact command. Rejected when no scaffold consumes it
     # --manifest: also pin the runtime for a route-only project; --no-manifest: --with without a package.json
     # --pin: record a local path or tarball instead of the registry version; repeatable. No install is ever run for you.
@@ -69,11 +72,15 @@ const usage = `URLCode 0.4.8 — local/self-hosted runtime
   urlcode extension-artifacts update <name> --artifact-release extensions@vX.Y.Z [--project directory]
   urlcode extension-artifacts inspect [--project directory] [--json]
     # signed, data-only extension bundles cached under .urlcode/extensions; they never execute or replace --host-file
+  urlcode extension-bundles install <name> --bundle-release extension-bundles@vX.Y.Z [--project directory]
+  urlcode extension-bundles inspect [--project directory] [--json]
+    # signed executable first-party bundles cached under .urlcode/extension-bundles; installation is explicit and host code loads them
   urlcode import [netlify|cloudflare|vercel|netlify-toml] <file> [--format csv|json|yaml] [--out new-file] [--dry-run] [--report json]
   urlcode export --target netlify|cloudflare|vercel|netlify-toml|csv|json|yaml [--project directory] [--out new-file] [--report json]
     conversion: [--accept-provider-differences]  # explicit non-lossless migration candidate; exact behavior requires runtime
   urlcode recipes [list|search <text>|show <name>|add <name> --out new-directory] [--dry-run] [--json]
   urlcode examples [list|search <text>] [--json]  # bundled runnable examples and the cookbook route index
+  urlcode docs search <text> [--json]  # same as MCP search_docs: at most three bounded excerpts from the packaged agent docs, instead of grepping llms-full.txt
   urlcode build-typescript [--project directory] --out new-directory [--dry-run]
   urlcode bulk-import csv|json|yaml <file> --out new-directory [--dry-run]
   urlcode verify-provider --target self-hosted|aws|vercel|cloudflare --origin https://owned-fixture.example
@@ -84,8 +91,12 @@ const usage = `URLCode 0.4.8 — local/self-hosted runtime
   urlcode schema <path> [--json|--yaml]  # schema fragment for route, redirect, policies.cache, site.sitemap, ...
   urlcode context [--project directory] [--target self-hosted|cloudflare|aws|vercel|static | --task redirects] [--budget 500] [--json] [--stats]
     # compact facts for an authoring agent from the compiled project; --task redirects: supported redirect shapes, gaps and this project's redirects in one bounded call; --stats compares estimated tokens with the docs
+  urlcode plan-feature <goal> [--project directory] [--target self-hosted|cloudflare|aws|vercel|static] [--host-file ...] [--json]
+    # bounded read-only feature plan from compiled facts, local catalogs, locked inert artifacts and registrations already loaded from the operator host
+  urlcode review [--project directory] [--target self-hosted|cloudflare|aws|vercel|static] [--host-file ...] [--json]
+    # opt-in read-only static review for avoidable plumbing; host file registrations sharpen extension-alternative findings (registered/revision-pinned), never required
   urlcode doctor
-  serve/dev/validate/test/routes/audit/benchmark/explain/context/extensions/mcp: --host-file /absolute/operator/host.mjs (trusted code outside project)
+  serve/dev/validate/test/routes/audit/benchmark/explain/context/plan-feature/review/extensions/mcp: --host-file /absolute/operator/host.mjs (trusted code outside project)
 Dev loads .env.local and watches; serve does neither. Functions run trusted and in-process by default; a route declaring sandbox: true runs in WASM isolation. External bindings require --policy outside the project.
 `;
 const print = (value         )          => process.stdout.write(typeof value === 'string' ? value : JSON.stringify(value) + '\n');
@@ -99,7 +110,7 @@ const options = {
   'max-in-flight':{type:'string'}, 'max-in-flight-health':{type:'string'}, 'request-log':{type:'string'}, 'trust-request-id':{type:'boolean'}, 'trusted-proxies':{type:'string'}, metrics:{type:'boolean'},
   release:{type:'string'}, 'git-commit':{type:'string'}, 'timeout-ms':{type:'string'}, 'fail-on':{type:'string'}, 'expect-metrics':{type:'boolean'},
   budget:{type:'string'}, task:{type:'string'}, stats:{type:'boolean'}, out:{type:'string'}, 'dry-run':{type:'boolean'}, compare:{type:'string'}, format:{type:'string'}, compliance:{type:'string'}, 'compliance-rules':{type:'string'}, 'compliance-ignore':{type:'string'}, 'compliance-warn':{type:'boolean'}, policy:{ type:'string' }, origin:{ type:'string' }, alias:{ type:'string' }, local:{ type:'boolean' }, verbose:{ type:'boolean' }, 'allow-authoring':{ type:'boolean' }, help:{ type:'boolean', short:'h' },
-  'artifact-release':{type:'string'},
+  'artifact-release':{type:'string'}, 'bundle-release':{type:'string'},
 }         ;
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@ try {
   if (values.help || !command) print(usage);
   else {
     if (values['host-file'] !== undefined) {
-      if (!['serve','dev','validate','test','routes','audit','benchmark','explain','context','extensions','mcp'].includes(command)) throw new ConfigError('--host-file is only supported by serve/dev/validate/test/routes/audit/benchmark/explain/context/extensions/mcp');
+      if (!['serve','dev','validate','test','routes','audit','benchmark','explain','context','plan-feature','review','extensions','mcp'].includes(command)) throw new ConfigError('--host-file is only supported by serve/dev/validate/test/routes/audit/benchmark/explain/context/plan-feature/review/extensions/mcp');
       // The MCP server and context command load and release the host themselves.
       if (command !== 'mcp' && command !== 'context') operatorHost = await loadOperatorHost(values['host-file'], values.project);
     }
@@ -177,19 +188,25 @@ try {
     if (values.ack !== undefined && (command !== 'init' || values.with === undefined)) throw new ConfigError('--ack is only supported by init with --with');
     if (values['allow-authoring'] && command !== 'mcp') throw new ConfigError('--allow-authoring is only supported by mcp');
     if (values['artifact-release'] !== undefined && command !== 'extension-artifacts') throw new ConfigError('--artifact-release is only supported by extension-artifacts');
+    if (values['bundle-release'] !== undefined && command !== 'extension-bundles' && command !== 'init') throw new ConfigError('--bundle-release is only supported by extension-bundles or init --with');
+    if (values['bundle-release'] !== undefined && command === 'init' && values.with === undefined) throw new ConfigError('--bundle-release needs init --with');
     const hostOptions = { extensions: operatorHost.extensions, plugins: operatorHost.plugins };
-    if ((!['import','recipes','recipe','examples','example','bulk-import','extension-artifacts'].includes(command) && extra.length) || (!['init','add','import','recipes','recipe','examples','example','bulk-import','explain','capabilities','schema','extension-artifacts'].includes(command) && arg)) throw new ConfigError('Unexpected positional arguments');
+    if ((!['import','recipes','recipe','examples','example','docs','bulk-import','extension-artifacts','extension-bundles'].includes(command) && extra.length) || (!['init','add','import','recipes','recipe','examples','example','docs','bulk-import','explain','capabilities','schema','plan-feature','extension-artifacts','extension-bundles'].includes(command) && arg)) throw new ConfigError('Unexpected positional arguments');
 
     if(command==='extension-artifacts'){
       const operation=arg;
       if(operation==='install'||operation==='update') { const artifact=extra[0]; if(!artifact || extra.length!==1) throw new ConfigError(`Use urlcode extension-artifacts ${operation} <name> --artifact-release extensions@vX.Y.Z`); if(!values['artifact-release']) throw new ConfigError('Use --artifact-release with an immutable extension release tag'); const lock=await installArtifact(values.project,values['artifact-release'],artifact); print(values.json?lock:{event:operation==='install'?'extension-artifact-installed':'extension-artifact-updated',name:artifact,lockfile:'urlcode.extensions.lock.json'}); }
       else if(operation==='inspect') { if(extra.length) throw new ConfigError('Use urlcode extension-artifacts inspect'); const report=await inspectArtifacts(values.project); print(values.json?report:{artifacts:report.lock.artifacts.map(item=>({...item,status:report.cached.includes(item.name)?'cached':report.invalid.includes(item.name)?'invalid':'missing'}))}); }
       else throw new ConfigError('Use extension-artifacts install, update or inspect');
+    }else if(command==='extension-bundles'){
+      if(arg==='install') { const bundle=extra[0]; if(!bundle || extra.length!==1) throw new ConfigError('Use urlcode extension-bundles install <name> --bundle-release extension-bundles@vX.Y.Z'); if(!values['bundle-release']) throw new ConfigError('Use --bundle-release with an immutable extension bundle release tag'); const lock=await installBundle(values.project,values['bundle-release'],bundle); print(values.json?lock:{event:'extension-bundle-installed',name:bundle,lockfile:'urlcode.extension-bundles.lock.json'}); }
+      else if(arg==='inspect') { if(extra.length) throw new ConfigError('Use urlcode extension-bundles inspect'); const lock=await readBundleLock(values.project); print(values.json?lock:{bundles:lock.bundles.map(item=>({name:item.name,version:item.version,release:item.catalog.tag,coreVersion:item.coreVersion}))}); }
+      else throw new ConfigError('Use extension-bundles install or inspect');
     }else if(command==='import'||command==='export'){
       const { runInterchange } = await import('./interchange-cli.js');
       const converted = await runInterchange(command,positionals.slice(1),{project:values.project,target:values.target,format:values.format,out:values.out,report:values.report,dryRun:values['dry-run'],acceptProviderDifferences:values['accept-provider-differences']});
       print(converted.text); if(!converted.report.ok)process.exitCode=1;
-    }else if(['recipes','recipe','examples','example','build-typescript','bulk-import','verify-provider','mcp'].includes(command)){
+    }else if(['recipes','recipe','examples','example','docs','build-typescript','bulk-import','verify-provider','mcp'].includes(command)){
       const {runEcosystemCommand}=await import('./ecosystem-cli.js');
       await runEcosystemCommand(command,positionals.slice(1),values,print);
     }else if(command==='explain'||command==='manifest'){
@@ -203,6 +220,13 @@ try {
       if(arg===undefined)throw new ConfigError('Use urlcode schema <path>');
       const fragment=getSchemaFragment(arg);
       print(values.yaml ? stringifyYaml(fragment.schema) : JSON.stringify(fragment.schema,null,2)+'\n');
+    }else if(command==='plan-feature'){
+      if(arg===undefined)throw new ConfigError('Use urlcode plan-feature <goal>');
+      const plan=await planFeature(values.project,arg,{...(values.target===undefined?{}:{target:values.target}),...(operatorHost.extensions===undefined?{}:{extensions:operatorHost.extensions})});
+      print(values.json?plan:stringifyYaml(plan,{lineWidth:0,aliasDuplicateObjects:false}));
+    }else if(command==='review'){
+      const review=await reviewProject(values.project,{...(values.target===undefined?{}:{target:values.target}),...(values.origin===undefined?{}:{origin:values.origin}),...(operatorHost.extensions===undefined?{}:{extensions:operatorHost.extensions})});
+      print(values.json?review:stringifyYaml(review,{lineWidth:0,aliasDuplicateObjects:false}));
     }else if(command==='context'){
       if (values.budget !== undefined && !/^\d{1,9}$/.test(values.budget)) throw new ConfigError('Invalid --budget');
       const { buildContext, buildTaskContext, renderContext, renderTaskContext, estimateTokens, documentationTokens } = await import('./context.js');
@@ -315,15 +339,16 @@ try {
           const wanted = values.with === undefined ? values.manifest === true : !values['no-manifest'];
           const pins = new Map((values.pin ?? []).map(parsePin));
           if (pins.size && !wanted) throw new ConfigError('--pin needs a manifest; drop --no-manifest or add --manifest');
-          if (values.template !== undefined && values.template !== 'default' && values.template !== 'page') throw new ConfigError('--template must be page');
-          if (values.template === 'page' && values.with !== undefined) throw new ConfigError('--template page cannot be combined with --with');
+          if (values.template !== undefined && values.template !== 'default' && values.template !== 'page' && values.template !== 'redirects') throw new ConfigError('--template must be page or redirects');
+          if ((values.template === 'page' || values.template === 'redirects') && values.with !== undefined) throw new ConfigError(`--template ${values.template} cannot be combined with --with`);
+          if (values.template === 'redirects' && (wanted || pins.size)) throw new ConfigError('--template redirects writes its own package.json pinning this runtime; drop --manifest and --pin');
           if (values.with === undefined) {
             const set = wanted ? await collectDependencySet([], [], { overrides: pins }) : undefined;
-            const created = await initProject(arg, { manifest: set, template: values.template === 'page' ? 'page' : 'default' });
+            const created = await initProject(arg, { manifest: set, template: values.template === 'page' || values.template === 'redirects' ? values.template : 'default' });
             print(set ? { event:'created', dependencies:set.pins, nextSteps:installSteps(created, set) } : { event:'created' });
             break;
           }
-          const created = await initProjectWith(arg, parseWithNames(values.with), { manifest: wanted, pins, acknowledgements: values.ack ?? [] });
+          const created = await initProjectWith(arg, parseWithNames(values.with), { manifest: wanted, pins, acknowledgements: values.ack ?? [], bundleRelease: values['bundle-release'] });
           print({ event:'created', ...created, review:`Review ${created.project}/urlcode.yaml and pin its revision explicitly (for example PROJECT_SHA256=${created.projectSha256}); re-review after any project change` });
           break;
         }
@@ -339,7 +364,7 @@ try {
           print(result); if (result.failed) process.exitCode = 1; break;
         }
         case 'doctor':
-          print({ node:process.version, platform:process.platform, architecture:process.arch, runtime:'node-process', functionDefault:'trusted-in-process', sandboxEngine:'quickjs-wasm', trustedFilesystem:true, trustedNetwork:true, sandboxedFilesystem:false, sandboxedNetwork:false, hostEgress:'revision-pinned-origin-grants', tooling:['recipes','examples','bulk-import','build-typescript','mcp','verify-provider'], providers:[], capabilityTargets:getCapabilities().targets, policies:Object.keys(policyRegistry), license:'Apache-2.0' }); break;
+          print({ node:process.version, platform:process.platform, architecture:process.arch, runtime:'node-process', functionDefault:'trusted-in-process', sandboxEngine:'quickjs-wasm', trustedFilesystem:true, trustedNetwork:true, sandboxedFilesystem:false, sandboxedNetwork:false, hostEgress:'revision-pinned-origin-grants', tooling:['recipes','examples','docs','bulk-import','build-typescript','mcp','verify-provider'], providers:[], capabilityTargets:getCapabilities().targets, policies:Object.keys(policyRegistry), license:'Apache-2.0' }); break;
         case 'dev': case 'serve': {
           const port = Number(values.port);
           if (!/^\d+$/.test(values.port) || !Number.isInteger(port) || port < 0 || port > 65535) throw new ConfigError('Invalid port');

package/dist/config.js

@@ -146,7 +146,12 @@ function normalizeRoute(pattern        , route
   const needsFunction = typeof authored.function === 'string';
   const needsMiddleware = authored.middleware?.some(entry => typeof entry === 'string') ?? false;
   const needsCache = authored.cache !== undefined;
-  if (!needsFunction && !needsMiddleware && !needsCache) return route               ;
+  // Long form without `args`: bind every declared path input, exactly as the short form does, so `function: {source}`
+  // is not silently handed an empty `args` (a route that wants none declares `args: {}`).
+  const declaredPathNames = typeof authored.function === 'object' && authored.function !== null && authored.function.args === undefined
+    ? (authored.parameters ?? []).filter(p => p.in === 'path').map(p => p.name) : [];
+  const needsArgs = declaredPathNames.length > 0;
+  if (!needsFunction && !needsMiddleware && !needsCache && !needsArgs) return route               ;
   const result              = { ...(route               ) };
   if (needsMiddleware) result.middleware = authored.middleware .map((entry)                   => typeof entry === 'string' ? { source: modulePath(pattern, 'middleware', entry) } : entry);
   if (needsFunction) {
@@ -158,6 +163,7 @@ function normalizeRoute(pattern        , route
     if (parameters.length) result.parameters = parameters;
     result.function = expanded;
   }
+  if (needsArgs) result.function = { ...(authored.function                  ), args: Object.fromEntries(declaredPathNames.map(name => [name, { from: 'path'         , name }])) };
   if (needsCache) {
     assert(result.policies?.cache === undefined, `Route ${pattern} declares both cache and policies.cache; use one form`);
     result.policies = { ...result.policies, cache: authored.cache  };