@olivervea/pipelines 2.0.0-beta.2 → 2.0.0-beta.20

package/src/describe/describe.ts

@@ -1,34 +1,57 @@
 // `describe`: evaluates the contracts (models + pipeline, never handlers) into the manifest and runs
 // every describe-time check. All problems are collected and reported together.
-import { z } from "zod";
-import { isModel, isOptional, MODEL_NAME, type AnyModel } from "../core/models.ts";
-import { SECRET_NAME, type Secret } from "../core/secrets.ts";
-import { RESERVED_STEP_NAMES, STEP_NAME, isStep, type AnyStep } from "../core/steps.ts";
-import { pipelineData, type MapperFunction, type StageNode, type StageStepNode } from "../builder/pipeline.ts";
-import { FailureContext } from "../library/models.ts";
-import { canonicalize, canonicalJson } from "../util/canonical.ts";
-import { libraryHandlerHash, type HarnessInfo } from "../util/handler-hash.ts";
-import { analyzeMapperSource } from "./mapper-source.ts";
-import { MapperError, recordMapper, type Mapping } from "./record.ts";
-import { API_VERSION, Manifest, type ManifestT, type ModelSchemasT, type Stage, type StepDescriptorT, type TriggerT } from "./manifest-schema.ts";
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { CONFIG_NAME, isConfigEntry, SECRET_REF_KIND } from '../core/config.ts';
+import { CONFIG_CASE_KEY, CONFIG_REF_KEY } from '../core/config-refs.ts';
+import { configRefPath, configRefTarget, isConfigRef, unionAt } from '../core/config.ts';
+import { isModel, isOptional, MODEL_NAME, type AnyModel } from '../core/models.ts';
+import { isExternal } from '../core/external.ts';
+import { SECRET_NAME, type Secret } from '../core/secrets.ts';
+import { RESERVED_STEP_NAMES, STEP_NAME, isStep, type AnyStep } from '../core/steps.ts';
+import { isImplementation } from '../core/handlers.ts';
+import { recordConfigRefs } from '../core/config-refs.ts';
+import {
+  pipelineData,
+  type MapperFunction,
+  type StageNode,
+  type StageStepNode,
+} from '../builder/pipeline.ts';
+import { FailureContext } from '../library/models.ts';
+import { canonicalize, canonicalJson } from '../util/canonical.ts';
+import { libraryHandlerHash, type HarnessInfo } from '../util/handler-hash.ts';
+import { analyzeMapperSource } from './mapper-source.ts';
+import { MapperError, recordMapper, type Mapping } from './record.ts';
+import {
+  API_VERSION,
+  Manifest,
+  type ManifestT,
+  type ModelSchemasT,
+  type Stage,
+  type StepDescriptorT,
+  type TriggerT,
+} from './manifest-schema.ts';
 
 export class DescribeError extends Error {
-  override name = "DescribeError";
+  override name = 'DescribeError';
   constructor(readonly problems: readonly string[]) {
-    super(`describe found ${problems.length} problem(s):\n${problems.map((p) => `  - ${p}`).join("\n")}`);
+    super(
+      `describe found ${problems.length} problem(s):\n${problems.map((p) => `  - ${p}`).join('\n')}`,
+    );
   }
 }
 
 export interface DescribeOptions {
-  /** Step names that have a handler file (`handlers/<name>.ts`). */
+  /** Step names that have a handler (a `handlers/*.ts` default-exporting `implement(step, …)`). */
   handlerNames: Iterable<string>;
   /** Step name → handler hash (from the build; includes the harness identity). */
   handlerHashes: Readonly<Record<string, string>>;
+  /** Kind → hash of the code that implements the steps of that kind which carry their implementation (from the build). */
+  kindHashes?: Readonly<Record<string, string>>;
   harness: HarnessInfo;
 }
 
 /** Root name used in failure-handler mappings (the service supplies FailureContext under it). */
-export const FAILURE_ROOT = "failure";
+export const FAILURE_ROOT = 'failure';
 const RESERVED = new Set([...RESERVED_STEP_NAMES, FAILURE_ROOT]);
 
 type JsonSchema = Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -39,9 +62,10 @@ interface Avail {
 
 function stripStrict(v: unknown): unknown {
   if (Array.isArray(v)) return v.map(stripStrict);
-  if (v !== null && typeof v === "object") {
+  if (v !== null && typeof v === 'object') {
     const out: Record<string, unknown> = {};
-    for (const [k, x] of Object.entries(v)) if (!(k === "additionalProperties" && x === false)) out[k] = stripStrict(x);
+    for (const [k, x] of Object.entries(v))
+      if (!(k === 'additionalProperties' && x === false)) out[k] = stripStrict(x);
     return out;
   }
   return v;
@@ -49,38 +73,46 @@ function stripStrict(v: unknown): unknown {
 
 /** JSON Schema views of a zod schema. Throws if it is not representable (dates, transforms, …). */
 export function schemaViews(schema: z.ZodType): ModelSchemasT {
-  const view = (io: "input" | "output") => {
-    const js = z.toJSONSchema(schema, { io, target: "draft-2020-12" }) as JsonSchema;
+  const view = (io: 'input' | 'output') => {
+    const js = z.toJSONSchema(schema, { io, target: 'draft-2020-12' }) as JsonSchema;
     delete js.$schema; // constant noise; apiVersion pins the dialect
     return canonicalize(js) as JsonSchema;
   };
-  const output = view("output");
-  const input = view("input");
+  const output = view('output');
+  const input = view('input');
   const same = JSON.stringify(stripStrict(output)) === JSON.stringify(input);
   return same ? { output } : { output, input };
 }
 
 /** Follows `segments` through a JSON Schema; undefined if the field doesn't exist. */
-function resolveField(schema: JsonSchema | undefined, segments: readonly string[]): boolean {
+function resolveField(
+  schema: JsonSchema | undefined,
+  segments: readonly string[],
+): boolean {
   if (!schema) return false;
   if (segments.length === 0) return true;
   const [seg, ...rest] = segments as [string, ...string[]];
-  if (Array.isArray(schema.anyOf)) return (schema.anyOf as JsonSchema[]).some((b) => resolveField(b, segments));
-  if (Array.isArray(schema.oneOf)) return (schema.oneOf as JsonSchema[]).some((b) => resolveField(b, segments));
-  if (Array.isArray(schema.allOf)) return (schema.allOf as JsonSchema[]).some((b) => resolveField(b, segments));
+  if (Array.isArray(schema.anyOf))
+    return (schema.anyOf as JsonSchema[]).some((b) => resolveField(b, segments));
+  if (Array.isArray(schema.oneOf))
+    return (schema.oneOf as JsonSchema[]).some((b) => resolveField(b, segments));
+  if (Array.isArray(schema.allOf))
+    return (schema.allOf as JsonSchema[]).some((b) => resolveField(b, segments));
   const props = schema.properties as Record<string, JsonSchema> | undefined;
   if (props && Object.hasOwn(props, seg)) return resolveField(props[seg], rest);
   const extra = schema.additionalProperties;
-  if (extra && typeof extra === "object") return resolveField(extra as JsonSchema, rest);
+  if (extra && typeof extra === 'object') return resolveField(extra as JsonSchema, rest);
   // A schema without type/properties/anyOf accepts anything (z.unknown / z.any).
-  return Object.keys(schema).every((k) => k === "description" || k === "title" || k === "default");
+  return Object.keys(schema).every(
+    (k) => k === 'description' || k === 'title' || k === 'default',
+  );
 }
 
 function literalValues(field: JsonSchema | undefined): unknown[] | undefined {
   if (!field) return undefined;
   if (Array.isArray(field.enum)) return field.enum as unknown[];
   if (field.const !== undefined) return [field.const];
-  if (field.type === "boolean") return [true, false];
+  if (field.type === 'boolean') return [true, false];
   const alts = (field.anyOf ?? field.oneOf) as JsonSchema[] | undefined;
   if (Array.isArray(alts)) {
     const all: unknown[] = [];
@@ -102,72 +134,220 @@ export function describePipeline(pipeline: unknown, opts: DescribeOptions): Mani
   // ── models ──
   const models = new Map<string, { schemas: ModelSchemasT; key: string }>();
   const useModel = (m: AnyModel, at: string): string => {
-    if (!MODEL_NAME.test(m.name)) problems.push(`${at}: model name '${m.name}' must match ${MODEL_NAME}`);
+    if (!MODEL_NAME.test(m.name))
+      problems.push(`${at}: model name '${m.name}' must match ${MODEL_NAME}`);
     let schemas: ModelSchemasT;
     try {
       schemas = schemaViews(m.schema);
     } catch (e) {
-      problems.push(`${at}: model '${m.name}' is not representable as JSON Schema (${(e as Error).message})`);
+      problems.push(
+        `${at}: model '${m.name}' is not representable as JSON Schema (${(e as Error).message})`,
+      );
       return m.name;
     }
     const key = JSON.stringify(schemas);
     const prev = models.get(m.name);
     if (!prev) models.set(m.name, { schemas, key });
-    else if (prev.key !== key) problems.push(`two different schemas are registered under the model name '${m.name}' (one schema per model name)`);
+    else if (prev.key !== key)
+      problems.push(
+        `two different schemas are registered under the model name '${m.name}' (one schema per model name)`,
+      );
     return m.name;
   };
 
   // ── secrets ──
   const secrets = new Map<string, string>();
   const useSecret = (s: Secret, at: string): string => {
-    if (!SECRET_NAME.test(s.name)) problems.push(`${at}: secret name '${s.name}' must match ${SECRET_NAME}`);
+    if (!SECRET_NAME.test(s.name))
+      problems.push(`${at}: secret name '${s.name}' must match ${SECRET_NAME}`);
     const prev = secrets.get(s.name);
     if (prev === undefined) secrets.set(s.name, s.description);
-    else if (prev !== s.description) problems.push(`secret '${s.name}' is declared twice with different descriptions`);
+    else if (prev !== s.description)
+      problems.push(`secret '${s.name}' is declared twice with different descriptions`);
     return s.name;
   };
 
+  // ── config entries ──
+  const configs = new Map<
+    string,
+    {
+      description: string;
+      required: boolean;
+      schema: JsonSchema;
+      key: string;
+      secretRefs: string[];
+    }
+  >();
+  const useConfig = (e: unknown, at: string): string | undefined => {
+    if (!isConfigEntry(e))
+      return void problems.push(
+        `${at}: config entries must be config("name", "description", schema)`,
+      );
+    if (!CONFIG_NAME.test(e.name))
+      problems.push(`${at}: config name '${e.name}' must match ${CONFIG_NAME}`);
+    let schema: JsonSchema;
+    try {
+      schema = z.toJSONSchema(e.schema, {
+        io: 'input',
+        target: 'draft-2020-12',
+      }) as JsonSchema;
+      delete schema.$schema;
+      schema = canonicalize(schema) as JsonSchema;
+    } catch (err) {
+      problems.push(
+        `${at}: config '${e.name}' is not representable as JSON Schema (${(err as Error).message})`,
+      );
+      return e.name;
+    }
+    const key = JSON.stringify([e.description, schema]);
+    const prev = configs.get(e.name);
+    if (!prev)
+      configs.set(e.name, {
+        description: e.description,
+        required: !e.schema.safeParse(undefined).success,
+        schema,
+        key,
+        secretRefs: secretRefsOf(schema),
+      });
+    else if (prev.key !== key)
+      problems.push(
+        `two different config entries are named '${e.name}' (one description and schema per config name)`,
+      );
+    return e.name;
+  };
+
   // ── step identity ──
   const steps = new Map<string, AnyStep>();
-  const registerStep = (s: AnyStep, where: string) => {
-    if (typeof s.name !== "string" || !STEP_NAME.test(s.name))
-      problems.push(`${where}: step name '${String(s.name)}' must be lower-case kebab (${STEP_NAME})`);
-    if (RESERVED.has(s.name)) problems.push(`${where}: '${s.name}' is reserved and cannot be a step name`);
-    if (steps.has(s.name)) problems.push(`duplicate step name '${s.name}'`);
-    steps.set(s.name, s);
+  const placements = new Map<string, { step: AnyStep; cases: readonly CaseOf[] }[]>();
+  // Two places are mutually exclusive when they sit in different cases of the same select.
+  const exclusive = (a: readonly CaseOf[], b: readonly CaseOf[]) =>
+    a.some((x) => b.some((y) => y.select === x.select && y.value !== x.value));
+  const registerStep = (s: AnyStep, where: string, cases: readonly CaseOf[] = []) => {
+    if (typeof s.name !== 'string' || !STEP_NAME.test(s.name))
+      problems.push(
+        `${where}: step name '${String(s.name)}' must be lower-case kebab (${STEP_NAME})`,
+      );
+    if (RESERVED.has(s.name))
+      problems.push(`${where}: '${s.name}' is reserved and cannot be a step name`);
+    const prev = placements.get(s.name) ?? [];
+    if (prev.some((p) => !exclusive(p.cases, cases)))
+      problems.push(`duplicate step name '${s.name}'`);
+    else if (prev.length) {
+      if (
+        prev.some(
+          (p) => p.step !== s && !isImplementation(p.step) && !isImplementation(s),
+        )
+      )
+        problems.push(
+          `step '${s.name}': two different steps with handler files share the name across select cases; handlers pair by name, so use one step or different names`,
+        );
+      if (prev.some((p) => (p.step.output?.name ?? null) !== (s.output?.name ?? null)))
+        problems.push(
+          `step '${s.name}': its select cases must give it the same output model`,
+        );
+    }
+    placements.set(s.name, [...prev, { step: s, cases }]);
+    if (!steps.has(s.name)) steps.set(s.name, s);
   };
 
   const inputModel = data.input;
-  if (!isModel(inputModel)) throw new DescribeError(["pipeline input must be a model (model(\"Name\", z.object({...})))"]);
-  useModel(inputModel, "pipeline input");
-  const inputOutputView = (): JsonSchema | undefined => models.get(inputModel.name)?.schemas.output;
-  const outputViewOf = (modelName: string | null): JsonSchema | undefined => (modelName ? models.get(modelName)?.schemas.output : undefined);
+  if (!isModel(inputModel))
+    throw new DescribeError([
+      'pipeline input must be a model (model("Name", z.object({...})))',
+    ]);
+  useModel(inputModel, 'pipeline input');
+  const inputOutputView = (): JsonSchema | undefined =>
+    models.get(inputModel.name)?.schemas.output;
+  const outputViewOf = (modelName: string | null): JsonSchema | undefined =>
+    modelName ? models.get(modelName)?.schemas.output : undefined;
 
   // ── one step ──
-  const describeStep = (node: StageStepNode, avail: Map<string, Avail>, failureHandler: boolean): StepDescriptorT => {
+  const describeStep = (
+    node: StageStepNode,
+    avail: Map<string, Avail>,
+    failureHandler: boolean,
+    cases: readonly CaseOf[] = [],
+  ): StepDescriptorT => {
     const s = node.step;
     const at = `step '${s.name}'`;
-    if (typeof s.image !== "string" || s.image.trim() === "") problems.push(`${at}: image must be a non-empty string`);
+    if (typeof s.image !== 'string' || s.image.trim() === '')
+      problems.push(`${at}: image must be a non-empty string`);
 
-    const inputTypes: StepDescriptorT["inputTypes"] = {};
-    const entries = Object.entries(s.input as Record<string, unknown>);
+    const inputTypes: StepDescriptorT['inputTypes'] = {};
+    const externalInputs: NonNullable<StepDescriptorT['externalInputs']> = {};
+    const allEntries = Object.entries(s.input as Record<string, unknown>);
+    for (const [key, e] of allEntries) {
+      if (!isExternal(e)) continue;
+      if (failureHandler)
+        problems.push(
+          `${at}: failure handlers run unattended and cannot wait for input ('${key}')`,
+        );
+      if (typeof e.title !== 'string' || e.title.trim() === '')
+        problems.push(`${at} external input '${key}': title must not be empty`);
+      if (e.from.length === 0)
+        problems.push(
+          `${at} external input '${key}': from must list at least one source`,
+        );
+      if (new Set(e.from.map((f) => f.kind)).size !== e.from.length)
+        problems.push(
+          `${at} external input '${key}': each source kind may be listed once`,
+        );
+      if (e.from.some((f) => f.kind === 'callback') && !/^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$/.test(key))
+        problems.push(
+          `${at} external input '${key}': a callback input's key must be letters, digits, '_' or '-' (it is part of the URL)`,
+        );
+      for (const f of e.from) {
+        if (f.kind !== 'poll') continue;
+        if (!/^https?:\/\//.test(f.url))
+          problems.push(
+            `${at} external input '${key}': poll url must be an absolute http(s) URL`,
+          );
+        if (!Number.isInteger(f.intervalSeconds) || f.intervalSeconds < 10)
+          problems.push(
+            `${at} external input '${key}': poll intervalSeconds must be an integer of at least 10`,
+          );
+        if (f.valuePath.trim() === '')
+          problems.push(
+            `${at} external input '${key}': poll valuePath must not be empty`,
+          );
+      }
+      externalInputs[key] = {
+        model: useModel(e.model, `${at} external input '${key}'`),
+        title: e.title,
+        description: e.description,
+        from: e.from.map((f) => ({ ...f })),
+      };
+    }
+    const entries = allEntries.filter(([, e]) => !isExternal(e));
     for (const [key, e] of entries) {
-      if (isOptional(e)) inputTypes[key] = { model: useModel(e.model, `${at} input '${key}'`), optional: true };
-      else if (isModel(e)) inputTypes[key] = { model: useModel(e, `${at} input '${key}'`), optional: false };
+      if (isOptional(e))
+        inputTypes[key] = {
+          model: useModel(e.model, `${at} input '${key}'`),
+          optional: true,
+        };
+      else if (isModel(e))
+        inputTypes[key] = { model: useModel(e, `${at} input '${key}'`), optional: false };
       else if (e instanceof z.ZodType) {
         try {
           inputTypes[key] = { schema: schemaViews(e) };
         } catch (err) {
-          problems.push(`${at} input '${key}': schema is not representable as JSON Schema (${(err as Error).message})`);
+          problems.push(
+            `${at} input '${key}': schema is not representable as JSON Schema (${(err as Error).message})`,
+          );
         }
-      } else problems.push(`${at} input '${key}': must be a model, optional(model) or a zod schema`);
+      } else
+        problems.push(
+          `${at} input '${key}': must be a model, optional(model) or a zod schema`,
+        );
     }
 
     let input: Record<string, Mapping> = {};
     if (failureHandler) {
       for (const [key, e] of entries) {
         if (e !== FailureContext && !(isModel(e) && e.name === FailureContext.name))
-          problems.push(`${at}: a failure handler's inputs must all be FailureContext (input '${key}' is not)`);
+          problems.push(
+            `${at}: a failure handler's inputs must all be FailureContext (input '${key}' is not)`,
+          );
         input[key] = { ref: FAILURE_ROOT };
       }
       if (node.mapper) problems.push(`${at}: failure handlers take no mapper`);
@@ -178,64 +358,166 @@ export function describePipeline(pipeline: unknown, opts: DescribeOptions): Mani
         const optional = isOptional(e);
         const m = optional ? e.model : isModel(e) ? e : undefined;
         if (!m) {
-          problems.push(`${at}: input '${key}' is a plain schema, not a model, so it cannot be matched by model; add a mapper ([step, from => ({ ... })])`);
+          problems.push(
+            `${at}: input '${key}' is a plain schema, not a model, so it cannot be matched by model; add a mapper ([step, from => ({ ... })])`,
+          );
           continue;
         }
         const producers = [...avail].filter(([, a]) => a.model === m.name);
         if (producers.length === 0) {
-          problems.push(`${at}: ${m.name} (input '${key}') is not available at this stage${optional ? " (optional() means maybe-skipped; there must still be an earlier producer)" : ""}`);
+          problems.push(
+            `${at}: ${m.name} (input '${key}') is not available at this stage${optional ? ' (optional() means maybe-skipped; there must still be an earlier producer)' : ''}`,
+          );
         } else if (producers.length > 1) {
-          problems.push(`${at}: ${m.name} (input '${key}') has several producers (${producers.map(([n]) => n).sort().join(", ")}); use a mapper to pick one`);
+          problems.push(
+            `${at}: ${m.name} (input '${key}') has several producers (${producers
+              .map(([n]) => n)
+              .sort()
+              .join(', ')}); use a mapper to pick one`,
+          );
         } else {
           const [producer, a] = producers[0]!;
-          if (a.maybe && !optional) problems.push(`${at}: ${m.name} (input '${key}') is only maybe-available (produced inside a when block); declare it optional(${m.name})`);
+          if (a.maybe && !optional)
+            problems.push(
+              `${at}: ${m.name} (input '${key}') is only maybe-available (produced inside a when block); declare it optional(${m.name})`,
+            );
           input[key] = { ref: producer };
         }
       }
     }
 
+    for (const key of Object.keys(s.input as Record<string, unknown>))
+      if (key.startsWith('$'))
+        problems.push(`${at}: input '${key}': keys starting with '$' are reserved`);
     const secretNames = s.secrets.map((x) => useSecret(x, at)).sort();
-    let handlerHash: string;
-    let config: Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
-    if (s.kind === "custom") {
-      if (!handlerNames.has(s.name)) problems.push(`${at} has no handler (expected handlers/${s.name}.ts default-exporting implement(${camel(s.name)}, …))`);
-      handlerHash = opts.handlerHashes[s.name] ?? "";
-      if (handlerNames.has(s.name) && !handlerHash) problems.push(`${at}: no handler hash was computed`);
-    } else if (s.builtin) {
+    const configNames = [
+      ...new Set(
+        (s.config ?? [])
+          .map((c) => useConfig(c, at))
+          .filter((n): n is string => n !== undefined),
+      ),
+    ].sort();
+    const carried = isImplementation(s);
+    let settings: Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+    let settingsProblem: string | undefined;
+    if (s.settings !== undefined || carried) {
       try {
-        config = canonicalize(s.builtin.manifestConfig()) as Record<string, unknown>;
+        settings = canonicalize(recordConfigRefs(s.settings ?? {})) as Record<
+          string,
+          unknown
+        >;
       } catch (e) {
-        problems.push(`${at}: invalid ${s.kind} configuration (${(e as Error).message})`);
-        config = {};
+        settingsProblem = (e as Error).message;
+        settings = {};
       }
-      handlerHash = libraryHandlerHash(s.kind, config, opts.harness);
+    }
+    const refs = settings ? recordedConfigRefs(settings) : [];
+    // A step whose settings reference parts of an entry needs the secrets those parts name; any other
+    // step receiving an entry needs every secret the entry names.
+    for (const name of configNames) {
+      const into = refs.filter((r) => r.ref.split('.')[0] === name);
+      const needed =
+        into.length === 0
+          ? (configs.get(name)?.secretRefs ?? [])
+          : [
+              ...new Set(
+                into.flatMap((r) =>
+                  secretRefsOf(
+                    subSchemas(
+                      configs.get(name)?.schema,
+                      r.ref.split('.').slice(1),
+                      r.case,
+                      name,
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                ),
+              ),
+            ].sort();
+      for (const ref of needed)
+        if (!secretNames.includes(ref))
+          problems.push(
+            `${at}: config '${name}' references secret '${ref}' (secretRef), so the step must declare it in secrets`,
+          );
+    }
+    let handlerHash: string;
+    if (settingsProblem !== undefined)
+      problems.push(`${at}: invalid ${s.kind} settings (${settingsProblem})`);
+    if (typeof s.kind !== 'string' || s.kind === '')
+      problems.push(`${at}: kind must be a non-empty string`);
+    if (carried && s.kind === 'custom')
+      problems.push(
+        `${at} carries its implementation, so it needs a kind (step({ kind: "…", … })); a step with kind custom has its handler in handlers/`,
+      );
+    for (const { ref, case: kase } of refs) {
+      const [entry, ...path] = ref.split('.') as [string, ...string[]];
+      if (kase !== undefined && !cases.some((c) => c.cond === kase))
+        problems.push(
+          `${at}: config reference '${ref}' is narrowed to the select case '${kase}' and can only be used inside it`,
+        );
+      if (!configNames.includes(entry))
+        problems.push(
+          `${at}: config reference '${ref}': the step does not receive config entry '${entry}'`,
+        );
+      else if (!resolveField(configs.get(entry)?.schema, path))
+        problems.push(
+          `${at}: config reference '${ref}': config '${entry}' has no field '${path.join('.')}'`,
+        );
+    }
+    if (carried) {
+      const code = opts.kindHashes?.[s.kind];
+      if (opts.kindHashes && !code)
+        problems.push(`${at}: no hash was computed for the code of kind '${s.kind}'`);
+      handlerHash = libraryHandlerHash(s.kind, settings, opts.harness, code);
     } else {
-      problems.push(`${at}: library step of kind '${s.kind}' has no implementation`);
-      handlerHash = "";
+      if (!handlerNames.has(s.name))
+        problems.push(
+          `${at} has no handler (add a handlers/*.ts default-exporting implement(${camel(s.name)}, …))`,
+        );
+      handlerHash = opts.handlerHashes[s.name] ?? '';
+      if (handlerNames.has(s.name) && !handlerHash)
+        problems.push(`${at}: no handler hash was computed`);
     }
-    if (typeof s.description !== "string") problems.push(`${at}: description must be a string (it may be empty)`);
-    if (s.timeoutSeconds !== undefined && !(Number.isInteger(s.timeoutSeconds) && s.timeoutSeconds > 0)) problems.push(`${at}: timeoutSeconds must be a positive integer`);
-    if (s.retries !== undefined && !(Number.isInteger(s.retries) && s.retries >= 0)) problems.push(`${at}: retries must be a non-negative integer`);
+    if (typeof s.description !== 'string')
+      problems.push(`${at}: description must be a string (it may be empty)`);
+    if (
+      s.timeoutSeconds !== undefined &&
+      !(Number.isInteger(s.timeoutSeconds) && s.timeoutSeconds > 0)
+    )
+      problems.push(`${at}: timeoutSeconds must be a positive integer`);
+    if (s.retries !== undefined && !(Number.isInteger(s.retries) && s.retries >= 0))
+      problems.push(`${at}: retries must be a non-negative integer`);
 
     const out: StepDescriptorT = {
       name: s.name,
-      description: typeof s.description === "string" ? s.description : "",
+      description: typeof s.description === 'string' ? s.description : '',
       kind: s.kind,
       image: s.image,
       inputTypes,
       input,
       output: s.output ? useModel(s.output, `${at} output`) : null,
       secrets: secretNames,
-      handlerHash: handlerHash || "sha256:" + "0".repeat(64),
+      handlerHash: handlerHash || 'sha256:' + '0'.repeat(64),
       ...(s.timeoutSeconds !== undefined ? { timeoutSeconds: s.timeoutSeconds } : {}),
       ...(s.retries !== undefined ? { retries: s.retries } : {}),
-      ...(config !== undefined ? { config: config as Record<string, z.core.util.JSONType> } : {}),
+      ...(settings !== undefined
+        ? { config: settings as Record<string, z.core.util.JSONType> }
+        : {}),
+      ...(configNames.length ? { configEntries: configNames } : {}),
+      ...(s.clusterAccess === true ? { clusterAccess: true as const } : {}),
+      ...(Object.keys(externalInputs).length ? { externalInputs } : {}),
     };
+    if (s.clusterAccess !== undefined && typeof s.clusterAccess !== 'boolean')
+      problems.push(`${at}: clusterAccess must be a boolean`);
     if (s.output && !isModel(s.output)) problems.push(`${at}: output must be a model`);
     return out;
   };
 
-  const mapStep = (at: string, s: AnyStep, mapper: MapperFunction, avail: Map<string, Avail>): Record<string, Mapping> => {
+  const mapStep = (
+    at: string,
+    s: AnyStep,
+    mapper: MapperFunction,
+    avail: Map<string, Avail>,
+  ): Record<string, Mapping> => {
     try {
       analyzeMapperSource(Function.prototype.toString.call(mapper));
     } catch (e) {
@@ -252,113 +534,281 @@ export function describePipeline(pipeline: unknown, opts: DescribeOptions): Mani
       else problems.push(`${at}: mapper threw: ${(e as Error)?.message ?? String(e)}`);
       return {};
     }
-    const declared = s.input as Record<string, unknown>;
-    for (const k of Object.keys(declared)) if (!(k in recorded)) problems.push(`${at}: mapper does not provide input '${k}'`);
-    for (const k of Object.keys(recorded)) if (!(k in declared)) problems.push(`${at}: mapper provides '${k}', which is not an input of the step`);
-    for (const [k, m] of Object.entries(recorded)) checkMapping(`${at} input '${k}'`, m, avail, isOptional(declared[k]), true);
+    const declared = Object.fromEntries(
+      Object.entries(s.input as Record<string, unknown>).filter(
+        ([, e]) => !isExternal(e),
+      ),
+    );
+    for (const k of Object.keys(declared))
+      if (!(k in recorded)) problems.push(`${at}: mapper does not provide input '${k}'`);
+    for (const k of Object.keys(recorded))
+      if (!(k in declared))
+        problems.push(`${at}: mapper provides '${k}', which is not an input of the step`);
+    for (const [k, m] of Object.entries(recorded))
+      checkMapping(`${at} input '${k}'`, m, avail, isOptional(declared[k]), true);
     return recorded;
   };
 
-  const checkMapping = (at: string, m: Mapping, avail: Map<string, Avail>, optionalTarget: boolean, topLevel: boolean) => {
+  const checkMapping = (
+    at: string,
+    m: Mapping,
+    avail: Map<string, Avail>,
+    optionalTarget: boolean,
+    topLevel: boolean,
+  ) => {
     const keys = Object.keys(m);
-    if (keys.length === 1 && keys[0] === "ref" && typeof (m as { ref: unknown }).ref === "string") {
-      const [root, ...path] = (m as { ref: string }).ref.split(".") as [string, ...string[]];
+    if (
+      keys.length === 1 &&
+      keys[0] === 'ref' &&
+      typeof (m as { ref: unknown }).ref === 'string'
+    ) {
+      const [root, ...path] = (m as { ref: string }).ref.split('.') as [
+        string,
+        ...string[],
+      ];
       const a = avail.get(root);
       if (!a) return problems.push(`${at}: '${root}' is not available at this stage`);
-      if (!resolveField(outputViewOf(a.model), path)) problems.push(`${at}: '${(m as { ref: string }).ref}' — model ${a.model} has no field '${path.join(".")}'`);
+      if (!resolveField(outputViewOf(a.model), path))
+        problems.push(
+          `${at}: '${(m as { ref: string }).ref}' — model ${a.model} has no field '${path.join('.')}'`,
+        );
       if (a.maybe && !(optionalTarget && topLevel))
-        problems.push(`${at}: '${(m as { ref: string }).ref}' is only maybe-available (produced inside a when block); map it whole into an optional(...) input`);
+        problems.push(
+          `${at}: '${(m as { ref: string }).ref}' is only maybe-available (produced inside a when block); map it whole into an optional(...) input`,
+        );
       return;
     }
-    if (keys.length === 1 && keys[0] === "const") return;
-    for (const [k, x] of Object.entries(m as Record<string, Mapping>)) checkMapping(`${at}.${k}`, x, avail, optionalTarget, false);
+    if (keys.length === 1 && keys[0] === 'const') return;
+    for (const [k, x] of Object.entries(m as Record<string, Mapping>))
+      checkMapping(`${at}.${k}`, x, avail, optionalTarget, false);
   };
 
   // ── stages ──
-  const walk = (nodes: readonly StageNode[], avail: Map<string, Avail>): Stage[] => {
+  let selects = 0;
+  const walk = (
+    nodes: readonly StageNode[],
+    avail: Map<string, Avail>,
+    cases: readonly CaseOf[] = [],
+  ): Stage[] => {
     const out: Stage[] = [];
     for (const n of nodes) {
-      if (n.kind === "stage") {
-        const descs = n.steps.map((ss) => {
-          if (!isStep(ss.step)) {
-            problems.push("a stage entry is not a step");
-            return undefined;
-          }
-          registerStep(ss.step, "stage");
-          return describeStep(ss, avail, false);
-        }).filter((d): d is StepDescriptorT => d !== undefined);
+      if (n.kind === 'select') {
+        out.push(describeSelect(n, avail, cases, ++selects));
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (n.kind === 'stage') {
+        const descs = n.steps
+          .map((ss) => {
+            if (!isStep(ss.step)) {
+              problems.push('a stage entry is not a step');
+              return undefined;
+            }
+            registerStep(ss.step, 'stage', cases);
+            return describeStep(ss, avail, false, cases);
+          })
+          .filter((d): d is StepDescriptorT => d !== undefined);
         // Outputs become available only after the barrier (same-stage siblings can't see each other).
-        for (const ss of n.steps) if (isStep(ss.step)) avail.set(ss.step.name, { model: ss.step.output?.name ?? null, maybe: false });
+        for (const ss of n.steps)
+          if (isStep(ss.step))
+            avail.set(ss.step.name, {
+              model: ss.step.output?.name ?? null,
+              maybe: false,
+            });
         if (descs.length) out.push({ steps: descs });
       } else {
         const when: Record<string, (string | number | boolean)[]> = {};
         const props = (inputOutputView()?.properties ?? {}) as Record<string, JsonSchema>;
         for (const [field, raw] of Object.entries(n.cond)) {
-          const values = (Array.isArray(raw) ? raw : [raw]) as (string | number | boolean)[];
-          if (!Object.hasOwn(props, field)) problems.push(`when: '${field}' is not a field of the pipeline input ${inputModel.name}`);
+          const values = (Array.isArray(raw) ? raw : [raw]) as (
+            string | number | boolean
+          )[];
+          if (!Object.hasOwn(props, field))
+            problems.push(
+              `when: '${field}' is not a field of the pipeline input ${inputModel.name}`,
+            );
           else {
             const literals = literalValues(props[field]);
-            if (!literals) problems.push(`when: '${field}' is not a literal-like field (enum, boolean or literal)`);
-            else for (const v of values) if (!literals.includes(v)) problems.push(`when: ${JSON.stringify(v)} is not a valid value of '${field}' (${literals.map((l) => JSON.stringify(l)).join(", ")})`);
+            if (!literals)
+              problems.push(
+                `when: '${field}' is not a literal-like field (enum, boolean or literal)`,
+              );
+            else
+              for (const v of values)
+                if (!literals.includes(v))
+                  problems.push(
+                    `when: ${JSON.stringify(v)} is not a valid value of '${field}' (${literals.map((l) => JSON.stringify(l)).join(', ')})`,
+                  );
           }
           if (values.length === 0) problems.push(`when: '${field}' has no values`);
           when[field] = values;
         }
         const inner = new Map(avail);
-        const stages = walk(n.nodes, inner);
-        for (const [name, a] of inner) if (!avail.has(name)) avail.set(name, { model: a.model, maybe: true });
+        const stages = walk(n.nodes, inner, cases);
+        for (const [name, a] of inner)
+          if (!avail.has(name)) avail.set(name, { model: a.model, maybe: true });
         out.push({ when, stages });
       }
     }
     return out;
   };
-  const stages = walk(data.nodes, new Map([["input", { model: inputModel.name, maybe: false }]]));
+  const describeSelect = (
+    n: Extract<StageNode, { kind: 'select' }>,
+    avail: Map<string, Avail>,
+    cases: readonly CaseOf[],
+    id: number,
+  ): Stage => {
+    if (!isConfigRef(n.on)) {
+      problems.push('select: the first argument must be a config reference');
+      return { select: '', discriminator: '', cases: {} };
+    }
+    const ref = configRefPath(n.on);
+    const { entry, case: kase } = configRefTarget(n.on);
+    useConfig(entry, `select '${ref}'`);
+    if (kase !== undefined && !cases.some((c) => c.cond === kase))
+      problems.push(
+        `select '${ref}': the reference is narrowed to the case '${kase}' and can only be used inside it`,
+      );
+    const union = unionAt(n.on);
+    if (!union)
+      problems.push(
+        `select '${ref}': it must reference a z.discriminatedUnion in config '${entry.name}'`,
+      );
+    else {
+      for (const v of union.values)
+        if (!Object.hasOwn(n.cases, v))
+          problems.push(`select '${ref}': no case for ${union.discriminator} '${v}'`);
+      for (const v of Object.keys(n.cases))
+        if (!union.values.includes(v))
+          problems.push(
+            `select '${ref}': '${v}' is not a value of ${union.discriminator} (${union.values.join(', ')})`,
+          );
+    }
+    const discriminator = union?.discriminator ?? '';
+    const branches = Object.entries(n.cases).map(([value, nodes]) => {
+      const inner = new Map(avail);
+      const stages = walk(nodes, inner, [
+        ...cases,
+        { select: id, value, cond: `${ref}.${discriminator}=${value}` },
+      ]);
+      return { value, inner, stages };
+    });
+    // A step every case has is as available as in its cases; one only some cases have is maybe-available.
+    const added = new Set(
+      branches.flatMap((b) => [...b.inner.keys()].filter((k) => !avail.has(k))),
+    );
+    for (const name of added) {
+      const present = branches
+        .map((b) => b.inner.get(name))
+        .filter((a): a is Avail => a !== undefined);
+      avail.set(name, {
+        model: present[0]!.model,
+        maybe: present.length < branches.length || present.some((a) => a.maybe),
+      });
+    }
+    return {
+      select: ref,
+      discriminator,
+      cases: Object.fromEntries(branches.map((b) => [b.value, b.stages])),
+    };
+  };
+  const stages = walk(
+    data.nodes,
+    new Map([['input', { model: inputModel.name, maybe: false }]]),
+  );
 
   // ── failure handlers ──
   const stageStepNames = new Set(steps.keys());
   const seenHandlers = new Map<string, AnyStep>();
-  const failureHandlers = data.failureHandlers.map((fh) => {
-    if (!isStep(fh.step)) {
-      problems.push("onFailure: handler is not a step");
-      return undefined;
-    }
-    if (seenHandlers.get(fh.step.name) !== fh.step) registerStep(fh.step, "onFailure");
-    seenHandlers.set(fh.step.name, fh.step);
-    const scope = fh.steps === null ? null : fh.steps.map((x) => x.name);
-    for (const n of scope ?? []) if (!stageStepNames.has(n)) problems.push(`onFailure(${fh.step.name}): '${n}' is not a step of this pipeline`);
-    return { step: describeStep({ step: fh.step }, new Map(), true), steps: scope };
-  }).filter((x) => x !== undefined);
-
-  // ── handler files without a step ──
+  const failureHandlers = data.failureHandlers
+    .map((fh) => {
+      if (!isStep(fh.step)) {
+        problems.push('onFailure: handler is not a step');
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      if (seenHandlers.get(fh.step.name) !== fh.step) registerStep(fh.step, 'onFailure');
+      seenHandlers.set(fh.step.name, fh.step);
+      const scope = fh.steps === null ? null : fh.steps.map((x) => x.name);
+      for (const n of scope ?? [])
+        if (!stageStepNames.has(n))
+          problems.push(
+            `onFailure(${fh.step.name}): '${n}' is not a step of this pipeline`,
+          );
+      return { step: describeStep({ step: fh.step }, new Map(), true), steps: scope };
+    })
+    .filter((x) => x !== undefined);
+
+  // ── handlers without a step ──
   for (const h of handlerNames) {
     const s = steps.get(h);
-    if (!s) problems.push(`handlers/${h}.ts does not match any step of the pipeline`);
-    else if (s.kind !== "custom") problems.push(`handlers/${h}.ts: '${h}' is a library step (${s.kind}) and must not have a handler file`);
+    if (!s)
+      problems.push(`a handler implements step '${h}', which is not in the pipeline`);
+    else if (isImplementation(s))
+      problems.push(
+        `a handler implements '${h}', a ${s.kind} step that carries its own implementation`,
+      );
   }
 
   // ── triggers ──
   const triggerNames = new Set<string>();
   const triggers: TriggerT[] = data.triggers.map((t) => {
-    if (triggerNames.has(t.name)) problems.push(`duplicate trigger '${t.name}'${t.kind === "push" ? " (onPush may be used once)" : " (give each onPoll and onWebhook a distinct name)"}`);
+    if (triggerNames.has(t.name))
+      problems.push(
+        `duplicate trigger '${t.name}'${t.kind === 'push' ? ' (onPush may be used once)' : ' (give each onPoll and onWebhook a distinct name)'}`,
+      );
     triggerNames.add(t.name);
-    if (t.kind === "push") return { kind: "push", name: "push" };
-    if (t.kind === "webhook") {
-      if (!STEP_NAME.test(t.name)) problems.push(`webhook trigger name '${t.name}' must be lower-case kebab`);
+    if (t.kind === 'push') return { kind: 'push', name: 'push' };
+    if (t.kind === 'webhook') {
+      if (!STEP_NAME.test(t.name))
+        problems.push(`webhook trigger name '${t.name}' must be lower-case kebab`);
       const secret = useSecret(t.verify.secret, `webhook '${t.name}'`);
-      if (t.verify.scheme === "bearer") return { kind: "webhook", name: t.name, verify: { scheme: "bearer", secret } };
-      if (!t.verify.header) problems.push(`webhook '${t.name}': the signature header must not be empty`);
-      return { kind: "webhook", name: t.name, verify: { scheme: "hmac-sha256", secret, header: t.verify.header, prefix: t.verify.prefix } };
+      if (t.verify.scheme === 'bearer')
+        return { kind: 'webhook', name: t.name, verify: { scheme: 'bearer', secret } };
+      if (!t.verify.header)
+        problems.push(`webhook '${t.name}': the signature header must not be empty`);
+      return {
+        kind: 'webhook',
+        name: t.name,
+        verify: {
+          scheme: 'hmac-sha256',
+          secret,
+          header: t.verify.header,
+          prefix: t.verify.prefix,
+        },
+      };
     }
-    if (!STEP_NAME.test(t.name)) problems.push(`poll trigger name '${t.name}' must be lower-case kebab`);
-    if (!(Number.isInteger(t.intervalSeconds) && t.intervalSeconds > 0)) problems.push(`poll '${t.name}': intervalSeconds must be a positive integer`);
+    if (!STEP_NAME.test(t.name))
+      problems.push(`poll trigger name '${t.name}' must be lower-case kebab`);
+    if (!(Number.isInteger(t.intervalSeconds) && t.intervalSeconds > 0))
+      problems.push(`poll '${t.name}': intervalSeconds must be a positive integer`);
     const declared = new Set(t.secrets.map((s) => useSecret(s, `poll '${t.name}'`)));
     for (const [h, v] of Object.entries(t.headers)) {
       for (const m of v.matchAll(/\$SECRET:([A-Za-z0-9_]+)/g))
-        if (!declared.has(m[1]!)) problems.push(`poll '${t.name}': header '${h}' references secret '${m[1]}', which is not in the poll's secrets`);
+        if (!declared.has(m[1]!))
+          problems.push(
+            `poll '${t.name}': header '${h}' references secret '${m[1]}', which is not in the poll's secrets`,
+          );
     }
-    return { kind: "poll", name: t.name, url: t.url, headers: { ...t.headers }, secrets: [...declared].sort(), valuePath: t.valuePath, intervalSeconds: t.intervalSeconds };
+    return {
+      kind: 'poll',
+      name: t.name,
+      url: t.url,
+      headers: { ...t.headers },
+      secrets: [...declared].sort(),
+      valuePath: t.valuePath,
+      intervalSeconds: t.intervalSeconds,
+    };
   });
 
+  // ── retention ──
+  const retention: Record<string, number> = {};
+  for (const key of ['keepLatestRuns', 'minRunAgeDays', 'buildGraceDays'] as const) {
+    const v = data.retention?.[key];
+    if (v === undefined) continue;
+    if (!(Number.isInteger(v) && v >= 0))
+      problems.push(`retention.${key} must be a non-negative integer`);
+    else retention[key] = v;
+  }
+
   if (problems.length) throw new DescribeError(problems);
 
   const manifest = canonicalize({
@@ -366,21 +816,139 @@ export function describePipeline(pipeline: unknown, opts: DescribeOptions): Mani
     name: data.name,
     description: data.description,
     input: inputModel.name,
+    ...(Object.keys(retention).length ? { retention } : {}),
     harness: opts.harness,
     models: Object.fromEntries([...models].map(([k, v]) => [k, v.schemas])),
-    secrets: [...secrets].sort(([a], [b]) => (a < b ? -1 : a > b ? 1 : 0)).map(([name, description]) => ({ name, description })),
+    secrets: [...secrets]
+      .sort(([a], [b]) => (a < b ? -1 : a > b ? 1 : 0))
+      .map(([name, description]) => ({ name, description })),
+    ...(configs.size
+      ? {
+          config: [...configs]
+            .sort(([a], [b]) => (a < b ? -1 : a > b ? 1 : 0))
+            .map(([name, c]) => ({
+              name,
+              description: c.description,
+              required: c.required,
+              schema: c.schema,
+            })),
+        }
+      : {}),
     triggers,
     stages,
     failureHandlers,
   });
   const checked = Manifest.safeParse(manifest);
-  if (!checked.success) throw new DescribeError([`internal: manifest does not match its schema: ${z.prettifyError(checked.error)}`]);
+  if (!checked.success)
+    throw new DescribeError([
+      `internal: manifest does not match its schema: ${z.prettifyError(checked.error)}`,
+    ]);
   return manifest as ManifestT;
 }
 
 /** Canonical manifest text (what `describe` prints and the service hashes). */
 export const manifestText = (m: ManifestT): string => canonicalJson(m);
 
+/**
+ * The schemas at `path` inside an entry's schema: every union branch that has the field, except where
+ * `kase` (`<entry>.<path>.<discriminator>=<value>`) narrows a union to one branch.
+ */
+export function subSchemas(
+  schema: unknown,
+  path: readonly string[],
+  kase: string | undefined,
+  entry: string,
+): unknown[] {
+  let narrow: { at: string; discriminator: string; value: string } | undefined;
+  if (kase) {
+    const eq = kase.lastIndexOf('=');
+    const left = kase.slice(0, eq);
+    const dot = left.lastIndexOf('.');
+    narrow = {
+      at: left.slice(0, dot),
+      discriminator: left.slice(dot + 1),
+      value: kase.slice(eq + 1),
+    };
+  }
+  const walk = (node: unknown, rest: readonly string[], here: string): unknown[] => {
+    if (node === null || typeof node !== 'object') return [];
+    const o = node as JsonSchema;
+    const branches = (o.oneOf ?? o.anyOf) as JsonSchema[] | undefined;
+    if (Array.isArray(branches)) {
+      const chosen =
+        narrow && narrow.at === here
+          ? branches.filter(
+              (b) =>
+                (
+                  (b.properties as Record<string, JsonSchema> | undefined)?.[
+                    narrow!.discriminator
+                  ] as JsonSchema | undefined
+                )?.const === narrow!.value,
+            )
+          : branches;
+      return chosen.flatMap((b) => walk(b, rest, here));
+    }
+    if (rest.length === 0) return [node];
+    const props = o.properties as Record<string, JsonSchema> | undefined;
+    if (props && Object.hasOwn(props, rest[0]!))
+      return walk(props[rest[0]!], rest.slice(1), `${here}.${rest[0]}`);
+    return [];
+  };
+  return walk(schema, path, entry);
+}
+
+/** Secret names of every secretRef inside a config entry's JSON Schema. */
+export function secretRefsOf(schema: unknown): string[] {
+  const out = new Set<string>();
+  const walk = (v: unknown) => {
+    if (Array.isArray(v)) return v.forEach(walk);
+    if (v === null || typeof v !== 'object') return;
+    const o = v as JsonSchema;
+    if (o['x-olve-kind'] === SECRET_REF_KIND) {
+      const name = (o.properties as { secret?: { const?: unknown } } | undefined)?.secret
+        ?.const;
+      if (typeof name === 'string') out.add(name);
+    }
+    Object.values(o).forEach(walk);
+  };
+  walk(schema);
+  return [...out].sort();
+}
+
+/** The `{"$config": "<entry>.<path>"[, "$case": …]}` references in a step's recorded settings. */
+export function recordedConfigRefs(
+  v: unknown,
+  out: { ref: string; case?: string }[] = [],
+): { ref: string; case?: string }[] {
+  if (Array.isArray(v)) v.forEach((x) => recordedConfigRefs(x, out));
+  else if (v !== null && typeof v === 'object') {
+    const o = v as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const keys = Object.keys(o).sort();
+    const isRef =
+      typeof o[CONFIG_REF_KEY] === 'string' &&
+      (keys.length === 1
+        ? keys[0] === CONFIG_REF_KEY
+        : keys.length === 2 &&
+          keys[0] === CONFIG_CASE_KEY &&
+          keys[1] === CONFIG_REF_KEY &&
+          typeof o[CONFIG_CASE_KEY] === 'string');
+    if (isRef)
+      out.push({
+        ref: o[CONFIG_REF_KEY] as string,
+        ...(keys.length === 2 ? { case: o[CONFIG_CASE_KEY] as string } : {}),
+      });
+    else Object.values(o).forEach((x) => recordedConfigRefs(x, out));
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+/** A select case a step sits in: which select (numbered in describe order), which value, and its condition text. */
+interface CaseOf {
+  select: number;
+  value: string;
+  cond: string;
+}
+
 function camel(name: string): string {
   return name.replace(/-([a-z0-9])/g, (_, c: string) => c.toUpperCase());
 }