@phnx-labs/agents-cli 1.22.26 → 1.22.28

package/dist/lib/hosts/passthrough.d.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,28 @@ interface RemoteSpec {
     /** Flags appended when running non-interactively (no local TTY / `--no-tty`). */
     nonInteractive?: string[];
 }
+/**
+ * First-class groups that run transparently on a remote via SSH when
+ * `--host`/`--device` is present. Keep both canonical names and aliases
+ * (`repo`/`repos`, `exec`/`run`) so either argv form routes the same way.
+ *
+ * Prefer adding here over per-command SSH code — this is the single choke point.
+ *
+ * Every key MUST be a real top-level command (a `KNOWN_TOP_LEVEL_COMMANDS`
+ * member) — `passthrough.test.ts` asserts it. A key that is not one is dead:
+ * the gate in {@link maybeRunOnHost} rejects the name as unknown before this
+ * table is consulted, and before that gate existed it SSH'd a command the peer
+ * would also reject. `cli`/`packages`/`versions`/`daemon` were exactly that
+ * (the commands are `clis`, `registry`/`search`/`install`/`publish`,
+ * `add`/`use`/`list`, and none) and were removed.
+ */
+export declare const REMOTE_PASSTHROUGH: Record<string, RemoteSpec>;
+/**
+ * Commands that register and interpret `--host`/`--device` themselves — must
+ * fall through to local commander even when the flag is present. Do not add
+ * these to {@link REMOTE_PASSTHROUGH}.
+ */
+export declare const OWN_HOST_COMMANDS: Set<string>;
 /** Pull the value of `--host`/`-H`/`--remote-cwd` (any form) out of an argv. */
 export declare function flagValue(args: string[], long: string, short?: string): string | undefined;
 /** Injectable dependencies for {@link runFleetPassthrough} — used by tests. */
@@ -104,4 +126,9 @@ export declare function streamAgentsOnHost(host: Host, forwardedArgs: string[],
     remoteOs?: string;
     target?: string;
 }): number;
+export declare function passthroughSshOptions(host: Host, interactive: boolean): {
+    tty: boolean;
+    multiplex: true;
+    extraSshArgs: string[];
+};
 export {};

package/dist/lib/hosts/passthrough.js

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { assertValidSshTarget, sshStream } from '../ssh-exec.js';
 import { resolveHost, resolveHostByCap } from './registry.js';
-import { sshTargetFor } from './types.js';
+import { sshTargetFor, hostIdentityArgs } from './types.js';
 import { dispatchAgentsCommand, withActorEnv } from './dispatch.js';
-import { stripRoutingFlags, buildRemoteAgentsInvocation, HOST_ROUTING_SPECS, } from './remote-cmd.js';
+import { stripRoutingFlags, buildRemoteAgentsInvocation, stripClixml, HOST_ROUTING_SPECS, } from './remote-cmd.js';
 import { resolveRemoteOsSync } from './remote-os.js';
 import { machineId } from '../session/sync/config.js';
 import { isDeviceAuto, resolveDeviceAffinity } from '../smart-launch.js';
@@ -36,8 +36,16 @@ import { isKnownTopLevelCommand } from '../startup/command-registry.js';
  * (`repo`/`repos`, `exec`/`run`) so either argv form routes the same way.
  *
  * Prefer adding here over per-command SSH code — this is the single choke point.
+ *
+ * Every key MUST be a real top-level command (a `KNOWN_TOP_LEVEL_COMMANDS`
+ * member) — `passthrough.test.ts` asserts it. A key that is not one is dead:
+ * the gate in {@link maybeRunOnHost} rejects the name as unknown before this
+ * table is consulted, and before that gate existed it SSH'd a command the peer
+ * would also reject. `cli`/`packages`/`versions`/`daemon` were exactly that
+ * (the commands are `clis`, `registry`/`search`/`install`/`publish`,
+ * `add`/`use`/`list`, and none) and were removed.
  */
-const REMOTE_PASSTHROUGH = {
+export const REMOTE_PASSTHROUGH = {
     // status / inspect
     view: {},
     inspect: {},
@@ -65,10 +73,8 @@ const REMOTE_PASSTHROUGH = {
     permissions: {},
     perms: {},
     mcp: {},
-    cli: {},
     subagents: {},
     workflows: {},
-    packages: {},
     models: {},
     profiles: {},
     defaults: {},
@@ -89,20 +95,18 @@ const REMOTE_PASSTHROUGH = {
     lock: {},
     feedback: {},
     wallet: {},
-    daemon: {},
     pty: {},
     tmux: {},
     watchdog: {},
     factory: {},
     browser: {},
-    versions: {},
 };
 /**
  * Commands that register and interpret `--host`/`--device` themselves — must
  * fall through to local commander even when the flag is present. Do not add
  * these to {@link REMOTE_PASSTHROUGH}.
  */
-const OWN_HOST_COMMANDS = new Set([
+export const OWN_HOST_COMMANDS = new Set([
     'run',
     'exec', // deprecated alias of run
     'harness', // `--host <agent>` names the host CLI to run under, not a remote device
@@ -186,7 +190,9 @@ function buildFleetForwardedArgs(allArgs) {
 /** Parse stdout as JSON; on failure return an object describing the error. */
 function safeJsonParse(stdout) {
     try {
-        return JSON.parse(stdout);
+        // A Windows device relays its `--json` through PowerShell, which can prefix a
+        // CLIXML banner ahead of the payload — strip it before parsing (RUSH-2286).
+        return JSON.parse(stripClixml(stdout));
     }
     catch {
         return { parseError: 'invalid JSON', snippet: stdout.trim().slice(0, 200) };
@@ -614,10 +620,13 @@ export function streamAgentsOnHost(host, forwardedArgs, opts = {}) {
     const remoteOs = opts.remoteOs ?? resolveRemoteOsSync(host.name);
     const env = withActorEnv({ ...opts.extraEnv, AGENTS_FLEET_REMOTE: '1' });
     const remoteCmd = buildRemoteAgentsInvocation(forwardedArgs, opts.remoteCwd, remoteOs, env);
-    const code = sshStream(target, remoteCmd, { tty: !!opts.interactive, multiplex: true });
+    const code = sshStream(target, remoteCmd, passthroughSshOptions(host, !!opts.interactive));
     if (code === 255) {
         console.error(chalk.red(`${host.name}: unreachable over SSH (asleep, offline, or host key changed?).`) +
             chalk.gray(' Check: agents hosts check ' + host.name));
     }
     return code;
 }
+export function passthroughSshOptions(host, interactive) {
+    return { tty: interactive, multiplex: true, extraSshArgs: hostIdentityArgs(host) };
+}

package/dist/lib/hosts/progress.d.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export declare const REMOTE_MIRROR_MAX_BYTES: number;
 export declare function pullRemoteLogDelta(target: string, opts: {
     remoteLog: string;
     offset: number;
+    extraSshArgs?: string[];
 }): {
     bytes: Buffer;
     newOffset: number;
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ export interface FollowOptions {
     pollMs?: number;
     /** Idle-backoff ceiling (default 4× the fast interval, min 4000ms). */
     maxPollMs?: number;
+    extraSshArgs?: string[];
+    remoteShell?: 'posix' | 'powershell';
 }
 /**
  * Build the per-task sentinel that separates the log tail from the exit-file
@@ -96,10 +99,18 @@ export declare function fetchProgress(target: string, opts: {
     remoteExit: string;
     taskId: string;
     offset: number;
+    extraSshArgs?: string[];
+    remoteShell?: 'posix' | 'powershell';
 }): {
     logChunk: Buffer;
     exit: string;
 } | null;
+export declare function buildWindowsProgressCommand(opts: {
+    remoteLog: string;
+    remoteExit: string;
+    taskId: string;
+    offset: number;
+}): string;
 /**
  * Remote shell for the persistent follow stream.
  *
@@ -124,7 +135,7 @@ export declare function parseStreamingExitFrame(stderr: Buffer, taskId: string):
  * File identity (`dev:ino`) of a path on the remote host, or null if it can't be
  * stat'd. GNU (`-c`) then BSD (`-f`) format, so it works on Linux and macOS hosts.
  */
-export declare function readRemoteFileId(target: string, remotePath: string): string | null;
+export declare function readRemoteFileId(target: string, remotePath: string, extraSshArgs?: string[]): string | null;
 /**
  * True when the local mirror file IS the very file we're tailing — the
  * localhost-as-host case, where `remoteLog` ($HOME-expanded) and `localLogPath`

package/dist/lib/hosts/progress.js

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { sshExec, sshExecRaw, sshExecRawStream } from '../ssh-exec.js';
+import { encodePowershell } from './remote-cmd.js';
 import { localLogPath } from './tasks.js';
 function sleep(ms) {
     return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ export function pullRemoteLogDelta(target, opts) {
     // single-quote it into a literal `$HOME`, and the tail would find nothing). The
     // hex basename is injection-safe, matching fetchProgress below.
     const remote = `tail -c +${opts.offset + 1} ${opts.remoteLog} 2>/dev/null`;
-    const res = sshExecRaw(target, remote, { timeoutMs: 20000, multiplex: true });
+    const res = sshExecRaw(target, remote, { timeoutMs: 20000, multiplex: true, extraSshArgs: opts.extraSshArgs });
     if (res.code === null)
         return null; // ssh itself failed / timed out
     return { bytes: res.stdout, newOffset: opts.offset + res.stdout.length };
@@ -102,19 +103,35 @@ export function fetchProgress(target, opts) {
     // only escape-sensitive bytes are its newlines (→ `\n`); it carries no `%`,
     // single-quote, or other printf/shell-special chars (task id is hex).
     const printfArg = exitMarker(opts.taskId).replace(/\n/g, '\\n');
-    const remote = `tail -c +${opts.offset + 1} ${opts.remoteLog} 2>/dev/null; ` +
-        `printf '${printfArg}'; ` +
-        `cat ${opts.remoteExit} 2>/dev/null`;
+    const remote = opts.remoteShell === 'powershell'
+        ? buildWindowsProgressCommand(opts)
+        : `tail -c +${opts.offset + 1} ${opts.remoteLog} 2>/dev/null; printf '${printfArg}'; cat ${opts.remoteExit} 2>/dev/null`;
     // Raw bytes (no UTF-8 decode): the log tail must be counted and re-emitted
     // byte-for-byte so a multibyte char split at the `tail -c` boundary neither
     // drifts the offset nor renders as U+FFFD. The exit code is pure ASCII → safe
     // to decode to a string for the caller's `.trim()`.
-    const res = sshExecRaw(target, remote, { timeoutMs: 20000 });
+    const res = sshExecRaw(target, remote, { timeoutMs: 20000, extraSshArgs: opts.extraSshArgs });
     const parts = splitProgressBytes(res.stdout, opts.taskId);
     if (!parts)
         return null;
     return { logChunk: parts.logChunk, exit: parts.exit.toString('utf8') };
 }
+export function buildWindowsProgressCommand(opts) {
+    const windowsPath = (value) => value.startsWith('$HOME/')
+        ? `(Join-Path $HOME '${value.slice('$HOME/'.length).replace(/'/g, "''")}')`
+        : `'${value.replace(/'/g, "''")}'`;
+    const markerBase64 = Buffer.from(exitMarker(opts.taskId), 'utf8').toString('base64');
+    const script = [
+        `$out = [Console]::OpenStandardOutput()`,
+        `$log = ${windowsPath(opts.remoteLog)}`,
+        `$exit = ${windowsPath(opts.remoteExit)}`,
+        `if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $log) { $bytes = [IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($log); if ($bytes.Length -gt ${opts.offset}) { $out.Write($bytes, ${opts.offset}, $bytes.Length - ${opts.offset}) } }`,
+        `$marker = [Convert]::FromBase64String('${markerBase64}')`,
+        `$out.Write($marker, 0, $marker.Length)`,
+        `if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $exit) { $bytes = [IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($exit); $out.Write($bytes, 0, $bytes.Length) }`,
+    ].join('; ');
+    return `powershell -NoProfile -EncodedCommand ${encodePowershell(script)}`;
+}
 /**
  * Remote shell for the persistent follow stream.
  *
@@ -160,8 +177,8 @@ export function parseStreamingExitFrame(stderr, taskId) {
  * File identity (`dev:ino`) of a path on the remote host, or null if it can't be
  * stat'd. GNU (`-c`) then BSD (`-f`) format, so it works on Linux and macOS hosts.
  */
-export function readRemoteFileId(target, remotePath) {
-    const res = sshExec(target, `stat -c '%d:%i' ${remotePath} 2>/dev/null || stat -f '%d:%i' ${remotePath} 2>/dev/null`, { timeoutMs: 8000 });
+export function readRemoteFileId(target, remotePath, extraSshArgs) {
+    const res = sshExec(target, `stat -c '%d:%i' ${remotePath} 2>/dev/null || stat -f '%d:%i' ${remotePath} 2>/dev/null`, { timeoutMs: 8000, extraSshArgs });
     const id = res.stdout.trim();
     return id || null;
 }
@@ -189,7 +206,7 @@ export async function followHostTask(target, opts) {
     let mirror = true;
     try {
         const s = fs.statSync(local);
-        if (mirrorAliasesSource(`${s.dev}:${s.ino}`, readRemoteFileId(target, opts.remoteLog))) {
+        if (mirrorAliasesSource(`${s.dev}:${s.ino}`, readRemoteFileId(target, opts.remoteLog, opts.extraSshArgs))) {
             mirror = false;
         }
     }
@@ -208,6 +225,21 @@ export async function followHostTask(target, opts) {
         offset += logChunk.length; // exact wire bytes — no re-encode drift
         return true;
     };
+    if (opts.remoteShell === 'powershell') {
+        for (;;) {
+            if (Date.now() >= deadline)
+                return -1;
+            const fetched = fetchProgress(target, { ...opts, offset, remoteShell: 'powershell' });
+            if (fetched) {
+                flush(fetched.logChunk);
+                const code = parseInt(fetched.exit.trim(), 10);
+                if (Number.isFinite(code))
+                    return code;
+            }
+            await sleep(waitMs);
+            waitMs = Math.min(maxMs, Math.round(waitMs * 1.5));
+        }
+    }
     for (;;) {
         const remaining = deadline - Date.now();
         if (remaining <= 0) {
@@ -223,6 +255,7 @@ export async function followHostTask(target, opts) {
                 timeoutMs: remaining,
                 signal: abort.signal,
                 multiplex: true,
+                extraSshArgs: opts.extraSshArgs,
                 onStdout: (chunk) => { gotOutput = flush(chunk) || gotOutput; },
             });
             exitFrame = parseStreamingExitFrame(stream.stderr, opts.taskId);

package/dist/lib/hosts/providers/devices.js

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ function deviceToPoolHost(device) {
         source: 'inline',
         address,
         user: device.user,
+        identityFile: device.auth.identityFile,
         ...(device.platform !== 'unknown' ? { os: device.platform } : {}),
         enrolled: true,
         status: statusOf(device),

package/dist/lib/hosts/ready.d.ts

@@ -18,20 +18,20 @@ export declare function buildProbeCommand(os?: string): string;
  * platform / enrolled `HostEntry.os`); when it marks the host Windows we take
  * the PowerShell path and report that known platform, otherwise POSIX + uname.
  */
-export declare function probeHost(target: string, os?: string): {
+export declare function probeHost(target: string, os?: string, extraSshArgs?: string[]): {
     reachable: boolean;
     os?: string;
 };
 /** ssh command that prints the remote agents-cli version. Pure/exported. */
 export declare function buildRemoteVersionCommand(os?: string): string;
 /** Remote agents-cli version (PATH-resolved on the remote), or null if not installed. */
-export declare function remoteAgentsVersion(target: string, os?: string): string | null;
+export declare function remoteAgentsVersion(target: string, os?: string, extraSshArgs?: string[]): string | null;
 /** ssh command that installs/upgrades agents-cli to `spec` then `agents setup`.
  * PowerShell has no `tail`/`[ -d ]`/`||`, so the Windows branch uses native
  * equivalents (`Select-Object -Last`, `Test-Path`). Pure/exported. */
 export declare function buildBootstrapCommand(spec: string, os?: string): string;
 /** Install (or upgrade to) a specific agents-cli version on the remote, then `agents setup`. */
-export declare function bootstrapAgentsCli(target: string, version: string | null, os?: string): {
+export declare function bootstrapAgentsCli(target: string, version: string | null, os?: string, extraSshArgs?: string[]): {
     ok: boolean;
     output: string;
 };
@@ -61,20 +61,61 @@ export interface ReadyProbe {
  * absorbed by its `.trim()`. Pure/exported so both branches are unit-testable.
  */
 export declare function buildReadyProbeCommand(os?: string): string;
-export declare function readyProbe(target: string, os?: string): ReadyProbe;
+export declare function readyProbe(target: string, os?: string, extraSshArgs?: string[]): ReadyProbe;
 /** Pure parser for `readyProbe` output (unit-tested without ssh). */
 export declare function parseReadyProbe(stdout: string): ReadyProbe;
 /** True if `view` output lists the named agent (word-boundary, case-insensitive). */
 export declare function viewHasAgent(view: string, agent: string): boolean;
+/**
+ * True when `version` is a concrete pin the remote must already have installed
+ * (e.g. `0.145.0`, `2.1.207`). Aliases (`latest` / `oldest` / `pinned` /
+ * `default` / `all` / `any`) resolve against the remote's own install set and
+ * are not preflight-checked here.
+ */
+export declare function isConcreteVersionPin(version?: string | null): boolean;
+/**
+ * Installed version strings for `agent` from `agents view --json` output.
+ * Returns `[]` when the agent row is absent, `undefined` when `view` is not
+ * JSON (text `agents list` fallback) so callers can degrade.
+ */
+export declare function viewAgentVersions(view: string, agent: string): string[] | undefined;
+/**
+ * Whether a concrete `agent@version` is installed according to remote view
+ * output. JSON path is authoritative; text listing falls back to a whole-token
+ * version match. `undefined` only when the text path has the agent but no
+ * version token to confirm against (callers treat that as unverified).
+ */
+export declare function viewHasAgentVersion(view: string, agent: string, version: string): boolean | undefined;
+/** Actionable fail-loud message for a missing remote pin (RUSH-2313). */
+export declare function missingPinnedVersionMessage(hostName: string, agent: string, version: string, installed?: string[]): string;
+/** Read the requested harness's sign-in verdict from `agents view --json`. */
+export declare function viewAgentSignedIn(view: string, agent: string): boolean | undefined;
 export interface EnsureReadyOptions {
     agent: string;
+    /**
+     * Explicit version pin (e.g. `"0.145.0"`). Concrete pins fail loud when the
+     * remote does not have that version installed so a detached `--no-follow`
+     * dispatch never reports "Dispatched" for a pin the box cannot run
+     * (RUSH-2313). Aliases (`latest` / …) are left for the remote CLI to resolve.
+     */
+    version?: string;
     /** Throw instead of warn when the agent isn't installed remotely. */
     requireAgent?: boolean;
 }
+/**
+ * Pure readiness verdict for the agent/version half of {@link ensureHostReady}
+ * (unit-tested without SSH). Returns warnings for soft agent-missing cases, or
+ * throws (via the caller's `throw new Error`) when a concrete pin is missing.
+ */
+export declare function evaluateHostAgentInstall(view: string, opts: EnsureReadyOptions, hostName: string): {
+    warnings: string[];
+};
 /**
  * Verify a host can run the agent: reachable + agents-cli present. Throws with an
  * actionable message otherwise. Agent-not-installed is a warning by default (the
  * remote `agents run` will surface it); pass requireAgent to make it fatal.
+ * A concrete `version` pin always fails loud when that version is absent
+ * (RUSH-2313) — never a silent "Dispatched" for a pin the box cannot run.
  *
  * One ssh round-trip (`readyProbe`) covers all three checks.
  */

package/dist/lib/hosts/ready.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { sshExec, shellQuote } from '../ssh-exec.js';
-import { sshTargetFor } from './types.js';
+import { hostIdentityArgs, sshTargetFor } from './types.js';
 import { remoteShellFor, buildWindowsAgentsCommand, encodePowershell, powershellQuote, POWERSHELL_PROGRESS_SILENCE } from './remote-cmd.js';
 import { resolveRemoteOsSync } from './remote-os.js';
 /** Resolve this CLI's own version by walking up to the nearest package.json. */
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ export function buildProbeCommand(os) {
  * platform / enrolled `HostEntry.os`); when it marks the host Windows we take
  * the PowerShell path and report that known platform, otherwise POSIX + uname.
  */
-export function probeHost(target, os) {
-    const r = sshExec(target, buildProbeCommand(os), { timeoutMs: 12000 });
+export function probeHost(target, os, extraSshArgs = []) {
+    const r = sshExec(target, buildProbeCommand(os), { timeoutMs: 12000, extraSshArgs });
     if (r.code !== 0)
         return { reachable: false };
     if (remoteShellFor(os) === 'powershell')
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ export function buildRemoteVersionCommand(os) {
         : 'bash -lc "agents --version 2>/dev/null"';
 }
 /** Remote agents-cli version (PATH-resolved on the remote), or null if not installed. */
-export function remoteAgentsVersion(target, os) {
-    const r = sshExec(target, buildRemoteVersionCommand(os), { timeoutMs: 20000 });
+export function remoteAgentsVersion(target, os, extraSshArgs = []) {
+    const r = sshExec(target, buildRemoteVersionCommand(os), { timeoutMs: 20000, extraSshArgs });
     if (r.code !== 0)
         return null;
     const v = r.stdout.trim();
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ export function buildBootstrapCommand(spec, os) {
     return `bash -lc ${shellQuote(script)}`;
 }
 /** Install (or upgrade to) a specific agents-cli version on the remote, then `agents setup`. */
-export function bootstrapAgentsCli(target, version, os) {
+export function bootstrapAgentsCli(target, version, os, extraSshArgs) {
     const spec = version ? `@phnx-labs/agents-cli@${version}` : '@phnx-labs/agents-cli';
-    const r = sshExec(target, buildBootstrapCommand(spec, os), { timeoutMs: 300000 });
+    const r = sshExec(target, buildBootstrapCommand(spec, os), { timeoutMs: 300000, extraSshArgs });
     return { ok: r.code === 0, output: (r.stdout + r.stderr).trim() };
 }
 /** Sentinel splitting the version output from the agent listing in one probe. */
@@ -113,17 +113,17 @@ export function buildReadyProbeCommand(os) {
     if (remoteShellFor(os) === 'powershell') {
         const script = `${POWERSHELL_PROGRESS_SILENCE}; ` +
             `agents --version 2>$null; Write-Output "${READY_MARKER}"; ` +
-            `agents view 2>$null; if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { agents list 2>$null }`;
+            `agents view --json 2>$null; if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { agents list 2>$null }`;
         return `powershell -NoProfile -EncodedCommand ${encodePowershell(script)}`;
     }
     const script = `agents --version 2>/dev/null; printf '\\n${READY_MARKER}\\n'; ` +
-        `agents view 2>/dev/null || agents list 2>/dev/null`;
+        `agents view --json 2>/dev/null || agents list 2>/dev/null`;
     return `bash -lc ${shellQuote(script)}`;
 }
-export function readyProbe(target, os) {
+export function readyProbe(target, os, extraSshArgs) {
     // Disable multiplexing: a stale control socket can hang the local ssh client
     // until the timeout fires, just like sshExecAsync does for the same reason.
-    const r = sshExec(target, buildReadyProbeCommand(os), { timeoutMs: 20000, multiplex: false });
+    const r = sshExec(target, buildReadyProbeCommand(os), { timeoutMs: 20000, multiplex: false, extraSshArgs });
     if (r.timedOut)
         return { reachable: false, version: null, view: '', timedOut: true };
     return parseReadyProbe(r.stdout);
@@ -140,16 +140,127 @@ export function parseReadyProbe(stdout) {
 export function viewHasAgent(view, agent) {
     return new RegExp(`\\b${agent}\\b`, 'i').test(view);
 }
+/**
+ * True when `version` is a concrete pin the remote must already have installed
+ * (e.g. `0.145.0`, `2.1.207`). Aliases (`latest` / `oldest` / `pinned` /
+ * `default` / `all` / `any`) resolve against the remote's own install set and
+ * are not preflight-checked here.
+ */
+export function isConcreteVersionPin(version) {
+    if (!version)
+        return false;
+    const v = version.trim();
+    if (!v)
+        return false;
+    // Keep in lockstep with agent-spec AGENT_QUALIFIERS (+ `any` filter token).
+    if (['latest', 'oldest', 'pinned', 'default', 'all', 'any'].includes(v.toLowerCase()))
+        return false;
+    // Same shape agent-spec accepts for an exact pin (no path traversal / spaces).
+    return /^(?!.*\.\.)[A-Za-z0-9._+-]{1,64}$/.test(v);
+}
+/**
+ * Installed version strings for `agent` from `agents view --json` output.
+ * Returns `[]` when the agent row is absent, `undefined` when `view` is not
+ * JSON (text `agents list` fallback) so callers can degrade.
+ */
+export function viewAgentVersions(view, agent) {
+    try {
+        const rows = JSON.parse(view);
+        if (!Array.isArray(rows))
+            return undefined;
+        const row = rows.find((candidate) => candidate.agent?.toLowerCase() === agent.toLowerCase());
+        if (!row)
+            return [];
+        return (row.versions ?? [])
+            .map((entry) => entry.version)
+            .filter((v) => typeof v === 'string' && v.length > 0);
+    }
+    catch {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+}
+/**
+ * Whether a concrete `agent@version` is installed according to remote view
+ * output. JSON path is authoritative; text listing falls back to a whole-token
+ * version match. `undefined` only when the text path has the agent but no
+ * version token to confirm against (callers treat that as unverified).
+ */
+export function viewHasAgentVersion(view, agent, version) {
+    const versions = viewAgentVersions(view, agent);
+    if (versions !== undefined)
+        return versions.includes(version);
+    if (!viewHasAgent(view, agent))
+        return false;
+    const escaped = version.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+    if (new RegExp(`\\b${escaped}\\b`).test(view))
+        return true;
+    return undefined;
+}
+/** Actionable fail-loud message for a missing remote pin (RUSH-2313). */
+export function missingPinnedVersionMessage(hostName, agent, version, installed) {
+    let installedHint = '';
+    if (installed) {
+        installedHint = installed.length > 0
+            ? ` Installed on that box: ${installed.join(', ')}.`
+            : ` Agent "${agent}" is not installed there.`;
+    }
+    return (`Pinned ${agent}@${version} is not installed on "${hostName}".${installedHint} ` +
+        `Install it on that box: agents ssh ${hostName} -- agents add ${agent}@${version}`);
+}
+/** Read the requested harness's sign-in verdict from `agents view --json`. */
+export function viewAgentSignedIn(view, agent) {
+    try {
+        const rows = JSON.parse(view);
+        const row = rows.find((candidate) => candidate.agent?.toLowerCase() === agent.toLowerCase());
+        if (!row)
+            return undefined;
+        const verdicts = (row.versions ?? [])
+            .map((version) => version.signedIn)
+            .filter((value) => typeof value === 'boolean');
+        return verdicts.length === 0 ? undefined : verdicts.some(Boolean);
+    }
+    catch {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+}
+/**
+ * Pure readiness verdict for the agent/version half of {@link ensureHostReady}
+ * (unit-tested without SSH). Returns warnings for soft agent-missing cases, or
+ * throws (via the caller's `throw new Error`) when a concrete pin is missing.
+ */
+export function evaluateHostAgentInstall(view, opts, hostName) {
+    const warnings = [];
+    if (isConcreteVersionPin(opts.version)) {
+        const version = opts.version.trim();
+        const installed = viewAgentVersions(view, opts.agent);
+        const has = viewHasAgentVersion(view, opts.agent, version);
+        if (has === true)
+            return { warnings };
+        // Missing or unverifiable pin: fail loud. Detached host dispatch used to
+        // print "Dispatched" and only die in the remote log ("codex@0.145.0 is not
+        // installed") — whole fleet drains no-op'd under that silent success.
+        throw new Error(missingPinnedVersionMessage(hostName, opts.agent, version, installed));
+    }
+    if (!viewHasAgent(view, opts.agent)) {
+        const msg = `Agent "${opts.agent}" may not be installed on "${hostName}" (remote \`agents add ${opts.agent}\` to install).`;
+        if (opts.requireAgent)
+            throw new Error(msg);
+        warnings.push(msg);
+    }
+    return { warnings };
+}
 /**
  * Verify a host can run the agent: reachable + agents-cli present. Throws with an
  * actionable message otherwise. Agent-not-installed is a warning by default (the
  * remote `agents run` will surface it); pass requireAgent to make it fatal.
+ * A concrete `version` pin always fails loud when that version is absent
+ * (RUSH-2313) — never a silent "Dispatched" for a pin the box cannot run.
  *
  * One ssh round-trip (`readyProbe`) covers all three checks.
  */
 export function ensureHostReady(host, opts) {
     const target = sshTargetFor(host);
-    const probe = readyProbe(target, host.os ?? resolveRemoteOsSync(host.name));
+    const probe = readyProbe(target, host.os ?? resolveRemoteOsSync(host.name), hostIdentityArgs(host));
     if (probe.timedOut) {
         throw new Error(`Host "${host.name}" (${target}) did not respond in time — the SSH probe timed out after 20 seconds. ` +
             `The host may be slow to start a login shell (nvm/sdkman init, cold node startup). ` +
@@ -161,12 +272,5 @@ export function ensureHostReady(host, opts) {
     if (!probe.version) {
         throw new Error(`agents-cli is not installed on "${host.name}". Enroll it first: agents hosts add ${host.name} (bootstraps agents-cli).`);
     }
-    const warnings = [];
-    if (!viewHasAgent(probe.view, opts.agent)) {
-        const msg = `Agent "${opts.agent}" may not be installed on "${host.name}" (remote \`agents add ${opts.agent}\` to install).`;
-        if (opts.requireAgent)
-            throw new Error(msg);
-        warnings.push(msg);
-    }
-    return { warnings };
+    return evaluateHostAgentInstall(probe.view, opts, host.name);
 }

package/dist/lib/hosts/reconcile.d.ts

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export declare function classifyExit(res: Pick<SshExecResult, 'code' | 'stdout'
  * $HOME-prefixed path with a safe (hex) basename — intentionally unquoted so the
  * remote shell expands $HOME (same contract as progress.ts's fetch).
  */
-export declare function readRemoteExit(target: string, remoteExit: string, timeoutMs?: number): RemoteExitState;
+export declare function readRemoteExit(target: string, remoteExit: string, timeoutMs?: number, identityFile?: string, remoteShell?: 'posix' | 'powershell'): RemoteExitState;
 /**
  * Heal one record. Terminal records are immutable (and never re-probed); a
  * `running` record is resolved to completed/failed only when the remote `.exit`
@@ -51,3 +51,4 @@ export declare function reconcileTask(task: HostTask): HostTask;
  * (async) ssh path is deliberately out of scope.
  */
 export declare function reconcileRunningTasks(tasks: HostTask[]): HostTask[];
+export declare function reachabilityProbeCommand(remoteShell?: 'posix' | 'powershell'): string;

package/dist/lib/hosts/reconcile.js

@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
  * record. We only ever CONFIRM completion; an unreachable host or an absent
  * `.exit` leaves the record `running` (we never guess failure).
  */
-import { sshExec, sshReachable } from '../ssh-exec.js';
+import { sshExec } from '../ssh-exec.js';
 import { updateTask, terminalPatch } from './tasks.js';
+import { encodePowershell } from './remote-cmd.js';
 /**
  * Classify a `cat <remoteExit>` result into a remote run state. Pure: all the
  * bug-prone branching (ssh-failure vs absent vs empty vs coded) lives here so it
@@ -35,8 +36,15 @@ export function classifyExit(res) {
  * $HOME-prefixed path with a safe (hex) basename — intentionally unquoted so the
  * remote shell expands $HOME (same contract as progress.ts's fetch).
  */
-export function readRemoteExit(target, remoteExit, timeoutMs = 6000) {
-    return classifyExit(sshExec(target, `cat ${remoteExit} 2>/dev/null`, { timeoutMs, multiplex: true }));
+export function readRemoteExit(target, remoteExit, timeoutMs = 6000, identityFile, remoteShell = 'posix') {
+    const command = remoteShell === 'powershell'
+        ? `powershell -NoProfile -EncodedCommand ${encodePowershell(`$path = Join-Path $HOME '${remoteExit.replace(/^\$HOME\//, '').replace(/'/g, "''")}'; if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $path) { Get-Content -LiteralPath $path -Raw }`)}`
+        : `cat ${remoteExit} 2>/dev/null`;
+    return classifyExit(sshExec(target, command, {
+        timeoutMs,
+        multiplex: true,
+        extraSshArgs: identityFile ? ['-i', identityFile, '-o', 'IdentitiesOnly=yes'] : undefined,
+    }));
 }
 /**
  * Heal one record. Terminal records are immutable (and never re-probed); a
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ export function readRemoteExit(target, remoteExit, timeoutMs = 6000) {
 export function reconcileTask(task) {
     if (task.status !== 'running')
         return task;
-    const st = readRemoteExit(task.target, task.remoteExit);
+    const st = readRemoteExit(task.target, task.remoteExit, 6000, task.identityFile, task.remoteShell);
     if (st.state !== 'done')
         return task;
     return updateTask(task.id, terminalPatch(st.code)) ?? task;
@@ -66,11 +74,17 @@ export function reconcileRunningTasks(tasks) {
     const reachable = new Map();
     const patched = new Map();
     for (const t of running) {
-        if (!reachable.has(t.target))
-            reachable.set(t.target, sshReachable(t.target, 6000));
+        if (!reachable.has(t.target)) {
+            const probeCommand = reachabilityProbeCommand(t.remoteShell);
+            const probe = sshExec(t.target, probeCommand, {
+                timeoutMs: 6000,
+                extraSshArgs: t.identityFile ? ['-i', t.identityFile, '-o', 'IdentitiesOnly=yes'] : undefined,
+            });
+            reachable.set(t.target, probe.code === 0);
+        }
         if (!reachable.get(t.target))
             continue; // host down → leave running
-        const st = readRemoteExit(t.target, t.remoteExit);
+        const st = readRemoteExit(t.target, t.remoteExit, 6000, t.identityFile, t.remoteShell);
         if (st.state === 'done') {
             const updated = updateTask(t.id, terminalPatch(st.code));
             if (updated)
@@ -79,3 +93,6 @@ export function reconcileRunningTasks(tasks) {
     }
     return tasks.map((t) => patched.get(t.id) ?? t);
 }
+export function reachabilityProbeCommand(remoteShell) {
+    return remoteShell === 'powershell' ? 'powershell -NoProfile -Command "exit 0"' : 'true';
+}