bootproof 0.1.0 → 0.4.0

package/README.md

@@ -1,58 +1,378 @@
 # BootProof
 
-> **The honest Run Button for repos — with proof, not vibes.**
+[![CI](https://github.com/bootproof/bootproof/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/bootproof/bootproof/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+[![Receipt Gate](https://github.com/bootproof/bootproof/actions/workflows/receipt-gate.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/bootproof/bootproof/actions/workflows/receipt-gate.yml)
 
-**Human diagnosis. Machine proof. One engine.**
+BootProof answers one question: **did this repository actually boot?** Not "did a command run?" Not "did Docker say containers are up?" Not "did an AI agent say it worked?" BootProof inspects a repo, builds an evidence-based run plan, executes only what it can justify, observes real health, and writes a signed attestation for success or failure. No proof, no green check.
+
+---
+
+## The Living Receipt: proof that travels
+
+The Living Receipt is the same evidence as the JSON attestation, rendered as a single self-contained HTML file that re-verifies its own ed25519 signature in your browser with zero network calls. Download it, open it locally, then click **Tamper with signature** to watch the verdict collapse:
+
+```bash
+curl -sL https://github.com/bootproof/bootproof/raw/main/assets/living-receipt.html -o proof.bootproof.html
+open proof.bootproof.html   # macOS; xdg-open on Linux; double-click on Windows
+```
+
+The receipt is signed at the `local_developer_signed` trust level — it proves integrity-since-signing, not that the signer's machine was honest. The trust ladder (`local_developer_signed` → `ci_oidc_signed` → `neutral_runner_signed` → `transparency_logged`) is documented in the artifact itself. Generate your own with `npx bootproof up <repo> --receipt`.
+
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://github.com/bootproof/bootproof/raw/main/assets/living-receipt.html"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/download%20the%20Living%20Receipt-%E2%9C%93%20real%20capture%20%C2%B7%20self--verifying-0E9D5B?style=flat-square&labelColor=16181D" alt="Download the Living Receipt"></a>
+  <sub>(right-click → Save Link As… → save as <code>.html</code> → double-click to open)</sub>
+</p>
+
+---
+
+## Quick start: up and verify
+
+```bash
+cd /path/to/repository
+npx bootproof up .
+```
+
+BootProof inspects the repo and either proves it booted or explains why it refused. For explicit local execution with dependency installation:
+
+```bash
+npx bootproof up . --provider local --unsafe-local --install
+```
+
+Verify a signed attestation:
+
+```bash
+npx bootproof verify .bootproof/attestation.json
+npx bootproof verify . --require-known-signer   # CI gating: reject unknown signers
+```
+
+---
+
+## Receipt Gate: CI and AI agents
+
+Receipt Gate is a GitHub Action that blocks PR merges unless BootProof observes a real boot. No proof, no merge.
+
+```yaml
+- uses: bootproof/receipt-gate@v1
+  with:
+    path: .
+    require-health: 'true'   # default: observed HTTP health required
+```
+
+Gate your AI agent directly — in `.claude/settings.json`, make the agent hand you a receipt every time it claims done:
+
+```json
+{
+  "hooks": {
+    "Stop": [{
+      "hooks": [{
+        "type": "command",
+        "command": "npx -y bootproof@0.4.0 up . --provider local --unsafe-local --json --timeout 60000 > .bootproof-last.json; node -e \"const r=require('./.bootproof-last.json'); console.log(r.booted && r.healthVerified ? '✅ RECEIPT: work boots and answers' : '❌ NO RECEIPT: ' + (r.failureClass||'boot not observed'));\""
+      }]
+    }]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+See [`bootproof/receipt-gate`](https://github.com/bootproof/receipt-gate) for the full Action and the agent-hook snippet.
+
+---
+
+## Full command surface
+
+### Boot a selected workspace
+
+```bash
+npx bootproof up . --workspace apps/studio
+```
+
+### Run in CI/machine mode
+
+```bash
+npx bootproof up . --ci --json
+```
+
+### Verify an existing service
+
+```bash
+npx bootproof verify-url http://localhost:8001/api/v1/health
+```
+
+### Attach external health to the current repo
+
+```bash
+npx bootproof up . --external-health http://localhost:8001/api/v1/health
+```
+
+### Explain an attestation
+
+```bash
+npx bootproof explain .bootproof/attestation.json
+```
+
+### Static infrastructure diff
+
+```bash
+npx bootproof diff --base main --head HEAD
+npx bootproof diff --base main --head HEAD --json
+```
+
+### Export a CycloneDX SBOM
+
+```bash
+npx bootproof export-sbom .
+npx bootproof export-sbom . --json
+```
+
+Reads `package-lock.json` and writes `.bootproof/sbom.cdx.json` in CycloneDX 1.5 JSON format. Each top-level dependency in the lockfile becomes a `library` component with a `pkg:npm/{name}@{version}` purl. The application itself is recorded as the `metadata.component`. No transitive resolution is performed beyond what the lockfile already records, and no code is executed to produce the SBOM. Repositories without a `package-lock.json` are refused. The only supported `--format` value is `cyclonedx-json`.
+
+### Deterministic repair
+
+```bash
+npx bootproof fix .
+```
+
+### Optional BYOK AI repair suggestion
+
+```bash
+OPENAI_API_KEY=... npx bootproof fix . --ai
+```
+
+or:
+
+```bash
+ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=... BOOTPROOF_AI_PROVIDER=anthropic npx bootproof fix . --ai
+```
+
+`bootproof up` remains zero-AI.
+
+### Key rotation
+
+```bash
+bootproof rotate-keys                    # generate new key, back up old
+bootproof rotate-keys --repo . --resign  # also re-sign the latest attestation
+```
+
+---
+
+## Demos
+
+### Supabase-style stack, verified locally
+
+BootProof treats a Supabase-style stack as something that must be proved, not assumed. It infers the stack, identifies the boot path, starts the services, verifies localhost health, and writes a signed attestation.
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="assets/bootproof-supabase-demo.gif" alt="BootProof demo verifying a Supabase-style stack" width="900">
+</p>
+
+### GitLab-style repo, AI repair gated by proof
+
+AI coding agents can suggest commands, but they should not be trusted to declare success. This demo shows the BootProof agent loop: AI suggests a repair, BootProof requires approval, runs one bounded step, reruns verification, and writes a receipt showing what changed.
 
 <p align="center">
-  <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossbuckley1990-hash/bootproof/main/assets/bootproof_viral_demo.gif" alt="BootProof demo" width="900">
+  <img src="assets/bootproof-gitlab-agent-demo.gif" alt="BootProof demo showing AI repair suggestions gated by proof" width="900">
 </p>
 
-BootProof inspects a local repository, builds an evidence-based run plan, executes only what it can justify, observes HTTP health, and writes a signed attestation for success or failure.
+### Living Receipt reproduction
+
+The two receipts in the Living Receipt download are real captures from a real `bootproof up` run — one that boots to HTTP 200, and one that segfaults at runtime. Reproduce them:
+
+```bash
+# Using the TypeScript CLI — emits the receipt natively
+npx bootproof up <any-repo> --provider local --unsafe-local --install --receipt
+
+# Or use the standalone MVP engine (for development/testing)
+node scripts/bootproof_up.mjs fixtures/real-booting-app --label "real-booting-app"
+
+# Regenerate the Living Receipt HTML from MVP captures
+node scripts/build_living_receipt.mjs \
+  scripts/records/real-booting-app.json \
+  scripts/records/real-slop-app.json \
+  --out assets/living-receipt.html
+
+# Run the smoke test (verifies both native and fallback paths)
+node scripts/verify_living_receipt.mjs
+```
+
+The Living Receipt carries PLG hooks: a first-time visitor banner, a "Copy markdown badge" button, a "Download this file" button, and a page-level CTA. See [`assets/bootproof-badge-template.md`](assets/bootproof-badge-template.md) for badge snippets and [`docs/LAUNCH_PLAYBOOK.md`](docs/LAUNCH_PLAYBOOK.md) for the distribution sequence.
+
+---
+
+## Why BootProof exists
+
+Every developer knows this loop:
+
+```bash
+git clone some/repo
+npm install
+npm run dev
+```
+
+Then reality appears.
+
+Wrong Node version. Wrong pnpm version. Missing Java. Missing Clojure. Docker is running but the service is not healthy. Postgres exists but the role does not. Redis is missing. A migration fails. The app starts but nothing responds. A container is “up” but the product is unusable. An AI agent confidently says “done” because a process started.
+
+That is not proof.
+
+BootProof exists because repo onboarding should not depend on hope, terminal archaeology, or fake green checks.
+
+---
+
+## The problem
+
+Modern repositories are no longer simple.
+
+A repo might contain:
 
-It does not turn every repository green. That would defeat the point.
+- multiple workspaces
+- Docker Compose services
+- frontend and backend apps
+- hidden runtime requirements
+- package-manager version constraints
+- generated assets
+- database migrations
+- health endpoints
+- undocumented local assumptions
+
+A README can be useful, but it is not proof.
+
+A terminal command can be useful, but it is not proof.
+
+A model response can be useful, but it is not proof.
+
+BootProof turns repo booting into an evidence trail.
+
+---
+
+## The core idea
+
+BootProof separates **activity** from **evidence**.
+
+| Weak signal | What BootProof wants instead |
+|---|---|
+| command exited | observed health |
+| process started | reachable endpoint |
+| container running | service actually responds |
+| README says it works | repo evidence + runtime proof |
+| AI says it is done | signed attestation |
+| one workspace responded | selected app/workspace proof |
+
+A failed run is still useful if it tells the truth.
 
 ```text
-No proof, no green check.
+✗ NOT VERIFIED — package_manager_version_mismatch
+
+What happened:
+The repository requires pnpm 10.24.0, but this environment has pnpm 9.15.4.
+
+Why BootProof refused:
+The dependency install cannot be trusted with the wrong package manager version.
+
+Safe next step:
+Run corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@10.24.0 --activate, then rerun BootProof.
+
+Evidence:
+.bootproof/attestation.json
 ```
 
-## One engine. Two interfaces.
+Predictable failure is a feature.
+
+---
 
-Humans run:
+## Try it on a public Git repo
+
+BootProof can inspect public HTTPS repositories from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Codeberg.
 
 ```bash
-bootproof up .
+npx bootproof up https://github.com/dubinc/dub
 ```
 
-They get a diagnosis and a runbook.
+Remote repositories are untrusted code, so BootProof inspects first and refuses execution until you explicitly opt in.
+
+```text
+Remote source: https://github.com/dubinc/dub.git
+Clone retained at: .bootproof/remotes/github.com/dubinc/dub-*/repo
+
+Inference
+  application: yes
+  package manager: pnpm
+  selected command: pnpm dev
+
+✗ NOT VERIFIED — remote_code_execution_blocked
 
-Machines run:
+Why BootProof refused:
+Remote repositories are untrusted code and require explicit consent.
+```
+
+To run remote code locally, you must say so explicitly:
 
 ```bash
-bootproof up . --ci --json
+npx bootproof up https://github.com/dubinc/dub --provider local --unsafe-local --install
 ```
 
-They get a signed verdict and a deterministic exit code.
+BootProof never silently executes remote code.
 
-The same engine powers both.
+---
 
-## What It Tells Humans
+## What a successful run looks like
 
-A failed run is still useful:
+```text
+✓ install: dependencies installed
+✓ start-app: app process started and was supervised
+✓ health: observed HTTP 200 at http://localhost:3333
+
+✓ BOOTED — HTTP 200 at http://localhost:3333
+
+Evidence:
+.bootproof/attestation.json
+```
+
+A repository is only marked `BOOTED` when BootProof observes health evidence.
+
+A process start is not enough.  
+A successful install is not enough.  
+A Docker container is not enough.  
+A command exiting is not enough.
+
+---
+
+## What BootProof gives humans
+
+Humans get a readable diagnosis:
 
 ```text
-NOT VERIFIED — package_manager_version_mismatch
-What happened: The repository requires pnpm 10.24.0, but this environment has pnpm 9.15.4.
-Why BootProof refused: The dependency install cannot be trusted with the wrong package manager version.
-Safe next step: Run corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@10.24.0 --activate, then rerun BootProof.
-Evidence: .bootproof/attestation.json
+NOT VERIFIED — workspace_ambiguous
+
+BootProof detected a root command that starts multiple workspaces in parallel.
+Choose a specific application with --workspace <dir>; one responding workspace
+is not proof that the whole repository booted.
+```
+
+Example:
+
+```bash
+npx bootproof up . --workspace apps/studio
 ```
 
-BootProof distinguishes diagnosis from proof. Detecting Python, Flask, React, Celery, Go, or a monorepo does not mean BootProof claims full orchestration support for that stack.
+BootProof is designed to make failures legible.
+
+It should tell you whether the problem is:
 
-## What It Gives Machines
+- package-manager mismatch
+- skipped install
+- missing runtime
+- ambiguous workspace
+- unsupported orchestration
+- allocated port
+- failed service
+- failed app start
+- unhealthy endpoint
+- health timeout
 
-`--json` emits exactly one `bootproof/result/v1` object to stdout:
+---
+
+## What BootProof gives machines
+
+`--json` emits exactly one `bootproof/result/v1` object:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -67,112 +387,438 @@ BootProof distinguishes diagnosis from proof. Detecting Python, Flask, React, Ce
 }
 ```
 
-`--ci` disables colour and interactive output. Exit codes are deterministic:
+`--ci` disables colour and interactive prompts.
+
+Exit codes are deterministic:
+
+| Exit code | Meaning |
+|---:|---|
+| `0` | `booted === true` and `healthVerified === true` |
+| `1` | refusal, ambiguity, install failure, app failure, service failure, or health failure |
+
+That makes BootProof useful for CI, agent workflows, and repo-quality gates.
+
+---
+
+## Real repo evidence
+
+BootProof has been tested against real repositories, including small apps, monorepos, large platforms, and multi-service stacks.
+
+The point is not to turn every repo green. The point is to produce the correct verdict.
 
-- `0`: `booted === true` and `healthVerified === true`
-- `1`: every refusal, ambiguity, install failure, service failure, app failure, or health failure
+| Repository | Result | What it proved |
+|---|---|---|
+| `dubinc/dub` | `NOT VERIFIED — remote_code_execution_blocked` | BootProof inspected the repo but refused to execute remote code without explicit consent. |
+| `makeplane/plane` | useful monorepo path | BootProof handled a more complex workspace-style repo and produced actionable evidence. |
+| `airbytehq/airbyte` | refused direct orchestration, then externally verified | Airbyte required `abctl`, Kind, Helm and a documented local path. BootProof refused to pretend a normal command was enough, then verified the external health endpoint. |
+| `gitlabhq/gitlabhq` | manual boot loop exposed hidden environment assumptions | GitLab showed why large repos need evidence trails rather than README optimism. |
+| `metabase/metabase` | backend health reached, frontend missing | Metabase showed the difference between “backend is alive” and “full UI booted”. |
+| `supabase/supabase` | `workspace_ambiguous`; manual Compose platform boot | BootProof correctly refused a fake monorepo-wide green check. The official Docker Compose path booted core services, proving the need for explicit full-platform compose mode. |
 
-## Quick Start
+Failure is not hidden or relabelled as support.
 
-Run against a local repository:
+Evidence stays evidence.
+
+See [docs/REAL_REPO_EVIDENCE.md](docs/REAL_REPO_EVIDENCE.md).
+
+---
+
+## Supabase example: why honest failure matters
+
+A fresh BootProof run against `supabase/supabase` detected:
+
+```text
+stack: make-driven, node-frontend, docker-compose
+repo compose: docker/docker-compose.yml
+workspaces: apps/studio, apps/www, apps/docs, packages/*
+selected command: make dev
+```
+
+BootProof refused:
+
+```text
+✗ NOT VERIFIED — workspace_ambiguous
+
+The root command starts multiple workspaces in parallel.
+One responding workspace would not prove that the whole repository booted.
+```
+
+That refusal is correct.
+
+Manual follow-up through Supabase’s official Docker route proved the platform path:
 
 ```bash
-cd /path/to/repository
-npx bootproof up .
+cd docker
+cp .env.example .env
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+Core services such as Kong, Studio, DB, Auth, REST and Pooler reported healthy/running, and `localhost:8000` returned Kong/API responses.
+
+The lesson:
+
+> BootProof should not fake a monorepo-wide success just because one endpoint responds.
+
+---
+
+## Airbyte example: external verification
+
+Airbyte correctly exceeded BootProof’s direct orchestration boundary.
+
+BootProof refused instead of pretending a normal Gradle, Make, or Compose command was enough. The documented local path required `abctl`, Kind and Helm. A human followed that runbook and booted the application.
+
+BootProof could then verify the external health endpoint without claiming it started Airbyte.
+
+```bash
+bootproof verify-url http://localhost:8001/api/v1/health
+```
+
+External verification means:
+
+```text
+This endpoint responded.
+BootProof did not orchestrate the startup.
+```
+
+That distinction matters.
+
+---
+
+## Verifying attestations: signer tiers
+
+Signature verification reports one of three local signer tiers:
+
+- `this machine`: the artifact was signed by `~/.bootproof/signer.json`;
+- `known`: the signer was explicitly pinned in `~/.bootproof/known_signers.json`;
+- `UNKNOWN`: the signature is intact, but it proves integrity only and the signer is not trusted.
+
+Unknown foreign signers are never pinned automatically. To deliberately trust an intact
+foreign signer, review the printed SHA-256 SPKI fingerprint and run:
+
+```bash
+npx bootproof verify proof.json --trust-signer
+```
+
+Use `--require-known-signer` for CI gating. When verification targets a repository directory,
+BootProof also compares the attested commit with the repository's current `HEAD`; `--strict`
+fails on either an unknown signer or a commit mismatch. A valid signature proves the artifact
+was not altered after signing. It does not, by itself, prove who produced it.
+
+---
+
+## The agent-in-the-loop model
+
+BootProof is built for a world where humans and AI agents both touch repositories.
+
+The intended loop is:
+
+```text
+Diagnose
+→ Classify
+→ Plan
+→ Risk-classify
+→ Approve
+→ Execute one step
+→ Verify
+→ Receipt
+→ Repeat
 ```
 
-Host execution can be selected explicitly:
+AI can suggest.  
+Humans can approve.  
+BootProof proves.
+
+The complete autonomous loop is not implemented. Today BootProof exposes four honest modes.
+
+### 1. Direct orchestration
 
 ```bash
-npx bootproof up . --provider local --unsafe-local
+bootproof up .
 ```
 
-Run dependency installation only when intended:
+BootProof infers a supported local run path, executes it within the selected safety boundary, observes health, and writes an attestation.
+
+Unsupported or ambiguous orchestration is refused.
+
+### 2. External verification
 
 ```bash
-npx bootproof up . --install
+bootproof verify-url http://localhost:8001/api/v1/health
 ```
 
-Explain and verify the signed result:
+BootProof observes a service started outside BootProof. Successful evidence is classified as externally verified and never claims BootProof started the app.
+
+### 3. Agent planning
 
 ```bash
-npx bootproof explain .bootproof/attestation.json
-npx bootproof verify .bootproof/attestation.json
+bootproof plan-agent .
 ```
 
-Run against a public GitHub repository:
+BootProof writes a deterministic, risk-classified plan and a redacted local receipt chain. It does not execute candidate actions, and planning never counts as success.
+
+### 4. Deterministic repair
 
 ```bash
-npx bootproof up https://github.com/user/repo
+bootproof fix .
 ```
 
-BootProof clones credential-free HTTPS GitHub URLs into `.bootproof/remotes/` and retains the clone so its evidence and any generated files continue to exist. It inspects the clone but refuses to execute remote code until host execution is explicitly acknowledged:
+BootProof maps exact known failures to deterministic repair actions. Mutating commands and patches require explicit approval. Verification decides whether the failure progressed or the application booted.
+
+See:
+
+- [docs/AGENT_IN_THE_LOOP.md](docs/AGENT_IN_THE_LOOP.md)
+- [docs/AGENT_RUN_RECEIPTS.md](docs/AGENT_RUN_RECEIPTS.md)
+- [docs/DETERMINISTIC_REPAIR_SAFETY_MODEL.md](docs/DETERMINISTIC_REPAIR_SAFETY_MODEL.md)
+
+---
+
+## Deterministic repair
+
+`bootproof fix` reads the latest signature-valid classified failure and maps exact known failures to deterministic actions.
 
 ```bash
-npx bootproof up https://github.com/user/repo --provider local --unsafe-local
+bootproof fix .
 ```
 
-Review the inferred commands before using that acknowledgement. Add `--install` only when you also intend to run dependency installation and its lifecycle scripts. Remote `--dry-run` is refused before cloning because dry runs promise to write nothing.
+Host and service commands show the exact command, scope and risk. They run only when the user gives explicit approval. JSON and CI modes never approve commands.
+
+Repair receipts distinguish:
+
+- declined
+- failed
+- progressed
+- verified
 
-Contributors working from this source repository can use `npm ci`, `npm run build`, and `npm link`. Those steps are not required for npm users.
+Machine mode:
 
-## Honesty Contract
+```bash
+bootproof fix . --json
+```
+
+It emits one `bootproof/repair-result/v1` object and exits `0` only when a verified receipt exists.
 
-BootProof is constrained on purpose:
+`fix` never applies file patches directly. To explicitly apply a signature-valid file repair to a local working tree:
+
+```bash
+bootproof apply-repair .
+```
 
-- no verified boot without an observed health signal
-- no success rendering for skipped steps
-- no invented secrets
-- no writes to `.env`, `.env.local`, `.env.development`, or `.env.production`
-- no silent project patching
-- no guessed workspace when the repository is ambiguous
-- no claim that generated scaffolding exists unless it was written
-- signed failed attestations for refusals and execution failures
-- raw local evidence preserved in the attestation
-- no telemetry or hidden evidence upload
+Application checks the receipt signature, allowed file scope, signed content hashes, and exact current preimages before writing.
+
+See [docs/REPAIR_RECEIPT.md](docs/REPAIR_RECEIPT.md).
+
+---
+
+## Optional BYOK AI
+
+AI suggestions are optional and are only available after no deterministic repair is known.
+
+```bash
+OPENAI_API_KEY=... bootproof fix . --ai
+```
+
+or:
+
+```bash
+ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=... BOOTPROOF_AI_PROVIDER=anthropic bootproof fix . --ai
+```
+
+BootProof asks before contacting the provider, sends only redacted structured failure evidence, validates the strict `bootproof/ai-repair-suggestion/v1` response through the shared safety model, and asks again before any command or patch is tested.
+
+AI suggestions are recorded as `ai_suggested`.
+
+They never enter the deterministic registry automatically.
+
+---
+
+## Static infrastructure diff
+
+```bash
+bootproof diff --base main --head feature-branch
+bootproof diff --base main --head HEAD --json
+```
+
+`diff` reads committed Git objects and performs static analysis only.
+
+It does not:
+
+- check out either ref
+- execute repository code
+- install dependencies
+- read protected `.env` contents
+- upload data
+
+It reports supported drift in:
+
+- dependency manifests and lockfiles
+- Compose services and ports
+- environment variable names
+- start commands
+- package managers
+- runtime markers
+- detectable health routes
+
+A diff can require fresh proof, but it never claims the head revision boots. Run `bootproof up` against the intended revision to establish that with observed health evidence.
+
+---
+
+## Honesty contract
+
+BootProof is constrained on purpose.
+
+It will not:
+
+- mark a repo `BOOTED` without observed health
+- execute remote code without explicit consent
+- fall back from Docker to host execution silently
+- render skipped steps as success
+- invent secrets
+- write protected `.env` files
+- silently patch project code
+- guess a workspace when the repo is ambiguous
+- claim generated scaffolding exists unless it was written
+- upload telemetry or hidden evidence
+
+It will:
+
+- sign successful attestations
+- sign failed attestations
+- preserve local evidence
+- classify known failures
+- refuse unsupported paths clearly
 
 See [docs/HONESTY_CONTRACT.md](docs/HONESTY_CONTRACT.md).
 
-## Current Capabilities
+---
+
+## Safety model
+
+### Execution isolation (read this before running on a repo you don't trust)
+
+BootProof's execution model is **honest by default, not isolated by default**. There is no general-purpose container sandbox in the current release. Here is exactly what happens when you run `bootproof up`:
+
+- **Default (`--provider docker`)**: BootProof will only execute inside Docker for **source-built Compose applications** (repos with a `docker-compose.yml` where the app service is built from source). For every other repo — plain Node, Python, Rust, Go — the Docker provider **refuses to run** with `orchestration_not_supported` rather than silently falling back to the host. This is intentional: the default is fail-closed, not silent host execution.
+- **`--provider local --unsafe-local`**: runs install and start commands **directly on your host machine** using `spawn(command, { shell: true })`. There is no container, no network restriction, no read-only filesystem. The `--unsafe-local` flag is the explicit consent gate — you are acknowledging that you have reviewed the inferred commands and accept that the repo's code (including `postinstall` scripts, `prestart` hooks, and anything the start command does) will run on your machine with your privileges.
+- **Remote repos** (`bootproof up https://github.com/...`): BootProof clones for inspection but **refuses to execute** without `--provider local --unsafe-local`. Inspection is safe; execution requires consent.
+
+**Before running `bootproof up --provider local --unsafe-local` on a repo you didn't write:**
+1. Run `bootproof up <repo> --dry-run` first to see the inferred commands without executing them.
+2. Read the plan. The install command and start command will run on your host.
+3. Only then add `--unsafe-local --install` to actually execute.
+
+This is the current truth. General-purpose Docker isolation for non-Compose repos is on the roadmap but is not in this release. If that's a blocker for your use case, do not use BootProof on untrusted repos yet.
+
+### Repair safety
+
+BootProof treats repair actions as executable risk.
+
+The repair safety model blocks or escalates dangerous commands before they run.
+
+Blocked examples include:
+
+- `sudo`
+- shell interpreters
+- pipe-to-shell downloads such as `curl | sh`
+- inline arbitrary execution such as `node -e`, `python -c`, `ruby -e`
+- recursive world-writable chmod
+- raw disk writes
+- destructive database drops
+- protected `.env` writes
+- secret exfiltration patterns
+
+High-risk actions require explicit approval and can never be downgraded by AI-provided risk labels.
+
+See [docs/DETERMINISTIC_REPAIR_SAFETY_MODEL.md](docs/DETERMINISTIC_REPAIR_SAFETY_MODEL.md).
+
+---
+
+## Current capabilities
 
 BootProof currently provides:
 
 - Node package-manager and start-command inference
-- Python/Flask and Go/Node hybrid detection
 - monorepo candidate ranking
-- Docker service dependency detection and scaffolding
-- localhost health-candidate discovery from repository evidence and app logs
+- Docker service dependency detection
+- repository Compose detection
+- conservative Go main-package execution
+- Rails `bin/rails` entrypoint detection
+- explicit Make run-target execution
+- Python/Flask and Go/Node hybrid detection
+- localhost health-candidate discovery from repo evidence and app logs
 - classified failures
 - signed Ed25519 attestations
 - strict JSON and fail-closed CI output
 - redacted registry-entry export
+- deterministic sandboxed repairs for registered failure classes
+- explicit repair application with signature, scope and stale-preimage checks
+- static infrastructure diff
+
+Detection is broader than orchestration. BootProof may detect a stack and still refuse to run it if the proof boundary is not safe or clear.
+
+---
+
+## Supported entrypoints
+
+Supported execution paths are deliberately narrow.
+
+| Type | Supported path |
+|---|---|
+| Node | package manager + selected start/dev script |
+| Go | exactly one `main.go` or `cmd/*/main.go` |
+| Ruby/Rails | `Gemfile` plus `bin/rails` |
+| Make | explicit `run`, `serve`, `server`, `start`, or `dev` target |
+| Compose | repository-local build context with published HTTP port |
+
+Each path still requires observed health.
+
+A successful `docker compose up -d`, process spawn, or command exit is not a green result by itself.
+
+---
+
+## Failure taxonomy
+
+Common failure classes include:
+
+- `not_an_application`
+- `workspace_ambiguous`
+- `dependency_install_skipped`
+- `package_manager_version_mismatch`
+- `python_flask_setup_required`
+- `service_port_allocated`
+- `postgres_auth_env_missing`
+- `health_http_error`
+- `health_check_timeout`
+- `remote_code_execution_blocked`
+- `unknown_failure`
+
+Unknown failures remain unknown, with evidence preserved for the next detector.
 
-Detection is broader than orchestration. For example:
+See [docs/FAILURE_TAXONOMY.md](docs/FAILURE_TAXONOMY.md).
 
-- Superset-like Python/Flask/React/Celery repos are detected, then honestly refused with `python_flask_setup_required`.
-- Grafana-like Go/Node hybrids are detected without pretending a frontend watcher is the whole application.
-- Parallel monorepo root commands are refused until a specific workspace is selected.
+---
 
-## Files Written
+## Files BootProof may write
 
-Depending on the observed plan, BootProof may write:
+Depending on the command and observed plan, BootProof may write:
 
 ```text
 .bootproof/attestation.json
 .bootproof/registry-entry.json
+.bootproof/registry/<timestamp>-<hash>.json
+.bootproof/runtime/
 docker-compose.bootproof.yml
 .env.bootproof.example
 ```
 
-`registry-entry.json` is written only by `bootproof attest export`.
-
-Docker and env guidance files are listed in proof only when BootProof actually generated them.
+Registry artifacts are written only by explicit export commands.
 
 Protected application env files remain untouched.
 
-## Attestation Trust
+---
 
-Current attestations contain:
+## Attestation trust
+
+Local attestations (the default) contain:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -184,67 +830,181 @@ Current attestations contain:
 }
 ```
 
-Local attestations are useful evidence. CI/OIDC attestations are stronger supply-chain proof. BootProof does not pretend local laptop proof is enterprise CI proof.
+The embedded trust value is an attested claim, not an external identity proof. Local
+verification separately classifies the signer as this machine, explicitly known, or unknown
+foreign. Repair receipts and registry entries use the same signer tiers.
 
-The future `ci_oidc_signed` level is reserved but is not emitted today.
+Local attestations are useful evidence. CI/OIDC attestations are stronger supply-chain proof.
+Cryptographic authorship binding through keyless/OIDC is intentionally deferred to the
+CI/Action work. BootProof does not pretend local laptop proof is enterprise CI proof.
 
-## Failure Taxonomy
+### CI OIDC signing
 
-Examples include:
+Inside GitHub Actions with `permissions: id-token: write`, pass `--ci-oidc` to fetch the runner's OIDC token and embed its claims in the attestation:
 
-- `not_an_application`
-- `workspace_ambiguous`
-- `dependency_install_skipped`
-- `package_manager_version_mismatch`
-- `python_flask_setup_required`
-- `service_port_allocated`
-- `postgres_auth_env_missing`
-- `health_http_error`
-- `health_check_timeout`
-- `unknown_failure`
+```bash
+bootproof up . --provider local --unsafe-local --ci-oidc
+```
 
-Unknown failures remain unknown, with evidence preserved for the next detector.
+The attestation then carries `ci_oidc_signed` trust with the OIDC claims:
 
-See [docs/FAILURE_TAXONOMY.md](docs/FAILURE_TAXONOMY.md).
+```json
+{
+  "trust": {
+    "level": "ci_oidc_signed",
+    "signer": "local_ed25519",
+    "oidc": {
+      "iss": "https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com",
+      "sub": "repo:bootproof/bootproof:ref:refs/heads/main",
+      "repository": "bootproof/bootproof",
+      "run_id": "123456",
+      "workflow": "CI",
+      "job_workflow_ref": "bootproof/bootproof/.github/workflows/ci.yml@refs/heads/main"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
 
-## Real Repository Evidence
+The ed25519 signature still provides integrity; the OIDC evidence provides CI provenance. A verifier can independently validate both the signature and the OIDC claims. The `neutral_runner_signed` and `transparency_logged` levels remain on the roadmap.
 
-BootProof records both useful successes and useful failures. The evidence ledger does not relabel failure as support.
+### Key rotation
 
-See [docs/REAL_REPO_EVIDENCE.md](docs/REAL_REPO_EVIDENCE.md).
+The local signing key can be rotated without invalidating existing attestations (each carries its public key inline and verifies independently):
+
+```bash
+bootproof rotate-keys                    # generate new key, back up old
+bootproof rotate-keys --repo . --resign  # also re-sign the latest attestation
+```
+
+Old keys are archived to `~/.bootproof/archived-keys/` so existing attestations remain verifiable.
+
+### What the local key does and does not protect
+
+The local signing key lives at `~/.bootproof/signer.json` (0600 permissions; the `~/.bootproof/` directory is 0700). Pinned foreign signers are stored in `~/.bootproof/known_signers.json` (also 0600). Archived keys from rotation are stored in `~/.bootproof/archived-keys/` (0600).
+
+The key protects **integrity**: a valid ed25519 signature proves the attestation was not altered after signing. It does not protect **authorship**: anyone who obtains this key file can sign attestations that will verify as "this machine." If the key is compromised, `bootproof rotate-keys` generates a new keypair and archives the old one — but existing attestations signed by the compromised key will still verify as intact (they carry the old public key inline). Rotation prevents future compromise; it does not revoke past signatures.
+
+`local_developer_signed` has **no revocation mechanism**. There is no key revocation server, no CRL, no OCSP responder. The trust ladder (`local_developer_signed` → `ci_oidc_signed` → `neutral_runner_signed` → `transparency_logged`) is the mitigation, not a hidden feature: higher rungs bind signatures to external identities (OIDC, neutral runners, transparency logs) that are harder to forge than a local key file. A verifier who requires `--require-known-signer` rejects any signer not explicitly pinned, which limits the blast radius of a compromised key to the set of pinned keys.
+
+---
+
+## CI and registry
 
-## CI And Registry
+BootProof does not upload attestations.
 
-BootProof does not upload attestations. A project can deliberately commit `.bootproof/` or export a redacted registry entry.
+A project can deliberately export a redacted local registry entry or federated public-candidate receipt and review it before committing it.
 
-The Git-native registry and OIDC-backed trust model are designs in progress, not deployed services.
+```bash
+bootproof registry export .
+bootproof attest export .
+bootproof registry export . --federated
+```
+
+Public crawler, private cloud upload, and OIDC-backed trust are future integrations, not deployed services in this repository.
+
+See:
 
 - [docs/CI_ACTION.md](docs/CI_ACTION.md)
 - [docs/REGISTRY.md](docs/REGISTRY.md)
 
-## Release Packaging
+---
 
-The npm package contains the compiled CLI, license, README, and docs. `dist/` is required at runtime, generated by `npm run build` during `prepack`, and intentionally not committed.
+## Open-source boundary
 
-Run `npm run pack:check` to pack BootProof, install the tarball in an isolated temporary directory, and exercise the installed CLI. See [docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md](docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md).
+This repository contains the local trust layer:
 
-## Release Hygiene
+- local diagnosis
+- local planning
+- local receipts
+- local approvals
+- optional BYOK AI suggestions
+- deterministic repair safety
+- no telemetry
+- no automatic upload
 
-`node_modules/`, `.DS_Store`, and generated `dist/` are ignored and not committed.
+The OSS engine works offline and does not require BootProof Cloud.
 
-`dist/` is generated by `npm run build`. It is included in the npm package because `dist/cli.js` is the executable, and `npm pack`/publish runs the `prepack` build.
+---
 
-Repository metadata points to:
+## Cloud boundary
 
-```text
-https://github.com/rossbuckley1990-hash/bootproof
+BootProof Cloud belongs in a separate private repository.
+
+Its boundary includes future hosted capabilities such as:
+
+- hosted AI
+- shared registry
+- team approval workflows
+- GitHub App
+- SSO/RBAC
+- policy
+- fleet dashboards
+- audit retention
+
+These are product boundaries, not claims that those services are implemented in this public repository.
+
+No Cloud/SaaS code is included here.
+
+---
+
+## Release packaging
+
+The npm package contains the compiled CLI, license, README and docs.
+
+`dist/` is required at runtime, generated by `npm run build` during `prepack`, and intentionally not committed.
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+npm run pack:check
 ```
 
-## What BootProof Is Not
+This packs BootProof, installs the tarball in an isolated temporary directory, and exercises the installed CLI.
+
+See [docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md](docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md).
+
+---
 
-BootProof is not a deployment platform, a general CI replacement, or a magic environment fixer.
+## Development
 
-It is the honest Run Button for repos. It runs what it can, refuses what it cannot prove, signs both success and failure, and gives humans and machines the same evidence.
+For contributors working from source:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/bootproof/bootproof.git
+cd bootproof
+npm ci
+npm run build
+npm test
+npm link
+```
+
+Then from another repository:
+
+```bash
+bootproof up .
+```
+
+Generated files such as `dist/`, `node_modules/`, and `.DS_Store` are ignored and not committed.
+
+---
+
+## What BootProof is not
+
+BootProof is not:
+
+- a deployment platform
+- a general CI replacement
+- a magic environment fixer
+- an AI coding agent
+- a guarantee that every repo can be run automatically
+- a cloud product hidden inside an OSS repo
+- a sandbox or container runtime — `--provider local` runs code on your host; `--provider docker` only isolates source-built Compose apps
+
+BootProof is the honest run button for repos.
+
+It runs what it can, refuses what it cannot prove, signs both success and failure, and gives humans and machines the same evidence.
+
+---
 
 ## Status
 
@@ -252,14 +1012,18 @@ BootProof is early alpha.
 
 Near-term work includes:
 
-- additional remote source providers beyond public HTTPS GitHub repositories
-- stronger multi-service orchestration
-- broader Python and Go execution support
+- explicit full-platform Compose mode
+- stronger multi-service health modelling
+- broader deterministic remediation coverage
+- more Python, Go, Ruby and Make entrypoints
 - CI/OIDC-backed signing
-- proof-linked badges and a verified public index
+- proof-linked badges
+- verified public evidence index
 
 Unsupported paths should fail clearly, not magically.
 
+---
+
 ## License
 
 Apache-2.0