deadbyte-mcp 0.15.28 → 0.15.30

package/src/machine-fs-smoke-client.mjs

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const client = new Client({ name: 'deadbyte-machine-fs-smoke', version: '0.8.0'
 const transport = new StdioClientTransport({
   command: process.execPath, args: [serverPath], cwd: repoRoot,
   env: { ...getDefaultEnvironment(), DEADBYTE_CODING_RUNTIME: '1', DEADBYTE_MACHINE_FS_RUNTIME: '1',
+    DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT: path.resolve(process.env.DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT||path.join(scratch,'state')),
     DEADBYTE_PRIVILEGED_POLICY: '',
     DEADBYTE_CODING_POLICY: policyPath, DEADBYTE_SIGNING_KEY: keys.privateKeyPath,
     DEADBYTE_VERIFY_KEY: keys.publicKeyPath }, stderr: 'pipe'

package/src/mcp-contained-smoke-client.mjs

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const transport = new StdioClientTransport({
   cwd: repoRoot,
   env: {
     ...getDefaultEnvironment(),
+    DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT: path.resolve(process.env.DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT||path.join(trust,'state')),
     DEADBYTE_WORKSPACE_ROOT: workspaceRoot,
     DEADBYTE_SIGNING_KEY: keys.privateKeyPath,
     DEADBYTE_VERIFY_KEY: keys.publicKeyPath

package/src/mcp-host-smoke-client.mjs

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const transport = new StdioClientTransport({
   cwd: repoRoot,
   env: {
     ...getDefaultEnvironment(),
+    DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT: path.resolve(process.env.DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT||path.join(temp,'state')),
     DEADBYTE_WORKSPACE_ROOT: path.join(repoRoot, 'workspaces'),
     DEADBYTE_SIGNING_KEY: keys.privateKeyPath,
     DEADBYTE_VERIFY_KEY: keys.publicKeyPath,

package/src/mcp-smoke-client.mjs

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const transport = new StdioClientTransport({
   cwd: repoRoot,
   env: {
     ...getDefaultEnvironment(),
+    DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT: path.resolve(process.env.DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT||path.join(smokeTrust,'state')),
     DEADBYTE_WORKSPACE_ROOT: workspaceRoot,
     DEADBYTE_SIGNING_KEY: keys.privateKeyPath,
     DEADBYTE_VERIFY_KEY: keys.publicKeyPath,

package/src/process-smoke-client.mjs

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const client = new Client({ name: 'deadbyte-process-smoke', version: '0.8.0' },
 const transport = new StdioClientTransport({
   command: process.execPath, args: [serverPath], cwd: repoRoot,
   env: { ...getDefaultEnvironment(), DEADBYTE_PRIVILEGED_POLICY: '', DEADBYTE_MACHINE_RUNTIME:'0', DEADBYTE_AGENT_RUNTIME:'0',
+    DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT: path.resolve(process.env.DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT||path.join(smokeTrust,'state')),
     DEADBYTE_PROCESS_RUNTIME: '1', DEADBYTE_PROCESS_POLICY: smokePolicyPath, DEADBYTE_CODING_RUNTIME:'0', DEADBYTE_MACHINE_FS_RUNTIME:'0',
     DEADBYTE_OBSERVATION_RUNTIME:'0', DEADBYTE_DESKTOP_RUNTIME:'0', DEADBYTE_AUTONOMOUS_RUNTIME:'0', DEADBYTE_AUDIT_RUNTIME:'0',
     DEADBYTE_CAPABILITY_PROFILE:'full', DEADBYTE_SIGNING_KEY: keys.privateKeyPath, DEADBYTE_VERIFY_KEY: keys.publicKeyPath },

package/src/release-slot.mjs

@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ export function renderStableLauncherCmd(){
   return [
     '@echo off',
     'setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion',
-    'powershell.exe -NoLogo -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%USERPROFILE%\\.deadbyte-mcp\\bin\\DEADBYTE-MCP.ps1" %*',
+    'if not defined DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT set "DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT=%USERPROFILE%\\.deadbyte-mcp"',
+    'powershell.exe -NoLogo -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT%\\bin\\DEADBYTE-MCP.ps1" %*',
     'exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%',
     ''
   ].join('\r\n');
@@ -208,7 +209,9 @@ export function renderStableLauncherPs1(){
     'param([Parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments=$true)][string[]]$ControllerArgs)',
     'Set-StrictMode -Version 3.0',
     "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'",
-    "$StateRoot = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE '.deadbyte-mcp'",
+    "$StateRoot = if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT)) { Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE '.deadbyte-mcp' } else { $env:DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT }",
+    '$StateRoot = [IO.Path]::GetFullPath($StateRoot)',
+    '$env:DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT = $StateRoot',
     "$PointerPath = Join-Path $StateRoot 'active-release.json'",
     "function Fail([string]$m) { throw ('DEADBYTE launcher: ' + $m) }",
     "if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $PointerPath -PathType Leaf)) { Fail 'active release pointer missing' }",

package/src/remote-session-guardian.mjs

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import os from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { setTimeout as sleep } from 'node:timers/promises';
+import { windowsPowerShellEnvironment } from './runtime-update.mjs';
+import { resolveStateRoot } from './state-root.mjs';
 
 const CLEANUP=['disarmautonomous','disarmcoding','disarmprocess','disarmdesktop','disarmhost','park'];
 
@@ -36,9 +38,9 @@ function markerMatches(marker,{ownerPid,nonce}){
     marker?.owner_pid===ownerPid&&
     marker?.session_nonce===nonce;
 }
-function invokeCleanup(powershell,launcher,command){
+function invokeCleanup(powershell,launcher,command,stateRoot){
   const result=spawnSync(powershell,['-NoLogo','-NoProfile','-ExecutionPolicy','Bypass','-File',launcher,command],{
-    stdio:'ignore',windowsHide:true,shell:false
+    stdio:'ignore',windowsHide:true,shell:false,env:windowsPowerShellEnvironment({...process.env,DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT:stateRoot}),timeout:30000
   });
   return !result.error&&result.status===0;
 }
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ function invokeCleanup(powershell,launcher,command){
 async function main(){
   if(process.platform!=='win32') return;
   const args=parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
-  const root=path.resolve(args['state-root']||path.join(os.homedir(),'.deadbyte-mcp'));
+  const root=resolveStateRoot(args['state-root']);
   const ownerPid=Number(args['owner-pid']);
   const nonce=String(args['session-nonce']||'');
   if(!Number.isInteger(ownerPid)||ownerPid<1) throw new Error('guardian owner pid invalid');
@@ -66,7 +68,13 @@ async function main(){
       continue;
     }
 
-    for(const command of CLEANUP) invokeCleanup(powershell,launcher,command);
+    const failed=[];
+    for(const command of CLEANUP){
+      const latest=await readMarker(markerPath);
+      if(!latest||!markerMatches(latest,{ownerPid,nonce})) return;
+      if(!invokeCleanup(powershell,launcher,command,root)) failed.push(command);
+    }
+    if(failed.length) throw new Error('guardian cleanup failed; ownership marker retained: '+failed.join(','));
     const current=await readMarker(markerPath);
     if(current&&markerMatches(current,{ownerPid,nonce})) await rm(markerPath,{force:true});
     return;

package/src/runtime-coherence.mjs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-const SEMVER=/^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:-([0-9A-Za-z.-]+))?(?:\+[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$/;
+const SEMVER=/^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(?:-([0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*))?(?:\+[0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*)?$/;
 const HEX64=/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/;
 
 function parseSemver(value){
   const match=SEMVER.exec(String(value??''));
-  if(!match) throw new Error(`runtime version invalid: ${String(value)}`);
-  return {major:Number(match[1]),minor:Number(match[2]),patch:Number(match[3]),prerelease:match[4]??null};
+  if(!match||match[0]!==String(value??'')||(match[4]??'').split('.').some(id=>/^0[0-9]+$/.test(id))) throw new Error(`runtime version invalid: ${String(value)}`);
+  return {major:BigInt(match[1]),minor:BigInt(match[2]),patch:BigInt(match[3]),prerelease:match[4]??null};
 }
 export function compareRuntimeVersions(a,b){
   const left=parseSemver(a),right=parseSemver(b);
@@ -12,7 +12,16 @@ export function compareRuntimeVersions(a,b){
   if(left.prerelease===right.prerelease) return 0;
   if(left.prerelease===null) return 1;
   if(right.prerelease===null) return -1;
-  return left.prerelease.localeCompare(right.prerelease,'en',{numeric:true,sensitivity:'case'});
+  const aIds=left.prerelease.split('.'),bIds=right.prerelease.split('.');
+  for(let i=0;i<Math.min(aIds.length,bIds.length);i++){
+    const x=aIds[i],y=bIds[i];
+    if(x===y) continue;
+    const xn=/^[0-9]+$/.test(x),yn=/^[0-9]+$/.test(y);
+    if(xn&&yn) return BigInt(x)<BigInt(y)?-1:1;
+    if(xn!==yn) return xn?-1:1;
+    return x<y?-1:1;
+  }
+  return aIds.length<bIds.length?-1:aIds.length>bIds.length?1:0;
 }
 function assertManifest(value,label){
   if(!HEX64.test(String(value??''))) throw new Error(`${label} must be lowercase SHA-256`);

package/src/runtime-update.mjs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   verifyManifestTree
 } from './release-slot.mjs';
 import { createGenerationBundle, verifyGenerationBundle } from './release-generation.mjs';
+import { resolveStateRoot } from './state-root.mjs';
 
 const HEX64=/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/;
 const SEMVER=/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:-[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?(?:\+[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$/;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ const UPDATE_SCHEMA='deadbyte.r27-slot-update-receipt.v1';
 const HANDOFF_SCHEMA='deadbyte.r27-slot-update-handoff.v1';
 const FAILURE_SCHEMA='deadbyte.r27-slot-update-failure.v1';
 const ROLLBACK_SCHEMA='deadbyte.r31-slot-rollback-receipt.v1';
-const DEFAULT_STATE_ROOT=path.join(os.homedir(),'.deadbyte-mcp');
+const DEFAULT_STATE_ROOT=undefined;
 const TOP_LAUNCHER=path.join(os.homedir(),'Downloads','DEADBYTE-MCP.cmd');
 const RUNTIME_STABILITY_MS=12000;
 const RUNTIME_STABILITY_POLL_MS=500;
@@ -195,11 +196,21 @@ export function windowsPowerShellEnvironment(base=process.env){
   const systemRoot=base.SystemRoot||base.SYSTEMROOT||'C:\\Windows';
   const userProfile=base.USERPROFILE||os.homedir();
   const programFiles=base.ProgramFiles||base.PROGRAMFILES||'C:\\Program Files';
-  return {...base,PSModulePath:[
+  const environment={...base};
+  const inherited=Object.entries(base).filter(([key])=>key.toLowerCase()==='psmodulepath').flatMap(([,value])=>String(value??'').split(';')).filter(Boolean);
+  for(const key of Object.keys(environment)) if(key.toLowerCase()==='psmodulepath') delete environment[key];
+  const modules=[
+    path.join(systemRoot,'System32','WindowsPowerShell','v1.0','Modules'),
     path.join(userProfile,'Documents','WindowsPowerShell','Modules'),
     path.join(programFiles,'WindowsPowerShell','Modules'),
-    path.join(systemRoot,'System32','WindowsPowerShell','v1.0','Modules')
-  ].join(';')};
+    ...inherited
+  ];
+  const seen=new Set();
+  return {...environment,PSModulePath:modules.filter(modulePath=>{
+    const key=modulePath.toLowerCase();
+    if(seen.has(key)) return false;
+    seen.add(key);return true;
+  }).join(';')};
 }
 function commandEnvironment(exe,base=process.env){
   return path.resolve(exe).toLowerCase()===path.resolve(powershellPath()).toLowerCase()
@@ -582,7 +593,7 @@ function controllerInvocation(ctx,command){
     exe:powershellPath(),
     args:['-NoLogo','-NoProfile','-ExecutionPolicy','Bypass','-File',ctx.controller_path,command],
     cwd:ctx.cwd,
-    env:{...process.env,DEADBYTE_CONTROLLER_CONFIG:ctx.pointer.config_path,DEADBYTE_CONTROLLER_RUNTIME_ROOT:ctx.runtime_root}
+    env:{...process.env,DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT:resolveStateRoot(ctx.state_root),DEADBYTE_CONTROLLER_CONFIG:ctx.pointer.config_path,DEADBYTE_CONTROLLER_RUNTIME_ROOT:ctx.runtime_root}
   };
   return {exe:powershellPath(),args:['-NoLogo','-NoProfile','-ExecutionPolicy','Bypass','-File',ctx.controller_path,command],cwd:ctx.cwd};
 }
@@ -704,7 +715,7 @@ async function captureRuntime(ctx){
   const bridge=await readLedger(ctx,'bridge'); const cloud=await readLedger(ctx,'cloud'); const core=coreProcess(ctx.core_root,bridge);
   return {status,status_text:statusText.trim(),bridge,cloud,core};
 }
-async function capturePredecessor(ctx,recoverOfflinePredecessor){
+export async function capturePredecessor(ctx,recoverOfflinePredecessor){
   let statusText,status;
   try{
     statusText=controllerCaptured(ctx,'status',15000);
@@ -738,7 +749,13 @@ async function capturePredecessor(ctx,recoverOfflinePredecessor){
   }
   if(!recoverOfflinePredecessor) throw new Error(`slot update requires ONLINE runtime: ${statusText}`);
   if(!status.offline||status.bridge_pid||status.cloud_pid||status.local_ready) throw new Error(`offline predecessor recovery requires clean OFFLINE controller state: ${statusText}`);
-  if(status.host_armed) throw new Error('offline predecessor recovery requires host plane DISARMED');
+  if(status.host_armed){
+    controllerCaptured(ctx,'disarmhost',15000);
+    statusText=controllerCaptured(ctx,'status',15000);
+    status=parseControllerStatus(statusText);
+    if(!status.offline||status.bridge_pid||status.cloud_pid||status.local_ready) throw new Error(`offline predecessor recovery changed controller state while revoking Host authority: ${statusText}`);
+    if(status.host_armed) throw new Error('offline predecessor recovery requires host plane DISARMED');
+  }
   if(status.autonomous_armed&&!status.coding_armed) throw new Error('invalid runtime authority: autonomous armed without coding');
   return {mode:'offline-recovery',status,status_text:statusText.trim(),runtime:null};
 }
@@ -1405,6 +1422,7 @@ async function resumeSlotUpdate({handoffPath}){
   }
 }
 export async function recoverInterruptedSlotUpdates({stateRoot=DEFAULT_STATE_ROOT}={}){
+  stateRoot=resolveStateRoot(stateRoot);
   const evidenceRoot=path.join(path.resolve(stateRoot),'evidence','updates');
   if(!existsSync(evidenceRoot)) return {ok:true,launched:0,updates:[]};
   const entries=await readdir(evidenceRoot,{withFileTypes:true});
@@ -1437,6 +1455,7 @@ export async function recoverInterruptedSlotUpdates({stateRoot=DEFAULT_STATE_ROO
 }
 
 export async function performSlotUpdate({stage,developmentRoot,expectedVersion,expectedManifest,sourceRoot=null,stateRoot=DEFAULT_STATE_ROOT,restoreStandingGrants=false,recoverOfflinePredecessor=false,cloudTransport=null,bridgeBootstrap=null,processPolicyBootstrap=null,hostPolicyBootstrap=null,codingPolicyBootstrap=null,desktopPolicyBootstrap=null,semanticLspBootstrap=null,enableMachineFs=false,enableObservation=false,enableDesktop=false,enableAutonomousSupervisor=false,hostCommandPins=[]}){
+  stateRoot=resolveStateRoot(stateRoot);
   if(process.platform!=='win32') throw new Error('R27 slot update is Windows-only');
   const state=path.resolve(stateRoot),stageRoot=path.resolve(stage),development=assertDevelopmentRootSafe(developmentRoot,state);
   const key=await loadUpdateKey(state),updateId='r27-'+expectedManifest.slice(0,16)+'-'+Date.now().toString(36)+'-'+randomBytes(4).toString('hex');
@@ -1521,6 +1540,7 @@ export async function performSlotUpdate({stage,developmentRoot,expectedVersion,e
 }
 
 export async function performSlotRollback({activationReceipt,stateRoot=DEFAULT_STATE_ROOT}){
+  stateRoot=resolveStateRoot(stateRoot);
   if(process.platform!=='win32') throw new Error('R31 slot rollback is Windows-only');
   const state=path.resolve(stateRoot),receiptFile=path.resolve(activationReceipt);
   const key=await loadUpdateKey(state);
@@ -1572,6 +1592,7 @@ export async function performSlotRollback({activationReceipt,stateRoot=DEFAULT_S
 }
 
 export async function runSlotUpdateCli(argv=process.argv.slice(2),{stateRoot=DEFAULT_STATE_ROOT}={}){
+  stateRoot=resolveStateRoot(stateRoot);
   if(argv.includes('--rollback-receipt')){
     const args=parseRollbackArgs(argv);
     const result=await performSlotRollback({activationReceipt:args.activationReceipt,stateRoot});

package/src/state-root.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import os from 'node:os';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+export function resolveStateRoot(explicit,environment=process.env){
+  const value=explicit===undefined?(environment.DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT||path.join(os.homedir(),'.deadbyte-mcp')):explicit;
+  if(typeof value!=='string'||value.length===0||value.includes('\0')) throw new Error('state root invalid');
+  return path.resolve(value);
+}

package/src/trust.mjs

@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ import { mkdir, readFile, realpath, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import os from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { sha256Bytes } from './hash.mjs';
+import { resolveStateRoot } from './state-root.mjs';
 
 const DOMAIN = Buffer.from('DEADBYTE-RECEIPT-V1\0', 'utf8');
 
 export function defaultTrustDir() {
-  return path.join(os.homedir(), '.deadbyte-mcp', 'trust');
+  return path.join(resolveStateRoot(), 'trust');
 }
 
 export function defaultPrivateKeyPath() {

package/src/tunnel-stdio-compat-smoke.mjs

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ async function modernPassThrough() {
     cwd: repoRoot,
     env: {
       ...getDefaultEnvironment(),
+      ...(process.env.DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT?{DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT:path.resolve(process.env.DEADBYTE_STATE_ROOT)}:{}),
       DEADBYTE_WORKSPACE_ROOT: workspaceRoot,
       DEADBYTE_PRIVILEGED_POLICY: '',
       DEADBYTE_TUNNEL_STDIO_PROBE_COMPAT: '1'

package/src/version.mjs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export const DEADBYTE_VERSION = '0.15.28';
+export const DEADBYTE_VERSION = '0.15.30';
 export const MCP_PROTOCOL_VERSION = '2026-07-28';
 export const RECEIPT_SCHEMA_V1 = 'deadbyte.receipt.v1';
 export const RECEIPT_SCHEMA_V2 = 'deadbyte.receipt.v2';

package/test/coding-runtime.test.mjs

@@ -7,6 +7,75 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import { generateTrustKeypair } from '../src/trust.mjs';
 import { assertCodingArmed, createCodingRuntime, loadCodingPolicy, recheckCodingAuthority } from '../src/coding-plane.mjs';
 import { createCodingTaskRuntime } from '../src/coding-task-runtime.mjs';
+import { fork } from 'node:child_process';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+test('R52 caller disconnect retains one durable execution, status, attempts and terminal receipt',async()=>{
+  const f=await fixture();
+  let server;
+  try{
+    const script=path.join(f.project,'disconnect.mjs');
+    await writeFile(script,"import {appendFileSync} from 'node:fs';appendFileSync('disconnect-runs.txt',process.pid+'\\n');await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,750));process.stdout.write('survived-disconnect');");
+    const submission={submissionId:'caller-disconnect',steps:[{step_id:'gate',kind:'command',root_id:'project',command_id:'node_script',script_path:'disconnect.mjs',script_sha256:await sha256File(script),timeout_ms:10000}]};
+    const task=await f.tasks.submit(submission);
+    server=fork(fileURLToPath(new URL('./helpers/coding-disconnect-server.mjs',import.meta.url)),
+      [f.policyPath,f.keys.privateKeyPath,f.keys.publicKeyPath],{stdio:['ignore','ignore','ignore','ipc'],windowsHide:true,execArgv:[]});
+    const closed=new Promise(resolve=>server.once('exit',resolve));
+    server.send({taskId:task.task_id});
+    const deadline=Date.now()+10000;
+    let started=false;
+    while(Date.now()<deadline){
+      try{await readFile(path.join(f.project,'disconnect-runs.txt'));started=true;break;}catch{}
+      await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,20));
+    }
+    assert.ok(started,'independent runtime did not start');
+    server.disconnect(); // Caller transport goes away; execution owner stays live.
+    assert.doesNotThrow(()=>process.kill(server.pid,0));
+    const duplicate=await f.tasks.submit(submission);
+    assert.equal(duplicate.task_id,task.task_id);
+    assert.equal(duplicate.status,'existing');
+    assert.equal((await f.tasks.status({taskId:task.task_id})).steps[0].attempts,1);
+    await closed;
+    assert.equal(server.exitCode,0);
+    const recovered=createCodingTaskRuntime({codingRuntime:f.runtime,signingKeyPath:f.keys.privateKeyPath,verifyKeyPath:f.keys.publicKeyPath});
+    const status=await recovered.status({taskId:task.task_id});
+    assert.equal(status.state,'succeeded');
+    assert.equal(status.steps[0].attempts,1);
+    assert.equal((await recovered.verify({taskId:task.task_id})).ok,true);
+    assert.equal((await recovered.run({taskId:task.task_id})).status,'terminal');
+    assert.equal((await readFile(path.join(f.project,'disconnect-runs.txt'),'utf8')).trim().split(/\r?\n/).length,1);
+  }finally{if(server?.exitCode===null){server.kill();}await rm(f.root,{recursive:true,force:true});}
+});
+
+test('R52 cancelling a running durable command stops its owned descendants before terminal state',async()=>{
+  const f=await fixture();
+  let running;
+  try{
+    const script=path.join(f.project,'cancel-tree.mjs');
+    await writeFile(script,"import {spawn} from 'node:child_process'; import {writeFileSync} from 'node:fs'; const child=spawn(process.execPath,['-e',\"setTimeout(()=>require('node:fs').writeFileSync('escaped.txt','escaped'),4000)\"],{stdio:'inherit'}); writeFileSync('started.txt',String(child.pid)); setTimeout(()=>{},4000);");
+    const submission={submissionId:'cancel-running-tree',steps:[{step_id:'gate',kind:'command',root_id:'project',command_id:'node_script',script_path:'cancel-tree.mjs',script_sha256:await sha256File(script),timeout_ms:10000}]};
+    const task=await f.tasks.submit(submission);
+    running=f.tasks.run({taskId:task.task_id});
+    let descendant;
+    const deadline=Date.now()+3000;
+    while(Date.now()<deadline){
+      try{descendant=Number(await readFile(path.join(f.project,'started.txt'),'utf8'));break;}catch{}
+      await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,20));
+    }
+    assert.ok(descendant,'fixture did not start descendant');
+    const cancelledAt=Date.now();
+    await f.tasks.cancel({taskId:task.task_id,reason:'owned-tree-test'});
+    const result=await running;
+    assert.equal(result.status,'cancelled');
+    assert.ok(Date.now()-cancelledAt<2000,'cancellation waited for command to finish');
+    assert.throws(()=>process.kill(descendant,0),'owned descendant is still alive after terminal cancellation');
+    await assert.rejects(readFile(path.join(f.project,'escaped.txt')),e=>e.code==='ENOENT');
+    const status=await f.tasks.status({taskId:task.task_id});
+    assert.equal(status.steps[0].attempts,1);
+    const executionReceipt=await f.runtime.receiptVerify({receiptId:status.steps[0].receipt_id});
+    assert.equal(executionReceipt.ok,true,'cancelled execution must retain its signed terminal observation');
+  }finally{await running?.catch(()=>{});await rm(f.root,{recursive:true,force:true});}
+});
 
 function sha256Bytes(bytes) { return createHash('sha256').update(bytes).digest('hex'); }
 async function sha256File(file) { return sha256Bytes(await readFile(file)); }
@@ -39,7 +108,7 @@ async function fixture({ armed = true } = {}) {
   }
   const runtime = createCodingRuntime({ policy, signingKeyPath: keys.privateKeyPath, verifyKeyPath: keys.publicKeyPath });
   const tasks = createCodingTaskRuntime({ codingRuntime: runtime, signingKeyPath: keys.privateKeyPath, verifyKeyPath: keys.publicKeyPath });
-  return { root, project, policy, runtime, tasks, keys };
+  return { root, project, policyPath, policy, runtime, tasks, keys };
 }
 test('coding plane edits files under lease and verifies signed action receipts', async () => {
   const f = await fixture();

package/test/commander-biff-reference-r48.test.mjs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {mkdtemp,readFile,rm,writeFile} from 'node:fs/promises';
 import os from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
-const oracleRoot='C:\\Users\\DEADBYTE\\.deadbyte-mcp\\evidence\\commander-biff-oracle';
+const oracleRoot=process.env.DEADBYTE_BIFF_TEST_ORACLE||'C:\\Users\\DEADBYTE\\.deadbyte-mcp\\evidence\\commander-biff-oracle';
 const sha256=bytes=>createHash('sha256').update(bytes).digest('hex');
 
 test('pinned reference rejects a real BIFF8 workbook and writes OOXML bytes under .xls',async()=>{

package/test/helpers/coding-disconnect-server.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { loadCodingPolicy,createCodingRuntime } from '../../src/coding-plane.mjs';
+import { createCodingTaskRuntime } from '../../src/coding-task-runtime.mjs';
+const [policyPath,signingKeyPath,verifyKeyPath]=process.argv.slice(2);
+const policy=await loadCodingPolicy(policyPath);
+const codingRuntime=createCodingRuntime({policy,signingKeyPath,verifyKeyPath});
+const tasks=createCodingTaskRuntime({codingRuntime,signingKeyPath,verifyKeyPath});
+process.once('message',async({taskId})=>{
+  try{await tasks.run({taskId});process.exitCode=0;}
+  catch(error){console.error(error);process.exitCode=1;}
+  finally{if(process.connected)process.disconnect();}
+});

package/test/r44-finalizer.test.mjs

@@ -34,15 +34,16 @@ test('R44 detached finalizer accepts only exact signed-R43-parent feature gate e
   assert.throws(()=>validateWindowsGateEvidence({...valid(),features:{...features(),skill_integrity:false}},manifest,parent),/skill_integrity/);
 });
 
-test('R44 detached finalizer isolates Windows PowerShell modules from the parent runtime',()=>{
+test('R44 detached finalizer prioritizes native Windows modules and preserves custom paths',()=>{
   const env=windowsPowerShellEnvironment({
     SystemRoot:'C:\\Windows',USERPROFILE:'C:\\Users\\operator',ProgramFiles:'C:\\Program Files',
     PSModulePath:'C:\\poisoned-runtime-modules'
   });
   assert.equal(env.PSModulePath,[
+    'C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\Modules',
     'C:\\Users\\operator\\Documents\\WindowsPowerShell\\Modules',
     'C:\\Program Files\\WindowsPowerShell\\Modules',
-    'C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\Modules'
+    'C:\\poisoned-runtime-modules'
   ].join(';'));
-  assert.doesNotMatch(env.PSModulePath,/poisoned-runtime-modules/);
+  assert.equal(env.PSModulePath.split(';')[0],'C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\Modules');
 });

package/test/r49-windows-gate.test.mjs

@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ import test from 'node:test';
 
 const read = path => readFile(new URL(`../${path}`, import.meta.url), 'utf8');
 
-test('R51 canonical Windows gate is successor-bound and preserves R50/R49 historical gates', async () => {
-  const [pkgText, gate, evidence, historicalR50, historicalR49, deferred] = await Promise.all([
+test('R53 canonical Windows gate is successor-bound and preserves R52/R51/R50/R49 historical gates', async () => {
+  const [pkgText, gate, evidence, historicalR52, historicalEvidenceR52, historicalR51, historicalEvidenceR51, historicalR50, historicalR49, deferred] = await Promise.all([
     read('package.json'),
+    read('scripts/gate-windows-r53.ps1'),
+    read('scripts/windows-gate-evidence-r53.mjs'),
+    read('scripts/gate-windows-r52.ps1'),
+    read('scripts/windows-gate-evidence-r52.mjs'),
     read('scripts/gate-windows-r51.ps1'),
     read('scripts/windows-gate-evidence-r51.mjs'),
     read('scripts/gate-windows-r50.ps1'),
@@ -14,16 +18,22 @@ test('R51 canonical Windows gate is successor-bound and preserves R50/R49 histor
     read('scripts/deferred-slot-operation-r46.mjs')
   ]);
   const pkg = JSON.parse(pkgText);
-  assert.match(pkg.scripts['gate:windows'], /gate-windows-r51\.ps1$/);
-  assert.match(gate, /DEADBYTE 0\.15\.28 \/ R51 WINDOWS GATE: PASS/);
-  assert.match(gate, /r51-package-boundary/);
-  assert.match(gate, /r51-focused-contracts/);
+  assert.match(pkg.scripts['gate:windows'], /gate-windows-r53\.ps1$/);
+  assert.match(gate, /DEADBYTE 0\.15\.30 \/ R53 WINDOWS GATE: PASS/);
+  assert.match(gate, /r53-package-boundary/);
+  assert.match(gate, /r53-focused-contracts/);
   assert.match(gate, /r49-remote-control-donors\.test\.mjs/);
   assert.match(gate, /desktop-runtime-r40\.test\.mjs/);
   assert.match(gate, /manifest-final-verify/);
-  assert.match(evidence, /deadbyte\.r51-windows-gate\.v1/);
-  assert.match(evidence, /pkg\.version === '0\.15\.28'/);
-  assert.match(evidence, /release\.train === 'R51'/);
+  assert.match(evidence, /deadbyte\.r53-windows-gate\.v1/);
+  assert.match(evidence, /pkg\.version === '0\.15\.30'/);
+  assert.match(evidence, /release\.train === 'R53'/);
+  assert.match(evidence, /release\.parent\.version === '0\.15\.29'/);
+  assert.match(evidence, /four_hour_soak_completed: false/);
+  assert.match(historicalR52, /DEADBYTE 0\.15\.29 \/ R52 WINDOWS GATE: PASS/);
+  assert.match(historicalEvidenceR52, /deadbyte\.r52-windows-gate\.v1/);
+  assert.match(historicalR51, /DEADBYTE 0\.15\.28 \/ R51 WINDOWS GATE: PASS/);
+  assert.match(historicalEvidenceR51, /deadbyte\.r51-windows-gate\.v1/);
   assert.match(historicalR50, /DEADBYTE 0\.15\.27 \/ R50 WINDOWS GATE: PASS/);
   assert.match(historicalR49, /DEADBYTE 0\.15\.26 \/ R49 WINDOWS GATE: PASS/);
   assert.match(deferred, /const expectedVersion=packageIdentity\.version/);

package/test/r51-release-contract.test.mjs

@@ -1,31 +1,34 @@
 import test from 'node:test';
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { createHash } from 'node:crypto';
 import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 
 const root=new URL('../',import.meta.url);
-const read=rel=>readFile(new URL(rel,root),'utf8');
-const json=rel=>read(rel).then(JSON.parse);
+const read=rel=>readFile(new URL(rel,root));
+const json=rel=>read(rel).then(bytes=>JSON.parse(bytes.toString('utf8')));
+const sha256=bytes=>createHash('sha256').update(bytes).digest('hex');
 
-test('R51 release identity is coherent across package lock source metadata SBOM and gate',async()=>{
-  const [pkg,lock,release,provenance,matrix,sbom,versionSource]=await Promise.all([
-    json('package.json'),json('package-lock.json'),json('RELEASE.json'),json('PROVENANCE.json'),json('TEST-MATRIX.json'),json('SBOM.cdx.json'),read('src/version.mjs')
+test('R51 historical release metadata remains byte-frozen at published 0.15.28',async()=>{
+  const [releaseBytes,provenanceBytes,matrixBytes]=await Promise.all([
+    read('docs/R51-RELEASE.json'),
+    read('docs/R51-PROVENANCE.json'),
+    read('docs/R51-TEST-MATRIX.json')
   ]);
-  assert.equal(pkg.version,'0.15.28');
-  assert.equal(lock.version,pkg.version);
-  assert.equal(lock.packages[''].version,pkg.version);
-  assert.match(versionSource,/DEADBYTE_VERSION = '0\.15\.28'/);
-  assert.equal(release.version,pkg.version);
+  assert.equal(sha256(releaseBytes),'b89d0eaf4f07d704d2170782f10e4647daec55b5c5bdc70473865c0dae88650b');
+  assert.equal(sha256(provenanceBytes),'78e6798e92c2d9134b2e66557b2de7863367124efbcecdd5c91012bfed19a48f');
+  assert.equal(sha256(matrixBytes),'eb4d8047fe4ead69a73b3d89f2d443b6fdd88bd39bd8455b80ecaf512cb49abf');
+  const release=JSON.parse(releaseBytes.toString('utf8'));
+  const provenance=JSON.parse(provenanceBytes.toString('utf8'));
+  const matrix=JSON.parse(matrixBytes.toString('utf8'));
+  assert.equal(release.version,'0.15.28');
   assert.equal(release.train,'R51');
-  assert.equal(provenance.version,pkg.version);
-  assert.equal(matrix.version,pkg.version);
+  assert.equal(provenance.version,'0.15.28');
+  assert.equal(matrix.version,'0.15.28');
   assert.equal(matrix.train,'R51');
-  assert.equal(sbom.metadata.component.version,pkg.version);
-  assert.equal(sbom.serialNumber,'urn:cdx:deadbyte-mcp:r51:0.15.28');
-  assert.match(pkg.scripts['gate:windows'],/gate-windows-r51\.ps1/);
 });
 
-test('R51 lineage binds exact immutable published 0.15.27 parent',async()=>{
-  const [release,provenance]=await Promise.all([json('RELEASE.json'),json('PROVENANCE.json')]);
+test('R51 historical lineage binds exact 0.15.27 parent and 0.15.27 source predecessor',async()=>{
+  const [release,provenance]=await Promise.all([json('docs/R51-RELEASE.json'),json('docs/R51-PROVENANCE.json')]);
   const expected={
     release_id:'v0.15.27-1b1dbe24b45ad06a',
     manifest_sha256:'1b1dbe24b45ad06a62771d15f510662952f3d7c3e5aa08053c6c61511c523e47',
@@ -38,11 +41,10 @@ test('R51 lineage binds exact immutable published 0.15.27 parent',async()=>{
   assert.equal(provenance.parent_release_id,expected.release_id);
   assert.equal(provenance.parent_manifest_sha256,expected.manifest_sha256);
   assert.equal(provenance.parent_generation_manifest_sha256,expected.generation_manifest_sha256);
-  assert.equal(provenance.source_predecessor_tarball_sha256,release.source_predecessor.tarball_sha256);
 });
 
-test('R51 release advertises only implemented coherence single-flight authority and livelog hardening',async()=>{
-  const release=await json('RELEASE.json');
+test('R51 historical capability claims remain frozen',async()=>{
+  const release=await json('docs/R51-RELEASE.json');
   for(const key of [
     'runtime_package_auto_coherence',
     'coding_command_singleflight',

package/test/r52-host-revocation.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
+
+async function runRevoke(t,prelude){
+  if(process.platform!=='win32'){t.skip('Windows controller behavior');return;}
+  const source=await readFile(new URL('../controller/deadbyte-controller.ps1',import.meta.url),'utf8');
+  const begin=source.indexOf('function Disarm-Host(');
+  const end=source.indexOf('function Show-HostStatus(',begin);
+  assert.ok(begin>=0&&end>begin);
+  // Execute the maintained function, not a copied implementation. Simulate a
+  // filesystem that refuses deletion while Test-Path still sees the grant.
+  const script=`$ErrorActionPreference='Stop'
+function Get-HostPolicyMetadata($Cfg) { return @{ArmFile='fixture-host-grant'} }
+${prelude}
+${source.slice(begin,end)}
+try { Disarm-Host @{}; exit 0 } catch { Write-Output $_.Exception.Message; exit 7 }
+`;
+  return spawnSync('C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe',
+    ['-NoLogo','-NoProfile','-NonInteractive','-EncodedCommand',Buffer.from(script,'utf16le').toString('base64')],
+    {encoding:'utf8',windowsHide:true,timeout:15000});
+}
+
+test('R52 controller never reports successful Host revoke while grant removal failed',async t=>{
+  const result=await runRevoke(t,`
+function Remove-Item { param($LiteralPath,[switch]$Force,$ErrorAction) if($ErrorAction -eq 'Stop'){throw 'fixture access denied'} }
+function Test-Path { param($LiteralPath) return $true }
+`);
+  if(!result)return;
+  assert.equal(result.status,7,`Host revoke falsely succeeded: ${result.stdout} ${result.stderr}`);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(result.stdout,/PRIVILEGED HOST PLANE DISARMED/);
+});
+
+test('R52 controller rejects a grant that remains after nominally successful removal',async t=>{
+  const result=await runRevoke(t,`
+function Remove-Item { param($LiteralPath,[switch]$Force,$ErrorAction) }
+function Test-Path { param($LiteralPath) return $true }
+`);
+  if(!result)return;
+  assert.equal(result.status,7);
+  assert.match(result.stdout,/grant remains present/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(result.stdout,/PRIVILEGED HOST PLANE DISARMED/);
+});
+
+test('R52 controller revocation is idempotent when no grant exists',async t=>{
+  const result=await runRevoke(t,`
+function Remove-Item { throw 'must not remove absent grant' }
+function Test-Path { param($LiteralPath) return $false }
+`);
+  if(!result)return;
+  assert.equal(result.status,0);
+  assert.match(result.stdout,/PRIVILEGED HOST PLANE DISARMED/);
+});
+
+test('R52 controller reports disarmed only after observing successful removal',async t=>{
+  const result=await runRevoke(t,`
+$script:present=$true
+function Remove-Item { param($LiteralPath,[switch]$Force,$ErrorAction) $script:present=$false }
+function Test-Path { param($LiteralPath) return $script:present }
+`);
+  if(!result)return;
+  assert.equal(result.status,0);
+  assert.match(result.stdout,/PRIVILEGED HOST PLANE DISARMED/);
+});