instar 0.28.47 → 0.28.49

package/upgrades/0.28.49.md

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+# Upgrade Guide — vNEXT
+
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+
+## What Changed
+
+The job scheduler now injects `$INSTAR_AUTH_TOKEN` into the environment of any
+gate shell it runs when `scheduler.authToken` is configured. Four built-in
+gate scripts (evolution-proposal-evaluate, evolution-proposal-implement,
+evolution-overdue-check, insight-harvest) have been updated to send
+`Authorization: Bearer $INSTAR_AUTH_TOKEN` with their curl calls to the local
+Instar HTTP API.
+
+Previously these gates curled `http://127.0.0.1:4041/evolution/...` without
+authentication. `authMiddleware` returned 401, the downstream
+`python3 -c 'json.load(stdin)'` crashed on invalid JSON, and the job was
+skipped every cycle with no error surface. The fix is additive: when
+`authToken` is unset the env var is absent and gates remain identical to
+their prior behavior; when it IS set (the default post-`instar init` state)
+the four affected gates begin succeeding immediately on next scheduler tick.
+
+A new optional field `authToken?: string` was added to `JobSchedulerConfig`,
+wired through from `instar.json` via `Config.ts`. No migration required.
+
+## What to Tell Your User
+
+- **Evolution pipeline unblocked**: "Your evolution jobs start firing real work again — proposal evaluation, proposal implementation, overdue-check, and insight harvesting have all been silently skipping every cycle, and this release fixes that."
+
+## Summary of New Capabilities
+
+| Capability | How to Use |
+|-----------|-----------|
+| Authenticated gate calls | automatic — gates inherit auth token from scheduler config |
+| Evolution proposal evaluation | automatic — fires on scheduler tick when proposals queued |
+| Evolution proposal implementation | automatic — fires on scheduler tick when proposals approved |
+| Overdue action check | automatic — fires on scheduler tick when actions overdue |
+| Insight harvest | automatic — fires on scheduler tick when learnings accumulated |
+
+## Evidence
+
+Reproduction: on any instance with `authToken` configured (default post-
+`instar init`), tail `logs/job-scheduler.log` for an evolution job's next
+scheduled tick. Before fix: gate execution stderr contains
+`json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)`
+or a silent 10s timeout, and the job is skipped with no command execution.
+After fix: gate logs show `HTTP/1.1 200 OK` from the authenticated
+localhost call, gate returns 0, command proceeds.
+
+Verified in unit tests: `tests/unit/JobScheduler.test.ts` — 2 new tests
+assert the env var is present when authToken configured (`token=<value>`)
+and absent when unset (`token=`), exercising both branches. All 47 tests
+in the scheduler suite pass.

package/upgrades/side-effects/0.28.48.md

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+# 0.28.48 — Evolution Gate Auth Injection
+
+## What Changed
+
+Four built-in gate scripts that call the local Instar HTTP API now receive an
+`$INSTAR_AUTH_TOKEN` environment variable when the scheduler runs them, and
+send `Authorization: Bearer $INSTAR_AUTH_TOKEN` with their curl requests.
+
+Affected gates: `evolution-proposal-evaluate`, `evolution-proposal-implement`,
+`evolution-overdue-check`, `insight-harvest`.
+
+Behind it: `JobScheduler.runGateAsync()` now builds a per-call env object,
+merging `process.env` with `INSTAR_AUTH_TOKEN` when `scheduler.authToken` is
+configured. `JobSchedulerConfig` gained an optional `authToken` field, wired
+up from `instar.json` via `Config.ts`.
+
+## Why
+
+Three evolution jobs (`evolution-proposal-evaluate`,
+`evolution-proposal-implement`, `evolution-overdue-check`) plus insight-harvest
+were silently failing every gate check: they curled a localhost endpoint,
+`authMiddleware` returned 401, and the downstream `python3 -c 'json.load(...)'`
+crashed on invalid JSON. The job was then skipped — every cycle, no error
+surface, no telemetry signal other than "this job never does anything."
+
+The research cluster
+`cluster-evolution-pipeline-jobs-permanently-skip-gate-scripts-missin` traced
+this to the missing Authorization header and proposed the env-var injection
+pattern.
+
+## Side-Effects Review
+
+### Intended
+- Gates that depend on authenticated localhost endpoints now succeed when an
+  `authToken` is configured.
+- Four evolution-pipeline jobs begin firing actual work on next scheduler tick.
+
+### Unintended — Risks Considered
+
+**Env leak.** The auth token is exposed to gate shell commands via environment
+variable. Any gate command inherits it. Gate commands are defined in
+`src/commands/init.ts` (built-in) or `instar.json` (user-defined). In a
+single-user local deployment the scope is identical to `process.env` — a gate
+already has full shell access to the machine. No elevation.
+
+**Gates that don't need auth.** Unaffected. The env var is present but unused
+when the gate doesn't reference it. Curl without a bearer header still hits
+allowlisted endpoints (`/health`, `/ping`) without issue.
+
+**Configs without authToken.** The env var is not set. Gates that reference
+`$INSTAR_AUTH_TOKEN` send `Authorization: Bearer ` (empty bearer), which
+`authMiddleware` treats as unauthorized — same as before. No regression, no
+new failure mode. Public-mode deployments still work because they don't have
+`authToken` configured and the server doesn't require one.
+
+**Token visibility in process listings.** `ps -eE` on Linux can expose
+environment variables of running processes. The token is only present in the
+gate child process for the duration of the gate (<10s, enforced by timeout).
+The same token is already in `instar.json` on disk; `ps` leakage is a lesser
+exposure than filesystem read.
+
+### Not Unintended
+- No breaking change for users without `authToken` configured.
+- No schema migration — `JobSchedulerConfig.authToken` is optional.
+- No change to gate timing, retry semantics, or failure-handling.
+- No change to non-gate code paths (the token is only injected in
+  `runGateAsync`, not in `runCommandAsync` or the main job command execution).
+
+## Compatibility
+
+- Backwards compatible. Existing `instar.json` without `authToken` unchanged
+  behavior.
+- Forwards compatible. When `instar init` runs, it generates `instar.json`
+  with a fresh `authToken`, so new installations work out of the box.
+
+## Verification Artifacts
+
+- Build: `npm run build` — passes (tsc clean + manifest regenerated).
+- Tests: `npm test -- JobScheduler.test.ts` — 47 tests pass including 2 new:
+  1. Gate sees `token=<configured-value>` when `authToken` is set.
+  2. Gate sees empty `token=` when `authToken` is unset.
+- Manual: built-in manifest shows 4 updated gate definitions with the
+  Authorization header.
+
+## Summary of New Capabilities
+
+Evolution pipeline jobs and insight-harvest now run to completion when an
+auth token is configured — which is the default post-`instar init` state.
+Previously-silent failures become visible work. No new user-facing commands
+or config fields beyond the documented optional `authToken`.

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-# Upgrade Guide — vNEXT
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-## Summary of New Capabilities
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-| [Capability] | [Endpoint, command, or "automatic"] |
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