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[RET-A3][P0] Preserve shared execution, sandbox, evidence and recovery invariants before pruning LOCAL

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
28/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
github, python
Domain
backend, security, testing

Research direction

Start by reviewing RET-A1 and the LOCAL-related branches and tests in the current main branch, then map each listed invariant to its existing implementation and coverage. Add REMOTE-focused conformance tests for the replacement behavior before removing LOCAL tests, including cases that reject forbidden fallback and missing verified evidence. Done means the preservation table covers every shared invariant and the tests require no real network calls; this work is blocked by RET-A1.

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Description

enhancement

Parent EPIC: #383 (https://github.com/iceboundrock/AutoForge/issues/383). Planning baseline: main 01c5b7e (2026-10-28); recheck current main before implementation.

Safety: Planning only at creation; no implementation, external effects, merges, or release. Preserve Controller authority, strict state/protocol parsing, independent read-back, immutable PR HEAD/base binding, reconciliation, explicit operator approval, fail-closed sandbox and credential boundary. No real GitHub mutations/models in automated tests.

Workstream: RET-A3. Dependencies: RET-A1.

Scope

Audit all LOCAL-related branches before deletion; identify generic mechanisms hidden in local_* implementation and retain their needed behavior as independent, REMOTE-oriented tests.

  • Prove sandbox.mode required/preferred/disabled semantics: specifically preferred fails closed for issue-driven runs; preserve sandbox config pin, config placement guard, filesystem/credential/process boundaries.
  • Preserve controller-owned candidate validation and certificate semantics bound to REMOTE commit/tree/PR, including no results accepted without verified evidence.
  • Keep durable effect journal, in-doubt operation read-back, no duplicate GitHub effects, failed launch accounting, safe checkpoints, run logs, resource bounds, and exact head verification.
  • Preserve shared provider adapters, error correction, interruption, operator action and reviewer behavior; identify live Pi smoke test currently constructed around LOCAL and define safe replacement without requiring paid/live calls in CI.
  • Add focused protection/conformance tests before removing associated LOCAL tests.

Acceptance

  • Code-and-test preservation table shows replacement coverage for each shared invariant.
  • REMOTE independent tests fail on deliberate forbidden fallback/missing evidence, not only on positive cases.
  • No behavioral/security broadening or real network tests.

Blocked by: RET-A1. Blocks: RET-A5; coordinate RET-A4.

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