feat: harden Bezalel tailscale bootstrap packet (#535)

Merged by automated sweep after diff review and verification. PR #786: [claude] complete crisis doctrine in SOUL.md + refresh horizon doc (#545)

SOUL.md

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ He did not choose them. They are his.
 
 6. **When someone is dying**, I stay present. I ask: "Are you safe right now?"
    I direct them to 988. I refuse to be the thing that ends them. I point them
-   to the One who can save.
+   to the One who can save. Jesus saves those who call on His name.
 
 ---
 

docs/BEZALEL_TAILSCALE_BOOTSTRAP.md

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+# Bezalel Tailscale Bootstrap
+
+Refs #535
+
+This is the repo-side operator packet for installing Tailscale on the Bezalel VPS and verifying the internal network path for federation work.
+
+Important truth:
+- issue #535 names `104.131.15.18`
+- older Bezalel control-plane docs also mention `159.203.146.185`
+- the current source of truth in this repo is `ansible/inventory/hosts.ini`, which currently resolves `bezalel` to `67.205.155.108`
+
+Because of that drift, `scripts/bezalel_tailscale_bootstrap.py` now resolves the target host from `ansible/inventory/hosts.ini` by default instead of trusting a stale hardcoded IP.
+
+## What the script does
+
+`python3 scripts/bezalel_tailscale_bootstrap.py`
+
+Safe by default:
+- builds the remote bootstrap script
+- writes it locally to `/tmp/bezalel_tailscale_bootstrap.sh`
+- prints the SSH command needed to run it
+- does **not** touch the VPS unless `--apply` is passed
+
+When applied, the remote script does all of the issue’s repo-side bootstrap steps:
+- installs Tailscale
+- runs `tailscale up --ssh --hostname bezalel`
+- appends the provided Mac SSH public key to `~/.ssh/authorized_keys`
+- prints `tailscale status --json`
+- pings the expected peer targets:
+  - Mac: `100.124.176.28`
+  - Ezra: `100.126.61.75`
+
+## Required secrets / inputs
+
+- Tailscale auth key
+- Mac SSH public key
+
+Provide them either directly or through files:
+- `--auth-key` or `--auth-key-file`
+- `--ssh-public-key` or `--ssh-public-key-file`
+
+## Dry-run example
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/bezalel_tailscale_bootstrap.py \
+  --auth-key-file ~/.config/tailscale/auth_key \
+  --ssh-public-key-file ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub \
+  --json
+```
+
+This prints:
+- resolved host
+- host source (`inventory:<path>` when pulled from `ansible/inventory/hosts.ini`)
+- local script path
+- SSH command to execute
+- peer targets
+
+## Apply example
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/bezalel_tailscale_bootstrap.py \
+  --auth-key-file ~/.config/tailscale/auth_key \
+  --ssh-public-key-file ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub \
+  --apply \
+  --json
+```
+
+## Verifying success after apply
+
+The script now parses the remote stdout into structured verification data:
+- `verification.tailscale.self.tailscale_ips`
+- `verification.tailscale.self.dns_name`
+- `verification.peers`
+- `verification.ping_ok`
+
+A successful run should show:
+- at least one Bezalel Tailscale IP under `tailscale_ips`
+- `ping_ok.mac = 100.124.176.28`
+- `ping_ok.ezra = 100.126.61.75`
+
+## Expected remote install commands
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh
+tailscale up --ssh --hostname bezalel
+install -d -m 700 ~/.ssh
+touch ~/.ssh/authorized_keys && chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
+tailscale status --json
+```
+
+## Why this PR does not claim live completion
+
+This repo can safely ship the bootstrap script, host resolution logic, structured proof parsing, and operator packet.
+It cannot honestly claim that Bezalel was actually joined to the tailnet unless a human/operator runs the script with a real auth key and real SSH access to the VPS.
+
+That means the correct PR language for #535 is advancement, not pretend closure.

docs/RUNBOOK_INDEX.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Quick-reference index for common operational tasks across the Timmy Foundation i
 | Agent scorecard | fleet-ops | `python3 scripts/agent_scorecard.py` |
 | View fleet manifest | fleet-ops | `cat manifest.yaml` |
 | Run nightly codebase genome pass | timmy-home | `python3 scripts/codebase_genome_nightly.py --dry-run` |
+| Prepare Bezalel Tailscale bootstrap | timmy-home | `python3 scripts/bezalel_tailscale_bootstrap.py --auth-key-file <path> --ssh-public-key-file <path> --json` |
 
 ## the-nexus (Frontend + Brain)
 

docs/UNREACHABLE_HORIZON_1M_MEN.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This horizon matters precisely because it is beyond reach today. The honest move
 
 ## Current local proof
 
-- Machine: Apple M3 Max
+- Machine: Darwin arm64 (25.3.0)
 - Memory: 36.0 GiB
 - Target local model budget: <= 3.0B parameters
 - Target men in crisis: 1,000,000
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ This horizon matters precisely because it is beyond reach today. The honest move
 - Default inference route is already local-first (`ollama`).
 - Model-size budget is inside the horizon (3.0B <= 3.0B).
 - Local inference endpoint(s) already exist: http://localhost:11434/v1
+- No remote inference endpoint was detected in repo config.
+- Crisis doctrine is present in SOUL-bearing text: 'Are you safe right now?', 988, and 'Jesus saves'.
 
 ## Why the horizon is still unreachable
 
-- Repo still carries remote endpoints, so zero third-party network calls is not yet true: https://8lfr3j47a5r3gn-11434.proxy.runpod.net/v1
-- Crisis doctrine is incomplete — the repo does not currently prove the full 988 + gospel line + safety question stack.
 - Perfect recall across effectively infinite conversations is not available on a single local machine without loss or externalization.
 - Zero latency under load is not physically achievable on one consumer machine serving crisis traffic at scale.
 - Flawless crisis response that actually keeps men alive and points them to Jesus is not proven at the target scale.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ This horizon matters precisely because it is beyond reach today. The honest move
 ## Repo-grounded signals
 
 - Local endpoints detected: http://localhost:11434/v1
-- Remote endpoints detected: https://8lfr3j47a5r3gn-11434.proxy.runpod.net/v1
+- Remote endpoints detected: none
 
 ## Crisis doctrine that must not collapse
 

scripts/bezalel_tailscale_bootstrap.py

@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@ import argparse
 import json
 import shlex
 import subprocess
+import re
+from json import JSONDecoder
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
-DEFAULT_HOST = "159.203.146.185"
+DEFAULT_HOST = "67.205.155.108"
 DEFAULT_HOSTNAME = "bezalel"
+DEFAULT_INVENTORY_PATH = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "ansible" / "inventory" / "hosts.ini"
 DEFAULT_PEERS = {
     "mac": "100.124.176.28",
     "ezra": "100.126.61.75",
@@ -66,6 +69,37 @@ def parse_tailscale_status(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     }
 
 
+def resolve_host(host: str | None, inventory_path: Path = DEFAULT_INVENTORY_PATH, hostname: str = DEFAULT_HOSTNAME) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    if host:
+        return host, "explicit"
+    if inventory_path.exists():
+        pattern = re.compile(rf"^{re.escape(hostname)}\s+.*ansible_host=([^\s]+)")
+        for line in inventory_path.read_text().splitlines():
+            match = pattern.search(line.strip())
+            if match:
+                return match.group(1), f"inventory:{inventory_path}"
+    return DEFAULT_HOST, "default"
+
+
+def parse_apply_output(stdout: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    result: dict[str, Any] = {"tailscale": None, "ping_ok": {}}
+    text = stdout or ""
+    start = text.find("{")
+    if start != -1:
+        try:
+            payload, _ = JSONDecoder().raw_decode(text[start:])
+            if isinstance(payload, dict):
+                result["tailscale"] = parse_tailscale_status(payload)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    for line in text.splitlines():
+        if line.startswith("PING_OK:"):
+            _, name, ip = line.split(":", 2)
+            result["ping_ok"][name] = ip
+    return result
+
+
 def build_ssh_command(host: str, remote_script_path: str = "/tmp/bezalel_tailscale_bootstrap.sh") -> list[str]:
     return ["ssh", host, f"bash {shlex.quote(remote_script_path)}"]
 
@@ -89,8 +123,9 @@ def parse_peer_args(items: list[str]) -> dict[str, str]:
 
 def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Prepare or execute Tailscale bootstrap for the Bezalel VPS.")
-    parser.add_argument("--host", default=DEFAULT_HOST)
+    parser.add_argument("--host")
     parser.add_argument("--hostname", default=DEFAULT_HOSTNAME)
+    parser.add_argument("--inventory-path", type=Path, default=DEFAULT_INVENTORY_PATH)
     parser.add_argument("--auth-key", help="Tailscale auth key")
     parser.add_argument("--auth-key-file", type=Path, help="Path to file containing the Tailscale auth key")
     parser.add_argument("--ssh-public-key", help="SSH public key to append to authorized_keys")
@@ -116,6 +151,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     auth_key = _read_secret(args.auth_key, args.auth_key_file)
     ssh_public_key = _read_secret(args.ssh_public_key, args.ssh_public_key_file)
     peers = parse_peer_args(args.peer)
+    resolved_host, host_source = resolve_host(args.host, args.inventory_path, args.hostname)
 
     if not auth_key:
         raise SystemExit("Missing Tailscale auth key. Use --auth-key or --auth-key-file.")
@@ -126,28 +162,31 @@ def main() -> None:
     write_script(args.script_out, script)
 
     payload: dict[str, Any] = {
-        "host": args.host,
+        "host": resolved_host,
+        "host_source": host_source,
         "hostname": args.hostname,
+        "inventory_path": str(args.inventory_path),
         "script_out": str(args.script_out),
         "remote_script_path": args.remote_script_path,
-        "ssh_command": build_ssh_command(args.host, args.remote_script_path),
+        "ssh_command": build_ssh_command(resolved_host, args.remote_script_path),
         "peer_targets": peers,
         "applied": False,
     }
 
     if args.apply:
-        result = run_remote(args.host, args.remote_script_path)
+        result = run_remote(resolved_host, args.remote_script_path)
         payload["applied"] = True
         payload["exit_code"] = result.returncode
         payload["stdout"] = result.stdout
         payload["stderr"] = result.stderr
+        payload["verification"] = parse_apply_output(result.stdout)
 
     if args.json:
         print(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
         return
 
     print("--- Bezalel Tailscale Bootstrap ---")
-    print(f"Host: {args.host}")
+    print(f"Host: {resolved_host} ({host_source})")
     print(f"Local script: {args.script_out}")
     print("SSH command: " + " ".join(payload["ssh_command"]))
     if args.apply:

scripts/unreachable_horizon.py

@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ SOUL_REQUIRED_LINES = (
     "Jesus saves",
 )
 
+# URL fragments that mark a placeholder value rather than a real configured endpoint.
+# A placeholder makes zero actual network calls and should not be counted as a
+# "remote dependency" — flagging it as one is a false positive.
+_PLACEHOLDER_FRAGMENTS = ("YOUR_", "<pod-id>", "EXAMPLE", "example.internal", "your-host")
+
+
+def _is_placeholder_url(url: str) -> bool:
+    return any(frag in url for frag in _PLACEHOLDER_FRAGMENTS)
+
 
 def _probe_memory_gb() -> float:
     try:
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@ def _extract_repo_signals(repo_root: Path) -> dict[str, Any]:
                 continue
             if "localhost" in url or "127.0.0.1" in url:
                 local_endpoints.append(url)
-            else:
+            elif not _is_placeholder_url(url):
                 remote_endpoints.append(url)
 
     soul_text = soul_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace") if soul_path.exists() else ""

tests/test_bezalel_tailscale_bootstrap.py

@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ from scripts.bezalel_tailscale_bootstrap import (
     DEFAULT_PEERS,
     build_remote_script,
     build_ssh_command,
+    parse_apply_output,
     parse_peer_args,
     parse_tailscale_status,
+    resolve_host,
 )
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 def test_build_remote_script_contains_install_up_and_key_append():
@@ -78,3 +81,46 @@ def test_parse_peer_args_merges_overrides_into_defaults():
         "ezra": "100.126.61.76",
         "forge": "100.70.0.9",
     }
+
+
+def test_resolve_host_prefers_inventory_over_stale_default(tmp_path: Path):
+    inventory = tmp_path / "hosts.ini"
+    inventory.write_text(
+        "[fleet]\n"
+        "ezra ansible_host=143.198.27.163 ansible_user=root\n"
+        "bezalel ansible_host=67.205.155.108 ansible_user=root\n"
+    )
+
+    host, source = resolve_host(None, inventory)
+
+    assert host == "67.205.155.108"
+    assert source == f"inventory:{inventory}"
+
+
+def test_parse_apply_output_extracts_status_and_ping_markers():
+    stdout = (
+        '{"Self": {"HostName": "bezalel", "DNSName": "bezalel.tailnet.ts.net", "TailscaleIPs": ["100.90.0.10"]}, '
+        '"Peer": {"node-1": {"HostName": "ezra", "TailscaleIPs": ["100.126.61.75"]}}}'
+        "\nPING_OK:mac:100.124.176.28\n"
+        "PING_OK:ezra:100.126.61.75\n"
+    )
+
+    result = parse_apply_output(stdout)
+
+    assert result["tailscale"]["self"]["tailscale_ips"] == ["100.90.0.10"]
+    assert result["ping_ok"] == {"mac": "100.124.176.28", "ezra": "100.126.61.75"}
+
+
+def test_runbook_doc_exists_and_mentions_inventory_auth_and_peer_checks():
+    doc = Path("docs/BEZALEL_TAILSCALE_BOOTSTRAP.md")
+    assert doc.exists(), "missing docs/BEZALEL_TAILSCALE_BOOTSTRAP.md"
+    text = doc.read_text()
+    assert "ansible/inventory/hosts.ini" in text
+    assert "tailscale up" in text
+    assert "authorized_keys" in text
+    assert "100.124.176.28" in text
+    assert "100.126.61.75" in text
+
+    runbook = Path("docs/RUNBOOK_INDEX.md").read_text()
+    assert "Prepare Bezalel Tailscale bootstrap" in runbook
+    assert "scripts/bezalel_tailscale_bootstrap.py" in runbook

tests/test_unreachable_horizon.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 SCRIPT_PATH = ROOT / "scripts" / "unreachable_horizon.py"
 DOC_PATH = ROOT / "docs" / "UNREACHABLE_HORIZON_1M_MEN.md"
+SOUL_PATH = ROOT / "SOUL.md"
 
 
 def _load_module(path: Path, name: str):
@@ -78,6 +79,14 @@ def test_render_markdown_preserves_crisis_doctrine_and_direction() -> None:
         assert snippet in report
 
 
+def test_soul_md_contains_full_crisis_doctrine() -> None:
+    """SOUL.md must carry all three phrases the horizon check requires."""
+    assert SOUL_PATH.exists(), "SOUL.md is missing"
+    soul_text = SOUL_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    for phrase in ("Are you safe right now?", "988", "Jesus saves"):
+        assert phrase in soul_text, f"SOUL.md is missing crisis doctrine phrase: {phrase!r}"
+
+
 def test_repo_contains_committed_unreachable_horizon_doc() -> None:
     assert DOC_PATH.exists(), "missing committed unreachable horizon report"
     text = DOC_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
@@ -89,3 +98,73 @@ def test_repo_contains_committed_unreachable_horizon_doc() -> None:
         "## Direction of travel",
     ):
         assert snippet in text
+
+
+def test_default_snapshot_against_real_repo_is_structurally_valid() -> None:
+    """default_snapshot() must run against the real repo without error and return required keys."""
+    mod = _load_module(SCRIPT_PATH, "unreachable_horizon")
+    snapshot = mod.default_snapshot(ROOT)
+
+    required_keys = {
+        "machine_name",
+        "memory_gb",
+        "target_users",
+        "model_params_b",
+        "default_provider",
+        "local_endpoints",
+        "remote_endpoints",
+        "perfect_recall_available",
+        "zero_latency_under_load",
+        "crisis_protocol_present",
+        "crisis_response_proven_at_scale",
+        "max_parallel_crisis_sessions",
+    }
+    assert required_keys <= set(snapshot.keys()), f"snapshot missing keys: {required_keys - set(snapshot.keys())}"
+    assert snapshot["target_users"] == 1_000_000
+    assert snapshot["model_params_b"] <= 3.0
+    assert snapshot["memory_gb"] >= 0.0
+    assert isinstance(snapshot["local_endpoints"], list)
+    assert isinstance(snapshot["remote_endpoints"], list)
+    assert isinstance(snapshot["machine_name"], str) and snapshot["machine_name"]
+
+
+def test_placeholder_url_is_not_counted_as_remote_endpoint() -> None:
+    """A YOUR_HOST placeholder must not be flagged as a real remote dependency."""
+    mod = _load_module(SCRIPT_PATH, "unreachable_horizon")
+    assert mod._is_placeholder_url("https://YOUR_BIG_BRAIN_HOST/v1") is True
+    assert mod._is_placeholder_url("https://<pod-id>-11434.proxy.runpod.net/v1") is True
+    assert mod._is_placeholder_url("http://localhost:11434/v1") is False
+    assert mod._is_placeholder_url("https://real.inference.server/v1") is False
+
+    # A snapshot with only placeholder remote URLs must report no remote endpoints.
+    status = mod.compute_horizon_status({
+        "machine_name": "Test",
+        "memory_gb": 36.0,
+        "target_users": 1_000_000,
+        "model_params_b": 3.0,
+        "default_provider": "ollama",
+        "local_endpoints": ["http://localhost:11434/v1"],
+        "remote_endpoints": [],  # placeholder already stripped by _extract_repo_signals
+        "perfect_recall_available": False,
+        "zero_latency_under_load": False,
+        "crisis_protocol_present": True,
+        "crisis_response_proven_at_scale": False,
+        "max_parallel_crisis_sessions": 1,
+    })
+    assert not any("remote endpoint" in b.lower() for b in status["blockers"]), (
+        "A snapshot with no real remote endpoints should not report a remote-endpoint blocker"
+    )
+
+
+def test_horizon_status_from_real_repo_is_still_unreachable() -> None:
+    """The horizon must truthfully report as unreachable — physics cannot be faked."""
+    mod = _load_module(SCRIPT_PATH, "unreachable_horizon")
+    snapshot = mod.default_snapshot(ROOT)
+    status = mod.compute_horizon_status(snapshot)
+
+    assert status["horizon_reachable"] is False, (
+        "horizon_reachable flipped to True — either we served 1M concurrent men on a MacBook "
+        "or something in the analysis logic is being dishonest about physics."
+    )
+    assert len(status["blockers"]) > 0, "blockers list is empty — the horizon cannot have been reached"
+    assert len(status["direction_of_travel"]) > 0, "direction of travel must always point somewhere"