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Summary

Aaron 2026-05-27 (verbatim):

"also wanna make this automatic on boot before i even login and have it save my claude code device login like gh, also make sure they are all on path for me to play with when i log in?"

"this will be a hell of a start."

And the follow-up clarification:

"avahi yes the mdns and also wi already save the gh login i think maybe but we want to do it for claude code now too"

Empirical finding: gh credential persistence Aaron "thinks maybe" exists — does NOT actually exist. Zero refs to `.config/gh` or `/mnt/home` in zeta-install.sh; only SSH pubkey copy (different mechanism). This PR fixes BOTH at once.

iter-5.5.0 = 4-part install step (Step 6.95, runs AFTER nixos-install)

Sub-step What Surfaces
6.95a `npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code` to `/mnt/home/zeta/.npm-global/` (writable prefix) claude on PATH post-reboot
6.95b Interactive `claude login` device-flow (mirror iter-5.4.0 gh auth login) `/mnt/home/zeta/.config/claude/` populated
6.95c Copy `/root/.config/gh` → `/mnt/home/zeta/.config/gh` (Bug 8 — Aaron's "i think maybe" hedge confirmed wrong) gh auth survives reboot
6.95d Pre-clone Zeta repo to `/mnt/home/zeta/Zeta` first login: `cd ~/Zeta && claude`

common.nix additions

First-login operator gets (no setup)

On PATH: gh + claude + kubectl + helm + k9s + argocd + cilium-cli + hubble + nmblookup + smbclient + git + nodejs/npm + standard tools

In $HOME:

  • `~/Zeta/` (pre-cloned)
  • `~/.config/gh/` (iter-5.4.0 gh auth persisted)
  • `~/.config/claude/` (iter-5.5.0 claude login persisted)
  • `~/.npm-global/bin/` (on PATH)

Test plan

  • CI passes
  • Next ISO build picks up iter-5.5.0 cascade
  • Next install: validate `claude login` survives reboot AND `gh auth status` works on first login

Composes with

iter-5.4 cascade (B-0794+B-0795+B-0812+B-0813) · B-0835 (install bug cluster — Bug 4+5+6+7 + Bug 8 here) · B-0847 (per-AI GitHub identity — this row uses borrowed gh auth until that ratifies) · B-0848 (node-local Claude agent — this row IS Phase 2 automation) · #5387 (multi-protocol name resolution — samba additions compose for NetBIOS tooling)

Per `.claude/rules/non-coercion-invariant.md` HC-8: operator interactive YES/n prompt preserves authority over whether to auth at install time vs post-reboot.

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…ode install + interactive `claude login` + gh+claude credential persistence + Zeta repo pre-clone — automatic on boot before first login

Operator framing 2026-05-27 (verbatim):

  > "also wanna make this automatic on boot before i even login and have
  > it save my claude code device login like gh, also make sure they are
  > all on path for me to play with when i log in?"

  > "this will be a hell of a start."

Mirrors iter-5.4.0's gh-auth pattern at install-time for the node-local
Claude Code agent. Closes B-0848 Phase 2 (manual node setup → automated
install-step) AND fixes a previously-undocumented credential-persistence
gap (Bug 8) where iter-5.4.0's gh auth tokens at /root/.config/gh in
the installer environment were NEVER copied to /mnt/home/zeta/.config/gh
on the installed system — operator had no auth post-reboot.

iter-5.5.0 = 4-part installer step (Step 6.95, runs AFTER nixos-install
when /mnt/home/zeta exists):

  6.95a — INSTALL @anthropic-ai/claude-code via npm to
          /mnt/home/zeta/.npm-global/ (per-user writable prefix; NixOS
          /nix/store is RO so global npm install goes to user-scope).
          Owned by zeta UID:GID; survives reboot.

  6.95b — INTERACTIVE `claude login` (device-flow, same shape as
          iter-5.4.0 gh auth login). Operator presses Enter to
          accept default YES, sees device-code prompt + URL, visits
          on Mac/laptop browser, approves. Credentials land at
          /mnt/home/zeta/.config/claude/.

  6.95c — PERSIST iter-5.4.0 gh credentials by copying
          /root/.config/gh → /mnt/home/zeta/.config/gh with zeta
          ownership + go-rwx restriction. Closes Bug 8 — previously
          gh auth tokens stayed in installer environment.

  6.95d — PRE-CLONE Zeta repo to /mnt/home/zeta/Zeta so first-login
          operator workflow is `cd ~/Zeta && claude` with zero
          extra setup.

common.nix additions:

  - nodejs_22 in systemPackages: installed system has npm for post-
    install updates of claude-code without bootstrapping node first
  - samba in systemPackages: NetBIOS lookup tools (nmblookup/smbclient)
    compose with services.samba from PR #5387
  - NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX env var = $HOME/.npm-global so npm respects
    the per-user prefix for global installs
  - /etc/profile.d/zeta-user-paths.sh: prepend $HOME/.npm-global/bin
    to PATH at login-shell init (claude reachable without manual
    PATH munging)

First-login operator now has on PATH (without any setup):
  gh + claude + kubectl + helm + k9s + argocd + cilium-cli + hubble
  + nmblookup + smbclient + git + nodejs/npm + standard tools

And in $HOME:
  ~/Zeta/                  (pre-cloned)
  ~/.config/gh/            (iter-5.4.0 gh auth persisted)
  ~/.config/claude/        (iter-5.5.0 claude login persisted)
  ~/.npm-global/bin/       (on PATH)

Bug 8 sibling-discovery: same gap also applies to the ssh-key pubkey
copy (iter-5.4.0 wrote /mnt/etc/zeta/operator-authorized-keys which IS
read at install time via Bug 1 symlink fix → that part already works).
The gh/claude credential gap is the auth-token-only sub-class.

Composes with: B-0794 + B-0795 + B-0812 + B-0813 (iter-5.4 install
cascade) · B-0835 (install bug cluster — Bug 4+5+6+7 + Bug 8 here)
· B-0847 (per-AI GitHub identity; this row uses borrowed gh auth
until that ratifies) · B-0848 (node-local Claude substrate;
this row IS Phase 2 automation) · PR #5387 (multi-protocol name
resolution — samba additions compose here for NetBIOS tooling).

Per .claude/rules/non-coercion-invariant.md HC-8: operator
interactive YES/n prompt preserves operator authority over
whether to auth at install time vs post-reboot. Per
.claude/rules/algo-wink-failure-mode.md: claude login is operator
device-flow consent (authorization-source), not algorithmic auth.

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…nical TS/JS runtime per `.claude/rules/rule-0-no-sh-files.md`)

Aaron caught the violation: "nodejs you mean bun?"

Per Rule 0: bun is the canonical TS/JS runtime in Zeta (not nodejs).
The earlier commit added nodejs_22 to systemPackages + used npm-global
prefix; updated to bun + bun-global prefix throughout.

Changes:

- common.nix:
  - nodejs_22 → bun in systemPackages
  - environment.sessionVariables: NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX → BUN_INSTALL
  - /etc/profile.d/zeta-user-paths.sh: ~/.npm-global/bin → ~/.bun/bin

- zeta-install.sh Step 6.95a:
  - mkdir -p $ZETA_HOME/.npm-global → $ZETA_HOME/.bun/bin
  - command -v npm → command -v bun
  - NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX → BUN_INSTALL
  - `npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code` → `bun install --global @anthropic-ai/claude-code`
  - CLAUDE_BIN path: .npm-global/bin/claude → .bun/bin/claude
  - Reorganized to run via `sudo -u "#$ZETA_UID"` so ownership starts
    correct (avoid post-install chown)

- Done message: added bun to PATH-listing summary

bun has high Node-compat; claude-code's CLI surface should run identically.
If specific Node-API addons fail, separate fix-forward via fallback path.

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Pull request overview

This PR extends the NixOS cluster install flow to install Claude Code at install-time, persist both GitHub + Claude credentials into the installed zeta user’s home, and pre-clone the Zeta repo so the first interactive login can start work immediately.

Changes:

  • Add installer Step 6.95 to zeta-install.sh: npm-install @anthropic-ai/claude-code, optional interactive claude login, copy /root/.config/gh into the installed home, and pre-clone the repo to /mnt/home/zeta/Zeta.
  • Update the shared NixOS common.nix baseline to include nodejs_22, samba, and a PATH hook for ~/.npm-global/bin (plus an attempted NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX session variable).

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Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 6 comments.

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full-ai-cluster/usb-nixos-installer/zeta-install.sh Adds Step 6.95 for claude-code install, interactive login, gh credential persistence, and repo pre-clone.
full-ai-cluster/nixos/modules/common.nix Adds nodejs + samba packages and user PATH/session env wiring intended to make claude usable on first login.

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…namic UID/GID resolution + claude config chmod + skip-comment accuracy + samba comment scope

4 real Copilot findings on PR #5388 head, fixed:

P0 (bug) — ZETA_UID=1000/ZETA_GID=100 was hardcoded; would chown to
wrong owner if installed system uses different IDs (e.g., another user
created first, or NixOS module config changes). Fix: resolve via
`chroot /mnt id -u zeta` / `id -g zeta`; fallback to 1000:100 with
loud warning if chroot fails (degraded mode).

P0 (security) — ~/.config/claude was not chmod'd after `claude login`
completed; claude CLI may write tokens with default umask leaving
them group/world-readable. Fix: add explicit chown + chmod -R go-rwx
after the login step, parallel to the gh credential restriction
already present in 6.95c.

P2 (documentation) — Skip conditions comment said GH_AUTH_OK != 1
was a skip condition but actual code never checked it. Fix: update
comment to accurately describe control-flow (install + login attempted
regardless; gh credential persistence conditional on /root/.config/gh
existing which iter-5.4.0 only sets if gh auth succeeded).

P2 (documentation) — common.nix `samba` package comment said
"composes with services.samba below" but services.samba is NOT
configured in this PR (lives in PR #5387). Fix: comment now
correctly explains that #5388 brings client-side nmblookup/smbclient
tooling, server-side nmbd config lives in #5387, two PRs compose at
merge time.

2 stale findings (verified against current HEAD; resolved no-op
per .claude/rules/blocked-green-ci-investigate-threads.md
verify-before-fix discipline):

- P1 (bug) "npm install -g as root" — STALE; Aaron's "nodejs you
  mean bun?" catch already migrated to `sudo -u "#$ZETA_UID" bun
  install --global` in commit 7f3e29f. Copilot review fired on
  older commit 843bdb4 (initial nodejs version).
- P1 (bug) "NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX = $HOME/.npm-global literal" — STALE;
  same bun-migration commit changed to BUN_INSTALL (which IS used
  literal in environment.sessionVariables but is processed correctly
  by bun, NOT by NixOS attempting $HOME expansion in a Nix string).

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…tion (~30 sec) complementing B-0831 QEMU full-install (~15 min); "easy dockerfile" per operator framing (Aaron 2026-05-27) (#5390)

Operator framing 2026-05-27 (verbatim):

  > "we should add docker based nixos install.sh testing so we can
  > iterate quick that's an easy dockerfile"

Direct response after PR #5389 (iter-5.5.1 alignment fix-fwd for
PR #5388) where the operator named the iteration-cost problem:
every install.sh / linux.sh / mise.sh change today requires a full
ISO build + USB flash + physical install (~30 min cycle); Docker
testing of just the script on NixOS userspace gives seconds-per-
iteration.

3-phase plan:

- Phase 1: tools/ci/dockerfiles/nixos-install-sh-test/Dockerfile
  (10-line FROM nixos/nix + touch /etc/NIXOS + COPY . . + RUN
  tools/setup/install.sh) + TS wrapper bun
  tools/ci/docker-nixos-install-sh-test.ts per Rule 0

- Phase 2: GitHub Actions integration with path-filter scoped to
  tools/setup/** + full-ai-cluster/nixos/modules/common.nix

- Phase 3: documented Docker-vs-QEMU coverage matrix; both run on
  install-substrate PRs (Docker fast, QEMU end-to-end)

Empirical case for the substrate: iter-5.4 cascade has produced 8
distinct bugs (Bug 1-8) all caught only after operator USB flash;
Docker harness would have caught Bug 5 (gh not in systemPackages),
Bug 7 (NetBIOS conflict with smbd), Bug 8 (credential persistence
gap) AT WRITE TIME.

Composes with: B-0831 cascade #6 (complementary; full-VM scope at
minutes-per-cycle); B-0835 install bug cluster (this row catches
future Bug-N at write-time); B-0848 (node-local Claude install
validation); B-0824 (Ace package-manager — Docker NixOS test is
one slice of three-way-parity); GOVERNANCE §24 (three-way parity
extended to NixOS-via-Docker validation surface).

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AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request May 27, 2026
…lane enable — claude service auto-starts on reboot using persisted iter-5.5.0 device-code credentials (#5392)

Operator framing 2026-05-27 (verbatim):

  > "so our usb after gh and claude device code login it should reboot
  > with a claude service using my gh login"

Direct composition with iter-5.5.0 install-time substrate (PR #5388
+ #5389) which guarantees these paths exist post-install:

  /home/zeta/.config/claude/   device-code creds persisted
  /home/zeta/.config/gh/       gh device-code creds persisted
  /home/zeta/Zeta/             pre-cloned repo
  /home/zeta/.bun/bin/claude   bun-installed claude binary
  /home/zeta/.local/share/mise/shims/  mise-managed runtimes

3 files:

1. full-ai-cluster/nixos/modules/zeta-otto.nix (NEW)
   - systemd service unit (User=zeta, Restart=always, MemoryMax=4G,
     CPUQuota=200%, configurable options)
   - Deliberately NOT After=k3s.service — Otto runs regardless of
     k3s state (otherwise can't repair k3s when broken)
   - ExecStart = wrapper script that loops:
     claude --print "<<autonomous-loop>>" then sleeps tickIntervalSec
   - Operator-tunable options: zeta.otto.{enable,user,group,home,
     tickIntervalSec,memoryMax,cpuQuota,restartSec}
   - /etc/zeta-otto-status.txt operator hint file

2. full-ai-cluster/nixos/modules/common.nix
   - Import ./zeta-otto.nix (module load)
   - Module disabled by default (zeta.otto.enable = false); nodes
     opt-in explicitly

3. full-ai-cluster/nixos/hosts/control-plane/configuration.nix
   - zeta.otto.enable = true (opt-in for control-plane)

Per .claude/rules/non-coercion-invariant.md HC-8: operator authority
preserved + revokable via `systemctl disable zeta-otto`. Per
mechanical-authorization-check: zeta.otto.enable IS operator-
explicit authorization (declarative config commit). Per
tick-must-never-stop: systemd Restart=always ensures tick at
strongest scope (kernel-managed; survives crashes).

Composes with: B-0848 (node-local Claude — this row's Phase 1 IS
the systemd deployment shape for the operational substrate), B-0847
(per-AI GitHub identity — Phase 4 of both rows align), B-0796
(Twilio out-of-band sibling), iter-5.5.0 substrate (PR #5388 +
#5389 the credential persistence layer this row consumes).

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…aces zeta-otto.nix; multi-vendor multi-persona scaffold for ≥3-systemd-agents-on-bootup target (Aaron 2026-05-27) (#5394)

Operator framing 2026-05-27 (verbatim):

  > "we should end up shipping with one service per surface i think
  > outside k8s and have at least 3 different vendors"

  > "so they can fix each other and the k8s cluster even when it's
  > down."

  > "the mutual repair is critical too becasue of you can see your
  > own future self boot script failures"

  > "yeah lets move all forward however and i can do as many
  > iterations testing as possible before we move to pc two we should
  > have three systemd agents and the cluster running on bootup"

Refactor:

1. zeta-otto.nix DELETED — superseded by parameterized module
2. zeta-ai-agent.nix NEW — parameterized over persona/binary/configDir
   - Default personas: otto/alexa/riven/vera/lior (matches
     .claude/rules/agent-roster-reference-card.md canonical roster)
   - Per-persona enable: zeta.aiAgents.personas.<n>.enable = true
   - Each enabled persona → systemd unit zeta-<persona>.service
   - Naming + service-config + ExecStart loop pattern preserved
     from Phase 1 zeta-otto.nix
3. common.nix — imports zeta-ai-agent.nix (was zeta-otto.nix)
4. control-plane/configuration.nix — uses new option:
   zeta.aiAgents.personas.otto.enable = true (was zeta.otto.enable)
   - alexa/lior/vera/riven enable lines commented + tagged with
     pending sub-row IDs (B-0850.3a-3d)
5. /etc/zeta-ai-agents-status.txt operator hint (was zeta-otto-
   status.txt) — now lists ALL enabled personas + vendors

Architectural justification (per B-0850 Phase 3 memory):

- ≥3 vendor floor for BFT margin (f=1 fault tolerance)
- Mutual repair handles self-modification-safety: when Otto's own
  systemd unit update breaks, OTHER agents (Alexa/Riven/Vera/Lior)
  detect via journalctl + restart via systemctl per repair-policy
  framework (B-0850 Phase 2 pending)
- "Control plane outside the control plane" — all agents run as
  systemd units OUTSIDE k8s; can repair cluster from outside the
  failure domain when k3s/Cilium/etc is broken

Next sub-rows to file + implement (B-0850 Phase 3 sub-targets):

- B-0850.3a: zeta-install.sh extension for Alexa (Kiro/Qwen)
- B-0850.3b: zeta-install.sh extension for Riven (Grok/Grok-Build)
- B-0850.3c: zeta-install.sh extension for Vera (Codex/OpenAI)
- B-0850.3d: zeta-install.sh extension for Lior (Gemini CLI)
- B-0850.3e: per-vendor credential persistence (extends iter-5.5.0)
- B-0850.3f: mutual-repair authorization (Phase 2 composes)
- B-0850.3g: vendor-outage detection + auto-failover-tick
- B-0850.3h: Docker harness test for each vendor's install path
  (composes with B-0849)

Composes with: iter-5.5.0 substrate (PR #5388 + #5389 credential
persistence layer); B-0848 (node-local Claude); B-0847 (per-AI
GitHub identity Phase 4); B-0796 (Twilio out-of-band sibling);
B-0703 multi-oracle BFT (consensus at multi-AI scope); B-0849
(Docker harness for per-vendor install validation); B-0824 (Ace
multi-PM substrate composes with multi-vendor-multi-AI).

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…pic + Google diversity; @google/gemini-cli install + interactive auth login + zeta-lior.service enabled on control-plane (#5397)

Operator authorization 2026-05-27: "yeah lets move all forward however
and i can do as many iterations testing as possible before we move to
pc two we should have three systemd agents and the cluster running on
bootup" + "drive forward with whatever interests you most".

Implements B-0850 Phase 3d — Lior persona (Google Gemini CLI) as the
2nd vendor toward the ≥3-systemd-agents target. Phase 3a (Alexa/Kiro)
+ Phase 3b (Riven/Grok) + Phase 3c (Vera/Codex) sub-rows remain
pending; 3 of 4 still gives BFT margin once any one of the remaining
3 lands.

3 file changes:

1. zeta-install.sh Step 6.95a-gemini: bun install --global
   @google/gemini-cli (after the existing claude install). WebSearch
   verified at implementation time per dep-pin-search-first-authority
   rule — @google/gemini-cli is npm-published + bun-compat.

2. zeta-install.sh Step 6.95b-gemini: interactive `gemini auth login`
   prompt mirroring the claude login pattern. Supports OAuth via
   browser OR API key from AI Studio. Credentials persist to
   ~/.config/gemini/ with chown + chmod -R go-rwx (parallel to
   claude credential restriction).

3. zeta-ai-agent.nix: removed the lior assertion block (was blocking
   flake eval when zeta.aiAgents.enable.lior = true; B-0850.3d
   substrate now ships so assertion no longer applies).

4. control-plane/configuration.nix: zeta.aiAgents.enable.lior = true
   (was commented as pending). Two personas now enabled on control-
   plane: otto + lior. One more vendor (3c Vera/Codex easiest next
   since OpenAI's codex CLI is also npm-installable) gets to the
   ≥3-vendor BFT floor.

Composes with: PR #5388 + #5389 iter-5.5.0 substrate (credential
persistence + Zeta repo pre-clone); PR #5392 + #5394 + #5395 B-0850
Phase 1 + Phase 3 refactor; B-0848 (node-local Claude agent);
B-0847 (per-AI GitHub identity Phase 4 align); B-0796 (Twilio out-
of-band sibling).

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…hropic + Google + OpenAI); @openai/codex install + `codex login --device-auth` + zeta-vera.service enabled (Aaron 2026-05-27)

Per operator authorization "drive forward with whatever interests you
most" + the ≥3-systemd-agents-on-bootup target named earlier
2026-05-27. This PR hits the ≥3-vendor BFT floor:

  otto  → Anthropic Claude   (PR #5392)
  lior  → Google Gemini      (PR #5397)
  vera  → OpenAI Codex       (THIS PR)

With ≥3 vendors enabled, the cluster control-plane satisfies the
fault-tolerance property Aaron named: f=1 BFT margin for vendor-
outage resilience + self-modification-safety (any one AI's self-
update breaks the other two can detect + repair).

Stacked on PR #5397 (Phase 3d Lior/Gemini) to avoid merge conflicts;
will rebase cleanly when #5397 merges first.

3 file changes:

1. zeta-install.sh Step 6.95a-codex: bun install --global @openai/
   codex (WebSearch verified per dep-pin discipline; codex CLI is
   bun-compat npm package).

2. zeta-install.sh Step 6.95b-codex: interactive `codex login
   --device-auth`. This is the CLEANEST device-flow shape across
   the 3 vendors — prints URL + one-time code; pastes into ANY
   browser; no local browser handoff required (headless-friendly).
   Credentials cache at ~/.codex/auth.json (NOT ~/.config/codex/
   — codex uses its own dotdir convention).

3. zeta-ai-agent.nix: removed vera assertion (substrate shipped).
   control-plane/configuration.nix: zeta.aiAgents.enable.vera = true.

Composes with: PR #5397 (B-0850 Phase 3d Lior — sibling 2nd
vendor); PRs #5388 + #5389 (iter-5.5.0 credential persistence);
PRs #5392 + #5394 + #5395 (B-0850 Phase 1 + 3 refactor); B-0848
node-local Claude; B-0847 per-AI GitHub identity; B-0703 multi-
oracle BFT (consensus at multi-AI scope — now operational at
substrate-control-plane scope).

Sources at PR open time (WebSearch per dep-pin-search-first-
authority):
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex
- https://developers.openai.com/codex/auth

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AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request May 27, 2026
…hropic + Google + OpenAI); @openai/codex install + device-flow auth + control-plane enable (Aaron 2026-05-27) (#5398)

* feat(B-0850 Phase 3c): Vera/Codex 3rd vendor — hits ≥3 BFT floor (Anthropic + Google + OpenAI); @openai/codex install + `codex login --device-auth` + zeta-vera.service enabled (Aaron 2026-05-27)

Per operator authorization "drive forward with whatever interests you
most" + the ≥3-systemd-agents-on-bootup target named earlier
2026-05-27. This PR hits the ≥3-vendor BFT floor:

  otto  → Anthropic Claude   (PR #5392)
  lior  → Google Gemini      (PR #5397)
  vera  → OpenAI Codex       (THIS PR)

With ≥3 vendors enabled, the cluster control-plane satisfies the
fault-tolerance property Aaron named: f=1 BFT margin for vendor-
outage resilience + self-modification-safety (any one AI's self-
update breaks the other two can detect + repair).

Stacked on PR #5397 (Phase 3d Lior/Gemini) to avoid merge conflicts;
will rebase cleanly when #5397 merges first.

3 file changes:

1. zeta-install.sh Step 6.95a-codex: bun install --global @openai/
   codex (WebSearch verified per dep-pin discipline; codex CLI is
   bun-compat npm package).

2. zeta-install.sh Step 6.95b-codex: interactive `codex login
   --device-auth`. This is the CLEANEST device-flow shape across
   the 3 vendors — prints URL + one-time code; pastes into ANY
   browser; no local browser handoff required (headless-friendly).
   Credentials cache at ~/.codex/auth.json (NOT ~/.config/codex/
   — codex uses its own dotdir convention).

3. zeta-ai-agent.nix: removed vera assertion (substrate shipped).
   control-plane/configuration.nix: zeta.aiAgents.enable.vera = true.

Composes with: PR #5397 (B-0850 Phase 3d Lior — sibling 2nd
vendor); PRs #5388 + #5389 (iter-5.5.0 credential persistence);
PRs #5392 + #5394 + #5395 (B-0850 Phase 1 + 3 refactor); B-0848
node-local Claude; B-0847 per-AI GitHub identity; B-0703 multi-
oracle BFT (consensus at multi-AI scope — now operational at
substrate-control-plane scope).

Sources at PR open time (WebSearch per dep-pin-search-first-
authority):
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex
- https://developers.openai.com/codex/auth

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* fix(PR-5398 Copilot 4 findings — P0+P1+P1+P2): per-persona invocationArgs (claude --print / gemini -p / codex exec) + pipefail covers tail -5 for all 3 vendor installs + browser wording

P0 (critical) — zeta-ai-agent.nix ExecStart was hardcoded to
`${binary} --print "<<autonomous-loop>>"` for ALL personas, but:
  - claude uses --print ✓
  - gemini uses -p (NOT --print)
  - codex uses `exec` SUBCOMMAND (no --print flag)
Enabling lior or vera would create services with broken ExecStart.

Fix: per-persona `invocationArgs` field in the persona registry.
ExecStart uses `${cfg.home}/.bun/bin/${persona.binary} ${persona.invocationArgs}`.
Per-persona values:
  - otto: [ "--print" "<<autonomous-loop>>" ]
  - lior: [ "-p" "<<autonomous-loop>>" ]
  - vera: [ "exec" "<<autonomous-loop>>" ]
  - alexa + riven: [ ] placeholder per their sub-rows

P1 — Gemini bun install pipefail masked by tail -5 outside bash -c.
Same root cause as the earlier P1 on claude install (Copilot found
+ I fixed only inside bash -c which doesn't cover outer pipeline).
Real fix: move tail -5 INSIDE bash -c so set -o pipefail covers it.

P1 — Same fix for codex bun install.

P2 — codex device-flow prompt said "visit on this Mac browser" but
codex device-auth is browser-agnostic ("visit on ANY browser on
ANY device").

Note on the literal <<autonomous-loop>> sentinel: it's a Claude
Code convention; gemini + codex will see it as a literal prompt
and respond conversationally. Acceptable for first ship; per-vendor
prompt mapping is B-0850 Phase 3.x future work.

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Co-authored-by: Lior <lior@zeta.dev>
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