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fix(hermes): support Portable Podman image builds - #9922

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Summary

Hermes Portable image builds now avoid the BuildKit-only local COPY --chmod option that rootless Podman rejects. The corporate CA helper keeps mode 0444 by applying it in the final image permission-normalization step.

Related Issue

Fixes #9921

Changes

  • Remove the local COPY --chmod=0444 option from the staged Hermes Dockerfile.
  • Apply mode 0444 to the copied corporate CA helper in the final image stage.
  • Reject local COPY options in the reviewed Hermes Portable context and add a regression for the Podman 5.7 failure.

Type of Change

  • Code change (feature, bug fix, or refactor)
  • Code change with doc updates
  • Doc only (prose changes, no code sample modifications)
  • Doc only (includes code sample changes)

Quality Gates

  • Tests added or updated for changed behavior
  • Existing tests cover changed behavior — justification:
  • Tests not applicable — justification:
  • Sensitive paths changed (security, policy, credentials, preflight, onboarding, inference, runner, sandbox, or messaging)
  • Sensitive-path review completed or maintainer-approved waiver recorded — reviewer/approval link/justification: Focused maintainer review covered credentials, filesystem permissions, sandbox authority, runtime behavior, dependencies, and failure handling; no finding.
  • Non-success, skipped, or missing CI check accepted by maintainer — check name, approval link, and follow-up issue:

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  • PR description includes a Signed-off-by: line and every commit appears as Verified in GitHub
  • Normal pre-commit, commit-msg, and pre-push hooks passed, or npm run validate:pr passed after refreshing origin/main when hooks were skipped or unavailable
  • Targeted behavior tests pass for the current change set, or tests are marked not applicable above — npx vitest run src/lib/onboard/experimental/hermes-portable-build-context.test.ts src/lib/onboard/experimental/optimized-build-context-copy-sources.test.ts src/lib/onboard/corporate-ca-dockerfile-decode.test.ts src/lib/onboard/sandbox-build-context.test.ts: 75 passed, 1 skipped
  • Applicable broad gate passed — npm run test:changed: growth guard 32/32 and changed tests 173/173 passed; npm run build:cli, npm run typecheck:cli, and npm run lint passed
  • Quality Gates section completed with required justifications or waivers
  • No secrets, API keys, or credentials committed
  • npm run docs builds without warnings (doc changes only)
  • Doc pages follow the style guide (doc changes only)
  • New doc pages include SPDX header and frontmatter (new pages only)

Signed-off-by: Senthil Ravichandran senthilr@nvidia.com

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved Docker image staging to ensure corporate CA runtime files receive the correct read-only permissions.
    • Tightened validation of local file-copy options to prevent unsupported permission overrides.
  • Tests

    • Expanded staging and provisioning coverage for file permissions and failed validation behavior.
    • Updated replay and configuration fixtures to include corporate CA runtime files.

Move corporate CA helper mode normalization into the final image stage.
This keeps the Portable rootless-Podman builder independent of
BuildKit-only local COPY options.

Reject local COPY options while staging the reviewed Hermes Portable
context.

Fixes #9921

Signed-off-by: Senthil Ravichandran <senthilr@nvidia.com>
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The overall line coverage in commit 8f5973a in the senthilr-nv/fix-herm... branch remains at 96%, unchanged from commit 8a029ac in the main branch.

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The overall line coverage in commit 8f5973a in the senthilr-nv/fix-herm... branch remains at 83%, unchanged from commit f9f8da2 in the main branch.


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Hermes Portable local COPY instructions now reject unsupported options. The corporate CA runtime script uses a final-stage permissions command. Tests verify validation state, fixture staging, replay setup, and mode 444.

Changes

Portable COPY compatibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
Validate local COPY options
src/lib/onboard/experimental/hermes-portable-build-context.ts, src/lib/onboard/experimental/hermes-portable-build-context.test.ts
Local COPY options are rejected. Tests verify rejection of --chmod=0444 and preservation of reservation-root state.
Normalize corporate CA permissions
agents/hermes/Dockerfile, src/lib/onboard/experimental/hermes-portable-build-context.test.ts
The Dockerfile defers corporate CA permissions to the consolidated step, which sets mode 0444. Staging tests verify the ordering.
Update Hermes test fixtures
test/hermes-doctor-config-hash.test.ts, test/sandbox-provisioning.test.ts, test/sandbox-rlimit-hooks.test.ts
Hermes fixtures include the corporate CA runtime script. Provisioning verifies staged mode 444, and replay maps the image path to a temporary fixture.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 8f597

This localized change improves Portable Podman image-build compatibility while preserving the corporate CA helper permissions, and the reported checks pass. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal review.

Suggested reviewers: jyaunches, prekshivyas

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the Hermes Portable Podman build fix addressed by the changes.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy the linked issue [#9921] by removing local COPY options, normalizing mode 0444, and adding regression coverage.
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  • established — Portable at src/lib/onboard/experimental/hermes-portable-build-context.ts:284: Keep the established term for this build-path contract.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/lib/onboard/experimental/hermes-portable-build-context.test.ts`:
- Around line 136-138: Update the test around the staged Dockerfile assertion to
verify that the helper’s COPY operation occurs before its chmod 444
normalization in the same final build stage, rather than only matching the chmod
text. Prefer validating the resulting permission through the public build
boundary when available; otherwise assert the ordered COPY-then-chmod sequence
using the existing staged Dockerfile symbols.
- Around line 346-364: Extend the test for createHermesPortableBuildContextPlan
to verify that invalid BuildKit-only COPY options leave reservation state
unchanged, not merely that an error is thrown. Capture the relevant reservation
state through the public boundary before invoking the function, then assert it
is identical afterward while preserving the existing rejection assertion.
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@senthilr-nv senthilr-nv added bug-fix PR fixes a bug or regression integration: hermes Hermes integration behavior area: onboarding Onboarding FSM, provider setup, sandbox launch, or first-run flow area: packaging Packages, images, registries, installers, or distribution platform: container Affects Docker, containerd, Podman, or images security v0.0.114 labels Aug 21, 2026
Assert that the final-stage payload copy precedes permission normalization.

Also prove invalid local COPY options leave reservation state unchanged.

Signed-off-by: Senthil Ravichandran <senthilr@nvidia.com>
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Addressed the two CodeRabbit findings and the related candidate-owned CI fixture failures in commit 31efd4b602a43ccfa807a8b03aaa11c9bd52d9d4:

  • The staged-Dockerfile test now requires the final-stage payload copy before the chmod 444 normalization.
  • Invalid local COPY options now prove reservation state remains unchanged.
  • Dockerfile permission replay fixtures now stage the corporate CA helper, and installer integration expects the staged root Dockerfile path.

Validation passed: 17 focused source tests, 72 integration tests, 3 installer-integration tests, 32 growth checks, commit hooks, and the pre-push CLI type check.

The reviewed npm-audit failure is a separate workflow issue and is being handled outside this PR.

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