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fix(capability-packages): ETag + 304 for package delivery; immutable version-pinned assets - #5087

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Closes #5082

Why

Every installed Agent package's client bundle is fully re-downloaded on every app load: /api/capability-packages/:id/client sends Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate with no ETag/Last-Modified, so the browser has nothing to revalidate against and must re-fetch the whole body each time. For anyone with World Maps installed that's the full hierarchical-maps bundle on every app open — on phones too — and it makes bundle size a per-boot tax for any future package that ships more client code or art (e.g. a game-surface Experience).

The fix costs no freshness: every served package file already has a trusted content hash in manifest.files[] (the serve path re-verifies the bytes against it on every read), which is a perfect strong ETag.

What changed

  • packages/server/src/services/capability-packages/package-manager.service.ts: clientEntrypoint() and browserTabAsset() now also return the manifest-declared sha256 for the served file (the declaration they already locate; no new lookups, no behavior change).
  • packages/server/src/routes/capability-packages.routes.ts:
    • GET /:id/client — sends ETag: "<manifest sha256>" and answers a matching If-None-Match with 304. Cache-Control stays no-cache, must-revalidatedeliberately not immutable even though the URL carries ?v=: a package author (or the catalog) can republish the same version string with different bytes during development, and an immutable client bundle would pin the stale copy with no eviction short of a hard reload. no-cache + ETag keeps "always revalidate" while making the revalidation answer 304 instead of re-sending the body.
    • GET /:id/assets/* — same ETag + 304 support; additionally, when the request carries ?v= equal to the installed version, the response is public, max-age=31536000, immutable (path + version + manifest hash pin the exact bytes). Requests without the pin keep today's private, no-cache, must-revalidate byte-for-byte.
    • X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff retained on all responses, including 304s.
  • New tracked regression scripts/regressions/capability-package-cache.regression.ts (wired as regression:capability-cache, included in regression:issues): 200-with-ETag, 304 on exact/weak/list If-None-Match, full body on mismatch, a different validator after a version update (stale validator must not mask a new bundle), immutable-only-when-pinned asset behavior, and the preserved 404s for unknown packages / undeclared assets.
  • docs/development/optional-agent-packages.md: short "Delivery and caching" note.

No client changes: the dynamic import() in use-capability-packages.ts rides the normal browser HTTP cache (it already appends ?v=<version>, so the cache key was correct all along), and a 304 revalidation is transparent to it — pinned by the existing capability-client-version-refresh regression.

No storage-format change (HTTP headers only). Root package.json diff touches scripts only; pnpm version:check passes.

Validation

  • pnpm check
  • pnpm regression:capability-cache (new)
  • capability-package-lifecycle + capability-client-version-refresh regressions (in regression:issues)
  • pnpm regression:static-cache (client-static header contract untouched)
  • pnpm version:check
  • Manually verify with an installed package (e.g. hierarchical-maps): first load returns 200 with an ETag; a reload sends If-None-Match and gets 304 with no body; installing a package update returns 200 with a different ETag and the new bundle hot-swaps as before.
  • Manually verify a home-browser-tab package's icons still render.

Docs note: the docs/development/optional-agent-packages.md edit needs a docs-i18n mirror — intended to be batched into the pending round-8 catch-up rather than a standalone [docs-i18n] issue.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added HTTP caching support for installed package files using manifest-based SHA-256 ETags.
    • Client bundles now revalidate efficiently and can return 304 Not Modified responses.
    • Version-pinned assets support immutable caching, while unpinned assets revalidate automatically.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Added validation to ensure served assets match their declared package files and hashes.
  • Tests

    • Added regression coverage for caching, validators, security headers, package updates, and missing files.

SpicyMarinara and others added 3 commits August 14, 2026 13:23
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…g + 304, immutable pinned assets (Pasta-Devs#5082)

Every installed package's client bundle re-downloaded in full on every app
load: /client sent no-cache, must-revalidate with no validator, so the
browser had nothing to revalidate against. The manifest already records a
trusted sha256 per file (re-verified on every read), which is a perfect
strong ETag.

- clientEntrypoint()/browserTabAsset() also return the manifest-declared
  sha256 for the served file (no new lookups, no behavior change)
- GET /:id/client: ETag + 304 on If-None-Match; stays no-cache (never
  immutable — a republished same-version bundle must not be pinned)
- GET /:id/assets/*: ETag + 304; public, max-age=31536000, immutable only
  when ?v= equals the installed version, otherwise byte-for-byte today's
  private, no-cache, must-revalidate
- new tracked regression (regression:capability-cache, in
  regression:issues): 200-with-ETag, 304 on exact/weak/list validators,
  different ETag after an update, immutable-only-when-pinned, preserved
  404s for unknown packages and undeclared assets
- docs: Delivery and caching note in optional-agent-packages.md
  (docs-i18n mirror to be batched with the round-8 catch-up)

No client changes: the dynamic import rides the browser HTTP cache (the
?v= cache key already existed) and 304 revalidation is transparent to it.

Closes Pasta-Devs#5082

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Capability package responses now use manifest SHA-256 values as strong ETags. Client bundles revalidate with 304 responses. Version-pinned assets use immutable caching, while unpinned assets revalidate. A regression script covers these behaviors.

Changes

Capability package caching

Layer / File(s) Summary
Manifest hash descriptors
packages/server/src/services/capability-packages/package-manager.service.ts
Client entrypoints and browser-tab assets now return validated manifest SHA-256 hashes.
HTTP cache handling
packages/server/src/routes/capability-packages.routes.ts, docs/development/optional-agent-packages.md
Routes emit strong ETags, handle conditional requests, and apply client and asset cache policies. The documentation describes these rules.
Cache regression coverage
scripts/regressions/capability-package-cache.regression.ts, package.json
The regression creates temporary fixtures and checks ETags, 304 responses, cache headers, asset validation, updates, and 404 responses. The script runs with the regression suite.

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The caching change is merge-ready after normal checks, with no actionable merge-blocking risk remaining; a small follow-up could strengthen regression coverage for security headers on 304 responses.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant CapabilityPackageRoutes
  participant CapabilityPackageManager
  Client->>CapabilityPackageRoutes: Request package file with If-None-Match
  CapabilityPackageRoutes->>CapabilityPackageManager: Resolve file and manifest hash
  CapabilityPackageManager-->>CapabilityPackageRoutes: Validated file and SHA-256
  CapabilityPackageRoutes-->>Client: 304 response or file with ETag
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main caching changes: ETag and 304 support for package delivery plus immutable version-pinned assets.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes the linked issue, rationale, detailed changes, validation results, and documentation impact.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The implementation meets issue #5082 objectives for ETags, 304 responses, revalidation, pinned asset caching, preserved behavior, and regression coverage.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within scope and directly support capability-package caching, validation, regression coverage, and documentation.
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Comment thread scripts/regressions/capability-package-cache.regression.ts
kolacheee and others added 2 commits August 15, 2026 21:24
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# Conflicts:
#	package.json
CodeRabbit review on Pasta-Devs#5087: the 304 assertions checked status/body/ETag but
not X-Content-Type-Options, so a future header-order change that set headers
after the early return would slip past the regression.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Comment thread packages/server/src/routes/capability-packages.routes.ts Dismissed
kolacheee and others added 2 commits August 15, 2026 21:35
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# Conflicts:
#	package.json
…rving

CodeQL flagged the package file routes (disk read + hash re-verification
per request) as unlimited. They were covered by the global hook's 600/min
default bucket, but file-serving deserves its own, stricter class: add a
capability-package-files rule (240/min per IP) over /:id/client and
/:id/assets/*. Normal loads fetch one bundle per installed package and
revalidate with 304s afterwards, so the ceiling leaves ample headroom.

The cache regression now registers the real rateLimitHook and pins
RateLimit-Limit: 240 on both routes, so the rule cannot silently unmatch.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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