fix(desktop): declare macOS local network usage

[jsilets]

What Changed

Add NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription to the macOS desktop packaging configuration. The description covers remote environments and LAN connections initiated by terminals and coding agents. No runtime networking or permission-bypass logic changes.

Why

On macOS 27.0 (26A428), SSH to a LAN host succeeds from Ghostty but immediately fails with No route to host from T3 Code's terminal and agent subprocesses. The installed, validly signed T3 Code 0.0.40 bundle has no local network usage description. Current main does not declare one either.

Apple's local network privacy guidance says apps that access the LAN should provide this key. It also explains that macOS attributes helper-process network access to the responsible app. This addresses the missing declaration; it does not establish that the key alone resolves every permission-state or subprocess-prompt issue.

Reproduction on the affected Mac:

1. Launch the installed desktop app normally.
2. Run ssh <user>@<LAN-host> hostname in its terminal.
3. Run the same command in Ghostty on the same Mac and network.
4. Observe immediate No route to host in T3 and successful hostname output in Ghostty.

Validation

Using Node 24.16.0 and the locked dependencies:

• env -u ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE pnpm exec vp test run scripts/build-desktop-artifact.test.ts: 71 tests passed. The initial run inherited ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1 from the host session and failed the existing Windows native-probe assertion; clearing it for the test process resolved that failure.
• pnpm exec vp lint scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts: passed.
• pnpm exec vp fmt --check scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts: passed.
• pnpm --filter @t3tools/scripts typecheck: exit 0, with existing Effect schema suggestions outside this change.
• git diff --check: passed before commit.
• Added a packaging-contract assertion after CodeRabbit review. Removing the declaration makes the focused test fail with a missing-property assertion; restoring it returns all 71 tests to green.
• Built the complete unsigned macOS arm64 ZIP at 83b886e8 with vp run dist:desktop:artifact --platform mac --arch arm64 --target zip --keep-stage (exit 0). Used the existing standalone command-line tools through per-command DEVELOPER_DIR=/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools and Node 24.16.0.
• Inspected the resulting .app/Contents/Info.plist with PlistBuddy: the exact local-network description is present. plutil -lint reports OK.

A signed/notarized application was not built here. Runtime validation remains: inspect the packaged Info.plist, launch through Finder on a Mac with undetermined local-network permission, allow access, and retry LAN SSH from both a terminal and an agent. Denied permission must remain denied. Apple also documents a separate short-lived-process alert issue (FB16131937), which this change does not attempt to fix.

Checklist

• This PR is small and focused
• I explained what changed and why
• UI evidence is not applicable: no application UI changes; the native permission dialog has not been runtime-verified

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 83b886e

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a localized macOS packaging fix that declares an existing local-network use case and adds test coverage for the generated configuration. It introduces no networking logic or broader product behavior and has a low, well-contained runtime impact.

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Walkthrough

The macOS build configuration now includes NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription in mac.extendInfo. The packaging test verifies the fixed description string.

Changes

macOS Local Network Permission

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Build metadata update scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts, scripts/build-desktop-artifact.test.ts	The macOS build configuration adds the NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription entry. The packaging test verifies its value.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 83b88

The macOS permission metadata and matching packaging assertion are present; the change is ready to merge subject to normal checks.

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✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 2…
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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely identifies the macOS local network usage declaration added by this pull request.
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In `@scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts`:
- Around line 2693-2694: Add a focused assertion in the platform === "mac"
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