feat(agent): real worker-side /mutate with master swarm dispatch

- Implement /mutate handler: load_state, update services + last_mutated,
  save_state, write_compose, compose up -d via asyncio.to_thread. 404
  for missing state / unknown decky_id. dry_run short-circuits before
  any side effect.
- Add AgentClient.mutate(decky_id, services, *, dry_run=False) using
  _TIMEOUT_DEPLOY (compose up can pull/build, exceeds control timeout).
- mutator/engine.py: in swarm mode with decky.host_uuid set, resolve
  worker via _resolve_swarm_host and dispatch through AgentClient.mutate
  instead of writing a compose file on master. Master-resident deckies
  (unihost mode, or swarm with host_uuid=None) keep the local path.

decnet/agent/app.py

@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class TeardownRequest(BaseModel):
 class MutateRequest(BaseModel):
     decky_id: str
     services: list[str]
+    dry_run: bool = False
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ routes
@@ -307,14 +308,51 @@ async def topology_state() -> dict:
 
 @app.post(
     "/mutate",
-    responses={501: {"description": "Worker-side mutate not yet implemented"}},
+    responses={
+        404: {"description": "No active deployment, or unknown decky_id"},
+        500: {"description": "Compose rewrite or container restart failed"},
+    },
 )
 async def mutate(req: MutateRequest) -> dict:
-    # TODO: implement worker-side mutate. Currently the master performs
+    import time
-    # mutation by re-sending a full /deploy with the updated DecnetConfig;
+    from decnet.composer import write_compose
-    # this avoids duplicating mutation logic on the worker for v1. When
+    from decnet.config import load_state, save_state
-    # ready, replace the 501 with a real redeploy-of-a-single-decky path.
+    from decnet.engine import _compose_with_retry
-    raise HTTPException(
+
-        status_code=501,
+    state = load_state()
-        detail="Per-decky mutate is performed via /deploy with updated services",
+    if state is None:
-    )
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="no active deployment on this worker")
+    cfg, compose_path = state
+
+    decky = next((d for d in cfg.deckies if d.name == req.decky_id), None)
+    if decky is None:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=404, detail=f"decky {req.decky_id!r} not found in worker state",
+        )
+
+    decky.services = list(req.services)
+    decky.last_mutated = time.time()
+
+    if req.dry_run:
+        return {
+            "status": "dry_run",
+            "decky_id": decky.name,
+            "services": list(decky.services),
+        }
+
+    try:
+        save_state(cfg, compose_path)
+        write_compose(cfg, compose_path)
+        await asyncio.to_thread(
+            _compose_with_retry, "up", "-d", "--remove-orphans",
+            compose_file=compose_path,
+        )
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log.exception("agent.mutate failed")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+
+    return {
+        "status": "mutated",
+        "decky_id": decky.name,
+        "services": list(decky.services),
+    }

decnet/mutator/engine.py

@@ -93,22 +93,37 @@ async def mutate_decky(
     # Save to DB
     await repo.set_state("deployment", {"config": config.model_dump(), "compose_path": str(compose_path)})
 
-    # Still writes files for Docker to use
-    write_compose(config, compose_path)
-
     log.info("mutation applied decky=%s services=%s", decky_name, ",".join(decky.services))
     console.print(f"[cyan]Mutating '{decky_name}' to services: {', '.join(decky.services)}[/]")
 
-    try:
+    # Swarm-resident deckies are reified on a remote worker; dispatch to its
-        # Wrap blocking call in thread
+    # agent /mutate rather than scribbling a compose file on the master.
-        cp = compose_path
+    # Master-resident deckies (host_uuid is None, or unihost mode) keep the
-        await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(
+    # local docker path.
-            lambda: _compose_with_retry("up", "-d", "--remove-orphans", compose_file=cp)
+    if config.mode == "swarm" and decky.host_uuid:
-        )
+        try:
-    except Exception as e:
+            from decnet.engine.deployer import _resolve_swarm_host
-        log.error("mutation failed decky=%s error=%s", decky_name, e)
+            from decnet.swarm.client import AgentClient
-        console.print(f"[red]Failed to mutate '{decky_name}': {e}[/]")
+
-        return False
+            host = await _resolve_swarm_host(repo, decky.host_uuid)
+            async with AgentClient(host=host) as agent:
+                await agent.mutate(decky.name, list(decky.services))
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error("mutation failed decky=%s error=%s", decky_name, e)
+            console.print(f"[red]Failed to mutate '{decky_name}': {e}[/]")
+            return False
+    else:
+        # Still writes files for Docker to use
+        write_compose(config, compose_path)
+        try:
+            cp = compose_path
+            await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(
+                lambda: _compose_with_retry("up", "-d", "--remove-orphans", compose_file=cp)
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error("mutation failed decky=%s error=%s", decky_name, e)
+            console.print(f"[red]Failed to mutate '{decky_name}': {e}[/]")
+            return False
 
     await emit_decky_mutated(
         bus,

decnet/swarm/client.py

@@ -256,6 +256,29 @@ class AgentClient:
         resp.raise_for_status()
         return resp.json()
 
+    async def mutate(
+        self,
+        decky_id: str,
+        services: list[str],
+        *,
+        dry_run: bool = False,
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        body = {
+            "decky_id": decky_id,
+            "services": list(services),
+            "dry_run": dry_run,
+        }
+        # Worker /mutate runs `compose up -d` which can pull/build; same
+        # long-tail latency as /deploy. Swap the deploy timeout in.
+        old = self._require_client().timeout
+        self._require_client().timeout = _TIMEOUT_DEPLOY
+        try:
+            resp = await self._require_client().post("/mutate", json=body)
+        finally:
+            self._require_client().timeout = old
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        return resp.json()
+
     async def teardown(self, decky_id: Optional[str] = None) -> dict[str, Any]:
         resp = await self._require_client().post(
             "/teardown", json={"decky_id": decky_id}

tests/mutator/test_mutator.py

@@ -128,6 +128,67 @@ class TestMutateDecky:
         new_last_mutated = call_args[1]["config"]["deckies"][0]["last_mutated"]
         assert new_last_mutated >= before
 
+    async def test_swarm_decky_dispatches_to_agent(self, mock_repo):
+        """When mode=swarm and decky.host_uuid is set, mutate_decky must
+        call AgentClient.mutate() instead of touching local compose/docker."""
+        decky = _make_decky()
+        decky.host_uuid = "host-uuid-42"
+        cfg = DecnetConfig(
+            mode="swarm", interface="eth0",
+            subnet="192.168.1.0/24", gateway="192.168.1.1",
+            deckies=[decky],
+        )
+        mock_repo.get_state.return_value = {
+            "config": cfg.model_dump(), "compose_path": "c.yml",
+        }
+
+        mutate_mock = AsyncMock(return_value={"status": "mutated"})
+        agent_ctx = MagicMock()
+        agent_ctx.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock(mutate=mutate_mock))
+        agent_ctx.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+
+        with patch("decnet.engine.deployer._resolve_swarm_host",
+                   new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                   return_value={"uuid": "host-uuid-42", "address": "10.0.0.2"}), \
+             patch("decnet.swarm.client.AgentClient", return_value=agent_ctx), \
+             patch("decnet.mutator.engine.write_compose") as mock_compose, \
+             patch("anyio.to_thread.run_sync", new_callable=AsyncMock) as mock_run:
+            ok = await mutate_decky("decky-01", repo=mock_repo)
+
+        assert ok is True
+        mutate_mock.assert_awaited_once()
+        # AgentClient.mutate(decky_name, services_list)
+        call = mutate_mock.await_args
+        assert call.args[0] == "decky-01"
+        assert isinstance(call.args[1], list)
+        # Local docker path MUST NOT run for swarm-resident deckies.
+        mock_compose.assert_not_called()
+        mock_run.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_swarm_decky_without_host_uuid_uses_local_path(self, mock_repo):
+        """In swarm mode, a decky with host_uuid=None is master-resident
+        and should still take the local compose path."""
+        decky = _make_decky()
+        # host_uuid defaults to None — explicit for clarity.
+        decky.host_uuid = None
+        cfg = DecnetConfig(
+            mode="swarm", interface="eth0",
+            subnet="192.168.1.0/24", gateway="192.168.1.1",
+            deckies=[decky],
+        )
+        mock_repo.get_state.return_value = {
+            "config": cfg.model_dump(), "compose_path": "c.yml",
+        }
+        with patch("decnet.mutator.engine.write_compose") as mock_compose, \
+             patch("anyio.to_thread.run_sync", new_callable=AsyncMock) as mock_run, \
+             patch("decnet.swarm.client.AgentClient") as mock_client:
+            ok = await mutate_decky("decky-01", repo=mock_repo)
+        assert ok is True
+        mock_compose.assert_called_once()
+        mock_run.assert_awaited_once()
+        mock_client.assert_not_called()
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # mutate_all
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

tests/swarm/test_agent_app.py

@@ -28,10 +28,132 @@ def test_status_when_not_deployed() -> None:
     assert "deckies" in body
 
 
-def test_mutate_is_501() -> None:
+def _seed_state(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    """Install a fake load_state/save_state pair backed by a list cell so
+    tests can both seed and re-read what the handler wrote."""
+    from decnet.config import DecnetConfig, DeckyConfig
+    from decnet.agent import app as _app_module
+
+    cfg = DecnetConfig(
+        mode="swarm",
+        interface="eth0",
+        subnet="10.66.0.0/24",
+        gateway="10.66.0.1",
+        deckies=[
+            DeckyConfig(
+                name="decky-01",
+                ip="10.66.0.10",
+                services=["ssh"],
+                distro="debian",
+                base_image="debian:bookworm-slim",
+                hostname="d01",
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+    compose_path = tmp_path / "decnet-compose.yml"
+    cell = {"cfg": cfg, "compose_path": compose_path}
+
+    def _fake_load_state():
+        return (cell["cfg"], cell["compose_path"]) if cell["cfg"] is not None else None
+
+    def _fake_save_state(c, p):
+        cell["cfg"] = c
+        cell["compose_path"] = p
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("decnet.config.load_state", _fake_load_state)
+    monkeypatch.setattr("decnet.config.save_state", _fake_save_state)
+    return cell
+
+
+def test_mutate_success(monkeypatch, tmp_path) -> None:
+    cell = _seed_state(monkeypatch, tmp_path)
+    compose_calls: list[tuple] = []
+    write_compose_calls: list[tuple] = []
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "decnet.composer.write_compose",
+        lambda c, p: write_compose_calls.append((c, p)) or p,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "decnet.engine._compose_with_retry",
+        lambda *a, **kw: compose_calls.append((a, kw)),
+    )
+
     client = TestClient(app)
-    resp = client.post("/mutate", json={"decky_id": "decky-01", "services": ["ssh"]})
+    resp = client.post(
-    assert resp.status_code == 501
+        "/mutate",
+        json={"decky_id": "decky-01", "services": ["http", "ftp"]},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200, resp.text
+    body = resp.json()
+    assert body == {"status": "mutated", "decky_id": "decky-01", "services": ["http", "ftp"]}
+    assert cell["cfg"].deckies[0].services == ["http", "ftp"]
+    assert cell["cfg"].deckies[0].last_mutated > 0
+    assert len(write_compose_calls) == 1
+    assert len(compose_calls) == 1
+    assert compose_calls[0][0] == ("up", "-d", "--remove-orphans")
+
+
+def test_mutate_unknown_decky_returns_404(monkeypatch, tmp_path) -> None:
+    _seed_state(monkeypatch, tmp_path)
+    compose_calls: list = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "decnet.engine._compose_with_retry",
+        lambda *a, **kw: compose_calls.append((a, kw)),
+    )
+
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/mutate", json={"decky_id": "ghost", "services": ["ssh"]},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 404
+    assert compose_calls == []
+
+
+def test_mutate_no_state_returns_404(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr("decnet.config.load_state", lambda: None)
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/mutate", json={"decky_id": "decky-01", "services": ["ssh"]},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_mutate_dry_run_does_not_touch_docker_or_state(monkeypatch, tmp_path) -> None:
+    cell = _seed_state(monkeypatch, tmp_path)
+    saved: list = []
+    written: list = []
+    composed: list = []
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "decnet.config.save_state",
+        lambda c, p: saved.append((c, p)),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "decnet.composer.write_compose",
+        lambda c, p: written.append((c, p)),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "decnet.engine._compose_with_retry",
+        lambda *a, **kw: composed.append((a, kw)),
+    )
+
+    original_services = list(cell["cfg"].deckies[0].services)
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/mutate",
+        json={"decky_id": "decky-01", "services": ["http"], "dry_run": True},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json()["status"] == "dry_run"
+    # No persistence, no compose render, no docker.
+    assert saved == []
+    assert written == []
+    assert composed == []
+    # State on the in-memory cell was touched (handler mutated the loaded
+    # DeckyConfig) but never persisted — load_state is shared by reference,
+    # so we only assert that no save/render happened above.
+    del original_services
 
 
 def test_deploy_rejects_malformed_body() -> None:

tests/swarm/test_client_mutate.py

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+"""Roundtrip test for AgentClient.mutate() through a live in-process
+agent over mTLS.  Mirrors test_client_agent_roundtrip's harness."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import pathlib
+import socket
+import threading
+import time
+
+import pytest
+import uvicorn
+
+from decnet.agent.app import app as agent_app
+from decnet.config import DeckyConfig, DecnetConfig
+from decnet.swarm import client as swarm_client
+from decnet.swarm import pki
+
+
+def _free_port() -> int:
+    s = socket.socket()
+    s.bind(("127.0.0.1", 0))
+    port = s.getsockname()[1]
+    s.close()
+    return port
+
+
+def _start_agent(tmp_path: pathlib.Path, port: int):
+    ca_dir = tmp_path / "ca"
+    pki.ensure_ca(ca_dir)
+    worker_dir = tmp_path / "agent"
+    pki.write_worker_bundle(
+        pki.issue_worker_cert(pki.load_ca(ca_dir), "worker-test", ["127.0.0.1"]),
+        worker_dir,
+    )
+    master_id = swarm_client.ensure_master_identity(ca_dir)
+    config = uvicorn.Config(
+        agent_app,
+        host="127.0.0.1",
+        port=port,
+        log_level="warning",
+        ssl_keyfile=str(worker_dir / "worker.key"),
+        ssl_certfile=str(worker_dir / "worker.crt"),
+        ssl_ca_certs=str(worker_dir / "ca.crt"),
+        ssl_cert_reqs=2,
+    )
+    server = uvicorn.Server(config)
+
+    def _run() -> None:
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+        loop.run_until_complete(server.serve())
+        loop.close()
+
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=_run, daemon=True)
+    thread.start()
+    deadline = time.time() + 5
+    while time.time() < deadline:
+        if server.started:
+            return server, thread, master_id
+        time.sleep(0.05)
+    raise RuntimeError("agent did not start within 5s")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_client_mutate_dry_run_roundtrip(
+    tmp_path: pathlib.Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    """Drive the real agent /mutate handler over mTLS in dry_run mode so we
+    don't need docker. Asserts that the client POSTs the right body and
+    parses the worker's response.
+    """
+    cfg = DecnetConfig(
+        mode="swarm",
+        interface="eth0",
+        subnet="10.66.0.0/24",
+        gateway="10.66.0.1",
+        deckies=[
+            DeckyConfig(
+                name="decky-01",
+                ip="10.66.0.10",
+                services=["ssh"],
+                distro="debian",
+                base_image="debian:bookworm-slim",
+                hostname="d01",
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "decnet.config.load_state",
+        lambda: (cfg, tmp_path / "decnet-compose.yml"),
+    )
+
+    port = _free_port()
+    server, thread, master_id = _start_agent(tmp_path, port)
+    try:
+        async with swarm_client.AgentClient(
+            address="127.0.0.1", agent_port=port, identity=master_id,
+        ) as agent:
+            body = await agent.mutate(
+                "decky-01", ["http", "ftp"], dry_run=True,
+            )
+        assert body == {
+            "status": "dry_run",
+            "decky_id": "decky-01",
+            "services": ["http", "ftp"],
+        }
+    finally:
+        server.should_exit = True
+        thread.join(timeout=5)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_client_mutate_unknown_decky_404(
+    tmp_path: pathlib.Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    cfg = DecnetConfig(
+        mode="swarm",
+        interface="eth0",
+        subnet="10.66.0.0/24",
+        gateway="10.66.0.1",
+        deckies=[
+            DeckyConfig(
+                name="decky-01",
+                ip="10.66.0.10",
+                services=["ssh"],
+                distro="debian",
+                base_image="debian:bookworm-slim",
+                hostname="d01",
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "decnet.config.load_state",
+        lambda: (cfg, tmp_path / "decnet-compose.yml"),
+    )
+
+    port = _free_port()
+    server, thread, master_id = _start_agent(tmp_path, port)
+    try:
+        import httpx
+        async with swarm_client.AgentClient(
+            address="127.0.0.1", agent_port=port, identity=master_id,
+        ) as agent:
+            with pytest.raises(httpx.HTTPStatusError) as ei:
+                await agent.mutate("ghost", ["ssh"])
+            assert ei.value.response.status_code == 404
+    finally:
+        server.should_exit = True
+        thread.join(timeout=5)