fix(ci): fix indentation on ci.yaml

Adds topology CRUD to BaseRepository (NotImplementedError defaults) and
implements them in SQLModelRepository: create/get/list/delete topologies,
add/update/list LANs and TopologyDeckies, add/list edges, plus an atomic
update_topology_status that appends a TopologyStatusEvent in the same
transaction.  Cascade delete sweeps children before the topology row.

Covered by tests/topology/test_repo.py (roundtrip, per-topology name
uniqueness, status event log, cascade delete, status filter) and an
extension to tests/test_base_repo.py for the NotImplementedError surface.

.claude/settings.local.json

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "permissions": {
-    "allow": [
-      "mcp__plugin_context-mode_context-mode__ctx_batch_execute",
-      "mcp__plugin_context-mode_context-mode__ctx_search",
-      "Bash(grep:*)",
-      "Bash(python -m pytest --tb=short -q)",
-      "Bash(pip install:*)",
-      "Bash(pip show:*)",
-      "Bash(python:*)",
-      "Bash(DECNET_JWT_SECRET=\"test-secret-xyz-1234!\" DECNET_ADMIN_PASSWORD=\"test-pass-xyz-1234!\" python:*)",
-      "Bash(ls /home/anti/Tools/DECNET/*.db* /home/anti/Tools/DECNET/test_*.db*)",
-      "mcp__plugin_context-mode_context-mode__ctx_execute_file",
-      "Bash(nc)",
-      "Bash(nmap:*)",
-      "Bash(ping -c1 -W2 192.168.1.200)",
-      "Bash(xxd)",
-      "Bash(curl -s http://192.168.1.200:2375/version)",
-      "Bash(python3 -m json.tool)",
-      "Bash(curl -s http://192.168.1.200:9200/)",
-      "Bash(docker image:*)",
-      "Read(//home/anti/Tools/cowrie/src/cowrie/data/txtcmds/**)",
-      "Read(//home/anti/Tools/cowrie/src/cowrie/data/txtcmds/bin/**)",
-      "mcp__plugin_context-mode_context-mode__ctx_index"
-    ]
-  }
-}

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [dev, testing]
+    branches: [dev, testing, "temp/merge-*"]
     paths-ignore:
       - "**/*.md"
       - "docs/**"
@@ -19,20 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: pip install ruff
       - run: ruff check .
 
-  test:
-    name: Test (pytest)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.11", "3.12"]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - run: pip install -e .[dev]
-      - run: pytest tests/ -v --tb=short
-
   bandit:
     name: SAST (bandit)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -42,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
       - run: pip install bandit
-      - run: bandit -r decnet/ -ll -x decnet/services/registry.py
+      - run: bandit -r decnet/ -ll -x decnet/services/registry.py -x decnet/templates/
 
   pip-audit:
     name: Dependency audit (pip-audit)
@@ -54,36 +40,136 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.11"
       - run: pip install pip-audit
       - run: pip install -e .[dev]
-      - run: pip-audit --skip-editable
+      - run: pip-audit --skip-editable --ignore-vuln CVE-2025-65896
 
-  open-pr:
-    name: Open PR to main
+  test-standard:
+    name: Test (Standard)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [lint, test, bandit, pip-audit]
+    needs: [lint, bandit, pip-audit]
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - run: pip install -e .[dev]
+      - run: pytest
+
+  test-live:
+    name: Test (Live)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [test-standard]
+    services:
+      mysql:
+        image: mysql:8.0
+        env:
+          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
+          MYSQL_DATABASE: decnet_test
+        ports:
+          - 3307:3306
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping -h 127.0.0.1"
+          --health-interval=10s
+          --health-timeout=5s
+          --health-retries=5
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - run: pip install -e .[dev]
+      - run: pytest -m live
+        env:
+          DECNET_MYSQL_HOST: 127.0.0.1
+          DECNET_MYSQL_PORT: 3307
+          DECNET_MYSQL_USER: root
+          DECNET_MYSQL_PASSWORD: root
+          DECNET_MYSQL_DATABASE: decnet_test
+
+  test-fuzz:
+    name: Test (Fuzz)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [test-live]
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - run: pip install -e .[dev]
+      - run: pytest -m fuzz
+        env:
+          SCHEMATHESIS_CONFIG: schemathesis.ci.toml
+
+  merge-to-testing:
+    name: Merge dev → testing
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [test-standard, test-live, test-fuzz]
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
     steps:
-      - name: Open PR via Gitea API
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.DECNET_PR_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Configure git
         run: |
-          echo "--- Checking for existing open PRs ---"
-          LIST_RESPONSE=$(curl -s \
-            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.DECNET_PR_TOKEN }}" \
-            "https://git.resacachile.cl/api/v1/repos/anti/DECNET/pulls?state=open&head=anti:dev&base=main&limit=5")
-          echo "$LIST_RESPONSE"
-          EXISTING=$(echo "$LIST_RESPONSE" | python3 -c "import sys, json; print(len(json.load(sys.stdin)))")
-          echo "Open PRs found: $EXISTING"
-          if [ "$EXISTING" -gt "0" ]; then
-            echo "PR already open, skipping."
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          echo "--- Creating PR ---"
-          CREATE_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
-            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.DECNET_PR_TOKEN }}" \
-            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            -d '{
-              "title": "Auto PR: dev → main",
-              "head": "dev",
-              "base": "main",
-              "body": "All CI and security checks passed. Review and merge when ready."
-            }' \
-            "https://git.resacachile.cl/api/v1/repos/anti/DECNET/pulls")
-          echo "$CREATE_RESPONSE"
+          git config user.name "DECNET CI"
+          git config user.email "ci@decnet.local"
+      - name: Merge dev into testing
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin testing
+          git checkout testing
+          git merge origin/dev --no-ff -m "ci: auto-merge dev → testing [skip ci]"
+          git push origin testing
+
+  prepare-merge-to-main:
+    name: Prepare Merge to Main
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [test-standard, test-live, test-fuzz]
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/testing'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.DECNET_PR_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Configure git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "DECNET CI"
+          git config user.email "ci@decnet.local"
+      - name: Create temp branch and sync with main
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin main
+          git checkout -b temp/merge-testing-to-main
+          echo "--- Switched to temp branch, merging main into it ---"
+          git merge origin/main --no-edit || { echo "CONFLICT: Manual resolution required"; exit 1; }
+          git push origin temp/merge-testing-to-main --force
+
+  finalize-merge-to-main:
+    name: Finalize Merge to Main
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [test-standard, test-live, test-fuzz]
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/temp/merge-')
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.DECNET_PR_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Configure git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "DECNET CI"
+          git config user.email "ci@decnet.local"
+      - name: Merge RC into main
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin main
+          git checkout main
+          git merge ${{ github.ref }} --no-ff -m "ci: auto-merge testing → main"
+          git push origin main
+          echo "--- Cleaning up temp branch ---"
+          git push origin --delete ${{ github.ref_name }}

.gitea/workflows/pr.yml

@@ -30,5 +30,28 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - run: pip install -e .
+      - run: pip install -e .[dev]
       - run: pytest tests/ -v --tb=short
+
+  bandit:
+    name: SAST (bandit)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+      - run: pip install bandit
+      - run: bandit -r decnet/ -ll -x decnet/services/registry.py
+
+  pip-audit:
+    name: Dependency audit (pip-audit)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+      - run: pip install pip-audit
+      - run: pip install -e .[dev]
+      - run: pip-audit --skip-editable

.gitea/workflows/release.yml

@@ -22,27 +22,42 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.DECNET_PR_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Extract version from pyproject.toml
+      - name: Configure git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "DECNET CI"
+          git config user.email "ci@decnet.local"
+
+      - name: Bump version and Tag
         id: version
         run: |
-          VERSION=$(python3 -c "import tomllib; f=open('pyproject.toml','rb'); d=tomllib.load(f); print(d['project']['version'])")
-          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          # Calculate next version (v0.x)
+          LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "v0.0.0")
+          NEXT_VER=$(python3 -c "
+          tag = '$LATEST_TAG'.lstrip('v')
+          parts = tag.split('.')
+          major = int(parts[0]) if parts[0] else 0
+          minor = int(parts[1]) if len(parts) > 1 else 0
+          print(f'{major}.{minor + 1}.0')
+          ")
           
-      - name: Create tag if not exists
-        id: tag
-        run: |
-          VERSION=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-          if git rev-parse "v$VERSION" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "Tag v$VERSION already exists, skipping."
-            echo "created=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            git config user.name "gitea-actions"
-            git config user.email "actions@git.resacachile.cl"
-            git tag -a "v$VERSION" -m "Release v$VERSION"
-            git push origin "v$VERSION"
+          echo "Next version: $NEXT_VER (calculated from $LATEST_TAG)"
+          
+          # Update pyproject.toml
+          sed -i "s/^version = \".*\"/version = \"$NEXT_VER\"/" pyproject.toml
+          
+          git add pyproject.toml
+          git commit -m "chore: auto-release v$NEXT_VER [skip ci]" || echo "No changes to commit"
+          CHANGELOG=$(git log ${LATEST_TAG}..HEAD --oneline --no-decorate --no-merges)
+          git tag -a "v$NEXT_VER" -m "Auto-release v$NEXT_VER
+
+Changes since $LATEST_TAG:
+$CHANGELOG"
+          git push origin main --follow-tags
+          
+          echo "version=$NEXT_VER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "created=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
 
   docker:
     name: Build, scan & push ${{ matrix.service }}
@@ -52,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         service:
-          - cowrie
+          - conpot
           - docker_api
           - elasticsearch
           - ftp
@@ -69,11 +84,12 @@ jobs:
           - postgres
           - rdp
           - redis
-          - real_ssh
           - sip
           - smb
           - smtp
           - snmp
+          - ssh
+          - telnet
           - tftp
           - vnc
     steps:
@@ -99,13 +115,13 @@ jobs:
           cache-from: type=gha
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
 
+      - name: Install Trivy
+        run: |
+          curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aquasecurity/trivy/main/contrib/install.sh | sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin
+
       - name: Scan with Trivy
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
-        with:
-          image-ref: decnet-${{ matrix.service }}:scan
-          exit-code: "1"
-          severity: CRITICAL
-          ignore-unfixed: true
+        run: |
+          trivy image --exit-code 1 --severity CRITICAL --ignore-unfixed decnet-${{ matrix.service }}:scan
 
       - name: Push image
         if: success()

.gitignore

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 .venv/
-.claude/
+logs/
+.claude/*
+CLAUDE.md
 __pycache__/
 *.pyc
 *.pyo
@@ -9,7 +11,6 @@ build/
 decnet-compose.yml
 decnet-state.json
 *.ini
-.env
 decnet.log*
 *.loggy
 *.nmap
@@ -17,6 +18,13 @@ linterfails.log
 webmail
 windows1
 *.db
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
+decnet.*.log
 decnet.json
-.env
+.env*
 .env.local
+.coverage
+.hypothesis/
+profiles/*
+tests/test_decnet.db*

BUGS.md

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# BUGS
-
-Active bugs detected during development. Do not fix until noted otherwise.
-
----
-
-## BUG-001 — Split-brain model imports across router files (Gemini SQLModel migration)
-
-**Detected:** 2026-04-09  
-**Status:** Open — do not fix, migration in progress
-
-**Symptom:** `from decnet.web.api import app` fails with `ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'decnet.web.models'`
-
-**Root cause:** Gemini's SQLModel migration is partially complete. Models were moved to `decnet/web/db/models.py`, but three router files were not updated and still import from the old `decnet.web.models` path:
-
-| File | Stale import |
-|------|--------------|
-| `decnet/web/router/auth/api_login.py:12` | `from decnet.web.models import LoginRequest, Token` |
-| `decnet/web/router/auth/api_change_pass.py:7` | `from decnet.web.models import ChangePasswordRequest` |
-| `decnet/web/router/stats/api_get_stats.py:6` | `from decnet.web.models import StatsResponse` |
-
-**Fix:** Update those three files to import from `decnet.web.db.models` (consistent with the other router files already migrated).
-
-**Impact:** All `tests/api/` tests fail to collect. Web server cannot start.
-
----
-
-## BUG-002 — `decnet/web/db/sqlite/repository.py` depends on `sqlalchemy` directly
-
-**Detected:** 2026-04-09  
-**Status:** Resolved (dependency installed via `pip install -e ".[dev]"`)
-
-**Symptom:** `ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'sqlalchemy'` before `sqlmodel` was installed.
-
-**Root cause:** `sqlmodel>=0.0.16` was added to `pyproject.toml` but `pip install -e .` had not been re-run in the dev environment.
-
-**Fix:** Run `pip install -e ".[dev]"`. Already applied.

CLAUDE.md

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-# CLAUDE.md
-
-This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
-
-## Commands
-
-```bash
-# Install (dev)
-pip install -e .
-
-# List registered service plugins
-decnet services
-
-# Dry-run (generates compose, no containers)
-decnet deploy --mode unihost --deckies 3 --randomize-services --dry-run
-
-# Full deploy (requires root for MACVLAN)
-sudo decnet deploy --mode unihost --deckies 5 --interface eth0 --randomize-services
-sudo decnet deploy --mode unihost --deckies 3 --services ssh,smb --log-target 192.168.1.5:5140
-
-# Status / teardown
-decnet status
-sudo decnet teardown --all
-sudo decnet teardown --id decky-01
-```
-
-## Project Overview
-
-DECNET is a honeypot/deception network framework. It deploys fake machines (called **deckies**) with realistic services (RDP, SMB, SSH, FTP, etc.) to lure and profile attackers. All attacker interactions are aggregated to an isolated logging network (ELK stack / SIEM).
-
-## Deployment Models
-
-**UNIHOST** — one real host spins up _n_ deckies via a container orchestrator. Simpler, single-machine deployment.
-
-**SWARM (MULTIHOST)** — _n_ real hosts each running deckies. Orchestrated via Ansible/sshpass or similar tooling.
-
-## Core Technology Choices
-
-- **Containers**: Docker Compose is the starting point but other orchestration frameworks should be evaluated if they serve the project better. `debian:bookworm-slim` is the default base image; mixing in Ubuntu, CentOS, or other distros is encouraged to make the decoy network look heterogeneous.
-- **Networking**: Deckies need to appear as real machines on the LAN (own MACs/IPs). MACVLAN and IPVLAN are candidates; the right driver depends on the host environment. WSL has known limitations — bare metal or a VM is preferred for testing.
-- **Log pipeline**: Logstash → ELK stack → SIEM (isolated network, not reachable from decoy network)
-
-## Architecture Constraints
-
-- The decoy network must be reachable from the outside (attacker-facing).
-- The logging/aggregation network must be isolated from the decoy network.
-- A publicly accessible real server acts as the bridge between the two networks.
-- Deckies should differ in exposed services and OS fingerprints to appear as a heterogeneous network.
-
-## Development and testing
-
-- For every new feature, pytests must me made.
-- Pytest is the main testing framework in use.
-- NEVER pass broken code to the user.
-    - Broken means: not running, not passing 100% tests, etc.
-- After tests pass with 100%, always git commit your changes.
-- NEVER add "Co-Authored-By" or any Claude attribution lines to git commit messages.

GEMINI.md

@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-# DECNET (Deception Network) Project Context
-
-DECNET is a high-fidelity honeypot framework designed to deploy heterogeneous fleets of fake machines (called **deckies**) that appear as real hosts on a local network.
-
-## Project Overview
-
-- **Core Purpose:** To lure, profile, and log attacker interactions within a controlled, deceptive environment.
-- **Key Technology:** Linux-native container networking (MACVLAN/IPvlan) combined with Docker to give each decoy its own MAC address, IP, and realistic TCP/IP stack behavior.
-- **Main Components:**
-  - **Deckies:** Group of containers sharing a network namespace (one base container + multiple service containers).
-  - **Archetypes:** Pre-defined machine profiles (e.g., `windows-workstation`, `linux-server`) that bundle services and OS fingerprints.
-  - **Services:** Modular honeypot plugins (SSH, SMB, RDP, etc.) built as `BaseService` subclasses.
-  - **OS Fingerprinting:** Sysctl-based TCP/IP stack tuning to spoof OS detection (nmap).
-  - **Logging Pipeline:** RFC 5424 syslog forwarding to an isolated SIEM/ELK stack.
-
-## Technical Stack
-
-- **Language:** Python 3.11+
-- **CLI Framework:** [Typer](https://typer.tiangolo.com/)
-- **Data Validation:** [Pydantic v2](https://docs.pydantic.dev/)
-- **Orchestration:** Docker Engine 24+ (via Docker SDK for Python)
-- **Networking:** MACVLAN (default) or IPvlan L2 (for WiFi/restricted environments).
-- **Testing:** Pytest (100% pass requirement).
-- **Formatting/Linting:** Ruff, Bandit (SAST), pip-audit.
-
-## Architecture
-
-```text
-Host NIC (eth0)
-  └── MACVLAN Bridge
-        ├── Decky-01 (192.168.1.10) -> [Base] + [SSH] + [HTTP]
-        ├── Decky-02 (192.168.1.11) -> [Base] + [SMB] + [RDP]
-        └── ...
-```
-
-- **Base Container:** Owns the IP/MAC, sets `sysctls` for OS spoofing, and runs `sleep infinity`.
-- **Service Containers:** Use `network_mode: service:<base>` to share the identity and networking of the base container.
-- **Isolation:** Decoy traffic is strictly separated from the logging network.
-
-## Key Commands
-
-### Development & Maintenance
-- **Install (Dev):** 
-    - `rm .venv -rf`
-    - `python3 -m venv .venv`
-    - `source .venv/bin/activate`
-    - `pip install -e .`
-- **Run Tests:** `pytest` (Run before any commit)
-- **Linting:** `ruff check .`
-- **Security Scan:** `bandit -r decnet/`
-- **Web Git:** git.resacachile.cl (Gitea)
-
-### CLI Usage
-- **List Services:** `decnet services`
-- **List Archetypes:** `decnet archetypes`
-- **Dry Run (Compose Gen):** `decnet deploy --deckies 3 --randomize-services --dry-run`
-- **Deploy (Full):** `sudo .venv/bin/decnet deploy --interface eth0 --deckies 5 --randomize-services`
-- **Status:** `decnet status`
-- **Teardown:** `sudo .venv/bin/decnet teardown --all`
-
-## Development Conventions
-
-- **Code Style:** 
-  - Strict adherence to Ruff/PEP8.
-  - **Always use typed variables**. If any non-types variables are found, they must be corrected.
-    - The correct way is `x: int = 1`, never `x : int = 1`.
-    - If assignment is present, always use a space between the type and the equal sign `x: int = 1`.
-  - **Never** use lowercase L (l), uppercase o (O) or uppercase i (i) in single-character names.
-  - **Internal vars are to be declared with an underscore** (_internal_variable_name).
-  - **Internal to internal vars are to be declared with double underscore** (__internal_variable_name).
-  - Always use snake_case for code.
-  - Always use PascalCase for classes and generics.
-- **Testing:** New features MUST include a `pytest` case. 100% test pass rate is mandatory before merging.
-- **Plugin System:**
-  - New services go in `decnet/services/<name>.py`.
-  - Subclass `decnet.services.base.BaseService`.
-  - The registry uses auto-discovery; no manual registration required.
-- **Configuration:**
-  - Use Pydantic models in `decnet/config.py` for any new settings.
-  - INI file parsing is handled in `decnet/ini_loader.py`.
-- **State Management:**
-  - Runtime state is persisted in `decnet-state.json`.
-  - Do not modify this file manually.
-- **General Development Guidelines**:
-  - **Never** commit broken code, or before running `pytest`s or `bandit` at the project level.
-  - **No matter how small** the changes, they must be committed.
-  - **If new features are addedd** new tests must be added, too.
-  - **Never present broken code to the user**. Test, validate, then present.
-  - **Extensive testing** for every function must be created.
-  - **Always develop in the `dev` branch, never in `main`.**
-  - **Test in the `testing` branch.**
-
-## Directory Structure
-
-- `decnet/`: Main source code.
-  - `services/`: Honeypot service implementations.
-  - `logging/`: Syslog formatting and forwarding logic.
-  - `correlation/`: (In Progress) Logic for grouping attacker events.
-- `templates/`: Dockerfiles and entrypoint scripts for services.
-- `tests/`: Pytest suite.
-- `pyproject.toml`: Dependency and entry point definitions.
-- `CLAUDE.md`: Claude-specific environment guidance.
-- `DEVELOPMENT.md`: Roadmap and TODOs.

README.md

@@ -508,6 +508,10 @@ DECNET_WEB_HOST=0.0.0.0
 DECNET_WEB_PORT=8080
 DECNET_ADMIN_USER=admin
 DECNET_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
+
+# Database pool tuning (applies to both SQLite and MySQL)
+DECNET_DB_POOL_SIZE=20       # base pool connections (default: 20)
+DECNET_DB_MAX_OVERFLOW=40    # extra connections under burst (default: 40)
 ```
 
 Copy `.env.example` to `.env.local` and modify it to suit your environment.
@@ -676,6 +680,112 @@ The test suite covers:
 
 Every new feature requires passing tests before merging.
 
+### Stress Testing
+
+A [Locust](https://locust.io)-based stress test suite lives in `tests/stress/`. It hammers every API endpoint with realistic traffic patterns to find throughput ceilings and latency degradation.
+
+```bash
+# Run via pytest (starts its own server)
+pytest -m stress tests/stress/ -v -x -n0 -s
+
+# Crank it up
+STRESS_USERS=2000 STRESS_SPAWN_RATE=200 STRESS_DURATION=120 pytest -m stress tests/stress/ -v -x -n0 -s
+
+# Standalone Locust web UI against a running server
+locust -f tests/stress/locustfile.py --host http://localhost:8000
+```
+
+| Env var | Default | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `STRESS_USERS` | `500` | Total simulated users |
+| `STRESS_SPAWN_RATE` | `50` | Users spawned per second |
+| `STRESS_DURATION` | `60` | Test duration in seconds |
+| `STRESS_WORKERS` | CPU count (max 4) | Uvicorn workers for the test server |
+| `STRESS_MIN_RPS` | `500` | Minimum RPS to pass baseline test |
+| `STRESS_MAX_P99_MS` | `200` | Maximum p99 latency (ms) to pass |
+| `STRESS_SPIKE_USERS` | `1000` | Users for thundering herd test |
+| `STRESS_SUSTAINED_USERS` | `200` | Users for sustained load test |
+
+#### Measured baseline
+
+Reference numbers from recent Locust runs against a MySQL backend
+(asyncmy driver). All runs hold zero failures throughout.
+
+**Single worker** (unless noted):
+
+| Metric | 500u, tracing on | 1500u, tracing on | 1500u, tracing **off** | 1500u, tracing off, **pinned to 1 core** | 1500u, tracing off, **12 workers** |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Requests served | 396,672 | 232,648 | 277,214 | 3,532 | 308,024 |
+| Failures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| Throughput (current RPS) | ~960 | ~880 | ~990 | ~46 | ~1,585 |
+| Average latency | 465 ms | 1,774 ms | 1,489 ms | 21.7 s | 930 ms |
+| Median (p50) | 100 ms | 690 ms | 340 ms | 270 ms | 700 ms |
+| p95 | 1.9 s | 6.5 s | 5.7 s | 115 s | 2.7 s |
+| p99 | 2.9 s | 9.5 s | 8.4 s | 122 s | 4.2 s |
+| Max observed | 8.3 s | 24.4 s | 20.9 s | 124.5 s | 16.5 s |
+
+Ramp is 15 users/s for the 500u column, 40 users/s otherwise.
+
+Takeaways:
+
+- **Tracing off**: at 1500 users, flipping `DECNET_TRACING=false`
+  halves p50 (690 → 340 ms) and pushes RPS from ~880 past the
+  500-user figure on a single worker.
+- **12 workers**: RPS scales ~1.6× over a single worker (~990 →
+  ~1585). Sublinear because the workload is DB-bound — MySQL and the
+  connection pool become the new ceiling, not Python. p99 drops from
+  8.4 s to 4.2 s.
+- **Connection math**: `DECNET_DB_POOL_SIZE=20` × `DECNET_DB_MAX_OVERFLOW=40`
+  × 12 workers = 720 connections at peak. MySQL's default
+  `max_connections=151` needs bumping (we used 2000) before running
+  multi-worker load.
+- **Single-core pinning**: ~46 RPS with p95 near two minutes. Interesting
+  as a "physics floor" datapoint — not a production config.
+
+Top endpoints by volume: `/api/v1/attackers`, `/api/v1/deckies`,
+`/api/v1/bounty`, `/api/v1/logs/histogram`, `/api/v1/config`,
+`/api/v1/health`, `/api/v1/auth/login`, `/api/v1/logs`.
+
+Notes on tuning:
+
+- **Python 3.14 is currently a no-go for the API server.** Under heavy
+  concurrent async load the reworked 3.14 GC segfaults inside
+  `mark_all_reachable` (observed in `_PyGC_Collect` during pending-GC
+  on 3.14.3). Stick to Python 3.11–3.13 until upstream stabilises.
+- Router-level TTL caches on hot count/stats endpoints (`/stats`,
+  `/logs` count, `/attackers` count, `/bounty`, `/logs/histogram`,
+  `/deckies`, `/config`) collapse concurrent duplicate work onto a
+  single DB hit per window — essential to reach this RPS on one worker.
+- Turning off request tracing (`DECNET_TRACING=false`) is the next
+  free headroom: tracing was still on during the run above.
+- On SQLite, `DECNET_DB_POOL_PRE_PING=false` skips the per-checkout
+  `SELECT 1`. On MySQL, keep it `true` — network disconnects are real.
+
+#### System tuning: open file limit
+
+Under heavy load (500+ concurrent users), the server will exhaust the default Linux open file limit (`ulimit -n`), causing `OSError: [Errno 24] Too many open files`. Most distros default to **1024**, which is far too low for stress testing or production use.
+
+**Before running stress tests:**
+
+```bash
+# Check current limit
+ulimit -n
+
+# Bump for this shell session
+ulimit -n 65536
+```
+
+**Permanent fix** — add to `/etc/security/limits.conf`:
+
+```
+*  soft  nofile  65536
+*  hard  nofile  65536
+```
+
+Or for systemd-managed services, add `LimitNOFILE=65536` to the unit file.
+
+> This applies to production deployments too — any server handling hundreds of concurrent connections needs a raised file descriptor limit.
+
 # AI Disclosure
 
 This project has been made with lots, and I mean lots of help from AIs. While most of the design was made by me, most of the coding was done by AI models.

arche-test.ini

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-# arche-test.ini
-# OS fingerprint smoke-test fleet.
-#
-# One group per OS family, each spinning up 2 deckies.
-# Deploy with:
-#   sudo .venv/bin/decnet deploy --config arche-test.ini --dry-run
-#   sudo .venv/bin/decnet deploy --config arche-test.ini --interface eth0
-#
-# After deploy, verify with:
-#   sudo nmap -O --osscan-guess <ip>
-#   sudo p0f -i <iface> -p
-# ---- Linux (TTL 64, timestamps on, ECN offer) ----
-[os-linux]
-nmap_os=linux
-services=ssh,http
-amount=2
-
-# ---- Windows (TTL 128, timestamps off, no ECN) ----
-[os-windows]
-nmap_os=windows
-services=smb,rdp
-amount=2
-
-# ---- BSD (TTL 64, timestamps on, no ECN) ----
-[os-bsd]
-nmap_os=bsd
-services=ssh,http
-amount=2
-
-# ---- Embedded (TTL 255, timestamps off, no SACK, no window scaling) ----
-[os-embedded]
-nmap_os=embedded
-services=snmp
-amount=2
-
-# ---- Cisco (TTL 255, timestamps off, no SACK, ip_no_pmtu_disc on) ----
-[os-cisco]
-nmap_os=cisco
-services=snmp
-amount=2

decnet.ini.example

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+; /etc/decnet/decnet.ini — DECNET host configuration
+;
+; Copy to /etc/decnet/decnet.ini and edit. Values here seed os.environ at
+; CLI startup via setdefault() — real env vars still win, so you can
+; override any value on the shell without editing this file.
+;
+; A missing file is fine; every daemon has sensible defaults. The main
+; reason to use this file is to skip typing the same flags on every
+; `decnet` invocation and to pin a host's role via `mode`.
+
+[decnet]
+; mode = agent | master
+;   agent  — worker host (runs `decnet agent`, `decnet forwarder`, `decnet updater`).
+;            Master-only commands (api, swarmctl, swarm, deploy, teardown, ...)
+;            are hidden from `decnet --help` and refuse to run.
+;   master — central server (runs `decnet api`, `decnet web`, `decnet swarmctl`,
+;            `decnet listener`). All commands visible.
+mode = agent
+
+; disallow-master = true (default when mode=agent)
+; Set to false for hybrid dev hosts that legitimately run both roles.
+disallow-master = true
+
+; log-directory — root for DECNET's per-component logs. Systemd units set
+; DECNET_SYSTEM_LOGS=<log-directory>/decnet.<component>.log so agent, forwarder,
+; and engine each get their own file. The forwarder tails decnet.log.
+log-directory = /var/log/decnet
+
+
+; ─── Agent-only settings (read when mode=agent) ───────────────────────────
+[agent]
+; Where the master's syslog-TLS listener lives. DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST.
+master-host = 192.168.1.50
+; Master listener port (RFC 5425 default 6514). DECNET_SWARM_SYSLOG_PORT.
+swarm-syslog-port = 6514
+; Bind address/port for this worker's agent API (mTLS).
+agent-port = 8765
+; Cert bundle dir — must contain ca.crt, worker.crt, worker.key from enroll.
+; DECNET_AGENT_DIR — honored by the forwarder child as well.
+agent-dir = /home/anti/.decnet/agent
+; Updater cert bundle (required for `decnet updater`).
+updater-dir = /home/anti/.decnet/updater
+
+
+; ─── Master-only settings (read when mode=master) ─────────────────────────
+[master]
+; Main API (REST for the React dashboard). DECNET_API_HOST / _PORT.
+api-host = 0.0.0.0
+api-port = 8000
+; React dev-server dashboard (`decnet web`). DECNET_WEB_HOST / _PORT.
+web-host = 0.0.0.0
+web-port = 8080
+; Swarm controller (master-internal). DECNET_SWARMCTL_HOST isn't exposed
+; under that name today — this block is the forward-compatible spelling.
+; swarmctl-host = 127.0.0.1
+; swarmctl-port = 8770
+; Syslog-over-TLS listener bind address and port. DECNET_LISTENER_HOST and
+; DECNET_SWARM_SYSLOG_PORT. The listener is auto-spawned by `decnet swarmctl`.
+listener-host = 0.0.0.0
+swarm-syslog-port = 6514
+; Master CA dir (for enroll / swarm cert issuance).
+; ca-dir = /home/anti/.decnet/ca
+; JWT secret for the web API. MUST be set; 32+ bytes. Keep out of git.
+; jwt-secret = REPLACE_ME_WITH_A_32_BYTE_SECRET

decnet/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"""DECNET — honeypot deception-network framework.
+
+This __init__ runs once, on the first `import decnet.*`. It seeds
+os.environ from /etc/decnet/decnet.ini (if present) so that later
+module-level reads in decnet.env pick up the INI values as if they had
+been exported by the shell. Real env vars always win via setdefault().
+
+Kept minimal on purpose — any heavier work belongs in a submodule.
+"""
+from decnet.config_ini import load_ini_config as _load_ini_config
+
+_load_ini_config()

decnet/agent/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"""DECNET worker agent — runs on every SWARM worker host.
+
+Exposes an mTLS-protected FastAPI service the master's SWARM controller
+calls to deploy, mutate, and tear down deckies locally.  The agent reuses
+the existing `decnet.engine.deployer` code path unchanged, so a worker runs
+deckies the same way `decnet deploy --mode unihost` does today.
+"""

decnet/agent/app.py

@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+"""Worker-side FastAPI app.
+
+Protected by mTLS at the ASGI/uvicorn transport layer: uvicorn is started
+with ``--ssl-ca-certs`` + ``--ssl-cert-reqs 2`` (CERT_REQUIRED), so any
+client that cannot prove a cert signed by the DECNET CA is rejected before
+reaching a handler.  Once past the TLS handshake, all peers are trusted
+equally (the only entity holding a CA-signed cert is the master
+controller).
+
+Endpoints mirror the existing unihost CLI verbs:
+
+* ``POST /deploy``   — body: serialized ``DecnetConfig``
+* ``POST /teardown`` — body: optional ``{"decky_id": "..."}``
+* ``POST /mutate``   — body: ``{"decky_id": "...", "services": [...]}``
+* ``GET  /status``   — deployment snapshot
+* ``GET  /health``   — liveness probe, does NOT require mTLS? No — mTLS
+  still required; master pings it with its cert.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+from decnet.agent import executor as _exec
+from decnet.agent import heartbeat as _heartbeat
+from decnet.config import DecnetConfig
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+
+log = get_logger("agent.app")
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def _lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    # Best-effort: if identity/bundle plumbing isn't configured (e.g. dev
+    # runs or non-enrolled hosts), heartbeat.start() is a silent no-op.
+    _heartbeat.start()
+    try:
+        yield
+    finally:
+        await _heartbeat.stop()
+
+
+app = FastAPI(
+    title="DECNET SWARM Agent",
+    version="0.1.0",
+    docs_url=None,    # no interactive docs on worker — narrow attack surface
+    redoc_url=None,
+    openapi_url=None,
+    lifespan=_lifespan,
+    responses={
+        400: {"description": "Malformed request body"},
+        500: {"description": "Executor error"},
+    },
+)
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ schemas
+
+class DeployRequest(BaseModel):
+    config: DecnetConfig = Field(..., description="Full DecnetConfig to materialise on this worker")
+    dry_run: bool = False
+    no_cache: bool = False
+
+
+class TeardownRequest(BaseModel):
+    decky_id: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+class MutateRequest(BaseModel):
+    decky_id: str
+    services: list[str]
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ routes
+
+@app.get("/health")
+async def health() -> dict[str, str]:
+    return {"status": "ok"}
+
+
+@app.get("/status")
+async def status() -> dict:
+    return await _exec.status()
+
+
+@app.post(
+    "/deploy",
+    responses={500: {"description": "Deployer raised an exception materialising the config"}},
+)
+async def deploy(req: DeployRequest) -> dict:
+    try:
+        await _exec.deploy(req.config, dry_run=req.dry_run, no_cache=req.no_cache)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log.exception("agent.deploy failed")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+    return {"status": "deployed", "deckies": len(req.config.deckies)}
+
+
+@app.post(
+    "/teardown",
+    responses={500: {"description": "Teardown raised an exception"}},
+)
+async def teardown(req: TeardownRequest) -> dict:
+    try:
+        await _exec.teardown(req.decky_id)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log.exception("agent.teardown failed")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+    return {"status": "torn_down", "decky_id": req.decky_id}
+
+
+@app.post(
+    "/self-destruct",
+    responses={500: {"description": "Reaper could not be scheduled"}},
+)
+async def self_destruct() -> dict:
+    """Stop all DECNET services on this worker and delete the install
+    footprint. Called by the master during decommission. Logs under
+    /var/log/decnet* are preserved. Fire-and-forget — returns 202 before
+    the reaper starts deleting files."""
+    try:
+        await _exec.self_destruct()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log.exception("agent.self_destruct failed")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+    return {"status": "self_destruct_scheduled"}
+
+
+@app.post(
+    "/mutate",
+    responses={501: {"description": "Worker-side mutate not yet implemented"}},
+)
+async def mutate(req: MutateRequest) -> dict:
+    # TODO: implement worker-side mutate. Currently the master performs
+    # mutation by re-sending a full /deploy with the updated DecnetConfig;
+    # this avoids duplicating mutation logic on the worker for v1. When
+    # ready, replace the 501 with a real redeploy-of-a-single-decky path.
+    raise HTTPException(
+        status_code=501,
+        detail="Per-decky mutate is performed via /deploy with updated services",
+    )

decnet/agent/executor.py

@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+"""Thin adapter between the agent's HTTP endpoints and the existing
+``decnet.engine.deployer`` code path.
+
+Kept deliberately small: the agent does not re-implement deployment logic,
+it only translates a master RPC into the same function calls the unihost
+CLI already uses.  Everything runs in a worker thread (the deployer is
+blocking) so the FastAPI event loop stays responsive.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+from ipaddress import IPv4Network
+from typing import Any
+
+from decnet.engine import deployer as _deployer
+from decnet.config import DecnetConfig, load_state, clear_state
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.network import (
+    allocate_ips,
+    detect_interface,
+    detect_subnet,
+    get_host_ip,
+)
+
+log = get_logger("agent.executor")
+
+
+def _relocalize(config: DecnetConfig) -> DecnetConfig:
+    """Rewrite a master-built config to the worker's local network reality.
+
+    The master populates ``interface``/``subnet``/``gateway`` from its own
+    box before dispatching, which blows up the deployer on any worker whose
+    NIC name differs (common in heterogeneous fleets — master on ``wlp6s0``,
+    worker on ``enp0s3``). We always re-detect locally; if the worker sits
+    on a different subnet than the master, decky IPs are re-allocated from
+    the worker's subnet so they're actually reachable.
+    """
+    local_iface = detect_interface()
+    local_subnet, local_gateway = detect_subnet(local_iface)
+    local_host_ip = get_host_ip(local_iface)
+
+    updates: dict[str, Any] = {
+        "interface": local_iface,
+        "subnet": local_subnet,
+        "gateway": local_gateway,
+    }
+
+    master_net = IPv4Network(config.subnet, strict=False) if config.subnet else None
+    local_net = IPv4Network(local_subnet, strict=False)
+    if master_net is None or master_net != local_net:
+        log.info(
+            "agent.deploy subnet mismatch master=%s local=%s — re-allocating decky IPs",
+            config.subnet, local_subnet,
+        )
+        fresh_ips = allocate_ips(
+            subnet=local_subnet,
+            gateway=local_gateway,
+            host_ip=local_host_ip,
+            count=len(config.deckies),
+        )
+        new_deckies = [d.model_copy(update={"ip": ip}) for d, ip in zip(config.deckies, fresh_ips)]
+        updates["deckies"] = new_deckies
+
+    return config.model_copy(update=updates)
+
+
+async def deploy(config: DecnetConfig, dry_run: bool = False, no_cache: bool = False) -> None:
+    """Run the blocking deployer off-loop. The deployer itself calls
+    save_state() internally once the compose file is materialised."""
+    log.info(
+        "agent.deploy mode=%s deckies=%d interface=%s (incoming)",
+        config.mode, len(config.deckies), config.interface,
+    )
+    if config.mode == "swarm":
+        config = _relocalize(config)
+        log.info(
+            "agent.deploy relocalized interface=%s subnet=%s gateway=%s",
+            config.interface, config.subnet, config.gateway,
+        )
+    await asyncio.to_thread(_deployer.deploy, config, dry_run, no_cache, False)
+
+
+async def teardown(decky_id: str | None = None) -> None:
+    log.info("agent.teardown decky_id=%s", decky_id)
+    await asyncio.to_thread(_deployer.teardown, decky_id)
+    if decky_id is None:
+        await asyncio.to_thread(clear_state)
+
+
+def _decky_runtime_states(config: DecnetConfig) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Map decky_name → {"running": bool, "services": {svc: container_state}}.
+
+    Queried so the master can tell, after a partial-failure deploy, which
+    deckies actually came up instead of tainting the whole shard as failed.
+    Best-effort: a docker error returns an empty map, not an exception.
+    """
+    try:
+        import docker  # local import — agent-only path
+        client = docker.from_env()
+        live = {c.name: c.status for c in client.containers.list(all=True, ignore_removed=True)}
+    except Exception:  # pragma: no cover — defensive
+        log.exception("_decky_runtime_states: docker query failed")
+        return {}
+
+    out: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+    for d in config.deckies:
+        svc_states = {
+            svc: live.get(f"{d.name}-{svc.replace('_', '-')}", "absent")
+            for svc in d.services
+        }
+        out[d.name] = {
+            "running": bool(svc_states) and all(s == "running" for s in svc_states.values()),
+            "services": svc_states,
+        }
+    return out
+
+
+_REAPER_SCRIPT = r"""#!/bin/bash
+# DECNET agent self-destruct reaper.
+# Runs detached from the agent process so it survives the agent's death.
+# Waits briefly for the HTTP response to drain, then stops services,
+# wipes install paths, and preserves logs.
+set +e
+
+sleep 3
+
+# Stop decky containers started by the local deployer (best-effort).
+if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    docker ps -q --filter "label=com.docker.compose.project=decnet" | xargs -r docker stop
+    docker ps -aq --filter "label=com.docker.compose.project=decnet" | xargs -r docker rm -f
+    docker network rm decnet_lan 2>/dev/null
+fi
+
+# Stop+disable every systemd unit the installer may have dropped.
+for unit in decnet-agent decnet-engine decnet-collector decnet-forwarder decnet-prober decnet-sniffer decnet-updater; do
+    systemctl stop "$unit" 2>/dev/null
+    systemctl disable "$unit" 2>/dev/null
+done
+
+# Nuke install paths. Logs under /var/log/decnet* are intentionally
+# preserved — the operator typically wants them for forensic review.
+rm -rf /opt/decnet* /var/lib/decnet/* /usr/local/bin/decnet* /etc/decnet
+rm -f /etc/systemd/system/decnet-*.service /etc/systemd/system/decnet-*.timer
+
+systemctl daemon-reload 2>/dev/null
+rm -f "$0"
+"""
+
+
+async def self_destruct() -> None:
+    """Tear down deckies, then spawn a detached reaper that wipes the
+    install footprint. Returns immediately so the HTTP response can drain
+    before the reaper starts deleting files out from under the agent."""
+    import os
+    import shutil
+    import subprocess  # nosec B404
+    import tempfile
+
+    # Best-effort teardown first — the reaper also runs docker stop, but
+    # going through the deployer gives the host-macvlan/ipvlan helper a
+    # chance to clean up routes cleanly.
+    try:
+        await asyncio.to_thread(_deployer.teardown, None)
+        await asyncio.to_thread(clear_state)
+    except Exception:
+        log.exception("self_destruct: pre-reap teardown failed — reaper will force-stop containers")
+
+    # Reaper lives under /tmp so it survives rm -rf /opt/decnet*.
+    fd, path = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix="decnet-reaper-", suffix=".sh", dir="/tmp")  # nosec B108 — reaper must outlive /opt/decnet removal
+    try:
+        os.write(fd, _REAPER_SCRIPT.encode())
+    finally:
+        os.close(fd)
+    os.chmod(path, 0o700)  # nosec B103 — root-owned reaper, needs exec
+
+    # The reaper MUST run outside decnet-agent.service's cgroup — otherwise
+    # `systemctl stop decnet-agent` SIGTERMs the whole cgroup (reaper included)
+    # before rm -rf completes. `start_new_session=True` gets us a fresh POSIX
+    # session but does NOT escape the systemd cgroup. So we prefer
+    # `systemd-run --scope` (launches the command in a transient scope
+    # detached from the caller's service), falling back to a bare Popen if
+    # systemd-run is unavailable (non-systemd host / container).
+    systemd_run = shutil.which("systemd-run")
+    if systemd_run:
+        argv = [
+            systemd_run,
+            "--collect",
+            "--unit", f"decnet-reaper-{os.getpid()}",
+            "--description", "DECNET agent self-destruct reaper",
+            "/bin/bash", path,
+        ]
+        spawn_kwargs = {"start_new_session": True}
+    else:
+        argv = ["/bin/bash", path]
+        spawn_kwargs = {"start_new_session": True}
+
+    subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
+        argv,
+        stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        close_fds=True,
+        **spawn_kwargs,
+    )
+    log.warning(
+        "self_destruct: reaper spawned path=%s via=%s — agent will die in ~3s",
+        path, "systemd-run" if systemd_run else "popen",
+    )
+
+
+async def status() -> dict[str, Any]:
+    state = await asyncio.to_thread(load_state)
+    if state is None:
+        return {"deployed": False, "deckies": []}
+    config, _compose_path = state
+    runtime = await asyncio.to_thread(_decky_runtime_states, config)
+    return {
+        "deployed": True,
+        "mode": config.mode,
+        "compose_path": str(_compose_path),
+        "deckies": [d.model_dump() for d in config.deckies],
+        "runtime": runtime,
+    }

decnet/agent/heartbeat.py

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+"""Agent → master liveness heartbeat loop.
+
+Every ``INTERVAL_S`` seconds the worker posts ``executor.status()`` to
+``POST <master>/swarm/heartbeat`` over mTLS. The master pins the
+presented client cert's SHA-256 against the ``SwarmHost`` row for the
+claimed ``host_uuid``; a match refreshes ``last_heartbeat`` + each
+``DeckyShard``'s snapshot + runtime state.
+
+Identity comes from ``/etc/decnet/decnet.ini`` (seeded by the enroll
+bundle) — specifically ``DECNET_HOST_UUID`` and ``DECNET_MASTER_HOST``.
+The worker's existing ``~/.decnet/agent/`` bundle (or
+``/etc/decnet/agent/``) provides the mTLS client cert.
+
+Started/stopped via the agent FastAPI app's lifespan. If identity
+plumbing is missing (pre-enrollment dev runs) the loop logs at DEBUG and
+declines to start — callers don't have to guard it.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import pathlib
+from typing import Optional
+
+import httpx
+
+from decnet.agent import executor as _exec
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.swarm import pki
+from decnet.swarm.log_forwarder import build_worker_ssl_context
+
+log = get_logger("agent.heartbeat")
+
+INTERVAL_S = 30.0
+_TIMEOUT = httpx.Timeout(connect=5.0, read=10.0, write=5.0, pool=5.0)
+
+_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
+
+
+def _resolve_agent_dir() -> pathlib.Path:
+    """Match the agent-dir resolution order used by the agent server:
+    DECNET_AGENT_DIR env, else /etc/decnet/agent (production install),
+    else ~/.decnet/agent (dev)."""
+    import os
+    env = os.environ.get("DECNET_AGENT_DIR")
+    if env:
+        return pathlib.Path(env)
+    system = pathlib.Path("/etc/decnet/agent")
+    if system.exists():
+        return system
+    return pki.DEFAULT_AGENT_DIR
+
+
+async def _tick(client: httpx.AsyncClient, url: str, host_uuid: str, agent_version: str) -> None:
+    snap = await _exec.status()
+    resp = await client.post(
+        url,
+        json={
+            "host_uuid": host_uuid,
+            "agent_version": agent_version,
+            "status": snap,
+        },
+    )
+    # 403 / 404 are terminal-ish — we still keep looping because an
+    # operator may re-enrol the host mid-session, but we log loudly so
+    # prod ops can spot cert-pinning drift.
+    if resp.status_code == 204:
+        return
+    log.warning(
+        "heartbeat rejected status=%d body=%s",
+        resp.status_code, resp.text[:200],
+    )
+
+
+async def _loop(url: str, host_uuid: str, agent_version: str, ssl_ctx) -> None:
+    log.info("heartbeat loop starting url=%s host_uuid=%s interval=%ss",
+             url, host_uuid, INTERVAL_S)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(verify=ssl_ctx, timeout=_TIMEOUT) as client:
+        while True:
+            try:
+                await _tick(client, url, host_uuid, agent_version)
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                raise
+            except Exception:
+                log.exception("heartbeat tick failed — will retry in %ss", INTERVAL_S)
+            await asyncio.sleep(INTERVAL_S)
+
+
+def start() -> Optional[asyncio.Task]:
+    """Kick off the background heartbeat task. No-op if identity is
+    unconfigured (dev mode) — the caller doesn't need to check."""
+    global _task
+    from decnet.env import (
+        DECNET_HOST_UUID,
+        DECNET_MASTER_HOST,
+        DECNET_SWARMCTL_PORT,
+    )
+
+    if _task is not None and not _task.done():
+        return _task
+    if not DECNET_HOST_UUID or not DECNET_MASTER_HOST:
+        log.debug("heartbeat not starting — DECNET_HOST_UUID or DECNET_MASTER_HOST unset")
+        return None
+
+    agent_dir = _resolve_agent_dir()
+    try:
+        ssl_ctx = build_worker_ssl_context(agent_dir)
+    except Exception:
+        log.exception("heartbeat not starting — worker SSL context unavailable at %s", agent_dir)
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        from decnet import __version__ as _v
+        agent_version = _v
+    except Exception:
+        agent_version = "unknown"
+
+    url = f"https://{DECNET_MASTER_HOST}:{DECNET_SWARMCTL_PORT}/swarm/heartbeat"
+    _task = asyncio.create_task(
+        _loop(url, DECNET_HOST_UUID, agent_version, ssl_ctx),
+        name="agent-heartbeat",
+    )
+    return _task
+
+
+async def stop() -> None:
+    global _task
+    if _task is None:
+        return
+    _task.cancel()
+    try:
+        await _task
+    except (asyncio.CancelledError, Exception):
+        pass
+    _task = None

decnet/agent/server.py

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+"""Worker-agent uvicorn launcher.
+
+Starts ``decnet.agent.app:app`` over HTTPS with mTLS enforcement.  The
+worker must already have a bundle in ``~/.decnet/agent/`` (delivered by
+``decnet swarm enroll`` from the master); if it does not, we refuse to
+start — unauthenticated agents are not a supported mode.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import pathlib
+import signal
+import subprocess  # nosec B404
+import sys
+
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.swarm import pki
+
+log = get_logger("agent.server")
+
+
+def run(host: str, port: int, agent_dir: pathlib.Path = pki.DEFAULT_AGENT_DIR) -> int:
+    bundle = pki.load_worker_bundle(agent_dir)
+    if bundle is None:
+        print(
+            f"[agent] No cert bundle at {agent_dir}. "
+            f"Run `decnet swarm enroll` from the master first.",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        return 2
+
+    keyfile = agent_dir / "worker.key"
+    certfile = agent_dir / "worker.crt"
+    cafile = agent_dir / "ca.crt"
+
+    cmd = [
+        sys.executable,
+        "-m",
+        "uvicorn",
+        "decnet.agent.app:app",
+        "--host",
+        host,
+        "--port",
+        str(port),
+        "--ssl-keyfile",
+        str(keyfile),
+        "--ssl-certfile",
+        str(certfile),
+        "--ssl-ca-certs",
+        str(cafile),
+        # 2 == ssl.CERT_REQUIRED — clients MUST present a CA-signed cert.
+        "--ssl-cert-reqs",
+        "2",
+    ]
+    log.info("agent starting host=%s port=%d bundle=%s", host, port, agent_dir)
+    # Own process group for clean Ctrl+C / SIGTERM propagation to uvicorn
+    # workers (same pattern as `decnet api`).
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, start_new_session=True)  # nosec B603
+    try:
+        return proc.wait()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        try:
+            os.killpg(proc.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+            try:
+                return proc.wait(timeout=10)
+            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                os.killpg(proc.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
+                return proc.wait()
+        except ProcessLookupError:
+            return 0

decnet/cli.py

@@ -1,476 +0,0 @@
-"""
-DECNET CLI — entry point for all commands.
-
-Usage:
-  decnet deploy --mode unihost --deckies 5 --randomize-services
-  decnet status
-  decnet teardown [--all | --id decky-01]
-  decnet services
-"""
-
-import signal
-from typing import Optional
-
-import typer
-from rich.console import Console
-from rich.table import Table
-
-from decnet.env import (
-    DECNET_API_HOST,
-    DECNET_API_PORT,
-    DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE,
-    DECNET_WEB_HOST,
-    DECNET_WEB_PORT,
-)
-from decnet.archetypes import Archetype, all_archetypes, get_archetype
-from decnet.config import (
-    DeckyConfig,
-    DecnetConfig,
-    random_hostname,
-)
-from decnet.distros import all_distros, get_distro
-from decnet.fleet import all_service_names, build_deckies, build_deckies_from_ini
-from decnet.ini_loader import IniConfig, load_ini
-from decnet.network import detect_interface, detect_subnet, allocate_ips, get_host_ip
-from decnet.services.registry import all_services
-
-app = typer.Typer(
-    name="decnet",
-    help="Deploy a deception network of honeypot deckies on your LAN.",
-    no_args_is_help=True,
-)
-console = Console()
-
-
-def _kill_api() -> None:
-    """Find and kill any running DECNET API (uvicorn) or mutator processes."""
-    import psutil
-    import os
-
-    _killed: bool = False
-    for _proc in psutil.process_iter(['pid', 'name', 'cmdline']):
-        try:
-            _cmd = _proc.info['cmdline']
-            if not _cmd:
-                continue
-            if "uvicorn" in _cmd and "decnet.web.api:app" in _cmd:
-                console.print(f"[yellow]Stopping DECNET API (PID {_proc.info['pid']})...[/]")
-                os.kill(_proc.info['pid'], signal.SIGTERM)
-                _killed = True
-            elif "decnet.cli" in _cmd and "mutate" in _cmd and "--watch" in _cmd:
-                console.print(f"[yellow]Stopping DECNET Mutator Watcher (PID {_proc.info['pid']})...[/]")
-                os.kill(_proc.info['pid'], signal.SIGTERM)
-                _killed = True
-        except (psutil.NoSuchProcess, psutil.AccessDenied):
-            continue
-
-    if _killed:
-        console.print("[green]Background processes stopped.[/]")
-
-
-@app.command()
-def api(
-    port: int = typer.Option(DECNET_API_PORT, "--port", help="Port for the backend API"),
-    host: str = typer.Option(DECNET_API_HOST, "--host", help="Host IP for the backend API"),
-    log_file: str = typer.Option(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE, "--log-file", help="Path to the DECNET log file to monitor"),
-) -> None:
-    """Run the DECNET API and Web Dashboard in standalone mode."""
-    import subprocess  # nosec B404
-    import sys
-    import os
-
-    console.print(f"[green]Starting DECNET API on {host}:{port}...[/]")
-    _env: dict[str, str] = os.environ.copy()
-    _env["DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE"] = str(log_file)
-    try:
-        subprocess.run(  # nosec B603 B404
-            [sys.executable, "-m", "uvicorn", "decnet.web.api:app", "--host", host, "--port", str(port)],
-            env=_env
-        )
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        pass
-    except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
-        console.print("[red]Failed to start API. Ensure 'uvicorn' is installed in the current environment.[/]")
-
-
-@app.command()
-def deploy(
-    mode: str = typer.Option("unihost", "--mode", "-m", help="Deployment mode: unihost | swarm"),
-    deckies: Optional[int] = typer.Option(None, "--deckies", "-n", help="Number of deckies to deploy (required without --config)", min=1),
-    interface: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--interface", "-i", help="Host NIC (auto-detected if omitted)"),
-    subnet: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--subnet", help="LAN subnet CIDR (auto-detected if omitted)"),
-    ip_start: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--ip-start", help="First decky IP (auto if omitted)"),
-    services: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--services", help="Comma-separated services, e.g. ssh,smb,rdp"),
-    randomize_services: bool = typer.Option(False, "--randomize-services", help="Assign random services to each decky"),
-    distro: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--distro", help="Comma-separated distro slugs, e.g. debian,ubuntu22,rocky9"),
-    randomize_distros: bool = typer.Option(False, "--randomize-distros", help="Assign a random distro to each decky"),
-    log_file: Optional[str] = typer.Option(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE, "--log-file", help="Host path for the collector to write RFC 5424 logs (e.g. /var/log/decnet/decnet.log)"),
-    archetype_name: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--archetype", "-a", help="Machine archetype slug (e.g. linux-server, windows-workstation)"),
-    mutate_interval: Optional[int] = typer.Option(30, "--mutate-interval", help="Automatically rotate services every N minutes"),
-    dry_run: bool = typer.Option(False, "--dry-run", help="Generate compose file without starting containers"),
-    no_cache: bool = typer.Option(False, "--no-cache", help="Force rebuild all images, ignoring Docker layer cache"),
-    parallel: bool = typer.Option(False, "--parallel", help="Build all images concurrently (enables BuildKit, separates build from up)"),
-    ipvlan: bool = typer.Option(False, "--ipvlan", help="Use IPvlan L2 instead of MACVLAN (required on WiFi interfaces)"),
-    config_file: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--config", "-c", help="Path to INI config file"),
-    api: bool = typer.Option(False, "--api", help="Start the FastAPI backend to ingest and serve logs"),
-    api_port: int = typer.Option(8000, "--api-port", help="Port for the backend API"),
-) -> None:
-    """Deploy deckies to the LAN."""
-    import os
-    if mode not in ("unihost", "swarm"):
-        console.print("[red]--mode must be 'unihost' or 'swarm'[/]")
-        raise typer.Exit(1)
-
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-    # Config-file path                                                     #
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-    if config_file:
-        try:
-            ini = load_ini(config_file)
-        except FileNotFoundError as e:
-            console.print(f"[red]{e}[/]")
-            raise typer.Exit(1)
-
-        iface = interface or ini.interface or detect_interface()
-        subnet_cidr = subnet or ini.subnet
-        effective_gateway = ini.gateway
-        if subnet_cidr is None:
-            subnet_cidr, effective_gateway = detect_subnet(iface)
-        elif effective_gateway is None:
-            _, effective_gateway = detect_subnet(iface)
-
-        host_ip = get_host_ip(iface)
-        console.print(f"[dim]Config:[/] {config_file}  [dim]Interface:[/] {iface}  "
-                      f"[dim]Subnet:[/] {subnet_cidr}  [dim]Gateway:[/] {effective_gateway}  "
-                      f"[dim]Host IP:[/] {host_ip}")
-
-        if ini.custom_services:
-            from decnet.custom_service import CustomService
-            from decnet.services.registry import register_custom_service
-            for cs in ini.custom_services:
-                register_custom_service(
-                    CustomService(
-                        name=cs.name,
-                        image=cs.image,
-                        exec_cmd=cs.exec_cmd,
-                        ports=cs.ports,
-                    )
-                )
-
-        effective_log_file = log_file
-        try:
-            decky_configs = build_deckies_from_ini(
-                ini, subnet_cidr, effective_gateway, host_ip, randomize_services, cli_mutate_interval=mutate_interval
-            )
-        except ValueError as e:
-            console.print(f"[red]{e}[/]")
-            raise typer.Exit(1)
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-    # Classic CLI path                                                     #
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-    else:
-        if deckies is None:
-            console.print("[red]--deckies is required when --config is not used.[/]")
-            raise typer.Exit(1)
-
-        services_list = [s.strip() for s in services.split(",")] if services else None
-        if services_list:
-            known = set(all_service_names())
-            unknown = [s for s in services_list if s not in known]
-            if unknown:
-                console.print(f"[red]Unknown service(s): {unknown}. Available: {all_service_names()}[/]")
-                raise typer.Exit(1)
-
-        arch: Archetype | None = None
-        if archetype_name:
-            try:
-                arch = get_archetype(archetype_name)
-            except ValueError as e:
-                console.print(f"[red]{e}[/]")
-                raise typer.Exit(1)
-
-        if not services_list and not randomize_services and not arch:
-            console.print("[red]Specify --services, --archetype, or --randomize-services.[/]")
-            raise typer.Exit(1)
-
-        iface = interface or detect_interface()
-        if subnet is None:
-            subnet_cidr, effective_gateway = detect_subnet(iface)
-        else:
-            subnet_cidr = subnet
-            _, effective_gateway = detect_subnet(iface)
-
-        host_ip = get_host_ip(iface)
-        console.print(f"[dim]Interface:[/] {iface}  [dim]Subnet:[/] {subnet_cidr}  "
-                      f"[dim]Gateway:[/] {effective_gateway}  [dim]Host IP:[/] {host_ip}")
-
-        distros_list = [d.strip() for d in distro.split(",")] if distro else None
-        if distros_list:
-            try:
-                for slug in distros_list:
-                    get_distro(slug)
-            except ValueError as e:
-                console.print(f"[red]{e}[/]")
-                raise typer.Exit(1)
-
-        ips = allocate_ips(subnet_cidr, effective_gateway, host_ip, deckies, ip_start)
-        decky_configs = build_deckies(
-            deckies, ips, services_list, randomize_services,
-            distros_explicit=distros_list, randomize_distros=randomize_distros,
-            archetype=arch, mutate_interval=mutate_interval,
-        )
-        effective_log_file = log_file
-
-    if api and not effective_log_file:
-        effective_log_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "decnet.log")
-        console.print(f"[cyan]API mode enabled: defaulting log-file to {effective_log_file}[/]")
-
-    config = DecnetConfig(
-        mode=mode,
-        interface=iface,
-        subnet=subnet_cidr,
-        gateway=effective_gateway,
-        deckies=decky_configs,
-        log_file=effective_log_file,
-        ipvlan=ipvlan,
-        mutate_interval=mutate_interval,
-    )
-
-    from decnet.engine import deploy as _deploy
-    _deploy(config, dry_run=dry_run, no_cache=no_cache, parallel=parallel)
-
-    if mutate_interval is not None and not dry_run:
-        import subprocess  # nosec B404
-        import sys
-        console.print(f"[green]Starting DECNET Mutator watcher in the background (interval: {mutate_interval}m)...[/]")
-        try:
-            subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
-                [sys.executable, "-m", "decnet.cli", "mutate", "--watch"],
-                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-                start_new_session=True,
-            )
-        except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
-            console.print("[red]Failed to start mutator watcher.[/]")
-
-    if effective_log_file and not dry_run and not api:
-        import subprocess  # noqa: F811  # nosec B404
-        import sys
-        from pathlib import Path as _Path
-        _collector_err = _Path(effective_log_file).with_suffix(".collector.log")
-        console.print(f"[bold cyan]Starting log collector[/] → {effective_log_file}")
-        subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
-            [sys.executable, "-m", "decnet.cli", "collect", "--log-file", str(effective_log_file)],
-            stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-            stdout=open(_collector_err, "a"),  # nosec B603
-            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-            start_new_session=True,
-        )
-
-    if api and not dry_run:
-        import subprocess  # nosec B404
-        import sys
-        console.print(f"[green]Starting DECNET API on port {api_port}...[/]")
-        _env: dict[str, str] = os.environ.copy()
-        _env["DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE"] = str(effective_log_file or "")
-        try:
-            subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
-                [sys.executable, "-m", "uvicorn", "decnet.web.api:app", "--host", DECNET_API_HOST, "--port", str(api_port)],
-                env=_env,
-                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT
-            )
-            console.print(f"[dim]API running at http://{DECNET_API_HOST}:{api_port}[/]")
-        except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
-            console.print("[red]Failed to start API. Ensure 'uvicorn' is installed in the current environment.[/]")
-
-
-@app.command()
-def collect(
-    log_file: str = typer.Option(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE, "--log-file", "-f", help="Path to write RFC 5424 syslog lines and .json records"),
-) -> None:
-    """Stream Docker logs from all running decky service containers to a log file."""
-    import asyncio
-    from decnet.collector import log_collector_worker
-    console.print(f"[bold cyan]Collector starting[/] → {log_file}")
-    asyncio.run(log_collector_worker(log_file))
-
-
-@app.command()
-def mutate(
-    watch: bool = typer.Option(False, "--watch", "-w", help="Run continuously and mutate deckies according to their interval"),
-    decky_name: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--decky", "-d", help="Force mutate a specific decky immediately"),
-    force_all: bool = typer.Option(False, "--all", help="Force mutate all deckies immediately"),
-) -> None:
-    """Manually trigger or continuously watch for decky mutation."""
-    from decnet.mutator import mutate_decky, mutate_all, run_watch_loop
-
-    if watch:
-        run_watch_loop()
-        return
-
-    if decky_name:
-        mutate_decky(decky_name)
-    elif force_all:
-        mutate_all(force=True)
-    else:
-        mutate_all(force=False)
-
-
-@app.command()
-def status() -> None:
-    """Show running deckies and their status."""
-    from decnet.engine import status as _status
-    _status()
-
-
-@app.command()
-def teardown(
-    all_: bool = typer.Option(False, "--all", help="Tear down all deckies and remove network"),
-    id_: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--id", help="Tear down a specific decky by name"),
-) -> None:
-    """Stop and remove deckies."""
-    if not all_ and not id_:
-        console.print("[red]Specify --all or --id <name>.[/]")
-        raise typer.Exit(1)
-
-    from decnet.engine import teardown as _teardown
-    _teardown(decky_id=id_)
-
-    if all_:
-        _kill_api()
-
-
-@app.command(name="services")
-def list_services() -> None:
-    """List all registered honeypot service plugins."""
-    svcs = all_services()
-    table = Table(title="Available Services", show_lines=True)
-    table.add_column("Name", style="bold cyan")
-    table.add_column("Ports")
-    table.add_column("Image")
-    for name, svc in sorted(svcs.items()):
-        table.add_row(name, ", ".join(str(p) for p in svc.ports), svc.default_image)
-    console.print(table)
-
-
-@app.command(name="distros")
-def list_distros() -> None:
-    """List all available OS distro profiles for deckies."""
-    table = Table(title="Available Distro Profiles", show_lines=True)
-    table.add_column("Slug", style="bold cyan")
-    table.add_column("Display Name")
-    table.add_column("Docker Image", style="dim")
-    for slug, profile in sorted(all_distros().items()):
-        table.add_row(slug, profile.display_name, profile.image)
-    console.print(table)
-
-
-@app.command(name="correlate")
-def correlate(
-    log_file: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--log-file", "-f", help="Path to DECNET syslog file to analyse"),
-    min_deckies: int = typer.Option(2, "--min-deckies", "-m", help="Minimum number of distinct deckies an IP must touch to be reported"),
-    output: str = typer.Option("table", "--output", "-o", help="Output format: table | json | syslog"),
-    emit_syslog: bool = typer.Option(False, "--emit-syslog", help="Also print traversal events as RFC 5424 lines (for SIEM piping)"),
-) -> None:
-    """Analyse logs for cross-decky traversals and print the attacker movement graph."""
-    import sys
-    import json as _json
-    from pathlib import Path
-    from decnet.correlation.engine import CorrelationEngine
-
-    engine = CorrelationEngine()
-
-    if log_file:
-        path = Path(log_file)
-        if not path.exists():
-            console.print(f"[red]Log file not found: {log_file}[/]")
-            raise typer.Exit(1)
-        engine.ingest_file(path)
-    elif not sys.stdin.isatty():
-        for line in sys.stdin:
-            engine.ingest(line)
-    else:
-        console.print("[red]Provide --log-file or pipe log data via stdin.[/]")
-        raise typer.Exit(1)
-
-    traversals = engine.traversals(min_deckies)
-
-    if output == "json":
-        console.print_json(_json.dumps(engine.report_json(min_deckies), indent=2))
-    elif output == "syslog":
-        for line in engine.traversal_syslog_lines(min_deckies):
-            typer.echo(line)
-    else:
-        if not traversals:
-            console.print(
-                f"[yellow]No traversals detected "
-                f"(min_deckies={min_deckies}, events_indexed={engine.events_indexed}).[/]"
-            )
-        else:
-            console.print(engine.report_table(min_deckies))
-            console.print(
-                f"[dim]Parsed {engine.lines_parsed} lines · "
-                f"indexed {engine.events_indexed} events · "
-                f"{len(engine.all_attackers())} unique IPs · "
-                f"[bold]{len(traversals)}[/] traversal(s)[/]"
-            )
-
-    if emit_syslog:
-        for line in engine.traversal_syslog_lines(min_deckies):
-            typer.echo(line)
-
-
-@app.command(name="archetypes")
-def list_archetypes() -> None:
-    """List all machine archetype profiles."""
-    table = Table(title="Machine Archetypes", show_lines=True)
-    table.add_column("Slug", style="bold cyan")
-    table.add_column("Display Name")
-    table.add_column("Default Services", style="green")
-    table.add_column("Description", style="dim")
-    for slug, arch in sorted(all_archetypes().items()):
-        table.add_row(
-            slug,
-            arch.display_name,
-            ", ".join(arch.services),
-            arch.description,
-        )
-    console.print(table)
-
-
-@app.command(name="web")
-def serve_web(
-    web_port: int = typer.Option(DECNET_WEB_PORT, "--web-port", help="Port to serve the DECNET Web Dashboard"),
-    host: str = typer.Option(DECNET_WEB_HOST, "--host", help="Host IP to serve the Web Dashboard"),
-) -> None:
-    """Serve the DECNET Web Dashboard frontend."""
-    import http.server
-    import socketserver
-    from pathlib import Path
-
-    dist_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "decnet_web" / "dist"
-
-    if not dist_dir.exists():
-        console.print(f"[red]Frontend build not found at {dist_dir}. Make sure you run 'npm run build' inside 'decnet_web'.[/]")
-        raise typer.Exit(1)
-
-    class SPAHTTPRequestHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
-        def do_GET(self):
-            path = self.translate_path(self.path)
-            if not Path(path).exists() or Path(path).is_dir():
-                self.path = "/index.html"
-            return super().do_GET()
-
-    import os
-    os.chdir(dist_dir)
-
-    with socketserver.TCPServer((host, web_port), SPAHTTPRequestHandler) as httpd:
-        console.print(f"[green]Serving DECNET Web Dashboard on http://{host}:{web_port}[/]")
-        try:
-            httpd.serve_forever()
-        except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            console.print("\n[dim]Shutting down dashboard server.[/]")
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':  # pragma: no cover
-    app()

decnet/cli/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+"""
+DECNET CLI — entry point for all commands.
+
+Usage:
+  decnet deploy --mode unihost --deckies 5 --randomize-services
+  decnet status
+  decnet teardown [--all | --id decky-01]
+  decnet services
+
+Layout: each command module exports ``register(app)`` which attaches its
+commands to the passed Typer app. ``__init__.py`` builds the root app,
+calls every module's ``register`` in order, then runs the master-only
+gate. The gate must fire LAST so it sees the fully-populated dispatch
+table before filtering.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import typer
+
+from . import (
+    agent,
+    api,
+    db,
+    deploy,
+    forwarder,
+    inventory,
+    lifecycle,
+    listener,
+    profiler,
+    sniffer,
+    swarm,
+    swarmctl,
+    updater,
+    web,
+    workers,
+)
+from .gating import _gate_commands_by_mode
+from .utils import console as console, log as log
+
+app = typer.Typer(
+    name="decnet",
+    help="Deploy a deception network of honeypot deckies on your LAN.",
+    no_args_is_help=True,
+)
+
+# Order matches the old flat layout so `decnet --help` reads the same.
+for _mod in (
+    api, swarmctl, agent, updater, listener, forwarder,
+    swarm,
+    deploy, lifecycle, workers, inventory,
+    web, profiler, sniffer, db,
+):
+    _mod.register(app)
+
+_gate_commands_by_mode(app)
+
+# Backwards-compat re-exports. Tests and third-party tooling import these
+# directly from ``decnet.cli``; the refactor must keep them resolvable.
+from .db import _db_reset_mysql_async  # noqa: E402,F401
+from .gating import (  # noqa: E402,F401
+    MASTER_ONLY_COMMANDS,
+    MASTER_ONLY_GROUPS,
+    _agent_mode_active,
+    _require_master_mode,
+)
+from .utils import (  # noqa: E402,F401
+    _daemonize,
+    _http_request,
+    _is_running,
+    _kill_all_services,
+    _pid_dir,
+    _service_registry,
+    _spawn_detached,
+    _swarmctl_base_url,
+)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    app()

decnet/cli/agent.py

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import pathlib as _pathlib
+import sys as _sys
+from typing import Optional
+
+import typer
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command()
+    def agent(
+        port: int = typer.Option(8765, "--port", help="Port for the worker agent"),
+        host: str = typer.Option("0.0.0.0", "--host", help="Bind address for the worker agent"),  # nosec B104
+        agent_dir: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--agent-dir", help="Worker cert bundle dir (default: ~/.decnet/agent, expanded under the running user's HOME — set this when running as sudo/root)"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+        no_forwarder: bool = typer.Option(False, "--no-forwarder", help="Do not auto-spawn the log forwarder alongside the agent"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the DECNET SWARM worker agent (requires a cert bundle in ~/.decnet/agent/).
+
+        By default, `decnet agent` auto-spawns `decnet forwarder` as a fully-
+        detached sibling process so worker logs start flowing to the master
+        without a second manual invocation. The forwarder survives agent
+        restarts and crashes — if it dies on its own, restart it manually
+        with `decnet forwarder --daemon …`. Pass --no-forwarder to skip.
+        """
+        from decnet.agent import server as _agent_server
+        from decnet.env import DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST, DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE
+        from decnet.swarm import pki as _pki
+
+        resolved_dir = _pathlib.Path(agent_dir) if agent_dir else _pki.DEFAULT_AGENT_DIR
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("agent daemonizing host=%s port=%d", host, port)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        if not no_forwarder and DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST:
+            fw_argv = [
+                _sys.executable, "-m", "decnet", "forwarder",
+                "--master-host", DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST,
+                "--master-port", str(int(os.environ.get("DECNET_SWARM_SYSLOG_PORT", "6514"))),
+                "--agent-dir", str(resolved_dir),
+                "--log-file", str(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE),
+                "--daemon",
+            ]
+            try:
+                pid = _utils._spawn_detached(fw_argv, _utils._pid_dir() / "forwarder.pid")
+                log.info("agent auto-spawned forwarder pid=%d master=%s", pid, DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST)
+                console.print(f"[dim]Auto-spawned forwarder (pid {pid}) → {DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST}.[/]")
+            except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
+                log.warning("agent could not auto-spawn forwarder: %s", e)
+                console.print(f"[yellow]forwarder auto-spawn skipped: {e}[/]")
+        elif not no_forwarder:
+            log.info("agent skipping forwarder auto-spawn (DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST unset)")
+
+        log.info("agent command invoked host=%s port=%d dir=%s", host, port, resolved_dir)
+        console.print(f"[green]Starting DECNET worker agent on {host}:{port} (mTLS)...[/]")
+        rc = _agent_server.run(host, port, agent_dir=resolved_dir)
+        if rc != 0:
+            raise typer.Exit(rc)

decnet/cli/api.py

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import signal
+import subprocess  # nosec B404
+import sys
+
+import typer
+
+from decnet.env import DECNET_API_HOST, DECNET_API_PORT, DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .gating import _require_master_mode
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command()
+    def api(
+        port: int = typer.Option(DECNET_API_PORT, "--port", help="Port for the backend API"),
+        host: str = typer.Option(DECNET_API_HOST, "--host", help="Host IP for the backend API"),
+        log_file: str = typer.Option(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE, "--log-file", help="Path to the DECNET log file to monitor"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+        workers: int = typer.Option(1, "--workers", "-w", min=1, help="Number of uvicorn worker processes"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the DECNET API and Web Dashboard in standalone mode."""
+        _require_master_mode("api")
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("API daemonizing host=%s port=%d workers=%d", host, port, workers)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        log.info("API command invoked host=%s port=%d workers=%d", host, port, workers)
+        console.print(f"[green]Starting DECNET API on {host}:{port} (workers={workers})...[/]")
+        _env: dict[str, str] = os.environ.copy()
+        _env["DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE"] = str(log_file)
+        _cmd = [sys.executable, "-m", "uvicorn", "decnet.web.api:app",
+                "--host", host, "--port", str(port), "--workers", str(workers)]
+        try:
+            proc = subprocess.Popen(_cmd, env=_env, start_new_session=True)  # nosec B603 B404
+            try:
+                proc.wait()
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                try:
+                    os.killpg(proc.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+                    try:
+                        proc.wait(timeout=10)
+                    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                        os.killpg(proc.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
+                        proc.wait()
+                except ProcessLookupError:
+                    pass
+        except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+            console.print("[red]Failed to start API. Ensure 'uvicorn' is installed in the current environment.[/]")

decnet/cli/db.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Optional
+
+import typer
+from rich.table import Table
+
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+_DB_RESET_TABLES: tuple[str, ...] = (
+    # Order matters for DROP TABLE: child FKs first.
+    # - attacker_behavior FK-references attackers.
+    # - decky_shards FK-references swarm_hosts.
+    "attacker_behavior",
+    "attackers",
+    "logs",
+    "bounty",
+    "state",
+    "users",
+    "decky_shards",
+    "swarm_hosts",
+)
+
+
+async def _db_reset_mysql_async(dsn: str, mode: str, confirm: bool) -> None:
+    """Inspect + (optionally) wipe a MySQL database.  Pulled out of the CLI
+    wrapper so tests can drive it without spawning a Typer runner."""
+    from urllib.parse import urlparse
+    from sqlalchemy import text
+    from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import create_async_engine
+
+    db_name = urlparse(dsn).path.lstrip("/") or "(default)"
+    engine = create_async_engine(dsn)
+    try:
+        rows: dict[str, int] = {}
+        async with engine.connect() as conn:
+            for tbl in _DB_RESET_TABLES:
+                try:
+                    result = await conn.execute(text(f"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `{tbl}`"))  # nosec B608
+                    rows[tbl] = result.scalar() or 0
+                except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001 — ProgrammingError for missing table varies by driver
+                    rows[tbl] = -1
+
+        summary = Table(title=f"DECNET MySQL reset — database `{db_name}` (mode={mode})")
+        summary.add_column("Table", style="cyan")
+        summary.add_column("Rows", justify="right")
+        for tbl, count in rows.items():
+            summary.add_row(tbl, "[dim]missing[/]" if count < 0 else f"{count:,}")
+        console.print(summary)
+
+        if not confirm:
+            console.print(
+                "[yellow]Dry-run only.  Re-run with [bold]--i-know-what-im-doing[/] "
+                "to actually execute.[/]"
+            )
+            return
+
+        async with engine.begin() as conn:
+            await conn.execute(text("SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0"))
+            for tbl in _DB_RESET_TABLES:
+                if rows.get(tbl, -1) < 0:
+                    continue
+                if mode == "truncate":
+                    await conn.execute(text(f"TRUNCATE TABLE `{tbl}`"))
+                    console.print(f"[green]✓ TRUNCATE {tbl}[/]")
+                else:
+                    await conn.execute(text(f"DROP TABLE `{tbl}`"))
+                    console.print(f"[green]✓ DROP TABLE {tbl}[/]")
+            await conn.execute(text("SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1"))
+
+        console.print(f"[bold green]Done. Database `{db_name}` reset ({mode}).[/]")
+    finally:
+        await engine.dispose()
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command(name="db-reset")
+    def db_reset(
+        i_know: bool = typer.Option(
+            False,
+            "--i-know-what-im-doing",
+            help="Required to actually execute. Without it, the command runs in dry-run mode.",
+        ),
+        mode: str = typer.Option(
+            "truncate",
+            "--mode",
+            help="truncate (wipe rows, keep schema) | drop-tables (DROP TABLE for each DECNET table)",
+        ),
+        url: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
+            None,
+            "--url",
+            help="Override DECNET_DB_URL for this invocation (e.g. when cleanup needs admin creds).",
+        ),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Wipe the MySQL database used by the DECNET dashboard.
+
+        Destructive. Runs dry by default — pass --i-know-what-im-doing to commit.
+        Only supported against MySQL; refuses to operate on SQLite.
+        """
+        import asyncio
+        import os
+
+        if mode not in ("truncate", "drop-tables"):
+            console.print(f"[red]Invalid --mode '{mode}'. Expected: truncate | drop-tables.[/]")
+            raise typer.Exit(2)
+
+        db_type = os.environ.get("DECNET_DB_TYPE", "sqlite").lower()
+        if db_type != "mysql":
+            console.print(
+                f"[red]db-reset is MySQL-only (DECNET_DB_TYPE='{db_type}'). "
+                f"For SQLite, just delete the decnet.db file.[/]"
+            )
+            raise typer.Exit(2)
+
+        dsn = url or os.environ.get("DECNET_DB_URL")
+        if not dsn:
+            from decnet.web.db.mysql.database import build_mysql_url
+            try:
+                dsn = build_mysql_url()
+            except ValueError as e:
+                console.print(f"[red]{e}[/]")
+                raise typer.Exit(2) from e
+
+        log.info("db-reset invoked mode=%s confirm=%s", mode, i_know)
+        try:
+            asyncio.run(_db_reset_mysql_async(dsn, mode=mode, confirm=i_know))
+        except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
+            console.print(f"[red]db-reset failed: {e}[/]")
+            raise typer.Exit(1) from e

decnet/cli/deploy.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Optional
+
+import typer
+from rich.table import Table
+
+from decnet.archetypes import Archetype, get_archetype
+from decnet.config import DecnetConfig
+from decnet.distros import get_distro
+from decnet.env import DECNET_API_HOST, DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE
+from decnet.fleet import all_service_names, build_deckies, build_deckies_from_ini
+from decnet.ini_loader import load_ini
+from decnet.network import detect_interface, detect_subnet, allocate_ips, get_host_ip
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .gating import _require_master_mode
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def _deploy_swarm(config: "DecnetConfig", *, dry_run: bool, no_cache: bool) -> None:
+    """Shard deckies round-robin across enrolled workers and POST to swarmctl."""
+    base = _utils._swarmctl_base_url(None)
+    resp = _utils._http_request("GET", base + "/swarm/hosts?host_status=enrolled")
+    enrolled = resp.json()
+    resp2 = _utils._http_request("GET", base + "/swarm/hosts?host_status=active")
+    active = resp2.json()
+    workers = [*enrolled, *active]
+    if not workers:
+        console.print("[red]No enrolled workers — run `decnet swarm enroll ...` first.[/]")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    assigned: list = []
+    for idx, d in enumerate(config.deckies):
+        target = workers[idx % len(workers)]
+        assigned.append(d.model_copy(update={"host_uuid": target["uuid"]}))
+    config = config.model_copy(update={"deckies": assigned})
+
+    body = {"config": config.model_dump(mode="json"), "dry_run": dry_run, "no_cache": no_cache}
+    console.print(f"[cyan]Dispatching {len(config.deckies)} deckies across {len(workers)} worker(s)...[/]")
+    resp3 = _utils._http_request("POST", base + "/swarm/deploy", json_body=body, timeout=900.0)
+    results = resp3.json().get("results", [])
+
+    table = Table(title="SWARM deploy results")
+    for col in ("worker", "host_uuid", "ok", "detail"):
+        table.add_column(col)
+    any_failed = False
+    for r in results:
+        ok = bool(r.get("ok"))
+        if not ok:
+            any_failed = True
+        detail = r.get("detail")
+        if isinstance(detail, dict):
+            detail = detail.get("status") or "ok"
+        table.add_row(
+            str(r.get("host_name") or ""),
+            str(r.get("host_uuid") or ""),
+            "[green]yes[/]" if ok else "[red]no[/]",
+            str(detail)[:80],
+        )
+    console.print(table)
+    if any_failed:
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command()
+    def deploy(
+        mode: str = typer.Option("unihost", "--mode", "-m", help="Deployment mode: unihost | swarm"),
+        deckies: Optional[int] = typer.Option(None, "--deckies", "-n", help="Number of deckies to deploy (required without --config)", min=1),
+        interface: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--interface", "-i", help="Host NIC (auto-detected if omitted)"),
+        subnet: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--subnet", help="LAN subnet CIDR (auto-detected if omitted)"),
+        ip_start: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--ip-start", help="First decky IP (auto if omitted)"),
+        services: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--services", help="Comma-separated services, e.g. ssh,smb,rdp"),
+        randomize_services: bool = typer.Option(False, "--randomize-services", help="Assign random services to each decky"),
+        distro: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--distro", help="Comma-separated distro slugs, e.g. debian,ubuntu22,rocky9"),
+        randomize_distros: bool = typer.Option(False, "--randomize-distros", help="Assign a random distro to each decky"),
+        log_file: Optional[str] = typer.Option(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE, "--log-file", help="Host path for the collector to write RFC 5424 logs (e.g. /var/log/decnet/decnet.log)"),
+        archetype_name: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--archetype", "-a", help="Machine archetype slug (e.g. linux-server, windows-workstation)"),
+        mutate_interval: Optional[int] = typer.Option(30, "--mutate-interval", help="Automatically rotate services every N minutes"),
+        dry_run: bool = typer.Option(False, "--dry-run", help="Generate compose file without starting containers"),
+        no_cache: bool = typer.Option(False, "--no-cache", help="Force rebuild all images, ignoring Docker layer cache"),
+        parallel: bool = typer.Option(False, "--parallel", help="Build all images concurrently (enables BuildKit, separates build from up)"),
+        ipvlan: bool = typer.Option(False, "--ipvlan", help="Use IPvlan L2 instead of MACVLAN (required on WiFi interfaces)"),
+        config_file: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--config", "-c", help="Path to INI config file"),
+        api: bool = typer.Option(False, "--api", help="Start the FastAPI backend to ingest and serve logs"),
+        api_port: int = typer.Option(8000, "--api-port", help="Port for the backend API"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Deploy deckies to the LAN."""
+        import os
+        import subprocess  # nosec B404
+        import sys
+        from pathlib import Path as _Path
+
+        _require_master_mode("deploy")
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("deploy daemonizing mode=%s deckies=%s", mode, deckies)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        log.info("deploy command invoked mode=%s deckies=%s dry_run=%s", mode, deckies, dry_run)
+        if mode not in ("unihost", "swarm"):
+            console.print("[red]--mode must be 'unihost' or 'swarm'[/]")
+            raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+        if config_file:
+            try:
+                ini = load_ini(config_file)
+            except FileNotFoundError as e:
+                console.print(f"[red]{e}[/]")
+                raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+            iface = interface or ini.interface or detect_interface()
+            subnet_cidr = subnet or ini.subnet
+            effective_gateway = ini.gateway
+            if subnet_cidr is None:
+                subnet_cidr, effective_gateway = detect_subnet(iface)
+            elif effective_gateway is None:
+                _, effective_gateway = detect_subnet(iface)
+
+            host_ip = get_host_ip(iface)
+            console.print(f"[dim]Config:[/] {config_file}  [dim]Interface:[/] {iface}  "
+                          f"[dim]Subnet:[/] {subnet_cidr}  [dim]Gateway:[/] {effective_gateway}  "
+                          f"[dim]Host IP:[/] {host_ip}")
+
+            if ini.custom_services:
+                from decnet.custom_service import CustomService
+                from decnet.services.registry import register_custom_service
+                for cs in ini.custom_services:
+                    register_custom_service(
+                        CustomService(
+                            name=cs.name,
+                            image=cs.image,
+                            exec_cmd=cs.exec_cmd,
+                            ports=cs.ports,
+                        )
+                    )
+
+            effective_log_file = log_file
+            try:
+                decky_configs = build_deckies_from_ini(
+                    ini, subnet_cidr, effective_gateway, host_ip, randomize_services, cli_mutate_interval=mutate_interval
+                )
+            except ValueError as e:
+                console.print(f"[red]{e}[/]")
+                raise typer.Exit(1)
+        else:
+            if deckies is None:
+                console.print("[red]--deckies is required when --config is not used.[/]")
+                raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+            services_list = [s.strip() for s in services.split(",")] if services else None
+            if services_list:
+                known = set(all_service_names())
+                unknown = [s for s in services_list if s not in known]
+                if unknown:
+                    console.print(f"[red]Unknown service(s): {unknown}. Available: {all_service_names()}[/]")
+                    raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+            arch: Archetype | None = None
+            if archetype_name:
+                try:
+                    arch = get_archetype(archetype_name)
+                except ValueError as e:
+                    console.print(f"[red]{e}[/]")
+                    raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+            if not services_list and not randomize_services and not arch:
+                console.print("[red]Specify --services, --archetype, or --randomize-services.[/]")
+                raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+            iface = interface or detect_interface()
+            if subnet is None:
+                subnet_cidr, effective_gateway = detect_subnet(iface)
+            else:
+                subnet_cidr = subnet
+                _, effective_gateway = detect_subnet(iface)
+
+            host_ip = get_host_ip(iface)
+            console.print(f"[dim]Interface:[/] {iface}  [dim]Subnet:[/] {subnet_cidr}  "
+                          f"[dim]Gateway:[/] {effective_gateway}  [dim]Host IP:[/] {host_ip}")
+
+            distros_list = [d.strip() for d in distro.split(",")] if distro else None
+            if distros_list:
+                try:
+                    for slug in distros_list:
+                        get_distro(slug)
+                except ValueError as e:
+                    console.print(f"[red]{e}[/]")
+                    raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+            ips = allocate_ips(subnet_cidr, effective_gateway, host_ip, deckies, ip_start)
+            decky_configs = build_deckies(
+                deckies, ips, services_list, randomize_services,
+                distros_explicit=distros_list, randomize_distros=randomize_distros,
+                archetype=arch, mutate_interval=mutate_interval,
+            )
+            effective_log_file = log_file
+
+        if api and not effective_log_file:
+            effective_log_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "decnet.log")
+            console.print(f"[cyan]API mode enabled: defaulting log-file to {effective_log_file}[/]")
+
+        config = DecnetConfig(
+            mode=mode,
+            interface=iface,
+            subnet=subnet_cidr,
+            gateway=effective_gateway,
+            deckies=decky_configs,
+            log_file=effective_log_file,
+            ipvlan=ipvlan,
+            mutate_interval=mutate_interval,
+        )
+
+        log.debug("deploy: config built deckies=%d interface=%s subnet=%s", len(config.deckies), config.interface, config.subnet)
+
+        if mode == "swarm":
+            _deploy_swarm(config, dry_run=dry_run, no_cache=no_cache)
+            if dry_run:
+                log.info("deploy: swarm dry-run complete, no workers dispatched")
+            else:
+                log.info("deploy: swarm deployment complete deckies=%d", len(config.deckies))
+            return
+
+        from decnet.engine import deploy as _deploy
+        _deploy(config, dry_run=dry_run, no_cache=no_cache, parallel=parallel)
+        if dry_run:
+            log.info("deploy: dry-run complete, no containers started")
+        else:
+            log.info("deploy: deployment complete deckies=%d", len(config.deckies))
+
+        if mutate_interval is not None and not dry_run:
+            console.print(f"[green]Starting DECNET Mutator watcher in the background (interval: {mutate_interval}m)...[/]")
+            try:
+                subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
+                    [sys.executable, "-m", "decnet.cli", "mutate", "--watch"],
+                    stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                    start_new_session=True,
+                )
+            except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+                console.print("[red]Failed to start mutator watcher.[/]")
+
+        if effective_log_file and not dry_run and not api:
+            _collector_err = _Path(effective_log_file).with_suffix(".collector.log")
+            console.print(f"[bold cyan]Starting log collector[/] → {effective_log_file}")
+            subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
+                [sys.executable, "-m", "decnet.cli", "collect", "--log-file", str(effective_log_file)],
+                stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                stdout=open(_collector_err, "a"),
+                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                start_new_session=True,
+            )
+
+        if api and not dry_run:
+            console.print(f"[green]Starting DECNET API on port {api_port}...[/]")
+            _env: dict[str, str] = os.environ.copy()
+            _env["DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE"] = str(effective_log_file or "")
+            try:
+                subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
+                    [sys.executable, "-m", "uvicorn", "decnet.web.api:app", "--host", DECNET_API_HOST, "--port", str(api_port)],
+                    env=_env,
+                    stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stderr=subprocess.STDOUT
+                )
+                console.print(f"[dim]API running at http://{DECNET_API_HOST}:{api_port}[/]")
+            except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+                console.print("[red]Failed to start API. Ensure 'uvicorn' is installed in the current environment.[/]")
+
+        if effective_log_file and not dry_run:
+            console.print("[bold cyan]Starting DECNET-PROBER[/] (auto-discovers attackers from log stream)")
+            try:
+                subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
+                    [sys.executable, "-m", "decnet.cli", "probe", "--daemon", "--log-file", str(effective_log_file)],
+                    stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                    start_new_session=True,
+                )
+            except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+                console.print("[red]Failed to start DECNET-PROBER.[/]")
+
+        if effective_log_file and not dry_run:
+            console.print("[bold cyan]Starting DECNET-PROFILER[/] (builds attacker profiles from log stream)")
+            try:
+                subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
+                    [sys.executable, "-m", "decnet.cli", "profiler", "--daemon"],
+                    stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                    start_new_session=True,
+                )
+            except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+                console.print("[red]Failed to start DECNET-PROFILER.[/]")
+
+        if effective_log_file and not dry_run:
+            console.print("[bold cyan]Starting DECNET-SNIFFER[/] (passive network capture)")
+            try:
+                subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
+                    [sys.executable, "-m", "decnet.cli", "sniffer", "--daemon", "--log-file", str(effective_log_file)],
+                    stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                    start_new_session=True,
+                )
+            except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+                console.print("[red]Failed to start DECNET-SNIFFER.[/]")

decnet/cli/forwarder.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import pathlib
+import signal
+from typing import Optional
+
+import typer
+
+from decnet.env import DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command()
+    def forwarder(
+        master_host: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--master-host", help="Master listener hostname/IP (default: $DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST)"),
+        master_port: int = typer.Option(6514, "--master-port", help="Master listener TCP port (RFC 5425 default 6514)"),
+        log_file: Optional[str] = typer.Option(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE, "--log-file", help="Local RFC 5424 file to tail and forward"),
+        agent_dir: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--agent-dir", help="Worker cert bundle dir (default: ~/.decnet/agent)"),
+        state_db: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--state-db", help="Forwarder offset SQLite path (default: <agent_dir>/forwarder.db)"),
+        poll_interval: float = typer.Option(0.5, "--poll-interval", help="Seconds between log file stat checks"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the worker-side syslog-over-TLS forwarder (RFC 5425, mTLS to master:6514)."""
+        from decnet.env import DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST
+        from decnet.swarm import pki
+        from decnet.swarm.log_forwarder import ForwarderConfig, run_forwarder
+
+        resolved_host = master_host or DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST
+        if not resolved_host:
+            console.print("[red]--master-host is required (or set DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST).[/]")
+            raise typer.Exit(2)
+
+        resolved_agent_dir = pathlib.Path(agent_dir) if agent_dir else pki.DEFAULT_AGENT_DIR
+        if not (resolved_agent_dir / "worker.crt").exists():
+            console.print(f"[red]No worker cert bundle at {resolved_agent_dir} — enroll from the master first.[/]")
+            raise typer.Exit(2)
+
+        if not log_file:
+            console.print("[red]--log-file is required.[/]")
+            raise typer.Exit(2)
+
+        cfg = ForwarderConfig(
+            log_path=pathlib.Path(log_file),
+            master_host=resolved_host,
+            master_port=master_port,
+            agent_dir=resolved_agent_dir,
+            state_db=pathlib.Path(state_db) if state_db else None,
+        )
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("forwarder daemonizing master=%s:%d log=%s", resolved_host, master_port, log_file)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        log.info("forwarder command invoked master=%s:%d log=%s", resolved_host, master_port, log_file)
+        console.print(f"[green]Starting DECNET forwarder → {resolved_host}:{master_port} (mTLS)...[/]")
+
+        async def _main() -> None:
+            stop = asyncio.Event()
+            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+            for sig in (signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIGINT):
+                try:
+                    loop.add_signal_handler(sig, stop.set)
+                except (NotImplementedError, RuntimeError):  # pragma: no cover
+                    pass
+            await run_forwarder(cfg, poll_interval=poll_interval, stop_event=stop)
+
+        try:
+            asyncio.run(_main())
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            pass

decnet/cli/gating.py

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+"""Role-based CLI gating.
+
+MAINTAINERS: when you add a new Typer command (or add_typer group) that is
+master-only, register its name in MASTER_ONLY_COMMANDS / MASTER_ONLY_GROUPS
+below. The gate is the only thing that:
+  (a) hides the command from `decnet --help` on worker hosts, and
+  (b) prevents a misconfigured worker from invoking master-side logic.
+Forgetting to register a new command is a role-boundary bug. Grep for
+MASTER_ONLY when touching command registration.
+
+Worker-legitimate commands (NOT in these sets): agent, updater, forwarder,
+status, collect, probe, sniffer. Agents run deckies locally and should be
+able to inspect them + run the per-host microservices (collector streams
+container logs, prober characterizes attackers hitting this host, sniffer
+captures traffic). Mutator and Profiler stay master-only: the mutator
+orchestrates respawns across the swarm; the profiler rebuilds attacker
+profiles against the master DB (no per-host DB exists).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+
+import typer
+
+from .utils import console
+
+MASTER_ONLY_COMMANDS: frozenset[str] = frozenset({
+    "api", "swarmctl", "deploy", "redeploy", "teardown",
+    "mutate", "listener", "profiler",
+    "services", "distros", "correlate", "archetypes", "web",
+    "db-reset",
+})
+MASTER_ONLY_GROUPS: frozenset[str] = frozenset({"swarm"})
+
+
+def _agent_mode_active() -> bool:
+    """True when the host is configured as an agent AND master commands are
+    disallowed (the default for agents). Workers overriding this explicitly
+    set DECNET_DISALLOW_MASTER=false to opt into hybrid use."""
+    mode = os.environ.get("DECNET_MODE", "master").lower()
+    disallow = os.environ.get("DECNET_DISALLOW_MASTER", "true").lower() == "true"
+    return mode == "agent" and disallow
+
+
+def _require_master_mode(command_name: str) -> None:
+    """Defence-in-depth: called at the top of every master-only command body.
+
+    The registration-time gate in _gate_commands_by_mode() already hides
+    these commands from Typer's dispatch table, but this check protects
+    against direct function imports (e.g. from tests or third-party tools)
+    that would bypass Typer entirely."""
+    if _agent_mode_active():
+        console.print(
+            f"[red]`decnet {command_name}` is a master-only command; this host "
+            f"is configured as an agent (DECNET_MODE=agent).[/]"
+        )
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+
+def _gate_commands_by_mode(_app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    if not _agent_mode_active():
+        return
+    _app.registered_commands = [
+        c for c in _app.registered_commands
+        if (c.name or c.callback.__name__) not in MASTER_ONLY_COMMANDS
+    ]
+    _app.registered_groups = [
+        g for g in _app.registered_groups
+        if g.name not in MASTER_ONLY_GROUPS
+    ]

decnet/cli/inventory.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import typer
+from rich.table import Table
+
+from decnet.archetypes import all_archetypes
+from decnet.distros import all_distros
+from decnet.services.registry import all_services
+
+from .utils import console
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command(name="services")
+    def list_services() -> None:
+        """List all registered honeypot service plugins."""
+        svcs = all_services()
+        table = Table(title="Available Services", show_lines=True)
+        table.add_column("Name", style="bold cyan")
+        table.add_column("Ports")
+        table.add_column("Image")
+        for name, svc in sorted(svcs.items()):
+            table.add_row(name, ", ".join(str(p) for p in svc.ports), svc.default_image)
+        console.print(table)
+
+    @app.command(name="distros")
+    def list_distros() -> None:
+        """List all available OS distro profiles for deckies."""
+        table = Table(title="Available Distro Profiles", show_lines=True)
+        table.add_column("Slug", style="bold cyan")
+        table.add_column("Display Name")
+        table.add_column("Docker Image", style="dim")
+        for slug, profile in sorted(all_distros().items()):
+            table.add_row(slug, profile.display_name, profile.image)
+        console.print(table)
+
+    @app.command(name="archetypes")
+    def list_archetypes() -> None:
+        """List all machine archetype profiles."""
+        table = Table(title="Machine Archetypes", show_lines=True)
+        table.add_column("Slug", style="bold cyan")
+        table.add_column("Display Name")
+        table.add_column("Default Services", style="green")
+        table.add_column("Description", style="dim")
+        for slug, arch in sorted(all_archetypes().items()):
+            table.add_row(
+                slug,
+                arch.display_name,
+                ", ".join(arch.services),
+                arch.description,
+            )
+        console.print(table)

decnet/cli/lifecycle.py

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import subprocess  # nosec B404
+from typing import Optional
+
+import typer
+from rich.table import Table
+
+from decnet.env import DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .gating import _agent_mode_active, _require_master_mode
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command()
+    def redeploy(
+        log_file: str = typer.Option(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE, "--log-file", "-f", help="Path to the DECNET log file"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Check running DECNET services and relaunch any that are down."""
+        log.info("redeploy: checking services")
+        registry = _utils._service_registry(str(log_file))
+
+        table = Table(title="DECNET Services", show_lines=True)
+        table.add_column("Service", style="bold cyan")
+        table.add_column("Status")
+        table.add_column("PID", style="dim")
+        table.add_column("Action")
+
+        relaunched = 0
+        for name, match_fn, launch_args in registry:
+            pid = _utils._is_running(match_fn)
+            if pid is not None:
+                table.add_row(name, "[green]UP[/]", str(pid), "—")
+            else:
+                try:
+                    subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
+                        launch_args,
+                        stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                        stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                        start_new_session=True,
+                    )
+                    table.add_row(name, "[red]DOWN[/]", "—", "[green]relaunched[/]")
+                    relaunched += 1
+                except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.SubprocessError) as exc:
+                    table.add_row(name, "[red]DOWN[/]", "—", f"[red]failed: {exc}[/]")
+
+        console.print(table)
+        if relaunched:
+            console.print(f"[green]{relaunched} service(s) relaunched.[/]")
+        else:
+            console.print("[green]All services running.[/]")
+
+    @app.command()
+    def status() -> None:
+        """Show running deckies and their status."""
+        log.info("status command invoked")
+        from decnet.engine import status as _status
+        _status()
+
+        registry = _utils._service_registry(str(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE))
+        if _agent_mode_active():
+            registry = [r for r in registry if r[0] not in {"Mutator", "Profiler", "API"}]
+        svc_table = Table(title="DECNET Services", show_lines=True)
+        svc_table.add_column("Service", style="bold cyan")
+        svc_table.add_column("Status")
+        svc_table.add_column("PID", style="dim")
+
+        for name, match_fn, _launch_args in registry:
+            pid = _utils._is_running(match_fn)
+            if pid is not None:
+                svc_table.add_row(name, "[green]UP[/]", str(pid))
+            else:
+                svc_table.add_row(name, "[red]DOWN[/]", "—")
+
+        console.print(svc_table)
+
+    @app.command()
+    def teardown(
+        all_: bool = typer.Option(False, "--all", help="Tear down all deckies and remove network"),
+        id_: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--id", help="Tear down a specific decky by name"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Stop and remove deckies."""
+        _require_master_mode("teardown")
+        if not all_ and not id_:
+            console.print("[red]Specify --all or --id <name>.[/]")
+            raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+        log.info("teardown command invoked all=%s id=%s", all_, id_)
+        from decnet.engine import teardown as _teardown
+        _teardown(decky_id=id_)
+        log.info("teardown complete all=%s id=%s", all_, id_)
+
+        if all_:
+            _utils._kill_all_services()

decnet/cli/listener.py

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import pathlib
+import signal
+from typing import Optional
+
+import typer
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command()
+    def listener(
+        bind_host: str = typer.Option("0.0.0.0", "--host", help="Bind address for the master syslog-TLS listener"),  # nosec B104
+        bind_port: int = typer.Option(6514, "--port", help="Listener TCP port (RFC 5425 default 6514)"),
+        log_path: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--log-path", help="RFC 5424 forensic sink (default: ./master.log)"),
+        json_path: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--json-path", help="Parsed-JSON ingest sink (default: ./master.json)"),
+        ca_dir: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--ca-dir", help="DECNET CA dir (default: ~/.decnet/ca)"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the master-side syslog-over-TLS listener (RFC 5425, mTLS)."""
+        from decnet.swarm import pki
+        from decnet.swarm.log_listener import ListenerConfig, run_listener
+
+        resolved_ca_dir = pathlib.Path(ca_dir) if ca_dir else pki.DEFAULT_CA_DIR
+        resolved_log = pathlib.Path(log_path) if log_path else pathlib.Path("master.log")
+        resolved_json = pathlib.Path(json_path) if json_path else pathlib.Path("master.json")
+
+        cfg = ListenerConfig(
+            log_path=resolved_log, json_path=resolved_json,
+            bind_host=bind_host, bind_port=bind_port, ca_dir=resolved_ca_dir,
+        )
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("listener daemonizing host=%s port=%d", bind_host, bind_port)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        log.info("listener command invoked host=%s port=%d", bind_host, bind_port)
+        console.print(f"[green]Starting DECNET log listener on {bind_host}:{bind_port} (mTLS)...[/]")
+
+        async def _main() -> None:
+            stop = asyncio.Event()
+            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+            for sig in (signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIGINT):
+                try:
+                    loop.add_signal_handler(sig, stop.set)
+                except (NotImplementedError, RuntimeError):  # pragma: no cover
+                    pass
+            await run_listener(cfg, stop_event=stop)
+
+        try:
+            asyncio.run(_main())
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            pass

decnet/cli/profiler.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import typer
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command(name="profiler")
+    def profiler_cmd(
+        interval: int = typer.Option(30, "--interval", "-i", help="Seconds between profile rebuild cycles"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the attacker profiler as a standalone microservice."""
+        import asyncio
+        from decnet.profiler import attacker_profile_worker
+        from decnet.web.dependencies import repo
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("profiler daemonizing interval=%d", interval)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        log.info("profiler starting interval=%d", interval)
+        console.print(f"[bold cyan]Profiler starting[/] (interval: {interval}s)")
+
+        async def _run() -> None:
+            await repo.initialize()
+            await attacker_profile_worker(repo, interval=interval)
+
+        try:
+            asyncio.run(_run())
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            console.print("\n[yellow]Profiler stopped.[/]")

decnet/cli/sniffer.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import typer
+
+from decnet.env import DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command(name="sniffer")
+    def sniffer_cmd(
+        log_file: str = typer.Option(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE, "--log-file", "-f", help="Path to write captured syslog + JSON records"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the network sniffer as a standalone microservice."""
+        import asyncio
+        from decnet.sniffer import sniffer_worker
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("sniffer daemonizing log_file=%s", log_file)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        log.info("sniffer starting log_file=%s", log_file)
+        console.print(f"[bold cyan]Sniffer starting[/] → {log_file}")
+
+        try:
+            asyncio.run(sniffer_worker(log_file))
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            console.print("\n[yellow]Sniffer stopped.[/]")

decnet/cli/swarm.py

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+"""`decnet swarm ...` — master-side operator commands (HTTP to local swarmctl)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Optional
+
+import typer
+from rich.table import Table
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .utils import console
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    swarm_app = typer.Typer(
+        name="swarm",
+        help="Manage swarm workers (enroll, list, decommission). Requires `decnet swarmctl` running.",
+        no_args_is_help=True,
+    )
+    app.add_typer(swarm_app, name="swarm")
+
+    @swarm_app.command("enroll")
+    def swarm_enroll(
+        name: str = typer.Option(..., "--name", help="Short hostname for the worker (also the cert CN)"),
+        address: str = typer.Option(..., "--address", help="IP or DNS the master uses to reach the worker"),
+        agent_port: int = typer.Option(8765, "--agent-port", help="Worker agent TCP port"),
+        sans: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--sans", help="Comma-separated extra SANs for the worker cert"),
+        notes: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--notes", help="Free-form operator notes"),
+        out_dir: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--out-dir", help="Write the bundle (ca.crt/worker.crt/worker.key) to this dir for scp"),
+        updater: bool = typer.Option(False, "--updater", help="Also issue an updater-identity cert (CN=updater@<name>) for the remote self-updater"),
+        url: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--url", help="Override swarm controller URL (default: 127.0.0.1:8770)"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Issue a mTLS bundle for a new worker and register it in the swarm."""
+        import pathlib as _pathlib
+
+        body: dict = {"name": name, "address": address, "agent_port": agent_port}
+        if sans:
+            body["sans"] = [s.strip() for s in sans.split(",") if s.strip()]
+        if notes:
+            body["notes"] = notes
+        if updater:
+            body["issue_updater_bundle"] = True
+
+        resp = _utils._http_request("POST", _utils._swarmctl_base_url(url) + "/swarm/enroll", json_body=body)
+        data = resp.json()
+
+        console.print(f"[green]Enrolled worker:[/] {data['name']}  "
+                      f"[dim]uuid=[/]{data['host_uuid']}  "
+                      f"[dim]fingerprint=[/]{data['fingerprint']}")
+        if data.get("updater"):
+            console.print(f"[green]  + updater identity[/] "
+                          f"[dim]fingerprint=[/]{data['updater']['fingerprint']}")
+
+        if out_dir:
+            target = _pathlib.Path(out_dir).expanduser()
+            target.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            (target / "ca.crt").write_text(data["ca_cert_pem"])
+            (target / "worker.crt").write_text(data["worker_cert_pem"])
+            (target / "worker.key").write_text(data["worker_key_pem"])
+            for leaf in ("worker.key",):
+                try:
+                    (target / leaf).chmod(0o600)
+                except OSError:
+                    pass
+            console.print(f"[cyan]Agent bundle written to[/] {target}")
+
+            if data.get("updater"):
+                upd_target = target.parent / f"{target.name}-updater"
+                upd_target.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                (upd_target / "ca.crt").write_text(data["ca_cert_pem"])
+                (upd_target / "updater.crt").write_text(data["updater"]["updater_cert_pem"])
+                (upd_target / "updater.key").write_text(data["updater"]["updater_key_pem"])
+                try:
+                    (upd_target / "updater.key").chmod(0o600)
+                except OSError:
+                    pass
+                console.print(f"[cyan]Updater bundle written to[/] {upd_target}")
+                console.print("[dim]Ship the agent dir to ~/.decnet/agent/ and the updater dir to ~/.decnet/updater/ on the worker.[/]")
+            else:
+                console.print("[dim]Ship this directory to the worker at ~/.decnet/agent/ (or wherever `decnet agent --agent-dir` points).[/]")
+        else:
+            console.print("[yellow]No --out-dir given — bundle PEMs are in the JSON response; persist them before leaving this shell.[/]")
+
+    @swarm_app.command("list")
+    def swarm_list(
+        host_status: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--status", help="Filter by status (enrolled|active|unreachable|decommissioned)"),
+        url: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--url", help="Override swarm controller URL"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """List enrolled workers."""
+        q = f"?host_status={host_status}" if host_status else ""
+        resp = _utils._http_request("GET", _utils._swarmctl_base_url(url) + "/swarm/hosts" + q)
+        rows = resp.json()
+        if not rows:
+            console.print("[dim]No workers enrolled.[/]")
+            return
+        table = Table(title="DECNET swarm workers")
+        for col in ("name", "address", "port", "status", "last heartbeat", "enrolled"):
+            table.add_column(col)
+        for r in rows:
+            table.add_row(
+                r.get("name") or "",
+                r.get("address") or "",
+                str(r.get("agent_port") or ""),
+                r.get("status") or "",
+                str(r.get("last_heartbeat") or "—"),
+                str(r.get("enrolled_at") or "—"),
+            )
+        console.print(table)
+
+    @swarm_app.command("check")
+    def swarm_check(
+        url: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--url", help="Override swarm controller URL"),
+        json_out: bool = typer.Option(False, "--json", help="Emit JSON instead of a table"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Actively probe every enrolled worker and refresh status + last_heartbeat."""
+        resp = _utils._http_request("POST", _utils._swarmctl_base_url(url) + "/swarm/check", timeout=60.0)
+        payload = resp.json()
+        results = payload.get("results", [])
+
+        if json_out:
+            console.print_json(data=payload)
+            return
+
+        if not results:
+            console.print("[dim]No workers enrolled.[/]")
+            return
+
+        table = Table(title="DECNET swarm check")
+        for col in ("name", "address", "reachable", "detail"):
+            table.add_column(col)
+        for r in results:
+            reachable = r.get("reachable")
+            mark = "[green]yes[/]" if reachable else "[red]no[/]"
+            detail = r.get("detail")
+            detail_str = "—"
+            if isinstance(detail, dict):
+                detail_str = detail.get("status") or ", ".join(f"{k}={v}" for k, v in detail.items())
+            elif detail is not None:
+                detail_str = str(detail)
+            table.add_row(
+                r.get("name") or "",
+                r.get("address") or "",
+                mark,
+                detail_str,
+            )
+        console.print(table)
+
+    @swarm_app.command("update")
+    def swarm_update(
+        host: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--host", help="Target worker (name or UUID). Omit with --all."),
+        all_hosts: bool = typer.Option(False, "--all", help="Push to every enrolled worker."),
+        include_self: bool = typer.Option(False, "--include-self", help="Also push to each updater's /update-self after a successful agent update."),
+        root: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--root", help="Source tree to tar (default: CWD)."),
+        exclude: list[str] = typer.Option([], "--exclude", help="Additional exclude glob. Repeatable."),
+        updater_port: int = typer.Option(8766, "--updater-port", help="Port the workers' updater listens on."),
+        dry_run: bool = typer.Option(False, "--dry-run", help="Build the tarball and print stats; no network."),
+        url: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--url", help="Override swarm controller URL."),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Push the current working tree to workers' self-updaters (with auto-rollback on failure)."""
+        import asyncio
+        import pathlib as _pathlib
+
+        from decnet.swarm.tar_tree import tar_working_tree, detect_git_sha
+        from decnet.swarm.updater_client import UpdaterClient
+
+        if not (host or all_hosts):
+            console.print("[red]Supply --host <name> or --all.[/]")
+            raise typer.Exit(2)
+        if host and all_hosts:
+            console.print("[red]--host and --all are mutually exclusive.[/]")
+            raise typer.Exit(2)
+
+        base = _utils._swarmctl_base_url(url)
+        resp = _utils._http_request("GET", base + "/swarm/hosts")
+        rows = resp.json()
+        if host:
+            targets = [r for r in rows if r.get("name") == host or r.get("uuid") == host]
+            if not targets:
+                console.print(f"[red]No enrolled worker matching '{host}'.[/]")
+                raise typer.Exit(1)
+        else:
+            targets = [r for r in rows if r.get("status") != "decommissioned"]
+        if not targets:
+            console.print("[dim]No targets.[/]")
+            return
+
+        tree_root = _pathlib.Path(root) if root else _pathlib.Path.cwd()
+        sha = detect_git_sha(tree_root)
+        console.print(f"[dim]Tarring[/] {tree_root} [dim]sha={sha or '(not a git repo)'}[/]")
+        tarball = tar_working_tree(tree_root, extra_excludes=exclude)
+        console.print(f"[dim]Tarball size:[/] {len(tarball):,} bytes")
+
+        if dry_run:
+            console.print("[yellow]--dry-run: not pushing.[/]")
+            for t in targets:
+                console.print(f"  would push to [cyan]{t.get('name')}[/] at {t.get('address')}:{updater_port}")
+            return
+
+        async def _push_one(h: dict) -> dict:
+            name = h.get("name") or h.get("uuid")
+            out: dict = {"name": name, "address": h.get("address"), "agent": None, "self": None}
+            try:
+                async with UpdaterClient(h, updater_port=updater_port) as u:
+                    r = await u.update(tarball, sha=sha)
+                    out["agent"] = {"status": r.status_code, "body": r.json() if r.content else {}}
+                    if r.status_code == 200 and include_self:
+                        rs = await u.update_self(tarball, sha=sha)
+                        out["self"] = {"status": rs.status_code, "body": rs.json() if rs.content else {}}
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+                out["error"] = f"{type(exc).__name__}: {exc}"
+            return out
+
+        async def _push_all() -> list[dict]:
+            return await asyncio.gather(*(_push_one(t) for t in targets))
+
+        results = asyncio.run(_push_all())
+
+        table = Table(title="DECNET swarm update")
+        for col in ("host", "address", "agent", "self", "detail"):
+            table.add_column(col)
+        any_failure = False
+        for r in results:
+            agent = r.get("agent") or {}
+            selff = r.get("self") or {}
+            err = r.get("error")
+            if err:
+                any_failure = True
+                table.add_row(r["name"], r.get("address") or "", "[red]error[/]", "—", err)
+                continue
+            a_status = agent.get("status")
+            if a_status == 200:
+                agent_cell = "[green]updated[/]"
+            elif a_status == 409:
+                agent_cell = "[yellow]rolled-back[/]"
+                any_failure = True
+            else:
+                agent_cell = f"[red]{a_status}[/]"
+                any_failure = True
+            if not include_self:
+                self_cell = "—"
+            elif selff.get("status") == 200 or selff.get("status") is None:
+                self_cell = "[green]ok[/]" if selff else "[dim]skipped[/]"
+            else:
+                self_cell = f"[red]{selff.get('status')}[/]"
+            detail = ""
+            body = agent.get("body") or {}
+            if isinstance(body, dict):
+                detail = body.get("release", {}).get("sha") or body.get("detail", {}).get("error") or ""
+            table.add_row(r["name"], r.get("address") or "", agent_cell, self_cell, str(detail)[:80])
+        console.print(table)
+
+        if any_failure:
+            raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    @swarm_app.command("deckies")
+    def swarm_deckies(
+        host: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--host", help="Filter by worker name or UUID"),
+        state: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--state", help="Filter by shard state (pending|running|failed|torn_down)"),
+        url: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--url", help="Override swarm controller URL"),
+        json_out: bool = typer.Option(False, "--json", help="Emit JSON instead of a table"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """List deployed deckies across the swarm with their owning worker host."""
+        base = _utils._swarmctl_base_url(url)
+
+        host_uuid: Optional[str] = None
+        if host:
+            resp = _utils._http_request("GET", base + "/swarm/hosts")
+            rows = resp.json()
+            match = next((r for r in rows if r.get("uuid") == host or r.get("name") == host), None)
+            if match is None:
+                console.print(f"[red]No enrolled worker matching '{host}'.[/]")
+                raise typer.Exit(1)
+            host_uuid = match["uuid"]
+
+        query = []
+        if host_uuid:
+            query.append(f"host_uuid={host_uuid}")
+        if state:
+            query.append(f"state={state}")
+        path = "/swarm/deckies" + ("?" + "&".join(query) if query else "")
+
+        resp = _utils._http_request("GET", base + path)
+        rows = resp.json()
+
+        if json_out:
+            console.print_json(data=rows)
+            return
+
+        if not rows:
+            console.print("[dim]No deckies deployed.[/]")
+            return
+
+        table = Table(title="DECNET swarm deckies")
+        for col in ("decky", "host", "address", "state", "services"):
+            table.add_column(col)
+        for r in rows:
+            services = ",".join(r.get("services") or []) or "—"
+            state_val = r.get("state") or "pending"
+            colored = {
+                "running": f"[green]{state_val}[/]",
+                "failed": f"[red]{state_val}[/]",
+                "pending": f"[yellow]{state_val}[/]",
+                "torn_down": f"[dim]{state_val}[/]",
+            }.get(state_val, state_val)
+            table.add_row(
+                r.get("decky_name") or "",
+                r.get("host_name") or "<unknown>",
+                r.get("host_address") or "",
+                colored,
+                services,
+            )
+        console.print(table)
+
+    @swarm_app.command("decommission")
+    def swarm_decommission(
+        name: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--name", help="Worker hostname"),
+        uuid: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--uuid", help="Worker UUID (skip lookup)"),
+        url: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--url", help="Override swarm controller URL"),
+        yes: bool = typer.Option(False, "--yes", "-y", help="Skip interactive confirmation"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Remove a worker from the swarm (cascades decky shard rows)."""
+        if not (name or uuid):
+            console.print("[red]Supply --name or --uuid.[/]")
+            raise typer.Exit(2)
+
+        base = _utils._swarmctl_base_url(url)
+        target_uuid = uuid
+        target_name = name
+        if target_uuid is None:
+            resp = _utils._http_request("GET", base + "/swarm/hosts")
+            rows = resp.json()
+            match = next((r for r in rows if r.get("name") == name), None)
+            if match is None:
+                console.print(f"[red]No enrolled worker named '{name}'.[/]")
+                raise typer.Exit(1)
+            target_uuid = match["uuid"]
+            target_name = match.get("name") or target_name
+
+        if not yes:
+            confirm = typer.confirm(f"Decommission worker {target_name!r} ({target_uuid})?", default=False)
+            if not confirm:
+                console.print("[dim]Aborted.[/]")
+                raise typer.Exit(0)
+
+        _utils._http_request("DELETE", f"{base}/swarm/hosts/{target_uuid}")
+        console.print(f"[green]Decommissioned {target_name or target_uuid}.[/]")

decnet/cli/swarmctl.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import signal
+import subprocess  # nosec B404
+import sys
+from typing import Optional
+
+import typer
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .gating import _require_master_mode
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command()
+    def swarmctl(
+        port: int = typer.Option(8770, "--port", help="Port for the swarm controller"),
+        host: str = typer.Option("127.0.0.1", "--host", help="Bind address for the swarm controller"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+        no_listener: bool = typer.Option(False, "--no-listener", help="Do not auto-spawn the syslog-TLS listener alongside swarmctl"),
+        tls: bool = typer.Option(False, "--tls", help="Serve over HTTPS with mTLS (required for cross-host worker heartbeats)"),
+        cert: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--cert", help="BYOC: path to TLS server cert (PEM). Auto-issues from the DECNET CA if omitted."),
+        key: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--key", help="BYOC: path to TLS server private key (PEM)."),
+        client_ca: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--client-ca", help="CA bundle used to verify worker client certs. Defaults to the DECNET CA."),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the DECNET SWARM controller (master-side, separate process from `decnet api`).
+
+        By default, `decnet swarmctl` auto-spawns `decnet listener` as a fully-
+        detached sibling process so the master starts accepting forwarder
+        connections on 6514 without a second manual invocation. The listener
+        survives swarmctl restarts and crashes — if it dies on its own,
+        restart it manually with `decnet listener --daemon …`. Pass
+        --no-listener to skip.
+
+        Pass ``--tls`` to serve over HTTPS with mutual-TLS enforcement. By
+        default the server cert is auto-issued from the DECNET CA under
+        ``~/.decnet/swarmctl/`` so enrolled workers (which already ship that
+        CA's ``ca.crt``) trust it out of the box. BYOC via ``--cert``/``--key``
+        if you need a publicly-trusted or externally-managed cert.
+        """
+        _require_master_mode("swarmctl")
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("swarmctl daemonizing host=%s port=%d", host, port)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        if not no_listener:
+            listener_host = os.environ.get("DECNET_LISTENER_HOST", "0.0.0.0")  # nosec B104
+            listener_port = int(os.environ.get("DECNET_SWARM_SYSLOG_PORT", "6514"))
+            lst_argv = [
+                sys.executable, "-m", "decnet", "listener",
+                "--host", listener_host,
+                "--port", str(listener_port),
+                "--daemon",
+            ]
+            try:
+                pid = _utils._spawn_detached(lst_argv, _utils._pid_dir() / "listener.pid")
+                log.info("swarmctl auto-spawned listener pid=%d bind=%s:%d",
+                         pid, listener_host, listener_port)
+                console.print(f"[dim]Auto-spawned listener (pid {pid}) on {listener_host}:{listener_port}.[/]")
+            except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
+                log.warning("swarmctl could not auto-spawn listener: %s", e)
+                console.print(f"[yellow]listener auto-spawn skipped: {e}[/]")
+
+        log.info("swarmctl command invoked host=%s port=%d tls=%s", host, port, tls)
+        scheme = "https" if tls else "http"
+        console.print(f"[green]Starting DECNET SWARM controller on {scheme}://{host}:{port}...[/]")
+        _cmd = [sys.executable, "-m", "uvicorn", "decnet.web.swarm_api:app",
+                "--host", host, "--port", str(port)]
+        if tls:
+            from decnet.swarm import pki as _pki
+            if cert and key:
+                cert_path, key_path = cert, key
+            elif cert or key:
+                console.print("[red]--cert and --key must be provided together.[/]")
+                raise typer.Exit(code=2)
+            else:
+                auto_cert, auto_key, _auto_ca = _pki.ensure_swarmctl_cert(host)
+                cert_path, key_path = str(auto_cert), str(auto_key)
+                console.print(f"[dim]Auto-issued swarmctl server cert → {cert_path}[/]")
+            ca_path = client_ca or str(_pki.DEFAULT_CA_DIR / "ca.crt")
+            _cmd += [
+                "--ssl-keyfile", key_path,
+                "--ssl-certfile", cert_path,
+                "--ssl-ca-certs", ca_path,
+                "--ssl-cert-reqs", "2",
+            ]
+        try:
+            proc = subprocess.Popen(_cmd, start_new_session=True)  # nosec B603 B404
+            try:
+                proc.wait()
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                try:
+                    os.killpg(proc.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+                    try:
+                        proc.wait(timeout=10)
+                    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                        os.killpg(proc.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
+                        proc.wait()
+                except ProcessLookupError:
+                    pass
+        except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+            console.print("[red]Failed to start swarmctl. Ensure 'uvicorn' is installed in the current environment.[/]")

decnet/cli/updater.py

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pathlib as _pathlib
+from typing import Optional
+
+import typer
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command()
+    def updater(
+        port: int = typer.Option(8766, "--port", help="Port for the self-updater daemon"),
+        host: str = typer.Option("0.0.0.0", "--host", help="Bind address for the updater"),  # nosec B104
+        updater_dir: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--updater-dir", help="Updater cert bundle dir (default: ~/.decnet/updater)"),
+        install_dir: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--install-dir", help="Release install root (default: /opt/decnet)"),
+        agent_dir: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--agent-dir", help="Worker agent cert bundle (for local /health probes; default: ~/.decnet/agent)"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the DECNET self-updater (requires a bundle in ~/.decnet/updater/)."""
+        from decnet.swarm import pki as _pki
+        from decnet.updater import server as _upd_server
+
+        resolved_updater = _pathlib.Path(updater_dir) if updater_dir else _upd_server.DEFAULT_UPDATER_DIR
+        resolved_install = _pathlib.Path(install_dir) if install_dir else _pathlib.Path("/opt/decnet")
+        resolved_agent = _pathlib.Path(agent_dir) if agent_dir else _pki.DEFAULT_AGENT_DIR
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("updater daemonizing host=%s port=%d", host, port)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        log.info(
+            "updater command invoked host=%s port=%d updater_dir=%s install_dir=%s",
+            host, port, resolved_updater, resolved_install,
+        )
+        console.print(f"[green]Starting DECNET self-updater on {host}:{port} (mTLS)...[/]")
+        rc = _upd_server.run(
+            host, port,
+            updater_dir=resolved_updater,
+            install_dir=resolved_install,
+            agent_dir=resolved_agent,
+        )
+        if rc != 0:
+            raise typer.Exit(rc)

decnet/cli/utils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+"""Shared CLI helpers: console, logger, process management, swarm HTTP client.
+
+Submodules reference these as ``from . import utils`` then ``utils.foo(...)``
+so tests can patch ``decnet.cli.utils.<name>`` and have every caller see it.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import signal
+import subprocess  # nosec B404
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+import typer
+from rich.console import Console
+
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.env import DECNET_API_HOST, DECNET_API_PORT, DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE
+
+log = get_logger("cli")
+console = Console()
+
+
+def _daemonize() -> None:
+    """Fork the current process into a background daemon (Unix double-fork)."""
+    if os.fork() > 0:
+        raise SystemExit(0)
+    os.setsid()
+    if os.fork() > 0:
+        raise SystemExit(0)
+    sys.stdout = open(os.devnull, "w")  # noqa: SIM115
+    sys.stderr = open(os.devnull, "w")  # noqa: SIM115
+    sys.stdin = open(os.devnull, "r")  # noqa: SIM115
+
+
+def _pid_dir() -> Path:
+    """Return the writable PID directory.
+
+    /opt/decnet when it exists and is writable (production), else
+    ~/.decnet (dev). The directory is created if needed."""
+    candidates = [Path("/opt/decnet"), Path.home() / ".decnet"]
+    for path in candidates:
+        try:
+            path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            if os.access(path, os.W_OK):
+                return path
+        except (PermissionError, OSError):
+            continue
+    return Path("/tmp")  # nosec B108
+
+
+def _spawn_detached(argv: list[str], pid_file: Path) -> int:
+    """Spawn a DECNET subcommand as a fully-independent sibling process.
+
+    The parent does NOT wait() on this child. start_new_session=True puts
+    the child in its own session so SIGHUP on parent exit doesn't kill it;
+    stdin/stdout/stderr go to /dev/null so the launching shell can close
+    without EIO on the child. close_fds=True prevents inherited sockets
+    from pinning ports we're trying to rebind.
+
+    This is deliberately NOT a supervisor — we fire-and-forget. If the
+    child dies, the operator restarts it manually via its own subcommand.
+    """
+    if pid_file.exists():
+        try:
+            existing = int(pid_file.read_text().strip())
+            os.kill(existing, 0)
+            return existing
+        except (ValueError, ProcessLookupError, PermissionError, OSError):
+            pass  # stale pid_file — fall through and spawn
+
+    with open(os.devnull, "rb") as dn_in, open(os.devnull, "ab") as dn_out:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
+            argv,
+            stdin=dn_in, stdout=dn_out, stderr=dn_out,
+            start_new_session=True, close_fds=True,
+        )
+    pid_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    pid_file.write_text(f"{proc.pid}\n")
+    return proc.pid
+
+
+def _is_running(match_fn) -> int | None:
+    """Return PID of a running DECNET process matching ``match_fn(cmdline)``, or None."""
+    import psutil
+
+    for proc in psutil.process_iter(["pid", "cmdline"]):
+        try:
+            cmd = proc.info["cmdline"]
+            if cmd and match_fn(cmd):
+                return proc.info["pid"]
+        except (psutil.NoSuchProcess, psutil.AccessDenied):
+            continue
+    return None
+
+
+def _service_registry(log_file: str) -> list[tuple[str, callable, list[str]]]:
+    """Return the microservice registry for health-check and relaunch.
+
+    On agents these run as systemd units invoking /usr/local/bin/decnet,
+    which doesn't include "decnet.cli" in its cmdline. On master dev boxes
+    they're launched via `python -m decnet.cli`. Match either form — cmd
+    is a list of argv tokens, so substring-check the joined string.
+    """
+    _py = sys.executable
+
+    def _matches(sub: str, extras: tuple[str, ...] = ()):
+        def _check(cmd) -> bool:
+            joined = " ".join(cmd) if not isinstance(cmd, str) else cmd
+            if "decnet" not in joined:
+                return False
+            if sub not in joined:
+                return False
+            return all(e in joined for e in extras)
+        return _check
+
+    return [
+        ("Collector", _matches("collect"),
+         [_py, "-m", "decnet.cli", "collect", "--daemon", "--log-file", log_file]),
+        ("Mutator", _matches("mutate", ("--watch",)),
+         [_py, "-m", "decnet.cli", "mutate", "--daemon", "--watch"]),
+        ("Prober", _matches("probe"),
+         [_py, "-m", "decnet.cli", "probe", "--daemon", "--log-file", log_file]),
+        ("Profiler", _matches("profiler"),
+         [_py, "-m", "decnet.cli", "profiler", "--daemon"]),
+        ("Sniffer", _matches("sniffer"),
+         [_py, "-m", "decnet.cli", "sniffer", "--daemon", "--log-file", log_file]),
+        ("API",
+         lambda cmd: "uvicorn" in cmd and "decnet.web.api:app" in cmd,
+         [_py, "-m", "uvicorn", "decnet.web.api:app",
+          "--host", DECNET_API_HOST, "--port", str(DECNET_API_PORT)]),
+    ]
+
+
+def _kill_all_services() -> None:
+    """Find and kill all running DECNET microservice processes."""
+    registry = _service_registry(str(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE))
+    killed = 0
+    for name, match_fn, _launch_args in registry:
+        pid = _is_running(match_fn)
+        if pid is not None:
+            console.print(f"[yellow]Stopping {name} (PID {pid})...[/]")
+            os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+            killed += 1
+
+    if killed:
+        console.print(f"[green]{killed} background process(es) stopped.[/]")
+    else:
+        console.print("[dim]No DECNET services were running.[/]")
+
+
+_DEFAULT_SWARMCTL_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:8770"
+
+
+def _swarmctl_base_url(url: Optional[str]) -> str:
+    return url or os.environ.get("DECNET_SWARMCTL_URL", _DEFAULT_SWARMCTL_URL)
+
+
+def _http_request(method: str, url: str, *, json_body: Optional[dict] = None, timeout: float = 30.0):
+    """Tiny sync wrapper around httpx; avoids leaking async into the CLI."""
+    import httpx
+    try:
+        resp = httpx.request(method, url, json=json_body, timeout=timeout)
+    except httpx.HTTPError as exc:
+        console.print(f"[red]Could not reach swarm controller at {url}: {exc}[/]")
+        console.print("[dim]Is `decnet swarmctl` running?[/]")
+        raise typer.Exit(2)
+    if resp.status_code >= 400:
+        try:
+            detail = resp.json().get("detail", resp.text)
+        except Exception:  # nosec B110
+            detail = resp.text
+        console.print(f"[red]{method} {url} failed: {resp.status_code} — {detail}[/]")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+    return resp

decnet/cli/web.py

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import typer
+
+from decnet.env import DECNET_API_PORT, DECNET_WEB_HOST, DECNET_WEB_PORT
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command(name="web")
+    def serve_web(
+        web_port: int = typer.Option(DECNET_WEB_PORT, "--web-port", help="Port to serve the DECNET Web Dashboard"),
+        host: str = typer.Option(DECNET_WEB_HOST, "--host", help="Host IP to serve the Web Dashboard"),
+        api_port: int = typer.Option(DECNET_API_PORT, "--api-port", help="Port the DECNET API is listening on"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Serve the DECNET Web Dashboard frontend.
+
+        Proxies /api/* requests to the API server so the frontend can use
+        relative URLs (/api/v1/...) with no CORS configuration required.
+        """
+        import http.client
+        import http.server
+        import os
+        import socketserver
+        from pathlib import Path
+
+        dist_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent / "decnet_web" / "dist"
+
+        if not dist_dir.exists():
+            console.print(f"[red]Frontend build not found at {dist_dir}. Make sure you run 'npm run build' inside 'decnet_web'.[/]")
+            raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("web daemonizing host=%s port=%d api_port=%d", host, web_port, api_port)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        _api_port = api_port
+
+        class SPAHTTPRequestHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
+            def do_GET(self):
+                if self.path.startswith("/api/"):
+                    self._proxy("GET")
+                    return
+                path = self.translate_path(self.path)
+                if not Path(path).exists() or Path(path).is_dir():
+                    self.path = "/index.html"
+                return super().do_GET()
+
+            def do_POST(self):
+                if self.path.startswith("/api/"):
+                    self._proxy("POST")
+                    return
+                self.send_error(405)
+
+            def do_PUT(self):
+                if self.path.startswith("/api/"):
+                    self._proxy("PUT")
+                    return
+                self.send_error(405)
+
+            def do_DELETE(self):
+                if self.path.startswith("/api/"):
+                    self._proxy("DELETE")
+                    return
+                self.send_error(405)
+
+            def _proxy(self, method: str) -> None:
+                content_length = int(self.headers.get("Content-Length", 0))
+                body = self.rfile.read(content_length) if content_length else None
+
+                forward = {k: v for k, v in self.headers.items()
+                           if k.lower() not in ("host", "connection")}
+
+                try:
+                    conn = http.client.HTTPConnection("127.0.0.1", _api_port, timeout=120)
+                    conn.request(method, self.path, body=body, headers=forward)
+                    resp = conn.getresponse()
+
+                    self.send_response(resp.status)
+                    for key, val in resp.getheaders():
+                        if key.lower() not in ("connection", "transfer-encoding"):
+                            self.send_header(key, val)
+                    self.end_headers()
+
+                    content_type = resp.getheader("Content-Type", "")
+                    if "text/event-stream" in content_type:
+                        conn.sock.settimeout(None)
+
+                    _read = getattr(resp, "read1", resp.read)
+                    while True:
+                        chunk = _read(4096)
+                        if not chunk:
+                            break
+                        self.wfile.write(chunk)
+                        self.wfile.flush()
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    log.warning("web proxy error %s %s: %s", method, self.path, exc)
+                    self.send_error(502, f"API proxy error: {exc}")
+                finally:
+                    try:
+                        conn.close()
+                    except Exception:  # nosec B110 — best-effort conn cleanup
+                        pass
+
+            def log_message(self, fmt: str, *args: object) -> None:
+                log.debug("web %s", fmt % args)
+
+        os.chdir(dist_dir)
+
+        socketserver.TCPServer.allow_reuse_address = True
+        with socketserver.ThreadingTCPServer((host, web_port), SPAHTTPRequestHandler) as httpd:
+            console.print(f"[green]Serving DECNET Web Dashboard on http://{host}:{web_port}[/]")
+            console.print(f"[dim]Proxying /api/* → http://127.0.0.1:{_api_port}[/]")
+            try:
+                httpd.serve_forever()
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                console.print("\n[dim]Shutting down dashboard server.[/]")

decnet/cli/workers.py

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Optional
+
+import typer
+
+from decnet.env import DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command()
+    def probe(
+        log_file: str = typer.Option(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE, "--log-file", "-f", help="Path for RFC 5424 syslog + .json output (reads attackers from .json, writes results to both)"),
+        interval: int = typer.Option(300, "--interval", "-i", help="Seconds between probe cycles (default: 300)"),
+        timeout: float = typer.Option(5.0, "--timeout", help="Per-probe TCP timeout in seconds"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background (used by deploy, no console output)"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Fingerprint attackers (JARM + HASSH + TCP/IP stack) discovered in the log stream."""
+        import asyncio
+        from decnet.prober import prober_worker
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("probe daemonizing log_file=%s interval=%d", log_file, interval)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+            asyncio.run(prober_worker(log_file, interval=interval, timeout=timeout))
+            return
+
+        log.info("probe command invoked log_file=%s interval=%d", log_file, interval)
+        console.print(f"[bold cyan]DECNET-PROBER[/] watching {log_file} for attackers (interval: {interval}s)")
+        console.print("[dim]Press Ctrl+C to stop[/]")
+        try:
+            asyncio.run(prober_worker(log_file, interval=interval, timeout=timeout))
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            console.print("\n[yellow]DECNET-PROBER stopped.[/]")
+
+    @app.command()
+    def collect(
+        log_file: str = typer.Option(DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE, "--log-file", "-f", help="Path to write RFC 5424 syslog lines and .json records"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Stream Docker logs from all running decky service containers to a log file."""
+        import asyncio
+        from decnet.collector import log_collector_worker
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("collect daemonizing log_file=%s", log_file)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        log.info("collect command invoked log_file=%s", log_file)
+        console.print(f"[bold cyan]Collector starting[/] → {log_file}")
+        asyncio.run(log_collector_worker(log_file))
+
+    @app.command()
+    def mutate(
+        watch: bool = typer.Option(False, "--watch", "-w", help="Run continuously and mutate deckies according to their interval"),
+        decky_name: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--decky", help="Force mutate a specific decky immediately"),
+        force_all: bool = typer.Option(False, "--all", help="Force mutate all deckies immediately"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Manually trigger or continuously watch for decky mutation."""
+        import asyncio
+        from decnet.mutator import mutate_decky, mutate_all, run_watch_loop
+        from decnet.web.dependencies import repo
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("mutate daemonizing watch=%s", watch)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        async def _run() -> None:
+            await repo.initialize()
+            if watch:
+                await run_watch_loop(repo)
+            elif decky_name:
+                await mutate_decky(decky_name, repo)
+            elif force_all:
+                await mutate_all(force=True, repo=repo)
+            else:
+                await mutate_all(force=False, repo=repo)
+
+        asyncio.run(_run())
+
+    @app.command(name="correlate")
+    def correlate(
+        log_file: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--log-file", "-f", help="Path to DECNET syslog file to analyse"),
+        min_deckies: int = typer.Option(2, "--min-deckies", "-m", help="Minimum number of distinct deckies an IP must touch to be reported"),
+        output: str = typer.Option("table", "--output", "-o", help="Output format: table | json | syslog"),
+        emit_syslog: bool = typer.Option(False, "--emit-syslog", help="Also print traversal events as RFC 5424 lines (for SIEM piping)"),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Analyse logs for cross-decky traversals and print the attacker movement graph."""
+        import sys
+        import json as _json
+        from pathlib import Path
+        from decnet.correlation.engine import CorrelationEngine
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("correlate daemonizing log_file=%s", log_file)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        engine = CorrelationEngine()
+
+        if log_file:
+            path = Path(log_file)
+            if not path.exists():
+                console.print(f"[red]Log file not found: {log_file}[/]")
+                raise typer.Exit(1)
+            engine.ingest_file(path)
+        elif not sys.stdin.isatty():
+            for line in sys.stdin:
+                engine.ingest(line)
+        else:
+            console.print("[red]Provide --log-file or pipe log data via stdin.[/]")
+            raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+        traversals = engine.traversals(min_deckies)
+
+        if output == "json":
+            console.print_json(_json.dumps(engine.report_json(min_deckies), indent=2))
+        elif output == "syslog":
+            for line in engine.traversal_syslog_lines(min_deckies):
+                typer.echo(line)
+        else:
+            if not traversals:
+                console.print(
+                    f"[yellow]No traversals detected "
+                    f"(min_deckies={min_deckies}, events_indexed={engine.events_indexed}).[/]"
+                )
+            else:
+                console.print(engine.report_table(min_deckies))
+                console.print(
+                    f"[dim]Parsed {engine.lines_parsed} lines · "
+                    f"indexed {engine.events_indexed} events · "
+                    f"{len(engine.all_attackers())} unique IPs · "
+                    f"[bold]{len(traversals)}[/] traversal(s)[/]"
+                )
+
+        if emit_syslog:
+            for line in engine.traversal_syslog_lines(min_deckies):
+                typer.echo(line)

decnet/collector/worker.py

@@ -8,13 +8,100 @@ The ingester tails the .json file; rsyslog can consume the .log file independent
 
 import asyncio
 import json
-import logging
+import os
 import re
+import threading
+import time
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
-logger = logging.getLogger("decnet.collector")
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced, get_tracer as _get_tracer, inject_context as _inject_ctx
+
+logger = get_logger("collector")
+
+# ─── Ingestion rate limiter ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+#
+# Rationale: connection-lifecycle events (connect/disconnect/accept/close) are
+# emitted once per TCP connection. During a portscan or credential-stuffing
+# run, a single attacker can generate hundreds of these per second from the
+# honeypot services themselves — each becoming a tiny WAL-write transaction
+# through the ingester, starving reads until the queue drains.
+#
+# The collector still writes every line to the raw .log file (forensic record
+# for rsyslog/SIEM). Only the .json path — which feeds SQLite — is deduped.
+#
+# Dedup key: (attacker_ip, decky, service, event_type)
+# Window:    DECNET_COLLECTOR_RL_WINDOW_SEC seconds (default 1.0)
+# Scope:     DECNET_COLLECTOR_RL_EVENT_TYPES comma list
+#            (default: connect,disconnect,connection,accept,close)
+# Events outside that set bypass the limiter untouched.
+
+def _parse_float_env(name: str, default: float) -> float:
+    raw = os.environ.get(name)
+    if raw is None:
+        return default
+    try:
+        value = float(raw)
+    except ValueError:
+        logger.warning("collector: invalid %s=%r, using default %s", name, raw, default)
+        return default
+    return max(0.0, value)
+
+
+_RL_WINDOW_SEC: float = _parse_float_env("DECNET_COLLECTOR_RL_WINDOW_SEC", 1.0)
+_RL_EVENT_TYPES: frozenset[str] = frozenset(
+    t.strip()
+    for t in os.environ.get(
+        "DECNET_COLLECTOR_RL_EVENT_TYPES",
+        "connect,disconnect,connection,accept,close",
+    ).split(",")
+    if t.strip()
+)
+_RL_MAX_ENTRIES: int = 10_000
+
+_rl_lock: threading.Lock = threading.Lock()
+_rl_last: dict[tuple[str, str, str, str], float] = {}
+
+
+def _should_ingest(parsed: dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    """
+    Return True if this parsed event should be written to the JSON ingestion
+    stream. Rate-limited connection-lifecycle events return False when another
+    event with the same (attacker_ip, decky, service, event_type) was emitted
+    inside the dedup window.
+    """
+    event_type = parsed.get("event_type", "")
+    if _RL_WINDOW_SEC <= 0.0 or event_type not in _RL_EVENT_TYPES:
+        return True
+    key = (
+        parsed.get("attacker_ip", "Unknown"),
+        parsed.get("decky", ""),
+        parsed.get("service", ""),
+        event_type,
+    )
+    now = time.monotonic()
+    with _rl_lock:
+        last = _rl_last.get(key, 0.0)
+        if now - last < _RL_WINDOW_SEC:
+            return False
+        _rl_last[key] = now
+        # Opportunistic GC: when the map grows past the cap, drop entries older
+        # than 60 windows (well outside any realistic in-flight dedup range).
+        if len(_rl_last) > _RL_MAX_ENTRIES:
+            cutoff = now - (_RL_WINDOW_SEC * 60.0)
+            stale = [k for k, t in _rl_last.items() if t < cutoff]
+            for k in stale:
+                del _rl_last[k]
+    return True
+
+
+def _reset_rate_limiter() -> None:
+    """Test-only helper — clear dedup state between test cases."""
+    with _rl_lock:
+        _rl_last.clear()
 
 # ─── RFC 5424 parser ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -23,13 +110,22 @@ _RFC5424_RE = re.compile(
     r"(\S+) "       # 1: TIMESTAMP
     r"(\S+) "       # 2: HOSTNAME (decky name)
     r"(\S+) "       # 3: APP-NAME (service)
-    r"- "           # PROCID always NILVALUE
+    r"\S+ "         # PROCID — NILVALUE ("-") for syslog_bridge emitters,
+                    # real PID for native syslog callers like sshd/sudo
+                    # routed through rsyslog. Accept both; we don't consume it.
     r"(\S+) "       # 4: MSGID (event_type)
     r"(.+)$",       # 5: SD element + optional MSG
 )
-_SD_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(r'\[decnet@55555\s+(.*?)\]', re.DOTALL)
+_SD_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(r'\[relay@55555\s+(.*?)\]', re.DOTALL)
 _PARAM_RE = re.compile(r'(\w+)="((?:[^"\\]|\\.)*)"')
-_IP_FIELDS = ("src_ip", "src", "client_ip", "remote_ip", "ip")
+_IP_FIELDS = ("src_ip", "src", "client_ip", "remote_ip", "remote_addr", "target_ip", "ip")
+
+# Free-form `key=value` pairs in the MSG body. Used for lines that bypass the
+# syslog_bridge SD format — e.g. the SSH container's PROMPT_COMMAND which
+# calls `logger -t bash "CMD uid=0 user=root src=1.2.3.4 pwd=/root cmd=…"`.
+# Values run until the next whitespace, so `cmd=…` at end-of-line is preserved
+# as one unit; we only care about IP-shaped fields here anyway.
+_MSG_KV_RE = re.compile(r'(\w+)=(\S+)')
 
 
 def parse_rfc5424(line: str) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:
@@ -64,6 +160,19 @@ def parse_rfc5424(line: str) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:
             attacker_ip = fields[fname]
             break
 
+    # Fallback for plain `logger` callers that don't use SD params (notably
+    # the SSH container's bash PROMPT_COMMAND: `logger -t bash "CMD … src=IP …"`).
+    # Scan the MSG body for IP-shaped `key=value` tokens ONLY — don't fold
+    # them into `fields`, because the frontend's parseEventBody already
+    # renders kv pairs from the msg and doubling them up produces noisy
+    # duplicate pills. This keeps attacker attribution working without
+    # changing the shape of `fields` for non-SD lines.
+    if attacker_ip == "Unknown" and msg:
+        for k, v in _MSG_KV_RE.findall(msg):
+            if k in _IP_FIELDS:
+                attacker_ip = v
+                break
+
     try:
         ts_formatted = datetime.fromisoformat(ts_raw).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
     except ValueError:
@@ -115,19 +224,37 @@ def is_service_event(attrs: dict) -> bool:
 
 # ─── Blocking stream worker (runs in a thread) ────────────────────────────────
 
+def _reopen_if_needed(path: Path, fh: Optional[Any]) -> Any:
+    """Return fh if it still points to the same inode as path; otherwise close
+    fh and open a fresh handle.  Handles the file being deleted (manual rm) or
+    rotated (logrotate rename + create)."""
+    try:
+        if fh is not None and os.fstat(fh.fileno()).st_ino == os.stat(path).st_ino:
+            return fh
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+    # File gone or inode changed — close stale handle and open a new one.
+    if fh is not None:
+        try:
+            fh.close()
+        except Exception:  # nosec B110 — best-effort file handle cleanup
+            pass
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    return open(path, "a", encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+@_traced("collector.stream_container")
 def _stream_container(container_id: str, log_path: Path, json_path: Path) -> None:
     """Stream logs from one container and append to the host log files."""
     import docker  # type: ignore[import]
 
+    lf: Optional[Any] = None
+    jf: Optional[Any] = None
     try:
         client = docker.from_env()
         container = client.containers.get(container_id)
         log_stream = container.logs(stream=True, follow=True, stdout=True, stderr=False)
         buf = ""
-        with (
-            open(log_path, "a", encoding="utf-8") as lf,
-            open(json_path, "a", encoding="utf-8") as jf,
-        ):
         for chunk in log_stream:
             buf += chunk.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
             while "\n" in buf:
@@ -135,14 +262,40 @@ def _stream_container(container_id: str, log_path: Path, json_path: Path) -> Non
                 line = line.rstrip()
                 if not line:
                     continue
+                lf = _reopen_if_needed(log_path, lf)
                 lf.write(line + "\n")
                 lf.flush()
                 parsed = parse_rfc5424(line)
                 if parsed:
+                    if _should_ingest(parsed):
+                        _tracer = _get_tracer("collector")
+                        with _tracer.start_as_current_span("collector.event") as _span:
+                            _span.set_attribute("decky", parsed.get("decky", ""))
+                            _span.set_attribute("service", parsed.get("service", ""))
+                            _span.set_attribute("event_type", parsed.get("event_type", ""))
+                            _span.set_attribute("attacker_ip", parsed.get("attacker_ip", ""))
+                            _inject_ctx(parsed)
+                            logger.debug("collector: event written decky=%s type=%s", parsed.get("decky"), parsed.get("event_type"))
+                            jf = _reopen_if_needed(json_path, jf)
                             jf.write(json.dumps(parsed) + "\n")
                             jf.flush()
+                    else:
+                        logger.debug(
+                            "collector: rate-limited decky=%s service=%s type=%s attacker=%s",
+                            parsed.get("decky"), parsed.get("service"),
+                            parsed.get("event_type"), parsed.get("attacker_ip"),
+                        )
+                else:
+                    logger.debug("collector: malformed RFC5424 line snippet=%r", line[:80])
     except Exception as exc:
-        logger.debug("Log stream ended for container %s: %s", container_id, exc)
+        logger.debug("collector: log stream ended container_id=%s reason=%s", container_id, exc)
+    finally:
+        for fh in (lf, jf):
+            if fh is not None:
+                try:
+                    fh.close()
+                except Exception:  # nosec B110 — best-effort file handle cleanup
+                    pass
 
 
 # ─── Async collector ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -164,15 +317,26 @@ async def log_collector_worker(log_file: str) -> None:
     active: dict[str, asyncio.Task[None]] = {}
     loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
 
+    # Dedicated thread pool so long-running container log streams don't
+    # saturate the default asyncio executor and starve short-lived
+    # to_thread() calls elsewhere (e.g. load_state in the web API).
+    collector_pool = ThreadPoolExecutor(
+        max_workers=64, thread_name_prefix="decnet-collector",
+    )
+
     def _spawn(container_id: str, container_name: str) -> None:
         if container_id not in active or active[container_id].done():
             active[container_id] = asyncio.ensure_future(
-                asyncio.to_thread(_stream_container, container_id, log_path, json_path),
+                loop.run_in_executor(
+                    collector_pool, _stream_container,
+                    container_id, log_path, json_path,
+                ),
                 loop=loop,
             )
-            logger.info("Collecting logs from container: %s", container_name)
+            logger.info("collector: streaming container=%s", container_name)
 
     try:
+        logger.info("collector started log_path=%s", log_path)
         client = docker.from_env()
 
         for container in client.containers.list():
@@ -190,11 +354,15 @@ async def log_collector_worker(log_file: str) -> None:
                 if cid and is_service_event(attrs):
                     loop.call_soon_threadsafe(_spawn, cid, name)
 
-        await asyncio.to_thread(_watch_events)
+        await loop.run_in_executor(collector_pool, _watch_events)
 
     except asyncio.CancelledError:
+        logger.info("collector shutdown requested cancelling %d tasks", len(active))
         for task in active.values():
             task.cancel()
+        collector_pool.shutdown(wait=False)
         raise
     except Exception as exc:
-        logger.error("Collector error: %s", exc)
+        logger.error("collector error: %s", exc)
+    finally:
+        collector_pool.shutdown(wait=False)

decnet/composer.py

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ def generate_compose(config: DecnetConfig) -> dict:
         # --- Service containers: share base network namespace ---
         for svc_name in decky.services:
             svc = get_service(svc_name)
+            if svc.fleet_singleton:
+                continue
             svc_cfg = decky.service_config.get(svc_name, {})
             fragment = svc.compose_fragment(decky.name, service_cfg=svc_cfg)
 

decnet/config.py

@@ -4,13 +4,107 @@ State is persisted to decnet-state.json in the working directory.
 """
 
 import json
+import logging
+import os
+import socket as _socket
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Literal
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, field_validator  # field_validator used by DeckyConfig
+from decnet.models import DeckyConfig, DecnetConfig  # noqa: F401
 
 from decnet.distros import random_hostname as _random_hostname
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# RFC 5424 syslog formatter
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Severity mapping: Python level → syslog severity (RFC 5424 §6.2.1)
+_SYSLOG_SEVERITY: dict[int, int] = {
+    logging.CRITICAL: 2,  # Critical
+    logging.ERROR:    3,  # Error
+    logging.WARNING:  4,  # Warning
+    logging.INFO:     6,  # Informational
+    logging.DEBUG:    7,  # Debug
+}
+_FACILITY_LOCAL0 = 16  # local0 (RFC 5424 §6.2.1 / POSIX)
+
+
+class Rfc5424Formatter(logging.Formatter):
+    """Formats log records as RFC 5424 syslog messages.
+
+    Output:
+        <PRIVAL>1 TIMESTAMP HOSTNAME APP-NAME PROCID MSGID STRUCTURED-DATA MSG
+
+    Example:
+        <134>1 2026-04-12T21:48:03.123456+00:00 host decnet 1234 decnet.config - Dev mode active
+    """
+
+    _hostname: str = _socket.gethostname()
+    _app: str = "decnet"
+
+    def format(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> str:
+        severity = _SYSLOG_SEVERITY.get(record.levelno, 6)
+        prival   = (_FACILITY_LOCAL0 * 8) + severity
+        ts       = datetime.fromtimestamp(record.created, tz=timezone.utc).isoformat(timespec="microseconds")
+        msg      = record.getMessage()
+        if record.exc_info:
+            msg += "\n" + self.formatException(record.exc_info)
+        app = getattr(record, "decnet_component", self._app)
+        return (
+            f"<{prival}>1 {ts} {self._hostname} {app}"
+            f" {os.getpid()} {record.name} - {msg}"
+        )
+
+
+def _configure_logging(dev: bool) -> None:
+    """Install RFC 5424 handlers on the root logger (idempotent).
+
+    Always adds a StreamHandler (stderr).  Also adds a RotatingFileHandler
+    writing to DECNET_SYSTEM_LOGS (default: decnet.system.log in $PWD) so
+    all microservice daemons — which redirect stderr to /dev/null — still
+    produce readable logs.  File handler is skipped under pytest.
+    """
+    from decnet.logging.inode_aware_handler import InodeAwareRotatingFileHandler
+
+    root = logging.getLogger()
+    # Guard: if our StreamHandler is already installed, all handlers are set.
+    if any(isinstance(h, logging.StreamHandler) and isinstance(h.formatter, Rfc5424Formatter)
+           for h in root.handlers):
+        return
+
+    fmt = Rfc5424Formatter()
+    root.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if dev else logging.INFO)
+
+    stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+    stream_handler.setFormatter(fmt)
+    root.addHandler(stream_handler)
+
+    # Skip the file handler during pytest runs to avoid polluting the test cwd.
+    _in_pytest = any(k.startswith("PYTEST") for k in os.environ)
+    if not _in_pytest:
+        _log_path = os.environ.get("DECNET_SYSTEM_LOGS", "decnet.system.log")
+        file_handler = InodeAwareRotatingFileHandler(
+            _log_path,
+            mode="a",
+            maxBytes=10 * 1024 * 1024,  # 10 MB
+            backupCount=5,
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
+        file_handler.setFormatter(fmt)
+        root.addHandler(file_handler)
+        # Drop root ownership when invoked via sudo so non-root follow-up
+        # commands (e.g. `decnet api` after `sudo decnet deploy`) can append.
+        from decnet.privdrop import chown_to_invoking_user
+        chown_to_invoking_user(_log_path)
+
+
+_dev = os.environ.get("DECNET_DEVELOPER", "").lower() == "true"
+_configure_logging(_dev)
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+if _dev:
+    log.debug("Developer mode: debug logging active")
+
 # Calculate absolute path to the project root (where the config file resides)
 _ROOT: Path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.absolute()
 STATE_FILE: Path = _ROOT / "decnet-state.json"
@@ -21,39 +115,6 @@ def random_hostname(distro_slug: str = "debian") -> str:
     return _random_hostname(distro_slug)
 
 
-class DeckyConfig(BaseModel):
-    name: str
-    ip: str
-    services: list[str]
-    distro: str          # slug from distros.DISTROS, e.g. "debian", "ubuntu22"
-    base_image: str      # Docker image for the base/IP-holder container
-    build_base: str = "debian:bookworm-slim"  # apt-compatible image for service Dockerfiles
-    hostname: str
-    archetype: str | None = None  # archetype slug if spawned from an archetype profile
-    service_config: dict[str, dict] = {}  # optional per-service persona config
-    nmap_os: str = "linux"        # OS family for TCP/IP stack spoofing (see os_fingerprint.py)
-    mutate_interval: int | None = None  # automatic rotation interval in minutes
-    last_mutated: float = 0.0     # timestamp of last mutation
-
-    @field_validator("services")
-    @classmethod
-    def services_not_empty(cls, v: list[str]) -> list[str]:
-        if not v:
-            raise ValueError("A decky must have at least one service.")
-        return v
-
-
-class DecnetConfig(BaseModel):
-    mode: Literal["unihost", "swarm"]
-    interface: str
-    subnet: str
-    gateway: str
-    deckies: list[DeckyConfig]
-    log_file: str | None = None    # host path where the collector writes the log file
-    ipvlan: bool = False           # use IPvlan L2 instead of MACVLAN (WiFi-friendly)
-    mutate_interval: int | None = DEFAULT_MUTATE_INTERVAL # global automatic rotation interval in minutes
-
-
 def save_state(config: DecnetConfig, compose_path: Path) -> None:
     payload = {
         "config": config.model_dump(),

decnet/config_ini.py

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+"""Parse /etc/decnet/decnet.ini and seed os.environ defaults.
+
+The INI file is a convenience layer on top of the existing DECNET_* env
+vars. It never overrides an explicit environment variable (uses
+os.environ.setdefault). Call load_ini_config() once, very early, before
+any decnet.env import, so env.py picks up the seeded values as if they
+had been exported by the shell.
+
+Shape::
+
+    [decnet]
+    mode = agent              # or "master"
+    log-directory = /var/log/decnet
+    disallow-master = true
+
+    [agent]
+    master-host = 192.168.1.50
+    master-port = 8770
+    agent-port = 8765
+    agent-dir = /home/anti/.decnet/agent
+    ...
+
+    [master]
+    api-host = 0.0.0.0
+    swarmctl-port = 8770
+    listener-port = 6514
+    ...
+
+Only the section matching `mode` is loaded. The other section is
+ignored silently so an agent host never reads master secrets (and
+vice versa). Keys are converted to SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE and prefixed
+with ``DECNET_`` — e.g. ``master-host`` → ``DECNET_MASTER_HOST``.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import configparser
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = Path("/etc/decnet/decnet.ini")
+
+# The [decnet] section keys are role-agnostic and always exported.
+_COMMON_KEYS = frozenset({"mode", "disallow-master", "log-directory"})
+
+
+def _key_to_env(key: str) -> str:
+    return "DECNET_" + key.replace("-", "_").upper()
+
+
+def load_ini_config(path: Optional[Path] = None) -> Optional[Path]:
+    """Seed os.environ defaults from the DECNET INI file.
+
+    Returns the path that was actually loaded (so callers can log it), or
+    None if no file was read. Missing file is a no-op — callers fall back
+    to env vars / CLI flags / hardcoded defaults.
+
+    Precedence: real os.environ > INI > defaults. Real env vars are never
+    overwritten because we use setdefault().
+    """
+    if path is None:
+        override = os.environ.get("DECNET_CONFIG")
+        path = Path(override) if override else DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH
+
+    if not path.is_file():
+        return None
+
+    parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    parser.read(path)
+
+    # [decnet] first — mode/disallow-master/log-directory. These seed the
+    # mode decision for the section selection below.
+    if parser.has_section("decnet"):
+        for key, value in parser.items("decnet"):
+            os.environ.setdefault(_key_to_env(key), value)
+
+    mode = os.environ.get("DECNET_MODE", "master").lower()
+    if mode not in ("agent", "master"):
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"decnet.ini: [decnet] mode must be 'agent' or 'master', got '{mode}'"
+        )
+
+    # Role-specific section.
+    section = mode
+    if parser.has_section(section):
+        for key, value in parser.items(section):
+            os.environ.setdefault(_key_to_env(key), value)
+
+    return path

decnet/correlation/__init__.py

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ from decnet.correlation.graph import AttackerTraversal, TraversalHop
 from decnet.correlation.parser import LogEvent, parse_line
 
 __all__ = [
-    "CorrelationEngine",
     "AttackerTraversal",
-    "TraversalHop",
+    "CorrelationEngine",
     "LogEvent",
+    "TraversalHop",
     "parse_line",
 ]

decnet/correlation/engine.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from decnet.logging.syslog_formatter import (
     SEVERITY_WARNING,
     format_rfc5424,
 )
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced, get_tracer as _get_tracer
 
 
 class CorrelationEngine:
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ class CorrelationEngine:
             self.events_indexed += 1
         return event
 
+    @_traced("correlation.ingest_file")
     def ingest_file(self, path: Path) -> int:
         """
         Parse every line of *path* and index it.
@@ -73,12 +75,18 @@ class CorrelationEngine:
         with open(path) as fh:
             for line in fh:
                 self.ingest(line)
+        _tracer = _get_tracer("correlation")
+        with _tracer.start_as_current_span("correlation.ingest_file.summary") as _span:
+            _span.set_attribute("lines_parsed", self.lines_parsed)
+            _span.set_attribute("events_indexed", self.events_indexed)
+            _span.set_attribute("unique_ips", len(self._events))
         return self.events_indexed
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
     # Query                                                                #
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 
+    @_traced("correlation.traversals")
     def traversals(self, min_deckies: int = 2) -> list[AttackerTraversal]:
         """
         Return all attackers that touched at least *min_deckies* distinct
@@ -135,6 +143,7 @@ class CorrelationEngine:
             )
         return table
 
+    @_traced("correlation.report_json")
     def report_json(self, min_deckies: int = 2) -> dict:
         """Serialisable dict representation of all traversals."""
         return {
@@ -147,6 +156,7 @@ class CorrelationEngine:
             "traversals": [t.to_dict() for t in self.traversals(min_deckies)],
         }
 
+    @_traced("correlation.traversal_syslog_lines")
     def traversal_syslog_lines(self, min_deckies: int = 2) -> list[str]:
         """
         Emit one RFC 5424 syslog line per detected traversal.

decnet/correlation/parser.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ the fields needed for cross-decky correlation: attacker IP, decky name,
 service, event type, and timestamp.
 
 Log format (produced by decnet.logging.syslog_formatter):
-  <PRI>1 TIMESTAMP HOSTNAME APP-NAME - MSGID [decnet@55555 k1="v1" k2="v2"] [MSG]
+  <PRI>1 TIMESTAMP HOSTNAME APP-NAME - MSGID [relay@55555 k1="v1" k2="v2"] [MSG]
 
 The attacker IP may appear under several field names depending on service:
   src_ip  — ftp, smtp, http, most services
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ _RFC5424_RE = re.compile(
     r"(.+)$",       # 5: SD element + optional MSG
 )
 
-# Structured data block: [decnet@55555 k="v" ...]
-_SD_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(r'\[decnet@55555\s+(.*?)\]', re.DOTALL)
+# Structured data block: [relay@55555 k="v" ...]
+_SD_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(r'\[relay@55555\s+(.*?)\]', re.DOTALL)
 
 # Individual param: key="value" (with escaped chars inside value)
 _PARAM_RE = re.compile(r'(\w+)="((?:[^"\\]|\\.)*)"')
 
 # Field names to probe for attacker IP, in priority order
-_IP_FIELDS = ("src_ip", "src", "client_ip", "remote_ip", "ip")
+_IP_FIELDS = ("src_ip", "src", "client_ip", "remote_ip", "remote_addr", "target_ip", "ip")
 
 
 @dataclass

decnet/engine/deployer.py

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import docker
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.table import Table
 
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced
 from decnet.config import DecnetConfig, clear_state, load_state, save_state
 from decnet.composer import write_compose
 from decnet.network import (
@@ -26,13 +28,14 @@ from decnet.network import (
     teardown_host_macvlan,
 )
 
+log = get_logger("engine")
 console = Console()
 COMPOSE_FILE = Path("decnet-compose.yml")
-_CANONICAL_LOGGING = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "decnet_logging.py"
+_CANONICAL_LOGGING = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "syslog_bridge.py"
 
 
 def _sync_logging_helper(config: DecnetConfig) -> None:
-    """Copy the canonical decnet_logging.py into every active template build context."""
+    """Copy the canonical syslog_bridge.py into every active template build context."""
     from decnet.services.registry import get_service
     seen: set[Path] = set()
     for decky in config.deckies:
@@ -44,16 +47,32 @@ def _sync_logging_helper(config: DecnetConfig) -> None:
             if ctx is None or ctx in seen:
                 continue
             seen.add(ctx)
-            dest = ctx / "decnet_logging.py"
+            dest = ctx / "syslog_bridge.py"
             if not dest.exists() or dest.read_bytes() != _CANONICAL_LOGGING.read_bytes():
                 shutil.copy2(_CANONICAL_LOGGING, dest)
 
 
 def _compose(*args: str, compose_file: Path = COMPOSE_FILE, env: dict | None = None) -> None:
     import os
-    cmd = ["docker", "compose", "-f", str(compose_file), *args]
+    # -p decnet pins the compose project name. Without it, docker compose
+    # derives the project from basename($PWD); when a daemon (systemd) runs
+    # with WorkingDirectory=/ that basename is empty and compose aborts with
+    # "project name must not be empty".
+    cmd = ["docker", "compose", "-p", "decnet", "-f", str(compose_file), *args]
     merged = {**os.environ, **(env or {})}
-    subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, env=merged)  # nosec B603
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, env=merged)  # nosec B603
+    if result.stdout:
+        print(result.stdout, end="")
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        # Docker emits the useful detail ("Address already in use", which IP,
+        # which port) on stderr. Surface it to the structured log so the
+        # agent's journal carries it — without this the upstream traceback
+        # just shows the exit code.
+        if result.stderr:
+            log.error("docker compose %s failed: %s", " ".join(args), result.stderr.strip())
+        raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(
+            result.returncode, cmd, result.stdout, result.stderr
+        )
 
 
 _PERMANENT_ERRORS = (
@@ -65,6 +84,7 @@ _PERMANENT_ERRORS = (
 )
 
 
+@_traced("engine.compose_with_retry")
 def _compose_with_retry(
     *args: str,
     compose_file: Path = COMPOSE_FILE,
@@ -75,7 +95,11 @@ def _compose_with_retry(
     """Run a docker compose command, retrying on transient failures."""
     import os
     last_exc: subprocess.CalledProcessError | None = None
-    cmd = ["docker", "compose", "-f", str(compose_file), *args]
+    # -p decnet pins the compose project name. Without it, docker compose
+    # derives the project from basename($PWD); when a daemon (systemd) runs
+    # with WorkingDirectory=/ that basename is empty and compose aborts with
+    # "project name must not be empty".
+    cmd = ["docker", "compose", "-p", "decnet", "-f", str(compose_file), *args]
     merged = {**os.environ, **(env or {})}
     for attempt in range(1, retries + 1):
         result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, env=merged)  # nosec B603
@@ -102,15 +126,21 @@ def _compose_with_retry(
         else:
             if result.stderr:
                 console.print(f"[red]{result.stderr.strip()}[/]")
+                log.error("docker compose %s failed after %d attempts: %s",
+                          " ".join(args), retries, result.stderr.strip())
     raise last_exc
 
 
+@_traced("engine.deploy")
 def deploy(config: DecnetConfig, dry_run: bool = False, no_cache: bool = False, parallel: bool = False) -> None:
+    log.info("deployment started n_deckies=%d interface=%s subnet=%s dry_run=%s", len(config.deckies), config.interface, config.subnet, dry_run)
+    log.debug("deploy: deckies=%s", [d.name for d in config.deckies])
     client = docker.from_env()
 
     ip_list = [d.ip for d in config.deckies]
     decky_range = ips_to_range(ip_list)
     host_ip = get_host_ip(config.interface)
+    log.debug("deploy: ip_range=%s host_ip=%s", decky_range, host_ip)
 
     net_driver = "IPvlan L2" if config.ipvlan else "MACVLAN"
     console.print(f"[bold cyan]Creating {net_driver} network[/] ({MACVLAN_NETWORK_NAME}) on {config.interface}")
@@ -140,11 +170,21 @@ def deploy(config: DecnetConfig, dry_run: bool = False, no_cache: bool = False,
     console.print(f"[bold cyan]Compose file written[/] → {compose_path}")
 
     if dry_run:
+        log.info("deployment dry-run complete compose_path=%s", compose_path)
         console.print("[yellow]Dry run — no containers started.[/]")
         return
 
     save_state(config, compose_path)
 
+    # Pre-up cleanup: a prior half-failed `up` can leave containers still
+    # holding the IPs/ports this run wants, which surfaces as the recurring
+    # "Address already in use" from Docker's IPAM. Best-effort — ignore
+    # failure (e.g. nothing to tear down on a clean host).
+    try:
+        _compose("down", "--remove-orphans", compose_file=compose_path)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        log.debug("pre-up cleanup: compose down failed (likely nothing to remove)")
+
     build_env = {"DOCKER_BUILDKIT": "1"} if parallel else {}
 
     console.print("[bold cyan]Building images and starting deckies...[/]")
@@ -161,12 +201,16 @@ def deploy(config: DecnetConfig, dry_run: bool = False, no_cache: bool = False,
             _compose_with_retry("build", "--no-cache", compose_file=compose_path)
         _compose_with_retry("up", "--build", "-d", compose_file=compose_path)
 
+    log.info("deployment complete n_deckies=%d", len(config.deckies))
     _print_status(config)
 
 
+@_traced("engine.teardown")
 def teardown(decky_id: str | None = None) -> None:
+    log.info("teardown requested decky_id=%s", decky_id or "all")
     state = load_state()
     if state is None:
+        log.warning("teardown: no active deployment found")
         console.print("[red]No active deployment found (no decnet-state.json).[/]")
         return
 
@@ -174,10 +218,14 @@ def teardown(decky_id: str | None = None) -> None:
     client = docker.from_env()
 
     if decky_id:
-        svc_names = [f"{decky_id}-{svc}" for svc in [d.services for d in config.deckies if d.name == decky_id]]
-        if not svc_names:
+        decky = next((d for d in config.deckies if d.name == decky_id), None)
+        if decky is None:
             console.print(f"[red]Decky '{decky_id}' not found in current deployment.[/]")
             return
+        svc_names = [f"{decky_id}-{svc}" for svc in decky.services]
+        if not svc_names:
+            log.warning("teardown: decky %s has no services to stop", decky_id)
+            return
         _compose("stop", *svc_names, compose_file=compose_path)
         _compose("rm", "-f", *svc_names, compose_file=compose_path)
     else:
@@ -193,6 +241,7 @@ def teardown(decky_id: str | None = None) -> None:
         clear_state()
 
         net_driver = "IPvlan" if config.ipvlan else "MACVLAN"
+        log.info("teardown complete all deckies removed network_driver=%s", net_driver)
         console.print(f"[green]All deckies torn down. {net_driver} network removed.[/]")
 
 

decnet/env.py

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 # Calculate absolute path to the project root
 _ROOT: Path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.absolute()
 
-# Load .env.local first, then fallback to .env
+# Load .env.local first, then fallback to .env.
+# Also check CWD so deployments that install into site-packages (e.g. the
+# self-updater's release slots) can ship a per-host .env.local at the
+# process's working directory without having to edit site-packages.
 load_dotenv(_ROOT / ".env.local")
 load_dotenv(_ROOT / ".env")
+load_dotenv(Path.cwd() / ".env.local")
+load_dotenv(Path.cwd() / ".env")
 
 
 def _port(name: str, default: int) -> int:
@@ -39,26 +45,109 @@ def _require_env(name: str) -> str:
             f"Environment variable '{name}' is set to an insecure default ('{value}'). "
             f"Choose a strong, unique value before starting DECNET."
         )
+    if name == "DECNET_JWT_SECRET" and len(value) < 32:
+        _developer = os.environ.get("DECNET_DEVELOPER", "False").lower() == "true"
+        if not _developer:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"DECNET_JWT_SECRET is too short ({len(value)} bytes). "
+                f"Use at least 32 characters to satisfy HS256 requirements (RFC 7518 §3.2)."
+            )
     return value
 
 
+# System logging — all microservice daemons append here.
+DECNET_SYSTEM_LOGS: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_SYSTEM_LOGS", "decnet.system.log")
+
+# Set to "true" to embed the profiler inside the API process.
+# Leave unset (default) when the standalone `decnet profiler --daemon` is
+# running — embedding both produces two workers sharing the same DB cursor,
+# which causes events to be skipped or processed twice.
+DECNET_EMBED_PROFILER: bool = os.environ.get("DECNET_EMBED_PROFILER", "").lower() == "true"
+
+# Set to "true" to embed the MACVLAN sniffer inside the API process.
+# Leave unset (default) when the standalone `decnet sniffer --daemon` is
+# running (which `decnet deploy` always does). Embedding both produces two
+# workers sniffing the same interface — duplicated events and wasted CPU.
+DECNET_EMBED_SNIFFER: bool = os.environ.get("DECNET_EMBED_SNIFFER", "").lower() == "true"
+
+# Set to "true" to mount the Pyinstrument ASGI middleware on the FastAPI app.
+# Produces per-request HTML flamegraphs under ./profiles/. Off by default so
+# production and normal dev runs pay zero profiling overhead.
+DECNET_PROFILE_REQUESTS: bool = os.environ.get("DECNET_PROFILE_REQUESTS", "").lower() == "true"
+DECNET_PROFILE_DIR: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_PROFILE_DIR", "profiles")
+
 # API Options
-DECNET_API_HOST: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_API_HOST", "0.0.0.0")  # nosec B104
+DECNET_API_HOST: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_API_HOST", "127.0.0.1")
 DECNET_API_PORT: int = _port("DECNET_API_PORT", 8000)
-DECNET_JWT_SECRET: str = _require_env("DECNET_JWT_SECRET")
+# DECNET_JWT_SECRET is resolved lazily via module __getattr__ so that agent /
+# updater / swarmctl subcommands (which never touch auth) can start without
+# the master's JWT secret being present in the environment.
 DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE: str | None = os.environ.get("DECNET_INGEST_LOG_FILE", "/var/log/decnet/decnet.log")
 
+# SWARM log pipeline — RFC 5425 syslog-over-TLS between worker forwarders
+# and the master listener.  Plaintext syslog across hosts is forbidden.
+DECNET_SWARM_SYSLOG_PORT: int = _port("DECNET_SWARM_SYSLOG_PORT", 6514)
+DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST: str | None = os.environ.get("DECNET_SWARM_MASTER_HOST")
+
+# Worker-side identity + swarmctl locator, seeded by the enroll bundle's
+# /etc/decnet/decnet.ini ([agent] host-uuid / master-host / swarmctl-port).
+# The agent heartbeat loop uses these to self-identify to the master.
+DECNET_HOST_UUID: str | None = os.environ.get("DECNET_HOST_UUID")
+DECNET_MASTER_HOST: str | None = os.environ.get("DECNET_MASTER_HOST")
+DECNET_SWARMCTL_PORT: int = _port("DECNET_SWARMCTL_PORT", 8770)
+
+# Ingester batching: how many log rows to accumulate per commit, and the
+# max wait (ms) before flushing a partial batch. Larger batches reduce
+# SQLite write-lock contention; the timeout keeps latency bounded during
+# low-traffic periods.
+DECNET_BATCH_SIZE: int = int(os.environ.get("DECNET_BATCH_SIZE", "100"))
+DECNET_BATCH_MAX_WAIT_MS: int = int(os.environ.get("DECNET_BATCH_MAX_WAIT_MS", "250"))
+
 # Web Dashboard Options
-DECNET_WEB_HOST: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_WEB_HOST", "0.0.0.0")  # nosec B104
+DECNET_WEB_HOST: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_WEB_HOST", "127.0.0.1")
 DECNET_WEB_PORT: int = _port("DECNET_WEB_PORT", 8080)
 DECNET_ADMIN_USER: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_ADMIN_USER", "admin")
 DECNET_ADMIN_PASSWORD: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_ADMIN_PASSWORD", "admin")
 DECNET_DEVELOPER: bool = os.environ.get("DECNET_DEVELOPER", "False").lower() == "true"
 
+# Host role — seeded by /etc/decnet/decnet.ini or exported directly.
+# "master" = the central server (api, web, swarmctl, listener).
+# "agent"  = a worker node (agent, forwarder, updater). Workers gate their
+#            Typer CLI to hide master-only commands (see decnet/cli.py).
+DECNET_MODE: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_MODE", "master").lower()
+# When mode=agent, hide master-only Typer commands. Set to "false" for dual-
+# role dev hosts where a single machine plays both sides.
+DECNET_DISALLOW_MASTER: bool = (
+    os.environ.get("DECNET_DISALLOW_MASTER", "true").lower() == "true"
+)
+
+# Tracing — set to "true" to enable OpenTelemetry distributed tracing.
+# Separate from DECNET_DEVELOPER so tracing can be toggled independently.
+DECNET_DEVELOPER_TRACING: bool = os.environ.get("DECNET_DEVELOPER_TRACING", "").lower() == "true"
+DECNET_OTEL_ENDPOINT: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_OTEL_ENDPOINT", "http://localhost:4317")
+
+# Database Options
+DECNET_DB_TYPE: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_DB_TYPE", "sqlite").lower()
+DECNET_DB_URL: Optional[str] = os.environ.get("DECNET_DB_URL")
+# MySQL component vars (used only when DECNET_DB_URL is not set)
+DECNET_DB_HOST: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_DB_HOST", "localhost")
+DECNET_DB_PORT: int = _port("DECNET_DB_PORT", 3306) if os.environ.get("DECNET_DB_PORT") else 3306
+DECNET_DB_NAME: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_DB_NAME", "decnet")
+DECNET_DB_USER: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_DB_USER", "decnet")
+DECNET_DB_PASSWORD: Optional[str] = os.environ.get("DECNET_DB_PASSWORD")
+
 # CORS — comma-separated list of allowed origins for the web dashboard API.
 # Defaults to the configured web host/port. Override with DECNET_CORS_ORIGINS if needed.
 # Example: DECNET_CORS_ORIGINS=http://192.168.1.50:9090,https://dashboard.example.com
-_web_hostname: str = "localhost" if DECNET_WEB_HOST in ("0.0.0.0", "127.0.0.1", "::") else DECNET_WEB_HOST  # nosec B104
+_WILDCARD_ADDRS = {"0.0.0.0", "127.0.0.1", "::"}  # nosec B104 — comparison only, not a bind
+_web_hostname: str = "localhost" if DECNET_WEB_HOST in _WILDCARD_ADDRS else DECNET_WEB_HOST
 _cors_default: str = f"http://{_web_hostname}:{DECNET_WEB_PORT}"
 _cors_raw: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_CORS_ORIGINS", _cors_default)
 DECNET_CORS_ORIGINS: list[str] = [o.strip() for o in _cors_raw.split(",") if o.strip()]
+
+
+def __getattr__(name: str) -> str:
+    """Lazy resolution for secrets only the master web/api process needs."""
+    if name == "DECNET_JWT_SECRET":
+        return _require_env("DECNET_JWT_SECRET")
+    raise AttributeError(f"module 'decnet.env' has no attribute {name!r}")

decnet/fleet.py

@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ from typing import Optional
 from decnet.archetypes import Archetype, get_archetype
 from decnet.config import DeckyConfig, random_hostname
 from decnet.distros import all_distros, get_distro, random_distro
-from decnet.ini_loader import IniConfig
+from decnet.models import IniConfig
 from decnet.services.registry import all_services
 
 
 def all_service_names() -> list[str]:
-    """Return all registered service names from the live plugin registry."""
-    return sorted(all_services().keys())
+    """Return all registered per-decky service names (excludes fleet singletons)."""
+    return sorted(
+        name for name, svc in all_services().items()
+        if not svc.fleet_singleton
+    )
 
 
 def resolve_distros(
@@ -146,15 +149,10 @@ def build_deckies_from_ini(
             svc_list = spec.services
         elif arch:
             svc_list = list(arch.services)
-        elif randomize:
+        elif randomize or (not spec.services and not arch):
             svc_pool = all_service_names()
             count = random.randint(1, min(3, len(svc_pool)))  # nosec B311
             svc_list = random.sample(svc_pool, count)  # nosec B311
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Decky '[{spec.name}]' has no services= in config. "
-                "Add services=, archetype=, or use --randomize-services."
-            )
 
         resolved_nmap_os = spec.nmap_os or (arch.nmap_os if arch else "linux")
 

decnet/ini_loader.py

@@ -41,38 +41,8 @@ Format:
 """
 
 import configparser
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
-
-
-@dataclass
-class DeckySpec:
-    name: str
-    ip: str | None = None
-    services: list[str] | None = None
-    archetype: str | None = None
-    service_config: dict[str, dict] = field(default_factory=dict)
-    nmap_os: str | None = None     # explicit OS family override (linux/windows/bsd/embedded/cisco)
-    mutate_interval: int | None = None
-
-
-@dataclass
-class CustomServiceSpec:
-    """Spec for a user-defined (bring-your-own) service."""
-    name: str          # service slug, e.g. "myservice" (section is "custom-myservice")
-    image: str         # Docker image to use
-    exec_cmd: str      # command to run inside the container
-    ports: list[int] = field(default_factory=list)
-
-
-@dataclass
-class IniConfig:
-    subnet: str | None = None
-    gateway: str | None = None
-    interface: str | None = None
-    mutate_interval: int | None = None
-    deckies: list[DeckySpec] = field(default_factory=list)
-    custom_services: list[CustomServiceSpec] = field(default_factory=list)
+from decnet.models import IniConfig, DeckySpec, CustomServiceSpec, validate_ini_string  # noqa: F401
 
 
 def load_ini(path: str | Path) -> IniConfig:
@@ -86,27 +56,15 @@ def load_ini(path: str | Path) -> IniConfig:
 
 def load_ini_from_string(content: str) -> IniConfig:
     """Parse a DECNET INI string and return an IniConfig."""
+    # Normalize line endings (CRLF → LF, bare CR → LF) so the validator
+    # and configparser both see the same line boundaries.
+    content = content.replace('\r\n', '\n').replace('\r', '\n')
     validate_ini_string(content)
-    cp = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    cp = configparser.ConfigParser(strict=False)
     cp.read_string(content)
     return _parse_configparser(cp)
 
 
-def validate_ini_string(content: str) -> None:
-    """Perform safety and sanity checks on raw INI content string."""
-    # 1. Size limit (e.g. 512KB)
-    if len(content) > 512 * 1024:
-        raise ValueError("INI content too large (max 512KB).")
-
-    # 2. Ensure it's not empty
-    if not content.strip():
-        raise ValueError("INI content is empty.")
-
-    # 3. Basic structure check (must contain at least one section header)
-    if "[" not in content or "]" not in content:
-        raise ValueError("Invalid INI format: no sections found.")
-
-
 def _parse_configparser(cp: configparser.ConfigParser) -> IniConfig:
     cfg = IniConfig()
 

decnet/logging/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+"""
+DECNET application logging helpers.
+
+Usage:
+    from decnet.logging import get_logger
+    log = get_logger("engine")   # APP-NAME in RFC 5424 output becomes "engine"
+
+The returned logger propagates to the root logger (configured in config.py with
+Rfc5424Formatter), so level control via DECNET_DEVELOPER still applies globally.
+
+When ``DECNET_DEVELOPER_TRACING`` is active, every LogRecord is enriched with
+``otel_trace_id`` and ``otel_span_id`` from the current OTEL span context.
+This lets you correlate log lines with Jaeger traces — click a log entry and
+jump straight to the span that produced it.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+
+
+class _ComponentFilter(logging.Filter):
+    """Injects *decnet_component* onto every LogRecord so Rfc5424Formatter can
+    use it as the RFC 5424 APP-NAME field instead of the hardcoded "decnet"."""
+
+    def __init__(self, component: str) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.component = component
+
+    def filter(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> bool:
+        record.decnet_component = self.component  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        return True
+
+
+class _TraceContextFilter(logging.Filter):
+    """Injects ``otel_trace_id`` and ``otel_span_id`` onto every LogRecord
+    from the active OTEL span context.
+
+    Installed once by ``enable_trace_context()`` on the root ``decnet`` logger
+    so all child loggers inherit the enrichment via propagation.
+
+    When no span is active, both fields are set to ``"0"`` (cheap string
+    comparison downstream, no None-checks needed).
+    """
+
+    def filter(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> bool:
+        try:
+            from opentelemetry import trace
+            span = trace.get_current_span()
+            ctx = span.get_span_context()
+            if ctx and ctx.trace_id:
+                record.otel_trace_id = format(ctx.trace_id, "032x")  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                record.otel_span_id = format(ctx.span_id, "016x")  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            else:
+                record.otel_trace_id = "0"  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                record.otel_span_id = "0"  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        except Exception:
+            record.otel_trace_id = "0"  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            record.otel_span_id = "0"  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        return True
+
+
+_trace_filter_installed: bool = False
+
+
+def enable_trace_context() -> None:
+    """Install the OTEL trace-context filter on the root ``decnet`` logger.
+
+    Called once from ``decnet.telemetry.setup_tracing()`` after the
+    TracerProvider is initialised.  Safe to call multiple times (idempotent).
+    """
+    global _trace_filter_installed
+    if _trace_filter_installed:
+        return
+    root = logging.getLogger("decnet")
+    root.addFilter(_TraceContextFilter())
+    _trace_filter_installed = True
+
+
+def get_logger(component: str) -> logging.Logger:
+    """Return a named logger that self-identifies as *component* in RFC 5424.
+
+    Valid components: cli, engine, api, mutator, collector.
+
+    The logger is named ``decnet.<component>`` and propagates normally, so the
+    root handler (Rfc5424Formatter + level gate from DECNET_DEVELOPER) handles
+    output. Calling this function multiple times for the same component is safe.
+    """
+    logger = logging.getLogger(f"decnet.{component}")
+    if not any(isinstance(f, _ComponentFilter) for f in logger.filters):
+        logger.addFilter(_ComponentFilter(component))
+    return logger

decnet/logging/file_handler.py

@@ -13,29 +13,37 @@ import logging.handlers
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from decnet.logging.inode_aware_handler import InodeAwareRotatingFileHandler
+from decnet.privdrop import chown_to_invoking_user, chown_tree_to_invoking_user
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced
+
 _LOG_FILE_ENV = "DECNET_LOG_FILE"
 _DEFAULT_LOG_FILE = "/var/log/decnet/decnet.log"
 _MAX_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024  # 10 MB
 _BACKUP_COUNT = 5
 
-_handler: logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler | None = None
+_handler: InodeAwareRotatingFileHandler | None = None
 _logger: logging.Logger | None = None
 
 
-def _get_logger() -> logging.Logger:
+@_traced("logging.init_file_handler")
+def _init_file_handler() -> logging.Logger:
+    """One-time initialisation of the rotating file handler."""
     global _handler, _logger
-    if _logger is not None:
-        return _logger
 
     log_path = Path(os.environ.get(_LOG_FILE_ENV, _DEFAULT_LOG_FILE))
     log_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    # When running under sudo, hand the parent dir back to the invoking user
+    # so a subsequent non-root `decnet api` can also write to it.
+    chown_tree_to_invoking_user(log_path.parent)
 
-    _handler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(
+    _handler = InodeAwareRotatingFileHandler(
         log_path,
         maxBytes=_MAX_BYTES,
         backupCount=_BACKUP_COUNT,
         encoding="utf-8",
     )
+    chown_to_invoking_user(log_path)
     _handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(message)s"))
 
     _logger = logging.getLogger("decnet.syslog")
@@ -46,6 +54,12 @@ def _get_logger() -> logging.Logger:
     return _logger
 
 
+def _get_logger() -> logging.Logger:
+    if _logger is not None:
+        return _logger
+    return _init_file_handler()
+
+
 def write_syslog(line: str) -> None:
     """Write a single RFC 5424 syslog line to the rotating log file."""
     try:

decnet/logging/forwarder.py

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ shared utilities for validating and parsing the log_target string.
 
 import socket
 
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced
+
 
 def parse_log_target(log_target: str) -> tuple[str, int]:
     """
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ def parse_log_target(log_target: str) -> tuple[str, int]:
     return parts[0], int(parts[1])
 
 
+@_traced("logging.probe_log_target")
 def probe_log_target(log_target: str, timeout: float = 2.0) -> bool:
     """
     Return True if the log target is reachable (TCP connect succeeds).

decnet/logging/inode_aware_handler.py

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+"""
+RotatingFileHandler that detects external deletion or rotation.
+
+Stdlib ``RotatingFileHandler`` holds an open file descriptor for the
+lifetime of the handler.  If the target file is deleted (``rm``) or
+rotated out (``logrotate`` without ``copytruncate``), the handler keeps
+writing to the now-orphaned inode until its own size-based rotation
+finally triggers — silently losing every line in between.
+
+Stdlib ``WatchedFileHandler`` solves exactly this problem but doesn't
+rotate by size.  This subclass combines both: before each emit we stat
+the configured path and compare its inode/device to the currently open
+file; on mismatch we close and reopen.
+
+Cheap: one ``os.stat`` per log record.  Matches the pattern used by
+``decnet/collector/worker.py:_reopen_if_needed``.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import logging.handlers
+import os
+
+
+class InodeAwareRotatingFileHandler(logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler):
+    """RotatingFileHandler that reopens the target on external rotation/deletion."""
+
+    def _should_reopen(self) -> bool:
+        if self.stream is None:
+            return True
+        try:
+            disk_stat = os.stat(self.baseFilename)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            return True
+        except OSError:
+            return False
+        try:
+            open_stat = os.fstat(self.stream.fileno())
+        except OSError:
+            return True
+        return (disk_stat.st_ino != open_stat.st_ino
+                or disk_stat.st_dev != open_stat.st_dev)
+
+    def emit(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> None:
+        if self._should_reopen():
+            try:
+                if self.stream is not None:
+                    self.close()
+            except Exception:  # nosec B110
+                pass
+            try:
+                self.stream = self._open()
+            except OSError:
+                # A logging handler MUST NOT crash its caller. If we can't
+                # reopen (e.g. file is root-owned after `sudo decnet deploy`
+                # and the current process is non-root), defer to the stdlib
+                # error path, which just prints a traceback to stderr.
+                self.handleError(record)
+                return
+        super().emit(record)

decnet/logging/syslog_formatter.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Produces fully-compliant syslog messages:
   <PRI>1 TIMESTAMP HOSTNAME APP-NAME PROCID MSGID [SD-ELEMENT] MSG
 
 Facility: local0 (16)
-PEN for structured data: decnet@55555
+PEN for structured data: relay@55555
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from typing import Any
 
 FACILITY_LOCAL0 = 16
 NILVALUE = "-"
-_SD_ID = "decnet@55555"
+_SD_ID = "relay@55555"
 
 SEVERITY_INFO    = 6
 SEVERITY_WARNING = 4

decnet/models.py

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+"""
+DECNET Domain Models.
+Centralized repository for all Pydantic specifications used throughout the project.
+This file ensures that core domain logic has no dependencies on the web or database layers.
+"""
+from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Literal, Annotated, Any
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field as PydanticField, field_validator, BeforeValidator
+import configparser
+
+
+# --- INI Specification Models ---
+
+def validate_ini_string(v: Any) -> str:
+    """Structural validator for DECNET INI strings using configparser."""
+    if not isinstance(v, str):
+        # This remains an internal type mismatch (caught by Pydantic usually)
+        raise ValueError("INI content must be a string")
+
+    # 512KB limit to prevent DoS/OOM
+    if len(v) > 512 * 1024:
+        raise ValueError("INI content is too large (max 512KB)")
+
+    if not v.strip():
+        # Using exact phrasing expected by tests
+        raise ValueError("INI content is empty")
+
+    parser = configparser.ConfigParser(interpolation=None, allow_no_value=True, strict=False)
+    try:
+        parser.read_string(v)
+        if not parser.sections():
+             raise ValueError("The provided INI content must contain at least one section (no sections found)")
+    except configparser.Error as e:
+        # If it's a generic parsing error, we check if it's effectively a "missing sections" error
+        if "no section headers" in str(e).lower():
+            raise ValueError("Invalid INI format: no sections found")
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid INI format: {str(e)}")
+
+    return v
+
+# Reusable type that enforces INI structure during initialization.
+# Removed min_length=1 to make empty strings schema-compliant yet semantically invalid (mapped to 409).
+IniContent = Annotated[str, BeforeValidator(validate_ini_string)]
+
+class DeckySpec(BaseModel):
+    """Configuration spec for a single decky as defined in the INI file."""
+    model_config = ConfigDict(strict=True, extra="forbid")
+    name: str = PydanticField(..., max_length=128, pattern=r"^[A-Za-z0-9\-_.]+$")
+    ip: Optional[str] = None
+    services: Optional[List[str]] = None
+    archetype: Optional[str] = None
+    service_config: Dict[str, Dict] = PydanticField(default_factory=dict)
+    nmap_os: Optional[str] = None
+    mutate_interval: Optional[int] = PydanticField(None, ge=1)
+
+
+class CustomServiceSpec(BaseModel):
+    """Spec for a user-defined (bring-your-own) service."""
+    model_config = ConfigDict(strict=True, extra="forbid")
+    name: str
+    image: str
+    exec_cmd: str
+    ports: List[int] = PydanticField(default_factory=list)
+
+
+class IniConfig(BaseModel):
+    """The complete structured representation of a DECNET INI file."""
+    model_config = ConfigDict(strict=True, extra="forbid")
+    subnet: Optional[str] = None
+    gateway: Optional[str] = None
+    interface: Optional[str] = None
+    mutate_interval: Optional[int] = PydanticField(None, ge=1)
+    deckies: List[DeckySpec] = PydanticField(default_factory=list, min_length=1)
+    custom_services: List[CustomServiceSpec] = PydanticField(default_factory=list)
+
+    @field_validator("deckies")
+    @classmethod
+    def at_least_one_decky(cls, v: List[DeckySpec]) -> List[DeckySpec]:
+        """Ensure that an INI deployment always contains at least one machine."""
+        if not v:
+            raise ValueError("INI must contain at least one decky section")
+        return v
+
+
+# --- Runtime Configuration Models ---
+
+class DeckyConfig(BaseModel):
+    """Full operational configuration for a deployed decky container."""
+    model_config = ConfigDict(strict=True, extra="forbid")
+    name: str
+    ip: str
+    services: list[str] = PydanticField(..., min_length=1)
+    distro: str          # slug from distros.DISTROS, e.g. "debian", "ubuntu22"
+    base_image: str      # Docker image for the base/IP-holder container
+    build_base: str = "debian:bookworm-slim"  # apt-compatible image for service Dockerfiles
+    hostname: str
+    archetype: str | None = None  # archetype slug if spawned from an archetype profile
+    service_config: dict[str, dict] = PydanticField(default_factory=dict)
+    nmap_os: str = "linux"        # OS family for TCP/IP stack spoofing (see os_fingerprint.py)
+    mutate_interval: int | None = None  # automatic rotation interval in minutes
+    last_mutated: float = 0.0     # timestamp of last mutation
+    last_login_attempt: float = 0.0 # timestamp of most recent interaction
+    # SWARM: the SwarmHost.uuid that runs this decky. None in unihost mode
+    # so existing state files deserialize unchanged.
+    host_uuid: str | None = None
+
+    @field_validator("services")
+    @classmethod
+    def services_not_empty(cls, v: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+        if not v:
+            raise ValueError("A decky must have at least one service.")
+        return v
+
+
+class DecnetConfig(BaseModel):
+    """Root configuration for the entire DECNET fleet deployment."""
+    mode: Literal["unihost", "swarm"]
+    interface: str
+    subnet: str
+    gateway: str
+    deckies: list[DeckyConfig] = PydanticField(..., min_length=1)
+    log_file: str | None = None    # host path where the collector writes the log file
+    ipvlan: bool = False           # use IPvlan L2 instead of MACVLAN (WiFi-friendly)
+    mutate_interval: int | None = 30 # global automatic rotation interval in minutes

decnet/mutator/engine.py

@@ -12,25 +12,35 @@ from rich.console import Console
 from decnet.archetypes import get_archetype
 from decnet.fleet import all_service_names
 from decnet.composer import write_compose
-from decnet.config import DeckyConfig, load_state, save_state
-from decnet.engine import COMPOSE_FILE, _compose_with_retry
+from decnet.config import DeckyConfig, DecnetConfig
+from decnet.engine import _compose_with_retry
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced
 
-import subprocess  # nosec B404
+from pathlib import Path
+import anyio
+import asyncio
+from decnet.web.db.repository import BaseRepository
 
+log = get_logger("mutator")
 console = Console()
 
 
-def mutate_decky(decky_name: str) -> bool:
+@_traced("mutator.mutate_decky")
+async def mutate_decky(decky_name: str, repo: BaseRepository) -> bool:
     """
     Perform an Intra-Archetype Shuffle for a specific decky.
     Returns True if mutation succeeded, False otherwise.
     """
-    state = load_state()
-    if state is None:
-        console.print("[red]No active deployment found (no decnet-state.json).[/]")
+    log.debug("mutate_decky: start decky=%s", decky_name)
+    state_dict = await repo.get_state("deployment")
+    if state_dict is None:
+        log.error("mutate_decky: no active deployment found in database")
+        console.print("[red]No active deployment found in database.[/]")
         return False
 
-    config, compose_path = state
+    config = DecnetConfig(**state_dict["config"])
+    compose_path = Path(state_dict["compose_path"])
     decky: Optional[DeckyConfig] = next((d for d in config.deckies if d.name == decky_name), None)
 
     if not decky:
@@ -63,31 +73,40 @@ def mutate_decky(decky_name: str) -> bool:
     decky.services = list(chosen)
     decky.last_mutated = time.time()
 
-    save_state(config, compose_path)
+    # 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:
-        _compose_with_retry("up", "-d", "--remove-orphans", compose_file=compose_path)
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        console.print(f"[red]Failed to mutate '{decky_name}': {e.stderr}[/]")
+        # Wrap blocking call in thread
+        await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(_compose_with_retry, "up", "-d", "--remove-orphans", compose_path)
+    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
 
     return True
 
 
-def mutate_all(force: bool = False) -> None:
+@_traced("mutator.mutate_all")
+async def mutate_all(repo: BaseRepository, force: bool = False) -> None:
     """
     Check all deckies and mutate those that are due.
     If force=True, mutates all deckies regardless of schedule.
     """
-    state = load_state()
-    if state is None:
+    log.debug("mutate_all: start force=%s", force)
+    state_dict = await repo.get_state("deployment")
+    if state_dict is None:
+        log.error("mutate_all: no active deployment found")
         console.print("[red]No active deployment found.[/]")
         return
 
-    config, _ = state
+    config = DecnetConfig(**state_dict["config"])
     now = time.time()
 
     mutated_count = 0
@@ -103,20 +122,26 @@ def mutate_all(force: bool = False) -> None:
             due = elapsed_secs >= (interval_mins * 60)
 
         if due:
-            success = mutate_decky(decky.name)
+            success = await mutate_decky(decky.name, repo=repo)
             if success:
                 mutated_count += 1
 
     if mutated_count == 0 and not force:
+        log.debug("mutate_all: no deckies due for mutation")
         console.print("[dim]No deckies are due for mutation.[/]")
+    else:
+        log.info("mutate_all: complete mutated_count=%d", mutated_count)
 
 
-def run_watch_loop(poll_interval_secs: int = 10) -> None:
+@_traced("mutator.watch_loop")
+async def run_watch_loop(repo: BaseRepository, poll_interval_secs: int = 10) -> None:
     """Run an infinite loop checking for deckies that need mutation."""
+    log.info("mutator watch loop started poll_interval_secs=%d", poll_interval_secs)
     console.print(f"[green]DECNET Mutator Watcher started (polling every {poll_interval_secs}s).[/]")
     try:
         while True:
-            mutate_all(force=False)
-            time.sleep(poll_interval_secs)
+            await mutate_all(force=False, repo=repo)
+            await asyncio.sleep(poll_interval_secs)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        log.info("mutator watch loop stopped")
         console.print("\n[dim]Mutator watcher stopped.[/]")

decnet/network.py

@@ -126,22 +126,57 @@ def allocate_ips(
 # Docker MACVLAN network
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-def create_macvlan_network(
+def _ensure_network(
     client: docker.DockerClient,
+    *,
+    driver: str,
     interface: str,
     subnet: str,
     gateway: str,
     ip_range: str,
+    extra_options: dict | None = None,
 ) -> None:
-    """Create the MACVLAN Docker network. No-op if it already exists."""
-    existing = [n.name for n in client.networks.list()]
-    if MACVLAN_NETWORK_NAME in existing:
-        return
+    """Create the decnet docker network with ``driver``, replacing any
+    existing network of the same name that was built with a different driver.
+
+    Why the replace-on-driver-mismatch: macvlan and ipvlan slaves can't
+    coexist on the same parent interface. If an earlier run left behind a
+    macvlan-driver network and we're now asked for ipvlan (or vice versa),
+    short-circuiting on name alone leaves Docker attaching new containers
+    to the old driver and the host NIC ends up EBUSY on the next port
+    create. So: when driver disagrees, disconnect everything and DROP it.
+    """
+    options = {"parent": interface}
+    if extra_options:
+        options.update(extra_options)
+
+    for net in client.networks.list(names=[MACVLAN_NETWORK_NAME]):
+        if net.attrs.get("Driver") == driver:
+            # Same driver — but if the IPAM pool drifted (different subnet,
+            # gateway, or ip-range than this deploy asks for), reusing it
+            # hands out addresses from the old pool and we race the real LAN.
+            # Compare and rebuild on mismatch.
+            pools = (net.attrs.get("IPAM") or {}).get("Config") or []
+            cur = pools[0] if pools else {}
+            if (
+                cur.get("Subnet") == subnet
+                and cur.get("Gateway") == gateway
+                and cur.get("IPRange") == ip_range
+            ):
+                return  # right driver AND matching pool, leave it alone
+        # Driver mismatch OR IPAM drift — tear it down. Disconnect any live
+        # containers first so `remove()` doesn't refuse with ErrNetworkInUse.
+        for cid in (net.attrs.get("Containers") or {}):
+            try:
+                net.disconnect(cid, force=True)
+            except docker.errors.APIError:
+                pass
+        net.remove()
 
     client.networks.create(
         name=MACVLAN_NETWORK_NAME,
-        driver="macvlan",
-        options={"parent": interface},
+        driver=driver,
+        options=options,
         ipam=docker.types.IPAMConfig(
             driver="default",
             pool_configs=[
@@ -155,6 +190,21 @@ def create_macvlan_network(
     )
 
 
+def create_macvlan_network(
+    client: docker.DockerClient,
+    interface: str,
+    subnet: str,
+    gateway: str,
+    ip_range: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Create the MACVLAN Docker network, replacing an ipvlan-driver one of
+    the same name if necessary (parent-NIC can't host both drivers)."""
+    _ensure_network(
+        client, driver="macvlan", interface=interface,
+        subnet=subnet, gateway=gateway, ip_range=ip_range,
+    )
+
+
 def create_ipvlan_network(
     client: docker.DockerClient,
     interface: str,
@@ -162,25 +212,12 @@ def create_ipvlan_network(
     gateway: str,
     ip_range: str,
 ) -> None:
-    """Create an IPvlan L2 Docker network. No-op if it already exists."""
-    existing = [n.name for n in client.networks.list()]
-    if MACVLAN_NETWORK_NAME in existing:
-        return
-
-    client.networks.create(
-        name=MACVLAN_NETWORK_NAME,
-        driver="ipvlan",
-        options={"parent": interface, "ipvlan_mode": "l2"},
-        ipam=docker.types.IPAMConfig(
-            driver="default",
-            pool_configs=[
-                docker.types.IPAMPool(
-                    subnet=subnet,
-                    gateway=gateway,
-                    iprange=ip_range,
-                )
-            ],
-        ),
+    """Create an IPvlan L2 Docker network, replacing a macvlan-driver one of
+    the same name if necessary (parent-NIC can't host both drivers)."""
+    _ensure_network(
+        client, driver="ipvlan", interface=interface,
+        subnet=subnet, gateway=gateway, ip_range=ip_range,
+        extra_options={"ipvlan_mode": "l2"},
     )
 
 
@@ -204,10 +241,14 @@ def _require_root() -> None:
 def setup_host_macvlan(interface: str, host_macvlan_ip: str, decky_ip_range: str) -> None:
     """
     Create a macvlan interface on the host so the deployer can reach deckies.
-    Idempotent — skips steps that are already done.
+    Idempotent — skips steps that are already done. Drops a stale ipvlan
+    host-helper first: the two drivers can share a parent NIC on paper but
+    leaving the opposite helper in place is just cruft after a driver swap.
     """
     _require_root()
 
+    _run(["ip", "link", "del", HOST_IPVLAN_IFACE], check=False)
+
     # Check if interface already exists
     result = _run(["ip", "link", "show", HOST_MACVLAN_IFACE], check=False)
     if result.returncode != 0:
@@ -227,10 +268,14 @@ def teardown_host_macvlan(decky_ip_range: str) -> None:
 def setup_host_ipvlan(interface: str, host_ipvlan_ip: str, decky_ip_range: str) -> None:
     """
     Create an IPvlan interface on the host so the deployer can reach deckies.
-    Idempotent — skips steps that are already done.
+    Idempotent — skips steps that are already done. Drops a stale macvlan
+    host-helper first so a prior macvlan deploy doesn't leave its slave
+    dangling on the parent NIC after the driver swap.
     """
     _require_root()
 
+    _run(["ip", "link", "del", HOST_MACVLAN_IFACE], check=False)
+
     result = _run(["ip", "link", "show", HOST_IPVLAN_IFACE], check=False)
     if result.returncode != 0:
         _run(["ip", "link", "add", HOST_IPVLAN_IFACE, "link", interface, "type", "ipvlan", "mode", "l2"])

decnet/privdrop.py

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+"""
+Helpers for dropping root ownership on files created during privileged
+operations (e.g. `sudo decnet deploy` needs root for MACVLAN, but its log
+files should be owned by the invoking user so a subsequent non-root
+`decnet api` can append to them).
+
+When sudo invokes a process, it sets SUDO_UID / SUDO_GID in the
+environment to the original user's IDs. We use those to chown files
+back after creation.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+def _sudo_ids() -> Optional[tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Return (uid, gid) of the sudo-invoking user, or None when the
+    process was not launched via sudo / the env vars are missing."""
+    raw_uid = os.environ.get("SUDO_UID")
+    raw_gid = os.environ.get("SUDO_GID")
+    if not raw_uid or not raw_gid:
+        return None
+    try:
+        return int(raw_uid), int(raw_gid)
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+
+
+def chown_to_invoking_user(path: str | os.PathLike[str]) -> None:
+    """Best-effort chown of *path* to the sudo-invoking user.
+
+    No-op when:
+      * not running as root (nothing to drop),
+      * not launched via sudo (no SUDO_UID/SUDO_GID),
+      * the path does not exist,
+      * chown fails (logged-only — never raises).
+    """
+    if os.geteuid() != 0:
+        return
+    ids = _sudo_ids()
+    if ids is None:
+        return
+    uid, gid = ids
+    p = Path(path)
+    if not p.exists():
+        return
+    try:
+        os.chown(p, uid, gid)
+    except OSError:
+        # Best-effort; a failed chown is not fatal to logging.
+        pass
+
+
+def chown_tree_to_invoking_user(root: str | os.PathLike[str]) -> None:
+    """Apply :func:`chown_to_invoking_user` to *root* and every file/dir
+    beneath it. Used for parent directories that we just created with
+    ``mkdir(parents=True)`` as root."""
+    if os.geteuid() != 0 or _sudo_ids() is None:
+        return
+    root_path = Path(root)
+    if not root_path.exists():
+        return
+    chown_to_invoking_user(root_path)
+    for entry in root_path.rglob("*"):
+        chown_to_invoking_user(entry)

decnet/prober/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""
+DECNET-PROBER — standalone active network probing service.
+
+Runs as a detached host-level process (no container). Sends crafted TLS
+probes to discover C2 frameworks and other attacker infrastructure via
+JARM fingerprinting. Results are written as RFC 5424 syslog + JSON to the
+same log file the collector uses, so the existing ingestion pipeline picks
+them up automatically.
+"""
+
+from decnet.prober.worker import prober_worker
+
+__all__ = ["prober_worker"]

decnet/prober/hassh.py

@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+"""
+HASSHServer — SSH server fingerprinting via KEX_INIT algorithm ordering.
+
+Connects to an SSH server, completes the version exchange, captures the
+server's SSH_MSG_KEXINIT message, and hashes the server-to-client algorithm
+fields (kex, encryption, MAC, compression) into a 32-character MD5 digest.
+
+This is the *server* variant of HASSH (HASSHServer). It fingerprints what
+the server *offers*, which identifies the SSH implementation (OpenSSH,
+Paramiko, libssh, Cobalt Strike SSH, etc.).
+
+Stdlib only (socket, struct, hashlib) plus decnet.telemetry for tracing (zero-cost when disabled).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import socket
+import struct
+from typing import Any
+
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced
+
+# SSH protocol constants
+_SSH_MSG_KEXINIT = 20
+_KEX_INIT_COOKIE_LEN = 16
+_KEX_INIT_NAME_LISTS = 10  # 10 name-list fields in KEX_INIT
+
+# Blend in as a normal OpenSSH client
+_CLIENT_BANNER = b"SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_9.6\r\n"
+
+# Max bytes to read for server banner
+_MAX_BANNER_LEN = 256
+
+# Max bytes for a single SSH packet (KEX_INIT is typically < 2KB)
+_MAX_PACKET_LEN = 35000
+
+
+# ─── SSH connection + KEX_INIT capture ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("prober.hassh_ssh_connect")
+def _ssh_connect(
+    host: str,
+    port: int,
+    timeout: float,
+) -> tuple[str, bytes] | None:
+    """
+    TCP connect, exchange version strings, read server's KEX_INIT.
+
+    Returns (server_banner, kex_init_payload) or None on failure.
+    The kex_init_payload starts at the SSH_MSG_KEXINIT type byte.
+    """
+    sock = None
+    try:
+        sock = socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=timeout)
+        sock.settimeout(timeout)
+
+        # 1. Read server banner (line ending \r\n or \n)
+        banner = _read_banner(sock)
+        if banner is None or not banner.startswith("SSH-"):
+            return None
+
+        # 2. Send our client version string
+        sock.sendall(_CLIENT_BANNER)
+
+        # 3. Read the server's first binary packet (should be KEX_INIT)
+        payload = _read_ssh_packet(sock)
+        if payload is None or len(payload) < 1:
+            return None
+
+        if payload[0] != _SSH_MSG_KEXINIT:
+            return None
+
+        return (banner, payload)
+
+    except (OSError, socket.timeout, TimeoutError, ConnectionError):
+        return None
+    finally:
+        if sock is not None:
+            try:
+                sock.close()
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+
+
+def _read_banner(sock: socket.socket) -> str | None:
+    """Read the SSH version banner line from the socket."""
+    buf = b""
+    while len(buf) < _MAX_BANNER_LEN:
+        try:
+            byte = sock.recv(1)
+        except (OSError, socket.timeout, TimeoutError):
+            return None
+        if not byte:
+            return None
+        buf += byte
+        if buf.endswith(b"\n"):
+            break
+
+    try:
+        return buf.decode("utf-8", errors="replace").rstrip("\r\n")
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
+def _read_ssh_packet(sock: socket.socket) -> bytes | None:
+    """
+    Read a single SSH binary packet and return its payload.
+
+    SSH binary packet format:
+        uint32  packet_length   (not including itself or MAC)
+        byte    padding_length
+        byte[]  payload         (packet_length - padding_length - 1)
+        byte[]  padding
+    """
+    header = _recv_exact(sock, 4)
+    if header is None:
+        return None
+
+    packet_length = struct.unpack("!I", header)[0]
+    if packet_length < 2 or packet_length > _MAX_PACKET_LEN:
+        return None
+
+    rest = _recv_exact(sock, packet_length)
+    if rest is None:
+        return None
+
+    padding_length = rest[0]
+    payload_length = packet_length - padding_length - 1
+    if payload_length < 1 or payload_length > len(rest) - 1:
+        return None
+
+    return rest[1 : 1 + payload_length]
+
+
+def _recv_exact(sock: socket.socket, n: int) -> bytes | None:
+    """Read exactly n bytes from socket, or None on failure."""
+    buf = b""
+    while len(buf) < n:
+        try:
+            chunk = sock.recv(n - len(buf))
+        except (OSError, socket.timeout, TimeoutError):
+            return None
+        if not chunk:
+            return None
+        buf += chunk
+    return buf
+
+
+# ─── KEX_INIT parsing ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _parse_kex_init(payload: bytes) -> dict[str, str] | None:
+    """
+    Parse SSH_MSG_KEXINIT payload and extract the 10 name-list fields.
+
+    Payload layout:
+        byte    SSH_MSG_KEXINIT (20)
+        byte[16] cookie
+        10 × name-list:
+            uint32  length
+            byte[]  utf-8 string (comma-separated algorithm names)
+        bool    first_kex_packet_follows
+        uint32  reserved
+
+    Returns dict with keys: kex_algorithms, server_host_key_algorithms,
+    encryption_client_to_server, encryption_server_to_client,
+    mac_client_to_server, mac_server_to_client,
+    compression_client_to_server, compression_server_to_client,
+    languages_client_to_server, languages_server_to_client.
+    """
+    if len(payload) < 1 + _KEX_INIT_COOKIE_LEN + 4:
+        return None
+
+    offset = 1 + _KEX_INIT_COOKIE_LEN  # skip type byte + cookie
+
+    field_names = [
+        "kex_algorithms",
+        "server_host_key_algorithms",
+        "encryption_client_to_server",
+        "encryption_server_to_client",
+        "mac_client_to_server",
+        "mac_server_to_client",
+        "compression_client_to_server",
+        "compression_server_to_client",
+        "languages_client_to_server",
+        "languages_server_to_client",
+    ]
+
+    fields: dict[str, str] = {}
+    for name in field_names:
+        if offset + 4 > len(payload):
+            return None
+        length = struct.unpack("!I", payload[offset : offset + 4])[0]
+        offset += 4
+        if offset + length > len(payload):
+            return None
+        fields[name] = payload[offset : offset + length].decode(
+            "utf-8", errors="replace"
+        )
+        offset += length
+
+    return fields
+
+
+# ─── HASSH computation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _compute_hassh(kex: str, enc: str, mac: str, comp: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Compute HASSHServer hash: MD5 of "kex;enc_s2c;mac_s2c;comp_s2c".
+
+    Returns 32-character lowercase hex digest.
+    """
+    raw = f"{kex};{enc};{mac};{comp}"
+    return hashlib.md5(raw.encode("utf-8"), usedforsecurity=False).hexdigest()
+
+
+# ─── Public API ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("prober.hassh_server")
+def hassh_server(
+    host: str,
+    port: int,
+    timeout: float = 5.0,
+) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """
+    Connect to an SSH server and compute its HASSHServer fingerprint.
+
+    Returns a dict with the hash, banner, and raw algorithm fields,
+    or None if the host is not running an SSH server on the given port.
+    """
+    result = _ssh_connect(host, port, timeout)
+    if result is None:
+        return None
+
+    banner, payload = result
+    fields = _parse_kex_init(payload)
+    if fields is None:
+        return None
+
+    kex = fields["kex_algorithms"]
+    enc = fields["encryption_server_to_client"]
+    mac = fields["mac_server_to_client"]
+    comp = fields["compression_server_to_client"]
+
+    return {
+        "hassh_server": _compute_hassh(kex, enc, mac, comp),
+        "banner": banner,
+        "kex_algorithms": kex,
+        "encryption_s2c": enc,
+        "mac_s2c": mac,
+        "compression_s2c": comp,
+    }

decnet/prober/jarm.py

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+"""
+JARM TLS fingerprinting — pure stdlib implementation.
+
+JARM sends 10 crafted TLS ClientHello packets to a target, each varying
+TLS version, cipher suite order, extensions, and ALPN values. The
+ServerHello responses are parsed and hashed to produce a 62-character
+fingerprint that identifies the TLS server implementation.
+
+Reference: https://github.com/salesforce/jarm
+
+Only DECNET import is decnet.telemetry for tracing (zero-cost when disabled).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import socket
+import struct
+import time
+from typing import Any
+
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced
+
+# ─── Constants ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+JARM_EMPTY_HASH = "0" * 62
+
+_INTER_PROBE_DELAY = 0.1  # seconds between probes to avoid IDS triggers
+
+# TLS version bytes
+_TLS_1_0 = b"\x03\x01"
+_TLS_1_1 = b"\x03\x02"
+_TLS_1_2 = b"\x03\x03"
+_TLS_1_3 = b"\x03\x03"  # TLS 1.3 uses 0x0303 in record layer
+
+# TLS record types
+_CONTENT_HANDSHAKE = 0x16
+_HANDSHAKE_CLIENT_HELLO = 0x01
+_HANDSHAKE_SERVER_HELLO = 0x02
+
+# Extension types
+_EXT_SERVER_NAME = 0x0000
+_EXT_EC_POINT_FORMATS = 0x000B
+_EXT_SUPPORTED_GROUPS = 0x000A
+_EXT_SESSION_TICKET = 0x0023
+_EXT_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC = 0x0016
+_EXT_EXTENDED_MASTER_SECRET = 0x0017
+_EXT_SIGNATURE_ALGORITHMS = 0x000D
+_EXT_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS = 0x002B
+_EXT_PSK_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODES = 0x002D
+_EXT_KEY_SHARE = 0x0033
+_EXT_ALPN = 0x0010
+_EXT_PADDING = 0x0015
+
+# ─── Cipher suite lists per JARM spec ────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Forward cipher order (standard)
+_CIPHERS_FORWARD = [
+    0x0016, 0x0033, 0x0067, 0xC09E, 0xC0A2, 0x009E, 0x0039, 0x006B,
+    0xC09F, 0xC0A3, 0x009F, 0x0045, 0x00BE, 0x0088, 0x00C4, 0x009A,
+    0xC008, 0xC009, 0xC023, 0xC0AC, 0xC0AE, 0xC02B, 0xC00A, 0xC024,
+    0xC0AD, 0xC0AF, 0xC02C, 0xC072, 0xC073, 0xCCA8, 0x1301, 0x1302,
+    0x1303, 0xC013, 0xC014, 0xC02F, 0x009C, 0xC02E, 0x002F, 0x0035,
+    0x000A, 0x0005, 0x0004,
+]
+
+# Reverse cipher order
+_CIPHERS_REVERSE = list(reversed(_CIPHERS_FORWARD))
+
+# TLS 1.3-only ciphers
+_CIPHERS_TLS13 = [0x1301, 0x1302, 0x1303]
+
+# Middle-out cipher order (interleaved from center)
+def _middle_out(lst: list[int]) -> list[int]:
+    result: list[int] = []
+    mid = len(lst) // 2
+    for i in range(mid + 1):
+        if mid + i < len(lst):
+            result.append(lst[mid + i])
+        if mid - i >= 0 and mid - i != mid + i:
+            result.append(lst[mid - i])
+    return result
+
+_CIPHERS_MIDDLE_OUT = _middle_out(_CIPHERS_FORWARD)
+
+# Rare/uncommon extensions cipher list
+_CIPHERS_RARE = [
+    0x0016, 0x0033, 0xC011, 0xC012, 0x0067, 0xC09E, 0xC0A2, 0x009E,
+    0x0039, 0x006B, 0xC09F, 0xC0A3, 0x009F, 0x0045, 0x00BE, 0x0088,
+    0x00C4, 0x009A, 0xC008, 0xC009, 0xC023, 0xC0AC, 0xC0AE, 0xC02B,
+    0xC00A, 0xC024, 0xC0AD, 0xC0AF, 0xC02C, 0xC072, 0xC073, 0xCCA8,
+    0x1301, 0x1302, 0x1303, 0xC013, 0xC014, 0xC02F, 0x009C, 0xC02E,
+    0x002F, 0x0035, 0x000A, 0x0005, 0x0004,
+]
+
+
+# ─── Probe definitions ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Each probe: (tls_version, cipher_list, tls13_support, alpn, extensions_style)
+#   tls_version:      record-layer version bytes
+#   cipher_list:      which cipher suite ordering to use
+#   tls13_support:    whether to include TLS 1.3 extensions (supported_versions, key_share, psk)
+#   alpn:             ALPN protocol string or None
+#   extensions_style: "standard", "rare", or "no_extensions"
+
+_PROBE_CONFIGS: list[dict[str, Any]] = [
+    # 0: TLS 1.2 forward
+    {"version": _TLS_1_2, "ciphers": _CIPHERS_FORWARD, "tls13": False, "alpn": None, "style": "standard"},
+    # 1: TLS 1.2 reverse
+    {"version": _TLS_1_2, "ciphers": _CIPHERS_REVERSE, "tls13": False, "alpn": None, "style": "standard"},
+    # 2: TLS 1.1 forward
+    {"version": _TLS_1_1, "ciphers": _CIPHERS_FORWARD, "tls13": False, "alpn": None, "style": "standard"},
+    # 3: TLS 1.3 forward
+    {"version": _TLS_1_2, "ciphers": _CIPHERS_FORWARD, "tls13": True, "alpn": "h2", "style": "standard"},
+    # 4: TLS 1.3 reverse
+    {"version": _TLS_1_2, "ciphers": _CIPHERS_REVERSE, "tls13": True, "alpn": "h2", "style": "standard"},
+    # 5: TLS 1.3 invalid (advertise 1.3 support but no key_share)
+    {"version": _TLS_1_2, "ciphers": _CIPHERS_FORWARD, "tls13": "no_key_share", "alpn": None, "style": "standard"},
+    # 6: TLS 1.3 middle-out
+    {"version": _TLS_1_2, "ciphers": _CIPHERS_MIDDLE_OUT, "tls13": True, "alpn": None, "style": "standard"},
+    # 7: TLS 1.0 forward
+    {"version": _TLS_1_0, "ciphers": _CIPHERS_FORWARD, "tls13": False, "alpn": None, "style": "standard"},
+    # 8: TLS 1.2 middle-out
+    {"version": _TLS_1_2, "ciphers": _CIPHERS_MIDDLE_OUT, "tls13": False, "alpn": None, "style": "standard"},
+    # 9: TLS 1.2 with rare extensions
+    {"version": _TLS_1_2, "ciphers": _CIPHERS_RARE, "tls13": False, "alpn": "http/1.1", "style": "rare"},
+]
+
+
+# ─── Extension builders ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _ext(ext_type: int, data: bytes) -> bytes:
+    return struct.pack("!HH", ext_type, len(data)) + data
+
+
+def _ext_sni(host: str) -> bytes:
+    host_bytes = host.encode("ascii")
+    # ServerNameList: length(2) + ServerName: type(1) + length(2) + name
+    sni_data = struct.pack("!HBH", len(host_bytes) + 3, 0, len(host_bytes)) + host_bytes
+    return _ext(_EXT_SERVER_NAME, sni_data)
+
+
+def _ext_supported_groups() -> bytes:
+    groups = [0x0017, 0x0018, 0x0019, 0x001D, 0x0100, 0x0101]  # secp256r1, secp384r1, secp521r1, x25519, ffdhe2048, ffdhe3072
+    data = struct.pack("!H", len(groups) * 2) + b"".join(struct.pack("!H", g) for g in groups)
+    return _ext(_EXT_SUPPORTED_GROUPS, data)
+
+
+def _ext_ec_point_formats() -> bytes:
+    formats = b"\x00"  # uncompressed only
+    return _ext(_EXT_EC_POINT_FORMATS, struct.pack("B", len(formats)) + formats)
+
+
+def _ext_signature_algorithms() -> bytes:
+    algos = [
+        0x0401, 0x0501, 0x0601,  # RSA PKCS1 SHA256/384/512
+        0x0201,                    # RSA PKCS1 SHA1
+        0x0403, 0x0503, 0x0603,  # ECDSA SHA256/384/512
+        0x0203,                    # ECDSA SHA1
+        0x0804, 0x0805, 0x0806,  # RSA-PSS SHA256/384/512
+    ]
+    data = struct.pack("!H", len(algos) * 2) + b"".join(struct.pack("!H", a) for a in algos)
+    return _ext(_EXT_SIGNATURE_ALGORITHMS, data)
+
+
+def _ext_supported_versions_13() -> bytes:
+    versions = [0x0304, 0x0303]  # TLS 1.3, 1.2
+    data = struct.pack("B", len(versions) * 2) + b"".join(struct.pack("!H", v) for v in versions)
+    return _ext(_EXT_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS, data)
+
+
+def _ext_psk_key_exchange_modes() -> bytes:
+    return _ext(_EXT_PSK_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODES, b"\x01\x01")  # psk_dhe_ke
+
+
+def _ext_key_share() -> bytes:
+    # x25519 key share with 32 random-looking bytes
+    key_data = b"\x00" * 32
+    entry = struct.pack("!HH", 0x001D, 32) + key_data  # x25519 group
+    data = struct.pack("!H", len(entry)) + entry
+    return _ext(_EXT_KEY_SHARE, data)
+
+
+def _ext_alpn(protocol: str) -> bytes:
+    proto_bytes = protocol.encode("ascii")
+    proto_entry = struct.pack("B", len(proto_bytes)) + proto_bytes
+    data = struct.pack("!H", len(proto_entry)) + proto_entry
+    return _ext(_EXT_ALPN, data)
+
+
+def _ext_session_ticket() -> bytes:
+    return _ext(_EXT_SESSION_TICKET, b"")
+
+
+def _ext_encrypt_then_mac() -> bytes:
+    return _ext(_EXT_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC, b"")
+
+
+def _ext_extended_master_secret() -> bytes:
+    return _ext(_EXT_EXTENDED_MASTER_SECRET, b"")
+
+
+def _ext_padding(target_length: int, current_length: int) -> bytes:
+    pad_needed = target_length - current_length - 4  # 4 bytes for ext type + length
+    if pad_needed < 0:
+        return b""
+    return _ext(_EXT_PADDING, b"\x00" * pad_needed)
+
+
+# ─── ClientHello builder ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _build_client_hello(probe_index: int, host: str = "localhost") -> bytes:
+    """
+    Construct one of 10 JARM-specified ClientHello packets.
+
+    Args:
+        probe_index: 0-9, selects the probe configuration
+        host: target hostname for SNI extension
+
+    Returns:
+        Complete TLS record bytes ready to send on the wire.
+    """
+    cfg = _PROBE_CONFIGS[probe_index]
+    version: bytes = cfg["version"]
+    ciphers: list[int] = cfg["ciphers"]
+    tls13 = cfg["tls13"]
+    alpn: str | None = cfg["alpn"]
+
+    # Random (32 bytes)
+    random_bytes = b"\x00" * 32
+
+    # Session ID (32 bytes, all zeros)
+    session_id = b"\x00" * 32
+
+    # Cipher suites
+    cipher_bytes = b"".join(struct.pack("!H", c) for c in ciphers)
+    cipher_data = struct.pack("!H", len(cipher_bytes)) + cipher_bytes
+
+    # Compression methods (null only)
+    compression = b"\x01\x00"
+
+    # Extensions
+    extensions = b""
+    extensions += _ext_sni(host)
+    extensions += _ext_supported_groups()
+    extensions += _ext_ec_point_formats()
+    extensions += _ext_session_ticket()
+    extensions += _ext_encrypt_then_mac()
+    extensions += _ext_extended_master_secret()
+    extensions += _ext_signature_algorithms()
+
+    if tls13 == True:  # noqa: E712
+        extensions += _ext_supported_versions_13()
+        extensions += _ext_psk_key_exchange_modes()
+        extensions += _ext_key_share()
+    elif tls13 == "no_key_share":
+        extensions += _ext_supported_versions_13()
+        extensions += _ext_psk_key_exchange_modes()
+        # Intentionally omit key_share
+
+    if alpn:
+        extensions += _ext_alpn(alpn)
+
+    ext_data = struct.pack("!H", len(extensions)) + extensions
+
+    # ClientHello body
+    body = (
+        version              # client_version (2)
+        + random_bytes       # random (32)
+        + struct.pack("B", len(session_id)) + session_id  # session_id
+        + cipher_data        # cipher_suites
+        + compression        # compression_methods
+        + ext_data           # extensions
+    )
+
+    # Handshake header: type(1) + length(3)
+    handshake = struct.pack("B", _HANDSHAKE_CLIENT_HELLO) + struct.pack("!I", len(body))[1:] + body
+
+    # TLS record header: type(1) + version(2) + length(2)
+    record = struct.pack("B", _CONTENT_HANDSHAKE) + _TLS_1_0 + struct.pack("!H", len(handshake)) + handshake
+
+    return record
+
+
+# ─── ServerHello parser ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _parse_server_hello(data: bytes) -> str:
+    """
+    Extract cipher suite and TLS version from a ServerHello response.
+
+    Returns a pipe-delimited string "cipher|version|extensions" that forms
+    one component of the JARM hash, or "|||" on parse failure.
+    """
+    try:
+        if len(data) < 6:
+            return "|||"
+
+        # TLS record header
+        if data[0] != _CONTENT_HANDSHAKE:
+            return "|||"
+
+        struct.unpack_from("!H", data, 1)[0]  # record_version (unused)
+        record_len = struct.unpack_from("!H", data, 3)[0]
+        hs = data[5: 5 + record_len]
+
+        if len(hs) < 4:
+            return "|||"
+
+        # Handshake header
+        if hs[0] != _HANDSHAKE_SERVER_HELLO:
+            return "|||"
+
+        hs_len = struct.unpack_from("!I", b"\x00" + hs[1:4])[0]
+        body = hs[4: 4 + hs_len]
+
+        if len(body) < 34:
+            return "|||"
+
+        pos = 0
+        # Server version
+        server_version = struct.unpack_from("!H", body, pos)[0]
+        pos += 2
+
+        # Random (32 bytes)
+        pos += 32
+
+        # Session ID
+        if pos >= len(body):
+            return "|||"
+        sid_len = body[pos]
+        pos += 1 + sid_len
+
+        # Cipher suite
+        if pos + 2 > len(body):
+            return "|||"
+        cipher = struct.unpack_from("!H", body, pos)[0]
+        pos += 2
+
+        # Compression method
+        if pos >= len(body):
+            return "|||"
+        pos += 1
+
+        # Parse extensions for supported_versions (to detect actual TLS 1.3)
+        actual_version = server_version
+        extensions_str = ""
+        if pos + 2 <= len(body):
+            ext_total = struct.unpack_from("!H", body, pos)[0]
+            pos += 2
+            ext_end = pos + ext_total
+            ext_types: list[str] = []
+            while pos + 4 <= ext_end and pos + 4 <= len(body):
+                ext_type = struct.unpack_from("!H", body, pos)[0]
+                ext_len = struct.unpack_from("!H", body, pos + 2)[0]
+                ext_types.append(f"{ext_type:04x}")
+
+                if ext_type == _EXT_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS and ext_len >= 2:
+                    actual_version = struct.unpack_from("!H", body, pos + 4)[0]
+
+                pos += 4 + ext_len
+            extensions_str = "-".join(ext_types)
+
+        version_str = _version_to_str(actual_version)
+        cipher_str = f"{cipher:04x}"
+
+        return f"{cipher_str}|{version_str}|{extensions_str}"
+
+    except Exception:
+        return "|||"
+
+
+def _version_to_str(version: int) -> str:
+    return {
+        0x0304: "tls13",
+        0x0303: "tls12",
+        0x0302: "tls11",
+        0x0301: "tls10",
+        0x0300: "ssl30",
+    }.get(version, f"{version:04x}")
+
+
+# ─── Probe sender ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("prober.jarm_send_probe")
+def _send_probe(host: str, port: int, hello: bytes, timeout: float = 5.0) -> bytes | None:
+    """
+    Open a TCP connection, send the ClientHello, and read the ServerHello.
+
+    Returns raw response bytes or None on any failure.
+    """
+    try:
+        sock = socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=timeout)
+        try:
+            sock.sendall(hello)
+            sock.settimeout(timeout)
+            response = b""
+            while True:
+                chunk = sock.recv(1484)
+                if not chunk:
+                    break
+                response += chunk
+                # We only need the first TLS record (ServerHello)
+                if len(response) >= 5:
+                    record_len = struct.unpack_from("!H", response, 3)[0]
+                    if len(response) >= 5 + record_len:
+                        break
+            return response if response else None
+        finally:
+            sock.close()
+    except (OSError, socket.error, socket.timeout):
+        return None
+
+
+# ─── JARM hash computation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _compute_jarm(responses: list[str]) -> str:
+    """
+    Compute the final 62-character JARM hash from 10 probe response strings.
+
+    The first 30 characters are the raw cipher/version concatenation.
+    The remaining 32 characters are a truncated SHA256 of the extensions.
+    """
+    if all(r == "|||" for r in responses):
+        return JARM_EMPTY_HASH
+
+    # Build the fuzzy hash
+    raw_parts: list[str] = []
+    ext_parts: list[str] = []
+
+    for r in responses:
+        parts = r.split("|")
+        if len(parts) >= 3 and parts[0] != "":
+            cipher = parts[0]
+            version = parts[1]
+            extensions = parts[2] if len(parts) > 2 else ""
+
+            # Map version to single char
+            ver_char = {
+                "tls13": "d", "tls12": "c", "tls11": "b",
+                "tls10": "a", "ssl30": "0",
+            }.get(version, "0")
+
+            raw_parts.append(f"{cipher}{ver_char}")
+            ext_parts.append(extensions)
+        else:
+            raw_parts.append("000")
+            ext_parts.append("")
+
+    # First 30 chars: cipher(4) + version(1) = 5 chars * 10 probes = 50... no
+    # JARM spec: first part is c|v per probe joined, then SHA256 of extensions
+    # Actual format: each response contributes 3 chars (cipher_first2 + ver_char)
+    # to the first 30, then all extensions hashed for the remaining 32.
+
+    fuzzy_raw = ""
+    for r in responses:
+        parts = r.split("|")
+        if len(parts) >= 3 and parts[0] != "":
+            cipher = parts[0]  # 4-char hex
+            version = parts[1]
+            ver_char = {
+                "tls13": "d", "tls12": "c", "tls11": "b",
+                "tls10": "a", "ssl30": "0",
+            }.get(version, "0")
+            fuzzy_raw += f"{cipher[0:2]}{ver_char}"
+        else:
+            fuzzy_raw += "000"
+
+    # fuzzy_raw is 30 chars (3 * 10)
+    ext_str = ",".join(ext_parts)
+    ext_hash = hashlib.sha256(ext_str.encode()).hexdigest()[:32]
+
+    return fuzzy_raw + ext_hash
+
+
+# ─── Public API ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("prober.jarm_hash")
+def jarm_hash(host: str, port: int, timeout: float = 5.0) -> str:
+    """
+    Compute the JARM fingerprint for a TLS server.
+
+    Sends 10 crafted ClientHello packets and hashes the responses.
+
+    Args:
+        host: target IP or hostname
+        port: target port
+        timeout: per-probe TCP timeout in seconds
+
+    Returns:
+        62-character JARM hash string, or all-zeros on total failure.
+    """
+    responses: list[str] = []
+
+    for i in range(10):
+        hello = _build_client_hello(i, host=host)
+        raw = _send_probe(host, port, hello, timeout=timeout)
+        if raw is not None:
+            parsed = _parse_server_hello(raw)
+            responses.append(parsed)
+        else:
+            responses.append("|||")
+
+        if i < 9:
+            time.sleep(_INTER_PROBE_DELAY)
+
+    return _compute_jarm(responses)

decnet/prober/tcpfp.py

@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+"""
+TCP/IP stack fingerprinting via SYN-ACK analysis.
+
+Sends a crafted TCP SYN packet to a target host:port, captures the
+SYN-ACK response, and extracts OS/tool-identifying characteristics:
+TTL, window size, DF bit, MSS, window scale, SACK support, timestamps,
+and TCP options ordering.
+
+Uses scapy for packet crafting and parsing. Requires root/CAP_NET_RAW.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import random
+from typing import Any
+
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced
+
+# Lazy-import scapy to avoid breaking non-root usage of HASSH/JARM.
+# The actual import happens inside functions that need it.
+
+# ─── TCP option short codes ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+_OPT_CODES: dict[str, str] = {
+    "MSS": "M",
+    "WScale": "W",
+    "SAckOK": "S",
+    "SAck": "S",
+    "Timestamp": "T",
+    "NOP": "N",
+    "EOL": "E",
+    "AltChkSum": "A",
+    "AltChkSumOpt": "A",
+    "UTO": "U",
+}
+
+
+# ─── Packet construction ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("prober.tcpfp_send_syn")
+def _send_syn(
+    host: str,
+    port: int,
+    timeout: float,
+) -> Any | None:
+    """
+    Craft a TCP SYN with common options and send it. Returns the
+    SYN-ACK response packet or None on timeout/failure.
+    """
+    from scapy.all import IP, TCP, conf, sr1
+
+    # Suppress scapy's noisy output
+    conf.verb = 0
+
+    src_port = random.randint(49152, 65535)  # nosec B311 — ephemeral port, not crypto
+
+    pkt = (
+        IP(dst=host)
+        / TCP(
+            sport=src_port,
+            dport=port,
+            flags="S",
+            options=[
+                ("MSS", 1460),
+                ("NOP", None),
+                ("WScale", 7),
+                ("NOP", None),
+                ("NOP", None),
+                ("Timestamp", (0, 0)),
+                ("SAckOK", b""),
+                ("EOL", None),
+            ],
+        )
+    )
+
+    try:
+        resp = sr1(pkt, timeout=timeout, verbose=0)
+    except (OSError, PermissionError):
+        return None
+
+    if resp is None:
+        return None
+
+    # Verify it's a SYN-ACK (flags == 0x12)
+    from scapy.all import TCP as TCPLayer
+    if not resp.haslayer(TCPLayer):
+        return None
+    if resp[TCPLayer].flags != 0x12:  # SYN-ACK
+        return None
+
+    # Send RST to clean up half-open connection
+    _send_rst(host, port, src_port, resp)
+
+    return resp
+
+
+def _send_rst(
+    host: str,
+    dport: int,
+    sport: int,
+    resp: Any,
+) -> None:
+    """Send RST to clean up the half-open connection."""
+    try:
+        from scapy.all import IP, TCP, send
+        rst = (
+            IP(dst=host)
+            / TCP(
+                sport=sport,
+                dport=dport,
+                flags="R",
+                seq=resp.ack,
+            )
+        )
+        send(rst, verbose=0)
+    except Exception:  # nosec B110 — best-effort RST cleanup
+        pass
+
+
+# ─── Response parsing ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _parse_synack(resp: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Extract fingerprint fields from a scapy SYN-ACK response packet.
+    """
+    from scapy.all import IP, TCP
+
+    ip_layer = resp[IP]
+    tcp_layer = resp[TCP]
+
+    # IP fields
+    ttl = ip_layer.ttl
+    df_bit = 1 if (ip_layer.flags & 0x2) else 0  # DF = bit 1
+    ip_id = ip_layer.id
+
+    # TCP fields
+    window_size = tcp_layer.window
+
+    # Parse TCP options
+    mss = 0
+    window_scale = -1
+    sack_ok = 0
+    timestamp = 0
+    options_order = _extract_options_order(tcp_layer.options)
+
+    for opt_name, opt_value in tcp_layer.options:
+        if opt_name == "MSS":
+            mss = opt_value
+        elif opt_name == "WScale":
+            window_scale = opt_value
+        elif opt_name in ("SAckOK", "SAck"):
+            sack_ok = 1
+        elif opt_name == "Timestamp":
+            timestamp = 1
+
+    return {
+        "ttl": ttl,
+        "window_size": window_size,
+        "df_bit": df_bit,
+        "ip_id": ip_id,
+        "mss": mss,
+        "window_scale": window_scale,
+        "sack_ok": sack_ok,
+        "timestamp": timestamp,
+        "options_order": options_order,
+    }
+
+
+def _extract_options_order(options: list[tuple[str, Any]]) -> str:
+    """
+    Map scapy TCP option tuples to a short-code string.
+
+    E.g. [("MSS", 1460), ("NOP", None), ("WScale", 7)] → "M,N,W"
+    """
+    codes = []
+    for opt_name, _ in options:
+        code = _OPT_CODES.get(opt_name, "?")
+        codes.append(code)
+    return ",".join(codes)
+
+
+# ─── Fingerprint computation ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _compute_fingerprint(fields: dict[str, Any]) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """
+    Compute fingerprint raw string and SHA256 hash from parsed fields.
+
+    Returns (raw_string, hash_hex_32).
+    """
+    raw = (
+        f"{fields['ttl']}:{fields['window_size']}:{fields['df_bit']}:"
+        f"{fields['mss']}:{fields['window_scale']}:{fields['sack_ok']}:"
+        f"{fields['timestamp']}:{fields['options_order']}"
+    )
+    h = hashlib.sha256(raw.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()[:32]
+    return raw, h
+
+
+# ─── Public API ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("prober.tcp_fingerprint")
+def tcp_fingerprint(
+    host: str,
+    port: int,
+    timeout: float = 5.0,
+) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """
+    Send a TCP SYN to host:port and fingerprint the SYN-ACK response.
+
+    Returns a dict with the hash, raw fingerprint string, and individual
+    fields, or None if no SYN-ACK was received.
+
+    Requires root/CAP_NET_RAW.
+    """
+    resp = _send_syn(host, port, timeout)
+    if resp is None:
+        return None
+
+    fields = _parse_synack(resp)
+    raw, h = _compute_fingerprint(fields)
+
+    return {
+        "tcpfp_hash": h,
+        "tcpfp_raw": raw,
+        **fields,
+    }

decnet/prober/worker.py

@@ -0,0 +1,478 @@
+"""
+DECNET-PROBER standalone worker.
+
+Runs as a detached host-level process. Discovers attacker IPs by tailing the
+collector's JSON log file, then fingerprints them via multiple active probes:
+- JARM (TLS server fingerprinting)
+- HASSHServer (SSH server fingerprinting)
+- TCP/IP stack fingerprinting (OS/tool identification)
+
+Results are written as RFC 5424 syslog + JSON to the same log files.
+
+Target discovery is fully automatic — every unique attacker IP seen in the
+log stream gets probed. No manual target list required.
+
+Tech debt: writing directly to the collector's log files couples the
+prober to the collector's file format. A future refactor should introduce
+a shared log-sink abstraction.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import re
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.prober.hassh import hassh_server
+from decnet.prober.jarm import JARM_EMPTY_HASH, jarm_hash
+from decnet.prober.tcpfp import tcp_fingerprint
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced
+
+logger = get_logger("prober")
+
+# ─── Default ports per probe type ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# JARM: common C2 callback / TLS server ports
+DEFAULT_PROBE_PORTS: list[int] = [
+    443, 8443, 8080, 4443, 50050, 2222, 993, 995, 8888, 9001,
+]
+
+# HASSHServer: common SSH server ports
+DEFAULT_SSH_PORTS: list[int] = [22, 2222, 22222, 2022]
+
+# TCP/IP stack: probe on ports commonly open on attacker machines.
+# Wide spread gives the best chance of a SYN-ACK for TTL/fingerprint extraction.
+DEFAULT_TCPFP_PORTS: list[int] = [22, 80, 443, 8080, 8443, 445, 3389]
+
+# ─── RFC 5424 formatting (inline, mirrors templates/*/decnet_logging.py) ─────
+
+_FACILITY_LOCAL0 = 16
+_SD_ID = "relay@55555"
+_SEVERITY_INFO = 6
+_SEVERITY_WARNING = 4
+
+_MAX_HOSTNAME = 255
+_MAX_APPNAME = 48
+_MAX_MSGID = 32
+
+
+def _sd_escape(value: str) -> str:
+    return value.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace('"', '\\"').replace("]", "\\]")
+
+
+def _sd_element(fields: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    if not fields:
+        return "-"
+    params = " ".join(f'{k}="{_sd_escape(str(v))}"' for k, v in fields.items())
+    return f"[{_SD_ID} {params}]"
+
+
+def _syslog_line(
+    event_type: str,
+    severity: int = _SEVERITY_INFO,
+    msg: str | None = None,
+    **fields: Any,
+) -> str:
+    pri = f"<{_FACILITY_LOCAL0 * 8 + severity}>"
+    ts = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+    hostname = "decnet-prober"
+    appname = "prober"
+    msgid = (event_type or "-")[:_MAX_MSGID]
+    sd = _sd_element(fields)
+    message = f" {msg}" if msg else ""
+    return f"{pri}1 {ts} {hostname} {appname} - {msgid} {sd}{message}"
+
+
+# ─── RFC 5424 parser (subset of collector's, for JSON generation) ─────────────
+
+_RFC5424_RE = re.compile(
+    r"^<\d+>1 "
+    r"(\S+) "       # 1: TIMESTAMP
+    r"(\S+) "       # 2: HOSTNAME
+    r"(\S+) "       # 3: APP-NAME
+    r"- "           # PROCID
+    r"(\S+) "       # 4: MSGID (event_type)
+    r"(.+)$",       # 5: SD + MSG
+)
+_SD_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(r'\[relay@55555\s+(.*?)\]', re.DOTALL)
+_PARAM_RE = re.compile(r'(\w+)="((?:[^"\\]|\\.)*)"')
+_IP_FIELDS = ("src_ip", "src", "client_ip", "remote_ip", "ip", "target_ip")
+
+
+def _parse_to_json(line: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    m = _RFC5424_RE.match(line)
+    if not m:
+        return None
+    ts_raw, decky, service, event_type, sd_rest = m.groups()
+
+    fields: dict[str, str] = {}
+    msg = ""
+
+    if sd_rest.startswith("["):
+        block = _SD_BLOCK_RE.search(sd_rest)
+        if block:
+            for k, v in _PARAM_RE.findall(block.group(1)):
+                fields[k] = v.replace('\\"', '"').replace("\\\\", "\\").replace("\\]", "]")
+            msg_match = re.search(r'\]\s+(.+)$', sd_rest)
+            if msg_match:
+                msg = msg_match.group(1).strip()
+
+    attacker_ip = "Unknown"
+    for fname in _IP_FIELDS:
+        if fname in fields:
+            attacker_ip = fields[fname]
+            break
+
+    try:
+        ts_formatted = datetime.fromisoformat(ts_raw).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    except ValueError:
+        ts_formatted = ts_raw
+
+    return {
+        "timestamp": ts_formatted,
+        "decky": decky,
+        "service": service,
+        "event_type": event_type,
+        "attacker_ip": attacker_ip,
+        "fields": fields,
+        "msg": msg,
+        "raw_line": line,
+    }
+
+
+# ─── Log writer ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _write_event(
+    log_path: Path,
+    json_path: Path,
+    event_type: str,
+    severity: int = _SEVERITY_INFO,
+    msg: str | None = None,
+    **fields: Any,
+) -> None:
+    line = _syslog_line(event_type, severity=severity, msg=msg, **fields)
+
+    with open(log_path, "a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(line + "\n")
+        f.flush()
+
+    parsed = _parse_to_json(line)
+    if parsed:
+        with open(json_path, "a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(json.dumps(parsed) + "\n")
+            f.flush()
+
+
+# ─── Target discovery from log stream ────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("prober.discover_attackers")
+def _discover_attackers(json_path: Path, position: int) -> tuple[set[str], int]:
+    """
+    Read new JSON log lines from the given position and extract unique
+    attacker IPs. Returns (new_ips, new_position).
+
+    Only considers IPs that are not "Unknown" and come from events that
+    indicate real attacker interaction (not prober's own events).
+    """
+    new_ips: set[str] = set()
+
+    if not json_path.exists():
+        return new_ips, position
+
+    size = json_path.stat().st_size
+    if size < position:
+        position = 0  # file rotated
+
+    if size == position:
+        return new_ips, position
+
+    with open(json_path, "r", encoding="utf-8", errors="replace") as f:
+        f.seek(position)
+        while True:
+            line = f.readline()
+            if not line:
+                break
+            if not line.endswith("\n"):
+                break  # partial line
+
+            try:
+                record = json.loads(line.strip())
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                position = f.tell()
+                continue
+
+            # Skip our own events
+            if record.get("service") == "prober":
+                position = f.tell()
+                continue
+
+            ip = record.get("attacker_ip", "Unknown")
+            if ip != "Unknown" and ip:
+                new_ips.add(ip)
+
+            position = f.tell()
+
+    return new_ips, position
+
+
+# ─── Probe cycle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("prober.probe_cycle")
+def _probe_cycle(
+    targets: set[str],
+    probed: dict[str, dict[str, set[int]]],
+    jarm_ports: list[int],
+    ssh_ports: list[int],
+    tcpfp_ports: list[int],
+    log_path: Path,
+    json_path: Path,
+    timeout: float = 5.0,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Probe all known attacker IPs with JARM, HASSH, and TCP/IP fingerprinting.
+
+    Args:
+        targets: set of attacker IPs to probe
+        probed: dict mapping IP -> {probe_type -> set of ports already probed}
+        jarm_ports: TLS ports for JARM fingerprinting
+        ssh_ports: SSH ports for HASSHServer fingerprinting
+        tcpfp_ports: ports for TCP/IP stack fingerprinting
+        log_path: RFC 5424 log file
+        json_path: JSON log file
+        timeout: per-probe TCP timeout
+    """
+    for ip in sorted(targets):
+        ip_probed = probed.setdefault(ip, {})
+
+        # Phase 1: JARM (TLS fingerprinting)
+        _jarm_phase(ip, ip_probed, jarm_ports, log_path, json_path, timeout)
+
+        # Phase 2: HASSHServer (SSH fingerprinting)
+        _hassh_phase(ip, ip_probed, ssh_ports, log_path, json_path, timeout)
+
+        # Phase 3: TCP/IP stack fingerprinting
+        _tcpfp_phase(ip, ip_probed, tcpfp_ports, log_path, json_path, timeout)
+
+
+@_traced("prober.jarm_phase")
+def _jarm_phase(
+    ip: str,
+    ip_probed: dict[str, set[int]],
+    ports: list[int],
+    log_path: Path,
+    json_path: Path,
+    timeout: float,
+) -> None:
+    """JARM-fingerprint an IP on the given TLS ports."""
+    done = ip_probed.setdefault("jarm", set())
+    for port in ports:
+        if port in done:
+            continue
+        try:
+            h = jarm_hash(ip, port, timeout=timeout)
+            done.add(port)
+            if h == JARM_EMPTY_HASH:
+                continue
+            _write_event(
+                log_path, json_path,
+                "jarm_fingerprint",
+                target_ip=ip,
+                target_port=str(port),
+                jarm_hash=h,
+                msg=f"JARM {ip}:{port} = {h}",
+            )
+            logger.info("prober: JARM %s:%d = %s", ip, port, h)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            done.add(port)
+            _write_event(
+                log_path, json_path,
+                "prober_error",
+                severity=_SEVERITY_WARNING,
+                target_ip=ip,
+                target_port=str(port),
+                error=str(exc),
+                msg=f"JARM probe failed for {ip}:{port}: {exc}",
+            )
+            logger.warning("prober: JARM probe failed %s:%d: %s", ip, port, exc)
+
+
+@_traced("prober.hassh_phase")
+def _hassh_phase(
+    ip: str,
+    ip_probed: dict[str, set[int]],
+    ports: list[int],
+    log_path: Path,
+    json_path: Path,
+    timeout: float,
+) -> None:
+    """HASSHServer-fingerprint an IP on the given SSH ports."""
+    done = ip_probed.setdefault("hassh", set())
+    for port in ports:
+        if port in done:
+            continue
+        try:
+            result = hassh_server(ip, port, timeout=timeout)
+            done.add(port)
+            if result is None:
+                continue
+            _write_event(
+                log_path, json_path,
+                "hassh_fingerprint",
+                target_ip=ip,
+                target_port=str(port),
+                hassh_server_hash=result["hassh_server"],
+                ssh_banner=result["banner"],
+                kex_algorithms=result["kex_algorithms"],
+                encryption_s2c=result["encryption_s2c"],
+                mac_s2c=result["mac_s2c"],
+                compression_s2c=result["compression_s2c"],
+                msg=f"HASSH {ip}:{port} = {result['hassh_server']}",
+            )
+            logger.info("prober: HASSH %s:%d = %s", ip, port, result["hassh_server"])
+        except Exception as exc:
+            done.add(port)
+            _write_event(
+                log_path, json_path,
+                "prober_error",
+                severity=_SEVERITY_WARNING,
+                target_ip=ip,
+                target_port=str(port),
+                error=str(exc),
+                msg=f"HASSH probe failed for {ip}:{port}: {exc}",
+            )
+            logger.warning("prober: HASSH probe failed %s:%d: %s", ip, port, exc)
+
+
+@_traced("prober.tcpfp_phase")
+def _tcpfp_phase(
+    ip: str,
+    ip_probed: dict[str, set[int]],
+    ports: list[int],
+    log_path: Path,
+    json_path: Path,
+    timeout: float,
+) -> None:
+    """TCP/IP stack fingerprint an IP on the given ports."""
+    done = ip_probed.setdefault("tcpfp", set())
+    for port in ports:
+        if port in done:
+            continue
+        try:
+            result = tcp_fingerprint(ip, port, timeout=timeout)
+            done.add(port)
+            if result is None:
+                continue
+            _write_event(
+                log_path, json_path,
+                "tcpfp_fingerprint",
+                target_ip=ip,
+                target_port=str(port),
+                tcpfp_hash=result["tcpfp_hash"],
+                tcpfp_raw=result["tcpfp_raw"],
+                ttl=str(result["ttl"]),
+                window_size=str(result["window_size"]),
+                df_bit=str(result["df_bit"]),
+                mss=str(result["mss"]),
+                window_scale=str(result["window_scale"]),
+                sack_ok=str(result["sack_ok"]),
+                timestamp=str(result["timestamp"]),
+                options_order=result["options_order"],
+                msg=f"TCPFP {ip}:{port} = {result['tcpfp_hash']}",
+            )
+            logger.info("prober: TCPFP %s:%d = %s", ip, port, result["tcpfp_hash"])
+        except Exception as exc:
+            done.add(port)
+            _write_event(
+                log_path, json_path,
+                "prober_error",
+                severity=_SEVERITY_WARNING,
+                target_ip=ip,
+                target_port=str(port),
+                error=str(exc),
+                msg=f"TCPFP probe failed for {ip}:{port}: {exc}",
+            )
+            logger.warning("prober: TCPFP probe failed %s:%d: %s", ip, port, exc)
+
+
+# ─── Main worker ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("prober.worker")
+async def prober_worker(
+    log_file: str,
+    interval: int = 300,
+    timeout: float = 5.0,
+    ports: list[int] | None = None,
+    ssh_ports: list[int] | None = None,
+    tcpfp_ports: list[int] | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Main entry point for the standalone prober process.
+
+    Discovers attacker IPs automatically by tailing the JSON log file,
+    then fingerprints each IP via JARM, HASSH, and TCP/IP stack probes.
+
+    Args:
+        log_file: base path for log files (RFC 5424 to .log, JSON to .json)
+        interval: seconds between probe cycles
+        timeout: per-probe TCP timeout
+        ports: JARM TLS ports (defaults to DEFAULT_PROBE_PORTS)
+        ssh_ports: HASSH SSH ports (defaults to DEFAULT_SSH_PORTS)
+        tcpfp_ports: TCP fingerprint ports (defaults to DEFAULT_TCPFP_PORTS)
+    """
+    jarm_ports = ports or DEFAULT_PROBE_PORTS
+    hassh_ports = ssh_ports or DEFAULT_SSH_PORTS
+    tcp_ports = tcpfp_ports or DEFAULT_TCPFP_PORTS
+
+    all_ports_str = (
+        f"jarm={','.join(str(p) for p in jarm_ports)} "
+        f"ssh={','.join(str(p) for p in hassh_ports)} "
+        f"tcpfp={','.join(str(p) for p in tcp_ports)}"
+    )
+
+    log_path = Path(log_file)
+    json_path = log_path.with_suffix(".json")
+    log_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    logger.info(
+        "prober started interval=%ds %s log=%s",
+        interval, all_ports_str, log_path,
+    )
+
+    _write_event(
+        log_path, json_path,
+        "prober_startup",
+        interval=str(interval),
+        probe_ports=all_ports_str,
+        msg=f"DECNET-PROBER started, interval {interval}s, {all_ports_str}",
+    )
+
+    known_attackers: set[str] = set()
+    probed: dict[str, dict[str, set[int]]] = {}  # IP -> {type -> ports}
+    log_position: int = 0
+
+    while True:
+        # Discover new attacker IPs from the log stream
+        new_ips, log_position = await asyncio.to_thread(
+            _discover_attackers, json_path, log_position,
+        )
+
+        if new_ips - known_attackers:
+            fresh = new_ips - known_attackers
+            known_attackers.update(fresh)
+            logger.info(
+                "prober: discovered %d new attacker(s), total=%d",
+                len(fresh), len(known_attackers),
+            )
+
+        if known_attackers:
+            await asyncio.to_thread(
+                _probe_cycle, known_attackers, probed,
+                jarm_ports, hassh_ports, tcp_ports,
+                log_path, json_path, timeout,
+            )
+
+        await asyncio.sleep(interval)

decnet/profiler/__init__.py

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+"""DECNET profiler — standalone attacker profile builder worker."""
+
+from decnet.profiler.worker import attacker_profile_worker
+
+__all__ = ["attacker_profile_worker"]

decnet/profiler/behavioral.py

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+"""
+Behavioral and timing analysis for DECNET attacker profiles.
+
+Consumes the chronological `LogEvent` stream already built by
+`decnet.correlation.engine.CorrelationEngine` and derives per-IP metrics:
+
+  - Inter-event timing statistics (mean / median / stdev / min / max)
+  - Coefficient-of-variation (jitter metric)
+  - Beaconing vs. interactive vs. scanning vs. brute_force vs. slow_scan
+    classification
+  - Tool attribution against known C2 frameworks (Cobalt Strike, Sliver,
+    Havoc, Mythic) using default beacon/jitter profiles — returns a list,
+    since multiple tools can be in use simultaneously
+  - Header-based tool detection (Nmap NSE, Gophish, Nikto, sqlmap, etc.)
+    from HTTP request events
+  - Recon → exfil phase sequencing (latency between the last recon event
+    and the first exfil-like event)
+  - OS / TCP fingerprint + retransmit rollup from sniffer-emitted events,
+    with TTL-based fallback when p0f returns no match
+
+Pure-Python; no external dependencies. All functions are safe to call from
+both sync and async contexts.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import re
+import statistics
+from collections import Counter
+from typing import Any
+
+from decnet.correlation.parser import LogEvent
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced, get_tracer as _get_tracer
+
+# ─── Event-type taxonomy ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Sniffer-emitted packet events that feed into fingerprint rollup.
+_SNIFFER_SYN_EVENT: str  = "tcp_syn_fingerprint"
+_SNIFFER_FLOW_EVENT: str = "tcp_flow_timing"
+# Prober-emitted active-probe result (SYN-ACK fingerprint of attacker machine).
+_PROBER_TCPFP_EVENT: str = "tcpfp_fingerprint"
+
+# Canonical initial TTL for each coarse OS bucket.  Used to derive hop
+# distance when only the observed TTL is available (prober path).
+_INITIAL_TTL: dict[str, int] = {
+    "linux":    64,
+    "windows":  128,
+    "embedded": 255,
+}
+
+# Events that signal "recon" phase (scans, probes, auth attempts).
+_RECON_EVENT_TYPES: frozenset[str] = frozenset({
+    "scan", "connection", "banner", "probe",
+    "login_attempt", "auth", "auth_failure",
+})
+
+# Events that signal "exfil" / action-on-objective phase.
+_EXFIL_EVENT_TYPES: frozenset[str] = frozenset({
+    "download", "upload", "file_transfer", "data_exfil",
+    "command", "exec", "query", "shell_input",
+})
+
+# Fields carrying payload byte counts (for "large payload" detection).
+_PAYLOAD_SIZE_FIELDS: tuple[str, ...] = ("bytes", "size", "content_length")
+
+# ─── C2 tool attribution signatures (beacon timing) ─────────────────────────
+#
+# Each entry lists the default beacon cadence profile of a popular C2.
+# A profile *matches* an attacker when:
+#   - mean inter-event time is within ±`interval_tolerance` seconds, AND
+#   - jitter (cv = stdev / mean) is within ±`jitter_tolerance`
+#
+# Multiple matches are all returned (attacker may run multiple implants).
+
+_TOOL_SIGNATURES: tuple[dict[str, Any], ...] = (
+    {
+        "name": "cobalt_strike",
+        "interval_s": 60.0,
+        "interval_tolerance_s": 8.0,
+        "jitter_cv": 0.20,
+        "jitter_tolerance": 0.05,
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "sliver",
+        "interval_s": 60.0,
+        "interval_tolerance_s": 10.0,
+        "jitter_cv": 0.30,
+        "jitter_tolerance": 0.08,
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "havoc",
+        "interval_s": 45.0,
+        "interval_tolerance_s": 8.0,
+        "jitter_cv": 0.10,
+        "jitter_tolerance": 0.03,
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "mythic",
+        "interval_s": 30.0,
+        "interval_tolerance_s": 6.0,
+        "jitter_cv": 0.15,
+        "jitter_tolerance": 0.03,
+    },
+)
+
+# ─── Header-based tool signatures ───────────────────────────────────────────
+#
+# Scanned against HTTP `request` events.  `pattern` is a case-insensitive
+# substring (or a regex anchored with ^ if it starts with that character).
+# `header` is matched case-insensitively against the event's headers dict.
+
+_HEADER_TOOL_SIGNATURES: tuple[dict[str, str], ...] = (
+    {"name": "nmap",             "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "Nmap Scripting Engine"},
+    {"name": "gophish",          "header": "x-mailer",   "pattern": "gophish"},
+    {"name": "nikto",            "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "Nikto"},
+    {"name": "sqlmap",           "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "sqlmap"},
+    {"name": "nuclei",           "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "Nuclei"},
+    {"name": "masscan",          "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "masscan"},
+    {"name": "zgrab",            "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "zgrab"},
+    {"name": "metasploit",       "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "Metasploit"},
+    {"name": "curl",             "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "^curl/"},
+    {"name": "python_requests",  "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "python-requests"},
+    {"name": "gobuster",         "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "gobuster"},
+    {"name": "dirbuster",        "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "DirBuster"},
+    {"name": "hydra",            "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "hydra"},
+    {"name": "wfuzz",            "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "Wfuzz"},
+)
+
+# ─── TTL → coarse OS bucket (fallback when p0f returns nothing) ─────────────
+
+def _os_from_ttl(ttl_str: str | None) -> str | None:
+    """Derive a coarse OS guess from observed TTL when p0f has no match."""
+    if not ttl_str:
+        return None
+    try:
+        ttl = int(ttl_str)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        return None
+    if 55 <= ttl <= 70:
+        return "linux"
+    if 115 <= ttl <= 135:
+        return "windows"
+    if 235 <= ttl <= 255:
+        return "embedded"
+    return None
+
+
+# ─── Timing stats ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("profiler.timing_stats")
+def timing_stats(events: list[LogEvent]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Compute inter-arrival-time statistics across *events* (sorted by ts).
+
+    Returns a dict with:
+      mean_iat_s, median_iat_s, stdev_iat_s, min_iat_s, max_iat_s, cv,
+      event_count, duration_s
+
+    For n < 2 events the interval-based fields are None/0.
+    """
+    if not events:
+        return {
+            "event_count": 0,
+            "duration_s": 0.0,
+            "mean_iat_s": None,
+            "median_iat_s": None,
+            "stdev_iat_s": None,
+            "min_iat_s": None,
+            "max_iat_s": None,
+            "cv": None,
+        }
+
+    sorted_events = sorted(events, key=lambda e: e.timestamp)
+    duration_s = (sorted_events[-1].timestamp - sorted_events[0].timestamp).total_seconds()
+
+    if len(sorted_events) < 2:
+        return {
+            "event_count": len(sorted_events),
+            "duration_s": round(duration_s, 3),
+            "mean_iat_s": None,
+            "median_iat_s": None,
+            "stdev_iat_s": None,
+            "min_iat_s": None,
+            "max_iat_s": None,
+            "cv": None,
+        }
+
+    iats = [
+        (sorted_events[i].timestamp - sorted_events[i - 1].timestamp).total_seconds()
+        for i in range(1, len(sorted_events))
+    ]
+    # Exclude spuriously-negative (clock-skew) intervals.
+    iats = [v for v in iats if v >= 0]
+    if not iats:
+        return {
+            "event_count": len(sorted_events),
+            "duration_s": round(duration_s, 3),
+            "mean_iat_s": None,
+            "median_iat_s": None,
+            "stdev_iat_s": None,
+            "min_iat_s": None,
+            "max_iat_s": None,
+            "cv": None,
+        }
+
+    mean = statistics.fmean(iats)
+    median = statistics.median(iats)
+    stdev = statistics.pstdev(iats) if len(iats) > 1 else 0.0
+    cv = (stdev / mean) if mean > 0 else None
+
+    return {
+        "event_count": len(sorted_events),
+        "duration_s": round(duration_s, 3),
+        "mean_iat_s": round(mean, 3),
+        "median_iat_s": round(median, 3),
+        "stdev_iat_s": round(stdev, 3),
+        "min_iat_s": round(min(iats), 3),
+        "max_iat_s": round(max(iats), 3),
+        "cv": round(cv, 4) if cv is not None else None,
+    }
+
+
+# ─── Behavior classification ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("profiler.classify_behavior")
+def classify_behavior(stats: dict[str, Any], services_count: int) -> str:
+    """
+    Coarse behavior bucket:
+      beaconing | interactive | scanning | brute_force | slow_scan | mixed | unknown
+
+    Heuristics (evaluated in priority order):
+      * `scanning`    — ≥ 3 services touched OR mean IAT < 2 s, ≥ 3 events
+      * `brute_force` — 1 service, n ≥ 8, mean IAT < 5 s, CV < 0.6
+      * `beaconing`   — CV < 0.35, mean IAT ≥ 5 s, ≥ 4 events
+      * `slow_scan`   — ≥ 2 services, mean IAT ≥ 10 s, ≥ 4 events
+      * `interactive` — mean IAT < 5 s AND CV ≥ 0.5, ≥ 6 events
+      * `mixed`       — catch-all for sessions with enough data
+      * `unknown`     — too few data points
+    """
+    n = stats.get("event_count") or 0
+    mean = stats.get("mean_iat_s")
+    cv = stats.get("cv")
+
+    if n < 3 or mean is None:
+        return "unknown"
+
+    # Slow scan / low-and-slow: multiple services with long gaps.
+    # Must be checked before generic scanning so slow multi-service sessions
+    # don't get mis-bucketed as a fast sweep.
+    if services_count >= 2 and mean >= 10.0 and n >= 4:
+        return "slow_scan"
+
+    # Scanning: broad service sweep (multi-service) or very rapid single-service bursts.
+    if n >= 3 and (
+        (services_count >= 3 and mean < 10.0)
+        or (services_count >= 2 and mean < 2.0)
+    ):
+        return "scanning"
+
+    # Brute force: hammering one service rapidly and repeatedly.
+    if services_count == 1 and n >= 8 and mean < 5.0 and cv is not None and cv < 0.6:
+        return "brute_force"
+
+    # Beaconing: regular cadence over multiple events.
+    if cv is not None and cv < 0.35 and mean >= 5.0 and n >= 4:
+        return "beaconing"
+
+    # Interactive: short but irregular bursts (human or tool with think time).
+    if cv is not None and cv >= 0.5 and mean < 5.0 and n >= 6:
+        return "interactive"
+
+    return "mixed"
+
+
+# ─── C2 tool attribution (beacon timing) ────────────────────────────────────
+
+def guess_tools(mean_iat_s: float | None, cv: float | None) -> list[str]:
+    """
+    Match (mean_iat, cv) against known C2 default beacon profiles.
+
+    Returns a list of all matching tool names (may be empty).  Multiple
+    matches are all returned because an attacker can run several implants.
+    """
+    if mean_iat_s is None or cv is None:
+        return []
+
+    hits: list[str] = []
+    for sig in _TOOL_SIGNATURES:
+        if abs(mean_iat_s - sig["interval_s"]) > sig["interval_tolerance_s"]:
+            continue
+        if abs(cv - sig["jitter_cv"]) > sig["jitter_tolerance"]:
+            continue
+        hits.append(sig["name"])
+
+    return hits
+
+
+# Keep the old name as an alias so callers that expected a single string still
+# compile, but mark it deprecated.  Returns the first hit or None.
+def guess_tool(mean_iat_s: float | None, cv: float | None) -> str | None:
+    """Deprecated: use guess_tools() instead."""
+    hits = guess_tools(mean_iat_s, cv)
+    if len(hits) == 1:
+        return hits[0]
+    return None
+
+
+# ─── Header-based tool detection ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("profiler.detect_tools_from_headers")
+def detect_tools_from_headers(events: list[LogEvent]) -> list[str]:
+    """
+    Scan HTTP `request` events for tool-identifying headers.
+
+    Checks User-Agent, X-Mailer, and other headers case-insensitively
+    against `_HEADER_TOOL_SIGNATURES`.  Returns a deduplicated list of
+    matched tool names in detection order.
+    """
+    found: list[str] = []
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+
+    for e in events:
+        if e.event_type != "request":
+            continue
+
+        raw_headers = e.fields.get("headers")
+        if not raw_headers:
+            continue
+
+        # headers may arrive as a JSON string, a Python-repr string (legacy),
+        # or a dict already (in-memory / test paths).
+        if isinstance(raw_headers, str):
+            try:
+                headers: dict[str, str] = json.loads(raw_headers)
+            except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+                # Backward-compat: events written before the JSON-encode fix
+                # were serialized as Python repr via str(dict).  ast.literal_eval
+                # handles that safely (no arbitrary code execution).
+                try:
+                    import ast as _ast
+                    _parsed = _ast.literal_eval(raw_headers)
+                    if isinstance(_parsed, dict):
+                        headers = _parsed
+                    else:
+                        continue
+                except Exception:  # nosec B112 — skip unparseable header values
+                    continue
+        elif isinstance(raw_headers, dict):
+            headers = raw_headers
+        else:
+            continue
+
+        # Normalise header keys to lowercase for matching.
+        lc_headers: dict[str, str] = {k.lower(): str(v) for k, v in headers.items()}
+
+        for sig in _HEADER_TOOL_SIGNATURES:
+            name = sig["name"]
+            if name in seen:
+                continue
+            value = lc_headers.get(sig["header"])
+            if value is None:
+                continue
+            pattern = sig["pattern"]
+            if pattern.startswith("^"):
+                if re.match(pattern, value, re.IGNORECASE):
+                    found.append(name)
+                    seen.add(name)
+            else:
+                if pattern.lower() in value.lower():
+                    found.append(name)
+                    seen.add(name)
+
+    return found
+
+
+# ─── Phase sequencing ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("profiler.phase_sequence")
+def phase_sequence(events: list[LogEvent]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Derive recon→exfil phase transition info.
+
+    Returns:
+      recon_end_ts       : ISO timestamp of last recon-class event (or None)
+      exfil_start_ts     : ISO timestamp of first exfil-class event (or None)
+      exfil_latency_s    : seconds between them (None if not both present)
+      large_payload_count: count of events whose *fields* report a payload
+                           ≥ 1 MiB (heuristic for bulk data transfer)
+    """
+    recon_end = None
+    exfil_start = None
+    large_payload_count = 0
+
+    for e in sorted(events, key=lambda x: x.timestamp):
+        if e.event_type in _RECON_EVENT_TYPES:
+            recon_end = e.timestamp
+        elif e.event_type in _EXFIL_EVENT_TYPES and exfil_start is None:
+            exfil_start = e.timestamp
+
+        for fname in _PAYLOAD_SIZE_FIELDS:
+            raw = e.fields.get(fname)
+            if raw is None:
+                continue
+            try:
+                if int(raw) >= 1_048_576:
+                    large_payload_count += 1
+                    break
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                continue
+
+    latency: float | None = None
+    if recon_end is not None and exfil_start is not None and exfil_start >= recon_end:
+        latency = round((exfil_start - recon_end).total_seconds(), 3)
+
+    return {
+        "recon_end_ts": recon_end.isoformat() if recon_end else None,
+        "exfil_start_ts": exfil_start.isoformat() if exfil_start else None,
+        "exfil_latency_s": latency,
+        "large_payload_count": large_payload_count,
+    }
+
+
+# ─── Sniffer rollup (OS fingerprint + retransmits) ──────────────────────────
+
+@_traced("profiler.sniffer_rollup")
+def sniffer_rollup(events: list[LogEvent]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Roll up sniffer-emitted `tcp_syn_fingerprint` and `tcp_flow_timing`
+    events into a per-attacker summary.
+
+    OS guess priority:
+      1. Modal p0f label from os_guess field (if not "unknown"/empty).
+      2. TTL-based coarse bucket (linux / windows / embedded) as fallback.
+    Hop distance: median of non-zero reported values only.
+    """
+    os_guesses: list[str] = []
+    ttl_values: list[str] = []
+    hops: list[int] = []
+    tcp_fp: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+    retransmits = 0
+
+    for e in events:
+        if e.event_type == _SNIFFER_SYN_EVENT:
+            og = e.fields.get("os_guess")
+            if og and og != "unknown":
+                os_guesses.append(og)
+
+            # Collect raw TTL for fallback OS derivation.
+            ttl_raw = e.fields.get("ttl") or e.fields.get("initial_ttl")
+            if ttl_raw:
+                ttl_values.append(ttl_raw)
+
+            # Only include hop distances that are valid and non-zero.
+            hop_raw = e.fields.get("hop_distance")
+            if hop_raw:
+                try:
+                    hop_val = int(hop_raw)
+                    if hop_val > 0:
+                        hops.append(hop_val)
+                except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                    pass
+
+            # Keep the latest fingerprint snapshot.
+            tcp_fp = {
+                "window": _int_or_none(e.fields.get("window")),
+                "wscale": _int_or_none(e.fields.get("wscale")),
+                "mss": _int_or_none(e.fields.get("mss")),
+                "options_sig": e.fields.get("options_sig", ""),
+                "has_sack": e.fields.get("has_sack") == "true",
+                "has_timestamps": e.fields.get("has_timestamps") == "true",
+            }
+
+        elif e.event_type == _SNIFFER_FLOW_EVENT:
+            try:
+                retransmits += int(e.fields.get("retransmits", "0"))
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                pass
+
+        elif e.event_type == _PROBER_TCPFP_EVENT:
+            # Active-probe result: prober sent SYN to attacker, got SYN-ACK back.
+            # Field names differ from the passive sniffer (different emitter).
+            ttl_raw = e.fields.get("ttl")
+            if ttl_raw:
+                ttl_values.append(ttl_raw)
+
+                # Derive hop distance from observed TTL vs canonical initial TTL.
+                os_hint = _os_from_ttl(ttl_raw)
+                if os_hint:
+                    initial = _INITIAL_TTL.get(os_hint)
+                    if initial:
+                        try:
+                            hop_val = initial - int(ttl_raw)
+                            if hop_val > 0:
+                                hops.append(hop_val)
+                        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                            pass
+
+            # Prober uses window_size/window_scale/options_order instead of
+            # the sniffer's window/wscale/options_sig.
+            tcp_fp = {
+                "window":         _int_or_none(e.fields.get("window_size")),
+                "wscale":         _int_or_none(e.fields.get("window_scale")),
+                "mss":            _int_or_none(e.fields.get("mss")),
+                "options_sig":    e.fields.get("options_order", ""),
+                "has_sack":       e.fields.get("sack_ok") == "1",
+                "has_timestamps": e.fields.get("timestamp") == "1",
+            }
+
+    # Mode for the OS bucket — most frequently observed label.
+    os_guess: str | None = None
+    if os_guesses:
+        os_guess = Counter(os_guesses).most_common(1)[0][0]
+    else:
+        # TTL-based fallback: use the most common observed TTL value.
+        if ttl_values:
+            modal_ttl = Counter(ttl_values).most_common(1)[0][0]
+            os_guess = _os_from_ttl(modal_ttl)
+
+    # Median hop distance (robust to the occasional weird TTL).
+    hop_distance: int | None = None
+    if hops:
+        hop_distance = int(statistics.median(hops))
+
+    return {
+        "os_guess": os_guess,
+        "hop_distance": hop_distance,
+        "tcp_fingerprint": tcp_fp or {},
+        "retransmit_count": retransmits,
+    }
+
+
+def _int_or_none(v: Any) -> int | None:
+    if v is None or v == "":
+        return None
+    try:
+        return int(v)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        return None
+
+
+# ─── Composite: build the full AttackerBehavior record ──────────────────────
+
+@_traced("profiler.build_behavior_record")
+def build_behavior_record(events: list[LogEvent]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Build the dict to persist in the `attacker_behavior` table.
+
+    Callers (profiler worker) pre-serialize JSON-typed fields; we do the
+    JSON encoding here to keep the repo layer schema-agnostic.
+    """
+    # Timing stats are computed across *all* events (not filtered), because
+    # a C2 beacon often reuses the same "connection" event_type on each
+    # check-in. Filtering would throw that signal away.
+    stats = timing_stats(events)
+    services = {e.service for e in events}
+    behavior = classify_behavior(stats, len(services))
+    rollup = sniffer_rollup(events)
+    phase = phase_sequence(events)
+
+    # Combine beacon-timing tool matches with header-based detections.
+    beacon_tools = guess_tools(stats.get("mean_iat_s"), stats.get("cv"))
+    header_tools = detect_tools_from_headers(events)
+    all_tools: list[str] = list(dict.fromkeys(beacon_tools + header_tools))  # dedup, preserve order
+
+    # Promote TCP-level scanner identification to tool_guesses.
+    # p0f fingerprints nmap from the TCP handshake alone — this fires even
+    # when no HTTP service is present, making it far more reliable than the
+    # header-based path for raw port scans.
+    if rollup["os_guess"] == "nmap" and "nmap" not in all_tools:
+        all_tools.insert(0, "nmap")
+
+    # Beacon-specific projection: only surface interval/jitter when we've
+    # classified the flow as beaconing (otherwise these numbers are noise).
+    beacon_interval_s: float | None = None
+    beacon_jitter_pct: float | None = None
+    if behavior == "beaconing":
+        beacon_interval_s = stats.get("mean_iat_s")
+        cv = stats.get("cv")
+        beacon_jitter_pct = round(cv * 100, 2) if cv is not None else None
+
+    _tracer = _get_tracer("profiler")
+    with _tracer.start_as_current_span("profiler.behavior_summary") as _span:
+        _span.set_attribute("behavior_class", behavior)
+        _span.set_attribute("os_guess", rollup["os_guess"] or "unknown")
+        _span.set_attribute("tool_count", len(all_tools))
+        _span.set_attribute("event_count", stats.get("event_count", 0))
+        if all_tools:
+            _span.set_attribute("tools", ",".join(all_tools))
+
+    return {
+        "os_guess": rollup["os_guess"],
+        "hop_distance": rollup["hop_distance"],
+        "tcp_fingerprint": json.dumps(rollup["tcp_fingerprint"]),
+        "retransmit_count": rollup["retransmit_count"],
+        "behavior_class": behavior,
+        "beacon_interval_s": beacon_interval_s,
+        "beacon_jitter_pct": beacon_jitter_pct,
+        "tool_guesses": json.dumps(all_tools),
+        "timing_stats": json.dumps(stats),
+        "phase_sequence": json.dumps(phase),
+    }

decnet/profiler/worker.py

@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+"""
+Attacker profile builder — incremental background worker.
+
+Maintains a persistent CorrelationEngine and a log-ID cursor across cycles.
+On cold start (first cycle or process restart), performs one full build from
+all stored logs.  Subsequent cycles fetch only new logs via the cursor,
+ingest them into the existing engine, and rebuild profiles for affected IPs
+only.
+
+Complexity per cycle: O(new_logs + affected_ips) instead of O(total_logs²).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any
+
+from decnet.correlation.engine import CorrelationEngine
+from decnet.correlation.parser import LogEvent
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.profiler.behavioral import build_behavior_record
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced, get_tracer as _get_tracer
+from decnet.web.db.repository import BaseRepository
+
+logger = get_logger("attacker_worker")
+
+_BATCH_SIZE = 500
+_STATE_KEY = "attacker_worker_cursor"
+
+# Event types that indicate active command/query execution (not just connection/scan)
+_COMMAND_EVENT_TYPES = frozenset({
+    "command", "exec", "query", "input", "shell_input",
+    "execute", "run", "sql_query", "redis_command",
+})
+
+# Fields that carry the executed command/query text
+_COMMAND_FIELDS = ("command", "query", "input", "line", "sql", "cmd")
+
+
+@dataclass
+class _WorkerState:
+    engine: CorrelationEngine = field(default_factory=CorrelationEngine)
+    last_log_id: int = 0
+    initialized: bool = False
+
+
+async def attacker_profile_worker(repo: BaseRepository, *, interval: int = 30) -> None:
+    """Periodically updates the Attacker table incrementally. Designed to run as an asyncio Task."""
+    logger.info("attacker profile worker started interval=%ds", interval)
+    state = _WorkerState()
+    _saved_cursor = await repo.get_state(_STATE_KEY)
+    if _saved_cursor:
+        state.last_log_id = _saved_cursor.get("last_log_id", 0)
+        state.initialized = True
+        logger.info("attacker worker: resumed from cursor last_log_id=%d", state.last_log_id)
+    while True:
+        await asyncio.sleep(interval)
+        try:
+            await _incremental_update(repo, state)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.error("attacker worker: update failed: %s", exc)
+
+
+@_traced("profiler.incremental_update")
+async def _incremental_update(repo: BaseRepository, state: _WorkerState) -> None:
+    was_cold = not state.initialized
+    affected_ips: set[str] = set()
+
+    while True:
+        batch = await repo.get_logs_after_id(state.last_log_id, limit=_BATCH_SIZE)
+        if not batch:
+            break
+
+        for row in batch:
+            event = state.engine.ingest(row["raw_line"])
+            if event and event.attacker_ip:
+                affected_ips.add(event.attacker_ip)
+            state.last_log_id = row["id"]
+
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)  # yield to event loop after each batch
+
+        if len(batch) < _BATCH_SIZE:
+            break
+
+    state.initialized = True
+
+    if not affected_ips:
+        await repo.set_state(_STATE_KEY, {"last_log_id": state.last_log_id})
+        return
+
+    await _update_profiles(repo, state, affected_ips)
+    await repo.set_state(_STATE_KEY, {"last_log_id": state.last_log_id})
+
+    if was_cold:
+        logger.info("attacker worker: cold start rebuilt %d profiles", len(affected_ips))
+    else:
+        logger.info("attacker worker: updated %d profiles (incremental)", len(affected_ips))
+
+
+@_traced("profiler.update_profiles")
+async def _update_profiles(
+    repo: BaseRepository,
+    state: _WorkerState,
+    ips: set[str],
+) -> None:
+    traversal_map = {t.attacker_ip: t for t in state.engine.traversals(min_deckies=2)}
+    bounties_map = await repo.get_bounties_for_ips(ips)
+
+    _tracer = _get_tracer("profiler")
+    for ip in ips:
+        events = state.engine._events.get(ip, [])
+        if not events:
+            continue
+
+        with _tracer.start_as_current_span("profiler.process_ip") as _span:
+            _span.set_attribute("attacker_ip", ip)
+            _span.set_attribute("event_count", len(events))
+
+            traversal = traversal_map.get(ip)
+            bounties = bounties_map.get(ip, [])
+            commands = _extract_commands_from_events(events)
+
+            record = _build_record(ip, events, traversal, bounties, commands)
+            attacker_uuid = await repo.upsert_attacker(record)
+
+            _span.set_attribute("is_traversal", traversal is not None)
+            _span.set_attribute("bounty_count", len(bounties))
+            _span.set_attribute("command_count", len(commands))
+
+            # Behavioral / fingerprint rollup lives in a sibling table so failures
+            # here never block the core attacker profile upsert.
+            try:
+                behavior = build_behavior_record(events)
+                await repo.upsert_attacker_behavior(attacker_uuid, behavior)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                _span.record_exception(exc)
+                logger.error("attacker worker: behavior upsert failed for %s: %s", ip, exc)
+
+
+def _build_record(
+    ip: str,
+    events: list[LogEvent],
+    traversal: Any,
+    bounties: list[dict[str, Any]],
+    commands: list[dict[str, Any]],
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    services = sorted({e.service for e in events})
+    deckies = (
+        traversal.deckies
+        if traversal
+        else _first_contact_deckies(events)
+    )
+    fingerprints = [b for b in bounties if b.get("bounty_type") == "fingerprint"]
+    credential_count = sum(1 for b in bounties if b.get("bounty_type") == "credential")
+
+    return {
+        "ip": ip,
+        "first_seen": min(e.timestamp for e in events),
+        "last_seen": max(e.timestamp for e in events),
+        "event_count": len(events),
+        "service_count": len(services),
+        "decky_count": len({e.decky for e in events}),
+        "services": json.dumps(services),
+        "deckies": json.dumps(deckies),
+        "traversal_path": traversal.path if traversal else None,
+        "is_traversal": traversal is not None,
+        "bounty_count": len(bounties),
+        "credential_count": credential_count,
+        "fingerprints": json.dumps(fingerprints),
+        "commands": json.dumps(commands),
+        "updated_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+    }
+
+
+def _first_contact_deckies(events: list[LogEvent]) -> list[str]:
+    """Return unique deckies in first-contact order (for non-traversal attackers)."""
+    seen: list[str] = []
+    for e in sorted(events, key=lambda x: x.timestamp):
+        if e.decky not in seen:
+            seen.append(e.decky)
+    return seen
+
+
+def _extract_commands_from_events(events: list[LogEvent]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Extract executed commands from LogEvent objects.
+
+    Works directly on LogEvent.fields (already a dict), so no JSON parsing needed.
+    """
+    commands: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for event in events:
+        if event.event_type not in _COMMAND_EVENT_TYPES:
+            continue
+
+        cmd_text: str | None = None
+        for key in _COMMAND_FIELDS:
+            val = event.fields.get(key)
+            if val:
+                cmd_text = str(val)
+                break
+
+        if not cmd_text:
+            continue
+
+        commands.append({
+            "service": event.service,
+            "decky": event.decky,
+            "command": cmd_text,
+            "timestamp": event.timestamp.isoformat(),
+        })
+
+    return commands

decnet/services/base.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class BaseService(ABC):
     name: str           # unique slug, e.g. "ssh", "smb"
     ports: list[int]    # ports this service listens on inside the container
     default_image: str  # Docker image tag, or "build" if a Dockerfile is needed
+    fleet_singleton: bool = False  # True = runs once fleet-wide, not per-decky
 
     @abstractmethod
     def compose_fragment(

decnet/services/conpot.py

@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ class ConpotService(BaseService):
         }
 
     def dockerfile_context(self):
-        return Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "conpot"
+        return Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "conpot"

decnet/services/docker_api.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "docker_api"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "docker_api"
 
 
 class DockerAPIService(BaseService):

decnet/services/elasticsearch.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "elasticsearch"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "elasticsearch"
 
 
 class ElasticsearchService(BaseService):

decnet/services/ftp.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "ftp"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "ftp"
 
 
 class FTPService(BaseService):

decnet/services/http.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import json
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "http"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "http"
 
 
 class HTTPService(BaseService):

decnet/services/https.py

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from decnet.services.base import BaseService
+
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "https"
+
+
+class HTTPSService(BaseService):
+    name = "https"
+    ports = [443]
+    default_image = "build"
+
+    def compose_fragment(
+        self,
+        decky_name: str,
+        log_target: str | None = None,
+        service_cfg: dict | None = None,
+    ) -> dict:
+        cfg = service_cfg or {}
+        fragment: dict = {
+            "build": {"context": str(TEMPLATES_DIR)},
+            "container_name": f"{decky_name}-https",
+            "restart": "unless-stopped",
+            "environment": {
+                "NODE_NAME": decky_name,
+            },
+        }
+        if log_target:
+            fragment["environment"]["LOG_TARGET"] = log_target
+
+        # Optional persona overrides — only injected when explicitly set
+        if "server_header" in cfg:
+            fragment["environment"]["SERVER_HEADER"] = cfg["server_header"]
+        if "response_code" in cfg:
+            fragment["environment"]["RESPONSE_CODE"] = str(cfg["response_code"])
+        if "fake_app" in cfg:
+            fragment["environment"]["FAKE_APP"] = cfg["fake_app"]
+        if "extra_headers" in cfg:
+            val = cfg["extra_headers"]
+            fragment["environment"]["EXTRA_HEADERS"] = (
+                json.dumps(val) if isinstance(val, dict) else val
+            )
+        if "custom_body" in cfg:
+            fragment["environment"]["CUSTOM_BODY"] = cfg["custom_body"]
+        if "files" in cfg:
+            files_path = str(Path(cfg["files"]).resolve())
+            fragment["environment"]["FILES_DIR"] = "/opt/html_files"
+            fragment.setdefault("volumes", []).append(f"{files_path}:/opt/html_files:ro")
+        if "tls_cert" in cfg:
+            fragment["environment"]["TLS_CERT"] = cfg["tls_cert"]
+        if "tls_key" in cfg:
+            fragment["environment"]["TLS_KEY"] = cfg["tls_key"]
+        if "tls_cn" in cfg:
+            fragment["environment"]["TLS_CN"] = cfg["tls_cn"]
+
+        return fragment
+
+    def dockerfile_context(self) -> Path | None:
+        return TEMPLATES_DIR

decnet/services/imap.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "imap"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "imap"
 
 
 class IMAPService(BaseService):

decnet/services/k8s.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "k8s"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "k8s"
 
 
 class KubernetesAPIService(BaseService):

decnet/services/ldap.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "ldap"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "ldap"
 
 
 class LDAPService(BaseService):

decnet/services/llmnr.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "llmnr"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "llmnr"
 
 
 class LLMNRService(BaseService):

decnet/services/mongodb.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "mongodb"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "mongodb"
 
 
 class MongoDBService(BaseService):

decnet/services/mqtt.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "mqtt"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "mqtt"
 
 
 class MQTTService(BaseService):

decnet/services/mssql.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "mssql"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "mssql"
 
 
 class MSSQLService(BaseService):

decnet/services/mysql.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "mysql"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "mysql"
 
 
 class MySQLService(BaseService):

decnet/services/pop3.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "pop3"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "pop3"
 
 
 class POP3Service(BaseService):

decnet/services/postgres.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "postgres"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "postgres"
 
 
 class PostgresService(BaseService):

decnet/services/rdp.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "rdp"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "rdp"
 
 
 class RDPService(BaseService):

decnet/services/redis.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "redis"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "redis"
 
 
 class RedisService(BaseService):

decnet/services/sip.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "sip"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "sip"
 
 
 class SIPService(BaseService):

decnet/services/smb.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "smb"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "smb"
 
 
 class SMBService(BaseService):

decnet/services/smtp.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "smtp"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "smtp"
 
 
 class SMTPService(BaseService):

decnet/services/smtp_relay.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
 # Reuses the same template as the smtp service — only difference is
 # SMTP_OPEN_RELAY=1 in the environment, which enables the open relay persona.
-_TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "smtp"
+_TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "smtp"
 
 
 class SMTPRelayService(BaseService):

decnet/services/sniffer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from decnet.services.base import BaseService
+
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "sniffer"
+
+
+class SnifferService(BaseService):
+    """
+    Passive network sniffer deployed alongside deckies on the MACVLAN.
+
+    Captures TLS handshakes in promiscuous mode and extracts JA3/JA3S hashes
+    plus connection metadata. Requires NET_RAW + NET_ADMIN capabilities.
+    No inbound ports — purely passive.
+    """
+
+    name = "sniffer"
+    ports: list[int] = []
+    default_image = "build"
+    fleet_singleton = True
+
+    def compose_fragment(
+        self,
+        decky_name: str,
+        log_target: str | None = None,
+        service_cfg: dict | None = None,
+    ) -> dict:
+        fragment: dict = {
+            "build": {"context": str(TEMPLATES_DIR)},
+            "container_name": f"{decky_name}-sniffer",
+            "restart": "unless-stopped",
+            "cap_add": ["NET_RAW", "NET_ADMIN"],
+            "environment": {
+                "NODE_NAME": decky_name,
+            },
+        }
+        if log_target:
+            fragment["environment"]["LOG_TARGET"] = log_target
+        return fragment
+
+    def dockerfile_context(self) -> Path | None:
+        return TEMPLATES_DIR

decnet/services/snmp.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "snmp"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "snmp"
 
 
 class SNMPService(BaseService):

decnet/services/ssh.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "ssh"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "ssh"
 
 
 class SSHService(BaseService):
@@ -32,16 +32,28 @@ class SSHService(BaseService):
         cfg = service_cfg or {}
         env: dict = {
             "SSH_ROOT_PASSWORD": cfg.get("password", "admin"),
+            # NODE_NAME is the authoritative decky identifier for log
+            # attribution — matches the host path used for the artifacts
+            # bind mount below. The container hostname (optionally overridden
+            # via SSH_HOSTNAME) is cosmetic and may differ to keep the
+            # decoy looking heterogeneous.
+            "NODE_NAME": decky_name,
         }
         if "hostname" in cfg:
             env["SSH_HOSTNAME"] = cfg["hostname"]
 
+        # File-catcher quarantine: bind-mount a per-decky host dir so attacker
+        # drops (scp/sftp/wget) are mirrored out-of-band for forensic analysis.
+        # The in-container path masquerades as systemd-coredump so `mount`/`df`
+        # from inside the container looks benign.
+        quarantine_host = f"/var/lib/decnet/artifacts/{decky_name}/ssh"
         return {
             "build": {"context": str(TEMPLATES_DIR)},
             "container_name": f"{decky_name}-ssh",
             "restart": "unless-stopped",
             "cap_add": ["NET_BIND_SERVICE"],
             "environment": env,
+            "volumes": [f"{quarantine_host}:/var/lib/systemd/coredump:rw"],
         }
 
     def dockerfile_context(self) -> Path:

decnet/services/telnet.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "telnet"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "telnet"
 
 
 class TelnetService(BaseService):

decnet/services/tftp.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "tftp"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "tftp"
 
 
 class TFTPService(BaseService):

decnet/services/vnc.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from decnet.services.base import BaseService
 
-TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "templates" / "vnc"
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "vnc"
 
 
 class VNCService(BaseService):

decnet/sniffer/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+"""
+Fleet-wide MACVLAN sniffer microservice.
+
+Runs as a single host-side background task (not per-decky) that sniffs
+all TLS traffic on the MACVLAN interface, extracts fingerprints, and
+feeds events into the existing log pipeline.
+"""
+
+from decnet.sniffer.worker import sniffer_worker
+
+__all__ = ["sniffer_worker"]

decnet/sniffer/p0f.py

@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+"""
+Passive OS fingerprinting (p0f-lite) for the DECNET sniffer.
+
+Pure-Python lookup module. Given the values of an incoming TCP SYN packet
+(TTL, window, MSS, window-scale, and TCP option ordering), returns a coarse
+OS bucket (linux / windows / macos_ios / freebsd / openbsd / nmap / unknown)
+plus derived hop distance and inferred initial TTL.
+
+Rationale
+---------
+Full p0f v3 distinguishes several dozen OS/tool profiles by combining dozens
+of low-level quirks (OLEN, WSIZE, EOL padding, PCLASS, quirks, payload class).
+For DECNET we only need a coarse bucket — enough to tag an attacker as
+"linux beacon" vs "windows interactive" vs "active scan". The curated
+table below covers default stacks that dominate real-world attacker traffic.
+
+References (public p0f v3 DB, nmap-os-db, and Mozilla OS Fingerprint table):
+    https://github.com/p0f/p0f/blob/master/p0f.fp
+
+No external dependencies.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced
+
+# ─── TTL → initial TTL bucket ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Common "hop 0" TTLs. Packets decrement TTL once per hop, so we round up
+# the observed TTL to the nearest known starting value.
+_TTL_BUCKETS: tuple[int, ...] = (32, 64, 128, 255)
+
+
+def initial_ttl(ttl: int) -> int:
+    """
+    Round *ttl* up to the nearest known initial-TTL bucket.
+
+    A SYN with TTL=59 was almost certainly emitted by a Linux/BSD host
+    (initial 64) five hops away; TTL=120 by a Windows host (initial 128)
+    eight hops away.
+    """
+    for bucket in _TTL_BUCKETS:
+        if ttl <= bucket:
+            return bucket
+    return 255
+
+
+def hop_distance(ttl: int) -> int:
+    """
+    Estimate hops between the attacker and the sniffer based on TTL.
+
+    Upper-bounded at 64 (anything further has most likely been mangled
+    by a misconfigured firewall or a TTL-spoofing NAT).
+    """
+    dist = initial_ttl(ttl) - ttl
+    if dist < 0:
+        return 0
+    if dist > 64:
+        return 64
+    return dist
+
+
+# ─── OS signature table (TTL bucket, window, MSS, wscale, option-order) ─────
+
+# Each entry is a set of loose predicates. If all predicates match, the
+# OS label is returned. First-match wins. `None` means "don't care".
+#
+# The option signatures use the short-code alphabet from
+# decnet/prober/tcpfp.py :: _OPT_CODES (M=MSS, N=NOP, W=WScale,
+# T=Timestamp, S=SAckOK, E=EOL).
+
+_SIGNATURES: tuple[tuple[dict, str], ...] = (
+    # ── nmap -sS / -sT default probe  ───────────────────────────────────────
+    # nmap crafts very distinctive SYNs: tiny window (1024/4096/etc.), full
+    # option set including WScale=10 and SAckOK. Match these first so they
+    # don't get misclassified as Linux.
+    (
+        {
+            "ttl_bucket": 64,
+            "window_in": {1024, 2048, 3072, 4096, 31337, 32768, 65535},
+            "mss": 1460,
+            "wscale": 10,
+            "options": "M,W,T,S,S",
+        },
+        "nmap",
+    ),
+    (
+        {
+            "ttl_bucket": 64,
+            "window_in": {1024, 2048, 3072, 4096, 31337, 32768, 65535},
+            "options_starts_with": "M,W,T,S",
+        },
+        "nmap",
+    ),
+    # ── macOS / iOS default SYN  (match before Linux — shares TTL 64)  ──────
+    # TTL 64, window 65535, MSS 1460, WScale 6, specific option order
+    # M,N,W,N,N,T,S,E (Darwin signature with EOL padding).
+    (
+        {
+            "ttl_bucket": 64,
+            "window": 65535,
+            "wscale": 6,
+            "options": "M,N,W,N,N,T,S,E",
+        },
+        "macos_ios",
+    ),
+    (
+        {
+            "ttl_bucket": 64,
+            "window_in": {65535},
+            "wscale_in": {5, 6},
+            "has_timestamps": True,
+            "options_ends_with": "E",
+        },
+        "macos_ios",
+    ),
+    # ── FreeBSD default SYN  (TTL 64, no EOL)  ───────────────────────────────
+    (
+        {
+            "ttl_bucket": 64,
+            "window": 65535,
+            "wscale": 6,
+            "has_sack": True,
+            "has_timestamps": True,
+            "options_no_eol": True,
+        },
+        "freebsd",
+    ),
+    # ── Linux (kernel 3.x – 6.x) default SYN  ───────────────────────────────
+    # TTL 64, window 29200 / 64240 / 65535, MSS 1460, WScale 7, full options.
+    (
+        {
+            "ttl_bucket": 64,
+            "window_min": 5000,
+            "wscale_in": {6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14},
+            "has_sack": True,
+            "has_timestamps": True,
+        },
+        "linux",
+    ),
+    # ── OpenBSD default SYN  ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    # TTL 64, window 16384, WScale 3-6, MSS 1460
+    (
+        {
+            "ttl_bucket": 64,
+            "window_in": {16384, 16960},
+            "wscale_in": {3, 4, 5, 6},
+        },
+        "openbsd",
+    ),
+    # ── Windows 10/11/Server default SYN  ────────────────────────────────────
+    # TTL 128, window 64240/65535, MSS 1460, WScale 8, SACK+TS
+    (
+        {
+            "ttl_bucket": 128,
+            "window_min": 8192,
+            "wscale_in": {2, 6, 7, 8},
+            "has_sack": True,
+        },
+        "windows",
+    ),
+    # ── Windows 7/XP (legacy)  ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+    (
+        {
+            "ttl_bucket": 128,
+            "window_in": {8192, 16384, 65535},
+        },
+        "windows",
+    ),
+    # ── Embedded / Cisco / network gear  ─────────────────────────────────────
+    (
+        {
+            "ttl_bucket": 255,
+        },
+        "embedded",
+    ),
+)
+
+
+def _match_signature(
+    sig: dict,
+    ttl: int,
+    window: int,
+    mss: int,
+    wscale: int | None,
+    options_sig: str,
+) -> bool:
+    """Evaluate every predicate in *sig* against the observed values."""
+    tb = initial_ttl(ttl)
+    if "ttl_bucket" in sig and sig["ttl_bucket"] != tb:
+        return False
+    if "window" in sig and sig["window"] != window:
+        return False
+    if "window_in" in sig and window not in sig["window_in"]:
+        return False
+    if "window_min" in sig and window < sig["window_min"]:
+        return False
+    if "mss" in sig and sig["mss"] != mss:
+        return False
+    if "wscale" in sig and sig["wscale"] != wscale:
+        return False
+    if "wscale_in" in sig and wscale not in sig["wscale_in"]:
+        return False
+    if "has_sack" in sig:
+        if sig["has_sack"] != ("S" in options_sig):
+            return False
+    if "has_timestamps" in sig:
+        if sig["has_timestamps"] != ("T" in options_sig):
+            return False
+    if "options" in sig and sig["options"] != options_sig:
+        return False
+    if "options_starts_with" in sig and not options_sig.startswith(sig["options_starts_with"]):
+        return False
+    if "options_ends_with" in sig and not options_sig.endswith(sig["options_ends_with"]):
+        return False
+    if "options_no_eol" in sig and sig["options_no_eol"] and "E" in options_sig:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+@_traced("sniffer.p0f_guess_os")
+def guess_os(
+    ttl: int,
+    window: int,
+    mss: int = 0,
+    wscale: int | None = None,
+    options_sig: str = "",
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Return a coarse OS bucket for the given SYN characteristics.
+
+    One of: "linux", "windows", "macos_ios", "freebsd", "openbsd",
+    "embedded", "nmap", "unknown".
+    """
+    for sig, label in _SIGNATURES:
+        if _match_signature(sig, ttl, window, mss, wscale, options_sig):
+            return label
+    return "unknown"

decnet/sniffer/syslog.py

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+"""
+RFC 5424 syslog formatting and log-file writing for the fleet sniffer.
+
+Reuses the same wire format as templates/sniffer/decnet_logging.py so the
+existing collector parser and ingester can consume events without changes.
+"""
+
+import json
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+from decnet.collector.worker import parse_rfc5424
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced
+
+# ─── Constants (must match templates/sniffer/decnet_logging.py) ──────────────
+
+_FACILITY_LOCAL0 = 16
+_SD_ID = "relay@55555"
+_NILVALUE = "-"
+
+SEVERITY_INFO = 6
+SEVERITY_WARNING = 4
+
+_MAX_HOSTNAME = 255
+_MAX_APPNAME = 48
+_MAX_MSGID = 32
+
+
+# ─── Formatter ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _sd_escape(value: str) -> str:
+    return value.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace('"', '\\"').replace("]", "\\]")
+
+
+def _sd_element(fields: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    if not fields:
+        return _NILVALUE
+    params = " ".join(f'{k}="{_sd_escape(str(v))}"' for k, v in fields.items())
+    return f"[{_SD_ID} {params}]"
+
+
+def syslog_line(
+    service: str,
+    hostname: str,
+    event_type: str,
+    severity: int = SEVERITY_INFO,
+    msg: str | None = None,
+    **fields: Any,
+) -> str:
+    pri = f"<{_FACILITY_LOCAL0 * 8 + severity}>"
+    ts = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+    host = (hostname or _NILVALUE)[:_MAX_HOSTNAME]
+    appname = (service or _NILVALUE)[:_MAX_APPNAME]
+    msgid = (event_type or _NILVALUE)[:_MAX_MSGID]
+    sd = _sd_element(fields)
+    message = f" {msg}" if msg else ""
+    return f"{pri}1 {ts} {host} {appname} {_NILVALUE} {msgid} {sd}{message}"
+
+
+@_traced("sniffer.write_event")
+def write_event(line: str, log_path: Path, json_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Append a syslog line to the raw log and its parsed JSON to the json log."""
+    with open(log_path, "a", encoding="utf-8") as lf:
+        lf.write(line + "\n")
+        lf.flush()
+    parsed = parse_rfc5424(line)
+    if parsed:
+        with open(json_path, "a", encoding="utf-8") as jf:
+            jf.write(json.dumps(parsed) + "\n")
+            jf.flush()

decnet/sniffer/worker.py

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+"""
+Fleet-wide MACVLAN sniffer worker.
+
+Runs as a single host-side async background task that sniffs all TLS
+traffic on the MACVLAN host interface. Maps packets to deckies by IP
+and feeds fingerprint events into the existing log pipeline.
+
+Modeled on decnet.collector.worker — same lifecycle pattern.
+Fault-isolated: any exception is logged and the worker exits cleanly.
+The API never depends on this worker being alive.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import os
+import subprocess  # nosec B404 — needed for interface checks
+import threading
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.network import HOST_IPVLAN_IFACE, HOST_MACVLAN_IFACE
+from decnet.sniffer.fingerprint import SnifferEngine
+from decnet.sniffer.syslog import write_event
+from decnet.telemetry import traced as _traced
+
+logger = get_logger("sniffer")
+
+_IP_MAP_REFRESH_INTERVAL: float = 60.0
+
+
+def _load_ip_to_decky() -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Build IP → decky-name mapping from decnet-state.json."""
+    from decnet.config import load_state
+    state = load_state()
+    if state is None:
+        return {}
+    config, _ = state
+    mapping: dict[str, str] = {}
+    for decky in config.deckies:
+        mapping[decky.ip] = decky.name
+    return mapping
+
+
+def _interface_exists(iface: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if a network interface exists on this host."""
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(  # nosec B603 B607 — hardcoded args
+            ["ip", "link", "show", iface],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, check=False,
+        )
+        return result.returncode == 0
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
+@_traced("sniffer.sniff_loop")
+def _sniff_loop(
+    interface: str,
+    log_path: Path,
+    json_path: Path,
+    stop_event: threading.Event,
+) -> None:
+    """Blocking sniff loop. Runs in a dedicated thread via asyncio.to_thread."""
+    try:
+        from scapy.sendrecv import sniff
+    except ImportError:
+        logger.error("scapy not installed — sniffer cannot start")
+        return
+
+    ip_map = _load_ip_to_decky()
+    if not ip_map:
+        logger.warning("sniffer: no deckies in state — nothing to sniff")
+        return
+
+    def _write_fn(line: str) -> None:
+        write_event(line, log_path, json_path)
+
+    engine = SnifferEngine(ip_to_decky=ip_map, write_fn=_write_fn)
+
+    # Periodically refresh IP map in a background daemon thread
+    def _refresh_loop() -> None:
+        while not stop_event.is_set():
+            stop_event.wait(_IP_MAP_REFRESH_INTERVAL)
+            if stop_event.is_set():
+                break
+            try:
+                new_map = _load_ip_to_decky()
+                if new_map:
+                    engine.update_ip_map(new_map)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                logger.debug("sniffer: ip map refresh failed: %s", exc)
+
+    refresh_thread = threading.Thread(target=_refresh_loop, daemon=True)
+    refresh_thread.start()
+
+    logger.info("sniffer: sniffing on interface=%s deckies=%d", interface, len(ip_map))
+
+    try:
+        sniff(
+            iface=interface,
+            filter="tcp",
+            prn=engine.on_packet,
+            store=False,
+            stop_filter=lambda pkt: stop_event.is_set(),
+        )
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("sniffer: scapy sniff exited: %s", exc)
+    finally:
+        stop_event.set()
+        logger.info("sniffer: sniff loop ended")
+
+
+@_traced("sniffer.worker")
+async def sniffer_worker(log_file: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Async entry point — started as asyncio.create_task in the API lifespan.
+
+    Fully fault-isolated: catches all exceptions, logs them, and returns
+    cleanly. The API continues running regardless of sniffer state.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Interface selection: explicit env override wins, otherwise probe
+        # both the MACVLAN and IPvlan host-side names since the driver
+        # choice is per-deploy (--ipvlan flag).
+        env_iface = os.environ.get("DECNET_SNIFFER_IFACE")
+        if env_iface:
+            interface = env_iface
+        elif _interface_exists(HOST_MACVLAN_IFACE):
+            interface = HOST_MACVLAN_IFACE
+        elif _interface_exists(HOST_IPVLAN_IFACE):
+            interface = HOST_IPVLAN_IFACE
+        else:
+            logger.warning(
+                "sniffer: neither %s nor %s found — sniffer disabled "
+                "(fleet may not be deployed yet)",
+                HOST_MACVLAN_IFACE, HOST_IPVLAN_IFACE,
+            )
+            return
+
+        if not _interface_exists(interface):
+            logger.warning(
+                "sniffer: interface %s not found — sniffer disabled "
+                "(fleet may not be deployed yet)", interface,
+            )
+            return
+
+        log_path = Path(log_file)
+        json_path = log_path.with_suffix(".json")
+        log_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        stop_event = threading.Event()
+
+        # Dedicated thread pool so the long-running sniff loop doesn't
+        # occupy a slot in the default asyncio executor.
+        sniffer_pool = ThreadPoolExecutor(
+            max_workers=2, thread_name_prefix="decnet-sniffer",
+        )
+
+        try:
+            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+            await loop.run_in_executor(
+                sniffer_pool, _sniff_loop,
+                interface, log_path, json_path, stop_event,
+            )
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            logger.info("sniffer: shutdown requested")
+            stop_event.set()
+            sniffer_pool.shutdown(wait=False)
+            raise
+        finally:
+            sniffer_pool.shutdown(wait=False)
+
+    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+        raise
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("sniffer: worker failed — API continues without sniffing: %s", exc)

decnet/swarm/__init__.py

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+"""DECNET SWARM — multihost deployment subsystem.
+
+Components:
+* ``pki``          — X.509 CA + CSR signing used by all swarm mTLS channels
+* ``client``       — master-side HTTP client that talks to remote workers
+* ``log_forwarder``— worker-side syslog-over-TLS (RFC 5425) forwarder
+"""

decnet/swarm/client.py

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+"""Master-side HTTP client that talks to a worker's DECNET agent.
+
+All traffic is mTLS: the master presents a cert issued by its own CA (which
+workers trust) and the master validates the worker's cert against the same
+CA.  In practice the "client cert" the master shows is just another cert
+signed by itself — the master is both the CA and the sole control-plane
+client.
+
+Usage:
+
+    async with AgentClient(host) as agent:
+        await agent.deploy(config)
+        status = await agent.status()
+
+The ``host`` is a SwarmHost dict returned by the repository.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pathlib
+import ssl
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+import httpx
+
+from decnet.config import DecnetConfig
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.swarm import pki
+
+log = get_logger("swarm.client")
+
+# How long a single HTTP operation can take.  Deploy is the long pole —
+# docker compose up pulls images, builds contexts, etc.  Tune via env in a
+# later iteration if the default proves too short.
+_TIMEOUT_DEPLOY = httpx.Timeout(connect=10.0, read=600.0, write=30.0, pool=5.0)
+_TIMEOUT_CONTROL = httpx.Timeout(connect=5.0, read=15.0, write=5.0, pool=5.0)
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class MasterIdentity:
+    """Paths to the master's own mTLS client bundle.
+
+    The master uses ONE master-client cert to talk to every worker.  It is
+    signed by the DECNET CA (same CA that signs worker certs).  Stored
+    under ``~/.decnet/ca/master/`` by ``ensure_master_identity``.
+    """
+    key_path: pathlib.Path
+    cert_path: pathlib.Path
+    ca_cert_path: pathlib.Path
+
+
+def ensure_master_identity(
+    ca_dir: pathlib.Path = pki.DEFAULT_CA_DIR,
+) -> MasterIdentity:
+    """Create (or load) the master's own client cert.
+
+    Called once by the swarm controller on startup and by the CLI before
+    any master→worker call.  Idempotent.
+    """
+    ca = pki.ensure_ca(ca_dir)
+    master_dir = ca_dir / "master"
+    bundle = pki.load_worker_bundle(master_dir)
+    if bundle is None:
+        issued = pki.issue_worker_cert(ca, "decnet-master", ["127.0.0.1", "decnet-master"])
+        pki.write_worker_bundle(issued, master_dir)
+    return MasterIdentity(
+        key_path=master_dir / "worker.key",
+        cert_path=master_dir / "worker.crt",
+        ca_cert_path=master_dir / "ca.crt",
+    )
+
+
+class AgentClient:
+    """Thin async wrapper around the worker agent's HTTP API."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        host: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        *,
+        address: Optional[str] = None,
+        agent_port: Optional[int] = None,
+        identity: Optional[MasterIdentity] = None,
+        verify_hostname: bool = False,
+    ):
+        """Either pass a SwarmHost dict, or explicit address/port.
+
+        ``verify_hostname`` stays False by default because the worker's
+        cert SAN is populated from the operator-supplied address list, not
+        from modern TLS hostname-verification semantics.  The mTLS client
+        cert + CA pinning are what authenticate the peer.
+        """
+        if host is not None:
+            self._address = host["address"]
+            self._port = int(host.get("agent_port") or 8765)
+            self._host_uuid = host.get("uuid")
+            self._host_name = host.get("name")
+        else:
+            if address is None or agent_port is None:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "AgentClient requires either a host dict or address+agent_port"
+                )
+            self._address = address
+            self._port = int(agent_port)
+            self._host_uuid = None
+            self._host_name = None
+
+        self._identity = identity or ensure_master_identity()
+        self._verify_hostname = verify_hostname
+        self._client: Optional[httpx.AsyncClient] = None
+
+    # --------------------------------------------------------------- lifecycle
+
+    def _build_client(self, timeout: httpx.Timeout) -> httpx.AsyncClient:
+        # Build the SSL context manually — httpx.create_ssl_context layers on
+        # purpose/ALPN/default-CA logic that doesn't compose with private-CA
+        # mTLS in all combinations.  A bare SSLContext is predictable.
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        ctx.load_cert_chain(
+            str(self._identity.cert_path), str(self._identity.key_path)
+        )
+        ctx.load_verify_locations(cafile=str(self._identity.ca_cert_path))
+        ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+        # Pin by CA + cert chain, not by DNS — workers enroll with arbitrary
+        # SANs (IPs, hostnames) and we don't want to force operators to keep
+        # those in sync with whatever URL the master happens to use.
+        ctx.check_hostname = self._verify_hostname
+        return httpx.AsyncClient(
+            base_url=f"https://{self._address}:{self._port}",
+            verify=ctx,
+            timeout=timeout,
+        )
+
+    async def __aenter__(self) -> "AgentClient":
+        self._client = self._build_client(_TIMEOUT_CONTROL)
+        return self
+
+    async def __aexit__(self, *exc: Any) -> None:
+        if self._client:
+            await self._client.aclose()
+            self._client = None
+
+    def _require_client(self) -> httpx.AsyncClient:
+        if self._client is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("AgentClient used outside `async with` block")
+        return self._client
+
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------------- RPCs
+
+    async def health(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        resp = await self._require_client().get("/health")
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        return resp.json()
+
+    async def status(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        resp = await self._require_client().get("/status")
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        return resp.json()
+
+    async def deploy(
+        self,
+        config: DecnetConfig,
+        *,
+        dry_run: bool = False,
+        no_cache: bool = False,
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        body = {
+            "config": config.model_dump(mode="json"),
+            "dry_run": dry_run,
+            "no_cache": no_cache,
+        }
+        # Swap in a long-deploy timeout for this call only.
+        old = self._require_client().timeout
+        self._require_client().timeout = _TIMEOUT_DEPLOY
+        try:
+            resp = await self._require_client().post("/deploy", 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}
+        )
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        return resp.json()
+
+    async def self_destruct(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Trigger the worker to stop services and wipe its install."""
+        resp = await self._require_client().post("/self-destruct")
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        return resp.json()
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------- diagnostics
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return (
+            f"AgentClient(name={self._host_name!r}, "
+            f"address={self._address!r}, port={self._port})"
+        )