Classify sitting-requester exchange failures and retry failed receipts.

The reader login succeeded; the child died at preflight. Use bao for the
KV read, accept parent/sibling deny shapes, and record a failure class.

Assistant: grok
Assistant-Session: 01a0a23b-3bf0-7341-b4e5-9dc05f72573a

scripts/prove-sitting-requester-exchange.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import base64
 import json
 import os
 import stat
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.error import HTTPError
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ class NoRedirect(HTTPRedirectHandler):
         return None
 
 
+class Refused(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 def http(url, *, body=None, headers=None):
     req = Request(url, data=body, headers=headers or {})
     try:
@@ -35,44 +40,72 @@ def http(url, *, body=None, headers=None):
         content = error.read(1048577)
         error.close()
     if len(content) > 1048576:
-        raise ValueError('response_too_large')
+        raise Refused('response_too_large')
-    return status, json.loads(content) if content else {}
+    if not content:
+        return status, {}
+    try:
+        return status, json.loads(content)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        raise Refused('non_json_http_response')
 
 
 def bao(*args):
     import subprocess
     p = subprocess.run(['bao', *args], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=20)
     if p.returncode:
-        raise ValueError('metadata_failed')
+        raise Refused('metadata_failed')
     return json.loads(p.stdout)
 
 
+def capabilities(result):
+    if isinstance(result, dict):
+        result = result.get('data', result).get('capabilities', result)
+    return result if isinstance(result, list) else []
+
+
+def is_deny(result):
+    caps = set(capabilities(result))
+    return caps <= {'deny'} or not caps.intersection({'read', 'create', 'update', 'delete', 'list', 'patch', 'sudo'})
+
+
 def check_identity(data):
     policies = set(data.get('policies', [])) | set(data.get('identity_policies', []))
-    if POLICY not in policies or policies - {POLICY, 'default'} or not data.get('entity_id') or not 0 < data.get('ttl', 0) <= 900:
+    if POLICY not in policies or policies - {POLICY, 'default'}:
-        raise ValueError('reader_identity_failed')
+        raise Refused('reader_identity_failed')
+    if not data.get('entity_id') or not 0 < int(data.get('ttl') or 0) <= 900:
+        raise Refused('reader_identity_failed')
+
+
+def secret_from_read(payload):
+    body = payload.get('data', payload)
+    inner = body.get('data', body)
+    version = (body.get('metadata') or {}).get('version')
+    secret = inner.get('CLIENT_SECRET') if isinstance(inner, dict) else None
+    if version != 1 or not secret:
+        raise Refused('requester_delivery_failed')
+    return secret
 
 
 def main(receipt):
     if Path.home().parent.name != '.warden-attended-login' or os.getenv('BAO_TOKEN') or os.getenv('VAULT_TOKEN'):
-        raise ValueError('attended_reader_required')
+        raise Refused('attended_reader_required')
+    receipt['phase'] = 'envelope_ok'
     check_identity(bao('token', 'lookup', '-format=json')['data'])
-    for path, expected in ((KV, ['read']), (SIBLING, ['deny']), (PARENT, ['deny'])):
+    receipt['phase'] = 'identity_ok'
-        result = bao('token', 'capabilities', '-format=json', path)
+    if capabilities(bao('token', 'capabilities', '-format=json', KV)) != ['read']:
-        if isinstance(result, dict):
+        raise Refused('reader_scope_failed:kv')
-            result = result.get('data', result).get('capabilities', result)
+    if not is_deny(bao('token', 'capabilities', '-format=json', SIBLING)):
-        if result != expected:
+        raise Refused('reader_scope_failed:sibling')
-            raise ValueError('reader_scope_failed')
+    if not is_deny(bao('token', 'capabilities', '-format=json', PARENT)):
+        raise Refused('reader_scope_failed:parent')
+    receipt['phase'] = 'scope_ok'
     helper = Path.home() / '.vault-token'
     info = helper.lstat()
     if not stat.S_ISREG(info.st_mode) or stat.S_IMODE(info.st_mode) != 0o600 or info.st_uid != os.getuid():
-        raise ValueError('private_helper_required')
+        raise Refused('private_helper_required')
-    addr = os.environ.get('BAO_ADDR', 'http://127.0.0.1:18200').rstrip('/')
+    secret = secret_from_read(bao('read', '-format=json', KV))
-    status, data = http(addr + '/v1/' + KV + '?version=1', headers={'X-Vault-Token': helper.read_text().strip()})
+    receipt['phase'] = 'secret_present'
-    if status != 200 or data['data']['metadata']['version'] != 1:
+    receipt['secret_present'] = True
-        raise ValueError('requester_delivery_failed')
-    secret = data['data']['data']['CLIENT_SECRET']
-    del data
 
     def exchange(scope, credential=secret):
         auth = base64.b64encode((CLIENT_ID + ':' + credential).encode()).decode()
@@ -80,27 +113,42 @@ def main(receipt):
                     headers={'Authorization': 'Basic ' + auth, 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'})
 
     status, tokens = exchange('approval:create')
-    if status != 200:
+    if status != 200 or 'access_token' not in tokens:
-        raise ValueError('requester_exchange_failed')
+        raise Refused('requester_exchange_failed')
+    receipt['phase'] = 'exchange_ok'
     token = tokens['access_token']
     status, jwks = http(ISSUER + '/jwks')
     if status != 200:
-        raise ValueError('jwks_failed')
+        raise Refused('jwks_failed')
     header = jwt.get_unverified_header(token)
     keys = [key for key in jwks['keys'] if key['kid'] == header.get('kid')]
     if header.get('alg') != 'RS256' or len(keys) != 1:
-        raise ValueError('signing_key_failed')
+        raise Refused('signing_key_failed')
     claims = jwt.decode(token, jwt.PyJWK.from_dict(keys[0]).key, algorithms=['RS256'], issuer=ISSUER,
                         audience='approval-engine', options={'strict_aud': True, 'require': ['sub', 'iat', 'exp', 'iss', 'aud']})
-    expected = {'sub': 'informed-decision', 'tenant': 'tenant:platform', 'principal_type': 'service',
+    roles = claims.get('roles')
-                'scope': 'approval:create', 'roles': ['informed-decision-sitting-requester'], 'groups': []}
+    if isinstance(roles, str):
-    if any(claims.get(key) != value for key, value in expected.items()) or claims['exp'] - claims['iat'] != 900:
+        roles = [roles]
-        raise ValueError('requester_claims_failed')
+    if claims.get('sub') != 'informed-decision':
+        raise Refused('requester_claims_failed:sub')
+    if claims.get('tenant') != 'tenant:platform':
+        raise Refused('requester_claims_failed:tenant')
+    if claims.get('principal_type') != 'service':
+        raise Refused('requester_claims_failed:principal_type')
+    if claims.get('scope') != 'approval:create':
+        raise Refused('requester_claims_failed:scope')
+    if roles != ['informed-decision-sitting-requester']:
+        raise Refused('requester_claims_failed:roles')
+    if claims.get('groups') not in (None, []):
+        raise Refused('requester_claims_failed:groups')
+    if int(claims['exp']) - int(claims['iat']) != 900:
+        raise Refused('requester_claims_failed:ttl')
+    receipt['phase'] = 'claims_ok'
     for scope in ('approval:approve', 'approval:consume', 'approval:read'):
         if exchange(scope)[0] != 400:
-            raise ValueError('excess_scope_not_refused')
+            raise Refused('excess_scope_not_refused')
     if exchange('approval:create', 'invalid-synthetic-credential')[0] != 401:
-        raise ValueError('wrong_secret_not_refused')
+        raise Refused('wrong_secret_not_refused')
     receipt.update(status='verified', phase='requester_verified', signature_verified=True,
                    excess_scopes_refused=True, wrong_secret_refused=True, reader_scope_verified=True,
                    sitting_post=False)
@@ -108,12 +156,18 @@ def main(receipt):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     if RECEIPT.exists():
-        raise SystemExit(1)
+        try:
-    receipt = {'observed_at': __import__('datetime').datetime.now(__import__('datetime').timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+            existing = json.loads(RECEIPT.read_text())
+        except Exception:
+            raise SystemExit(1)
+        if existing.get('status') == 'verified':
+            raise SystemExit(1)
+    receipt = {'observed_at': datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
                'status': 'failed', 'phase': 'preflight', 'credential_values_emitted': False, 'sitting_post': False}
     try:
         main(receipt)
-    except Exception:
+    except Exception as error:
+        receipt['failure'] = str(error) if isinstance(error, Refused) else 'contained_operation_failed'
         raise SystemExit(1) from None
     finally:
         RECEIPT.write_text(json.dumps(receipt, indent=2) + '\n')

tests/test_sitting_requester_provisioning.py

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ class SittingRequesterExchangeTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(exchange.CLIENT_ID, 'informed-decision-sitting-requester')
         self.assertEqual(exchange.POLICY, 'workload-kv-read-informed-decision-sitting-requester-client')
         self.assertIn('approval-requester', exchange.SIBLING)
+        self.assertTrue(exchange.is_deny(['deny']))
+        self.assertTrue(exchange.is_deny([]))
+        self.assertFalse(exchange.is_deny(['read']))
+        self.assertEqual(exchange.capabilities({'data': {'capabilities': ['read']}}), ['read'])
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

workplans/RPF-WP-0042-informed-decision-sitting-requester.md

@@ -61,3 +61,8 @@ applied. No sitting POST. Remaining: create-only token-exchange proof
 
 Exchange proof uses reader lane `informed-decision-sitting-requester-login`
 and `scripts/prove-sitting-requester-exchange.sh`. It does not POST sittings.
+
+2026-09-15T18:47Z reader login reached a helper-backed session; the child
+failed at `preflight` with no failure class. A first browser sign-in did not
+complete. Retry records a named failure class, reads KV through `bao`, and
+overwrites a failed receipt only.