secrets-engine/docs/cli.md
tegwick 5b48033bce feat(policy): netkingdom maturity-gated publication-scope policy
Token scope is now bound to package maturity, gated on netkingdom's own maturity:
- maturity-build -> gitea-wide, maturity-test -> org-wide, maturity-prod -> repo-scoped
  (scope narrows as stakes rise; broad tokens only for low-stakes build artifacts)
- the graduated table is DORMANT until netkingdom reaches production grade; until
  then every lane clamps to repo-scope, injected as NPM_AUTH_TOKEN (fail-safe)
- token env-var name signals blast radius: NPM_AUTH_TOKEN (repo default),
  NPM_AUTH_COULOMB_TOKEN (org), NPM_AUTH_GITEA_TOKEN (gitea), NPM_AUTH_WHYNOT_TOKEN
  (npm scope, defined but unused), NPM_AUTH_WHYNOTDESIGN (explicit repo)

netkingdom is at maturity-build today, so whynot-design resolves to repo-scope /
NPM_AUTH_TOKEN. Flip netkingdom_maturity to maturity-prod to activate graduation.

- policies/netkingdom-publication-scope.yaml: the policy data + gate
- publication_policy.py: load + resolve (clamp/active, env naming, override)
- exec delivery injects under the resolved env-var name (was fixed SE_NPM_TOKEN)
- catalog lane carries delivery_config.npm.maturity
- new CLI: `secrets-engine policy publication <lane>`
- docs/publication-scope-policy.md; tests for clamp, graduation, naming, override

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-28 13:14:46 +02:00

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Terminology (Gitea is overloaded — be explicit)

Term we use Means Example Not to be confused with
org the Gitea organisation coulomb the npm scope
repo the Gitea repository / product whynot-design an org; a Gitea "project" board
npm scope the @-prefix npm name @whynot the org or the repo
npm package the published artifact @whynot/design the repo it's built from
lane / catalog id a secrets-engine secret lane whynot-design-npm-publish

A catalog entry carries org + repo explicitly (never a bare "owner"), and the npm registry/scope live in delivery_config.npm as data — the engine never hardcodes a registry. The pilot publishes @whynot/design from the coulomb/whynot-design repo to https://gitea.coulomb.social/api/packages/coulomb/npm/.

Install

uv venv && uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
source .venv/bin/activate
secrets-engine --version

Environment

Var Default Purpose
BAO_ADDR http://127.0.0.1:8200 OpenBao address
BAO_TOKEN (unset) OpenBao token (or use --bootstrap-token-file)
SECRETS_ENGINE_HUB_URL http://127.0.0.1:8000 State Hub for decisions + evidence (empty to disable)
SECRETS_ENGINE_CATALOG ./catalog catalog directory
SECRETS_ENGINE_EVIDENCE ./.evidence local non-secret evidence log

Commands

secrets-engine catalog list
secrets-engine catalog show <catalog-id>
secrets-engine decision inspect <decision-or-ccr-id>
secrets-engine plan  <ref> --stage <build|test|prod>
secrets-engine apply <ref> --stage <stage> [--dry-run] [--bootstrap-token-file F]
secrets-engine provision <catalog-id> --stage <stage> --field NAME (--from-file F | --generate)
secrets-engine verify <catalog-id> --field NAME [--positive] [--negative]
secrets-engine exec --catalog <catalog-id> [--field NAME] [--mode auto|npm-config|exec-env] -- CMD...
secrets-engine policy publication <catalog-id>
secrets-engine route <catalog-id> [--json]
secrets-engine revoke <catalog-id> [--dry-run]

policy publication resolves a lane's effective publication scope and the env var the token is injected under, per the netkingdom publication-scope policy (see docs/publication-scope-policy.md).

<ref> is a catalog id or a decision/CCR ref (matched against approval.decision_ref). plan and apply --dry-run never mutate OpenBao.

Exit codes

Code Meaning
0 success
2 catalog error (missing/invalid lane)
3 decision error (unapproved / superseded / missing)
4 policy guard error (out-of-stage / wildcard / broad admin)
5 backend error (OpenBao unreachable / failed)
6 provisioning error (bad file mode / inside repo / missing field)
7 verification failed
8 delivery error

End-to-end demo

SECRETS_ENGINE_HUB_URL="" bash scripts/demo-e2e.sh

Boots a throwaway in-memory OpenBao dev server and runs the whole pilot chain: plan → apply → provision → verify(+/-) → exec (npm-config injection) → route → revoke. Nothing is persisted; the token is a throwaway local string.

npm publish wiring (dry-run)

bash scripts/npm-publish-demo.sh

Boots a throwaway OpenBao, applies + provisions the lane with a fake token, and runs a real npm publish --dry-run through secrets-engine exec against a scratch package. Proves npm in the child resolves its auth token from the temp .npmrc secrets-engine injected, builds the tarball, and reaches the publish step — while the parent shell never holds the token. For a real publish, provision a real npm automation token the same way and drop --dry-run.

Pilot: whynot-design npm publish

# 1. inspect the approved decision
secrets-engine decision inspect whynot-design-npm-publish
# 2. preview the OpenBao changes (no mutation)
secrets-engine plan whynot-design-npm-publish --stage prod
# 3. apply policy + approle
secrets-engine apply whynot-design-npm-publish --stage prod
# 4. provision the token from a mode-0600 file OUTSIDE the repo
secrets-engine provision whynot-design-npm-publish --stage prod \
  --field npm_token --from-file ~/.secrets-engine/whynot.token
# 5. prove access without printing the value
secrets-engine verify whynot-design-npm-publish --field npm_token --positive --negative
# 6. publish with the token injected into the child only
secrets-engine exec --catalog whynot-design-npm-publish -- npm publish