feat(mcp): immutable canonical_repository_root for cross-repo namespaces (Closes #706)

The MCP server derived the canonical repository root from the install
checkout the server script lives in (PROJECT_ROOT), so any namespace that
ran the server against an external repository (e.g. eagenda-author, or the
mcp-control-plane reviewer/merger namespaces) failed every mutation: the
branches-only / worktree-membership guards (#274) compared the task
workspace against the Gitea-Tools .git directory it can never belong to.

Separate the two concepts:
- PROJECT_ROOT stays the immutable code/install root.
- A new, optional, namespace-scoped canonical_repository_root binds the
  session to the working root of the target repository.

Implementation:
- canonical_repository_root.py: resolve the binding from profile/env
  (GITEA_CANONICAL_REPOSITORY_ROOT overrides the profile field), validate
  existence + git identity, fail closed on missing/conflicting/forged
  bindings. Preserves the single-repo default when unconfigured.
- session_context_binding.py: pin canonical_repository_root into the
  immutable #714 session context; drift fails closed.
- namespace_workspace_binding.py: route the configured target root through
  resolve_namespace_mutation_context so #274 / membership guards evaluate
  against the target repository.
- gitea_mcp_server.py: seed + enforce the binding in the mutation preflight
  (both purity-order and FORCE_PRODUCTION_GUARDS paths); validate repository
  identity and git common-directory membership.
- gitea_config.py: validate the optional absolute-path profile field.
- gitea_auth.py: surface the config-sourced field through get_profile.

No weakening of root-checkout, remote/repository, or anti-stomp guards; the
single-repo Gitea-Tools path is unchanged.

Tests: two distinct real git repositories/worktrees prove cross-repository
bindings resolve, enforce membership, and fail closed on forged/conflicting
identity and simultaneous prgs/mdcps isolation.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <[email protected]>
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"""Issue #706: immutable startup/profile canonical_repository_root capability.
Cross-repository MCP namespaces (e.g. ``eagenda-author``) must bind their
canonical repository root to the *configured target repository*, not to the
Gitea-Tools install checkout the server script lives in. These tests prove:
* the configured binding is resolved from profile/env with env precedence,
* the target repository identity and git common-directory membership are
validated (AC3),
* the branches-only guard (#274) is enforced *inside the target repo* (AC4),
* missing / conflicting / forged bindings fail closed (AC5),
* prgs and mdcps namespaces stay simultaneously isolated (AC6),
* the session binding pins the canonical root immutably,
* no weakening of the install-root single-repo default (AC8).
Uses two distinct real git repositories/worktrees (AC7).
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import os
import subprocess
import sys
import tempfile
import unittest
from pathlib import Path
from unittest import mock
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
import canonical_repository_root as crr # noqa: E402
import gitea_config # noqa: E402
import namespace_workspace_binding as nwb # noqa: E402
import session_context_binding as session_ctx # noqa: E402
def _git(cwd: str, *args: str) -> str:
res = subprocess.run(
["git", "-C", cwd, *args],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
check=True,
)
return res.stdout.strip()
def _init_repo(path: Path, remote_url: str, *, remote_name: str = "origin") -> str:
"""Create a real git repo with one commit and a remote; return realpath root."""
path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
_git(str(path), "init", "-q")
_git(str(path), "config", "user.email", "[email protected]")
_git(str(path), "config", "user.name", "Test")
_git(str(path), "remote", "add", remote_name, remote_url)
(path / "README.md").write_text("seed\n")
_git(str(path), "add", "README.md")
_git(str(path), "commit", "-q", "-m", "seed")
return os.path.realpath(str(path))
def _add_worktree(repo_root: str, worktree_path: Path, branch: str) -> str:
_git(repo_root, "worktree", "add", "-q", "-b", branch, str(worktree_path))
return os.path.realpath(str(worktree_path))
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# configured_canonical_root: resolution + precedence
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestConfiguredCanonicalRoot(unittest.TestCase):
def test_unconfigured_returns_none(self):
value, source = crr.configured_canonical_root({}, {})
self.assertIsNone(value)
self.assertIsNone(source)
def test_profile_field_used(self):
value, source = crr.configured_canonical_root(
{"canonical_repository_root": "/repo/eAgenda"}, {}
)
self.assertEqual(value, "/repo/eAgenda")
self.assertIn("profile", source)
def test_env_overrides_profile(self):
value, source = crr.configured_canonical_root(
{"canonical_repository_root": "/repo/eAgenda"},
{crr.CANONICAL_ROOT_ENV: "/repo/other"},
)
self.assertEqual(value, "/repo/other")
self.assertIn(crr.CANONICAL_ROOT_ENV, source)
def test_blank_values_ignored(self):
value, source = crr.configured_canonical_root(
{"canonical_repository_root": " "},
{crr.CANONICAL_ROOT_ENV: ""},
)
self.assertIsNone(value)
self.assertIsNone(source)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# assess_canonical_repository_root: default (single-repo) path
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestUnconfiguredFallback(unittest.TestCase):
def setUp(self):
self._tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
self.tmp = self._tmp.name
def tearDown(self):
self._tmp.cleanup()
def test_unconfigured_falls_back_to_process_root(self):
root = _init_repo(
Path(self.tmp) / "install",
"https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools.git",
)
got = crr.assess_canonical_repository_root(
configured_value=None,
source=None,
expected_slug=None,
process_project_root=root,
)
self.assertTrue(got["proven"])
self.assertFalse(got["block"])
self.assertFalse(got["configured"])
self.assertEqual(got["canonical_repo_root"], root)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# assess_canonical_repository_root: configured cross-repo path
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestConfiguredCrossRepo(unittest.TestCase):
def setUp(self):
self._tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
self.tmp = Path(self._tmp.name)
self.install = _init_repo(
self.tmp / "Gitea-Tools",
"https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools.git",
)
self.target = _init_repo(
self.tmp / "mcp-control-plane",
"https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/mcp-control-plane.git",
)
def tearDown(self):
self._tmp.cleanup()
def test_valid_configured_root_binds_to_target(self):
got = crr.assess_canonical_repository_root(
configured_value=self.target,
source="profile canonical_repository_root",
expected_slug="Scaled-Tech-Consulting/mcp-control-plane",
process_project_root=self.install,
)
self.assertTrue(got["proven"], got.get("reasons"))
self.assertFalse(got["block"])
self.assertTrue(got["configured"])
self.assertEqual(got["canonical_repo_root"], self.target)
self.assertNotEqual(got["canonical_repo_root"], self.install)
def test_missing_path_fails_closed(self):
got = crr.assess_canonical_repository_root(
configured_value=str(self.tmp / "does-not-exist"),
source="profile canonical_repository_root",
expected_slug=None,
process_project_root=self.install,
)
self.assertTrue(got["block"])
self.assertFalse(got["proven"])
self.assertTrue(any("exist" in r for r in got["reasons"]))
def test_non_git_path_fails_closed(self):
plain = self.tmp / "plain"
plain.mkdir()
got = crr.assess_canonical_repository_root(
configured_value=str(plain),
source="profile canonical_repository_root",
expected_slug=None,
process_project_root=self.install,
)
self.assertTrue(got["block"])
self.assertTrue(any("git" in r for r in got["reasons"]))
def test_identity_mismatch_fails_closed(self):
# Configured root is the install repo, but session expects the target
# repo identity: a forged/conflicting binding.
got = crr.assess_canonical_repository_root(
configured_value=self.install,
source="profile canonical_repository_root",
expected_slug="Scaled-Tech-Consulting/mcp-control-plane",
process_project_root=self.install,
)
self.assertTrue(got["block"])
self.assertTrue(any("identity" in r for r in got["reasons"]))
def test_unprovable_identity_blocks_when_required(self):
noremote = _init_repo(self.tmp / "noremote-src", "x", remote_name="origin")
_git(noremote, "remote", "remove", "origin")
got = crr.assess_canonical_repository_root(
configured_value=noremote,
source="profile canonical_repository_root",
expected_slug="Scaled-Tech-Consulting/mcp-control-plane",
process_project_root=self.install,
require_binding=True,
)
self.assertTrue(got["block"])
def test_repository_identity_slug_reads_remote(self):
self.assertEqual(
crr.repository_identity_slug(self.target),
"Scaled-Tech-Consulting/mcp-control-plane",
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Workspace membership + branches-only enforced inside the TARGET repo (AC4)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestNamespaceContextUsesConfiguredRoot(unittest.TestCase):
def setUp(self):
self._tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
self.tmp = Path(self._tmp.name)
self.install = _init_repo(
self.tmp / "Gitea-Tools",
"https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools.git",
)
self.target = _init_repo(
self.tmp / "mcp-control-plane",
"https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/mcp-control-plane.git",
)
(Path(self.target) / "branches").mkdir()
self.target_wt = _add_worktree(
self.target,
Path(self.target) / "branches" / "author-issue-1",
"feat/issue-1",
)
def tearDown(self):
self._tmp.cleanup()
def test_context_canonical_root_is_configured_target(self):
ctx = nwb.resolve_namespace_mutation_context(
role_kind="author",
worktree_path=self.target_wt,
process_project_root=self.install,
env={},
configured_canonical_root=self.target,
)
self.assertEqual(ctx["canonical_repo_root"], self.target)
self.assertFalse(ctx["roots_aligned"])
def test_target_worktree_is_member_of_target_root(self):
got = nwb.amw.assess_workspace_repo_membership(
workspace_path=self.target_wt,
canonical_repo_root=self.target,
)
self.assertTrue(got["proven"], got.get("reasons"))
def test_target_worktree_not_member_of_install_root(self):
got = nwb.amw.assess_workspace_repo_membership(
workspace_path=self.target_wt,
canonical_repo_root=self.install,
)
self.assertTrue(got["block"])
def test_branches_guard_passes_inside_target(self):
assessment = nwb.assess_namespace_mutation_workspace(
role_kind="author",
worktree_path=self.target_wt,
worktree=None,
process_project_root=self.install,
env={},
current_branch="feat/issue-1",
configured_canonical_root=self.target,
)
self.assertFalse(assessment["block"], assessment.get("reasons"))
self.assertEqual(assessment["canonical_repo_root"], self.target)
def test_target_control_checkout_blocks_branches_guard(self):
assessment = nwb.assess_namespace_mutation_workspace(
role_kind="author",
worktree_path=self.target, # stable target checkout, not branches/
worktree=None,
process_project_root=self.install,
env={},
current_branch="master",
configured_canonical_root=self.target,
)
self.assertTrue(assessment["block"])
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Immutable session pin (AC1/AC5)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestSessionCanonicalRootPin(unittest.TestCase):
def setUp(self):
os.environ["PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST"] = "t"
session_ctx._reset_session_context_for_testing()
def tearDown(self):
session_ctx._reset_session_context_for_testing()
def test_seed_stores_canonical_root(self):
ctx = session_ctx.seed_session_context_if_unbound(
profile_name="mcp-control-plane-author",
remote="prgs",
host="gitea.prgs.cc",
identity="svc",
repository="mcp-control-plane",
org="Scaled-Tech-Consulting",
canonical_repository_root="/repo/mcp-control-plane",
)
self.assertEqual(ctx["canonical_repository_root"], "/repo/mcp-control-plane")
def test_canonical_root_drift_fails_closed(self):
session_ctx.seed_session_context_if_unbound(
profile_name="mcp-control-plane-author",
remote="prgs",
host="gitea.prgs.cc",
identity="svc",
repository="mcp-control-plane",
org="Scaled-Tech-Consulting",
canonical_repository_root="/repo/mcp-control-plane",
)
got = session_ctx.assess_session_context(
profile_name="mcp-control-plane-author",
remote="prgs",
canonical_repository_root="/repo/forged-elsewhere",
)
self.assertTrue(got["block"])
self.assertTrue(any("canonical" in r for r in got["reasons"]))
def test_matching_canonical_root_passes(self):
session_ctx.seed_session_context_if_unbound(
profile_name="mcp-control-plane-author",
remote="prgs",
host="gitea.prgs.cc",
identity="svc",
repository="mcp-control-plane",
org="Scaled-Tech-Consulting",
canonical_repository_root="/repo/mcp-control-plane",
)
got = session_ctx.assess_session_context(
profile_name="mcp-control-plane-author",
remote="prgs",
canonical_repository_root="/repo/mcp-control-plane",
)
self.assertFalse(got["block"], got["reasons"])
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Simultaneous prgs / mdcps isolation (AC6)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestSimultaneousIsolation(unittest.TestCase):
def setUp(self):
self._tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
self.tmp = Path(self._tmp.name)
self.prgs = _init_repo(
self.tmp / "prgs-repo",
"https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/mcp-control-plane.git",
)
self.mdcps = _init_repo(
self.tmp / "mdcps-repo",
"https://gitea.dadeschools.net/dadeschools/eAgenda.git",
)
def tearDown(self):
self._tmp.cleanup()
def test_each_namespace_binds_its_own_target(self):
a = crr.assess_canonical_repository_root(
configured_value=self.prgs,
source="env",
expected_slug="Scaled-Tech-Consulting/mcp-control-plane",
process_project_root=self.tmp.as_posix(),
)
b = crr.assess_canonical_repository_root(
configured_value=self.mdcps,
source="env",
expected_slug="dadeschools/eAgenda",
process_project_root=self.tmp.as_posix(),
)
self.assertEqual(a["canonical_repo_root"], self.prgs)
self.assertEqual(b["canonical_repo_root"], self.mdcps)
self.assertNotEqual(a["canonical_repo_root"], b["canonical_repo_root"])
def test_cross_wired_identity_blocks(self):
# prgs path claimed under the mdcps identity → forged binding.
got = crr.assess_canonical_repository_root(
configured_value=self.prgs,
source="env",
expected_slug="dadeschools/eAgenda",
process_project_root=self.tmp.as_posix(),
)
self.assertTrue(got["block"])
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Config validation of the profile field (AC5: malformed bindings fail closed)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestConfigValidation(unittest.TestCase):
def test_absent_is_allowed(self):
# single-repo default: no field configured
gitea_config._validate_canonical_repository_root("p", None)
def test_valid_absolute_path_ok(self):
gitea_config._validate_canonical_repository_root(
"p", "/Users/x/Development/mcp-control-plane"
)
def test_relative_path_rejected(self):
with self.assertRaises(gitea_config.ConfigError):
gitea_config._validate_canonical_repository_root(
"p", "relative/path"
)
def test_empty_string_rejected(self):
with self.assertRaises(gitea_config.ConfigError):
gitea_config._validate_canonical_repository_root("p", " ")
def test_non_string_rejected(self):
with self.assertRaises(gitea_config.ConfigError):
gitea_config._validate_canonical_repository_root("p", ["/x"])
if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()