feat: enforce MCP restart class permissions (#663)

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# MCP restart classes and blast-radius permissions (#663)
This is the machine-enforced class matrix used by
`restart_coordinator.RESTART_CLASS_POLICIES`. It implements the narrower-first
recovery ladder from #655 and the authorization policy from #656, using the
path inventory from #657 and the impact coordinator from #658. Product and
delivery lineage: vision #652 and roadmap #653.
Unknown class names are denied. The coordinator requires both the class
permission and an eligible request role. Approval gates are additional: a
caller cannot turn a request permission into execution authority.
| Restart class | Required permission | Expected blast radius | Drain requirement | Approval requirement | Audit requirement | Recovery behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `client_reconnect` | `mcp.reconnect.client` | none | none | self service | class, actor, client namespace, reason, outcome | Reconnect only the caller's client transport. No daemon or peer work changes. |
| `session_reconnect` | `mcp.reconnect.session` | low | requesting-session safe point | self service | class, actor, session, reason, outcome | Rebind identity, capability, and workspace state for one session. |
| `worker_restart` | `mcp.restart.worker.request` | low | target worker | controller approval + automated gates | class, actor, worker, approval, scoped drain, outcome | Restart one worker after its own leases and mutations drain. |
| `role_runtime_restart` | `mcp.restart.role_runtime.request` | medium | target role runtime | controller approval + automated gates | class, actor, role namespace, approval, scoped drain, outcome | Restart and re-probe one role runtime; unrelated roles remain available. |
| `connector_restart` | `mcp.restart.connector.request` | medium | target connector | controller approval + automated gates | class, actor, connector, approval, scoped drain, outcome | Restart one connector while unrelated runtimes remain available. |
| `configuration_reload` | `mcp.reload.configuration.request` | low | mutation quiesce | controller approval + automated gates | class, actor, configuration revision, approval, outcome | Gracefully reload configuration without replacing the daemon. |
| `rolling_mcp_restart` | `mcp.restart.rolling.request` | medium | one instance at a time | controller approval + automated gates | class, actor, instance order, approval, per-instance drains, outcome | Drain, restart, verify, and restore each instance before advancing. |
| `full_mcp_restart` | `mcp.restart.full.request` | high | all sessions and mutations | controller approval + automated gates | class, actor, full impact, approval, full drain proof, outcome | Replace the complete MCP runtime only after a verified full drain. |
| `host_restart` | `mcp.restart.host.request` | high | all host work | controller approval + infrastructure operator | class, actor, host/change or incident id, approval, full drain proof, outcome | Hand off to infrastructure ownership and reconcile every runtime afterward. |
## Drain boundary
Only `full_mcp_restart` and `host_restart` set `full_drain_required=true`.
Reconnects and configuration reloads do not disrupt peer sessions. Worker,
role-runtime, and connector restarts evaluate only their explicitly named
target. Rolling restart drains one instance at a time. Missing required target
scope denies the request rather than silently widening it to a full restart.
## Permission and approval boundary
Author, reviewer, merger, and reconciler roles may self-request reconnects and
request scoped worker/role/connector/reload recovery. They cannot request
rolling, full, or host restart classes. Controller/operator/admin roles may
request the broader classes, while execution remains operator/admin-owned.
Controller approval is independently required for every class above a session
reconnect. Host restart additionally requires infrastructure-operator proof.
The MCP request tool derives class permissions from its authenticated runtime
role. It does not accept caller-supplied permissions. Controller and operator
authorization are read from the already-running daemon environment, never
from a request argument.
## Audit and failure behavior
Every impact audit and every console restart/reload audit includes a
`restart_class` field. The impact audit also includes the exact
`required_permission`. Unknown classes, missing permissions, ineligible roles,
missing approval, missing scoped targets, and incomplete inventory all deny
fail closed. Manual process kills remain forbidden and contaminating (#630).
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@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ restart/reload/kill paths). The **mutative apply** path — actually performing
restart — is a later child gated by a drain proof and is explicitly out of
scope here.
The coordinator now routes every request through the restart-class policy
matrix defined for #663. See
[`mcp-restart-classes.md`](./mcp-restart-classes.md) for permissions, expected
blast radius, scoped drain and approval requirements, audit fields, and
recovery behavior for all nine classes.
## Components
| Piece | Where | Responsibility |
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```text
gitea_request_mcp_restart(remote, host, org, repo,
dry_run=True, request_override=False,
session_id=None, limit=200)
session_id=None, limit=200,
restart_class="full_mcp_restart",
target_session_id=None, target_role=None,
target_connector=None)
```
Read-only, dry-run, and it **never restarts anything**. `apply_supported` is
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## Audit
Every evaluation carries an `audit_record` (event, coordinator version, verdict,
allow decision, blast radius, counts, timestamp) so restart decisions are
restart class, required permission, allow decision, blast radius, counts,
timestamp) so restart decisions are
auditable. No secrets flow through the coordinator — session ids, pids, and
profiles are operational metadata only.