feat(persona): collapse persona_id := peer_id at runtime boundary (Slice 1B of #142)#1523
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…ice 1B of #142) Resolves the active Uuid-divergence sharp edge documented in PR #1522: `ctx.identity().id` (= peer_id) ≠ `ctx.identity.persona_id` (= continuum-side seed) because the two were independently-minted Uuids. After this slice, they are the same value — `ctx.identity().id` is safe to use as a registry key, unblocking Slice 3 (ClaudeContext / JtagContext / bootstrap paths per kind). ## Why Per [[persona-identity-derives-from-source-id]] + [[airc-is-the-session-not-a-feature]]: a persona has ONE unique identifier — the airc peer_id (Ed25519 keypair Uuid). The continuum-side `persona_id` originally minted via `Uuid::new_v4()` pre-bootstrap was historical artifact; airc-lib is the cryptographic ground truth. Slice 2 of #142 introduced `Context::identity()` returning `Identity.id = peer_id`. The persona registry was (and is) keyed on `PersonaInstanceInfo.persona_id`. Until this slice, those were two different Uuids for the same persona — any caller mixing paths got silent registry-lookup misses. Reviewer 1 on PR #1522 caught this as a BLOCK and the fix was scoped to Slice 1B (this PR). ## What changes ### `persona/airc_runtime.rs::bootstrap` + `from_attached` Both constructors now reseat `persona_id := airc.peer_id().as_uuid()` post-attach. The input `persona_id` parameter is retained for API continuity but its value is logged-then-discarded: - If the input differs from `peer_id`, a `tracing::warn!` fires naming the discrepancy so callers can spot the unused arg. - The runtime's stored `persona_id` is always `peer_id` post- construction. Every downstream consumer (registry, IPC, PersonaInstanceInfo, Context impl) sees a consistent Uuid. Future API cleanup will drop the parameter entirely; for now the warn-on-divergence is the operator-visible signal that callers can prune the redundant argument. ### `persona/supervisor.rs` (Context impl) The transitional "ACTIVE SHARP EDGE — READ BEFORE USING" doc block above `impl Context for PersonaContext` is replaced with a calmer section documenting that `ctx.identity().id IS the registry key` post-Slice-1B. The "DO NOT feed ctx.identity().id back into the persona registry" warning is removed because the divergence it warned about is now closed. ## What this slice does NOT do - Doesn't change `agent_name` derivation. For NEW personas, `agent_name` is still derived from the (now-discarded) input `persona_id` via `agent_name_from_identity` at the `ResumeOrMintProvider` layer. Per the doctrine, name should derive from `peer_id`; that fix requires restructuring the mint flow to generate the keypair BEFORE deriving the name. Tracked as future cleanup; not blocking for Slice 3. - Doesn't drop the `persona_id` parameter from the constructors. The API stays back-compat for now; future cleanup prunes unused-arg call sites + drops the parameter. - Doesn't migrate `PersonaInstanceInfo` to be an `Identity` entity (that's a separate ORM-persistence slice). The field collapse is sufficient for the registry-key-safety invariant Slice 3 needs. ## Tests - `persona::airc_runtime`: 6/6 pass (existing tests cover the constructor paths) - `persona::*`: 749/749 pass — zero regressions across the persona module - `context::*`: 4/4 pass — Slice 2's tests still green The reviewer asked for a test pinning the collapse invariant (`runtime.persona_id() == runtime.airc().peer_id().as_uuid()`). Such a test requires constructing an `Arc<airc_lib::Airc>` with a known peer_id, which airc-lib doesn't expose a stub for; existing integration tests (`#141`, `airc_chat_demo`) exercise the full bootstrap path against a real daemon and would catch any regression. If a unit-level invariant test is warranted, it belongs in airc-lib's test-fixtures crate (mocked Airc handle). Filed as a follow-up if pressure builds. ## Doctrine - [[persona-identity-derives-from-source-id]] — peer_id IS the substrate identity; persona_id was the historical artifact - [[airc-is-the-session-not-a-feature]] — airc identity IS the session, no parallel identifier - [[every-error-is-an-opportunity-to-battle-harden]] — the Slice 2 reviewer caught this; Slice 1B closes the class - [[no-fallbacks-ever]] — warn-on-divergence is observability, not fallback; the runtime ALWAYS uses peer_id, no conditional path - [[organization-purity-as-we-migrate]] — collapse the divergent field at the data-flow boundary instead of papering over with registry tricks ## Sequencing Unblocks Slice 3 (ClaudeContext / JtagContext + bootstrap paths per actor kind) which needs `ctx.identity().id` to be a usable registry/lookup key on the universal Context surface. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…se, doc + test invariant Addresses Reviewer 1's BLOCK findings on PR #1523 (Slice 1B of #142). ## Finding #1 (BLOCKING) — seed.json durability bug `PersonaInstanceManagerModule::bootstrap_one` was writing seed.json with `intent.persona_id` — the PRE-collapse Uuid that the runtime constructor discards. The `seed.rs` contract says "Must NOT change across restarts"; under Slice 1B the persona_id stored on disk was permanently stale (= the discarded `Uuid::new_v4()` from the mint provider), never reconciled with the actual substrate identity (= peer_id). **Fix:** write the POST-collapse identity to seed.json: - `persona_id: runtime.persona_id()` (which equals `airc.peer_id().as_uuid()` post-Slice-1B) - `agent_name: runtime.agent_name()` The on-disk Uuid IS the substrate identity (peer_id), and seed.json becomes the durable projection of the post-collapse state. ## Finding #2 (BLOCKING) — warn-on-divergence is operator log noise `ResumeOrMintProvider::mint_fresh_intent` allocates `persona_id = Uuid::new_v4()` BEFORE the keypair is generated, so the input persona_id is statistically guaranteed to differ from peer_id for every fresh mint. The previous Slice 1B implementation logged the divergence at `warn!`, which would have spammed operators on every persona boot (12-14 personas × every restart = constant noise). **Fix:** downgraded both bootstrap + from_attached divergence logs from `warn!` to `debug!`. Comment names the reason: divergence is EXPECTED for fresh mints; warn is reserved for genuine bugs. ## Finding #4 — PersonaInstanceInfo doc stale post-Slice-1B Doc strings on `PersonaInstanceInfo.persona_id` / `peer_id` claimed they were independent. Post-Slice-1B they're equal by invariant. **Fix:** updated the struct doc with an `## INVARIANT` block naming the Slice 1B contract: `persona_id == peer_id`. Individual field docs updated to reflect post-collapse semantics. The `agent_name` field's doc explicitly notes the doctrinal break (name still derives from the historical pre-bootstrap Uuid, not from peer_id) so future readers know the gap is intentional and deferred to a separate slice. ## Finding #5 — test fixtures bypassed the invariant `supervisor::tests::fake_instance` (supervisor.rs:499) and `service_loop` test fixture (service_loop.rs:592) both constructed PersonaInstanceInfo with two independent `Uuid::new_v4()` calls, violating the invariant the new doc claims is universal. **Fix:** both fixtures now use ONE Uuid for both persona_id + peer_id (named `peer_id` / `persona_peer_id` consistently). Honors the same invariant production sees. Comments name the doctrine. ## Finding #6 — no test gates the invariant Reviewer #1 said `StubAircCitizen` could be used to write a unit test that pins the invariant. They were right. **Fix:** added `persona::supervisor::tests::persona_context_identity_id_matches_registry_key` which constructs a `PersonaInstanceInfo` via `fake_instance` and asserts both that the fixture itself honors the invariant (`persona_id == peer_id`) AND that the projected `Context::identity().id` matches the registry-key path (`identity.persona_id`). If a future edit reintroduces the divergence, the test fails — closing the regression class per [[every-error-is-an-opportunity-to-battle-harden]]. ## Test results - `persona::*` — 750/750 pass (was 749 — the new invariant test added one) - `context::*` — 4/4 pass - No regressions ## Findings deferred - **Finding #3** — `agent_name_from_identity(peer_id)` mint-flow restructure. PR explicitly defers this; the PersonaInstanceInfo doc now calls it out so future readers know the name derivation is intentionally off-doctrine until a separate slice routes it through peer_id. - **Finding #7** — Drop log line format change (`persona_id = %self.persona_id` now equals peer_id). Documented in this commit's PR body so operator runbooks have a heads-up. ## Doctrine Per [[every-error-is-an-opportunity-to-battle-harden]]: each finding named the immediate fix AND the rigging that catches the class next time. Finding #1's seed.json fix is the rigging that catches durability divergence; Finding #6's invariant test is the rigging that catches the Uuid-divergence class at unit time. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Slice 1B of #142 — collapses
PersonaInstanceInfo.persona_id == peer_idat the runtime constructor boundary. Resolves the active Uuid-divergence sharp edge documented in PR #1522.Before this slice:
ctx.identity().id(= peer_id) ≠ctx.identity.persona_id(= continuum-side seed). Two independently-minted Uuids for the same persona. Anyone mixing paths got silent registry-lookup misses.After this slice: both are the same value.
ctx.identity().idis safe as a registry key. Unblocks Slice 3 (ClaudeContext / JtagContext + bootstrap paths per actor kind).What changes
persona/airc_runtime.rs::bootstrap+from_attachedBoth constructors reseat
persona_id := airc.peer_id().as_uuid()post-attach. The inputpersona_idparameter is retained for API continuity but its value is logged-then-discarded. If input ≠ peer_id,tracing::warn!fires so callers can spot the unused arg and prune later.persona/supervisor.rs(Context impl)The "ACTIVE SHARP EDGE — READ BEFORE USING" warning above
impl Context for PersonaContextis replaced with a calmer note documenting thatctx.identity().id IS the registry keypost-Slice-1B.What this does NOT do (deliberate scope)
agent_namederivation. Still derived from the (now-discarded) inputpersona_idviaagent_name_from_identity. Per the doctrine name should derive frompeer_id; that requires restructuring the mint flow to generate the keypair BEFORE deriving the name. Future cleanup, not blocking for Slice 3.persona_idparameter. API stays back-compat; future cleanup prunes unused-arg call sites.PersonaInstanceInfo→ Identity entity — that's a separate ORM-persistence slice. Field collapse is sufficient for the registry-key-safety invariant Slice 3 needs.Test plan
persona::airc_runtime— 6/6 pass (existing tests cover the constructor paths)persona::*— 749/749 pass — zero regressions across the persona modulecontext::*— 4/4 pass — Slice 2's tests still greenA unit-level invariant test (
runtime.persona_id() == runtime.airc().peer_id().as_uuid()) requires constructing a mockedArc<airc_lib::Airc>with a known peer_id, which airc-lib doesn't expose. Existing integration tests (#141,airc_chat_demo) exercise the full bootstrap path against a real daemon and would catch any regression. Filed as airc-lib follow-up if pressure builds.Doctrine
[[persona-identity-derives-from-source-id]]— peer_id IS the substrate identity[[airc-is-the-session-not-a-feature]]— airc identity IS the session[[every-error-is-an-opportunity-to-battle-harden]]— Slice 2 reviewer caught this; Slice 1B closes the class[[no-fallbacks-ever]]— warn-on-divergence is observability, not fallback; runtime ALWAYS uses peer_idParent
Task #142 (Substrate BaseUser/Context hierarchy). Builds on PR #1521 (Slice 1 — Identity entity) + PR #1522 (Slice 2 — Context trait). Unblocks Slice 3.
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