feat: export portable Stroppy binaries with managed Go builds

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Summary

• build custom workloads from importable, self-registering Go packages
• export built-ins plus all or selected catalog workloads into one executable
• prefer compatible system Go and acquire verified Go 1.26.8 privately with consent when needed
• isolate Go caches under ~/.stroppy, preserve source modules, support offline reuse and GOOS/GOARCH cross-compilation
• keep prior output intact on export failure and preserve platform cancellation/locking behavior

Validation

• make linter_fix equivalent with isolated cache
• read-only golangci-lint (0 issues)
• make tests TEST_FLAGS=-short
• go mod tidy -diff
• make build
• built-ins-only portable export and list/version smoke test
• Windows amd64, Linux arm64, AIX ppc64, Solaris amd64, and JS/Wasm cross-build checks

Closes #177

Stacked on #184.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added stroppy export to create portable executables with built-in workloads and selected or all ready custom workloads, including cross-compilation for different operating systems and architectures.
  • Custom workloads can be registered in the local catalog, run as self-contained applications, and included in exported executables.
  • Workload builds and exports can use a compatible Go installation or download a verified toolchain when needed. Offline mode works when the toolchain and dependencies are cached.

• Documentation

  • Updated standalone workload guidance with catalog, build, export, and execution workflows, and clarified that custom workloads run as trusted native code.
  • Clarified that make linter_fix may rewrite files throughout the repository.

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Walkthrough

This change adds managed Go compiler resolution and importable workload package builds. It adds stroppy export to combine built-in workloads with selected or all catalog workloads in a cross-compilable executable. It also updates workload entry points, platform-specific locking and process handling, tests, and documentation.

Changes

Portable Workload Export

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Workload package discovery and catalog metadata internal/workloadcatalog/package.go, internal/workloadcatalog/catalog.go, internal/workloadcatalog/build.go, internal/workloadcatalog/lock_*, internal/cli/catalog_e2e_test.go	Builds discover importable workload packages and collect module requirements and replacements. Catalog entries store package and module metadata. Catalog locking has platform-specific implementations.
Managed Go toolchain internal/toolchain/*, go.mod	Compiler resolution uses compatible system Go or a private pinned compiler. Installation verifies the release checksum. Compiler environments support isolated caches, target settings, and offline builds.
Portable runner generation internal/workloadcatalog/runner.go, internal/workloadcatalog/build.go, internal/workloadcatalog/process_*, internal/workloadcatalog/runner_test.go	Runner generation combines workload packages and built-ins, merges module requirements and replacements, and compiles a generated application. Process handling has platform-specific implementations. Tests cover module replacement handling and generated module output.
Catalog build and export CLI internal/cli/catalog.go, internal/cli/export.go, internal/cli/root.go, internal/cli/export_test.go, cmd/stroppy/commands/root.go, stroppy.go	Catalog builds resolve a compiler and save workload package metadata. Export validates workload selection and builds an executable for the target. Registered workload entry points configure run, list, and version behavior.
Export workflow documentation and validation CHANGELOG.md, README.md, docs/standalone-workloads.md, internal/cli/catalog_e2e_test.go, internal/cli/export_test.go	Tests cover export selection, built-ins, cross-target metadata, output naming, and failure behavior. Documentation describes workload packages, export, and toolchain handling.

Repository Guidance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Linter-fix instruction AGENTS.md	The instruction now states that make linter_fix may rewrite files across the repository.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~50 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ExportCommand
  participant ToolchainResolve
  participant CatalogStore
  participant BuildRunner
  participant GoCompiler
  ExportCommand->>ToolchainResolve: Resolve compiler for target and offline settings
  ToolchainResolve-->>ExportCommand: Return compiler
  ExportCommand->>CatalogStore: List or look up selected workloads
  CatalogStore-->>ExportCommand: Return workload entries
  ExportCommand->>BuildRunner: Submit workload packages and built-in selection
  BuildRunner->>GoCompiler: Compile generated application for target
  GoCompiler-->>BuildRunner: Return executable
  BuildRunner-->>ExportCommand: Return output path

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to ba586

The change now keeps version replacements from workload go.mod files in the generated runner module, and tests cover that behavior. The one remaining open point is a minor guidance wording issue about the repo-wide linter autofix command. It is low risk to merge.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2

❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check	⚠️ Warning	AGENTS.md changes the warning for make linter_fix. This change does not implement export, managed Go builds, workload packaging, portability, or tests for [#177]. The remaining documented, source,…	Revert the unrelated AGENTS.md change, or provide a direct requirement from [#177] that requires it.
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 14.81% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 81 functions across 30 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the primary changes: exporting portable Stroppy binaries and managing Go builds for the export workflow.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The PR implements the coding requirements in [#177]. internal/cli/export.go supports selected and --all workloads, built-in inclusion, duplicate rejection, target handling, and completion output. …

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Explanation

AGENTS.md changes the warning for make linter_fix. This change does not implement export, managed Go builds, workload packaging, portability, or tests for [#177]. The remaining documented, source, toolchain, catalog, and test changes support the linked issue.

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Review comments at @AGENTS.md:
- Line 20: Update the `linter_fix` guidance in AGENTS.md to describe it as
optional rather than something to run first, and tell contributors to review its
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Review comments at @internal/workloadcatalog/package.go:
- Around line 133-144: Update ModuleConfig’s replacement handling to retain
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use modfile.AddReplace so generated go.mod files preserve the workload’s
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📒 Files selected for processing (34)

• AGENTS.md
• CHANGELOG.md
• README.md
• cmd/stroppy/commands/root.go
• docs/standalone-workloads.md
• go.mod
• internal/cli/catalog.go
• internal/cli/catalog_e2e_test.go
• internal/cli/export.go
• internal/cli/export_test.go
• internal/cli/root.go
• internal/toolchain/install.go
• internal/toolchain/lock_fcntl.go
• internal/toolchain/lock_other.go
• internal/toolchain/lock_unix.go
• internal/toolchain/lock_windows.go
• internal/toolchain/releases.go
• internal/toolchain/terminal_other.go
• internal/toolchain/terminal_unix.go
• internal/toolchain/terminal_windows.go
• internal/toolchain/toolchain.go
• internal/toolchain/toolchain_test.go
• internal/workloadcatalog/build.go
• internal/workloadcatalog/catalog.go
• internal/workloadcatalog/lock_fcntl.go
• internal/workloadcatalog/lock_other.go
• internal/workloadcatalog/lock_unix.go
• internal/workloadcatalog/lock_windows.go
• internal/workloadcatalog/package.go
• internal/workloadcatalog/process_other.go
• internal/workloadcatalog/process_unix.go
• internal/workloadcatalog/process_windows.go
• internal/workloadcatalog/runner.go
• stroppy.go

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