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ops-warden/README.md
tegwick ffc2722006 docs(WP-0010): sharpen mission to "issue SSH, route the rest" + pointer catalog
Implements WARDEN-WP-0010 (charter + pointer catalog). ops-warden issues
short-lived SSH certificates and routes every other credential need to the
subsystem that owns it — no desk metaphor, one execution lane.

- wiki/AccessRouting.md: role/boundary, issue-vs-route matrix, anti-patterns
- registry/routing/catalog.yaml: machine-readable pointer layer (6 active + 1
  draft). No-double-source rule enforced structurally — authored steps/cert_command
  only on the warden_executes:true SSH entry; every wiki_ref anchor resolves
- wiki/CredentialRouting.md: catalog-keyed index + no-duplicate-interfaces note
- INTENT/SCOPE/AGENTS/repo-boundary/capability: aligned to the new framing;
  SCOPE notes A3 -> A4 lands with WP-0011 warden route CLI
- WP-0011/0012 + WP-0010: state_hub id writeback; WP-0010 marked done

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-18 20:44:53 +02:00

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# ops-warden
SSH Certificate Authority and certificate lifecycle manager for the ops fleet.
Signs short-lived certs for `adm` / `agt` / `atm` actors and exposes the
`cert_command` interface consumed by `ops-bridge` and other tooling.
See `INTENT.md` for direction, `SCOPE.md` for current implementation, and
`wiki/AccessManagementDirective.md` for SSH policy. ops-warden issues SSH certs
and routes every other credential need to its owner — see `wiki/AccessRouting.md`.
Latest gap analysis: `history/2026-06-17-post-wp0007-reassessment.md`.
## Install
```bash
uv sync
uv tool install .
```
Or run without installing:
```bash
uv run warden --help
```
## Quick start (local backend)
```bash
# One-time: generate a CA key (keep mode 600, never commit)
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f ~/.ssh/ops-ca-user -C "Ops SSH User CA" -N ""
# Configure warden (~/.config/warden/warden.yaml) — see wiki/OpsWardenConfig.md
warden inventory add agt-example --type agt --principal agt-example
warden sign agt-example --pubkey ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
warden status agt-example
warden scorecard
```
Production uses the `vault` backend against OpenBao or HashiCorp Vault (Vault-compatible
SSH secrets engine API). Template: `examples/warden.production.example.yaml`.
See `wiki/OpsWardenConfig.md` and `wiki/OpenBaoSshEngineChecklist.md`.
## Development
```bash
uv sync
uv run pytest # unit tests (integration excluded)
uv run pytest -m integration # requires ssh-keygen in PATH
uv run ruff check .
```
## Key paths
| Path | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `~/.config/warden/warden.yaml` | Backend and CA/Vault settings |
| `~/.config/warden/inventory.yaml` | Actor → principals registry |
| `~/.local/state/warden/` | Signed certs, keys, `signatures.log` |
## Documentation
- `INTENT.md` — operational access steward mission (NetKingdom-aligned)
- `wiki/CredentialRouting.md` — which subsystem for each credential type
- `wiki/NetKingdomSecurityMap.md` — platform security component map
- `wiki/ActorInventoryPatterns.md` — standard adm/agt/atm actor patterns
- `wiki/OpsWardenConfig.md` — configuration reference
- `wiki/CertCommandInterface.md``cert_command` contract for callers
- `wiki/InterHubBootstrapAccessLane.md` — short-lived cert envelope for bootstrap tasks
## Workplans
Active and proposed work lives in `workplans/`. Finished plans are archived under
`workplans/archived/`.