synapbus/autonomous_summary.md

Autonomous Implementation Summary

Feature: Admin CLI & Docker Fixes Branch: 006-admin-cli-docker-fixes Date: 2026-03-15 Status: COMPLETE — 8 of 8 tasks implemented, all tests pass, binary builds

What Was Built

1. Alpine Docker Base Image (T06)

Problem: scratch base image has no shell — kubectl exec into the pod can't run admin CLI commands.

Solution: Changed FROM scratch to FROM alpine:3.19 in the runtime stage. Alpine provides /bin/sh and a working process environment. TLS certs and timezone data are now installed via apk instead of copied from the builder stage.

File Modified: Dockerfile

2. synapbus channels create CLI Command (T02, T04)

Problem: No CLI command to create channels — had to use REST API with session cookies.

Solution: Added channels.create admin socket handler and synapbus channels create cobra command:

• --name (required): Channel name
• --description (optional): Channel description
• Creates channel via the channel service with created_by: "system", type "standard"
• Returns channel details as JSON

Files Modified: cmd/synapbus/admin.go, internal/admin/socket.go

3. synapbus channels join CLI Command (T03, T05)

Problem: No CLI command to add agents to channels.

Solution: Added channels.join admin socket handler and synapbus channels join cobra command:

• --channel (required): Channel name to join
• --agent (required): Agent name to add
• Looks up channel by name, calls JoinChannel (idempotent)
• Reports "joined" or "already_member" status

Files Modified: cmd/synapbus/admin.go, internal/admin/socket.go

4. Absolute Default Socket Path (T01)

Problem: Default ./data/synapbus.sock is confusing in containers where CWD varies.

Solution: Changed default socket path from ./data/synapbus.sock to /data/synapbus.sock in both the --socket flag definition and the SYNAPBUS_SOCKET env var comparison.

File Modified: cmd/synapbus/admin.go

Tests Added (T07)

Test	Description
TestChannelsCreateCommandRegistered	Verifies channels create subcommand exists
TestChannelsCreateRequiredFlags	Verifies --name is required, --description is optional
TestChannelsJoinCommandRegistered	Verifies channels join subcommand exists
TestChannelsJoinRequiredFlags	Verifies --channel and --agent are both required
TestDefaultSocketPath	Verifies default is /data/synapbus.sock

Verification Results (T08)

Check	Result
go build ./...	PASS
go test ./...	ALL PASS (24 packages, 0 failures)
Zero CGO	Confirmed (CGO_ENABLED=0 in Dockerfile)
No regressions	All 14 existing CLI tests still pass

Files Changed

File	Changes
Dockerfile	FROM scratch → FROM alpine:3.19 + apk add --no-cache ca-certificates tzdata
cmd/synapbus/admin.go	Default socket /data/synapbus.sock, channels create + channels join commands
cmd/synapbus/admin_test.go	5 new tests for commands, flags, and default socket
internal/admin/socket.go	channels.create + channels.join handlers, channels import

CLI Commands Added

Command	Description
synapbus channels create --name X [--description Y]	Create a new channel
synapbus channels join --channel X --agent Y	Add an agent to a channel

Usage Examples

# In Kubernetes (now works with alpine base)
kubectl exec -n synapbus deploy/synapbus -- /synapbus channels create --name news-feed --description "News feed"
kubectl exec -n synapbus deploy/synapbus -- /synapbus channels join --channel news-feed --agent research-mcpproxy
kubectl exec -n synapbus deploy/synapbus -- /synapbus channels list

# Local development
synapbus --socket ./data/synapbus.sock channels create --name test-channel
synapbus --socket ./data/synapbus.sock channels join --channel test-channel --agent my-agent