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Fusion 063a839790 feat: implement repository clone mode with SSH key support
- Add clone_mode and branch fields to tool_instances
- Add ssh_key_id to git_repositories for per-repo SSH key assignment
- Implement host-side git cloning with branch selection (default: main)
- Mount SSH keys into containers for git operations in clone mode
- Add dirty state check on clone-mode instance deletion with confirmation
- Update SessionsPage with mount/clone selector, branch input, SSH key display
- Add SSH key selector to repository creation form
- Add dirty delete confirmation modal with changed files list
- Update API schemas and endpoints for new fields
- Sync delta specs to main specs (git-repo, tool-instances, repo-clone-mode)
- Archive completed OpenSpec change: repo-clone-mode-with-ssh
- Document git requirement for custom tool types

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OpenSpec: repo-clone-mode-with-ssh archived with all tasks complete
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## Context
The current instance management has critical gaps in health monitoring that lead to poor user experience:
1. **Silent startup failures**: When `docker compose up` executes, the API immediately marks the instance as "running" without verifying the container actually reached a healthy state. Containers that crash on startup or fail to bind to their port appear "running" in the UI but serve 502 errors.
2. **Tunnel-only health checks**: The existing health check at `GET /instances/{id}/health` only performs an HTTP HEAD request to the tunnel URL. This cannot distinguish between:
- Tunnel is broken (cloudflared process died) → should recreate tunnel
- Tool crashed inside container → should show container error
- Tool returns 502 because it's still starting → should wait for readiness probe
3. **Unused readiness probes**: The `readiness_probe.py` service was built during the tool-workshop change but is never called during instance startup. Tool types can configure readiness probes (e.g., `curl -f http://localhost:8080/health`) but these are ignored.
4. **Blind auto-recovery**: The frontend shows a "Recreate Tunnel" button when the health check fails, but this recreates the tunnel even when the application itself is returning 502 errors, wasting time and confusing users.
## Goals / Non-Goals
**Goals:**
- Verify containers actually start successfully before marking instances as "running"
- Distinguish container health from tunnel health in monitoring
- Integrate readiness probes into the instance startup flow
- Only recreate tunnels when the tunnel itself is broken, not when the tool returns errors
- Provide clear error messages when instances fail to start
**Non-Goals:**
- Persistent tunnels (keeping temporary cloudflared tunnels)
- Automatic restart of crashed containers (Docker already does this with restart policies)
- Health check WebSocket push (polling is sufficient)
- Changing the Docker compose architecture
## Decisions
**1. Startup verification via Docker API**
- After `docker compose up`, poll `docker ps` for 30 seconds to verify container state transitions to "running"
- If container exits or stays in "restarting" loop, mark instance as "error" with exit code
- Rationale: Direct Docker API check is more reliable than HTTP checks during startup when ports may not be bound yet
**2. Readiness probe as gate to "running" status**
- Instance status flow: `pending``starting` (container up) → `running` (probe passed)
- If probe fails after timeout, status becomes `unhealthy` (not `error` - container is still up)
- Rationale: Distinguishes "container won't start" from "container started but app isn't ready yet"
**3. Container + Tunnel dual health checks**
- Health endpoint returns both `container_status` (from Docker API) and `tunnel_status` (HTTP check)
- Frontend shows different badges: "container unhealthy" vs "tunnel error"
- Rationale: Users need to know if they should wait (app starting) or recreate tunnel
**4. Smart tunnel failure detection**
- Connection errors (ECONNREFUSED, ETIMEDOUT, DNS failure) → tunnel is broken → allow recreate
- HTTP 502/503/504 → application error → show "app error" badge, don't recreate
- HTTP 200-399 → healthy
- Rationale: 502 from the tool means the tunnel is working fine, the tool just isn't responding
**5. Readiness probe configuration from ToolType**
- Use existing `readiness_probe` JSON field on ToolType model
- Default probe for web tools: `curl -f http://localhost:{port}`
- Default probe for terminal tools: none (skip probe, mark running immediately)
- Rationale: Leverages existing infrastructure, provides sensible defaults
## Risks / Trade-offs
**[Risk] Startup polling adds latency** → Mitigation: Poll every 2 seconds with 30 second max timeout. Most containers start in <5 seconds.
**[Risk] Docker API calls from API container** → Mitigation: API container already has Docker CLI access for managing instances. Using `docker ps` is consistent with existing patterns.
**[Risk] False "unhealthy" from slow-starting tools** → Mitigation: 30 second default timeout with configurable override per tool type. Frontend shows "starting..." status during probe.
**[Risk] Probe commands may not exist in container** → Mitigation: Probe failures log stderr. If probe command missing, container still starts but marked as running without probe validation.
## Migration Plan
No database migration needed. This change:
1. Adds new status values ("starting", "unhealthy") to existing `status` enum
2. Uses existing `readiness_probe` column on `tool_types` table
3. Changes health check API response format (adds fields, doesn't remove)
## Open Questions
None.