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master 838257245a feat(concelier): blocked-readiness state for credential-gated sources (SRC-CREDS-005)
Closes the last open task in SPRINT_20260422_003. Persisted operator
enablement is now separated from runtime readiness so credential-gated
sources can show an explicit blocked state instead of collapsing into a
generic failed/disabled shape.

Readiness model:
- new SourceReadiness constants class: Disabled | Unsupported | Blocked | Ready
- ConfiguredAdvisorySourceStatus gains Readiness + BlockedReason alongside
  existing SyncState (kept as backward-compatible alias)
- enabled = persisted operator intent (untouched)
- readiness = blocked when persisted-enabled and credentials/URIs missing
- blockedReason = free-form list of missing fields
- blockingReason.errorCode = SOURCE_CONFIG_REQUIRED for structured drill-down

Endpoint propagation:
- /status: persisted enabled=true kept; readiness=blocked; readyForSync=false
- /{id}/enable: 200 with readiness=blocked; sourceRegistry left disabled
  until credentials land (pre-existing behaviour retained)
- /{id}/sync: 422 readiness=blocked + SOURCE_CONFIG_REQUIRED;
  **connector never invoked**, no job run created
- /sync (batch): per-result outcome=blocked with readiness/errorCode/
  blockedReason; excluded from totalTriggered; other sources proceed
- Transition: PUT /{id}/configuration with missing credential →
  runtimeOptionsInvalidator.Invalidate → next /status flips to ready.
  No disable/re-enable cycle needed.

Tests: 8 targeted xUnit methods via scripts/test-targeted-xunit.ps1,
8/8 pass. Includes: blocked status exposure, blocked-to-ready transition
on persisted credential, connector-not-invoked-when-blocked, plus 4
pre-existing SRC-CREDS-002 regression tests.

Docs:
- docs/modules/concelier/connectors.md — new "Blocked / sleeping
  readiness state" section with field contract, per-endpoint behaviour
  table, UI/CLI rendering guidance, resolution flow
- docs/modules/cli/guides/commands/db.md — short note under
  `db connectors configure` cross-linking the connectors.md contract

Sprint SPRINT_20260422_003 archived — all 5 tasks DONE.

New fields are additive; existing UI types in
source-management.api.ts ignore unknown fields so no UI breakage. A
future FE pass can wire explicit readiness/blockedReason rendering.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-22 16:28:33 +03:00
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Stella Ops Suite Documentation

Stella Ops Suite is a centralized, auditable release control plane for non-Kubernetes container estates. It orchestrates environment promotions, gates releases using reachability-aware security and policy, and produces verifiable evidence for every decision.

Stella is designed for teams who deploy containers via Docker/Compose, hosts/VMs, and scripted automation and need certifiable security + auditable releases without building a bespoke governance pipeline.

Product framing reference: docs/product/release-with-confidence-product-card.md


What Stella delivers

Evidence-grade release governance (outside Kubernetes)

  • Environment promotions (Dev -> Stage -> Prod) with explicit policy, approvals, and change control.
  • Digest-first release identity: deployments are tracked by immutable OCI digests so "what is deployed where" is unambiguous.
  • Deterministic decision records: every gate decision is explainable ("why blocked?") and replayable.

Reachability-aware security decisioning

  • Deep scanning produces SBOM + findings + reachability and hybrid reachability evidence.
  • VEX-first decisioning with consensus and conflict handling across issuers (SBOM/VEX are part of the evidence chain, not a side export).
  • Policy-as-code with deterministic evaluation and traceable outcomes.

Verifiability, attestability, and audit export

  • Evidence packets / decision capsules: hashable, immutable bundles that capture inputs, verdicts, and approvals.
  • Attestations (DSSE/in-toto, predicates for SBOM/VEX/verdict/reachability; optional Sigstore flows where configured).
  • Audit exports for compliance review, incident response, and forensic reconstruction.

Offline-first, sovereign operation

  • Built for air-gapped and restricted environments: local databases, offline kits/snapshots, and deterministic replay.
  • Regional crypto profiles (eIDAS/FIPS/GOST/SM and related plugin architecture) to avoid compliance lock-in.

Toolchain-agnostic integrations

  • Integrates with common SCM/CI/registries/secrets managers through connectors and plugins.
  • Works alongside existing pipelines: scan-on-build, gate-on-promotion, re-evaluate on advisory updates.

Core differentiators (the "why Stella" set)

These concepts appear throughout the docs and are the suite's anchor points:

  • Signed, replayable risk verdicts: decisions can be re-run deterministically from the same evidence.
  • Decision capsules: evidence is packaged for audit, not scattered across logs and screenshots.
  • Reachability with portable proofs: exploitability is evidenced, not asserted.
  • Smart-diff / semantic risk delta: focus on what materially changed between releases.
  • Unknowns as first-class state: uncertainty is tracked and budgeted, not hidden.
  • Non-Kubernetes-first: orchestration and evidence for Compose/hosts/agentless targets as a primary use case.
  • Digest-first release identity: immutable artifacts, immutable accountability.

For exhaustive capability detail (including planned items), use the Feature Matrix referenced below.


Two levels of documentation

  • High-level (canonical): curated guides in docs/*.md.
  • Detailed (reference): deep dives under docs/** (module dossiers, architecture notes, API contracts/samples, runbooks, schemas).
    Entry point: docs/technical/README.md.

This documentation set is intentionally consolidated and does not maintain compatibility stubs for old paths.


Start here

Product understanding

Goal Open this
Understand the suite quickly overview.md
Product operating card product/release-with-confidence-product-card.md
Capability cards key-features.md
Full capability matrix FEATURE_MATRIX.md
Product vision product/VISION.md

Getting started

Goal Open this
First run and basic workflows quickstart.md
Installation guide INSTALL_GUIDE.md
Runtime data assets (ML models, JDK, certs) ../devops/runtime-assets/README.md
Ingest advisories (Concelier + CLI) CONCELIER_CLI_QUICKSTART.md
Console (Web UI) operator guide UI_GUIDE.md
Offline / air-gap operations OFFLINE_KIT.md

Architecture

Goal Open this
Architecture: high-level overview ARCHITECTURE_OVERVIEW.md
Architecture: canonical system overview 07_HIGH_LEVEL_ARCHITECTURE.md
Architecture: platform overview dossier modules/platform/architecture-overview.md
Architecture: full reference map ARCHITECTURE_REFERENCE.md
Architecture: user flows (UML) technical/architecture/user-flows.md
Architecture: module matrix technical/architecture/module-matrix.md
Architecture: data flows technical/architecture/data-flows.md
Architecture: schema mapping technical/architecture/schema-mapping.md
Release Orchestration dossier modules/release-jobengine/architecture.md
Telemetry federation architecture modules/telemetry/federation-architecture.md
Telemetry federation runbook runbooks/federated-telemetry-operations.md
Telemetry federation contracts contracts/federated-consent-v1.md, contracts/federated-telemetry-v1.md

Development and operations

Goal Open this
Develop plugins/connectors PLUGIN_SDK_GUIDE.md
Console UI traversal map qa/console-ui-traversal-map.md
Console UI QA strategy qa/console-ui-qa-strategy.md
Security deployment hardening SECURITY_HARDENING_GUIDE.md
VEX consensus and issuer trust VEX_CONSENSUS_GUIDE.md
Vulnerability Explorer guide modules/vuln-explorer/VULNERABILITY_EXPLORER_GUIDE.md
SBOM determinism guide sboms/DETERMINISM.md
Engineering standards (for implementers) code-of-conduct/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
Testing standards (for QA/automation) code-of-conduct/TESTING_PRACTICES.md

Detailed indexes

  • Technical index (everything): docs/technical/README.md
  • End-to-end workflow flows: docs/flows/
  • Module dossiers: docs/modules/
  • API contracts and samples: docs/api/
  • Architecture notes / ADRs: docs/technical/architecture/, docs/technical/adr/
  • Operations and deployment: docs/operations/
  • Air-gap workflows: docs/modules/airgap/guides/
  • Security deep dives: docs/security/
  • Benchmarks and fixtures: docs/benchmarks/, docs/assets/
  • Product advisories: docs/product/advisories/
  • Hybrid diff patching blueprint: docs/hybrid-diff-patching.md

License and notices

  • Project license (BUSL-1.1 + Additional Use Grant): ../LICENSE
  • Third-party notices: ../NOTICE.md
  • Legal and licensing index: docs/legal/README.md
  • Full dependency inventory: docs/legal/THIRD-PARTY-DEPENDENCIES.md
  • Compatibility guidance: docs/legal/LICENSE-COMPATIBILITY.md
  • Cryptography compliance: docs/legal/crypto-compliance-review.md

Design principles (non-negotiable)

  • Offline-first: core operations must work in restricted/air-gapped environments.
  • Deterministic replay: same inputs yield the same outputs (stable ordering, canonical hashing).
  • Evidence-linked decisions: every decision links to concrete evidence artifacts.
  • Digest-first identity: releases are immutable OCI digests, not mutable tags.
  • Pluggable integrations: connectors and steps are extensible; the core evidence chain stays stable.