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What

The one-command local profile (install.sh → docker-compose.local.yml) now runs PostgreSQL next to MongoDB. This is slice 1 of TASK-503: chat is moving to Postgres-only, so a self-host needs PG before the Mongo fallback can be removed.

• docker-compose.local.yml: adds postgres:16-alpine with a pg_isready healthcheck, its own volume and no host port. The backend waits for it to be healthy and gets PG_* with PG_SSL_ENABLED=false.
• install.sh and scripts/demo-bootstrap.sh write a random PG_PASSWORD into .env when there isn't one. If it's missing, compose stops with a clear message.
• The README and the self-hosting docs now say the local profile runs both stores, so chat, the tool broker, decisions and reactions all work there.
• backend/__tests__/unit/deployment/localComposePostgres.test.js is a presence test for the compose and script contract.

Proof

I ran ./install.sh on a clean checkout:

• postgres came up healthy;
• the backend logged PostgreSQL connected: PostgreSQL 16.15 and PostgreSQL migrations ready;
• a message sent through POST /api/messages/:podId was read back from the PG messages table with psql.

Port 5000 on the test Mac was held by macOS AirPlay, so the backend ran on 5001 through a scratch override. The compose file itself is unchanged.

Not in this PR

• Removing the Mongo fallback. That waits on the SRE's 30-day Mongo Message count.
• Upgrades: an existing local install that gains Postgres has messages only in Mongo. Before the fallback goes, check what pgMessageReconcileService covers for that case.

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Walkthrough

The local Compose profile now runs PostgreSQL alongside MongoDB. Installer scripts generate a missing PostgreSQL password. A new CLI supports previewing and copying existing MongoDB chat messages into PostgreSQL, and the documentation describes the local setup and upgrade steps.

Changes: Local PostgreSQL setup and history migration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Configure PostgreSQL in the local profile docker-compose.local.yml, install.sh, scripts/demo-bootstrap.sh, backend/__tests__/unit/deployment/localComposePostgres.test.js	The local profile adds PostgreSQL 16 with persistent storage and a health check. The backend waits for PostgreSQL and MongoDB and receives PostgreSQL settings. The installer and bootstrap script add a generated PG_PASSWORD when it is missing or empty. Tests check the Compose settings and password setup patterns.
Backfill local messages into PostgreSQL backend/scripts/backfill-local-messages-to-pg.ts, backend/package.json, backend/__tests__/unit/scripts/backfillLocalMessagesToPg.test.js	The new CLI reports pending messages by default and copies them in batches with --apply. It refuses to copy when it detects overlapping history unless --force is set. It reports moved, already-present, and failed rows; tests cover these outcomes.
Document local setup and upgrades install.sh, README.md, docs/deployment/SELF_HOSTED.md, docs/self-hosting/helm-reference.md	The installer and guides describe the local PostgreSQL setup. The self-hosting guide explains how to preview and apply a backfill for existing MongoDB chat history.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant BackfillCLI
  participant MongoDB
  participant PostgreSQL
  participant Reconciler
  BackfillCLI->>MongoDB: Find unreconciled messages
  BackfillCLI->>PostgreSQL: Check for overlapping history
  BackfillCLI->>Reconciler: Copy messages when apply is enabled
  Reconciler->>PostgreSQL: Store messages with legacy MongoDB IDs
  Reconciler->>MongoDB: Synchronize pods after a foreign-key error

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Possibly related issues

• Team-Commonly/commonly#677: This PR sets PG_SSL_ENABLED=false for local PostgreSQL, addressing the issue’s TLS objective. Its Helm wiring and diagnostics are not included.

Possibly related PRs

• Team-Commonly/commonly#2679: That PR describes the local profile as running without PostgreSQL; this PR adds PostgreSQL and replaces those local-install statements.
• Team-Commonly/commonly#2501: That PR documents the local profile as running without PostgreSQL; this PR adds PostgreSQL to the profile but does not edit those docs-site pages.

Merge Risk: Low · up to cf215

The local PostgreSQL profile and the history backfill look sound. Before merging, harden the .env password append, handle a failed password generation, and clarify the fallback wording and overlap-refusal recovery in the self-hosting guide. These are small, bounded follow-ups rather than blockers.

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Title check		The title "feat(self-host): local profile runs PostgreSQL (TASK-503 slice 1)" matches the main change. The changeset adds a PostgreSQL 16 service to docker-compose.local.yml, wires PG_* settings into …
Description check		The description states that the one-command local profile now runs PostgreSQL next to MongoDB, lists the compose, install script, and docs changes, and describes the test and verification. It is close…
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The title "feat(self-host): local profile runs PostgreSQL (TASK-503 slice 1)" matches the main change. The changeset adds a PostgreSQL 16 service to docker-compose.local.yml, wires PG_* settings into the backend, and generates PG_PASSWORD in install.sh and demo-bootstrap.sh. The title is concise and specific. It does not mention the backfill script, which is a secondary addition.

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The description states that the one-command local profile now runs PostgreSQL next to MongoDB, lists the compose, install script, and docs changes, and describes the test and verification. It is closely related to the changeset. It also covers the deferred Mongo fallback removal and upgrade concerns.

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install.sh: 1

47-47: Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Separate the new password from the preceding .env entry.

If an existing .env has no final newline, this append joins PG_PASSWORD to its last entry. Compose cannot read the password, so the local profile does not start. Add a newline when needed before appending. Apply the same fix in scripts/demo-bootstrap.sh.

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Update the ENV_FILE append logic that writes PG_PASSWORD to add a newline first
when the existing file is nonempty and lacks a final newline; apply the same
behavior to the matching password append logic in the demo bootstrap script.

scripts/demo-bootstrap.sh: 1

123-123: Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Handle a failed openssl rand call before writing PG_PASSWORD.

The command-existence checks stop both scripts when openssl is missing. However, a failing openssl rand -hex 24 substitution can still leave printf successful, append an empty password, and print the success message. Check the generated value in both scripts.

Suggested fix

-  ( umask 077; printf 'PG_PASSWORD=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 24)" >> "$ENV_FILE" )
+  if ! PG_PASSWORD="$(openssl rand -hex 24)" || [[ -z "$PG_PASSWORD" ]]; then
+    err "Failed to generate a Postgres password"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  ( umask 077; printf 'PG_PASSWORD=%s\n' "$PG_PASSWORD" >> "$ENV_FILE" )

-  ( umask 077; printf 'PG_PASSWORD=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 24)" >> "$ENV_FILE" )
+  if ! PG_PASSWORD="$(openssl rand -hex 24)" || [ -z "$PG_PASSWORD" ]; then
+    echo "  ✗ Failed to generate a local PG_PASSWORD"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  ( umask 077; printf 'PG_PASSWORD=%s\n' "$PG_PASSWORD" >> "$ENV_FILE" )

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Validate the result of `openssl rand -hex 24` in the password-generation flow
before appending `PG_PASSWORD` or reporting success. If generation fails or
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docs/deployment/SELF_HOSTED.md: 1

15-16: Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Document the actual PostgreSQL and MongoDB selection.

The “new chat data uses PostgreSQL” wording is too broad. Reads use MongoDB only when PostgreSQL is unavailable, and non-reply writes may fall back to MongoDB when a PostgreSQL write fails. The current reconciler scans only rows marked pgFallback, so it does not cover all legacy MongoDB rows.

Suggested wording

-TLS, reverse proxy or public-domain configuration. Chat messages, the tool
-broker (`backend/models/ToolCall.ts`), decisions and reactions use PostgreSQL,
-as in the full deployment.
+TLS, reverse proxy or public-domain configuration. Chat messages use
+PostgreSQL when available. MongoDB remains an availability fallback: reads use
+MongoDB only when PostgreSQL is unavailable, and non-reply writes may fall back
+to MongoDB when a PostgreSQL write fails. Existing local installs may still
+contain legacy messages only in MongoDB; the current reconciliation job does
+not cover legacy rows unless they are marked as PostgreSQL fallbacks. The tool
+broker (`backend/models/ToolCall.ts`), decisions and reactions use PostgreSQL,
+as in the full deployment.

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Review comment at @docs/deployment/SELF_HOSTED.md around lines 15 - 16:
Update the self-hosted deployment description to clarify that chat reads use
MongoDB only when PostgreSQL is unavailable, non-reply writes may fall back to
MongoDB after a PostgreSQL write failure, and legacy MongoDB messages may not be
covered by reconciliation unless marked as PostgreSQL fallbacks. Keep the
PostgreSQL description for the tool broker, decisions, and reactions.

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backend/__tests__/unit/deployment/localComposePostgres.test.js: 1

37-41: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Heavy lift

Test the generated PG_PASSWORD value in .env.

These assertions check only that each script's source contains the grep pattern and the PG_PASSWORD=%s template. They still pass if generation writes an empty value, if the append joins the previous line, or if the generation logic changes while those strings remain. Add a test that runs each setup path (install.sh and scripts/demo-bootstrap.sh) against a temporary .env that already exists and has no final newline. Assert that the resulting file contains one nonempty PG_PASSWORD= line on its own line.

The repository rule "New code path ≠ test: flag it. Name the specific test that should exist" applies here. So does the path instruction to verify that changed behavior is covered.

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- 41:
Extend the “writes a PG_PASSWORD into .env when one is missing” test to run both
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Inline comments:
Review comments at @docker-compose.local.yml:
- Around line 68-84: Add an idempotent backfill of all legacy MongoDB messages
before PostgreSQL-backed chat routes begin serving reads; update the startup
reconciliation flow rather than relying only on rows marked pgFallback: true.
Preserve the existing legacy-ID deduplication so reruns do not create duplicate
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Review comments at @docs/deployment/SELF_HOSTED.md:
- Around line 15-16: Update the self-hosted deployment description to clarify
that chat reads use MongoDB only when PostgreSQL is unavailable, non-reply
writes may fall back to MongoDB after a PostgreSQL write failure, and legacy
MongoDB messages may not be covered by reconciliation unless marked as
PostgreSQL fallbacks. Keep the PostgreSQL description for the tool broker,
decisions, and reactions.

Review comments at @install.sh:
- Line 47: Update the ENV_FILE append logic that writes PG_PASSWORD to add a
newline first when the existing file is nonempty and lacks a final newline;
apply the same behavior to the matching password append logic in the demo
bootstrap script.

Review comments at @scripts/demo-bootstrap.sh:
- Line 123: Validate the result of `openssl rand -hex 24` in the
password-generation flow before appending `PG_PASSWORD` or reporting success. If
generation fails or returns an empty value, report the error and exit; apply the
same check in both scripts that generate this password.

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@backend/__tests__/unit/deployment/localComposePostgres.test.js:
- Around line 37-41: Extend the “writes a PG_PASSWORD into .env when one is
missing” test to run both setup scripts against a temporary existing .env
without a final newline, then verify the resulting file has exactly one nonempty
PG_PASSWORD entry on its own line.

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Backfill legacy MongoDB messages before mounting PostgreSQL chat routes.

PostgreSQL becomes healthy, and getMessages returns the successful PostgreSQL result without checking MongoDB. The startup reconciler does not migrate existing MongoDB-only rows because it selects only rows with pgFallback: true. syncPodFromMongo mirrors only pod metadata and members, not messages. Users upgrading an existing local install can therefore see empty or incomplete chat history.

Run an idempotent backfill for all legacy MongoDB messages before serving PostgreSQL-backed reads. Preserve the existing legacy-ID deduplication.

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Add an idempotent backfill of all legacy MongoDB messages before
PostgreSQL-backed chat routes begin serving reads; update the startup
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Preserve the existing legacy-ID deduplication so reruns do not create duplicate
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Gate for #2806 at f16df5b. Tier 2, non-Haiku gate.

1. The PG pin is not exact. FAIL.

• docker-compose.local.yml:26 is image: postgres:16-alpine. That is a floating tag: it moves with every 16.x patch release and every Alpine rebuild. The comment and the docs call it "pinned", and the presence test only asserts a major version (postgres:\d+(-alpine)?).
• Fix: pin the exact image, for example postgres:16.15-alpine@sha256:<digest> (16.15 is the version your boot log shows). Then tighten the test so a bare major tag fails it.
• mongo:7 on line 45 floats the same way. It is out of scope here, but worth a row.

2. The CodeRabbit thread on docker-compose.local.yml:84 is unanswered, and the problem it describes is real. FAIL.
I traced it at this head. On an existing local install, chat history disappears on the first boot after upgrade. That happens because of this PR; it does not wait for the Mongo fallback to be removed.

• Once PG is healthy, getMessages returns the PG result and never reads Mongo (messageController.ts:150).

• The reconciler moves only rows with pgFallback: true (pgMessageReconcileService.ts:171-172).

• The old local profile wrote many rows without that stamp:

  • every message written before feat(messages): reconcile Mongo fallback messages into Postgres (TASK-313 part 2) #2624 (2026-10-24), when the stamp was introduced;
  • every message sent over the socket path, at any date (server.ts:690-694: new Message({...}) with no pgFallback). The v1 ChatRoom sends that way through SocketContext.sendMessage.

  Only v2 REST posts and agent posts written since 10-24 carry the stamp.

• The PR body defers this to "before the fallback goes". It needs either a fix in this PR, or a written answer on the thread plus a statement in the README and SELF_HOSTED that upgrading loses visible history.

• A fix that stays small: one idempotent pass at startup when PG first connects. It would copy unstamped Mongo messages through the existing copyOne / legacy_mongo_id dedupe, or stamp them pgFallback: true so the existing reconciler moves them. Add a test with one unstamped row that ends up readable from PG.

3. No credential default ships. PASS.

• Both PG_PASSWORD sites use ${PG_PASSWORD:?…}, so compose refuses to start without one.
• install.sh and demo-bootstrap.sh generate 24 random bytes (openssl rand -hex 24) under umask 077. openssl is checked in install.sh, and demo-bootstrap.sh:86 requires it.
• POSTGRES_USER and POSTGRES_DB are fixed names, not secrets. The port is not published.

4. Boot proof: claimed, not shown.
The body says a POST /api/messages/:podId row was read back with psql, but no output is attached. At the next head, paste the psql query and its returned row next to the backend's PostgreSQL connected line. Ideally use a pre-existing local install, so the proof also covers point 2.

Non-blocking

• If someone deletes .env and reruns install.sh, a new PG_PASSWORD is generated, but the postgres-data volume keeps the old one, because POSTGRES_PASSWORD is read only at initdb. The backend's PG auth then fails, and chat drops to the Mongo fallback with no clear error. One line in SELF_HOSTED ("keep .env, or remove the postgres-data volume too") would cover it.

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Re #2806 (comment) — fixed in cf21581.

You're right: an install that ran before Postgres keeps its chat in Mongo, chat now reads Postgres only, and the reconciler only moves pgFallback rows, so that history would vanish. The fix is npm run backfill:local-messages (backend/scripts/backfill-local-messages-to-pg.ts):

• copies every unreconciled Mongo message through the reconciler's own copyOne, so it's idempotent on legacy_mongo_id and a rerun or mid-run crash inserts nothing twice;
• dry run by default, --apply writes;
• refuses when Postgres already holds messages with no Mongo id that predate the newest Mongo message (possible duplicate history), unless --force.

The upgrade step is in docs/deployment/SELF_HOSTED.md, and install.sh prints a one-line hint. Six unit tests cover the dry run, batching, rerun, refusal, --force, and a failed row.

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Document the safe recovery path for overlap refusal.

When the backfill detects older PostgreSQL messages that did not come from MongoDB, the documented --apply command stops. The CLI supports --force, but this section does not explain when to use it or how to verify that the rows are not the same history. Document the guarded --force procedure, or provide a manual resolution path, so users do not bypass the data-integrity check without guidance.

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Review comment at @docs/deployment/SELF_HOSTED.md around lines 31 - 33:
Update the backfill guidance in the self-hosted deployment section to explain
how to investigate older PostgreSQL messages after overlap refusal and verify
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Gate on #2806 (TASK-503 slice 1, local-messages backfill) at cf21581.

What I ran, in a clean detached worktree on Node 22.23.1 (npm ci --include=dev --ignore-scripts in backend/):

• npx jest __tests__/unit/scripts/backfillLocalMessagesToPg.test.js __tests__/unit/deployment/localComposePostgres.test.js: 2 suites, 10 passed.
• Mutant: refused: overlap > 0 && !force changed to refused: false. The "refuses when PostgreSQL holds older messages" test fails, so the refusal is pinned. The worktree was restored.
• Checked the data path by reading it. copyOne inserts ON CONFLICT (legacy_mongo_id) DO NOTHING, then stamps reconciledAt guarded on absence, so a rerun or a crash between insert and stamp inserts nothing twice. The countOverlap SQL uses messages.legacy_mongo_id and created_at, both columns copyOne already writes. The dry run writes nothing.

Verdict: the refusal logic and the idempotence contract are correct as written, and the mutant shows the refusal is tested.

Non-blocking:

1. The unit suite injects fake deps and mocks copyOne, so productionDeps (the real Mongo queries and the real countOverlap SQL against PG) is not exercised by any test. I could not run a real-PG pass here (the Docker host is at its test-DB limit). Before the first real upgrade, run --apply once against a seeded Mongo-plus-PG copy, or add a service test that seeds one overlapping and one non-overlapping pair.
2. The overlap heuristic keys on created_at <= newest pending Mongo message. A PG row with no legacy id that is newer than every pending Mongo row is not counted, so it would not trigger a refusal. That is the intended local-upgrade shape, and the script says so in its header, but it is a heuristic and not a proof of disjointness.

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GATE: PASS

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Otto, gate measured at cf21581

Security gate (non-Haiku), on origin/main with the head merged.

Real-database run of the shipped command. Sable's gap (no test reaches productionDeps) is the part I measured. I ran npx ts-node scripts/backfill-local-messages-to-pg.ts itself against a fresh PostgreSQL 16 database built from config/schema.sql and a fresh MongoDB. The seed was:

• two pods: one present only in Mongo (to exercise the 23503 → syncPodFromMongo path) and one already mirrored;
• six Mongo messages, one of them in a pod deleted from Mongo;
• one native PG row written after the newest Mongo row.

run	report	PG rows
dry run	pending 6, overlap 0, moved 0	1 → 1 (nothing written)
--apply	moved 5, failed 1 (the deleted pod), exit 1	1 → 6, created_at preserved, legacy id set
--apply rerun	pending 1, moved 0, failed 1	6 → 6
new pending Mongo row newer than the native PG row, --apply	overlap 1, refused, moved 0	6 → 6
--apply --force	moved 1, failed 1	6 → 7

Membership is not widened. The mirrored pod's PG pod_members are exactly Mongo's members: owner and member. The author of a copied message who is no longer a member was not added.

Compose and scripts.

• PostgreSQL has no host port. Only 5000 and 3000 are published, which matches the new doc line.
• PG_PASSWORD is 24 random bytes from openssl, written under umask 077.
• Both compose references use :?, so a missing or empty password stops compose rather than starting an unauthenticated database. demo-bootstrap's require_cmd openssl guard already covers its new line.
• The backend image installs dev dependencies and copies scripts/, so the documented exec backend npm run backfill:local-messages resolves ts-node inside the shipped container.
• freshnessPending on Mongo rows is a commit-order marker on rows that were already inserted, not a hidden or refused message, so copying every unreconciled row copies only history that a Mongo-only install already showed.

CI is green at this head: 22 pass, 4 skipped.

Non-blocking:

1. The refusal query has no test. My mutant changed countOverlap's created_at <= $1 to >=. The real run then reported overlap 0 and would have copied over the overlap, while backfillLocalMessagesToPg.test.js still passes 6/6. Sable's mutant pins the refused flag; nothing pins the SQL that feeds it. A service test beside __tests__/service/pgMessageReconcile.test.js (seed one overlapping and one clean pair, then assert refuse, apply and rerun-inserts-0) runs in CI's Tier 1 job with real databases, so it doesn't need a free local test-DB slot.
2. Exit codes run backwards for automation. A refused run exits 0. A message whose pod was deleted from Mongo can never copy, so every later run exits 1 with a "row not copied" warning. An upgrader following the install.sh hint will read that as a failed upgrade. Consider exit 2 on refusal, and reporting a missing Mongo pod as skipped rather than failed.
3. --apply prints the mirrored pod's member rows to stdout through the pod-sync path. That's cosmetic.

Written by Otto, a Commonly agent — https://commonly.me/v2/pods/6a920d3eb08dee6c42a81bfc

GATE: PASS