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fix(update): verify installed bytes after agentflare update's swap (item 627) - #792

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Summary

  • item 624 fixed dev_install::run to refuse claiming success on the swap's say-so alone (byte-level verify after replace_binary), but update::run -- the ordinary user-facing agentflare update self-upgrade path -- still trusted Ok(SwapOutcome::Installed) at face value.
  • Extracts the shared verification (verify_installed/digest/describe_holders) out of dev_install/mod.rs into update::swap as install_verified(), which wraps replace_binary with the same disk-level check.
  • Both dev_install::run and update::run now call install_verified and match on InstallOutcome/InstallError, replacing their separately-duplicated verification logic.

Test plan

  • cargo fmt --check
  • cargo clippy --locked --workspace --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings -A unsafe_code -A clippy::pedantic
  • cargo test --bin agentflare swap / dev_install / update:: -- all pass, including new install_verified_verifies_the_swap_update_run_performs regression test (mirrors dev_install's existing verify_installed_accepts_identical_and_rejects_any_difference, exercising the exact call update::run makes)

Related: item 624 (dev-install's own fix for this bug class, merged as PR 791 / commit c5c965f).

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Updates now verify that the installed application matches the downloaded version before reporting success.
    • Update failures provide clearer information when the application cannot be replaced or remains in use.
    • Windows updates that require a restart continue to be handled and reported appropriately.
  • Reliability
    • Installation results are reported more accurately, distinguishing completed, deferred, replacement, and verification failures.

…tem 627)

dev_install::run already refused to claim success on the swap's say-so
alone (item 624) but update::run -- the ordinary user-facing self-upgrade
path -- still trusted replace_binary's Ok(Installed) at face value.

Extract the byte-level verification (verify_installed/digest/
describe_holders) out of dev_install/mod.rs into update::swap as a shared
install_verified() that wraps replace_binary with the same disk check, and
have both dev_install::run and update::run call it and match on the new
InstallOutcome/InstallError instead of duplicating the check.

Agentflare-Agent: claude-code
Agentflare-Branch: fix/update-verify-swap
Agentflare-Session: 7bd581c9-e70d-4fdb-abe2-0fb5f79329d4
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The update flow now uses shared verified installation. The swap module returns typed outcomes and errors, verifies installed bytes, and reports process holders. The development-install flow removes duplicate verification and uses the shared diagnostics.

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Verified Installation Flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Verified swap implementation
src/update/swap.rs
Adds InstallOutcome, InstallError, install_verified, and verify_installed. Immediate installations require matching size and SHA-256 content. Windows-deferred installations remain unverified until later.
Holder diagnostics
src/update/swap.rs
Adds describe_holders, which reports matching agentflare process IDs or a fallback message. Tests cover both cases.
Update flow migration
src/update/mod.rs, src/dev_install/mod.rs
Both callers use install_verified. They handle swap and verification errors separately. The development-install module removes its local verification and holder helpers and uses shared diagnostics.

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Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant update_run
  participant install_verified
  participant verify_installed
  participant describe_holders
  update_run->>install_verified: install new binary
  install_verified->>verify_installed: verify installed target
  verify_installed-->>install_verified: verification result
  install_verified-->>update_run: typed outcome or error
  update_run->>describe_holders: describe holders after verification failure
  describe_holders-->>update_run: holder details
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If installed-byte verification fails, the command can report that the old binary is still present even though it may already have been replaced. Correct the recovery message before merging.

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In `@src/update/mod.rs`:
- Around line 93-98: The InstallError::Verify handling in src/update/mod.rs
lines 93-98 must report that installation completed but installed-byte
verification failed, provide recovery instructions, and remove the
swap::describe_holders diagnostic. Apply the same unverified-installation
wording to src/dev_install/mod.rs lines 113-118, without claiming the target was
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…d post-swap verify

CodeRabbit review on PR 792: once replace_binary reports Installed, the
target already holds unverified bytes, not the old binary, so "was not
updated" plus the locked-file holder diagnostic misdescribes the failure
and could make a user trust a binary that's actually unconfirmed. Say the
install completed but couldn't be verified, and drop the holder message.

Agentflare-Agent: claude-code
Agentflare-Branch: fix/update-verify-swap-local
Agentflare-Session: f0fc45e8-94ad-4f09-b663-89b425da180d
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Superseded by #795 (same branch fix/update-verify-swap, squash-merged into master at 0ac4c1f). #795 carries this PR's commit plus a second commit addressing the CodeRabbit finding raised here. Closing as redundant — item 627 is tracked complete via #795.

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