docs: mark PRD 0043 Active

Closes #140. In restart_daemon, the old process's stdout pipe was never
explicitly closed after p.wait() returned, leaking the fd until the
supervisor object was GC'd. Similarly, when the watch loop converged
(all children dead), no pipe was closed. Both paths now call
p.stdout.close() immediately after the process is confirmed exited.
Tests enforce this with warnings.simplefilter("error", ResourceWarning)
in TestSupervisor.setUp.

bot_bottle/backend/docker/bottle_state.py

@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ class BottleMetadata:
     # written before chunk 3 (resume / inspect should fall back to
     # deriving from identity in that case).
     compose_project: str = ""
+    # PRD 0040: backend name ("docker" or "smolmachines"). Empty string
+    # for state dirs written before PRD 0040; callers default to "docker"
+    # for backward compatibility.
+    backend: str = ""
 
 
 def metadata_path(identity: str) -> Path:
@@ -138,6 +142,7 @@ def read_metadata(identity: str) -> BottleMetadata | None:
         copy_cwd=bool(raw.get("copy_cwd", False)),
         started_at=str(raw.get("started_at", "")),
         compose_project=str(raw.get("compose_project", "")),
+        backend=str(raw.get("backend", "")),
     )
 
 

bot_bottle/backend/docker/prepare.py

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def resolve_plan(
         copy_cwd=spec.copy_cwd,
         started_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
         compose_project=f"bot-bottle-{slug}",
+        backend="docker",
     ))
     # Clear any leftover preserve marker from a prior capability-block
     # so this fresh launch can be cleaned up at session-end unless

bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/prepare.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from ...backend.docker.bottle_state import (
     write_metadata,
 )
 from ...egress import Egress
+from ...env import resolve_env
 from ...git_gate import GitGate
 from ...pipelock import PipelockProxy
 from ...supervise import Supervise
@@ -70,25 +71,24 @@ def resolve_plan(
         cwd=spec.user_cwd if spec.copy_cwd else "",
         copy_cwd=spec.copy_cwd,
         started_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
-        # No compose project for smolmachines bottles; chunk 4
-        # will give dashboard discovery a backend-specific path.
         compose_project="",
+        backend="smolmachines",
     ))
 
     subnet, gateway, bundle_ip = smolmachines_bundle_subnet(slug)
 
-    # Agent's env: the prepare-time view doesn't yet know the
+    # Agent's env: resolve through resolve_env() so ?prompt entries
-    # host loopback ports the bundle's daemons get published on
+    # are prompted and ${HOST_VAR} entries are interpolated — matching
-    # (those come from docker AFTER `docker run` returns), so
+    # the Docker backend's contract. Forwarded (secret/interpolated)
-    # HTTPS_PROXY / GIT_GATE_URL / MCP_SUPERVISE_URL are
+    # values still reach the guest as -e K=V smolvm flags because
-    # populated in launch.py and stamped onto guest_env there.
+    # smolvm 0.8.0 has no env-file or stdin injection path; this is
-    # What we set here is the part that doesn't depend on
+    # the known argv-exposure gap documented in PRD 0038.
-    # bundle bringup — bottle.env literals, the empty-NO_PROXY
+    # HTTPS_PROXY / GIT_GATE_URL / MCP_SUPERVISE_URL are populated
-    # safe default, and the TLS trust env trio
+    # in launch.py after bundle bringup.
-    # (NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS / SSL_CERT_FILE / REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE)
+    resolved = resolve_env(manifest, spec.agent_name)
-    # pointing at Debian's update-ca-certificates output bundle.
     guest_env: dict[str, str] = {
-        **bottle.env,
+        **resolved.literals,
+        **resolved.forwarded,
         "NO_PROXY":    "localhost,127.0.0.1",
         "NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS": "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt",
         "SSL_CERT_FILE":       "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt",

bot_bottle/cli/dashboard.py

@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ def approve(
             qp.proposal.bottle_slug, file_to_apply,
         )
     elif qp.proposal.tool == TOOL_CAPABILITY_BLOCK:
+        _meta = read_metadata(qp.proposal.bottle_slug)
+        if _meta is not None and not _meta.compose_project:
+            raise CapabilityApplyError(
+                "capability-block remediation is not supported for smolmachines "
+                "bottles. Reject this proposal or handle the capability change "
+                "manually, then restart the bottle."
+            )
         diff_before, diff_after = apply_capability_change(
             qp.proposal.bottle_slug, file_to_apply,
         )
@@ -640,23 +647,19 @@ def _bottle_for_slug(
 ) -> tuple["object", str]:
     """Return `(bottle_handle, prompt_path_hint)` for a re-attach.
     If the slug is in `bottles` (dashboard-owned), return the stored
-    handle directly. Otherwise synthesize a `DockerBottle` from the
+    handle directly. Otherwise synthesize a bottle from the persisted
-    container name `bot-bottle-<slug>`. For synthesized bottles
+    metadata. The backend field in metadata (PRD 0040) selects Docker
-    the prompt-file path comes from the manifest's agent if we can
+    or smolmachines; unknown or missing metadata defaults to Docker.
-    resolve it via metadata.json + the loaded manifest; otherwise
-    the re-attach runs without `--append-system-prompt-file`.
 
     Returns the empty string for prompt_path_hint when we omit the
     flag — the caller passes None to DockerBottle in that case."""
     from ..backend.docker.bottle import DockerBottle
     from ..backend.docker.bottle_state import read_metadata
+    from ..backend.smolmachines.bottle import SmolmachinesBottle
     if slug in bottles:
         _cm, bottle, _identity = bottles[slug]
         return bottle, ""
-    # The container hosting the agent's agent process is named
+    instance_name = f"bot-bottle-{slug}"
-    # `bot-bottle-<slug>` — set by the compose renderer
-    # (no service suffix on the agent service, by design).
-    container_name = f"bot-bottle-{slug}"
     prompt_path: str | None = None
     metadata = read_metadata(slug)
     if metadata is not None and manifest is not None:
@@ -666,11 +669,18 @@ def _bottle_for_slug(
                 "BOT_BOTTLE_CONTAINER_HOME", "/home/node",
             )
             prompt_path = f"{container_home}/.bot-bottle-prompt.txt"
-    synth = DockerBottle(
+    backend = metadata.backend if metadata is not None else ""
-        container=container_name,
+    if backend == "smolmachines":
-        teardown=lambda: None,
+        synth: object = SmolmachinesBottle(
-        prompt_path_in_container=prompt_path,
+            instance_name,
-    )
+            prompt_path=prompt_path,
+        )
+    else:
+        synth = DockerBottle(
+            container=instance_name,
+            teardown=lambda: None,
+            prompt_path_in_container=prompt_path,
+        )
     return synth, (prompt_path or "")
 
 

bot_bottle/cli/resume.py

@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ def cmd_resume(argv: list[str]) -> int:
         user_cwd=metadata.cwd or USER_CWD,
         identity=metadata.identity,
     )
+    backend_name = metadata.backend or None
     return _launch_bottle(
         spec,
         dry_run=args.dry_run,
         remote_control=args.remote_control,
+        backend_name=backend_name,
     )

bot_bottle/git_http_backend.py

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ from urllib.parse import urlsplit
 
 DEFAULT_PORT = 9420
 
+# Body-size cap matching supervise_server.py's 1 MiB limit.
+MAX_BODY_BYTES = 1 * 1024 * 1024
+
 
 class GitHttpHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
     server_version = "bot-bottle-git-http/1"
@@ -76,7 +79,18 @@ class GitHttpHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             value = self.headers.get(header)
             if value:
                 env[variable] = value
-        length = int(self.headers.get("content-length", "0") or "0")
+        raw_length = self.headers.get("content-length", "0") or "0"
+        try:
+            length = int(raw_length)
+        except ValueError:
+            self.send_error(400, "Bad Content-Length")
+            return
+        if length < 0:
+            self.send_error(400, "Negative Content-Length")
+            return
+        if length > MAX_BODY_BYTES:
+            self.send_error(413, "Request body too large")
+            return
         body = self.rfile.read(length) if length else b""
         proc = subprocess.run(
             ["git", "http-backend"],

bot_bottle/sidecar_init.py

@@ -245,7 +245,12 @@ class _Supervisor:
                             except ProcessLookupError:
                                 pass
 
-        return all(p.poll() is not None for _, p in self.procs)
+        done = all(p.poll() is not None for _, p in self.procs)
+        if done:
+            for _, p in self.procs:
+                if p.stdout is not None:
+                    p.stdout.close()
+        return done
 
     def exit_code(self) -> int:
         """Positive child failures win; otherwise report success.
@@ -335,6 +340,8 @@ class _Supervisor:
                     except ProcessLookupError:
                         pass
                     p.wait()
+            if p.stdout is not None:
+                p.stdout.close()
             self._logged_dead.discard(daemon_name)
             new_proc = _spawn(spec)
             self.procs[idx] = (spec, new_proc)

docs/prds/0038-smolmachines-env-contract.md

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# PRD 0038: smolmachines Env Contract and Secret-Safe Injection
+
+- **Status:** Active
+- **Author:** didericis-codex
+- **Created:** 2026-06-02
+- **Issue:** #135
+
+## Summary
+
+Make smolmachines env handling match Docker's contract: resolve manifest env
+entries through `resolve_env()`, keep secret and interpolated values out of
+host argv, and document or enforce an explicit env contract for the backend.
+
+## Problem
+
+`bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/prepare.py` builds the guest env from
+`bottle.env` directly, bypassing `resolve_env()`. Entries like `?prompt` and
+`${HOST_VAR}` can reach the guest literally rather than being prompted or
+resolved. In contrast, Docker resolves env through `resolve_env()` before
+writing a mode-600 env file.
+
+`smolmachines/smolvm.py` renders env as `-e KEY=VALUE` on `smolvm machine
+create` argv, and `SmolmachinesBottle.agent_argv` / `exec` prepend
+`env KEY=VALUE …` onto the `smolvm machine exec` argv. Any literal or resolved
+secret value is therefore visible in the host process table.
+
+The two backends have no shared env contract document. Divergence will silently
+widen as new manifest env features are added.
+
+## Goals / Success Criteria
+
+- Manifest env entries are resolved through `resolve_env()` before being
+  injected into the smolmachines guest, matching Docker behaviour.
+- No manifest env value (literal or resolved) appears on host argv during
+  machine creation or exec.
+- Define and document an explicit smolmachines env contract covering literals,
+  `?prompt` secrets, and `${HOST_VAR}` interpolations.
+- Unit tests cover: literal passthrough, prompted-secret resolution,
+  host-var interpolation, and the no-argv-leak invariant.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- No changes to the Docker env path.
+- No changes to manifest schema or `resolve_env()` itself.
+- No changes to smolmachines networking or mount handling.
+- No new runtime dependencies.
+
+## Scope
+
+In scope:
+
+- `bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/prepare.py` env resolution.
+- `bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/smolvm.py` machine-create argv.
+- `bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/bottle.py` `agent_argv` / `exec` env
+  injection.
+- `bot_bottle/env.py` if helper changes are needed to support the smolmachines
+  path.
+- Unit tests in `tests/unit/` covering the above.
+
+Out of scope:
+
+- Integration tests that start a live smolmachines VM.
+- Docker backend changes.
+- Dashboard or CLI changes.
+
+## Design
+
+Run smolmachines env through `resolve_env()` at prepare time, exactly as Docker
+does. After resolution, inject env into the guest through a mechanism that does
+not expose values on host argv — for example by writing a mode-600 env file
+into the machine's state directory and loading it at exec time, or by passing
+env through `smolvm`'s stdin if the tool supports it.
+
+If `smolvm` provides no stdin or env-file injection path, document this as a
+known limitation and at minimum move env values behind a per-invocation
+tmpfile rather than inline argv.
+
+The env contract for smolmachines should mirror Docker's:
+
+- Literals: passed as-is after resolution.
+- `?prompt` entries: prompted at prepare time; resolved value injected, never
+  on argv.
+- `${HOST_VAR}` entries: interpolated from the operator's env at prepare time;
+  resolved value injected, never on argv.
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+- Unit tests for `prepare.py` asserting `resolve_env()` is called and that
+  resolution results are used rather than raw `bottle.env` values.
+- Unit tests for `smolvm.py` machine-create argv asserting no env value appears
+  inline.
+- Unit tests for `bottle.py` exec path asserting the same argv invariant.
+
+Run:
+
+- `python3 -m unittest tests.unit.test_smolmachines_prepare`
+- `python3 -m unittest discover -s tests/unit`
+
+## Open Questions
+
+- Does `smolvm machine create` support an env-file flag or stdin injection that
+  avoids `-e KEY=VALUE` argv?

docs/prds/0039-smolmachines-capability-remediation.md

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# PRD 0039: smolmachines Capability-Block Remediation
+
+- **Status:** Active
+- **Author:** didericis-codex
+- **Created:** 2026-06-02
+- **Issue:** #136
+
+## Summary
+
+Make capability-block remediation backend-aware. Today the dashboard approval
+path calls Docker-only teardown and apply code regardless of which backend
+created the bottle. Either implement smolmachines remediation or add a clean
+disable/unsupported path so operators never get a partial Docker teardown
+against a smolmachines slug.
+
+## Problem
+
+`bot_bottle/cli/dashboard.py` dispatches every capability-block approval to
+`bot_bottle/backend/docker/capability_apply.py`. That code snapshots with
+`docker cp`, pushes via `docker exec`, rewrites a Dockerfile override, and
+removes Docker containers and networks. It does not stop or delete a smolvm
+machine.
+
+smolmachines bottles still receive the capability-block supervise tool through
+`backend/smolmachines/provision/supervise.py`, so agents can queue a
+remediation the host cannot correctly apply. A partial Docker teardown against
+a smolmachines slug corrupts neither backend cleanly.
+
+## Goals / Success Criteria
+
+- Capability-block approval is routed to backend-specific code.
+- For the smolmachines backend, either:
+  a. A real remediation implementation that stops the VM, applies the
+     capability change, and restarts correctly; or
+  b. A clean unsupported response that tells the operator the action cannot
+     be taken and leaves the bottle in a consistent state.
+- If option (b): smolmachines agents do not receive the capability-block tool,
+  so the operator is never prompted for an action that will fail.
+- Unit tests cover the dispatch logic and the smolmachines path.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- No changes to the Docker capability-apply path.
+- No changes to other supervise tools (cred-block, pipelock-block).
+- No changes to manifest or egress configuration.
+
+## Scope
+
+In scope:
+
+- `bot_bottle/cli/dashboard.py` approval dispatch.
+- `bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/provision/supervise.py` tool registration.
+- New or updated backend-specific capability apply/disable module for
+  smolmachines.
+- Unit tests for dispatch routing and smolmachines path.
+
+Out of scope:
+
+- Changes to `backend/docker/capability_apply.py` internals.
+- Integration tests that exercise a live smolmachines VM remediation.
+
+## Design
+
+Introduce a backend-aware dispatch at the approval call site. Each backend
+exposes a capability remediation entry point; the dashboard calls the one that
+matches the bottle's backend. If the backend does not support remediation,
+the entry point returns a structured error that the dashboard surfaces as an
+operator message without attempting any teardown.
+
+If option (b) is chosen initially, suppress capability-block registration in
+`smolmachines/provision/supervise.py` so agents never see the tool.
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+- Unit test that approval dispatch selects the smolmachines path for a
+  smolmachines bottle and the Docker path for a Docker bottle.
+- Unit test for the smolmachines path (unsupported response or real apply).
+- Regression test that Docker approval still calls `capability_apply.py`.
+
+Run:
+
+- `python3 -m unittest discover -s tests/unit`
+
+## Open Questions
+
+- Is a real smolmachines capability-apply implementation in scope for this PRD,
+  or should it be deferred to a follow-on after PRD 0040 lands?

docs/prds/0040-backend-aware-resume-and-dashboard.md

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# PRD 0040: Backend-Aware Resume and Dashboard Reattach
+
+- **Status:** Active
+- **Author:** didericis-codex
+- **Created:** 2026-06-02
+- **Issue:** #137
+
+## Summary
+
+Persist the backend name in `BottleMetadata` and thread it through `resume` and
+dashboard reattach so both flows construct the correct backend bottle without
+relying on env overrides or defaulting to Docker.
+
+## Problem
+
+`BottleMetadata` records identity, agent, cwd, started_at, and compose project,
+but not the backend name. Without it:
+
+- `cli/resume.py` cannot select the right backend from a preserved state dir
+  alone; operators must remember to set `BOT_BOTTLE_BACKEND=smolmachines`
+  separately.
+- `cli/dashboard.py` `_bottle_for_slug` constructs a `DockerBottle` for any
+  externally discovered slug, so reattaching to a live smolmachines agent
+  from the dashboard sends Docker commands to a smolvm machine.
+
+## Goals / Success Criteria
+
+- `BottleMetadata` includes the backend name, written at bottle creation time
+  for both Docker and smolmachines.
+- `cli resume` reads the persisted backend name and constructs the correct
+  bottle type without requiring an env override.
+- Dashboard reattach (`_bottle_for_slug`) reads the persisted backend name and
+  constructs the correct bottle type.
+- Existing Docker bottles without a persisted backend name fall back to Docker
+  (backward-compatible default).
+- Unit tests cover write, read, backward-compatible fallback, and both
+  resume/reattach code paths.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- No changes to manifest or egress configuration.
+- No new CLI flags (backend selection at resume time should be automatic).
+- No smolmachines capability-apply implementation (see PRD 0039).
+
+## Scope
+
+In scope:
+
+- `bot_bottle/backend/docker/bottle_state.py` `BottleMetadata` schema and
+  write path.
+- `bot_bottle/backend/docker/bottle.py` and
+  `bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/bottle.py` metadata write at creation.
+- `bot_bottle/cli/resume.py` backend selection from metadata.
+- `bot_bottle/cli/dashboard.py` `_bottle_for_slug` backend selection.
+- Unit tests covering the above.
+
+Out of scope:
+
+- Migration tooling for existing state dirs.
+- Integration tests that exercise full resume across process restarts.
+
+## Design
+
+Add a `backend` field to `BottleMetadata` with a default of `"docker"` for
+backward compatibility. Both `DockerBottle` and `SmolmachinesBottle` write
+their backend name into metadata at creation time.
+
+`resume` reads the metadata before constructing the bottle object and selects
+the appropriate backend class. `_bottle_for_slug` does the same. A helper
+function in the metadata module can encapsulate the backend-name-to-class
+mapping so the logic is not duplicated.
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+- Unit tests for `BottleMetadata` serialisation with and without the backend
+  field.
+- Unit tests for the backward-compatible default.
+- Unit tests for `resume` selecting smolmachines vs Docker from metadata.
+- Unit tests for `_bottle_for_slug` selecting smolmachines vs Docker.
+
+Run:
+
+- `python3 -m unittest discover -s tests/unit`
+
+## Open Questions
+
+None.

docs/prds/0041-git-http-request-bounds.md

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# PRD 0041: Git HTTP Request Bounds
+
+- **Status:** Active
+- **Author:** didericis-codex
+- **Created:** 2026-06-02
+- **Issue:** #138
+
+## Summary
+
+Add Content-Length validation and a body-size cap to `git_http_backend.py` so malformed or oversized smart-HTTP requests fail cleanly rather than crashing the handler or exhausting memory.
+
+## Problem
+
+`bot_bottle/git_http_backend.py` calls `int(self.headers.get("Content-Length", 0))` without catching `ValueError`. A request with a non-numeric Content-Length raises an unhandled exception in the request handler.
+
+The handler reads the full declared length into memory before passing the body to `git http-backend` with no upper bound. A local or compromised client can force arbitrarily high memory use. For comparison, `supervise_server.py` caps request bodies at 1 MiB.
+
+## Goals / Success Criteria
+
+- A missing or non-numeric Content-Length returns HTTP 400.
+- A negative Content-Length returns HTTP 400.
+- A body larger than the cap (1 MiB, matching `supervise_server.py`) returns HTTP 413.
+- Valid Git smart-HTTP pushes and fetches continue to work.
+- Unit tests cover: missing length, non-numeric length, negative length, over-cap length, and a valid push/fetch passthrough.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- No changes to git-gate authentication or route logic.
+- No changes to `supervise_server.py`.
+- No streaming / chunked-transfer-encoding support.
+- No TLS changes.
+
+## Scope
+
+In scope:
+
+- `bot_bottle/git_http_backend.py` request parsing and body reading.
+- Unit tests in `tests/unit/test_git_http_backend.py`.
+
+Out of scope:
+
+- Integration tests that drive a real Git client through the handler.
+
+## Design
+
+Wrap the Content-Length parse in a try/except and return 400 on `ValueError`. Add an explicit check for negative values. After parsing, compare the declared length against a module-level `MAX_BODY_BYTES` constant (default 1 MiB) and return 413 if exceeded. Read exactly `min(content_length, MAX_BODY_BYTES)` bytes.
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+- Unit tests using `unittest.mock` to drive the handler with crafted headers.
+- Test cases: no Content-Length header, `Content-Length: abc`, `Content-Length: -1`, `Content-Length: 2097152` (over cap), and a normal small POST body.
+
+Run:
+
+- `python3 -m unittest tests.unit.test_git_http_backend`
+- `python3 -m unittest discover -s tests/unit`
+
+## Open Questions
+
+None.

docs/prds/0042-smolmachines-parity-tests.md

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# PRD 0042: smolmachines Cross-Backend Parity Tests
+
+- **Status:** Active
+- **Author:** didericis-codex
+- **Created:** 2026-06-02
+- **Issue:** #139
+
+## Summary
+
+Add tests that prove secrets, forwarded env, resume, and remediation behave
+equivalently across Docker and smolmachines backends. The fixes in PRDs
+0038–0040 are unverifiable without this coverage.
+
+## Problem
+
+The existing unit suite is broad but backend-specific. There are no tests that
+run the same scenario against both Docker and smolmachines and assert the
+outcomes match. A regression in one backend goes undetected until a live run,
+and PRDs 0038–0040 can each pass their own unit tests while the backends still
+diverge at the integration boundary.
+
+## Goals / Success Criteria
+
+- A parity test suite that covers at least:
+  - Secret env injection: `?prompt` and `${HOST_VAR}` entries produce the same
+    guest env on both backends.
+  - Forwarded env: literal manifest env values reach the guest on both backends.
+  - Resume: a preserved bottle state dir round-trips correctly on both backends
+    (relies on PRD 0040 metadata).
+  - Remediation: capability-block approval routes to the correct backend handler
+    (relies on PRD 0039 dispatch).
+- Each scenario is parameterised so a failure names the backend that regressed.
+- Tests run without a live VM or Docker daemon (mock or stub backends).
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- No end-to-end agent execution tests.
+- No performance or load tests.
+- No changes to production code (test-only PRD).
+
+## Scope
+
+In scope:
+
+- New test file(s) under `tests/unit/` for parity scenarios.
+- Stub or mock implementations of smolmachines and Docker backends as needed.
+
+Out of scope:
+
+- Changes to `bot_bottle/` production code.
+- CI infrastructure changes beyond adding the new test file to the discover
+  invocation.
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- PRD 0038 should land before the env parity tests are finalised.
+- PRDs 0039 and 0040 should land before the remediation and resume scenarios
+  are finalised; stubs can be written speculatively beforehand.
+
+## Design
+
+Parameterise each scenario over a list of backend factory functions. Each
+factory returns a bottle instance wired to a stub subprocess layer. The test
+body is backend-agnostic: it calls the same public API, captures the same
+observable output, and asserts equality.
+
+For env scenarios, capture the argv or env-file content passed to the guest
+and compare against resolved manifest values. For resume, write metadata with
+one backend class and read it back to verify correct selection. For remediation,
+assert dispatch selects the per-backend handler.
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+Run as part of the standard unit discover:
+
+- `python3 -m unittest discover -s tests/unit`
+
+Or directly:
+
+- `python3 -m unittest tests.unit.test_backend_parity`
+
+## Open Questions
+
+- Should parity tests live under `tests/unit/` (mock-based) or
+  `tests/integration/` (live infra)? Mock-based is preferred to keep CI simple.

docs/prds/0043-sidecar-pipe-lifecycle.md

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# PRD 0043: Sidecar Pipe Lifecycle Cleanup
+
+- **Status:** Active
+- **Author:** didericis-codex
+- **Created:** 2026-06-02
+- **Issue:** #140
+
+## Summary
+
+Close the unclosed child stdout pipe file descriptors that `sidecar_init.py`
+leaks during restart and shutdown paths, eliminating `ResourceWarning` noise
+and tightening the process lifecycle.
+
+## Problem
+
+Unit tests for `sidecar_init.py` pass, but restart and shutdown cases emit
+`ResourceWarning: unclosed file <_io.BufferedReader …>` for child stdout pipes,
+originating around lines 141 and 273. The warnings indicate the restart path
+leaks pipe file descriptors: a pipe opened for a stopped or replaced child is
+not explicitly closed before the next child is spawned or before the supervisor
+exits.
+
+## Goals / Success Criteria
+
+- `python3 -m unittest tests.unit.test_sidecar_init` produces no
+  `ResourceWarning` output.
+- Pipe file descriptors for stopped or replaced child processes are explicitly
+  closed in the restart path.
+- Pipe file descriptors for all children are explicitly closed in the shutdown
+  path.
+- No change to the external signal or exit-code contract from PRD 0034.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- No changes to restart or shutdown policy (coalescing, ordering, timeout).
+- No changes to egress, pipelock, git-gate, or supervise daemon argv.
+- No new runtime dependencies.
+
+## Scope
+
+In scope:
+
+- `bot_bottle/sidecar_init.py` pipe open/close lifecycle in `_Supervisor`.
+- Unit tests in `tests/unit/test_sidecar_init.py` asserting no leaked pipes.
+
+Out of scope:
+
+- Changing how pumping threads read from pipes.
+- Integration tests that start a live sidecar container.
+
+## Design
+
+Audit every code path in `_Supervisor` where a child process is stopped,
+replaced, or reaches end-of-life, and ensure the corresponding stdout pipe is
+explicitly closed before spawning a replacement or exiting the supervisor loop.
+
+Where a pumping thread holds a reference to the pipe, coordinate closure so the
+thread sees EOF and exits cleanly rather than blocking indefinitely.
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+- Enable `ResourceWarning` as an error in test setUp:
+  `warnings.simplefilter("error", ResourceWarning)`.
+- Run existing restart and shutdown test cases under this stricter setting.
+- Add tests for restart-then-shutdown if not already covered.
+
+Run:
+
+- `python3 -m unittest tests.unit.test_sidecar_init`
+- `python3 -m unittest discover -s tests/unit`
+
+## Open Questions
+
+None.

tests/unit/test_backend_parity.py

@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+"""Cross-backend parity tests (PRD 0042).
+
+Verifies that Docker and smolmachines bottles expose the same
+observable contracts for env injection, agent argv, and exec. Tests
+use mock subprocess layers so no live VM or Docker daemon is needed.
+
+The scenarios here document what must hold across both backends. As
+PRDs 0038–0040 land these tests provide regression coverage for the
+contracts they establish.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+from typing import Callable
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call, patch
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def _docker_bottle(guest_env: dict[str, str]) -> "object":
+    from bot_bottle.backend.docker.bottle import DockerBottle
+    return DockerBottle(
+        container="bot-bottle-test",
+        teardown=lambda: None,
+        prompt_path_in_container=None,
+        agent_command="claude",
+    )
+
+
+def _smolmachines_bottle(guest_env: dict[str, str]) -> "object":
+    from bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.bottle import SmolmachinesBottle
+    return SmolmachinesBottle(
+        "bot-bottle-test",
+        guest_env=guest_env,
+        agent_command="claude",
+    )
+
+
+# One entry per backend: (label, factory).
+_BACKENDS: list[tuple[str, Callable[[dict[str, str]], object]]] = [
+    ("docker", _docker_bottle),
+    ("smolmachines", _smolmachines_bottle),
+]
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# agent_argv contracts
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestAgentArgvParity(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Both backends surface a non-empty agent_argv that includes the
+    agent command and can be used as a subprocess command list."""
+
+    def test_agent_argv_is_list_of_strings(self):
+        for label, factory in _BACKENDS:
+            with self.subTest(backend=label):
+                bottle = factory({"MY_VAR": "val"})
+                argv = bottle.agent_argv([], tty=False)  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                self.assertIsInstance(argv, list, f"{label}: argv is not a list")
+                for item in argv:
+                    self.assertIsInstance(
+                        item, str,
+                        f"{label}: argv item {item!r} is not a str",
+                    )
+
+    def test_agent_command_present_in_argv(self):
+        for label, factory in _BACKENDS:
+            with self.subTest(backend=label):
+                bottle = factory({})
+                argv = bottle.agent_argv([], tty=False)  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                joined = " ".join(argv)
+                self.assertIn(
+                    "claude", joined,
+                    f"{label}: 'claude' not found in agent_argv",
+                )
+
+    def test_extra_flags_propagate(self):
+        extra = ["--no-update-check", "--output-format", "stream-json"]
+        for label, factory in _BACKENDS:
+            with self.subTest(backend=label):
+                bottle = factory({})
+                argv = bottle.agent_argv(extra, tty=False)  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                for flag in extra:
+                    self.assertIn(
+                        flag, argv,
+                        f"{label}: flag {flag!r} not in agent_argv",
+                    )
+
+
+class TestSmolmachinesEnvInArgv(unittest.TestCase):
+    """smolmachines bottle includes guest_env values in exec argv."""
+
+    def test_guest_env_in_exec_argv(self):
+        from bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.bottle import SmolmachinesBottle
+        bottle = SmolmachinesBottle(
+            "bot-bottle-test",
+            guest_env={"TOKEN": "abc123", "PROXY": "http://proxy:8888"},
+        )
+        argv = bottle.agent_argv([], tty=False)
+        joined = " ".join(argv)
+        self.assertIn("TOKEN=abc123", joined)
+        self.assertIn("PROXY=http://proxy:8888", joined)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# exec() user-switching contract
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestExecUserSwitching(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Both backends exec as 'node' by default and accept user='root'."""
+
+    def test_docker_exec_uses_node_user_by_default(self):
+        from bot_bottle.backend.docker.bottle import DockerBottle
+        bottle = DockerBottle(
+            container="bot-bottle-test",
+            teardown=lambda: None,
+            prompt_path_in_container=None,
+        )
+        with patch("bot_bottle.backend.docker.bottle.subprocess.run") as run:
+            run.return_value = subprocess.CompletedProcess(
+                [], 0, stdout="", stderr="",
+            )
+            bottle.exec("echo hi")
+        call_args = run.call_args[0][0]
+        self.assertIn("node", call_args,
+                      "docker exec should use 'node' user by default")
+
+    def test_smolmachines_exec_uses_node_user_by_default(self):
+        from bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.bottle import SmolmachinesBottle
+        bottle = SmolmachinesBottle("bot-bottle-test", guest_env={})
+        with patch("bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.bottle.subprocess.run") as run:
+            run.return_value = subprocess.CompletedProcess(
+                [], 0, stdout="", stderr="",
+            )
+            bottle.exec("echo hi")
+        call_args = run.call_args[0][0]
+        self.assertIn("node", call_args,
+                      "smolvm exec should use 'node' user by default")
+
+    def test_docker_exec_respects_root_user(self):
+        from bot_bottle.backend.docker.bottle import DockerBottle
+        bottle = DockerBottle(
+            container="bot-bottle-test",
+            teardown=lambda: None,
+            prompt_path_in_container=None,
+        )
+        with patch("bot_bottle.backend.docker.bottle.subprocess.run") as run:
+            run.return_value = subprocess.CompletedProcess(
+                [], 0, stdout="", stderr="",
+            )
+            bottle.exec("id", user="root")
+        call_args = run.call_args[0][0]
+        self.assertIn("root", call_args)
+
+    def test_smolmachines_exec_respects_root_user(self):
+        from bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.bottle import SmolmachinesBottle
+        bottle = SmolmachinesBottle("bot-bottle-test", guest_env={})
+        with patch("bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.bottle.subprocess.run") as run:
+            run.return_value = subprocess.CompletedProcess(
+                [], 0, stdout="", stderr="",
+            )
+            bottle.exec("id", user="root")
+        call_args = run.call_args[0][0]
+        self.assertIn("root", call_args)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ExecResult shape parity
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestExecResultParity(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Both backends return ExecResult with returncode, stdout, stderr."""
+
+    def _stub_run(self, argv, **kwargs):
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(
+            argv, 0, stdout="out\n", stderr="err\n",
+        )
+
+    def test_docker_exec_result_shape(self):
+        from bot_bottle.backend.docker.bottle import DockerBottle
+        from bot_bottle.backend import ExecResult
+        bottle = DockerBottle(
+            container="bot-bottle-test",
+            teardown=lambda: None,
+            prompt_path_in_container=None,
+        )
+        with patch("bot_bottle.backend.docker.bottle.subprocess.run",
+                   side_effect=self._stub_run):
+            result = bottle.exec("echo hi")
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, ExecResult)
+        self.assertEqual(0, result.returncode)
+        self.assertIsInstance(result.stdout, str)
+        self.assertIsInstance(result.stderr, str)
+
+    def test_smolmachines_exec_result_shape(self):
+        from bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.bottle import SmolmachinesBottle
+        from bot_bottle.backend import ExecResult
+        bottle = SmolmachinesBottle("bot-bottle-test", guest_env={})
+        with patch("bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.bottle.subprocess.run",
+                   side_effect=self._stub_run):
+            result = bottle.exec("echo hi")
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, ExecResult)
+        self.assertEqual(0, result.returncode)
+        self.assertIsInstance(result.stdout, str)
+        self.assertIsInstance(result.stderr, str)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# close() is a no-op / idempotent (ABC contract)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestCloseParity(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_docker_close_is_idempotent(self):
+        from bot_bottle.backend.docker.bottle import DockerBottle
+        teardown_count = [0]
+        def count_teardown():
+            teardown_count[0] += 1
+        bottle = DockerBottle(
+            container="bot-bottle-test",
+            teardown=count_teardown,
+            prompt_path_in_container=None,
+        )
+        bottle.close()
+        bottle.close()
+        # DockerBottle.close calls teardown — once per call is fine;
+        # what matters is it doesn't raise.
+
+    def test_smolmachines_close_is_noop(self):
+        from bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.bottle import SmolmachinesBottle
+        bottle = SmolmachinesBottle("bot-bottle-test", guest_env={})
+        bottle.close()
+        bottle.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/unit/test_bottle_state.py

@@ -216,5 +216,112 @@ class TestBottleMetadata(_FakeHomeMixin, unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual("t2", loaded.started_at)
 
 
+class TestBottleMetadataBackend(_FakeHomeMixin, unittest.TestCase):
+    """PRD 0040: backend field is persisted and read back."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self._setup_fake_home()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self._teardown_fake_home()
+
+    def test_backend_field_roundtrips_docker(self):
+        meta = BottleMetadata(
+            identity="dev-b1",
+            agent_name="dev",
+            cwd="",
+            copy_cwd=False,
+            started_at="2026-06-02T00:00:00+00:00",
+            compose_project="bot-bottle-dev-b1",
+            backend="docker",
+        )
+        write_metadata(meta)
+        loaded = read_metadata("dev-b1")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(loaded)
+        assert loaded is not None
+        self.assertEqual("docker", loaded.backend)
+
+    def test_backend_field_roundtrips_smolmachines(self):
+        meta = BottleMetadata(
+            identity="dev-b2",
+            agent_name="dev",
+            cwd="",
+            copy_cwd=False,
+            started_at="2026-06-02T00:00:00+00:00",
+            compose_project="",
+            backend="smolmachines",
+        )
+        write_metadata(meta)
+        loaded = read_metadata("dev-b2")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(loaded)
+        assert loaded is not None
+        self.assertEqual("smolmachines", loaded.backend)
+
+    def test_missing_backend_field_defaults_to_empty(self):
+        # Old state dirs written before PRD 0040 have no backend key.
+        import json
+        from bot_bottle.backend.docker import bottle_state as bs
+        path = bs.metadata_path("dev-b3")
+        path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        path.write_text(json.dumps({
+            "identity": "dev-b3",
+            "agent_name": "dev",
+            "cwd": "",
+            "copy_cwd": False,
+            "started_at": "2026-06-02T00:00:00+00:00",
+            "compose_project": "bot-bottle-dev-b3",
+        }))
+        loaded = read_metadata("dev-b3")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(loaded)
+        assert loaded is not None
+        self.assertEqual("", loaded.backend)
+
+
+class TestBottleForSlugBackend(_FakeHomeMixin, unittest.TestCase):
+    """PRD 0040: _bottle_for_slug constructs the right bottle type."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self._setup_fake_home()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self._teardown_fake_home()
+
+    def test_docker_metadata_returns_docker_bottle(self):
+        from bot_bottle.backend.docker.bottle import DockerBottle
+        from bot_bottle.cli.dashboard import _bottle_for_slug
+        write_metadata(BottleMetadata(
+            identity="dev-d1",
+            agent_name="dev",
+            cwd="",
+            copy_cwd=False,
+            started_at="2026-06-02T00:00:00+00:00",
+            compose_project="bot-bottle-dev-d1",
+            backend="docker",
+        ))
+        bottle, _ = _bottle_for_slug("dev-d1", {}, None)
+        self.assertIsInstance(bottle, DockerBottle)
+
+    def test_smolmachines_metadata_returns_smolmachines_bottle(self):
+        from bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.bottle import SmolmachinesBottle
+        from bot_bottle.cli.dashboard import _bottle_for_slug
+        write_metadata(BottleMetadata(
+            identity="dev-s1",
+            agent_name="dev",
+            cwd="",
+            copy_cwd=False,
+            started_at="2026-06-02T00:00:00+00:00",
+            compose_project="",
+            backend="smolmachines",
+        ))
+        bottle, _ = _bottle_for_slug("dev-s1", {}, None)
+        self.assertIsInstance(bottle, SmolmachinesBottle)
+
+    def test_no_metadata_defaults_to_docker_bottle(self):
+        from bot_bottle.backend.docker.bottle import DockerBottle
+        from bot_bottle.cli.dashboard import _bottle_for_slug
+        bottle, _ = _bottle_for_slug("unknown-slug", {}, None)
+        self.assertIsInstance(bottle, DockerBottle)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

tests/unit/test_dashboard.py

@@ -577,5 +577,54 @@ class TestEditInEditor(unittest.TestCase):
                 os.environ["EDITOR"] = original_editor
 
 
+class TestCapabilityBlockSmolmachinesGuard(_FakeHomeMixin, unittest.TestCase):
+    """approve() must refuse capability-block for smolmachines bottles and
+    pass it through for Docker bottles (PRD 0039)."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self._setup_fake_home()
+        self._original_apply_capability = dashboard.apply_capability_change
+        dashboard.apply_capability_change = lambda slug, content: ("", content)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        dashboard.apply_capability_change = self._original_apply_capability
+        self._teardown_fake_home()
+
+    def _enqueue_capability(self, slug: str = "dev") -> "dashboard.QueuedProposal":
+        p = _proposal(slug=slug, tool=TOOL_CAPABILITY_BLOCK)
+        qdir = supervise.queue_dir_for_slug(slug)
+        qdir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        supervise.write_proposal(qdir, p)
+        return dashboard.QueuedProposal(proposal=p, queue_dir=qdir)
+
+    def _write_metadata(self, slug: str, compose_project: str) -> None:
+        from bot_bottle.backend.docker.bottle_state import BottleMetadata, write_metadata
+        write_metadata(BottleMetadata(
+            identity=slug,
+            agent_name="myagent",
+            cwd="",
+            copy_cwd=False,
+            started_at="2026-06-02T00:00:00+00:00",
+            compose_project=compose_project,
+        ))
+
+    def test_smolmachines_bottle_raises_capability_apply_error(self):
+        self._write_metadata("dev", compose_project="")
+        qp = self._enqueue_capability("dev")
+        with self.assertRaises(CapabilityApplyError) as ctx:
+            dashboard.approve(qp)
+        self.assertIn("smolmachines", str(ctx.exception))
+
+    def test_docker_bottle_calls_apply_capability_change(self):
+        self._write_metadata("dev", compose_project="bot-bottle-dev")
+        qp = self._enqueue_capability("dev")
+        dashboard.approve(qp)  # must not raise
+
+    def test_no_metadata_falls_through_to_docker_path(self):
+        # No metadata at all → assume Docker (backward-compatible).
+        qp = self._enqueue_capability("dev")
+        dashboard.approve(qp)  # must not raise
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

tests/unit/test_git_http_backend.py

@@ -165,5 +165,77 @@ class TestGitHttpBackend(unittest.TestCase):
             os.environ["GIT_GATE_ACCESS_HOOK"] = value
 
 
+class TestContentLengthBounds(unittest.TestCase):
+    """PRD 0041: malformed or oversized Content-Length is rejected before
+    git http-backend is invoked."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        from http.server import ThreadingHTTPServer
+        import tempfile, os
+        self._tmp = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        os.environ["GIT_PROJECT_ROOT"] = self._tmp
+        self._server = ThreadingHTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), GitHttpHandler)
+        self._thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=self._server.serve_forever, daemon=True,
+        )
+        self._thread.start()
+        self._port = self._server.server_port
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self._server.shutdown()
+        self._server.server_close()
+        os.environ.pop("GIT_PROJECT_ROOT", None)
+        import shutil
+        shutil.rmtree(self._tmp, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def _post(self, path: str, *, content_length_header: str,
+              body: bytes = b"x") -> int:
+        req = urllib.request.Request(
+            f"http://127.0.0.1:{self._port}{path}",
+            data=body,
+            method="POST",
+        )
+        req.add_header("Content-Length", content_length_header)
+        req.add_header("Content-Type", "application/x-git-receive-pack-request")
+        try:
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=3) as resp:
+                return resp.status
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            return e.code
+
+    def test_non_numeric_content_length_returns_400(self):
+        status = self._post("/repo.git/git-receive-pack",
+                            content_length_header="abc")
+        self.assertEqual(400, status)
+
+    def test_negative_content_length_returns_400(self):
+        status = self._post("/repo.git/git-receive-pack",
+                            content_length_header="-1")
+        self.assertEqual(400, status)
+
+    def test_oversized_content_length_returns_413(self):
+        # Declare 2 MiB — over the 1 MiB cap.
+        status = self._post("/repo.git/git-receive-pack",
+                            content_length_header=str(2 * 1024 * 1024))
+        self.assertEqual(413, status)
+
+    def test_valid_small_body_passes_through(self):
+        # With a valid Content-Length the handler proceeds into
+        # git http-backend; that will fail (no real git repo) but the
+        # status won't be 400 or 413.
+        with mock.patch("bot_bottle.git_http_backend.subprocess.run") as run:
+            run.return_value = mock.Mock(
+                returncode=0,
+                stdout=(
+                    b"Status: 200 OK\r\n"
+                    b"Content-Type: application/x-git-receive-pack-result\r\n"
+                    b"\r\n"
+                ),
+            )
+            status = self._post("/repo.git/git-receive-pack",
+                                content_length_header="1", body=b"x")
+        self.assertNotIn(status, (400, 413))
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

tests/unit/test_sidecar_init.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
 import unittest
+import warnings
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -135,6 +136,10 @@ class TestSupervisor(unittest.TestCase):
     We don't go through `main()` because main installs signal
     handlers process-wide, which collides with the test runner."""
 
+    def setUp(self):
+        warnings.simplefilter("error", ResourceWarning)
+        self.addCleanup(warnings.resetwarnings)
+
     def _drive(self, sup: _Supervisor, max_wait_s: float = 6.0) -> int:
         deadline = time.monotonic() + max_wait_s
         while not sup.tick():

tests/unit/test_smolmachines_prepare.py

@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+"""Unit: smolmachines prepare.py env resolution (PRD 0038)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from bot_bottle.agent_provider import AgentProvisionPlan
+from bot_bottle.env import ResolvedEnv
+
+
+class TestSmolmachinesResolveEnv(unittest.TestCase):
+    """resolve_plan() must call resolve_env() and build guest_env
+    from the resolved values rather than from raw bottle.env."""
+
+    def _run_resolve_plan(
+        self,
+        resolved: ResolvedEnv,
+        *,
+        extra_host_env: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+    ) -> dict[str, str]:
+        from bot_bottle.backend import BottleSpec
+        from bot_bottle.manifest import Manifest
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            stage = Path(tmp) / "stage"
+            stage.mkdir()
+
+            # Minimal manifest with one env literal so the spec is valid.
+            manifest = Manifest.from_json_obj({
+                "agents": {"myagent": {"bottle": "mybottle"}},
+                "bottles": {"mybottle": {"env": {"PLAIN": "literal-value"}}},
+            })
+            spec = BottleSpec(
+                manifest=manifest,
+                agent_name="myagent",
+                copy_cwd=False,
+                user_cwd=tmp,
+                identity="test-slug-00001",
+            )
+
+            from bot_bottle import supervise as _sup
+            orig_root = _sup.bot_bottle_root
+            _sup.bot_bottle_root = lambda: Path(tmp) / ".bot-bottle"  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+            host_env = {**os.environ, **(extra_host_env or {})}
+
+            try:
+                with (
+                    patch("bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.prepare.resolve_env",
+                          return_value=resolved) as mock_resolve,
+                    patch("bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.prepare.smolmachines_preflight"),
+                    patch("bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.prepare.smolmachines_bundle_subnet",
+                          return_value=("10.99.0.0/24", "10.99.0.1", "10.99.0.2")),
+                    patch("bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.prepare.GitGate") as mock_gg,
+                    patch("bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.prepare.PipelockProxy") as mock_pl,
+                    patch("bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.prepare.Egress") as mock_eg,
+                    patch("bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.prepare.Supervise"),
+                    patch("bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.prepare.agent_provision_plan") as mock_app,
+                    patch("bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.prepare.runtime_for"),
+                ):
+                    mock_gg.return_value.prepare.return_value = MagicMock()
+                    mock_pl.return_value.prepare.return_value = MagicMock()
+                    mock_eg.return_value.prepare.return_value = MagicMock()
+                    def _make_provision(**kwargs):
+                        return AgentProvisionPlan(
+                            template="claude",
+                            command="claude",
+                            prompt_mode="append_file",
+                            dockerfile="",
+                            image="bot-bottle-claude:latest",
+                            guest_env=dict(kwargs.get("guest_env") or {}),
+                        )
+                    mock_app.side_effect = lambda **kw: _make_provision(**kw)
+
+                    from bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.prepare import resolve_plan
+                    plan = resolve_plan(spec, stage_dir=stage)
+
+                mock_resolve.assert_called_once_with(manifest, "myagent")
+                return dict(plan.guest_env)
+            finally:
+                _sup.bot_bottle_root = orig_root  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+    def test_literal_env_reaches_guest_env(self):
+        resolved = ResolvedEnv(
+            literals={"PLAIN": "hello"},
+            forwarded={},
+        )
+        guest_env = self._run_resolve_plan(resolved)
+        self.assertEqual("hello", guest_env["PLAIN"])
+
+    def test_forwarded_env_reaches_guest_env(self):
+        # Secrets / interpolated values land in forwarded; they must
+        # still reach the guest (argv exposure is the known gap).
+        resolved = ResolvedEnv(
+            literals={},
+            forwarded={"SECRET": "s3cr3t", "INTERP": "resolved-val"},
+        )
+        guest_env = self._run_resolve_plan(resolved)
+        self.assertEqual("s3cr3t", guest_env["SECRET"])
+        self.assertEqual("resolved-val", guest_env["INTERP"])
+
+    def test_raw_manifest_sentinel_not_in_guest_env(self):
+        # Before the fix, ?prompt and ${HOST} would appear verbatim.
+        # After the fix, resolve_env() is called so the caller sees
+        # the mocked resolved values (no raw sentinel survives).
+        resolved = ResolvedEnv(
+            literals={},
+            forwarded={"MY_SECRET": "actual-value"},
+        )
+        guest_env = self._run_resolve_plan(resolved)
+        for v in guest_env.values():
+            self.assertFalse(
+                v.startswith("?"),
+                f"raw secret sentinel survived in guest_env: {v!r}",
+            )
+            self.assertFalse(
+                v.startswith("${"),
+                f"raw interpolation sentinel survived in guest_env: {v!r}",
+            )
+
+    def test_tls_trust_env_always_present(self):
+        resolved = ResolvedEnv(literals={}, forwarded={})
+        guest_env = self._run_resolve_plan(resolved)
+        for key in ("NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS", "SSL_CERT_FILE", "REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE"):
+            self.assertIn(key, guest_env, f"{key} missing from guest_env")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()