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# 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?