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feat(smolmachines): run backend on Linux
Port the smolmachines backend so BOT_BOTTLE_BACKEND=smolmachines
works on Linux (KVM), not just macOS:

- Preflight gates /dev/kvm presence + accessibility on Linux with
  actionable remediation (kvm module, kvm group).
- smolvm state-DB path is platform-derived (XDG on Linux).
- force_allowlist runs on both platforms and is fail-closed: it
  verifies the persisted TSI allowlist and dies rather than booting
  a VM whose egress confinement it can't confirm. Previously it
  no-oped on Linux, failing OPEN.
- allocate() does per-bottle 127.0.0.<N> scoping on Linux too (no
  ifconfig needed — all of 127/8 is already loopback); only
  ensure_pool's lo0 aliasing stays macOS-only.
- README documents Linux + NixOS host setup.

Linux/KVM integration (the sandbox-escape acceptance gate) is
pending verification on a NixOS host; unit tests cover the new
platform branches.

Issue: #283

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01NkwFXLFff9PYPy4wgVBJp9
2026-06-25 16:49:04 -04:00

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"""Per-bottle loopback alias allocation + TSI allowlist
enforcement (PRD 0023, follow-up to PR #74).
After the pivot to host-loopback port-forwards, the smolmachines
TSI allowlist was `127.0.0.1/32` — which meant the agent VM could
reach **any** service bound to macOS's loopback, not just the
bundle's published ports. Real downgrade from the docker
backend's `--internal` network isolation.
This module narrows the allowlist by allocating each bottle a
unique loopback alias (`127.0.0.16` .. `127.0.0.31`). The
bundle's port-forwards bind to that alias, and the alias's /32
is what TSI allows.
**Smolvm 0.8.0 quirk + workaround.** `smolvm machine create
--from <smolmachine> --net --allow-cidr X/32` silently drops the
flag — verified empirically that the agent process's allowlist
ends up `null` in smolvm's persistent state DB (`~/Library/
Application Support/smolvm/server/smolvm.db`, `vms` table,
`data` BLOB), and the booted VM reaches all of `127.0.0.0/8`
regardless of what we passed. Workaround: after machine_create,
open the SQLite DB and patch the row's `allowed_cidrs` field
directly. Smolvm reads the DB at machine_start, so the patched
value takes effect on boot. Tested: enforcement is real — the
guest's connect to a non-allowlisted IP fails with `Permission
denied`. Other paths we tried (machine update, stop-edit-
agent.config.json-restart, --smolfile, --image localhost:N/...)
were dead ends.
macOS only configures `127.0.0.1` on `lo0` by default; the
additional aliases require `sudo ifconfig lo0 alias`. We lazily
sudo-add the missing pool on first use per boot — the aliases
persist on `lo0` until reboot, so subsequent launches don't
prompt.
On Linux the whole `127.0.0.0/8` is already routed to `lo`, so
docker can publish a bundle's ports directly on `127.0.0.<N>`
with no `ifconfig`/sudo step. `ensure_pool` is therefore a no-op
on Linux, but per-bottle alias *allocation* and the TSI allowlist
DB patch run on both platforms — the isolation property is
identical, it's just cheaper to set up on Linux. The state-DB
path differs per platform (see `_smolvm_db_path`).
Allocation is coordinated by inspecting running bundle
containers' published host IPs — each bottle's bundle owns the
alias appearing in its port bindings. The lowest-numbered free
alias gets handed to a new bottle."""
from __future__ import annotations
import fcntl
import json
import os
import platform
import re
import sqlite3
import subprocess
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Iterable
from ...log import die, info
def _smolvm_db_path() -> Path:
"""smolvm's persistent VM state — a SQLite DB whose `vms` table
holds one JSON BLOB per machine. macOS stores it under
`Application Support`; Linux follows the XDG base-dir spec
(`$XDG_DATA_HOME`, default `~/.local/share`).
NOTE: the Linux location is inferred from smolvm's documented
`~/.local/share` install layout and must be confirmed against a
real Linux smolvm install. If it's wrong, `force_allowlist`'s
fail-closed check turns it into a clear launch-time error rather
than a silent escape."""
if platform.system() == "Darwin":
return (
Path.home()
/ "Library"
/ "Application Support"
/ "smolvm"
/ "server"
/ "smolvm.db"
)
xdg_data = os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME")
base = Path(xdg_data) if xdg_data else Path.home() / ".local" / "share"
return base / "smolvm" / "server" / "smolvm.db"
# Resolved once at import: the host platform doesn't change within a
# process. Tests patch this attribute directly.
_SMOLVM_DB_PATH = _smolvm_db_path()
# Sixteen aliases by default. Tunable for hosts that want more
# concurrent bottles (each bottle reserves one alias for its
# bundle bringup). The range is chosen to avoid the reserved
# 127.0.0.1/2/3 ports (1 is the default, 2 is sometimes used by
# CUPS, 3 by other macOS services) and stay well clear of
# 127.0.0.53 (systemd-resolved) and 127.0.0.54 (libvirt).
_POOL_START = 16
_POOL_END = 31 # inclusive
# File lock that serialises concurrent allocate() calls so two
# simultaneous launches can't read the same docker state and claim
# the same alias. Narrowed to the allocate() call itself; docker run
# runs after the lock is released. Once the container is running it
# appears in docker state and future allocate() calls will see it.
_ALLOC_LOCK_PATH = Path.home() / ".cache" / "bot-bottle" / "smolmachines.lock"
# Loopback aliases pool: 127.0.0.<start>..127.0.0.<end>.
def _pool_addresses() -> list[str]:
return [f"127.0.0.{i}" for i in range(_POOL_START, _POOL_END + 1)]
def _is_macos() -> bool:
return platform.system() == "Darwin"
def ensure_pool() -> None:
"""Make sure each address in the pool is up on `lo0`. Lazily
runs `sudo ifconfig lo0 alias <ip>/32 up` for missing entries
(sudo prompts once, then the aliases persist on lo0 until
reboot). No-op on non-macOS hosts."""
if not _is_macos():
return
missing = [ip for ip in _pool_addresses() if not _alias_present(ip)]
if not missing:
return
info(
f"smolmachines needs {len(missing)} loopback alias(es) on lo0 "
f"({', '.join(missing[:3])}{', ...' if len(missing) > 3 else ''}) "
f"to scope per-bottle TSI allowlists. sudo will prompt once; "
f"aliases persist until reboot."
)
for ip in missing:
result = subprocess.run(
["sudo", "-p", "bot-bottle (loopback alias): ",
"ifconfig", "lo0", "alias", f"{ip}/32", "up"],
check=False,
)
if result.returncode != 0:
die(
f"sudo ifconfig lo0 alias {ip} failed (exit "
f"{result.returncode}). Re-run with sudo available, "
f"or add manually: sudo ifconfig lo0 alias {ip}/32 up"
)
def force_allowlist(machine_name: str, allowed_cidrs: list[str]) -> None:
"""Ensure the machine's persisted TSI allowlist equals
`allowed_cidrs`, failing **closed** if that can't be confirmed.
Runs on both macOS and Linux. It exists because smolvm 0.8.0
silently drops `--allow-cidr` when combined with `--from`, so
the allowlist has to be written into smolvm's persistent state
DB before `machine start`. Rather than assume the flag was
dropped, we read the persisted row and only patch when it
doesn't already match — so a newer smolvm that honors the flag
is left untouched.
Must run AFTER `smolvm machine create` (the row has to exist)
and BEFORE `smolvm machine start` (smolvm reads the row on
start; in-flight VMs don't pick up changes).
Fail-closed: if the state DB is missing, the row is missing, or
the allowlist still doesn't match after patching, we `die()`
rather than boot a VM whose egress confinement we can't verify
— an unconfirmed allowlist is a sandbox-escape risk (the agent
VM could reach all of host loopback)."""
want = list(allowed_cidrs)
if not _SMOLVM_DB_PATH.is_file():
die(
f"smolvm state DB not found at {_SMOLVM_DB_PATH}; cannot "
f"confirm the TSI allowlist is enforced. Refusing to launch "
f"(fail-closed). Check `smolvm --version` and the DB "
f"location for your platform."
)
con = sqlite3.connect(str(_SMOLVM_DB_PATH))
try:
cfg = _read_machine_cfg(con, machine_name)
if cfg.get("allowed_cidrs") != want:
cfg["allowed_cidrs"] = want
# Write as BLOB (the column type smolvm uses) — passing a
# plain str makes sqlite store it as Text and smolvm then
# fails to read it.
con.execute(
"UPDATE vms SET data = ? WHERE name = ?",
(sqlite3.Binary(json.dumps(cfg).encode()), machine_name),
)
con.commit()
cfg = _read_machine_cfg(con, machine_name)
if cfg.get("allowed_cidrs") != want:
die(
f"could not enforce TSI allowlist {want!r} for machine "
f"{machine_name!r} (persisted value is "
f"{cfg.get('allowed_cidrs')!r}). Refusing to launch "
f"(fail-closed)."
)
finally:
con.close()
def _read_machine_cfg(con: sqlite3.Connection, machine_name: str) -> dict[str, object]:
"""Read + JSON-decode a machine's `data` BLOB from the smolvm
state DB. Dies (fail-closed) if the row is missing — the caller
can't confirm enforcement without it."""
row = con.execute(
"SELECT data FROM vms WHERE name = ?", (machine_name,),
).fetchone()
if row is None:
die(
f"smolvm DB has no row for machine {machine_name!r}"
f"machine_create must run before force_allowlist."
)
return json.loads(row[0])
def allocate(_slug: str) -> str:
"""Pick the lowest-numbered alias from the pool not already
in use by a running smolmachines bundle. Bails when the pool
is exhausted — the caller should report the limit to the
operator. `_slug` is logged for traceability; not otherwise
used (no on-disk reservation, allocation is purely
docker-state-driven).
Runs on both platforms: the allocation logic (docker-state
inspection + the file lock) is platform-independent. macOS
needs `ensure_pool` to have aliased the addresses on `lo0`
first; on Linux all of `127.0.0.0/8` is already loopback, so
docker can publish on the chosen `127.0.0.<N>` with no setup.
Per-bottle scoping (so the agent can't reach other bottles' or
host services' loopback ports) therefore holds on both.
An exclusive file lock serialises concurrent calls so two
simultaneous launches don't read the same docker state and
claim the same alias."""
_ALLOC_LOCK_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
with open(_ALLOC_LOCK_PATH, "w", encoding="utf-8") as lf:
fcntl.flock(lf, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
return _allocate_locked()
def _allocate_locked() -> str:
in_use = _aliases_in_use()
for ip in _pool_addresses():
if ip not in in_use:
return ip
die(
f"smolmachines loopback alias pool exhausted "
f"({_POOL_END - _POOL_START + 1} aliases, all in use). "
f"Stop a running bottle (`smolvm machine ls --json`) or "
f"raise _POOL_END in loopback_alias.py."
)
def _alias_present(ip: str) -> bool:
"""True iff `ifconfig lo0` shows `<ip>` as an inet address.
Exact-match — `127.0.0.1` shouldn't match `127.0.0.16`."""
result = subprocess.run(
["/sbin/ifconfig", "lo0"],
capture_output=True, text=True, check=False,
)
if result.returncode != 0:
return False
pattern = re.compile(rf"\binet {re.escape(ip)}\b")
return bool(pattern.search(result.stdout or ""))
def _aliases_in_use() -> set[str]:
"""Aliases already bound by another smolmachines bundle's
published-port mappings. We inspect every container whose
name matches the smolmachines bundle prefix and pull the
`HostIp` out of its port bindings."""
result = subprocess.run(
["docker", "ps", "--format", "{{.Names}}",
"--filter", "name=bot-bottle-sidecars-"],
capture_output=True, text=True, check=False,
)
if result.returncode != 0:
return set()
names = [n.strip() for n in (result.stdout or "").splitlines() if n.strip()]
in_use: set[str] = set()
for name in names:
in_use.update(_host_ips_for_container(name))
return in_use
def _host_ips_for_container(name: str) -> Iterable[str]:
"""Yield the `HostIp` values across all port bindings on
container `name`. A bundle binds three or four ports and
they all share the same HostIp, so callers can take any."""
result = subprocess.run(
["docker", "inspect", name,
"--format", "{{json .HostConfig.PortBindings}}"],
capture_output=True, text=True, check=False,
)
if result.returncode != 0:
return ()
try:
bindings = json.loads(result.stdout or "{}")
except json.JSONDecodeError:
return ()
seen: set[str] = set()
for _port, mappings in (bindings or {}).items():
for m in mappings or []:
host_ip = m.get("HostIp") or ""
if host_ip:
seen.add(host_ip)
return seen
__all__ = ["allocate", "ensure_pool", "force_allowlist"]