v0.172.1 released (not vouched): CHANGELOG, REPORT with the operator's PowerShell delivery, CONTEXT

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_0159rPz1ZhFKsS53msqPYxtS

CHANGELOG.md

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+## v0.172.1 (2026-11-07) — proxmox-grub joins the boot-chain lane: the nightly pve step stops being refused R6 — RELEASED, NOT VOUCHED (release-agent.sh from `39db030`; agent sha256 505a0594a2fb117f359e329a0b7ae2c7a6902b74c51f52c1883145f3c2ac72f8, bundle 3e7acaee4500893bfaf567b1d427790ef89bf41f08cb6a1419ee528aeb40ddc3)
+
+- **The defect (measured on demo-felhom, 2026-11-05, 11-06, 11-07).** Proxmox published `proxmox-grub` 2.12-9+pmx4. It
+  depends on `grub-efi-amd64` of the same version. `HOST_SLOW_RE` matches `grub` only at the START of a name, so
+  `proxmox-grub` landed in the ring-0 pve plan; the simulation then pulled `grub-efi-amd64`, which is not in the plan,
+  and `felhom-os-apply` refused the WHOLE pve step (R6 „the plan would touch grub-efi-amd64") every night — 34 Proxmox
+  userspace upgrades held with it, and an `os_update_failed` error mail each morning. The same class as the 2026-10-09
+  `proxmox-secure-boot-support` fix. Read-only proof on the box: `apt-get -s install --only-upgrade proxmox-grub` →
+  `Inst grub-efi-amd64 …pmx4`.
+- **The fix.** `proxmox-grub` joins `HOST_SLOW_RE`: GRUB's meta-package now waits with the rest of the boot chain (the
+  slow lane, the operator's signed step), and the pve step runs without it.
+- **Test** `test_ring0_pending_pve_leaves_proxmox_grub_out`; red seen before the fix (proxmox-grub entered the plan), green
+  after; the wrapper suite 149 of 149.
+- **Delivery.** `configs/` changed, so a box needs BOTH signed jobs: `agent_update` 0.172.1, then `agent_config_update`
+  0.172.1 with the bundle sha. Not vouched by CC. Bundle vs 0.170.0 (what the boxes run): no path added or removed, only
+  `felhom-os-apply` changed — so no step bundle is needed (R-880). Both downloads re-checked by sha.
+
 ## v0.172.0 (2026-11-03) — R-1302: the first grant of a tier is no loss — RELEASED and VOUCHED 10:18:10 CET (release-agent.sh from a clean clone of `ecbb0cc`; agent sha256 2c0222cd01713f65c627d6d17c18b4a8b2b1e0c39881db0df7ccb17de48e24c7, config bundle cc34b0bc3346ffd6a4ba80fe9269852dced8c56c9503c8b14a50d9ded2961cce; configs/ unchanged since 0.171.0, so the signed delivery was agent_update alone)
 
 - **R-1302 — the first grant of a tier is no loss.** A fresh install arms the whole-guest tier before its storage exists, so the

CONTEXT.md

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 # CONTEXT — felhom-agent working state
 
+> **2026-11-07 (attended) — v0.172.1 RELEASED, NOT VOUCHED.** `proxmox-grub` joins `HOST_SLOW_RE` (the N100's ring-0 pve step was refused R6 three nights: proxmox-grub pmx4 pulls grub-efi-amd64). sha `505a0594…`, bundle `3e7acaee…` (only `felhom-os-apply` changed vs 0.170.0, no step bundle). Next: operator vouch + `agent_update` then `agent_config_update` on the three test boxes (REPORT.md), then `pinned.day0_agent` = 0.172.1.
+
 > **2026-11-03 (day, attended) — v0.172.0 RELEASED and VOUCHED (10:18:10 CET), R-1302.** `2c0222cd…`, bundle `cc34b0bc…`, `pinned.day0_agent` = 0.172.0; on the three test boxes by signed `agent_update`. The appliance path pre-positions the grant, so a plain first start logs neither line; staged live both ways (felhom.eu `audits/release-2026-11-03/part3/`).
 >
 > **2026-10-30 (day, attended) — v0.171.0 RELEASED and VOUCHED (10:47:36 CET): R-1344 decided — a controller that runs

REPORT.md

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-# REPORT — v0.172.0 released and vouched (2026-11-03, attended)
+# REPORT — v0.172.1 released, NOT vouched (2026-11-07, attended)
 
-**Plain words first.** A new box no longer logs „investigate the loss" for a storage grant it simply never had. A grant that existed and vanished still does. The operator vouched this agent at 10:18:10 CET, so new installs take it.
+**Plain words first.** Since 2026-11-05 the N100 refused its nightly Proxmox updates. One GRUB package
+(`proxmox-grub`) was in the wrong update group, and it pulled the main GRUB package with it. A safety check then
+stopped the whole group. Agent 0.172.1 puts `proxmox-grub` with the other boot packages. It is published. It waits
+for the operator's vouch and two signed jobs per box.
 
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 |---|---|
-| Built from | `ecbb0cc` (CI 2563 green), a clean clone, `release-agent.sh` |
-| Agent sha256 | `2c0222cd01713f65c627d6d17c18b4a8b2b1e0c39881db0df7ccb17de48e24c7` |
-| Bundle sha256 | `cc34b0bc3346ffd6a4ba80fe9269852dced8c56c9503c8b14a50d9ded2961cce` |
-| Delivered | signed `agent_update` to demo-felhom, demo-hp, Tester 1: each committed, self-check 77 of 77. `configs/` unchanged, so no bundle job |
-| Pins (D50) | `pinned.day0_agent` = 0.172.0 |
+| Built from | `39db030`, `release-agent.sh` (gates green; tag `v0.172.1` pushed) |
+| Agent sha256 | `505a0594a2fb117f359e329a0b7ae2c7a6902b74c51f52c1883145f3c2ac72f8` |
+| Bundle sha256 | `3e7acaee4500893bfaf567b1d427790ef89bf41f08cb6a1419ee528aeb40ddc3` |
+| Re-checked | both downloaded again and hashed; the binary prints `felhom-agent 0.172.1`; the bundle's `felhom-os-apply` holds the fix |
+| Bundle vs 0.170.0 | no path added or removed; only `felhom-os-apply` changed — no step bundle needed (R-880) |
+| Test | `test_ring0_pending_pve_leaves_proxmox_grub_out` — red before the fix, green after; wrapper suite 149/149; `go test -count=1 ./internal/osupdate/` ok |
+| Design | `felhom.eu/documentation/architecture/11-os-updates.md` (the lanes, §5.4.2 bundle) |
 
-**Live** (felhom.eu `documentation/audits/release-2026-11-03/part3/`), on a fresh throwaway box, staged: a true first grant → INFO „granted", 0 R-190 lines; a loss → the ERROR and one degraded cycle. A plain first start on the appliance path reaches neither, because the installer pre-positions the grant; the ERROR was a BYO box's.
+**Evidence.** `felhom.eu/documentation/audits/demo-check-2026-11-07/n100-pve-step-R6.txt`: the three nights' refusals
+and a read-only `apt-get -s` that shows `proxmox-grub` pulling `grub-efi-amd64`.
+
+## For the operator — deliver it (PowerShell, on the Windows machine)
+
+0. Hub → Configuration → Day-0 artifacts: vouch agent **0.172.1** (sha and bundle above).
+1. Check the key. The last word before the comment must be `…B63tlLw+` (the pinned signer `felhom-op-1`):
+   ```powershell
+   Get-Content $HOME\.ssh\felhom-op-operational.pub
+   ```
+2. Set up (the hub key is the hub's global key, the `report-api` one; it is asked, not typed on a line):
+   ```powershell
+   cd $HOME\.ssh
+   $Hub    = "https://hub.felhom.eu"
+   $Ver    = "0.172.1"
+   $Sha    = "505a0594a2fb117f359e329a0b7ae2c7a6902b74c51f52c1883145f3c2ac72f8"
+   $Bundle = "3e7acaee4500893bfaf567b1d427790ef89bf41f08cb6a1419ee528aeb40ddc3"
+   $Key    = "$HOME\.ssh\felhom-op-operational"
+   $Boxes  = "demo-felhom-8363b5", "demo-hp-bb76ea", "tester-1-d70be4"
+   $s      = Read-Host "Hub global key" -AsSecureString
+   $HubKey = [System.Net.NetworkCredential]::new("", $s).Password
+   ```
+3. The agent (each box takes it in 4–15 min):
+   ```powershell
+   foreach ($b in $Boxes) { .\felhom-opsign.exe -op agent_update -host $b -key-id felhom-op-1 -key $Key -agent-version $Ver -sha256 $Sha -ttl 45m -upload $Hub -hub-key $HubKey }
+   ```
+4. Wait until the hub's System page shows agent 0.172.1 on all three (about 15 min). Then the root files:
+   ```powershell
+   foreach ($b in $Boxes) { .\felhom-opsign.exe -op agent_config_update -host $b -key-id felhom-op-1 -key $Key -agent-version $Ver -bundle-sha256 $Bundle -ttl 45m -upload $Hub -hub-key $HubKey }
+   ```
+5. Clean up: `Remove-Variable HubKey, s`
+
+**After the vouch (CC, D50):** set `pinned.day0_agent` = 0.172.1 in `scripts/retention-policy.json`.
+
+## Also in this session (no agent change)
+
+- demo-hp: the whole-guest LOCAL tier had been refused by the space preflight for 9 days. With the operator's yes,
+  the journal was shrunk to 500 MB (whole journal saved first, off-git on DooPlex) and the August test archive of
+  guest 9100 removed: 9.5 GB → 14 GB free. Recorded under R-548 (the product half stays open).