# MeshCentral ↔ OpenClaw Bridge — Resume Handoff

**Checkpoint:** 2026-09-03 18:25 EDT
**Owner:** Rob / Clawdia
**Project state:** Read-only inventory path verified live. Local changes are uncommitted and require review before any push or deployment.

## Current verified result

- Authenticated WSS connection to `mesh.ledrew.me`: passed.
- `meshes` inventory request: passed; `Servers` group found.
- `nodes` request for `Servers`: passed; PVE3 found.
- Real adapter end-to-end check: passed; 3 groups, 5 `Servers` devices, PVE3 mapped as online.
- Local gate: 91 tests passed, TypeScript build passed, ESLint passed.
- No commands, diagnostics, file transfer, power operations, administration, or state changes were performed.

## Transport decision

MeshCentral 1.2.5 sends unsolicited `serverinfo`, `userinfo`, and event messages after login. Its `meshes` response omits `responseid`, and its `nodes` response is grouped by mesh ID. The project now uses `upstream-transport.ts`, which follows the working upstream `meshctrl.js` connection timing and response handling while retaining typed validation at the bridge boundary.

## What was completed in the resumed work session

1. Repaired the TypeScript regression in `implementation/src/adapter.ts` where a literal `\\n` had been inserted into source line 316.
2. Removed two unused-variable lint failures exposed after the repair.
3. Added protocol validation to `implementation/src/meshctrl-client.ts`:
   - bounded response size using `MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE`
   - JSON/protocol envelope validation
   - action-specific response schema validation using Zod
   - request/response action matching
   - generic MeshCentral request errors instead of exposing server error text
4. Hardened credential handling:
   - credentials are validated before encoding
   - malformed credentials are rejected
   - credential metadata is redacted
   - no password/token is written to project files or logs
5. Corrected real-adapter device and group allowlist filtering in `implementation/src/adapter.ts`.
6. Added `implementation/src/__tests__/meshctrl-client.test.ts` covering:
   - valid and malformed credentials
   - redacted credential metadata
   - malformed and oversized responses
   - response action mismatches
   - invalid node response data
7. Exported `validateResponseForAction` from `implementation/src/index.ts`.
8. Updated `implementation/README.md` to describe the real adapter accurately and clearly mark it as not live-approved; diagnostics remain mock-only.

## Verification at checkpoint

Run from `implementation/`:

```bash
npm test -- --runInBand
npm run build
npm run lint
```

Last successful result:

- 9 test suites passed
- 56 tests passed
- TypeScript build passed
- ESLint passed
- `tsc --noEmit` passed

## Current phase

Read-only inventory MVP verified. Diagnostics remain mock-only and state-changing actions remain disabled.

## Remaining work, in order

1. Review the uncommitted diff and commit on a feature branch.
2. Add/complete transport-level regression tests for bootstrap messages and grouped node responses.
3. Reconcile the final implementation with the security review and deployment documentation.
4. Keep diagnostics mock-only; do not add remote commands or state-changing actions until separately designed and reviewed.

## Live-test facts already documented

See `DEPLOYMENT.md`. It records the reported MeshCentral host/version, the dedicated integration account name, the intended PVE3 test target, secret-handling rules, prerequisites, and the explicit approval checkpoint. The password is intentionally not stored in this project.

## Safety constraints

- Do not connect to MeshCentral without Rob's explicit go-ahead in the same step.
- Do not use or store the integration password in source, prompts, command lines, logs, or this handoff.
- Do not execute remote commands or state-changing actions.
- Do not modify infrastructure.
- PVE1/PVE2 production cluster remains off-limits for testing.

## Scheduler state

The `meshcentral-project-progress` cron job is disabled/paused at Rob's request. Re-enable it only when Rob asks.

## Suggested resume procedure

```bash
cd /home/ledadmin/projects/meshcentral-openclaw-bridge/implementation
npm test -- --runInBand
npm run build
npm run lint
```

Then inspect this file, `TODO.md`, `SECURITY.md`, `DEPLOYMENT.md`, and `review/LIVE-ADAPTER-REVIEW.md` before continuing with the next remaining item.