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atlas
23f13d9e71 chore(docs,nix): fix stale 'localhost via shared netns' claims in forge/matrix
Agents in private netns can't reach host loopback directly; they
use forge.<domain> and matrix.<domain> via the gateway. Update four
locations that still claimed direct loopback access:

- hive-forge.nix: module header + openFirewall description
- hive-matrix.nix: openFirewall description
- docs/matrix.md: container design bullet + openFirewall section
2026-07-04 22:54:38 +02:00
atlas
d7bed0052c chore(nix): fix stale 'localhost via shared netns' claim in forge openFirewall doc
Agents in private netns reach the forge at forge.<domain> via the
gateway, not via localhost directly. The conclusion (firewall only
matters for external access) is correct; the mechanism description
was stale from the pre-isolation era.
2026-07-04 22:54:38 +02:00
atlas
03e07c7d37 chore(nix): fix remaining stale shared-netns references in harness-base.nix
- Option doc: 'Default points at the in-host tuwunel (shared netns)'
  → updated to reflect that c0re forwards the gateway URL at runtime
- DNS oneshot comment: 'inert in shared-netns mode' → removed since
  isolation is always on; oneshot always runs
2026-07-04 22:54:38 +02:00
atlas
9067398e3c chore(docs,nix): remove stale shared-netns references from matrix URL docs
Agents run in private netns (always-on isolation) and can't reach
host loopback directly. hive-c0re forwards HIVE_MATRIX_URL set to
`matrix.<domain>` via the gateway. Update two places that still
referenced the removed shared-netns path.
2026-07-04 22:54:38 +02:00
5 changed files with 44 additions and 45 deletions

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@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ Same shape as [`gateway.md::hive-forge container shape`](gateway.md):
operator already runs on the host — separate systemd namespace,
separate state dir.
- Container shares the host network namespace
(`privateNetwork = false`) so agents reach tuwunel at
`http://localhost:<httpPort>` without extra plumbing — the
nixos-container is here for state + systemd-unit isolation, not
network isolation.
(`privateNetwork = false`) for state + systemd-unit isolation. Agents
reach the homeserver at `matrix.<domain>` via the gateway (agents
run in private netns and can't access host loopback directly).
- Persistent state at
`/var/lib/nixos-containers/hive-matrix/var/lib/matrix-tuwunel/`
survives container restart / host reboot. To wipe, destroy the
@ -52,9 +51,9 @@ sub-domain from the user-facing identifier.
## Default-closed firewall
`openFirewall` defaults to `false` (secure-by-default): the
homeserver is reachable from the host + every agent container via
loopback either way (shared netns), so the firewall hole only
`openFirewall` defaults to `false` (secure-by-default): the host
reaches the homeserver on loopback, and agent containers reach it
at `matrix.<domain>` via the gateway — so the firewall hole only
matters for access from *outside* the host. Flip to `true` when
announcing the homeserver to other hives or when an external matrix
client needs to reach the client-server API directly.

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@ -462,11 +462,11 @@ Validated: must be an `http://` or `https://` URL or the empty string.
**`hyperhive.matrix.url`** — homeserver URL used by
`hive-matrix-daemon` when connecting via the matrix-sdk. Default
points at the in-host tuwunel (`localhost:8008`), reachable over the
host loopback in shared-netns mode. Override per-agent when an agent
should talk to a different homeserver — for example a remote hive's
tuwunel reached over a VPN, or an external Matrix server for a
federation-only agent.
(`localhost:8008`) is overridden by hive-c0re at deploy time to the
gateway-routed `matrix.<domain>` URL so isolated agents can reach the
homeserver. Override per-agent when an agent should talk to a
different homeserver — for example a remote hive's tuwunel reached
over a VPN, or an external Matrix server for a federation-only agent.
### Claude Code plugins

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@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ let
in
{
# Private Forgejo in a `hive-forge` nixos-container, shared host
# netns so agents reach it on loopback. State at
# `/var/lib/nixos-containers/hive-forge/var/lib/forgejo/` survives
# netns. Agents reach it at `forge.<domain>` via the gateway. State
# at `/var/lib/nixos-containers/hive-forge/var/lib/forgejo/` survives
# restart. See `docs/gateway.md::hive-forge container shape`.
# The internal forge is mandatory — it's the canonical store for the
@ -182,13 +182,12 @@ in
example = true;
description = ''
Open `httpPort` + `sshPort` in the host firewall. Off by
default (secure-by-default): the forge is reachable from the
host + every agent container via `localhost` either way
(shared netns), so the firewall opens only matter for access
from outside the host. Flip to `true` when you want the
operator's browser / external git clients to hit the forge
directly. (The container shares host netns, so this is the
only firewall layer that matters.)
default (secure-by-default): agent containers reach the forge
at `forge.<domain>` via the gateway (not directly), and the
host reaches it on loopback so the firewall opens only
matter for access from outside the host. Flip to `true` when
you want the operator's browser or external git clients to
hit the forge directly.
**Breaking change**: this used to default to `true`. If you
relied on the old default for external reach, add

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@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ in
example = true;
description = ''
Open `httpPort` in the host firewall. Off by default
(secure-by-default): the homeserver is reachable from the
host + every agent container via `localhost` either way
(shared netns), so the firewall open only matters for access
from outside the host. Flip to `true` when announcing the
homeserver to other hives or when an external matrix client
needs to reach the client-server API directly.
(secure-by-default): the host reaches the homeserver on
loopback, and agent containers reach it at `matrix.<domain>`
via the gateway so the firewall open only matters for
access from outside the host. Flip to `true` when announcing
the homeserver to other hives or when an external matrix
client needs to reach the client-server API directly.
**Breaking change**: this used to default to `true`. If you
relied on the old default for external reach, add

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@ -510,10 +510,12 @@ in
example = "https://matrix.darkest.space";
description = ''
Matrix homeserver URL the agent's `hive-matrix-daemon` connects
to. Default points at the in-host tuwunel (shared netns).
Override per-agent when an agent should talk to an external
homeserver instead (e.g. a federation-only setup or a remote
hive's tuwunel reached via a vpn).
to. At runtime hive-c0re forwards the isolation-aware URL
(`matrix.<domain>` via the gateway) so isolated agents reach
the homeserver without crossing host loopback. Override
per-agent when an agent should talk to an external homeserver
instead (e.g. a federation-only setup or a remote hive's
tuwunel reached via a vpn).
'';
};
@ -1516,8 +1518,7 @@ in
# for the hive's own zones, so `forge.<domain>` stops resolving. We
# disable resolvconf and tell dhcpcd not to touch resolv.conf (without
# disabling dhcpcd itself, so the veth still gets its address); then
# whoever wrote resolv.conf last owns it: the nixos-container host-copy
# in shared netns, or the oneshot in isolated mode. (Same "take
# the hyperhive-isolated-dns oneshot owns resolv.conf. (Same "take
# resolvconf out of the loop" approach the matrix container uses.)
networking.resolvconf.enable = false;
networking.dhcpcd.extraConfig = "nohook resolv.conf";
@ -1528,11 +1529,11 @@ in
# 127.0.0.53) is unreachable from a private netns and isn't
# authoritative for the hive's own zones (forge.<domain> etc.). The
# bridge dnsmasq (gateway IP) is. hive-priv drops the marker
# `/etc/hyperhive-bridge-dns` (containing the gateway IP) only when
# isolation is on, so this oneshot is inert in shared-netns mode — the
# same shared container toplevel does the right thing in both modes.
# Ordered before the first DNS consumer (tea-login) and the network
# targets so name resolution works for the very first turn.
# `/etc/hyperhive-bridge-dns` (containing the gateway IP) since
# isolation is always on; the oneshot reads it and rewrites
# resolv.conf on every boot. Ordered before the first DNS consumer
# (tea-login) and the network targets so name resolution works for
# the very first turn.
systemd.services.hyperhive-isolated-dns = {
description = "point resolv.conf at the hive bridge resolver (isolated containers)";
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
@ -1729,13 +1730,13 @@ in
RUST_LOG = "info";
}
# Homeserver URL: by default the daemon inherits the host-forwarded
# HIVE_MATRIX_URL (set isolation-aware by hive-c0re: `matrix.<domain>`
# via the gateway under private-netns isolation, loopback otherwise),
# falling back to the daemon's built-in localhost default if the
# forward is absent. A per-agent `hyperhive.matrix.url` override
# (non-default) is set unit-level so it wins over the forwarded value;
# at the default we deliberately DON'T set it so the forwarded
# isolation-aware value isn't shadowed.
# HIVE_MATRIX_URL (set by hive-c0re to `matrix.<domain>` via the
# gateway, since agents run in private netns and can't reach host
# loopback directly), falling back to the daemon's built-in
# localhost default if the forward is absent. A per-agent
# `hyperhive.matrix.url` override (non-default) is set unit-level
# so it wins over the forwarded value; at the default we
# deliberately DON'T set it so the forwarded value isn't shadowed.
// lib.optionalAttrs (config.hyperhive.matrix.url != matrixUrlDefault) {
HIVE_MATRIX_URL = config.hyperhive.matrix.url;
}