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audit-D16: operator key must never be an agent identity
Background: CAYCE_OPS_OPERATOR_PUBKEY was set to Cayce nostr pubkey —
Cayce was approving itself. Signature was technically valid but semantically
null: human approval signed by the agent is not human approval.

- signing.py: validate_no_self_approval() rejects the operator pubkey when
  it matches (a) the pubkey derived from any private key in the config,
  or (b) any pubkey in CAYCE_OPS_FORBIDDEN_OPERATOR_PUBKEYS deny-list.
- executor/maild/publisher _signing() now calls the validation, so every
  daemon and every CLI approve-* path refuses to operate (D16).
- tests: 6 new (agent-key refusal, human key passes, empty passes,
  explicit denylist, end-to-end daemon refusal, derivation roundtrip).
- docs/DECISIONS.md: D16.

The operator signature is now produced OUTSIDE the VPS. CAYCE_OPS_OPERATOR_PUBKEY
must stay empty until the external signer exists — daemons refuse, which is
correct. The Cayce nsec itself is NOT touched (still the agent identity for
publishing and anchoring).
2026-10-28 19:51:04 +00:00

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"""publisher — themed content calendar with a hard human gate on publishing.
State machine: draft -> approved -> published. Only ``approved`` items ever
publish. AUTONOMOUS_MODE has NO effect on this component: content always
requires explicit human approval (documented in AUDIT.md).
Channels: nostr (NIP-01, primary) — facebook/instagram adapters exist but are
disabled unless explicitly enabled via env (DECISIONS: default deployment never
touches Meta).
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
from cayceops.components.publisher import images, nostr
from cayceops.config import Config
from cayceops.db import session_scope
from cayceops.models import (
ContentItem,
ContentStatus,
DaemonRun,
_content_hash,
audit,
)
# rotation: one theme per slot; channel rotation nostr -> facebook -> instagram
THEMES = [
("lightning-abroad", "bitcoinhotels.org/guides/lightning-abroad"),
("seed-strategy", "hardcap.news/learn/travel-security-kit"),
("atm-fees", "bitcoinhotels.org/guides/best-bitcoin-atms-by-city"),
("elsalvador-budget", "bitcoinhotels.org/guides/living-on-sats-in-el-salvador"),
]
_CAPTION_TEMPLATE = "{hook}\n\n{body}\n\n{link}"
def _caption(theme: str, link: str) -> str:
hooks = {
"lightning-abroad": "Paying abroad with Lightning beats your bank.",
"seed-strategy": "The seed strategy you pick decides how the border story goes.",
"atm-fees": "The first ATM you find charges 10-15% over spot.",
"elsalvador-budget": "A real weekly budget on a Bitcoin standard.",
}
bodies = {
"lightning-abroad": (
"No foreign transaction fees, no dynamic currency conversion, "
"no declines. Field-tested guide."
),
"seed-strategy": (
"Steel plate, memorized + decoy, or split custody — "
"the full breakdown, brutally honest."
),
"atm-fees": (
"The prepared traveler pays 4-6%. The difference is knowing "
"the operator and the no-KYC cap."
),
"elsalvador-budget": (
"Surf hostels, comidas, coworking — the corners where you still "
"need dollars, and the 90-day protocol."
),
}
return _CAPTION_TEMPLATE.format(
hook=hooks.get(theme, theme.replace("-", " ").title()),
body=bodies.get(theme, "Field-tested notes."),
link=link,
)
# --- calendar planning ----------------------------------------------------------
def _plan(cfg: Config, sess, days: int = 4) -> dict:
"""Fill the calendar: one draft per theme/channel pair not already queued.
Idempotent by (theme, channel): existing draft/approved items block a
duplicate. Drafts are scheduled one per day, starting tomorrow.
"""
created = 0
for idx, (theme, link) in enumerate(THEMES[:days]):
channel = ["nostr", "facebook", "instagram", "nostr"][idx % 4]
exists = (
sess.query(ContentItem)
.filter(
ContentItem.theme == theme,
ContentItem.channel == channel,
ContentItem.status != ContentStatus.PUBLISHED,
)
.one_or_none()
)
if exists:
continue
item = ContentItem(
theme=theme,
channel=channel,
caption=_caption(theme, link),
link=link,
status=ContentStatus.DRAFT,
scheduled_for=datetime.now(UTC).replace(hour=13, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
+ timedelta(days=idx + 1),
)
sess.add(item)
sess.flush()
audit(
sess,
actor="daemon:publisher",
action="plan_draft",
detail={"item": item.id, "theme": theme, "channel": channel},
)
created += 1
return {"created": created}
# --- human gate -------------------------------------------------------------------
GATE_ERROR = 2 # missing/invalid configuration or signature
def _signing(cfg: Config) -> tuple[str, str]:
"""(deployment_id, operator_pubkey) or ConfigError. No degraded mode.
Also rejects the agent's own identity as operator (D16): the operator
key must belong to a human and must never reside on this server.
"""
from cayceops.config import ConfigError
from cayceops.signing import validate_no_self_approval
if not cfg.operator_pubkey or not cfg.deployment_id:
raise ConfigError(
"approvals disabled: CAYCE_OPS_OPERATOR_PUBKEY and "
"CAYCE_OPS_DEPLOYMENT_ID are both required"
)
validate_no_self_approval(cfg)
return cfg.deployment_id, cfg.operator_pubkey
def _content_binding(item: ContentItem) -> str:
from cayceops.signing import content_content_hash
return content_content_hash(item.channel, item.caption, item.link)
def _approve(
item_id: int, actor: str, sess, signature: str | None = None
) -> int:
"""Signature MANDATORY, bound to (channel, caption, link) + deployment."""
from cayceops.config import ConfigError
from cayceops.signing import SignatureError, verify_signature
item = sess.get(ContentItem, item_id)
if item is None or item.status != ContentStatus.DRAFT:
audit(
sess,
actor=actor,
action="approve_content",
result="error",
detail={"reason": f"item {item_id} not in draft state"},
)
return 1
try:
deployment_id, pubkey = _signing(cfg_from(sess))
except ConfigError as exc:
audit(
sess,
actor=actor,
action="approve_content",
result="error",
detail={"reason": str(exc)},
)
return GATE_ERROR
chash = _content_binding(item)
try:
if not signature:
raise SignatureError("signature required")
if not verify_signature(
"content", deployment_id, item_id, chash, signature, pubkey
):
raise SignatureError("signature invalid for this content/deployment")
except SignatureError as exc:
audit(
sess,
actor=actor,
action="approve_content",
result="error",
detail={"reason": str(exc), "content_hash": chash},
)
return GATE_ERROR
item.status = ContentStatus.APPROVED
item.approved_hash = _content_hash(item.caption)
item.operator_signature = signature # FULL signature
audit(
sess,
actor=actor,
action="approve_content",
detail={
"item": item.id,
"channel": item.channel,
"hash": item.approved_hash,
"signature": signature,
},
)
return 0
def cfg_from(sess):
"""Config from env (publisher commands are single-invocation CLIs)."""
from cayceops.config import load
return load()
# --- image rendering ----------------------------------------------------------------
def _render_image(item: ContentItem, cfg: Config) -> str | None:
"""Render the brand image for a nostr item (per its theme)."""
brand = "hc" if "hardcap" in (item.link or "") else "bh"
title = item.theme.replace("-", " ").upper().split()
lines = [" ".join(title[:2])] if title else [item.theme]
out = images.render_brand_image(
brand=brand,
kicker="C A Y C E",
lines=lines,
tagline=[(item.link or "")[:70]],
url=(item.link or "")[:60],
out_path=f"{cfg.media_dir}/item-{item.id}.jpg",
)
item.media_path = out
return out
# --- publishing ----------------------------------------------------------------------
def _publish_nostr(item: ContentItem, cfg: Config, sess, sender=None) -> str:
if not cfg.nostr_private_key or not cfg.nostr_relays:
raise RuntimeError(
"nostr channel requires CAYCE_OPS_NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY and CAYCE_OPS_NOSTR_RELAYS"
)
secret = nostr.normalize_key(cfg.nostr_private_key)
event = nostr.build_event(secret, item.caption, tags=[["t", item.theme]])
if not nostr.verify_event(event): # pragma: no cover — build/verify symmetry
raise RuntimeError("event failed self-verification before publish")
results = (sender or nostr.publish)(cfg.nostr_relays, event)
audit(
sess,
actor="daemon:publisher",
action="nostr_relay_results",
detail={"event": event["id"], "relays": results},
)
return event["id"]
def _publish_due(cfg: Config, sess, nostr_sender=None) -> dict:
"""Publish approved items that are due. Non-nostr channels are skipped
unless their adapters are explicitly enabled (default: skipped, audited)."""
stats = {"published": 0, "skipped": 0, "failed": 0, "tampered": 0}
due = (
sess.query(ContentItem)
.filter(ContentItem.status == ContentStatus.APPROVED)
.all()
)
now = datetime.now(UTC)
for item in due:
if item.scheduled_for and item.scheduled_for > now:
continue # not due yet
# run-time signature gate (audit round 2, 1d): valid operator
# signature required for CURRENT channel/caption/link + deployment.
# Unsigned rows (raw SQL approval) or edited ones revert to DRAFT.
from cayceops.signing import verify_signature
try:
deployment_id, pubkey = _signing(cfg)
except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001 — ConfigError
audit(
sess,
actor="daemon:publisher",
action="publish_refused",
result="error",
detail={"item": item.id, "reason": str(exc)},
)
stats["failed"] += 1
continue
if not verify_signature(
"content",
deployment_id,
item.id,
_content_binding(item),
item.operator_signature,
pubkey,
):
item.status = ContentStatus.DRAFT # back to pre-approval
audit(
sess,
actor="daemon:publisher",
action="publish_refused",
result="error",
detail={
"item": item.id,
"reason": "no valid operator signature for current content/deployment",
},
)
stats["tampered"] += 1
continue
try:
if item.channel == "nostr":
item.post_ref = _publish_nostr(item, cfg, sess, sender=nostr_sender)
else:
# disabled channel is TERMINAL (audit finding: this used to
# write a skip audit row every 5 minutes, forever)
item.status = ContentStatus.SKIPPED
item.error = f"{item.channel} adapter disabled by default"
audit(
sess,
actor="daemon:publisher",
action="publish_skipped_terminal",
detail={"item": item.id, "channel": item.channel},
)
stats["skipped"] += 1
continue
except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001 — publish boundary: audit and continue
item.attempts += 1
item.error = str(exc)[:300]
if item.attempts >= cfg.max_attempts:
# attempt budget exhausted -> terminal (no infinite retries)
item.status = ContentStatus.SKIPPED
audit(
sess,
actor="daemon:publisher",
action="publish_abandoned",
result="error",
detail={"item": item.id, "attempts": item.attempts},
)
else:
audit(
sess,
actor="daemon:publisher",
action="publish_failed",
result="error",
detail={"item": item.id, "error": item.error, "attempt": item.attempts},
)
stats["failed"] += 1
continue
item.status = ContentStatus.PUBLISHED
item.published_at = datetime.now(UTC)
audit(
sess,
actor="daemon:publisher",
action="publish_content",
detail={"item": item.id, "channel": item.channel, "ref": item.post_ref},
)
stats["published"] += 1
return stats
# --- CLI wrappers ---------------------------------------------------------------------
def plan(cfg: Config | None = None) -> int:
from cayceops.config import load
from cayceops.db import engine
cfg = cfg or load()
try:
with session_scope() as sess:
run_row = DaemonRun(daemon="publisher")
sess.add(run_row)
sess.flush()
stats = _plan(cfg, sess)
run_row.status = "ok"
run_row.detail = stats
run_row.finished_at = datetime.now(UTC)
return 0
finally:
engine().dispose()
def publish_due(cfg: Config | None = None) -> int:
from cayceops.config import load
from cayceops.db import engine
cfg = cfg or load()
try:
with session_scope() as sess:
run_row = DaemonRun(daemon="publisher")
sess.add(run_row)
sess.flush()
try:
_signing(cfg) # no degraded mode
except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001 — ConfigError
run_row.status = "error"
run_row.detail = {"refused": str(exc)[:200]}
run_row.finished_at = datetime.now(UTC)
return 2
stats = _publish_due(cfg, sess)
run_row.status = "ok"
run_row.detail = stats
run_row.finished_at = datetime.now(UTC)
return 0
finally:
engine().dispose()
def make_image(item_id: int, cfg: Config | None = None) -> int:
from cayceops.config import load
from cayceops.db import engine
cfg = cfg or load()
try:
with session_scope() as sess:
item = sess.get(ContentItem, item_id)
if item is None:
return 1
print(_render_image(item, cfg))
return 0
finally:
engine().dispose()
def approve(item_id: int, actor: str, signature: str | None = None) -> int:
from cayceops.db import engine
try:
with session_scope() as sess:
return _approve(item_id, actor, sess, signature)
finally:
engine().dispose()