RQ Controller State Setup Discovery
Status: Complete (closed 2026-04-10 07:29 UTC) Timezone: UTC (all dates/times in this package documentation use UTC unless explicitly stated otherwise).
Overview
This package implements the setup-discovery surfaces in rq-engine so agents can discover valid create configs and setup operation contracts without relying on out-of-band documentation. It is the first runtime implementation package after the 20260410_rq_controller_state_foundation contract freeze.
Objectives
- Implement non-run-scoped setup-discovery endpoints in rq-engine:
GET /api/configsGET /api/configs/{config}GET /api/endpointsGET /api/endpoints/{operation_id}/schemaGET /api/endpoints/{operation_id}/defaultsGET /api/endpoints/{operation_id}/errors
- Ensure
operation_idvalues in setup discovery are canonically aligned with OpenAPI IDs. - Ensure descriptor auth metadata (
accepted_auth+ scope requirements) matches actual route behavior. - Update frozen endpoint inventory/checklist artifacts and OpenAPI/contract tests for the new agent-facing routes.
Scope
This package delivers setup-discovery routes, contract-aligned payloads, and required tests/docs/checklist updates.
Included
- New rq-engine route module(s) for setup discovery.
- OpenAPI metadata updates and route-registration wiring.
- Contract and route-level tests for setup discovery behavior.
- Frozen artifact updates:
docs/work-packages/20260208_rq_engine_agent_usability/artifacts/endpoint_inventory_freeze_20260208.mddocs/work-packages/20260208_rq_engine_agent_usability/artifacts/route_contract_checklist_20260208.md
- Contract/doc updates:
docs/schemas/rq-controller-state-contract.mddocs/schemas/rq-engine-agent-api-contract.mddocs/dev-notes/rq-engine-agent-api.md(pointer consistency if needed)
Explicitly Out of Scope
- Run-scoped orchestration surfaces (
/pipeline,/readiness, run-scoped endpoint schema/default/error routes). - Full
rq:readauth cutover and optimistic concurrency/idempotency rollout gates tracked by20260410_rq_controller_state_auth_concurrency. - Controller-state read surfaces outside setup discovery.
Stakeholders
- Primary: rq-engine maintainers and agent-interface implementers.
- Reviewers: API contract/schema maintainers.
- Security Reviewer: independent security subagent review required by package gate.
- Informed: downstream package owners for controller-state roadmap rows 3-8.
Success Criteria
- Setup discovery endpoints are implemented and exposed under rq-engine
/api. - Agents can enumerate valid configs and derive
createcall requirements without external docs. -
operation_idvalues in setup discovery payloads match OpenAPI operation IDs. - Frozen endpoint inventory/checklist artifacts include the six new setup routes.
- Required validation gates pass (code, QA, security, docs) with no unresolved medium/high findings.
Dependencies
Prerequisites
docs/work-packages/20260410_rq_controller_state_foundation/(completed foundation freeze).- Canonical route artifacts:
docs/work-packages/20260208_rq_engine_agent_usability/artifacts/endpoint_inventory_freeze_20260208.mddocs/work-packages/20260208_rq_engine_agent_usability/artifacts/route_contract_checklist_20260208.md
Blocks
20260410_rq_controller_state_orchestration_reads20260410_rq_controller_state_schema_defaults20260410_rq_controller_state_auth_concurrency20260410_rq_controller_state_contract_cutover
Related Packages
- Depends on: 20260410_rq_controller_state_foundation
- Related: 20260208_rq_engine_agent_usability
- Follow-up:
20260410_rq_controller_state_orchestration_reads20260410_rq_controller_state_schema_defaults20260410_rq_controller_state_geospatial_uploads
Timeline Estimate
- Expected duration: 1 focused session
- Complexity: Medium
- Risk level: Medium
Security Impact and Review Gate
- Security impact triage:
high - Dedicated security review required:
yes - Triage rationale: Adds new agent-facing setup endpoints and publishes auth metadata used for pre-run route selection; requires explicit auth/scope/session/CSRF boundary review.
- Security review artifact:
docs/work-packages/20260410_rq_controller_state_setup_discovery/artifacts/2026-04-10_security_review.md
Required Validation Gates
Code Gate
- Add/extend setup-discovery route + contract tests.
- Update OpenAPI metadata/tests for the new setup endpoints.
- Update frozen endpoint inventory/checklist artifacts.
- Required commands:
wctl run-pytest tests/microservices/test_rq_engine_openapi_contract.py --maxfail=1wctl run-pytest tests/microservices/test_rq_engine_setup_discovery_routes.py --maxfail=1(or equivalent changed rq-engine test slice)python tools/check_endpoint_inventory.pypython tools/check_route_contract_checklist.py
QA Gate
- Run independent reviewer + QA subagent review.
- Capture findings in package tracker and disposition every item.
- No unresolved medium/high QA findings at handoff.
Security Gate
- Create and complete
artifacts/2026-04-10_security_review.mdusing template guidance. - Explicitly review auth/scope/session/CSRF implications for setup routes.
- No unresolved medium/high security findings at handoff.
Docs Gate
- Run
wctl doc-lintacross all changed docs (schemas, package docs, tracker, ExecPlan,PROJECT_TRACKER.md, and security artifact).
References
docs/schemas/rq-controller-state-contract.mddocs/schemas/rq-engine-agent-api-contract.mddocs/work-packages/README.mddocs/prompt_templates/codex_exec_plans.mddocs/work-packages/20260410_rq_controller_state_foundation/package.mddocs/work-packages/20260410_rq_controller_state_foundation/tracker.mdPROJECT_TRACKER.md
Deliverables
- Setup-discovery route implementation in rq-engine.
- Setup-discovery tests and OpenAPI contract updates.
- Updated freeze/checklist artifacts for new agent-facing endpoints.
- Updated schema/docs and package closeout documents.
- Security review artifact and QA/reviewer finding dispositions.
Closure Notes
- Implemented setup discovery routes and registered them under rq-engine
/api:GET /api/configsGET /api/configs/{config}GET /api/endpointsGET /api/endpoints/{operation_id}/schemaGET /api/endpoints/{operation_id}/defaultsGET /api/endpoints/{operation_id}/errors
- Added canonical contract boundaries and regression tests for auth matrix, payload structure, and handled internal-failure
500payloads. - Updated freeze/checklist artifacts and contract rules to include the six new setup-discovery routes in the frozen agent-facing baseline.
- Completed independent reviewer, QA, and security subagent passes; all medium/high findings were resolved before closure.
- Archived active ExecPlan to:
docs/work-packages/20260410_rq_controller_state_setup_discovery/prompts/completed/rq_controller_state_setup_discovery_execplan.md- outcome note:
docs/work-packages/20260410_rq_controller_state_setup_discovery/prompts/completed/rq_controller_state_setup_discovery_execplan_outcome.md
- Security artifact completed:
docs/work-packages/20260410_rq_controller_state_setup_discovery/artifacts/2026-04-10_security_review.md
Follow-up Work
20260410_rq_controller_state_orchestration_reads20260410_rq_controller_state_schema_defaults20260410_rq_controller_state_auth_concurrency