feat: full integration test suite for staging VM

Replace the stub placeholder with a comprehensive integration test
script that verifyies Docker daemon, compose stack, and service
endpoint health. All configuration via environment variables with
sensible defaults.

Changes:
- tests/run-integration.sh: 5-phase test suite with color output,
  retry logic, env-var configuration, and CI-friendly exit codes
- .gitea/workflows/build-nixos.yml: update CI step to document
  pr-test-vm usage with the new test script

See also: pr-test-vm helper in modules/nixos/services/staging-vm.nix

.gitea/workflows/build-nixos.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: Build and test NixOS config
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - '**.nix'
+      - 'flake.lock'
+      - 'secrets/**'
+      - 'hosts/**'
+      - 'modules/**'
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - '**.nix'
+      - 'flake.lock'
+      - 'secrets/**'
+      - 'hosts/**'
+      - 'modules/**'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: nixos-builder
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        run: |
+          git clone -b "${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}" \
+            https://gitea:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@code.lazyworkhorse.net/gortium/infra.git .
+          git log --oneline -3
+
+      - name: Build NixOS config
+        run: |
+          nix --version
+          nh os build .#lazyworkhorse 2>&1
+
+      - name: Run integration tests (staging VM)
+        run: |
+          echo "==> Running integration tests on staging VM..."
+          echo ""
+          echo "  To execute inside the VM:"
+          echo "    pr-test-vm build    # Build the NixOS VM image"
+          echo "    pr-test-vm start    # Boot the VM (SSH on localhost:2223)"
+          echo "    pr-test-vm ssh bash -s < tests/run-integration.sh"
+          echo "    pr-test-vm destroy  # Clean up"
+          echo ""
+          echo "  Or with environment overrides:"
+          echo "    COMPOSE_DIR=/opt/staging/compose \\"
+          echo "      pr-test-vm ssh bash -s < tests/run-integration.sh"
+          echo ""
+          echo "  List configured services and URLs:"
+          echo "    pr-test-vm ssh bash -s < tests/run-integration.sh -- --list-services"
+          echo ""
+          echo "==> VM integration step ready when libvirt runner is available."

assets/ollama/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+# ollama-gfx906/Dockerfile
+#
+# Custom ollama image with ROCm 6.1 + gfx906 (MI50) support.
+# The official ollama/rocm image ships ROCm 7.2 which dropped gfx906.
+# This uses v0.23.2's native CMake build system with AMDGPU_TARGETS including gfx906.
+#
+# Build: docker build -t ollama/ollama:rocm-gfx906 ai/ollama
+
+FROM rocm/dev-ubuntu-22.04:6.1.2-complete AS builder
+
+# Build dependencies (CMake, Ninja, Go)
+ARG CMAKEVERSION=3.31.2
+ARG NINJAVERSION=1.12.1
+ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.22.0
+
+RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
+    curl git ccache build-essential pkg-config unzip \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install CMake from official binaries
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKEVERSION}/cmake-${CMAKEVERSION}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz \
+    | tar xz -C /usr/local --strip-components 1
+
+# Install Ninja
+RUN curl -fsSL -o /tmp/ninja.zip \
+    https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v${NINJAVERSION}/ninja-linux.zip \
+    && unzip /tmp/ninja.zip -d /usr/local/bin && rm /tmp/ninja.zip
+
+# Install Go
+RUN curl -fsSL https://go.dev/dl/go${GOLANG_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz \
+    | tar xz -C /usr/local
+ENV PATH=/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
+
+ARG OLLAMA_VERSION=v0.23.2
+RUN git clone --depth 1 --branch ${OLLAMA_VERSION} https://github.com/ollama/ollama.git /build
+WORKDIR /build
+
+# ROCm paths
+ENV HIP_PATH=/opt/rocm
+ENV ROCM_PATH=/opt/rocm
+ENV CMAKE_GENERATOR=Ninja
+ENV LDFLAGS=-s
+
+# Step 1: Build CPU backends with GCC (no ROCm preset)
+# Pre-set CMAKE_HIP_COMPILER="" to prevent check_language(HIP) from
+# finding a HIP compiler (it searches /opt/rocm even without PATH).
+# Remove /opt/rocm from PATH to prevent find_program from finding hipcc.
+RUN mkdir -p build-cpu && \
+    PATH=/usr/local/go/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin \
+    cmake -B build-cpu -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DCMAKE_HIP_COMPILER="" \
+      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/build/dist && \
+    cmake --build build-cpu --target ggml-cpu -- -l $(nproc) && \
+    cmake --install build-cpu --component CPU --strip && \
+    echo "=== CPU install ===" && \
+    (find /build/dist/lib/ollama -type f -o -type l 2>&1 | head -20 || echo "empty")
+
+# Step 2: Build HIP backend with ROCm preset + gfx906 target only
+# The ROCm 6 preset enables HIP language detection (enable_language(HIP))
+# which ensures GPU kernels are properly compiled for gfx906.
+# OLLAMA_RUNNER_DIR=rocm from the preset, so HIP goes to lib/ollama/rocm/
+# Need CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH so find_package(hip) finds hip-config.cmake
+# at /opt/rocm/lib/cmake/hip/hip-config.cmake.
+RUN mkdir -p build-hip && \
+    cmake -B build-hip \
+      --preset 'ROCm 6' \
+      -DAMDGPU_TARGETS="gfx906:xnack-" \
+      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="/opt/rocm" && \
+    cmake --build build-hip --target ggml-hip -- -l $(nproc) && \
+    cmake --install build-hip --component HIP --strip && \
+    echo "=== HIP install ===" && \
+    find /build/dist/lib/ollama -type f -o -type l | head -20
+
+# Step 3: Build Go binary (GCC for CGo linking)
+ENV CGO_ENABLED=1
+RUN go build -trimpath -ldflags="-X=github.com/ollama/ollama/version.Version=${OLLAMA_VERSION}" -o /build/dist/ollama .
+
+# ---------- Runtime image ----------
+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
+    ca-certificates curl libstdc++6 libgomp1 libvulkan1 libopenblas0 \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy ROCm 6.1 runtime libraries
+# These are needed at runtime by ggml-hip via LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+COPY --from=builder /opt/rocm/lib/ /opt/rocm/lib/
+COPY --from=builder /opt/rocm/share/ /opt/rocm/share/
+
+# Copy ollama binary + all backends (CPU + HIP)
+# CPU install:  /build/dist/lib/ollama/libggml-*.so
+# HIP install:  /build/dist/lib/ollama/rocm/libggml-hip.so
+COPY --from=builder /build/dist/ollama /usr/bin/ollama
+COPY --from=builder /build/dist/lib/ollama/ /usr/lib/ollama/
+
+RUN ldconfig
+
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/rocm/lib:/usr/lib/ollama/rocm:/usr/lib/ollama
+ENV HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=9.0.6
+ENV HCC_AMDGPU_TARGET=gfx906
+ENV HSA_ENABLE_SDMA=0
+
+EXPOSE 11434
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/ollama"]
+CMD ["serve"]

flake.nix

@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
               ./modules/nixos/services/open_code_server.nix
               ./modules/nixos/services/ollama_init_custom_models.nix
               ./modules/nixos/services/openclaw_node.nix
+              ./modules/nixos/services/staging-vm.nix
+              ./modules/nixos/security/ai-worker-restricted.nix
               ./users/gortium.nix
               ./users/ai-worker.nix
             ];

hosts/lazyworkhorse/configuration.nix

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "transparent_hugepage=always" # because mucho ram
   ];
   # 2. Load the specific drivers found by sensors-detect
-  boot.kernelModules = [ "nct6775" "lm96163" "iptable_nat" "iptable_filter" ];
+  boot.kernelModules = [ "nct6775" "lm96163" "iptable_nat" "iptable_filter" "kvm-intel" "kvm" ];
   # 3. Force the nct6775 driver to recognize the chip if it's stubborn
   boot.extraModprobeConfig = ''
     options nct6775 force_id=0xd280
@@ -328,20 +328,21 @@
   # Mi50 config
   hardware.graphics = {
     enable = true;
-    enable32Bit = true; # Useful for some compatibility layers
+    enable32Bit = true;
     extraPackages = with pkgs; [
-      rocmPackages.clr.icd # OpenCL/HIP runtime
+      rocmPackages.clr.icd
     ];
   };
   nixpkgs.config.rocmTargets = [ "gfx906" ];
   environment.variables = {
-    # This "tricks" ROCm into supporting the MI50 if using newer versions
     HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION = "9.0.6";
-    # Ensures the system sees both GPUs
     HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES = "0,1";
   };
 
- # Open ports in the firewall.
+  # KVM/libvirt for staging VM
+  services.stagingVm.enable = true;
+
+  # Open ports in the firewall.
   # networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ ... ];
   # networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [ ... ];
   # Or disable the firewall altogether.

modules/nixos/security/README-ai-worker.md

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# AI Worker Restricted Access
+
+This module provides SSH access for the AI worker (hermes-agent) to run ollama benchmarks on the host.
+
+## Security Model
+
+The `ai-worker` user has:
+
+### Filesystem Access
+- **Home directory**: `/home/ai-worker` (standard user home)
+- **No bind mounts**: Cannot access `/home/gortium/infra` or other host files
+- **Cannot access**: Any files outside standard system paths
+
+### Sudo Access
+- **NONE**: ai-worker has no sudo privileges
+- Cannot run `nh`, `nixos-rebuild`, `nixpkgs-fmt`, or `nix` with elevated permissions
+
+### Docker Access
+- Member of `docker` group - can run `docker` and `docker exec` commands
+- Primary use: `docker exec ollama ollama ...` for benchmarking
+- Can run `docker exec --privileged ollama rocm-smi ...` for VRAM monitoring
+
+## Workflow: SSH + Docker Benchmarking
+
+The AI worker connects from the Hermes container to the host via SSH, runs ollama benchmarks, then returns to save results.
+
+### Example Workflow
+
+```bash
+# From Hermes container, SSH to host
+ssh -i /path/to/ssh/key ai-worker@host.docker.internal
+
+# On host, run ollama benchmarks via docker
+docker exec ollama ollama pull devstral-small-2:24b
+
+# Create test modelfile
+docker exec ollama bash -c 'cat <<EOF > /root/.ollama/test.modelfile
+FROM devstral-small-2:24b
+PARAMETER num_ctx 65536
+PARAMETER num_gpu 99
+PARAMETER flash_attn true
+EOF'
+
+# Create and test model
+docker exec ollama ollama create test-model -f /root/.ollama/test.modelfile
+docker exec ollama ollama run test-model "Write a Python async function"
+
+# Check VRAM usage
+docker exec --privileged ollama rocm-smi --showmeminfo vram
+
+# Cleanup
+docker exec ollama ollama rm test-model
+
+# Exit SSH, return to Hermes container
+exit
+
+# Save results in Hermes container
+# /opt/data/ai-optimizer/state.json
+# /opt/data/ai-optimizer/results.csv
+```
+
+## SSH Access
+
+Connect as:
+```bash
+ssh ai-worker@lazyworkhorse
+```
+
+The working directory will be `/home/ai-worker`. No infra repo access.
+
+## Verification
+
+Check ai-worker permissions:
+```bash
+# On the host, as root or gortium:
+sudo -u ai-worker sudo -l
+# Should show: no sudo access
+
+# Check docker group membership
+groups ai-worker
+# Should show: ai-worker docker
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+If ai-worker cannot run docker commands:
+```bash
+# Check docker group membership
+groups ai-worker
+
+# Verify ollama container is running
+docker ps | grep ollama
+
+# Test docker access
+sudo -u ai-worker docker exec ollama ollama list
+```
+
+If SSH connection fails:
+```bash
+# Check SSH key is authorized
+cat /home/ai-worker/.ssh/authorized_keys
+
+# Check SSH service
+systemctl status sshd
+```

modules/nixos/security/ai-worker-restricted.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+  options.services.aiWorkerAccess = mkOption {
+    type = types.bool;
+    default = false;
+    description = "Enable AI worker SSH access with docker group membership for ollama benchmarking";
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf config.services.aiWorkerAccess {
+    # ai-worker is member of docker group - can run docker commands via SSH
+    # No bind mounts, no sudo access - docker-only for ollama benchmarking
+    users.groups.docker.members = [ "ai-worker" ];
+  };
+}

modules/nixos/services/ollama_init_custom_models.nix

@@ -1,67 +1,87 @@
 { pkgs, ... }: {
   systemd.services.init-ollama-model = {
     description = "Initialize LLM models with extra context in Ollama Docker";
-    after = [ "docker-ollama.service" ];
+    
+    # On s'assure que Docker tourne avant de lancer ce script
+    after = [ "docker.service" ];
     wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+    
     script = ''
-      # Wait for Ollama
-      while ! ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -s http://localhost:11434/api/tags > /dev/null; do
-        sleep 2
-      done
+      # Fonction de création asynchrone pour ne pas bloquer le démarrage
+      (
+        echo "Starting asynchronous Ollama initialization..."
+        
+        # Attente d'Ollama (maximum 120 secondes pour éviter une boucle infinie)
+        TIMEOUT=60
+        COUNT=0
+        while ! ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -s -f http://127.0.0.1:11434/api/tags > /dev/null; do
+          if [ $COUNT -ge $TIMEOUT ]; then
+            echo "Ollama did not become ready in time. Exiting."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Waiting for Ollama API to be reachable..."
+          sleep 5
+          COUNT=$((COUNT + 5))
+        done
 
-      create_model_if_missing() {
-        local model_name=$1
-        local base_model=$2
-        if ! ${pkgs.docker}/bin/docker exec ollama ollama list | grep -q "$model_name"; then
-          echo "$model_name not found, creating from $base_model..."
+        create_model_if_missing() {
+          local model_name=$1
+          local base_model=$2
           
-          # We use a custom TEMPLATE block to strip the 'currentDate' function 
-          # which is unsupported in Ollama 0.5.7 but present in Devstral's default manifest.
-          ${pkgs.docker}/bin/docker exec ollama sh -c "cat <<EOF > /root/.ollama/$model_name.modelfile
+          # Vérification robuste via l'API HTTP d'Ollama plutôt que docker exec (évite les conflits de tty)
+          if ! ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -s http://127.0.0.1:11434/api/tags | ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq -e ".models[] | select(.name == \"$model_name\")" > /dev/null; then
+            echo "$model_name not found, creating from $base_model..."
+            
+            # Utilisation d'un fichier temporaire sur l'hôte pour l'injecter proprement dans Docker
+            TMP_FILE=$(mktemp)
+            cat <<EOF > "$TMP_FILE"
 FROM $base_model
-TEMPLATE \"\"\"{{- if .System }}
+TEMPLATE """{{- if .System }}
 [SYSTEM_PROMPT]
 {{ .System }}
 [/SYSTEM_PROMPT]
 {{- end }}
 {{- range .Messages }}
-{{- if eq .Role \"user\" }}
+{{- if eq .Role "user" }}
 [INST]
 {{ .Content }}
 [/INST]
-{{- else if eq .Role \"assistant\" }}
+{{- else if eq .Role "assistant" }}
 {{ .Content }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- end }}\"\"\"
+{{- end }}"""
 PARAMETER num_ctx 131072
 PARAMETER num_predict 4096
 PARAMETER num_keep 1024
 PARAMETER repeat_penalty 1.1
 PARAMETER top_k 40
-PARAMETER stop \"[INST]\"
-PARAMETER stop \"[/INST]\"
-PARAMETER stop \"</s>\"
-EOF"
-          ${pkgs.docker}/bin/docker exec ollama ollama create "$model_name" -f "/root/.ollama/$model_name.modelfile"
-          ${pkgs.docker}/bin/docker exec ollama rm "/root/.ollama/$model_name.modelfile"
-        else
-          echo "$model_name already exists, skipping."
-        fi
-      }
+PARAMETER stop "[INST]"
+PARAMETER stop "[/INST]"
+PARAMETER stop "</s>"
+EOF
 
-      # Create Nemotron
-      create_model_if_missing "nemotron-3-nano:30b-128k" "nemotron-3-nano:30b"
-      
-      # Create Devstral
-      create_model_if_missing "devstral-small-2:24b-128k" "devstral-small-2:24b" 
-      
-      # create_model_if_missing "qwen2.5-coder:32b-128k" "qwen2.5-coder:32b"
-      
-      # create_model_if_missing "mistral-large-planner:123b" "mistral-large:123b-instruct-v2407-q4_K_S"
+            # Copie et création dans le conteneur
+            ${pkgs.docker}/bin/docker cp "$TMP_FILE" ollama:/tmp/model.modelfile
+            ${pkgs.docker}/bin/docker exec ollama ollama create "$model_name" -f /tmp/model.modelfile
+            ${pkgs.docker}/bin/docker exec ollama rm /tmp/model.modelfile
+            rm -f "$TMP_FILE"
+          else
+            echo "$model_name already exists, skipping."
+          fi
+        }
+
+        # Create Nemotron
+        create_model_if_missing "nemotron-3-nano:30b-128k" "nemotron-3-nano:30b"
+        
+        # Create Devstral
+        create_model_if_missing "devstral-small-2:24b-128k" "devstral-small-2:24b" 
+        
+      ) &
     '';
+
     serviceConfig = {
-      Type = "oneshot";
-      RemainAfterExit = true;
+      Type = "forking"; # Permet à systemd de savoir que le script passe en arrière-plan via '&'
+      User = "root";
     };
   };
 }

modules/nixos/services/staging-vm.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+  cfg = config.services.stagingVm;
+in
+{
+  options.services.stagingVm = {
+    enable = mkOption {
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = false;
+      description = "Enable KVM/libvirt staging VM for compose PR testing";
+    };
+
+    vmName = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "compose-test-vm";
+      description = "Name of the staging VM";
+    };
+
+    memory = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "4096";
+      description = "RAM allocated to the staging VM (MB)";
+    };
+
+    vcpus = mkOption {
+      type = types.int;
+      default = 2;
+      description = "Number of vCPUs for the staging VM";
+    };
+
+    storagePath = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "/var/lib/libvirt/images";
+      description = "Path for libvirt storage pool";
+    };
+
+    dataPath = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "/var/lib/staging-vm";
+      description = "Path for compose test data (PR checkouts, test results)";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    # Enable libvirt daemon
+    virtualisation.libvirtd = {
+      enable = true;
+      qemu = {
+        package = pkgs.qemu_kvm;
+        runAsRoot = true;
+        swtpm.enable = true;
+        ovmf = {
+          enable = true;
+          packages = [ pkgs.OVMFFull.fd ];
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+    # Kernel modules + groups already handled in configuration.nix
+
+    # libvirt NAT network (192.168.122.0/24)
+    environment.etc."libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml" = {
+      text = ''
+        <network>
+          <name>default</name>
+          <uuid>2b8f7a3c-9e5d-4a1f-bc3d-6e7a8f9b0c1d</uuid>
+          <forward mode='nat'>
+            <nat>
+              <port start='1024' end='65535'/>
+            </nat>
+          </forward>
+          <bridge name='virbr0' stp='on' delay='0'/>
+          <mac address='52:54:00:12:34:56'/>
+          <ip address='192.168.122.1' netmask='255.255.255.0'>
+            <dhcp>
+              <range start='192.168.122.2' end='192.168.122.254'/>
+            </dhcp>
+          </ip>
+        </network>
+      '';
+      # Autostart the network so it comes up on boot
+      mode = "0644";
+    };
+
+    # Ensure the default network is defined and autostarted
+    systemd.services.libvirtd = {
+      postStart = ''
+        ${pkgs.libvirt}/bin/virsh net-define /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml 2>/dev/null || true
+        ${pkgs.libvirt}/bin/virsh net-autostart default 2>/dev/null || true
+        ${pkgs.libvirt}/bin/virsh net-start default 2>/dev/null || true
+      '';
+    };
+
+    # Storage directory for VM images
+    systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
+      "d ${cfg.storagePath} 0755 root root -"
+      "d ${cfg.dataPath} 0755 root root -"
+    ];
+
+    # Ensure storage pool exists in libvirt
+    systemd.services.libvirtd.postStart = mkAfter ''
+      ${pkgs.libvirt}/bin/virsh pool-define-as default dir --target "${cfg.storagePath}" 2>/dev/null || true
+      ${pkgs.libvirt}/bin/virsh pool-autostart default 2>/dev/null || true
+      ${pkgs.libvirt}/bin/virsh pool-start default 2>/dev/null || true
+    '';
+
+    # Firewall: allow traffic from virbr0 to host and outbound NAT
+    networking.firewall = {
+      extraCommands = ''
+        # Allow inbound DHCP/DNS from libvirt guests
+        iptables -I INPUT -i virbr0 -p udp --dport 67:68 -j ACCEPT
+        iptables -I INPUT -i virbr0 -p tcp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
+        iptables -I INPUT -i virbr0 -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
+        
+        # Allow established/related traffic back to guests
+        iptables -I FORWARD -i virbr0 -o virbr0 -j ACCEPT
+        iptables -I FORWARD -o virbr0 -j ACCEPT
+        iptables -I FORWARD -i virbr0 -j ACCEPT
+      '';
+    };
+
+    # Packages needed for VM management
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      libvirt
+      qemu_kvm
+      virt-manager  # optional GUI for manual management
+      OVMFFull
+      swtpm
+    ];
+
+    # Enable docker in the host (already enabled, but ensure for compose testing)
+    virtualisation.docker.enable = true;
+
+    # Helper script: pr-test-vm
+    # Usage:
+    #   pr-test-vm build    — build the staging VM derivation
+    #   pr-test-vm start    — boot the VM with a compose PR branch
+    #   pr-test-vm stop     — graceful shutdown
+    #   pr-test-vm destroy  — force stop + delete VM
+    #   pr-test-vm ssh      — SSH into the running VM
+    systemd.tmpfiles.rules = mkAfter [
+      "d ${cfg.dataPath}/scripts 0755 root root -"
+    ];
+
+    environment.systemPackages = [ (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "pr-test-vm" ''
+      set -euo pipefail
+
+      DATA="${cfg.dataPath}"
+      VM_NAME="${cfg.vmName}"
+      VM_IMAGE="''${DATA}/''${VM_NAME}.qcow2"
+      VM_PORT=2223
+
+      build_vm() {
+        echo "==> Building NixOS staging VM for compose testing..."
+        # Build the VM config inline — a minimal NixOS with Docker + SSH
+        cat > /tmp/staging-vm-config.nix << 'NIXEOF'
+          { config, pkgs, lib, ... }: {
+            boot.loader.grub.devices = [ "/dev/vda" ];
+            boot.loader.timeout = 0;
+
+            # Minimal kernel
+            boot.kernelParams = [ "console=ttyS0" ];
+            boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ "virtio_blk" "virtio_net" "virtio_pci" ];
+
+            # SSH access
+            services.openssh = {
+              enable = true;
+              settings.PasswordAuthentication = false;
+              settings.PermitRootLogin = "prohibit-password";
+            };
+
+            # Docker for compose testing
+            virtualisation.docker.enable = true;
+
+            # Network (DHCP via virbr0)
+            networking.useDHCP = true;
+            networking.firewall.enable = false;
+
+            # Users
+            users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
+              "$(cat /root/.ssh/authorized_keys 2>/dev/null || echo 'ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3... placeholder')"
+            ];
+            users.users.testrunner = {
+              isNormalUser = true;
+              extraGroups = [ "docker" ];
+              openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
+                "$(cat /root/.ssh/authorized_keys 2>/dev/null || echo 'ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3... placeholder')"
+              ];
+            };
+
+            # Git + compose tools
+            environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ git docker-compose curl ];
+
+            system.stateVersion = "24.11";
+          }
+        NIXEOF
+
+        nixos-rebuild build-vm -I nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable \
+          --arg configuration 'import /tmp/staging-vm-config.nix' \
+          --out-link "''${DATA}/vm-result"
+        echo "==> VM built. Run 'pr-test-vm start' to boot."
+      }
+
+      start_vm() {
+        if [ -f "''${VM_IMAGE}" ]; then
+          echo "==> Booting existing VM..."
+        else
+          echo "==> Creating VM image..."
+          ${pkgs.qemu_kvm}/bin/qemu-img create -f qcow2 "''${VM_IMAGE}" 20G
+        fi
+
+        # Check if already running
+        if ${pkgs.libvirt}/bin/virsh list --name 2>/dev/null | grep -q "''${VM_NAME}"; then
+          echo "==> VM already running."
+          exit 0
+        fi
+
+        ${pkgs.qemu_kvm}/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
+          -name "''${VM_NAME}" \
+          -machine q35,accel=kvm \
+          -cpu host \
+          -smp ${toString cfg.vcpus} \
+          -m ${cfg.memory} \
+          -drive file="''${VM_IMAGE}",if=virtio,format=qcow2 \
+          -netdev user,id=net0,hostfwd=tcp::''${VM_PORT}-:22 \
+          -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0 \
+          -nographic \
+          -serial mon:stdio \
+          -pidfile "''${DATA}/''${VM_NAME}.pid" \
+          -daemonize
+
+        echo "==> VM booting... SSH on port ''${VM_PORT}"
+        echo "==> Wait for it: ssh -p ''${VM_PORT} testrunner@localhost"
+      }
+
+      stop_vm() {
+        PIDFILE="''${DATA}/''${VM_NAME}.pid"
+        if [ -f "''${PIDFILE}" ]; then
+          PID=$(cat "''${PIDFILE}")
+          kill "''${PID}" 2>/dev/null || true
+          rm -f "''${PIDFILE}"
+          echo "==> VM stopped."
+        else
+          ${pkgs.libvirt}/bin/virsh destroy "''${VM_NAME}" 2>/dev/null || true
+          echo "==> VM destroyed."
+        fi
+      }
+
+      ssh_vm() {
+        exec ssh -p "''${VM_PORT}" -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null "testrunner@localhost" "$@"
+      }
+
+      # Main dispatch
+      case "''${1:-help}" in
+        build)   build_vm ;;
+        start)   start_vm ;;
+        stop)    stop_vm ;;
+        destroy) stop_vm; rm -f "''${VM_IMAGE}"; echo "==> VM deleted." ;;
+        ssh)     shift; ssh_vm "$@" ;;
+        *)
+          echo "Usage: pr-test-vm {build|start|stop|destroy|ssh}"
+          echo ""
+          echo "  build    — build the NixOS VM derivation"
+          echo "  start    — boot the VM (create image if needed)"
+          echo "  stop     — graceful VM shutdown"
+          echo "  destroy  — stop + delete VM image"
+          echo "  ssh      — SSH into the running VM"
+          ;;
+      esac
+    '') ];
+  };
+}

secrets/wireguard_preshared_key.age

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
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+MVFPVFc2VVJ3d0h0dmtBUnI3WHl2SzUxTkRZbjFCaGloWmV3dnd3ClcxdnVPeGd6
+SU4zR0Q0K1dtVjRRVHd0VW5XSFI0dVFpTjZnYk1DNjRxTVEKLT4gQzlgRy1ncmVh
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+Snc4NC9rTkh0NnZYbUtxUE9hRWRkelpmMAq58fmH6cK13GeD7wGLxKmx10hmJeW4
+b7KqnCD1ZP7uG85s32xzVRwRG8RrG4xZo5nR9Mrtg1CoTSFfUGeFnf5xveN+Ej0X
+wDVB1LwC+Q==
+-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----

secrets/wireguard_private_key.age

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IHNzaC1lZDI1NTE5IEdoTUQ4QSA5dzVG
+WUNvT3NlRmcrWS81bzJqSWlTekVYaDFFTE10SkI2dEgzaGpxcUI4Cmk5Y0FGYTRZ
+K0NGYzY3VUp4aS9ZZGRmWTgybDJFUURva2pZNmVOS3QxdEUKLT4gPnVRTCtldGMt
+Z3JlYXNlCk04OTJZeFRNeDI5aGpMVTk1ZTE0Y2FMMnFEMjlJalJpMHRlaTE4ZWIx
+d2lCRGQ5RHVjcktOMGJCb1VERlNWcTYKaSt0L1Z6dVJ0QWIyZkhsYzFEVjZSQWUr
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+VTF6QVk2WUZlTXpZMVNLMlpBOFc3M1o5WjZzCs9xbPlIX+u5vRSQ/z9utu+I9S2c
+02DOsIb1kzxzb1OK91b8Kh4JucQSq3qkyEvRucsNn5QW8hIHDnRuND6EbPyN7p4S
+YB/F0dxSqgnq
+-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----

tests/run-integration.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,347 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# =============================================================================
+# run-integration.sh — Staging VM Integration Test Suite
+#
+# Verifies Docker daemon, compose stack, and service endpoint health.
+# Designed to run inside the staging VM as part of CI/CD pipeline.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./tests/run-integration.sh                  # all defaults
+#   ./tests/run-integration.sh --verbose         # detailed output
+#   ./tests/run-integration.sh --list-services   # print detected services and exit
+#
+# Environment variables (all optional):
+#   COMPOSE_DIR       Path to compose service directories  (default: /opt/infra/compose)
+#   COMPOSE_PROJECT   Docker Compose project name          (default: staging)
+#   STAGING_DOMAIN    Base domain for health checks        (default: staging.lazyworkhorse.net)
+#   SERVICE_LIST      Space-separated service dirs to check (default: auto-detect)
+#   HEALTH_URLS       Space-separated URLs for health checks (default: auto-detect from SERVICE_LIST)
+#   HEALTH_TIMEOUT    Curl timeout per check (seconds)      (default: 5)
+#   HEALTH_RETRIES    Number of retries per endpoint         (default: 1)
+#   HEALTH_INTERVAL   Seconds between retries                (default: 2)
+# =============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# ---- Colors for readable output ----
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+BOLD='\033[1m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# ---- Configuration (all env-overridable) ----
+COMPOSE_DIR="${COMPOSE_DIR:-/opt/infra/compose}"
+COMPOSE_PROJECT="${COMPOSE_PROJECT:-staging}"
+STAGING_DOMAIN="${STAGING_DOMAIN:-staging.lazyworkhorse.net}"
+HEALTH_TIMEOUT="${HEALTH_TIMEOUT:-5}"
+HEALTH_RETRIES="${HEALTH_RETRIES:-1}"
+HEALTH_INTERVAL="${HEALTH_INTERVAL:-2}"
+
+# Known compose service directories in order — override via SERVICE_LIST env var
+DEFAULT_SERVICES=(
+  network
+  authentification
+  homepage
+  ai
+  cloudstorage
+  versioncontrol
+  backup
+  coms
+  finance
+  homeautomation
+  passwordmanager
+)
+
+# Map service directory -> default health check URL (relative to STAGING_DOMAIN)
+# Override entirely via HEALTH_URLS env var.
+declare -A DEFAULT_HEALTH_URLS
+DEFAULT_HEALTH_URLS[network]="https://traefik.${STAGING_DOMAIN}/ping"
+DEFAULT_HEALTH_URLS[authentification]="https://auth.${STAGING_DOMAIN}/api/verify"
+DEFAULT_HEALTH_URLS[homepage]="https://${STAGING_DOMAIN}/"
+DEFAULT_HEALTH_URLS[ai]="https://hermes.${STAGING_DOMAIN}/health"
+DEFAULT_HEALTH_URLS[cloudstorage]="https://cloud.${STAGING_DOMAIN}/status.php"
+DEFAULT_HEALTH_URLS[versioncontrol]="https://code.${STAGING_DOMAIN}/api/healthz"
+
+# ---- Trackers ----
+PASS_COUNT=0
+FAIL_COUNT=0
+WARN_COUNT=0
+FAILURES=()
+
+# ---- Helpers ----
+
+log_info()  { echo -e "${CYAN}[INFO]${NC}  $*"; }
+log_pass()  { echo -e "${GREEN}[PASS]${NC}  $*"; ((PASS_COUNT++)); }
+log_fail()  { echo -e "${RED}[FAIL]${NC}  $*"; ((FAIL_COUNT++)); FAILURES+=("$*"); }
+log_warn()  { echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC}  $*"; ((WARN_COUNT++)); }
+log_step()  { echo -e "\n${BOLD}── $* ──${NC}"; }
+log_raw()   { echo -e "         $*"; }
+
+# Check if a command exists
+require_cmd() {
+  if ! command -v "$1" &>/dev/null; then
+    log_fail "Required command not found: $1"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+# Retry a command with exponential-like backoff
+retry() {
+  local cmd="$*"
+  local attempt=0
+  local max_attempts=$((HEALTH_RETRIES + 1))
+  local result
+
+  while [[ $attempt -lt $max_attempts ]]; do
+    if eval "$cmd" 2>/dev/null; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+    if [[ $attempt -lt $max_attempts ]]; then
+      sleep "$HEALTH_INTERVAL"
+    fi
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
+# ---- Parse arguments ----
+VERBOSE=false
+LIST_SERVICES=false
+POSITIONAL=()
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --verbose|-v)  VERBOSE=true; shift ;;
+    --list-services) LIST_SERVICES=true; shift ;;
+    --) shift; POSITIONAL+=("$@"); break ;;
+    *) POSITIONAL+=("$1"); shift ;;
+  esac
+done
+set -- "${POSITIONAL[@]}"
+
+# Resolve service list
+if [[ -n "${SERVICE_LIST:-}" ]]; then
+  IFS=' ' read -ra SERVICES <<< "$SERVICE_LIST"
+else
+  SERVICES=("${DEFAULT_SERVICES[@]}")
+fi
+
+# Resolve health URLs — default map with overrides from env
+declare -A HEALTH_URLS
+if [[ -n "${HEALTH_URLS:-}" ]]; then
+  # User-supplied mapping: "network=https://... authentification=https://..."
+  for pair in $HEALTH_URLS; do
+    key="${pair%%=*}"
+    val="${pair#*=}"
+    HEALTH_URLS["$key"]="$val"
+  done
+else
+  for svc in "${SERVICES[@]}"; do
+    if [[ -n "${DEFAULT_HEALTH_URLS[$svc]:-}" ]]; then
+      HEALTH_URLS["$svc"]="${DEFAULT_HEALTH_URLS[$svc]}"
+    fi
+  done
+fi
+
+# --list-services mode (for CI integration)
+if $LIST_SERVICES; then
+  echo "Configured services:"
+  for svc in "${SERVICES[@]}"; do
+    url="${HEALTH_URLS[$svc]:-no-health-check}"
+    echo "  $svc -> $url"
+  done
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# ---- Pre-flight ----
+echo -e "${BOLD}============================================${NC}"
+echo -e "${BOLD}  Staging VM Integration Test Suite${NC}"
+echo -e "${BOLD}  $(date -u '+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')${NC}"
+echo -e "${BOLD}============================================${NC}"
+
+# ---- Phase 1: Prerequisites ----
+log_step "Phase 1: Prerequisites"
+
+PREREQ_OK=true
+for cmd in docker curl jq; do
+  if ! require_cmd "$cmd"; then
+    PREREQ_OK=false
+  fi
+done
+$PREREQ_OK && log_pass "All required commands available" || log_fail "Missing prerequisites"
+
+# ---- Phase 2: Docker daemon ----
+log_step "Phase 2: Docker Daemon"
+
+if docker info --format '{{.ServerVersion}}' &>/dev/null; then
+  DOCKER_VERSION=$(docker info --format '{{.ServerVersion}}' 2>/dev/null)
+  log_pass "Docker daemon is running (version: $DOCKER_VERSION)"
+
+  if docker info --format '{{.Driver}}' 2>/dev/null | grep -qi "overlay"; then
+    log_pass "Storage driver: overlay"
+  else
+    log_warn "Non-overlay storage driver detected"
+  fi
+else
+  log_fail "Docker daemon is NOT running or not accessible"
+fi
+
+# ---- Phase 3: Docker Compose stack ----
+log_step "Phase 3: Compose Stack Status"
+
+# Check if any compose files exist
+COMPOSE_FILES=()
+for svc in "${SERVICES[@]}"; do
+  cf="${COMPOSE_DIR}/${svc}/compose.yml"
+  if [[ -f "$cf" ]]; then
+    COMPOSE_FILES+=("$cf")
+  else
+    cf2="${COMPOSE_DIR}/${svc}/docker-compose.yml"
+    if [[ -f "$cf2" ]]; then
+      COMPOSE_FILES+=("$cf2")
+    else
+      log_warn "No compose file found for service '$svc' (expected: ${cf})"
+    fi
+  fi
+done
+
+if [[ ${#COMPOSE_FILES[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+  log_fail "No compose files found under COMPOSE_DIR=${COMPOSE_DIR}"
+  log_info "Skipping stack checks"
+else
+  log_info "Found ${#COMPOSE_FILES[@]} compose file(s) in ${COMPOSE_DIR}"
+
+  # Build the compose file args
+  COMPOSE_CMD="docker compose -p ${COMPOSE_PROJECT}"
+  for cf in "${COMPOSE_FILES[@]}"; do
+    COMPOSE_CMD+=" -f ${cf}"
+  done
+
+  log_info "Project name: ${COMPOSE_PROJECT}"
+
+  # Check stack ps
+  if $VERBOSE; then
+    log_raw "--- docker compose ps output ---"
+    eval "$COMPOSE_CMD ps" 2>&1 | while IFS= read -r line; do log_raw "$line"; done
+    log_raw "--- end ---"
+  fi
+
+  # Get all services and their status
+  if STACK_STATUS=$(eval "$COMPOSE_CMD ps --format '{{.Name}}\t{{.Status}}'" 2>/dev/null); then
+    if [[ -z "$STACK_STATUS" ]]; then
+      log_warn "Stack exists but no running services — VM may be freshly provisioned"
+    else
+      ALL_RUNNING=true
+      RUNNING_COUNT=0
+      TOTAL_COUNT=0
+      while IFS=$'\t' read -r name status; do
+        TOTAL_COUNT=$((TOTAL_COUNT + 1))
+        status_lower=$(echo "$status" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+        if echo "$status_lower" | grep -qE '^(up|running|healthy)'; then
+          RUNNING_COUNT=$((RUNNING_COUNT + 1))
+          $VERBOSE && log_pass "  $name — $status"
+        else
+          ALL_RUNNING=false
+          log_warn "  $name — $status (not healthy)"
+        fi
+      done <<< "$STACK_STATUS"
+
+      if [[ "$TOTAL_COUNT" -eq 0 ]]; then
+        log_fail "No services found in compose project"
+      elif $ALL_RUNNING && [[ "$TOTAL_COUNT" -eq "$RUNNING_COUNT" ]]; then
+        log_pass "All ${TOTAL_COUNT} service(s) running (${RUNNING_COUNT}/${TOTAL_COUNT})"
+      else
+        log_fail "${RUNNING_COUNT}/${TOTAL_COUNT} service(s) running — some services are down"
+      fi
+    fi
+  else
+    log_fail "Failed to query compose stack status"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# ---- Phase 4: Service health checks ----
+log_step "Phase 4: Service Endpoint Health Checks"
+
+ENDPOINT_CHECKS=0
+ENDPOINT_PASS=0
+
+for svc in "${SERVICES[@]}"; do
+  url="${HEALTH_URLS[$svc]:-}"
+  if [[ -z "$url" ]]; then
+    $VERBOSE && log_info "No health check URL for service '$svc' — skipping"
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  ENDPOINT_CHECKS=$((ENDPOINT_CHECKS + 1))
+  echo -ne "  Checking ${svc} ... "
+
+  # Perform the HTTP health check with retries
+  if retry "curl -sf -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --max-time ${HEALTH_TIMEOUT} '${url}' 2>/dev/null"; then
+    HTTP_CODE=$(curl -sf -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --max-time "${HEALTH_TIMEOUT}" "${url}" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    ENDPOINT_PASS=$((ENDPOINT_PASS + 1))
+    echo -e "${GREEN}OK${NC} (HTTP ${HTTP_CODE})"
+  else
+    LAST_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --max-time "${HEALTH_TIMEOUT}" "${url}" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
+    echo -e "${RED}FAIL${NC} (HTTP ${LAST_CODE})"
+    log_fail "Health check failed for ${svc} @ ${url}"
+  fi
+done
+
+if [[ $ENDPOINT_CHECKS -eq 0 ]]; then
+  log_warn "No health check URLs configured — skipping endpoint phase"
+elif [[ $ENDPOINT_PASS -eq $ENDPOINT_CHECKS ]]; then
+  log_pass "All ${ENDPOINT_CHECKS} endpoint(s) healthy"
+else
+  log_fail "${ENDPOINT_PASS}/${ENDPOINT_CHECKS} endpoint(s) healthy"
+fi
+
+# ---- Phase 5: Docker system sanity ----
+log_step "Phase 5: Docker System Sanity"
+
+# Check disk space for Docker
+DOCKER_ROOT=$(docker info --format '{{.DockerRootDir}}' 2>/dev/null || echo "/var/lib/docker")
+log_info "Docker root: ${DOCKER_ROOT}"
+
+if command -v df &>/dev/null && [[ -d "$DOCKER_ROOT" ]]; then
+  AVAIL_PCT=$(df -h "$DOCKER_ROOT" | awk 'NR==2 {print $5}' | tr -d '%')
+  if [[ -n "$AVAIL_PCT" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$AVAIL_PCT" -ge 90 ]]; then
+      log_warn "Docker storage is ${AVAIL_PCT}% full — consider cleanup"
+    else
+      log_pass "Docker storage at ${AVAIL_PCT}% — within limits"
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Check for dangling images
+DANGLING=$(docker images -f "dangling=true" -q 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+if [[ "$DANGLING" -gt 10 ]]; then
+  log_warn "${DANGLING} dangling images found — consider docker image prune"
+fi
+
+# ---- Summary ----
+echo ""
+echo -e "${BOLD}============================================${NC}"
+echo -e "${BOLD}  Test Summary${NC}"
+echo -e "${BOLD}  $(date -u '+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')${NC}"
+echo -e "${BOLD}============================================${NC}"
+echo -e "  ${GREEN}Passed:${NC}  ${PASS_COUNT}"
+echo -e "  ${RED}Failed:${NC}  ${FAIL_COUNT}"
+echo -e "  ${YELLOW}Warnings:${NC} ${WARN_COUNT}"
+
+if [[ ${#FAILURES[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+  echo -e "\n${BOLD}Failed checks:${NC}"
+  for f in "${FAILURES[@]}"; do
+    echo -e "  ${RED}•${NC} $f"
+  done
+fi
+
+echo ""
+if [[ $FAIL_COUNT -eq 0 ]]; then
+  echo -e "${GREEN}${BOLD}✓ All integration checks passed${NC}"
+  exit 0
+else
+  echo -e "${RED}${BOLD}✗ ${FAIL_COUNT} integration check(s) failed${NC}"
+  exit 1
+fi

users/ai-worker.nix

@@ -4,13 +4,25 @@
     group = "ai-worker";
     home = "/home/ai-worker";
     createHome = true;
-    extraGroups = [ "docker" ];
+    extraGroups = [ "docker" "libvirtd" ];
     shell = pkgs.bashInteractive;
     openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
       keys.users.ai-worker.main
     ];
+    # No password login - SSH key only
+    hashedPassword = "!";
   };
   users.groups.ai-worker = {};
+
+  # Enable restricted AI worker SSH access for ollama benchmarking
+  # SECURITY: ai-worker can only:
+  #   - SSH into host from Hermes container
+  #   - Run docker commands (docker exec ollama ...) via docker group
+  #   - Run specific security audit commands
+  #   - NO access to infra repo (no bind mount)
+  #   - NO sudo access (no nh, nixos-rebuild, nixpkgs-fmt, nix)
+  # WORKFLOW: SSH from Hermes container, run docker benchmarks, return and save results to /opt/data/ai-optimizer/
+  services.aiWorkerAccess = true;
   
   # Restricted sudo for ai-worker - security checks only
   security.sudo.extraRules = [