# Repository Guidelines

Always run `make build` before commit.

## Project Structure

- `cmd/banger`, `cmd/bangerd`, and `cmd/banger-vsock-agent` are the three binaries. The first two are user-facing; the third is a companion that ships inside each guest VM.
- `internal/` contains the daemon, CLI, RPC, storage, Firecracker integration, and guest helpers.
- `internal/daemon/` is the composition root; pure helpers live in its subpackages (`opstate`, `dmsnap`, `fcproc`, `imagemgr`, `workspace`). See `internal/daemon/ARCHITECTURE.md`.
- `internal/imagecat/` and `internal/kernelcat/` embed the image + kernel catalogs.
- `images/golden/` is the Dockerfile for the `debian-bookworm` catalog entry.
- `scripts/` contains manual helper workflows for rootfs, kernel, and bundle preparation.
- `build/bin/` is the canonical source-checkout build output.
- `build/manual/` is the canonical source-checkout location for manual rootfs/kernel artifacts.

## Build and Test

- `make build` builds `./build/bin/banger`, `./build/bin/bangerd`, and `./build/bin/banger-vsock-agent`.
- `make test` runs `go test ./...`.
- `make lint` runs `gofmt -l`, `go vet ./...`, and `shellcheck --severity=error` on `scripts/*.sh`. Run before commits.
- `./build/bin/banger doctor` checks host readiness.
- `./build/bin/banger vm run` is the primary user-facing entry point — auto-pulls the default image + kernel from the catalogs if missing.
- `./build/bin/banger image pull <name>` uses the bundle catalog (fast) when `<name>` is a catalog entry, or falls through to the OCI path for arbitrary registry refs. See `docs/image-catalog.md` and `docs/oci-import.md`.
- `./build/bin/banger image register ...` registers an unmanaged host-side image stack.
- `./build/bin/banger image promote <image>` copies an unmanaged image into daemon-owned managed artifacts.
- `scripts/make-generic-kernel.sh` builds a Firecracker-optimized vmlinux from upstream sources. `scripts/publish-kernel.sh <name>` publishes it to the kernel catalog.
- `scripts/publish-golden-image.sh` rebuilds + publishes the golden image bundle and patches the image catalog.
- `scripts/publish-banger-release.sh <vX.Y.Z>` cuts a banger release. Full runbook in `docs/release-process.md`.

## Image Model

- Managed images own the full boot set: rootfs, optional work-seed, kernel, optional initrd, and optional modules.
- The image catalog ships pre-built bundles. `vm run` auto-pulls the default catalog entry; `image pull <name>` can be invoked explicitly.
- `default_image_name` defaults to `debian-bookworm`. On miss, the daemon auto-pulls from `imagecat` before surfacing "not found".
- Kernel references follow the same auto-pull pattern against `kernelcat`.

## Config

- Config lives at `~/.config/banger/config.toml`.
- Firecracker comes from `PATH` by default, or `firecracker_bin`.
- SSH uses `ssh_key_path` or an auto-managed default key at `~/.local/state/banger/ssh/id_ed25519`.

## Coding Style

- Prefer small, direct Go code and standard library solutions.
- Keep shell scripts strict with `set -euo pipefail`.
- Use `gofmt` for Go formatting.
- When a CLI accepts either an inline string or a file input, always prefer the file-based form.
- For shell commands and AI/LLM tooling, prefer passing files as input whenever the CLI allows it.
- Create temporary files as needed to follow the file-first rule.
- Examples: use `git commit -F <file>` instead of `git commit -m <message>`, and use prompt files instead of inline prompt strings when invoking LLM CLIs.

## Testing Guidance

- Primary automated coverage is `go test ./...` (wired through `make test`).
- `make coverage` runs the suite with `-coverpkg=./...` and prints per-package averages plus a total; `make coverage-html` writes a browsable report to `coverage.html`; `make coverage-total` prints just the total (for scripts/CI).
- For lifecycle changes, smoke-test with `vm run` end-to-end (covers create + start + boot + ssh).
- If guest provisioning changes, document whether existing images must be rebuilt or recreated.

## Security

- Do not commit secrets.
- VM workflows require `sudo` and `/dev/kvm`.
- The default SSH key is local configuration, not a checked-in runtime artifact.
