transition precondition enforcement + thin-client context poller

Plan #3 at 100%. Last three items resolved:

1. Transition precondition enforcement (Phase 5):
   - no-inbound-edges: blocks destroy when relationships exist
   - backups-verified, secrets-revoked, ingress-dns-removed: checks attrs
   - age-key-enrolled-if-needed, mesh-joined-if-needed: workstation checks
   - health-check-answering: verifies entity_status health
   - doc-page-complete: requires at least one linked document
   - Soft preconditions (inventory-entry, cancelled-note, etc.): operator
     confirmed via transition request itself
   - Parses {requires: [check-name]} from lifecycle_defs.transitions JSONB

2. bootstrap.sh: already thin-client (fetches only agent files, no git clone,
   calls POST /clients/enroll, embeds context poller)

3. tools/context-poller.sh: standalone version — polls GET /clients/{slug}/context,
   applies file/tool/sops deltas, re-runs changed setup scripts

internal/httpapi/impl.go

@@ -974,14 +974,10 @@ func (s *Server) PatchEntity(ctx context.Context, req gen.PatchEntityRequestObje
 		if err != nil {
 			if err == pgx.ErrNoRows {
 				// No lifecycle defined — any state is allowed.
-				_ = lc
 			} else {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		} else {
-			// Transitions are stored as {from: {to: {requires: [...]}}}
-			// (see seeds/ontology.yaml). Parse the nested shape and check
-			// that an edge from→to exists.
 			var transitions map[string]map[string]json.RawMessage
 			if err := json.Unmarshal(lc.Transitions, &transitions); err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse lifecycle transitions: %w", err)
@@ -993,16 +989,28 @@ func (s *Server) PatchEntity(ctx context.Context, req gen.PatchEntityRequestObje
 			}
 			toState := *req.Body.State
 
-			// A no-op (same state) is always allowed — the caller may be
-			// updating attributes and echoing the current state.
 			if toState != fromState {
 				tos, ok := transitions[fromState]
 				if !ok {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: no transitions from %q", domain.ErrInvalidTransition, fromState)
 				}
-				if _, ok := tos[toState]; !ok {
+				trans, ok := tos[toState]
+				if !ok {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s → %s", domain.ErrInvalidTransition, fromState, toState)
 				}
+
+				// Parse preconditions: {"requires": ["check-name", ...]}
+				var gate struct {
+					Requires []string `json:"requires"`
+				}
+				if err := json.Unmarshal(trans, &gate); err == nil && len(gate.Requires) > 0 {
+					for _, check := range gate.Requires {
+						if err := checkPrecondition(ctx, tx, id, current.Type, check); err != nil {
+							return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: precondition %q not met: %v",
+								domain.ErrInvalidTransition, check, err)
+						}
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1448,4 +1456,98 @@ func generateAgeKeypair() (pubKey, privKey string, err error) {
 	return pub, priv, nil
 }
 
+// checkPrecondition validates a named lifecycle transition precondition.
+func checkPrecondition(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, entityID uuid.UUID, entityType, check string) error {
+	switch check {
+	case "no-inbound-edges":
+		var count int
+		err := tx.QueryRow(ctx,
+			"SELECT count(*) FROM relationships WHERE target_id = $1 AND valid_to IS NULL", entityID).Scan(&count)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if count > 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%d inbound relationship edges remaining", count)
+		}
+	case "backups-verified":
+		var attrs string
+		err := tx.QueryRow(ctx, "SELECT coalesce(attributes::text,'{}') FROM entities WHERE id = $1", entityID).Scan(&attrs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(attrs, "backups_verified") {
+			return fmt.Errorf("backup verification not recorded in entity attributes")
+		}
+	case "secrets-revoked":
+		var attrs string
+		err := tx.QueryRow(ctx, "SELECT coalesce(attributes::text,'{}') FROM entities WHERE id = $1", entityID).Scan(&attrs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(attrs, "secrets_revoked") {
+			return fmt.Errorf("secret revocation not recorded in entity attributes")
+		}
+	case "ingress-dns-removed":
+		var attrs string
+		err := tx.QueryRow(ctx, "SELECT coalesce(attributes::text,'{}') FROM entities WHERE id = $1", entityID).Scan(&attrs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(attrs, "ingress_dns_removed") {
+			return fmt.Errorf("ingress/DNS removal not recorded in entity attributes")
+		}
+	case "age-key-enrolled-if-needed":
+		if entityType == "workstation" {
+			var attrs string
+			err := tx.QueryRow(ctx, "SELECT coalesce(attributes::text,'{}') FROM entities WHERE id = $1", entityID).Scan(&attrs)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(attrs, "age_pubkey") {
+				return fmt.Errorf("age key not enrolled (no age_pubkey in attributes)")
+			}
+		}
+	case "mesh-joined-if-needed":
+		if entityType == "workstation" {
+			var attrs string
+			err := tx.QueryRow(ctx, "SELECT coalesce(attributes::text,'{}') FROM entities WHERE id = $1", entityID).Scan(&attrs)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(attrs, "mesh_ip") {
+				return fmt.Errorf("mesh not joined (no mesh_ip in attributes)")
+			}
+		}
+	case "health-check-answering":
+		var health string
+		err := tx.QueryRow(ctx, "SELECT health FROM entity_status WHERE entity_id = $1", entityID).Scan(&health)
+		if err != nil || health == "unknown" || health == "down" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("health check not answering (status: %s)", health)
+		}
+	case "doc-page-complete":
+		var count int
+		err := tx.QueryRow(ctx, `
+			SELECT count(*) FROM relationships r
+			JOIN entities ke ON ke.id = r.source_id
+			WHERE r.target_id = $1 AND r.valid_to IS NULL
+			  AND r.type = 'documents' AND ke.type IN ('document','runbook','investigation')`,
+			entityID).Scan(&count)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if count == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("no documentation linked to entity")
+		}
+	case "inventory-entry", "ip-reserved", "storage-pool-chosen", "cancelled-note",
+		"preflight-passed", "error-summary", "replacement-live-or-role-retired",
+		"replacement-failed", "post-verify-passed", "recovery-verified", "written-off",
+		"ingress-live-if-public", "doc-page-stub":
+		// Soft checks — always pass. These are operator-confirmed via the
+		// transition request itself, or are not mechanically enforceable.
+	default:
+		// Unknown preconditions are skipped (operator intent overrides).
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
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