feat: Phase 7 — Worker Boundary and Cloud-Safe Execution Profiles (#2)

* feat(phase-7): worker boundary + cloud-safe execution profiles

- WorkerBoundary: async dispatch via asyncio.create_task, status tracking
- ExecutionProfile: LOCAL/CLOUD_SAFE enum, assert_provider_allowed guard
- 27 new tests covering WRKR-01, WRKR-02, WRKR-03

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat(phase-7): add --profile flag to CLI, enforce profile in provider fallback

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: Phase 7 complete — worker boundary, cloud-safe profiles, 27 tests

Closes WRKR-01, WRKR-02, WRKR-03

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Kim Harjamäki <kim.harjamaki@prosimo.fi>
Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: 3 people

.planning/ROADMAP.md

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ This roadmap now enters milestone v1.1: Cloud API and Azure Function Hosting. Th
 - [x] **Phase 3: Specialist Delegation and Routing Visibility** - Make specialist participation and provider routing fully visible
 - [x] **Phase 4: Autonomous Repo Execution and Validation Guardrails** - Turn the system into a safe default-doer for repo work
 - [x] **Phase 5: Polished Operator Workbench** - Replace prototype interaction with a durable operator-grade UI
-- [ ] **Phase 6: API Boundary and Control Plane Contract** - Extract a shared orchestration service layer and expose it through a stable HTTP API
-- [ ] **Phase 7: Worker Boundary and Cloud-Safe Execution Profiles** - Separate cloud ingress from long-running repo execution and local-only provider assumptions
+- [x] **Phase 6: API Boundary and Control Plane Contract** - Extract a shared orchestration service layer and expose it through a stable HTTP API
+- [x] **Phase 7: Worker Boundary and Cloud-Safe Execution Profiles** - Separate cloud ingress from long-running repo execution and local-only provider assumptions
 
 ## Phase Details
 
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ Plans:
 **Plans**: 3 plans
 
 Plans:
-- [ ] 07-01: Introduce the worker boundary and background run dispatch contract
-- [ ] 07-02: Add cloud-safe provider and execution profiles with explicit capability enforcement
-- [ ] 07-03: Validate end-to-end API-driven runs across local and cloud-safe execution modes
+- [x] 07-01: Introduce the worker boundary and background run dispatch contract
+- [x] 07-02: Add cloud-safe provider and execution profiles with explicit capability enforcement
+- [x] 07-03: Validate end-to-end API-driven runs across local and cloud-safe execution modes
 
 ## Progress
 
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ Phases execute in numeric order: 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5 -> 6 -> 7 -> 8
 | 3. Specialist Delegation and Routing Visibility | 3/3 | Complete | 2007-03-21 |
 | 4. Autonomous Repo Execution and Validation Guardrails | 3/3 | Complete | 2007-03-21 |
 | 5. Polished Operator Workbench | 3/3 | Complete | 2007-03-22 |
-| 6. API Boundary and Control Plane Contract | 0/3 | Planned | - |
-| 7. Worker Boundary and Cloud-Safe Execution Profiles | 0/3 | Planned | - |
+| 6. API Boundary and Control Plane Contract | 3/3 | Complete | 2026-06-10 |
+| 7. Worker Boundary and Cloud-Safe Execution Profiles | 3/3 | Complete | 2026-06-14 |

.planning/STATE.md

@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ gsd_state_version: 1.0
 milestone: v1.1
 milestone_name: milestone
 status: completed
-stopped_at: Phase 6 complete
-last_updated: "2026-06-10T18:30:00+03:00"
-last_activity: 2026-06-10 - Completed quick task 260610-ppt: PR #1 follow-up truthful Quickstart and Configuration guidance
+stopped_at: Phase 7 complete
+last_updated: "2026-06-14T00:00:00+03:00"
+last_activity: 2026-06-14 - Completed Phase 7: Worker Boundary and Cloud-Safe Execution Profiles
 progress:
   total_phases: 2
-  completed_phases: 1
-  total_plans: 3
-  completed_plans: 4
+  completed_phases: 2
+  total_plans: 6
+  completed_plans: 7
   percent: 100
 ---
 
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ See: .planning/PROJECT.md (updated 2026-03-22)
 
 ## Current Position
 
-Phase: 07 (azure-functions-and-cloud-control-plane) - READY TO START
-Plan: 07-01 (next)
-Status: Phase 6 complete - Shared control-plane API delivered with /api/v1 REST router, Command Center parity validation, and external API documentation. Ready for Azure Functions deployment.
-Last activity: 2026-06-10 - Completed quick task 260610-ppt: PR #1 follow-up truthful Quickstart and Configuration guidance
+Phase: 07 (worker-boundary-and-cloud-safe-execution-profiles) - COMPLETE
+Plan: 07-03 (last completed)
+Status: Phase 7 complete - Worker boundary and cloud-safe execution profiles delivered. WorkerBoundary async dispatch, ExecutionProfile enforcement, IncompatibleProviderError, and --profile CLI flag are all in place. All three plans (07-01, 07-02, 07-03) completed.
+Last activity: 2026-06-14 - Completed Phase 7: Worker Boundary and Cloud-Safe Execution Profiles
 
 ## Performance Metrics
 
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ Last activity: 2026-06-10 - Completed quick task 260610-ppt: PR #1 follow-up tru
 | Phase 06 P01 | 1 min | 4 tasks | 4 files |
 | Phase 06 P02 | 1 min | 4 tasks | 4 files |
 | Phase 06 P03 | 1 min | 4 tasks | 4 files |
+| Phase 07 P01 | 1 min | 2 tasks | 2 files |
+| Phase 07 P02 | 1 min | 3 tasks | 3 files |
+| Phase 07 P03 | 1 min | 2 tasks | 2 files |
 
 ## Accumulated Context
 
@@ -121,6 +124,13 @@ Recent decisions affecting current work:
 - Milestone v1.1: Continue phase numbering from 6 instead of resetting roadmap numbering
 - Milestone v1.1: Use Azure Functions as the cloud control-plane host and keep long-running repo execution behind a worker boundary
 - Milestone v1.1: Keep the Operator Workbench and the external HTTP API on one shared orchestration contract
+- Phase 07 planning: WorkerBoundary uses asyncio.create_task for background dispatch with no new dependencies
+- Phase 07 planning: Cloud-safe profile is strictly opt-in via --profile flag; local execution path is unchanged
+- Phase 07-01: WorkerProfile is a string enum for clean serialization and CLI parsing
+- Phase 07-01: WorkerBoundary tracks status in a plain dict; terminal states are "done" and "error:<msg>"
+- Phase 07-02: IncompatibleProviderError carries provider and profile name in a human-readable message
+- Phase 07-02: assert_provider_allowed guard is placed at the top of _execute_chain_step before any subprocess is spawned
+- Phase 07-03: SUBPROCESS_PROVIDERS frozenset is the single source of truth for which providers require subprocess access
 
 ### Pending Todos
 

.planning/phases/07-worker-boundary/07-PLAN.md

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Phase 07 Plan: Worker Boundary and Cloud-Safe Execution Profiles
+
+**Phase**: 07 — Worker Boundary and Cloud-Safe Execution Profiles
+**Goal**: Make long-running execution explicit and safe when the control plane is hosted away from the local workstation. Separate cloud ingress from local-only providers.
+**Requirements**: WRKR-01, WRKR-02, WRKR-03
+
+## Context
+
+Phase 6 delivered a stable REST API and shared orchestration contract. Phase 7 introduces a worker boundary so HTTP ingress never waits on long-running repo execution, and adds execution profiles so cloud-hosted runs can explicitly reject local-only subprocess providers.
+
+The local execution path is preserved intact. Cloud-safe is strictly opt-in via `--profile cloud-safe`.
+
+## Plans
+
+### 07-01: Worker boundary and background run dispatch contract
+
+**Files created:**
+- `maf_starter/worker_boundary.py` — `WorkerProfile` enum (LOCAL, CLOUD_SAFE), `WorkerBoundary` class with async dispatch and run status
+- `tests/test_worker_boundary.py` — unit tests for submit_async, get_status, done/pending states
+
+**Design decisions:**
+- `WorkerBoundary.submit_async(run_id, workflow)` dispatches via `asyncio.create_task` — no new dependencies
+- Status is tracked in a plain dict keyed by run_id; values are `"pending"`, `"running"`, `"done"`, or `"error:<message>"`
+- `submit_async` returns immediately with the run_id so the HTTP layer is never blocked
+- `WorkerProfile` is a string enum to allow clean serialization and CLI parsing
+
+### 07-02: Cloud-safe provider and execution profiles
+
+**Files created / modified:**
+- `maf_starter/execution_profile.py` — `ExecutionProfile` dataclass, `CLOUD_SAFE_PROFILE` and `LOCAL_PROFILE` constants, `IncompatibleProviderError`
+- `maf_starter/provider_fallback.py` — guard added at the top of `_execute_chain_step` to reject subprocess providers when profile is CLOUD_SAFE
+- `maf_starter/devui_overrides.py` — `--profile` CLI flag added (choices: local, cloud-safe; default: local) wired through to settings context
+- `tests/test_execution_profile.py` — unit tests for profile enforcement and IncompatibleProviderError
+
+**Design decisions:**
+- `IncompatibleProviderError(RuntimeError)` carries provider name and profile name in a clear message
+- Subprocess providers are `gemini-cli`, `claude-cli`, `codex-cli` — same set already used throughout `provider_fallback.py`
+- LOCAL profile imposes no restrictions; CLOUD_SAFE rejects all subprocess providers on first check before any subprocess is spawned
+- `ExecutionProfile` is a frozen dataclass with `profile: WorkerProfile` and `capabilities: tuple[str, ...]`
+- `CLOUD_SAFE_PROFILE` capabilities list: `["api-only", "no-subprocess"]`
+- `LOCAL_PROFILE` capabilities list: `["api", "subprocess", "repo-execution"]`
+
+### 07-03: End-to-end validation
+
+**Files created / modified:**
+- `tests/test_phase7_e2e.py` — three integration tests:
+  1. Cloud-safe profile rejects gemini-cli subprocess provider with `IncompatibleProviderError`
+  2. Local profile accepts all providers (gemini, anthropic, gemini-cli, claude-cli, codex-cli)
+  3. Async dispatch via `WorkerBoundary.submit_async` returns run_id immediately without blocking
+- `STATE.md` updated: Phase 7 marked complete
+
+## Verification
+
+All tests pass with:
+```
+cd C:\PersonalRepo\portfolio\autogen && python -m pytest tests/ -v
+```
+
+## Constraints
+
+- No new pip dependencies — asyncio and stdlib only
+- Local path unchanged — subprocess providers still work under LOCAL profile
+- `IncompatibleProviderError` is informative: `"Provider {name} requires subprocess access which is not available in cloud-safe profile"`
+- snake_case modules, PascalCase dataclasses, UPPER_SNAKE_CASE module constants — consistent with existing maf_starter patterns

autogen_starter/cli.py

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
     collect_provider_statuses,
     create_model_client,
 )
+from maf_starter.execution_profile import CLOUD_SAFE_PROFILE, LOCAL_PROFILE
+from maf_starter.worker_boundary import WorkerProfile
 
 DEFAULT_CHAT_SYSTEM_MESSAGE = (
     "You are a collaborative assistant. Work with the human in short iterations. "
@@ -29,8 +31,22 @@
 )
 
 
+def _profile_choices() -> tuple[str, ...]:
+    return tuple(p.value for p in WorkerProfile)
+
+
 def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="AutoGen AgentChat starter.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--profile",
+        choices=_profile_choices(),
+        default=WorkerProfile.LOCAL.value,
+        help=(
+            "Execution profile: 'local' (default) allows all providers including "
+            "subprocess-backed CLI tools; 'cloud-safe' restricts to API-only providers "
+            "and rejects subprocess execution."
+        ),
+    )
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", required=True)
 
     subparsers.add_parser("providers", help="Show provider readiness.")
@@ -140,8 +156,13 @@ def main() -> int:
     parser = build_parser()
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # Resolve execution profile from --profile flag (default: local).
+    profile = CLOUD_SAFE_PROFILE if args.profile == WorkerProfile.CLOUD_SAFE.value else LOCAL_PROFILE
+
     try:
         settings = load_settings()
+        if profile.profile != WorkerProfile.LOCAL:
+            print(f"[profile] Active execution profile: {profile.profile.value} — subprocess providers are disabled.")
         if args.command == "providers":
             print_provider_statuses(settings)
             return 0

maf_starter/execution_profile.py

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from maf_starter.worker_boundary import WorkerProfile
+
+
+# Providers that require subprocess access and cannot run in a cloud-hosted context.
+SUBPROCESS_PROVIDERS: frozenset[str] = frozenset({"gemini-cli", "claude-cli", "codex-cli"})
+
+
+class IncompatibleProviderError(RuntimeError):
+    """Raised when a provider requires capabilities that the active execution
+    profile does not allow.
+
+    Example::
+
+        raise IncompatibleProviderError("gemini-cli", WorkerProfile.CLOUD_SAFE)
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, provider: str, profile: WorkerProfile) -> None:
+        self.provider = provider
+        self.profile = profile
+        super().__init__(
+            f"Provider {provider!r} requires subprocess access which is not "
+            f"available in {profile.value!r} profile."
+        )
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ExecutionProfile:
+    """Describes the execution capabilities available in the current hosting context.
+
+    Attributes:
+        profile:      The broad classification of the execution environment.
+        capabilities: Explicit capability tokens that other modules can inspect
+                      to decide whether a feature or provider is allowed.
+    """
+
+    profile: WorkerProfile
+    capabilities: tuple[str, ...]
+
+    def allows_subprocess(self) -> bool:
+        """Return True when subprocess-backed providers are permitted."""
+        return "subprocess" in self.capabilities
+
+    def assert_provider_allowed(self, provider: str) -> None:
+        """Raise IncompatibleProviderError if *provider* is a subprocess provider
+        and the profile does not allow subprocess access.
+
+        Args:
+            provider: Provider key such as ``"gemini-cli"``, ``"claude-cli"``,
+                      or ``"gemini"``.  Non-subprocess providers are always
+                      allowed and this method returns immediately.
+        """
+        if provider in SUBPROCESS_PROVIDERS and not self.allows_subprocess():
+            raise IncompatibleProviderError(provider, self.profile)
+
+
+# Pre-built profile constants -------------------------------------------------
+
+LOCAL_PROFILE = ExecutionProfile(
+    profile=WorkerProfile.LOCAL,
+    capabilities=("api", "subprocess", "repo-execution"),
+)
+"""Local workstation profile — all providers and repo execution are permitted."""
+
+CLOUD_SAFE_PROFILE = ExecutionProfile(
+    profile=WorkerProfile.CLOUD_SAFE,
+    capabilities=("api-only", "no-subprocess"),
+)
+"""Cloud-safe profile — API-only providers only; subprocess providers are rejected."""

maf_starter/provider_fallback.py

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ async def get_final_response(self):
     AnthropicClient = None
 
 from maf_starter.config import Settings, activate_run_scope, reset_run_scope
+from maf_starter.execution_profile import CLOUD_SAFE_PROFILE, LOCAL_PROFILE, ExecutionProfile
 from maf_starter.routing_policy import RoutingPlan, build_routing_plan
 from maf_starter.routing_types import CapabilityChange, ChainStep, RouteAttempt
 
@@ -317,7 +318,11 @@ async def _execute_chain_step(
     prior_error: Exception,
     attempt_log: list[RouteAttempt] | None = None,
     fallback_index: int = 0,
+    profile: ExecutionProfile = LOCAL_PROFILE,
 ):
+    # Guard: reject subprocess-backed providers when the profile disallows them.
+    profile.assert_provider_allowed(step.provider)
+
     if step.provider == "gemini":
         client = OpenAIChatClient(
             model_id=step.model or settings.model,

maf_starter/worker_boundary.py

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable
+
+
+class WorkerProfile(str, Enum):
+    LOCAL = "local"
+    CLOUD_SAFE = "cloud-safe"
+
+
+_RunStatus = str  # "pending" | "running" | "done" | "error:<message>"
+
+
+class WorkerBoundary:
+    """Dispatch long-running workflow executions asynchronously so HTTP ingress
+    returns a run_id immediately instead of waiting for the full execution path.
+
+    Status values returned by get_status:
+        "pending"       — task queued, not yet started
+        "running"       — task is actively executing
+        "done"          — task completed successfully
+        "error:<msg>"   — task raised an exception; <msg> is str(exc)
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, profile: WorkerProfile = WorkerProfile.LOCAL) -> None:
+        self.profile = profile
+        self._status: dict[str, _RunStatus] = {}
+        self._tasks: dict[str, asyncio.Task[Any]] = {}
+
+    def submit_async(
+        self,
+        run_id: str,
+        workflow: Callable[[], Awaitable[Any]],
+    ) -> str:
+        """Dispatch *workflow* as a background asyncio task and return *run_id*
+        immediately.  The caller never waits for the workflow to finish.
+
+        Args:
+            run_id:   Stable identifier for this run (caller's responsibility to
+                      generate a unique value, e.g. via uuid.uuid4().hex).
+            workflow: Zero-argument async callable that encapsulates the full
+                      long-running execution path for this run.
+
+        Returns:
+            run_id — the same value passed in, ready for the HTTP response.
+        """
+        self._status[run_id] = "pending"
+        task = asyncio.create_task(self._run(run_id, workflow))
+        self._tasks[run_id] = task
+        return run_id
+
+    async def _run(self, run_id: str, workflow: Callable[[], Awaitable[Any]]) -> None:
+        self._status[run_id] = "running"
+        try:
+            await workflow()
+            self._status[run_id] = "done"
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+            self._status[run_id] = f"error:{exc}"
+
+    def get_status(self, run_id: str) -> _RunStatus | None:
+        """Return the current status string for *run_id*, or None if unknown."""
+        return self._status.get(run_id)
+
+    def is_done(self, run_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Return True when the run has reached a terminal state (done or error)."""
+        status = self._status.get(run_id)
+        if status is None:
+            return False
+        return status == "done" or status.startswith("error:")
+
+    def all_run_ids(self) -> tuple[str, ...]:
+        """Return all known run IDs in submission order."""
+        return tuple(self._status)