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Validation: run author validation in dedicated HF Sandboxes#953

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What & Why

Authors need an isolated way to run the same strict plan before publishing untrusted or dependency-heavy environments. This PR adds openenv validate --remote, using a fresh dedicated HF Sandbox and returning the shared report.

Risk & Review Guidance

  • Risk level: HIGH — uploads source and executes submitted build/runtime code remotely
  • Task class: security
  • Review focus: src/openenv/validation/remote.py:242 for the Sandbox command; src/openenv/validation/remote.py:588 for lifecycle/report handling; src/openenv/cli/commands/validate.py for remote CLI dispatch
  • Blast radius: A flaw can leak credentials, trust a forged report, leave remote compute running, or validate different source than requested.

Decisions & Alternatives

  • Never use SandboxPool — uploaded environments are cross-user trust boundaries.
  • Upload validator source with the revision — local and remote use the initiating implementation, not an ambient package guess.
  • Never forward the HF token — only the control plane receives credentials.

Verification

  • PASS: PYTHONPATH=src:envs .venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/ -q -m 'not integration' — 1,559 passed, 114 skipped, 31 external integration tests deselected on the complete stack.
  • PASS: Fork whole-stack CI — 7/7 checks passed, including Python 3.11/3.12, lint, docs, lock validation, and package smoke tests.
  • NOT verified: No live HF Sandbox smoke test was run because this machine has no HF token.

Scope & Non-Goals

  • This is unofficial author validation, not the webhook coordinator or certification registry.

Stack

PR 12 of 17; depends on #952.

Full 17-PR stack
  1. #942 RFC 008: Spec-neutral local and remote validation architecture
  2. #943 Validation foundation: spec-neutral contracts and adapters
  3. #944 Validation policy: spec-aware check registry and planner
  4. #945 Validation executor: hardened shared reports and eligibility
  5. #946 Local validation API: execution-model-aware profiles
  6. #947 CLI: validation profiles and shared reports
  7. #948 HF runtime: dedicated sandbox execution mode
  8. #949 HF certification: enforce trusted dedicated isolation
  9. #950 [RFC 008] Define remote author validation and publish gating
  10. #951 Validation: unify CLI reports and add a strict publish profile
  11. #952 Validation: add structured author diagnostics and remediation
  12. #953 Validation: run author validation in dedicated HF Sandboxes ← current
  13. #954 Validation: isolate submitted code in author Sandboxes
  14. #955 Validation: bind author reports to policy and source
  15. #956 CLI: scaffold publish requirements
  16. #957 CLI: gate pushes on staged remote validation
  17. #958 Docs: explain local, remote, and publish validation

All upstream PRs remain draft while RFC 008 is under review.

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