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# DECT Relay Agent
Bridges the CollabSupport bot (public cloud) to Cisco DBS-210 DECT base stations on the private `10.0.0.0/8` corporate network.
## Why it exists
The bot process runs in the public cloud and can't reach `10.x`. This agent runs inside the data center, dials outbound over WSS to the bot, and executes any DECT command (collect status, reboot, factory-reset, etc.) the bot pushes to it.
Only one agent is expected to run at a time. If a second agent connects, the bot assumes it's a legitimate restart, closes the old socket, and adopts the new one.
## Prerequisites
- Node.js ≥ 20
- Route from the agent host to `10.0.0.0/8` on TCP 443
- Route from the agent host to the bot's public HTTPS endpoint
- The DECT serviceability password (Control Hub → Calling → Features → DECT Networks → Manage → Manage DECT serviceability password)
## Deploy paths
There are two ways to run this. Pick one based on where you're deploying.
### 1. Docker container in the data center (recommended for production)
The DC host makes **zero network calls** during install — the image is built on your dev machine, saved as a tarball, and shipped inside a self-contained ZIP. This sidesteps the TLS-interception problem that breaks `apk add` and `npm install` inside containers on corporate networks.
**On your dev machine (with Docker Desktop / internet access):**
```bash
# From the repo root — script is self-locating:
./dect-relay-agent/bundle.sh
# → writes dect-relay-agent-bundle-<YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS>.zip (~40-60MB)
```
Optional overrides:
```bash
./dect-relay-agent/bundle.sh --tag 0.2.0 # override version
./dect-relay-agent/bundle.sh --platform linux/arm64 # if the DC is ARM
```
**On the DC host** (once you've transferred the ZIP):
```bash
unzip dect-relay-agent-bundle-*.zip
cd dect-relay-agent-bundle-*
cp .env.example .env
$EDITOR .env # set BOT_URL + AGENT_TOKEN + ADMIN_PASSWORD
./install.sh
```
`install.sh` is idempotent — re-run it after transferring a newer bundle to upgrade. It:
1. `docker load`s the image tarball
2. Pins the loaded tag into `.env` (so compose never falls back to a stale local image)
3. Validates required env values are set (not still placeholder strings)
4. `docker compose up -d`
5. Tails the last 40 log lines so you can see the "Connected — sending hello" message
**What the runtime container looks like:**
- Non-root `node` user (uid 1000)
- Read-only root filesystem, 16MB tmpfs at `/tmp`
- All Linux capabilities dropped, `no-new-privileges`
- Host networking (so it can reach `10.x/8` without userland proxy translation)
- No listening ports — outbound-only WSS to the bot
- Log rotation: 10MB × 5 files max
### 2. Direct node process (dev + local iteration)
```bash
cd dect-relay-agent
npm install
```
`ws`, `axios`, and `dotenv` are the only runtime dependencies. The agent imports the shared `integrations/cisco-dect/` modules from the parent repo via relative paths, so the parent workspace must be present on disk.
## Configure
```bash
cp .env.example .env
$EDITOR .env
```
Required values:
| Var | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `DECT_RELAY_BOT_URL` | Full WSS URL to the bot's DECT relay endpoint (`wss://your-bot-host/dect-relay/ws`) |
| `DECT_RELAY_AGENT_TOKEN` | Shared bearer token — MUST match the bot's `DECT_RELAY_AGENT_TOKEN` exactly |
| `DECT_ADMIN_USER` | Usually `admin` |
| `DECT_ADMIN_PASSWORD` | Fleet-wide serviceability password |
Generate a fresh token: `openssl rand -hex 32`. Rotate on both sides at once — the bot compares tokens with `timingSafeEqual` and will reject any drift with a 401 on the WSS upgrade.
## Run
```bash
npm start
```
You should see:
```
[startup] dect-relay-agent v0.1.0 — hostname=..., bot=wss://...
[connect] Dialing wss://.../dect-relay/ws
[connect] Connected — sending hello
```
And on the bot side:
```
[dect:relay-hub] Agent connected from ...
[dect:relay-hub] Agent hello: version=0.1.0 host=... caps=collect,reboot,...
```
## Wire protocol
All frames are JSON, one per WebSocket message.
**Agent → Bot on connect:**
```json
{ "type": "hello",
"agentVersion": "0.1.0",
"hostname": "dc-dect-relay-01",
"capabilities": ["collect","collect-raw","reboot","force-reboot","reboot-chain",
"force-reboot-chain","factory-reset","reconfigure-tree"] }
```
**Bot → Agent (collect with raw XML for fixture capture):**
```json
{ "id": "cmd_<uuid>", "type": "collect", "baseIp": "10.4.11.87", "includeRaw": true }
```
Legacy agents may also accept `{ "type": "collect-raw", "baseIp": "..." }`.
**Agent → Bot (collect + includeRaw reply):**
```json
{ "id": "cmd_<uuid>", "ok": true, "elapsedMs": 812,
"result": { "rawXml": "<Status>...</Status>", "byteLength": 12345,
"sectionInventory": [...], "parsed": { ... }, "verdict": { ... } } }
```
**Capture script (from repo root, bot running with relay connected):**
```bash
node scripts/fetchDectStatusXml.js 782 --save-dir tests/fixtures/dect/
# Optional: --base 10.4.11.87 --url https://your-bot-host/CollabSupport
```
**Bot → Agent (command):**
```json
{ "id": "cmd_<uuid>", "type": "collect", "baseIp": "10.4.11.87" }
{ "id": "cmd_<uuid>", "type": "reboot", "baseIp": "10.4.11.87" }
```
**Agent → Bot (reply):**
```json
{ "id": "cmd_<uuid>", "ok": true, "elapsedMs": 812,
"result": { "parsed": { ... }, "verdict": { "healthy": true, ... } } }
{ "id": "cmd_<uuid>", "ok": false,
"error": { "code": "DIGEST_401", "message": "Base rejected credentials" } }
```
**Heartbeat (both directions, every 30s):**
```json
{ "type": "ping", "at": 1720000000000 }
{ "type": "pong", "at": 1720000000000 }
```
The bot terminates the socket if no `pong` arrives within 90s; the agent auto-reconnects with exponential backoff (1s / 2s / 4s / … capped at 30s + 0-1000ms jitter).
## Safety guarantees
- DECT admin credentials NEVER leave this agent. The bot only knows the WSS bearer token.
- All mutating actions (reboot, factory-reset, reconfigure-tree) are only executed when the bot explicitly issues the corresponding command frame. The agent has no autonomous logic.
- The agent enforces no policy — the bot decides who can reboot what. See the bot's audit log for the full record of actions taken (`igmp:audit` style scopes in daily log files).
- The agent quarantines mutating actions from probes via the exact same safety model as the CLI tool (`integrations/cisco-dect/probes.js` — GET-triggered actions are only reachable via explicit `trigger*` helpers, never via a generic path fetcher).
## What's in this folder
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `index.js` | Agent entrypoint — WSS client + command dispatcher |
| `package.json` | Deps: `ws`, `axios`, `dotenv` |
| `.env.example` | Annotated env template |
| `README.md` | This file |
| `Dockerfile` | Multi-stage Alpine build. No `apk add`, no runtime `npm install`. |
| `Dockerfile.dockerignore` | Per-Dockerfile ignore (BuildKit ≥ 23.0). Whitelist-based; keeps build context ~50KB. |
| `docker-compose.yml` | DC-side runtime shape (read-only rootfs, host net, capability drop, log rotation). |
| `bundle.sh` | Dev-machine packager: `docker build``docker save``zip`. Runs on your machine. |
| `install.sh` | DC-host installer: `docker load` → validate `.env``docker compose up -d`. Ships inside the bundle. |
**Important**: the `Dockerfile` is designed to be built from the **repo root**, not from this folder, because it needs `../integrations/cisco-dect/*` and `../utils/httpDigestAuth.js` in the build context. `bundle.sh` does this correctly:
```bash
docker build -f dect-relay-agent/Dockerfile -t ... . # note the trailing `.`
```
Building with `docker build dect-relay-agent/` will fail (missing shared modules) — always use `bundle.sh`, or invoke `docker build` from the repo root with `-f dect-relay-agent/Dockerfile`.
## Troubleshooting
**`WARNING: fetching … TLS: server certificate not trusted` during build**
You're building inside a TLS-intercepting corporate network. Don't — build on your dev machine and ship the tarball via `bundle.sh`. That's the whole point of this workflow.
**`docker: permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket`**
The user running `install.sh` needs to be in the `docker` group. Either `sudo usermod -aG docker $USER` (log out/in after) or `sudo ./install.sh`.
**Agent connects then immediately disconnects with 401**
Bearer token mismatch. `DECT_RELAY_AGENT_TOKEN` on the bot side must match the agent's `.env` exactly. Rotate both together.
**Agent connects but every `collect` returns `DIGEST_401`**
DBS-210 admin password is wrong. Verify in Control Hub → Calling → Features → DECT Networks → Manage → Manage DECT serviceability password, update `DECT_ADMIN_PASSWORD` in `.env`, then `docker compose restart dect-relay-agent`.