Goal
Run NodalMerge with repeatable host operations, compatibility confidence, and incident response readiness.Step 1: Host and persistence baseline
Read and execute: Validate:- host health endpoint responds
- provider inventory endpoint responds
- restart preserves expected room state in durable mode
Step 2: Security and capability posture
Read: Validate:- locked-room token flow works
- unauthorized control-plane commands are denied deterministically
- rate-limit guardrails are configured and observable
Step 3: Upgrade and compatibility drills
Read: Validate:- canary upgrade checklist can be executed
- replay/hash comparison workflow is documented for rollback gates
Step 4: Observability and incident workflow
Read: Validate:- metrics scraping and key counters are visible
- close-code and rejection triage flow is known by on-call
- one incident simulation completed with evidence bundle
Step 5: Platform readiness checklist
- Durable storage and lifecycle settings are explicit
- Auth and capability scopes are least-privilege by default
- Upgrade/rollback runbook is rehearsed
- Replay and protocol evidence capture is standardized
- Alerts exist for guardrail and saturation signals