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+project: zero-check-pipeline
+type: session-notes
+status: active
+path: Tech/Sessions
+tags:
+  - homelab
+  - devops
+  - automation
+  - claude-code
+created: 2026-04-18
+updated: 2026-04-18
+---
+
+## Zero-Check Pipeline — Build Session 2026-04-18
+
+### Outcomes
+
+- Built complete v1 validation pipeline on Ubuntu server (us-test-authy)
+- All tools installed globally via uv (ruff, semgrep, pip-audit, pytest)
+plus gitleaks compiled from source and Go 1.26.2
+- Six validation scripts created in `validate/` — secrets, lint, sast,
+deps, tests, run-all
+- Language-aware detection for Python and Go throughout
+- `run-all.sh` generates `results.json` (machine-readable) and `SUMMARY.md`
+(human-readable) after each run
+- Claude Code skill (`zero-check/SKILL.md`) created and deployed to
+`~/.claude/skills/zero-check/`
+- Skill triggers automatically post-code-generation with 3-retry loop and
+read-only constraint on check scripts
+- Phase 3 templates created: `Dockerfile.verify`,
+`docker-compose.verify.yml`, `architect-sweep-checklist.md`
+- Repo pushed to GitHub private (`trucktrav/zero-check-pipeline`) via
+travadmin account
+
+### Key Decisions
+
+- Pipeline installed at fixed path (`~/zero-check-pipeline/`) — not
+per-project, one install serves all projects
+- travadmin account handles all git push operations — herbyadmin (LLM user)
+cannot push to remotes, enforcing human gate at OS level
+- No pre-commit hooks — git is the notebook (commit freely), gauntlet is
+the quality gate (run before promotion)
+- Phased commit strategy: commit at phase boundaries for rollback
+granularity
+- Validation artifacts (results.json, SUMMARY.md) live in the repo and push
+to Gitea — no email/n8n hop needed
+- Shell scripts kept small and single-purpose (10-20 lines each) for
+readability and trust
+
+### Learnings
+
+- `uv audit` doesn't exist — use `pip-audit` for Python dependency auditing
+- `pip-audit -r` expects requirements.txt format, not pyproject.toml — bare
+`pip-audit` checks the installed environment when pyproject.toml is present
+- SSH keys with custom names need `~/.ssh/config` entries to map Host to
+IdentityFile
+- Claude Code skills are stored as `SKILL.md` in directories under
+`~/.claude/skills/`, not appended to `CLAUDE.md`
+- Skill descriptions should be "pushy" — explicitly list trigger contexts
+to prevent under-triggering
+
+### Infrastructure Changes
+
+- Go 1.26.2 installed at `/usr/local/go/` (system-wide)
+- herbyadmin PATH updated with Go paths in `~/.bashrc`
+- travadmin SSH config added for GitHub (`gh-trucktrav-ustest` key)
+- Tools installed to `~/.local/bin/`: ruff, semgrep, pip-audit, pytest,
+gitleaks
+
+### Repo Structure
+
+```
+zero-check-pipeline/
+  check-deps.sh
+  validate/
+    secrets.sh
+    lint.sh
+    sast.sh
+    deps.sh
+    tests.sh
+    run-all.sh
+    results.json      (generated)
+    SUMMARY.md         (generated)
+  skills/
+    zero-check/
+      SKILL.md
+  templates/
+    Dockerfile.verify
+    docker-compose.verify.yml
+    architect-sweep-checklist.md
+```
+
+### Next Steps
+
+- [ ] Test the full pipeline against a real project
+- [ ] Validate the Claude Code skill triggers correctly in Claude Code
+- [ ] Install Go validation tools when first Go project needs them
+(golangci-lint, govulncheck)
+- [ ] Iterate on script output format based on how well the LLM parses
+failures
+- [ ] Consider Taskfile migration if orchestration logic grows complex
+- [ ] GitHub Actions as safety net (future session)
+
+...sent from Jenny & Travis
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