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npm run build:binary compiles src/server/index.ts with Bun 1.4.0 into one self-contained executable per platform under dist/ (linux, darwin and windows on x64 and arm64), embedding the generated catalog, the migration files and the built web console. Nothing is extracted to disk at runtime, and npm run dev and npm start are unchanged.

Migration discovery gets one owner, MigrationSource, that SQLite execution, PostgreSQL validation and execution and scripts/runtime-data.ts migrate all read. It accepts a path string only, so the three CodeRabbit findings on #481 cannot recur: no extraction directory, no validator and executor reading different directories, no file: URL without a trailing slash.

  • resolveServerAssets() is the only Bun-aware module in src/. In embedded mode the console is served from an in-memory map because createReadStream does not work on the embedded tree.
  • open-connector migrate applies the embedded PostgreSQL migrations from the same source the startup validator reads. It is a judgment call beyond packaging and sits in its own commit so it can be dropped.
  • .bun-version pins Bun. scripts/smoke-binary.ts starts a binary, polls /health, fetches the console assets and the catalog, and checks shutdown.
  • .github/workflows/build-binary.yml cross-compiles all six targets on a Blacksmith Linux runner, smoke-tests linux-x64 against SQLite and PostgreSQL there, and runs the other five on native runners. Nothing is published.

Verified with npm run fix-check, npm test, six local builds, and smoke runs on darwin-arm64, Debian x86_64 and Windows x64, plus the green workflow on this PR. Out of scope: nibrun variables, deploy scripts, README button, catalog lazy loading, release publishing.

Refs #481

`runSqliteMigrations`, `migratePostgresDatabase` and `assertPostgresSchemaReady` each listed _migrations/_ on their own through a module-relative `import.meta.url`, which resolves to a directory that does not exist inside a Bun standalone executable, and validation and execution could in principle read different directories.

`createDirectoryMigrationSource(directory)` now owns the listing with the same regex, sort order, name-with-`.sql` and whole-file transaction as before, and is threaded through `SqliteRuntimeDatabaseOptions`, `PostgresMigrationOptions`, `PostgresRuntimeDatabaseOptions` and the node factory's `CommonOptions`. `defaultMigrationSource` keeps every Node entry point byte-identical. The source accepts a path string only, so a `file:` URL base without a trailing slash can never resolve against the parent directory again.

`migratePostgresRuntimeDatabase` moves the single-connection pool setup out of _scripts/runtime-data.ts_ so a second entry point can apply migrations from an injected source, and `sqliteMigrationsNotice` gives the SQLite notice one owner for the same reason.

Signed-off-by: Kevin Cui <bh@bugs.cc>
Inside a Bun standalone executable the generated catalog, the migration files and the built console live in the embedded tree under `import.meta.dirname`, not under `process.cwd()` or beside the source modules, and that tree cannot be streamed: `createReadStream` fails there while `readdir`, `readFile` and `access` work, and every mtime is the Unix epoch.

`resolveServerAssets()` in _src/server/server-assets.ts_ is now the only Bun-aware module in _src/_ and owns the three locations for both modes. In a standalone executable it points at `apps/`, `migrations/` and `web/` under the embedded root, otherwise at the same `catalog/apps`, repository _migrations/_ and `dist/web` paths `npm start` used before, so the Node path is byte-identical. `loadCatalog` loses its `process.cwd()` default because that fact now has one owner.

`registerStaticRoutes` takes a `StaticRoutesOptions` object. Node mode keeps the streaming `@hono/node-server` middleware with its Range and Last-Modified behaviour untouched. Embedded mode walks the console tree once, synchronously because `createApp()` registers routes synchronously, keys the map with forward slashes so Windows backslash names still match request paths, and serves the content-hashed `/assets/` bundles as immutable.

Signed-off-by: Kevin Cui <bh@bugs.cc>
The standalone executable embeds _migrations/postgresql/_, but `assertPostgresSchemaReady` refuses to start the server until those migrations are recorded and its error text points at `npm run runtime:migrate`, which a binary user does not have. Without a way to apply them from the binary, the embedded directory would be validation-only and a checkout at a different commit could disagree with it.

`open-connector migrate` calls `migratePostgresRuntimeDatabase` with the same `MigrationSource` the startup validator reads, so validation and execution cannot diverge, and logs the SQLite notice when no `OOMOL_CONNECT_DATABASE_URL` is set. Starting with no arguments is unchanged. Positional arguments other than `migrate` now print a usage line and exit 1 where `node src/server/index.ts` previously ignored them, which no deployment relies on: _docker/entrypoint.sh_ passes no arguments after `serve`, and the Helm migration job goes through _scripts/runtime-data.ts_.

Signed-off-by: Kevin Cui <bh@bugs.cc>
`npm run build:binary` regenerates the catalog, builds the console and compiles _src/server/index.ts_ with `Bun.build` into one executable per target under _dist/_ (linux-x64, linux-arm64, darwin-x64, darwin-arm64, windows-x64, windows-arm64), embedding _migrations/_, _catalog/apps/_ and _dist/web/_ so nothing is extracted at runtime. Target names after `--` build a subset.

_.bun-version_ is the single owner of the pinned Bun version. The script refuses to run under any other version and CI installs the same file. `@types/bun` is pinned to the same version so _scripts/build-binary.ts_ typechecks with the rest of _scripts/_ instead of living outside the toolchain as a `.mjs` file.

Three options are not optional: `proxy-agent` stays external because urllib requires it lazily and it is not installed, `process.env.NODE_ENV` is defined as production because Bun inlines it at compile time and the development value would load the pino-pretty worker transport that cannot run inside the binary, and `.env` and _bunfig.toml_ autoloading is disabled to keep the configuration surface identical to `node src/server/index.ts`. Bun 1.4.0 writes an invalid ad-hoc signature that macOS 27 refuses to execute, so darwin outputs are re-signed with `codesign` when built on macOS.

_scripts/smoke-binary.ts_ starts a binary against a fresh data directory with only Node built-ins, polls `/health`, fetches every asset index.html references so the embedded static map is proven rather than the SPA fallback, checks `/v1/providers` and `/v1/apps`, and verifies the SIGTERM path with the forced-termination contract Windows imposes.

Signed-off-by: Kevin Cui <bh@bugs.cc>
All six targets are cross-compiled on one Blacksmith Ubuntu runner, because compiling takes seconds once Bun has downloaded a runtime per target and cross-compiling on a Windows runner is broken upstream. The same job smoke-tests linux-x64 against SQLite and, through the binary's own `migrate` subcommand, against the PostgreSQL service container, then uploads one artifact per target with a one day retention.

A matrix runs the remaining targets on their native OS and architecture. Blacksmith serves Ubuntu ARM, Windows Server 2025 and Apple Silicon, while windows-11-arm and macos-15-intel come from GitHub-hosted runners because Blacksmith offers neither. The macOS jobs re-sign the Linux-built darwin binaries and verify the signature, since macOS 15 would tolerate an invalid one silently.

`oven-sh/setup-bun` is pinned by SHA because it installs the toolchain that produces the shipped binaries, and _.bun-version_ drives both the action and the build script. Nothing is published.

Signed-off-by: Kevin Cui <bh@bugs.cc>
Signed-off-by: Kevin Cui <bh@bugs.cc>
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  • New Features

    • Added support for building standalone server binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows with embedded web assets and migrations.
    • Added a PostgreSQL migrate command; SQLite migrations continue to run automatically.
    • Added binary smoke tests covering startup, health checks, APIs, database backends, assets, and graceful shutdown.
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    • Added a guide for building, configuring, signing, and running standalone binaries.
    • Linked the new guide from the README.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved static asset serving and embedded-console support across supported runtime environments.

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This change adds standalone Bun binary builds for Linux, macOS, and Windows. The server resolves embedded assets and injectable migration sources at startup. Embedded console files support in-memory serving. PostgreSQL migration execution is available through the migrate command. New smoke tests validate startup, assets, APIs, database backends, signing, shutdown, and cleanup. The README and single-binary guide document the build and runtime behavior.

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  participant BuildWorkflow
  participant BuildBinary
  participant StandaloneBinary
  participant SmokeBinary
  participant RuntimeDatabase
  BuildWorkflow->>BuildBinary: build selected targets
  BuildBinary->>StandaloneBinary: embed assets and migrations
  BuildWorkflow->>SmokeBinary: launch downloaded binary
  SmokeBinary->>StandaloneBinary: poll health and query APIs
  StandaloneBinary->>RuntimeDatabase: initialize selected backend
  SmokeBinary->>StandaloneBinary: validate shutdown
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93-93: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Update the migration remediation command for standalone binaries.

When a standalone executable finds an uninitialized schema or pending migrations, these errors instruct users to run npm run runtime:migrate. The binary user does not have that command. src/server/index.ts lines 45-54 add open-connector migrate for this case.

State open-connector migrate in both errors. Keep the npm command as an alternative if source-checkout usage must remain documented.

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In `@src/server/storage/postgres-migrations.ts` at line 93, Update both migration
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Define a named migration record interface.

MigrationSource.readMigrations exposes an anonymous object shape across module boundaries. Export MigrationDefinition and return MigrationDefinition[] to provide a stable, reusable contract for the migration record.

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Inline comments:
In `@docs/single-binary.md`:
- Around line 39-41: Add independent verification for Bun target runtime
artifacts before extraction or embedding, using a trusted digest or signature
for each downloaded `@oven/bun-`* package; reject mismatches and do not proceed
with compilation. Document the verification configuration and failure behavior
in the runtime-download guidance.

In `@src/server/storage/migration-source.ts`:
- Around line 24-27: Update the migration discovery logic around readdirSync to
request Dirent entries, filter for entries that both match the migration
filename pattern and satisfy isFile(), then read only those files. Extend the
migration-source regression test with a matching-suffix directory and verify it
is ignored.

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In `@src/server/storage/postgres-migrations.ts`:
- Line 93: Update both migration remediation error messages in the PostgreSQL
runtime migration handling to mention “open-connector migrate” for standalone
binaries, while retaining “npm run runtime:migrate” as an alternative if
source-checkout usage remains supported.

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In `@src/server/storage/migration-source.ts`:
- Line 11: Define and export a named MigrationDefinition interface for migration
records, then update MigrationSource.readMigrations to return
MigrationDefinition[] instead of an anonymous object array. Preserve the
existing name and sql fields and their string types.

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Comment thread docs/single-binary.md
Comment thread src/server/storage/migration-source.ts Outdated
`readdirSync` returned bare names, so a directory such as _0002_archive.sql_ passed the file-name filter and `readFileSync` threw EISDIR while the database was opening. Filter on `Dirent.isFile()` so only regular files are read, matching what the catalog loader already does.

Signed-off-by: Kevin Cui <bh@bugs.cc>
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