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wmantly 9d266d2e4c feat(site): join UI, spoke read-only enforcement, live WAN health, fresh-install guard
Completes the multi-site join layer on top of the v2.2.0 endpoints:

- UI (Master Site modal): a fresh install (canJoin) gets a 'Join an Existing
  Site' form (master URL + stj_ key); a master gets a 'Site Join Keys' manager
  (mint/revoke/list, key shown once); WAN Sync Health now reflects a live probe.
- POST /api/site/ping (Bearer stj_ key, no admin session): lightweight master
  reachability probe for WAN health (cheap vs /export).
- Spoke read-only: directory-write routes (resources/edges/groups/secrets/
  grants/driver-action/discovered) reject with 403 pointing at the master.
- Fresh-install guard: /api/site/join refuses unless no users beyond the
  bootstrap admin and no enrolled agents (siteIsFresh), and site-status exposes
  canJoin so the UI only offers join on a genuinely fresh install. The
  bootstrap's seeded default resources are NOT the signal (they always exist).
- The spoke stores the join key (masterJoinKey) in /config/site.json so WAN
  health (and a future write-proxy) can reach the master.
- Tests: siteIsFresh cases in tests/site_join.test.js.
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# Multi-Site: Joining a Spoke to the Master Directory
The Directory can be deployed across multiple sites. The **master** site holds
single write authority for the shared catalog; **spoke** sites run a read-only
copy for local latency and autonomy (see the root `MULTI_SITE_SPEC.md` for the
full architecture). This page covers the server endpoints that make a spoke
"join" an existing master.
> Status: **server endpoints + UI + setup.sh wiring.** A fresh bring-up can
> adopt a master directory via the Directory UI or via `setup.env`, and a
> joined spoke is read-only with live WAN health.
## The flow
1. On the **master**, an admin mints a **site join key** (`stj_…`, shown once,
stored hashed, revocable) — Directory → the Master Site modal → **Site Join Keys**.
2. On the **spoke** (a fresh install), either:
- **UI**: Directory → the Master Site modal → **Join an Existing Site**, or
- **setup.sh**: set `CFG_MASTER_DIRECTORY_URL` + `CFG_MASTER_DIRECTORY_JOIN_KEY`
in `setup.env` before the first run.
3. The spoke pulls the master's directory export (LDAP tree + resource
catalog), imports it, and persists its own spoke role
(`isMaster: false`, `masterUrl`, `siteSlug`) in `/config/site.json`.
Joining is allowed only on a **fresh install** (no users beyond the bootstrap
admin, no enrolled agents) — the join endpoint enforces this, so a populated
directory can never be merged into a master's.
## Endpoints
| Method | Path | Purpose |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `GET` | `/api/site/join-keys` | List keys (prefix + usage only; never the key) |
| `POST` | `/api/site/join-keys` | Mint one — returned **once** |
| `POST` | `/api/site/join-keys/:id/revoke` | Stop it accepting new joins |
| `DELETE` | `/api/site/join-keys/:id` | Remove it |
| `GET` | `/api/site/config` | Current role (isMaster, masterUrl, siteSlug) |
| `POST` | `/api/site/export` | Master directory export (Bearer `stj_` key) |
| `POST` | `/api/site/ping` | Lightweight master reachability probe (Bearer `stj_` key) |
| `POST` | `/api/site/join` | Adopt a master directory (admin session) |
## Behavior after joining (spoke)
- **Read-only**: directory-write requests (resources, edges, groups, secrets,
grants, driver actions, discovery merges) are rejected with `403` pointing at
the master. Writes must go to the master.
- **WAN health**: `site-status` pings the master over the stored site join key
and reports `wanConnected`; the Master Site modal shows live Online/Offline.
- **Role persists**: `isMaster`/`masterUrl`/`siteSlug` live in `/config/site.json`
(the env vars `IS_MASTER`/`MASTER_URL`/`SITE_SLUG` only seed the defaults), so
a restart never silently reverts a spoke to master.
## Deployment (setup.sh)
`setup.env` carries the intent so the join runs only on a **fresh** bring-up:
```
# Honored ONLY on first run; re-runs ignore it once ./config/ exists.
CFG_MASTER_DIRECTORY_URL=https://sso.master.example.com
CFG_MASTER_DIRECTORY_JOIN_KEY=stj_9f2e...
```
`setup.sh` runs `bootstrap/site-join.js` inside the sso-manager container after
the bootstrap; it logs in as the admin and calls `/api/site/join`. A node that
already joined reports "already a spoke" and setup continues (idempotent).
## Security
- Join keys are single-use-intent credentials: shown once, stored as a SHA-256
hash, revocable/expirable — the same model as agent join keys.
- The export/ping endpoints return only the directory tree/catalog (no admin
secrets) and require a valid join key.
- Join is admin-gated on the spoke, key-gated on the master, and fresh-install
gated on both sides.
- The join key is stored on the spoke only so it can reach the master for WAN
health (and, in a later layer, write-proxy).