Expose maildesk lifecycle in cfctl registry

catalog/standards.json

@@ -228,6 +228,40 @@
         "cfctl hostname plan --file state/hostname/<name>.yaml"
       ]
     },
+    "maildesk-cf": {
+      "stance": "composite maildesk lifecycle evidence before provisioning",
+      "standards": [
+        {
+          "id": "maildesk-cf.state-owns-complete-path",
+          "level": "required",
+          "title": "One spec owns the maildesk path",
+          "summary": "A maildesk lifecycle spec should declare domains, role aliases, personal aliases, Workers, D1, R2, Queues, sender authentication, and outbound policy together."
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "maildesk-cf.verify-before-provision",
+          "level": "required",
+          "title": "Verify every dependency before planning provisioning",
+          "summary": "Maildesk readiness must prove template validation, instance policy, Worker/storage bindings, Email Routing aliases, sender authentication, provider status, and outbound proof posture with evidence artifacts."
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "maildesk-cf.component-writes-preview-gated",
+          "level": "required",
+          "title": "Do not composite-apply before component writes are gated",
+          "summary": "Composite provisioning must remain plan-only until Worker, D1, R2, Queue, Email Routing, DNS authentication, and sender-provider operations are each available through preview-gated public cfctl surfaces."
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "maildesk-cf.targeted-mail-proof-only",
+          "level": "recommended",
+          "title": "Avoid broad live mail smoke tests",
+          "summary": "Prefer configuration checks, provider state reads, and single targeted probes. Live delivery proof should be explicit, bounded, and never substitute for routing/audit readiness."
+        }
+      ],
+      "evidence": [
+        "cfctl maildesk-cf verify --file state/maildesk-cf/<name>.json",
+        "cfctl maildesk-cf diff --file state/maildesk-cf/<name>.json",
+        "cfctl maildesk-cf provision --file state/maildesk-cf/<name>.json --plan"
+      ]
+    },
     "dns.record": {
       "stance": "desired-state preferred for repeated, platform, and routing-critical records",
       "standards": [

catalog/surfaces.json

@@ -512,6 +512,33 @@
         "./cfctl apply email.routing_rule upsert --zone example.com --name founders@example.com --service maildesk-cf-router --ack-plan <operation-id>"
       ]
     },
+    "maildesk-cf": {
+      "description": "Composite maildesk-cf lifecycle readiness across Email Routing aliases, Workers, D1, R2, Queues, sender authentication, and outbound identity evidence.",
+      "standards_ref": "maildesk-cf",
+      "docs_topics": ["email-routing", "email-workers", "d1", "r2", "queues", "api-auth"],
+      "backend": "maildesk_cf_lifecycle",
+      "permission_family": "Maildesk lifecycle",
+      "selectors": ["file", "domain"],
+      "actions": {
+        "provision": {
+          "supported": true,
+          "risk": "write",
+          "preview_required": true,
+          "verification_required": true,
+          "required_selectors": ["file"],
+          "public_example": "cfctl maildesk-cf provision --file state/maildesk-cf/<name>.json --plan",
+          "troubleshooting_hint": "Composite provision apply remains blocked until each component write is available through preview-gated public cfctl surfaces."
+        },
+        "apply": {
+          "supported": false
+        }
+      },
+      "examples": [
+        "./cfctl maildesk-cf verify --file state/maildesk-cf/example.json",
+        "./cfctl maildesk-cf diff --file state/maildesk-cf/example.json",
+        "./cfctl maildesk-cf provision --file state/maildesk-cf/example.json --plan"
+      ]
+    },
     "d1.database": {
       "description": "D1 databases visible to the current account token.",
       "backend": "inventory_script",

commands/cfctl.sh

@@ -1959,6 +1959,71 @@ cfctl_handle_classify() {
     return
   fi
 
+  if [[ "${surface}" == "maildesk-cf" && "${requested_operation}" == "provision" ]]; then
+    cfctl_require_surface "${surface}"
+    policy_json="$(cfctl_operation_policy_json "${surface}" "provision" "")"
+    selector_requirements_json="$(cfctl_requirement_check_json "${surface}" "provision" "")"
+    public_example="$(jq -r '.public_example // "cfctl maildesk-cf provision --file state/maildesk-cf/<name>.json --plan"' <<< "${policy_json}")"
+    troubleshooting_hint="$(jq -r '.troubleshooting_hint // "Composite provision apply remains blocked until component writes are preview-gated."' <<< "${policy_json}")"
+    lane_hint_json="$(
+      jq -n \
+        --arg current_lane "${CF_ACTIVE_TOKEN_LANE:-}" \
+        '{
+          current_lane: (if $current_lane == "" then null else $current_lane end),
+          recommended_lane: null,
+          retry_on_recommended_lane: false
+        }'
+    )"
+    result_json="$(
+      jq -n \
+        --argjson target "$(cfctl_target_json)" \
+        --argjson policy "${policy_json}" \
+        --argjson selector_readiness "${selector_requirements_json}" \
+        --argjson lane_hint "${lane_hint_json}" \
+        --arg public_example "${public_example}" \
+        --arg troubleshooting_hint "${troubleshooting_hint}" \
+        '
+          {
+            surface: "maildesk-cf",
+            action: "maildesk-cf",
+            requested_operation: "provision",
+            target: $target,
+            policy: $policy,
+            lane_comparison: null,
+            current_permission_probe: null,
+            selector_readiness: $selector_readiness,
+            lane_hint: $lane_hint,
+            public_example: $public_example,
+            troubleshooting_hint: $troubleshooting_hint,
+            likely_failure_class: (
+              if $selector_readiness.ready != true then
+                "invalid_arguments"
+              elif ($policy.preview_required // false) == true then
+                "preview_required"
+              else
+                null
+              end
+            )
+          }
+        '
+    )"
+    cfctl_emit_result \
+      "true" \
+      "classify" \
+      "maildesk-cf" \
+      "registry" \
+      "true" \
+      '{"state":"not_applicable","basis":"maildesk_cf_lifecycle","errors":[],"request":null,"status_code":null,"permission_family":"Maildesk lifecycle"}' \
+      '{"state":"not_applicable"}' \
+      "$(jq '{risk: .policy.risk, preview_required: .policy.preview_required, selector_ready: .selector_readiness.ready, likely_failure_class: .likely_failure_class}' <<< "${result_json}")" \
+      "${result_json}" \
+      "" \
+      "" \
+      "" \
+      "${requested_operation}"
+    return
+  fi
+
   cfctl_require_surface "${surface}"
 
   if cfctl_action_supported "${surface}" "${requested_operation}"; then
@@ -2191,6 +2256,78 @@ cfctl_handle_guide() {
     return
   fi
 
+  if [[ "${surface}" == "maildesk-cf" && "${requested_operation}" == "provision" ]]; then
+    local maildesk_policy_json
+    local maildesk_args_shell
+    local maildesk_verify_args_shell
+
+    maildesk_policy_json="$(cfctl_operation_policy_json "maildesk-cf" "provision" "")"
+    maildesk_args_shell="$(cfctl_current_args_shell)"
+    maildesk_verify_args_shell="${maildesk_args_shell}"
+    if [[ -z "${CFCTL_FILE}" ]]; then
+      maildesk_args_shell="${maildesk_args_shell} --file state/maildesk-cf/<name>.json"
+      maildesk_verify_args_shell="${maildesk_verify_args_shell} --file state/maildesk-cf/<name>.json"
+    fi
+    preview_command="cfctl maildesk-cf provision${maildesk_args_shell} --plan"
+    apply_command="cfctl maildesk-cf provision${maildesk_args_shell} --ack-plan <operation-id>"
+    discovery_command="cfctl maildesk-cf verify${maildesk_verify_args_shell}"
+    verify_command="cfctl maildesk-cf verify${maildesk_verify_args_shell}"
+    troubleshooting_hint="$(jq -r '.troubleshooting_hint // "Composite provision apply remains blocked until component writes are preview-gated."' <<< "${maildesk_policy_json}")"
+    public_example="$(jq -r '.public_example // "cfctl maildesk-cf provision --file state/maildesk-cf/<name>.json --plan"' <<< "${maildesk_policy_json}")"
+    guide_json="$(
+      jq -n \
+        --arg discovery_command "${discovery_command}" \
+        --arg preview_command "${preview_command}" \
+        --arg apply_command "${apply_command}" \
+        --arg verify_command "${verify_command}" \
+        --arg public_example "${public_example}" \
+        --arg troubleshooting_hint "${troubleshooting_hint}" \
+        --argjson policy "${maildesk_policy_json}" \
+        --argjson selector_readiness "$(cfctl_requirement_check_json "maildesk-cf" "provision" "")" \
+        '
+          {
+            surface: "maildesk-cf",
+            operation: "provision",
+            module: null,
+            standards_ref: "maildesk-cf",
+            docs_topics: ["email-routing", "email-workers", "d1", "r2", "queues", "api-auth"],
+            policy: $policy,
+            selector_readiness: $selector_readiness,
+            lane_hint: {current_lane: null, recommended_lane: null},
+            steps: [
+              "Run the verification command first to read current template, instance, edge, and mail readiness.",
+              "Run the preview command and inspect its operation_id plus component operation list.",
+              "Do not run the ack command until every component write path is available through preview-gated public cfctl surfaces.",
+              "After component provisioning is complete, run the verification command again."
+            ],
+            public_example: $public_example,
+            troubleshooting_hint: $troubleshooting_hint,
+            commands: {
+              discovery: $discovery_command,
+              preview: $preview_command,
+              apply_blocked: $apply_command,
+              verify: $verify_command
+            }
+          }
+        '
+    )"
+    cfctl_emit_result \
+      "true" \
+      "guide" \
+      "maildesk-cf" \
+      "registry" \
+      "true" \
+      '{"state":"not_applicable","basis":"maildesk_cf_lifecycle","errors":[],"request":null,"status_code":null,"permission_family":"Maildesk lifecycle"}' \
+      '{"state":"not_applicable"}' \
+      "$(jq '.commands' <<< "${guide_json}")" \
+      "${guide_json}" \
+      "" \
+      "" \
+      "" \
+      "provision"
+    return
+  fi
+
   cfctl_require_surface "${surface}"
   if [[ "${requested_operation}" == "sync" ]]; then
     if ! cfctl_surface_sync_supported "${surface}"; then

docs/capabilities.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ This table is the operable runtime surface. The standards layer and docs bank in
 | `edge.certificate` | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | `edge.certificate` | `advanced-certificates, api-auth` | `edge_certificate` |
 | `email.routing_rule` | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | `-` | `email-routing, api-auth` | `-` |
 | `logpush.job` | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | `-` | `-` | `-` |
+| `maildesk-cf` | no | no | no | no | yes | `maildesk-cf` | `email-routing, email-workers, d1, r2, queues, api-auth` | `-` |
 | `pages.project` | yes | yes | no | yes | no | `-` | `-` | `-` |
 | `pages.secret` | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | `-` | `-` | `-` |
 | `queue` | yes | yes | no | yes | no | `-` | `-` | `-` |

scripts/lib/cfctl.sh

@@ -961,6 +961,7 @@ cfctl_selector_presence_json() {
     --arg policy_id "${CFCTL_POLICY_ID}" \
     --arg job_id "${CFCTL_JOB_ID}" \
     --arg scope "${CFCTL_SCOPE}" \
+    --arg file "${CFCTL_FILE}" \
     --arg tunnel_id "${CFCTL_TUNNEL_ID}" \
     --arg client_id "${CFCTL_CLIENT_ID}" \
     --arg script "${CFCTL_SCRIPT}" \
@@ -993,6 +994,7 @@ cfctl_selector_presence_json() {
         policy_id: ($policy_id | length > 0),
         job_id: ($job_id | length > 0),
         scope: ($scope | length > 0),
+        file: ($file | length > 0),
         tunnel_id: ($tunnel_id | length > 0),
         client_id: ($client_id | length > 0),
         script: ($script | length > 0),

scripts/verify_maildesk_cf_contract.sh

@@ -126,6 +126,43 @@ jq -e '
   and .summary.mail_ready == false
 ' <<< "${cfctl_output}" >/dev/null || die "cfctl provision --plan envelope did not match"
 
+standards_output="$("${ROOT_DIR}/cfctl" standards maildesk-cf)"
+jq -e '
+  .ok == true
+  and .action == "standards"
+  and .surface == "maildesk-cf"
+  and .summary.standard_count >= 4
+  and .summary.desired_state_supported == true
+  and .result.runtime.backend == "maildesk_cf_lifecycle"
+' <<< "${standards_output}" >/dev/null || die "maildesk-cf standards envelope did not match"
+
+classify_output="$(
+  "${ROOT_DIR}/cfctl" classify maildesk-cf provision --file "${ROOT_DIR}/state/maildesk-cf/example.json"
+)"
+jq -e '
+  .ok == true
+  and .action == "classify"
+  and .surface == "maildesk-cf"
+  and .operation == "provision"
+  and .summary.preview_required == true
+  and .summary.selector_ready == true
+  and .result.policy.public_example == "cfctl maildesk-cf provision --file state/maildesk-cf/<name>.json --plan"
+' <<< "${classify_output}" >/dev/null || die "maildesk-cf classify envelope did not match"
+
+guide_output="$(
+  "${ROOT_DIR}/cfctl" guide maildesk-cf provision --file "${ROOT_DIR}/state/maildesk-cf/example.json"
+)"
+jq -e '
+  .ok == true
+  and .action == "guide"
+  and .surface == "maildesk-cf"
+  and .operation == "provision"
+  and (.result.commands.preview | contains("cfctl maildesk-cf provision"))
+  and (.result.commands.preview | contains("--plan"))
+  and (.result.commands.apply_blocked | contains("--ack-plan <operation-id>"))
+  and any(.result.steps[]; contains("Do not run the ack command"))
+' <<< "${guide_output}" >/dev/null || die "maildesk-cf guide envelope did not match"
+
 set +e
 ack_output="$(
   MAILDESK_CF_EVIDENCE_FILE="${fixture_file}" \

scripts/verify_static_contract.sh

@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ assert_cross_catalog_empty "desired-state surfaces resolve to public surface cat
   | [
       ($runtime[0].desired_state // {})
       | to_entries[]
-      | select((.key | IN("hostname", "maildesk-cf")) | not)
+      | select((.key | IN("hostname")) | not)
       | select($surface_catalog[.key] == null)
       | {desired_state_surface: .key, issue: "missing_surface_catalog_entry"}
     ]
@@ -645,7 +645,12 @@ assert_jq_file "surface module bindings" '
   and .surfaces["edge.certificate"].standards_ref == "edge.certificate"
   and (.surfaces["edge.certificate"].docs_topics | index("advanced-certificates")) != null
   and (.surfaces["hostname"] == null)
-  and (.surfaces["maildesk-cf"] == null)
+  and .surfaces["maildesk-cf"].backend == "maildesk_cf_lifecycle"
+  and .surfaces["maildesk-cf"].standards_ref == "maildesk-cf"
+  and .surfaces["maildesk-cf"].actions.provision.supported == true
+  and .surfaces["maildesk-cf"].actions.provision.required_selectors == ["file"]
+  and .surfaces["maildesk-cf"].actions.apply.supported == false
+  and (.surfaces["maildesk-cf"].docs_topics | index("email-routing")) != null
   and .surfaces["worker.route"].module == "worker_route"
   and .surfaces["worker.route"].standards_ref == "worker.route"
   and (.surfaces["worker.route"].docs_topics | index("workers-routes")) != null