Record 2026-09-12 lab status in the zapier-decisions progress repo.

STATUS.md covers the 3-node NATS cut-over, remaining Zapier/Verae work,
and the jobId → wait → receipt path.

packages/zapier-decisions/README.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Lab log of architecture decisions, actions taken, and open todos while cleaning
 
 | File | What |
 |------|------|
+| [STATUS.md](STATUS.md) | **Current status** (2026-09-12) |
 | [LOG.md](LOG.md) | Chronological actions |
 | [TODO.md](TODO.md) | Open items |
 | [decisions/](decisions/) | One file per decision |

packages/zapier-decisions/STATUS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+# Current status — 2026-09-12
+
+Verae Time × Zapier is a **working lab** on one Proxmox host (**NS1.GEORGELAMBERT.ORG**, `70.88.205.138`). Public HTTPS doors, catalog, keep/fleet, and a **test 3-node NATS cluster** on separate LXC guests are up. The test environment **points at that cluster**. Zapier Platform `push` and live `api.veraetime.net` are still waiting on operator login / bind credentials.
+
+**Progress repo:** this file in [zapier-decisions](https://git.georgelambert.org/marchon/zapier-decisions).  
+**Catalog:** https://zapier.georgelambert.org/packages/zapier-decisions/STATUS.pdf  
+**Monorepo:** `master-zapier-plan-draft` (`main` / `master`).
+
+---
+
+## Live right now
+
+| Layer | State |
+|-------|--------|
+| Catalog | https://zapier.georgelambert.org/ (PDF links path-relative; module/model books work) |
+| Public doors | portal, api, zap, iam, mw, fleet, git — last off-box GET 8/8 OK |
+| Keep + fleet | Running. systemd + linger **enabled** for next reboot (current processes were not double-started as systemd) |
+| Test NATS | **3-node JetStream on `vmbr1`:** LXC 511/512/513 `nats-a/b/c` at `10.10.10.21–23`. Cluster name `verae`, 2 routes each. |
+| Product streams | `ZAPIER_JOBS`, `ZAPIER_EVENTS`, `ZAPIER_WEBHOOKS`, `ZAPIER_USAGE`, `VERAE_ARCHIVE` — **replicas=3** |
+| Modules on that cluster | Fleet, keep, middleware (`natsConnected: true`), billing, access planes. `NATS_URL` lists all three URLs. |
+| Host loopback `:4222` | Still listening; **clients no longer use it** |
+| Worker CT **510** `verae-px-worker` | `10.10.10.20` on `vmbr1`. Keep worm+tree **200** on the cluster |
+| Backup | Timer `verae-backup.timer` enabled; snapshots under `/SSD2/backups/verae/` |
+| Uptime | Loop on px-worker (`:3870/status`), last tick `failed: 0` |
+
+Client URL (private `vmbr1` only):
+
+```text
+nats://10.10.10.21:4222,nats://10.10.10.22:4222,nats://10.10.10.23:4222
+```
+
+Repo: https://git.georgelambert.org/marchon/verae-nats-cluster
+
+---
+
+## Built and checked in (Forgejo, each its own repo)
+
+IAM, portal on access-web, keep/watch/guard, fleet floors, host-deps, catalog host-move docs, plus:
+
+| Repo | Job |
+|------|-----|
+| verae-uptime | Off-box HTTPS GET of public doors |
+| verae-backup | SQLite / keep / worm-tree tar; restore dry-run default |
+| verae-deploy | Tagged checkout + npm ci on the target OS |
+| verae-proxmox | LXC 510 worker provision |
+| verae-nats-cluster | LXC 511–513 JetStream cluster |
+
+---
+
+## Still open
+
+| Item | Notes |
+|------|--------|
+| Zapier Platform `push` | Needs Zapier login (see below) |
+| `MOCK_VERAE=false` | Live `api.veraetime.net` + admin bind credentials (see below) |
+| NATS nkeys/mTLS | Cluster is up **without** accounts so existing `NATS_URL`s work. `verae-nats-accounts` remains the sketch. Flip only after every client has credentials. Isolation today is `vmbr1`, not nkeys. |
+| lan-134 | Still disabled (SSH not working) |
+| Reboot test | systemd should own keep/fleet after reboot; do not also `nohup guard.sh` |
+| Hardware NATS | Same three configs, three boxes, private NIC — change IPs in `cluster.env` |
+
+---
+
+## Once we have a Zapier login
+
+Zapier cloud only talks **HTTPS** to our Zap plane (`https://zap.zapier.georgelambert.org`). No NATS, no `api.veraetime.net`.
+
+1. `zapier login` (or `zapier-platform login`).
+2. In `packages/verae-zapier` (and `verae-activate` if the tiny app is still wanted):
+   - `zapier-platform register` (or attach an existing app id).
+   - `MIDDLEWARE_BASE_URL=https://zap.zapier.georgelambert.org` (or `https://mw.zapier.georgelambert.org` if skipping the Zap plane).
+   - `zapier-platform build` and `validate`.
+3. `zapier-platform push` as a **private** app.
+4. Invite the workspace; create a Zap:
+   - Auth = portal **API key** (`zmw_…`), not a Verae JWT.
+   - Test **Create Timestamp and Wait**, **Create Timestamp** (async `jobId`), **Find Job Status**, **Timestamp Completed** REST Hook.
+5. Fix anything `validate` / `push` flags (auth labels, samples, 402/403 mapping).
+6. When the contract is stable, bump the platform version and invite a real user.
+
+Do **not** put NATS URLs or Verae passwords into Zapier.
+
+---
+
+## Once `MOCK_VERAE=false` and live `api.veraetime.net`
+
+Middleware already has the live HTTP client. Still needed:
+
+1. `VERAE_API_BASE_URL=https://api.veraetime.net` and working **login** (username/password → JWT). JWT stays in middleware (`tokenRef`); Zapier never sees it.
+2. Confirm OpenAPI vs our client:
+   - `POST /api/timestamp` → **202** `{ jobId }`
+   - `GET /api/status/{jobId}` until `completed` / `failed`
+   - `POST /api/verify`
+   - Batch create/status if used
+3. **Hash lookup is not on the live OpenAPI** — `veraeClient.lookupHash` returns **501** when not mocking. Central-chain “find by SHA-256” needs a Verae API gap fill or our own store.
+4. Map live status JSON into the receipt shape the Zap app expects (`certificate`, `timestamp`, `blockIndex`, `sha256`).
+5. Token refresh, 401 retry, and 402/403 mapping against real errors.
+6. One live seal in the lab, then REST Hook delivery to `hooks.zapier.com`.
+
+---
+
+## Submit → jobId → wait → receipt
+
+**Yes — that is the designed path**, and it already runs in **mock**.
+
+1. Zap (or curl) `POST /zapier/v1/timestamp` or `/timestamp/wait`.
+2. Middleware `createTimestamp` calls Verae `POST /api/timestamp` (or the mock) and gets **`jobId`**.
+3. It publishes **`verae.zapier.jobs.watch`** on NATS (the 3-node cluster).
+4. **Wait:** subscribe to **`verae.zapier.jobs.events`** for that `jobId`, or poll `GET /api/status/{jobId}`.
+5. Job-poller hits Verae status until `completed`.
+6. Event `timestamp.completed` carries status; webhook-deliver POSTs the Zapier REST Hook.
+7. Response includes **certificate / timestamp / blockIndex** (mock uses `mock-cert-{jobId}`, `blockIndex: 42`). Async create returns `{ jobId, sha256, existing }` immediately; wait returns the finished status. Same SHA-256 is idempotent (`existing: true`).
+
+If wait times out, middleware returns **`pending` + `jobId`** so the hook can finish the Zap. Live Verae must match that HTTP contract; we have **not** proven a real chain seal yet (`MOCK_VERAE` is still true).

packages/zapier-decisions/TODO.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Open todos
 
 - [ ] Live `api.veraetime.net` with `MOCK_VERAE=false` and admin bind credentials.
-- [ ] NATS nkeys/mTLS on a real three-node cluster (accounts file is the lab stand-in).
+- [x] Three-node NATS JetStream cluster on distinct Proxmox LXC (`verae-nats-cluster`; test env `NATS_URL` cut over; streams replicas=3).
+- [ ] NATS nkeys/mTLS on that cluster (accounts file is still the lab stand-in; not flipped so clients keep working on `vmbr1`).
 - [x] Exclusive JetStream consumer for `verae.zapier.jobs.events` on `verae-jobs-events` (`JOBS_EVENTS_EXCLUSIVE=1`; middleware skips the router).
 - [x] Auth on CS/sales/accounting HTML via `verae-staff-session` (`STAFF_AUTH=1`).
 - [x] Staff IAM: named users, roles, permissions (`verae-staff-iam` :3028).

scripts/build-docs-site.py

@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         else:
             extras = ("README.md", "SUMMARY.md", "NATS.md")
             if pkg == "zapier-decisions":
-                extras = extras + ("LOG.md", "TODO.md")
+                extras = extras + ("LOG.md", "TODO.md", "STATUS.md")
             if pkg == "verae-bootstrap":
                 extras = extras + ("HOST-DEPS.md",)
             for name in extras:
@@ -850,6 +850,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         ("packages/verae-zapier-simulator/README.pdf", "Simulator README"),
         ("packages/verae-fleet/docs/CONSOLE.pdf", "Operator console"),
         ("packages/ui-docs/UI-REVIEW.pdf", "UI review (screenshots + live doors)"),
+        ("packages/zapier-decisions/STATUS.pdf", "Current lab status (2026-09-12)"),
         ("overview/README.pdf", "System overview"),
         ("overview/INDEX.pdf", "Documentation index"),
         ("docs/modules-pdf/index.pdf", "Module PDFs (book)"),
@@ -861,6 +862,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         ("docs-master/README.html", "Master summaries (docs-master)"),
         ("docs-master/CATALOG-HOST.html", "Move the catalog to another hostname"),
         ("docs-master/HOST-DEPS.html", "Host OS / Node / NATS installer"),
+        ("packages/zapier-decisions/STATUS.html", "Current lab status"),
         ("docs-master/MESSAGE-FLOWS.html", "Numbered message flows"),
         ("docs-master/modules-and-nats.html", "NATS address table"),
         ("packages/verae-bootstrap/HOST-DEPS.html", "Host OS / Node / NATS installer"),