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Closes #487.

What changed

  • Resolves a host-owned persistent provider-state root in unica-bootstrap and passes only UNICA_PROVIDER_STATE_DIR to the runtime child.
  • Derives every RLM state directory from normalized workspaceRoot and sourceRoot identities using stable NUL-separated SHA-256 input.
  • Uses <cacheRoot>/provider-state/rlm-<sha256> when the cache is outside the source root, and the external provider-state base when it is not.
  • Routes the RLM index builder and reader through one shared resolver.
  • Leaves all legacy directories untouched; there is no migration or deletion.
  • Restores the issue-89 multi-source lifecycle fixture while covering a workspace-wide main source root.

Root cause

The builder and reader independently used <cacheRoot>/rlm-tools-bsl. When sourceRoot was the workspace, RLM indexed its own persistent state. The duplicate path construction also allowed the two processes to drift.

Verification

  • Focused RLM resolver and service-cache tests
  • Explicit long issue-89 multi-source regression
  • Full unica-bootstrap suite
  • Rust platform-boundary guard and 31 boundary tests
  • Architecture sync and 41 registry tests
  • cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
  • cargo test --workspace -- --test-threads=1
  • cargo fmt --all -- --check
  • git diff --check

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added consistent provider-state directory resolution with UNICA_PROVIDER_STATE_DIR support.
    • Runtime and verification processes now receive the resolved provider-state location.
    • RLM index state is isolated by workspace, worktree, and source root.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Prevented persistent RLM state from being stored inside indexed source directories.
    • Added safeguards for invalid overrides and missing environment configuration.
  • Documentation

    • Clarified provider-state placement, isolation, and runtime behavior.

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The change adds provider-state root resolution, propagates it to runtime processes, and isolates RLM indexes by normalized workspace and source roots. Tests and architecture specifications cover precedence, propagation, deterministic paths, shared directories, and source-tree exclusion.

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Provider-state and RLM index isolation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Provider-state root resolution
crates/unica-bootstrap/src/host/*, crates/unica-bootstrap/src/lib.rs
The host resolves provider-state roots from overrides and ordered fallbacks. It rejects empty and unexpanded values and tests error reporting.
Bootstrap runtime propagation
crates/unica-bootstrap/src/main.rs, crates/unica-bootstrap/src/platform/process.rs, crates/unica-bootstrap/src/verification.rs, crates/unica-bootstrap/tests/platform/verification_contract.rs
Bootstrap passes the provider-state path to runtime launch and MCP verification. Child processes receive it through UNICA_PROVIDER_STATE_DIR.
Source-specific RLM index placement
crates/unica-coder/src/infrastructure/workspace_index.rs, crates/unica-coder/src/infrastructure/workspace_services.rs, crates/unica-coder/src/infrastructure/code_intelligence.rs, crates/unica-coder/src/infrastructure/platform/*
RLM state uses deterministic workspace/source identities. The resolved directory stays outside the source root and is shared by indexer and reader processes.
Integration validation and architecture specification
crates/unica-coder/tests/platform/issue_89_workspace_service.rs, spec/architecture/*.md
Integration fixtures record and compare RLM index directories, verify external placement, and document provider-state isolation.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to 76fe1

The change keeps RLM state outside the source tree while preserving legacy directories, and no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Bootstrap
  participant Runtime
  participant WorkspaceService
  participant RLMIndexer
  participant RLMReader

  Bootstrap->>Runtime: Set UNICA_PROVIDER_STATE_DIR
  WorkspaceService->>WorkspaceService: Resolve source-specific RLM_INDEX_DIR
  WorkspaceService->>RLMIndexer: Start with RLM_INDEX_DIR
  WorkspaceService->>RLMReader: Start with RLM_INDEX_DIR
  RLMIndexer-->>RLMReader: Share the resolved index directory
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: keeping RLM state outside the source root.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy [#487] by isolating RLM state, sharing resolved paths, preserving safe layouts, and adding lifecycle and regression coverage.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes support provider-state resolution, runtime propagation, RLM isolation, documentation, and related regression coverage.
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In `@crates/unica-coder/src/infrastructure/workspace_index.rs`:
- Around line 63-65: Update the provider-state hash in the loop over workspace
and source to use a case-preserving identity on macOS, while retaining the
existing Windows normalization; do not reuse path_lock_identity or alter
containment checks. First add a regression test demonstrating that normalized
roots differing only by macOS case currently collide, and reference
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crates/unica-coder/src/infrastructure/workspace_index.rs (1)

610-645: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Resolve the provider-state root once, then derive both coordination paths.

lock_path and status_path both call rlm_provider_state_root(context, &source_root) with identical arguments. After line 610 succeeds, the resolution at line 642 cannot fail, so the Err arm at line 644 is unreachable. Resolving the root once removes the redundant resolution and the dead branch.

♻️ Proposed refactor
-        let lock = match lock_path(context, &source_root) {
-            Ok(lock) => lock,
+        let state_root = match rlm_provider_state_root(context, &source_root) {
+            Ok(root) => root,
             Err(_) => return IndexStartReport::default(),
         };
+        let lock = state_root.join("locks").join(LOCK_FILE_NAME);
-        let status_path = match status_path(context, &source_root) {
-            Ok(status_path) => status_path,
-            Err(_) => return IndexStartReport::default(),
-        };
+        let status_path = state_root.join("caches").join(STATUS_FILE_NAME);
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In `@crates/unica-coder/src/infrastructure/workspace_index.rs` around lines 610 -
645, Resolve rlm_provider_state_root once in the index-start flow before
deriving coordination paths, then use that resolved root to construct both the
lock path and status path. Update lock_path and status_path usage as needed to
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In `@crates/unica-coder/src/infrastructure/workspace_index.rs`:
- Around line 610-645: Resolve rlm_provider_state_root once in the index-start
flow before deriving coordination paths, then use that resolved root to
construct both the lock path and status path. Update lock_path and status_path
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In `@crates/unica-coder/src/infrastructure/platform/filesystem.rs`:
- Around line 3317-3326: The non-Windows provider_state_path_identity
implementation is not injective because Path::to_string_lossy can collapse
distinct invalid-UTF-8 paths. Add a regression test using two existing distinct
invalid-UTF-8 paths and update provider_state_path_identity to produce unique
identities for distinct byte paths, preserving the existing Windows
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fix(cache): вынести индекс RLM из source root при совпадении с workspace

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