fix(philips_hue): relay bridge calls past the macOS Local-Network block on the pm2 tree#188
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macOS Sequoia's Local Network privacy denies CODEC's pm2/node process tree a
LAN route to the Hue bridge ('[Errno 65] No route to host') while the internet
still works — and there is no grantable Local-Network entry for the
python-under-node identity, so toggling permissions can't fix it. Result: every
dashboard/voice "lights off" failed with "Could not reach Hue Bridge", even
though the bridge was reachable from a plain shell on the same Mac.
Fix: when an in-process bridge request fails with ConnectionError, _get/_put
fall back to `_launchctl_request`, which runs the call OUTSIDE the pm2 tree via
`launchctl asuser` — i.e. in the GUI login session, which HAS Local-Network
access. The relay launches a python whose *launch path* is granted
(/usr/local/bin/python3.13, etc.), NOT the dashboard's raw Cellar
sys.executable, which macOS treats as a separate ungranted identity (this was
the final-mile bug). Proven live: dashboard turns the lights on/off in ~2s.
The fast in-process path is unchanged; the relay only engages on ConnectionError,
so it's a pure fallback with zero cost on networks where the pm2 tree isn't
blocked.
Regression tests: _get/_put fall back to the relay on ConnectionError; the relay
prefers a granted python over sys.executable; HUE_ERR payloads surface as
ConnectionError. Manifest regenerated for the new skill hash.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The bug
After the Mac Studio reboot, every dashboard/voice "lights off" failed with
Could not reach Hue Bridge at 192.168.1.81— even though the bridge was reachable from a plain shell on the same Mac.Root cause: macOS Sequoia's Local Network privacy denies CODEC's pm2/node process tree a LAN route to the bridge (
[Errno 65] No route to host). The internet still works for it (so nothing else broke), but local devices are blocked — and there is no grantable Local-Network entry for the python-under-node identity, so toggling System Settings can't fix it.The fix
When an in-process bridge request fails with
ConnectionError,_get/_putfall back to_launchctl_request, which runs the call outside the pm2 tree vialaunchctl asuser— i.e. in the GUI login session, which does have Local-Network access.Final-mile detail: the relay launches a python whose launch path is granted (
/usr/local/bin/python3.13, …), not the dashboard's raw Cellarsys.executable— macOS treats that as a separate, ungranted identity. That last bit was the difference between "still broken" and "works."The fast in-process path is unchanged; the relay only engages on
ConnectionError, so it's a pure fallback with zero cost on networks where the pm2 tree isn't blocked.Proven live
Dashboard turned the lights ON at t+2s then OFF at t+2s through
/api/command.Tests (TDD, watched-red-then-green)
_get/_putfall back to the relay onConnectionError(instead of propagating)sys.executableHUE_ERR:payloads surface asConnectionErrorAll 23 hue tests green. Skill manifest regenerated for the new hash (PR-1A gate).
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