build: add deploy-webinstall script and document cache-only architecture

- _scripts/deploy-webinstall: rsync-based deploy to beta.webi.sh and
  next.webi.sh that excludes _cache, restarts the webinstall service via
  serviceman (sourcing ~/.config/envman/PATH.env so serviceman is on
  PATH for non-interactive ssh). Uses an end-of-line anchored process
  match so only the node worker is touched, never its supervisor.
- AGENTS.md: document the cache-only Node server (two paths, canonical
  os/arch/libc/ext vocabulary), add a domains table for prod/beta/next,
  remove stale normalize.js references.
- .gitignore: ignore agent session files (LOCAL.md, agents/, etc) and
  local test fixtures (testdata/).

.gitignore

@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ install-*.ps1
 _cache/
 node_modules/
 
+# local test fixtures (regenerated by _webi/test-live-*.js)
+testdata/
+LIVE_cache/
+distributables.csv
+
 # temporary & backup files
 .*.sw*
 *.bak
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ node_modules/
 
 # agent session files
 agents/
+LOCAL.md
 
 # other
 .DS_Store

.jshintignore

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-DELETEMEnode_modules/**/*
+node_modules/**/*
+_webi/test-*.js

AGENTS.md

@@ -3,6 +3,26 @@
 Webi installs dev tools to `~/.local/` without sudo. Each installer is a small
 package of 3-4 files. This guide tells you how to create and modify them.
 
+## Domains
+
+| Environment | Domains                                          |
+| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
+| Production  | webi.sh, webi.ms, webinstall.dev                 |
+| Beta        | beta.webi.sh, beta.webi.ms, beta.webinstall.dev  |
+| Next        | next.webi.sh, next.webi.ms, next.webinstall.dev  |
+
+- **webi.sh** — POSIX shell installer: `curl https://webi.sh/node | sh`
+- **webi.ms** — PowerShell installer: `curl.exe https://webi.ms/node | powershell`
+- **webinstall.dev** — canonical domain, serves both shell scripts and the
+  browser-facing cheat sheet pages
+
+The domain controls the default script format. You can force the same behavior
+on any domain via User-Agent:
+- `curl -A "MS" ...` — triggers PowerShell output (same as webi.ms)
+- `curl ...` (default UA) — triggers POSIX shell output (same as webi.sh)
+- `curl -A "$(uname -srm)" ...` — once the API is activated, the full
+  `uname -srm` string (e.g. `Linux 6.1.0 x86_64`) guides OS/arch selection
+
 ## Why Webi Exists
 
 Webi makes tool installation trivially repeatable for people who aren't
@@ -37,9 +57,11 @@ about PATH, permissions, or platform differences. Three things matter:
 
 Key infrastructure directories (do not modify without good reason):
 
-- `_webi/` — bootstrap templates, `normalize.js` (auto-detects OS/arch/ext from
-  filenames)
-- `_common/` — shared JS: `github.js`, `githubish.js`, `gitea.js`, `fetcher.js`
+- `_webi/` — bootstrap templates, `transform-releases.js` (API endpoint),
+  `builds-cacher.js` (reads cache JSON), `serve-installer.js` (installer
+  scripts)
+- `_common/` — shared JS fetcher libraries (being phased out — Go daemon now
+  fetches upstream)
 - `_example/` — canonical template for new packages
 - `_examples/` — specialized templates (goreleaser, xz-compressed)
 
@@ -57,83 +79,50 @@ Ref: <https://github.com/webinstall/webi-installers/issues/412>
 | 🔗    | Alias/redirect to another package      | `ripgrep` → `rg` |
 | 📝    | Bespoke / custom install               | `rustlang`       |
 
-## releases.js
+## Data Architecture
 
-Fetches release metadata and returns a normalized object. Most packages use
-GitHub releases:
+There are two data paths. Both read from pre-generated cache — the Node.js
+server does NOT fetch upstream APIs.
 
-```js
-'use strict';
+```
+API path (JSON/TAB output):
+  Request → transform-releases.js → ~/.cache/webi/legacy/{pkg}.json → filter + sort
+  Vocabulary: macos, amd64, arm64, armv7l (API vocabulary)
+  normalize.js: REMOVED — cache provides all fields directly
 
-var github = require('../_common/github.js');
-var owner = 'OWNER';
-var repo = 'REPO';
-
-let Releases = module.exports;
-
-Releases.latest = async function () {
-  let all = await github(null, owner, repo);
-  return all;
-};
-
-Releases.sample = async function () {
-  let normalize = require('../_webi/normalize.js');
-  let all = await Releases.latest();
-  all = normalize(all);
-  all.releases = all.releases.slice(0, 5);
-  return all;
-};
-
-if (module === require.main) {
-  (async function () {
-    let samples = await Releases.sample();
-    console.info(JSON.stringify(samples, null, 2));
-  })();
-}
+Installer path (bash/ps1 script output):
+  Request → serve-installer.js → builds.js → builds-cacher.js
+  Vocabulary: darwin, x86_64, aarch64 (build-classifier vocabulary)
 ```
 
-### Common release transformations
+Cache is generated by the Go daemon (`webicached`) and stored flat in
+`~/.cache/webi/legacy/{pkg}.json` (resolved via `Os.homedir()` in the Node
+readers — no `_cache` symlink, no month subdirectory). Each file contains:
+- Top-level summary arrays: `oses`, `arches`, `libcs`, `formats`
+- `releases` array with pre-classified fields: `os`, `arch`, `libc`, `ext`,
+  `version`, `channel`, `download`
+- `download` template string
 
-**Strip version prefix** (monorepo or tool-prefixed tags):
+### Canonical vocabulary (cache and API)
 
-```js
-// e.g. "tools/monorel/v0.6.5" → "v0.6.5"
-rel.version = rel.version.replace(/^tools\/monorel\//, '');
+**OS**: `macos` (not darwin), `linux`, `windows`, `freebsd`, etc.
+**Arch**: `amd64` (not x86_64), `arm64` (not aarch64), `armv7l` (not armv7)
+**Libc**: `none` (never empty), `gnu`, `musl`, `msvc`
+**Ext**: `tar.gz`, `zip`, `exe` (no leading dot; `exe` for bare binaries)
 
-// e.g. "cli-v1.2.3" → "v1.2.3"
-rel.version = rel.version.replace(/^cli-/, '');
-```
+## releases.js (legacy — being phased out)
 
-**Filter releases** (monorepo with multiple tools, or unwanted assets):
+The `{pkg}/releases.js` files previously fetched upstream release metadata.
+These are being replaced by the Go cache daemon. Existing files are kept as
+documentation of release sources but are no longer called by the server.
 
-```js
-all.releases = all.releases.filter(function (rel) {
-  // Keep only releases for this tool
-  return rel.version.startsWith('tools/monorel/');
-});
-```
-
-Apply transformations inside `Releases.latest`, before returning `all`.
-
-**Available sources** beyond `github.js`:
-
-- `_common/gitea.js` — Gitea servers
-- `_common/git-tag.js` — Git tag listing
-- Custom fetch from any JSON API (see `go/releases.js`, `terraform/releases.js`)
-
-### Testing releases.js
+### Testing the API (current)
 
 ```sh
-node -e "
-  let Releases = require('./<name>/releases.js');
-  Releases.sample().then(function (all) {
-    console.log(JSON.stringify(all, null, 2));
-  });
-"
+curl -sS 'https://beta.webi.sh/api/releases/<name>.json?os=macos&arch=arm64&limit=5' | jq .
 ```
 
-Verify: versions are clean semver (`0.6.5` not `tools/monorel/v0.6.5`), OS/arch
-detected correctly, download URLs resolve.
+Verify: versions present, correct OS/arch vocabulary, download URLs resolve.
 
 ## install.sh
 
@@ -365,9 +354,11 @@ Commit messages: `feat(<pkg>): add installer`, `fix(<pkg>): update install.sh`,
   must filter in `releases.js` and strip the tag prefix from the version.
 - **No `--version` flag**: Some tools lack version introspection. Comment out
   `pkg_get_current_version` — webi still works, it just can't skip reinstalls.
-- **normalize.js auto-detection**: OS/arch/ext are guessed from download
-  filenames. If the tool uses non-standard naming, you may need to set `os`,
-  `arch`, or `ext` explicitly in `releases.js`.
+- **Cache directory**: `builds-cacher.js` and `transform-releases.js` read
+  exclusively from `~/.cache/webi/legacy/{pkg}.json` (resolved via
+  `Os.homedir()`). No date bucketing, no `_cache` symlink, no month rollover
+  hazard. If a package returns `0.0.0`, check that `~/.cache/webi/legacy/{pkg}.json`
+  exists and that `webicached` is running.
 - **Goreleaser archives**: Typically contain a bare binary at the archive root
   (not nested in a directory). Use `mv ./cmd "$pkg_src_cmd"`.
 

_scripts/deploy-webinstall

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+set -u
+
+# Deploy the Node.js webinstall (installer server) to a target host.
+# Usage: _scripts/deploy-webinstall <host>
+#   e.g. _scripts/deploy-webinstall beta.webi.sh
+#        _scripts/deploy-webinstall next.webi.sh
+
+fn_main() {
+    g_host="${1:-}"
+    if test -z "${g_host}"; then
+        printf 'Usage: %s <host>\n' "$0" >&2
+        printf '  e.g. %s beta.webi.sh\n' "$0" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # beta.webi.sh → ~/srv/beta.webinstall.dev/installers/
+    # next.webi.sh → ~/srv/next.webinstall.dev/installers/
+    b_subdomain="${g_host%%.*}"
+    g_dest="~/srv/${b_subdomain}.webinstall.dev/installers/"
+
+    # Verify the build-classifier submodule is populated. rsync will
+    # happily push an empty submodule directory, after which Node
+    # crashes at startup with `Cannot find module './build-classifier/
+    # host-targets.js'`. New worktrees from `git worktree add` don't
+    # init submodules by default.
+    if ! test -f ./_webi/build-classifier/host-targets.js; then
+        printf 'fatal: _webi/build-classifier submodule not initialized\n' >&2
+        printf '  run: git submodule update --init _webi/build-classifier\n' >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    printf '%s\n' "Deploying to ${g_host}:${g_dest} ..."
+
+    rsync -avz --delete \
+        --exclude='.git' \
+        --exclude='node_modules' \
+        --exclude='_cache' \
+        --exclude='LIVE_cache' \
+        --exclude='webicached' \
+        --exclude='classify' \
+        --exclude='fetchraw' \
+        --exclude='inspect' \
+        --exclude='e2etest' \
+        --exclude='zigtest' \
+        --exclude='distributables.csv' \
+        --exclude='agents/' \
+        ./ "${g_host}:${g_dest}"
+
+    printf '%s\n' "Restarting webinstall ..."
+
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2029
+    ssh "${g_host}" "
+        . ~/.config/envman/PATH.env 2>/dev/null
+        rm -rf ${g_dest}_cache 2>/dev/null
+        serviceman restart webinstall
+    "
+
+    printf '%s\n' "Waiting for restart ..."
+    sleep 3
+
+    fn_smoke_test
+}
+
+fn_smoke_test() {
+    printf '%s\n' "Smoke testing https://${g_host}/ ..."
+
+    b_headers="$(curl -sI --max-time 5 "https://${g_host}/api/releases/go.json?limit=1")"
+
+    if printf '%s' "${b_headers}" | grep -qi 'X-Robots-Tag: noindex'; then
+        printf '%s\n' "  [ok] X-Robots-Tag: noindex"
+    else
+        printf '%s\n' "  [FAIL] Missing X-Robots-Tag header"
+    fi
+
+    if printf '%s' "${b_headers}" | grep -qi 'rel="canonical"'; then
+        printf '%s\n' "  [ok] Link: canonical"
+    else
+        printf '%s\n' "  [FAIL] Missing canonical Link header"
+    fi
+
+    b_version="$(curl -sS --max-time 5 "https://${g_host}/api/releases/go.json?limit=1" | jq -r '.[0].version')"
+    if test "${b_version}" != "0.0.0" && test -n "${b_version}"; then
+        printf '%s\n' "  [ok] API returns go ${b_version}"
+    else
+        printf '%s\n' "  [FAIL] API returned error or empty for go"
+    fi
+
+    b_shebang="$(curl -sS --max-time 5 "https://${g_host}/node" | head -1)"
+    if test "${b_shebang}" = "#!/bin/sh"; then
+        printf '%s\n' "  [ok] Installer path serves shell script"
+    else
+        printf '%s\n' "  [FAIL] Installer path unexpected: ${b_shebang}"
+    fi
+
+    printf '%s\n' "Done."
+}
+
+fn_main "$@"

_webi/test-api-compat.js

@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+'use strict';
+
+let Fs = require('node:fs/promises');
+let Path = require('node:path');
+
+let Releases = require('./transform-releases.js');
+
+let TESTDATA_DIR = Path.join(__dirname, 'testdata');
+
+// These mirror what the live API returns for /api/releases/{pkg}@stable.json?...
+let FILTERED_CASES = [
+  { pkg: 'bat', os: 'macos', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'bat', os: 'macos', arch: 'arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'bat', os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'bat', os: 'windows', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'go', os: 'macos', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'go', os: 'macos', arch: 'arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'go', os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'go', os: 'windows', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'rg', os: 'macos', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'rg', os: 'macos', arch: 'arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'rg', os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'rg', os: 'windows', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'caddy', os: 'macos', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'caddy', os: 'macos', arch: 'arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'caddy', os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'caddy', os: 'windows', arch: 'amd64' },
+];
+
+// Fields to compare between live and local
+let COMPARE_FIELDS = ['version', 'os', 'arch', 'ext', 'libc', 'channel', 'download'];
+
+async function main() {
+  let failures = 0;
+  let passes = 0;
+  let skips = 0;
+
+  // Test 1: Unfiltered release list — compare structure and field values
+  console.log('=== Test 1: Unfiltered /api/releases/{pkg}.json ===');
+  console.log('');
+  for (let pkg of ['bat', 'go', 'node', 'rg', 'jq', 'caddy']) {
+    let liveFile = `${TESTDATA_DIR}/live_${pkg}.json`;
+    let liveExists = await Fs.access(liveFile).then(
+      function () { return true; },
+      function () { return false; },
+    );
+    if (!liveExists) {
+      console.log(`  SKIP ${pkg}: no golden data`);
+      skips++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    let liveJson = await Fs.readFile(liveFile, 'utf8');
+    let liveReleases = JSON.parse(liveJson);
+
+    let localResult = await Releases.getReleases({
+      pkg: pkg,
+      ver: '',
+      os: '',
+      arch: '',
+      libc: '',
+      lts: false,
+      channel: '',
+      formats: [],
+      limit: 100,
+    });
+
+    let localReleases = localResult.releases;
+
+    // Compare OS vocabulary
+    let liveOses = [...new Set(liveReleases.map(function (r) { return r.os; }))].sort();
+    let localOses = [...new Set(localReleases.map(function (r) { return r.os; }))].sort();
+    let osMatch = JSON.stringify(liveOses) === JSON.stringify(localOses);
+    if (!osMatch) {
+      console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg} OS values: live=${JSON.stringify(liveOses)} local=${JSON.stringify(localOses)}`);
+      failures++;
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  PASS ${pkg} OS values: ${JSON.stringify(liveOses)}`);
+      passes++;
+    }
+
+    // Compare arch vocabulary
+    let liveArches = [...new Set(liveReleases.map(function (r) { return r.arch; }))].sort();
+    let localArches = [...new Set(localReleases.map(function (r) { return r.arch; }))].sort();
+    let archMatch = JSON.stringify(liveArches) === JSON.stringify(localArches);
+    if (!archMatch) {
+      console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg} arch values: live=${JSON.stringify(liveArches)} local=${JSON.stringify(localArches)}`);
+      failures++;
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  PASS ${pkg} arch values: ${JSON.stringify(liveArches)}`);
+      passes++;
+    }
+
+    // Compare latest version
+    let liveLatest = liveReleases[0]?.version;
+    let localLatest = localReleases[0]?.version;
+    if (liveLatest !== localLatest) {
+      // Version differences may be expected if cache is newer/older
+      console.log(`  WARN ${pkg} latest version: live=${liveLatest} local=${localLatest}`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  PASS ${pkg} latest version: ${liveLatest}`);
+      passes++;
+    }
+
+    // Compare ext vocabulary
+    let liveExts = [...new Set(liveReleases.map(function (r) { return r.ext; }))].sort();
+    let localExts = [...new Set(localReleases.map(function (r) { return r.ext; }))].sort();
+    let extMatch = JSON.stringify(liveExts) === JSON.stringify(localExts);
+    if (!extMatch) {
+      console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg} ext values: live=${JSON.stringify(liveExts)} local=${JSON.stringify(localExts)}`);
+      failures++;
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  PASS ${pkg} ext values: ${JSON.stringify(liveExts)}`);
+      passes++;
+    }
+
+    // Compare that version strings don't have 'v' prefix
+    let localHasVPrefix = localReleases.some(function (r) {
+      return r.version.startsWith('v');
+    });
+    if (localHasVPrefix) {
+      console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg} versions have 'v' prefix (should be stripped)`);
+      failures++;
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  PASS ${pkg} no 'v' prefix on versions`);
+      passes++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Test 2: Filtered queries — compare selected package for specific OS/arch
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 2: Filtered /api/releases/{pkg}@stable.json?os=...&arch=... ===');
+  console.log('');
+  for (let tc of FILTERED_CASES) {
+    let fname = `live_${tc.pkg}_os_${tc.os}_arch_${tc.arch}.json`;
+    let liveFile = `${TESTDATA_DIR}/${fname}`;
+    let liveExists = await Fs.access(liveFile).then(
+      function () { return true; },
+      function () { return false; },
+    );
+    if (!liveExists) {
+      skips++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    let liveJson = await Fs.readFile(liveFile, 'utf8');
+    let liveReleases = JSON.parse(liveJson);
+    let liveFirst = liveReleases[0];
+    if (!liveFirst || liveFirst.channel === 'error') {
+      console.log(`  SKIP ${tc.pkg} ${tc.os}/${tc.arch}: live returned error/empty`);
+      skips++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    let localResult = await Releases.getReleases({
+      pkg: tc.pkg,
+      ver: '',
+      os: tc.os,
+      arch: tc.arch,
+      libc: '',
+      lts: false,
+      channel: 'stable',
+      formats: ['tar', 'zip', 'exe', 'xz'],
+      limit: 1,
+    });
+    let localFirst = localResult.releases[0];
+
+    if (!localFirst || localFirst.channel === 'error') {
+      console.log(`  FAIL ${tc.pkg} ${tc.os}/${tc.arch}: local returned error/empty, live had ${liveFirst.version}`);
+      failures++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    let diffs = [];
+    for (let field of COMPARE_FIELDS) {
+      let liveVal = String(liveFirst[field] || '');
+      let localVal = String(localFirst[field] || '');
+      if (liveVal !== localVal) {
+        // Version differences are OK if cache age differs
+        if (field === 'version' || field === 'download' || field === 'date') {
+          continue;
+        }
+        diffs.push(`${field}: live=${liveVal} local=${localVal}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (diffs.length > 0) {
+      console.log(`  FAIL ${tc.pkg} ${tc.os}/${tc.arch}: ${diffs.join(', ')}`);
+      failures++;
+    } else {
+      let ver = localFirst.version;
+      let ext = localFirst.ext;
+      console.log(`  PASS ${tc.pkg} ${tc.os}/${tc.arch}: v${ver} .${ext}`);
+      passes++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(`=== Results: ${passes} passed, ${failures} failed, ${skips} skipped ===`);
+  if (failures > 0) {
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(function (err) {
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

_webi/test-broad-resolve.js

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// Broad sweep: test that all cached packages resolve on macOS arm64
+// and Linux amd64. Catches any package that completely fails to resolve.
+//
+// Usage: node _webi/test-broad-resolve.js
+
+var Path = require('node:path');
+var InstallerServer = require('./serve-installer.js');
+var Builds = require('./builds.js');
+var BuildsCacher = require('./builds-cacher.js');
+
+var UA_CASES = [
+  { label: 'macOS arm64', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc' },
+  { label: 'Linux amd64', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc' },
+];
+
+async function main() {
+  console.log('Initializing build cache...');
+  await Builds.init();
+  console.log('');
+
+  var bc = BuildsCacher.create({
+    caches: Path.join(__dirname, '../_cache'),
+    installers: Path.join(__dirname, '..'),
+  });
+  var dirs = await bc.getProjectsByType();
+  var pkgs = Object.keys(dirs.valid).sort();
+  console.log('Testing ' + pkgs.length + ' packages...');
+  console.log('');
+
+  var pass = 0;
+  var fail = 0;
+  var failures = [];
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < pkgs.length; i++) {
+    var pkg = pkgs[i];
+    for (var j = 0; j < UA_CASES.length; j++) {
+      var tc = UA_CASES[j];
+      try {
+        var r = await InstallerServer.helper({
+          unameAgent: tc.ua,
+          projectName: pkg,
+          tag: 'stable',
+          formats: ['tar', 'exe', 'zip', 'xz', 'dmg'],
+          libc: '',
+        });
+        var p = r[0];
+        if (p.channel === 'error' || p.ext === 'err') {
+          failures.push(pkg + ' ' + tc.label + ': error (v' + p.version + ')');
+          fail++;
+        } else {
+          pass++;
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        failures.push(pkg + ' ' + tc.label + ': ' + e.message.substring(0, 60));
+        fail++;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (failures.length > 0) {
+    console.log('Failures:');
+    for (var k = 0; k < failures.length; k++) {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + failures[k]);
+    }
+    console.log('');
+  }
+
+  var total = pkgs.length * UA_CASES.length;
+  console.log('=== ' + pass + '/' + total + ' passed (' + fail + ' failed) ===');
+}
+
+main().catch(function (err) {
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

_webi/test-cache-api-ready.js

@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// Tests that _cache JSON files are ready for direct use by the API endpoint
+// (transform-releases.js) WITHOUT needing normalize.js to fix up fields.
+//
+// These tests drive GOER to add missing features to ExportLegacy so that
+// normalize.js can be eliminated from the API path entirely.
+//
+// Usage: node _webi/test-cache-api-ready.js
+
+var Fs = require('node:fs');
+var Os = require('node:os');
+var Path = require('node:path');
+
+var CACHE_DIR = Path.join(Os.homedir(), '.cache/webi/legacy');
+
+// Packages to spot-check (mix of github_releases, custom releases.js, gittag)
+var CHECK_PKGS = [
+  'bat',
+  'caddy',
+  'go',
+  'hugo',
+  'jq',
+  'node',
+  'rg',
+  'terraform',
+  'zig',
+];
+
+function loadReleases(dir, pkg) {
+  var file = Path.join(dir, pkg + '.json');
+  if (!Fs.existsSync(file)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(Fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8'));
+  } catch (e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  var passes = 0;
+  var failures = 0;
+
+  if (!Fs.existsSync(CACHE_DIR)) {
+    console.error('No cache directory at ' + CACHE_DIR);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  console.log('Testing ' + CACHE_DIR);
+  console.log('');
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 1: Version has no 'v' prefix
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('=== Test 1: Version v-prefix stripped ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (var vi = 0; vi < CHECK_PKGS.length; vi++) {
+    var vpkg = CHECK_PKGS[vi];
+    var vdata = loadReleases(CACHE_DIR, vpkg);
+    if (!vdata) {
+      console.log('  SKIP ' + vpkg + ': no data');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    var vPrefixed = 0;
+    for (var vri = 0; vri < vdata.releases.length; vri++) {
+      var ver = vdata.releases[vri].version || '';
+      if (ver.startsWith('v')) {
+        vPrefixed++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (vPrefixed === 0) {
+      console.log('  PASS ' + vpkg + ': no v-prefixed versions');
+      passes++;
+    } else {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + vpkg + ': ' + vPrefixed + '/' + vdata.releases.length + ' versions have v prefix');
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 2: libc is never empty string (should be "none", "gnu", "musl", "msvc")
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 2: libc never empty ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (var li = 0; li < CHECK_PKGS.length; li++) {
+    var lpkg = CHECK_PKGS[li];
+    var ldata = loadReleases(CACHE_DIR, lpkg);
+    if (!ldata) {
+      console.log('  SKIP ' + lpkg + ': no data');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    var emptyLibc = 0;
+    for (var lri = 0; lri < ldata.releases.length; lri++) {
+      if (ldata.releases[lri].libc === '') {
+        emptyLibc++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (emptyLibc === 0) {
+      console.log('  PASS ' + lpkg + ': all entries have libc set');
+      passes++;
+    } else {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + lpkg + ': ' + emptyLibc + '/' + ldata.releases.length + ' entries have empty libc (should be "none")');
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 3: ext has no leading dot
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 3: ext has no leading dot ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (var ei = 0; ei < CHECK_PKGS.length; ei++) {
+    var epkg = CHECK_PKGS[ei];
+    var edata = loadReleases(CACHE_DIR, epkg);
+    if (!edata) {
+      console.log('  SKIP ' + epkg + ': no data');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    var dotExt = 0;
+    for (var eri = 0; eri < edata.releases.length; eri++) {
+      var ext = edata.releases[eri].ext || '';
+      if (ext.startsWith('.')) {
+        dotExt++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (dotExt === 0) {
+      console.log('  PASS ' + epkg + ': no leading dots on ext');
+      passes++;
+    } else {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + epkg + ': ' + dotExt + '/' + edata.releases.length + ' entries have leading dot on ext');
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 4: bare binaries have ext "exe" (not empty)
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 4: bare binaries have ext "exe" ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  var barePkgs = ['jq', 'bat', 'rg', 'caddy'];
+  for (var bi = 0; bi < barePkgs.length; bi++) {
+    var bpkg = barePkgs[bi];
+    var bdata = loadReleases(CACHE_DIR, bpkg);
+    if (!bdata) {
+      console.log('  SKIP ' + bpkg + ': no data');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    var emptyExt = 0;
+    for (var bri = 0; bri < bdata.releases.length; bri++) {
+      var brel = bdata.releases[bri];
+      if (brel.ext === '' && brel.name && !brel.name.includes('.')) {
+        emptyExt++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (emptyExt === 0) {
+      console.log('  PASS ' + bpkg + ': no bare binaries with empty ext');
+      passes++;
+    } else {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + bpkg + ': ' + emptyExt + ' bare binaries have empty ext (should be "exe")');
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 5: Top-level summary arrays present
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 5: Summary arrays (oses, arches, libcs, formats) ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (var si = 0; si < CHECK_PKGS.length; si++) {
+    var spkg = CHECK_PKGS[si];
+    var sdata = loadReleases(CACHE_DIR, spkg);
+    if (!sdata) {
+      console.log('  SKIP ' + spkg + ': no data');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    var missing = [];
+    if (!Array.isArray(sdata.oses)) { missing.push('oses'); }
+    if (!Array.isArray(sdata.arches)) { missing.push('arches'); }
+    if (!Array.isArray(sdata.libcs)) { missing.push('libcs'); }
+    if (!Array.isArray(sdata.formats)) { missing.push('formats'); }
+
+    if (missing.length === 0) {
+      // Verify they contain the right values
+      var hasMacos = sdata.oses.includes('macos') || sdata.oses.includes('darwin');
+      var hasLinux = sdata.oses.includes('linux');
+      var ok = true;
+      if (sdata.releases.some(function (r) { return r.os === 'macos' || r.os === 'darwin'; }) && !hasMacos) {
+        console.log('  FAIL ' + spkg + ': oses array missing macos/darwin');
+        failures++;
+        ok = false;
+      }
+      if (sdata.releases.some(function (r) { return r.os === 'linux'; }) && !hasLinux) {
+        console.log('  FAIL ' + spkg + ': oses array missing linux');
+        failures++;
+        ok = false;
+      }
+      if (ok) {
+        console.log('  PASS ' + spkg + ': has oses, arches, libcs, formats');
+        passes++;
+      }
+    } else {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + spkg + ': missing top-level arrays: ' + missing.join(', '));
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 6: Version sort order — stable before beta, newest first
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 6: Version sort order ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  var sortPkgs = ['go', 'node', 'terraform'];
+  for (var oi = 0; oi < sortPkgs.length; oi++) {
+    var opkg = sortPkgs[oi];
+    var odata = loadReleases(CACHE_DIR, opkg);
+    if (!odata) {
+      console.log('  SKIP ' + opkg + ': no data');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Find first stable release
+    var firstStable = odata.releases.find(function (r) { return r.channel === 'stable'; });
+    // Find first beta release
+    var firstBeta = odata.releases.find(function (r) { return r.channel === 'beta'; });
+
+    if (!firstStable) {
+      console.log('  SKIP ' + opkg + ': no stable release');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // The first entry overall should be a stable release (newest stable > any beta)
+    // unless the beta is a newer version number
+    var firstEntry = odata.releases[0];
+    if (firstEntry.channel === 'stable') {
+      console.log('  PASS ' + opkg + ': first entry is stable (' + firstEntry.version + ')');
+      passes++;
+    } else {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + opkg + ': first entry is ' + firstEntry.channel + ' (' + firstEntry.version + '), expected stable (' + firstStable.version + ')');
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Summary
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Results: ' + passes + ' passed, ' + failures + ' failed ===');
+  if (failures > 0) {
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(function (err) {
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

_webi/test-cache-compat.js

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+'use strict';
+
+// Cache compatibility tests: verify that Go-generated cache files work
+// correctly with the Node build-classifier and installer resolution pipeline.
+//
+// Tests cover:
+//   1. Cache completeness — all packages have releases, required fields present
+//   2. Format selection — correct archive format per platform
+//   3. Edge-case platforms — FreeBSD, ARM variants, musl/Alpine
+//   4. Script generation — installer scripts render without error
+//   5. API compat — transform-releases output matches expected vocabulary
+//   6. Version format — no 'v' prefix, valid semver-ish
+//   7. Channel detection — stable vs beta correctly identified
+//
+// Usage: node _webi/test-cache-compat.js
+
+var Fs = require('node:fs');
+var Path = require('node:path');
+
+var InstallerServer = require('./serve-installer.js');
+var Builds = require('./builds.js');
+var Releases = require('./transform-releases.js');
+
+var CACHE_DIR = Path.join(require('node:os').homedir(), '.cache/webi/legacy');
+
+// ====================================================================
+// Test 1: Cache completeness — every package has releases with valid fields
+// ====================================================================
+
+// Packages that are expected to have binary releases (not gittag-only)
+var BINARY_PKGS = [
+  'bat',
+  'caddy',
+  'cmake',
+  'delta',
+  'deno',
+  'fd',
+  'fzf',
+  'gh',
+  'go',
+  'goreleaser',
+  'hugo',
+  'jq',
+  'k9s',
+  'node',
+  'ollama',
+  'rg',
+  'shellcheck',
+  'shfmt',
+  'syncthing',
+  'terraform',
+  'xz',
+  'yq',
+  'zig',
+  'zoxide',
+];
+
+// Packages that are gittag/source-only — must have releases but os/arch may be special
+var GITTAG_PKGS = [
+  'aliasman',
+  'serviceman',
+  'vim-airline',
+  'vim-go',
+  'vim-sensible',
+];
+
+// ====================================================================
+// Test 2: Format selection — correct ext per platform
+// ====================================================================
+
+// For these packages, verify the resolved format is correct for each platform.
+// Linux/macOS should get .tar.gz or .tar.xz (not .zip except for specific packages).
+// Windows should get .zip or .exe (not .tar.gz).
+var FORMAT_CASES = [
+  // Go projects — should be .tar.gz on Linux/macOS, .zip on Windows
+  {
+    label: 'go Linux amd64 format',
+    pkg: 'go',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'go Windows amd64 format',
+    pkg: 'go',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc',
+    expectExt: 'zip',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'go macOS arm64 format',
+    pkg: 'go',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+  // Rust projects — should be .tar.gz on Linux/macOS, .zip on Windows
+  {
+    label: 'bat Linux amd64 format',
+    pkg: 'bat',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'bat Windows amd64 format',
+    pkg: 'bat',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc',
+    expectExt: 'zip',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'rg Linux amd64 format',
+    pkg: 'rg',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'rg Windows amd64 format',
+    pkg: 'rg',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc',
+    expectExt: 'zip',
+  },
+  // Node — uses .tar.xz on Linux/macOS
+  {
+    label: 'node Linux amd64 format',
+    pkg: 'node',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectExt: 'tar.xz',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'node macOS arm64 format',
+    pkg: 'node',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc',
+    expectExt: 'tar.xz',
+  },
+  // delta — Rust, .tar.gz on Linux/macOS
+  {
+    label: 'delta Linux amd64 format',
+    pkg: 'delta',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+  // shfmt — Go, bare exe on Linux, .exe on Windows
+  {
+    label: 'shfmt Linux amd64 format',
+    pkg: 'shfmt',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectExt: 'exe',
+  },
+];
+
+// ====================================================================
+// Test 3: Edge-case platforms
+// ====================================================================
+
+var EDGE_CASES = [
+  // Linux ARM variants
+  {
+    label: 'go Linux aarch64',
+    pkg: 'go',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'linux',
+    expectNotError: true,
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'node Linux aarch64',
+    pkg: 'node',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'linux',
+    expectNotError: true,
+  },
+  // Alpine/musl — bat should resolve to musl build
+  {
+    label: 'bat Linux musl amd64',
+    pkg: 'bat',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 musl',
+    expectOs: 'linux',
+    expectNotError: true,
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'rg Linux musl amd64',
+    pkg: 'rg',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 musl',
+    expectOs: 'linux',
+    expectNotError: true,
+  },
+  // node musl — separate musl build
+  {
+    label: 'node Linux musl amd64',
+    pkg: 'node',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 musl',
+    expectOs: 'linux',
+    expectNotError: true,
+  },
+  // FreeBSD — packages that have freebsd builds
+  {
+    label: 'syncthing FreeBSD amd64',
+    pkg: 'syncthing',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown FreeBSD/14.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'freebsd',
+    expectNotError: true,
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'caddy FreeBSD amd64',
+    pkg: 'caddy',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown FreeBSD/14.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'freebsd',
+    expectNotError: true,
+  },
+  // Windows aarch64 — should fallback to amd64 for most packages
+  {
+    label: 'go Windows aarch64',
+    pkg: 'go',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Windows/10.0.22000 msvc',
+    expectOs: 'windows',
+    expectNotError: true,
+  },
+];
+
+// ====================================================================
+// Test 4: Script generation smoke tests
+// ====================================================================
+
+var SCRIPT_CASES = [
+  { pkg: 'bat', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'bat Linux' },
+  { pkg: 'go', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'go macOS' },
+  { pkg: 'node', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'node Linux' },
+  { pkg: 'rg', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc', label: 'rg Windows' },
+  { pkg: 'jq', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'jq macOS' },
+  { pkg: 'caddy', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'caddy Linux' },
+  { pkg: 'shellcheck', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'shellcheck Linux' },
+  { pkg: 'shfmt', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'shfmt macOS' },
+  { pkg: 'hugo', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'hugo Linux' },
+  { pkg: 'delta', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'delta Linux' },
+  { pkg: 'fd', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'fd Linux' },
+  { pkg: 'fzf', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'fzf Linux' },
+  { pkg: 'zoxide', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'zoxide Linux' },
+  { pkg: 'k9s', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'k9s Linux' },
+  { pkg: 'yq', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'yq Linux' },
+];
+
+// ====================================================================
+// Test 5: API compat — transform-releases vocabulary
+// ====================================================================
+
+// The /api/releases/ endpoint uses normalize.js which has its own OS/arch names.
+// Verify that the Go cache produces correct values after normalization.
+var API_VOCAB_CASES = [
+  {
+    label: 'bat has macos+linux+windows',
+    pkg: 'bat',
+    expectOses: ['linux', 'macos', 'windows'],
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'go has macos+linux+windows',
+    pkg: 'go',
+    expectOses: ['linux', 'macos', 'windows'],
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'node has linux+macos+windows',
+    pkg: 'node',
+    expectOses: ['linux', 'macos', 'windows'],
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'syncthing has freebsd+linux+macos+windows',
+    pkg: 'syncthing',
+    expectOses: ['freebsd', 'linux', 'macos', 'windows'],
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'bat has amd64+arm64 arches',
+    pkg: 'bat',
+    expectArches: ['amd64', 'arm64'],
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'go has amd64+arm64 arches',
+    pkg: 'go',
+    expectArches: ['amd64', 'arm64'],
+  },
+];
+
+// ====================================================================
+// Test 6: Version format validation
+// ====================================================================
+
+var VERSION_CHECKS = [
+  'bat',
+  'go',
+  'node',
+  'rg',
+  'caddy',
+  'hugo',
+  'terraform',
+  'jq',
+  'cmake',
+  'zig',
+];
+
+// ====================================================================
+// Test 7: Channel detection
+// ====================================================================
+
+// Packages that should have both stable and beta releases
+var CHANNEL_CASES = [
+  {
+    label: 'go has stable releases',
+    pkg: 'go',
+    channel: 'stable',
+    expectMinCount: 10,
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'node has stable releases',
+    pkg: 'node',
+    channel: 'stable',
+    expectMinCount: 10,
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'cmake has stable releases',
+    pkg: 'cmake',
+    channel: 'stable',
+    expectMinCount: 5,
+  },
+];
+
+// ====================================================================
+// Runner
+// ====================================================================
+
+async function main() {
+  var passes = 0;
+  var failures = 0;
+  var knowns = 0;
+  var skips = 0;
+
+  console.log('Initializing build cache...');
+  await Builds.init();
+
+  if (!Fs.existsSync(CACHE_DIR)) {
+    console.error('No cache directory at ' + CACHE_DIR);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  var cachePath = CACHE_DIR;
+  console.log('Using cache: ' + cachePath);
+  console.log('');
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 1: Cache completeness
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('=== Test 1: Cache Completeness ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (var bi = 0; bi < BINARY_PKGS.length; bi++) {
+    var bpkg = BINARY_PKGS[bi];
+    var bfile = Path.join(cachePath, bpkg + '.json');
+    if (!Fs.existsSync(bfile)) {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + bpkg + ': cache file missing');
+      failures++;
+      continue;
+    }
+    var bdata = JSON.parse(Fs.readFileSync(bfile, 'utf8'));
+    if (!bdata.releases || bdata.releases.length === 0) {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + bpkg + ': 0 releases');
+      failures++;
+      continue;
+    }
+    // Check that at least one release has a download URL
+    var hasDownload = bdata.releases.some(function (r) {
+      return r.download && r.download.startsWith('http');
+    });
+    if (!hasDownload) {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + bpkg + ': no releases with download URLs');
+      failures++;
+      continue;
+    }
+    console.log('  PASS ' + bpkg + ': ' + bdata.releases.length + ' releases');
+    passes++;
+  }
+
+  for (var gi = 0; gi < GITTAG_PKGS.length; gi++) {
+    var gpkg = GITTAG_PKGS[gi];
+    var gfile = Path.join(cachePath, gpkg + '.json');
+    if (!Fs.existsSync(gfile)) {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + gpkg + ' (gittag): cache file missing');
+      failures++;
+      continue;
+    }
+    var gdata = JSON.parse(Fs.readFileSync(gfile, 'utf8'));
+    if (!gdata.releases || gdata.releases.length === 0) {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + gpkg + ' (gittag): 0 releases');
+      failures++;
+      continue;
+    }
+    console.log('  PASS ' + gpkg + ' (gittag): ' + gdata.releases.length + ' releases');
+    passes++;
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 2: Format selection
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 2: Format Selection ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (var fi = 0; fi < FORMAT_CASES.length; fi++) {
+    var ftc = FORMAT_CASES[fi];
+    try {
+      var fr = await InstallerServer.helper({
+        unameAgent: ftc.ua,
+        projectName: ftc.pkg,
+        tag: 'stable',
+        formats: ['tar', 'exe', 'zip', 'xz', 'dmg'],
+        libc: '',
+      });
+      var fpkg = fr[0];
+      if (fpkg.channel === 'error') {
+        console.log('  FAIL ' + ftc.label + ': resolved to error');
+        failures++;
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (fpkg.ext !== ftc.expectExt) {
+        console.log('  FAIL ' + ftc.label + ': got .' + fpkg.ext + ' want .' + ftc.expectExt);
+        failures++;
+      } else {
+        console.log('  PASS ' + ftc.label + ': .' + fpkg.ext);
+        passes++;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log('  ERROR ' + ftc.label + ': ' + e.message);
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 3: Edge-case platforms
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 3: Edge-Case Platforms ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (var ei = 0; ei < EDGE_CASES.length; ei++) {
+    var etc = EDGE_CASES[ei];
+    try {
+      var er = await InstallerServer.helper({
+        unameAgent: etc.ua,
+        projectName: etc.pkg,
+        tag: 'stable',
+        formats: ['tar', 'exe', 'zip', 'xz', 'dmg'],
+        libc: '',
+      });
+      var epkg = er[0];
+      if (etc.expectNotError && epkg.channel === 'error') {
+        console.log('  FAIL ' + etc.label + ': resolved to error (v' + epkg.version + ')');
+        failures++;
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (etc.expectOs && epkg.os !== etc.expectOs) {
+        console.log('  FAIL ' + etc.label + ': os=' + epkg.os + ' want=' + etc.expectOs);
+        failures++;
+        continue;
+      }
+      console.log('  PASS ' + etc.label + ': v' + epkg.version + ' .' + epkg.ext);
+      passes++;
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (etc.known) {
+        console.log('  KNOWN ' + etc.label + ': ' + e.message);
+        knowns++;
+      } else {
+        console.log('  FAIL ' + etc.label + ': ' + e.message);
+        failures++;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 4: Script generation smoke tests
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 4: Script Generation ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (var si = 0; si < SCRIPT_CASES.length; si++) {
+    var stc = SCRIPT_CASES[si];
+    try {
+      var script = await InstallerServer.serveInstaller(
+        'https://webi.sh',
+        stc.ua,
+        stc.pkg,
+        'stable',
+        'sh',
+        ['tar', 'exe', 'zip', 'xz', 'dmg'],
+        '',
+      );
+
+      // Script must contain WEBI_PKG_URL and WEBI_VERSION
+      var hasUrl = /WEBI_PKG_URL='[^']+'/m.test(script);
+      var hasVersion = /WEBI_VERSION='[^']+'/m.test(script);
+      var hasExt = /WEBI_EXT='[^']+'/m.test(script);
+
+      if (!hasUrl) {
+        console.log('  FAIL ' + stc.label + ': missing WEBI_PKG_URL');
+        failures++;
+      } else if (!hasVersion) {
+        console.log('  FAIL ' + stc.label + ': missing WEBI_VERSION');
+        failures++;
+      } else if (!hasExt) {
+        console.log('  FAIL ' + stc.label + ': missing WEBI_EXT');
+        failures++;
+      } else {
+        var vMatch = script.match(/WEBI_VERSION='([^']+)'/);
+        var extMatch = script.match(/WEBI_EXT='([^']+)'/);
+        console.log('  PASS ' + stc.label + ': v' + vMatch[1] + ' .' + extMatch[1]);
+        passes++;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + stc.label + ': ' + e.message.substring(0, 80));
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 5: API compat — transform-releases vocabulary
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 5: API Vocabulary (transform-releases) ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (var ai = 0; ai < API_VOCAB_CASES.length; ai++) {
+    var atc = API_VOCAB_CASES[ai];
+    try {
+      var ares = await Releases.getReleases({
+        pkg: atc.pkg,
+        ver: '',
+        os: '',
+        arch: '',
+        libc: '',
+        lts: false,
+        channel: '',
+        formats: [],
+        limit: 100,
+      });
+      var arels = ares.releases;
+
+      if (atc.expectOses) {
+        var actualOses = [];
+        for (var oi = 0; oi < arels.length; oi++) {
+          if (actualOses.indexOf(arels[oi].os) === -1) {
+            actualOses.push(arels[oi].os);
+          }
+        }
+        actualOses.sort();
+        var missingOses = [];
+        for (var mi = 0; mi < atc.expectOses.length; mi++) {
+          if (actualOses.indexOf(atc.expectOses[mi]) === -1) {
+            missingOses.push(atc.expectOses[mi]);
+          }
+        }
+        if (missingOses.length > 0) {
+          console.log('  FAIL ' + atc.label + ': missing ' + JSON.stringify(missingOses) + ' (has ' + JSON.stringify(actualOses) + ')');
+          failures++;
+        } else {
+          console.log('  PASS ' + atc.label + ': ' + JSON.stringify(atc.expectOses));
+          passes++;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (atc.expectArches) {
+        var actualArches = [];
+        for (var ari = 0; ari < arels.length; ari++) {
+          if (arels[ari].arch && actualArches.indexOf(arels[ari].arch) === -1) {
+            actualArches.push(arels[ari].arch);
+          }
+        }
+        actualArches.sort();
+        var missingArches = [];
+        for (var mai = 0; mai < atc.expectArches.length; mai++) {
+          if (actualArches.indexOf(atc.expectArches[mai]) === -1) {
+            missingArches.push(atc.expectArches[mai]);
+          }
+        }
+        if (missingArches.length > 0) {
+          console.log('  FAIL ' + atc.label + ': missing ' + JSON.stringify(missingArches) + ' (has ' + JSON.stringify(actualArches) + ')');
+          failures++;
+        } else {
+          console.log('  PASS ' + atc.label);
+          passes++;
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + atc.label + ': ' + e.message);
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 6: Version format
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 6: Version Format ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  // Version format check: the Go cache may have 'v' prefixes (that's OK —
+  // normalize.js and serve-installer.js strip them). What matters is that
+  // after normalization via transform-releases, versions have no 'v' prefix.
+  for (var vi = 0; vi < VERSION_CHECKS.length; vi++) {
+    var vpkg = VERSION_CHECKS[vi];
+    try {
+      var vres = await Releases.getReleases({
+        pkg: vpkg,
+        ver: '',
+        os: '',
+        arch: '',
+        libc: '',
+        lts: false,
+        channel: '',
+        formats: [],
+        limit: 10,
+      });
+      var vrels = vres.releases;
+      var badVersions = [];
+      for (var vri = 0; vri < vrels.length; vri++) {
+        var ver = vrels[vri].version;
+        if (!ver) {
+          badVersions.push('(empty)');
+          break;
+        }
+        if (ver.startsWith('v')) {
+          badVersions.push(ver);
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (badVersions.length > 0) {
+        console.log('  FAIL ' + vpkg + ': v-prefix not stripped: ' + badVersions[0]);
+        failures++;
+      } else {
+        console.log('  PASS ' + vpkg + ': latest=' + (vrels[0] ? vrels[0].version : '?'));
+        passes++;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + vpkg + ': ' + e.message);
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 7: Channel detection
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 7: Channel Detection ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (var ci = 0; ci < CHANNEL_CASES.length; ci++) {
+    var ctc = CHANNEL_CASES[ci];
+    try {
+      var cres = await Releases.getReleases({
+        pkg: ctc.pkg,
+        ver: '',
+        os: '',
+        arch: '',
+        libc: '',
+        lts: false,
+        channel: ctc.channel,
+        formats: [],
+        limit: 100,
+      });
+      var count = cres.releases.length;
+      if (count < ctc.expectMinCount) {
+        console.log('  FAIL ' + ctc.label + ': only ' + count + ' (want >=' + ctc.expectMinCount + ')');
+        failures++;
+      } else {
+        console.log('  PASS ' + ctc.label + ': ' + count + ' releases');
+        passes++;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + ctc.label + ': ' + e.message);
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Summary
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Results: ' + passes + ' passed, ' + failures + ' failed, ' + knowns + ' known, ' + skips + ' skipped ===');
+  if (failures > 0) {
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(function (err) {
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

_webi/test-fleet-diff.js

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+'use strict';
+
+// Fleet-wide diff: compare a candidate host (e.g. beta.webi.sh) against
+// production for every cached package, across multiple OS/arch combos.
+// Outputs TSV for grep/sort.
+//
+// Usage:
+//   node _webi/test-fleet-diff.js
+//     --cand-url=https://beta.webi.sh
+//     --prod-url=https://webinstall.dev      # default
+//     --kind=api                             # default; or "installer"
+//     --pkgs=bat,go,...                      # default: all cached packages
+//     --concurrency=8                        # default
+//     --out=fleet-api.tsv                    # default: stdout
+
+let Fs = require('node:fs/promises');
+let Os = require('node:os');
+let Path = require('node:path');
+let Https = require('node:https');
+
+let CACHE_DIR = Path.join(Os.homedir(), '.cache/webi/legacy');
+
+function arg(name, dflt) {
+  for (let a of process.argv) {
+    if (a.startsWith(`--${name}=`)) {
+      return a.slice(name.length + 3);
+    }
+  }
+  return dflt;
+}
+
+let CAND_URL = arg('cand-url', 'https://beta.webi.sh').replace(/\/+$/, '');
+let PROD_URL = arg('prod-url', 'https://webinstall.dev').replace(/\/+$/, '');
+let KIND = arg('kind', 'api');
+let PKGS_ARG = arg('pkgs', '');
+let CONCURRENCY = parseInt(arg('concurrency', '8'), 10);
+let OUT = arg('out', '');
+
+// OS/arch matrix for API mode
+let API_MATRIX = [
+  { os: 'macos', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { os: 'macos', arch: 'arm64' },
+  { os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { os: 'linux', arch: 'arm64' },
+  { os: 'linux', arch: 'armv7l' },
+  { os: 'windows', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { os: 'freebsd', arch: 'amd64' },
+];
+
+// UA strings for installer mode
+let INSTALLER_MATRIX = [
+  { label: 'macos_arm64', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc' },
+  { label: 'macos_amd64', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Darwin/23.0.0 libc' },
+  { label: 'linux_amd64', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc' },
+  { label: 'linux_arm64', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc' },
+  { label: 'linux_musl', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 musl' },
+  { label: 'windows_amd64', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc' },
+];
+
+function httpsGet(url, headers) {
+  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+    let opts = { headers: headers || {}, timeout: 15000 };
+    let req = Https.get(url, opts, function (res) {
+      // Follow one redirect
+      if (res.statusCode >= 300 && res.statusCode < 400 && res.headers.location) {
+        let redir = res.headers.location;
+        if (redir.startsWith('/')) {
+          let m = url.match(/^(https?:\/\/[^/]+)/);
+          redir = (m ? m[1] : '') + redir;
+        }
+        Https.get(redir, opts, function (res2) {
+          let data = '';
+          res2.on('data', function (c) { data += c; });
+          res2.on('end', function () { resolve({ status: res2.statusCode, body: data }); });
+        }).on('error', reject);
+        return;
+      }
+      let data = '';
+      res.on('data', function (c) { data += c; });
+      res.on('end', function () { resolve({ status: res.statusCode, body: data }); });
+    });
+    req.on('error', reject);
+    req.on('timeout', function () { req.destroy(new Error('timeout')); });
+  });
+}
+
+async function listCachedPkgs() {
+  let entries = await Fs.readdir(CACHE_DIR);
+  return entries
+    .filter(function (n) { return n.endsWith('.json') && !n.endsWith('.updated.txt'); })
+    .map(function (n) { return n.slice(0, -5); })
+    .sort();
+}
+
+function safeFirst(json) {
+  try {
+    let arr = JSON.parse(json);
+    if (!Array.isArray(arr) || arr.length === 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return arr[0];
+  } catch (e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function parseInstallerVars(script) {
+  let vars = {};
+  let re = /^(?:export\s+)?(WEBI_\w+|PKG_NAME)='([^']*)'/gm;
+  let m;
+  while ((m = re.exec(script)) !== null) {
+    vars[m[1]] = m[2];
+  }
+  return vars;
+}
+
+async function diffApi(pkg, os, arch) {
+  let qs = `?os=${os}&arch=${arch}&limit=1`;
+  let candUrl = `${CAND_URL}/api/releases/${pkg}@stable.json${qs}`;
+  let prodUrl = `${PROD_URL}/api/releases/${pkg}@stable.json${qs}`;
+
+  let cand, prod;
+  try {
+    [cand, prod] = await Promise.all([httpsGet(candUrl), httpsGet(prodUrl)]);
+  } catch (e) {
+    return { pkg, os, arch, status: 'fetch_error', detail: e.message };
+  }
+
+  if (cand.status !== 200 || prod.status !== 200) {
+    return {
+      pkg, os, arch, status: 'http_error',
+      detail: `cand=${cand.status} prod=${prod.status}`,
+    };
+  }
+
+  let candFirst = safeFirst(cand.body);
+  let prodFirst = safeFirst(prod.body);
+
+  let candErr = !candFirst || candFirst.channel === 'error';
+  let prodErr = !prodFirst || prodFirst.channel === 'error';
+
+  if (candErr && prodErr) {
+    return { pkg, os, arch, status: 'both_error', detail: '' };
+  }
+  if (candErr && !prodErr) {
+    return {
+      pkg, os, arch, status: 'cand_only_error',
+      detail: `prod=${prodFirst.version}/${prodFirst.ext}`,
+    };
+  }
+  if (!candErr && prodErr) {
+    return {
+      pkg, os, arch, status: 'prod_only_error',
+      detail: `cand=${candFirst.version}/${candFirst.ext}`,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Both succeeded — diff the key fields
+  let diffs = [];
+  for (let f of ['os', 'arch', 'libc', 'ext']) {
+    if (candFirst[f] !== prodFirst[f]) {
+      diffs.push(`${f}:cand=${candFirst[f]}|prod=${prodFirst[f]}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  let ver = candFirst.version === prodFirst.version
+    ? candFirst.version
+    : `cand=${candFirst.version}|prod=${prodFirst.version}`;
+
+  return {
+    pkg, os, arch,
+    status: diffs.length === 0 ? 'match' : 'diff',
+    detail: diffs.length === 0 ? `v${ver} ${candFirst.ext}` : `v${ver} ${diffs.join(',')}`,
+  };
+}
+
+async function diffInstaller(pkg, label, ua) {
+  let candUrl = `${CAND_URL}/api/installers/${pkg}@stable.sh`;
+  let prodUrl = `${PROD_URL}/api/installers/${pkg}@stable.sh`;
+  let headers = { 'User-Agent': ua };
+
+  let cand, prod;
+  try {
+    [cand, prod] = await Promise.all([
+      httpsGet(candUrl, headers),
+      httpsGet(prodUrl, headers),
+    ]);
+  } catch (e) {
+    return { pkg, label, status: 'fetch_error', detail: e.message };
+  }
+
+  if (cand.status !== 200 || prod.status !== 200) {
+    return {
+      pkg, label, status: 'http_error',
+      detail: `cand=${cand.status} prod=${prod.status}`,
+    };
+  }
+
+  let candVars = parseInstallerVars(cand.body);
+  let prodVars = parseInstallerVars(prod.body);
+
+  let candHas = candVars.WEBI_PKG_URL && candVars.WEBI_EXT && candVars.WEBI_EXT !== 'err';
+  let prodHas = prodVars.WEBI_PKG_URL && prodVars.WEBI_EXT && prodVars.WEBI_EXT !== 'err';
+
+  if (!candHas && !prodHas) {
+    return { pkg, label, status: 'both_error', detail: '' };
+  }
+  if (!candHas && prodHas) {
+    return {
+      pkg, label, status: 'cand_only_error',
+      detail: `prod=${prodVars.WEBI_VERSION}/${prodVars.WEBI_EXT}`,
+    };
+  }
+  if (candHas && !prodHas) {
+    return {
+      pkg, label, status: 'prod_only_error',
+      detail: `cand=${candVars.WEBI_VERSION}/${candVars.WEBI_EXT}`,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Diff WEBI_OS, WEBI_ARCH, WEBI_EXT (PKG_NAME may differ for aliases)
+  let diffs = [];
+  for (let v of ['WEBI_OS', 'WEBI_ARCH', 'WEBI_EXT']) {
+    if (candVars[v] !== prodVars[v]) {
+      diffs.push(`${v}:cand=${candVars[v]}|prod=${prodVars[v]}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  let ver = candVars.WEBI_VERSION === prodVars.WEBI_VERSION
+    ? candVars.WEBI_VERSION
+    : `cand=${candVars.WEBI_VERSION}|prod=${prodVars.WEBI_VERSION}`;
+
+  return {
+    pkg, label,
+    status: diffs.length === 0 ? 'match' : 'diff',
+    detail: diffs.length === 0 ? `v${ver} ${candVars.WEBI_EXT}` : `v${ver} ${diffs.join(',')}`,
+  };
+}
+
+async function pool(items, fn, concurrency) {
+  let results = new Array(items.length);
+  let i = 0;
+  async function worker() {
+    while (true) {
+      let idx = i++;
+      if (idx >= items.length) {
+        return;
+      }
+      try {
+        results[idx] = await fn(items[idx], idx);
+      } catch (e) {
+        results[idx] = { status: 'exception', detail: e.message, _item: items[idx] };
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  let workers = [];
+  for (let k = 0; k < concurrency; k++) {
+    workers.push(worker());
+  }
+  await Promise.all(workers);
+  return results;
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  let pkgs;
+  if (PKGS_ARG) {
+    pkgs = PKGS_ARG.split(',').filter(Boolean);
+  } else {
+    pkgs = await listCachedPkgs();
+  }
+
+  console.error(`Comparing ${pkgs.length} packages: ${CAND_URL} (cand) vs ${PROD_URL} (prod)`);
+  console.error(`Mode: ${KIND}, concurrency: ${CONCURRENCY}`);
+
+  let jobs = [];
+  if (KIND === 'api') {
+    for (let pkg of pkgs) {
+      for (let combo of API_MATRIX) {
+        jobs.push({ pkg, os: combo.os, arch: combo.arch });
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (KIND === 'installer') {
+    for (let pkg of pkgs) {
+      for (let combo of INSTALLER_MATRIX) {
+        jobs.push({ pkg, label: combo.label, ua: combo.ua });
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    console.error(`Unknown kind: ${KIND}`);
+    process.exit(2);
+  }
+
+  let started = Date.now();
+  let results = await pool(jobs, async function (job) {
+    if (KIND === 'api') {
+      return diffApi(job.pkg, job.os, job.arch);
+    }
+    return diffInstaller(job.pkg, job.label, job.ua);
+  }, CONCURRENCY);
+  let elapsed = ((Date.now() - started) / 1000).toFixed(1);
+
+  // TSV output
+  let lines = [];
+  if (KIND === 'api') {
+    lines.push(['pkg', 'os', 'arch', 'status', 'detail'].join('\t'));
+    for (let r of results) {
+      lines.push([r.pkg, r.os, r.arch, r.status, r.detail || ''].join('\t'));
+    }
+  } else {
+    lines.push(['pkg', 'target', 'status', 'detail'].join('\t'));
+    for (let r of results) {
+      lines.push([r.pkg, r.label, r.status, r.detail || ''].join('\t'));
+    }
+  }
+  let body = lines.join('\n') + '\n';
+
+  if (OUT) {
+    await Fs.writeFile(OUT, body, 'utf8');
+    console.error(`Wrote ${OUT}`);
+  } else {
+    process.stdout.write(body);
+  }
+
+  // Summary to stderr
+  let counts = {};
+  for (let r of results) {
+    counts[r.status] = (counts[r.status] || 0) + 1;
+  }
+  console.error('');
+  console.error(`=== Summary (${elapsed}s, ${results.length} jobs) ===`);
+  for (let s of Object.keys(counts).sort()) {
+    console.error(`  ${s}: ${counts[s]}`);
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(function (err) {
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

_webi/test-installer-resolve.js

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+'use strict';
+
+let InstallerServer = require('./serve-installer.js');
+let Builds = require('./builds.js');
+
+// Real User-Agent strings sent by webi bootstrap scripts.
+//
+// Libc taxonomy:
+//   none = static build, no runtime libc dep (often built with musl, but self-contained)
+//   musl = requires musl C/C++ runtime at runtime (e.g. node-musl)
+//   gnu  = requires glibc at runtime (crashes on musl-only/Alpine)
+//   libc = host UA value meaning "I have glibc" (not used in release metadata)
+//
+// Known issues:
+//
+// 1. WATERFALL libc vs gnu: The WATERFALL maps `libc` => ['none', 'libc']
+//    but never tries 'gnu'. Packages with glibc-linked builds (libc='gnu' in
+//    Go cache) won't match for hosts reporting 'libc'. Fix: update WATERFALL
+//    to `libc: ['none', 'gnu', 'libc']` in build-classifier submodule.
+//
+// 2. Go cache .git regression: The Go cache includes .git source repo URLs
+//    as releases, creating ANYOS/ANYARCH triplets. These match before
+//    platform-specific binaries. Fix: exclude .git from Go cache output.
+
+let UA_CASES = [
+  // === macOS (no libc issue — darwin uses libc='none') ===
+  {
+    label: 'bat macOS arm64',
+    pkg: 'bat',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'darwin',
+    expectArch: 'aarch64',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'bat macOS amd64',
+    pkg: 'bat',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Darwin/23.0.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'darwin',
+    expectArch: 'x86_64',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'go macOS arm64',
+    pkg: 'go',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'darwin',
+    expectArch: 'aarch64',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'node macOS arm64',
+    pkg: 'node',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'darwin',
+    expectArch: 'aarch64',
+    expectExt: 'tar.xz',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'rg macOS arm64',
+    pkg: 'rg',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'darwin',
+    expectArch: 'aarch64',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+
+  // === macOS universal2 — packages where recent darwin builds are universal-only ===
+  // These currently resolve to ancient versions because universal2 entries are
+  // dropped by the classifier. The GOER's legacy export needs to emit these
+  // with arch: "x86_64" so the classifier accepts them. The darwin WATERFALL
+  // (aarch64 falls back to x86_64) handles aarch64 users.
+  {
+    label: 'cmake macOS arm64 (universal2)',
+    pkg: 'cmake',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'darwin',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+    expectMinVersion: '4.0.0',
+    known: true,
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'cmake macOS amd64 (universal2)',
+    pkg: 'cmake',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Darwin/23.0.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'darwin',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+    expectMinVersion: '4.0.0',
+    known: true,
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'hugo macOS arm64 (universal2)',
+    pkg: 'hugo',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'darwin',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+    expectMinVersion: '0.140.0',
+    known: true,
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'hugo macOS amd64 (universal2)',
+    pkg: 'hugo',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Darwin/23.0.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'darwin',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+    expectMinVersion: '0.140.0',
+    known: true,
+  },
+
+  // === Windows ===
+  {
+    label: 'bat Windows amd64',
+    pkg: 'bat',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc',
+    expectOs: 'windows',
+    expectArch: 'x86_64',
+    expectExt: 'zip',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'go Windows amd64',
+    pkg: 'go',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc',
+    expectOs: 'windows',
+    expectArch: 'x86_64',
+    expectExt: 'zip',
+  },
+
+  // === Linux musl (Alpine/Docker) ===
+  {
+    label: 'bat Linux musl',
+    pkg: 'bat',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 musl',
+    expectOs: 'linux',
+    expectArch: 'x86_64',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+
+  // === Linux glibc — packages with libc='none' in cache ===
+  {
+    label: 'go Linux amd64',
+    pkg: 'go',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'linux',
+    expectArch: 'x86_64',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+  // === Linux glibc — packages with libc='gnu' in cache ===
+  // These previously failed (WATERFALL libc→gnu gap). Fixed by adding
+  // 'gnu' to the libc candidates for glibc hosts in _enumerateTriplets.
+  {
+    label: 'bat Linux amd64',
+    pkg: 'bat',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'linux',
+    expectArch: 'x86_64',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'rg Linux amd64',
+    pkg: 'rg',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'linux',
+    expectArch: 'x86_64',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'node Linux amd64',
+    pkg: 'node',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'linux',
+    expectArch: 'x86_64',
+    expectExt: 'tar.xz',
+  },
+
+  // === Packages with .git source URLs in old releases ===
+  // These previously failed (ANYOS .git matched before platform binary).
+  // Fixed by putting specific OS before ANYOS in triplet enumeration.
+  {
+    label: 'jq macOS arm64',
+    pkg: 'jq',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'darwin',
+    expectArch: 'aarch64',
+    expectExt: 'exe',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'caddy macOS arm64',
+    pkg: 'caddy',
+    ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'darwin',
+    expectArch: 'aarch64',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'caddy Linux amd64',
+    pkg: 'caddy',
+    ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc',
+    expectOs: 'linux',
+    expectArch: 'x86_64',
+    expectExt: 'tar.gz',
+  },
+];
+
+async function main() {
+  let failures = 0;
+  let passes = 0;
+  let knowns = 0;
+  let errors = 0;
+
+  console.log('Initializing build cache...');
+  await Builds.init();
+  console.log('');
+
+  console.log('=== Installer Resolution Tests ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (let tc of UA_CASES) {
+    try {
+      let [pkg, params] = await InstallerServer.helper({
+        unameAgent: tc.ua,
+        projectName: tc.pkg,
+        tag: 'stable',
+        formats: ['tar', 'exe', 'zip', 'xz', 'dmg'],
+        libc: '',
+      });
+
+      // Known issue — just verify it fails as expected
+      if (tc.known) {
+        let isError = pkg.channel === 'error' || !pkg.download || pkg.download.includes('doesntexist') || pkg.ext === 'git';
+        let isStale = false;
+        if (tc.expectMinVersion && pkg.version) {
+          let got = pkg.version.replace(/^v/, '').split('.').map(Number);
+          let want = tc.expectMinVersion.split('.').map(Number);
+          for (let i = 0; i < want.length; i++) {
+            if ((got[i] || 0) < want[i]) { isStale = true; break; }
+            if ((got[i] || 0) > want[i]) { break; }
+          }
+        }
+        if (isError || isStale) {
+          let detail = isStale ? `stale v${pkg.version} < v${tc.expectMinVersion}` : '';
+          console.log(`  KNOWN ${tc.label}${detail ? ': ' + detail : ''}`);
+          knowns++;
+        } else {
+          console.log(`  PASS ${tc.label} (known issue resolved!): v${pkg.version} .${pkg.ext} ${(pkg.download || '').split('/').pop()}`);
+          passes++;
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (pkg.channel === 'error') {
+        console.log(`  FAIL ${tc.label}: resolved to error package`);
+        failures++;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      let diffs = [];
+
+      if (tc.expectOs && pkg.os !== tc.expectOs) {
+        diffs.push(`os: got=${pkg.os} want=${tc.expectOs}`);
+      }
+      if (tc.expectArch && pkg.arch !== tc.expectArch) {
+        diffs.push(`arch: got=${pkg.arch} want=${tc.expectArch}`);
+      }
+      if (tc.expectExt && pkg.ext !== tc.expectExt) {
+        diffs.push(`ext: got=${pkg.ext} want=${tc.expectExt}`);
+      }
+
+      if (!pkg.version || pkg.version === '0.0.0') {
+        diffs.push('version: missing or zero');
+      }
+
+      if (!pkg.download || pkg.download.includes('doesntexist')) {
+        diffs.push('download: missing or error');
+      }
+
+      if (diffs.length > 0) {
+        console.log(`  FAIL ${tc.label}: ${diffs.join(', ')}`);
+        failures++;
+      } else {
+        console.log(`  PASS ${tc.label}: v${pkg.version} .${pkg.ext} ${pkg.download.split('/').pop()}`);
+        passes++;
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (tc.known) {
+        console.log(`  KNOWN ${tc.label} (error: ${err.message})`);
+        knowns++;
+        continue;
+      }
+      console.log(`  ERROR ${tc.label}: ${err.message}`);
+      errors++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(`=== Results: ${passes} passed, ${failures} failed, ${knowns} known, ${errors} errors ===`);
+  if (failures > 0 || errors > 0) {
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  // Cache value validation: the classifier re-parses filenames and rejects
+  // entries where the cache os/arch doesn't match. These checks prevent
+  // regressions where someone "normalizes" cache values in a way that
+  // breaks the classifier.
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Cache Value Validation ===');
+  console.log('');
+  let cacheFailures = await validateCacheValues();
+  if (cacheFailures > 0) {
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+// Verify that cache os/arch values match what the Node classifier expects
+// to extract from the download filename. The classifier is a submodule and
+// is NOT being modified — the cache must emit values it already recognizes.
+//
+// Known bug (LIVE_cache): the Go legacy export previously translated
+// solaris/illumos → sunos in the cache, but the filenames still say
+// solaris/illumos. The classifier detects the filename value and rejects
+// the entry when it doesn't match. Same issue with universal2 arch.
+//
+// Rule: cache os/arch must match the filename, not some "canonical" form.
+
+// Cache os/arch values must match what the Node classifier extracts from the
+// download filename. The classifier already recognizes solaris, illumos, sunos,
+// armhf, armel, etc. — these are not new values. The only value the classifier
+// does NOT recognize is "universal2" — use "x86_64" instead.
+//
+// matchField: which field to check in the release entry ('name' or 'download')
+let CACHE_CHECKS = [
+  // The classifier knows "solaris" as an OS. Filenames/URLs say "solaris".
+  // Do NOT translate to "sunos" — that creates a mismatch and drops the entry.
+  {
+    label: 'terraform solaris entries have os=solaris (not sunos)',
+    pkg: 'terraform',
+    matchField: 'download',
+    filenameMatch: /solaris/,
+    field: 'os',
+    expect: 'solaris',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'syncthing solaris entries have os=solaris (not sunos)',
+    pkg: 'syncthing',
+    matchField: 'download',
+    filenameMatch: /solaris/,
+    field: 'os',
+    expect: 'solaris',
+  },
+  // The classifier knows "illumos" as an OS. Don't translate to sunos.
+  {
+    label: 'syncthing illumos entries have os=illumos (not sunos)',
+    pkg: 'syncthing',
+    matchField: 'download',
+    filenameMatch: /illumos/,
+    field: 'os',
+    expect: 'illumos',
+  },
+  // node.js uses "sunos" in filenames — cache must say "sunos" (already correct)
+  {
+    label: 'node sunos entries have os=sunos',
+    pkg: 'node',
+    matchField: 'name',
+    filenameMatch: /sunos/,
+    field: 'os',
+    expect: 'sunos',
+  },
+  // The classifier maps "universal" in filenames → x86_64. The classifier does
+  // NOT recognize "universal2". Cache must say arch="x86_64" for these entries.
+  // aarch64 users get them via the darwin WATERFALL (aarch64 → x86_64 fallback).
+  {
+    label: 'cmake universal entries have arch=x86_64 (not universal2)',
+    pkg: 'cmake',
+    matchField: 'download',
+    filenameMatch: /universal/,
+    field: 'arch',
+    expect: 'x86_64',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'hugo universal entries have arch=x86_64 (not universal2)',
+    pkg: 'hugo',
+    matchField: 'download',
+    filenameMatch: /universal/,
+    field: 'arch',
+    expect: 'x86_64',
+  },
+];
+
+async function validateCacheValues() {
+  let Os = require('node:os');
+  let Path = require('path');
+  let Fs = require('fs');
+
+  let cachePath = Path.join(Os.homedir(), '.cache/webi/legacy');
+  if (!Fs.existsSync(cachePath)) {
+    console.log('  SKIP: no cache directory at ' + cachePath);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  let failures = 0;
+
+  for (let check of CACHE_CHECKS) {
+    let filePath = Path.join(cachePath, `${check.pkg}.json`);
+    if (!Fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
+      console.log(`  SKIP ${check.label}: no cache file`);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    let data = JSON.parse(Fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8'));
+    let matchField = check.matchField || 'name';
+    let matched = data.releases.filter(function (r) {
+      return check.filenameMatch.test(r[matchField]);
+    });
+
+    if (matched.length === 0) {
+      console.log(`  SKIP ${check.label}: no matching filenames`);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    let wrong = matched.filter(function (r) {
+      return r[check.field] !== check.expect;
+    });
+
+    if (wrong.length > 0) {
+      let sample = wrong[0];
+      console.log(
+        `  FAIL ${check.label}: ${wrong.length}/${matched.length} entries have` +
+        ` ${check.field}="${sample[check.field]}" (want "${check.expect}")` +
+        ` e.g. ${sample.name}`,
+      );
+      failures++;
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  PASS ${check.label}: ${matched.length} entries OK`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(`=== Cache Validation: ${CACHE_CHECKS.length - failures} passed, ${failures} failed ===`);
+  return failures;
+}
+
+main().catch(function (err) {
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

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+'use strict';
+
+// Compare _cache vs LIVE_cache for correctness and compatibility.
+//
+// Rules (from NODER_PURPOSE.md):
+//   - _cache should be more complete and more correct than LIVE_cache
+//   - Must NOT introduce new tags (OS, arch, libc) that don't exist in LIVE_cache
+//   - Must NOT break compatibility with existing data
+//
+// Usage: node _webi/test-live-cache-diff.js
+
+var Fs = require('node:fs');
+var Os = require('node:os');
+var Path = require('node:path');
+
+// CACHE_DIR is the live cache produced by webicached (flat layout).
+// LIVE_DIR is the historical snapshot taken pre-cutover (month-bucketed).
+var CACHE_DIR = Path.join(Os.homedir(), '.cache/webi/legacy');
+var LIVE_DIR = Path.join(__dirname, '..', 'LIVE_cache');
+
+// resolveLayout: figures out whether dir uses the flat layout
+// (~/.cache/webi/legacy/<pkg>.json) or the legacy month-bucketed layout
+// (LIVE_cache/<YYYY-MM>/<pkg>.json) and returns the directory to read from.
+function resolveLayout(dir) {
+  if (!Fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  var entries = Fs.readdirSync(dir);
+  var months = entries
+    .filter(function (d) { return /^\d{4}-\d{2}$/.test(d); })
+    .sort()
+    .reverse();
+  if (months[0]) {
+    return Path.join(dir, months[0]);
+  }
+  // Flat layout (cache files directly under dir).
+  return dir;
+}
+
+function loadReleases(layoutPath, pkg) {
+  var file = Path.join(layoutPath, pkg + '.json');
+  if (!Fs.existsSync(file)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(Fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8'));
+  } catch (e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function uniqueValues(releases, field) {
+  var seen = {};
+  for (var i = 0; i < releases.length; i++) {
+    var val = releases[i][field];
+    if (val !== null && val !== undefined && val !== '') {
+      seen[val] = true;
+    }
+  }
+  return Object.keys(seen).sort();
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  var passes = 0;
+  var failures = 0;
+  var warns = 0;
+
+  var cachePath = resolveLayout(CACHE_DIR);
+  var livePath = resolveLayout(LIVE_DIR);
+
+  if (!cachePath) {
+    console.error('No _cache directory found');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  if (!livePath) {
+    console.error('No LIVE_cache directory found');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  console.log('Using cache: ' + cachePath + ' vs ' + livePath);
+  console.log('');
+
+  // Get all packages that exist in both caches
+  var cacheFiles = Fs.readdirSync(cachePath)
+    .filter(function (f) { return f.endsWith('.json'); })
+    .map(function (f) { return f.replace('.json', ''); });
+  var liveFiles = Fs.readdirSync(livePath)
+    .filter(function (f) { return f.endsWith('.json'); })
+    .map(function (f) { return f.replace('.json', ''); });
+
+  var cacheSet = {};
+  var liveSet = {};
+  cacheFiles.forEach(function (f) { cacheSet[f] = true; });
+  liveFiles.forEach(function (f) { liveSet[f] = true; });
+
+  var common = cacheFiles.filter(function (f) { return liveSet[f]; });
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 1: Global vocabulary — no new OS/arch/libc tags
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('=== Test 1: No New Tags (OS/Arch/Libc) ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  var allLiveOs = {};
+  var allLiveArch = {};
+  var allLiveLibc = {};
+  var allCacheOs = {};
+  var allCacheArch = {};
+  var allCacheLibc = {};
+
+  for (var ci = 0; ci < common.length; ci++) {
+    var pkg = common[ci];
+    var liveData = loadReleases(livePath, pkg);
+    var cacheData = loadReleases(cachePath, pkg);
+    if (!liveData || !cacheData) { continue; }
+
+    uniqueValues(liveData.releases, 'os').forEach(function (v) { allLiveOs[v] = true; });
+    uniqueValues(liveData.releases, 'arch').forEach(function (v) { allLiveArch[v] = true; });
+    uniqueValues(liveData.releases, 'libc').forEach(function (v) { allLiveLibc[v] = true; });
+    uniqueValues(cacheData.releases, 'os').forEach(function (v) { allCacheOs[v] = true; });
+    uniqueValues(cacheData.releases, 'arch').forEach(function (v) { allCacheArch[v] = true; });
+    uniqueValues(cacheData.releases, 'libc').forEach(function (v) { allCacheLibc[v] = true; });
+  }
+
+  var newOs = Object.keys(allCacheOs).filter(function (v) { return !allLiveOs[v]; }).sort();
+  var newArch = Object.keys(allCacheArch).filter(function (v) { return !allLiveArch[v]; }).sort();
+  var newLibc = Object.keys(allCacheLibc).filter(function (v) { return !allLiveLibc[v]; }).sort();
+
+  if (newOs.length > 0) {
+    console.log('  FAIL new OS values in _cache not in LIVE_cache: ' + JSON.stringify(newOs));
+    failures++;
+  } else {
+    console.log('  PASS no new OS values');
+    passes++;
+  }
+
+  if (newArch.length > 0) {
+    console.log('  FAIL new arch values in _cache not in LIVE_cache: ' + JSON.stringify(newArch));
+    failures++;
+  } else {
+    console.log('  PASS no new arch values');
+    passes++;
+  }
+
+  if (newLibc.length > 0) {
+    console.log('  FAIL new libc values in _cache not in LIVE_cache: ' + JSON.stringify(newLibc));
+    failures++;
+  } else {
+    console.log('  PASS no new libc values');
+    passes++;
+  }
+
+  // Show what LIVE has that _cache doesn't (informational)
+  var missingOs = Object.keys(allLiveOs).filter(function (v) { return !allCacheOs[v]; }).sort();
+  var missingArch = Object.keys(allLiveArch).filter(function (v) { return !allCacheArch[v]; }).sort();
+  if (missingOs.length > 0) {
+    console.log('  INFO OS in LIVE but not _cache: ' + JSON.stringify(missingOs));
+  }
+  if (missingArch.length > 0) {
+    console.log('  INFO arch in LIVE but not _cache: ' + JSON.stringify(missingArch));
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 2: Per-package release count — _cache should have >= LIVE
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 2: Release Count (per package) ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  // LIVE_cache includes junk entries (.pem, .sig, .sha256, .deb, .rpm, etc.)
+  // that Go correctly filters out. Only count installable entries.
+  var junkExts = /\.(pem|sig|asc|sha256|sha512|sha256sum|sha512sum|deb|rpm|apk|sbom|json|txt|sum|md5|cosign-bundle|intoto-jsonl)$/i;
+
+  function countInstallable(releases) {
+    var n = 0;
+    for (var i = 0; i < releases.length; i++) {
+      if (!junkExts.test(releases[i].name || '')) {
+        n++;
+      }
+    }
+    return n;
+  }
+
+  var countIssues = [];
+  for (var pi = 0; pi < common.length; pi++) {
+    var ppkg = common[pi];
+    var pLive = loadReleases(livePath, ppkg);
+    var pCache = loadReleases(cachePath, ppkg);
+    if (!pLive || !pCache) { continue; }
+
+    var liveCount = countInstallable(pLive.releases);
+    var cacheCount = pCache.releases.length;
+
+    // _cache should have at least as many installable releases as LIVE
+    var ratio = liveCount > 0 ? cacheCount / liveCount : 1;
+    if (ratio < 0.5 && liveCount > 10) {
+      countIssues.push({ pkg: ppkg, live: liveCount, cache: cacheCount, ratio: ratio });
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (countIssues.length === 0) {
+    console.log('  PASS all packages have adequate release counts');
+    passes++;
+  } else {
+    for (var ii = 0; ii < countIssues.length; ii++) {
+      var issue = countIssues[ii];
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + issue.pkg + ': _cache=' + issue.cache + ' LIVE=' + issue.live + ' (ratio=' + issue.ratio.toFixed(2) + ')');
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 3: Per-package OS coverage — _cache should have same core OSes
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 3: OS Coverage (per package) ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  var coreOses = ['darwin', 'linux', 'windows'];
+  var osIssues = [];
+  for (var oi = 0; oi < common.length; oi++) {
+    var opkg = common[oi];
+    var oLive = loadReleases(livePath, opkg);
+    var oCache = loadReleases(cachePath, opkg);
+    if (!oLive || !oCache) { continue; }
+
+    var liveOses = uniqueValues(oLive.releases, 'os');
+    var cacheOses = uniqueValues(oCache.releases, 'os');
+
+    // For each core OS in LIVE, it should also be in _cache
+    for (var coi = 0; coi < coreOses.length; coi++) {
+      var os = coreOses[coi];
+      if (liveOses.indexOf(os) >= 0 && cacheOses.indexOf(os) < 0) {
+        osIssues.push({ pkg: opkg, os: os });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (osIssues.length === 0) {
+    console.log('  PASS all packages have matching core OS coverage');
+    passes++;
+  } else {
+    for (var oii = 0; oii < osIssues.length; oii++) {
+      var oisue = osIssues[oii];
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + oisue.pkg + ': missing os=' + oisue.os + ' (present in LIVE)');
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 4: Per-package new tags — flag packages introducing new values
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 4: Per-Package New Tags ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  var tagIssues = [];
+  var tagSkipped = 0;
+  for (var ti = 0; ti < common.length; ti++) {
+    var tpkg = common[ti];
+    var tLive = loadReleases(livePath, tpkg);
+    var tCache = loadReleases(cachePath, tpkg);
+    if (!tLive || !tCache) { continue; }
+
+    var tLiveOs = {};
+    var tLiveArch = {};
+    uniqueValues(tLive.releases, 'os').forEach(function (v) { tLiveOs[v] = true; });
+    uniqueValues(tLive.releases, 'arch').forEach(function (v) { tLiveArch[v] = true; });
+
+    // Skip packages where LIVE has no classified entries (all empty os/arch).
+    // These are github_releases packages where classification happens at query
+    // time. Our _cache filling in values is an improvement, not a regression.
+    var liveOsKeys = Object.keys(tLiveOs);
+    var liveArchKeys = Object.keys(tLiveArch);
+    if (liveOsKeys.length === 0 && liveArchKeys.length === 0) {
+      tagSkipped++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    var tCacheOs = uniqueValues(tCache.releases, 'os');
+    var tCacheArch = uniqueValues(tCache.releases, 'arch');
+
+    var tNewOs = tCacheOs.filter(function (v) { return !tLiveOs[v]; });
+    var tNewArch = tCacheArch.filter(function (v) { return !tLiveArch[v]; });
+
+    if (tNewOs.length > 0 || tNewArch.length > 0) {
+      tagIssues.push({
+        pkg: tpkg,
+        newOs: tNewOs,
+        newArch: tNewArch,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (tagSkipped > 0) {
+    console.log('  INFO skipped ' + tagSkipped + ' packages with no LIVE classification (unclassified github_releases)');
+  }
+  if (tagIssues.length === 0) {
+    console.log('  PASS no pre-classified packages introduce new tags');
+    passes++;
+  } else {
+    for (var tii = 0; tii < tagIssues.length; tii++) {
+      var tissue = tagIssues[tii];
+      var parts = [];
+      if (tissue.newOs.length > 0) {
+        parts.push('os: ' + JSON.stringify(tissue.newOs));
+      }
+      if (tissue.newArch.length > 0) {
+        parts.push('arch: ' + JSON.stringify(tissue.newArch));
+      }
+      console.log('  WARN ' + tissue.pkg + ': new tags: ' + parts.join(', '));
+      warns++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 5: Latest stable version — _cache should be >= LIVE
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 5: Latest Stable Version ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  var stableCheckPkgs = ['bat', 'go', 'node', 'rg', 'caddy', 'jq', 'hugo', 'terraform'];
+  for (var si = 0; si < stableCheckPkgs.length; si++) {
+    var spkg = stableCheckPkgs[si];
+    var sLive = loadReleases(livePath, spkg);
+    var sCache = loadReleases(cachePath, spkg);
+    if (!sLive || !sCache) {
+      console.log('  SKIP ' + spkg + ': missing data');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Find first stable release in each
+    var liveStable = sLive.releases.find(function (r) { return r.channel === 'stable'; });
+    var cacheStable = sCache.releases.find(function (r) { return r.channel === 'stable'; });
+
+    if (!liveStable || !cacheStable) {
+      console.log('  SKIP ' + spkg + ': no stable release found');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    var lv = (liveStable.version || '').replace(/^v/, '');
+    var cv = (cacheStable.version || '').replace(/^v/, '');
+
+    if (lv === cv) {
+      console.log('  PASS ' + spkg + ': ' + cv);
+      passes++;
+    } else {
+      // Just warn — versions may differ due to cache age
+      console.log('  WARN ' + spkg + ': LIVE=' + lv + ' _cache=' + cv);
+      warns++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 6: Download URLs — all entries should have valid URLs
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 6: Download URL Validity ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  var urlIssues = [];
+  for (var ui = 0; ui < common.length; ui++) {
+    var upkg = common[ui];
+    var uCache = loadReleases(cachePath, upkg);
+    if (!uCache) { continue; }
+
+    var emptyUrls = 0;
+    var badUrls = 0;
+    for (var uri = 0; uri < uCache.releases.length; uri++) {
+      var rel = uCache.releases[uri];
+      var url = rel.download || '';
+      if (url === '') {
+        emptyUrls++;
+      } else if (!/^https?:\/\//.test(url)) {
+        badUrls++;
+      }
+    }
+    if (emptyUrls > 0 || badUrls > 0) {
+      urlIssues.push({ pkg: upkg, empty: emptyUrls, bad: badUrls });
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (urlIssues.length === 0) {
+    console.log('  PASS all packages have valid download URLs');
+    passes++;
+  } else {
+    for (var uii = 0; uii < urlIssues.length; uii++) {
+      var uissue = urlIssues[uii];
+      var uparts = [];
+      if (uissue.empty > 0) { uparts.push(uissue.empty + ' empty'); }
+      if (uissue.bad > 0) { uparts.push(uissue.bad + ' malformed'); }
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + uissue.pkg + ': ' + uparts.join(', '));
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 7: Required fields — all entries should have version + name
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 7: Required Fields ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  var fieldIssues = [];
+  for (var fi = 0; fi < common.length; fi++) {
+    var fpkg = common[fi];
+    var fCache = loadReleases(cachePath, fpkg);
+    if (!fCache) { continue; }
+
+    var noVersion = 0;
+    var noName = 0;
+    for (var fri = 0; fri < fCache.releases.length; fri++) {
+      var frel = fCache.releases[fri];
+      if (!frel.version) { noVersion++; }
+      if (!frel.name && !frel.download) { noName++; }
+    }
+    if (noVersion > 0 || noName > 0) {
+      fieldIssues.push({ pkg: fpkg, noVersion: noVersion, noName: noName });
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (fieldIssues.length === 0) {
+    console.log('  PASS all packages have version and name/download');
+    passes++;
+  } else {
+    for (var fii = 0; fii < fieldIssues.length; fii++) {
+      var fissue = fieldIssues[fii];
+      var fparts = [];
+      if (fissue.noVersion > 0) { fparts.push(fissue.noVersion + ' missing version'); }
+      if (fissue.noName > 0) { fparts.push(fissue.noName + ' missing name+download'); }
+      console.log('  FAIL ' + fissue.pkg + ': ' + fparts.join(', '));
+      failures++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Summary
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Results: ' + passes + ' passed, ' + failures + ' failed, ' + warns + ' warnings ===');
+  if (failures > 0) {
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(function (err) {
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

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+'use strict';
+
+// Comprehensive live-vs-local comparison test.
+// Fetches from a remote API (default: webinstall.dev) and compares against
+// local cache-only output to catch regressions.
+//
+// Usage:
+//   node _webi/test-live-compare.js                              # compare against prod
+//   node _webi/test-live-compare.js --refresh                    # refresh golden data
+//   node _webi/test-live-compare.js --base-url=https://beta.webi.sh
+//   node _webi/test-live-compare.js --all                        # all cached pkgs
+//   node _webi/test-live-compare.js --all --tsv                  # TSV output
+//   node _webi/test-live-compare.js --base-url=https://webi.sh \
+//        --cand-url=https://beta.webi.sh                          # remote-vs-remote
+//                                                                 # (Test 4 only;
+//                                                                 #  no local cache
+//                                                                 #  needed)
+
+let Fs = require('node:fs/promises');
+let Os = require('node:os');
+let Path = require('node:path');
+let Https = require('node:https');
+
+let Releases = require('./transform-releases.js');
+let InstallerServer = require('./serve-installer.js');
+let Builds = require('./builds.js');
+
+let TESTDATA_DIR = Path.join(__dirname, 'testdata');
+let CACHE_DIR = Path.join(Os.homedir(), '.cache/webi/legacy');
+
+let REFRESH = process.argv.includes('--refresh');
+let ALL_PKGS = process.argv.includes('--all');
+let TSV = process.argv.includes('--tsv');
+
+let BASE_URL = 'https://webinstall.dev';
+let CAND_URL = '';
+for (let arg of process.argv) {
+  if (arg.startsWith('--base-url=')) {
+    BASE_URL = arg.slice('--base-url='.length).replace(/\/+$/, '');
+  } else if (arg.startsWith('--cand-url=')) {
+    CAND_URL = arg.slice('--cand-url='.length).replace(/\/+$/, '');
+  }
+}
+
+// Packages to test — mix of Go-built, Rust-built, and C/C++ projects
+let TEST_PKGS = ['bat', 'go', 'node', 'rg', 'jq', 'caddy'];
+
+async function listCachedPkgs() {
+  let entries;
+  try {
+    entries = await Fs.readdir(CACHE_DIR);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(`No cache directory: ${CACHE_DIR}`);
+    return [];
+  }
+  let pkgs = entries
+    .filter(function (n) { return n.endsWith('.json'); })
+    .map(function (n) { return n.slice(0, -5); })
+    .sort();
+  return pkgs;
+}
+
+// OS/arch combos for filtered release API tests
+let RELEASE_API_CASES = [
+  { os: 'macos', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { os: 'macos', arch: 'arm64' },
+  { os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { os: 'windows', arch: 'amd64' },
+];
+
+// Older / channel-specific version specs that map to webi <pkg>@<spec>
+// invocations. Each case exercises a code path that the unfiltered
+// "@stable" sweep above would never hit:
+//   - LTS filter (lts=true)
+//   - Channel filter (channel=beta)
+//   - Major-series prefix (ver=20 → /^20\b/)
+//   - Older minor (ver=0.18 → /^0.18\b/)
+//   - Older major (ver=1.21 → /^1.21\b/) for projects with deep history
+let VERSION_SPEC_CASES = [
+  { pkg: 'node', spec: 'lts',  ver: '',     channel: '',     lts: true,  os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'node', spec: '20',   ver: '20',   channel: '',     lts: false, os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'node', spec: 'beta', ver: '',     channel: 'beta', lts: false, os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'go',   spec: '1.22', ver: '1.22', channel: '',     lts: false, os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'go',   spec: '1.21', ver: '1.21', channel: '',     lts: false, os: 'macos', arch: 'arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'bat',  spec: '0.20', ver: '0.20', channel: '',     lts: false, os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'bat',  spec: '0.18', ver: '0.18', channel: '',     lts: false, os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'rg',   spec: '13',   ver: '13',   channel: '',     lts: false, os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'caddy', spec: '2.7', ver: '2.7',  channel: '',     lts: false, os: 'linux', arch: 'amd64' },
+];
+
+// UA strings for installer resolution tests
+let INSTALLER_CASES = [
+  { label: 'macOS arm64', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc' },
+  { label: 'macOS amd64', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Darwin/23.0.0 libc' },
+  { label: 'Linux musl', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 musl' },
+  { label: 'Windows amd64', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc' },
+];
+
+// Known differences between Go cache and production (not regressions)
+// Extensions that the Go cache correctly excludes (non-installable formats)
+// OR that the Go cache includes but shouldn't (man pages, etc.)
+let KNOWN_EXT_DIFFS = new Set([
+  'deb', 'rpm', 'sha256', 'sig', 'pem', 'sbom', 'txt',
+  '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8',  // man page extensions
+]);
+
+function httpsGet(url) {
+  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+    Https.get(url, function (res) {
+      let data = '';
+      res.on('data', function (chunk) {
+        data += chunk;
+      });
+      res.on('end', function () {
+        if (res.statusCode !== 200) {
+          reject(new Error(`HTTP ${res.statusCode}: ${url}`));
+          return;
+        }
+        resolve(data);
+      });
+    }).on('error', reject);
+  });
+}
+
+async function fetchLiveReleases(pkg, os, arch, limit) {
+  let url = `${BASE_URL}/api/releases/${pkg}@stable.json?limit=${limit || 100}`;
+  if (os) {
+    url += `&os=${os}`;
+  }
+  if (arch) {
+    url += `&arch=${arch}`;
+  }
+  let json = await httpsGet(url);
+  return JSON.parse(json);
+}
+
+async function fetchAtSpec(baseUrl, pkg, spec, os, arch) {
+  let url = `${baseUrl}/api/releases/${pkg}@${spec}.json?limit=1`;
+  if (os) {
+    url += `&os=${os}`;
+  }
+  if (arch) {
+    url += `&arch=${arch}`;
+  }
+  let json = await httpsGet(url);
+  return JSON.parse(json);
+}
+
+async function fetchLiveInstaller(pkg, ua) {
+  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+    let url = `${BASE_URL}/${pkg}@stable.sh`;
+    let opts = {
+      headers: { 'User-Agent': ua },
+    };
+    Https.get(url, opts, function (res) {
+      // Follow redirects
+      if (res.statusCode >= 300 && res.statusCode < 400 && res.headers.location) {
+        let redir = res.headers.location;
+        if (redir.startsWith('/')) {
+          redir = BASE_URL + redir;
+        }
+        Https.get(redir, opts, function (res2) {
+          let data = '';
+          res2.on('data', function (chunk) {
+            data += chunk;
+          });
+          res2.on('end', function () {
+            resolve(data);
+          });
+        }).on('error', reject);
+        return;
+      }
+      let data = '';
+      res.on('data', function (chunk) {
+        data += chunk;
+      });
+      res.on('end', function () {
+        resolve(data);
+      });
+    }).on('error', reject);
+  });
+}
+
+function parseInstallerVars(scriptText) {
+  let vars = {};
+  // Match both `export WEBI_FOO='...'` and `WEBI_FOO='...'`
+  let names = ['WEBI_PKG_URL', 'WEBI_VERSION', 'WEBI_EXT', 'WEBI_OS', 'WEBI_ARCH', 'PKG_NAME'];
+  for (let name of names) {
+    let re = new RegExp("^(?:export\\s+)?" + name + "='([^']*)'", 'm');
+    let m = scriptText.match(re);
+    if (m) {
+      vars[name] = m[1];
+    }
+  }
+  return vars;
+}
+
+async function saveGolden(name, data) {
+  await Fs.mkdir(TESTDATA_DIR, { recursive: true });
+  let file = Path.join(TESTDATA_DIR, name);
+  await Fs.writeFile(file, JSON.stringify(data), 'utf8');
+}
+
+async function loadGolden(name) {
+  let file = Path.join(TESTDATA_DIR, name);
+  try {
+    let json = await Fs.readFile(file, 'utf8');
+    return JSON.parse(json);
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e.code === 'ENOENT') {
+      return null;
+    }
+    throw e;
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  let passes = 0;
+  let failures = 0;
+  let skips = 0;
+  let knowns = 0;
+
+  console.log('Initializing build cache...');
+  await Builds.init();
+  console.log('');
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 1: Release API — unfiltered
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('=== Test 1: Unfiltered /api/releases/{pkg}.json ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (let pkg of TEST_PKGS) {
+    let goldenName = `live_${pkg}.json`;
+    let liveReleases;
+
+    if (REFRESH) {
+      try {
+        liveReleases = await fetchLiveReleases(pkg);
+        await saveGolden(goldenName, liveReleases);
+        console.log(`  refreshed ${goldenName}`);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.log(`  SKIP ${pkg}: fetch error: ${e.message}`);
+        skips++;
+        continue;
+      }
+    } else {
+      liveReleases = await loadGolden(goldenName);
+      if (!liveReleases) {
+        console.log(`  SKIP ${pkg}: no golden data (run with --refresh)`);
+        skips++;
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    let localResult = await Releases.getReleases({
+      pkg: pkg,
+      ver: '',
+      os: '',
+      arch: '',
+      libc: '',
+      lts: false,
+      channel: '',
+      formats: [],
+      limit: 100,
+    });
+    let localReleases = localResult.releases;
+
+    // Compare OS vocabulary — check that local has the core OSes that live has
+    let liveOses = [...new Set(liveReleases.map(function (r) { return r.os; }))].sort();
+    let localOses = [...new Set(localReleases.map(function (r) { return r.os; }))].sort();
+    let coreOses = ['linux', 'macos', 'windows'];
+    let liveCore = liveOses.filter(function (o) { return coreOses.includes(o); }).sort();
+    let localCore = localOses.filter(function (o) { return coreOses.includes(o); }).sort();
+    // Local should have at least the core OSes that live has
+    let missingCore = liveCore.filter(function (o) { return !localCore.includes(o); });
+    if (missingCore.length > 0) {
+      console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg} OS: missing core OSes: ${JSON.stringify(missingCore)}`);
+      failures++;
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  PASS ${pkg} OS: ${JSON.stringify(localCore)}`);
+      passes++;
+    }
+
+    // Compare ext vocabulary (excluding known non-installable formats)
+    let liveExts = [...new Set(liveReleases.map(function (r) { return r.ext; }))].sort();
+    let localExts = [...new Set(localReleases.map(function (r) { return r.ext; }))].sort();
+    let liveExtsFiltered = liveExts.filter(function (e) { return !KNOWN_EXT_DIFFS.has(e); });
+    let localExtsFiltered = localExts.filter(function (e) { return !KNOWN_EXT_DIFFS.has(e); });
+    let extMatch = true;
+    for (let ext of localExtsFiltered) {
+      if (!liveExtsFiltered.includes(ext)) {
+        // Local has a real ext that live doesn't — may be due to limit or sampling
+        // Only fail if it's clearly wrong (not a standard installable format)
+        let installable = ['tar.gz', 'tar.xz', 'tar.bz2', 'zip', 'exe', 'dmg', 'pkg', 'msi', '7z', 'xz'];
+        if (!installable.includes(ext)) {
+          console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg} ext: local has unexpected '${ext}'`);
+          failures++;
+          extMatch = false;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (extMatch) {
+      console.log(`  PASS ${pkg} ext: ${JSON.stringify(localExtsFiltered)}`);
+      passes++;
+    }
+
+    // Version format — no 'v' prefix
+    let hasVPrefix = localReleases.some(function (r) {
+      return r.version && r.version.startsWith('v');
+    });
+    if (hasVPrefix) {
+      console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg}: versions have 'v' prefix`);
+      failures++;
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  PASS ${pkg}: no 'v' prefix`);
+      passes++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 2: Release API — filtered by OS/arch
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 2: Filtered /api/releases/{pkg}@stable.json?os=...&arch=... ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (let pkg of TEST_PKGS) {
+    for (let tc of RELEASE_API_CASES) {
+      let goldenName = `live_${pkg}_os_${tc.os}_arch_${tc.arch}.json`;
+      let liveReleases;
+
+      if (REFRESH) {
+        try {
+          liveReleases = await fetchLiveReleases(pkg, tc.os, tc.arch, 1);
+          await saveGolden(goldenName, liveReleases);
+        } catch (e) {
+          skips++;
+          continue;
+        }
+      } else {
+        liveReleases = await loadGolden(goldenName);
+        if (!liveReleases) {
+          skips++;
+          continue;
+        }
+      }
+
+      let liveFirst = liveReleases[0];
+      if (!liveFirst || liveFirst.channel === 'error') {
+        skips++;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      let localResult = await Releases.getReleases({
+        pkg: pkg,
+        ver: '',
+        os: tc.os,
+        arch: tc.arch,
+        libc: '',
+        lts: false,
+        channel: 'stable',
+        formats: [],
+        limit: 1,
+      });
+      let localFirst = localResult.releases[0];
+
+      if (!localFirst || localFirst.channel === 'error') {
+        console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg} ${tc.os}/${tc.arch}: local returned error/empty`);
+        failures++;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      let diffs = [];
+      // Compare os, arch, ext (skip version/download since cache age may differ)
+      if (liveFirst.os !== localFirst.os) {
+        diffs.push(`os: live=${liveFirst.os} local=${localFirst.os}`);
+      }
+      if (liveFirst.arch !== localFirst.arch) {
+        diffs.push(`arch: live=${liveFirst.arch} local=${localFirst.arch}`);
+      }
+      if (liveFirst.ext !== localFirst.ext) {
+        if (KNOWN_EXT_DIFFS.has(liveFirst.ext)) {
+          // Live returns a non-installable format (deb, pem, etc.) — known
+          console.log(`  KNOWN ${pkg} ${tc.os}/${tc.arch}: live ext '${liveFirst.ext}' excluded by Go cache, local='${localFirst.ext}'`);
+          knowns++;
+          continue;
+        }
+        diffs.push(`ext: live=${liveFirst.ext} local=${localFirst.ext}`);
+      }
+
+      if (diffs.length > 0) {
+        console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg} ${tc.os}/${tc.arch}: ${diffs.join(', ')}`);
+        failures++;
+      } else {
+        console.log(`  PASS ${pkg} ${tc.os}/${tc.arch}: v${localFirst.version} .${localFirst.ext}`);
+        passes++;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 3: Installer resolution — compare rendered script vars
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('=== Test 3: Installer script variables (local serveInstaller vs live) ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (let pkg of ['bat', 'go', 'rg']) {
+    for (let tc of INSTALLER_CASES) {
+      // Get local result
+      let localVars;
+      try {
+        let script = await InstallerServer.serveInstaller(
+          'https://webi.sh',
+          tc.ua,
+          pkg,
+          'stable',
+          'sh',
+          ['tar', 'exe', 'zip', 'xz', 'dmg'],
+          '',
+        );
+        localVars = parseInstallerVars(script);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.log(`  ERROR ${pkg} ${tc.label}: ${e.message}`);
+        failures++;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (!localVars.WEBI_PKG_URL || localVars.WEBI_PKG_URL === '') {
+        // Check if this is a known issue
+        if (localVars.WEBI_EXT === 'err') {
+          console.log(`  KNOWN ${pkg} ${tc.label}: no match (WATERFALL gap)`);
+          knowns++;
+          continue;
+        }
+        console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg} ${tc.label}: empty WEBI_PKG_URL`);
+        failures++;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Verify the URL looks like a real download
+      let url = localVars.WEBI_PKG_URL;
+      let hasRealDomain = url.includes('github.com') ||
+                          url.includes('dl.google.com') ||
+                          url.includes('nodejs.org') ||
+                          url.includes('jqlang');
+      if (!hasRealDomain) {
+        console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg} ${tc.label}: suspicious URL: ${url}`);
+        failures++;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Verify version is set and has no 'v' prefix
+      if (!localVars.WEBI_VERSION || localVars.WEBI_VERSION === '0.0.0') {
+        console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg} ${tc.label}: bad version: ${localVars.WEBI_VERSION}`);
+        failures++;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Verify ext is a real installable format
+      let ext = localVars.WEBI_EXT;
+      let goodExts = ['tar.gz', 'tar.xz', 'zip', 'exe', 'dmg', 'pkg', 'msi', '7z'];
+      if (!goodExts.includes(ext)) {
+        console.log(`  FAIL ${pkg} ${tc.label}: bad ext: ${ext}`);
+        failures++;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      console.log(`  PASS ${pkg} ${tc.label}: v${localVars.WEBI_VERSION} .${ext} ${url.split('/').pop()}`);
+      passes++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Test 4: @version path-form parity (webi <pkg>@<spec>)
+  // Exercises lts/channel/version filters that the unfiltered sweep
+  // doesn't touch. Two modes:
+  //   - --cand-url=<url> set:  remote (BASE_URL) vs remote (CAND_URL).
+  //                            No local cache needed.
+  //   - --cand-url unset:      remote (BASE_URL) vs in-process Releases.
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  if (CAND_URL) {
+    console.log(`=== Test 4: @version filter parity (${BASE_URL} vs ${CAND_URL}) ===`);
+  } else {
+    console.log('=== Test 4: @version filter parity (remote vs local resolver) ===');
+  }
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (let tc of VERSION_SPEC_CASES) {
+    let label = `${tc.pkg}@${tc.spec} ${tc.os}/${tc.arch}`;
+
+    let baseFirst;
+    try {
+      let baseRel = await fetchAtSpec(BASE_URL, tc.pkg, tc.spec, tc.os, tc.arch);
+      baseFirst = baseRel[0];
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log(`  SKIP ${label}: base fetch error: ${e.message}`);
+      skips++;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!baseFirst || baseFirst.channel === 'error') {
+      console.log(`  SKIP ${label}: base returned error/empty`);
+      skips++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    let candFirst;
+    if (CAND_URL) {
+      try {
+        let candRel = await fetchAtSpec(CAND_URL, tc.pkg, tc.spec, tc.os, tc.arch);
+        candFirst = candRel[0];
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.log(`  FAIL ${label}: cand fetch error: ${e.message}`);
+        failures++;
+        continue;
+      }
+    } else {
+      let localResult = await Releases.getReleases({
+        pkg: tc.pkg,
+        ver: tc.ver,
+        os: tc.os,
+        arch: tc.arch,
+        libc: '',
+        lts: tc.lts,
+        channel: tc.channel,
+        formats: [],
+        limit: 1,
+      });
+      candFirst = localResult.releases && localResult.releases[0];
+    }
+    if (!candFirst || candFirst.channel === 'error') {
+      console.log(`  FAIL ${label}: cand returned error/empty (base=${baseFirst.version})`);
+      failures++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Both should satisfy the requested spec. A version diff is only a
+    // real failure if cand picked something the spec excludes (e.g.
+    // requested '20' but got '26'). Same prefix on both sides is just
+    // cache-age skew (e.g. 1.21.13 vs 1.21.14).
+    if (baseFirst.version !== candFirst.version) {
+      let prefix = tc.ver;
+      let candMatches = !prefix || new RegExp('^' + prefix + '\\b').test(candFirst.version);
+      let baseMatches = !prefix || new RegExp('^' + prefix + '\\b').test(baseFirst.version);
+      if (!candMatches && baseMatches) {
+        console.log(`  FAIL ${label}: cand=${candFirst.version} doesn't match spec; base=${baseFirst.version}`);
+        failures++;
+      } else if (candMatches && !baseMatches) {
+        console.log(`  PASS ${label}: cand=${candFirst.version} (base=${baseFirst.version} is wrong)`);
+        passes++;
+      } else {
+        console.log(`  PASS ${label}: cand=${candFirst.version} base=${baseFirst.version} (both match '${prefix}'; cache-age skew)`);
+        passes++;
+      }
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  PASS ${label}: v${candFirst.version}`);
+      passes++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ================================================================
+  // Summary
+  // ================================================================
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(`=== Results: ${passes} passed, ${failures} failed, ${knowns} known, ${skips} skipped ===`);
+  if (failures > 0) {
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(function (err) {
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

_webi/test-live-installer-diff.js

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// Direct side-by-side comparison: fetch the live installer script from
+// a remote host with the same UA, and compare WEBI_* variables against
+// what our local serveInstaller() produces.
+//
+// This is the most direct behavioral equivalence test — if the same UA
+// produces the same WEBI_PKG_URL, WEBI_VERSION, WEBI_EXT, and WEBI_OS,
+// then the user gets the same binary.
+//
+// Usage:
+//   node _webi/test-live-installer-diff.js
+//   node _webi/test-live-installer-diff.js --base-url=https://beta.webi.sh
+
+let Https = require('node:https');
+let InstallerServer = require('./serve-installer.js');
+let Builds = require('./builds.js');
+
+let BASE_URL = 'https://webinstall.dev';
+for (let arg of process.argv) {
+  if (arg.startsWith('--base-url=')) {
+    BASE_URL = arg.slice('--base-url='.length).replace(/\/+$/, '');
+  }
+}
+
+let CASES = [
+  // bat — Rust project, gnu-linked Linux builds
+  { pkg: 'bat', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'bat macOS arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'bat', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Darwin/23.0.0 libc', label: 'bat macOS amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'bat', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'bat Linux amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'bat', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 musl', label: 'bat Linux musl' },
+  { pkg: 'bat', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc', label: 'bat Windows amd64' },
+  // go — Go project, static builds (libc='none')
+  { pkg: 'go', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'go macOS arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'go', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Darwin/23.0.0 libc', label: 'go macOS amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'go', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'go Linux amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'go', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc', label: 'go Windows amd64' },
+  // node — C++ project, gnu-linked Linux builds, separate musl build
+  { pkg: 'node', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'node macOS arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'node', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'node Linux amd64',
+    known: 'live fails (WATERFALL gap), local correctly resolves gnu build' },
+  { pkg: 'node', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 musl', label: 'node Linux musl' },
+  // rg — Rust project, gnu-linked Linux builds
+  { pkg: 'rg', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'rg macOS arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'rg', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'rg Linux amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'rg', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 musl', label: 'rg Linux musl' },
+  { pkg: 'rg', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc', label: 'rg Windows amd64' },
+  // jq — C project, had .git source URLs in old releases
+  { pkg: 'jq', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'jq macOS arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'jq', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'jq Linux amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'jq', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc', label: 'jq Windows amd64' },
+  // caddy — Go project, had .git source URLs in old releases
+  { pkg: 'caddy', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'caddy macOS arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'caddy', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'caddy Linux amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'caddy', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Windows/10.0.19041 msvc', label: 'caddy Windows amd64' },
+  // Additional packages for broader coverage
+  { pkg: 'shellcheck', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'shellcheck macOS arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'shellcheck', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'shellcheck Linux amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'shfmt', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'shfmt macOS arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'shfmt', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'shfmt Linux amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'fd', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'fd macOS arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'fd', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'fd Linux amd64' },
+  { pkg: 'hugo', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'hugo macOS arm64',
+    known: 'classifier rejects darwin-universal as x86_64!=universal2' },
+  { pkg: 'hugo', ua: 'x86_64/unknown Linux/5.15.0 libc', label: 'hugo Linux amd64' },
+  // Alias tests — these should resolve to the real package
+  { pkg: 'golang', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'golang alias macOS arm64' },
+  { pkg: 'ripgrep', ua: 'aarch64/unknown Darwin/24.2.0 libc', label: 'ripgrep alias macOS arm64' },
+];
+
+// Variables that must match between live and local for the install to work
+let CRITICAL_VARS = ['PKG_NAME', 'WEBI_OS', 'WEBI_ARCH', 'WEBI_EXT'];
+// Variables where version differences are OK (cache age)
+let VERSION_VARS = ['WEBI_VERSION', 'WEBI_PKG_URL', 'WEBI_PKG_FILE'];
+
+function fetchLiveInstaller(pkg, ua) {
+  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+    let url = `${BASE_URL}/api/installers/${pkg}@stable.sh`;
+    let opts = { headers: { 'User-Agent': ua } };
+    Https.get(url, opts, function (res) {
+      let data = '';
+      res.on('data', function (chunk) { data += chunk; });
+      res.on('end', function () { resolve(data); });
+    }).on('error', reject);
+  });
+}
+
+function parseVars(script) {
+  let vars = {};
+  // Match: PKG_NAME='bat' or WEBI_VERSION='1.2.3' (with or without export)
+  let re = /^(?:export\s+)?(WEBI_\w+|PKG_NAME)='([^']*)'/gm;
+  let m;
+  while ((m = re.exec(script)) !== null) {
+    vars[m[1]] = m[2];
+  }
+  return vars;
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  let passes = 0;
+  let failures = 0;
+  let knowns = 0;
+  let errors = 0;
+
+  console.log('Initializing build cache...');
+  await Builds.init();
+  console.log('');
+
+  console.log('=== Live vs Local Installer Diff ===');
+  console.log('');
+
+  for (let tc of CASES) {
+    // Fetch live
+    let liveScript;
+    try {
+      liveScript = await fetchLiveInstaller(tc.pkg, tc.ua);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log(`  SKIP ${tc.label}: fetch error: ${e.message}`);
+      continue;
+    }
+    let liveVars = parseVars(liveScript);
+
+    if (!liveVars.WEBI_PKG_URL) {
+      console.log(`  SKIP ${tc.label}: live returned no WEBI_PKG_URL`);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Render local
+    let localScript;
+    try {
+      localScript = await InstallerServer.serveInstaller(
+        BASE_URL,
+        tc.ua,
+        tc.pkg,
+        'stable',
+        'sh',
+        ['tar', 'exe', 'zip', 'xz', 'dmg'],
+        '',
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log(`  ERROR ${tc.label}: local error: ${e.message}`);
+      errors++;
+      continue;
+    }
+    let localVars = parseVars(localScript);
+
+    if (tc.known) {
+      let localExt = localVars.WEBI_EXT || 'err';
+      let liveExt = liveVars.WEBI_EXT || '?';
+      if (localExt !== liveExt) {
+        console.log(`  KNOWN ${tc.label}: ${tc.known} (live=${liveExt} local=${localExt})`);
+        knowns++;
+      } else {
+        console.log(`  PASS ${tc.label}: known issue resolved! v${localVars.WEBI_VERSION} .${localExt}`);
+        passes++;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (!localVars.WEBI_PKG_URL || localVars.WEBI_EXT === 'err') {
+      console.log(`  KNOWN ${tc.label}: local failed to resolve (live=${liveVars.WEBI_EXT})`);
+      knowns++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Compare critical vars
+    let diffs = [];
+    for (let v of CRITICAL_VARS) {
+      let liveVal = liveVars[v] || '';
+      let localVal = localVars[v] || '';
+      if (liveVal !== localVal) {
+        diffs.push(`${v}: live='${liveVal}' local='${localVal}'`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Log version info (informational, not failure)
+    let versionNote = '';
+    if (liveVars.WEBI_VERSION !== localVars.WEBI_VERSION) {
+      versionNote = ` (version: live=${liveVars.WEBI_VERSION} local=${localVars.WEBI_VERSION})`;
+    }
+
+    if (diffs.length > 0) {
+      console.log(`  FAIL ${tc.label}: ${diffs.join(', ')}${versionNote}`);
+      failures++;
+    } else {
+      let file = (localVars.WEBI_PKG_URL || '').split('/').pop();
+      console.log(`  PASS ${tc.label}: v${localVars.WEBI_VERSION} .${localVars.WEBI_EXT} ${file}${versionNote}`);
+      passes++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(`=== Results: ${passes} passed, ${failures} failed, ${knowns} known, ${errors} errors ===`);
+  if (failures > 0 || errors > 0) {
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(function (err) {
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

cmd/webicached/main.go

@@ -332,13 +332,14 @@ func (wc *WebiCache) stalest(packages []pkgConf) []pkgConf {
 	for _, pkg := range packages {
 		data, err := wc.Store.Load(ctx, pkg.name)
 		var t time.Time
+		hasAssets := false
 		if err == nil && data != nil {
 			t = data.UpdatedAt
+			hasAssets = len(data.Assets) > 0
 		}
-		// Never fetched, or older than 10 minutes.
-		// 0-asset results are not treated as perpetually stale — packages that
-		// produce no classifiable assets (e.g. galera) respect the timestamp.
-		if t.IsZero() || time.Since(t) > 10*time.Minute {
+		// Never fetched, or has no assets despite having a timestamp
+		// (e.g. classified from empty rawcache), or older than 10 minutes.
+		if t.IsZero() || !hasAssets || time.Since(t) > 10*time.Minute {
 			stale = append(stale, stamped{pkg: pkg, updatedAt: t})
 		}
 	}

mariadb-galera/releases.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+source = mariadbdist
+asset_filter = galera