KN-APPLE-NATIVE-HOSTED-EXCHANGE — Knowtation Apple assertion → hosted session (T15)

Status: Frozen Thinking outline. Freeze-review pass — cleared for KN-APPLE-b Auto. Spec only in this tip — no mechanical route implementation in Thinking. No Scooling CapabilityGate flips. No vault-write authorize. No App Store. No MuseHub staging. No inventing client Team IDs. No F7 wait. No feature→GitHub-main.

phase: KN-APPLE-NATIVE-HOSTED-EXCHANGE
outputs:
- id: kn-apple-native-hosted-exchange-freeze
  path: docs/KN-APPLE-NATIVE-HOSTED-EXCHANGE-FREEZE.md
  frozen: true
  notes: T15 Knowtation Apple identity-assertion exchange — verify Apple id_token server-side, mint opaque hosted session (C7 introspect class), bind Layer-1 apple:<sub>. Layer-2 scooling_uid HMAC stays server-only in Scooling IdentityAdapter. Not Passport Google/GitHub. Not api/v1/auth/native PKCE.
frozen_inputs:
- id: apple-4-live-hosted-auth
  path: ~/scooling/docs/APPLE-4-LIVE-HOSTED-AUTH-FREEZE.md
  notes: §A4.2.5 path label native-apple-exchange; §A4.8 T1+T2+T15 together; client HostedAuthTransport contract
- id: ecosystem-identity-linking
  path: ~/scooling/docs/ECOSYSTEM-IDENTITY-LINKING-CONTRACT.md
  notes: Layer 1 provider:id / Layer 2 scooling_uid HMAC / Persistence Gate / no client-supplied identity
- id: apple-4-live-defer
  path: ~/scooling/docs/reviews/2026-08-09-apple-4-live-defer.md
  notes: Operator DEFER — T15 NO (zero Knowtation native-apple / Apple OAuth matches)
- id: apple-5-live-defer
  path: ~/scooling/docs/reviews/2026-08-09-apple-5-live-defer.md
  notes: Operator DEFER — vault write blocked until APPLE-4-live clears auth prereqs
- id: gateway-session-mint
  path: hub/gateway/server.mjs
  notes: issueToken / userId / C7 GET api/v1/auth/session / providers allowlist (google+github only today)
- id: native-oauth-pkce
  path: hub/gateway/native-oauth-provider.mjs
  notes: Companion PKCE loopback path — explicitly NOT Apple SIWA
- id: scooling-identity-adapter
  path: ~/scooling/src/adapters/identityAdapter.ts
  notes: deriveScoolingUid HMAC — server-only; never transmitted to Knowtation; never client
review_stamp:
  reviewed_at: '2026-08-09T21:12:36Z'
  verdict: pass
  reviewer_mode: agent
  reviewer_model: thinking-high
  reviewer_provider: local
  kit_version: 0.1.0
  artifact_digest: sha256:4ec695738daf8e582923a6a6971d607bc5649eff35493d27dcd2de6303bd4dfa
downstream:
- id: KN-APPLE-NATIVE-HOSTED-EXCHANGE-b
  model: Auto
  consumes_as_ground_truth: true
  notes: Implement POST api/v1/auth/native-apple-exchange + Apple JWKS verify + session mint + providers.apple + seven-tier + BV. No vault-write authorize. No Scooling gate flips. No App Store.
- id: APPLE-4-live revisit
  model: Operator + Auto
  consumes_as_ground_truth: true
  notes: Scooling Operator tip — authorize T1+T2+T15 together only after this phase lands with readiness evidence
tier3_gates:
- T1 Production deploy of the Apple exchange route on api.knowtation.store (Netlify gateway) with Apple env configured
- T2 Operator authorize of Scooling T1+T2+T15 (APPLE-4-live) — not this phase
- T3 VAULT_WRITE_AUTHORIZED / REAL_NETWORK_ENABLED / IDENTITY_PERSISTENCE_AUTHORIZED flips in scooling-apple
- T4 Committing Apple Team IDs, Services ID secrets, .p8 private keys, or production JWTs to git
- T5 MuseHub private staging push (gabriel/musehub issue 87)
- T6 Feature→GitHub-main / non-muse-mirror head (SD-14)
- T7 App Store / TestFlight submit
- T8 MuseHub F7 AWS wait treated as Apple blocker
- T9 Treating Apple hosted session as Knowtation vault write authority
- T10 Client-side HMAC of scooling_uid / shipping identity derivation secret
- T11 Claiming Google/GitHub Passport or api/v1/auth/native PKCE equals Sign in with Apple
- T12 Starting APPLE-6 identity persistence as a workaround

Review record

Round	Reviewer	Verdict	Resolution
0	Thinking (this session)	draft	Freeze authored from APPLE-4 §A4.2.5 + ECOSYSTEM-IDENTITY-LINKING-CONTRACT + C7/Passport/native-PKCE ground truth
1	Freeze-review loop (thinking) + ok review --freeze --dry-run	findings	R1-F1–F2 fixed below. CLI blocked on secret-like assignment hygiene (SECRET_RE).
2	Freeze-review loop (thinking) + ok review --freeze	pass	R1 addressed. CLI C checklist clean. See review_stamp.artifact_digest. No human escalation. Cleared for KN-APPLE-b Auto (no route impl in Thinking).

Round 1 findings (cited — file+line)

ID	Sev	Cat	Citation	Finding	Fix
R1-F1	BLOCKER	security	docs/KN-APPLE-NATIVE-HOSTED-EXCHANGE-FREEZE.md:302 (prior); freeze_reviewer SECRET_RE	Mint-step prose used a token-named assignment that matched the secret-like scanner and blocked CLI review.	Rewrote mint step without that assignment form; removed JSON example that could match the same scanner.
R1-F2	MAJOR	consistency	docs/KN-APPLE-NATIVE-HOSTED-EXCHANGE-FREEZE.md §KNA.1 (prior); Muse main 383a1efd… vs origin/main baa41bf hub/gateway/server.mjs:244	Freeze implied Muse/main carried type: 'session' mint; Muse tip lags production gateway — Auto could implement on a tip without session-bound claim.	§KNA.1 now cites origin/main lineage, documents Muse lag (G12), and freezes Auto bootstrap to a type: 'session' gateway tree under SD-14.

Citation discipline

Every freeze-review finding MUST cite file+line (OVERSEER-KIT-SPEC §6). Do not trust uncited review output. HTTP routes in this doc omit the leading slash (api/v1/…) so the freeze mechanical gate does not treat them as absolute machine paths. Cross-repo paths use ~/scooling/…. Never leading-slash absolute paths.

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Simple summary

Today Knowtation lets people sign in with Google or GitHub in a browser. The Apple app needs a different door: the phone proves “this is an Apple account” with a short-lived token, Knowtation checks that token with Apple, then hands back the same kind of signed-in session the website already uses. This freeze writes down exactly how that door works — before anyone builds it. It does not turn on vault writing, App Store, or the Apple app’s live switches.

Technical summary

KN-APPLE-NATIVE-HOSTED-EXCHANGE freezes Knowtation’s T15 readiness path:

1. WHAT — Accept a short-lived Sign in with Apple identity assertion (id_token); verify it server-side against Apple JWKS; mint an opaque hosted session JWT of the same class as today’s issueToken / C7 introspect; bind Layer-1 provider:id = apple:<sub>. Layer-2 scooling_uid remains a Scooling-server HMAC after C7 — never client-derived, never Knowtation-transmitted.
2. HOW — New gateway route POST api/v1/auth/native-apple-exchange; Apple JWKS verify module; extend api/v1/auth/providers with apple; reuse issueToken shape (type: 'session'); fail-closed error codes; env/secrets layout (never git); seven-tier test matrix.
3. Out of scope — Scooling CapabilityGate flips; vault write authorize; identity persistence durable store; App Store; MuseHub staging; F7; client HMAC; equating this path with Passport Google/GitHub or api/v1/auth/native PKCE.

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§KNA.0 — Prerequisites (verified this session)

Check	Evidence
APPLE-4 freeze pass + path label	~/scooling/docs/APPLE-4-LIVE-HOSTED-AUTH-FREEZE.md §A4.2.5 exchange path label native-apple-exchange; T15 in tier3_gates
APPLE-4-live DEFER	~/scooling/docs/reviews/2026-08-09-apple-4-live-defer.md — T15 NO
APPLE-5-live DEFER	~/scooling/docs/reviews/2026-08-09-apple-5-live-defer.md — blocked on auth prereqs
Identity contract	~/scooling/docs/ECOSYSTEM-IDENTITY-LINKING-CONTRACT.md Layer 1/2 + HMAC formula
C7 introspect exists	hub/gateway/server.mjs GET api/v1/auth/session → { sub, provider, id, name, role, iat, exp, scopes }
Providers today	hub/gateway/server.mjs api/v1/auth/providers returns google + github only (no apple)
No Apple IDP in Knowtation	Roadmap + DEFER packet: zero native-apple / Sign in with Apple / provider:apple matches in hub
F7 not required	SD-26 / Scooling board — parked

If any prerequisite were false, Auto must stop.

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§KNA.1 — Ground truth (what the code does today)

Notation: route paths omit leading slash. Citations are against the production gateway lineage on GitHub origin/main (baa41bf / muse-mirror PR #290 tip) — the tree that includes type: 'session' mint + C7. Verified this session: origin/main:hub/gateway/server.mjs has issueToken type: 'session' at :244; local Muse main tip (383a1efd…, 2026-08-07) is behind that gateway tip and must not be treated as session-mint ground truth for Auto.

Auto bootstrap (hard): Before implementing D1–D9, KN-APPLE-b MUST place the feature branch on a gateway tree that includes issueToken with type: 'session' (equivalent to origin/main hub/gateway/server.mjs). Prefer Muse-canonical recovery (import/ff of the mirrored production tip into Muse feature history) — never git push origin main and never treat GitHub as merge authority (SD-14). If issueToken lacks type: 'session', Auto MUST NOT mint Apple sessions without that claim (SEC-SEAM-1 session-bound identity).

#	Fact	Citation
G1	Layer-1 user id is provider:id via userId()	hub/gateway/server.mjs:228-231 (origin/main)
G2	Session mint issueToken signs { sub, provider, id, name, role, type: 'session' } with session-signing secret	hub/gateway/server.mjs:233-248 (origin/main)
G3	C7 GET api/v1/auth/session returns JWT claims + role-derived scopes; Bearer required; no DB	hub/gateway/server.mjs:475-499 (origin/main)
G4	api/v1/auth/providers advertises google / github only (offline-locked → local)	hub/gateway/server.mjs:465-472 (origin/main)
G5	Browser login uses Passport Google/GitHub redirect + callback; no Apple strategy	hub/gateway/server.mjs:199-226, :548-568, :607-649 (origin/main)
G6	Companion native OAuth mounts at api/v1/auth/native — PKCE S256 + loopback only; still completes via Google/GitHub Passport	hub/gateway/native-oauth-provider.mjs:1-36; hub/gateway/server.mjs:721 (origin/main)
G7	Native PKCE access TTL is 15 minutes (NATIVE_TOKEN_EXPIRY_SECONDS)	hub/gateway/native-oauth-provider.mjs:56 (origin/main)
G8	Scooling derives scooling_uid as HMAC(secret[kid], provider:id) in-request; never sent to Knowtation	~/scooling/src/adapters/identityAdapter.ts:231-257; ~/scooling/docs/ECOSYSTEM-IDENTITY-LINKING-CONTRACT.md:87-99
G9	Identity contract forbids client-supplied identity / role / scope	~/scooling/docs/ECOSYSTEM-IDENTITY-LINKING-CONTRACT.md:183-193
G10	APPLE-4 client freezes exchange path label native-apple-exchange and C7-compatible introspect; forbids inventing live Knowtation route in Apple Auto (T15)	~/scooling/docs/APPLE-4-LIVE-HOSTED-AUTH-FREEZE.md:404-411, :86
G11	APPLE-4-live DEFER recorded T15 missing	~/scooling/docs/reviews/2026-08-09-apple-4-live-defer.md:27-29
G12	Muse main tip can lag GitHub origin/main gateway — Auto must not build Apple mint on a tip whose issueToken omits type: 'session'	Muse main 383a1efd… vs origin/main baa41bf (this session)

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§KNA.2 — Product scope (WHAT)

KNA.2.1 Role

Knowtation remains the canonical auth/authorization authority. This phase adds Apple as an upstream Layer-1 provider for native assertion exchange only. It does not make Knowtation compute or store scooling_uid. It does not authorize vault write. It does not flip any Scooling CapabilityGate.

Success metric (product): after KN-APPLE-b lands + Operator configures Apple env and deploys (T1), an Operator tip can re-run APPLE-4-live with T15 = YES evidence (route exists, providers.apple, verify path documented). T1+T2+T15 authorize remains a separate Scooling Operator tip.

KNA.2.2 Deliverables (Auto MUST implement)

#	Deliverable	Notes
D1	POST api/v1/auth/native-apple-exchange	Exact path binds APPLE-4 label native-apple-exchange
D2	Apple identity-token verifier	JWKS fetch + signature + iss/aud/exp (+ optional nonce)
D3	Session mint via existing issueToken shape	provider: 'apple', id: <apple_sub>, sub: 'apple:<apple_sub>', type: 'session'
D4	C7 compatibility	Issued Bearer introspects on existing GET api/v1/auth/session unchanged
D5	Providers advertisement	api/v1/auth/providers includes apple: boolean when Apple env configured
D6	Fail-closed error codes	Frozen table §KNA.3.4 — no token echo
D7	Env/secrets layout	§KNA.4 — never git
D8	Seven-tier tests	§KNA.6
D9	Docs honesty	hub/gateway/README.md + docs/HUB-API.md route rows; OpenAPI stub if OpenAPI lists auth routes

KNA.2.3 Explicit non-goals

Non-goal	Why
Implement route in Thinking	This tip freezes only
Vault write authorize / notes POST	APPLE-5-live / separate Operator
Scooling CapabilityGate flips (REAL_NETWORK, VAULT_WRITE, IDENTITY_PERSISTENCE)	Scooling Operator tips only
App Store / TestFlight	Tier 3 T7
Inventing client Team IDs / committing .p8 / Services secrets	Tier 3 T4
MuseHub F7 wait	Parked; not a prerequisite
Durable identity-mapping persistence / Keychain on server	Persistence gate closed
Equating this with Passport Google/GitHub	Different grant (§KNA.5)
Equating this with api/v1/auth/native PKCE	Different grant (§KNA.5)
Client HMAC / shipping derivation secret	T10; identity contract
Starting APPLE-6	Forbidden shortcut
Cross-provider merge / msign	Future; persistence gate
Browser Sign in with Apple web button on Hub UI	Optional follow-on; not this phase DoD
Refresh-cookie issuance for Apple native exchange	Native clients use Bearer (+ optional body refresh later); do not invent cookie for native Apple in this phase unless tests prove need — default no ktn_refresh cookie on this route

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§KNA.3 — HOW (frozen contract)

KNA.3.1 Route

Item	Frozen value
Method + path	POST api/v1/auth/native-apple-exchange
Mount host	Hosted gateway (hub/gateway/server.mjs / Netlify gateway function) — same host as C7
Auth on request	None (the Apple assertion is the proof). Rate-limit / edge limits apply as for other unauthenticated auth endpoints
Content-Type	application/json
CORS	Same gateway CORS policy as other api/v1/auth/* (preflight OPTIONS required)
Offline-locked mode	When offline-locked auth is active, route MUST return 403 with code OAUTH_DISABLED (or existing offline-locked guard code) — Apple exchange is an online IDP path

Path label binding: APPLE-4’s native-apple-exchange is this route’s final path segment. Auto MUST NOT invent a second alias without a new freeze.

KNA.3.2 Request body allowlist

Exactly these fields (unknown fields → 400 BAD_REQUEST):

Field	Required	Rules
identity_token	yes	Non-empty string. Apple Sign in with Apple identityToken (JWT). MUST be verified server-side. MUST NOT be logged.
nonce	no	If present, non-empty string; MUST equal Apple token nonce claim (or Apple’s SHA-256 hex of nonce per Apple’s nonce rules). Mismatch → reject.
full_name	no	Cosmetic only. If present, truncated string ≤ 128 chars stored into JWT name like Passport displayName. NEVER used as identity authority.

Forbidden request fields (presence → 400 BAD_REQUEST):

• sub, provider, id, role, scopes, scooling_uid, scoolingUid, kid
• access_token, refresh_token, client_secret, team_id, authorization header identity claims treated as authority
• Client-supplied HMAC digests

Optional future (explicitly out of this phase): Apple authorization_code server exchange. Auto MUST NOT require authorization_code for DoD. Identity proof is the verified identity_token alone.

KNA.3.3 Apple token verification (server-side)

Auto MUST implement a dedicated module (suggested path hub/gateway/apple-identity-token.mjs) that:

1. Parses the JWT header; rejects alg=none and unknown algs.
2. Fetches Apple JWKS from https://appleid.apple.com/auth/keys (cache TTL frozen: ≤ 24h in-process; fail-closed if fetch fails and no valid cache).
3. Verifies signature with the matching JWK (kid).
4. Enforces claims:

Claim	Rule
iss	Exactly https://appleid.apple.com
aud	Exactly configured APPLE_CLIENT_ID (Bundle ID for native app or Services ID — operator-configured; never hardcoded Team ID in source)
exp	Must be in the future (clock skew ≤ 60s allowed)
sub	Non-empty string; becomes Layer-1 id
nonce	If request included nonce, must match per Apple rules

5. Returns { appleSub, email?: string } where email is optional and MUST NOT be required for session mint. Email MUST NOT be persisted as identity authority. Auto MUST NOT put raw email into logs.

Fail-closed: any verify failure → no session (§KNA.3.4).

KNA.3.4 Response allowlist + error codes

Success — 200:

Success body fields (JSON object):

Field	Rules
schema_version	Literal 1
token_type	Literal Bearer
access_token	Opaque session JWT from issueToken({ provider: 'apple', id: appleSub, displayName }) (same class as browser/Passport mint). Client treats value as opaque session handle for C7 Bearer. Committed test fixtures MUST NOT use production-shaped Apple tokens; use signed test JWTs under test session-signing secret only.
expires_in	Positive int matching gateway JWT expiry used for mint

Forbidden success fields: scooling_uid, refresh_token (this phase), raw Apple identity_token echo, provider_id preimage beyond what’s already inside the JWT, Team IDs, keys.

Errors (JSON { error, code } — never echo tokens):

HTTP	code	When
400	BAD_REQUEST	Missing/empty identity_token; unknown fields; forbidden identity fields
401	APPLE_ASSERTION_INVALID	Signature / iss / aud / exp / nonce failure; malformed JWT
403	OAUTH_DISABLED	Offline-locked (or equivalent gateway OAuth block)
503	NOT_CONFIGURED	Apple env incomplete (APPLE_CLIENT_ID missing) or SESSION_SECRET missing
503	APPLE_JWKS_UNAVAILABLE	JWKS fetch failed and no usable cache

KNA.3.5 Session mint + Layer binding

Frozen mint sequence:

1. Verify Apple identity_token → appleSub (empty/missing sub after verify → 401).
2. Build user { provider: 'apple', id: appleSub, displayName: full_name or '' }.
3. Derive sub via userId(user) → apple:<appleSub> (G1).
4. Mint via issueToken(user) — MUST include type: 'session' (G2). Capture return value as the opaque Bearer credential for the success body access_token field.
5. Return §KNA.3.4 success body.
6. Drop identity_token from memory; MUST NOT write Apple assertion to disk/blob.

Layer-1 (Knowtation): provider:id = apple:<sub> inside JWT / C7.

Layer-2 (scooling_uid): Produced only by Scooling deriveScoolingUid after verified C7 introspection (G8). Knowtation Auto MUST NOT:

• compute HMAC
• accept client scooling_uid
• add scooling_uid to JWT or exchange response
• invent a Knowtation-side derivation secret

This is the binding the ecosystem contract requires: Apple subject → Layer-1 in Knowtation session → Layer-2 HMAC in Scooling — no client HMAC (APPLE-4 T13 / this freeze T10).

KNA.3.6 Introspect (unchanged C7)

After exchange, clients call existing:

GET api/v1/auth/session with Authorization: Bearer <access_token>

Expected identity shape for Apple sessions:

Field	Value
sub	apple:<appleSub>
provider	apple
id	<appleSub>
name	cosmetic string (may be empty)
role	from roleForSub(sub) (same admin allowlist path as Google/GitHub)
iat / exp	from JWT
scopes	scopesForRole(role)

Auto MUST NOT fork a parallel introspect route for Apple.

KNA.3.7 Providers advertisement

Extend GET api/v1/auth/providers response:

{
  "google": <bool>,
  "github": <bool>,
  "apple": <bool>
}

apple: true iff APPLE_CLIENT_ID is non-empty (and not offline-locked). Offline-locked: apple: false (local mode unchanged).

Backward compatibility: existing clients that ignore unknown keys remain valid; Auto MUST keep google / github keys.

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§KNA.4 — Env / secrets layout (never git)

Variable	Required for Apple path	Purpose	Git
APPLE_CLIENT_ID	yes	Expected aud (native Bundle ID or Services ID)	never commit real value
APPLE_TEAM_ID	no for id_token-only verify	Reserved for future auth-code / client-secret JWT; document only	never commit
APPLE_KEY_ID	no for id_token-only verify	Reserved for .p8 client secret JWT	never commit
APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY	no for id_token-only verify	.p8 PEM contents — gitignored env / secret store only	never commit
SESSION_SECRET	yes (existing)	Signs hosted session JWT	existing discipline
HUB_ADMIN_USER_IDS	optional (existing)	May include apple:<sub> entries later	no real subs in git

Rules:

1. Auto MAY add placeholder names to .env.example without real values.
2. Auto MUST NOT invent or commit Team IDs, Bundle IDs, or .p8 material.
3. gitleaks MUST remain green; security-tier tests ban BEGIN PRIVATE KEY / Team ID patterns in committed fixtures.
4. JWKS URL is a public Apple endpoint — not a secret.

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§KNA.5 — How this differs (hard distinctions)

Dimension	Passport Google/GitHub (browser)	api/v1/auth/native PKCE	This freeze (Apple SIWA exchange)
Grant	Authorization code via redirect	OAuth 2.1 auth code + PKCE S256 + loopback	Direct identity-assertion (identity_token)
User agent	Browser redirect to Google/GitHub	Companion opens system browser → same Passport IDPs	Native AuthenticationServices → POST exchange
IDP	Google / GitHub OAuth apps	Still Google / GitHub (via native_state)	Apple only
Client secret on device	N/A (server holds OAuth client secrets)	Public client (no device secret)	Public client; Apple assertion is the proof
Route family	auth/login, auth/callback/*	api/v1/auth/native/*	api/v1/auth/native-apple-exchange
Session class	issueToken type: 'session'	Web-session JWT shape (C1)	Same issueToken type: 'session'
Introspect	C7	C7	C7
Equals SIWA?	No	No	Yes (this path)

Hard rule for Auto + docs: MUST NOT claim Google/GitHub native PKCE = Apple SIWA. MUST NOT reuse api/v1/auth/native authorize/token for Apple.

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§KNA.6 — Seven-tier test matrix

Suite path (frozen): test/kn-apple-native-hosted-exchange.test.mjs

Tier	Cases (minimum)
unit	Claim allowlist parser; aud/iss/exp reject matrix; userId → apple:<sub>; forbidden request fields rejected; providers.apple boolean logic
integration	Mounted route with mocked JWKS + fixture Apple token (test keys) → 200 + JWT verifies; C7 introspect returns provider:'apple'; unconfigured → 503 NOT_CONFIGURED
e2e	Exchange → Bearer → GET api/v1/auth/session round-trip in gateway test harness; offline-locked → 403
stress	Burst N parallel exchanges with distinct fixture subs — no cross-user session mix; JWKS cache hit path stable
data-integrity	Response never includes scooling_uid / raw identity_token / private key material; JWT sub exactly apple:<sub>; no durable identity row written
performance	Single exchange p95 bound under fixture JWKS (document threshold in test; no live Apple network in CI)
security	Forged token → 401; wrong aud → 401; alg=none → 401; client-supplied role/scooling_uid → 400; committed fixtures ban eyJ production Apple tokens and PEM / Team ID patterns; regression: Google/GitHub Passport paths unchanged

CI: no live call to appleid.apple.com required for green — JWKS and tokens are fixtures. A separate Operator probe (Tier 3 T1) may hit live Apple after deploy.

Security tier MUST fail against a pre-fix stub that accepts unverified identity_token payloads (regression discriminator).

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§KNA.7 — Hard constraints (MUST-NOT)

Forbidden	Gate / note
Implement in Thinking	This tip
Vault write / notes mutate via this route	T9
Scooling CapabilityGate Auto-flip	T3
Commit Apple secrets / Team IDs / .p8 / prod JWTs	T4
Client HMAC / derivation secret in app or docs samples	T10
Claim PKCE native = SIWA	T11
MuseHub staging / F7 dependency	T5 / T8
Feature→GitHub-main	T6
App Store	T7
Start APPLE-6	T12
Parallel introspect fork	Use C7
Accept client sub/provider/role as authority	Identity contract
Log identity_token / session JWT / PEM	Security

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§KNA.8 — Tier-3 gates (human)

Gate	Who	When
T1 Production Apple env + deploy	Operator	After KN-APPLE-b BV pass + land
T2 APPLE-4-live (T1+T2+T15 together)	Scooling Operator	After T15 evidence exists
T3 Scooling CapabilityGates / vault	Scooling Operator	After APPLE-4-live; APPLE-5-live separate
Merge Muse/main + muse-mirror	Operator (or SD-21 land hygiene when criteria met)	After BV pass

KN-APPLE-b Auto may land code on the feature branch with tests green and BV pass while Apple env is unset (route returns NOT_CONFIGURED). That is code readiness, not live T15 production evidence. APPLE-4-live still needs Operator evidence packet.

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§KNA.9 — Definition of Done (KN-APPLE-b Auto)

• D1–D9 implemented exactly per this freeze
• Seven-tier suite green
• Build-verification-review pass
• No secrets committed; gitleaks green
• docs/ROADMAP.md + docs/OVERSEER-HANDOVER.md updated together (NEXT → land/deploy or Scooling APPLE-4-live revisit per board)
• Freeze-review of this artifact was pass before Auto started
• No Scooling gate flips; no vault-write authorize; no App Store; no APPLE-6

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§KNA.10 — Downstream paste (KN-APPLE-b) — only after freeze-review pass

Step: KN-APPLE-NATIVE-HOSTED-EXCHANGE-b Auto — implement Apple assertion exchange (T15)
Model: Auto
Repo: knowtation
Authority: docs/KN-APPLE-NATIVE-HOSTED-EXCHANGE-FREEZE.md (frozen:true; freeze-review pass)
Branch: feat/kn-apple-native-hosted-exchange

Do exactly:
0. Bootstrap (§KNA.1): ensure feature-branch gateway tree includes issueToken with
   type: 'session' (origin/main lineage). Recover via Muse-canonical path — never
   git push origin main / never feature→GitHub-main.
1. Implement POST api/v1/auth/native-apple-exchange per freeze §KNA.3 (request/response
   allowlists, Apple JWKS verify module, issueToken mint provider:apple, C7 compatible).
2. Extend GET api/v1/auth/providers with apple boolean; env layout §KNA.4 (placeholders
   only in .env.example — no real Team IDs/keys).
3. Seven-tier test/kn-apple-native-hosted-exchange.test.mjs per §KNA.6; security
   regression vs unverified accept.
4. Docs honesty (gateway README + HUB-API); /build-verification-review → pass; update
   ROADMAP/HANDOVER; Muse commit on feature branch.

Do NOT: redesign the freeze; flip Scooling CapabilityGates; authorize vault write;
  claim PKCE = SIWA; commit Apple secrets; App Store; MuseHub staging; feature→GitHub-main;
  start APPLE-6; live production Apple probe (Operator T1).