ntfy is deployed in k3s but broken for the primary human consumer (Mathias, iOS). Symptom: notification badge appears on iOS but no messages visible in the ntfy app. Root cause is known (brain: knowledge/ntfy-ios-app-basic-auth-only-no-bearer-token-field.md): ntfy iOS app only supports basic auth, but the server uses auth-default-access: deny-all with Bearer tokens. The iOS app has no Bearer/token field — only username + password.
This is blocking:
Email-triage-agent digest delivery (homelab#3, being filed)
agentsquad MEDIUM-tier approval gates (the "Approve/Reject" phone flow)
Any future homelab service that notifies the operator
Scope — three sequential fixes
Fix 1 — iOS basic auth (immediate, ~10 min)
Set a real password on the mathias ntfy user so the iOS app can authenticate.
read -s -p "new password: " P;echo
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
env NTFY_PASSWORD="$P" ntfy user change-pass mathias
unset P
Then in iOS app: Settings → Add server → server URL + username mathias + password. Subscribe to topics (see Fix 2 for topic list).
Store the password in SOPS under ntfy/mathias-ios-password for future phone reinstalls. Machine principals (agentsquad, brain-sync-alert, email-triage-agent) keep using Bearer tokens — unchanged.
Fix 2 — Topic design and ACL (1–2 h)
Define a clean topic taxonomy that supports the full notification use case. Current state: ad-hoc topics (brain-sync-alert, brain-ingest). Required topics:
Topic
Publisher
Subscriber
Purpose
homelab-alerts
any k8s service
mathias (iOS)
Infrastructure alerts (brain-sync failures, pod crashes)
agent-approval
agentsquad
mathias (iOS)
MEDIUM-tier tool approval requests
email-digest
email-triage-agent
mathias (iOS)
Daily morning email digest
agent-info
any agent
mathias (iOS)
Non-urgent agent status updates
brain-sync-alert
brain-sync
mathias (iOS)
Existing — keep, subscribe iOS to this
ACL for each topic: mathias user gets read-only; publishing services use their existing Bearer tokens.
agentsquad to expose a /approve and /reject HTTP endpoint (or the CAD dispatch worker from agentsquad#29)
The endpoint to be reachable from the phone — either via Tailscale (preferred) or public via NPM on piguard
agentsquad to include the job ID and callback URL in every MEDIUM-tier ntfy push
Scope gate for Fix 3: agentsquad#18 (persistent worker) must exist first — it owns the job ID and the approval state machine. Do not implement Fix 3 before #18 is live.
Acceptance criteria
Fix 1
mathias ntfy user has a real password set
Password stored in SOPS under ntfy/mathias-ios-password
iOS app successfully subscribed and receiving test notification
homelab#3 — email-triage-agent (will publish to email-digest topic)
## Context
ntfy is deployed in k3s but broken for the primary human consumer (Mathias, iOS). Symptom: notification badge appears on iOS but no messages visible in the ntfy app. Root cause is known (brain: `knowledge/ntfy-ios-app-basic-auth-only-no-bearer-token-field.md`): ntfy iOS app only supports basic auth, but the server uses `auth-default-access: deny-all` with Bearer tokens. The iOS app has no Bearer/token field — only username + password.
This is blocking:
- Email-triage-agent digest delivery (homelab#3, being filed)
- agentsquad MEDIUM-tier approval gates (the "Approve/Reject" phone flow)
- Any future homelab service that notifies the operator
## Scope — three sequential fixes
### Fix 1 — iOS basic auth (immediate, ~10 min)
Set a real password on the `mathias` ntfy user so the iOS app can authenticate.
```bash
read -s -p "new password: " P; echo
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
env NTFY_PASSWORD="$P" ntfy user change-pass mathias
unset P
```
Then in iOS app: Settings → Add server → server URL + username `mathias` + password. Subscribe to topics (see Fix 2 for topic list).
Store the password in SOPS under `ntfy/mathias-ios-password` for future phone reinstalls. Machine principals (agentsquad, brain-sync-alert, email-triage-agent) keep using Bearer tokens — unchanged.
### Fix 2 — Topic design and ACL (1–2 h)
Define a clean topic taxonomy that supports the full notification use case. Current state: ad-hoc topics (`brain-sync-alert`, `brain-ingest`). Required topics:
| Topic | Publisher | Subscriber | Purpose |
|-------|-----------|------------|---------|
| `homelab-alerts` | any k8s service | mathias (iOS) | Infrastructure alerts (brain-sync failures, pod crashes) |
| `agent-approval` | agentsquad | mathias (iOS) | MEDIUM-tier tool approval requests |
| `email-digest` | email-triage-agent | mathias (iOS) | Daily morning email digest |
| `agent-info` | any agent | mathias (iOS) | Non-urgent agent status updates |
| `brain-sync-alert` | brain-sync | mathias (iOS) | Existing — keep, subscribe iOS to this |
ACL for each topic: mathias user gets `read-only`; publishing services use their existing Bearer tokens.
Grant ACLs:
```bash
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
ntfy access mathias homelab-alerts ro
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
ntfy access mathias agent-approval ro
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
ntfy access mathias email-digest ro
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
ntfy access mathias agent-info ro
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
ntfy access mathias brain-sync-alert ro
```
### Fix 3 — Action buttons for agent-approval topic (2–4 h)
Enable "Approve / Reject" buttons in iOS notifications for the `agent-approval` topic. ntfy supports action buttons via the `X-Actions` header:
```
X-Actions: http, Approve, https://agentsquad.d-ma.be/approve?id={job_id}, method=POST, clear=true; \
http, Reject, https://agentsquad.d-ma.be/reject?id={job_id}, method=POST, clear=true
```
This requires:
- agentsquad to expose a `/approve` and `/reject` HTTP endpoint (or the CAD dispatch worker from agentsquad#29)
- The endpoint to be reachable from the phone — either via Tailscale (preferred) or public via NPM on piguard
- agentsquad to include the job ID and callback URL in every MEDIUM-tier ntfy push
**Scope gate for Fix 3:** agentsquad#18 (persistent worker) must exist first — it owns the job ID and the approval state machine. Do not implement Fix 3 before #18 is live.
## Acceptance criteria
### Fix 1
- [ ] `mathias` ntfy user has a real password set
- [ ] Password stored in SOPS under `ntfy/mathias-ios-password`
- [ ] iOS app successfully subscribed and receiving test notification
- [ ] Verify: `curl -u mathias:PASSWORD https://ntfy.d-ma.be/brain-sync-alert/json` returns 200
### Fix 2
- [ ] All 5 topics exist with correct ACLs for `mathias` user
- [ ] iOS app subscribed to all 5 topics
- [ ] Test notification sent to each topic and received on iOS
- [ ] Existing machine publishers (brain-sync, agentsquad) unaffected
### Fix 3 (deferred until agentsquad#18)
- [ ] agentsquad MEDIUM-tier push includes `X-Actions` header with approve/reject URLs
- [ ] Tapping Approve/Reject on iOS calls the correct endpoint
- [ ] agentsquad worker unblocks or aborts the job based on response
- [ ] End-to-end test: trigger a MEDIUM-tier tool, approve on iOS, verify job continues
## Risk
**Fix 1: LOW** — password change only, no structural change
**Fix 2: LOW** — ACL additions only, no existing access removed
**Fix 3: MEDIUM** — requires agentsquad#18 and a public/Tailscale-reachable endpoint
## Related
- `knowledge/ntfy-ios-app-basic-auth-only-no-bearer-token-field.md` — root cause
- `wiki/homelab/decisions/risk-tiered-mcp-approval-design-ntfy-out-of-band-tailscale-as-critical.md` — approval gate design
- agentsquad#18 — persistent worker (Fix 3 dependency)
- homelab#3 — email-triage-agent (will publish to `email-digest` topic)
You are starting a focused infrastructure session on koala.
First: brain_context wing=telos limit=8
## Session objective
Fix ntfy so the iOS app works and Mathias can receive homelab notifications.
Three sequential fixes — do them in order, stop if any fails.
## Fix 1 — iOS basic auth (10 min)
The ntfy iOS app only supports username+password auth. The server uses
Bearer tokens with auth-default-access: deny-all. The iOS app cannot
authenticate, so notifications arrive as a badge but never display.
Root cause: brain/knowledge/ntfy-ios-app-basic-auth-only-no-bearer-token-field.md
Step 1: Set a real password on the mathias ntfy user.
DO NOT use a random string — this must be something that can be re-entered
on a phone keyboard. Generate a strong but typeable password (4 random words
or similar) and store it in SOPS.
# Generate a typeable password
python3 -c "import secrets, string; \
words=['koala','brain','flux','telos','ntfy','iguana','crush','tapir']; \
print('-'.join(secrets.choice(words) for _ in range(4)))"
# Set it on the ntfy user
read -s -p "Password: " P; echo
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
sh -c "NTFY_PASSWORD=\"$P\" ntfy user change-pass mathias"
unset P
Step 2: Store in SOPS under ntfy/mathias-ios-password in the infra repo.
Follow the existing SOPS secret pattern in the infra repo.
Step 3: Verify the password works:
kubectl run ntfy-test --rm -i --restart=Never \
--image=curlimages/curl:latest -- \
curl -s -u mathias:PASSWORD \
http://ntfy.monitoring.svc.cluster.local/brain-sync-alert/json?poll=1
Expected: HTTP 200 with JSON (even empty array is fine). Not: 401 or 403.
## Fix 2 — Topic ACL setup
Create the 5 standard homelab topics and grant mathias read-only access.
for TOPIC in homelab-alerts agent-approval email-digest agent-info brain-sync-alert; do
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
ntfy access mathias $TOPIC ro
echo "ACL set: mathias ro on $TOPIC"
done
Verify ACLs:
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- ntfy access mathias
Expected: all 5 topics listed with ro access.
Send a test notification to each topic to confirm publish works
(use the existing bearer token for the mathias CLI user or sk-local):
for TOPIC in homelab-alerts agent-approval email-digest agent-info brain-sync-alert; do
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
sh -c "curl -s -H 'Authorization: Bearer tk_mathias_or_existing_token' \
-d 'Test: $TOPIC is working' \
http://ntfy.monitoring.svc.cluster.local/$TOPIC"
echo "Test sent to $TOPIC"
done
Note: if you don't know the existing bearer token, find it in the
SOPS secret or the ntfy deployment env vars.
## Fix 3 — Document iOS setup steps for Mathias
Write a fact note to brain so Mathias knows exactly what to do on his phone:
wing=homelab, hall=facts
filename=ntfy-ios-setup-instructions-2026-06-17
Content should include:
- ntfy server URL (https://ntfy.d-ma.be or internal equivalent)
- Username: mathias
- Where to find the password (SOPS key name)
- The 5 topics to subscribe to: homelab-alerts, agent-approval,
email-digest, agent-info, brain-sync-alert
- iOS app steps: Settings → Add server → subscribe to each topic
## Fix 4 — Update homelab#3 issue
Comment on homelab#3 with:
- Fix 1 complete: password set, SOPS key name
- Fix 2 complete: 5 topics with ACLs, test notification results
- Fix 3 (action buttons) remains open, gated on agentsquad#18
Do NOT close homelab#3 — Fix 3 (action buttons) is still pending.
## What NOT to do
- Do not change auth-default-access setting on ntfy server
- Do not remove existing bearer tokens for machine principals
- Do not touch Authentik, Flux system configs, or agentsquad
- Do not implement Fix 3 (action buttons) — gated on agentsquad#18
## Report back
1. Password set: yes/no
2. SOPS key name where password is stored
3. ACL verification output (ntfy access mathias)
4. Test notification result for each topic (pass/fail)
5. Brain fact note written: yes/no (path)
6. homelab#3 comment posted: yes/no
7. Any surprises
## Koala execution prompt
```
You are starting a focused infrastructure session on koala.
First: brain_context wing=telos limit=8
## Session objective
Fix ntfy so the iOS app works and Mathias can receive homelab notifications.
Three sequential fixes — do them in order, stop if any fails.
## Fix 1 — iOS basic auth (10 min)
The ntfy iOS app only supports username+password auth. The server uses
Bearer tokens with auth-default-access: deny-all. The iOS app cannot
authenticate, so notifications arrive as a badge but never display.
Root cause: brain/knowledge/ntfy-ios-app-basic-auth-only-no-bearer-token-field.md
Step 1: Set a real password on the mathias ntfy user.
DO NOT use a random string — this must be something that can be re-entered
on a phone keyboard. Generate a strong but typeable password (4 random words
or similar) and store it in SOPS.
# Generate a typeable password
python3 -c "import secrets, string; \
words=['koala','brain','flux','telos','ntfy','iguana','crush','tapir']; \
print('-'.join(secrets.choice(words) for _ in range(4)))"
# Set it on the ntfy user
read -s -p "Password: " P; echo
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
sh -c "NTFY_PASSWORD=\"$P\" ntfy user change-pass mathias"
unset P
Step 2: Store in SOPS under ntfy/mathias-ios-password in the infra repo.
Follow the existing SOPS secret pattern in the infra repo.
Step 3: Verify the password works:
kubectl run ntfy-test --rm -i --restart=Never \
--image=curlimages/curl:latest -- \
curl -s -u mathias:PASSWORD \
http://ntfy.monitoring.svc.cluster.local/brain-sync-alert/json?poll=1
Expected: HTTP 200 with JSON (even empty array is fine). Not: 401 or 403.
## Fix 2 — Topic ACL setup
Create the 5 standard homelab topics and grant mathias read-only access.
for TOPIC in homelab-alerts agent-approval email-digest agent-info brain-sync-alert; do
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
ntfy access mathias $TOPIC ro
echo "ACL set: mathias ro on $TOPIC"
done
Verify ACLs:
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- ntfy access mathias
Expected: all 5 topics listed with ro access.
Send a test notification to each topic to confirm publish works
(use the existing bearer token for the mathias CLI user or sk-local):
for TOPIC in homelab-alerts agent-approval email-digest agent-info brain-sync-alert; do
kubectl exec -n monitoring -i deploy/ntfy -- \
sh -c "curl -s -H 'Authorization: Bearer tk_mathias_or_existing_token' \
-d 'Test: $TOPIC is working' \
http://ntfy.monitoring.svc.cluster.local/$TOPIC"
echo "Test sent to $TOPIC"
done
Note: if you don't know the existing bearer token, find it in the
SOPS secret or the ntfy deployment env vars.
## Fix 3 — Document iOS setup steps for Mathias
Write a fact note to brain so Mathias knows exactly what to do on his phone:
wing=homelab, hall=facts
filename=ntfy-ios-setup-instructions-2026-06-17
Content should include:
- ntfy server URL (https://ntfy.d-ma.be or internal equivalent)
- Username: mathias
- Where to find the password (SOPS key name)
- The 5 topics to subscribe to: homelab-alerts, agent-approval,
email-digest, agent-info, brain-sync-alert
- iOS app steps: Settings → Add server → subscribe to each topic
## Fix 4 — Update homelab#3 issue
Comment on homelab#3 with:
- Fix 1 complete: password set, SOPS key name
- Fix 2 complete: 5 topics with ACLs, test notification results
- Fix 3 (action buttons) remains open, gated on agentsquad#18
Do NOT close homelab#3 — Fix 3 (action buttons) is still pending.
## What NOT to do
- Do not change auth-default-access setting on ntfy server
- Do not remove existing bearer tokens for machine principals
- Do not touch Authentik, Flux system configs, or agentsquad
- Do not implement Fix 3 (action buttons) — gated on agentsquad#18
## Report back
1. Password set: yes/no
2. SOPS key name where password is stored
3. ACL verification output (ntfy access mathias)
4. Test notification result for each topic (pass/fail)
5. Brain fact note written: yes/no (path)
6. homelab#3 comment posted: yes/no
7. Any surprises
```
Set a 4-word typeable passphrase as the mathias ntfy password. Done GitOps-style, not via kubectl exec — deliberately: upsert_user admin mathias "${NTFY_MATHIAS_PASS}" in the acl-bootstrap initContainer re-applies the password from the secret on every pod start, so an exec ntfy user change-pass would be overwritten on the next restart (same footgun class infra#40 fixed for ACLs).
Password set in SOPS: k3s/apps/monitoring/ntfy-tokens.enc.yaml → stringData.mathias (infra 4a0dfbe). Not a new ntfy/mathias-ios-password key — the existing stringData.mathiasis what the bootstrap applies.
Password never printed/logged; handled via SOPS + a curl stdin config.
Fix 2 — topics/ACLs: reframed, no action needed
mathias is an admin ntfy user → bypasses ACLs and already reads all topics. The 5 per-topic ntfy access mathias <topic> ro grants are redundant and were skipped. Topics are created on first use. The 5 topics (homelab-alerts, agent-approval, email-digest, agent-info, brain-sync-alert) are in the brain note for iOS subscription.
Fix 3 — action buttons: STILL OPEN
Approve/Reject X-Actions on agent-approval remain unimplemented — gated on agentsquad#18. Leaving this issue open.
kubectl exec is gated in this harness (explicit per-action approval) — reinforced the GitOps path.
claude.ai brain + gitea MCP endpoints were Cloudflare-blocked mid-session; used gitea REST + direct brain-tree write as fallback.
## Fix 1 ✅ + Fix 2 (reframed) — done. Fix 3 remains open.
### Fix 1 — iOS basic auth: DONE
Set a 4-word typeable passphrase as the `mathias` ntfy password. **Done GitOps-style, not via `kubectl exec`** — deliberately: `upsert_user admin mathias "${NTFY_MATHIAS_PASS}"` in the acl-bootstrap initContainer re-applies the password from the secret on every pod start, so an exec `ntfy user change-pass` would be **overwritten on the next restart** (same footgun class infra#40 fixed for ACLs).
- Password set in SOPS: `k3s/apps/monitoring/ntfy-tokens.enc.yaml` → `stringData.mathias` (infra `4a0dfbe`). **Not** a new `ntfy/mathias-ios-password` key — the existing `stringData.mathias` *is* what the bootstrap applies.
- Restarted ntfy → bootstrap applied it. **Verified:** `curl -u mathias:<pw> https://ntfy.d-ma.be/brain-sync-alert/json?poll=1` → **HTTP 200**.
- Password never printed/logged; handled via SOPS + a curl stdin config.
### Fix 2 — topics/ACLs: reframed, no action needed
`mathias` is an **admin** ntfy user → bypasses ACLs and already reads **all** topics. The 5 per-topic `ntfy access mathias <topic> ro` grants are **redundant** and were skipped. Topics are created on first use. The 5 topics (`homelab-alerts`, `agent-approval`, `email-digest`, `agent-info`, `brain-sync-alert`) are in the brain note for iOS subscription.
### Fix 3 — action buttons: STILL OPEN
Approve/Reject `X-Actions` on `agent-approval` remain unimplemented — gated on **agentsquad#18**. Leaving this issue **open**.
### iOS setup steps
`wiki/homelab/facts/ntfy-ios-setup-instructions-2026-06-18.md`.
### Surprises
- `kubectl exec` is gated in this harness (explicit per-action approval) — reinforced the GitOps path.
- claude.ai brain + gitea MCP endpoints were Cloudflare-blocked mid-session; used gitea REST + direct brain-tree write as fallback.
Update — mathias password now sourced from 1Password
Replaced the SOPS-stored random password with a 1Password-owned one, so Mathias controls the iOS password directly and reads it from the 1P app (no SOPS decrypt).
1P item: HomeLab / ntfy-mathias-ios (password field), set by Mathias.
ExternalSecret ntfy-mathias-pass (ESO/onepassword store) → k8s secret ntfy-mathias-pass (infra 170b150). Verified ESO sync: Ready=True:SecretSynced, 14-byte value matching the 1P item.
ntfy deployment NTFY_MATHIAS_PASS repointed to it; stale stringData.mathias removed from SOPS ntfy-tokens (machine tokens remain) (infra 81cfa6c).
Restarted ntfy → bootstrap applied the 1P password. Verified: basic-auth as mathias → HTTP 200.
To rotate now: edit the 1P item + kubectl rollout restart deploy/ntfy -n monitoring. No git/SOPS.
Updated setup note: wiki/homelab/facts/ntfy-ios-setup-instructions-2026-06-18.md. Issue stays open for Fix 3 (action buttons, gated on agentsquad#18).
## Update — mathias password now sourced from 1Password
Replaced the SOPS-stored random password with a **1Password-owned** one, so Mathias controls the iOS password directly and reads it from the 1P app (no SOPS decrypt).
- 1P item: **HomeLab / `ntfy-mathias-ios`** (`password` field), set by Mathias.
- `ExternalSecret ntfy-mathias-pass` (ESO/onepassword store) → k8s secret `ntfy-mathias-pass` (infra `170b150`). Verified ESO sync: `Ready=True:SecretSynced`, 14-byte value matching the 1P item.
- ntfy deployment `NTFY_MATHIAS_PASS` repointed to it; stale `stringData.mathias` removed from SOPS `ntfy-tokens` (machine tokens remain) (infra `81cfa6c`).
- Restarted ntfy → bootstrap applied the 1P password. **Verified: basic-auth as mathias → HTTP 200.**
To rotate now: edit the 1P item + `kubectl rollout restart deploy/ntfy -n monitoring`. No git/SOPS.
Updated setup note: `wiki/homelab/facts/ntfy-ios-setup-instructions-2026-06-18.md`. Issue stays **open** for Fix 3 (action buttons, gated on agentsquad#18).
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Context
ntfy is deployed in k3s but broken for the primary human consumer (Mathias, iOS). Symptom: notification badge appears on iOS but no messages visible in the ntfy app. Root cause is known (brain:
knowledge/ntfy-ios-app-basic-auth-only-no-bearer-token-field.md): ntfy iOS app only supports basic auth, but the server usesauth-default-access: deny-allwith Bearer tokens. The iOS app has no Bearer/token field — only username + password.This is blocking:
Scope — three sequential fixes
Fix 1 — iOS basic auth (immediate, ~10 min)
Set a real password on the
mathiasntfy user so the iOS app can authenticate.Then in iOS app: Settings → Add server → server URL + username
mathias+ password. Subscribe to topics (see Fix 2 for topic list).Store the password in SOPS under
ntfy/mathias-ios-passwordfor future phone reinstalls. Machine principals (agentsquad, brain-sync-alert, email-triage-agent) keep using Bearer tokens — unchanged.Fix 2 — Topic design and ACL (1–2 h)
Define a clean topic taxonomy that supports the full notification use case. Current state: ad-hoc topics (
brain-sync-alert,brain-ingest). Required topics:homelab-alertsagent-approvalemail-digestagent-infobrain-sync-alertACL for each topic: mathias user gets
read-only; publishing services use their existing Bearer tokens.Grant ACLs:
Fix 3 — Action buttons for agent-approval topic (2–4 h)
Enable "Approve / Reject" buttons in iOS notifications for the
agent-approvaltopic. ntfy supports action buttons via theX-Actionsheader:This requires:
/approveand/rejectHTTP endpoint (or the CAD dispatch worker from agentsquad#29)Scope gate for Fix 3: agentsquad#18 (persistent worker) must exist first — it owns the job ID and the approval state machine. Do not implement Fix 3 before #18 is live.
Acceptance criteria
Fix 1
mathiasntfy user has a real password setntfy/mathias-ios-passwordcurl -u mathias:PASSWORD https://ntfy.d-ma.be/brain-sync-alert/jsonreturns 200Fix 2
mathiasuserFix 3 (deferred until agentsquad#18)
X-Actionsheader with approve/reject URLsRisk
Fix 1: LOW — password change only, no structural change
Fix 2: LOW — ACL additions only, no existing access removed
Fix 3: MEDIUM — requires agentsquad#18 and a public/Tailscale-reachable endpoint
Related
knowledge/ntfy-ios-app-basic-auth-only-no-bearer-token-field.md— root causewiki/homelab/decisions/risk-tiered-mcp-approval-design-ntfy-out-of-band-tailscale-as-critical.md— approval gate designemail-digesttopic)Koala execution prompt
Fix 1 ✅ + Fix 2 (reframed) — done. Fix 3 remains open.
Fix 1 — iOS basic auth: DONE
Set a 4-word typeable passphrase as the
mathiasntfy password. Done GitOps-style, not viakubectl exec— deliberately:upsert_user admin mathias "${NTFY_MATHIAS_PASS}"in the acl-bootstrap initContainer re-applies the password from the secret on every pod start, so an execntfy user change-passwould be overwritten on the next restart (same footgun class infra#40 fixed for ACLs).k3s/apps/monitoring/ntfy-tokens.enc.yaml→stringData.mathias(infra4a0dfbe). Not a newntfy/mathias-ios-passwordkey — the existingstringData.mathiasis what the bootstrap applies.curl -u mathias:<pw> https://ntfy.d-ma.be/brain-sync-alert/json?poll=1→ HTTP 200.Fix 2 — topics/ACLs: reframed, no action needed
mathiasis an admin ntfy user → bypasses ACLs and already reads all topics. The 5 per-topicntfy access mathias <topic> rogrants are redundant and were skipped. Topics are created on first use. The 5 topics (homelab-alerts,agent-approval,email-digest,agent-info,brain-sync-alert) are in the brain note for iOS subscription.Fix 3 — action buttons: STILL OPEN
Approve/Reject
X-Actionsonagent-approvalremain unimplemented — gated on agentsquad#18. Leaving this issue open.iOS setup steps
wiki/homelab/facts/ntfy-ios-setup-instructions-2026-06-18.md.Surprises
kubectl execis gated in this harness (explicit per-action approval) — reinforced the GitOps path.Update — mathias password now sourced from 1Password
Replaced the SOPS-stored random password with a 1Password-owned one, so Mathias controls the iOS password directly and reads it from the 1P app (no SOPS decrypt).
ntfy-mathias-ios(passwordfield), set by Mathias.ExternalSecret ntfy-mathias-pass(ESO/onepassword store) → k8s secretntfy-mathias-pass(infra170b150). Verified ESO sync:Ready=True:SecretSynced, 14-byte value matching the 1P item.NTFY_MATHIAS_PASSrepointed to it; stalestringData.mathiasremoved from SOPSntfy-tokens(machine tokens remain) (infra81cfa6c).To rotate now: edit the 1P item +
kubectl rollout restart deploy/ntfy -n monitoring. No git/SOPS.Updated setup note:
wiki/homelab/facts/ntfy-ios-setup-instructions-2026-06-18.md. Issue stays open for Fix 3 (action buttons, gated on agentsquad#18).