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Docker/container gateway hardening and systemctl error

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #8614 on 12 Apr 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items relate to hardening the gateway pathway for Docker and container environments. A bug report notes a missing 'systemctl' command, likely surfacing in containerized contexts where systemd is unavailable.

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  • #8614 fix(gateway): harden Docker/container gateway pathway

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/config.py, hermes_cli/dump.py, hermes_cli/gateway.py, hermes_cli/setup.py, hermes_cli/status.py, hermes_constants.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_container_aware_cli.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_service.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_setup.py, tests/test_hermes_constants.py, tools/voice_mode.py

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    • hermes_cli/config.py
      @@ -148,25 +148,6 @@ def managed_error(action: str = "modify configuration"):
       # Container-aware CLI (NixOS container mode)
       # =============================================================================
       
      -def _is_inside_container() -> bool:
      -    """Detect if we're already running inside a Docker/Podman container."""
      -    # Standard Docker/Podman indicators
      -    if os.path.exists("/.dockerenv"):
      -        return True
      -    # Podman uses /run/.containerenv
      -    if os.path.exists("/run/.containerenv"):
      -        return True
      -    # Check cgroup for container runtime evidence (works for both Docker & Podman)
      -    try:
      -        with open("/proc/1/cgroup", "r") as f:
      -            cgroup = f.read()
      -            if "docker" in cgroup or "podman" in cgroup or "/lxc/" in cgroup:
      -                return True
      -    except OSError:
      -        pass
      -    return False
      -
      -
       def get_container_exec_info() -> Optional[dict]:
           """Read container mode metadata from HERMES_HOME/.container-mode.
       
      @@ -181,7 +162,8 @@ def get_container_exec_info() -> Optional[dict]:
           if os.environ.get("HERMES_DEV") == "1":
               return None
       
      -    if _is_inside_container():
      +    from hermes_constants import is_container
      +    if is_container():
               return None
       
           container_mode_file = get_hermes_home() / ".container-mode"
    • hermes_cli/dump.py
      @@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ def _redact(value: str) -> str:
       def _gateway_status() -> str:
           """Return a short gateway status string."""
           if sys.platform.startswith("linux"):
      +        from hermes_constants import is_container
      +        if is_container():
      +            try:
      +                from hermes_cli.gateway import find_gateway_pids
      +                pids = find_gateway_pids()
      +                if pids:
      +                    return f"running (docker, pid {pids[0]})"
      +                return "stopped (docker)"
      +            except Exception:
      +                return "stopped (docker)"
               try:
                   from hermes_cli.gateway import get_service_name
                   svc = get_service_name()
    • hermes_cli/gateway.py
      @@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def is_linux() -> bool:
           return sys.platform.startswith('linux')
       
       
      -from hermes_constants import is_termux, is_wsl
      +from hermes_constants import is_container, is_termux, is_wsl
       
       
       def _wsl_systemd_operational() -> bool:
      @@ -353,7 +353,9 @@ def _wsl_systemd_operational() -> bool:
       
       
       def supports_systemd_services() -> bool:
      -    if not is_linux() or is_termux():
      +    if not is_linux() or is_termux() or is_container():
      +        return False
      +    if shutil.which("systemctl") is None:
               return False
           if is_wsl():
               return _wsl_systemd_operational()
      @@ -483,6 +485,21 @@ def _journalctl_cmd(system: bool = False) -> list[str]:
           return ["journalctl"] if system else ["journalctl", "--user"]
       
       
      +def _run_systemctl(args: list[str], *, system: bool = False, **kwargs) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
      +    """Run a systemctl command, raising RuntimeError if systemctl is missing.
      +
      +    Defense-in-depth: callers are gated by ``supports_systemd_services()``,
      +    but this ensures any future caller that bypasses the gate still gets a
      +    clear error instead of a raw ``FileNotFoundError`` traceback.
      +    """
      +    try:
      +        return subprocess.run(_systemctl_cmd(system) + args, **kwargs)
      +    except FileNotFoundError:
      +        raise RuntimeError(
      +            "systemctl is not available on this system"
      +        ) from None
      +
      +
       def _service_scope_label(system: bool = False) -> str:
           return "system" if system else "user"
       
      @@ -929,7 +946,7 @@ def refresh_systemd_unit_if_needed(system: bool = False) -> bool:
       
           expected_user = _read_systemd_user_from_unit(unit_path) if system else None
           unit_path.write_text(generate_systemd_unit(system=system, run_as_user=expected_user), encoding="utf-8")
      -    subprocess.run(_systemctl_cmd(system) + ["daemon-reload"], check=True, timeout=30)
      +    _run_systemctl(["daemon-reload"], system=system, check=True, timeout=30)
           print(f"↻ Updated gateway {_service_scope_label(system)} service definition to match the current Hermes install")
           return True
       
      @@ -1025,7 +1042,7 @@ def systemd_install(force: bool = False, system: bool = False, run_as_user: str
               if not systemd_unit_is_current(system=system):
                   print(f"↻ Repairing outdated {_service_scope_label(system)} systemd service at: {unit_path}")
                   refresh_systemd_unit_if_needed(system=system)
      -            subprocess.run(_systemctl_cmd(system) + ["enable", get_service_name()], check=True, timeout=30)
      +            _run_systemctl(["enable", get_service_name()], system=system, check=True, timeout=30)
                   print(f"✓ {_service_scope_label(system).capitalize()} service definition updated")
                   return
               print(f"Service already installed at: {unit_path}")
      @@ -1036,8 +1053,8 @@ def systemd_install(force: bool = False, system: bool = False, run_as_user: str
           print(f"Installing {_service_scope_label(system)} systemd service to: {unit_path}")
           unit_path.write_text(generate_systemd_unit(system=system, run_as_user=run_as_user), encoding="utf-8")
       
      -    subprocess.run(_systemctl_cmd(system) + ["daemon-reload"], check=True, timeout=30)
      -    subprocess.run(_systemctl_cmd(system) + ["enable", get_service_name()], check=True, timeout=30)
      +    _run_systemctl(["daemon-reload"], system=system, check=True, timeout=30)
      +    _run_systemctl(["enable", get_service_name()], system=system, check=True, timeout=30)
       
           print()
           print(f"✓ {_service_scope_label(system).capitalize()} service installed and enabled!")
      @@ -1063,15 +1080,15 @@ def systemd_uninstall(system: bool = False):
           if system:
               _require_root_for_system_service("uninstall")
       
      -    subprocess.run(_systemctl_cmd(system) + ["stop", get_service_name()], check=False, timeout=90)
      -    subprocess.run(_systemctl_cmd(system) + ["disable", get_service_name()], check=False, timeout=30)
      +    _run_systemctl(["stop", get_service_name()], system=system, check=False, timeout=90)
      +    _run_systemctl(["disable", get_service_name()], system=system, check=False, timeout=30)
       
           unit_path = get_systemd_unit_path(system=system)
           if unit_path.exists():
               unit_path.unlink()
               print(f"✓ Removed {unit_path}")
       
      -    subprocess.run(_systemctl_cmd(system) + ["daemon-reload"], check=True, timeout=30)
      +    _run_systemctl(["daemon-reload"], system=system, check=True, timeout=30)
           print(f"✓ {_service_scope_label(system).capitalize()} service uninstalled")
       
       
      @@ -1080,7 +1097,7 @@ def systemd_start(system: bool = False):
           if system:
               _require_root_for_system_service("start")
           refresh_systemd_unit_if_needed(system=system)
      -    subprocess.run(_systemctl_cmd(system) + ["start", get_service_name()], check=True, timeout=30)
      +    _run_systemctl(["start", get_service_name()], system=system, check=True, timeout=30)
           print(f"✓ {_service_scope_label(system).capitalize()} service started")
       
       
      @@ -1089,7 +1106,7 @@ def systemd_stop(system: bool = False):
           system = _select_systemd_scope(system)
           if system:
               _require_root_for_system_service("stop")
      -    subprocess.run(_systemctl_cmd(system) + ["stop", get_service_name()], check=True, timeout=90)
      +    _run_systemctl(["stop", get_service_name()], system=system, check=True, timeout=90)
           print(f"✓ {_service_scope_label(system).capitalize()} service stopped")
       
       
      @@ -1105,7 +1122,7 @@ def systemd_restart(system: bool = False):
           if pid is not None and _request_gateway_self_restart(pid):
               print(f"✓ {_service_scope_label(system).capitalize()} service restart requested")
               return
      -    subprocess.run(_systemctl_cmd(system) + ["reload-or-restart", get_service_name()], check=True, timeout=90)
      +    _run_systemctl(["reload-or-restart", get_service_name()], system=system, check=True, timeout=90)
           print(f"✓ {_service_scope_label(system).capitalize()} service restarted")
       
       
      @@ -1129,14 +1146,16 @@ def systemd_status(deep: bool = False, system: bool = False):
               print(f"  Run: {'sudo ' if system else ''}hermes gateway restart{scope_flag}  # auto-refreshes the unit")
               print()
       
      -    subprocess.run(
      -        _systemctl_cmd(system) + ["status", get_service_name(), "--no-pager"],
      +    _run_systemctl(
      +        ["status", get_service_name(), "--no-pager"],
      +        system=system,
               capture_output=False,
               timeout=10,
           )
       
      -    result = subprocess.run(
      -        _systemctl_cmd(system) + ["is-active", get_service_name()],
      +    result = _run_systemctl(
      +        ["is-active", get_service_name()],
      +        system=system,
               capture_output=True,
               text=True,
               timeout=10,
      @@ -2123,24 +2142,24 @@ def _is_service_running() -> bool:
       
               if user_unit_exists:
                   try:
      -                result = subprocess.run(
      -                    _systemctl_cmd(False) + ["is-active", get_service_name()],
      -                    capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10,
      +                result = _run_systemctl(
      +                    ["is-active", get_service_name()],
      +                    system=False, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10,
                       )
                       if result.stdout.strip() == "active":
                           return True
      -            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
      +            except (RuntimeError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
                       pass
       
               if system_unit_exists:
                   try:
      -                result = subprocess.run(
      -                    _systemctl_cmd(True) + ["is-active", get_service_name()],
      -                    capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10,
      +                result = _run_systemctl(
      +                    ["is-active", get_service_name()],
      +                    system=True, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10,
                       )
                       if result.stdout.strip() == "active":
                           return True
      -            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
      +            except (RuntimeError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
                       pass
       
               return False
      @@ -2774,6 +2793,15 @@ def gateway_command(args):
                   print("  tmux new -s hermes 'hermes gateway run'         # persistent via tmux")
                   print("  nohup hermes gateway run > ~/.hermes/logs/gateway.log 2>&1 &  # background")
                   sys.exit(1)
      +        elif is_container():
      +            print("Service installation is not needed inside a Docker container.")
      +            print("The container runtime is your service manager — use Docker restart policies instead:")
      +            print()
      +            print("  docker run --restart unless-stopped ...   # auto-restart on crash/reboot")
      +            print("  docker restart <container>                # manual restart")
      +            print()
      +            print("To run the gateway: hermes gateway run")
      +            sys.exit(0)
               else:
                   print("Service installation not supported on this platform.")
                   print("Run manually: hermes gateway run")
      @@ -2792,10 +2820,17 @@ def gateway_command(args):
                   systemd_uninstall(system=system)
               elif is_macos():
                   launchd_uninstall()
      +        elif is_container():
      +            print("Service uninstall is not applicable inside a Docker container.")
      +            print("To stop the gateway, stop or remove the container:")
      +            print()
      +            print("  docker stop <container>")
      +            print("  docker rm <container>")
      +            sys.exit(0)
               else:
                   print("Not supported on this platform.")
                   sys.exit(1)
      -    
      +
           elif subcmd == "start":
               system = getattr(args, 'system', False)
               if is_termux():
      @@ -2816,10 +2851,19 @@ def gateway_command(args):
                   print()
                   print("To enable systemd: add systemd=true to /etc/wsl.conf and run 'wsl --shutdown' from PowerShell.")
                   sys.exit(1)
      +        elif is_container():
      +            print("Service start is not applicable inside a Docker container.")
      +            print("The gateway runs as the container's main process.")
      +            print()
      +            print("  docker start <container>     # start a stopped container")
      +            print("  docker restart <container>   # restart a running container")
      +            print()
      +            print("Or run the gateway directly: hermes gateway run")
      +            sys.exit(0)
               else:
                   print("Not supported on this platform.")
                   sys.exit(1)
      -    
      +
           elif subcmd == "stop":
               stop_all = getattr(args, 'all', False)
               system = getattr(args, 'system', False)
    • hermes_cli/setup.py
      @@ -2232,6 +2232,7 @@ def setup_gateway(config: dict):
               from hermes_cli.gateway import (
                   _is_service_installed,
                   _is_service_running,
      +            supports_systemd_services,
                   has_conflicting_systemd_units,
                   install_linux_gateway_from_setup,
                   print_systemd_scope_conflict_warning,
      @@ -2244,16 +2245,18 @@ def setup_gateway(config: dict):
       
               service_installed = _is_service_installed()
               service_running = _is_service_running()
      +        supports_systemd = supports_systemd_services()
      +        supports_service_manager = supports_systemd or _is_macos
       
               print()
      -        if _is_linux and has_conflicting_systemd_units():
      +        if supports_systemd and has_conflicting_systemd_units():
                   print_systemd_scope_conflict_warning()
                   print()
       
               if service_running:
                   if prompt_yes_no("  Restart the gateway to pick up changes?", True):
                       try:
      -                    if _is_linux:
      +                    if supports_systemd:
                               systemd_restart()
                           elif _is_macos:
                               launchd_restart()
      @@ -2262,14 +2265,14 @@ def setup_gateway(config: dict):
               elif service_installed:
                   if prompt_yes_no("  Start the gateway service?", True):
                       try:
      -                    if _is_linux:
      +                    if supports_systemd:
                               systemd_start()
                           elif _is_macos:
                               launchd_start()
                       except Exception as e:
                           print_error(f"  Start failed: {e}")
      -        elif _is_linux or _is_macos:
      -            svc_name = "systemd" if _is_linux else "launchd"
      +        elif supports_service_manager:
      +            svc_name = "systemd" if supports_systemd else "launchd"
                   if prompt_yes_no(
                       f"  Install the gateway as a {svc_name} service? (runs in background, starts on boot)",
                       True,
      @@ -2277,7 +2280,7 @@ def setup_gateway(config: dict):
                       try:
                           installed_scope = None
                           did_install = False
      -                    if _is_linux:
      +                    if supports_systemd:
                               installed_scope, did_install = install_linux_gateway_from_setup(force=False)
                           else:
                               launchd_install(force=False)
      @@ -2285,7 +2288,7 @@ def setup_gateway(config: dict):
                           print()
                           if did_install and prompt_yes_no("  Start the service now?", True):
                               try:
      -                            if _is_linux:
      +                            if supports_systemd:
                                       systemd_start(system=installed_scope == "system")
                                   elif _is_macos:
                                       launchd_start()
      @@ -2296,12 +2299,21 @@ def setup_gateway(config: dict):
                           print_info("  You can try manually: hermes gateway install")
                   else:
                       print_info("  You can install later: hermes gateway install")
      -                if _is_linux:
      +                if supports_systemd:
                           print_info("  Or as a boot-time service: sudo hermes gateway install --system")
                       print_info("  Or run in foreground:  hermes gateway")
               else:
      -            print_info("Start the gateway to bring your bots online:")
      -            print_info("   hermes gateway              # Run in foreground")
      +            from hermes_constants import is_container
      +            if is_container():
      +                print_info("Start the gateway to bring your bots online:")
      +                print_info("   hermes gateway run          # Run as container main process")
      +                print_info("")
      +                print_info("For automatic restarts, use a Docker restart policy:")
      +                print_info("   docker run --restart unless-stopped ...")
      +                print_info("   docker restart <container>  # Manual restart")
      +            else:
      +                print_info("Start the gateway to bring your bots online:")
      +                print_info("   hermes gateway              # Run in foreground")
       
               print_info("━" * 50)
       
    • hermes_cli/status.py
      @@ -346,23 +346,35 @@ def show_status(args):
                   print("  Note:         Android may stop background jobs when Termux is suspended")
       
           elif sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
      -        try:
      -            from hermes_cli.gateway import get_service_name
      -            _gw_svc = get_service_name()
      -        except Exception:
      -            _gw_svc = "hermes-gateway"
      -        try:
      -            result = subprocess.run(
      -                ["systemctl", "--user", "is-active", _gw_svc],
      -                capture_output=True,
      -                text=True,
      -                timeout=5
      -            )
      -            is_active = result.stdout.strip() == "active"
      -        except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
      -            is_active = False
      -        print(f"  Status:       {check_mark(is_active)} {'running' if is_active else 'stopped'}")
      -        print("  Manager:      systemd (user)")
      +        from hermes_constants import is_container
      +        if is_container():
      +            # Docker/Podman: no systemd — check for running gateway processes
      +            try:
      +                from hermes_cli.gateway import find_gateway_pids
      +                gateway_pids = find_gateway_pids()
      +                is_active = len(gateway_pids) > 0
      +            except Exception:
      +                is_active = False
      +            print(f"  Status:       {check_mark(is_active)} {'running' if is_active else 'stopped'}")
      +            print("  Manager:      docker (foreground)")
      +        else:
      +            try:
      +                from hermes_cli.gateway import get_service_name
      +                _gw_svc = get_service_name()
      +            except Exception:
      +                _gw_svc = "hermes-gateway"
      +            try:
      +                result = subprocess.run(
      +                    ["systemctl", "--user", "is-active", _gw_svc],
      +                    capture_output=True,
      +                    text=True,
      +                    timeout=5
      +                )
      +                is_active = result.stdout.strip() == "active"
      +            except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
      +                is_active = False
      +            print(f"  Status:       {check_mark(is_active)} {'running' if is_active else 'stopped'}")
      +            print("  Manager:      systemd (user)")
               
           elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
               from hermes_cli.gateway import get_launchd_label
    • hermes_constants.py
      @@ -189,6 +189,37 @@ def is_wsl() -> bool:
           return _wsl_detected
       
       
      +_container_detected: bool | None = None
      +
      +
      +def is_container() -> bool:
      +    """Return True when running inside a Docker/Podman container.
      +
      +    Checks ``/.dockerenv`` (Docker), ``/run/.containerenv`` (Podman),
      +    and ``/proc/1/cgroup`` for container runtime markers.  Result is
      +    cached for the process lifetime.  Import-safe — no heavy deps.
      +    """
      +    global _container_detected
      +    if _container_detected is not None:
      +        return _container_detected
      +    if os.path.exists("/.dockerenv"):
      +        _container_detected = True
      +        return True
      +    if os.path.exists("/run/.containerenv"):
      +        _container_detected = True
      +        return True
      +    try:
      +        with open("/proc/1/cgroup", "r") as f:
      +            cgroup = f.read()
      +            if "docker" in cgroup or "podman" in cgroup or "/lxc/" in cgroup:
      +                _container_detected = True
      +                return True
      +    except OSError:
      +        pass
      +    _container_detected = False
      +    return False
      +
      +
       # ─── Well-Known Paths ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       
       
    • tests/hermes_cli/test_container_aware_cli.py
      @@ -12,49 +12,10 @@
       import pytest
       
       from hermes_cli.config import (
      -    _is_inside_container,
           get_container_exec_info,
       )
       
       
      -# =============================================================================
      -# _is_inside_container
      -# =============================================================================
      -
      -
      -def test_is_inside_container_dockerenv():
      -    """Detects /.dockerenv marker file."""
      -    with patch("os.path.exists") as mock_exists:
      -        mock_exists.side_effect = lambda p: p == "/.dockerenv"
      -        assert _is_inside_container() is True
      -
      -
      -def test_is_inside_container_containerenv():
      -    """Detects Podman's /run/.containerenv marker."""
      -    with patch("os.path.exists") as mock_exists:
      -        mock_exists.side_effect = lambda p: p == "/run/.containerenv"
      -        assert _is_inside_container() is True
      -
      -
      -def test_is_inside_container_cgroup_docker():
      -    """Detects 'docker' in /proc/1/cgroup."""
      -    with patch("os.path.exists", return_value=False), \
      -         patch("builtins.open", create=True) as mock_open:
      -        mock_open.return_value.__enter__ = lambda s: s
      -        mock_open.return_value.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
      -        mock_open.return_value.read = MagicMock(
      -            return_value="12:memory:/docker/abc123\n"
      -        )
      -        assert _is_inside_container() is True
      -
      -
      -def test_is_inside_container_false_on_host():
      -    """Returns False when none of the container indicators are present."""
      -    with patch("os.path.exists", return_value=False), \
      -         patch("builtins.open", side_effect=OSError("no such file")):
      -        assert _is_inside_container() is False
      -
      -
       # =============================================================================
       # get_container_exec_info
       # =============================================================================
      @@ -81,7 +42,7 @@ def container_env(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
       
       def test_get_container_exec_info_returns_metadata(container_env):
           """Reads .container-mode and returns all fields including exec_user."""
      -    with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False):
      +    with patch("hermes_constants.is_container", return_value=False):
               info = get_container_exec_info()
       
           assert info is not None
      @@ -93,7 +54,7 @@ def test_get_container_exec_info_returns_metadata(container_env):
       
       def test_get_container_exec_info_none_inside_container(container_env):
           """Returns None when we're already inside a container."""
      -    with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=True):
      +    with patch("hermes_constants.is_container", return_value=True):
               info = get_container_exec_info()
       
           assert info is None
      @@ -106,7 +67,7 @@ def test_get_container_exec_info_none_without_file(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
           monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(hermes_home))
           monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_DEV", raising=False)
       
      -    with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False):
      +    with patch("hermes_constants.is_container", return_value=False):
               info = get_container_exec_info()
       
           assert info is None
      @@ -116,7 +77,7 @@ def test_get_container_exec_info_skipped_when_hermes_dev(container_env, monkeypa
           """Returns None when HERMES_DEV=1 is set (dev mode bypass)."""
           monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_DEV", "1")
       
      -    with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False):
      +    with patch("hermes_constants.is_container", return_value=False):
               info = get_container_exec_info()
       
           assert info is None
      @@ -126,7 +87,7 @@ def test_get_container_exec_info_not_skipped_when_hermes_dev_zero(container_env,
           """HERMES_DEV=0 does NOT trigger bypass — only '1' does."""
           monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_DEV", "0")
       
      -    with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False):
      +    with patch("hermes_constants.is_container", return_value=False):
               info = get_container_exec_info()
       
           assert info is not None
      @@ -143,7 +104,7 @@ def test_get_container_exec_info_defaults():
                   "# minimal file with no keys\n"
               )
       
      -        with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False), \
      +        with patch("hermes_constants.is_container", return_value=False), \
                    patch("hermes_cli.config.get_hermes_home", return_value=hermes_home), \
                    patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=False):
                   os.environ.pop("HERMES_DEV", None)
      @@ -165,7 +126,7 @@ def test_get_container_exec_info_docker_backend(container_env):
               "hermes_bin=/opt/hermes/bin/hermes\n"
           )
       
      -    with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False):
      +    with patch("hermes_constants.is_container", return_value=False):
               info = get_container_exec_info()
       
           assert info["backend"] == "docker"
      @@ -176,7 +137,7 @@ def test_get_container_exec_info_docker_backend(container_env):
       
       def test_get_container_exec_info_crashes_on_permission_error(container_env):
           """PermissionError propagates instead of being silently swallowed."""
      -    with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False), \
      +    with patch("hermes_constants.is_container", return_value=False), \
                patch("builtins.open", side_effect=PermissionError("permission denied")):
               with pytest.raises(PermissionError):
                   get_container_exec_info()
    • tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_service.py
      @@ -394,6 +394,21 @@ def test_launchd_status_reports_local_stale_plist_when_unloaded(self, tmp_path,
       
       
       class TestGatewayServiceDetection:
      +    def test_supports_systemd_services_requires_systemctl_binary(self, monkeypatch):
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_linux", lambda: True)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_termux", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli.shutil, "which", lambda name: None)
      +
      +        assert gateway_cli.supports_systemd_services() is False
      +
      +    def test_supports_systemd_services_returns_true_when_systemctl_present(self, monkeypatch):
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_linux", lambda: True)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_termux", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_wsl", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli.shutil, "which", lambda name: "/usr/bin/systemctl")
      +
      +        assert gateway_cli.supports_systemd_services() is True
      +
           def test_is_service_running_checks_system_scope_when_user_scope_is_inactive(self, monkeypatch):
               user_unit = SimpleNamespace(exists=lambda: True)
               system_unit = SimpleNamespace(exists=lambda: True)
      @@ -418,6 +433,23 @@ def fake_run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, **kwargs):
       
               assert gateway_cli._is_service_running() is True
       
      +    def test_is_service_running_returns_false_when_systemctl_missing(self, monkeypatch):
      +        unit = SimpleNamespace(exists=lambda: True)
      +
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "supports_systemd_services", lambda: True)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(
      +            gateway_cli,
      +            "get_systemd_unit_path",
      +            lambda system=False: unit,
      +        )
      +
      +        def fake_run(*args, **kwargs):
      +            raise FileNotFoundError("systemctl")
      +
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli.subprocess, "run", fake_run)
      +
      +        assert gateway_cli._is_service_running() is False
      +
       
       class TestGatewaySystemServiceRouting:
           def test_systemd_restart_self_requests_graceful_restart_without_reload_or_restart(self, monkeypatch, capsys):
      @@ -1001,3 +1033,91 @@ def test_system_unit_has_no_root_paths(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
               # Target user paths should be present
               assert "/home/alice" in unit
               assert "WorkingDirectory=/home/alice/.hermes/hermes-agent" in unit
      +
      +
      +class TestDockerAwareGateway:
      +    """Tests for Docker container awareness in gateway commands."""
      +
      +    def test_run_systemctl_raises_runtimeerror_when_missing(self, monkeypatch):
      +        """_run_systemctl raises RuntimeError with container guidance when systemctl is absent."""
      +        import pytest
      +
      +        def fake_run(cmd, **kwargs):
      +            raise FileNotFoundError("systemctl")
      +
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli.subprocess, "run", fake_run)
      +
      +        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="systemctl is not available"):
      +            gateway_cli._run_systemctl(["start", "hermes-gateway"])
      +
      +    def test_run_systemctl_passes_through_on_success(self, monkeypatch):
      +        """_run_systemctl delegates to subprocess.run when systemctl exists."""
      +        calls = []
      +
      +        def fake_run(cmd, **kwargs):
      +            calls.append(cmd)
      +            return SimpleNamespace(returncode=0, stdout="", stderr="")
      +
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli.subprocess, "run", fake_run)
      +
      +        result = gateway_cli._run_systemctl(["status", "hermes-gateway"])
      +        assert result.returncode == 0
      +        assert len(calls) == 1
      +        assert "status" in calls[0]
      +
      +    def test_install_in_container_prints_docker_guidance(self, monkeypatch, capsys):
      +        """'hermes gateway install' inside Docker exits 0 with container guidance."""
      +        import pytest
      +
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_managed", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_termux", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "supports_systemd_services", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_macos", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_wsl", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_container", lambda: True)
      +
      +        args = SimpleNamespace(gateway_command="install", force=False, system=False, run_as_user=None)
      +        with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc_info:
      +            gateway_cli.gateway_command(args)
      +
      +        assert exc_info.value.code == 0
      +        out = capsys.readouterr().out
      +        assert "Docker" in out or "docker" in out
      +        assert "restart" in out.lower()
      +
      +    def test_uninstall_in_container_prints_docker_guidance(self, monkeypatch, capsys):
      +        """'hermes gateway uninstall' inside Docker exits 0 with container guidance."""
      +        import pytest
      +
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_managed", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_termux", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "supports_systemd_services", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_macos", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_container", lambda: True)
      +
      +        args = SimpleNamespace(gateway_command="uninstall", system=False)
      +        with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc_info:
      +            gateway_cli.gateway_command(args)
      +
      +        assert exc_info.value.code == 0
      +        out = capsys.readouterr().out
      +        assert "docker" in out.lower()
      +
      +    def test_start_in_container_prints_docker_guidance(self, monkeypatch, capsys):
      +        """'hermes gateway start' inside Docker exits 0 with container guidance."""
      +        import pytest
      +
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_termux", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "supports_systemd_services", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_macos", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_wsl", lambda: False)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_cli, "is_container", lambda: True)
      +
      +        args = SimpleNamespace(gateway_command="start", system=False)
      +        with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc_info:
      +            gateway_cli.gateway_command(args)
      +
      +        assert exc_info.value.code == 0
      +        out = capsys.readouterr().out
      +        assert "docker" in out.lower()
      +        assert "hermes gateway run" in out
    • tests/hermes_cli/test_setup.py
      @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
      -"""Tests for setup_model_provider — verifies the delegation to
      -select_provider_and_model() and config dict sync."""
      +"""Tests for setup.py configuration flows."""
       import json
       import sys
       import types
      @@ -8,6 +7,7 @@
       
       from hermes_cli.auth import get_active_provider
       from hermes_cli.config import load_config, save_config
      +from hermes_cli import setup as setup_mod
       from hermes_cli.setup import setup_model_provider
       
       
      @@ -144,6 +144,85 @@ def fake_select():
           assert reloaded.get("custom_providers") == [{"name": "Local", "base_url": "http://localhost:8080/v1"}]
       
       
      +def test_setup_gateway_skips_service_install_when_systemctl_missing(monkeypatch, capsys):
      +    env = {
      +        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "",
      +        "TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL": "",
      +        "DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN": "",
      +        "DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL": "",
      +        "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": "",
      +        "SLACK_HOME_CHANNEL": "",
      +        "MATRIX_HOMESERVER": "https://matrix.example.com",
      +        "MATRIX_USER_ID": "@alice:example.com",
      +        "MATRIX_PASSWORD": "",
      +        "MATRIX_ACCESS_TOKEN": "token",
      +        "BLUEBUBBLES_SERVER_URL": "",
      +        "BLUEBUBBLES_HOME_CHANNEL": "",
      +        "WHATSAPP_ENABLED": "",
      +        "WEBHOOK_ENABLED": "",
      +    }
      +
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(setup_mod, "get_env_value", lambda key: env.get(key, ""))
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(setup_mod, "prompt_yes_no", lambda *args, **kwargs: False)
      +    monkeypatch.setattr("platform.system", lambda: "Linux")
      +
      +    import hermes_cli.gateway as gateway_mod
      +
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_mod, "supports_systemd_services", lambda: False)
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_mod, "is_macos", lambda: False)
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_mod, "_is_service_installed", lambda: False)
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_mod, "_is_service_running", lambda: False)
      +
      +    setup_mod.setup_gateway({})
      +
      +    out = capsys.readouterr().out
      +    assert "Messaging platforms configured!" in out
      +    assert "Start the gateway to bring your bots online:" in out
      +    assert "hermes gateway" in out
      +
      +
      +def test_setup_gateway_in_container_shows_docker_guidance(monkeypatch, capsys):
      +    """setup_gateway() in a Docker container shows Docker-specific restart instructions."""
      +    env = {
      +        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "",
      +        "TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL": "",
      +        "DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN": "",
      +        "DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL": "",
      +        "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": "",
      +        "SLACK_HOME_CHANNEL": "",
      +        "MATRIX_HOMESERVER": "https://matrix.example.com",
      +        "MATRIX_USER_ID": "@alice:example.com",
      +        "MATRIX_PASSWORD": "",
      +        "MATRIX_ACCESS_TOKEN": "token",
      +        "BLUEBUBBLES_SERVER_URL": "",
      +        "BLUEBUBBLES_HOME_CHANNEL": "",
      +        "WHATSAPP_ENABLED": "",
      +        "WEBHOOK_ENABLED": "",
      +    }
      +
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(setup_mod, "get_env_value", lambda key: env.get(key, ""))
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(setup_mod, "prompt_yes_no", lambda *args, **kwargs: False)
      +    monkeypatch.setattr("platform.system", lambda: "Linux")
      +
      +    import hermes_cli.gateway as gateway_mod
      +
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_mod, "supports_systemd_services", lambda: False)
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_mod, "is_macos", lambda: False)
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_mod, "_is_service_installed", lambda: False)
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_mod, "_is_service_running", lambda: False)
      +
      +    # Patch is_container at the import location in setup.py
      +    import hermes_constants
      +    monkeypatch.setattr(hermes_constants, "is_container", lambda: True)
      +
      +    setup_mod.setup_gateway({})
      +
      +    out = capsys.readouterr().out
      +    assert "Messaging platforms configured!" in out
      +    assert "docker" in out.lower() or "Docker" in out
      +    assert "restart" in out.lower()
      +
      +
       def test_setup_syncs_custom_provider_removal_from_disk(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
           """Removing the last custom provider in model setup should persist."""
           monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(tmp_path))
    • tests/test_hermes_constants.py
      @@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
       
       import pytest
       
      -from hermes_constants import get_default_hermes_root
      +import hermes_constants
      +from hermes_constants import get_default_hermes_root, is_container
       
       
       class TestGetDefaultHermesRoot:
      @@ -60,3 +61,53 @@ def test_docker_profile_active(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
               monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", lambda: tmp_path)
               monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(profile))
               assert get_default_hermes_root() == docker_root
      +
      +
      +class TestIsContainer:
      +    """Tests for is_container() — Docker/Podman detection."""
      +
      +    def _reset_cache(self, monkeypatch):
      +        """Reset the cached detection result before each test."""
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(hermes_constants, "_container_detected", None)
      +
      +    def test_detects_dockerenv(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
      +        """/.dockerenv triggers container detection."""
      +        self._reset_cache(monkeypatch)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(os.path, "exists", lambda p: p == "/.dockerenv")
      +        assert is_container() is True
      +
      +    def test_detects_containerenv(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
      +        """/run/.containerenv triggers container detection (Podman)."""
      +        self._reset_cache(monkeypatch)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(os.path, "exists", lambda p: p == "/run/.containerenv")
      +        assert is_container() is True
      +
      +    def test_detects_cgroup_docker(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
      +        """/proc/1/cgroup containing 'docker' triggers detection."""
      +        import builtins
      +        self._reset_cache(monkeypatch)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(os.path, "exists", lambda p: False)
      +        cgroup_file = tmp_path / "cgroup"
      +        cgroup_file.write_text("12:memory:/docker/abc123\n")
      +        _real_open = builtins.open
      +        monkeypatch.setattr("builtins.open", lambda p, *a, **kw: _real_open(str(cgroup_file), *a, **kw) if p == "/proc/1/cgroup" else _real_open(p, *a, **kw))
      +        assert is_container() is True
      +
      +    def test_negative_case(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
      +        """Returns False on a regular Linux host."""
      +        import builtins
      +        self._reset_cache(monkeypatch)
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(os.path, "exists", lambda p: False)
      +        cgroup_file = tmp_path / "cgroup"
      +        cgroup_file.write_text("12:memory:/\n")
      +        _real_open = builtins.open
      +        monkeypatch.setattr("builtins.open", lambda p, *a, **kw: _real_open(str(cgroup_file), *a, **kw) if p == "/proc/1/cgroup" else _real_open(p, *a, **kw))
      +        assert is_container() is False
      +
      +    def test_caches_result(self, monkeypatch):
      +        """Second call uses cached value without re-probing."""
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(hermes_constants, "_container_detected", True)
      +        assert is_container() is True
      +        # Even if we make os.path.exists return False, cached value wins
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(os.path, "exists", lambda p: False)
      +        assert is_container() is True
    • tools/voice_mode.py
      @@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ def detect_audio_environment() -> dict:
           if any(os.environ.get(v) for v in ('SSH_CLIENT', 'SSH_TTY', 'SSH_CONNECTION')):
               warnings.append("Running over SSH -- no audio devices available")
       
      -    # Docker detection
      -    if os.path.exists('/.dockerenv'):
      +    # Docker/Podman container detection
      +    from hermes_constants import is_container
      +    if is_container():
               warnings.append("Running inside Docker container -- no audio devices")
       
           # WSL detection — PulseAudio bridge makes audio work in WSL.

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