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docs: guide headless Linux servers into an existing Cloud workspace - #272
A v18 headless server can successfully enroll yet never appear beside a Mac as a spawn target. Add an Ubuntu guide for the Linux account-aware systemd service, device approval into the exact existing Cloud workspace, provider readiness, and lingering after SSH logout. Explain why enrollment, init --hosted, and the standalone core do not complete that account setup; link from Desktop quickstart and include it in navigation/Markdown/LLM exports.
Commands match the published Desktop 2026.11.3 release (relay setup/relay call); the guide covers newer top-level forms when advertised in --help. Source checked against relay-desktop released tag 943d77a and relay v18 command/runtime source.
Validation: 21 website tests across docs/version/Markdown/discovery/LLM/sitemap suites pass; new MDX compiles; new page is present in Markdown and LLM exports; shell blocks parse with bash -n. No live server setup or model call was performed. Veto host review passes; independent repository reviews remain required. No merge or deploy performed.
The documentation adds a guide to install and configure the Linux Agent Relay package on a headless Ubuntu server, approve it for an existing Cloud workspace, and check service and provider status. The quickstart and Start navigation now link to the guide.
Changes: Headless Linux server documentation
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Package setup and guide discovery web/content/docs/headless-server.mdx, web/content/docs/quickstart.mdx, web/lib/docs-nav.ts
The guide describes supported Ubuntu package installation and persistent user-service setup. The quickstart and Start navigation link to the guide.
Workspace approval and operation checks web/content/docs/headless-server.mdx
The guide describes device approval for an existing workspace, distinguishes this setup from key-based enrollment, and documents provider checks, service status, and troubleshooting.
Installation may need a retry if a release changes during download. The guide remains mergeable with that bounded risk.
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The title clearly summarizes the main change: a guide for enrolling headless Linux servers in an existing Cloud workspace.
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A rabbit checks the server light, And reads the service through the night. Device approval opens the way, While providers stand ready for the day. The guide now points the path ahead.
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🔴 Wrong probe path blocks server sign-in
After installing the .deb, relay setup fails because the documented probe path does not exist. The bundled helper lives under agent_relay/helpers; both verification commands also fail.
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The Debian install bundles the probe inside the Python package's agent_relay/helpers directory, as the Desktop setup skill locates it. The path in the guide skips those directories. The setup command therefore cannot run, even after a successful install, and the server cannot join the workspace. The two later relay call commands use the same nonexistent path.
Example: On a fresh Ubuntu .deb install, running the displayed relay setup --workspace ... command returns No such file or directory instead of a device approval link.
Recommended fix: Use /usr/lib/agent-relay/agent_relay/helpers/agent-relay-probe in the setup command and in both relay call commands.
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Verified the actual published v2026.11.3 Linux x64 .deb against its published SHA-256, then listed its data archive. It contains ./usr/lib/agent-relay/agent-relay-probe and ./usr/bin/agent-relay-desktop; there is no agent_relay/helpers path in this .deb. The recommendation refers to an older Python layout in the bundled skill. The documented helper path is correct for this release. Commit a506431 explicitly names the verified release and launcher to clarify the distinction. Source release: https://github.com/AgentWorkforce/relay-desktop-releases/releases/tag/v2026.11.3 . Leaving this thread open for reviewer confirmation rather than changing a verified path.
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web/content/docs/headless-server.mdx: 2
77-77: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value
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Hardcoded probe path may not match all packages.
The guide itself says that newer builds may list setup and call as top-level commands. It also says that older packages used different launcher names. Every command uses /usr/lib/agent-relay/agent-relay-probe. Add a step to confirm the helper exists, for example test -x /usr/lib/agent-relay/agent-relay-probe. The step gives users a clear failure before the setup wizard.
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Pin the download to a verified release, or state the "latest" assumption.
The script uses releases/latest/download for the .deb and its .sha256 file. Both files come from the same release host. The checksum therefore detects a corrupt download. It does not detect a compromised release.
If a release is published between the two curl calls, the .deb and checksum can come from different versions. The check then fails safely. Users must rerun the script.
Add a note that the checksum guards integrity only. Optionally show a pinned-version variant. This also matches the guide's reference to stable 2026.11.3.
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The failed Composal sidebar scenario expected every link label to equal its article heading and expected anonymous access to the locked customer Self-hosting docs. Both conflict with the existing site: Public address intentionally opens the Forward deployed agents article, and self-hosting/[[...slug]]/page.tsx explicitly redirects readers without a Cloud session to sign-in.
Updated saved scenario scenario_3DVj8E6nBRMLCNZ5WXAR71xm from revision 0 to 1 with concurrency protection: it now checks the correct article destinations, explicitly verifies the anonymous Self-hosting sign-in gate without signing in or exposing runbook text, and adds coverage for the new Headless Linux server page. Existing Desktop, connector and Connect assertions remain. No application access rules or credentials were changed. The latest source push will run the normal PR checks against the corrected scenario.
Also addressed the additional CodeRabbit comments: verify the installed helper is executable before setup, state the latest-release assumption, and provide the verified pinned-release URL.
The latest Composal run passed the five existing navigation/access checks but blocked the new headless-page check because its evidence captured only the generic “systemd user service” text. It did not establish a missing service implementation, and I am not treating the blocked result as green.
Commit b9cd7a8 now names agent-relay.service explicitly in the article introduction. Saved sidebar scenario revision 2 also explicitly reads/scrolls the new page’s service-install and workspace-sign-in sections to capture all evidence for the existing sixth outcome. All six outcomes are preserved, including the anonymous customer-docs access gate; no sign-in or displayed shell command execution is allowed. Fresh PR CI will validate the updated page and evidence steps.
The same commit replaces the internal Codex constant label with the actual observable diagnostic prefix confirmed from the runtime source.
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web/content/docs/headless-server.mdx: 1
47-51: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value
Pin the release URL consistently for verification.
The script defaults to latest/download. Both downloads happen separately, so a release change between them can fail the check. The text already says to rerun. The pinned-URL guidance sits in prose, not in the script. Consider using a relay_release variable with a default, such as ${relay_release:-…/latest/download}. The reader can then override it without editing the script.
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Review comment at @web/content/docs/headless-server.mdx around lines 47 - 51:
Update the relay_release assignment in the installation script to use an
existing environment value when set, while retaining the current latest/download
URL as the default. Keep both artifact downloads based on this same variable so
readers can pin a release without editing the script.
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Review comments at @web/content/docs/headless-server.mdx:
- Around line 47-51: Update the relay_release assignment in the installation
script to use an existing environment value when set, while retaining the
current latest/download URL as the default. Keep both artifact downloads based
on this same variable so readers can pin a release without editing the script.
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The latest browser run completed all nine navigation steps but remained in “waiting for sign-in” at the intentionally anonymous Self-hosting gate. Cancelled that stalled run and updated the saved scenario to revision 3: after capturing the expected sign-in gate, it returns to the public Headless Linux server page and finishes its report without authenticating. All six assertions and the read-only/no-sign-in restrictions are unchanged.
Requested one targeted rerun for the same exact head b9cd7a8 and same scenario, with a stable idempotency key to prevent duplicate requests. The website merge remains gated on that fresh result.
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A v18 headless server can successfully enroll yet never appear beside a Mac as a spawn target. Add an Ubuntu guide for the Linux account-aware systemd service, device approval into the exact existing Cloud workspace, provider readiness, and lingering after SSH logout. Explain why enrollment,
init --hosted, and the standalone core do not complete that account setup; link from Desktop quickstart and include it in navigation/Markdown/LLM exports.Commands match the published Desktop 2026.11.3 release (
relay setup/relay call); the guide covers newer top-level forms when advertised in--help. Source checked against relay-desktop released tag 943d77a and relay v18 command/runtime source.Validation: 21 website tests across docs/version/Markdown/discovery/LLM/sitemap suites pass; new MDX compiles; new page is present in Markdown and LLM exports; shell blocks parse with bash -n. No live server setup or model call was performed. Veto host review passes; independent repository reviews remain required. No merge or deploy performed.
Companions: https://github.com/AgentWorkforce/relay-agent/pull/104 (support knowledge); the relay CLI PR links to this page, so publish this guide before releasing that CLI patch.