---
phase: 03-container-actions
verified: 2026-01-30T14:30:00Z
status: passed
score: 14/14 must-haves verified
---

# Phase 3: Container Actions Verification Report

**Phase Goal:** Control containers through conversation
**Verified:** 2026-01-30T14:30:00Z
**Status:** passed
**Re-verification:** No - initial verification

## Goal Achievement

### Observable Truths

| # | Truth | Status | Evidence |
|---|-------|--------|----------|
| 1 | User can start a stopped container by name | VERIFIED | Route Message switch routes "start " commands (line 181), Build Action Command constructs `/containers/{id}/start` POST (line 471), Execute Action executes curl command |
| 2 | User can stop a running container by name | VERIFIED | Route Message switch routes "stop " commands (line 190), Build Action Command constructs `/containers/{id}/stop?t=10` POST with graceful timeout |
| 3 | User can restart a container by name | VERIFIED | Route Message switch routes "restart " commands (line 199), Build Action Command constructs `/containers/{id}/restart?t=10` POST |
| 4 | Single container matches execute immediately without confirmation | VERIFIED | Check Match Count routes `matchCount=1` directly to Build Action Command (connection line 1868-1873), bypassing confirmation flow |
| 5 | Telegram Trigger receives callback_query updates from inline buttons | VERIFIED | Telegram Trigger `updates` field set to `["message", "callback_query"]` (line 6) |
| 6 | Callback queries route to dedicated handler branch | VERIFIED | Route Update Type switch node checks `$json.callback_query` not empty, routes to IF Callback Authenticated (connections 1568-1574) |
| 7 | No-match suggestions show "Did you mean X?" with inline button | VERIFIED | Find Closest Match node (line 524), Build Suggestion Keyboard constructs `inline_keyboard` with "Yes, {action} {name}" button (line 563), Send Suggestion HTTP Request |
| 8 | User can accept suggestion without retyping command | VERIFIED | Callback_data includes action code and container ID, Route Callback routes to Build Callback Action -> Execute Callback Action flow |
| 9 | Multiple container matches show confirmation with inline buttons | VERIFIED | Check Match Count routes `matchCount>1` to Build Batch Keyboard (connection line 1875-1880), constructs `inline_keyboard` with "Yes, {action} N containers" button |
| 10 | Confirmation shows list of matching containers | VERIFIED | Build Batch Keyboard formats `listText = names.map(n => "  • {n}").join('\n')` (line 616) |
| 11 | User can confirm batch action with single button click | VERIFIED | Callback_data contains array of container IDs (`c: shortIds`), Route Callback detects `isBatch=true`, routes to Build Batch Commands |
| 12 | Batch actions execute all matching containers in sequence | VERIFIED | Build Batch Commands creates commands array, Prepare Batch Execution chains with `&&`, Execute Batch Action runs combined command, Parse Batch Result parses RESULT_N outputs |
| 13 | User can update a container by name (pull new image, recreate) | VERIFIED | Route Message routes "update " to Parse Update Command (connection 1759-1764), full update flow: Inspect -> Pull Image -> Compare Digests -> Stop -> Remove -> Create -> Start |
| 14 | Update detects if image actually changed and stays silent if not | VERIFIED | Compare Digests compares `currentImageId === newImageId`, returns `needsUpdate: false` for silent branch, Check If Update Needed IF node routes false to empty output (connection 2219-2220) |

**Score:** 14/14 truths verified

### Required Artifacts

| Artifact | Expected | Status | Details |
|----------|----------|--------|---------|
| `n8n-workflow.json` | Action routing and Docker API POST calls | VERIFIED | Contains Route Message switch with start/stop/restart/update patterns, Docker API calls via curl to unix socket |
| `n8n-workflow.json` | Callback query handling and suggestion flow | VERIFIED | Route Update Type switch, Parse Callback Data, Route Callback with cancel/expired/batch/single routing |
| `n8n-workflow.json` | Batch confirmation flow with inline buttons | VERIFIED | Build Batch Keyboard, Send Batch Confirmation, Build Batch Commands through Send Batch Result flow |
| `n8n-workflow.json` | Container update workflow (pull + recreate) | VERIFIED | 29 nodes for update flow from Parse Update Command through Send Update Result |

### Key Link Verification

| From | To | Via | Status | Details |
|------|-----|-----|--------|---------|
| Switch (Route Message) | Action routing branch | contains start/stop/restart | WIRED | Switch routes to Parse Action via connection `"Route Message": { "main": [..., ["Parse Action"]...]}` |
| Execute Command node | Docker API | curl POST to /containers/{id}/start\|stop\|restart | WIRED | Build Action Command generates curl command with `curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" --unix-socket /var/run/docker.sock -X POST 'http://localhost/v1.47/containers/${containerId}/${action}${timeout}'` |
| Telegram Trigger | Route Update Type | message or callback_query routing | WIRED | Trigger receives both types, Route Update Type routes based on presence of `$json.message` or `$json.callback_query` |
| HTTP Request | Telegram Bot API | sendMessage with inline_keyboard | WIRED | Build Suggestion Keyboard and Build Batch Keyboard construct reply_markup with inline_keyboard, Send Suggestion and Send Batch Confirmation POST to api.telegram.org |
| Multiple Matches branch | HTTP Request for keyboard | Build confirmation keyboard | WIRED | Check Match Count (matchCount>1) -> Build Batch Keyboard -> Send Batch Confirmation |
| Callback handler | Batch execution loop | Execute action for each container | WIRED | Route Callback (batch) -> Build Batch Commands -> Prepare Batch Execution -> Execute Batch Action, commands chained with && and parsed from RESULT_N: pattern |
| Route Message switch | Update branch | update <name> pattern | WIRED | Route Message output 2 routes to Parse Update Command on "starts-with-update" condition |
| Docker inspect | Docker create | Config extraction and recreation | WIRED | Parse Container Config extracts containerConfig/hostConfig/networkSettings -> Build Create Body reconstructs with NetworkingConfig -> Build Create Command -> Create Container |

### Requirements Coverage

| Requirement | Status | Blocking Issue |
|-------------|--------|----------------|
| REQ-03: Start container | SATISFIED | None - full flow from message to Docker API POST verified |
| REQ-04: Stop container | SATISFIED | None - full flow with graceful timeout (?t=10) verified |
| REQ-05: Restart container | SATISFIED | None - full flow with graceful timeout verified |
| REQ-06: Update container | SATISFIED | None - pull + compare + recreate flow verified |
| Fuzzy name matching | SATISFIED | Match Container and Match Update Container use substring matching with prefix stripping (linuxserver-, binhex-) |

### Anti-Patterns Found

| File | Line | Pattern | Severity | Impact |
|------|------|---------|----------|--------|
| None found | - | - | - | - |

No TODO, FIXME, placeholder, or stub patterns found in the workflow JSON. All nodes have substantive implementations.

### Human Verification Required

### 1. Start Container Flow
**Test:** Send "start [stopped-container-name]" to Telegram bot
**Expected:** Container starts, user sees "[container] started successfully" message
**Why human:** Requires live Telegram bot and Docker environment to verify round-trip

### 2. Stop Container Flow
**Test:** Send "stop [running-container-name]" to Telegram bot
**Expected:** Container stops with 10s grace period, user sees "[container] stopped successfully"
**Why human:** Requires live environment, verifies graceful timeout behavior

### 3. Restart Container Flow
**Test:** Send "restart [container-name]" to Telegram bot
**Expected:** Container restarts, user sees "[container] restarted successfully"
**Why human:** Requires live environment

### 4. Fuzzy Matching
**Test:** Send "stop plex" when container is named "plex-server" or "linuxserver-plex"
**Expected:** Matches and executes on the correct container
**Why human:** Requires actual Docker containers with varying naming conventions

### 5. No-Match Suggestion
**Test:** Send "stop plx" when "plex" exists
**Expected:** Shows "Did you mean plex?" with inline button
**Why human:** Requires Telegram to verify button rendering and interaction

### 6. Suggestion Acceptance
**Test:** Click "Yes, stop plex" button on suggestion
**Expected:** Container stops, suggestion message deleted, success message appears
**Why human:** Requires Telegram callback interaction

### 7. Multiple Match Confirmation
**Test:** Send "stop arr" when sonarr, radarr, lidarr exist
**Expected:** Shows list of containers with "Yes, stop 3 containers" button
**Why human:** Requires multiple matching containers

### 8. Batch Execution
**Test:** Click confirm on multiple match confirmation
**Expected:** All containers stop, confirmation deleted, "Successfully stopped 3 containers" message
**Why human:** Requires callback interaction and multiple containers

### 9. Cancel Flow
**Test:** Click "Cancel" on any confirmation
**Expected:** Confirmation message deleted, "Cancelled" toast appears, no action taken
**Why human:** Requires Telegram callback interaction

### 10. Expiration Flow
**Test:** Wait 2+ minutes, then click confirmation button
**Expected:** "Confirmation expired. Please try again." alert, message deleted
**Why human:** Requires timeout behavior verification

### 11. Update Container (with update available)
**Test:** Send "update [container]" when newer image exists
**Expected:** Image pulled, container recreated, "[container] updated: v1.0 -> v1.1" message
**Why human:** Requires Docker registry with newer image, verifies full recreation flow

### 12. Update Container (already up to date)
**Test:** Send "update [container]" when image is current
**Expected:** No message sent (silent behavior)
**Why human:** Requires verifying absence of message

### 13. Update Multiple Match Rejection
**Test:** Send "update arr" when multiple containers match
**Expected:** "Update requires exact container name. Found 3 matches: ..."
**Why human:** Requires multiple matching containers

### Gaps Summary

**No gaps found.** All must-haves verified against actual codebase:

1. **Start/Stop/Restart (Plan 03-01):** Route Message switch correctly routes action commands, Build Action Command constructs Docker API POST calls, Parse Action Result handles 204/304 success codes.

2. **Callback Infrastructure (Plan 03-02):** Telegram Trigger receives callback_query, Route Update Type and Route Callback properly dispatch, suggestion flow complete with Find Closest Match, Build Suggestion Keyboard, and callback execution path.

3. **Batch Confirmation (Plan 03-03):** Build Batch Keyboard creates inline buttons with container list, callback data contains array of IDs, batch execution chains commands and parses results, UI cleanup with message deletion.

4. **Container Update (Plan 03-04):** Full update flow from Parse Update Command through Send Update Result, including image pull, digest comparison, silent no-update path, and container recreation with config preservation.

All connections verified in the `connections` section of the workflow JSON (lines 1547-2343).

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*Verified: 2026-01-30T14:30:00Z*
*Verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier)*