fix(hush): copy from headless Linux via OSC 52

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The final branch also closes a redirected-output boundary: native clipboard success still works when stdout is redirected, while OSC 52 fallback now requires actual terminal stdout and rejects redirected output before encoding or writing value bytes. The README documents this requirement.

A synthetic-value regression reproduced the previous erroneous terminal success and now verifies the rejection, empty output, sanitized error and unchanged clipboard state. Validation at bbc46f0831744f0263f65b2668ca66adf63b3e95: all 24 macOS Rust tests, full pinned Bun 1.3.7 check, pack dry run, extension startup, redacted gitleaks, workflow lint, and independent exact-head review. The same validated job-local gitleaks temp-directory fix prevents the shared installer filename collision; scan settings and history scope remain intact.

Why

Headless Linux has no X11 or Wayland display. arboard fails before hush can copy a secret, and the existing error incorrectly names macOS.

Scope

• Keep arboard first when a native clipboard is available.
• Skip it on Linux without a display and send a bounded, base64 encoded OSC 52 write through the active ratatui backend. Flush the backend before reporting the terminal write.
• Report terminal writes as sent rather than confirmed copies. Keep native copies' conditional 30 second clear. OSC 52 cannot read the clipboard, so terminal copies require manual clearing.
• Replace the platform specific error context, document the fallback, and add regression tests.

Tradeoffs

Terminal clipboard delivery depends on the terminal and any multiplexers. OSC 52 cannot confirm receipt. Under tmux, set-clipboard on and an outer terminal with clipboard support are needed. The terminal path caps values at 128 KiB.

Blast Radius

Only hush clipboard behavior and its README change. Native copy still uses Clipboard::new() and set_text() first; its read before clear behavior remains intact. The crate version stays at 0.0.4 because this repository does not require a patch bump for a bug PR.

Verification

• Before the fix, the new headless regression test failed with the X11 error. The same arboard failure reproduced on the target Linux VM in under 1 ms with both display variables unset.
• cargo fmt --check, cargo test (25 passed), and cargo clippy -- -D warnings passed.
• bun run check, bun run pack:dry, and pi -e . with an isolated Pi agent directory passed. The default Pi directory has an existing web_search extension name conflict with this package.
• Installed this branch with cargo install --git ... --branch fix/hush-headless-clipboard bws-tui --locked --force on the headless VM.
• A dummy bws fixture drove the installed hush TUI outside Herdr. Captured raw terminal bytes contained one well formed OSC 52 write, decoded to the dummy value, without an X11 error.
• Ran the installed hush in a Herdr pane with that dummy fixture. A Mac Herdr client received the copy, and pbpaste exactly matched the dummy value. This used Herdr 0.9.0 on Linux and 0.9.1 on macOS.
• macOS native selection was inspected in code; this branch was not installed on macOS.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Copying secrets now works in headless Linux terminals that support OSC 52 clipboard sequences. Values larger than 128 KiB cannot be copied this way.
  • Native clipboard copies are cleared after 30 seconds only if the clipboard still contains the copied value. Terminal-based copies must be cleared manually.
  • Copy confirmations distinguish between native clipboard copies and terminal-based copies.
• Documentation
  • Added guidance on platform support, terminal clipboard limitations, and tmux requirements.

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Copying secret in headless terminal (OSC 52) · Copying secret with desktop clipboard and auto-clear

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The TUI supports native clipboard copying and OSC 52 terminal fallback. Native copies are conditionally cleared after 30 seconds. Terminal copies have a 128 KiB limit and are not automatically cleared.

Changes

Clipboard copy flow

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Native and terminal clipboard behavior bws-tui/src/tui/clipboard.rs, bws-tui/src/tui.rs, bws-tui/Cargo.toml, bws-tui/src/tui/tests.rs, bws-tui/README.md	The clipboard module selects native copying or OSC 52 output. Tests cover display detection, encoding, size limits, errors, and clipboard-clear state. The README describes platform behavior and limitations.
TUI action wiring bws-tui/src/tui/actions.rs, bws-tui/src/tui/events.rs	Copy actions receive the terminal output writer and report whether a native or terminal copy succeeded.

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Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant copy_action
  participant copy_value
  participant arboardClipboard
  participant TerminalBackend
  copy_action->>copy_value: Pass secret, output writer, and native preference
  alt Native clipboard succeeds
    copy_value->>arboardClipboard: Copy secret and schedule conditional clearing
  else Native clipboard is skipped or fails
    copy_value->>TerminalBackend: Write and flush OSC 52 sequence
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d5f18

Headless terminal copies remain bounded and their delivery and clearing limitations are documented; no merge-blocking issue is identified.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to d5f18

A deliberate copy can now send one selected secret through the terminal. This makes copying work on headless Linux, but terminal delivery cannot be confirmed or automatically cleared and may be visible to terminal infrastructure. The fallback and manual-clear requirement are documented.

Retained concerns

• Low · security · inferred: Automatic fallback sends a selected secret through the active terminal or multiplexer when native copying fails. Unlike native delivery, that path has no automatic clear; terminal infrastructure could retain the transmitted value. Actual retention depends on the deployment and is not established here.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The new exposure is the selected secret on the user's active terminal delivery path, including any intermediary multiplexer; the inspected action path does not independently expose other secrets or add a remote entrypoint.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

• inferred — If an active terminal path records output or is observed by another party, automatic fallback could expose the OSC 52 payload. No supplied runtime evidence verifies such recording or observation in this deployment.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — The fallback is limited to an explicit copy action, bounds the value before encoding, and reports terminal delivery as sent. Those controls do not provide receipt verification or automatic terminal-clipboard cleanup.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• observed — Fallback does not discard an earlier native-clear obligation. Conditional native cleanup avoids clearing newer clipboard contents, while terminal cleanup remains the user's responsibility.

Hardening Proposals

• proposed — Consider an opt-in or confirmation before terminal fallback where terminals may be shared or recorded, allowing users to decline the additional secret-output boundary.

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Integrated exact head bbc46f0831744f0263f65b2668ca66adf63b3e95 onto current main 0fd0ef1f23840b7278417bbe29adcbb5fca49a05 after #56 and #58. It merges cleanly and retains the no-TTY gate.

A fresh crate rebuild passes 27 Rust tests, format, and clippy -D warnings. Full npm run check, package dry run, and isolated Pi extension startup pass. A synthetic bws fixture in a real PTY sends exactly one OSC 52 write that decodes to the fixture value, reports manual clearing, and exits cleanly with screen restoration. Headless invocation still rejects with actionable no-TTY guidance and empty stdout. Independent review approved the original exact head and this integration with no blocking findings. Active merge automation remains CI only.