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Run kuiraDoctor before each release

Outcome: the kuiraDoctor Gradle task runs five preflight checks against your app's configuration and surfaces every misconfiguration that the SDK would otherwise convert into a runtime crash on a user's device. Run it before each release; wire it into CI to gate builds.

What it catches

Check What goes wrong without it (on a user's device)
minSdk floor Manifest merger surfaces minSdkVersion N cannot be smaller than version 30 mid-build — but in the wrong place, deep in the AGP error stack.
Debug-cleartext manifest Localnet indexer connection fails with a generic IOException; user sees an unrecoverable "Loading…" state with no diagnostic.
assetlinks.json reachability + applicationId match Forge fails with RP_ID_MISMATCH / PRF authentication failed / silent biometric dismissal. Causes include: file not hosted, wrong hostname, Jekyll-stripped the .well-known path on GitHub Pages, applicationId not in the targets array.
Compact runtime pin QuickJS contract runtime crashes with Unsupported bytecode version the first time the user calls a circuit.
SDK-bundled-runtime layer The @midnight-ntwrk/compact-runtime bundled inside the SDK doesn't match the version your contract was compiled against — proofs fail or the runtime rejects the bytecode at call time.

The runtime-pin check is also enforced by validateKuiraContractSource at build time independently; kuiraDoctor rolls it into a unified report so the consumer sees one pass/fail surface, not two.

Quick start

Add to your app/build.gradle.kts:

plugins {
    id("io.github.kuiralabs.contract") version "0.1.0-alpha03"
}

kuiraContract {
    source.set("contract/src/managed/<your-contract>")

    // For the assetlinks-reachability check:
    rpId.set("kuiralabs.github.io")   // YOUR passkey hostname

    // Optional: convert FAIL severities into build failures.
    // Default false (warn-only). Set true on CI / release builds.
    // requireDoctorPass.set(true)
}

Then run:

./gradlew :app:kuiraDoctor

You'll see a unified report:

─── kuiraDoctor ─────────────────────────────────────────
✓ PASS  minSdk
       minSdk = 30 (Kuira SDK requires ≥ 30)
✓ PASS  debug-cleartext
       Debug manifest permits cleartext (localnet builds work).
✗ FAIL  assetlinks-reachability
       https://kuiralabs.github.io/.well-known/assetlinks.json returned HTTP 404.
       Common causes:
         1. The file is not yet hosted at this path — see the
            'Bind your app to a passkey domain' recipe.
         2. The file IS in the repo but GitHub Pages stripped it via Jekyll:
            commit an empty .nojekyll at the repo root + redeploy.
         3. The hostname in kuiraContract.rpId is wrong — verify
            https://kuiralabs.github.io/ loads at all.
✓ PASS  compact-runtime-pin
       Contract emits + consumer pins @midnight-ntwrk/compact-runtime 0.16.0.
✓ PASS  sdk-bundled-runtime
       SDK-bundled @midnight-ntwrk/compact-runtime matches the contract (0.16.0).
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
4 passed, 0 warning, 1 error, 0 skipped

The task does not fail by default — it logs the report and returns success. Wire requireDoctorPass to true to gate builds on the report (see "Gating CI" below).

Severities

Symbol Severity When
✓ PASS Check ran and passed.
⚠ WARN Check ran but couldn't be fully verified (network unreachable, ambiguous config). Doesn't fail the build regardless of requireDoctorPass.
✗ FAIL Check ran and found a real misconfiguration. Fails the build when requireDoctorPass = true.
— SKIP Check couldn't run (missing prerequisite, e.g. rpId not set). Doesn't fail the build.

Wiring details

Auto-discovery

kuiraDoctor reads two values from your app/build.gradle.kts via simple regex:

  • applicationId from applicationId = "com.example.app"
  • minSdk from minSdk = 30

If your build script uses computed values or property delegates that the regex doesn't match, the corresponding checks downgrade to SKIP with a log line. Override explicitly via task properties if needed:

tasks.named<com.midnight.kuira.contract.KuiraDoctorTask>("kuiraDoctor") {
    applicationId.set("com.example.app")
    minSdk.set(30)
}

Gating CI

For a CI workflow that blocks merges on kuiraDoctor issues:

.github/workflows/release.yml
- name: Run preflight checks
  run: ./gradlew :app:kuiraDoctor -PkuiraDoctorRequirePass=true

And in app/build.gradle.kts:

kuiraContract {
    // …
    requireDoctorPass.set(
        providers.gradleProperty("kuiraDoctorRequirePass")
            .map { it.toBoolean() }
            .orElse(false)
    )
}

This keeps requireDoctorPass = false (warn-only) for local dev builds and flips it to true only when the CI job explicitly sets the property — devs are never blocked, the release lane is.

When kuiraDoctor doesn't run

The task is not wired into preBuild. Reasoning:

  • The assetlinks check needs network I/O. Adding a network call to every local build is hostile.
  • Most developers run assembleDebug many times per day. Re-running preflight every time is wasteful.

If you want to opt into preBuild-coupling (sacrificing the above for tighter local feedback), add to your app/build.gradle.kts:

tasks.named("preBuild") {
    dependsOn("kuiraDoctor")
}

What it does NOT check

These are out of scope:

  • <queries> declarations for cross-app sigil enrollment.
  • Hilt wiring of PasskeyConfig (Dagger already catches this at build time, just with a verbose error).
  • Signing-cert fingerprint comparison against the hosted assetlinks.json (today it checks the file is reachable + lists your applicationId; doesn't verify the listed SHA-256 matches ./gradlew signingReport).

For these classes today, see the Bind your app to a passkey domain recipe's troubleshooting table.

Troubleshooting

Symptom What it means
Task succeeds but report shows ✗ FAIL rows requireDoctorPass is false (the default). Set it to true to convert FAIL into a build failure.
All checks report — SKIP Plugin extension is unset / not configured. Set source.set(...) and rpId.set(...) to give checks something to verify.
assetlinks-reachability always WARNs with "Could not reach" Network unreachable or https://<rpId>/ doesn't resolve. The check uses 5-second timeouts and treats network errors as WARN, not FAIL, so a CI environment without internet still ships.
minSdk reports SKIP Auto-discovery didn't find minSdk = N in your app/build.gradle.kts. Set tasks.named<KuiraDoctorTask>("kuiraDoctor") { minSdk.set(...) } explicitly.

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