ROOT CAUSE: the Dockerfile copied src/poller/scripts/supabase but NOT
content/. mediaEngine.js read content/stark-lines.json with an unguarded
module-load readFileSync; ENOENT in the image threw at require time, and
via app.js → routes/desk → deskService → mediaEngine that crashed the
ENTIRE API at boot. The Coolify healthcheck rolled back to the last
healthy image (4d2b27d), so every deploy since 219167e silently served a
14-hour-old build — S11 live tracking, S6 API code, the settlement boot
line, and SNAPSHOT_EXPECTED_INTERVAL were all merged but NOT running.
FIX (one train):
1. Dockerfile COPYs content/ into the runner image.
2. mediaEngine: stark-lines.json is OPTIONAL (garnish, never load-bearing)
— loadStark() try/catch → {} → posts render without the Stark kicker,
never a crash. Belt AND suspenders with #1.
3. src/preflight.js (§A4): boot prints '[preflight] OK' or 'DEGRADED'
naming exactly what content/env is missing — before the healthcheck
can fail silently. Run first in server.js.
4. Full fragility sweep: mediaEngine was the ONLY unguarded module-load
file read; coachSignals (config/coaches.json) was already lazy +
try/catch + copied. No others.
Verified: requiring app.js + deskService + mediaEngine with
stark-lines.json ABSENT now boots clean (reproduced the exact prod
failure). 2757 -> 2763 tests (tests/unit/bootResilience.test.js).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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