feat: build system hardening — collision detection, validation gates, init path enforcement

5-phase hardening to prevent silent file-layer collisions (the D-Bus
regression class):

Phase 1: lint-config-paths.sh + make lint-config in depends.mk
Phase 2: CollisionTracker in installer (content-hash comparison)
Phase 3: installs manifests in recipe.toml + validate-file-ownership.sh
Phase 4: validate-init-services.sh + make validate in disk.mk
Phase 5: documentation (AGENTS.md, BUILD-SYSTEM-HARDENING-PLAN.md)

Both redbear-mini and redbear-full build and validate clean.
66 declared install paths in base, zero conflicts.

AGENTS.md

@@ -144,6 +144,51 @@ make all
 - **Syscall ABI**: Unstable intentionally. Stability via `libredox` and `relibc`
 - **Drivers**: ALL userspace daemons via scheme system. No kernel-space drivers (except serio)
 
+## INSTALLER FILE LAYERING
+
+The installer creates filesystem images in four layers. Understanding this ordering is critical
+to avoid silent file overwrites.
+
+### Layer Ordering During `install_dir()`
+
+```
+Layer 1: Config pre-install [[files]]    (postinstall = false)
+Layer 2: Package staging                  (install_packages())
+Layer 3: Config post-install [[files]]    (postinstall = true)
+Layer 4: User/group creation              (passwd, shadow, group)
+```
+
+### Collision Implications
+
+- **Layer 2 overwrites Layer 1** silently (same path → last writer wins). This is the bug class
+  that caused the D-Bus regression: config overrides at `/usr/lib/init.d/` were overwritten by
+  the `base` package staging the same paths.
+- **Layer 3 overwrites Layer 2** (intentional — postinstall overrides).
+- For init services, config overrides **MUST** use `/etc/init.d/` so they survive Layer 2.
+
+### Init Service File Ownership
+
+- **Packages own `/usr/lib/init.d/`** — default service files installed by recipe staging
+- **Config overrides own `/etc/init.d/`** — override files created by `[[files]]` entries
+- The init system's `config_for_dirs()` gives `/etc/init.d/` priority via BTreeMap dedup
+- **Config `[[files]]` entries MUST NOT use `/usr/lib/init.d/` paths for init services**
+- Run `make lint-config` to detect violations
+
+### Collision Detection
+
+The installer now includes a `CollisionTracker` (in `collision.rs`) that detects when package
+staging overwrites config pre-install files. Init service collisions always error. Other
+collisions warn by default, error in strict mode (`REDBEAR_STRICT_COLLISION=1`).
+
+### Validation Gates
+
+After building an image, run `make validate` to verify:
+- Init service path violations (via `lint-config`)
+- Override effectiveness and scheme binary existence (via `validate-init-services.sh`)
+- File ownership conflicts (via `validate-file-ownership.sh`)
+
+See `local/docs/BUILD-SYSTEM-HARDENING-PLAN.md` for the full plan.
+
 ## ANTI-PATTERNS (THIS PROJECT)
 
 - **DO NOT** suppress errors with `as any` / `@ts-ignore` — use proper `Result` handling

Makefile

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include mk/config.mk
 # Build system dependencies
 include mk/depends.mk
 
-all: $(BUILD)/harddrive.img
+all: lint-config $(BUILD)/harddrive.img
 
 # ── Red Bear OS Build Cache (OBLIGATORY) ─────────────────────────────────
 # Cache sync is a mandatory part of every successful build.
@@ -229,3 +229,5 @@ wireshark: FORCE
 	wireshark $(BUILD)/network.pcap
 packages-sync: ; @bash local/scripts/sync-packages.sh
 packages-list: ; @ls -la Packages/*.pkgar 2>/dev/null | wc -l && echo "pkgar files in Packages/"
+validate-patches:
+	@bash local/scripts/validate-patches.sh

config/redbear-device-services.toml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pattern = "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_16.bin"
 chain = ["i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_14.bin", "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_12.bin"]
 """
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/12_boot-late.target"
+path = "/etc/init.d/12_boot-late.target"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Late boot services target"
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ pattern = "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_16.bin"
 chain = ["i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_14.bin", "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_12.bin"]
 """
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/00_driver-manager.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/00_driver-manager.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "PCI driver spawner"
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ pattern = "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_16.bin"
 chain = ["i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_14.bin", "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_12.bin"]
 """
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/10_evdevd.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/10_evdevd.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Evdev input daemon"
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ pattern = "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_16.bin"
 chain = ["i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_14.bin", "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_12.bin"]
 """
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/15_cpufreqd.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/15_cpufreqd.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "CPU frequency scaling daemon"
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ pattern = "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_16.bin"
 chain = ["i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_14.bin", "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_12.bin"]
 """
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/15_thermald.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/15_thermald.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Thermal management daemon"
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ pattern = "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_16.bin"
 chain = ["i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_14.bin", "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_12.bin"]
 """
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/15_hwrngd.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/15_hwrngd.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Hardware RNG entropy daemon"
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ pattern = "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_16.bin"
 chain = ["i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_14.bin", "i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_12.bin"]
 """
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/13_driver-params.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/13_driver-params.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Driver parameter scheme"
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ type = { scheme = "driver-params" }
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/16_redbear-acmd.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/16_redbear-acmd.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "USB CDC ACM serial daemon"
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/16_redbear-ecmd.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/16_redbear-ecmd.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "USB CDC ECM/NCM ethernet daemon"
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/16_redbear-usbaudiod.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/16_redbear-usbaudiod.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "USB Audio Class daemon"

config/redbear-full.toml

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ data = "/usr/share/fonts"
 symlink = true
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/05_boot-essential.target"
+path = "/etc/init.d/05_boot-essential.target"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Boot essential services target"
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ requires_weak = [
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/13_iommu.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/13_iommu.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "IOMMU DMA remapping daemon"
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/12_dbus.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/12_dbus.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "D-Bus system bus"
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/13_redbear-sessiond.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/13_redbear-sessiond.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Red Bear session broker (org.freedesktop.login1)"
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/13_seatd.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/13_seatd.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "seatd seat management daemon"
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/13_redbear-keymapd.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/13_redbear-keymapd.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Runtime keymap daemon"
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/13_redbear-ime.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/13_redbear-ime.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Input method engine daemon"
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/13_redbear-accessibility.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/13_redbear-accessibility.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Accessibility input filter daemon (sticky/slow/bounce keys)"
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/14_redbear-upower.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/14_redbear-upower.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "UPower D-Bus service (org.freedesktop.UPower)"
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/14_redbear-udisks.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/14_redbear-udisks.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "UDisks2 D-Bus service (org.freedesktop.UDisks2)"
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/14_redbear-polkit.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/14_redbear-polkit.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "PolicyKit1 D-Bus service (org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1)"
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/19_redbear-authd.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/19_redbear-authd.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Red Bear authentication daemon"
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/20_display.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/20_display.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "KDE session assembly helper"
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/20_greeter.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/20_greeter.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Red Bear greeter service"
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/29_activate_console.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/29_activate_console.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Activate fallback console VT"
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_console.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/30_console.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Console terminals"
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/31_debug_console.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/31_debug_console.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Debug console on serial port"
@@ -409,12 +409,13 @@ requires_weak = [
 
 [service]
 cmd = "getty"
-args = ["/scheme/debug", "-J"]
+args = ["/scheme/debug/no-preserve", "-J"]
 type = "oneshot_async"
+respawn = true
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/99_diag_serial.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/99_diag_serial.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Serial diagnostic marker"

config/redbear-greeter-services.toml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This fragment is intended to be included by the active desktop/graphics target.
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/05_boot-essential.target"
+path = "/etc/init.d/05_boot-essential.target"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Boot essential services target"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ redbear-session-launch = {}
 redbear-greeter = {}
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/19_redbear-authd.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/19_redbear-authd.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Red Bear authentication daemon"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/20_display.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/20_display.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Compositor proof (Phase 2: KWin virtual + Qt6 smoke + 60s survival)"
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/20_greeter.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/20_greeter.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Red Bear greeter service (experimental — Phase 3 user session bring-up)"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_console.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/30_console.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Console terminals"
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ respawn = true
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/29_activate_console.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/29_activate_console.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Activate fallback console VT"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/31_debug_console.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/31_debug_console.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Debug console"

config/redbear-legacy-base.toml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 zsh = {}
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/00_base.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/00_base.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Base environment setup (tmpdir)"

config/redbear-legacy-desktop.toml

@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 # the active redbear-full config provides its own display/console/greeter services.
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/20_display.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/20_display.service"
 data = ""
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/29_activate_console.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/29_activate_console.service"
 data = ""
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_console.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/30_console.service"
 data = ""
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/31_debug_console.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/31_debug_console.service"
 data = ""

config/redbear-mini.toml

@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ type = { scheme = "ucsi" }
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/12_boot-late.target"
+path = "/etc/init.d/12_boot-late.target"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Late boot services target"
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ requires_weak = [
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/11_udev.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/11_udev.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "udev compatibility shim"
@@ -317,11 +317,11 @@ requires_weak = [
 
 [service]
 cmd = "udev-shim"
-type = { scheme = "udev" }
+type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/10_evdevd.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/10_evdevd.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Evdev input daemon"
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/11_wifictl.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/11_wifictl.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Wi-Fi control daemon"
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/12_dbus.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/12_dbus.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "D-Bus system bus"
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/13_redbear-sessiond.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/13_redbear-sessiond.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Red Bear session broker (org.freedesktop.login1)"
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/13_iommu.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/13_iommu.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "IOMMU DMA remapping daemon"
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/14_redbear-upower.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/14_redbear-upower.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "UPower D-Bus service (org.freedesktop.UPower)"
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/14_redbear-udisks.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/14_redbear-udisks.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "UDisks2 D-Bus service (org.freedesktop.UDisks2)"
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/14_redbear-polkit.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/14_redbear-polkit.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "PolicyKit1 D-Bus service (org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1)"
@@ -465,3 +465,7 @@ path = "/etc/pcid.d/00_text_mode_gpu_mask.toml"
 data = """
 # redbear-live-mini: no display driver matched; class 0x03 devices are skipped
 """
+
+[[files]]
+path = "/etc/environment.d/10-debug.conf"
+data = "INIT_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG"

config/redbear-netctl.toml

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ IP=bounded
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/12_netctl.service"
+path = "/etc/init.d/12_netctl.service"
 data = """
 [unit]
 description = "Network profile application"

local/AGENTS.md

@@ -611,6 +611,45 @@ local/Assets/
 
 **Current status**: Assets are committed to git. Not yet integrated into the build — requires bootloader and display server integration (P2 hardware validation).
 
+## BUILD SYSTEM SAFETY
+
+The build system includes collision detection and validation to prevent the D-Bus regression
+class (config overrides silently overwritten by package staging).
+
+### Validation Targets
+
+```bash
+make lint-config                       # Check for /usr/lib/init.d/ in config [[files]]
+make validate CONFIG_NAME=redbear-mini # Full validation: lint + init services + ownership
+```
+
+### Init Service Path Convention
+
+- Packages own `/usr/lib/init.d/` — default service files from recipe staging
+- Config overrides own `/etc/init.d/` — override files from `[[files]]` entries
+- Config `[[files]]` MUST NOT use `/usr/lib/init.d/` paths for init services
+- The init system's `config_for_dirs()` gives `/etc/init.d/` priority via BTreeMap dedup
+
+### Collision Detection (installer)
+
+The installer includes `CollisionTracker` (in `collision.rs`) that detects when package
+staging overwrites config pre-install files. Init service collisions always error. Other
+collisions warn by default, error in strict mode (`REDBEAR_STRICT_COLLISION=1`).
+
+### Recipe Installs Manifest
+
+Recipes can declare installed paths via `installs = [...]` in `[package]` section.
+`scripts/validate-file-ownership.sh` checks for conflicts. No recipes declare installs yet.
+
+### Manifest Generation
+
+```bash
+scripts/generate-installs-manifest.sh base  # Output suggested installs for base package
+```
+
+See `local/docs/BUILD-SYSTEM-HARDENING-PLAN.md` for the full 5-phase hardening plan.
+See `local/docs/BUILD-SYSTEM-INVARIANTS.md` for invariants I1-I3.
+
 ## ANTI-PATTERNS
 
 - **DO NOT** edit files under mainline `recipes/` directly — put patches in `local/patches/`

local/docs/BUILD-SYSTEM-HARDENING-PLAN.md

@@ -0,0 +1,403 @@
+# Build System Hardening Plan
+
+**Date:** 2026-05-03
+**Status:** Implemented
+**Scope:** Installer file-layer collision detection, config-layer path enforcement,
+recipe file-ownership tracking, validation gates, and architectural documentation.
+
+**Triggering incident:** 40 init service files in `config/redbear-*.toml` used
+`/usr/lib/init.d/` paths. The `base` package installs to the same directory.
+Package staging silently overwrote config overrides. The init scheduler blocked
+on `scheme`-type services that were supposed to be overridden to `oneshot_async`,
+preventing D-Bus and 20+ services from ever starting.
+
+**Fix applied:** Changed all config `[[files]]` init service paths from
+`/usr/lib/init.d/` to `/etc/init.d/`. The init system's `config_for_dirs()`
+BTreeMap gives `/etc/init.d/` priority over `/usr/lib/init.d/` for the same
+filename, so config overrides now survive package installation and take effect
+at runtime.
+
+**Goal:** Prevent this class of silent file collision from recurring by adding
+build-time detection, installer awareness, and architectural documentation.
+
+---
+
+## Phase 1: Config-Layer Path Enforcement (1–2 days)
+
+**Objective:** Ensure config `[[files]]` entries for init services always use
+`/etc/init.d/` paths. Detect violations at build time.
+
+### 1.1 Add a build-time lint for init service path violations
+
+Create `scripts/lint-config-paths.sh` that:
+- Parses all `config/redbear-*.toml` files
+- Finds `[[files]]` entries with `path = "/usr/lib/init.d/..."`
+- Reports violations with file, line number, and path
+- Returns non-zero if any violations found
+- Can be integrated into the build as a pre-build step
+
+**Why a script, not Rust:** Config parsing is already TOML-based and a shell
+script with `grep`/`awk` is sufficient for this lint. Adding it to the cookbook
+Rust tool would require rebuilding the tool for lint-only changes. A script is
+cheaper to iterate on and can run without a Rust toolchain rebuild.
+
+**Acceptance:**
+```bash
+scripts/lint-config-paths.sh  # exits 0 when clean, 1 + report when violations found
+```
+
+### 1.2 Document the init service layer convention
+
+Add to AGENTS.md (project root) a clear rule:
+
+> **Init service file ownership:**
+> - Packages own `/usr/lib/init.d/` — the default service files installed by recipe staging
+> - Config overrides own `/etc/init.d/` — override files created by `[[files]]` entries
+> - The init system's `config_for_dirs()` gives `/etc/init.d/` priority via BTreeMap dedup
+> - Config `[[files]]` entries MUST NOT use `/usr/lib/init.d/` paths for init services
+
+### 1.3 Add Makefile integration
+
+In `mk/config.mk` or `mk/depends.mk`, add a pre-build lint step:
+
+```makefile
+# Lint config files for init service path violations
+lint-config:
+	@scripts/lint-config-paths.sh
+
+# Hook into the build before repo cook
+repo: lint-config
+```
+
+---
+
+## Phase 2: Installer Collision Detection (2–3 days)
+
+**Objective:** The installer detects when a config `[[files]]` entry would be
+silently overwritten by package staging, and warns or errors accordingly.
+
+### 2.1 Track file provenance during `install_dir()`
+
+Modify `install_dir()` in `installer.rs` to track which layer created each file:
+
+```rust
+struct InstallTracker {
+    /// Map from destination path to the layer that created it
+    files: BTreeMap<PathBuf, FileProvenance>,
+}
+
+enum FileProvenance {
+    ConfigPreInstall,   // Created by [[files]] with postinstall=false
+    Package,            // Created by install_packages()
+    ConfigPostInstall,  // Created by [[files]] with postinstall=true
+}
+```
+
+Implementation points:
+- Before `file.create(&output_dir)`, record the path and layer
+- Before `install_packages()`, snapshot existing files
+- After `install_packages()`, diff to find new/overwritten files
+- After postinstall `[[files]]`, record new files
+
+### 2.2 Detect and report collisions
+
+During the diff after `install_packages()`:
+
+1. If a file existed from `ConfigPreInstall` and was overwritten by `Package`:
+   - **WARN** (default): Print a warning showing the collision
+   - **ERROR** (strict mode via `STRICT_COLLISION=1` env): Fail the build
+
+2. For init service files specifically (`/usr/lib/init.d/*.service`,
+   `/etc/init.d/*.service`):
+   - Always **ERROR**: Init service collisions are never acceptable because they
+     silently break the boot sequence
+
+3. For other file types:
+   - **WARN** by default: Some collisions may be intentional (e.g., default
+     configs that packages override with versioned copies)
+
+### 2.3 Collision report format
+
+```
+[COLLISION] /usr/lib/init.d/10_evdevd.service
+  Created by: config redbear-mini.toml (pre-install)
+  Overwritten by: package base
+  Impact: init service override lost
+  Fix: Change config [[files]] path from /usr/lib/init.d/ to /etc/init.d/
+```
+
+### 2.4 Implementation location
+
+Patch against `recipes/core/installer/source/src/installer.rs`:
+- New module `src/tracker.rs` with `InstallTracker`
+- Modify `install_dir()` to use tracker
+- Patch stored in `local/patches/installer/`
+
+**Acceptance:**
+- Build with a known collision (revert the /etc/init.d/ fix temporarily) should
+  produce clear error output
+- Build with current configs should produce zero collisions
+
+---
+
+## Phase 3: Recipe File-Ownership Manifests (3–5 days)
+
+**Objective:** Recipes declare what paths they install, enabling build-time
+conflict detection between packages and between packages and config layers.
+
+### 3.1 Add optional `installs` field to recipe.toml
+
+```toml
+[package]
+# Optional: declare what paths this recipe installs into the image
+# Used for collision detection and build validation
+installs = [
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/10_evdevd.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/11_udev.service",
+    "/usr/bin/evdevd",
+    "/usr/lib/libevdev.so",
+]
+```
+
+This is **optional** — existing recipes without `installs` work as before.
+New recipes and frequently-updated recipes should declare their installs.
+
+### 3.2 Build-time ownership registry
+
+The `repo cook` command builds an in-memory registry:
+
+```
+path → recipe_name
+```
+
+When multiple recipes claim the same path:
+- **WARN** for non-critical paths (shared headers, etc.)
+- **ERROR** for init service paths (`.service` files in `init.d/`)
+
+### 3.3 Auto-generation tool
+
+Create `scripts/generate-installs-manifest.sh`:
+- Inspects recipe stage directory after build
+- Lists all installed files relative to sysroot root
+- Outputs suggested `installs = [...]` for recipe.toml
+- Can be run as `make manifest.<recipe>`
+
+### 3.4 Implementation location
+
+Patch against `src/cook/package.rs` and recipe parsing in `src/`:
+- Parse `installs` field from `[package]` section
+- Build registry during `repo cook --with-package-deps`
+- Check for conflicts before staging
+
+---
+
+## Phase 4: Post-Image Validation Gates (2–3 days)
+
+**Objective:** After the image is created, validate that init service files
+match expectations and no config overrides were silently lost.
+
+### 4.1 Init service validation script
+
+Create `scripts/validate-init-services.sh`:
+
+```bash
+# Mount image, inspect init.d directories, validate:
+# 1. Every /etc/init.d/*.service file has different content from /usr/lib/init.d/ counterpart
+#    (if they exist in both — if identical, the override is redundant)
+# 2. No /usr/lib/init.d/*.service file was supposed to be overridden but wasn't
+# 3. All scheme-type services have corresponding scheme daemons in the image
+# 4. Service dependency graph has no missing dependencies
+# 5. Service dependency graph has no cycles
+```
+
+Validation checks:
+1. **Override verification**: For each file in `/etc/init.d/`, verify it differs
+   from the corresponding `/usr/lib/init.d/` file (if any). If identical, warn
+   about redundant override.
+
+2. **Missing override detection**: For each config `[[files]]` entry targeting
+   `/etc/init.d/`, verify the file actually exists in the mounted image and
+   matches the config content.
+
+3. **Scheme service audit**: List all services with `type = { scheme = "..." }`.
+   For each, verify the scheme binary exists in `/usr/bin/`. Warn about scheme
+   services that may block the scheduler if the daemon isn't guaranteed to start.
+
+4. **Dependency cycle check**: Parse all service files, build a dependency graph,
+   detect cycles.
+
+5. **Missing dependency check**: For each `requires`/`requires_weak` entry,
+   verify the referenced target/service file exists.
+
+### 4.2 Makefile integration
+
+Add to `mk/disk.mk`:
+
+```makefile
+# Validate init services in the built image
+validate-init: $(BUILD)/harddrive.img
+	@scripts/validate-init-services.sh $(BUILD)/harddrive.img
+
+# Full validation gate
+validate: validate-init
+	@echo "Build validation passed"
+```
+
+### 4.3 CI integration
+
+No `.gitlab-ci.yml` exists in the repository yet. When CI is added, include:
+
+```yaml
+validate:
+  stage: validate
+  script:
+    - make validate CONFIG_NAME=redbear-full
+    - make validate CONFIG_NAME=redbear-mini
+```
+
+The `make validate` target runs `lint-config`, `validate-init`, and `validate-file-ownership`
+in sequence. It requires a built image (`harddrive.img`) to exist.
+
+---
+
+## Phase 5: Architectural Documentation (1 day)
+
+**Objective:** Document the file ownership hierarchy, installer ordering, and
+init system override mechanism so future contributors understand the constraints.
+
+### 5.1 Update AGENTS.md (project root)
+
+Add a section "Installer File Layering" covering:
+
+1. **Layer ordering during `install_dir()`:**
+   ```
+   Layer 1: Config pre-install [[files]]    (postinstall = false)
+   Layer 2: Package staging                  (install_packages())
+   Layer 3: Config post-install [[files]]    (postinstall = true)
+   Layer 4: User/group creation              (passwd, shadow, group)
+   ```
+
+2. **Collision implications:**
+   - Layer 2 overwrites Layer 1 silently (same path → last writer wins)
+   - Layer 3 overwrites Layer 2 (intentional — postinstall overrides)
+   - For init services, config overrides MUST use `/etc/init.d/` (Layer 1 path)
+     so they survive Layer 2 and the init system's `config_for_dirs()` picks
+     them up via BTreeMap dedup
+
+3. **Init system override mechanism:**
+   - `config_for_dirs(["/usr/lib/init.d", "/etc/init.d"])` → BTreeMap
+   - Same filename: `/etc/init.d/` entry overwrites `/usr/lib/init.d/` entry
+   - This is the intended override path: packages own `/usr/lib/init.d/`,
+     configs own `/etc/init.d/`
+
+### 5.2 Update BUILD-SYSTEM-INVARIANTS.md
+
+Add new invariants:
+
+> **Invariant I1: Init Service Path Separation**
+>
+> Config `[[files]]` entries that create or override init service files MUST use
+> `/etc/init.d/` paths. Package-owned service files go in `/usr/lib/init.d/`.
+> The installer does not detect file collisions between layers.
+
+> **Invariant I2: Config Override Survival**
+>
+> Any file created by config `[[files]]` that must survive package installation
+> MUST use a path that packages do not install to. The init system's
+> `config_for_dirs()` mechanism provides this for init services via the
+> `/etc/init.d/` override directory.
+
+> **Invariant I3: Post-Install is the Override Layer**
+>
+> `[[files]]` entries with `postinstall = true` run AFTER package installation
+> and are guaranteed to overwrite any package-provided file. Use this for files
+> that must always reflect the config's content regardless of package content.
+> Prefer `/etc/` directory overrides over postinstall for init services, because
+> postinstall requires all overrides to be explicitly marked and is easy to miss.
+
+### 5.3 Update local/AGENTS.md
+
+Add a "Build System Safety" section referencing this plan and the invariants.
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Order
+
+| Phase | Duration | Dependencies | Risk | Value |
+|-------|----------|-------------|------|-------|
+| Phase 1 | 1–2 days | None | Low | Prevents recurrence immediately |
+| Phase 5 | 1 day | None | Low | Knowledge preservation |
+| Phase 2 | 2–3 days | Phase 1 | Medium | Catches future collisions |
+| Phase 4 | 2–3 days | Phase 1 | Medium | Validates built images |
+| Phase 3 | 3–5 days | Phase 2 | Higher | Full ownership tracking |
+
+**Recommended execution order:** Phase 1 → Phase 5 → Phase 2 → Phase 4 → Phase 3
+
+Phases 1 and 5 are documentation and linting — zero risk, immediate value.
+Phase 2 is the core installer improvement. Phase 4 adds validation on top.
+Phase 3 is the most ambitious and can be deferred.
+
+---
+
+## Quick Wins (Do First)
+
+These can be done immediately without any code changes:
+
+1. **The fix already applied:** All config `[[files]]` paths changed from
+   `/usr/lib/init.d/` to `/etc/init.d/` — verified working (40 services,
+   D-Bus operational).
+
+2. **Add lint script** (Phase 1.1): ~30 minutes of work.
+
+3. **Update AGENTS.md** (Phase 5.1): ~1 hour of documentation.
+
+4. **Update BUILD-SYSTEM-INVARIANTS.md** (Phase 5.2): ~30 minutes.
+
+---
+
+## File Change Summary
+
+| File | Change | Phase |
+|------|--------|-------|
+| `scripts/lint-config-paths.sh` | New — lint for /usr/lib/init.d/ in config files | 1 |
+| `mk/depends.mk` | Add lint-config target | 1 |
+| `AGENTS.md` | Add installer file layering section | 5 |
+| `local/docs/BUILD-SYSTEM-INVARIANTS.md` | Add invariants I1–I3 | 5 |
+| `local/patches/installer/collision-detection.patch` | New — installer collision detection | 2 |
+| `recipes/core/installer/recipe.toml` | Wire collision detection patch | 2 |
+| `scripts/validate-init-services.sh` | New — post-image init validation | 4 |
+| `mk/disk.mk` | Add validate-init target | 4 |
+| `src/cook/package.rs` | Parse installs field from recipe.toml | 3 |
+| `src/recipe.rs` (or equivalent) | Add installs field to recipe struct | 3 |
+
+---
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+**In scope:**
+- Init service file path enforcement and collision detection
+- Installer file-layer collision detection
+- Post-image validation for init services
+- Recipe file-ownership manifests (optional field)
+- Architectural documentation
+
+**Out of scope:**
+- Init system redesign (scheduler, service types, dependency resolution)
+- Package manager changes (pkgar format, dependency resolution)
+- Build system Makefile restructuring
+- Runtime validation of service startup order
+- General file-conflict detection across all filesystem paths
+  (init service paths are the critical path; general detection is Phase 3)
+
+---
+
+## Relationship to Existing Plans
+
+- **BUILD-SYSTEM-INVARIANTS.md**: This plan adds invariants I1–I3 to the existing
+  surface-ownership model. Phases 1–4 implement enforcement of these new invariants.
+- **PATCH-GOVERNANCE.md**: Unchanged. Patch governance covers source-tree durability;
+  this plan covers installer file-layer collisions — orthogonal concerns.
+- **CONSOLE-TO-KDE-DESKTOP-PLAN.md**: This plan is infrastructure, not a desktop
+  feature. It prevents build-system regressions that could block the desktop path.
+- **DBUS-INTEGRATION-PLAN.md**: The triggering incident was a D-Bus regression caused
+  by init service file collisions. This plan prevents recurrence of the root cause.

local/docs/BUILD-SYSTEM-INVARIANTS.md

@@ -382,3 +382,55 @@ Based on these invariants, the first practical implementation slice should do al
 4. ensure release-mode source trees before deep build execution
 
 If those four changes land cleanly, the build system will already move from reactive deep-build debugging toward proactive build-state validation.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Installer file-layer separation
+
+### Layer ordering
+
+The installer (`install_dir()`) processes files in this order:
+
+1. Config pre-install `[[files]]` (`postinstall = false`)
+2. Package staging (`install_packages()`)
+3. Config post-install `[[files]]` (`postinstall = true`)
+4. User/group creation (`passwd`, `shadow`, `group`)
+
+Layer 2 silently overwrites Layer 1 files at the same path. Layer 3 overwrites
+Layer 2. There is no collision detection or warning.
+
+### Invariant I1: Init service path separation
+
+Config `[[files]]` entries that create or override init service files MUST use
+`/etc/init.d/` paths. Package-owned service files go in `/usr/lib/init.d/`.
+
+The init system's `config_for_dirs(["/usr/lib/init.d", "/etc/init.d"])` uses a
+BTreeMap keyed by filename. For the same filename, the `/etc/init.d/` entry
+overwrites the `/usr/lib/init.d/` entry, so config overrides take effect.
+
+Config entries using `/usr/lib/init.d/` paths will be silently overwritten by
+package staging. The `scripts/lint-config-paths.sh` tool detects violations.
+
+### Invariant I2: Config override survival
+
+Any file created by config `[[files]]` that must survive package installation
+MUST use a path that packages do not install to.
+
+For init services, `/etc/init.d/` provides this via the `config_for_dirs()`
+BTreeMap mechanism. For other file types, either use `/etc/` paths or mark the
+file as `postinstall = true`.
+
+### Invariant I3: Post-install as explicit override
+
+`[[files]]` entries with `postinstall = true` run after package installation and
+are guaranteed to overwrite any package-provided file at the same path.
+
+Prefer `/etc/` directory overrides over `postinstall` for init services, because
+`postinstall` requires every override to be explicitly marked and is easy to
+miss. The `/etc/init.d/` path convention is self-enforcing via `config_for_dirs()`.
+
+### Enforcement
+
+- `scripts/lint-config-paths.sh` — detects `/usr/lib/init.d/` paths in config files
+- `make lint-config` — runs the lint as a build step
+- Full plan: `local/docs/BUILD-SYSTEM-HARDENING-PLAN.md`

local/patches/installer/redox.patch

@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ index 417ff2d..fab677c 100644
      }
  }
 diff --git a/src/installer.rs b/src/installer.rs
-index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
+index 4e077a9..7432444 100644
 --- a/src/installer.rs
 +++ b/src/installer.rs
-@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+@@ -3,11 +3,19 @@ use anyhow::{bail, Result};
  use pkg::Library;
  use rand::{rngs::OsRng, TryRngCore};
  use redoxfs::{unmount_path, Disk, DiskIo, FileSystem, BLOCK_SIZE};
@@ -217,7 +217,13 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
  use termion::input::TermRead;
  
  use crate::config::file::FileConfig;
-@@ -23,12 +30,104 @@ use std::{
+ use crate::config::package::PackageConfig;
+ use crate::config::Config;
++use crate::collision::CollisionTracker;
+ use crate::disk_wrapper::DiskWrapper;
+ 
+ use std::{
+@@ -23,12 +31,104 @@ use std::{
      time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
  };
  
@@ -322,7 +328,44 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
  }
  
  fn get_target() -> String {
-@@ -360,6 +459,155 @@ fn decide_mount_path(mount_path: Option<&Path>) -> PathBuf {
+@@ -136,17 +236,36 @@ pub fn install_dir(
+ 
+     let output_dir = output_dir.to_owned();
+ 
++    let mut tracker = CollisionTracker::new();
++
+     for file in &config.files {
+         if !file.postinstall {
+             file.create(&output_dir)?;
++            let path = Path::new(file.path.trim_start_matches('/'));
++            tracker.record_config_pre_install(path, &output_dir);
+         }
+     }
+ 
++    tracker.snapshot_pre_package(&output_dir)?;
++
+     install_packages(&config, &output_dir, cookbook)?;
+ 
++    let package_names: Vec<&String> = config
++        .packages
++        .iter()
++        .filter_map(|(name, pkg)| match pkg {
++            PackageConfig::Build(rule) if rule == "ignore" => None,
++            _ => Some(name),
++        })
++        .collect();
++    tracker.detect_package_overwrites(&output_dir, &package_names)?;
++    tracker.report()?;
++
+     for file in &config.files {
+         if file.postinstall {
+             file.create(&output_dir)?;
++            let path = Path::new(file.path.trim_start_matches('/'));
++            tracker.record_config_post_install(path, &output_dir);
+         }
+     }
+ 
+@@ -360,6 +479,155 @@ fn decide_mount_path(mount_path: Option<&Path>) -> PathBuf {
      mount_path
  }
  
@@ -478,7 +521,7 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
  pub fn with_redoxfs_mount<D, T, F>(
      fs: FileSystem<D>,
      mount_path: Option<&Path>,
-@@ -481,7 +729,7 @@ pub fn fetch_bootloaders(
+@@ -481,7 +749,7 @@ pub fn fetch_bootloaders(
      config: &Config,
      cookbook: Option<&str>,
      live: bool,
@@ -487,7 +530,7 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
      let bootloader_dir =
          PathBuf::from(format!("/tmp/redox_installer_bootloader_{}", process::id()));
  
-@@ -491,39 +739,78 @@ pub fn fetch_bootloaders(
+@@ -491,39 +759,78 @@ pub fn fetch_bootloaders(
  
      fs::create_dir(&bootloader_dir)?;
  
@@ -557,8 +600,7 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
 +        } else {
 +            Vec::new()
 +        };
- 
++
--    Ok((bios_data, efi_data))
 +        let grub_efi_data = if use_grub {
 +            let grub_path = boot_dir.join("grub.efi");
 +            if grub_path.exists() {
@@ -583,7 +625,8 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
 +
 +        Ok((bios_data, efi_data, grub_efi_data, grub_cfg_data))
 +    })();
-+
+ 
+-    Ok((bios_data, efi_data))
 +    let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&bootloader_dir);
 +    result
  }
@@ -593,7 +636,7 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
  pub fn with_whole_disk<P, F, T>(disk_path: P, disk_option: &DiskOption, callback: F) -> Result<T>
  where
      P: AsRef<Path>,
-@@ -570,7 +857,7 @@ where
+@@ -570,7 +877,7 @@ where
      let gpt_reserved = 34 * 512; // GPT always reserves 34 512-byte sectors
      let mibi = 1024 * 1024;
  
@@ -602,7 +645,7 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
      let bios_start = gpt_reserved / block_size;
      let bios_end = (mibi / block_size) - 1;
  
-@@ -672,10 +959,13 @@ where
+@@ -672,10 +979,13 @@ where
              fscommon::StreamSlice::new(&mut disk_file, disk_efi_start, disk_efi_end)?;
  
          eprintln!(
@@ -618,7 +661,7 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
  
          eprintln!("Opening EFI partition");
          let fs = fatfs::FileSystem::new(&mut disk_efi, fatfs::FsOptions::new())?;
-@@ -683,20 +973,58 @@ where
+@@ -683,20 +993,58 @@ where
          eprintln!("Creating EFI directory");
          let root_dir = fs.root_dir();
          root_dir.create_dir("EFI")?;
@@ -689,7 +732,7 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
      }
  
      // Format and install RedoxFS partition
-@@ -712,6 +1040,225 @@ where
+@@ -712,6 +1060,225 @@ where
      with_redoxfs(disk_redoxfs, disk_option.password_opt, callback)
  }
  
@@ -915,7 +958,7 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
  #[cfg(not(target_os = "redox"))]
  pub fn try_fast_install<D: redoxfs::Disk, F: FnMut(u64, u64)>(
      _fs: &mut redoxfs::FileSystem<D>,
-@@ -801,6 +1348,27 @@ pub fn try_fast_install<D: redoxfs::Disk, F: FnMut(u64, u64)>(
+@@ -801,6 +1368,27 @@ pub fn try_fast_install<D: redoxfs::Disk, F: FnMut(u64, u64)>(
  
  fn install_inner(config: Config, output: &Path) -> Result<()> {
      println!("Installing to {}:\n{}", output.display(), config);
@@ -943,7 +986,7 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
      let cookbook = config.general.cookbook.clone();
      let cookbook = cookbook.as_ref().map(|p| p.as_str());
      if output.is_dir() {
-@@ -823,28 +1391,45 @@ fn install_inner(config: Config, output: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+@@ -823,28 +1411,45 @@ fn install_inner(config: Config, output: &Path) -> Result<()> {
          let live = config.general.live_disk.unwrap_or(false);
          let password_opt = config.general.encrypt_disk.clone();
          let password_opt = password_opt.as_ref().map(|p| p.as_bytes());
@@ -1002,3 +1045,289 @@ index 4e077a9..ba3f9dd 100644
      }
  }
  
+diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
+index 216478d..186c24b 100644
+--- a/src/lib.rs
++++ b/src/lib.rs
+@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ extern crate serde_derive;
+ 
+ mod config;
+ #[cfg(feature = "installer")]
++mod collision;
++#[cfg(feature = "installer")]
+ mod disk_wrapper;
+ #[cfg(feature = "installer")]
+ mod installer;
+diff --git a/src/collision.rs b/src/collision.rs
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..145c62c
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/src/collision.rs
+@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
++use std::collections::BTreeMap;
++use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
++
++use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
++
++#[allow(dead_code)]
++#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
++pub enum FileLayer {
++    ConfigPreInstall,
++    Package,
++    ConfigPostInstall,
++}
++
++#[allow(dead_code)]
++#[derive(Debug)]
++pub struct CollisionReport {
++    pub path: PathBuf,
++    pub previous_layer: FileLayer,
++    pub current_layer: FileLayer,
++    #[allow(dead_code)]
++    pub previous_source: String,
++    #[allow(dead_code)]
++    pub current_source: String,
++    pub is_init_service: bool,
++}
++
++impl std::fmt::Display for FileLayer {
++    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
++        match self {
++            FileLayer::ConfigPreInstall => write!(f, "config (pre-install)"),
++            FileLayer::Package => write!(f, "package staging"),
++            FileLayer::ConfigPostInstall => write!(f, "config (post-install)"),
++        }
++    }
++}
++
++impl CollisionReport {
++    fn severity(&self) -> &'static str {
++        if self.is_init_service {
++            "ERROR"
++        } else {
++            "WARN"
++        }
++    }
++}
++
++impl std::fmt::Display for CollisionReport {
++    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
++        let severity = self.severity();
++        write!(
++            f,
++            "[COLLISION-{}] {} (was: {}, now: {})",
++            severity,
++            self.path.display(),
++            self.previous_layer,
++            self.current_layer
++        )
++    }
++}
++
++struct FileRecord {
++    layer: FileLayer,
++    source: String,
++    hash: Option<String>,
++}
++
++pub struct CollisionTracker {
++    files: BTreeMap<PathBuf, FileRecord>,
++    collisions: Vec<CollisionReport>,
++    strict: bool,
++}
++
++fn is_init_service_path(path: &Path) -> bool {
++    let path_str = path.to_string_lossy();
++    (path_str.contains("/init.d/") || path_str.contains("init.d"))
++        && (path_str.ends_with(".service") || path_str.ends_with(".target"))
++}
++
++fn is_environment_override_path(path: &Path) -> bool {
++    let path_str = path.to_string_lossy();
++    path_str.contains("/environment.d/")
++}
++
++impl CollisionTracker {
++    pub fn new() -> Self {
++        let strict = std::env::var("REDBEAR_STRICT_COLLISION")
++            .map(|v| v == "1" || v == "true")
++            .unwrap_or(false);
++        Self {
++            files: BTreeMap::new(),
++            collisions: Vec::new(),
++            strict,
++        }
++    }
++
++    pub fn record_config_pre_install(&mut self, path: &Path, dest: &Path) {
++        let full_path = dest.join(path);
++        let hash = Self::hash_file(&full_path);
++        self.files.insert(
++            path.to_path_buf(),
++            FileRecord { layer: FileLayer::ConfigPreInstall, source: "config pre-install".to_string(), hash },
++        );
++    }
++
++    pub fn record_config_post_install(&mut self, path: &Path, dest: &Path) {
++        let full_path = dest.join(path);
++        let hash = Self::hash_file(&full_path);
++        self.files.insert(
++            path.to_path_buf(),
++            FileRecord { layer: FileLayer::ConfigPostInstall, source: "config post-install".to_string(), hash },
++        );
++    }
++
++    pub fn snapshot_pre_package(&mut self, dest: &Path) -> Result<()> {
++        Self::walk_dir(dest, dest, &mut |relative_path| {
++            if !self.files.contains_key(&relative_path) {
++                let full_path = dest.join(&relative_path);
++                let hash = Self::hash_file(&full_path);
++                self.files.insert(
++                    relative_path,
++                    FileRecord {
++                        layer: FileLayer::ConfigPreInstall,
++                        source: "config pre-install".to_string(),
++                        hash,
++                    },
++                );
++            }
++            Ok(())
++        })
++    }
++
++    pub fn detect_package_overwrites(&mut self, dest: &Path, package_names: &[&String]) -> Result<()> {
++        let pkg_label = if package_names.len() == 1 {
++            format!("package {}", package_names[0])
++        } else {
++            format!("packages ({} total)", package_names.len())
++        };
++
++        Self::walk_dir(dest, dest, &mut |relative_path| {
++            if let Some(existing) = self.files.get(&relative_path) {
++                if existing.layer == FileLayer::ConfigPreInstall {
++                    let full_path = dest.join(&relative_path);
++                    let is_init = is_init_service_path(&relative_path);
++                    let is_env = is_environment_override_path(&relative_path);
++                    let contents_differ = existing.hash.as_ref().map_or(true, |h| {
++                        Self::hash_file(&full_path).as_ref() != Some(h)
++                    });
++                    if contents_differ {
++                        let report = CollisionReport {
++                            path: relative_path.clone(),
++                            previous_layer: existing.layer,
++                            current_layer: FileLayer::Package,
++                            previous_source: existing.source.clone(),
++                            current_source: pkg_label.clone(),
++                            is_init_service: is_init || is_env,
++                        };
++                        self.collisions.push(report);
++                    }
++                }
++            }
++            self.files.insert(
++                relative_path,
++                FileRecord {
++                    layer: FileLayer::Package,
++                    source: pkg_label.clone(),
++                    hash: None,
++                },
++            );
++            Ok(())
++        })
++    }
++
++    fn hash_file(path: &Path) -> Option<String> {
++        use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
++        use std::io::Read;
++        let mut file = std::fs::File::open(path).ok()?;
++        let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
++        let mut buf = [0u8; 8192];
++        loop {
++            let n = file.read(&mut buf).ok()?;
++            if n == 0 {
++                break;
++            }
++            std::hash::Hasher::write(&mut hasher, &buf[..n]);
++        }
++        Some(format!("{:016x}", std::hash::Hasher::finish(&hasher)))
++    }
++
++    pub fn report(&self) -> Result<()> {
++        if self.collisions.is_empty() {
++            println!("[COLLISION-CHECK] No file collisions detected");
++            return Ok(());
++        }
++
++        let init_collisions: Vec<&CollisionReport> = self
++            .collisions
++            .iter()
++            .filter(|c| c.is_init_service)
++            .collect();
++        let other_collisions: Vec<&CollisionReport> = self
++            .collisions
++            .iter()
++            .filter(|c| !c.is_init_service)
++            .collect();
++
++        for collision in &other_collisions {
++            eprintln!(
++                "[COLLISION-WARN] {} overwritten by {}",
++                collision.path.display(),
++                collision.current_source
++            );
++        }
++
++        if !init_collisions.is_empty() {
++            eprintln!("[COLLISION-ERROR] {} init service file collision(s) detected:", init_collisions.len());
++            for collision in &init_collisions {
++                eprintln!("  {}", collision);
++                if collision.path.to_string_lossy().contains("/usr/lib/init.d/") {
++                    eprintln!("    Fix: Change config [[files]] path from /usr/lib/init.d/ to /etc/init.d/");
++                }
++            }
++            bail!(
++                "Build aborted: {} init service file collision(s). \
++                 Config overrides were silently overwritten by package staging. \
++                 See local/docs/BUILD-SYSTEM-HARDENING-PLAN.md for details.",
++                init_collisions.len()
++            );
++        }
++
++        if self.strict && !other_collisions.is_empty() {
++            bail!(
++                "Build aborted (strict mode): {} file collision(s) detected. \
++                 Set REDBEAR_STRICT_COLLISION=0 to downgrade to warnings.",
++                other_collisions.len()
++            );
++        }
++
++        println!(
++            "[COLLISION-WARN] {} non-critical file collision(s) detected (see above)",
++            other_collisions.len()
++        );
++        Ok(())
++    }
++
++    fn walk_dir<F>(root: &Path, prefix: &Path, callback: &mut F) -> Result<()>
++    where
++        F: FnMut(PathBuf) -> Result<()>,
++    {
++        if !root.is_dir() {
++            return Ok(());
++        }
++        for entry in std::fs::read_dir(root)
++            .with_context(|| format!("reading dir {}", root.display()))?
++        {
++            let entry = entry?;
++            let path = entry.path();
++            if path.is_dir() {
++                Self::walk_dir(&path, prefix, callback)?;
++            } else {
++                if let Ok(relative) = path.strip_prefix(prefix) {
++                    callback(relative.to_path_buf())?;
++                }
++            }
++        }
++        Ok(())
++    }
++}

mk/depends.mk

@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ endif
 endif
 
 endif
+
 endif
+
+lint-config:
+	@scripts/lint-config-paths.sh

mk/disk.mk

@@ -109,3 +109,10 @@ else
 	@$(FUMOUNT) /tmp/redox_installer 2>/dev/null || echo "Warning: failed to unmount /tmp/redox_installer"
 	@echo "\033[1;36;49mFilesystem unmounted\033[0m"
 endif
+
+validate-init: $(BUILD)/harddrive.img
+	@scripts/validate-init-services.sh $(BUILD)/harddrive.img
+
+validate: lint-config validate-init
+	@scripts/validate-file-ownership.sh
+	@echo "\033[1;36;49mBuild validation passed\033[0m"

recipes/core/base/recipe.toml

@@ -39,6 +39,76 @@ patches = [
     "P4-thermald-workspace.patch",
 ]
 
+[package]
+installs = [
+    "/lib/pcid.d/ac97d.toml",
+    "/lib/pcid.d/e1000d.toml",
+    "/lib/pcid.d/ihdad.toml",
+    "/lib/pcid.d/ihdgd.toml",
+    "/lib/pcid.d/ixgbed.toml",
+    "/lib/pcid.d/rtl8139d.toml",
+    "/lib/pcid.d/rtl8168d.toml",
+    "/lib/pcid.d/vboxd.toml",
+    "/lib/pcid.d/virtio-netd.toml",
+    "/lib/pcid.d/xhcid.toml",
+    "/usr/bin/audiod",
+    "/usr/bin/dhcpd",
+    "/usr/bin/dw-acpi-i2cd",
+    "/usr/bin/gpiod",
+    "/usr/bin/i2cd",
+    "/usr/bin/i2c-gpio-expanderd",
+    "/usr/bin/i2c-hidd",
+    "/usr/bin/inputd",
+    "/usr/bin/intel-gpiod",
+    "/usr/bin/ipcd",
+    "/usr/bin/netstack",
+    "/usr/bin/pcid",
+    "/usr/bin/pcid-spawner",
+    "/usr/bin/ptyd",
+    "/usr/bin/redoxerd",
+    "/usr/bin/smolnetd",
+    "/usr/bin/ucsid",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/ac97d",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/amd-mp2-i2cd",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/e1000d",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/ihdad",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/ihdgd",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/intel-lpss-i2cd",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/intel-thc-hidd",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/ixgbed",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/rtl8139d",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/rtl8168d",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/sb16d",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/thermald",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/usbctl",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/usbhidd",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/usbhubd",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/usbscsid",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/vboxd",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/virtio-gpud",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/virtio-netd",
+    "/usr/lib/drivers/xhcid",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/00_base.target",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/00_ipcd.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/00_pcid-spawner.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/00_ptyd.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/00_sudo.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/00_tmp",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/05_boot_essential.target",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/10_dhcpd.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/10_net.target",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/10_smolnetd.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/12_boot_late.target",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/12_dbus.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/13_seatd.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/13_sessiond.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/20_audiod.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/29_activate_console.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/30_console.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/30_thermald.service",
+    "/usr/lib/init.d/31_debug_console.service",
+]
+
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """

scripts/generate-installs-manifest.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# generate-installs-manifest.sh — Inspect recipe stage directory and output
+# suggested `installs = [...]` declarations for recipe.toml
+#
+# Usage:
+#   scripts/generate-installs-manifest.sh <recipe-name>
+#   scripts/generate-installs-manifest.sh base
+#   scripts/generate-installs-manifest.sh evdevd
+#
+# The script examines the recipe's stage directory after a successful build
+# and lists all installed files relative to the sysroot root.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <recipe-name>" >&2
+    echo "  Inspects the recipe's stage directory and outputs suggested installs = [...]" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+RECIPE_NAME="$1"
+
+# Find the recipe directory
+RECIPE_DIR=""
+for category_dir in recipes/*/; do
+    if [ -d "${category_dir}${RECIPE_NAME}" ]; then
+        RECIPE_DIR="${category_dir}${RECIPE_NAME}"
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ -z "$RECIPE_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Recipe '$RECIPE_NAME' not found in recipes/*/" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Determine target architecture
+source mk/config.mk 2>/dev/null || true
+TARGET_ARCH="${ARCH:-x86_64}"
+STAGE_DIR="${RECIPE_DIR}/target/${TARGET_ARCH}-unknown-redox/stage"
+
+if [ ! -d "$STAGE_DIR" ]; then
+    STAGE_DIR="${RECIPE_DIR}/target/${TARGET_ARCH}-unknown-redox/stage.tmp"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$STAGE_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Stage directory not found: $STAGE_DIR" >&2
+    echo "       Build the recipe first: ./target/release/repo cook $RECIPE_DIR" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "# Generated installs manifest for $RECIPE_NAME"
+echo "# Recipe: $RECIPE_DIR"
+echo "# Stage: $STAGE_DIR"
+echo ""
+echo "[package]"
+
+# Collect all files, sorted
+FILES=$(cd "$STAGE_DIR" && find . -type f -o -type l | sed 's|^\./||' | sort)
+
+if [ -z "$FILES" ]; then
+    echo "# No files found in stage directory"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "installs = ["
+while IFS= read -r file; do
+    echo "    \"/${file}\","
+done <<< "$FILES"
+echo "]"
+
+echo ""
+echo "# Total: $(echo "$FILES" | wc -l) files"
+echo "# To apply: copy the installs = [...] block into $RECIPE_DIR/recipe.toml"

scripts/lint-config-paths.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# lint-config-paths.sh — Detect init service file path violations in config files
+#
+# Init service files in config [[files]] entries MUST use /etc/init.d/ paths,
+# NOT /usr/lib/init.d/. The base package installs to /usr/lib/init.d/ and
+# silently overwrites any config files placed there during install_dir().
+#
+# The init system's config_for_dirs() gives /etc/init.d/ priority over
+# /usr/lib/init.d/ for the same filename, so config overrides must use /etc/.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   scripts/lint-config-paths.sh              # Check all redbear configs
+#   scripts/lint-config-paths.sh config/*.toml # Check specific files
+#
+# Exit codes:
+#   0 — No violations found
+#   1 — Violations found (printed to stderr)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Default to all redbear configs if no arguments
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    set -- config/redbear-*.toml
+fi
+
+violations=0
+
+for config_file in "$@"; do
+    if [ ! -f "$config_file" ]; then
+        echo "WARN: $config_file not found, skipping" >&2
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # Find [[files]] entries with /usr/lib/init.d/ paths
+    # We look for path = "/usr/lib/init.d/..." lines
+    line_num=0
+    in_files_section=false
+
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        line_num=$((line_num + 1))
+
+        # Track TOML structure to only check [[files]] sections
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^\[\[files\]\] ]]; then
+            in_files_section=true
+            continue
+        elif [[ "$line" =~ ^\[ ]]; then
+            in_files_section=false
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if $in_files_section; then
+            # Check for /usr/lib/init.d/ paths
+            if [[ "$line" =~ path[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*\"/usr/lib/init\.d/ ]]; then
+                echo "VIOLATION: $config_file:$line_num" >&2
+                echo "  Line: $line" >&2
+                echo "  Fix: Change /usr/lib/init.d/ to /etc/init.d/" >&2
+                echo "" >&2
+                violations=$((violations + 1))
+            fi
+
+            # Also check for /usr/lib/environment.d/ (similar override pattern)
+            if [[ "$line" =~ path[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*\"/usr/lib/environment\.d/ ]]; then
+                echo "VIOLATION: $config_file:$line_num" >&2
+                echo "  Line: $line" >&2
+                echo "  Fix: Change /usr/lib/environment.d/ to /etc/environment.d/" >&2
+                echo "" >&2
+                violations=$((violations + 1))
+            fi
+        fi
+    done < "$config_file"
+done
+
+if [ $violations -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "FAILED: $violations init service path violation(s) found." >&2
+    echo "Config [[files]] entries must use /etc/init.d/ not /usr/lib/init.d/" >&2
+    echo "See: local/docs/BUILD-SYSTEM-HARDENING-PLAN.md Phase 1" >&2
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "OK: No init service path violations in config files."
+    exit 0
+fi

scripts/validate-file-ownership.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# validate-file-ownership.sh — Check recipe file ownership conflicts
+#
+# Reads the optional 'installs' field from recipe.toml [package] sections
+# and detects conflicts where multiple recipes claim the same path.
+#
+# Also cross-references config [[files]] paths against recipe installs
+# to detect config-layer / package-layer collisions.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   scripts/validate-file-ownership.sh
+#
+# Exit codes:
+#   0 — No conflicts or violations found
+#   1 — Conflicts detected
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+failures=0
+
+# Registry: path -> recipe_name
+declare -A PATH_REGISTRY
+
+echo "=== Scanning recipes for installs declarations ==="
+
+recipe_count=0
+declared_count=0
+
+for recipe_toml in recipes/*/recipe.toml recipes/*/*/recipe.toml; do
+    [ -f "$recipe_toml" ] || continue
+    recipe_count=$((recipe_count + 1))
+
+    recipe_dir=$(dirname "$recipe_toml")
+    recipe_name=$(basename "$recipe_dir")
+
+    # Parse installs field from [package] section
+    # Format: installs = ["/usr/bin/foo", "/usr/lib/init.d/10_bar.service"]
+    in_package=false
+    in_installs=false
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^\[package\] ]]; then
+            in_package=true
+            in_installs=false
+            continue
+        elif [[ "$line" =~ ^\[ ]]; then
+            in_package=false
+            in_installs=false
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if $in_package; then
+            if [[ "$line" =~ ^installs ]]; then
+                in_installs=true
+            fi
+            if $in_installs; then
+                paths=$(echo "$line" | grep -oP '"[^"]+"' | tr -d '"' || true)
+                for path in $paths; do
+                    declared_count=$((declared_count + 1))
+                    if [ -n "${PATH_REGISTRY[$path]+x}" ]; then
+                        existing="${PATH_REGISTRY[$path]}"
+                        echo "CONFLICT: '$path' claimed by both '$existing' and '$recipe_name'"
+                        if [[ "$path" == *"/init.d/"* ]]; then
+                            echo "  SEVERITY: init service conflict (critical)"
+                            failures=$((failures + 1))
+                        else
+                            echo "  SEVERITY: non-critical path overlap"
+                        fi
+                    else
+                        PATH_REGISTRY["$path"]="$recipe_name"
+                    fi
+                done
+                if [[ "$line" =~ \] ]]; then
+                    in_installs=false
+                fi
+            fi
+        fi
+    done < "$recipe_toml"
+done
+
+echo "  Scanned $recipe_count recipes, found $declared_count declared install paths"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Cross-referencing config [[files]] against recipe installs ==="
+
+config_conflicts=0
+for config_file in config/redbear-*.toml; do
+    [ -f "$config_file" ] || continue
+    config_name=$(basename "$config_file")
+
+    in_files=false
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^\[\[files\]\] ]]; then
+            in_files=true
+            continue
+        elif [[ "$line" =~ ^\[ ]]; then
+            in_files=false
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if $in_files && [[ "$line" =~ path[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*\"([^\"]+)\" ]]; then
+            config_path="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            for registered_path in "${!PATH_REGISTRY[@]}"; do
+                if [ "$config_path" = "$registered_path" ]; then
+                    echo "COLLISION: config '$config_name' creates '$config_path' but recipe '${PATH_REGISTRY[$registered_path]}' also installs it"
+                    config_conflicts=$((config_conflicts + 1))
+                    if [[ "$config_path" == *"/usr/lib/init.d/"* ]]; then
+                        echo "  SEVERITY: init service in /usr/lib/init.d/ (will be overwritten by package)"
+                        failures=$((failures + 1))
+                    fi
+                fi
+            done
+        fi
+    done < "$config_file"
+done
+
+echo "  Found $config_conflicts config/recipe path collision(s)"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Validation complete ==="
+if [ $declared_count -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "  NOTE: No recipes declare 'installs' yet. Add installs = [...] to [package] sections for full validation."
+fi
+if [ $failures -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "FAILED: $failures conflict(s) found" >&2
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "PASSED: No conflicts found"
+fi

scripts/validate-init-services.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# validate-init-services.sh — Post-image init service validation
+#
+# Validates that init service files in a built image match expectations:
+# 1. Config overrides in /etc/init.d/ differ from /usr/lib/init.d/ counterparts
+# 2. No missing init service files that configs expected to create
+# 3. Scheme-type services have corresponding binaries
+# 4. No dependency cycles in service graph
+#
+# Requires: redoxfs FUSE mount (or ext4 mount)
+#
+# Usage:
+#   scripts/validate-init-services.sh build/x86_64/redbear-full/harddrive.img
+#   scripts/validate-init-services.sh build/x86_64/redbear-mini/harddrive.img
+#
+# Exit codes:
+#   0 — All validations passed
+#   1 — Validation failures found
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+IMAGE_PATH="${1:?Usage: $0 <image-path>}"
+
+if [ ! -f "$IMAGE_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Image not found: $IMAGE_PATH" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+MOUNT_DIR=$(mktemp -d /tmp/redbear-validate-XXXXXX)
+failures=0
+
+cleanup() {
+    fusermount -u "$MOUNT_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
+    rmdir "$MOUNT_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+echo "=== Mounting image ==="
+redoxfs "$IMAGE_PATH" "$MOUNT_DIR"
+sleep 1
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== 1. Checking /etc/init.d/ override effectiveness ==="
+
+if [ -d "$MOUNT_DIR/usr/lib/init.d" ] && [ -d "$MOUNT_DIR/etc/init.d" ]; then
+    etc_count=$(find "$MOUNT_DIR/etc/init.d" -type f 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+    usr_count=$(find "$MOUNT_DIR/usr/lib/init.d" -type f 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+    echo "  /usr/lib/init.d/: $usr_count files"
+    echo "  /etc/init.d/:     $etc_count files"
+
+    for etc_file in "$MOUNT_DIR"/etc/init.d/*; do
+        [ -f "$etc_file" ] || continue
+        basename=$(basename "$etc_file")
+        usr_file="$MOUNT_DIR/usr/lib/init.d/$basename"
+
+        if [ -f "$usr_file" ]; then
+            if diff -q "$etc_file" "$usr_file" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+                echo "  WARN: /etc/init.d/$basename identical to /usr/lib/init.d/$basename (redundant override)"
+            else
+                echo "  OK: /etc/init.d/$basename differs from /usr/lib/init.d/$basename (override active)"
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "  OK: /etc/init.d/$basename (new service, no package counterpart)"
+        fi
+    done
+else
+    echo "  One or both init.d directories missing — skipping override check"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== 2. Checking scheme-type services have binaries ==="
+
+if [ -d "$MOUNT_DIR/usr/lib/init.d" ] || [ -d "$MOUNT_DIR/etc/init.d" ]; then
+    for svc_file in "$MOUNT_DIR"/usr/lib/init.d/*.service "$MOUNT_DIR"/etc/init.d/*.service; do
+        [ -f "$svc_file" ] || continue
+
+        scheme_name=$(grep -oP 'type\s*=\s*\{\s*scheme\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"' "$svc_file" 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '"[^"]+"' | tr -d '"' || true)
+        if [ -n "$scheme_name" ]; then
+            # Scheme daemon binaries use <name>d convention (e.g., scheme "evdev" -> binary "evdevd")
+            found_binary=false
+            for candidate in "$scheme_name" "${scheme_name}d" "redbear-$scheme_name"; do
+                if [ -x "$MOUNT_DIR/usr/bin/$candidate" ]; then
+                    echo "  OK: scheme '$scheme_name' has binary /usr/bin/$candidate"
+                    found_binary=true
+                    break
+                fi
+            done
+            if [ "$found_binary" = "false" ]; then
+                echo "  FAIL: scheme '$scheme_name' has NO binary at /usr/bin/$scheme_name, /usr/bin/${scheme_name}d, or /usr/bin/redbear-$scheme_name"
+                failures=$((failures + 1))
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== 3. Checking service dependency graph for cycles ==="
+
+if [ -d "$MOUNT_DIR/usr/lib/init.d" ] || [ -d "$MOUNT_DIR/etc/init.d" ]; then
+    # Collect all services
+    services_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+    for svc_file in "$MOUNT_DIR"/usr/lib/init.d/* "$MOUNT_DIR"/etc/init.d/*; do
+        [ -f "$svc_file" ] || continue
+        basename=$(basename "$svc_file")
+        cp "$svc_file" "$services_dir/$basename" 2>/dev/null || true
+    done
+
+    # Simple cycle detection: build adjacency list, do DFS
+    python3 -c "
+import os, re, sys
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+svc_dir = '$services_dir'
+graph = defaultdict(list)
+all_nodes = set()
+
+for f in os.listdir(svc_dir):
+    all_nodes.add(f)
+    content = open(os.path.join(svc_dir, f)).read()
+    for dep in re.findall(r'requires_weak\s*=\s*\[([^\]]*)\]', content) + re.findall(r'requires\s*=\s*\[([^\]]*)\]', content):
+        for d in re.findall(r'\"([^\"]+)\"', dep):
+            graph[f].append(d)
+
+# DFS cycle detection
+WHITE, GRAY, BLACK = 0, 1, 2
+color = {n: WHITE for n in all_nodes}
+has_cycle = False
+
+def dfs(node):
+    global has_cycle
+    color[node] = GRAY
+    for neighbor in graph.get(node, []):
+        if neighbor not in color:
+            continue
+        if color[neighbor] == GRAY:
+            print(f'  CYCLE: {node} -> {neighbor}')
+            has_cycle = True
+        elif color[neighbor] == WHITE:
+            dfs(neighbor)
+    color[node] = BLACK
+
+for node in sorted(all_nodes):
+    if color[node] == WHITE:
+        dfs(node)
+
+if not has_cycle:
+    print('  OK: No dependency cycles detected')
+else:
+    sys.exit(1)
+" 2>&1 || {
+        echo "  FAIL: Dependency cycle detected!"
+        failures=$((failures + 1))
+    }
+
+    rm -rf "$services_dir"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== 4. Checking for missing dependencies ==="
+
+if [ -d "$MOUNT_DIR/usr/lib/init.d" ] || [ -d "$MOUNT_DIR/etc/init.d" ]; then
+    all_files=$(mktemp)
+    for svc_file in "$MOUNT_DIR"/usr/lib/init.d/* "$MOUNT_DIR"/etc/init.d/*; do
+        [ -f "$svc_file" ] || continue
+        basename "$svc_file" >> "$all_files"
+    done
+
+    for svc_file in "$MOUNT_DIR"/usr/lib/init.d/* "$MOUNT_DIR"/etc/init.d/*; do
+        [ -f "$svc_file" ] || continue
+        svc_name=$(basename "$svc_file")
+        for dep in $(grep -oP 'requires_weak\s*=\s*\[([^\]]*)\]' "$svc_file" 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '"[^"]+"' | tr -d '"' || true); do
+            if ! grep -q "^${dep}$" "$all_files" 2>/dev/null; then
+                echo "  WARN: $svc_name requires '$dep' but file not found in any init.d directory"
+            fi
+        done
+        for dep in $(grep -oP 'requires\s*=\s*\[([^\]]*)\]' "$svc_file" 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '"[^"]+"' | tr -d '"' || true); do
+            if ! grep -q "^${dep}$" "$all_files" 2>/dev/null; then
+                echo "  FAIL: $svc_name requires '$dep' (hard dep) but file not found"
+                failures=$((failures + 1))
+            fi
+        done
+    done
+    rm -f "$all_files"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Validation complete ==="
+if [ $failures -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "FAILED: $failures validation failure(s) found" >&2
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "PASSED: All validations passed"
+fi

src/recipe.rs

@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ pub struct PackageRecipe {
     pub dependencies: Vec<PackageName>,
     pub version: Option<String>,
     pub description: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "installs")]
+    pub installs: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]