From 3fb72616c3eb898377ef9e33197b30b7e1b485ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Greg Soucy <GREG@COMMANDLAYER.ORG>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:56:29 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] [runtime] instrument verify path for chain-test triage

Why: capture CI-visible progress markers around /verify to pinpoint where the failing chain test stalls.
Contract impact: none
---
 server.mjs | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server.mjs b/server.mjs
index d5af7e5..667dcef 100644
--- a/server.mjs
+++ b/server.mjs
@@ -1732,6 +1732,15 @@ app.post("/verify", async (req, res) => {
   const proof = receipt?.metadata?.proof;
   const proofCanonical = String(proof?.canonical_id || proof?.canonical || "");
   const runtimeCoreReceipt = normalizeReceiptForRuntimeCoreVerify(receipt);
+  const verb = String(receipt?.x402?.verb || "").trim();
+
+  console.error("[verify] entered", {
+    wantSchema,
+    wantEns,
+    verb,
+    VERIFY_SCHEMA_CACHED_ONLY,
+    hasValidatorCached: hasValidatorCached(verb),
+  });
 
   const verifyLogic = async () => {
     if (!proof?.signature_b64 || !proof?.hash_sha256) {
@@ -1754,6 +1763,7 @@ app.post("/verify", async (req, res) => {
     let ensExpect = null;
 
     if (wantEns) {
+      console.error("[verify] entering ENS resolution", { verb });
       const signerForEns = String(proof?.signer_id || runtimeConfig.signerId || "").trim();
       const ensOut = await fetchEnsSignerBundle({ signerName: signerForEns, refresh });
 
@@ -1826,6 +1836,7 @@ app.post("/verify", async (req, res) => {
     // 2) verify signature/hash via runtime-core
     let v;
     try {
+      console.error("[verify] entering crypto verify", { verb });
       v = verifyReceiptEd25519Sha256(runtimeCoreReceipt, {
         publicKeyPemOrDer: pubPem,
         allowedCanonicals: [runtimeConfig.canonicalId],
@@ -1862,11 +1873,12 @@ app.post("/verify", async (req, res) => {
 
     if (wantSchema) {
       schemaOk = false;
-      const verb = String(receipt?.x402?.verb || "").trim();
+      const validatorCached = hasValidatorCached(verb);
 
       if (!verb) {
         schemaErrors = [{ message: "missing receipt.x402.verb" }];
-      } else if (VERIFY_SCHEMA_CACHED_ONLY && !hasValidatorCached(verb)) {
+      } else if (VERIFY_SCHEMA_CACHED_ONLY && !validatorCached) {
+        console.error("[verify] returning 202 validator_not_warmed_yet", { verb });
         warmQueue.add(verb);
         startWarmWorker();
 
@@ -1891,6 +1903,11 @@ app.post("/verify", async (req, res) => {
         });
       } else {
         try {
+          console.error("[verify] entering schema validation path", {
+            verb,
+            cachedOnly: VERIFY_SCHEMA_CACHED_ONLY,
+            validatorCached,
+          });
           const validate = VERIFY_SCHEMA_CACHED_ONLY ? validatorCache.get(verb)?.validate : await getValidatorForVerb(verb);
           if (!validate) {
             schemaOk = false;