pulse_control only plans typed resource actions into Pulse Actions (executeControlResource -> typedActionPlanner). The handlers that sat behind the retired model-authored command, file and container paths stayed in the tree with no production caller: run command, guest control, app-container control, Docker control and container update, Kubernetes scale/restart/delete-pod/exec, and file append/write. registerFileTools was never called either, so pulse_file_edit is not registered at all; calls to it are denied by the mutation registry before any tool lookup. A whole-program reachability run over cmd/... lists each of them as unreachable, and so is everything only they used: approval-record and preflight authoring, the command and native-action audit lanes with their remediation-lock gate and plan-hash helpers, the Docker host resolvers, and the file write verification. The executor's autonomous flag, whose only readers were those handlers, goes with them (the executor's SetAutonomousMode and the flag argument of SetContext). Delete them with their tests and the constants, types and test helpers they stranded. The contract prose that described the removed broker now says that plan freshness and the operator remediation lock are enforced by internal/actionlifecycle. Two source pins that named deleted code go (the publishActionCompleted dispatch sites and the pulse_file_edit declaration), the standards tests drop their expectations of an ActionPlan construction in action_audit.go and of the legacy app_container rejection in the deleted file-edit test, and the RA35 evidence entry for the deleted run-command test goes with them. Left alone on purpose: the saved autonomous control level and its entitlement and approval-admission checks, which stay as legacy compatibility, Service.SetAutonomousMode and the chat clamp, SetOnActionCompleted and its router wiring (no dispatcher is left, the contract prose says so), and the protected-guests plumbing. Rebuilt on current main: the first version had 213 commits of drift. Two conflicts, both on code this change deletes. tools_control.go takes the deletion over the Protected guests cleanup that landed inside executeRunCommand. action_audit_remediation_lock_test.go goes with the audit lanes, including the test added for the dispatch gate's read through a succession; that gate is deleted here, and TestLockMovedBySuccessionStillRefusesTheIDThePreviousGenerationLists in internal/actionlifecycle covers the same refusal on the live path.
Pulse documentation
Start here for installation, platform setup, security, operations, and Pulse Intelligence. Commands, configuration keys, image names, API fields, and product identifiers remain untranslated in localized guides.
Start here
- Install Pulse — signed Proxmox/Linux installation, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and first-run setup.
- Production deployment and security — least-privilege Proxmox setup, root-agent boundaries, discovery, supply-chain verification, plan limits, scale evidence, and a rollout checklist.
- Upgrade from Pulse v5 — migration prerequisites, rollback, agent continuity, and post-upgrade checks.
- Releases and update channels: choosing Stable or Preview, beta and RC expectations, and how releases are tested and promoted.
- Configure Pulse — authentication, notifications, discovery, retention, and system settings.
- Deployment models — data locations, lifecycle, and differences between supported deployment paths.
- Troubleshooting and FAQ — common failures, diagnostics, and operator questions.
Localized getting started guides: Deutsch · Español
Platforms and agents
- Proxmox Backup Server
- Proxmox Mail Gateway
- Docker and Podman
- Kubernetes and Helm
- TrueNAS SCALE and CORE
- Unified Agent
- Agent security
- VM disk monitoring
- ZFS monitoring
- Temperature monitoring
VMware vSphere support is early access. Current builds expose dedicated vSphere inventory and recovery context, but operators should validate the integration against their own vCenter before production use.
Monitoring and operations
- Metrics history
- Recovery data
- Webhooks
- Automatic updates
- Centralized agent management (Pro)
- Operational trust model
- Current product screenshots
Pulse Intelligence
- Assistant, Patrol, and external-agent overview
- Patrol modes and safety
- Assistant safety model
- External agent HTTP and MCP substrate
Patrol watch-only analysis is available on Community with a local model or the operator's own provider. Investigation and governed fixes require the relevant Pulse Pro capabilities.
Security, privacy, and access
- Production deployment and security
- Security review scope
- Authentication and credential storage review packet
- Security guide
- Privacy and telemetry disclosure
- OIDC and SSO
- Proxy authentication
- Role-based access control (Pro)
- Audit logging (Pro)
- Reverse proxy configuration
- Code-signing policy
Plans and managed access
- Community, Relay, and Pro capabilities
- Relay and Pulse Mobile handoff
- Multi-tenant organizations (Enterprise/custom)
- Provider-hosted MSP operations (request-assisted)
Pulse Cloud is not generally available. Ordinary self-hosted Pulse remains the primary installation path; MSP and Enterprise access are explicit commercial paths rather than defaults in self-hosted setup.
Development and reference
Detailed design notes and dated migration specifications may remain in this directory for maintainers, but they are not operator setup guides unless they are linked from the sections above.
Previous versions and migrations
- Upgrade from v4 to v5
- Retired unified-navigation migration — historical context only; current Pulse uses platform-shaped navigation.
- Move a Pulse installation
Found a bug? Use the issue forms. For setup questions, use GitHub Discussions.