Adds automated encrypted backups of the live SQLite file. Closes the
'no backup automation' gap called out in the completeness review
(docs/reviews/2026-06-20-cyclone-completeness-review.md §3.1 #3) and
gives the SP16 MFT scheduler a recovery path when the MFT pipeline
loses days of inbound 999/277CA work in a single crash.
Architecture
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- AES-256-GCM with PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 (200,000 iters, 16-byte salt)
- Online backups via SQLite's .backup() API — no app downtime
- Salt + passphrase persisted to macOS Keychain (separate accounts
backup.passphrase + backup.salt) so the key is reproducible across
processes
- Two-step restore (initiate → confirm) with a one-shot 64-char hex
token; the second call disposes + rebuilds the engine only if the
token matches within a 5-minute TTL
- Tamper-evident audit chain (SP11) — db.backup_created,
db.backup_failed, db.backup_pruned, db.backup_restored,
db.backup_passphrase_set
- BackupService + BackupScheduler + module-level singletons
- 8 admin endpoints + 6 CLI subcommands
- Auto-start opt-in via CYCLONE_BACKUP_AUTOSTART=true; default
interval 24h, default retention 30 days
- Fallback posture: if no separate passphrase is set and SQLCipher
is enabled, the key is derived from the SQLCipher DB key with a
fixed salt + WARNING log (degraded but never plaintext)
New modules
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- cyclone.backup — PBKDF2, AES-GCM, sidecar format
- cyclone.backup_service — create_now / list / verify / restore / prune / status
- cyclone.backup_scheduler — async tick loop with audit hooks
New surface
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- 8 admin endpoints under /api/admin/backup/*
- 6 CLI subcommands under cyclone backup (init-passphrase, create,
list, verify, restore, prune, status)
- Migration 0012_backups.sql + DbBackup ORM
- store.add_backup_pending()
Tests
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- 14 unit tests in test_backup_crypto.py (key derivation, encrypt/
decrypt round-trip, tampered ciphertext, wrong passphrase, sidecar
round-trip, filename format)
- 19 tests in test_backup_service.py (create/list/verify/restore/
prune/status, error handling, fallback key, module singleton)
- 14 API tests in test_api_backup.py (all 8 endpoints + scheduler
endpoints, two-step restore, error responses)
- 10 tests in test_backup_scheduler.py (tick / start / stop /
audit / coalescing / module singleton)
- 5 CLI tests in test_cli_backup.py (create / list / verify /
restore confirm prompt / prune confirm prompt /
init-passphrase minimum-length check)
Total new tests: 62. All pass. Full backend suite: 833 passed,
9 skipped (gitignored prodfiles), 1 warning.
Design doc: docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-21-cyclone-encrypted-backup-design.md
README: new 'Encrypted Backups (SP17)' section, SP17 entry in
Roadmap, retention default documented in §Project layout.
Tyler
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