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What

Starting switchyard-server without --host currently listens on every network interface. This change defaults it to 127.0.0.1. The Docker image, dev-server/switchyard.service and Pier launch commands explicitly use --host 0.0.0.0 so those deployments remain reachable. The user service created by scripts/linux/install.sh stays on 127.0.0.1. A later --host overrides the Docker entrypoint default.

Why

Reduce accidental network exposure while keeping the supplied remote deployments reachable. Existing remote deployments must add --host 0.0.0.0. Fixes #596.

Notes for reviewers

The CLI tests cover the default address and a later host override. The startup guidance names the development systemd unit and explains that the installer creates a local-only user service.

For this documentation update, the strict documentation build and git diff --check passed. The rendered guide shows both service addresses.

Runtime code and deployment configuration are unchanged from 1369c6140f4, where validation passed: cargo fmt --all --check, cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --locked -- -D warnings, cargo test -p switchyard-server --locked (103 tests), three DeepSWE configuration dry runs, and three native socket checks. The socket checks verified default loopback, explicit wildcard binding and a later host override, with /health returning 200 in each case. No live provider calls were made.

Full workspace and Python test suites, Docker and systemd execution were not repeated. Hosted validation remains pending.

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  • Behavior Changes
    • The standalone server now listens only on the local machine by default. To accept remote connections, explicitly set --host 0.0.0.0.
    • The Docker image and development service continue to allow remote connections by setting 0.0.0.0; a later --host option overrides the Docker default.
  • Documentation
    • Updated server setup and command-line guidance to clarify bind-address defaults and remote-access configuration.

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The standalone server now defaults to 127.0.0.1. The Docker entrypoint, systemd service, and benchmark server commands explicitly use 0.0.0.0. Later --host values override earlier values.

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Server binding behavior

Layer / File(s) Summary
CLI host selection
crates/switchyard-server/src/cli.rs
The default host changes to 127.0.0.1. A later repeated --host value takes precedence. Tests cover the default and later values for IPv4, IPv6, and wildcard addresses.
Deployment host settings
Dockerfile, dev-server/switchyard.service, benchmark/routing-profiles/*, crates/switchyard-server/README.md, docs/cli_reference.md, docs/operations/local_evaluation.md, CHANGELOG.md
The Docker entrypoint, systemd service, and benchmark commands specify 0.0.0.0. Documentation and the changelog describe the loopback default, remote-access configuration, and host overrides.

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The documented binding behavior presents no identified merge-blocking issue. Normal validation can proceed.

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Title check Passed The title clearly summarizes the main change: the server defaults to loopback and deployment paths use explicit network binding.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #596 requires a loopback default and coordinated deployment, documentation, migration, and regression-test updates. The supplied PR evidence reports 127.0.0.1 as the CLI default, later `--host…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The supplied change summary limits the changes to the bind-address default, explicit deployment bindings, focused CLI tests, migration and operational documentation, and related benchmark launch profi…
Docstring Coverage Passed Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 1 files. (3 skipped: 3 …
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Issue #596 requires a loopback default and coordinated deployment, documentation, migration, and regression-test updates. The supplied PR evidence reports 127.0.0.1 as the CLI default, later --host override tests, explicit --host 0.0.0.0 for Dockerfile and dev-server/switchyard.service, loopback for the installer-created user service, updated CLI and operational documentation, and an CHANGELOG.md migration note. The reported changes satisfy the coding requirements.

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The supplied change summary limits the changes to the bind-address default, explicit deployment bindings, focused CLI tests, migration and operational documentation, and related benchmark launch profiles. These changes support issue #596. No unrelated change is identified.

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A rabbit checks the host bind line,
Loopback keeps the default fine.
For remote paths, set 0.0.0.0,
Later host flags take the cue.
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Thanks for covering the whole set of deployment paths, not just the binary. I built the branch and checked the real binary. With no flag it binds 127.0.0.1. With --host 0.0.0.0 it binds all interfaces. A later --host after the image's default wins. /health answered in each case. Both new tests fail without the matching code change. The Docker image, systemd unit, Pier commands, run-baseline.sh, and the DeepSWE profiles all pass --host 0.0.0.0. The other docs examples use same-host clients, so they keep working.

Approving with one small request: please add a one-line comment on overrides_with = "host" in cli.rs saying it lets a later --host override the Docker ENTRYPOINT default. The test name explains it, but the attribute alone looks odd.

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