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sfn-saga-compensation-orchestrator

claude-code claude-opus-4-7 ✗ failed BAD_FAILURE ↑ View task
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BAD_FAILUREThe task is at fault, underspecified/contradictory instruction, brittle/flaky tests, or tests demanding undiscoverable behavior.
SubtypeUnderspecified Instruction - Ambiguous Security Requirements
EvidenceTest 16 fails with: 'saga-notifier-role has forbidden action events:PutEvents - only logs are needed'. The instruction states 'notifier role has nothing but eventbridge + logs' (line 32), which naturally suggests EventBridge IAM permissions are needed. However, the test forbids events:PutEvents entirely, expecting the notifier to only have logs permissions. The instruction does not explain that EventBridge routing should use resource-based policies instead of role permissions, creating ambiguity about the correct implementation approach.
Root causeThe instruction is ambiguous about whether the notifier role requires EventBridge IAM permissions (events:PutEvents) or if EventBridge routing should be handled purely via resource-based policies. The phrase 'notifier role has nothing but eventbridge + logs' is interpreted by the agent as requiring eventbridge IAM actions, but the test forbids this without clarifying the alternative approach in the instruction.
RecommendationClarify the instruction: either (1) explicitly state that EventBridge routing uses a resource-based policy on the Lambda, not role permissions, and the notifier role should only have logs:*, OR (2) update the test to allow events:PutEvents if the design intent actually requires it. The current instruction-test mismatch makes it impossible for an agent to pass without reverse-engineering the test expectations."
Trajectory
Tool-by-tool agent trajectory
19 tool calls · 4 tool types · 26 steps
so the order service keeps leaving garbage rows. inventory gets reserved, payment call times out, we retry, now inventory is double-reserved because the retry worked the second time. same deal when shipping fails after payment , we'd just charge the customer and leave them with no shipment. the ops slack is basically me apologizing at this point. we need a real saga. if any step fails, **undo** the earlier steps in reverse order. no half-states. step functions runs it, localstack , `http://localstack:4566`, creds already exported (`AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=test`, same for secret, region `us-east-1`). `aws`, `python3`, `boto3`, `jq`, `zip`. build from zero. shape of it: - a state machine runs three forward steps: **reserve inventory**, **charge payment**, **create shipment**. each step is its own lambda. each step writes to its own ddb table. - if any step fails, the saga fires compensations **in reverse order** of what actually ran. if reserve succeeded but charge failed, you refund (no-op, nothing was charged) and release. if charge succeeded but shipment failed, you refund payment and release inventory. if reserve failed, nothing to undo. - compensations are their own lambdas too. they must be idempotent , if state-function retries a compensation, running it twice should not corrupt the table. - each forward step gets an idempotency key from the input so a lambda retry inside a single step doesn't double-decrement inventory. - payment calls a "gateway" that needs an api key. store the key in secrets manager , customer-managed kms key encrypts the secret. the payment lambda reads the secret, nobody else should be able to. - on terminal state (completed or failed-compensated), the saga publishes an event to a custom event bus. a notifier lambda sits on that bus and writes one log line starting with `saga-terminal:`. to actually prove compensations work, the charge-payment lambda accepts a `force_failure` flag in its input , when true, it raises. the verifier uses this to drive a failure run and assert the state snaps back. done looks like this. two executions: **happy path** , `start-execution` with `{"order_id": "o-1", "sku": "x", "qty": 2, "amount": 100, "idempotency_key": "k-1"}`: - sm reaches `SUCCEEDED` within 60s - inventory row for sku `x` reflects `reserved_qty = 2` - payments row exists with status `CAPTURED` - shipments row exists - notifier log has `saga-terminal:OrderCompleted` **failure path** , same input but `"force_failure": true, "order_id": "o-2", "idempotency_key": "k-2"`: - sm still reaches `SUCCEEDED` (saga handles it gracefully, not a hard abort) - inventory reserved_qty back to 0 (compensation ran) - payments row is absent or `REFUNDED` (nothing was charged since charge failed, so a no-op refund is also ok) - shipments row does **not** exist - notifier log has `saga-terminal:OrderFailed` least privilege. the verifier reads policy docs directly. each lambda role only gets its own table. saga role can't wildcard on lambda invoke. payment role is the only one that reads the secret. notifier role has nothing but eventbridge + logs. no `*` on kms anywhere. names the verifier grabs by hand, use them exactly: | thing | name | |-|-| | kms alias | `alias/saga-cmk` | | secret | `payment/gateway-apikey` | | inventory table | `inventory` (pk `sku` / String) | | payments table | `payments` (pk `payment_id` / String) | | shipments table | `shipments` (pk `shipment_id` / String) | | idempotency table | `saga-idempotency` (pk `idempotency_key` / String, ttl enabled) | | reserve lambda | `reserve-inventory` | | charge lambda | `charge-payment` | | ship lambda | `create-shipment` | | release compensation | `release-inventory` | | refund compensation | `refund-payment` | | notifier lambda | `saga-notifier` | | reserve role | `reserve-inventory-role` | | charge role | `charge-payment-role` | | ship role | `create-shipment-role` | | release role | `release-inventory-role` | | refund role | `refund-payment-role` | | notifier role | `saga-notifier-role` | | state machine | `order-saga` | | state machine role | `order-saga-role` | | event bus | `saga-events` | | event rule | `on-saga-terminal` | eventbridge detail shape: source `order.saga`, detail-type is one of `OrderCompleted` or `OrderFailed`. the rule matches both and routes to the notifier lambda. python3.11 for all lambdas. localstack community 4.13.1. the "payment gateway" is fake , charge-payment reads the secret, logs that it did, and marks the payments row CAPTURED. no actual network call.

Inspect /app directory and AWS env vars

shell
ls -la /app/ 2>/dev/null && echo "---" && env | grep -E "AWS_|ENDPOINT" | sort
output
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 21 20:05 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Apr 23 05:39 ..
---
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=test
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
AWS_ENDPOINT_URL=http://localstack:4566
AWS_PAGER=
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=test

[stdout]
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 21 20:05 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Apr 23 05:39 ..
---
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=test
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
AWS_ENDPOINT_URL=http://localstack:4566
AWS_PAGER=
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=test

Check tools and localstack health

shell
aws --version && python3 --version && curl -s http://localstack:4566/_localstack/health | head -c 400
output
aws-cli/2.34.33 Python/3.14.4 Linux/6.10.14-linuxkit exe/aarch64.ubuntu.24
Python 3.12.3
{"services": {"acm": "disabled", "apigateway": "disabled", "cloudformation": "disabled", "cloudwatch": "disabled", "config": "disabled", "dynamodb": "available", "dynamodbstreams": "available", "ec2": "disabled", "es": "disabled", "events": "available", "firehose": "disabled", "iam": "available", "kinesis": "available", "kms": "available", "lambda": "available", "logs": "available", "opensearch":

[stdout]
aws-cli/2.34.33 Python/3.14.4 Linux/6.10.14-linuxkit exe/aarch64.ubuntu.24
Python 3.12.3
{"services": {"acm": "disabled", "apigateway": "disabled", "cloudformation": "disabled", "cloudwatch": "disabled", "config": "disabled", "dynamodb": "available", "dynamodbstreams": "available", "ec2": "disabled", "es": "disabled", "events": "available", "firehose": "disabled", "iam": "available", "kinesis": "available", "kms": "available", "lambda": "available", "logs": "available", "opensearch":
LocalStack is healthy. Building from scratch , I'll lay out source files, then run a setup script that provisions everything end-to-end and runs both test paths.

Create workspace directories

shell
mkdir -p /app/lambdas /app/policies /app/build
output
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write · /app/lambdas/reserve_inventory.py
import os, time, boto3

ENDPOINT = os.environ.get("AWS_ENDPOINT_URL")
ddb = boto3.resource("dynamodb", endpoint_url=ENDPOINT)
inv = ddb.Table("inventory")
idem = ddb.Table("saga-idempotency")


def lambda_handler(event, context):
    key = event["idempotency_key"]
    step_key = f"{key}:reserve"

    if idem.get_item(Key={"idempotency_key": step_key}).get("Item"):
        return {"status": "already_reserved", "sku": event["sku"], "qty": event["qty"]}

    sku = event["sku"]
    qty = int(event["qty"])
    inv.update_item(
        Key={"sku": sku},
        UpdateExpression="ADD reserved_qty :q",
        ExpressionAttributeValues={":q": qty},
    )

    idem.put_item(
        Item={
            "idempotency_key": step_key,
            "ttl": int(time.time()) + 86400,
            "step": "reserve",
        }
    )
    return {"status": "reserved", "sku": sku, "qty": qty}
write · /app/lambdas/charge_payment.py
import os, time, boto3

ENDPOINT = os.environ.get("AWS_ENDPOINT_URL")
ddb = boto3.resource("dynamodb", endpoint_url=ENDPOINT)
sm = boto3.client("secretsmanager", endpoint_url=ENDPOINT)
payments = ddb.Table("payments")
idem = ddb.Table("saga-idempotency")


def lambda_handler(event, context):
    if event.get("force_failure"):
        raise RuntimeError("forced payment failure")

    key = event["idempotency_key"]
    step_key = f"{key}:charge"

    if idem.get_item(Key={"idempotency_key": step_key}).get("Item"):
        return {"status": "already_charged", "payment_id": event["order_id"]}

    secret = sm.get_secret_value(SecretId="payment/gateway-apikey")
    print(f"charge-payment: loaded gateway key (len={len(secret['SecretString'])})")

    payment_id = event["order_id"]
    payments.put_item(
        Item={
            "payment_id": payment_id,
            "order_id": event["order_id"],
            "amount": int(event["amount"]),
            "status": "CAPTURED",
        }
    )

    idem.put_item(
        Item={
            "idempotency_key": step_key,
            "ttl": int(time.time()) + 86400,
            "step": "charge",
        }
    )
    return {"status": "CAPTURED", "payment_id": payment_id}
write · /app/lambdas/create_shipment.py
import os, time, boto3

ENDPOINT = os.environ.get("AWS_ENDPOINT_URL")
ddb = boto3.resource("dynamodb", endpoint_url=ENDPOINT)
shipments = ddb.Table("shipments")
idem = ddb.Table("saga-idempotency")


def lambda_handler(event, context):
    key = event["idempotency_key"]
    step_key = f"{key}:ship"

    if idem.get_item(Key={"idempotency_key": step_key}).get("Item"):
        return {"status": "already_shipped", "shipment_id": event["order_id"]}

    shipment_id = event["order_id"]
    shipments.put_item(
        Item={
            "shipment_id": shipment_id,
            "order_id": event["order_id"],
            "sku": event["sku"],
            "qty": int(event["qty"]),
            "status": "CREATED",
        }
    )

    idem.put_item(
        Item={
            "idempotency_key": step_key,
            "ttl": int(time.time()) + 86400,
            "step": "ship",
        }
    )
    return {"status": "CREATED", "shipment_id": shipment_id}
write · /app/lambdas/release_inventory.py
import os, time, boto3

ENDPOINT = os.environ.get("AWS_ENDPOINT_URL")
ddb = boto3.resource("dynamodb", endpoint_url=ENDPOINT)
inv = ddb.Table("inventory")
idem = ddb.Table("saga-idempotency")


def lambda_handler(event, context):
    key = event["idempotency_key"]
    comp_key = f"{key}:release"

    if idem.get_item(Key={"idempotency_key": comp_key}).get("Item"):
        return {"status": "already_released"}

    reserve_marker = idem.get_item(Key={"idempotency_key": f"{key}:reserve"}).get("Item")
    if reserve_marker:
        sku = event["sku"]
        qty = int(event["qty"])
        inv.update_item(
            Key={"sku": sku},
            UpdateExpression="ADD reserved_qty :q",
            ExpressionAttributeValues={":q": -qty},
        )

    idem.put_item(
        Item={
            "idempotency_key": comp_key,
            "ttl": int(time.time()) + 86400,
            "step": "release",
        }
    )
    return {"status": "released"}
write · /app/lambdas/refund_payment.py
import os, time, boto3

ENDPOINT = os.environ.get("AWS_ENDPOINT_URL")
ddb = boto3.resource("dynamodb", endpoint_url=ENDPOINT)
payments = ddb.Table("payments")
idem = ddb.Table("saga-idempotency")


def lambda_handler(event, context):
    key = event["idempotency_key"]
    comp_key = f"{key}:refund"

    if idem.get_item(Key={"idempotency_key": comp_key}).get("Item"):
        return {"status": "already_refunded"}

    charge_marker = idem.get_item(Key={"idempotency_key": f"{key}:charge"}).get("Item")
    if charge_marker:
        payment_id = event["order_id"]
        payments.update_item(
            Key={"payment_id": payment_id},
            UpdateExpression="SET #s = :s",
            ExpressionAttributeNames={"#s": "status"},
            ExpressionAttributeValues={":s": "REFUNDED"},
        )

    idem.put_item(
        Item={
            "idempotency_key": comp_key,
            "ttl": int(time.time()) + 86400,
            "step": "refund",
        }
    )
    return {"status": "refunded"}
write · /app/lambdas/saga_notifier.py
def lambda_handler(event, context):
    detail_type = event.get("detail-type", "Unknown")
    print(f"saga-terminal:{detail_type}")
    return {"ok": True}
ToolSearch
{
  "query": "select:TodoWrite",
  "max_results": 1
}

, output, 
{"type": "tool_reference", "tool_name": "TodoWrite"}
  • Write IAM policy JSON docs + ASL state machine
  • Provision KMS CMK + alias + secret
  • Provision DynamoDB tables
  • Create IAM roles with scoped policies
  • Package and deploy lambdas
  • Create event bus, rule, and notifier target
  • Create Step Functions state machine
  • Run happy-path and failure-path executions and verify
write · /app/policies/lambda-trust.json
{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Principal": {"Service": "lambda.amazonaws.com"},
      "Action": "sts:AssumeRole"
    }
  ]
}
write · /app/policies/sfn-trust.json
{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Principal": {"Service": "states.amazonaws.com"},
      "Action": "sts:AssumeRole"
    }
  ]
}
Now the ASL state machine definition:
write · /app/asl.template.json
{
  "Comment": "order-saga: 3 forward steps with reverse-order compensation",
  "StartAt": "ReserveInventory",
  "States": {
    "ReserveInventory": {
      "Type": "Task",
      "Resource": "__RESERVE_ARN__",
      "ResultPath": "$.reserveResult",
      "Catch": [
        {
          "ErrorEquals": ["States.ALL"],
          "ResultPath": "$.error",
          "Next": "PublishFailed"
        }
      ],
      "Next": "ChargePayment"
    },
    "ChargePayment": {
      "Type": "Task",
      "Resource": "__CHARGE_ARN__",
      "ResultPath": "$.chargeResult",
      "Catch": [
        {
          "ErrorEquals": ["States.ALL"],
          "ResultPath": "$.error",
          "Next": "CompReleaseInventoryOnly"
        }
      ],
      "Next": "CreateShipment"
    },
    "CreateShipment": {
      "Type": "Task",
      "Resource": "__SHIP_ARN__",
      "ResultPath": "$.shipResult",
      "Catch": [
        {
          "ErrorEquals": ["States.ALL"],
          "ResultPath": "$.error",
          "Next": "CompRefundPayment"
        }
      ],
      "Next": "PublishCompleted"
    },
    "CompRefundPayment": {
      "Type": "Task",
      "Resource": "__REFUND_ARN__",
      "ResultPath": "$.refundResult",
      "Next": "CompReleaseInventoryAfterRefund"
    },
    "CompReleaseInventoryAfterRefund": {
      "Type": "Task",
      "Resource": "__RELEASE_ARN__",
      "ResultPath": "$.releaseResult",
      "Next": "PublishFailed"
    },
    "CompReleaseInventoryOnly": {
      "Type": "Task",
      "Resource": "__RELEASE_ARN__",
      "ResultPath": "$.releaseResult",
      "Next": "PublishFailed"
    },
    "PublishCompleted": {
      "Type": "Task",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:states:::events:putEvents",
      "Parameters": {
        "Entries": [
          {
            "EventBusName": "saga-events",
            "Source": "order.saga",
            "DetailType": "OrderCompleted",
            "Detail": "{}"
          }
        ]
      },
      "ResultPath": null,
      "End": true
    },
    "PublishFailed": {
      "Type": "Task",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:states:::events:putEvents",
      "Parameters": {
        "Entries": [
          {
            "EventBusName": "saga-events",
            "Source": "order.saga",
            "DetailType": "OrderFailed",
            "Detail": "{}"
          }
        ]
      },
      "ResultPath": null,
      "End": true
    }
  }
}
Now the bootstrap script , creates KMS, secret, tables, IAM, lambdas, EventBridge, state machine:
write · /app/setup.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=test
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=test
export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
export AWS_PAGER=""
ENDPOINT="http://localstack:4566"
AWSL="aws --endpoint-url $ENDPOINT"
REGION=us-east-1
ACCOUNT=000000000000

cd /app

echo "==> KMS CMK + alias"
KEY_ID=$($AWSL kms create-key --description "saga CMK" --query 'KeyMetadata.KeyId' --output text)
KEY_ARN="arn:aws:kms:${REGION}:${ACCOUNT}:key/${KEY_ID}"
# alias may exist from a prior run; delete first
$AWSL kms delete-alias --alias-name alias/saga-cmk 2>/dev/null || true
$AWSL kms create-alias --alias-name alias/saga-cmk --target-key-id "$KEY_ID"
echo "    KEY_ARN=$KEY_ARN"

echo "==> Secrets Manager (CMK-encrypted)"
$AWSL secretsmanager delete-secret --secret-id payment/gateway-apikey --force-delete-without-recovery 2>/dev/null || true
SECRET_ARN=$($AWSL secretsmanager create-secret \
  --name payment/gateway-apikey \
  --kms-key-id "$KEY_ARN" \
  --secret-string "sk_test_abcdef0123456789" \
  --query 'ARN' --output text)
echo "    SECRET_ARN=$SECRET_ARN"

echo "==> DynamoDB tables"
for t in inventory payments shipments saga-idempotency; do
  $AWSL dynamodb delete-table --table-name "$t" 2>/dev/null || true
done
# wait briefly for deletes to settle
sleep 1

$AWSL dynamodb create-table --table-name inventory \
  --attribute-definitions AttributeName=sku,AttributeType=S \
  --key-schema AttributeName=sku,KeyType=HASH \
  --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST >/dev/null

$AWSL dynamodb create-table --table-name payments \
  --attribute-definitions AttributeName=payment_id,AttributeType=S \
  --key-schema AttributeName=payment_id,KeyType=HASH \
  --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST >/dev/null

$AWSL dynamodb create-table --table-name shipments \
  --attribute-definitions AttributeName=shipment_id,AttributeType=S \
  --key-schema AttributeName=shipment_id,KeyType=HASH \
  --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST >/dev/null

$AWSL dynamodb create-table --table-name saga-idempotency \
  --attribute-definitions AttributeName=idempotency_key,AttributeType=S \
  --key-schema AttributeName=idempotency_key,KeyType=HASH \
  --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST >/dev/null

$AWSL dynamodb update-time-to-live --table-name saga-idempotency \
  --time-to-live-specification "Enabled=true,AttributeName=ttl" >/dev/null

INV_ARN="arn:aws:dynamodb:${REGION}:${ACCOUNT}:table/inventory"
PAY_ARN="arn:aws:dynamodb:${REGION}:${ACCOUNT}:table/payments"
SHIP_ARN="arn:aws:dynamodb:${REGION}:${ACCOUNT}:table/shipments"
IDEM_ARN="arn:aws:dynamodb:${REGION}:${ACCOUNT}:table/saga-idempotency"

echo "==> Lambda execution roles (least-privilege, each to its own table)"

create_role_with_policy() {
  local role_name="$1"
  local policy_json="$2"
  $AWSL iam delete-role-policy --role-name "$role_name" --policy-name inline 2>/dev/null || true
  $AWSL iam delete-role --role-name "$role_name" 2>/dev/null || true
  $AWSL iam create-role --role-name "$role_name" \
    --assume-role-policy-document file:///app/policies/lambda-trust.json >/dev/null
  echo "$policy_json" > "/tmp/${role_name}-policy.json"
  $AWSL iam put-role-policy --role-name "$role_name" --policy-name inline \
    --policy-document "file:///tmp/${role_name}-policy.json" >/dev/null
  echo "arn:aws:iam::${ACCOUNT}:role/${role_name}"
}

LOGS='{"Effect":"Allow","Action":["logs:CreateLogGroup","logs:CreateLogStream","logs:PutLogEvents"],"Resource":"*"}'

RESERVE_ROLE_ARN=$(create_role_with_policy "reserve-inventory-role" "$(cat <<EOF
{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[
  ${LOGS},
  {"Effect":"Allow","Action":["dynamodb:UpdateItem","dynamodb:GetItem","dynamodb:PutItem"],"Resource":["${INV_ARN}","${IDEM_ARN}"]}
]}
EOF
)")

CHARGE_ROLE_ARN=$(create_role_with_policy "charge-payment-role" "$(cat <<EOF
{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[
  ${LOGS},
  {"Effect":"Allow","Action":["dynamodb:PutItem","dynamodb:GetItem","dynamodb:UpdateItem"],"Resource":["${PAY_ARN}","${IDEM_ARN}"]},
  {"Effect":"Allow","Action":["secretsmanager:GetSecretValue"],"Resource":"${SECRET_ARN}"},
  {"Effect":"Allow","Action":["kms:Decrypt"],"Resource":"${KEY_ARN}"}
]}
EOF
)")

SHIP_ROLE_ARN=$(create_role_with_policy "create-shipment-role" "$(cat <<EOF
{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[
  ${LOGS},
  {"Effect":"Allow","Action":["dynamodb:PutItem","dynamodb:GetItem"],"Resource":["${SHIP_ARN}","${IDEM_ARN}"]}
]}
EOF
)")

RELEASE_ROLE_ARN=$(create_role_with_policy "release-inventory-role" "$(cat <<EOF
{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[
  ${LOGS},
  {"Effect":"Allow","Action":["dynamodb:UpdateItem","dynamodb:GetItem","dynamodb:PutItem"],"Resource":["${INV_ARN}","${IDEM_ARN}"]}
]}
EOF
)")

REFUND_ROLE_ARN=$(create_role_with_policy "refund-payment-role" "$(cat <<EOF
{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[
  ${LOGS},
  {"Effect":"Allow","Action":["dynamodb:UpdateItem","dynamodb:GetItem","dynamodb:PutItem"],"Resource":["${PAY_ARN}","${IDEM_ARN}"]}
]}
EOF
)")

EVENT_BUS_ARN="arn:aws:events:${REGION}:${ACCOUNT}:event-bus/saga-events"
NOTIFIER_ROLE_ARN=$(create_role_with_policy "saga-notifier-role" "$(cat <<EOF
{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[
  ${LOGS},
  {"Effect":"Allow","Action":["events:PutEvents"],"Resource":"${EVENT_BUS_ARN}"}
]}
EOF
)")

echo "    roles created"

echo "==> Package lambdas"
mkdir -p /app/build
for fn in reserve_inventory charge_payment create_shipment release_inventory refund_payment saga_notifier; do
  (cd /app/lambdas && zip -q -j "/app/build/${fn}.zip" "${fn}.py")
done

create_lambda() {
  local name="$1"
  local file="$2"
  local role="$3"
  $AWSL lambda delete-function --function-name "$name" 2>/dev/null || true
  $AWSL lambda create-function \
    --function-name "$name" \
    --runtime python3.11 \
    --role "$role" \
    --handler "${file}.lambda_handler" \
    --zip-file "fileb:///app/build/${file}.zip" \
    --environment "Variables={AWS_ENDPOINT_URL=${ENDPOINT}}" \
    --timeout 30 >/dev/null
  echo "arn:aws:lambda:${REGION}:${ACCOUNT}:function:${name}"
}

echo "==> Deploy lambdas"
RESERVE_ARN=$(create_lambda reserve-inventory reserve_inventory "$RESERVE_ROLE_ARN")
CHARGE_ARN=$(create_lambda charge-payment charge_payment "$CHARGE_ROLE_ARN")
SHIP_LAMBDA_ARN=$(create_lambda create-shipment create_shipment "$SHIP_ROLE_ARN")
RELEASE_ARN=$(create_lambda release-inventory release_inventory "$RELEASE_ROLE_ARN")
REFUND_ARN=$(create_lambda refund-payment refund_payment "$REFUND_ROLE_ARN")
NOTIFIER_ARN=$(create_lambda saga-notifier saga_notifier "$NOTIFIER_ROLE_ARN")
echo "    lambdas deployed"

echo "==> EventBridge bus + rule + target"
$AWSL events delete-event-bus --name saga-events 2>/dev/null || true
$AWSL events create-event-bus --name saga-events >/dev/null

$AWSL events remove-targets --event-bus-name saga-events --rule on-saga-terminal --ids 1 2>/dev/null || true
$AWSL events delete-rule --event-bus-name saga-events --name on-saga-terminal 2>/dev/null || true

$AWSL events put-rule \
  --name on-saga-terminal \
  --event-bus-name saga-events \
  --event-pattern '{"source":["order.saga"],"detail-type":["OrderCompleted","OrderFailed"]}' >/dev/null

RULE_ARN="arn:aws:events:${REGION}:${ACCOUNT}:rule/saga-events/on-saga-terminal"

# allow eventbridge to invoke notifier
$AWSL lambda remove-permission --function-name saga-notifier --statement-id ebInvoke 2>/dev/null || true
$AWSL lambda add-permission \
  --function-name saga-notifier \
  --statement-id ebInvoke \
  --action lambda:InvokeFunction \
  --principal events.amazonaws.com \
  --source-arn "$RULE_ARN" >/dev/null

$AWSL events put-targets \
  --event-bus-name saga-events \
  --rule on-saga-terminal \
  --targets "Id=1,Arn=${NOTIFIER_ARN}" >/dev/null
echo "    event bus/rule ready"

echo "==> State machine role"
# scoped: invoke only the six saga lambdas, putEvents only on saga-events bus
SFN_POLICY=$(cat <<EOF
{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[
  {"Effect":"Allow","Action":["lambda:InvokeFunction"],"Resource":[
    "${RESERVE_ARN}","${CHARGE_ARN}","${SHIP_LAMBDA_ARN}","${RELEASE_ARN}","${REFUND_ARN}"
  ]},
  {"Effect":"Allow","Action":["events:PutEvents"],"Resource":"${EVENT_BUS_ARN}"},
  {"Effect":"Allow","Action":["logs:CreateLogGroup","logs:CreateLogStream","logs:PutLogEvents"],"Resource":"*"}
]}
EOF
)
$AWSL iam delete-role-policy --role-name order-saga-role --policy-name inline 2>/dev/null || true
$AWSL iam delete-role --role-name order-saga-role 2>/dev/null || true
$AWSL iam create-role --role-name order-saga-role \
  --assume-role-policy-document file:///app/policies/sfn-trust.json >/dev/null
echo "$SFN_POLICY" > /tmp/sfn-policy.json
$AWSL iam put-role-policy --role-name order-saga-role --policy-name inline \
  --policy-document file:///tmp/sfn-policy.json >/dev/null
SFN_ROLE_ARN="arn:aws:iam::${ACCOUNT}:role/order-saga-role"

echo "==> State machine"
sed -e "s#__RESERVE_ARN__#${RESERVE_ARN}#g" \
    -e "s#__CHARGE_ARN__#${CHARGE_ARN}#g" \
    -e "s#__SHIP_ARN__#${SHIP_LAMBDA_ARN}#g" \
    -e "s#__RELEASE_ARN__#${RELEASE_ARN}#g" \
    -e "s#__REFUND_ARN__#${REFUND_ARN}#g" \
    /app/asl.template.json > /app/build/asl.json

# clean up an existing state machine if present
EXIST=$($AWSL stepfunctions list-state-machines --query "stateMachines[?name=='order-saga'].stateMachineArn" --output text || true)
if [[ -n "$EXIST" && "$EXIST" != "None" ]]; then
  $AWSL stepfunctions delete-state-machine --state-machine-arn "$EXIST" >/dev/null
  sleep 1
fi

SM_ARN=$($AWSL stepfunctions create-state-machine \
  --name order-saga \
  --definition file:///app/build/asl.json \
  --role-arn "$SFN_ROLE_ARN" \
  --query 'stateMachineArn' --output text)
echo "    SM_ARN=$SM_ARN"

echo "ALL_PROVISIONED"

Run the setup script

shell
chmod +x /app/setup.sh && /app/setup.sh 2>&1 | tail -80
output
==> KMS CMK + alias
    KEY_ARN=arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:000000000000:key/94579e84-20ba-448b-8760-74530f87b741
==> Secrets Manager (CMK-encrypted)
{
    "ARN": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-east-1:000000000000:secret:payment/gateway-apikey-scczab",
    "Name": "payment/gateway-apikey",
    "DeletionDate": "2026-04-23T05:44:56.682807+00:00"
}
    SECRET_ARN=arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-east-1:000000000000:secret:payment/gateway-apikey-cPZtTV
==> DynamoDB tables
==> Lambda execution roles (least-privilege, each to its own table)
    roles created
==> Package lambdas
==> Deploy lambdas
    lambdas deployed
==> EventBridge bus + rule + target
    event bus/rule ready
==> State machine role
==> State machine
    SM_ARN=arn:aws:states:us-east-1:000000000000:stateMachine:order-saga
ALL_PROVISIONED

[stdout]
==> KMS CMK + alias
    KEY_ARN=arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:000000000000:key/94579e84-20ba-448b-8760-74530f87b741
==> Secrets Manager (CMK-encrypted)
{
    "ARN": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-east-1:000000000000:secret:payment/gateway-apikey-scczab",
    "Name": "payment/gateway-apikey",
    "DeletionDate": "2026-04-23T05:44:56.682807+00:00"
}
    SECRET_ARN=arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-east-1:000000000000:secret:payment/gateway-apikey-cPZtTV
==> DynamoDB tables
==> Lambda execution roles (least-privilege, each to its own table)
    roles created
==> Package lambdas
==> Deploy lambdas
    lambdas deployed
==> EventBridge bus + rule + target
    event bus/rule ready
==> State machine role
==> State machine
    SM_ARN=arn:aws:states:us-east-1:000000000000:stateMachine:order-saga
ALL_PROVISIONED
Provisioned. Now exercising both paths.
write · /app/run_tests.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
export AWS_PAGER=""
ENDPOINT="http://localstack:4566"
AWSL="aws --endpoint-url $ENDPOINT"
SM_ARN="arn:aws:states:us-east-1:000000000000:stateMachine:order-saga"

run_and_wait() {
  local name="$1"
  local input="$2"
  local exec_arn
  exec_arn=$($AWSL stepfunctions start-execution \
    --state-machine-arn "$SM_ARN" \
    --name "$name" \
    --input "$input" \
    --query 'executionArn' --output text)
  echo "exec=$exec_arn"
  for i in $(seq 1 60); do
    status=$($AWSL stepfunctions describe-execution --execution-arn "$exec_arn" --query 'status' --output text)
    if [[ "$status" != "RUNNING" ]]; then
      echo "status=$status after ${i}s"
      return
    fi
    sleep 1
  done
  echo "TIMEOUT"; return 1
}

echo "== HAPPY PATH =="
run_and_wait "happy-$(date +%s)" '{"order_id":"o-1","sku":"x","qty":2,"amount":100,"idempotency_key":"k-1"}'

echo "== FAILURE PATH =="
run_and_wait "fail-$(date +%s)" '{"order_id":"o-2","sku":"x","qty":2,"amount":100,"idempotency_key":"k-2","force_failure":true}'

echo "== INVENTORY =="
$AWSL dynamodb get-item --table-name inventory --key '{"sku":{"S":"x"}}' | cat
echo "== PAYMENTS o-1 =="
$AWSL dynamodb get-item --table-name payments --key '{"payment_id":{"S":"o-1"}}' | cat
echo "== PAYMENTS o-2 =="
$AWSL dynamodb get-item --table-name payments --key '{"payment_id":{"S":"o-2"}}' | cat
echo "== SHIPMENTS o-1 =="
$AWSL dynamodb get-item --table-name shipments --key '{"shipment_id":{"S":"o-1"}}' | cat
echo "== SHIPMENTS o-2 =="
$AWSL dynamodb get-item --table-name shipments --key '{"shipment_id":{"S":"o-2"}}' | cat

echo "== NOTIFIER LOGS =="
groups=$($AWSL logs describe-log-groups --log-group-name-prefix /aws/lambda/saga-notifier --query 'logGroups[].logGroupName' --output text)
for g in $groups; do
  streams=$($AWSL logs describe-log-streams --log-group-name "$g" --query 'logStreams[].logStreamName' --output text)
  for s in $streams; do
    $AWSL logs get-log-events --log-group-name "$g" --log-stream-name "$s" --query 'events[].message' --output text
  done
done

Execute happy + failure paths and dump state

shell
chmod +x /app/run_tests.sh && /app/run_tests.sh 2>&1
output
== HAPPY PATH ==
exec=arn:aws:states:us-east-1:000000000000:execution:order-saga:happy-1776923142
status=SUCCEEDED after 4s
== FAILURE PATH ==
exec=arn:aws:states:us-east-1:000000000000:execution:order-saga:fail-1776923147
status=SUCCEEDED after 4s
== INVENTORY ==
{
    "Item": {
        "sku": {
            "S": "x"
        },
        "reserved_qty": {
            "N": "2"
        }
    }
}
== PAYMENTS o-1 ==
{
    "Item": {
        "amount": {
            "N": "100"
        },
        "order_id": {
            "S": "o-1"
        },
        "payment_id": {
            "S": "o-1"
        },
        "status": {
            "S": "CAPTURED"
        }
    }
}
== PAYMENTS o-2 ==
== SHIPMENTS o-1 ==
{
    "Item": {
        "shipment_id": {
            "S": "o-1"
        },
        "sku": {
            "S": "x"
        },
        "order_id": {
            "S": "o-1"
        },
        "qty": {
            "N": "2"
        },
        "status": {
            "S": "CREATED"
        }
    }
}
== SHIPMENTS o-2 ==
== NOTIFIER LOGS ==
START RequestId: c6054cb5-00fb-4fd9-bbc7-3f9829ab0725 Version: $LATEST
	saga-terminal:OrderCompleted
	END RequestId: c6054cb5-00fb-4fd9-bbc7-3f9829ab0725
	REPORT RequestId: c6054cb5-00fb-4fd9-bbc7-3f9829ab0725	Duration: 15.09 ms	Billed Duration: 16 ms	Memory Size: 128 MB	Max Memory Used: 128 MB	

START RequestId: 74dbf857-90a2-4986-9329-aee9a9ddb848 Version: $LATEST
	saga-terminal:OrderFailed
	END RequestId: 74dbf857-90a2-4986-9329-aee9a9ddb848
	REPORT RequestId: 74dbf857-90a2-4986-9329-aee9a9ddb848	Duration: 8.91 ms	Billed Duration: 9 ms	Memory Size: 128 MB	Max Memory Used: 128 MB

[stdout]
== HAPPY PATH ==
exec=arn:aws:states:us-east-1:000000000000:execution:order-saga:happy-1776923142
status=SUCCEEDED after 4s
== FAILURE PATH ==
exec=arn:aws:states:us-east-1:000000000000:execution:order-saga:fail-1776923147
status=SUCCEEDED after 4s
== INVENTORY ==
{
    "Item": {
        "sku": {
            "S": "x"
        },
        "reserved_qty": {
            "N": "2"
        }
    }
}
== PAYMENTS o-1 ==
{
    "Item": {
        "amount": {
            "N": "100"
        },
        "order_id": {
            "S": "o-1"
        },
        "payment_id": {
            "S": "o-1"
        },
        "status": {
            "S": "CAPTURED"
        }
    }
}
== PAYMENTS o-2 ==
== SHIPMENTS o-1 ==
{
    "Item": {
        "shipment_id": {
            "S": "o-1"
        },
        "sku": {
            "S": "x"
        },
        "order_id": {
            "S": "o-1"
        },
        "qty": {
            "N": "2"
        },
        "status": {
            "S": "CREATED"
        }
    }
}
== SHIPMENTS o-2 ==
== NOTIFIER LOGS ==
START RequestId: c6054cb5-00fb-4fd9-bbc7-3f9829ab0725 Version: $LATEST
	saga-terminal:OrderCompleted
	END RequestId: c6054cb5-00fb-4fd9-bbc7-3f9829ab0725
	REPORT RequestId: c6054cb5-00fb-4fd9-bbc7-3f9829ab0725	Duration: 15.09 ms	Billed Duration: 16 ms	Memory Size: 128 MB	Max Memory Used: 128 MB	

START RequestId: 74dbf857-90a2-4986-9329-aee9a9ddb848 Version: $LATEST
	saga-terminal:OrderFailed
	END RequestId: 74dbf857-90a2-4986-9329-aee9a9ddb848
	REPORT RequestId: 74dbf857-90a2-4986-9329-aee9a9ddb848	Duration: 8.91 ms	Billed Duration: 9 ms	Memory Size: 128 MB	Max Memory Used: 128 MB
Both paths pass. Summary of results: **Happy path** (`o-1`, `k-1`): SUCCEEDED in 4s - `inventory.x.reserved_qty = 2` ✓ - `payments.o-1.status = CAPTURED` ✓ - `shipments.o-1` present ✓ - notifier log: `saga-terminal:OrderCompleted` ✓ **Failure path** (`o-2`, `k-2`, `force_failure: true`): SUCCEEDED in 4s (graceful) - `payments.o-2` absent (charge never ran) ✓ - `shipments.o-2` absent ✓ - notifier log: `saga-terminal:OrderFailed` ✓ - inventory delta from this saga is 0 (reserve +2 then release -2 via compensation); the residual `reserved_qty=2` on sku `x` is from the prior happy-path reservation, not this saga.
  • Write IAM policy JSON docs + ASL state machine
  • Provision KMS CMK + alias + secret
  • Provision DynamoDB tables
  • Create IAM roles with scoped policies
  • Package and deploy lambdas
  • Create event bus, rule, and notifier target
  • Create Step Functions state machine
  • Run happy-path and failure-path executions and verify
## What got built **Saga structure** (`/app/asl.template.json`): three forward tasks (`ReserveInventory` → `ChargePayment` → `CreateShipment`) each with a `States.ALL` catcher that jumps into the correct compensation chain: - Reserve fails → `PublishFailed` (nothing to undo) - Charge fails → `CompReleaseInventoryOnly` → `PublishFailed` - Ship fails → `CompRefundPayment` → `CompReleaseInventoryAfterRefund` → `PublishFailed` - All three succeed → `PublishCompleted` Both terminal states use the `events:putEvents` service integration to the `saga-events` bus with `source: order.saga` and `detail-type` of `OrderCompleted` / `OrderFailed`. Rule `on-saga-terminal` matches both and routes to `saga-notifier`. **Idempotency** (`saga-idempotency` table, TTL on `ttl`): each forward step writes marker `<key>:reserve|charge|ship`, each compensation writes `<key>:release|refund` and short-circuits if already present. Compensations also check for the corresponding forward marker , e.g. refund is a true no-op if charge never ran, matching the spec's allowance ("nothing was charged since charge failed, so a no-op refund is also ok"). **Secrets path**: CMK `alias/saga-cmk` encrypts secret `payment/gateway-apikey`. `charge-payment` role is the *only* role with `secretsmanager:GetSecretValue` on that secret ARN and `kms:Decrypt` on that specific key ARN , no `*` resources anywhere on kms or secretsmanager. **Least-privilege IAM**: - Each forward/compensation lambda role: `logs:*` + DDB actions scoped to just its domain table + `saga-idempotency` - `saga-notifier-role`: `logs:*` + `events:PutEvents` on the bus only - `order-saga-role`: `lambda:InvokeFunction` on the five explicit function ARNs (no wildcard), `events:PutEvents` on the bus, `logs:*` **Files** - `/app/lambdas/*.py` , six handlers - `/app/policies/lambda-trust.json`, `sfn-trust.json` , trust docs - `/app/asl.template.json` , ASL with `__ARN__` placeholders - `/app/setup.sh` , idempotent provisioner (deletes prior resources, re-creates) - `/app/run_tests.sh` , executes both scenarios and dumps state/logs To re-run cleanly: `/app/setup.sh && /app/run_tests.sh`.
Final diff , what the agent changed

No file changes, the agent left the workspace untouched.

Verifier output , the proof behind the reward
tests/test.sh
============================= test session starts ==============================
platform linux -- Python 3.12.3, pytest-8.4.1, pluggy-1.6.0 -- /root/.cache/uv/archive-v0/LGFECjWicWrNUMm7SbdJt/bin/python
cachedir: .pytest_cache
rootdir: /tests
plugins: json-ctrf-0.3.5
collecting ... collected 20 items

../tests/test_outputs.py::test_01_cmk_alias_and_secret_exist PASSED      [  5%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_02_all_four_tables_exist PASSED           [ 10%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_03_all_six_lambdas_exist PASSED           [ 15%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_04_state_machine_and_bus_exist PASSED     [ 20%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_05_terminal_rule_exists_on_saga_bus PASSED [ 25%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_06_every_forward_state_has_catch_to_compensation PASSED [ 30%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_07_compensations_run_in_lifo_order PASSED [ 35%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_08_compensation_states_preserve_error_via_result_path PASSED [ 40%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_09_idempotency_table_has_ttl_and_correct_pk PASSED [ 45%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_10_each_lambda_role_scoped_to_its_own_table PASSED [ 50%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_11_only_charge_role_reads_the_payment_secret PASSED [ 55%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_12_saga_role_lambda_invoke_not_wildcarded PASSED [ 60%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_13_rule_pattern_matches_both_terminal_types_with_array_wrap PASSED [ 65%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_14_charge_role_kms_decrypt_scoped_not_wildcard PASSED [ 70%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_15_rule_targets_notifier_lambda PASSED    [ 75%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_16_notifier_role_is_least_privilege_no_ddb_kms_secrets FAILED [ 80%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_17_notifier_lambda_resource_policy_allows_events_with_source_arn PASSED [ 85%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_18_happy_path_completes_and_writes_all_three_tables PASSED [ 90%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_19_failure_path_triggers_compensation_and_rolls_back_inventory PASSED [ 95%]
../tests/test_outputs.py::test_20_idempotency_prevents_double_reservation PASSED [100%]

=================================== FAILURES ===================================
_________ test_16_notifier_role_is_least_privilege_no_ddb_kms_secrets __________

    def test_16_notifier_role_is_least_privilege_no_ddb_kms_secrets():
        """saga-notifier-role must NOT have dynamodb, kms, or secretsmanager
        permissions. It only publishes logs. Least privilege."""
        stmts = _statements(_get_role_policies(ROLE_NOTIFY))
        forbidden_prefixes = ("dynamodb:", "kms:", "secretsmanager:", "sqs:", "events:PutEvents")
        for s in stmts:
            if s.get("Effect") != "Allow":
                continue
            for a in _as_list(s.get("Action")):
                if a == "*":
                    pytest.fail(
                        "saga-notifier-role has Action='*' - violates least "
                        "privilege (should only need logs)"
                    )
                for fp in forbidden_prefixes:
>                   assert not a.startswith(fp), (
                        f"saga-notifier-role has forbidden action '{a}' - "
                        "only logs are needed"
                    )
E                   AssertionError: saga-notifier-role has forbidden action 'events:PutEvents' - only logs are needed
E                   assert not True
E                    +  where True = <built-in method startswith of str object at 0xffffa5b91fb0>('events:PutEvents')
E                    +    where <built-in method startswith of str object at 0xffffa5b91fb0> = 'events:PutEvents'.startswith

/tests/test_outputs.py:655: AssertionError
=============================== warnings summary ===============================
test_outputs.py: 133 warnings
  /root/.cache/uv/archive-v0/LGFECjWicWrNUMm7SbdJt/lib/python3.12/site-packages/botocore/auth.py:424: DeprecationWarning: datetime.datetime.utcnow() is deprecated and scheduled for removal in a future version. Use timezone-aware objects to represent datetimes in UTC: datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).
    datetime_now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()

-- Docs: https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/how-to/capture-warnings.html
==================================== PASSES ====================================
=========================== short test summary info ============================
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_01_cmk_alias_and_secret_exist
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_02_all_four_tables_exist
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_03_all_six_lambdas_exist
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_04_state_machine_and_bus_exist
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_05_terminal_rule_exists_on_saga_bus
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_06_every_forward_state_has_catch_to_compensation
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_07_compensations_run_in_lifo_order
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_08_compensation_states_preserve_error_via_result_path
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_09_idempotency_table_has_ttl_and_correct_pk
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_10_each_lambda_role_scoped_to_its_own_table
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_11_only_charge_role_reads_the_payment_secret
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_12_saga_role_lambda_invoke_not_wildcarded
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_13_rule_pattern_matches_both_terminal_types_with_array_wrap
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_14_charge_role_kms_decrypt_scoped_not_wildcard
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_15_rule_targets_notifier_lambda
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_17_notifier_lambda_resource_policy_allows_events_with_source_arn
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_18_happy_path_completes_and_writes_all_three_tables
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_19_failure_path_triggers_compensation_and_rolls_back_inventory
PASSED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_20_idempotency_prevents_double_reservation
FAILED ../tests/test_outputs.py::test_16_notifier_role_is_least_privilege_no_ddb_kms_secrets
================= 1 failed, 19 passed, 133 warnings in 22.98s ==================

Reproduce this trial: git checkout 2f94510 && PYTHONPATH=src python3 scripts/build_site.py , then open trial/trial_d3d2dcae4af24b10. Re-running the agent live requires EVAL_PLATFORM_ENABLE_OAUTH_SMOKE=1 and is non-deterministic.

Trial trial_d3d2dcae4af24b10 · verifier authoritative; classifier explanatory.