m1ngsama · m1ngsama · Jun 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Version
       description: Run `tnt --version`, or provide the commit hash.
-      placeholder: "tnt 1.0.1"
+      placeholder: "tnt 1.1.0"
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+PROJECT METADATA
+S: Maintained
+F: .github/**
+F: .gitignore
+F: LICENSE
+F: MAINTAINERS
+F: demos/**
+F: include/.gitkeep
+F: scripts/check_maintainers.sh
+F: scripts/get_maintainer.sh
+F: src/.gitkeep
+
+TNT CORE
+S: Maintained
+F: Makefile
+F: install.sh
+F: tnt.service
+F: include/*.h
+F: src/*.c
+F: include/common.h
+F: include/config_defaults.h
+F: src/main.c
+F: src/common.c
+F: src/config_defaults.c
+
+SSH SERVER AND EXEC INTERFACE
+S: Maintained
+F: include/bootstrap.h
+F: include/ssh_server.h
+F: include/exec*.h
+F: include/tntctl_text.h
+F: src/bootstrap.c
+F: src/ssh_server.c
+F: src/exec*.c
+F: src/tntctl*.c
+F: tests/test_exec_mode.sh
+F: tests/test_tntctl_cli.sh
+
+INTERACTIVE TUI
+S: Maintained
+F: include/input*.h
+F: include/tui*.h
+F: include/history_view.h
+F: src/input*.c
+F: src/tui*.c
+F: src/history_view.c
+F: tests/test_interactive_input.sh
+F: tests/test_user_lifecycle.sh
+
+MESSAGE STORAGE
+S: Maintained
+F: include/message*.h
+F: src/message*.c
+F: scripts/logrotate.sh
+F: tests/test_message_log_tool.sh
+F: tests/test_logrotate.sh
+F: docs/MESSAGE_LOG.md
+
+MODULE CORE INTERFACE
+S: Maintained
+F: include/module_*.h
+F: src/module_*.c
+F: scripts/module_check.sh
+F: scripts/install_wizard.sh
+F: tests/test_module_*.sh
+F: tests/test_install_wizard.sh
+F: docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md
+F: docs/INSTALL_LIFECYCLE.md
+
+PACKAGING AND RELEASE
+S: Maintained
+F: packaging/**
+F: scripts/healthcheck.sh
+F: scripts/package_*.sh
+F: scripts/check_release_ref.sh
+F: scripts/release_check.sh
+F: scripts/setup_cron.sh
+F: tests/test_release_artifact_gate.sh
+F: tests/test_source_archive.sh
+F: docs/DEPLOYMENT.md
+F: docs/CICD.md
+
+TESTING
+S: Maintained
+F: tests/**
+
+DOCUMENTATION
+S: Maintained
+F: README.md
+F: SECURITY.md
+F: docs/**
+F: tnt.1
+F: tntctl.1
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ script-test: all
 	@echo "Running script tests..."
 	@cd tests && ./test_cli_options.sh
 	@cd tests && ./test_docs_help_surface.sh
+	@cd tests && ./test_get_maintainer.sh
+	@cd tests && ./test_check_maintainers.sh
+	@cd tests && ./test_module_check.sh
+	@cd tests && ./test_install_wizard.sh
 	@cd tests && ./test_logrotate.sh
 	@cd tests && ./test_message_log_tool.sh
 	@cd tests && ./test_source_archive.sh

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -17,14 +17,20 @@ A minimalist terminal chat server with Vim-style interface over SSH.
 
 ### Installation
 
-**One-liner:**
+**Pinned release installer:**
 ```sh
-curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m1ngsama/TNT/main/install.sh | sh
+curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m1ngsama/TNT/v1.1.0/install.sh | VERSION=v1.1.0 sh
 ```
 The installer verifies downloaded release binaries against `checksums.txt`
 before installing them. Older releases may provide only `tnt`; newer releases
 also install `tntctl`.
 
+For convenience during testing, the moving `main` installer is also available:
+
+```sh
+curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m1ngsama/TNT/main/install.sh | sh
+```
+
 **From source:**
 ```sh
 git clone https://github.com/m1ngsama/TNT.git
@@ -36,6 +42,18 @@ sudo make install
 **Binary releases:**
 https://github.com/m1ngsama/TNT/releases
 
+**Interactive setup guide:**
+
+After installing the binary, operators can generate a reviewable environment
+file and choose a module profile with the terminal setup wizard:
+
+```sh
+scripts/install_wizard.sh --output tnt.env
+```
+
+The wizard does not restart services or install modules. Review the generated
+file, then install it manually as your systemd environment file.
+
 ### Running
 
 ```sh
@@ -422,6 +440,33 @@ replace placeholder checksums, and run:
 SOURCE_TARBALL=dist/tnt-chat-vX.Y.Z-source.tar.gz make package-publish-check
 ```
 
+## Module Development
+
+TNT modules are external processes that speak the `tnt.module.v1` JSON Lines
+protocol over stdin/stdout. TNT core stays minimal, Unix-like, text-first, and
+reliable; modules are the optional layer for richer modern-terminal interaction,
+visual presentation, workflow automation, and future community features.
+
+The core server owns the protocol contract and the runtime supervisor;
+community module examples and module packages live in the public companion
+repository:
+
+https://github.com/m1ngsama/tnt-modules
+
+Before enabling a third-party module, check its manifest and handshake:
+
+```sh
+scripts/module_check.sh /path/to/module
+```
+
+Enable reviewed modules explicitly:
+
+```sh
+TNT_MODULE_PATHS=/opt/tnt-modules/echo-module:/opt/tnt-modules/other-module tnt
+```
+
+Unset `TNT_MODULE_PATHS` and restart TNT to return to the plain core server.
+
 ## Files
 
 ```
@@ -432,11 +477,11 @@ tnt.service     - systemd service unit
 ```
 
 The persisted chat-history format is documented in
-[docs/MESSAGE_LOG.md](docs/MESSAGE_LOG.md). Experimental community modules
-should follow the external-process protocol in
-[docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md](docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md). Module-generated content
-must always include a plain-text fallback so TNT can keep working on basic
-terminal clients and preserve the stable `messages.log` v1 history contract.
+[docs/MESSAGE_LOG.md](docs/MESSAGE_LOG.md). The core module protocol is
+documented in [docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md](docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md).
+Module-generated content must always include a plain-text fallback so TNT can
+keep working on basic terminal clients and preserve the stable `messages.log`
+v1 history contract.
 
 ### MOTD (Message of the Day)
 
@@ -457,6 +502,7 @@ Delete `motd.txt` to disable the MOTD.
 - [Development Guide](https://github.com/m1ngsama/TNT/wiki/Development-Guide) - Complete development manual
 - [Quick Setup](docs/EASY_SETUP.md) - 5-minute deployment guide
 - [Roadmap](docs/ROADMAP.md) - Long-term Unix/GNU direction and next stages
+- [Installation Lifecycle](docs/INSTALL_LIFECYCLE.md) - Setup wizard, module selection, and rollback model
 - [Interface Contract](docs/INTERFACE.md) - Scriptable commands, exit statuses, and JSON fields
 - [Module Protocol](docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md) - External-process module contract
 - [Security Reference](docs/SECURITY_QUICKREF.md) - Security config quick reference

diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,20 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.1.0 - 2026-06-16
+
 ### Added
+- Added `scripts/module_check.sh` for validating third-party module manifests,
+  entrypoints, protocol handshakes, permissions, events, and TNT minimum
+  version compatibility before deployment.
+- Added `scripts/install_wizard.sh`, a non-mutating installer guide that writes
+  reviewable environment files for core-only, all-compatible, selected, and
+  manually supplied module deployments.
+- Added `MAINTAINERS` plus maintainer lookup and coverage checks, giving the
+  core runtime, module interface, packaging, tests, and documentation explicit
+  ownership patterns.
+- Added regression tests for module manifest compatibility, install wizard
+  selection behavior, maintainer lookup, and maintainer coverage.
 - Added a release tag/version guard used by the GitHub release workflow, so a
   `vX.Y.Z` tag must match `TNT_VERSION` before release assets are built.
 - Added `make package-publish-check` for verifying Arch/Homebrew source
@@ -51,6 +64,15 @@
   and server survival stay responsive.
 
 ### Changed
+- Module names are now restricted to lowercase ASCII letters, digits, and
+  hyphens, with a length cap that keeps generated `module:<name>` senders
+  within the public message username limit.
+- The module runtime now disables modules that flood a single event with too
+  many responses or repeatedly emit invalid response records, keeping bad
+  downstream modules isolated from the core server.
+- Module documentation now treats the public companion module repository as
+  downstream of the TNT core protocol and keeps TNT's core Unix surface
+  minimal, text-first, and robust.
 - INSERT-mode chrome now only advertises message sending and `Esc` to NORMAL;
   `? keys` appears only in NORMAL mode, matching where help keys work.
 - Dismissing MOTD now returns first-time users to INSERT mode, and `Ctrl+C`

diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -97,6 +97,20 @@ utf8.c           → UTF-8 string handling
 4. Put shared localized strings in `src/i18n_text.c`.
 5. Add or update the narrowest unit/integration test for the behavior.
 
+## Adding Modules
+
+TNT core owns the module protocol, runtime supervisor, and compatibility tests.
+Community modules and module examples live in the companion repository:
+
+```text
+https://github.com/m1ngsama/tnt-modules
+```
+
+For core protocol or runtime changes, update `docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md`, add or
+update tests in this repository, and keep `scripts/module_check.sh` aligned with
+the manifest and handshake rules. For new module implementations, contribute to
+the companion module repository instead of adding them to TNT core.
+
 ## Debugging Tips
 
 ```sh

diff --git a/docs/DEPLOYMENT.md b/docs/DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 ## Quick Install
 
-One-line install (latest release):
+Pinned release install:
 ```bash
-curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m1ngsama/TNT/main/install.sh | sh
+curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m1ngsama/TNT/v1.1.0/install.sh | VERSION=v1.1.0 sh
 ```
 
-Specific version:
+Moving latest-release installer, convenient for test deployments:
 ```bash
-VERSION=vX.Y.Z curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m1ngsama/TNT/main/install.sh | sh
+curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m1ngsama/TNT/main/install.sh | sh
 ```
 
 ## Manual Install
@@ -82,6 +82,20 @@ sudo systemctl restart tnt
 The service uses `StateDirectory=tnt`, so systemd creates `/var/lib/tnt` automatically.
 Use `TNT_STATE_DIR` or `tnt -d DIR` when running outside systemd to avoid depending on the current working directory.
 
+To generate a reviewable environment file with an interactive terminal setup
+wizard:
+
+```bash
+scripts/install_wizard.sh --output tnt.env
+sudo install -m 600 tnt.env /etc/default/tnt
+sudo systemctl restart tnt
+```
+
+The wizard can choose a core-only deployment, scan a module root, select
+individual modules, or validate a manually entered module path list. It never
+downloads modules, edits systemd units, or restarts TNT by itself. See
+`docs/INSTALL_LIFECYCLE.md` for the full operator lifecycle.
+
 Recommended interpretation:
 
 - `TNT_MAX_CONNECTIONS`: global connection ceiling
@@ -109,7 +123,9 @@ For that profile:
 - Prefer plain-text fallbacks for every module-created message, even when the
   module also targets richer terminal renderers.
 - Before promoting a module, test its manifest and JSONL handshake against the
-  protocol in `docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md`.
+  protocol in `docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md` with `scripts/module_check.sh`.
+- Develop and publish community modules in the public companion repository:
+  `https://github.com/m1ngsama/tnt-modules`.
 
 Enable modules explicitly with `TNT_MODULE_PATHS`, using a colon-separated
 list of module directories:
@@ -183,8 +199,8 @@ sudo firewall-cmd --reload
 # Stop service
 sudo systemctl stop tnt
 
-# Re-run install script
-curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m1ngsama/TNT/main/install.sh | sh
+# Re-run the pinned installer for the version you want
+curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m1ngsama/TNT/v1.1.0/install.sh | VERSION=v1.1.0 sh
 
 # Start service
 sudo systemctl start tnt

diff --git a/docs/INSTALL_LIFECYCLE.md b/docs/INSTALL_LIFECYCLE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Installation Lifecycle
+
+TNT core is the small Unix tool: text-first, compatible, and reliable. Modules
+are downstream enhancements for modern terminal UX, visuals, automation, and
+community features. Module failure must not take TNT down.
+
+## Flow
+
+1. Install `tnt` and `tntctl`.
+2. Choose a profile: `core`, `select`, `all`, or `manual`.
+3. Validate modules with `scripts/module_check.sh`.
+4. Generate an env file with `scripts/install_wizard.sh`.
+5. Review, install, restart, smoke-test.
+6. Roll back by removing `TNT_MODULE_PATHS` and restarting.
+
+## Commands
+
+Generate a reviewable env file:
+
+```sh
+scripts/install_wizard.sh --output tnt.env
+```
+
+Preview all modules under a root:
+
+```sh
+scripts/install_wizard.sh --print-modules --module-root /opt/tnt-modules
+```
+
+Generate an all-valid-modules env file:
+
+```sh
+TNT_SETUP_PROFILE=all \
+TNT_SETUP_MODULE_ROOT=/opt/tnt-modules \
+scripts/install_wizard.sh --non-interactive --output tnt.env
+```
+
+Activate manually:
+
+```sh
+sudo install -m 600 tnt.env /etc/default/tnt
+sudo systemctl restart tnt
+ssh -p 2222 localhost health
+```
+
+The wizard never installs binaries, downloads modules, edits systemd units, or
+restarts services. It only makes choices visible and emits config.