{
  "checker": {
    "details": {
      "checks": [
        {
          "check": "install",
          "details": {
            "argv": [
              "squaredup",
              "--version"
            ],
            "kind": "cli",
            "needs_browser": false,
            "needs_credentials": false,
            "returncode": 0,
            "scope": "partial: install",
            "stderr": "",
            "stdout": "1.2.5",
            "working": false
          },
          "optional": false,
          "status": "PASS"
        },
        {
          "check": "credentials_error",
          "details": {
            "argv": [
              "squaredup",
              "validate",
              "--json",
              "/workspace/plugins/Algolia/v1"
            ],
            "blocker": "product did not produce a clear credential error: {\"returncode\": 1, \"stdout\": \"\", \"stderr\": \"{\\\"error\\\":\\\"Not logged in. Run `squaredup login` first.\\\",\\\"hint\\\":\\\"Run `squaredup login` to authenticate.\\\"}\\n\", \"needs_credentials\": false, \"needs_browser\": false}",
            "kind": "cli",
            "needs_browser": false,
            "needs_credentials": false,
            "returncode": 1,
            "stderr": "{\"error\":\"Not logged in. Run `squaredup login` first.\",\"hint\":\"Run `squaredup login` to authenticate.\"}",
            "stdout": "",
            "working": false
          },
          "optional": false,
          "status": "FAIL"
        }
      ],
      "scope": "partial checks",
      "working": false
    },
    "status": "FAIL"
  },
  "deviations": [
    "README Prerequisites 'Node.js 22 or later' was not installed in the guest; installed Node 22.23.3 via NodeSource setup_22.x (curl|bash) and apt.",
    "'squaredup login' (README Prerequisites / AGENTS.md) not run: requires a human-supplied SquaredUp API key or interactive login; not obtained per task rules."
  ],
  "fault_owner": "prerequisite",
  "main_blocker": "No SquaredUp credentials in the VM; the CLI refuses platform operations (validate, status, deploy) until squaredup login succeeds.",
  "operation": "squaredup validate --json plugins/Algolia/v1 (documented in AGENTS.md and deploy-plugin skill as the local-plugin validation step)",
  "operation_scope": "Installed Node 22 and @squaredup/cli 1.2.5. Validation calls the SquaredUp platform schema and requires a logged-in tenant; no SquaredUp credentials are present in the VM. Not exercised: validate result, deploy, data stream tests. Login was not attempted because it needs a human-supplied API key or interactive auth.",
  "outcome": "blocked",
  "steps": [
    "Read README.md: Prerequisites require Node.js 22+ and the squaredup CLI (npm i -g @squaredup/cli, then squaredup login)",
    "Installed Node.js 22 via NodeSource setup_22.x script and apt (Node prerequisite not present in guest)",
    "npm i -g @squaredup/cli (installed to /usr/bin/squaredup, version 1.2.5)",
    "squaredup status --json -> Not logged in (no credentials available)",
    "cd plugins/Algolia/v1 && squaredup validate --json -> rc 1, Not logged in. Run `squaredup login` first."
  ],
  "stuck_step": "squaredup validate --json plugins/Algolia/v1 (AGENTS.md: 'validate locally before you push'; README Prerequisites: squaredup login)",
  "suggested_fix": "Provide a SquaredUp API key for the VM and run `squaredup login --apiKey <key> --region <us|eu|dev>` (per .claude/skills/deploy-plugin/SKILL.md), then rerun `squaredup validate --json` in plugins/Algolia/v1. No repository change is needed; this is a credentials prerequisite, not a repo or test defect."
}