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fix: preserve runtime service accounts across package revisions
patrickleet Sep 18, 2026
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feat: let HelmProviderStack own ECR pod identity [[tasks/harmony-1750]]
patrickleet Sep 18, 2026
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test: fix Helm observed resource fixture keys
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26 changes: 26 additions & 0 deletions apis/helmproviderstacks/definition.yaml
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type: string
requestsMemory:
type: string
aws:
description: Optional EKS Pod Identity for private ECR chart pulls.
type: object
x-kubernetes-validations:
- rule: "!has(self.enabled) || !self.enabled || (has(self.region) && has(self.ecrRepositoryArns) && size(self.ecrRepositoryArns) > 0)"
message: AWS chart access requires region and at least one ECR repository ARN.
properties:
enabled:
type: boolean
default: false
region:
type: string
minLength: 1
ecrRepositoryArns:
type: array
items:
type: string
pattern: '^arn:[^:]+:ecr:[^:]+:[0-9]{12}:repository/.+$'
providerConfigRef:
type: object
properties:
name:
type: string
kind:
type: string
enum: [ProviderConfig, ClusterProviderConfig]
nodePool:
description: Schedule this provider runtime onto the CrossplaneStack NodePool. This does not create or rename the NodePool; CrossplaneStack defaults it to hops-crossplane.
type: object
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46 changes: 46 additions & 0 deletions docs/runtime-service-accounts.md
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# Runtime service account ownership

Provider stacks manage their stable service accounts through Kubernetes Objects.
DeploymentRuntimeConfigs reference those accounts with
`deploymentTemplate.spec.template.spec.serviceAccountName`. This preserves the
names used by Pod Identity and Kubernetes RBAC while allowing multiple package
revisions, and the AWS family providers, to use the same account.

Functions use Crossplane's generated per-revision accounts; they have no
external bindings that require a stable account name.

Do not set `serviceAccountTemplate.metadata.name` for shared accounts. Crossplane
then tries to make each package revision their controller, and Kubernetes rejects
the competing controller owner references.

## Private ECR Helm charts

`HelmProviderStack.spec.aws` optionally enables EKS Pod Identity for the Helm
runtime. Set `enabled: true`, `region`, and `ecrRepositoryArns` to the private
chart repositories it may read. `aws.providerConfigRef` selects the AWS provider
configuration and defaults to the cluster name. No AWS identity is created when
this option is omitted or disabled.

The stack binds the role to its own stable runtime service account. Its policy
allows ECR token generation and read access only to the supplied repositories;
it does not grant repository creation, upstream import, or image publication.
This is separate from Crossplane package-manager authentication.

Application environments should create their own namespaced Helm
`ProviderConfig` with `credentials.source: InjectedIdentity`. The shared
Helm runtime's AWS access belongs to the provider stack.

Existing Helm pods must be recreated after the Pod Identity association is ready
to receive EKS credential injection.

## Migrating existing installations

Existing accounts can still carry an owner reference to a package revision from
the previous templates. After the new runtime configuration and ServiceAccount
Object have reconciled, inspect each affected account and remove only that
obsolete ProviderRevision controller reference. Preserve unrelated metadata and
any new owner references. Do not delete the account: existing RBAC and Pod
Identity associations refer to its stable name.

Verify all provider and function packages become Healthy before removing old
registry infrastructure or pruning inactive package revisions.
8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions examples/helmproviderstacks/full.yaml
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namespace: default
spec:
clusterName: my-cluster
aws:
enabled: true
region: us-east-2
providerConfigRef:
name: my-cluster
kind: ProviderConfig
ecrRepositoryArns:
- arn:aws:ecr:us-east-2:123456789012:repository/team/charts/*
kubernetesProviderConfigRef:
name: my-cluster
runtimeConfig:
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64 changes: 64 additions & 0 deletions functions/aws-provider/205-service-account.yaml.gotmpl
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# code: language=yaml
{{- if $state.enabled }}
---
apiVersion: kubernetes.m.crossplane.io/v1alpha1
kind: Object
metadata:
name: sa-aws
annotations:
{{ setResourceNameAnnotation "sa-aws" }}
labels: {{ $state.labels | toJson }}
spec:
managementPolicies: {{ $state.managementPolicies | toJson }}
forProvider:
manifest:
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
name: {{ $state.podIdentity.saName }}
namespace: {{ $state.crossplane.namespace }}
labels: {{ $state.labels | toJson }}
providerConfigRef:
name: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.name }}
kind: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.kind }}
{{- /* Keep the stable account until all package Objects are removed. */}}
{{- $consumers := list "provider-family-aws" }}
{{- range $subName, $_ := $state.aws.selectedProviders }}
{{- $consumers = append $consumers (printf "provider-aws-%s" $subName) }}
{{- end }}
{{- $observed := $.observed.resources | default dict }}
{{- $account := (get $observed "sa-aws" | default dict).resource | default dict }}
{{- $accountReady := false }}
{{- range ($account.status | default dict).conditions | default list }}
{{- if and (eq .type "Ready") (eq .status "True") }}{{- $accountReady = true }}{{- end }}
{{- end }}
{{- range $consumer := $consumers }}
{{- $resource := (get $observed $consumer | default dict).resource | default dict }}
{{- $ready := false }}
{{- range ($resource.status | default dict).conditions | default list }}
{{- if and (eq .type "Ready") (eq .status "True") }}{{- $ready = true }}{{- end }}
{{- end }}
{{- if and $accountReady $ready }}
---
apiVersion: protection.crossplane.io/v1beta1
kind: Usage
metadata:
name: delete-{{ $consumer }}-before-sa-aws
annotations:
{{ setResourceNameAnnotation (printf "usage-sa-aws-%s" $consumer) }}
labels: {{ $state.labels | toJson }}
spec:
replayDeletion: true
of:
apiVersion: kubernetes.m.crossplane.io/v1alpha1
kind: Object
resourceRef:
name: sa-aws
by:
apiVersion: kubernetes.m.crossplane.io/v1alpha1
kind: Object
resourceRef:
name: {{ $consumer }}
{{- end }}
{{- end }}
{{- end }}
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selector: {}
template:
spec:
serviceAccountName: {{ $state.podIdentity.saName }}
containers:
- name: package-runtime
resources:
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nodeSelector: {{ $state.scheduling.nodeSelector | toJson }}
tolerations: {{ $state.scheduling.tolerations | toJson }}
{{- end }}
serviceAccountTemplate:
metadata:
name: {{ $state.podIdentity.saName }}
providerConfigRef:
name: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.name }}
kind: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.kind }}
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4 changes: 1 addition & 3 deletions functions/aws-provider/230-provider-aws-sub-providers.yaml.gotmpl
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selector: {}
template:
spec:
serviceAccountName: {{ $state.podIdentity.saName }}
containers:
- name: package-runtime
resources:
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nodeSelector: {{ $state.scheduling.nodeSelector | toJson }}
tolerations: {{ $state.scheduling.tolerations | toJson }}
{{- end }}
serviceAccountTemplate:
metadata:
name: {{ $state.podIdentity.saName }}
providerConfigRef:
name: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.name }}
kind: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.kind }}
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3 changes: 0 additions & 3 deletions functions/functions/210-drc-functions.yaml.gotmpl
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nodeSelector: {{ $state.scheduling.nodeSelector | toJson }}
tolerations: {{ $state.scheduling.tolerations | toJson }}
{{- end }}
serviceAccountTemplate:
metadata:
name: {{ $fn.name }}
providerConfigRef:
name: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.name }}
kind: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.kind }}
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# code: language=yaml
{{- if $state.enabled }}
---
apiVersion: kubernetes.m.crossplane.io/v1alpha1
kind: Object
metadata:
name: sa-github
annotations:
{{ setResourceNameAnnotation "sa-github" }}
labels: {{ $state.labels | toJson }}
spec:
managementPolicies: {{ $state.managementPolicies | toJson }}
forProvider:
manifest:
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
name: {{ $state.provider.runtimeConfigName }}
namespace: {{ $state.crossplane.namespace }}
labels: {{ $state.labels | toJson }}
providerConfigRef:
name: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.name }}
kind: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.kind }}
{{- /* Keep the stable account until all package Objects are removed. */}}
{{- $consumers := list "provider-github" }}
{{- $observed := $.observed.resources | default dict }}
{{- $account := (get $observed "sa-github" | default dict).resource | default dict }}
{{- $accountReady := false }}
{{- range ($account.status | default dict).conditions | default list }}
{{- if and (eq .type "Ready") (eq .status "True") }}{{- $accountReady = true }}{{- end }}
{{- end }}
{{- range $consumer := $consumers }}
{{- $resource := (get $observed $consumer | default dict).resource | default dict }}
{{- $ready := false }}
{{- range ($resource.status | default dict).conditions | default list }}
{{- if and (eq .type "Ready") (eq .status "True") }}{{- $ready = true }}{{- end }}
{{- end }}
{{- if and $accountReady $ready }}
---
apiVersion: protection.crossplane.io/v1beta1
kind: Usage
metadata:
name: delete-{{ $consumer }}-before-sa-github
annotations:
{{ setResourceNameAnnotation (printf "usage-sa-github-%s" $consumer) }}
labels: {{ $state.labels | toJson }}
spec:
replayDeletion: true
of:
apiVersion: kubernetes.m.crossplane.io/v1alpha1
kind: Object
resourceRef:
name: sa-github
by:
apiVersion: kubernetes.m.crossplane.io/v1alpha1
kind: Object
resourceRef:
name: {{ $consumer }}
{{- end }}
{{- end }}
{{- end }}
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selector: {}
template:
spec:
serviceAccountName: {{ $state.provider.runtimeConfigName }}
containers:
- name: package-runtime
resources:
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nodeSelector: {{ $state.scheduling.nodeSelector | toJson }}
tolerations: {{ $state.scheduling.tolerations | toJson }}
{{- end }}
serviceAccountTemplate:
metadata:
name: {{ $state.provider.runtimeConfigName }}
providerConfigRef:
name: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.name }}
kind: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.kind }}
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# code: language=yaml
{{- $aws := $spec.aws | default dict }}
{{- $awsConfig := $aws.providerConfigRef | default dict }}
{{- $state = set $state "aws" (dict
"enabled" ($aws.enabled | default false)
"region" ($aws.region | default "")
"ecrRepositoryArns" ($aws.ecrRepositoryArns | default list)
"providerConfigRef" (dict
"name" ($awsConfig.name | default $state.clusterName)
"kind" ($awsConfig.kind | default "ProviderConfig")
)
) }}
{{- $entry := get ($.observed.resources | default dict) "helm-pod-identity" | default dict }}
{{- $resource := $entry.resource | default dict }}
{{- $ready := false }}
{{- range ($resource.status | default dict).conditions | default list }}
{{- if and (eq .type "Ready") (eq .status "True") }}{{- $ready = true }}{{- end }}
{{- end }}
{{- $state = set $state "observed" (merge $state.observed (dict "podIdentity" (dict "ready" $ready))) }}
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# code: language=yaml
{{- $providerReady := $state.observed.provider.ready | default false }}
{{- $status := dict
"ready" $providerReady
"ready" (and $providerReady (or (not $state.aws.enabled) $state.observed.podIdentity.ready))

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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rg -n -C 8 'CompositionTest|observedResources|assertResources|assertion|status|helm-pod-identity|provider-helm|ecr-identity' tests/test-helm-provider-stack/main.k
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Add an enabled-AWS readiness-gate assertion.

The enabled-AWS test only asserts that the PodIdentity resource renders. It does not provide an observed helm-pod-identity with a Ready provider, or assert top-level status.ready. A regression that removes or inverts the podIdentity.ready gate can pass. Add fixtures and assertions that keep top-level status unready until PodIdentity reports Ready=True.

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In `@functions/helm-provider/010-state-status.yaml.gotmpl` at line 4, Add
enabled-AWS fixtures for an observed helm-pod-identity resource with provider
readiness states, then assert the top-level status remains unready until
podIdentity.ready is true. Update the enabled-AWS test around the providerReady
expression to cover both Ready=False and Ready=True, while preserving the
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"provider" (dict
"ready" $providerReady
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# code: language=yaml
{{- if and $state.enabled $state.aws.enabled }}
---
apiVersion: aws.hops.ops.com.ai/v1alpha1
kind: PodIdentity
metadata:
name: {{ $state.name }}-helm-ecr
annotations:
{{ setResourceNameAnnotation "helm-pod-identity" }}
labels: {{ $state.labels | toJson }}
spec:
managementPolicies: {{ $state.managementPolicies | toJson }}
clusterName: {{ $state.clusterName }}
region: {{ $state.aws.region | quote }}
providerConfigRef: {{ $state.aws.providerConfigRef | toJson }}
serviceAccount:
name: {{ $state.provider.runtimeConfigName }}
namespace: {{ $state.crossplane.namespace }}
inlinePolicy:
- name: pull-ecr-charts
policy: |
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "ecr:GetAuthorizationToken",
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": ["ecr:BatchCheckLayerAvailability", "ecr:GetDownloadUrlForLayer", "ecr:BatchGetImage"],
"Resource": {{ $state.aws.ecrRepositoryArns | toJson }}
}
]
}
tags: {{ $state.tags | toJson }}
{{- if and $state.observed.provider.ready $state.observed.podIdentity.ready }}
---
apiVersion: protection.crossplane.io/v1beta1
kind: Usage
metadata:
name: {{ $state.name }}-delete-helm-provider-before-pod-identity
annotations:
{{ setResourceNameAnnotation "usage-helm-pod-identity" }}
labels: {{ $state.labels | toJson }}
spec:
replayDeletion: true
of:
apiVersion: aws.hops.ops.com.ai/v1alpha1
kind: PodIdentity
resourceRef:
name: {{ $state.name }}-helm-ecr
by:
apiVersion: kubernetes.m.crossplane.io/v1alpha1
kind: Object
resourceRef:
name: provider-helm
{{- end }}
{{- end }}
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