fix(config): monitoring.public gate was dead 4 ways — live gate + schema + dedupe (DC-096) [glm-grade=A]

The documented hardening option for exposed deploys (monitoring: {public: false}
in config.json / MONITORING_PUBLIC env) never worked:
1. applyConfigFields dropped the monitoring key entirely
2. monitoring missing from config-schema KNOWN_KEYS (Unknown-key warnings)
3. MONITORING_PUBLIC frozen at mount + re-required singleton instead of injected dep
4. PUBLIC_ROUTES had unconditional duplicate entries defeating the gated spread

- site.js: copy monitoring through; drop dead write-only siteConfig.caName
- config-schema: +monitoring key, validateMonitoring (public must be boolean);
  remove never-written typo-footgun keys setupCompleted/setupMode (git -S: zero writers ever)
- middleware: live isMonitoringPublic() (env > config > default public), per-request
  gate via monitoring:true flag, remove duplicate unconditional route entries
- default unchanged (endpoints stay public — System Overview widget)

Tests: +11 (__tests__/monitoring-public-gate-dc096.test.js); suite 118/2735 green.
Judge: GLM-5.3 cold-read A (deleg_98aba845), URN urn:ump:zgvtskqljurasdagc632atnybb2p6gakk4cxcmjd3i4ivy7rvwta

dashcaddy-api/__tests__/monitoring-public-gate-dc096.test.js

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+/**
+ * DC-096 regression tests: the `monitoring: { public: false }` config option
+ * actually gates the monitoring endpoints.
+ *
+ * WHY THIS EXISTS:
+ *   The middleware comment documented `monitoring: { public: false }` in
+ *   config.json as the way to require auth for /api/v1/monitoring/stats and
+ *   /api/v1/health-checks/status on internet-exposed deployments. But the
+ *   option was dead three ways:
+ *     1. applyConfigFields() never copied `monitoring` out of raw config —
+ *        siteConfig.monitoring stayed undefined forever.
+ *     2. `monitoring` was not in config-schema KNOWN_KEYS — saving it via
+ *        POST /api/v1/config produced "Unknown config key" warnings (save
+ *        still succeeded, so users saw a warning for a real feature).
+ *     3. MONITORING_PUBLIC was a const frozen at mount time AND re-required
+ *        the config/site singleton — POST /config changes never took effect
+ *        without a full process restart.
+ *
+ *   Net effect: an operator who set the documented hardening option on an
+ *   exposed box kept serving monitoring data unauthenticated, with only a
+ *   cosmetic warning. Classic "config option that never worked".
+ *
+ * These tests pin the fixed behavior:
+ *   - applyConfigFields copies monitoring through to siteConfig
+ *   - isPublicRoute honors the gate LIVE (no restart)
+ *   - env override still wins over config
+ *   - schema accepts `monitoring` and validates its shape
+ *   - typo keys setupCompleted/setupMode no longer silently allowlisted
+ */
+const express = require('express');
+const request = require('supertest');
+
+// The config/site module exports the siteConfig singleton + loaders.
+const { siteConfig, loadSiteConfig } = require('../src/config/site');
+const { validateConfig } = require('../src/utilities/config-schema');
+
+// Build a minimal app mounting ONLY the middleware under test, with the
+// same dependency shape app.js passes. This mirrors how configureMiddleware
+// is used in production without booting the whole app (routes, docker, etc).
+function buildMiddlewareApp(configOverrides = {}) {
+  const configureMiddleware = require('../src/utilities/middleware');
+  const app = express();
+
+  const siteConfigDep = {
+    tld: '.sami',
+    dashboardHost: 'status.sami',
+    ...configOverrides
+  };
+
+  const deps = {
+    siteConfig: siteConfigDep,
+    totpConfig: { enabled: true }, // force the auth path to actually run
+    tailscaleConfig: { enabled: false, requireAuth: false },
+    metrics: { recordRequest: () => {} },
+    auditLogger: { middleware: () => (req, res, next) => next() },
+    authManager: {
+      verifyJWT: async () => null,
+      verifyAPIKey: async () => null
+    },
+    log: {
+      info: () => {}, warn: () => {}, error: () => {}, debug: () => {}
+    },
+    cryptoUtils: { loadOrCreateKey: () => 'test-key-not-a-real-secret' },
+    isValidContainerId: () => true,
+    isTailscaleIP: () => false,
+    getTailscaleStatus: async () => ({})
+  };
+
+  configureMiddleware(app, deps);
+  // Probe route AFTER middleware so it exercises the auth chain.
+  app.get('/api/v1/monitoring/stats', (req, res) => res.json({ ok: true }));
+  app.get('/api/v1/health-checks/status', (req, res) => res.json({ ok: true }));
+  return app;
+}
+
+describe('DC-096: monitoring.public config gate (middleware + site config)', () => {
+  const ENV_KEY = 'MONITORING_PUBLIC';
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    delete process.env[ENV_KEY];
+    // Reset the singleton to a clean default for other suites
+    siteConfig.monitoring = null;
+  });
+
+  test('applyConfigFields copies monitoring through to siteConfig (the original dead option)', () => {
+    loadSiteConfig(null, null); // no CONFIG_FILE arg → falls to catch, keeps defaults
+    siteConfig.monitoring = undefined;
+    // Directly exercise applyConfigFields via the public loader with a real temp file
+    const fs = require('fs');
+    const os = require('os');
+    const path = require('path');
+    const tmp = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `dc096-config-${Date.now()}.json`);
+    fs.writeFileSync(tmp, JSON.stringify({
+      tld: '.sami',
+      monitoring: { public: false }
+    }));
+    try {
+      const noopLog = { info: () => {}, warn: () => {}, error: () => {} };
+      loadSiteConfig(tmp, noopLog);
+      expect(siteConfig.monitoring).toEqual({ public: false });
+    } finally {
+      fs.unlinkSync(tmp);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('monitoring endpoints are PUBLIC by default (no monitoring config)', async () => {
+    const app = buildMiddlewareApp();
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/v1/monitoring/stats');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body.ok).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('monitoring: { public: false } in config → endpoints require auth (401) — LIVE, no restart', async () => {
+    const app = buildMiddlewareApp({ monitoring: { public: false } });
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/v1/monitoring/stats');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(401);
+    const res2 = await request(app).get('/api/v1/health-checks/status');
+    expect(res2.status).toBe(401);
+  });
+
+  test('gate reads config LIVE: flipping siteConfig.monitoring.public at runtime flips the gate', async () => {
+    const cfg = { monitoring: { public: true } };
+    const app = buildMiddlewareApp(cfg);
+    let res = await request(app).get('/api/v1/monitoring/stats');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+
+    // Simulate POST /api/v1/config refreshing the singleton in place —
+    // the same object the middleware holds a reference to.
+    cfg.monitoring.public = false;
+    res = await request(app).get('/api/v1/monitoring/stats');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(401);
+  });
+
+  test('env override MONITORING_PUBLIC=true beats config monitoring.public=false', async () => {
+    process.env.MONITORING_PUBLIC = 'true';
+    const app = buildMiddlewareApp({ monitoring: { public: false } });
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/v1/monitoring/stats');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+  });
+
+  test('env override MONITORING_PUBLIC=false beats config monitoring.public=true', async () => {
+    process.env.MONITORING_PUBLIC = 'false';
+    const app = buildMiddlewareApp({ monitoring: { public: true } });
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/v1/monitoring/stats');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(401);
+  });
+
+  test('non-monitoring public routes stay public when monitoring gate closes', async () => {
+    const app = buildMiddlewareApp({ monitoring: { public: false } });
+    // /api/v1/version is public unconditionally
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/v1/version');
+    // No route mounted at that path in this harness → 404 from express,
+    // NOT 401 — proving the auth middleware let it through.
+    expect(res.status).toBe(404);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('DC-096: config-schema accepts monitoring', () => {
+  test('monitoring: { public: boolean } passes with zero warnings', () => {
+    const result = validateConfig({ monitoring: { public: false } });
+    expect(result.warnings).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.valid).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('monitoring.public non-boolean is an ERROR (not silent)', () => {
+    const result = validateConfig({ monitoring: { public: 'false' } });
+    expect(result.valid).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.errors).toContain('monitoring.public must be a boolean');
+  });
+
+  test('monitoring non-object is an ERROR', () => {
+    const result = validateConfig({ monitoring: 'private' });
+    expect(result.valid).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.errors).toContain('monitoring must be an object');
+  });
+
+  test('typo keys setupCompleted/setupMode now WARN (no longer silently allowlisted)', () => {
+    const result = validateConfig({ setupCompleted: true, setupMode: 'simple' });
+    expect(result.warnings).toEqual([
+      'Unknown config key "setupCompleted" — possible typo?',
+      'Unknown config key "setupMode" — possible typo?'
+    ]);
+  });
+});