Extract shared contract, drop BinaryFormatter wire, modernize to net8/x64

Make the Console<->Launcher system source-built and modern now that the console
is under our control and the WinXP-era pods are gone.

Contract extraction (Contract/Tesla.Contract.csproj):
- One multi-targeted (net48;net8.0-windows) source project for the RPC contract,
  replacing the vendored TeslaConsoleLaunchLib.dll and the hand-synced Tesla.Net
  replica in Launcher/LaunchModels_Shared.cs. Emits assembly TeslaConsoleLaunchLib.

SecureConfig extraction (SecureConfig/Tesla.SecureConfig.csproj):
- net48 source of the first-boot provisioning protocol (UDP beacons, OFB crypto,
  RSA key exchange), replacing the vendored TeslaSecureConfiguration.dll.

Remove BinaryFormatter from the wire (RCE sink + the reason net6 was pinned):
- Console<->Launcher RPC is now length-prefixed System.Text.Json frames
  (Contract/PodRpcProtocol.cs) over the unchanged OFB transport; dispatch by
  method name. Deleted the SerializationBinder / MethodInfoProxy machinery.
- Console-local BinaryFormatter (Site config, mission replays) intentionally
  retained: local net48 file I/O, not the network surface.

Runtime modernization:
- Launcher Service + Agent: net6 -> net8, win-x86 -> win-x64 (all pods are
  64-bit Win10). Kept the SHA1-default PBKDF2 (Console key-derivation compat)
  with SYSLIB0041 suppressed and documented.

Tests: differential suite now 73 green. Added SecureConfigCompatTests (OFB
ciphertext byte-identical to the vendored DLL) and PodRpcProtocolTests (JSON
round-trip of every request/response shape); removed the now-obsolete
BinaryFormatter byte-identity guard.

Build hygiene: per-project obj dirs (Launcher/Directory.Build.props) fix a
NuGet restore collision between the two Launcher projects sharing one folder.

NOT runtime-verified against a live pod.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Console/README.md

@@ -20,20 +20,49 @@ it is otherwise a faithful decompilation, not a rewrite.
 
 ## Dependencies
 
-The console references five assemblies, vendored as binaries under `lib/`
-(copied from `assets/Tesla Console/`):
+The console references these assemblies. Most are vendored as binaries under
+`lib/` (copied from `assets/Tesla Console/`):
 
 | Assembly | Origin |
 |----------|--------|
 | `WeifenLuo.WinFormsUI.Docking.dll` | Third-party docking UI (open source, see `assets/Tesla Console/WeifenLuo.txt`) |
-| `TeslaConsoleLaunchLib.dll` | Wire types / launch protocol (proprietary) |
-| `TeslaSecureConfiguration.dll` | First-boot secure config protocol (proprietary) |
-| `Munga Net.dll` | Networking helpers (proprietary) |
-| `BitmapLibrary.dll` | Plasma-display bitmap rendering (proprietary) |
+| `TeslaConsoleLaunchLib.dll` | Wire types / launch protocol — **now built from source** (see below) |
+| `TeslaSecureConfiguration.dll` | First-boot secure config protocol — **now built from source** (see below) |
+| `Munga Net.dll` | Managed C# client for the Red Planet game's Munga protocol (TCP 1501); manual binary serialization, no BinaryFormatter (proprietary, vendored) |
+| `BitmapLibrary.dll` | Plasma-display bitmap rendering (proprietary, vendored) |
 
-These are still referenced as compiled binaries. They are also .NET 2.0 managed
-assemblies and could be decompiled to source later if full-source builds are
-needed.
+> The Red Planet game itself is C++ and lives in its own repo (`c:\vwe\rp411` /
+> `gitea.mysticmachines.com/VWE/RP411.git`). That source defines the Munga protocol
+> but is **not** a drop-in for the managed `Munga Net.dll` above, so it is not
+> vendored here.
+
+Two of these are no longer vendored binaries — they are built from source and
+shared across the suite:
+
+- `TeslaConsoleLaunchLib` ← `../Contract/Tesla.Contract.csproj`, a multi-targeted
+  `net48;net8.0-windows` project: the single source of truth for the Console↔Launcher
+  RPC contract (wire types, the `PodManagerConnection` client, and the framed-JSON
+  `PodRpc` protocol), shared with the Launcher Service. The assembly keeps the
+  `TeslaConsoleLaunchLib` name so the original-exe baseline still resolves in the
+  differential tests; the wire no longer embeds assembly names (see RPC note below).
+- `TeslaSecureConfiguration` ← `../SecureConfig/Tesla.SecureConfig.csproj` (net48),
+  the first-boot provisioning protocol (UDP beacons, OFB crypto, RSA key exchange).
+
+The original `TeslaSecureConfiguration.dll` is retained under `lib/` as the baseline
+for the byte-identical crypto guard (`SecureConfigCompatTests`). The remaining
+vendored assemblies (`Munga Net`, `BitmapLibrary`) are .NET 2.0 managed and could be
+decompiled to source the same way if full-source builds are needed.
+
+### Console ↔ Launcher RPC (no BinaryFormatter)
+
+The pod-management channel (TCP 53290) runs **length-prefixed System.Text.Json**
+frames over the existing OFB-encrypted stream — see `Contract/PodRpcProtocol.cs`,
+shared verbatim by both ends. This replaced the original `BinaryFormatter` +
+serialized-`MethodBase` scheme (a remote-code-execution sink and the reason the
+Launcher was pinned to EOL .NET 6); dispatch is now by method-name string. The
+Launcher Service/Agent target **net8**. Note the Console still uses `BinaryFormatter`
+for *local* disk persistence (`Site` config, mission results) — that is local file
+I/O on net48, not the network surface, and is intentionally left alone.
 
 ## Layout
 

Console/TeslaConsole.csproj

@@ -53,17 +53,21 @@
     <Reference Include="WeifenLuo.WinFormsUI.Docking">
       <HintPath>lib\WeifenLuo.WinFormsUI.Docking.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="TeslaSecureConfiguration">
-      <HintPath>lib\TeslaSecureConfiguration.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Munga Net">
       <HintPath>lib\Munga Net.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="TeslaConsoleLaunchLib">
-      <HintPath>lib\TeslaConsoleLaunchLib.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="BitmapLibrary">
       <HintPath>lib\BitmapLibrary.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- The wire contract (Tesla.Net) is now built from source. The project emits an
+         assembly still named TeslaConsoleLaunchLib so the BinaryFormatter protocol is
+         byte-identical to the old vendored lib\TeslaConsoleLaunchLib.dll. -->
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Contract\Tesla.Contract.csproj" />
+    <!-- Secure-config provisioning (Tesla.PodConfigurationServer, OFBCryptoStream...),
+         also built from source now, emitting assembly TeslaSecureConfiguration. -->
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\SecureConfig\Tesla.SecureConfig.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

Console/tests/TeslaConsole.DiffTests/PodRpcProtocolTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Tesla.Net;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace TeslaConsole.DiffTests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Exercises the framed JSON RPC protocol (PodRpc) that replaced the OFB +
+    /// BinaryFormatter wire. Both the Console client (PodManagerConnection) and the
+    /// Launcher Service share this exact code, so an in-process round-trip
+    /// (encode request → decode → encode response → decode) validates the wire
+    /// contract both ends depend on. The live console↔pod path still needs a pod;
+    /// this covers the serialization, which is the part that can silently break.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class PodRpcProtocolTests
+    {
+        private static readonly Guid Key = new Guid("7D241B1F-AB6D-4e08-9C20-12294E743D94");
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Request_RoundTrips_Method_And_Args()
+        {
+            var ms = new MemoryStream();
+            PodRpc.WriteRequest(ms, "KillApp", new object[] { Key, 4242 });
+            ms.Position = 0;
+
+            var req = PodRpc.ReadRequest(ms);
+            Assert.Equal("KillApp", req.Method);
+            Assert.Equal(2, req.Args.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(Key, req.Args[0].GetGuid());
+            Assert.Equal(4242, req.Args[1].GetInt32());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Request_With_No_Args_RoundTrips()
+        {
+            var ms = new MemoryStream();
+            PodRpc.WriteRequest(ms, "FullUpdate", null);
+            ms.Position = 0;
+
+            var req = PodRpc.ReadRequest(ms);
+            Assert.Equal("FullUpdate", req.Method);
+            Assert.Empty(req.Args);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Two_Frames_Read_Back_To_Back()
+        {
+            var ms = new MemoryStream();
+            PodRpc.WriteRequest(ms, "Ping", new object[] { new DateTime(2026, 6, 30, 12, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc) });
+            PodRpc.WriteRequest(ms, "KillAllApps", null);
+            ms.Position = 0;
+
+            Assert.Equal("Ping", PodRpc.ReadRequest(ms).Method);
+            Assert.Equal("KillAllApps", PodRpc.ReadRequest(ms).Method);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Response_Error_RoundTrips()
+        {
+            var ms = new MemoryStream();
+            PodRpc.WriteResponse(ms, null, "boom on the pod");
+            ms.Position = 0;
+
+            var resp = PodRpc.ReadResponse(ms);
+            Assert.Equal("boom on the pod", resp.Error);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Response_Primitive_Results_RoundTrip()
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(99, RoundTripResult<int>(99));
+            Assert.Equal(Key, RoundTripResult<Guid>(Key));
+            Assert.Equal(0.5f, RoundTripResult<float>(0.5f));
+            Assert.Equal(new DateTime(2026, 6, 30), RoundTripResult<DateTime>(new DateTime(2026, 6, 30)));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Response_LaunchData_Array_RoundTrips_With_Fields()
+        {
+            var apps = new[]
+            {
+                new LaunchData
+                {
+                    LaunchPair = new LaunchPair { LaunchKey = Key, DisplayName = "Red Planet" },
+                    WorkingDirectory = @"C:\Games\RedPlanet",
+                    ExeFile = "RedPlanet.exe",
+                    Arguments = "-res 1024 768",
+                    AutoRestart = true,
+                },
+            };
+
+            var got = RoundTripResult<LaunchData[]>(apps);
+            Assert.Single(got);
+            Assert.Equal(Key, got[0].LaunchPair.LaunchKey);
+            Assert.Equal("Red Planet", got[0].LaunchPair.DisplayName);
+            Assert.Equal(@"C:\Games\RedPlanet", got[0].WorkingDirectory);
+            Assert.Equal("RedPlanet.exe", got[0].ExeFile);
+            Assert.Equal("-res 1024 768", got[0].Arguments);
+            Assert.True(got[0].AutoRestart);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Response_FullUpdateData_RoundTrips()
+        {
+            var full = new FullUpdateData
+            {
+                InstalledApps = new[]
+                {
+                    new LaunchData { LaunchPair = new LaunchPair { LaunchKey = Key, DisplayName = "RP" } },
+                },
+                LaunchedApps = new[] { new LaunchedAppData { LaunchKey = Key, ProcessId = 1234 } },
+                VolumeLevel = 0.75f,
+            };
+
+            var got = RoundTripResult<FullUpdateData>(full);
+            Assert.Equal(0.75f, got.VolumeLevel);
+            Assert.Equal("RP", got.InstalledApps[0].LaunchPair.DisplayName);
+            Assert.Equal(1234, got.LaunchedApps[0].ProcessId);
+            Assert.Equal(Key, got.LaunchedApps[0].LaunchKey);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Response_OutOfBandProgress_RoundTrips()
+        {
+            var p = new OutOfBandProgress { PercentComplete = 73, Status = "Extracting...", IsCompleted = false };
+            var got = RoundTripResult<OutOfBandProgress>(p);
+            Assert.Equal(73, got.PercentComplete);
+            Assert.Equal("Extracting...", got.Status);
+            Assert.False(got.IsCompleted);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Oversized_Frame_Length_Is_Rejected()
+        {
+            var ms = new MemoryStream();
+            // Craft a frame header claiming more than MaxFrameBytes.
+            ms.Write(BitConverter.GetBytes(PodRpc.MaxFrameBytes + 1), 0, 4);
+            ms.Position = 0;
+            Assert.Throws<IOException>(() => PodRpc.ReadFrame(ms));
+        }
+
+        // Serialize a result the way the Launcher does, read it the way the Console does.
+        private static T RoundTripResult<T>(object result)
+        {
+            var ms = new MemoryStream();
+            PodRpc.WriteResponse(ms, result, null);
+            ms.Position = 0;
+            var resp = PodRpc.ReadResponse(ms);
+            Assert.Null(resp.Error);
+            return resp.Result.Deserialize<T>(PodRpc.JsonOptions);
+        }
+    }
+}

Console/tests/TeslaConsole.DiffTests/SecureConfigCompatTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace TeslaConsole.DiffTests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Proves the source-built secure-config library (SecureConfig/Tesla.SecureConfig,
+    /// emitting assembly TeslaSecureConfiguration) is behaviourally identical to the
+    /// original vendored TeslaSecureConfiguration.dll for the parts that define the
+    /// over-the-wire provisioning format: the OFB keystream cipher and the
+    /// BasicConfigResponse byte layout. Byte-identity against the original binary
+    /// transitively guarantees compatibility with the pod-side counterpart (the
+    /// Launcher's hand-written OFBDuplexStream), which was built against that binary.
+    ///
+    /// The original is loaded out-of-band with Assembly.LoadFile (it shares identity
+    /// with the source build); construction logic is identical reflection over both.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class SecureConfigCompatTests
+    {
+        private static readonly Assembly SourceCfg = typeof(Tesla.BasicConfigResponse).Assembly;
+        private static readonly Assembly VendoredCfg = LoadVendored();
+
+        private static Assembly LoadVendored()
+        {
+            string path = Path.Combine(AssemblyPaths.RepoRoot, "lib", "TeslaSecureConfiguration.dll");
+            Assert.True(File.Exists(path), "Vendored baseline not found: " + path);
+            return Assembly.LoadFile(path);
+        }
+
+        // Fixed, deterministic inputs so both assemblies see identical material.
+        private static readonly byte[] Key = BuildBytes(32, i => (byte)(i * 7 + 1));
+        private static readonly byte[] Iv = BuildBytes(16, i => (byte)(i * 13 + 5));
+        private static readonly byte[] Plaintext =
+            System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("The quick brown pod jumps over the lazy console. 0123456789!");
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Baseline_And_Source_Are_Distinct_Assemblies_With_Same_Identity()
+        {
+            Assert.NotEqual(SourceCfg.Location, VendoredCfg.Location);
+            Assert.Equal(VendoredCfg.GetName().Name, SourceCfg.GetName().Name);
+            Assert.Equal(VendoredCfg.GetName().Version, SourceCfg.GetName().Version);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void OFBCryptoStream_Produces_Identical_Ciphertext()
+        {
+            byte[] fromVendored = Encrypt(VendoredCfg);
+            byte[] fromSource = Encrypt(SourceCfg);
+            Assert.Equal(fromVendored, fromSource);
+            // Sanity: it actually encrypted (output differs from plaintext).
+            Assert.NotEqual(Plaintext, fromSource);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void OFBCryptoStream_RoundTrips()
+        {
+            byte[] cipher = Encrypt(SourceCfg);
+            byte[] plain = Decrypt(SourceCfg, cipher);
+            Assert.Equal(Plaintext, plain);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void BasicConfigResponse_ToBytes_Is_Identical()
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(ConfigToBytes(VendoredCfg), ConfigToBytes(SourceCfg));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void BasicConfigResponse_RoundTrips_Across_Implementations()
+        {
+            // Bytes produced by the vendored impl must parse correctly in the source impl.
+            byte[] bytes = ConfigToBytes(VendoredCfg);
+            object parsed = Activator.CreateInstance(
+                SourceCfg.GetType("Tesla.BasicConfigResponse", true), bytes);
+            Assert.Equal("192.168.1.50", Prop(parsed, "Address").ToString());
+            Assert.Equal("255.255.255.0", Prop(parsed, "Mask").ToString());
+            Assert.Equal("192.168.1.1", Prop(parsed, "Gateway").ToString());
+            Assert.Equal("8.8.8.8", Prop(parsed, "Dns").ToString());
+            Assert.Equal("POD-01", Prop(parsed, "HostName"));
+        }
+
+        // ── helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        private static byte[] Encrypt(Assembly asm)
+        {
+            using var aes = Rijndael.Create();
+            aes.Mode = CipherMode.ECB;
+            aes.Key = Key;
+            var ms = new MemoryStream();
+            var ofb = NewOfb(asm, ms, aes.CreateEncryptor(), CryptoStreamMode.Write, Iv);
+            ofb.Write(Plaintext, 0, Plaintext.Length);
+            ofb.Flush();
+            return ms.ToArray();
+        }
+
+        private static byte[] Decrypt(Assembly asm, byte[] cipher)
+        {
+            using var aes = Rijndael.Create();
+            aes.Mode = CipherMode.ECB;
+            aes.Key = Key;
+            var ms = new MemoryStream(cipher);
+            var ofb = NewOfb(asm, ms, aes.CreateEncryptor(), CryptoStreamMode.Read, Iv);
+            var outBuf = new byte[Plaintext.Length];
+            int off = 0;
+            while (off < outBuf.Length)
+            {
+                int n = ofb.Read(outBuf, off, outBuf.Length - off);
+                if (n == 0) break;
+                off += n;
+            }
+            return outBuf;
+        }
+
+        private static Stream NewOfb(Assembly asm, Stream inner, ICryptoTransform t, CryptoStreamMode mode, byte[] iv)
+            // OFBCryptoStream keeps the IV array by reference and reuses it as its
+            // ping-pong keystream scratch buffer, so it MUST get its own copy — the
+            // real callers always pass a freshly generated IV.
+            => (Stream)Activator.CreateInstance(
+                asm.GetType("System.Security.Cryptography.OFBCryptoStream", true),
+                inner, t, mode, (byte[])iv.Clone());
+
+        private static byte[] ConfigToBytes(Assembly asm)
+        {
+            Type t = asm.GetType("Tesla.BasicConfigResponse", true);
+            object cfg = Activator.CreateInstance(t,
+                IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.50"),
+                IPAddress.Parse("255.255.255.0"),
+                IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.1"),
+                IPAddress.Parse("8.8.8.8"),
+                "POD-01");
+            return (byte[])t.GetMethod("ToBytes").Invoke(cfg, null);
+        }
+
+        private static object Prop(object o, string name) => o.GetType().GetProperty(name).GetValue(o, null);
+
+        private static byte[] BuildBytes(int n, Func<int, byte> f)
+        {
+            var b = new byte[n];
+            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) b[i] = f(i);
+            return b;
+        }
+    }
+}

Console/tests/TeslaConsole.DiffTests/TeslaConsole.DiffTests.csproj

@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
       <ReferenceOutputAssembly>false</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
       <Private>false</Private>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <!-- The source-built wire contract (emits TeslaConsoleLaunchLib.dll). Referenced
+         directly so WireContractCompatTests can construct Tesla.Net types and compare
+         their BinaryFormatter output against the original vendored DLL. -->
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\Contract\Tesla.Contract.csproj" />
+    <!-- The source-built secure-config (emits TeslaSecureConfiguration.dll), for
+         SecureConfigCompatTests' byte-identity checks vs the original vendored DLL. -->
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\SecureConfig\Tesla.SecureConfig.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

Contract/Client/MockPodManagerConnection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+// =============================================================================
+// Tesla.Contract — Mock RPC client  (net48 only)
+// =============================================================================
+// Reconstructed verbatim from TeslaConsoleLaunchLib.dll. An offline test/dev
+// stand-in for PodManagerConnection. Not referenced by the shipping Console UI,
+// but retained for parity with the original assembly surface.
+// =============================================================================
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Threading;
+
+namespace Tesla.Net
+{
+    public class MockPodManagerConnection : IPodManagerConnection, ILauncherService
+    {
+        public static readonly Guid RPAppGuid = new Guid("7D241B1F-AB6D-4e08-9C20-12294E743D94");
+
+        public static readonly Guid RPMRAppGuid = new Guid("8F71D5C2-38E4-413c-8E22-88CAD08774D2");
+
+        public static readonly Guid RPLCAppGuid = new Guid("57A0B3C2-D5CF-46d6-ABED-A8F4A26AB086");
+
+        public static readonly Guid MW4AppGuid = new Guid("CC8500ED-A653-45a7-BEF8-C332D30371A6");
+
+        public static readonly Guid MW4LCAppGuid = new Guid("8EE93A6C-F16A-49be-B867-37FAE9087FFF");
+
+        private bool mIsOpen;
+
+        private List<LaunchedAppData> mLaunchedApps = new List<LaunchedAppData>();
+
+        public bool IsOpen => mIsOpen;
+
+        public float VolumeLevel
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Open(IPEndPoint remoteEndPoint, byte[] secureKey)
+        {
+            Thread.Sleep(5000);
+            mIsOpen = true;
+        }
+
+        public void Close()
+        {
+            Thread.Sleep(5000);
+            mIsOpen = false;
+        }
+
+        public Guid InstallProduct(string filename)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public void ClearStore()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public DateTime Ping(DateTime now)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public Guid InitiateInstallProduct()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public OutOfBandProgress GetOutOfBandProgress(Guid invokeCallId)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public int LaunchApp(Guid launchKey)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public LaunchPair[] GetLaunchableApps()
+        {
+            return new LaunchPair[2]
+            {
+                new LaunchPair
+                {
+                    DisplayName = "BattleTech Firestorm",
+                    LaunchKey = MW4AppGuid
+                },
+                new LaunchPair
+                {
+                    DisplayName = "Red Planet",
+                    LaunchKey = RPAppGuid
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        public void KillApp(Guid launchKey, int processId)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public void KillAllOfType(Guid launchKey)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public void KillAllApps()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public void Shutdown(bool restart)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public LaunchedAppData[] GetLaunchedApps()
+        {
+            return mLaunchedApps.ToArray();
+        }
+
+        public LaunchData[] GetInstalledApps()
+        {
+            return new LaunchData[2]
+            {
+                new LaunchData
+                {
+                    LaunchPair = new LaunchPair
+                    {
+                        DisplayName = "BattleTech Firestorm",
+                        LaunchKey = MW4AppGuid
+                    }
+                },
+                new LaunchData
+                {
+                    LaunchPair = new LaunchPair
+                    {
+                        DisplayName = "Red Planet",
+                        LaunchKey = RPAppGuid
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        public void RemoveApp(Guid index)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public void InstallApp(LaunchData data)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public void UninstallApp(Guid launchKey)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public FullUpdateData FullUpdate()
+        {
+            FullUpdateData result = default(FullUpdateData);
+            result.InstalledApps = GetInstalledApps();
+            result.LaunchedApps = GetLaunchedApps();
+            result.VolumeLevel = VolumeLevel;
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+}

Contract/Client/PodManagerConnection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+// =============================================================================
+// Tesla.Contract — Console-side RPC client  (net48 only)
+// =============================================================================
+// Opens an OFB-encrypted TCP connection to the pod (port 53290) and dispatches
+// ILauncherService calls as framed JSON RpcRequest / RpcResponse pairs (see
+// PodRpcProtocol.cs). Replaces the original serialized-MethodBase + BinaryFormatter
+// scheme; the OFB transport (PodConfigurationServer.NegotiateCryptoStreams) is
+// unchanged.
+//
+// Depends on Tesla.PodConfigurationServer (Tesla.SecureConfig) for the crypto
+// handshake, so it is compiled for net48 only. The Launcher is the server end.
+// =============================================================================
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading;
+
+namespace Tesla.Net
+{
+    public class PodManagerConnection : IPodManagerConnection, ILauncherService, IDisposable
+    {
+        private TcpClient mOpenClient;
+
+        private object mCommSyncRoot = new object();
+
+        protected Stream mUnderlyingOutStream;
+
+        private BufferedStream mReader;
+
+        private BufferedStream mWriter;
+
+        private IPEndPoint mEndPoint;
+
+        private byte[] mKey;
+
+        public bool IsOpen
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (mOpenClient == null || mOpenClient.Client == null || mWriter == null || mReader == null)
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                return mOpenClient.Connected;
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected object SyncRoot => mCommSyncRoot;
+
+        public float VolumeLevel
+        {
+            get => Invoke<float>("get_VolumeLevel");
+            set => InvokeVoid("set_VolumeLevel", value);
+        }
+
+        public void Open(IPEndPoint remoteEndPoint, byte[] secureKey)
+        {
+            mEndPoint = remoteEndPoint;
+            mKey = secureKey;
+            mOpenClient = new TcpClient();
+            mOpenClient.SendTimeout = 10000;
+            mOpenClient.ReceiveTimeout = 10000;
+            mOpenClient.Connect(remoteEndPoint);
+            if (!PodConfigurationServer.NegotiateCryptoStreams(mOpenClient.GetStream(), secureKey, out var outStream, out var inStream))
+            {
+                mOpenClient.Close();
+                throw new IOException("Error connecting to pod.");
+            }
+            mUnderlyingOutStream = outStream;
+            mWriter = new BufferedStream(outStream);
+            mReader = new BufferedStream(inStream);
+        }
+
+        public void Close()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                mWriter.Close();
+                mReader.Close();
+                mOpenClient.Client.Close();
+                mOpenClient = null;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+            }
+        }
+
+        public Guid InstallProduct(string filepath)
+        {
+            if (!File.Exists(filepath))
+            {
+                return Guid.Empty;
+            }
+            FileStream outOfBandData = File.OpenRead(filepath);
+            Guid result = Guid.Empty;
+            try
+            {
+                result = OutOfBandInvocation.Invoke(mEndPoint, mKey, "InitiateInstallProduct", new object[0], outOfBandData);
+                return result;
+            }
+            catch (IOException)
+            {
+                return result;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // ── RPC core ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        // Writes a framed JSON request and (optionally) reads the framed response,
+        // deserializing its Result into the caller's expected type.
+
+        protected object InvokeCore(string method, bool waitForResponse, Type resultType, object[] parameters)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                lock (mCommSyncRoot)
+                {
+                    PodRpc.WriteRequest(mWriter, method, parameters);
+                    if (!waitForResponse)
+                    {
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                    RpcResponse response = PodRpc.ReadResponse(mReader);
+                    if (response.Error != null)
+                    {
+                        throw new Exception("Server function threw an exception: " + response.Error);
+                    }
+                    if (resultType == null
+                        || response.Result.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Null
+                        || response.Result.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Undefined)
+                    {
+                        return resultType != null && resultType.IsValueType
+                            ? Activator.CreateInstance(resultType)
+                            : null;
+                    }
+                    return response.Result.Deserialize(resultType, PodRpc.JsonOptions);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (IOException innerException)
+            {
+                throw new TeslaConsole.ConnectionLostException("Connection Lost", innerException);
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected T Invoke<T>(string method, params object[] parameters)
+            => (T)InvokeCore(method, waitForResponse: true, typeof(T), parameters);
+
+        protected void InvokeVoid(string method, params object[] parameters)
+            => InvokeCore(method, waitForResponse: true, null, parameters);
+
+        protected void InvokeOneWay(string method, params object[] parameters)
+            => InvokeCore(method, waitForResponse: false, null, parameters);
+
+        // ── ILauncherService ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        public void ClearStore() => InvokeOneWay("ClearStore");
+
+        public DateTime Ping(DateTime now) => Invoke<DateTime>("Ping", now);
+
+        public int LaunchApp(Guid launchKey) => Invoke<int>("LaunchApp", launchKey);
+
+        public LaunchPair[] GetLaunchableApps() => Invoke<LaunchPair[]>("GetLaunchableApps");
+
+        public Guid InitiateInstallProduct() => Invoke<Guid>("InitiateInstallProduct");
+
+        public OutOfBandProgress GetOutOfBandProgress(Guid installId)
+            => Invoke<OutOfBandProgress>("GetOutOfBandProgress", installId);
+
+        public void KillApp(Guid launchKey, int processId)
+            => InvokeVoid("KillApp", launchKey, processId);
+
+        public void KillAllOfType(Guid launchKey) => InvokeVoid("KillAllOfType", launchKey);
+
+        public void KillAllApps() => InvokeVoid("KillAllApps");
+
+        public void Shutdown(bool doRestart) => InvokeVoid("Shutdown", doRestart);
+
+        public LaunchedAppData[] GetLaunchedApps() => Invoke<LaunchedAppData[]>("GetLaunchedApps");
+
+        public LaunchData[] GetInstalledApps() => Invoke<LaunchData[]>("GetInstalledApps");
+
+        public void RemoveApp(Guid index) => InvokeVoid("RemoveApp", index);
+
+        public void InstallApp(LaunchData data) => InvokeVoid("InstallApp", data);
+
+        public void UninstallApp(Guid launchKey) => InvokeVoid("UninstallApp", launchKey);
+
+        public FullUpdateData FullUpdate() => Invoke<FullUpdateData>("FullUpdate");
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            Close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class OutOfBandInvocation : PodManagerConnection
+    {
+        private Stream mOutOfBandData;
+
+        public static Guid Invoke(IPEndPoint target, byte[] key, string methodName, object[] parameters, Stream outOfBandData)
+        {
+            return Invoke(target, key, methodName, parameters, outOfBandData, null);
+        }
+
+        public static Guid Invoke(IPEndPoint target, byte[] key, MethodBase method, object[] parameters, Stream outofBandData)
+        {
+            return Invoke(target, key, method.Name, parameters, outofBandData, null);
+        }
+
+        public static Guid Invoke(IPEndPoint target, byte[] key, MethodBase method, object[] parameters, Stream outOfBandData, OutOfBandProgressChanged progressCallback)
+        {
+            return Invoke(target, key, method.Name, parameters, outOfBandData, progressCallback);
+        }
+
+        public static Guid Invoke(IPEndPoint target, byte[] key, string methodName, object[] parameters, Stream outOfBandData, OutOfBandProgressChanged progressCallback)
+        {
+            OutOfBandInvocation outOfBandInvocation = new OutOfBandInvocation(target, key);
+            // progressCallback is vestigial: install progress is polled via
+            // GetOutOfBandProgress, never pushed. Kept on the signature for surface parity.
+            _ = progressCallback;
+            if (outOfBandData != null)
+            {
+                outOfBandInvocation.mOutOfBandData = outOfBandData;
+            }
+            Guid result = outOfBandInvocation.Invoke<Guid>(methodName, parameters ?? new object[0]);
+            ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(AppendOutOfBandData, outOfBandInvocation);
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        protected static void AppendOutOfBandData(object state)
+        {
+            OutOfBandInvocation outOfBandInvocation = (OutOfBandInvocation)state;
+            using (outOfBandInvocation)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    outOfBandInvocation.WriteOutOfBandData();
+                }
+                catch (IOException)
+                {
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected OutOfBandInvocation(IPEndPoint target, byte[] key)
+        {
+            Open(target, key);
+        }
+
+        protected void WriteOutOfBandData()
+        {
+            lock (base.SyncRoot)
+            {
+                int num = 8192;
+                byte[] buffer = new byte[num];
+                long num2 = mOutOfBandData.Length;
+                mUnderlyingOutStream.Write(BitConverter.GetBytes(num2), 0, 8);
+                while (num2 > num)
+                {
+                    mOutOfBandData.Read(buffer, 0, num);
+                    mUnderlyingOutStream.Write(buffer, 0, num);
+                    num2 -= num;
+                }
+                if (num2 > 0)
+                {
+                    mOutOfBandData.Read(buffer, 0, (int)num2);
+                    mUnderlyingOutStream.Write(buffer, 0, (int)num2);
+                }
+                mUnderlyingOutStream.Flush();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

Contract/PodRpcProtocol.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+// =============================================================================
+// Tesla.Contract — Pod RPC protocol  (Console <-> Launcher Service)
+// =============================================================================
+// The framed, JSON-based replacement for the old OFB-encrypted BinaryFormatter
+// RPC. Runs ON TOP of the same OFB-encrypted stream (NegotiateCryptoStreams is
+// unchanged); only the per-message serialization changed.
+//
+// Wire format, after the OFB/CONF handshake:
+//   request : [4-byte little-endian length][UTF-8 JSON RpcRequest]
+//   response: [4-byte little-endian length][UTF-8 JSON RpcResponse]
+// The InitiateInstallProduct out-of-band file transfer (8-byte length + raw
+// bytes) is unchanged and still follows its response frame on the same stream.
+//
+// Dispatch is by method NAME (RpcRequest.Method) — the old serialized-MethodBase
+// + SerializationBinder + MethodInfoProxy machinery is gone. Both ends share this
+// one file, so the request/response shape cannot drift.
+// =============================================================================
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace Tesla.Net
+{
+    /// <summary>One RPC call: a method name plus its arguments as JSON elements.</summary>
+    public sealed class RpcRequest
+    {
+        public string Method { get; set; }
+        public List<JsonElement> Args { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>One RPC result: the return value as JSON, or an error message.</summary>
+    public sealed class RpcResponse
+    {
+        public JsonElement Result { get; set; }   // JsonValueKind.Null for void / null
+        public string Error { get; set; }          // null on success
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Framing + (de)serialization shared by the Console client and the
+    /// Launcher Service. Synchronous to match the existing stream usage.</summary>
+    public static class PodRpc
+    {
+        /// <summary>Upper bound on a single JSON frame (the bulk install payload is
+        /// streamed out-of-band, not framed), guarding against hostile lengths.</summary>
+        public const int MaxFrameBytes = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+        public static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions
+        {
+            // The Tesla.Net wire types (LaunchData, LaunchPair, ...) expose public
+            // FIELDS, which System.Text.Json ignores unless this is set.
+            IncludeFields = true,
+        };
+
+        // ── Framing ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        public static void WriteFrame(Stream stream, byte[] payload)
+        {
+            if (payload.Length > MaxFrameBytes)
+                throw new IOException($"RPC frame too large ({payload.Length} bytes).");
+            var len = BitConverter.GetBytes(payload.Length); // little-endian on x86/x64
+            stream.Write(len, 0, 4);
+            stream.Write(payload, 0, payload.Length);
+            stream.Flush();
+        }
+
+        public static byte[] ReadFrame(Stream stream)
+        {
+            var lenBuf = ReadExact(stream, 4);
+            int len = BitConverter.ToInt32(lenBuf, 0);
+            if (len < 0 || len > MaxFrameBytes)
+                throw new IOException($"RPC frame length out of range ({len}).");
+            return ReadExact(stream, len);
+        }
+
+        private static byte[] ReadExact(Stream stream, int count)
+        {
+            var buf = new byte[count];
+            int off = 0;
+            while (off < count)
+            {
+                int n = stream.Read(buf, off, count - off);
+                if (n == 0) throw new EndOfStreamException("Connection closed mid-frame.");
+                off += n;
+            }
+            return buf;
+        }
+
+        // ── Request ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        public static void WriteRequest(Stream stream, string method, object[] args)
+        {
+            var req = new RpcRequest { Method = method, Args = new List<JsonElement>() };
+            if (args != null)
+                foreach (var a in args)
+                    req.Args.Add(JsonSerializer.SerializeToElement(a, JsonOptions));
+            WriteFrame(stream, JsonSerializer.SerializeToUtf8Bytes(req, JsonOptions));
+        }
+
+        public static RpcRequest ReadRequest(Stream stream)
+            => JsonSerializer.Deserialize<RpcRequest>(ReadFrame(stream), JsonOptions);
+
+        // ── Response ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        public static void WriteResponse(Stream stream, object result, string error)
+        {
+            var resp = new RpcResponse
+            {
+                // Always a valid element (JSON null when there is no result): a
+                // default(JsonElement) is ValueKind.Undefined and is not serializable.
+                Result = JsonSerializer.SerializeToElement(error == null ? result : null, JsonOptions),
+                Error = error,
+            };
+            WriteFrame(stream, JsonSerializer.SerializeToUtf8Bytes(resp, JsonOptions));
+        }
+
+        public static RpcResponse ReadResponse(Stream stream)
+            => JsonSerializer.Deserialize<RpcResponse>(ReadFrame(stream), JsonOptions);
+    }
+}

Contract/Tesla.Contract.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- Multi-targeted: net48 for the Console, net8.0-windows for the Launcher Service. -->
+    <TargetFrameworks>net48;net8.0-windows</TargetFrameworks>
+
+    <!-- CRITICAL: the output assembly MUST be named TeslaConsoleLaunchLib at
+         version 1.0.0.0. BinaryFormatter embeds the assembly name in the wire
+         stream and the Console resolves the wire types by that simple name, so
+         renaming the assembly would change the protocol. This is a pure
+         refactor that keeps the bytes identical. -->
+    <AssemblyName>TeslaConsoleLaunchLib</AssemblyName>
+    <RootNamespace>Tesla.Net</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>1.0.0.0</FileVersion>
+    <Version>1.0.0.0</Version>
+
+    <Nullable>disable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>disable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+    <!-- Decompiled-style source: designer-ish fields, BinaryFormatter on net6. -->
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);SYSLIB0011</NoWarn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!-- net48 reference assemblies so the project builds without a full targeting pack,
+       plus System.Text.Json (built into the net8 shared framework, a package on net48). -->
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net48'">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies" Version="1.0.3" PrivateAssets="all" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.5" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- The TCP/OFB client (Client/**) is net48-only: it depends on the crypto-stream
+       handshake in TeslaSecureConfiguration.dll. The Launcher (net6) is the SERVER
+       end of this protocol and never references these classes, so they are excluded
+       from the net6.0-windows build (which carries only the wire data types). -->
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != 'net48'">
+    <Compile Remove="Client\**\*.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net48'">
+    <!-- Source-built secure-config (PodConfigurationServer.NegotiateCryptoStreams),
+         emitting assembly TeslaSecureConfiguration. net48-only, same as Client/**. -->
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\SecureConfig\Tesla.SecureConfig.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

Contract/WireContract.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+// =============================================================================
+// Tesla.Contract — Shared RPC Wire Contract  (assembly: TeslaConsoleLaunchLib)
+// =============================================================================
+// Single source of truth for the Console <-> Launcher protocol. Previously this
+// lived in two hand-synced places: the vendored binary
+// Console/lib/TeslaConsoleLaunchLib.dll (consumed by the Console) and a manual
+// replica in Launcher/LaunchModels_Shared.cs (consumed by the Launcher Service).
+//
+// The wire types below are reconstructed verbatim from the original
+// TeslaConsoleLaunchLib.dll. Field NAMES, TYPES and ORDER are load-bearing:
+// they are serialized with BinaryFormatter and must match byte-for-byte or the
+// protocol breaks silently at runtime. The byte-identical guarantee is asserted
+// by WireContractCompatTests in the differential suite.
+//
+// This file is compiled for BOTH net48 (Console) and net6.0-windows (Launcher).
+// The TCP/OFB/BinaryFormatter client (PodManagerConnection) is net48-only and
+// lives under Client/ — it depends on TeslaSecureConfiguration.dll.
+// =============================================================================
+
+using System;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace Tesla.Net
+{
+    /// <summary>App identifier + display name pair.</summary>
+    [Serializable]
+    public struct LaunchPair
+    {
+        public Guid LaunchKey;
+
+        public string DisplayName;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Describes one launchable simulation application.</summary>
+    [Serializable]
+    public struct LaunchData
+    {
+        public LaunchPair LaunchPair;
+
+        public string WorkingDirectory;
+
+        public string ExeFile;
+
+        public string Arguments;
+
+        public bool AutoRestart;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Tracks a currently running simulation process.</summary>
+    [Serializable]
+    public struct LaunchedAppData
+    {
+        public int ProcessId;
+
+        public Guid LaunchKey;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Progress of an out-of-band product installation.</summary>
+    [Serializable]
+    public struct OutOfBandProgress
+    {
+        public int PercentComplete;
+
+        public string Status;
+
+        public bool IsCompleted;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Complete pod state snapshot for the FullUpdate RPC.</summary>
+    [Serializable]
+    public struct FullUpdateData
+    {
+        public LaunchData[] InstalledApps;
+
+        public LaunchedAppData[] LaunchedApps;
+
+        public float VolumeLevel;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>RPC command from the Console. Function is a MethodBase of ILauncherService.</summary>
+    [Serializable]
+    public struct InvokeCommand
+    {
+        public MethodBase Function;
+
+        public object[] Parameters;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>RPC result returned to the Console.</summary>
+    [Serializable]
+    public struct InvokeResult
+    {
+        public object Result;
+
+        public Exception Exception;
+
+        public TimeSpan CallDuration;
+    }
+
+    public delegate void OutOfBandProgressChanged(Guid outOfBandCallId, OutOfBandProgress progress);
+
+    /// <summary>Server-side RPC surface. Method signatures are resolved by name from a
+    /// serialized MethodBase, so they must match the original exactly.</summary>
+    public interface ILauncherService
+    {
+        float VolumeLevel { get; set; }
+
+        void ClearStore();
+
+        DateTime Ping(DateTime now);
+
+        Guid InitiateInstallProduct();
+
+        OutOfBandProgress GetOutOfBandProgress(Guid invokeCallId);
+
+        int LaunchApp(Guid launchKey);
+
+        LaunchPair[] GetLaunchableApps();
+
+        void KillApp(Guid launchKey, int processId);
+
+        void KillAllOfType(Guid launchKey);
+
+        void KillAllApps();
+
+        void Shutdown(bool restart);
+
+        LaunchedAppData[] GetLaunchedApps();
+
+        LaunchData[] GetInstalledApps();
+
+        void RemoveApp(Guid index);
+
+        void InstallApp(LaunchData data);
+
+        void UninstallApp(Guid launchKey);
+
+        FullUpdateData FullUpdate();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Console-side connection: ILauncherService plus connection management
+    /// and the out-of-band InstallProduct file transfer.</summary>
+    public interface IPodManagerConnection : ILauncherService
+    {
+        bool IsOpen { get; }
+
+        void Open(IPEndPoint remoteEndPoint, byte[] secureKey);
+
+        void Close();
+
+        Guid InstallProduct(string filename);
+    }
+}
+
+namespace TeslaConsole
+{
+    /// <summary>Thrown by the Console-side connection when the pod link drops.</summary>
+    [Serializable]
+    public class ConnectionLostException : Exception
+    {
+        public ConnectionLostException()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public ConnectionLostException(string message)
+            : base(message)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public ConnectionLostException(string message, Exception innerException)
+            : base(message, innerException)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

Launcher/Directory.Build.props

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<Project>
+
+  <!-- TeslaLauncherService.csproj and TeslaLauncherAgent.csproj share this one
+       directory, so by default they also share obj\project.assets.json. NuGet
+       restore writes that single file per project, so whichever restores last
+       wins and the other compiles against the wrong package set (e.g. the
+       Service losing Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting). Give each project its own
+       intermediate directory so their restore outputs no longer collide.
+       (bin\ is safe to share — the two assemblies have distinct names.) -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath>obj\$(MSBuildProjectName)\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!-- With per-project obj subdirs, each project would otherwise glob the OTHER
+       project's generated sources (AssemblyInfo.cs, etc.) out of the sibling
+       obj\ subtree, causing duplicate-attribute errors. The SDK only excludes a
+       project's own BaseIntermediateOutputPath by default, so exclude the whole
+       obj\ and bin\ trees here. The SDK appends its own defaults to this. -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <DefaultItemExcludes>$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\obj\**;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\bin\**</DefaultItemExcludes>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>

Launcher/LaunchModels_Shared.cs

@@ -1,105 +1,16 @@
 // =============================================================================
-// TeslaLauncher — Shared Models
+// TeslaLauncher — Shared IPC Models
 // =============================================================================
-// Wire types (Tesla.Net): BinaryFormatter-compatible replicas of the original
-// structs from TeslaConsoleLaunchLib.dll. Field names, types, and order must
-// match exactly for serialization compatibility.
+// IPC types (Tesla.Launcher.Shared): JSON messages between the Windows Service
+// and the user-session Agent over a Named Pipe. These never touch the Console
+// TCP connection.
 //
-// IPC types (Tesla.Launcher.Shared): JSON messages between Service and Agent
-// over Named Pipe. These never touch the Console TCP connection.
+// The BinaryFormatter wire types (Tesla.Net: LaunchData, InvokeCommand, ...)
+// formerly replicated here by hand now live in the shared Tesla.Contract project
+// (assembly TeslaConsoleLaunchLib), referenced by the Service. This file is also
+// compiled into the Agent, which uses only the IPC types below.
 // =============================================================================
 
-using System;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Runtime.Serialization;
-
-namespace Tesla.Net
-{
-    /// <summary>RPC command from TeslaConsole. Function is a MethodBase of ILauncherService.</summary>
-    [Serializable]
-    public struct InvokeCommand
-    {
-        public MethodBase Function;
-        public object[] Parameters;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>RPC result returned to TeslaConsole.</summary>
-    [Serializable]
-    public struct InvokeResult
-    {
-        public object Result;
-        public Exception Exception;
-        public TimeSpan CallDuration;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>App identifier + display name pair.</summary>
-    [Serializable]
-    public struct LaunchPair
-    {
-        public Guid LaunchKey;
-        public string DisplayName;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>Describes one launchable simulation application.</summary>
-    [Serializable]
-    public struct LaunchData
-    {
-        public LaunchPair LaunchPair;
-        public string WorkingDirectory;
-        public string ExeFile;
-        public string Arguments;
-        public bool AutoRestart;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>Tracks a currently running simulation process.</summary>
-    [Serializable]
-    public struct LaunchedAppData
-    {
-        public int ProcessId;
-        public Guid LaunchKey;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>Complete pod state snapshot for FullUpdate RPC.</summary>
-    [Serializable]
-    public struct FullUpdateData
-    {
-        public LaunchData[] InstalledApps;
-        public LaunchedAppData[] LaunchedApps;
-        public float VolumeLevel;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>Progress of an out-of-band product installation.</summary>
-    [Serializable]
-    public struct OutOfBandProgress
-    {
-        public int PercentComplete;
-        public string Status;
-        public bool IsCompleted;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>Interface for BinaryFormatter MethodBase resolution. Signatures must match the original exactly.</summary>
-    public interface ILauncherService
-    {
-        float VolumeLevel { get; set; }
-        void ClearStore();
-        DateTime Ping(DateTime now);
-        Guid InitiateInstallProduct();
-        OutOfBandProgress GetOutOfBandProgress(Guid invokeCallId);
-        int LaunchApp(Guid launchKey);
-        LaunchPair[] GetLaunchableApps();
-        void KillApp(Guid launchKey, int processId);
-        void KillAllOfType(Guid launchKey);
-        void KillAllApps();
-        void Shutdown(bool restart);
-        LaunchedAppData[] GetLaunchedApps();
-        LaunchData[] GetInstalledApps();
-        void RemoveApp(Guid index);
-        void InstallApp(LaunchData data);
-        void UninstallApp(Guid launchKey);
-        FullUpdateData FullUpdate();
-    }
-}
-
 namespace Tesla.Launcher.Shared
 {
     /// <summary>Command forwarded from the Windows Service to the Userspace Agent.</summary>

Launcher/SecureConfig.cs

@@ -196,13 +196,20 @@ namespace TeslaSecureConfig
     // ---- Crypto helpers ----
     internal static class CryptoHelper
     {
-        /// Derive AES key from passphrase using PBKDF2 with the hard-coded salt
+        /// Derive AES key from passphrase using PBKDF2 with the hard-coded salt.
+        /// COMPATIBILITY: this MUST use the SHA1-default Rfc2898DeriveBytes(string,
+        /// byte[], int) overload. The Console derives the same session key with the
+        /// identical SHA1-default PBKDF2 (Tesla.PodConfigurationServer.GenerateKeyFromPassphrase),
+        /// so switching to a SHA256 overload — as SYSLIB0041 suggests on net8 — would
+        /// silently break the secure-config key handshake. Do not "modernize" this.
+#pragma warning disable SYSLIB0041 // SHA1-default PBKDF2 is required for Console wire compatibility
         public static byte[] DeriveKey(string passphrase)
         {
             var pbkdf2 = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(passphrase,
                 Proto.PassphraseSalt, Proto.Pbkdf2Iterations);
             return pbkdf2.GetBytes(Proto.AesKeyBytes);
         }
+#pragma warning restore SYSLIB0041
 
         /// Encrypt data with AES-256 (CBC mode)
         public static byte[] Encrypt(byte[] data, byte[] key)

Launcher/TeslaLauncherAgent.csproj

@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <Nullable>disable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>disable</ImplicitUsings>
     <WarningsAsErrors></WarningsAsErrors>
-    <EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization>true</EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization>
     <Version>0.1.0</Version>
     <ApplicationIcon>app.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <AssemblyName>TeslaLauncherAgent</AssemblyName>
     <RootNamespace>Tesla.Launcher.Agent</RootNamespace>
-    <Platforms>x86</Platforms>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x86</RuntimeIdentifier>
+    <Platforms>x64</Platforms>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
     <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
     <StartupObject>Tesla.Launcher.Agent.AgentApplication</StartupObject>
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Required by SecureConfig.cs for COM2/PlasmaIO serial output -->
-    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Ports" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Ports" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

Launcher/TeslaLauncherService.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // =============================================================================
 // Replaces TeslaLauncherService.exe (Elsewhen Studios LLC, .NET Framework 2.0).
 // Runs in Session 0, auto-starts at boot before user login.
-// Listens on TCP 53290 for OFB-encrypted BinaryFormatter RPC from TeslaConsole.
+// Listens on TCP 53290 for OFB-encrypted framed-JSON RPC from TeslaConsole.
 // Forwards commands to TeslaLauncherAgent (user session) via Named Pipe.
 //
 // On first boot (DHCP detected), runs SecureConfig to receive network
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ using System.IO.Compression;
 using System.IO.Pipes;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Sockets;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Runtime.Serialization;
-using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
@@ -32,8 +29,6 @@ using TeslaSecureConfig;
 using Tesla.Launcher.Shared;
 using Tesla.Net;
 
-#pragma warning disable SYSLIB0011 // BinaryFormatter is required for Console wire compatibility
-
 namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
 {
     public class TeslaLauncherService : BackgroundService
@@ -92,11 +87,6 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
             _logger.LogInformation(
                 "Tesla Launcher Service starting on port {Port}", CONSOLE_PORT);
 
-            // Enable BinaryFormatter at runtime. Must also be set in .csproj.
-            // Both switches are required on .NET 6+.
-            AppContext.SetSwitch(
-                "System.Runtime.Serialization.EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization", true);
-
             // ── Boot diagnostic — always written so every reboot is traceable ──
             // Logs adapter state to podconf.log before IsMachineConfigured() decides,
             // visible even if SecureConfig does not run.
@@ -170,8 +160,8 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
                             "Console connected from {EP}", client.Client.RemoteEndPoint);
 
                         // Handle each Console connection on its own thread.
-                        // BinaryFormatter.Deserialize is synchronous, so we
-                        // offload to a thread-pool thread via Task.Run.
+                        // Frame reads are synchronous, so we offload to a
+                        // thread-pool thread via Task.Run.
                         var task = Task.Run(
                             () => HandleConsoleClient(client, stoppingToken),
                             stoppingToken);
@@ -247,88 +237,70 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
             }
 
             Stream rpcStream = ofb;
-
-            var formatter = CreateFormatter();
+            var diagLog = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "podconf.log");
             _logger.LogInformation("Console session started.");
 
             try
             {
                 while (!ct.IsCancellationRequested && client.Connected)
                 {
-                    InvokeCommand command;
+                    RpcRequest request;
                     try
                     {
-                        MethodInfoProxy.LastResolvedName = null;
-                        var obj = formatter.Deserialize(rpcStream);
-                        command = (InvokeCommand)obj;
+                        request = PodRpc.ReadRequest(rpcStream);
                     }
-                    catch (IOException)
+                    catch (EndOfStreamException)
                     {
                         _logger.LogInformation("Console disconnected (EOF).");
                         break;
                     }
-                    catch (SerializationException ex)
-                        when (ex.Message.Contains("End of Stream"))
+                    catch (IOException ex)
                     {
-                        _logger.LogInformation("Console disconnected (end of stream).");
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    catch (SerializationException ex)
-                        when (ex.InnerException is IOException)
-                    {
-                        // Socket timeout or reset — Console went idle or disconnected
-                        _logger.LogInformation("Console disconnected (I/O: {Msg}).",
-                            ex.InnerException.Message);
+                        _logger.LogInformation("Console disconnected (I/O: {Msg}).", ex.Message);
                         break;
                     }
                     catch (Exception ex)
                     {
-                        _logger.LogWarning("Deserialization error ({Type}): {Msg}",
+                        _logger.LogWarning("Request read error ({Type}): {Msg}",
                             ex.GetType().Name, ex.Message);
-                        File.AppendAllText(
-                            Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "podconf.log"),
-                            $"[{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss}] DESER ERROR: {ex}{Environment.NewLine}");
+                        File.AppendAllText(diagLog,
+                            $"[{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss}] REQ ERROR: {ex}{Environment.NewLine}");
                         break;
                     }
 
-                    // Fall back to ThreadStatic name if IObjectReference fixup
-                    // didn't update the boxed struct field.
-                    var funcName = command.Function?.Name
-                        ?? MethodInfoProxy.LastResolvedName ?? "???";
-                    _logger.LogInformation(
-                        "Command: {Func}({Args})", funcName,
-                        command.Parameters != null
-                            ? string.Join(", ", command.Parameters) : "");
+                    if (request == null) break;
+
+                    var funcName = request.Method ?? "???";
+                    IReadOnlyList<JsonElement> args = request.Args ?? new List<JsonElement>();
+                    _logger.LogInformation("Command: {Func}({ArgCount} args)", funcName, args.Count);
 
                     var start  = DateTime.UtcNow;
-                    var result = new InvokeResult();
-                    var diagLog = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "podconf.log");
+                    object resultObj = null;
+                    string error = null;
 
                     try
                     {
-                        result.Result = await DispatchCommandAsync(
-                            funcName, command.Parameters, ct);
+                        resultObj = await DispatchCommandAsync(funcName, args, ct);
                     }
                     catch (Exception ex)
                     {
                         _logger.LogError(ex, "Error executing {Func}", funcName);
-                        result.Exception = new Exception(ex.Message);
+                        error = ex.Message;
                         File.AppendAllText(diagLog,
                             $"[{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss}] CMD {funcName} ERROR: {ex.Message}{Environment.NewLine}");
                     }
 
-                    result.CallDuration = DateTime.UtcNow - start;
-                    if (result.Exception == null)
+                    var dur = DateTime.UtcNow - start;
+                    if (error == null)
                     {
                         File.AppendAllText(diagLog,
-                            $"[{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss}] CMD {funcName} OK ({result.CallDuration.TotalMilliseconds:F0}ms)" +
-                            $"{(result.Result != null ? $" → {result.Result}" : "")}{Environment.NewLine}");
+                            $"[{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss}] CMD {funcName} OK ({dur.TotalMilliseconds:F0}ms)" +
+                            $"{(resultObj != null ? $" → {resultObj}" : "")}{Environment.NewLine}");
                     }
 
                     try
                     {
-                        formatter.Serialize(rpcStream, result);
-                        rpcStream.Flush();
+                        PodRpc.WriteResponse(rpcStream, resultObj, error);
                     }
                     catch (IOException)
                     {
@@ -337,19 +309,10 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
                     }
                     catch (Exception serEx)
                     {
-                        // Result type not BinaryFormatter-serializable — send error instead
+                        // Result type not JSON-serializable — send error instead.
                         _logger.LogWarning("Serialize failed for {Func}: {Msg}",
                             funcName, serEx.Message);
-                        var fallback = new InvokeResult
-                        {
-                            Exception    = new Exception($"Pod error: {serEx.Message}"),
-                            CallDuration = result.CallDuration
-                        };
-                        try
-                        {
-                            formatter.Serialize(rpcStream, fallback);
-                            rpcStream.Flush();
-                        }
+                        try { PodRpc.WriteResponse(rpcStream, null, $"Pod error: {serEx.Message}"); }
                         catch { break; }
                     }
 
@@ -359,8 +322,8 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
                     //   8-byte Int64 file size + raw file bytes
                     // Then closes the connection (FIN).
                     if (funcName == "InitiateInstallProduct"
-                        && result.Exception == null
-                        && result.Result is Guid installGuid)
+                        && error == null
+                        && resultObj is Guid installGuid)
                     {
                         ReceiveInstallFile(rpcStream, installGuid, diagLog);
                         break; // connection done after file transfer
@@ -370,7 +333,6 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 _logger.LogError(ex, "Unhandled error in Console handler");
-                var diagLog = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "podconf.log");
                 File.AppendAllText(diagLog,
                     $"[{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss}] HANDLER ERROR: {ex.GetType().Name}: {ex.Message}{Environment.NewLine}" +
                     $"[{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss}]   Inner: {ex.InnerException?.Message}{Environment.NewLine}");
@@ -380,19 +342,24 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
         }
 
         // ── Command Dispatch ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+        // Arguments arrive as JSON elements (RpcRequest.Args); each case extracts
+        // the typed values it needs. The returned object is serialized straight
+        // into the RpcResponse.
 
         private async Task<object> DispatchCommandAsync(
-            string functionName, object[] parameters, CancellationToken ct)
+            string functionName, IReadOnlyList<JsonElement> args, CancellationToken ct)
         {
             switch (functionName)
             {
                 case "Ping":
                     // Echo back the DateTime parameter (Console measures round-trip)
-                    return parameters?.Length > 0 ? parameters[0] : DateTime.Now;
+                    return args.Count > 0 && args[0].ValueKind != JsonValueKind.Null
+                        ? args[0].GetDateTime()
+                        : DateTime.Now;
 
                 case "GetLaunchableApps":
                 {
-                    var json = await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, parameters, ct);
+                    var json = await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, args, ct);
                     var wire = FlatArrayToWire(json);
                     var pairs = new LaunchPair[wire.Length];
                     for (int i = 0; i < wire.Length; i++)
@@ -402,19 +369,19 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
 
                 case "GetInstalledApps":
                 {
-                    var json = await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, parameters, ct);
+                    var json = await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, args, ct);
                     return FlatArrayToWire(json);
                 }
 
                 case "GetLaunchedApps":
                 {
-                    var json = await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, parameters, ct);
+                    var json = await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, args, ct);
                     return FlatLaunchedArrayToWire(json);
                 }
 
                 case "FullUpdate":
                 {
-                    var json = await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, parameters, ct);
+                    var json = await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, args, ct);
                     if (json == null) return new FullUpdateData();
                     var flat = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<FlatFullUpdateData>(json);
                     if (flat == null) return new FullUpdateData();
@@ -436,27 +403,14 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
                     // Handled directly in the Service — progress is tracked
                     // during file receive on the InitiateInstallProduct connection.
                     var diagPath = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "podconf.log");
-                    if (parameters?.Length > 0)
-                    {
-                        var p0 = parameters[0];
-                        var p0Type = p0?.GetType().FullName ?? "null";
-                        Guid progressId;
+                    Guid progressId = Guid.Empty;
                     bool guidMatch = false;
-
-                        if (p0 is Guid g)
+                    if (args.Count > 0 && args[0].ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String
+                        && Guid.TryParse(args[0].GetString(), out var pg))
                     {
-                            progressId = g;
+                        progressId = pg;
                         guidMatch = true;
                     }
-                        else if (p0 is string s && Guid.TryParse(s, out var gs))
-                        {
-                            progressId = gs;
-                            guidMatch = true;
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            progressId = Guid.Empty;
-                        }
 
                     if (guidMatch)
                     {
@@ -464,7 +418,6 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
                         {
                             if (_installProgress.TryGetValue(progressId, out var prog))
                             {
-                                    // Log first poll and when status changes
                                 _logger.LogDebug(
                                     "GetOutOfBandProgress({Id}): {Pct}% {Status} done={Done}",
                                     progressId, prog.PercentComplete, prog.Status, prog.IsCompleted);
@@ -472,18 +425,12 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
                             }
                         }
                         File.AppendAllText(diagPath,
-                                $"[{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss}] OOBP: Guid {progressId} NOT FOUND in _installProgress (type={p0Type}, keys={string.Join(",", GetProgressKeys())}){Environment.NewLine}");
+                            $"[{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss}] OOBP: Guid {progressId} NOT FOUND in _installProgress (keys={string.Join(",", GetProgressKeys())}){Environment.NewLine}");
                     }
                     else
                     {
                         File.AppendAllText(diagPath,
-                                $"[{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss}] OOBP: param[0] type={p0Type} value={p0} — NOT a Guid{Environment.NewLine}");
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        File.AppendAllText(diagPath,
-                            $"[{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss}] OOBP: NO parameters{Environment.NewLine}");
+                            $"[{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss}] OOBP: arg[0] not a Guid (kind={(args.Count > 0 ? args[0].ValueKind.ToString() : "none")}){Environment.NewLine}");
                     }
                     return new OutOfBandProgress
                     {
@@ -495,7 +442,7 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
 
                 case "LaunchApp":
                 {
-                    var json = await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, parameters, ct);
+                    var json = await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, args, ct);
                     if (json == null) return 0;
                     var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
                     if (doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("ProcessId", out var pid))
@@ -505,7 +452,7 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
 
                 case "get_VolumeLevel":
                 {
-                    var json = await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, parameters, ct);
+                    var json = await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, args, ct);
                     return json != null ? JsonSerializer.Deserialize<float>(json) : 1.0f;
                 }
 
@@ -524,18 +471,12 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
                     return callId;
                 }
 
-                case "KillApp":
-                case "KillAllOfType":
-                case "KillAllApps":
-                case "Shutdown":
-                case "ClearStore":
-                case "RemoveApp":
-                case "UninstallApp":
                 case "InstallApp":
                 {
-                    // Flatten nested LaunchPair for Agent's flat JSON format
-                    if (parameters?.Length > 0 && parameters[0] is LaunchData ld)
-                    {
+                    // Flatten the wire LaunchData into the Agent's flat JSON format.
+                    var ld = args.Count > 0
+                        ? args[0].Deserialize<LaunchData>(PodRpc.JsonOptions)
+                        : default;
                     var flat = new
                     {
                         LaunchKey        = ld.LaunchPair.LaunchKey.ToString(),
@@ -545,19 +486,30 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
                         Arguments        = ld.Arguments,
                         AutoRestart      = ld.AutoRestart
                     };
-                        parameters = new object[] { flat };
+                    var payloadJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new object[] { flat });
+                    await ForwardToAgentCoreAsync(functionName, launchKey: null, payloadJson, ct);
+                    return null;
                 }
-                    await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, parameters, ct);
+
+                case "KillApp":
+                case "KillAllOfType":
+                case "KillAllApps":
+                case "Shutdown":
+                case "ClearStore":
+                case "RemoveApp":
+                case "UninstallApp":
+                {
+                    await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, args, ct);
                     return null;
                 }
 
                 case "set_VolumeLevel":
-                    await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, parameters, ct);
+                    await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, args, ct);
                     return null;
 
                 default:
                     _logger.LogWarning("Unknown command: {Func}", functionName);
-                    await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, parameters, ct);
+                    await ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(functionName, args, ct);
                     return null;
             }
         }
@@ -882,30 +834,31 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
             }
         }
 
-        // ── BinaryFormatter Setup ────────────────────────────────────────
-
-        private static BinaryFormatter CreateFormatter()
-        {
-            return new BinaryFormatter
-            {
-                Binder = new TeslaSerializationBinder()
-            };
-        }
-
         // ── Named Pipe IPC ───────────────────────────────────────────────
-        private async Task<string> ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(
-            string functionName, object[] parameters, CancellationToken ct)
+
+        private Task<string> ForwardToAgentJsonAsync(
+            string functionName, IReadOnlyList<JsonElement> args, CancellationToken ct)
         {
             string launchKey = null;
-            if (parameters?.Length > 0 && parameters[0] is Guid guid)
+            if (args != null && args.Count > 0 && args[0].ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String
+                && Guid.TryParse(args[0].GetString(), out var guid))
                 launchKey = guid.ToString();
 
+            string payloadJson = (args != null && args.Count > 0)
+                ? JsonSerializer.Serialize(args)
+                : null;
+
+            return ForwardToAgentCoreAsync(functionName, launchKey, payloadJson, ct);
+        }
+
+        private async Task<string> ForwardToAgentCoreAsync(
+            string functionName, string launchKey, string payloadJson, CancellationToken ct)
+        {
             var msg = new IpcMessage
             {
                 Command     = functionName.ToUpperInvariant(),
                 LaunchKey   = launchKey,
-                PayloadJson = parameters?.Length > 0
-                    ? JsonSerializer.Serialize(parameters) : null
+                PayloadJson = payloadJson
             };
 
             using var pipe = new NamedPipeClientStream(
@@ -962,124 +915,12 @@ namespace Tesla.Launcher.Service
         }
     }
 
-    // ── Serialization Binder ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-    // BindToType: resolves Console-side type names to local Tesla.Net types.
-    // BindToName: writes "TeslaConsoleLaunchLib" as assembly for outgoing types.
-
-    internal sealed class TeslaSerializationBinder : SerializationBinder
-    {
-        private static readonly Assembly TeslaAssembly =
-            typeof(ILauncherService).Assembly;
-
-        public override Type BindToType(string assemblyName, string typeName)
-        {
-            // Intercept MemberInfoSerializationHolder — handles cross-runtime
-            // MethodBase deserialization (.NET Framework 2.0 → .NET 6).
-            if (typeName == "System.Reflection.MemberInfoSerializationHolder")
-                return typeof(MethodInfoProxy);
-
-            // Try to resolve Tesla.Net types from our assembly
-            var type = TeslaAssembly.GetType(typeName);
-            if (type != null) return type;
-
-            // Return null → default resolution (triggers AssemblyResolve if needed)
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        public override void BindToName(
-            Type serializedType, out string assemblyName, out string typeName)
-        {
-            if (serializedType.Namespace == "Tesla.Net")
-            {
-                // Console expects types from TeslaConsoleLaunchLib
-                assemblyName = "TeslaConsoleLaunchLib, Version=4.11.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null";
-                typeName = serializedType.FullName;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                assemblyName = null;
-                typeName = null;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // ── MethodInfo Proxy ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    // Replaces MemberInfoSerializationHolder during deserialization.
-    // Resolves serialized MethodBase references to ILauncherService methods.
-
-    [Serializable]
-    internal sealed class MethodInfoProxy : ISerializable, IObjectReference
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Thread-static capture of the last deserialized method name.
-        /// IObjectReference fixup may fail to update fields inside boxed
-        /// value types (InvokeCommand is a struct), leaving Function null.
-        /// The handler reads this field as a fallback for the method name.
-        /// </summary>
-        [ThreadStatic]
-        internal static string LastResolvedName;
-
-        private readonly string _memberName;
-
-        private MethodInfoProxy(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext ctx)
-        {
-            _memberName = info.GetString("Name");
-            LastResolvedName = _memberName;
-        }
-
-        public object GetRealObject(StreamingContext context)
-        {
-            // Look up the method on our ILauncherService interface.
-            // This handles both regular methods (Ping, LaunchApp, etc.)
-            // and property accessors (get_VolumeLevel, set_VolumeLevel).
-            var type = typeof(ILauncherService);
-            var method = type.GetMethod(_memberName,
-                BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
-            if (method != null) return method;
-
-            // Property accessors: get_X / set_X
-            if (_memberName.StartsWith("get_") || _memberName.StartsWith("set_"))
-            {
-                var propName = _memberName.Substring(4);
-                var prop = type.GetProperty(propName,
-                    BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
-                if (prop != null)
-                {
-                    var accessor = _memberName.StartsWith("get_")
-                        ? prop.GetMethod : prop.SetMethod;
-                    if (accessor != null) return accessor;
-                }
-            }
-
-            throw new SerializationException(
-                $"Cannot resolve method '{_memberName}' on ILauncherService");
-        }
-
-        public void GetObjectData(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
-        {
-            throw new NotSupportedException("MethodInfoProxy is read-only.");
-        }
-    }
-
     // ── Entry Point ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     public class Program
     {
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            AppContext.SetSwitch(
-                "System.Runtime.Serialization.EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization", true);
-
-            // Redirect TeslaConsoleLaunchLib assembly references to our assembly
-            AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += (sender, resolveArgs) =>
-            {
-                var name = new AssemblyName(resolveArgs.Name);
-                if (string.Equals(name.Name, "TeslaConsoleLaunchLib",
-                    StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                    return typeof(ILauncherService).Assembly;
-                return null;
-            };
-
             Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
                 .UseWindowsService(options =>
                 {

Launcher/TeslaLauncherService.csproj

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Worker">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>disable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>disable</ImplicitUsings>
     <WarningsAsErrors></WarningsAsErrors>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
-    <EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization>true</EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization>
     <Version>0.1.0</Version>
     <ApplicationIcon>app.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <AssemblyName>TeslaLauncherService</AssemblyName>
     <RootNamespace>Tesla.Launcher.Service</RootNamespace>
-    <Platforms>x86</Platforms>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x86</RuntimeIdentifier>
+    <Platforms>x64</Platforms>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
     <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
     <WindowsService>true</WindowsService>
@@ -24,11 +23,21 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting"                  Version="6.*" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices"  Version="6.*" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.EventLog"         Version="6.*" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting"                  Version="8.*" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices"  Version="8.*" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.EventLog"         Version="8.*" />
     <!-- Required by SecureConfig.cs for COM2/PlasmaIO serial output -->
-    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Ports"                               Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Ports"                               Version="8.0.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- Tesla.Net wire types now come from the shared contract (net6 build),
+         replacing the hand-maintained replica in LaunchModels_Shared.cs.
+         SetPlatform pins the reference to AnyCPU: this project is x86, the
+         contract is platform-neutral, and without the pin MSBuild's dynamic
+         platform negotiation corrupts this project's restore (one-shot
+         `dotnet build` of the solution then fails to resolve its packages). -->
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Contract\Tesla.Contract.csproj" SetPlatform="Platform=AnyCPU" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 

SecureConfig/Tesla.SecureConfig.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- net48 only: consumed by the net48 Console and the net48 client half of
+         Tesla.Contract. The pod side is the Launcher's own SecureConfig.cs. -->
+    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
+
+    <!-- Emit an assembly named TeslaSecureConfiguration (v1.0.0.0) so it is a
+         drop-in replacement for the original vendored binary. Unlike the wire
+         contract this is not strictly required for compatibility (the provisioning
+         protocol uses manual byte/AES/RSA serialization, not BinaryFormatter), but
+         keeping the identity stable avoids surprising any name-based resolution. -->
+    <AssemblyName>TeslaSecureConfiguration</AssemblyName>
+    <RootNamespace>Tesla</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>1.0.0.0</FileVersion>
+    <Version>1.0.0.0</Version>
+
+    <Nullable>disable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>disable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies" Version="1.0.3" PrivateAssets="all" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

TeslaSuite.sln

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 EndProject
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 EndProject
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+EndProject
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+EndProject
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