Update wiki link to privilegedescalation.com

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -2,12 +2,210 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: ['**']
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [main, dev, uat]
   workflow_dispatch:
-  workflow_call:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   ci:
-    uses: privilegedescalation/.github/.github/workflows/plugin-ci.yaml@main
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    container: node:22-slim
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Install Python
+        run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-yaml
+
+      - name: Validate artifacthub-pkg.yml
+        run: |
+          python3 - <<'EOF'
+          import sys, re
+          try:
+              import yaml
+          except ImportError:
+              print("::warning::PyYAML not available, skipping artifacthub-pkg.yml validation")
+              sys.exit(0)
+
+          try:
+              with open("artifacthub-pkg.yml") as f:
+                  pkg = yaml.safe_load(f)
+          except FileNotFoundError:
+              print("::error::artifacthub-pkg.yml not found")
+              sys.exit(1)
+          except yaml.YAMLError as e:
+              print(f"::error::artifacthub-pkg.yml is invalid YAML: {e}")
+              sys.exit(1)
+
+          errors = []
+
+          for field in ["version", "name", "description", "homeURL"]:
+              if not pkg.get(field):
+                  errors.append(f"Missing required field: {field}")
+
+          version = pkg.get("version", "")
+          if version and not re.match(r'^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$', str(version)):
+              errors.append(f"version '{version}' is not SemVer (expected X.Y.Z)")
+
+          annotations = pkg.get("annotations", {}) or {}
+          archive_url = annotations.get("headlamp/plugin/archive-url", "")
+          archive_checksum = annotations.get("headlamp/plugin/archive-checksum", "")
+
+          if not archive_url:
+              errors.append("Missing annotation: headlamp/plugin/archive-url")
+          if not archive_checksum:
+              errors.append("Missing annotation: headlamp/plugin/archive-checksum")
+          elif not re.match(r'^sha256:[0-9a-f]{64}$', str(archive_checksum)):
+              errors.append(f"archive-checksum has unexpected format: '{archive_checksum}' (expected sha256:<64 hex chars>)")
+
+          if errors:
+              for e in errors:
+                  print(f"::error::{e}")
+              sys.exit(1)
+
+          print(f"artifacthub-pkg.yml valid: name={pkg['name']} version={pkg['version']}")
+          EOF
+
+      - name: Detect package manager
+        id: pkg-manager
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "pnpm-lock.yaml" ]; then
+            echo "manager=pnpm" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            PM=$(python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(open('package.json')); print('true' if d.get('packageManager','').startswith('pnpm@') else 'false')" 2>/dev/null || echo "false")
+            echo "has_package_manager=$PM" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "manager=npm" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "has_package_manager=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+          cache: ${{ steps.pkg-manager.outputs.manager == 'npm' && 'npm' || '' }}
+
+      - name: Setup pnpm (via Corepack, reads version from packageManager field)
+        if: steps.pkg-manager.outputs.manager == 'pnpm' && steps.pkg-manager.outputs.has_package_manager == 'true'
+        run: |
+          npm install -g corepack
+          corepack enable pnpm
+          corepack install
+
+      - name: Setup pnpm (version latest)
+        if: steps.pkg-manager.outputs.manager == 'pnpm' && steps.pkg-manager.outputs.has_package_manager == 'false'
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v5
+        with:
+          run_install: false
+          version: latest
+
+      - name: Get pnpm store directory
+        id: pnpm-store
+        if: steps.pkg-manager.outputs.manager == 'pnpm'
+        run: echo "dir=$(pnpm store path --silent)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Cache pnpm store
+        if: steps.pkg-manager.outputs.manager == 'pnpm'
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.pnpm-store.outputs.dir }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('**/pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-
+
+      - name: Validate pnpm lockfile freshness
+        if: steps.pkg-manager.outputs.manager == 'pnpm'
+        run: |
+          if [ ! -f "pnpm-lock.yaml" ]; then
+            echo "No pnpm-lock.yaml found, skipping lockfile freshness check"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          if ! grep -q 'overrides:' pnpm-lock.yaml 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "No overrides section in pnpm-lock.yaml, skipping lockfile freshness check"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          echo "Detected pnpm-lock.yaml with overrides section. Checking lockfile freshness..."
+          ERR_FILE=$(mktemp)
+          if pnpm install --frozen-lockfile 2>&1 | tee "$ERR_FILE"; then
+            echo "Lockfile is fresh."
+          else
+            if grep -q "CONFIG_MISMATCH\|EBADLOCKFILE\|ERR_PNPM_LOCKFILE" "$ERR_FILE"; then
+              echo ""
+              echo "::error::pnpm-lock.yaml is out of sync with package.json overrides."
+              echo "::error::Run 'pnpm install' to regenerate the lockfile and commit the updated pnpm-lock.yaml."
+              rm -f "$ERR_FILE"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            rm -f "$ERR_FILE"
+            echo "::warning::Install failed with a different error. Will retry in the Install dependencies step."
+          fi
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          max_attempts=3
+          attempt=1
+          while [ $attempt -le $max_attempts ]; do
+            echo "Attempt $attempt of $max_attempts"
+            if [ "${{ steps.pkg-manager.outputs.manager }}" = "pnpm" ]; then
+              pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && break
+            else
+              npm ci && break
+            fi
+            if [ $attempt -lt $max_attempts ]; then
+              echo "::warning::Install step failed on attempt $attempt. Retrying in 5 seconds..."
+              sleep 5
+            fi
+            attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+          done
+          if [ $attempt -gt $max_attempts ]; then
+            echo "::error::Install step failed after $max_attempts attempts."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Build plugin
+        run: npx @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin build
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ steps.pkg-manager.outputs.manager }}" = "pnpm" ]; then
+            pnpm run lint
+          else
+            npm run lint
+          fi
+
+      - name: Type-check
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ steps.pkg-manager.outputs.manager }}" = "pnpm" ]; then
+            pnpm run tsc
+          else
+            npm run tsc
+          fi
+
+      - name: Format check
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ steps.pkg-manager.outputs.manager }}" = "pnpm" ]; then
+            pnpm run format:check
+          else
+            npm run format:check
+          fi
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ steps.pkg-manager.outputs.manager }}" = "pnpm" ]; then
+            pnpm test
+          else
+            npm test
+          fi
+
+      - name: Security audit
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ steps.pkg-manager.outputs.manager }}" = "pnpm" ]; then
+            npx audit-ci --pnpm --audit-level=high --config ./audit-ci.jsonc
+          else
+            npx audit-ci --npm --audit-level=high --config ./audit-ci.jsonc
+          fi

.github/workflows/dual-approval.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+name: Promotion Gate
+
+# dev PRs: no gate (engineer self-merges).
+# uat PRs: QA approval required.
+# main PRs: UAT approval required (uat→main promotions).
+
+on:
+  pull_request_review:
+    types: [submitted, dismissed]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [uat, main]
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  promotion-gate:
+    name: Promotion Gate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: ubuntu:latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates curl jq
+
+      - name: Check promotion approval
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          BASE_REF: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "${PR_NUMBER}" ] || [ "${PR_NUMBER}" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "::notice::No PR number in context. Skipping promotion gate."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          echo "Checking promotion gate for PR #${PR_NUMBER} targeting ${BASE_REF} in ${REPO}"
+
+          if [ -z "${BASE_REF}" ] && [ -n "${PR_NUMBER}" ] && [ "${PR_NUMBER}" != "null" ]; then
+            BASE_REF=$(curl -sf \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Accept: application/json" \
+              "https://git.farh.net/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}" | jq -r '.base.ref')
+            echo "BASE_REF was empty; resolved from PR #${PR_NUMBER} API: ${BASE_REF}"
+          fi
+
+          # Determine required reviewer based on target branch
+          case "${BASE_REF}" in
+            dev)
+              echo "Target is dev — no review required. Engineers self-merge."
+              exit 0
+              ;;
+            uat)
+              REQUIRED_REVIEWER="pe_regina"
+              GATE_NAME="QA"
+              ;;
+            main)
+              REQUIRED_REVIEWER="pe_regina"
+              GATE_NAME="QA"
+              # For plugin repos (Pipeline A), UAT approval is needed for uat→main
+              # Check if the source branch is uat
+              SOURCE_REF=$(curl -sf \
+                -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+                -H "Accept: application/json" \
+                "https://git.farh.net/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}" | jq -r '.head.ref')
+
+              if [ "${SOURCE_REF}" = "uat" ]; then
+                REQUIRED_REVIEWER="pe_patty"
+                GATE_NAME="UAT"
+              fi
+              ;;
+            *)
+              echo "::notice::Target branch '${BASE_REF}' has no promotion gate configured."
+              exit 0
+              ;;
+          esac
+
+          echo "Required reviewer: ${REQUIRED_REVIEWER} (${GATE_NAME})"
+
+          # For uat→main promotions, pe_patty may not be able to review (bot account).
+          # Accept pe_nancy (CTO) as a valid alternative reviewer.
+          ALT_REVIEWER=""
+          if [ "${REQUIRED_REVIEWER}" = "pe_patty" ]; then
+            ALT_REVIEWER="pe_nancy"
+          fi
+
+          REVIEWS=$(curl -sf \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Accept: application/json" \
+            "https://git.farh.net/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}/reviews")
+
+          if [ -z "${REVIEWS}" ] || [ "${REVIEWS}" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "::warning::Could not fetch reviews for PR #${PR_NUMBER}."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          REVIEWER_APPROVED=$(echo "${REVIEWS}" | jq -r --arg user "${REQUIRED_REVIEWER}" \
+            '[.[] | select(.user.login == $user)] | last | if .state then .state == "APPROVED" else false end')
+
+          echo "${GATE_NAME} (${REQUIRED_REVIEWER}) approved: ${REVIEWER_APPROVED}"
+
+          # Fallback: check if CTO approved as alternative for uat→main
+          if [ "${REVIEWER_APPROVED}" != "true" ] && [ -n "${ALT_REVIEWER}" ]; then
+            REVIEWER_APPROVED=$(echo "${REVIEWS}" | jq -r --arg user "${ALT_REVIEWER}" \
+              '[.[] | select(.user.login == $user)] | last | if .state then .state == "APPROVED" else false end')
+            if [ "${REVIEWER_APPROVED}" = "true" ]; then
+              echo "CTO (${ALT_REVIEWER}) approved as fallback for UAT gate."
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          if [ "${REVIEWER_APPROVED}" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "Promotion gate passed: ${GATE_NAME} has approved."
+          else
+            echo "Promotion gate failed: waiting for ${GATE_NAME} approval from ${REQUIRED_REVIEWER}."
+            exit 1
+          fi

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 node_modules/
 dist/
 *.tar.gz
-.playwright-mcp/

INSTALLATION_POLICY.md

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# Installation Policy
-
-## Approved Installation Method
-
-**The ONLY approved method for installing this plugin is via [Artifact Hub](https://artifacthub.io/) using the Headlamp plugin installer.**
-
-No other installation method is acceptable. This includes but is not limited to:
-
-- Direct installation from GitHub release assets
-- Manual npm pack / tarball extraction
-- initContainer workarounds that bypass Artifact Hub
-- Direct file copy or sidecar injection
-
-## Enforcement
-
-All deployment configurations, CI/CD pipelines, and documentation MUST reference Artifact Hub as the sole plugin distribution channel. Any pull request that introduces an alternative installation method will be rejected.
-
-## Rationale
-
-Artifact Hub provides verified checksums, consistent versioning, and a standard discovery mechanism for the CNCF ecosystem. Bypassing it introduces security and integrity risks.
-
----
-
-*This policy is set by the CTO and approved by the CEO of Privileged Escalation.*

README.md

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ A [Headlamp](https://headlamp.dev/) plugin providing visibility into [Intel GPU
 
 Search for `headlamp-intel-gpu` in the Headlamp Plugin Manager (Settings → Plugins → Catalog).
 
+> See [Plugin Installation Policy](https://git.farh.net/privilegedescalation/privilegedescalation.com/wiki/Plugin-Installation-Policy) for approved installation methods.
+
+
 ## Requirements
 
 - Headlamp >= v0.20.0

artifacthub-pkg.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: "1.0.0"
+version: "1.1.0"
 name: headlamp-intel-gpu
 displayName: Intel GPU
 description: >-
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ screenshots:
     url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/privilegedescalation/headlamp-intel-gpu-plugin/main/docs/screenshots/03-metrics.svg
 
 annotations:
-  headlamp/plugin/archive-url: "https://github.com/privilegedescalation/headlamp-intel-gpu-plugin/releases/download/v1.0.0/intel-gpu-1.0.0.tar.gz"
-  headlamp/plugin/archive-checksum: sha256:93d6c531e7c12440c9625138f0645fc0c3521b574d0089492759699b324943f0
+  headlamp/plugin/archive-url: "https://github.com/privilegedescalation/headlamp-intel-gpu-plugin/releases/download/v1.1.0/intel-gpu-1.1.0.tar.gz"
+  headlamp/plugin/archive-checksum: sha256:e212381f38c331383604b06f6552997fcba5c8b42a3bd828e3b43ed3e5028448
   headlamp/plugin/version-compat: ">=0.20.0"
   headlamp/plugin/distro-compat: "in-cluster,web,app"

audit-ci.jsonc

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  // Allowlist for inherited dev-dependency CVEs from @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin
+  // CTO decision (PRI-854): these high-severity vulns are dev/build-time only,
+  // trace to @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin transitive deps (Picomatch, Vite, lodash),
+  // and do NOT ship in production plugin artifacts.
+  "allowlist": [
+    {
+      "id": "GHSA-hhpm-516h-p3p6",
+      "reason": "Picomatch ReDoS: devDependency only, does not ship in production plugin bundle"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "GHSA-36xf-7xpp-53w5",
+      "reason": "Vite arbitrary file read: devDependency only, does not ship in production plugin bundle"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "GHSA-jf8v-p3pp-93qh",
+      "reason": "lodash code injection via _.template: devDependency only, does not ship in production plugin bundle"
+    }
+  ]
+}

package-lock.json

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 {
   "name": "intel-gpu",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "intel-gpu",
-      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "version": "1.1.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin": "^0.13.0",
+        "@playwright/test": "^1.58.2",
         "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.4.8",
         "@testing-library/react": "^16.0.0",
         "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.5.2",
@@ -2496,6 +2497,22 @@
         "node": ">=14"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@playwright/test": {
+      "version": "1.58.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.58.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-akea+6bHYBBfA9uQqSYmlJXn61cTa+jbO87xVLCWbTqbWadRVmhxlXATaOjOgcBaWU4ePo0wB41KMFv3o35IXA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "playwright": "1.58.2"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@popperjs/core": {
       "version": "2.11.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@popperjs/core/-/core-2.11.8.tgz",
@@ -11583,9 +11600,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/lodash": {
-      "version": "4.17.23",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.23.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LgVTMpQtIopCi79SJeDiP0TfWi5CNEc/L/aRdTh3yIvmZXTnheWpKjSZhnvMl8iXbC1tFg9gdHHDMLoV7CnG+w==",
+      "version": "4.18.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.18.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dMInicTPVE8d1e5otfwmmjlxkZoUpiVLwyeTdUsi/Caj/gfzzblBcCE5sRHV/AsjuCmxWrte2TNGSYuCeCq+0Q==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
@@ -13828,6 +13845,53 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/playwright": {
+      "version": "1.58.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.58.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vA30H8Nvkq/cPBnNw4Q8TWz1EJyqgpuinBcHET0YVJVFldr8JDNiU9LaWAE1KqSkRYazuaBhTpB5ZzShOezQ6A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "playwright-core": "1.58.2"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "fsevents": "2.3.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/playwright-core": {
+      "version": "1.58.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.58.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yZkEtftgwS8CsfYo7nm0KE8jsvm6i/PTgVtB8DL726wNf6H2IMsDuxCpJj59KDaxCtSnrWan2AeDqM7JBaultg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright-core": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/playwright/node_modules/fsevents": {
+      "version": "2.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "darwin"
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/possible-typed-array-names": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/possible-typed-array-names/-/possible-typed-array-names-1.1.0.tgz",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "intel-gpu",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "Headlamp plugin for Intel GPU device plugin visibility and monitoring",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
   },
   "overrides": {
     "tar": "^7.5.11",
-    "undici": "^7.24.3"
+    "undici": "^7.24.3",
+    "lodash": ">=4.18.0",
+    "elliptic": ">=6.6.1"
   }
 }

renovate.json

@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "extends": ["config:recommended"],
-  "baseBranches": ["main"],
-  "schedule": ["every weekend"],
-  "prConcurrentLimit": 10,
-  "packageRules": [
-    {
-      "matchManagers": ["npm"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"],
-      "groupName": "npm minor and patch"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"],
-      "groupName": "github-actions minor and patch"
-    }
-  ]
+  "extends": ["github>privilegedescalation/.github:renovate-config"]
 }
+

src/api/IntelGpuDataContext.test.tsx

@@ -151,4 +151,27 @@ describe('IntelGpuDataProvider', () => {
       expect(callCountAfter).toBeGreaterThan(callCountBefore);
     });
   });
+
+  it('treats a hanging CRD request as unavailable after 2s timeout', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const nodeWrapper = { jsonData: {} };
+    vi.mocked(K8s.ResourceClasses.Node.useList).mockReturnValue([[nodeWrapper], null] as any);
+    vi.mocked(K8s.ResourceClasses.Pod.useList).mockReturnValue([[nodeWrapper], null] as any);
+    vi.mocked(ApiProxy.request)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(new Promise(() => {}))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ items: [] })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ items: [] })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ items: [] });
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useIntelGpuContext(), { wrapper: Wrapper });
+
+    expect(result.current.loading).toBe(true);
+
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(2000);
+    await act(async () => {});
+    expect(result.current.crdAvailable).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.current.loading).toBe(false);
+
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
 });

src/api/IntelGpuDataContext.tsx

@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@ export function useIntelGpuContext(): IntelGpuContextValue {
 // Helpers
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+const DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 2_000;
+
+/** Wraps a promise with a timeout, rejecting if it doesn't settle within ms. */
+function withTimeout<T>(promise: Promise<T>, ms: number): Promise<T> {
+  return Promise.race([
+    promise,
+    new Promise<T>((_, reject) =>
+      setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(`Request timed out after ${ms}ms`)), ms)
+    ),
+  ]);
+}
+
 /** Extract raw Kubernetes JSON from Headlamp KubeObject wrappers. */
 const extractJsonData = (items: unknown[]): unknown[] =>
   items.map(item =>
@@ -108,8 +120,11 @@ export function IntelGpuDataProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }
       try {
         // GpuDevicePlugin CRDs — graceful degradation if CRD not installed
         try {
-          const pluginList = await ApiProxy.request(
-            `/apis/${INTEL_DEVICE_PLUGIN_API_GROUP}/${INTEL_DEVICE_PLUGIN_API_VERSION}/gpudeviceplugins`
+          const pluginList = await withTimeout(
+            ApiProxy.request(
+              `/apis/${INTEL_DEVICE_PLUGIN_API_GROUP}/${INTEL_DEVICE_PLUGIN_API_VERSION}/gpudeviceplugins`
+            ),
+            DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS
           );
           if (!cancelled && isKubeList(pluginList)) {
             setCrdAvailable(true);
@@ -139,7 +154,7 @@ export function IntelGpuDataProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }
 
         for (const url of pluginPodSelectors) {
           try {
-            const list = await ApiProxy.request(url);
+            const list = await withTimeout(ApiProxy.request(url), DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS);
             if (!cancelled && isKubeList(list)) {
               const gpuPluginPods = filterIntelGpuPluginPods(list.items);
               foundPluginPods.push(...gpuPluginPods);

src/components/MetricsPage.test.tsx

@@ -106,11 +106,13 @@ describe('MetricsPage', () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
   });
 
-  it('shows loader when ctxLoading=true', () => {
+  it('shows loader when ctxLoading=true but heading is visible immediately', () => {
     vi.mocked(useIntelGpuContext).mockReturnValue(makeContext({ loading: true }));
     // fetchGpuMetrics should never be called in loading state
     vi.mocked(fetchGpuMetrics).mockResolvedValue(null);
     render(<MetricsPage />);
+    // Heading renders immediately, loader appears below it while waiting for context
+    expect(screen.getByText('Intel GPU — Metrics')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByTestId('loader')).toHaveTextContent('Loading Intel GPU data...');
   });
 

src/components/MetricsPage.tsx

@@ -230,10 +230,6 @@ export default function MetricsPage() {
     };
   }, [ctxLoading, fetchSeq]);
 
-  if (ctxLoading) {
-    return <Loader title="Loading Intel GPU data..." />;
-  }
-
   return (
     <>
       <div
@@ -247,7 +243,7 @@ export default function MetricsPage() {
         <SectionHeader title="Intel GPU — Metrics" />
         <button
           onClick={() => void doFetch()}
-          disabled={fetching}
+          disabled={fetching || ctxLoading}
           aria-label="Refresh metrics"
           style={{
             padding: '6px 16px',
@@ -255,15 +251,18 @@ export default function MetricsPage() {
             color: 'var(--mui-palette-primary-main, #0071c5)',
             border: '1px solid var(--mui-palette-primary-main, #0071c5)',
             borderRadius: '4px',
-            cursor: 'pointer',
+            cursor: fetching || ctxLoading ? 'not-allowed' : 'pointer',
             fontSize: '13px',
             fontWeight: 500,
+            opacity: fetching || ctxLoading ? 0.6 : 1,
           }}
         >
           {fetching ? 'Refreshing…' : 'Refresh'}
         </button>
       </div>
 
+      {ctxLoading && <Loader title="Loading Intel GPU data..." />}
+
       <MetricRequirements />
 
       {fetching && !metrics && <Loader title="Querying Prometheus for GPU metrics..." />}