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Improves policy reliability and recovery while preserving existing enforcement, authorization, and privacy boundaries.

Adds regression coverage for reliability and recovery paths. Required repository validation and runtime verification remain authoritative for merge acceptance.

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Release evidence and rollout admission

Layer / File(s) Summary
Rollout admission rules
src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/policy_bundle_parser.py, spec/guard-policy/..., docs/guard/..., tests/test_release_negative_outcomes.py
v2 bundle admission now checks explicit rollout states. Tests cover draft, workspace, stale, runtime, and immutable-block outcomes.
Negative-outcome evidence contract
scripts/ci/verify_release_negative_outcomes.py, scripts/ci/generate_release_evidence_contract.py, tests/test_generate_release_evidence_contract.py, tests/test_release_required_evidence.py
Generated evidence now contains five required non-pass cases. The validator checks schema, case coverage, bounded fields, and normalized output.
Required release collection checks
scripts/ci/release_required_evidence.py, tests/test_release_required_evidence.py
The new report checks pytest collection, named deselections, canary operating systems, and publish wheel checks.
CI and release contract wiring
.github/workflows/*.yml, docs/guard/release-3-0-final-evidence.md
CI runs the new validators and records evidence. Workflow filters, Ruff checks, pytest targets, and release requirements include the new files and checks.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CIWorkflow
  participant NegativeOutcomeValidator
  participant ReleaseRequiredEvidence
  participant Pytest
  participant PublishWorkflow
  CIWorkflow->>NegativeOutcomeValidator: validate negative-outcomes.json
  NegativeOutcomeValidator-->>CIWorkflow: normalized evidence
  CIWorkflow->>ReleaseRequiredEvidence: collect required release evidence
  ReleaseRequiredEvidence->>Pytest: collect required test nodes
  ReleaseRequiredEvidence->>PublishWorkflow: inspect canary and wheel checks
  ReleaseRequiredEvidence-->>CIWorkflow: release-required-evidence.json
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Malformed rollout state can become live authority, and release evidence can pass without proving the intended tests and wheel checks. These issues should be fixed before merge.

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PR Summary by Qodo

Gate releases on installed artifacts and fail-closed evidence

🐞 Bug fix ✨ Enhancement 🧪 Tests 📝 Documentation ⚙️ Configuration changes 🕐 40+ Minutes

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AI Description

• Gates releases on installed-artifact canaries and five required fail-closed outcomes.
• Rejects explicit non-live rollout states for generic v2 policy bundles.
• Replaces Phase 0 gaps with verified operator recovery guidance.
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graph TD
  I["Installed Artifacts"] --> P["Publish Jobs"] --> C["Evidence Collector"] --> G["Release Gate"]
  W["CI Workflows"] --> C
  T["Release Tests"] --> C
  T --> A["Policy Admission"]
  T --> N["Negative Evidence"] --> V["Outcome Validator"] --> G
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High-Level Assessment

The layered approach is appropriate: behavioral tests prove fail-closed semantics, a strict schema validator preserves those outcomes as evidence, and a separate collection audit detects missing or silently deselected tests and removed canary jobs. Relying only on ordinary pytest execution or final aggregate evidence would not detect collection gaps or loss of installed-artifact workflow coverage.

Files changed (13) +730 / -224

Enhancement (1) +107 / -0
verify_release_negative_outcomes.pyValidate first-class fail-closed release outcomes +107/-0

Validate first-class fail-closed release outcomes

• Adds a bounded JSON validator requiring exactly five named negative cases with refused, unsupported, or fail-closed results. It rejects pass results, duplicates, unsafe tokens, malformed digests, symlinks, and oversized evidence files.

scripts/ci/verify_release_negative_outcomes.py

Bug fix (1) +18 / -1
policy_bundle_parser.pyReject explicit non-live generic v2 rollout states +18/-1

Reject explicit non-live generic v2 rollout states

• Reads generic v2 rollout state from payload.spec and accepts only enforceable states when present. Omitted rollout state remains live for compatibility with already-published generic v2 bundles.

src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/policy_bundle_parser.py

Tests (3) +249 / -0
test_generate_release_evidence_contract.pyVerify generated negative-outcome evidence +13/-0

Verify generated negative-outcome evidence

• Validates the generated evidence fixture contains all five required cases in canonical order and records every case with passed set to false.

tests/test_generate_release_evidence_contract.py

test_release_negative_outcomes.pyAdd release-gated fail-closed behavior coverage +173/-0

Add release-gated fail-closed behavior coverage

• Adds marked release tests for draft rollout admission, workspace binding, stale bundle rejection, unavailable native runtime, and immutable policy blocks. The tests exercise policy parsing, installed matrix validation, and Cloud review contracts.

tests/test_release_negative_outcomes.py

test_release_required_evidence.pyTest release collection and negative evidence enforcement +63/-0

Test release collection and negative evidence enforcement

• Confirms required tests remain in default collection and installed canary jobs remain represented. Also verifies negative evidence rejects pass results and incomplete case sets.

tests/test_release_required_evidence.py

Documentation (3) +134 / -221
policy-cloud-exceptions-boundary.mdReplace Phase 0 gaps with current operator guidance +86/-221

Replace Phase 0 gaps with current operator guidance

• Rewrites the historical implementation audit as a create, approve, sync, verify, and recover runbook. It documents fail-closed bundle authority, unsupported behaviors, current runtime surfaces, and in-review dependencies.

docs/guard/policy-cloud-exceptions-boundary.md

release-3-0-final-evidence.mdDocument mandatory negative release evidence +20/-0

Document mandatory negative release evidence

• Requires draft, wrong-workspace, stale, unavailable-runtime, and immutable-block outcomes in the final release record. Documents the validators and installed-artifact canary expectations.

docs/guard/release-3-0-final-evidence.md

semantics.mdClarify current policy admission and review semantics +28/-0

Clarify current policy admission and review semantics

• Documents presence-aware generic v2 rollout admission, pending lane and memory-target work, and exact-review limitations. Explicitly forbids promises of automatic continuation or unsupported precedence behavior.

spec/guard-policy/v1alpha1/semantics.md

Other (5) +222 / -2
ci.ymlAdd required release-evidence gate to CI +5/-0

Add required release-evidence gate to CI

• Runs the release evidence collector after test inventory generation and publishes its JSON report. CI now fails when required release tests or installed canary contracts disappear.

.github/workflows/ci.yml

mdm-cloud-integration-lab.ymlIsolate focused MDM tests from repository pytest defaults +1/-1

Isolate focused MDM tests from repository pytest defaults

• Clears inherited pytest addopts for the focused integration suite and enables short test summaries, preventing default marker selection from silently filtering explicit test targets.

.github/workflows/mdm-cloud-integration-lab.yml

release-evidence-contract.ymlValidate negative outcomes and required collection in release CI +27/-0

Validate negative outcomes and required collection in release CI

• Adds the new scripts and tests to path triggers, formatting, linting, and contract execution. Generated negative evidence is normalized, and required release collection is reported before final evidence validation.

.github/workflows/release-evidence-contract.yml

generate_release_evidence_contract.pyGenerate fail-closed negative-outcome fixtures +19/-1

Generate fail-closed negative-outcome fixtures

• Emits a negative-outcomes evidence file covering all required cases and records fault injection as fail-safe rather than passing. The aggregate contract now names negative-outcome validation among its deterministic commands.

scripts/ci/generate_release_evidence_contract.py

release_required_evidence.pyAudit required release tests and installed canary contracts +170/-0

Audit required release tests and installed canary contracts

• Introduces a collector that compares release-marker and default pytest collection, failing on missing or silently deselected required cases. It also verifies the cross-platform canary matrix, installed-wheel publication jobs, and named CI deselection.

scripts/ci/release_required_evidence.py

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RetriggerConfidence Score: 4/5

The reproduced concerns are non-blocking, so this change is safe to merge, but the release-evidence report can be misleading until job-local checks and exact test-node matching are implemented.

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  1. P2 Verify Publication Jobs Locally ▶
  2. P2 Require Exact Test Nodes ▶

Summary

This change adds release-evidence contracts, workflow inventory checks, and updated Cloud-policy operator guidance. Two release-evidence checks can report coverage that is not actually present: publication-job evidence is attributed from workflow-wide text, and required tests are matched by substring rather than by exact node ID.

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Inline comments:
In `@scripts/ci/generate_release_evidence_contract.py`:
- Around line 92-107: The release evidence generator and validator must bind
every REQUIRED_CASES entry to the corresponding `@pytest.mark.release` test
result, rather than synthesizing passed: false records independently. Update the
generator, validator, workflow, and contract tests around _write_json and the
negative-outcomes schema to require pytest node IDs plus a digest or equivalent
provenance, and fail when a required test is missing, fails, or does not run.

In `@scripts/ci/release_required_evidence.py`:
- Around line 104-115: Update _installed_wheel_jobs to inspect each named job’s
steps[].run values rather than searching publish.yml globally. Require the
appropriate installed-wheel, alpha-wheel, and TestPyPI canary commands within
each intended publication job before appending its name to proven; retain the
existing missing-job validation.
- Around line 71-72: Update _contains_fragment to require an exact pytest node
ID match, comparing the required path and test-name boundaries rather than
accepting arbitrary substrings such as an _extra suffix. Add a regression case
covering this near-miss so renamed tests are reported as missing or deselected.

In `@src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/policy_bundle_parser.py`:
- Around line 357-359: Update policy_bundle_is_enforceable to distinguish an
omitted rollout state from an explicit null: use a dedicated missing sentinel,
return True only when the field is absent, and return False for null or any
other non-string value before checking
_POLICY_BUNDLE_ENFORCEABLE_ROLLOUT_STATES. Add a regression test covering
payload.spec.rolloutState set to null.

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  • .github/workflows/ci.yml
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  • docs/guard/release-3-0-final-evidence.md
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  • spec/guard-policy/v1alpha1/semantics.md
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/policy_bundle_parser.py
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Review findings to verify against the current change:

  • Bind all required negative outcomes to the final release evidence and reject missing, replaced, or failed evidence.
  • Require successful installed-package results for the exact candidate; skipped checks and workflow declarations do not establish execution.
  • Reject explicit invalid publication states while retaining the documented behavior for omitted optional state.
  • Derive acceptance outcomes from executed tests rather than predetermined values.
  • Keep changed implementation responsibilities within the repository's maintainability requirements.
  • Reject malformed outcome records instead of treating them as successful failure evidence.
  • Keep operator guidance aligned with the supported request scopes and local matching behavior.

These findings remain subject to review and verification on the current commit.

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@kantorcodes kantorcodes changed the title ci(guard): release gated on installed-artifact evidence + negative outcomes (HGP-195/196) ci: require complete release evidence Sep 17, 2026
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@kantorcodes kantorcodes changed the title ci: require complete release evidence fix: preserve policy authority and decision attribution Sep 18, 2026
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Code Review Summary

Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

Files Reviewed (30 files)
  • rust/crates/guard-command/src/native_command_program_tests.rs
  • rust/crates/guard-runtime/src/managed_resident_lease.rs
  • rust/crates/guard-runtime/src/managed_resident_lease_tests.rs
  • rust/crates/guard-runtime/src/policy_scoped_enforcement_tests.rs
  • rust/crates/guard-runtime/src/resident_protocol.rs
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/adapters/codex_daemon_hook_resume.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/approval_hook_copy.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/approval_link_output.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/cli/commands_dispatch_local.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/cli/commands_support_interaction.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/cli/protect_output.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/cli/render_output.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/cli/render_scan.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/daemon/hook_worker_native.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/daemon/hook_worker_responses.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/daemon/server.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/managed_controls_policy_bundle.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/native_command_control_projection.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/native_policy_authority_read.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/native_policy_authority_state_keys.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/native_policy_snapshot_publisher.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/native_policy_snapshot_publisher_context.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/policy_bundle_materialization.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/policy_bundle_trusted_keys.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/review_memory_authority.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/review_verification_keyring.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/runtime/command_matcher_contracts.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/store_sync_payload_mutations.py
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Previous review (commit 97aa5be)

Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

Files Reviewed (9 files)
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/daemon/first_cloud_sync.py
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/daemon/server.py
  • scripts/ci/policy_source_contract_roots.json
  • tests/test_daemon_dormant_cloud_sync.py
  • tests/test_daemon_initial_maintenance_order.py
  • tests/test_guard_daemon_worker_isolation.py
  • tests/test_guard_supply_chain_daemon.py
  • tests/test_native_publication_worker_phase_detail.py
  • tests/test_store_maintenance_scope.py

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Files Reviewed (8 files)
  • ci/native_runtime/test_native_rule_contract.py - Added guard-policy-scoped-authority-decode component entry matching the Rust contract array
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority.rs - Refactored ScopedPolicyRow and RawAuthority to use from = "decoding::Wire*" wire types, removing the old required_optional deserializer and inline deny_unknown_fields (now carried by wire structs)
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority_decode.rs - NEW; RequiredNullable<T> untagged enum distinguishes present-null from omitted field; WireScopedPolicyRow and WireAuthority carry deny_unknown_fields and exact-match node IDs
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority_tests.rs - Added tests for null preservation, malformed-input rejection, and retained duplicate-field rejection
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/policy_snapshot_v4_tests.rs - Added test verifying authenticated snapshots keep present-null distinct from omission
  • rust/crates/guard-rule-contract/src/lib.rs - Updated COMPONENTS array count 27→28 and test expectation list
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/native_policy_snapshot_v4.py - Removed dead integrity["mac"] = "0" * 64 placeholder; v3 MAC already present is a valid digest during v4 signing-bytes computation
  • tests/test_guard_storage_access_gate.py - Collected read values in list and asserted at end

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WARNING 0
SUGGESTION 0
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Files Reviewed (8 files)
  • ci/native_runtime/test_native_rule_contract.py - Added guard-policy-scoped-authority-decode component entry matching the Rust contract array
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority.rs - Refactored ScopedPolicyRow and RawAuthority to use from = "decoding::Wire*" wire types, removing the old required_optional deserializer and inline deny_unknown_fields (now carried by wire structs)
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority_decode.rs - NEW; RequiredNullable<T> untagged enum distinguishes present-null from omitted field; WireScopedPolicyRow and WireAuthority carry deny_unknown_fields and exact-match node IDs
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority_tests.rs - Added tests for null preservation, malformed-input rejection, and retained duplicate-field rejection
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/policy_snapshot_v4_tests.rs - Added test verifying authenticated snapshots keep present-null distinct from omission
  • rust/crates/guard-rule-contract/src/lib.rs - Updated COMPONENTS array count 27→28 and test expectation list
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/native_policy_snapshot_v4.py - Removed dead integrity["mac"] = "0" * 64 placeholder; v3 MAC already present is a valid digest during v4 signing-bytes computation
  • tests/test_guard_storage_access_gate.py - Collected read values in list and asserted at end

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Files Reviewed (8 files)
  • ci/native_runtime/test_native_rule_contract.py - Added guard-policy-scoped-authority-decode component entry matching the Rust contract array
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority.rs - Refactored ScopedPolicyRow and RawAuthority to use from = "decoding::Wire*" wire types, removing the old required_optional deserializer and inline deny_unknown_fields (now carried by wire structs)
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority_decode.rs - NEW; RequiredNullable<T> untagged enum distinguishes present-null from omitted field; WireScopedPolicyRow and WireAuthority carry deny_unknown_fields and exact-match node IDs
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority_tests.rs - Added tests for null preservation, malformed-input rejection, and retained duplicate-field rejection
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/policy_snapshot_v4_tests.rs - Added test verifying authenticated snapshots keep present-null distinct from omission
  • rust/crates/guard-rule-contract/src/lib.rs - Updated COMPONENTS array count 27→28 and test expectation list
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/native_policy_snapshot_v4.py - Removed dead integrity["mac"] = "0" * 64 placeholder; v3 MAC already present is a valid digest during v4 signing-bytes computation
  • tests/test_guard_storage_access_gate.py - Collected read values in list and asserted at end

Previous review (commit a53d471)

Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

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WARNING 0
SUGGESTION 0
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No new issues found in the incremental diff (9080716..d90b9c6).

Files Reviewed (8 files)
  • ci/native_runtime/test_native_rule_contract.py - Added guard-policy-scoped-authority-decode component entry matching the Rust contract array
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority.rs - Refactored ScopedPolicyRow and RawAuthority to use from = "decoding::Wire*" wire types, removing the old required_optional deserializer and inline deny_unknown_fields (now carried by wire structs)
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority_decode.rs - NEW; RequiredNullable<T> untagged enum distinguishes present-null from omitted field; WireScopedPolicyRow and WireAuthority carry deny_unknown_fields and exact-match node IDs
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority_tests.rs - Added tests for null preservation, malformed-input rejection, and retained duplicate-field rejection
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/policy_snapshot_v4_tests.rs - Added test verifying authenticated snapshots keep present-null distinct from omission
  • rust/crates/guard-rule-contract/src/lib.rs - Updated COMPONENTS array count 27→28 and test expectation list
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/native_policy_snapshot_v4.py - Removed dead integrity["mac"] = "0" * 64 placeholder; v3 MAC already present is a valid digest during v4 signing-bytes computation
  • tests/test_guard_storage_access_gate.py - Collected read values in list and asserted at end

Previous review (commit 827c9c8)

Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

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WARNING 0
SUGGESTION 0
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No new issues found in the incremental diff (9080716..d90b9c6).

Files Reviewed (8 files)
  • ci/native_runtime/test_native_rule_contract.py - Added guard-policy-scoped-authority-decode component entry matching the Rust contract array
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority.rs - Refactored ScopedPolicyRow and RawAuthority to use from = "decoding::Wire*" wire types, removing the old required_optional deserializer and inline deny_unknown_fields (now carried by wire structs)
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority_decode.rs - NEW; RequiredNullable<T> untagged enum distinguishes present-null from omitted field; WireScopedPolicyRow and WireAuthority carry deny_unknown_fields and exact-match node IDs
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/scoped_authority_tests.rs - Added tests for null preservation, malformed-input rejection, and retained duplicate-field rejection
  • rust/crates/guard-policy-snapshot/src/policy_snapshot_v4_tests.rs - Added test verifying authenticated snapshots keep present-null distinct from omission
  • rust/crates/guard-rule-contract/src/lib.rs - Updated COMPONENTS array count 27→28 and test expectation list
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/native_policy_snapshot_v4.py - Removed dead integrity["mac"] = "0" * 64 placeholder; v3 MAC already present is a valid digest during v4 signing-bytes computation
  • tests/test_guard_storage_access_gate.py - Collected read values in list and asserted at end

Previous review (commit 9080716)

Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

Files Reviewed (key areas)
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/policy_bundle_rollout.py - NEW; addresses null rollout state with sentinel approach
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/policy_bundle_validity.py - NEW; shared time validation
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/policy_bundle_parser.py - refactored; imports from new modules
  • src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/daemon/hook_worker_native.py - scoped gating restricted to PreToolUse
  • scripts/ci/release_required_evidence.py - NEW; per-job step inspection and exact node matching
  • scripts/ci/verify_release_negative_outcomes.py - NEW; negative outcome validation
  • scripts/ci/collect_release_negative_outcomes.py - NEW; negative test execution collector
  • scripts/ci/generate_release_evidence_contract.py - validates and binds evidence
  • scripts/ci/final_release_evidence.py - validates component files before signing
  • docs/guard/policy-cloud-exceptions-boundary.md - rewritten operator guidance
Existing Findings Resolution (click to expand)

All 16 prior inline findings have been resolved in the current code:

  1. CodeRabbit: null rollout state - Fixed in policy_bundle_rollout.py:26-47 using _POLICY_BUNDLE_ROLLOUT_STATE_ABSENT sentinel; explicit null returns None and policy_bundle_is_enforceable returns False. Regression test test_v2_omitted_rollout_is_compat_and_present_null_is_not_enforceable verifies.

  2. CodeRabbit: exact pytest node matching - Fixed in release_required_evidence.py:62 with _contains_node doing exact comparison after stripping [param] suffixes. Test test_required_collection_rejects_similar_node_names verifies.

  3. CodeRabbit/Greptile: per-job wheel checking - Fixed in release_required_evidence.py:90-108 with _installed_wheel_jobs inspecting each job's steps[].run. Test test_each_publish_job_must_keep_its_own_wheel_check verifies.

  4. gitar-bot: scoped gating for PostToolUse - Fixed in commit e4167c9a; scoped now guarded by event_name == "PreToolUse".

  5. CodeQL SHA256 findings - False positives: passive_status_store.py:161 hashes policy integrity key material (not credentials); policy_canonical_rollout.py:36 cohorts install IDs (has # codeql[py/weak-sensitive-data-hashing] suppression).

  6. docs: operator guidance alignment - policy-cloud-exceptions-boundary.md rewritten with current request scopes.


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@kantorcodes kantorcodes changed the title fix: preserve policy authority and decision attribution fix: strengthen policy runtime authority and review recovery Sep 18, 2026
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kantorcodes force-pushed the hgp/batch-11b-release-gating branch from 074c0f6 to a53d471 Compare September 18, 2026 19:11
@kantorcodes kantorcodes changed the title fix: strengthen policy runtime authority and review recovery fix: preserve policy reliability through recovery Sep 18, 2026
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CI failed: 1 native scoped policy readiness timeout on Windows and 1 native installed SLO performance budget failure on macOS; relationship to PR is unclear or independent.

Overview

Two failures occurred across the native runtime CI jobs: one readiness deadline timeout on Windows during scoped policy probing, and one native installed SLO benchmark budget failure on macOS.

Failures

Native Scoped Policy Readiness Deadline Timeout (confidence: medium)

  • Type: test
  • Affected jobs: 106160826360
  • Related to change: unclear
  • Root cause: The probe for installed scoped policy timed out with a readiness_deadline error during publication and start trial phases under the strict 400ms readiness budget on Windows.
  • Suggested fix: Investigate potential performance bottlenecks or timing issues in the native runtime initialization and publication phases on Windows, or adjust the readiness budget if appropriate for CI.

Native Installed SLO Benchmark Failure (confidence: high)

  • Type: flaky_test
  • Affected jobs: 106161018933
  • Related to change: no
  • Root cause: The performance benchmark script encountered a RuntimeError because native readiness exceeded the P95 performance budget (taking ~2439 ms), indicating runner load or transient performance flakiness.
  • Suggested fix: Rerun the CI job or investigate runner system load.

Summary

  • Change-related failures: 0 failures identified as directly caused by the PR changes.
  • Infrastructure/flaky failures: 1 flaky performance SLO failure and 1 unclear native readiness test timeout.
  • Recommended action: Re-run the affected CI jobs to check for transient performance issues on the runners, and review native startup timing bounds.
Code Review ✅ No issues found 4 closed / 4 findings

🔴 High risk · Broad changes to policy enforcement, OAuth authorization, and native runtime recovery

Improves policy reliability and recovery while preserving existing enforcement, authorization, and privacy boundaries. Scoped gating now correctly returns PreToolUse deny for PostToolUse events, DeadlineConnection authorizer no longer hardcodes pragma tuning values, invalidation key set eliminates duplicated authority input literals, and authority barrier returns the correct Permission event shape. Regression coverage added for reliability and recovery paths. No issues found.

✅ 4 closed
✅ Bug: Scoped gating returns PreToolUse deny for PostToolUse events

📄 src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/daemon/hook_worker_native.py:341-343 📄 src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/daemon/hook_worker_native.py:374-375 📄 src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/native_scoped_result.py:131-140
_review_native_edge handles both PreToolUse and PostToolUse (called from review_http_payload in auto/force mode). The new scoped fence computes scoped = requires_scoped_authority or ("source_input_digest" in policy_snapshot) without gating on event_name. For a PostToolUse event under an active V4 scoped publisher, scoped is True, but _review_raw_hook_native returns a guard-hook-edge-result.v2 post-tool edge with no policy_binding. scoped_result_is_current requires schema guard-hook-edge-result.v3 (native_scoped_result.py:135, edge_v4.rs:79), so it returns False and the code returns _scoped_authority_unavailable, i.e. integrity_fail_closed_pre_tool_response — a PreToolUse-shaped permissionDecision: deny. This is emitted for a PostToolUse event, contradicting the documented intent that "PostToolUse continues so the turn does not freeze" (review_http_payload docstring), and hands the harness a pre-tool response shape for a post-tool hook. The condition is only latent while V4 scoped publication stays disabled (_scoped_publication_enabled defaults False), but becomes reachable for every PostToolUse once scoped publication is enabled.

✅ Quality: DeadlineConnection authorizer hardcodes pragma tuning values

📄 src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/sqlite_deadline.py:125-126 📄 src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/store_connection_schema.py:412-413 📄 src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/sqlite_tuning.py
The DeadlineConnection authorizer only permits pragma cache_size when the argument is exactly "-262144" and mmap_size when exactly "1073741824". Those literals duplicate SQLITE_CACHE_SIZE_KIB (256*1024) and SQLITE_MMAP_SIZE_BYTES (1024**3), which _connect_once emits when opening the maintenance connection. The values match today, but the coupling is silent: if either tuning constant is ever changed, the authorizer will DENY the pragma, set _unsupported, and the maintenance path (e.g. rotate_installation_id) will fail with SQLiteDeadlineUnsupportedError instead of the intended behavior. Derive the allowed strings from the shared constants so the two stay in sync.

✅ Quality: Invalidation key set duplicates literals of authority inputs

📄 src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/store_sync_payload_mutations.py:12-26 📄 src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/native_policy_authority_read.py:49-62
_NATIVE_POLICY_AUTHORITY_SYNC_KEYS re-hardcodes the literal string values of the sync-state keys that actually feed the native policy snapshot, which are defined as named constants and assembled in native_policy_authority_read.STATE_KEYS (e.g. MANAGED_POLICY_BUNDLE_KEYRING_PROVENANCE_STATE_KEY, REVIEW_VERIFICATION_KEYRING_SYNC_KEY, POLICY_BUNDLE_MATERIALIZATION_KEY, REGISTRY_KEY, VERSION_KEY, MANAGED_CONTROLS*). The two lists currently agree, but nothing binds them: if a constant's value changes or a new input key is added to _STATE_KEYS, this frozenset silently drifts and _notify_native_policy_source_mutation stops firing for that key, leaving a stale native policy snapshot after a control-plane mutation — the exact reliability regression this PR aims to prevent, with no type-check or test to catch it. Derive the set from the shared constants (or from _STATE_KEYS) instead of duplicating literals.

✅ Bug: Authority barrier returns PreToolUse shape for Permission events

📄 src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/daemon/hook_worker_responses.py:40-51 📄 src/codex_plugin_scanner/guard/daemon/hook_worker_responses.py:378-392
The new authority-refusal branch in prepare_native_hook_policy calls integrity_fail_closed_hook_response(harness, event_name=runtime_hook_event_name(payload), ...). That helper only special-cases event_name == "PostToolUse"; every other event, including "PermissionRequest" (which runtime_hook_event_name can return, hook_request_parsing.py:40-41), falls through to integrity_fail_closed_pre_tool_response, producing a response whose hookSpecificOutput.hookEventName is "PreToolUse" with permissionDecision: deny. The shared hook handler in server.py routes all events (including PermissionRequest) through prepare_native_hook_policy with native_required, and the pre-existing fall-through path (runtime_hook_failure_response, hook_failure_response.py:45-49) rendered a permission-appropriate response for PermissionRequest events. Because this branch short-circuits before that path, a PermissionRequest event now receives a PreToolUse-shaped payload; harnesses such as Copilot expect a behavior-keyed permission decision and may not honor the mis-shaped deny, weakening the fail-closed guarantee this PR intends to preserve.

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