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Adds a named deterministic ruleset lane alongside the model review: a curated runRules registry scans the same materialized merge-base diff for secrets, hardcoded endpoints/IP literals, leftover TODO/FIXME markers, and synchronous fs/process calls — review.rules selects which run ([] disables the lane; unknown ids fail closed at config load). Every hit, including suppressed ones, lands in rulesScan on the report and in the sticky comment's Diagnostics fold; rule failures degrade into failures[] rather than aborting the lane.

The secrets scan is now one rule in the registry — secretsScan keeps its exact pre-U8 shape, adjudication still flows through the decision model when configured, and the lane unions findings after synthesis so a prompt-injected model output can never erase a deterministic hit. A severity ceiling demotes any unadjudicated bug claim to risk (the bug: message prefix demotes with it), so regex evidence alone can never flip the gate.

This is U8 of the competitive roadmap — it unblocks U7 (#150), whose scan mode composes on this lane.

Closes #152.

Design decisions the diff can't show

  • Post-union verdict derivation (R8). verdict/summary now derive from the post-union finding set — the same set ok/reviewEvent already gated on. Previously a rules-lane blocker could produce verdict: 'pass' beside ok: false. The decorations (coverage, exclusions, validation drops, budget, head-binding) are preserved in order; modelVerdict is still recorded only when it diverges.
  • Shared diff walker. src/review/difftext.ts owns added-line iteration plus GIT_DIFF_PATH_FLAGS, and every producer that feeds a machine-parsed diff pins diff.{mnemonicPrefix,noprefix,srcPrefix,dstPrefix} + core.quotePath — ambient gitconfig could previously rewrite +++ b/ headers and silently empty the scan surface.
  • Quoted-header + boundary hardening. The walker accepts git C-quoted +++ "b/..." paths (byte-wise UTF-8 octal decode), resets file state per diff --git section, and IP captures carry a (?![\w.]) right boundary so 127.0.0.1.evil.com can't pose as loopback.
  • Bounded audit. Findings cap per rule (RULE_HITS_CAP) with an aggregate overflow finding; records cap per rule (RULE_RECORDS_CAP) collapsing into a count-preserving record-cap entry — a pathological rule can't write an unbounded report.
  • Runner-owned provenance. Findings/records get rule: <id> stamped by the runner after the rule returns, so a rule cannot spoof another rule's tag.
  • Markdown-link neutralization. sanitizeCommentText now breaks ]( — an attacker-controlled file path or finding text can no longer render a clickable URL in the sticky comment.

Unapplied review findings

  • Large-diff blind spot (pre-existing). defaultExec caps output at 4 MiB; a bigger merge-base diff makes materializeMergeBaseDiff fail and the whole lane skips with an honest skipped reason. Streaming or a larger buffer is a follow-up design decision, not part of U8.
  • reviewEvent remains stricter than verdict. The event gate needs a proven blocker (p or reproduced evidence); an unadjudicated deterministic blocker sets verdict: needs_changes + ok: false but posts comment, not request_changes. Intentional degrade-open posture — now consistent between ok and verdict, with reviewEvent documented as proof-gated.
  • Markdown sanitization scope. The ]( fix covers the sticky-comment choke point; other surfaces consuming raw filenames (TUI, dashboard) are non-markdown and out of scope here.

Test plan

  • npm run typecheck
  • npm run lint
  • npm test — 88 files, 1395 tests
  • dist/ rebuilt and committed (if src/ changed)
  • New coverage: difftext walker edge cases (quoted/escaped paths, /dev/null, multi-hunk, malformed hunks, section reset), loopback-suffix bypass, malformed RuleOutput, async rule rejection, record/findings caps, demotion text, provenance stamping, materialize argv pins, rulesScan serialization, review.rules: [] skip, post-union verdict consistency, sticky-comment rules diagnostics.

Security

Deterministic lane scans PR-controlled diff content; findings/records mask secrets by design (confidence-model state is the documented exception). review.rules is trusted-only — fork PR config cannot disable the lane. Git argv pins added so ambient config can't evade scanning.

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Residuals

  • CodeRabbit (minor, evaluated — not applied): rules findings bypass filterToDiffLines and model-finding validation, and file: '-' aggregates influence the verdict without inline comments. This is the lane's contract — deterministic findings union post-filter so model output and model-tuned filters can never erase them; aggregates are gate signals by design. Secrets-in-test-files remaining bug/risk is pre-existing secrets behavior.
  • Dogfood lane: argus-reviewer failed on run 37371473419 — deepseek-v4-flash timed out on this PR's ~2.2k-line diff (incl. rebuilt dist/); both deepseek variants stall on large prompts and the pinned action ref predates review.exclude. Fixed on main via fix(ci): dogfood lane back to gemini-lite — deepseek stalls on large diffs #172 (gemini-2.5-flash-lite, proven green); this push re-triggers the lane under the fixed workflow.

duketopceo and others added 4 commits October 5, 2026 13:37
…ew.rules

Generalizes the secrets lane's shape into src/review/rules.ts: curated
rules over the run's single materialized scan diff (fixture/local/
incremental/merge-base), unioned post-synthesis so a prompt-injected
synthesis can't erase a hit, every hit audited in report.rulesScan
(suppressions carry named reasons), and a throwing rule degrades to a
failure entry while the lane completes.

Registry: secrets (scanSecrets wrapper — its confidence adjudication is
the only `bug` license), hardcoded-endpoint, leftover-todo,
sync-in-async. Runner enforces the severity ceiling (unadjudicated bug →
demoted to risk + audit), caps per-rule findings at RULE_HITS_CAP with a
complete record stream, and keeps report.secretsScan's contract intact.

review.rules selects the enabled set (default all four; [] disables the
lane — including secrets). Unknown ids fail config load naming the entry.
Sticky comment gains the lane's audit line; CodeReviewInput gets the
type. docs/quickstart + scaffold config document it.

Closes #152

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

- extract addedLines() to src/review/difftext.ts; scanDiffForSecrets consumes it
- NON_PROD_PATH_RE composed from isTestPath + SCRIPT_PATH_RE (one test-path classifier)
- per-tier suppression reasons (data/prose vs non-production); TODOs in tests stay flagged
- fix secretsScan skip label when the secrets rule throws (was mislabeled not-enabled)
- default `enabled` derives from the active registry (custom-registry seam)
- single-record rule throws via failures; folded severity-ceiling+hit-cap into one pass
- narrowed RuleRunContext passed to rules; runner tag wins record spread
- drop dead CodeReviewInput.rulesScan; reuse RuleFailure type in report field

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…ig, post-union verdict

Adversarial/security review findings applied:

- difftext: parse git C-quoted `+++ "b/..."` headers (octal escapes are
  UTF-8 bytes — decode via bytes, not codepoints); reset file on each
  `diff --git` section so a missing header can't inherit the last path.
- difftext: GIT_DIFF_PATH_FLAGS — pin diff.mnemonicPrefix/noprefix/
  srcPrefix/dstPrefix/core.quotePath for every producer feeding the
  scan; materializeMergeBaseDiff previously ran unpinned, so ambient
  gitconfig could silently empty the lane.
- rules: right-boundary (?![\w.]) on IP captures — `127.0.0.1.evil.com`
  is a domain, not loopback; it must not suppress.
- cli: review.rules: [] skips the materialize fetch/diff entirely;
  both scans report the disabled reason.
- cli: verdict/summary now derive post-union (R8) — same finding set
  as ok/reviewEvent; decorations (coverage/excluded/validation/budget/
  head-binding) preserved in order.
- cli: sanitizeCommentText neutralizes `](` so attacker-controlled
  paths can't smuggle markdown links into the sticky comment.
- docs/scaffold: honest cost wording (matching is $0; secrets
  adjudication may use the decision model) and a narrowing subset
  example instead of full-registry enumeration.

Tests: difftext walker edge cases (quoted/escaped/deleted/multi-hunk/
malformed/header-lookalike), loopback-suffix, malformed RuleOutput,
async rejection, record-cap aggregate, demotion message, provenance
stamp, materialize argv pins, rulesScan serialization, disabled-lane
skip, verdict post-union consistency (approve + needs_changes paths),
sticky-comment rules-lane diagnostics.
…ocabulary

- docs/solutions/security-issues/git-diff-path-header-config-evasion.md:
  the durable class behind three adversarial findings — ambient diff.*
  config rewrites machine-parsed diff headers, quoted paths evade the
  walker, and an unbounded IP capture enabled loopback suppression.
- CONCEPTS.md: "Rules lane" + "Severity ceiling" entries; Gate signals
  refreshed to the post-filter, post-union finding set.
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📝 Summary

What changed

  • The review command adds a selectable deterministic rules lane for secrets, hardcoded endpoints and IPs, TODO-style markers, and synchronous calls. It scans the materialized diff and records findings, suppressions, failures, and skip reasons in rulesScan.
  • Rule findings join model findings after synthesis and adjudication. The post-union findings determine the verdict and summary, so synthesis cannot remove deterministic findings.
  • review.rules defaults to all registered rules. An explicit list selects rules, [] disables the lane, and unknown IDs fail during configuration loading.
  • Sticky-comment diagnostics report whether the lane ran or was skipped, and summarize its audit records and failures.

Risk

  • Medium. The change affects code review findings, verdicts, configuration, and report/comment output. It does not identify changes to auth, billing, voice, CRM, landing, infra, or data systems.
  • Incorrect or excessive findings can affect review verdicts. Diff materialization can fail when output exceeds defaultExec’s 4 MiB cap; in that case the lane records a skip.
  • No production data change or migration is described. The lane scans diff content and records audit data.
  • Operators can disable the lane with review.rules: []. Reverting the change is the rollback path.

Technical details

  • src/review/rules.ts adds the named rule registry and runner. The lane isolates rule failures, records suppressed hits, stamps rule provenance, and caps findings and audit records per rule.
  • src/review/difftext.ts adds a shared added-line parser with line numbering and quoted-path decoding. Git diff settings are pinned so user Git configuration cannot rewrite parsed path headers.
  • src/cli.ts runs configured rules on the materialized diff, unions rule findings after model processing, and derives verdict and summary from the combined findings. rulesScan is added to the report.
  • src/config.ts adds review.rules validation. The lane keeps the existing secretsScan report field for secrets-rule results.
  • Sticky-comment diagnostics display lane skip status or counts for rules, records, suppressions, and failures. No new external integration or dependency is identified.
  • Test files were added or changed, but the supplied evidence does not verify test execution results.

Changed areas

Area Files Lines + Lines - Complexity Notes
Rules engine and diff parsing src/review/rules.ts, src/review/difftext.ts, src/review/secrets.ts Unavailable Unavailable High Adds registered rules, audit handling, and shared diff parsing.
Review orchestration and configuration src/cli.ts, src/config.ts Unavailable Unavailable High Runs the lane, unions findings, and validates rule selection.
Operator documentation and config examples CONCEPTS.md, docs/quickstart.md, docs/plans/2026-10-04-0003-feat-competitive-roadmap-plan.md, docs/solutions/security-issues/git-diff-path-header-config-evasion.md, src/onboarding/scaffold.ts, onboarding config goldens Unavailable Unavailable Medium Documents behavior, configuration, and diff parsing safeguards.
Diagnostics and tests action/sticky-comment.cjs, tests/unit/action-contract.test.ts, tests/unit/difftext.test.ts, tests/unit/local-review.test.ts, tests/unit/no-emoji.test.ts, tests/unit/review-rules.test.ts, tests/unit/secrets.test.ts Unavailable Unavailable High Adds comment diagnostics and tests for rules, parsing, configuration, and verdict behavior.

The supplied shell output contains no diff statistics, so line counts are unavailable.

Walkthrough

The review pipeline adds configurable deterministic rules for added diff lines. It records rule findings, suppressions, and failures, then unions rule findings with model findings before deriving the verdict. Shared diff parsing handles quoted paths, and reports and diagnostics include rules-lane audit data.

Changes

Deterministic review rules

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared diff parsing and scan input
src/review/difftext.ts, src/review/secrets.ts, src/cli.ts, tests/unit/difftext.test.ts, tests/unit/secrets.test.ts, docs/solutions/security-issues/*
A shared parser extracts added lines, line numbers, and decoded quoted paths. Secrets scanning uses this parser. Git diff producers use shared flags that pin path formatting.
Rule registry, configuration, and execution
src/review/rules.ts, src/config.ts, tests/unit/review-rules.test.ts
The registry adds secrets, hardcoded endpoint, TODO-marker, and synchronous-call rules. review.rules defaults to registered rule IDs and accepts an empty list to disable the lane. The runner audits hits and suppressions, isolates failures, applies output caps, and demotes unadjudicated bug findings to risk.
Review integration and audit reporting
src/cli.ts, action/sticky-comment.cjs, src/onboarding/scaffold.ts, tests/unit/local-review.test.ts, tests/unit/action-contract.test.ts, tests/fixtures/onboarding/*, docs/quickstart.md, docs/plans/*, CONCEPTS.md, tests/unit/no-emoji.test.ts
The CLI runs rules against a materialized diff and unions their findings after model adjudication. It derives the verdict and summary from the combined findings and includes rulesScan audit data in the report. Diagnostics summarize the rules scan or its skip reason. Tests and documentation cover configuration, reporting, and verdict behavior.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI
  participant runRules
  participant scanSecrets
  participant ReviewReport
  CLI->>runRules: Pass materialized diff and configured rule IDs
  runRules->>scanSecrets: Pass diff and adjudication options
  scanSecrets-->>runRules: Return secrets scan result
  runRules-->>CLI: Return findings and audit records
  CLI->>ReviewReport: Add rulesScan and derive verdict from combined findings
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 404a2

The new rules lane works as described, but it can write an unexpected category value into the review report. Rule aggregate findings can also affect the verdict without passing the model-finding checks. Both are small, fixable follow-ups and should not block the merge.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 1 | ❓ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning, 1 inconclusive)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 63.16% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 19 functions across 13 files. (6 skipped:… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Linked Issues check ❓ Inconclusive #152’s lane, review.rules configuration, post-synthesis finding union, audit records, failure isolation, severity demotion, and rulesScan report/comment integration are supported by the change sum… Evidence is needed from the hardcoded-IP rule and its test to confirm the nit severity, and from the suppression test to confirm that a sample-manifest match is audited as data rather than code.
✅ Passed checks (3 passed)
Check name Status Explanation
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The listed changes support #152. The shared diff walker, Git configuration pins, caps, and path handling support reliable scanning and audit bounds. The report, comment, config, onboarding, documentat…
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the deterministic ruleset lane and its registry and configuration entry point.
Description check ✅ Passed The description covers the change, design decisions, reported test results, security considerations, and known limitations. It follows the repository template and includes the required sections.
Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

#152’s lane, review.rules configuration, post-synthesis finding union, audit records, failure isolation, severity demotion, and rulesScan report/comment integration are supported by the change summary. The summary does not establish that a hardcoded IP produces a nit finding, as #152 requires. It also does not identify whether the sample-manifest suppression scenario is covered by a test.

Full details: Docstring Coverage

Explanation

Docstring coverage is 63.16% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 19 functions across 13 files. (6 skipped: 6 unsupported.)

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Code review: 👍 approve — One nitpick identified in tests/unit/secrets.test.ts regarding git diff arguments and unused expect.
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One nitpick identified in tests/unit/secrets.test.ts regarding git diff arguments and unused expect.

File Severity p Category Evidence Finding
tests/unit/secrets.test.ts nit 0.39 convention ❔ no repo index — run argus-reviewer index first Ensure git diff arguments are pinned to prevent ambient config from altering parsed paths. Remove unused expect.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @src/cli.ts:
- Line 3246: Update the `rulesFindings` merge into `finalFindings` so
unvalidated rules findings cannot affect the review summary or blocking verdict.
Keep audit-only aggregate findings, including those with `file: '-'`, in
`rulesScan`; apply validation, PR-diff filtering, test-file capping, and
blocking rules before adding eligible findings to `finalFindings`.

Review comments at @src/review/rules.ts:
- Line 223: Update the leftover TODO rule’s category in the rule definition
containing `category: 'maintainability'` to use the declared `convention`
category, and update the corresponding assertions in the review-rules tests to
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argus-reviewer — verdict approve

// pinned; quotePath=false keeps non-ASCII paths raw.
const argv = args.join(' ')
for (const pin of [
'diff.mnemonicPrefix=false',

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argus-reviewer nit: Ensure git diff arguments are pinned to prevent ambient config from altering parsed paths. Remove unused expect. convention

CI evidence: no repo index — run argus-reviewer index first

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