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Research doc: close open questions with decisions from review — hard
cutover on path_allowlist, drop glob (regex sufficient), stick with
Gateway API OR semantics for headers, case-insensitive method names.

PRD 0053: adopt Gateway API HTTPRoute match vocabulary (paths, methods,
headers) as the route schema replacement for path_allowlist. Add
MatchEntry / PathMatch / HeaderMatch types to EgressRoute design; cite
the route matching research doc; fold match restructure into chunk 1
alongside the dlp block.
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@@ -11,12 +11,19 @@ With pipelock removed (PR #193), the egress proxy no longer performs DLP
scanning on traffic to or from the agent. This PRD implements a replacement
directly inside the mitmproxy egress addon: per-route DLP detectors that
scan outbound requests for credential leakage and inbound responses for
prompt injection attempts. Configuration is expressed as a new `dlp` block
on each `egress.routes` entry in the bottle manifest.
prompt injection attempts.
The design follows the recommendation in the [DLP research document
(PR #192)](https://gitea.dideric.is/didericis/bot-bottle/pulls/192) and
covers all three remaining implementation phases from that plan:
The manifest route schema is also upgraded in this PRD from the flat
`path_allowlist` field to a structured `matches` block modelled on the
[Kubernetes Gateway API `HTTPRoute`](https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/reference/spec/#gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1.HTTPRouteMatch)
match vocabulary. This upgrade is a hard cutover — no compatibility shim
for the old format. The rationale and format survey are in the
[YAML route matching formats research doc](https://gitea.dideric.is/didericis/bot-bottle/src/branch/main/docs/research/yaml-route-matching-formats.md).
DLP detectors attach to the new `matches`-based routes directly.
The design follows the recommendation in the
[DLP research document (PR #192)](https://gitea.dideric.is/didericis/bot-bottle/pulls/192)
and covers all three remaining implementation phases from that plan:
1. Token pattern detection (Phase 1a)
2. Known-secrets detection (Phase 1b)
@@ -31,6 +38,11 @@ proxy with no DLP capability at all. The egress addon already holds per-route
logic for path allowlisting and credential injection; DLP rules belong in the
same place.
The existing `path_allowlist` field is also limiting: it only supports path
prefixes, with no way to express exact-path, regex, method, or header
constraints. The Gateway API match vocabulary is a well-specified, widely
deployed standard that covers all of these without inventing new syntax.
## Goals / Success Criteria
1. Outbound request bodies and headers are scanned for known token patterns
@@ -46,8 +58,13 @@ same place.
`dlp` block in the manifest.
5. All detector logic lives in `egress_addon_core.py` (pure Python, no
mitmproxy dependency) and is covered by unit tests on the host.
6. Adding `dlp` configuration to a route that omits it entirely is
backward-compatible — the route behaves as if all detectors are enabled.
6. Each route's `matches` block supports path (exact/prefix/regex), HTTP
method, and header predicates using Gateway API match semantics.
7. The manifest change is a hard cutover: `path_allowlist` is removed with
no fallback, no deprecation alias, and no loud exception for old-format
manifests. Old manifests that use `path_allowlist` will fail validation
at load time with an unknown-key error (same as any other unrecognised
key today).
## Non-goals
@@ -60,12 +77,96 @@ same place.
exfil relevant to agent containment.
- Changes to the cred-proxy sidecar.
- Streaming response scanning (scan buffered response body only).
- Glob-style path matching — regex covers every case glob would handle
without adding a third path-matching language.
## Design
### Route matching: Gateway API `matches` vocabulary
The existing `path_allowlist` field is replaced by a `matches` list. The
vocabulary mirrors Kubernetes Gateway API `HTTPRouteMatch` (see the
[route matching research doc](https://gitea.dideric.is/didericis/bot-bottle/src/branch/main/docs/research/yaml-route-matching-formats.md)
for a full format survey and rationale). Gateway API was chosen because it
is spec-backed, implementation-tested across multiple proxies, and its
`{type, value}` pattern is consistent and schema-validatable.
**AND/OR semantics** (same as Gateway API):
- Predicates *within* a single `matches` entry are ANDed.
- Multiple entries in the `matches` list are ORed — the route matches if
any entry matches.
```yaml
egress:
routes:
# Bare route — all traffic to this host is forwarded (no path/method/header
# constraints). Equivalent to the old path_allowlist-omitted case.
- host: api.anthropic.com
auth:
scheme: Bearer
token_ref: EGRESS_TOKEN_0
# Two match entries (OR): GET/HEAD on /packages/** OR POST on /upload
- host: files.pythonhosted.org
matches:
- paths:
- type: prefix
value: /packages/
methods: [GET, HEAD]
- paths:
- type: exact
value: /upload
methods: [POST]
dlp:
inbound_detectors: false # skip response scanning (binary downloads)
# Header + regex path — only JSON API responses on versioned endpoints
- host: internal-api.corp
matches:
- paths:
- type: regex
value: "^/v[0-9]+/"
headers:
- name: Content-Type
type: exact
value: application/json
dlp:
outbound_detectors: false
inbound_detectors: false
```
#### Path matching types
| `type` | Semantics |
|--------|-----------|
| `exact` | Full path must equal `value` exactly |
| `prefix` | Path must start with `value` at a segment boundary (matches `/api/v1` for value `/api/v1`, rejects `/api/v10`) |
| `regex` | RE2 regex; rejected at load time if pattern fails to compile. Use for wildcard needs: `/api/[^/]+/data` instead of glob |
`type` defaults to `prefix` when omitted (preserves the semantic of the
old `path_allowlist`).
#### Method matching
`methods` is a list of HTTP method names, case-insensitive at parse time —
`get`, `GET`, and `Get` are all accepted and stored as uppercase internally.
An absent or empty `methods` list means all methods are permitted.
#### Header matching
`headers` is a list of `{name, value, type}` objects. ALL listed headers
must match (AND semantics). To OR on header values, use multiple `matches`
entries.
| `type` | Semantics |
|--------|-----------|
| `exact` | Header value equals `value` (default when `type` omitted) |
| `regex` | Header value matches RE2 regex |
### Manifest schema — `dlp` block
Each `egress.routes` entry gains an optional `dlp` key:
Each `egress.routes` entry gains an optional `dlp` key alongside `matches`
and `auth`:
```yaml
egress:
@@ -100,13 +201,34 @@ rejects unknown detector names.
### `EgressRoute` changes
`EgressRoute` gains two new fields:
`EgressRoute` replaces `PathAllowlist` with `Matches` and gains two new
DLP fields. `MatchEntry` captures one AND-predicate block:
```python
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class PathMatch:
type: str # "exact" | "prefix" | "regex"
value: str
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class HeaderMatch:
name: str
value: str
type: str = "exact" # "exact" | "regex"
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class MatchEntry:
paths: tuple[PathMatch, ...] = () # empty = match any path
methods: tuple[str, ...] = () # empty = match any method (uppercase)
headers: tuple[HeaderMatch, ...] = () # empty = match any headers
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class EgressRoute:
Host: str
PathAllowlist: tuple[str, ...] = ()
Matches: tuple[MatchEntry, ...] = () # empty = match all requests
AuthScheme: str = ""
TokenRef: str = ""
Role: tuple[str, ...] = ()
@@ -114,28 +236,30 @@ class EgressRoute:
InboundDetectors: tuple[str, ...] | None = None # None = all enabled
```
`None` means "use defaults" (all active); an empty `tuple[str, ...]` means
"disabled". Named detectors use `tuple[str, ...]` with the detector name.
`manifest_egress.py` uses `from_dict` to parse the new `dlp` block and
populate these fields; unknown keys inside `dlp` are rejected.
`manifest_egress.py`'s `from_dict` parses the new `matches` block and `dlp`
block; `path_allowlist` is no longer a recognised key and will be rejected
by the unknown-key check.
### `Route` changes in `egress_addon_core.py`
The addon-side `Route` dataclass mirrors the manifest-side change:
The addon-side `Route` and its helper types mirror the manifest-side changes.
`match_route` is extended to evaluate the `Matches` list:
```python
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class Route:
host: str
path_allowlist: tuple[str, ...] = ()
matches: tuple[MatchEntry, ...] = ()
auth_scheme: str = ""
token_env: str = ""
outbound_detectors: tuple[str, ...] | None = None
inbound_detectors: tuple[str, ...] | None = None
```
`parse_routes` / `_parse_one` grow the corresponding parsing logic.
`decide()` feeds through `match_route` (unchanged host lookup) then
evaluates the match entries in order; if the route has no `matches` entries
all requests pass. Path `prefix` type uses segment-boundary checking
(`/api/v1` matches `/api/v1/foo` but not `/api/v10`).
### Detector interface
@@ -212,7 +336,7 @@ Pattern-based inbound response scanner. Uses two tiers:
- Single jailbreak keyword without additional context.
- Common documentation phrases.
See the research doc for the full phrase lists and pseudocode.
See the DLP research doc for the full phrase lists and pseudocode.
### Wiring into `egress_addon.py`
@@ -220,7 +344,7 @@ Two new mitmproxy hooks are added alongside the existing `request` hook:
```python
def request(self, flow: http.HTTPFlow) -> None:
# ... existing path-allowlist + auth-injection logic ...
# ... existing match + auth-injection logic ...
# After route decision, if action == "forward":
result = scan_outbound(route, flow.request, os.environ)
if result and result.severity == "block":
@@ -250,20 +374,20 @@ afterward, preserving the existing credential-injection security model.
## Implementation chunks
1. **Manifest `dlp` block + `EgressRoute` fields.**
`manifest_egress.py`: parse `dlp`, add `OutboundDetectors` /
`InboundDetectors` to `EgressRoute`. Extend
`tests/unit/test_manifest_egress.py` with `dlp` valid/invalid cases.
`egress_addon_core.py`: add `outbound_detectors` / `inbound_detectors`
to `Route`; update `_parse_one` and `parse_routes`; extend
`tests/unit/test_egress_addon_core.py`.
1. **New `matches` block + `EgressRoute` / `Route` restructure.**
Remove `path_allowlist` from `manifest_egress.py` and `egress_addon_core.py`.
Add `MatchEntry`, `PathMatch`, `HeaderMatch` types. Parse `matches` in
`EgressRoute.from_dict` and `_parse_one`; unknown-key rejection handles
old `path_allowlist` manifests. Add `OutboundDetectors` / `InboundDetectors`
to `EgressRoute` and `Route`; parse `dlp` block. Extend
`tests/unit/test_manifest_egress.py` and `tests/unit/test_egress_addon_core.py`
with match and dlp valid/invalid cases.
2. **Token-patterns detector (Phase 1a).**
New module `bot_bottle/dlp_detectors.py` (host-importable) and
companion flat copy for the sidecar bundle. Add `TokenPatternsDetector`
with the regex set above. Wire `scan_outbound` into the `request` hook
in `egress_addon.py`. Unit tests in
`tests/unit/test_dlp_detectors.py`.
in `egress_addon.py`. Unit tests in `tests/unit/test_dlp_detectors.py`.
3. **Known-secrets detector (Phase 1b).**
Add `KnownSecretsDetector` to `dlp_detectors.py`. Collect