fix(ci): use EsrpCodeSigning + dotnet push for NuGet (not EsrpRelease) by imran-siddique · Pull Request #965 · microsoft/agent-governance-toolkit

imran-siddique · 2026-04-13T15:12:02Z

EsrpRelease@11 does not support NuGet as a contenttype (ErrorCode 2254). NuGet uses a different ESRP flow:

EsrpCodeSigning@5 — signs the .nupkg with NuGetSign + NuGetVerify (CP-401405)
dotnet nuget push — pushes the signed package to nuget.org

This matches the standard pattern used by azure-sdk, dotnet runtime, and other Microsoft OSS NuGet publishing pipelines.

EsrpRelease@11 does not support NuGet as a contenttype — it's for PyPI/npm/Maven/crates.io package distribution. NuGet packages must be signed with EsrpCodeSigning@5 first, then pushed with dotnet nuget push. New flow: 1. EsrpCodeSigning@5 with NuGetSign + NuGetVerify operations (CP-401405) 2. dotnet nuget push with the signed .nupkg to nuget.org This matches the standard Microsoft NuGet ESRP signing pattern used by azure-sdk, dotnet runtime, and other Microsoft OSS projects. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

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Feedback on Pull Request: `fix(ci): use EsrpCodeSigning + dotnet push for NuGet (not EsrpRelease)`

🔴 CRITICAL: Credential Handling in Pipeline

The NUGET_API_KEY is passed directly as an environment variable in the pipeline script. If this API key is exposed in logs or improperly handled, it could lead to unauthorized access to the NuGet.org account.

Recommendations:

Use Azure Key Vault or another secure secret management system to retrieve the NUGET_API_KEY securely.
Ensure that logging is sanitized to prevent accidental exposure of sensitive information.
Validate that the NUGET_API_KEY is scoped to minimal permissions required for publishing.

🔴 CRITICAL: Lack of Verification for Signed Packages

The pipeline does not verify the integrity of the signed .nupkg files before pushing them to NuGet.org. This could allow tampered or improperly signed packages to be published.

Recommendations:

Add a step to verify the signature of the .nupkg files after the EsrpCodeSigning@5 task. Use NuGetVerify or another trusted verification mechanism.
Fail the pipeline if the verification step detects any issues.

💡 SUGGESTION: Improve Logging for Debugging

The current logging steps (ls -la) provide basic visibility into the pipeline's artifacts but lack detailed information about the signing process. This can make debugging issues more difficult.

Recommendations:

Include additional logging for the EsrpCodeSigning@5 task, such as the specific files signed and their corresponding signatures.
Log the output of the dotnet nuget push command to confirm successful uploads.

💡 SUGGESTION: Add Retry Logic for NuGet Push

The dotnet nuget push command does not include retry logic, which could lead to failures in case of transient network issues or NuGet.org downtime.

Recommendations:

Wrap the dotnet nuget push command in a retry mechanism with exponential backoff.
Ensure that failures are logged clearly for troubleshooting.

🔴 CRITICAL: Thread Safety in Concurrent Execution

If multiple agents run this pipeline concurrently, there could be race conditions or conflicts when accessing shared resources like the $(Pipeline.Workspace) directory.

Recommendations:

Use unique workspace directories for each pipeline execution to avoid conflicts.
Validate that the EsrpCodeSigning@5 task can handle concurrent executions without issues.

💡 SUGGESTION: OWASP Compliance for Package Signing

While the ESRP signing process is robust, it would be beneficial to document how this pipeline aligns with OWASP Agentic Top 10 compliance, particularly for:

A1: Trust Boundaries: Ensure that the signing process is isolated and secure.
A2: Cryptographic Operations: Validate the cryptographic algorithms used for signing.

Recommendations:

Include documentation in the repository about the security measures in place for package signing and publishing.
Regularly audit the ESRP signing process for compliance with OWASP standards.

🟡 WARNING: Potential Breaking Change in Pipeline Behavior

Switching from EsrpRelease@11 to EsrpCodeSigning@5 changes the signing and publishing flow. If downstream consumers or stakeholders rely on the previous behavior, this could cause disruptions.

Recommendations:

Communicate this change clearly to all stakeholders.
Provide a rollback plan or fallback mechanism in case issues arise with the new flow.

Summary of Actions

🔴 Address critical issues related to credential handling, package verification, and thread safety.
💡 Implement suggested improvements for logging, retry logic, and OWASP compliance.
🟡 Ensure backward compatibility and communicate changes effectively.

Let me know if you need further clarification or assistance!

github-actions · 2026-04-13T15:13:26Z

🤖 AI Agent: security-scanner — Security Review of Pull Request

Security Review of Pull Request

This PR modifies the CI/CD pipeline for publishing NuGet packages by replacing the EsrpRelease@11 task with a combination of EsrpCodeSigning@5 for signing and dotnet nuget push for publishing. Below is a detailed security review based on the specified criteria:

1. Prompt Injection Defense Bypass

No user-controlled input is directly involved in this pipeline change. The signing and publishing steps are automated and do not involve dynamic prompts or user interaction.
Rating: 🔵 LOW
Recommendation: None needed.

2. Policy Engine Circumvention

The change introduces a new signing mechanism (EsrpCodeSigning@5) and separates the signing and publishing steps. This could potentially weaken the policy enforcement if the signing process does not properly validate the package integrity or if the publishing step (dotnet nuget push) bypasses any required checks.

Attack Vector: If the EsrpCodeSigning@5 task is misconfigured or fails silently, unsigned or improperly signed packages could be pushed to NuGet.org. This could allow malicious packages to be distributed.
Mitigation: Ensure that the EsrpCodeSigning@5 task is configured to fail the pipeline if signing or verification fails. Add a post-signing verification step to confirm that all .nupkg files are properly signed before proceeding to the dotnet nuget push step.

Rating: 🟠 HIGH
Recommendation: Add a step to verify the signature of the .nupkg files after the EsrpCodeSigning@5 task and before the dotnet nuget push step. For example:

- script: |
    nuget verify "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/nuget-unsigned/**/*.nupkg" \
      --certificateFingerprint "EXPECTED_CERT_FINGERPRINT"
  displayName: 'Verify NuGet package signature'

3. Trust Chain Weaknesses

The EsrpCodeSigning@5 task relies on Azure Key Vault for certificate management and signing. If the Key Vault configuration is incorrect or compromised, the trust chain could be weakened.

Attack Vector: An attacker with access to the Key Vault or its credentials (ESRP_KEYVAULT_NAME, ESRP_CERT_IDENTIFIER, etc.) could sign malicious packages or tamper with the signing process.
Mitigation: Ensure that the Key Vault access is tightly restricted and monitored. Use Managed Identity where possible to avoid exposing credentials. Rotate certificates regularly and enforce strict access policies.

Rating: 🟠 HIGH
Recommendation: Audit the Key Vault configuration and ensure that:

Only the CI/CD pipeline has access to the signing certificate.
Access logs are monitored for suspicious activity.
Certificates are rotated periodically.

4. Credential Exposure

The dotnet nuget push step uses the NUGET_API_KEY environment variable for authentication. If this key is exposed in logs or error messages, it could be used to publish malicious packages.

Attack Vector: If the NUGET_API_KEY is accidentally logged (e.g., via echo or in error messages), an attacker could use it to push malicious packages to NuGet.org.
Mitigation: Ensure that the NUGET_API_KEY is marked as a secret in the pipeline configuration and is not logged under any circumstances.

Rating: 🟠 HIGH
Recommendation: Add safeguards to prevent accidental logging of the NUGET_API_KEY. For example:

Use set +x in shell scripts to disable command echoing.
Verify that no debug logs or error messages include the API key.

5. Sandbox Escape

This change does not introduce any new sandboxing or isolation mechanisms. The tasks (EsrpCodeSigning@5 and dotnet nuget push) run within the CI/CD environment, which is assumed to be isolated.

Rating: 🔵 LOW
Recommendation: None needed.

6. Deserialization Attacks

The EsrpCodeSigning@5 task uses an inline JSON configuration for signing operations. If this JSON is dynamically generated or modified, it could introduce deserialization vulnerabilities.

Attack Vector: Malicious or malformed JSON in the inlineOperation parameter could exploit deserialization vulnerabilities in the ESRP signing tool.
Mitigation: Ensure that the inlineOperation JSON is static and not user-controlled. Validate the JSON structure before passing it to the task.

Rating: 🟡 MEDIUM
Recommendation: Add a validation step to ensure the inlineOperation JSON is well-formed and matches the expected schema.

7. Race Conditions

There is no evidence of race conditions in the proposed changes. The pipeline steps are sequential and do not involve concurrent operations.

Rating: 🔵 LOW
Recommendation: None needed.

8. Supply Chain

The dotnet nuget push step interacts with NuGet.org, a third-party service. If the NuGet.org endpoint is compromised or if a dependency confusion attack occurs, malicious packages could be introduced.

Attack Vector: An attacker could intercept or spoof the NuGet.org endpoint to inject malicious packages or steal the NUGET_API_KEY.
Mitigation: Use HTTPS for all interactions with NuGet.org. Verify the integrity of the .nupkg files before publishing.

Rating: 🟡 MEDIUM
Recommendation: Ensure that:

The dotnet nuget push command uses HTTPS (https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json).
Add a checksum verification step for .nupkg files before publishing.

Summary of Findings

Finding	Rating	Recommendation
Prompt Injection Defense Bypass	🔵 LOW	None needed.
Policy Engine Circumvention	🟠 HIGH	Add post-signing verification of `.nupkg` signatures.
Trust Chain Weaknesses	🟠 HIGH	Audit Key Vault configuration and enforce strict access controls.
Credential Exposure	🟠 HIGH	Ensure `NUGET_API_KEY` is not logged and is marked as a secret.
Sandbox Escape	🔵 LOW	None needed.
Deserialization Attacks	🟡 MEDIUM	Validate `inlineOperation` JSON structure before use.
Race Conditions	🔵 LOW	None needed.
Supply Chain	🟡 MEDIUM	Use HTTPS for NuGet.org and verify `.nupkg` file integrity before publishing.

Final Recommendation

This PR introduces several potential security risks, particularly around policy enforcement, credential exposure, and trust chain management. Address the HIGH and MEDIUM findings before merging to ensure the integrity and security of the NuGet publishing pipeline.

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The pipeline was running from the crate subdirectory and couldn't find the output. Fix: change workingDirectory from packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust/agentmesh to packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust (workspace root) and add -p agentmesh to all cargo commands to target the specific crate. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs(adr): ADR 0005 — Liveness attestation extension for TrustHandshake (microsoft#948) Proposes liveness attestation as opt-in gate for TrustHandshake. Addresses ghost-agent and ungraceful-handoff gaps from microsoft#772. Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> * blog: MCP Security — Why Your AI Agent Tool Calls Need a Firewall (microsoft#899) Co-authored-by: aymenhmaidiwastaken <[email protected]> * feat: add LotL prevention policy for security measures (microsoft#949) YAML policy template for Living-off-the-Land detection and prevention. * feat(examples): add ATR community security rules for PolicyEvaluator (microsoft#908) 15 curated ATR detection rules + sync script. Closes microsoft#901. * fix(docs): correct npm package name and stale version refs across 21 files (microsoft#960) - Fix @agentmesh/sdk → @microsoft/agentmesh-sdk in 13 markdown files (README, QUICKSTART, tutorials, SDK docs, i18n, changelog) - Fix broken demo path in agent-os README (agent-os/demo.py → demo/maf_governance_demo.py) - Remove stale v1.0.0 labels from extension status table - Bump AGT Version refs 3.0.2 → 3.1.0 in case study templates and ATF conformance assessment Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use ESRP Release for NuGet signing (microsoft#961) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing (microsoft#962) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag (microsoft#963) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use EsrpCodeSigning + dotnet push for NuGet (microsoft#965) EsrpRelease@11 does not support NuGet as a contenttype — it's for PyPI/npm/Maven/crates.io package distribution. NuGet packages must be signed with EsrpCodeSigning@5 first, then pushed with dotnet nuget push. New flow: 1. EsrpCodeSigning@5 with NuGetSign + NuGetVerify operations (CP-401405) 2. dotnet nuget push with the signed .nupkg to nuget.org This matches the standard Microsoft NuGet ESRP signing pattern used by azure-sdk, dotnet runtime, and other Microsoft OSS projects. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(security): upgrade axios to 1.15.0 - CVE-2026-40175, CVE-2025-62718 (microsoft#966) Critical S360 action items for SFI-ES5.2 1ES Open Source Vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-40175 (CVSS 9.9): Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain — prototype pollution gadget enables CRLF injection in HTTP headers, bypassing AWS IMDSv2 session tokens. CVE-2025-62718: NO_PROXY Bypass via Hostname Normalization — trailing dots and IPv6 literals skip NO_PROXY matching, enabling SSRF through attacker-controlled proxy. Upgraded in 3 packages: - extensions/copilot: 1.14.0 → 1.15.0 - extensions/cursor: 1.13.5 → 1.15.0 - agent-os-vscode: 1.13.6 → 1.15.0 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): resolve ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID cyclical reference (microsoft#967) The ADO variable ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID had a cyclical self-reference, preventing ESRP authentication across ALL publishing stages (PyPI, npm, NuGet, crates.io). Fix: Define MICROSOFT_TENANT_ID as a pipeline-level variable with the well-known Microsoft corporate tenant ID (72f988bf-..., same default used by ESRP Release action.yml). This is a public value, not a secret. Also: NuGet publishing requires Microsoft as co-owner of the package on NuGet.org. See https://aka.ms/Microsoft-NuGet-Compliance Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code - Update SOC2 mapping to reflect CredentialRedactor now redacts credential-like secrets before audit persistence (API keys, tokens, JWTs, connection strings, etc.). Remaining gap: non-credential PII (email, phone, addresses) not yet redacted in audit entries. - Replace 'kernel-level enforcement' with 'policy-layer enforcement' in README, OWASP compliance, and architecture overview to match the existing 'application-level governance' framing in README Security section and LIMITATIONS.md. - Qualify 10/10 OWASP coverage claim in COMPARISON.md with footnote clarifying this means mitigation components exist per risk category, not full elimination. - Update owasp-llm-top10-mapping.md LLM06 row for credential redaction. Addresses doc/code inconsistencies identified in external review. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]>

…1017) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK (#5) - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add 26 xUnit tests - Update README Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK (#6) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK Add two new modules to the agentmesh Rust crate: - rings.rs: Four-level execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/ Restricted/Sandboxed) with per-agent assignment and per-ring action permissions, ported from the Python hypervisor enforcer. - lifecycle.rs: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager (Provisioning through Decommissioned) with validated state transitions and event history, matching the lifecycle model used across other SDK languages. Both modules include comprehensive unit tests and are re-exported from the crate root. README updated with API tables and usage examples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK (#7) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK - mcp.go: MCP security scanner detecting tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions (zero-width chars, homoglyphs), and rug pulls - rings.go: Execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/Restricted/Sandboxed) with default-deny access control - lifecycle.go: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager with validated transitions - Full test coverage for all three modules - Updated README with API docs and examples Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code (#8) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(typescript): add MCP security scanner and lifecycle management to TS SDK (#947) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: update SDK feature matrix after parity pass (#950) Reflects new capabilities added in PRs #947 (TS), .NET, Rust, Go: - TypeScript: MCP security scanner + lifecycle management (was 5/14, now 7/14) - .NET: Kill switch + lifecycle management (was 8/14, now 10/14) - Rust: Execution rings + lifecycle management (was 6/14, now 8/14) - Go: MCP security + rings + lifecycle (was 4/14, now 7/14) All SDKs now have lifecycle management. Core governance (policy, identity, trust, audit) + lifecycle = 5 primitives shared across all 5 languages. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add LIMITATIONS.md - honest design boundaries and layered defense (#953) Addresses valid external critique of AGT's architectural blind spots: 1. Action vs Intent: AGT governs individual actions, not reasoning or action sequences. Documents the compound-action gap explicitly and recommends content policies + model safety layers. 2. Audit logs record attempts, not outcomes: Documents that post-action state verification is the user's responsibility today, with hooks planned. 3. Performance honesty: README now notes that <0.1ms is policy-eval only; distributed mesh adds 5-50ms. Full breakdown in LIMITATIONS.md. 4. Complexity spectrum: Documents the minimal path (just PolicyEvaluator, no mesh/crypto) vs full enterprise stack. 5. Vendor independence: Documents zero cloud dependencies in core, standard formats for all state, migration path. 6. Recommended layered defense architecture diagram showing AGT as one layer alongside model safety, application logic, and infrastructure. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): rewrite OpenClaw sidecar deployment with working K8s manifests (#954) Closes #952 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: reversibility checker, trust calibration guide, escalation tests (#955) ReversibilityChecker with 4 levels and compensation plans. Trust score calibration guide with weights, decay, thresholds. 19 tests. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: AGT Lite — zero-config governance in 3 lines + fix broken quickstart (#956) agent_os.lite: govern() factory, sub-ms enforcement, 16 tests. Fixed quickstart that called nonexistent add_rules(). Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: bump all runtime versions to 3.1.0 and fix CI lint/test failures (#957) - Bump __version__ in 29 Python __init__.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump version= in 6 setup.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump meter version strings in _mcp_metrics.py - Bump 9 package.json files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump .NET csproj Version from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump Rust workspace Cargo.toml from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Create Go sdk doc.go with version marker 3.1.0 - Fix ruff W292 (missing newline at EOF) in data_classification.py - Fix CLI init regex to allow dots in agent names (test_init_special_characters) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned (#958) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging - use workspace root with -p agentmesh (#959) * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned Server (__main__.py): - Add --host/--port argparse + env var support (was hardcoded 127.0.0.1:8080) Dockerfile.sidecar: - Copy modules/ directory (was missing, causing build failure) - Use 0.0.0.0 for container binding (127.0.0.1 is wrong inside containers) - Remove phantom port 9091 (no separate metrics listener exists) openclaw-sidecar.md — full honesty rewrite: - Add status banner: transparent interception is NOT yet implemented - Document actual sidecar API endpoints (health, detect/injection, execute, metrics) - Fix Docker Compose to use Dockerfile.sidecar (was using wrong Dockerfile) - Remove GOVERNANCE_PROXY claim (OpenClaw doesn't natively read this) - Replace fictional SLO/Grafana sections with real /api/v1/metrics docs - Add Roadmap section listing what's planned vs shipped openshell.md: - Remove references to non-existent shell scripts - Fix python -m agentmesh.server to python -m agent_os.server - Add note that sidecar doesn't transparently intercept (must call API) - Replace pip install agentmesh-platform with Python skill library usage Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging — use workspace root with -p agentmesh cargo package in a workspace writes .crate files to the workspace root's target/package/, not the individual crate's directory. The pipeline was running from the crate subdirectory and couldn't find the output. Fix: change workingDirectory from packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust/agentmesh to packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust (workspace root) and add -p agentmesh to all cargo commands to target the specific crate. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs(adr): ADR 0005 — Liveness attestation extension for TrustHandshake (#948) Proposes liveness attestation as opt-in gate for TrustHandshake. Addresses ghost-agent and ungraceful-handoff gaps from #772. Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> * blog: MCP Security — Why Your AI Agent Tool Calls Need a Firewall (#899) Co-authored-by: aymenhmaidiwastaken <[email protected]> * feat: add LotL prevention policy for security measures (#949) YAML policy template for Living-off-the-Land detection and prevention. * feat(examples): add ATR community security rules for PolicyEvaluator (#908) 15 curated ATR detection rules + sync script. Closes #901. * fix(docs): correct npm package name and stale version refs across 21 files (#960) - Fix @agentmesh/sdk → @microsoft/agentmesh-sdk in 13 markdown files (README, QUICKSTART, tutorials, SDK docs, i18n, changelog) - Fix broken demo path in agent-os README (agent-os/demo.py → demo/maf_governance_demo.py) - Remove stale v1.0.0 labels from extension status table - Bump AGT Version refs 3.0.2 → 3.1.0 in case study templates and ATF conformance assessment Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use ESRP Release for NuGet signing (#961) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing (#962) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag (#963) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use EsrpCodeSigning + dotnet push for NuGet (#965) EsrpRelease@11 does not support NuGet as a contenttype — it's for PyPI/npm/Maven/crates.io package distribution. NuGet packages must be signed with EsrpCodeSigning@5 first, then pushed with dotnet nuget push. New flow: 1. EsrpCodeSigning@5 with NuGetSign + NuGetVerify operations (CP-401405) 2. dotnet nuget push with the signed .nupkg to nuget.org This matches the standard Microsoft NuGet ESRP signing pattern used by azure-sdk, dotnet runtime, and other Microsoft OSS projects. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(security): upgrade axios to 1.15.0 - CVE-2026-40175, CVE-2025-62718 (#966) Critical S360 action items for SFI-ES5.2 1ES Open Source Vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-40175 (CVSS 9.9): Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain — prototype pollution gadget enables CRLF injection in HTTP headers, bypassing AWS IMDSv2 session tokens. CVE-2025-62718: NO_PROXY Bypass via Hostname Normalization — trailing dots and IPv6 literals skip NO_PROXY matching, enabling SSRF through attacker-controlled proxy. Upgraded in 3 packages: - extensions/copilot: 1.14.0 → 1.15.0 - extensions/cursor: 1.13.5 → 1.15.0 - agent-os-vscode: 1.13.6 → 1.15.0 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): resolve ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID cyclical reference (#967) The ADO variable ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID had a cyclical self-reference, preventing ESRP authentication across ALL publishing stages (PyPI, npm, NuGet, crates.io). Fix: Define MICROSOFT_TENANT_ID as a pipeline-level variable with the well-known Microsoft corporate tenant ID (72f988bf-..., same default used by ESRP Release action.yml). This is a public value, not a secret. Also: NuGet publishing requires Microsoft as co-owner of the package on NuGet.org. See https://aka.ms/Microsoft-NuGet-Compliance Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code - Update SOC2 mapping to reflect CredentialRedactor now redacts credential-like secrets before audit persistence (API keys, tokens, JWTs, connection strings, etc.). Remaining gap: non-credential PII (email, phone, addresses) not yet redacted in audit entries. - Replace 'kernel-level enforcement' with 'policy-layer enforcement' in README, OWASP compliance, and architecture overview to match the existing 'application-level governance' framing in README Security section and LIMITATIONS.md. - Qualify 10/10 OWASP coverage claim in COMPARISON.md with footnote clarifying this means mitigation components exist per risk category, not full elimination. - Update owasp-llm-top10-mapping.md LLM06 row for credential redaction. Addresses doc/code inconsistencies identified in external review. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]>

* feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK (#5) - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add 26 xUnit tests - Update README Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK (#6) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK Add two new modules to the agentmesh Rust crate: - rings.rs: Four-level execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/ Restricted/Sandboxed) with per-agent assignment and per-ring action permissions, ported from the Python hypervisor enforcer. - lifecycle.rs: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager (Provisioning through Decommissioned) with validated state transitions and event history, matching the lifecycle model used across other SDK languages. Both modules include comprehensive unit tests and are re-exported from the crate root. README updated with API tables and usage examples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK (#7) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK - mcp.go: MCP security scanner detecting tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions (zero-width chars, homoglyphs), and rug pulls - rings.go: Execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/Restricted/Sandboxed) with default-deny access control - lifecycle.go: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager with validated transitions - Full test coverage for all three modules - Updated README with API docs and examples Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code (#8) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(typescript): add MCP security scanner and lifecycle management to TS SDK (#947) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: update SDK feature matrix after parity pass (#950) Reflects new capabilities added in PRs #947 (TS), .NET, Rust, Go: - TypeScript: MCP security scanner + lifecycle management (was 5/14, now 7/14) - .NET: Kill switch + lifecycle management (was 8/14, now 10/14) - Rust: Execution rings + lifecycle management (was 6/14, now 8/14) - Go: MCP security + rings + lifecycle (was 4/14, now 7/14) All SDKs now have lifecycle management. Core governance (policy, identity, trust, audit) + lifecycle = 5 primitives shared across all 5 languages. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add LIMITATIONS.md - honest design boundaries and layered defense (#953) Addresses valid external critique of AGT's architectural blind spots: 1. Action vs Intent: AGT governs individual actions, not reasoning or action sequences. Documents the compound-action gap explicitly and recommends content policies + model safety layers. 2. Audit logs record attempts, not outcomes: Documents that post-action state verification is the user's responsibility today, with hooks planned. 3. Performance honesty: README now notes that <0.1ms is policy-eval only; distributed mesh adds 5-50ms. Full breakdown in LIMITATIONS.md. 4. Complexity spectrum: Documents the minimal path (just PolicyEvaluator, no mesh/crypto) vs full enterprise stack. 5. Vendor independence: Documents zero cloud dependencies in core, standard formats for all state, migration path. 6. Recommended layered defense architecture diagram showing AGT as one layer alongside model safety, application logic, and infrastructure. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): rewrite OpenClaw sidecar deployment with working K8s manifests (#954) Closes #952 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: reversibility checker, trust calibration guide, escalation tests (#955) ReversibilityChecker with 4 levels and compensation plans. Trust score calibration guide with weights, decay, thresholds. 19 tests. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: AGT Lite — zero-config governance in 3 lines + fix broken quickstart (#956) agent_os.lite: govern() factory, sub-ms enforcement, 16 tests. Fixed quickstart that called nonexistent add_rules(). Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: bump all runtime versions to 3.1.0 and fix CI lint/test failures (#957) - Bump __version__ in 29 Python __init__.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump version= in 6 setup.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump meter version strings in _mcp_metrics.py - Bump 9 package.json files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump .NET csproj Version from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump Rust workspace Cargo.toml from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Create Go sdk doc.go with version marker 3.1.0 - Fix ruff W292 (missing newline at EOF) in data_classification.py - Fix CLI init regex to allow dots in agent names (test_init_special_characters) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned (#958) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging - use workspace root with -p agentmesh (#959) * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned Server (__main__.py): - Add --host/--port argparse + env var support (was hardcoded 127.0.0.1:8080) Dockerfile.sidecar: - Copy modules/ directory (was missing, causing build failure) - Use 0.0.0.0 for container binding (127.0.0.1 is wrong inside containers) - Remove phantom port 9091 (no separate metrics listener exists) openclaw-sidecar.md — full honesty rewrite: - Add status banner: transparent interception is NOT yet implemented - Document actual sidecar API endpoints (health, detect/injection, execute, metrics) - Fix Docker Compose to use Dockerfile.sidecar (was using wrong Dockerfile) - Remove GOVERNANCE_PROXY claim (OpenClaw doesn't natively read this) - Replace fictional SLO/Grafana sections with real /api/v1/metrics docs - Add Roadmap section listing what's planned vs shipped openshell.md: - Remove references to non-existent shell scripts - Fix python -m agentmesh.server to python -m agent_os.server - Add note that sidecar doesn't transparently intercept (must call API) - Replace pip install agentmesh-platform with Python skill library usage Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging — use workspace root with -p agentmesh cargo package in a workspace writes .crate files to the workspace root's target/package/, not the individual crate's directory. The pipeline was running from the crate subdirectory and couldn't find the output. Fix: change workingDirectory from packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust/agentmesh to packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust (workspace root) and add -p agentmesh to all cargo commands to target the specific crate. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs(adr): ADR 0005 — Liveness attestation extension for TrustHandshake (#948) Proposes liveness attestation as opt-in gate for TrustHandshake. Addresses ghost-agent and ungraceful-handoff gaps from #772. Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> * blog: MCP Security — Why Your AI Agent Tool Calls Need a Firewall (#899) Co-authored-by: aymenhmaidiwastaken <[email protected]> * feat: add LotL prevention policy for security measures (#949) YAML policy template for Living-off-the-Land detection and prevention. * feat(examples): add ATR community security rules for PolicyEvaluator (#908) 15 curated ATR detection rules + sync script. Closes #901. * fix(docs): correct npm package name and stale version refs across 21 files (#960) - Fix @agentmesh/sdk → @microsoft/agentmesh-sdk in 13 markdown files (README, QUICKSTART, tutorials, SDK docs, i18n, changelog) - Fix broken demo path in agent-os README (agent-os/demo.py → demo/maf_governance_demo.py) - Remove stale v1.0.0 labels from extension status table - Bump AGT Version refs 3.0.2 → 3.1.0 in case study templates and ATF conformance assessment Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use ESRP Release for NuGet signing (#961) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing (#962) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag (#963) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use EsrpCodeSigning + dotnet push for NuGet (#965) EsrpRelease@11 does not support NuGet as a contenttype — it's for PyPI/npm/Maven/crates.io package distribution. NuGet packages must be signed with EsrpCodeSigning@5 first, then pushed with dotnet nuget push. New flow: 1. EsrpCodeSigning@5 with NuGetSign + NuGetVerify operations (CP-401405) 2. dotnet nuget push with the signed .nupkg to nuget.org This matches the standard Microsoft NuGet ESRP signing pattern used by azure-sdk, dotnet runtime, and other Microsoft OSS projects. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(security): upgrade axios to 1.15.0 - CVE-2026-40175, CVE-2025-62718 (#966) Critical S360 action items for SFI-ES5.2 1ES Open Source Vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-40175 (CVSS 9.9): Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain — prototype pollution gadget enables CRLF injection in HTTP headers, bypassing AWS IMDSv2 session tokens. CVE-2025-62718: NO_PROXY Bypass via Hostname Normalization — trailing dots and IPv6 literals skip NO_PROXY matching, enabling SSRF through attacker-controlled proxy. Upgraded in 3 packages: - extensions/copilot: 1.14.0 → 1.15.0 - extensions/cursor: 1.13.5 → 1.15.0 - agent-os-vscode: 1.13.6 → 1.15.0 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): resolve ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID cyclical reference (#967) The ADO variable ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID had a cyclical self-reference, preventing ESRP authentication across ALL publishing stages (PyPI, npm, NuGet, crates.io). Fix: Define MICROSOFT_TENANT_ID as a pipeline-level variable with the well-known Microsoft corporate tenant ID (72f988bf-..., same default used by ESRP Release action.yml). This is a public value, not a secret. Also: NuGet publishing requires Microsoft as co-owner of the package on NuGet.org. See https://aka.ms/Microsoft-NuGet-Compliance Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code - Update SOC2 mapping to reflect CredentialRedactor now redacts credential-like secrets before audit persistence (API keys, tokens, JWTs, connection strings, etc.). Remaining gap: non-credential PII (email, phone, addresses) not yet redacted in audit entries. - Replace 'kernel-level enforcement' with 'policy-layer enforcement' in README, OWASP compliance, and architecture overview to match the existing 'application-level governance' framing in README Security section and LIMITATIONS.md. - Qualify 10/10 OWASP coverage claim in COMPARISON.md with footnote clarifying this means mitigation components exist per risk category, not full elimination. - Update owasp-llm-top10-mapping.md LLM06 row for credential redaction. Addresses doc/code inconsistencies identified in external review. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]>

* fix(pipeline): run NuGet ESRP signing on Windows agent (microsoft#1022) The EsrpCodeSigning@5 task constructs internal paths (batchSignPolicyFile, ciPolicyFile) using Windows-style backslashes. Running on ubuntu-latest produced garbled mixed paths like '/home/vsts/work/1/s/src\myapp\'. Changes: - Add per-job pool override: PublishNuGet runs on windows-latest - Convert FolderPath and all shell commands to Windows paths - Replace bash scripts with PowerShell for the Windows agent - PyPI and npm stages remain on ubuntu-latest (unchanged) - Add comment to delete orphaned ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID ADO variable Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: reland empty-merge changes from PRs microsoft#1017 and microsoft#1020 (microsoft#1125) PRs microsoft#1017 and microsoft#1020 were squash-merged as empty commits (0 file changes). This commit re-applies the intended documentation updates. From PR microsoft#1017 (critic gaps): - LIMITATIONS.md: add sections 7 (knowledge governance gap), 8 (credential persistence gap), 9 (initialization bypass risk) - LIMITATIONS.md: add knowledge governance and enforcement infra rows to 'What AGT Is Not' table - THREAT_MODEL.md: add knowledge flow and credential persistence to residual risks, add configuration bypass vectors table, remove stale '10/10' qualifier From PR microsoft#1020 (SOC2 resolved gaps): - soc2-mapping.md: mark kill switch as resolved (saga handoff implemented in kill_switch.py:69-178) - soc2-mapping.md: mark DeltaEngine verify_chain() as resolved (SHA-256 chain verification in delta.py:67-127) - soc2-mapping.md: add Resolved section to gaps summary, update Processing Integrity to 2 of 4 defects (was 3 of 4) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace — completes cross-language MCP parity (microsoft#1021) * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 * docs: update SOC2 mapping for resolved kill switch and DeltaEngine gaps - Kill switch is no longer placeholder: now implements saga handoff with handoff_success_count tracking (kill_switch.py:69-178) - DeltaEngine verify_chain() is no longer a stub: now performs SHA-256 chain verification (delta.py:67-127) - Move both from Critical/High gaps to new 'Resolved' section - Update Processing Integrity coverage (2 of 4 defects, not 3 of 4) - Update evidence table with current line ranges * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace with scanner, gateway, redactor, and sanitizer Add AgentGovernance.Mcp namespace implementing full MCP security parity with TypeScript and Rust SDKs: - McpSecurityScanner: tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions, rug pull, schema abuse, cross-server attack, and description injection detection - McpCredentialRedactor: regex-based redaction of API keys, bearer tokens, connection strings, and secret assignments - McpResponseSanitizer: response scanning for prompt injection tags, imperative phrasing, credential leakage, and exfiltration URLs - McpGateway: policy enforcement pipeline with deny/allow lists, payload sanitization, rate limiting, and human approval gates Includes 46 xUnit tests covering all threat categories. Updates SDK-FEATURE-MATRIX.md to flip .NET MCP Security from — to ✅. --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: address external critic gaps (microsoft#1025) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK (#5) - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add 26 xUnit tests - Update README Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK (#6) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK Add two new modules to the agentmesh Rust crate: - rings.rs: Four-level execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/ Restricted/Sandboxed) with per-agent assignment and per-ring action permissions, ported from the Python hypervisor enforcer. - lifecycle.rs: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager (Provisioning through Decommissioned) with validated state transitions and event history, matching the lifecycle model used across other SDK languages. Both modules include comprehensive unit tests and are re-exported from the crate root. README updated with API tables and usage examples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK (#7) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (microsoft#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK - mcp.go: MCP security scanner detecting tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions (zero-width chars, homoglyphs), and rug pulls - rings.go: Execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/Restricted/Sandboxed) with default-deny access control - lifecycle.go: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager with validated transitions - Full test coverage for all three modules - Updated README with API docs and examples Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code (#8) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (microsoft#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(typescript): add MCP security scanner and lifecycle management to TS SDK (microsoft#947) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: update SDK feature matrix after parity pass (microsoft#950) Reflects new capabilities added in PRs microsoft#947 (TS), .NET, Rust, Go: - TypeScript: MCP security scanner + lifecycle management (was 5/14, now 7/14) - .NET: Kill switch + lifecycle management (was 8/14, now 10/14) - Rust: Execution rings + lifecycle management (was 6/14, now 8/14) - Go: MCP security + rings + lifecycle (was 4/14, now 7/14) All SDKs now have lifecycle management. Core governance (policy, identity, trust, audit) + lifecycle = 5 primitives shared across all 5 languages. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add LIMITATIONS.md - honest design boundaries and layered defense (microsoft#953) Addresses valid external critique of AGT's architectural blind spots: 1. Action vs Intent: AGT governs individual actions, not reasoning or action sequences. Documents the compound-action gap explicitly and recommends content policies + model safety layers. 2. Audit logs record attempts, not outcomes: Documents that post-action state verification is the user's responsibility today, with hooks planned. 3. Performance honesty: README now notes that <0.1ms is policy-eval only; distributed mesh adds 5-50ms. Full breakdown in LIMITATIONS.md. 4. Complexity spectrum: Documents the minimal path (just PolicyEvaluator, no mesh/crypto) vs full enterprise stack. 5. Vendor independence: Documents zero cloud dependencies in core, standard formats for all state, migration path. 6. Recommended layered defense architecture diagram showing AGT as one layer alongside model safety, application logic, and infrastructure. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): rewrite OpenClaw sidecar deployment with working K8s manifests (microsoft#954) Closes microsoft#952 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: reversibility checker, trust calibration guide, escalation tests (microsoft#955) ReversibilityChecker with 4 levels and compensation plans. Trust score calibration guide with weights, decay, thresholds. 19 tests. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: AGT Lite — zero-config governance in 3 lines + fix broken quickstart (microsoft#956) agent_os.lite: govern() factory, sub-ms enforcement, 16 tests. Fixed quickstart that called nonexistent add_rules(). Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: bump all runtime versions to 3.1.0 and fix CI lint/test failures (microsoft#957) - Bump __version__ in 29 Python __init__.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump version= in 6 setup.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump meter version strings in _mcp_metrics.py - Bump 9 package.json files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump .NET csproj Version from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump Rust workspace Cargo.toml from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Create Go sdk doc.go with version marker 3.1.0 - Fix ruff W292 (missing newline at EOF) in data_classification.py - Fix CLI init regex to allow dots in agent names (test_init_special_characters) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned (microsoft#958) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging - use workspace root with -p agentmesh (microsoft#959) * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned Server (__main__.py): - Add --host/--port argparse + env var support (was hardcoded 127.0.0.1:8080) Dockerfile.sidecar: - Copy modules/ directory (was missing, causing build failure) - Use 0.0.0.0 for container binding (127.0.0.1 is wrong inside containers) - Remove phantom port 9091 (no separate metrics listener exists) openclaw-sidecar.md — full honesty rewrite: - Add status banner: transparent interception is NOT yet implemented - Document actual sidecar API endpoints (health, detect/injection, execute, metrics) - Fix Docker Compose to use Dockerfile.sidecar (was using wrong Dockerfile) - Remove GOVERNANCE_PROXY claim (OpenClaw doesn't natively read this) - Replace fictional SLO/Grafana sections with real /api/v1/metrics docs - Add Roadmap section listing what's planned vs shipped openshell.md: - Remove references to non-existent shell scripts - Fix python -m agentmesh.server to python -m agent_os.server - Add note that sidecar doesn't transparently intercept (must call API) - Replace pip install agentmesh-platform with Python skill library usage Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging — use workspace root with -p agentmesh cargo package in a workspace writes .crate files to the workspace root's target/package/, not the individual crate's directory. The pipeline was running from the crate subdirectory and couldn't find the output. Fix: change workingDirectory from packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust/agentmesh to packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust (workspace root) and add -p agentmesh to all cargo commands to target the specific crate. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs(adr): ADR 0005 — Liveness attestation extension for TrustHandshake (microsoft#948) Proposes liveness attestation as opt-in gate for TrustHandshake. Addresses ghost-agent and ungraceful-handoff gaps from microsoft#772. Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> * blog: MCP Security — Why Your AI Agent Tool Calls Need a Firewall (microsoft#899) Co-authored-by: aymenhmaidiwastaken <[email protected]> * feat: add LotL prevention policy for security measures (microsoft#949) YAML policy template for Living-off-the-Land detection and prevention. * feat(examples): add ATR community security rules for PolicyEvaluator (microsoft#908) 15 curated ATR detection rules + sync script. Closes microsoft#901. * fix(docs): correct npm package name and stale version refs across 21 files (microsoft#960) - Fix @agentmesh/sdk → @microsoft/agentmesh-sdk in 13 markdown files (README, QUICKSTART, tutorials, SDK docs, i18n, changelog) - Fix broken demo path in agent-os README (agent-os/demo.py → demo/maf_governance_demo.py) - Remove stale v1.0.0 labels from extension status table - Bump AGT Version refs 3.0.2 → 3.1.0 in case study templates and ATF conformance assessment Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use ESRP Release for NuGet signing (microsoft#961) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing (microsoft#962) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag (microsoft#963) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use EsrpCodeSigning + dotnet push for NuGet (microsoft#965) EsrpRelease@11 does not support NuGet as a contenttype — it's for PyPI/npm/Maven/crates.io package distribution. NuGet packages must be signed with EsrpCodeSigning@5 first, then pushed with dotnet nuget push. New flow: 1. EsrpCodeSigning@5 with NuGetSign + NuGetVerify operations (CP-401405) 2. dotnet nuget push with the signed .nupkg to nuget.org This matches the standard Microsoft NuGet ESRP signing pattern used by azure-sdk, dotnet runtime, and other Microsoft OSS projects. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(security): upgrade axios to 1.15.0 - CVE-2026-40175, CVE-2025-62718 (microsoft#966) Critical S360 action items for SFI-ES5.2 1ES Open Source Vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-40175 (CVSS 9.9): Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain — prototype pollution gadget enables CRLF injection in HTTP headers, bypassing AWS IMDSv2 session tokens. CVE-2025-62718: NO_PROXY Bypass via Hostname Normalization — trailing dots and IPv6 literals skip NO_PROXY matching, enabling SSRF through attacker-controlled proxy. Upgraded in 3 packages: - extensions/copilot: 1.14.0 → 1.15.0 - extensions/cursor: 1.13.5 → 1.15.0 - agent-os-vscode: 1.13.6 → 1.15.0 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): resolve ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID cyclical reference (microsoft#967) The ADO variable ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID had a cyclical self-reference, preventing ESRP authentication across ALL publishing stages (PyPI, npm, NuGet, crates.io). Fix: Define MICROSOFT_TENANT_ID as a pipeline-level variable with the well-known Microsoft corporate tenant ID (72f988bf-..., same default used by ESRP Release action.yml). This is a public value, not a secret. Also: NuGet publishing requires Microsoft as co-owner of the package on NuGet.org. See https://aka.ms/Microsoft-NuGet-Compliance Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code - Update SOC2 mapping to reflect CredentialRedactor now redacts credential-like secrets before audit persistence (API keys, tokens, JWTs, connection strings, etc.). Remaining gap: non-credential PII (email, phone, addresses) not yet redacted in audit entries. - Replace 'kernel-level enforcement' with 'policy-layer enforcement' in README, OWASP compliance, and architecture overview to match the existing 'application-level governance' framing in README Security section and LIMITATIONS.md. - Qualify 10/10 OWASP coverage claim in COMPARISON.md with footnote clarifying this means mitigation components exist per risk category, not full elimination. - Update owasp-llm-top10-mapping.md LLM06 row for credential redaction. Addresses doc/code inconsistencies identified in external review. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> * fix(lint): resolve agent-mesh lint errors in eu_ai_act.py (microsoft#1028) - Remove unused variable profiling_override (F841) - Remove f-string without placeholders (F541) - Fix whitespace in docstrings (W293) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release (microsoft#1039) CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add ADOPTERS.md and make deployment guides multi-cloud (microsoft#1040) - New ADOPTERS.md following Backstage/Flatcar pattern with Production, Evaluation, and Academic tables + instructions for adding your org - Rewrite docs/deployment/README.md from Azure-only to multi-cloud: Azure (AKS, Foundry, Container Apps), AWS (ECS/Fargate), GCP (GKE), Docker Compose, self-hosted. Updated architecture diagram to show cloud-agnostic deployment patterns. - Fix broken AWS/GCP links (pointed to non-existent paths) - README now links to 'Deployment Guides' (multi-cloud) instead of 'Azure Deployment' - README Contributing section invites adopters to add their org Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: add AGT Lite — zero-config governance in 3 lines, fix broken quickstart (microsoft#1044) Addresses the #1 developer experience criticism: AGT is too complex to start. New: agent_os.lite — lightweight governance module - govern() factory: one line to create a governance gate - check(action): one line to enforce — raises GovernanceViolation or returns True - check.is_allowed(action): non-raising bool version - Allow lists, deny lists, regex patterns, content filtering, rate limiting - Built-in audit trail and stats - Sub-millisecond evaluation (0.003ms avg, 1000 evals in <100ms) - Zero dependencies beyond stdlib (re, time, datetime) - 16 tests passing Fix: govern_in_60_seconds.py quickstart - BROKEN: was calling PolicyEvaluator.add_rules() which does not exist - FIXED: now uses agent_os.lite.govern() which actually works - Verified end-to-end: script runs and produces correct output The lite module is for developers who just want basic governance without learning PolicyEvaluator, YAML, OPA/Rego, trust mesh, etc. Upgrade to the full stack when you need it. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(ci): enhance weekly security audit with 7 new scan jobs (microsoft#1051) Add comprehensive security checks based on issues found during the MSRC-111178 security audit and ongoing post-merge reviews: - Workflow security regression (MSRC-111178 pull_request_target check) - Expression injection scan (github.event.* in run: blocks) - Docker security (root containers, wildcard CORS, hardcoded passwords, 0.0.0.0 bindings) - XSS and unsafe DOM (innerHTML, eval, yaml.load, shell=True) - Action SHA pinning compliance - Version pinning (pyproject.toml upper bounds, Docker :latest tags, license field format) - Dependency confusion with --strict mode (pyproject.toml + package.json) - Retention days updated to 180 (EU AI Act Art. 26(6)) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix OpenShell integration CI — spelling, link check, policy validation (microsoft#1057) - Add OpenShell/NVIDIA terms to cspell dictionary (Landlock, seccomp, syscall, etc.) - Fix broken link: openclaw-skill -> openshell-skill in docs/integrations/openshell.md - Fix policy validation: replace starts_with (invalid) with matches + regex Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: add reversibility checker, trust calibration guide, and escalation/reversibility tests (microsoft#1061) Addresses critical review feedback: 1. Rollback/reversibility (agent_os.reversibility) - ReversibilityChecker: pre-execution assessment of action reversibility - 4 levels: fully_reversible, partially_reversible, irreversible, unknown - CompensatingAction: structured undo plans for each action type - Built-in rules for 12 common actions (write, deploy, delete, email, etc.) - block_irreversible mode for strict environments 2. Trust score calibration guide (docs/security/trust-score-calibration.md) - Score component weights (compliance 35%, task 25%, behavior 25%, identity 15%) - Decay functions with tier floors - Initial score assignments by agent origin - Threshold recommendations (conservative/moderate/permissive) - Anti-gaming measures and operational playbook 3. Tests: 19 passing (10 escalation + 9 reversibility) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: deployment runtime (Docker/AKS) and shared trust core types (microsoft#1062) agent-runtime: Evolve from thin re-export shim to deployment runtime - DockerDeployer: container deployment with security hardening (cap-drop ALL, no-new-privileges, read-only rootfs) - KubernetesDeployer: AKS pod deployment with governance sidecars (runAsNonRoot, seccompProfile, resource limits) - GovernanceConfig: policy/trust/audit config injected as env vars - DeploymentTarget protocol for extensibility (ADC, nono, etc.) - 24 tests (all subprocess calls mocked) agent-mesh: Extract shared trust types into agentmesh.trust_types - TrustScore, AgentProfile, TrustRecord, TrustTracker - Canonical implementations replacing ~800 lines of duplicated code across 6+ integration packages - 25 tests covering clamping, scoring, history, capabilities Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK (microsoft#1065) - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK (microsoft#1066) - mcp.go: MCP security scanner detecting tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions (zero-width chars, homoglyphs), and rug pulls - rings.go: Execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/Restricted/Sandboxed) with default-deny access control - lifecycle.go: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager with validated transitions - Full test coverage for all three modules - Updated README with API docs and examples Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK (microsoft#1067) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK Add two new modules to the agentmesh Rust crate: - rings.rs: Four-level execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/ Restricted/Sandboxed) with per-agent assignment and per-ring action permissions, ported from the Python hypervisor enforcer. - lifecycle.rs: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager (Provisioning through Decommissioned) with validated state transitions and event history, matching the lifecycle model used across other SDK languages. Both modules include comprehensive unit tests and are re-exported from the crate root. README updated with API tables and usage examples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: align lotl_prevention_policy.yaml with PolicyDocument schema The policy file used an incompatible schema format (id, parameter, regex_match, effect) instead of the expected PolicyDocument fields (name, condition.field, operator, action). This caused the validate-policies CI check to fail for all PRs. Changes: - id → name - condition.parameter → condition.field - operator: regex_match → operator: matches - action at rule level (shell_exec/file_read) → action: deny - effect: DENY → removed (redundant with action: deny) - Added version, name, description, disclaimer at top level Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: resolve .NET ESRP signing issues blocking NuGet publish GitHub Actions (publish.yml): - Fix broken if-guards on signing steps: env.ESRP_AAD_ID was set in step-level env (invisible to if-expressions). Replace with job-level ESRP_CONFIGURED env derived from secrets. - Add missing ESRP_CERT_IDENTIFIER to signing step env blocks. - Gate the publish step on ESRP_CONFIGURED so unsigned packages are never pushed to NuGet.org under the Microsoft.* prefix. - Make stub signing steps fail-fast (exit 1) instead of silently succeeding, preventing unsigned packages from reaching NuGet push. ADO Pipeline (esrp-publish.yml): - Add UseDotNet@2 task to Publish_NuGet stage so dotnet nuget push has a guaranteed SDK version on the Windows agent. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): fix OpenClaw sidecar demo and add limitations callout (microsoft#1163) The docker-compose example in openclaw-sidecar.md was illustrative only and did not work — it referenced a non-existent OpenClaw image and lacked healthchecks. Users were hitting this and getting confused. Changes: - Add working demo at demo/openclaw-governed/ with docker-compose.yaml that builds and runs the governance sidecar from source - Replace the inline docker-compose in the doc with a link to the demo plus a clearly-labeled reference template for custom deployments - Add prominent WARNING callout listing known limitations (no native OpenClaw integration, no published images, explicit API required) - Remove stale orphaned curl snippet after the docker-compose block - Add healthcheck to docker-compose governance-sidecar service - Fix OpenClaw image reference from ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:latest to a placeholder users must replace with their own image Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): fix OpenClaw sidecar demo and add limitations callout (microsoft#1164) The docker-compose example in openclaw-sidecar.md was illustrative only and did not work — it referenced a non-existent OpenClaw image and lacked healthchecks. Users were hitting this and getting confused. Changes: - Add working demo at demo/openclaw-governed/ with docker-compose.yaml that builds and runs the governance sidecar from source - Replace the inline docker-compose in the doc with a link to the demo plus a clearly-labeled reference template for custom deployments - Add prominent WARNING callout listing known limitations (no native OpenClaw integration, no published images, explicit API required) - Remove stale orphaned curl snippet after the docker-compose block - Add healthcheck to docker-compose governance-sidecar service - Fix OpenClaw image reference from ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:latest to a placeholder users must replace with their own image Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use PME tenant ID for ESRP cert signing The ESRP signing cert lives in the PME (Partner Managed Engineering) tenant (975f013f), not the Microsoft corporate tenant (72f988bf). Using the wrong tenant ID causes ESRP signing to fail when looking up the cert. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: Add Scaling AI Agents article to COMMUNITY.md (microsoft#857) Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> * Add runtime evidence mode to agt verify (microsoft#969) * Track agt verify evidence plan * Add runtime evidence mode to agt verify * Add runtime evidence verifier tests * Add CLI tests for agt verify evidence mode * Document evidence mode for compliance verification * Remove local implementation notes * Document agt verify evidence mode * Harden evidence path handling in verify --------- Co-authored-by: T. Smith <[email protected]> * docs: add Entra Agent ID bridge tutorial with R&R matrix and DID fix - Add Tutorial 31: Bridging AGT Identity with Microsoft Entra Agent ID - Detailed roles & responsibilities between AGT and Entra/Agent365 - Architecture diagram showing the identity bridge - Step-by-step: DID creation, Entra binding, AKS workload identity, token validation, lifecycle sync, access verification - Known gaps and limitations table - Platform independence note (AWS, GCP, Okta patterns) - Fix DID prefix in .NET MCP gateway tests (did:agentmesh → did:mesh for consistency with Python reference implementation and .NET SDK) - Update tutorials README with Enterprise Identity section Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jack Batzner <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: lawcontinue <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: ewmh <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: T. 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…#1166) * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace — completes cross-language MCP parity * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: update SOC2 mapping for resolved kill switch and DeltaEngine gaps - Kill switch is no longer placeholder: now implements saga handoff with handoff_success_count tracking (kill_switch.py:69-178) - DeltaEngine verify_chain() is no longer a stub: now performs SHA-256 chain verification (delta.py:67-127) - Move both from Critical/High gaps to new 'Resolved' section - Update Processing Integrity coverage (2 of 4 defects, not 3 of 4) - Update evidence table with current line ranges Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace with scanner, gateway, redactor, and sanitizer Add AgentGovernance.Mcp namespace implementing full MCP security parity with TypeScript and Rust SDKs: - McpSecurityScanner: tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions, rug pull, schema abuse, cross-server attack, and description injection detection - McpCredentialRedactor: regex-based redaction of API keys, bearer tokens, connection strings, and secret assignments - McpResponseSanitizer: response scanning for prompt injection tags, imperative phrasing, credential leakage, and exfiltration URLs - McpGateway: policy enforcement pipeline with deny/allow lists, payload sanitization, rate limiting, and human approval gates Includes 46 xUnit tests covering all threat categories. Updates SDK-FEATURE-MATRIX.md to flip .NET MCP Security from — to ✅. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add Entra Agent ID bridge tutorial (Tutorial 31) (#10) * fix(pipeline): run NuGet ESRP signing on Windows agent (#1022) The EsrpCodeSigning@5 task constructs internal paths (batchSignPolicyFile, ciPolicyFile) using Windows-style backslashes. Running on ubuntu-latest produced garbled mixed paths like '/home/vsts/work/1/s/src\myapp\'. Changes: - Add per-job pool override: PublishNuGet runs on windows-latest - Convert FolderPath and all shell commands to Windows paths - Replace bash scripts with PowerShell for the Windows agent - PyPI and npm stages remain on ubuntu-latest (unchanged) - Add comment to delete orphaned ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID ADO variable Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: reland empty-merge changes from PRs #1017 and #1020 (#1125) PRs #1017 and #1020 were squash-merged as empty commits (0 file changes). This commit re-applies the intended documentation updates. From PR #1017 (critic gaps): - LIMITATIONS.md: add sections 7 (knowledge governance gap), 8 (credential persistence gap), 9 (initialization bypass risk) - LIMITATIONS.md: add knowledge governance and enforcement infra rows to 'What AGT Is Not' table - THREAT_MODEL.md: add knowledge flow and credential persistence to residual risks, add configuration bypass vectors table, remove stale '10/10' qualifier From PR #1020 (SOC2 resolved gaps): - soc2-mapping.md: mark kill switch as resolved (saga handoff implemented in kill_switch.py:69-178) - soc2-mapping.md: mark DeltaEngine verify_chain() as resolved (SHA-256 chain verification in delta.py:67-127) - soc2-mapping.md: add Resolved section to gaps summary, update Processing Integrity to 2 of 4 defects (was 3 of 4) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace — completes cross-language MCP parity (#1021) * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 * docs: update SOC2 mapping for resolved kill switch and DeltaEngine gaps - Kill switch is no longer placeholder: now implements saga handoff with handoff_success_count tracking (kill_switch.py:69-178) - DeltaEngine verify_chain() is no longer a stub: now performs SHA-256 chain verification (delta.py:67-127) - Move both from Critical/High gaps to new 'Resolved' section - Update Processing Integrity coverage (2 of 4 defects, not 3 of 4) - Update evidence table with current line ranges * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace with scanner, gateway, redactor, and sanitizer Add AgentGovernance.Mcp namespace implementing full MCP security parity with TypeScript and Rust SDKs: - McpSecurityScanner: tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions, rug pull, schema abuse, cross-server attack, and description injection detection - McpCredentialRedactor: regex-based redaction of API keys, bearer tokens, connection strings, and secret assignments - McpResponseSanitizer: response scanning for prompt injection tags, imperative phrasing, credential leakage, and exfiltration URLs - McpGateway: policy enforcement pipeline with deny/allow lists, payload sanitization, rate limiting, and human approval gates Includes 46 xUnit tests covering all threat categories. Updates SDK-FEATURE-MATRIX.md to flip .NET MCP Security from — to ✅. --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: address external critic gaps (#1025) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK (#5) - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add 26 xUnit tests - Update README Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK (#6) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK Add two new modules to the agentmesh Rust crate: - rings.rs: Four-level execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/ Restricted/Sandboxed) with per-agent assignment and per-ring action permissions, ported from the Python hypervisor enforcer. - lifecycle.rs: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager (Provisioning through Decommissioned) with validated state transitions and event history, matching the lifecycle model used across other SDK languages. Both modules include comprehensive unit tests and are re-exported from the crate root. README updated with API tables and usage examples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK (#7) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK - mcp.go: MCP security scanner detecting tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions (zero-width chars, homoglyphs), and rug pulls - rings.go: Execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/Restricted/Sandboxed) with default-deny access control - lifecycle.go: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager with validated transitions - Full test coverage for all three modules - Updated README with API docs and examples Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code (#8) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(typescript): add MCP security scanner and lifecycle management to TS SDK (#947) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: update SDK feature matrix after parity pass (#950) Reflects new capabilities added in PRs #947 (TS), .NET, Rust, Go: - TypeScript: MCP security scanner + lifecycle management (was 5/14, now 7/14) - .NET: Kill switch + lifecycle management (was 8/14, now 10/14) - Rust: Execution rings + lifecycle management (was 6/14, now 8/14) - Go: MCP security + rings + lifecycle (was 4/14, now 7/14) All SDKs now have lifecycle management. Core governance (policy, identity, trust, audit) + lifecycle = 5 primitives shared across all 5 languages. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add LIMITATIONS.md - honest design boundaries and layered defense (#953) Addresses valid external critique of AGT's architectural blind spots: 1. Action vs Intent: AGT governs individual actions, not reasoning or action sequences. Documents the compound-action gap explicitly and recommends content policies + model safety layers. 2. Audit logs record attempts, not outcomes: Documents that post-action state verification is the user's responsibility today, with hooks planned. 3. Performance honesty: README now notes that <0.1ms is policy-eval only; distributed mesh adds 5-50ms. Full breakdown in LIMITATIONS.md. 4. Complexity spectrum: Documents the minimal path (just PolicyEvaluator, no mesh/crypto) vs full enterprise stack. 5. Vendor independence: Documents zero cloud dependencies in core, standard formats for all state, migration path. 6. Recommended layered defense architecture diagram showing AGT as one layer alongside model safety, application logic, and infrastructure. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): rewrite OpenClaw sidecar deployment with working K8s manifests (#954) Closes #952 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: reversibility checker, trust calibration guide, escalation tests (#955) ReversibilityChecker with 4 levels and compensation plans. Trust score calibration guide with weights, decay, thresholds. 19 tests. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: AGT Lite — zero-config governance in 3 lines + fix broken quickstart (#956) agent_os.lite: govern() factory, sub-ms enforcement, 16 tests. Fixed quickstart that called nonexistent add_rules(). Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: bump all runtime versions to 3.1.0 and fix CI lint/test failures (#957) - Bump __version__ in 29 Python __init__.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump version= in 6 setup.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump meter version strings in _mcp_metrics.py - Bump 9 package.json files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump .NET csproj Version from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump Rust workspace Cargo.toml from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Create Go sdk doc.go with version marker 3.1.0 - Fix ruff W292 (missing newline at EOF) in data_classification.py - Fix CLI init regex to allow dots in agent names (test_init_special_characters) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned (#958) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging - use workspace root with -p agentmesh (#959) * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned Server (__main__.py): - Add --host/--port argparse + env var support (was hardcoded 127.0.0.1:8080) Dockerfile.sidecar: - Copy modules/ directory (was missing, causing build failure) - Use 0.0.0.0 for container binding (127.0.0.1 is wrong inside containers) - Remove phantom port 9091 (no separate metrics listener exists) openclaw-sidecar.md — full honesty rewrite: - Add status banner: transparent interception is NOT yet implemented - Document actual sidecar API endpoints (health, detect/injection, execute, metrics) - Fix Docker Compose to use Dockerfile.sidecar (was using wrong Dockerfile) - Remove GOVERNANCE_PROXY claim (OpenClaw doesn't natively read this) - Replace fictional SLO/Grafana sections with real /api/v1/metrics docs - Add Roadmap section listing what's planned vs shipped openshell.md: - Remove references to non-existent shell scripts - Fix python -m agentmesh.server to python -m agent_os.server - Add note that sidecar doesn't transparently intercept (must call API) - Replace pip install agentmesh-platform with Python skill library usage Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging — use workspace root with -p agentmesh cargo package in a workspace writes .crate files to the workspace root's target/package/, not the individual crate's directory. The pipeline was running from the crate subdirectory and couldn't find the output. Fix: change workingDirectory from packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust/agentmesh to packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust (workspace root) and add -p agentmesh to all cargo commands to target the specific crate. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs(adr): ADR 0005 — Liveness attestation extension for TrustHandshake (#948) Proposes liveness attestation as opt-in gate for TrustHandshake. Addresses ghost-agent and ungraceful-handoff gaps from #772. Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> * blog: MCP Security — Why Your AI Agent Tool Calls Need a Firewall (#899) Co-authored-by: aymenhmaidiwastaken <[email protected]> * feat: add LotL prevention policy for security measures (#949) YAML policy template for Living-off-the-Land detection and prevention. * feat(examples): add ATR community security rules for PolicyEvaluator (#908) 15 curated ATR detection rules + sync script. Closes #901. * fix(docs): correct npm package name and stale version refs across 21 files (#960) - Fix @agentmesh/sdk → @microsoft/agentmesh-sdk in 13 markdown files (README, QUICKSTART, tutorials, SDK docs, i18n, changelog) - Fix broken demo path in agent-os README (agent-os/demo.py → demo/maf_governance_demo.py) - Remove stale v1.0.0 labels from extension status table - Bump AGT Version refs 3.0.2 → 3.1.0 in case study templates and ATF conformance assessment Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use ESRP Release for NuGet signing (#961) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing (#962) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag (#963) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use EsrpCodeSigning + dotnet push for NuGet (#965) EsrpRelease@11 does not support NuGet as a contenttype — it's for PyPI/npm/Maven/crates.io package distribution. NuGet packages must be signed with EsrpCodeSigning@5 first, then pushed with dotnet nuget push. New flow: 1. EsrpCodeSigning@5 with NuGetSign + NuGetVerify operations (CP-401405) 2. dotnet nuget push with the signed .nupkg to nuget.org This matches the standard Microsoft NuGet ESRP signing pattern used by azure-sdk, dotnet runtime, and other Microsoft OSS projects. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(security): upgrade axios to 1.15.0 - CVE-2026-40175, CVE-2025-62718 (#966) Critical S360 action items for SFI-ES5.2 1ES Open Source Vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-40175 (CVSS 9.9): Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain — prototype pollution gadget enables CRLF injection in HTTP headers, bypassing AWS IMDSv2 session tokens. CVE-2025-62718: NO_PROXY Bypass via Hostname Normalization — trailing dots and IPv6 literals skip NO_PROXY matching, enabling SSRF through attacker-controlled proxy. Upgraded in 3 packages: - extensions/copilot: 1.14.0 → 1.15.0 - extensions/cursor: 1.13.5 → 1.15.0 - agent-os-vscode: 1.13.6 → 1.15.0 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): resolve ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID cyclical reference (#967) The ADO variable ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID had a cyclical self-reference, preventing ESRP authentication across ALL publishing stages (PyPI, npm, NuGet, crates.io). Fix: Define MICROSOFT_TENANT_ID as a pipeline-level variable with the well-known Microsoft corporate tenant ID (72f988bf-..., same default used by ESRP Release action.yml). This is a public value, not a secret. Also: NuGet publishing requires Microsoft as co-owner of the package on NuGet.org. See https://aka.ms/Microsoft-NuGet-Compliance Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code - Update SOC2 mapping to reflect CredentialRedactor now redacts credential-like secrets before audit persistence (API keys, tokens, JWTs, connection strings, etc.). Remaining gap: non-credential PII (email, phone, addresses) not yet redacted in audit entries. - Replace 'kernel-level enforcement' with 'policy-layer enforcement' in README, OWASP compliance, and architecture overview to match the existing 'application-level governance' framing in README Security section and LIMITATIONS.md. - Qualify 10/10 OWASP coverage claim in COMPARISON.md with footnote clarifying this means mitigation components exist per risk category, not full elimination. - Update owasp-llm-top10-mapping.md LLM06 row for credential redaction. Addresses doc/code inconsistencies identified in external review. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> * fix(lint): resolve agent-mesh lint errors in eu_ai_act.py (#1028) - Remove unused variable profiling_override (F841) - Remove f-string without placeholders (F541) - Fix whitespace in docstrings (W293) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release (#1039) CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add ADOPTERS.md and make deployment guides multi-cloud (#1040) - New ADOPTERS.md following Backstage/Flatcar pattern with Production, Evaluation, and Academic tables + instructions for adding your org - Rewrite docs/deployment/README.md from Azure-only to multi-cloud: Azure (AKS, Foundry, Container Apps), AWS (ECS/Fargate), GCP (GKE), Docker Compose, self-hosted. Updated architecture diagram to show cloud-agnostic deployment patterns. - Fix broken AWS/GCP links (pointed to non-existent paths) - README now links to 'Deployment Guides' (multi-cloud) instead of 'Azure Deployment' - README Contributing section invites adopters to add their org Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: add AGT Lite — zero-config governance in 3 lines, fix broken quickstart (#1044) Addresses the #1 developer experience criticism: AGT is too complex to start. New: agent_os.lite — lightweight governance module - govern() factory: one line to create a governance gate - check(action): one line to enforce — raises GovernanceViolation or returns True - check.is_allowed(action): non-raising bool version - Allow lists, deny lists, regex patterns, content filtering, rate limiting - Built-in audit trail and stats - Sub-millisecond evaluation (0.003ms avg, 1000 evals in <100ms) - Zero dependencies beyond stdlib (re, time, datetime) - 16 tests passing Fix: govern_in_60_seconds.py quickstart - BROKEN: was calling PolicyEvaluator.add_rules() which does not exist - FIXED: now uses agent_os.lite.govern() which actually works - Verified end-to-end: script runs and produces correct output The lite module is for developers who just want basic governance without learning PolicyEvaluator, YAML, OPA/Rego, trust mesh, etc. Upgrade to the full stack when you need it. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(ci): enhance weekly security audit with 7 new scan jobs (#1051) Add comprehensive security checks based on issues found during the MSRC-111178 security audit and ongoing post-merge reviews: - Workflow security regression (MSRC-111178 pull_request_target check) - Expression injection scan (github.event.* in run: blocks) - Docker security (root containers, wildcard CORS, hardcoded passwords, 0.0.0.0 bindings) - XSS and unsafe DOM (innerHTML, eval, yaml.load, shell=True) - Action SHA pinning compliance - Version pinning (pyproject.toml upper bounds, Docker :latest tags, license field format) - Dependency confusion with --strict mode (pyproject.toml + package.json) - Retention days updated to 180 (EU AI Act Art. 26(6)) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix OpenShell integration CI — spelling, link check, policy validation (#1057) - Add OpenShell/NVIDIA terms to cspell dictionary (Landlock, seccomp, syscall, etc.) - Fix broken link: openclaw-skill -> openshell-skill in docs/integrations/openshell.md - Fix policy validation: replace starts_with (invalid) with matches + regex Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: add reversibility checker, trust calibration guide, and escalation/reversibility tests (#1061) Addresses critical review feedback: 1. Rollback/reversibility (agent_os.reversibility) - ReversibilityChecker: pre-execution assessment of action reversibility - 4 levels: fully_reversible, partially_reversible, irreversible, unknown - CompensatingAction: structured undo plans for each action type - Built-in rules for 12 common actions (write, deploy, delete, email, etc.) - block_irreversible mode for strict environments 2. Trust score calibration guide (docs/security/trust-score-calibration.md) - Score component weights (compliance 35%, task 25%, behavior 25%, identity 15%) - Decay functions with tier floors - Initial score assignments by agent origin - Threshold recommendations (conservative/moderate/permissive) - Anti-gaming measures and operational playbook 3. Tests: 19 passing (10 escalation + 9 reversibility) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: deployment runtime (Docker/AKS) and shared trust core types (#1062) agent-runtime: Evolve from thin re-export shim to deployment runtime - DockerDeployer: container deployment with security hardening (cap-drop ALL, no-new-privileges, read-only rootfs) - KubernetesDeployer: AKS pod deployment with governance sidecars (runAsNonRoot, seccompProfile, resource limits) - GovernanceConfig: policy/trust/audit config injected as env vars - DeploymentTarget protocol for extensibility (ADC, nono, etc.) - 24 tests (all subprocess calls mocked) agent-mesh: Extract shared trust types into agentmesh.trust_types - TrustScore, AgentProfile, TrustRecord, TrustTracker - Canonical implementations replacing ~800 lines of duplicated code across 6+ integration packages - 25 tests covering clamping, scoring, history, capabilities Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK (#1065) - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK (#1066) - mcp.go: MCP security scanner detecting tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions (zero-width chars, homoglyphs), and rug pulls - rings.go: Execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/Restricted/Sandboxed) with default-deny access control - lifecycle.go: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager with validated transitions - Full test coverage for all three modules - Updated README with API docs and examples Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK (#1067) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK Add two new modules to the agentmesh Rust crate: - rings.rs: Four-level execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/ Restricted/Sandboxed) with per-agent assignment and per-ring action permissions, ported from the Python hypervisor enforcer. - lifecycle.rs: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager (Provisioning through Decommissioned) with validated state transitions and event history, matching the lifecycle model used across other SDK languages. Both modules include comprehensive unit tests and are re-exported from the crate root. README updated with API tables and usage examples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: align lotl_prevention_policy.yaml with PolicyDocument schema The policy file used an incompatible schema format (id, parameter, regex_match, effect) instead of the expected PolicyDocument fields (name, condition.field, operator, action). This caused the validate-policies CI check to fail for all PRs. Changes: - id → name - condition.parameter → condition.field - operator: regex_match → operator: matches - action at rule level (shell_exec/file_read) → action: deny - effect: DENY → removed (redundant with action: deny) - Added version, name, description, disclaimer at top level Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: resolve .NET ESRP signing issues blocking NuGet publish GitHub Actions (publish.yml): - Fix broken if-guards on signing steps: env.ESRP_AAD_ID was set in step-level env (invisible to if-expressions). Replace with job-level ESRP_CONFIGURED env derived from secrets. - Add missing ESRP_CERT_IDENTIFIER to signing step env blocks. - Gate the publish step on ESRP_CONFIGURED so unsigned packages are never pushed to NuGet.org under the Microsoft.* prefix. - Make stub signing steps fail-fast (exit 1) instead of silently succeeding, preventing unsigned packages from reaching NuGet push. ADO Pipeline (esrp-publish.yml): - Add UseDotNet@2 task to Publish_NuGet stage so dotnet nuget push has a guaranteed SDK version on the Windows agent. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): fix OpenClaw sidecar demo and add limitations callout (#1163) The docker-compose example in openclaw-sidecar.md was illustrative only and did not work — it referenced a non-existent OpenClaw image and lacked healthchecks. Users were hitting this and getting confused. Changes: - Add working demo at demo/openclaw-governed/ with docker-compose.yaml that builds and runs the governance sidecar from source - Replace the inline docker-compose in the doc with a link to the demo plus a clearly-labeled reference template for custom deployments - Add prominent WARNING callout listing known limitations (no native OpenClaw integration, no published images, explicit API required) - Remove stale orphaned curl snippet after the docker-compose block - Add healthcheck to docker-compose governance-sidecar service - Fix OpenClaw image reference from ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:latest to a placeholder users must replace with their own image Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): fix OpenClaw sidecar demo and add limitations callout (#1164) The docker-compose example in openclaw-sidecar.md was illustrative only and did not work — it referenced a non-existent OpenClaw image and lacked healthchecks. Users were hitting this and getting confused. Changes: - Add working demo at demo/openclaw-governed/ with docker-compose.yaml that builds and runs the governance sidecar from source - Replace the inline docker-compose in the doc with a link to the demo plus a clearly-labeled reference template for custom deployments - Add prominent WARNING callout listing known limitations (no native OpenClaw integration, no published images, explicit API required) - Remove stale orphaned curl snippet after the docker-compose block - Add healthcheck to docker-compose governance-sidecar service - Fix OpenClaw image reference from ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:latest to a placeholder users must replace with their own image Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use PME tenant ID for ESRP cert signing The ESRP signing cert lives in the PME (Partner Managed Engineering) tenant (975f013f), not the Microsoft corporate tenant (72f988bf). Using the wrong tenant ID causes ESRP signing to fail when looking up the cert. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: Add Scaling AI Agents article to COMMUNITY.md (#857) Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> * Add runtime evidence mode to agt verify (#969) * Track agt verify evidence plan * Add runtime evidence mode to agt verify * Add runtime evidence verifier tests * Add CLI tests for agt verify evidence mode * Document evidence mode for compliance verification * Remove local implementation notes * Document agt verify evidence mode * Harden evidence path handling in verify --------- Co-authored-by: T. Smith <[email protected]> * docs: add Entra Agent ID bridge tutorial with R&R matrix and DID fix - Add Tutorial 31: Bridging AGT Identity with Microsoft Entra Agent ID - Detailed roles & responsibilities between AGT and Entra/Agent365 - Architecture diagram showing the identity bridge - Step-by-step: DID creation, Entra binding, AKS workload identity, token validation, lifecycle sync, access verification - Known gaps and limitations table - Platform independence note (AWS, GCP, Okta patterns) - Fix DID prefix in .NET MCP gateway tests (did:agentmesh → did:mesh for consistency with Python reference implementation and .NET SDK) - Update tutorials README with Enterprise Identity section Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jack Batzner <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: lawcontinue <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: ewmh <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: T. Smith <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jack Batzner <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: lawcontinue <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: ewmh <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: T. Smith <[email protected]>

…) + critic gap docs (#1170) * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace — completes cross-language MCP parity * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: update SOC2 mapping for resolved kill switch and DeltaEngine gaps - Kill switch is no longer placeholder: now implements saga handoff with handoff_success_count tracking (kill_switch.py:69-178) - DeltaEngine verify_chain() is no longer a stub: now performs SHA-256 chain verification (delta.py:67-127) - Move both from Critical/High gaps to new 'Resolved' section - Update Processing Integrity coverage (2 of 4 defects, not 3 of 4) - Update evidence table with current line ranges Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace with scanner, gateway, redactor, and sanitizer Add AgentGovernance.Mcp namespace implementing full MCP security parity with TypeScript and Rust SDKs: - McpSecurityScanner: tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions, rug pull, schema abuse, cross-server attack, and description injection detection - McpCredentialRedactor: regex-based redaction of API keys, bearer tokens, connection strings, and secret assignments - McpResponseSanitizer: response scanning for prompt injection tags, imperative phrasing, credential leakage, and exfiltration URLs - McpGateway: policy enforcement pipeline with deny/allow lists, payload sanitization, rate limiting, and human approval gates Includes 46 xUnit tests covering all threat categories. Updates SDK-FEATURE-MATRIX.md to flip .NET MCP Security from — to ✅. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add Entra Agent ID bridge tutorial (Tutorial 31) (#10) * fix(pipeline): run NuGet ESRP signing on Windows agent (#1022) The EsrpCodeSigning@5 task constructs internal paths (batchSignPolicyFile, ciPolicyFile) using Windows-style backslashes. Running on ubuntu-latest produced garbled mixed paths like '/home/vsts/work/1/s/src\myapp\'. Changes: - Add per-job pool override: PublishNuGet runs on windows-latest - Convert FolderPath and all shell commands to Windows paths - Replace bash scripts with PowerShell for the Windows agent - PyPI and npm stages remain on ubuntu-latest (unchanged) - Add comment to delete orphaned ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID ADO variable Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: reland empty-merge changes from PRs #1017 and #1020 (#1125) PRs #1017 and #1020 were squash-merged as empty commits (0 file changes). This commit re-applies the intended documentation updates. From PR #1017 (critic gaps): - LIMITATIONS.md: add sections 7 (knowledge governance gap), 8 (credential persistence gap), 9 (initialization bypass risk) - LIMITATIONS.md: add knowledge governance and enforcement infra rows to 'What AGT Is Not' table - THREAT_MODEL.md: add knowledge flow and credential persistence to residual risks, add configuration bypass vectors table, remove stale '10/10' qualifier From PR #1020 (SOC2 resolved gaps): - soc2-mapping.md: mark kill switch as resolved (saga handoff implemented in kill_switch.py:69-178) - soc2-mapping.md: mark DeltaEngine verify_chain() as resolved (SHA-256 chain verification in delta.py:67-127) - soc2-mapping.md: add Resolved section to gaps summary, update Processing Integrity to 2 of 4 defects (was 3 of 4) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace — completes cross-language MCP parity (#1021) * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 * docs: update SOC2 mapping for resolved kill switch and DeltaEngine gaps - Kill switch is no longer placeholder: now implements saga handoff with handoff_success_count tracking (kill_switch.py:69-178) - DeltaEngine verify_chain() is no longer a stub: now performs SHA-256 chain verification (delta.py:67-127) - Move both from Critical/High gaps to new 'Resolved' section - Update Processing Integrity coverage (2 of 4 defects, not 3 of 4) - Update evidence table with current line ranges * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace with scanner, gateway, redactor, and sanitizer Add AgentGovernance.Mcp namespace implementing full MCP security parity with TypeScript and Rust SDKs: - McpSecurityScanner: tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions, rug pull, schema abuse, cross-server attack, and description injection detection - McpCredentialRedactor: regex-based redaction of API keys, bearer tokens, connection strings, and secret assignments - McpResponseSanitizer: response scanning for prompt injection tags, imperative phrasing, credential leakage, and exfiltration URLs - McpGateway: policy enforcement pipeline with deny/allow lists, payload sanitization, rate limiting, and human approval gates Includes 46 xUnit tests covering all threat categories. Updates SDK-FEATURE-MATRIX.md to flip .NET MCP Security from — to ✅. --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: address external critic gaps (#1025) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK (#5) - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add 26 xUnit tests - Update README Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK (#6) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK Add two new modules to the agentmesh Rust crate: - rings.rs: Four-level execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/ Restricted/Sandboxed) with per-agent assignment and per-ring action permissions, ported from the Python hypervisor enforcer. - lifecycle.rs: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager (Provisioning through Decommissioned) with validated state transitions and event history, matching the lifecycle model used across other SDK languages. Both modules include comprehensive unit tests and are re-exported from the crate root. README updated with API tables and usage examples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK (#7) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK - mcp.go: MCP security scanner detecting tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions (zero-width chars, homoglyphs), and rug pulls - rings.go: Execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/Restricted/Sandboxed) with default-deny access control - lifecycle.go: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager with validated transitions - Full test coverage for all three modules - Updated README with API docs and examples Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code (#8) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(typescript): add MCP security scanner and lifecycle management to TS SDK (#947) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: update SDK feature matrix after parity pass (#950) Reflects new capabilities added in PRs #947 (TS), .NET, Rust, Go: - TypeScript: MCP security scanner + lifecycle management (was 5/14, now 7/14) - .NET: Kill switch + lifecycle management (was 8/14, now 10/14) - Rust: Execution rings + lifecycle management (was 6/14, now 8/14) - Go: MCP security + rings + lifecycle (was 4/14, now 7/14) All SDKs now have lifecycle management. Core governance (policy, identity, trust, audit) + lifecycle = 5 primitives shared across all 5 languages. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add LIMITATIONS.md - honest design boundaries and layered defense (#953) Addresses valid external critique of AGT's architectural blind spots: 1. Action vs Intent: AGT governs individual actions, not reasoning or action sequences. Documents the compound-action gap explicitly and recommends content policies + model safety layers. 2. Audit logs record attempts, not outcomes: Documents that post-action state verification is the user's responsibility today, with hooks planned. 3. Performance honesty: README now notes that <0.1ms is policy-eval only; distributed mesh adds 5-50ms. Full breakdown in LIMITATIONS.md. 4. Complexity spectrum: Documents the minimal path (just PolicyEvaluator, no mesh/crypto) vs full enterprise stack. 5. Vendor independence: Documents zero cloud dependencies in core, standard formats for all state, migration path. 6. Recommended layered defense architecture diagram showing AGT as one layer alongside model safety, application logic, and infrastructure. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): rewrite OpenClaw sidecar deployment with working K8s manifests (#954) Closes #952 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: reversibility checker, trust calibration guide, escalation tests (#955) ReversibilityChecker with 4 levels and compensation plans. Trust score calibration guide with weights, decay, thresholds. 19 tests. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: AGT Lite — zero-config governance in 3 lines + fix broken quickstart (#956) agent_os.lite: govern() factory, sub-ms enforcement, 16 tests. Fixed quickstart that called nonexistent add_rules(). Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: bump all runtime versions to 3.1.0 and fix CI lint/test failures (#957) - Bump __version__ in 29 Python __init__.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump version= in 6 setup.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump meter version strings in _mcp_metrics.py - Bump 9 package.json files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump .NET csproj Version from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump Rust workspace Cargo.toml from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Create Go sdk doc.go with version marker 3.1.0 - Fix ruff W292 (missing newline at EOF) in data_classification.py - Fix CLI init regex to allow dots in agent names (test_init_special_characters) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned (#958) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging - use workspace root with -p agentmesh (#959) * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned Server (__main__.py): - Add --host/--port argparse + env var support (was hardcoded 127.0.0.1:8080) Dockerfile.sidecar: - Copy modules/ directory (was missing, causing build failure) - Use 0.0.0.0 for container binding (127.0.0.1 is wrong inside containers) - Remove phantom port 9091 (no separate metrics listener exists) openclaw-sidecar.md — full honesty rewrite: - Add status banner: transparent interception is NOT yet implemented - Document actual sidecar API endpoints (health, detect/injection, execute, metrics) - Fix Docker Compose to use Dockerfile.sidecar (was using wrong Dockerfile) - Remove GOVERNANCE_PROXY claim (OpenClaw doesn't natively read this) - Replace fictional SLO/Grafana sections with real /api/v1/metrics docs - Add Roadmap section listing what's planned vs shipped openshell.md: - Remove references to non-existent shell scripts - Fix python -m agentmesh.server to python -m agent_os.server - Add note that sidecar doesn't transparently intercept (must call API) - Replace pip install agentmesh-platform with Python skill library usage Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging — use workspace root with -p agentmesh cargo package in a workspace writes .crate files to the workspace root's target/package/, not the individual crate's directory. The pipeline was running from the crate subdirectory and couldn't find the output. Fix: change workingDirectory from packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust/agentmesh to packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust (workspace root) and add -p agentmesh to all cargo commands to target the specific crate. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs(adr): ADR 0005 — Liveness attestation extension for TrustHandshake (#948) Proposes liveness attestation as opt-in gate for TrustHandshake. Addresses ghost-agent and ungraceful-handoff gaps from #772. Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> * blog: MCP Security — Why Your AI Agent Tool Calls Need a Firewall (#899) Co-authored-by: aymenhmaidiwastaken <[email protected]> * feat: add LotL prevention policy for security measures (#949) YAML policy template for Living-off-the-Land detection and prevention. * feat(examples): add ATR community security rules for PolicyEvaluator (#908) 15 curated ATR detection rules + sync script. Closes #901. * fix(docs): correct npm package name and stale version refs across 21 files (#960) - Fix @agentmesh/sdk → @microsoft/agentmesh-sdk in 13 markdown files (README, QUICKSTART, tutorials, SDK docs, i18n, changelog) - Fix broken demo path in agent-os README (agent-os/demo.py → demo/maf_governance_demo.py) - Remove stale v1.0.0 labels from extension status table - Bump AGT Version refs 3.0.2 → 3.1.0 in case study templates and ATF conformance assessment Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use ESRP Release for NuGet signing (#961) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing (#962) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag (#963) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use EsrpCodeSigning + dotnet push for NuGet (#965) EsrpRelease@11 does not support NuGet as a contenttype — it's for PyPI/npm/Maven/crates.io package distribution. NuGet packages must be signed with EsrpCodeSigning@5 first, then pushed with dotnet nuget push. New flow: 1. EsrpCodeSigning@5 with NuGetSign + NuGetVerify operations (CP-401405) 2. dotnet nuget push with the signed .nupkg to nuget.org This matches the standard Microsoft NuGet ESRP signing pattern used by azure-sdk, dotnet runtime, and other Microsoft OSS projects. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(security): upgrade axios to 1.15.0 - CVE-2026-40175, CVE-2025-62718 (#966) Critical S360 action items for SFI-ES5.2 1ES Open Source Vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-40175 (CVSS 9.9): Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain — prototype pollution gadget enables CRLF injection in HTTP headers, bypassing AWS IMDSv2 session tokens. CVE-2025-62718: NO_PROXY Bypass via Hostname Normalization — trailing dots and IPv6 literals skip NO_PROXY matching, enabling SSRF through attacker-controlled proxy. Upgraded in 3 packages: - extensions/copilot: 1.14.0 → 1.15.0 - extensions/cursor: 1.13.5 → 1.15.0 - agent-os-vscode: 1.13.6 → 1.15.0 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): resolve ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID cyclical reference (#967) The ADO variable ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID had a cyclical self-reference, preventing ESRP authentication across ALL publishing stages (PyPI, npm, NuGet, crates.io). Fix: Define MICROSOFT_TENANT_ID as a pipeline-level variable with the well-known Microsoft corporate tenant ID (72f988bf-..., same default used by ESRP Release action.yml). This is a public value, not a secret. Also: NuGet publishing requires Microsoft as co-owner of the package on NuGet.org. See https://aka.ms/Microsoft-NuGet-Compliance Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code - Update SOC2 mapping to reflect CredentialRedactor now redacts credential-like secrets before audit persistence (API keys, tokens, JWTs, connection strings, etc.). Remaining gap: non-credential PII (email, phone, addresses) not yet redacted in audit entries. - Replace 'kernel-level enforcement' with 'policy-layer enforcement' in README, OWASP compliance, and architecture overview to match the existing 'application-level governance' framing in README Security section and LIMITATIONS.md. - Qualify 10/10 OWASP coverage claim in COMPARISON.md with footnote clarifying this means mitigation components exist per risk category, not full elimination. - Update owasp-llm-top10-mapping.md LLM06 row for credential redaction. Addresses doc/code inconsistencies identified in external review. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> * fix(lint): resolve agent-mesh lint errors in eu_ai_act.py (#1028) - Remove unused variable profiling_override (F841) - Remove f-string without placeholders (F541) - Fix whitespace in docstrings (W293) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release (#1039) CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add ADOPTERS.md and make deployment guides multi-cloud (#1040) - New ADOPTERS.md following Backstage/Flatcar pattern with Production, Evaluation, and Academic tables + instructions for adding your org - Rewrite docs/deployment/README.md from Azure-only to multi-cloud: Azure (AKS, Foundry, Container Apps), AWS (ECS/Fargate), GCP (GKE), Docker Compose, self-hosted. Updated architecture diagram to show cloud-agnostic deployment patterns. - Fix broken AWS/GCP links (pointed to non-existent paths) - README now links to 'Deployment Guides' (multi-cloud) instead of 'Azure Deployment' - README Contributing section invites adopters to add their org Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: add AGT Lite — zero-config governance in 3 lines, fix broken quickstart (#1044) Addresses the #1 developer experience criticism: AGT is too complex to start. New: agent_os.lite — lightweight governance module - govern() factory: one line to create a governance gate - check(action): one line to enforce — raises GovernanceViolation or returns True - check.is_allowed(action): non-raising bool version - Allow lists, deny lists, regex patterns, content filtering, rate limiting - Built-in audit trail and stats - Sub-millisecond evaluation (0.003ms avg, 1000 evals in <100ms) - Zero dependencies beyond stdlib (re, time, datetime) - 16 tests passing Fix: govern_in_60_seconds.py quickstart - BROKEN: was calling PolicyEvaluator.add_rules() which does not exist - FIXED: now uses agent_os.lite.govern() which actually works - Verified end-to-end: script runs and produces correct output The lite module is for developers who just want basic governance without learning PolicyEvaluator, YAML, OPA/Rego, trust mesh, etc. Upgrade to the full stack when you need it. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(ci): enhance weekly security audit with 7 new scan jobs (#1051) Add comprehensive security checks based on issues found during the MSRC-111178 security audit and ongoing post-merge reviews: - Workflow security regression (MSRC-111178 pull_request_target check) - Expression injection scan (github.event.* in run: blocks) - Docker security (root containers, wildcard CORS, hardcoded passwords, 0.0.0.0 bindings) - XSS and unsafe DOM (innerHTML, eval, yaml.load, shell=True) - Action SHA pinning compliance - Version pinning (pyproject.toml upper bounds, Docker :latest tags, license field format) - Dependency confusion with --strict mode (pyproject.toml + package.json) - Retention days updated to 180 (EU AI Act Art. 26(6)) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix OpenShell integration CI — spelling, link check, policy validation (#1057) - Add OpenShell/NVIDIA terms to cspell dictionary (Landlock, seccomp, syscall, etc.) - Fix broken link: openclaw-skill -> openshell-skill in docs/integrations/openshell.md - Fix policy validation: replace starts_with (invalid) with matches + regex Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: add reversibility checker, trust calibration guide, and escalation/reversibility tests (#1061) Addresses critical review feedback: 1. Rollback/reversibility (agent_os.reversibility) - ReversibilityChecker: pre-execution assessment of action reversibility - 4 levels: fully_reversible, partially_reversible, irreversible, unknown - CompensatingAction: structured undo plans for each action type - Built-in rules for 12 common actions (write, deploy, delete, email, etc.) - block_irreversible mode for strict environments 2. Trust score calibration guide (docs/security/trust-score-calibration.md) - Score component weights (compliance 35%, task 25%, behavior 25%, identity 15%) - Decay functions with tier floors - Initial score assignments by agent origin - Threshold recommendations (conservative/moderate/permissive) - Anti-gaming measures and operational playbook 3. Tests: 19 passing (10 escalation + 9 reversibility) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: deployment runtime (Docker/AKS) and shared trust core types (#1062) agent-runtime: Evolve from thin re-export shim to deployment runtime - DockerDeployer: container deployment with security hardening (cap-drop ALL, no-new-privileges, read-only rootfs) - KubernetesDeployer: AKS pod deployment with governance sidecars (runAsNonRoot, seccompProfile, resource limits) - GovernanceConfig: policy/trust/audit config injected as env vars - DeploymentTarget protocol for extensibility (ADC, nono, etc.) - 24 tests (all subprocess calls mocked) agent-mesh: Extract shared trust types into agentmesh.trust_types - TrustScore, AgentProfile, TrustRecord, TrustTracker - Canonical implementations replacing ~800 lines of duplicated code across 6+ integration packages - 25 tests covering clamping, scoring, history, capabilities Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK (#1065) - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK (#1066) - mcp.go: MCP security scanner detecting tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions (zero-width chars, homoglyphs), and rug pulls - rings.go: Execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/Restricted/Sandboxed) with default-deny access control - lifecycle.go: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager with validated transitions - Full test coverage for all three modules - Updated README with API docs and examples Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK (#1067) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK Add two new modules to the agentmesh Rust crate: - rings.rs: Four-level execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/ Restricted/Sandboxed) with per-agent assignment and per-ring action permissions, ported from the Python hypervisor enforcer. - lifecycle.rs: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager (Provisioning through Decommissioned) with validated state transitions and event history, matching the lifecycle model used across other SDK languages. Both modules include comprehensive unit tests and are re-exported from the crate root. README updated with API tables and usage examples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: align lotl_prevention_policy.yaml with PolicyDocument schema The policy file used an incompatible schema format (id, parameter, regex_match, effect) instead of the expected PolicyDocument fields (name, condition.field, operator, action). This caused the validate-policies CI check to fail for all PRs. Changes: - id → name - condition.parameter → condition.field - operator: regex_match → operator: matches - action at rule level (shell_exec/file_read) → action: deny - effect: DENY → removed (redundant with action: deny) - Added version, name, description, disclaimer at top level Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: resolve .NET ESRP signing issues blocking NuGet publish GitHub Actions (publish.yml): - Fix broken if-guards on signing steps: env.ESRP_AAD_ID was set in step-level env (invisible to if-expressions). Replace with job-level ESRP_CONFIGURED env derived from secrets. - Add missing ESRP_CERT_IDENTIFIER to signing step env blocks. - Gate the publish step on ESRP_CONFIGURED so unsigned packages are never pushed to NuGet.org under the Microsoft.* prefix. - Make stub signing steps fail-fast (exit 1) instead of silently succeeding, preventing unsigned packages from reaching NuGet push. ADO Pipeline (esrp-publish.yml): - Add UseDotNet@2 task to Publish_NuGet stage so dotnet nuget push has a guaranteed SDK version on the Windows agent. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): fix OpenClaw sidecar demo and add limitations callout (#1163) The docker-compose example in openclaw-sidecar.md was illustrative only and did not work — it referenced a non-existent OpenClaw image and lacked healthchecks. Users were hitting this and getting confused. Changes: - Add working demo at demo/openclaw-governed/ with docker-compose.yaml that builds and runs the governance sidecar from source - Replace the inline docker-compose in the doc with a link to the demo plus a clearly-labeled reference template for custom deployments - Add prominent WARNING callout listing known limitations (no native OpenClaw integration, no published images, explicit API required) - Remove stale orphaned curl snippet after the docker-compose block - Add healthcheck to docker-compose governance-sidecar service - Fix OpenClaw image reference from ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:latest to a placeholder users must replace with their own image Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): fix OpenClaw sidecar demo and add limitations callout (#1164) The docker-compose example in openclaw-sidecar.md was illustrative only and did not work — it referenced a non-existent OpenClaw image and lacked healthchecks. Users were hitting this and getting confused. Changes: - Add working demo at demo/openclaw-governed/ with docker-compose.yaml that builds and runs the governance sidecar from source - Replace the inline docker-compose in the doc with a link to the demo plus a clearly-labeled reference template for custom deployments - Add prominent WARNING callout listing known limitations (no native OpenClaw integration, no published images, explicit API required) - Remove stale orphaned curl snippet after the docker-compose block - Add healthcheck to docker-compose governance-sidecar service - Fix OpenClaw image reference from ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:latest to a placeholder users must replace with their own image Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use PME tenant ID for ESRP cert signing The ESRP signing cert lives in the PME (Partner Managed Engineering) tenant (975f013f), not the Microsoft corporate tenant (72f988bf). Using the wrong tenant ID causes ESRP signing to fail when looking up the cert. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: Add Scaling AI Agents article to COMMUNITY.md (#857) Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> * Add runtime evidence mode to agt verify (#969) * Track agt verify evidence plan * Add runtime evidence mode to agt verify * Add runtime evidence verifier tests * Add CLI tests for agt verify evidence mode * Document evidence mode for compliance verification * Remove local implementation notes * Document agt verify evidence mode * Harden evidence path handling in verify --------- Co-authored-by: T. Smith <[email protected]> * docs: add Entra Agent ID bridge tutorial with R&R matrix and DID fix - Add Tutorial 31: Bridging AGT Identity with Microsoft Entra Agent ID - Detailed roles & responsibilities between AGT and Entra/Agent365 - Architecture diagram showing the identity bridge - Step-by-step: DID creation, Entra binding, AKS workload identity, token validation, lifecycle sync, access verification - Known gaps and limitations table - Platform independence note (AWS, GCP, Okta patterns) - Fix DID prefix in .NET MCP gateway tests (did:agentmesh → did:mesh for consistency with Python reference implementation and .NET SDK) - Update tutorials README with Enterprise Identity section Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jack Batzner <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: lawcontinue <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: ewmh <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: T. Smith <[email protected]> * docs: address external critic gaps in limitations and threat model (#11) Add three new sections to LIMITATIONS.md addressing gaps identified in public criticism and external security analysis: - §10 Physical AI and Embodied Agent Governance: documents that AGT governs software agents not physical actuators, with mitigations - §11 Streaming Data and Real-Time Assurance: documents that AGT evaluates per-action not continuously over data streams - §12 DID Method Inconsistency Across SDKs: documents the did:mesh vs did:agentmesh split with migration plan for v4.0 Update THREAT_MODEL.md residual risks to reference all three new limitation sections. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix!: standardize DID method to did:agentmesh across all SDKs (#12) * fix!: standardize DID method to did:agentmesh across all SDKs BREAKING CHANGE: All agent DIDs now use the did:agentmesh: prefix. The legacy did:mesh: prefix used by Python and .NET has been migrated to match the did:agentmesh: convention already used by TypeScript, Rust, and Go SDKs. Changes: - Python: agent_id.py, delegation.py, entra.py, all integrations - .NET: AgentIdentity.cs, Jwk.cs, GovernanceKernel.cs, all tests - Docs: README, tutorials, identity docs, FAQ, compliance docs - Tests: all test fixtures updated across Python, .NET, TS, VSCode - Version bump: 3.1.0 → 3.2.0 (.NET, Python agent-mesh, TypeScript) Migration: replace did:mesh: with did:agentmesh: in your policies, identity registries, and agent configurations. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add Q11-Q13 to FAQ — AGT scope, Agent 365, and DLP comparison Adds three new customer Q&As: - Q11: Is AGT for Foundry agents or any agent type? (any) - Q12: Relationship between AGT and Agent 365 (different layers) - Q13: How is AGT different from DLP/communication compliance (content vs action governance) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jack Batzner <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: lawcontinue <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: ewmh <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: T. Smith <[email protected]>

…1192) * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace — completes cross-language MCP parity * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: update SOC2 mapping for resolved kill switch and DeltaEngine gaps - Kill switch is no longer placeholder: now implements saga handoff with handoff_success_count tracking (kill_switch.py:69-178) - DeltaEngine verify_chain() is no longer a stub: now performs SHA-256 chain verification (delta.py:67-127) - Move both from Critical/High gaps to new 'Resolved' section - Update Processing Integrity coverage (2 of 4 defects, not 3 of 4) - Update evidence table with current line ranges Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace with scanner, gateway, redactor, and sanitizer Add AgentGovernance.Mcp namespace implementing full MCP security parity with TypeScript and Rust SDKs: - McpSecurityScanner: tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions, rug pull, schema abuse, cross-server attack, and description injection detection - McpCredentialRedactor: regex-based redaction of API keys, bearer tokens, connection strings, and secret assignments - McpResponseSanitizer: response scanning for prompt injection tags, imperative phrasing, credential leakage, and exfiltration URLs - McpGateway: policy enforcement pipeline with deny/allow lists, payload sanitization, rate limiting, and human approval gates Includes 46 xUnit tests covering all threat categories. Updates SDK-FEATURE-MATRIX.md to flip .NET MCP Security from — to ✅. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add Entra Agent ID bridge tutorial (Tutorial 31) (#10) * fix(pipeline): run NuGet ESRP signing on Windows agent (#1022) The EsrpCodeSigning@5 task constructs internal paths (batchSignPolicyFile, ciPolicyFile) using Windows-style backslashes. Running on ubuntu-latest produced garbled mixed paths like '/home/vsts/work/1/s/src\myapp\'. Changes: - Add per-job pool override: PublishNuGet runs on windows-latest - Convert FolderPath and all shell commands to Windows paths - Replace bash scripts with PowerShell for the Windows agent - PyPI and npm stages remain on ubuntu-latest (unchanged) - Add comment to delete orphaned ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID ADO variable Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: reland empty-merge changes from PRs #1017 and #1020 (#1125) PRs #1017 and #1020 were squash-merged as empty commits (0 file changes). This commit re-applies the intended documentation updates. From PR #1017 (critic gaps): - LIMITATIONS.md: add sections 7 (knowledge governance gap), 8 (credential persistence gap), 9 (initialization bypass risk) - LIMITATIONS.md: add knowledge governance and enforcement infra rows to 'What AGT Is Not' table - THREAT_MODEL.md: add knowledge flow and credential persistence to residual risks, add configuration bypass vectors table, remove stale '10/10' qualifier From PR #1020 (SOC2 resolved gaps): - soc2-mapping.md: mark kill switch as resolved (saga handoff implemented in kill_switch.py:69-178) - soc2-mapping.md: mark DeltaEngine verify_chain() as resolved (SHA-256 chain verification in delta.py:67-127) - soc2-mapping.md: add Resolved section to gaps summary, update Processing Integrity to 2 of 4 defects (was 3 of 4) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace — completes cross-language MCP parity (#1021) * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 * docs: update SOC2 mapping for resolved kill switch and DeltaEngine gaps - Kill switch is no longer placeholder: now implements saga handoff with handoff_success_count tracking (kill_switch.py:69-178) - DeltaEngine verify_chain() is no longer a stub: now performs SHA-256 chain verification (delta.py:67-127) - Move both from Critical/High gaps to new 'Resolved' section - Update Processing Integrity coverage (2 of 4 defects, not 3 of 4) - Update evidence table with current line ranges * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace with scanner, gateway, redactor, and sanitizer Add AgentGovernance.Mcp namespace implementing full MCP security parity with TypeScript and Rust SDKs: - McpSecurityScanner: tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions, rug pull, schema abuse, cross-server attack, and description injection detection - McpCredentialRedactor: regex-based redaction of API keys, bearer tokens, connection strings, and secret assignments - McpResponseSanitizer: response scanning for prompt injection tags, imperative phrasing, credential leakage, and exfiltration URLs - McpGateway: policy enforcement pipeline with deny/allow lists, payload sanitization, rate limiting, and human approval gates Includes 46 xUnit tests covering all threat categories. Updates SDK-FEATURE-MATRIX.md to flip .NET MCP Security from — to ✅. --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: address external critic gaps (#1025) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK (#5) - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add 26 xUnit tests - Update README Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK (#6) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK Add two new modules to the agentmesh Rust crate: - rings.rs: Four-level execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/ Restricted/Sandboxed) with per-agent assignment and per-ring action permissions, ported from the Python hypervisor enforcer. - lifecycle.rs: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager (Provisioning through Decommissioned) with validated state transitions and event history, matching the lifecycle model used across other SDK languages. Both modules include comprehensive unit tests and are re-exported from the crate root. README updated with API tables and usage examples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK (#7) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK - mcp.go: MCP security scanner detecting tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions (zero-width chars, homoglyphs), and rug pulls - rings.go: Execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/Restricted/Sandboxed) with default-deny access control - lifecycle.go: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager with validated transitions - Full test coverage for all three modules - Updated README with API docs and examples Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code (#8) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(typescript): add MCP security scanner and lifecycle management to TS SDK (#947) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: update SDK feature matrix after parity pass (#950) Reflects new capabilities added in PRs #947 (TS), .NET, Rust, Go: - TypeScript: MCP security scanner + lifecycle management (was 5/14, now 7/14) - .NET: Kill switch + lifecycle management (was 8/14, now 10/14) - Rust: Execution rings + lifecycle management (was 6/14, now 8/14) - Go: MCP security + rings + lifecycle (was 4/14, now 7/14) All SDKs now have lifecycle management. Core governance (policy, identity, trust, audit) + lifecycle = 5 primitives shared across all 5 languages. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add LIMITATIONS.md - honest design boundaries and layered defense (#953) Addresses valid external critique of AGT's architectural blind spots: 1. Action vs Intent: AGT governs individual actions, not reasoning or action sequences. Documents the compound-action gap explicitly and recommends content policies + model safety layers. 2. Audit logs record attempts, not outcomes: Documents that post-action state verification is the user's responsibility today, with hooks planned. 3. Performance honesty: README now notes that <0.1ms is policy-eval only; distributed mesh adds 5-50ms. Full breakdown in LIMITATIONS.md. 4. Complexity spectrum: Documents the minimal path (just PolicyEvaluator, no mesh/crypto) vs full enterprise stack. 5. Vendor independence: Documents zero cloud dependencies in core, standard formats for all state, migration path. 6. Recommended layered defense architecture diagram showing AGT as one layer alongside model safety, application logic, and infrastructure. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): rewrite OpenClaw sidecar deployment with working K8s manifests (#954) Closes #952 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: reversibility checker, trust calibration guide, escalation tests (#955) ReversibilityChecker with 4 levels and compensation plans. Trust score calibration guide with weights, decay, thresholds. 19 tests. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: AGT Lite — zero-config governance in 3 lines + fix broken quickstart (#956) agent_os.lite: govern() factory, sub-ms enforcement, 16 tests. Fixed quickstart that called nonexistent add_rules(). Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: bump all runtime versions to 3.1.0 and fix CI lint/test failures (#957) - Bump __version__ in 29 Python __init__.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump version= in 6 setup.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump meter version strings in _mcp_metrics.py - Bump 9 package.json files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump .NET csproj Version from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump Rust workspace Cargo.toml from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Create Go sdk doc.go with version marker 3.1.0 - Fix ruff W292 (missing newline at EOF) in data_classification.py - Fix CLI init regex to allow dots in agent names (test_init_special_characters) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned (#958) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging - use workspace root with -p agentmesh (#959) * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned Server (__main__.py): - Add --host/--port argparse + env var support (was hardcoded 127.0.0.1:8080) Dockerfile.sidecar: - Copy modules/ directory (was missing, causing build failure) - Use 0.0.0.0 for container binding (127.0.0.1 is wrong inside containers) - Remove phantom port 9091 (no separate metrics listener exists) openclaw-sidecar.md — full honesty rewrite: - Add status banner: transparent interception is NOT yet implemented - Document actual sidecar API endpoints (health, detect/injection, execute, metrics) - Fix Docker Compose to use Dockerfile.sidecar (was using wrong Dockerfile) - Remove GOVERNANCE_PROXY claim (OpenClaw doesn't natively read this) - Replace fictional SLO/Grafana sections with real /api/v1/metrics docs - Add Roadmap section listing what's planned vs shipped openshell.md: - Remove references to non-existent shell scripts - Fix python -m agentmesh.server to python -m agent_os.server - Add note that sidecar doesn't transparently intercept (must call API) - Replace pip install agentmesh-platform with Python skill library usage Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging — use workspace root with -p agentmesh cargo package in a workspace writes .crate files to the workspace root's target/package/, not the individual crate's directory. The pipeline was running from the crate subdirectory and couldn't find the output. Fix: change workingDirectory from packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust/agentmesh to packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust (workspace root) and add -p agentmesh to all cargo commands to target the specific crate. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs(adr): ADR 0005 — Liveness attestation extension for TrustHandshake (#948) Proposes liveness attestation as opt-in gate for TrustHandshake. Addresses ghost-agent and ungraceful-handoff gaps from #772. Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> * blog: MCP Security — Why Your AI Agent Tool Calls Need a Firewall (#899) Co-authored-by: aymenhmaidiwastaken <[email protected]> * feat: add LotL prevention policy for security measures (#949) YAML policy template for Living-off-the-Land detection and prevention. * feat(examples): add ATR community security rules for PolicyEvaluator (#908) 15 curated ATR detection rules + sync script. Closes #901. * fix(docs): correct npm package name and stale version refs across 21 files (#960) - Fix @agentmesh/sdk → @microsoft/agentmesh-sdk in 13 markdown files (README, QUICKSTART, tutorials, SDK docs, i18n, changelog) - Fix broken demo path in agent-os README (agent-os/demo.py → demo/maf_governance_demo.py) - Remove stale v1.0.0 labels from extension status table - Bump AGT Version refs 3.0.2 → 3.1.0 in case study templates and ATF conformance assessment Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use ESRP Release for NuGet signing (#961) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing (#962) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag (#963) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use EsrpCodeSigning + dotnet push for NuGet (#965) EsrpRelease@11 does not support NuGet as a contenttype — it's for PyPI/npm/Maven/crates.io package distribution. NuGet packages must be signed with EsrpCodeSigning@5 first, then pushed with dotnet nuget push. New flow: 1. EsrpCodeSigning@5 with NuGetSign + NuGetVerify operations (CP-401405) 2. dotnet nuget push with the signed .nupkg to nuget.org This matches the standard Microsoft NuGet ESRP signing pattern used by azure-sdk, dotnet runtime, and other Microsoft OSS projects. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(security): upgrade axios to 1.15.0 - CVE-2026-40175, CVE-2025-62718 (#966) Critical S360 action items for SFI-ES5.2 1ES Open Source Vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-40175 (CVSS 9.9): Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain — prototype pollution gadget enables CRLF injection in HTTP headers, bypassing AWS IMDSv2 session tokens. CVE-2025-62718: NO_PROXY Bypass via Hostname Normalization — trailing dots and IPv6 literals skip NO_PROXY matching, enabling SSRF through attacker-controlled proxy. Upgraded in 3 packages: - extensions/copilot: 1.14.0 → 1.15.0 - extensions/cursor: 1.13.5 → 1.15.0 - agent-os-vscode: 1.13.6 → 1.15.0 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): resolve ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID cyclical reference (#967) The ADO variable ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID had a cyclical self-reference, preventing ESRP authentication across ALL publishing stages (PyPI, npm, NuGet, crates.io). Fix: Define MICROSOFT_TENANT_ID as a pipeline-level variable with the well-known Microsoft corporate tenant ID (72f988bf-..., same default used by ESRP Release action.yml). This is a public value, not a secret. Also: NuGet publishing requires Microsoft as co-owner of the package on NuGet.org. See https://aka.ms/Microsoft-NuGet-Compliance Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code - Update SOC2 mapping to reflect CredentialRedactor now redacts credential-like secrets before audit persistence (API keys, tokens, JWTs, connection strings, etc.). Remaining gap: non-credential PII (email, phone, addresses) not yet redacted in audit entries. - Replace 'kernel-level enforcement' with 'policy-layer enforcement' in README, OWASP compliance, and architecture overview to match the existing 'application-level governance' framing in README Security section and LIMITATIONS.md. - Qualify 10/10 OWASP coverage claim in COMPARISON.md with footnote clarifying this means mitigation components exist per risk category, not full elimination. - Update owasp-llm-top10-mapping.md LLM06 row for credential redaction. Addresses doc/code inconsistencies identified in external review. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> * fix(lint): resolve agent-mesh lint errors in eu_ai_act.py (#1028) - Remove unused variable profiling_override (F841) - Remove f-string without placeholders (F541) - Fix whitespace in docstrings (W293) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release (#1039) CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add ADOPTERS.md and make deployment guides multi-cloud (#1040) - New ADOPTERS.md following Backstage/Flatcar pattern with Production, Evaluation, and Academic tables + instructions for adding your org - Rewrite docs/deployment/README.md from Azure-only to multi-cloud: Azure (AKS, Foundry, Container Apps), AWS (ECS/Fargate), GCP (GKE), Docker Compose, self-hosted. Updated architecture diagram to show cloud-agnostic deployment patterns. - Fix broken AWS/GCP links (pointed to non-existent paths) - README now links to 'Deployment Guides' (multi-cloud) instead of 'Azure Deployment' - README Contributing section invites adopters to add their org Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: add AGT Lite — zero-config governance in 3 lines, fix broken quickstart (#1044) Addresses the #1 developer experience criticism: AGT is too complex to start. New: agent_os.lite — lightweight governance module - govern() factory: one line to create a governance gate - check(action): one line to enforce — raises GovernanceViolation or returns True - check.is_allowed(action): non-raising bool version - Allow lists, deny lists, regex patterns, content filtering, rate limiting - Built-in audit trail and stats - Sub-millisecond evaluation (0.003ms avg, 1000 evals in <100ms) - Zero dependencies beyond stdlib (re, time, datetime) - 16 tests passing Fix: govern_in_60_seconds.py quickstart - BROKEN: was calling PolicyEvaluator.add_rules() which does not exist - FIXED: now uses agent_os.lite.govern() which actually works - Verified end-to-end: script runs and produces correct output The lite module is for developers who just want basic governance without learning PolicyEvaluator, YAML, OPA/Rego, trust mesh, etc. Upgrade to the full stack when you need it. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(ci): enhance weekly security audit with 7 new scan jobs (#1051) Add comprehensive security checks based on issues found during the MSRC-111178 security audit and ongoing post-merge reviews: - Workflow security regression (MSRC-111178 pull_request_target check) - Expression injection scan (github.event.* in run: blocks) - Docker security (root containers, wildcard CORS, hardcoded passwords, 0.0.0.0 bindings) - XSS and unsafe DOM (innerHTML, eval, yaml.load, shell=True) - Action SHA pinning compliance - Version pinning (pyproject.toml upper bounds, Docker :latest tags, license field format) - Dependency confusion with --strict mode (pyproject.toml + package.json) - Retention days updated to 180 (EU AI Act Art. 26(6)) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix OpenShell integration CI — spelling, link check, policy validation (#1057) - Add OpenShell/NVIDIA terms to cspell dictionary (Landlock, seccomp, syscall, etc.) - Fix broken link: openclaw-skill -> openshell-skill in docs/integrations/openshell.md - Fix policy validation: replace starts_with (invalid) with matches + regex Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: add reversibility checker, trust calibration guide, and escalation/reversibility tests (#1061) Addresses critical review feedback: 1. Rollback/reversibility (agent_os.reversibility) - ReversibilityChecker: pre-execution assessment of action reversibility - 4 levels: fully_reversible, partially_reversible, irreversible, unknown - CompensatingAction: structured undo plans for each action type - Built-in rules for 12 common actions (write, deploy, delete, email, etc.) - block_irreversible mode for strict environments 2. Trust score calibration guide (docs/security/trust-score-calibration.md) - Score component weights (compliance 35%, task 25%, behavior 25%, identity 15%) - Decay functions with tier floors - Initial score assignments by agent origin - Threshold recommendations (conservative/moderate/permissive) - Anti-gaming measures and operational playbook 3. Tests: 19 passing (10 escalation + 9 reversibility) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: deployment runtime (Docker/AKS) and shared trust core types (#1062) agent-runtime: Evolve from thin re-export shim to deployment runtime - DockerDeployer: container deployment with security hardening (cap-drop ALL, no-new-privileges, read-only rootfs) - KubernetesDeployer: AKS pod deployment with governance sidecars (runAsNonRoot, seccompProfile, resource limits) - GovernanceConfig: policy/trust/audit config injected as env vars - DeploymentTarget protocol for extensibility (ADC, nono, etc.) - 24 tests (all subprocess calls mocked) agent-mesh: Extract shared trust types into agentmesh.trust_types - TrustScore, AgentProfile, TrustRecord, TrustTracker - Canonical implementations replacing ~800 lines of duplicated code across 6+ integration packages - 25 tests covering clamping, scoring, history, capabilities Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK (#1065) - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK (#1066) - mcp.go: MCP security scanner detecting tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions (zero-width chars, homoglyphs), and rug pulls - rings.go: Execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/Restricted/Sandboxed) with default-deny access control - lifecycle.go: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager with validated transitions - Full test coverage for all three modules - Updated README with API docs and examples Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK (#1067) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK Add two new modules to the agentmesh Rust crate: - rings.rs: Four-level execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/ Restricted/Sandboxed) with per-agent assignment and per-ring action permissions, ported from the Python hypervisor enforcer. - lifecycle.rs: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager (Provisioning through Decommissioned) with validated state transitions and event history, matching the lifecycle model used across other SDK languages. Both modules include comprehensive unit tests and are re-exported from the crate root. README updated with API tables and usage examples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: align lotl_prevention_policy.yaml with PolicyDocument schema The policy file used an incompatible schema format (id, parameter, regex_match, effect) instead of the expected PolicyDocument fields (name, condition.field, operator, action). This caused the validate-policies CI check to fail for all PRs. Changes: - id → name - condition.parameter → condition.field - operator: regex_match → operator: matches - action at rule level (shell_exec/file_read) → action: deny - effect: DENY → removed (redundant with action: deny) - Added version, name, description, disclaimer at top level Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: resolve .NET ESRP signing issues blocking NuGet publish GitHub Actions (publish.yml): - Fix broken if-guards on signing steps: env.ESRP_AAD_ID was set in step-level env (invisible to if-expressions). Replace with job-level ESRP_CONFIGURED env derived from secrets. - Add missing ESRP_CERT_IDENTIFIER to signing step env blocks. - Gate the publish step on ESRP_CONFIGURED so unsigned packages are never pushed to NuGet.org under the Microsoft.* prefix. - Make stub signing steps fail-fast (exit 1) instead of silently succeeding, preventing unsigned packages from reaching NuGet push. ADO Pipeline (esrp-publish.yml): - Add UseDotNet@2 task to Publish_NuGet stage so dotnet nuget push has a guaranteed SDK version on the Windows agent. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): fix OpenClaw sidecar demo and add limitations callout (#1163) The docker-compose example in openclaw-sidecar.md was illustrative only and did not work — it referenced a non-existent OpenClaw image and lacked healthchecks. Users were hitting this and getting confused. Changes: - Add working demo at demo/openclaw-governed/ with docker-compose.yaml that builds and runs the governance sidecar from source - Replace the inline docker-compose in the doc with a link to the demo plus a clearly-labeled reference template for custom deployments - Add prominent WARNING callout listing known limitations (no native OpenClaw integration, no published images, explicit API required) - Remove stale orphaned curl snippet after the docker-compose block - Add healthcheck to docker-compose governance-sidecar service - Fix OpenClaw image reference from ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:latest to a placeholder users must replace with their own image Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): fix OpenClaw sidecar demo and add limitations callout (#1164) The docker-compose example in openclaw-sidecar.md was illustrative only and did not work — it referenced a non-existent OpenClaw image and lacked healthchecks. Users were hitting this and getting confused. Changes: - Add working demo at demo/openclaw-governed/ with docker-compose.yaml that builds and runs the governance sidecar from source - Replace the inline docker-compose in the doc with a link to the demo plus a clearly-labeled reference template for custom deployments - Add prominent WARNING callout listing known limitations (no native OpenClaw integration, no published images, explicit API required) - Remove stale orphaned curl snippet after the docker-compose block - Add healthcheck to docker-compose governance-sidecar service - Fix OpenClaw image reference from ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:latest to a placeholder users must replace with their own image Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use PME tenant ID for ESRP cert signing The ESRP signing cert lives in the PME (Partner Managed Engineering) tenant (975f013f), not the Microsoft corporate tenant (72f988bf). Using the wrong tenant ID causes ESRP signing to fail when looking up the cert. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: Add Scaling AI Agents article to COMMUNITY.md (#857) Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> * Add runtime evidence mode to agt verify (#969) * Track agt verify evidence plan * Add runtime evidence mode to agt verify * Add runtime evidence verifier tests * Add CLI tests for agt verify evidence mode * Document evidence mode for compliance verification * Remove local implementation notes * Document agt verify evidence mode * Harden evidence path handling in verify --------- Co-authored-by: T. Smith <[email protected]> * docs: add Entra Agent ID bridge tutorial with R&R matrix and DID fix - Add Tutorial 31: Bridging AGT Identity with Microsoft Entra Agent ID - Detailed roles & responsibilities between AGT and Entra/Agent365 - Architecture diagram showing the identity bridge - Step-by-step: DID creation, Entra binding, AKS workload identity, token validation, lifecycle sync, access verification - Known gaps and limitations table - Platform independence note (AWS, GCP, Okta patterns) - Fix DID prefix in .NET MCP gateway tests (did:agentmesh → did:mesh for consistency with Python reference implementation and .NET SDK) - Update tutorials README with Enterprise Identity section Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jack Batzner <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: lawcontinue <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: ewmh <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: T. Smith <[email protected]> * docs: address external critic gaps in limitations and threat model (#11) Add three new sections to LIMITATIONS.md addressing gaps identified in public criticism and external security analysis: - §10 Physical AI and Embodied Agent Governance: documents that AGT governs software agents not physical actuators, with mitigations - §11 Streaming Data and Real-Time Assurance: documents that AGT evaluates per-action not continuously over data streams - §12 DID Method Inconsistency Across SDKs: documents the did:mesh vs did:agentmesh split with migration plan for v4.0 Update THREAT_MODEL.md residual risks to reference all three new limitation sections. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix!: standardize DID method to did:agentmesh across all SDKs (#12) * fix!: standardize DID method to did:agentmesh across all SDKs BREAKING CHANGE: All agent DIDs now use the did:agentmesh: prefix. The legacy did:mesh: prefix used by Python and .NET has been migrated to match the did:agentmesh: convention already used by TypeScript, Rust, and Go SDKs. Changes: - Python: agent_id.py, delegation.py, entra.py, all integrations - .NET: AgentIdentity.cs, Jwk.cs, GovernanceKernel.cs, all tests - Docs: README, tutorials, identity docs, FAQ, compliance docs - Tests: all test fixtures updated across Python, .NET, TS, VSCode - Version bump: 3.1.0 → 3.2.0 (.NET, Python agent-mesh, TypeScript) Migration: replace did:mesh: with did:agentmesh: in your policies, identity registries, and agent configurations. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add Q11-Q13 to FAQ — AGT scope, Agent 365, and DLP comparison Adds three new customer Q&As: - Q11: Is AGT for Foundry agents or any agent type? (any) - Q12: Relationship between AGT and Agent 365 (different layers) - Q13: How is AGT different from DLP/communication compliance (content vs action governance) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix lint errors and remove pi-mono breaking dep scan Two CI failures on main: 1. lint (agent-compliance): W293/W292 trailing whitespace and missing newlines in agt.py and verify.py — fixed. 2. dependency-scan: pi-mono-agentmesh references unregistered npm packages — removed entire pi-mono integration that was merged from draft PR #970 without proper review. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: add AgentMesh component container images and GHCR publishing Add FastAPI server entrypoints for all four AgentMesh components: - trust-engine (port 8443): Agent identity verification, IATP handshakes - policy-server (port 8444): Governance policy evaluation from YAML/JSON - audit-collector (port 8445): Merkle-chained audit logging with persistence - api-gateway (port 8446): Reverse proxy with per-agent rate limiting Infrastructure: - Single Dockerfile with COMPONENT build arg (non-root, tini, health checks) - GitHub Actions workflow for GHCR publishing (multi-arch amd64/arm64) - Helm chart updated to reference ghcr.io/microsoft/agentmesh/* images - 28 integration tests covering all server endpoints Resolves the missing container images that blocked full AgentMesh cluster deployment (images were referenced in Helm chart but never built). Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jack Batzner <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: lawcontinue <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: ewmh <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: T. Smith <[email protected]>

* feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace — completes cross-language MCP parity * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: update SOC2 mapping for resolved kill switch and DeltaEngine gaps - Kill switch is no longer placeholder: now implements saga handoff with handoff_success_count tracking (kill_switch.py:69-178) - DeltaEngine verify_chain() is no longer a stub: now performs SHA-256 chain verification (delta.py:67-127) - Move both from Critical/High gaps to new 'Resolved' section - Update Processing Integrity coverage (2 of 4 defects, not 3 of 4) - Update evidence table with current line ranges Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace with scanner, gateway, redactor, and sanitizer Add AgentGovernance.Mcp namespace implementing full MCP security parity with TypeScript and Rust SDKs: - McpSecurityScanner: tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions, rug pull, schema abuse, cross-server attack, and description injection detection - McpCredentialRedactor: regex-based redaction of API keys, bearer tokens, connection strings, and secret assignments - McpResponseSanitizer: response scanning for prompt injection tags, imperative phrasing, credential leakage, and exfiltration URLs - McpGateway: policy enforcement pipeline with deny/allow lists, payload sanitization, rate limiting, and human approval gates Includes 46 xUnit tests covering all threat categories. Updates SDK-FEATURE-MATRIX.md to flip .NET MCP Security from — to ✅. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add Entra Agent ID bridge tutorial (Tutorial 31) (#10) * fix(pipeline): run NuGet ESRP signing on Windows agent (#1022) The EsrpCodeSigning@5 task constructs internal paths (batchSignPolicyFile, ciPolicyFile) using Windows-style backslashes. Running on ubuntu-latest produced garbled mixed paths like '/home/vsts/work/1/s/src\myapp\'. Changes: - Add per-job pool override: PublishNuGet runs on windows-latest - Convert FolderPath and all shell commands to Windows paths - Replace bash scripts with PowerShell for the Windows agent - PyPI and npm stages remain on ubuntu-latest (unchanged) - Add comment to delete orphaned ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID ADO variable Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: reland empty-merge changes from PRs #1017 and #1020 (#1125) PRs #1017 and #1020 were squash-merged as empty commits (0 file changes). This commit re-applies the intended documentation updates. From PR #1017 (critic gaps): - LIMITATIONS.md: add sections 7 (knowledge governance gap), 8 (credential persistence gap), 9 (initialization bypass risk) - LIMITATIONS.md: add knowledge governance and enforcement infra rows to 'What AGT Is Not' table - THREAT_MODEL.md: add knowledge flow and credential persistence to residual risks, add configuration bypass vectors table, remove stale '10/10' qualifier From PR #1020 (SOC2 resolved gaps): - soc2-mapping.md: mark kill switch as resolved (saga handoff implemented in kill_switch.py:69-178) - soc2-mapping.md: mark DeltaEngine verify_chain() as resolved (SHA-256 chain verification in delta.py:67-127) - soc2-mapping.md: add Resolved section to gaps summary, update Processing Integrity to 2 of 4 defects (was 3 of 4) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace — completes cross-language MCP parity (#1021) * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 * docs: update SOC2 mapping for resolved kill switch and DeltaEngine gaps - Kill switch is no longer placeholder: now implements saga handoff with handoff_success_count tracking (kill_switch.py:69-178) - DeltaEngine verify_chain() is no longer a stub: now performs SHA-256 chain verification (delta.py:67-127) - Move both from Critical/High gaps to new 'Resolved' section - Update Processing Integrity coverage (2 of 4 defects, not 3 of 4) - Update evidence table with current line ranges * feat(dotnet): add MCP security namespace with scanner, gateway, redactor, and sanitizer Add AgentGovernance.Mcp namespace implementing full MCP security parity with TypeScript and Rust SDKs: - McpSecurityScanner: tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions, rug pull, schema abuse, cross-server attack, and description injection detection - McpCredentialRedactor: regex-based redaction of API keys, bearer tokens, connection strings, and secret assignments - McpResponseSanitizer: response scanning for prompt injection tags, imperative phrasing, credential leakage, and exfiltration URLs - McpGateway: policy enforcement pipeline with deny/allow lists, payload sanitization, rate limiting, and human approval gates Includes 46 xUnit tests covering all threat categories. Updates SDK-FEATURE-MATRIX.md to flip .NET MCP Security from — to ✅. --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: address external critic gaps (#1025) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK (#5) - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add 26 xUnit tests - Update README Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK (#6) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK Add two new modules to the agentmesh Rust crate: - rings.rs: Four-level execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/ Restricted/Sandboxed) with per-agent assignment and per-ring action permissions, ported from the Python hypervisor enforcer. - lifecycle.rs: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager (Provisioning through Decommissioned) with validated state transitions and event history, matching the lifecycle model used across other SDK languages. Both modules include comprehensive unit tests and are re-exported from the crate root. README updated with API tables and usage examples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK (#7) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK - mcp.go: MCP security scanner detecting tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions (zero-width chars, homoglyphs), and rug pulls - rings.go: Execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/Restricted/Sandboxed) with default-deny access control - lifecycle.go: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager with validated transitions - Full test coverage for all three modules - Updated README with API docs and examples Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code (#8) * feat(openshell): add governance skill package and runnable example (#942) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(typescript): add MCP security scanner and lifecycle management to TS SDK (#947) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: update SDK feature matrix after parity pass (#950) Reflects new capabilities added in PRs #947 (TS), .NET, Rust, Go: - TypeScript: MCP security scanner + lifecycle management (was 5/14, now 7/14) - .NET: Kill switch + lifecycle management (was 8/14, now 10/14) - Rust: Execution rings + lifecycle management (was 6/14, now 8/14) - Go: MCP security + rings + lifecycle (was 4/14, now 7/14) All SDKs now have lifecycle management. Core governance (policy, identity, trust, audit) + lifecycle = 5 primitives shared across all 5 languages. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add LIMITATIONS.md - honest design boundaries and layered defense (#953) Addresses valid external critique of AGT's architectural blind spots: 1. Action vs Intent: AGT governs individual actions, not reasoning or action sequences. Documents the compound-action gap explicitly and recommends content policies + model safety layers. 2. Audit logs record attempts, not outcomes: Documents that post-action state verification is the user's responsibility today, with hooks planned. 3. Performance honesty: README now notes that <0.1ms is policy-eval only; distributed mesh adds 5-50ms. Full breakdown in LIMITATIONS.md. 4. Complexity spectrum: Documents the minimal path (just PolicyEvaluator, no mesh/crypto) vs full enterprise stack. 5. Vendor independence: Documents zero cloud dependencies in core, standard formats for all state, migration path. 6. Recommended layered defense architecture diagram showing AGT as one layer alongside model safety, application logic, and infrastructure. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): rewrite OpenClaw sidecar deployment with working K8s manifests (#954) Closes #952 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: reversibility checker, trust calibration guide, escalation tests (#955) ReversibilityChecker with 4 levels and compensation plans. Trust score calibration guide with weights, decay, thresholds. 19 tests. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: AGT Lite — zero-config governance in 3 lines + fix broken quickstart (#956) agent_os.lite: govern() factory, sub-ms enforcement, 16 tests. Fixed quickstart that called nonexistent add_rules(). Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: bump all runtime versions to 3.1.0 and fix CI lint/test failures (#957) - Bump __version__ in 29 Python __init__.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump version= in 6 setup.py files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump meter version strings in _mcp_metrics.py - Bump 9 package.json files from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump .NET csproj Version from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Bump Rust workspace Cargo.toml from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 - Create Go sdk doc.go with version marker 3.1.0 - Fix ruff W292 (missing newline at EOF) in data_classification.py - Fix CLI init regex to allow dots in agent names (test_init_special_characters) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned (#958) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging - use workspace root with -p agentmesh (#959) * fix(openclaw): critical honesty pass — document what works vs what's planned Server (__main__.py): - Add --host/--port argparse + env var support (was hardcoded 127.0.0.1:8080) Dockerfile.sidecar: - Copy modules/ directory (was missing, causing build failure) - Use 0.0.0.0 for container binding (127.0.0.1 is wrong inside containers) - Remove phantom port 9091 (no separate metrics listener exists) openclaw-sidecar.md — full honesty rewrite: - Add status banner: transparent interception is NOT yet implemented - Document actual sidecar API endpoints (health, detect/injection, execute, metrics) - Fix Docker Compose to use Dockerfile.sidecar (was using wrong Dockerfile) - Remove GOVERNANCE_PROXY claim (OpenClaw doesn't natively read this) - Replace fictional SLO/Grafana sections with real /api/v1/metrics docs - Add Roadmap section listing what's planned vs shipped openshell.md: - Remove references to non-existent shell scripts - Fix python -m agentmesh.server to python -m agent_os.server - Add note that sidecar doesn't transparently intercept (must call API) - Replace pip install agentmesh-platform with Python skill library usage Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix Rust crate packaging — use workspace root with -p agentmesh cargo package in a workspace writes .crate files to the workspace root's target/package/, not the individual crate's directory. The pipeline was running from the crate subdirectory and couldn't find the output. Fix: change workingDirectory from packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust/agentmesh to packages/agent-mesh/sdks/rust (workspace root) and add -p agentmesh to all cargo commands to target the specific crate. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs(adr): ADR 0005 — Liveness attestation extension for TrustHandshake (#948) Proposes liveness attestation as opt-in gate for TrustHandshake. Addresses ghost-agent and ungraceful-handoff gaps from #772. Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> * blog: MCP Security — Why Your AI Agent Tool Calls Need a Firewall (#899) Co-authored-by: aymenhmaidiwastaken <[email protected]> * feat: add LotL prevention policy for security measures (#949) YAML policy template for Living-off-the-Land detection and prevention. * feat(examples): add ATR community security rules for PolicyEvaluator (#908) 15 curated ATR detection rules + sync script. Closes #901. * fix(docs): correct npm package name and stale version refs across 21 files (#960) - Fix @agentmesh/sdk → @microsoft/agentmesh-sdk in 13 markdown files (README, QUICKSTART, tutorials, SDK docs, i18n, changelog) - Fix broken demo path in agent-os README (agent-os/demo.py → demo/maf_governance_demo.py) - Remove stale v1.0.0 labels from extension status table - Bump AGT Version refs 3.0.2 → 3.1.0 in case study templates and ATF conformance assessment Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use ESRP Release for NuGet signing (#961) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing (#962) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag (#963) * fix(ci): add missing packages to ESRP pipeline and fix Go version tag Three gaps found during publish verification: 1. PyPI: add agentmesh-marketplace (8th package, was missing from matrix) 2. Rust: build+publish both workspace crates (agentmesh + agentmesh-mcp) - Changed from single-crate to workspace build (--workspace) - Package loop builds both .crate files - Renamed artifact from 'rust-agentmesh' to 'rust-crates' 3. Go: add 'v' prefix to version in doc.go (3.1.0 → v3.1.0) - Go module tags require semver with v prefix - Pipeline grep expects '// Version: v...' format Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): correct ESRP NuGet contenttype casing — 'NuGet' not 'Nuget' ESRP Release rejected 'Nuget' with: 'The value provided for ReleaseContentType property is invalid.' ErrorCode 2254. ESRP content types are case-sensitive. Fix: 'Nuget' -> 'NuGet'. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use EsrpCodeSigning + dotnet push for NuGet (#965) EsrpRelease@11 does not support NuGet as a contenttype — it's for PyPI/npm/Maven/crates.io package distribution. NuGet packages must be signed with EsrpCodeSigning@5 first, then pushed with dotnet nuget push. New flow: 1. EsrpCodeSigning@5 with NuGetSign + NuGetVerify operations (CP-401405) 2. dotnet nuget push with the signed .nupkg to nuget.org This matches the standard Microsoft NuGet ESRP signing pattern used by azure-sdk, dotnet runtime, and other Microsoft OSS projects. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(security): upgrade axios to 1.15.0 - CVE-2026-40175, CVE-2025-62718 (#966) Critical S360 action items for SFI-ES5.2 1ES Open Source Vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-40175 (CVSS 9.9): Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain — prototype pollution gadget enables CRLF injection in HTTP headers, bypassing AWS IMDSv2 session tokens. CVE-2025-62718: NO_PROXY Bypass via Hostname Normalization — trailing dots and IPv6 literals skip NO_PROXY matching, enabling SSRF through attacker-controlled proxy. Upgraded in 3 packages: - extensions/copilot: 1.14.0 → 1.15.0 - extensions/cursor: 1.13.5 → 1.15.0 - agent-os-vscode: 1.13.6 → 1.15.0 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): resolve ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID cyclical reference (#967) The ADO variable ESRP_DOMAIN_TENANT_ID had a cyclical self-reference, preventing ESRP authentication across ALL publishing stages (PyPI, npm, NuGet, crates.io). Fix: Define MICROSOFT_TENANT_ID as a pipeline-level variable with the well-known Microsoft corporate tenant ID (72f988bf-..., same default used by ESRP Release action.yml). This is a public value, not a secret. Also: NuGet publishing requires Microsoft as co-owner of the package on NuGet.org. See https://aka.ms/Microsoft-NuGet-Compliance Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: sync audit redaction status and framing with current code - Update SOC2 mapping to reflect CredentialRedactor now redacts credential-like secrets before audit persistence (API keys, tokens, JWTs, connection strings, etc.). Remaining gap: non-credential PII (email, phone, addresses) not yet redacted in audit entries. - Replace 'kernel-level enforcement' with 'policy-layer enforcement' in README, OWASP compliance, and architecture overview to match the existing 'application-level governance' framing in README Security section and LIMITATIONS.md. - Qualify 10/10 OWASP coverage claim in COMPARISON.md with footnote clarifying this means mitigation components exist per risk category, not full elimination. - Update owasp-llm-top10-mapping.md LLM06 row for credential redaction. Addresses doc/code inconsistencies identified in external review. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> * fix(lint): resolve agent-mesh lint errors in eu_ai_act.py (#1028) - Remove unused variable profiling_override (F841) - Remove f-string without placeholders (F541) - Fix whitespace in docstrings (W293) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): add path filters and concurrency; announce v3.1.0 release (#1039) CI optimization: - Add paths-ignore for docs to 5 code-only workflows - Add paths filter to Link Check (only run on docs changes) - Add concurrency groups to 7 heavy workflows - Docs-only PRs drop from ~14 checks to ~4 README: - Add v3.1.0 release announcement callout - Add PyPI version badge - Update tutorial count to 31 Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add ADOPTERS.md and make deployment guides multi-cloud (#1040) - New ADOPTERS.md following Backstage/Flatcar pattern with Production, Evaluation, and Academic tables + instructions for adding your org - Rewrite docs/deployment/README.md from Azure-only to multi-cloud: Azure (AKS, Foundry, Container Apps), AWS (ECS/Fargate), GCP (GKE), Docker Compose, self-hosted. Updated architecture diagram to show cloud-agnostic deployment patterns. - Fix broken AWS/GCP links (pointed to non-existent paths) - README now links to 'Deployment Guides' (multi-cloud) instead of 'Azure Deployment' - README Contributing section invites adopters to add their org Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: add AGT Lite — zero-config governance in 3 lines, fix broken quickstart (#1044) Addresses the #1 developer experience criticism: AGT is too complex to start. New: agent_os.lite — lightweight governance module - govern() factory: one line to create a governance gate - check(action): one line to enforce — raises GovernanceViolation or returns True - check.is_allowed(action): non-raising bool version - Allow lists, deny lists, regex patterns, content filtering, rate limiting - Built-in audit trail and stats - Sub-millisecond evaluation (0.003ms avg, 1000 evals in <100ms) - Zero dependencies beyond stdlib (re, time, datetime) - 16 tests passing Fix: govern_in_60_seconds.py quickstart - BROKEN: was calling PolicyEvaluator.add_rules() which does not exist - FIXED: now uses agent_os.lite.govern() which actually works - Verified end-to-end: script runs and produces correct output The lite module is for developers who just want basic governance without learning PolicyEvaluator, YAML, OPA/Rego, trust mesh, etc. Upgrade to the full stack when you need it. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(ci): enhance weekly security audit with 7 new scan jobs (#1051) Add comprehensive security checks based on issues found during the MSRC-111178 security audit and ongoing post-merge reviews: - Workflow security regression (MSRC-111178 pull_request_target check) - Expression injection scan (github.event.* in run: blocks) - Docker security (root containers, wildcard CORS, hardcoded passwords, 0.0.0.0 bindings) - XSS and unsafe DOM (innerHTML, eval, yaml.load, shell=True) - Action SHA pinning compliance - Version pinning (pyproject.toml upper bounds, Docker :latest tags, license field format) - Dependency confusion with --strict mode (pyproject.toml + package.json) - Retention days updated to 180 (EU AI Act Art. 26(6)) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): fix OpenShell integration CI — spelling, link check, policy validation (#1057) - Add OpenShell/NVIDIA terms to cspell dictionary (Landlock, seccomp, syscall, etc.) - Fix broken link: openclaw-skill -> openshell-skill in docs/integrations/openshell.md - Fix policy validation: replace starts_with (invalid) with matches + regex Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: add reversibility checker, trust calibration guide, and escalation/reversibility tests (#1061) Addresses critical review feedback: 1. Rollback/reversibility (agent_os.reversibility) - ReversibilityChecker: pre-execution assessment of action reversibility - 4 levels: fully_reversible, partially_reversible, irreversible, unknown - CompensatingAction: structured undo plans for each action type - Built-in rules for 12 common actions (write, deploy, delete, email, etc.) - block_irreversible mode for strict environments 2. Trust score calibration guide (docs/security/trust-score-calibration.md) - Score component weights (compliance 35%, task 25%, behavior 25%, identity 15%) - Decay functions with tier floors - Initial score assignments by agent origin - Threshold recommendations (conservative/moderate/permissive) - Anti-gaming measures and operational playbook 3. Tests: 19 passing (10 escalation + 9 reversibility) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat: deployment runtime (Docker/AKS) and shared trust core types (#1062) agent-runtime: Evolve from thin re-export shim to deployment runtime - DockerDeployer: container deployment with security hardening (cap-drop ALL, no-new-privileges, read-only rootfs) - KubernetesDeployer: AKS pod deployment with governance sidecars (runAsNonRoot, seccompProfile, resource limits) - GovernanceConfig: policy/trust/audit config injected as env vars - DeploymentTarget protocol for extensibility (ADC, nono, etc.) - 24 tests (all subprocess calls mocked) agent-mesh: Extract shared trust types into agentmesh.trust_types - TrustScore, AgentProfile, TrustRecord, TrustTracker - Canonical implementations replacing ~800 lines of duplicated code across 6+ integration packages - 25 tests covering clamping, scoring, history, capabilities Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK (#1065) - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(go): add MCP security, execution rings, and lifecycle management to Go SDK (#1066) - mcp.go: MCP security scanner detecting tool poisoning, typosquatting, hidden instructions (zero-width chars, homoglyphs), and rug pulls - rings.go: Execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/Restricted/Sandboxed) with default-deny access control - lifecycle.go: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager with validated transitions - Full test coverage for all three modules - Updated README with API docs and examples Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK (#1067) * feat(dotnet): add kill switch and lifecycle management to .NET SDK - Add KillSwitch with arm/disarm, event history, and subscriber notifications - Add LifecycleManager with 8-state machine and validated transitions - Add comprehensive xUnit tests for both components (26 tests) - Update .NET SDK README with usage documentation Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * feat(rust): add execution rings and lifecycle management to Rust SDK Add two new modules to the agentmesh Rust crate: - rings.rs: Four-level execution privilege ring model (Admin/Standard/ Restricted/Sandboxed) with per-agent assignment and per-ring action permissions, ported from the Python hypervisor enforcer. - lifecycle.rs: Eight-state agent lifecycle manager (Provisioning through Decommissioned) with validated state transitions and event history, matching the lifecycle model used across other SDK languages. Both modules include comprehensive unit tests and are re-exported from the crate root. README updated with API tables and usage examples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: align lotl_prevention_policy.yaml with PolicyDocument schema The policy file used an incompatible schema format (id, parameter, regex_match, effect) instead of the expected PolicyDocument fields (name, condition.field, operator, action). This caused the validate-policies CI check to fail for all PRs. Changes: - id → name - condition.parameter → condition.field - operator: regex_match → operator: matches - action at rule level (shell_exec/file_read) → action: deny - effect: DENY → removed (redundant with action: deny) - Added version, name, description, disclaimer at top level Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix: resolve .NET ESRP signing issues blocking NuGet publish GitHub Actions (publish.yml): - Fix broken if-guards on signing steps: env.ESRP_AAD_ID was set in step-level env (invisible to if-expressions). Replace with job-level ESRP_CONFIGURED env derived from secrets. - Add missing ESRP_CERT_IDENTIFIER to signing step env blocks. - Gate the publish step on ESRP_CONFIGURED so unsigned packages are never pushed to NuGet.org under the Microsoft.* prefix. - Make stub signing steps fail-fast (exit 1) instead of silently succeeding, preventing unsigned packages from reaching NuGet push. ADO Pipeline (esrp-publish.yml): - Add UseDotNet@2 task to Publish_NuGet stage so dotnet nuget push has a guaranteed SDK version on the Windows agent. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): fix OpenClaw sidecar demo and add limitations callout (#1163) The docker-compose example in openclaw-sidecar.md was illustrative only and did not work — it referenced a non-existent OpenClaw image and lacked healthchecks. Users were hitting this and getting confused. Changes: - Add working demo at demo/openclaw-governed/ with docker-compose.yaml that builds and runs the governance sidecar from source - Replace the inline docker-compose in the doc with a link to the demo plus a clearly-labeled reference template for custom deployments - Add prominent WARNING callout listing known limitations (no native OpenClaw integration, no published images, explicit API required) - Remove stale orphaned curl snippet after the docker-compose block - Add healthcheck to docker-compose governance-sidecar service - Fix OpenClaw image reference from ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:latest to a placeholder users must replace with their own image Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(docs): fix OpenClaw sidecar demo and add limitations callout (#1164) The docker-compose example in openclaw-sidecar.md was illustrative only and did not work — it referenced a non-existent OpenClaw image and lacked healthchecks. Users were hitting this and getting confused. Changes: - Add working demo at demo/openclaw-governed/ with docker-compose.yaml that builds and runs the governance sidecar from source - Replace the inline docker-compose in the doc with a link to the demo plus a clearly-labeled reference template for custom deployments - Add prominent WARNING callout listing known limitations (no native OpenClaw integration, no published images, explicit API required) - Remove stale orphaned curl snippet after the docker-compose block - Add healthcheck to docker-compose governance-sidecar service - Fix OpenClaw image reference from ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:latest to a placeholder users must replace with their own image Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(ci): use PME tenant ID for ESRP cert signing The ESRP signing cert lives in the PME (Partner Managed Engineering) tenant (975f013f), not the Microsoft corporate tenant (72f988bf). Using the wrong tenant ID causes ESRP signing to fail when looking up the cert. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: Add Scaling AI Agents article to COMMUNITY.md (#857) Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> * Add runtime evidence mode to agt verify (#969) * Track agt verify evidence plan * Add runtime evidence mode to agt verify * Add runtime evidence verifier tests * Add CLI tests for agt verify evidence mode * Document evidence mode for compliance verification * Remove local implementation notes * Document agt verify evidence mode * Harden evidence path handling in verify --------- Co-authored-by: T. Smith <[email protected]> * docs: add Entra Agent ID bridge tutorial with R&R matrix and DID fix - Add Tutorial 31: Bridging AGT Identity with Microsoft Entra Agent ID - Detailed roles & responsibilities between AGT and Entra/Agent365 - Architecture diagram showing the identity bridge - Step-by-step: DID creation, Entra binding, AKS workload identity, token validation, lifecycle sync, access verification - Known gaps and limitations table - Platform independence note (AWS, GCP, Okta patterns) - Fix DID prefix in .NET MCP gateway tests (did:agentmesh → did:mesh for consistency with Python reference implementation and .NET SDK) - Update tutorials README with Enterprise Identity section Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jack Batzner <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: lawcontinue <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: ewmh <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: T. Smith <[email protected]> * docs: address external critic gaps in limitations and threat model (#11) Add three new sections to LIMITATIONS.md addressing gaps identified in public criticism and external security analysis: - §10 Physical AI and Embodied Agent Governance: documents that AGT governs software agents not physical actuators, with mitigations - §11 Streaming Data and Real-Time Assurance: documents that AGT evaluates per-action not continuously over data streams - §12 DID Method Inconsistency Across SDKs: documents the did:mesh vs did:agentmesh split with migration plan for v4.0 Update THREAT_MODEL.md residual risks to reference all three new limitation sections. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix!: standardize DID method to did:agentmesh across all SDKs (#12) * fix!: standardize DID method to did:agentmesh across all SDKs BREAKING CHANGE: All agent DIDs now use the did:agentmesh: prefix. The legacy did:mesh: prefix used by Python and .NET has been migrated to match the did:agentmesh: convention already used by TypeScript, Rust, and Go SDKs. Changes: - Python: agent_id.py, delegation.py, entra.py, all integrations - .NET: AgentIdentity.cs, Jwk.cs, GovernanceKernel.cs, all tests - Docs: README, tutorials, identity docs, FAQ, compliance docs - Tests: all test fixtures updated across Python, .NET, TS, VSCode - Version bump: 3.1.0 → 3.2.0 (.NET, Python agent-mesh, TypeScript) Migration: replace did:mesh: with did:agentmesh: in your policies, identity registries, and agent configurations. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * docs: add Q11-Q13 to FAQ — AGT scope, Agent 365, and DLP comparison Adds three new customer Q&As: - Q11: Is AGT for Foundry agents or any agent type? (any) - Q12: Relationship between AGT and Agent 365 (different layers) - Q13: How is AGT different from DLP/communication compliance (content vs action governance) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(security): address all 14 open code scanning alerts (#13) * fix: address 6 Dependabot security vulnerabilities - python-multipart 0.0.22 → 0.0.26 (DoS via large preamble/epilogue) - pytest 8.4.1 → 9.0.3 (tmpdir handling vulnerability) - langchain-core 1.2.11 → 1.2.28 (SSRF, path traversal, f-string validation) - langchain-core >=0.2.0,<1.0 → >=1.2.28 in langchain-agentmesh pyproject.toml - tsup 8.0.0 → 8.5.1 (DOM clobbering vulnerability) - rand 0.8.5: dismissed #176 as inaccurate (vuln affects rand::rng() 0.9.x API only) Fixes Dependabot alerts: #177, #175, #166, #164, #157, #156 Dismissed: #176 (not applicable to rand 0.8.x) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * fix(security): address all 14 open code scanning alerts Scorecard HIGH: - publish-containers.yml: scope packages:write to job level (#316) Scorecard MEDIUM (pinned dependencies): - docs.yml: pin 4 GitHub Actions by SHA hash (#311-314) - docs.yml: use requirements.txt for pip install (#315) - agent-mesh Dockerfile: pin python:3.11-slim by SHA (#317,#318) - agent-os Dockerfile.sidecar: pin python:3.14-slim by SHA (#295,#296) - dashboard Dockerfile: pin python:3.12-slim by SHA (#291,#293) CodeQL: - test_time_decay.py: timedelta(days=365) -> 366 for leap safety (#289,#290) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: kevinkaylie <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aymen Hmaidi <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: harshnair75567-cloud <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adamthereal <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jack Batzner <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: lawcontinue <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: deepsearch <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: ewmh <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: T. 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