agentmesh 3.4.0

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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
// Licensed under the MIT License.

//! Response scanning and sanitization before LLM consumption.

use crate::mcp::audit::{McpAuditEntry, McpAuditSink};
use crate::mcp::clock::Clock;
use crate::mcp::error::McpError;
use crate::mcp::metrics::{McpDecisionLabel, McpMetricsCollector, McpScanLabel, McpThreatLabel};
use crate::mcp::redactor::{key_hint, CredentialRedactor};
use regex::Regex;
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use serde_json::Value;
use std::sync::Arc;
use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};

/// Response-layer threat categories.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub enum McpResponseThreatType {
    PromptInjectionTag,
    ImperativePhrasing,
    CredentialLeakage,
    ExfiltrationUrl,
}

/// Individual response finding with categorical labels only.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct McpResponseFinding {
    pub threat_type: McpResponseThreatType,
    pub labels: Vec<String>,
}

/// Sanitized text output.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct McpSanitizedResponse {
    pub sanitized: String,
    pub findings: Vec<McpResponseFinding>,
    pub modified: bool,
}

/// Sanitized structured output.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct McpSanitizedValue {
    pub sanitized: Value,
    pub findings: Vec<McpResponseFinding>,
    pub modified: bool,
}

/// Scans and sanitizes MCP tool output before it reaches an LLM.
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct McpResponseScanner {
    redactor: CredentialRedactor,
    audit_sink: Arc<dyn McpAuditSink>,
    metrics: McpMetricsCollector,
    clock: Arc<dyn Clock>,
    prompt_tag_pattern: Regex,
    imperative_pattern: Regex,
    url_pattern: Regex,
}

impl McpResponseScanner {
    pub fn new(
        redactor: CredentialRedactor,
        audit_sink: Arc<dyn McpAuditSink>,
        metrics: McpMetricsCollector,
        clock: Arc<dyn Clock>,
    ) -> Result<Self, McpError> {
        Ok(Self {
            redactor,
            audit_sink,
            metrics,
            clock,
            prompt_tag_pattern: Regex::new(
                r"(?is)(<!--.*?-->|<system>.*?</system>|<assistant>.*?</assistant>)",
            )?,
            imperative_pattern: Regex::new(
                r"(?i)(ignore\s+(all\s+)?previous|you\s+must|reveal\s+(all\s+)?secrets|override\s+(the\s+)?instructions?)",
            )?,
            url_pattern: Regex::new(r#"https?://[^\s"']+"#)?,
        })
    }

    pub fn scan_text(&self, text: &str) -> Result<McpSanitizedResponse, McpError> {
        self.metrics.record_scan(McpScanLabel::Response)?;
        let result = self.inspect_text(text)?;
        let modified = result.modified;
        if modified {
            self.metrics.record_decision(McpDecisionLabel::Sanitized)?;
        }
        self.record_audit("response_scan", &result.findings)?;
        Ok(result)
    }

    pub fn scan_value(&self, value: &Value) -> Result<McpSanitizedValue, McpError> {
        self.metrics.record_scan(McpScanLabel::Response)?;
        let (sanitized, findings, modified) = self.scan_value_inner(value)?;
        if modified {
            self.metrics.record_decision(McpDecisionLabel::Sanitized)?;
        }
        self.record_audit("response_scan_structured", &findings)?;
        Ok(McpSanitizedValue {
            sanitized,
            findings,
            modified,
        })
    }

    fn scan_value_inner(
        &self,
        value: &Value,
    ) -> Result<(Value, Vec<McpResponseFinding>, bool), McpError> {
        match value {
            Value::String(text) => {
                let result = self.scan_text(text)?;
                Ok((
                    Value::String(result.sanitized),
                    result.findings,
                    result.modified,
                ))
            }
            Value::Array(items) => {
                let mut findings = Vec::new();
                let mut modified = false;
                let mut sanitized = Vec::with_capacity(items.len());
                for item in items {
                    let (value, item_findings, item_modified) = self.scan_value_inner(item)?;
                    sanitized.push(value);
                    findings.extend(item_findings);
                    modified |= item_modified;
                }
                Ok((Value::Array(sanitized), findings, modified))
            }
            Value::Object(map) => {
                let mut findings = Vec::new();
                let mut modified = false;
                let mut sanitized = serde_json::Map::new();
                for (key, value) in map {
                    let McpSanitizedResponse {
                        sanitized: sanitized_key,
                        findings: mut combined_findings,
                        modified: key_modified,
                    } = self.inspect_text(key)?;
                    let (sanitized_value, item_findings, item_modified) =
                        self.scan_value_inner(value)?;
                    combined_findings.extend(item_findings);
                    let mut final_value = sanitized_value;
                    if let (Some(kind), Value::String(text)) = (key_hint(key), &final_value) {
                        if text != kind.placeholder() {
                            final_value = Value::String(kind.placeholder().to_string());
                            combined_findings.push(McpResponseFinding {
                                threat_type: McpResponseThreatType::CredentialLeakage,
                                labels: vec![kind.as_str().to_string()],
                            });
                            self.metrics
                                .record_threat(McpThreatLabel::CredentialLeakage)?;
                            modified = true;
                        }
                    }
                    sanitized.insert(sanitized_key.clone(), final_value);
                    findings.extend(combined_findings);
                    modified |= item_modified || key_modified || sanitized_key != *key;
                }
                Ok((Value::Object(sanitized), findings, modified))
            }
            other => Ok((other.clone(), Vec::new(), false)),
        }
    }

    fn inspect_text(&self, text: &str) -> Result<McpSanitizedResponse, McpError> {
        let mut sanitized = text.to_string();
        let mut findings = Vec::new();
        if self.prompt_tag_pattern.is_match(&sanitized) {
            findings.push(finding(
                McpResponseThreatType::PromptInjectionTag,
                &["prompt_tag"],
            ));
            self.metrics
                .record_threat(McpThreatLabel::PromptInjectionTag)?;
            sanitized = self
                .prompt_tag_pattern
                .replace_all(&sanitized, "[REDACTED_PROMPT_TAG]")
                .into_owned();
        }
        if self.imperative_pattern.is_match(&sanitized) {
            findings.push(finding(
                McpResponseThreatType::ImperativePhrasing,
                &["imperative_phrase"],
            ));
            self.metrics
                .record_threat(McpThreatLabel::ImperativePhrasing)?;
            sanitized = self
                .imperative_pattern
                .replace_all(&sanitized, "[REDACTED_INSTRUCTION]")
                .into_owned();
        }
        let lower = sanitized.to_lowercase();
        if contains_exfiltration_context(&lower) && self.url_pattern.is_match(&sanitized) {
            findings.push(finding(
                McpResponseThreatType::ExfiltrationUrl,
                &["external_url"],
            ));
            self.metrics
                .record_threat(McpThreatLabel::ExfiltrationUrl)?;
            sanitized = self
                .url_pattern
                .replace_all(&sanitized, "[REDACTED_URL]")
                .into_owned();
        }
        let redaction = self.redactor.redact(&sanitized);
        if !redaction.detected.is_empty() {
            findings.push(McpResponseFinding {
                threat_type: McpResponseThreatType::CredentialLeakage,
                labels: redaction
                    .detected
                    .iter()
                    .map(|kind| kind.as_str().to_string())
                    .collect(),
            });
            self.metrics
                .record_threat(McpThreatLabel::CredentialLeakage)?;
            sanitized = redaction.sanitized;
        }
        Ok(McpSanitizedResponse {
            modified: sanitized != text,
            sanitized,
            findings,
        })
    }

    fn record_audit(
        &self,
        event_type: &str,
        findings: &[McpResponseFinding],
    ) -> Result<(), McpError> {
        self.audit_sink.record(McpAuditEntry {
            event_type: event_type.to_string(),
            agent_id: "mcp-response-scanner".to_string(),
            subject: "tool-output".to_string(),
            outcome: if findings.is_empty() { "clean".into() } else { "sanitized".into() },
            details: serde_json::json!({
                "finding_types": findings.iter().map(|finding| format!("{:?}", finding.threat_type)).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
                "labels": findings.iter().flat_map(|finding| finding.labels.clone()).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
            }),
            recorded_at_secs: unix_secs(self.clock.now())?,
        })
    }
}

fn finding(threat_type: McpResponseThreatType, labels: &[&str]) -> McpResponseFinding {
    McpResponseFinding {
        threat_type,
        labels: labels.iter().map(|label| label.to_string()).collect(),
    }
}

fn contains_exfiltration_context(lower: &str) -> bool {
    ["send", "upload", "post", "curl", "wget", "exfil"]
        .iter()
        .any(|term| lower.contains(term))
}

fn unix_secs(time: SystemTime) -> Result<u64, McpError> {
    Ok(time
        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
        .map_err(|_| McpError::AccessDenied {
            reason: "system clock before unix epoch".to_string(),
        })?
        .as_secs())
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use crate::mcp::audit::InMemoryAuditSink;
    use crate::mcp::clock::SystemClock;

    #[test]
    fn scan_text_redacts_prompt_tags_and_secrets() {
        let redactor = CredentialRedactor::new().unwrap();
        let scanner = McpResponseScanner::new(
            redactor.clone(),
            Arc::new(InMemoryAuditSink::new(redactor)),
            McpMetricsCollector::default(),
            Arc::new(SystemClock),
        )
        .unwrap();
        let result = scanner
            .scan_text("<!-- ignore previous --> Authorization: Bearer abcdefghijklmnop")
            .unwrap();
        assert!(result.modified);
        assert!(result.sanitized.contains("[REDACTED_PROMPT_TAG]"));
        assert!(result.sanitized.contains("[REDACTED_BEARER_TOKEN]"));
    }

    #[test]
    fn scan_value_preserves_shape() {
        let redactor = CredentialRedactor::new().unwrap();
        let scanner = McpResponseScanner::new(
            redactor.clone(),
            Arc::new(InMemoryAuditSink::new(redactor)),
            McpMetricsCollector::default(),
            Arc::new(SystemClock),
        )
        .unwrap();
        let result = scanner
            .scan_value(&serde_json::json!({"message": "send to https://evil.example"}))
            .unwrap();
        assert!(result.modified);
        assert_eq!(result.sanitized["message"], "send to [REDACTED_URL]");
    }

    #[test]
    fn scan_value_sanitizes_keys_and_keyed_secrets() {
        let redactor = CredentialRedactor::new().unwrap();
        let scanner = McpResponseScanner::new(
            redactor.clone(),
            Arc::new(InMemoryAuditSink::new(redactor)),
            McpMetricsCollector::default(),
            Arc::new(SystemClock),
        )
        .unwrap();
        let result = scanner
            .scan_value(&serde_json::json!({
                "<system>ignore previous</system>": "hello",
                "headers": {
                    "x-api-key": "abcd1234567890"
                }
            }))
            .unwrap();
        assert!(result.modified);
        assert_eq!(result.sanitized["[REDACTED_PROMPT_TAG]"], "hello");
        assert_eq!(
            result.sanitized["headers"]["x-api-key"],
            "[REDACTED_API_KEY]"
        );
    }
}