* feat(inference): add sandbox-system inference route for platform-level inference
Add a separate system-level inference route that the sandbox supervisor
can use in-process for platform functions (e.g., embedded agent harness
for policy analysis), distinct from the user-facing inference.local
endpoint. The system route is accessed via an in-process API on the
supervisor, ensuring userland code in the sandbox netns cannot reach it.
- Extend proto with route_name fields on Set/Get inference messages
- Add ResolvedRoute.name field to the router for route segregation
- Server resolves both user and sandbox-system routes in bundles
- Sandbox partitions routes into user/system caches on refresh
- Expose InferenceContext::system_inference() in-process API
- CLI --sandbox flag targets the system route on set/get/update
- Integration tests using mock:// routes for the full in-process path
Closes#207
* refactor(cli): rename --sandbox flag to --system for inference commands
The --sandbox flag could be misread as targeting a user-level sandbox
operation. Rename to --system to clearly indicate it configures the
platform-level system inference route.
* style(cli): collapse short if-else per rustfmt 1.94
---------
Co-authored-by: John Myers <johntmyers@users.noreply.github.com>
* fix(security): add SSH session token expiry, connection limits, and lifecycle cleanup
Closes#22
SSH session tokens previously had no TTL and remained valid indefinitely.
This adds configurable token expiry (default 24h), per-token (10) and
per-sandbox (20) concurrent connection limits, session cleanup on sandbox
deletion, and a background reaper for expired/revoked sessions.
* fix(security): lower per-token concurrent connection limit from 10 to 3
---------
Co-authored-by: John Myers <johntmyers@users.noreply.github.com>
* feat(sandbox): allow egress to private IP space via allowed_ips policy field
Add an allowed_ips field to NetworkEndpoint that accepts CIDR notation and
exact IPs, enabling sandboxes to reach private IP space under policy control
while maintaining SSRF protections for loopback and link-local addresses.
Three modes are supported:
- Default (no allowed_ips): all private IPs blocked (existing behavior)
- Host + allowlist: domain must resolve to an IP in allowed_ips
- Hostless allowlist (no host): any domain allowed if resolved IP matches
Co-authored-by: John Myers <johntmyers@users.noreply.github.com>
Closes#78
## What You Can Do
### Live policy updates
Update a running sandbox's network policy without recreating it:
```bash
nav sandbox policy set <sandbox> --policy new-policy.yaml --wait --timeout 60
```
The sandbox hot-reloads the policy within 30s (configurable). On failure, the previous policy stays active (last-known-good).
Idempotent — submitting the same policy twice returns the existing version:
```
✓ Policy version 3 submitted (hash: a1b2c3d4e5f6)
$ nav sandbox policy set test --policy same.yaml
· Policy unchanged (version 3, hash: a1b2c3d4e5f6)
```
### Policy history & inspection
```bash
nav sandbox policy list <sandbox> # version history with status
nav sandbox policy get <sandbox> # current policy metadata
nav sandbox policy get <sandbox> --full # print full policy as YAML
nav sandbox policy get <sandbox> --rev 2 --full # specific revision as YAML
```
### Sandbox logs
Stream logs from both the gateway and sandbox supervisor in one view:
```bash
nav sandbox logs <sandbox> # one-shot, last 2000 lines
nav sandbox logs <sandbox> --tail # live streaming
nav sandbox logs <sandbox> --source sandbox # supervisor logs only
nav sandbox logs <sandbox> --source gateway # gateway logs only
nav sandbox logs <sandbox> --level warn # warnings and errors only
nav sandbox logs <sandbox> --since 5m # last 5 minutes
nav sandbox logs <sandbox> --tail --source sandbox --level info
```
Each log line is tagged with its source and includes structured fields:
```
[1772055394.673] [sandbox] [INFO ] [navigator_sandbox::proxy] CONNECT action=allow dst_host=api.anthropic.com dst_port=443 policy=claude_code
[1772055061.005] [gateway] [INFO ] [navigator_server::grpc] GetSandboxPolicy served from policy history
```
---
## Implementation
### Proto changes
- 7 new RPCs: `UpdateSandboxPolicy`, `GetSandboxPolicyStatus`, `ListSandboxPolicies`, `ReportPolicyStatus`, `GetSandboxLogs`, `PushSandboxLogs` (client-streaming)
- `SandboxLogLine`: added `source` (gateway/sandbox), `fields` (structured key-value map)
- `WatchSandboxRequest`: added `log_since_ms`, `log_sources`, `log_min_level`
- `GetSandboxLogsRequest`: added `sources`, `min_level`
- `PolicyStatus` enum, `SandboxPolicyRevision` message
- `Sandbox.current_policy_version` field
### Server
- **Policy persistence**: New `sandbox_policies` table (SQLite + Postgres) with per-sandbox monotonic versions, status tracking, and policy hash
- **UpdateSandboxPolicy**: Validates static field immutability (filesystem/landlock/process), network mode consistency (Block↔Proxy), deterministic hash comparison for idempotent updates
- **Lazy backfill**: First `GetSandboxPolicy` call creates version 1 from `spec.policy` for existing sandboxes
- **Log broker**: `TracingLogBus::publish_external()` injects sandbox-pushed logs into the same broadcast channel + tail buffer (2000 lines). Server forces `source="sandbox"` and `sandbox_id` on all pushed logs
- **Source/level filtering**: Applied server-side in both `GetSandboxLogs` and `WatchSandbox` streams
- **Version supersession**: When a new version is loaded, all older pending+loaded versions are marked superseded
### Sandbox
- **`OpaEngine::reload_from_proto()`**: Full `from_proto()` pipeline (L7 validation, access preset expansion) with atomic engine swap. On failure, previous engine untouched (LKG)
- **Policy poll loop**: Background task polls every 30s (configurable via `NAVIGATOR_POLICY_POLL_INTERVAL_SECS`), reports status via `ReportPolicyStatus` RPC
- **`LogPushLayer`**: Tracing layer captures events at INFO+ (configurable via `NAVIGATOR_LOG_PUSH_LEVEL`), sends structured fields via `PushSandboxLogs` client-streaming RPC. Background task batches 50 lines / flushes every 500ms. Best-effort (drops on full channel, never blocks)
- **`CachedNavigatorClient`**: Persistent mTLS channel for both policy polling and log push
### Database migration
- `002_create_sandbox_policies.sql` (SQLite + Postgres)
## Tests
- **Unit**: 8 policy persistence tests (put/get/list/status/supersede/isolation)
- **Integration**: 4 test files updated with new RPC stubs
- **E2E**: `test_live_policy_update_and_logs` — full lifecycle: create → set same (unchanged) → push new → wait for load → verify connectivity → push same (unchanged) → verify history → fetch logs
## Documentation
- `architecture/sandbox.md`: Log streaming architecture, LogPushLayer, push task, server broker, source tagging, structured fields, CLI filtering, failure modes
- `architecture/security-policy.md`: Live update semantics, deterministic hashing, CLI filter flags, policy inspection
- `architecture/plans/issue-78-sandbox-log-streaming.md`: Design plan for log streaming
## Security
- Trust boundary documented: shared mTLS cert model (per-sandbox auth tracked in #80)
- Server forces `source="sandbox"` and `sandbox_id` on pushed logs (can't impersonate gateway or other sandboxes)
- Per-batch line cap (100) prevents flooding
> **🏗️ build-from-issue-agent**
Closes#79
## Summary
Replaces the gateway-proxied inference model (`ProxyInference` RPC) with sandbox-local execution. The sandbox now resolves routes from either a standalone YAML route file or a cluster bundle fetched via the new `GetSandboxInferenceBundle` RPC, then forwards requests directly to inference backends using `navigator-router`.
### Benefits of removing the gRPC hop
Moving inference execution from the gateway to the sandbox eliminates the gRPC round-trip for every inference request:
- **No payload size limits**: Direct HTTP forwarding replaces protobuf-over-gRPC serialization.
- **Streaming-ready**: Preserves connection semantics for future SSE support (e.g., `stream: true`).
- **Lower latency**: Direct sandbox → backend path instead of sandbox → gateway → backend round-trip.
- **Reduced gateway load**: Gateway only serves the control-plane bundle delivery RPC.
- **Simpler error model**: HTTP status codes flow through directly without gRPC wrapping.
## Changes Made
- **Proto**: Removed `ProxyInference` RPC. Added `GetSandboxInferenceBundle` RPC for route bundle delivery.
- **Gateway**: Replaced `proxy_inference` with `get_sandbox_inference_bundle`. Removed `Router` and `navigator-router` dependency — gateway is now control-plane only for inference.
- **Router**: Switched config file format from TOML to YAML. Added `Debug` impl that redacts API keys.
- **Sandbox**: New `InferenceContext` with local `Router` + route cache. Routes loaded from `--inference-routes` file (standalone) or cluster bundle via gRPC, with 30s background refresh. New `--inference-routes` / `NAVIGATOR_INFERENCE_ROUTES` CLI arg.
- **Dev sandbox**: Added `inference-routes.yaml` at repo root with default NVIDIA NIM route. `mise run sandbox` now mounts it automatically and supports `-e` flag to forward env vars (e.g., `mise run sandbox`).
- **Example**: Added standalone example (`examples/inference/routes.yaml`) and rewrote README to cover both standalone and cluster workflows.
- **E2E tests**: Updated existing test names/docs. Added tests for Anthropic messages protocol and multi-route policy filtering.
## Tests Added
- **Unit (21 new):** `router_error_to_http` (6 variants), `load_from_file` YAML round-trip (5), `resolve_sandbox_inference_bundle` gRPC handler (6), `build_inference_context` route loading (4)
- **E2E (2 new):** Anthropic messages protocol routing, route filtering by `allowed_routes`
- **Total:** 188 unit tests passing across 3 crates
## Documentation Updated
- `architecture/gateway.md`: Removed router, updated Inference Service
- `architecture/sandbox.md`: Updated orchestration flow, InferenceContext, route loading
- `architecture/inference-routing.md`: Complete rewrite for sandbox-local architecture
## Verification
- [x] All unit tests passing (188 across 3 crates)
- [x] Pre-commit Rust checks passing (fmt, clippy, tests)
- [x] Architecture documentation updated
- [x] E2E tests updated with new test cases
- [x] Standalone example and documentation added
- [x] Default inference-routes.yaml with env passthrough for mise run sandbox
Closes#67
## Summary
Implements transparent inference interception and routing for sandboxed AI agents. The sandbox proxy intercepts outbound AI SDK calls (OpenAI, Anthropic) and reroutes them through the gateway to policy-controlled backends — enabling organizations to redirect inference traffic to local or self-hosted models without modifying agent code.
**Decision model** — a tri-state OPA evaluation for every CONNECT request:
1. Binary + endpoint explicitly allowed in `network_policies` → **allow** (pass through)
2. Not explicitly allowed + `inference.allowed_routes` configured → **inspect for inference** (TLS intercept, detect API patterns, route through gateway)
3. Otherwise → **deny**
No endpoint declarations or binary lists needed for inference routing. Just configure `inference.allowed_routes`.
## Key Changes
### Sandbox (interception)
- **OPA policy**: New `network_action` Rego rule with three outcomes (`allow`, `inspect_for_inference`, `deny`). New `NetworkAction` enum replaces `PolicyDecision.allowed` bool for the proxy's main decision path.
- **Proxy**: New `InspectForInference` path — TLS-terminates client, parses HTTP, detects inference API patterns (`POST /v1/chat/completions`, `/v1/completions`, `/v1/messages`), strips auth headers, forwards via gRPC.
- **New module**: `l7/inference.rs` — `InferenceApiPattern`, `detect_inference_pattern()`, HTTP request/response parsing.
- **gRPC client**: New `proxy_inference()` for sandbox→gateway forwarding.
- **Sandbox init**: Creates OPA engine when inference is configured, even without `network_policies`.
### Gateway (dispatch)
- **InferenceService**: `ProxyInference` RPC loads sandbox policy, resolves allowed routes, dispatches to router. Full CRUD for inference routes.
- **Proto**: `InferenceRoute`, `InferenceRouteSpec`, `ProxyInferenceRequest/Response`, Inference gRPC service.
### Router (backend proxying)
- **New crate**: `navigator-router` with `Router`, `proxy_with_candidates()`, protocol-based route selection, backend HTTP proxying with auth header rewriting.
- **Mock support** for testing (`mock://` scheme).
### CLI
- `nav inference create/update/delete/list` commands for route management.
### Python SDK
- Updated protobuf bindings. Removed old `inference.py` client (replaced by transparent interception).
### Documentation
- New `architecture/inference-routing.md` — end-to-end system documentation.
- Updated `architecture/sandbox.md` — proxy, OPA, and source index sections.
- Updated `architecture/README.md` — new subsystem overview and diagram.
## Addendum: Chunked Transfer Compatibility
This branch now also fixes intercepted SDK requests that send chunked request bodies:
- `inspect_for_inference` now accepts `Transfer-Encoding: chunked` and decodes chunked request bodies before forwarding to the gateway
- Removed the prior `411 Length Required` response for chunked intercepted requests
- Added request/response header sanitization for framing and hop-by-hop headers (`content-length`, `transfer-encoding`, `connection`, etc.) to keep forwarded requests and returned responses valid
- Added unit tests for chunked parsing and header sanitization
Note: this improves compatibility for streaming-style SDK request patterns; true token-by-token passthrough response streaming is still a separate follow-up.
## Minimal Policy for Inference Routing
```yaml
inference:
allowed_routes:
- local
```
Any outgoing connection from a binary not explicitly allowed in `network_policies` will be intercepted and checked for inference API patterns.
## Test Plan
- [x] `cargo test --workspace` — all tests pass
- [x] `mise run pre-commit` — all checks pass
- [x] E2E: OpenAI chat completions routed through gateway
- [x] E2E: Anthropic messages routed through gateway
- [x] E2E: Python OpenAI SDK from sandbox (`examples/inference/inference.py`)
- [x] E2E test: `e2e/python/test_inference_routing.py`
Closes#44
## Summary
- Add `nav sandbox image push --dockerfile <path>` command to build and push custom container images into the cluster
- Fix sandbox Docker build failure caused by OpenClaw installer TTY access
- Fix sandbox proxy crash when network namespace is unavailable (fall back to loopback)
- Add e2e test for the full custom image build and sandbox creation flow
- Rename and rewrite BYOC architecture doc to reflect current state
## Changes
### `navigator-bootstrap`
- New `build` module (`src/build.rs`) with `build_and_push_image()` public API
- Builds via bollard `Docker::build_image()`, streams output to caller
- `.dockerignore` support with glob matching, 8 unit tests
### `navigator-cli`
- Added `SandboxImageCommands::Push` subcommand with `--dockerfile`, `--tag`, `--context`, `--build-arg` flags
- Added `test:e2e:custom-image` mise task
### `navigator-sandbox`
- Proxy now falls back to `127.0.0.1:3128` when no network namespace or explicit bind address is available, instead of erroring out
### Docker / Infra
- Sandbox Dockerfile: replaced OpenClaw native installer (`curl | bash`) with `npm install -g openclaw` to avoid `/dev/tty` failures in Docker build
### Documentation
- Renamed `architecture/sandbox-byoc.md` to `sandbox-custom-containers.md`
- Rewrote doc to describe current behavior (CLI usage, push pipeline, supervisor behavior, design decisions) instead of listing implementation changes
### Tests
- Added `e2e/bash/test_sandbox_custom_image.sh` covering image push + sandbox create with custom image
## Summary
- Add `GetSandboxProviderEnvironment` gRPC endpoint so the sandbox supervisor can fetch provider credentials at runtime instead of embedding them in the pod spec
- Sandbox supervisor (`navigator-sandbox`) fetches credentials on startup and injects them as environment variables into both entrypoint processes and SSH shell sessions via `Command::env()`
- Remove credential injection from sandbox creation-time pod spec in `navigator-server`
- Update `architecture/providers.md` to document the full runtime credential injection flow, discovery engine details, trait definitions, and end-to-end diagram
## Changes
- **proto**: Add `GetSandboxProviderEnvironment` RPC and request/response messages, add `providers` field to `SandboxSpec`
- **navigator-server**: Implement `GetSandboxProviderEnvironment` handler and `resolve_provider_environment()` with env var key validation and first-wins dedup; remove old creation-time credential injection from `sandbox/mod.rs`
- **navigator-sandbox**: Fetch provider env via gRPC on startup (`grpc_client.rs`), thread `provider_env` HashMap through to `process.rs` (entrypoint) and `ssh.rs` (shell sessions), inject via `cmd.env()`
- **navigator-cli**: Adjust sandbox create flow to set provider names in `SandboxSpec.providers`
- **e2e**: Add `test_sandbox_providers.py` end-to-end tests
- **docs**: Rewrite `architecture/providers.md` with implementation details
## Test Plan
- Unit tests for `resolve_provider_environment` in `grpc.rs`
- Integration tests updated in `provider_commands_integration.rs`, `mtls_integration.rs`, `multiplex_integration.rs`, `multiplex_tls_integration.rs`
- New e2e test suite `test_sandbox_providers.py`
## Summary
- Add `Provider` entity for managing 3p deps from a sandbox
- Add provider CRUD API/server persistence and new CLI workflows (`nav provider create/get/list/update/delete`), including `--from-existing` laptop discovery.
- Integrate providers into sandbox create flow: infer from command (`-- claude`), support repeatable `--provider <type>`, prompt before auto-create, and allow manual in-sandbox setup.
- Add a dedicated `navigator-providers` crate with per-provider modules and mockable discovery test helpers.
## Key UX Changes
- `nav sandbox create --provider gitlab -- claude`
- Missing provider prompt now asks before creating from local state.
- `nav provider list --names` for scripting/cleanup.
## Test Plan
- `mise run cluster:deploy`
- `mise run test:e2e:sandbox`
- `mise run pre-commit`
Closes#19Closes#22Closes#11
Closes#13
## Summary
- add Python sandbox execution APIs for command and callable workflows
- consolidate sandbox policy fixtures and expand e2e test coverage for policy and Python exec paths
- update CI/build config and images for sandbox e2e execution dependencies
## Test Plan
- mise run pre-commit
