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The shared auth library at [`authlib/`](./authlib/) contains the building blocks (JWT validation, token exchange, caching, routing) with no protocol dependencies. See [`authlib/README.md`](./authlib/README.md) for package reference.

## Plugin Catalog

See [`docs/plugin-catalog.md`](./docs/plugin-catalog.md) for the full list of implemented pipeline plugins, what each does, and its configuration options.

## Architecture (Operator-Injected)

The following describes the operator-injected sidecar deployment. After cortex#411 each mode is served by its own combined image (one container per pod, with `spiffe-helper` bundled inside and gated by `SPIRE_ENABLED`). The legacy `authbridge-unified`, `authbridge-light`, `envoy-with-processor`, and standalone `client-registration` / `spiffe-helper` sidecars are gone.
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# Plugin Catalog

Catalog of AuthBridge pipeline plugins — every plugin with a Go
implementation that calls `plugins.RegisterPlugin()`. For the config
convention, session-event contract, and lifecycle interfaces plugins
implement, see [`plugin-reference.md`](./plugin-reference.md). For
writing a new plugin, see [`plugin-tutorial.md`](./plugin-tutorial.md).

"Production ready?" reflects whether the plugin is compiled into the
default build of `cmd/authbridge-proxy` / `cmd/authbridge-envoy` (opt-out
via `-tags exclude_plugin_<name>`) versus opt-in (`-tags
include_plugin_<name>`) or requiring a separate binary. It is a build-tag
signal, not a claim about test coverage or operational maturity.
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I wonder if we should just change this to something like "Default build?" instead of caveating the definition of "production ready"

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Users shouldn't care how we build. I will to change all the "Yes" to "Unknown".

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sorry I've become more confused by the update here. If users shouldn't care how we build, is a build-tag column helpful for the catalog?

My read as a user would be: can I expect a plugin to be included by default when I try this component out? I would then expect this answer to be binary yes/no. "unknown" leads to more questions, as in "why would inclusion be unknown?" By the description I assumed it would be one of "default build" or "opt-in", where "separate binary" can always be a separate mechanism?

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The column name is "production ready?", which I had intended to mean "good enough -- as good as the released features of Rossoctl." I was hoping by labelling plugins as having "unknown" status it would inspire the plugin authors to object, and create PRs saying they are ready. My feeling was that only the plugins that Rossoctl has been including by default have been tested sufficiently.

For the rest of Rossoctl, we are required to put any new experimental features under a "feature flag". This repo doesn't have feature flags.

I will follow the style of https://www.rossoctl.dev/ and use the values "Ready", "Alpha", "Beta", and "Coming Soon".

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this categorization makes more sense to me in the traditional production readiness sense, and we can probably update the definition here to reflect that


## Plugins

"Direction" is inbound (caller → this agent) or outbound (this agent →
callee); "both" means the plugin evaluates on both pipelines. "Default
config?" marks whether the plugin is enabled in Rossoctl's default
AuthBridge pipeline YAML, not whether it is compiled into the binary
(see "Production ready?" above for that).

| Name | Description | Production ready? | Direction | Default config? |
|------|-------------|--------------------|-----------|------------------|
| [`a2a-parser`](#a2a-parser) | Parses A2A messages into `pctx.Extensions.A2A` for downstream plugins. | Beta | Inbound | No |
| [`context-guru`](#context-guru) | Compacts the outbound LLM request context before forwarding. | Coming Soon | Outbound | No |
| [`cpex`](#cpex) | APL DSL + named CPEX plugins (Cedar, PII, audit, …) over a single chain step. | Coming Soon | Outbound | No |
| [`ibac`](#ibac) | LLM-judge intent-based access control for outbound tool calls. | Alpha | Outbound | No |
| [`inference-parser`](#inference-parser) | Parses LLM completions into `pctx.Extensions.Inference`. | Alpha | Outbound | No |
| [`jwt-validation`](#jwt-validation) | Inbound JWT validation (signature, issuer, audience) against JWKS. | Ready | Inbound | YES |
| [`litellm-budget-track`](#litellm-budget-track) | Tracks `x-litellm-response-cost` and enforces a daily budget limit. | Alpha | Inbound | No |
| [`mcp-parser`](#mcp-parser) | Parses MCP tool calls/results into `pctx.Extensions.MCP`. | Beta | Outbound | No |
| [`opa`](#opa) | OPA policy enforcement for inbound and outbound requests. | Alpha | Both | No |
| [`sparc`](#sparc) | Pre-tool reflection: blocks ungrounded/hallucinated tool calls. | Alpha | Outbound | No |
| [`static-inject`](#static-inject) | Swaps a placeholder credential for a real static credential on outbound requests. | Alpha | Outbound | No |
| [`token-broker`](#token-broker) | Exchanges incoming tokens against a configured IdP via a broker service. | Alpha | Outbound | No |
| [`token-budget`](#token-budget) | Enforces per-session token, call, and duration budgets via Redis. | Coming Soon | Outbound | No |
| [`token-exchange`](#token-exchange) | RFC 8693 outbound token exchange per route. | Ready | Outbound | YES |

## `a2a-parser`

Parses A2A JSON-RPC 2.0 request bodies into `pctx.Extensions.A2A`
(method, session ID, message parts, role) for downstream guardrails.

No configuration — registered as a bare plugin name, no `config:` block.

## `context-guru`

Compacts an agent's outbound LLM request context before forwarding,
using the embedded context-guru engine. `OnResponse` is currently a
pass-through; model-driven expand/restore is a later integration.
Opt-in at build time (`-tags include_plugin_contextguru`) because its
engine pulls a large transitive dependency set.

- `paths` (`[]string`) — inference request paths to compact. Default: `/v1/chat/completions`, `/v1/completions`, `/v1/messages`.
- `model` (object) — optional "cheap" LLM endpoint for model-backed components (summarize, extract:code); omitted means those degrade to deterministic/no-op.
- `base_url` — OpenAI-compatible endpoint base.
- `model` — model name to call.
- `api_key` — optional bearer token.
- `max_tokens` — completion cap, default 4096.
- `timeout_ms` — per-call timeout, default 150000.
- `engine` (object) — native context-guru config (preset / pipeline / per-component / store), passed through verbatim. Default: `preset: balanced`.

## `cpex`

Bridges AuthBridge hooks to the CPEX framework: an APL DSL plus named
CPEX policy plugins (Cedar, PII, audit, …). Requires the separate
`authbridge-cpex` binary (`-tags cpex`, `CGO_ENABLED=1`, links a pinned
`libcpex_ffi.a`).

- `hooks.on_request` / `hooks.on_response` (`[]string`) — CPEX hook names to fire on each phase, in order.
- `config` (string) — inline CPEX runtime YAML (`plugins:`/`global:`/`plugin_settings:`); mutually exclusive with `config_file`.
- `config_file` (string) — path to a file with the CPEX runtime YAML; mutually exclusive with `config`.
- `fail_open` (bool) — allow traffic through if CPEX itself errors/panics. A CPEX policy *deny* is always honored regardless. Default `false`.
- `worker_threads` (int) — size of CPEX's tokio worker pool; `0` = automatic.
- `bypass_hosts` / `bypass_paths` (`[]string`) — globs skipped entirely (outbound only for hosts); default to Keycloak/SPIRE/observability infra.

## `ibac`

LLM-judge intent-based access control: judges outbound tool calls
against recorded inbound user intent.

- `judge_endpoint` (string) — base URL of the LLM-judge service (`{endpoint}/v1/chat/completions`).
- `judge_model` (string) — model name passed to the judge.
- `judge_bearer` (string) — optional bearer token; empty for unauthenticated local LLMs.
- `system_prompt` (string) — override the built-in judge system prompt.
- `timeout_ms` (int) — per-call timeout; values below 100 rejected. Default 5000.
- `judge_max_tokens` (int) — cap on judge reply length. Default 1024.
- `judge_json_mode` (`*bool`) — force `response_format: json_object`. Default `true`.
- `judge_inference` (bool) — also judge outbound LLM-reasoning traffic (high cost). Default `false`.
- `agent_llm_host` (string) — the agent's own LLM host; auto-added to `bypass_hosts`.
- `bypass_hosts` / `bypass_paths` (`[]string`) — globs skipped without judging.
- `no_intent_policy` (string) — behavior when an action has no recorded intent: `allow` (default) or `deny`.
- `unclassified_policy` (string) — behavior when no parser claimed the request: `passthrough` (default) or `judge`.

## `inference-parser`

Parses outbound OpenAI-compatible LLM inference requests/responses into
`pctx.Extensions.Inference` for downstream policy plugins.

No configuration — no config struct, does not implement `Configurable`.

## `jwt-validation`

Validates inbound JWTs: signature via JWKS, issuer, and audience.

- `issuer` (string) — expected `iss` claim; required.
- `jwks_url` (string) — JWKS endpoint; derived from Keycloak URL/realm or issuer when omitted.
- `keycloak_url` / `keycloak_realm` (string) — used to derive `jwks_url` when omitted.
- `audience` (string) — expected `aud` claim; one of `audience` / `audience_file` / `audience_mode=per-host` required.
- `audience_file` (string) — file to read expected audience from. Default `/shared/client-id.txt`.
- `audience_mode` (string) — `static` (default) or `per-host` (derived from the `Host` header via waypoint routing).
- `allowed_audiences` (`[]string`) — extra audience values accepted (OR semantics).
- `bypass_paths` (`[]string`) — path globs skipped. Default `/healthz`, `/readyz`, `/livez`, `/metrics`, `/.well-known/*`.
- `placeholder_mode` (bool) — replace the validated inbound token with an opaque placeholder before forwarding, for later outbound resolution. Default `false`.
- `placeholder_ttl` (string) — how long the real token is retained. Default `1h`.

## `litellm-budget-track`

Tracks the `x-litellm-response-cost` response header and enforces a
daily spend budget.

- `spend_file` (string) — path to the JSON spend ledger file; required.
- `max_budget` (float64) — daily budget in USD; required, must be > 0.

## `mcp-parser`

Parses MCP tool calls/results into `pctx.Extensions.MCP` for downstream
policy plugins.

- `paths` (`[]string`) — URL path globs treated as MCP endpoints (for body-less transport detection: SSE GET, session-terminate DELETE). Default `["/mcp"]`.

## `opa`

Evaluates OPA policy bundles against inbound and outbound requests.

- `bundle_url` (string) — base URL of the Rossoctl Bundle Server; required.
- `agent_id_file` (string) — path to the agent's client-ID file. Default `/shared/client-id.txt`.
- `agent_id` (string) — inline agent ID; overrides `agent_id_file` when set.
- `polling_min_delay` / `polling_max_delay` (int) — bundle polling interval bounds in seconds. Defaults 10 / 120.
- `include` (`[]string`) — optional field groups exposed in the OPA input document (e.g. `mcp.params`, `a2a.content`, `inference.messages`); default lean/empty.

## `sparc`

Pre-tool reflection: sends proposed tool calls to a SPARC reflection
service and enforces the configured policy on the result.

- `reflector_endpoint` (string) — base URL of the SPARC reflection service (`{endpoint}/reflect`); required.
- `reflector_bearer` (string) — optional bearer token.
- `enforcement` (string) — `mcp` (gate outbound MCP `tools/call`, default) or `inference` (gate/rewrite LLM completions).
- `track` (string) — reflection track: `fast_track` (default), `slow_track`, `syntax`, `spec_free`, `transformations_only`.
- `timeout_ms` (int) — per-call timeout; values below 100 rejected. Default 30000.
- `on_reject_action` (string) — `observe` (log only), `reflect` (default, return clarification), or `deny` (hard block).
- `deny_score_threshold` (float64) — escalate a reject to hard deny when the grounding score is at or below this value. `0` disables escalation.
- `fail_policy` (string) — behavior when SPARC is unreachable: `open` (default, allow + record) or `closed` (block).
- `skip_tools` / `reflect_tools` (`[]string`) — tool-name globs to exclude from, or restrict, reflection.
- `bypass_hosts` / `bypass_paths` (`[]string`) — globs skipped without reflecting; default to Keycloak/SPIRE/otel/etc.

## `static-inject`

Swaps a placeholder credential for a real static credential on
outbound requests, so the workload never holds the real secret.

- `source` (string) — `secret_dir` (read one file per key from `secret_dir`) or `mappings` (inline map; tests/dev only).
- `secret_dir` (string) — directory of per-key credential files.
- `mappings` (`map[string]string`) — inline key-to-credential map; not for real secrets.
- `key_by` (string) — `host` (default, use the outbound destination host) or `static` (always use `key`).
- `key` (string) — lookup key used when `key_by=static`.
- `placeholder` (string) — if set, the inbound bearer must exactly equal this value before injection proceeds.
- `inject_header` (string) — header to inject the credential into. Default `Authorization` (writes `Bearer <value>`); any other value writes the raw credential and drops the inbound `Authorization` header.

## `token-broker`

Exchanges incoming tokens against a configured IdP through an external
token broker service, per host-based routing rules.

- `broker_url` (string) — base URL of the token broker service; required.
- `default_policy` (string) — behavior when no route matches: `passthrough` (default) or `broker`.
- `routes.file` (string) — path to a `routes.yaml` file; merged with inline rules.
- `routes.rules` (list) — inline route entries; each has:
- `host` — glob pattern to match the target host.
- `action` — `broker` (default) or `passthrough`.
- `authorization_endpoint` / `token_endpoint` — per-route OAuth endpoint overrides sent to the broker.
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Document the mutual exclusion with token-exchange.

token-broker and token-exchange both replace the outbound Authorization header. If both plugins run on one outbound chain, plugin order determines which credential remains. State that these plugins are alternatives, not complementary plugins.

The opening note in authbridge/docs/token-broker-plugin.md states this contract.

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In `@authbridge/docs/plugin-catalog.md` around lines 172 - 183, Update the
token-broker entry in plugin-catalog.md to document that token-broker and
token-exchange are mutually exclusive alternatives, not complementary plugins,
because both replace the outbound Authorization header and chain order otherwise
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in token-broker-plugin.md.


## `token-budget`

Enforces per-session token, call-count, and duration budgets via Redis.
Opt-in at build time (`-tags include_plugin_tokenbudget`).

- `redis_url` (string) — Redis/Valkey connection URL; required.
- `max_tokens` (int64) — cumulative token ceiling per session. `0` = no limit.
- `max_calls` (int64) — max inference calls per session. `0` = no limit.
- `max_duration_seconds` (int64) — wall-clock session lifetime. `0` = no limit.
- `on_exceed` (string) — `deny` (default, block) or `observe` (log only).
- `session_ttl_seconds` (int) — Redis key TTL; should be ≥ `max_duration_seconds`. Default 7200.
- `refresh_interval` (string) — how often the local cache syncs from Redis. Default `5s`.
- `redis_unavailable` (string) — only `fail_open` (default) is implemented; `fail_closed` is rejected at Configure time.
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Note that enforcement uses a zero-I/O local cache. After a pod restart, the first request can pass while the cache is cold, before Redis refresh restores the counters.

## `token-exchange`

RFC 8693 outbound token exchange per route. Supports Keycloak, Entra
ID, Okta, and any RFC 8693-compliant IdP.

- `token_url` (string) — OAuth token endpoint; required unless derived from `provider` + `provider_url`(+`provider_realm`), or the deprecated `keycloak_url`/`keycloak_realm`.
- `provider` (string) — IdP selector for endpoint derivation and client auth: `keycloak`, `generic`.
- `provider_url` / `provider_realm` (string) — IdP base URL and realm/tenant, meaning varies by provider.
- `keycloak_url` / `keycloak_realm` (string) — deprecated aliases for `provider_url`/`provider_realm` with `provider=keycloak`.
- `default_policy` (string) — behavior when no route matches: `passthrough` (default) or `exchange` (empty-audience client-credentials) for hosts explicitly configured in `authproxy-routes`.
- `no_token_policy` (string) — behavior for outbound requests with no bearer token: `client-credentials`, `allow`, or `deny` (default).
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- `identity.type` (string) — `spiffe` (JWT-SVID assertion) or `client-secret`; required.
- `identity.client_id` / `identity.client_id_file` — OAuth client ID, inline or from file (default `/shared/client-id.txt`).
- `identity.client_secret` / `identity.client_secret_file` — client secret, inline or from file (default `/shared/client-secret.txt`).
- `identity.jwt_audience` (string) — audience claim minted on the JWT-SVID assertion; required when `type=spiffe`.
- `identity.assertion_type` (string) — client-assertion URN: `jwt-spiffe` (default) or `jwt-bearer` (Okta).
- `routes.file` (string) — path to `routes.yaml`. Default `/etc/authproxy/routes.yaml`.
- `routes.rules` (list) — inline route entries (`host`, `target_audience`, `token_scopes`, `token_url`, `action`), combined with file-loaded routes.
- `audience_from_host` (bool) — derive audience from host for unrouted requests (waypoint mode). Default `false`.
- `resolve_placeholders` (bool) — resolve an inbound placeholder-prefixed bearer to its real token before exchange; unresolvable placeholders are denied. Default `false`.
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**See also:**
- [`plugin-catalog.md`](./plugin-catalog.md) — catalog of implemented plugins.
- [`plugin-tutorial.md`](./plugin-tutorial.md) — step-by-step tutorial for writing a new plugin.
- [`framework-architecture.md`](./framework-architecture.md) — how the pipeline
composes plugins, the lifecycle, the Context / Extensions wire shape.
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