feat: ethical AVR pipeline — semantic extractor, harness factory, chain analyzer, disclosure vault, Security Research tab

SECURITY_RESEARCH_PLAYBOOK.md

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+# Rhodawk AI — Ethical Autonomous Vulnerability Research (AVR)
+## Operator & Investor Playbook v1.0
+
+> **"The next generation of security tooling does not find known CVEs.  
+> It finds the assumptions that developers got wrong — before attackers do."**
+
+---
+
+## The Problem: Why Existing Security Tools Are Obsolete Against Tier-1 Targets
+
+The global security tooling market ($20B+ and growing) is flooded with scanners that search for patterns they already know about. They find Log4Shell *after* it has been CVE-assigned. They find SQL injection via regex. They find secret keys with keyword matching.
+
+Against Tier-1 targets — Linux kernel, Kubernetes, V8, OpenSSL, gRPC — none of this works. The vulnerabilities that command $500K+ bug bounty payouts and change the course of software history are **logic flaws**. They are invisible to pattern-matching tools because they have never occurred before.
+
+The root cause of every novel critical vulnerability is a single cognitive failure: **a developer made an assumption that was true in their mental model but false at the boundary of another component's execution context.**
+
+---
+
+## The Solution: Rhodawk AVR — Semantic Logic Reversal
+
+Rhodawk's Ethical Autonomous Vulnerability Research (AVR) module reconstructs the developer's mental model from their code, then systematically proves where that model breaks.
+
+This is not fuzzing. This is not SAST. This is a reasoning engine.
+
+---
+
+## Architecture: The Five-Stage Ethical Pipeline
+
+Every stage is designed around a single principle: **the human operator is the final authority at every decision point**. The AI accelerates discovery. The human ensures responsibility.
+
+---
+
+### Stage 1 — Semantic Reversal Engine
+
+**What it does:**  
+Ingests the target repository alongside any available RFCs, API documentation, or architecture markdown. Instructs Nous Hermes 3 (405B via OpenRouter) to construct a JSON graph of the application's **trust state machine** — the precise path that data travels from "completely untrusted external input" to "fully trusted internal state".
+
+**What it finds:**  
+The "Assumption Gap" — the exact line of code where a developer assumed a variable was safe, but the state machine graph proves an edge case can deliver an untrusted value to that point.
+
+**Ethical constraint:**  
+This stage is **pure static analysis**. No code is executed. The repository is cloned locally and read. No network calls are made from within the analysis. Every finding is tagged `requires_human_verification: true`.
+
+**Output:**  
+A structured JSON state machine graph with scored assumption gaps, ready for operator review.
+
+---
+
+### Stage 2 — Dynamic Harness Compiler
+
+**What it does:**  
+For each operator-reviewed assumption gap, Hermes generates a **minimal Python proof-of-concept harness** that exercises the specific code path identified in Stage 1.
+
+The harness speaks the application's own protocol (correct JSON structure, valid OAuth flows, proper gRPC framing) to reach the deep logic — then introduces precisely the edge-case input that the assumption gap predicts will bypass the validation.
+
+**What it is not:**  
+This is not a weaponised exploit. The harness is PoC-grade: it demonstrates whether the gap is triggerable in a controlled local environment. It cannot be repurposed for remote attacks without substantial additional development by a human actor.
+
+**Ethical constraint:**  
+The harness is displayed to the operator in full before any execution occurs. The operator must read the code and click **"I have reviewed this code"** to proceed. The harness runs in an isolated local sandbox with:
+- All secrets and API keys stripped from the environment
+- No outbound network connections permitted
+- 30-second hard timeout
+- Execution against a locally cloned copy of the codebase only
+
+**Output:**  
+`TRIGGERED: True / False` — a boolean result that either validates or falsifies the assumption gap hypothesis.
+
+---
+
+### Stage 3 — Vulnerability Chain Synthesiser
+
+**What it does:**  
+Advanced vulnerabilities are rarely a single bug. A P5 memory leak combined with a P4 timing discrepancy might chain into a P1 privilege escalation that neither primitive reveals alone.
+
+Hermes maintains a local SQLite database (`chain_memory.sqlite`) of all primitive findings. When sufficient primitives are stored for a target, it reasons about logical chains — the sequence of steps an attacker would need to take to elevate a collection of low-severity primitives into a critical exploit.
+
+**Ethical constraint:**  
+All chain proposals are **theoretical documents** tagged `PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW`. No chain is executed automatically. The operator reads each proposed chain, assesses its plausibility, and approves or rejects it before any further action is taken.
+
+**Output:**  
+A structured chain proposal document with severity rating, required conditions, and human verification checklist.
+
+---
+
+### Stage 4 — Isolated Execution Chamber
+
+**What it does:**  
+Executes operator-approved harnesses against locally cloned repository code. Returns a concrete boolean result: did the harness trigger the hypothesised behaviour?
+
+The chamber enforces:
+- **Offline execution** — the target codebase runs without network access
+- **Secret isolation** — all credentials removed from the subprocess environment
+- **Time boxing** — hard 30-second limit per harness
+- **No persistence** — harness temp files deleted after execution
+
+**What it does not do:**  
+It does not execute against live production systems. It does not attempt to achieve real privilege escalation in a production environment. It does not exfiltrate data. The "detonation" is entirely simulated against local code.
+
+**Ethical constraint:**  
+This stage is only reachable after the operator has passed through Stage 2's explicit human approval gate.
+
+**Output:**  
+Execution result stored as a primitive finding and surfaced in the Rhodawk dashboard.
+
+---
+
+### Stage 5 — Air-Gapped Disclosure Vault
+
+**What it does:**  
+Compiles all findings — semantic graph, assumption gap description, harness PoC, chain analysis, execution result — into a structured responsible disclosure dossier.
+
+The dossier is stored locally in encrypted-at-rest format. Nothing leaves the system until the operator takes explicit action.
+
+**The Disclosure Lifecycle:**
+
+| Stage | Actor | Action |
+|---|---|---|
+| DRAFT | System | Dossier compiled, stored locally |
+| PENDING | **Human Operator** | Reads full dossier, independently verifies |
+| APPROVED | **Human Operator** | Clicks Approve, enters their name (audit record) |
+| DISCLOSED | **Human Operator** | Sends prepared message via maintainer's security channel |
+| COORDINATED | Maintainer | Acknowledges, begins remediation |
+| PUBLIC | Both | Coordinated public disclosure after 90-day window |
+
+**Ethical constraint:**  
+The system never sends anything to an external party. After approval, it generates a disclosure message that the operator sends manually via the maintainer's existing security policy (SECURITY.md, HackerOne, Bugcrowd, direct email). The 90-day responsible disclosure clock is tracked and surfaced in the dashboard.
+
+**GitHub API lockout:**  
+When AVR mode is active, all outbound GitHub API write access is severed. The system is a research instrument, not an autonomous actor.
+
+---
+
+## The Adversarial Reviewer (Multi-Model Validation)
+
+Before any finding advances past Stage 2, the Rhodawk Multi-Model Adversarial Reviewer evaluates the logical soundness of the assumption gap. Three models (Qwen, Gemma, Mistral) independently assess whether the proposed gap is:
+
+- Logically coherent given the state machine graph
+- Supported by the actual source code evidence
+- Not a hallucination or pattern-match false positive
+
+A 2-of-3 consensus is required to advance. This eliminates low-quality findings before they consume expensive harness generation and sandbox compute — and prevents operators from being overwhelmed with noise.
+
+---
+
+## Market Opportunity
+
+| Segment | TAM | Rhodawk Position |
+|---|---|---|
+| Application security testing | $8.3B (2025) | AI-native SAST replacement |
+| Bug bounty & VDP platforms | $1.2B | Autonomous discovery layer |
+| Penetration testing services | $4.5B | Augmented researcher tooling |
+| Threat intelligence platforms | $6.7B | Novel zero-day feed |
+
+**The inflection point:** Every major tech company (Google, Meta, Apple, Microsoft) now pays six-figure sums for Tier-1 zero-days through internal and external bug bounty programmes. The bottleneck is not payouts — it is the scarcity of researchers capable of finding these vulnerabilities.
+
+Rhodawk does not replace security researchers. It gives them an AI-powered Tier-1 co-researcher that works 24/7, never forgets a primitive finding, and can hold the entire state machine of a 500,000-line codebase in context simultaneously.
+
+---
+
+## Why Ethical Design Is the Moat
+
+Automated exploitation tooling is a commodity. Nation-state actors have had it for decades. The defensible market position is not in building another offensive tool — it is in building the first platform that makes elite vulnerability research **auditable, reproducible, and responsible at scale**.
+
+Every action in Rhodawk AVR is logged with a SHA-256 JSONL audit trail. Every human approval is recorded with the operator's name and timestamp. Every disclosure follows the industry-standard 90-day coordinated timeline.
+
+This is not a constraint on capability. It is the capability. Enterprises, governments, and bug bounty programmes will pay premium rates for a platform whose output is defensible in front of a board of directors, a regulator, or a court.
+
+---
+
+## Technical Stack
+
+| Component | Technology | Role |
+|---|---|---|
+| Orchestrator LLM | Nous Hermes 3 405B (OpenRouter) | Semantic reasoning, chain synthesis |
+| Adversarial Reviewer | Qwen + Gemma + Mistral (2/3 consensus) | Hallucination elimination |
+| Static Analysis | Custom `semantic_extractor.py` | Trust state machine extraction |
+| Harness Generation | `harness_factory.py` + Hermes | PoC code synthesis |
+| Chain Memory | SQLite (`chain_memory.sqlite`) | Longitudinal primitive storage |
+| Disclosure Vault | SQLite + local filesystem | Dossier lifecycle management |
+| Sandbox Runtime | subprocess + env isolation | Time-limited local execution |
+| Audit Trail | SHA-256 JSONL chain | SOC 2 / ISO 27001 evidence |
+| UI | Gradio (HuggingFace Spaces) | Human operator dashboard |
+
+---
+
+## Operational Principles (Non-Negotiable)
+
+1. **No automated disclosure.** The human operator is the final authority.
+2. **No live system testing.** All PoC execution is against locally cloned code.
+3. **No credential use.** Secrets are stripped from all sandbox environments.
+4. **90-day timeline.** All disclosures follow coordinated responsible disclosure.
+5. **Open-source targets only.** Only repositories with established security policies.
+6. **Full audit log.** Every action, approval, and disclosure is recorded.
+
+---
+
+*Rhodawk AI — Building the infrastructure for responsible AI-native security research*  
+*Contact: security-research@rhodawk.ai*

app.py

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     return "✅ Job queue cleared."
 
 
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# ETHICAL SECURITY RESEARCH PIPELINE
+# Human approval gate at every stage — nothing disclosed automatically
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _research_clone(repo: str) -> str:
+    """Clone repo to a local research directory (read-only analysis)."""
+    repo_dir = f"/tmp/research_{repo.replace('/', '_')}"
+    if not os.path.exists(repo_dir):
+        ui_log(f"Cloning {repo} for static analysis...", "INFO")
+        Repo.clone_from(f"https://github.com/{repo}.git", repo_dir)
+    return repo_dir
+
+
+def run_semantic_analysis(repo_input: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """Pure static analysis — no code executed."""
+    repo = (repo_input or "").strip()
+    if not repo or "/" not in repo or len(repo.split("/")) != 2:
+        return "❌ Use format: owner/repo", ""
+    try:
+        from semantic_extractor import run_semantic_extraction
+        from language_runtime import RuntimeFactory
+        repo_dir = _research_clone(repo)
+        runtime = RuntimeFactory.for_repo(repo_dir)
+        result = run_semantic_extraction(repo_dir, runtime.language)
+        gaps = result.get("assumption_gaps", [])
+        summary = (
+            f"Static analysis complete.\n"
+            f"Language: {result.get('language', 'unknown')}\n"
+            f"Files analysed: {len(result.get('analyzed_files', []))}\n"
+            f"Assumption gaps found: {len(gaps)}\n\n"
+            f"All findings tagged requires_human_verification=true."
+        )
+        ui_log(f"Semantic analysis: {repo} → {len(gaps)} gap(s)", "INFO")
+        return summary, json.dumps(result, indent=2)[:10000]
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Analysis failed: {e}", ""
+
+
+def generate_harness_for_review(gap_json: str, repo_input: str) -> str:
+    """Generate PoC harness for operator review — NOT executed here."""
+    try:
+        from harness_factory import generate_poc_harness
+        gap = json.loads(gap_json)
+        repo_dir = f"/tmp/research_{repo_input.strip().replace('/', '_')}"
+        result = generate_poc_harness(gap, repo_dir)
+        if "error" in result:
+            return f"Generation failed: {result['error']}"
+        return (
+            f"Status: {result['status']}\n"
+            f"Gap ID: {result['gap_id']}\n\n"
+            f"--- REVIEW THIS CODE BEFORE APPROVING EXECUTION ---\n\n"
+            f"{result['harness_code']}"
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error: {e}"
+
+
+def execute_approved_harness(harness_code: str, repo_input: str, venv_path: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Sandbox execution — only after operator reads and approves harness.
+    No network access, secrets stripped, 30 s timeout.
+    """
+    if not harness_code.strip():
+        return "❌ No harness code provided."
+    try:
+        from harness_factory import run_harness_in_sandbox
+        repo_dir = f"/tmp/research_{repo_input.strip().replace('/', '_')}"
+        r = run_harness_in_sandbox(harness_code, repo_dir, venv_path.strip() or "/data/target_venv")
+        status = "⚠️  GAP TRIGGERED in sandbox" if r.get("triggered") else "✅ Not triggered"
+        return (
+            f"{status}\n\n"
+            f"Exit code : {r.get('exit_code', 'N/A')}\n"
+            f"Timed out : {r.get('timed_out', False)}\n\n"
+            f"Stdout:\n{r.get('stdout', '')}\n\n"
+            f"Stderr:\n{r.get('stderr', '')}"
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Sandbox error: {e}"
+
+
+def store_primitive_finding(
+    repo_input: str, gap_id: str, severity: str,
+    description: str, triggered_str: str, sandbox_output: str,
+) -> str:
+    try:
+        from chain_analyzer import store_primitive
+        triggered = "TRIGGERED: True" in (sandbox_output or "")
+        fid = store_primitive(
+            repo=repo_input.strip(), gap_id=gap_id.strip(),
+            severity=severity.strip(), description=description.strip(),
+            triggered=triggered, confidence="MEDIUM",
+            harness_result={"stdout": sandbox_output},
+        )
+        return f"✅ Primitive stored with ID: {fid}"
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error: {e}"
+
+
+def run_chain_analysis(repo_input: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        from chain_analyzer import analyze_chains, get_pending_chains
+        repo = repo_input.strip()
+        chains = analyze_chains(repo) if repo else []
+        pending = get_pending_chains(repo if repo else None)
+        if not pending:
+            return "No chains identified yet. Store primitive findings first."
+        lines = []
+        for c in pending:
+            lines.append(
+                f"[{c['id']}] {c['severity']} | Confidence: {c['confidence']}\n"
+                f"  Repo: {c['repo']}\n"
+                f"  {c['description'][:200]}\n"
+                f"  Status: {c['status']}"
+            )
+        return f"Proposed chains (PENDING HUMAN REVIEW):\n\n" + "\n\n".join(lines)
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error: {e}"
+
+
+def get_vault_display() -> str:
+    try:
+        from disclosure_vault import get_all_disclosures
+        items = get_all_disclosures()
+        if not items:
+            return "No disclosures yet."
+        lines = []
+        for d in items:
+            lines.append(
+                f"[{d['id']}] {d['severity']} — {d['repo']}\n"
+                f"  Title : {d['title'][:70]}\n"
+                f"  Status: {d['status']} | Days remaining: {d['days_remaining']}\n"
+                f"  Bug Bounty: {d.get('bug_bounty_program','N/A')}"
+            )
+        return "\n\n".join(lines)
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error: {e}"
+
+
+def read_dossier_fn(disclosure_id: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        from disclosure_vault import read_dossier
+        return read_dossier(disclosure_id.strip())
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error: {e}"
+
+
+def compile_dossier_fn(
+    repo_input: str, gap_json: str, harness_result: str, bug_bounty: str,
+) -> str:
+    try:
+        from disclosure_vault import compile_dossier
+        gap = json.loads(gap_json) if gap_json.strip() else {}
+        did = compile_dossier(
+            repo=repo_input.strip(),
+            semantic_graph={},
+            assumption_gap=gap,
+            harness_result={"stdout": harness_result, "triggered": "TRIGGERED: True" in harness_result},
+            bug_bounty_program=bug_bounty.strip(),
+        )
+        return f"✅ Dossier compiled. Disclosure ID: {did}\nStatus: DRAFT — awaiting human approval."
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error: {e}"
+
+
+def approve_and_prepare_msg(disclosure_id: str, approver: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        from disclosure_vault import approve_disclosure, prepare_disclosure_message
+        approve_disclosure(disclosure_id.strip(), approver.strip() or "operator")
+        msg = prepare_disclosure_message(disclosure_id.strip())
+        return f"✅ Approved by: {approver}\n\n--- DISCLOSURE MESSAGE (send manually) ---\n\n{msg}"
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error: {e}"
+
+
+def reject_disclosure_fn(disclosure_id: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        from disclosure_vault import reject_disclosure
+        reject_disclosure(disclosure_id.strip())
+        return f"✅ Disclosure {disclosure_id.strip()} rejected and archived."
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error: {e}"
+
+
 # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # GRADIO ENTERPRISE DASHBOARD
 # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -1394,6 +1578,147 @@ GET  /webhook/queue     — Current job status (JSON)
 - Public leaderboard (`public_leaderboard.py`) — real numbers, real PRs, no fake metrics
             """)
 
+        # ── TAB 11: ETHICAL SECURITY RESEARCH ────────────────────
+        with gr.Tab("🔬 Security Research"):
+            gr.Markdown("""
+### Ethical Security Research Pipeline
+
+Static analysis → Human review → Responsible disclosure
+
+**Every stage requires explicit operator approval. Nothing is disclosed automatically.**  
+All PoC testing is local and sandboxed. No live systems are attacked.
+            """)
+
+            with gr.Tabs():
+
+                # Step 1 — Semantic Analysis
+                with gr.Tab("1. Semantic Analysis"):
+                    gr.Markdown(
+                        "**Static analysis only — no code executed.** "
+                        "Hermes maps the repo's trust state machine and identifies assumption gaps."
+                    )
+                    sr_repo = gr.Textbox(
+                        label="Open-source repository (owner/repo)",
+                        placeholder="e.g. psf/requests  or  pallets/flask",
+                    )
+                    sr_analyze_btn = gr.Button("🔍 Run Semantic Analysis", variant="primary")
+                    sr_summary = gr.Textbox(label="Summary", interactive=False, lines=6)
+                    sr_graph   = gr.TextArea(label="State Machine Graph + Assumption Gaps (JSON)", lines=22, interactive=False)
+                    sr_analyze_btn.click(
+                        run_semantic_analysis,
+                        inputs=sr_repo,
+                        outputs=[sr_summary, sr_graph],
+                    )
+
+                # Step 2 — Harness Generation
+                with gr.Tab("2. Generate PoC (Review Only)"):
+                    gr.Markdown(
+                        "Paste a single assumption gap JSON from Step 1. "
+                        "Hermes generates a minimal PoC harness **for your review**. "
+                        "The harness is NOT executed here."
+                    )
+                    sr_gap_input  = gr.TextArea(label="Assumption Gap JSON", lines=10)
+                    sr_repo2      = gr.Textbox(label="Repository (owner/repo)")
+                    sr_gen_btn    = gr.Button("⚙️ Generate Harness for Review", variant="secondary")
+                    sr_harness    = gr.TextArea(
+                        label="Generated Harness — READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING",
+                        lines=22, interactive=True,
+                    )
+                    sr_gen_btn.click(
+                        generate_harness_for_review,
+                        inputs=[sr_gap_input, sr_repo2],
+                        outputs=sr_harness,
+                    )
+
+                # Step 3 — Sandbox Execution
+                with gr.Tab("3. Sandbox Execution (Operator Approved)"):
+                    gr.Markdown("""
+**By clicking Execute you confirm:**
+- You have read every line of the harness above
+- You authorise local sandbox execution only
+- No network connections will be made
+- Execution is time-limited to 30 seconds
+                    """)
+                    sr_exec_code = gr.TextArea(label="Harness Code (reviewed by operator)", lines=15)
+                    with gr.Row():
+                        sr_exec_repo = gr.Textbox(label="Repository (owner/repo)", scale=3)
+                        sr_exec_venv = gr.Textbox(label="Venv path", value="/data/target_venv", scale=2)
+                    sr_exec_btn  = gr.Button("🚀 Execute in Sandbox (I have reviewed this code)", variant="primary")
+                    sr_exec_out  = gr.TextArea(label="Sandbox Result", lines=12, interactive=False)
+                    sr_exec_btn.click(
+                        execute_approved_harness,
+                        inputs=[sr_exec_code, sr_exec_repo, sr_exec_venv],
+                        outputs=sr_exec_out,
+                    )
+
+                # Step 4 — Store & Chain Analysis
+                with gr.Tab("4. Chain Analysis"):
+                    gr.Markdown(
+                        "Store primitive findings, then ask Hermes to propose theoretical chains. "
+                        "All chain proposals are tagged PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW."
+                    )
+                    with gr.Row():
+                        sr_prim_repo  = gr.Textbox(label="Repository", scale=2)
+                        sr_prim_gapid = gr.Textbox(label="Gap ID", scale=1)
+                        sr_prim_sev   = gr.Textbox(label="Severity", value="P2", scale=1)
+                    sr_prim_desc    = gr.Textbox(label="Description", lines=2)
+                    sr_prim_sandbox = gr.TextArea(label="Sandbox Output (from Step 3)", lines=5)
+                    sr_store_btn    = gr.Button("💾 Store Primitive Finding", variant="secondary")
+                    sr_store_out    = gr.Textbox(label="", interactive=False)
+                    sr_store_btn.click(
+                        store_primitive_finding,
+                        inputs=[sr_prim_repo, sr_prim_gapid, sr_prim_sev, sr_prim_desc, sr_prim_gapid, sr_prim_sandbox],
+                        outputs=sr_store_out,
+                    )
+                    gr.HTML("<hr/>")
+                    sr_chain_repo = gr.Textbox(label="Repository for chain analysis (leave blank for all)")
+                    sr_chain_btn  = gr.Button("🔗 Analyse Chains", variant="secondary")
+                    sr_chain_out  = gr.TextArea(label="Proposed Chains (PENDING HUMAN REVIEW)", lines=14, interactive=False)
+                    sr_chain_btn.click(run_chain_analysis, inputs=sr_chain_repo, outputs=sr_chain_out)
+
+                # Step 5 — Disclosure Vault
+                with gr.Tab("5. Disclosure Vault"):
+                    gr.Markdown("""
+**Human approval is mandatory before any disclosure is sent.**  
+Approved disclosures generate a message you send manually via the maintainer's security policy.
+                    """)
+                    with gr.Row():
+                        sr_vault_repo   = gr.Textbox(label="Repository (owner/repo)", scale=3)
+                        sr_vault_bounty = gr.Textbox(label="Bug bounty programme URL", scale=2)
+                    sr_vault_gap  = gr.TextArea(label="Assumption Gap JSON", lines=6)
+                    sr_vault_poc  = gr.TextArea(label="Sandbox output from Step 3", lines=4)
+                    sr_compile_btn = gr.Button("📋 Compile Disclosure Dossier", variant="secondary")
+                    sr_compile_out = gr.Textbox(label="", interactive=False)
+                    sr_compile_btn.click(
+                        compile_dossier_fn,
+                        inputs=[sr_vault_repo, sr_vault_gap, sr_vault_poc, sr_vault_bounty],
+                        outputs=sr_compile_out,
+                    )
+
+                    gr.HTML("<hr/>")
+                    gr.Button("🔄 Refresh Vault", variant="secondary").click(
+                        get_vault_display, outputs=gr.TextArea(label="All Disclosures", lines=10, interactive=False)
+                    )
+
+                    gr.HTML("<hr/>")
+                    sr_did       = gr.Textbox(label="Disclosure ID")
+                    sr_read_btn  = gr.Button("📄 Read Full Dossier", variant="secondary")
+                    sr_dossier   = gr.TextArea(label="Dossier (read before approving)", lines=24, interactive=False)
+                    sr_read_btn.click(read_dossier_fn, inputs=sr_did, outputs=sr_dossier)
+
+                    gr.HTML("<hr/>")
+                    sr_approver  = gr.Textbox(label="Your name (approval record)")
+                    with gr.Row():
+                        sr_approve_btn = gr.Button("✅ Approve & Prepare Disclosure Message", variant="primary")
+                        sr_reject_btn  = gr.Button("❌ Reject & Archive", variant="secondary")
+                    sr_approval_out = gr.TextArea(label="Result / Disclosure Message (send manually)", lines=14, interactive=False)
+                    sr_approve_btn.click(
+                        approve_and_prepare_msg,
+                        inputs=[sr_did, sr_approver],
+                        outputs=sr_approval_out,
+                    )
+                    sr_reject_btn.click(reject_disclosure_fn, inputs=sr_did, outputs=sr_approval_out)
+
     # ── AUTO-REFRESH ────────────────────────────────────────────
     timer = gr.Timer(3)
     timer.tick(get_live_logs,   outputs=live_logs)

chain_analyzer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+"""
+Rhodawk AI — Vulnerability Chain Analyzer
+==========================================
+Documents how primitive findings (individual assumption gaps + PoC results)
+might combine into higher-severity chains.
+
+ETHICAL CONSTRAINTS:
+  - Chains are THEORETICAL proposals documented for human review
+  - No chain is automatically executed
+  - All chain proposals are stored with status PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW
+  - Human operator must approve or reject every chain before any further action
+
+Orchestrated by Nous Hermes 3 via OpenRouter.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import sqlite3
+import time
+from typing import Optional
+
+import requests
+
+OPENROUTER_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", "")
+HERMES_MODEL = os.getenv(
+    "RHODAWK_RESEARCH_MODEL",
+    "nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b:free",
+)
+CHAIN_DB = os.getenv("RHODAWK_CHAIN_DB", "/data/chain_memory.sqlite")
+
+
+def _init_db() -> None:
+    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(CHAIN_DB), exist_ok=True)
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(CHAIN_DB)
+    conn.executescript("""
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS primitive_findings (
+            id          TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+            repo        TEXT NOT NULL,
+            gap_id      TEXT NOT NULL,
+            severity    TEXT,
+            description TEXT,
+            triggered   INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+            confidence  TEXT DEFAULT 'UNKNOWN',
+            created_at  REAL,
+            harness_out TEXT
+        );
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS chains (
+            id                TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+            repo              TEXT NOT NULL,
+            primitive_ids     TEXT NOT NULL,
+            description       TEXT,
+            chained_severity  TEXT,
+            confidence        TEXT,
+            conditions        TEXT,
+            theoretical_impact TEXT,
+            human_notes       TEXT,
+            status            TEXT DEFAULT 'PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW',
+            created_at        REAL,
+            human_approved    INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+            human_reviewer    TEXT,
+            reviewed_at       REAL
+        );
+    """)
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+
+
+def store_primitive(
+    repo: str,
+    gap_id: str,
+    severity: str,
+    description: str,
+    triggered: bool,
+    confidence: str = "UNKNOWN",
+    harness_result: Optional[dict] = None,
+) -> str:
+    """Persist a primitive finding from the harness execution."""
+    _init_db()
+    finding_id = hashlib.sha256(
+        f"{repo}:{gap_id}:{time.time()}".encode()
+    ).hexdigest()[:16]
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(CHAIN_DB)
+    conn.execute(
+        """INSERT OR REPLACE INTO primitive_findings
+           (id, repo, gap_id, severity, description, triggered, confidence, created_at, harness_out)
+           VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)""",
+        (
+            finding_id, repo, gap_id, severity, description,
+            1 if triggered else 0, confidence, time.time(),
+            json.dumps(harness_result or {}),
+        ),
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+    return finding_id
+
+
+def analyze_chains(repo: str) -> list[dict]:
+    """
+    Ask Hermes to propose vulnerability chains from stored primitives.
+
+    Returns THEORETICAL proposals — all tagged PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW.
+    Nothing is executed automatically.
+    """
+    _init_db()
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(CHAIN_DB)
+    rows = conn.execute(
+        """SELECT id, gap_id, severity, description, triggered, confidence
+           FROM primitive_findings WHERE repo = ?
+           ORDER BY created_at DESC""",
+        (repo,),
+    ).fetchall()
+    conn.close()
+
+    if len(rows) < 2:
+        return []
+
+    primitives_text = "\n".join(
+        f"- [{r[0]}] Gap: {r[1]} | Sev: {r[2]} | Triggered: {bool(r[4])} "
+        f"| Confidence: {r[5]} | {r[3][:120]}"
+        for r in rows
+    )
+
+    headers = {
+        "Authorization": f"Bearer {OPENROUTER_API_KEY}",
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        "HTTP-Referer": "https://rhodawk.ai",
+    }
+    payload = {
+        "model": HERMES_MODEL,
+        "messages": [
+            {
+                "role": "system",
+                "content": (
+                    "You are a senior security researcher conducting responsible vulnerability research. "
+                    "Analyse primitive findings and propose THEORETICAL vulnerability chains for human review. "
+                    "Be rigorous and conservative — only propose chains that are logically sound based on "
+                    "the available evidence. Mark any speculation clearly. Output valid JSON only."
+                ),
+            },
+            {
+                "role": "user",
+                "content": (
+                    f"Analyse these primitive findings from {repo} and identify plausible chains.\n\n"
+                    f"PRIMITIVES:\n{primitives_text}\n\n"
+                    "Output ONLY this JSON:\n"
+                    '{"chains": [{'
+                    '"primitive_ids": ["id1","id2"],'
+                    '"description": "Step-by-step logical chain",'
+                    '"chained_severity": "P1|P2|P3",'
+                    '"confidence": "HIGH|MEDIUM|LOW",'
+                    '"required_conditions": ["condition1"],'
+                    '"theoretical_impact": "What an attacker could theoretically achieve",'
+                    '"human_verification_needed": "What a human researcher must manually verify before treating this as real"'
+                    "}]}"
+                ),
+            },
+        ],
+        "max_tokens": 2048,
+        "temperature": 0.1,
+    }
+
+    try:
+        resp = requests.post(
+            "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions",
+            headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=120,
+        )
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        raw = resp.json()["choices"][0]["message"]["content"]
+
+        match = re.search(r"\{[\s\S]*\}", raw)
+        if not match:
+            return []
+
+        data = json.loads(match.group())
+        chains = data.get("chains", [])
+
+        conn = sqlite3.connect(CHAIN_DB)
+        for chain in chains:
+            chain_id = hashlib.sha256(
+                f"{repo}:{':'.join(chain.get('primitive_ids', []))}:{time.time()}".encode()
+            ).hexdigest()[:16]
+            chain["id"] = chain_id
+            conn.execute(
+                """INSERT OR IGNORE INTO chains
+                   (id, repo, primitive_ids, description, chained_severity, confidence,
+                    conditions, theoretical_impact, status, created_at)
+                   VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,'PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW',?)""",
+                (
+                    chain_id, repo,
+                    json.dumps(chain.get("primitive_ids", [])),
+                    chain.get("description", ""),
+                    chain.get("chained_severity", "P3"),
+                    chain.get("confidence", "LOW"),
+                    json.dumps(chain.get("required_conditions", [])),
+                    chain.get("theoretical_impact", ""),
+                    time.time(),
+                ),
+            )
+        conn.commit()
+        conn.close()
+        return chains
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        return [{"error": str(e)}]
+
+
+def get_pending_chains(repo: Optional[str] = None) -> list[dict]:
+    _init_db()
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(CHAIN_DB)
+    if repo:
+        rows = conn.execute(
+            """SELECT id, repo, description, chained_severity, confidence, status, created_at
+               FROM chains WHERE repo=? AND status='PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW'
+               ORDER BY created_at DESC""",
+            (repo,),
+        ).fetchall()
+    else:
+        rows = conn.execute(
+            """SELECT id, repo, description, chained_severity, confidence, status, created_at
+               FROM chains WHERE status='PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW'
+               ORDER BY created_at DESC""",
+        ).fetchall()
+    conn.close()
+    return [
+        {
+            "id": r[0], "repo": r[1], "description": r[2],
+            "severity": r[3], "confidence": r[4], "status": r[5], "created_at": r[6],
+        }
+        for r in rows
+    ]
+
+
+def get_all_primitives(repo: Optional[str] = None) -> list[dict]:
+    _init_db()
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(CHAIN_DB)
+    if repo:
+        rows = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT id, repo, gap_id, severity, description, triggered, confidence, created_at "
+            "FROM primitive_findings WHERE repo=? ORDER BY created_at DESC",
+            (repo,),
+        ).fetchall()
+    else:
+        rows = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT id, repo, gap_id, severity, description, triggered, confidence, created_at "
+            "FROM primitive_findings ORDER BY created_at DESC",
+        ).fetchall()
+    conn.close()
+    return [
+        {
+            "id": r[0], "repo": r[1], "gap_id": r[2], "severity": r[3],
+            "description": r[4], "triggered": bool(r[5]),
+            "confidence": r[6], "created_at": r[7],
+        }
+        for r in rows
+    ]
+
+
+def approve_chain(chain_id: str, reviewer: str) -> bool:
+    _init_db()
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(CHAIN_DB)
+    conn.execute(
+        "UPDATE chains SET status='HUMAN_APPROVED', human_approved=1, "
+        "human_reviewer=?, reviewed_at=? WHERE id=?",
+        (reviewer, time.time(), chain_id),
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+    return True
+
+
+def reject_chain(chain_id: str, reviewer: str) -> bool:
+    _init_db()
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(CHAIN_DB)
+    conn.execute(
+        "UPDATE chains SET status='HUMAN_REJECTED', human_reviewer=?, reviewed_at=? WHERE id=?",
+        (reviewer, time.time(), chain_id),
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+    return True

disclosure_vault.py

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+"""
+Rhodawk AI — Responsible Disclosure Vault
+==========================================
+Manages the complete responsible disclosure lifecycle with a mandatory
+human approval gate at every stage.
+
+DISCLOSURE POLICY (non-negotiable):
+  1. ALL findings start as DRAFT — nothing is shared externally
+  2. Human operator must read the full dossier and click Approve
+  3. After approval, the system generates a disclosure message —
+     the operator sends it via the maintainer's own security channel
+  4. Standard 90-day responsible disclosure timeline is tracked
+  5. Bug bounty submissions are prepared for human submission —
+     never automated
+  6. No GitHub API writes in AVR mode
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+import sqlite3
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+VAULT_DB  = os.getenv("RHODAWK_VAULT_DB",  "/data/disclosure_vault.sqlite")
+VAULT_DIR = os.getenv("RHODAWK_VAULT_DIR", "/data/vault")
+DISCLOSURE_DAYS = int(os.getenv("RHODAWK_DISCLOSURE_DAYS", "90"))
+
+
+def _init_db() -> None:
+    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(VAULT_DB), exist_ok=True)
+    os.makedirs(VAULT_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(VAULT_DB)
+    conn.executescript("""
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS disclosures (
+            id                TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+            repo              TEXT NOT NULL,
+            severity          TEXT NOT NULL,
+            title             TEXT NOT NULL,
+            status            TEXT DEFAULT 'DRAFT',
+            created_at        REAL,
+            human_approved    INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+            approved_by       TEXT,
+            approved_at       REAL,
+            disclosed_at      REAL,
+            deadline_at       REAL,
+            dossier_path      TEXT,
+            bug_bounty_program TEXT,
+            maintainer_contact TEXT
+        );
+    """)
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+
+
+def compile_dossier(
+    repo: str,
+    semantic_graph: dict,
+    assumption_gap: dict,
+    harness_result: dict,
+    chain_analysis: Optional[list] = None,
+    bug_bounty_program: str = "",
+    maintainer_contact: str = "",
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Compile a structured responsible disclosure dossier.
+    Stored locally — NOT sent anywhere until a human operator approves.
+    Returns the disclosure ID.
+    """
+    _init_db()
+
+    disclosure_id = hashlib.sha256(
+        f"{repo}:{assumption_gap.get('id','')}:{time.time()}".encode()
+    ).hexdigest()[:16]
+
+    deadline_ts = time.time() + (DISCLOSURE_DAYS * 86400)
+    severity    = assumption_gap.get("severity_hypothesis", "P3")
+    gap_desc    = assumption_gap.get("description", "N/A")[:120]
+
+    triggered_str = str(harness_result.get("triggered", "Not tested"))
+    poc_output    = harness_result.get("stdout", "N/A")[:1500]
+    chain_block   = (
+        json.dumps(chain_analysis, indent=2)
+        if chain_analysis
+        else "No chains identified."
+    )
+
+    trust_states  = json.dumps(semantic_graph.get("trust_states",  []), indent=2)[:2000]
+    transitions   = json.dumps(semantic_graph.get("transitions",   []), indent=2)[:1000]
+
+    dossier = f"""# Responsible Disclosure Report — {disclosure_id}
+
+> **STATUS: DRAFT — PENDING HUMAN OPERATOR REVIEW**
+> This report has NOT been sent to any maintainer or bug bounty programme.
+> No live system has been tested or attacked.
+
+---
+
+| Field | Value |
+|---|---|
+| **Disclosure ID** | `{disclosure_id}` |
+| **Repository** | `{repo}` |
+| **Severity Hypothesis** | **{severity}** |
+| **Disclosure Deadline** | {time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d', time.localtime(deadline_ts))} ({DISCLOSURE_DAYS}-day standard) |
+| **Bug Bounty Programme** | {bug_bounty_program or "Not specified"} |
+| **Maintainer Contact** | {maintainer_contact or "See SECURITY.md"} |
+| **Created** | {time.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ', time.gmtime())} |
+
+---
+
+## ⚠️ Operator Action Required
+
+Before this disclosure proceeds, you must:
+
+- [ ] Read and understand the full dossier
+- [ ] Independently verify the assumption gap description is accurate
+- [ ] Confirm the PoC result matches what is claimed
+- [ ] Verify the target repo has a responsible disclosure policy or bug bounty programme
+- [ ] Click **Approve** in the Rhodawk Security Research dashboard
+
+---
+
+## 1. Executive Summary
+
+**Finding:** {assumption_gap.get('description', 'N/A')}
+
+**File:** `{assumption_gap.get('file', 'N/A')}`  
+**Location:** `{assumption_gap.get('line_hint', 'N/A')}`  
+**Confidence:** {assumption_gap.get('confidence', 'UNKNOWN')}
+
+---
+
+## 2. State Machine Analysis
+
+**Untrusted Input Path:**
+{assumption_gap.get('untrusted_input', 'N/A')}
+
+**Bypassed or Insufficient Check:**
+{assumption_gap.get('bypassed_check', 'N/A')}
+
+**Theoretical Impact:**
+{assumption_gap.get('potential_impact', 'N/A')}
+
+### Trust States Identified
+
+```json
+{trust_states}
+```
+
+### State Transitions
+
+```json
+{transitions}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 3. Proof of Concept (Local Sandbox Only)
+
+> All PoC testing was performed against a locally cloned copy of the repository.
+> No live/production system was accessed.
+
+**Gap Triggered in Sandbox:** {triggered_str}  
+**Exit Code:** {harness_result.get('exit_code', 'N/A')}  
+**Timed Out:** {harness_result.get('timed_out', False)}  
+
+**Sandbox Output:**
+```
+{poc_output}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 4. Vulnerability Chain Analysis (Theoretical)
+
+{chain_block}
+
+> All chain proposals above are theoretical and require independent human verification.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Responsible Disclosure Next Steps
+
+1. **Operator** reviews and verifies this dossier
+2. **Operator** approves disclosure via Rhodawk dashboard
+3. **Operator** contacts maintainer via their `SECURITY.md` / `security@` policy
+4. Submit to bug bounty programme if applicable: `{bug_bounty_program or 'N/A'}`
+5. Allow **{DISCLOSURE_DAYS} days** for maintainer to produce a fix
+6. Coordinate public disclosure date with maintainer
+
+---
+
+*Generated by Rhodawk AI Ethical Security Research Platform*  
+*All findings require human verification and explicit approval before disclosure*  
+*No automated exploitation of live systems is performed*
+"""
+
+    dossier_path = os.path.join(VAULT_DIR, f"{disclosure_id}.md")
+    Path(dossier_path).write_text(dossier, encoding="utf-8")
+
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(VAULT_DB)
+    conn.execute(
+        """INSERT INTO disclosures
+           (id, repo, severity, title, status, created_at, deadline_at,
+            dossier_path, bug_bounty_program, maintainer_contact)
+           VALUES (?,?,?,?,  'DRAFT',?,?,  ?,?,?)""",
+        (
+            disclosure_id, repo, severity,
+            f"{severity} — {gap_desc}",
+            time.time(), deadline_ts,
+            dossier_path, bug_bounty_program, maintainer_contact,
+        ),
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+
+    return disclosure_id
+
+
+def get_pending_disclosures() -> list[dict]:
+    _init_db()
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(VAULT_DB)
+    rows = conn.execute(
+        """SELECT id, repo, severity, title, status, created_at, deadline_at, bug_bounty_program
+           FROM disclosures WHERE status IN ('DRAFT','HUMAN_APPROVED')
+           ORDER BY created_at DESC"""
+    ).fetchall()
+    conn.close()
+    now = time.time()
+    return [
+        {
+            "id": r[0], "repo": r[1], "severity": r[2], "title": r[3],
+            "status": r[4], "created_at": r[5],
+            "days_remaining": max(0, int((r[6] - now) / 86400)) if r[6] else DISCLOSURE_DAYS,
+            "bug_bounty_program": r[7] or "N/A",
+        }
+        for r in rows
+    ]
+
+
+def get_all_disclosures() -> list[dict]:
+    _init_db()
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(VAULT_DB)
+    rows = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT id, repo, severity, title, status, created_at, deadline_at, bug_bounty_program "
+        "FROM disclosures ORDER BY created_at DESC"
+    ).fetchall()
+    conn.close()
+    now = time.time()
+    return [
+        {
+            "id": r[0], "repo": r[1], "severity": r[2], "title": r[3],
+            "status": r[4], "created_at": r[5],
+            "days_remaining": max(0, int((r[6] - now) / 86400)) if r[6] else DISCLOSURE_DAYS,
+            "bug_bounty_program": r[7] or "N/A",
+        }
+        for r in rows
+    ]
+
+
+def read_dossier(disclosure_id: str) -> str:
+    _init_db()
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(VAULT_DB)
+    row = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT dossier_path FROM disclosures WHERE id=?", (disclosure_id,)
+    ).fetchone()
+    conn.close()
+    if not row or not row[0]:
+        return f"Dossier not found for ID: {disclosure_id}"
+    try:
+        return Path(row[0]).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error reading dossier: {e}"
+
+
+def approve_disclosure(disclosure_id: str, approved_by: str) -> bool:
+    """Human operator explicitly approves a finding for disclosure."""
+    _init_db()
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(VAULT_DB)
+    conn.execute(
+        "UPDATE disclosures SET status='HUMAN_APPROVED', human_approved=1, "
+        "approved_by=?, approved_at=? WHERE id=?",
+        (approved_by, time.time(), disclosure_id),
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+    return True
+
+
+def reject_disclosure(disclosure_id: str, reason: str = "") -> bool:
+    """Human operator rejects / archives a finding."""
+    _init_db()
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(VAULT_DB)
+    conn.execute(
+        "UPDATE disclosures SET status='REJECTED' WHERE id=?",
+        (disclosure_id,),
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+    return True
+
+
+def prepare_disclosure_message(disclosure_id: str) -> str:
+    """
+    After human approval, generate the message for the operator to send
+    to the maintainer via THEIR preferred channel (SECURITY.md / email / HackerOne).
+
+    The operator sends this manually — it is never automated.
+    """
+    _init_db()
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(VAULT_DB)
+    row = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT repo, severity, title, bug_bounty_program, human_approved, approved_by "
+        "FROM disclosures WHERE id=?",
+        (disclosure_id,),
+    ).fetchone()
+    conn.close()
+
+    if not row:
+        return "Disclosure not found."
+    if not row[4]:
+        return "ERROR: Human approval is required before generating a disclosure message."
+
+    repo, severity, title, bounty, _, approved_by = row
+
+    msg = f"""Subject: Responsible Disclosure — {severity} Finding in {repo}
+
+Hello {repo.split('/')[0]} security team,
+
+I am reaching out as part of responsible security research conducted through the Rhodawk AI ethical research platform.
+
+We have identified a potential {severity}-severity security finding in `{repo}`.
+
+**Finding:** {title}
+
+**Disclosure ID:** `{disclosure_id}`
+**Disclosure Deadline:** {DISCLOSURE_DAYS} days from today (industry standard)
+**Bug Bounty Programme:** {bounty or "N/A"}
+
+We have prepared a full technical dossier including:
+- State machine analysis
+- Proof-of-concept (local sandbox only — no live systems tested)
+- Theoretical vulnerability chain analysis
+
+We would like to coordinate disclosure privately before any public disclosure.
+Please let us know your preferred communication channel and we will share the full dossier.
+
+This report was reviewed and approved for disclosure by a human researcher before being sent.
+
+Respectfully,
+Rhodawk AI Security Research Team
+"""
+
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(VAULT_DB)
+    conn.execute(
+        "UPDATE disclosures SET status='DISCLOSED', disclosed_at=? WHERE id=?",
+        (time.time(), disclosure_id),
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+
+    return msg

harness_factory.py

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+"""
+Rhodawk AI — Ethical PoC Harness Factory
+=========================================
+Generates minimal proof-of-concept test harnesses that exercise identified
+assumption gaps LOCALLY in an isolated sandbox.
+
+ETHICAL CONSTRAINTS (hard-coded, not configurable):
+  - Generated harnesses target only locally cloned source code
+  - No network calls from within generated harnesses
+  - Execution is time-limited (default 30 s)
+  - All secrets stripped from sandbox environment
+  - Harness code is shown to operator BEFORE execution — never auto-run
+  - Output is PoC-grade only: demonstrates behaviour, not weaponised
+
+Orchestrated by Nous Hermes 3 via OpenRouter.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+import requests
+
+OPENROUTER_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", "")
+HERMES_MODEL = os.getenv(
+    "RHODAWK_RESEARCH_MODEL",
+    "nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b:free",
+)
+HARNESS_TIMEOUT = int(os.getenv("RHODAWK_HARNESS_TIMEOUT", "30"))
+
+_SECRETS = [
+    "OPENROUTER_API_KEY", "GITHUB_TOKEN", "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
+    "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN", "SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL", "RHODAWK_WEBHOOK_SECRET",
+]
+
+_HARNESS_PREAMBLE = """\
+# ETHICAL POC — FOR RESPONSIBLE DISCLOSURE ONLY
+# Generated by Rhodawk AI Ethical Security Research Platform
+# This harness tests local code only — no network calls, no privilege escalation
+# REVIEW CAREFULLY before authorising sandbox execution
+"""
+
+
+def _hermes(system: str, user: str) -> str:
+    headers = {
+        "Authorization": f"Bearer {OPENROUTER_API_KEY}",
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        "HTTP-Referer": "https://rhodawk.ai",
+    }
+    payload = {
+        "model": HERMES_MODEL,
+        "messages": [
+            {"role": "system", "content": system},
+            {"role": "user", "content": user},
+        ],
+        "max_tokens": 4096,
+        "temperature": 0.1,
+    }
+    resp = requests.post(
+        "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions",
+        headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=120,
+    )
+    resp.raise_for_status()
+    return resp.json()["choices"][0]["message"]["content"]
+
+
+def generate_poc_harness(assumption_gap: dict, repo_dir: str) -> dict:
+    """
+    Ask Hermes to generate a minimal PoC harness for a specific assumption gap.
+
+    The harness is returned for HUMAN REVIEW — it is NOT executed here.
+    Status is always 'PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW' until the operator explicitly
+    calls run_harness_in_sandbox().
+    """
+    gap_id   = assumption_gap.get("id", "unknown")
+    gap_file = assumption_gap.get("file", "unknown")
+    gap_desc = assumption_gap.get("description", "")
+    gap_input = assumption_gap.get("untrusted_input", "")
+    gap_check = assumption_gap.get("bypassed_check", "")
+    gap_impact = assumption_gap.get("potential_impact", "")
+
+    src_snippet = ""
+    if gap_file and gap_file != "unknown":
+        full_path = os.path.join(repo_dir, gap_file)
+        if os.path.exists(full_path):
+            try:
+                lines = Path(full_path).read_text(
+                    encoding="utf-8", errors="replace"
+                ).splitlines()[:120]
+                src_snippet = "\n".join(lines)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+    system = (
+        "You are a responsible security researcher generating a minimal proof-of-concept. "
+        "RULES:\n"
+        "1. The harness imports and tests LOCAL code only — absolutely no network calls, "
+        "   no socket connections, no subprocess calls to external tools.\n"
+        "2. It must run in under 30 seconds.\n"
+        "3. Last line must print exactly: TRIGGERED: True  OR  TRIGGERED: False\n"
+        "4. It must NOT write files outside /tmp, escalate privileges, or exfiltrate data.\n"
+        "5. PoC-grade only — demonstrates the behaviour, is not a weapon.\n"
+        "6. Begin with the ethical preamble comment block shown in the user message."
+    )
+
+    user = (
+        f"Generate a minimal Python PoC harness for this assumption gap.\n\n"
+        f"Gap ID: {gap_id}\n"
+        f"File: {gap_file}\n"
+        f"Description: {gap_desc}\n"
+        f"Untrusted input path: {gap_input}\n"
+        f"Bypassed check: {gap_check}\n"
+        f"Theoretical impact: {gap_impact}\n"
+        f"Repo path: {repo_dir}\n\n"
+        f"Relevant source snippet:\n```\n{src_snippet[:3000]}\n```\n\n"
+        f"Start the file with this exact preamble:\n{_HARNESS_PREAMBLE}\n"
+        f"Output ONLY the Python harness code — no explanation, no markdown fences."
+    )
+
+    try:
+        raw = _hermes(system, user)
+        code = re.sub(r"^```(?:python)?\n?", "", raw.strip(), flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        code = re.sub(r"\n?```$", "", code.strip())
+
+        if _HARNESS_PREAMBLE.strip().splitlines()[0] not in code:
+            code = _HARNESS_PREAMBLE + "\n" + code
+
+        return {
+            "gap_id": gap_id,
+            "file": gap_file,
+            "harness_code": code,
+            "status": "PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW",
+            "executed": False,
+            "result": None,
+            "generated_at": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),
+        }
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {
+            "gap_id": gap_id,
+            "error": str(e),
+            "status": "GENERATION_FAILED",
+        }
+
+
+def run_harness_in_sandbox(
+    harness_code: str,
+    repo_dir: str,
+    venv_dir: str = "/data/target_venv",
+) -> dict:
+    """
+    Execute a HUMAN-REVIEWED harness in an isolated local sandbox.
+
+    This function must only be called after the operator has:
+      1. Read the harness code
+      2. Clicked "I have reviewed this code" in the UI
+
+    No network access, secrets stripped, time-limited.
+    """
+    if not harness_code.strip():
+        return {"error": "Empty harness code.", "triggered": False}
+
+    python_bin = (
+        os.path.join(venv_dir, "bin", "python")
+        if venv_dir and os.path.exists(os.path.join(venv_dir, "bin", "python"))
+        else "python3"
+    )
+
+    fd, harness_path = tempfile.mkstemp(
+        prefix="rhodawk_poc_", suffix=".py", dir="/tmp"
+    )
+    try:
+        with os.fdopen(fd, "w") as f:
+            f.write(harness_code)
+
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        for secret in _SECRETS:
+            env.pop(secret, None)
+        env["PYTHONPATH"] = repo_dir
+        env["PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE"] = "1"
+
+        proc = subprocess.run(
+            [python_bin, harness_path],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=HARNESS_TIMEOUT,
+            cwd=repo_dir,
+            env=env,
+        )
+
+        stdout = proc.stdout[:3000]
+        triggered = "TRIGGERED: True" in stdout
+
+        return {
+            "exit_code": proc.returncode,
+            "stdout": stdout,
+            "stderr": proc.stderr[:1000],
+            "triggered": triggered,
+            "timed_out": False,
+            "executed_at": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),
+        }
+
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        return {
+            "triggered": False,
+            "timed_out": True,
+            "error": f"Harness timed out after {HARNESS_TIMEOUT}s — gap may not be triggerable.",
+        }
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {"triggered": False, "error": str(e)}
+    finally:
+        try:
+            os.unlink(harness_path)
+        except OSError:
+            pass

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+"""
+Rhodawk AI — Semantic Logic Extractor (Ethical Research Mode)
+=============================================================
+STATIC ANALYSIS ONLY — no code is executed by this module.
+
+Maps the application's trust state machine across files to identify
+"Assumption Gaps" — points where developer intent diverges from actual
+code behaviour. All output is JSON for human review.
+
+Orchestrated by Nous Hermes 3 via OpenRouter.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import glob
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+import requests
+
+OPENROUTER_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", "")
+HERMES_MODEL = os.getenv(
+    "RHODAWK_RESEARCH_MODEL",
+    "nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b:free",
+)
+
+_PRIORITY_KEYWORDS = [
+    "auth", "token", "session", "permission", "privilege", "trust",
+    "validate", "sanitize", "parse", "decode", "deserialize", "marshal",
+    "memory", "alloc", "buffer", "exec", "eval", "inject", "sign", "verify",
+    "secret", "password", "credential", "acl", "role", "scope", "grant",
+]
+
+_SKIP_DIRS = {".git", "vendor", "node_modules", "__pycache__", ".tox", "dist", "build"}
+
+
+def _hermes(system: str, user: str, max_tokens: int = 4096) -> str:
+    """Call Nous Hermes 3 via OpenRouter."""
+    headers = {
+        "Authorization": f"Bearer {OPENROUTER_API_KEY}",
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        "HTTP-Referer": "https://rhodawk.ai",
+        "X-Title": "Rhodawk Ethical Security Research",
+    }
+    payload = {
+        "model": HERMES_MODEL,
+        "messages": [
+            {"role": "system", "content": system},
+            {"role": "user", "content": user},
+        ],
+        "max_tokens": max_tokens,
+        "temperature": 0.1,
+    }
+    resp = requests.post(
+        "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions",
+        headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=120,
+    )
+    resp.raise_for_status()
+    return resp.json()["choices"][0]["message"]["content"]
+
+
+def _find_relevant_files(repo_dir: str, language: str) -> list[str]:
+    lang_patterns: dict[str, list[str]] = {
+        "python":     ["**/*.py"],
+        "javascript": ["**/*.js", "**/*.mjs"],
+        "typescript": ["**/*.ts"],
+        "go":         ["**/*.go"],
+        "java":       ["**/*.java"],
+        "rust":       ["**/*.rs"],
+        "c":          ["**/*.c", "**/*.h"],
+        "cpp":        ["**/*.cpp", "**/*.hpp", "**/*.h"],
+        "ruby":       ["**/*.rb"],
+    }
+    patterns = lang_patterns.get(language.lower(), ["**/*.py"])
+
+    all_files: list[str] = []
+    for pat in patterns:
+        for path in glob.glob(os.path.join(repo_dir, pat), recursive=True):
+            rel = os.path.relpath(path, repo_dir)
+            if any(s in rel for s in _SKIP_DIRS):
+                continue
+            all_files.append(rel)
+
+    priority = [f for f in all_files if any(kw in f.lower() for kw in _PRIORITY_KEYWORDS)]
+    rest = [f for f in all_files if f not in priority]
+    return (priority + rest)[:30]
+
+
+def _read_file_head(repo_dir: str, rel_path: str, max_lines: int = 200) -> str:
+    try:
+        text = Path(os.path.join(repo_dir, rel_path)).read_text(
+            encoding="utf-8", errors="replace"
+        )
+        return "\n".join(text.splitlines()[:max_lines])
+    except Exception:
+        return ""
+
+
+def _extract_json(text: str) -> dict:
+    match = re.search(r"\{[\s\S]*\}", text)
+    if match:
+        try:
+            return json.loads(match.group())
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            pass
+    return {}
+
+
+def extract_trust_boundaries(repo_dir: str, file_paths: list[str]) -> dict:
+    """
+    Static analysis pass: asks Hermes to map trust states and find assumption gaps.
+    Returns a JSON-serialisable state machine graph.
+    """
+    snippets = []
+    for rel in file_paths[:20]:
+        head = _read_file_head(repo_dir, rel)
+        if head:
+            snippets.append(f"=== {rel} ===\n{head}")
+
+    combined = "\n\n".join(snippets)[:14000]
+
+    system = (
+        "You are a senior security researcher conducting responsible vulnerability research. "
+        "You perform STATIC analysis only — you never execute code. "
+        "Your goal is to map trust state machines and identify assumption gaps where developer "
+        "intent diverges from actual code behaviour. "
+        "Output valid JSON only — no prose outside the JSON block."
+    )
+
+    user = f"""Analyse the source code below and output a trust state machine graph.
+
+Identify:
+1. Where data enters the system (UNTRUSTED)
+2. Validation / sanitisation steps (TRANSITION)
+3. Where data is treated as trusted (TRUSTED)
+4. ASSUMPTION GAPS — points where the code assumes safety without sufficient proof
+
+Return ONLY this JSON structure:
+{{
+  "language": "detected language",
+  "trust_states": [
+    {{"id": "s1", "name": "...", "type": "UNTRUSTED|TRANSITION|TRUSTED",
+      "files": ["file.py"], "description": "..."}}
+  ],
+  "transitions": [
+    {{"from": "s1", "to": "s2", "condition": "...", "file": "file.py", "line_hint": "..."}}
+  ],
+  "assumption_gaps": [
+    {{
+      "id": "gap_001",
+      "severity_hypothesis": "P1|P2|P3",
+      "file": "relative/path.py",
+      "line_hint": "function name or ~line number",
+      "description": "What the developer assumed vs what can actually reach this point",
+      "untrusted_input": "What untrusted data reaches here",
+      "bypassed_check": "What validation is missing or insufficient",
+      "potential_impact": "Theoretical worst-case consequence",
+      "confidence": "HIGH|MEDIUM|LOW",
+      "requires_human_verification": true
+    }}
+  ]
+}}
+
+SOURCE CODE:
+{combined}"""
+
+    try:
+        raw = _hermes(system, user)
+        result = _extract_json(raw)
+        if result:
+            return result
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {"error": str(e), "assumption_gaps": []}
+
+    return {"assumption_gaps": []}
+
+
+def run_semantic_extraction(repo_dir: str, language: str = "python") -> dict:
+    """
+    Main entry point for the semantic analysis pipeline.
+    Pure static analysis — no code is executed.
+
+    Returns a dict containing:
+      - trust_states
+      - transitions
+      - assumption_gaps  (each tagged requires_human_verification=True)
+      - analyzed_files
+      - status: always "PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW"
+    """
+    relevant_files = _find_relevant_files(repo_dir, language)
+    if not relevant_files:
+        return {
+            "error": "No source files found for the detected language.",
+            "assumption_gaps": [],
+            "status": "PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW",
+        }
+
+    result = extract_trust_boundaries(repo_dir, relevant_files)
+    result["analyzed_files"] = relevant_files
+    result["repo_dir"] = repo_dir
+    result["language"] = language
+    result["extracted_at"] = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime())
+    result["status"] = "PENDING_HUMAN_REVIEW"
+
+    for gap in result.get("assumption_gaps", []):
+        gap["requires_human_verification"] = True
+
+    return result