OpenWriterControle/docs
Darren Hinde 699b2d7769
ci(security): phase-1 CI hardening — affected-area tests, least privilege, action pinning, dependency governance (#336)
* ci(security): run deterministic eval tests in affected-area CI (Task 04)

The build-check job validated build + suite structure but never ran the
tests, and its summary referenced a `test:ci` script that did not exist.
Make affected-area CI meaningful:

- Add `test:ci` to evals/framework running the offline, deterministic
  Vitest allowlist (7 files / 112 tests) — no model, network, or paid
  execution.
- Add a required "Run deterministic tests" step to build-check; a failure
  fails the job and the existing PR summary gate (which keys on
  build-check.result) fails closed.
- Correct the summary note to state test:ci runs the deterministic
  allowlist and that model/network agent suites are excluded on PRs.

The broader deterministic suite has 3 pre-existing failing files
(framework-confidence, logger, test-runner; confirmed failing before this
work) which are intentionally out of the allowlist and tracked separately.

Validated locally: build, validate:suites:all, and test:ci all exit 0.

* ci(security): least privilege permissions + pin actions to SHAs (Task 05)

Harden all 9 GitHub Actions workflows:

Least privilege:
- Add explicit top-level `permissions: contents: read` to installer-checks,
  validate-test-suites, and opencode (opencode's job keeps the writes it
  needs; the top level now defaults to read).
- Every workflow now declares an explicit top-level permissions block.
- Write scopes retained only where justified (releases, doc/registry
  commits, follow-up PRs, and sync-docs' issues.create).

Immutable action pinning:
- Pin every `uses:` to a full 40-char commit SHA with a version comment,
  including first-party actions/* (checkout, github-script, setup-node,
  upload-artifact) and third-party (oven-sh/setup-bun).
- Replace the two mutable refs that could change under us at any push:
  ludeeus/action-shellcheck@master and sst/opencode/github@latest.

Record all SHAs, versions, and permission justifications in
docs/maintenance/repository-recovery/action-pin-inventory.md.

Verified: all 9 workflows parse as valid YAML; no floating tag/branch refs
remain; every workflow has a top-level permissions block.

* docs(security): add SECURITY.md and private-reporting checklist (Task 06)

- Add root SECURITY.md: supported versions (0.7.x), private reporting via
  GitHub's "Report a vulnerability", best-effort response expectations,
  coordinated disclosure, and no-secret guidance.
- Add private-vulnerability-reporting checklist that separates repository
  file work (this PR) from GitHub settings changes that require their own
  approval (Task 07: enabling private vulnerability reporting).

No external links to validate; the reporting path uses the repo Security
tab. SECURITY.md documents the private reporting path ahead of Task 07
enabling it.

* ci(security): add dependency governance and ownership controls (Task 08)

- .github/dependabot.yml: weekly grouped github-actions updates (keeps the
  Task 05 SHA pins current). Scoped to actions only — the primary lockfile
  is bun.lock and Dependabot's npm ecosystem would desync it; npm
  dependency risk is covered by dependency-review below.
- .github/workflows/dependency-review.yml: runs on PRs with contents: read,
  SHA-pinned actions, fail-on-severity: high to block newly introduced
  high-severity vulnerabilities (exceptions documented inline).
- .github/CODEOWNERS: default owner @darrenhinde with explicit ownership of
  security-sensitive paths (workflows, dependabot, CODEOWNERS, SECURITY.md,
  scripts/validation).

Verified: dependabot.yml and dependency-review.yml are valid YAML;
dependency-review actions are SHA-pinned with contents: read; CODEOWNERS
owner is the repository owner.

* docs(security): record GitHub security settings evidence (Task 07)

Enable private vulnerability reporting and record read-back evidence.

Settings changed (each approved immediately before, verified by read-back):
- Private vulnerability reporting: enabled=false -> enabled=true. The
  Security tab now offers "Report a vulnerability", making the path
  documented in SECURITY.md live.
- Dependency Graph / Dependabot alerts: 404 -> 204. This was an
  undocumented prerequisite of Task 08's dependency-review.yml, which
  failed with "Dependency graph is not enabled"; the Dependency Review
  check on PR #336 went fail -> pass after enabling it.

No other repository setting was modified; secret scanning and push
protection are unchanged, and dependabot_security_updates remains disabled
(out of scope, would need its own approval). Both changes are reversible
via the corresponding DELETE calls.

Marks Part B of the private-vulnerability-reporting checklist complete.
2026-07-15 00:19:28 +01:00
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agents Feature/add dotnet support (#275) 2026-03-24 22:09:51 +00:00
contributing refactor: Rename repository to OpenAgents Control (#100) 2026-01-18 09:31:35 +00:00
features docs: fix agent name casing in documentation (#117) 2026-01-25 03:40:21 +00:00
getting-started fix: correct context path defaults and add preview gates (Issues #175, #177) (#183) 2026-02-06 01:01:25 +00:00
github refactor: Rename repository to OpenAgents Control (#100) 2026-01-18 09:31:35 +00:00
guides ✨ feat: introduce OpenAgent universal agent with session management 2025-11-18 18:45:42 +00:00
images feat: add ExternalScout and optimize ContextScout with research-backed patterns (#128) 2026-01-29 11:16:12 +00:00
maintenance ci(security): phase-1 CI hardening — affected-area tests, least privilege, action pinning, dependency governance (#336) 2026-07-15 00:19:28 +01:00
model-providers/oss Rename to OpenAgents, remove model specs, and update documentation 2025-11-18 22:37:41 +00:00
planning feat(cli): Bun-first CLI migration with 7 commands and comprehensive test suite (#259) 2026-03-24 21:54:03 +00:00
README.md feat: Context path configuration and documentation reorganization (#143) 2026-01-30 17:18:05 +00:00

OpenAgents Control Documentation

Welcome to the OpenAgents Control documentation! This directory contains all documentation organized by topic.

📚 Documentation Index

Getting Started

Features

Contributing

GitHub

For New Users

For Contributors

For Advanced Users

📖 Documentation Structure

docs/
├── README.md                           # This file
├── getting-started/
│   ├── installation.md                 # Installation guide
│   └── collision-handling.md           # Collision handling reference
├── features/
│   ├── system-builder/
│   │   ├── README.md                   # System builder quick start
│   │   └── guide.md                    # System builder complete guide
│   └── agent-system-blueprint.md       # Architecture patterns
├── contributing/
│   ├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md              # Community guidelines
│   └── CONTRIBUTING.md                 # Contribution guide
└── github/
    └── GITHUB_SETTINGS.md              # Repository settings

🔍 Finding What You Need

I want to...

...install OpenAgents Control → Installation Guide

...understand collision handling → Collision Handling

...build a custom AI system → System Builder

...understand the architecture → Agent System Blueprint

...contribute to the project → Contributing Guide

...report a bug or request a feature → GitHub Issues

💡 Additional Resources

📌 Current Version

v0.6.0 (January 28, 2026)

Latest updates:

  • ExternalScout subagent for fetching live library documentation (18+ libraries)
  • Enhanced ContextScout with multi-model optimization
  • Complete command and agent documentation
  • Simplified agent architecture (OpenAgent + OpenCoder)

🤝 Community

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.


Need help? Check the Contributing Guide or open an issue.