[AAASM-4734] 🐛 (adapters): Fail closed on unrecognized verdict and missing interceptor by Chisanan232 · Pull Request #269 · ai-agent-assembly/python-sdk

Chisanan232 · 2026-07-17T02:40:08Z

Description

Several framework adapters failed open under enforce, silently allowing a tool
call that governance should have blocked. This PR makes them fail closed, mirroring
the already-correct sibling adapters (agno, crewai, haystack, microsoft_agent_framework).

Two distinct fail-open paths were fixed:

Unrecognized / malformed verdict dropped the enforce flag. The shared normalizer
crewai.patch._normalize_decision(decision, *, enforce=False) denies an unknown/None/
malformed verdict only when enforce=True. Three adapters wrapped it with a local
_normalize_decision(decision) that dropped enforce, so an unknown verdict allowed even
under enforce. Each local wrapper now takes enforce: bool = False and every call site
threads _interceptor_enforces(callback_handler) through:
- openai_agents/patch.py
- pydantic_ai/patch.py
- google_adk/patch.py
Missing check_tool_start hardcoded allow. When a co-installed interceptor exposed no
callable check_tool_start, the invoke helper returned a literal {"status": "allow"},
skipping pre-execution governance. Replaced with
crewai.patch._missing_interceptor_decision(callback_handler) (denies under enforce),
matching pydantic_ai/google_adk which already did this:
- openai_agents/patch.py
- mcp/patch.py
Core register-failure posture (LOW, same theme).
core/assembly.py::_register_agent_with_gateway hard-failed init on a register() error
only for a literal enforcement_mode == "enforce", so the advertised None default (which
registers under the gateway's live enforce default) fell open. It now reuses the None-aware
runtime_interceptor._local_posture_is_enforce, so an omitted (None) posture propagates a
register failure exactly like enforce.

Sibling adapters that were already correct were left untouched.

Type of Change

🔧 Bug fix

Breaking Changes

No

Behavior only changes under an enforce posture and only for previously-unhandled
(malformed / missing-interceptor) inputs, which now correctly deny instead of allow.
Observe/disabled postures still fail open (dry-run preserved); the enforce=False
default of every wrapper is unchanged.

Related Issues

Related JIRA ticket: AAASM-4734

Fixes AAASM-4734.

Testing

Describe the testing performed for this PR:

Unit tests added/updated
Integration tests added/updated
Manual testing performed

Added regression tests under test/unit/adapters/{openai_agents,pydantic_ai,google_adk,mcp}/
covering, per affected adapter:

an enforcing interceptor returning a malformed (None) verdict → DENY;
an enforcing handler exposing no check_tool_start → DENY.

(mcp already had the malformed-verdict-under-enforce test; its fix and new test cover the
missing-interceptor path.) All 7 new tests pass locally.

Checklist

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https://claude.ai/code/session_01HMnPRm9T3fdrS4uNYXkzg6

An unrecognized/malformed verdict routed through the local _normalize_decision dropped the enforce flag, so it fell open (allow) even under enforce. Give the wrapper an enforce param and thread _interceptor_enforces(callback_handler) through both call sites so an unknown verdict fails closed under enforce (AAASM-4734).

When the wired interceptor exposed no callable check_tool_start, _invoke_async_tool_check hardcoded {"status": "allow"}, silently skipping pre-execution governance. Route through _missing_interceptor_decision so it denies under enforce, matching pydantic_ai/google_adk (AAASM-4734).

The local _normalize_decision dropped the enforce flag, so an unrecognized/ malformed verdict fell open (allow) even under enforce. Give the wrapper an enforce param and thread _interceptor_enforces(callback_handler) through all four call sites in both patched tool hooks (AAASM-4734).

The local _normalize_decision dropped the enforce flag, so an unrecognized/ malformed verdict fell open (allow) even under enforce. Give the wrapper an enforce param and thread _interceptor_enforces(callback_handler) through both call sites in patched_run_async (AAASM-4734).

When the wired interceptor exposed no callable check_tool_start, _invoke_async_tool_check hardcoded {"status": "allow"}, silently skipping pre-execution governance. Route through _missing_interceptor_decision so it denies under enforce, matching pydantic_ai/google_adk (AAASM-4734).

_register_agent_with_gateway hard-failed init on a register() error only for a literal enforcement_mode == "enforce", so the advertised None default (which registers under the gateway's live enforce default) fell open. Reuse the None-aware _local_posture_is_enforce so an omitted posture propagates a register failure like enforce (AAASM-4734).

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing interceptor returning a malformed (None) verdict must block the tool instead of falling open.

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing handler exposing no check_tool_start must block the tool instead of the previous hardcoded allow.

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing interceptor returning a malformed (None) verdict must raise instead of falling open.

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing handler exposing no check_tool_start must raise via _missing_interceptor_decision rather than allow.

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing interceptor returning a malformed (None) verdict must raise instead of falling open.

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing handler exposing no check_tool_start must raise via _missing_interceptor_decision rather than allow.

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing handler exposing no check_tool_start must raise MCPToolBlockedError rather than the previous hardcoded allow.

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Chisanan232 · 2026-07-17T03:32:27Z

Claude Code — automated review

CI: All green except SonarCloud Code Analysis (acceptance/quality-gate tier — ignorable per review policy). Full unit + integration + contract suites, CodeQL, and pip-audit all pass.

Scope vs AAASM-4734: Complete. All four divergent adapters (openai_agents, pydantic_ai, google_adk, mcp) now thread enforce / use _missing_interceptor_decision, plus the core/assembly.py register-propagation None≡enforce fix. 7 regression tests added (malformed-verdict + missing-interceptor deny-under-enforce).

Side effects: None on existing behavior — the already-correct sibling adapters are untouched, and the green full-suite CI confirms no regressions. The only behavior change is the intended one: unrecognized verdict / missing interceptor now DENY under enforce instead of silently allowing.

Verdict: ✅ Ready for approval & merge (once Sonar gate is waived).

SonarCloud flagged the four adapters' near-identical fail-closed regression tests as duplicated new lines (5.0% > 3%). Extract the two enforcing interceptor stand-ins and the (unknown-verdict, missing-check) parametrization into test/unit/adapters/enforce_helpers.py, and collapse each adapter's two copy-paste tests into one parametrized test_denies_under_enforce. Coverage is unchanged: openai_agents/pydantic_ai/google_adk still exercise both scenarios; mcp keeps its pre-existing malformed test plus the missing-interceptor case (AAASM-4734).

sonarqubecloud · 2026-07-17T03:58:53Z

Quality Gate failed

Failed conditions
5.7% Duplication on New Code (required ≤ 3%)

See analysis details on SonarQube Cloud

Chisanan232 · 2026-07-17T04:16:23Z

Claude Code — review update (SonarCloud)

The remaining red is SonarCloud → new_duplicated_lines_density 5.7% > 3%. Investigated: the duplicated blocks are cross-file between agent_assembly/adapters/google_adk/patch.py and agent_assembly/adapters/pydantic_ai/patch.py (up to ~126-line spans). Those two adapters are pre-existing near-identical copies; the security fix only threaded the enforce kwarg through a few call sites that happen to sit inside those already-duplicated bodies, so Sonar attributes the duplication to this diff.

Getting under 3% would require consolidating the two parallel adapters into a shared base — a large, higher-risk refactor of untouched code, out of scope for this security fix (scope discipline). The fix itself is correct and fully test-covered (78 adapter tests green; all other checks green).

Decision (confirmed with maintainer): accept this as the acceptance-tier SonarCloud exception and merge with the gate waived. A separate tech-debt ticket will track de-duplicating the google_adk/pydantic_ai adapters at the root.

Verdict: ✅ Ready to merge (SonarCloud duplication waived as a documented pre-existing-duplication exception).

Chisanan232 added 13 commits July 17, 2026 10:27

✅ (openai_agents): Add unrecognized-verdict deny-under-enforce test

1f125ee

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing interceptor returning a malformed (None) verdict must block the tool instead of falling open.

✅ (openai_agents): Add missing-interceptor deny-under-enforce test

a1db256

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing handler exposing no check_tool_start must block the tool instead of the previous hardcoded allow.

✅ (pydantic_ai): Add unrecognized-verdict deny-under-enforce test

86e8701

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing interceptor returning a malformed (None) verdict must raise instead of falling open.

✅ (pydantic_ai): Add missing-interceptor deny-under-enforce test

14e7016

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing handler exposing no check_tool_start must raise via _missing_interceptor_decision rather than allow.

✅ (google_adk): Add unrecognized-verdict deny-under-enforce test

753d5fb

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing interceptor returning a malformed (None) verdict must raise instead of falling open.

✅ (google_adk): Add missing-interceptor deny-under-enforce test

20f86b8

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing handler exposing no check_tool_start must raise via _missing_interceptor_decision rather than allow.

✅ (mcp): Add missing-interceptor deny-under-enforce test

ef65639

Regression for AAASM-4734: an enforcing handler exposing no check_tool_start must raise MCPToolBlockedError rather than the previous hardcoded allow.

Chisanan232 merged commit 636c99d into master Jul 17, 2026
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[AAASM-4746] ♻️ (adapters): De-duplicate google_adk/pydantic_ai parallel adapters #271

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