# CLAUDE.md

Hightower is a fork of [Shannon](https://github.com/KeygraphHQ/shannon) by Keygraph — an AI-powered penetration testing agent for defensive security analysis. It wraps Shannon's autonomous pentesting engine with a REST API and Kubernetes deployment tooling.

**Upstream policy:** `apps/cli/` and `apps/worker/` are kept as close to upstream Shannon as possible for backporting. Only `apps/api/`, CI/CD workflows, and infra are Hightower-specific.

## Commands

```bash
# Build TypeScript (development)
pnpm run build                       # Build all packages via Turborepo
pnpm run check                       # Type-check all packages
pnpm biome                           # Biome lint + format + import sorting check
pnpm biome:fix                       # Auto-fix lint, format, and import sorting
```

**Monorepo tooling:** pnpm workspaces, Turborepo for task orchestration, Biome for linting/formatting. TypeScript compiler options shared via `tsconfig.base.json` at the root. All packages extend it, overriding only `rootDir` and `outDir`. Shared devDependencies (`typescript`, `@types/node`, `turbo`, `@biomejs/biome`) are hoisted to the root workspace.

## Architecture

### Monorepo Layout

```
apps/api/        — @trebuchet/api (Trebuchet REST API, K8s-native)

 apps/cli/        — @trebuchet/cli (upstream CLI, not used in production)

 apps/worker/     — @trebuchet/worker (upstream Temporal worker + pipeline logic)
```

### API Package (`apps/api/`)
Hightower-specific REST API for triggering and managing pentests. Deployed on Kubernetes.

### CLI Package (`apps/cli/`)
Upstream Shannon CLI — kept for backporting compatibility. Not used in Hightower's K8s deployment.

### Worker Package (`apps/worker/`)
Upstream Shannon worker — Temporal worker + pipeline logic. Runs as ephemeral K8s Jobs.

- `apps/worker/src/paths.ts` — Centralized path constants (`PROMPTS_DIR`, `CONFIGS_DIR`, `WORKSPACES_DIR`)
- `apps/worker/src/session-manager.ts` — Agent definitions (`AGENTS` record). Agent types in `apps/worker/src/types/agents.ts`
- `apps/worker/src/config-parser.ts` — YAML config parsing with JSON Schema validation
- `apps/worker/src/ai/claude-executor.ts` — Claude Agent SDK integration with retry logic
- `apps/worker/src/services/` — Business logic layer (Temporal-agnostic). Activities delegate here. Key: `agent-execution.ts`, `error-handling.ts`, `container.ts`
- `apps/worker/src/types/` — Consolidated types: `Result<T,E>`, `ErrorCode`, `AgentName`, `ActivityLogger`, etc.
- `apps/worker/src/utils/` — Shared utilities (file I/O, formatting, concurrency)

### Temporal Orchestration
Durable workflow orchestration with crash recovery, queryable progress, intelligent retry, and parallel execution (5 concurrent agents in vuln/exploit phases).

- `apps/worker/src/temporal/workflows.ts` — Main workflow (`pentestPipelineWorkflow`)
- `apps/worker/src/temporal/activities.ts` — Thin wrappers — heartbeat loop, error classification, container lifecycle. Business logic delegated to `apps/worker/src/services/`
- `apps/worker/src/temporal/activity-logger.ts` — `TemporalActivityLogger` implementation of `ActivityLogger` interface
- `apps/worker/src/temporal/summary-mapper.ts` — Maps `PipelineSummary` to `WorkflowSummary`
- `apps/worker/src/temporal/worker.ts` — Combined worker + client entry point (per-invocation task queue, submits workflow, waits for result)
- `apps/worker/src/temporal/shared.ts` — Types, interfaces, query definitions

### Five-Phase Pipeline

1. **Pre-Recon** (`pre-recon`) — External scans (nmap, subfinder, whatweb) + source code analysis
2. **Recon** (`recon`) — Attack surface mapping from initial findings
3. **Vulnerability Analysis** (5 parallel agents) — injection, xss, auth, authz, ssrf
4. **Exploitation** (5 parallel agents, conditional) — Exploits confirmed vulnerabilities
5. **Reporting** (`report`) — Executive-level security report

### Docker Images
- `Dockerfile` — Worker image: 2-stage build (builder + Chainguard Wolfi runtime). Uses pnpm. Entrypoint: `CMD ["node", "apps/worker/dist/temporal/worker.js"]`
- `apps/api/Dockerfile` — API image: minimal Alpine build

### Kubernetes Infrastructure
K8s manifests live in a separate repository: [farhoodlabs/hightower-infra](https://github.com/farhoodlabs/hightower-infra).

### Supporting Systems
- **Configuration** — YAML configs in `apps/worker/configs/` with JSON Schema validation (`config-schema.json`). Supports auth settings, MFA/TOTP, and per-app testing parameters
- **Prompts** — Per-phase templates in `apps/worker/prompts/` with variable substitution (`{{TARGET_URL}}`, `{{CONFIG_CONTEXT}}`). Shared partials in `apps/worker/prompts/shared/` via `apps/worker/src/services/prompt-manager.ts`
- **SDK Integration** — Uses `@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk` with `maxTurns: 10_000` and `bypassPermissions` mode. Browser automation via `playwright-cli` with session isolation (`-s=<session>`). TOTP generation via `generate-totp` CLI tool. Login flow template at `apps/worker/prompts/shared/login-instructions.txt` supports form, SSO, API, and basic auth
- **Audit System** — Crash-safe append-only logging in `workspaces/{hostname}_{sessionId}/`. Tracks session metrics, per-agent logs, prompts, and deliverables. WorkflowLogger (`apps/worker/src/audit/workflow-logger.ts`) provides unified human-readable per-workflow logs, backed by LogStream (`apps/worker/src/audit/log-stream.ts`) shared stream primitive
- **Deliverables** — Saved to `deliverables/` in the target repo via the `save-deliverable` CLI script (`apps/worker/src/scripts/save-deliverable.ts`)
- **Workspaces & Resume** — Named workspaces via `-w <name>` or auto-named from URL+timestamp. Resume detects completed agents via `session.json`. `loadResumeState()` in `apps/worker/src/temporal/activities.ts` validates deliverable existence, restores git checkpoints, and cleans up incomplete deliverables. Workspace listing via `apps/worker/src/temporal/workspaces.ts`

## Development Notes

### Adding a New Agent
1. Define agent in `apps/worker/src/session-manager.ts` (add to `AGENTS` record). `ALL_AGENTS`/`AgentName` types live in `apps/worker/src/types/agents.ts`
2. Create prompt template in `apps/worker/prompts/` (e.g., `vuln-newtype.txt`)
3. Two-layer pattern: add a thin activity wrapper in `apps/worker/src/temporal/activities.ts` (heartbeat + error classification). `AgentExecutionService` in `apps/worker/src/services/agent-execution.ts` handles the agent lifecycle automatically via the `AGENTS` registry
4. Register activity in `apps/worker/src/temporal/workflows.ts` within the appropriate phase

### Modifying Prompts
- Variable substitution: `{{TARGET_URL}}`, `{{CONFIG_CONTEXT}}`, `{{LOGIN_INSTRUCTIONS}}`
- Shared partials in `apps/worker/prompts/shared/` included via `apps/worker/src/services/prompt-manager.ts`
- Test with `--pipeline-testing` for fast iteration

### Key Design Patterns
- **Configuration-Driven** — YAML configs with JSON Schema validation
- **Progressive Analysis** — Each phase builds on previous results
- **SDK-First** — Claude Agent SDK handles autonomous analysis
- **Modular Error Handling** — `ErrorCode` enum, `Result<T,E>` for explicit error propagation, automatic retry (3 attempts per agent)
- **Services Boundary** — Activities are thin Temporal wrappers; `apps/worker/src/services/` owns business logic, accepts `ActivityLogger`, returns `Result<T,E>`. No Temporal imports in services
- **DI Container** — Per-workflow in `apps/worker/src/services/container.ts`. `AuditSession` excluded (parallel safety)
- **Ephemeral Workers** — Each scan runs in its own container with a per-invocation task queue. Temporal routes activities by queue name, so per-scan queues ensure activities never land on a worker with the wrong repo mounted

### Security
Defensive security tool only. Use only on systems you own or have explicit permission to test.

## Code Style Guidelines

### Formatting
Biome handles formatting and linting. Run `pnpm biome:fix` to auto-fix. Config in `biome.json`: single quotes, semicolons, trailing commas, 2-space indent, 120 char line width.

### Clarity Over Brevity
- Optimize for readability, not line count — three clear lines beat one dense expression
- Use descriptive names that convey intent
- Prefer explicit logic over clever one-liners

### Structure
- Keep functions focused on a single responsibility
- Use early returns and guard clauses instead of deep nesting
- Never use nested ternary operators — use if/else or switch
- Extract complex conditions into well-named boolean variables

### TypeScript Conventions
- Use `function` keyword for top-level functions (not arrow functions)
- Explicit return type annotations on exported/top-level functions
- Prefer `readonly` for data that shouldn't be mutated
- `exactOptionalPropertyTypes` is enabled — use spread for optional props, not direct `undefined` assignment

### Avoid
- Combining multiple concerns into a single function to "save lines"
- Dense callback chains when sequential logic is clearer
- Sacrificing readability for DRY — some repetition is fine if clearer
- Abstractions for one-time operations
- Backwards-compatibility shims, deprecated wrappers, or re-exports for removed code — delete the old code, don't preserve it

### Comments
Comments must be **timeless** — no references to this conversation, refactoring history, or the AI.

**Patterns used in this codebase:**
- `/** JSDoc */` — file headers (after license) and exported functions/interfaces
- `// N. Description` — numbered sequential steps inside function bodies. Use when a
  function has 3+ distinct phases where at least one isn't immediately obvious from the
  code. Each step marks the start of a logical phase. Reference: `AgentExecutionService.execute`
  (steps 1-9) and `injectModelIntoReport` (steps 1-5)
- `// === Section ===` — high-level dividers between groups of functions in long files,
  or to label major branching/classification blocks (e.g., `// === SPENDING CAP SAFEGUARD ===`).
  Not for sequential steps inside function bodies — use numbered steps for that
- `// NOTE:` / `// WARNING:` / `// IMPORTANT:` — gotchas and constraints

**Never:** obvious comments, conversation references ("as discussed"), history ("moved from X")

## Key Files

**API:** `apps/api/src/` (Hightower REST API), `apps/api/Dockerfile`

**Entry Points:** `apps/worker/src/temporal/workflows.ts`, `apps/worker/src/temporal/activities.ts`, `apps/worker/src/temporal/worker.ts`

**Core Logic:** `apps/worker/src/session-manager.ts`, `apps/worker/src/ai/claude-executor.ts`, `apps/worker/src/config-parser.ts`, `apps/worker/src/services/`, `apps/worker/src/audit/`

**Config:** `Dockerfile`, `apps/worker/configs/`, `apps/worker/prompts/`, `tsconfig.base.json` (shared compiler options), `turbo.json`, `biome.json`

**CI/CD:** `.github/workflows/ci.yml` (type-check, lint, build & push images to GHCR), `.github/workflows/release.yml` (Docker Hub push + GitHub release, manual dispatch)

## Package Installation

Package managers are configured with a minimum release age (7 days). Requires pnpm >= 10.16.0. If `pnpm install` fails due to a package being too new, **do not attempt to bypass it** — report the blocked package to the user and stop.
