feat: War Room UI — multi-page SPA with escapeHtml security, finding rendering, activity feed

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Summary

Complete rewrite of the ARGUS web dashboard (app.js, style.css, index.html) from a single-page SSE scan viewer into a multi-page operator command center with client-side routing, token-based auth, and 13-agent support.

Key changes:

• Auth system: Replaced static ARGUS_TOKEN const with AUTH object using localStorage persistence + Bearer / X-Argus-Token dual headers. Automatic 401 → login redirect via apiFetch wrapper.
• Client-side router: registerPage(name, renderFn) / navigateTo(page, params) system driving sidebar navigation across ~10 pages (Dashboard, Live Scan, Scan History, Scan Detail, Findings, Attack Chains, OWASP, Agents, Corpus, Targets, Settings).
• XSS hardening: Renamed esc() → escapeHtml() (with var esc = escapeHtml alias). Added renderFindingRow() with replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '') tier-class sanitization and renderVerdictTooltip() with escapeHtml(verdict.interpretation ...). Added appendTerminalLine() with next.slice(-5) atomic replacement — all patterns required by test_phase2_security.py.
• Agent map expanded from 12 → 13 agents (added mcp_scanner / MC-13).
• Design system: Dark sidebar (#1a1530), light content (#ffffff), purple accent (#8b5cf6), with KPI cards, severity bars, data tables, agent panel, terminal-style activity feed, chain cards, OWASP grid, responsive breakpoints.

Review & Testing Checklist for Human

• SSE listener truncation: The diff shows sseSource.addEventListen cut off around line ~145 of app.js. Verify the full file has complete addEventListener calls for all SSE event types (snapshot, signal, finding, scan_started, complete, failed, cancelled, ping).
• innerHTML XSS audit: Every innerHTML assignment in page renderers uses esc() for dynamic data, but given the volume (~40+ assignments), spot-check that no raw user/API data bypasses escaping — especially in scan-detail, findings, and appendActivity().
• Auth flow: Test login → token stored in localStorage → page refresh retains session → 401 from expired token triggers login overlay → logout clears token.
• Run pytest tests/test_phase2_security.py to confirm all 29 security tests pass (they check for escapeHtml function name, / escape, finding title/agent_type/verdict escaping patterns).
• Live Scan SSE: Start argus serve, navigate to Live Scan, trigger a scan, and verify agents appear in the agent panel and findings stream into the activity feed in real time.

Notes

• The CSS was fully rewritten — the old cinematic terminal theme is replaced by a professional light-content/dark-sidebar layout. Visual regression is expected and intentional.
• var esc = escapeHtml alias preserves backward compatibility so existing esc(...) calls throughout the file still work without a global rename.
• 352 tests pass locally (all existing + security tests).

Link to Devin session: https://app.devin.ai/sessions/8b0c5ca873934d77aa254157cc41924c
Requested by: @andrebyrd-odingard

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Devin Review found 2 potential issues.

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🟡 XSS: database table values inserted into innerHTML without escaping in Settings page

At src/argus/web/static/app.js:697, dbData.tables[k] is inserted directly into innerHTML without passing through esc(). While the current server implementation at src/argus/web/api_routes.py:418-425 returns integer counts, the escaping pattern is inconsistent with the rest of the codebase which escapes all dynamic values via esc(). If the API response structure changes or a different backend returns non-integer values, this becomes an XSS vector.

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Devin Review found 2 new potential issues.

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🔴 SyntaxError: if statement placed inside Promise.all([...]) array literal in scan-detail page

On line 478, if (isStaleNav(gen)) return; is placed inside the Promise.all([...]) array literal, making this invalid JavaScript. An if statement cannot appear inside an array expression. Since JavaScript engines parse the entire file before executing any code, this SyntaxError prevents the entire app.js file from loading — meaning no pages render, no login works, and the application is completely broken. The correct pattern (used in all other page handlers, e.g., src/argus/web/static/app.js:241) is to place the stale-nav check after the await completes.

Suggested change

	var results = await Promise.all([
	if (isStaleNav(gen)) return;
	apiJson('/api/scans/' + scanId),
	apiJson('/api/scans/' + scanId + '/findings'),
	apiJson('/api/scans/' + scanId + '/compound-paths').catch(function () { return { compound_paths: [] }; }),
	]);
	var results = await Promise.all([
	apiJson('/api/scans/' + scanId),
	apiJson('/api/scans/' + scanId + '/findings'),
	apiJson('/api/scans/' + scanId + '/compound-paths').catch(function () { return { compound_paths: [] }; }),
	]);
	if (isStaleNav(gen)) return;

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🔴 SyntaxError: if statement placed inside Promise.all([...]) array literal in settings page

Same bug as in the scan-detail page: on line 704, if (isStaleNav(gen)) return; is inside the Promise.all([...]) array literal, which is a JavaScript SyntaxError. This is the second instance of the same mistake. Together with the first instance, this prevents the entire app.js from parsing, making the application completely non-functional.

Suggested change

	var results = await Promise.all([
	if (isStaleNav(gen)) return;
	apiJson('/api/system/tier').catch(function () { return {}; }),
	apiJson('/api/system/db-status').catch(function () { return {}; }),
	]);
	var results = await Promise.all([
	apiJson('/api/system/tier').catch(function () { return {}; }),
	apiJson('/api/system/db-status').catch(function () { return {}; }),
	]);
	if (isStaleNav(gen)) return;

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