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Gateway: enforce allowed-tools filtering server-side on tools/list and tools/call#3334

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Gateway: enforce allowed-tools filtering server-side on tools/list and tools/call#3334
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Agents with raw HTTP access to the gateway could bypass client-side --allowed-tools filters by directly sending tools/call JSON-RPC requests for tools they shouldn't be able to call. The existing tools field in StdinServerConfig/ServerConfig was parsed but never enforced at runtime.

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Pre-computed allowed-tools sets (unified.go)

  • Added allowedToolSets map[string]map[string]bool to UnifiedServer, built once at init via buildAllowedToolSets(cfg) for O(1) per-call lookup
  • Added isToolAllowed(serverID, toolName) — returns true when no list is configured (unrestricted)

Enforcement in callBackendTool (unified.go)

Before any DIFC/guard work, rejects calls for tools not in the allowed set:

  • Returns IsError: true CallToolResult with a descriptive message
  • Sets OTEL span HTTP status to 403
  • Logs at WARN with logger.LogWarn("client", ...) including the server ID

tools/list defense-in-depth (tool_registry.go)

During backend tool registration, non-allowed tools are filtered out — they never appear in tools/list responses and are never registered with the SDK server.

Lint fix

  • Removed unused sendUnifiedMCPRequest and parseSSEBody helper functions from allowed_tools_integration_test.go (golangci-lint unused violations)

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@lpcox lpcox merged commit 2cb5103 into copilot/fix-allowed-tools-filtering Apr 7, 2026
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Pull request overview

As provided, this PR’s diff only removes unused test helpers/imports from an allowed-tools integration test file (a lint/cleanup change). However, the PR title/description describe additional security enforcement changes in unified.go and tool_registry.go that are not present in the supplied diff.

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  • Remove unused sendUnifiedMCPRequest / parseSSEBody helpers and related imports from allowed_tools_integration_test.go.
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internal/server/allowed_tools_integration_test.go Removes unused helper functions and imports to satisfy linting.

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import (
"bytes"
"context"
"encoding/json"
"io"
"net/http"
"net/http/httptest"
"strings"
"testing"
"time"
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The PR description/title talk about server-side enforcement changes in unified.go and tool_registry.go, but the provided diff only changes this test file by removing unused helpers/imports. If the enforcement changes are part of the PR, please include those diffs; otherwise, consider updating the PR title/description to match the actual change set (lint-only cleanup).

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