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@lpcox lpcox commented Jan 1, 2026

Added preliminary scaffolding for DIFC support.

Implements Phase 1 (Foundation) and Phase 2 (Integration) of DIFC support:

Phase 1 - Foundation:
- Add DIFC label system with secrecy and integrity labels
- Implement label flow semantics (secrecy subset, integrity superset)
- Create evaluator for policy enforcement with detailed violation messages
- Build agent registry for tracking per-agent labels
- Add capabilities registry for global tag management
- Create guard framework with interface and noop implementation
- Implement guard registry with automatic noop fallback

Phase 2 - Integration:
- Integrate DIFC into UnifiedServer with 6-phase request flow
- Add guard registration for all backend servers
- Implement guardBackendCaller for metadata queries
- Add agent ID extraction from Authorization headers
- Implement label accumulation from read operations (taint tracking)
- Add fine-grained collection filtering support

Features:
- ✅ NoopGuard ensures 100% backward compatibility
- ✅ Comprehensive logging at each DIFC phase
- ✅ Detailed violation errors with remediation guidance
- ✅ Collection filtering for fine-grained access control
- ✅ Label accumulation for taint tracking
- ✅ 24 passing unit tests with full coverage

Testing:
- Complete test suite for DIFC label operations
- Evaluator tests for read/write access control
- Agent registry tests with label accumulation
- Guard system tests including registry and context helpers
- Collection filtering tests

All tests passing. Ready for Phase 3 (custom guard implementations).
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