Fix NoopGuard dead logger, extract emptyAgentLabelsResult helper, resolve broken references from partial refactor by Copilot · Pull Request #2393 · github/gh-aw-mcpg

Copilot · 2026-03-24T00:24:09Z

Three duplicate-code issues in the guard package and cmd flags: a misattributed logger bug, structural duplication in LabelAgent implementations, and broken call sites left by a partial inlining refactor.

NoopGuard wrong logger (bug)

noop.go declared logNoop = logger.New("guard:noop") but all four log calls used the package-level log from context.go (guard:context), making logNoop dead code and silently misattributing all NoopGuard logs.

// Before — all used wrong logger
log.Printf("Initializing agent labels with noop guard")

// After — correct logger
logNoop.Printf("Initializing agent labels with noop guard")

Extracted `emptyAgentLabelsResult` helper

NoopGuard.LabelAgent and WriteSinkGuard.LabelAgent duplicated the same AgentLabelsPayload{Secrecy: []string{}, Integrity: []string{}} construction, differing only in DIFCMode. Extracted to guard.go:

func emptyAgentLabelsResult(mode string) *LabelAgentResult {
    return &LabelAgentResult{
        Agent:    AgentLabelsPayload{Secrecy: []string{}, Integrity: []string{}},
        DIFCMode: mode,
    }
}

Both guards now call emptyAgentLabelsResult(difc.ModeStrict/ModeFilter).

Completed partial refactor (broken build)

A prior commit removed getDefaultGuardPolicyJSON, getDefaultAllowOnlyScopeOwner/Repo/MinIntegrity from flags_difc.go but left call sites unupdated and introduced duplicate test functions across config test files:

Inlined remaining os.Getenv(...) calls in proxy.go and root.go
Updated flags_difc_test.go to use os.Getenv directly
Removed duplicate TestLoadFromFile_MultipleServers (now in config_core_test.go), TestValidateContainerID and TestGetGatewayPortFromEnv (now in docker_helpers_and_env_test.go) from their respective files

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- Triggering command: /tmp/go-build3683465988/b342/mcp.test /tmp/go-build3683465988/b342/mcp.test -test.testlogfile=/tmp/go-build3683465988/b342/testlog.txt -test.paniconexit0 -test.timeout=10m0s 7198�� cfg -I 64/pkg/tool/linu-nilfunc --gdwarf-5 --64 /config 64/pkg/tool/linu-tests cfg /tmp/go-build1287198098/b185/_pkg_.a -trimpath x_amd64/vet -p 7198098/b288/ -lang=go1.25 x_amd64/vet (dns block)

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…AgentLabelsResult helper, fix broken references from partial #2364 fix Co-authored-by: lpcox <15877973+lpcox@users.noreply.github.com> Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/github/gh-aw-mcpg/sessions/50f05b82-77da-4197-a262-fe882453850a

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Pull request overview

This PR cleans up several DIFC guard and CLI/config issues: it fixes misattributed NoopGuard logging, removes duplicated empty-label construction across guards, and finishes a partial refactor by updating env-default call sites and removing duplicated tests.

Changes:

Fix NoopGuard to log via guard:noop logger instead of the guard:context logger.
Extract emptyAgentLabelsResult(mode) helper and use it from NoopGuard and WriteSinkGuard.
Replace removed getDefault* call sites with os.Getenv(...) and delete duplicate tests left behind by the partial refactor.

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File	Description
internal/guard/write_sink.go	Uses shared helper for empty agent labels in `LabelAgent`.
internal/guard/noop.go	Fixes logger usage and uses shared empty-label helper.
internal/guard/guard.go	Introduces `emptyAgentLabelsResult` helper.
internal/config/validation_env_test.go	Removes duplicated tests (container ID + gateway port env).
internal/config/config_test.go	Removes duplicated `TestLoadFromFile_MultipleServers`.
internal/cmd/root.go	Updates env-derived AllowOnly policy building call site after helper removal.
internal/cmd/proxy.go	Updates proxy `--policy` default to read from env directly after helper removal.
internal/cmd/flags_difc_test.go	Updates tests after helper removal (but now includes tautological env assertions).

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Copilot · 2026-03-24T00:44:53Z

internal/cmd/flags_difc_test.go

+	assert.NotEmpty(t, os.Getenv("MCP_GATEWAY_GUARD_POLICY_JSON"))
 	assert.True(t, getDefaultAllowOnlyScopePublic())
-	assert.Equal(t, "lpcox", getDefaultAllowOnlyScopeOwner())
-	assert.Equal(t, "gh-aw-mcpg", getDefaultAllowOnlyScopeRepo())
-	assert.Equal(t, "unapproved", getDefaultAllowOnlyMinIntegrity())
+	assert.Equal(t, "lpcox", os.Getenv("MCP_GATEWAY_ALLOWONLY_SCOPE_OWNER"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "gh-aw-mcpg", os.Getenv("MCP_GATEWAY_ALLOWONLY_SCOPE_REPO"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "unapproved", os.Getenv("MCP_GATEWAY_ALLOWONLY_MIN_INTEGRITY"))
 }


TestGetDefaultGuardPolicyInputs is now effectively testing only environment variable plumbing (os.Getenv) rather than any gateway/defaulting logic. Either repurpose it to validate the actual behavior you care about (e.g., flag defaults after registration or resolveGuardPolicyOverride precedence) or remove it to avoid giving a false sense of coverage.

See below for a potential fix:

Copilot · 2026-03-24T00:44:53Z

internal/cmd/proxy.go

 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&proxyGuardWasm, "guard-wasm", defaultGuard, guardHelp)
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&proxyPolicy, "policy", getDefaultGuardPolicyJSON(), "Guard policy JSON")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&proxyPolicy, "policy", os.Getenv("MCP_GATEWAY_GUARD_POLICY_JSON"), "Guard policy JSON")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&proxyToken, "github-token", "", "Fallback GitHub API token (default: forwards client Authorization header)")


This flag default is pulled directly from os.Getenv, which diverges from the repo’s documented getDefault*() helper pattern for env-overridable defaults (see internal/cmd/flags.go). To keep env override behavior consistent (and easier to test), consider introducing/using a small getDefaultGuardPolicyJSON() helper (or an envutil.GetEnvString wrapper) here instead of reading the env var inline.

Copilot · 2026-03-24T00:44:53Z

internal/cmd/root.go

 			getDefaultAllowOnlyScopePublic(),
-			getDefaultAllowOnlyScopeOwner(),
-			getDefaultAllowOnlyScopeRepo(),
-			getDefaultAllowOnlyMinIntegrity(),
+			os.Getenv("MCP_GATEWAY_ALLOWONLY_SCOPE_OWNER"),
+			os.Getenv("MCP_GATEWAY_ALLOWONLY_SCOPE_REPO"),
+			os.Getenv("MCP_GATEWAY_ALLOWONLY_MIN_INTEGRITY"),
 		)


These env-driven defaults are now read inline via os.Getenv, which makes env override behavior less consistent with the codebase’s getDefault*() helper pattern for flags/env defaults (documented in internal/cmd/flags.go). Consider reintroducing small getDefaultAllowOnlyScopeOwner/Repo/MinIntegrity() helpers (or envutil wrappers) and using them here so validation/defaulting stays centralized and testable.

Copilot · 2026-03-24T00:44:53Z

internal/cmd/flags_difc_test.go

 	os.Unsetenv("MCP_GATEWAY_GUARDS_SINK_SERVER_IDS")
-	assert.Equal(t, "", getDefaultDIFCSinkServerIDs())
+	assert.Equal(t, "", os.Getenv("MCP_GATEWAY_GUARDS_SINK_SERVER_IDS"))

 	os.Setenv("MCP_GATEWAY_GUARDS_SINK_SERVER_IDS", "safeoutputs,github")
-	assert.Equal(t, "safeoutputs,github", getDefaultDIFCSinkServerIDs())
+	assert.Equal(t, "safeoutputs,github", os.Getenv("MCP_GATEWAY_GUARDS_SINK_SERVER_IDS"))
 }


TestGetDefaultDIFCSinkServerIDs no longer exercises any production code (it only asserts that os.Getenv reflects os.Setenv). This makes the test tautological and it won’t catch regressions in flag defaulting/registration. Consider rewriting it to assert the default value of the --guards-sink-server-ids flag after flag registration (or remove this test if that behavior is already covered elsewhere).

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Extracted `emptyAgentLabelsResult` helper