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Summary

Makes the fronting edge infrastructure generic. The server no longer reads vendor edge headers directly: getEdgeContext(event) (server/utils/edge.ts) normalizes everything the edge provides into one contract, and every consumer — geo-gate, rate limiter, CORS country hint, screening audit, internal-fetch detection — reads that. Vendor header names live exclusively in utils/edge-presets.ts.

EdgeContext contract

interface EdgeContext {
  clientIp: string | null      // null = no trustworthy identity
  country: string | null       // ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, null = unmeasured (DEV_GEO_COUNTRY fallback applied)
  vpnIsUsed: boolean | null    // null = unmeasured
  authenticated: boolean       // origin-auth secret verified (or no secret configured)
  isInternal: boolean          // server-internal $fetch
  providesGeo: boolean         // preset capability — drives the geo-gate fail-closed branch
}

Presets (EDGE_PROVIDER)

Preset Trusted client IP Country VPN evidence
cloudflare cf-connecting-ip cf-ipcountry x-is-vpn / x-is-proxy-or-vpn
google x-forwarded-for[-2] (LB appends client, lb) x-client-geo (LB custom header)
cloudfront cloudfront-viewer-address (port stripped) cloudfront-viewer-country
none (default) rightmost x-forwarded-for, else socket

none is fork/preview-friendly: geo-blocking off, rate limiting on best-effort identity. Production refuses to boot without an explicit EDGE_PROVIDER (server/plugins/edge-guard.ts), so the permissive default cannot be reached by omission; opting into none in prd is permitted but logged as a warning at boot, and documented as carrying a forgeable rate-limit identity. Production also refuses to boot with DEV_GEO_COUNTRY set, so a synthetic country can never mask a missing one. The google preset assumes exactly one LB hop and fails closed otherwise (no hop-count knob until an actual Google deployment needs one), and requires the LB to be configured with the custom request header x-client-geo: {client_region} — Google sets no country header on its own.

The google/cloudfront presets additionally require EDGE_ORIGIN_SECRET (refuse to boot without it): those edges forward client headers untouched, so without origin auth their trusted inputs would be forgeable by anyone who can reach the origin.

Origin auth (EDGE_ORIGIN_SECRET, opt-in by configuration)

When set, every request must carry a matching x-edge-origin-auth header (timing-safe compare) or all edge-derived inputs are voided → the existing fail-closed paths apply (403 identity / 451 geo). This replaces the "origin is only reachable through the edge" topology assumption with a check the app enforces itself. Unset = current behavior, so the release deploys with zero coordination.

Internal fetches always authenticate with the x-edge-internal marker (never the legacy loopback sentinel, which was forgeable wherever the edge didn't overwrite it — both security-review findings): the marker value is EDGE_ORIGIN_SECRET when configured, otherwise a random per-process value that internal $fetch calls share by construction and external clients cannot guess. Container liveness is fully decoupled: the Docker healthcheck probes /healthz (outside /api/, exempt from all gates, carries no headers), so enabling the secret cannot mark a healthy container unhealthy.

Client VPN probe

The screening audit's vpnIsUsed comes from deriveVpnIsUsed: edge evidence via the edge context (null on presets without VPN evidence), plus a strict client-reported true as an additional positive signal — the semantics development adopted in the meantime (client false/invalid values still cannot clear an edge verdict). The client-side probe (services/vpn.ts) is skipped entirely when the edge measures no VPN usage — advertised via window.__APP_CONFIG__.vpnDetection — so forks no longer get the assume-VPN-on-failure behavior.

Decisions taken (confirmed with Kasper)

  1. VPN evidence: optional per-preset header input; non-measuring presets report null in the audit and the client probe is neutralized.
  2. Misconfigured prod: refuse to boot when DOPPLER_ENVIRONMENT=prd and EDGE_PROVIDER is unset.
  3. Origin auth rollout: opt-in by configuration (enforced only once EDGE_ORIGIN_SECRET is set); names EDGE_PROVIDER / EDGE_ORIGIN_SECRET / x-edge-origin-auth.
  4. PR base: stacked on feat: migrate address screening to the data-v3 compliance API #823.

Parity audit

With EDGE_PROVIDER=cloudflare and no secret, every consumer behaves as current production:

  • geo-gate: same header, same XX/T1 handling, same DEV_GEO_COUNTRY fallback, same 451 semantics, same PII-safe logging.
  • rate limiter: same trusted header, same prd fail-closed 403, same dev/stg leftmost-XFF/socket fallback. Two deliberate deltas: internal traffic is skipped instead of sharing one loopback bucket (it never came close to the budget — ~240 req/5min vs ≥600/min), and a forged cf-connecting-ip: 127.0.0.1 no longer grants internal status anywhere (it previously did, direct-to-origin).
  • cors: same x-country-code derivation; -- placeholder additionally emitted under the none preset (previously dev-only) so forks/previews don't fail closed client-side.
  • screening: identical VPN header parsing under the cloudflare preset; the client positive signal from development is preserved on top.
  • internal fetches: still recognized and exempt from the gates with zero configuration — now via the unforgeable per-process marker instead of the loopback sentinel. The Docker healthcheck no longer depends on internal status at all (probes /healthz).

Verification

  • npx vitest run: 2137 passed / 1 skipped (after rebasing onto current development and addressing review findings).
  • npm run typecheck: clean.
  • npx eslint over all changed files: clean.
  • Grep gate: no cf-/cloudflare outside utils/edge-presets.ts, the nuxt.config.ts/cache-headers.ts CDN cache headers, and the csp.ts insights allowlist (plus two pre-existing comments about upstream services' CDNs in v3-proxy.ts/public-client.ts, unrelated to the fronting edge).

Deployment checklist (prod cutover)

  1. Doppler (prd): set EDGE_PROVIDER=cloudflare and make sure DEV_GEO_COUNTRY is not set. Required before the release deploys — prd now refuses to boot without the former or with the latter.
  2. Doppler (stg/previews): set EDGE_PROVIDER=cloudflare where the env is behind Cloudflare; leave unset (→ none) elsewhere. DEV_GEO_COUNTRY keeps working as before.
  3. Later, to enable origin auth: create a Cloudflare Transform Rule stamping x-edge-origin-auth: <secret> on all requests to the origin (and stripping client-supplied x-edge-origin-auth / x-edge-internal), then set EDGE_ORIGIN_SECRET=<secret> in Doppler. Order matters: rule first, secret second.

Test plan

  • Unit tests for every preset mapping, origin auth, internal-fetch modes, boot guard, rate-limiter identity, geo-gate semantics, cors country header, screening vpn derivation, client probe skip
  • Full suite + typecheck + lint green
  • Deploy to a preview env (no EDGE_PROVIDER) and confirm APIs serve with geo off and x-country-code: --
  • Stage with EDGE_PROVIDER=cloudflare behind CF and confirm geo/rate behavior matches current prod

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added support for Cloudflare, Google, and CloudFront edge providers.
    • Added public /healthz health checks for deployment platforms.
    • Added configurable geo-blocking, VPN detection, origin authentication, and rate limiting.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of missing or untrusted geographic information.
    • Strengthened internal request validation and protection against forged headers.
    • Production deployments now reject unsupported fallback geo configuration.
  • Documentation

    • Updated architecture, geo-blocking, configuration, and transaction-review guidance.

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The change adds provider-neutral edge context, authenticated internal requests, updated geo-gating and rate limiting, a public health endpoint, expanded fork execution recording, and related configuration documentation.

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Layer / File(s) Summary
Provider context and request authentication
utils/edge-presets.ts, server/utils/edge.ts, server/utils/internal-headers.ts, server/utils/timing-safe.ts, composables/useEnvConfig.ts, server/plugins/edge-guard.ts, tests/server/edge.test.ts, tests/server/internal-request.test.ts
Adds provider presets, normalized edge inputs, origin-secret validation, per-process internal markers, timing-safe comparisons, typed client configuration, and startup validation.
Protected request handling
server/middleware/*, server/utils/rate-limit.ts, server/utils/screening.ts, server/utils/labels-helpers.ts, server/utils/labels-view.ts, tests/server/*
Updates CORS, geo-gating, rate limiting, screening, and internal fetches to use normalized edge context and authenticated headers.
VPN configuration and liveness
server/plugins/app-config.ts, services/vpn.ts, server/routes/healthz.get.ts, Dockerfile, tests/services/vpn.test.ts, tests/server/healthz.test.ts
Advertises VPN-detection capability, skips unsupported client probes, and adds dependency-free /healthz checks.
Fork execution and scenario capture
scripts/execution-record.mjs
Adds fork timing and gas handling, transaction tracking, token-list and Pyth proxy routes, configurable RPC routing, fixed transaction gas ceilings, and quiet-transaction waits before capture.
Configuration and operational documentation
.env.example, README.md, AGENTS.md, Dockerfile, docs/*, utils/sanitizeApiResponse.ts
Documents provider configuration, production fallback restrictions, origin trust boundaries, operational behavior, and Docker changes.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to e0ee9

This change centralizes edge-provider request context and adds production configuration safeguards, authenticated internal markers, and health checks. No concrete current-head merge-blocking risk remains.

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Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant EdgeProvider
  participant NuxtServer
  participant ScreeningAPI
  Client->>EdgeProvider: send request with provider metadata
  EdgeProvider->>NuxtServer: forward trusted identity and country
  NuxtServer->>NuxtServer: validate origin and internal markers
  NuxtServer->>ScreeningAPI: submit normalized VPN signal and chain all
  ScreeningAPI-->>NuxtServer: return screening result
  NuxtServer-->>Client: return protected response
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Security review found 2 net-new issues on the current head after deduplication and false-positive triage.

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Review summary

Reviewed the child delta only: f4abe062c111b963907158da0fcaa3e5fbceaa3b...39596532a48695c329a5e7b259cc49a24acbdafe (feat/screening-data-v3 → PR head).

Verdict: request changes. One deployment blocker remains: enabling the new origin secret invalidates the image's existing internal-endpoint healthcheck, so the documented rollout can make a healthy app container report unhealthy.

Validation

  • Focused edge/internal/CORS/geo/rate-limit/screening/VPN tests: 43 passed
  • Full Vitest suite: 719 passed
  • npm run typecheck: passed
  • npm run build: passed
  • Built-runtime reproduction: old Docker healthcheck headers returned 403 with EDGE_ORIGIN_SECRET; secret-aware internal headers returned 200
  • Railway PR preview root route: 200
  • Current GitHub checks and Railway deployment: green

The preset parsing, forged-sentinel fix, internal-fetch caller migration, fail-closed production guards, CORS behavior, and client VPN capability flag otherwise held under review.

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Follow-up review

An independent challenge pass on the same exact head found and reproduced a second child-delta blocker under the supported none preset: the static loopback sentinel is client-controlled when no edge exists, but the server still treats it as authenticated internal traffic.

I did not classify EDGE_PROVIDER=none disabling geo enforcement as a separate defect because this PR documents and tests that as an explicit operator choice for forks/previews. The forgeable internal marker is different: it defeats rate limiting and internal-request branches beyond the documented none semantics.

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Re-reviewed the exact current head b6797fa7c4ee95aa7613d00b753821310f0c8dd0 against stacked base f4abe062c111b963907158da0fcaa3e5fbceaa3b.

Both prior blockers are resolved:

  • 75f5a4c0: Docker now probes the dependency-free /healthz route without edge/internal headers. The exact built healthcheck succeeds with EDGE_ORIGIN_SECRET enabled, so it neither fails origin-auth deployments nor exposes the secret.
  • b6797fa7: the static loopback sentinel is removed. Internal fetches use one unguessable per-process marker (or the configured origin secret); the built Nitro bundle contains a single shared marker instance. Replaying the original none-preset attack now yields 403 at the internal boundary and normal rate limiting (200 ×10, then 429 ×2).

Validation on this head:

  • focused health/internal/rate/CORS/geo/edge regressions: 89 passed
  • npm run typecheck: passed
  • npm run lint: passed with 0 errors (6 pre-existing warnings outside this delta)
  • npm run build: passed
  • built runtime: /healthz returned 200 {"status":"ok"} under origin-auth mode
  • GitHub CI, Cursor security review, and Railway preview: green
  • worktree and diff checks: clean

No remaining blockers found. Approved.

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Security review found 1 net-new issue on the current head after module triage and deduplication. Prior automation findings (forgeable internal sentinel, screening fail-open) remain addressed and were not reposted.

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services/vpn.ts (1)

12-13: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Define Window.__APP_CONFIG__ with a shared config type.

Use the declaration in both services/vpn.ts and composables/useEnvConfig.ts, then remove their any casts and ESLint suppressions.

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In `@services/vpn.ts` around lines 12 - 13, Define a shared type for the
server-injected Window.__APP_CONFIG__ configuration and apply it in both the vpn
detection logic and useEnvConfig. Replace the any casts with the typed window
property access and remove the associated ESLint suppressions, preserving the
existing vpnDetection behavior.

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utils/edge-presets.ts (1)

126-131: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Guard stripPort against an address that carries no port.

stripPort removes everything after the last colon. If cloudfront-viewer-address ever arrives as a bare IPv6 address (misconfigured distribution, a different upstream stamping the header, or a future CloudFront change), the function silently drops the final hextet. The result is a wrong client identity that still looks valid, so distinct clients share one rate-limit bucket and the screening audit records the wrong IP. Accept the split only when the trailing segment is numeric.

♻️ Proposed hardening for `stripPort`
 function stripPort(address: string): string {
   const separator = address.lastIndexOf(':')
-  return separator === -1 ? address : address.slice(0, separator)
+  if (separator === -1) return address
+  const port = address.slice(separator + 1)
+  // Only strip a real port; a bare IPv6 address must stay intact.
+  return /^\d{1,5}$/.test(port) ? address.slice(0, separator) : address
 }
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In `@utils/edge-presets.ts` around lines 126 - 131, Update stripPort to remove the
suffix only when the segment after the final colon is numeric; otherwise return
the original address unchanged, preserving bare IPv6 addresses without ports.
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Inline comments:
In `@docs/geo-blocking.md`:
- Line 54: The anti-spoofing statement in the geo-blocking documentation must
qualify that edge headers are trusted only when the origin is edge-only or
origin authentication is enabled. Update the description around getEdgeContext
and the x-country-code claim to acknowledge that callers reaching an
unauthenticated origin can forge vendor headers, matching the origin-auth caveat
in the architecture documentation.

In `@server/utils/edge.ts`:
- Around line 87-105: Update assertEdgeConfig to reject any non-empty
DEV_GEO_COUNTRY when DOPPLER_ENVIRONMENT is prd, throwing a clear configuration
error before startup continues. Keep the existing production EDGE_PROVIDER and
origin-secret validations unchanged.

Apply the same fix in `@docs/architecture.md` at line 387: Documents the same
missing production restriction and should be updated with the enforced behavior.

In `@server/utils/rate-limit.ts`:
- Around line 21-37: Update the rate-limiter note near the existing residual
limitation to document that production with EDGE_PROVIDER=none is not protected
by the trusted-identity fail-closed behavior: extractEdgeInputs can return a
forgeable rightmost x-forwarded-for value or socket address, allowing attackers
to rotate identities and bypass limits. Mention that assertEdgeConfig permits
this preset so operators understand the limitation.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@services/vpn.ts`:
- Around line 12-13: Define a shared type for the server-injected
Window.__APP_CONFIG__ configuration and apply it in both the vpn detection logic
and useEnvConfig. Replace the any casts with the typed window property access
and remove the associated ESLint suppressions, preserving the existing
vpnDetection behavior.

In `@utils/edge-presets.ts`:
- Around line 126-131: Update stripPort to remove the suffix only when the
segment after the final colon is numeric; otherwise return the original address
unchanged, preserving bare IPv6 addresses without ports.
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…rds it

The loopback sentinel is only a sound internal-request signal where the
edge overwrites the sentinel header in transit (cloudflare) or where no
edge-derived trust exists at all (none). The google/cloudfront presets
forward client headers untouched, so a forged sentinel could bypass
geo-blocking and rate limiting: those presets now require
EDGE_ORIGIN_SECRET at boot and never honor the sentinel.
…l route

The Docker healthcheck authenticated with the loopback sentinel, which the
origin-auth mode deliberately ignores — enabling EDGE_ORIGIN_SECRET would
mark a healthy container unhealthy. /healthz lives outside /api/ so it is
exempt from the geo-gate, rate limiting, and internal-request
authentication, and the probe never carries the secret.
…rocess marker

Under presets whose edge does not overwrite cf-connecting-ip (notably
none), a forged loopback sentinel granted internal status, bypassing
rate-limit accounting and the internal-request exceptions in the CORS and
geo middleware. Internal fetches now always authenticate with the
x-edge-internal marker: EDGE_ORIGIN_SECRET when configured, otherwise a
random per-process value that internal $fetch calls share by construction
and external clients cannot guess. The sentinel is gone entirely; the
google/cloudfront boot-time secret requirement stays, now justified by
their forgeable trusted inputs rather than internal-fetch needs.
… internal

preflightV3Proxy still sent the retired loopback sentinel, which the new
isInternalRequest deliberately ignores — the preflight 403'd at the CORS
no-Origin rejection against non-dev servers. It now sends the app's own
Origin (always in the CORS allowlist by construction) instead of trying to
claim internal status, which is intentionally unavailable to external
processes. A hygiene test keeps repo scripts free of the retired sentinel
and the internal marker.
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server/utils/edge.ts (1)

87-105: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject DEV_GEO_COUNTRY in production.

getEdgeContext() applies DEV_GEO_COUNTRY when the configured edge provides no country, regardless of DOPPLER_ENVIRONMENT. assertEdgeConfig() does not reject it. A production request can therefore receive the synthetic country and bypass geo-gate.ts’s fail-closed 451 branch. The sanctioned-country check still blocks a synthetic sanctioned country, but a retained non-sanctioned value bypasses the missing-country protection. Restrict this fallback to development and preview environments, or reject DEV_GEO_COUNTRY during production boot.

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In `@server/utils/edge.ts` around lines 87 - 105, Update assertEdgeConfig() to
reject a non-empty DEV_GEO_COUNTRY when DOPPLER_ENVIRONMENT is prd, preventing
production from using the synthetic geo-country fallback. Preserve the existing
provider and origin-secret validations and use the same trimmed-value handling
and clear configuration-error style.
server/utils/rate-limit.ts (1)

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Require origin authentication or socket identity for EDGE_PROVIDER=none. Production permits this preset without EDGE_ORIGIN_SECRET, and getEdgeContext() then uses the rightmost X-Forwarded-For entry as clientIp. A direct client can send a new single-value header per request, causing consume() to create a new bucket and bypass the 429 limit. Require origin authentication or a trusted-proxy boundary, or key this path on remoteAddress instead.

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In `@server/utils/rate-limit.ts` around lines 21 - 37, The rate-limit identity
path for EDGE_PROVIDER=none must not trust a client-supplied X-Forwarded-For
value. Update getEdgeContext or its caller so production requires origin
authentication/trusted-proxy validation, or uses the request socket’s
remoteAddress for this preset, while preserving trusted edge-provider behavior
and ensuring consume() receives a stable client key.
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In `@server/utils/edge.ts`:
- Around line 87-105: Update assertEdgeConfig() to reject a non-empty
DEV_GEO_COUNTRY when DOPPLER_ENVIRONMENT is prd, preventing production from
using the synthetic geo-country fallback. Preserve the existing provider and
origin-secret validations and use the same trimmed-value handling and clear
configuration-error style.

In `@server/utils/rate-limit.ts`:
- Around line 21-37: The rate-limit identity path for EDGE_PROVIDER=none must
not trust a client-supplied X-Forwarded-For value. Update getEdgeContext or its
caller so production requires origin authentication/trusted-proxy validation, or
uses the request socket’s remoteAddress for this preset, while preserving
trusted edge-provider behavior and ensuring consume() receives a stable client
key.

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…eset trust limits

- assertEdgeConfig refuses to boot prd with DEV_GEO_COUNTRY set: a synthetic
  country would let requests with an undetermined country skip the geo-gate's
  fail-closed 451 branch.
- edge-guard warns at boot when prd opts into EDGE_PROVIDER=none; rate-limit
  and architecture docs state that none carries a forgeable identity.
- Document that the google preset needs x-client-geo configured as an LB
  custom request header ({client_region}); origin auth does not prove the LB
  wrote it.
- stripPort only removes a numeric trailing segment when the remainder is a
  well-formed address, so bare IPv6 viewer addresses keep their last hextet.
- Qualify the geo-blocking doc's anti-spoofing claim (edge-only origin or
  origin auth).
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Re the outside-diff finding on server/utils/rate-limit.ts (require origin auth or socket identity for EDGE_PROVIDER=none): not changed in code, deliberately. none means there is no edge, so there is nothing to stamp x-edge-origin-auth — requiring the secret would make the preset unusable. Keying on the socket address alone collapses every client behind any platform proxy (the normal fork/preview topology) into one bucket, which turns the limiter into a self-inflicted outage. Production already has to opt into none explicitly; 9fb52a3 documents the forgeable-identity limitation in rate-limit.ts and docs/architecture.md and logs a boot warning from edge-guard.ts when prd runs with it. The DEV_GEO_COUNTRY finding is fixed in the same commit (boot refusal in prd).

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Current-head review

Reviewed e0ee9a43c42efaab6b2687f8b32c6182b6a96f35, the full 32-file delta against development (merge-base 45af54609d182bc41effb653917a5b83bda0ccf2).

No new code blocker found. Formal approval withheld pending the usual refresh onto current development, now e441cf05a11c162bdfa285979ec29973e19d3590. The missing change is #856 (external-vault migration snapshot filtering), not an edge-provider defect. A non-mutating merge-tree probe succeeds without conflicts. I have not updated the author's branch. The body's old “stacked on #823” description no longer describes its actual base.

Coverage

Reviewed all changed files: preset mappings, origin authentication, internal marker and both producers, geo/CORS/rate-limit consumers, screening evidence, client config/probe, healthcheck, recorder migration, tests and docs. An independent security challenge found no additional blocker. No dependency/lockfile/workflow or new outbound destination changes in this delta.

Prior healthcheck and forged-loopback-sentinel blockers remain resolved. Production now rejects DEV_GEO_COUNTRY. The none preset deliberately retains potentially forgeable best-effort rate-limit identity: an explicit documented operator opt-out, not a new blocker.

Cross-repo: current Data v3 screening route accepts nullable boolean vpnIsUsed and chain=all, matching the outgoing contract. Google LB docs confirm appended client-IP/LB-IP ordering; AWS documents viewer-address IP plus source port. Actual Google/CloudFront infrastructure was not exercised.

Validation

  • npm run test:run: 220 files passed, 1 skipped; 2,137 tests passed, 1 skipped.
  • npm run typecheck: passed.
  • npm run lint: passed; 0 errors / 6 warnings outside changed files.
  • npm run build: passed.
  • git diff --check passed; tracked worktree clean.
  • Built Nitro HTTP smoke with production Cloudflare preset and a local fixture secret: unauthenticated /healthz 200; API request with country/IP but no origin secret 451; same request with matching secret 200; forged legacy loopback header without Origin 403.
  • Railway preview /healthz 200, root HEAD 200. Preview emitted x-country-code: ZZ, so this does not verify unset-provider/no-fallback -- deployment behavior (unit-tested).
  • Current-head CI lint/typecheck/test, security check and Railway deployment report success.

Release prerequisites (production configuration not verified)

Before production deploy, set EDGE_PROVIDER=cloudflare and remove DEV_GEO_COUNTRY; otherwise startup intentionally fails. Origin-auth rollout requires edge stamping/stripping first, then the server secret. Staged Cloudflare end-to-end parity remains to be verified. No production configuration or branch changes made.

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