{"record":{"id":"37d57950490b3094","repo":"ruvnet/ruflo","slug":"inbound-authorization-observation-failed-for-sou","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Inbound authorization observation failed for ${sourceNodeId} (mode=${authorizationMode})","messagePattern":"Inbound authorization observation failed for (.+?) \\(mode=(.+?)\\)","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"v3/@claude-flow/plugin-agent-federation/src/application/inbound-dispatcher.ts","lineNumber":419,"sourceCode":"        message,\n        peer,\n        signatureVersion,\n        messageSizeBytes: new TextEncoder().encode(canonicalEnvelope).byteLength,\n      });\n      if (!decision || typeof decision.allowed !== 'boolean') {\n        throw new TypeError('Inbound authorization evaluator returned an invalid decision');\n      }\n      authorizationDecision = decision;\n    } catch {\n      if (authorizationMode === 'enforce') {\n        await deps.audit.log('message_rejected', {\n          sourceNodeId,\n          metadata: { address, reason: 'AUTHORIZATION_ERROR', messageType: message.type },\n        });\n        deps.logger.warn(`Inbound authorization failed for ${sourceNodeId} (addr=${address})`);\n        return { accepted: false, reason: 'AUTHORIZATION_ERROR' };\n      }\n      deps.logger.warn(\n        `Inbound authorization observation failed for ${sourceNodeId} (mode=${authorizationMode})`,\n      );\n    }\n  } else if (authorizationMode === 'enforce') {\n    await deps.audit.log('message_rejected', {\n      sourceNodeId,\n      metadata: { address, reason: 'AUTHORIZATION_ERROR', messageType: message.type },\n    });\n    deps.logger.warn('Inbound rejected: enforce mode has no authorization evaluator');\n    return { accepted: false, reason: 'AUTHORIZATION_ERROR' };\n  }\n\n  if (authorizationDecision && !authorizationDecision.allowed) {\n    if (authorizationMode === 'enforce') {\n      await deps.audit.log('message_rejected', {\n        sourceNodeId,\n        metadata: {\n          address,","sourceCodeStart":401,"sourceCodeEnd":437,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/blob/fa13ee4ad60ac2090b1480656eb233521790d640/v3/@claude-flow/plugin-agent-federation/src/application/inbound-dispatcher.ts#L401-L437","documentation":"Warns that the inbound authorization evaluator errored while the plugin is running in a non-enforce mode (legacy/observe). The failure is recorded for observation only; the message is still allowed through because this mode never blocks traffic — the log exists to surface evaluator instability before flipping to enforce.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at v3/@claude-flow/plugin-agent-federation/src/application/inbound-dispatcher.ts:419 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Inspect the authorization observation failure; in observe mode this is logged for diagnosis — fix the evaluator before enabling enforce."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"fallback","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"fa13ee4ad60ac2090b1480656eb233521790d640","analyzedAt":"2026-08-18T21:34:22.708Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-08-18T21:34:22.708Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T05:17:10.506Z"}