feat: Copilot governance engine, VS Code extension, and recall parser#45
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- Case-insensitive path comparison on Windows for boundary validation - Extract osWindows constant for goconst compliance Closes ActiveMemory#30 Supersedes ActiveMemory#31 Signed-off-by: ersan bilik <ersanbilik@gmail.com>
- CopilotParser implementing SessionParser interface with Matches() and ParseFile() - Platform-aware directory discovery for Code and Code Insiders - Typed Go structs for Copilot Chat JSONL format (snapshot+patch model) - Registration in parser.go and query scanning in query.go - ToolCopilot constant in config/session Closes ActiveMemory#28 Supersedes ActiveMemory#29 Signed-off-by: ersan bilik <ersanbilik@gmail.com>
- VS Code extension with @ctx chat participant and slash commands - .vscode/mcp.json generation in init and hook paths - VS Code-specific context overrides (CONSTITUTION, CONVENTIONS, etc.) - Session event CLI command for VS Code lifecycle integration - Detection ring: terminal watcher for dangerous commands - Detection ring: file edit watcher for sensitive file patterns - Violation recording to .context/state/violations.json - Extension tests and init/hook integration tests Supersedes ActiveMemory#36 Signed-off-by: ersan bilik <ersanbilik@gmail.com>
- Governance checker (CheckGovernance) appends contextual warnings to every MCP tool response: session-not-started, context-not-loaded, drift-stale, persist-nudge, and violation escalation - Per-tool state recording: RecordSessionStart, RecordContextLoaded, RecordDriftCheck, RecordContextWrite, IncrementCallsSinceWrite - Violation reading from .context/state/violations.json with automatic cleanup after escalation (read-and-clear pattern) - Governance wired into route/tool dispatch with appendGovernance - RecordSessionStart called on session event handler - copilot-instructions.md template with governance rules and detection ring documentation - 24 governance tests covering all check paths and edge cases Signed-off-by: ersan bilik <ersanbilik@gmail.com>
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Summary
Three-layer governance architecture for VS Code Copilot that closes the governance gap with Claude Code hooks, plus Copilot Chat session parser and Windows compatibility fixes.
Resolves #44
Closes #28
Closes #30
Supersedes #29, #31, #36
Architecture
Layer 1: Behavioral Rules (
copilot-instructions.md)Preventive/advisory rules in the system prompt — session lifecycle, when to call tools, governance response handling.
Layer 2: MCP Governance-in-Response
CheckGovernance()appends contextual warnings to every MCP tool response:ctx_session_event(start)ctx_status()ctx_drift()ctx_add()Layer 3: VS Code Detection Ring
Extension monitors terminal commands and file edits:
rm -rf /,git push --force, etc.).env,.pem, credentials)Commits
ctx recallwith platform-aware JSONL parsingTesting