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Kpa-clawbot 4b8d8143f4 feat(server): explicit CORS policy with configurable origin allowlist (#883) (#971)
## Summary

Adds explicit CORS policy support to the CoreScope API server, closing
#883.

### Problem

The API relied on browser same-origin defaults with no way for operators
to configure cross-origin access. Operators running dashboards or
third-party frontends on different origins had no supported way to make
API calls.

### Solution

**New config option:** `corsAllowedOrigins` (string array, default `[]`)

**Middleware behavior:**
| Config | Behavior |
|--------|----------|
| `[]` (default) | No `Access-Control-*` headers added — browsers
enforce same-origin. **Preserves current behavior.** |
| `["https://dashboard.example.com"]` | Echoes matching `Origin`, sets
`Allow-Methods`/`Allow-Headers` |
| `["*"]` | Sets `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` (explicit opt-in only)
|

**Headers set when origin matches:**
- `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: <origin>` (or `*`)
- `Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, POST, OPTIONS`
- `Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Content-Type, X-API-Key`
- `Vary: Origin` (non-wildcard only)

**Preflight handling:** `OPTIONS` → `204 No Content` with CORS headers
(or `403` if origin not in allowlist).

### Config example

```json
{
  "corsAllowedOrigins": ["https://dashboard.example.com", "https://monitor.internal"]
}
```

### Files changed

| File | Change |
|------|--------|
| `cmd/server/cors.go` | New CORS middleware |
| `cmd/server/cors_test.go` | 7 unit tests covering all branches |
| `cmd/server/config.go` | `CORSAllowedOrigins` field |
| `cmd/server/routes.go` | Wire middleware before all routes |

### Testing

**Unit tests (7):**
- Default config → no CORS headers
- Allowlist match → headers present with `Vary: Origin`
- Allowlist miss → no CORS headers
- Preflight allowed → 204 with headers
- Preflight rejected → 403
- Wildcard → `*` without `Vary`
- No `Origin` header → pass-through

**Live verification (Rule 18):**

```
# Default (empty corsAllowedOrigins):
$ curl -I -H "Origin: https://evil.example" localhost:19883/api/health
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
# No Access-Control-* headers ✓

# With corsAllowedOrigins: ["https://good.example"]:
$ curl -I -H "Origin: https://good.example" localhost:19884/api/health
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: https://good.example
Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, POST, OPTIONS
Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Content-Type, X-API-Key
Vary: Origin ✓

$ curl -I -H "Origin: https://evil.example" localhost:19884/api/health
# No Access-Control-* headers ✓

$ curl -I -X OPTIONS -H "Origin: https://good.example" localhost:19884/api/health
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: https://good.example ✓
```

Closes #883

Co-authored-by: you <you@example.com>
2026-05-02 12:04:37 -07:00
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