feat(calibration): automatic in-pipeline false-positive feedback

Close the HarnessX self-improving loop without an agent in the loop. Every scan
now feeds its verifier outcomes back into the next scan's ranking:

- New `calibrate` stage (after rank, before findings) loads a persistent ledger
  of scoped false-positive learnings and demotes every previously-rejected scope
  (`calibrate_rankings`), writing `calibration/applied_calibrations.json`.
- New `record_calibration` stage (after verify) converts this run's non-accepted
  verifier outcomes into scoped `FalsePositiveLearning` records
  (`learnings_from_verifications`) and merges them into
  `.openultrasast/calibration/false_positive_learnings.json`, de-duplicated by
  finding ID so a repeat rejection does not compound without bound.
- Lower the calibration floor (MIN_CALIBRATED_PRIORITY = 0.1) so accumulated
  rejections can demote a scope below the natural ranking minimum.

Demotion is scoped and reversible: a rejection in one path never touches an
accepted finding in another, and priority is demoted rather than the finding
deleted so the audit trail explains every downgrade. First run is a no-op
(empty ledger), so existing single-run behavior is unchanged.

Adds tests/test_pipeline_calibration.py (two-run demotion, order-independent),
documents the realized loop in the README, and checks off the
standard_security_harness milestone in tasks.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <[email protected]>
This commit is contained in:
Marius Ciepluch
2026-06-21 20:44:08 +02:00
co-authored by Claude Opus 4.8
parent d9eff9aade
commit 9c4af4f546
5 changed files with 213 additions and 30 deletions
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@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ from pathlib import Path
from .findings import StaticFinding
from .rank import RankingScore
from .verification import VerificationResult, VerificationStatus
# Calibration may push a repeatedly-rejected scope below the natural ranking
# minimum (1.0) so accumulated false positives keep losing priority over runs.
MIN_CALIBRATED_PRIORITY = 0.1
class FalsePositiveReason(StrEnum):
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@ def calibrate_ranking(ranking: RankingScore, learnings: list[FalsePositiveLearni
prompt_constraints: list[str] = []
retrieval_adjustments: dict[str, str] = {}
for learning in applicable:
calibrated = max(1.0, calibrated - learning.demotion)
calibrated = max(MIN_CALIBRATED_PRIORITY, calibrated - learning.demotion)
prompt_constraints.append(
f"Do not repeat unsupported {learning.vulnerability_class} claim for scope {learning.scope} without new evidence."
)
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ def apply_ranking_calibration(ranking: RankingScore, calibration: RankingCalibra
surface=ranking.surface,
influence=ranking.influence,
reachability=ranking.reachability,
priority=max(1.0, min(ranking.priority, calibration.calibrated_priority)),
priority=max(MIN_CALIBRATED_PRIORITY, min(ranking.priority, calibration.calibrated_priority)),
rationale=f"{ranking.rationale}; calibrated by false-positive learning" if calibration.applied_learning_ids else ranking.rationale,
model_id=ranking.model_id,
static_boosts=ranking.static_boosts,
@@ -183,6 +188,76 @@ def write_false_positive_learnings(learnings: list[FalsePositiveLearning], path:
path.write_text(json.dumps({"learnings": [asdict(learning) for learning in learnings]}, indent=2, sort_keys=True) + "\n")
def write_ranking_calibrations(calibrations: list[RankingCalibration], path: Path) -> None:
applied = [calibration for calibration in calibrations if calibration.applied_learning_ids]
path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
path.write_text(json.dumps({"calibrations": [asdict(calibration) for calibration in applied]}, indent=2, sort_keys=True) + "\n")
def load_false_positive_learnings(path: Path) -> list[FalsePositiveLearning]:
if not path.exists():
return []
payload = json.loads(path.read_text())
learnings: list[FalsePositiveLearning] = []
for item in payload.get("learnings", []):
if not isinstance(item, dict):
continue
learnings.append(
FalsePositiveLearning(
finding_id=str(item["finding_id"]),
path=str(item["path"]),
vulnerability_class=str(item["vulnerability_class"]),
reason=FalsePositiveReason(item["reason"]),
evidence=str(item["evidence"]),
scope=str(item["scope"]),
demotion=float(item.get("demotion", 0.5)),
)
)
return learnings
def merge_false_positive_learnings(
existing: list[FalsePositiveLearning],
new: list[FalsePositiveLearning],
) -> list[FalsePositiveLearning]:
by_id: dict[str, FalsePositiveLearning] = {learning.finding_id: learning for learning in existing}
for learning in new:
by_id[learning.finding_id] = learning
return [by_id[finding_id] for finding_id in sorted(by_id)]
def learnings_from_verifications(
findings: list[StaticFinding],
verifications: list[VerificationResult],
) -> list[FalsePositiveLearning]:
finding_by_id = {finding.finding_id: finding for finding in findings}
learnings: list[FalsePositiveLearning] = []
for result in verifications:
if result.status == VerificationStatus.ACCEPTED:
continue
finding = finding_by_id.get(result.finding_id)
if finding is None:
continue
outcome = FindingOutcome.UNVERIFIED if result.status == VerificationStatus.NEEDS_EVIDENCE else FindingOutcome.REJECTED
learning = learning_from_finding_outcome(
finding,
outcome=outcome,
evidence=f"{result.counter_case} {result.required_next_step}".strip(),
reason=_reason_from_verification(finding, result.status),
)
if learning is not None:
learnings.append(learning)
return learnings
def _reason_from_verification(finding: StaticFinding, status: VerificationStatus) -> FalsePositiveReason:
if finding.reachability_status == "unknown":
return FalsePositiveReason.UNREACHABLE_PATH
if status == VerificationStatus.NEEDS_EVIDENCE:
return FalsePositiveReason.UNVERIFIED
return FalsePositiveReason.CONTRADICTED
def _vulnerability_class(finding: StaticFinding) -> str:
if finding.tags:
return finding.tags[0]
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@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ from .benchmark import (
resolve_benchmark_source,
write_benchmark_artifacts,
)
from .calibration import (
FalsePositiveLearning,
calibrate_rankings,
learnings_from_verifications,
load_false_positive_learnings,
merge_false_positive_learnings,
write_false_positive_learnings,
write_ranking_calibrations,
)
from .config import load_config
from .findings import StaticFinding, quick_scan_findings, write_findings
from .harness import HarnessRuntime, HarnessTraceWriter, write_harness_config
@@ -24,8 +33,10 @@ from .mapping import analyze_entry_points, attach_reachability_hints, ingest_sar
from .preprocess import preprocess_repository, write_preprocess_artifact
from .rank import rank_targets, write_rankings
from .reports import scan_exit_code, write_manifest, write_markdown_report, write_sarif_report
from .run import create_scan_run
from .verification import verify_findings, write_verification_results
from .run import ScanRun, create_scan_run
from .verification import VerificationResult, verify_findings, write_verification_results
CALIBRATION_DIR = ".openultrasast/calibration"
@dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -35,6 +46,7 @@ class ScanOutcome:
file_target_count: int
ranked_target_count: int
finding_count: int
calibrations_applied: int
exit_code: int
@@ -100,7 +112,12 @@ def _run_scan(path: Path, config_path: Path, mode: str, fail_on: str) -> ScanOut
targets = attach_reachability_hints(targets, entry_points)
write_preprocess_artifact(snapshot, targets, run.root / "preprocess" / "file_targets.json")
rankings = runtime.run_stage("rank", lambda: rank_targets(targets))
ledger_path = run.target / CALIBRATION_DIR / "false_positive_learnings.json"
prior_learnings = load_false_positive_learnings(ledger_path)
rankings, calibrations = runtime.run_stage("calibrate", lambda: calibrate_rankings(rankings, prior_learnings))
applied_calibrations = [calibration for calibration in calibrations if calibration.applied_learning_ids]
write_rankings(rankings, run.root / "rank" / "ranking.json")
write_ranking_calibrations(calibrations, run.root / "calibration" / "applied_calibrations.json")
if mode == "standard":
hunter_result = runtime.run_stage("hunter_pool", lambda: run_hunter_pool(run.target, targets, rankings, scan_id=run.scan_id))
findings = hunter_result.findings
@@ -119,6 +136,10 @@ def _run_scan(path: Path, config_path: Path, mode: str, fail_on: str) -> ScanOut
write_hunter_trajectories(trajectories, trajectories_path)
verifications = runtime.run_stage("verify", lambda: verify_findings(findings))
write_verification_results(verifications, verification_path)
runtime.run_stage(
"record_calibration",
lambda: _persist_calibration_feedback(run, ledger_path, prior_learnings, findings, verifications),
)
runtime.run_stage("report", lambda: write_markdown_report(findings, markdown_path, verifications))
runtime.run_stage("sarif", lambda: write_sarif_report(findings, verifications, sarif_path))
runtime.run_stage(
@@ -144,16 +165,34 @@ def _run_scan(path: Path, config_path: Path, mode: str, fail_on: str) -> ScanOut
file_target_count=len(targets),
ranked_target_count=len(rankings),
finding_count=len(findings),
calibrations_applied=len(applied_calibrations),
exit_code=scan_exit_code(findings, verifications, fail_on),
)
def _persist_calibration_feedback(
run: ScanRun,
ledger_path: Path,
prior_learnings: list[FalsePositiveLearning],
findings: list[StaticFinding],
verifications: list[VerificationResult],
) -> list[FalsePositiveLearning]:
# Turn this run's non-accepted verifier outcomes into scoped learnings and
# merge them into the persistent ledger so the next scan demotes those scopes.
new_learnings = learnings_from_verifications(findings, verifications)
merged = merge_false_positive_learnings(prior_learnings, new_learnings)
write_false_positive_learnings(merged, ledger_path)
write_false_positive_learnings(new_learnings, run.root / "calibration" / "false_positive_learnings.json")
return merged
def _print_scan_outcome(outcome: ScanOutcome) -> None:
print(f"scan_id={outcome.scan_id}")
print(f"run_dir={outcome.run_dir}")
print(f"file_targets={outcome.file_target_count}")
print(f"ranked_targets={outcome.ranked_target_count}")
print(f"findings={outcome.finding_count}")
print(f"calibrations_applied={outcome.calibrations_applied}")
def _load_static_hints(sarif_paths: tuple[str, ...]) -> list[object]: