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What's Changed

Other Changes

  • fix: increase claude-token-usage-analyzer timeout to 45 minutes by @lpcox in #1842
  • fix: rewrite squid_https_latency to use background containers by @Copilot in #1816
  • fix: increase security-guard max-turns from 15 to 25 by @lpcox in #1856
  • chore: upgrade gh-aw to v0.67.4 and disable secret-digger schedules by @lpcox in #1860
  • perf: reduce container startup idle wait by ~5s by @Copilot in #1851
  • feat: enable cli-proxy for smoke-services and firewall-issue-dispatcher by @lpcox in #1862
  • perf: bump benchmark iterations from 5 to 30 and wire up workflow input by @Mossaka in #1870
  • perf: run benchmarks daily and deduplicate regression issues by @Mossaka in #1871
  • perf: use --build-local in benchmarks to test source code changes by @Mossaka in #1872
  • fix: validate AWF_BENCHMARK_ITERATIONS env var input by @Mossaka in #1873
  • feat: add historical benchmark storage and trend reporting by @Mossaka in #1874
  • chore: upgrade gh-aw to v0.68.0 and auto-discover lock files by @lpcox in #1877
  • refactor: use gh aw logs for token analysis workflows by @lpcox in #1884
  • perf: optimize secret-digger-copilot token usage by @lpcox in #1887
  • ci: disable threat detection in all workflows by @lpcox in #1892
  • perf: optimize secret-digger-claude token usage by @lpcox in #1894
  • perf: optimize firewall-issue-dispatcher token usage by @lpcox in #1904
  • fix: improve issue URL format in firewall-issue-dispatcher prompt by @Copilot in #1899
  • feat(docker-manager): add --diagnostic-logs flag for container failure diagnostics by @Copilot in #1906
  • feat: warn on classic PAT + COPILOT_MODEL incompatibility (Copilot CLI 1.0.21+) by @Copilot in #1907
  • fix: ensure ~/.gemini is writable by agent user in chroot by @Copilot in #1908
  • fix: restore create-issue step and improve URL format in firewall-issue-dispatcher by @Copilot in #1910
  • fix: remove duplicate paragraph and revert cron in firewall-issue-dispatcher by @Copilot in #1913
  • fix: loosen checkDockerHost to accept any unix:// socket; fix misleading test name by @Copilot in #1912
  • feat: fail fast when DOCKER_HOST points to an external daemon (workflow-scope DinD) by @Copilot in #1909
  • fix: skip add_labels in build-test on workflow_dispatch by @lpcox in #1914
  • feat: add containers.txt to release assets for immutable image references by @Copilot in #1916
  • fix: exclude Actions artifact token from agent container environment by @Copilot in #1915
  • fix: harden cache-memory pipeline against exec-bit persistence and instruction injection by @Copilot in #1917
  • feat: add Copilot BYOK support via COPILOT_API_KEY by @Copilot in #1918
  • fix: use gh CLI and Bearer auth for setup action latest version fetch by @lpcox in #1921
  • fix: accept any unix socket in checkDockerHost by @lpcox in #1924
  • feat: configure Copilot CLI offline+BYOK mode when api-proxy is enabled with COPILOT_API_KEY by @Copilot in #1923
  • fix: correct expression quoting in release.yml containers list by @lpcox in #1936

Full Changelog: v0.25.18...v0.25.19

CLI Options

Usage: awf [options] [command] [args...]

Network firewall for agentic workflows with domain whitelisting

Arguments:
  args                                           Command and arguments to execute (use -- to separate from options)

Options:
    -V, --version                                  output the version number

  Domain Filtering:
    -d, --allow-domains <domains>                  Comma-separated list of allowed domains. Supports wildcards and protocol prefixes:
                                       github.com         - exact domain + subdomains (HTTP & HTTPS)
                                       *.github.com       - any subdomain of github.com
                                       api-*.example.com  - api-* subdomains
                                       https://secure.com - HTTPS only
                                       http://legacy.com  - HTTP only
                                       localhost          - auto-configure for local testing (Playwright, etc.)
    --allow-domains-file <path>                    Path to file with allowed domains (one per line, supports # comments)
    --ruleset-file <path>                          YAML rule file for domain allowlisting (repeatable). Schema: version: 1, rules: [{domain, subdomains}] (default: [])
    --block-domains <domains>                      Comma-separated blocked domains (overrides allow list). Supports wildcards.
    --block-domains-file <path>                    Path to file with blocked domains (one per line, supports # comments)
    --ssl-bump                                     Enable SSL Bump for HTTPS content inspection (allows URL path filtering) (default: false)
    --allow-urls <urls>                            Comma-separated allowed URL patterns for HTTPS (requires --ssl-bump).
                                       Supports wildcards: https://github.com/myorg/*

  Image Management:
    -b, --build-local                              Build containers locally instead of using GHCR images (default: false)
    --agent-image <value>                          Agent container image (default: "default")
                                       Presets (pre-built, fast):
                                         default  - Minimal ubuntu:22.04 (~200MB)
                                         act      - GitHub Actions parity (~2GB)
                                       Custom base images (requires --build-local):
                                         ubuntu:XX.XX
                                         ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:runner-XX.XX
                                         ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:full-XX.XX
    --image-registry <registry>                    Container image registry (default: "ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall")
    --image-tag <tag>                              Container image tag (applies to both squid and agent images)
                                       Image name varies by --agent-image preset:
                                         default → agent:<tag>
                                         act     → agent-act:<tag> (default: "latest")
    --skip-pull                                    Use local images without pulling from registry (requires pre-downloaded images) (default: false)

  Container Configuration:
    -e, --env <KEY=VALUE>                          Environment variable for the container (repeatable) (default: [])
    --env-all                                      Pass all host environment variables to container (excludes system vars like PATH) (default: false)
    --exclude-env <name>                           Exclude a specific environment variable from --env-all passthrough (repeatable) (default: [])
    --env-file <path>                              Read environment variables from a file (KEY=VALUE format, one per line)
    -v, --mount <host_path:container_path[:mode]>
                                                   Volume mount (repeatable). Format: host_path:container_path[:ro|rw] (default: [])
    --container-workdir <dir>                      Working directory inside the container
    --memory-limit <limit>                         Memory limit for the agent container (e.g., 4g, 6g, 8g, 512m). Default: 6g (default: "6g")
    --tty                                          Allocate a pseudo-TTY (required for interactive tools like Claude Code) (default: false)

  Network & Security:
    --dns-servers <servers>                        Comma-separated trusted DNS servers (auto-detected from host if omitted)
    --dns-over-https [resolver-url]                Enable DNS-over-HTTPS via sidecar proxy (default: https://dns.google/dns-query)
    --enable-host-access                           Enable access to host services via host.docker.internal (default: false)
    --allow-host-ports <ports>                     Ports/ranges to allow with --enable-host-access (default: 80,443).
                                       Example: 3000,8080 or 3000-3010,8000-8090
    --allow-host-service-ports <ports>             Ports to allow ONLY to host gateway (for GitHub Actions services).
                                       Bypasses dangerous port restrictions. Auto-enables host access.
                                       WARNING: Allowing port 22 grants SSH access to the host.
                                       Example: 5432,6379
    --enable-dind                                  Enable Docker-in-Docker by exposing host Docker socket.
                                       WARNING: allows firewall bypass via docker run (default: false)
    --enable-dlp                                   Enable DLP (Data Loss Prevention) scanning to block credential
                                       exfiltration in outbound request URLs. (default: false)

  API Proxy:
    --enable-api-proxy                             Enable API proxy sidecar for secure credential injection.
                                       Supports OpenAI (Codex) and Anthropic (Claude) APIs. (default: false)
    --copilot-api-target <host>                    Target hostname for Copilot API requests (default: api.githubcopilot.com)
    --openai-api-target <host>                     Target hostname for OpenAI API requests (default: api.openai.com)
    --openai-api-base-path <path>                  Base path prefix for OpenAI API requests (e.g. /serving-endpoints for Databricks)
    --anthropic-api-target <host>                  Target hostname for Anthropic API requests (default: api.anthropic.com)
    --anthropic-api-base-path <path>               Base path prefix for Anthropic API requests (e.g. /anthropic)
    --gemini-api-target <host>                     Target hostname for Gemini API requests (default: generativelanguage.googleapis.com)
    --gemini-api-base-path <path>                  Base path prefix for Gemini API requests
    --rate-limit-rpm <n>                           Max requests per minute per provider (requires --enable-api-proxy)
    --rate-limit-rph <n>                           Max requests per hour per provider (requires --enable-api-proxy)
    --rate-limit-bytes-pm <n>                      Max request bytes per minute per provider (requires --enable-api-proxy)
    --no-rate-limit                                Disable rate limiting in the API proxy (requires --enable-api-proxy)
    --difc-proxy-host <host:port>                  Connect to an external DIFC proxy (mcpg) at host:port.
                                       Enables the CLI proxy sidecar that routes gh commands through the DIFC proxy.
                                       The DIFC proxy must be started externally (e.g., by the gh-aw compiler).
    --difc-proxy-ca-cert <path>                    Path to TLS CA cert written by the external DIFC proxy.
                                       Recommended when --difc-proxy-host is set for TLS verification.

  Logging & Debug:
    --log-level <level>                            Log level: debug, info, warn, error (default: "info")
    -k, --keep-containers                          Keep containers running after command exits (default: false)
    --agent-timeout <minutes>                      Maximum time in minutes for the agent command to run (default: no limit)
    --work-dir <dir>                               Working directory for temporary files (default: "/tmp/awf-1776010007469")
    --proxy-logs-dir <path>                        Directory to save Squid proxy access.log
    --audit-dir <path>                             Directory for firewall audit artifacts (configs, policy manifest, iptables state)
    --session-state-dir <path>                     Directory to save Copilot CLI session state (events.jsonl, session data)
    --diagnostic-logs                              Collect container logs, exit state, and sanitized config on non-zero exit.
                                       Useful for debugging container startup failures (e.g. Squid crashes in DinD).
                                       Written to <workDir>/diagnostics/ (or <audit-dir>/diagnostics/ when set). (default: false)
    -h, --help                                     display help for command

Installation

One-Line Installer (Recommended)

Linux and macOS (x64 and ARM64) with automatic SHA verification:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/gh-aw-firewall/main/install.sh | sudo bash

This installer:

  • Automatically detects your OS (Linux or macOS) and architecture (x86_64/aarch64/arm64)
  • Downloads the correct release binary
  • Verifies SHA256 checksum against checksums.txt
  • Validates the file is a valid executable (ELF on Linux, Mach-O on macOS)
  • Installs to /usr/local/bin/awf

Manual Binary Installation (Alternative)

Linux (x64):

curl -fL https://github.com/github/gh-aw-firewall/releases/download/v0.25.19/awf-linux-x64 -o awf
curl -fL https://github.com/github/gh-aw-firewall/releases/download/v0.25.19/checksums.txt -o checksums.txt
sha256sum -c checksums.txt --ignore-missing
chmod +x awf
sudo mv awf /usr/local/bin/

Linux (ARM64):

curl -fL https://github.com/github/gh-aw-firewall/releases/download/v0.25.19/awf-linux-arm64 -o awf
curl -fL https://github.com/github/gh-aw-firewall/releases/download/v0.25.19/checksums.txt -o checksums.txt
sha256sum -c checksums.txt --ignore-missing
chmod +x awf
sudo mv awf /usr/local/bin/

macOS (Apple Silicon / ARM64):

curl -fL https://github.com/github/gh-aw-firewall/releases/download/v0.25.19/awf-darwin-arm64 -o awf
curl -fL https://github.com/github/gh-aw-firewall/releases/download/v0.25.19/checksums.txt -o checksums.txt
shasum -a 256 -c checksums.txt --ignore-missing
chmod +x awf
sudo mv awf /usr/local/bin/

macOS (Intel / x64):

curl -fL https://github.com/github/gh-aw-firewall/releases/download/v0.25.19/awf-darwin-x64 -o awf
curl -fL https://github.com/github/gh-aw-firewall/releases/download/v0.25.19/checksums.txt -o checksums.txt
shasum -a 256 -c checksums.txt --ignore-missing
chmod +x awf
sudo mv awf /usr/local/bin/

NPM Installation (Alternative)

# Install from tarball
npm install -g https://github.com/github/gh-aw-firewall/releases/download/v0.25.19/awf.tgz

Quick Start

# Basic usage with domain whitelist
sudo awf --allow-domains github.com,api.github.com -- curl https://api.github.com

# Pass environment variables
sudo awf --allow-domains api.github.com -e GITHUB_TOKEN=xxx -- gh api /user

# Mount additional volumes
sudo awf --allow-domains github.com -v /my/data:/data:ro -- cat /data/file.txt

# Set working directory in container
sudo awf --allow-domains github.com --container-workdir /workspace -- pwd

See README.md for full documentation.

Container Images

Published to GitHub Container Registry:

  • ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.25.19
  • ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.25.19
  • ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:latest
  • ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:latest

Image Verification

All container images are cryptographically signed with cosign for authenticity verification.

# Verify image signature
cosign verify \
  --certificate-identity-regexp 'https://github.com/github/gh-aw-firewall/.*' \
  --certificate-oidc-issuer 'https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com' \
  ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.25.19

For detailed instructions including SBOM verification, see docs/image-verification.md.

Contributors

Mossaka and lpcox
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