Implement quadrant-based lambda logic for ChatOps commands

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ChatOps commands currently share a single IAM role, giving read-only commands unnecessary write permissions and preventing blast radius isolation. This PR implements Phase 1: distinct IAM policies per command quadrant (execution time × side effects).

Changes

Command Registry (src/shared/command-registry.ts)

• Categorizes all 11 commands into quadrants: short-read, short-write, long-read, long-write
• Maps each command to timeout, required permissions, and approval requirements
• Helper functions: getCommandsByCategory(), getCategoryPermissions(), getCommandsRequiringApproval()

const COMMAND_REGISTRY: Record<string, CommandMetadata> = {
  '/status': {
    category: 'short-read',
    timeout: 30,
    requiresApproval: false,
    permissions: ['cloudwatch:GetMetricData', 'lambda:GetFunction', ...]
  },
  '/deploy': {
    category: 'long-write',
    timeout: 600,
    requiresApproval: true,
    permissions: ['codedeploy:CreateDeployment', 'ecs:UpdateService', ...]
  },
  // ...
}

Infrastructure (infrastructure/lib/slack-bot-stack.ts)

Replaced single parameterStorePolicy with four quadrant-specific policies:

Short-Read: CloudWatch/Lambda/ECS describe operations (read-only)
Short-Write: ECS/Lambda configuration updates with tag-based ABAC
Long-Read: Athena, S3, Glue, Cost Explorer (analytics)
Long-Write: CodeDeploy, CodeBuild, RDS/DynamoDB migrations with ABAC

Security controls added to all policies:

• Region restriction via aws:RequestedRegion condition
• Tag-based ABAC (aws:ResourceTag/ManagedBy=ChatOps) for write operations
• SID statements for audit trail

Applied to Lambda handlers:

• commandHandler: Parameter Store only (routes commands)
• processorHandler: Parameter Store + Long-Read (analytics)
• executorHandler: Parameter Store + all quadrants (executes all command types)

Testing (tests/unit/command-registry.test.ts)

23 tests validating:

• Timeout constraints (short ≤30s, long >30s)
• Permission boundaries (read commands contain zero write actions)
• Category-based queries and deduplication
• Approval workflow requirements

Security Impact

• Read commands now have zero write permissions (was: full access)
• Write operations scoped to ManagedBy=ChatOps tagged resources only
• Cross-region operations blocked
• 5 of 11 commands marked requiring approval workflow

Future Work

Phase 2: Separate SQS queues per quadrant
Phase 3: Dedicated Lambda functions per quadrant
Phase 4: Per-quadrant CloudWatch dashboards and SLOs

Original prompt

Problem Statement

Our ChatOps platform currently uses a one-size-fits-all architecture where all commands share the same infrastructure (queues, IAM roles, timeouts). This creates security and performance issues:

• Security: Read-only commands have unnecessary write permissions
• Performance: Fast commands are blocked by slow operations in shared queues
• Blast radius: No isolation between command types
• Observability: Cannot set appropriate SLOs per command category

Command Execution Matrix

Commands are classified along two dimensions:

1. Execution Time

• Short: < 30 seconds (instant response)
• Long: > 30 seconds (background processing)

2. Side Effects

• Read: Query-only operations (status, metrics, reports)
• Write: Mutating operations (deploy, scale, restart)

This creates four quadrants:

• Short + Read: /status, /health, /metrics
• Short + Write: /scale, /restart
• Long + Read: /analyze, /report
• Long + Write: /deploy, /migrate

Phase 1 Requirements: Permission Boundaries (This PR)

Implement distinct IAM roles for each quadrant with least-privilege permissions:

Architecture Changes

1. Create four IAM roles (one per quadrant):

   • ShortReadRole: Read-only CloudWatch, Lambda metadata
   • ShortWriteRole: Scoped write permissions (ECS, Lambda config)
   • LongReadRole: Read-only cost data, metrics, Athena queries
   • LongWriteRole: Deployment permissions (CodeDeploy, ECS)

2. Update infrastructure (applications/chatops/slack-bot/infrastructure/lib/slack-bot-stack.ts):

   • Replace single parameterStorePolicy with quadrant-specific policies
   • Add IAM conditions (region restrictions, tag-based ABAC)
   • Document permission rationale in comments

3. Create command registry (src/shared/command-registry.ts):

   interface CommandMetadata {
     name: string;
     category: 'short-read' | 'short-write' | 'long-read' | 'long-write';
     timeout: number;
     requiresApproval: boolean;
     permissions: string[];
   }
   
   const COMMAND_REGISTRY: Record<string, CommandMetadata> = {
     '/status': {
       category: 'short-read',
       timeout: 5,
       requiresApproval: false,
       permissions: ['cloudwatch:DescribeAlarms']
     },
     '/deploy': {
       category: 'long-write',
       timeout: 1800,
       requiresApproval: true,
       permissions: ['codedeploy:CreateDeployment']
     }
     // ... register all existing commands
   };

4. Update router (src/router/index.ts):

   • Add command classification logic using registry
   • Include commandCategory in EventBridge detail
   • Maintain backward compatibility

5. Update workers to reference appropriate roles:

   • Echo worker → ShortReadRole
   • Status worker → ShortReadRole
   • Deploy worker → LongWriteRole
   • Build worker → LongWriteRole

Security Requirements

✅ DO:

• Use path-based Parameter Store access per quadrant
• Add region-based IAM conditions
• Document why each permission is needed
• Follow existing security patterns from SECURITY.md

❌ DON'T:

• Use wildcard resources for write operations
• Grant permissions broader than needed
• Store secrets in environment variables

Testing Requirements

1. Unit tests (tests/unit/command-classifier.test.ts):

   • Test command classification logic
   • Verify registry completeness
   • Test unknown command handling

2. Integration tests:

   • Verify IAM policies are attached correctly
   • Test that workers can access only their permitted resources

Documentation Requirements

Update the following files:

• applications/chatops/slack-bot/README.md: Document quadrant model
• ARCHITECTURE.md: Add section on permission boundaries
• SECURITY.md: Add quadrant-based IAM examples

Files to Modify

Core Infrastructure:

• applications/chatops/slack-bot/infrastructure/lib/slack-bot-stack.ts

Shared Logic:

• applications/chatops/slack-bot/src/shared/command-registry.ts (new file)
• applications/chatops/slack-bot/src/shared/types.ts (add CommandCategory type)

Router:

• applications/chatops/slack-bot/src/router/index.ts

Documentation:

• applications/chatops/slack-bot/README.md
• ARCHITECTURE.md
• SECURITY.md

Tests:

• applications/chatops/slack-bot/tests/unit/command-classifier.test.ts (new file)

Success Criteria

• Four distinct IAM roles created with appropriate permissions
• Command registry maps all existing commands to quadrants
• Router classifies commands and includes category in events
• All existing workers deploy successfully with new roles
• Unit tests pass with >80% coverage for classification logic
• Documentation clearly explains the quadrant model
• No regression in existing functionality

Future Phases (Not in this PR)

• Phase 2: Separate execution paths (direct invocation for short-read)
• **Pha...

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