## Implementation Plan: Restrict OpenAI Gateway to Localhost

**Goal:** Prevent external network access to the `/openai/v1/*` endpoint while preserving internal service communication via `localhost:10500`.

### Changes Required

#### 1. Nginx Configuration (`nginx/nginx.conf.template`)

Insert a new `location /openai/` block **before** the existing catch-all `location /` block (approximately line 60). The new block will:

- Allow only `127.0.0.1` (IPv4) and `::1` (IPv6).
- Deny all other sources.
- Proxy the request to the application backend.

```nginx
location /openai/ {
    allow 127.0.0.1;
    allow ::1;
    deny all;
    proxy_pass http://app;
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
```

**Rationale:** This catches every request before it reaches the Python application layer, providing a robust network-level gate. No FastAPI code change is strictly required for the primary fix.

#### 2. FastAPI Middleware (Defense in Depth) — `main.py`

Add a middleware that checks `request.client.host` for any path starting with `/openai` and returns 403 if not localhost. This ensures protection even if nginx is bypassed (e.g. during development or if nginx config is accidentally removed).

**Location:** After the existing middlewares, before the exception handlers. Approximately line 480 in the current `main.py`.

```python
@app.middleware("http")
async def restrict_openai_to_localhost(request: Request, call_next):
    if request.url.path.startswith("/openai"):
        host = request.client.host
        if host not in ("127.0.0.1", "::1"):
            return JSONResponse(status_code=403, content={"detail": "Forbidden"})
    return await call_next(request)
```

Add import for `JSONResponse` at top of `main.py` if not already present:
```python
from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
```

#### 3. Unit Tests — `tests/unit/routing/test_gateway_restriction.py` (new file)

Create a new test file that verifies the middleware works correctly:

```python
import pytest
from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
from main import app

client = TestClient(app)

def test_non_localhost_rejected():
    # Simulate a request from a non-localhost IP
    response = client.post(
        "/openai/v1/chat/completions",
        json={"messages": []},
        headers={"X-Forwarded-For": "192.168.1.1"},
    )
    assert response.status_code == 403

def test_localhost_allowed():
    # Simulate a request from localhost
    response = client.post(
        "/openai/v1/chat/completions",
        json={"messages": []},
        headers={"Host": "localhost:10500", "X-Forwarded-For": "127.0.0.1"},
    )
    # Should reach the handler and return 401 (no auth) if authenticated, or the middleware passes
    assert response.status_code in (401, 422)  # 401 if no auth, 422 if validation fails
```

Note: The `TestClient` does not set `client.host` by default; we work around by using `X-Forwarded-For` and adjusting middleware to trust that header in a test setting. Alternatively, we can directly set `request.client.host` in middleware logic. For simplicity, the middleware above uses `request.client.host` which in real operation contains the remote IP. In test, we may need to mock. We'll use a simpler approach: instead of checking `client.host`, check an environment variable `OPENAI_GATEWAY_ALLOW_EXTERNAL` (default false) to allow easy testing. The test will set that env var to `"true"` to simulate localhost.

**Revised middleware logic:**

```python
import os

@app.middleware("http")
async def restrict_openai_to_localhost(request: Request, call_next):
    if request.url.path.startswith("/openai"):
        if not os.environ.get("OPENAI_GATEWAY_ALLOW_EXTERNAL"):
            host = request.client.host
            if host not in ("127.0.0.1", "::1"):
                return JSONResponse(status_code=403, content={"detail": "Forbidden"})
    return await call_next(request)
```

Then in tests, set environment variable to bypass restriction:

```python
import os

def test_localhost_allowed(monkeypatch):
    # Bypass restriction for this test (simulating localhost)
    monkeypatch.setenv("OPENAI_GATEWAY_ALLOW_EXTERNAL", "true")
    response = client.post(...)
    assert response.status_code in (401, 422)

def test_external_rejected():
    # Without env var, external IP should be rejected
    response = client.post(...)
    assert response.status_code == 403
```

But to avoid environment pollution, we'll just test the middleware in isolation. Make the middleware check the environment variable; then unit tests can set it.

### Additional Consideration: Rate Limiter & Maintenance Mode

No changes needed. The existing exemptions for `/openai` in rate limiter and maintenance mode are correct for internal use. Since the gateway will now only be reachable from localhost, those exemptions are safe.

### Verification Commands

Ensure the test and lint commands given in the ticket are executable. Because earlier attempts failed due to pip's `--break-system-packages` error, the fix for that is to run commands inside a virtual environment or pass `PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV=false`. We will note that the environment must have a virtualenv active.

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## Definition of Done

- [ ] **Nginx config updated:** `nginx/nginx.conf.template` contains the new `location /openai/` block with `allow 127.0.0.1; allow ::1; deny all;`.
- [ ] **Middleware added:** `main.py` includes the `restrict_openai_to_localhost` middleware with localhost check and env var bypass.
- [ ] **Unit tests pass:** `make test-unit` (which includes the new test file) exits with code 0.
- [ ] **Lint passes:** `ruff check .` exits with code 0 (no new linting issues).
- [ ] **No regression:** Existing tests for the gateway (e.g. `tests/e2e/openai/...`) still pass (implicitly, as they run on localhost and will be permitted).

The change is verifiable by:
- Running the project’s built-in `make test-unit` and `ruff check .` commands.
- Optionally, manually verifying with `curl http://localhost:10500/openai/v1/chat/completions` (should get 401, not 403) and `curl http://<public-ip>:10500/openai/v1/chat/completions` (should get connection refused or 403 at nginx level).