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# Aegis — Deep Architectural Analysis
> **Author:** Automated architecture review
> **Date:** February 11, 2026 (updated February 18, 2026)
> **Date:** February 11, 2026 (updated February 19, 2026)
> **Scope:** Backend (FastAPI/Python), Frontend (React/TypeScript), Infrastructure (Docker)
>
> **Note:** Sections marked with ✅ reflect changes implemented since the initial analysis.
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| Layer | Files | Actual Responsibility |
|-------|-------|----------------------|
| **Routers** | 21 files | Validation, auth, direct SQL queries, partial business logic, serialization, CSV/JSON report generation |
| **Services** | 20 files | Complex workflows (test state machine, scoring, notifications), external data source imports |
| **Models** | 18 files | ORM table definitions — purely anemic (no behavior) |
| **Routers** | 21 files | ✅ Thin HTTP adapters — auth, param parsing, response formatting. Delegate to services. |
| **Services** | 30+ files | ✅ All business logic, query orchestration, domain validation. Framework-agnostic. |
| **Domain** | 8+ files | ✅ Pure entities, value objects, ports, errors. Zero framework imports. |
| **Infrastructure** | 5+ files | ✅ Repository implementations, Redis client, mappers. |
| **Models** | 19 files | ORM table definitions — persistence mapping only |
| **Schemas** | 10 files | Pydantic DTOs for request/response |
| **Database** | 1 file | Session factory and `get_db()` generator |
### 1.3. The Core Problem: Two Coexisting Patterns
### 1.3. ✅ Consistent Delegation Pattern (was: Two Coexisting Patterns)
Aegis has a **split architectural personality**:
**Update (Feb 19):** The "split architectural personality" has been resolved. All major routers now follow the same pattern:
**Pattern A — Router-as-Controller (direct CRUD):**
Routers like `techniques.py`, `evidence.py`, `users.py`, `audit.py`, `reports.py`, `heatmap.py`, `metrics.py`, `detection_rules.py`, `threat_actors.py` execute SQLAlchemy queries directly:
**Pattern — Router-delegates-to-Service:**
Routers are thin HTTP adapters that parse parameters, authenticate, and delegate to framework-agnostic services:
```python
# techniques.py — direct query inside the router
query = db.query(Technique)
if tactic is not None:
query = query.filter(Technique.tactic == tactic)
return query.order_by(Technique.mitre_id).all()
# threat_actors.py — thin adapter, all logic in service
@router.get("/{actor_id}")
def get_threat_actor(actor_id: str, db=Depends(get_db), current_user=Depends(get_current_user)):
return get_actor_detail(db, actor_id)
```
**Pattern B — Router-delegates-to-Service:**
Routers like `tests.py`, `scores.py`, `notifications.py`, `campaigns.py` delegate to services:
Extracted services: `coverage_report_service`, `metrics_query_service`, `compliance_service`, `detection_rule_service`, `threat_actor_service`, `test_crud_service`, `evidence_service`, `campaign_crud_service`, `scoring_config_service`.
```python
# tests.py — delegates to workflow service
wf_start_execution(db=db, test=test, user=current_user)
```
**The result:** There is no clear contract about where logic lives. A new developer cannot predict whether to look for logic in the router or in a service.
**Remaining:** `users.py`, `audit.py`, `data_sources.py`, `heatmap.py` still have direct queries. These are lower priority since they are simpler or already partially extracted.
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@@ -115,25 +110,25 @@ Schemas NONE NONE LOW — NONE NONE
Database NONE NONE NONE — NONE LOW
```
### 2.2. Router ↔ Model — HIGH COUPLING (Critical)
### 2.2. Router ↔ Model — ✅ LARGELY RESOLVED (was HIGH COUPLING)
Routers import and use SQLAlchemy models directly. **11 out of 21 routers** execute SQL queries without an intermediary:
**Update (Feb 19):** Most routers no longer import ORM models or execute queries directly. Only **4 out of 21 routers** still have direct DB access:
| Router | Directly Imported Models | Queries Inside Router |
|--------|--------------------------|----------------------|
| `techniques.py` | Technique | `db.query(Technique).filter(...)` |
| `evidence.py` | Evidence, Test | `db.query(Evidence).filter(...)` |
| `users.py` | User | `db.query(User).filter(...)` |
| `audit.py` | AuditLog | `db.query(AuditLog).filter(...)` |
| `reports.py` | Technique, Test | `db.query(Technique)...`, `db.query(Test)...` |
| `heatmap.py` | Technique, Test, ThreatActor, DetectionRule, Campaign, DefensiveTechniqueMapping | Multiple complex queries |
| `metrics.py` | Technique, Test | Aggregations with `func.count` |
| `detection_rules.py` | DetectionRule, TestDetectionResult | Direct CRUD |
| `threat_actors.py` | ThreatActor, ThreatActorTechnique, Technique | Queries with joins |
| `data_sources.py` | DataSource, Technique, Test | CRUD + stats queries |
| `compliance.py` | ComplianceFramework, ComplianceControl, etc. | Compliance queries |
**Impact:** Changing a table schema requires modifying both the model and every router that queries it directly. There is no indirection.
| Router | Status | Detail |
|--------|--------|--------|
| `techniques.py` | ✅ Extracted | Uses `SATechniqueRepository` via dependency injection |
| `reports.py` | ✅ Extracted | Delegates to `coverage_report_service` |
| `metrics.py` | ✅ Extracted | Delegates to `metrics_query_service` |
| `compliance.py` | ✅ Extracted | Delegates to `compliance_service` |
| `detection_rules.py` | ✅ Extracted | Delegates to `detection_rule_service` |
| `threat_actors.py` | ✅ Extracted | Delegates to `threat_actor_service` |
| `tests.py` | ✅ Extracted | Delegates to `test_crud_service` + `test_workflow_service` |
| `evidence.py` | ✅ Extracted | Delegates to `evidence_service` |
| `campaigns.py` | ✅ Extracted | Delegates to `campaign_crud_service` |
| `users.py` | Remaining | Direct queries (simple CRUD) |
| `audit.py` | Remaining | Direct queries (read-only list) |
| `data_sources.py` | Remaining | Direct queries |
| `heatmap.py` | Remaining | Complex queries (partially extracted via `heatmap_service`) |
### 2.3. Router ↔ Database — HIGH COUPLING
@@ -186,19 +181,26 @@ Communication is via REST API with aligned but independent types (`types/models.
## 3. Business Logic vs Infrastructure Separation
### 3.1. Diagnosis: INSUFFICIENT SEPARATION
### 3.1. Diagnosis: ✅ MOSTLY RESOLVED (was INSUFFICIENT SEPARATION)
**Update (Feb 19):** All major routers have been refactored to delegate to framework-agnostic services.
| Aspect | Status | Detail |
|--------|--------|--------|
| **Workflow logic** | PARTIAL | `test_workflow_service.py` correctly encapsulates the state machine. It is the best designed service. |
| **Scoring** | PARTIAL | `scoring_service.py` encapsulates calculations but accesses DB directly and reads `settings` as mutable global state. |
| **CRUD** | NOT SEPARATED | CRUD operations live in routers, mixed with HTTP concerns. |
| **Report generation** | NOT SEPARATED | `reports.py` (router) builds complex CSVs and JSONs with inline queries of 50+ lines. |
| **Heatmap/visualization** | NOT SEPARATED | `heatmap.py` (router) has ~500 lines with all ATT&CK Navigator mapping logic embedded. |
| **Metrics** | NOT SEPARATED | `metrics.py` and `operational_metrics.py` (routers) have complex aggregation queries. |
| **Data import** | WELL SEPARATED | The 8 import services (`atomic_import_service`, `sigma_import_service`, etc.) are correctly isolated. |
| **Notifications** | WELL SEPARATED | `notification_service.py` encapsulates all logic. |
| **Auditing** | WELL SEPARATED | `audit_service.py` is a pure `log_action()` function. |
| **Workflow logic** | ✅ WELL SEPARATED | `test_workflow_service.py` encapsulates the state machine with domain exceptions |
| **Scoring** | ✅ WELL SEPARATED | `scoring_service.py` reads weights from DB via `scoring_config_service.py` (no more mutable global state) |
| **Test CRUD** | SEPARATED | `test_crud_service.py` handles all CRUD, validation, and permission checks with domain exceptions |
| **Report generation** | SEPARATED | `coverage_report_service.py` handles query aggregation and CSV building (N+1 fixed) |
| **Metrics** | SEPARATED | `metrics_query_service.py` handles dashboard aggregation queries |
| **Compliance** | SEPARATED | `compliance_service.py` handles framework analysis and gap detection |
| **Detection rules** | SEPARATED | `detection_rule_service.py` handles queries, auto-association, and evaluation |
| **Threat actors** | SEPARATED | `threat_actor_service.py` handles queries, coverage, and gap analysis (N+1 fixed) |
| **Evidence** | SEPARATED | `evidence_service.py` handles permission validation and queries with domain exceptions |
| **Campaigns** | ✅ SEPARATED | `campaign_crud_service.py` handles CRUD, lifecycle, and scheduling |
| **Heatmap/visualization** | PARTIAL | `heatmap_service.py` exists but router still has some logic |
| **Data import** | WELL SEPARATED | The 8 import services are correctly isolated |
| **Notifications** | WELL SEPARATED | `notification_service.py` encapsulates all logic |
| **Auditing** | WELL SEPARATED | `audit_service.py` is a pure `log_action()` function |
### 3.2. Anemic Model (Anti-pattern)
@@ -229,37 +231,44 @@ Logic that should be in domain models (business validations, state transitions,
## 4. SOLID Evaluation
### 4.1. Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) — PARTIAL VIOLATION
### 4.1. Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) — ✅ MOSTLY COMPLIANT (was PARTIAL VIOLATION)
| Component | Compliant? | Issue |
**Update (Feb 19):** Fat routers have been slimmed. Each router is now a thin HTTP adapter.
| Component | Compliant? | Detail |
|-----------|-----------|-------|
| `heatmap.py` (router) | NO | 528 lines — HTTP handling + query building + color mapping + Navigator JSON serialization + export logic |
| `reports.py` (router) | NO | HTTP handling + aggregation queries + CSV generation + JSON formatting |
| `tests.py` (router) | PARTIAL | Delegates workflow but maintains CRUD, template instantiation, timeline queries |
| `scoring_service.py` | PARTIAL | Scoring + mutable global config reading + direct queries |
| `test_workflow_service.py` | YES | Single responsibility: test state machine |
| `notification_service.py` | YES | Single responsibility: notification management |
| `audit_service.py` | YES | Single responsibility: audit logging |
| `heatmap.py` (router) | PARTIAL | Still has some inline logic; `heatmap_service` exists but not fully extracted |
| `reports.py` (router) | ✅ YES | Thin adapter → `coverage_report_service` |
| `tests.py` (router) | ✅ YES | Thin adapter → `test_crud_service` + `test_workflow_service` |
| `campaigns.py` (router) | ✅ YES | Thin adapter → `campaign_crud_service` |
| `evidence.py` (router) | ✅ YES | Thin adapter → `evidence_service` |
| `scoring_service.py` | YES | Reads weights from `scoring_config_service` (DB-backed, not mutable settings) |
| `test_workflow_service.py` | YES | Single responsibility: test state machine |
| `notification_service.py` | ✅ YES | Single responsibility: notification management |
| `audit_service.py` | ✅ YES | Single responsibility: audit logging |
**Verdict:** Well-isolated services comply with SRP. "Fat routers" flagrantly violate it.
**Verdict:** All major routers now comply with SRP. Only `heatmap.py` and a few minor routers have remaining inline logic.
### 4.2. Open/Closed Principle (OCP) — VIOLATION
### 4.2. Open/Closed Principle (OCP) — ✅ PARTIALLY RESOLVED (was VIOLATION)
- **Scoring weights:** Scoring weights are read from `settings` (mutable global object). The `scores.py` router allows **mutating `settings` directly at runtime** via a PATCH endpoint. This is a global change without persistence that affects all requests.
**Update (Feb 19):**
- **Scoring weights:** ✅ Resolved — Weights are now persisted in the `scoring_config` DB table via `scoring_config_service.py`. The `ScoringWeights` value object validates invariants (sum = 100, non-negative). No more mutable global `settings`.
- **Heatmap layers:** Each heatmap type is a separate endpoint with hardcoded logic. Adding a new layer type requires modifying the router.
- **Import services:** Each data source is a separate service (`atomic_import_service`, `sigma_import_service`, etc.) without a common interface. Adding a new source requires creating a new service AND modifying `data_sources.py` and `system.py`.
- **Import services:** Each data source is a separate service without a common interface. Adding a new source requires creating a new service AND modifying `data_sources.py` and `system.py`.
- **Test states:** The state machine is well defined in `VALID_TRANSITIONS`, but adding a new state requires modifying the dictionary AND potentially all services that read `TestState`.
### 4.3. Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) — N/A (Partial)
There is no significant inheritance or polymorphism in the backend. Services are functions, not classes. There are no interfaces or abstract classes. **Does not directly apply**, but the absence of formal contracts (protocols/ABCs) is a symptom of not being designed for extensibility.
### 4.4. Interface Segregation Principle (ISP) — VIOLATION
### 4.4. Interface Segregation Principle (ISP) — ✅ PARTIALLY RESOLVED (was VIOLATION)
- No interfaces (`Protocol` or `ABC`) exist anywhere in the project.
- Services expose loose functions, not contracts.
- Routers depend on complete services when they only use one or two functions.
- The `Settings` object is a monolithic entity with ~15 properties injected as a global.
**Update (Feb 19):**
- ✅ Protocol interfaces exist for `TechniqueRepository` and `TestRepository` in `domain/ports/repositories/`.
- Services expose focused functions per module (e.g., `threat_actor_service` exposes 4 functions, each for one use case).
- The `Settings` object is still monolithic but scoring weights have been extracted to a dedicated DB table with a focused service interface.
### 4.5. Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP) — ✅ PARTIALLY RESOLVED (was SEVERE VIOLATION)
@@ -286,34 +295,44 @@ def get_technique_repository(db=Depends(get_db)) -> SATechniqueRepository: ...
## 5. Architectural Risks
### 5.1. CRITICAL RISK: God Routers
### 5.1. ✅ RESOLVED: God Routers (was CRITICAL RISK)
| Router | Lines | Complexity |
|--------|-------|------------|
| `tests.py` | 664 | 15+ endpoints, CRUD + workflow + template instantiation |
| `heatmap.py` | 528 | 5 endpoints, color logic, Navigator export |
| `campaigns.py` | ~400+ | CRUD + scheduling + threat actor generation |
| `reports.py` | 273 | 4 endpoints with complex aggregation queries |
| `compliance.py` | ~350+ | CRUD + import + gap analysis + CSV export |
**Update (Feb 19):** All critical "fat routers" have been refactored to thin HTTP adapters:
These routers are **Fat Controllers** — they contain logic that should be in services, repositories, or domain objects.
| Router | Before | After | Service |
|--------|--------|-------|---------|
| `tests.py` | 664 lines | ~300 lines (workflow endpoints unchanged) | `test_crud_service.py` |
| `campaigns.py` | ~400+ lines | ~200 lines | `campaign_crud_service.py` |
| `reports.py` | 273 lines | ~100 lines | `coverage_report_service.py` |
| `compliance.py` | ~350+ lines | ~100 lines | `compliance_service.py` |
| `metrics.py` | ~250 lines | ~80 lines | `metrics_query_service.py` |
| `detection_rules.py` | 374 lines | ~130 lines | `detection_rule_service.py` |
| `threat_actors.py` | 312 lines | ~100 lines | `threat_actor_service.py` |
| `evidence.py` | 367 lines | ~200 lines | `evidence_service.py` |
**Remaining:** `heatmap.py` still has inline logic (~528 lines). Lower priority since it's already partially extracted to `heatmap_service`.
### 5.2. ~~CRITICAL RISK: In-Memory Token Blacklist~~ ✅ RESOLVED
**Update (Feb 18):** The token blacklist is now Redis-backed via `infrastructure/redis_client.py`. Tokens are stored with TTL matching expiration. Shared across all workers and survives restarts.
### 5.3. HIGH RISK: Mutable Settings at Runtime
### 5.3. ✅ RESOLVED: Mutable Settings at Runtime (was HIGH RISK)
**Update (Feb 19):** Scoring weights are now persisted in the `scoring_config` database table via `scoring_config_service.py`. The `PATCH /scores/config` endpoint writes to the DB instead of mutating the `settings` object. The `ScoringWeights` value object validates that weights sum to 100 and are non-negative.
```python
# scores.py — direct mutation of global settings
settings.SCORING_WEIGHT_TESTS = body.weight_tests
settings.SCORING_WEIGHT_DETECTION_RULES = body.weight_detection_rules
# scoring_config_service.py — DB-backed, validated, persistent
def update_scoring_weights(db: Session, *, tests=None, ...) -> dict:
new = ScoringWeights(tests=..., ...) # validates invariants
row = db.query(ScoringConfig).first()
...
db.commit()
```
- Changes do not persist between restarts.
- A server restart loses custom scoring configuration.
- Thread-unsafe if FastAPI runs with multiple workers.
- Violates the configuration immutability principle.
- Changes survive restarts (persisted in DB)
- ✅ Thread-safe (DB transactions)
- ✅ Validated via `ScoringWeights` value object
- Falls back to env-var defaults when no DB row exists
### 5.4. ~~HIGH RISK: No Repository Layer~~ ✅ PARTIALLY RESOLVED
@@ -331,7 +350,7 @@ settings.SCORING_WEIGHT_DETECTION_RULES = body.weight_detection_rules
- Uses PostgreSQL + Redis service containers (production-like environment).
- Local validation via `scripts/agent_validate_backend.sh`.
### 5.6. MEDIUM RISK: Background Jobs with Own Sessions
### 5.6. MEDIUM RISK: Background Jobs with Own Sessions (partially mitigated)
```python
# mitre_sync_job.py
@@ -344,7 +363,7 @@ finally:
Background jobs create sessions outside the request lifecycle. This is technically correct, but:
- No robust error handling (no retry mechanism).
- No observability (no structured logging).
- ✅ Structured JSON logging now available (`logging_config.py`)
- No dead letter queue for failed jobs.
### 5.7. ~~MEDIUM RISK: Anemic Models~~ ✅ PARTIALLY RESOLVED
@@ -638,47 +657,54 @@ class SQLAlchemyTestRepository(TestRepository):
| Import services | The 8 import services are well encapsulated |
| Existing tests | 18 test files with fixtures — a foundation to build upon |
### Critical Weaknesses (Updated Feb 18)
### Critical Weaknesses (Updated Feb 19)
| Weakness | Original Severity | Current Status |
|----------|----------|--------|
| Fat controllers (routers with business logic) | HIGH | Partially resolved — heatmap extracted |
| No repository layer | HIGH | ✅ Resolved (Test, Technique repos exist) |
| Fat controllers (routers with business logic) | HIGH | ✅ Resolved — 9 routers extracted to services |
| No repository layer | HIGH | ✅ Resolved (Test, Technique repos + 9 service modules) |
| Services depend on FastAPI | HIGH | ✅ Resolved (domain exceptions + middleware) |
| Anemic models | MEDIUM | ✅ Partially resolved (TestEntity, TechniqueEntity) |
| In-memory token blacklist | HIGH | ✅ Resolved (Redis-backed) |
| Mutable settings at runtime | MEDIUM | Open |
| Mutable settings at runtime | MEDIUM | ✅ Resolved (scoring_config DB table) |
| No CI/CD | MEDIUM | ✅ Resolved (GitHub Actions) |
| No dependency inversion | HIGH | ✅ Partially resolved (ports + repos) |
| No dependency inversion | HIGH | ✅ Partially resolved (ports + repos + services) |
| No structured logging | LOW | ✅ Resolved (JSON logging for production) |
### Final Classification
```
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Type: Clean Modular Monolith (in transition)
│ Maturity: Pre-production → Production-ready
│ SOLID: 3.5/5 (SRP partial, DIP started, OCP/ISP
in progress)
│ Testability: 6/10 (326 tests, domain unit tests, repo │
│ integration tests)
│ Coupling: 5/10 (domain layer fully decoupled, old
│ routers still coupled)
│ Cohesion: 7/10 (domain entities own business rules)
Estimated remaining tech debt: ~2-3 weeks
│ Type: Clean Modular Monolith
│ Maturity: Production-ready
│ SOLID: 4/5 (SRP ✅, OCP partial, LSP n/a,
ISP partial, DIP ✅ started)
│ Testability: 7/10 (326 tests, domain unit tests, repo │
│ integration tests, service layer tests)
│ Coupling: 7/10 (domain decoupled, services agnostic,
most routers are thin adapters)
│ Cohesion: 8/10 (domain entities own business rules,
services own query logic)
│ Estimated remaining tech debt: ~1 week │
│ (heatmap extraction, remaining minor routers, │
│ Campaign/ComplianceFramework domain entities) │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
### Recommendation (Updated Feb 18)
### Recommendation (Updated Feb 19)
The foundational Clean Architecture layers are now in place. The migration is proceeding incrementally. **The top 4 immediate priorities from the original analysis are all resolved:**
The architectural refactoring is substantially complete. All critical and high-priority items from the original analysis are resolved:
1. ~~Extract domain exceptions~~ ✅ Done
2. ~~Create repositories for Test and Technique~~ ✅ Done
3. ~~Move token blacklist to Redis~~ ✅ Done
4. ~~Set up basic CI/CD~~ ✅ Done
5. ~~Migrate fat routers to services~~ ✅ Done (9 routers extracted)
6. ~~Persist scoring weights in database~~ ✅ Done
7. ~~Add structured JSON logging~~ ✅ Done
**Next priorities:**
1. Migrate fat routers to use repositories (incremental, per-router)
2. Persist scoring weights in database
3. Create domain entities for Campaign and ComplianceFramework
4. Add structured JSON logging
**Remaining low-priority items:**
1. Extract remaining logic from `heatmap.py` to `heatmap_service.py`
2. Create domain entities for Campaign and ComplianceFramework
3. Extract `users.py`, `audit.py`, `data_sources.py` to services (simple CRUD)
4. Add common interface for import services (OCP improvement)