fix(mcp): derive claude_cli bridge tool surface from agent policy (#1377)

The bridge exposed a static BridgeToolNames subset that drifted from the
tool registry: use_skill, datetime, knowledge_graph_search and skill_manage
were never added, while the system prompt's skill-loading protocol requires
agents to call use_skill. claude_cli agents following the protocol hit a
nonexistent tool and could fabricate results.

Implement the structural fix recommended in #1373 triage:
- register the full bridge-capable surface (registry minus hard exclusions
  spawn/create_forum_topic) instead of the static list
- gate BOTH tools/list (new WithToolFilter) and tools/call through one
  shared predicate bridgeToolAllowed:
  * callers WITH a verified agent policy get exactly the policy-filtered
    surface (same WouldAllow check the call path always enforced)
  * callers WITHOUT one (anonymous, or agent without tools_config) keep the
    legacy conservative BridgeToolNames set - no exposure widening
- downgrade the per-call denial log Warn->Info; list filtering makes probes
  of denied tools rare and the call gate is the intended enforcement point

Fixes #1373

internal/mcp/bridge_server.go

@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/tools"
 )
 
-// BridgeToolNames is the subset of GoClaw tools exposed via the MCP bridge.
+// BridgeToolNames is the LEGACY conservative tool set, kept as the fallback
-// Excluded: spawn (agent loop), create_forum_topic (channels).
+// surface for callers that carry no verified agent tool policy in context
+// (no/invalid X-Agent-ID headers, or an agent without a tools_config). For
+// callers WITH an agent policy, the bridge surface is derived from that
+// policy instead — see bridgeToolAllowed. This removes the drift where the
+// system prompt requires tools (e.g. use_skill) that a static list forgot to
+// expose (#1373), without widening exposure for unauthenticated callers.
 // delegate is included: it self-gates via CanDelegate/agent_links and resolves
 // its source agent from the X-Agent-ID header context, same as team_tasks.
 var BridgeToolNames = map[string]bool{
@@ -54,6 +59,62 @@ var BridgeToolNames = map[string]bool{
 	"delegate": true,
 }
 
+// bridgeExcludedTools lists tools that cannot operate over the bridge at all,
+// regardless of any agent policy: spawn drives the in-process agent loop and
+// create_forum_topic needs a live channel connection owned by the gateway.
+var bridgeExcludedTools = map[string]bool{
+	"spawn":              true,
+	"create_forum_topic": true,
+}
+
+// bridgeRegisteredToolNames returns every registry tool the bridge may ever
+// expose: the full registry minus hard exclusions. Which subset a given
+// caller can actually list/call is decided per-request by bridgeToolAllowed.
+func bridgeRegisteredToolNames(reg *tools.Registry) []string {
+	var names []string
+	for _, name := range reg.List() {
+		if bridgeExcludedTools[name] {
+			continue
+		}
+		names = append(names, name)
+	}
+	return names
+}
+
+// bridgeToolAllowed is the single predicate for both tools/list filtering and
+// tools/call gating:
+//   - hard-excluded tools are never allowed;
+//   - callers WITHOUT a verified agent policy (or when no policy engine is
+//     wired) fall back to the legacy conservative BridgeToolNames set, so
+//     anonymous exposure is unchanged;
+//   - callers WITH an agent policy get exactly the policy-filtered surface
+//     (same WouldAllow predicate the call path always enforced).
+func bridgeToolAllowed(reg *tools.Registry, policyEngine *tools.PolicyEngine, ctx context.Context, name string) bool {
+	if bridgeExcludedTools[name] {
+		return false
+	}
+	agentPolicy := tools.ToolAgentPolicyFromCtx(ctx)
+	if policyEngine == nil || agentPolicy == nil {
+		return BridgeToolNames[name]
+	}
+	return policyEngine.WouldAllow(reg, name, bridgeProviderName, agentPolicy, nil)
+}
+
+// newBridgeToolFilter returns a tools/list filter so each caller only sees
+// the tools it can actually call. Without this, the CLI probes tools that the
+// call path then denies, wasting agent turns and spamming denial logs.
+func newBridgeToolFilter(reg *tools.Registry, policyEngine *tools.PolicyEngine) mcpserver.ToolFilterFunc {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, listed []mcpgo.Tool) []mcpgo.Tool {
+		filtered := make([]mcpgo.Tool, 0, len(listed))
+		for _, tool := range listed {
+			if bridgeToolAllowed(reg, policyEngine, ctx, tool.Name) {
+				filtered = append(filtered, tool)
+			}
+		}
+		return filtered
+	}
+}
+
 // bridgeProviderName identifies the caller for per-provider tool policy
 // overrides (config.ToolPolicySpec.ByProvider) when enforcing bridge access.
 // All MCP bridge traffic originates from the Claude CLI subprocess.
@@ -73,11 +134,15 @@ const bridgeProviderName = "claude-cli"
 func NewBridgeServer(reg *tools.Registry, version string, msgBus *bus.MessageBus, policyEngine *tools.PolicyEngine) *mcpserver.StreamableHTTPServer {
 	srv := mcpserver.NewMCPServer("goclaw-bridge", version,
 		mcpserver.WithToolCapabilities(false),
+		// Per-caller list filtering: each agent only sees its callable surface.
+		mcpserver.WithToolFilter(newBridgeToolFilter(reg, policyEngine)),
 	)
 
-	// Register each safe tool from the GoClaw registry
+	// Register the full bridge-capable surface (registry minus hard
+	// exclusions). Per-caller visibility and callability are both decided by
+	// bridgeToolAllowed at request time.
 	var registered int
-	for name := range BridgeToolNames {
+	for _, name := range bridgeRegisteredToolNames(reg) {
 		t, ok := reg.Get(name)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
@@ -111,18 +176,17 @@ func convertToMCPTool(t tools.Tool) mcpgo.Tool {
 // them as outbound media attachments so files reach the user (e.g. Telegram document).
 func makeToolHandler(reg *tools.Registry, toolName string, msgBus *bus.MessageBus, policyEngine *tools.PolicyEngine) mcpserver.ToolHandlerFunc {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, req mcpgo.CallToolRequest) (*mcpgo.CallToolResult, error) {
-		// Enforce the calling agent's own tool policy before execution. Static
+		// Gate execution with the same predicate that filters tools/list, so
-		// membership in BridgeToolNames only bounds what the bridge process
+		// visibility and callability can never drift apart. Registration only
-		// COULD ever expose; it does not know which agent is calling. Without
+		// bounds what the bridge process COULD ever expose; it does not know
-		// this check, any agent reaching the bridge (e.g. via Claude CLI) can
+		// which agent is calling.
-		// invoke any bridge tool regardless of its configured tool policy.
+		// Info (not Warn): the per-call gate is the intended enforcement
-		if policyEngine != nil {
+		// point and the CLI legitimately probes; list filtering already keeps
-			agentPolicy := tools.ToolAgentPolicyFromCtx(ctx)
+		// this rare.
-			if !policyEngine.WouldAllow(reg, toolName, bridgeProviderName, agentPolicy, nil) {
+		if !bridgeToolAllowed(reg, policyEngine, ctx, toolName) {
-				slog.Warn("security.mcp_bridge_denied",
+			slog.Info("mcp_bridge_denied",
-					"tool", toolName, "agent_key", tools.ToolAgentKeyFromCtx(ctx))
+				"tool", toolName, "agent_key", tools.ToolAgentKeyFromCtx(ctx))
-				return mcpgo.NewToolResultError("tool not allowed by policy: " + toolName), nil
+			return mcpgo.NewToolResultError("tool not allowed by policy: " + toolName), nil
-			}
 		}
 
 		args := req.GetArguments()

internal/mcp/bridge_server_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package mcp
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	mcpgo "github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/mcp"
+
+	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/config"
+	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/tools"
+)
+
+// fakeBridgeTool is a minimal tools.Tool for registry-driven bridge tests.
+type fakeBridgeTool struct{ name string }
+
+func (f *fakeBridgeTool) Name() string               { return f.name }
+func (f *fakeBridgeTool) Description() string        { return "fake " + f.name }
+func (f *fakeBridgeTool) Parameters() map[string]any { return map[string]any{"type": "object"} }
+func (f *fakeBridgeTool) Execute(context.Context, map[string]any) *tools.Result {
+	return &tools.Result{ForLLM: "ok"}
+}
+
+func bridgeTestRegistry(names ...string) *tools.Registry {
+	reg := tools.NewRegistry()
+	for _, n := range names {
+		reg.Register(&fakeBridgeTool{name: n})
+	}
+	return reg
+}
+
+// Without an agent policy in ctx (anonymous caller, or agent without a
+// tools_config), the bridge must fall back to the conservative legacy set —
+// deriving from a nil policy would WIDEN exposure for unauthenticated callers.
+func TestBridgeToolAllowed_NoAgentPolicy_FallsBackToLegacySet(t *testing.T) {
+	reg := bridgeTestRegistry("read_file", "use_skill")
+	pe := tools.NewPolicyEngine(&config.ToolsConfig{})
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	if !bridgeToolAllowed(reg, pe, ctx, "read_file") {
+		t.Error("read_file is in the legacy set — must stay allowed for policy-less callers")
+	}
+	if bridgeToolAllowed(reg, pe, ctx, "use_skill") {
+		t.Error("use_skill is NOT in the legacy set — must stay blocked for policy-less callers")
+	}
+}
+
+// With a verified agent policy in ctx, the bridge derives its tool surface
+// from that policy — the fix for the BridgeToolNames drift (#1373): tools the
+// agent's policy allows (like use_skill) become callable; tools outside the
+// agent's allow list are rejected even if the legacy set contained them.
+func TestBridgeToolAllowed_AgentPolicyDerivesSurface(t *testing.T) {
+	reg := bridgeTestRegistry("read_file", "use_skill", "datetime")
+	pe := tools.NewPolicyEngine(&config.ToolsConfig{})
+	ctx := tools.WithToolAgentPolicy(context.Background(),
+		&config.ToolPolicySpec{Allow: []string{"use_skill", "datetime"}})
+
+	if !bridgeToolAllowed(reg, pe, ctx, "use_skill") {
+		t.Error("use_skill allowed by agent policy — bridge must expose it")
+	}
+	if !bridgeToolAllowed(reg, pe, ctx, "datetime") {
+		t.Error("datetime allowed by agent policy — bridge must expose it")
+	}
+	if bridgeToolAllowed(reg, pe, ctx, "read_file") {
+		t.Error("read_file NOT in the agent allow list — bridge must reject it")
+	}
+}
+
+// Hard-excluded tools can never cross the bridge, regardless of policy.
+func TestBridgeToolAllowed_HardExclusionsWinOverPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	reg := bridgeTestRegistry("spawn", "create_forum_topic")
+	pe := tools.NewPolicyEngine(&config.ToolsConfig{})
+	ctx := tools.WithToolAgentPolicy(context.Background(),
+		&config.ToolPolicySpec{Allow: []string{"spawn", "create_forum_topic"}})
+
+	for _, name := range []string{"spawn", "create_forum_topic"} {
+		if bridgeToolAllowed(reg, pe, ctx, name) {
+			t.Errorf("%s is bridge-excluded — policy must not re-enable it", name)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Nil policy engine (legacy constructor path) keeps the legacy static behavior.
+func TestBridgeToolAllowed_NilEngine_LegacyBehavior(t *testing.T) {
+	reg := bridgeTestRegistry("exec", "use_skill")
+	ctx := tools.WithToolAgentPolicy(context.Background(),
+		&config.ToolPolicySpec{Allow: []string{"use_skill"}})
+
+	if !bridgeToolAllowed(reg, nil, ctx, "exec") {
+		t.Error("nil engine: legacy set must apply (exec allowed)")
+	}
+	if bridgeToolAllowed(reg, nil, ctx, "use_skill") {
+		t.Error("nil engine: legacy set must apply (use_skill blocked)")
+	}
+}
+
+// The tools/list filter must show each caller exactly the surface it can call.
+func TestBridgeToolFilter_ListsMatchCallableSurface(t *testing.T) {
+	reg := bridgeTestRegistry("read_file", "use_skill")
+	pe := tools.NewPolicyEngine(&config.ToolsConfig{})
+	filter := newBridgeToolFilter(reg, pe)
+
+	listed := []mcpgo.Tool{{Name: "read_file"}, {Name: "use_skill"}}
+
+	// Anonymous caller → legacy set only.
+	got := filter(context.Background(), listed)
+	if len(got) != 1 || got[0].Name != "read_file" {
+		t.Errorf("anonymous list = %v, want [read_file]", toolNames(got))
+	}
+
+	// Policy'd agent → derived surface.
+	ctx := tools.WithToolAgentPolicy(context.Background(),
+		&config.ToolPolicySpec{Allow: []string{"use_skill"}})
+	got = filter(ctx, listed)
+	if len(got) != 1 || got[0].Name != "use_skill" {
+		t.Errorf("policy'd list = %v, want [use_skill]", toolNames(got))
+	}
+}
+
+// Registration must cover the whole registry minus hard exclusions, so a
+// policy'd agent can actually call tools beyond the legacy set (the drift bug).
+func TestBridgeRegisteredToolNames_RegistryMinusExclusions(t *testing.T) {
+	reg := bridgeTestRegistry("read_file", "use_skill", "spawn")
+	names := bridgeRegisteredToolNames(reg)
+
+	got := make(map[string]bool, len(names))
+	for _, n := range names {
+		got[n] = true
+	}
+	if !got["read_file"] || !got["use_skill"] {
+		t.Errorf("registered = %v, want read_file + use_skill included", names)
+	}
+	if got["spawn"] {
+		t.Errorf("registered = %v, spawn must be excluded", names)
+	}
+}
+
+func toolNames(ts []mcpgo.Tool) []string {
+	out := make([]string, len(ts))
+	for i, tt := range ts {
+		out[i] = tt.Name
+	}
+	return out
+}