chore(ci): widen CodeQL PR guard

Runs the PR CodeQL security guard as high-confidence high/critical security coverage and adds the initial plugin/package-contract quality guard.

.github/codeql/codeql-actions-critical-security.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 name: openclaw-codeql-actions-critical-security
 
+disable-default-queries: true
+
+queries:
+  - uses: security-extended
+
+query-filters:
+  - include:
+      precision:
+        - high
+        - very-high
+      tags contain: security
+      security-severity: /([7-9]|10)\.(\d)+/
+
 paths:
   - .github/actions
   - .github/workflows

.github/codeql/codeql-channel-runtime-boundary-critical-security.yml

@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ query-filters:
       precision:
         - high
         - very-high
-  - exclude:
-      problem.severity:
-        - recommendation
-        - warning
+      tags contain: security
+      security-severity: /([7-9]|10)\.(\d)+/
 
 paths:
   - src/channels

.github/codeql/codeql-core-auth-secrets-critical-security.yml

@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ query-filters:
       precision:
         - high
         - very-high
-  - exclude:
-      problem.severity:
-        - recommendation
-        - warning
+      tags contain: security
+      security-severity: /([7-9]|10)\.(\d)+/
 
 paths:
   - src/agents/*auth*.ts

.github/codeql/codeql-mcp-process-tool-boundary-critical-security.yml

@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ query-filters:
       precision:
         - high
         - very-high
-  - exclude:
-      problem.severity:
-        - recommendation
-        - warning
+      tags contain: security
+      security-severity: /([7-9]|10)\.(\d)+/
 
 paths:
   - src/mcp

.github/codeql/codeql-network-ssrf-boundary-critical-security.yml

@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ query-filters:
       precision:
         - high
         - very-high
-  - exclude:
-      problem.severity:
-        - recommendation
-        - warning
+      tags contain: security
+      security-severity: /([7-9]|10)\.(\d)+/
 
 paths:
   - src/infra/net

.github/codeql/codeql-plugin-trust-boundary-critical-security.yml

@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ query-filters:
       precision:
         - high
         - very-high
-  - exclude:
-      problem.severity:
-        - recommendation
-        - warning
+      tags contain: security
+      security-severity: /([7-9]|10)\.(\d)+/
 
 paths:
   - src/cli/plugin-install-config-policy.ts

.github/workflows/codeql-critical-quality.yml

@@ -10,16 +10,26 @@ on:
         type: choice
         options:
           - all
+          - plugin-boundary
           - plugin-sdk-package-contract
           - plugin-sdk-reply-runtime
           - provider-runtime-boundary
           - session-diagnostics-boundary
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
+    paths:
+      - ".github/codeql/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/codeql-critical-quality.yml"
+      - "packages/plugin-package-contract/**"
+      - "packages/plugin-sdk/**"
+      - "src/plugin-sdk/**"
+      - "src/plugins/**"
   schedule:
     - cron: "30 6 * * *"
 
 concurrency:
-  group: codeql-critical-quality-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.run_id || github.sha }}
-  cancel-in-progress: false
+  group: codeql-critical-quality-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.run_id || github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 env:
   FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: "true"
@@ -32,7 +42,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   core-auth-secrets:
     name: Critical Quality (core-auth-secrets)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -54,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
 
   config-boundary:
     name: Critical Quality (config-boundary)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -76,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
 
   gateway-runtime-boundary:
     name: Critical Quality (gateway-runtime-boundary)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -98,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
 
   channel-runtime-boundary:
     name: Critical Quality (channel-runtime-boundary)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -120,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
 
   agent-runtime-boundary:
     name: Critical Quality (agent-runtime-boundary)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -142,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
 
   mcp-process-runtime-boundary:
     name: Critical Quality (mcp-process-runtime-boundary)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -164,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
 
   memory-runtime-boundary:
     name: Critical Quality (memory-runtime-boundary)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -186,7 +196,7 @@ jobs:
 
   session-diagnostics-boundary:
     name: Critical Quality (session-diagnostics-boundary)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' || inputs.profile == 'session-diagnostics-boundary' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' || inputs.profile == 'session-diagnostics-boundary') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -208,7 +218,7 @@ jobs:
 
   plugin-sdk-reply-runtime:
     name: Critical Quality (plugin-sdk-reply-runtime)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' || inputs.profile == 'plugin-sdk-reply-runtime' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' || inputs.profile == 'plugin-sdk-reply-runtime') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -230,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
 
   provider-runtime-boundary:
     name: Critical Quality (provider-runtime-boundary)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' || inputs.profile == 'provider-runtime-boundary' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' || inputs.profile == 'provider-runtime-boundary') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -252,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
 
   ui-control-plane:
     name: Critical Quality (ui-control-plane)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -274,7 +284,7 @@ jobs:
 
   web-media-runtime-boundary:
     name: Critical Quality (web-media-runtime-boundary)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -296,7 +306,7 @@ jobs:
 
   plugin-boundary:
     name: Critical Quality (plugin-boundary)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || !github.event.pull_request.draft) && (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' || inputs.profile == 'plugin-boundary') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
@@ -318,7 +328,7 @@ jobs:
 
   plugin-sdk-package-contract:
     name: Critical Quality (plugin-sdk-package-contract)
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' || inputs.profile == 'plugin-sdk-package-contract' }}
+    if: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || !github.event.pull_request.draft) && (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' || inputs.profile == 'plugin-sdk-package-contract') }}
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ permissions:
   security-events: write
 
 jobs:
-  critical-security:
-    name: Critical Security (${{ matrix.category }})
+  security-high:
+    name: Security High (${{ matrix.category }})
     if: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || !github.event.pull_request.draft) && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.profile == 'all' || inputs.profile == 'security') }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs_on }}
     timeout-minutes: ${{ matrix.timeout_minutes }}
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Analyze
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@95e58e9a2cdfd71adc6e0353d5c52f41a045d225 # v4
         with:
-          category: "/codeql-critical-security/${{ matrix.category }}"
+          category: "/codeql-security-high/${{ matrix.category }}"

docs/ci.md

@@ -258,30 +258,31 @@ or overlapping changed hunks.
 The `CodeQL` workflow is intentionally a narrow first-pass security scanner,
 not the full repository sweep. Daily, manual, and non-draft pull request guard
 runs scan Actions workflow code plus the highest-risk JavaScript/TypeScript
-auth, secrets, sandbox, cron, and gateway surfaces with high-precision security
-queries under the `/codeql-critical-security/core-auth-secrets` category. The
+auth, secrets, sandbox, cron, and gateway surfaces with high-confidence security
+queries filtered to high/critical `security-severity` under the
+`/codeql-security-high/core-auth-secrets` category. The
 channel-runtime-boundary job separately scans core channel implementation
 contracts plus the channel plugin runtime, gateway, Plugin SDK, secrets, and
-audit touchpoints under the `/codeql-critical-security/channel-runtime-boundary`
+audit touchpoints under the `/codeql-security-high/channel-runtime-boundary`
 category so channel security signal can scale without broadening the baseline
 auth/secrets category. The network-ssrf-boundary job scans core SSRF, IP parsing,
 network guard, web-fetch, and Plugin SDK SSRF policy surfaces under the
-`/codeql-critical-security/network-ssrf-boundary` category so network trust
-boundary signal stays separate from the auth/secrets security baseline.
+`/codeql-security-high/network-ssrf-boundary` category so network trust boundary
+signal stays separate from the auth/secrets security baseline.
 The mcp-process-tool-boundary job scans MCP servers, process execution helpers,
 outbound delivery, and agent tool-execution gates under the
-`/codeql-critical-security/mcp-process-tool-boundary` category so command and
-tool boundary signal stays separate from both the auth/secrets baseline and
-the non-security MCP/process quality shard. The plugin-trust-boundary job scans
+`/codeql-security-high/mcp-process-tool-boundary` category so command and tool
+boundary signal stays separate from both the auth/secrets baseline and the
+non-security MCP/process quality shard. The plugin-trust-boundary job scans
 plugin install, loader, manifest, registry, runtime-dependency staging,
 source-loading, public-surface, and Plugin SDK package contract trust surfaces
-under the `/codeql-critical-security/plugin-trust-boundary` category so plugin
+under the `/codeql-security-high/plugin-trust-boundary` category so plugin
 supply-chain and runtime-loading signal stays separate from both bundled plugin
 implementation code and the non-security plugin quality shard.
 The pull request guard stays light: it only starts for changes under
 `.github/actions`, `.github/codeql`, `.github/workflows`, `packages`, or `src`,
-and it runs the same critical-security matrix as the scheduled workflow. Android,
-macOS, and non-security quality CodeQL stay out of PR defaults.
+and it runs the same high-confidence security matrix as the scheduled workflow.
+Android and macOS CodeQL stay out of PR defaults.
 
 The `CodeQL Android Critical Security` workflow is the scheduled Android
 security shard. It builds the Android app manually for CodeQL on the smallest
@@ -297,8 +298,11 @@ default workflow because the macOS build dominates runtime even when clean.
 The `CodeQL Critical Quality` workflow is the matching non-security shard. It
 runs only error-severity, non-security JavaScript/TypeScript quality queries
 over narrow high-value surfaces on the smaller Blacksmith Linux runner. Its
-manual dispatch accepts
-`profile=all|plugin-sdk-package-contract|plugin-sdk-reply-runtime|provider-runtime-boundary|session-diagnostics-boundary`;
+pull request guard is intentionally smaller than the scheduled profile: non-draft
+PRs only run the `plugin-boundary` and `plugin-sdk-package-contract` shards when
+plugin loader, Plugin SDK, package-contract, CodeQL config, or quality workflow
+files change. Its manual dispatch accepts
+`profile=all|plugin-boundary|plugin-sdk-package-contract|plugin-sdk-reply-runtime|provider-runtime-boundary|session-diagnostics-boundary`;
 the narrow profiles are teaching/iteration hooks for running one quality shard
 in isolation without dispatching the rest of the workflow.
 Its