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Summary

Comprehensive documentation update for NOVA Security project:

README.md Rewrite

  • Project Overview: Clear description of system components and deny-by-default stance
  • Trust Levels: Complete table of all 6 levels with permissions and descriptions
  • Roles System: RBAC with cumulative assignments, default roles, and functions
  • Security Policies: Policy types, actions, evaluation priority, and examples
  • Policy Collector: How it works, confidence thresholds, and usage examples
  • SQL Functions Reference: , , , , etc.
  • Views Reference: , ,
  • Installation: Step-by-step schema application and configuration
  • Usage Examples: Concrete SQL examples for common operations
  • Updated Components Table: Removed reference to non-existent

ARCHITECTURE.md Creation

  • System Overview: Core components and design philosophy
  • Data Flow: Message processing pipeline and policy collector details
  • Schema Relationships: Entity-centric security model diagram and table descriptions
  • Policy Evaluation Logic: Priority-based matching algorithm
  • Confidence-Based Auto-Apply: High vs low confidence handling
  • Integration Points: Message handling, database, agent ecosystem
  • Security Considerations: Principle of least privilege, defense in depth
  • Performance Considerations: Indexing strategy and optimization

Key Improvements

  • Accurate documentation of existing components (no planned features)
  • Concrete SQL examples for immediate use
  • Clear architecture for developers and integrators
  • Removal of inaccurate component references

- Rewrite README.md with accurate components table, trust levels table, roles system, policy types, collector details, SQL functions reference, views reference, installation steps, and usage examples
- Create ARCHITECTURE.md covering system overview, design philosophy, data flow, schema relationships, policy evaluation logic, confidence-based auto-apply, integration points, and security considerations
- Remove reference to non-existent lib/enforcer.py component
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